Black Rabbit (2025) s01e03 Episode Script
Skin Contact
1
[foreboding music playing]
-[woman] Friedken!
-[door slams]
-[keys jangle]
-[woman] Friedken!
[door creaks open]
[woman] Come on, asshole. Let's go.
Yeah. [clears throat] Sorry.
[clears throat]
Take it easy, fellas.
-[inmate 1] All right, Vince.
-[inmate 2] Keep your head up, brother.
[Jake] What were you thinking?
I mean, it's a miracle he's not dead.
I was…
I was just,
you know, wasted.
Uh…
But he's gonna be all right, yeah?
He's fucking paralyzed.
Vin.
What?
He's paralyzed.
[Vince exhales sharply]
[Jake sighs]
Does he…
does he try to sue us now?
-Is he…
-[Jake] No.
'Cause we convinced him to take a payout.
Who's we? How much?
Half a million.
Huh.
Jesus Christ.
Where are you gonna find that?
No.
Are you out of your fuckin' mind?
No fuckin' way.
-The offer's 600.
-Fuck you.
I made sure you walked away
with something. A hundred grand.
You're gonna try to buy me outta
this fuckin' restaurant I founded?
-It's mine.
-You're burning it to the ground.
-Fuck you!
-There'll be nothing left.
-[door opens]
-There is no fucking…
[door closes]
Okay. All right.
You… you win. You made your point.
I fucked up. I'll be better.
Jake. Hey.
Do you hear me? I will be better.
-Hey, look at me.
-[sighs]
All right, guys. Are we doing this?
-Okay.
-What a fucking shock you're behind this.
-Real surprise.
-[Naveen] Great, great.
-Jake
-[Naveen] Appreciate it.
-Here.
-[Vince] Look at me.
[Naveen] Vince, I need you
to initial here, okay? Start right here.
And I need you to sign right here. Okay?
Initial here, and then sign here.
Let's go.
[uneasy music playing]
[Naveen] Vince, come on.
We got, like, ten of these to sign.
Let's go.
Hey!
[Naveen] Sign it.
[door opens]
-So what did he say?
-[Jake] We're fucked.
Twenty K in four days. It could be
a lot worse. We can scrape that together.
[Jake] Not that easy. I told you.
Jake, we use this place.
All the cash passing through here,
we scrape a little off the top.
-We get creative.
-Absolutely not.
[Vince] Why not?
Because… because
it's not a fucking piggy bank.
There are books. You know?
Take from the till, people will notice.
What's your solution?
I'd like to hold on to a few of these.
[Jake] I'm gonna text Andy,
see if he can float us a loan.
-Okay, and I'll call Matt.
-[snorts]
[Vince] Matt is an idea man.
Jake. I need a minute.
Oh. Well, we're right
in the middle of somethin'.
Now.
Please.
[somber music playing]
-[message-sent tone plays]
-Oh. Really?
Does she wanna report it?
-[Roxie] She says she wants it behind her.
-Okay.
[Roxie] Has this happened before?
What?
Of course not.
Jules didn't put his hand
up Tanya's skirt?
[scoffs]
-What?!
-Anna said she told you, Jake.
What the fuck?
These are our employees.
It's on us to take care of them.
-Yes, I know.
-Do you?
-Yes!
-Jake, you don't.
-Come on. Come on.
-Jake.
[Jake] Hey.
Look, what happened to Anna… is awful.
[Roxie] Yeah.
[sighs]
Yeah.
And…
I missed it.
I slipped.
I slipped.
All right.
From here on in…
we take care of our people.
-Absolutely.
-All right?
-Yeah.
-We do better.
-Yes.
-From today.
-Yes.
-And if Jules Zablonski ever sets--
He's done.
[Jules] Let me show you somethin'.
Come on. Come.
Come.
[upbeat pop-rock music playing]
[Estelle] Oh.
-I mean…
-I mean…
Wow.
That's a statement. Mm.
[Estelle] Yeah.
-So sophisticated.
-Mm-hmm.
I mean, for the salon, that'd be great.
I'm just not sure
it fits with the concept.
No offense. It's like a whole thing.
You know?
With respect,
you start with a piece like this,
and you design the concept around it.
[Estelle] Mm. [chuckles]
The point of owning a painting like this
is not what you see in it
but rather what other people see in you
'cause it's yours.
Hey, there he is.
[Jake] Hey, Andy.
I really appreciate you coming in
on such short notice.
Do you want a coffee?
-No, no, thanks.
-Water?
Nah. So, what's up? You need a loan?
[chuckles]
-Sit down.
-[Andy] Yeah, sure.
Yeah.
What kinda rate can you offer me
for, say, 200?
-[Andy] Two hundred thousand?
-Yeah.
[Andy chuckles] That's steep.
-How soon do you need it?
-Soon. Right away.
Now.
[chuckles]
Well, you know,
let me talk to my colleagues
because you've got very good numbers.
-So, you know--
-I want to keep it off the books.
-[Andy chuckles]
-It's for me.
-[Andy] What?
-Not the Rabbit.
Yeah, but, you know, that…
that's not how it… how it works, you know.
You… you… you need collateral.
Well, you know me.
I'm good for it.
Yeah, yeah, no, you're good for it,
for sure, but, you know, um,
you know, anything off the books,
that's… that's gonna be a nonstarter.
You in some kinda trouble?
[ominous music playing]
-I can give you four grand.
-[Jake] It's worth 15.
-If you wanna sell it, I can--
-No.
I'm coming back for that.
I need 4,400.
-[pawn-shop owner] That cashmere?
-[Jake] Yeah.
There's your extra 400.
[Jake sighs]
Wow, you guys
really shook out the couch cushions, huh?
-[Jake] We're good though?
-Yeah.
But this doesn't exactly
instill confidence, boys.
Maybe we need to remind him
what's at stake, huh?
-Maybe you need to shut the fuck up.
-All right. We'll see you in a few days.
[Vince] Bye now.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[Junior] You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?
[man] Yeah. We need an insurance plan.
[eerie music playing]
[music fades]
Let's rush you inside. You look freezing.
You all right? [chuckles]
-We made the payment. We're gonna be fine.
-[Jake] What about next week?
-It'll be good.
-The week after? Fucked.
-[Naveen] There they are.
-Oh.
-Christ.
-Hey, man.
-What is this?
-[Naveen] Cain and Abel.
I know I owe you a call back,
but it's not a good time.
I need you to make time, okay?
We need to talk.
-All right, let's go inside.
-Been a while, huh?
-[Naveen] All right.
-Vince, give me a minute.
-Stay out here?
-Yeah.
-Please.
-What the fuck you doin'?
-Please.
-Please? Fuck you, please.
Oh. You know what?
Say hi to Lieutenant Dan for me, will you?
Fuck yourself, you piece of shit.
Get in there
and do whatever the fuck you're doin'.
You know, you might've checked in
before you gave Vince back his keys.
Oh, he's just filling in for a bit,
passing through.
-Hey, you wanna drink? You want somethin'?
-[Naveen] No, I'm good. Let's sit.
All right, look,
I know I owe you a peek at the books.
I j… I need a couple more days.
-[Naveen] No, I get it, man. You're busy.
-Hmm.
-You could say that.
-Yeah, so I asked Sheri to pull the books.
[ominous music playing]
-Okay.
-[Naveen] That's why I'm here.
