Beatriz at Dinner (2017) - full transcript

(music playing)

(bleating)

(bleating)

(bleating continues)

(bleating continues)

Hey, what is it?

Lola, no.
Shh, shh.

(speaking Spanish)

- (dog whimpering)
- Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

(speaking Spanish)
Shh, Lola. Lola.

(speaking Spanish)



(dog barking, growling)

(speaking Spanish)

(speaking Spanish)

Lola, why do you...?

(speaking Spanish)

(speaking Spanish)

(door closes)

(music playing)

(engine sputtering)

(engine starts)

(Beatriz speaking Spanish)

(woman speaking Spanish)

Kim, look at you,
you look great.

I'm gonna set up, okay?



It'll take two seconds.

Take a deep breath.

- Mm-hmm.
- All the way down.

Let it fill your stomach,

and then expand into your lungs.

Hold it.

Hold it.

Release.

You almost get
a little high, huh?

Hi, Susana.
I'm so late.

I have to drive
to Newport Beach.

(both speaking Spanish)

(engine sputtering)

(engine starts)

(music playing)

Beatriz:
I'm going to the Birkhofer's.

Kathy Birkhofer is my client.

- Guard: Your name?
- Beatriz Luna.

(gate buzzes)

Thank you.

Hi.

Thank you so much
for coming up during rush hour.

- Was it awful?
- Yeah.

That's why I'm a little late.
Sorry, the traffic was terrible.

Oh, don't worry about it.

I just have to be done by 6:00.
I have to get my face on.

That's right,
you're having a party.

How wonderful.

Just a little dinner party.
You know, a few people,

but I'm so glad
you could make it.

Kathy:
Tara's loving college.

So many interesting people.
It's very diverse.

Gays and trans
and people from all over.

Her roommate is a Jewish girl
from New York.

She's just having
a great experience.

That's awesome.
I need to call her.

I miss Tara.

I'm just so relieved
because, you know,

I mean all I knew
was places in Ohio

and I just couldn't imagine why
she'd want to leave here

and spend four years
of her life in Ohio.

How are you, Beatriz?

I'm okay.

What? Only okay?
What's wrong?

MY goat.

My neighbor complained
about my goat.

This neighbor, he's crazy.

He's always drinking and angry.

He came to my house
at 11:00 at night

and he said that they were gonna
come and take away my goats.

Who were?

The city, you know?

'Cause they think they're
nuisance animals.

It's not zoned for goats.

On, right.

They run to me
when I come home.

They're so happy to see me.

But they bleat a lot.

So I bring them in the house

and I make them a little pen
in my bedroom.

But last Saturday,
I let them out

and Hercules, he likes to burrow
near the house.

But Jeronimo...

Beatriz?

Oh, no.

What happened?

(stammers)
He killed my goat.

What?

Who, your neighbor?

I came back from the walk

and Jeronimo was dead
in the garden.

His neck was broken.

Are you serious?

And I could feel his pain.
He was already dead,

I could still feel his pain.

I held him when he was
a little baby.

He was such a fun personality.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to upset you right
before your party.

I will burn some sage.

No, it's okay, Beatriz.

Oh, poor thing.

(music playing)

(engine sputtering)

(sputtering continues)

(engine clicking)

(speaking Spanish)

What happened?

My car is not working.

Oh, no.
Did you call AAA?

No I called a friend.
He knows how to fix cars.

He's almost done with work

and then he's gonna
come and help me.

He's fixed it before.

From Altadena?

He doesn't mind.
He's my friend.

Right, but how long do you think
it'll take him to get here?

He has to finish work
and there might be traffic.

Well, you can just
stay for dinner.

It's just a work thing
is the only thing.

- Ah, no.
- Let me talk to Grant.

No, I can just wait anywhere.

No, no, no, no, no, no.
It should be fine.

I can even wait
in the car if you want.

Don't be silly.

I have a book I can read.

Let me talk to Grant,
it should be fine.

This looks amazing.

Thank you.

Kathy: She needs to be
at the clinic in the morning.

She doesn't want
to leave the car here.

Grant, I don'! have time
for this. I've got to get ready.

It's Doug Strutt.
It's work, Kathy.

So is it a big deal?

Uh, yeah.

I told her she could
have dinner here.

So what do you want me to do?
Do you want me to have her

eat in the TV room by herself?

Yeah.

Really?
' Why not?

Because I'm not gonna do that.

Because she's not a housekeeper
or something,

she's a friend of the family.

She is?

Grant, she did so much for Tara.

She's had a horrible week.

Kathy:
Her neighbor strangled her goat.

- Okay, fine.
- So it's one extra person

at dinner, so what?
She's the sweetest.

- I said fine.
- I've got to get ready.

Then fucking get ready.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Kathy:
Beatriz?

Ah, it's all okay, Beatriz.

We want you to stay. Are you
okay with what you're wearing?

How do you feel?

Maybe I have a sweater
or a blouse

or maybe Tara has something.

But you're fine however,
I just...

I'm just running so late.

(music playing)

- You have the champagne?
- Yes.

Should we leave the keys in case
they want to move the car?

I'll put them on the seat.

It's safe, right?

Babe, we've been through
like three security gates.

Oh, this gravel.

- Hi, come in.
- Hello.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Kathy and Grant
will be down any second.

