One Dollar (2018) s01e04 Episode Script
Chelsea Wyler
1 Previously on One Dollar - How much for the globe? - Seven.
I got to make a profit.
No matter how big my heart is.
- GARRETT: Just tell me what happened.
- I found âem! What was I supposed to do, leave âem there? The cops shut us down for more than a couple of days.
The mill wonât survive that.
There was a cancellation last minute.
The specs on one of the crates was off.
Donât they check the specs way earlier than the last minute? Like, before itâs packed? As a professional courtesy, - may I take a look at the scene? - No.
Itâs not the policy of the Braden Police Department to enrich freelancers.
JAKE: Apparently, itâs not the policy of the Braden Police Department to solve cases.
You know who Travis Wilcox is? He came by four different occasions and bought shovels off me.
Age 38, lives alone, owns a used car lot on Highway 42.
ROOK: Heâs bought 22 different assault weapons, seven .
45s, four tactical shotguns.
Wilcox and an unidentified female on foot, heading east through the woods.
Braden PD! Stop! [CRIES OUT.]
- ABATSY: Now the party can begin.
- There he is.
None of this makes it back to us, right? SAM: Iâm insulted you'd even ask.
TRASK: What we might have here is blood from seven different people.
Itâs a party, people.
Letâs keep dancing.
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
CHARLES: What? No, weâre in the van.
[SIGHS.]
Yo, yo! Rich! [EXHALES.]
Here we are.
[PLAYS A TUNE.]
- Whatâs that? - This is an accordion.
- Here, letâs see how she does it.
- Hey, you got a beer? - I want to get a little tuned up.
- Yeah.
[BOTTLE CAP CLINKS.]
There you go.
- Fingers here.
- [PLAYS MELODIC NOTES.]
Wow, thatâs great, sweetie, thatâs great.
- A natural.
- Yup.
[BELL DINGS.]
[PLAYING ACCORDION.]
Game time.
You can keep playing, cupcake, sounds great.
[CONTINUES PLAYING.]
How was everything today? Incred-i-ble.
[SIGHS, CHUCKLES.]
- This is embarrassing.
- Oh, come on.
No, hey, l-look, I-itâs only a 20-minute walk back to our apartment.
I got to go get my wallet.
[SCOFFS.]
I have to call the cops? No, no, no, no, no.
[SIGHS.]
Ah.
Look.
Honey, give me this.
Hold on to this, okay? Itâs my daughters prize possession.
Worth 50, maybe 100.
[CHUCKLES.]
Oh, youâre an angel.
Come Honey, come on, so that we can pay the nice lady.
That was delicious.
That Can I take a look at that accordion? [WHISTLES.]
Thatâs a 1930s HÃhner.
Thatâs very, very rare.
- Itâs not for sale, is it? - No.
Somebody left it, but heâs coming back for it.
Oh, thatâs too bad.
Well [CASH REGISTER OPENS.]
You know, I-I tell you what.
Would you mind giving him my card, tell him Iâm considering buying it? Iâd give him, uh, two maybe three thousand.
Yeah.
Sure.
Thanks, doll.
As promised.
Hey, oh Thank you, and keep the change.
Thank you.
Ah How much would you sell the accordion for? Oh, no, it-itâs not for sale.
You know, I really like it.
What if I was to offer you $200? CHARLES: Mm No, no, no.
I canât sell it, you know? Sorry.
Okay, letâs go, cupcake.
Wait.
What about $500? Ba-boom.
Chels! Donât be sad, cupcake.
Good things are coming our way.
Iâll buy you five accordions if you want.
[CHARLES AND RICH CHUCKLE, HUM HAPPILY.]
[SHOPPING CART RATTLES.]
WOMAN [OVER P.
A.
.]
: Deli, pick up line two.
Deli, pick up line two.
CASHIER: Hello.
WOMAN: Hello.
CASHIER: How are you? [SIGHS.]
Can I take my break now? All right, hon.
Thatâs gonna be $16.
42.
Would you like the receipt in your bag? Yes, please.
Thank you.
Youâre welcome.
Thank you for that.
All right, yinz have a great day.
You, too.
Thanks.
More of these, hon.
Geez, Bud, it ainât even noon.
Never too early to celebrate.
Looks like they got the guy.
Oh, the nutjob with the tunnel under his house? - Uh-huh.
- Oh, my God.
Do they know what the hell happened? May never know.
But moraleâs been kind of low, so a little beer for the boys and that.
[GRUNTS.]
Thatâs nice of you.
I hope those boys appreciate you.
- Aw, they never do.
- Yeah, I know.
Have a good day, Bud.
- You, too.
- All right.
- Really? - Look, I donât have any ones.
Hold on, wait.
I got you.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Hey, look at that.
Chelsea.
- Iâm joking.
- I know.
But a 20âs a 20.
[CHUCKLES.]
All right, you enjoy your break.
Thanks.
CHEWY: Here you go.
No, no, no, no.
Donât lean your pits on em.
Youâre gonna rip your shoulders out.
You got to, you got to push down with your hands like that, all right? - Go for it.
All right.
- ROOK: Thanks.
CHEWY: Hey, what are you doing here? JAKE: Still canât afford a razor, Chewy? Youâll never play for the Yankees looking like that.
What kind of asshole would want to play for the Yankees? [CHUCKLES.]
Officer Douglas, Iâm Jake Noveer.
I was a cop, and I donât like it when cops get shot.
I want to let you know I admire your bravery.
You ever had the muffins from this place? Thank you, Mr.
Noveer, thatâs nice of you.
Chewy, you put âem in my room? [SCOFFS.]
Oh Okay.
- ROOK: Thank you.
- JAKE: Thanks, man.
[CHEWY LAUGHS.]
I thought you were gonna be alone.
He dropped by.
Supposed to be on duty.
They get anything out of the woman with Wilcox? Sheâs not talking.
How are you keeping after? Iâm okay.
Thanks for asking.
CHEWY: You still here? Nope.
CHEWY: Okay, break timeâs over, letâs go.
Jake, how come youâre here? I had to see the doctor, and Is everything all right? Yeah, routine shit.
I also took the opportunity to visit your rookie.
Sheâs a brave one, huh? Yeah, sheâs real smart.
Gonna be a good cop.
You know her? Nah, tipping my hat, thatâs all.
Look, Peter, I just wanted to say, uh, long overdue, but Iâm sorry for calling you a racist fuck.
Oh.
Okay.
Speaking of fucks, doesnât seem like youâve found anything to link Wilcox to the Seven Bloods case.
I see.
- See what? - [CHUCKLES.]
Thatâs why you apologized.
Fuck off.
No, I wasnât pumping you.
I knew Wilcox must be a dead end.
Youâd be on TV announcing blood matches.
So if, in your supreme genius, you know we got nothing, why ask? Peter, Iâm a fuckin' detective, thatâs all I am.
Even if I wasnât working the case, Iâd still want to know what was what.
Well, we got nothing.
Okay? Maybe Wilcox was involved, but we canât prove it.
So, youâre right again.
As always.
Routine shit, huh? [INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
So [CLEARS THROAT.]
football You mean playing it? No, no, I mean, maybe as a kid, but these days, I just watch from the couch.
I mean, I work out, though.
You know, I try to eat healthy.
Right.
Why, are you, uh, you athletic? What do you do for kicks? Oh [LAUGHS.]
Donât worry, I'm Iâm a pretty straight arrow, really.
Iâm sure a lot of guys tell you that they want to settle down, and they want to have a family, and Iâm the real deal.
Not to toot your own horn.
[LAUGHS.]
Right? No, no, Iâm Iâm a modest guy.
Try to be.
Weâll take the check.
Dutch.
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
No, I-I insist.
Okay? Iâm sorry that they overcooked your steak.
Hey, wait.
You want to dine and dash? Have you ever done that? What, like You mean, like, cut out without without paying? Yeah.
Come on, they-they deserve it, right? I mean, the food is shit.
Itâs not like the service is any better.
Uh, are you I canât tell, are you joking or Yeah, Iâm joking.
[PHONE RINGING.]
Nice meeting you.
Yeah.
[PHONE CONTINUES RINGING.]
[SIGHS.]
Dad? Thatâs what you want.
Thatâs what you want! Why do you make me? - Jesus Christ.
- Why do you make me? Why?! [CHARLES SOBBING.]
- Hey, hey.
Whatâs going on? - CHARLES: Oh, my God Oh, thank God.
You must be Chelsea.
Yeah.
