Loot (2022) s03e07 Episode Script

1
[phone alarm ringing]
[Molly yawns]
Christian Barbie!
Good morning, Molly.
Thanks again for the opportunity
to be your new assistant.
I made you a smoothie,
printed out your schedule,
and put together your ensemble.
Christmas pajamas?
It's the only thing
in your closet I understood.
Look, I'm sorry if I'm groggy.
I'm working on 11 hours of sleep here.
Arthur and I had a huge fight last night.
- Don't you wanna know what it was about?
- Oh, that's okay. It sounds personal.
No, the assistant job is personal.
I mean,
Nicholas and I talked about everything.
Our love lives, our feelings,
our guiltiest celebrity crushes.
Mine is the Charmin bear.
I feel like he could really pick me up.
Oh. Okay, good to know. I can do personal.
Okay, great.
So, Arthur's really in his head
about the whole money thing,
and things are just tense.
And we're not communicating,
and it just feels really bad.
Or everything's fine.
What?
You were saying all those no-no words,
like "tense" and "bad."
What if you replaced them
with yum-yum words,
like "good" and "fine"?
But that's not reality.
- Things aren't good and fine.
- Yes, they are.
You can't just say things
that aren't true.
Yes, you can.
For example,
my dad did not move to Palm Springs
with his church friend Bruce.
He's at home fixing the car
while Mom makes dinner.
I kind of love this.
I mean, what's the point
in being super rich
if you can't create your own reality?
This is what we'll do.
I'll act like the fight never happened,
and then we'll be back to our crazy,
sexy, cool selves.
Sorry, but… [whispers]…"sexy"…
[normal voice] …is a no-no word.
[inhales sharply]
I need to go wash my hands.
[breathes shakily]
["Gimme That Money" playing]
[song ends]
[mouthing] Hi.
[Molly chuckles]
[Arthur] Molly, what is going on here?
Did you close this entire diner
just for us?
I did.
And I have all your favorite foods here.
Cream of wheat, plain toast,
cut-up banana, plain oatmeal, no cinnamon.
[chuckles]
So,
bring it in, cowboy.
Molly, what are you doing?
- What?
- We had a huge fight.
I know, but what if we didn't?
I don't understand.
But what if you did?
Okay,
I-I think we should sit down and talk.
[Molly] Great.
Mmm.
[sighs] So, what do you wanna talk about?
What you're doing here
is kind of the problem.
Everything is always on your terms.
Where we go, what we do,
how we work through our issues.
I need my own terms.
So, what are your terms?
I don't know.
I…
I feel like I need some time
to think things through.
So, maybe we should take a time-out.
What?
Wow. [chuckles]
A time-out?
That sounds pretty serious.
Yeah, that's why I called the time-out.
Well, I have a meeting tomorrow
in Sacramento.
Is that long enough
for me to be in time-out?
Maybe you'll make up your mind by then?
There you go, setting the terms again.
This is a real pattern for you.
- Pattern?
- Yeah.
I've never seen you wear a pattern
in your life, Mr. Blue-button-up-shirt.
Mr. Tan-pants.
Mr. White-tighties.
- Okay, time-out.
- What, are you a fucking expert now?
Okay, Molly, just hold your horses.
Don't you say "horses" to me!
I tried to "bring it in, cowboy,"
and you rejected me!
Don't you dare say "horses" to me!
- Horses!
- Fuck you!
[upbeat music playing]
[sighs]
Uh… Uh… Hey, coz.
- Did you wanna hang out or something?
- [sighs]
No, I shouldn't.
Okay, great. Good night.
Actually, yeah, I will sit.
Oh, okay.
Okay. Yeah.
[sighs, clicks tongue] Aw.
Look at you two.
[Destiny chuckles]
You make such a cute couple.
So sweet.
Cherish this
before it goes in the toilet.
- Um, baby.
- Hmm?
[Howard] Maybe you should head up
to the guest room.
I think Molly needs me.
[Destiny] Uh, sure, yeah.
[stammers] Okay.
Yeah.
[clicks tongue]
Oh, Arthur and I had a really big fight.
