Shut Eye s02e03 Episode Script
Guys and Dolls
1 Previously on "Shut Eye" $1.
7 million in sequential bills.
Linda, you know we can't.
Not even just 100 grand? Not even 100 grand.
We've been building quite a RICO case the Turners, Rankos, Millers You want me to betray my own people? Fonso wanted me to tell you he's thinking about you.
He's sleeping on my couch.
It's going on a week, Charlie.
I would like him out of my house.
Look at those assholes.
I'm gonna take 'em all down.
- [CASH REGISTER DINGING.]
- [LAUGHING.]
How? - Shit! - [TIRES SCREECH.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GASPS.]
Charlie? What do you think that means, Charlie? the wedding job didn't satisfy my debt to you.
Not even close.
That's two strikes, Charlie.
This is a good deal.
It's a win-win.
- You want me to go legit? - If you want to call real-estate developers "legit," then, yeah.
LaLa.
Kick some ass.
Jun-Bi! LaLa.
Daddy.
Your father has been banished.
And he's not even family.
Oh! Aah! You want vengeance? There's more than one kind, Fonso.
You like it? I got it for you.
[CRYING.]
[SHOWER RUNNING.]
[CRYING.]
Hey.
Hey, you okay? I don't know what's wrong with me.
Oh, nothing, as far as I can see.
A good person doesn't do the things that I do feel the way I feel every day.
Well, that's just proof you're a good person.
Bad people don't feel bad about being bad.
Trust me.
I keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
You think I'm a mistake? I'm married.
You're unhappy.
I make you happy.
Tell me I'm wrong.
Hmm? If it feels right, if it feels good, that means you need it.
And there's no shame about needing something or somebody.
Mmm, mmm.
I've missed you.
[SCREAMS.]
[GASPS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[SIGHS.]
[VEHICLES PASSING.]
[SIGHS.]
[CLOCK TICKING.]
[SIGHS.]
[AIR WHIRRING.]
[TIRES SCREECH, HONKING.]
[ENGINE REVS.]
[SMACKING LIPS.]
[CLOCK TICKING.]
[CAR HORN BLARES.]
Hmm.
[PILL PACKAGING RUSTLES.]
[GLASS TOUCHES COUNTERTOP.]
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS IN DISTANCE.]
[WATER DRIPPING.]
[DRIPPING STOPS.]
[DRIPPING RESUMES.]
[CABINET DOOR SLAMS.]
[SNORING.]
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
[SMOKE ALARM CHIRPING.]
[WATER LAPPING.]
[HORN BLARES.]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING.]
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
[HORN BLARES.]
[ENGINE REVS.]
[HORN HONKING.]
[DOG BARKING.]
[SIREN WAILS.]
[SNORING IN DISTANCE.]
[ALARM CHIRPS.]
[SIGHS.]
[NOISES INTENSIFYING.]
[ENGINE STARTS.]
[NOISES CONTINUE.]
[NOISES STOP.]
[RHYTHMIC THUDDING.]
[THUD.]
[GASPS.]
[NEWSPAPER SQUEAKS ON WINDOW.]
[GASPS.]
[SIGHS.]
What the fuck? [SIGHS.]
- Morning.
- Morning.
[COFFEE POURING.]
Oh, thank you.
[MUG TOUCHES COUNTERTOP.]
[PLASTIC WRAP RUSTLING.]
[TOASTER CLICKS.]
What? Was that a test? Should I have not taken this? Oh, that.
Yes, that.
What is it, and why the hell was it in your car? Well, remember I was doing the pickups the other day, and I almost got into an accident? Yeah, I remember.
You thought you hit something.
Right.
You had a vision.
It wasn't real.
Right.
The doll is real.
When I got out of the car, that was just lying in the road.
Maybe somebody dropped it.
Why is it here? Maybe I was supposed to stop for it.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
Couch is lumpy.
It smells of cantaloupe.
I'm taking your bed tonight.
You two are into some kinky shit.
[GRUNTS.]
A few more days, I promise you, - he'll be out of here.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
I don't care what you have to do.
Get rid of him.
Your little doll, too.
It's fucking creepy.
Aunt Sylvia wake up yet? I think she left, bud.
She what? She didn't say anything? She just fucking left? That's what she does, Nick.
Why do you care? Nothing.
[CHUCKLES.]
I don't know.
Okay, so, that's a thing.
I'll talk to him.
He's got school.
I'll take him.
No, you can't.
You have a client.
A referral, called in yesterday.
[SIGHS.]
I better dress.
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Fuck! [GASPS.]
[SIGHS.]
What did she do? [LAPTOP CLOSES.]
Mom, I'm sorry.
Sorry you got caught, or sorry that your aunt took off with the money? Fucking Sylvia.
- It was my idea.
- [SCOFFS.]
Yeah.
Real rosy picture she painted, I'm sure.
Fun life, easy money.
She tell you about Reno? Casino security caught her pulling that little shortchange bit that she loves.
They broke her fingers, Nick.
All five.
Bet she left that out during your skip day, I bet.
She tell you what happened at Santa Anita? Or how she sucked off a prosecutor in Denver to get him to try to drop charges? - Mom.
- Yeah.
She left out all the good stuff.
Here's the trick she didn't teach you, honey.
Never let anyone hold the money.
The ones you think you can trust are the ones who fuck you the most.
