Jar Lid (2022) Movie Script
[CRACKLING FIRE]
I used to tell my brother.
That not all who wander are lost.
I don't know where I heard it from.
Maybe a magnet or a bumper sticker.
I tried to tell him that
even though he struggled sometimes,
he'd find what he's looking for.
Quitters stay down, they give up,
but he bounced around,
he tried his best to find his passions.
Larry always let what he'd
captured go after a while.
He'd talked about this one
time he caught a firefly
and as soon as he did,
another flew into his jar.
He said the two must have been friends.
If one couldn't get the other out,
they might as well struggle together.
What's the point in being separated?
My brother was kind and gentle,
innocent and funny but
that was a long time ago.
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TV Channel 4 Cleveland.
NEWS REPORTER
Shooting last night in downtown Cleveland.
NEWS REPORTER Cops found
the gun inside a dumpster
and have arrested two men
in connection to the slaying.
Yeah, I mean it was unexpected but
we're still trying to come to terms
with the whole thing, you know.
It's not how we'd like
to, to remember him.
It's still tough to talk about.
You do have the deepest
condolences of myself
and Ms. Carter as
well as everyone here
at Avery Insurance.
So, so what's like I mean
what are the next steps here?
Do, do we show you a
death certificate to...?
That won't be necessary, Mr.
Landon.
Oh.
You see, your father's death
falls under circumstances
which his policy discriminates against.
Wait, what?
It discriminates?
When someone purchases life insurance,
their policy enters what is
called a con-testability period.
What is that?
This is a period of time in which we
as issuers of the policy
can investigate any claims and deny them.
I never heard of that.
Well, sir, if a policy
holder reaches their
unfortunate demise within
the contest ability period,
we, Avery Insurance
are within our full right to investigate.
During this investigation,
we did uncover that false
information was provided.
False information?
Mr. Landon, were you
aware that your father
suffered from a kidney condition?
I mean well yeah;
He, he had that transplant
about a decade ago.
I don't see how that-That is correct.
Unfortunately, this
information was not properly
disclosed under medical history.
I don't understand.
What difference does that make?
Honey, let me handle this.
What difference does his kidney make?
My father was shot.
And you do have this
agency's fullest sympathies,
but we do reserve the
right to deny this claim
even if the policy holder's COD
in no way relates to the misrepresented
information they supplied.
Would you please talk to
us like human beings.
I'm afraid Avery Insurance
will not be paying out
for your father's death
but as I said you do have
our deepest sympathies.
Thank you.
I'm I just I like felt bad for them.
The policies clearly state their terms.
We just reinforce them.
Yeah, no I just like, like if I was them.
I... I know this part of
the job isn't fun okay,
but this is business.
We can't let our emotions get involved.
Yeah, no, I know I just
like I don't know I like
I want to help people and I thank you.
I guess you took care of that.
Just a quick conversation, really.
Nobody drops the axe quite like you, Mar.
What is that supposed to mean?
You know what it means.
How'd Linda do?
She was fine.
Fine, what's fine?
Fine is fine.
Weak.
Quiet.
Spooked.
She's only been here three months, Jeff.
Uh, she's not panning out.
What's that supposed to mean?
You know what it means.
I'll give her till Friday.
Is that a problem?
Give her a few more weeks, alright?
I see something in her.
[CITY STREET NOISES]
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[FOOTSTEPS]
Hi, Tom.
Hi, Martha.
How are you doing?
Doing well.
How are you?
Okay.
Did you have a nice day today?
Yeah.
It was a long one but... Working hard?
Oh, you're telling me.
[ELEVATOR BELL DING]
[ELEVATOR MUSIC]
[ECHOING FOOTSTEPS]
[WOOSH]
[WOOSH]
Who is that?
What is it?
Is somebody here?
Hello?
Uh, yeah, hey, uh, hey, don't worry.
I got this under control, okay?
It'll be alright.
Larry?
Larry?
What's going on?
What's going on?
[CITY NOISES]
Okay, listen up.
You paying attention?
Are you paying attention?
I think I'm in the wrong place.
Stay right there.
Shut up.
Okay, listen because you only
got a little bit of time,
so you need to pay attention.
Are you following me?
You two have until midnight tonight
to get me the $20,000 cash
that was insured under my client's ring.
You know what I'm talking about?
I don't know what you mean?
You don't know what I'm talking about?
Maybe you know what I'm talking about
because you're the one that
sold the policy to my client.
I want what's mine.
Twenty thousand dollars cash.
I need it here, I need
it tonight by midnight
and then you'll never see me again
or it's going to be trouble for you
and don't you think about
going to the police,
don't go to the police.
Are you hearing me?
I understand, I do.
Because if you do,
I'm going to know because
I have eyes everywhere.
Okay, capeesh?
Yeah.
You listen?
Yes.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
There might be an understanding.
No misunderstanding.
Twenty-thousand-dollar cash tonight.
Okay?
Okay, good.
[ENGINE STARTING]
What the hell is going on?
Hey, Mar.
Larry, answer me right now.
What is going on?
Hey, I don't know, I don't know.
Do you know that guy?
Did you give him insurance?
What are you talking about?
I have no idea who that is.
Tell me what is going on right now.
Okay, okay, okay.
Hold on.
You know we're by um we're by Ando's bar.
It's uh it's okay, it's okay.
That's a nice jacket.
You know I like the jacket.
Those heels can't be too comfortable.
That's why I never wear them.
It's good to see you.
Larry, get these off of me right now.
Okay, okay, okay.
Let's, let's go get a drink
and we'll sort it all out, okay?
Uh-uh.
Take your hostage with you and leave.
My hostage.
First of all, I'm tied up too.
Well, whatever happened
you deserved it now go.
Tell 'em, T.J.
T.J., come on.
Look, Darlene, look this is my sister
okay and she's just a
little bit spooked, okay.
She's a little spooked so if we
could get just five minutes,
five minutes and we're out of your hair,
okay?
Is that cool?
Lou's your brother?
Yeah, yeah, she's, my sister.
Mmmm, I feel bad for you, lady.
Five minutes then you're out.
Got it? That's fine.
I got it.
Thank you so much.
Captain?
If you got it full of rum.
We're fine.
Hey, hey, it's me.
You're safe now.
Like, Ando's he's got
a bat behind the bar.
You're safe.
Get these off, relax a little bit.
Who was it this time?
Max?
I've told you he'll break your legs.
No, it was nothing like that.
Could we get some pretzels too?
Thank you.
What is he talking about, Larry?
He's not talking about anything.
He's going to get us pretzels.
Are you still using that insurance scam?
No, no.
Oh, shoot your sister.
It's your spot, isn't it?
You're the insurance girl.
Take care.
Where are you going?
You owe me for the drinks.
We didn't drink them.
Five minutes is up.
He didn't drink them.
Larry, tell me what is going on?
Who is Lou and, and what scam?
And how the heck does that guy know that
I'm in insurance?
Everybody knows you're in insurance, Mar.
You're famous.
Oh, my stop jerking me around right now
and tell me what is going on.
There are certain people
who despite my best efforts
have come to the expression
that I uh provide insurance.
Insurance for what?
For whatever and they need
insurance they come to me,
I show them the website,
they make payments, I collect.
So, my business.
Yeah, but my name is on it too.
Avery insurance.
I'm an Avery too.
And then when... You are
destroying my right.
I cannot believe you.
Okay, okay.
How could you do this?
I'm sorry, alright?
I'm sorry.
Hey, this guy's bothering me.
Don't ask the lollipop gang.
We're fine.
She's kidding.
I'm her brother, alright?
Guys got a cigarette or something?
[THUD]
[CRUNCH]
Get his wallet!
I-I think we're good.
What's he got?
Thirty-two bucks.
Hey, I said we're good.
What's in that purse?
She doesn't have any... Shut up.
You want to give us that purse now.
[CITY NOISES]
Hey, are you okay?
Are you okay?
Did that go the way you planned it?
Everyone around here that nice?
We have to do something.
Let's go for that drink, Mar.
Yeah, yeah.
[DRUMS]
No, what the heck happened to you?
You were literally just in here?
Can we maybe get those rums now?
No, go away.
Five minutes.
Water.
Five minutes turns into
twenty every time.
Alright, so what kind of ring was this?
I have no idea.
You don't even know what
it was you were insuring?
I'm sorry, Mar.
Some people needed insurance
and I would need quick cash.
Okay, what hold on, stop.
I didn't think about it.
What people?
I think this was the woman on the RTA.
You think?
Yeah, I-yes.
Well, Larry how many people
are you doing this with?
I get that.
Do you realize that this is
my life you're messing with.
Mar, I don't know what
you want me to tell you.
I can only apologize so many times.
I'm sorry okay.
Just, just tell me about
the woman on the train.
This one night where I
happened to be particularly
low on cash okay and
she was sitting there
and I went to her and I
said excuse me ma'am,
my name is Thomas the Tank Engine
and I'm taking tickets for... What?
What was your name?
Thomas the Tank Engine?
I was on a train, Mar.
Larry, it's the RTA, it's
public transportation.
It's not even a train.
You don't think you know everything.
What?
I didn't say anything, Mar.
Okay.
Just tell me what happened.
So anyway, she was nervous
and fidgety because
she was carrying it on her and
you know she seemed really
nervous and standoffish,
but she seemed to trust me
a little bit so,
it was her great grandmother's okay
and uh she planned on giving
it to her daughter one day,
but she never had any kids
so um she lived alone
outside of her housekeeper.
You said give it to me and... No, Mar.
Are you listening?
I told her she should get it insured.
Of course.
I didn't take it.
So, what?
You showed her my website and
then she just believes you?
I said I'd come by with paperwork
and I did and that kind
of became the routine.
Once a month I'd stop by with you know
to, to collect and she pays me and today,
when I'd stop by, I was
taken just like you.
So, what do you think?
Well, I think you've made a
career out of scamming people
and now it's coming back to bite you.
Yeah.
Bite us?
Yes, Larry.
Thank you.
Us.
That's, that's actually
another thing, Mar.
Um, uh around here people call me Lou.
What?
No, your name is Larry, stop.
I know my name is Larry,
Martha but around here they call me Lou.
I am not going to argue with you about
what stupid name you
want to be called, okay?
Where is the ring?
I don't have it.
Larry?
I am serious.
Tell me right now.
I'm being serious.
Look me in the eye when you answer me.
Stop treating me like a child.
I don't have it. Then
act like an adult.
Why would I take the ring?
That ring made me fifty bucks a month.
Are you kidding me?
Fifty, fifty bucks, that's
what you're doing this for?
Okay, how much was it worth?
A heck of a lot more than that.
What are you...?
What time is it?
What?
What time is it?
I don't know. Check your phone.
I don't have it.
It's in my purse.
Wait, no, you have it.
Your pocket.
It must've gotten busted
when those guys were
wailing on me.
Thank you for that by the way.
Yeah, you deserved it.
If it works, just call your bank.
I-I can't just take out that kind of
money in that short of time.
Why not?
Larry, do you know how banks work?
No.
When you withdraw a
large amount of money,
the bank sends a printed
transaction report to the IRS.
Why?
I don't know.
To make sure you're not
funding terrorism or
involved in something illegal.
That's very presumptuous in them.
Yeah, Larry very presumptuous.
Alright, well, you have
somebody else you can call,
I'm sure.
Call them and get the money.
What do I look like to you?
Mar, you have a business.
You know people.
My gosh.
I-I just I don't understand
how you get yourself involved
in these kinds of situations.
Alright, well, I'm sorry.
I wasn't handed all the
golden opportunities you
were in life, Mar.
