The Hunting Wives (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

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Previously on
The Hunting Wives
This is Sophie and
her husband, Graham.
They just moved
here from Boston.
How did I not know
you were married
and to such a cutie pie?
Have you seen Brad?
He's probably inside
with the twins.
I'll go look.
Brad
Oh.
Stop, stop.
We did it before.
Lord God, please remove
this desire from my
heart, and Lord God,
please remove this
desire from Brad's heart.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Banks.
It won't happen again.
It better not.
Some of y'all may
have heard rumors
that I was throwing my hat
in the ring for governor.
If you run,
everything changes.
You really want people looking
at the way we have fun?
It's just you and the gun,
one thing working together.
You look like this gal
Mandy I used to know.
Why don't you get
the fuck out of here?
So what's your deal?
My deal?
I mean, I get not
drinking and driving,
but you don't do either.
I had a car accident
a few years ago.
I'd had a few drinks.
Fuck.
Just a few come ♪
Just to get high ♪
It's a little too
late To be on time ♪
Gin that smells
Of turpentine ♪
All I wanna do is ♪
Have a good time ♪
All I wanna do is ♪
Roll the dice ♪
Ooh ♪
Papi!
Papi!
Has made
Whole hearts awake ♪
At the sound
Of Jesus's name ♪
Where the spirit of Lord is ♪
There is freedom
There is freedom ♪
Where the spirit
Of the Lord is ♪
It's like the Allman
brothers up there.
They got two drummers.
They have two drummers.
There is freedom ♪
Come out of the dark ♪
Just as you are ♪
Into the fullness ♪
What are we doing here?
This is crazy.
When the boss invites
you to come to church,
you go to church.
Whoo!
Wow.
Y'all are singing praise to Him.
How about Holy Horizon Worship?
Can we get a big hand for them?
Aren't they wonderful?
And my wife.
You all know my
lovely wife, Jill.
Aw. Hi, everybody.
She is so
devoted to Project Life,
to our women's
fellowship circle.
But what I'm most in awe of
is how she's opened up
our home to the community.
So now I'd like to try
and be as welcoming as my wife,
and I'd like to invite
all the first-timers here
to come up to the stage
-Uh, no.
-No.
and
let us honor you.
Come on!
That's right.
Come on up.
Oh, my God, Graham. Go, go, go.
-Grab him!
-Go get him!
-Jack, buddy.
-That's right.
Don't be shy.
Come on, come on.
Come on.
Can we get a big old
Holy Horizon welcome
to our new parishioners?
That's right. That's
right. Welcome, y'all.
Thank you for coming up.
Now, today, we're going
to be talking about
the Book of Psalms, Chapter 6.
"I flood my bed with weeping."
Now, those are David's words.
Do you know why he wrote them?
Hmm?
Because David had sinned.
David had inflicted pain.
David had killed.
And he hated himself for it.
Now, we've all felt
that way, haven't we?
I know I have.
You just can't go on.
Maybe you think you
don't deserve to go on.
Maybe you think
you're unlovable.
But you are not.
Because God has made a deal
with us all, hasn't He?
That's right.
And what is that deal?
That deal is love.
And that deal is mercy.
That deal is grace!
Doesn't that sound good?
Yeah.
-Hi.
-Hey.
-Hi.
-I'm Starr.
Hi, I'm Sophie.
-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
I hope you don't
mind me saying this,
but I thought you looked
so happy up there
like, so peaceful.
Good. Yeah, yeah.
Thank you.
Peace is good.
Yeah, it is.
Oh, hey.
I don't know what
you're doing later on,
but if you want to come
lend a hand at Project Life,
it's led by the
reverend's wife who
Sophie. Hey, you.
Come on over here.
Are those new shoes?
Those are so cute with
the little silver buckle.
-Come here.
-I'll see you around.
OK.
Well, I see you
made a new friend.
Uh, yeah, I guess so.
She seems really nice.
Mm, sweet as pie.
So what did you
think of our church?
It's great.
I knew
you would love it!
You looked positively
born again up there.
Jesus does love a sinner.
Sinning? Who's sinning?
