Erotic Stories (2023) s01e05 Episode Script

(DOG PANTS)
MAN: Hey, whoa. Slow down.
(DOG WHINES)
(WHINES, YELPS)
Gambit.
(WHINES)
- (STICK BREAKS)
- (BARKS)
Come on. Come on.
Good boy. Come on.
(LAUGHS) Good boy.
OK, Gambit.
(WHINES)
Stay.
Good boy.
I'll be back soon.
(COUPLE PANTS AND MOANS)
(COUPLE PANTS AND MOANS)
(COUPLE PANTS AND MOANS)
(GRUNTS)
(MOANS)
(BOTH PANT)
Oh, come here, come here,
come here, come here.
(MOANS)
(MOANS) (PANTS)
(BOTH MOAN AND PANT)
Gambit?
(DOG YAPS)
Gambit?
Fuck.
Gambit!
Fuck!
Aah! Ugh.
Whoa, whoa.
Hey, hey.
You OK?
Your your hand's bleeding.
- Uh
- Sure you're OK?
My dog - he's gone.
Or someone's taken him, I don't know.
OK, what kind of dog was it?
Um Staffy.
He's grey.
I tied him up right here.
(QUIETLY) Fuck. Fuck.
Hey, hey. Hey.
Hey, it's OK.
Do you live around here?
'Cause I reckon he's gone home.
Yeah, that's where they
go when they're, uh
when they're lost, normally.
Do you want a ride? I've
got my car, if you want.
But we should probably
get that hand sorted.
Yeah?
(REGGAE MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY ON STEREO)
Cyrus, by the way.
Ohh. I like this song.
(VOLUME INCREASES)
Do you like this kind of music?
(MUSIC STOPS)
You know, when I was a kid,
I had this dog, Charlie.
My dad had got him from
this farm, which was
(MUSIC RESUMES)
Hey, look.
I know guys who go to the
park with their dog early
because that's what they
tell their girlfriends
or their wives or whoever -
that they're just
walking the dog, you know?
So
Yeah.
I get it.
You can pull up here.
My place is around the corner.
(ENGINE STOPS, MUSIC CUTS OUT)
(SIGHS)
Do you want me to wait?
In case he's not ?
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
Patrick, by the way.
Gambit!
Gambit?
(CUPBOARD OPENS, CLOSES)
(BISCUITS RATTLE) Gambit!
Here, boy!
Fuck!
WOMAN: (ON PHONE) OK, just try
and keep calm, sir. Alright?
I'm sorry. I am calm.
You said you had him chipped?
- Yeah, he was, but
- OK.
So the best thing you can do right now
is relax, go about your day,
and we'll just call you
if anyone brings him in.
Can I just check the phone number
you have for for the chip?
Uh, well, this is just
the after-hours line.
You're gonna have to
call back at nine
(PHONE BEEPS)
(SIGHS)
RECORDING: Hello. You've
called Fiona at St John's.
Please leave a message after the tone.
- (BEEP)
- PATRICK: Fi! Hi.
Hope that wedding wasn't
too much of a drag.
I still want to see
those photos, though.
Anyway, I'm sorry, Fi, but
I won't make it in today.
Gambit!
I think it's just food
poisoning. I'll be fine.
Feels like it's something
that'll be gone by tomorrow.
I'm really sorry.
Gambit!
Here, boy!
Gambit!
(SHARP WHISTLE IN DISTANCE)
Where are you?
CYRUS: Hey.
He wasn't at home?
I don't wanna interrupt.
I'll just, um
Interrupt? No
- Yeah, if you're back for
- No, no! Hold on. (CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES)
I came back to help look for your dog.
Why?
You know, there's freeways
on either side of the park.
I was worried he'd
Yeah. Right.
Have you lost him here before?
No.
I've never been here before today.
Would you like some help finding him?
I have been here before.
Gambit!
(WHISTLES SHARPLY)
Gambit!
Um Hey.
Whenever you have to go, you can just
I've got nowhere to be.
You don't have
I don't know, a job, or something?
I work for myself.
I'm a gardener.
Gambit!
My next job isn't till this afternoon.
It's for this old Turkish
guy. He won't mind if I'm late.
I weed his gardens
every couple of weeks.
He's like, 80, 85.
Lives all alone.
He's always got this
empty chair next to him
with this old pillow on it.
When I'm done (CHUCKLES)
he'll make me this huge cup of tea.
I won't leave until I
finish the whole thing.
I fuckin' hate tea. (CHUCKLES)
What about you?
Bet you're supposed to
be at work right now.
Yeah!
Thought so.
Come on.
Let's go find your dog.
Gambit!
Gambit!
Gambit!
Gambit!
Gambit!
Gambit!
Gambit!
(LAUGHS)
Gambit!
(LAUGHS)
(BOTH PANT)
Ugh. (CHUCKLES)
Oh
What?
(CHUCKLES)
Your your fuckin' shoes.