[SIGHS.]
Get dressed.
You're late for school.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION IN DISTANCE.]
Damn.
It's worse than I thought.
I left Angel Love, President Wendy, and Lady Rhinestone.
Are they okay? [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
Tell them to give us a moment.
Of course, Mrs.
Marks.
Ask them about my dolls.
I'll ask them, sweetie.
Grandma, do they know what happened? The fire department called me on the phone.
They told me it was arson.
What's arson? When someone did this on purpose.
But who would do that? Your father did a very bad thing.
You think Dad did this? This is an act of vengeance against the Council, against the Ranko family, against me.
I can't believe Dad did this.
Your father seldom thinks before he acts.
There is a lesson here to be learned.
[SIGHS.]
Yep.
What the fuck else, right? Ugh! Sorry.
Hey, you didn't forget, did you? No.
Today's the rakija.
Yeah, I'm headed there now, and I would like Drina to come with me.
I have school.
What is she saying? I have school.
You can skip school.
Drina, she's right.
We are family now.
Go.
[SEAT BELT UNLATCHES.]
[VEHICLE DOOR OPENS.]
What a waste.
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES.]
You know the ritual, yes? When a loved one dies, we bring them their favorite things so they don't long for anything in the afterlife.
We brought my mom sunflowers every day for a year.
Nice.
Tony's tastes were a little more, uh elementary.
The rakija is to satiate his thirst.
Here.
Go ahead.
You're a Ranko now.
This is alcohol.
Yes, [SIGHS.]
his favorite.
Alcohol causes dehydration.
This would only make him more thirsty.
Oh, just pour the damn thing, Drina.
[BIRD CAWING IN DISTANCE.]
You'd better get in the car.
Okay? Go.
I'll handle this.
Hi, darling.
Of all the places to show your face.
It was the only place I knew you'd be.
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES.]
Didn't think Drina would come, though.
She's a good Roma wife.
He treated you like shit.
He didn't deserve to die for it.
Why did you come here? You know I can't be seen with you.
I know.
Just wanted I wanted you to know that I'm not proud of the things I did.
Proud? And which which things are we talking about? I know I fucked up, okay? But he's Oh, if you say that he started it, I will fucking kill you myself! I like this look on you.
Oh, yeah? Do you like not seeing your kids? Because that's where the things you did got us.
My sons are without a father.
So are your girls.
And everything all of this is your doing.
I love you.
[CHUCKLES.]
Ohh What does that matter now? We can never see each other again.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- Good morning.
I'm Charlie.
Come on in.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
- How did you hear about us? - A friend.
- This is your home? - It is.
This way.
Oh.
Interesting energy.
Have a seat.
So, we offer a number of different services.
Tarot and palm readings, of course.
But the only tea leaves you'll find around here are the ones we drink.
[CHUCKLES.]
And what makes one method more valid than another? Hmm, nothing, really.
The cards are a little easier to clean up.
Hmm.
Why do I get the feeling I'm dealing with a colleague, not a client? I'm not a fortune-teller.
I don't have the gift of sight, but I am curious about what you see.
Well, if you're here to test me, we can end this right now because I'm not interested.
Today I am strictly a paying customer.
[VEHICLE PASSING.]
[SIGHS.]
Money is not an issue for you.
You're content in your career and your love life.
That's not to say that you don't have doubts about both, but neither of them bring you here today.
You're right.
Did this friend who recommended me Does she wear a white coat? Only in the office.
Well, I'm sorry I'm the one to have to tell you you've been misled.
If you see the good doctor, please tell her I'm just fine.
I don't need her help or yours.
That is not why I'm here.
We share something special.
She thought that maybe you and I could learn from each other.
You see things, too? I hear things.
Messages.
From the other side? From everywhere.
From the universe.
You [CHUCKLES.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
All of it, or just a particular galaxy? Nora said that you'd be resistant.
I'm sorry.
I'm just not sure what I can learn from a guy who looks like he sleeps in a tent on the beach and sings "Kumbaya.
" Let me guess Malibu.
[CHUCKLES.]
A little further inland.
And you hear the universe speaking to you.
It speaks to every one of us.
Dr.
White thought that perhaps you and I could help each other become better listeners.
What was your name, again? Paz.
It means "peace.
" Of course it does.
Well, I'm afraid to tell you that this is a big waste of your time.
- My hearing is just fine.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
No knowledge gained is ever a waste.
Then just my time.
[SIGHING.]
I'll be seeing you, Charlie.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Shouldn't you be hearing me, Paz? Shit.
I am in the wrong business.
You see where these two branches meet? This one here is called a sucker.
Trim it flush with the limb.
You want to make sure the plant is at least a foot tall.
Or it might not recover from the shock.
Sounds like you want me to do it? Women your age enjoy gardening.
It reduces stress.
Does it? You, in particular, find it relaxing, which is why you come here every week, on this day, at this time.
You're never late.
Women my age enjoy sex and whiskey.
[CHUCKLES.]
Where did you learn this? It's not a hobby for a young man.
My mother taught me.
I'm so sorry.
- When did she die? - Six years ago.
We're not here to talk about my mother.
There was a kris last week, and Josip ordered a restructure after White Tony's death.
And your son was banished, his income and assets stripped.
- I know.
- I guess you do know.
I'm also aware of the fire that ravaged the home he recently vacated - your home.