What'd I miss?
I was actually just invited
to something called
Project Life?
Don't worry.
It's just putting
together baby care kits.
It's not bombing clinics.
No, because there are no clinics
left to bomb, thanks to us.
At least not in Texas.
Sophie, isn't that your son?
-Oh, oh, oh.
-Oh!
Sorry, sorry. Jack.
Jack, no, no.
You sure got one feisty
little hound dog there.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Hey, now, word on
the street says
that the Sunday school
teacher has donuts.
-Do you like donuts?
-Yeah.
All right. Good.
Well, you go and look for
the lady with the pink box.
OK.
Now, as much as I love
communing with the Lord,
maybe it's time to change
the tune a little bit.
How about y'all come
over to our place tonight
for a proper get-to-know-ya?
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
-Now we're talking.
-Yeah.
Let's do it. Sounds fun.
Riches I need not ♪
Nor man's empty praise ♪
Thou mine inheritance ♪
Now and always
Now and always ♪
I think he's been working out.
Ew, Nina!
He's the pastor.
My heart ♪
-Brad, stop it.
-Come on, you guys.
-Hey! Boys.
-Brad.
T-minus tres semanas till
our mission trip to Mexico.
Now, tell me y'all
aren't playing sack tap
in my sanctuary.
Sorry, Pastor Pete.
I tried to
get them to stop.
So did I.
Yeah, about that,
I have this basketball
clinic at Baylor.
I don't think I can
come on the trip.
Wait, why'd I thought
the clinic was after?
It's right after.
My mom said she didn't
want me to cut it so close.
I bet she did.
We gotta get ready
for that car wash, right?
Fundraising.
-All right.
-Sorry, Pastor Pete.
-Thank you.
-We're doing our part.
Brad.
Fundraising.
Bye.
I got the keys to my
dad's new boat for us.
Oh.
See you tonight?
Sure.
Hey, Nina, why don't
you take Tinsley
and help the boys find
the cleaning supplies?
Whatever you say, Pastor Pete.
So
sounds like Mexico
will just be nosotros.
Well, and the rest of
the youth mission, obvs.
Yeah.
Is everything all right, Abby?
Uh, totally.
Come on.
I mean, hey, I wasn't
always this pious guy.
I used to struggle with
temptation.
It's real.
And it can be challenging,
but God can help you.
I know.
But I'm fine.
Really.
All right.
Well, if you ever need
to talk about anything,
you call or text
anytime, all right?
All right.
Hang in there.
All right.
Thanks.
Look I'm
tryna hustle for mine ♪
Feel like Everybody
hitting my line ♪
Can't put cap on the grind ♪
No sir Ain't no
wastin' my time ♪
Just a Southern
play a Shawty ♪
So that was a little weird.
What, megachurch?
Uh, no.
You crying.
I was moved.
Hmm.
And also, the
anniversary is coming up.
It's two years.
Oh, right.
So I guess I've
just been feeling
a little squirrelly lately.
But now I'm saved by Jesus.
I feel better.
I'm
finna be great ♪
Checkin' the wrist
Watching the tape ♪
I put in the practice
And stay in my lane ♪
And me and my shawty ♪
Hey, y'all.
Hey.
Would y'all care to
support our mission?
50 bucks for the deluxe.
Yeah, you guys,
uh you take Venmo?
Yes, sir.
Great.
How you doing, little man?
I love fish.
He does.
He loves them.
Thanks.
Well, it was a
pleasure to meet you,
Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil.
Yeah, hey, uh, do me a favor.
Just be careful with the car.
Don't you worry about it, sir.
I'll treat your gal real nice.
Thanks.
He gendered the
car.
Best believe
That it's time to shine ♪
Just a Southern
play a Shawty ♪
You know, I hate to
say it, but you were right.
Oh, yeah?
About what?
Well, if I run,
we're bugs under a microscope.
Oh, thank God.
I'm not saying I ain't running.
I'm just saying
you weren't wrong.
Why are you so upset about this?
I don't know maybe because
of everything about me?
Everything about how we met?
The person you see now,
she hasn't always
looked like this.
Come on now.
