Romance Retreat (2019) Movie Script
It all started in Seattle.
Most stories start for me in Seattle,
since I live here,
and I write about the city for
the Seattle True Press Weekly.
As a journalist,
I'm skeptical by nature,
but I guess
I also have feelings.
I cared enough
about my boyfriend
to agree to go on this
weird yoga retreat with him.
I even set up
a free practice yoga session.
So, that's where I was.
I was finishing a story
when this story began.
With any interference
the universe may bring us.
Hey!
Almost done.
Dana!
Dana, please.
Sorry.
No talking.
- But, but...
- Inhale. Inhale!
Just let me finish
this last sentence, and...
Guys, don't worry,
I finished by the deadline.
Finally.
And everyone centre your torsos.
Reboot connected.
Sorry, I just...
- Dana, just...
- I'll just...
Yeah.
Please mute all your devices
before we roll onto our backs.
Sorry,
I didn't mean to interrupt.
And breathe in.
I gotta go!
No, Dana, please...
I just gotta...
- Come on.
- ...fold this up.
Okay, okay, you know
where I was going with that.
I just need to go this way.
Sorry, excuse me.
Thank you! Bye!
Are you okay?
Why did you leave?
Catherine texted.
I just need to get back
to the office
so I can finish everything
so I won't be distracted
on our trip, okay?
Hey, hey, I'll pick you up
at 6:30 tomorrow, okay?
Okay, bye!
Are you my rideshare?
- Dana?
- Yeah, Ian?
Yeah.
- Hi.
- Yeah, hi.
- Hi.
- Yeah, hi.
Should put
your seatbelt on there.
- Sir, are we...
- Ian.
Ian, are we going anywhere?
Eventually, but not yet.
Yeah, we're boxed in.
Okay.
Catherine.
Hey, great article, Dana.
Get here ASAP.
I want to talk you
about Esteban Gonzalez.
He's the founder of...
Encyc, yes.
Did you just say Encyc?
- Are you talking about Encyc?
- Yeah.
- Have you seen the latest update?
- Yeah, right.
Take a picture of anything,
a plant, a chair, a weird bug.
It'll give you
an encyclopedia on it.
I can pull an all-nighter on this,
no problem.
No, it's immediate.
It's just another disposable app.
No, it's like
Shazam for everything.
Yeah, I'm with Ian
on this one.
I think Encyc's pretty cool.
Try intelligence tranquilizer
for the entire populace,
Catherine.
It's Ian.
But so, the latest update
can tell you crazy things,
like do you have full range of
motion with your left thumb?
It misrecognizes objects
all the time.
That's being fixed.
There is no way an app like this
is not a data heist on everyone.
Watch this.
70% range of motion,
that's pretty cool, right?
Okay, I'll talk to you soon.
Bye.
I'm sorry, what?
Never mind.
Do you mind if I add a stop
so I can pull by my place
and pick up some luggage?
We're not going anywhere.
Okay.
Maybe I'll just walk.
It was great to meet you.
Yeah, you too.
I'd tell you to drive safely,
Ian, but at this point,
I hope you just get to drive.
Bye!
Encyc was the newest app
to take Seattle by storm,
the world by storm!
It was already bigger than all
other social media platforms,
but something fishy
was going on,
and I was going to prove it.
Brad wants to talk to you
in his office.
We're going all the way up
with this one?
Yep.
Wait, are you ready for Bali?
Haven't thought about it yet.
You leave tomorrow!
It's yoga on the beach.
You hate yoga!
But I like Indonesian beaches,
and it's important to Jon.
Yeah, it's worth it
for the beaches.
We think the Encyc app
is intruding into users' privacy
significantly, maybe illegally.
I knew it!
This is a great story,
especially considering
how reclusive their CEO
Esteban Gonzalez is.
The man is a ghost online.
We haven't even been able
to find any pictures of him.
Can you get me 2,000 words
for next week's issue?
I would love to,
Mr. Tiffin,
but I'm going
on my first vacation
I've had since starting here.
We can't let this
slip through our fingers.
The public needs to know now,
it can't wait.
I can give it to somebody else.
Well, I can help cover Dana,
handle the research back here.
I could write in my downtime?
Yes, you can relax and work
at the same time.
Right.
Jon'll be miffed.
So, no?
He'll understand.
Yes.
So, you'll do it.
If I deliver on this, I want
front page feature and headline.
Okay, deal.
Go.
Yeah.
This is going to be huge,
Catherine.
I do need to make sure to
dedicate time for Jon, for real.
Don't worry, girl.
I got your back on this.
We still have a lot to do.
And we will get it done, okay?
I hope I packed my swimsuit.
Wait, you're not sure?
No, I just tossed things
in a bag in a hurry
to get to the office.
Well, when do you leave?
About four and a half hours.
Dana, just go!
I've got you covered.
It's fine,
Jon's picking me up here.
Jon!
No, of course not!
I'm just...
deleting Gs.
You're late.
Sorry, I worked an all-nighter.
I put my sunglasses on and
slept the whole flight.
I must have sleepwalked
out of the airport,
but I jolted awake
when I stepped outside.
Why is it so cold?
I'll grab your jacket
from your bag.
I didn't bring one.
You didn't bring a jacket
to Canada?
Do we have a layover?
Where do you think
we're going, Dana?
El Pacifico Resort and Spa
in Flores Island, Indonesia.
Dana! El Pacifico Resort and
Spa in Flores Island, Canada.
What happened to the most
beautiful island in the tropics?
There were never any tropics!
I notified the State Department
we were going to Indonesia.
I extended my cell plan
to include Indonesia,
I exchanged $2,000
into Indonesian rupiahs.
That's like...
30 million rupiahs!
Did you listen
to any of my plans?
I listen to everything you say.
I've seen that guy before.
What is happening?
Moose jerky, they were
handing them out at customs.
Thank you.
That's another thing.
El Pacifico, in Canada?
Los Angeles is in America,
that's not weird.
It's so cold my face hurts!
The warmest thing I brought
is a little wrap thing.
You know, these tour buses
always have lost and founds.
Maybe they have something warm.
That's a good idea.
Thanks.
Yogis, all staring at me
like I was from Mars.
This was going to be
one long bus ride.
You must be Jon and Donna?
Dana.
I'm Nicola,
I'll be leading the retreat.
Namaste! Namaste!
Have we met before?
I get that a lot.
I used to be on...
Oh, on that TV show!
Yeah! I can't remember the name.
You were...
Angela, yeah, the best friend.
That was inspiring.
Thank you.
Oh, no, the appreciation
is mine, really.
Well, we're just waiting
on one more yogi,
and then,
our adventure will begin.
All right, Namaste.
Namaste!
Hey, Namaste, Namaste!
What was that?
What?
There was something familiar
about this guy.
He was so good-looking
and unnecessarily nice.
I was immediately suspicious.
Namaste.
We shared that rideshare
to nowhere, right?
Yes!
Yes!
What a coincidence.
Deepak Chopra would say
there are no coincidences,
that synchronicity
is all around us.
It's my first yoga retreat.
Oh, man! I wish I could go back
to my first time.
The last tour group left these.
The driver said
you could keep them.
Thank you!
Thank you.
Think I'll take
a very blissed nap.
Good call.
I've got some deep-cut Lao Tzu
to read.
We drove deep
into the Canadian wilderness.
What I wouldn't have given
for a Bali beachside Mai Tai.
There was Nicola, the guru,
Quinn and Felix,
the rock stars,
and Harriet and Raymond,
perpetually young at heart.
What had I gotten myself into?
I was isolated in the
uncharted middle of nowhere
like an Arctic explorer
in the olden days, but with hippies.
And what was
that guy's name again?
I'm Dana.
Stefan.
Nice to meet you, Stefan.
Yes.
Where are you from?
I actually think of myself
as a citizen of the world,
but, mostly Australia.
Stefan from Australia,
but also the world,
what do you do?
I actually don't like to talk
about work at a retreat.
I just find that work
divides us into classes,
but yoga's a great equalizer.
Sure.
What else are you into?
I'm actually getting into
bio-hacking my digestive system.
There was just too much going on...
I can't get a signal out here.
You're not gonna need it
for this next week.
Well, Catherine's supposed
to send me some research.
You agreed
to take the week off.
I know, but you know,
the world.
The world what?
The world doesn't take
a week off.
Welcome, everyone.
In the tradition
of the Indus Valley Monks,
who forged yoga as a
practice 5,000 years ago,
we'll begin this retreat by
hiking all the way to the lodge.
This will bring us
into a mindset
of simplicity and isolation,
which will feed us all week.
Shall we?
So, we hiked...
and hiked, and hiked, for hours,
but I'm a trooper.
We had so much! It was so good.
I can handle it.
Just off-roading my carry-ons.
I got to make a call.
You got to hike, Dana.
Just go on ahead without me,
I'll catch up.
I had a... bar back there.
You're not gonna find a signal.
Yeah, he's right.
There's no service.
Hey, Dana, hey,
just be careful, okay?
This is important.
No, it isn't.
That's really bad.
You brought your work computer?
Come on.
I need it!
Dana. What?
We're done.
Done... hiking?
No, it's over, okay?
Wait, are you breaking up
with me?
I wasn't sure it was over.
Now, I am.
As we walk up the hill,
remember we are all #blessed.
You've never had a break-up
until you've been dumped
in front of a bunch of strangers
far away from home,
and important work
you desperately need to get to.
Let me tell you,
it's the caviar of heartbreaks.
You might be able
to save your phone.
I have a laptop, too.
Of course you go.
Thank you!
Is there a ferry
or seaplane out of here?
No.
Search and rescue, sled dogs?
The bus won't return
till Friday.
Naturally.
What's the Wi-Fi password?
That's been disconnected for
the benefit of all attendees.
So, I'm trapped.
So, where can I sleep?
All of our rooms are full.
But we do have
the cozy suite available.
Wonderful.
Excellent choice, Dana.
That'll be $200 a night,
in advance, please.
You wouldn't happen to accept
Indonesian rupiahs, would you?
Hey.
I'm looking for the cozy suite?
It's down there,
around the corner.
Thanks.
So, Jon has asked not to be
your yoga partner this week.
Big surprise.
So, it looks like
we've been paired up.
Why you?
'Cause I'm all that's left.
Why are you alone on a couples'
yoga retreat?
'Cause I'm not in a relationship.
Obviously...
See you bright and early.
Can't wait!
It's gonna be a long week.
I was determined.
I would make this retreat
work for me
while getting some work
accomplished,
but it's hard to write
about technology
without any technology
to write on.
Crystals.
Why do people buy these things?
They're shiny and pretty.
I mean, the place
wasn't that bad.
At least it was kind of pretty,
cozy even,
in a weirdo, Zen way,
whatever that means.
And there was a kitchen,
which meant hot food and
more importantly, coffee!
I needed coffee.
Get ready to find life.
I did my first yoga retreat
two years ago,
met Quinn here.
Yoga cleansed my soul,
and my body.
Every day, I never look back.
Is there coffee?
Oh, no, no.
They don't serve
anything habit-forming.
Except for the yoga.
Excuse me.
Don't sweat it, kid.
I'm 65 years old,
and I've never felt better.