There's some figures she can't reconcile,
some money she can't account for.
Really?
Yeah, roughly $100,000.
[agitating high-pitched ringing]
[discordant music building]
-Candy bar?
-[distant echoing yell]
[music fades]
What's that?
Candy bar?
$8.50.
Thank you. What'd you say?
$8.50? [chuckles]
Hey, man, that's a fuckin' Snickers bar.
It's for my, uh…
fourth-grade basketball team.
Huh!
You're in fourth grade, pal?
It's so good to meet you.
I'm Darryl Strawberry. How you doin'?
Why don't you go fuck off?
Oh. Yeah.
All right, this has
not taken into account, uh, the freezer.
-The freezer?
-The walk-in.
And the Viking. The… the new Viking.
Okay, so you're telling me
that the money's there?
-Have you seen the lines?
-[Naveen] Yeah.
-Of people around the block every night?
-Of course.
-At dinner?
-Yes.
The money's there.
Okay, all right,
but… but just so we're clear,
there is no moving forward
with The Pool Room
until the books show that we are whole.
A… all right.
[Vince] What are you guys
gossiping about? Come on.
And doesn't this bring back
some memories here?
-Good times.
-Got any paperwork you need me to sign?
Oh man. Jesus.
What the f… what the fuck
happened to your finger, man?
This is… this is the craziest story.
I'm… I'm halfway up your mom's ass,
and all of a sudden, just… [clicks tongue]
You know? Just right off.
What a talent.
-Uh, but this one still works.
-[Jake] All right.
Hey, I need a few more days.
I'll get you everything you need.
-Don't dawdle.
-[Jake] I know.
-Okay?
-[Jake] I know.
Okay. Pleasure as always, Vince.
Oh my God. Yeah, well, you're welcome.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[Vince] What do you need a few days for?
Jake?
All right, keep it to yourself, but
you watch your back with that fuck. Um…
Buddy, I have figured out
how we're gonna pay back Mancuso in full.
Really? How?
Do you remember
Dad's Little League raffle?
-[Jake] No.
-Yeah.
-No.
-[Vince] Yes, Jake.
We need a little charity, you know?
So I've got the idea.
I'm not gonna debate.
And when it works, you can go ahead
and say it was… it was your idea,
you know, like you usually do.
And who knows, maybe it'll even help you
with your little secret.
-[big-band jazz playing]
-[woman scatting]
I want that light, Lord ♪
-Please ♪
-Let there be light ♪
Oh, let there be, oh ♪
Oh, let there be, oh ♪
Oh, that light ♪
-See, I want that light in my house ♪
-Oh, let there be light ♪
-I want that light in my car ♪
-Oh, let there be light ♪
-I want that light in my pain ♪
-Oh, let there be light… ♪
-[Jake] She's incredible, right?
-[Vince] Yeah. Yeah. I'd say so.
-[woman] Let there be… ♪
-[line ringing]
[Jake] Hey.
What the fuck am I hearing
about a thousand-dollar prix fixe?
[Jake] Yeah, I'm sorry.
Uh, things are moving so fast.
Vin and I are throwing a benefit.
Since when did Vince have a say
in what happens here?
[Jake] He doesn't. He doesn't.
It's for a high school.
Charity for kids. Great PR.
But if you hate kids…
Fuck off. What do you need?
A showstopper for the menu.
Hey, uh, don't go crazy with the budget.
You know, I need good margins on this.
Oh, so cheap and good? Wow, great idea.
You're the best, Rox. Thank you.
Yeah. Remember that
when we're negotiating The Pool Room.
Oh. You got it, superstar. You got it.
[line clicks]
Well, listen, send me the details,
and we're always down
to come and support upcoming musicians.
-[Vince] Come on, really?
-Absolutely.
-We're there.
-Raye, thank you. You're the best.
-Thank you.
-[Raye] Consider it done.
-Oh my God.
-I'm gonna get back to work now.
[Vince] Thank you, Raye.
If that was mom, I'm not going home.
-Yeah, did you invite Val to the party?
-No.
-Good, let me do it. I wanna do it.
-[Jake] Great.
-[Vince] Who else are we gonna invite?
-Jules could come.
-[Vince] There's a great idea.
-No, it's not a good idea.
-[Vince] Why?
-[Wes] What's the problem?
I don't wanna get into it right now. I…
N… Jules is off the list.
-[Tony] So what are we looking for?
-[Roxie sighs] Not sure.
Inspiration.
I'm thinking about maybe
a spin on cafeteria food.
What about prison food?
Obviously, we'll flip it on its head, but
Jake said it's for high-school kids, so…
[chuckles] What?
Oh, so you think this thing's legit?
Have you met Vince?
You think it's a scam?
Listen, Mel says some scummy-looking dudes
stopped by the Rabbit the other day
looking for Vince, so…
Yeah, I do believe
it's a kind of fundraiser.
I'm gonna kill him.
[Tony] Just have some sympathy.
Vince is an addict.
I'm talkin' about Jake.
-Well, he's an addict too.
-What the fuck's he addicted to?
His brother.
["Just Because"
by Jane's Addiction playing]
[rock music continues]
If I were you ♪
I'd better watch out ♪
Oh Christ.
When was the last time ♪
That's those.
You did anything… ♪
There it goes.
Right here.
Fuck.
-Hi.
-Oh!
-Christ!
-[laughs] I'm so sorry.
-You scared me to death.
-I'm sorry.
We don't want that, do we?
[Jake] Mm.
-What are you doin'? This looks fun.
-Yeah.
-Accounts.
-[Estelle] Hmm.
For the, uh,
benefit.
[Estelle] Hmm. Let me see.
-No.
-[Estelle] Mm-hmm.
-Goddamn, you are blind!
-[Jake] All right, give 'em here.
That's crazy.
Is The Pool Room real?
Trying. Why?
Do you have investors lined up?
Almost.
Yeah, I gotta close up a few loops.
This benefit is actually a big part of it.
[Estelle] So it'll be you and me, right?
-Yeah.
-[Estelle] No one's in my ear. Just us?
-Nope.
-[Estelle] And I can trust you?
You'll be honest with me.
And we'd be equals, right?
Yeah. That's why I asked.
Yeah.
I mean, we had so much fun
putting this place together.
[Jake] Yes.
-We really did.
-Yeah.
-I remember.
-Yeah.
I… I couldn't hang a picture straight
without you.
[Estelle] I know.
Yeah, I think…
-I think we made a pretty good team.
-That was the point.
-That was the point.
-[phone buzzing]
It's Wes.
[sighs]
-What?
-What?
-[sighs] Well…
-I'm just gonna…
Hey, babe.
No, I'm just…
I'm at the store running errands.
What's up?
Oh, really?
Okay.
Okay. Well, I'll be home soon.
Okay. Yeah.
All right, bye.
At the store?
I should go.
-[Vince] And you're sure about this, yeah?
-Yes!
Maker's stole Pappy's recipe.
I could send you the subreddit?
-No, no. I'm good. I trust you.
-I still think you should call Jeffy.
-No. No, no Jeffy.
-He's got his shit down tight.
-Matt--
-His cousin was an arson investigator.
I'm not burning down my parents' house.
Forget it.
-Why?
-What do you mean, why?
Even if it wasn't the worst fuckin' idea
I've ever heard,
you think my brother would go
for that crap?
What?