Everybody loves you.
Each of us has our own
higher calling, all right?
This is mine, so get used to it.
Enough said.
You like it, I love it.
Good girl.
Now I gotta ask, is there
anything more recent
I should be worried about?
Any any bodies to dispose of?
You mean other
than all the women
we've watched each other fuck?
No.
What about your brother?
You think he'll be an issue?
Yeah, probably.
Nothing I can't handle.
♪
Cocaine and Mary Jane ♪
Look nice But
ain't your friend ♪
Mm-mm, mm-mm ♪
Cold nights The
sleight of hand ♪
Let me burn up in the heat ♪
Oh, oh ♪
Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
Oh, oh ♪
Oh, oh, oh ♪
Well, shit.
Look who it is.
Planning on moving back in?
Never in my fuckin' life.
Mm-hmm.
Well?
Come on.
Out with it.
I don't know what
you did this time,
but you better handle
your fuckin' shit.
The one-eyed asshole
you owe money to?
I don't know any
one-eyed assholes.
The guy who keeps following
me around calling me Mandy.
Yeah, that sounds
like a you problem.
Don't put your fuckin'
guilty conscience on me.
My guilty conscience, huh?
'Cause you're a fuckin' angel.
20K.
That buys me one year, 365 days,
where you keep my
name off your lips.
Yeah, an election year should
cost you a little extra.
Don't you think?
That is extra.
My lawyer will follow
up with an NDA.
You know, you might
have fucked and sucked
your way to the top,
but you're always gonna
be Mandy from Alba, Texas,
and we're always gonna
have the same shitty genes.
One year.
Don't you forget it, Mandy.
Hi, honey.
You home?
I'm coming over.
Come on, girlie.
Open up.
-Hi, babe.
-Hi.
Come on in.
Oh. Oh.
Mm.
-What?
-Shit.
What?
Damn it!
What?
Hey.
This is gonna be the hardest
thing I'll ever have to do.
What is?
What's wrong?
Honey, you know I
love you, right?
I know I don't say it,
but you know that I do.
Oh, Margo.
I love you too.
We can't keep doing this, honey.
Why?
Why not?
It's Jed.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Does he know?
No, no.
Just he he has
this stupid fixation
on becoming governor
of fucking Texas.
You know, people
are gonna want dirt,
and they're gonna dig.
And you and I both know I
ain't no fuckin' Laura Bush.
Laura Bush literally
killed someone, Margo.
You know what I mean.
No, never mind all that, Margo.
This is about you and me.
You're right.
It is.
And I wouldn't be able
to live with myself
if I dragged you down with me.
Damn it. I can handle it.
-Callie
-Listen to me.
I know that I got a
lot to be thankful for.
I got a great husband.
I got a great family.
I live for 'em.
But the only person that
ever made me feel alive
is you.
Sweet baby girl,
you're my heart
but you know we could never
really be together, don't you?
Yeah, I know.
Look, I'm not going anywhere.
I'm still your friend.
And I need you to be mine too.
Can you do that for me?
Of course.
I'd do anything for you.
That's all I need to know.
You know what?
I think I'm gonna whip
the Beamer out tonight.
Do you think Jed's
a vintage car guy?
I think we already look like
freaks driving the Tesla.
But I should still wear
the bolo, though, right?
They said it was casual.
Oh, you think I'm
trying too hard.
No.
That's all right.
You're right.
I can keep it casj-mode.
Me too.
Except I think I'm gonna
shave my legs tonight.
Ooh, fancy!
Brad, honey, another
piece of chicken?
I'm good.
Oh.
Dr. Mike said 180
grams of protein a day.
OK.
I am so proud of how much money
y'all raised at the car wash.
Are you happy?
Yeah.
I heard you were working hard.
I also heard Mrs.
Wayne's daughter, Sarah,
said you looked cute.
Cool.
You know, Sarah is a great girl.
Ooh.
You know, maybe you should
ask her out sometime.
If you want the boy
to eat his chicken,
then let him eat his chicken.
Thanks for dinner.
Mm-hmm.
I'm staying the
night at Jamie's.
Mm.
Bye, Mom.
