Ozark (2017) s03e02 Episode Script

1
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
Okay. Order of operations
[CLOSES WINDOW]
goes a little something like this:
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
[PHONE VIBRATES, CHIMES]
"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally"
is a little mnemonic
that works really well.
- You know how I know that?
- [PHONE CHIMING, VIBRATING]
'Cause it's probably been 20
years since I've done any algebra
and I still remember it.
- So, who can tell me what "P" stands for?
- [WHISPERING]
- [STUDENTS CHUCKLE]
- [PHONES VIBRATING, CHIMING]
[GRUMBLES]
Look, I get it.
This is boring, and I'm just a sub,
so why should you give
me the time of day, right?
Hmm?
But I have seen the test.
And this is on it.
- [BEEPS]
- So
- who can tell me what "E" stands for?
- No.
Are you okay?
- [SOBBING]
- [SCATTERED CHUCKLING]
Hey.
Can I take a look at this?
Does anybody know about this photo?
Let me rephrase.
Who doesn't know about this photo?
Seriously?
No eye contact?
Is it that easy?
Hey! You got a human
being sitting right here.
Anybody think about that
before they hit send?
Give me your phones.
Now!
Now, phone.
Phone. Give me your fucking phones.
Phone, phone, phone!
In the bucket, phone.
Sociopaths.
- [GIRL] What's he doing?
- Whoa!
God damn emotional fucking terrorists.
- [MAN] Hey!
- I bet you're fucking looking at me now!
Hey, you!
What do you think
you're what are you
[GRUNTING]
[SHOUTS]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
I should be on there. Marty
Byrde to see Frank Cosgrove.
[MAN] You're good to go.
Yeah? Thank you.
[FRANK] We got issues, Marty.
We got issues of trust.
We got issues of respect.
Hell, we got issues of understanding
the basic fucking rules.
[MARTY] That's why we're here.
That's why you're hearing
about this from us first,
and it's why we're
offering you an extra 10%
on top of what we're already paying you.
We want to make this right.
You got any idea what my
boy has been begging me
to let him do to her?
What he's got every right to do.
You know what "untouchable" means?
I do. We do.
Then why do you think you can fix this
by throwing a couple of coins at my feet
like I'm a fucking beggar?
It's not a couple of
coins. It's an extra 10%.
I want her fired.
Then we talk money.
I understand that you're pissed.
I'd be pissed off too, but we
are not the only ones at fault.
So someone else went
head-first off the top deck?
Your son threatened to rat us out.
[FRANK JR.] That's bullshit.
[MARTY] He threatened
to give up our operation.
[FRANK JR.] He's fucking lying, Dad.
Frank, I respect your code.
Is this true?
He said, "You really want to do this
with everything I know about you?"
[FRANK JR.] You're not gonna
take her word over mine.
Frank, you're absolutely
right about trust,
which is why we are willing to trust
that Frank Jr. was just joking,
if you are willing to trust
that Ruth will not make
the same mistake twice.
15%.
She's untouchable, too.
[FRANK SIGHS]
[MARTY] Don't take any of that to mean
that you didn't completely fuck this up.
[RUTH] I've been thinking about
that law of large numbers stuff
and about how if we're not as
enthusiastic about catching cheaters
as cheaters are about cheating us,
then we're definitely getting screwed.
I've been doing some poking
around about what's out there,
and and there's a card counting team
in Indiana that's making its way west.
A slot scam where gamblers
use cell phone cameras
and hacked algorithm.
You know, top shit. [SIGHS]
There are card markers
who use infrared ink and
special contact lenses, Marty.
[MARTY] I'm not paying you
to find me more problems.
I'm paying you to solve them
before I even know they exist.
[WENDY] Are you sure this is the only
lakefront property still available?
No, no, it's for a colleague.
Okay, just don't let
anyone sign a lease on it
without contacting me, okay?
Yeah. Thank you, Marcia. Bye.
- Is this their financial report?
- [CHARLOTTE] Yeah.
Who still uses a fax machine?
Well, evidently, Carl
and Anita Knarlsson
of the Big Muddy Casino.
Is that why you were in Chicago?
Hmm? It's part of a bigger plan
to expand and go legit.
Makes us safer.
Is it your plan or your boss's?
Ours.
Why didn't Dad go with you?
You know it can take
your father some time
to acclimate to new ideas.
What did he say about
me being in Chicago?
I'm not doing that, Mom.
