The Guest Book (2017) s02e08 Episode Script

Let Me Put You on a Brief Hold

1 So, I was able to find the keys.
They were in the dishwasher of all places.
Turn on, you piece of shit! So, uh, we don't usually rent the place right after the music festival 'cause it takes me a few days to clean up, but it was in pretty good shape except for a spill on the floor that looked like, but certainly didn't taste like, guacamole.
Do you care what card I use? Actually, it's my mother's beach house, so if there's no paper trail, then I can put this money right into my wedding fund, so cash is king or queen.
The cultural landscape's shifting so fast, I don't know what's right anymore.
All right, there you go.
That's, uh Look, do you have a phone that I could borrow to call technical support? I-I really have to get this thing working.
Sure.
You can use mine.
Hey, um Still no results from my paternity test? Nothing yet.
But I was just about to go home and check my mail.
Ugh.
Hello, and welcome to customer support.
My name is Jason Richardson, and I look forward to helping you solve whatever problems you are experiencing.
May I ask who I have the pleasure to be talking to? No.
No, no, no.
My phone won't turn on.
That's all you need to know.
I spent $1,000 on this thing and it's a Goddamn I'm going to Burger King.
You want anything? Well, as much as I would enjoy a Masala Chicken Whopper, my wife has prepared too much Mulligatawny soup.
- Ah.
- That means, I carry the burden of not letting it go to waste.
just the stupid thing won't turn on! Yes, sir, I understand that you are Distressed.
I'm sure I can help you today.
Please tell me exactly what problems you are experiencing? I just did! Do you speak English? I do speak English.
Thank you for asking, sir.
I was trying to update the latest software and now my phone Won't turn on.
If I'm understanding you, sir, you were trying to update The latest software, and now your phone - Won't turn on.
- Bingo! Which means, I can't get my photos, I can't get my videos, I can't get access to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter I'm done with the microwave if you need to heat up - your stinky soup.
- Oh, thank you.
Is that a new blouse? I stole it from my sister.
not to mention Snapchat.
Yes, sir, I am aware of all the wonderful applications that are available to share one's life experiences.
I'm going to talk to my supervisor while I put you on a brief hold.
What? No.
No, no, n Hey.
Hey, I got a cab waiting for me outside and I don't want to lose my place on hold.
Um, can I maybe just borrow your phone for a while? I'll, uh I'll swing you an extra $20? Yeah, why not? But if my podiatrist calls, just tell him, "It's back.
" He'll know what that means.
That's why Nikki always leaves the room whenever I'm around.
She's freaked out 'cause I'm her baby's father.
Oh! I thought I just had bad breath.
Holy shit.
I can stop flossing.
Mm-hmm.
You need to figure out what you're gonna do.
I know.
My life is never gonna be the same.
Without flossing, I can sleep in longer, my gums aren't gonna bleed all the time, I won't have to keep cleaning off my rearview mirror.
Yeah, no, I was talking about the baby.
You know, once it grows muscles and gets all hot, Tommy's gonna know it isn't his.
You gotta leave town.
I can't just leave.
I know moving to a new place can seem scary, but that is why I am willing to go with you.
Look, I appreciate you looking out for me, but I have a son now.
I need to be around in case he needs me.
This might just be the best day of my life.
Uh, you have someone on hold.
Oh, yes, I put him on hold after Essha told me the microwave was free.
But when my soup was reheating, Yashvi started going on and on about his weekend plans.
Next thing I knew, I left my soup in too long.
Well, it took a good bit of blowing to get it cool enough to carry, let alone to slurp.
He's been on hold for quite some time.
Navdeep, you have to pick that up.
No, no, no.
He's going to be very mad.
He's a spoiled brat having a temper tantrum because he can't post his food selfies and his basketball trick shots.
Hello, there, sir.
No, I'm here! I'm here! - Hello? - Just hold on! - Yeah, no! Geez! I'm here! - Are you there, sir? Hello! Jason, I'm here! I'm here.
H-Hello, there, sir.
My name is Albert Anderson.
How many I help you? What do you mean "Albert"? No, no, no.
I was talking to Jason Richardson.
He He already knows what's wrong.
Uh, y-yes, sir, I-I understand that you are Uh perturbed.
Uh, I am his supervisor, and I'm here to ask you, in your own words, if you would not mind, describing what problem you're experiencing.
I'm experiencing a phone that doesn't work.
I updated the software on an airplane and Uh, sir, I hate to interrupt you, but I want to check our system to see if this is a common problem.
- What? No! I just - Please hold.
Hi, Jasmine.
I can't talk right now.
I'm working.
It's time.