I had to go down my own road
and it wasn't always this great.
Oh, come don't give me that crap, Larry.
Is probably why as well.
That's what it is.
You didn't walk down any road, okay?
You're in the exact same place
you were when I left you.
What?
When you left me.
Yeah, well you didn't give
anyone a choice, okay.
Forget this.
Where are you going?
I'll figure everything else out, Mar.
Go back to your golden life.
Larry.
I'm serious.
Go in the bar and stay safe.
I'll handle this.
I'll sort it out.
Larry!
My gosh.
Did you do your math?
No, see Larry, you have
to put the x on this
side of the equation so you
can isolate the variable.
Do you have your pencil?
I can... It doesn't matter.
It does matter, okay it's your homework.
I suck at it.
You just need some extra help.
Just drop it.
Will you just go say hi?
Hey, kids.
Hi, Mr. Benson.
Hey, Larry.
Doctor say anything?
Uh, we spoke to the nurse earlier,
but they said he needs to get some sleep.
Uh, he can get some sleep later.
Are you coming Larry?
Larry, what are you...?
That's okay, sweetie.
Hey, your father ever talk
to you about the business?
A little.
Everybody if you just came
back later or something.
Everything alright?
Did I tell you I dropped out of school?
I failed another midterm.
You weren't there to help
me so... Larry, maybe,
maybe we should just go back to the house
so we could talk about it.
Why?
Why?
Hang out with Jeff and
all his fancy friends.
Yeah, no, thank you.
Thanks.
Because our dad died,
and he acts like it's all about him.
Larry.
I'm just trying to help, Larry.
Alright, alright.
Hey, listen, if you're going to do that
you got to go.
This is not the place.
Don't touch me.
Get off me.
Larry!
Hey!
Larry, get out of here right now.
Go!
Mr. Benson, are you okay?
Stop calling me Mr. Benson.
You're an adult now.
My name is Jeff not Mr. Benson.
I'm sorry, sorry.
I don't need you to be sorry.
I need you to grow up.
Okay.
He didn't mean anything by it.
He's just... He's toxic.
That's what he is.
Do you realize how much
pressure I'm under?
That we are under?
Your father left his business to an Avery
and right now you're the only
one left with half a brain.
Do you realize what will happen if,
if you lose focus, Martha?
Innocent people are going
to lose their jobs.
I need you to be responsible.
I need you to be an adult
and I need you to listen to me.
Okay, Mr. Benson.
Jeff, I'm sorry.
Jeff, we can do it.
Thank you.
I knew you could, Martha.
I knew you could.
Hey, sorry.
Can I just check the receipt real quick?
Yeah, sure.
Thank you so much.
I see you got the cord back there.
I'd driven all the way home,
realized I didn't have it.
I had to drive back, and it was crazy.
Okay, thanks a lot.
Have a good day.
I'm a little bit turned around.
Um, can I do a return here?
Yeah, as long as it's within
30 days of your purchase.
Oh no, yeah.
I got it today.
I just couldn't help but notice did the
store drop this or maybe a forklift gash.
I'm so sorry.
That's not good.
I know.
I didn't notice until I got
back to my restaurant.
It doesn't look like the TV's damaged,
but I don't want to you know
unload it and hook it up,
set the whole thing up and
then realize damaged, right?
So... That's right.
I figured I might as well
just keep it in the box,
don't open it anymore
and bring it back here
so you guys have got to get this fixed.
That's not really why...
My wife probably would've
made me take it back sooner or later.
I don't really need a TV anyway.
She always tells me that
so... I totally get it.
Yeah, exactly.
Do you have the card
you purchased it with?
It's probably in the
uh bag with the cord.
Oh great.
Um, do you have the bag?
Hmmm?
The bag?
Do you have the bag?
Oh my gosh.
I probably left it at my restaurant.
Oh no.
Let me just go check my car really quick.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Alright. Okay.
Be safe.
I must've left it with
the cord in the bag.
Really?
Could you maybe just do
a cash exchange for the
value of the TV?
Yeah, yeah, we can do that.
Thank you, thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.
Just got to figure out what to
do with that cord now, right?
Wherever you put it.
Okay.
Hello?
Hi, Jeff.
Is that you?
Mar, what's up?
Hi.
Uh, gosh, uh.
Martha, what's wrong?
Sorry.
Uh, it's my brother.
Larry?
Yeah.
Um.
Is he dead?
No, no it's not like that.
He just... Did he hurt you?
I'll kill that little twerp.
No.
He may have... Just tell
me what's going on?
He may have put the company in jeopardy.
Wait, what do you mean?
Larry was I think he was giving people
insurance under our name.
What people?
Not good people.
I don't understand.
So, who let him do this?
I don't, I don't know.
Jeff, no one let him do this.
I didn't even, I had no idea.
I-I need help, Jeff, okay.
I need money.
Hello?
Did the idiot use my name?
What?
I don't know, I... Did the
idiot use my name at all?
He didn't.
I don't know what he did, okay.
I just-I.
Look, Martha, I don't know
what you're into right now,
but I can't be a part of it.
Wait, are you serious.
Jeff.
Just figure your stuff out and
I'll see you at work tomorrow, okay?
Are you serious?
Hello?
Hello?
Crap.
So, what's Lou got you into anyway?
That's none of your business.
Oh, trust me when that kid screws up,
it's all of our business.
Tried getting my brother
mixed up in it for a while
but I put an end to that.
He has a why of bringing trouble
right to your doorstep.
You don't say.
So, what's it now?
Drugs, money?
What did he lose?
Apparently, he was ensuring a ring
and now that ring's gone.
He take it?
He says he didn't.
You believe him?
Oh, what choice do I have?
So, let me guess, you
don't get that ring,
something bad happens to you and Lou?
Well, hey, I don't know if this may help
but I don't think Lou's got the ring.
Well, then who does?
No clue.
But if he did have it, you'd know.
Kid can't hide anything.
So, what should I do?
You got anymore info to go on?
Some guy named Max.
Max?
Geez, this gets worse and worse.
You know him?
Yeah, I know him, unfortunately.
Does he come here?
Sometimes.
Well, could you help me find him?
Please?
I think there's something
you need to understand.
The way you're used to
doing things in your life,
in your world those maybe
the right things but
those things might get
you killed around here.
There's places people like you don't go
and there's a reason for that.
Okay, well, if I don't get that ring
it's not going to matter anyway.
Alright, I need to at least try.
I can tell you where he lives.
Like you'll go talk to him?
I ain't going anywhere near him.
This is your ball, Cinderella.
I'm just showing you the way.
Hi.
Hi, my name is Jerry.
I'm your Uber driver.
Hi, Jerry.
How's your day going?
Oh, it's been a day.
Worst night of my life, I was at the bar
with a bunch of guys from the shop.
Okay.
And uh, the place is
called Frogs you know
where you, you go in
there and the sign says,
hop on into Frogs so we're bar hoppers.
Yeah.
So, you like that.
So, uh, we're all in there, drinking...
You Larry? No, I'm Lou.
And I've got to have a cigarette,
I'm a smoker and I don't
smoke in the Uber here.
You know what polyester shirts are like?
They don't take heat very well.
No problem, Rod.
Thank you.
Well, there he is again, Mr.
Popular.
Have you seen my sister?
What? You ticked somebody
else off already?
No, I'm just looking her.
You know where she is?
Yeah, I know.
Question is, why aren't you with her?
What are you talking about?
Where is she?
Darlene might have given her a tip.
What tip?
Just something she heard.
I sent her to Max's.
Max?
Why? Why?
Hey, man.
Relax, man.
Calm down.
So, I got a busted door,
I got cut jabs on my arm
from hitting, my wrists
up to my elbow here
and now I'm on fire.
Do you have any idea
what he's going to do?
This is horrible.
Change of plans, T.J.
The wife called.
Looks like it's not going to be so fun.
Where are my keys?
No problem.
Had some party up there?
It's alright.
If it was better, I'd
be up there right now.
Yeah, yeah, I guess that's, that's true.
I kind of got invited at the last minute
just like out of sympathy, you know.
What do you mean?
I feel like I'm just
making a guest appearance.
Like I'm not actually
supposed to be at the party.
So, what was the plan inviting you?
I have no idea.
Hey.
How's it going?
It's going.
Yeah, I'm just here for the party.
For Max.
Uh, Max is he's inside.
He's upstairs.
In the building.
Yeah, I know he told me.
So, okay, thank, thank you.
Have a good night.
Yeah, you, too.
We're the doormen now?
What is it?
Yes, um, yeah, I'm here with the...
You're the pizza guy.
Yes, yeah.
Where are they?
The pizzas?
Um, there was actually an
accident and I need to
speak to the gentlemen who um ordered it.
I think it was a Max.
Is that you?
No, but come in.
Oh, okay.
So, which one, which one is Max?
That, that is Max.
You good?
Yes.
Yeah.
On the house.
Sorry about that.
It's a new car.
How can I help you, officer?
Is there a reason you're driving like
you're in the Daytona 500?
Oh, yeah.
My wife is uh she's in labor.
She's having, she's
having her baby and it's,
it's a boy.
I'm sorry it's not a boy, it's,
it's a girl named Matilda.
I always wanted, I wanted a boy,
but you know you can't
always get what you want
you know the Rolling Stones,
the Rolling Stones said that Mick Jagger.
Are you, are you a fan
of the Rolling Stones?
What hospital?
Hospital?
What hospital is she at?
I can give you an escort.
Oh, it's actually not a hospital.
It's a commune.
It's a commune?
Yeah, yeah.
We uh we live in a commune.
That's, that's alright,
that's alright as Americans.
And she's having the baby there?
Mmhmm.
It's in a uh in a tub.
Yeah, it's a it's a tub uh birth.
Okay.
I have a lot of questions that
I'm not going to bother with.
Do you have a license and
registration with you tonight?
I wish I did but it it's
um it's at the... At the commune?
At the commune, yeah.
Okay.
Don't move.
I'm going to run your plates, okay.
Stay here.
Mmhmm, mm hmm.
Hey, what's up, I'm Max.
Uh, hello.
Sorry.
There was just an issue with the pizza.
I wanted to let you know
we're um... No problem.
Hey, you want a drink, sweetie?
Oh, I'm good.
Thanks.
Alright.
You're all set then.
Yeah.
Hey, we're just about to
start a game of Pong.
Do you want to be my partner?
No, no I shouldn't.
Thanks.
Come on, babe.
What do you say?
Sure, yeah.
One game.
Alright.
That's the spirit.
That's the spirit.
Come on, fellas.
Line 'em up.
If you figure that it goes up like
each floor is like two seconds
or maybe not even two seconds.
Okay.
It would still take you
over a minute and a half
to get up to the 45th floor.
I timed it about a minute and forty-five.
You did not.
When did you time it?
When I did it.
You just randomly timed
yourself going up an escalator?
Yeah, last weekend.
Hey, can I get a cigarette?
No.
Why?
Because you still owe me three fifty.
No, I think I gave that to you.
What?
You were I was with you,
and we had that we needed that,
and I paid for the... He's quick.
He's a fast little guy.
Yeah.
That's my girl.
My girl.
So, what do you do?
Hey, what's that, sweetie?
I'm like for work?
How do you afford this place?
Why?
Are you interested in me or something?
No, no, no I just you're
a very popular guy.
Yeah.
People do know me.
So, you think they like you
for you or your money?
What does that mean?
I don't know.
You clearly have a lot.
I own a business myself and sometimes
I wonder if people like me for
me or just the signature on
their checks, you know.
You own a business?
Oh.
I do a lot of business myself.
You and I are a lot alike.
Hey, yo, Damien, do you
only like me for my money?