- A-A terrible accident.
We think one of the girls forgot the curling iron on.
Make a clean cut right there.
[LOCK RELEASES.]
[CLIPPER CLICKS.]
Oops! Sex and whiskey.
[SNIFFS.]
[SCOFFS.]
I know right now you think you can play me.
One foot in, one foot out, but that game doesn't end well for you.
The D.
A.
's office can reopen the investigation into Anthony Ranko's death just as quickly as they closed it.
And neither of us wants that do we? So, this is your closing statement.
It reflects the purchase price, funds you've deposited, and costs for various services.
So we're gonna need you to sign and date the bottom.
Thank you.
And we'll need this notarized.
Oh.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Thought we were gonna keep this professional.
What do you think I'm doing? Yeah.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's a little unusual for a buyer to be their own notary.
[CHUCKLES.]
Exceptions can be made.
Of course.
Okay.
We're gonna need our thumbprints on the record book.
Here and here.
Okay.
Okay.
Last thing this confirms your intent to pay all applicable closing costs.
The funds will be transferred wirelessly from your account at the Bank of Oaxaca.
And your half? Cash.
[CHUCKLES.]
I'll, uh, have it for you tonight.
Thanks.
Congratulations.
You're now property owners.
If you have any questions, just give my office a call.
I appreciate you coming all the way over here.
Yeah.
- Who'd have thought, huh? - [DOOR CLOSES.]
The two of us in business together? Let's go make it official.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[BREATHING UNEVENLY.]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE.]
This is a new beginning for the both of us.
A chance to rebrand ourselves.
We're fucking moguls now.
- [SCOFFS.]
- Come on, cheer up, man.
You look like someone killed your dog.
We own all of this, including this fucking dojo.
Now your kids have to see you.
Yeah.
Suppose you're right.
Damn right, I'm right.
No better revenge than success.
That's the spirit.
Now, just imagine what we can do with this place.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
- [SLUSHIE CUP SQUISHES.]
- [GASPS.]
Shit.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
The fuck.
You don't mind, do you? [TRAFFIC PASSING.]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
So, my office will be in touch with you when the test results come in.
- Oh.
- Okay.
Thanks.
Oh, Dr.
White.
- Linda.
- I haven't heard from him.
You didn't call him? The session ended hours ago.
Well, I appreciate that, but I have patients.
I take it you haven't heard from him, either.
He's not exactly one to open up.
I didn't want to, uh to push him.
[SIGHS.]
You trust this guy, though Riz? Paz.
Pazhani Kapoor.
Yes.
I have known him for years, actually.
Um, honestly, if he can't get a read on what's happening with Charlie, I I'm out of ideas.
"What's Happening With Charlie.
" It sounds like a bad TV movie.
Am I the dutiful wife who helps him beat the fucking odds? How are you doing in all of this? I'm good.
I'm not sleeping much, but it's not a big deal.
Well, that's not really my area of expertise, but I can point you to someone.
No, thanks.
Linda, why don't we talk about this with me in my office? Let me know if your friend calls.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
[SIGHS.]
Well, well.
I came to give these back to her, then I saw this.
I should have known the smart money would be on both of you.
Dr.
White sent him, not me.
Guess I don't need to ask how this went.
I thought we were past this.
She ran every test, and they all came back the same.
Because what's going on with you isn't medical.
So you send a witch doctor to my house? Like, I'm not mad.
I get it.
I know why you came to see her.
I know you're concerned.
Do I see things that are not there? Yes.
But I'm not afraid of them, Linda.
Then why rescue a fucking doll? They tell you to? Look, I'm just trying to help.
I know that.
Then why aren't you telling me everything? There's more to all of this.
You're not letting me in.
I won't let you in? I'm not the one sleeping in the car all night.
No.
You're not.
Where are you going? Your turn to pick Nick up from school.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
Try not to hit anything.
[DOGS BARKING.]
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES.]
- Hey.
- Hi, honey.
You're not supposed to be here.
Actually, it's you who's trespassing.
- I own the place.
- What do you mean, you own it? I bought it the entire fucking mall, actually.
Sorry for swearing, baby.
LaLa, get back in the car.
- I have practice.
- You know the rules.
If you want to wait for her, you do it outside.
Or we can call the police and have you removed.
LaLa, let's go.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
You okay? [ENGINE SHUTS OFF.]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
No, no, no, no, no.
W- What's What's happening here? - What are you doing? - You ain't her.
No, I-I'm, uh I'm a friend.
- What What's the problem? - What's the problem? She pulled some fucking voodoo shit on me! What are you talking about? That's one, two, three, four thousand, plus five hundred.
It was weeks before I realized the money never made it to my account.
$4,500, you said? Sure.
That's one, two, three, four thousand, plus five hundred.
If I ever see that bitch again Come on, man.
Please.
Hey, lady, no rent, no apartment.
That's how it works.
How much? First and last.
$4,500.
Plus extra $500 for my trouble.
I'm I'm gonna need a few days.
You have three hours.
[WATER BUBBLING.]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
[KNOCKING INTENSIFIES.]
Is Charlie around? I don't have an appointment.
No.
No walk-ins today.
But the sign's on.
Thought I could I promise it'll only take [SIGHS.]
