Flaked (2016) s02e06 Episode Script

1 [phone buzzing.]
No, Cooler.
Cooler, it's me.
It's Chip.
Hey, listen, man.
I need you to come over to the house right away.
I need a ride.
Hey, man.
Sorry to get you out of bed so early.
- I hope I didn't bust up your plans.
- No, no.
It's all good, man.
The old lady was gonna take me out for coffee and new shoes or some garbage.
- Well, thank you all the same.
- Yeah.
What's the big emergency? I gotta get London back.
- She's gone home, up north.
- Copy that.
What she go home for? She said to take care of unfinished business.
[siren.]
[Chip.]
Shit.
Let me do the talking, okay? - Hey.
We got an emergency.
- Yeah, we're on it, George.
We got this.
No, no, no.
Dennis went out.
- What? - Yeah.
He's over at Penmar.
I'm going over there now to make the arrest.
Shit.
Unless you get over there first, and clean up that mess you made.
How is this on my side of the street? You knew what you were doing when you made Dennis your sponsor.
You used him.
You're the one who put pressure on him to talk to Rosa.
That's it? You're just gonna let Dennis fall apart? Weaving the good life for you, sugar It never rains [officer.]
Yeah.
I don't know.
Here he is.
Hey, we talked to George.
We're here to get that.
Yo, Dennis! D? Wha? What the fuck do you want? Well, I want a cup of coffee.
Come on, man, I'll buy you one.
No, I'm not talking to you.
It's over between us.
Oh, hey, Cooler.
- Hey, man.
How's it going? - Come on, Dennis, don't be stupid.
These guys wanna arrest you, man.
- Yeah? Fuck the police.
- That's not helpful, man.
- That's not - Don't.
Hey, don't.
Don't think about coming in here.
I have a fucking rake.
- I'm not afraid to use it, man.
- Okay.
Listen, Dennis.
- No.
Hey, hey! Give me that.
- It's just - That's my rake.
Stop it! - Here.
Grab his legs.
No, no, man.
Then his junk's gonna be in my face.
- Okay.
Here, man.
- Let go.
- [Chip.]
Grab his fucking - [Dennis.]
My phone.
My phone! - What? - My phone.
- Oh, where's your fucking phone? - It's under there.
- There it is.
It's right there.
- I don't know.
- Where? - Next to your foot.
- My foot? - Yeah.
Oh, you were so close.
- Goddamn it.
Phone.
- Okay.
Hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who do you think's gonna rake that? You are, asshole! You got the rake.
[Cooler.]
Come on, man.
Don't say that.
- Just get in the car, Dennis.
- Oh, man.
He's got legs like a monster.
- Okay.
Guys, come on.
- Chip.
Chip! - Come on.
- [Dennis grunts.]
[Dennis.]
Oh.
- It's actually kinda comfy in there.
- Yeah.
Thanks, man.
Wow.
That Dennis is a real pussycat, huh? Shit.
I guess I gotta wait it out, take him to a meeting.
Well, what about London, man? No, man.
I gotta take care of Dennis.
It's the right thing to do.
Dude, he's fine.
He just needs to sleep it off.
- I don't know, man.
I - Dude we'll be up and back before he's even awake.
Chip, you gotta get the girl.
- That's right.
- Yeah.
[static on radio.]
[fumbling with stations.]
This radio's a piece of shit, man! This whole car's a piece of shit.
It's all You all right, man? You seem kind of tense.
Well, that's 'cause I am tense, Chip.
Everything all good between you and Alex? Yeah.
It's fine, man.
Did you guys have a fight? Is that it? Like Man, I woke up this morning and it was like, "I have a wife and a kid, and a beautiful house, and that in spite of everything I haven't accomplished in 15 or 20 or so years, here I am.
I got it all.
" But, I mean, isn't that a good thing? Isn't that what you wanted? It is, man.
But, you know, when you've waited for something for so long, and then when it, like, finally comes, you think, like - You don't want it? - Or "Am I ready for it?" Shit, Chip.
I've got dependents now, man.
Like, people that I depend on.
