SurrealEstate (2021) s03e05 Episode Script

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[INDUSTRIAL NOISES]
LUKE (VO): Previously on SurrealEstate.
WOMAN: Why does death bring
out the worst in people?
- Dibs.
- jackass who planted this!
These cards are collector's items!
Megan is seeing a urologist.
- What's his name?
- Hunter.
- Sorry to interrupt.
- LUKE: Everybody this is, uh,
- Tyler MacNeil.
- [MACHO ROAR]
There's something about this client I
I don't trust him.
WOMAN 2: Wait, so where's Luke?
SUSAN: Looks like he's still with Tyler.
It's not like Luke to forget.
- To old friends.
- [GLASSES CLINK]
- Old friends.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
- [DISTANT DOG BARKING]
- [CRICKETS CHIRRING]
[CAR APPROACHING]
- [INTRIGUING SCORE]
- [ENGINE TURNS OFF]
WOMAN 3: I just don't see the
point of keeping it a secret.
I just don't think
it's anybody's business.
There's a for sale sign
outside our house, Paul.
Don't you think our friends
see we're not together anymore?
Right. The house.
[TENDER SCORE]
We had so many plans for this place.
It's like leaving a painting unfinished.
- Do you remember when
- Paul
It's late and I can't.
Look, the agent said
we could sell faster
if we just upped our curb appeal.
Why don't you take inside.
I'll clean up out here.
You don't want to even be in
the same house with me anymore?
It'll go faster if we stay
out of each other's way.
You're the boss.
- Goodnight, Jan.
- [SHARP EXHALE THROUGH NOSE]
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDE]
[LONG QUAVERING EXHALE]
- [CAR DOOR OPENS]
- [CREEPY SCORE]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[EERIE SCORE]
[DRAMATIC BOOM]
[DRIPPING]
[CRACKLING]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[EXCITING OPENING THEME]
[DISTANT MAN SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING, THEME FADE OUT]
[SOFT SCORE]
- [SIGH]
- [PAPER CRINKLING]
- Hey.
- Hi.
I got showings all day today.
Are you still good to
cover my clients tomorrow?
[SIGHS] Yup.
Everything okay with your parents?
Oh, yeah. I just think
they need some help
at the funeral home. Well,
they are getting older.
My dad just can't handle
the bone saw like he used to.
I imagine that's hard on the joints.
Not if you sharpen it regularly.
- Good morning.
- LUKE: Hey!
Just the man I wanted to see.
August, as you know, we are thrilled
to have you back.
How moving.
- There is one small issue.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
Our electricity bill
is through the roof.
Well, these devices do
draw considerable energy.
Could you maybe unplug them
at the end of the night?
My equipment is precisely calibrated.
It cannot be turned off and
on without a loss of efficacy.
- LUKE: Mm.
- Surely it's not substantial.
- [PAPER CRINKLING]
- Well, it's
[MISCHIEVOUS SCORE]
Oh, dear.
- I'm off to the Lowry House.
- LOMAX: Yech. Good luck.
I hate to see them having trouble.
You're talking to Paul Lowry later?
Yeah. I am. Divide and conquer.
It's interesting how well love
and war metaphors go together.
Who was it who said,
"love is a battlefield"?
Sun Tzu?
[BOTH] Pat Benatar.
Hm, hm, hm.
[LOMAX AND AUGUST CHATTER AND CHUCKLE]
[LUKE SUCKS TEETH]
- [PAPER SLAPS ON TABLE]
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
By the way, I ran into Shannon
McConnell the other day.
She was asking about you.
- What'd you tell her?
- Fine.
Busy. Unattached.
I didn't have the updated
press kit so I kept it simple.
Shannon is a very nice lady.
You should call her.
You should call somebody.
Ever since you and Megan split up,
you have done nothing but work.
We didn't split up!
In the parlance of our industry,
she accepted a better offer.
We're still friends, you
know. We drink, we laugh.
I'm just saying I think
you should call Shannon.
- Maybe I will.
- [GENTLE SCORE]
- No you won't.
- No, I won't.
I just [SIGHS]
I hate to see you waiting for something
that's not going to happen.
I'm not waiting for anything.
Okay.
We'll catch up on Lowry-Barett later.
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]
- [EERIE SCORE]
- [BIRDS CHIRPING]
- [SCORE ABATES]
- Hm.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
Huh.