And I wouldn't do it to you, either.
[MARTY] Hi.
- Good luck.
- [WENDY] Hey.
Hey, I've been trying
to call you all morning.
Oh, yeah? Well, I was up in Kansas City
because Ruth threw Frank Cosgrove
Jr. off the top deck of the casino.
[WENDY LAUGHS] Jesus.
It's handled.
Um, what's this? Did you
You bought a new casino and a
new house without talking to me?
Those are rental properties
for Helen.
- Helen's moving here?
- For the summer.
- That's just fucking perfect.
- No, it's a good thing.
- It's a good thing. She's on our side.
- Jesus Christ.
Until she's not. This is exactly
what I was worried about.
If we'd just kept our
heads down, Wendy
There's nothing we
can do about that now.
Maybe there is. I've had time
to think through some of it.
You said yourself on the
phone, we're committed.
Well, deals go bad, you know?
Good plans go wrong all the time.
And Navarro's a businessman,
he'll understand that.
As long as we don't spend a cent
of his money, as long as he's whole,
we can get out of this
before it even begins.
We're not getting out of this.
You're saying that
because you don't want to.
I want you to admit something.
Admit this is all about you
and has nothing to do with
what is best for the family.
This is about me
making sure you don't have to
launder for the rest of your life.
This is about me finding our
only real way out of this!
So, you can either be a
part of that solution, or
Part of the problem.
That sounds like her.
Okay, I am not arguing
with you about this.
- Where are you going?
- We are going to St. Joe's,
and you can look over
the bid in the car.
Right now?
Yep. I want this deal
closed before Helen arrives.
[MARTY] We'll be back.
[WENDY] These numbers are
from the gaming commission.
They have no invested interest
in whether you hang on or sell,
but their report is dire.
A 35% drop in revenue.
This year.
Since your rivals
opened across the river.
Look, my point exactly.
It could just be a blip.
That a business term? "Blip"?
My point is everybody always
goes for the shiny new thing.
Who's to say once the sheen is off,
they won't all come running right back?
The view is always better
from this side of the river.
You know, Carl, it
would be one thing, um
if your revenues were holding steady
before that casino opened,
but they've been slipping for years.
Probably why you can't get a loan.
You don't know that.
They do know that.
You know, you're not nursing those
30-year-old slot machines downstairs
just out of nostalgia.
You need a cash influx,
and, um, without one,
competitors are always gonna be
shinier, always gonna be newer.
The point is this place needs money.
We have it.
You act like we don't have a choice.
[WENDY] Honestly, I wish
I could say that you did.
Now, we're willing to make
an offer of 7% above market.
Now, some other corporate
outfit would come in here
and give you all sorts of reasons
of why that valuation's too high,
but we would never do that.
Because we understand
how hard it is to
just to walk away from
something that you've
you've put decades into.
We would never dream of
insulting that sacrifice.
We'd love to take a
look with our lawyers.
Go ahead and send the paperwork.
[ANITA] Sorry about sourpuss back there.
[WENDY] Oh, don't be.
I I hardly noticed.
[LAUGHS] Businessman of the year.
[SIGHS] He's always been
defensive about the place.
He knows what people say.
"Inherited from the family,
ran it into the ground".
Far as I'm concerned, your
offer's our saving grace.
Carl will come around. He just needs
a little time to adjust to new ideas.
- You know?
- Hmm. I do.
He'll get there.
[MARTY] Oh, boy, that other
casino really is right there, huh?
[CARL] Yes, it is.
You know, on top of that,
they are putting on a big
Memorial Day fireworks display.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, like
throwing a big flaming middle
finger right in our faces.
[MARTY] Hmm.
Calling it "Tribute to the Border War".
Hey, uh, Carl,
listen, I know that this is a
very frustrating situation for you,
but you got a hell of
a lot to be proud of.
You've been running a successful
business for, what, 25 years?
With your wife? Uh
Wendy and I have been at that for
barely a year now, and it's, um
It's not easy, right? It's tough.
[SIGHS]
If it were up to you, we wouldn't
even be here, would we?
Well, let me save you a world of pain.
You want a good
work-marriage partnership?
Learn to let your
desires take a backseat.
I want you to hold on to this.
All right?
What if you held on?
Now, what is this? Is this
some kind of reverse psychology?
No, sir. This is just one man
telling another man not
to give up on his dreams.
I mean, your financials are not great,
but you could stave off
bankruptcy for a couple years,
and who knows what would happen to
your competitors during that time?