Oh. It's just… weird…
seeing you take orders from him.
Oh.
-[Matt] Doesn't that chafe your nuts?
-No.
-[Matt] Watchin' him run your show?
-It doesn't. I got bigger problems.
[Matt] Okey doke?
So why a lily?
[man] Um… Lily's my sister's name.
-[Gen] Oh.
-[man] Hmm.
What's she like?
[man] She's like you.
She's an artist.
I keep telling her she should move to this
neighborhood where you creative types are.
Yeah, where is she now?
[man] Uh… she's out on Coney Island.
Oh, CI till I die.
My dad's from there.
[man] Oh, your dad…
[chuckles]
-Small world.
-[Gen] Yeah. [chuckles]
[chilling music playing]
[man chuckles]
So you live around here, or…
Yeah, actually, I live, uh,
right next door.
-That's great. Makes things easy, right?
-[Gen] Mm.
Impressive.
Yeah.
-[Jake] Hey.
-Hey.
[chuckles] What's with the hot dog?
[Roxie] It's what I'm servin' on Saturday.
[Jake] Right. Great.
-What, are you serious?
-[Roxie] Yeah.
-Come on.
-You're the inspiration.
It's actually very refined.
The sausage has pork belly and foie.
-[Roxie] Mm-mm.
-[Jake] Oh.
So it just looks cheap?
Guys, can you give us a sec, please?
[scoffs] Uh…
Come on. I'm sure your hot dog's amazing,
but this isn't a Yankees game.
-This party's--
-[Roxie] Is a scam.
To pay off Vince's debts.
-Hey, look--
-Jake, you are unbelievable.
[Jake] Look--
One minute you are promising me
that we're on the same team.
-We are.
-That we're lookin' after our staff?
-What's that gotta do with Vince?
-Are you fucking kidding me?
He almost killed one of our employees.
[Jake sighs]
[Roxie] You wanna be a team?
You wanna run this back at The Pool Room?
Then I want Vince gone, Jake.
For good.
[sighs]
He's my brother.
Yeah, I know. It's complicated, I'm sure.
But I'm not going back to that
Animal House he was running.
[Jake sighs]
You can wait till Saturday to tell him.
[sighs]
[Roxie] Consider it his going-away party.
Jake.
Yes or no?
Yes.
["Hang Me Up to Dry"
by Cold War Kids playing]
Careless in our summer clothes ♪
Splashing around ♪
In the muck and the mire… ♪
Oh, you look incredible.
I'm so glad you could make it.
Wait till you see what Roxie's cookin' up.
-Hey.
-Hey.
Hey. Don't say
I never did anything for you.
-Hi.
-Remember Vin's brother?
-How are you?
-I'm Jake.
-Mwah, mwah. We met the other day.
-It's so great you're here.
-We are…
-Good to see you.
-We are very, very excited.
-I'm so excited.
Also let me know
if you have any requests for tonight.
-We're taking requests.
-Okay.
-Go to through the back room.
-You have the whole room.
-Got 20 of us.
-That's great.
-Go through, go through.
-Where's Estelle?
She's at home.
Says she's gonna come later.
Some work thing. She was feeling inspired.
-I don't know, bro, like…
-All right.
Jake.
You look well.
-I'll be in in a second.
-[woman] Hi!
-What the fuck?
-What?
I said no Jules.
You said pack the house.
He bought two tables.
Just think of the kids, right?
[Mel] Jake!
-[Jake] Hey.
-What's up, Jake?
-What?
-I told him it was invite only.
[Jake] Yeah, invite on… Fuck!
-Trevor, what are you doing here?
-Well, Roxie invited me.
Of course. That's great.
Uh, you're always welcome.
Come on, get him a great seat.
Oh, don't worry. I brought my own.
Yeah, course!
Shit.
Scene of the crime.
That's so fucking insane.
At least your dad had the sense
not to jump.
To be honest,
I always thought he got kinda screwed.
That guy was a grown-up.
No one made him jump.
I'm not saying your dad was a saint.
I'm just saying he was
dealt some bad hands.
And a million fucking excuses
for everything.
All right, enough about him. How are you?
How's work?
Ugh. You want some ink?
-I don't know. What do you think?
-[Vince] Hi.
Didn't want 'em to get cold.
-See the apple doesn't fall far, huh?
-[Gen] Mm. Hmm.
Look at this. Huh?
Rooftop service.
So how you doing? You having fun?
-It's very cool.
-[Vince] Yeah? You hungry?
Yeah. I'm gonna take it inside.
[Vince] Okay.
[Gen] Thanks.
[Val] She's warming up.
Yeah? Real scorcher.
Tell me what you guys were talking about.
Old times.
Yeah?
Tough breaks.
I really appreciate you bringin' her here.
You know?
Yeah, well, it's good to have you back.
Thanks.
You belong here.
Thank you.
-Don't jump.
-[chuckles]
Yo, Jake. Have you met my boy, Ben?
-He made my chain.
-Ben Baller.
-Nice to meet you, man.
-[Jake] Hey, man.
Ben's got a new line out. We wanted
to throw a little somethin'-somethin'
to kick it off in the VIP.
-Yeah. When?
-Yeah?
-Uh… Weekend before the Met Gala.
-Great. I'll call you.
Actually, Yuki'll call you.
-Let's make it happen.
-All right.
Mel? Mel? You're needed out front.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
You saving that one for yourself?
Just saving her.
So there we are, up on the roof.
He bets me he can do it, I can't.
I'm like, "After you, Vince."
He's like, "You first, motherfucker."
Finally, we agree
we'll go at the same time.
Now, we're fucking hammered.
Of course. We've been drinking all shift.
Great boss, this guy.
So we go to the end of the roof
to get a running start.
Vince shouts, "Three, two, one,"
and we just book it.
I mean, I got cocaine courage.
I'm runnin'…
I'm runnin' as fast as I can.
And I get to the edge, and I jump.
Then I look behind me,
and the last thing I see
as I am flying through the air,
this motherfucker's still on the roof.
So as I see it,
you owe me a jump.
And I am not leaving tonight
until I get it.
[tense music playing]
Trevor,
um…
Jesus.
I'm kidding! [chuckles]
Fuckin' see his face?
-Agh! Trevor!
-[onlookers chuckle]
[crowd chatting]
[laid-back jazz piano playing]
What a difference a day made ♪
Twenty-four little hours ♪
Brought the sun and the flowers ♪
Mm-mm ♪
Where there used to be rain ♪
My yesterday was blue, dear ♪
Today, I'm a part of you, dear ♪
My lonely nights are through, dear ♪
Since you said you were mine ♪
Lord, what a difference a day makes ♪
There's a rainbow before me ♪
Skies above can't be stormy ♪
Since that moment of bliss ♪
That thrilling kiss… ♪
[clapping]
Nice job.
-Anything for the kids, right?
-Oh, shut up.
[Tony laughs]
-[Tony] Are you good if I go upstairs?
-Yeah, go. Have fun.
What?
Saved you a plate.
[sighs]
-[Tony] Come here.
-Thank you.
You did good, mama.
-You did good.
-Hmm.
Come here.
Congratulations.
-Have a seat.
-Oh, okay. I get to sit down!
Y buen provecho, amor.
Gracias.
Mm.
[Vince] There you are. Hi. Hi.
It's a hell of a dish.
Everyone's talkin' about your wiener.
Nice suit.
