Neon Bleed (2023) Movie Script
1
(film reel whooshing)
(heartbeat thudding)
(lion roars)
(logo whooshes)
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- [Reporter] Good
morning everyone.
Big music industry news today.
The world's hottest
young pop star is back
with a new-
- Jordan Lacey releases
his second studio
album, "Commedia,"
at number one today.
- Fans around the world
are not going to forget
this one anytime soon.
A big and bold return.
(equipment clattering)
(footsteps tapping)
(guitar tuning)
- Focus on the hits.
No tangents on the
artistic crap, all right?
Focus on the big songs
because that's what drives
the most traffic to the album.
This is about the album,
and it's about everybody
who made the album.
It's not just about you.
You get that, right?
And do me a favor.
Whatever happens, do not
bring up "End of You."
Someone else brings it
up, change the subject.
No, let's keep this light,
let's keep it bouncy.
Don't bring up your mother.
It's just gonna kill the energy.
Yes, it is incredibly
tragic what happened,
but this is not the time or
the place to work through that.
Why do we have (grunts), Faruq?
Can you please come
get this guitar offset?
And who are we waiting on?
Does anyone know
how long this is?
- I am so sorry to
keep you waiting.
- Oh no!
We're gonna be here
all day anyway.
Don't worry about it.
- Jen Dalby, from
"Top Beat Online."
- Yes, of course.
Good to see you again.
- Didn't know if
you'd remember me.
- Of course I remember you.
Wow. You look fantastic.
- Thank you. (chuckles)
- Still single? (chuckles)
(snorts) No, I'm kiddin'.
- [Jen] Okay. Speeding?
- [Cameraman] Speeding.
- Okay.
The indisputable super producing
team behind "Commedia,"
which is, wow, stunning.
Three hit singles that
have dominated the top 100
since September of last year.
It's bold, it's ambitious,
but it's honest.
Especially the
song "End of You."
I heard you actually
wrote that one about your-
- Mother, yeah.
- Someone said it was the first
song you wrote on the album
and you wrote it in 10 minutes.
- Yeah, that's true.
- Yeah and it definitely
led to some breakthroughs
and kinda bigger, punchier
songs that I brought Jordan:
"Admit One," "Special Now."
Tell her how it opened
up "Special Now."
- Yeah.
- That one's a real banger, huh?
- It is. (chuckles)
It's the number one song
in the world right now.
But we were talking
"End of You."
Did I see a guitar
in here earlier?
Can can we fly that in?
- I don't know.
You probably have some
other questions to...
- Come on. Just a little bit?
- Okay, maybe just
a little, I guess.
But yeah, I just kinda
worked out some chords
a little bit, and yeah.
(gentle guitar music)
Yeah, I had a dream
Had a dream last night
That you spoke to me, yeah
Out from the dark
Into lasting light
Into fantasy, yeah
I swear to God I been
searchin' for, searchin' for
And um, so yeah, we started
with that little bit
and then we kinda worked our
way up into the chorus and...
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no rest, no hope, no
love, no fight, not anymore
Yeah, this is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no you
Um, so yeah, that's
basically it right there.
- Hey. (clapping)
- Just gotta mess around
a little bit.
(both clapping)
- Oh God, it is
my favorite song.
I think I love it even
more acoustically.
You must be so proud
of Jordan's growth
with a song like this.
- Oh, I am.
I just sometimes
need to remind him
to slow down and smell the
roses, ya know? (chuckles)
- It would be so cool to hear
an entire acoustic
version of the album.
Would you consider
doing something like
that in the future?
- Oh yeah, for sure.
- That's an interesting idea.
So, do you have any other
questions for Jordan
about the production
of "Commedia"?
Because I know he'd wanna
talk about the process
behind "Special Now."
- Actually, my next question
is another personal
one for Jordan,
and maybe pretend he's not
in the room for a moment.
- (chuckles) Oh.
- Do you ever feel pressure
to stay in a particular
lane musically?
I mean, your team and label
backing are so massive,
I have to ask.
- I mean, my team has done
an absolute amazing job,
you know, helping me
through the stumbling blocks
of my career, and I mean, when
you start as young as I am,
it's like impossible
to wrap your head
around what's actually
happening to you, right?
It's crazy to think about, yeah,
but no, musically
I'm in control,
and anything that I
release with my name on it
is a reflection of
me and that's just,
that's just how it's gonna be.
I can promise you that.
(tense music)
(somber guitar music)
(somber guitar music continues)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
(phone ringing continues)
(tense music)
- [Dustin] Hello?
- [Recording] Hi, thanks for
contacting Stars for Democracy.
If you'd like to
make a donation,
please leave a message
specifying the charity
to which you'd
like to contribute,
and someone will get back
to you as soon as possible.
Thank you.
(voicemail beeps)
- [Dustin] Dustin
Lacey. Call him back.
Jordan's brother, trying
to get a hold of him.
Been calling his
management company,
Dean Michaels Management.
Ain't nobody know how
to pick up the phone
over there either, so anyway,
could you just do me solid?
Gimme a call back so
I can figure out how
to get in touch with Jordan.
I'd very much love
that and appreciate.
All right. Thank you.
(tense music)
(car door thuds)
- [Director] Okay,
Jordan, ready to go?
Get lights on him sitting.
(clapperboard clicks)
All right, quiet on set.
Camera speeds.
And action.
(dramatic music)
- Trying to make the
world a better place
is much more difficult
than making money.
You can only measure it
if you have a strategy.
In 2015, I recognized
a tremendous power
of emerging
technologies to align
and empower notable
public figures.
It was a unprecedented
opportunity.
This was the idea behind
Stars for Democracy.
(cameras clicking)
- Max's vision is revolutionary.
He has a real eye for
systemic dysfunction
in societies today, and
a proven track record
of affecting positive change.
- He's such a beautiful
man, compassionate.
I'm so honored every
time he reaches out
with a new initiative.
Feeling like I can be
part of real change
is the most beautiful
feeling in the world.
- I have been fortunate
enough to know Max
for several years, and
I mean, he's brilliant.
It's as simple as that.
(upbeat rock music)
- And on behalf of
Stars for Democracy,
it is my pleasure to
personally announce
the 2019 Global Artist Weekend,
streaming live on all platforms
this Thursday through Sunday.
- The biggest artists in
the world streaming live
from over 50 countries
directly to you,
and alongside the
performance videos,
there'll be an option to
donate to Stars for Democracy's
many ongoing charities.
Find out more about how
you can make a difference.
Visit stars4democracy.com.
- I'll be closing out the
event this Sunday evening
with the debut of a new single.
- I'll be performing
live from the UK.
Can wait to see you all so soon.
- Very excited to
celebrate with you
and enjoy the music of the
world's leading artists
for the purpose of change.
Remember, we're
stronger together.
See you online.
(dramatic rock music)
- (sighs) 50 different
locations in countries
all over the world, dressed
exactly the same for one event.
It's preposterous,
but it's happening.
Viewership's been the same
for the last three years,
so guess it's working.
- But why no audience?
Does he not make more
money if there's audience?
- It's one of Max's ideas.
No audience, all online,
more control that way.
That's what Max likes. Control.
Take note of that so you
don't learn the hard way.
Where'd you say
you're from again?
- [Romina] Odessa.
- Huh?
- A small seaport on Black Sea.
- Where?
- Ukraine. Ukraine.
- Oh, Russia. Right.
So I don't have to tell you,
you know all about control.
- Why?
- Are they communist
over there or something?
- [Romina] No.
- I swear they're communist.
- No.
- Faruq, bring Dr. Briton
to Jordan for an NAD.
Kick out whoever else
is in there with him
and see what else he needs.
Rehearsal's in 30 minutes.
Who?
- Meet our new tour assistant.
- Pleasure.
Actually, I could choose
you for something.
Why don't you have
her bring Dr. Briton.
- Yeah. That works.
Jordan's green room is
down the hall to the right.
- Dr. Briton with
her, Faruq with me.
Where is Hayley?
(tense music)
(fist pounding)
(tense music continues)
- You have done this
before, I take it.
- Many times.
- [Hayley] Hurry up, Jordan.
- Shh, shh, shh, don't
move. Don't move.
(tense music)
(knuckles tapping)
Gimme a minute.
- [Dr. Briton] Jordan,
it's Dr. Briton.
- One minute!
- [Hayley] Would you
just do it already?
You know she has
to come in here.
- Hey, still.
You promised me this.
- And nothing more.
- You know, I thought maybe
once I got you laying down
on your back a little bit,
just maybe just a little,
you know, a little
(lips smacking).
- No.
- Just a little.
- No.
- Nothing. Nothing?
- No, we put all that behind us.
(Jordan sighs)
- You cold, cold bitch.
- Yep.
Now just hurry up and do it
so we can move on to
bigger and better things
with our day, please.
- [Jordan] Yeah, yeah,
hey, that is your loss.
(Jordan sniffing)
Oh yeah, that's good.
That's the one.
That's the one.
(tense music)
- You know, I feel
like I just aged
about 10 years doing that.
- Fuck you.
(tense music)
- So, can I get you anything
else before rehearsal?
(tense music continues)
(bottle sloshes)
No.
No.
- Then nothing.
- Great, I'll see you
on stage in 20 minutes.
(kisses smack)
(door rattles)
He's all yours.
(door rattles and thuds)
(Jordan vomiting)
(toilet flushes)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(lid clatters)
(tense music continues)
(liquid sloshing)
(bottle clatters)
(chair creaks)
- Not feeling so good?
- [Jordan] I'm fine.
- Have you been eating?
- [Jordan] Yeah.
- When was the last
time you took anything?
- Like five seconds ago?
(Jordan chuckles)
(tense music)
You new?
You're not nervous
like the other ones.
I like that.
(tense bass music)
- Hey, how you feelin'?
- Good to go.
- Need anything else?
- Tell Dean to let me get
through the whole song, okay?
No notes till the end.
- All right, I'll
try my best, huh?
- Yeah.
(instruments tuning up)
Hey, we're gonna play
"End of You," right?
(jacket rustling)
Good?
(sighs) Let's get it.
(gentle music)
(Jordan exhales)
(gentle music continues)
I had a dream
Had a dream last night
That you spoke to me, yeah
Out of the dark
into lasting light
Into fantasy, yeah
I swear to God
I been searchin' for,
searchin' for the key, yeah
Out of this cruel
space we call
Our reality, yeah
Now the word that
you took so seriously
Not the same anymore
It's a travesty
Knew the day that you
left I'd need the remedy
I won't let it get to me
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no rest, no hope, no
love, no fight, not anymore
Yeah
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no trust, no faith,
no you, no us, not anymore
Yeah, it's the end of you
Yeah, yeah
Oh, it's the end of you
Yeah, yeah
We made a deal
Took a chance last night
That we'd never bleed, yeah
I saw it in you
- Cut! Cut, cut!
- What the fuck is this?
- Cut.
Cut.
(clipboard clatters)
Quick word.
(ominous music)
(door thuds)
(Jordan sighs)
- What's the problem?
- Uh...
What happened to the new song?
- It's not ready. We
haven't gigged it in yet.
- Oh, well you see,
that's why we're here.
So that you can gig it in.
- Gigging it in
requires an audience.
- What do you call the 30
people that are out there?
- It's not gonna be
ready, I'm tellin' you.
- (chuckles) Yeah, well, you
got four days to make it ready.
- Why does it
matter what I play?
We're like, we're gonna
take in a lotta money
for Stars either way, so
does it really matter what I,
does it really
matter what I play?
- So, you're gonna
play the new song
because that's what
was agreed upon.
This song was written
specifically for this set,
which I might remind you,
this very generous man here
is paying you $5 million
for 20 minutes of performance.
- I don't care about the money.
- [Dean] How about
your reputation?
- I don't care about
the reputation.
- What do you care about, man?
- I just wanna
play "End of You,"
and if I had it my way, I
would play it acoustically.
- You are not going
to play "End of You."
- I'm not gonna play
some cotton candy,
'80s-sounding dog
shit with lyrics
that I don't even know
what the hell it, like...
Ooh, yeah we're
stronger together
Let's beat it now
Yeah, this sick time, sick.
Let's beat it
What the hell does
that even mean, man?
- It's a message that even
an idiot can understand.
- Because it's political.
- Because it's what sells.
- Dean. Dean.
(ominous music)
Jordan, let me
provide some context
as to why this song is so
important for this event.
Attached to your new singles-
- Your new single's-
- Not my song. I
didn't write it.
- Attached to our new
single's world premiere
is an entire marketing strategy
to support the online engagement
for the Stars community.
It's not just about money.
Hardly, in fact.
I (chuckles), I don't
need any more money.
I have enough.
No, it's about
community mobilization.
Quite frankly, it's
about social media.
Social media has helped
so many great causes,
so many in the same way.
I think you'll agree with me,
it's helped a lot of people.
It's responsible for
your career, isn't it?
- Yeah, it's responsible
for me jacking off
to Rita Ora's titties
three times a week.
- All right, okay.
All right.
- [Jordan] That's what it's
responsible for. (chuckles)
- Max.
I must have a minute with him.
- It's the truth.
It's a valuable resource
for my mental health.
It's just a fact.
- Man.
Man, man, man, man, man.
What are you doin'?
What is going on up here, hmm?
It has been almost a
year of this weak-ass,
self-loathing, tortured
artist bullshit
and I'm fuckin' over it.
