Blindly in Love (2025) Movie Script
(film camera clicks)
(upbeat electronic music)
(somber music)
[Gabi] No, Travis, we're through.
- I just wanna talk.
- We did, we're done.
No I'm actually talk.
You don't answer my text,
you don't answer my calls.
You don't get it.
I don't get what?
I love you.
(somber music)
We 're supposed to be
together. Together, you and me.
[Gabi] I don't wanna
be with you anymore.
[Travis] Okay, give me an explanation.
Give me an explanation why?
If not another guy. Then why?
I told you.
I just don't wanna be with you.
It's suffocating and it's too much.
That's it.
(somber music)
(door beeps)
Hey, there she is, my lunch date.
(suspenseful music)
Travis, don't!
(gentle music)
Money or women?
Travis.
What, what?
Money or women?
Women, Tito, women.
Well that explains why
you're three in on a Wednesday.
Hold on.
You like this one?
It's on the house.
But if you want something
better, you know, I
Doesn't that cause blindness?
Well, I don't, probably.
In that case, I will
take something stronger.
And a Coke.
Okay, all right, all right.
So tell Uncle Tito about her.
What is there to tell? I
mean, there is no her anymore.
And we were together, oh boy,
about three, four, no, five,
five months we were together.
[Tito] Five months, that's it?
Almost six.
[Tito] Six. Okay.
I was gonna propose.
What, no, oh.
After five?
After five months?
You don't know something in five months.
That's a fricking horrible idea.
Are you serious?
Good horrible idea
or a bad horrible idea?
Oh, bad, very, very bad, oh.
- It's not even that bad.
- [Tito] Ugh.
But what about you?
What brings you here to this old place
like this on a Wednesday?
Old place, what?
This is Tito's, okay?
This is personality, this is ambiance.
This is an establishment, my friend.
Established in 1908.
Well, I'm at this
establishment to meet a friend
that I haven't seen in a very long time.
I got really lucky to get out tonight,
but let's see how long that lasts.
Congratulations on your escape.
And what can I get you then?
I will do a vodka tonic, if
that is not too stereotypical
for a middle aged white woman.
And a tequila shot on the side, please.
All right, coming right up.
Thank you.
One vodka tonic.
Thank you.
One shot of tequila.
Thank you very much, thank you.
And now it's a party.
Well, you still have a few
more drinks to catch up on this
with this guy on a Wednesday.
Woman trouble?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Something like that.
Figured.
Well, who needs the self-esteem
of a good relationship?
To tequila.
(Debra coughs)
I'll do another one, please,
and he'll have one too.
Okay.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Cheers.
(Debra coughs)
So what do you do?
Video production.
Really?
Don't look so impressed,
currently, I'm doing a series
of videos on the immaculate
city of Royal Oak.
And look at me, living the dream.
I had a dream of being an actress once.
Lived in LA, shot a
whole scene for a movie,
and they cut it.
What happened?
It didn't advance
the story, I guess, oh.
I'm gonna move a seat closer
and invade your space if that's okay.
Its fine.
I mean, why did you leave?
Why'd you leave LA?
Just life, I guess.
Life.
Well, I mean, you
should have kept doing it.
I can tell you got the
screen presence for it.
Yeah, right, at my age?
Age.
Come on.
And you're beautiful,
I'd put you in my movie.
An actual movie, that's
not like the other thing.
I'm not a Harvey Weinstein.
I'm sorry.
That was too much.
No, you're fine.
You're sweet.
You're clearly drunk.
Shame on the girl who broke your heart.
Yeah, well, she's not here anymore.
So you're filming a movie?
Well, writing the script.
Actually, it's really just ideas on paper.
But I can picture you as the lead.
What's it about?
What's it about?
There's a protagonist and the journey
and the journey's still being written.
It's fine.
I'm sure I am too old and haggard
for you to actually put me in your movie.
Okay, come on.
You are not old or haggard.
You're beautiful, deserve to
be seen on the big screen.
Says the guy who's like four drinks in
in a poorly lit bar.
I can't keep my eyes off you.
(door creaks)
That's my friend.
Friendship that is probably
older than you are.
Older than 27?
Close.
I'm Debra.
I am 40.
Travis.
40's not old.
You are closer to my daughter's age.
I'll see you around.
(gentle music)
These are like 100 for bucks.
It's a thank you present.
You know what would be an
even better thank you present?
Something more creative than 10 videos
of talking heads and cuts to slides.
(Jessica sighs)
You okay, Jessica?
You look tired.
Hunter and his buddies
kept me up all night.
Hunter and his buddies.
What was last night's
wild conspiracy theory?
Rehashing chemtrails with
some 5G birds, I don't know.
They're crazy.
(Travis chuckles)
This is a joke, right?
I wish.
You know, I think they
actually think birds are real
only because you can eat them.
(Travis chuckles)
I tell you what, I'll get you
some noise canceling
headphones for Christmas.
Or I could just move in with you.
Kennedy Automotive wants more info.
Tell you what, call
Kennedy Automotive back.
Let them know that I will be
able to get them the proposal
as soon as I actually have time to do it.
Hurry up, it's money.
My soul is crying for help.
You're good at it.
Look, it's a referral.
Just do it.
In other world news, Jessica.
I went out last night.
And?
And, and I met somebody.
Seriously?
Cut me some slack, all right?
I went in there originally
wanting to get drunk,
but then here she comes,
just strutting on then
looking all beautiful.
What's her name?
Debra.
Did you hook up?
No.
- Kissed?
- No.
- Did you get her number?
- No, no.
Does she exist? (Laughs)
How much did you have to drink?
Quite a bit. Tito had to
take my keys and cut me off.
I'm not gonna tell you how
to live your life, Travis,
but you fall so hard for girls.
I'm a hopeless romantic.
What can I say?
Every time you get your heart broken,
you go into this deep depression
and go all Howard Hughes
in the editing suite.
Well, if I didn't
have this editing suite,
I probably would've been
dove off the deep end by now.
Don't you think?
I mean, come on.
I was in love.
You're always in love.
And it's never reciprocal.
Even with Gabi.
I could tell two months before it ended
that she was trying to
find a way to escape.
But hey, I hope this
Debra chick works out.
Don't air quote me.
She exists, she's real.
I didn't drink that much to black out.
Give me some credit.
That's the thing about blacking out.
You don't know when you blacked out.
Write the damn proposal.
Sure thing, mom.
Anything else?
(thunder booms)
Hi.
Hey.
Closing up for the night?
I have this issue where
if I don't force myself
to leave my dreaded
office/editing suite/office,
I'll never get any sleep.
I asked Tito where I could find you.
I hope that's not too stalkerish.
It's the right amount of stalkerish.
What are you editing?
You wanna see?
Well, that would require you going back
into the dreaded
office/editing suite/office.
I willing to take the risk if you are.
(thunder booms)
So these are all my project files.
This is what makes up and consumes
the better half of my day.
Now this one right here,
this is a CTV spot.
Okay.
What is a CTV spot?
A CTV spot is a commercial
for, you know, for streaming.
Okay.
Here, I'll let you see this one,
because it's not horrible.
(gentle music)
This is good.
Travis, it's really good.
I mean, it's about as
artistic as doing taxes.
No, you shouldn't sell yourself short.
You're clearly good at what you do.
If anything, you should be in Hollywood
and I should be spending $10 to see a film
by Travis Gorman in the theaters.
I told you, you should
have stayed in LA.
You are a good actress.
No, I'm serious.
This is your calling.
I just can't get over
how beautiful you are.
Travis, I am old.
I have wrinkles.
I've had a kid and my body looks like it.
There's no way that someone your age
that looks like you do is
gonna think that I'm beautiful.
Okay, well, 13 years is nothing.
You really are beautiful.
Is this your play?
My play?
Mm-hmm.
Seduce an older, desperate woman.
Bring her to your office,
show off your skillset.
Go in for a home run.
But you came to me, remember?
Maybe you wanted me to go for a home run.
(gentle music)
I think that's first base.
(gentle music)
We don't even know each other.
We could stop.
(gentle music)
(upbeat music)
(bar goers laugh)
(upbeat music)
And that's why the American government
wants me to pay an extra
$12 for a hunting license.
It's crap.
I'm telling you, America
just wants more money
to spend on themselves.
You know that they decide to all salaries.
I think that we, the people,
should determine what they make.
(upbeat music)
You ever been in a fight before?
No.
You fought Lenny Freeman
in the seventh grade.
Okay, that wasn't even a real fight.
That was so long ago.
You punched him in the face.
You fretting about punching a guy
named Lenny in the face?
Man, anybody named Lenny deserves
to be punched in the face.
What can I say?
He was, he was asking for it.
He was going after his girl.
Little Lenny the woman stealer, huh?
(phone buzzes)
Way to go, Lenny.
(phone buzzes)
Yeah, look who it is.
You should take it.
Take it.
Yeah, that probably something important
or probably more disappointing news.
Excuse me.
He is such a workaholic.
I'd rather be an
alcoholic than a workaholic.
At least I'll be happy.
(upbeat music)
(Travis coughs)
Marty.
How you doing?
Good to hear from you.
No, no, I got a second, I can talk.
How can I help you?
Yep.
I see.
I'm sorry, what?
Okay.
I tell you what Marty,
I will give you a call tomorrow morning.
We can schedule a conference call
and we can discuss any possible deadlines
and a new action plan moving forward.
How's that sound?
Sounds good, all right, perfect.
Okay, I'll touch base with you later.
All right, good talking
to you. Have a good night.
(Travis sighs)
No, honestly, Marty, I really
think that me and Jessica
are perfectly capable of
running a two-man team.
But you know, if you really want to kick
an additional 500 into the budget,
that'll just buy you an
extra 60 minutes of B-rolls.
That way you can have
a much more complete,
much more flush production.
Again, it's up to you.
(knuckles rap)
Let me call you back, Marty.
(Travis sighs)
[Debra] Hi.
[Travis] Hello.
I know that I owe you an explanation.
I'm married.
Look, I know it's a
horrible thing that I did.
I just, you were so nice to me
and I haven't felt that
appreciated in a really long time.
So I couldn't help it.
I just feel this connection with you.
Okay, but if that's really the case,
then why didn't you say
anything before, Debra?
You're a married woman.
We're not off to a good start.
I know.
I never thought that I
would be unfaithful, I just
What's the issue?
I feel trapped, okay?
I hate my life and I
hate my life with him.
I honestly, I wish I could get out of
this marriage, but I can't.
Please don't hate me?
I don't hate you, Debra, okay?
I don't.
But I also can't just
be your cry for help.
Yeah, I know.
I mean, you are married, okay?
You're married.
Married.
How far would you really think
we were gonna get with this?
It can't be that bad, can it?
If I ever dared to pursue a divorce,
he would make sure that I got nothing.
This wasn't a cry for help.
It's a cry for attention and for intimacy.
Okay, but if you're
getting all that from me,
then what do you still
need to get from him?
My savings is his savings.
My house is his house.
If I leave, I have nothing.
I have no money, no place to live.
I haven't had a career ambition
since there were flip phones.
My only chance of escape is if he dies.
It's my only chance at
freedom and so I'm trapped.
Do you know what the
life expectancy age is?
70 something, right?
Van is 52, which means I
have 25 more years with him.
25 years.
That's basically your entire life.
Do you know what it's like
to have someone in your life
that you wish would die
just so that you could live?
And how it feels to even think
about something like that?
Okay, let's back up for a second.
I want a life again.
Okay, and I hear that, I do.
But there's gotta be
something in his marriage
that's still worth fighting for.
I don't need therapy, Travis.
Okay, but indulge me and
answer me just one question.
When did it all get bad?
Probably the very beginning.
I was young when we met.
It was on a short film.
He wrote and of course he directed.
I starred in it.
We got together and I got pregnant.
I was 21 at the time.
He was not a good writer and
was an even worse director.
When Olive was one, he decided
that we should move back here.
It slowly became a struggle
and then it got bad
and then it got worse.
My 20s weren't spent
going out and having fun.
It was PTA meetings and soccer practice
and doing my husband's laundry
and staying in so that he could go out.
You're my breath of fresh air.
(somber music)
She won't leave him.
Hates her husband, but she
won't fucking leave him.
Listen, let me tell you about this guy
I met in college before Hunter.
Surprise, surprise, you
didn't meet Hunter in college?
Please.
The closest Hunter ever gets to college
is betting on brackets
and obsessing over a team
for a school he never went to.
Right, right, right.
Sounds like Hunter.
His name was...
It doesn't matter.
Anyways, we went on a couple dates,
screwed around, and that's it.
Sometimes relationships last 60 years,
sometimes 60 hours, 60 minutes.
Hell, sometimes 60 seconds.
But you have fun and you call it a day.
Look, I understand it
must be so easy for you
to just call it a day, but
I can't, Jessica, I can't.
Crazy as it sounds, I might actually
be falling for this woman.
Why?
Do you have some sort of savior complex?
I don't know, Jessica,
I don't know, okay?
I want that romance, that real love.
You know, the stuff that
you see in the movies.
It doesn't exist.
Not even in the movies.
"Titanic," Jack dies in the water.
"Casablanca," Ilsa gets
on the plane, Travis.
I sympathize with this
woman's crappy marriage,
Lord knows I hate mine, but
this is not a drama you want.
I can't comprehend people
that feel a certain
way about their partner
and yet still choose to
stay in their relationship.
Why don't you just leave him?
It's so easy to suggest it.
You know, he said I'd regret
it if I ever left him.
Regret it?
What, he implying that
he'd do something to you?
Honestly, I don't know what him
or his friends are capable of.
I can't trust him anymore.
Look, I appreciate that
perspective, Jessica, I do.
And just hear me out for a second.