Thanks.
Uh, nice move with Lieutenant Dan.
I know that you invited him.
-I… I know that was you.
-We're friends.
-[Vince] Mm-hmm.
-And his name's Trevor.
Yeah, I know. I can take a joke.
Who's jokin'?
So, Rox, I just…
I know that… that you and I
have not always seen eye to eye,
and I'm just hoping that maybe
you and I can turn over a new leaf.
You talk to Jake?
No. Why?
-Uh, I think he's looking for ya.
-[Vince] Yeah?
Mm. Somethin' he wants to talk
to you about?
All right.
Hey, Roxie said you wanted to see me?
Did you get the tallies in yet?
Is that them?
-Almost.
-Let me see. Did we get anywhere near 100?
More like 120.
Bullshit.
Well, over 115.
-Come on. Come on!
-Yeah.
Jake!
-Fuck yeah!
-Yeah.
Fuck yeah!
-Yeah.
-Jake!
-What?
-I fuckin' told you!
-All right.
-Yeah, eat it, motherfuckers!
-Neighbors!
-[laughs]
-Right.
-Oh mama!
Oh.
How sweet is that? What's the matter?
Were you expecting more?
-Doesn't matter.
-What do you mean?
-We did it.
-Yes, we fuckin' did it.
-Oh my God!
-Listen, there is somethin' I gotta say.
-I wanna say--
-You know what? No!
-I… Look, I wanna go first.
-No--
Let me just…
Listen to me. Listen. I just wanna say…
I just, uh…
Jake, uh… thank you.
Okay? That's it. That's all I wanna say.
Just thank you
for just always being there.
You're the only fuckin' one.
You just… Hang on. I…
You step up, and look.
Look at…
look at what we fucking pulled off.
Huh? What did I say? We pulled this off.
Think about what you and I can do.
-Huh? I'm so impressed with us.
-What do you mean?
Huh? Well, what we did tonight,
and what we can do…
I mean, I don't know. I wanna…
I wanna come back.
I wanna come back for reals, you know?
No fillin' in.
I wanna… I wanna run shit upstairs again.
Like…
You know, like it was.
You remember that? Like it was?
That's what I want. That's what I want.
Huh? Here's Estelle.
-Jake.
-Here's Estelle. We'll talk later.
-Come on. No, we're done.
-I didn't mean to interrupt.
Don't you leave her waiting, okay?
We'll talk later. Talk later.
-Vin, wait.
-Yep.
Listen.
Keep an eye on Jules.
Right? Keep him away from the staff.
Females. Yeah.
You get it?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.
I gotcha. I gotcha.
Okay.
-All right, man.
-We did it!
Hey.
Where's Wes?
-He's getting sloppy with Jules, so…
-[Jake] Oh God.
Yeah. I wanted to talk to you
about The Pool Room.
-Yeah, I know. I gotta--
-[Estelle] I can't stop thinkin' about it.
And I… I know it's kinda weird timing
right now,
but I think I got some good ideas, so…
Can I show you some pictures?
-[chuckles]
-Yeah, of course.
What you got?
[upbeat dance-pop music playing]
-[Roxie] Hey.
-Hey.
Give me a shot of Pappy.
-All right.
-And pour one for yourself.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
What are we celebratin'?
Brighter days ahead.
Cheers.
[Joe] Man…
-When the hell did Jules get here?
-Oh, he's been here all night.
He ate two hot dogs.
Do you want another?
-[Vince] Where's the fire?
-What the fuck are you still doin' here?
What's that?
You didn't talk to Jake?
I did, yeah,
as a matter of fact, just now.
Would you like to hear the good news?
I'm back.
I'm gonna be running the third floor.
We're partners again. Up top.
Huh?
All right.
I love it.
-I know it's kind of a big swing.
-No, I love it.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't know how you do this and that.
No one does what you do.
No one.
[tense music playing]
Where's Estelle?
Uh, Estelle is, uh… with Roxie, I think.
You okay?
Yeah. It's fucking Zablonski, man.
I can't keep up.
-Oh, here you go.
-[woman] Thanks.
[Trevor] Hey.
You and me on the roof.
-[Vince] Dude…
-Right now, or I really cause a scene.
Listen, Trevor, whatever I owe you,
I have already paid, okay?
And I'm paying it every single day
of my life. I'm truly, truly sorry.
[woman] Oh my God!
[man] What's going on?
-[Tony] Yo. Hey, hey. Somebody call 911!
-[Vince] What happened?
Joe, there's Narcan in the first aid
under the bar.
-[Vince] Hey, Mel.
-[Tony] I think she did some bad coke.
No, no, no, no, no!
Hey, Vince!
[Tony] Jesus Christ.
Okay, tilt her head back.
Clear her mouth of all that shit.
-Come on, girl. Come one, girl.
-[Vince] Okay.
[Tony] Mellie, don't do this to us.
-[Vince] Mel. Get it out of her nose.
-[Tony] Come on!
Hey, hey, hey, Mel. Come on.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Here. Here. Here. Okay.
-[Tony] Mel, come on.
-[Vince] Hey, Mel.
[Tony] Mel.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, stay with us.
Hey, breathe, breathe, breathe. Mel, Mel.
-Come on.
-Mel.
-We should probably go in separately.
-Yeah.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Where the fuck have you been?
-What happened?
-[Jules] Wes!
-Mel…
-Yo, we do not wanna be here. Come on.
-I'll explain in the car. Come on.
[line ringing]
-[Naveen] Hey, Jake.
-Hey, man.
So, look, I just wanted to let you know
everything's good.
You know, money will be back
in our account tomorrow morning.
-[Naveen chuckles] Really?
-Yep.
All cylinders go for The Pool Room.
That's great.
Just no surprises, all right?
No. No more surprises. All clear.
[paramedic] What's your name?
Mel.
[Jake] Hey, what the fuck? Vin?
-Hey.
-[Jake] What the hell's goin' on?
Uh, Mel had some bad coke,
but she's okay. She's all right.
-Is she okay?
-Everything's cool.
-Excuse me? Is she gonna be okay?
-They want us to stay back.
-They want time with her.
-All right.
-Where'd she get the coke? Is it Tony's?
-I don't know. I don't know.
Listen, you know, an OD, right,
cops are gonna come.
If she got it from staff and it's on tape…
Yeah, I get it.
I don't know where she got the coke from.
Just…
-Hold shit down here, okay?
-[Vince] Yeah, sure.
[unsettling music playing]
[mouse clicking]
Hello?
[man] Hey, Gen, it's Ryan.
Uh… Lily.
Oh. I was wondering
if you were gonna call.
Yeah, well, trying to play it cool,
I guess. [chuckles]
So what are you, uh… what are you up to?
Are you out tonight?
Yeah, I, uh … I'm getting home, actually.
I was at a family thing with my dad.
Oh yeah, Mr. Coney Island.
The very one.
Well, look, I won't keep you.
I know it's late. I just, um…
I just wanted to call to tell you
I'd really love to see you again.
Well, yeah, it is a little late,
but, um, you can tell me
when you're free, and…
[keys jangling]
[Gen] …maybe we could have some fun.
Yeah, no, I think it'd be great. Um…
Okay, cool. Well, you have a good night,
and I'll… I'll call you soon.
[Gen] Yeah, you too.
-Talk soon.
-Okay. All right, bye.