No one's ready for anything, Cooler.
You just gotta roll with it.
Come on.
It's what you do best.
Thank you, man.
But, to be honest, I didn't plan it that way.
- How did you sleep? - Oh, I was tired.
Must feel good to be back in your own bed.
It does.
I understand.
- You needed to get away for a bit.
- Yeah.
- It's so good to have you back home.
- [laughs.]
It's good to be home.
Oh What do you want for breakfast? You need to eat something.
- You've got a long day ahead of you.
- Coffee.
[man.]
Good morning.
- How did you sleep, sweetheart? - She slept great.
Yeah.
I slept okay.
[phone buzzes.]
Sorry, man.
I gotta get this in case it's Alex.
Hello? Yeah.
Let me ask my co-pilot.
Hey, man.
Are the flowers supposed to go to the church or to the house? - What church? - Yeah.
I thought that, too.
Hey, the house, please.
Hey, man, that's That's London's phone.
Shit, man, pull over.
Pull over, man.
- What happened? - That call was for London.
The church, the flowers, the unfinished business that Karel was talking about, the reason her ex-fiancé's been calling her, man.
She's getting fuckin' married! Whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Slow down, horse.
When did she meet this new fiancé guy? He must really have it going on to put you on the bench.
She was engaged before we met.
She must've run back to him when, you know, the shit hit the fan.
Oh, no, dude.
This is a disaster.
Turn this thing round.
We're going back to Venice.
Chip, the whole reason we came out here was for you to win London back, right? Yeah.
Well, that was before I figured out, you know We just have to hurry up and get there.
- And say what, man? - Say whatever you want.
Make it up as you go.
You're Chip.
You just have to show up for life.
You have to show her that you're the great guy that you are.
Oh, shit.
- We should probably let Dennis out.
- Oh, yeah.
- Oh, what are you doing? - Taking you to a meeting.
What? Where are we? No, we're just we're taking the scenic route.
- Come on, man, get in the car.
- What the fuck is going on? Oh, man.
It's a whole thing.
So London's about to get hitched.
And then Chip wanted to not go and save her.
- But then I inspired him - Cooler! - Come on.
Why do you? - Yep.
All right.
So how we all doing this morning? - Are we feeling it? - [all grumble.]
Okay.
Got my work cut out for me today.
Well, let's start with some stretching.
Let's take it down.
And Over to the right.
Let's bring it up nice and slowly.
And I'm sorry, sir, but this is a dance class.
- All right, ladies.
- [hip hop music plays.]
Let's take it in five, six, seven, eight.
And front.
Nice and slow.
To the side.
And hips.
Side and hips.
And pivot.
Together.
Come on, hips.
Let's switch it up.
[George grunts.]
- Oh, motherfucker! - And front, front.
It's not the first time he's collapsed at a bar.
Leave him.
He's fine.
And keep dancing, please.
And front, front.
Hips.
Hips.
So, what? You're just gonna show up and politely ask her to come back to Venice with you? [scoffs.]
And then what, man? She's gonna live in what's barely even a house and watch you lie your way around town for another five years before the age difference really kicks in, and then, she's gonna have to go all the way back home and beg the man that she would have now jilted at the altar twice to take her back and give her a semblance of a life, a distant shot at happiness? Hey, man.
Do you wanna go back in the fucking trunk? Just, doesn't it bother you at all, that all you have, this relationship, is built on one monstrous lie? - Like your fucking wine store? - Oh, I'm so done on that.
I No, lying's not for me, man.
I don't have the stomach for it.
It's not as easy as it looks.
So are you ever gonna tell London that you didn't kill her brother? The truth always comes out in the end.
You taught me that.
And when it does, then it's all over for you.
It's gonna destroy her.
Hey, man.
You didn't kill London's brother? When did that not happen? I just talked to the church and the flowers aren't there.
Well, they're supposed to go to the church.
[laughs.]
But I'm here at the house and the flowers aren't here.
We don't have a house in Santa Monica.
[Chip.]
What? [bell dings.]
What are you doing, man? You got half a tank.