I heard him from inside my house.
CHELSEA: Dad? Your mother fuckinâ walked out of here, like, five hours ago! Okay, well, Dad, sheâs been dead for five years, all right? We need to find her! Okay, is this normal? [CHUCKLES.]
I mean, I donât see him often, but Yeah, that makes two of us.
- Dad - We had We had a fight.
Oh, God.
Cupcake, you need to.
You need to find her.
Cupcake, you need to find her! MAN: Look, unless you need me to stay, Iâm gonna go back inside.
- No, thank you.
Um - CHARLES: Oh, God.
Thank you for finding his phone and calling me.
That-that was smart.
CHARLES: Why?! What is it with me? I wouldnât have known who to call, but he kept saying, "Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea.
" Yeah, okay, yeah, I - I feel pretty lucky.
- CHARLES: Why? Um, all right, I got it.
- Thank you.
All right.
- CHARLES: Damn it.
Okay, Dad.
Dad, letâs go back inside now.
Iâm gonna explain to you that youâre really upset about a woman you divorced fucking 20 years ago, come on.
I canât Cupcake, why? Fucking bitch.
Why? - CHELSEA: âCause she's a bitch.
- [CHARLES SOBBING.]
- That.
- You want me to open that for you? I can open that.
Here - [DOORBELL RINGS.]
- Ooh, thatâs my friend.
Remember I told you my friend wanted to meet you? - Yeah.
- Yeah? Iâll go get her.
Stay right there.
Iâll be right back.
Hey.
God, itâs worse than I thought.
Shut up.
Hi, Carrie.
Hi.
- Iâm Dannie's better half.
- Yeah.
Iâm the one who makes sure she dresses right.
I, like, introduced her to push-up bras and weed.
Oh, okay.
You know, we were just talking about naptime, werenât we, huh? - [WHIMPERS.]
- Ooh, yeah.
- Got to have that.
- Wait, what is that? Itâs like her, uh, security blanket.
What is this design? I wouldnât have thought Garrett would be so Kumbaya.
Mommy.
Weâre going to bed.
Come on.
[MOANS.]
What do I do while youâre putting her down? Just sit and wait.
Itâs old, but itâs not gonna hurt you.
CARRIE [CRYING.]
: No Shh.
Shh.
[PANTING.]
No.
DANNIE: You got your blankey, you got your toy.
Okay.
[DOOR CREAKS, CLOSES.]
Wow.
That was fast.
Iâm good with her.
Garret said so.
Is this his room? Yeah.
[DRAWERS OPEN.]
You think Iâm gonna miss something? Is this the name change thing? Yeah.
Why would h-he have done that? Whereâs her mom? - What does he say? - I canât ask him.
Itâs too personal.
I need him to trust me.
Dannie, Iâm beginning to think youâre more interested in replacing his wife than figuring out if maybe he murdered her.
He didnât murder his wife.
Are you insane? And then, what? Stab six other people in the process so nobody would suspect? Youâre missing the point.
On purpose, Iâd say.
Why are you here? [TRAIN RUMBLING OUTSIDE.]
[WHISTLES.]
[HUMMING.]
[EXHALES.]
You on the wagon? Iâm on all the wagons.
You new here? I donât think I've seen you here before.
Uh, no.
I wish.
Three years and counting.
I canât hold down a job for three minutes.
Well, theyâre always hiring.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY.]
Happy to make your acquaintance, "Chelsea.
" So what, youâre having a party? I am.
Puzzle race, in fact.
Okay, whatâs a puzzle race? Well if youâre free tomorrow night, you should come find out.
LORI: [GASPS.]
Here she is! - [APPLAUSE.]
- CHEWY: Oh, my.
Yeesh.
Now we got to clap every time you come to work, huh? LORI: Look at you.
Youâre already walking so good, hon.
ROOK: Lucky he didnât hit anything but fat.
Fat? Itâs all muscle, girl.
- Eh, itâs fat.
- Thereâs our hero.
TRASK: Thanks for coming in while youâre rehabbing.
Uh, letâs talk in my office.
Okay? You, too, Chewy.
CHEWY: Huh? Okay.
Okay, weâve got no physical evidence to connect Wilcox to Seven Bloods.
So I want you two to press his girlfriend.
You understand? Us? I-I mean, she-sheâs not gonna tell us anything.
- We shot her boyfriend.
- Exactly.
And, well, um, American Forefront has provided her a fancy-pants attorney, Ben Durbin from Durbin and Green.
Durbinâs gonna make questioning her tough, so Iâm hoping that you two can provoke her into ignoring him.
I donât know if I should go in there, Chief.
I mean, Iâm probably just gonna rip that lawyer a new one.
You know, part of the job.
I just, I just donât want to fuck it up.
Donât you think you should go? And if you want someone else in there, you know, Rookâs the one whoâs gonna push that nutjob over the edge.
Okay.
Rook, you ready? ROOK: Letâs do it.
[SPEAKING QUIETLY.]
Okay, I object to Officer Douglasâs presence.
TRASK: On what basis? Well, itâs obviously intended to provoke my client.
Officer Douglas killed Ms.
Baileyâs boyfriend.
TRASK: Because Officer Douglas was a witness to what happened with your client, Iâd say she's the best person to hear what Ms.
Bailey has to say.
DURBIN: Ms.
Bailey has nothing to say.
And unless sheâs under arrest, weâre leaving.
Hmm.
You know, thatâs not a bad idea.
I could arrest her, - as a material witness.
- To what? - Your officer murdering Mr.
Wilcox? - Mr.
Wilcox was a person of interest in the Seven Bloods murder case.
"Seven Bloods.
" [LAUGHS.]
Uh, whatâs the, whatâs the joke here? My client and the late Mr.
Wilcox believe the Seven Bloods investigation is nothing more than a pretext for violation of their civil rights, and the civil rights of people like them.
TRASK: "People like them.
" DURBIN: Ms.
Bailey and the late Mr.
Wilcox belong to a group called American Forefront.
Thatâs a white supremacist group.
BAILEY: Seven Bloods [CLEARS THROAT.]
never happened.
It was a hoax.
It was a-a hoax? BAILEY: Damn right.
[EXHALES.]
TRASK: Youâre free to leave.
But donât leave town.
[SNIFFLES.]
[COMPUTER CHIMES.]
7/19.
Thatâs the night of the Bloods.
Website design.
Paid a quarter million for this? [CHUCKLES.]
: Oh, man.
You got burnt, bud.
Shit is whack.
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
CHELSEA: Yeah.
Okay.
Uh-huh.
Wait, Popsicles? Uh, no, itâs just, I already left.
Okay.
- Bye.
[GROANS.]
- Popsicles? Itâs like you got an eight-year-old at home like I do.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
Terri.
Mm.
Um Yeah, believe it or not, that was my dad.
Second childhood? Yeah, like, bouncing back and forth? Yeah? Like, the other night, I thought he was completely batshit senile.
But then no, heâs sounds like himself? I mean, himself, but desperate for a Popsicle.
My father-in-law went through that.
And now heâs just completely gone, like, diapers.
- No - Whole nine yards, yeah.
Rickâs moms taking care of him at home.
But you always liked them, right? - Oh, yeah.
Still do.
- Mm.
I mean, I donât know how they raised an asshole like that.
- Oh, God.
Why? What happened? - Mm.
- What? - Fucker, he comes back into town, and is like, "I love you.
" - Mm-hmm.
- "Letâs get back together.
" And then, like, five minutes later, heâs gone.
Again.
And I mean, I wouldnât even care myself, but fucking breaks Rickyâs heart all over again.
So what, heâs in Youngstown? Texas? Yeah, an oil job, apparently.
- Good for Rick.
- Yeah.
You know what? If I were a better person, Iâd feel the same way.
Mm.
Grab a beer? Yeah.
MAN [DISTANT.]
: Be right there.
I got time for two.
Mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm.
Oh, strawberry.
Mango.
Pineapple.
Ah.
I also love lime Yeah, I didnât know what flavor to get you.
Youâre looking lovely, cupcake.
I missed you.
I missed you, too, Dad.
Is that what last night was about? You just wanted to get me over here? Last night? You were in your tighty-whities, ranting about Mom.
[LAUGHS.]
That would be funny.
Well, that happened, Dad.
You know, your neighbor called me.
Your mother and I are on very good terms these days.
We used to fight, and Iâm sorry about that.
Hmm? No, Iâm good.
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
[ELEVATOR CHIMES.]
Hey.