- This is for them.
- Okay.

It's for everyone,
it's for all of us.

Great, I'll make sure
to get it to them.

Can I offer either
of you an aperitif?

I'll have a vodka soda
with a splash of cran.

Okay, any preference on vodka?

Stoli, Grey Goose,
whatever you have.

Uh, we have both.

Grey Goose.

Uh, Jack and Coke.

- Jack and Coke, perfect.
- (Shannon chuckles)

- Alex: Dude.
- Shannon: What?

Alex:
It's hitting me.

Shannon:
What?

(whispering)
We're gonna be fucking rich.

Shut up.

Yeah, we're gonna
be fucking rich.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I'm gonna be making
more than you now.

- How do you like that?
- We'll see.

Alex: Are you the plus one
tonight or am I the plus one?

Shannon:
Okay, I'm the plus one.

Alex:
That? what I thought.

So you must be very attracted
to me right now.

Kind of.

- A little bit?
- A little bit.

Just don't leave me stuck with
the wives all night, okay?

- Uh-huh.
- You promise?

- Somebody's here.
- Oh.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- I'm Beatriz.
- Hi, I'm...

Hi.

- I'm Shannon. This is Alex.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- (Alex chuckles)

Shannon, Alex, okay.

So, uh, you're at...

where are you?
You're at Veriden?

- No.
- No.

Um, how... how do you
know Kathy and Grant?

I know them through Tara.

I'm a health therapist.

- I do massage, sound therapy.
- Gotcha.

- Reike, Tai Chi, nutrition...
- I see.

So, you're a nutritionist?

Alex has kidney stones.

Yeah, I mean, apparently just
like crystals form in my urine,

you know, which is apparently
not that uncommon, right, babe?

Oh, no, that's horrible.

Yeah, the worst.
Not fun.

No, I thought he was dying.

I mean, I didn't know
what was happening.

He fell to the ground.
I called for the kids.

I mean, I don't know
what I was thinking.

I guess I wanted them

to maybe just say goodbye
to their father.

Yeah, they were traumatized.

He was lying
on the ground screaming.

I was hysterical,
the kids didn't know

what the hell was going on.

It was awful.

Uh, Grey Goose,
splash of cran.

- Thank you.
- And Jack and Coke.

- Thank you.
- Can I get you anything?

- Just water.
- You sure?

Is there any wine?

Of course, yeah,
red or white?

Maybe a little white wine.

- Okay, a little bit of white.
- Yes.

You shouldn't be drinking
if you have kidney stones.

I know, I know,
but tonight is...

You can drink whatever you want
tonight, okay, babe?

I mean, Alex is the reason
why we're celebrating.

Alex got the legislator
to approve the development.

It all passed today.

It wasn't just me.

Took a lot of people.

Um, takes a village,
that's what they say.

He's being modest.

It was a huge deal.

I mean, nobody thought
it was gonna pass.

I had to fellate every single
state senator in California.

- Oh, my God.
- A lot of guys.

You know what's great
for kidney stones?

Apple cider vinegar, beets,

rhubarb, and dandelion root.

Mm, dandelion root.
Babe, your favorite.

Yeah, I love it. Anything else?
Anything edible?

- It's a joke.
- (both chuckle)

Doug is here.

Okay, great.

- He's at the gate.
- Wonderful.

Alex and Shannon
are downstairs.

Terrific.

It's 6:13, Kathy.

Perfect.
I'll be right down.

(music playing)

- Welcome.
- Hey, hey.

- Hello.
- Hi, guys.

- Hi.
- Congratulations.

Congratulations.

- Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you, too.

- You look fantastic.
- Oh, so do you.

- Hey, Shannon.
- Hi, Grant.

Welcome.
How are you?

- Remember Shannon?
- Hi.

Hi, how are you?

- Hi, I'm Alex.
- Alex. Jeana.

I'm Shannon.

- Love your tunic.
- Thank you.

- It's Jonny Balaine.
- Oh, I thought so.

Nice work, Alex.

Hail the conquering hero.

Only took a year and a half.

Faster than some, right?

Faster than most,
are you kidding?

I knew her back when she had
that little shop in Balboa.

Oh, my God,
I was her roommate.

We lived together
for just like a month.

(indistinct chatter)

Listen, I told Cal
about tonight,

but he's got this deposition
tomorrow morning.

- Stupid lawsuit.
- I'm such a klutz on heels.

I almost just broke
my ankle out there.

Oh, don't sue.

- (laughs)
- I won't.

Let's get you a drink.

(indistinct chatter)

- Hi, guys.
- (ladies laugh)

- Not even that exceptional.
- It's great.

Oh, I love succulents.

- Those are my favorite.
- Oh, I know. I do, too.

- Thank you.
- Thank you, Evan.

Thank you.

- He's also a very talented...
- Thank you.

...um, what do you call it?

(gasps)
Beatriz, oh, my God.

I'm so rude.

Shannon, Jeana,
this is my dear friend Beatriz.

- Oh.
- We met inside.

Oh, good.

- Nice to meet you.
- Oh!

You're so beautiful.

- Thank you.
- You all are.

Beatriz is a healer.

I am not even joking.

She is a miracle worker.

We met at the Ardendale Center.

Do you guys know
to the Ardendale Center?