What about Bali?
Scratch that,
second-best I've felt.
Hey, you're still here?
Maybe I want to be here.
How was the honeymoon suite?
Yeah, it as harmonious.
You gonna attempt
to participate?
I mean,
can you even hack it, Dana?
Can I hack it?
What is this, the Marines?
This isn't novice yoga.
Look me in my eyes and
tell me I can't do this.
I'm just gonna loosen up.
You ready, partner?
Let's do it.
I love starting the day
with yoga!
It really gets the blood flowing.
Dana, are you here right now?
Dana, look at me.
I have Wi-Fi.
Really?
What's your yoga experience level?
Where?
Would you say it's like
an intermediate, yogi, advanced?
Is there a bunny slope version?
It's okay to be a beginner,
but you need to be present
so we can trust each other.
You gonna take
your sweatshirt off?
Excuse me?
It's hot yoga, Dana.
I can't take my sweatshirt off.
I guess we'll suffer together.
Namaste, humans.
Namaste.
Greetings from the universe,
my soul to yours.
We'll begin in lotus,
back to back.
Inhale, raise the arms overhead,
bring the gaze to the thumbs
and hold.
Exhale,
stretch the arms outwards.
Interlock hands with your partners
and twist to the left,
for two, three, four.
This isn't that bad.
It just started.
You know, I was an athlete
in high school.
Good for you.
Release your partner's hands.
Moving through tabletop,
press into down dog.
And walk your hands
towards your feet.
Roll up slowly,
vertebrae by vertebrae.
Face your partner.
Surya Namaskar,
sun salutation, inhale.
What does that mean?
Just follow me.
Flat back lift,
palms come to shins,
and deep forward fold.
Lunge to plank, chaturanga.
I'm really starting to
feel the heat in here.
That's 'cause it's 105,
and we're exercising
in sweatshirts.
Down dog into three-legged dog,
and step forward,
warrior one.
Move back to back,
warrior two.
Is everyone sweating
as much as I am?
Don't worry about everyone else.
Interlock hands with your partner,
and face heads the same direction,
cheek to cheek.
So, when's breakfast?
Focus.
Move down to triangle pose
for two, three, four,
and back up.
I'm slipping.
I'm going down.
Step back on the mat!
Now, into flying warrior.
Bases on your backs, feet up.
Fliers, lean forward.
That's you, you're the flier.
What's a flier?
You ready? Come.
Now, reach out straight,
and let go of your bases' hands.
Don't you tell me what to do.
Dana! What?
Maybe you should sit this one out,
you could hurt yourself!
I can do this!
You are now a flying warrior.
Move into shavasana,
corpse pose.
She called it corpse pose,
appropriate since I felt
like I was about to die.
I wondered if I could will
myself back into civilization
where all of the scandals
and corruption
and a killer story on Encyc
made me the happiest.
...that doesn't serve you.
You all right?
I just need to take a shower.
Breakfast first, come on!
When I hacked
my digestive system...
Okay, I just need to hack
my sticky grossness.
We're all sweaty, Dana.
Listen, you could have hurt
both of us today.
I need you
to be present with me.
I'm sorry.
Hi!
You two are making breakfast?
We're making every meal.
Stefan always says
we should experience everything
in this life.
Yeah, so we're experiencing
being vegan chefs
for the first time.
Here.
Vegan bacon and egg quiche,
there you go.
The secret ingredient?
Passion!
Thanks for the... experience.
I felt a real strong connection
with your vinyasa.
Me too.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Do you believe in telepathy?
Hey, wait, don't answer that.
Come here. Focus.
Amazing, huh?
You know, for your first time
ever doing yoga, not bad.
You should have seen Felix's
first time. That was bad!
It wasn't exactly my first time.
Well, then,
it can only get better from here.
Seconds?
Definitely.
Enjoying the feast?
This vegan quiche
tastes a lot like plastic
trying to be quiche.
I think it's delicious.
You haven't had any yet.
It's so nutritious.
No one describes food
they like as nutritious.
Come on, Raymond and Harriet,
they're so sweet.
But does that mean
they're good cooks?
Probably.
Have mine.
You need the nutrition.
Hack your system, Stefan.
Reprogram your hard drive.
This is a week
to try something unique.
Increase your bandwidth, Dana,
unless you're not adventurous?
I'm here, aren't I?
Come on, this'll give you
some war stories
for your next barbecue.
I better get superpowers
from this.
Now what?
I don't get this culture.
Like what?
Like everything.
Aromas and crystals and
all these wacky phrases,
like, "asana", "vinyasa",
"vegan lasagna".
And if it isn't in Sanskrit,
it's "cow face" or "up dog".
What is "up dog"?
Not much, what's up with you?
I just spent $72 at the
trading post on a bar of soap
and a travel-sized bottle
of shampoo,
and it's the weird-smelling
chemical-free stuff
that belongs in a swamp.
What do you normally use?
The normal chemical stuff!
But I smell like a gym floor
right now,
so I'll take what I can get.
Well, enjoy the swamp.
Watch out, world!
I am back!
Oh, no.
Yeah, we're ready.
Come on, come on.
Thank God!
The only clue I had
was a text from Catherine
from before I dunked my phone.
It said, "Call me immediately.
The Encyc story is exploding!"
But there was no signal,
or was there?
No, nothing.
The view wasn't half bad.
I was actually enjoying it,
until I saw
Jon and Nicola together.
That's definitely more than
a student-guru relationship.
And, why was he wearing
all those beads?
And where was Stefan going?
Everybody here was hiding something,
especially Stefan.
I tracked him, because after
24 hours in the northern badlands
without phone, Wi-Fi and coffee,
I had become like a hunter
and I had learned
to track my prey.
Here, fishy, fishy, fishy.
Come to Mama.
Thank you.
Thanks.
This is exactly what I need.
Yeah, it's good?
Hypocrite!
You naughty little meat-eater!
I don't know
what you're talking about.
What's behind your back?
The forest?
Your hands, let me see them.
All right, what do you want?
A bite, or I'm going
to reveal you
as the duplicitous carnivore
you are.
Yeah!
You are the worst kind of phony,
pretending to be
all enlightened.
Okay, and you're the one
spying on a stranger.
It's in my blood.
Remember me?
You rode my in car
two days ago.
I mean,
we didn't go anywhere, but...
What are you doing
in Hell's vegan retreat?
He seemed enthusiastic,
offered him a job.
Thought you weren't working
on this retreat.
I'm not.
I didn't expect
to get flown to Canada
the next day, first-class!
First-class?
It's part of
my bio-hacking regimen.
How can you possibly lecture me
on feeble vegan bacon
when you're having burgers
flown in first-class?
Okay, you're not wrong,
but these burgers are from
a great family-run restaurant
a couple of towns over
called Dos Hamburguesas.
They're to die for.
I'm gonna expose you
to everyone.
You... you promised,
and it's not what you think!
What do I think?
I don't know.
I find things out, Stefan.
And the next time Ian
brings Dos Hamburguesas,
there better be dos Dos Hamburguesas,
ya dig?
This is a hamburger shakedown.
And a milkshake.
Have you no decency?
Plus some churros.
So, this is blackmail now?
Om...
What do you know about Stefan?
Is someone on the rebound?
I'm just curious
because we're partnered up.
That's all?
Well, I know all the dirt
on Stefan.
Really?
He's a Gemini.
But more importantly,
he has an underactive
throat chakra.
Which is so interesting,
because his aura is mostly blue.
Om...
I'll tell you what I know.
Do tell.
He's a single man
at a couple's retreat.
Got that far.
That should tell you
everything you need to know.
Like what?
He's a mystery, an enigma.
A puzzle without pieces.
Also,
he has burgers smuggled in.
He thinks nobody knows,
but we all do.
We all know, Dana.
Super.
Is she still there?
Nope.
When I came back to my room,
somebody had broken in
to give me a gift basket
of wonderful-smelling
carcinogen-filled shampoos
and body washes.
And exactly $72 in U.S. cash,
the precise amount I spent
on that strange natural...
soap, if you can call it that.
It could only be Stefan,
but why would he be so generous
in such a bizarre way?
That's good!
Okay?
Ready?
You got it?
You got it.
Hey, you got it!
No!
You got it, come on.
Hey.
I can't.
I wanted to be present
and trust him in the moment.
I just... couldn't.
Sorry.
I came out here
to clear my mind.
I needed to meditate.
Everything got too crazy
back home.
I just needed to escape for a bit
to think, and to feel,
and to figure it all out.
This is one of my favourite
places on Earth.
I know every tree,
every branch, every stream.
This is where I go to
when I want to be alone,
when I want to unplug.
I just didn't expect
to connect with Dana.
You're wasting your time.
Returning to the scene
of the crime?
I came here to clear my mind.
Wait, like meditate for real?
You think something
nefarious would be happening?
Yeah, like hot dog eating!
Would you like to join me?
No, not really.
Okay, how do I do it?
Relax, if you can.
Do I have to cross my legs,
or do I...
Just get comfortable, Dana.
Okay, we're gonna think
through our breathing.
You know I don't believe
in any of this, right?
You know I'm not asking you
to believe in any...
I'm not joining your cult.
I'm just asking you to breathe!
And listen.
Can you do that?
Maybe.
All right,
I am going to shut my eyes.
I'm going to focus
on my breathing.
You're welcome to join me
or not, okay?
Am I doing it right?
Dana, shut up and inhale.
What?
Can you see me?
I can feel you.
You're like a human
security camera.
I take that as a compliment.
That was actually nice.
Oh, really?
So, why do you meditate?
My life is super-stressful.
I have a ton of people
who rely on me,
so I have to keep my mind sharp,
especially these days.
So, I have to stop
and meditate a lot.
I'm the opposite.
Your life isn't stressful?
No, I believe in plowing
through stress,
conditioning yourself
to take it,
like a battering ram...
a cute one.
That sounds awful.
Well, keeps me sane.
Hey.
You are so food judgemental.
Take that back.
Okay, I'll remove the word "food",
how about that?
I'm not judgemental,
I'm experienced.
Experienced?
I'll have you know
that there was a time
I considered becoming
a food critic.
I'm sorry!
I didn't realize I was in
the presence of an expert.
I didn't say I was an expert.
No, no, no,
an almost food critic.
If you establish opinions
based on the scientific
examination of life,
why retest failed experiments?
Dana, you have opinions
on tons of stuff
that you've never tried.
Okay, if I'm judgemental,
you're a box of secrets
in a safe
under a concrete vault.
I am an open book.
Really?
Okay, Stefan,
tell me about your job.
I don't want to talk about work...
- Secret.
- ...at a yoga retreat.
- But that doesn't mean anything.
- Secret.
- You're turning this around on me...
- Secret!
...but we're talking
about your judgmentalism.
Now we're talking about you.
I bet you're a dynamo
poker player.
Actually, I don't gamble.
I love poker.
Reading people,
finding you what they're hiding,
exposing them.
Did you know that everyone here
knows that you sneak in burgers?
You told them.
I didn't say anything.
I thought I was good at
keeping that discreet.
Apparently not.
Apparently not.
It's a beautiful face.
- Dang!
- What?
We're late
for the retreat drum circle.
