Station to Station (2021) Movie Script

[eerie music]
[sound of heartbeat]
[heavy breathing]
[giggling and kissing]
[vibrating cellphone]
It can wait... please?
Hey! Hold on one second.
Yeah, I can be there in 10 minutes.
Twenty.
Text me the address.
Your dad says hi.
Fuck you.
[upbeat music]
Thank God you're here.
I know I probably sounded like a crazy person on the phone this morning.
I'm sure you didn't.
[sound of door opening and closing]
Hey!
I see someone didn't get the memo.
And what memo was that?
The change in today's dress code.
You're overdressed mister.
Way too many clothes...
Oh am I?
To be fair....
I think I am too.
Actually... there is something I need to talk about.
Talking is overrated.
I'm surprised your dad didn't send out a group chat yet.
He fired you? The hell, I...
Let me talk to him...
Let me talk to him...
No, I...
deserved it.
What did you do?
I...
played a game, with the urgent call, this morning.
Mmmm, a game?
Yep.
Did she play along?
Actually... she started it.
A modern woman, I like it.
How'd it happen?
Well...
She was having a bad morning...
And I made it better.
[playful music]
She got grateful...
[playful music]
And really, really naked.[playful music]
She was a mess when I got there...
[playful music]
I actually think I helped her self-esteem.
Pretty sure, I performed a service today.
Ok Florence Nightingale.
I've got a service I need performed.
Wait...
how did my dad find out?
Her husband has a fricken nanny-cam in there to watch her.
Oh my god...
I know, right?
Why would you do that though?
You know why.
It turns you on as much as me.
It turns you on as much as me.
No!
Why would you do it at work?
We do it all the time at work.
That's not the point!
This isn't me or some stranger, this was work!
It's like you're asking for my dad to find out and fire you.
It's not like I can't find another job.
And another girlfriend?
What?
Are you seriously not getting this Tom?
We were about to have everything we wanted.
Sure, when... our relationship started...
the way it did....
we have to keep it a secret from my dad and... all that.
Things are different now.
We were going to tell him next week,
after we signed our lease for our apartment.
Remember?
What does that have to do with any of this?
Tom... I... I can't.
I thought I could deal with all this...
all of you, but...
I just don't understand how your mind works.
Beyond the fact that it doesn't think of me when you do things like this.
Jenn...
I was telling the truth...
when I said that I was fine with...
Ok with everything...
with you, the games...
Then why are you acting like this?
I followed the rules, I didn't fucking cheat, nothing's changed!
Oh my God!
I am not going to my father all...
Guess what daddy?
I've been secretly dating Tom for months now.
You know Tom right?
The guy you fired for being a sexual deviant!
He would have a stroke...
He would have a stroke....
And I wouldn't blame him.
It's just...
We were so close Tom...
To having everything you said you wanted.
Jenn... hold on.
No.
[door opens]
[dance music]
You're not my dream, but a very sexy nightmare
You're not a dream, but just my kind of nightmare
You're not a dream, but just my kind of nightmare (male) Now you look like a man with a lot on his mind.
(male) Can I buy you a drink? Help take a little off?

Thanks, but a... Im not interested.
(male) I'm not hitting on you. I just offered to buy you a drink.
All the dreamers in the world tonight (male) I'm not hitting on you. I just offered to buy you a drink.
He and she out looking for Mr. Right (male) I'm not hitting on you. I just offered to buy you a drink.
He and she out looking for Mr. Right
So your plan was to hit on me after Ive been drinking?
Not just looking to stay awake
So your plan was to hit on me after Ive been drinking?
Feeling the touch that makes you shake
So your plan was to hit on me after Ive been drinking?
Feeling the touch that makes you shake
Would that increase my chances of success?
I'm letting it unwind
Would that increase my chances of success?
You're dancing through my mind
You're dancing through my mind
No, I'm still not interested.
Let's go explore the night
No, I'm still not interested.
Let's go explore the night
Fantasy is taking flight
Fantasy is taking flight
See, life was so much easier before the world evolved.
We're frisking on the floor
See, life was so much easier before the world evolved.
Peeling off the clothes you wore
See, life was so much easier before the world evolved.
Peeling off the clothes you wore
Now... you're just as likely to find a cute guy in a place like this
I'm ready to drift away
Now... you're just as likely to find a cute guy in a place like this
Let's get that groove, oh!
Now... you're just as likely to find a cute guy in a place like this
Let's get that groove, oh!
But, they're just as likely to be straight.
You're not my dream, but a very sexy nightmare
But, they're just as likely to be straight.
You're not my dream, but a very sexy nightmare
I didn't say I was straight, I just said I wasnt interested.
No, not a dream, but just my kind of nightmare
I didn't say I was straight, I just said I wasnt interested.
No, not a dream, but just my kind of nightmare
Ouch... was it something I said?

Ouch... was it something I said?

No, that was about free booze. I liked that part.
Yeah
No, that was about free booze. I liked that part.

No, that was about free booze. I liked that part.


Then the offer still stands, even if there is nothing in it for me.
A little fear never hurt no one
Then the offer still stands, even if there is nothing in it for me.
Welcome to my house of fun
Then the offer still stands, even if there is nothing in it for me.
Welcome to my house of fun
Was it something I said?
You're giving me euphoria
Was it something I said?
You're giving me euphoria
You're giving me euphoria
Nobody just wants to be friends anymore... Tom.
I'll give you insomnia
Nobody just wants to be friends anymore... Tom.
You're just all kinds of wrong
Nobody just wants to be friends anymore... Tom.
You're just all kinds of wrong
We know this won't last long
We know this won't last long
Jordan.
I'm ready to take the ride
Jordan.
Doors are open, come inside
Jordan.
Doors are open, come inside
Doors are open, come inside
So... you going to order?
Take the stairs to the second floor
So... you going to order?
Take the stairs to the second floor
Grab my hips, that's what they're for
Time to tuck me into bed
Time to tuck me into bed
So... since I dont have to worry about killing the mood,
Now boy let's move, oh!
So... since I dont have to worry about killing the mood,
You're not my dream, but a very sexy nightmare
So... since I dont have to worry about killing the mood,
You're not my dream, but a very sexy nightmare
What were you thinking about when I walked up?
No, not a dream (fades out)
What were you thinking about when I walked up?
No, not a dream (fades out)
You seriously looking like you lost your best friend.

You seriously looking like you lost your best friend.
(man) I still say that love is dead
Romance is all in my head
Define friend.
Love songs always too composed
Of the girl variety?
I keep my heart closed
But here you are to fascinate
So did you love her?
Radiate and stimulate
Radiate and stimulate
No.
Bewitch my senses
No.
Break my defenses
Break my defenses
Lets... talk about something else.
(woman) Can you feel the energy?
I feel electricity
I feel electricity
So... what does a nice boy...
Can you feel the synergy
So... what does a nice boy...
Can you feel the synergy
and I do hope my use of that term turns out to be a little bit loose,
I can hear a symphony
and I do hope my use of that term turns out to be a little bit loose,
I can hear a symphony
do for a living?
Can you feel the gravity
do for a living?
Can you feel the gravity
Oh I didn't mention...
Can you feel the gravity
her dad owned the company I used to work for?
Spinning galaxies
her dad owned the company I used to work for?
Spinning galaxies
Mmm, that does suck.
Spinning galaxies
(man) Something pulls me
Ok...
(man) Something pulls me
what did you do?
Closer to you
what did you do?
(woman) Closer to you
(woman) Closer to you
Installations, repairs, general handyman stuff.
(man) Closer to you
Installations, repairs, general handyman stuff.
(woman) Closer to you
(woman) Closer to you
Well, I'm sure there's plenty of that around.
(man) Closer to you
Well, I'm sure there's plenty of that around.
(man) Closer to you
(woman) Something pulls me closer to you
Yeah, Im just not looking forward to going without a paycheck.
(man) Closer to you
Yeah, Im just not looking forward to going without a paycheck.
(man) Closer to you
Or, you know...
(woman) Closer to you
Or, you know...
(man) Closer to you
you could just find yourself a sugar daddy.
(woman) Closer to you
you could just find yourself a sugar daddy.
(woman) Closer to you
(man) Closer to you
Now thats not a bad idea...
(man) Closer to you
Do you know any?

God you suck.

Thats more of a jurys still out situation...

At least as far as you are concerned.

But I a... wouldnt mind, if you...
Trapped inside of my logic
But I a... wouldnt mind, if you...
Your magnetism is magic
covered more than these last few drinks.
If love means being so exposed
covered more than these last few drinks.
If love means being so exposed
Just until I get back on my feet, sir?
I keep my heart closed
Just until I get back on my feet, sir?
I keep my heart closed
Something to anticipate
Validate and liberate
An exploration
An exploration
Jesus! How are you upright?
Unplanned destination
Jesus! How are you upright?

Jesus! How are you upright?
Can you feel the energy
Can you feel the energy
Keep dreaming friend!
Can you feel the energy
I don't spend this much on a stranger without at least getting head out of it.
I feel electricity
I don't spend this much on a stranger without at least getting head out of it.
I feel electricity
I don't... get to make a counteroffer?
Can you feel the synergy
I don't... get to make a counteroffer?
Can you feel the synergy
Kid... you are out of things to offer.
I can hear a symphony
Kid... you are out of things to offer.
I can hear a symphony ?
Can you feel the gravity
Can you feel the gravity
Fuck... me....
Spinning galaxy
Well... that's still not gonna happen, but...
(man) Something pulls me closer to you
Well... that's still not gonna happen, but...
(man) Something pulls me closer to you
if you, wanted a closer look... that could be arranged.
(woman) Closer to you
I was just gonna say I wouldn't take advantage of you like that...
(man) Closer to you
I was just gonna say I wouldn't take advantage of you like that...
(man) Closer to you
but something tells me you wouldn't feel exploited in the least.
(woman) Closer to you
but something tells me you wouldn't feel exploited in the least.
(man) Closer to you
but something tells me you wouldn't feel exploited in the least.
(woman) Something pulls me closer to you
(woman) Something pulls me closer to you
I'll tell you what...
(woman) Something pulls me closer to you
I'll pay the bill based on your sheer audacity alone.
(man) Closer to you
I'll pay the bill based on your sheer audacity alone.
(man) Closer to you
You don't have to do a thing.
(woman) Closer to you
You don't have to do a thing.
(woman) Closer to you
You don't have to do a thing. (Tom) Going once...
(man) Closer to you
Going twice...
(woman) Closer to you
Going twice...
(woman) Closer to you
(man) Closer to you
(man) Closer to you
Are you sure, ah... you dont want any help with...