It's a very unstable business.
You know, the best
bets are just guesses.
Plus, you've been at this
decades. They're at it for a year.
Who knows if they've
got your staying power.
Anita would never go for it.
Okay, but
what if your desires have been
in the backseat long enough?
What if it's her turn?
I don't know. Think about it.
[TEXTING ON PHONE]
[GIRL] Do not tell me they're not here.
Do not tell me I left them in Chicago.
Fuck, could I have left them in Chicago?
Mom, how the fuck could you have
let me leave my boots in Chicago?
I promise we will buy
you new Doc Martens
as soon as we get there, honey.
[GIRL] Not gonna have the
plaid ones in the Ozarks.
Well, then we will order them online.
It is Missouri, not the moon. [SIGHS]
Look, I know that you are
upset about the change of plans.
Let's just try and make
the best of it. Hmm?
I mean, maybe we can talk
to Emma and Keira's parents
and see if they can
come for a week or two.
- That'll never happen.
- Well, you never know until you ask.
Except I do. They won't
visit me when I'm with you.
- [ALARM BLARES ON PHONE, STOPS]
- Ugh!
- [SIGHS]
- Everything all right?
Who knows? Amber Alerts
are just so annoying.
Then you will make new friends.
There'll be tons of kids your age
at the lake. Tons of things to do.
Can you stop fucking pretending
that this summer is about anything
- other than you getting us away from Dad?
- [ALARM BLARES]
You need to watch your language.
Could somebody please turn
these goddamn things off?
- Uh, hey, Mom?
- Hmm?
Yeah, this alert's about us.
Gene, are you out of your fucking mind?
The arbitrator said that
I have them all summer.
Everyone knows summer doesn't
start until Memorial Day.
You took them two days early,
which might make you a felon.
So what do you want, Gene?
For you to comply with
our custody arrangement.
Oh, that is bullshit!
Missing summer league is
gonna screw Seth's chances
of making the high school team.
And playing means he stays in Chicago?
Giving you the perfect opportunity
to work on your relationship
with your daughter.
No, absolutely not.
They are both with me all summer.
Then I'll let the alert stand
and it can be on the record
at our custody hearing.
- Bye.
- [CALL DISCONNECTS]
[SIGHS]
[WOMAN] Come join us for Sunday
service at 8:00, 10:00, or 11:00.
[MAN] summer kick-off with the
top-of-the-line boats and jet skis
open all Memorial Day
weekend off the lake
- [CLICKS]
- ["COME AND GET YOUR LOVE" PLAYING]
- You can put on whatever you want.
- Get it together, baby
- Come and get your love
- I'm fine.
- Come and get your love
- [CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
[SWITCHES RADIO OFF]
Does this mean you've
thought through our offer?
[CARL] We have,
and we're saving you the hassle
of sending that paperwork.
We're not ready to sell.
[WENDY STAMMERS] I don't understand.
It's an unstable industry,
and we're just not convinced
that our rivals have the
staying power that we do.
Carl, we both know what
the numbers say, and
But it was very nice meeting you folks,
and the next time you
come on out to Big Muddy,
there'll be some complimentary
chips with your name on 'em.
[CALL DISCONNECTS]
What were you two talking about?
We talked about marriage.
We talked We talked about
being in business with your wife.
So what the hell happened?
They have no leverage,
no competing offer.
I really I don't know,
but I'm gonna find out.
Just how bad is the word from Mexico?
Oh, I think it's safe to say
he's not in a good headspace.
[WENDY] So, you think
this house will work?
[HELEN] Um, at least it's three months
I don't have to deal with Gene.
Ugh, he attacks and attacks and attacks.
He has no idea what I've
endured just to keep him alive.
Not that I want him dead, obviously.
I mean, I do want my
kids to have a father,
but do I fantasize now
and then about him
getting the shit kicked out of him?
Losing a few of those teeth he
spent a small fortune capping?
[CLICKS TONGUE] You betcha.
I don't mean to dwell on Gene.
[WENDY] You're not.
[HELEN] It's just, you know,
when things get so hostile
so fast, you think,
"How'd I manage to
fuck that up so badly?"
That painting has no intention.
How is it that all these years,
I was trying to protect my family,
and actually, I was
just doing the opposite?
For all you know, things
could have been much worse,
and you're the reason they're not.
Maybe he sensed that I
was keeping things from him
and withdrew.