Hey. Where did you come from?
Pretty, isn't it?
- Oh.
- Sorry, didn't mean to startle.
Oh, it's okay. I just could've sworn
that wasn't here yesterday.
They don't just pop up for
anyone. It must like you.
Oh, believe me, I did
nothing to deserve it.
I'm not a gardener.
- Could've fooled me.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
I'm Blake.
Jan. You live around here?
Yeah, pretty close.
Look, don't waste your
money on that stuff.
Flowers need bone meal.
They eat it right up.
Trust me.
I'll keep that in mind.
Enjoy the garden, Jan.
It's as close to creating
the world as we ever get.
[UNEASY SCORE]
Hm.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- AUGUST: Luke?
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
- Yeah.
I'm curious about your
new client, Mr. MacNeil.
He's been commanding much
of your attention lately.
Oh, that's putting it mildly.
I've jumped through hoops
for a sale before, but wow.
How much do you know about him?
Made his money in retirement
communities. Philanthropist.
He runs a solid six-minute mile.
Do you trust him?
Hasn't given me a reason not to.
Something on your mind?
Eh, nothing I can quantify,
nor defend, just a
Disquieting feeling Mr.
MacNeil isn't all he appears.
A guy like Tyler, all
that money, influence,
I'm sure there's a
skeleton or two somewhere,
but some clients are just like houses.
You gotta take 'em as is.
Gotta pay those
electricity bills somehow.
- Touché.
- Oh.
- [UNEASY SCORE]
- Who's your friend?
Just something that came in the mail.
Don't worry about MacNeil.
I know what I'm doing.
Of course you do.
SUSAN: You'd be shocked at
what a little landscaping can do
- to build traffic.
- [TEAPOT LID CLINKS]
And good for you doing it yourself.
- Most people just hire out.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
I'd rather save the money.
Unknown future and all.
Hm.
But, honestly, it's been
a nice distraction from
[TENDER SCORE] You know.
[TEAPOT RATTLES]
How are things between you and Paul?
Oh, strange.
I mean, we used to be so,
like, absorbed in each other.
Wherever we went it was Jan and Paul,
like one entity.
I'm sure you've had
relationships like that.
Sure.
Now it's just cold. And weird.
But the worst part is when I told him
I was having doubts he
just kind of accepted it.
Felt disappointed.
You wanted him to fight for you.
Yeah. I know that sounds
weird and manipulative
Hey, there is nothing wrong
with wanting to feel wanted.
Closest I've come lately was
when this guy who ghosted me
for like a month finally texted back
because he needed a ride to the airport.
Did you do it?
I was available. The
flight was nonrefundable.
But, look, you're going to be fine, Jan.
[TENDER SCORE CONTINUES]
There is somebody out
there for you. I know it.
[CRICKETS CHIRRING]
[SCORE DARKENS]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[SCOFFS]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[SCORE ABATES]
What the hell?
Hey! Hey.
You tracked mud all over the floor.
That wasn't me.
So, who else is trouncing
through our house?
Paul, that wasn't me!
Well, the mess is on the inside
so I guess that means
I have to clean it up.
'Cause that's the rule, right?
[JAN SCOFFS]
- [SCORE INTENSIFIES]
- If it wasn't you, who was it?
[SIGHS]
[GASPS]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[SIGHS AGAIN]
[DOOR HANDLE RATTLES]
[SCORE BECOMES MORE URGENT]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES, FADES OUT]
[GENTLE SCORE]
DAD: Nessie, welcome home.
Thanks for making the trip.
- Mom, you look great.
- Thank you.
Oh, I'm assuming that's
someone else's blood.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
- Oh.
- [PARENTS LAUGH]
- I was preparing the lamb.
Sorry to pull you from your
big important high-paying job.
- LOMAX: Mm.
- We've really been up against it
and lord knows your siblings
can't be bothered to help.
No, it's okay. I've actually
been looking forward to this.
[CHUCKLES] Where can I start?
Bless you.
Downstairs and we've
kept your old makeup kit.
[DAD CHUCKLES] Nobody contours
a reconstructed eye socket
like you.
- Oh. You old sweet talker.
- Mm.
So, here it is.
The pictures don't do it justice.
- [GENTLE SCORE]
- No, they do not!