You ever met someone that just
touched you deeply in ways
that you never thought possible?
And then the whole day, these
intrusive thoughts about
what your life could be
like with that person
just run rampart through your brain?
Are you high?
She's married.
Don't get involved any
more than you already are.
How would you feel if you found out
you were being cheated on?
How would you react?
(somber music)
Stupid.
Stupid.
Let's do it.
I want to see you.
(phone buzzes)
Hey.
[Debra] Van is making me go
to a dinner with his friends.
So your husband's name is Van.
Isn't that like Swedish or something?
[Debra] Travis.
Just say you can't go.
[Debra] It doesn't work like that.
It's part of the deal we
make when we say our vows.
This is the life that I'm trapped in.
Well, I mean, you could
just pretend to be sick.
[Debra] And then what, not
be here when he comes home?
Travis, this is starting to get risky.
If he discovers my infidelity,
he'll be humiliated
and humiliation leads to irrationality.
He would kill me if he found out.
Debra, I
[Debra] He's coming, I have to go.
Debra.
I don't know when I'll
be home, and don't wait up.
This is what you're
gonna be doing tonight?
Go out, call friends.
If you need some extra cash,
I can give you an advance
on your allowance.
I can't just call someone on
a moment's notice to go out.
It doesn't work like that.
I'm 40, not 21.
Maybe this is why you
don't have any friends.
It doesn't hurt to try.
I don't have any friends
because you won't let me see them
without making it into some huge ordeal.
Didn't you go out last week?
Yeah, and you called three times.
You showed up at the bar.
You practically carried me out of there.
We should go to my father's
cottage, thinking next week.
Sure.
We can get a few rounds in.
If you don't play, you
won't get any better.
I've never been good.
Because you never tried.
You always criticize me and
say that I'm taking too long.
I'm trying to help you.
I wanna get some fishing in too.
You can go shopping.
Peter's going.
I want me to spend the whole
time with him and Stella.
I hate the smell when
you get home from fishing.
I just thought it would be a great idea
getting drunk and stoned by
the bonfire near the lake.
Golfing, nature.
You said it'd be nice
for us to get away,
and then you just...
Sorry for trying.
Enjoy your story.
(upbeat music)
Oh yeah.
Now this is the party.
This is exactly what I need.
Don't you look about as happy as a pig
rolling around in shit.
What's this little fufu
concoction you got there?
It's a tequila sunrise.
A tequila sunrise.
Hey, I got a tequila sunrise too.
It's in my pants. (Laughs)
I'm gonna sit right here.
No, no, please do.
It's sanitized for your convenience.
You're welcome.
Where's Jessica?
How should I know?
Yo, barkeep!
Let me get like a Jack and Coke.
Thank you.
Hey, T, look.
Man indicted on assassination attempt.
Nice.
Man pays nearly $7,500 to an
assassin to murder his spouse
and make it look like a
kidnapping and robbery gone wrong.
That is some Hillary
type shit right there.
But you know, well, you gotta
get a good deal on that.
I know a couple nefarious
types that'll do it
for like, two, three.
Well wouldn't you wanna know why?
Oh, I already know why.
Man hates wife, wants out the marriage,
and instead of hiring a
lawyer, hires an assassin.
Probably cost less too, I'ma be real.
It's crazy 'cause I just didn't think
this kind of stuff actually happened.
All those crime shows that you watch
and you still living in La La Land.
Man, stuff like this happens all the time.
Like, there was this one story, right?
Patty Smith got a bunch of high schoolers
to kill her husband.
The problem, she got a
bunch of high schoolers
to kill her husband.
A bunch of 16-year-olds.
They talk, they brag and she got caught.
Right.
Yeah, seriously.
Oh yeah, true story.
Made a movie, two movies about it.
Mm-hmm.
The lesson, don't hire 16-year-olds
to do a murder on somebody.
So would you do it?
Granted if someone paid you.
Man, I have killed plenty of animals.
See, killing is easy.
The challenge with killing people though
is that they like to fight back.
I see a deer catch me in the blind.
They see me, first instinct is run.
I tell you, T.
People get killed all the time
and they never find the murderers.
Just a little common knowledge.
I had a client once.
He was a very, you know, clean cut,
straight laced kind of dude.
He ordered white milk on
our first lunch meeting.
Anyway, I finished his assignment
and then the day came, he was
supposed to drop off a check.
Never showed.
I figured, okay, write it off in taxes.
Then I turn on the TV the next day.
You know what it says on the news?
There he is gunned down
by police in the shootout.
As it turns out he was wanted
for the murder of his wife.
Not everyone gets away with it.
So you didn't get the check.
(cheerful music)
Act one, scene one.
Exterior, nighttime.
Woodsy wood area.
Then there's a kill
(knuckles rap)
(cheerful music)
Okay.
Hello to you too.
I can't stay away.
I think about you all the time.
Listen Debra.
You make me feel like I matter.
Travis, please don't reject me.
You ever feel like you
shouldn't do something,
but you just can't seem to stop?
I know exactly what you mean.
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
Hey.
What are you thinking about?
What's on your mind?
I just hate going to his father's cabin.
There's a huge opioid problem up there
and cottages get broken into all the time.
Simple solution, just say you can't go.
Tell him go have a boys'
trip or some crap like that.
No, he doesn't trust me not to go.
I guess maybe if I said I
was going to my sister's
in Columbus, he'd probably let me do that.
What's the issue?
Do you think you're gonna cheat on him?
Stop.
I love you, Debra.
And I love you too, Travis.
And I wish that I could be
with you more than anything.
Maybe he'll have a heart attack
or fall down the stairs or something.
God, I shouldn't say stuff like that.
You know, if things were different,
I'd take you back to Hollywood.
Follow our dreams.
Yeah, right.
I'd be cast as like the neighbor's mom
on some cheesy sitcom.
Nah, you are a leading lady.
You know that movie idea
I was telling you about?
The one with the protagonist
going on a journey.
Mm-mm, and still being written?
Mm.
Well, look, I've been
adding more to it lately
and I've been thinking
about actually making it.
Starring Y-O-U.
What's it about?
What's it about?
Okay, see, it's about this
killer who gets out of prison
and one day he decides to go after
the woman that put him there.
But you don't see the killer
for most of the movie.
It's suspense, you know, think of it like,
think of it like "Jaws"
meets a serial killer.
Combination of creature slasher.
I would've taken you
for more of a rom-com guy
than serial killer.
That sounds dark and you wanna make it.
Yeah.
I mean, I've got all the equipment.
I've got my leading lady.
You're too much.
I'm serious.
And so Hollywood's the dream.
Absolutely.
You're going with me.
I'd love to go back,
give it another shot.
To not have to struggle.
To have half a million dollars
and just focus on my dream.
What are you talking about?
Van's insurance policy.
It's a $500,000 life insurance policy.
A half a million?
We could leave here together.
You and me.
You could make your movie.
We could have a life.
But I guess I'll just go
to his daddy's cabin instead.
You know, a few years
ago, one of his buddies
came home from dinner with his family,
discovered that their whole
house had just been ransacked.
Somebody broke in while they were gone,
went through everything, went
through the medicine cabinets,
snatched the electronics.
What if they had been
home when that happened?
Like what if that happens
to me and I'm home alone?
Look, don't say things like that.
But I mean, someone could just walk
through the front door.
Kill me, shoot me dead.
Debra, stop.
That'd get me out of this marriage.
Dreams of Hollywood
and dreams of being free.
Dreams of being with you.
(phone buzzes)
You have to go?
Yeah.
It's time to wake up.
(phone buzzes)
(guns bang)
(table cracks) JESSICA!
You know, I think I pay
you too much for what you do.
I do more than you think.
Do you remember Lacey Brennan?
Lacey, Lacey, Lacey Brennan.
High School, right?
Yeah.
I saw her last night.
And?
She's single.
No.
Oh, come on.
Jessica. I'm seeing somebody.
Well, this someone's not married.
Well, this someone's in love.
Travis, drop the old lady.
She's not old.
Older lady.
I can't believe you're still seeing her.
Yes, yes, Jessica, we're in love.
We've been seeing each other,
we've been, and guess what?
We're gonna live happily ever after.
Do you hear yourself?
What about her husband?
Is he cool with this?
Who cares?
You're delusional if
you think you're in love.
The only thing that you can love
in that short amount of time is a dog.
Are they at least separated?
No.
He's a little bit of a control freak.
She can't just pack up
and leave, all right?
He's mean to her, he's abusive.
I can see you're not happy,
so nothing that I say matters right now.
What's the plan here, Travis?
Let her keep cheating until he finds out?
What if he's a nutcase?
What if he comes after you?
Because if he is as
controlling as you say he is,
that means that his wife is his property.
And that means that he
will do whatever it takes
to protect his property.
Look, hate break it to you, big sis,
but I am not going anywhere
from this woman no time soon.
Well it doesn't sound like he is either.
Look, Travis, I get it, you're an idiot.
But you need to end this.
Let her go.
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
You cannot show those
pictures to anyone.
What's gonna happen if I do?
Don't worry, I won't
show nobody the photos.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure, ask me anything.
Have you told anyone about us?
I might have mentioned
it to my sister, Jessica.
Really?
I mean, come on Debra, that's my sister.
She's been there my whole life.
She's like my best friend.
I mean, I tell her everything.
I can't lie to her.
Can I ask you a question?
Hold on.
What does she think?
Well, honest truth, I mean,
she thinks it's a bad idea
that I'm seeing a married woman.
And worst case scenario, what
if your husband finds out?
But back to my question.
Where do you see us down the road?
I don't, I don't know.
Well, Debra, I honestly think
it's time you and Van got a divorce.
I know, but
Let me finish, let me say it.
Like I want us to have a
future and a life together,
and just somewhere at
the end of that, married.
I mean, is that too much to
ask? Like I don't understand.
Like if you're really as
crazy about me as you say,
then shouldn't you want the same thing?
Hello?
Travis, I'm 13 years older than you.
Okay, he's 12 years older than you.
Yeah, but at some
point, I'm gonna slow down
and you're gonna get bored of me.
You're gonna start wondering
why you're spending
all your good years with some old lady.
You are not some old
lady, Debra, like you...
Me and you got a good thing going here
and I can't get this with nobody else.
(phone buzzes)
Van.
Wow.
Can we not do this right now, Van?
'Cause I'm out with Tabitha.
I'm doing what you
mentioned I should be doing.
Why would I have to tell you that?
Are you my parole officer?
Okay, Van.
Yeah, I'll stop and get it
so we have it for the trip.
And he hung up, didn't he?
Yeah, well, I mean, we hung up.
That's what I mean.
It's no goodbye, no be safe.
No I love you.
Well, no, that would
require actually showing
that you care about another person.
It's transactional, it's
not a show of affection.
If this is how you
feel about your husband,
then why stay married?
You don't understand.
I don't want to go home.
(somber music)
Where are you going?
The kitchen.
Refill this.
Are you happy?
That's a loaded question.
I say I'm happy, you don't believe me.
Or there's a follow-up question
that somehow entraps me.
Entraps you.
Or I say I'm not happy and
we get into a fight about it.
We have a good arrangement here.
Little more ice too.
(somber music)
Travis, man, what exactly
are you asking me to do?
Look, I'm not saying
it's you specifically
that needs to do this.
I'm just saying that if it
comes to it, if all else fails,
maybe you know someone that can.
So you love her, huh?
I do, I really do.
But the problem is, get
this, you're gonna love this.
She's married to this rich liberal type.
That means he probably don't got a gun.
He's supposed to be alone this weekend.
She's going out of state to
visit her sister in Columbus.
Mm.
Look, I love her more than anything.
And I got a good thing going with her.
But in order for that to
continue, her husband needs to go.
That's sweet.
You know, love can make
people do many things.
Crazy things.
My question is,
why won't you?
Me?
No, no, no, no, no, no.
It can't be me.
But you can be the one
to pay someone to do it.
Hmm.
See, you know, in a lot of
ways, that's much more sinister.
All I want to do is set her free.
And the price of freedom?
How much are you willing to pay someone
to murder your girlfriend's husband?
2,000.
How about three?
So you know someone.
Are you willing to pay?
And if the answer is yes?
Then I know someone.
(Hunter laughs)
Hey man, I gotta say.
I didn't think you was this kind of dude.
See, I thought you was
more of a sip wine cooler
and Zoom call your therapist kind of dude.
Just make sure whoever
you get to do this
is smart with this execution.
A smart assassin.
That's a great idea, Travis.
I'm not playing with you, Hunter.
Whoever does this, they cannot get caught.
I'm gonna go ahead and write that down.
After you murder the
guy, don't get caught.
Are you serious, man, for real?
Really? Really?
I watch a lot of crime shows, okay?
Where the killer always messes up, okay?
There's always DNA, there's
evidence, forensics comes in.
The court case is a mess.
Travis.
I got this covered.
I know what I'm doing.
This, this ain't punching
little Lenny in the nose.
You get me?
(door creaks)
Whoa Woah
What the hell did you
ask my husband to do?
How do you know she's
not just using you, huh?
How do you know she's not
just feeding you lies?
Jessica, I don't know what else to do.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.
Not this!
How'd you find out anyway?
Hunter isn't the type to keep a secret.
Especially when he's had a few.
Travis, he seriously think
about killing another person.
You're not gonna go
to the police, are you?
No.
Not because I shouldn't, because I should.
If you were anybody else, I
would get your ass locked up.
But Hunter's not gonna do it.
I'm gonna go home, I'm gonna
tell him you were just kidding.
And that you were just
blowing off some steam.
Blowing off steam, right.
Right?
Look, Jessica, all I
was trying to do was just
No.
Gosh, you're such an idiot.