I don't know. Maybe it is all my fault.
Maybe if I'd told him everything,
we'd still be together.
I don't know.
That just trades one set
of problems for another.
Ask our therapist. [LAUGHS]
We're very careful.
Hmm.
Maybe that's the only way to
truly make a marriage last.
Make it impossible to blow up without
the shock wave swallowing everyone.
Mutually assured destruction.
Meredith?
Marcia.
[HELEN] Marcia, tell
me, does the boat
Now, does the boat come with this?
Thank you.
[CLICKS]
[CLICKS]
[LINE RINGS, CONNECTS]
Steve
is it just me or has this guy on
22 still not placed a single bet?
[RUTH] Who's your signal?
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
Is it a three-man team? A four-man?
How you working?
Sorry, lady. No man, no team.
Then what the fuck are you doing?
I'm just enjoying my coffee,
watching senior citizens piss
away their Social Security.
This is a casino.
Well, that explains a lot.
Acceptable activities include gambling,
drinking, inhaling hot
wings at the buffet.
Nursing free drinks while you
ogle gamblers like a creeper?
Not on my list.
[LAUGHING]
Well, look, I'm just enjoying my coffee.
There's no law against that.
It's called "loitering".
You're funny.
And you're not.
Get him the fuck out of here.
Go ahead, put your fucking hands on me.
- [RUTH] Dennis!
- See how that works out.
Okay. Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT] I didn't
want to have to say this,
but I'm good friends with the owners.
You're fucking full
of shit, you know that?
Is this part of your customer service?
'Cause if it is, I have some
thoughts. What are you doing?
I'm calling your good fucking friends.
Okay, wait.
Don't Don't Don't
Don't do that, please. [LAUGHS]
Okay, um, look, I wasn't
exactly honest with you.
So, the owners and I, um
It's just we're not so
much friends as I'm
Wendy Byrde's brother.
And I'd really rather wait
until morning to talk to her
so she doesn't think I'm crazy.
You think morning's
gonna make a difference?
Did you know he was coming to the lake?
Do you really think I wouldn't tell you?
Well, he can't be here. Not now.
He'll get bored and
leave after a few days
like he always does.
- Ben, get in here. Hi.
- [BEN WHISPERS] Hey.
Oh, I was trying to
caffeinate through till morning
and not wake you up, I swear.
It's okay.
Hey, Marty, that little blonde
Nazi at the casino is tough.
She's kinda cute, though.
Okay. Here, let me show
you where we're putting you.
- Okay.
- [MARTY] Good to see ya.
Detroit Lions?
Thought Marty had
better sense than that.
[LAUGHS] Well, all this stuff
belongs to the old man who
kind of came with the house.
You bought a house that came with a man?
Hmm. It's a long story.
Longer than how you
ended up with a casino?
What are you doing here?
I need money.
[LAUGHING] I'm kidding.
I'm fine, really.
I'm taking care of myself.
[CLEARS THROAT] I got a routine.
Did you lose the teaching job?
Lose? No.
Mutual decision? Yes.
We had some philosophical differences.
[WENDY] Hmm.
Look, I wanted to see you.
It's been too long.
You know I like it when
you give me a heads up.
[CHUCKLES]
Good night.
Good night.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[WATER CONTINUES RUNNING]
Hi, I'm sorry. I just missed
your call. What's going on?
[HELEN] I spoke to
my client last night.
We have more money for the bid,
so get back up there and seal the deal.
I can't ask him a third time.
How would you feel about
coming with instead of Marty?
Is there a problem I should know about?
No. No, no, no. Of course not.
It's just he's a numbers guy,
and I could use a negotiator.
[HELEN] I'll pick you up at the
office in 20 minutes.
- Fuck.
- [WENDY] Okay.
Fuck.
Fuck!
Shit. [SIGHS]
Oh, what time is it?
Late.
Jesus.
Jonah, you're, like, a foot taller.
Is this the old man right here?
Oh, you shouldn't touch that.
Or sit there.
Buddy didn't really like
strangers touching his stuff.
Two of you were close, huh?
He was my best friend.
Probably more interesting
than a bunch of 14-year-olds.
[BEN SLURPING WATER]
[TURNS OFF WATER]
[EXHALES, SNIFFLES]
So what was his deal?
I don't know.
He was just
He let me shoot watermelons
and try his oxygen.
And he went skinny-dipping every
morning, no matter who was watching.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
Marty Byrde for Frank Cosgrove.