And you know who else is
losing their patience with you?
Max.
And Max is also
losing his patience
with the person whose job it is
to make sure that you show up
to work with a good attitude,
and that person is me.
So you know what that means?
- What does that mean?
- It means that you and
I have a fuckin' problem.
- Gimme a fucking break.
(hand smacks)
(tense music)
Consider that a loving reminder
of who's fucking in
charge here, okay?
'Cause you're not sitting here
with that smug-ass fucking
attitude if it's not for me,
and don't forget that. (sighs)
(tense music continues)
(Dean sighs)
I need you to get
your shit together.
You seem to have forgotten
where you came from.
You seem to have forgotten
that I plucked you
out of obscurity
after I happened
to be fucking your
sob story of a mother.
What's the real issue here, man?
You say you don't
care about money,
you don't care about
your reputation.
So what do you care about?
You know who's responsible
for keeping you
at number one on the charts
for three consecutive years?
Max Meszarov.
And if you think for one second
that he's gonna sit by and smile
while you piss all over his
event, boy, buddy. (chuckles)
You're playin' a
dangerous game here, man.
Do what Max tells you to.
Play the songs that
he tells you to play.
Big, punchy sounds that
stay and live in the hearts,
the minds, and the
fucking crotches
of the billions of people
who are gonna be watching.
That's what you're going
to be doing this weekend.
And if I get anymore
pushback from you, Jordan,
I swear to God, I will
fucking kill you, okay?
I am not kidding. I
will end your life.
And it would be
doing you a favor,
because if we left it up to Max,
he would have both
of us just disappear.
Just poof, like our
careers never existed.
Believe me when I tell
you that there is a fate
worse than death
in this business.
Okay, so,
take a minute,
center yourself,
and then I wanna see
you out on that stage,
I wanna see you putting
everything you have
into "Sick Time," okay?
(cigarette crackles)
You need anything, man?
Water, coffee, protein bar?
- I'm good.
- Good?
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(bottle sloshes)
(dramatic music)
(upbeat synthesizer music)
Complete seduction
I never stood a chance
Oh no
Perfect corruption
Full faith in the trance
Oh yeah
So gone, so wrong
No questioning this fantasy
It's not reality
It's a lie to me,
so don't talk to me
So done, no fun,
hypocrisy, bureaucracy
Yeah, it's insanity
I won't live my
life as a commodity
So if you are upset like me
And you can see
through their lies
Let's expose the game
that made this sick
Sick, sick, sick time
Fuck.
- [Leader] You know
we have what it takes
When we stand together
We'll break the chains
(dramatic music)
Ooh
Yeah we're stronger together
Let's beat it now, yeah
this sick time, sick time
Ooh
Yeah, we'll fight on forever
Let's end it now, yeah
This sick time, sick time
(dramatic rock music)
(dramatic rock music thumping)
(electricity buzzing)
(Jordan thuds)
(group chattering)
- Oh my God, Jordan.
- [Dean] Jordan. Jordan.
(birds chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(bedding rustling)
(bed creaking)
(birds chirping)
(Jordan coughs)
(birds chirping)
- Hey.
- Hey.
How are you feeling?
- Horrible.
Was it bad?
- Does it matter?
We need to get you over to
the venue by two o'clock.
- I can't do this.
- You have to.
- No.
- Jordan.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(drawer scrapes)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(phone ringing)
(Jordan sighs)
(phone buzzing)
- Thank God. Jordan,
how you feeling?
- Not good.
- Well, I figured after the
whole Amy Winehouse display.
As usual, Dean chewed me
out for the whole thing.
So for that, thank you.
And I found a empty bottle
of cough syrup on you.
Wasn't that surprising?
Dude, I thought you were
done with that shit.
- Oh, I am.
- Good.
- I'm stopping everything, man.
I'm not doing the
gig this weekend.
- Wait. What?
- Hayley and I are just
gonna drive up to Ojai
for a couple weeks, okay?
We're just gonna spend
some time, you know.
- No, no, no, no, no.
Jordan? Listen to me.
I know you're barely
hanging on right now, man,
but you got six weeks left.
Six weeks and then you can take
all the time you
need to recharge.
You know, Dean.
He's not gonna allow that.
- Yeah, you can tell Dean that
he could come and chase me
up to Ojai if he wants
and personally drag me
out of the detox center, okay?
Faruq, that's what he could do.
That's what he could do.
- Jordan, you know
what? You're right.
Fuck Dean.
I'm beggin' you, man, don't
put me in this position.
- I'll let you decide how
to tell him, buddy, okay?
- No, no, no. Jordan, please.
- Okay? Okay.
I'm hanging up now, buddy, okay?
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
(Faruq screams)
- I want to swim in pool.
- What?
- You have pool. I want to swim.
- Yeah, you could swim.
- I don't have suit.
- You could have one of
one of Raaka's, come here.
(tense music)
Just take whatever you want.
We're leaving.
- [Hayley] We don't
have to be at the venue
for another couple of hours.
- No, we're leaving LA.
- Why would we do that?
(gentle music)
- Things have been
pretty insane lately.
- You think?
- Yeah.
And maybe you and I
can spend some time,
maybe get away a little
bit, and I just, hey,
I really wanna just
give this a shot.
- Jordan, I think that
you are just way too
in your own head
right now, okay?
And I think that's
what's happening.
I think you need to
take this time to relax
before we have to get you
back over to the venue, okay?
- I don't need to relax, I
need you to listen to me.
I need you to understand
what's going on, okay?
I have called Faruq.
He's talking with
Dean. We're good.
We go through like
this all the time.
They have to gimme
time off, okay?
They have to gimme
time off. He has to.
- Jordan, why don't I make
you some breakfast, okay?
- No!
We are going to go and
you're gonna sit right here.
You find some
clothes of Raaka's.
I'm gonna go get you a bag
and we're leaving, okay?
We're leaving. Just stay here.
You're fine, all
right? You're fine.
You're okay. You're okay.
You're okay.
(door thuds)
- Okay.
(birds chirping)
- [Romina] Towel?
- Bathroom.
(tense music)
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(water splashes)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tires crunching)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(shoes tapping)
(tense music)
- Thank you.
- Will that be all, Miss Fife?
- Yes. Thank you so much.
(somber music)
(phone ringing)
Yeah. Hello?
What the hell kind of driver
did you send to pick me up?
I don't know, she gave
me weird fuckin' vibes.
No, I'm not fucked up.
All right, I'm a
little fucked up.
Stop.
- Just find something comfy.
We'll leave in 15, okay?
- Whatever you say.
- [Jordan] Okay.
(tense music)
(lighter flicks)
(tense music continues)
(lighter flicks)
(cork pops)
- Yeah, no, I'm good to go.
(wine sloshing)
Tell him I just
landed from London!
I'm exhausted and just
opened a bottle of rose.
I can come in later
tonight, I guess,
but right now I'm literally
about to fall over sideways.
Okay, I don't even
know if he's home.
I'll check and
have him call Dean.
Oh, I'm not his fucking
assistant, okay?
I'm hanging up now.
All right, see you later. Bye!
(Raaka groans)
Unbelievable.
Jordan?
(soft ominous music)
Jordan.
Jordan?
(tense music)
Jordan, call Dean right now
and tell him I don't want to...
What the fuck?
- Let me explain.
- What are you...
You're fucking her again.
What the fuck is wrong
with you, Jordan?
- No, no.
- [Raaka] You, get the
fuck outta my house!
- I did not fuck
her. We did not fuck.
I thought you were
supposed to be in London.
- Yeah, well, that would've
been fucking convenient for you.
I'm not doing this again.
I'm not. I'm so done.
Do you think I need this?
Do you think I need to
go through this again
with your pathetic ass?
- We didn't do anything, baby.
We didn't, I, we were...
Listen to me, I been goin'
through a lotta shit, okay?
I don't know who I am.
I don't know where
I am anymore, okay?
I just, I need a break.
I need a fucking, I need
a fucking break, okay?
- That's clear.
- And this doesn't mean
that I don't love you.
- (chuckles) You
small, sad little boy.
I don't love you anymore.
I don't need you.
- What are you saying?
- I said, I don't need you.
And if you can't tell
by the amount of people
who follow me on social
media and listen to my music,
I am so much better than you.
So much more important
than you, Jordan.
- Baby, if you think
posting on Instagram
your titties every day
makes you better than me...
I don't know, I don't give
a fuck about your followers.
Does that make you
better than me?
- Yes, it does.
- Baby.
- That makes me better
than the disgusting,
drugged out, talentless
piece of shit in front of me.
Yes, it does.
- Oh yeah. Oh yeah!
Yeah, yeah.
Really funny.
You do know that none
of this matters, right?
None of this matters.
- Jordan.
- Because we're fucking
trapped, that's why.
(tense music)
(Jordan and Raaka chattering)
Come inside.
(Jordan and Raaka chattering)
- Jordan.
- What?
- What if I told you I slept
with someone every night
on the European tour
the past two months?
And I have them all
right here in my DMs.
What would you say to that?
- What would I say to that?
I would say you have a problem.
I would say that's
fucking disgusting.
- Of course that's
what you think
because you can't
get pussy like that.
- What the hell
is wrong with you?
- You're a pathetic,
scared little boy.
No one loves little emo Jordan.
- All right, maybe I don't
want pussy like that, Raaka.
Okay, maybe I don't want that.
Maybe I don't wanna
play this constant game
of how much of a digital
fuck symbol I can be
in a world whose only
desire is to see me
on a six-inch screen as
a digital fuck symbol!
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
- Jordan, you're
part of that world
whether you like it or
not, and guess what?
You're on your way out.
No one cares about
your genuine lyrics.
Boring.
(Raaka chattering)
(tense music)
You understand that, Jordan?
You're second best.
(tense music continues)
(Raaka continues chattering)
(gun cocks)
(tense music continues)
- Jordan the fuck symbol
driving the banging party bus
to digital fuckdom, woo!
- Would you pull
yourself together?
(door thuds)
(dramatic music)
(gun fires)
(blood splats)
- I just did you favor.
Time to leave, pretty boy.
(dramatic music)
(gun butt thuds)
(soft suspenseful music)
(traffic whirring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(traffic continues whirring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(traffic continues whirring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(traffic continues whirring)
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music continues)
(traffic whirring)
(tires crunching)
(dramatic music)
(bag rustling)
- You killed my girlfriend.
- [Romina] I did.
- Why?
(gun clatters)
(pills rattle)
Answer me. Why?
- [Romina] That girlfriend
was lost in dream
she did not know she was in.
She was sleepwalking like
so many hopeless souls
in world today.
There is no way to
help someone like that
other than to wake them up.
- Wake them up? What do
you mean wake them up?
You blew her fucking brains out.
- You think she care about you?
Do you think anyone in
your life care about you?
Look at you. Pitiful.
Completely powerless
away from your money
and your flashy friends?
And what do you hear, hmm?
- Listen. What do you hear?
Nothing.
No sirens, no helicopters,
no search party.
For all the pomp
and circumstance
surrounding your performance,
hmm, you must realize
nobody really care about you
or people like your girlfriend.
But I see you, Jordan Lacey.
I know everything there
is to know about you,
who you are, what you do.
I know things even you
yourself don't know.
I guess that makes
me your best friend.
Never had anyone in your
life like that have you?
Well, you did.
Your mother.
- You don't know
shit about my mom.
Who are you?
(dramatic music)
(door rattles)
- [Kidnapper] Romina.
(door thuds)
(door rattles)
(Faruq breathing heavily)
- Jordan?
- Faruq.
- [Faruq] Jordan. Holy shit.
- Jesus Christ, how the
fuck did they get you?
- [Faruq] I don't know,
they grabbed me once
I got to your place.
- Why were you at my place?
- [Faruq] You hung
up on me, man.
You're my best friend and
my job was on the line.
I wanted to talk sense into
you, and then when I got there,
I'm being shoved in the
back of a fucking hatchback.
Who does that?
- Yeah, yeah, well, that
Ukrainian bitch shot Raaka.
- [Faruq] What?
- Her head's all over
my fucking wall, man.
- [Faruq] Shit.
She's definitely not
a real tour assistant.
- No, she's not.
Who the fuck hired her?
- [Faruq] Jordan,
that guy in there,
he's on the phone with Dean.
- What?
- [Faruq] I heard Dean's
voice on the phone.
I think they want
something from us.
- Yeah, I know that.
- [Faruq] I don't know what,
but my mind goes to
dark places, man.
- No, no, Max will get
his out of here, okay?
Max will get us out of here.
He's got too much shit
going on this weekend.
I'm too important, man.
- [Faruq] Yeah, well,
he better do it quick.
What if this guy's one of
those crazed psycho fans
with nothing else to live
for but finding a way
to take all your
money, or worse,
killing you and keeping me
as his personal sex toy.
Oh, he's probably gonna make one
of those crazy ultimate acts
of violence video statements
like terrorists do.
- Shit, none of this
makes any sense.
- [Faruq] No, of
course it doesn't.
- What, you think he
planned to shoot Raaka?
- [Faruq] How could
I possibly know that?
- That's what you said, dumbass.
You said crazy psycho fan.
- How would I have any...
You think I have any idea
what the fuck is going on?
- Raaka and I were just fighting
and the shit that she was
saying, man, I just wanted to...