- Uh-uh.
- It's a cancer...

well, it's everything,
but mostly cancer.

It's very food centered.

A lot of alternative therapies.

It's near Santa Monica.

We went up there when Tara
was diagnosed with Hodgkin's.

- Oh, my God.
- Cancer?

- Yeah.
- I had no idea.

She had it in her thymus,
she had it in her spleen.

It was in the lining
above her diaphragm.

It was really scary.

- Sure.
- Of course.

And she was 15.

So I had to educate myself
completely...

every doctor, every drug.

And Grant is very left brain.
He's very by-the-book Western,

so of course we did the whole

surgery-chemo-radiation

and Tara ended up NED.

She's fine, thank God.

But after the chemo,
she had no strength.

She wasn't eating
and I'd heard about Ardendale.

So we went down there
and she just took to it.

She loved the food.

She loved the therapies.

And we met Beatriz.

And Beatriz and Tara
just hit it off.

- I love Tara.
- So then I started using her.

And Grant, too.
Mostly just for massages.

We're linked, you know?

I think spiritually linked.

The first time I met her,

it was like I recognized her
just by the eyes.

Recognized her as what?

Maybe my mother
in another life

or my daughter.

You have unfinished business
with someone

and then in the next life,

they come back
in a different form.

I love psychic stuff.

Oh, I let this gypsy steal
$2,000 from me once.

It was so humiliating.

Tara is an old soul.

She cares so much about animals
and nature.

The earth needs old souls
because, you know,

it is very sick.

And the old souls
must help us

find a way to heal the Earth.

- That's a big responsibility.
- Yeah.

Have you guys seen the pictures
of Zoey Mars?

- Yes.
- What is that about?

Doug and I were looking at them
in the car on the way over here.

We almost threw up.

Where is that girl's mother
is what I want to know.

What? What happened?

Oh, it's this reality star,
she's a...

- She has a clothing line.
- ...tween singer.

And her phone got hacked,

so there's these pictures
all over the Internet

that she apparently sent her
gynecologist of her vagina.

- Oh.
- Poor girl.

- She has herpes, yeah.
- Kathy: It's awful.

So she has all these crusty
red inflamed sores

all over her vagina.

How do they know
it's her vagina?

'Cause you can see her face
in the photos.

Shannon:
How can you be so stupid?

Kathy:
It's really sad, actually.

I mean, she was hacked.

Well, her career's over.
I mean, if you see the pictures.

You wanna see the pictures?

Shannon:
I still have to eat.

No.

No, no, I-
no, no.

(women laughing)

Shannon:
Oh, my God.

In a way,
it's kind of amazing.

Uh-huh.

(Shannon laughs)

(indistinct chatter)

Kathy: Grant, honey, I'm gonna
give the girls a little tour.

Grant:
Sounds good.

(indistinct chatter)

(indistinct chatter)

- (laughing)
- Jesus, Doug.

That one goes in the memoirs.

It's going in the memoirs.

- I'm writing a memoir.
- Bullshit, really?

Yeah, we got a deal
with Random House.

Just gotta get around
to writing it.

But I'm always coming up
with titles.

- You want to hear some?
- Hell, yeah.

- Of course, hit me.
- Doug: Yeah.

"Life Is A Game
And Guess Who Won."

Big picture of me on the cover.

- I love it.
- Alex: Done. That? it.

And this is good.
"You're In My Way, Asshole...

A Memoir by Doug Strutt."

(men laughing)

"How To Make A Billion Dollars
Without Going To Prison

Except For One Time
And I Was Innocent

And Besides,
Everyone Else Was Doing It."

(men laughing)

- That's hilarious.
- That's a best seller.

Here is the best title
for a memoir.

"This Can't Possibly End Well."

- (men laughing)
- Alex: Oh, my God.

Guys, um, before dinner,

I just wanted to give you
a little heads up.

Can I get another
bourbon, hon?

Oh, no, no, Doug.
This is...

uh, this is Beatriz.

I'm sorry you
weren't introduced.

She's our guest.
She's staying for dinner.

Oh. Okay.
You were hovering.

I just figured you were
part of the staff.

- I'll go and get you a drink.
- Oh, thanks.

- Alex?
- Uh, Jack and Coke.

Can I have another?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Uh, wine?

So, where are you from?

Altadena.

Ah.

Where are you really from?

I was born
in Tlaltecuhtli, Mexico.

Tlalte...

- Tlaltecuhtli.
- Tlaltecuhtli.

On the Pacific.

It was very beautiful once.

Mexico is awesome.
I love Cancun.

But now many hotels,
timeshares.

A lot of crime, I think.

And where are you from?

Laguna.

But we have houses in...

well, we're all over.

But where are you
really from?

I was born in Oaxaca.

(Doug laughs)

No, no,
I was born in San Diego.

(men laughing)

Now I've got the giggles.

Do I know you?

Oh, Doug's famous.
He's been on the news.

You know, he's a mogul.

I have opinions and because
I have money, people listen.

I don't know why,
but I think I know you.

Well, maybe.

Ever dance in Vegas?
(laughs)

(phone chimes)

Excuse me.

(speaks Spanish)

And this is Tara's room.

Oh, pretty.

(gasps)

- Lucky girl.
- Yeah.