When did you become so stupid?
I don't know, Jessica, I don't know.
People do stupid things when
they're blindly in love.
Open your goddamn eyes!
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I don't know what I was thinking.
You weren't.
You don't really think he
would've done it, do you?
It's Hunter.
Hunter is never in his right mind.
So for the right price,
he'd do just about anything.
When I had this conversation
with your husband,
he seemed like he really knew
what he was talking about.
I know.
He's a real character.
Man, I wish he was
this person when we met
'cause I would've dumped his ass.
Man, if you know anyone
wanting to kill him,
just let me know.
Keep my ears open.
Excited?
Yeah, sure.
Beats staying around here.
Mm-hmm.
(somber music)
How's it going?
(somber music)
How's Columbus?
(somber music)
Okay.
Did I do something wrong?
(somber music)
Okay.
Anyways, I miss you.
(somber music)
Model, there we go.
Show them what Debra was
like when she was in LA.
[Debra] I mean, someone could just
walk through the front door,
kill me, shoot me dead.
[Travis] Debra, stop.
[Debra] That'd get me
out of this marriage.
Dreams of Hollywood and
dreams of being free.
Dreams of being with you.
(somber music)
Hey, where you going?
I gotta clear my head.
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(clock ticks)
(decoration thuds)
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
(tense music)
(Van pants)
(fist thuds)
(Van pants)
(Van groans)
(fist thuds)
(Van groans)
(fist thuds)
(Van pants)
No, please.
I'll give you anything.
No, no, please.
Please, no, no, no.
(gun bangs)
(clock ticks)
(gun bangs)
(clock ticks)
(gun bangs)
(somber music)
Ma'am, are you sure there's
nobody we can call for you?
This is the man that
murdered your husband.
Does he look familiar?
No, I have no idea who that is.
His name is Hunter Keplar.
Does that name ring a bell?
No.
Mr. Keplar resides in
the city just south of you.
Looks like he specifically came here today
to murder you and your husband.
Do you know why he'd want to do that?
No, I have no clue.
I don't know much about
my husband anymore.
We kind of live separate lives.
Does anybody know that you
guys came up here tonight?
I mean, I'm sure he bragged
to everyone in the office
that he was coming up here
and I know he had some friends
we were supposed to see
while we're here, but
But anyone that would...
No, no one comes to mind.
(somber music)
Are you sure?
Oh, god.
Okay.
Oh my.
(Jessica sighs)
Hey, you okay?
What's wrong?
It's Hunter.
He's dead.
He's dead?
How? What happened, Jessica?
He was shot.
Shot?
I didn't think he would get killed.
I just thought he'd get arrested.
What are you saying?
Hunter was killed trying to kill
your girlfriend's husband.
Okay, I need an explanation.
Right now, Jessica, start talking.
I didn't wanna get you in trouble.
I just needed to get rid of Hunter.
What do you mean get rid of Hunter?
Have you seen him lately?
He's unbearable.
It's like he's gone on this rabbit hole
of conspiracy theories and
he's never come back out.
I never gave Hunter any money.
I did.
I got the money out of our safe.
I didn't think he'd actually do it.
I told him you gave me an
envelope and I gave it to him.
He said he was gonna go out
of town to his bud's farm.
I used the Find A Friend
app, and I saw him there.
I thought the worst that
would happen is that
he try and he'd go to prison.
What the hell is wrong with you?
Why would you do that?
Weren't you just going off the other day
about the same damn thing?
You're gonna ruin everything
we built if you get caught.
There were never any
withdrawals from your account,
nothing to incriminate you.
He even left the envelope
on the nightstand.
I put it back in the safe.
There's nothing tying you to this.
It seemed like a good
opportunity to get rid of him
and maybe give you a
chance with this lady.
Van killed Hunter in his own house.
Clearly this would be self-defense.
No.
Van's dead.
Hunter killed him.
So who the hell killed Hunter?
Van's wife.
No.
No, no.
Debra's in Columbus,
out of state visiting her sister.
Maybe it was Van's mistress.
You know, he was a cheater.
Right.
I can't stand people who
cheat on their spouses.
What are you doing?
Well, my girlfriend's
husband was just killed,
so I should probably text her
and check on her, that means, right?
And say what?
As far as you know, none
of this has happened.
All you know is that my husband was killed
in a botched home invasion.
Wait for her to call you
and then think very hard
about what you're gonna say.
(tense music)
I guess if the police
start asking questions,
I could say that I had
an affair with Debra
and that Hunter was fascinated
with Van's lifestyle.
'Cause Hunter's crazy.
He did it all on his own.
Right, he saw an opportunity.
Yeah.
You expect for them to buy into this?
I hope so.
God, I'm glad you didn't
use that weapon on me.
Did you fucking use me, Jessica?
I solved two problems at the same time.
But Travis, I swear, I didn't
know he was gonna do it.
I just wanted him to get
arrested so I had time to leave.
You could have always left him.
Could I?
Hunter is not the man he used to be,
and he wouldn't have thought
twice about killing me.
Ask Van if my fears are justified.
Earth to Travis.
What?
Need another?
No.
No thank you.
[Tito] All right.
Hey, Tito.
Yeah, yeah.
How do you know when
you've been ghosted?
I think having to ask
yourself that question
kind of gives you the
answer you don't want.
Yeah, that's kind of
what I was afraid of.
You called her?
No.
Text?
Yeah, a week ago.
And that's why I'm asking you
'cause I'm not sure if it's a good idea
if I should keep reaching out or not.
I would, I would.
I'd send her one more text.
And if nothing comes back,
it's time to cut her loose, man.
Yeah.
Done.
Well?
What'd you text?
Oh.
Okay, all right.
I said.
I said that I hope you're
doing okay and that I miss you.
Ever the romantic, Travis.
Well, I gotta test the waters.
Good luck, my friend.
Her husband died.
What?
He was murdered.
Oh.
So we were having an affair.
But it was so more than that.
So the woman you were
screwing around with
had a husband and he was killed.
It's a little bit more
complicated than that.
Do I look like I'm a lawyer to you?
What, you had me fooled.
There's no such thing as
bartender-customer privilege, okay?
Tito, you think I had
something to do with it?
A woman you were screwing around with
was married and her
husband was killed, okay?
I'm just trying to
cover my ass here, okay?
Tito
Before you drop another
bombshell sentence like that again.
Tito, it's not like that.
I didn't kill anyone.
Are you a suspect?
No.
They know who did it.
Well, well, then.
Maybe she's just getting
her affairs in order,
or, well, yeah,
not affairs like that,
you know what I mean.
Okay, so what do I do?
If I was you, I'd give
her some space, Travis.
A lot of space.
(thunder booms)
(phone dings)
(thunder booms)
(thunder booms)
Travis Gorman.
I don't know why this Hunter guy
killed my husband, detective,
but he's related to Travis.
It's his brother-in-law.
So Travis Gorman, like Gorman?
Gorman?
G-O-R-M-A-N?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
And who's this Travis guy?
I admit that I was not a faithful wife.
I strayed once.
Just once.
I met Travis at a bar and we hit it off.
Are you married, detective?
Yes, ma'am.
22 years.
And you love her?
Oh yeah.
Well, I don't know about your love life,
but Van hasn't touched me in years.
For that, I was somewhat grateful.
When I met Travis, I just felt a spark,
something that I hadn't
felt in a long, long time.
It was an affair, detective, a mistake.
So you believe Travis
is involved with this?
I don't know.
If so, what would be his motivation?
Love.
Travis loves me.
He told me he would do
anything to be with me.
I just, I didn't think
he'd literally do anything.
But Ms. Davis, we know that.
Hunter's the one that killed your husband.
[Debra] Mm, he must
have got Hunter to do it.
Now why would Hunter do that?
People usually just don't go
and convince their brother-in-laws
to kill people and they go with it, right?
Mm-hmm.
So what would Hunter possibly gain
by killing your husband?
Huh, money?
Detective, Travis knew about.
Van's life insurance policy.
He kills Van for us to be together.
He gets both love and money.
What, Ms. Davis?
He really does love me.
He would do anything.
And the last time you talked to her?
Last time I spoke to Debra was,
I believe about a week ago.
I just wanted to check in on her
to see if she was doing okay.
Nothing else, that's all.
You love her?
Still?
Still? Yes.
So she hasn't been in
contact in about a week.
You don't think she's subtly saying
Detective, I'm a hopeless romantic.
What can I say?
Right.
Travis, what would you do with $1 million?
$1 million?
Yeah, $1 million.
Oh, I could do a lot with $1 million.
I mean, I could pay off some
debts, upgrade my equipment.
I mean, maybe shoot something
a little more exciting, like a film.
You know, Debra was an actress from LA.
I'd make her a star.
But what about you, detective?
I'm sure there's a plethora
of things that you can upgrade
if you had $1 million at your disposal.
Van Davis had a $1
million insurance policy.
That surprises you?
She told me it was only half a million.
So you knew there was an insurance policy.
I mean, she might have mentioned it.
Travis, I know you personally
didn't kill Van Davis,
but you have motive to
possibly hire somebody,
maybe like a brother-in-law,
fancied firearms.
Okay, but I didn't.
Look at me.
Why would I do anything like that?
It's not like I get any of
the insurance money, you know?
But Debra does.
And you were seeing her.
With Van Davis out of the picture,
you guys can be together with $1 million.
Detective.
I don't care about the money.
Would it had been nice, absolutely.
She was afraid to divorce her husband
because she was scared she was
gonna be left with nothing.
But I told her that she
could make a clean break.
She needs nothing from him.
All her needs, wants and desires,
anything she could ask
for would be on my behalf.
That is all.
So you and Hunter never talked about this.
Well, not in a serious way.
We entertained a light conversation
about it in the bar once
because we saw something on TV.
How much money do
you think it would take
for Hunter to kill somebody?
Are we talking 2,000, 5,000?
What are we talking about here?
What's the number?
I don't know because I
never talked to him about it.
You know, that guy on TV,
you know he paid someone
$7,500 to murder his spouse.
It's quite a bit of money.
It's quite a bit of money.
Let's look back here.
So, you know, as a hopeless
romantic, as you stated,
that do anything to get her
out of that relationship,
take care of her, and
write this big budget film.
Bring her as an actress.
You know, this $1 million you could get,
I mean, I believe you'd do anything
for the one that you love.
Well, let's take a step back.
So Hunter, your brother-in-law,
gets killed by this woman,
Debra, that you have an affair with,
and you don't see
anything wrong with that?
Stop.
Debra killed Hunter?
Who do you think killed Hunter?
Debra was in Ohio visiting her sister.
I mean, I knew that a woman killed Hunter,
but I thought maybe it
was Van's side piece.
Right?
Debra killed Hunter.
(tense music)
[Jessica] You didn't tell
him what I told you, right?
I told the detective
that we saw a story on TV
about a husband who hired an
assassin to murder his spouse.
I did not once say that
me and Hunter entertained
a serious conversation
about murdering Van.
Why don't you call a lawyer?
I didn't think I needed to, Jessica.
I'm not guilty.
Oh, right, because only
guilty people need lawyers.
All right, all right, just let me think.
Yes, yes, let's do that.
Let's think.
That's good idea.
It sounds like a setup.
A setup?
Okay, let's make it make sense.
She just strolled on into Tito's one day,
looked at me and said, "Hey, I can seduce
this poor little schmuck and
get him to murder my husband."
Well?
Well, I didn't wanna get anyone killed.
Travis, they're trying
to tie this all together.
Listen, if the police approach me again,
I will take the fall.
No!
Jessica, listen to me.
This is my mess.
It's my situation.
I got Van killed.
Look, you were right.
I should have never gotten involved
with a married woman in the first place,
and I did not listen.
You'll go to jail.
Oh well, hopefully I don't
fall blindly in love in there.
That's not funny.
(phone buzzes)
Oh, look at that.
Kennedy Automotive calling
probably to reject the proposal.
That's the spirit.
Yeah, I way overbid.
This probably isn't even gonna happen.
I was gonna say
something when I saw that.
Why?
I don't know.
Maybe another ad about
another douche bag car salesman
smiling into the camera rambling about,
"Model year car pickups, must go,"
was a little too soul-sucking.
You love that stuff.
Not this stuff.
Travis Gorman. What can I do you for?
No, I got a second, I can talk.
Uh-huh.
I see.
No, no, no, thank you.
I am thrilled about this.
I will be expecting an email
with all of the paperwork.
All right.
Talk to you soon.
Okay.
[Jessica] That was fast.
Yeah, Kennedy Automotive
accepted our proposal.
The proposal, 150,000
for the fiscal year.
Yeah, I guess apparently
they're sending over
the paperwork as we speak.
Well, don't be so happy about it.
$77,000?
It's a $1 million policy.
Last year, he took out a
loan against the principal.
What does that mean?
It's like a loan, but except the bank.
The individual can borrow money
from their life insurance policy
and pay it back in installments
like any other loan.
And he did this?
Why?
I mean, I had no idea that he did this.
I can't say.
You're our lawyer.
Not his lawyer.
You're our lawyer.
Look, Van is dead.
Whatever he may or may not have done,
he doesn't have to answer for it anymore.
It was a payoff.
And he would've paid it off eventually
if he lived to be another 20 years.
Just tell me.
Van had an affair
with a woman from Akron.
She got pregnant and she
threatened to reveal everything.
So he gave her $1 million
so it would all go away.
Such a noble thing to do.
Well he thought if he hadn't done it,
that it would ruin his
part of the business,
his marriage, everything.
He thought it was the right thing to do.
The right thing being
cheating on his wife
or impregnating his mistress
or pilfering his life insurance policy?
Maybe the right thing
to do is the wrong phrase.
There goes any shred of guilt
that I felt about my infidelities.