Bye, Dad.
Bye, son.
Chicken's dry.
On the water ♪
When I came to ♪
In the haze Of
the sunlight ♪
Neon daze on the port side ♪
My friends on the boat
say Get in the van ♪
But I don't take the note ♪
'Cause I'm
in-between plans ♪
I'm in-between plans ♪
I'm in-between 'em ♪
There they are.
Hi.
Welcome.
So good to see you again, honey.
Good to see you.
I mean, this place
really is amazing.
-Who designed it?
-Oh, no, sir.
No work talk tonight.
OK.
Come on.
Jed's out back
cooking up a storm.
Y'all eat meat, right?
-Mm-hmm.
-Good.
Oh.
I should have brought a red.
So I really needed both hands.
I mean, she'll
tell you sometimes
you need two hands for
these types of things.
So I'm fighting to get
that thing on the boat.
Honey, come on.
It's all right.
They don't mind.
Thank you, Monica.
And I'm starting to figure out
which of my walls I
want my marlin to be on.
Oh, please.
That thing was never
going on any of our walls.
Honey. Honey.
And then suddenly, there's
a shadow underwater,
and a damn hammerhead shark
came up and chomped it in two.
Wow, that sucks.
-I know.
-OK.
Now that the Gorton's
Fisherman is done,
how about we take this
party into the great room?
OK, come on, y'all.
-Sounds nice.
-Comfortable.
This was so good.
Oh, yeah. Thank you.
Yeah, he's a good
chef, that Jed.
Come on. Make
yourself at home.
So how did you two meet?
Oh, boring. Internet.
Oh.
How about you?
Oh, we were neighbors.
She was waiting tables.
I was in grad school.
Oh, Harvard, right?
Yeah, actually.
How did I guess?
Oh, well, maybe it's
'cause you'd mentioned it
about 1,000 times.
Oh! OK.
Well,
don't look at me.
I went to UMass, so.
Actually, Sophie was
a bit of a wild child back then.
She was a party girl.
-Oh.
-Really?
Is that so?
But don't worry. Graham
straightened me out.
It's true. I did.
But then you
know, then she found
this career that she loved,
and she just killed it.
I mean, it's almost scary
how how smart she is.
Graham. Nice.
Yeah, and then
when Jack was born,
she just transformed into,
like, the most amazing mom.
Aw.
Like, I was literally amazed.
And now she's now
she's a stay-at-home mom.
And and she's
great at that too.
Except, why do we still need
a cleaning lady, you know?
I don't know, Harvard.
Maybe because Sophie's too busy
pulling your foot
out of your mouth.
Graham, I have a feeling
you might want to
tour the house.
I would love to.
-Yes, finally!
-Come on.
God, I've got so many
questions for you.
Yeah, shoot.
Well, first of all,
I mean, did you do all
of the interior design?
Oh, yeah. I love
Don't mind him.
It's the whiskey talking.
Exactly.
Tell you what, if we gave some
of this stuff to the Taliban,
they'd have handed us
bin Laden in two hours.
It's about $25,000 a bottle.
So I don't give this
just to anybody.
25 grand?
Yeah.
OK, that's just stupid.
Is that so?
Yeah.
You sure you don't
want to try it?
No.
I'm sorry.
I mean, I can't.
Sure you can.
It's just a question
if you want to.
I won't tell if you won't.
OK.
To partners in crime.
Mm.
That's really good.
You're right. It
is stupid money.
But it sure is goddamn smooth.
Soph, you gotta check
out this joinery.
Oh, shit.
Hi.
Honey, you OK?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, I'm I'm good.
I'm fine. I am.
-Sorry.
-You need a hand?
No, no, no. No, I'm good.
-It's OK.
-I'm sorry.
Hey. Let me in.
I got some soda water.
Did you at least get
to enjoy your drink
before you spilled it?
Look, I'm sorry about him.
He can get a little familiar.
I hope you're not offended.
No, no.
I'm flattered.
I I just hope I didn't
put you in a weird spot.
Oh, nothing's weird, darling.
We have an arrangement.
Like an open marriage?
No.
Open marriages are for liberals.