(women laugh)

Aw, that was her last summer.

- Jeana: Oh.
- Shannon: Aw.

- Beautiful eyes.
- All grown up.

Yeah.

And this is her while
she was in treatment.

She had to have
so many rounds of chemo.

It was awful.
It almost killed her.

- Seriously?
- Yeah.

And that's Beatriz?

Yes.

During her recovery,
Beatriz was so helpful.

I'm telling you,
this woman is a saint.

It's like birds fly out of the
sky and land on her shoulder.

Aw, it's like Snow White.

We had a baby nurse like that.

When she left,
Alex and I sobbed.

- Really?
- Now we're gonna have to

get up in the middle
of the night and hold the baby.

Kidding.
We loved her.

She was like a member
of the family.

Well, Beatriz's family
had to leave their home

when she was a little girl
in Mexico and they were so poor

that they all had to separate
from each other.

So she never really
knew her mother

and then she was raised
by her grandmother

and then her grandmother died
and she was all alone.

And then she married
a guy here

and he disappeared...

- God.
- ...or got killed.

Kathy.

I'm so sorry, but my friend
that was gonna fix my VW

cannot come until
tomorrow morning.

I don't know what to do.

Stay here.

I feel bad.

What?
Don't you feel bad.

Don't you ever feel bad.

You can stay right here
in Tara's room.

- Are you sure?
- I insist.

Thank you, Kathy.

The only thing I ask is that you
take one of Tara's guitars

and you sing us
a song after dinner.

Beatriz has the most incredible
singing voice.

I need to call my friend
to stop at my house

and check on my dogs
and my goat.

Oh, yeah. Do that.

Thank you, Kathy.

Stop thanking me.
Thank you for being here.

Thank you.

Oh. So sweet.

Did she say goat?

When you're ready, we'd like
to invite you in for dinner.

Oh, great.

I'm glad this worked out.

Doug, I know you have
a busy schedule

and it's so great
that you were in town

when the good news came in
and we were all able to gather-

Let me just say...

- or, did I cut you off?
- No, no, go ahead.

I don't wanna cut off the host.

All yours.

Well, first,

I want to say on behalf
of Jeana and myself,

thank you for having us
at your stunning home.

And of course,
to you, Kathy,

for helping make this dinner.

You did help make the dinner?

- God. Doug.
- Kathy: Well, I didn't.

But I did plan the menu.

And I know that sounds easy,
but when you have OCD like I do,

you know it took me
about three weeks.

And uncatered food
is the best food.

Kathy, in all seriousness,
you are the consummate host.

You are a knockout.

And if I wasn't on my third
wife, I'd steal you away.

Oh, thank you.

I would personally love
a sister wife. Trust me.

And I couldn't be more pleased
and frankly, surprised

at how smoothly
this whole process has gone.

Thanks in large part
to Alex's efforts.

- Alex.
- (clapping)

And, Alex, if any of those
efforts were illegal,

I do not know you
nor was I even here tonight.

Neither was I.
And it's my house.

I hope that this is the
beginning of along partnership

between Veriden and Rife.

And I think that we are all
gonna make

a lot of fucking money.

(all laugh)

Kathy:
Cheers.

Tonight you have a choice
of two entrees.

- The chef has prepared...
- I would just like to say

to Kathy and Grant,
thank you for having me tonight.

I know you were
not expecting me,

but I love Tara.

I love your family.

And I love being in your house.

And it's an honor
to meet all of you.

Aw, so sweet, thank you.

And I would like to give you all
treatments, free, of course,

as my way of saying thank you
for including me tonight.

Oh, no, Beatriz,
you don't have to do that.

A treatment?
What do you mean?

She's a masseuse, Doug.
She gives massages.

We're getting free massages?

- All of us at the same time?
- Oh.

- You wish, you sicko.
- (all laughing)

You would have to come to
the center in Santa Monica.

- I have an office.
- You have an office?

- Good for you.
- We have many treatments.

Rolfing, breath therapy...

I'm so sorry to interrupt.
I need to take everyone's order.

You have a choice of either
the grilled halibut

or the beef tenderloin.

Well, I'll have the beef.

I'll have the beef too, please.

- Halibut please.
- Beef.

Uh, fish for me.

I'll have the halibut.
And Beatriz is a vegetarian,

so if we could
just put some vegetables

and rice and salad on her plate,
that'd be great, thank you.

Thank you, Kathy.
That's perfect.

Rolfing, huh?
You go to school for that?

Well, when I first came
to the United States

- a long time ago...
- Did you come legally?

- Yes.
- Now, how'd that work?

I had family here
on my mother? side.

When my grandmother died-

Doug:
They're all citizens or-

- You're grilling her.
- Doug: I'm curious.

A lot of people
come here illegally.

I was interested how she did it.

Jeana:
Okay. Just ignore him.

So you came here however,
who cares, and then?

I found a job
at a health food market.

I didn't speak any English,

so my job was just to clean
and lay out the fresh food.

But there was a pharmacist
there, Dr. Shibari.

And he taught me everything
about alternative medicine.

All the therapies.

He was like a father to me.

The father I wish I had.

So great to have a mentor.

Beatriz:
Dr. Shibari was a wonderful man.

Very wise.

He saved my life, I think,

because I always had inside me
the desire to be a healer...