So $77,000?
Well, minus a few nominal
administrative expenses on our end.
There's other financial considerations.
I'm assuming you know
about the second mortgage.
Come and visit the
beautiful downtown area
and experience all of the...
Crap.
Damn it.
Hey.
Can we talk?
I don't know where to begin.
Okay, then.
Let me start.
Did you actually love me
or were you just using me?
Did I love you?
That's a fair question.
I never stopped, that's why I'm here.
With you, it felt like the movies
where the two leads fall in love
and live happily ever after.
What do you want from me?
I don't want anything from you
other than to spend the
rest of my life with you.
Look, my husband died
and I didn't expect it.
I didn't know how to handle it
and I just needed some time.
You saved me. Travis.
I love you.
No.
What?
Debra, I've mulled on this for a minute.
I've wondered, what would I say?
What would I even feel if I saw you again?
And now that you're here,
I don't feel anything.
My husband died.
I was nearly attacked.
I'm sorry if I didn't rush
right over here to see you.
What would that have looked like anyway?
Why was that such a hard thing to say?
'Cause you know what it
seems like, and it seems like
you got your million-dollar
insurance check
and that you didn't need me anymore.
You don't actually believe that, do you?
You shot him.
He shot my husband.
You told me you were
gonna be at your sister's.
Yeah, and plans change.
I told you what Van was like.
You know, it almost seems
like you were gonna kill me
after I killed him.
Once upon a time, I met a man in a bar
who gave me the time of day.
And he made me feel things
that I hadn't felt in a very long time.
I was trapped and he saved me.
Okay.
And here I was thinking
that you actually meant
the things that you said to me.
That you love me.
I did love you, once.
But not anymore, Debra.
I don't believe you.
You saved me.
I realized what you did
for me and you still do.
You still love me.
You'll see.
(tense music)
I do miss him a little.
No, I don't.
I was just used to him being around.
Hey, well look, if you get bored,
you know you're always more than welcome
to roll with me, all right?
I'm always down for Tito's.
I don't know, I'm thinking
somewhere a little more social.
(phone dings)
Goddamn.
Jeez.
I swear it's been nonstop
with this woman all last week.
Yesterday it was 11 times.
Today it's eight.
(phone dings)
Nine.
That doesn't include DMs, text messages.
This woman is out of control.
Uh-uh, and this literally gone from.
Hallmark to "Fatal Attraction" real quick.
What does it say?
"Apparently you're not interested.
Sorry to bother you."
Seriously?
That's not at all what it says.
Here's what it really says.
"Answer my calls.
I won't be ignored.
You won't ever ignore me again, Travis."
And then she sent like
three exclamation points
and a long paragraph.
Uh-uh, and that's literally
Glenn Close right there.
Look, I don't know what it is,
but it's like lately I've
just been getting this feeling
like somebody's watching me.
Like I went to the grocery store yesterday
and I swear she was there.
Like I saw her for a split second
and then she just disappeared like Batman.
You right.
People never shop at grocery stores.
Okay, how about this?
When I went to my car, I seen one
that was identical to
hers and it just sped off.
Yeah, cars never drive in a parking lot.
Jessica, will you
please take me seriously?
What am I supposed to do,
get a restraining order?
I mean, it wouldn't hurt,
but it's not gonna stop her.
But hey, at least if they find you
chopped up in the woods,
they know who did it.
Think you funny?
Yeah, I do.
(phone buzzes)
Oh my god.
She's calling again.
Okay, don't piss her off.
Look, you crazy psychotic bitch.
You better stop calling my
brother or so help me God
me and you gonna have a real problem.
[Debra] Jessica.
That wasn't nice.
That wasn't nice at all.
(phone beeps)
Feel better?
No.
We gonna go home and
change 'cause we going out.
I'm sick of this bitch ruining my mood.
I need a drink.
How do you think I feel?
You're not the one that's
gotta deal with her.
(tense music)
(upbeat music)
Let's dance.
No, dance?
Please, have you seen me dance?
Exactly, I need a good laugh.
(phone dings)
Ugh, what is she saying?
Well, apparently, according to her,
I will never find anyone that loves me
like she does in here.
Wait, she knows where you are?
Yep.
At your six.
My six?
She's cute.
Jessica, this woman's
really freaking me out.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.
I don't know.
You got all the answers.
No, I don't.
And this is really becoming a buzzkill.
You wanna just get out of here?
Yeah.
(upbeat music)
(Jessica laughs)
Oh.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, Gabi.
Hey.
Do you mind if we talk for a second?
Just give me 60 seconds.
I won't be weird, I promise.
Hey, I'm gonna head out.
It was so good seeing you, Gabi.
[Gabi] It was good seeing you too.
Text me, all right?
Yep.
What?
I owe you an apology.
Look, I understand looking
back how I came off,
you know, it's very off-putting,
it's negative and it
Travis, you came to my job.
You scared me.
Like, what was that?
I know, and I get it, trust me.
I understand, I'm not saying
anything I did was right.
I'm not trying to justify anything I did.
It's just when you really love some...
When you feel as strongly about somebody
the way I felt for you, you
tend to miss over things.
And you just create red flags.
You don't realize that you're actually
causing more harm than you are good.
And for that, I'm sorry.
I am sorry.
Thank you for that.
You're welcome.
I'd offer to buy you a drink,
but I get the impression
you just wanna put
all of this behind you.
Yeah, I do.
All right.
So I'll see you around?
Walk with me.
I'm this way.
Travis.
One drink.
My roommates gonna be so pissed
when she finds out why I was out so late.
Hey, look.
Real fast.
Look, I had fun and it
was good to see you.
It was.
But if you want things to go any further,
I'm not gonna be the one calling
and texting and hitting you up.
You gotta reach out to me.
And what if I don't?
Well, if you don't, then that's okay.
And what if I do?
If you do, then that is fine too.
Oh, quick thing.
Last time I saw you, who was that
that came into your job?
Ryan? The DoorDash guy?
Yeah, you did too much.
All right.
Have a good night.
Good night, Travis.
Get home safe.
You too.
(gun clanks)
Oh my god, oh my god.
Get out.
What do you want?
You can have my car.
I don't want your car.
Travis is mine.
You can have Travis, please.
I saw that look in your eye.
[Gabi] What look?
I know that look in your eye.
What look? We're just friends.
He's mine!
You can have him, please.
Go.
Go where?
[Debra] Open it.
In the trunk?
[Debra] Get in.
Okay.
Please.
Please don't kill me.
You can have him, please.
Honey.
I know.
Please.
Please don't hurt me.
Please.
(Gabi pants)
(tense music)
Travis.
Got a minute?
Detective.
What brings you by?
Gabrielle Boyce.
Ex-girlfriend of yours, right?
Yes.
When's the last time you seen her?
I believe the last time I seen Gabi
was two nights ago at the club.
Have you talked to her since?
Honestly, detective, I don't think
she wants anything to do with me.
To reconcile things 'cause
we had a falling out
the last time we were in person,
I told her if she wants to see me again,
she's more than happy to hit me up.
But you know how these things go.
I'm probably never gonna
hear from that girl again.
Do you know where she's at?
I have no idea, detective.
Now if you'll excuse me,
I would like to use the
bathroom and get on with my day.
Just hold on one second.
We can continue this in
there if you want to.
Travis, last time she was
seen, she was seen with you.
Well, have you talked to Debra Davis?
Now why would I talk to Debra Davis?
Because she was there.
This woman, she keeps stalking me,
harassing me, following me around.
She would not leave me alone.
- The last time we talked,
you were in love with this Debra Davis.
That was then, things changed.
I want nothing to do with this woman.
Mr. Gorman.
You have a lawyer?
Do I need one?
You probably should have a number.
We'll be talking.
(phone buzzes)
Jesus, Debra, this is ridiculous.
Third time today.
Look, Debra, you need to stop calling.
[Jessica] Help me!
[Debra] For your sister's sake,
you'll want to come see me.
(phone beeps)
Wait, wait.
Hello, hello? Jessica!
(knuckles rap)
Hey babe.
How are you?
What, what, what?
Where's my sister, Debra?
Where's Jessica? Where'd you put her?
What'd you mean?
Hello?
Hey, I just opened a bottle of wine.
It's perfect timing.
Where's my sister, Debra?
You know, I don't know.
We haven't been seeing her in a while.
Let's host her for brunch soon.
Debra, where is my sister?
I-
Jessica!
[Debra] I can make
that frittata that you
Jessica.
[Debra] Loved.
[Travis] Hello?
Jessica.
We can get coffee from
that place down the street.
Where did you put my sister?
Jessica?
I just came in here.
What are you doing?
Where's my sister, Debra?
Where is she?
Where'd you put my sister, Debra?
Where is she, where is she?
Hello?
[Debra] Travis.
What?
(bat thuds)
(eerie music)
Hey there, sexy.
What?
(Travis grunts)
Where's Jessica?
What'd you do with her?
That's a great question.
Here, check this out.
[Jessica] You better
stop calling my brother
or so help me God
- I recorded that.
- No, no, no.
[Jessica] Real problem.
And then just some light editing.
(Travis grunts)
(Travis sighs)
What do you want from me?
Whoa, whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
You're not really gonna shoot me, are you?
Well, I don't want to shoot you.
Travis, I love you.
You had my husband killed,
but then you abandoned me.
You needed my money
until you got your own.
That is not how you treat
someone that you love.
You rejected me and I
hate feeling rejected,
even more than I hate feeling trapped.
So here's what I'm thinking.
Travis Gorman breaks into my home
to try to finish what his
brother-in-law just couldn't do.
And just like Hunter?
Just like Hunter, you fail to.
You're not thinking straight.
You're not thinking clearly.
I tried to tell you so
many times that I loved you,
that we belong together.
But I suppose it's just like
what you said to me, right?
Love is blind.
It makes you act a little
irrational sometimes.
I did, I did.
I really meant it, I really did.
I really fell for you, Debra.
I meant everything I said,
Oh Travis, you're so sweet.
And I felt things with you
that I hadn't felt in a decade.
But that freedom just led to another trap.
Why won't you help me be free?
You don't have to kill me.
You don't have to kill me.
You don't, just let me go.
You don't have to do this.
Don't you see?
It has to end this way.
All the great love stories, they don't end
with a happily ever after.
Romeo and Juliet, Jack and
Rose, Christian and Satine.
It's the Hollywood dream.
Wait, okay, just,
wait, no, no, Debra, Debra, Debra!
(gun bangs)
(Travis screams)
Now I'm going to untie you
and shoot you one last
time, the fatal shot.
Hey Debra.
I love you.
I don't believe you anymore.
(phone dings)
Oh, look who it is.
Big sis is here.
Don't, don't.
Make one noise and she'll
end up worse than you.
Jessica.
Have you seen my brother?
No, I haven't seen him in a while.
Is there anything else
that I can help you with?
If you see him, you call me.
Of course.
I really hope you find him.
Bye-bye now.
(Travis groans)
(chair clanks)
(Travis breathes heavily)
(Travis groans)
Travis.
Sweetheart, what are you doing?
Give me that, give me that.
You are just being so silly.
So you can still be the savior.
Your sister, she's fine.
Unlike that club hoe that you
were with the other night.
What'd you do to Gabi?
Oh, Gabi.
Was that her name?
Wrong place at wrong time, I suppose.
You killed her.
You're supposed to love me.
Not someone like her.
(car horn beeping)
Travis.
Travis.
(Travis screams)
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
(Travis screams)
Is she hurting you?
(car horn beeping)
We gotta get outta here.
- How'd you get in here?
The egress window.
I gotta get you out of here.
No, no, no, no.
She's got a gun.
I don't care, I'm not leaving you.
(car horn beeping)
She's coming, she's coming, go.
Go, hide.
(Travis groans)
Just go.
Stand up.
Stand up!
(Travis groans)
(Travis groans)
Last chance.
It's not too late.
Dreams of Hollywood.
Dreams of being free.
Dreams of being together.
What do you say?
They're just dreams.
(eerie music)
(bat thuds)
Jessica, no!
No.
She's not worth it.
My brother's the nice one.
I didn't get that gene!
(fist thuds)
Well, I guess you could
say you two have met now.
Jessica, Debra.
Debra, Jessica.
We gotta explain that.
Explain what?
Bye-bye, Debra.
We won't miss you.
Hey, chill on her.
She's been through enough.
You lucky I found you.
You weren't at the office.
No phone calls, nothing.
So thank God for.
Find A Friend.
- Find A Friend, yep.
Appreciate you calling.
Thank you for arresting
that psycho bitch.
And my condolences.
Thank you, but my husband
wasn't the man he used to be.
The man I married died a long time ago.
Hey Travis, we found Gabi's car.
Did you?
Well, she just confessed to me
that she actually killed Gabi.
Well, it's under investigation.
We're gonna compare the
principle when we get him in.
Been a pleasure.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything.
Most definitely.
You know, all this,
maybe you should write a movie about it.
Who will believe this?
Right.
I'll send Detective Brody
over to get a statement.
Thank you, detective.
Yeah, whatever.
Thanks for saving my black ass.
You're welcome.
But just promise me one thing.
What?
You won't put me
through this shit again.
Well, trust me, I'm done.
Look, I'm just gonna
finish writing my script
and then I'm gonna go
and actually film it.
And you, little miss,
as sole employee of
Travis Gorman Productions,
it is your job to make
sure I am not distracted,
I'm kept focused, or I'm docking your pay.
- Shut up.
- Ow.
What?
[Detective Brody] Travis Gorman?
Yes.
Are you ready to give your statement?
I am now.
I'm Travis, by the way.
Detective Brody.
Detective Brody.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, hell no.
