Dinner Party (2021) - full transcript

MAN 1:
All right, man. I feel like
we can't go too much further

without talking about Carina
Williams and Mike Devonoff.

This is topical shit.

And it's kind of on the minds
of everybody, man.

MAN 2:
I mean, I agree with you that
it is probably one of the most

divisive cases we've had,
'cause it does feel like

we're almost on a 50-50 split
about right and wrong,

which is, like,
we should never be there.

-MAN 1: Mm-hmm.
-MAN 2: But, like, there's a
good percentage of people

MAN 2:
But, like, there's a good
percentage of people

who are like,
"This case happened
a while ago.



It shouldn't matter anymore.
This guy's, you know, a hero.

-MAN 1: Yeah .
-MAN 2: He's done so much
for the community.

Especially when you think
about the medical community."

But then also,
a large group of people

who feel as if we have seen
this happen before.

We have seen these cases.

People have tried
to get justice.

-And then they're just left
hanging dry.

MAN 1:
'Cause everybody's bringing up
the statutory limitation.

-MAN 2: Hmm.
-MAN 1: It's been over ten
years.

Well, you know,
the idea over ten years

-doesn't matter to Carina
Williams.
-MAN 2: Hmm.

MAN 1:
She's been living with it
for over ten years,

which is a heavy
weight to have.



-MAN 2: Yeah.
-MAN 1: Everybody feels
emboldened.

And, you know, the judge
is rushin' this verdict

because of the protest
and the fear

that he has
of what's gonna happen

once the verdict comes in.

MAN 2:
I mean, every fuckin'
news outlet is gonna have

some sort of reaction to it,
so I feel like

they're just trying
to get this thing out there,

and the consequences
of this case could last.

-MAN 1: Yeah.
-MAN 2: It could just ripple
into a whole bunch of things

that I think no one is ready
to even deal with.

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.

[Cal clearing throat]

You're nervous.

CAL:
I'm not nervous.

You're doing the thing.

Says the girl
stuck in the k-hole.

Oh. I just can't
with Black Twitter.

CAL:
Why? What're they saying?

Nothing. Just the tweets
about the Devonoff trial.

-CAL: Hmm.
- So many memes.

-[chuckles]
-CAL: Got it.

-How far are we?
-I think we're right
around the corner.

SIRI:
Turn right, and the destination
is on the corner.

-We're right around the corner.
-[chuckles]

How are you feeling?

-Nervous.
-It's gonna be fun
seeing all of them.

-Rish, too.
-You're gonna meet Miles
and all my buddies

-from back home.
-Home, I know.

Yeah. And they're mostly...

White. Yeah.

[both chuckles]

Well, I was gonna say
opinionated, so...

Well, I'm a big girl.
And I can take care of myself.

Just don't go in there prying.
You know I know how you get.

-I do not pry.
-Yes, you do.

Okay. I totally pry.
What are you gonna say to Rish?

He can't still be mad at you
for telling the truth.

[chuckles]

Hey, look at me.

It's going to be fine.

You guys have known each other
your entire lives.

Doesn't that mean something?

Yeah, but look.
Hey. You know what?

He's got a new girl.
It's been years.

He doesn't like any of my posts.

Well, have you told him that
you sold your script?

He will have to be happy
about that.

And you know that I take
really good pictures.

Cal! Seriously.

We just stopped trying.
That's all.

Well, if not now, when?

Besides, you're really cute
when you try.

-No promise it ends in bromance.
-[Izzy spluttering]

-IZZY: I just feel like--
-What do you feel like, Iz?

I just feel like
you guys are funny.

How so?

Like, if y'all met today,

would y'all even
fuck with each other?

[sighs]

-Heyo!
-Heyo!

VINNY:
Cal, yes.
Come here. Come here. Hey.

[both exclaims]

-Ah!
-Ah! Still got it!

-CAL: Come on, dude!
-VINNY: Still got it.

That's right. That's right.
Hey, Izzy, meet Whiskey.

-Hi!
-Hey.

-Vinny is fine, too.

-Oh, for sure.
Thanks so much for having us.
-Oh, what, are you kidding?

Thank you for making
the tribe up here.

-I appreciate it.
-We brought booze.

-Oh, Shannon loves red.
-CAL: Nice.

Who doesn't love a good red?
[chuckles]

-Shannon Chang, there she is.
-Hi.

Hey. Hey, hey.
This is Izzy, my girlfriend.

-Hi.
-Hi, sorry, I'm a hugger.

Yes. Yes, you are.

Oh, I love this sweater.

Oh, thank you.
But, oh, my God, your hair.

-I love it!
-Thank you!

You guys, this is such
a nice neighborhood.

Oh, no, no, no, no.
This is Vinny's place.

I just come over
for the nice ocean breeze.

-And to steal my soy sauce.
-[Izzy chuckles]

It'd be funny
if it wasn't true.

He's more Asian
than I am sometimes.

VINNY:
Stop, stop, stop! Come on.
Let me show you guys around.

Is anybody else here yet?

Uh, Sam, Rish,
and a couple others. Let's go.

REPORTER:
Thousands of protestors
and supporters on both sides

have descended
upon the courthouse

to have their voices...

-SAMUEL: Heyo!
-Heyo!

[Samuel chuckles]
SAMUEL: What's up, buddy?

Hey, little man.
[exclaims, blows raspberry]

[blows raspberry]
CAL: Come on, man.

-SAMUEL: Oh, come on.
-CAL: Hey, man.
Good to see you. You good?

-Oh, you know, man. You know?
-Hey, this is Izzy.

-Hey!
-Hi!

-Hi! Oh.
-[Izzy chuckles]

Oh! I'm Sam!

And I've heard a lot
of lovely things about you.

-It's not true.
-Oh, you're right. You're right.

He's been trolling you
this whole time.

-Yeah.
-I am totally not surprised at
all.

[chuckles]
We're kidding. We're kidding.
It's super great to meet you.

-Oh, I know. I know it is.
-Mm, mm, mm.

-[chuckles]
-Oh, hey. This is Kayla.

-IZZY: Hi!
-Hi, Izzy! Nice to meet you.

-Yeah.
-KAYLA: Oh.

-RISH: Hey, I'm Rish. Cal.
-Izzy. Nice to meet you.

-Hey.
-What's up, man?

Izzy, you want something
to drink?

Uh, what do we have?

SAMUEL:
Oh. Bring on the whiskey,
Whiskey.

-Mm.
-Oh, don't tempt him. Wine?

-Yes, please.
-Great.

-Cal, you good?
-Beer's good.

-Gotcha.
-IZZY: So, why do they call you
Whiskey?

Mm. 'Cause this guy can drink
anyone under the table.

-VINNY: Stop. Stop, stop, stop,
stop.
-SAMUEL: Oh, no, no, no, no. You
love it.

He once finished a fifth of JD

and then aced his interview
at USC.

Mm. That was Tennessee bourbon.

And trust me, it was a lot
smoother going down.

-[Samuel chuckling]
-[Rish chuckling]

SAMUEL:
Yeah. Not so smooth
on the way out.

-KAYLA: Ew!
-[Samuel chuckling]

Well, his last name's Jameson,
so, you know?

-That, too.
-Yeah. That didn't get old fast
back in high school.

And also, you guys drank
way too much.

-[groans, chuckles]
-Well...

-[Samuel groans]
-[scoffs]

RISH, SAMUEL & CAL:
Yeah.

Wait. So, all of y'all went
to high school together?

Yeah. I thought four years
with these clowns

would be enough,
but, uh, somehow,

this guy scooped me up.

With a giant spoon.

Ugh!

-Aw.
-IZZY: That is adorable.

So, how long have you guys
been together.

Oh, just a few months.

Five.

Right.
CAL: Is that the same as us?

We're coming up on sevenish.

-CAL: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Hmm.

Yeah. By the way, who's that?

Oh, that's my girlfriend, Gen.

[reporter speaking indistinctly
on TV]

RISH:
Gen!

Sorry. Pardon me.

[Izzy chuckling]
GEN: Hi.

-CAL: Hey.
-Hello. Uh, I'm Gen.
Nice to meet y'all.

-Hi.
-Still watching the circus?

Yes. Uh, my eyes are glued
to the TV.

Oh, the Devonoff trial?

I was just reading the tweets
on the way here.

KAYLA:
About how much
of a piece of shit he is?

SAMUEL:
Is it still going on?

Last I checked,
people were kinda split

when it came to opinions
on the whole thing.

RISH:
Gen works in healthcare,
so she's a lit1tle bit invested.

-Just a tad bit.
-Mm.

-[chuckles]
-The trial has everyone
kind of on an edge.

CAL:
I mean, it's crazy.

A final deliberation
in the final hour like this,

it's like a movie.
I mean, it's crazy.

Mm! Dude, I spaced!
Congrats on your movie.

-Thanks, man! Thank you.
Thanks, man. Thanks, dude.
-Oh. Yeah, that's so cool.

Wait, wait. What happened?

-Cal just sold his first script.
-What?

-Wow! Congrats.
-GEN: Oh, gosh! That's amazing!
Congratulations!

Thank you.
It's a crap shit of a business.