Houses in this neighborhood
never come on the market.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Oh, you got that right.
[FAINT CONVERSATION]
One moment, please.
Please go check it out
and I'll come find you.
Okay. [SIGHS HAPPILY]
- [MISCHIEVOUS SCORE]
- Rita.
Luke. Welcome to my listing.
Enjoy it, drink it in
and immerse yourself in the splendor
and then die just a little bit inside
because it's not yours.
- [CHUCKLES]
- It is quite a listing.
Mm. [SHARP INHALE]
I look at you,
I look at this house and
I feel a rush of emotions.
Elation because the sign outside
has my face on it, not yours.
Pride because of the
excellence of this house,
the prestige of the location,
the expansive scope of the
master suite walk-in closet
featuring a rotating shoe salon.
And finally, a deep satisfaction
grounded in the overwhelming
"I'm betterness" that it shines
into a dark and uncaring
- [SCORE STOPS]
- How many bathrooms?
- Six.
- How'd you pick this place up?
- I drive past it every week.
- [MISCHIEVOUS SCORE]
Luke [SCOFFS IN MOCK INDIGNATION]
I don't ask you how
you cast your spells,
or commune beyond the veil.
Or make your hair do that.
Please don't ask me to
divulge my trade secrets.
Look upon my works and despair.
Hello.
You know the selling
agent. That's good, right?
Oh, yeah.
- It's great.
- [SCORE ENDS]
[EERIE SCORE]
[CHUCKLES]
Oh.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[TOOLS CLINK]
Seems you're better at
this than you thought.
- [SCOFFS] I guess so.
- [SCORE ABATES]
They're perennials.
They grow back every year. Here.
Try this.
- [SLOW PERCUSSIVE SCORE]
- [JAN EXHALES]
It won't bite you. I promise.
[SCORE DARKENS]
- Oh, wow.
- I know.
Yeah, perennials are my favorite.
- Hm.
- They sit underground and wait.
Just biding their time,
waiting for something magical
to come along and coax
them out of the ground.
It's almost romantic.
You really know a lot
about gardening, huh?
It's a passion of mine.
Maybe you'll catch it.
[SHARP EXHALE] Maybe.
Would you like some
help with these beds?
Seems like a big job for one person.
Oh, no, I wouldn't
want to put you to work.
It's not work for me.
- Okay. Uh, sure.
- [MAN CHUCKLES]
- Hm.
- [TOOL SCRAPING]
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
[LIGHT BALLASTS HUMMING]
Still no music, uh?
I like the silence.
Your mother made me a work playlist.
Lots of journey, some steely Dan.
Do you know how to get the
ads to stop interrupting?
You have to pay for premium.
The hell with that.
Uh, dinner's ready, by the way.
- And
- [GENTLE SCORE]
We've got something we'd
like to discuss with you.
[DOOR OPENS]
You want me to take over the business?
- We do.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
We love this place
but we're getting older
and we just can't keep
up like we used to.
And it's relentless, day after day.
And regardless of what
Fredric March said,
death does not, in fact, take a holiday.
[DAD CHUCKLES] And
you'd be so good at it.
I have a career, you know?
Sweetie, are you really happy
selling houses to
frilly, rich, city people?
It
It's a bit more involved than that.
You know, if you don't
take it, we'll have to sell
to one of those big
death care conglomerates.
And we don't want this place to become
- just another McMortuary.
- MOM: Mm-hm.
No, it should stay a family business.
Just say you'll think about it.
Okay. I will.
MOM: Wonderful. Oh, Walter,
tell Nessie where you found
your wedding ring last month.
Oh. So here I was,
reassembling this poor
guy who got pulled into
one of those big
machines that cans tuna.
[EERIE SCORE]
You can have the bedroom.
I could take the couch.
I'm good here.
Hey, Jan?
The CDs, you wanna donate them?
- Or, like, keep them?
- Donate.
Sure you don't wanna, like
We can sort through them
Not really.
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
[DEEP LONG SNIFF]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
- [DRAMATIC BOOM]
- [SCORE CRESCENDOS, FADES OUT]
[QUIET TENSE SCORE]
- [CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
- [JAN EXHALES SHARPLY]
[DEEP SNIFF]
Hey, you!
Hey! Oh, shoot.