Hurry up, go get your djembe.
My djembe?
You didn't bring your djembe?
I'd look it up on my phone...
All right, all right,
come with me.
How long are you staying here?
You have a drum library
in your library-library.
Take your pick.
I don't want to miss this,
come on.
You'll need this.
Come on! Out, out!
It was wonderful to see how
much fun they were all having,
how free everyone was.
And that they welcomed me in
as much as they welcome Stefan.
Dana!
Hi, guys.
Sit down.
Thank you.
Do you have any earplugs?
I don't want to damage
my hearing!
Feel the beat, and beat it!
Does anyone have
protective ear wear?
It's freestyle!
It's like jazz!
Everybody, shh!
Dana is the only one
not howling.
We're all here for you, Dana.
You got to hooo-wl at the moon!
I am so gonna get you.
Do it, do it!
You can't get me
until you howl at the moon!
You really want me
to join your cult.
Do it, do it!
It's just one last ritual
to complete.
Do it, do it!
Come on, Dana! Are you really
gonna let us outhowl you?
Come on, Dana!
Stand up and blow us away.
All right, okay.
That was so wimpy!
How would you do it?
Child, I've been howling
at the moon
since the Carter Administration.
Okay, fine, fine!
All right.
You happy?
Okay, yeah, but
you're holding back.
You're relentless.
I do my best.
Now, come on!
Give us your best howl.
Dana! Dana! Dana! Dana!
Dana! Dana! Dana! Dana!
Dana! Dana! Dana! Dana!
Now, that was awe-inspiring!
What can I say? I'm part wolf.
Why?
Just stop.
You've all done hot yoga.
This is cold yoga.
Cold yoga?
Why are we doing this
to ourselves?
It'll be fun.
It's like two degrees above
absolute zero in here.
It's like 34 degrees.
It's nothing.
If we could just shut the
windows and turn on the heat.
Through the cold,
we'll all be in a heightened
state of awareness.
Let's begin, sun salutation.
Inhale.
How is everyone else nailing
this cold yoga thing?
Lunge to plank, chaturanga.
Are you all right?
I'm just so cold!
I'm like a piece of deli
meat in a block of ice!
Hey!
She's really cold.
We need Echinacea supplements.
It's okay,
I'll just take her to my steam room.
Dana, we're gonna hop up.
Come here.
Ready? Yeah, I got you.
Here you go, okay?
A personal steam room, huh?
What else you got in here, a brewery?
A duty-free shop?
Take your time, meditate.
Thank you.
Really.
Cook me.
I really wasn't planning
on snooping on Stefan,
but there I was,
by myself,
just innocently glancing
around his room.
Something about what they drill
into you at journalism school,
that there's always a story
waiting around the corner.
You just have
to keep your eyes open.
And boy, oh, boy,
was there a story.
I knew I shouldn't have looked,
but when a book
has a wire coming out of it,
something is going on
under the surface.
I had to know
what he was hiding.
You got to change
your pass code, man.
I can hotspot off this!
Ladies and gentlemen,
we are back in business.
God...
Dana? How's it going in there?
Stefan, I'm not dressed.
Can you come back?
Are you okay?
I heard a loud crash.
Did you hurt yourself?
No, no, just getting dressed
in here.
Just about clothed.
Uno momento!
Okay!
Thanks for the steam.
Anytime.
Dana?
Where have you been?
The hotel said
you never checked in,
so now, the entire American
embassy in Indonesia
is searching for you.
I'm in Canada, long story.
Well, then
why didn't you respond?
I couldn't get service,
just update me.
Okay.
The New York Bureauonline
broke the story.
It seems that Encyc has been
accessing users' cameras,
and there may have been
a potential data breach.
We just missed the boat
on this.
I may have something
even better, Catherine.
A guy here somehow
has an entire folder
of schematics and plans
from Encyc
for, I think, exactly that.
Okay, Dana, you may have
just stumbled
into the potential whistleblower
of the decade.
Okay, you know what to do.
Yeah.
One other thing.
Jon and I broke up.
Oh, hon.
I am sorry.
It's...
It's actually okay.
All right, good night.
I didn't know how you liked it.
Thank you.
This is amazing.
It's my favourite
Portland roaster.
Which one?
Mr. Mysterious.
I wonder if Encyc
would work on this.
You ever use it?
Sometimes.
Jade Roasters.
See you in the studio.
It was an odd retreat,
but I have to admit,
it was starting to grow on me.
What is going on here?
What?
You're sitting in a lotus.
That's not proper
yoga-hating posture.
It's kind of relaxing.
What did you do with Dana?
Haven't you guys ever thought
that some of this stuff
was a little weird?
You know what I thought
was a weird?
What?
Everything's in Sanskrit.
I mean, I get why now, but at first,
I thought the only people
who spoke Sanskrit
were yoga instructors.
Well, what made me uncomfortable
at first was yoga pants.
Yes.
Really?
I was terrified to wear them
in public.
Now, I don't think
I own anything else.
Yeah. I didn't want to do yoga
for years because I didn't
want to be the old lady
in a room full of hotties
in their yoga pants,
but now I dare those 21 year old
size-nothings to feast
their eyes on grandma.
Yes, mama.
You quit being suspicious
of the quirks,
and then you embrace the quirks.
It's like when you love someone.
You can't stop looking at them.
Warrior one. Move back to back.
Warrior two.
Interlock hands with your
partners and face heads
the same direction,
cheek to cheek.
Now, into triangle prose.
Four, two,
three, four, and back up.
Bases on your backs.
You ready?
Yes.
Flyers, lean forward.
Now, reach your legs out straight.
Now, flying warriors fly.
You sure?
I'm gonna try. Trust me.
I do.
So, what do you have for me?
Is there a problem?
Here's the thing.
My source.
We've been spending
a lot of time together.
I see.
Is there something going on
between you and the source?
Simmering.
That's fantastic.
Really?
Yes, I mean,
you definitely have to curb that.
It's totally unprofessional,
but I am happy of you.
You are?
Yes.
I thought you'd be moping
about Jon.
I never really liked him
for you.
I thought you liked Jon.
He's nice, but he's just
a little all over the place.
But seriously,
do not get involved with the source.
It always blows up in your face.
You know this from experience?
Yeah, don't change the subject.
What is he like?
Intelligent, kind of earthy,
but in a good way. Not like Jon.
When I'm with him
I'm a lot less sceptical
about everything.
Well, I am happy for you,
but do not let this get in
the way of the story.
I can't hold Tiffin off
any longer.
You need to confront
your source.
Let me dig further.
What are you kidding?
Tiffin will lose it
if you sit on this.
He's already blaming your trip
for the Bureau beating us.
Give me more time.
Find out if your source
is credible or not, ASAP.
I love you,
but just get it done.
If you ever want to go on tour,
we'll hook you up.
You in a band?
We sell insurance.
We go on tour of these great properties.
I have to meditate right now.
I think she's interested.
So much for sneaking out.
Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana. Hey.
Jon?
I want you to know, Nicola,
she's wise.
She's very wise.
Okay.
And as part
of my spiritual awakening,
I've decided
to relinquish reality.
What does that mean?
I wanted to inform you about
her wisdom before I began
this odyssey, which,
if I am anywhere near as successful
as I was in my previous life,
this could last years.
Namaste.
What did I do now?
I have to tell you something,
You love Canada?
I stumbled onto your iPad
the other night.
Stumbled?
There are a couple of things,
really.
First of all, I can't believe
you've been holding out on me,
Wi-Fi-wise.
I am starving in the tundra out here.
This isn't the time for that.
It is for me.
The world's not gonna end
because you don't have
a phone for a few days.
I'm a journalist.
Everything is urgent.
You're a journalist.
Yeah. Encyc.
What about it?
I'm being honest
and direct here.
There you guys are.
Dos... Dos Hamburguesas.
They're kind of cold.
Sorry.
I can tell you already,
this is going to be
the best burger of my life.
Man, I forgot the sodas
and churros.
I'll be back.
- Stefan.
- I know you hate Encyc.
I saw the folders
on your I-Pad.
It's very intrusive Dana.
I know. I'm sorry.
You're sorry.
I've been investigating Encyc.
I know they're spying on users.
But you spying on me is okay.
It was an accident.
So, you accidentally
went through my I-Pad?
You accidentally
read my private documents?
No, I didn't read through them.
Is that why you're here?
No. No, Jon dragged me here.
This was a total coincidence.
Sorry. Accidentally dropped
the sodas on the churros.
I'm really sorry.
Stefan. Stefan, come back.
You know nothing about Encyc.
Then tell me.
I came here to get away
from all of this.
It's been completely
blown out of proportion.
This is going to be
a big scandal, Stefan.
I can help protect you.
You know what? This week
was all about building trust,
but obviously that's beyond you.
It's frustrating.
I was just really starting to like her.
Yeah, I know what that's like.
Really?
I was in a relationship.
Katie.
Met her on an online
role playing game.
Katie and I partnered up,
quested together for a while.
It was great.
She was a wizard at logic puzzles,
but, like, a noob
at stashing gold,
and she wanted me
to share my gold,
but I'd been saving it up
for a year.
There's only so far I can carry you,
you know?
What does it mean in English?
I had to let her go.
So, Katie stopped chatting with me,
and then,
like, a week later I was
out-logic'd in a dungeon duel
and lost all my gold anyway.
Really?
If I had just been willing to
share just some of my loot,
I'd still have her
and my ranking,
but the right thing was just
too hard to do at the time.
Regret is worse than anything.
You know what?
You're oddly making sense.
I provide.
Get ready for a sound bath.
Are you ready to transcend
to a plane of consciousness
with wind chimes
and Tibetan healing bowls?
Yes!
- Stefan.
- Dana.
- No, you go first.
- No, you go first.
- No, you go first.
- No, you go first.
Okay.
- Would you please talk to me...
- Dana, I'm ready to talk about...
- Encyc.
- Encyc.
What?
I'm ready to talk to you
about Encyc.
You are?
Yeah.
Okay.
Do you want to do
a sound bath first?
Nicola's pretty pumped about it.
Come on.
Hey, guys.
Hey.
- Come on in. Join us, please.
- Can I sit here?
Grab a seat, grab a bell.
I'm getting pretty good
at this.
I'm feeling less enlightened
and more like a cat
with a string.
So, what's your role
with the company?
I need this to be anonymous.
I don't want to expose
my coworkers.
Okay, fine, but I need to know.
I won't print it.
You'll be a confidential source.
Founder and CEO.
Esteban Gonzalez is...
Holy moly.
No one calls me Esteban but
lawyers and my grandmother.
Okay.
So, how did all of this start?
Okay, we were getting glitches,
it was a big problem.
A couple of young programmers
came to me with this very
smart solution,
but it involved storing a live feed of
everyone's phone cameras,
but just to gather all
the necessary data.
Privacy protection
is our primary policy.
So, I needed to make sure
we weren't doing exactly what
the press were saying
that we were doing.
No offense.
None taken.
We implemented security.
A lot of it.
The footage would
only be analyzed by computers.
No one had access to it,
and it worked,
and it still does.
We became the number one app
and continue helping
a lot of people.
There were speculations
you had issues with security.