Good for you. You're working.
You're contributing.

Must be very fulfilling.

Uh, I just wanted
to mention, uh...

From the time I was very little,
I have these feelings.

I remember! was maybe
six years old.

My father was a fisherman

and he took me
to the sea to fish.

We were on this little pier,
you know,

and, he pulled up
an octopus.

A big, beautiful, white,
very white octopus.

I had never seen
anything like that.

And my father

starts kicking the octopus.

He kicked it down that pier
like if it was a football.

He was stomping on it
like a crazy man.

And then he starts kicking it
towards me.

Then he said to me,
"Beatriz, kill it."

I look down at the octopus

and I touched it.

And this shock went through
my whole body.

I could feel the pain
of this octopus.

- It was electric.
- You're very sensitive.

Maybe it was an electric eel.

When I'm on a table,
she can sense exactly

where I'm storing my stress.
It's usually in my...

Have you ever seen
a white octopus?

Yes, terrifying.

He forced me
to go scuba diving.

I was fucking out of there.
I had a panic attack.

- Kathy:...fuses to the bone.
- Really? That sucks.

Kathy:
Yeah, I know.

- This looks great.
- Oh, my God, I'm so excited.

For those of you with the beef,

it's a tenderloin
with a garlic horseradish cream.

And the fish is a grilled
Alaskan halibut

with a lemon-dill vinaigrette.

- Mm.
- Kathy: Thank you, Evan.

- So tasty.
- Alex: So just a heads up,

um, got word
at the end of the day

that the NR DC's gonna be
filing a suit against the bill.

Of course they are.
Fuck them.

That's why we need
to break ground immediately.

Just get going Monday morning.

Grant: We're on it, Doug.
We're on the same page.

Doug: Because until a judge
issues an injunction,

it is completely
within our rights

- to start clearing the land.
- For sure.

It's just they found some nests
of a few protected birds.

- Move them.
- Grant: That? what we'll have to do.

Alex: Exactly. And obviously
there's still a lot of permitting

because the county
and the state are dragging ass.

The permitting is for
the construction, okay?

- We can still clear the land.
- Right, yes, true.

And if we wait to clear it,
there could be hiccups.

I've been down this road before.

Once you've cleared the land,
there's nothing left to protect.

There's nothing to protest.
There's nothing to fight about.

Grant:
Hundred percent. I agree.

Jackie in my office also
did mention there's talk online

of a few activists,
super marginal players,

who, you know,
may be handcuffing themselves

to the fences outside
the work site.

- I've had worse.
- Grant: So have we.

Once, we built a hotel in Panama

and some locals blew up
one of our trucks

with a fucking bomb.
So, you know, bring it on.

(Doug chuckles)

The most important thing
is to start.

We start.

And once we start,
we have the momentum.

This is why I love
working with you.

No canvassing.

Usually there are so many
meetings and hand-wringing.

Doug: Benefit of a privately
owned company, pal.

It's the history of progress.

- One man's will.
- What is this man's name?

- It's me and my will.
- Doug what?

- Strutt.
- How do you spell it?

Hm?

Shannon could really use you
on one of her projects.

That's right.
I'm project director

on a refinery
we're building in France.

- I mean talk about bureaucracy.
- Excuse me.

France is like
a third world country.

You can't get anything
done there.

I hate France.
Hate the French.

(laughs)

(indistinct chatter)

(speaking Spanish)

Bye.

The wife, mother-in-law,
two aunts,

one of them lived
even though the bullet

went in her skull
and came out her jaw.

It was just three blocks
from our house.

Yeah, we used to see
them at Starbucks.

- I mean, what is going on?
- People are fucking nuts.

People are insane.

So, Doug, you build hotels?

I don't build them, no.

He builds things.
I just own them.

You own hotels?

Have you ever,
owned any in Mexico?

Yeah, a few.

Did you have one
in Tlaltecuhtli?

Tlalte... pla... what?

Tlaltecuhtli.

(stutters)
Tlaltecuhtli.

- Tlaltecuhtli.
- I don't know.

I don't even know where that is.

In Guerrero, north of Acapulco.

I partner on a hotel in Cancun
and one in San Miguel.

This was a resort
with a golf course.

It closed. It was only
open for a year.

Mine don't close.

Mostly.

(sighs)
This tenderloin was amazing.

So was the fish.
So buttery. Flaky.

I'm so glad.

This hotel destroyed
my whole town.

The Mexican government
told the people

that they were gonna
have many jobs at the hotel,

that there would be work.

They were very excited at first

but then they took
their land illegally.

All these people had
to leave their homes

with nothing
and nowhere to go.

My family, too.

- Oh, no.
- There were protests.

A lot of people were killed
by the Mexican police.

Assassinated.
It's a fact.

Shit. Jesus.

They dug up all the canals,
cut away the mangrove trees.

It was an American hotel.

I can't remember the name.

Hyatt? Hilton?
Sheridan?

It was 40 years ago.

- Four Seasons?
- I'm old, sweetheart.

I'm not that old.

When I first saw you, I thought
I knew you from somewhere.

And then you started
speaking about people

protesting your hotel.

It's not a hotel.
It's a shopping center.

And no one's getting kicked out
of their homes

except maybe a few birds.