[suspenseful music building]
[music fades]
[eerie music playing]
[foreboding music playing]
-[woman] Friedken!
-[door slams]
-[keys jangle]
-[woman] Friedken!
[door creaks open]
[woman] Come on, asshole. Let's go.
Yeah. [clears throat] Sorry.
[clears throat]
Take it easy, fellas.
-[inmate 1] All right, Vince.
-[inmate 2] Keep your head up, brother.
[Jake] What were you thinking?
I mean, it's a miracle he's not dead.
I was…
I was just,
you know, wasted.
Uh…
But he's gonna be all right, yeah?
He's fucking paralyzed.
Vin.
What?
He's paralyzed.
[Vince exhales sharply]
[Jake sighs]
Does he…
does he try to sue us now?
-Is he…
-[Jake] No.
'Cause we convinced him to take a payout.
Who's we? How much?
Half a million.
Huh.
Jesus Christ.
Where are you gonna find that?
No.
Are you out of your fuckin' mind?
No fuckin' way.
-The offer's 600.
-Fuck you.
I made sure you walked away
with something. A hundred grand.
You're gonna try to buy me outta
this fuckin' restaurant I founded?
-It's mine.
-You're burning it to the ground.
-Fuck you!
-There'll be nothing left.
-[door opens]
-There is no fucking…
[door closes]
Okay. All right.
You… you win. You made your point.
I fucked up. I'll be better.
Jake. Hey.
Do you hear me? I will be better.
-Hey, look at me.
-[sighs]
All right, guys. Are we doing this?
-Okay.
-What a fucking shock you're behind this.
-Real surprise.
-[Naveen] Great, great.
-Jake
-[Naveen] Appreciate it.
-Here.
-[Vince] Look at me.
[Naveen] Vince, I need you
to initial here, okay? Start right here.
And I need you to sign right here. Okay?
Initial here, and then sign here.
Let's go.
[uneasy music playing]
[Naveen] Vince, come on.
We got, like, ten of these to sign.
Let's go.
Hey!
[Naveen] Sign it.
[door opens]
-So what did he say?
-[Jake] We're fucked.
Twenty K in four days. It could be
a lot worse. We can scrape that together.
[Jake] Not that easy. I told you.
Jake, we use this place.
All the cash passing through here,
we scrape a little off the top.
-We get creative.
-Absolutely not.
[Vince] Why not?
Because… because
it's not a fucking piggy bank.
There are books. You know?
Take from the till, people will notice.
What's your solution?
I'd like to hold on to a few of these.
[Jake] I'm gonna text Andy,
see if he can float us a loan.
-Okay, and I'll call Matt.
-[snorts]
[Vince] Matt is an idea man.
Jake. I need a minute.
Oh. Well, we're right
in the middle of somethin'.
Now.
Please.
[somber music playing]
-[message-sent tone plays]
-Oh. Really?
Does she wanna report it?
-[Roxie] She says she wants it behind her.
-Okay.
[Roxie] Has this happened before?
What?
Of course not.
Jules didn't put his hand
up Tanya's skirt?
[scoffs]
-What?!
-Anna said she told you, Jake.
What the fuck?
These are our employees.
It's on us to take care of them.
-Yes, I know.
-Do you?
-Yes!
-Jake, you don't.
-Come on. Come on.
-Jake.
[Jake] Hey.
Look, what happened to Anna… is awful.
[Roxie] Yeah.
[sighs]
Yeah.
And…
I missed it.
I slipped.
I slipped.
All right.
From here on in…
we take care of our people.
-Absolutely.
-All right?
-Yeah.
-We do better.
-Yes.
-From today.
-Yes.
-And if Jules Zablonski ever sets--
He's done.
[Jules] Let me show you somethin'.
Come on. Come.
Come.
[upbeat pop-rock music playing]
[Estelle] Oh.
-I mean…
-I mean…
Wow.
That's a statement. Mm.
[Estelle] Yeah.
-So sophisticated.
-Mm-hmm.
I mean, for the salon, that'd be great.
I'm just not sure
it fits with the concept.
No offense. It's like a whole thing.
You know?
With respect,
you start with a piece like this,
and you design the concept around it.
[Estelle] Mm. [chuckles]
The point of owning a painting like this
is not what you see in it
but rather what other people see in you
'cause it's yours.
Hey, there he is.
[Jake] Hey, Andy.
I really appreciate you coming in
on such short notice.
Do you want a coffee?
-No, no, thanks.
-Water?
Nah. So, what's up? You need a loan?
[chuckles]
-Sit down.
-[Andy] Yeah, sure.
Yeah.
What kinda rate can you offer me
for, say, 200?
-[Andy] Two hundred thousand?
-Yeah.
[Andy chuckles] That's steep.
-How soon do you need it?
-Soon. Right away.
Now.
[chuckles]
Well, you know,
let me talk to my colleagues
because you've got very good numbers.
-So, you know--
-I want to keep it off the books.
-[Andy chuckles]
-It's for me.
-[Andy] What?
-Not the Rabbit.
Yeah, but, you know, that…
that's not how it… how it works, you know.
You… you… you need collateral.
Well, you know me.
I'm good for it.
Yeah, yeah, no, you're good for it,
for sure, but, you know, um,
you know, anything off the books,
that's… that's gonna be a nonstarter.
You in some kinda trouble?
[ominous music playing]
-I can give you four grand.
-[Jake] It's worth 15.
-If you wanna sell it, I can--
-No.
I'm coming back for that.
I need 4,400.
-[pawn-shop owner] That cashmere?
-[Jake] Yeah.
There's your extra 400.
[Jake sighs]
Wow, you guys
really shook out the couch cushions, huh?
-[Jake] We're good though?
-Yeah.
But this doesn't exactly
instill confidence, boys.
Maybe we need to remind him
what's at stake, huh?
-Maybe you need to shut the fuck up.
-All right. We'll see you in a few days.
[Vince] Bye now.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[Junior] You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?
[man] Yeah. We need an insurance plan.
[eerie music playing]
[music fades]
Let's rush you inside. You look freezing.
You all right? [chuckles]
-We made the payment. We're gonna be fine.
-[Jake] What about next week?
-It'll be good.
-The week after? Fucked.
-[Naveen] There they are.
-Oh.
-Christ.
-Hey, man.
-What is this?
-[Naveen] Cain and Abel.
I know I owe you a call back,
but it's not a good time.
I need you to make time, okay?
We need to talk.
-All right, let's go inside.
-Been a while, huh?
-[Naveen] All right.
-Vince, give me a minute.
-Stay out here?
-Yeah.
-Please.
-What the fuck you doin'?
-Please.
-Please? Fuck you, please.
Oh. You know what?
Say hi to Lieutenant Dan for me, will you?
Fuck yourself, you piece of shit.
Get in there
and do whatever the fuck you're doin'.
You know, you might've checked in
before you gave Vince back his keys.
Oh, he's just filling in for a bit,
passing through.
-Hey, you wanna drink? You want somethin'?
-[Naveen] No, I'm good. Let's sit.
All right, look,
I know I owe you a peek at the books.
I j… I need a couple more days.
-[Naveen] No, I get it, man. You're busy.
-Hmm.
-You could say that.
-Yeah, so I asked Sheri to pull the books.
[ominous music playing]
-Okay.
-[Naveen] That's why I'm here.
There's some figures she can't reconcile,
some money she can't account for.