[groans] I wish Nicholas was here.
He always knew what to say,
and what movies to put on,
and what SSRIs to grind into my burrito.
Hmm. Of course you miss Nicholas.
- He's your bestie, your Nicky Bear.
- Hmm.
If you're so sad,
why don't you go visit him?
Oh, no, I can't do that.
I mean, I've barely heard
from him since he's been in Korea.
And I don't want him feeling like
he needs to take care of me anymore.
That chapter's over.
Just because there's a new chapter doesn't
mean the rest of the book never happened.
Look, I really don't know
how we started talking about books,
but this is really not
what I need right now.
Thanks for trying.
[Molly groans]
Are you feeling better?
Sorry, Ainsley. No, I'm not.
Yes, you are.
Morning, ladies.
Howard, what are you doing here?
This is just a quick photo op
with the governor.
Well,
I've always wanted to go to Sacramento.
I mean, it's the birthplace
of Greta Gerwig
and Lady Bird's in my top five.
Plus, you've been going through so much.
Make sure you get a little rest.
Oh, that's so sweet.
I do tend to conk out on plane rides.
Well, may I suggest,
for your viewing pleasure,
- Ken Burns's Jazz?
- Jazz?
- Or as I like to call it, "Yazz."
- [Howard] Hmm.
[jazz music playing]
[narrator] They called it
the devil's music.
[snoring]
Molly is in Sacramento
because our message is very popular.
[Destiny] Hey!
[banging rhythmically]
She's not trying
to sweet-talk the governor.
The governor is trying to sweet-talk her.
Hey, are you on the phone?
[whispering] Oh, it's okay.
I have to make a call too.
Molly Nation is completely grassroots.
And the people in power
are really starting to listen to her.
- We… Uh… [grunts]
- Patient test results.
[automated voice
speaking indistinctly on phone]
- Sabrina…
- I said, test…
- …is it okay if I can call you back?
- …results.
- [Sabrina] Okay.
- Okay. All right. Bye.
Positive? Positive for what?
Girl, what do you want?
Can I ask you something?
Can I have a few people over tonight?
What? You wanna have a party at my house?
No, not a party per se.
Just 25 people getting together,
eating, drinking, and dancing.
Destiny, I think it might be time
for you to find your own apartment.
Because of the party?
Because of the party.
Because your underwear are everywhere.
What you've done
to my Netflix queue, disrespectful!
I do not want to watch Ka-ching Dubai,
whatever that is.
But I was having a good time
being sister-roommates and bonding.
Okay, well,
we can keep bonding, just separately.
You're acting like such a Layla right now.
That is a Ka-ching Dubai reference,
and it is not a compliment.
Who is Layla?
- It's Ali's interior designer.
- Oh.
["Green Light" playing]
Wow.
Sacramento has
a surprisingly vibrant Koreatown.
[sighs] Coz, I got something to tell you
that you might be
a little bit mad about now,
but then later will bring us
closer together.
We're not in Sacramento.
- We're in Korea!
- What?
How many hours was I out?
Uh, 13.
- Ainsley, how did you let this happen?
- Well, when I got this job,
you told me the number one rule
was to never, ever wake you up.
Okay, I stand by that. Good girl.
- What the fuck?
- [stammers] I had to do something.
You were falling apart without Nicholas.
No, we are going back
to the plane, right now.
Too late.
[Nicholas] Molly! [chuckles]
Oh, my God, Nicholas.
[stammers, chuckles]
[chuckles] Hi.
[both] Oh, you smell incredible.
Bulgari.
Tom Ford, Vanilla sex.
[chuckles]
[sighs] I-I-I was so excited
when Howard said
you were passing through Seoul.
Yes, me too, yeah.
Um, because we're here for a conference.
- Oh.
- [Molly] Yes.
Howard and Ainsley came with me, so…
we're sort of the core three right now.
Okay, that's very cool.
Um, but, uh, how are you doing, actually?
Ooh, I'm sorry, I just can't wait.
Oh, my goodness. [chuckles]
[Howard, Nicholas laughing]
[Arthur] Los Angeles.