Maybe you can give me his number? I- I can give him a call? See, my project was green-lit, which is great, but now my boyfriend wants to get back together, and Charlie says he's only into me for my [BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Shit.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[WATER BUBBLING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Shit.
Shit.
[WATER BUBBLING.]
[SLAM.]
[SIGHS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[GRUNTING.]
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING, RINGTONE PLAYS.]
Fuck! [SIGHING.]
[VIBRATING, RINGING CONTINUE.]
- Hi.
- Hey, what's up? - Did you pick up Nick? - No, I'm on my way now.
Uh, the shop in Hollywood had a break-in.
Is everyone okay? Yeah, it's just some kids pulling a prank or something.
Hey, listen, I was thinking.
You want me to grab dinner? - Or, uh, I could make something.
- Let's just do takeout.
- What about Xing Dynasty? - Oh, they take forever.
I know, but I love that place.
Chinese it is.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Hey, listen, uh, honey, uh, I just forgot to tell you, uh, something I should have said at the hospital.
I love you, and I know that you're just trying to help.
And it means a lot to me that you care this much.
That's nice to hear.
- I'll see you in a bit.
- Okay.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[GRUNTING.]
[M.
I.
A.
'S "GO OFF" PLAYS.]
[SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE.]
Ugh! [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE.]
Yeah, I'm pressing buttons Dropping pins on positions 'Cause my words go far And this rain is so foreign You blow the place I live in Watch, I could keep it going Go off on 'em Go off on 'em So check up on your messages Know what the message is Like aliens in villages We're here for all ages Fans back home Got my tracks bang on Go off on 'em Go off on 'em Go off on 'em Go off on 'em - Fucking fuck! - What the fuck are you doing? Yeah, you got it wrong [WATER BUBBLING.]
[LIGHT THUDDING.]
I need 5 grand.
Of my money.
What for? It's what it costs to keep her apartment.
Gina's? So, that thing with her, huh? It was a real thing.
None of your business.
Fucking comes out of nowhere, doesn't it? It goes good, it goes bad, goes every which way.
And then it goes away.
Your wife Three years next month.
It never goes away.
Stand back.
[THUD.]
[CREAKING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[MUTTERING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[GRUNTING.]
Take what you need.
[GRUNTING.]
That's all of it.
First and last, and another $500 for your trouble.
Pleasure doing business with you.
[SIGHS.]
[LOCK ENGAGES.]
[LAUGHTER.]
You know you should've seen the bodyguard's face, huh? Wish I could be there when she tells Ma I own the whole fucking place.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, they'll they'll probably start taking LaLa to a different dojo, right? I hope you can spend some of that new money on repairing my pool.
Mm.
Yeah.
Sorry about that.
[FORK SCRAPING BOX.]
Got a little desperate.
Mm.
You know what? Here's 50 bucks.
[CHUCKLES.]
Go crazy.
Buy yourself a new one.
Hmm.
[CHUCKLES.]
[SNIFFS.]
You know, for people who don't want me here, you're sure making me feel at home.
Everyone deserves a last meal.
At least, that's what the courts say.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING.]
Give me a second.
Hello? Hey, sorry to bother you at home.
I thought doctors were supposed to rebuke mystical shit, not pawn it off on their patients.
But I'm not calling to convince you of anything.
I guess you're not calling to apologize, either.
Your wife came to me.
And even though I'm no longer your physician, I felt a duty to, you know, offer my assistance.
She's actually why I'm calling.
Linda? I'm not a therapist, but I did my psych rotation, and I've been around enough people in distress to see the signs, to know them, and I-I just I'm worried about her.
I think you should be, too.
What signs? Well, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that she's not sleeping and she's also agitated - and quick to anger.
- Okay.
Look, you can tell me to fuck off.
I'm just saying that I recognize something that concerns me.
First, it was me who needed help, and now it's my wife? Which is it, doc? It's not just you that your visions affect.
Your behavior affects everyone around you.
Your family most of all.
Has it affected you? Come on.
Bye.
Come on.
We're running late.
You're driving.
Para el alma.
To the most handsome commercial real-estate developers in the Valley and the cabrón psychic who put it together.
- Salud.
- [GLASSES CLINK.]
- Salud.
- Salud.
Ahh.
[GRUNTING.]
Okay! I'm happy for you guys.
- I'm gonna go home.
- Okay, Charlie.
Come on, now.
You're as, uh, much a part of this as we are.
And if it wasn't for you, none of this would be possible.
- Exactly.
- Hmm? In fact, we have a gift for you token of our appreciation.
More of an investment opportunity.
[SIGHS.]
So, what do you think? What do I think about what? Your new shop.
Sure, it needs a little work, but no doubt, you'll have it up and running in no time.
[CHUCKLES.]
Fonso, I work for Simza, for White T Incorporated.
I can't open up a new shop, especially with you.
If you want to work out a fucking timeshare with Simza, that's your business.
This isn't their territory.
They don't have a say.
Now, it seems to me, you could do with the extra cash, given that some of your finances were recently liquidated.
[CHUCKLES.]
Come on, Charlie.
You in or what? Jun-Bi! No.
No.
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
I can't do this.
- Jun-Bi! - Jun-Bi! What is it, Charlie? What do you see? Jun-Bi! [LAUGHING.]
Something I can never unsee.
What the fuck does that mean? If I do this this is my shop.
I pay rent, and you don't get a cut.
I don't work for you.