Honestly, I'm very lucky.
Very lucky, yeah.

Dude, stop.
That's awesome, man. Awesome.

Yeah. Baby, it really is.

Thank you.

So, yeah.
I wrote a script once.

So, what's it about?

Oh, it was so long ago.
I don't remember.

Oh, sorry. Not you. His.

-Oh.
-Oh. Oh, man.

-[chuckles]
-[Izzy chuckling]

[chuckles]

It's actually a horror story.

It's about a bunch
of high school friends

who reunite after ten years.
They get stuck in a beach house.

And then they resort
to cannibalism, so...

[smacks lips]

Fucking kidding. It's a rom-com.

-Oh! Oh!
-[all laugh]

Oh.
[chuckles]

-[all laughs]
-[speaks indistinctly]

-Heyo!
-Oh, yes! Yes!

SAMUEL, RISH & CAL:
Oh!

Where my boys at? Rish!
Oh, my God, bro.

-[Rish grunts]
-Look at you. You look shredded!

-RISH: Oh, man.
-What's your secret, huh?

RISH:
Spiked coffee and cigs.

[Miles chuckling]

-Hey, Cal. What up, my dude?
-What's up, dude?

-[Miles grunts]
-CAL: Too long, bro.

-Hi!
-IZZY: Hi!

-I'm Veronica.
-[chuckles]

-IZZY: So nice to meet you.
-So nice to meet you.

Oh, my God. I love your hair.

I mean, I would kill for mine
to look like this.

-Thank you.
-[Veronica chuckles]

-It's beautiful.
-Thanks.

Mule, look at you!

What? What?

You look good!

-Oh!
-[laughs]

-You good?
-Yeah, yeah. I'm good.
How are you?

Good. I'm fucking good.
Yeah? Good, man.

-Good to see you, bro.
-SAMUEL: Good to see you, too,
man.

[groans]

-Baby, come meet my boys.
-[chuckles]

Oh.
[chuckles]

Hello, boys.

-CAL, RISH & SAMUEL: Hey.
-I've heard so much about you.
Miles says y'all go way back.

VINNY, CAL & RISH:
Uh...

-Kinda, sorta. Yeah.
-VINNY: Um, kinda sorta.

What a bunch of assholes!

[Cal chuckles]

-Here. Would you like to put
your stuff down?
-Oh, yes. That'd be great.

Oh, baby.
Before that, can we just please?

-What do you mean? Can I not
just put my stuff down?
-No, no, baby. It's a tradition.

Okay, fine. But one.

-Thank you.
-Yes.

-MILES & RISH: Shots!
-Yes!

[Samuel cheers]

CAL:
Let's go, let's go, let's go.

[chuckles]

[exclaims]

Okay, Vin, pace yourself.

I'm not gonna be holding
your hair back this time.

RISH & MILES:
Ooh!

Okay. I love you. Just kidding.

Honestly, he'll probably be
holding mine back.

-[Izzy chuckling]
-[Cal chuckling]

MILES:
All the boys are back in town.

Oh, man.
It's great to be back, man.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, of course.
-[speaks indistinctly]

KAYLA:
Does it ever bother you,
people just come up

and touch your hair like that?

-All the time.
-[chuckles]

[laughs]

Is, uh... is Taylor coming?

VINNY:
Last I heard, he was flying in
from Dubai, so...

You know that guy, you tell me.

RISH:
Oh, that fucking guy.

Did you see his last post?
He got, like, 100,000 likes.

That's gotta make him
a social media celebrity, right?

Yeah, whatever.
All right, come on. A toast.

To the reunion
of the Mirada Seven boys

and girl.

[clicks tongue]

MILES:
And thank you, Whiskey,
so much for hosting,

and thank you, baby.

Thank yo for being DD tonight.

It's just gonna be hell
from here on out.

-[Vinny chuckles]
-Oh, Lord.

-[chuckles]
-[laughs]

No, I'm just kidding.
But not really.

-Hmm.
-[laughs]

-Cheers! Love you, boys.
-CAL: Hey, hey, hey!

VINNY, SHANNON, GEN & CAL:
Cheers! Cheers.

-IZZY: Cheers.
-SHANNON: Cheers.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

-[exhales]
-Whoo!

Mm. Let me show you where you
can put your stuff down.

-Vinny, cigarette.
-Oh, that would be great.
Thank you!

VINNY:
Hey, babe.
We are going to go smoke.

So, if you need to find us,
that where we will be.

-RISH: Yes.
-Okay. I guess
we're seeing the bedroom.

This way.

-CAL: It's beautiful.
-MILES: Come on now. Come on
now.

[grunts]

Dude, it's so good
to see Gen again.

-Congrats, bro.
-RISH: Oh, yeah. Thanks, man.
We're going strong.

MILES:
Oh.

CAL:
That's great.

Do those even work?

-You wanna try it?
-Nah, I don't fuck
with that shit.

Strict rules from wifey.

People dying from them, too,
you know?

Guessing
you don't want a hit then.

VINNY:
How was the flight?

Oh, it was fine.

It's just, you know, American,

you don't get
a lot of leg space.

I mean, it's cool you were even
able to come out.

-[coughs]
-No, I'm good.

What about you, Whiskey?
New old girl, huh?

Ah, you know what?

I'm just trying to relive
those glory days.

SAMUEL:
It's cool
to see you two together.

-Yeah.
-I haven't seen her since, like,

the high school
graduation party.

-Yeah.
-You know what, guys?
We're really happy together.

So, thanks.

And C-money.

Hmm?

-Iggy? What's her name?
-Izzy. Bro.

-Oh.
-Oh, yeah. My bad. Yes.

-She's super cool.
-CAL: Thanks, man. Thank you.

-Yeah, I really like her.
-Thanks. Appreciate it, man.

Diggin' that dark chocolate.

[scoffs]

We just vibe, man.
That's it. Geez.

-[laughs]
-CAL: Come on.

No, but, dude, seriously,
congrats on the script, man.

I saw the post.

Seriously, shit,
you're making it out there, huh?

Thanks, dude. Thanks. Honestly,
it's just--

if it goes into production,

then we can actually celebrate,
so...

What does it mean?
You haven't been paid yet?

No. They get you, like,
a larger check

once the movie actually
goes into production, so...

How much larger?
All right, fine.

Don't say anything,
Mr. Hollywood. Geez.

CAL:
It's a lucrative industry.

You just-- you gotta ride
the ebbs and the flow,

so I can start living like
this guy.

[chuckles]

-SAMUEL: For real.
-You know what? I am proud
that I do well, so...

Hey, man. Kudos to you.
I mean, I couldn't do it.

It's just too un... unreliable.

Like how do you start
a family, huh?

Like with the new girl
for instance.

Whoa, dude. we just--
we started dating,

like, seven months ago.
It's not like we're

diving into anything yet, so...

-Yeah, I get it. I get it.
-Yeah, yeah.

-Yeah.
-What about you, Samuel?

Is that, uh,
pink-haired chick yours?

No. No, dude.
She's not property.

Kayla's just a friend.

Oh, yeah.
A friend that you're smashin'.

-[laughs]
-SAMUEL: Dude, no, man.

What? I'm just kidding, Muel.
Relax.

SAMUEL:
Yeah.

Veronica. She's great.
Congrats, man.

Does she work in motor, too?

No, estates manager.

-Oh.
-CAL & RISH: Cool.

-Nice.
-Yeah. Yeah. All right.

Don't pretend
to be interested, guys.

[all laugh]

MILES:
But I do have some good news
for you.

-Cool.
-Okay.

So, this is the guest bedroom.

Um, feel free to put your stuff
down anywhere.

VERONICA:
Oh, my God.
I love how spacious it all is.

IZZY (OS/ON):
And you get another closet.

SHANNON:
Yeah. Vin's been putting
more of his stuff here,

so I can, you know,
bring some more of my stuff.

-[Izzy chuckling]
-Oh, sweetheart, I get it.

Before Miles popped
the question,

he used to leave his stuff
at my place all the time.

That's right. Congratulations!

Thank you!

-GEN: Have you decided on a
date?
-KAYLA: Or place?

Uh, no, and, no.

Um, but I mean,
we've just been so busy,

and I was kinda thinking Hawaii.

I mean, like, who doesn't love
a little wedding getaway?

Mm. Beautiful any time
of the year.

I've actually never been.

-What?
-IZZY: Really?

Oh, it's so nice.

And so expensive.

-Oh, yeah.
-But I mean, we'll probably
just use our miles.

Oh, yeah. Are there enough miles
for the guests, too?

VERONICA:
Oh, well...

KAYLA:
I'm just kidding.
[chuckles]

Oh, no! Yeah, right.

[laughs]

Of course. Of course.

Can I just say I love
this whole thing

you have going on?
A tattoo, it's wow.

Just goes all the way
around there. I love it.
[chuckles]

KAYLA:
Thanks.

VERONICA:
I'm way too scared of needles.

Oh, and, Gen. Gen, right?

-Yes.
-You are so beautiful.

-Oh.
-What are you...
where are you from?

GEN:
Oh. Uh, my family's
from Pakistan.

I thought I heard an accent.

-But I feel like it's, like,
more British.
-[chuckles]

Good ear. Yes.
Uh, I was raised in London.

