Beef (2023) s01e07 Episode Script

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[Danny] Amazing grace ♪
How sweet the sound ♪
That saved a wretch ♪
Like me ♪
I once was lost ♪
But now I'm found ♪
Was blind ♪
But now I see ♪
My chains are gone ♪
I've been set free ♪
My God, my savior ♪
Has ransomed me ♪
And like a flood ♪
His mercy reigns ♪
Unending love ♪
Amazing grace ♪
Come on, let's praise the Lord!
Amazing grace ♪
How sweet the sound ♪
That saved a wretch ♪
Like me ♪
I once was lost ♪
But now I'm found ♪
Was blind, but now I see ♪
Sing along!
[all cheering]
Come on, come on!
My chains are gone ♪
I've been set free ♪
My God, my savior ♪
Has ransomed me ♪
And like a flood ♪
His mercy reigns ♪
Unending love ♪
Amazing ♪
That was great, so
Okay, so E to A would be nice,
but if you go E to C-sharp minor
then you'll really feel the Holy Spirit.
- [man] Yo, great set, Danny.
- Yo, you too, brother.
- I'll see you at the potluck?
- [man] For sure.
[Veronica] I asked a billion times.
Do you want me to beg for a diaper?
Then we'll drive
three more miles to the Whole Foods.
- They have them. You're making a scene.
- They do not.
I heard they're fighting a lot.
Dang, Keanu. Dodged hella bullets.
Paul, that's not how we react to a brother
and sister going through a tough time.
We pray for them. Right, guys?
You're such a good leader.
[ominous music playing]
Oh, thanks, Betty.
I can finish the laundry.
It's okay, Miss Amy. I can do it.
No, no. Come on. You relax.
Did I do something wrong?
Oh, my God, no. I was just trying to help.
Because I am doing something wrong.
No, not at all. I
You know what,
please forget I said anything.
I'm gonna go check on Junie.
Hey, babe. I think we should stop having
Betty come out to the vacation home.
Did she do something wrong?
What? No, it
She just does so much for us.
And, you know, I feel guilty.
Babe, that's her job.
You've been wanting
a full-time nanny forever.
Yeah, I know, but, you know,
now that we do, it
I feel like I don't help out enough.
Amy.
You bought this. You helped.
You helped too. The Tamago?
It did help close the deal.
- I guess I did save the day, huh?
- Yeah, you did.
Hey, are you consulting tomorrow?
Uh, I have some meetings,
but I can reschedule them.
What's up?
Junie, do you wanna tell Mommy
what you told me?
I wanna stay longer!
Yeah, honey? You like the vacation home?
Yep. Luca loves it!
Okay, well, one more night
and then we gotta go back
for Daddy's party tomorrow, okay?
We love that Mommy
gets to work whenever she wants.
- Right, Junie?
- Yep. Thank God the deal closed.
Oh, my God, we probably
talked about that way too much.
Junie, there's more important things
in life than deals and money, okay?
- There's love, sweetheart.
- [June] Okay!
God, we are so lucky.
We sure are.
[Danny in Korean] Isn't this nice? Right?
Mom, look over here.
[in English] The kitchen. LG appliance.
[laughs]
[in Korean] And I got you a rice cooker.
Listen to this.
[rice cooker chiming]
[father] That song is a bit weird.
Dad
[in English]it's the best song
of the 21st century.
[mother in Korean]
We already have a rice cooker.
Okay. Okay, no problem.
Um, this outlet has a USB.
I did all the wiring.
[in Korean]
Because your house has to be perfect.
[mother in English] Looks good, Danny.
[in Korean] How's Paul? Is he good?
[in English] Paul's fine.
Now that you have Esther,
you need to introduce Paul to some girls.
[in Korean] Mom. Mom
[in English] I did. I did, okay?
He's still not over Kayla.
I warned him about her,
but he has to learn the hard way.
[in Korean] Oh, Mom.
Look at this vase. It's nice, right? Wow.
[father]
That's weird too. We have to pack now.
[mother in English]
See you and Paul tomorrow.
- Bye-bye.
- [in English] Okay. Bye.
Paul. Did you order Mom and Dad
Travel + Leisure?