Hell, yeah.
But no, no, no, these boys
got my back no matter what.
So, you didn't tell me what do you do?
You seem to ask a lot of questions.
Well, what you steal it?
What?
I just you just didn't
tell me what you do
so I... Look, I don't know what you think
you're doing but you
better watch your mouth.
I don't know who you
are, I don't care either
I just know you have a ring
that doesn't belong to you,
okay and you need to give it to me,
and I won't cause a scene
or call the police just
give me the ring, okay.
You serious?
Yeah.
Look, yo, yo, stop the music.
You want to know what this
chick just said to me?
Go ahead, go ahead tell them, sweetie.
Tell them what you think I stole.
Look, I don't want any trouble.
I'll just I'll go.
I'll, I'll leave.
No, I don't think so.
You may not want trouble,
but trouble has found you, sweetie.
Are you, my Uber?
What?
Can we get Taco Bell?
Yeah, sure.
Have you seen a girl about
my height with dark hair
dressed like she shouldn't be here?
Yeah, yeah.
She totally ticked off Max.
Shot-shotgun.
Look, I'm not trying to cause anything.
I was just wanting... So, you what?
Come here trying to know
how I get my money,
trying to flirt with me.
No, I'm not trying to flirt with you.
Trying to hurt my feelings.
No, no.
Because it's me who wouldn't flirt
with the piece of money hungry trash.
How does that make you feel?
Hmmm?
Make you feel like you're in control?
Danny, go check and see
if the door is locked.
Detective, it is so good to see you.
Um, this, this is
Detective Tank Engine and
um, we work together, and
this is actually a sting.
Yeah, I assume the boys
are outside, right?
Yeah, so, um, I appreciate
your haste, detective.
The thing is these fellas
haven't committed any crime
so I'm willing to hold
off on sending in the
cavalry and I hope you guys
know how lucky you really are.
You don't think we don't
know who this is?
Hey, man, Larry detective?
This guy couldn't tell
you which way was up.
Is he scamming you too?
Huh?
Because you do know he does that, right?
Is this you?
You're an Avery.
You know your brother
is one of the biggest
low life's out there, right?
So, what's the plan?
Come in here, save the day?
Look at me, is this what you wanted?
Huh?
Yeah, here, come on,
take it, take it man.
Here, just take it.
Larry, you are one of the biggest idiots
I have ever known even
your hot sister thinks so.
Right, babe?
That's not true.
Stay behind me.
What?
Stay in the hallway.
Hey, Max.
What's up, loser.
What do you need the money for anyway?
Mommy and daddy's allowance
isn't enough anymore?
What did you say to me?
Mommy and daddy?
They must be pretty
disappointed their son
is just a petty thief.
Is that money going to pay
back what you wasted on
your tuition or just
buy you a couple more
girls to hang out?
You son of a...
You see that?
He's just going to leave you here.
Look at him.
I'm not trying to cause anything.
I was just wanting... Do what?
Come in here wanting to
know how I get my money.
Look at him.
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[FIRE ALARM RINGING]
[]
People are going to be getting
on and off of the elevator.
But why are we assuming
that people are in the
building when I'm doing this?
Why would people not be in the building
when you're doing this?
Well, just for the sake of doing
this I'm not going to have
someone in the building
while I'm doing it.
When are you going into a
building... She's fast too.
They must be siblings.
Yeah.
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You guys are in a hurry.
Yeah.
We're just a little busy.
I know this guy named Sheldon.
He owns a pawn shop at a
block away from here.
He opens up in a couple of hours.
He won't take him long
for him to get the money
we need alright?
We just got to show up for a little bit,
try to blend in.
Uh-huh.
Got a lot of people
looking for us, you know.
Max, Ando, Max's friends, the police.
What?
Why, why are the police looking for us?
I mean you just never know
so just try to be cool.
Try to blend in, alright?
I don't blend in here, Larry.
Why?
I don't know.
The people I know usually
have just a little bit
more... A little more what, Mar?
A little more class?
Sure.
Let's go with that.
See, I told you.
Lou's a cool name, isn't it?
You know it.
But you're not... Is that
really out of your name?
Oh, I'm sorry Ms. Liberty
High dance team.
You know, I didn't pay
for these dance moves.
These are Larry originals,
so I think you sound a
little bit jealous.
You're not even moving to the rhythm.
You think you could do any better?
Thought so.
There it is, alright.
This is good, yeah.
Awesome.
Good.
Excuse me, that guy's
been trying to touch me.
Shoot.
It's fine, it's fine.
He'll be here in a minute.
Have you done this before?
Have I done what?
Have I sold stuff?
Yeah.
Really?
Yeah, really.
Sorry.
I just-I really didn't even
know what you've been up to.
I mean like where do you live?
Is this all you do for money?
You know you just have called.
Could you just not um
finish that next sentence?
Thank you.
For what Larry?
Like this is any better?
I'm sorry.
Do I look so miserable to you?
You know we really could've helped you.
It's fine.
I didn't want any help from
you and what's his name.
What is your issue with Jeff?
He was dad's best friend
and his business partner.
He did a lot of good for us.
Yeah, he did actually.
He brought me in, and he taught me the
entire business and now I'm a partner.
Do you realize how
important that is, Larry?
No, no I actually don't so, okay.
Okay, great.
You know yeah, he can
be a snob sometimes,
but I owe a lot oh, gosh
this is ridiculous.
Seriously, you are so full of it, Larry.
I didn't say anything.
Goodness gracious.
Will you just stop.
You are still blaming
everyone for who you are.
I'm not blaming anybody.
I didn't say anything.
You're the one going off right now.
Let's just get this over with
and you can go back to your little life.
Perfect.
Sheldon.
What do you got?
Well, I got a big, beautiful ring.
I'm bringing it straight to you first.
Exclusive offer.
Don't lean on the glass there, Larry.
Yeah, I wasn't leaning on the glass.
What do you say?
Well, where's the ring?
Oh, I got it.
I got it. I got it right here.
It's there.
Hmmm.
Well, very nice.
Mmhmm.
Who's that?
That's just my associate.
Your what?
My associate.
You don't have any associates, Larry.
Yes, I do.
I've told you.
Since when?
Since always.
You've never met them.
Hmmm, I've never met your associates?
No.
You've always had associates?
Always had.
Hmmm.
So, she's your business partner, huh?
Yeah, we run a really tight business.
Look, are you going to
take the ring or not?
Well, I got to tell you, I'm
kind of at a loss here.
Um, a couple months ago
I was watching jeopardy
at my house, I remember
the clock was flashing
5:30 on the microwave.
I just finished a ribeye steak dinner.
My wife walks up to me, and
she says the phone rang
for you and I said I
didn't hear the phone ring
and she said well she
turns it down because she
likes to read and she doesn't want to be
disrupted during the, the
reading hour you know
so what do I know about phones,
right you know what... Look, sir,
what does this have to do with anything?
Okay, let me finish.
I have to pause jeopardy
because it's a tape you
see it's on a tape
jeopardy I'm watch... okay,
so I pause it and Max is on the line
and he offers me a ring.
It looks like this
actually and he explains
it to me at excruciating
detail and I it's a
beautiful ring, it sounds beautiful,
so I make him an offer and
uh he says it's too low.
We talked to Max, Sheldon.
Max sent us here.
You talked to Max.
Mmhmm.
And he sent you?
Mmhmm.
It's a really nice piece.
So, when did you talk to Max?
Look sir, we don't have
all night, alright.
I'm sure you understand the
nature of the business.
You got to make moves fast.
Okay.
So, we're either going to take this ring
or we're going to walk out that door.
Okay.
Give me some time, alright?
I can figure it out for you here.
Alright.
Well, what's it going to be?
Alright.
Well, I just got to ticket it.
Okay.
Larry, come on. Okay.
We're going to get out of here.
Hold on a second.
Just easy, easy, easy.
You got five minutes?
Let me go in the back and do a
quick appraisal on it, okay.
Just do an appraisal.
It'll take me five minutes.
Will that work for you, five minutes?
Five minutes.
Geez, Mar.
Where did that come from?
Whatever.
So, what is he doing?
He's appraising.
Have you ever been back there?
No.
Something doesn't feel right, Larry.
I think we need to leave.
No, Mar.
He's appraising the ring.
He said five minutes.
That'll give us the money we did.
We're gone.
Hold on.
Is he talking to somebody?
Yeah, probably.
He's probably drawing up business.
That's a normal... Wait, shut up.
Quiet.
Did he just ask, ask if he sent them?
Crap.
We got to go.
Going somewhere?
Uh, yeah Sheldon, we just
had a quick business...
Shut up, Larry.
Step away from the door.
Sheldon, it's really not,
it's a quick... Can it Larry.
Step away from the door.
Come on over here.
Over here.
Sheldon.
Right over here and sit down.
Just sit down, just sit down.
It seems like you've made
a few folks angry tonight
and they've got something
they want to say to you.
They're going to be here in about an hour
so, we're just going to wait.
Sheldon.
Larry, can it.
Listen, I've got permission to hurt you
okay, so we're just
going to remain silent,
understood?
Hello?
Maria?
Maria, it's me.
Listen to me.
Why are you doing this?
Why are you hurting me?
But why? What did I do?
No, no, no, no, no, that's not the deal.
You know what the judge said.
The judge said I can visit.
He said I can visit.
What do you mean why?
This is America.
What do you think?
What do you think I'm doing here?
What do you think is happening here?
I'm working for the kids
and even though you don't
want to believe me but
everything that I'm doing
is for them and for you because
I want to protect them.
Maria, listen to me.
Please, don't do that.
Maria, please, please
listen to me, Maria.
Please, don't, don't
leave early Maria, okay?
In one week, I'm going to be there, okay?
Listen to what I'm saying to you, okay?
Everything I am doing is for the kids,
everything I am doing is for them
so I can get a house for them
to protect them to provide.
I was so close.
You don't have the right
to decide for them.
They have the right to
decide for themselves
if they want to be with me,
with their Papi, okay?
Please trust me.
I'm sorry for what happened.
Tell them I'm sorry.
Tell them that. Dear
Lord-Dear Lord
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[WOOSH]
Is he seriously going to wager right now?
[TELEVISION GAMESHOW NOISES]
Do I want to wager that much?
Yeah.
I've seen this one a million times too.
Lar? Hmmm?
Do you think this is it?
It doesn't look good, but
I'll think of something.
Where, where do you get all
of this confidence from?
I'm serious.
I don't think you
understand how many times
a day I have to fake like I
know what I'm talking about
and then people still
see right through me.
It's like I'm this young girl
who inherited a business
who's doing her best to keep her head
above water just look sharp.
I mean I try so hard
everyday just to get like
an ounce of respect from
someone to look strong
and I look at you and it
doesn't matter how many times
you screw up, how many
awful situations you
put yourself into, you are still the most
confident person in the world.
I just don't, I just don't get it.
I get nervous about stuff too, Mar.
I've been on my own longer
than you have, okay?
I guess I just learned how to not.
I don't know linger on mistake.
Just moved in hex.
I bet nobody asked you to be on your own.
You were always the smart
one growing up, right?
And I loved you for that,
I really loved you but it
also kind of drove me
insane because that's how
life works and one day, I
couldn't take it anymore
with you doing everything right and me,
me being such a screw up, okay?
Mom had died and I know you
didn't want to help me
anymore and, and now dad was gone,
and I felt like I was
dragging people down
so see I left.
I left and then I was
on my own and you do
one thing wrong and then you
do another and before you
know it, you're, you're
going down the road you
never meant to go down that
you can't turn back from
and you start to feel
like love, heaven, God,
good whatever it's just
not for you anymore
so you just keep going.
