Tell Me Lies (2022) s01e05 Episode Script

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Why do you call your mom CJ?
Uh, she lost the privilege
of being called mom.
Stephen fucking DeMarco.
Macy, how are you?
You guys know each other?
We're both from Bayville.
- Who was calling you yesterday?
- My mom.
She did something really fucked up,
and I, I can't really
forgive her for it.
I've tried.
My mom's difficult, too.
I don't even talk to my dad.
He left when I was six.
This one won't die.
Just shit with Stephen.
Like, I'm being so stupid,
I don't even feel like myself.
There are other people out there.
What about that guy that we met?
Max.
You still wanna grab dinner sometime?
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Only the best coffee for you.
My favorite.
Hmm. Yum.
Oh shit.
- What?
- I, uh, I gotta go pack.
My mom's about to be here.
Let me know if you need rescuing.
Thank you.
And if I don't talk to you?
Because phones don't exist?
Merry Christmas, just in case.
Alright.
Merry Christmas, weirdo.
Are you the brutal heart ♪
Are you the brutal heart
that I've been looking for ♪
'Cause if you're looking for love ♪
You can look for that door ♪
Hi.
Didn't realize you weren't home.
Weren't you leaving last night?
Delaying the inevitable.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Come in.
So use ♪
Late night?
Yeah, some of the girls
and I got pretty hammered.
Just mentally preparing to be
with my mom for two weeks.
Come here.
I don't mind at all ♪
- Did you smell me?
- Mm-hmm.
You just smell so much like you.
Like more than you
normally smell like you.
Probably my sweatshirt.
Hearts ♪
And hearts that break
the night in two ♪
And arms that can't hold ♪
Oh my god, sorry.
Just take it.
Hi, what is it?
Hi, I just pulled onto campus.
Okay, I'll, I'll be down in a minute.
Okay, bye.
Bitter hearts ♪
I'm sorry, she wasn't supposed
to be here for another hour.
Maybe we can finish this over break?
It's gonna be weird not seeing you
when we're only like
a half hour from each other.
Yeah, for sure.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
Cool, what, what day do you think?
Uh what's good for you, what works?
Day after Christmas is a pretty great
black hole of a day.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Alright, I gotta go.
Okay.
- Bye.
- Bye.
This night from black to blue ♪
So use me ♪
Use me ♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Are you allowed to drive on your own?
With a licensed driver in the car.
Oh, so you only broke
the law on the way here.
Exactly.
So how are spirits?
Well, she loves the holidays, so
weirdly kinda high.
Yeah.
- Hey.
- She's got a migraine.
She's lying down in her room, so I
told her we'd keep everything quiet.
Good to see you.
You too.
How was the trip?
Fine, you know.
How long has she been out for?
Like an hour.
Are you sure we shouldn't go say hi?
She specifically said
not to wake her up.
Okay.
Is there anything to eat, food?
There's some frozen
Just wait, the microwave is so loud.
Is that Stephen?
Is he home?
Yeah, Mom.
Sorry about the noise.
Hey, Mom.
- Oh
- Happy holidays.
Why didn't you come say hi to me?
I'm sorry, I should have.
Vince said you have a migraine.
It's okay.
Come here.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Just come say hi to me next time.
Sorry.
You're forgiven.
- Morning.
- Hey.
Hey, you're up.
- Yeah.
- Um, something came for you.
Ooh.
It's a memorial for Macy,
on the 27th, at her house in Bayville.
Oh, I'm sorry.
You should go.
- Oh my god!
- What?
I, I got into
the advanced writing seminar.
- I knew you would.
- Wait, what seminar?
It's, it's a next semester thing.
They don't even accept
a lot of freshmen.
That's so great!
Hey, um, so, do you think
that I'll get to meet
this guy that you're seeing?
- What?
- The one from Bayville?
- Georgia.
- Mom!
I just said that you were
kinda hanging out with someone,
and I specifically told her
that she was not allowed
to clarify what hanging out meant.
There you go.
Oh, just give me something.
What, I don't know.
He goes to my school.
- Mm-hmm.
- Wants to be a lawyer.
Lawyer, I like that.
I'm sure you do.
I'm so happy you're home.
I'll get that.
Gus, shh.
Hey, Lucy.
It's been a while.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, James.
How're you liking Baird?
It's, yeah, it's good. It's fine.
Oh, James, hi. What are you doing here?
I'm sorry, I should've called first.
No, don't be silly, come in.
Are you gonna let him freeze
on the front doorstep?
- It's fine.
- I'll have those.