Are you sure, ah... you dont want any help with...

Yeah, I'm good.
(man) Drawn in by the wonder
Yeah, I'm good.
(man) Drawn in by the wonder
Still straight, huh?
(woman) Inviting enigma
Still straight, huh?
(woman) Inviting enigma
Straight enough.
(man) Tastefully tantilize
Straight enough.
(man) Tastefully tantilize
(woman) Succulent sensation
Life is so unfair.
(man) Can't fight the current
Life is so unfair.
(man) Can't fight the current
(woman) Unexpected undertow
(man) Suddenly succumb
(man) Suddenly succumb
What's this?
(man) Suddenly succumb
That's my card...
(woman) Trust the transformation
That's my card...
(woman) Trust the transformation
It's got an address on it.
(man) Something pulls me closer to you
It's got an address on it.
(man) Something pulls me closer to you
Come by before Friday if you are looking for a job.
(man) Something pulls me closer to you
Do you even remember my name?
(woman) Closer to you
Do you even remember my name?
(woman) Closer to you
It's Tom. You told me.
(man) Closer to you
It's Tom. You told me.
(man) Closer to you
And this is a legit job.
(woman) Closer to you
And this is a legit job.
(woman) Closer to you
I think you'd be a good fit.
(man) Closer to you
I think you'd be a good fit.
(man) Closer to you
I just need to find someone by the weekend.
(woman) Something pulls me closer to you
I just need to find someone by the weekend.
(woman) Something pulls me closer to you
You do remember I just got fired, right?
(man) Closer to you
You do remember I just got fired, right?
(man) Closer to you
Don't even want to know why?
(woman) Closer to you
Don't even want to know why?
(woman) Closer to you
Nope!
(man) Closer to you
And a...
(man) Closer to you
I wouldn't keep bringing that up while you're job hunting.
(woman) Closer to you
I wouldn't keep bringing that up while you're job hunting.
(man) Closer to you
I wouldn't keep bringing that up while you're job hunting.
(man) Closer to you
Just a thought.
(man) Closer to you
Come by if you're interested.

Come by if you're interested.

And hey...

be careful with that thing.

With great power comes great responsibility... and all that.