I work with you.
We are partners.
Convinced me.
7 million in sequential bills.
Linda, you know we can't.
Not even just 100 grand? Not even 100 grand.
We've been building quite a RICO case the Turners, Rankos, Millers You want me to betray my own people? Fonso wanted me to tell you he's thinking about you.
He's sleeping on my couch.
It's going on a week, Charlie.
I would like him out of my house.
Look at those assholes.
I'm gonna take 'em all down.
- [CASH REGISTER DINGING.]
- [LAUGHING.]
How? - Shit! - [TIRES SCREECH.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GASPS.]
Charlie? What do you think that means, Charlie? the wedding job didn't satisfy my debt to you.
Not even close.
That's two strikes, Charlie.
This is a good deal.
It's a win-win.
- You want me to go legit? - If you want to call real-estate developers "legit," then, yeah.
LaLa.
Kick some ass.
Jun-Bi! LaLa.
Daddy.
Your father has been banished.
And he's not even family.
Oh! Aah! You want vengeance? There's more than one kind, Fonso.
You like it? I got it for you.
[CRYING.]
[SHOWER RUNNING.]
[CRYING.]
Hey.
Hey, you okay? I don't know what's wrong with me.
Oh, nothing, as far as I can see.
A good person doesn't do the things that I do feel the way I feel every day.
Well, that's just proof you're a good person.
Bad people don't feel bad about being bad.
Trust me.
I keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
You think I'm a mistake? I'm married.
You're unhappy.
I make you happy.
Tell me I'm wrong.
Hmm? If it feels right, if it feels good, that means you need it.
And there's no shame about needing something or somebody.
Mmm, mmm.
I've missed you.
[SCREAMS.]
[GASPS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[SIGHS.]
[VEHICLES PASSING.]
[SIGHS.]
[CLOCK TICKING.]
[SIGHS.]
[AIR WHIRRING.]
[TIRES SCREECH, HONKING.]
[ENGINE REVS.]
[SMACKING LIPS.]
[CLOCK TICKING.]
[CAR HORN BLARES.]
Hmm.
[PILL PACKAGING RUSTLES.]
[GLASS TOUCHES COUNTERTOP.]
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS IN DISTANCE.]
[WATER DRIPPING.]
[DRIPPING STOPS.]
[DRIPPING RESUMES.]
[CABINET DOOR SLAMS.]
[SNORING.]
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
[SMOKE ALARM CHIRPING.]
[WATER LAPPING.]
[HORN BLARES.]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING.]
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
[HORN BLARES.]
[ENGINE REVS.]
[HORN HONKING.]
[DOG BARKING.]
[SIREN WAILS.]
[SNORING IN DISTANCE.]
[ALARM CHIRPS.]
[SIGHS.]
[NOISES INTENSIFYING.]
[ENGINE STARTS.]
[NOISES CONTINUE.]
[NOISES STOP.]
[RHYTHMIC THUDDING.]
[THUD.]
[GASPS.]
[NEWSPAPER SQUEAKS ON WINDOW.]
[GASPS.]
[SIGHS.]
What the fuck? [SIGHS.]
- Morning.
- Morning.
[COFFEE POURING.]
Oh, thank you.
[MUG TOUCHES COUNTERTOP.]
[PLASTIC WRAP RUSTLING.]
[TOASTER CLICKS.]
What? Was that a test? Should I have not taken this? Oh, that.
Yes, that.
What is it, and why the hell was it in your car? Well, remember I was doing the pickups the other day, and I almost got into an accident? Yeah, I remember.
You thought you hit something.
Right.
You had a vision.
It wasn't real.
Right.
The doll is real.
When I got out of the car, that was just lying in the road.
Maybe somebody dropped it.
Why is it here? Maybe I was supposed to stop for it.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
Couch is lumpy.
It smells of cantaloupe.
I'm taking your bed tonight.
You two are into some kinky shit.
[GRUNTS.]
A few more days, I promise you, - he'll be out of here.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
I don't care what you have to do.
Get rid of him.
Your little doll, too.
It's fucking creepy.
Aunt Sylvia wake up yet? I think she left, bud.
She what? She didn't say anything? She just fucking left? That's what she does, Nick.
Why do you care? Nothing.
[CHUCKLES.]
I don't know.
Okay, so, that's a thing.
I'll talk to him.
He's got school.
I'll take him.
No, you can't.
You have a client.
A referral, called in yesterday.
[SIGHS.]
I better dress.
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Fuck! [GASPS.]
[SIGHS.]
What did she do? [LAPTOP CLOSES.]
Mom, I'm sorry.
Sorry you got caught, or sorry that your aunt took off with the money? Fucking Sylvia.
- It was my idea.
- [SCOFFS.]
Yeah.
Real rosy picture she painted, I'm sure.
Fun life, easy money.
She tell you about Reno? Casino security caught her pulling that little shortchange bit that she loves.
They broke her fingers, Nick.
All five.
Bet she left that out during your skip day, I bet.
She tell you what happened at Santa Anita? Or how she sucked off a prosecutor in Denver to get him to try to drop charges? - Mom.
- Yeah.
She left out all the good stuff.
Here's the trick she didn't teach you, honey.
Never let anyone hold the money.
The ones you think you can trust are the ones who fuck you the most.
[SIGHS.]
Get dressed.
You're late for school.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION IN DISTANCE.]