- How've you been?
- Just came to drop that off.
That was very sweet of you.
- Hey.
- Hi.
What on earth was that?
What was what?
You, you were acting very cold.
Does he come by here a lot?
Well, I don't know what you consider
a lot, um, but why?
Lucy.
Why did you put up Dad's stocking?
Because your grandparents
came by this week
to drop off the presents.
So you put it up for them?
I thought that that would be nice
for them. They're his parents.
We haven't put it up in three years.
It's a stocking. What's the issue?
I just don't understand
putting it up for appearances.
What are you worried about,
that they don't think you're sad enough?
Wow.
Where'd you find it?
Him.
He was out by the garage.
I checked with the neighbors,
but he's not any of theirs.
He smells, and his litter smells.
I'm not keeping him for long,
just until we can find him a home.
Yeah, well, he'd probably find
a home on his own
if you'd stop feeding him so much.
Cats are smart like that.
You look really pretty today, Mom.
- You do.
- Mm-hmm.
Says the boy who doesn't come
say hi to me.
So, did Vince tell you his big news?
I'm moving back to Bayville.
What? What about your job?
That's a silly question.
He can be an accountant anywhere.
I got offered a job
at a firm in Long Beach.
Oh, so you just decided
you didn't like the city anymore?
I do, but Mom's here.
How does the pay compare to the city?
Okay, Stephen, grocery store.
Let's go.
Thanks for helping out, Stephen.
You know, I was thinking,
what if I took us all out for
a fancy meal on Christmas Eve?
We never go out.
We can't afford it.
Oh, it's a holiday.
I was thinking of maybe,
maybe Basil Leaf.
Basil Leaf is good.
What about Louie's?
Everyone says that's the best.
I've heard that, yeah, Louie's.
So, Louie's is what you'd prefer?
Sure, yeah.
Louie's.
Great.
Let's, uh, stop at the flower shop
on the way home,
the one in Glen Head.
There's a closer one.
Yeah, that one's shit.
Take the cart back.
What kind do you want?
Uh, well
what are holiday colors?
Red, green, red and green?
Okay.
- I'll get some red roses.
- Okay.
- Merry Christmas.
- You too.
Do you come in here a lot?
- Here?
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah, I've been here a few times.
Does that woman know you or something?
These are nice.
Yeah.
They're not roses.
Take 'em up to the counter for me.
- You want these? Okay.
- Mm-hmm.
How have you been doing lately?
- Me? I'm good.
- Mm-hmm.
I'm happy your brother's moving home.
It's nice how much he cares.
Who was the woman?
Which woman?
The flower shop, behind the counter.
Oh, she was a flower shop employee.
Do you know her?
She looked like
she recognized you or something.
- Did she?
- Mm-hmm.
She was pretty.
I didn't really look at her.
You looked at her enough
to observe her behavior.
Certainly, you looked at her long enough
to know if you thought she was pretty.
Did, did you think she was pretty?
I'm asking if you did.
No, no, I didn't, not really.
I don't know how you could think
that she wasn't pretty.
Mom, if there's something
going on with that woman
or anything, you can tell me.
I just want to make sure
everything's okay.
Of course, everything's okay.
- Alright, I'm just checking.
- I mean,
why won't you just admit
that she's pretty?
I can handle another woman being pretty.
I'm not that insecure.
No. Mom, I'm not saying you're insecure.
I didn't think you were insecure.
That's not what I was saying.
If a woman is objectively pretty,
why don't you just say it?
I didn't think she was pretty, Mom.
- That's, that's what I'm saying.
- Stephen!
- Okay, okay.
- Why Please stop doing this.
Okay, she's pretty.
She was pretty. Okay?
Alright?
Stephen?
Hey.
Mom went on a walk with Vince.
You don't have to hide out here.
I'm not hiding. I'm avoiding.
I fucking hate it here.
You'll be in college soon enough.
Two years.
Hm? If I did it, you can do it.
For my birthday last month,
I asked her if I could have a party
with some of my friends
instead of staying home with her,
she barely spoke to me
for, like, a week.
Yeah, should've seen that coming.
I just thought maybe
she'd get better one day.
Yeah, people like her don't get better.
She is who she is.
I've been looking at brochures
for boarding schools.
Why, to remind yourself
that you're poor?
A lot of them have financial aid.
There's one in Jersey
I'm pretty sure I could get into.
My guidance counselor says I could.
It's gonna get really ugly,
you know that, right?
I can't be here anymore, Stephen.
You can't tell her you talked
to me about it.