(gentle piano music)
(gentle piano music continues)
(gentle piano music continues)
(gentle piano music continues)
(upbeat electronic music)
(somber music)
[Gabi] No, Travis, we're through.
- I just wanna talk.
- We did, we're done.
No I'm actually talk.
You don't answer my text,
you don't answer my calls.
You don't get it.
I don't get what?
I love you.
(somber music)
We 're supposed to be
together. Together, you and me.
[Gabi] I don't wanna
be with you anymore.
[Travis] Okay, give me an explanation.
Give me an explanation why?
If not another guy. Then why?
I told you.
I just don't wanna be with you.
It's suffocating and it's too much.
That's it.
(somber music)
(door beeps)
Hey, there she is, my lunch date.
(suspenseful music)
Travis, don't!
(gentle music)
Money or women?
Travis.
What, what?
Money or women?
Women, Tito, women.
Well that explains why
you're three in on a Wednesday.
Hold on.
You like this one?
It's on the house.
But if you want something
better, you know, I
Doesn't that cause blindness?
Well, I don't, probably.
In that case, I will
take something stronger.
And a Coke.
Okay, all right, all right.
So tell Uncle Tito about her.
What is there to tell? I
mean, there is no her anymore.
And we were together, oh boy,
about three, four, no, five,
five months we were together.
[Tito] Five months, that's it?
Almost six.
[Tito] Six. Okay.
I was gonna propose.
What, no, oh.
After five?
After five months?
You don't know something in five months.
That's a fricking horrible idea.
Are you serious?
Good horrible idea
or a bad horrible idea?
Oh, bad, very, very bad, oh.
- It's not even that bad.
- [Tito] Ugh.
But what about you?
What brings you here to this old place
like this on a Wednesday?
Old place, what?
This is Tito's, okay?
This is personality, this is ambiance.
This is an establishment, my friend.
Established in 1908.
Well, I'm at this
establishment to meet a friend
that I haven't seen in a very long time.
I got really lucky to get out tonight,
but let's see how long that lasts.
Congratulations on your escape.
And what can I get you then?
I will do a vodka tonic, if
that is not too stereotypical
for a middle aged white woman.
And a tequila shot on the side, please.
All right, coming right up.
Thank you.
One vodka tonic.
Thank you.
One shot of tequila.
Thank you very much, thank you.
And now it's a party.
Well, you still have a few
more drinks to catch up on this
with this guy on a Wednesday.
Woman trouble?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Something like that.
Figured.
Well, who needs the self-esteem
of a good relationship?
To tequila.
(Debra coughs)
I'll do another one, please,
and he'll have one too.
Okay.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Cheers.
(Debra coughs)
So what do you do?
Video production.
Really?
Don't look so impressed,
currently, I'm doing a series
of videos on the immaculate
city of Royal Oak.
And look at me, living the dream.
I had a dream of being an actress once.
Lived in LA, shot a
whole scene for a movie,
and they cut it.
What happened?
It didn't advance
the story, I guess, oh.
I'm gonna move a seat closer
and invade your space if that's okay.
Its fine.
I mean, why did you leave?
Why'd you leave LA?
Just life, I guess.
Life.
Well, I mean, you
should have kept doing it.
I can tell you got the
screen presence for it.
Yeah, right, at my age?
Age.
Come on.
And you're beautiful,
I'd put you in my movie.
An actual movie, that's
not like the other thing.
I'm not a Harvey Weinstein.
I'm sorry.
That was too much.
No, you're fine.
You're sweet.
You're clearly drunk.
Shame on the girl who broke your heart.
Yeah, well, she's not here anymore.
So you're filming a movie?
Well, writing the script.
Actually, it's really just ideas on paper.
But I can picture you as the lead.
What's it about?
What's it about?
There's a protagonist and the journey
and the journey's still being written.
It's fine.
I'm sure I am too old and haggard
for you to actually put me in your movie.
Okay, come on.
You are not old or haggard.
You're beautiful, deserve to
be seen on the big screen.
Says the guy who's like four drinks in
in a poorly lit bar.
I can't keep my eyes off you.
(door creaks)
That's my friend.
Friendship that is probably
older than you are.
Older than 27?
Close.
I'm Debra.
I am 40.
Travis.
40's not old.
You are closer to my daughter's age.
I'll see you around.
(gentle music)
These are like 100 for bucks.
It's a thank you present.
You know what would be an
even better thank you present?
Something more creative than 10 videos
of talking heads and cuts to slides.
(Jessica sighs)
You okay, Jessica?
You look tired.
Hunter and his buddies
kept me up all night.
Hunter and his buddies.
What was last night's
wild conspiracy theory?
Rehashing chemtrails with
some 5G birds, I don't know.
They're crazy.
(Travis chuckles)
This is a joke, right?
I wish.
You know, I think they
actually think birds are real
only because you can eat them.
(Travis chuckles)
I tell you what, I'll get you
some noise canceling
headphones for Christmas.
Or I could just move in with you.
Kennedy Automotive wants more info.
Tell you what, call
Kennedy Automotive back.
Let them know that I will be
able to get them the proposal
as soon as I actually have time to do it.
Hurry up, it's money.
My soul is crying for help.
You're good at it.
Look, it's a referral.
Just do it.
In other world news, Jessica.
I went out last night.
And?
And, and I met somebody.
Seriously?
Cut me some slack, all right?
I went in there originally
wanting to get drunk,
but then here she comes,
just strutting on then
looking all beautiful.
What's her name?
Debra.
Did you hook up?
No.
- Kissed?
- No.
- Did you get her number?
- No, no.
Does she exist? (Laughs)
How much did you have to drink?
Quite a bit. Tito had to
take my keys and cut me off.
I'm not gonna tell you how
to live your life, Travis,
but you fall so hard for girls.
I'm a hopeless romantic.
What can I say?
Every time you get your heart broken,
you go into this deep depression
and go all Howard Hughes
in the editing suite.
Well, if I didn't
have this editing suite,
I probably would've been
dove off the deep end by now.
Don't you think?
I mean, come on.
I was in love.
You're always in love.
And it's never reciprocal.
Even with Gabi.
I could tell two months before it ended
that she was trying to
find a way to escape.
But hey, I hope this
Debra chick works out.
Don't air quote me.
She exists, she's real.
I didn't drink that much to black out.
Give me some credit.
That's the thing about blacking out.
You don't know when you blacked out.
Write the damn proposal.
Sure thing, mom.
Anything else?
(thunder booms)
Hi.
Hey.
Closing up for the night?
I have this issue where
if I don't force myself
to leave my dreaded
office/editing suite/office,
I'll never get any sleep.
I asked Tito where I could find you.
I hope that's not too stalkerish.
It's the right amount of stalkerish.
What are you editing?
You wanna see?
Well, that would require you going back
into the dreaded
office/editing suite/office.
I willing to take the risk if you are.
(thunder booms)
So these are all my project files.
This is what makes up and consumes
the better half of my day.
Now this one right here,
this is a CTV spot.
Okay.
What is a CTV spot?
A CTV spot is a commercial
for, you know, for streaming.
Okay.
Here, I'll let you see this one,
because it's not horrible.
(gentle music)
This is good.
Travis, it's really good.
I mean, it's about as
artistic as doing taxes.
No, you shouldn't sell yourself short.
You're clearly good at what you do.
If anything, you should be in Hollywood
and I should be spending $10 to see a film
by Travis Gorman in the theaters.
I told you, you should
have stayed in LA.
You are a good actress.
No, I'm serious.
This is your calling.
I just can't get over
how beautiful you are.
Travis, I am old.
I have wrinkles.
I've had a kid and my body looks like it.
There's no way that someone your age
that looks like you do is
gonna think that I'm beautiful.
Okay, well, 13 years is nothing.
You really are beautiful.
Is this your play?
My play?
Mm-hmm.
Seduce an older, desperate woman.
Bring her to your office,
show off your skillset.
Go in for a home run.
But you came to me, remember?
Maybe you wanted me to go for a home run.
(gentle music)
I think that's first base.
(gentle music)
We don't even know each other.
We could stop.
(gentle music)
(upbeat music)
(bar goers laugh)
(upbeat music)
And that's why the American government
wants me to pay an extra
$12 for a hunting license.
It's crap.
I'm telling you, America
just wants more money
to spend on themselves.
You know that they decide to all salaries.
I think that we, the people,
should determine what they make.
(upbeat music)
You ever been in a fight before?
No.
You fought Lenny Freeman
in the seventh grade.
Okay, that wasn't even a real fight.
That was so long ago.
You punched him in the face.
You fretting about punching a guy
named Lenny in the face?
Man, anybody named Lenny deserves
to be punched in the face.
What can I say?
He was, he was asking for it.
He was going after his girl.
Little Lenny the woman stealer, huh?
(phone buzzes)
Way to go, Lenny.
(phone buzzes)
Yeah, look who it is.
You should take it.
Take it.
Yeah, that probably something important
or probably more disappointing news.
Excuse me.
He is such a workaholic.
I'd rather be an
alcoholic than a workaholic.
At least I'll be happy.
(upbeat music)
(Travis coughs)
Marty.
How you doing?
Good to hear from you.
No, no, I got a second, I can talk.
How can I help you?
Yep.
I see.
I'm sorry, what?
Okay.
I tell you what Marty,
I will give you a call tomorrow morning.
We can schedule a conference call
and we can discuss any possible deadlines
and a new action plan moving forward.
How's that sound?
Sounds good, all right, perfect.
Okay, I'll touch base with you later.
All right, good talking
to you. Have a good night.
(Travis sighs)
No, honestly, Marty, I really
think that me and Jessica
are perfectly capable of
running a two-man team.
But you know, if you really want to kick
an additional 500 into the budget,
that'll just buy you an
extra 60 minutes of B-rolls.
That way you can have
a much more complete,
much more flush production.
Again, it's up to you.
(knuckles rap)
Let me call you back, Marty.
(Travis sighs)
[Debra] Hi.
[Travis] Hello.
I know that I owe you an explanation.
I'm married.
Look, I know it's a
horrible thing that I did.
I just, you were so nice to me
and I haven't felt that
appreciated in a really long time.
So I couldn't help it.
I just feel this connection with you.
Okay, but if that's really the case,
then why didn't you say
anything before, Debra?
You're a married woman.
We're not off to a good start.
I know.
I never thought that I
would be unfaithful, I just
What's the issue?
I feel trapped, okay?
I hate my life and I
hate my life with him.
I honestly, I wish I could get out of
this marriage, but I can't.
Please don't hate me?
I don't hate you, Debra, okay?
I don't.
But I also can't just
be your cry for help.
Yeah, I know.
I mean, you are married, okay?
You're married.
Married.
How far would you really think
we were gonna get with this?
It can't be that bad, can it?
If I ever dared to pursue a divorce,
he would make sure that I got nothing.
This wasn't a cry for help.
It's a cry for attention and for intimacy.
Okay, but if you're
getting all that from me,
then what do you still
need to get from him?
My savings is his savings.
My house is his house.
If I leave, I have nothing.
I have no money, no place to live.
I haven't had a career ambition
since there were flip phones.
My only chance of escape is if he dies.
It's my only chance at
freedom and so I'm trapped.
Do you know what the
life expectancy age is?
70 something, right?
Van is 52, which means I
have 25 more years with him.
25 years.
That's basically your entire life.
Do you know what it's like
to have someone in your life
that you wish would die
just so that you could live?
And how it feels to even think
about something like that?
Okay, let's back up for a second.
I want a life again.
Okay, and I hear that, I do.
But there's gotta be
something in his marriage
that's still worth fighting for.
I don't need therapy, Travis.
Okay, but indulge me and
answer me just one question.
When did it all get bad?
Probably the very beginning.
I was young when we met.
It was on a short film.
He wrote and of course he directed.
I starred in it.
We got together and I got pregnant.
I was 21 at the time.
He was not a good writer and
was an even worse director.
When Olive was one, he decided
that we should move back here.
It slowly became a struggle
and then it got bad
and then it got worse.
My 20s weren't spent
going out and having fun.
It was PTA meetings and soccer practice
and doing my husband's laundry
and staying in so that he could go out.
You're my breath of fresh air.
(somber music)
She won't leave him.
Hates her husband, but she
won't fucking leave him.
Listen, let me tell you about this guy
I met in college before Hunter.
Surprise, surprise, you
didn't meet Hunter in college?
Please.
The closest Hunter ever gets to college
is betting on brackets
and obsessing over a team
for a school he never went to.
Right, right, right.
Sounds like Hunter.
His name was...
It doesn't matter.
Anyways, we went on a couple dates,
screwed around, and that's it.
Sometimes relationships last 60 years,
sometimes 60 hours, 60 minutes.
Hell, sometimes 60 seconds.
But you have fun and you call it a day.
Look, I understand it
must be so easy for you
to just call it a day, but
I can't, Jessica, I can't.
Crazy as it sounds, I might actually
be falling for this woman.
Why?
Do you have some sort of savior complex?
I don't know, Jessica,
I don't know, okay?
I want that romance, that real love.
You know, the stuff that
you see in the movies.
It doesn't exist.
Not even in the movies.
"Titanic," Jack dies in the water.
"Casablanca," Ilsa gets
on the plane, Travis.
I sympathize with this
woman's crappy marriage,
Lord knows I hate mine, but
this is not a drama you want.
I can't comprehend people
that feel a certain
way about their partner
and yet still choose to
stay in their relationship.
Why don't you just leave him?
It's so easy to suggest it.
You know, he said I'd regret
it if I ever left him.
Regret it?
What, he implying that
he'd do something to you?
Honestly, I don't know what him
or his friends are capable of.
I can't trust him anymore.
Look, I appreciate that
perspective, Jessica, I do.