Did we have a walkthrough
scheduled today?
We did.
Sorry, I totally lost track of time.
Well, everything looks amazing.
You are just a regular
I don't know any famous gardeners.
- Ava Gardner?
- I can't take all the credit.
Blake's been really helpful.
Who's Blake?
Just a friendly neighbor.
He really knows flowers.
These purple ones are lovely.
Mm. They grew here on their own.
These all grew in a couple days?
Is that normal?
It's the bonemeal, I guess. Here.
[SCISSORS SNIP]
Smell this.
Oh! No, I'm sorry. I can't. Allergies.
My face will blow up
like a parade float.
- [DEEP SNIFF]
- Ah I can't explain it.
It smells like joy.
- Like
- [SCORE INTENSIFIES]
It grew from a happy
memory someone planted.
I have to say, you
do seem a lot happier.
Here. To brighten up your office.
I'll go clean up.
[SCORE FADES OUT]
[FAINT LIGHT BALLAST HUM]
[RASPING]
- [SIGHS]
- [EERIE SCORE]
You seem distracted.
I don't know what to do next.
Well, after suturing,
you usually move on
to setting the features.
I mean with my life.
Life. I remember that.
I'm sorry. I don't mean to rub it in.
- [TENDER SCORE]
- My problem is
Your parents want you
to run the funeral home
and you're on the fence about it.
How did you guess?
I'm your subconscious, remember?
Subliminal coping mechanism
to help you sort through
the thoughts that you
can't share with the living.
Because of your trust issues.
Okay, one character
flaw at a time, please.
Well, you seem happy here.
Maybe you should stay.
Maybe.
But I like Roman/Ireland, too.
How about a pros and cons list?
I'll take con. It seems, uh,
thematically appropriate.
Okay. Hnh.
Pro: If I take over the home
it would make my parents happy.
Con: What if they can't let go
and they get all micromanagey?
It might ruin your relationship
with them in the long run.
That's a good point.
Pro: I enjoy what I do.
And I'm good at it.
Con: There's a stigma
attached to the death industry.
People think you're weird.
Remember middle school
and all those poorly
attended sleepovers?
Oh, yeah, and real estate agents
are all respected and revered.
Villagers lay down
palm fronds as we pass.
Oh! Uh, funeral homes are
recession-proof! Big pro!
You say you don't care about money
and you just want to be happy
and do something meaningful.
Is that your Miss America
speech or is it true?
Jury's still out.
Either way, at Roman/Ireland
you help souls move on.
- That's worthwhile.
- Well, I do that here, too.
I help people deal with death.
- Not theirs, of course.
- CON: You left for a reason.
You wanted to do your own thing.
LOMAX: Pro.
Sometimes you have to leave
to appreciate what you left.
- Luke!
- Paul!
- Come on in.
- Gardens look amazing!
Yeah, it's Jan. She's totally obsessed.
It's so weird, like,
she never liked flowers
and she was always, like,
"give me something you can use."
- People change.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
Shouldn't some things
stay the same forever?
I take it we're not talking
about landscaping anymore.
Sorry, you're my real estate
agent not my therapist.
You know, it's okay.
Transitions are hard.
- New houses, new lives.
- [GENTLE SCORE]
I guess it just feels
like she gave up on us.
Something just happened
and I don't know what.
Or why.
She says she wants to stay friends,
but can you stay friends with
someone that you love so much?
- [PHONE BUZZES]
- It's a good question.
I'll sign the forms for you.
If you need Jan, she's just out there.
She isn't, actually.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
Love this spot. It's so pretty.
It's pretty old. People
used to come here a lot.
Couples, families.
They would just walk for hours
just talking and laughing.
Hm.
People don't really do that anymore.
It's a shame.
Their loss. [CHUCKLE]
I have a confession to make, Jan.
I planted those flowers in your garden.
- Why?
- 'Cause you looked so sad and
I wanted to make you feel better.
Who are you?
- [PHONE RINGS]
- [JAN GASPS]
Um, I-I should go home.
Of course.
Thanks. For the walk.
[DRAMATIC SCORE]
[DRAMATIC BOOM]
[CICADAS CHIRR FAINTLY]
[CRUNCHING]
[LOUD SHARP BREATHY EXHALE]
[DRAMATIC RHYTHMIC SCORE]
[SNAPPING, CRACKLING]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[SCORE FADES OUT]
- [PENSIVE SCORE]
- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
SUSAN: Hey.