I don't know I'd always;
I'd always meant to make
things right with you,
but I think I just ran out of time.
I don't know time just got away from me.
Time is a good thing, right?
You got too much or not enough.
It's like somewhere you
and I are still those
little kids running
around in our backyard
with the um the lightning
bug jars, remember that?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Instead of stuck here
trying to steal back
some overpriced ring, yeah.
Steal back.
Hey, Sheldon.
I said, quiet Larry.
How much are you going to
give Max for that ring?
None of your business.
Either way it'd be kind
of nice to have the money
and the ring, right?
Where are you going with this?
Kind of a unique position right now.
I mean you have the money and the ring
not to mention a known
thief in your shop.
We can offer you an
opportunity or a service.
Yeah.
If you will.
What are you talking about?
When Max arrives, tell him
that we took the ring
and you can pocket it,
you can sell it for the
highest price you can find.
Just tell him we overpowered you.
You overpowered me?
That's right.
We'd keep our mouth shut about it
for only two thousand dollars.
Two thousand but you got to act fast.
So, a service, huh?
Twenty-five hundred in the bag ain't bad.
Twenty-five hundred?
Where did the five hundred come from?
Uh, just came from an old
friend at an electronics store.
Wait, hold on, hold on.
I got to keep track of this.
Give me your pen.
Why?
Because we got to pay him back.
Um, what was his name?
Who?
The electronics store guy.
I-I don't know.
I didn't get his name.
Five hundred, electronics.
How do you not remember
your old friend's name?
You know what?
Don't forget to put Sheldon down there
from the pawn shop who's
our first investor.
We'll get him a plaque.
Yeah.
He'll be getting a visit from the police.
No, Mar, no police officers.
Not after tonight,
don't forget that that's important.
Larry, is there going to be
an after tonight for us?
I don't know.
Ask me that, ask me that tomorrow.
Right now, we got to move.
Oh gosh.
Seven hundred?
Yeah, that's my limit.
Shoot.
Is there anybody else you could call?
I don't know.
Um, I already called Jeff.
No, no, not Jeff.
Yeah, I know.
Don't worry, he'll already
turned me down anyway.
Big surprise.
Yeah.
Don't be ridiculous, Larry.
Is there anybody else
you're close with, Mar.
Oh, yes.
I-I just need a phone.
Okay.
Um... There's got to be
a payphone somewhere.
Yeah, uh... I'll check.
Okay.
Are you going to... are?
I'll wait, just...
Hello?
Linda, thank God you answered.
It's Martha.
Hey, Martha.
Hey, yeah.
Um, I'm sorry I'm calling you like this.
It's fine.
I'm just we're just watching TV.
Um, did I do something wrong?
Wait, is this about the email?
What do you mean?
I assume you're calling
about the email Jeff sent?
I didn't believe it.
Martha?
What email?
Wait, so you're not
calling about the email?
Linda, what, what email?
So, you haven't seen it?
Linda... Sorry, one second.
Can you please just read me the email.
Uh, yeah, I got it here.
He sent it to the whole staff.
It says I regret to inform you that Ms.
Avery may have
involved herself in illegal activities
in which the company disapproves.
We appreciate your
cooperation as we continue
to internally investigate this matter.
Martha?
Okay, just keep reading, please?
It just goes on about it's illegal.
I knew it couldn't be true.
Has he had a...?
A meeting?
Yeah.
Uh, senior staff is
supposed to be in by 8 a.m.
tomorrow to discuss.
Okay, okay, um.
Is everything alright?
Is it okay that I asked?
I have to go.
Okay.
Is there anything that I can do?
What did they say? Do
they have the money?
Um... Mar, what's up?
What? What's wrong?
Linda said that Jeff
told the entire company
that I'm doing something illegal.
Mar, um yeah, I know but we
just got to keep moving, okay?
Mar... Larry, can you please
just give me a second.
Okay, one of us has a life
that they have to actually
get back to after this.
You're something else, Mar.
Oh, don't do that, Larry, come on.
No, no, no I mean you know what,
at the end of the day
you know what you are,
you're Max.
Yeah, you remember Max?
The guy that's going to be
hunting us down right now
who kicked me to the ground?
Yeah, that's you.
Larry. That's you.
No, come on.
And you treat me with the
same amount of respect
that he did back when I worked for him.
Wait, what?
You guys, you're two-halves
like two peas in a pod.
Larry, I'm sorry did you just say that
you worked for Max?
Yeah, yes, yes, I worked for Max, okay?
Oh, okay.
Okay and there might be more
to the whole ring story.
If there is more to the ring story
you better tell me right now.
So, I had the ring from the old lady...
Okay, hold on you told
me you didn't steal it.
I didn't steal it per se.
What does that mean?
I told her she should get
it appraised so I took it.
I gave it back but the one I gave back
to her might have been a fake.
I gave the real one to Max
'cause I was working for him
at the time. Oh my God.
The only thing is that he
said he would give me a cut
and he didn't give me a
cut you know so I was mad
so I might have done something
to one of his favorite cars.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
Mar, I didn't think it would matter.
I really didn't.
I thought if we could
just get the ring...
You didn't think?
And sell it that none of
this would be important.
This is outrageous.
Larry, just stay away from me.
We got to just move.
Don't touch me.
Okay.
You are a ticking time bomb, okay.
I can't do this anymore with you.
Alright, I realize now why
I had to cut you off.
You are toxic.
This is one drastic step
in my life tonight,
okay because of you.
We got to go.
No! No!
Larry! Larry!
What are you thinking, Lou?
Max, this is just a big misunderstanding.
Shut up, Lou just shut up.
I knew I never should've gotten tied up
with a loser like you.
Everything you touch turns
to garbage but when it's
my stuff you're touching
you're going to have to pay.
Looks like I'm the only one
that made it out of the
apartment without third degree burns
so I know it's... Shut up.
So, he can shut up.
You get a lot of money quickly,
but you still lose, you always do.
Max, we're in trouble, okay?
We need she and I, we need money, okay.
That ring I gave you that
old lady she knows the
one I gave her back was a fake.
This guy that works for
her said we have till
midnight tonight to get the money back,
okay so please if you could just help us,
I will pay you back everything
I owe you, every cent.
Look, if I get that much in a day,
imagine what I can get in a week.
Just-you got to let me
live till next week, Max.
You'll be lucky to live out
the rest of your life.
We're running out of time.
We got to get back to the
alley behind the bar on
41st street.
He said we have till midnight
so if you could just,
please just give us the rest
of the money and let us go.
Just give my sister a
ride out of town, okay?
Please?
Please?
I'll give you the rest of the 20k.
I'll let you go.
Tomorrow you go back to working for me.
Yeah, Max, yes, I will.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you.
Seriously, thank you so much.
Maybe I should be the con man.
Did you really think I'd
just give you a bag
full of money?
Wow, you are one of the
cockiest losers I've ever met.
So, it was cash or a ride, right?
Who would have thought
this night would end
with two Avery's in my car.
Funny how life works out, isn't it?
It looks like it's almost
time for your drop.
You know you two are going
to have to go pretty far
to get away from this one.
You have to go far enough to where no one
will ever find you and to
think you almost made it out.
I'm sorry.
So sorry for everything.
I was such a screw up.
I just tried to help.
I tried to help myself, Mar.
I just want you to know I'm so sorry.
It's okay.
No, it's okay.
It's okay, Larry.
You're my older brother and I love you
and I just thank you for protecting you.
Well, it's just about
midnight princess and I
better get out of here
before the police show up
or the rats get hungry or the friend you
made up gets here.
We didn't make him up.
Hold on, hold on.
I am so sorry.
I couldn't care any less.
I tried; I really did.
For your troubles.
Good night, princess.
The best fifty bucks I ever spent.
What the...?
Dj vu, right?
What happened?
Where have you been?
How are you still...?
Alive?
Yeah, good question.
Alright, look I'm serious.
Ya'll got to go.
Whatever you're into... Mar, he's here.
Who?
We got to go.
No.
Larry, we're done running.
Alright, we got to get
to the bottom of this.
We got to go.
What? We got to go.
No.
Larry, you said we... Larry!
Where do we go from here?
Where's my money?
Twenty thousand dollars!
We don't have it.
What?
You don't, have it?
We, we don't have all of it.
I warned you!
I warned you what was going to happen,
I warned you what was going to happen
if you didn't have my money tonight!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
We can get you what you need.
We just we need time.
I don't have anymore time!
It had to be tonight!
I'm sorry.
Okay, I'm sorry.
We've done everything we absolutely could
to get you your money.
We went all over town
trying to find people,
anyone we know who could possibly-Sir,
if you just give us two more days,
I swear we can get you the rest of the...
Today was the last chance!
Dear Lord, Dear Lord.
Please forgive me.
Don't take them away, please God.
Don't take them away.
Never going to see them again now.
I'm never going to see them again.
Who are you talking about?
My children.
I needed that money to be with them.
You don't understand.
This woman, this woman is
the only person in years
to take pity on me and
she gave me that ring,
she promised me.
It was her grandmother's ring,
so I tried to sell it and
they said it was fake.
Sir, I... But she swears, she
swears to me that it's real,
that the ring is real,
that it's insured with
every assurance and this
guy comes once a month to collect and...
That's why you grabbed me today?
Yes, that's why I grabbed you.
You see now?
I know you don't work for Avery,
but I figured that maybe if with you
I can figure out how
it was stupid, stupid.
Nothing is more important
than being with your family
and now I'll never be
able to see them again.
Sir, from what I understand, there was,
there was paperwork
detailing your coverage.
There wasn't everything.
A buddy of mine printed
it off the internet.
What does it matter?
Huh?
The paperwork is not real.
Well, sounds to me like
you were insured by
Avery Insurance.
He is an Avery.
He's my big brother.
What does that mean?
That you'll be able to give
me money tonight to leave?
I'm afraid not but we can
get you on a plane tonight.
A plane?
And tomorrow we'll be back in the office,
and we can start the process.
Okay, you give me two months.
Two months?
You have my word.
Are you sure about this?
Why are you doing this?
It's like you said,
there is nothing more
important than family.
Let us help you.
Please help me.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[JET ENGINE ROAR]
You know I used to tell
my brother that not all
who wander are lost but
what I should have said
was that not all who are
lost are lost forever.
We all get stuck in a rut
or trapped in a jar at
one point or another and a
good friend is a type of
person that comes along,
and they tell you how to
get out but that person
who climbs in and refuses
to leave without you that's family.
They ought to put that
on a bumper sticker.
[CITY TRAFFIC NOISES]
[PHONE RINGING]
[WORKERS SPEAKING]
[FOOTSTEPS]
Hey, I was just going over the books and
uh, I noticed about a
twenty-thousand-dollar
payout to a Miguel?
All covered, Jeff.
He was insured.
We took care of it.
No problem.
Uh, look Mar, I just
wanted to say something.
Yeah.
Um, you know just so
there's no hard feelings
um, you know I didn't know
what you were into so...
I understand.
That's why I'm going to take my time back
while I still can.
I quit, Mr. Benson.
What?
Now, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
We-we need to talk about this.
The company's yours.
What?
Hey, you're better than this place.
If you need a job, give me a call.
Hey there, finish your homework?
Just about.
These math formulas are tough.
I'm going to need you to
take a look at it later.
I'd be happy to.
What was that for?
I just like punching my brother.
Easy.
You think after I get my GED,
I can go to law school?
Alright, alright one
thing at a time here.
I'm just saying the
possibilities are endless.
I think I'd be a pretty good lawyer.
Lots of schooling.