You looking for me? - Uh, Michael Goodman? - Yeah.
Want to come in? Youâre moving.
Yeah.
In, like, 20 minutes.
You the new tenant? - Nah.
- Uh, you want a desk? Or a chair? Where you moving? - Who are you? - [LAUGHS.]
Sorry.
Nameâs John Smith.
And please, no jokes about my parentsâ lack of imagination.
I run a small company, and I was hoping you could do my website.
You, uh, you going out of business or just moving to finer pastures? Oh, uh, Iâm getting out.
Too much competition from the comp sci students.
Go to, um, any cafeteria at Carnegie Mellon.
Youâll find a dozen web geniuses for cheap.
Great.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
CHARLES: I am fine at home.
I-Itâs CHELSEA: Letâs just go take a look.
[SCOFFS.]
You say Iâm losing it.
Iâm as sharp as ever.
Ask me a question.
Whereâs Mom? Dead, of course.
- The bitch.
- [SCOFFS.]
You know, Dad, I just, I canât keep up with you.
Uh, what? Keep up with what? Do you really not remember the other night? You were yelling in your underwear? And then just last night, you said that you and mom were on very good speaking terms.
- I said that? - Yeah.
Look, I-I think we should just go check them out, you know? Before you need it.
You know, you have that nest egg socked away.
Damn it.
This is a shitshow.
I donât need this.
[SIGHS.]
Thank God your Uncle Rich isnât alive to see this.
What now? [STAMMERS.]
Rich, whoâs not my uncle, never was my uncle, right? Oh, God.
He is alive, Dad.
He lives in Upstate New York.
You see, itâs just, you're not remembering everything I remember that.
["REELINâ IN THE YEARS" BY STEELY DAN PLAYING.]
I canât put my poor mother in here.
Dad, this is for you, not Grandma.
Me? This place is a prison.
[QUIETLY.]
: I know.
Um You know, weâre gonna let you know.
Are you reelinâ in the years? Stowinâ away the time Are you gatherinâ up the tears? Have you had enough of mine? Are you reelinâ in the years? Stowinâ away the time Are you gatherinâ up the tears? Have you had enough of mine? Itâs all about the care that you receive and still feeling that sense of independence.
Love to show you the chapel.
Wonderful services about different denominational faiths and services.
- Okay? - Okay.
- Right this way.
- Man.
Now, if you like the enjoyment of having a convenience of a bank, itâs right here.
Over here, we have the grocery store.
Itâs kind of a little hot spot in here in our community.
And in here we have - our billiards room.
- Can you bet? [LAUGHS.]
Thatâs not something that we - Not something really we encourage? - we have here.
But it is possible, uh, to come in here and enjoy a good night with the guys.
[CHUCKLES.]
Good, good.
COORDINATOR: Thank you so much for coming.
So nice to have you.
Chelsea, thank you for taking the time.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Are you gatherinâ up the tears? So? I mean, at least here youâd have your own bathroom.
I have my own bathroom at home.
Welcome to the Kingswood Arms.
Step right in here.
Dad, you like this place? Not bad.
Pretty nice, really.
Wait, would you actually live here? I guess so.
Sure.
Yeah.
So, uh, you know, weâre still thinking about it.
Um, itâs a big decision and itâs hard on him.
Smells good in here.
I like it.
Take your time.
Itâs tough for you, too.
Itâs a tough moment.
Itâs a strong possible.
The director will be right with us.
Actually, you know, can we wait on that? Um I think we need to think and, uh - Yeah, sure.
- CHELSEA: Yeah.
Weâll call you.
Let's go.
So soon? Thank you.
Possible.
[MUTTERS.]
- Cupcake.
Cupcake, look at this.
- Yeah? - Look at this.
- Yeah, Dad, I just saw the whole place.
[STATICKY, INDISTINCT CONVERSATION.]
BUD: When did they say exactly [STATICKY.]
: The same day.
Same day.
DANNIE: Yeah, she fell asleep in, like, two seconds.
We had a busy morning at the park, so - Did she eat a good lunch? - Yeah.
Um, sorry I canât babysit any other night this week.
I have to do this thing with my parents.
Um, our, uh, our country club has this annual Regentâs Dinner every summer, so Is it, whatâd you say, country club? I-Itâs not, it's not a country club.
Itâs like a a dinner Itâs a dinner club.
You pay these crazy dues.
Itâs really expensive and, um the foodâs pretty terrible.
[LAUGHS.]
Hey, well, if you want, um, I could, like, tell you where to get terrible food for, like, really cheap.
[CHUCKLES.]
Sure.
Itâs a dinner club.
I mean you really need this job? Going to college in the fall.
I wanted a way to earn some pocket change in a low-stress way.
So, you have, like, any, like, younger brothers or sisters? No.
Only child.
How about you? Uh I had a sister.
Sheâs like five years older.
But what do you mean you "had" a sister? Uh, sheâs gone now.
She, like, ran off when I was, like, a teenager.
Sorry.
Is-is that part of why you had your drinking problem? Sorry.
Itâs rude.
No, no, just thinking, uh you got a good memory.
I guess thatâs what makes you so reliable, right? Yeah, maybe.
Iâm, like, I'm really glad that you responded to my ad.
Yeah, me, too.
I should probably go.
Yeah.
Iâll-I'll see you later, though.
STEVE: You know, on our way in, we saw they have, uh, theyâre having the silent auction again this year.
- You bought something funny last year.
- I did.
I did, in fact, win origami lessons.
[LAUGHING.]
: Thatâs right.
STEVE: And howâd they go? SANDY: They gave me paper cuts.
Dannie, you must be so excited about school.
DANNIE: I am.
Yeah.
I-I am, but itâs-it's weird.
It suddenly seems really far away.
On grad night I felt like I was practically - leaving tomorrow.
- Here he is.
Everybody, I want you to meet my new young hotshot, Tyler Bennett.
Just graduated Pitt and heâs already been admitted to the Harvard Business School.
STEVE: Harvard? That is impressive.
WILSON [LAUGHING.]
: Yeah.
- Thank you.
- WOMAN: Congrats.
Thank you.
MAN: I did want to go to Harvard.
I think we all probably did.
[LAUGHTER.]
Hey.
Well, well, well.
- She came.
- She did.
Itâs, uh, it's a really beautiful place.
More beautiful now that youâre here.
Come on.
[CHUCKLES.]
[LAUGHING.]
: What? So, you gonna tell me? Whatâs a puzzle race? Okay.
Everybody, let the games begin.
Pick a card, any card.
Card has a color.
Color coincides with a table.
And are we allowed to trade tables? Absolutely not.
Sitting with strangers is part of the fun.
Get to know somebody new.
So you like keeping people on their toes, huh? What kind of party would it be without a few surprises? Tables are downstairs.
See you there in five.
Do you know what the puzzleâs going to be? Do you know? Have you ever been to one of his parties before? Nope.
Told the wife Iâd give it one hour.
- CATHY: How about you? - No, first time.
Hopefully not the last.
- What, youâre with us? - Of course.
I pulled yellow.
So Randallâs a man of mystery.
The last party, he had us going door to door looking for pencil erasers and hard-boiled eggs.
- RANDALL: And Chivas.
- CATHY: Oh, Chivas.
How could I forget? RANDALL: Youâd be surprised what a stranger will pour into your thimble if you ask them nice enough.
- Okay.
Everyone.
- [CLAPS HANDS.]
For tonightâs game, please look under your tables.
Box under there.
Take it out, please.
It is a puzzle for the puzzle race.
So, the first table to complete gets a $200 gift certificate to the second-best restaurant in Pittsburgh.
On your marks, get set, go! CATHY: Oh, a one-color puzzle.
You do not mess around.
- I do not mess around.
- Okay.
Counting on you three.
If youâre going away If you love me, too I would Dad says can he have his phone back? You can use mine.
That is very nice of you to be his messenger.
What is he gonna do when youâre gone? Mom.
What? Dadâs talking to his work friends.
I volunteered to come over here so I could get away from that boring conversation.
WILSON: Yes, but I can show you them properly tomorrow.
Are you still keeping bankerâs hours? Sure, how else am I gonna keep my handicap down? Find me next week.
I-Iâll make some time.
Oh, thatâs-that's it.
Thatâs perfect.
You know what? I can show you a prospectus online right now.
No, I canât.
I'm not getting any reception here.
Uh, uh, follow me.
- There you are.
- Mm.
[PHONE CLICKS OFF.]