What do you know about flowers?
Well, I prefer donations to the
charity of the giver's choosing.
Well, these are growing
all over my client's yard.
Maybe Tag can look into them.
Could you ask him for me?
I could.
But be prepared to listen to its history
from prehistoric spores
to its subversive role in
the tulip mania of 1836.
He is thorough.
Mm.
[SCORE FADES OUT]
Everything okay?
I have a feeling I first felt
when my youngest
daughter drove off alone
- for the first time.
- [WARM SCORE]
The feeling I'm less
necessary then I once was.
What do you mean?
Tag handles the research, the science.
Luke seems to regard me as
a luxury he cannot afford.
Augie, we still need you.
But to reach the sun,
new foliage must push
aside the old growth.
It's just the way of things.
Anyway, I'll I'll speak to Tag.
Tell him it's just a vibe.
Something about it just feels
Off.
LOMAX: I can't even
imagine you two retired.
- What would you even do?
- [FAINT CHATTER, MUSIC]
I don't know. Go on a cruise?
- Ew.
- Well, a cultured cruise
with, you know, lectures
and cheese carts.
No water slides, no DJs.
Water slides. The silent killer.
Well, it wouldn't matter, anyway.
We couldn't enjoy
ourselves unless we knew
our business was being taken care of.
Okay, yeah.
RITA: Matt, is it?
She's in a better place.
Although it's hard to
improve on this neighbourhood.
[RITA CHUCKLES]
- Hello. Hi!
- [RITA LAUGHS]
Rita, what are you doing here?
- Lomax.
- Hm.
Oh, isn't it awful? Struck
down at such a young age.
You were friends with Jessica?
Oh, yes. [SNIFFLES]
Her name was Bernice.
Oh. [LAUGHS LIGHTLY]
What is that?
What?
Rita Weiss. Grieve today, move tomorrow.
You're handing these out?
For some occasions,
the refrigerator magnet
just feels a little crass.
- Oh my God.
- Oh.
You're hearse chasing.
- [RITA SCOFFS]
- You are cozying up to these
poor bereaved people when
they are their most vulnerable.
I call them DNDs.
Desirable neighborhood deaths.
And wouldn't you know it,
the widower in the corner
is thinking of downsizing
from a five bedroom to a two.
And somewhere, a prospective homebuyer
is eyeing that neighborhood
and asking who has to die
for one of these houses
to become available.
Apparently, it was Jessica.
- Bernice.
- Whatever.
I have to admit
- I'm impressed.
- [RITA LAUGHS DRYLY]
Now get out.
[NAPKIN RUFFLES]
Leaving.
- You're sleeping out here now?
- [QUIET SCORE]
You can't even stand to be in
the same house as me anymore?
It's not all about you, Paul.
You barely talk to me.
All you do is sleep
and you work out here
I mean, who are you?
Say something.
I'm just trying to remember
why I loved you once.
Wow.
Okay.
Live your life, Jan.
I'm done.
[EXHALES]
Your flower is really something.
[SCORE FADES OUT]
Its genes point to South America.
Tag is looking into its origins further,
- but that's not the curious part.
- [SOFT EERIE SCORE]
I found traces of human DNA
within its genetic structure.
What does that mean?
I have no idea.
The specimen requires further analysis.
But suffice it to say
I've never seen anything like it.
Is it dangerous?
- [SCORE DARKENS]
- Well, difficult to predict.
A child picking daisies in a field
would tell you flowers are harmless.
But the fly ensnared
in the Venus flytrap
Paul?
AUGUST: Might disagree.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
[SCORE FADES OUT]
- [PLAYFUL SCORE]
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[RITA CHUCKLES]
Luke. I'm afraid the seller and I
have accepted another offer.
That's too bad. My client's
gonna be disappointed.
Well, as your client, he
should get used to the feeling.
I heard how you've been
getting your clients these days
selling to the freshly bereaved.
I gotta say, wow.
You just wish you thought of it first.
(LAUGHING) No, really,
congratulations, Rita.
'Cause just when I
thought you hit bottom,
you've managed to find a shovel.
For someone in your squirmy
little niche of the business,
that's an awfully sanctimonious view
of death as a sales tool.