And you're gonna draw…
- [guest 1] Draw? [laughs]
- [guest 2] Yeah. Draw.
[Arthur] Okay, boys. Okay.
Going Phoenix to LA.
All aboard.
- [imitates train]
- Okay.
[clears throat] Sofia?
Arthur, what is all of this?
Uh, these are my friends,
Alan R. and Allen B.
Uh, we are in a men's group together.
Men's group.
Why is there a map out?
What are you guys planning?
Oh. [chuckles] It's nothing like that.
No, we're just a bunch of divorced guys
that like to hang out together
and blow off some steam.
Yeah… [stammers] …we play this game,
"Ticket to Ride."
In the office?
Yeah, we've all got 3D puzzles going
on our tables at home,
- which is super badass.
- She doesn't need to know that, Alan R.
Uh, sorry. I hope this is okay.
I'm just having a bit
of a tough time with Molly right now.
And I just… I just needed my boys.
Okay.
Uh, the phrase "my boys"… [chuckles]
…triggers me a little bit.
- I'm gonna get some work finished.
- [Arthur] Okay.
It was really nice to meet you.
A-And I'm getting my hair cut on Friday.
Allen B.
["Stylish" playing]
[chuckles]
[both] So how is…
- Oh, you go. No, no, you go.
- Oh.
Um, so how's your life?
[Nicholas] Oh, it is so crazy.
Burning candle from both ends,
booked and blessed,
maxed out, but still spending.
And I am… I-I'm so grateful.
So you're really acting?
Yes, yes. Acting, writing, producing.
You know… [sighs] …It's a lot,
but at the end of the day,
it's about the storytelling.
Wow. So tell me, what's the show about?
I actually signed an NDA,
and I'm not allowed to tell you yet.
I'm-I'm so sorry.
Of course. No, that's standard.
I had to sign one for Kris Jenner's
hip replacement party.
- It was off the hook. Trust me. You know?
- [laughs]
Do you have noodles with butter?
- [Nicholas] Wow. And, uh, that's amazing.
- [Molly] Right?
I am being such a fucking douchebag.
Oh, my God. [stammers] I'm sitting here
yammering on about me, but how are you?
I mean, Molly Nation seems like
it's really blown up.
And, um,
things are going good with Arthur?
Oh. Incredible.
Absolutely wonderful.
Not me getting my happily-ever-after.
[chuckles]
Must be nice to get
to bone town regularly.
[chuckles] Oh, my God. We're, like,
so, so, so, so good.
Like, we're like two p…
Like, we're like two,
like, Lego pieces, you know.
So we're just, like, always together.
It's like we're stuck.
It's like we're, like… I'm like…
- [phone buzzing]
- [grunts] …we're stuck.
And it's like, you know
when you're trying to, like,
pry them apart and you can't,
and you're just like, "Oh, my God,
my hands are so red.
Why won't these pieces separate?"
Like, that's literally us.
You're like, "I hate these Lego pieces.
Please, God, let them separate."
- That's us.
- That's amazing.
I'm so sorry,
this is Soojin from the studio.
I have to take this. She's such a bitch.
Hey. Oh, my God. How's my favorite girl?
Hey. What are you doing?
I didn't kidnap you
just so you could lie to him.
You heard the man, his life is amazing.
I can't suck him back into my sad,
pathetic, small life.
Now take me back to my Malibu mansion.
No. I'm sick of you moping
around the house all day.
I'm trying to hook up in the living room.
Why can't you just use your bedroom?
Because I got a 3D puzzle going on
in there.
That's fair.
I am so sorry I have to do this,
but I have to head back to the studio.
Those dumb fuck dipshits
cannot survive without me.
[inhales sharply] But they are
my family and I love them.
Oh, sweetie. No, go.
Go back to your dumb fuck dipshits.
It's totally fine.
Okay, um,
I mean, do you want to get a drink later?
I feel like we didn't really
get enough time to, you know…
Yeah, that would be great.
I'd love it. Let's do it.
[both] Okay. [chuckle]
Great. [chuckles]
[both] See you later? Yeah.