Really?
Yeah, roughly $100,000.
[agitating high-pitched ringing]
[discordant music building]
-Candy bar?
-[distant echoing yell]
[music fades]
What's that?
Candy bar?
$8.50.
Thank you. What'd you say?
$8.50? [chuckles]
Hey, man, that's a fuckin' Snickers bar.
It's for my, uh…
fourth-grade basketball team.
Huh!
You're in fourth grade, pal?
It's so good to meet you.
I'm Darryl Strawberry. How you doin'?
Why don't you go fuck off?
Oh. Yeah.
All right, this has
not taken into account, uh, the freezer.
-The freezer?
-The walk-in.
And the Viking. The… the new Viking.
Okay, so you're telling me
that the money's there?
-Have you seen the lines?
-[Naveen] Yeah.
-Of people around the block every night?
-Of course.
-At dinner?
-Yes.
The money's there.
Okay, all right,
but… but just so we're clear,
there is no moving forward
with The Pool Room
until the books show that we are whole.
A… all right.
[Vince] What are you guys
gossiping about? Come on.
And doesn't this bring back
some memories here?
-Good times.
-Got any paperwork you need me to sign?
Oh man. Jesus.
What the f… what the fuck
happened to your finger, man?
This is… this is the craziest story.
I'm… I'm halfway up your mom's ass,
and all of a sudden, just… [clicks tongue]
You know? Just right off.
What a talent.
-Uh, but this one still works.
-[Jake] All right.
Hey, I need a few more days.
I'll get you everything you need.
-Don't dawdle.
-[Jake] I know.
-Okay?
-[Jake] I know.
Okay. Pleasure as always, Vince.
Oh my God. Yeah, well, you're welcome.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[Vince] What do you need a few days for?
Jake?
All right, keep it to yourself, but
you watch your back with that fuck. Um…
Buddy, I have figured out
how we're gonna pay back Mancuso in full.
Really? How?
Do you remember
Dad's Little League raffle?
-[Jake] No.
-Yeah.
-No.
-[Vince] Yes, Jake.
We need a little charity, you know?
So I've got the idea.
I'm not gonna debate.
And when it works, you can go ahead
and say it was… it was your idea,
you know, like you usually do.
And who knows, maybe it'll even help you
with your little secret.
-[big-band jazz playing]
-[woman scatting]
I want that light, Lord ♪
-Please ♪
-Let there be light ♪
Oh, let there be, oh ♪
Oh, let there be, oh ♪
Oh, that light ♪
-See, I want that light in my house ♪
-Oh, let there be light ♪
-I want that light in my car ♪
-Oh, let there be light ♪
-I want that light in my pain ♪
-Oh, let there be light… ♪
-[Jake] She's incredible, right?
-[Vince] Yeah. Yeah. I'd say so.
-[woman] Let there be… ♪
-[line ringing]
[Jake] Hey.
What the fuck am I hearing
about a thousand-dollar prix fixe?
[Jake] Yeah, I'm sorry.
Uh, things are moving so fast.
Vin and I are throwing a benefit.
Since when did Vince have a say
in what happens here?
[Jake] He doesn't. He doesn't.
It's for a high school.
Charity for kids. Great PR.
But if you hate kids…
Fuck off. What do you need?
A showstopper for the menu.
Hey, uh, don't go crazy with the budget.
You know, I need good margins on this.
Oh, so cheap and good? Wow, great idea.
You're the best, Rox. Thank you.
Yeah. Remember that
when we're negotiating The Pool Room.
Oh. You got it, superstar. You got it.
[line clicks]
Well, listen, send me the details,
and we're always down
to come and support upcoming musicians.
-[Vince] Come on, really?
-Absolutely.
-We're there.
-Raye, thank you. You're the best.
-Thank you.
-[Raye] Consider it done.
-Oh my God.
-I'm gonna get back to work now.
[Vince] Thank you, Raye.
If that was mom, I'm not going home.
-Yeah, did you invite Val to the party?
-No.
-Good, let me do it. I wanna do it.
-[Jake] Great.
-[Vince] Who else are we gonna invite?
-Jules could come.
-[Vince] There's a great idea.
-No, it's not a good idea.
-[Vince] Why?
-[Wes] What's the problem?
I don't wanna get into it right now. I…
N… Jules is off the list.
-[Tony] So what are we looking for?
-[Roxie sighs] Not sure.
Inspiration.
I'm thinking about maybe
a spin on cafeteria food.
What about prison food?
Obviously, we'll flip it on its head, but
Jake said it's for high-school kids, so…
[chuckles] What?
Oh, so you think this thing's legit?
Have you met Vince?
You think it's a scam?
Listen, Mel says some scummy-looking dudes
stopped by the Rabbit the other day
looking for Vince, so…
Yeah, I do believe
it's a kind of fundraiser.
I'm gonna kill him.
[Tony] Just have some sympathy.
Vince is an addict.
I'm talkin' about Jake.
-Well, he's an addict too.
-What the fuck's he addicted to?
His brother.
["Just Because"
by Jane's Addiction playing]
[rock music continues]
If I were you ♪
I'd better watch out ♪
Oh Christ.
When was the last time ♪
That's those.
You did anything… ♪
There it goes.
Right here.
Fuck.
-Hi.
-Oh!
-Christ!
-[laughs] I'm so sorry.
-You scared me to death.
-I'm sorry.
We don't want that, do we?
[Jake] Mm.
-What are you doin'? This looks fun.
-Yeah.
-Accounts.
-[Estelle] Hmm.
For the, uh,
benefit.
[Estelle] Hmm. Let me see.
-No.
-[Estelle] Mm-hmm.
-Goddamn, you are blind!
-[Jake] All right, give 'em here.
That's crazy.
Is The Pool Room real?
Trying. Why?
Do you have investors lined up?
Almost.
Yeah, I gotta close up a few loops.
This benefit is actually a big part of it.
[Estelle] So it'll be you and me, right?
-Yeah.
-[Estelle] No one's in my ear. Just us?
-Nope.
-[Estelle] And I can trust you?
You'll be honest with me.
And we'd be equals, right?
Yeah. That's why I asked.
Yeah.
I mean, we had so much fun
putting this place together.
[Jake] Yes.
-We really did.
-Yeah.
-I remember.
-Yeah.
I… I couldn't hang a picture straight
without you.
[Estelle] I know.
Yeah, I think…
-I think we made a pretty good team.
-That was the point.
-That was the point.
-[phone buzzing]
It's Wes.
[sighs]
-What?
-What?
-[sighs] Well…
-I'm just gonna…
Hey, babe.
No, I'm just…
I'm at the store running errands.
What's up?
Oh, really?
Okay.
Okay. Well, I'll be home soon.
Okay. Yeah.
All right, bye.
At the store?
I should go.
-[Vince] And you're sure about this, yeah?
-Yes!
Maker's stole Pappy's recipe.
I could send you the subreddit?
-No, no. I'm good. I trust you.
-I still think you should call Jeffy.
-No. No, no Jeffy.
-He's got his shit down tight.
-Matt--
-His cousin was an arson investigator.
I'm not burning down my parents' house.
Forget it.
-Why?
-What do you mean, why?
Even if it wasn't the worst fuckin' idea
I've ever heard,
you think my brother would go
for that crap?
What?
Oh. It's just… weird…
seeing you take orders from him.