Technology to the rescue.
Lost?
Yeah, I can't tell if it's the brown building near the brown house
with the desert in the distance over there...
Or the brown building near the brown house
with desert in the distance over there.
Hey... is this where youre going?
Yeah, but it just seems to be a house online.
Well, that's because it is a house, not an office.
Are you sure?
Yeah I'm pretty sure, I live across the street.
Did you drive here, or?
Naw, I had a ride-share drop me off.
Well...
Follow me...
I....
I don't bite...
plus something tells me you could handle it anyway if I did.
Come on, I'm Sarah.
Hi um, I'm here to see Jordan.
About the job, Tom, right?
Yeah.
He said you'd be coming by this week. Uh...
He's kinda dealing with something right now, but...
I can wait with you here if you want?
I can wait with you here if you want?
Ohh kay.
(man #1) Found it!
(man #2) Took you long enough!
(man #1) I'm still faster than you Sarge.
Mmm, hello?!
Hi.
You look surprised.
Thats, thats one word for it.
Jordan didn't tell you about all this?
Thinking Jordan didnt tell me about a lot of things.
Thinking Jordan didnt tell me about a lot of things.
Hes kinda out of it sometimes.
What do you want to know?
What the hell was that?
That was Karl...
and the other guy was Taylor.
And they were both...
Kinda naked?
Kinda naked?
Yes.
So...
is this...
like gay porn?
Cause it kinda looks like gay porn.
Cause it kinda looks like gay porn.
Uh, no! It's not. Definitely nothing like that.
It's a website.
Have you heard of it? BoyBunker.com?
Uhh, well, it's kinda like...
I don't know, uh... digital voyeurism, I guess.
Basically,
a bunch of guys live here
and most of the time we just do normal stuff,
have fun, hang out and horse around.
except,
people pay to watch us do it.
And you dont seem to wear much while doing it.
Well yeah, that...
thats kind of what people pay for.
So...
is it like sex stuff?
I mean... there is some of that, I guess, but...
all thats on the fly.
We can pretty much do whatever we want
when we are in private chat and shows and stuff. And...
There are even girls here sometimes.
But anything like that is only if we want to, and only...
obviously, only if --
- - the subscribers pay for it.
Yeah.
Yeah, you actually get to meet a...
a lot of people from...
all over the world, believe it or not.
Men and woman.
And, they are all...
well most of them...
they are really nice too.
Just like...
like lonely maybe...
and very, very specific.
Thats not really porn, is it?
I guess it depends on how you look at it.
Jordan, it's how the world works now.
No, that's how people like you work.
Business is still business Lewis and your
contract says that you don't freelance
without my approval.
So you own me now.
No, I've contracted you to this site
exclusively so I can manage the brand
and make us all money. Remember?
No, we make the money. Jordan.
You just take a big chunk of it
and expect us to be grateful.
You should be.
I took a chance on you at my own personal risk,
because I believed in you.
You know, you're not the type of guy
that we typically have on this site.
Oh my God...
You have no idea
how any of this works.
I think I do know Jordan.
From now on,
I'll be managing my own brand,
and I'll be keeping my own money.
I'm getting the hell out of here.
We have a contract, Lewis.
Sue me!
Looks like Tom here passed the first
test. Huh, Casey?
What's that?
You're still here.
Kinda left out a few details
about this job of yours Jordan.
Would you have come if I hadn't?
That's beside the point.
I don't know if I should be flattered or disturbed
that your takeaway from meeting me was,
let's get this guy into porn.
That wasn't my first thought.
Come on. You have to admit it's
a little bait and switchy.
Is that why I'm here?
Did you know that guy was gonna quit?
Lewis?
He'll be back. Kid doesn't
realize he's a charity case.
He's cute, but his personality
is like wet paint.
Thirst trapping on Instagram
isn't going to pay his bills,
and people get bored on those fan sites,
unless you pull out a zucchini and
some Karo syrup by week six.
And no, I didn't know he was
going to quit when I offered you a job.
Well, you left out a few
key descriptors, you know, like,
blow and rim. Kind of important
considering you want me to--
To be the maintenance guy?
I'm not trying to get you naked, Tom.
As you can see, I've got that.
You said you were a handyman.
I need a handyman. That's the
only reason you're here. Honest.
Okay. But why, it's... a house?
There can't be that many
things breaking down.
Your reaction when you
walked through that door.
Well times it by a thousand
when it's an unsuspecting Maytag man.
I have to shut everything down.
Get the boys all nice and presentable.
Every, single, time I need a repair done.
So it's just easier to
have an on-site guy.
And you just happened to make
that decision when you met me?
Not at all. I've been looking forever.
But when you need somebody who's not going to look out of place,
if they're seen in the background,
that narrows your pool of candidates down.
And I'm sure the whole...
working with naked dudes, doing naked dude stuff,
doesn't exactly widen it up again.
No. It doesn't.
But when you met me, you just thought
"he'd be up for it"?
Was I wrong?
Probably not, but...
What? What is it?
Are you hurt, that I don't want
you for your body after all.
Still not sure that's,
not your whole evil plan.
Look, if you want some
time to think about it...
I don't.
I'll do it. But...
I'll do it, but you have to
beat what I was making before.
Okay, we'll see how it goes.
Fantastic.
What am I getting myself into?
Who even knows?
(door opening)
And this, at least for now, will be your own
little part of our crazy world.
You're actually really lucky Louis just left,
because this room is nice.
Mine looks like a dorm room.
Oh, well...
You've been here longer.
Do you wanna switch yours?
No, no, no, no, um.
I'm good. I'm good.
You sure?
Yeah.
Plus... Jordan would never
go for that.
Enjoy it.
So, what else can I tell
you about this place?
Tell me everything.
Everything in this house is
really more like everybody.
The guys here are what makes
this whole thing successful.
Jordan really knows how to pick them.
Taylor's the top earner in the house.
He's a Marine and a really hard worker.
And it does hurt, he'll do just about anything,
if the price is right.
The subscribers love him.
Men at work, boys at play
Kai, is a pretty big enigma.
He used to be an actor back in LA, but...
I don't think any of us
really know him that well,
but whenever he's in front of a camera,
he comes alive.
It's really cool.
Men at work, boys at play
Jim and Jordan go way back to the time
Jim won a magazine's "Men of Las Vegas" contest.
and Jordan became his manager.
Jim is super fun,
but... he has a family now. So he's
not around as much as he used to be.
You remember, Karl?
Karl is incredible.
He's my roommate.
And probably my best friend.
Besides Jordan, of course.
He's really smart and super confident.
And he never apologizes for who he is.
I have learned... so much from him.
This whole place is kind of crazy, and
it might take a little
bit of getting used to,
but, at the end of the day, we're family.
Men at work, boys at play
I hope you love it here.
[sounds of guys goofing off]
(Taylor) Whoa! like this Jordan?
(Jordan) No, not at all.
(Taylor) Oh, I've been so bad, Jordan.
(Taylor) I'm sorry... you know what?
(Jordan) What are you fucking doing?
(Karl) We're sorry Mr. Walker.
(Jordan) Yeah, you should, use the fucking fan. Go do it.
Don't think I'm ever going to
get used to that one.
Ehhhh, actually, you do.
Is that... a good thing or a bad thing.
It's a... thing.
Still can't believe people pay for this.
Every month...
though not enough for
half the stuff they ask for.
It's like buddy,
I'm gonna need to see a few more zeroes
on that tip screen if I'm gonna shame my momma like that.
Do they pay up?
Do they pay up?
Oh yeah.
Especially for Taylor,
and Lewis, before he left.
I'm just too lazy to really reel them in.
Although... it is pretty sweet when you
throw some insane number out there,
just to mess with them...
and some spray-tanned retiree in
Florida or Real Housewife of Akron
doesn't even blink before saying yes.
That's gotta take some
of the fun out of it.
Tom, making it rain is
how you put the fun into it.
Doesn't look like Casey's
having that much fun.
The situation's a mess.
Probably the only one in the house
that couldn't care less about the money.
Just wants daddy to love him.
(Karl) Kai, you're up.
Showtime.
(Taylor) Come on Kai!
(Kai) Here we go!
Hey, can you help me
with something downstairs?
(Jordan) See... see Kai understands... Kai gets it.
So did you know Jordan before this?
You don't seem to relate to him in
the same way everyone else does.
You think? So? I mean, we sort
of knew each other before.
He's the reason I'm here.
He recruited you from somewhere else?
More like he rescued me.
Rescued?
Yeah, you... you probably don't want
to hear about all that.
I do... if you want to tell me.
I ran away from home
when I was 17.
Where's home?
Utah... from a really small town
in the middle of nowhere.
Is that why you ran from there?
No.
I ran because
my dad broke my jaw.
Oh... man--
No! You don't have to do that.
I think it was a good thing now.
Was your dad a drinker?
No, no, my dad didn't drink.
Not alcohol, not even coffee.
He was very traditional,
and I wasn't.
Even when I was little,
I was way too into all the things,
little boys weren't supposed to be.
According to who?
In my town...
everybody.
But mostly my family.
They got real big on toughening me up,
but I was... pretty much a lost cause.
So your dad hit you to toughen you up?
Definitely.
My brothers did too,
but... not that day.
That day, he found out
from the librarian,
that I had been on
one of the computers there,
reading about gay Mormon kids back East.
And that night...
That night, I don't think he
was trying to do anything.
I think it was just... pure rage.
Man, uh.... dads....
dads aren't supposed to be like that.
Thanks.
Is... that where Jordan's from,
is that how you two... know each other--
Jordan?
No.
Jordan's got his own
small town in Illinois.
I met him after I got here...
with no plan,
no money,
and no real way to get any.
Shit!
Not really.
I mean there were plenty of guys
who were more than happy to be,
really nice to me, as long as,
I was really nice to them.
And you know what's really dumb?
I really thought that was
all there was to it at first.
See.
That's what happens...
when you grow up with almost
no exposure to how the real world works.
You find yourself...
passed around Vegas like a,
party favor by your new family
who act like it's the least you can do...
given all they've done for you.
And if you take enough of
the drugs they give you,
you even sort of start to believe it.
And then I met Jordan...
at a private party...
in a suite on the Strip I barely remember.
I do remember my friends saying
I had to go home with him,
but... when we got to the car, he
drove me straight to the ER instead.
And when I got out of rehab a month
later, Jordan was there waiting for me.
He told me two things,
he'd arrange for me to
go wherever I want to next.
And I didn't have to worry
about those guys ever again.
I asked him if I could
just go with him.
So here I am.
Man, Casey... that's rough.
I don't know what to say.
No, I don't want to pretend like I'm special.
A lot of the guys here have some really
heavy stuff they had to deal with and,
Jordan helped all of us get through it.
It's just that...
Jordan and I...
have a special connection,
which I guess is what you picked up on.
When you say special, how special are
we talking here? You guys dating?
I wouldn't go that far.
He's not the kind of guy
who like defines the relationships.
So you guys sleeping together.
Yeah... but it...
it's different from what
he has with the other guys.
Wait... he's sleeping with you,