- Okay, Jordan.
- And then...
- Jordan, don't think
- What the fuck
- about that right now.
- am I doing here?
- [Faruq] Okay, you
gotta focus, man.
We gotta focus and
find a way outta here.
Maybe we can rub
against something.
- I can't focus for shit, man.
I'm about to fuckin' puke.
- [Faruq] Jordan, stop.
- [Jordan] You stop.
- [Faruq] Don't
talk to me that way.
- No, no, maybe it's
best that I just sit back
and you just leave me here, huh?
That's probably
- Jordan,
- for the better, right?
- you know what, buddy,
this isn't one of the times
for your depressed
fucking moods, okay?
Get it together
and we'll find a way-
- Don't act like you're not
a part of this corrupt
team that got us here
in the first place,
motherfucker.
- [Faruq] What the hell
are you talking about?
- If I am being held ransom
here for whatever reason,
it's because I'm the center
point of a money-making machine.
You understand that, right?
You get that.
You, Hayley, Dean, all you guys.
- [Faruq] Oh, gimme a break.
I'm on rinky-dink salary.
- Fuck you.
- Stop.
- You stop!
- Stop.
- You stop!
- [Faruq] You stop it right now.
You stop it right now.
You're acting like a
goddamn baby, okay?
I will not let your
depressive ass pull me out.
I am getting outta here.
I am not dying today!
Help me find a way out! Fuck!
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(chairs clicking)
(tense music continues)
(tripod thuds)
(switch beeps)
(tense music continues)
(Dustin sniffs)
(tense music)
- Be good audience, eh?
(tense music continues)
Ready?
(button beeps)
- Hello. Dustin Lacey.
Musician, older brother of
recording artist Jordan Lacey.
I'm making a statement to
officially announce to y'all
that we got an upcoming
single, and to celebrate
we're gonna be performing
live this Sunday
at the Global Artist Weekend.
This collaboration
between Jordan and I
has been a long time comin',
but we're both very excited
to take the stage together
for the first time publicly.
Gonna have the help of Jordan's
manager, his entire team,
as well as that of
the wonderful people
at Stars for Democracy.
Confident it's gonna be
an exceptional moment
for both Jordan and myself.
Watershed moment, in fact,
for Jordan's entire
career direction.
We'll be unveiling a new
sound, a new voice together,
as brothers and as artists.
We hope you like it.
We hope you'll join us in
this new chapter, new sound,
new promise to shape
a better culture,
and through that, a better
future for all of us.
So I thank you
kindly for listening,
and we'll see you there
at two p.m. this Sunday,
Global Artist Weekend.
Thank you.
(switch beeps)
(Faruq laughs)
- [Faruq] Sorry.
- What are you laughing at?
- No one's ever
gonna believe this.
Jordan doesn't have a brother.
(ominous music)
Jordan, you don't
have a brother.
(ominous music continues)
- Hello there, little brother.
It's good to see you again.
(dramatic music)
(keys clacking)
You sure this is his
official channel?
- [Romina] Yes,
that's what it says.
Look, 20 million subscriber.
- [Dustin] What's the status?
- [Romina] Processing.
- You people mind telling us
what the fuck is going on?
(ominous music)
- Why is he here again?
- [Romina] I told you,
he showed up at house.
He would've compromised us.
We had to take him.
- All right, well then we're
gonna have to get rid of him.
- Hey, no, no, no, no!
- Dustin, what do you want?
- No!
- I'm sorry, man.
Hurtin' your girlfriend
was not my intention.
- [Faruq] No, please. Please.
- I'm sorry, man, I don't
know who the fuck you are,
but you're in my way.
- I don't wanna die.
- Stop! Stop!
What do you want? What
do you want, money?
I could help you.
- I don't want your money.
- What then?
- I want fuckin' redemption.
- God, please don't...
- Shut the fuck up!
- What do you mean redemption?
- After this video
finishes uploading,
you and I got 36 hours to
write a hit single together.
It'll redeem your name
and free you from your
oppressors, Jordan.
- You're insane.
(chuckles) You're
fuckin' insane.
- You and I are gonna
make a real goddamn song,
one that the cocksuckin'
corporate scum can't touch.
Someone needs to do it, man.
Someone needs to make
a change, and you got
the platform to do it.
- Do something.
- I said shut the fuck up!
(tense music)
Really pissin' me off
now, motherfucker.
- Hey-
- Shut the fuck up!
It's your call.
- Fucking, just let him go.
Just let him go.
Just let him go and I'll
hear you out, all right?
- Excuse me?
I don't think you're the
one dictating terms here.
- You don't wanna kill him.
It's more blood on your hands.
You think you're
dictating terms.
Dustin, there's nothing
you could offer me
that would make me wanna
write music with you.
Shot my girlfriend.
Fucking stripped me from
a life I hated anyway.
So, I've got nothing to lose.
I could sit here and
wait for them to come
hunt down you and
your little assistant,
which I know they are.
I know they are.
Hundred percent.
Hundred percent.
You're fucked.
You could threaten to
torture me, kill me,
do whatever the
fuck you wanna do.
I have nothing left to lose.
I have zero life to go back to.
(somber music)
Or let him go unharmed
and I'll listen to one
of your ideas for a song.
- [Faruq] Jordan.
- Shut the fuck up.
Deal.
(ominous music)
(door clicks)
(door thuds)
(tense music)
(Faruq breathing heavily)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(Faruq grunts)
(gun cocks)
- [Romina] You hear this?
(Faruq breathing heavily)
(tense music)
Now, count back from 100
before you take bag off head.
(tense music continues)
- [Faruq] 100, 99.
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(gentle guitar music)
- I watched an interview of
yours from a few years back.
You looked healthier back then.
Looked like you gave a
shit about the music.
You were talking
about my favorite song
off your second album.
It was about Mom.
And I was goin' through
some hard times back then,
so it stuck with me.
Figured I'd take the liberty
to make a little
instrumental arrangement.
(soft tense music)
(keys click)
Offer you a proper audition.
(gentle music)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
- What else you got?
- Fresh lyrics and a melody
that needs your magic touch.
She would've wanted
this, you know.
- You sure about that?
You hardly knew her.
- You hardly knew him.
Why don't we see what
he has to say about it?
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(door clicks)
(crickets chirping)
(door creaks)
(tense music)
(door creaks)
(tense music)
Dad. (clears throat)
Dad, wake up.
Hey. Hey.
There's someone here to see you.
(gentle music)
- Hey, kid.
Long time no see.
Come here. Come closer.
(gentle music)
(soft tense music)
I'm so happy you're here.
The two of ya,
together again.
(gentle music)
(father snoring softly)
(gentle music)
- [Jordan] What makes you
think this is a good idea?
- Call it faith.
- Why should I trust you?
I don't know you.
(Dustin scoffs)
- Who you got left to trust?
- [Hayley] They had you tied up?
- [Faruq] Yeah.
- [Hayley] Jordan, too?
- [Faruq] Yeah.
- How were they treating him?
- Better than me, I think.
Did you know he had a brother?
- No. No, I had no idea.
(door clicks)
- [Dean] When did you get back?
- About an hour ago.
- You didn't think
to stay out there
and give us a call so that maybe
we'd be a little closer
to finding Jordan?
- I panicked. I called an Uber.
I wanted to get the
hell outta there.
- (sighs) Who else is with
this shit heel brother of his?
- The new tour assistant,
who's obviously not a
real tour assistant,
and at Jordan's place,
there was this blonde
badass of a lady who
threw me in a car,
although I didn't
see her after that.
- We thought she was a new
hire on Raaka's detail.
She picked her up from the
airport Friday morning,
not a trace.
- Jesus. Raaka, what
happened to her?
Jordan-
- No, no,
we're not talking
about that, okay?
We're keeping that
all buttoned up.
- You didn't notify
the authorities?
- We have people on it.
- She was murdered
for God's sake.
- Whoever told you,
whatever you heard,
it didn't happen.
(tense music)
- But we at least have
to tell the police.
- It didn't happen.
Raaka never showed
up at the house.
We have no idea where she is.
And if anyone asks,
Jordan is rehearsing
at an offsite location.
He'll be back in this building
ready to perform by
two p.m. on Sunday.
- Okay.
- What is our next
move here, Dean?
- No idea, unless dipshit
here can give us a clue.
(sighs) Max, thoughts?
- We get the brother
back on the phone,
track him through cell tower
like we should have done
the first time we
got him on the line.
- I can't do that.
No call back number.
- Then we give him
a reason to call.
(dramatic music)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(birds continue chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Jordan.
- [Dustin] Motherfucker.
Can you get him on
the phone right now?
- [Romina] Da.
(birds chirping)
- Your slimy piece of shit
manager deleted my video.
Yeah.
- [Dean] Hello.
- What's goin' on
with Jordan's channel?
I'm not seein' my
video up there.
- Really? I don't
know what happened.
- You don't know what happened?
Fuckin' clown.
- Scanning.
- We both know
that's bullshit.
You deleted my video.
(computer beeping)
I don't have to bring
him back Sunday.
- Okay, calm down.
I don't know what
happened with the video.
We didn't take it down.
Why don't you just
upload it again?
- Processing.
- How's Jordan?
(computer chimes)
- He's fine.
- [Computer] Target locked.
- All right, listen, this
is what's gonna happen.
We're puttin' the video back up.
If anyone touches it, we're
calling the whole weekend off,
and you ain't gonna
get a call back.
And you'll never see or
talk to Jordan again.
How's that sound?
- What? You're gonna run away?
You're gonna go into hiding
with a world famous pop star?
How long you think
that's gonna last?
Come on, man.
In fact, you've come
too far on this.
You're not gonna
give up that easy.
Dustin, Sunday is your big day.
Don't just throw it away.
(tense music)
- Just, when the
video goes back up,
don't touch it, all right?
Can you do that for me, please?
- I will see you
back here on Sunday.
Let's go!
(ominous music)
- The upright will
inhabit the land,
and the men of integrity
will remain in it.
But the wicked'll be
cut from the land,
and the treacherous will
be rooted out of it.
Yeah.
Fuckin' turd.
(eerie music)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(car whirring)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(phone beeping)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(engine rumbling)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(door clicks)
(tense music continues)
(soft ominous music)
- [Guard 1] Clear!
- [Guard 2] Clear.
- What? I thought he'd be here.
(Romina speaking in
foreign language)
(Romina continues speaking
in foreign language)
(no audio)
(no audio)
(Dustin sighs)
- I can't leave him here.
- Can't Romina just...
- I'm...
I'm sorry, Jordan.
I gotta fold.
(Dustin sighs)
- I don't wanna go back.
- You're doin' the song.
It's yours now anyway.
You wrote the shit out of it.
Perform it.
(no audio)
(cigarette pack thuds)
(lighter clicks)
But thank you.
- For what?
- For givin' me a chance.
Givin' me hope.
(no audio)
(no audio)
Dad left Texas unannounced
when he got his diagnosis.
Took me months to
track him down.
And when I did, he told me
he came out here to find you.
He said just the thought
of makin' that drive
and bein' out here
was enough closure.
He didn't ever say goodbye
to me back in Texas,
so with that, life has
taken pretty much everything
there is to take from me.
So I said fuck it.
Came by here to find him,
and when I got that
story out of him,
I made a promise I was
gonna find you, too.
So you could see yourself.
Play a song together.
(no audio)
(Dustin exhales)
- Do you have a
family of your own?
- They're gone.
- Could you tell
me what happened?
- Maybe another time.
(no audio)
(gentle music)
- [Jordan] He came all this
way and has to give up.
- You have no faith
you can do this alone?
(gentle music continues)
- I used to have a necklace
looked just like that.
A tree.
I don't know where it went.
- That is too bad.
- It was my mom's.
- Well, maybe it will show
up when you least expect,
just like faith.
(engine rumbling)
- We are out of
options here, okay?
We have to get
someone else involved.
(engine rumbling)
- Wait, what is that?
- Dean, I have to call you back.
(engine rumbling)
- [Guard 2] Take cover,
take cover, take cover.
(tense music)
- [Guard 1] Hold. Hold.
(tense music continues)
Target approaching.
Go. Go!
- [Guard 2] 75 feet.
- [Guard 1] Hands up!
- [Guard 2] Closing in. 50 feet.
- [Guard 1] Cover me. Cover me.
- [Guard 2] Covering.
- [Guard 1] Target acquired.
We're bringin' him home.
(tense music continues)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(shower pattering)
(somber music continues)
- Okay, everybody,
let's give it up
for having our guy home, huh?
Safe and sound, huh? Yeah!
(group applauding)
- Okay, time is of the essence,
so we're gonna keep this short.
We're gonna keep it easy.
Jordan, you've got a packet
there in front of you.
Inside is the final
set list for tomorrow.
Now, the first three
songs are from the list
that you submitted last week,
and then the final song will
be the new single "Sick Time."
(gentle music)
Now, we have anything
you might need.
Okay, the guest
room is all set up
for you to rehearse
for the next 18 hours
so that you are totally
comfortable with the new music.
I'm fuckin' pumped.
I mean, this is going
to be fucking awesome.
Am I right?
(group applauds)
Is that doable?
(gentle music)
Jordan. Jordan.
(tense music)
We good?
- Uh, yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- [Dean] Yeah, we're good.
Okay, everyone,
let's get some sleep.
Big day tomorrow. Big day.