(chuckles)

Honey, why don't we eat
our dessert in the living room?

Yes. Great.

Let's all stretch our legs.

Doug, I'm sorry if I...

just know that I'm happy
for your project.

- Thanks, hon.
- No, really.

You're warm.

Oh!

Wow.

Hey, this is my lucky day.

Oh, your neck,

there's a lot of tension
in your neck.

She's a miracle worker, Doug.

(Doug exhales)

(music playing)

Oh.
Oh, that was great.

Chocolate and raspberry,
the absolute best.

- Jeana: It's so creamy.
- Shannon: Isn't it?

Kathy: Beatriz, I think
we have some sorbet.

Can you check to see if we
have some sorbet for Beatriz?

I think we have a pineapple
or a mango.

Absolutely.

How are your sons, Doug?

Oh, they're great.

Jack has his fun.

He's just raking it in,
hand over fist.

He's gonna be richer
than all of us.

I got to say,
I get almostjealous

when I see how easy it is
for these guys

from banking to just pull these
pots of gold out of thin air.

I know.
It's sick, right?

For me,

way more satisfying,
what I do.

Yeah, it's not always easy.

Every step is a slog.

- The struggle is real.
- But you're building something.

It's not all transactional.

You're changing the dynamics
of things, real things.

You get a vision of a place
in your head

and then, poof, it exists.

- You're writing history.
- Totally agree.

Doug: And Calvin's working
with me at Rife.

And he's a natural.

We got exactly
the same instincts.

That's so neat, Doug.

And when I hang it up,
whenever that day comes,

I have no doubt that he
will carry on the dynasty.

Grant: I don'! see you handing
over the reins any time soon.

Out of my cold,
dead hands, right?

(all laughing)

And they both have families
and grandkids.

Everyone gets along with Jeana.

I mean, mostly.

- Uh-oh.
- No, we do.

The big issue is where
we're gonna spend the holidays.

Jack and Britney
are in Connecticut

and they have
their house in St. Barth's.

And Calvin's here,
and he has his place in Cabo,

and we 're here and we have this
place we love on the Big Island.

- War of the beach houses.
- I love the Big Island.

- Yeah, we always lose.
- Jack's wife is not easy.

We try to go away every summer.
It's just so hot now everywhere.

And crowded. Ugh.

I mean, the best weather
is right here.

That's what I keep saying
to Kathy. Why leave?

Actually, we're going to South
Africa in a couple of days.

It's gonna be 115 degrees.

- Oh, what's happening there?
- Grant: South Africa?

For a safari.

- Oh, amazing.
- Oh, cool.

- I wanna go.
- You should come.

No, seriously, come.

I'm gonna be by myself all day
stuck at the lodge

with little kids and Britney.

- Unfortunately, I work.
- Where's Doug gonna be?

Oh, he'll be gone all day
with Jack and Kelvin hunting.

Alex:
Hunting? Shit.

Yeah. It's Africa, right?

- Grant: What are you hunting?
- Jeana: Oh, don? go into it.

- You brought it up.
- Jeana: Okay.

Well, it's true,
though, what they say.

Those animals would
basically be gone

if it wasn't for the hunting

because it's very important
to the economy.

It keeps the parks going.

I have had,
all the rushes there are,

every one.
I've been to the buffet of life.

I've tasted everything
and I'm telling you,

being in Africa, okay...

where all the species
originated,

every one, including us,

going out into the wild

when it's still dark

and it's quiet,
except for these strange,

prehistoric sounds,
and waiting...

for some beast
to emerge out of the bush.

There's no bigger rush.

(chuckles)
I bet.

There's no better high, not...

not sex, not drugs,

not money.

And facing that creature down

and looking in its eyes

and taking it.

I don't consider it murder.

I don't.

It is a killing, obviously,

but it's just this deep,

primal thing.

It's like this original dance
of man and beast,

man and nature.

The struggle for survival.

It's very pure.

Not to get too airy-fairy.

(all laugh)

Yeah. I just can't imagine
doing it myself.

- What kind of beast?
- Huh?

What are you
hunting this time?

Let's just say big game.

- Grant: Well, come on, tell us.
- No. Let's not get into it.

Some people can't handle it.

Let me just show you a picture
from our last trip.

- Jeana: Oh, God.
- Doug: Hang on.

Where is it here?

Here.
There you go.

Wow.

You shot that?

Holy fuck.
That thing is massive.

Doug: Yeah. Maybe 10 yards
from me, too.

Grant:
Don't look at that, Kathy.

I'm not going to.

Oh, my God.

Cost me a fortune for that one.
Almost didn't get it either.

Yeah.
We knew it was out there,

but it took us about
10 hours to find it.

Hunting is all about patience.

We had to stalk it for,
like, all day.

Then suddenly, out of nowhere,
we came on it.

Jack spotted it in a clearing.

Now those rhinos
can run.

Trust me.

They can move pretty good
and they're dangerous.

Not as dangerous as hippos.

We got one of them, too.

Evan:
We did find some sorbet.

Mix here of pineapple,
passion fruit and guava.

Are you for real?

This is disgusting.

- You killed this animal?
- Hey!

- Hey, what?
- What is wrong with you?

Beatriz, calm down.

You think it's funny?

I don't think it's funny.

I think it's fucking sick.