Oh, don't listen to the gauge, man.
It always says that.
Well, then, how do you know when you need gas? It's like a feeling process.
It's not the most reliable, though.
Hey, do you think they sell pants in there? - Regular or premium? - Primo.
- Regular.
- Can we have half and half? It's the Arnold Palmer of gas.
Yeah, well, technically, that'd be two thirds and a third.
- What he said, then.
- Okay.
So two-thirds regular? - Oh, shit.
Which one's the iced tea? - Regular.
Dude, we have to get a gift or think of something 'cause we can't show up and crash empty-handed.
Hey, man.
Do you think you can get all this stuff for me? I'll pay you back when I track down my pants.
- Sure, yeah.
- Thanks.
Oh, hi, April.
Do you have a bathroom key? - Yes.
- Great.
- That April, she's really cool, huh? - Yeah.
Oh, man.
I should get my phone from you.
I should probably call and cancel all my credit cards.
- Here.
- Yeah.
Thanks.
Oh, and thank you, April.
- Oh! - [clattering.]
[Dennis.]
Got it.
[groans.]
Shit.
Shit.
Oh, fuck.
- [line ringing.]
- [voicemail beeps.]
Hey, London.
It's me, Dennis.
Look, I don't know if you got a chance to listen to that message that I apparently left you last night, but, yeah, you can disregard that, whatever it said.
Or if you get this one first, you can just, you can just delete that one and not listen to it at all.
[phone buzzes.]
[bell dings.]
- [knocking.]
- Occupied! Care to join me? Sure.
Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the gas station men's room group of Alcoholics Anonymous.
That's cute.
Is there anyone here whose life has become unmanageable and has a desire to stop drinking? "Hi, my name is Chip and I'm an alcoholic.
" "Hi, Chip.
" Recently, I started drinking again and lying to myself that I wasn't an alcoholic.
And in the process, I fucked up my whole life.
Worst of all I hurt the people closest to me.
You were right, Dennis.
I'm an alcoholic.
But you know what? I don't even think that's your biggest problem.
Tell me, do you lie because of the drinking, or is it the other way around? You know what, Dennis? I was there.
I wasn't behind the wheel.
But I was the reason that Tilly took her eyes off the road.
I saw his head come through the windshield.
I saw the paramedics desperately trying to save his life.
I was there.
I was part of it.
So this connection I have with London, it's real.
And I think I can help her.
And I think she can help me.
Thing is, man, you can't maintain that lie and stay sober.
And I can't have you in my life if you're not sober.
Yeah, I know.
Come on, man.
No.
I'm not leaving you behind, man.
[engine idling.]
[sighs.]
[groans.]
Hey, you do know that this doesn't change anything between us, right? Yeah, I know.
- I get it.
I get it.
- Hm.
And I'm saying this not as a daughter who has decided to forgive you, because I don't.
I'm saying this as a decent human being.
You might wanna look into a light exercise program.
Get with that program.
- Yeah, I hear you.
- Mm-hm.
I mean, we have a gym down at the station, but You know, the guys sorta make fun of me, so I don't go as much.
Well - Rosa.
- What? I know how you feel about me.
I get it.
I accept it and I can't change it.
[sighs.]
But you shouldn't hold that against other people.
- Other people like Dennis, you mean? - Well Yeah, I mean Not Dennis specifically, but, you know, I I don't know, I think you can do a lot better than that.
[chuckles.]
There is an everlasting Lightness of the heart This stranger looks at me And loves me as I am One day I'll stand upon The river's sacred shore And feel the sun I'll feel the sun There is an everlasting Sadness all around It's bigger than the news From this you cannot run A woman's magazine A column in the mail Can't help you now Can't help you now Hello? I love the summer birds They sing a word of life They're not here.
They went to the church.
Come on, we gotta go.
The air is cruel The frost will crust them as they fly But glorious the sun returns To wake the earth They show no fear They show no fear [rattling.]
They show no fear [Chip.]
What the fuck is that? [Cooler.]
Shit, man.
I think we just ran out of gas.
[Chip.]