- Now? - Now.
Okay, um Let me finish up here, and, uh, I-I'll be right over.
companies need to stop putting their call centers in places where they can't even figure out plumbing.
I mean, this idiot is probably putting me on hold to take a leak in the same river where he's doing his dishes! I mean, it's absolutely ins What are you doing? Transferring this asshole to my cellphone.
Let's see just how desperate he is - to start getting likes again.
- melting all the ice caps.
- It's absolutely ins - Just a few more minutes, sir, and please remember to stay on the line - so we don't have to start over.
- No.
D Too cold.
Who are you? Becky.
Who are you? Vali.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Who is this? - Becky! - Yep.
I was babysitting at the hotel when the nurse called.
- Is the nurse here? - She went to get the drugs.
The, uh, medicine to make Grandma feel better.
- How's she feeling? - She's in bed, but awake, if you want to spend some time with her.
She doesn't want to talk about dying, so we've just been playing board games.
Oh, uh, she's a little too weak for Hungry Hungry Hippos.
So This is really happening, huh? She said she's ready.
I tried to call Mom and Dad, but they don't get service on the ship.
No, don't think for one second the timing of their Alaskan cruise was an accident.
They knew this was coming.
They left this mess for us.
Are you on a call? Uh, it's a work thing.
Just some asshole I'm making stay on hold.
Seriously? This prick can't get on Facebook and thinks it's the end of the world.
Meanwhile, we're dealing with life and death.
Trust me, he deserves it.
- Are you still there, sir? - Yes, I'm still here, waiting.
Where the hell have you been?! Sir, I think perhaps your phone took on some moisture.
I'm going to need you to find a bag of rice.
I don't have a bag of rice! - I'm in a rental house! - Oh, that's fine.
I'll keep you on hold while you go to the grocery store and I will check in with you periodically.
Aah! Hello, sir.
No.
W Uh, w-who is this? Where's Albert Anderson? I've already explained everything to Albert Anderson.
My name is Angela Peterson in specialized technical support, and I understand that you're having some trouble today.
Yeah.
Okay, look, A-Albert told me to go get some rice, - so I'm almost at the store.
- Good.
In the meantime, I need to get some information from you.
Could you read me the serial number - off the back of your phone? - Back of the ph Um Okay, yeah, it's, um, "F," "V," 3 I need you to say the name of an animal when you say the letters.
Like, "F" is for fox.
That way, I can understand your accent.
Y A-Are you kidding me? I I think you said, "Are you kidding me?" Uh, if that is what you said, sir, then, uh, no, I am not kidding with you.
"F" as in fox.
"V" as in "V" as in Damn it.
I can't think of an animal that starts with the letter "V.
" - No problem.
I can wait, sir.
- Ugh.
What the hell are you doing? Ugh, sweating my tits off trying to eat this sausage.
Seriously, Suzy, it's like the devil farted on this thing.
You asked for spicy, you get spicy.
Bodhi told me about the baby and you trying to get him to leave town with you.
- What are you up to? - I miss him, okay? It's all your fault.
If you hadn't given him that stupid-ass van to live in, we'd still be roommates.
I thought you were turning over a new leaf.
Telling people's secrets, meddling in people's lives This feels more like Tickles than Vivian.
"Feels more like Tickles than Vivian.
" - Shut up.
- Just stay away from Bodhi before I tell him the truth about you.
Hey! You say anything to Bodhi and I will stuff your balls in your butt! Hey, get this Your stepmother just threatened - to put my balls in my butt.
- Last digit is 3, as in, uh, three turtle doves.
Let me read that back to you.
I have "F" as in fox, "V" as in vulture.
Shit.
Shit.
Shit, shit, shit, shit.
Uh, the phone I'm on is about to run out of battery.
Can you plug it in, sir? No, I don't have a charger for it! It's not my phone! Oh, if you lose your place in line, you'll have Start all over again.
I know.
I know! Put me on hold! Is your brother here? - He's in with her.
- Oh, all right.
Well, this will more than do the trick.
Make sure you inject all of it.
What are you talking about? I'm not doing it.
I'm not doing it.
She is asking for this.
It's the humane thing to do.
Which is why I am accidentally leaving this here for her family to do the humane thing.
No.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Who was that? The nurse.
Okay, where did she go? Home.
She says we have to do it.
I think this has already been decided.
We are not choosing who k-k Gives Grandma her medicine by whoever touches their nose first.
I d I didn't even know that was a thing! Why don't you want to give her her medicine? We are just a little afraid of needles, that's all.
Listen, if you're not going to honor the nose thing, then we need to figure something else out.