and the other guys in the house?
Well yeah, but--
Like a perk he claims for himself,
because he runs this place.
Casey, that's not cool--
No, no, no. It's not like that.
It... Jordan's just...
really nice, but he has all these walls up...
and... he had to work so hard
to get to where he is...
building all of this
so he could share it with us.
He's just awkward sometimes--
So that makes it okay for him to
demand sex from his employees?
Please, it's not like that...
He's really generous, Tom.
He's like... so good at figuring out
what people need and making it happen.
It's not like screwing around with
anybody in this house at some big deal.
It's just a way to repay him.
Make him feel... not so bad about himself
or angry at the world.
Okay... Casey--
Please... Tom...
Would you just believe me?
It's not even that often
for the other guys.
It's super occasional,
I just explained it wrong.
Can you please just let it go?
For now...
You don't want Jordan, do you?
Want, Jordan to do what?
Want to fuck him?
No, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no. Uh...
I'm here to do a job.
Get paid. That's it.
I think everybody wants to eventually.
Not everybody Casey.
You mean it?
I... so mean it.
Hey! Tommy boy!
No sampling the merchandise
side of the job by subscription.
Buy a subscription like everybody else.
Kid's hopeless. He's like a...
Disney prince if, you know,
Disney princes had side gigs stroking
themselves down for magic jewels and shit.
You have problems, Taylor.
Big problems.
It gets bigger.
Kind of a legendary grower.
Aren't you off today?
Yeah, I figured I'd just take care of this...
before you guys go to LA and then
I have some bigger stuff to tackle--
Tommy boy... never work for free.
That's rule number one in this house.
Rule number two... is make time for fun.
I'm off at four today. And
since I, like any good Marine,
am a rule follower, I have most
definitely made time for fun and profit,
when I have time on my own.
You my friend, are coming with me.
I'm uh...
not sure I could keep up.
Then I'll laugh my ass off
watching you try.
Even more fun.
I'm a--
Going? Great. Plan on night we get back.
I already have something lined up
and don't forget rule number three.
Rule number three?
If you're going to roll with me in
this town, you gotta look good.
Can't have you
bringing down my average.
(Jim) Are you delusional?
Am I delusional?
I'm not the one living in a fucking fantasy land.
Guys? Guys, come on.
This is about my kid.
We know, you've only
said it a million times.
Jordan.
What?!
Hasn't he?
(Jim) Jordan, my kid is sick. It's my responsibility--
No! It's your responsibility to be on a
plane in four hours for the appearance in
Los Angeles. Tonight.
That is your responsibility.
Gah! Jordan. What about this
aren't you getting?
My daughter is sick.
She needs her father.
She has a mother,
presumably one competent enough
to not kill her fucking kid,
while daddy's gone for one night.
That's what it's always about.
Mommy doesn't like having to share daddy,
not with his fans and definitely not
with his old friend, Jordan. Does she?
No.
Well, yes. We've had conversations
about what should happen next--
What happens next? What happens next
is you get your ass on that plane to LA.
I don't think so.
Can't you see what she's doing?
She's trying to control you,
to tell you what you can do
and who you can do it with.
She's trying to take you away from me.
And you're too dumb to see
that she's using that fucking kid to do it.
Jordan, it's okay. I don't--
How am I the only one who is seeing this?
All of this is about her
trying to take you away from me.
Were they the ones who
got you out of that house?
You remember... the one where your drunk
dad used to beat the shit out of your mom,
til she couldn't take it anymore.
And then he trained
all of his anger on you.
Jordan... don't.
Were they the ones who
got the call at 2:00 AM,
and drove all the way out to that shit hole
of a town to pick you up and get you out?
I know I didn't forget.
Oh, you didn't forget. You didn't
forget how I built all of this.
All of this... with you... for you.
So that we could be happy,
and to make sure you never, ever had to
see that son of a bitch, again.
Yeah.
You sure as shit seem to have forgotten.
Jordan--
I am your family!
I am your only family!
I'm the only one who cared about
you... and you don't even see it.
You don't even see that she's
trying to make you choose.
The only one that wants me to
choose is you Jordan!
I just need to think about
how this looks now.
Jordan, I have a family...
and she's not wrong when
she points out this line of work,
isn't exactly decent.
Decent? She doesn't think it's decent?
Nice... because I absolutely think that we
should all take lessons in decency,
from a woman who got down on all fours
and pulled her panties to the side,
for the budget porn star stripper
at her own baby sister's bachelorette party.
Yep! Real decent girl you got their Jim.
Mother of the year material.
You need to stop.
No...
You need to stop, Jim.
You don't want to go to LA for me?
Fine. You don't have to.
You don't have to do a god damn
thing for me ever again.
You're fired.
Are you serious?
Go get your things... and leave.
I think everyone's almost
packed up and ready to go.
Did Casey call the airline
to cancel Jim's ticket,
like I told him to?
Actually, I did.
It's taken care of.
He shouldn't be pushing
his work off on you. It's not your job.
It's fine. I offered. He juggles a lot.
You know that wasn't bullshit earlier,
I really did build all of this for him.
When I met Jim, he was just
this scared kid,
working way too many hours
at this bar near the airport.
When I found out he wasn't working
all those hours for the money,
but to stay away from home,
I knew I had to help him.
You wanted to save him.
I did save him.
And then it was him and me in this
shit-hole apartment for a really long time,
trying to figure out
what happens next.
What happens next.
And that's when
the magazine happened?
And that's when the magazine happened
and all of this,
I could just see how it
gave him so much confidence.
You can be proud of that.
Can I?
We were the family
that we never had.
Sure, we fooled around
some in the beginning.
Young, dumb, and full of cum
and all that. But...
I knew his heart wasn't in it.
He wasn't like that... like me.
So... we were family instead.
And that was better.
See, that's why I let him do the
stripping and the escorting in the first place.
I knew he needed that,
but there are rules, Tom.
There was an understanding.
I can't feel like this. I don't know how.
Car's on its way.
Thanks Casey. You need anything else?
No, it's okay. I'll let
you know when it gets here.
So anyway, now we're fucked.
These guys are spread thin in
terms of content creation as it is.
And the subscribers get bored,
if... there's not enough variety.
God, this sucks.
You don't want to just make all your
repairs naked for a week or two?
Just so the cupboard don't
looks so bare. Do you?
Sure... whatever you need.
I was kidding.
I wasn't.
I could stand in for Jim
until you find someone else.
Are you being serious right now?
Like you know what we do here,
right? Like everything we do here.
Yes.
Thank you so much, Tom. I mean that.
[door closing]
We'll get started as soon as I get back.
This is going to be great.
See, your whole
evil plan is coming together.
[knocking on door]
New guy. You just won a brand new car.
Uhhh--
Well, you probably didn't, but this
envelope clearly has a key in it.
You at least have a one in a
million chance to win one. I mean,
I've never won and no
one I know has ever won,
but it could be you, either
way, it was addressed to you,
but delivered to us. And I'm pretty
sure if I keep it all for myself,
that would be mail fraud. So
here I am being a good citizen.
Thank you.
Uh, you should offer coffee.
Would you like some coffee?
You can, tell me all about you. And I can
tell you all about the neighborhood.
Sounds good.
Uh, coffee.
No, thank you.
I'll have the tequila.
Coming right up.
So the neighbors... big house on the end...
the one you can't miss,
that's Lorena Bridger.
Failed Hollywood actress, failed trophy wife,
and now exceedingly successful
cranky old person who...
I swear to God, thinks anyone under 40,
who walks by her house, is out to
mess up her xeriscaping.
Xera what?
Xeriscaping, those sad patches
of rocks and dry ass plants,
we all stick in front of our houses so
that we can pretend we're all civilized
people with proper lawns and
not a bunch of crazy people
voluntarily choosing to live
on the surface of the sun.
Like, um, she has a reason to hate life.
I mean, she's on oxygen,
her kids don't visit her, and
her last husband ran off with his secretary.
I'd feel sorry for her...
if she wasn't so hateful.
Like, no one wants your rocks, Karen.
We've got our own.
And um, the one catty
corner from you on the left.
That's um, Teddy and Echo's house.
Yeah, his wife's name is Echo.
He's got kind of a temper.
What kind of temper?
The one that got a lot better after...
somebody smashed through his car
window with a brick that said,
"Stop beating your wife,
you weak ass mother fucker."
Thank you.
Exciting neighborhood.
And, um, shhhh, don't tell anybody,
apparently there's this house,
rumor has it, that they, um,
make dirty movies there.
Dirty movies, you don't say.
Yeah. I mean, that's what they say.
I mean, the house is kind of
the talk of the hood, you know.
And, it's pretty scandalous, allegedly.
Very scandalous, allegedly.
Like, seriously though. Last year...
there was this guy,
the next block over,
aw man,
he got a petition circulating
and tried to, um,
get the County officer to, um,
investigate, to see if it were true.
My mom told him to get lost.
You live with your mother?
I'm really, bummed,
given all the rumors.
I was hoping for...
Sex swings and leather
masks with, um, zippers.
It's Thursday, leather masks
are in the wash.
This is so normal. I am so disappointed.
Wait, is that why you're here?
To come check out the house?
No, new car, remember?
Really?
Okay. So it's my mom...
Your mom.
We had a fight.
I couldn't stay there for another minute,
so I made a break for it.
I get that.
But, if I actually had somewhere else to go,
I'd definitely already be there instead
of home arguing with my mom. So...
So you decided to come
check out the scandal house.
Alleged scandal house and no.
No?
Okay. So I was about to steal
a rock in Mrs. Bridgers
perfect little xeriscape. With any
luck, she'd call me worthless,
and I'd call her an old bag. Good times.
I saw that your mail had
been misdelivered...
The new car.
The new car.
I should probably go.
Stay.
So your mother...
She yelled. To be fair, I yelled back,
but she yelled.
It's just the same every day,
but louder.
When are you going
to get your life together?
Which really means when
are you going to move out?
You seem pretty together to me.
Appearances can be deceiving.
Have you ever made a bad choice?
Only all the time.
No. Like a bad choice.
The one that kind of haunts
you everywhere you go.
Only... all... the time.
Right after high school...
went to LA, with an older guy,
I met on Fremont one weekend.
I would have been pissed to discover
that I crossed state lines for a guy
who has a wife and three kids,
except that he broke up with
me two days before I found out.
I was too proud to come home.
So more guys, more bad choices,
years and years of bad guy choices,
until I realized the only person
that I'm hurting, is me.
So I come back home
and get into UNLV,
first three years just flew by until...
Another bad guy, another bad choice.
It's like you know me.
No, at first it was a bad grade.
Physics just kicked my ass.
I mean, I was so close to graduating,
so close to putting everything behind...
It felt like, I was proving everyone right.
So I got desperate.
And I finally decided to go
to the professor's office and...
throw myself on his mercy.