(LAUGHS)
I AM supposed to be at work.
Oh.
What's work?
I'm a teacher.
Oh! Wow.
So, people actually
leave their kids with you?
Yeah.
Well, I'm glad they don't
leave their dogs with you.
(LAUGHS)
Ah.
How old?
The kids?
High school. Oh! Fuck.
Well done.
Scares the shit out of me sometimes.
Teenagers are just so
present.
Alive.
Fearless.
About everything.
(CHUCKLES)
Your dog
What happened to him?
Uh, he died.
When I was about 17.
He ran away one day, so
I went looking for him.
We had this park behind our house.
Found him, under a tree.
Thought he was just taking a nap.
Carried him all the way home,
and then my mum was crying and shit.
My dad just sat there,
grinning in his chair.
Asked me if it was heavy carrying
my boyfriend all that way.
I told him that night.
Told him what?
You know, when you lose
something you love, you just
stop caring about all the dumb shit.
Gambit!
So, were you serious when you
said you hadn't been here before?
Yeah.
Hm.
'Cause, you know, I
had fun this morning.
Yeah.
Me too.
MAN: Oh, my God. Patrick?
What are you doing out
here? W No work today?
I was just, um
Bludging? Ah, nice.
I lost Gambit.
Shit, Paddy. Are you OK?
- I can help find him if
- No. It's OK.
Um, I've got
Hi.
- Bryce.
- Cyrus.
Hm.
- He works at school, in, um
- The library.
It's the gayest job
in the world. I know.
Hey, why don't I help
you guys search ?
No, you really don't have to.
I mean, I don't start work
for a few more hours, Patrick.
- Bryce, it's fine.
- Paddy, just let me help.
He's not your dog!
It's OK. We'll we'll find him.
I know how much Nick loved that dog.
You know what? You're right.
Why don't you keep an eye
out that way and, um
call if you see anything?
Sure.
Come here.
You'll find him.
Hey, just be careful out here.
All those old pervs in the
bushes who can't use an app?
You practically need a shot of
PEP just passing through the place,
you know what I mean?
- Pills.
- What?
PEP. They don't give you a shot
- they give you pills.
Right.
Well, good luck finding him.
And just, um
just stay safe.
Probably better if we split up.
Hey, who's Nick?
I don't know, OK?
OK.
We were together for 12 years
(CHUCKLES) and I
still don't know who he is.
Was.
He always told me that
he was walking Gambit
when he came here.
But I knew what he was doing.
And he knew that I knew.
We used to talk about every
shitty, boring detail of our life.
But we never talked about this.
And then, one morning
he left early for work.
I didn't see him.
He drove.
(TEARFULLY) And then I got the call.
I just
keep looking for answers in
all the old crap he left behind.
(SNIFFLES)
But I'll never know why.
Why I wasn't enough.
(SNIFFLES)
(WEEPS)
(SNIFFLES, SIGHS)
(GRUNTS)
Is that what you want?
That what you really came back for?
Another fuck from the
guy who lost his dog?
Why'd you bring your
dog in the first place?
Was it because that's what Nick did?
You need to fuck off now.
I'm
I'm I'm sorry, OK? I
I get it.
Fuck off!
(SNIFFLES)
Gambit!
(DOG PANTS)
MAN: Here, mate.
Good girl.
Good boy.
(DOG WHINES, PANTS)
Gambit?
(WHINES)
Gambit!
- (PANTS, BARKS)
- Hey
Hey! Hey!
Stop!
(LAUGHS) Hey! Whoa!
Whoa! Down! (LAUGHS)
(WHINES)
(LAUGHS) OK, OK, OK.
Hey! (LAUGHS)
Hey. It's OK. It's OK.
I'm here. I'm here.
Thank you. Thanks for finding him.
Mate, um, that's that's not your dog.
Sorry? He's not your dog.
- Yes, he's my dog.
- No, he's not.
Look, I know the guy who owns this dog.
- What?
- I know the owner.
I used to see him here all the time.
(PANTS)
See him where?
The park?
Look, um
Never mind. Here's your dog. I'm sorry.
Did you steal my dog?
What?
Did you take Gambit because
you thought you'd see him again?
My husband?
I barely know him.
OK?
I don't even know his name.
But something happens here.
It feels like
like
Like what?
Like, um
Like being alive.
I'm sorry.
I'm I'm sorry that I took your dog.
Um
But I saw him there, and I
hadn't seen him for a long time,
and I thought he was back,
and I just wanted to
I I didn't wanna cause any harm.
Look, sorry about the dog.
Hey.
Just so you know
he won't be back.
He's gone.
(GAMBIT WHINES, PANTS)
Hey, boy.
We're OK.
Yeah, we're OK now.
(WHINES)
(YELPS)
(GRUMBLES)
Hey.
Hey.
(GAMBIT YELPS)
Oh (CHUCKLES)
You found him.
Yeah.
I found him.