- [Paul] No, what the fuck is that?
- It's a magazine.
That's a magazine?
Well, they're sending me
bills under my name.
Sucks for you, dude.
Yeah and they got like
Field & Stream, Guitar World
Yo, these all sound like
things you wanna read.
I don't wanna read about streams.
- What?
- I've never even been to a stream.
You went fishing when you were
little and you loved it, remember?
- I don't remember that.
- And I caught the biggest one.
Now I know you're making shit up.
I'm not paying for this.
You got to cancel it.
[ominous music playing]
George, don't stop, I'm close.
[both panting]
- Is everything okay?
- What?
Yo, why'd you stop?
Oh, babe,
I feel a recession happening, so
Come on, don't stop.
It's still in.
I mean, a soggy paper straw
is still in a smoothie, but it's not
- Okay. That's not gonna help.
- Yeah.
[sighs]
- George, what's wrong?
- Amy.
I have to tell you something.
- Okay.
- Last year
I had an emotional entanglement.
An emotional entanglement?
What, do you work for Goop now?
George, what are you trying to say?
Well, actually, they have a lot
of great articles on this very topic.
- Did you cheat on me?
- No, I would never. I swear.
I just
got emotionally connected with someone.
Who?
Was it someone in your men's group?
Oh, my God, was it with that guy, Zane?
What? No.
It was with Mia.
Did you fuck her?
No.
- It wasn't physical.
- Okay, then what was it?
We're probably connected
in the spiritual realm.
Have you ever heard of a divine twin?
No, George, I have never heard
of a divine fucking twin.
This isn't Dungeons & Dragons,
you don't have to make up lore.
It's not lore.
We're all energy and
some people connect on a deeper level.
Did you say "I love you"?
I did.
Wow.
Nothing happened, okay?
We stopped talking
once the store got acquired.
You've been so much more open
with me since the deal closed and
I wanna do the same.
I don't want to hide ever.
I get it.
Wait.
Really?
No, no.
I mean, I'm still really upset.
Of course. I
I'd be too, if I was in your shoes.
Should we set up
another appointment with Dr. Lin?
Mm.
What if I meet with her solo?
You know, I have a lot to process, so
Whatever you need, babe.
- [sighs] Should I cancel the party?
- No. No.
You worked so hard on those pieces.
People should see them.
They're really good.
You're so much stronger than I am.
I am not ready to get back out there.
- Yo, that sad boy shit gotta stop.
- [Michael] Yeah.
Immediately.
Shit ran deep.
Y'all will understand
when you find that connection.
[Bobby] I connect all the time, fool.
[Michael] Yeah, this dude's like
a human ethernet cable.
I'm like the fucking cloud, you know?
- Get the fuck out of here!
- What did we say about slamming the ball?
- It's not cool.
- [Bobby] That's what you get, dude.
Guys. Can you guys
please keep it down, all right?
This is a live-work space.
Some of us are working here.
What? You stressed about your parents?
No, my parents are great.
I showed them the house.
They're super proud.
They should be.
We worked our asses off for eight months.
Yeah, but we can't relax right now.
Okay, we got to keep
expanding the business.
Dude, it's the law of diminishing returns.
We can relax.
Yeah. Danny, it's the law.
- [Paul] It's the law.
- No, you don't understand, okay?
This could all go away, all right?
Construction is a crazy business,
like, you never know.
Trust me,
I've been doing this a long time.
[knocking on door]
Yo, it's Edwin.
- I love the place.
- Thank you.
Uh, so Paul moved out.
Yeah, he's growing up.
Paul got a spot down the hall.
How's the fam?
You know, truthfully, it's been rough
since I had to resign from Praise Team.
Right.
Yeah, plus the new kid.
They don't warn you
about the price tag on those things.
Mm-hm. Hmm.
So, what brings you in?
Um, you got renovations
you're thinking about?
Look
Whatever you guys are doing here,
you're doing it right.
And I'd love to be a part of it.
Oh, like a job.
Um
Do you have construction experience?
No. No, I mean
Whatever you guys are up to,
I'm sure I can learn fast.