And I came to the states
a couple years ago.

That's amazing.

Have you ever
considered modeling?

[scoffs]
No. The lifestyle's not for me.

Oh, okay.
[chuckles]

Mm. You're here
for your PA, right?

Yes. Healthcare is my passion.

-SHANNON: Mm.
-KAYLA: How do you feel about
the trial?

Uh, just being, like, a nurse

who works with other women
and all.

Oh, you're a nurse!
That's so sweet.

GEN:
Yeah, uh,
it's a bit complicated.

Uh, especially
because I'm not American-born.

Standards are a little different
from across the pond.

How so?

Uh, well, maybe we don't have
to get into it right now.

Uh, but perhaps a little later.
Uh, I could use another drink.

-Yes. More drinks.
-KAYLA: Yes.

-Okay.
-SHANNON: Shall we? Kitchen?

IZZY:
Okay.

-Oi!
-SAMUEL: What?

-=CAL: What?
-You're already trying?

-Yep!
-That's awesome!

Yep. Yeah, man.

But, oh, don't say anything,

'cause she made me promise
not to tell anyone.

[laughs] [chuckles]

-He's clearly fuckin' this.
-RISH: So, that's why she says
she's...

-Yes.
-Dude, you're gonna have, like,

a little you running around in,
like, a year.

-I know.
-I'm so jealous!

I know. Can you believe it?
Like, me, this guy?

-Yeah.
-RISH: Yeah.

RISH:
This guy who played ten
straight beer pong games

in a row and won.

Still holds the house record
that has not been beaten.

Well, hold up.
Pretty sure he lost

unless he was taking PEDs. I'm
just saying.

MILES:
It's called a Jaeger,
motherfucker. You wanna go?

-Oh!
-Oh!

Hey, hey, hey.
If you guys wanna settle this,

I got good news for you.

I got the table set up
right there.

-Shotgun Miles' team.
-Okay, all right.

CAL:
Let's go, bro. Let's go.

All right. Are you gonna be
able to see this time?

[chuckles]

Okay, okay. Yeah.

Uh, you only get one of those.
You know that.

All right. Yeah. No, I know.
I know. One. My bad. [exhales]

CAL:
All right.

Geez, man.

Honestly, shouldn't be
so sensitive about it.

Okay.

-MILES: Let's do it.
-CAL: Let's do it.

-SHANNON: Let's get drinks.
-Wait. Is that really a thing?

SHANNON:
Oh, yeah.

W... what?

Yellow fever.
[chuckles]

Yellow fever?
Who has yellow f--

right, got it.

Wait. Does Vinny only date
Asian girls?

Well, not only.

And to be fair,
I haven't dated any Asian guy

in a while, so...

Hey. If you vibe,
you vibe, right?

That's right.

Well, it must be nice learning

each other's cultures, though,
right?

Yeah. I did teach him
to make dumplings once.

And now,
he won't stop making them.

[chuckles] [Gen chuckles]
[chuckles]

I'm not sure how much white
culture there is to learn.

Well, I mean, American.

I'm pretty sure
Shannon's American, too, right?

I am.
[chuckles]

No, right. Yeah, of course.
I do-- no, right. Yeah.
[chuckles]

Yeah. But I mean, you know,
to your point,

we do try to learn things
from each other,

and, you know,
sometimes it can be difficult,

because simply we're just not
from each other's backgrounds,

-so...
-VERONICA: Mm-hmm.

Right. Thinking back on
all the Caucasian boys

I've dated,
I can certainly relate.

[Izzy chuckling]
[Shannon chuckling]

-Cheers to that.
-IZZY: Cheers!

[chuckles]

SHANNON:
Ooh! Let me get you some white
from the fridge.

-May I also have water?
-SHANNON: Yes, absolutely.

Thank you.

-GEN: Good for you, DD'ing.
-I know.

If I didn't love him so much.
[chuckles]

IZZY:
Right.

Hey, Vin!
Can I, uh, switch this to music?

Yeah. Go for it.

-MILES: Get some tunes on!
-SAMUEL: Watch those elbows.

RISH:
Yeah, let's go!

Oh, it's just a song, baby.
Let's go!

RISH: Whoo!

[indistinct chatter] [chuckles]

Okay.

Cheers.

SAMUEL:
Oh. Oh, my God, dude.

-Yes.
-[cheers]

-Wait, wait, wait, wait!
-Oh!

Come on!
[chuckles]

IZZY, CAL & IZZY:
Another shot!

[all cheer] [Miles cheers]

♪ Everything will get better ♪

♪ ...till leave this town ♪

♪ In, like, forever ♪

[indistinct lyrics]

Yeah, okay. Everybody remembers
the house-rules.

And watch those elbows.
I'm watching you.

Ooh! What are the teams?

It's Japanese Whiskeys
versus the Lazy Loggers.

That's not really
what you call yourselves.

-CAL: Mm.
-A classic matchup. And it was
established in '08.

Mm. They still talk about us.

Who's "they"?

Uh, Rish.

Cool. Uh, we're gonna need to
refill the water cups, too.

-I got you.
-Yeah, thank you.

It's sick. Come on.
Eye to eye, let's go.

-SAMUEL: Eye to eye?
-Let's go. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

I see this.

So, everybody wants to act like
they care about climate change,

but really,
if we wall went vegan,

we'd produce greenhouse gasses
by about 70 percent,

which is a huge amount
if you think about it.

-If you really care about--
-You ladies good?

Yeah, great.

So great.

Um, you know,
I'm actually gonna go check

on the kitchen,
but, uh, I would love to hear

more about this fun, little diet
you're on.

Just don't go anywhere.

KAYLA:
Okay.

VERONICA:
How can I help in here?

SHANNON:
Oh, no. You're fine.
Just enjoy yourself.

Oh, no. Please let me help.
I love to help.

It's the Southern hospitality
in me.

When I see kitchen prep,
I come running.
[chuckles]

Okay. Um, we'll season
the veggies then.

Yes, perfect. Great.

VINNY:
There she is.

Hey, baby.
You need another drink?

Oh, no, I'm good. Thank you.
How's it going over there?

Uh, good.

You know, just talking smack
about you per the usual.

-How are the boys?
-A whole lot of life talk
going on out there.

Uh, Miles is trying
to have a kid.

Can you believe that?
Oh, and, hey.

You weren't supposed
to know that.

SHANNON:
Hmm.

Yeah. Oh, and, hey.
Are we using the instant pot?

Uh, I didn't bring it.

I thought you said we were.

No, I didn't.
[chuckles]

Why didn't you just leave it
over here

from the last time you used it?

SHANNON:
Uh, I don't know.

You know you can actually
leave stuff here, right?

Yes. Yes, of course.

I don't think
we need the pot tonight, so...

[kisses]

Oh! Oh!
[chuckles]

My bad, Chang. I was just
grabbing another beer.

-[grunts]
-VINNY: Slammed in.

[chuckles]

[clears throat]

Veggies are seasoned. What else?

Um... Oh, why don't you help me
set the table?

Look at you!
Such a great hostess.

No, no, no. Um, I'm just
following Vinny's lead.

He's more of a people person.

Oh, stop. You are wonderful.

And, you know,
I am so glad to meet

one of Miles' childhood friends
that is not a man. [chuckles]

I mean, although you can clearly
keep up with them

in the drinking department,
I can tell you're a class act.

-[chuckles]
-Thank you.

No, thank you
for having us over. Seriously.

RISH:
And there she goes.

What? It's just my second drink.

Oh, I know.
I was just being silly.

So, that's Cal, right?

How long have you two been
bickering again?

How long
since your last cigarette?

You know that's not nice.
I'm trying to quit.

No. I know. Right. I was just--

Stop letting little things
become big things, Rish.

(♪♪♪)

Ooh! Don't hate me,
but I gotta start setting up.

-Dude, what?
-I don't want Shannon
to mess up the dumplings.

Okay. Well, who's gonna be
my teammate?

Uh, Izzy?

Oh, no. I ran track.
Ball throwing is not my thing.

-Hey, yo, Rish!
-Dude.

It's chill, man. Calm down.

Hey, I gotta start setting up.
Sub in for me.

[smacks lips]
All right! Spice and rice it is!

-Wow!
-Yeah. That's real. It's real.

VINNY:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I hope you're ready, pal,

'cause they're bringing the
heat.

-MILES: Born ready!
-Yeah!

Oh, we got curry rice up in
here.

SAMUEL:
Yeah!

All right.
Calm your ass down, whitebread.

Eye to eye?

-Yikes! Aggro much?
-[grunts]

-MILES: Oh!
-Told you.

-Curry? Rice?
-I mean, I try to tell 'em it's
spice and rice, but whatever.

Okay. Um, I'm gonna get a snack.
You want anything?

I'm okay. Thanks, babe.

-Okay.
-Bye.

Ready? Ready?
Go, one, two, three.

[Miles cheering]

Hey!
You need any help or anything?

Oh, no, no. You're totally
fine.
Having fun?

IZZY:
Yeah, I am. Thanks.

So, is it fun seeing
all the guys

-back together again like this?
-[scoffs]

Fun could be a word
to describe it.