We just keep it simple.
I don't sleep with other men,
and Jed and I see a girl
we like, we go for it.
I think we should probably go.
Yeah.
You're all clean now.
We gotta do this again soon.
-Yeah.
-Absolutely.
-Thank you guys again so much.
-OK, thank you.
-Have a great night.
-Night, y'all.
Night, night.
I mean, I think that
went really well, right?
This is the boat, My Lady.
It's so cool.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Perfect like you.
Mm-hmm.
Mm.
Brad.
What?
-Just wait a second.
-What?
I thought you liked
it when I did that.
I do, but I just want
it to be special,
like it was on prom night.
Well, it already is special as.
You and me, the moonlight.
I mean, it's romantic as fuck.
It'll only take a minute.
Jesus, that boy likes
to fucking talk.
You didn't have fun?
Sure looked like you did.
Is that so?
With Sophie.
Since when is that
a problem for you?
Since 10:00 this morning,
when you said we had
to bury the bodies.
I went and ended
things with Callie,
and here you are, trying
to start something new.
You've been trying to
get out of that for ages.
You said she was
cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
Oh.
If you're serious about running,
then we gotta be smart.
Well, I'm not joining
the priesthood.
It's about discretion, is all.
Same goes for me?
Of course, baby.
Hi, Rosa.
Remind me, were
there workmen here
at the lake house this week?
No, everything's fine.
Just just checking.
Mm.
Good morning.
How'd you sleep?
So good.
Last night was amazing.
Really?
Yeah.
Mm.
I mean
I know it's a sin,
but now I know why
God gave us this,
because it brings
us closer together,
and it brings us closer to Him.
Is that why you were
screaming, "Oh, God"?
-Oh
-Stop.
God! Oh, God!
Stop!
Stop.
I'm serious.
I could do this forever.
Yeah, me too.
I was thinking
Uh-oh.
maybe I could come to
Waco with you in the fall.
I mean, you're only a junior.
I know.
But I could finish
school anywhere,
get my GED.
As long as we're
together, right?
It's just
I'm gonna be super
busy with basketball.
Everything OK?
Yeah, it's just Mrs. Banks.
She wants me to coach
the twins today.
Cool.
So I guess we should get going?
Unpacking
and groceries.
Yes, Graham.
♪
Blood on the grass ♪
Blood on my knees ♪
Waited so long To
find some peace ♪
Call up the past
Scream on the breeze ♪
You make me laugh
You bless my sneeze ♪
Take off my shoes
And put yours on ♪
They feel heavy
But I feel strong ♪
Take a hike Up to
the top of the sun ♪
God, it feels good
To find someone ♪
Who loves me ♪
Who loves me ♪
Like I love my fun ♪
Can I try this?
Sure.
Is it oatmeal?
Hmm.
Thank you.
You got a good woman ♪
Yeah, babe You
got a good woman ♪
You got a good woman ♪
Yeah, babe You
got a good woman ♪
You got a good woman ♪
Yeah, babe You
got a good woman ♪
You got a good woman ♪
Yeah, babe You
got a good woman ♪
You got a good woman ♪
Yeah, babe You
got a good woman ♪
Yeah, babe, you
got A good woman ♪
Oh, so
good to see you.
Nice to see you too.
Shit!
Shit. Shit.
Shit, shit, shit, shit.
-Sophie?
-Margo?
-Hello?
-Oh, sorry.
Can you can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Something really, really
crazy is happening.
Can hello?
I'm at the lake house.
No service.
-Hello?
-I'll call you later.
Hey.
Why are you following me?
I just want to talk, is all.
No, thanks.
Just one minute of
your time, Sophie,
and you can be on your way.
How do you know my name?
It's my job.
How well do you
know the Bankses?
Oh, my God.
Jesus Christ.
You're the best
that they can do?
What's that now?
I just I would have thought
the Democrats would
have shelled out
for a less conspicuous oppo guy.
Well, you got me there.
I'll buy you a cup of coffee.
I just want to know
what you make of 'em.
I don't talk about my friends.
They are not your friends.
You have no idea what these
fucking people are capable of.