What I do is nothing like you.
Can you seriously tell me
that that maggoty
carrion you're circling
is any cleaner than mine?
Those are two totally different things.
Keep telling yourself that, Luke.
And have fun selling your
creepy, creaky old houses
that dripped blood on Haunted Hill.
Oh, you mean like 712 Riverwalk?
What about it?
It's my listing.
Yeah, Tyler MacNeil and
I, we sort of hit it off.
Luck is not a strategy!
Sorry, Rita, I gotta go.
I gotta go cruise the ICU,
find out whether or not
the do-not-resuscitate
orders rent or own.
- See ya.
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
[PHONE CLICKS]
[EXHALES THROUGH NOSE]
[PHONE BUZZES]
SUSAN: Hi, Paul.
Hey, Susan, is Jan with you?
She is not. Is everything okay?
I'm not sure. I can't find her anywhere
and she's not answering her phone.
- [SOFT EERIE SCORE]
- Okay.
I'll let you know if I hear from her.
That'd be great. Thank you.
We need to speak.
It's a puya chilensis,
better known as the sheep-eater plant.
- Sheep-eater?
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
Native to Chile, it's a
large carnivorous plant.
Animals, most commonly
sheep, are drawn in
by the scent of its purple flower,
then become entangled
in its hooked spines.
Unable to escape, the
animal starves to death,
then decomposes at
the base of the plant,
nourishing it with its nutrients.
More than just a clever name.
That is not what's
growing on Jan's lawn.
I was confused, too.
Then I found an old
[TAPPING] local legend:
"Teme a la flor morada."
It says that one day
a poor farmer was walking in the woods
and got snared in a sheep-eater.
He died. It absorbed his body
Blood, bone, brain matter
And then the plant began to change.
It learned to speak and
lure in more humans to eat.
Then it would go dormant for six years
only to awaken and feed again.
The story reads as folklore,
which means it has a seed of truth.
Perhaps this organism is real.
It has been stalking us ever since.
Learning, evolving,
becoming more human with each kill.
But it's-it's smart, right?
It only takes what it needs.
It emerges for one week
every six years to feed,
- which led me to this.
- [KEYBOARD CLACKING]
This woman went missing
from the same area
as Susan's client's house
almost six years ago exactly.
Jan mentioned she met someone recently.
A gardener.
Teme a la flor morada.
What does that mean?
- [SOFT DARK SCORE]
- Fear the purple flower.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
PAUL: I don't know where she could be.
I haven't seen her since last night
but that doesn't mean she
went off with some guy.
It may not be up to her.
They can be anywhere by now.
AUGUST: Do you have something of hers?
Something emotionally
charged would be best.
Emotional?
Yeah, just a sec.
What is it, Augie?
Just one of my devices.
Fully charged at an exorbitant price.
- Can it find Jan?
- That's my hope.
SUSAN: Her wedding ring?
[DEVICE CHIRPS AND BEEPS]
That way.
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
JAN (ECHO): Where are we going?
BLAKE (ECHO): Almost there.
Just a bit further.
[DEVICE BEEPS SLOWLY, STEADILY]
LUKE: Must be 500 acres to cover.
- AUGUST: They came this way.
- LUKE: They?
[BEEPING SPEEDS UP]
No!
Jan? Oh my God! Oh, oh my God!
Oh my God! Jan! No, Jan!
Oh my God! No! Jan!
Jan. Can you hear me? Jan!
[JAN COUGHS]
It's okay. It's okay.
I'm here. You're safe.
Paul?
- Yeah.
- [DRAMATIC BOOM]
JAN: I knew you'd come. I'm so sorry.
PAUL (EMOTIONAL): No. I'm so sorry.
[INDISTINCT VOICES CHANTING]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
- [SCORE CRESCENDOS BRIEFLY]
- [METALLIC WHOOSH]
[RUMBLING, CRACKING]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry it got so far.
I'm so I'm so sorry.
Guys, we should, we
should get out of here.
Okay. Hey, can you get up? Come on.
You okay?
- [RUMBLING]
- No!
[RUMBLING, CRACKING]
[SCORE INTENSIFIES]
- PAUL: Ah!
- [JAN SCREAMS]
- [JAN CONTINUES SCREAMING]
- [PAUL YELLS]
- [JAN SCREAMS]
- BLAKE: Tú eres mi vida!