She'll feel like we were
plotting against her,
and then she'll freak.
But if you think you can get in,
apply.
She'll never forgive you, though.
I need a parent's signature
for the application.
Fill 'em out.
Give 'em to me.
I'll figure something out.
Just for you.
I forgot how perfect your joints are.
So dainty and ladylike.
Nobody at school appreciates them.
Fucking ungrateful monsters.
I'll kill 'em.
- I miss you so much.
- I miss you.
Do your parents ever see
my mom out, like, socially?
Why?
I'm just wondering who
she's been spending time with.
Hey, Lucy.
Hey, Rob.
Hey, can I take some of the whiskey
from your dad's bar?
Just not the expensive stuff.
Sweet. Hey, Lucy.
You look good.
Looks like you avoided freshman 15.
- I'm sorry.
- Wow.
He overcompensates because
he thinks that you hate him.
I don't hate him. Your mom hates him.
Can't believe you guys stayed together
a whole semester. Crazy.
We visited each other a lot.
Yeah.
I hate that he goes
to the same school as Laura,
but he swears that nothing's
happened between them, so.
I wish that you'd invited Stephen.
We're not really at that place yet.
We're keeping it casual, and it's fine.
You told me about him,
like, week two of school.
What are you talking about?
You look fancy.
Don't sound so surprised.
Okay, guys, let's go.
Here you go,
server will be right with you.
Thank you.
Merry Christmas.
Thank you.
Very nice.
I thought we might, uh, start
with a nice bottle
of white for the table.
- What do you think, Vince?
- Yeah, sounds good.
Should we let Stephen use his fake?
I'm not supposed to know
anything about that.
Mom?
Oh god, why is Dad here?
What are you doing?
- Why is he here?
- How would I know?
It's a coincidence.
Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas.
May I take your drink orders?
- Uh, yes, we'd like
- Should we leave?
Uh, we would like a bottle
of Sauvignon Blanc,
whichever you recommend,
and waters for the table.
You told me you didn't know that woman.
Who is she?
The woman.
I think we should just leave.
- Yeah.
- Why don't we just go home?
No, we are not going anywhere.
You've gotta stop this.
The fuck is wrong with you?
Excuse me?
I'm here having a nice lunch
with my children.
You're the one making a scene.
Uh, just go ahead and pour
the glass, thank you.
Abby told me you came to her work.
Uh, we'll, we'll order our food
in just a minute, thank you.
I feel sorry for you.
And for you three.
That you have to watch her do this.
Oh my god!
Why do you do this?
Do what?
This isn't my fault.
That woman was pregnant.
Well, maybe it's better that you know.
So, I guess I just let
you all down, I get it.
Buy you lunch I can barely afford,
but I am a terrible, worthless mother.
No one thinks that, Mom.
Yeah, then why are you
treating me that way?
I try to do something nice for you
and you're punishing me.
No one is punishing you.
I think we're just a little upset.
Yeah, what about me?
What about me?
How do you think I feel?
I didn't plan today.
And besides
who cares if we ruined his lunch?
Shouldn't he have to be accountable?
He should have to see what he's missing.
So you just didn't know
he was gonna be there?
No.
No, honey. I
I had no idea.
Besides,
I wasn't even the one
who chose that restaurant.
Stephen did.
This is bullshit.
You know you chose that restaurant.
Ooh, that's nice.
Is it new?
- Wow, who gave you that?
- Huh?
- Who gave you the necklace?
- Oh, um, uh, my
my friend.
One night to be confused ♪
One night to speed up truth ♪
We had a promise made ♪
Hey, merry Christmas.
Hi. Merry Christmas.
- Wanna know what I'm wearing?
- Okay.
Yeah, what are you wearing?
Your sweatshirt.
You left it in my room.
I really like that visual.
I hope you're naked underneath it.
How's your Christmas?
Um, it's not the best.
My family's you know, uh,
they're hard.
Oh my god, you have no idea.
Everyone here is so dysfunctional.
Oh, I'd probably get it
more than you think.
There is no way your mom
is as bad as mine.
Yeah.
Probably not.
Um
well, I just wanted to say hi.
Oh, okay.
Um are we still on for tomorrow?
Shit, um, I don't think
I can do that anymore.
Really? I, I just, just
scheduled things around that.
It's just, this family stuff
is really stressing me out.
Well, maybe I can be your distraction.
Yeah, we can
talk tomorrow
and figure it out.
Um, I should go open presents.
Okay, I'll, I'll call you later.
Okay, bye.