[ANITA] This is 20% over market value.
Well, this is your life's work,
and we understand that any
offer must value that emotion.
Honey
it's over.
We held firm
and drove the price up good for us
but if we wait any longer,
that other casino is
gonna end up killing us.
She's trying to walk all over us.
Well, we are closing on
another casino as we speak.
The only problem
um, is that there's a
there's a rival casino
right across the river.
[STAMMERS] It's bigger, and it's newer.
Let me guess.
You need them to have a
downturn in their business.
Frank, our plan is to upgrade
and leave them in our dust.
But that is gonna take time,
and it has become clear
that our investors expect
an immediate return.
[FRANK] Huh.
Tough investor.
- As you are aware.
- Hmm.
We are making an offer
that no one else would.
[CARL] Bringing a lawyer in here,
shoving papers in our faces.
It's all right. We'll go.
The idea that we are somehow
the bad guys here is
completely juvenile.
We are offering 20% above market
value for a failing business.
You want to hold on to
it, oh, you be my guest.
We will buy it from the
bank out of Chapter 11.
[FRANK] What's the ask?
[MARTY] We need the other casino
shut down for a while.
That's a big ask.
I can give you the trucking
contract at the new casino.
At the additional 15% we
negotiated for the Belle?
It's only fair.
I swear to God, Carl Lee Knarlsson,
if you don't do the smart thing here.
If you'll excuse me, I
I think what Anita has
been trying to say
Don't you deserve to
give up those headaches
that have kept you up
for the last 25 years?
I mean, don't you think it's time
to enjoy your life?
I'll take the papers over
to the lawyer this afternoon.
Give them the once over.
Then we'll sign.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
[WENDY] Hello?
[NAVARRO] Wendy Byrde.
Who is this?
[NAVARRO] You know who this is.
Now, can you please tell me
what is happening with my casino.
We got it.
They signed?
[STAMMERS] Well, not yet, but
uh, but they've agreed.
Well, then don't tell
me that you got it, okay?
[HEAVY BREATHING]
Something happened today.
One of my maids, she was
serving me lunch, and she fell.
And suddenly, her front
teeth were on the ground,
and there was blood everywhere
and no other help, so I
Well, I picked them up.
I didn't even realize
that I had done that
until they were in my hand, and well
I saw the red of the blood and the
white of the teeth and I thought
Vamos. [CLICKS TONGUE] Let's go.
You think maybe that
could be a bad omen?
I mean, I ask everyone, you know,
but nobody will say anything,
and then I thought
"Wendy Byrde". [LAUGHS]
Well, it sounds to me like
it was just an accident.
That's all.
What, you don't think that
an accident can be an omen?
Well, anything can be an
omen if you're looking for it.
I mean, I'm sure if you
went back through your day,
you could find 50 good ones
to help balance the bad.
Guess I hadn't really
thought about it that way.
Huh, yeah, yeah.
I knew I would feel better
by talking to you. [SIGHS]
Is she okay?
- Your maid?
- Huh?
Oh, eh I don't know.
She's no longer with us, so
You have a good night.
- [CLICKS]
- [LINE DISCONNECTS]
Who was it?
It was Helen.
I'm sorry to wake you.
She's just anxious about the deal.
[SIGHS]
[UPBEAT BAND MUSIC PLAYS]
[JONAH] So what's her
daughter like anyway?
[WENDY] Well, I haven't met her yet,
but, you know, she's
new here from Chicago,
and you know how scary that is, so
you and Charlotte, you be nice. Please.
We will, I promise.
And no talking about
you know anything.
Most parents aren't as free
with the truth as we are.
Will Ben be there?
Yeah, of course.
Am I really like him?
What makes you wonder that?
Well, when we first moved here,
and you and Dad were
worried that I was
I don't know, you said you
were afraid I was like him.
Oh, honey
I love my brother.
He'll always have a place in my
heart, but there is no comparison.
- Mom. Mom.
- You understand?
- I need you to hear me
- Mom!
- Wendy.
- [BABY CRIES]
Darlene.
- Your hair's coming in nice.
- [CRIES]
- The sun's getting in his eyes.
- Oh.
Children are like corn stalks.
They need fresh air and
sunlight to grow strong.
Isn't that right, Zeke?
Zeke?
[STAMMERS] Our Zeke?
You said he went to a good family.
I promise it's temporary.
I'm sorry about your brother.