I've got lots of time.
I'm a young man.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
I used to tell my brother.
That not all who wander are lost.
I don't know where I heard it from.
Maybe a magnet or a bumper sticker.
I tried to tell him that
even though he struggled sometimes,
he'd find what he's looking for.
Quitters stay down, they give up,
but he bounced around,
he tried his best to find his passions.
Larry always let what he'd
captured go after a while.
He'd talked about this one
time he caught a firefly
and as soon as he did,
another flew into his jar.
He said the two must have been friends.
If one couldn't get the other out,
they might as well struggle together.
What's the point in being separated?
My brother was kind and gentle,
innocent and funny but
that was a long time ago.
[]
TV Channel 4 Cleveland.
NEWS REPORTER
Shooting last night in downtown Cleveland.
NEWS REPORTER Cops found
the gun inside a dumpster
and have arrested two men
in connection to the slaying.
Yeah, I mean it was unexpected but
we're still trying to come to terms
with the whole thing, you know.
It's not how we'd like
to, to remember him.
It's still tough to talk about.
You do have the deepest
condolences of myself
and Ms. Carter as
well as everyone here
at Avery Insurance.
So, so what's like I mean
what are the next steps here?
Do, do we show you a
death certificate to...?
That won't be necessary, Mr.
Landon.
Oh.
You see, your father's death
falls under circumstances
which his policy discriminates against.
Wait, what?
It discriminates?
When someone purchases life insurance,
their policy enters what is
called a con-testability period.
What is that?
This is a period of time in which we
as issuers of the policy
can investigate any claims and deny them.
I never heard of that.
Well, sir, if a policy
holder reaches their
unfortunate demise within
the contest ability period,
we, Avery Insurance
are within our full right to investigate.
During this investigation,
we did uncover that false
information was provided.
False information?
Mr. Landon, were you
aware that your father
suffered from a kidney condition?
I mean well yeah;
He, he had that transplant
about a decade ago.
I don't see how that-That is correct.
Unfortunately, this
information was not properly
disclosed under medical history.
I don't understand.
What difference does that make?
Honey, let me handle this.
What difference does his kidney make?
My father was shot.
And you do have this
agency's fullest sympathies,
but we do reserve the
right to deny this claim
even if the policy holder's COD
in no way relates to the misrepresented
information they supplied.
Would you please talk to
us like human beings.
I'm afraid Avery Insurance
will not be paying out
for your father's death
but as I said you do have
our deepest sympathies.
Thank you.
I'm I just I like felt bad for them.
The policies clearly state their terms.
We just reinforce them.
Yeah, no I just like, like if I was them.
I... I know this part of
the job isn't fun okay,
but this is business.
We can't let our emotions get involved.
Yeah, no, I know I just
like I don't know I like
I want to help people and I thank you.
I guess you took care of that.
Just a quick conversation, really.
Nobody drops the axe quite like you, Mar.
What is that supposed to mean?
You know what it means.
How'd Linda do?
She was fine.
Fine, what's fine?
Fine is fine.
Weak.
Quiet.
Spooked.
She's only been here three months, Jeff.
Uh, she's not panning out.
What's that supposed to mean?
You know what it means.
I'll give her till Friday.
Is that a problem?
Give her a few more weeks, alright?
I see something in her.
[CITY STREET NOISES]
[]
[FOOTSTEPS]
Hi, Tom.
Hi, Martha.
How are you doing?
Doing well.
How are you?
Okay.
Did you have a nice day today?
Yeah.
It was a long one but... Working hard?
Oh, you're telling me.
[ELEVATOR BELL DING]
[ELEVATOR MUSIC]
[ECHOING FOOTSTEPS]
[WOOSH]
[WOOSH]
Who is that?
What is it?
Is somebody here?
Hello?
Uh, yeah, hey, uh, hey, don't worry.
I got this under control, okay?
It'll be alright.
Larry?
Larry?
What's going on?
What's going on?
[CITY NOISES]
Okay, listen up.
You paying attention?
Are you paying attention?
I think I'm in the wrong place.
Stay right there.
Shut up.
Okay, listen because you only
got a little bit of time,
so you need to pay attention.
Are you following me?
You two have until midnight tonight
to get me the $20,000 cash
that was insured under my client's ring.
You know what I'm talking about?
I don't know what you mean?
You don't know what I'm talking about?
Maybe you know what I'm talking about
because you're the one that
sold the policy to my client.
I want what's mine.
Twenty thousand dollars cash.
I need it here, I need
it tonight by midnight
and then you'll never see me again
or it's going to be trouble for you
and don't you think about
going to the police,
don't go to the police.
Are you hearing me?
I understand, I do.
Because if you do,
I'm going to know because
I have eyes everywhere.
Okay, capeesh?
Yeah.
You listen?
Yes.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
There might be an understanding.
No misunderstanding.
Twenty-thousand-dollar cash tonight.
Okay?
Okay, good.
[ENGINE STARTING]
What the hell is going on?
Hey, Mar.
Larry, answer me right now.
What is going on?
Hey, I don't know, I don't know.
Do you know that guy?
Did you give him insurance?
What are you talking about?
I have no idea who that is.
Tell me what is going on right now.
Okay, okay, okay.
Hold on.
You know we're by um we're by Ando's bar.
It's uh it's okay, it's okay.
That's a nice jacket.
You know I like the jacket.
Those heels can't be too comfortable.
That's why I never wear them.
It's good to see you.
Larry, get these off of me right now.
Okay, okay, okay.
Let's, let's go get a drink
and we'll sort it all out, okay?
Uh-uh.
Take your hostage with you and leave.
My hostage.
First of all, I'm tied up too.
Well, whatever happened
you deserved it now go.
Tell 'em, T.J.
T.J., come on.
Look, Darlene, look this is my sister
okay and she's just a
little bit spooked, okay.
She's a little spooked so if we
could get just five minutes,
five minutes and we're out of your hair,
okay?
Is that cool?
Lou's your brother?
Yeah, yeah, she's, my sister.
Mmmm, I feel bad for you, lady.
Five minutes then you're out.
Got it? That's fine.
I got it.
Thank you so much.
Captain?
If you got it full of rum.
We're fine.
Hey, hey, it's me.
You're safe now.
Like, Ando's he's got
a bat behind the bar.
You're safe.
Get these off, relax a little bit.
Who was it this time?
Max?
I've told you he'll break your legs.
No, it was nothing like that.
Could we get some pretzels too?
Thank you.
What is he talking about, Larry?
He's not talking about anything.
He's going to get us pretzels.
Are you still using that insurance scam?
No, no.
Oh, shoot your sister.
It's your spot, isn't it?
You're the insurance girl.
Take care.
Where are you going?
You owe me for the drinks.
We didn't drink them.
Five minutes is up.
He didn't drink them.
Larry, tell me what is going on?
Who is Lou and, and what scam?
And how the heck does that guy know that
I'm in insurance?
Everybody knows you're in insurance, Mar.
You're famous.
Oh, my stop jerking me around right now
and tell me what is going on.
There are certain people
who despite my best efforts
have come to the expression
that I uh provide insurance.
Insurance for what?
For whatever and they need
insurance they come to me,
I show them the website,
they make payments, I collect.
So, my business.
Yeah, but my name is on it too.
Avery insurance.
I'm an Avery too.
And then when... You are
destroying my right.
I cannot believe you.
Okay, okay.
How could you do this?
I'm sorry, alright?
I'm sorry.
Hey, this guy's bothering me.
Don't ask the lollipop gang.
We're fine.
She's kidding.
I'm her brother, alright?
Guys got a cigarette or something?
[THUD]
[CRUNCH]
Get his wallet!
I-I think we're good.
What's he got?
Thirty-two bucks.
Hey, I said we're good.
What's in that purse?
She doesn't have any... Shut up.
You want to give us that purse now.
[CITY NOISES]
Hey, are you okay?
Are you okay?
Did that go the way you planned it?
Everyone around here that nice?
We have to do something.
Let's go for that drink, Mar.
Yeah, yeah.
[DRUMS]
No, what the heck happened to you?
You were literally just in here?
Can we maybe get those rums now?
No, go away.
Five minutes.
Water.
Five minutes turns into
twenty every time.
Alright, so what kind of ring was this?
I have no idea.
You don't even know what
it was you were insuring?
I'm sorry, Mar.
Some people needed insurance
and I would need quick cash.
Okay, what hold on, stop.
I didn't think about it.
What people?
I think this was the woman on the RTA.
You think?
Yeah, I-yes.
Well, Larry how many people
are you doing this with?
I get that.
Do you realize that this is
my life you're messing with.
Mar, I don't know what
you want me to tell you.
I can only apologize so many times.
I'm sorry okay.
Just, just tell me about
the woman on the train.
This one night where I
happened to be particularly
low on cash okay and
she was sitting there
and I went to her and I
said excuse me ma'am,
my name is Thomas the Tank Engine
and I'm taking tickets for... What?
What was your name?
Thomas the Tank Engine?
I was on a train, Mar.
Larry, it's the RTA, it's
public transportation.
It's not even a train.
You don't think you know everything.
What?
I didn't say anything, Mar.
Okay.
Just tell me what happened.
So anyway, she was nervous
and fidgety because
she was carrying it on her and
you know she seemed really
nervous and standoffish,
but she seemed to trust me
a little bit so,
it was her great grandmother's okay
and uh she planned on giving
it to her daughter one day,
but she never had any kids
so um she lived alone
outside of her housekeeper.
You said give it to me and... No, Mar.
Are you listening?
I told her she should get it insured.
Of course.
I didn't take it.
So, what?
You showed her my website and
then she just believes you?
I said I'd come by with paperwork
and I did and that kind
of became the routine.
Once a month I'd stop by with you know
to, to collect and she pays me and today,
when I'd stop by, I was
taken just like you.
So, what do you think?
Well, I think you've made a
career out of scamming people
and now it's coming back to bite you.
Yeah.
Bite us?
Yes, Larry.
Thank you.
Us.
That's, that's actually
another thing, Mar.
Um, uh around here people call me Lou.
What?
No, your name is Larry, stop.
I know my name is Larry,
Martha but around here they call me Lou.
I am not going to argue with you about
what stupid name you
want to be called, okay?
Where is the ring?
I don't have it.
Larry?
I am serious.
Tell me right now.
I'm being serious.
Look me in the eye when you answer me.
Stop treating me like a child.
I don't have it. Then
act like an adult.
Why would I take the ring?
That ring made me fifty bucks a month.
Are you kidding me?
Fifty, fifty bucks, that's
what you're doing this for?
Okay, how much was it worth?
A heck of a lot more than that.
What are you...?
What time is it?
What?
What time is it?
I don't know. Check your phone.
I don't have it.
It's in my purse.
Wait, no, you have it.
Your pocket.
It must've gotten busted
when those guys were
wailing on me.
Thank you for that by the way.
Yeah, you deserved it.
If it works, just call your bank.
I-I can't just take out that kind of
money in that short of time.
Why not?
Larry, do you know how banks work?
No.
When you withdraw a
large amount of money,
the bank sends a printed
transaction report to the IRS.
Why?
I don't know.
To make sure you're not
funding terrorism or
involved in something illegal.
That's very presumptuous in them.
Yeah, Larry very presumptuous.
Alright, well, you have
somebody else you can call,
I'm sure.
Call them and get the money.
What do I look like to you?
Mar, you have a business.
You know people.
My gosh.
I-I just I don't understand
how you get yourself involved
in these kinds of situations.
Alright, well, I'm sorry.
I wasn't handed all the
golden opportunities you
were in life, Mar.
I had to go down my own road
and it wasn't always this great.