Damn.
It's worse than I thought.
I left Angel Love, President Wendy, and Lady Rhinestone.
Are they okay? [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
Tell them to give us a moment.
Of course, Mrs.
Marks.
Ask them about my dolls.
I'll ask them, sweetie.
Grandma, do they know what happened? The fire department called me on the phone.
They told me it was arson.
What's arson? When someone did this on purpose.
But who would do that? Your father did a very bad thing.
You think Dad did this? This is an act of vengeance against the Council, against the Ranko family, against me.
I can't believe Dad did this.
Your father seldom thinks before he acts.
There is a lesson here to be learned.
[SIGHS.]
Yep.
What the fuck else, right? Ugh! Sorry.
Hey, you didn't forget, did you? No.
Today's the rakija.
Yeah, I'm headed there now, and I would like Drina to come with me.
I have school.
What is she saying? I have school.
You can skip school.
Drina, she's right.
We are family now.
Go.
[SEAT BELT UNLATCHES.]
[VEHICLE DOOR OPENS.]
What a waste.
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES.]
You know the ritual, yes? When a loved one dies, we bring them their favorite things so they don't long for anything in the afterlife.
We brought my mom sunflowers every day for a year.
Nice.
Tony's tastes were a little more, uh elementary.
The rakija is to satiate his thirst.
Here.
Go ahead.
You're a Ranko now.
This is alcohol.
Yes, [SIGHS.]
his favorite.
Alcohol causes dehydration.
This would only make him more thirsty.
Oh, just pour the damn thing, Drina.
[BIRD CAWING IN DISTANCE.]
You'd better get in the car.
Okay? Go.
I'll handle this.
Hi, darling.
Of all the places to show your face.
It was the only place I knew you'd be.
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES.]
Didn't think Drina would come, though.
She's a good Roma wife.
He treated you like shit.
He didn't deserve to die for it.
Why did you come here? You know I can't be seen with you.
I know.
Just wanted I wanted you to know that I'm not proud of the things I did.
Proud? And which which things are we talking about? I know I fucked up, okay? But he's Oh, if you say that he started it, I will fucking kill you myself! I like this look on you.
Oh, yeah? Do you like not seeing your kids? Because that's where the things you did got us.
My sons are without a father.
So are your girls.
And everything all of this is your doing.
I love you.
[CHUCKLES.]
Ohh What does that matter now? We can never see each other again.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- Good morning.
I'm Charlie.
Come on in.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
- How did you hear about us? - A friend.
- This is your home? - It is.
This way.
Oh.
Interesting energy.
Have a seat.
So, we offer a number of different services.
Tarot and palm readings, of course.
But the only tea leaves you'll find around here are the ones we drink.
[CHUCKLES.]
And what makes one method more valid than another? Hmm, nothing, really.
The cards are a little easier to clean up.
Hmm.
Why do I get the feeling I'm dealing with a colleague, not a client? I'm not a fortune-teller.
I don't have the gift of sight, but I am curious about what you see.
Well, if you're here to test me, we can end this right now because I'm not interested.
Today I am strictly a paying customer.
[VEHICLE PASSING.]
[SIGHS.]
Money is not an issue for you.
You're content in your career and your love life.
That's not to say that you don't have doubts about both, but neither of them bring you here today.
You're right.
Did this friend who recommended me Does she wear a white coat? Only in the office.
Well, I'm sorry I'm the one to have to tell you you've been misled.
If you see the good doctor, please tell her I'm just fine.
I don't need her help or yours.
That is not why I'm here.
We share something special.
She thought that maybe you and I could learn from each other.
You see things, too? I hear things.
Messages.
From the other side? From everywhere.
From the universe.
You [CHUCKLES.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
All of it, or just a particular galaxy? Nora said that you'd be resistant.
I'm sorry.
I'm just not sure what I can learn from a guy who looks like he sleeps in a tent on the beach and sings "Kumbaya.
" Let me guess Malibu.
[CHUCKLES.]
A little further inland.
And you hear the universe speaking to you.
It speaks to every one of us.
Dr.
White thought that perhaps you and I could help each other become better listeners.
What was your name, again? Paz.
It means "peace.
" Of course it does.
Well, I'm afraid to tell you that this is a big waste of your time.
- My hearing is just fine.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
No knowledge gained is ever a waste.
Then just my time.
[SIGHING.]
I'll be seeing you, Charlie.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Shouldn't you be hearing me, Paz? Shit.
I am in the wrong business.
You see where these two branches meet? This one here is called a sucker.
Trim it flush with the limb.
You want to make sure the plant is at least a foot tall.
Or it might not recover from the shock.
Sounds like you want me to do it? Women your age enjoy gardening.
It reduces stress.
Does it? You, in particular, find it relaxing, which is why you come here every week, on this day, at this time.
You're never late.
Women my age enjoy sex and whiskey.
[CHUCKLES.]
Where did you learn this? It's not a hobby for a young man.
My mother taught me.
I'm so sorry.
- When did she die? - Six years ago.
We're not here to talk about my mother.
There was a kris last week, and Josip ordered a restructure after White Tony's death.
And your son was banished, his income and assets stripped.
- I know.
- I guess you do know.
I'm also aware of the fire that ravaged the home he recently vacated - your home.
- A-A terrible accident.
We think one of the girls forgot the curling iron on.