To lean on ♪
Wouldn't be good enough ♪
And you ♪
You knew the hand of the devil ♪
Hi, Max.
Thank you, Mom.
Sadie, you wanna open one?
In one night ♪
To call for hands of above ♪
- Hey.
- Hi.
- What's the bag for?
- I'm gonna go to Lydia's.
What?
It's Christmas, I rented "The Holiday."
Yeah, but the day's over and, you know,
she's having guy troubles, so
You know what, just go to Lydia's.
Okay.
Look,
your mom's always gonna be your mom.
Did you send in those
internship applications I found?
My dad says they're legit.
I sent them before I left campus.
Good. See?
Things will get better.
You're not okay.
Why don't I come out to Bayville?
You don't want to be in this house.
But you want me to come.
I should go
before my mom comes looking for me.
If you don't want me
to come, then tell me now.
Uh, okay, I'm gonna call you later.
Okay. Bye.
Hello.
I can't believe you
booty called me on Christmas.
Come on.
Thank you.
Oh, can we have extra syrup, too?
A-and whipped cream?
Okay, thank you.
So, I think I ordered
food for six of us.
Just six?
They've bounced back after a bad season
for a game record,
and right now they're
already seeking season two
and looking to hold it.
Yeah, nobody saw that coming,
and after last season,
they've both got to
Surprise!
- Hi.
- Hi.
You didn't tell me not to come.
I feel bad.
If I had known
you actually liked your family,
I wouldn't have made you
ditch them on Christmas.
I guess it's my fault.
I always come when you call.
Well, thank you for coming.
I really needed an escape from my mom.
It sounds like she's just lonely.
What is it about her
that bugs you so much?
It's not a very good story.
I don't need it to be.
Um
my dad died when I was 15.
Ah, man.
I'm so sorry.
Thanks. He was
he was sick for a
really long time, and
at one point, we thought
he was gonna get better,
but then it became clear
that he wasn't.
So we took him home
for the last couple months and
took care of him ourselves.
And there was this friend of my dad,
a guy he worked with for years, James.
And he started really helping out.
Helping my mom with stuff,
like prepping the business
for when my dad was gone.
My dad loved this guy.
Okay.
Uh, and then one time, I was alone
with my dad.
My mom had some appointment in the city.
I don't remember what she said,
hair or some shit, I don't know.
But I was alone with him.
And he just started to crash.
The thing that sucks is, like,
I know a lot of people who are dying
make peace with it.
But my dad really didn't wanna die.
He was, like
not ready.
And when he started to crash, he knew.
And I knew, and I started to panic.
He kept asking for my mom,
and I kept calling her,
and she wasn't answering.
And then he just died.
Alone, with me.
And it wasn't till three hours later
my mom actually got the calls.
Fuck.
I'm so sorry.
That's awful.
Yeah, and there, there was no,
there was no appointment.
I found out later my mom
had been out fucking that guy James.
Sleeping with him the entire time
my dad was dying.
Jesus.
- Does she know you know?
- No.
I think she's seeing him again.
It's so fucking gross.
That's a lot.
I used to be a happier person.
Wasn't so in my head all the time.
Now I feel like the things
that do excite me,
do get me out of my head,
I don't even know if they're
good for me.
Do you think maybe you're depressed?
Um
No?
No, I think I'm sad.
I think it's normal to be sad,
my dad died.
I'm not saying it's not normal,
I'm just saying it could explain a lot.
- Explain what?
- Just stuff.
I've noticed, like,
how you go MIA a lot.
Okay.
Look, I'm just saying,
I knew a lot of guys who had depression.
I just feel like putting a label on it
kind of invalidates it.
It doesn't invalidate it.
That's an insane way to look at it.
I'm not saying you're insane,
I'm just saying, it's insane
to think about it that way.
I feel like I just
shouldn't have told you,
because you're just judging me now.
No, I'm not.
I'm glad you told me.
We don't know each other that well.
Really?
I mean, yeah.
We haven't been doing this
that long, so
Doing what, exactly?
You think I don't know what's going on
when I go weeks at a time
without hearing from you?
I'm not an idiot.
Honestly, I think you should just
be with someone nicer than me.
So, do you want me to leave?
You're nice, Lucy.
You're just
really fucking immature.
It's too much.
Sorry you had to come
all the way up here.
I know you hate it here.
We're gonna get you something
in the city for the summer.
I promise.
Why are you so good to me?
Hey.
Partially because I like a challenge.
And the other part?
Because I know deep down,
you really fuckin' need it.