And let me guess...
the bastard took advantage of the situation.
He propositioned you.
Really love that you think that.
No, I get there and it hits me.
He's hot, and he's a guy.
And if there's one thing I know,
it's what hot guys want.
I get there,
and I totally have a new plan
right there on the fly,
shortest way from point A to point B,
I close the door and I tell him
how things are going to go down,
how we could help each other out.
And all he has to do is say
the word and my panties are off.
I know, I know it's, uh, it's insane.
I don't know what I was thinking.
And for a split second,
I actually thought that I totally
miscalled the whole situation,
but only for a split second,
because he does not hesitate,
nor does he hesitate
the following day when
he went straight to the Dean's office
and turned me in
for propositioning him,
conveniently leaving out the part about
how he took up the offer right there in the office...
twice.
So when I told everyone what
happened, he denied it,
and they believed him. I mean,
they say all the right things about
having a fair investigation and there's no
final decision, anything yet,
but they believed him.
I know they do because
he's still there, and I'm...
I'm here with you.
I'm, I'm sorry.
Don't be, you didn't do anything.
I'm still sorry.
So, I'm back to where I started,
under the watchful eye of mom,
which don't get me wrong.
Maybe that's what I need.
Like a, sort of, recurring penance
for an endless string of sins.
Basically, I'm a walking disaster and a
perfect example of what not to do
ever.
Especially when it comes to men.
Thanks daddy.
Huh?
Oh yeah. That's right.
I didn't mention...
When I was 15,
my dear old dad,
went to his 20-year high school reunion
on the Strip and never came back.
All my shrinks are pretty
sure that's where all my bad guy,
bad choices things started.
With daddy issues.
So, don't forget, in Vegas,
the house always wins and sometimes
they take more than your money.
Don't get me started on dads.
Start.
Long story.
What? You got something better to do?
Like, another girl randomly going
to drop by any second now?
No, let's just say,
I know a little something about...
complicated family dynamics
and... not knowing what to do.
No one to help you with that?
No, she left.
She?
I waited, you know.
Waited?
Until you were the
only one left in the house,
so that I could bring the mail.
[music]
I was right about you.
You were?
When I saw you, I thought...
he's best one over there.
of all the boys coming and going...
he's the best one.
But, he's also the one
who will break your heart.
Because I know myself.
I know how to pick em.
I'm right, aren't I?
You'd break my heart...
If I let you.
Probably, but, I wouldn't...
Let me guess,
you wouldn't mean to.
I wouldn't want to.
I know a few things about dads, or...
I don't... I thought I did.
Growing up,
my mom always said that...
my dad walked out on us.
Crap! I didn't mean to...
Oh no. It's okay. Um, I'm just
saying, I know what you're saying.
Sort of. My dad was gone before
I had any memory of him,
but my mom realized he wasn't coming back...
She put all this stuff out to
the curb, free to a good home,
except for the Bowie records said,
David Bowie's a legend and original
vinyl is worth something.
Did you ever listen to them?
All the time.
Sometimes with her,
but, it was like,
the connection the three of us had.
Sometimes I wonder,
what he was like,
if he was,
a little messed up in the head,
I mean, some PTSD or
some crazy artistic type.
I mean, you gotta be out there
to name your son, Major Tom.
Wait, your name is Major Tom?
Like in the song?
Yeah, but I like it.
Do they call you that?
No. Most people call me Tom.
Major's more of a family thing, I guess.
Does it remind you of your dad?
Kinda.
When you grow up without any
real memory of your father,
you kind of fill in the gaps
with what you have. Bowie,
the records, the music, my name,
even some of his personas
throughout the years,
they all kind of create a connection.
Kind of weird, right?
No it isn't. It's your truth.
So that's the thing. It's not.
It was just easier to tell me that.
I'm going to need a lot more
here. I don't understand.
Have you ever heard of
Aarden World Holdings?
The company? They own all
the media stuff. Right?
Mmm-hmm.
Newspapers, magazines, cable channels.
Yeah, who hasn't heard of them.
Plus, everybody knows about
this old Australian guy who runs it.
South African, actually.
Oh yeah. That's right. And super rich.
Yeah. And that super rich South
African guy, is my actual father.
What? Your dad is Jan Aarden?
Oh my God. I've read about this.
About me, last year.
But wait, didn't Jan Aarden have
that secret son with, um...
The maid? Hi mom.
You really didn't know.
Not a clue.
I can't even imagine...
but wait, the records...
Yeah, turns out that was all bullshit.
So wait, hold on.
Do you know how many kids
would kill for that story?
My dad really didn't abandon me. He's
this super rich South African media mogul.
You'd think so, but...
when we all found out, what...
my mom and Jan did,
the whole world blew up.
She was fired.
I understood. She understood.
It just, still felt wrong though.
She did get a lot of
money out of the deal.
Yeah. I read about that too,
but I didn't realize it
was to get rid of you guys.
Oh no, just her.
After everything calmed down,
Melanie, my dad's wife,
I don't think she hated my mom. She just...
couldn't have her around
and pretend everything was okay.
She really did make
an effort with me though.
Welcomed me into the family.
Made sure everyone else did too.
She didn't want me to be held
responsible for something
I had nothing to do with.
But everything sucked now.
Everything was different.
One day my dad was this
whole Bowie-inspired fantasy.
The next day, it's Jan.
Which, if I'm being honest,
was the closest thing I ever had to a dad.
And Melanie was like a second mother.
Wait, that makes Christopher
Aarden your brother.
Yep.
Impromptu rescue pilot, philanthropist,
all around perfect human being.
That's the one.
And Beth is my sister,
which is surreal because they always
treated me like a kid brother growing up. So...
everything should have
been the same, or better, but...
it wasn't.
I mean, Jan was a good
father figure, I guess.
He was actually the first person
I told I was bi, his response was,
total love and acceptance.
Tom.
Yeah. But willing to be a father figure,
isn't the same as willing to be a father.
When you think about all the times,
we've been in the same room,
the three of us, a family.
And he knew, she knew, and...
not me. The only idiot in
the room who didn't know.
Yeah, Dads suck sometimes.
Yup. Now I'm here. Still not knowing
what I'm going to do about it.
Why did you leave though?
Was it all the media attention?
Did they change their
minds about welcoming you?
Not exactly. I um...
I'm glad you stayed.
I am too.
I probably shouldn't have though.
My mom has the National Guard
out looking for me right now.
But... I don't regret coming over...
and I definitely don't regret staying.
But I think we're a little
too sad for each other.
Maybe.
I get that.
No, I mean, we'll do this again. If you'd like.
I'd very much like.
Good answer.
But, we're going to have to watch the sadness.
I feel like, livestock.
Hmm. Like I'm grading you for something.
Well get used to it.
It's kind of the point of things here.
We'll get you your own stuff eventually, but
since we're throwing you in right
off the bat, we'll wing it for a bit,
make a few guesses...
For what?
To see where you'll end up.
A big part of what you'll
be doing in the beginning is just
finding your vibe, hitting your stride.
That's when we'll see what character emerges
Character?
Yep, character.
The thing to remember is
that this work isn't about you.
It's about the subscribers and their
stylized idealized view of you.
You never want to try to live up to that,
to actually be what they want.
That is a mind fuck. And the only person
who benefits is your future therapist.
So what guys do,
instinctively really, is just...
find and settle into their character,
their performance identity.
For some like Taylor, it's...
a finely honed Gonzo version,
of who they are already.
For others, it's just them
with a little more confidence,
a little more showmanship.
Some people turn into someone else
entirely when the camera comes on,
like, a switch flips in their brain
and then somebody else is home
all of a sudden.
So like, a Ziggy Stardust thing?
Uhhh, sure.
The thing to remember is we won't know
what you are until you've been at it for awhile, so...
just have fun with it.
Try something on, if it doesn't work,
try something else.
Well, I'll uh, start with trying all these on,
and we'll go from there.
Aren't you going to
tell me about the girl?
She's the one from sort of across
the street, right? Likes to jog?
Should probably back off the coffee a bit.
She's more of a tequila person.
I know, this house is full
of cameras. Remember?
Oh, I remember.
Well, for the record,
I'm not against any of my
guys having a little fun.
I do hire healthy young
specimens for a reason after all.
And, you wouldn't be the first guy
to sneak a hot little mouse in here,
while the cat's away.
But I was surprised to see that she
spent the night. That's a new one for me.
Did you guys, uh,
know each other before?
In passing.
Is it serious?
Does it matter?
Yes, Tom, it does.
Relationships can bring drama, and she
and her mother live practically across the street.
I do my best to keep a
low profile in this neighborhood.
And when something has the
potential to mess that up,
I'm going to say something.
Okay. I get it.
We met...
We met up yesterday.
We had a few drinks. We had sex.
She spent the night,
because it was really good sex.
You know the kind you get tired after.
Nothing more to read into,
nothing to worry about.
I'm not gonna mess anything up.
Fine.
Just... don't forget to save some
of that chaotic energy for me.
Oh, I've been saving it up.
For the customers. That's what
you meant. Right?
Whatever....
Just... take a look at that stuff
and let me know what you think...
and... be ready to go first thing tomorrow.
It's going to be one hell
of a first day at work.
Hey, can you hand me one of those extra towels.
Admit it, as fun as pre-gaming
downstairs at the bar was,
the night didn't really get started
until the girls got here.
Divorce parties are wild.
All that pent up energy, and...
resentment. Damn!
Yeah, they uh, really started going
crazy once you started stripping.
You know I think they were mad
you didn't join in.
Yeah... no.
You are... you're a really good dancer though.
I was impressed.
Tommy Boy...
If you... noticed my dancing...
I wasn't doing it right.
I thought you had a couple
coming over tonight.
I do.
How the f...
Did they commission you
a bionic dick in the Marines?
I wish. I am still stuck doing
it, the old-fashioned way.
What's that shit?
What isn't in here?
Uppers for the long days,
uh, downers for the short nights, and...
poppers, you know, to...
accommodate the customers, as needed.
Besides that, it's just a bunch of shit to keep
my body strong, cock hard, and anxiety in check.
Do you, really need all that?
Look man, I know you're like...
rich as fuck, or your family is or--
If you know that, then you
know, my mom was--
eh, the maid. Yeah, we all,
we all read the stories,
um, to a guy like me...
being the poorest guy in the room in
your situation, would still be rich as fuck.
I'm not following.
Well, my parents are good people.
Well, my mom was...
before she died, but
they had no idea about anything.
I mean they were,
both fifteen when they had me, and
dropped out of school
the next year to work.
Whoa.
I know, right?
It was just a lifetime of two to
three jobs and endless side hustles.
Most of them were shit.
Mom wasn't, cut out for it, and...
Body just gave out one day.
But even then my dad, uh...
He wouldn't let me help out.