Rock, paper, scissors? A-And tell me how rock, paper, scissors is not stupid? The nose thing doesn't even have a name.
That's how stupid it is.
In what world is a sheet of paper stronger - Hello? - Uh, yeah yeah, hello.
W-Who is this? Becky.
Are you American? Please tell me you're from America.
- New Jersey.
- I'm sorry, just having a little trouble hearing you.
Be quiet! I'm on the phone.
Becky? Hello? - Hey! - Wh Hello, sir.
Uh, are you still there? Yes, I'm here.
Put Becky back on.
- I want to talk to Becky.
- Oh, unfortunately, Becky is currently assisting another customer, but I want you to know that I'm concentrating on your case.
- Just hold a few more minutes.
- No, no, no.
- Don't put me back on hold.
- Thank you.
Another Blue Moon? Please.
Hey, Vivian, how would you like the entire weekend off with pay? Excuse me? Nikki's been pretty, uh, stressed out lately, so I, uh, wanted to surprise her with a romantic weekend, and I was wondering if you would take Clark.
You want to give me your baby? Yeah, if you're cool with it.
I mean, he's super easy.
You just have to feed him and change him and keep him entertained all day.
I would love to take your bab to babysit.
I would love to babysit.
- Really? - Yeah.
Oh, thank you.
Okay, well, I will give you the little guy tomorrow after your lunch shift.
Can't wait.
Not on my watch, Barbara.
Oh, man.
I missed it.
- Whoever knocks it over does the deed.
- Let's do it.
Boom.
Becky, what did you do? I gave your grandma her medicine.
I'm not afraid of needles.
My brother is a diabetic.
I bet you God will make her better real soon.
She was praying really fast before she went to sleep.
Did the coroner come and get her? They did.
I didn't know whether or not to tip, so I did, and then it felt weird.
How's the little girl? Fine.
Back with her family.
Has no idea she murdered someone.
Hmm.
Grandma was really something, huh? Like no other.
Oh, my God.
Remember her old neighbor? He would scream at me if my ball even touched his grass, and then Grandma would make me go over and mow his lawn for free.
"Be kind to unkind people" " because they need it the most.
" Hmm.
- You still there, man? - Yeah, still here.
What? Okay, press the power button and the two volume buttons at the same time for 20 seconds.
Then what? Put it in a bucket of chicken? Then it'll come back on.
Real Really? That's That's it? That's it.
Oh, my God.
You saved me.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
And I'm sorry it took me so long to realize the right thing to do.
Oh, my God! Oh, Albert Anderson! Yeah! And I was really struggling with the right words to say today, but then I remembered that a picture is worth a thousand words, and thanks to Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, I've realized I had everything I needed Well, almost everything.
I had a bit of a glitch with my phone earlier today, and I freaked out on some people in India for a while.
But, um Even though, uh, I was being a jerk, they helped me.
And thanks to one very nice gentleman, I give you My grandmother.
She was like no other.
My grandmother was like no other Too bad you didn't meet her Every day at 3:00, she'd have G and T At bridge you could not beat her Christmastime she'd end up crying Listening to Chevalier And I got 10 bucks and a card each year In September for my birthday My grandmother didn't much bother Too much about being a granny She didn't bake or knit, she didn't give a shit Us kids called her nanny In the summertime, we'd visit her Take the train to Rhode Island Westerly all east taxi Would pick us up and we'd all pile in My grandmother, my sister, and my brother And me all went to the ocean In her cabana there in a big beach chair She'd survey our commotion At the yacht club, we'd get our grub We had grinders and grape sodas What a dream Popcorn, ice cream Two weeks, no junk-food quotas My grandmother would light up another You know that cough of hers was chronic She didn't drink wine, but she was just fine With a nice tall gin and tonic - - Nanny had opinions Nanny wasn't prissy She took us in despite our sins Gave us cover when things got tricky My grandmother was like no other Too bad you didn't meet her Every day at 3:00, she'd have G and T At bridge you could not beat her Christmastime she'd end up crying Listening to Maurice Chevalier And I got 10 bucks and a card each year In September for my birthday - Nikki wants you to have the baby.
- What? Yeah, she told Tommy you were the father.
They had a huge fight.
Oh, no.
Is Tommy pissed? He's pissed, isn't he? Furious! You gotta leave town.
With the baby? I don't know anything about babies.
Don't worry.
I'm gonna help you.
Look, God doesn't give out breasts like these without some natural mothering instincts.
We We have to leave right now? Can I at least say goodbye to Eddie? No.
We don't have time.
Besides, I think I heard him say something about leaving town himself.
He didn't say goodbye to you.
So rude.

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