Hi, Lydia.
Rob and I had a fight,
and then I just heard that
he's at Laura's party,
and, like, three different people
saw them making out.
What? Where, where are you right now?
I'm sorry, I do hate him.
I've fucking hated him
ever since the eighth grade.
I hated him in eighth grade.
Sure.
Your floors are really uncomfortable,
I just don't wanna sit
on your sex sheets.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Oh my god, it's disgusting.
Well, I'm really glad that you got
to see Stephen, though.
I know you like him.
Yeah.
Yeah, it was really good to see him.
Hey, what can I do
to make you feel better?
I don't know.
Should we, like, take the little thingy
off the top of the car,
like his little thing,
and, like, shove it up his butt?
I just wish someone
would punch him in the face.
Would you like me to punch him?
Maybe we shouldn't do this.
- Do you not want me to?
- No, I do. I do.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, Parker, hi.
Uh, merry Christmas.
Is Rob inside?
- Yeah?
- Cool, can you tell him to come out?
What are you doing?
Just tell Rob I'm calling
the cops on the party
if he doesn't come outside.
Yeah.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
Oh my god.
- Hey.
- What do you want, Lucy?
You here with Laura?
- Yeah, I am.
- Yeah, yeah?
And?
- Ooh!
- Ow.
Fuck!
- Fuck!
- Oh my god, that was amazing.
Thanks!
Oh.
You think she's gonna smell this?
Yeah, probably.
Why is that freshman calling you?
Hey, this is Stephen, leave a message.
Hey.
Um, I haven't heard from you.
Um, I just wanted to call
and let you know
that I'm gonna be
in Bayville today, actually.
There's a memorial for Macy
that I'm gonna go to,
so, um yeah, let me know
if, you know, you're around.
I, I still have your sweatshirt,
so guess you have to meet me.
Okay, I'll Okay bye.
Think she has a crush on me.
- Hmm.
- Wrigley keeps bringing her around.
To make his girlfriend happy.
- Such a new side of Wrigley.
- Yeah.
But I guess he's fucked
every girl on campus,
so why not settle down?
Oh my god.
What?
Just Wrigley.
It's so embarrassing.
What?
I might've accidentally
hooked up with him
Welcome Week, freshman year.
Are you serious?
Oh, it was before I even met you.
It was honestly so bad it was funny.
Oh my god.
Were you drunk?
Of course. It was Welcome Week.
This was before we met.
Yeah.
Hmm.
Wrigley?
Forget I said anything.
I'm sorry. I'm so high.
I'm an idiot.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I'm fine.
Hi.
Hi.
- How was Lydia's?
- It was good.
I'm gonna go to Macy's thing.
Oh, good.
I'm glad.
Have you figured out your trip
to India for the summer?
No, not yet.
'Cause I was, um, thinking
that maybe the three of us
could go and do something beachy.
I've been on beachy trips.
I wanna do the trip
Dad always talked about.
You know that when I suggest
something fun,
it's not because I don't get it.
And for the record, no,
I have never wondered
if people think that I'm sad enough,
because I know that I am.
It's too bad you can never really
make it work out with Diana.
She certainly checks off all the boxes.
Freddy?
Freddy?
The cat, I can't find him.
I let him outside.
You what?
I put him outside.
You found him outside.
I don't know what the big deal is.
It's freezing out there.
He'll be fine, he's an outside cat.
What?
So you wanna yell at me now?
Yeah, I do.
But I won't.
Because I know part
of you will enjoy it.
Enjoy being yelled at by my son?
Yeah, you prefer it to me
not giving a shit about you.
- I need the cream.
- Okay.
Oh shit, Stephen!
- You made me burn myself.
- Mom, you okay?
- Ow.
- Sorry, sorry.
Ah. Ow. Ow.
That really hurts.
- I'm sorry.
- Ow.
- Okay, that's better, yeah.
- Is that
Ooh.
You're good.
Thank you.
It means a lot to us.
- Stephen.
- Hi, Dad.
- Did your mom send you here?
- No.
Look, about the other day,
my girlfriend, her name's Abby
Dad, it's okay.
I don't care.
I'm here because I need a favor.
I need you to sign this.
It's for Sadie.
She said call me now, baby ♪
And I'd come a-runnin' ♪
She said call me now, baby ♪
And I'd come a-runnin' ♪
If you'd call me now, baby ♪
I'd come a-runnin' ♪
I'm on call ♪
To be there ♪
One and all ♪
To be there ♪
And when I fall ♪
To pieces ♪
Lord, you know ♪