Must be nice to have a,
dad that gives a damn.
It is. But I, uh,
I actually think you might've
seen yours more than I saw mine.
I only saw him like fifteen minutes,
if, uh, you know, he was...
changing between jobs or...
passing out from exhaustion
while I was getting ready for school.
Who, took care of you?
I did Tommy boy.
I mean, don't get me wrong.
Uh, right when you hit puberty...
and you want to try anything and everything.
Having an apartment to yourself
and a dad who is too busy to notice anything...
pretty sweet.
But I wasn't going
to let him end up like my mom.
So senior year of high school,
I enlisted in the Marine Corps,
so I could support myself,
and help support him.
Best decision I ever made.
Why'd you leave?
Too much fucking supervision.
No... too much risk,
not enough money.
In order to take
care of myself and uh,
be able to make sure my dad didn't have
anything to worry about, I had to make a lot more money.
So you ended up here.
The path is a little more complicated, but yeah.
I like that I can make
as much money as I put into it.
I've been Jordan's top earner for years.
I use that to, uh,
leverage myself into a
better deal each year and...
to tell my dad that he can,
plan for a fucking retirement.
Nice.
This is my retirement plan.
I work every... day I have off...
and I invest every cent,
and I don't pretend to be
better than my parents or anything.
Just a little more education
and one specific, uh,
marketable skill right between my legs.
There's that.
Yeah, but it's not forever.
This all has an expiration date.
So I'm going to make it rain,
every minute of every day,
as long as I can.
[knocking on door]
Hi, come on in.
Hi... I'm Tania.
Hi...
This is Martin...
And, we have um... I don't know,
what's it... an appointment?
That works for me.
I know this is probably silly, but I
brought you something.
It's banana bread.
I don't know if it's proper--
Don't, don't, don't...
It's my mother's recipe.
It's my mother's recipe.
I bet it's delicious. Thank you.
I bet it's delicious. Thank you.
So... so what happens next?
Do we sign something or?
He'll, he'll tell us Marty.
I showed him everything you sent.
Yeah, but that was before...
we are here now...
No, it's, it's okay. That's a good question.
It's actually pretty straightforward.
I'll explain all the logistics and
what costs what, and what you pay for--
I.... I'm, I'm sorry.
We have, we need to leave.
Marty?
Let's leave.
Whatever you decide. It's fine.
You're great. Uh, may I jump in?
Marty, before you go, can...
we just talk first? Just talk.
Go, go, I'll be here.
Go, go, I'll be here.
Yeah, okay.
[bedroom door closing]
You... okay?
This is for him.
I love him. He needs this.
That's really good.
Thank you.
Can I pour you a drink?
Um, actually, yeah.
You're sure you're okay?
This is for Martin.
I think I've loved him
since the moment I met him.
I had just moved to the States back
then and my English was terrible.
So I was really, really shy. You know,
he didn't always look like that.
Before the accident, he was very athletic.
He was this big baseball
player who knew everyone.
Back at school, he had all these friends,
but would always come over and sit with me.
When did you two get married?
His first year at UNLV.
Even though our parents
thought it was too soon.
16 years and two twin girls later,
I'd like to think...
things are still good...
But?
There's no but.
I love my husband.
Did... something happen?
You know, that site, your
friend works for?
Yes.
I found out Martin has been
subscribing to it for years.
And when I did, I just asked
him and he just told me.
Told you what?
That he'd never lied
to me about his feelings for me.
He'd always known that he was
attracted to men too.
And there it was, just like that.
Was he leading a double life?
No. Oh God, no, not Marty.
If you knew Martin,
you knew that's not him at all.
That sounds good.
Why couldn't I tell?
That he was bisexual?
That he had this thing inside of him, this...
part of him that he denied every day,
because he didn't want to let down
the... shy girl with no friends.
He said he didn't want me
to doubt myself or his love,
but things were different once I knew.
Family secrets can do that.
So I started asking him questions. I said,
do you regret marrying me? He said, no.
I asked if our sex life had
been unsatisfying. He said, no.
But then I asked about the times where,
when he would go
online and watch...
your friend, and...
and you?
And I asked him if he
ever wondered, what if...
What if I hadn't needed
him so much? What if I...
What if we didn't
get married so early?
You're amazing. You know that?
Why?
You could have treated
this very differently.
Seen it as a betrayal.
No... we're partners.
We made vows... in front
of God... to each other.
We vowed that we would put
the other person first,
if they had a greater need,
He's always done that for me.... Always...
You want him to have the
choice, the experience,
but you still want him to choose you.
I... think he has.
Why did you come tonight?
Taylor said you guys booked
a couple's experience.
Marty insisted. He...
He insisted on this.
I knew that it would be weird.
And I knew that he would
not want me here,
but he tried to take care of me, even in this.
I don't think so.
What do you mean?
I... I think he knows this could be
as much for you as it is for him.
Maybe more.
Give you a chance to explore...
You... You're cute... I'll give you that.
No, I mean,
you two together as partners,
with whatever happens next.
And like you said, it's not
the dark ages anymore.
And he said it too.
He's loved you from the start. You.
Would you like to join us?
I'll pay of course.
Thank you. I'm flattered,
but it's not really my thing.
Just enjoy yourself.
I have to see who has been
trying to reach me anyway.
Can't I convince you?
Major, it's Chris.
I know you don't want to
hear from me, but honestly,
I don't care right now.
I need to speak to you.
Dad needs to speak to you. He's...
Look, I'm sorry to put it this way,
but you need to man up and be
an actual member of this family.
Maybe start by answering your phone.
Jesus Christ Major, stop fuckin
around and come home.
Um. I'm sorry. I'm um, I'm sorry.
You know what? I'm, I'm just going to
keep trying throughout the night and...
I'll eventually get a hold of you.
No, you won't.
[music]
What's this?
Since it's officially your first day...
we wanted to welcome you...
officially.
This, this like a hazing?
No... nothing that serious... get up here.
What the fuck? Are those bunny ears?
Oh, its not that bad. Relax. Hey...
A lot easier, if you just let it happen, alright?
Woooo, come on! Looking good!
[yelling and cheering]
(Kai) Those ears fit you buddy!
You're looking real good up there.
(Kai) Hey, just breathe through it.
It'll all be over soon. You got it buddy.
Looking good! Yeah! Taylor, you forget
how to spell? Let's go! Move it along!
[yelling and cheering]
(Tom) What's next?
You show us what you got?
What? Now? You want me to
pull my pants down here?
Yeah, what are you new here or something?
Tom, you're about to start on a whole new adventure, baby.
Might as well take that first step.
Well...
he's gonna do great here.
[yelling and clapping]
[upbeat music]
Men at work, boys at play
[upbeat music]
Men at work, boys at play
[upbeat music]
Men at work, boys at play
[upbeat music]
[music slows down and stops]
Anybody seen Taylor?
It's that time of the month.
What time is that?
Daddy's home with his medication.
I haven't seen him.
Casey?
How would I know Jordan?
Jordan! Down here!
Be right there.
Oh, and Casey? Watch the attitude.
He gets his drugs from Jordan?
Yeah.
Most of them like Adderall and Viagra,
are even legal,
Jordan just gets them prescribed.
He's really good at convincing doctors, he needs stuff.
And the rest... he gets in other ways.
Then he sells them to
you guys, like a dealer?
No, just Taylor, and...
he doesn't really sell anything.
It's more like a trade. Remember?
How can he bring that shit in here, Casey?
It's fine.
No, it's not fine! You're
a recovering addict for fuck's sake.
It's not about me. It's about
Taylor. It's their arrangement. I, I,
I don't get in the middle of it.
Casey, you're allowed to have
your own opinions about things.
Fine. I don't like it, but...
hey come on, Taylor screws around with
everybody. It's not like it's personal.
It's not like Jordan wants him specifically.
And he doesn't love Jordan, not like--
Not like you.
Why do you love him?
Casey, you've got so much going on for
you, and you've been through so much.
Why are you settling for this?
I'm not settling for anything.
Casey, you don't need this place.
And you definitely don't need Jordan.
How do you know what I need?
Just trust me, what you two have...
that's not love. That's control.
Just stop.
Love can be complicated.
You have to be patient and understanding
and sometimes just give it time--
How much time?
How much time before the putdowns aren't enough?
How much time...
before your new daddy
cracks your jaw like your old one?
Casey, I...
It's fine.
No Casey, it's not fine. I...
I said, it's fine.
Everything, okay in here?
Yep.
(Tom) What's up?
I'm headed to the locker
for a back to back.
Um...
Uh, Casey...
Jordan said not to forget to have
everything ready for the club tonight.
Yeah. Right.
Okay. Oh...
and a, he's in one of his moods, so...
might want to get on that.
Got it.
Casey.
I said I was fine.
You should probably go
get ready for tonight too.
Sure Jordan can't wait to personally
introduce you to everyone there.
Actually, ah...
I think I'm going to sit this one out.
My stomach's not feeling so hot.
Seriously?
Move your ass Casey!
I don't pay you to spend all day up there
chatting with your boyfriend.
Casey, what's it going to take
for you to open your eyes?
Do any cute boys live here?
Yeah, but they all went to
this personal appearance.
Oh shoot. I guess I'll have
to make do with you then.
I figured I owed you guys
and I brought some cards.
Ooh, what are we going to play?
Ehh, Go Fish, Old Maid.
I don't care...
As long as you can strip to it.
That's cheating.
I'm still in this game,
as long as this sock is still here.
Static cling will protect me.
Hmm. Go fish!
Who taught you how to play Old Maid?
I make my own rules. Just like you
Do we have to
consult the old maid?
If so, I know her... I'll call...
Hey Mrs. Bridger...
Mrs. Bridger!
You're so stupid.
like really... stupid...
I see you're feeling better.
Jordan, I a...
I actually don't care.
Did you guys finish up early?
Nope.
Where's everyone else?
Guys are still there.
Big success.
Our... big new star got stuck home... sick.
Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
Club's under new management.
Jerry still owns the place, but he's got this idiot
running things from day to day
We didn't see eye to
eye. Things got tense.
Taylor stepped in and Casey...
who does have a decent idea in his
pretty little head every now and then,
convinced me to clear out,
let the guys do their thing,
take it up with Jerry next week.
Check clears the same either way.
What's the problem?
What's not the problem, when you put
one of these young kids in charge of shit.
They're all like Lewis.
They all think they know a better way,
and they want more and more,
for less and less,
and when you point that out,
they go on, and on, and on,
about followers, and how they're
really paying you in exposure.
World is changing Tom.
Between people ripping our shit down,
and posting it to the tube sites and
all these little instant thoughts,
nickel and diming folks on the fan sites,
I don't even recognize
the industry anymore.
The numbers are shit,
going every which way but up.
Last year, the site pulled down a tenth of
what we made our best three years.
This house,
this house is a downgrade
from what we used to have,
half the rooms, half the boys.
So are we in trouble?
No, but I'll tell you...
It's getting harder and harder to
justify, doing all of this, for all of you.