Look, while we were in beta
I would have the programmers
try to find holes
in our security.
We'd have to shut down
the system for a day,
turn it around,
but it was all natural,
but people saw reboots
and delays and updates.
That turned into clickbait
about breaches in privacy,
and a lot of rumours
started spreading.
But everyone gets hacked.
Not everybody.
Name one major tech company
that hasn't been hacked.
Encyc.
Stefan, the passcode
on your tablet is
"123456".
My personal tablet
that I keep on me.
Okay, so what happens with
these private videos when Encyc
eventually does get hacked?
We have significant layers
of security and a proven
track record of no one
even getting close.
I got in on the first try.
I'll change my password, okay?
Okay, step one.
But that doesn't mean that
the professional security
apparatus for my company
doesn't work.
Can you give me proof?
Stefan, I can't take for granted
what you say without proof.
For your eyes only.
Just to back up the facts.
Thank you.
If any of this gets published,
it could ruin innocent
programmers, their careers.
I understand.
Why are you doing this?
I want to trust you
to do the right thing.
I read through
Stefan's documents.
I mean, Esteban's.
That'll take me
some getting used to.
To me, he's still Stefan.
I fact-checked and corroborated
his story.
He was telling the truth.
So, I wrote through the night.
Someday I should figure out
how to write during the daytime
because these overnighters
will probably kill me.
It was the best article
I had ever written.
I sent it to Catherine,
and then I waited.
Hey, can I try that?
Sure, just...
I got it.
This article's no good.
Where's the hit piece?
This is the truth.
We can't be defending a massive
privacy breach by a giant
tech firm based on the word
of an anonymous source.
There hasn't been a breach.
These documents
and my source are legit.
Who's the source?
I can't tell you that.
Dana, I think your personal
feelings clouded
- your judgement writing this one.
- You told him?
Yeah, I tell Mr. Tiffin everything
when it's news.
You think your source
could possibly have an interest in
charming a respected young reporter
into smoothing over
a public relations nightmare
for their company?
He wouldn't do that.
Again, who is your source?
I trust him.
Dana, who is he?
Esteban Gonzalez.
Is that good enough?
- Now, I really don't believe any of this.
- What do you mean?
Oh, come on,
especially when the New York Bureau
prints a story citing
an internal source at Encyc
that blames that CEO's negligence
as the cause
of that data breach.
Okay, at one point did he know
your feelings about Encyc?
The first time I met him.
Dana, just think about it.
This is your reputation
on the line here.
We need to verify the documents
you have with a third party.
I can't do that.
I promised.
Can I trust you?
What?
Are you conning me?
No.
What is this about?
To be honest,
this noble story you fed me
- is a little convenient.
- It's the truth.
The New York Bureau
doesn't think so.
What?
I defended you,
and I could lose my job over this.
Dana, I have been nothing
but honest with you.
Really?
Why does it look like
you moved into your room?
I own the lodge.
Of course you do.
Is there anything about your life
that isn't a big secret?
This is the last session
of the retreat.
I am so proud of you humans
and the journey
that we're on together.
We're just waiting on Stefan,
and then journey can become end.
Stefan!
Sorry I'm late, everyone.
Stefan, could you put away
the electronic device?
How could you publish that?
I didn't publish any...
We'll begin in cat cow.
What's this?
They changed it,
I didn't write this.
It says you're a contributor.
I didn't give them
the documents.
I trusted you to report facts,
not piddle,
hypothetical scandals.
Guys, could you lay off
the talking until we finish up?
I came here to get away
from people like you.
Stefan.
That's it. Thank you so much
for such an inspiring week.
Namaste.
Namaste.
Stefan, I'm sorry.
I'll fix it.
Please, don't.
You've done enough.
Look, I know you're mad,
but I can clear it up.
I knew I shouldn't have
trusted you.
You know what the downside
of anonymity is?
You'll never really be able
to trust anybody.
So, that was it.
My hit piece on Encyc
was a hit,
and my yoga adventure at
El Pacifico Resort and Spa
on Flores Island, Canada
had come to an end,
and so had any kind of
potential relationship
with Stefan.
Stefan.
That kind, mysterious,
and handsome billionaire
I had started
to have feelings for.
So, I quietly packed my bags
to go.
I'd grown oddly fond
of this place,
even the silly sweatshirts.
Do you know what
the primo caviar of heartbreaks is?
I'm talking about the $30,000
an ounce caviar that you've
heard of but will probably
never try in real life.
That was this heartbreak.
Seeing the eyes of the man
who believes
you betrayed him as you're
being rewarded for it...
...and not being able
to do anything about it.
We didn't speak
the whole way home.
We didn't even look
at each other,
or say goodbye.
Hey.
That was awesome, thank you.
- Hey, missed you pal.
- Bye, Stefan!
Alright, see you, guys.
Why did you change it?
News was breaking
and you were on retreat,
so we made it about
Encyc's lack of transparency.
That's a matter of opinion.
None of what we said was false
and the public deserves to know
the very information that you
won't even tell your own paper.
If we start burning sources,
what does that do
to our reputation
as journalists?
Come on, hon, you are clouded.
You're compromised.
Just relax,
you're a contributor on the biggest
story in America.
You're a hero now,
and you're sticking up for that
millionaire conman who
played you for a sucker.
I'm just saying.
Hi, Jon.
Hi.
You're at my work.
Nicola broke up with me.
Sorry to hear that.
I wanted to apologize to you
and bring your stuff
back to you.
I was pretty awful to you
this past week.
What's this?
These are all the old books
that you lent me over the years
that I never read.
Also, you left a box of
Canada sweatshirts on the bus.
Thanks.
Yeah.
I'm not interested in...
My thoughts exactly.
Yeah.
Look, I was actually really
surprised by you and Stefan.
Thought you guys had something.
You think so?
Seemed like something special,
yeah.
Catherine says he was playing
me from the beginning.
I'm starting to think maybe
I should agree with her.
Well, Catherine
only sees conspiracy, so.
Well, she could be right.
Not really.
I mean, do you really think
Stefan would calculate his every
word and action all week long
just to write a fascinating
little article about him?
He could have just hired
a publicist, right?
Possibly.
A yoga buddy of mine who
works at the New York Bureau
online said something seemed
super fishy about their article.
What if I connect you?
Okay, I'm open
to hearing him out.
Okay.
Thanks for my books, Jon.
I'll see you at yoga.
Yeah, okay.
Good to see you again.
This isn't right.
After a week at the retreat,
I had changed
without realizing it.
I knew what I had to do.
Breathe, listen, and meditate.
After I focused my mind,
I emailed Jon's contact
and found out an associate
of Stefan's lied to
the New York Bureau to push
Stefan out of the business.
That's why Stefan went on the
retreat in the first place.
He'd been crossed
by his friend and by me.
Is there anything we can do
to patch this leaking ship up?
I know it's bad.
Stefan?
Ian, just hold on a second.
Why...
Could we release a retrograde
update that's just the app
before the last update?
Stefan!
Hold on.
I know no one wants
to go backward.
Hey, I didn't think so either.
Stefan.
Will you excuse me
just for a bit?
What is it, Ian?
I'm on the phone with my lawyer.
- You're all over the news.
- I know.
But not in, like,
a new game release way,
it's like
a new game release bad way.
I appreciate the information, Ian.
I'm aware of it.
Here's your coffee.
I didn't tell the barista
your name, though.
Thanks, Ian.
Harriet, Raymond.
Dana!
So good to see you
in the real world.
Are you gonna flow?
I'm actually meeting Nicola
to ask her some questions
about Stefan.
I know everything about Stefan.
Specifically his work.
Please, tell me.
His spirit is always
encumbered by the new moon.
Hold his palm,
examine his life line.
Look into his eyes.
They'll tell you everything.
Thanks, guys.
Namaste.
- Namaste.
- Namaste.
Dana!
The...
Yeah.
I'm glad to see you
continuing your practice.
It's been so long.
It's been three days.
Can I tell you something?
I was so impressed with you
the entire retreat.
- Really?
- Most would have quit,
especially after how much
you humiliated yourself.
Thank you?
Humiliation after humiliation.
So, I want to ask you.
You've known Stefan
for a long time.
I was wondering,
has he ever seemed negligent to you?
Never.
Really?
In fact, since he became owner,
most management issues disappeared.
That's not surprising.
Others have made
wrong assumptions about him.
The price for secrecy,
I think.
How do you know
they were wrong?
They didn't bother
to get to know him.
As secret as he may be,
Stefan is always true to himself
and to others.
I don't think he knows any other way.
Wait, have you two ever...
Oh, no. Do you have any idea
how much meat that man eats?
I am so much more interested
in someone like Jon.
I was so sad when we broke up.
I thought you broke up with him.
Life is mysterious. I miss him.
You should call him.
I have a sense things
could work out for you.
Dana,
I'm so glad we're friends.
Would you like to go in
and flow?
Yes, I would.
Look at what the yoga mat
has dragged in. I like it.
I want to write another
piece about Esteban Gonzalez.
What, about how his stock
has plummeted in
the last three days?
I want to exonerate him.
What?
I think he made a big mistake,
but I don't think it's
the scandal
we're making it out to be.
He has got to you good.
Yes, he did, but we can't
condemn people for something
that hasn't happened yet.
They have significant
security protocols set up
to protect users' privacy.
- Do you have any proof?
- What he gave me.
We can't take his word on that
unless we have experts analyze it.
Catherine, I am asking you to
take a leap of faith with me.
Not as paranoid
journalist Catherine,
but as my friend.
I trust him,
enough that I'm willing to put my own
reputation on the line.
So, you want us to retract
the biggest story our paper's
had in months,
but you're not willing to
cite any corroborated evidence?
Yes, but I do have proof the
New York Bureau was misled
by an opportunistic source
at Encyc.
I begin this article
with a disclaimer.
I fell in love with the man
whose reputation I ruined.
While Gonzalez and his team
at Encyc did create a possible
privacy catastrophe,
recently discovered accounts
change the entire perspective
of our previous story.
Maybe we've been looking for
something that just isn't there.
Yet.
Yeah, I've got some notes.
We can post it tonight
if you can make
the late-night deadline.
Hey.
Thank you.
It won't write itself.
Sometimes chasing the truth
can be messy in journalism.
It was just recently
for our competitors.
Sometimes we get it wrong,
but when we do,
it's also our job
to make it right.
Dana, your article
is just going bananas.
We've had more of a response
to this than to anything else
we've done in ages. Well done.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
Ian?
You weren't supposed
to see this part.
This is from Stefan?
I can't say.
I'll make sure to act surprised.
Thanks.
No need to pretend.
Hi.
Hi.
Your article, is it true?
All of it.
Stefan, this is Bradley Tiffin,
owner of the Seattle True Press,
and Catherine Fontes
is my editor and best friend.
Hi, my name is Esteban Gonzalez.
I'd like to go on the record
and confirm everything
Dana's written about Encyc,
positive or negative.
Duly noted.
We'll run a follow-up.
- Stefan, I'm...
- Dana, I'm sorry for not believing you.
I'm sorry, too.
I have never felt so open
with anyone.
You have no idea
what that means to me.
How can I make things right?