[clears throat] Um… [smacks lips]
Hey, did you ask her yet?
I'm about to. Don't rush me, Allen B.
[inhales sharply] Hey, uh, so…
we were wondering if you wanted to play
"Ticket to Ride" with us.
- Seriously?
- Uh, "Ticket to Ride" is…
is better with four people,
and our fourth, Alan K, dropped out, so…
- There's another Alan?
- Yeah, yeah, he's, um…
[smacks lips] Yeah, yeah,
he's getting his vasectomy reversed
'cause he thinks it's making him…
- [phone beeping]
- …go bald.
Um, but anyway, so what do you think?
I mean, it could be pretty fun. [chuckles]
Oh, thanks, but I don't think so, Arthur.
I'm going to go home.
- [phone beeps]
- But have a fun night.
Okay.
Actually, Arthur…
I could stick around for a little while.
I don't wanna go home.
Great.
["Rainbow Heaven" playing]
We're back.
Where's Nicholas?
He texted about an hour ago,
saying he was running late.
I don't think he's coming.
[stammers] Oh, okay, well, while we wait,
I got you a souvenir.
Oh, wow. She seems really nice.
She's a witch.
And a doctor.
Yet her family still isn't proud of her.
Yeah, I'm gonna call it, guys.
- He's not coming.
- Oh, come on. He'll show up.
Listen, I appreciate everything
you've done, Howard, really.
But I feel like this trip has been
a failure.
Come on, Ainsley.
Let's pack up and go.
[T-shirt beeping]
Ji-yoo, another soju.
- Make it a double.
- You're drinking Sprite.
Make it a triple. I'm not feeling it.
[speaks Korean, softly]
[in English] Holy shit.
Oh, I got New York to LA.
[groans] You're not supposed to tell us.
It's okay. She's still learning.
Okay, but I'm not changing my gameplay
because she's a novice.
Wow, Alan R,
I can't believe you're divorced.
- [scoffs]
- [chuckles]
New York to LA is one
of the longest routes in the game,
so if you can get it,
you get the most points.
Hmm, that's kind of a coincidence.
This might be the whiskey speaking,
but it's pretty much my life story.
I'm from Newark, and that's about
as far from LA as you can get.
And I'm always,
you know, distant from my family.
That must be tough.
It was on purpose, of course.
I wanted to get
as far away from them as possible.
Tons of drama, mostly my sister.
She's a little… [grunts]
She's a lot.
I get it.
- My sister's a bitch too.
- That's not what I meant.
Our childhood was tough.
I think we dealt with it in our own ways.
We're just two very different people.
My childhood was ideal.
- But my adulthood's a little lonely.
- Mmm. Mm-mmm. Mmm.
["Let's Dance" playing]
Where are we? Where's my plane?
Look, coz, I'm sorry,
but I have tricked your ass once again.
We're at a Korean television studio.
- Why?
- There's something you need to see.
[speaks Korean]
[in English] Action.
[Howard] This is Nicholas's TV show:
Billionaire, Beautiful and True.
[in Korean]
Good morning, Wells Foundation!
Who should we save today
with all of my money?
[in English] Holy shit.
[in Korean] I have made a presentation -
Ugh, you're so dull!
But we balance each other!
Oh.
[romantic music playing]
[gasps]
[exhales sharply]
I love her,
but will I ever be good enough for her?
[actor speaks Korean]
Don't give up!
Kimchee is best with bland things!
[in English, softly] Okay.
[in Korean] Hello everyone.
What happened to my cupcakes?
[all] Ainsley!
[dog whimpers]
There he is!
My best friend!
Nicholas will help me!
I will.
[in English] Because you are my
Billionaire, Beautiful and True…
Molly?
Nicholas, what in the fuck?
[in Korean] Who is this woman?!
Am I being fired?!
[whimpers]
[in English]
She thinks you're very pretty.
[exhales sharply]
- [dice rattle]
- [phone buzzes]
Hey, Fi-fi. I want you to know
that I canceled the party.
Instead, I stayed up all night
cooking you Mom's lasagna.