I know I may seem all buttoned up,
but I'm willing
to get my hands dirty, you know?
Wait, you mean like?
Yeah, you mean like hands dirty
from all the construction?
Sure, construction.
Yeah.
- Whatever you wanna call it.
- Yeah. Nah, I don't read the dictionary.
I mean, construction's construction.
Sorry.
It's just your parents' new house,
Paul's new place, that
That can't just be
from construction, right?
I heard your cousin was into some stuff
before he went to prison.
Well, Isaac had a legitimate
import-export business,
if that's what you're talking about.
And we're storing some of his stuff
you know, until he gets back.
And we pray every day
that his sentence gets shortened.
So those are just rice cookers.
Yeah, here, have one.
- On me.
- [Edwin] No.
It's okay. We have one.
You don't got one
that plays Kelly Clarkson.
Everything's above board here, man.
I built my parents that house
with a lot of hard work.
So sorry to disappoint you.
Understood.
Wow, that's a lot to process.
I mean, it's not like I was a saint
to be around during that time, so
I mean, it's not easy, but I get it.
I really do.
Your love for George is powerful.
It is.
You know, I still remember
that first year we were dating.
It honestly felt like
I was high every single day.
It is rare to find someone
who can make you feel that way.
Right?
I mean, so rare.
It's worth holding onto, I think.
George really felt like a missing piece.
Everything I'm not, he is.
And thank God, you know,
because for so long
I was worried about
passing down all my negative traits.
I really thought
I was doing the world a favor by, uh
by not reproducing.
But then I met George.
And I thought maybe
well, just maybe,
if we could take the best parts of him
and the salvageable parts of me
that we could make something nice.
And we did.
Junie's perfect.
So how lucky am I to have George, right?
Why on earth would I throw that away?
Is it just his relationship with Mia
that gives you doubt?
I think so. Yeah.
Amy.
You're not throwing anything away
by opening up in here.
Hey, Dr. Lin, um
Do you, uh?
Do you really think it's possible
to love someone unconditionally?
What do you mean?
Well, uh
You know, there must be some point where
where we all, like,
fall outside the reach of love, right?
Like, the mistake is so big and then
And then the love has to stop.
Did you ever feel
like your parents did that?
No. I know my parents loved me.
They showed me that through sacrifice.
But did their love ever feel conditional?
Um, I was talking more
about me with this, whole
Mia situation.
How difficult
it's been for me to look past it.
Okay.
[Danny] Where does the time go, dude?
Life, man.
I read that time speeds up
as you get older,
because when you're a year old,
that year is a hundred percent
of your perception of time,
but as you get older,
that year is a smaller fraction
of the time you've experienced.
- What?
- [chuckles]
Oh, dude. This
Yo, man. That's why I miss talking to you.
I miss this shit.
I'm sorry. I'm a nerd.
No. That's why I wanted to meet up.
I don't have anybody else
to talk about this stuff.
Well, why not?
I just, you know
It's hard being in charge of
uh, Praise Team.
We accomplished so much,
but it came with a lot of costs,
and it's costs that no one sees
and only I pay.
They say "heavy lies the crown."
Yes, yo, the crown, exactly.
That's Dude
I thought I'd feel different, but
The crown feels the same.
What does the same feel like?
I've been hustling my whole life,
you know?
Like even just for like the basics.
And I always thought the hustle
was like the cause of this, like
feeling, but
Now I'm starting to wonder
if it's always there.
[tense music playing]
Does that make sense? Like
- You know who you should talk to?
- Ah.
Western therapy doesn't work
on Eastern minds.
No, you should talk to my wife.
What?
She's been struggling with depression
for a long time.
No, no, no. I'm not depressed.
She would say the same thing,
but since she sold her company,
she's been doing so much better.
She's much more balanced now.
When life throws us a curveball
she stays so emotionally strong.
Way stronger than me, even.
Dude, you're so strong, though.
Hey, I'm having a friends and family thing
for my new pieces tonight.
You should come by and meet her.
I would love to see your vases again.
I still think about
the ones you showed me.
Dude, that's when you know it's good art.
Old pieces are embarrassing.
They're garbage.
Oh, word?