Shut up and kiss me.
Most stories start for me in Seattle,
since I live here,
and I write about the city for
the Seattle True Press Weekly.
As a journalist,
I'm skeptical by nature,
but I guess
I also have feelings.
I cared enough
about my boyfriend
to agree to go on this
weird yoga retreat with him.
I even set up
a free practice yoga session.
So, that's where I was.
I was finishing a story
when this story began.
With any interference
the universe may bring us.
Hey!
Almost done.
Dana!
Dana, please.
Sorry.
No talking.
- But, but...
- Inhale. Inhale!
Just let me finish
this last sentence, and...
Guys, don't worry,
I finished by the deadline.
Finally.
And everyone centre your torsos.
Reboot connected.
Sorry, I just...
- Dana, just...
- I'll just...
Yeah.
Please mute all your devices
before we roll onto our backs.
Sorry,
I didn't mean to interrupt.
And breathe in.
I gotta go!
No, Dana, please...
I just gotta...
- Come on.
- ...fold this up.
Okay, okay, you know
where I was going with that.
I just need to go this way.
Sorry, excuse me.
Thank you! Bye!
Are you okay?
Why did you leave?
Catherine texted.
I just need to get back
to the office
so I can finish everything
so I won't be distracted
on our trip, okay?
Hey, hey, I'll pick you up
at 6:30 tomorrow, okay?
Okay, bye!
Are you my rideshare?
- Dana?
- Yeah, Ian?
Yeah.
- Hi.
- Yeah, hi.
- Hi.
- Yeah, hi.
Should put
your seatbelt on there.
- Sir, are we...
- Ian.
Ian, are we going anywhere?
Eventually, but not yet.
Yeah, we're boxed in.
Okay.
Catherine.
Hey, great article, Dana.
Get here ASAP.
I want to talk you
about Esteban Gonzalez.
He's the founder of...
Encyc, yes.
Did you just say Encyc?
- Are you talking about Encyc?
- Yeah.
- Have you seen the latest update?
- Yeah, right.
Take a picture of anything,
a plant, a chair, a weird bug.
It'll give you
an encyclopedia on it.
I can pull an all-nighter on this,
no problem.
No, it's immediate.
It's just another disposable app.
No, it's like
Shazam for everything.
Yeah, I'm with Ian
on this one.
I think Encyc's pretty cool.
Try intelligence tranquilizer
for the entire populace,
Catherine.
It's Ian.
But so, the latest update
can tell you crazy things,
like do you have full range of
motion with your left thumb?
It misrecognizes objects
all the time.
That's being fixed.
There is no way an app like this
is not a data heist on everyone.
Watch this.
70% range of motion,
that's pretty cool, right?
Okay, I'll talk to you soon.
Bye.
I'm sorry, what?
Never mind.
Do you mind if I add a stop
so I can pull by my place
and pick up some luggage?
We're not going anywhere.
Okay.
Maybe I'll just walk.
It was great to meet you.
Yeah, you too.
I'd tell you to drive safely,
Ian, but at this point,
I hope you just get to drive.
Bye!
Encyc was the newest app
to take Seattle by storm,
the world by storm!
It was already bigger than all
other social media platforms,
but something fishy
was going on,
and I was going to prove it.
Brad wants to talk to you
in his office.
We're going all the way up
with this one?
Yep.
Wait, are you ready for Bali?
Haven't thought about it yet.
You leave tomorrow!
It's yoga on the beach.
You hate yoga!
But I like Indonesian beaches,
and it's important to Jon.
Yeah, it's worth it
for the beaches.
We think the Encyc app
is intruding into users' privacy
significantly, maybe illegally.
I knew it!
This is a great story,
especially considering
how reclusive their CEO
Esteban Gonzalez is.
The man is a ghost online.
We haven't even been able
to find any pictures of him.
Can you get me 2,000 words
for next week's issue?
I would love to,
Mr. Tiffin,
but I'm going
on my first vacation
I've had since starting here.
We can't let this
slip through our fingers.
The public needs to know now,
it can't wait.
I can give it to somebody else.
Well, I can help cover Dana,
handle the research back here.
I could write in my downtime?
Yes, you can relax and work
at the same time.
Right.
Jon'll be miffed.
So, no?
He'll understand.
Yes.
So, you'll do it.
If I deliver on this, I want
front page feature and headline.
Okay, deal.
Go.
Yeah.
This is going to be huge,
Catherine.
I do need to make sure to
dedicate time for Jon, for real.
Don't worry, girl.
I got your back on this.
We still have a lot to do.
And we will get it done, okay?
I hope I packed my swimsuit.
Wait, you're not sure?
No, I just tossed things
in a bag in a hurry
to get to the office.
Well, when do you leave?
About four and a half hours.
Dana, just go!
I've got you covered.
It's fine,
Jon's picking me up here.
Jon!
No, of course not!
I'm just...
deleting Gs.
You're late.
Sorry, I worked an all-nighter.
I put my sunglasses on and
slept the whole flight.
I must have sleepwalked
out of the airport,
but I jolted awake
when I stepped outside.
Why is it so cold?
I'll grab your jacket
from your bag.
I didn't bring one.
You didn't bring a jacket
to Canada?
Do we have a layover?
Where do you think
we're going, Dana?
El Pacifico Resort and Spa
in Flores Island, Indonesia.
Dana! El Pacifico Resort and
Spa in Flores Island, Canada.
What happened to the most
beautiful island in the tropics?
There were never any tropics!
I notified the State Department
we were going to Indonesia.
I extended my cell plan
to include Indonesia,
I exchanged $2,000
into Indonesian rupiahs.
That's like...
30 million rupiahs!
Did you listen
to any of my plans?
I listen to everything you say.
I've seen that guy before.
What is happening?
Moose jerky, they were
handing them out at customs.
Thank you.
That's another thing.
El Pacifico, in Canada?
Los Angeles is in America,
that's not weird.
It's so cold my face hurts!
The warmest thing I brought
is a little wrap thing.
You know, these tour buses
always have lost and founds.
Maybe they have something warm.
That's a good idea.
Thanks.
Yogis, all staring at me
like I was from Mars.
This was going to be
one long bus ride.
You must be Jon and Donna?
Dana.
I'm Nicola,
I'll be leading the retreat.
Namaste! Namaste!
Have we met before?
I get that a lot.
I used to be on...
Oh, on that TV show!
Yeah! I can't remember the name.
You were...
Angela, yeah, the best friend.
That was inspiring.
Thank you.
Oh, no, the appreciation
is mine, really.
Well, we're just waiting
on one more yogi,
and then,
our adventure will begin.
All right, Namaste.
Namaste!
Hey, Namaste, Namaste!
What was that?
What?
There was something familiar
about this guy.
He was so good-looking
and unnecessarily nice.
I was immediately suspicious.
Namaste.
We shared that rideshare
to nowhere, right?
Yes!
Yes!
What a coincidence.
Deepak Chopra would say
there are no coincidences,
that synchronicity
is all around us.
It's my first yoga retreat.
Oh, man! I wish I could go back
to my first time.
The last tour group left these.
The driver said
you could keep them.
Thank you!
Thank you.
Think I'll take
a very blissed nap.
Good call.
I've got some deep-cut Lao Tzu
to read.
We drove deep
into the Canadian wilderness.
What I wouldn't have given
for a Bali beachside Mai Tai.
There was Nicola, the guru,
Quinn and Felix,
the rock stars,
and Harriet and Raymond,
perpetually young at heart.
What had I gotten myself into?
I was isolated in the
uncharted middle of nowhere
like an Arctic explorer
in the olden days, but with hippies.
And what was
that guy's name again?
I'm Dana.
Stefan.
Nice to meet you, Stefan.
Yes.
Where are you from?
I actually think of myself
as a citizen of the world,
but, mostly Australia.
Stefan from Australia,
but also the world,
what do you do?
I actually don't like to talk
about work at a retreat.
I just find that work
divides us into classes,
but yoga's a great equalizer.
Sure.
What else are you into?
I'm actually getting into
bio-hacking my digestive system.
There was just too much going on...
I can't get a signal out here.
You're not gonna need it
for this next week.
Well, Catherine's supposed
to send me some research.
You agreed
to take the week off.
I know, but you know,
the world.
The world what?
The world doesn't take
a week off.
Welcome, everyone.
In the tradition
of the Indus Valley Monks,
who forged yoga as a
practice 5,000 years ago,
we'll begin this retreat by
hiking all the way to the lodge.
This will bring us
into a mindset
of simplicity and isolation,
which will feed us all week.
Shall we?
So, we hiked...
and hiked, and hiked, for hours,
but I'm a trooper.
We had so much! It was so good.
I can handle it.
Just off-roading my carry-ons.
I got to make a call.
You got to hike, Dana.
Just go on ahead without me,
I'll catch up.
I had a... bar back there.
You're not gonna find a signal.
Yeah, he's right.
There's no service.
Hey, Dana, hey,
just be careful, okay?
This is important.
No, it isn't.
That's really bad.
You brought your work computer?
Come on.
I need it!
Dana. What?
We're done.
Done... hiking?
No, it's over, okay?
Wait, are you breaking up
with me?
I wasn't sure it was over.
Now, I am.
As we walk up the hill,
remember we are all #blessed.
You've never had a break-up
until you've been dumped
in front of a bunch of strangers
far away from home,
and important work
you desperately need to get to.
Let me tell you,
it's the caviar of heartbreaks.
You might be able
to save your phone.
I have a laptop, too.
Of course you go.
Thank you!
Is there a ferry
or seaplane out of here?
No.
Search and rescue, sled dogs?
The bus won't return
till Friday.
Naturally.
What's the Wi-Fi password?
That's been disconnected for
the benefit of all attendees.
So, I'm trapped.
So, where can I sleep?
All of our rooms are full.
But we do have
the cozy suite available.
Wonderful.
Excellent choice, Dana.
That'll be $200 a night,
in advance, please.
You wouldn't happen to accept
Indonesian rupiahs, would you?
Hey.
I'm looking for the cozy suite?
It's down there,
around the corner.
Thanks.
So, Jon has asked not to be
your yoga partner this week.
Big surprise.
So, it looks like
we've been paired up.
Why you?
'Cause I'm all that's left.
Why are you alone on a couples'
yoga retreat?
'Cause I'm not in a relationship.
Obviously...
See you bright and early.
Can't wait!
It's gonna be a long week.
I was determined.
I would make this retreat
work for me
while getting some work
accomplished,
but it's hard to write
about technology
without any technology
to write on.
Crystals.
Why do people buy these things?
They're shiny and pretty.
I mean, the place
wasn't that bad.
At least it was kind of pretty,
cozy even,
in a weirdo, Zen way,
whatever that means.
And there was a kitchen,
which meant hot food and
more importantly, coffee!
I needed coffee.
Get ready to find life.
I did my first yoga retreat
two years ago,
met Quinn here.
Yoga cleansed my soul,
and my body.
Every day, I never look back.
Is there coffee?
Oh, no, no.
They don't serve
anything habit-forming.
Except for the yoga.
Excuse me.
Don't sweat it, kid.
I'm 65 years old,
and I've never felt better.
What about Bali?