And just hear me out for a second.
You ever met someone that just
touched you deeply in ways
that you never thought possible?
And then the whole day, these
intrusive thoughts about
what your life could be
like with that person
just run rampart through your brain?
Are you high?
She's married.
Don't get involved any
more than you already are.
How would you feel if you found out
you were being cheated on?
How would you react?
(somber music)
Stupid.
Stupid.
Let's do it.
I want to see you.
(phone buzzes)
Hey.
[Debra] Van is making me go
to a dinner with his friends.
So your husband's name is Van.
Isn't that like Swedish or something?
[Debra] Travis.
Just say you can't go.
[Debra] It doesn't work like that.
It's part of the deal we
make when we say our vows.
This is the life that I'm trapped in.
Well, I mean, you could
just pretend to be sick.
[Debra] And then what, not
be here when he comes home?
Travis, this is starting to get risky.
If he discovers my infidelity,
he'll be humiliated
and humiliation leads to irrationality.
He would kill me if he found out.
Debra, I
[Debra] He's coming, I have to go.
Debra.
I don't know when I'll
be home, and don't wait up.
This is what you're
gonna be doing tonight?
Go out, call friends.
If you need some extra cash,
I can give you an advance
on your allowance.
I can't just call someone on
a moment's notice to go out.
It doesn't work like that.
I'm 40, not 21.
Maybe this is why you
don't have any friends.
It doesn't hurt to try.
I don't have any friends
because you won't let me see them
without making it into some huge ordeal.
Didn't you go out last week?
Yeah, and you called three times.
You showed up at the bar.
You practically carried me out of there.
We should go to my father's
cottage, thinking next week.
Sure.
We can get a few rounds in.
If you don't play, you
won't get any better.
I've never been good.
Because you never tried.
You always criticize me and
say that I'm taking too long.
I'm trying to help you.
I wanna get some fishing in too.
You can go shopping.
Peter's going.
I want me to spend the whole
time with him and Stella.
I hate the smell when
you get home from fishing.
I just thought it would be a great idea
getting drunk and stoned by
the bonfire near the lake.
Golfing, nature.
You said it'd be nice
for us to get away,
and then you just...
Sorry for trying.
Enjoy your story.
(upbeat music)
Oh yeah.
Now this is the party.
This is exactly what I need.
Don't you look about as happy as a pig
rolling around in shit.
What's this little fufu
concoction you got there?
It's a tequila sunrise.
A tequila sunrise.
Hey, I got a tequila sunrise too.
It's in my pants. (Laughs)
I'm gonna sit right here.
No, no, please do.
It's sanitized for your convenience.
You're welcome.
Where's Jessica?
How should I know?
Yo, barkeep!
Let me get like a Jack and Coke.
Thank you.
Hey, T, look.
Man indicted on assassination attempt.
Nice.
Man pays nearly $7,500 to an
assassin to murder his spouse
and make it look like a
kidnapping and robbery gone wrong.
That is some Hillary
type shit right there.
But you know, well, you gotta
get a good deal on that.
I know a couple nefarious
types that'll do it
for like, two, three.
Well wouldn't you wanna know why?
Oh, I already know why.
Man hates wife, wants out the marriage,
and instead of hiring a
lawyer, hires an assassin.
Probably cost less too, I'ma be real.
It's crazy 'cause I just didn't think
this kind of stuff actually happened.
All those crime shows that you watch
and you still living in La La Land.
Man, stuff like this happens all the time.
Like, there was this one story, right?
Patty Smith got a bunch of high schoolers
to kill her husband.
The problem, she got a
bunch of high schoolers
to kill her husband.
A bunch of 16-year-olds.
They talk, they brag and she got caught.
Right.
Yeah, seriously.
Oh yeah, true story.
Made a movie, two movies about it.
Mm-hmm.
The lesson, don't hire 16-year-olds
to do a murder on somebody.
So would you do it?
Granted if someone paid you.
Man, I have killed plenty of animals.
See, killing is easy.
The challenge with killing people though
is that they like to fight back.
I see a deer catch me in the blind.
They see me, first instinct is run.
I tell you, T.
People get killed all the time
and they never find the murderers.
Just a little common knowledge.
I had a client once.
He was a very, you know, clean cut,
straight laced kind of dude.
He ordered white milk on
our first lunch meeting.
Anyway, I finished his assignment
and then the day came, he was
supposed to drop off a check.
Never showed.
I figured, okay, write it off in taxes.
Then I turn on the TV the next day.
You know what it says on the news?
There he is gunned down
by police in the shootout.
As it turns out he was wanted
for the murder of his wife.
Not everyone gets away with it.
So you didn't get the check.
(cheerful music)
Act one, scene one.
Exterior, nighttime.
Woodsy wood area.
Then there's a kill
(knuckles rap)
(cheerful music)
Okay.
Hello to you too.
I can't stay away.
I think about you all the time.
Listen Debra.
You make me feel like I matter.
Travis, please don't reject me.
You ever feel like you
shouldn't do something,
but you just can't seem to stop?
I know exactly what you mean.
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
Hey.
What are you thinking about?
What's on your mind?
I just hate going to his father's cabin.
There's a huge opioid problem up there
and cottages get broken into all the time.
Simple solution, just say you can't go.
Tell him go have a boys'
trip or some crap like that.
No, he doesn't trust me not to go.
I guess maybe if I said I
was going to my sister's
in Columbus, he'd probably let me do that.
What's the issue?
Do you think you're gonna cheat on him?
Stop.
I love you, Debra.
And I love you too, Travis.
And I wish that I could be
with you more than anything.
Maybe he'll have a heart attack
or fall down the stairs or something.
God, I shouldn't say stuff like that.
You know, if things were different,
I'd take you back to Hollywood.
Follow our dreams.
Yeah, right.
I'd be cast as like the neighbor's mom
on some cheesy sitcom.
Nah, you are a leading lady.
You know that movie idea
I was telling you about?
The one with the protagonist
going on a journey.
Mm-mm, and still being written?
Mm.
Well, look, I've been
adding more to it lately
and I've been thinking
about actually making it.
Starring Y-O-U.
What's it about?
What's it about?
Okay, see, it's about this
killer who gets out of prison
and one day he decides to go after
the woman that put him there.
But you don't see the killer
for most of the movie.
It's suspense, you know, think of it like,
think of it like "Jaws"
meets a serial killer.
Combination of creature slasher.
I would've taken you
for more of a rom-com guy
than serial killer.
That sounds dark and you wanna make it.
Yeah.
I mean, I've got all the equipment.
I've got my leading lady.
You're too much.
I'm serious.
And so Hollywood's the dream.
Absolutely.
You're going with me.
I'd love to go back,
give it another shot.
To not have to struggle.
To have half a million dollars
and just focus on my dream.
What are you talking about?
Van's insurance policy.
It's a $500,000 life insurance policy.
A half a million?
We could leave here together.
You and me.
You could make your movie.
We could have a life.
But I guess I'll just go
to his daddy's cabin instead.
You know, a few years
ago, one of his buddies
came home from dinner with his family,
discovered that their whole
house had just been ransacked.
Somebody broke in while they were gone,
went through everything, went
through the medicine cabinets,
snatched the electronics.
What if they had been
home when that happened?
Like what if that happens
to me and I'm home alone?
Look, don't say things like that.
But I mean, someone could just walk
through the front door.
Kill me, shoot me dead.
Debra, stop.
That'd get me out of this marriage.
Dreams of Hollywood
and dreams of being free.
Dreams of being with you.
(phone buzzes)
You have to go?
Yeah.
It's time to wake up.
(phone buzzes)
(guns bang)
(table cracks) JESSICA!
You know, I think I pay
you too much for what you do.
I do more than you think.
Do you remember Lacey Brennan?
Lacey, Lacey, Lacey Brennan.
High School, right?
Yeah.
I saw her last night.
And?
She's single.
No.
Oh, come on.
Jessica. I'm seeing somebody.
Well, this someone's not married.
Well, this someone's in love.
Travis, drop the old lady.
She's not old.
Older lady.
I can't believe you're still seeing her.
Yes, yes, Jessica, we're in love.
We've been seeing each other,
we've been, and guess what?
We're gonna live happily ever after.
Do you hear yourself?
What about her husband?
Is he cool with this?
Who cares?
You're delusional if
you think you're in love.
The only thing that you can love
in that short amount of time is a dog.
Are they at least separated?
No.
He's a little bit of a control freak.
She can't just pack up
and leave, all right?
He's mean to her, he's abusive.
I can see you're not happy,
so nothing that I say matters right now.
What's the plan here, Travis?
Let her keep cheating until he finds out?
What if he's a nutcase?
What if he comes after you?
Because if he is as
controlling as you say he is,
that means that his wife is his property.
And that means that he
will do whatever it takes
to protect his property.
Look, hate break it to you, big sis,
but I am not going anywhere
from this woman no time soon.
Well it doesn't sound like he is either.
Look, Travis, I get it, you're an idiot.
But you need to end this.
Let her go.
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
You cannot show those
pictures to anyone.
What's gonna happen if I do?
Don't worry, I won't
show nobody the photos.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure, ask me anything.
Have you told anyone about us?
I might have mentioned
it to my sister, Jessica.
Really?
I mean, come on Debra, that's my sister.
She's been there my whole life.
She's like my best friend.
I mean, I tell her everything.
I can't lie to her.
Can I ask you a question?
Hold on.
What does she think?
Well, honest truth, I mean,
she thinks it's a bad idea
that I'm seeing a married woman.
And worst case scenario, what
if your husband finds out?
But back to my question.
Where do you see us down the road?
I don't, I don't know.
Well, Debra, I honestly think
it's time you and Van got a divorce.
I know, but
Let me finish, let me say it.
Like I want us to have a
future and a life together,
and just somewhere at
the end of that, married.
I mean, is that too much to
ask? Like I don't understand.
Like if you're really as
crazy about me as you say,
then shouldn't you want the same thing?
Hello?
Travis, I'm 13 years older than you.
Okay, he's 12 years older than you.
Yeah, but at some
point, I'm gonna slow down
and you're gonna get bored of me.
You're gonna start wondering
why you're spending
all your good years with some old lady.
You are not some old
lady, Debra, like you...
Me and you got a good thing going here
and I can't get this with nobody else.
(phone buzzes)
Van.
Wow.
Can we not do this right now, Van?
'Cause I'm out with Tabitha.
I'm doing what you
mentioned I should be doing.
Why would I have to tell you that?
Are you my parole officer?
Okay, Van.
Yeah, I'll stop and get it
so we have it for the trip.
And he hung up, didn't he?
Yeah, well, I mean, we hung up.
That's what I mean.
It's no goodbye, no be safe.
No I love you.
Well, no, that would
require actually showing
that you care about another person.
It's transactional, it's
not a show of affection.
If this is how you
feel about your husband,
then why stay married?
You don't understand.
I don't want to go home.
(somber music)
Where are you going?
The kitchen.
Refill this.
Are you happy?
That's a loaded question.
I say I'm happy, you don't believe me.
Or there's a follow-up question
that somehow entraps me.
Entraps you.
Or I say I'm not happy and
we get into a fight about it.
We have a good arrangement here.
Little more ice too.
(somber music)
Travis, man, what exactly
are you asking me to do?
Look, I'm not saying
it's you specifically
that needs to do this.
I'm just saying that if it
comes to it, if all else fails,
maybe you know someone that can.
So you love her, huh?
I do, I really do.
But the problem is, get
this, you're gonna love this.
She's married to this rich liberal type.
That means he probably don't got a gun.
He's supposed to be alone this weekend.
She's going out of state to
visit her sister in Columbus.
Mm.
Look, I love her more than anything.
And I got a good thing going with her.
But in order for that to
continue, her husband needs to go.
That's sweet.
You know, love can make
people do many things.
Crazy things.
My question is,
why won't you?
Me?
No, no, no, no, no, no.
It can't be me.
But you can be the one
to pay someone to do it.
Hmm.
See, you know, in a lot of
ways, that's much more sinister.
All I want to do is set her free.
And the price of freedom?
How much are you willing to pay someone
to murder your girlfriend's husband?
2,000.
How about three?
So you know someone.
Are you willing to pay?
And if the answer is yes?
Then I know someone.
(Hunter laughs)
Hey man, I gotta say.
I didn't think you was this kind of dude.
See, I thought you was
more of a sip wine cooler
and Zoom call your therapist kind of dude.
Just make sure whoever
you get to do this
is smart with this execution.
A smart assassin.
That's a great idea, Travis.
I'm not playing with you, Hunter.
Whoever does this, they cannot get caught.
I'm gonna go ahead and write that down.
After you murder the
guy, don't get caught.
Are you serious, man, for real?
Really? Really?
I watch a lot of crime shows, okay?
Where the killer always messes up, okay?
There's always DNA, there's
evidence, forensics comes in.
The court case is a mess.
Travis.
I got this covered.
I know what I'm doing.
This, this ain't punching
little Lenny in the nose.
You get me?
(door creaks)
Whoa Woah
What the hell did you
ask my husband to do?
How do you know she's
not just using you, huh?
How do you know she's not
just feeding you lies?
Jessica, I don't know what else to do.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.
Not this!
How'd you find out anyway?
Hunter isn't the type to keep a secret.
Especially when he's had a few.
Travis, he seriously think
about killing another person.
You're not gonna go
to the police, are you?
No.
Not because I shouldn't, because I should.
If you were anybody else, I
would get your ass locked up.
But Hunter's not gonna do it.
I'm gonna go home, I'm gonna
tell him you were just kidding.
And that you were just
blowing off some steam.
Blowing off steam, right.
Right?
Look, Jessica, all I
was trying to do was just
No.
Gosh, you're such an idiot.