You look nice.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Um Are we supposed to pretend like we didnât hang out? Um, is do you mind? - No, I-I, um - âCause I just, I didnât want I didnât want your dad thinking that I was using him to get to you.
[LAUGHS.]
Itâs the last thing, uh, heâd think.
Heâs way too vain for that.
Okay.
Honestly, if you want, Iâll go clear it with him right now.
Youâd risk it for a summer fling? Yeah, why not? [STAMMERS.]
Donât forget what I told you the-the-the other night.
I meant it.
[LAUGHS.]
At least let me take you out on a real date before you break my heart, okay? [BOTH LAUGH.]
Iâll bring the bodyguard.
Itâs a deal.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
So, were you close? Or I donât think I understand.
Yeah.
I mean, yeah.
Spent my whole childhood with him.
But now that I spent my whole adulthood trying to get away from him Needed your distance.
I understand that.
Had the same thing with my dad.
Mm-hmm.
So, nowâs the part where you pull me away from the party and you youâre gonna get honest with me.
[LAUGHS.]
What does that mean? Well I mean, youâve been posing all night.
Posing? Yeah.
For everyone.
And this is part two.
You know, the lights go down, the soft music starts playing.
I grew up with a liar.
So Iâm just done, you know, being the prop or the mark.
If youâre trying to scare me away itâs not gonna work.
Iâm the guy that finds cynicism attractive.
Intelligence even more so.
What are you gonna do? About what? About your dad.
Mine things got a lot easier and he was a whole lot happier after he went to the home.
Itâs just that, eventually, ready or not like it or not, our parents become our children.
[KNOCKING.]
You done creeping around other peopleâs windows for the night? Decided to creep on me? Pretty big operation for one person.
Thought maybe you could use the help.
You know how to bake? Nah, but if you tell me what to do I can do it.
[CHUCKLES.]
You can take it easy.
You probably had a long day.
Well, I had a good day.
Yeah? Whatâs a good day for a detective, hmm? You get pictures of someone bird-dogging a lonesome housewife? [CHUCKLES.]
Bird-dogging.
So, where you from? Philly.
But I moved around a lot.
What brought you to Braden? I donât know.
Uh Some days I think this place is about to die, but other days I think something is really about to happen here.
So whyâd you pick the dead part? [CHUCKLES.]
Either way, people need baked goods, no matter the economy.
You ought to let me take you around sometime, over to where the other half lives.
Oh, yeah? You know how the other half lives? Well, not really, but I hear you can drive there from here.
- [MAN CALLING OUT.]
- [BELL RINGS.]
[GRUNTS.]
The mystery order is back, baby.
Itâs back! [SINGING.]
: Itâs back! [CLEARS THROAT.]
Itâs back.
[CLICKING TONGUE.]
Hey, Dad? CHARLES: Go away, go away.
Hey, Dad, where are you? CHARLES: Go-go away! Dad, are you in here? Oh, God.
Iâm sorry, I'm sorry.
I donât know Why donât you go get yourself cleaned up.
What hap what happened? Just go get yourself cleaned up, and Have Popsicles? No.
Iâm-I'm sorry.
Iâm sorry, I'm sorry.
I donât What happened? What happened? [MUFFLED CRYING.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
[WATER RUNNING.]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
All right.
Well, this isnât so bad, right, Dad? I think youâll grow to like it here.
Eh, easy for you to say.
[KNOCKING.]
Getting settled okay? Who are you? Hi, Mr.
Wyler, Iâm Paloma.
CHELSEA: You remember, Dad, we met her during the tour.
Just came by to drop off my card.
Anything comes up, or you just want to know how heâs doing, - feel free to call.
- Okay, cool.
Thank you.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
- Is she the teacher? Uh, no, Dad, sheâs, um Well, sort of, yeah.
Sheâs sort of a teacher.
Sheâs someone that you can ask for help.
She seems nice.
Yeah, Iâm sure she is.
No, put it No, no.
Put-put it over there, so I can see it while I watch the TV.
And Iâm gonna need some new aftershave.
Wasnât enough in the bottle at home, didnât even bother packing it.
Yeah, I will get you some.
Thanks for your help, cupcake.
Yeah, Dad, we need to talk.
What, cupcake? Growing up for me was hard.
Growing up with you, I mean.
You always made it seem like it was so much fun, You know, what a life.
But, uh, it wasnât fun.
It sucked.
And Yeah, Iâm just Iâm mad at you about it.
You know, Iâm still mad about it.
Cupcake, Iâm so sorry.
I I never meant to hurt you.
I love you.
Yeah, itâs just, like You know, youâve always said that.
And, I donât know, how am I supposed to know that thatâs true when everything else has been a lie? Iâve-I've loved you since the first minute I saw you, since you first looked at me through these barely-opened eyes.
I mightâve been creative about ways to support you and feed you.
I might not have always wanted you to know what I was up to, but I loved you.
Chelsea, Iâve always loved you.
I love you.
Yeah, I love you, too, Dad.
What if, um Yeah, what if we had, like, a like, a standing date, you know? Um, lunch every Saturday.
That would be wonderful.
[LAUGHS.]
You want to see if your mother would like to join us? Iâm not mad at her anymore.
Yeah, thatâs a great idea.
Iâll call her.
Okay.
God, youâre a good girl, Miss Cupcake.
Thanks, Dad.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
Rich.
I had to shit myself to get here, but Iâm in.
Okay.
[SIGHS.]
[TRAIN WHISTLES IN DISTANCE.]
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
Hi.
Okay time to stop by? What are you doing here? Iâve been thinking about the last few days, and maybe itâs time I finally met my granddaughter.
[SCOFFS.]
Are you fucking are you joking? I mean, that-thatâs thatâs not fucking happening.
Look, I know.
Iâm sorry, but you are my son, she is my granddaughter.
What the f what are you talking about, man? Three years, you-you, uh, you barely talk to me, and-and now, weâre Weâre, what? Were, like, weâre, like, family? I know I fucked up on that.
Thereâs so much to be sorry for.
Itâs I shouldâve reached out when your mom first told me.
I-I shouldâve reached out when she was When she was, what alive? No, of course, y-you couldnât be seen fucking your employee.
No, that was No, your mom wanted to keep it quiet.
[STAMMERS.]
Yeah, all right, I get it, but now that you fucked up, what? Itâs-it's okay to, like, bring me in now? I want to help you take care of Carrie.
Yinz let me do that.
You let me do that.
She wonât miss the chances you did.
Thatâs all.
You know, um the first time that you ever called me like, the-the first time that you, uh, you ever called me was to drag me into the-the, uh, the worst experience You know, I got to, like I got to, like-like, live with that shit the rest of my life.
What are you doing here, man? No-no You-y I-I You-you will never, ever have a relationship with my daughter.
You think you know me.
You think you know everything, donât you? You think you can judge me.
Look around you.
Thereâs not a house on this street that wasnât built by someone who worked for our family, my family.
Iâve had to carry this street.
Iâve had to carry this town.
Hey, man, can you just shut the fuck up? Look at my eyes, and-and listen to what Iâm saying, okay? Look, y-you might carry this whole fucking town, but you do not own this yard, so get the fuck off of it.
CHELSEA: So what is this, like, front-row seats to a steel mill? ABATSY: Absolutely.
They work, we eat.
[LAUGHS.]
You know, about my dad, you really helped me.
Iâm glad.
He told me that thereâs, uh, a lovely widow at the home - that heâs enjoying getting to know.
- Widow.
- Yeah.
- Uh-oh.
- Yeah.
- Itâs wonderful.
Meeting somebody new.
Was it ice cream? - Was it gelatin? - Uh You know, I donât think Iâm qualified to even know.
I think that qualifies as a cake.
- [LAUGHS.]
I donât think so.
- You donât think so? - No.
- [LAUGHS.]
See something you like? This beautiful Mario Soprani is from 1908.
Uh, the case is a little scuffed-up, but, uh You want to try it out? Me? No.
I donât really play anymore.
Gave it up.
Itâs for the lady.
Oh, and the lady canât afford it, so The lady should try it out anyway.
You like it? I do.
Reminds me of my childhood.
- She grew up in the circus.
- Mm, very close.
- Take it.
- Wait a minute.
What are you doing? Youâre crazy.
- Crazy would be buying all five.
- Mm-hmm.
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
Chelsea.
Hey.
What? Iâm sorry.
[THUNDER RUMBLES.]
I think this is moving a little fast.
Arenât there just people in life whom you recognize? Yeah, I guess youâre right.