[chuckles]

But, um... I know Vinny's been
looking forward to this

for a long time.

I mean, he hasn't seen
some of these guys in years.

I mean, almost a decade.
And he was right.

As soon as they all
got back together,

it's like a moment
hadn't passed.

[chuckles]

So, what was Cal like back
then?
Spill the tea.

Oh, my gosh. He was the best.

And everybody always thought
we were hooking up,

probably 'cause we were the only
two Asians in the circle, but...

-Did you ever?
-Oh, no, no, no. Never.
We were always just friends.

I mean,
I'm not judging at all, girl.

It happens between friends.
It's whatever.

Yeah, of course, but no.
[chuckles]

-IZZY: I mean, you're beautiful.
-Oh.

IZZY:
So, only Vinny? Really?
I don't buy it.

I mean,
they're all pretty great guys.

-Samuel maybe.
-Uh, no, girl.

[chuckles]

Oh!

I mean,
I'm totally not judging at all.

Like, we all have our past.
Mine isn't pretty.

I just know Cal loves y'all.

Uh, no. Um...
[clicks tongue]

...we just used
to see each other

at parties and stuff, so...

I think I'm gonna need another.

-Refill?
-Uh, yes.

-Yes.
-And please, thank you.

[Shannon chuckling]

[chuckles]

GEN:
So, Kayla, what do you do?

I work in graphic design.

Hmm, sounds cool.
I know nothing about it.

That's why I can charge so much.

Makes sense. Capitalism 101.

So, how about you?

Um, you always wanted
to be a nurse, or maybe...

Pretty much.

I mean, honestly,
anything to get out of London.

To come here? Really?

Yeah.

I have a lot of family
in London.

And let's just say distance
makes the heart grow fonder.

I'm bit of a black sheep
in my family.

A black sheep nurse?

GEN:
Well, I think
my only saving grace

is that I am a nurse.

Everything else, not so much.

-Oh. Whoa.
-GEN: What?

Twitter is blowing up.

They just finished
the emergency deliberation.

Really?
Yeah.

"Unprecedented trial
has reached a verdict,

ending in a whirlwind
deliberation."

Oh, my God.

My God, does it say
when they'll announce?

Oh, shit!

They're announcing the verdict
in about an hour.

The jury will appear soon?

Are you shitting me?
It's just like--

Yo, Cal, come on.
You're holding my balls here.

-Okay.
-Yo, Miles, quit cheating.
Pull that cup.

Could've actually death
cupped him.

Yeah. But I wanna see his face
when we beat him straight up.

-Yeah.
-All right, come on, rice boy.
You're holding me back.

Oh, hey, relax, crybaby.
All right?

Ooh! Nice shot.

Here we go. Oh.

-Yes!
-Come on, ball's back!

RISH & CAL:
Ball's back!

-Muel, you gotta start
making some more!
-What do you want me to do?
What? No, shit. I'm trying.

All right.

All right, here we go. And...

MILES:
Oh!

But that's, like, so crazy.

MILES:
How you doin', baby?

-Everything's great, hon.
Thanks for askin'.
-[chuckles]

I'm good, babe. You good?

MILES:
Yeah, yeah. I'm great.
Just celebratin'.

Oh. Uh, congrats on the wedding.

VERONICA:
Oh, thank you.

CAL:
Miles, your shot!

Um, baby, I'm just gonna step
outside real quick for some air.

-MILES: Okay. Do you need me
to come with you?
-Oh, no, no. I'm fine.

-MILES: Okay.
-Go have fun.

-Okay.
-Okay. Okay.

Shannon, I will be right back.
And I'll keep helping.

Oh, girl, take your time!

[chuckles]

Nice. So, how are things
at work, man?

Killing that marketing game,
huh?

Just watch this.

It's fine.

I heard from Vin
about the promotion.

That's... that's awesome, dude.
Like, do you have, uh--

Hey, we ain't gotta do this,
man.

Okay. Well,
what do you mean, like...

Just play the game, man.

I mean, I'm happy for you, dude.

And Gen she seems like
such a really cool girl.

Let's just play the game,
all right? We're almost done.

SAMUEL & MILES (TOGETHER):
Oh!

-SAMUEL: Whoo!
-MILES: That's two!

-Yeah!
-Yes!

-SAMUEL: Oh!
-That's... that's my bad, dude.
It's my bad.

[Miles grunting]
[Samuel grunting]

Crackers win this round.

Finally.
[grunts]

Okay. So, what does that mean?

KAYLA:
They're calling in Devonoff
and Carina right now.

So, that means we're gonna find
out the verdict tonight.

KAYLA:
Yeah.

Does that happen often,
late night verdicts?

Special circumstances,
the judge called for it.

It's crazy.

-Baby, what number is that?
-Oh!

[blows raspberry]
I'm fine. Give me a kiss.

[smooches]

GEN:
So, what do you think
they'll say?

I mean... I mean,
he's guilty, right?

IZZY:
Well, the evidence
is pretty clear.

Oh, we'll see
if it holds up in court.

[chuckles]

Uh, but really,
it's about the court

of public opinion nowadays.
Right?

Sorry, not to butt in.

And let me say,
I agree with all of you.

He's 100 percent guilty.

But the way we used
to view public opinion

compared to the way
we view it now,

it's very different.

And that doesn't make
his actions any less okay.

But the way society accepted
those actions back then

was also very different.

So, is it fair to compare them?

So, just because things
were more accepted then,

does that mean
that we're not supposed

to hold people accountable now?

Would you hold yourself
to that standard?

VINNY:
Of course, not.

But it's the way
that we were educated.

It's the way
that we were brought up.

I mean, I consider myself
a decent guy.

Well, there are way
too many people out there

who aren't decent people,
and I think it's time

that we all get a healthy dose
of wokeness on decency.

And this is why I steer clear
of convos like this.

You ladies got this, right?

I'm going to excuse myself

from any further
potential mansplaining.

[chuckles]

Love you, baby.

IZZY:
I'm sorry.

I just get hell of a heated
on these things.

KAYLA:
But I don't know.
I don't think it's that easy.

It's still, like, a he said,
she said sort of thing.

And he's one of the most
prominent doctors in the nation.

Mm-hmm. I read his dissertation
ten times.

He's brilliant.

And also White.

Exactly.

What's that got to do?

KAYLA:
I mean, I'm sure you realize
there's a bit of a pattern here.

Powerful men
have always dictated the tides

in their favor, yes.

And things are changing now.

So, this is one of our tests.
You know what I'm saying?

KAYLA:
Yeah, I mean, look.

All of us strong women here,
we are Carina Williams.

Her voice matters.

I mean, we can't be surprised
if it goes the other way.

You think it's--
-SHANNON: I mean, I'm just
saying it wouldn't be...

like, out of the ordinary
if he wasn't found guilty.

You know, I read that

she repeatedly wrote him
romantically, too.

And didn't it happen
over 30 years ago?

We're all entitled
some presumption of innocence

in this country.

Was it also full-on rape?

No. It was more like assault,

like, he forced himself on her.

But does that make
a difference?

-Mm.
-All I'm saying is that people
do a lot of

stupid things in their lives,

or could be riding a trend.

I mean, of course,
I still believe her.

All women should be believed.
Right?

I have to break the seal. BRB.

Excuse me, ladies.

We're downing these light beers
a little faster

than anticipated.

Just don't puke again.
I'm not cleaning up after you.

SAMUEL: Yeah.
[laughing mockingly]

Two times that happened.

KAYLA: Okay.
[splutters]

KAYLA:
And you're headed
for a hat-rick.

[chuckles]
And Kayla with the assist.

[chuckles]
Ya'll are cute together!

-Oh, thanks.
-We are not together.

Oh. Go win your game.

[chuckles]

SAMUEL:
I got it, okay?
Just enjoy yourself.

KAYLA:
Are you trying to tell me
what to do?

SAMUEL:
No. I just want you
to have a good time.

You having fun getting
to know everyone?

Almost everyone.

Oh, no. Who's it this time?

I'm just kidding.

Honestly, your friends are
great. Seriously.

Okay, good. Good.

'Cause, you know,
these guys are my brothers,

and I'm just really happy
you get to meet them.

Or they get to meet you tonight.

'Cause it's a perfect
opportunity to...

To what?

To meet them.

Okay. You're being weird.

You're being weird.

Dude, you're being weird.

Can you stop spooning my beers
and put them down?

Oh, yeah. I'm...
[scoffs]

I'm sorry.

Dude, uh, was she the one
that you were talking about?

-Yeah.
-She's cute.

-Yeah.
-Are you gonna make a move?

-No.
-All right! Sudden death.

-MILES: Hey!
-SAMUEL: Oh!

CAL:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Brilliant.
-No, wait, say that again.

Brilliant.

Brilliant.

There you go.

Wait, really?

No, that was awful.

I need a smoke.

Mm. No, please don't.
They'll kill you.

I just say it because
I'm supposed to say that.

Mm. Well,
if it's any consolation,

I totally meant
something more medicinal.

Mm. Like what?

Oh!
Isn't it legal now?

Why? Do you wanna partake?
[inhales sharply]

Can't. Drug tests.

