Kim's Convenience (2016) s03e03 Episode Script

[EXHALES.]
Oh, you fix smoke detector? - I replace.
- Good.
Old one beeping, beeping, drive me crazy.
Yeah, I know.
Beep.
- Beep.
[LAUGHS.]
- [BEEP.]
- Yobo.
- [BEEP.]
- But I just replace.
- [BEEP.]
Maybe you is replace with broken one.
- No.
- [BEEP.]
Aeeshcham.
[BEEP.]
[BEEPS CONTINUOUSLY.]
- There.
That should - [BEEP.]
Maybe, uh, unplug.
- Okay.
I take back for refun - [BEEP.]
- [SIGHS.]
- Oh, I see.
- It's battery.
- Oh.
- Ah.
There.
- [BEEP.]
How? Give to me.
I fix.
Wha How you fix? Like this.
- [SMASHES.]
- Oh.
- Thank you, Yobo.
- You's welco [CONTINUOUS BEEPING.]
Sounds like the carbon monoxide detector needs a new battery.
- What's that? - Nothing.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING.]
So, I'm at a grocery store and I need quarter for grocery cart - but - The store's closed.
No.
Nothing in minivan ashtray.
We always keep lots of quarter in the minivan ashtray.
- So, you were robbed? - No.
Someone take quarter from minivan ashtray and not refill.
- Maybe it was someone from the car wash? - No.
Do you have a hole in your car floor? Mrs.
Kim take and not put back.
We have a cash register full of quarters.
Just take! Just remember to put back.
Just remember to take! [SCOFFS.]
I finish story.
You can go now.
I'm just waiting for my change.
Oh! There they are, the magnificent Kims.
Hello, Mrs.
Kim.
Okay.
Have to say hi to Mrs.
Mehta.
- Hey.
- Hi, Mrs.
Mehta.
So, we're still on for next Monday.
What Monday? - I tell you.
- Dinner.
All of us.
- He never tell me anything.
- No.
She never tell me anything.
Like other day, I am at grocery store and I need a quarter for grocery cart Save it for Monday.
We don't want to waste all our good stories.
What if I already have a plan, or I don't want to go? Of course, I do want to go, but you know what I mean.
Men is so forgetful.
Oh, I don't know.
Mr.
Mehta's been very thoughtful lately.
She's too kind.
We merely started a joint calendar to catch each other up on our comings and goings.
His idea.
I must take credit where credit is given.
And I must give it when it's due.
[MR.
MEHTA.]
The joys of scheduling.
I suppose we should ultimately thank our couple's counsellor.
Open communication, that's the key.
You in therapy? We'll tell you all about it over dinner.
Because if anyone could stand to benefit It's everyone! See you Monday.
[BELL RINGS.]
Pfft.
Couples therapy.
Huh.
Yeah.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
Oh, my God.
That's Rhonda Mills.
If you owe her money, I can spot you.
No.
She's the editor of Canvas.
Canvas is a photography magazine.
They basically discovered Petra Collins.
Oh.
Is she the one who takes pictures of babies in pumpkins? - No.
- This is so cool.
- Hey, Rhonda.
- What are you doing? This is Janet.
She loves your photography pictures.
Sorry.
I'm a huge fan.
And I know it's super lame to say, but your work inspired me to pursue this as a career.
- You're a photographer? - Yes.
Well, I'm studying it.
So, no.
I just lied.
Arrest me.
- But don't.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- It's okay.
What's your name? - Janet.
Well, it's very nice to meet you, Janet.
You too.
And is there any chance I could get your card? Just to ask a couple questions or advice sometime.
Um I don't think I have any on me.
I could give you my email.
It's a little funny, so it's easier if I type it.
Wow.
Thank you.
And I promise I won't send anything weird.
Just regular emails from me.
Thank you, Rhonda.
- I'm Janet, by the way.
- Great.
I'm just saying, I think I've worn my chill pants long enough.
[ALEJANDRO.]
I get it.
But you know I have been crazy busy lately.
[SHANNON.]
I don't even like my bossy pants.
But I'm willing to put them on.
[sighs.]
Cheese string, right? [ALEJANDRO.]
Look, I promise I will get to it as soon as possible.
[WHISPERS.]
Hey.
What's going on? Oh.
I work better in bare feet.
- No! Shannon and buddy.
- I don't know.
Do your feet ever swell up after lunch? - [ALEJANDRO.]
I don't know.
I mean - Me or Jung, take your pick.
Do you think she's telling him about our kiss? When did we kiss? When I kissed Shannon.
Why would she tell him that? My feet are like balloons.