When did you become so stupid?
I don't know, Jessica, I don't know.
People do stupid things when
they're blindly in love.
Open your goddamn eyes!
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I don't know what I was thinking.
You weren't.
You don't really think he
would've done it, do you?
It's Hunter.
Hunter is never in his right mind.
So for the right price,
he'd do just about anything.
When I had this conversation
with your husband,
he seemed like he really knew
what he was talking about.
I know.
He's a real character.
Man, I wish he was
this person when we met
'cause I would've dumped his ass.
Man, if you know anyone
wanting to kill him,
just let me know.
Keep my ears open.
Excited?
Yeah, sure.
Beats staying around here.
Mm-hmm.
(somber music)
How's it going?
(somber music)
How's Columbus?
(somber music)
Okay.
Did I do something wrong?
(somber music)
Okay.
Anyways, I miss you.
(somber music)
Model, there we go.
Show them what Debra was
like when she was in LA.
[Debra] I mean, someone could just
walk through the front door,
kill me, shoot me dead.
[Travis] Debra, stop.
[Debra] That'd get me
out of this marriage.
Dreams of Hollywood and
dreams of being free.
Dreams of being with you.
(somber music)
Hey, where you going?
I gotta clear my head.
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(clock ticks)
(decoration thuds)
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
(tense music)
(Van pants)
(fist thuds)
(Van pants)
(Van groans)
(fist thuds)
(Van groans)
(fist thuds)
(Van pants)
No, please.
I'll give you anything.
No, no, please.
Please, no, no, no.
(gun bangs)
(clock ticks)
(gun bangs)
(clock ticks)
(gun bangs)
(somber music)
Ma'am, are you sure there's
nobody we can call for you?
This is the man that
murdered your husband.
Does he look familiar?
No, I have no idea who that is.
His name is Hunter Keplar.
Does that name ring a bell?
No.
Mr. Keplar resides in
the city just south of you.
Looks like he specifically came here today
to murder you and your husband.
Do you know why he'd want to do that?
No, I have no clue.
I don't know much about
my husband anymore.
We kind of live separate lives.
Does anybody know that you
guys came up here tonight?
I mean, I'm sure he bragged
to everyone in the office
that he was coming up here
and I know he had some friends
we were supposed to see
while we're here, but
But anyone that would...
No, no one comes to mind.
(somber music)
Are you sure?
Oh, god.
Okay.
Oh my.
(Jessica sighs)
Hey, you okay?
What's wrong?
It's Hunter.
He's dead.
He's dead?
How? What happened, Jessica?
He was shot.
Shot?
I didn't think he would get killed.
I just thought he'd get arrested.
What are you saying?
Hunter was killed trying to kill
your girlfriend's husband.
Okay, I need an explanation.
Right now, Jessica, start talking.
I didn't wanna get you in trouble.
I just needed to get rid of Hunter.
What do you mean get rid of Hunter?
Have you seen him lately?
He's unbearable.
It's like he's gone on this rabbit hole
of conspiracy theories and
he's never come back out.
I never gave Hunter any money.
I did.
I got the money out of our safe.
I didn't think he'd actually do it.
I told him you gave me an
envelope and I gave it to him.
He said he was gonna go out
of town to his bud's farm.
I used the Find A Friend
app, and I saw him there.
I thought the worst that
would happen is that
he try and he'd go to prison.
What the hell is wrong with you?
Why would you do that?
Weren't you just going off the other day
about the same damn thing?
You're gonna ruin everything
we built if you get caught.
There were never any
withdrawals from your account,
nothing to incriminate you.
He even left the envelope
on the nightstand.
I put it back in the safe.
There's nothing tying you to this.
It seemed like a good
opportunity to get rid of him
and maybe give you a
chance with this lady.
Van killed Hunter in his own house.
Clearly this would be self-defense.
No.
Van's dead.
Hunter killed him.
So who the hell killed Hunter?
Van's wife.
No.
No, no.
Debra's in Columbus,
out of state visiting her sister.
Maybe it was Van's mistress.
You know, he was a cheater.
Right.
I can't stand people who
cheat on their spouses.
What are you doing?
Well, my girlfriend's
husband was just killed,
so I should probably text her
and check on her, that means, right?
And say what?
As far as you know, none
of this has happened.
All you know is that my husband was killed
in a botched home invasion.
Wait for her to call you
and then think very hard
about what you're gonna say.
(tense music)
I guess if the police
start asking questions,
I could say that I had
an affair with Debra
and that Hunter was fascinated
with Van's lifestyle.
'Cause Hunter's crazy.
He did it all on his own.
Right, he saw an opportunity.
Yeah.
You expect for them to buy into this?
I hope so.
God, I'm glad you didn't
use that weapon on me.
Did you fucking use me, Jessica?
I solved two problems at the same time.
But Travis, I swear, I didn't
know he was gonna do it.
I just wanted him to get
arrested so I had time to leave.
You could have always left him.
Could I?
Hunter is not the man he used to be,
and he wouldn't have thought
twice about killing me.
Ask Van if my fears are justified.
Earth to Travis.
What?
Need another?
No.
No thank you.
[Tito] All right.
Hey, Tito.
Yeah, yeah.
How do you know when
you've been ghosted?
I think having to ask
yourself that question
kind of gives you the
answer you don't want.
Yeah, that's kind of
what I was afraid of.
You called her?
No.
Text?
Yeah, a week ago.
And that's why I'm asking you
'cause I'm not sure if it's a good idea
if I should keep reaching out or not.
I would, I would.
I'd send her one more text.
And if nothing comes back,
it's time to cut her loose, man.
Yeah.
Done.
Well?
What'd you text?
Oh.
Okay, all right.
I said.
I said that I hope you're
doing okay and that I miss you.
Ever the romantic, Travis.
Well, I gotta test the waters.
Good luck, my friend.
Her husband died.
What?
He was murdered.
Oh.
So we were having an affair.
But it was so more than that.
So the woman you were
screwing around with
had a husband and he was killed.
It's a little bit more
complicated than that.
Do I look like I'm a lawyer to you?
What, you had me fooled.
There's no such thing as
bartender-customer privilege, okay?
Tito, you think I had
something to do with it?
A woman you were screwing around with
was married and her
husband was killed, okay?
I'm just trying to
cover my ass here, okay?
Tito
Before you drop another
bombshell sentence like that again.
Tito, it's not like that.
I didn't kill anyone.
Are you a suspect?
No.
They know who did it.
Well, well, then.
Maybe she's just getting
her affairs in order,
or, well, yeah,
not affairs like that,
you know what I mean.
Okay, so what do I do?
If I was you, I'd give
her some space, Travis.
A lot of space.
(thunder booms)
(phone dings)
(thunder booms)
(thunder booms)
Travis Gorman.
I don't know why this Hunter guy
killed my husband, detective,
but he's related to Travis.
It's his brother-in-law.
So Travis Gorman, like Gorman?
Gorman?
G-O-R-M-A-N?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
And who's this Travis guy?
I admit that I was not a faithful wife.
I strayed once.
Just once.
I met Travis at a bar and we hit it off.
Are you married, detective?
Yes, ma'am.
22 years.
And you love her?
Oh yeah.
Well, I don't know about your love life,
but Van hasn't touched me in years.
For that, I was somewhat grateful.
When I met Travis, I just felt a spark,
something that I hadn't
felt in a long, long time.
It was an affair, detective, a mistake.
So you believe Travis
is involved with this?
I don't know.
If so, what would be his motivation?
Love.
Travis loves me.
He told me he would do
anything to be with me.
I just, I didn't think
he'd literally do anything.
But Ms. Davis, we know that.
Hunter's the one that killed your husband.
[Debra] Mm, he must
have got Hunter to do it.
Now why would Hunter do that?
People usually just don't go
and convince their brother-in-laws
to kill people and they go with it, right?
Mm-hmm.
So what would Hunter possibly gain
by killing your husband?
Huh, money?
Detective, Travis knew about.
Van's life insurance policy.
He kills Van for us to be together.
He gets both love and money.
What, Ms. Davis?
He really does love me.
He would do anything.
And the last time you talked to her?
Last time I spoke to Debra was,
I believe about a week ago.
I just wanted to check in on her
to see if she was doing okay.
Nothing else, that's all.
You love her?
Still?
Still? Yes.
So she hasn't been in
contact in about a week.
You don't think she's subtly saying
Detective, I'm a hopeless romantic.
What can I say?
Right.
Travis, what would you do with $1 million?
$1 million?
Yeah, $1 million.
Oh, I could do a lot with $1 million.
I mean, I could pay off some
debts, upgrade my equipment.
I mean, maybe shoot something
a little more exciting, like a film.
You know, Debra was an actress from LA.
I'd make her a star.
But what about you, detective?
I'm sure there's a plethora
of things that you can upgrade
if you had $1 million at your disposal.
Van Davis had a $1
million insurance policy.
That surprises you?
She told me it was only half a million.
So you knew there was an insurance policy.
I mean, she might have mentioned it.
Travis, I know you personally
didn't kill Van Davis,
but you have motive to
possibly hire somebody,
maybe like a brother-in-law,
fancied firearms.
Okay, but I didn't.
Look at me.
Why would I do anything like that?
It's not like I get any of
the insurance money, you know?
But Debra does.
And you were seeing her.
With Van Davis out of the picture,
you guys can be together with $1 million.
Detective.
I don't care about the money.
Would it had been nice, absolutely.
She was afraid to divorce her husband
because she was scared she was
gonna be left with nothing.
But I told her that she
could make a clean break.
She needs nothing from him.
All her needs, wants and desires,
anything she could ask
for would be on my behalf.
That is all.
So you and Hunter never talked about this.
Well, not in a serious way.
We entertained a light conversation
about it in the bar once
because we saw something on TV.
How much money do
you think it would take
for Hunter to kill somebody?
Are we talking 2,000, 5,000?
What are we talking about here?
What's the number?
I don't know because I
never talked to him about it.
You know, that guy on TV,
you know he paid someone
$7,500 to murder his spouse.
It's quite a bit of money.
It's quite a bit of money.
Let's look back here.
So, you know, as a hopeless
romantic, as you stated,
that do anything to get her
out of that relationship,
take care of her, and
write this big budget film.
Bring her as an actress.
You know, this $1 million you could get,
I mean, I believe you'd do anything
for the one that you love.
Well, let's take a step back.
So Hunter, your brother-in-law,
gets killed by this woman,
Debra, that you have an affair with,
and you don't see
anything wrong with that?
Stop.
Debra killed Hunter?
Who do you think killed Hunter?
Debra was in Ohio visiting her sister.
I mean, I knew that a woman killed Hunter,
but I thought maybe it
was Van's side piece.
Right?
Debra killed Hunter.
(tense music)
[Jessica] You didn't tell
him what I told you, right?
I told the detective
that we saw a story on TV
about a husband who hired an
assassin to murder his spouse.
I did not once say that
me and Hunter entertained
a serious conversation
about murdering Van.
Why don't you call a lawyer?
I didn't think I needed to, Jessica.
I'm not guilty.
Oh, right, because only
guilty people need lawyers.
All right, all right, just let me think.
Yes, yes, let's do that.
Let's think.
That's good idea.
It sounds like a setup.
A setup?
Okay, let's make it make sense.
She just strolled on into Tito's one day,
looked at me and said, "Hey, I can seduce
this poor little schmuck and
get him to murder my husband."
Well?
Well, I didn't wanna get anyone killed.
Travis, they're trying
to tie this all together.
Listen, if the police approach me again,
I will take the fall.
No!
Jessica, listen to me.
This is my mess.
It's my situation.
I got Van killed.
Look, you were right.
I should have never gotten involved
with a married woman in the first place,
and I did not listen.
You'll go to jail.
Oh well, hopefully I don't
fall blindly in love in there.
That's not funny.
(phone buzzes)
Oh, look at that.
Kennedy Automotive calling
probably to reject the proposal.
That's the spirit.
Yeah, I way overbid.
This probably isn't even gonna happen.
I was gonna say
something when I saw that.
Why?
I don't know.
Maybe another ad about
another douche bag car salesman
smiling into the camera rambling about,
"Model year car pickups, must go,"
was a little too soul-sucking.
You love that stuff.
Not this stuff.
Travis Gorman. What can I do you for?
No, I got a second, I can talk.
Uh-huh.
I see.
No, no, no, thank you.
I am thrilled about this.
I will be expecting an email
with all of the paperwork.
All right.
Talk to you soon.
Okay.
[Jessica] That was fast.
Yeah, Kennedy Automotive
accepted our proposal.
The proposal, 150,000
for the fiscal year.
Yeah, I guess apparently
they're sending over
the paperwork as we speak.
Well, don't be so happy about it.
$77,000?
It's a $1 million policy.
Last year, he took out a
loan against the principal.
What does that mean?
It's like a loan, but except the bank.
The individual can borrow money
from their life insurance policy
and pay it back in installments
like any other loan.
And he did this?
Why?
I mean, I had no idea that he did this.
I can't say.
You're our lawyer.
Not his lawyer.
You're our lawyer.
Look, Van is dead.
Whatever he may or may not have done,
he doesn't have to answer for it anymore.
It was a payoff.
And he would've paid it off eventually
if he lived to be another 20 years.
Just tell me.
Van had an affair
with a woman from Akron.
She got pregnant and she
threatened to reveal everything.
So he gave her $1 million
so it would all go away.
Such a noble thing to do.
Well he thought if he hadn't done it,
that it would ruin his
part of the business,
his marriage, everything.
He thought it was the right thing to do.
The right thing being
cheating on his wife
or impregnating his mistress
or pilfering his life insurance policy?
Maybe the right thing
to do is the wrong phrase.