Oh, come don't give me that crap, Larry.
Is probably why as well.
That's what it is.
You didn't walk down any road, okay?
You're in the exact same place
you were when I left you.
What?
When you left me.
Yeah, well you didn't give
anyone a choice, okay.
Forget this.
Where are you going?
I'll figure everything else out, Mar.
Go back to your golden life.
Larry.
I'm serious.
Go in the bar and stay safe.
I'll handle this.
I'll sort it out.
Larry!
My gosh.
Did you do your math?
No, see Larry, you have
to put the x on this
side of the equation so you
can isolate the variable.
Do you have your pencil?
I can... It doesn't matter.
It does matter, okay it's your homework.
I suck at it.
You just need some extra help.
Just drop it.
Will you just go say hi?
Hey, kids.
Hi, Mr. Benson.
Hey, Larry.
Doctor say anything?
Uh, we spoke to the nurse earlier,
but they said he needs to get some sleep.
Uh, he can get some sleep later.
Are you coming Larry?
Larry, what are you...?
That's okay, sweetie.
Hey, your father ever talk
to you about the business?
A little.
Everybody if you just came
back later or something.
Everything alright?
Did I tell you I dropped out of school?
I failed another midterm.
You weren't there to help
me so... Larry, maybe,
maybe we should just go back to the house
so we could talk about it.
Why?
Why?
Hang out with Jeff and
all his fancy friends.
Yeah, no, thank you.
Thanks.
Because our dad died,
and he acts like it's all about him.
Larry.
I'm just trying to help, Larry.
Alright, alright.
Hey, listen, if you're going to do that
you got to go.
This is not the place.
Don't touch me.
Get off me.
Larry!
Hey!
Larry, get out of here right now.
Go!
Mr. Benson, are you okay?
Stop calling me Mr. Benson.
You're an adult now.
My name is Jeff not Mr. Benson.
I'm sorry, sorry.
I don't need you to be sorry.
I need you to grow up.
Okay.
He didn't mean anything by it.
He's just... He's toxic.
That's what he is.
Do you realize how much
pressure I'm under?
That we are under?
Your father left his business to an Avery
and right now you're the only
one left with half a brain.
Do you realize what will happen if,
if you lose focus, Martha?
Innocent people are going
to lose their jobs.
I need you to be responsible.
I need you to be an adult
and I need you to listen to me.
Okay, Mr. Benson.
Jeff, I'm sorry.
Jeff, we can do it.
Thank you.
I knew you could, Martha.
I knew you could.
Hey, sorry.
Can I just check the receipt real quick?
Yeah, sure.
Thank you so much.
I see you got the cord back there.
I'd driven all the way home,
realized I didn't have it.
I had to drive back, and it was crazy.
Okay, thanks a lot.
Have a good day.
I'm a little bit turned around.
Um, can I do a return here?
Yeah, as long as it's within
30 days of your purchase.
Oh no, yeah.
I got it today.
I just couldn't help but notice did the
store drop this or maybe a forklift gash.
I'm so sorry.
That's not good.
I know.
I didn't notice until I got
back to my restaurant.
It doesn't look like the TV's damaged,
but I don't want to you know
unload it and hook it up,
set the whole thing up and
then realize damaged, right?
So... That's right.
I figured I might as well
just keep it in the box,
don't open it anymore
and bring it back here
so you guys have got to get this fixed.
That's not really why...
My wife probably would've
made me take it back sooner or later.
I don't really need a TV anyway.
She always tells me that
so... I totally get it.
Yeah, exactly.
Do you have the card
you purchased it with?
It's probably in the
uh bag with the cord.
Oh great.
Um, do you have the bag?
Hmmm?
The bag?
Do you have the bag?
Oh my gosh.
I probably left it at my restaurant.
Oh no.
Let me just go check my car really quick.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Alright. Okay.
Be safe.
I must've left it with
the cord in the bag.
Really?
Could you maybe just do
a cash exchange for the
value of the TV?
Yeah, yeah, we can do that.
Thank you, thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.
Just got to figure out what to
do with that cord now, right?
Wherever you put it.
Okay.
Hello?
Hi, Jeff.
Is that you?
Mar, what's up?
Hi.
Uh, gosh, uh.
Martha, what's wrong?
Sorry.
Uh, it's my brother.
Larry?
Yeah.
Um.
Is he dead?
No, no it's not like that.
He just... Did he hurt you?
I'll kill that little twerp.
No.
He may have... Just tell
me what's going on?
He may have put the company in jeopardy.
Wait, what do you mean?
Larry was I think he was giving people
insurance under our name.
What people?
Not good people.
I don't understand.
So, who let him do this?
I don't, I don't know.
Jeff, no one let him do this.
I didn't even, I had no idea.
I-I need help, Jeff, okay.
I need money.
Hello?
Did the idiot use my name?
What?
I don't know, I... Did the
idiot use my name at all?
He didn't.
I don't know what he did, okay.
I just-I.
Look, Martha, I don't know
what you're into right now,
but I can't be a part of it.
Wait, are you serious.
Jeff.
Just figure your stuff out and
I'll see you at work tomorrow, okay?
Are you serious?
Hello?
Hello?
Crap.
So, what's Lou got you into anyway?
That's none of your business.
Oh, trust me when that kid screws up,
it's all of our business.
Tried getting my brother
mixed up in it for a while
but I put an end to that.
He has a why of bringing trouble
right to your doorstep.
You don't say.
So, what's it now?
Drugs, money?
What did he lose?
Apparently, he was ensuring a ring
and now that ring's gone.
He take it?
He says he didn't.
You believe him?
Oh, what choice do I have?
So, let me guess, you
don't get that ring,
something bad happens to you and Lou?
Well, hey, I don't know if this may help
but I don't think Lou's got the ring.
Well, then who does?
No clue.
But if he did have it, you'd know.
Kid can't hide anything.
So, what should I do?
You got anymore info to go on?
Some guy named Max.
Max?
Geez, this gets worse and worse.
You know him?
Yeah, I know him, unfortunately.
Does he come here?
Sometimes.
Well, could you help me find him?
Please?
I think there's something
you need to understand.
The way you're used to
doing things in your life,
in your world those maybe
the right things but
those things might get
you killed around here.
There's places people like you don't go
and there's a reason for that.
Okay, well, if I don't get that ring
it's not going to matter anyway.
Alright, I need to at least try.
I can tell you where he lives.
Like you'll go talk to him?
I ain't going anywhere near him.
This is your ball, Cinderella.
I'm just showing you the way.
Hi.
Hi, my name is Jerry.
I'm your Uber driver.
Hi, Jerry.
How's your day going?
Oh, it's been a day.
Worst night of my life, I was at the bar
with a bunch of guys from the shop.
Okay.
And uh, the place is
called Frogs you know
where you, you go in
there and the sign says,
hop on into Frogs so we're bar hoppers.
Yeah.
So, you like that.
So, uh, we're all in there, drinking...
You Larry? No, I'm Lou.
And I've got to have a cigarette,
I'm a smoker and I don't
smoke in the Uber here.
You know what polyester shirts are like?
They don't take heat very well.
No problem, Rod.
Thank you.
Well, there he is again, Mr.
Popular.
Have you seen my sister?
What? You ticked somebody
else off already?
No, I'm just looking her.
You know where she is?
Yeah, I know.
Question is, why aren't you with her?
What are you talking about?
Where is she?
Darlene might have given her a tip.
What tip?
Just something she heard.
I sent her to Max's.
Max?
Why? Why?
Hey, man.
Relax, man.
Calm down.
So, I got a busted door,
I got cut jabs on my arm
from hitting, my wrists
up to my elbow here
and now I'm on fire.
Do you have any idea
what he's going to do?
This is horrible.
Change of plans, T.J.
The wife called.
Looks like it's not going to be so fun.
Where are my keys?
No problem.
Had some party up there?
It's alright.
If it was better, I'd
be up there right now.
Yeah, yeah, I guess that's, that's true.
I kind of got invited at the last minute
just like out of sympathy, you know.
What do you mean?
I feel like I'm just
making a guest appearance.
Like I'm not actually
supposed to be at the party.
So, what was the plan inviting you?
I have no idea.
Hey.
How's it going?
It's going.
Yeah, I'm just here for the party.
For Max.
Uh, Max is he's inside.
He's upstairs.
In the building.
Yeah, I know he told me.
So, okay, thank, thank you.
Have a good night.
Yeah, you, too.
We're the doormen now?
What is it?
Yes, um, yeah, I'm here with the...
You're the pizza guy.
Yes, yeah.
Where are they?
The pizzas?
Um, there was actually an
accident and I need to
speak to the gentlemen who um ordered it.
I think it was a Max.
Is that you?
No, but come in.
Oh, okay.
So, which one, which one is Max?
That, that is Max.
You good?
Yes.
Yeah.
On the house.
Sorry about that.
It's a new car.
How can I help you, officer?
Is there a reason you're driving like
you're in the Daytona 500?
Oh, yeah.
My wife is uh she's in labor.
She's having, she's
having her baby and it's,
it's a boy.
I'm sorry it's not a boy, it's,
it's a girl named Matilda.
I always wanted, I wanted a boy,
but you know you can't
always get what you want
you know the Rolling Stones,
the Rolling Stones said that Mick Jagger.
Are you, are you a fan
of the Rolling Stones?
What hospital?
Hospital?
What hospital is she at?
I can give you an escort.
Oh, it's actually not a hospital.
It's a commune.
It's a commune?
Yeah, yeah.
We uh we live in a commune.
That's, that's alright,
that's alright as Americans.
And she's having the baby there?
Mmhmm.
It's in a uh in a tub.
Yeah, it's a it's a tub uh birth.
Okay.
I have a lot of questions that
I'm not going to bother with.
Do you have a license and
registration with you tonight?
I wish I did but it it's
um it's at the... At the commune?
At the commune, yeah.
Okay.
Don't move.
I'm going to run your plates, okay.
Stay here.
Mmhmm, mm hmm.
Hey, what's up, I'm Max.
Uh, hello.
Sorry.
There was just an issue with the pizza.
I wanted to let you know
we're um... No problem.
Hey, you want a drink, sweetie?
Oh, I'm good.
Thanks.
Alright.
You're all set then.
Yeah.
Hey, we're just about to
start a game of Pong.
Do you want to be my partner?
No, no I shouldn't.
Thanks.
Come on, babe.
What do you say?
Sure, yeah.
One game.
Alright.
That's the spirit.
That's the spirit.
Come on, fellas.
Line 'em up.
If you figure that it goes up like
each floor is like two seconds
or maybe not even two seconds.
Okay.
It would still take you
over a minute and a half
to get up to the 45th floor.
I timed it about a minute and forty-five.
You did not.
When did you time it?
When I did it.
You just randomly timed
yourself going up an escalator?
Yeah, last weekend.
Hey, can I get a cigarette?
No.
Why?
Because you still owe me three fifty.
No, I think I gave that to you.
What?
You were I was with you,
and we had that we needed that,
and I paid for the... He's quick.
He's a fast little guy.
Yeah.
That's my girl.
My girl.
So, what do you do?
Hey, what's that, sweetie?
I'm like for work?
How do you afford this place?
Why?
Are you interested in me or something?
No, no, no I just you're
a very popular guy.
Yeah.
People do know me.
So, you think they like you
for you or your money?
What does that mean?
I don't know.
You clearly have a lot.
I own a business myself and sometimes
I wonder if people like me for
me or just the signature on
their checks, you know.
You own a business?
Oh.
I do a lot of business myself.
You and I are a lot alike.
Hey, yo, Damien, do you
only like me for my money?