Hey, guys! Sorry to interrupt, but Jung, Alejandro's got a hutch to move with you.
- Sorry? - It's a figure of speech.
It's not.
I just have a hutch.
- About what? - Oh, not a hunch.
A hutch.
That he needs your help moving.
Yeah.
It's in storage.
You up for it? Sure, we'd be glad to help.
Actually, I need you to help me close up here.
Because he's stronger.
And has shoes on.
Hey.
Got some jube-jubes from work.
Oh, yummy.
Why are they in one big ball? Uh, they're month-olds.
Probably why I got 'em for free.
Guess who we saw at the coffee shop? - Uh - Petra Collins! - Rhonda Mills.
- [GERALD.]
Seriously? Man! The one time I don't go for coffee.
And Janet got her email.
- No way! - Mmm-hmm.
Congratulations.
I bet she could seriously open some doors for you.
Hopefully.
Who knows? You should reach out too, babe.
I don't know.
It might be kind of weird.
Just reach out.
Well, I mean, if you think Of course! I'm easy.
Easy breezy lemon squeezy! Cool.
I will give you her email as soon as my phone's charged.
Gotta plug it in.
I thought you charged your phone at the coffee shop? Bye.
[PEOPLE LAUGHING.]
Keeping it here at, uh, at my buddy's is just, uh, cheaper than storage.
Sure.
So, this buddy of yours Grab an end, dude.
- The hutch.
- [CLEARS THROAT.]
Yep, okay.
Hi.
- What're you doing here? - Um Oh, I live here.
What are you doing here? Uh, you said I could come by while you were at Pilates.
You said you loved me, so, I guess we were both wrong.
Uh, maybe I should give you guys So, is this for your new girlfriend? Shanae-nae, Shaniqua, Shep, whatever her dumb name is.
Emily, please.
Are you upset by that? - Oh, boy.
- We used to share a Netflix account! I thought I knew you! Em.
[ALEJANDRO.]
Ow! Sorry, this won't take long.
Emily! Watch the hutch.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT.]
[MUFFLED TALKING.]
[TALKING STOPS.]
So I just straight up asked her for her email.
I think she could sense my passion, my potential.
So, she give you photography job? - That's not how it works.
- Hmm.
So, she can't give you job? She can, but I can't just ask her and risk the relationship.
Oh, who cares about relationship if you don't get job? I'm playing the long game.
And, if I give Gerald her email, he could make the game a lot longer, you know? Yeah.
Because you wouldn't want someone to make a plan with someone else that he not tell you about.
Yeah! I do know.
Because I listening.
But maybe Gerald tell Janet many time and she just forget.
Or worse, she not listening.
Point is, I did all the work.
What work? You just walk into coffee shop.
Yeah.
And not get job.
I initiated a conversation.
That's not easy for an introvert.
[SCOFFS.]
You is not introvert.
Introvert is quiet and, uh, respectful.
And, uh, like to mop.
And, uh, clean bathroom.
- Okay.
- [BELL RINGS.]
So So, what do I tell Gerald? Uh, give him fake email.
- Just lie? - No, not a lie.
Maybe you make a mistake, on-purpose mistake.
So, a lie.
- Hello.
- Oh! Pastor Nina.
We just talking about the Jesus.
That's great.
I mean, I'm kind of off the clock right now, but, still, great.
[EXHALES.]
- Hey! - Hey.
Uh, everything okay? Uh, yeah, yeah.
But, uh, here's an idea, let's, uh, keep this between me and you.
You know, bro code? - Sure.
- Thanks, man.
You know women, they can read into things sometimes.
All right.
Leaving.
[EMILY.]
'Kay.
See ya.
On three? One, two [EXHALES DEEPLY.]
Yeah.
Finally, huh? [HUMMING.]
Yobo! Tomorrow have to remember to Hello.
Pastor Nina.
What you doing here so late? I invite her for tea.
[GASPS.]
Where's you pants? [WHISPERS.]
In the bedroom.
I not know she's here.
- If this is a bad time - Oh, no.
No.
Be right back.
In meantime, look over there.
So, Pastor Nina, we have advice question for you.
Oh.
Sure.
Other day, our friend get invitation from other friend to have dinner with together with them, but he don't tell his wife! [APPA.]
That's a boring story! He think his wife is never busy and he make plan without telling her.
That's very bad, right? Well, it's hard to say.
He may have just forgot.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Listen to Pastor Nina.
He always forgets because he don't think about other people.
Who is this about? - I know what you doing.
- I don't.
Sneak attack.
No, we just having tea.
[APPA.]
I don't see any tea.