Make a clean cut right there.
[LOCK RELEASES.]
[CLIPPER CLICKS.]
Oops! Sex and whiskey.
[SNIFFS.]
[SCOFFS.]
I know right now you think you can play me.
One foot in, one foot out, but that game doesn't end well for you.
The D.
A.
's office can reopen the investigation into Anthony Ranko's death just as quickly as they closed it.
And neither of us wants that do we? So, this is your closing statement.
It reflects the purchase price, funds you've deposited, and costs for various services.
So we're gonna need you to sign and date the bottom.
Thank you.
And we'll need this notarized.
Oh.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Thought we were gonna keep this professional.
What do you think I'm doing? Yeah.
[CHUCKLES.]
It's a little unusual for a buyer to be their own notary.
[CHUCKLES.]
Exceptions can be made.
Of course.
Okay.
We're gonna need our thumbprints on the record book.
Here and here.
Okay.
Okay.
Last thing this confirms your intent to pay all applicable closing costs.
The funds will be transferred wirelessly from your account at the Bank of Oaxaca.
And your half? Cash.
[CHUCKLES.]
I'll, uh, have it for you tonight.
Thanks.
Congratulations.
You're now property owners.
If you have any questions, just give my office a call.
I appreciate you coming all the way over here.
Yeah.
- Who'd have thought, huh? - [DOOR CLOSES.]
The two of us in business together? Let's go make it official.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[BREATHING UNEVENLY.]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE.]
This is a new beginning for the both of us.
A chance to rebrand ourselves.
We're fucking moguls now.
- [SCOFFS.]
- Come on, cheer up, man.
You look like someone killed your dog.
We own all of this, including this fucking dojo.
Now your kids have to see you.
Yeah.
Suppose you're right.
Damn right, I'm right.
No better revenge than success.
That's the spirit.
Now, just imagine what we can do with this place.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
- [SLUSHIE CUP SQUISHES.]
- [GASPS.]
Shit.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
The fuck.
You don't mind, do you? [TRAFFIC PASSING.]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
So, my office will be in touch with you when the test results come in.
- Oh.
- Okay.
Thanks.
Oh, Dr.
White.
- Linda.
- I haven't heard from him.
You didn't call him? The session ended hours ago.
Well, I appreciate that, but I have patients.
I take it you haven't heard from him, either.
He's not exactly one to open up.
I didn't want to, uh to push him.
[SIGHS.]
You trust this guy, though Riz? Paz.
Pazhani Kapoor.
Yes.
I have known him for years, actually.
Um, honestly, if he can't get a read on what's happening with Charlie, I I'm out of ideas.
"What's Happening With Charlie.
" It sounds like a bad TV movie.
Am I the dutiful wife who helps him beat the fucking odds? How are you doing in all of this? I'm good.
I'm not sleeping much, but it's not a big deal.
Well, that's not really my area of expertise, but I can point you to someone.
No, thanks.
Linda, why don't we talk about this with me in my office? Let me know if your friend calls.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
[SIGHS.]
Well, well.
I came to give these back to her, then I saw this.
I should have known the smart money would be on both of you.
Dr.
White sent him, not me.
Guess I don't need to ask how this went.
I thought we were past this.
She ran every test, and they all came back the same.
Because what's going on with you isn't medical.
So you send a witch doctor to my house? Like, I'm not mad.
I get it.
I know why you came to see her.
I know you're concerned.
Do I see things that are not there? Yes.
But I'm not afraid of them, Linda.
Then why rescue a fucking doll? They tell you to? Look, I'm just trying to help.
I know that.
Then why aren't you telling me everything? There's more to all of this.
You're not letting me in.
I won't let you in? I'm not the one sleeping in the car all night.
No.
You're not.
Where are you going? Your turn to pick Nick up from school.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
Try not to hit anything.
[DOGS BARKING.]
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES.]
- Hey.
- Hi, honey.
You're not supposed to be here.
Actually, it's you who's trespassing.
- I own the place.
- What do you mean, you own it? I bought it the entire fucking mall, actually.
Sorry for swearing, baby.
LaLa, get back in the car.
- I have practice.
- You know the rules.
If you want to wait for her, you do it outside.
Or we can call the police and have you removed.
LaLa, let's go.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
You okay? [ENGINE SHUTS OFF.]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
No, no, no, no, no.
W- What's What's happening here? - What are you doing? - You ain't her.
No, I-I'm, uh I'm a friend.
- What What's the problem? - What's the problem? She pulled some fucking voodoo shit on me! What are you talking about? That's one, two, three, four thousand, plus five hundred.
It was weeks before I realized the money never made it to my account.
$4,500, you said? Sure.
That's one, two, three, four thousand, plus five hundred.
If I ever see that bitch again Come on, man.
Please.
Hey, lady, no rent, no apartment.
That's how it works.
How much? First and last.
$4,500.
Plus extra $500 for my trouble.
I'm I'm gonna need a few days.
You have three hours.
[WATER BUBBLING.]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
[KNOCKING INTENSIFIES.]
Is Charlie around? I don't have an appointment.
No.
No walk-ins today.
But the sign's on.
Thought I could I promise it'll only take [SIGHS.]
Maybe you can give me his number? I- I can give him a call? See, my project was green-lit, which is great, but now my boyfriend wants to get back together, and Charlie says he's only into me for my [BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Shit.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[WATER BUBBLING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Shit.