One coffee.
All right. One coffee.
Damn it.
The problem
is, Marcus is cheap.
-Ugh!
-Now, I love the man,
but that's facts.
Well, I'm telling
you, once he tries it,
he's not buying
another Grady-White.
What's an extra 100 grand
when it comes to a boat?
I'm telling you.
Oh, you have to get a
cute video of me driving.
But first, let me show
you the sleeping quarters.
Patty melt, side of
gravy with a large drink.
$2.03 is your change.
It'll be out in a moment.
Well, hi, there, Ms. Banks.
What can I get for you?
It's Ms. Colson now.
Jed Banks is in the rearview.
Nothing for me, thanks.
Double Whataburger and
fries for the boys.
All right.
Not a problem.
It'll be right out.
You both must be pretty hungry
after all that
basketball, right?
-Huh?
-What?
Honey, these boys haven't
touched a basketball
in their lives.
$15.02.
Hey.
Come in.
I'm here to coach the twins.
Brad, we need to talk.
All right.
What's up?
Were you here today without me?
What?
No.
Would you ever come
here when I'm not home?
No.
That would be weird.
Is that all you wanted
to talk about or
No.
Listen, Jed's running
for governor
which means there's gonna be
a lot of eyes on him
Mm.
but more importantly, on me.
Good thing you're
so fucking hot.
Have you ever told
anyone about us, Brad?
No.
I think Jamie might
suspect something
from that one night
after the Mavs game.
What about Abby?
Are you crazy?
She's the last person I'd tell.
She's already jealous of you.
Why would she be jealous of me?
'Cause look at you!
You're smokin'.
And sometimes
I can't help staring
at you in church.
Now, you see, that's
what I'm worried about.
No more of that.
OK.
Wh what are you saying?
We can keep hooking up, right?
No, we shouldn't.
You know you know I
stayed in fucking Maplebrook
this summer to be with you?
Well, that's so sweet.
Sweet?
Is that what you think I am?
What, you think I'm just
some sweet little idiot
fucking kid, huh?
I didn't say that.
Mm.
Well, that's what
it sounded like.
You know what I think?
I think people are
right about you.
That you are a bitch.
Maybe I should tell
'em what else you are.
Hey, now.
I said shouldn't,
which is miles
away from wouldn't.
Nothing's set in stone.
Really?
Really.
But you can never tell
anyone about us, ever.
I know.
Well well, I'm sorry.
You're not a bitch.
You just you got my
head fucked up, is all.
It's OK.
I like it when you get
all hot and bothered.
-Mm.
-Yeah.
Really?
But we gotta be real
careful moving forward.
-OK?
-OK.
And there can be no evidence.
Uh-huh.
No evidence.
So I'm gonna have to swallow.
Mm.
Hey, Brandon.
Hey, Callie.
Joyce, how you doing?
You working on that
Weaver stance, doll?
You know I am.
Sort of some of this
strength in here, you know.
-For sure. For sure.
-Just like that.
Chet.
Ma'am.
Oh.
I'll get you that coffee, sir.
Thank you very much, sir.
Anything new from your
Massachusetts friend?
You know, you can't just
come barging in here
looking to gossip
anytime you want.
Oh, cut the shit, Jonny.
You want to know what she
did just as much as I do.
I've been dying
to tell you, girl.
It's juicy.
Holy shit.
Mm-hmm.
What'd I say?
Juicy.
Margo?
Margo?
Maybe I need ♪
Correction, baby ♪
But I'm just How
you make me, me ♪
Sunshine ♪
Put some lines on my face ♪
Love me Long
enough to hate ♪
And write something
nice On my grave ♪
For your love ♪
If you want it ♪
I'll walk through the ring ♪
For your love ♪
If you say That
you want it ♪
I'll do anything ♪
Oh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo ♪
I got fire for you ♪
Oh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo ♪
I got fire for you ♪
Oh, if you want it ♪
I'll walk through the ring ♪
For your love ♪
If you say That
you want it ♪
I'll do anything ♪
Oh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo ♪
I got fire for you ♪
Oh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo ♪
I got fire for you ♪