Only trap for me with marriage counsellor Nina.
This wasn't my idea.
But, if you're interested in couples' therapy, you could always book an appointment.
Yeah.
Book appointment.
No more sneak attack.
How's Thursday at 10:00 a.
m.
? Okay, good.
We both be there then.
Wait, what? And whatever your issues are, I know you could work them out.
With a lot of my help.
Yeah.
So, you're saying they had sex? I don't know.
I was in the next room.
When you bring a girl into your room and it goes quiet, I always know what's going on.
No, you don't.
If it goes quiet right away, that means one thing.
But if there's talking and laughing, that means something else.
If you're singing, then nothing's happening.
Not necessarily.
They definitely did it.
But he knows I work with Shannon.
That's why he invoked the bro code.
But you gotta be the good bad friend.
The guy who tells good friends bad things they need to hear.
You know, sometimes girls ask me to sing.
Doesn't make it right.
There you go.
Thanks.
Hey, I owe you a huge thanks for Rhonda's deets.
Uh, no thanks necessary.
Do you even think you'll reach out? Does anyone really email anymore? Well, this guy does.
It's done and done.
Wow! Okay.
Yeah.
She responded, like, right away.
She's super cool.
And And helpful.
But, I mean, you already know that, obviously.
Obviously, I do know that.
But tell me more.
Well, there's definitely a connection.
Though I've learned a lot more about beekeeping than photography.
But everyone's got a hobby, right? Well, probably not good to generalize.
I think she's kind of lonely.
So maybe just leave her to enjoy her solitude.
She wants to meet in person.
Like, soon.
Did you tell her you're in a relationship? Maybe it's best to shut this down now.
But she's so keen.
She has this thing for unusual meeting places.
Have you ever been to the underpass by the airport? I don't think you should meet her there.
It's fine.
It's not like she's going to murder me.
She's a creative.
[UMMA.]
Yobo Thank you for coming.
Only reason I here is to prove you is wrong.
Yeah.
Me too.
Oh, I'm so glad you made it.
Would you mind helping me set up some chairs? Uh, we doing here? But we will need more chairs for the others.
Other people is coming? Group therapy is very effective.
You'll see that you're not alone.
Oh! And there are the Hallers.
Welcome, Linda, Bill.
These are the Kims.
[PASTOR NINA.]
Oh! And hello.
Rose and Simon Aquino.
- [SIMON.]
Hello.
- [PASTOR NINA.]
Oh, hi! And are you new? Normally we don't do walk-ins, but, oh, what the heck.
Go on in.
Pastor Nina doing sneak attack.
Yeah, yeah.
I know what sneak attack is.
I'll get more chairs.
- [CELL PHONE VIBRATES.]
- It's her again.
- Okay, listen, Gerald - She wants to meet tonight.
"Wear loose clothing.
" I will.
Look, Gerald, it's obviously not Rhonda Mills.
Trust me, her name's all over the honey jar labels.
- I gave you a fake email address.
- What? You're talking to some other Rhonda Mills.
Okay, um But all the The The back-and-forths.
And the cheerful anecdotes.
Wait, why would you give me a fake email address? I know, it's bad, but I'm just such a fan of her career Well, which one? Photography or bee-keeping? - She's not a bee-keeper.
- Right.
Sorry.
I'm still processing all this.
I just wanted to cultivate a mentor-mentee relationship.
And I know you do too, but I hadn't even emailed her yet.
Sorry.
Just let me write her first.
Then I can ask if it's okay to give you her email.
Okay.
Uh, sounds good.
I've actually been sitting on this email for days.
I was too nervous to send it.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES.]
- There.
Okay, well, let me know what she says.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES.]
It It bounced back.
- That's weird.
- But that's the email she gave me.
Maybe you two have more in common than you think.
[APPA SIGHS.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Okay, maybe we start.
You.
What's you problem? Go.
Sorry? I think we should probably wait for Well, we were at a restaurant with friends and he shushed me in front of everyone.
- Shh.
- Stop it! We just got back from Florida and I was telling our friends that we saw a manatee Okay.
We vote now.
Everyone in favor of Mr.
Haller.
What's going on? I also vote with Mr.
Haller.
Oh, we're not voting.
Then how we know who wins? This isn't about winning.
This is a safe space.
- I feel safe voting.
- [APPA.]
Yeah.
And more clear, winner-loser style.
No one wins unless we communicate, respectfully.
We saw a shark once when we were in Bermuda.
Let's see if we can try role playing to better understand each other's point of view.
Can I go? Sure.
Again, the idea here is to empathize [IMPERSONATING APPA.]