When I'm getting more attitude
than gratitude these days,
and loyalty doesn't mean shit
to anybody anymore.
Look at Lewis...
Jim...
probably Casey next...
or you.
Ungrateful! Every single one of you.
If it's so bad, Jordan,
why not pack it all up
and teach us a lesson?
Be careful what you
wish for Tom.
Seriously, Jordan...
what's your end game?
Cause sitting around bitchin about
your life, and your employees, isn't a plan.
I'm touched by your concern for me.
This shit affects more than just you
Jordan. Think about Casey.
You're pretty much keeping
that kid in a holding pattern.
I am only going to tell
you this one time Tom.
I don't need you to tell me a
thing. Not about my business,
not about Casey or any of my friends here.
Friends? Really? You're not splitting the
rent with a bunch of friends, Jordan.
You're running your own little Fantasy Island,
stocked with guys who aren't your friends,
they're your employees.
Sure it's all great, as some kind of immersion
therapy, full of fucked up childhood feelings.
But let's not pretend you
don't pay everyone to be here.
You don't know a fucking thing about
my childhood or how I grew up.
I know you didn't grow up.
You weren't the kid who took all the rejection
from the jocks, and the frat boys,
and the popular kids, and
did something good with it,
you did this.
You just went out and collected the most
vulnerable versions of all the guys,
you couldn't get the time
of day from back then,
and forced them into the sickest
game of role-playing I've ever seen.
It's... fucking disgusting!
Fantasy Island? Immersion therapy?
Go fuck yourself!
It's called business Tom.
Ever heard of it?
I hire guys... who I get along with,
who were good at their job
and who can make me money.
This shit has nothing to do with me.
All I see is their talent
and potential--
Come on Jordan!
How many black guys
you ever hire? Hispanic?
You literally told Lewis,
he didn't fit in here.
Because every single guy
you pay... to have around,
it's just a stand in... for everyone that
rejected you back in Plainfield, Illinois.
And then you wait... and you wait....
until you apply just the right leverage,
in just the right way... until you
can get these guys... to do all the stuff,
that none of them
would do back home.
At least to you.
You don't know a God
damn thing about me.
Oh, but you better believe
that I know about you.
I see right through your trashy
little rebel without a clue act, Tom.
I see right through to the
poor little rich kid... who,
thinks that it's fun to get down
in the dirt and slum around with
the likes of us.
All while crying into his diary at
night about how emotionally
difficult it is to have a
rich family and a big dick!
There we go, right on time.
Everything's about the dick to
you Jordan... or rather...
the dick you'd never get, if you
didn't pull out your checkbook,
You're a fucking mess Tom!
With all your virtue signaling,
and judgment of us
lesser human beings.
You'd never know that you're the
surprise bastard son of the third
of the third richest
man in the world.
Oh... oh right.
But you didn't find
that out til recently,
because while he definitely
wanted your mom,
turning out the family maid
is just classic, isn't it?
He definitely didn't want... you.
Shut the hell up!
Or what? You're gonna hit me?
Please,
because that would actually
require you... to take a stand,
and make a god damn choice.
Drop the Long Island
tough guy act, Tom.
I'm already full up on the
performative self-righteousness
and your progressive hetero-flexibility.
It always comes down
to that, doesn't it?
You're mad, because you can't have me.
You can manipulate...
all the other guys...
professionally, personally,
do whatever it takes, to get them
into your bed and onto your cameras,
make them take all the risk,
but you can't have me,
and it, fucking kills you.
I don't want you, Tom.
I don't want to help you,
I don't want to fuck you,
And I definitely don't want to indulge
this professional victimhood any longer!
Bull, shit!
If I said you could
have me right now,
you'd be on your knees
soooo fast... your mouth.
Get... out of my way!
Classic Jordan!
All talk, no action!
[eerie music]
[angry music]
You should probably take a shower.
The guys will... They guys will be back soon.
[regretful music]
[regretful music]
[knocking on door]
Hey. Are you going to be out
soon? I don't mean to rush you.
I just have a shower scene today.
Yeah, I'll be out in a minute.
Are you okay?
We haven't really talked in a week
since you missed that big appearance.
I know you weren't feeling well.
Yeah, I'm okay. I'll be down in a bit.
Get a few angles, Casey.
I want to play this up in the
press over the next few weeks.
I think Shawn here is going
to be a popular addition.
Yeah, I remember seeing you talking to Jordan
when we made that club appearance last week.
Before I was so rudely distracted.
That was me.
To be honest, Jordan,
I didn't think you were
feeling me that much,
especially since you kind of... walked away
when I asked about diversity on the site.
Oh, that... um,
Well I like to play a little hard to
get when someone approaches me.
Heightens the mystique.
Hey man, it's all good, right? I mean,
actions speak louder than words, right?
I mean, the double standards in
this industry... are unreal.
I mean, black people we're kept on one side of
the tracks, in busted low budget bullshit, or...
stereotyped for some
white dudes fantasy role-play.
Really?
Oh, you never have to
worry about that here.
I've been trying to get more diversity,
and especially to add more
African-American talent.
I've just been waiting on
somebody of your... caliber.
Hey man, I appreciate it.
You just don't meet many woke guys like
you in this industry, Jordan.
Hey, don't worry... happens to all of us.
What?
You know, weird moment
where it all sinks in.
It's not all so new, and it's
definitely not as fun anymore.
Saw your face out there,
figured you might be there.
In the neighborhood.
Hey, look some guys
only last a few weeks.
Shit! Danny Morrissey didn't
even last a day. It's a lot man.
Jordan's a lot.
Yeah, he is. That's
just our industry, man.
Island of misfit toys.
No kid tells their teacher
they want to stroke dick,
usually their own for cash,
when they grow up.
But you end up here somehow.
Road's not always pretty.
I just try not to judge.
Better than me.
Nah... Nah, I've just got a little
more perspective than you do.
How long have you been doing this?
For Jordan? About three years.
I was... somewhere else
before this... that was a...
bad scene.... Trust me. This is
actually one of the better situations.
So how'd you get into it?
Nachos and cheese.
What?
From a gas station, to be exact.
You're probably not going
to understand this, but...
when you're strapped for cash, and...
haven't had a decent paycheck in years...
even the smallest of things can make
you feel like you're treating yourself.
When I drove out to LA at 18
straight out of high school,
determined to be the next Brad Pitt.
I was broke as a joke, man. I split
everything with friends or roommates.
I didn't spend a penny unless
it was absolutely necessary...
with one tiny exception.
Gas station nachos.
You got it... Not every day, just...
If I nailed an audition, or more likely bombed
an audition...missed home too much...
they were the one thing I didn't
need but I let myself have.
So... what does that have to do with this?
Probably nothing, but...
it makes the story about how some guy came
up to me in the gas station and offered me $400,
to let him tape me jerking off,
a little more interesting.
A stranger?
Yeah... LA is weird like that man.
I said no, of course, but...
kept the card. Why not, right?
You... when you're... when you're as broke as I was,
$400 isn't exactly something to sneeze at.
So that card just kinda
sat around taunting me,
and every time another bill came in,
or I... screwed up another audition,
I'd pull it out and look at it.
Suddenly gas station nachos didn't
make me feel as good as they used to.
So... you...
Yep... just once... you know...
And then just once or
twice more to buy that...
one thing, or the other thing I
needed to pay for that one time.
It was dangerous., but every time I
needed cash, I knew exactly how to get it.
It was easy... I was an actor,
I knew how to switch things up,
keep it interesting and
make even more money.
I wish I could say I didn't know
what I was getting into, or...
just got addicted to the
benefits or the attention, but....
honestly, the truth is...
I just liked not being rejected.
Just liked feeling like a star.
And I really liked being able to
buy more than gas station nachos.
Do you regret it?
No. No. I don't think so.
I'd be lying if I didn't say there weren't
those days when I still wondered...
what if I went to one more audition?
What if I stuck it out for one more month?
Tom.
If you're not feeling it anymore, you can walk.
Hey, no one's going to blame you.
You already lasted longer
than Danny Morrissey.
Hey, there you are.
Your phone has been going off
nonstop for the last 10 minutes.
[door closing]
Now you're following me?
Hey, major. It's good to see you too.
It's not good to see you, Chris.
It's an invasion of my privacy.
I'm not surprised Jan's
keeping tabs on me.
Look, he's not keeping
tabs on you at all--
What did he do? Hire a private
investigator? Track my phone?
Satellite surveillance?
No!
Then what?
You're on the Internet!
It's not that complicated.
Look!
Relax.
Take it easy. Take a deep
breath. You want some water?
Yes please. So whose place is this?
The company's.
Of course.
Look, I'm not going to apologize
for our family's success.
Our family?
Yes. Our family.
Listen, if you're here about the
Internet stuff, I'm an adult.
I don't need your approval.
I don't need Jan's approval.
I don't need anyone's approval.
Jon, and no one else... we're not trying to--
Jon, and no one else... we're not trying to--
And...
If I wanted to talk to you, Chris,
I would've returned your texts or your
phone call. I don't want to talk to Jan.
I don't want to talk to my mother,
I don't want to talk to anyone else.
We tried the family thing.
It didn't work out. Remember?
Are you done?
First of all,
we didn't "try the family
thing." We sat around for months,
mostly in shock, avoiding dad and
the fucking paparazzi. And then,
finally, when we were ready
to try and fix things,
to try the "family thing," you
decided to blow things up. You did.
Yeah. And your reaction
was so understanding.
Oh my God. I'm sorry.
Was it supposed to be?
Let me just jump off my
little high horse here, okay?
or did you expect some free pass for
the bloody stunt that you pulled?
Maybe?
Maybe I expected a little understanding
from a family that realized how my
entire life got fucked up right before.
How I was lied to about
some really important shit,
by some really important people.
People who were supposed to love me.
People I was supposed
to be able to trust.
But hey, what do I know about family, right?
Well, you're definitely an Aarden.
What's that supposed to mean?
It's a family trait to believe that
the whole world revolves around you.
Look, I've known you your whole life.
You really think I didn't notice how much
of a punch in the gut that was?
But here's the thing. It
didn't just happen to you.
It happened to all of us.
They lied to all of us.
Your mother and my
father lied to all of us.
Did you ever stop to think about that?
Did you ever stop to think what
that secret did to my mother,
or about Bethany and me and
what it did to us? But no, it's fine,
you keep on lecturing me,
about your pain, your feelings.
about your pain, your feelings.
Chris!
NO! STOP! Shut up!
You're going to listen to me now!
Because this is exactly how you've
been ever since we all found out.
Look.
What my father and your mother
did to you is fucking wrong.
I get that, and I'm
sorry about that.
But what you did when you left us without