I know how much the two
of you hate being split up,
and I did try and
avoid it, but you've
You know, never mind. I'm
just sorry, that's all.
And I'm sorry about the
situation with your father.
And I'm sorry that I'm not around more,
and I'm sorry for, uh [SIGHS]
I don't know, a whole bunch of other
stuff that I can't even think of
that I'm sure I also fucked up.
Can we just try for a clean slate
and leave Chicago in Chicago?
Just try and enjoy the summer.
I'm
actually starting to
come around on this place.
Really?
No.
[DARLENE] Did she really
think I was so stupid
that I couldn't see that
the sun was in his face?
[SIGHS] You'd have been
so proud of me, baby.
Didn't so much as scowl.
[DOOR OPENS]
I'm almost to the edge of the lane.
If you want, I can start on
the other side when I'm done.
[DARLENE] All right.
Lunch will be ready soon.
[SIGHS] Not a single cross look.
Even though I had every right
to do a whole lot worse.
What's that?
I'm just talking to my late husband.
Oh, cool.
Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.
[DARLENE] Do you talk to someone?
What?
Who do you talk to?
Um
My dad.
Uh-huh.
You've had a lot of
loss, haven't you, boy?
[SIGHS] It is what it is, you know?
It's the Langmore curse.
[DARLENE LAUGHS] Bullshit.
Your daddy may have been useless,
his daddy human garbage,
but before that
your folks were all right.
God, back in the day,
they had stills in every
kind of cove and holler.
Biggest bootleggers in the Ozarks.
Now, you can't pull that off
unless you're tight-knit,
hardworking folks.
Langmore stock is as
good as any around here.
Don't let anyone tell you different.
[CHUCKLES]
- Yes, ma'am.
- Mm-hmm.
You still breaking and entering?
I've been crashing in my car
so I don't get busted again.
Hmm.
I got a cabin on the property here.
One of my workers used
to live in it, but
it's been empty for a while now.
If you want it, it's yours.
[DOOR OPENS]
[HELEN] Hello.
[MARTY] Hi.
- [HELEN] Hi, we tried knocking.
- Hi!
You must be Erin. Hey, I'm Wendy.
I'm Marty.
Jonah and Charlotte are dying to
meet you. They're just inside.
- [STAMMERS] Here, I'll take you in.
- [ERIN] Okay.
What have you got?
For when our new
casino becomes official.
Right, yeah.
Yeah.
[MEN AND WOMEN CHATTERING]
[MAN] Hold that door.
[MAN 1] This one right here?
[MAN 2] Yeah. It's gonna be
1A to 1B, then wires there.
[BEN] Sweet toy.
[JONAH] It's not a toy. It's a tool.
Fair enough. What's it good for?
Aerial photography,
maintaining a secure perimeter,
tracking wildlife.
Shit, when I was your age,
I'd have just used it to spy on girls.
[HELEN] I'd never seen a TV.
[WENDY] You didn't watch TV at all?
[HELEN] No, never. I wasn't allowed.
[WENDY] You weren't allowed
to watch television ever?
- [HELEN] No.
- [WENDY] Huh.
[BEN] I think I might have just
turned your son into a peeping Tom.
- [HELEN] Good thing I'm a lawyer.
- [WENDY] Ben, this is Helen.
Helen, my baby brother, Ben.
- Hi.
- Oh, hi.
[BEN] So how do you
guys know each other?
[LAUGHS] Um
We met through work.
Nothing very special.
[ERIN] Yeah, I'd pull a Sylvia
Plath if I had to work for my mom.
[CHARLOTTE LAUGHS] It's not that bad.
Plus, if I do a good job in there,
she pretty much lets me do
whatever I want out here.
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
I could show you around if you want.
We can rent jet skis or go caving.
Plus I have the hookup
for some pretty good weed
if you're into that kind of thing.
What about Party Cove?
Party Cove gets old fast.
It's basically just a
bunch of college kids
who come down for the weekend,
get wasted, go crazy,
and they just go home.
Every other girl in my grade's
already lost her virginity.
If I do it here, I
get it out of the way, but I'm not
stuck seeing him every day.
Honestly, I don't care who it is.
I just cannot go back
to Chicago a virgin.
[JONAH SIGHS]
Damn it!
[LAUGHING]
Your mom had the thickest
Carolina accent of any of us.
- That is so not true.
- Oh, Marty, help me out here.
When you first met Wendy,
what did she sound like?