[Fumi] So Haru told me,
"Keep looking at the dollar bill."
So I did.
I stared and stared and, suddenly,
I started to notice all the intricacies.
The ribbon in the eagle's mouth
looked more like a serpent.
The all-seeing eye of God,
I had never gazed into it.
It felt quite familiar. I started to cry.
And I will never forget,
Haru turns to me and he goes
He goes,
"Right there on the dollar bill,
money declares its intent
to cheapen great art."
So here we are today to celebrate,
not money,
but great art made by my brilliant son,
George Nakai.
[crowd applauding]
And I must mention his muse,
his rock, his patron,
Amy Lau.
[crowd applauding]
Honestly, I think it all kind of started
with the Tamago chair.
Oh, I thought that wasn't for sale.
Oh, well, my beauty here,
she worked her magic
and George gave me a call,
and the rest is history.
I just wanted her to be happy, and, um
we know how it sounds.
Sister-in-law turned fiancée.
[Jordan] My brother is pissed,
but, you know, this was meant to be.
Jurassic Park. "Life finds a way."
Yes!
- That's right.
- Wow, I love that!
I just watched that, so Right.
What are the chances
that Naomi would marry my brother,
who is objectively repugnant,
and then move to the same neighborhood
as Amy and George,
who happened to have the chair
that I've been coveting for years?
- That's crazy.
- Right. Yeah.
It's obvious the universe
was bringing us together,
- isn't that right, my soul mate?
- [George] Zane.
There you are.
I want you to meet my wife, Amy.
Oh.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Come on. Bring it in.
I feel like I already know you.
Yeah, nice to meet you, Zane.
Hmm. I'm so sorry.
Can I use your bathroom?
I drank a lot of water today.
- I was parched.
- [George] By the entrance.
- You can't miss it.
- He might miss it.
- I'll show him.
- That's so nice.
- Thank you.
- [Amy] You're welcome.
[whispering] What are you doing here?
Is that new hair?
I like it.
What do you want, Danny?
I came to talk.
About what? You being a stalker?
Yo, take it down.
It's the old you.
George said new you
is all balanced and strong.
I don't appreciate you talking
to my husband.
Relax. He loves me.
What do you need?
I just want to know if
you're like, I don't know, happy and shit.
What?
All your hard work paid off, right?
You're fulfilled?
Why do you care?
I just want to know
if I've got to get to where you are.
Everything fades.
Nothing lasts.
We're just a snake eating its own tail.
Word.
Just leave, please.
[utensils clattering]
- [Amy] Oh, it's okay.
- I'm so sorry.
[ominous music playing]
Kayla!
What the fuck?
Wack-ass party. Psycho.
- [slaps truck]
- [Amy] Hey!
What the fuck was that?
I thought I saw Paul's ex.
Yeah, I knew you weren't here
just to talk.
What is this? A warning shot?
You trying to blackmail me?
I don't want anything from you.
I don't want anything to do with you.
You are sick.
You're a disease.
You think you're better than me now.
Is that it?
Is that why
you let your cousin go to jail?
Yeah, I heard about an anonymous tip.
I wonder who.
I could end you, Daniel.
And things are going so well for you
with your business.
At least I didn't cheat
with a fucking child.
You're the reason he's a child.
You know that, right?
He's just looking for guidance
from somebody, anybody,
'cause you can't do it.
You know what?
Stay the fuck away from my family.
Honestly, you should
stay away from yours too.
Can you move?
[George]
Thank you for supporting me tonight.
I'm sure that wasn't easy for you after,
you know.
[Amy] No, it was fine.
Don't worry about it.
It's just
I don't deserve you.
All I do is let you down.
Hey, George
We need to talk about something.
Oh. Okay.
I don't know how you're gonna feel,
but it's something
that's been on my mind for a while.
Just say it.
I think we should move.
Whoo. [chuckles]
I thought you were gonna say divorce.
No. Oh, God, no.
No, honey. It
I just think we could use a fresh start.
But you love this house.
- You put so much time into it.
- Ah, it's just a house.
It's like we told Junie,
there's more important things in life.
Do you mean move to another city?
The vacation house?
Sure. Anywhere.