I told you.

- Most people can't handle it.
- Doug, I'm...

- I'm so sorry, man.
- I am so sorry.

She's had a really hard week.

- I don't know what to say.
- It's fine.

Not everyone is like me.
And thank God, right?

I'm just glad she didn't
break my phone.

Kathy:
Is it broken?

It does have a little crack,
actually.

Oh, well we will replace that,
Doug, please.

- Grant: Absolutely.
- It's fine.

Does she get out much?

(all laugh)

Where is she?

Should I offer coffee?

No. Not yet.
Let them keep drinking.

Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry, Kathy.

- Yeah. I don't...
- I saw it and I don't know.

- I just flipped out.
- I get it. I just...

You were so nice
to let me stay.

I never drink like this.
I think I had three glasses.

I've just been very emotional.

I think you're just burned out.

That's what it is.
You're burned out.

It's hard what you do.

One of my patients,
he's only 16.

He's gonna die, Kathy,
and there's nothing I can do.

It's horrible.
And then Jeronimo.

I know. Aw.

I'm so embarrassed.

Do you think I should
go say something?

I think maybe, honestly,
you should just go to bed.

Just go to Tara's room, okay?

It's fine. It didn't bother him.
He's a tough guy.

That beautiful rhinoceros,
Kathy.

- Why?
- Don't think about it.

I'm so sorry.
I've ruined your party.

I will take you
and Grant for dinner.

I'll cook.

- No.
- Free treatments.

- Don't worry about it.
- Please, just let me

give you free treatments
for the rest of your life.

I do have to get back
to the group though.

- Yes, of course.
- Go up to Tara's room.

Go to bed.
I'll see you in the morning.

- Thank you for everything.
- Okay.

I never should drink like that.

- I love you, Kathy.
- Aw. Good night.

(music playing)

(speaking Spanish)

(laughter)

(indistinct chatter)

(men laughing)

(indistinct chatter)

Kathy:

But I think what you're
saying is true, Doug.

You don't really know people
when they work for you.

- You don't.
- Jeana: Well, of course.

I mean, everybody
kisses your ass.

Everyone's nice to the boss.

I actually think
you only know people

when they do work for you.

That's when you see
their ego, needs,

insecurities,
authority issues.

Yes, preach, totally.

Doug:
It? a...

Buenas noches.

I thought you went to bed.

I remember Kathy asked me
to sing a song after dinner.

Oh, yeah,

but that's not necessary
now, Beatriz.

I feel I should.

Well, we're just

enjoying the stars and
the sounds of the night, so...

I feel bad about
what happened earlier.

I lost my manners.
I'm sorry.

It happens.
Don't tear your hair out.

Doug loses his manners
all the time.

Don't give it two thoughts.

Every time I go out with him
he embarrasses me.

Oh, you're well compensated.

See? He's rude.
He can't help it.

Do you know
"Las Simples Cosas"?

This song talks about how
we always wanna go back

to the places where
we loved life.

But the old, simple things
are now gone.

(singing in Spanish)

(clapping)

That was very nice.

- Very nice.
- Oh, that was lovely.

- Muchas gracias
- De nada.

Aye, Chihuahua.

Okay, you're...
you're done.

Sorry.

- Thank you very much.
- Oh, it is so nice out here.

Kathy:
Oh, we feel so lucky.

Except we bought
at the height of the market.

Other than that, we feel lucky.

Well, you can't
take it with you.

More wine?

Oh, yes, please.

Doug, you really
are famous.

I was just searching you
on the Internet,

and you're famous.

Nah, famous?
I don't know. I'm known.

You gave a great
TED talk, Doug.

We watched that the other night.

For a moment, I thought
you were a different man.

A man that bought the land
in Tlatecuhtli.

For a minute,
I freaked out, you know?

Really, because I have to say,
if you had been that man...

I would've thought that fate
brought us together.

For what?

I don't know.
Revenge, maybe?

I should kill you
or something?

(chuckles)

But you're not that man.

You're another man.

Many men do what I do.

One man, many men.

So you believe in fate, huh?

- Yes.
- So do I.

I think we all have
a destiny to manifest.

And if we don't,
it hurts the soul.

If the brass ring is there,
there's a reason.

And if we don't grab it, we...

we regret it for the rest
of our lives.

- I think that's right.
- Alex: Word.

I always felt that my fate
was to heal people.

And that's what
I've tried to do.

But there's so many sick people.

Every day more come.

They have cancer,
they are dying.

It's like a war

and I'm just a nurse
in the middle of a battlefield.

It's too much.

I'm tired.

But hasn't cancer gotten
more treatable?

It has.
Just look at Tara.

A good time to have cancer.

Doug, you think killing
is hard, huh?

You wait in the bushes,

the animal might outrun you
or charge you.

It's not easy to get
your shot, hm?

Try healing something.

That is hard.

That requires patience.

You can break something
in two seconds.

But it can take forever
to fix it.

A lifetime, generations.

That's why we have to be careful
on this earth and gentle.

Seems like you have
a pretty tough job.

Yes, and there are
moments where I think...

instead of trying to heal
all these people...

it'd be better just to find
the source of all the suffering.

Destroy the source,
you know?

What's the source?

What, you think
I'm the source?

She doesn't think that.