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(crickets chirping)
(lighter clicks)
(crickets chirping)
- Spoke with Dean.
He booked you a week at
the Dava House in Ojai.
We can drive up there on Monday.
You can put all of
this behind you.
Get some rest.
- And you're gonna
stay with me up there?
- For a little bit, yeah.
- Little bit?
- I mean, I work for Dean.
I have to be on call.
I have to be back down here.
- Hayley, I hope you
get everything you
want one day soon.
I really do.
I hope you get the deal,
the tour, the following,
and the chains from
Dean that come with it.
Then maybe you could
be as miserable as me,
and you can discover
for yourself
that there's nothing
left on the other side.
Just emptiness.
Then maybe you could
finally look me in the eyes.
- Jordan.
- Yeah, I think it's time
for you to get the
fuck outta here.
(crickets chirping)
(crickets continue chirping)
(birds chirping)
(phone vibrating)
(Jordan snoring)
(phone continues vibrating)
(Jordan continues snoring)
(phone continues vibrating)
(Jordan continues snoring)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(door rattling)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
- All right, everyone,
listen up, listen up.
We are one hour out from
the biggest closing set
in the history of the internet.
Now, I just got off the
phone with accounting.
Donations are at a record high.
Pre-saves from Jordan's new
single are fucking ticking,
huh?
- Woo!
- Hey, yeah.
(group applauding)
- Awesome!
- Um, real quick, real quick.
Personal note.
Let me just say it is tremendous
what everyone has done
to get us here right now.
Okay, so let's finish strong.
Let's get this new single
out into the world,
and let's burn the
fuckin' house down, right?
- Yeah.
- Let's go.
Let's go.
(group applauding)
- [Faruq] Come on, guys.
- Jordan, can I see
you for a moment?
- Yeah.
(door clicks)
What's going on?
- Your brother seems
to have found a way
back from the mountains.
He's in the building, isn't he?
- Excuse me?
- You're going to play the song
that the two of
you wrote together
instead of my
single, aren't you?
Please, sit.
For your sake I'd like
to explain what'll happen
if you go through with this.
(footsteps tapping)
What do you know
about Dustin Lacey?
Your brother.
Do you know anything about him?
Other than the crazy idea
to make the two of you
the next musical sensation?
Would you like me
to fill you in?
(soft ominous music)
Open it.
(Jordan sighs)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
It's one thing to be
kidnapped and coerced
by a right wing radical.
It's quite another thing to
uphold his cause deliberately.
How long do you
anticipate your listeners
will support your
music after they learn
that you're making it
with someone like him?
Jordan, look at me.
(ominous music)
Is this why you've
been acting out?
Because you've been
pining to join forces
with someone like him?
A brother by blood, yes,
but a man whose motives
you can hardly comprehend.
(engine rumbling)
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
You understand that this
will change our relationship.
- What?
- If you play with Dustin Lacey,
his past will come
out, and by association
it will ruin your public
image permanently.
Given the important work the
public has come to expect
from me, I would unquestionably
have to create
distance between us.
- Just like that.
- Not intentionally.
I want to make that clear.
Nothing happens by intention
in situations like these.
It is simply the way of things.
(tense music)
- The way of things.
(clips rattling)
- Jordan,
(lid thuds)
you're not appreciating
the laws of physics
in our world today.
I mean, one little decision
to give someone like him
a platform at a major
philanthropic event
would change everything.
One curious search
by millions of people
all at the same time.
The result is seismic
in its proportion.
His reputation would
explode in the media,
taking yours with it.
And then, if something like
this got out to the public,
it seals your fate.
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
- No, no, no, this was
not, this was not me.
This was-
- That's you.
Right there.
- Are you fucking...
- Putting a gun to
your girlfriend's head
and pulling the trigger.
- This was not,
this is bullshit.
This is bullshit.
- You.
- This is fucking bullshit.
- You shot your girlfriend,
pointblank, then
you fled the scene
to rendezvous with
your radical brother.
Do you see the consequences?
Do you see how
easily things shift
and the story falls into place?
Jordan. Jordan.
You do understand
there is no going back.
- [Jordan] You
would release this?
- [Max] If you abandon our song
and play against the cause,
you would be jeopardizing my
efforts for this festival.
You would leave
me with no choice.
The media will find it, and
you will drown in an ocean
of your followers' reproach.
You deviate from
the person that Dean
is grooming you to become,
and you will be canceled forever
and disappear like
you never existed.
- [Jordan] How could
you do this to me?
- Because it's my organization
and we invest in
stories that sell,
and we must get a return
on this investment.
As long as you're
using my funds,
and as long as you're
using my platform,
I decide what you
do as an artist.
What you do, what you
say, what you think.
Is that clear?
(door clicks)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(lighter clicks)
(ominous music continues)
(cigarettes and lighter whoosh)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(door thuds)
- Ready to go?
- You know, a little
explanation woulda been nice.
- Huh?
- You're with a fuckin'
hate group? Is that right?
- What?
- Stop bullshitting me, Dustin.
Who the hell are you?
Why are you here?
- I promise you, Jordan,
I don't know what the fuck
you're talkin' about
right now, all right?
- There's pictures of you
with a group outside of Texas.
- So?
- You are a pawn in a game.
- Jordan.
- The bullshit that you
are putting me through,
this is the most fucking
- Jordan.
- compromised position of my
- Jordan.
- fucking life!
- Hey, Jordan!
- What?
- It's a Christian
bereavement group for men.
- What?
- I told you I had
a family, right?
I had a wife and daughter
and they were killed in a car
wreck a year and a half ago.
So I joined this group
through a local church
just outside Austin,
right up to the point
I went lookin' for Dad.
Look, man, I didn't tell
you because I don't want you
to think that I was all
fucked up in the head
and emotionally
unstable and shit,
you know, with Dad dyin', too,
but I sure as hell
ain't in any damn
hate group, okay?
- You didn't think that
the whole kidnapping thing
would make me think you're
emotionally unstable?
You didn't think that?
- Well, I mean, it
worked, didn't it?
- Did it?
- Yeah.
- No! It didn't fucking work.
- Pretty sure it worked, Jordan.
What the fuck are you doin'?
(ominous music)
The fuck is goin'
on with you, huh?
What's wrong?
- It's Romina.
- What about her?
- She set you up.
She's working for Max, dumbass.
- (scoffs) What?
- Would you let me go?
- I'm flushin' this shit.
(lid slams)
(toilet flushes)
(liquid sloshing)
- Max had the photos of you,
he had the security
footage of Raaka,
but it wasn't Romina
shooting, okay?
It was me.
He manipulated the fucking video
to make it look like it was me.
You understand what
that means, right?
- Well.
- It means that he set
this whole thing up.
- That's a cute story, Jordan,
but it's fuckin' impossible.
- It's not impossible.
He owns everything, man.
- It means he was-
- Seen this coming, yes, he did.
He's known I've wanted
out for a very long time.
I've made it very
clear to him. (sighs)
So what'd he do?
So he fuckin', he called
Raaka, had her come out,
set up a frame job, and you
played right into it, man.
The photos, your video online.
You delivered him the
perfect fucking story
to use against me.
- No, Romina and
I met a year ago,
randomly in the middle of
Bumfuck, Texas, all right?
And she didn't exactly force
her way into my life, Jordan.
I mean, you think this
guy'd be able to know
every decision that I
make in an entire year
to get me to this weekend?
- He's smart.
He researches his investments.
Just, I am a famous pop
star, you are my brother.
He planted her to
watch you, man.
You knew this, Dustin.
You knew about
Stars for Democracy,
and it fuckin' turns out
that he knew about you, too.
- All this...
All this for a song?
Yeah. Point taken.
- You people and your
plans and your games,
and I wish none of this
shit would've happened.
I wish that...
- [Dustin] What?
- I wish I tried to help Mom.
(somber music)
Maybe I coulda gotten her out.
Maybe we both
would've gotten out,
none of this shit
would've happened,
everything would be okay.
(somber music continues)
(Dustin sighs)
- We can't choose what
happens to us, all right?
All we can do is just move
on, just fuckin' move on.
This right here, right now,
it's your moment.
Sure as fuck ain't mine.
And it sure as fuck ain't
them goddamn pieces of shit.
What happens next
is your choice.
All right, brother?
It's fuckin' you, man.
(somber music)
- Uh...
(Jordan exhales)
- [Director] All right,
all right, everyone settle.
Cameras are up.
We're goin' live
in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6...
(timer beeping)
(timer beeping)
- Wow, incredible numbers!
Thank you, thank you, thank you
for your generous donations
and for making this
an incredible weekend.
Now, to close out the festival,
straight from Los Angeles,
the one, the only Jordan Lacey.
(group applauds)
- Woo!
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
I met a girl
She was down for the world
But she left, so it's over
It's worse than
dirty bubblegum
It's like turning 21
when you're sober, yeah
I fell apart rollin'
over in the dark
Kept on looking
for some closure
Now here's the twist, cut
them chains up off my wrists
Now I'm cool with
starting over, yeah
(group applauds)
End of you
There's no trust, no
faith, no you, no us
Not anymore, yeah
It's the end of you
(group applauding)
- Woo!
- Go Jordan!
(group applauding)
- Woo!
(group applauding)
- Thank you. Thank you guys.
I hope everyone had
a great weekend.
I know I sure did.
We're gonna be playing
a new song tonight.
It's very special to me.
Put a lotta work into it.
But before we wrap
this thing up,
I just wanted to say
a quick thank you
to everybody at home
who's been supporting me
for the past four years.
I guess I haven't really
done the best job of being
as open about the work
that I've been doing,
and from now on
I'm gonna make sure
that the music I put out,
I'm thinking about the
music I'm putting out,
the intention behind
it, what it promotes
because you guys are
the greatest fans
in the entire world
and you mean the absolute
most to me because...
With that being said, I would
like to bring out my brother-
- No.
- No.
- Dustin Lacey to the stage
who helped me
co-write this song.
It's called "Neon Bleed" and I
really hope you guys like it.
(soft tense music)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
- We need to talk now.
- Fuckin' bitch.
(gentle music continues)
Yes, I'm happy
Yes, I'm comfortable
Got everything that the
world could think of
Much too happy
I'm much too comfortable
These violent delights will
Come to know
their violent ends
- What is it?
- Did you know he was
going to play this song?
- No, I didn't.
- Well, this undoes everything.
All the things I've done
All the wars I've won
All the pain outrun
I've gained the world
All the things I preach
All the lies I teach
Do I feel better now
that I gained the world
But now I stumble
And now I fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
and know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
- What do you want
me to do about it?
- Cut the performance.
Cut the feed.
- Donations are at an
all-time high right now.
What would the excuse be?
- Find one.
You let him play a second
longer with his brother
and you risk so much more.
I gotta end
This stupid bleed,
this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
Everything's possible
under the heavens
Can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
Could it be we're
all responsible
For this depression
I can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
All the things we've done
All the wars we've won
All the pain outrun
We've gained the world
All the things we preach
- What are you doing?
All the lives we
(gun fires)
(Dean cries out)
(Dean grunting)
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(gun fires)
(shell clattering)
And now we fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
and know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(Irina speaking in
foreign language)
(Romina speaking in
foreign language)
- Hurry up.
Oh yeah, this neon bleed
Just wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(Dean breathing raggedly)
(gum pops)
(Dean breathing raggedly)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
- Why are you helping us?
- I know what it's like
to work for powerful man
for all of life in order to
survive and to have no choice.
- But you kill people.
- I will pay for
what I have done.
I know this, but this
was right thing to do.
- Why didn't you just tell me?
- When we met, you were lost.
You could not be trusted.
But now you are found.
(somber music)
(birds chirping)
(door thuds)
(birds chirping)
- What have you done, man?
We're finished.
(engine rumbling)
(birds chirping)
I thought you just
wanted to sing.
Thought that's all
you wanted to do.
- My mother wanted to just sing.
She told you that
when we first met you.
Two weeks in LA, still
livin' in that damn truck
we drove from Texas.
I was what? Six?
You remember that? I
remember that perfectly.
That was the dream she
traded her life for.
But to you she was
just, what'd you say?
You said she was
like a sob story
you just happened to be fucking.
It was fuckin' sad.
Fucked up.
But no, I don't wanna just sing.
Not my dream. Never
been my dream.
I wanna live instead.
- I'm sorry, Jordan.
Jordan. Jordan, I'm so sorry.
(somber music)
(door creaks)
(door thuds)
(Dean exhales)
Yes, I'm happy
Yes, I'm comfortable
Got everything the
world could think of
Much too happy
I'm much too comfortable
These violent delights will
Come to know
their violent ends
(gentle music)
All the things I've done
All the wars I've won
All the pain outrun
I've gained the world
All the things I preach
All the lies I teach
Do I feel better now that
I've gained the world
But now I stumble
And now I fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
And know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
I gotta end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
Everything's possible
under the heavens
Can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
Could it be we're
all responsible for
this depression
I can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
All the things we've done
All the wars we've won
All the pain outrun
We've gained the world
All the things we preach
All the lies we teach
Do we feel better now that
we've gained the world
And now we stumble
And now we fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
And know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
This neon bleed
Oh yeah
This neon bleed
Just wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(film reel whooshing)
(heartbeat thudding)
(lion roars)
(logo whooshes)
(heartbeat thudding)
- [Reporter] Good
morning everyone.