I guess there are.
I got to make a profit.
No matter how big my heart is.
- GARRETT: Just tell me what happened.
- I found âem! What was I supposed to do, leave âem there? The cops shut us down for more than a couple of days.
The mill wonât survive that.
There was a cancellation last minute.
The specs on one of the crates was off.
Donât they check the specs way earlier than the last minute? Like, before itâs packed? As a professional courtesy, - may I take a look at the scene? - No.
Itâs not the policy of the Braden Police Department to enrich freelancers.
JAKE: Apparently, itâs not the policy of the Braden Police Department to solve cases.
You know who Travis Wilcox is? He came by four different occasions and bought shovels off me.
Age 38, lives alone, owns a used car lot on Highway 42.
ROOK: Heâs bought 22 different assault weapons, seven .
45s, four tactical shotguns.
Wilcox and an unidentified female on foot, heading east through the woods.
Braden PD! Stop! [CRIES OUT.]
- ABATSY: Now the party can begin.
- There he is.
None of this makes it back to us, right? SAM: Iâm insulted you'd even ask.
TRASK: What we might have here is blood from seven different people.
Itâs a party, people.
Letâs keep dancing.
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
CHARLES: What? No, weâre in the van.
[SIGHS.]
Yo, yo! Rich! [EXHALES.]
Here we are.
[PLAYS A TUNE.]
- Whatâs that? - This is an accordion.
- Here, letâs see how she does it.
- Hey, you got a beer? - I want to get a little tuned up.
- Yeah.
[BOTTLE CAP CLINKS.]
There you go.
- Fingers here.
- [PLAYS MELODIC NOTES.]
Wow, thatâs great, sweetie, thatâs great.
- A natural.
- Yup.
[BELL DINGS.]
[PLAYING ACCORDION.]
Game time.
You can keep playing, cupcake, sounds great.
[CONTINUES PLAYING.]
How was everything today? Incred-i-ble.
[SIGHS, CHUCKLES.]
- This is embarrassing.
- Oh, come on.
No, hey, l-look, I-itâs only a 20-minute walk back to our apartment.
I got to go get my wallet.
[SCOFFS.]
I have to call the cops? No, no, no, no, no.
[SIGHS.]
Ah.
Look.
Honey, give me this.
Hold on to this, okay? Itâs my daughters prize possession.
Worth 50, maybe 100.
[CHUCKLES.]
Oh, youâre an angel.
Come Honey, come on, so that we can pay the nice lady.
That was delicious.
That Can I take a look at that accordion? [WHISTLES.]
Thatâs a 1930s HÃhner.
Thatâs very, very rare.
- Itâs not for sale, is it? - No.
Somebody left it, but heâs coming back for it.
Oh, thatâs too bad.
Well [CASH REGISTER OPENS.]
You know, I-I tell you what.
Would you mind giving him my card, tell him Iâm considering buying it? Iâd give him, uh, two maybe three thousand.
Yeah.
Sure.
Thanks, doll.
As promised.
Hey, oh Thank you, and keep the change.
Thank you.
Ah How much would you sell the accordion for? Oh, no, it-itâs not for sale.
You know, I really like it.
What if I was to offer you $200? CHARLES: Mm No, no, no.
I canât sell it, you know? Sorry.
Okay, letâs go, cupcake.
Wait.
What about $500? Ba-boom.
Chels! Donât be sad, cupcake.
Good things are coming our way.
Iâll buy you five accordions if you want.
[CHARLES AND RICH CHUCKLE, HUM HAPPILY.]
[SHOPPING CART RATTLES.]
WOMAN [OVER P.
A.
.]
: Deli, pick up line two.
Deli, pick up line two.
CASHIER: Hello.
WOMAN: Hello.
CASHIER: How are you? [SIGHS.]
Can I take my break now? All right, hon.
Thatâs gonna be $16.
42.
Would you like the receipt in your bag? Yes, please.
Thank you.
Youâre welcome.
Thank you for that.
All right, yinz have a great day.
You, too.
Thanks.
More of these, hon.
Geez, Bud, it ainât even noon.
Never too early to celebrate.
Looks like they got the guy.
Oh, the nutjob with the tunnel under his house? - Uh-huh.
- Oh, my God.
Do they know what the hell happened? May never know.
But moraleâs been kind of low, so a little beer for the boys and that.
[GRUNTS.]
Thatâs nice of you.
I hope those boys appreciate you.
- Aw, they never do.
- Yeah, I know.
Have a good day, Bud.
- You, too.
- All right.
- Really? - Look, I donât have any ones.
Hold on, wait.
I got you.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Hey, look at that.
Chelsea.
- Iâm joking.
- I know.
But a 20âs a 20.
[CHUCKLES.]
All right, you enjoy your break.
Thanks.
CHEWY: Here you go.
No, no, no, no.
Donât lean your pits on em.
Youâre gonna rip your shoulders out.
You got to, you got to push down with your hands like that, all right? - Go for it.
All right.
- ROOK: Thanks.
CHEWY: Hey, what are you doing here? JAKE: Still canât afford a razor, Chewy? Youâll never play for the Yankees looking like that.
What kind of asshole would want to play for the Yankees? [CHUCKLES.]
Officer Douglas, Iâm Jake Noveer.
I was a cop, and I donât like it when cops get shot.
I want to let you know I admire your bravery.
You ever had the muffins from this place? Thank you, Mr.
Noveer, thatâs nice of you.
Chewy, you put âem in my room? [SCOFFS.]
Oh Okay.
- ROOK: Thank you.
- JAKE: Thanks, man.
[CHEWY LAUGHS.]
I thought you were gonna be alone.
He dropped by.
Supposed to be on duty.
They get anything out of the woman with Wilcox? Sheâs not talking.
How are you keeping after? Iâm okay.
Thanks for asking.
CHEWY: You still here? Nope.
CHEWY: Okay, break timeâs over, letâs go.
Jake, how come youâre here? I had to see the doctor, and Is everything all right? Yeah, routine shit.
I also took the opportunity to visit your rookie.
Sheâs a brave one, huh? Yeah, sheâs real smart.
Gonna be a good cop.
You know her? Nah, tipping my hat, thatâs all.
Look, Peter, I just wanted to say, uh, long overdue, but Iâm sorry for calling you a racist fuck.
Oh.
Okay.
Speaking of fucks, doesnât seem like youâve found anything to link Wilcox to the Seven Bloods case.
I see.
- See what? - [CHUCKLES.]
Thatâs why you apologized.
Fuck off.
No, I wasnât pumping you.
I knew Wilcox must be a dead end.
Youâd be on TV announcing blood matches.
So if, in your supreme genius, you know we got nothing, why ask? Peter, Iâm a fuckin' detective, thatâs all I am.
Even if I wasnât working the case, Iâd still want to know what was what.
Well, we got nothing.
Okay? Maybe Wilcox was involved, but we canât prove it.
So, youâre right again.
As always.
Routine shit, huh? [INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
So [CLEARS THROAT.]
football You mean playing it? No, no, I mean, maybe as a kid, but these days, I just watch from the couch.
I mean, I work out, though.
You know, I try to eat healthy.
Right.
Why, are you, uh, you athletic? What do you do for kicks? Oh [LAUGHS.]
Donât worry, I'm Iâm a pretty straight arrow, really.
Iâm sure a lot of guys tell you that they want to settle down, and they want to have a family, and Iâm the real deal.
Not to toot your own horn.
[LAUGHS.]
Right? No, no, Iâm Iâm a modest guy.
Try to be.
Weâll take the check.
Dutch.
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
No, I-I insist.
Okay? Iâm sorry that they overcooked your steak.
Hey, wait.
You want to dine and dash? Have you ever done that? What, like You mean, like, cut out without without paying? Yeah.
Come on, they-they deserve it, right? I mean, the food is shit.
Itâs not like the service is any better.
Uh, are you I canât tell, are you joking or Yeah, Iâm joking.
[PHONE RINGING.]
Nice meeting you.
Yeah.
[PHONE CONTINUES RINGING.]
[SIGHS.]
Dad? Thatâs what you want.
Thatâs what you want! Why do you make me? - Jesus Christ.
- Why do you make me? Why?! [CHARLES SOBBING.]
- Hey, hey.
Whatâs going on? - CHARLES: Oh, my God Oh, thank God.
You must be Chelsea.
Yeah.
I heard him from inside my house.