Well, it's all CBD. No THC.

-GEN: Hmm.
-Undetectable.

Mm. Sounds enticing.

I probably won't partake.

But I'll join you outside
for some fresh air.

Cool.

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, there, stranger.

Hey.

What are you guys doing
over there? You okay?

Just fine. Just drinking.
Talking with the girls.

Are you looking
for your lighter?

No.

Oh, it's okay.
Here. I got it.

It's fine. Okay?

If you wanna smoke,
you can go smoke

if you want to. Okay?

We're not smoking cigarettes.

Oh.

You're smoking weed?

Not the actual plant. No.

-Is that okay for your tests?
-Yes. But I'm probably not--

I didn't even know
you couldn't read it.

Can you just stop?

What? I'm just asking.

Let's not do this here. Okay?

Be back.

What?

SAMUEL:
Cal, get over, dude.

CAL:
Yeah, yeah.

Oh, my God! I didn't see you.

Hey, it's okay.
It happens often.

[chuckles]

Okay. Well, I'll see you back--

Hey. Uh, did you mean
what you said earlier?

-What?
-You know, how you wouldn't be
surprised

if he got off and stuff.

Who got off? What bedroom?
[chuckles]

No, no, no, no.
The case. Devonoff?

Oh. Uh...

[scoffs]

Um...

I don't know.

I just feel like most people
these days

don't really care about
what the truth really is.

They'll just, um...

find a reason
to blame someone, and...

move on.
[indistinct yelling in distance]

Hey, Shannon.

Hmm.

IZZY:
Did anyone here at this party...

do something to you before?

Yes.

Was it Miles?

-Does Vinny know?
-No!

-Wow.
-And he's not going to.

-Really?
-[sniffles, sobs]

I don't know.

Well, are you okay with him
being here and stuff?

[sighs]

Yeah, yeah. Yeah. I... I'm fine.

I mean, the night will be over
before you know it.

Sure, I guess.

And they haven't seen each other
in years.

I mean, how could...

why would I take that away
from them?

(♪♪♪)

Does anybody else know?

(♪♪♪)

[Gen chuckling]

TAYLOR:
Ladies.

GEN:
So listen,
I couldn't do a thing.

[both chuckles]

I don't know why we didn't just
go to the backyard.

That's, like,
a fail on our parts.

Yeah. Well, it bugs Rish seeing
me with anyone

-who smokes, so...
-Sounds controlling.
Is he a square?

A square?

It's like an outdated term
for straight-edge.

Like, really, really outdated.

I'm actually kinda
judging myself

for using that as an example.

It's okay.
[both laughs]

It's just that I've quit smoking
cigarettes multiple times.

He just assumes that I haven't.

That's shitty. Well, no
cigarettes here, so you're good.

[Gen chuckles]

Uh, cigarette?
[chuckles nervously]

-SAMUEL: All right. Say your
prayers.
-You ain't got this.

SAMUEL:
Say your prayers.

-I'm just giving you--
I'm givin' you a--
-Oh, it's just-

Hey, I'm-
-SAMUEL: Say your prayers.

-You ain't got it, man.
-I totally got this.

-You ain't got it, man.
-Nah, no way!

Heard there was a party here.

CAL:
Holy shit!

[all cheer] [chuckles]

Oh, fuck, Taylor!

RISH:
Oh, you made it, man!

I heard it was a one-night
only event.

Wouldn't gotta miss the boys.

CAL:
How the fuck was Dubai?

Oh, it was sick, man!
I'm gonna show you photos later.

I'll bet. I'll bet. Your posts
are always so sick, man.

-[chuckles]
-Did you just get in?

-TAYLOR: Yeah.
-Always with a new Insta post
and a new Insta model.

-SAMUEL: Yeah.
-VINNY: Mm-hmm.

Yeah, bro. How much do you pay
for those girls?

What?

-[laughs]
-TAYLOR: What are you...
what are you talking about?

Come on, get over here!

Stop standing in that corner
all alone.

Come here.

[grunts]

A little pong, huh?

Oh, Vin, the house,
the aesthetic.

As soon as I walked in
the front door,

I could feel the energy.
I could feel the vibe.

Oh, Tay, yo.
Celebrity shot, man.

-TAYLOR: Oh!
-Come on!

-CAL: Let's go, come on.
-[Samuel chuckles]

TAYLOR:
All right.

[clicks tongue]

ALL (TOGETHER):
Oh!

Yeah! I'm glad you made it.
I'm so glad you made it.

-Hey, babe?
-VINNY: Baby! Great timing.
Look who made it!

-What?
-Tay made it!

SHANNON:
Wow. Look who decided
to show up.

Oh. You know I always crash
these guys' parties.

It's a ritual
more than anything else.

Food's ready.
You wanna round them all up?

-VINNY: Got it.
-CAL: Let's do it.
Let's do it. Let's do it.

You know how to time it, man.

[laughs]

God!

CAL:
Right. I'm so hungry.

-IZZY: Hey.
-Hey. Oh!

-IZZY: Can I talk to you for a
second?
-Yeah, yeah.
Hey. This was Taylor.

You remember I was telling you?

IZZY:
Hi, Taylor.

-Hi.
-Nice to meet you.

TAYLOR:
Yeah, pleasure.
You are gorgeous.

Jesus. No offense, Cal.

What? Why am I offended?
I totally agree.
[chuckles]

Thanks. Cal.

Oh, hey. I'll be right back.
Go do your thing.

What's up?

Did you know?

-Know what?
-About Shannon?

-I'm not following you.
-About her fucking assult.

-What?
-Why didn't you tell me?

-Wait, wait. Hold on.
-The whole time he was here,

and you didn't say anything
to me?

Come here.

(♪♪♪)

How did you-- who told you this?

-Fucking Shannon.
-Okay. But how did this even
come up?

I'm sorry. It doesn't take a
genius to sense

when a woman is uncomfortable.

-How did you find out?
-Because I fucking pried. Okay?

-How have you not told Vinny
about this?
-Izzy--

Really? Over ten years,
and you haven't said anything?

-You weren't even there.
-With everything that is
happening.

With everything
that I've been through.

CAL:
Calm-- listen,
you gotta calm down.

She literally looked at you
when it was happening, Cal.

And what did you do?

Really, with all the things
that you preach and talk about

when it comes to me,
and you really couldn't tell off

-that priviliged fuck? Stop,
-Izzy. Don't...

don't talk about
something you don't know. Okay?

Why? 'Cause he's your
childhood friend?

Because he's your bro? Huh?

You're drunk. I'm not doing this
with you right now.

Is that why you told Rish
about his cheating ex?

You felt guilty not speaking out
for Shannon?

So, y'all just fell out
when in reality,

he was just
a shitty ass boyfriend?

SAMUEL (MOUTHING):
Food.

IZZY:
I'm sorry.

[sniffles]

I'm sorry.

I crossed a line.

Let's go back inside, okay?

Okay?

Are you gonna tell him?

Come on. Come on.
[Izzy sniffles]

It's okay. Come on.

'Cause if you don't...

Come on. Come on.

-[Izzy sniffles]
-[chuckles]

VICTORIA:
I cannot belive it.
Thank you.

And do you mind if we just keep
this between us girls?

-Of course.
-Of course, yeah.

Okay.
[chuckles]

This isn't my phone.

Oh, no. That was so close.

[all chuckles]

He's pretty slow.
[laughs]

-I know! Every time.
-[chuckles]

(♪♪♪)

[indistinct chatter]

CAL:
Yeah, we're good. We're covered.

[indistinct chatter]

[Miles whistling]

CAL:
You freashin' it up, Taylor?

TAYLOR:
Oh, yeah.
I'm good. I'm good.

SHANNON:
[speaks indistinctly]

Okay, is everyone here?

Wait. Hold on, Chang!

-Oh!
-RISH: Oh!

Hey, come on. Shut up.

RISH:
Were you going number two
in there?

Hey. Do you know
how much bacteria

gets in your cuticles, man?
Come on.

-No.
-VERONICA: True.

-[chuckles]
-VINNY: It's nasty.

Hey, baby.
That's true, babe.
That's very true.

[kisses]
Yeah.

[sniffs]
Hmm.

[chuckles]
What?

[speaks indistinctly]

[giggles]

-Hmm.
-Did you smoke a cigarette?

KAYLA:
Yeah, I needed
a little head high.

Oh, didn't know you had any.

-[clears throat]
-Yeah. Didn't smoke the one
I had at the bar last night.

So, whoo, progress.

Okay. So, um, babe,
do you wanna say anything?

Uh, sure.
Um, everyone, enjoy the food.

-I'm glad you guys are all here.
-[chuckles]

And if you don't enjoy the food,
just lie.

-[all laughs]
-Okay.

Hey. Um, if you guys don't mind,

I wouldn't mind
saying a few words

if that's okay
with our gracious hosts here.

I'm not trying
to steal anybody's thunder.

I promise.

Go for it.

SHANNON:
Yes, please, speech.

Look. I... I didn't--
I mean, it's crazy.

I know I just got here.

But I am just so humbled
by these moments,

'cause these types of things

don't happen everywhere.

And trust me, I've been
pretty much everywhere.