Big music industry news today.
The world's hottest
young pop star is back
with a new-
- Jordan Lacey releases
his second studio
album, "Commedia,"
at number one today.
- Fans around the world
are not going to forget
this one anytime soon.
A big and bold return.
(equipment clattering)
(footsteps tapping)
(guitar tuning)
- Focus on the hits.
No tangents on the
artistic crap, all right?
Focus on the big songs
because that's what drives
the most traffic to the album.
This is about the album,
and it's about everybody
who made the album.
It's not just about you.
You get that, right?
And do me a favor.
Whatever happens, do not
bring up "End of You."
Someone else brings it
up, change the subject.
No, let's keep this light,
let's keep it bouncy.
Don't bring up your mother.
It's just gonna kill the energy.
Yes, it is incredibly
tragic what happened,
but this is not the time or
the place to work through that.
Why do we have (grunts), Faruq?
Can you please come
get this guitar offset?
And who are we waiting on?
Does anyone know
how long this is?
- I am so sorry to
keep you waiting.
- Oh no!
We're gonna be here
all day anyway.
Don't worry about it.
- Jen Dalby, from
"Top Beat Online."
- Yes, of course.
Good to see you again.
- Didn't know if
you'd remember me.
- Of course I remember you.
Wow. You look fantastic.
- Thank you. (chuckles)
- Still single? (chuckles)
(snorts) No, I'm kiddin'.
- [Jen] Okay. Speeding?
- [Cameraman] Speeding.
- Okay.
The indisputable super producing
team behind "Commedia,"
which is, wow, stunning.
Three hit singles that
have dominated the top 100
since September of last year.
It's bold, it's ambitious,
but it's honest.
Especially the
song "End of You."
I heard you actually
wrote that one about your-
- Mother, yeah.
- Someone said it was the first
song you wrote on the album
and you wrote it in 10 minutes.
- Yeah, that's true.
- Yeah and it definitely
led to some breakthroughs
and kinda bigger, punchier
songs that I brought Jordan:
"Admit One," "Special Now."
Tell her how it opened
up "Special Now."
- Yeah.
- That one's a real banger, huh?
- It is. (chuckles)
It's the number one song
in the world right now.
But we were talking
"End of You."
Did I see a guitar
in here earlier?
Can can we fly that in?
- I don't know.
You probably have some
other questions to...
- Come on. Just a little bit?
- Okay, maybe just
a little, I guess.
But yeah, I just kinda
worked out some chords
a little bit, and yeah.
(gentle guitar music)
Yeah, I had a dream
Had a dream last night
That you spoke to me, yeah
Out from the dark
Into lasting light
Into fantasy, yeah
I swear to God I been
searchin' for, searchin' for
And um, so yeah, we started
with that little bit
and then we kinda worked our
way up into the chorus and...
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no rest, no hope, no
love, no fight, not anymore
Yeah, this is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no you
Um, so yeah, that's
basically it right there.
- Hey. (clapping)
- Just gotta mess around
a little bit.
(both clapping)
- Oh God, it is
my favorite song.
I think I love it even
more acoustically.
You must be so proud
of Jordan's growth
with a song like this.
- Oh, I am.
I just sometimes
need to remind him
to slow down and smell the
roses, ya know? (chuckles)
- It would be so cool to hear
an entire acoustic
version of the album.
Would you consider
doing something like
that in the future?
- Oh yeah, for sure.
- That's an interesting idea.
So, do you have any other
questions for Jordan
about the production
of "Commedia"?
Because I know he'd wanna
talk about the process
behind "Special Now."
- Actually, my next question
is another personal
one for Jordan,
and maybe pretend he's not
in the room for a moment.
- (chuckles) Oh.
- Do you ever feel pressure
to stay in a particular
lane musically?
I mean, your team and label
backing are so massive,
I have to ask.
- I mean, my team has done
an absolute amazing job,
you know, helping me
through the stumbling blocks
of my career, and I mean, when
you start as young as I am,
it's like impossible
to wrap your head
around what's actually
happening to you, right?
It's crazy to think about, yeah,
but no, musically
I'm in control,
and anything that I
release with my name on it
is a reflection of
me and that's just,
that's just how it's gonna be.
I can promise you that.
(tense music)
(somber guitar music)
(somber guitar music continues)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
(phone ringing continues)
(tense music)
- [Dustin] Hello?
- [Recording] Hi, thanks for
contacting Stars for Democracy.
If you'd like to
make a donation,
please leave a message
specifying the charity
to which you'd
like to contribute,
and someone will get back
to you as soon as possible.
Thank you.
(voicemail beeps)
- [Dustin] Dustin
Lacey. Call him back.
Jordan's brother, trying
to get a hold of him.
Been calling his
management company,
Dean Michaels Management.
Ain't nobody know how
to pick up the phone
over there either, so anyway,
could you just do me solid?
Gimme a call back so
I can figure out how
to get in touch with Jordan.
I'd very much love
that and appreciate.
All right. Thank you.
(tense music)
(car door thuds)
- [Director] Okay,
Jordan, ready to go?
Get lights on him sitting.
(clapperboard clicks)
All right, quiet on set.
Camera speeds.
And action.
(dramatic music)
- Trying to make the
world a better place
is much more difficult
than making money.
You can only measure it
if you have a strategy.
In 2015, I recognized
a tremendous power
of emerging
technologies to align
and empower notable
public figures.
It was a unprecedented
opportunity.
This was the idea behind
Stars for Democracy.
(cameras clicking)
- Max's vision is revolutionary.
He has a real eye for
systemic dysfunction
in societies today, and
a proven track record
of affecting positive change.
- He's such a beautiful
man, compassionate.
I'm so honored every
time he reaches out
with a new initiative.
Feeling like I can be
part of real change
is the most beautiful
feeling in the world.
- I have been fortunate
enough to know Max
for several years, and
I mean, he's brilliant.
It's as simple as that.
(upbeat rock music)
- And on behalf of
Stars for Democracy,
it is my pleasure to
personally announce
the 2019 Global Artist Weekend,
streaming live on all platforms
this Thursday through Sunday.
- The biggest artists in
the world streaming live
from over 50 countries
directly to you,
and alongside the
performance videos,
there'll be an option to
donate to Stars for Democracy's
many ongoing charities.
Find out more about how
you can make a difference.
Visit stars4democracy.com.
- I'll be closing out the
event this Sunday evening
with the debut of a new single.
- I'll be performing
live from the UK.
Can wait to see you all so soon.
- Very excited to
celebrate with you
and enjoy the music of the
world's leading artists
for the purpose of change.
Remember, we're
stronger together.
See you online.
(dramatic rock music)
- (sighs) 50 different
locations in countries
all over the world, dressed
exactly the same for one event.
It's preposterous,
but it's happening.
Viewership's been the same
for the last three years,
so guess it's working.
- But why no audience?
Does he not make more
money if there's audience?
- It's one of Max's ideas.
No audience, all online,
more control that way.
That's what Max likes. Control.
Take note of that so you
don't learn the hard way.
Where'd you say
you're from again?
- [Romina] Odessa.
- Huh?
- A small seaport on Black Sea.
- Where?
- Ukraine. Ukraine.
- Oh, Russia. Right.
So I don't have to tell you,
you know all about control.
- Why?
- Are they communist
over there or something?
- [Romina] No.
- I swear they're communist.
- No.
- Faruq, bring Dr. Briton
to Jordan for an NAD.
Kick out whoever else
is in there with him
and see what else he needs.
Rehearsal's in 30 minutes.
Who?
- Meet our new tour assistant.
- Pleasure.
Actually, I could choose
you for something.
Why don't you have
her bring Dr. Briton.
- Yeah. That works.
Jordan's green room is
down the hall to the right.
- Dr. Briton with
her, Faruq with me.
Where is Hayley?
(tense music)
(fist pounding)
(tense music continues)
- You have done this
before, I take it.
- Many times.
- [Hayley] Hurry up, Jordan.
- Shh, shh, shh, don't
move. Don't move.
(tense music)
(knuckles tapping)
Gimme a minute.
- [Dr. Briton] Jordan,
it's Dr. Briton.
- One minute!
- [Hayley] Would you
just do it already?
You know she has
to come in here.
- Hey, still.
You promised me this.
- And nothing more.
- You know, I thought maybe
once I got you laying down
on your back a little bit,
just maybe just a little,
you know, a little
(lips smacking).
- No.
- Just a little.
- No.
- Nothing. Nothing?
- No, we put all that behind us.
(Jordan sighs)
- You cold, cold bitch.
- Yep.
Now just hurry up and do it
so we can move on to
bigger and better things
with our day, please.
- [Jordan] Yeah, yeah,
hey, that is your loss.
(Jordan sniffing)
Oh yeah, that's good.
That's the one.
That's the one.
(tense music)
- You know, I feel
like I just aged
about 10 years doing that.
- Fuck you.
(tense music)
- So, can I get you anything
else before rehearsal?
(tense music continues)
(bottle sloshes)
No.
No.
- Then nothing.
- Great, I'll see you
on stage in 20 minutes.
(kisses smack)
(door rattles)
He's all yours.
(door rattles and thuds)
(Jordan vomiting)
(toilet flushes)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(lid clatters)
(tense music continues)
(liquid sloshing)
(bottle clatters)
(chair creaks)
- Not feeling so good?
- [Jordan] I'm fine.
- Have you been eating?
- [Jordan] Yeah.
- When was the last
time you took anything?
- Like five seconds ago?
(Jordan chuckles)
(tense music)
You new?
You're not nervous
like the other ones.
I like that.
(tense bass music)
- Hey, how you feelin'?
- Good to go.
- Need anything else?
- Tell Dean to let me get
through the whole song, okay?
No notes till the end.
- All right, I'll
try my best, huh?
- Yeah.
(instruments tuning up)
Hey, we're gonna play
"End of You," right?
(jacket rustling)
Good?
(sighs) Let's get it.
(gentle music)
(Jordan exhales)
(gentle music continues)
I had a dream
Had a dream last night
That you spoke to me, yeah
Out of the dark
into lasting light
Into fantasy, yeah
I swear to God
I been searchin' for,
searchin' for the key, yeah
Out of this cruel
space we call
Our reality, yeah
Now the word that
you took so seriously
Not the same anymore
It's a travesty
Knew the day that you
left I'd need the remedy
I won't let it get to me
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no rest, no hope, no
love, no fight, not anymore
Yeah
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
There's no trust, no faith,
no you, no us, not anymore
Yeah, it's the end of you
Yeah, yeah
Oh, it's the end of you
Yeah, yeah
We made a deal
Took a chance last night
That we'd never bleed, yeah
I saw it in you
- Cut! Cut, cut!
- What the fuck is this?
- Cut.
Cut.
(clipboard clatters)
Quick word.
(ominous music)
(door thuds)
(Jordan sighs)
- What's the problem?
- Uh...
What happened to the new song?
- It's not ready. We
haven't gigged it in yet.
- Oh, well you see,
that's why we're here.
So that you can gig it in.
- Gigging it in
requires an audience.
- What do you call the 30
people that are out there?
- It's not gonna be
ready, I'm tellin' you.
- (chuckles) Yeah, well, you
got four days to make it ready.
- Why does it
matter what I play?
We're like, we're gonna
take in a lotta money
for Stars either way, so
does it really matter what I,
does it really
matter what I play?
- So, you're gonna
play the new song
because that's what
was agreed upon.
This song was written
specifically for this set,
which I might remind you,
this very generous man here
is paying you $5 million
for 20 minutes of performance.
- I don't care about the money.
- [Dean] How about
your reputation?
- I don't care about
the reputation.
- What do you care about, man?
- I just wanna
play "End of You,"
and if I had it my way, I
would play it acoustically.
- You are not going
to play "End of You."
- I'm not gonna play
some cotton candy,
'80s-sounding dog
shit with lyrics
that I don't even know
what the hell it, like...
Ooh, yeah we're
stronger together
Let's beat it now
Yeah, this sick time, sick.
Let's beat it
What the hell does
that even mean, man?
- It's a message that even
an idiot can understand.
- Because it's political.
- Because it's what sells.
- Dean. Dean.
(ominous music)
Jordan, let me
provide some context
as to why this song is so
important for this event.
Attached to your new singles-
- Your new single's-
- Not my song. I
didn't write it.
- Attached to our new
single's world premiere
is an entire marketing strategy
to support the online engagement
for the Stars community.
It's not just about money.
Hardly, in fact.
I (chuckles), I don't
need any more money.
I have enough.
No, it's about
community mobilization.
Quite frankly, it's
about social media.
Social media has helped
so many great causes,
so many in the same way.
I think you'll agree with me,
it's helped a lot of people.
It's responsible for
your career, isn't it?
- Yeah, it's responsible
for me jacking off
to Rita Ora's titties
three times a week.
- All right, okay.
All right.
- [Jordan] That's what it's
responsible for. (chuckles)
- Max.
I must have a minute with him.
- It's the truth.
It's a valuable resource
for my mental health.
It's just a fact.
- Man.
Man, man, man, man, man.
What are you doin'?
What is going on up here, hmm?
It has been almost a
year of this weak-ass,
self-loathing, tortured
artist bullshit
and I'm fuckin' over it.
And you know who else is
losing their patience with you?
Max.