CHELSEA: Dad? Your mother fuckinâ walked out of here, like, five hours ago! Okay, well, Dad, sheâs been dead for five years, all right? We need to find her! Okay, is this normal? [CHUCKLES.]
I mean, I donât see him often, but Yeah, that makes two of us.
- Dad - We had We had a fight.
Oh, God.
Cupcake, you need to.
You need to find her.
Cupcake, you need to find her! MAN: Look, unless you need me to stay, Iâm gonna go back inside.
- No, thank you.
Um - CHARLES: Oh, God.
Thank you for finding his phone and calling me.
That-that was smart.
CHARLES: Why?! What is it with me? I wouldnât have known who to call, but he kept saying, "Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea.
" Yeah, okay, yeah, I - I feel pretty lucky.
- CHARLES: Why? Um, all right, I got it.
- Thank you.
All right.
- CHARLES: Damn it.
Okay, Dad.
Dad, letâs go back inside now.
Iâm gonna explain to you that youâre really upset about a woman you divorced fucking 20 years ago, come on.
I canât Cupcake, why? Fucking bitch.
Why? - CHELSEA: âCause she's a bitch.
- [CHARLES SOBBING.]
- That.
- You want me to open that for you? I can open that.
Here - [DOORBELL RINGS.]
- Ooh, thatâs my friend.
Remember I told you my friend wanted to meet you? - Yeah.
- Yeah? Iâll go get her.
Stay right there.
Iâll be right back.
Hey.
God, itâs worse than I thought.
Shut up.
Hi, Carrie.
Hi.
- Iâm Dannie's better half.
- Yeah.
Iâm the one who makes sure she dresses right.
I, like, introduced her to push-up bras and weed.
Oh, okay.
You know, we were just talking about naptime, werenât we, huh? - [WHIMPERS.]
- Ooh, yeah.
- Got to have that.
- Wait, what is that? Itâs like her, uh, security blanket.
What is this design? I wouldnât have thought Garrett would be so Kumbaya.
Mommy.
Weâre going to bed.
Come on.
[MOANS.]
What do I do while youâre putting her down? Just sit and wait.
Itâs old, but itâs not gonna hurt you.
CARRIE [CRYING.]
: No Shh.
Shh.
[PANTING.]
No.
DANNIE: You got your blankey, you got your toy.
Okay.
[DOOR CREAKS, CLOSES.]
Wow.
That was fast.
Iâm good with her.
Garret said so.
Is this his room? Yeah.
[DRAWERS OPEN.]
You think Iâm gonna miss something? Is this the name change thing? Yeah.
Why would h-he have done that? Whereâs her mom? - What does he say? - I canât ask him.
Itâs too personal.
I need him to trust me.
Dannie, Iâm beginning to think youâre more interested in replacing his wife than figuring out if maybe he murdered her.
He didnât murder his wife.
Are you insane? And then, what? Stab six other people in the process so nobody would suspect? Youâre missing the point.
On purpose, Iâd say.
Why are you here? [TRAIN RUMBLING OUTSIDE.]
[WHISTLES.]
[HUMMING.]
[EXHALES.]
You on the wagon? Iâm on all the wagons.
You new here? I donât think I've seen you here before.
Uh, no.
I wish.
Three years and counting.
I canât hold down a job for three minutes.
Well, theyâre always hiring.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY.]
Happy to make your acquaintance, "Chelsea.
" So what, youâre having a party? I am.
Puzzle race, in fact.
Okay, whatâs a puzzle race? Well if youâre free tomorrow night, you should come find out.
LORI: [GASPS.]
Here she is! - [APPLAUSE.]
- CHEWY: Oh, my.
Yeesh.
Now we got to clap every time you come to work, huh? LORI: Look at you.
Youâre already walking so good, hon.
ROOK: Lucky he didnât hit anything but fat.
Fat? Itâs all muscle, girl.
- Eh, itâs fat.
- Thereâs our hero.
TRASK: Thanks for coming in while youâre rehabbing.
Uh, letâs talk in my office.
Okay? You, too, Chewy.
CHEWY: Huh? Okay.
Okay, weâve got no physical evidence to connect Wilcox to Seven Bloods.
So I want you two to press his girlfriend.
You understand? Us? I-I mean, she-sheâs not gonna tell us anything.
- We shot her boyfriend.
- Exactly.
And, well, um, American Forefront has provided her a fancy-pants attorney, Ben Durbin from Durbin and Green.
Durbinâs gonna make questioning her tough, so Iâm hoping that you two can provoke her into ignoring him.
I donât know if I should go in there, Chief.
I mean, Iâm probably just gonna rip that lawyer a new one.
You know, part of the job.
I just, I just donât want to fuck it up.
Donât you think you should go? And if you want someone else in there, you know, Rookâs the one whoâs gonna push that nutjob over the edge.
Okay.
Rook, you ready? ROOK: Letâs do it.
[SPEAKING QUIETLY.]
Okay, I object to Officer Douglasâs presence.
TRASK: On what basis? Well, itâs obviously intended to provoke my client.
Officer Douglas killed Ms.
Baileyâs boyfriend.
TRASK: Because Officer Douglas was a witness to what happened with your client, Iâd say she's the best person to hear what Ms.
Bailey has to say.
DURBIN: Ms.
Bailey has nothing to say.
And unless sheâs under arrest, weâre leaving.
Hmm.
You know, thatâs not a bad idea.
I could arrest her, - as a material witness.
- To what? - Your officer murdering Mr.
Wilcox? - Mr.
Wilcox was a person of interest in the Seven Bloods murder case.
"Seven Bloods.
" [LAUGHS.]
Uh, whatâs the, whatâs the joke here? My client and the late Mr.
Wilcox believe the Seven Bloods investigation is nothing more than a pretext for violation of their civil rights, and the civil rights of people like them.
TRASK: "People like them.
" DURBIN: Ms.
Bailey and the late Mr.
Wilcox belong to a group called American Forefront.
Thatâs a white supremacist group.
BAILEY: Seven Bloods [CLEARS THROAT.]
never happened.
It was a hoax.
It was a-a hoax? BAILEY: Damn right.
[EXHALES.]
TRASK: Youâre free to leave.
But donât leave town.
[SNIFFLES.]
[COMPUTER CHIMES.]
7/19.
Thatâs the night of the Bloods.
Website design.
Paid a quarter million for this? [CHUCKLES.]
: Oh, man.
You got burnt, bud.
Shit is whack.
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
CHELSEA: Yeah.
Okay.
Uh-huh.
Wait, Popsicles? Uh, no, itâs just, I already left.
Okay.
- Bye.
[GROANS.]
- Popsicles? Itâs like you got an eight-year-old at home like I do.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
Terri.
Mm.
Um Yeah, believe it or not, that was my dad.
Second childhood? Yeah, like, bouncing back and forth? Yeah? Like, the other night, I thought he was completely batshit senile.
But then no, heâs sounds like himself? I mean, himself, but desperate for a Popsicle.
My father-in-law went through that.
And now heâs just completely gone, like, diapers.
- No - Whole nine yards, yeah.
Rickâs moms taking care of him at home.
But you always liked them, right? - Oh, yeah.
Still do.
- Mm.
I mean, I donât know how they raised an asshole like that.
- Oh, God.
Why? What happened? - Mm.
- What? - Fucker, he comes back into town, and is like, "I love you.
" - Mm-hmm.
- "Letâs get back together.
" And then, like, five minutes later, heâs gone.
Again.
And I mean, I wouldnât even care myself, but fucking breaks Rickyâs heart all over again.
So what, heâs in Youngstown? Texas? Yeah, an oil job, apparently.
- Good for Rick.
- Yeah.
You know what? If I were a better person, Iâd feel the same way.
Mm.
Grab a beer? Yeah.
MAN [DISTANT.]
: Be right there.
I got time for two.
Mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm.
Oh, strawberry.
Mango.
Pineapple.
Ah.
I also love lime Yeah, I didnât know what flavor to get you.
Youâre looking lovely, cupcake.
I missed you.
I missed you, too, Dad.
Is that what last night was about? You just wanted to get me over here? Last night? You were in your tighty-whities, ranting about Mom.
[LAUGHS.]
That would be funny.
Well, that happened, Dad.
You know, your neighbor called me.
Your mother and I are on very good terms these days.
We used to fight, and Iâm sorry about that.
Hmm? No, Iâm good.
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
[ELEVATOR CHIMES.]
Hey.
You looking for me? - Uh, Michael Goodman? - Yeah.
Want to come in? Youâre moving.