There goes any shred of guilt
that I felt about my infidelities.
So $77,000?
Well, minus a few nominal
administrative expenses on our end.
There's other financial considerations.
I'm assuming you know
about the second mortgage.
Come and visit the
beautiful downtown area
and experience all of the...
Crap.
Damn it.
Hey.
Can we talk?
I don't know where to begin.
Okay, then.
Let me start.
Did you actually love me
or were you just using me?
Did I love you?
That's a fair question.
I never stopped, that's why I'm here.
With you, it felt like the movies
where the two leads fall in love
and live happily ever after.
What do you want from me?
I don't want anything from you
other than to spend the
rest of my life with you.
Look, my husband died
and I didn't expect it.
I didn't know how to handle it
and I just needed some time.
You saved me. Travis.
I love you.
No.
What?
Debra, I've mulled on this for a minute.
I've wondered, what would I say?
What would I even feel if I saw you again?
And now that you're here,
I don't feel anything.
My husband died.
I was nearly attacked.
I'm sorry if I didn't rush
right over here to see you.
What would that have looked like anyway?
Why was that such a hard thing to say?
'Cause you know what it
seems like, and it seems like
you got your million-dollar
insurance check
and that you didn't need me anymore.
You don't actually believe that, do you?
You shot him.
He shot my husband.
You told me you were
gonna be at your sister's.
Yeah, and plans change.
I told you what Van was like.
You know, it almost seems
like you were gonna kill me
after I killed him.
Once upon a time, I met a man in a bar
who gave me the time of day.
And he made me feel things
that I hadn't felt in a very long time.
I was trapped and he saved me.
Okay.
And here I was thinking
that you actually meant
the things that you said to me.
That you love me.
I did love you, once.
But not anymore, Debra.
I don't believe you.
You saved me.
I realized what you did
for me and you still do.
You still love me.
You'll see.
(tense music)
I do miss him a little.
No, I don't.
I was just used to him being around.
Hey, well look, if you get bored,
you know you're always more than welcome
to roll with me, all right?
I'm always down for Tito's.
I don't know, I'm thinking
somewhere a little more social.
(phone dings)
Goddamn.
Jeez.
I swear it's been nonstop
with this woman all last week.
Yesterday it was 11 times.
Today it's eight.
(phone dings)
Nine.
That doesn't include DMs, text messages.
This woman is out of control.
Uh-uh, and this literally gone from.
Hallmark to "Fatal Attraction" real quick.
What does it say?
"Apparently you're not interested.
Sorry to bother you."
Seriously?
That's not at all what it says.
Here's what it really says.
"Answer my calls.
I won't be ignored.
You won't ever ignore me again, Travis."
And then she sent like
three exclamation points
and a long paragraph.
Uh-uh, and that's literally
Glenn Close right there.
Look, I don't know what it is,
but it's like lately I've
just been getting this feeling
like somebody's watching me.
Like I went to the grocery store yesterday
and I swear she was there.
Like I saw her for a split second
and then she just disappeared like Batman.
You right.
People never shop at grocery stores.
Okay, how about this?
When I went to my car, I seen one
that was identical to
hers and it just sped off.
Yeah, cars never drive in a parking lot.
Jessica, will you
please take me seriously?
What am I supposed to do,
get a restraining order?
I mean, it wouldn't hurt,
but it's not gonna stop her.
But hey, at least if they find you
chopped up in the woods,
they know who did it.
Think you funny?
Yeah, I do.
(phone buzzes)
Oh my god.
She's calling again.
Okay, don't piss her off.
Look, you crazy psychotic bitch.
You better stop calling my
brother or so help me God
me and you gonna have a real problem.
[Debra] Jessica.
That wasn't nice.
That wasn't nice at all.
(phone beeps)
Feel better?
No.
We gonna go home and
change 'cause we going out.
I'm sick of this bitch ruining my mood.
I need a drink.
How do you think I feel?
You're not the one that's
gotta deal with her.
(tense music)
(upbeat music)
Let's dance.
No, dance?
Please, have you seen me dance?
Exactly, I need a good laugh.
(phone dings)
Ugh, what is she saying?
Well, apparently, according to her,
I will never find anyone that loves me
like she does in here.
Wait, she knows where you are?
Yep.
At your six.
My six?
She's cute.
Jessica, this woman's
really freaking me out.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.
I don't know.
You got all the answers.
No, I don't.
And this is really becoming a buzzkill.
You wanna just get out of here?
Yeah.
(upbeat music)
(Jessica laughs)
Oh.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, Gabi.
Hey.
Do you mind if we talk for a second?
Just give me 60 seconds.
I won't be weird, I promise.
Hey, I'm gonna head out.
It was so good seeing you, Gabi.
[Gabi] It was good seeing you too.
Text me, all right?
Yep.
What?
I owe you an apology.
Look, I understand looking
back how I came off,
you know, it's very off-putting,
it's negative and it
Travis, you came to my job.
You scared me.
Like, what was that?
I know, and I get it, trust me.
I understand, I'm not saying
anything I did was right.
I'm not trying to justify anything I did.
It's just when you really love some...
When you feel as strongly about somebody
the way I felt for you, you
tend to miss over things.
And you just create red flags.
You don't realize that you're actually
causing more harm than you are good.
And for that, I'm sorry.
I am sorry.
Thank you for that.
You're welcome.
I'd offer to buy you a drink,
but I get the impression
you just wanna put
all of this behind you.
Yeah, I do.
All right.
So I'll see you around?
Walk with me.
I'm this way.
Travis.
One drink.
My roommates gonna be so pissed
when she finds out why I was out so late.
Hey, look.
Real fast.
Look, I had fun and it
was good to see you.
It was.
But if you want things to go any further,
I'm not gonna be the one calling
and texting and hitting you up.
You gotta reach out to me.
And what if I don't?
Well, if you don't, then that's okay.
And what if I do?
If you do, then that is fine too.
Oh, quick thing.
Last time I saw you, who was that
that came into your job?
Ryan? The DoorDash guy?
Yeah, you did too much.
All right.
Have a good night.
Good night, Travis.
Get home safe.
You too.
(gun clanks)
Oh my god, oh my god.
Get out.
What do you want?
You can have my car.
I don't want your car.
Travis is mine.
You can have Travis, please.
I saw that look in your eye.
[Gabi] What look?
I know that look in your eye.
What look? We're just friends.
He's mine!
You can have him, please.
Go.
Go where?
[Debra] Open it.
In the trunk?
[Debra] Get in.
Okay.
Please.
Please don't kill me.
You can have him, please.
Honey.
I know.
Please.
Please don't hurt me.
Please.
(Gabi pants)
(tense music)
Travis.
Got a minute?
Detective.
What brings you by?
Gabrielle Boyce.
Ex-girlfriend of yours, right?
Yes.
When's the last time you seen her?
I believe the last time I seen Gabi
was two nights ago at the club.
Have you talked to her since?
Honestly, detective, I don't think
she wants anything to do with me.
To reconcile things 'cause
we had a falling out
the last time we were in person,
I told her if she wants to see me again,
she's more than happy to hit me up.
But you know how these things go.
I'm probably never gonna
hear from that girl again.
Do you know where she's at?
I have no idea, detective.
Now if you'll excuse me,
I would like to use the
bathroom and get on with my day.
Just hold on one second.
We can continue this in
there if you want to.
Travis, last time she was
seen, she was seen with you.
Well, have you talked to Debra Davis?
Now why would I talk to Debra Davis?
Because she was there.
This woman, she keeps stalking me,
harassing me, following me around.
She would not leave me alone.
- The last time we talked,
you were in love with this Debra Davis.
That was then, things changed.
I want nothing to do with this woman.
Mr. Gorman.
You have a lawyer?
Do I need one?
You probably should have a number.
We'll be talking.
(phone buzzes)
Jesus, Debra, this is ridiculous.
Third time today.
Look, Debra, you need to stop calling.
[Jessica] Help me!
[Debra] For your sister's sake,
you'll want to come see me.
(phone beeps)
Wait, wait.
Hello, hello? Jessica!
(knuckles rap)
Hey babe.
How are you?
What, what, what?
Where's my sister, Debra?
Where's Jessica? Where'd you put her?
What'd you mean?
Hello?
Hey, I just opened a bottle of wine.
It's perfect timing.
Where's my sister, Debra?
You know, I don't know.
We haven't been seeing her in a while.
Let's host her for brunch soon.
Debra, where is my sister?
I-
Jessica!
[Debra] I can make
that frittata that you
Jessica.
[Debra] Loved.
[Travis] Hello?
Jessica.
We can get coffee from
that place down the street.
Where did you put my sister?
Jessica?
I just came in here.
What are you doing?
Where's my sister, Debra?
Where is she?
Where'd you put my sister, Debra?
Where is she, where is she?
Hello?
[Debra] Travis.
What?
(bat thuds)
(eerie music)
Hey there, sexy.
What?
(Travis grunts)
Where's Jessica?
What'd you do with her?
That's a great question.
Here, check this out.
[Jessica] You better
stop calling my brother
or so help me God
- I recorded that.
- No, no, no.
[Jessica] Real problem.
And then just some light editing.
(Travis grunts)
(Travis sighs)
What do you want from me?
Whoa, whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
You're not really gonna shoot me, are you?
Well, I don't want to shoot you.
Travis, I love you.
You had my husband killed,
but then you abandoned me.
You needed my money
until you got your own.
That is not how you treat
someone that you love.
You rejected me and I
hate feeling rejected,
even more than I hate feeling trapped.
So here's what I'm thinking.
Travis Gorman breaks into my home
to try to finish what his
brother-in-law just couldn't do.
And just like Hunter?
Just like Hunter, you fail to.
You're not thinking straight.
You're not thinking clearly.
I tried to tell you so
many times that I loved you,
that we belong together.
But I suppose it's just like
what you said to me, right?
Love is blind.
It makes you act a little
irrational sometimes.
I did, I did.
I really meant it, I really did.
I really fell for you, Debra.
I meant everything I said,
Oh Travis, you're so sweet.
And I felt things with you
that I hadn't felt in a decade.
But that freedom just led to another trap.
Why won't you help me be free?
You don't have to kill me.
You don't have to kill me.
You don't, just let me go.
You don't have to do this.
Don't you see?
It has to end this way.
All the great love stories, they don't end
with a happily ever after.
Romeo and Juliet, Jack and
Rose, Christian and Satine.
It's the Hollywood dream.
Wait, okay, just,
wait, no, no, Debra, Debra, Debra!
(gun bangs)
(Travis screams)
Now I'm going to untie you
and shoot you one last
time, the fatal shot.
Hey Debra.
I love you.
I don't believe you anymore.
(phone dings)
Oh, look who it is.
Big sis is here.
Don't, don't.
Make one noise and she'll
end up worse than you.
Jessica.
Have you seen my brother?
No, I haven't seen him in a while.
Is there anything else
that I can help you with?
If you see him, you call me.
Of course.
I really hope you find him.
Bye-bye now.
(Travis groans)
(chair clanks)
(Travis breathes heavily)
(Travis groans)
Travis.
Sweetheart, what are you doing?
Give me that, give me that.
You are just being so silly.
So you can still be the savior.
Your sister, she's fine.
Unlike that club hoe that you
were with the other night.
What'd you do to Gabi?
Oh, Gabi.
Was that her name?
Wrong place at wrong time, I suppose.
You killed her.
You're supposed to love me.
Not someone like her.
(car horn beeping)
Travis.
Travis.
(Travis screams)
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
(Travis screams)
Is she hurting you?
(car horn beeping)
We gotta get outta here.
- How'd you get in here?
The egress window.
I gotta get you out of here.
No, no, no, no.
She's got a gun.
I don't care, I'm not leaving you.
(car horn beeping)
She's coming, she's coming, go.
Go, hide.
(Travis groans)
Just go.
Stand up.
Stand up!
(Travis groans)
(Travis groans)
Last chance.
It's not too late.
Dreams of Hollywood.
Dreams of being free.
Dreams of being together.
What do you say?
They're just dreams.
(eerie music)
(bat thuds)
Jessica, no!
No.
She's not worth it.
My brother's the nice one.
I didn't get that gene!
(fist thuds)
Well, I guess you could
say you two have met now.
Jessica, Debra.
Debra, Jessica.
We gotta explain that.
Explain what?
Bye-bye, Debra.
We won't miss you.
Hey, chill on her.
She's been through enough.
You lucky I found you.
You weren't at the office.
No phone calls, nothing.
So thank God for.
Find A Friend.
- Find A Friend, yep.
Appreciate you calling.
Thank you for arresting
that psycho bitch.
And my condolences.
Thank you, but my husband
wasn't the man he used to be.
The man I married died a long time ago.
Hey Travis, we found Gabi's car.
Did you?
Well, she just confessed to me
that she actually killed Gabi.
Well, it's under investigation.
We're gonna compare the
principle when we get him in.
Been a pleasure.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything.
Most definitely.
You know, all this,
maybe you should write a movie about it.
Who will believe this?
Right.
I'll send Detective Brody
over to get a statement.
Thank you, detective.
Yeah, whatever.
Thanks for saving my black ass.
You're welcome.
But just promise me one thing.
What?
You won't put me
through this shit again.
Well, trust me, I'm done.
Look, I'm just gonna
finish writing my script
and then I'm gonna go
and actually film it.
And you, little miss,
as sole employee of
Travis Gorman Productions,
it is your job to make
sure I am not distracted,
I'm kept focused, or I'm docking your pay.
- Shut up.
- Ow.
What?
[Detective Brody] Travis Gorman?
Yes.
Are you ready to give your statement?
I am now.
I'm Travis, by the way.
Detective Brody.
Detective Brody.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, hell no.
(gentle piano music)
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