Hell, yeah.
But no, no, no, these boys
got my back no matter what.
So, you didn't tell me what do you do?
You seem to ask a lot of questions.
Well, what you steal it?
What?
I just you just didn't
tell me what you do
so I... Look, I don't know what you think
you're doing but you
better watch your mouth.
I don't know who you
are, I don't care either
I just know you have a ring
that doesn't belong to you,
okay and you need to give it to me,
and I won't cause a scene
or call the police just
give me the ring, okay.
You serious?
Yeah.
Look, yo, yo, stop the music.
You want to know what this
chick just said to me?
Go ahead, go ahead tell them, sweetie.
Tell them what you think I stole.
Look, I don't want any trouble.
I'll just I'll go.
I'll, I'll leave.
No, I don't think so.
You may not want trouble,
but trouble has found you, sweetie.
Are you, my Uber?
What?
Can we get Taco Bell?
Yeah, sure.
Have you seen a girl about
my height with dark hair
dressed like she shouldn't be here?
Yeah, yeah.
She totally ticked off Max.
Shot-shotgun.
Look, I'm not trying to cause anything.
I was just wanting... So, you what?
Come here trying to know
how I get my money,
trying to flirt with me.
No, I'm not trying to flirt with you.
Trying to hurt my feelings.
No, no.
Because it's me who wouldn't flirt
with the piece of money hungry trash.
How does that make you feel?
Hmmm?
Make you feel like you're in control?
Danny, go check and see
if the door is locked.
Detective, it is so good to see you.
Um, this, this is
Detective Tank Engine and
um, we work together, and
this is actually a sting.
Yeah, I assume the boys
are outside, right?
Yeah, so, um, I appreciate
your haste, detective.
The thing is these fellas
haven't committed any crime
so I'm willing to hold
off on sending in the
cavalry and I hope you guys
know how lucky you really are.
You don't think we don't
know who this is?
Hey, man, Larry detective?
This guy couldn't tell
you which way was up.
Is he scamming you too?
Huh?
Because you do know he does that, right?
Is this you?
You're an Avery.
You know your brother
is one of the biggest
low life's out there, right?
So, what's the plan?
Come in here, save the day?
Look at me, is this what you wanted?
Huh?
Yeah, here, come on,
take it, take it man.
Here, just take it.
Larry, you are one of the biggest idiots
I have ever known even
your hot sister thinks so.
Right, babe?
That's not true.
Stay behind me.
What?
Stay in the hallway.
Hey, Max.
What's up, loser.
What do you need the money for anyway?
Mommy and daddy's allowance
isn't enough anymore?
What did you say to me?
Mommy and daddy?
They must be pretty
disappointed their son
is just a petty thief.
Is that money going to pay
back what you wasted on
your tuition or just
buy you a couple more
girls to hang out?
You son of a...
You see that?
He's just going to leave you here.
Look at him.
I'm not trying to cause anything.
I was just wanting... Do what?
Come in here wanting to
know how I get my money.
Look at him.
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People are going to be getting
on and off of the elevator.
But why are we assuming
that people are in the
building when I'm doing this?
Why would people not be in the building
when you're doing this?
Well, just for the sake of doing
this I'm not going to have
someone in the building
while I'm doing it.
When are you going into a
building... She's fast too.
They must be siblings.
Yeah.
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You guys are in a hurry.
Yeah.
We're just a little busy.
I know this guy named Sheldon.
He owns a pawn shop at a
block away from here.
He opens up in a couple of hours.
He won't take him long
for him to get the money
we need alright?
We just got to show up for a little bit,
try to blend in.
Uh-huh.
Got a lot of people
looking for us, you know.
Max, Ando, Max's friends, the police.
What?
Why, why are the police looking for us?
I mean you just never know
so just try to be cool.
Try to blend in, alright?
I don't blend in here, Larry.
Why?
I don't know.
The people I know usually
have just a little bit
more... A little more what, Mar?
A little more class?
Sure.
Let's go with that.
See, I told you.
Lou's a cool name, isn't it?
You know it.
But you're not... Is that
really out of your name?
Oh, I'm sorry Ms. Liberty
High dance team.
You know, I didn't pay
for these dance moves.
These are Larry originals,
so I think you sound a
little bit jealous.
You're not even moving to the rhythm.
You think you could do any better?
Thought so.
There it is, alright.
This is good, yeah.
Awesome.
Good.
Excuse me, that guy's
been trying to touch me.
Shoot.
It's fine, it's fine.
He'll be here in a minute.
Have you done this before?
Have I done what?
Have I sold stuff?
Yeah.
Really?
Yeah, really.
Sorry.
I just-I really didn't even
know what you've been up to.
I mean like where do you live?
Is this all you do for money?
You know you just have called.
Could you just not um
finish that next sentence?
Thank you.
For what Larry?
Like this is any better?
I'm sorry.
Do I look so miserable to you?
You know we really could've helped you.
It's fine.
I didn't want any help from
you and what's his name.
What is your issue with Jeff?
He was dad's best friend
and his business partner.
He did a lot of good for us.
Yeah, he did actually.
He brought me in, and he taught me the
entire business and now I'm a partner.
Do you realize how
important that is, Larry?
No, no I actually don't so, okay.
Okay, great.
You know yeah, he can
be a snob sometimes,
but I owe a lot oh, gosh
this is ridiculous.
Seriously, you are so full of it, Larry.
I didn't say anything.
Goodness gracious.
Will you just stop.
You are still blaming
everyone for who you are.
I'm not blaming anybody.
I didn't say anything.
You're the one going off right now.
Let's just get this over with
and you can go back to your little life.
Perfect.
Sheldon.
What do you got?
Well, I got a big, beautiful ring.
I'm bringing it straight to you first.
Exclusive offer.
Don't lean on the glass there, Larry.
Yeah, I wasn't leaning on the glass.
What do you say?
Well, where's the ring?
Oh, I got it.
I got it. I got it right here.
It's there.
Hmmm.
Well, very nice.
Mmhmm.
Who's that?
That's just my associate.
Your what?
My associate.
You don't have any associates, Larry.
Yes, I do.
I've told you.
Since when?
Since always.
You've never met them.
Hmmm, I've never met your associates?
No.
You've always had associates?
Always had.
Hmmm.
So, she's your business partner, huh?
Yeah, we run a really tight business.
Look, are you going to
take the ring or not?
Well, I got to tell you, I'm
kind of at a loss here.
Um, a couple months ago
I was watching jeopardy
at my house, I remember
the clock was flashing
5:30 on the microwave.
I just finished a ribeye steak dinner.
My wife walks up to me, and
she says the phone rang
for you and I said I
didn't hear the phone ring
and she said well she
turns it down because she
likes to read and she doesn't want to be
disrupted during the, the
reading hour you know
so what do I know about phones,
right you know what... Look, sir,
what does this have to do with anything?
Okay, let me finish.
I have to pause jeopardy
because it's a tape you
see it's on a tape
jeopardy I'm watch... okay,
so I pause it and Max is on the line
and he offers me a ring.
It looks like this
actually and he explains
it to me at excruciating
detail and I it's a
beautiful ring, it sounds beautiful,
so I make him an offer and
uh he says it's too low.
We talked to Max, Sheldon.
Max sent us here.
You talked to Max.
Mmhmm.
And he sent you?
Mmhmm.
It's a really nice piece.
So, when did you talk to Max?
Look sir, we don't have
all night, alright.
I'm sure you understand the
nature of the business.
You got to make moves fast.
Okay.
So, we're either going to take this ring
or we're going to walk out that door.
Okay.
Give me some time, alright?
I can figure it out for you here.
Alright.
Well, what's it going to be?
Alright.
Well, I just got to ticket it.
Okay.
Larry, come on. Okay.
We're going to get out of here.
Hold on a second.
Just easy, easy, easy.
You got five minutes?
Let me go in the back and do a
quick appraisal on it, okay.
Just do an appraisal.
It'll take me five minutes.
Will that work for you, five minutes?
Five minutes.
Geez, Mar.
Where did that come from?
Whatever.
So, what is he doing?
He's appraising.
Have you ever been back there?
No.
Something doesn't feel right, Larry.
I think we need to leave.
No, Mar.
He's appraising the ring.
He said five minutes.
That'll give us the money we did.
We're gone.
Hold on.
Is he talking to somebody?
Yeah, probably.
He's probably drawing up business.
That's a normal... Wait, shut up.
Quiet.
Did he just ask, ask if he sent them?
Crap.
We got to go.
Going somewhere?
Uh, yeah Sheldon, we just
had a quick business...
Shut up, Larry.
Step away from the door.
Sheldon, it's really not,
it's a quick... Can it Larry.
Step away from the door.
Come on over here.
Over here.
Sheldon.
Right over here and sit down.
Just sit down, just sit down.
It seems like you've made
a few folks angry tonight
and they've got something
they want to say to you.
They're going to be here in about an hour
so, we're just going to wait.
Sheldon.
Larry, can it.
Listen, I've got permission to hurt you
okay, so we're just
going to remain silent,
understood?
Hello?
Maria?
Maria, it's me.
Listen to me.
Why are you doing this?
Why are you hurting me?
But why? What did I do?
No, no, no, no, no, that's not the deal.
You know what the judge said.
The judge said I can visit.
He said I can visit.
What do you mean why?
This is America.
What do you think?
What do you think I'm doing here?
What do you think is happening here?
I'm working for the kids
and even though you don't
want to believe me but
everything that I'm doing
is for them and for you because
I want to protect them.
Maria, listen to me.
Please, don't do that.
Maria, please, please
listen to me, Maria.
Please, don't, don't
leave early Maria, okay?
In one week, I'm going to be there, okay?
Listen to what I'm saying to you, okay?
Everything I am doing is for the kids,
everything I am doing is for them
so I can get a house for them
to protect them to provide.
I was so close.
You don't have the right
to decide for them.
They have the right to
decide for themselves
if they want to be with me,
with their Papi, okay?
Please trust me.
I'm sorry for what happened.
Tell them I'm sorry.
Tell them that. Dear
Lord-Dear Lord
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[WOOSH]
Is he seriously going to wager right now?
[TELEVISION GAMESHOW NOISES]
Do I want to wager that much?
Yeah.
I've seen this one a million times too.
Lar? Hmmm?
Do you think this is it?
It doesn't look good, but
I'll think of something.
Where, where do you get all
of this confidence from?
I'm serious.
I don't think you
understand how many times
a day I have to fake like I
know what I'm talking about
and then people still
see right through me.
It's like I'm this young girl
who inherited a business
who's doing her best to keep her head
above water just look sharp.
I mean I try so hard
everyday just to get like
an ounce of respect from
someone to look strong
and I look at you and it
doesn't matter how many times
you screw up, how many
awful situations you
put yourself into, you are still the most
confident person in the world.
I just don't, I just don't get it.
I get nervous about stuff too, Mar.
I've been on my own longer
than you have, okay?
I guess I just learned how to not.
I don't know linger on mistake.
Just moved in hex.
I bet nobody asked you to be on your own.
You were always the smart
one growing up, right?
And I loved you for that,
I really loved you but it
also kind of drove me
insane because that's how
life works and one day, I
couldn't take it anymore
with you doing everything right and me,
me being such a screw up, okay?
Mom had died and I know you
didn't want to help me
anymore and, and now dad was gone,
and I felt like I was
dragging people down
so see I left.
I left and then I was
on my own and you do
one thing wrong and then you
do another and before you
know it, you're, you're
going down the road you
never meant to go down that
you can't turn back from
and you start to feel
like love, heaven, God,
good whatever it's just
not for you anymore
so you just keep going.