Scratch that,
second-best I've felt.
Hey, you're still here?
Maybe I want to be here.
How was the honeymoon suite?
Yeah, it as harmonious.
You gonna attempt
to participate?
I mean,
can you even hack it, Dana?
Can I hack it?
What is this, the Marines?
This isn't novice yoga.
Look me in my eyes and
tell me I can't do this.
I'm just gonna loosen up.
You ready, partner?
Let's do it.
I love starting the day
with yoga!
It really gets the blood flowing.
Dana, are you here right now?
Dana, look at me.
I have Wi-Fi.
Really?
What's your yoga experience level?
Where?
Would you say it's like
an intermediate, yogi, advanced?
Is there a bunny slope version?
It's okay to be a beginner,
but you need to be present
so we can trust each other.
You gonna take
your sweatshirt off?
Excuse me?
It's hot yoga, Dana.
I can't take my sweatshirt off.
I guess we'll suffer together.
Namaste, humans.
Namaste.
Greetings from the universe,
my soul to yours.
We'll begin in lotus,
back to back.
Inhale, raise the arms overhead,
bring the gaze to the thumbs
and hold.
Exhale,
stretch the arms outwards.
Interlock hands with your partners
and twist to the left,
for two, three, four.
This isn't that bad.
It just started.
You know, I was an athlete
in high school.
Good for you.
Release your partner's hands.
Moving through tabletop,
press into down dog.
And walk your hands
towards your feet.
Roll up slowly,
vertebrae by vertebrae.
Face your partner.
Surya Namaskar,
sun salutation, inhale.
What does that mean?
Just follow me.
Flat back lift,
palms come to shins,
and deep forward fold.
Lunge to plank, chaturanga.
I'm really starting to
feel the heat in here.
That's 'cause it's 105,
and we're exercising
in sweatshirts.
Down dog into three-legged dog,
and step forward,
warrior one.
Move back to back,
warrior two.
Is everyone sweating
as much as I am?
Don't worry about everyone else.
Interlock hands with your partner,
and face heads the same direction,
cheek to cheek.
So, when's breakfast?
Focus.
Move down to triangle pose
for two, three, four,
and back up.
I'm slipping.
I'm going down.
Step back on the mat!
Now, into flying warrior.
Bases on your backs, feet up.
Fliers, lean forward.
That's you, you're the flier.
What's a flier?
You ready? Come.
Now, reach out straight,
and let go of your bases' hands.
Don't you tell me what to do.
Dana! What?
Maybe you should sit this one out,
you could hurt yourself!
I can do this!
You are now a flying warrior.
Move into shavasana,
corpse pose.
She called it corpse pose,
appropriate since I felt
like I was about to die.
I wondered if I could will
myself back into civilization
where all of the scandals
and corruption
and a killer story on Encyc
made me the happiest.
...that doesn't serve you.
You all right?
I just need to take a shower.
Breakfast first, come on!
When I hacked
my digestive system...
Okay, I just need to hack
my sticky grossness.
We're all sweaty, Dana.
Listen, you could have hurt
both of us today.
I need you
to be present with me.
I'm sorry.
Hi!
You two are making breakfast?
We're making every meal.
Stefan always says
we should experience everything
in this life.
Yeah, so we're experiencing
being vegan chefs
for the first time.
Here.
Vegan bacon and egg quiche,
there you go.
The secret ingredient?
Passion!
Thanks for the... experience.
I felt a real strong connection
with your vinyasa.
Me too.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Do you believe in telepathy?
Hey, wait, don't answer that.
Come here. Focus.
Amazing, huh?
You know, for your first time
ever doing yoga, not bad.
You should have seen Felix's
first time. That was bad!
It wasn't exactly my first time.
Well, then,
it can only get better from here.
Seconds?
Definitely.
Enjoying the feast?
This vegan quiche
tastes a lot like plastic
trying to be quiche.
I think it's delicious.
You haven't had any yet.
It's so nutritious.
No one describes food
they like as nutritious.
Come on, Raymond and Harriet,
they're so sweet.
But does that mean
they're good cooks?
Probably.
Have mine.
You need the nutrition.
Hack your system, Stefan.
Reprogram your hard drive.
This is a week
to try something unique.
Increase your bandwidth, Dana,
unless you're not adventurous?
I'm here, aren't I?
Come on, this'll give you
some war stories
for your next barbecue.
I better get superpowers
from this.
Now what?
I don't get this culture.
Like what?
Like everything.
Aromas and crystals and
all these wacky phrases,
like, "asana", "vinyasa",
"vegan lasagna".
And if it isn't in Sanskrit,
it's "cow face" or "up dog".
What is "up dog"?
Not much, what's up with you?
I just spent $72 at the
trading post on a bar of soap
and a travel-sized bottle
of shampoo,
and it's the weird-smelling
chemical-free stuff
that belongs in a swamp.
What do you normally use?
The normal chemical stuff!
But I smell like a gym floor
right now,
so I'll take what I can get.
Well, enjoy the swamp.
Watch out, world!
I am back!
Oh, no.
Yeah, we're ready.
Come on, come on.
Thank God!
The only clue I had
was a text from Catherine
from before I dunked my phone.
It said, "Call me immediately.
The Encyc story is exploding!"
But there was no signal,
or was there?
No, nothing.
The view wasn't half bad.
I was actually enjoying it,
until I saw
Jon and Nicola together.
That's definitely more than
a student-guru relationship.
And, why was he wearing
all those beads?
And where was Stefan going?
Everybody here was hiding something,
especially Stefan.
I tracked him, because after
24 hours in the northern badlands
without phone, Wi-Fi and coffee,
I had become like a hunter
and I had learned
to track my prey.
Here, fishy, fishy, fishy.
Come to Mama.
Thank you.
Thanks.
This is exactly what I need.
Yeah, it's good?
Hypocrite!
You naughty little meat-eater!
I don't know
what you're talking about.
What's behind your back?
The forest?
Your hands, let me see them.
All right, what do you want?
A bite, or I'm going
to reveal you
as the duplicitous carnivore
you are.
Yeah!
You are the worst kind of phony,
pretending to be
all enlightened.
Okay, and you're the one
spying on a stranger.
It's in my blood.
Remember me?
You rode my in car
two days ago.
I mean,
we didn't go anywhere, but...
What are you doing
in Hell's vegan retreat?
He seemed enthusiastic,
offered him a job.
Thought you weren't working
on this retreat.
I'm not.
I didn't expect
to get flown to Canada
the next day, first-class!
First-class?
It's part of
my bio-hacking regimen.
How can you possibly lecture me
on feeble vegan bacon
when you're having burgers
flown in first-class?
Okay, you're not wrong,
but these burgers are from
a great family-run restaurant
a couple of towns over
called Dos Hamburguesas.
They're to die for.
I'm gonna expose you
to everyone.
You... you promised,
and it's not what you think!
What do I think?
I don't know.
I find things out, Stefan.
And the next time Ian
brings Dos Hamburguesas,
there better be dos Dos Hamburguesas,
ya dig?
This is a hamburger shakedown.
And a milkshake.
Have you no decency?
Plus some churros.
So, this is blackmail now?
Om...
What do you know about Stefan?
Is someone on the rebound?
I'm just curious
because we're partnered up.
That's all?
Well, I know all the dirt
on Stefan.
Really?
He's a Gemini.
But more importantly,
he has an underactive
throat chakra.
Which is so interesting,
because his aura is mostly blue.
Om...
I'll tell you what I know.
Do tell.
He's a single man
at a couple's retreat.
Got that far.
That should tell you
everything you need to know.
Like what?
He's a mystery, an enigma.
A puzzle without pieces.
Also,
he has burgers smuggled in.
He thinks nobody knows,
but we all do.
We all know, Dana.
Super.
Is she still there?
Nope.
When I came back to my room,
somebody had broken in
to give me a gift basket
of wonderful-smelling
carcinogen-filled shampoos
and body washes.
And exactly $72 in U.S. cash,
the precise amount I spent
on that strange natural...
soap, if you can call it that.
It could only be Stefan,
but why would he be so generous
in such a bizarre way?
That's good!
Okay?
Ready?
You got it?
You got it.
Hey, you got it!
No!
You got it, come on.
Hey.
I can't.
I wanted to be present
and trust him in the moment.
I just... couldn't.
Sorry.
I came out here
to clear my mind.
I needed to meditate.
Everything got too crazy
back home.
I just needed to escape for a bit
to think, and to feel,
and to figure it all out.
This is one of my favourite
places on Earth.
I know every tree,
every branch, every stream.
This is where I go to
when I want to be alone,
when I want to unplug.
I just didn't expect
to connect with Dana.
You're wasting your time.
Returning to the scene
of the crime?
I came here to clear my mind.
Wait, like meditate for real?
You think something
nefarious would be happening?
Yeah, like hot dog eating!
Would you like to join me?
No, not really.
Okay, how do I do it?
Relax, if you can.
Do I have to cross my legs,
or do I...
Just get comfortable, Dana.
Okay, we're gonna think
through our breathing.
You know I don't believe
in any of this, right?
You know I'm not asking you
to believe in any...
I'm not joining your cult.
I'm just asking you to breathe!
And listen.
Can you do that?
Maybe.
All right,
I am going to shut my eyes.
I'm going to focus
on my breathing.
You're welcome to join me
or not, okay?
Am I doing it right?
Dana, shut up and inhale.
What?
Can you see me?
I can feel you.
You're like a human
security camera.
I take that as a compliment.
That was actually nice.
Oh, really?
So, why do you meditate?
My life is super-stressful.
I have a ton of people
who rely on me,
so I have to keep my mind sharp,
especially these days.
So, I have to stop
and meditate a lot.
I'm the opposite.
Your life isn't stressful?
No, I believe in plowing
through stress,
conditioning yourself
to take it,
like a battering ram...
a cute one.
That sounds awful.
Well, keeps me sane.
Hey.
You are so food judgemental.
Take that back.
Okay, I'll remove the word "food",
how about that?
I'm not judgemental,
I'm experienced.
Experienced?
I'll have you know
that there was a time
I considered becoming
a food critic.
I'm sorry!
I didn't realize I was in
the presence of an expert.
I didn't say I was an expert.
No, no, no,
an almost food critic.
If you establish opinions
based on the scientific
examination of life,
why retest failed experiments?
Dana, you have opinions
on tons of stuff
that you've never tried.
Okay, if I'm judgemental,
you're a box of secrets
in a safe
under a concrete vault.
I am an open book.
Really?
Okay, Stefan,
tell me about your job.
I don't want to talk about work...
- Secret.
- ...at a yoga retreat.
- But that doesn't mean anything.
- Secret.
- You're turning this around on me...
- Secret!
...but we're talking
about your judgmentalism.
Now we're talking about you.
I bet you're a dynamo
poker player.
Actually, I don't gamble.
I love poker.
Reading people,
finding you what they're hiding,
exposing them.
Did you know that everyone here
knows that you sneak in burgers?
You told them.
I didn't say anything.
I thought I was good at
keeping that discreet.
Apparently not.
Apparently not.
It's a beautiful face.
- Dang!
- What?
We're late
for the retreat drum circle.