I refuse to answer on the grounds
that she is sitting right here,
- and she's listening.
- [BEN LAUGHING]
- Do you
- [LAUGHING]
[BEN] You remember how we used to say
that you were the only one in the world
who could turn the word
"down" into six syllables?
- Unh-unh, that was Aunt Millie.
- Aunt Millie was five.
You were six.
Hmm! Your uncle has a
very fanciful imagination.
[BEN LAUGHS]
- Hi.
- Sorry I'm late.
[BEN] Hey, look who it is. Guten abend!
Take my seat. I'll get another one.
You hungry?
No, I'm good, thanks.
Good to see you again, Ruth.
You, too.
This is my daughter Erin.
["AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
What the fuck? Nothing's happening.
Wait.
Just wait.
[CLAMORING]
Fucking A.
[OVERLAPPING SHOUTS]
[LAUGHING]
- So how long are you staying for, Ben?
- [BEN] Hmm.
Just a couple days, right?
Not that we don't love
having him, it's just
you know, he is always on the move.
[BEN SIGHS] Anybody want
something from the bathroom?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
[WENDY] Anita, I hope you're
calling with good news.
[ANITA] Well, I guess that
depends on your perspective.
I don't understand.
[ANITA] Seems our rivals have
gone and set themselves on fire.
It's gonna be months
before they can reopen.
So
we're gonna be able to get
that bank loan and upgrade.
- We're backing out of the deal.
- [WENDY] You can't do that.
[ANITA] But I am.
Our handle's about to go up
a million dollars a month.
But we had an agreement.
A verbal agreement.
[STAMMERS] Anita, where is this
coming from? This isn't you.
Oh, please. Don't pretend
we had a relationship.
"This is your life's work". Really?
You were a carpetbagger,
plain and simple.
I was your fucking salvation.
I'll take you to court.
- You could try.
- Well, I will.
And for the record, you
humiliated my husband.
Me?
You and that lesbian lawyer.
He's a weak man, and you let
him know that, didn't you?
Oh, you know, that's really
That is really rich.
And if you think for
one fucking second
Quiet.
[HELEN] I can't believe they
had it in them. [EXHALES]
Sat there looking at
us like we're vultures
and all the time,
they're fucking arsonists?
- What can we do?
- She's right about court.
Even if they win, it'll
be tied up for years.
Shit.
We must have some recourse.
More money is out of the question.
I can't ask my client again.
I'll figure something out.
I'm not losing to that woman.
[MARTY] Was anyone hurt?
In the fire.
[HELEN] Who knows and who cares?
[MARTY] Well, you know, she
She said that the whole
thing went up, so
must have been a lot of people inside.
[MEN AND WOMEN LAUGHING, CHATTERING]
[SLOT MACHINE MUSIC CHIMING]
[BEEPS]
- [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
- Yes! Yeah! Oh!
[WOMAN ON TV] Well, Memorial Day
weekend is finally here,
and that means the
summer party season
- [MARTY] Good morning.
- [TURNS OFF TV]
Um, listen, Ben, I have been
thinking a lot about this
[CLEARS THROAT] and I think
that the, uh, best thing to do is
to just be completely
honest with you. Um
[EXHALES]
This is not a good time
for us here in this house.
Uh, there's There's a lot going on.
Um, Wendy
uh, has not been herself.
- Um
- Are you asking me to leave?
Thank you for understanding.
But I don't understand.
Honestly, this is the first time
I've recognized my sister in years.
Well, you know
I need you to go, okay, Ben?
I need you to go, and
if money is an issue
I don't want your money.
[SIGHS] I kind of
skipped a bench warrant
in North Carolina, so
right now this place is
basically my salvation.
Don't worry.
All I want to do is chill.
[LAUGHS] You won't even know I'm here.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah
[SIGHS]
Yeah okay.
[TURNS ON TV]
[RUTH] Wendy, the slots at the
other casino, what are they?
Three-reel? Five-reel? Video?
Mainly three-reel.
I was doing some research for Marty
about different ways our
casino might be vulnerable,
and I realized we might be
able to use what I learned
to play offense instead of defense,
if you catch my drift.
Explain it to me in the car.
[TAPPING KEYBOARD]
Hello, there. If you'd
given me a heads-up,
I could have arranged for a tour.
What do you think happened
at that casino last night?
Boy, I mean, your guess
is as good as mine.
So, why did Wendy look like
she thought maybe you did know?