I don't know I'd always;
I'd always meant to make
things right with you,
but I think I just ran out of time.
I don't know time just got away from me.
Time is a good thing, right?
You got too much or not enough.
It's like somewhere you
and I are still those
little kids running
around in our backyard
with the um the lightning
bug jars, remember that?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Instead of stuck here
trying to steal back
some overpriced ring, yeah.
Steal back.
Hey, Sheldon.
I said, quiet Larry.
How much are you going to
give Max for that ring?
None of your business.
Either way it'd be kind
of nice to have the money
and the ring, right?
Where are you going with this?
Kind of a unique position right now.
I mean you have the money and the ring
not to mention a known
thief in your shop.
We can offer you an
opportunity or a service.
Yeah.
If you will.
What are you talking about?
When Max arrives, tell him
that we took the ring
and you can pocket it,
you can sell it for the
highest price you can find.
Just tell him we overpowered you.
You overpowered me?
That's right.
We'd keep our mouth shut about it
for only two thousand dollars.
Two thousand but you got to act fast.
So, a service, huh?
Twenty-five hundred in the bag ain't bad.
Twenty-five hundred?
Where did the five hundred come from?
Uh, just came from an old
friend at an electronics store.
Wait, hold on, hold on.
I got to keep track of this.
Give me your pen.
Why?
Because we got to pay him back.
Um, what was his name?
Who?
The electronics store guy.
I-I don't know.
I didn't get his name.
Five hundred, electronics.
How do you not remember
your old friend's name?
You know what?
Don't forget to put Sheldon down there
from the pawn shop who's
our first investor.
We'll get him a plaque.
Yeah.
He'll be getting a visit from the police.
No, Mar, no police officers.
Not after tonight,
don't forget that that's important.
Larry, is there going to be
an after tonight for us?
I don't know.
Ask me that, ask me that tomorrow.
Right now, we got to move.
Oh gosh.
Seven hundred?
Yeah, that's my limit.
Shoot.
Is there anybody else you could call?
I don't know.
Um, I already called Jeff.
No, no, not Jeff.
Yeah, I know.
Don't worry, he'll already
turned me down anyway.
Big surprise.
Yeah.
Don't be ridiculous, Larry.
Is there anybody else
you're close with, Mar.
Oh, yes.
I-I just need a phone.
Okay.
Um... There's got to be
a payphone somewhere.
Yeah, uh... I'll check.
Okay.
Are you going to... are?
I'll wait, just...
Hello?
Linda, thank God you answered.
It's Martha.
Hey, Martha.
Hey, yeah.
Um, I'm sorry I'm calling you like this.
It's fine.
I'm just we're just watching TV.
Um, did I do something wrong?
Wait, is this about the email?
What do you mean?
I assume you're calling
about the email Jeff sent?
I didn't believe it.
Martha?
What email?
Wait, so you're not
calling about the email?
Linda, what, what email?
So, you haven't seen it?
Linda... Sorry, one second.
Can you please just read me the email.
Uh, yeah, I got it here.
He sent it to the whole staff.
It says I regret to inform you that Ms.
Avery may have
involved herself in illegal activities
in which the company disapproves.
We appreciate your
cooperation as we continue
to internally investigate this matter.
Martha?
Okay, just keep reading, please?
It just goes on about it's illegal.
I knew it couldn't be true.
Has he had a...?
A meeting?
Yeah.
Uh, senior staff is
supposed to be in by 8 a.m.
tomorrow to discuss.
Okay, okay, um.
Is everything alright?
Is it okay that I asked?
I have to go.
Okay.
Is there anything that I can do?
What did they say? Do
they have the money?
Um... Mar, what's up?
What? What's wrong?
Linda said that Jeff
told the entire company
that I'm doing something illegal.
Mar, um yeah, I know but we
just got to keep moving, okay?
Mar... Larry, can you please
just give me a second.
Okay, one of us has a life
that they have to actually
get back to after this.
You're something else, Mar.
Oh, don't do that, Larry, come on.
No, no, no I mean you know what,
at the end of the day
you know what you are,
you're Max.
Yeah, you remember Max?
The guy that's going to be
hunting us down right now
who kicked me to the ground?
Yeah, that's you.
Larry. That's you.
No, come on.
And you treat me with the
same amount of respect
that he did back when I worked for him.
Wait, what?
You guys, you're two-halves
like two peas in a pod.
Larry, I'm sorry did you just say that
you worked for Max?
Yeah, yes, yes, I worked for Max, okay?
Oh, okay.
Okay and there might be more
to the whole ring story.
If there is more to the ring story
you better tell me right now.
So, I had the ring from the old lady...
Okay, hold on you told
me you didn't steal it.
I didn't steal it per se.
What does that mean?
I told her she should get
it appraised so I took it.
I gave it back but the one I gave back
to her might have been a fake.
I gave the real one to Max
'cause I was working for him
at the time. Oh my God.
The only thing is that he
said he would give me a cut
and he didn't give me a
cut you know so I was mad
so I might have done something
to one of his favorite cars.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
Mar, I didn't think it would matter.
I really didn't.
I thought if we could
just get the ring...
You didn't think?
And sell it that none of
this would be important.
This is outrageous.
Larry, just stay away from me.
We got to just move.
Don't touch me.
Okay.
You are a ticking time bomb, okay.
I can't do this anymore with you.
Alright, I realize now why
I had to cut you off.
You are toxic.
This is one drastic step
in my life tonight,
okay because of you.
We got to go.
No! No!
Larry! Larry!
What are you thinking, Lou?
Max, this is just a big misunderstanding.
Shut up, Lou just shut up.
I knew I never should've gotten tied up
with a loser like you.
Everything you touch turns
to garbage but when it's
my stuff you're touching
you're going to have to pay.
Looks like I'm the only one
that made it out of the
apartment without third degree burns
so I know it's... Shut up.
So, he can shut up.
You get a lot of money quickly,
but you still lose, you always do.
Max, we're in trouble, okay?
We need she and I, we need money, okay.
That ring I gave you that
old lady she knows the
one I gave her back was a fake.
This guy that works for
her said we have till
midnight tonight to get the money back,
okay so please if you could just help us,
I will pay you back everything
I owe you, every cent.
Look, if I get that much in a day,
imagine what I can get in a week.
Just-you got to let me
live till next week, Max.
You'll be lucky to live out
the rest of your life.
We're running out of time.
We got to get back to the
alley behind the bar on
41st street.
He said we have till midnight
so if you could just,
please just give us the rest
of the money and let us go.
Just give my sister a
ride out of town, okay?
Please?
Please?
I'll give you the rest of the 20k.
I'll let you go.
Tomorrow you go back to working for me.
Yeah, Max, yes, I will.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you.
Seriously, thank you so much.
Maybe I should be the con man.
Did you really think I'd
just give you a bag
full of money?
Wow, you are one of the
cockiest losers I've ever met.
So, it was cash or a ride, right?
Who would have thought
this night would end
with two Avery's in my car.
Funny how life works out, isn't it?
It looks like it's almost
time for your drop.
You know you two are going
to have to go pretty far
to get away from this one.
You have to go far enough to where no one
will ever find you and to
think you almost made it out.
I'm sorry.
So sorry for everything.
I was such a screw up.
I just tried to help.
I tried to help myself, Mar.
I just want you to know I'm so sorry.
It's okay.
No, it's okay.
It's okay, Larry.
You're my older brother and I love you
and I just thank you for protecting you.
Well, it's just about
midnight princess and I
better get out of here
before the police show up
or the rats get hungry or the friend you
made up gets here.
We didn't make him up.
Hold on, hold on.
I am so sorry.
I couldn't care any less.
I tried; I really did.
For your troubles.
Good night, princess.
The best fifty bucks I ever spent.
What the...?
Dj vu, right?
What happened?
Where have you been?
How are you still...?
Alive?
Yeah, good question.
Alright, look I'm serious.
Ya'll got to go.
Whatever you're into... Mar, he's here.
Who?
We got to go.
No.
Larry, we're done running.
Alright, we got to get
to the bottom of this.
We got to go.
What? We got to go.
No.
Larry, you said we... Larry!
Where do we go from here?
Where's my money?
Twenty thousand dollars!
We don't have it.
What?
You don't, have it?
We, we don't have all of it.
I warned you!
I warned you what was going to happen,
I warned you what was going to happen
if you didn't have my money tonight!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
We can get you what you need.
We just we need time.
I don't have anymore time!
It had to be tonight!
I'm sorry.
Okay, I'm sorry.
We've done everything we absolutely could
to get you your money.
We went all over town
trying to find people,
anyone we know who could possibly-Sir,
if you just give us two more days,
I swear we can get you the rest of the...
Today was the last chance!
Dear Lord, Dear Lord.
Please forgive me.
Don't take them away, please God.
Don't take them away.
Never going to see them again now.
I'm never going to see them again.
Who are you talking about?
My children.
I needed that money to be with them.
You don't understand.
This woman, this woman is
the only person in years
to take pity on me and
she gave me that ring,
she promised me.
It was her grandmother's ring,
so I tried to sell it and
they said it was fake.
Sir, I... But she swears, she
swears to me that it's real,
that the ring is real,
that it's insured with
every assurance and this
guy comes once a month to collect and...
That's why you grabbed me today?
Yes, that's why I grabbed you.
You see now?
I know you don't work for Avery,
but I figured that maybe if with you
I can figure out how
it was stupid, stupid.
Nothing is more important
than being with your family
and now I'll never be
able to see them again.
Sir, from what I understand, there was,
there was paperwork
detailing your coverage.
There wasn't everything.
A buddy of mine printed
it off the internet.
What does it matter?
Huh?
The paperwork is not real.
Well, sounds to me like
you were insured by
Avery Insurance.
He is an Avery.
He's my big brother.
What does that mean?
That you'll be able to give
me money tonight to leave?
I'm afraid not but we can
get you on a plane tonight.
A plane?
And tomorrow we'll be back in the office,
and we can start the process.
Okay, you give me two months.
Two months?
You have my word.
Are you sure about this?
Why are you doing this?
It's like you said,
there is nothing more
important than family.
Let us help you.
Please help me.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[JET ENGINE ROAR]
You know I used to tell
my brother that not all
who wander are lost but
what I should have said
was that not all who are
lost are lost forever.
We all get stuck in a rut
or trapped in a jar at
one point or another and a
good friend is a type of
person that comes along,
and they tell you how to
get out but that person
who climbs in and refuses
to leave without you that's family.
They ought to put that
on a bumper sticker.
[CITY TRAFFIC NOISES]
[PHONE RINGING]
[WORKERS SPEAKING]
[FOOTSTEPS]
Hey, I was just going over the books and
uh, I noticed about a
twenty-thousand-dollar
payout to a Miguel?
All covered, Jeff.
He was insured.
We took care of it.
No problem.
Uh, look Mar, I just
wanted to say something.
Yeah.
Um, you know just so
there's no hard feelings
um, you know I didn't know
what you were into so...
I understand.
That's why I'm going to take my time back
while I still can.
I quit, Mr. Benson.
What?
Now, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
We-we need to talk about this.
The company's yours.
What?
Hey, you're better than this place.
If you need a job, give me a call.
Hey there, finish your homework?
Just about.
These math formulas are tough.
I'm going to need you to
take a look at it later.
I'd be happy to.
What was that for?
I just like punching my brother.
Easy.
You think after I get my GED,
I can go to law school?
Alright, alright one
thing at a time here.
I'm just saying the
possibilities are endless.
I think I'd be a pretty good lawyer.
Lots of schooling.
I've got lots of time.
I'm a young man.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]