But we stopped at the gas station.
I know, but I only had enough cash to get the kid clothes.
[groans.]
- Sorry, man.
- Fuck.
[sighs.]
[Dennis.]
Run.
What? Run, you fuckin' idiot.
Oh, bro, this is so exciting, man.
It's like a scene out of a novel.
Could you take it for a while, guys I got something on my mind Tick, tock Can I take it for awhile Hey, guys I got something on my mind Tick, tock Can you take it for a while Hey, guys I got something on my mind Tick, tock Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah - Amen.
- Amen.
Chip? Yeah.
Chip? I I didn't know that it I came here 'cause I thought that Just 'cause I didn't I shouldn't be here.
I I want you to know that I regret what happened.
You lost a son, a brother, a friend.
I can't pretend to imagine how that feels.
But I do think about him John, all the time.
I know you do, too.
I'm sorry, I don't I don't have the words or the I don't know what to do to make it better.
I I'll just go.
Stay.
I want you to meet my son.
[organ music plays.]
[Cooler.]
Excuse me.
How do you do? First, it was a wedding, then it was a memorial.
Like, that's a heavy rollercoaster of a day, man.
Kinda makes you contemplate life, doesn't it? Wine? Uh No, thank you.
[London.]
I didn't know that you smoked.
I I don't.
I'm just learning.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know what to It's I I think it sort of helped in a strange sort of way.
[exhales.]
Oh, hey, uh You got some messages.
You came all the way out here just to give me this? No, that's not the only reason.
I came out here for you.
There's a message from Dennis.
- There is? - Yeah.
Hello? London? Hi.
Are you there? It's me, Dennis.
Hey, sorry to call so late.
Actually, I don't know what time but, look, there's something you need to know.
I wanted to tell you before, but you and Chip were together, and Chip and I were friends, but now that doesn't matter.
You have the right to know the truth, and at the risk of turning all of our lives upside down I still really like you, London, and I think we would have been so good together, you know, if Chip hadn't swooped [chuckles.]
Dennis is kinda going through a moment right now.
Yeah.
Are you okay? London That night The night your brother died, I wasn't the only person in the car.
Yeah, I know.
Tilly was with you.
She was.
It wasn't me.
It was Tilly.
Tilly was driving.
I didn't kill your brother.
I'm sorry.
- What? - It doesn't change the way I feel about you, but I just, I I gotta let go of this lie.
Not just for me.
But also for you.
You deserve to know the truth, and Thank you.
Look, London.
I love you so much, and I wanna be with You [sighs.]
should probably get going.
It's a long way back to Venice.
[sniffles.]
[soft pop music plays.]
I'm always thinking of you [song continues.]
[sighs.]
Hey, D.
Yeah? I talked to London.
Oh, yeah? Sorry, man.
I'm sorry, too.
For swooping in the first place.
[laughs.]
Thanks, man.
But I don't really think I was her type.
I don't think I was, either.
You got their flowers I sent you.
Alex? I know this is gonna maybe seem a little fast, but would you allow me the honor of asking you to be my girlfriend? [laughs.]
Sure.
Dear Alex, could you please be my girlfriend? Yes.
Hey.
Do you have a minute? You wanna come inside? ["Range Life" plays on earbuds.]
But there's one thing I'll never forget Hey, you gotta pay your dues Before you pay the rent Over the turnstile Turn out in the traffic There's ways of living It's the way I'm living Right or wrong It's all that I can do And I wouldn't want to let you be I want a range life If I could settle down If I could settle down Then I would settle down I want a range life If I could settle down If I could settle down Then I would settle down Run from the pigs The fuzz, the cops, the heat Pass me your gloves There's crime and it's never complete Until you snort it up Or shoot it down You're never gonna feel free Out on my skateboard The night is just humming And the gum smacks Are the pulse I'll follow if my Walkman fades But I've got absolutely no one No one but myself to blame But don't worry We're in no hurry Schools out What did you expect I want a range life If I could settle down If I could settle down Then I would settle down I want a range life If I could settle down If I could settle down Then I would settle down