Hurry up, go get your djembe.
My djembe?
You didn't bring your djembe?
I'd look it up on my phone...
All right, all right,
come with me.
How long are you staying here?
You have a drum library
in your library-library.
Take your pick.
I don't want to miss this,
come on.
You'll need this.
Come on! Out, out!
It was wonderful to see how
much fun they were all having,
how free everyone was.
And that they welcomed me in
as much as they welcome Stefan.
Dana!
Hi, guys.
Sit down.
Thank you.
Do you have any earplugs?
I don't want to damage
my hearing!
Feel the beat, and beat it!
Does anyone have
protective ear wear?
It's freestyle!
It's like jazz!
Everybody, shh!
Dana is the only one
not howling.
We're all here for you, Dana.
You got to hooo-wl at the moon!
I am so gonna get you.
Do it, do it!
You can't get me
until you howl at the moon!
You really want me
to join your cult.
Do it, do it!
It's just one last ritual
to complete.
Do it, do it!
Come on, Dana! Are you really
gonna let us outhowl you?
Come on, Dana!
Stand up and blow us away.
All right, okay.
That was so wimpy!
How would you do it?
Child, I've been howling
at the moon
since the Carter Administration.
Okay, fine, fine!
All right.
You happy?
Okay, yeah, but
you're holding back.
You're relentless.
I do my best.
Now, come on!
Give us your best howl.
Dana! Dana! Dana! Dana!
Dana! Dana! Dana! Dana!
Dana! Dana! Dana! Dana!
Now, that was awe-inspiring!
What can I say? I'm part wolf.
Why?
Just stop.
You've all done hot yoga.
This is cold yoga.
Cold yoga?
Why are we doing this
to ourselves?
It'll be fun.
It's like two degrees above
absolute zero in here.
It's like 34 degrees.
It's nothing.
If we could just shut the
windows and turn on the heat.
Through the cold,
we'll all be in a heightened
state of awareness.
Let's begin, sun salutation.
Inhale.
How is everyone else nailing
this cold yoga thing?
Lunge to plank, chaturanga.
Are you all right?
I'm just so cold!
I'm like a piece of deli
meat in a block of ice!
Hey!
She's really cold.
We need Echinacea supplements.
It's okay,
I'll just take her to my steam room.
Dana, we're gonna hop up.
Come here.
Ready? Yeah, I got you.
Here you go, okay?
A personal steam room, huh?
What else you got in here, a brewery?
A duty-free shop?
Take your time, meditate.
Thank you.
Really.
Cook me.
I really wasn't planning
on snooping on Stefan,
but there I was,
by myself,
just innocently glancing
around his room.
Something about what they drill
into you at journalism school,
that there's always a story
waiting around the corner.
You just have
to keep your eyes open.
And boy, oh, boy,
was there a story.
I knew I shouldn't have looked,
but when a book
has a wire coming out of it,
something is going on
under the surface.
I had to know
what he was hiding.
You got to change
your pass code, man.
I can hotspot off this!
Ladies and gentlemen,
we are back in business.
God...
Dana? How's it going in there?
Stefan, I'm not dressed.
Can you come back?
Are you okay?
I heard a loud crash.
Did you hurt yourself?
No, no, just getting dressed
in here.
Just about clothed.
Uno momento!
Okay!
Thanks for the steam.
Anytime.
Dana?
Where have you been?
The hotel said
you never checked in,
so now, the entire American
embassy in Indonesia
is searching for you.
I'm in Canada, long story.
Well, then
why didn't you respond?
I couldn't get service,
just update me.
Okay.
The New York Bureauonline
broke the story.
It seems that Encyc has been
accessing users' cameras,
and there may have been
a potential data breach.
We just missed the boat
on this.
I may have something
even better, Catherine.
A guy here somehow
has an entire folder
of schematics and plans
from Encyc
for, I think, exactly that.
Okay, Dana, you may have
just stumbled
into the potential whistleblower
of the decade.
Okay, you know what to do.
Yeah.
One other thing.
Jon and I broke up.
Oh, hon.
I am sorry.
It's...
It's actually okay.
All right, good night.
I didn't know how you liked it.
Thank you.
This is amazing.
It's my favourite
Portland roaster.
Which one?
Mr. Mysterious.
I wonder if Encyc
would work on this.
You ever use it?
Sometimes.
Jade Roasters.
See you in the studio.
It was an odd retreat,
but I have to admit,
it was starting to grow on me.
What is going on here?
What?
You're sitting in a lotus.
That's not proper
yoga-hating posture.
It's kind of relaxing.
What did you do with Dana?
Haven't you guys ever thought
that some of this stuff
was a little weird?
You know what I thought
was a weird?
What?
Everything's in Sanskrit.
I mean, I get why now, but at first,
I thought the only people
who spoke Sanskrit
were yoga instructors.
Well, what made me uncomfortable
at first was yoga pants.
Yes.
Really?
I was terrified to wear them
in public.
Now, I don't think
I own anything else.
Yeah. I didn't want to do yoga
for years because I didn't
want to be the old lady
in a room full of hotties
in their yoga pants,
but now I dare those 21 year old
size-nothings to feast
their eyes on grandma.
Yes, mama.
You quit being suspicious
of the quirks,
and then you embrace the quirks.
It's like when you love someone.
You can't stop looking at them.
Warrior one. Move back to back.
Warrior two.
Interlock hands with your
partners and face heads
the same direction,
cheek to cheek.
Now, into triangle prose.
Four, two,
three, four, and back up.
Bases on your backs.
You ready?
Yes.
Flyers, lean forward.
Now, reach your legs out straight.
Now, flying warriors fly.
You sure?
I'm gonna try. Trust me.
I do.
So, what do you have for me?
Is there a problem?
Here's the thing.
My source.
We've been spending
a lot of time together.
I see.
Is there something going on
between you and the source?
Simmering.
That's fantastic.
Really?
Yes, I mean,
you definitely have to curb that.
It's totally unprofessional,
but I am happy of you.
You are?
Yes.
I thought you'd be moping
about Jon.
I never really liked him
for you.
I thought you liked Jon.
He's nice, but he's just
a little all over the place.
But seriously,
do not get involved with the source.
It always blows up in your face.
You know this from experience?
Yeah, don't change the subject.
What is he like?
Intelligent, kind of earthy,
but in a good way. Not like Jon.
When I'm with him
I'm a lot less sceptical
about everything.
Well, I am happy for you,
but do not let this get in
the way of the story.
I can't hold Tiffin off
any longer.
You need to confront
your source.
Let me dig further.
What are you kidding?
Tiffin will lose it
if you sit on this.
He's already blaming your trip
for the Bureau beating us.
Give me more time.
Find out if your source
is credible or not, ASAP.
I love you,
but just get it done.
If you ever want to go on tour,
we'll hook you up.
You in a band?
We sell insurance.
We go on tour of these great properties.
I have to meditate right now.
I think she's interested.
So much for sneaking out.
Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana. Hey.
Jon?
I want you to know, Nicola,
she's wise.
She's very wise.
Okay.
And as part
of my spiritual awakening,
I've decided
to relinquish reality.
What does that mean?
I wanted to inform you about
her wisdom before I began
this odyssey, which,
if I am anywhere near as successful
as I was in my previous life,
this could last years.
Namaste.
What did I do now?
I have to tell you something,
You love Canada?
I stumbled onto your iPad
the other night.
Stumbled?
There are a couple of things,
really.
First of all, I can't believe
you've been holding out on me,
Wi-Fi-wise.
I am starving in the tundra out here.
This isn't the time for that.
It is for me.
The world's not gonna end
because you don't have
a phone for a few days.
I'm a journalist.
Everything is urgent.
You're a journalist.
Yeah. Encyc.
What about it?
I'm being honest
and direct here.
There you guys are.
Dos... Dos Hamburguesas.
They're kind of cold.
Sorry.
I can tell you already,
this is going to be
the best burger of my life.
Man, I forgot the sodas
and churros.
I'll be back.
- Stefan.
- I know you hate Encyc.
I saw the folders
on your I-Pad.
It's very intrusive Dana.
I know. I'm sorry.
You're sorry.
I've been investigating Encyc.
I know they're spying on users.
But you spying on me is okay.
It was an accident.
So, you accidentally
went through my I-Pad?
You accidentally
read my private documents?
No, I didn't read through them.
Is that why you're here?
No. No, Jon dragged me here.
This was a total coincidence.
Sorry. Accidentally dropped
the sodas on the churros.
I'm really sorry.
Stefan. Stefan, come back.
You know nothing about Encyc.
Then tell me.
I came here to get away
from all of this.
It's been completely
blown out of proportion.
This is going to be
a big scandal, Stefan.
I can help protect you.
You know what? This week
was all about building trust,
but obviously that's beyond you.
It's frustrating.
I was just really starting to like her.
Yeah, I know what that's like.
Really?
I was in a relationship.
Katie.
Met her on an online
role playing game.
Katie and I partnered up,
quested together for a while.
It was great.
She was a wizard at logic puzzles,
but, like, a noob
at stashing gold,
and she wanted me
to share my gold,
but I'd been saving it up
for a year.
There's only so far I can carry you,
you know?
What does it mean in English?
I had to let her go.
So, Katie stopped chatting with me,
and then,
like, a week later I was
out-logic'd in a dungeon duel
and lost all my gold anyway.
Really?
If I had just been willing to
share just some of my loot,
I'd still have her
and my ranking,
but the right thing was just
too hard to do at the time.
Regret is worse than anything.
You know what?
You're oddly making sense.
I provide.
Get ready for a sound bath.
Are you ready to transcend
to a plane of consciousness
with wind chimes
and Tibetan healing bowls?
Yes!
- Stefan.
- Dana.
- No, you go first.
- No, you go first.
- No, you go first.
- No, you go first.
Okay.
- Would you please talk to me...
- Dana, I'm ready to talk about...
- Encyc.
- Encyc.
What?
I'm ready to talk to you
about Encyc.
You are?
Yeah.
Okay.
Do you want to do
a sound bath first?
Nicola's pretty pumped about it.
Come on.
Hey, guys.
Hey.
- Come on in. Join us, please.
- Can I sit here?
Grab a seat, grab a bell.
I'm getting pretty good
at this.
I'm feeling less enlightened
and more like a cat
with a string.
So, what's your role
with the company?
I need this to be anonymous.
I don't want to expose
my coworkers.
Okay, fine, but I need to know.
I won't print it.
You'll be a confidential source.
Founder and CEO.
Esteban Gonzalez is...
Holy moly.
No one calls me Esteban but
lawyers and my grandmother.
Okay.
So, how did all of this start?
Okay, we were getting glitches,
it was a big problem.
A couple of young programmers
came to me with this very
smart solution,
but it involved storing a live feed of
everyone's phone cameras,
but just to gather all
the necessary data.
Privacy protection
is our primary policy.
So, I needed to make sure
we weren't doing exactly what
the press were saying
that we were doing.
No offense.
None taken.
We implemented security.
A lot of it.
The footage would
only be analyzed by computers.
No one had access to it,
and it worked,
and it still does.
We became the number one app
and continue helping
a lot of people.
There were speculations
you had issues with security.