-[chuckles]
-[Rush chuckling]

Mm-hmm.

TAYLOR:
And it's crazy.
Today, I was on this flight.

I'm sitting next
to this older woman.

She was a real gem.
Like, old money.

And she starts telling me--
well, she starts preaching to me

that she'll never understand

the ways of the world now
with... with these,

and how she wishes everything
would go back

to the way they were.

And we're all losing touch
in some sort of way,

'cause we're all looking down.

But me... I'm lookin' up
at all you boys here.

The same boys
who took in this dumb kid

every time I'd run away.

The same boys that would rally
to that sunrise shot.

[chuckles]

CAL:
That's right. That's right.

And the same men...
who stood next to my side

when my mother was sick.

You guys were my rocks.

[chuckles]

I'm sorry, ladies,
if I might be in love

with your guys a little more
than you are.

[all chuckles]

But really, you...

you guys are the best men
I've ever known.

And if it weren't for moments
like this...

[sighs]

...I probably wouldn't be
crushing so hard right now.

[chuckles]

TAYLOR:
With that being said...

fuck the old,
and let's bring in the new.

-VINNY: Hey! Hey!
-Okay.

All right.

CAL, VINNY & GEN:
Cheers.

[chuckles]

[indistinct chatter]

Okay. As much as I enjoyed
that speech, I am starved.

Dig in, everybody. Let's do it.

And don't forget
about these babies right here.

-CAL: Dumplings.
-MILES: Whoo!

-GEN: All right.
-Get the dumplings.

[laughs]

-GEN: Yeah, I'll serve this.
-RISH: Tikki, tikki, tikki.

-[laughs]
-[indistinct chatter]

-Whoa!
-And that's their tallest
skyscraper.

Wow. Just dangling off
the damn roof. No big deal.

[chuckles]

Yeah. They let me stay
in this villa for free

-with these shots.
-Are you kidding?

-Mm-hmm.
-Oh, yo, dude.
I did a sponsored pic once.

I mean,
not as that big obviously.

-Local donut place.
-Oh, that's cool, dude.

-Thanks.
-Good for you.

-Yeah.
-Cool. Hey, you know what? Here.

Here, take that.

-What?
-Yeah.

Really?
-Dude, they gave them to me,
I got, like, 50 of those.

Dude, you're serious. Thanks!
Taylor, that's awesome!

-No worries, dude.
-Did you take
one of these with that?

Oh, whoa! My bad.

-[laughs]
-KAYLA: What?

-[coughs] Sorry, man.
-What?

Nothing. There was-

he had a naked chick
on his phone.

No! [chuckles]

Wait, what?
Like, as a screen saver?

No. No, no, no, no, no.

It's a friend of mine.
My friend Shiran.

She's, like-- she--

sometimes, she poses
as a nude model.

She loves to, like,
put the photos up in her house,

and treats it like
her own little gallery.

-Oh.
-I'm sorry, what?

Oh, really?

-[laughs]
-[chuckles]

Yeah. Yeah. No, no, no.
It's a form of art, really.

I mean, beautiful pieces, too.
Italy is gorgeous.

Mm. Does she put them
around her own home?

Like trophies.

[laughs]

Like, she has, like...
like, no undies on?

Clean as a whistle.

-[whistles]
-Oh.

Oh.

And, uh, so, is she...
is she married?

TAYLOR:
Yeah. Uh, Rafael.

He's one of the best chefs
in Milan.

He has another little restaurant
in Portofino.

Huh.
[chuckles]

What's, uh...
what's his opinion about them?

Mm. Like what?

Like, he's okay
with these photos

just out there
for anyone to see?

[chuckles]

They...

that's sort of
the point. Right?

Thank you!

-[Shannon chuckling]
-[chuckles]

Wait, why?

[Gen chuckling]

-Well... funny enough...
-[chuckles]

Babe.

What? It's fine f
or the dinner table.

I've actually taken
some photos myself.

Something of the tasteful sort.

-TAYLOR: Mm-hmm.
-So, you do model.

Well, in that situation.

And, um, last week,
uh, actually, it's similar

to your friend over there.

And we had some friends over,

and, um, Rish here actually...

[chuckles]

KAYLA:
He what?

He hid them.

[chuckles]

CAL: Whoa!
What?

-[Gen chuckling]
-TAYLOR: What? Really?

SHANNON:
Wait. Why would you hide them?

What, like, do you wanna be
private or something?

Well, yeah. Of course,
I wanna be private about it.

I mean,
it's my girlfriend's body.

I don't know every person
that comes into our home.

And I don't trust them enough
to just have these photos

lying around for anyone
to see 'em.

I mean, they could take
a photo of it,

and then upload it.

I mean, sure. Right.

Yeah, sure.
But... but it's also her body.

[chuckles] Thank you.

Uh sure, yeah. Right.

And-- but what happens
if your parents find out?

And what are they gonna think
about it?

Why do you care
what her family thinks?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I wouldn't want anyone looking
at my baby's body like that.

Well, we weren't talking
about you, so...

VERONICA:
Oh, no, no, no.
He's right, too.

I mean, I wouldn't have
the confidence to do something

so risqué, but seriously,
kudos to you.

So, you think it's okay
that he can tell you

what you can do with your body?

I don't... I don't feel like
he's telling me

what to do with my body.

I... I'm just saying
that we are on the same page.

That's all.
And people love differently.

What about you, Cal?

Would you take down nude photos
of me for guests?

I was just gonna say

these are really good dumplings,
Vinny.

-[chuckles]
-[Gen chuckling]

-SAMUEL: Yeah, yeah.
-I mean, l'm sorry.

But look, if the medical board
caught wind of this,

I mean, you'd be done.

Okay. But she's entitled
to the choices

that she makes
for her own body

regardless of what any job
or person would think.

Yeah. But I'm pretty sure

she also doesn't
wanna be homeless.

Okay. But are you also
speaking for her?

-Hey, Kayla.
-No--

No. No. I can speak for myself.

I'm just gonna put
this away here, okay?

And the way we see
physical bodies are different

than outside the U.S.
It's much--

Thank you. Yes.
It is so different.

Over there, it's just, like,
free the nipple, you know?

That's the eloquent way
to put it.

-VINNY: Mm-hmm.
-I suppose.

To be totally eloquently fair,

I think
it's totally inappropriate

to be talking
about my girlfriend's body

at the fucking dinner table!

[chuckles awkwardly, laughs]

What's so funny, dude?

This exact conversation
is just hilarious.

[clears throat]

What's so hilarious, Mile high?

[clears throat]

This. I mean, this talk.

I mean, like, when did it
become a situation for us

to talk about human body parts?

Like, when was it an issue
for me to be able to be like,

"Oh, hey, you know,
I care about my baby,

and I wanna protect her from,

like, fucked-up dudes
out there"?

To now, it's like,
if I express myself,

I'm a misogynistic mansplainer?

What? So, you don't realize

that it's not your decision
to make?

[scoffs]
Who's to say it isn't?

KAYLA:
Are you serious?

MILES:
All right, look.

My baby knows
that I can't have sugar

past 8:00 p.m. Okay?

And she knows that
I love my late-night snacks.

She also knows
that I will find them.

So, she makes the decision
to hide them from me.

So, you're saying
we as partners

can't make decisions based on
what we know about each other,

what we know would be better
for each other?

-What kinda snacks?
-Now, hold up.

Are you actually
linking feminism

to munches right now?

-Flaming Cheetos and Gummy
bears.
-Mm.

-Ah, classics.
-TAYLOR: Nice.

-[kisses]
-[Gen chuckling]

-They are.
-MILES: And, no, Cal.
That's not what I'm saying.

I'm just saying that
men and women, you know,

we have a different experience
than they have,

and they have a different
experience than we have.

So, we should just respect
each other for it.

It's not a big deal.

I mean, Vinny,
you agreed with me on this.

Remember?

Uh, no.

MILES:
What? Dude, that's bullshit!

You just said
that the other day,

that you feel like women
are exploiting

the shit out of us.

-What?
-Uh...

Oh, you're taking my words
way out of context.

What I said is that
we were so used

to one side of the spectrum,
and now, that that is changing,

we haven't found
the right balance yet.

Everything's
just black and white

instead of circumstantial.

Yeah. That's exactly
what I'm saying.

SAMUEL:
I get what you're saying.

Like, you're trying--
you're saying,

how do we as guys
circumstantially know

what's the difference,
what's okay

and what's not okay, right?

Like I never wanna make anyone
feel like I'm harassing them,

but at the same time,
if I'm into them,

I don't know, I just freak out.

One time, I asked a girl
if I could kiss her,

and you know what she said?

"Never ask."

[chuckles]

You just have to read the room.

-KAYLA: Yeah.
-IZZY:And we do give out signs.
Plenty.

Mm-hmm.

MILES:
What signs?

-Ah, we give signs.
-[clicks tongue]

-You? You've never given a sign.
-That is not true.

I give you the little,
like, head smile and a little...

Oh, yeah. Okay, yeah.
That was a sign.

-Yeah, that was a sign.
-[smooches]

[chuckles]

Sometimes, man, you just gotta
take a chance, you know?