a word...what you did to my mother,
who loved you like a son, all your life...
that...
is all you.
What was I supposed to do?
I don't fucking know! None of us do!
But you know, what would have helped?
Is if we stayed together as a family,
as a unit, and we try
to work it out together,
but now everybody is off
worrying about father...
and they still have to worry about you.
Dad doesn't need anybody
looking after him.
He's got people for that.
Did you listen to any
of the messages we left?
Yeah, like one or two.
Dad's in the hospital.
What?
Yeah, he had a heart attack a couple
of weeks ago. It... it was a minor one, but...
get this, it was his third one. He
didn't tell us about any of the others.
And now there's something wrong with the, the...
the valve isn't pumping the way it should.
How do... how do they fix it?
They don't. They just manage it
until there's nothing else to do.
Shit.
Yeah. Look, he needs to see you.
I... I can't--
No.
I'm not asking you to come with me right
now. I'm just asking you to think about it.
Okay? And I'm not just asking for him.
It's for all of us.
I'll think about it.
And uh...
What about this naked stuff?
Chris, can we not do this right now? I... I...
don't need to hear about how
I shamed the family in every way--
Hey, hey, hey...
I could never be ashamed of you.
Look... trust me... I've done
a lot of crazy stuff in my life.
Fortunately, long before the Internet.
What's this?
It's... it's money.
I... Chris...
No. This is a gift.
Look, just take it, use it,
use it, don't use it.... But it would be
really nice if you use it to come visit us.
Okay? It's your choice. No pressure.
Okay.
I can't believe he
showed up like that.
That's a power move.
I thought so too, but... I
don't know, when I got there,
it was different
than I expected.
What did you expect?
To tell me what a disgrace I was to
the family... how disappointed dad was...
to throw a bag over my head and
drag me back, kicking and screaming.
I don't know. They're really, really rich.
They can do that kind of stuff.
Not them, you.
You're officially one of them, now.
I honestly thought I burnt that
bridge with the way I left things.
What happened? You never told me.
We'd been trying to do the
family thing for awhile and...
well, they were trying,
I was suffocating under the
pressure that wasn't even there.
And then Melanie's niece
came out to the Hamptons.
Barely 18...
Barely...
You didn't?
I didn't.
I could have.
I would have.
I just... think I wanted them mad at me.
What did you do?
Little flirting. Some making out.
And when she said she
wanted to see me naked,
I was more than happy to indulge.
I started playing one
of my famous games.
And she started what will hopefully
be a lifelong interest in photography?
Oh my God.
And then I waited...
Waited until everyone found out.
And they'd get mad at me and,
I'd have my reason to run.
And they did.
So I did.
Wow.
Blowing things up in an
entirely unnecessary fashion
is kind of my specialty.
Mmm, at least it brought you here.
Yes it did. And I thought I'd
have it figured out by now,
but...
with Jan dying and the clock ticking,
I just don't know what I'm going to do.
I'd say you have to go to him.
But...
if my dad came back into my
life and was sick like that?
[vibrating cellphone]
[vibrating cellphone]
I... I just don't know...
maybe...
Sorry. It's the house.
Hey Karl, what's up?
I'm on my way.
Everything okay?
I have to go.
Of course.
[suspenseful music]
(Jordan) Come here God damnit,
stop, stop, come back, please...
Jordan!
[Jordan sobbing]
[slamming door]
Hey.
Hey? Is that some kind of joke?
What's going on? You and
Jordan have a fight?
You could say that.
Looks like a pretty big decision. Why don't
we take a minute? Think things through?
We can go somewhere and talk.
I'm not going anywhere
with you... to talk.
Listen, I don't know what he
told you. You need to know--
What!
What do I need to know, Tom?
That I don't matter?
That what matters to me is always going
to be the least important thing in the world,
when everything's an itch somewhere
that needs to be scratched?
Casey, it's not like that.
What's it not like?
This isn't some song where
the words hit different every time.
It's pretty black and white.
And the only one getting hit here is me.
The only one who nobody gave
a single fucking thought to, is me.
No Casey, I did it for...
Oh...
my God...
You did it for me?
Is that what you were about to say?
Sort of...
If you opened
your eyes a little bit.
Oh, I see...
Open my eyes...
See the light...
Come to my fucking senses.
You just did, what had to be done,
even if I couldn't see it yet. Is that it?
Maybe.
How are you any different, Tom?
How are you any different from the
so-called family I left behind?
Remember? The family
I had to run from?
That's not fair.
It's not?
Those people called themselves my blood.
They told me and anyone who would
listen, how much they loved me.
And they knew better than me, Tom.
They knew better than me that
I was going down a bad path.
They knew better than me that the
feelings I was having were misplaced,
and that the things I loved,
the things I wanted for myself,
were the wrong things.
They knew better than me,
and I was just too misguided,
or stubborn or selfish to see it.
So they hurt me, Tom.
They hurt me to help me, and they
did it again, and again, and again,
in ways you couldn't
even imagine.
But it's okay, right?
Because they did it for me?
I'm so sorry...
What?
That they did that...
or that you slept with...
the only person who's ever
made me feel like I was home,
like I was loved?
Casey, you need to believe me--
I need to believe you?
I believed that you cared about me.
I believed you when you said you
weren't interested in Jordan.
And I believed, when I left a week ago
for a goddamn personal appearance,
that you wouldn't go and fuck him on
every single surface in this house,
like you were a fucking farm animal, in heat!
So no! No, I don't need to believe you!
[Sarah weeping]
Sarah!
Sarah, please...
Sarah...
(crying) No!
Sarah!
Shit, shit... Tom....
Tom! You, you got a,
a situation... upstairs.
(Casey) What's happening? Jordan!
(Taylor) Jordan, what the fuck man?
(Casey) Taylor, Taylor!
(Taylor) Are you fucking
kidding me, right now?
(Casey) What are you doing?
Jordan... Jordan...
(Casey) TAYLOR! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Taylor I need your help!
(Casey) Taylor, what's happening?
(voice in his head) "He
gets his drugs from Jordan?"
You! Hey, 9-1-1 now!
Casey, I need you to sit down, please.
(Kai) Holy shit!
(Karl) Jordan, what THE FUCK!
(Kai) TAYLOR, COME ON, GO!
(Taylor) I'M HELPING HIM!
I AM HELPING HIM!
(Kai) When are they going to be here?
When are they going to be here?
(Taylor) Come on buddy!
(various) Come on Jordan! Come on buddy.
Tell em to get here!
(various) Jordan! GET UP! Jordan....
[yelling becomes distant and indistinct,
as sound of heartbeat overwhelms]
I think he would have responded if he
had an update... just give it some time.
Or maybe Casey doesn't
want to speak to me.
Then he would have texted me.
Casey knows we're out here, Tom.
I just think his mind is
on bigger things right now.
Are you praying?
Yeah.
Why?
Because it helps.
Helps who?
Jordan? Casey? Me?
Sure.
No... I think I'm...
beyond divine intervention at this point.
I don't think that's how it works.
No offense, but that's... the part I never
quite got about that kind of stuff.
Hurricane misses your house, you
thank God for protecting you.
Same hurricane knocks down
your house and kills your kids,
you're grateful to God
for comforting you.
You don't even resent those
He supposedly protected.
Tell me how that makes any sense?
You already did.
Either way, you're grateful.
And in those times when
things are really bad,
that can be enough.
You ever get anything you prayed for?
This job... working with you guys.
When my grandma died, and...
my sister and I were alone.
She was pregnant with her second kid,
but the bastard she was with dipped out,
said she was too much drama.
I didn't go to college and didn't
have a lot of experience doing much.
I prayed for a job that would
help me support her and her kids,
and would let me stay close
in case they ever needed me.
Saw the ad for the site the next day.
And you think God's okay
with the stuff we do?
I think God is always okay with us.
The rest we just have to figure
out along the way, the best we can.
Goddamn it, Casey! Why won't
he just send me an update?
I can go in and see if I
can find something out.
Yes, please.
Of course.
I'll come back with an
update as soon as I can.
Everything's going to be all right, Tom.
[door closing]
[eerie music]
[heavy breathing]
Karl said he'd call with any updates.
How's Jordan doing?
Even if he lives... he may have
permanent brain damage...
from what happened.
Um.... I'm so sorry, Casey.
I can't stop thinking of
what happens now.
Maybe... maybe
that's not a bad thing.
I'm not saying what happened
to Jordan was a good thing.
I'm not even trying
to make excuses--
Stop.
I don't...
Just... hear me out.
You're in a bad situation. Casey.
Not because Jordan was some evil
guy, but because he was broken...
like a lot of us in this
house... and maybe now...
now's your chance...
My chance?
Chance to get out of here, maybe
be who you were supposed to be.
If there wasn't any of the abuse,
or any Jordan, or any me.
And who is that?
I don't know....
But I do know you're
amazing Casey.
And I know...
what floating through life,
going station to station,
letting circumstance dictate
what happens... does to a person...
and... it doesn't fix anything.
So all this...everything
that just happened is...
my big chance...
To... to get out of here... to be better.
Please, tell me you get that, Casey.
Hi Jim.
Hey Casey, how is he doing?
We don't know.
They're... not sure how his... body's going
to respond to whatever they're doing.
That's the important
news... We don't know.
There's going to be a lot of that over the
next few weeks... and that's okay.
We can deal with it.
The people who shouldn't have to
deal with it... are the subscribers.
So here's what we're going to do.
We maintain the status quo.
The subscribers, they don't know.
They aren't going to ask about Jordan.
So we protect his privacy...
and the site...
by acting like nothing has changed..
Now...
I know... Jordan isn't perfect.
What we've had...
hasn't been perfect...
[music]
Oh hey! Hey!
Oh!
Oh my gosh, thanks so much.
They can never find my house.
I thought this would be
better but, not so much.
Is this even my car? Are you
going to the airport too?
Its.... definitely yours.
I was just about to order one.
Oh, okay.
(driver) Can I put your bags in the car?
Oh, well, now it looks like you don't have to.
You sure?
Yeah, why not? Come on.

If you need me, I'll be at the station
Thanks again.If you need me, I'll be at the station
It's really no problem at all.If you need me, I'll be at the station
It's actually nice having company this early.If you need me, I'll be at the station
It's actually nice having company this early.Time to move on, and time to take a pause
Time to move on, and time to take a pause
Some day I'll have all I wanted
I only wish, I knew what it was
Being, alone is not oneness
Feeling, nothing is just numbness
Too late, too much to suffer
40 days, 40 nights for prayer
To seek the things we were meant for
To learn the things we should say
Review, erase, rewrite
Change the station
Changing stations
We're spinning, spinning, spinning, a storm in the sand
Yeah, were drifting, drifting, drifting, beyond all our plans
We're kissing, kissing, kissing, the lips of the past
Yeah, we're driving, driving, driving, the edge of the map
Too late, too much to suffer
Ohhh, 40 days, 40 nights for prayer
To seek the things we were meant for
To learn the things we should say
Review, erase, rewrite
Change the station
Changing stations
Yeah, were changing stations
Ooooo, changing stations
Changing stations