Look, while we were in beta
I would have the programmers
try to find holes
in our security.
We'd have to shut down
the system for a day,
turn it around,
but it was all natural,
but people saw reboots
and delays and updates.
That turned into clickbait
about breaches in privacy,
and a lot of rumours
started spreading.
But everyone gets hacked.
Not everybody.
Name one major tech company
that hasn't been hacked.
Encyc.
Stefan, the passcode
on your tablet is
"123456".
My personal tablet
that I keep on me.
Okay, so what happens with
these private videos when Encyc
eventually does get hacked?
We have significant layers
of security and a proven
track record of no one
even getting close.
I got in on the first try.
I'll change my password, okay?
Okay, step one.
But that doesn't mean that
the professional security
apparatus for my company
doesn't work.
Can you give me proof?
Stefan, I can't take for granted
what you say without proof.
For your eyes only.
Just to back up the facts.
Thank you.
If any of this gets published,
it could ruin innocent
programmers, their careers.
I understand.
Why are you doing this?
I want to trust you
to do the right thing.
I read through
Stefan's documents.
I mean, Esteban's.
That'll take me
some getting used to.
To me, he's still Stefan.
I fact-checked and corroborated
his story.
He was telling the truth.
So, I wrote through the night.
Someday I should figure out
how to write during the daytime
because these overnighters
will probably kill me.
It was the best article
I had ever written.
I sent it to Catherine,
and then I waited.
Hey, can I try that?
Sure, just...
I got it.
This article's no good.
Where's the hit piece?
This is the truth.
We can't be defending a massive
privacy breach by a giant
tech firm based on the word
of an anonymous source.
There hasn't been a breach.
These documents
and my source are legit.
Who's the source?
I can't tell you that.
Dana, I think your personal
feelings clouded
- your judgement writing this one.
- You told him?
Yeah, I tell Mr. Tiffin everything
when it's news.
You think your source
could possibly have an interest in
charming a respected young reporter
into smoothing over
a public relations nightmare
for their company?
He wouldn't do that.
Again, who is your source?
I trust him.
Dana, who is he?
Esteban Gonzalez.
Is that good enough?
- Now, I really don't believe any of this.
- What do you mean?
Oh, come on,
especially when the New York Bureau
prints a story citing
an internal source at Encyc
that blames that CEO's negligence
as the cause
of that data breach.
Okay, at one point did he know
your feelings about Encyc?
The first time I met him.
Dana, just think about it.
This is your reputation
on the line here.
We need to verify the documents
you have with a third party.
I can't do that.
I promised.
Can I trust you?
What?
Are you conning me?
No.
What is this about?
To be honest,
this noble story you fed me
- is a little convenient.
- It's the truth.
The New York Bureau
doesn't think so.
What?
I defended you,
and I could lose my job over this.
Dana, I have been nothing
but honest with you.
Really?
Why does it look like
you moved into your room?
I own the lodge.
Of course you do.
Is there anything about your life
that isn't a big secret?
This is the last session
of the retreat.
I am so proud of you humans
and the journey
that we're on together.
We're just waiting on Stefan,
and then journey can become end.
Stefan!
Sorry I'm late, everyone.
Stefan, could you put away
the electronic device?
How could you publish that?
I didn't publish any...
We'll begin in cat cow.
What's this?
They changed it,
I didn't write this.
It says you're a contributor.
I didn't give them
the documents.
I trusted you to report facts,
not piddle,
hypothetical scandals.
Guys, could you lay off
the talking until we finish up?
I came here to get away
from people like you.
Stefan.
That's it. Thank you so much
for such an inspiring week.
Namaste.
Namaste.
Stefan, I'm sorry.
I'll fix it.
Please, don't.
You've done enough.
Look, I know you're mad,
but I can clear it up.
I knew I shouldn't have
trusted you.
You know what the downside
of anonymity is?
You'll never really be able
to trust anybody.
So, that was it.
My hit piece on Encyc
was a hit,
and my yoga adventure at
El Pacifico Resort and Spa
on Flores Island, Canada
had come to an end,
and so had any kind of
potential relationship
with Stefan.
Stefan.
That kind, mysterious,
and handsome billionaire
I had started
to have feelings for.
So, I quietly packed my bags
to go.
I'd grown oddly fond
of this place,
even the silly sweatshirts.
Do you know what
the primo caviar of heartbreaks is?
I'm talking about the $30,000
an ounce caviar that you've
heard of but will probably
never try in real life.
That was this heartbreak.
Seeing the eyes of the man
who believes
you betrayed him as you're
being rewarded for it...
...and not being able
to do anything about it.
We didn't speak
the whole way home.
We didn't even look
at each other,
or say goodbye.
Hey.
That was awesome, thank you.
- Hey, missed you pal.
- Bye, Stefan!
Alright, see you, guys.
Why did you change it?
News was breaking
and you were on retreat,
so we made it about
Encyc's lack of transparency.
That's a matter of opinion.
None of what we said was false
and the public deserves to know
the very information that you
won't even tell your own paper.
If we start burning sources,
what does that do
to our reputation
as journalists?
Come on, hon, you are clouded.
You're compromised.
Just relax,
you're a contributor on the biggest
story in America.
You're a hero now,
and you're sticking up for that
millionaire conman who
played you for a sucker.
I'm just saying.
Hi, Jon.
Hi.
You're at my work.
Nicola broke up with me.
Sorry to hear that.
I wanted to apologize to you
and bring your stuff
back to you.
I was pretty awful to you
this past week.
What's this?
These are all the old books
that you lent me over the years
that I never read.
Also, you left a box of
Canada sweatshirts on the bus.
Thanks.
Yeah.
I'm not interested in...
My thoughts exactly.
Yeah.
Look, I was actually really
surprised by you and Stefan.
Thought you guys had something.
You think so?
Seemed like something special,
yeah.
Catherine says he was playing
me from the beginning.
I'm starting to think maybe
I should agree with her.
Well, Catherine
only sees conspiracy, so.
Well, she could be right.
Not really.
I mean, do you really think
Stefan would calculate his every
word and action all week long
just to write a fascinating
little article about him?
He could have just hired
a publicist, right?
Possibly.
A yoga buddy of mine who
works at the New York Bureau
online said something seemed
super fishy about their article.
What if I connect you?
Okay, I'm open
to hearing him out.
Okay.
Thanks for my books, Jon.
I'll see you at yoga.
Yeah, okay.
Good to see you again.
This isn't right.
After a week at the retreat,
I had changed
without realizing it.
I knew what I had to do.
Breathe, listen, and meditate.
After I focused my mind,
I emailed Jon's contact
and found out an associate
of Stefan's lied to
the New York Bureau to push
Stefan out of the business.
That's why Stefan went on the
retreat in the first place.
He'd been crossed
by his friend and by me.
Is there anything we can do
to patch this leaking ship up?
I know it's bad.
Stefan?
Ian, just hold on a second.
Why...
Could we release a retrograde
update that's just the app
before the last update?
Stefan!
Hold on.
I know no one wants
to go backward.
Hey, I didn't think so either.
Stefan.
Will you excuse me
just for a bit?
What is it, Ian?
I'm on the phone with my lawyer.
- You're all over the news.
- I know.
But not in, like,
a new game release way,
it's like
a new game release bad way.
I appreciate the information, Ian.
I'm aware of it.
Here's your coffee.
I didn't tell the barista
your name, though.
Thanks, Ian.
Harriet, Raymond.
Dana!
So good to see you
in the real world.
Are you gonna flow?
I'm actually meeting Nicola
to ask her some questions
about Stefan.
I know everything about Stefan.
Specifically his work.
Please, tell me.
His spirit is always
encumbered by the new moon.
Hold his palm,
examine his life line.
Look into his eyes.
They'll tell you everything.
Thanks, guys.
Namaste.
- Namaste.
- Namaste.
Dana!
The...
Yeah.
I'm glad to see you
continuing your practice.
It's been so long.
It's been three days.
Can I tell you something?
I was so impressed with you
the entire retreat.
- Really?
- Most would have quit,
especially after how much
you humiliated yourself.
Thank you?
Humiliation after humiliation.
So, I want to ask you.
You've known Stefan
for a long time.
I was wondering,
has he ever seemed negligent to you?
Never.
Really?
In fact, since he became owner,
most management issues disappeared.
That's not surprising.
Others have made
wrong assumptions about him.
The price for secrecy,
I think.
How do you know
they were wrong?
They didn't bother
to get to know him.
As secret as he may be,
Stefan is always true to himself
and to others.
I don't think he knows any other way.
Wait, have you two ever...
Oh, no. Do you have any idea
how much meat that man eats?
I am so much more interested
in someone like Jon.
I was so sad when we broke up.
I thought you broke up with him.
Life is mysterious. I miss him.
You should call him.
I have a sense things
could work out for you.
Dana,
I'm so glad we're friends.
Would you like to go in
and flow?
Yes, I would.
Look at what the yoga mat
has dragged in. I like it.
I want to write another
piece about Esteban Gonzalez.
What, about how his stock
has plummeted in
the last three days?
I want to exonerate him.
What?
I think he made a big mistake,
but I don't think it's
the scandal
we're making it out to be.
He has got to you good.
Yes, he did, but we can't
condemn people for something
that hasn't happened yet.
They have significant
security protocols set up
to protect users' privacy.
- Do you have any proof?
- What he gave me.
We can't take his word on that
unless we have experts analyze it.
Catherine, I am asking you to
take a leap of faith with me.
Not as paranoid
journalist Catherine,
but as my friend.
I trust him,
enough that I'm willing to put my own
reputation on the line.
So, you want us to retract
the biggest story our paper's
had in months,
but you're not willing to
cite any corroborated evidence?
Yes, but I do have proof the
New York Bureau was misled
by an opportunistic source
at Encyc.
I begin this article
with a disclaimer.
I fell in love with the man
whose reputation I ruined.
While Gonzalez and his team
at Encyc did create a possible
privacy catastrophe,
recently discovered accounts
change the entire perspective
of our previous story.
Maybe we've been looking for
something that just isn't there.
Yet.
Yeah, I've got some notes.
We can post it tonight
if you can make
the late-night deadline.
Hey.
Thank you.
It won't write itself.
Sometimes chasing the truth
can be messy in journalism.
It was just recently
for our competitors.
Sometimes we get it wrong,
but when we do,
it's also our job
to make it right.
Dana, your article
is just going bananas.
We've had more of a response
to this than to anything else
we've done in ages. Well done.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
Ian?
You weren't supposed
to see this part.
This is from Stefan?
I can't say.
I'll make sure to act surprised.
Thanks.
No need to pretend.
Hi.
Hi.
Your article, is it true?
All of it.
Stefan, this is Bradley Tiffin,
owner of the Seattle True Press,
and Catherine Fontes
is my editor and best friend.
Hi, my name is Esteban Gonzalez.
I'd like to go on the record
and confirm everything
Dana's written about Encyc,
positive or negative.
Duly noted.
We'll run a follow-up.
- Stefan, I'm...
- Dana, I'm sorry for not believing you.
I'm sorry, too.
I have never felt so open
with anyone.
You have no idea
what that means to me.
How can I make things right?
Shut up and kiss me.