And Max is also
losing his patience
with the person whose job it is
to make sure that you show up
to work with a good attitude,
and that person is me.
So you know what that means?
- What does that mean?
- It means that you and
I have a fuckin' problem.
- Gimme a fucking break.
(hand smacks)
(tense music)
Consider that a loving reminder
of who's fucking in
charge here, okay?
'Cause you're not sitting here
with that smug-ass fucking
attitude if it's not for me,
and don't forget that. (sighs)
(tense music continues)
(Dean sighs)
I need you to get
your shit together.
You seem to have forgotten
where you came from.
You seem to have forgotten
that I plucked you
out of obscurity
after I happened
to be fucking your
sob story of a mother.
What's the real issue here, man?
You say you don't
care about money,
you don't care about
your reputation.
So what do you care about?
You know who's responsible
for keeping you
at number one on the charts
for three consecutive years?
Max Meszarov.
And if you think for one second
that he's gonna sit by and smile
while you piss all over his
event, boy, buddy. (chuckles)
You're playin' a
dangerous game here, man.
Do what Max tells you to.
Play the songs that
he tells you to play.
Big, punchy sounds that
stay and live in the hearts,
the minds, and the
fucking crotches
of the billions of people
who are gonna be watching.
That's what you're going
to be doing this weekend.
And if I get anymore
pushback from you, Jordan,
I swear to God, I will
fucking kill you, okay?
I am not kidding. I
will end your life.
And it would be
doing you a favor,
because if we left it up to Max,
he would have both
of us just disappear.
Just poof, like our
careers never existed.
Believe me when I tell
you that there is a fate
worse than death
in this business.
Okay, so,
take a minute,
center yourself,
and then I wanna see
you out on that stage,
I wanna see you putting
everything you have
into "Sick Time," okay?
(cigarette crackles)
You need anything, man?
Water, coffee, protein bar?
- I'm good.
- Good?
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(bottle sloshes)
(dramatic music)
(upbeat synthesizer music)
Complete seduction
I never stood a chance
Oh no
Perfect corruption
Full faith in the trance
Oh yeah
So gone, so wrong
No questioning this fantasy
It's not reality
It's a lie to me,
so don't talk to me
So done, no fun,
hypocrisy, bureaucracy
Yeah, it's insanity
I won't live my
life as a commodity
So if you are upset like me
And you can see
through their lies
Let's expose the game
that made this sick
Sick, sick, sick time
Fuck.
- [Leader] You know
we have what it takes
When we stand together
We'll break the chains
(dramatic music)
Ooh
Yeah we're stronger together
Let's beat it now, yeah
this sick time, sick time
Ooh
Yeah, we'll fight on forever
Let's end it now, yeah
This sick time, sick time
(dramatic rock music)
(dramatic rock music thumping)
(electricity buzzing)
(Jordan thuds)
(group chattering)
- Oh my God, Jordan.
- [Dean] Jordan. Jordan.
(birds chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(bedding rustling)
(bed creaking)
(birds chirping)
(Jordan coughs)
(birds chirping)
- Hey.
- Hey.
How are you feeling?
- Horrible.
Was it bad?
- Does it matter?
We need to get you over to
the venue by two o'clock.
- I can't do this.
- You have to.
- No.
- Jordan.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(drawer scrapes)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(phone ringing)
(Jordan sighs)
(phone buzzing)
- Thank God. Jordan,
how you feeling?
- Not good.
- Well, I figured after the
whole Amy Winehouse display.
As usual, Dean chewed me
out for the whole thing.
So for that, thank you.
And I found a empty bottle
of cough syrup on you.
Wasn't that surprising?
Dude, I thought you were
done with that shit.
- Oh, I am.
- Good.
- I'm stopping everything, man.
I'm not doing the
gig this weekend.
- Wait. What?
- Hayley and I are just
gonna drive up to Ojai
for a couple weeks, okay?
We're just gonna spend
some time, you know.
- No, no, no, no, no.
Jordan? Listen to me.
I know you're barely
hanging on right now, man,
but you got six weeks left.
Six weeks and then you can take
all the time you
need to recharge.
You know, Dean.
He's not gonna allow that.
- Yeah, you can tell Dean that
he could come and chase me
up to Ojai if he wants
and personally drag me
out of the detox center, okay?
Faruq, that's what he could do.
That's what he could do.
- Jordan, you know
what? You're right.
Fuck Dean.
I'm beggin' you, man, don't
put me in this position.
- I'll let you decide how
to tell him, buddy, okay?
- No, no, no. Jordan, please.
- Okay? Okay.
I'm hanging up now, buddy, okay?
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
(Faruq screams)
- I want to swim in pool.
- What?
- You have pool. I want to swim.
- Yeah, you could swim.
- I don't have suit.
- You could have one of
one of Raaka's, come here.
(tense music)
Just take whatever you want.
We're leaving.
- [Hayley] We don't
have to be at the venue
for another couple of hours.
- No, we're leaving LA.
- Why would we do that?
(gentle music)
- Things have been
pretty insane lately.
- You think?
- Yeah.
And maybe you and I
can spend some time,
maybe get away a little
bit, and I just, hey,
I really wanna just
give this a shot.
- Jordan, I think that
you are just way too
in your own head
right now, okay?
And I think that's
what's happening.
I think you need to
take this time to relax
before we have to get you
back over to the venue, okay?
- I don't need to relax, I
need you to listen to me.
I need you to understand
what's going on, okay?
I have called Faruq.
He's talking with
Dean. We're good.
We go through like
this all the time.
They have to gimme
time off, okay?
They have to gimme
time off. He has to.
- Jordan, why don't I make
you some breakfast, okay?
- No!
We are going to go and
you're gonna sit right here.
You find some
clothes of Raaka's.
I'm gonna go get you a bag
and we're leaving, okay?
We're leaving. Just stay here.
You're fine, all
right? You're fine.
You're okay. You're okay.
You're okay.
(door thuds)
- Okay.
(birds chirping)
- [Romina] Towel?
- Bathroom.
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(water splashes)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tires crunching)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(shoes tapping)
(tense music)
- Thank you.
- Will that be all, Miss Fife?
- Yes. Thank you so much.
(somber music)
(phone ringing)
Yeah. Hello?
What the hell kind of driver
did you send to pick me up?
I don't know, she gave
me weird fuckin' vibes.
No, I'm not fucked up.
All right, I'm a
little fucked up.
Stop.
- Just find something comfy.
We'll leave in 15, okay?
- Whatever you say.
- [Jordan] Okay.
(tense music)
(lighter flicks)
(tense music continues)
(lighter flicks)
(cork pops)
- Yeah, no, I'm good to go.
(wine sloshing)
Tell him I just
landed from London!
I'm exhausted and just
opened a bottle of rose.
I can come in later
tonight, I guess,
but right now I'm literally
about to fall over sideways.
Okay, I don't even
know if he's home.
I'll check and
have him call Dean.
Oh, I'm not his fucking
assistant, okay?
I'm hanging up now.
All right, see you later. Bye!
(Raaka groans)
Unbelievable.
Jordan?
(soft ominous music)
Jordan.
Jordan?
(tense music)
Jordan, call Dean right now
and tell him I don't want to...
What the fuck?
- Let me explain.
- What are you...
You're fucking her again.
What the fuck is wrong
with you, Jordan?
- No, no.
- [Raaka] You, get the
fuck outta my house!
- I did not fuck
her. We did not fuck.
I thought you were
supposed to be in London.
- Yeah, well, that would've
been fucking convenient for you.
I'm not doing this again.
I'm not. I'm so done.
Do you think I need this?
Do you think I need to
go through this again
with your pathetic ass?
- We didn't do anything, baby.
We didn't, I, we were...
Listen to me, I been goin'
through a lotta shit, okay?
I don't know who I am.
I don't know where
I am anymore, okay?
I just, I need a break.
I need a fucking, I need
a fucking break, okay?
- That's clear.
- And this doesn't mean
that I don't love you.
- (chuckles) You
small, sad little boy.
I don't love you anymore.
I don't need you.
- What are you saying?
- I said, I don't need you.
And if you can't tell
by the amount of people
who follow me on social
media and listen to my music,
I am so much better than you.
So much more important
than you, Jordan.
- Baby, if you think
posting on Instagram
your titties every day
makes you better than me...
I don't know, I don't give
a fuck about your followers.
Does that make you
better than me?
- Yes, it does.
- Baby.
- That makes me better
than the disgusting,
drugged out, talentless
piece of shit in front of me.
Yes, it does.
- Oh yeah. Oh yeah!
Yeah, yeah.
Really funny.
You do know that none
of this matters, right?
None of this matters.
- Jordan.
- Because we're fucking
trapped, that's why.
(tense music)
(Jordan and Raaka chattering)
Come inside.
(Jordan and Raaka chattering)
- Jordan.
- What?
- What if I told you I slept
with someone every night
on the European tour
the past two months?
And I have them all
right here in my DMs.
What would you say to that?
- What would I say to that?
I would say you have a problem.
I would say that's
fucking disgusting.
- Of course that's
what you think
because you can't
get pussy like that.
- What the hell
is wrong with you?
- You're a pathetic,
scared little boy.
No one loves little emo Jordan.
- All right, maybe I don't
want pussy like that, Raaka.
Okay, maybe I don't want that.
Maybe I don't wanna
play this constant game
of how much of a digital
fuck symbol I can be
in a world whose only
desire is to see me
on a six-inch screen as
a digital fuck symbol!
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
- Jordan, you're
part of that world
whether you like it or
not, and guess what?
You're on your way out.
No one cares about
your genuine lyrics.
Boring.
(Raaka chattering)
(tense music)
You understand that, Jordan?
You're second best.
(tense music continues)
(Raaka continues chattering)
(gun cocks)
(tense music continues)
- Jordan the fuck symbol
driving the banging party bus
to digital fuckdom, woo!
- Would you pull
yourself together?
(door thuds)
(dramatic music)
(gun fires)
(blood splats)
- I just did you favor.
Time to leave, pretty boy.
(dramatic music)
(gun butt thuds)
(soft suspenseful music)
(traffic whirring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(traffic continues whirring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(traffic continues whirring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(traffic continues whirring)
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music continues)
(traffic whirring)
(tires crunching)
(dramatic music)
(bag rustling)
- You killed my girlfriend.
- [Romina] I did.
- Why?
(gun clatters)
(pills rattle)
Answer me. Why?
- [Romina] That girlfriend
was lost in dream
she did not know she was in.
She was sleepwalking like
so many hopeless souls
in world today.
There is no way to
help someone like that
other than to wake them up.
- Wake them up? What do
you mean wake them up?
You blew her fucking brains out.
- You think she care about you?
Do you think anyone in
your life care about you?
Look at you. Pitiful.
Completely powerless
away from your money
and your flashy friends?
And what do you hear, hmm?
- Listen. What do you hear?
Nothing.
No sirens, no helicopters,
no search party.
For all the pomp
and circumstance
surrounding your performance,
hmm, you must realize
nobody really care about you
or people like your girlfriend.
But I see you, Jordan Lacey.
I know everything there
is to know about you,
who you are, what you do.
I know things even you
yourself don't know.
I guess that makes
me your best friend.
Never had anyone in your
life like that have you?
Well, you did.
Your mother.
- You don't know
shit about my mom.
Who are you?
(dramatic music)
(door rattles)
- [Kidnapper] Romina.
(door thuds)
(door rattles)
(Faruq breathing heavily)
- Jordan?
- Faruq.
- [Faruq] Jordan. Holy shit.
- Jesus Christ, how the
fuck did they get you?
- [Faruq] I don't know,
they grabbed me once
I got to your place.
- Why were you at my place?
- [Faruq] You hung
up on me, man.
You're my best friend and
my job was on the line.
I wanted to talk sense into
you, and then when I got there,
I'm being shoved in the
back of a fucking hatchback.
Who does that?
- Yeah, yeah, well, that
Ukrainian bitch shot Raaka.
- [Faruq] What?
- Her head's all over
my fucking wall, man.
- [Faruq] Shit.
She's definitely not
a real tour assistant.
- No, she's not.
Who the fuck hired her?
- [Faruq] Jordan,
that guy in there,
he's on the phone with Dean.
- What?
- [Faruq] I heard Dean's
voice on the phone.
I think they want
something from us.
- Yeah, I know that.
- [Faruq] I don't know what,
but my mind goes to
dark places, man.
- No, no, Max will get
his out of here, okay?
Max will get us out of here.
He's got too much shit
going on this weekend.
I'm too important, man.
- [Faruq] Yeah, well,
he better do it quick.
What if this guy's one of
those crazed psycho fans
with nothing else to live
for but finding a way
to take all your
money, or worse,
killing you and keeping me
as his personal sex toy.
Oh, he's probably gonna make one
of those crazy ultimate acts
of violence video statements
like terrorists do.
- Shit, none of this
makes any sense.
- [Faruq] No, of
course it doesn't.
- What, you think he
planned to shoot Raaka?
- [Faruq] How could
I possibly know that?
- That's what you said, dumbass.
You said crazy psycho fan.
- How would I have any...
You think I have any idea
what the fuck is going on?
- Raaka and I were just fighting
and the shit that she was
saying, man, I just wanted to...
- Okay, Jordan.
- And then...
- Jordan, don't think
- What the fuck
- about that right now.
- am I doing here?
- [Faruq] Okay, you
gotta focus, man.