Like, you're not gonna know

if you're on the same page
or not,

but you just gotta be
confidently vulnerable

that you're gonna take a leap.

Oh, and eye contact.

-IZZY: Mm.
-Yeah.

-IZZY: Eye contact is very
flexible.
-GEN: Hmm. Yeah.

-KAYLA: Mm-hmm.
-There a lotta googly eyes
happening here.

TAYLOR:
Cal the poet.

[Izzy chuckling]

Mm.

He gotta have his way
with words with you, too,

doesn't he?

Tell me...
what is it that you do?

I'm a musician.

-Mm-hmm.
-Hmm. Of cours, you are.

That's awesome.
Well, I'm in music, too.

-What kinda music?
-Actually, for TV and film.

-VINNY: Oh, so, like
composition.
-IZZYY: Yeah.

-Mm-hmm.
-Yeah. She got scooped up
right after school,

and she's been hijacking
your airpods

with eerie music ever since.

-TAYLOR: Huh.
-Very cool. Very cool.

Are there a lot
of African-American women

in that field?

-What do you mean?
-[Gen clearing throat]

I just meant, like,
is it challenging

being an African-American woman
in the industry?

I like to think
that it's challenging

being a woman in any industry.

It doesn't really matter
if you're Black.

I'm... I'm sorry. I...

is it not okay
to say African-American?

[clears throat]

Can't say that
anymore now either.

[laughs]

Um, it just depends.
I mean, you can say Black.

There's nothing wrong with that.

VINNY:
Really? I mean,
I had a floormate in college,

and he told me
that you couldn't say that.

He was Black.
I mean, African-American.

Wait, wait, wait.

So, how it racist for me
to say that it--

how is it racist if I say
that Cal is yellow,

but not if Rish is brown.

It's racist
because you never actually

had to experience
living like the other.

You don't know
what it means to say yellow.

And you're also coming
from a place of power

simply because of your precedent
in this country.

SAMUEL:
But that's not
what we're saying at all.

I mean, it's not my intention.

Like, isn't it racist then
if you call me a cracker?

Or like
when Rish calls me white boy.

-RISH: White bread.
-[chuckles]

Only the people with power
can be the racists,

not the other way around.

Wait. That's total bullshit.
That's not my intention.

It's not about intentions, dude.

It's just ignorant.

It's ignorant just because
you're not aware of the fact

that you've never
had to experience it.

So, all those little
circumstantial things

that you're bringin' up
are actual circumstances

-that we as people of color
had to go through.
-[sighs]

Yeah, man.

Yeah, dude-- yeah.

Shit that we get ridiculed over,

we get beaten over,
got killed over.

Sit down, man. You don't know
what you're talking about.

Long story short...

that's wonderful.

Very happy for you.

-Thank you.
-TAYLOR: Mm-hmm.

So, what is it that you do?

You're a photographer?

You could say that?

IZZY:
Hmm. I'm asking you
what you say.

-TAYLOR: Mm.
-More wine?

-TAYLOR: Uh--
-Please.

-Yeah.
-I'd say I'm a lifestyle
enthusiast.

-As an...
-Influencer.

-Ah.
-Mm-hmm.

Well, I guess that another...

way you could call it.

I give people around the world
a glimpse into

what it's like to live life
at its fullest potential.

It's a very privileged job,
of course.

Oh?

Well, I'm glad
we got privilege included.

Absolutely.

What, do you think
I don't know my own privilege?

Of course, I do. I own it.

It's the only way I can do good
for other people.

So, I mean, it's not my fault.

I forgo the opportunities,
what you guys have.

A close settlement,
being able

to see your friends and family
whenever you want.

I gave all that up to travel
around the world,

so I can give people
who are underprivileged

a glimpse into what it's like
through my lens.

[Kayla chuckles]

I'm pretty sure owning
and utilizing

your white privilege would mean
to help firsthand the issues

happening here rather than,

I don't know,
traversing the world.

But what do I know?
I design websites.

[Vinny clearing throat]
Is anyone gonna finish
these dumplings?

TAYLOR:
Okay, look. If you wanna get
into it,

about real-world problems,
I could--

-KAYLA: Please.
-Yeah, hold on.

I gotta-- one sec.

Sorry, guys.
I gotta take this.

It's my flight.

[grunts]

TAYLOR:
Yep.

Yeah.

Well, Taylor hasn't changed
much at all.

Yeah, whatever.
He's too good for us.

Oh, come on, dude.
No, he's not.

[scoffs]
The man is wearing
a 400-dollar pajama sweater.

It's 70 degrees outside.
Come on.

I don't know.
I think he's kinda cool.

Yeah.
You definitely would, Muel.

-VINNY: Hey, Miles. Come on,
man.
-What?

You want another beer or...

Dude, I'm fine. It's whatever.
Fuck it.

-KAYLA: Oh, fuck.
-What?

GEN:
What happened?

Um, Vinny,
can we turn up the TV?

TV, unmute.

-[protestors clamoring on TV]
-TV REPORTER: ...And the
courtroom was palpable.

There are many outside,
just standing in shock.

And we can only assume
that social media

will have
an overwhelming response.

Once again,
we are breaking the news

here on
Devenoff-Williams trial,

and the result
of the deliberation.

The verdict is not guilty.

Again, for our viewers at home,

that is Mike Devonoff
has been found not guilty

on all counts.

As Devonoff and the
defense team
celebrate their victory,

prosecutors are outraged
that what they view

as social injustice,
they have...

[scoffs]
That's so fucking ridiculous!

You guys believe this shit?

GEN:
So, he just got off?
No nothing?

SAMUEL:
This is unbelievable.

Just basically a slap
on the wrist.

KAYLA:
No jail time.

-IZZY: No.
-KAYLA: So fucking stupid.

I mean, who cares?

His life is ruined anyway.

What, it's not like anyone's
gonna get treated by him.

I mean, it's never gonna go
back to normal.

Online trolls are gonna drag him
through the Internet mud.

And you think justice
is served?

[scoffs]
I wouldn't say it's justice,
but it's something.

Hey, you ruined his life.

Congratulations.

This stuff is pretty rampant
around the world.

I'm surprised it even got
this much attention.

I mean, all y'all just wanna,

like, go back
into everyone's life,

and dig up any dirt
that you can.

It's like, we all fucked up
in the past.

We-- okay?
We were all horny fucks.

It doesn't mean that we--
like, you need to put us

in the same category as,
like, rape.

Oh. Hey, hey, hey. Come on,
let's go get a smoke outside.

No. I mean, I'm just--

Spoken like a true white
privileged nationalist.

-Hey, that's not fair.
-MILES: What?

Says Miss White Savior
over there.

Are you fucking kidding me?

I don't impose my whiteness
on anybody.

I'm the least racist person
here. Back me up on that, Rish.

You're telling me
that if that doctor on TV

was Black or POC,
that it'd be the same verdict?

Yeah.

So ignorant.

It's not ignorant.
It's just truth.

RISH:
It's not about racism, Miles.
It's just...

look, you're in a position
to lack empathy solely

because you have never been
in the position to need it.

[laughs]
What?

Are you fucking kidding me,
dude? It sucks to be a

white guy right now.
Back me up on this, Vinny.

Hey, hey.
Leave me out of this, man.

It d-- no! Let me just say this.

Oh, I think
you just said enough.

Oh. Well, so says Cal,

putting the foot down now
that he's in production!

Fuck did you just say to me?

Yeah! Dude, all I'm saying
is that people change.

So, why don't you go
in the corner and

cry about being wanted.

Is that what you think, Miles?

You think women should go cry
in the corner

after being assaulted by men?

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I don't think
he was talking about,

like, women specifically.

Izzy.

You know what? You're right.
This is not my place.

KAYLA:
No. Hold on. Wait.
What were you gonna say?

Yeah. Come on.
What were you gonna say?

Just say it.

Babe, are you okay?

SHANNON:
Mm-hmm.

Come on, we're all family here.
Just say it.

What, you're gonna dog me

in front of my friends
like that? just say it!

-Miles.
-Dude, relax.

Oh, don't tell me to relax!

Come on, just say it.

-Say it!
-CAL: You assaulted Shannon!

What?

-What that--
-Miles. What is he talking
about?

No, I--

[scoffs]

No, I... I mean, I don't know
what he's talking about.

I would never. He doesn't know
what he's talking about.

I would never do that.

Klapman's party, 12 years ago.
Senior year.

-VINNY: What?
-MILES: No, no, no. I never,
uh...

No, no. You know what? She...

she...
she came onto me that night.

She did. I remember that.

IZZY:
And she also said, "No."

Or did you choose not to hear
that part?

God, what is this? Some kinda
fucking ambush or something?

If this is some kinda
intervention, I'm--

Dude, I'm getting the fuck
outta here.

Baby, come on. Let's go.

Hey, hey.
You're not going anywhere.

No, no, no, no, no.
No one is going anywhere

until we figure this out
right now.

Okay?

Miles, I've known you
my entire life.

You better come clean,
or I swear to God,

I might do something
that I'll regret.

[scoffs]
Okay. Come on, Whiskey.
Just relax.

VINNY:
Hey, hey, hey! Do not tell me
to relax in my own home!