I don't know.
Where's this coming from?
It's coming from is that
I'm starting to sense
that you two aren't
exactly on the same page
about this expansion plan.
Hmm.
As you know, I don't like
to take on unnecessary risk.
I'm not talking about
philosophical differences.
I'm talking about something deeper.
In case you hadn't noticed,
this plan now involves more
than just the two of you.
So, when you have problems,
they become my problems.
I think you should be having this
conversation with the both of us.
Wendy isn't the issue here.
Just be thankful that she and
Ruth have got us back on track.
You didn't know.
Of course I knew. I'm
surprised that, uh
that you did so soon.
Good.
[GAMBLERS CHATTERING]
[MAN] All right. That looks good.
And go.
And now.
- Hey, Lulu, ready? And hit it.
- [BELLS CHIMING]
All right, Amber, Dianne. Ready?
Amber go.
[RUTH] Wendy?
Wendy, hello?
Does that mean it's working?
- Hello
- Like gangbusters.
[LAUGHS]
Don't let up. I want them
stunned into submission.
All righty.
Hey, so is this legal?
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[RUTH] Hey, what's up?
Yeah, hey. Um
What are you doing?
What do you mean?
I mean, right now,
tell me what you're doing.
I'm using the slot scam I
told you about on Big Muddy,
forcing them back to
the negotiating table.
- No, no, no!
- Why?
You have to stop that.
[STAMMERS] What? I
can't. It's already done.
Why didn't you tell me that
you were gonna do that, Ruth?
You You made a big deal
about how I'm not supposed
to be bringing problems,
how I'm supposed to be solving them.
I'm just doing what you fucking wanted.
Okay, but you're not.
You're completely screwing us.
By getting you another casino
when no one else could figure
out how the fuck to do it?
Are you fucking kidding me, Marty?
How about a little gratitude?
I mean, your wife seems
pretty fucking grateful.
Wendy has absolutely no
idea what is good for us.
Is that my fault?
Is that my fault that you can't
communicate for shit with your wife?
- All right, Ruth, listen to me.
- No, no.
How's about instead of shitting on me,
you get your own house in order?
And until you do, how's
about you fuck off?
- All righty?
- [CALL DISCONNECTS]
- [BELLS RINGING]
- [CHEERING]
Looks like your boat sprung a leak.
To the tune of, I'd say
200,000 grand per hour.
[ANITA] You're not gonna
cheat us into selling.
I'm only saying what everyone
on the floor is seeing.
Wow. Another five grand.
If, however, you'd like a life raft,
we'd still be happy to purchase
your casino from you, for say
three million under the previous offer,
since its value is depreciating
swiftly.
What we'd like is for you to
get the hell out of our casino.
The longer you hold on,
the lower our offer drops,
since your slots are hemorrhaging.
We'll kick out the cheaters.
We'll bring in different
people every day.
We'll unplug the machines,
stop the bleeding.
Well, according to your financials,
slots bring in 80% of your revenue.
How's that life raft sounding?
[DRONE BUZZING]
Cut it out!
Jonah!
[JONAH] Didn't see you there.
And done.
- [HELEN LAUGHING]
- I need more.
- [LINE RINGS, CONNECTS]
- [SIGHS]
Hi, it's me. Is it a bad time?
You know I'm just getting off work.
I just wanted to apologize
for my tone the other day.
I'm listening.
I need to remember that even
though we don't always agree,
you'll always have the kids'
best interests at heart.
Look [SHOUTS]
Gene?
[GRUNTING]
[GENE WHIMPERING]
Are you kidding? It's gorgeous here.
Tell me, how are things with you?
[MARTY] What's this?
A warrant signed by a federal judge
that was triggered the minute
you purchased a second casino.
[SNIFFLES, CLEARS THROAT]
This is an integrated audit
of your whole operation.
A team of forensic
accountants who will supervise
every casino transaction as it happens.
Every invoice and receipt,
they'll be there when it's printed.
Every hour, they'll count
the chips on the floor.
For the next month, we're gonna
be running this place with you.
Do you know what I
miss most about Chicago?
- [HELEN] What's that?
- Johnny's Beef.
- [HELEN GASPS]
- You ever been to Johnny's Beef?
- Hi.
- [WENDY] Hey, hi!
We've got new partners in the casino.
[BEN SHOUTING]
[CONTINUES SHOUTING]
[SHOUTS]
[JONAH] Son of a bitch!
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]