We gotta focus and
find a way outta here.
Maybe we can rub
against something.
- I can't focus for shit, man.
I'm about to fuckin' puke.
- [Faruq] Jordan, stop.
- [Jordan] You stop.
- [Faruq] Don't
talk to me that way.
- No, no, maybe it's
best that I just sit back
and you just leave me here, huh?
That's probably
- Jordan,
- for the better, right?
- you know what, buddy,
this isn't one of the times
for your depressed
fucking moods, okay?
Get it together
and we'll find a way-
- Don't act like you're not
a part of this corrupt
team that got us here
in the first place,
motherfucker.
- [Faruq] What the hell
are you talking about?
- If I am being held ransom
here for whatever reason,
it's because I'm the center
point of a money-making machine.
You understand that, right?
You get that.
You, Hayley, Dean, all you guys.
- [Faruq] Oh, gimme a break.
I'm on rinky-dink salary.
- Fuck you.
- Stop.
- You stop!
- Stop.
- You stop!
- [Faruq] You stop it right now.
You stop it right now.
You're acting like a
goddamn baby, okay?
I will not let your
depressive ass pull me out.
I am getting outta here.
I am not dying today!
Help me find a way out! Fuck!
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(chairs clicking)
(tense music continues)
(tripod thuds)
(switch beeps)
(tense music continues)
(Dustin sniffs)
(tense music)
- Be good audience, eh?
(tense music continues)
Ready?
(button beeps)
- Hello. Dustin Lacey.
Musician, older brother of
recording artist Jordan Lacey.
I'm making a statement to
officially announce to y'all
that we got an upcoming
single, and to celebrate
we're gonna be performing
live this Sunday
at the Global Artist Weekend.
This collaboration
between Jordan and I
has been a long time comin',
but we're both very excited
to take the stage together
for the first time publicly.
Gonna have the help of Jordan's
manager, his entire team,
as well as that of
the wonderful people
at Stars for Democracy.
Confident it's gonna be
an exceptional moment
for both Jordan and myself.
Watershed moment, in fact,
for Jordan's entire
career direction.
We'll be unveiling a new
sound, a new voice together,
as brothers and as artists.
We hope you like it.
We hope you'll join us in
this new chapter, new sound,
new promise to shape
a better culture,
and through that, a better
future for all of us.
So I thank you
kindly for listening,
and we'll see you there
at two p.m. this Sunday,
Global Artist Weekend.
Thank you.
(switch beeps)
(Faruq laughs)
- [Faruq] Sorry.
- What are you laughing at?
- No one's ever
gonna believe this.
Jordan doesn't have a brother.
(ominous music)
Jordan, you don't
have a brother.
(ominous music continues)
- Hello there, little brother.
It's good to see you again.
(dramatic music)
(keys clacking)
You sure this is his
official channel?
- [Romina] Yes,
that's what it says.
Look, 20 million subscriber.
- [Dustin] What's the status?
- [Romina] Processing.
- You people mind telling us
what the fuck is going on?
(ominous music)
- Why is he here again?
- [Romina] I told you,
he showed up at house.
He would've compromised us.
We had to take him.
- All right, well then we're
gonna have to get rid of him.
- Hey, no, no, no, no!
- Dustin, what do you want?
- No!
- I'm sorry, man.
Hurtin' your girlfriend
was not my intention.
- [Faruq] No, please. Please.
- I'm sorry, man, I don't
know who the fuck you are,
but you're in my way.
- I don't wanna die.
- Stop! Stop!
What do you want? What
do you want, money?
I could help you.
- I don't want your money.
- What then?
- I want fuckin' redemption.
- God, please don't...
- Shut the fuck up!
- What do you mean redemption?
- After this video
finishes uploading,
you and I got 36 hours to
write a hit single together.
It'll redeem your name
and free you from your
oppressors, Jordan.
- You're insane.
(chuckles) You're
fuckin' insane.
- You and I are gonna
make a real goddamn song,
one that the cocksuckin'
corporate scum can't touch.
Someone needs to do it, man.
Someone needs to make
a change, and you got
the platform to do it.
- Do something.
- I said shut the fuck up!
(tense music)
Really pissin' me off
now, motherfucker.
- Hey-
- Shut the fuck up!
It's your call.
- Fucking, just let him go.
Just let him go.
Just let him go and I'll
hear you out, all right?
- Excuse me?
I don't think you're the
one dictating terms here.
- You don't wanna kill him.
It's more blood on your hands.
You think you're
dictating terms.
Dustin, there's nothing
you could offer me
that would make me wanna
write music with you.
Shot my girlfriend.
Fucking stripped me from
a life I hated anyway.
So, I've got nothing to lose.
I could sit here and
wait for them to come
hunt down you and
your little assistant,
which I know they are.
I know they are.
Hundred percent.
Hundred percent.
You're fucked.
You could threaten to
torture me, kill me,
do whatever the
fuck you wanna do.
I have nothing left to lose.
I have zero life to go back to.
(somber music)
Or let him go unharmed
and I'll listen to one
of your ideas for a song.
- [Faruq] Jordan.
- Shut the fuck up.
Deal.
(ominous music)
(door clicks)
(door thuds)
(tense music)
(Faruq breathing heavily)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(Faruq grunts)
(gun cocks)
- [Romina] You hear this?
(Faruq breathing heavily)
(tense music)
Now, count back from 100
before you take bag off head.
(tense music continues)
- [Faruq] 100, 99.
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(gentle guitar music)
- I watched an interview of
yours from a few years back.
You looked healthier back then.
Looked like you gave a
shit about the music.
You were talking
about my favorite song
off your second album.
It was about Mom.
And I was goin' through
some hard times back then,
so it stuck with me.
Figured I'd take the liberty
to make a little
instrumental arrangement.
(soft tense music)
(keys click)
Offer you a proper audition.
(gentle music)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
- What else you got?
- Fresh lyrics and a melody
that needs your magic touch.
She would've wanted
this, you know.
- You sure about that?
You hardly knew her.
- You hardly knew him.
Why don't we see what
he has to say about it?
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(door clicks)
(crickets chirping)
(door creaks)
(tense music)
(door creaks)
(tense music)
Dad. (clears throat)
Dad, wake up.
Hey. Hey.
There's someone here to see you.
(gentle music)
- Hey, kid.
Long time no see.
Come here. Come closer.
(gentle music)
(soft tense music)
I'm so happy you're here.
The two of ya,
together again.
(gentle music)
(father snoring softly)
(gentle music)
- [Jordan] What makes you
think this is a good idea?
- Call it faith.
- Why should I trust you?
I don't know you.
(Dustin scoffs)
- Who you got left to trust?
- [Hayley] They had you tied up?
- [Faruq] Yeah.
- [Hayley] Jordan, too?
- [Faruq] Yeah.
- How were they treating him?
- Better than me, I think.
Did you know he had a brother?
- No. No, I had no idea.
(door clicks)
- [Dean] When did you get back?
- About an hour ago.
- You didn't think
to stay out there
and give us a call so that maybe
we'd be a little closer
to finding Jordan?
- I panicked. I called an Uber.
I wanted to get the
hell outta there.
- (sighs) Who else is with
this shit heel brother of his?
- The new tour assistant,
who's obviously not a
real tour assistant,
and at Jordan's place,
there was this blonde
badass of a lady who
threw me in a car,
although I didn't
see her after that.
- We thought she was a new
hire on Raaka's detail.
She picked her up from the
airport Friday morning,
not a trace.
- Jesus. Raaka, what
happened to her?
Jordan-
- No, no,
we're not talking
about that, okay?
We're keeping that
all buttoned up.
- You didn't notify
the authorities?
- We have people on it.
- She was murdered
for God's sake.
- Whoever told you,
whatever you heard,
it didn't happen.
(tense music)
- But we at least have
to tell the police.
- It didn't happen.
Raaka never showed
up at the house.
We have no idea where she is.
And if anyone asks,
Jordan is rehearsing
at an offsite location.
He'll be back in this building
ready to perform by
two p.m. on Sunday.
- Okay.
- What is our next
move here, Dean?
- No idea, unless dipshit
here can give us a clue.
(sighs) Max, thoughts?
- We get the brother
back on the phone,
track him through cell tower
like we should have done
the first time we
got him on the line.
- I can't do that.
No call back number.
- Then we give him
a reason to call.
(dramatic music)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(birds continue chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(birds continue chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Jordan.
- [Dustin] Motherfucker.
Can you get him on
the phone right now?
- [Romina] Da.
(birds chirping)
- Your slimy piece of shit
manager deleted my video.
Yeah.
- [Dean] Hello.
- What's goin' on
with Jordan's channel?
I'm not seein' my
video up there.
- Really? I don't
know what happened.
- You don't know what happened?
Fuckin' clown.
- Scanning.
- We both know
that's bullshit.
You deleted my video.
(computer beeping)
I don't have to bring
him back Sunday.
- Okay, calm down.
I don't know what
happened with the video.
We didn't take it down.
Why don't you just
upload it again?
- Processing.
- How's Jordan?
(computer chimes)
- He's fine.
- [Computer] Target locked.
- All right, listen, this
is what's gonna happen.
We're puttin' the video back up.
If anyone touches it, we're
calling the whole weekend off,
and you ain't gonna
get a call back.
And you'll never see or
talk to Jordan again.
How's that sound?
- What? You're gonna run away?
You're gonna go into hiding
with a world famous pop star?
How long you think
that's gonna last?
Come on, man.
In fact, you've come
too far on this.
You're not gonna
give up that easy.
Dustin, Sunday is your big day.
Don't just throw it away.
(tense music)
- Just, when the
video goes back up,
don't touch it, all right?
Can you do that for me, please?
- I will see you
back here on Sunday.
Let's go!
(ominous music)
- The upright will
inhabit the land,
and the men of integrity
will remain in it.
But the wicked'll be
cut from the land,
and the treacherous will
be rooted out of it.
Yeah.
Fuckin' turd.
(eerie music)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(car whirring)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(phone beeping)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(engine rumbling)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(door clicks)
(tense music continues)
(soft ominous music)
- [Guard 1] Clear!
- [Guard 2] Clear.
- What? I thought he'd be here.
(Romina speaking in
foreign language)
(Romina continues speaking
in foreign language)
(no audio)
(no audio)
(Dustin sighs)
- I can't leave him here.
- Can't Romina just...
- I'm...
I'm sorry, Jordan.
I gotta fold.
(Dustin sighs)
- I don't wanna go back.
- You're doin' the song.
It's yours now anyway.
You wrote the shit out of it.
Perform it.
(no audio)
(cigarette pack thuds)
(lighter clicks)
But thank you.
- For what?
- For givin' me a chance.
Givin' me hope.
(no audio)
(no audio)
Dad left Texas unannounced
when he got his diagnosis.
Took me months to
track him down.
And when I did, he told me
he came out here to find you.
He said just the thought
of makin' that drive
and bein' out here
was enough closure.
He didn't ever say goodbye
to me back in Texas,
so with that, life has
taken pretty much everything
there is to take from me.
So I said fuck it.
Came by here to find him,
and when I got that
story out of him,
I made a promise I was
gonna find you, too.
So you could see yourself.
Play a song together.
(no audio)
(Dustin exhales)
- Do you have a
family of your own?
- They're gone.
- Could you tell
me what happened?
- Maybe another time.
(no audio)
(gentle music)
- [Jordan] He came all this
way and has to give up.
- You have no faith
you can do this alone?
(gentle music continues)
- I used to have a necklace
looked just like that.
A tree.
I don't know where it went.
- That is too bad.
- It was my mom's.
- Well, maybe it will show
up when you least expect,
just like faith.
(engine rumbling)
- We are out of
options here, okay?
We have to get
someone else involved.
(engine rumbling)
- Wait, what is that?
- Dean, I have to call you back.
(engine rumbling)
- [Guard 2] Take cover,
take cover, take cover.
(tense music)
- [Guard 1] Hold. Hold.
(tense music continues)
Target approaching.
Go. Go!
- [Guard 2] 75 feet.
- [Guard 1] Hands up!
- [Guard 2] Closing in. 50 feet.
- [Guard 1] Cover me. Cover me.
- [Guard 2] Covering.
- [Guard 1] Target acquired.
We're bringin' him home.
(tense music continues)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(shower pattering)
(somber music continues)
- Okay, everybody,
let's give it up
for having our guy home, huh?
Safe and sound, huh? Yeah!
(group applauding)
- Okay, time is of the essence,
so we're gonna keep this short.
We're gonna keep it easy.
Jordan, you've got a packet
there in front of you.
Inside is the final
set list for tomorrow.
Now, the first three
songs are from the list
that you submitted last week,
and then the final song will
be the new single "Sick Time."
(gentle music)
Now, we have anything
you might need.
Okay, the guest
room is all set up
for you to rehearse
for the next 18 hours
so that you are totally
comfortable with the new music.
I'm fuckin' pumped.
I mean, this is going
to be fucking awesome.
Am I right?
(group applauds)
Is that doable?
(gentle music)
Jordan. Jordan.
(tense music)
We good?
- Uh, yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- [Dean] Yeah, we're good.
Okay, everyone,
let's get some sleep.
Big day tomorrow. Big day.
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(crickets chirping)
(lighter clicks)
(crickets chirping)
- Spoke with Dean.
He booked you a week at
the Dava House in Ojai.