Yeah.
In, like, 20 minutes.
You the new tenant? - Nah.
- Uh, you want a desk? Or a chair? Where you moving? - Who are you? - [LAUGHS.]
Sorry.
Nameâs John Smith.
And please, no jokes about my parentsâ lack of imagination.
I run a small company, and I was hoping you could do my website.
You, uh, you going out of business or just moving to finer pastures? Oh, uh, Iâm getting out.
Too much competition from the comp sci students.
Go to, um, any cafeteria at Carnegie Mellon.
Youâll find a dozen web geniuses for cheap.
Great.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
CHARLES: I am fine at home.
I-Itâs CHELSEA: Letâs just go take a look.
[SCOFFS.]
You say Iâm losing it.
Iâm as sharp as ever.
Ask me a question.
Whereâs Mom? Dead, of course.
- The bitch.
- [SCOFFS.]
You know, Dad, I just, I canât keep up with you.
Uh, what? Keep up with what? Do you really not remember the other night? You were yelling in your underwear? And then just last night, you said that you and mom were on very good speaking terms.
- I said that? - Yeah.
Look, I-I think we should just go check them out, you know? Before you need it.
You know, you have that nest egg socked away.
Damn it.
This is a shitshow.
I donât need this.
[SIGHS.]
Thank God your Uncle Rich isnât alive to see this.
What now? [STAMMERS.]
Rich, whoâs not my uncle, never was my uncle, right? Oh, God.
He is alive, Dad.
He lives in Upstate New York.
You see, itâs just, you're not remembering everything I remember that.
["REELINâ IN THE YEARS" BY STEELY DAN PLAYING.]
I canât put my poor mother in here.
Dad, this is for you, not Grandma.
Me? This place is a prison.
[QUIETLY.]
: I know.
Um You know, weâre gonna let you know.
Are you reelinâ in the years? Stowinâ away the time Are you gatherinâ up the tears? Have you had enough of mine? Are you reelinâ in the years? Stowinâ away the time Are you gatherinâ up the tears? Have you had enough of mine? Itâs all about the care that you receive and still feeling that sense of independence.
Love to show you the chapel.
Wonderful services about different denominational faiths and services.
- Okay? - Okay.
- Right this way.
- Man.
Now, if you like the enjoyment of having a convenience of a bank, itâs right here.
Over here, we have the grocery store.
Itâs kind of a little hot spot in here in our community.
And in here we have - our billiards room.
- Can you bet? [LAUGHS.]
Thatâs not something that we - Not something really we encourage? - we have here.
But it is possible, uh, to come in here and enjoy a good night with the guys.
[CHUCKLES.]
Good, good.
COORDINATOR: Thank you so much for coming.
So nice to have you.
Chelsea, thank you for taking the time.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Are you gatherinâ up the tears? So? I mean, at least here youâd have your own bathroom.
I have my own bathroom at home.
Welcome to the Kingswood Arms.
Step right in here.
Dad, you like this place? Not bad.
Pretty nice, really.
Wait, would you actually live here? I guess so.
Sure.
Yeah.
So, uh, you know, weâre still thinking about it.
Um, itâs a big decision and itâs hard on him.
Smells good in here.
I like it.
Take your time.
Itâs tough for you, too.
Itâs a tough moment.
Itâs a strong possible.
The director will be right with us.
Actually, you know, can we wait on that? Um I think we need to think and, uh - Yeah, sure.
- CHELSEA: Yeah.
Weâll call you.
Let's go.
So soon? Thank you.
Possible.
[MUTTERS.]
- Cupcake.
Cupcake, look at this.
- Yeah? - Look at this.
- Yeah, Dad, I just saw the whole place.
[STATICKY, INDISTINCT CONVERSATION.]
BUD: When did they say exactly [STATICKY.]
: The same day.
Same day.
DANNIE: Yeah, she fell asleep in, like, two seconds.
We had a busy morning at the park, so - Did she eat a good lunch? - Yeah.
Um, sorry I canât babysit any other night this week.
I have to do this thing with my parents.
Um, our, uh, our country club has this annual Regentâs Dinner every summer, so Is it, whatâd you say, country club? I-Itâs not, it's not a country club.
Itâs like a a dinner Itâs a dinner club.
You pay these crazy dues.
Itâs really expensive and, um the foodâs pretty terrible.
[LAUGHS.]
Hey, well, if you want, um, I could, like, tell you where to get terrible food for, like, really cheap.
[CHUCKLES.]
Sure.
Itâs a dinner club.
I mean you really need this job? Going to college in the fall.
I wanted a way to earn some pocket change in a low-stress way.
So, you have, like, any, like, younger brothers or sisters? No.
Only child.
How about you? Uh I had a sister.
Sheâs like five years older.
But what do you mean you "had" a sister? Uh, sheâs gone now.
She, like, ran off when I was, like, a teenager.
Sorry.
Is-is that part of why you had your drinking problem? Sorry.
Itâs rude.
No, no, just thinking, uh you got a good memory.
I guess thatâs what makes you so reliable, right? Yeah, maybe.
Iâm, like, I'm really glad that you responded to my ad.
Yeah, me, too.
I should probably go.
Yeah.
Iâll-I'll see you later, though.
STEVE: You know, on our way in, we saw they have, uh, theyâre having the silent auction again this year.
- You bought something funny last year.
- I did.
I did, in fact, win origami lessons.
[LAUGHING.]
: Thatâs right.
STEVE: And howâd they go? SANDY: They gave me paper cuts.
Dannie, you must be so excited about school.
DANNIE: I am.
Yeah.
I-I am, but itâs-it's weird.
It suddenly seems really far away.
On grad night I felt like I was practically - leaving tomorrow.
- Here he is.
Everybody, I want you to meet my new young hotshot, Tyler Bennett.
Just graduated Pitt and heâs already been admitted to the Harvard Business School.
STEVE: Harvard? That is impressive.
WILSON [LAUGHING.]
: Yeah.
- Thank you.
- WOMAN: Congrats.
Thank you.
MAN: I did want to go to Harvard.
I think we all probably did.
[LAUGHTER.]
Hey.
Well, well, well.
- She came.
- She did.
Itâs, uh, it's a really beautiful place.
More beautiful now that youâre here.
Come on.
[CHUCKLES.]
[LAUGHING.]
: What? So, you gonna tell me? Whatâs a puzzle race? Okay.
Everybody, let the games begin.
Pick a card, any card.
Card has a color.
Color coincides with a table.
And are we allowed to trade tables? Absolutely not.
Sitting with strangers is part of the fun.
Get to know somebody new.
So you like keeping people on their toes, huh? What kind of party would it be without a few surprises? Tables are downstairs.
See you there in five.
Do you know what the puzzleâs going to be? Do you know? Have you ever been to one of his parties before? Nope.
Told the wife Iâd give it one hour.
- CATHY: How about you? - No, first time.
Hopefully not the last.
- What, youâre with us? - Of course.
I pulled yellow.
So Randallâs a man of mystery.
The last party, he had us going door to door looking for pencil erasers and hard-boiled eggs.
- RANDALL: And Chivas.
- CATHY: Oh, Chivas.
How could I forget? RANDALL: Youâd be surprised what a stranger will pour into your thimble if you ask them nice enough.
- Okay.
Everyone.
- [CLAPS HANDS.]
For tonightâs game, please look under your tables.
Box under there.
Take it out, please.
It is a puzzle for the puzzle race.
So, the first table to complete gets a $200 gift certificate to the second-best restaurant in Pittsburgh.
On your marks, get set, go! CATHY: Oh, a one-color puzzle.
You do not mess around.
- I do not mess around.
- Okay.
Counting on you three.
If youâre going away If you love me, too I would Dad says can he have his phone back? You can use mine.
That is very nice of you to be his messenger.
What is he gonna do when youâre gone? Mom.
What? Dadâs talking to his work friends.
I volunteered to come over here so I could get away from that boring conversation.
WILSON: Yes, but I can show you them properly tomorrow.
Are you still keeping bankerâs hours? Sure, how else am I gonna keep my handicap down? Find me next week.
I-Iâll make some time.
Oh, thatâs-that's it.
Thatâs perfect.
You know what? I can show you a prospectus online right now.
No, I canât.
I'm not getting any reception here.
Uh, uh, follow me.
- There you are.
- Mm.
[PHONE CLICKS OFF.]
You look nice.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Um Are we supposed to pretend like we didnât hang out? Um, is do you mind? - No, I-I, um - âCause I just, I didnât want I didnât want your dad thinking that I was using him to get to you.