Hi, I'm Mr.
Kim.
I don't like to talk about my feeling.
I not talk like that.
I like to control everything.
Okay, see you.
- I wanna go next.
- Sure, again, but the point is [DOPEY VOICE.]
My name is Simon and I promoted my assistant so one day she'll sleep with me.
- That's not why I did it.
- Okay.
- We're going to pause there.
- [MOCKINGLY.]
Hi.
- We going to pause there.
- No dopey voices! - Hey, Junion rings.
- Hey, new one.
Oh, they come to me when I'm photocopying.
Shannana split.
Spicy tuna Alejand-roll.
- Anyway, what's up? - Just checking in.
You know, wanted to see how that new hutch was working out for you.
Aww.
Well, my plates say "Thank you.
" Yeah, hanging out with Alejandro is always interesting.
He really likes you too.
- Anything else? - No.
Well, maybe.
Actually, I could use your advice on something.
See, I have this friend.
And she He thinks he is in a committed relationship.
Only he might not be.
But he doesn't know that.
Ooh, juicy.
And slightly confusing.
I feel terrible not saying anything, but it's not my place.
- Okay - On the other hand, if it was me, I would want to know.
I mean if you can't be honest with someone, what kind of relationship are you in? Hey, Bro.
- Hey.
Ready for lunch? - Yeah.
We were just talking and - I kissed Jung.
- What? Whoa.
You're right.
It feels better to get that out in the open.
You kissed him? I'm sorry, it was months ago.
I didn't tell you because it didn't mean anything.
How could you? Easy, bro.
You're not exactly guilt-free I don't think you should be saying anything right now, bro.
The hutch was at Emily's apartment.
- Oh, my God.
Are you still seeing her? - Dude! - Bro code! - Like I want that hutch now.
It's probably all gross with her dumb sweaters and mismatched forks.
Hey, can we not talk about this here? Fine.
We can talk about it in here.
But we are going to talk about it.
[ALEJANDRO.]
I just didn't want you to know because I knew that you wouldn't take it well.
[SHANNON.]
Like [MUFFLED TALKING.]
[TALKING STOPS.]
So, what we'll try right now is called - "Five Minutes of Soft Eye Contact.
" - What? Put yourself at eye-level with your partner and then gaze softly at them.
[BOTH EXHALE.]
Okay, we stop now.
Eye contact is dangerous.
Make everybody scare.
It's a powerful communication We communicate enough today.
Maybe everyone think it's okay to talk about they-they problem Or they daddy was always so busy, they never have time to listen or say "I care for you" or that they love Yobo Yeah.
Everything fine.
But I think it's a waste of time to talk about you feeling and about a thing that happen a long time ago [VOICE BREAKING.]
with parent who not even - What's happening? - It's a breakthrough.
Or a breakdown.
I don't know.
- I say we vote him out.
- We're not voting.
Well, my husband is strongest of all husband.
He work so hard and never complain.
Almost.
This is first time he ever talk about family or his daddy.
And he make me so proud.
I think this is time for a healing circle.
Everyone, come on.
It's okay.
Please, no, no.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY.]
- This is weird.
- Shh.
- [KIMCHEE.]
What's going on? - [WHISPERS.]
It's happening again.
I know.
I can't help it.
One website says it's a low blood pressure.
In there.
Shannon and Alejandro.
In a storage room? What is with this guy? Is it bad that I'm kind of impressed? - See you tonight? - Yeah.
- Hey, Kimchee.
- Hey, boss.
Did you find what you were looking for in there? Mmm-hmm.
[SIGHS.]
It's funny.
This whole Rhonda thing has had me seeing Rhondas everywhere.
At the mall, Chelsea's dressage club mixer, over there in the lineup.
Oh, my God, that is her.
Oh, wow, really? Hey, Rhonda.
Janet, from the other day.
Right! I guess we like the same spot.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- Yeah.
So, funny story.
I emailed you.
Oh, sorry.
I've been so swamped.
- Don't worry, I'll get to it.
- Yeah.
But it might be hard to respond to you considering you gave me a fake email address.
If you don't want to hear from me, which I get, it'd be easier to just say no instead of, I dunno, lying.
Yeah, the thing is that sometimes I mess up my emails 'cause I'm dyslexic.
- Hmm? - Yeah, I don't like to talk about it, but there it is.
I'm so sorry.
You must think I'm a huge jerk, but I'm just, you know, passionate.
Yeah, it's okay.
And maybe, as committed artists, we could just start over on the right foot.
Maybe it's best we just leave things as they are.
I can't wait to write Beekeeper Rhonda about this.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING.]