I just want to move
as far away from here as possible
and put it all behind us, you know?
Clean slate.
And you'd forgive me?
One hundred percent.
We never have
to talk about it again, I swear.
I just want us
to love each other unconditionally.
Yeah? Can we do that, George?
Of course.
I love you so much.
I love you too.
Yo.
What's going on? You stink up your place?
Just looking over the business.
Word? How's it looking?
Found some accounting errors.
Really?
Shit, man, I'm so bad at math.
There's a lot of cash we pulled in
that don't match the invoices.
Yeah. I mean, it's a mess.
I'm sure it's all there.
We've been working our asses off, right?
Yo, you're not hiding anything
from me, right?
What?
Why would you say that?
It's just
everything Edwin was saying.
Edwin?
Come on, that guy's a clown.
Are you kidding me?
Yo, how many times I tell you
not to leave trash in my house?
I was gonna throw that away.
Yo, if we're gonna be real right now?
- I know you hide shit from me.
- I don't hide nothing.
- What are you talking about?
- Yeah? You wanna talk about Kayla?
I know about Amy, dude.
Are you looking through my phone?
No, I don't do that.
I just saw her tonight.
You saw her in person?
Yeah, remember that road rage shit
I was telling you about?
- Yeah.
- That's Amy.
She's the one tagging my truck,
threatening our family.
Fucking with me all year, man.
So I met up with her to end our beef.
[scoffs] Wait, what?
Wait, so what? She was?
She was using me to get to you?
Yeah, she's fucked up like that.
You know what she told me about you?
She said you're like a helpless child.
Those are her words.
Yo, I'm sorry
you got roped up into this, man.
I just wish you would've told me sooner.
Fuck.
That's why we gotta be honest
with each other. Okay?
You tell me everything.
I tell you everything.
Brothers.
You all right, man?
You weren't really into her, were you?
No, man, I don't give a shit.
All right.
[pensive music playing]
[cell phone chimes]
[tense music playing]
[George] Hello?
[Paul] Are you George?
[George] Yeah.
I fucked your wife.
[George] Excuse me?
[Paul] I got all the receipts.
I got texts, photos
I fucked the shit out of her.
Nice house.
["Somewhere We Only Know" playing]
[in Korean] Danny gained a little weight.
Must be really making money.
I actually lost weight.
[in English] This is my muscle, man.
What are you talking about?
[in Korean] Where's Paul?
He said he'd meet us later. Let's go.
We'll eat
and then I'll show you the house.
Okay?
We are proud of you, Danny.
Thank you so much.
[in English] We are proud of you, Danny.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Okay.
I walked across an empty land ♪
I knew the pathway
Like the back of my hand ♪
I felt the earth beneath my feet ♪
[Amy] George?
Junie?
June!
George!
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? ♪
I'm gettin' old
And I need something to rely on ♪
What's up, dude?
Hi.
So, tell me when ♪
[chattering, laughing]
You're gonna let me in ♪
I'm gettin' tired ♪
What's up?
[on voicemail] Hi, it's George.
Leave a message.
I came across a fallen tree ♪
[line ringing]
I felt the branches of it
Looking at me ♪
Hi, it's George. Leave a message.
Is this the place we used to love? ♪
Is this the place
That I've been dreaming of? ♪
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? ♪
I'm gettin' old
And I need something to rely on ♪
So, tell me when
You're gonna let me in ♪
[sirens wailing]
I'm gettin' tired
And I need somewhere to begin ♪
And if you have a minute
Why don't we go ♪
Talk about it somewhere only we know? ♪
This could be the end of everything ♪
So, why don't we go ♪
Somewhere only we know? ♪
Somewhere only we know ♪
Somewhere only we know ♪
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? ♪
I'm getting old
And I need something to rely on ♪
So tell me when you're gonna let me in ♪
I'm getting tired
And I need somewhere to begin ♪
And if you have a minute
Why don't we go ♪
Talk about it somewhere only we know? ♪
This could be the end of everything ♪
So, why don't we go? ♪
So, why don't we go? ♪
Ooh ♪
Oh ♪
This could be the end of everything ♪
So, why don't we go ♪