Mi alimento!
- [JAN CONTINUES SCREAMING]
- PAUL: Stop!
BLAKE: Ah! Ah!
No!!!
- [YELLING STOPS]
- [INTENSE SCORE ABATES]
[CRACKING, RUMBLING]
[DISTANT LOW MOAN]
[BREATHY EXHALE]
[SCORE ABATES]
[DRAMATIC BOOM]
[JAN GRUNTS]
LUKE: Let's get outta here.
[TAP] Nice work.
Money well spent.
JAN: What if he comes back?
- I wouldn't worry about it.
- [WHOOSHES]
- [CRACKLING]
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
LOMAX'S MOM: Well, I can't
say I'm not disappointed.
Are you sure you wanna stay there?
- You seem so happy here.
- [SOFT TENDER SCORE]
Oh, I love it here.
Coming back has been like
putting on an old hoodie:
All warm and familiar.
It just doesn't quite fit anymore.
I've had to push myself at Roman/Ireland
and it's a good thing.
I actually enjoy
working with people now.
Live people, the ones
that actually talk back.
I even have a best friend
for the first time ever.
Oh, not that Rita person?
Oh, God no! She's the worst.
Look,
I will always be here for you.
I just
Really like the person that I've become.
Well, it looks like our baby's grown up.
She's not a baby!
She's a real estate professional.
JAN: I still don't
understand why it chose me.
LUKE: It was a predator.
Probably saw you were in distress
and figured you'd be an easy target.
- [SOFT TENDER SCORE]
- It was almost right.
It wasn't counting on you.
We crop dusted the whole yard.
We'll check in from time to time
to make sure nothing new sprouts up.
- So, what are you gonna do?
- Oh, we're outta here.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Change of scenery. Fresh start.
Mm.
Pick your cliché.
We've got a lot of lost time to make up.
- [SMACK]
- SUSAN: That's great.
Seems some things are
worth fighting for.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- [QUIET CONVERSATIONS]
- [CUTLERY CLINKING SOFTLY]
Hey.
I'm so sorry. Crazy day in the ER.
- Yeah, I bet they're all crazy.
- [MEGAN SIGHS]
Reaching out and pulling
life from the abyss.
Mm.
I guess there's this trend going around
where people toss fireworks
in when someone's showering?
We are truly screwed as a species.
You know, the cockroaches,
they're gonna take over.
They're gonna move in,
figure out how to unlock doors
and they're going to
operate our small appliances.
[MEGAN CHUCKLES] Well,
Hunter showed me on his phone.
I mean, the videos
aren't not funny. Still.
Makes me nostalgic for when
fireworks victims only lost a finger.
Everything all right?
Yeah.
It's just I don't wanna do this anymore.
- What can't you do?
- This.
Acting like pals, buddies.
Goofing around. Ignoring
what we once had.
- What we had?
- Yes.
You know, you.
Me, the wine, the pork
chop. The thing! The love.
The love?
Yeah. The love!
I [SOFT SCOFF]
I had no idea.
Maybe
Once.
But not for a long time.
You know, I'm really happy
that you found someone.
Except that I'm not.
I'm working really hard
at being Mr. Well-Adjusted
to this whole thing, but honestly?
I'm tired.
I don't wanna just be a friend!
I don't want to be a good sport!
And Hunter? Manderly?
That's not a life partner!
That's the name of two adjacent homes
in a crappy new subdivision!
Who said Hunter was a life partner?
Look, when I went away to school,
you didn't say a word!
You didn't say love.
You didn't even say
stay! You said goodbye!
- What was I supposed to say?
- [MEGAN SCOFFS]
Don't go become a doctor!
Don't follow your dreams!
No, stay here with
me. Launder the sheets
so my clients have something to wear.
You could have fought for us a little.
[SOFT TENDER SCORE]
Yeah.
I could have.
[SOFT EXHALE]
[SOFT THUMP]
So, if we're not friends,
what the hell are we?
Well
If you figure it out,
let me know.
You don't have to leave. I'll go.
Stay. This is your place
way more than it's mine.
Just [SIGHS]
[SPLUTTERS]
[SCORE FEATURED]
[MEGAN SIGHS]
- [SCORE FADES OUT]
- [CLOSING THEME]