We can drive up there on Monday.
You can put all of
this behind you.
Get some rest.
- And you're gonna
stay with me up there?
- For a little bit, yeah.
- Little bit?
- I mean, I work for Dean.
I have to be on call.
I have to be back down here.
- Hayley, I hope you
get everything you
want one day soon.
I really do.
I hope you get the deal,
the tour, the following,
and the chains from
Dean that come with it.
Then maybe you could
be as miserable as me,
and you can discover
for yourself
that there's nothing
left on the other side.
Just emptiness.
Then maybe you could
finally look me in the eyes.
- Jordan.
- Yeah, I think it's time
for you to get the
fuck outta here.
(crickets chirping)
(crickets continue chirping)
(birds chirping)
(phone vibrating)
(Jordan snoring)
(phone continues vibrating)
(Jordan continues snoring)
(phone continues vibrating)
(Jordan continues snoring)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(door rattling)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
- All right, everyone,
listen up, listen up.
We are one hour out from
the biggest closing set
in the history of the internet.
Now, I just got off the
phone with accounting.
Donations are at a record high.
Pre-saves from Jordan's new
single are fucking ticking,
huh?
- Woo!
- Hey, yeah.
(group applauding)
- Awesome!
- Um, real quick, real quick.
Personal note.
Let me just say it is tremendous
what everyone has done
to get us here right now.
Okay, so let's finish strong.
Let's get this new single
out into the world,
and let's burn the
fuckin' house down, right?
- Yeah.
- Let's go.
Let's go.
(group applauding)
- [Faruq] Come on, guys.
- Jordan, can I see
you for a moment?
- Yeah.
(door clicks)
What's going on?
- Your brother seems
to have found a way
back from the mountains.
He's in the building, isn't he?
- Excuse me?
- You're going to play the song
that the two of
you wrote together
instead of my
single, aren't you?
Please, sit.
For your sake I'd like
to explain what'll happen
if you go through with this.
(footsteps tapping)
What do you know
about Dustin Lacey?
Your brother.
Do you know anything about him?
Other than the crazy idea
to make the two of you
the next musical sensation?
Would you like me
to fill you in?
(soft ominous music)
Open it.
(Jordan sighs)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
It's one thing to be
kidnapped and coerced
by a right wing radical.
It's quite another thing to
uphold his cause deliberately.
How long do you
anticipate your listeners
will support your
music after they learn
that you're making it
with someone like him?
Jordan, look at me.
(ominous music)
Is this why you've
been acting out?
Because you've been
pining to join forces
with someone like him?
A brother by blood, yes,
but a man whose motives
you can hardly comprehend.
(engine rumbling)
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
You understand that this
will change our relationship.
- What?
- If you play with Dustin Lacey,
his past will come
out, and by association
it will ruin your public
image permanently.
Given the important work the
public has come to expect
from me, I would unquestionably
have to create
distance between us.
- Just like that.
- Not intentionally.
I want to make that clear.
Nothing happens by intention
in situations like these.
It is simply the way of things.
(tense music)
- The way of things.
(clips rattling)
- Jordan,
(lid thuds)
you're not appreciating
the laws of physics
in our world today.
I mean, one little decision
to give someone like him
a platform at a major
philanthropic event
would change everything.
One curious search
by millions of people
all at the same time.
The result is seismic
in its proportion.
His reputation would
explode in the media,
taking yours with it.
And then, if something like
this got out to the public,
it seals your fate.
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
- No, no, no, this was
not, this was not me.
This was-
- That's you.
Right there.
- Are you fucking...
- Putting a gun to
your girlfriend's head
and pulling the trigger.
- This was not,
this is bullshit.
This is bullshit.
- You.
- This is fucking bullshit.
- You shot your girlfriend,
pointblank, then
you fled the scene
to rendezvous with
your radical brother.
Do you see the consequences?
Do you see how
easily things shift
and the story falls into place?
Jordan. Jordan.
You do understand
there is no going back.
- [Jordan] You
would release this?
- [Max] If you abandon our song
and play against the cause,
you would be jeopardizing my
efforts for this festival.
You would leave
me with no choice.
The media will find it, and
you will drown in an ocean
of your followers' reproach.
You deviate from
the person that Dean
is grooming you to become,
and you will be canceled forever
and disappear like
you never existed.
- [Jordan] How could
you do this to me?
- Because it's my organization
and we invest in
stories that sell,
and we must get a return
on this investment.
As long as you're
using my funds,
and as long as you're
using my platform,
I decide what you
do as an artist.
What you do, what you
say, what you think.
Is that clear?
(door clicks)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(lighter clicks)
(ominous music continues)
(cigarettes and lighter whoosh)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(door thuds)
- Ready to go?
- You know, a little
explanation woulda been nice.
- Huh?
- You're with a fuckin'
hate group? Is that right?
- What?
- Stop bullshitting me, Dustin.
Who the hell are you?
Why are you here?
- I promise you, Jordan,
I don't know what the fuck
you're talkin' about
right now, all right?
- There's pictures of you
with a group outside of Texas.
- So?
- You are a pawn in a game.
- Jordan.
- The bullshit that you
are putting me through,
this is the most fucking
- Jordan.
- compromised position of my
- Jordan.
- fucking life!
- Hey, Jordan!
- What?
- It's a Christian
bereavement group for men.
- What?
- I told you I had
a family, right?
I had a wife and daughter
and they were killed in a car
wreck a year and a half ago.
So I joined this group
through a local church
just outside Austin,
right up to the point
I went lookin' for Dad.
Look, man, I didn't tell
you because I don't want you
to think that I was all
fucked up in the head
and emotionally
unstable and shit,
you know, with Dad dyin', too,
but I sure as hell
ain't in any damn
hate group, okay?
- You didn't think that
the whole kidnapping thing
would make me think you're
emotionally unstable?
You didn't think that?
- Well, I mean, it
worked, didn't it?
- Did it?
- Yeah.
- No! It didn't fucking work.
- Pretty sure it worked, Jordan.
What the fuck are you doin'?
(ominous music)
The fuck is goin'
on with you, huh?
What's wrong?
- It's Romina.
- What about her?
- She set you up.
She's working for Max, dumbass.
- (scoffs) What?
- Would you let me go?
- I'm flushin' this shit.
(lid slams)
(toilet flushes)
(liquid sloshing)
- Max had the photos of you,
he had the security
footage of Raaka,
but it wasn't Romina
shooting, okay?
It was me.
He manipulated the fucking video
to make it look like it was me.
You understand what
that means, right?
- Well.
- It means that he set
this whole thing up.
- That's a cute story, Jordan,
but it's fuckin' impossible.
- It's not impossible.
He owns everything, man.
- It means he was-
- Seen this coming, yes, he did.
He's known I've wanted
out for a very long time.
I've made it very
clear to him. (sighs)
So what'd he do?
So he fuckin', he called
Raaka, had her come out,
set up a frame job, and you
played right into it, man.
The photos, your video online.
You delivered him the
perfect fucking story
to use against me.
- No, Romina and
I met a year ago,
randomly in the middle of
Bumfuck, Texas, all right?
And she didn't exactly force
her way into my life, Jordan.
I mean, you think this
guy'd be able to know
every decision that I
make in an entire year
to get me to this weekend?
- He's smart.
He researches his investments.
Just, I am a famous pop
star, you are my brother.
He planted her to
watch you, man.
You knew this, Dustin.
You knew about
Stars for Democracy,
and it fuckin' turns out
that he knew about you, too.
- All this...
All this for a song?
Yeah. Point taken.
- You people and your
plans and your games,
and I wish none of this
shit would've happened.
I wish that...
- [Dustin] What?
- I wish I tried to help Mom.
(somber music)
Maybe I coulda gotten her out.
Maybe we both
would've gotten out,
none of this shit
would've happened,
everything would be okay.
(somber music continues)
(Dustin sighs)
- We can't choose what
happens to us, all right?
All we can do is just move
on, just fuckin' move on.
This right here, right now,
it's your moment.
Sure as fuck ain't mine.
And it sure as fuck ain't
them goddamn pieces of shit.
What happens next
is your choice.
All right, brother?
It's fuckin' you, man.
(somber music)
- Uh...
(Jordan exhales)
- [Director] All right,
all right, everyone settle.
Cameras are up.
We're goin' live
in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6...
(timer beeping)
(timer beeping)
- Wow, incredible numbers!
Thank you, thank you, thank you
for your generous donations
and for making this
an incredible weekend.
Now, to close out the festival,
straight from Los Angeles,
the one, the only Jordan Lacey.
(group applauds)
- Woo!
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
I met a girl
She was down for the world
But she left, so it's over
It's worse than
dirty bubblegum
It's like turning 21
when you're sober, yeah
I fell apart rollin'
over in the dark
Kept on looking
for some closure
Now here's the twist, cut
them chains up off my wrists
Now I'm cool with
starting over, yeah
(group applauds)
End of you
There's no trust, no
faith, no you, no us
Not anymore, yeah
It's the end of you
(group applauding)
- Woo!
- Go Jordan!
(group applauding)
- Woo!
(group applauding)
- Thank you. Thank you guys.
I hope everyone had
a great weekend.
I know I sure did.
We're gonna be playing
a new song tonight.
It's very special to me.
Put a lotta work into it.
But before we wrap
this thing up,
I just wanted to say
a quick thank you
to everybody at home
who's been supporting me
for the past four years.
I guess I haven't really
done the best job of being
as open about the work
that I've been doing,
and from now on
I'm gonna make sure
that the music I put out,
I'm thinking about the
music I'm putting out,
the intention behind
it, what it promotes
because you guys are
the greatest fans
in the entire world
and you mean the absolute
most to me because...
With that being said, I would
like to bring out my brother-
- No.
- No.
- Dustin Lacey to the stage
who helped me
co-write this song.
It's called "Neon Bleed" and I
really hope you guys like it.
(soft tense music)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
- We need to talk now.
- Fuckin' bitch.
(gentle music continues)
Yes, I'm happy
Yes, I'm comfortable
Got everything that the
world could think of
Much too happy
I'm much too comfortable
These violent delights will
Come to know
their violent ends
- What is it?
- Did you know he was
going to play this song?
- No, I didn't.
- Well, this undoes everything.
All the things I've done
All the wars I've won
All the pain outrun
I've gained the world
All the things I preach
All the lies I teach
Do I feel better now
that I gained the world
But now I stumble
And now I fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
and know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
- What do you want
me to do about it?
- Cut the performance.
Cut the feed.
- Donations are at an
all-time high right now.
What would the excuse be?
- Find one.
You let him play a second
longer with his brother
and you risk so much more.
I gotta end
This stupid bleed,
this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
Everything's possible
under the heavens
Can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
Could it be we're
all responsible
For this depression
I can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
All the things we've done
All the wars we've won
All the pain outrun
We've gained the world
All the things we preach
- What are you doing?
All the lives we
(gun fires)
(Dean cries out)
(Dean grunting)
(tense music)
(door thuds)
(gun fires)
(shell clattering)
And now we fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
and know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(Irina speaking in
foreign language)
(Romina speaking in
foreign language)
- Hurry up.
Oh yeah, this neon bleed
Just wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(Dean breathing raggedly)
(gum pops)
(Dean breathing raggedly)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
- Why are you helping us?
- I know what it's like
to work for powerful man
for all of life in order to
survive and to have no choice.
- But you kill people.
- I will pay for
what I have done.
I know this, but this
was right thing to do.
- Why didn't you just tell me?
- When we met, you were lost.
You could not be trusted.
But now you are found.
(somber music)
(birds chirping)
(door thuds)
(birds chirping)
- What have you done, man?
We're finished.
(engine rumbling)
(birds chirping)
I thought you just
wanted to sing.
Thought that's all
you wanted to do.
- My mother wanted to just sing.
She told you that
when we first met you.
Two weeks in LA, still
livin' in that damn truck
we drove from Texas.
I was what? Six?
You remember that? I
remember that perfectly.
That was the dream she
traded her life for.
But to you she was
just, what'd you say?
You said she was
like a sob story
you just happened to be fucking.
It was fuckin' sad.
Fucked up.
But no, I don't wanna just sing.
Not my dream. Never
been my dream.
I wanna live instead.
- I'm sorry, Jordan.
Jordan. Jordan, I'm so sorry.
(somber music)
(door creaks)
(door thuds)
(Dean exhales)
Yes, I'm happy
Yes, I'm comfortable
Got everything the
world could think of
Much too happy
I'm much too comfortable
These violent delights will
Come to know
their violent ends
(gentle music)
All the things I've done
All the wars I've won
All the pain outrun
I've gained the world
All the things I preach
All the lies I teach
Do I feel better now that
I've gained the world
But now I stumble
And now I fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
And know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
I gotta end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
(gentle music)
Everything's possible
under the heavens
Can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
Could it be we're
all responsible for
this depression
I can't think of
a better place
To start for you and me
All the things we've done
All the wars we've won
All the pain outrun
We've gained the world
All the things we preach
All the lies we teach
Do we feel better now that
we've gained the world
And now we stumble
And now we fall
I want my God back
I want my mom back
I wanna look you in the eyes
And know you have my back
I want my truth back
I want my youth back
I wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed
This neon bleed
Oh yeah
This neon bleed
Just wanna end this stupid
bleed, this selfish bleed
This neon bleed