I think she does.

You give me too much credit.

What I think is

all your pleasures are built
on other's pain.

- Ah, that's bullshit.
- No.

Doug:
Look, I'm a big boy, okay?

Listen, honey.

I think you have
a great depth of feeling

that you project onto the world.

But to be honest, the world
doesn't need your feelings.

It needs jobs, it needs money,
it needs what I do.

The world doesn't need you.
No.

The world has more
than enough of you.

Doug is a great philanthropist.

Shut up, Kathy.

There is another type of cancer

that is killing
this earth, Doug.

The world is dying.

You do see that.
Or are you blind?

Jeana: The problem is there's
just too many people.

That's the problem, there's
just way too many people.

You think that you can hide
up here behind these gates

and that everything
is gonna be all right?

No, it's coming for you.

What the fuck is going on here?

- Okay, that's enough.
- Mm-hm.

It will touch you.

You're done. Come on.

(laughs)

I don't think
she's a fan, Doug.

I hope it will touch me
in my private parts.

(laughing)

What the fuck was that?
Huh?

My relationship with that guy
paid for this house.

What were you thinking?

Why would you
do that to Kathy?

She treats you like
her fucking friend.

I'm calling a tow truck.

They will tow you
back to Altadena.

You're going tonight.

Jesus.

Don't ruin it by being
a weird drunk, okay?

Stop it.

I mean, it's not like
we're beheading people

or blowing up babies.
It's so awkward.

Grant:
Well, that was different.

I'm sorry about that, everyone.

- What happened?
- She's going home

- don't worry about it.
- But how?

I took care of it, okay?

Okay-

(speaking Spanish)

Bien, muchas gracias.

(music playing)

Beatriz?

You're leaving?

Yes.

I think it's best.

I wanted to give you
some money.

Just take it.
It's gonna be so expensive

for you to get your car
towed back to Altadena.

I don't want your money.

Well, I don't know.

I kind of feel like
I don't even know you.

You don't know me.

Well, I'm sorry this happened.

I'm gonna go back.

Alex:
Well, where's the candle?

Grant:
Well, it's right here.

- That whole thing's a candle?
- Yeah.

Now just let it get
a little hot.

I think you got
to light up first.

Oh, my God, Grant.

You know he's a pyromaniac.

Every time I turn around,
he's lighting something on fire.

- You wanna flip it?
- Yeah, let's flip it over.

Okay. Here we go.

Okay. There we go.

This is Cal.
He's got that deposition.

I'm gonna take this
in the house.

Okay-

- What, we just hold it?
- Grant: Yeah.

Jeana, would you like
to let it go?

Oh, okay.

Will you hold that?

Now, make a wish
because it's a wishing lantern.

Okay. If I set
everything on fire,

will it still come true?

Oh, I know.
Should we be doing this?

Yeah, technically
it's not a firework.

Well, if you burn
down the canyon,

you're still going to jail.

Alex is a lawyer.
He'll get you off.

Well, we would have had
so much fun.

I got you, man.
You're good.

- Okay.
- All right.

Let go.

- Jeana: Whee!
- Grant: Oh.

- Alex: Oh.
- Grant: See that?

(all laugh)

That is beautiful.

Kathy:
Isn't it amazing?

Grant:
Look at that.

Doug: I think you should have
given all your emails to her.

Yeah, all-
all your correspondence.

Yes.

Because she's most likely
gonna enter them all

as evidence anyway

and he needs to know
what he's up against.

He's your lawyer.
He's working for you.

You should have done this
eight months ago.

okay-

Okay, talk to him
and then just call me back.

I'm...

still at this dinner,
so make it fast.

Yeah. Yeah. Bye.

No "good nights"?

(chuckles)

How many years till
we're both dead?

Twenty years, thirty years?

We're dying.

Humans are dying.
The elephants are dying.

Bees are dying.

The world is dying.

What are you gonna do?

Accept it
and enjoy yourself.

You should try
to enjoy yourself.

It's not all so sad, is it?

I know I know you.

(car approaching)

(door closes)

Tow truck driver:
You have everything?

You ready?

(door closes)

(door opens)

(door shuts)

Wait.

I forgot one thing.

(door closes)

Let's do it in the morning.
I got to get home.

I'm tired and I got...

(groans)

Gad!

Fuck!

(grunting)

(gasping)

(grunts)

All tears flow
from the same source.

What happened?

Doug? Doug?
Doug!

- Oh, my God, Doug?
- Oh, my God!

- Grant!
- Grant: Yeah?

(Jeana crying)
Oh. my God!

- Beatriz, what happened?
- Jeana: What did you do?

(Jeana crying)

Kathy:
Why? Why?

Beatriz, what happened?

(voices fade)

Doug: No, let's do it
in the morning.

I'm tired and I've got
other shit going on.

(metal clanks)

(music playing)

Driver:
You okay?

That man killed my goat.

Pull over.

What?

Pull over, please,
right there.

Driver:
Where are you going?

Lady?

Can someone help me hold this?

Let them go at the same time
and make a wish.

Everybody on three.
One...

- Alex?
- What?

We're supposed to let them go
at the same time.

Alex:
Sorry.

(Alex laughs)

(music playing)

(waves crashing)

(laughing)

(music continues)

(music continues)

(music playing)