Shit.
[WATER BUBBLING.]
[SLAM.]
[SIGHS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[GRUNTING.]
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING, RINGTONE PLAYS.]
Fuck! [SIGHING.]
[VIBRATING, RINGING CONTINUE.]
- Hi.
- Hey, what's up? - Did you pick up Nick? - No, I'm on my way now.
Uh, the shop in Hollywood had a break-in.
Is everyone okay? Yeah, it's just some kids pulling a prank or something.
Hey, listen, I was thinking.
You want me to grab dinner? - Or, uh, I could make something.
- Let's just do takeout.
- What about Xing Dynasty? - Oh, they take forever.
I know, but I love that place.
Chinese it is.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Hey, listen, uh, honey, uh, I just forgot to tell you, uh, something I should have said at the hospital.
I love you, and I know that you're just trying to help.
And it means a lot to me that you care this much.
That's nice to hear.
- I'll see you in a bit.
- Okay.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[GRUNTING.]
[M.
I.
A.
'S "GO OFF" PLAYS.]
[SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE.]
Ugh! [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE.]
Yeah, I'm pressing buttons Dropping pins on positions 'Cause my words go far And this rain is so foreign You blow the place I live in Watch, I could keep it going Go off on 'em Go off on 'em So check up on your messages Know what the message is Like aliens in villages We're here for all ages Fans back home Got my tracks bang on Go off on 'em Go off on 'em Go off on 'em Go off on 'em - Fucking fuck! - What the fuck are you doing? Yeah, you got it wrong [WATER BUBBLING.]
[LIGHT THUDDING.]
I need 5 grand.
Of my money.
What for? It's what it costs to keep her apartment.
Gina's? So, that thing with her, huh? It was a real thing.
None of your business.
Fucking comes out of nowhere, doesn't it? It goes good, it goes bad, goes every which way.
And then it goes away.
Your wife Three years next month.
It never goes away.
Stand back.
[THUD.]
[CREAKING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[MUTTERING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[GRUNTING.]
Take what you need.
[GRUNTING.]
That's all of it.
First and last, and another $500 for your trouble.
Pleasure doing business with you.
[SIGHS.]
[LOCK ENGAGES.]
[LAUGHTER.]
You know you should've seen the bodyguard's face, huh? Wish I could be there when she tells Ma I own the whole fucking place.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, they'll they'll probably start taking LaLa to a different dojo, right? I hope you can spend some of that new money on repairing my pool.
Mm.
Yeah.
Sorry about that.
[FORK SCRAPING BOX.]
Got a little desperate.
Mm.
You know what? Here's 50 bucks.
[CHUCKLES.]
Go crazy.
Buy yourself a new one.
Hmm.
[CHUCKLES.]
[SNIFFS.]
You know, for people who don't want me here, you're sure making me feel at home.
Everyone deserves a last meal.
At least, that's what the courts say.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING.]
Give me a second.
Hello? Hey, sorry to bother you at home.
I thought doctors were supposed to rebuke mystical shit, not pawn it off on their patients.
But I'm not calling to convince you of anything.
I guess you're not calling to apologize, either.
Your wife came to me.
And even though I'm no longer your physician, I felt a duty to, you know, offer my assistance.
She's actually why I'm calling.
Linda? I'm not a therapist, but I did my psych rotation, and I've been around enough people in distress to see the signs, to know them, and I-I just I'm worried about her.
I think you should be, too.
What signs? Well, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that she's not sleeping and she's also agitated - and quick to anger.
- Okay.
Look, you can tell me to fuck off.
I'm just saying that I recognize something that concerns me.
First, it was me who needed help, and now it's my wife? Which is it, doc? It's not just you that your visions affect.
Your behavior affects everyone around you.
Your family most of all.
Has it affected you? Come on.
Bye.
Come on.
We're running late.
You're driving.
Para el alma.
To the most handsome commercial real-estate developers in the Valley and the cabrón psychic who put it together.
- Salud.
- [GLASSES CLINK.]
- Salud.
- Salud.
Ahh.
[GRUNTING.]
Okay! I'm happy for you guys.
- I'm gonna go home.
- Okay, Charlie.
Come on, now.
You're as, uh, much a part of this as we are.
And if it wasn't for you, none of this would be possible.
- Exactly.
- Hmm? In fact, we have a gift for you token of our appreciation.
More of an investment opportunity.
[SIGHS.]
So, what do you think? What do I think about what? Your new shop.
Sure, it needs a little work, but no doubt, you'll have it up and running in no time.
[CHUCKLES.]
Fonso, I work for Simza, for White T Incorporated.
I can't open up a new shop, especially with you.
If you want to work out a fucking timeshare with Simza, that's your business.
This isn't their territory.
They don't have a say.
Now, it seems to me, you could do with the extra cash, given that some of your finances were recently liquidated.
[CHUCKLES.]
Come on, Charlie.
You in or what? Jun-Bi! No.
No.
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
I can't do this.
- Jun-Bi! - Jun-Bi! What is it, Charlie? What do you see? Jun-Bi! [LAUGHING.]
Something I can never unsee.
What the fuck does that mean? If I do this this is my shop.
I pay rent, and you don't get a cut.
I don't work for you.
I work with you.
We are partners.
Convinced me.