Get into it. Yes. Mmm.
And I wanna thank you
for letting me stay here,
and you should know that I have
started looking for my own place.
So let me know
when you're on your way home.
I'm going to heat that up for you, okay?
Look, get into… get in… get into it.
Yeah, I love you. Bye.
Um, Sofia, hey, it's your turn.
[Sofia] Okay.
New York to LA. I did it.
Wow, yeah, that's the, um…
Yeah, that's the hardest route to connect.
- Nice… Nice job.
- [Sofia] Thanks.
[sobbing]
Oh, my God.
I… I'm the bitch sister.
Oh, my God. [cries]
Destiny's just doing her best
and I'm so hard on her.
I'm always pushing her away
and criticizing and…
[sobbing] All she wants me
to do is just love her.
It was my job to take care
of Destiny and I failed.
And life's about connections, you know?
It's just like this game,
which I happen to be so good at.
[chuckles]
[inhales sharply]
- Cuckoo.
- Really?
- Alan R. So unnecessary.
- Yeah. Jesus.
Nicholas, this is incredible.
I mean, every detail.
[gasps]
You even got my jumbo jug
of Imodium right.
Why didn't you tell me about this?
Because I was embarrassed.
I mean, I made a huge deal about coming
out here and making it on my own,
and then as soon as I got here,
I missed you so much.
I… I created
an entire television show about you.
It's pathetic.
It's not pathetic.
It's a relief.
I thought I was the one
that was missing you.
I thought you'd moved on.
Moved on?
Look around, you stupid bitch.
[stammers] I'm obsessed with you.
Come to your stupid bitch.
- [smacks lips] Oh.
- I wanna come home.
No. Absolutely not.
This is your dream.
I know, but it's so hard.
It doesn't even make me happy anymore.
[sighs] I think I just wanted to come
out here and prove that I could do it,
which I did,
and now I just want to come back to
my normal life with you and everyone else.
Sweetie,
you can't go back to being my assistant.
You're the executive producer
of your own TV show.
[sighs]
What if I wasn't your assistant though?
[sighs]
I mean, I could be
the executive producer of Molly Wells.
I could be your chief of staff.
[gasps]
- I have chills.
- Gross.
Here.
- Give me an Imodium.
- Yes, ma'am.
Everyone, please gather around.
I have an announcement.
Fuck you, I'm leaving this show
and moving back to LA.
[cheering]
It was too mean, uh, 'cause I had
Kansas City to El Paso, but that block.
All right.
I have something I want to say.
Thank you for inviting me to play.
I think "Ticket to Ride" has
really helped me realize some things
about my sister and…
who I need to be for her.
Yeah, it is a great game.
It's a 2004
American Tabletop Awards finalist.
Uh, no, it wasn't just the game,
it was you guys being here.
I want you all to know,
this men's group is pretty cool.
And thank you for letting me hang
with the boys tonight.
Of course. We're about to play
another game, you in?
Weirdly enough, I would love to.
But I gotta go home.
All right.
I feel like she wants me to go after her.
- No, she definitely does not, Allen B.
- Okay.
- This is me in front of a waterfall.
- Mmm.
- This is me in this beautiful lake.
- [gasps]
[Nicholas] And this is me looking hot
in front of an active volcano.
Gosh, I still… I'm kind
of feeling guilty about everything.
- Are you sure you're okay to leave Korea?
- Of course I am.
I mean, I really connected
to the people, and the food,
and the emphasis on physical beauty,
but it's not my home.
It's a part of me though.
Well, looks like Howard
the hero's done it again, huh?
- [sighs]
- You kind of did.
Thanks for looking out for me, coz.
Anytime.
Now, does this mean Destiny and I can
finally do it in the living room?
[sighs]
- All right, just once.
- Yes!
[Nicholas stammers]
[speaks Korean]
[theme music playing]
Oh, this is a good one.
[Molly] Mmm.
[Nicholas]
She really does look just like you.
[both chuckle]
[song continues]
[song continues]
[alarm beeping]
[phone beeps]
[sighs]
[song continues]