Oh.
-[Matt] Doesn't that chafe your nuts?
-No.
-[Matt] Watchin' him run your show?
-It doesn't. I got bigger problems.
[Matt] Okey doke?
So why a lily?
[man] Um… Lily's my sister's name.
-[Gen] Oh.
-[man] Hmm.
What's she like?
[man] She's like you.
She's an artist.
I keep telling her she should move to this
neighborhood where you creative types are.
Yeah, where is she now?
[man] Uh… she's out on Coney Island.
Oh, CI till I die.
My dad's from there.
[man] Oh, your dad…
[chuckles]
-Small world.
-[Gen] Yeah. [chuckles]
[chilling music playing]
[man chuckles]
So you live around here, or…
Yeah, actually, I live, uh,
right next door.
-That's great. Makes things easy, right?
-[Gen] Mm.
Impressive.
Yeah.
-[Jake] Hey.
-Hey.
[chuckles] What's with the hot dog?
[Roxie] It's what I'm servin' on Saturday.
[Jake] Right. Great.
-What, are you serious?
-[Roxie] Yeah.
-Come on.
-You're the inspiration.
It's actually very refined.
The sausage has pork belly and foie.
-[Roxie] Mm-mm.
-[Jake] Oh.
So it just looks cheap?
Guys, can you give us a sec, please?
[scoffs] Uh…
Come on. I'm sure your hot dog's amazing,
but this isn't a Yankees game.
-This party's--
-[Roxie] Is a scam.
To pay off Vince's debts.
-Hey, look--
-Jake, you are unbelievable.
[Jake] Look--
One minute you are promising me
that we're on the same team.
-We are.
-That we're lookin' after our staff?
-What's that gotta do with Vince?
-Are you fucking kidding me?
He almost killed one of our employees.
[Jake sighs]
[Roxie] You wanna be a team?
You wanna run this back at The Pool Room?
Then I want Vince gone, Jake.
For good.
[sighs]
He's my brother.
Yeah, I know. It's complicated, I'm sure.
But I'm not going back to that
Animal House he was running.
[Jake sighs]
You can wait till Saturday to tell him.
[sighs]
[Roxie] Consider it his going-away party.
Jake.
Yes or no?
Yes.
["Hang Me Up to Dry"
by Cold War Kids playing]
Careless in our summer clothes ♪
Splashing around ♪
In the muck and the mire… ♪
Oh, you look incredible.
I'm so glad you could make it.
Wait till you see what Roxie's cookin' up.
-Hey.
-Hey.
Hey. Don't say
I never did anything for you.
-Hi.
-Remember Vin's brother?
-How are you?
-I'm Jake.
-Mwah, mwah. We met the other day.
-It's so great you're here.
-We are…
-Good to see you.
-We are very, very excited.
-I'm so excited.
Also let me know
if you have any requests for tonight.
-We're taking requests.
-Okay.
-Go to through the back room.
-You have the whole room.
-Got 20 of us.
-That's great.
-Go through, go through.
-Where's Estelle?
She's at home.
Says she's gonna come later.
Some work thing. She was feeling inspired.
-I don't know, bro, like…
-All right.
Jake.
You look well.
-I'll be in in a second.
-[woman] Hi!
-What the fuck?
-What?
I said no Jules.
You said pack the house.
He bought two tables.
Just think of the kids, right?
[Mel] Jake!
-[Jake] Hey.
-What's up, Jake?
-What?
-I told him it was invite only.
[Jake] Yeah, invite on… Fuck!
-Trevor, what are you doing here?
-Well, Roxie invited me.
Of course. That's great.
Uh, you're always welcome.
Come on, get him a great seat.
Oh, don't worry. I brought my own.
Yeah, course!
Shit.
Scene of the crime.
That's so fucking insane.
At least your dad had the sense
not to jump.
To be honest,
I always thought he got kinda screwed.
That guy was a grown-up.
No one made him jump.
I'm not saying your dad was a saint.
I'm just saying he was
dealt some bad hands.
And a million fucking excuses
for everything.
All right, enough about him. How are you?
How's work?
Ugh. You want some ink?
-I don't know. What do you think?
-[Vince] Hi.
Didn't want 'em to get cold.
-See the apple doesn't fall far, huh?
-[Gen] Mm. Hmm.
Look at this. Huh?
Rooftop service.
So how you doing? You having fun?
-It's very cool.
-[Vince] Yeah? You hungry?
Yeah. I'm gonna take it inside.
[Vince] Okay.
[Gen] Thanks.
[Val] She's warming up.
Yeah? Real scorcher.
Tell me what you guys were talking about.
Old times.
Yeah?
Tough breaks.
I really appreciate you bringin' her here.
You know?
Yeah, well, it's good to have you back.
Thanks.
You belong here.
Thank you.
-Don't jump.
-[chuckles]
Yo, Jake. Have you met my boy, Ben?
-He made my chain.
-Ben Baller.
-Nice to meet you, man.
-[Jake] Hey, man.
Ben's got a new line out. We wanted
to throw a little somethin'-somethin'
to kick it off in the VIP.
-Yeah. When?
-Yeah?
-Uh… Weekend before the Met Gala.
-Great. I'll call you.
Actually, Yuki'll call you.
-Let's make it happen.
-All right.
Mel? Mel? You're needed out front.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
You saving that one for yourself?
Just saving her.
So there we are, up on the roof.
He bets me he can do it, I can't.
I'm like, "After you, Vince."
He's like, "You first, motherfucker."
Finally, we agree
we'll go at the same time.
Now, we're fucking hammered.
Of course. We've been drinking all shift.
Great boss, this guy.
So we go to the end of the roof
to get a running start.
Vince shouts, "Three, two, one,"
and we just book it.
I mean, I got cocaine courage.
I'm runnin'…
I'm runnin' as fast as I can.
And I get to the edge, and I jump.
Then I look behind me,
and the last thing I see
as I am flying through the air,
this motherfucker's still on the roof.
So as I see it,
you owe me a jump.
And I am not leaving tonight
until I get it.
[tense music playing]
Trevor,
um…
Jesus.
I'm kidding! [chuckles]
Fuckin' see his face?
-Agh! Trevor!
-[onlookers chuckle]
[crowd chatting]
[laid-back jazz piano playing]
What a difference a day made ♪
Twenty-four little hours ♪
Brought the sun and the flowers ♪
Mm-mm ♪
Where there used to be rain ♪
My yesterday was blue, dear ♪
Today, I'm a part of you, dear ♪
My lonely nights are through, dear ♪
Since you said you were mine ♪
Lord, what a difference a day makes ♪
There's a rainbow before me ♪
Skies above can't be stormy ♪
Since that moment of bliss ♪
That thrilling kiss… ♪
[clapping]
Nice job.
-Anything for the kids, right?
-Oh, shut up.
[Tony laughs]
-[Tony] Are you good if I go upstairs?
-Yeah, go. Have fun.
What?
Saved you a plate.
[sighs]
-[Tony] Come here.
-Thank you.
You did good, mama.
-You did good.
-Hmm.
Come here.
Congratulations.
-Have a seat.
-Oh, okay. I get to sit down!
Y buen provecho, amor.
Gracias.
Mm.
[Vince] There you are. Hi. Hi.
It's a hell of a dish.
Everyone's talkin' about your wiener.
Nice suit.
Thanks.