[LAUGHS.]
Itâs the last thing, uh, heâd think.
Heâs way too vain for that.
Okay.
Honestly, if you want, Iâll go clear it with him right now.
Youâd risk it for a summer fling? Yeah, why not? [STAMMERS.]
Donât forget what I told you the-the-the other night.
I meant it.
[LAUGHS.]
At least let me take you out on a real date before you break my heart, okay? [BOTH LAUGH.]
Iâll bring the bodyguard.
Itâs a deal.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
So, were you close? Or I donât think I understand.
Yeah.
I mean, yeah.
Spent my whole childhood with him.
But now that I spent my whole adulthood trying to get away from him Needed your distance.
I understand that.
Had the same thing with my dad.
Mm-hmm.
So, nowâs the part where you pull me away from the party and you youâre gonna get honest with me.
[LAUGHS.]
What does that mean? Well I mean, youâve been posing all night.
Posing? Yeah.
For everyone.
And this is part two.
You know, the lights go down, the soft music starts playing.
I grew up with a liar.
So Iâm just done, you know, being the prop or the mark.
If youâre trying to scare me away itâs not gonna work.
Iâm the guy that finds cynicism attractive.
Intelligence even more so.
What are you gonna do? About what? About your dad.
Mine things got a lot easier and he was a whole lot happier after he went to the home.
Itâs just that, eventually, ready or not like it or not, our parents become our children.
[KNOCKING.]
You done creeping around other peopleâs windows for the night? Decided to creep on me? Pretty big operation for one person.
Thought maybe you could use the help.
You know how to bake? Nah, but if you tell me what to do I can do it.
[CHUCKLES.]
You can take it easy.
You probably had a long day.
Well, I had a good day.
Yeah? Whatâs a good day for a detective, hmm? You get pictures of someone bird-dogging a lonesome housewife? [CHUCKLES.]
Bird-dogging.
So, where you from? Philly.
But I moved around a lot.
What brought you to Braden? I donât know.
Uh Some days I think this place is about to die, but other days I think something is really about to happen here.
So whyâd you pick the dead part? [CHUCKLES.]
Either way, people need baked goods, no matter the economy.
You ought to let me take you around sometime, over to where the other half lives.
Oh, yeah? You know how the other half lives? Well, not really, but I hear you can drive there from here.
- [MAN CALLING OUT.]
- [BELL RINGS.]
[GRUNTS.]
The mystery order is back, baby.
Itâs back! [SINGING.]
: Itâs back! [CLEARS THROAT.]
Itâs back.
[CLICKING TONGUE.]
Hey, Dad? CHARLES: Go away, go away.
Hey, Dad, where are you? CHARLES: Go-go away! Dad, are you in here? Oh, God.
Iâm sorry, I'm sorry.
I donât know Why donât you go get yourself cleaned up.
What hap what happened? Just go get yourself cleaned up, and Have Popsicles? No.
Iâm-I'm sorry.
Iâm sorry, I'm sorry.
I donât What happened? What happened? [MUFFLED CRYING.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
[CLEARS THROAT.]
[WATER RUNNING.]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
All right.
Well, this isnât so bad, right, Dad? I think youâll grow to like it here.
Eh, easy for you to say.
[KNOCKING.]
Getting settled okay? Who are you? Hi, Mr.
Wyler, Iâm Paloma.
CHELSEA: You remember, Dad, we met her during the tour.
Just came by to drop off my card.
Anything comes up, or you just want to know how heâs doing, - feel free to call.
- Okay, cool.
Thank you.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
- Is she the teacher? Uh, no, Dad, sheâs, um Well, sort of, yeah.
Sheâs sort of a teacher.
Sheâs someone that you can ask for help.
She seems nice.
Yeah, Iâm sure she is.
No, put it No, no.
Put-put it over there, so I can see it while I watch the TV.
And Iâm gonna need some new aftershave.
Wasnât enough in the bottle at home, didnât even bother packing it.
Yeah, I will get you some.
Thanks for your help, cupcake.
Yeah, Dad, we need to talk.
What, cupcake? Growing up for me was hard.
Growing up with you, I mean.
You always made it seem like it was so much fun, You know, what a life.
But, uh, it wasnât fun.
It sucked.
And Yeah, Iâm just Iâm mad at you about it.
You know, Iâm still mad about it.
Cupcake, Iâm so sorry.
I I never meant to hurt you.
I love you.
Yeah, itâs just, like You know, youâve always said that.
And, I donât know, how am I supposed to know that thatâs true when everything else has been a lie? Iâve-I've loved you since the first minute I saw you, since you first looked at me through these barely-opened eyes.
I mightâve been creative about ways to support you and feed you.
I might not have always wanted you to know what I was up to, but I loved you.
Chelsea, Iâve always loved you.
I love you.
Yeah, I love you, too, Dad.
What if, um Yeah, what if we had, like, a like, a standing date, you know? Um, lunch every Saturday.
That would be wonderful.
[LAUGHS.]
You want to see if your mother would like to join us? Iâm not mad at her anymore.
Yeah, thatâs a great idea.
Iâll call her.
Okay.
God, youâre a good girl, Miss Cupcake.
Thanks, Dad.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
Rich.
I had to shit myself to get here, but Iâm in.
Okay.
[SIGHS.]
[TRAIN WHISTLES IN DISTANCE.]
[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE.]
Hi.
Okay time to stop by? What are you doing here? Iâve been thinking about the last few days, and maybe itâs time I finally met my granddaughter.
[SCOFFS.]
Are you fucking are you joking? I mean, that-thatâs thatâs not fucking happening.
Look, I know.
Iâm sorry, but you are my son, she is my granddaughter.
What the f what are you talking about, man? Three years, you-you, uh, you barely talk to me, and-and now, weâre Weâre, what? Were, like, weâre, like, family? I know I fucked up on that.
Thereâs so much to be sorry for.
Itâs I shouldâve reached out when your mom first told me.
I-I shouldâve reached out when she was When she was, what alive? No, of course, y-you couldnât be seen fucking your employee.
No, that was No, your mom wanted to keep it quiet.
[STAMMERS.]
Yeah, all right, I get it, but now that you fucked up, what? Itâs-it's okay to, like, bring me in now? I want to help you take care of Carrie.
Yinz let me do that.
You let me do that.
She wonât miss the chances you did.
Thatâs all.
You know, um the first time that you ever called me like, the-the first time that you, uh, you ever called me was to drag me into the-the, uh, the worst experience You know, I got to, like I got to, like-like, live with that shit the rest of my life.
What are you doing here, man? No-no You-y I-I You-you will never, ever have a relationship with my daughter.
You think you know me.
You think you know everything, donât you? You think you can judge me.
Look around you.
Thereâs not a house on this street that wasnât built by someone who worked for our family, my family.
Iâve had to carry this street.
Iâve had to carry this town.
Hey, man, can you just shut the fuck up? Look at my eyes, and-and listen to what Iâm saying, okay? Look, y-you might carry this whole fucking town, but you do not own this yard, so get the fuck off of it.
CHELSEA: So what is this, like, front-row seats to a steel mill? ABATSY: Absolutely.
They work, we eat.
[LAUGHS.]
You know, about my dad, you really helped me.
Iâm glad.
He told me that thereâs, uh, a lovely widow at the home - that heâs enjoying getting to know.
- Widow.
- Yeah.
- Uh-oh.
- Yeah.
- Itâs wonderful.
Meeting somebody new.
Was it ice cream? - Was it gelatin? - Uh You know, I donât think Iâm qualified to even know.
I think that qualifies as a cake.
- [LAUGHS.]
I donât think so.
- You donât think so? - No.
- [LAUGHS.]
See something you like? This beautiful Mario Soprani is from 1908.
Uh, the case is a little scuffed-up, but, uh You want to try it out? Me? No.
I donât really play anymore.
Gave it up.
Itâs for the lady.
Oh, and the lady canât afford it, so The lady should try it out anyway.
You like it? I do.
Reminds me of my childhood.
- She grew up in the circus.
- Mm, very close.
- Take it.
- Wait a minute.
What are you doing? Youâre crazy.
- Crazy would be buying all five.
- Mm-hmm.
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
Chelsea.
Hey.
What? Iâm sorry.
[THUNDER RUMBLES.]
I think this is moving a little fast.
Arenât there just people in life whom you recognize? Yeah, I guess youâre right.
I guess there are.