Uh, nice move with Lieutenant Dan.
I know that you invited him.
-I… I know that was you.
-We're friends.
-[Vince] Mm-hmm.
-And his name's Trevor.
Yeah, I know. I can take a joke.
Who's jokin'?
So, Rox, I just…
I know that… that you and I
have not always seen eye to eye,
and I'm just hoping that maybe
you and I can turn over a new leaf.
You talk to Jake?
No. Why?
-Uh, I think he's looking for ya.
-[Vince] Yeah?
Mm. Somethin' he wants to talk
to you about?
All right.
Hey, Roxie said you wanted to see me?
Did you get the tallies in yet?
Is that them?
-Almost.
-Let me see. Did we get anywhere near 100?
More like 120.
Bullshit.
Well, over 115.
-Come on. Come on!
-Yeah.
Jake!
-Fuck yeah!
-Yeah.
Fuck yeah!
-Yeah.
-Jake!
-What?
-I fuckin' told you!
-All right.
-Yeah, eat it, motherfuckers!
-Neighbors!
-[laughs]
-Right.
-Oh mama!
Oh.
How sweet is that? What's the matter?
Were you expecting more?
-Doesn't matter.
-What do you mean?
-We did it.
-Yes, we fuckin' did it.
-Oh my God!
-Listen, there is somethin' I gotta say.
-I wanna say--
-You know what? No!
-I… Look, I wanna go first.
-No--
Let me just…
Listen to me. Listen. I just wanna say…
I just, uh…
Jake, uh… thank you.
Okay? That's it. That's all I wanna say.
Just thank you
for just always being there.
You're the only fuckin' one.
You just… Hang on. I…
You step up, and look.
Look at…
look at what we fucking pulled off.
Huh? What did I say? We pulled this off.
Think about what you and I can do.
-Huh? I'm so impressed with us.
-What do you mean?
Huh? Well, what we did tonight,
and what we can do…
I mean, I don't know. I wanna…
I wanna come back.
I wanna come back for reals, you know?
No fillin' in.
I wanna… I wanna run shit upstairs again.
Like…
You know, like it was.
You remember that? Like it was?
That's what I want. That's what I want.
Huh? Here's Estelle.
-Jake.
-Here's Estelle. We'll talk later.
-Come on. No, we're done.
-I didn't mean to interrupt.
Don't you leave her waiting, okay?
We'll talk later. Talk later.
-Vin, wait.
-Yep.
Listen.
Keep an eye on Jules.
Right? Keep him away from the staff.
Females. Yeah.
You get it?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.
I gotcha. I gotcha.
Okay.
-All right, man.
-We did it!
Hey.
Where's Wes?
-He's getting sloppy with Jules, so…
-[Jake] Oh God.
Yeah. I wanted to talk to you
about The Pool Room.
-Yeah, I know. I gotta--
-[Estelle] I can't stop thinkin' about it.
And I… I know it's kinda weird timing
right now,
but I think I got some good ideas, so…
Can I show you some pictures?
-[chuckles]
-Yeah, of course.
What you got?
[upbeat dance-pop music playing]
-[Roxie] Hey.
-Hey.
Give me a shot of Pappy.
-All right.
-And pour one for yourself.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
What are we celebratin'?
Brighter days ahead.
Cheers.
[Joe] Man…
-When the hell did Jules get here?
-Oh, he's been here all night.
He ate two hot dogs.
Do you want another?
-[Vince] Where's the fire?
-What the fuck are you still doin' here?
What's that?
You didn't talk to Jake?
I did, yeah,
as a matter of fact, just now.
Would you like to hear the good news?
I'm back.
I'm gonna be running the third floor.
We're partners again. Up top.
Huh?
All right.
I love it.
-I know it's kind of a big swing.
-No, I love it.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't know how you do this and that.
No one does what you do.
No one.
[tense music playing]
Where's Estelle?
Uh, Estelle is, uh… with Roxie, I think.
You okay?
Yeah. It's fucking Zablonski, man.
I can't keep up.
-Oh, here you go.
-[woman] Thanks.
[Trevor] Hey.
You and me on the roof.
-[Vince] Dude…
-Right now, or I really cause a scene.
Listen, Trevor, whatever I owe you,
I have already paid, okay?
And I'm paying it every single day
of my life. I'm truly, truly sorry.
[woman] Oh my God!
[man] What's going on?
-[Tony] Yo. Hey, hey. Somebody call 911!
-[Vince] What happened?
Joe, there's Narcan in the first aid
under the bar.
-[Vince] Hey, Mel.
-[Tony] I think she did some bad coke.
No, no, no, no, no!
Hey, Vince!
[Tony] Jesus Christ.
Okay, tilt her head back.
Clear her mouth of all that shit.
-Come on, girl. Come one, girl.
-[Vince] Okay.
[Tony] Mellie, don't do this to us.
-[Vince] Mel. Get it out of her nose.
-[Tony] Come on!
Hey, hey, hey, Mel. Come on.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Here. Here. Here. Okay.
-[Tony] Mel, come on.
-[Vince] Hey, Mel.
[Tony] Mel.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, stay with us.
Hey, breathe, breathe, breathe. Mel, Mel.
-Come on.
-Mel.
-We should probably go in separately.
-Yeah.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Where the fuck have you been?
-What happened?
-[Jules] Wes!
-Mel…
-Yo, we do not wanna be here. Come on.
-I'll explain in the car. Come on.
[line ringing]
-[Naveen] Hey, Jake.
-Hey, man.
So, look, I just wanted to let you know
everything's good.
You know, money will be back
in our account tomorrow morning.
-[Naveen chuckles] Really?
-Yep.
All cylinders go for The Pool Room.
That's great.
Just no surprises, all right?
No. No more surprises. All clear.
[paramedic] What's your name?
Mel.
[Jake] Hey, what the fuck? Vin?
-Hey.
-[Jake] What the hell's goin' on?
Uh, Mel had some bad coke,
but she's okay. She's all right.
-Is she okay?
-Everything's cool.
-Excuse me? Is she gonna be okay?
-They want us to stay back.
-They want time with her.
-All right.
-Where'd she get the coke? Is it Tony's?
-I don't know. I don't know.
Listen, you know, an OD, right,
cops are gonna come.
If she got it from staff and it's on tape…
Yeah, I get it.
I don't know where she got the coke from.
Just…
-Hold shit down here, okay?
-[Vince] Yeah, sure.
[unsettling music playing]
[mouse clicking]
Hello?
[man] Hey, Gen, it's Ryan.
Uh… Lily.
Oh. I was wondering
if you were gonna call.
Yeah, well, trying to play it cool,
I guess. [chuckles]
So what are you, uh… what are you up to?
Are you out tonight?
Yeah, I, uh … I'm getting home, actually.
I was at a family thing with my dad.
Oh yeah, Mr. Coney Island.
The very one.
Well, look, I won't keep you.
I know it's late. I just, um…
I just wanted to call to tell you
I'd really love to see you again.
Well, yeah, it is a little late,
but, um, you can tell me
when you're free, and…
[keys jangling]
[Gen] …maybe we could have some fun.
Yeah, no, I think it'd be great. Um…
Okay, cool. Well, you have a good night,
and I'll… I'll call you soon.
[Gen] Yeah, you too.
-Talk soon.
-Okay. All right, bye.
[suspenseful music building]
[music fades]
[eerie music playing]