Dude!

Tell me what you did!

Dude, we fooled around.
That's it.

All right, we fooled around.
She showed me signs.

Signs that she wasn't gonna
stop.

Hey, Chang!

Shannon, come on,
back me up on this.

You know that I would never
come onto you like that.

I've never put myself on you.

But you did.

Says who?

I saw it.

I didn't mean to, you know?
I just...

I stumbled on that hallway,
and you were kissing her neck.

She pushed you away just
as she saw me, and...

I didn't know if I was supposed
to do anything then.

I wasn't...

aware that I was supposed to say
something to you then,

Shannon.

Was I supposed to?

'Cause I always wished I did.

I'm sorry, Shannon. I...

[sobs softly]
Baby, is this true?

MILES:
No! I...

Look, I was plastered,
and fuckin' she was plastered.

We were drunk, and--

Fucking typical.
Blame it on the girl.

And the booze.

MILES:
I'm not blaming it on her
or the fuckin' booze!

Okay, Kayla, please.

Miles has been nothing
but a gentleman

since the day he met me.

And he treats my mother
with so much respect.

IZZY:
I'm sorry.

But does that justify
his past actions?

No! No. Of course, not.

No, but... I know him.

And I know that would never
force himself

on someone like that.

Why would you defend him?

Because he's my fiancé.

And I will stand by him,

and be his champion
until the day I die.

So, look. I respect
all of you women here. I do.

But right now, you are talking
about my husband.

And he assaulted
my girlfriend's body.

SHANNON:
Vinny, stop.

I let it happen.

Babe, no. No, you--

No, we were both drunk.

And... [sniffles]

...I've always wondered
if it was me.

If I did something wrong.

And I said, "Stop,"
but I didn't say it hard enough.

It is not your fault.

It was never rape. He just...

Broke your trust for anyone
who came after him?

MILES:
Look.

I'm sorry for whatever happened
that night.

But I swear on my future child
that that is not how I saw it.

All right? It's just with all
this "me, too" shit,

it's like we can't even teach
our children the difference

between a man and a woman.

It's like we all have to be
the same now or something.

-Let's get some air.
-It's fucking ridiculous!

Let's get some air, okay?

Dude-- whatever, bro.

Baby? Baby? Are you okay?

Listen, fuck Miles.

I'll never talk to him again,
okay? I got him his job.

I practically handed him
his fucking life that he loves.

Stop! Just stop.

I don't need any of that. Okay?

I don't need you to do anything
for me.

You always wanna find
a fucking solution,

and sometimes, I just need you
to sit with my shit!

He's your friend.

[sobs]

SHANNON:
And I made this choice
not to say anything. Okay?

So, there was a time
when than...

[sniffles]

...might've affected me.

But it doesn't anymore. Okay?

It doesn't define me
in any way anymore.

And I don't need anybody here
to feel bad for me, okay?

Hey. Just let her breathe, man.

SAMUEL:
Miles, stop! Miles, stop, man!

Come on. Where are you going?
Miles, stop, man.

Wait. Dude, you've been
drinking.

Where are you gonna go?
Just stop!

Get the fuck outta here, Muel!

I'm the white guy, removing
himself from the situation.

And if you touch me again,
I will break your fucking neck!

SAMUEL:
What happened to you, man?

Go be a slave to someone else.

SAMUEL:
Yeah.

Maybe that person
won't scare so easy.

And my name is fucking Samuel
by the way.

Maybe you ought
to start figuring out

who the hell you are
in this world?

Off again, huh?

Yeah, man. Sorry, I...

I gotta go where the work is,
you know?

Let the boys know for me,
will ya?

Sounded like they needed to air
out some laundry in there.

Yeah.
And you're just gonna take off

like it never even happened?

Did you know
about Miles and Shannon?

At Klapman's party?

About what he did to her?

[scoffs]

Is there any part of you that
isn't entirely full of shit?

I love you guys. But this?

This the type of shit
that I don't need.

I don't need feelings.

I already know
what it's like to lose

the most important person to me.

What, are you gonna put yourself
through that again?

There's so much to look forward
to in the future.

Come on.

What, are you gonna stay here
and dwell in the past?

So, basically,
just run from everything.

The whole world's
still gonna be chasing me.

And you know what?

You're still gonna wanna be
just like me.

Hey. Hey, Taylor.

Got an extra seat.

Future always forgives.

Runnin' ain't forgivin'.

[sniffles]

[Taylor sighs]

[sighs]

So, I imagine that's not
what you were expecting

for a dinner party.

Mm. A little more colorful
than usual.

[chuckles]
Right.

Hey, uh, I don't know
if it's my place to say, but...

considering everything
that's happened tonight,

I feel like nothing
is off limits at this point.

But, uh,

I'm so happy to see
you and Rish together.

Him and I really haven't seen
eye to eye in a bit.

-I know.
-[sighs]

I think
I'm realizing more today that

just communicating
and not letting things fester

from something into something
you just can't even recognize

anymore is healthy,

so...

But I know Rish, and...

like, he looks at you.

He really looks at you.

I don't think
I'm making any sense.

[chuckles softly, sighs]

Thank you, Cal.

And I sense
that he misses you, too.

Deeply.

-Go do your thing. Yeah.
-Yeah.

Hey, hey, hey.
Where are you going?

Um, I just checked on Shannon.
She just needs some space.

Okay.

And I think I do, too.

(♪♪♪)

-Okay.
-IZZY: I just called a Lyft,
so...

All right. Well, let me get
my things. I'll go with you.

No. Stay.

You need to be with him.

No, fuck that.
I'll come with you. Yeah.

Stay.

Are we okay?

I don't know, Cal.
You lied to me.

And about something
like this, I...

I can't process this
and be here at the same time.

I can't be with you
in this space at the same time.

We'll be okay. It's okay.

-[kisses]
-Tell me we'll be okay.

Hey, is, uh, Shannon here?

Uh, bedroom I think.

(♪♪♪)

SHANNON:
So, when I went down
to the bathroom, um...

just a little further away
from all the noise, all the...

-[sniffles]
-SHANNON: ...tequila and weed,
all... mixed up.

And when he came down, too, I--

MILES:
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't--

I'm sorry to interrupt.
I'll come back.

No, Miles.

Come in.

It's okay.
I want him to hear this.

Only if it's okay with you.

SHANNON:
So, when he...

when you...

came downstairs
to the bathroom...

[sniffles]

SHANNON:
...and I came out into that...

tiny, narrow hallway,
and you blocked my way up.

You said...

Do you remember what you said?

You said...

"You can't tease me like that
all night and get away with it."

And when you...

when you kissed me,
I didn't stop you.

I know that.

[sobs]

But when I tried
to get around you...

me, this...

tiny, little Asian girl,
you wouldn't let me.

[breathes shakily]

And when you pinned me
against the wall...

and dug your hand
in my pants...

just as Cal came downstairs,
I...

-[sniffles]
-...I shut down.

The voice screaming in my head
became a whisper in the dark.

I wanted to be the cool girl
so bad.

-[sniffles]
-You know, the girl
that all the other

douchebag jocks wanted.

I didn't want Cal or anyone else
to see me unwanted,

but really...

I was so much more scared
of what you would do

if my voice was louder.

So, I let you keep going
until...

You convinced me
to go in the bathroom.

And then I left.

Leaving all that bullshit
behind.

Until today.

It...

it was wrong of me to do it.

And it was wrong of me
to minimize it.

I'm so sorry, Shannon.

Thank you, Miles.

Can you forgive me?

No.

I understand.

[exhales shakily]

[sniffles]

(♪♪♪)

[Miles sighs]

Baby.

I'll get better, I promise.

I smoked a cigarette today.

[kisses]

Hey, stranger.

Hi.

[both sighs]

So... those are my
childhood friends.

Obviously, we won't be hanging
out with them ever again.

[both chuckles]

Well, it beats
those boring dinner parties

where all there is
is small talk.

Those are awful.

And, hey. You know what?

[sighs]

I want you to do whatever you
wanna do with your body.

I mean, I'm not endorsing
that you go out and become,

like, a sex worker
or something,

but there would be nothing wrong
with that.

I mean, uh, it's a fine job.

This is a really,
really great apology.

[chuckles]

I want you to be you.

I like Cal.

Must've been hard for him
to hold that secret for so long.

It's probably why he holds
his friends

in such high esteem.

Well, Miles is hardly
to be held in high esteem, so...

[chuckles]

Well, I wasn't talking
about him.

[inhales, exhales]

Really?

[chuckles]

I won't tell if you won't.

[both chuckles]

[smooches]

Thank you.

[kisses]

Where's Izzy?

Uh, she left.

Is she okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
She's just-- she's tired.

How about you?

I don't know.

Same.

How is she?

She's strong.

She'll be better.

Hey, let me get this.

Are you trying to tell me
what to do?

Stop, come on.
Listen, you're my guest.

They're my friends.
We just had an existential

millennial meltdown.
You've gotta be exhausted.

Let me get this for you, okay?

Obviously, you can help.

It's not my place
to say otherwise,

but you did a lot of good
tonight, so let me get this.

Okay. Have at it.

We'll just consider it even
for that time you puked.

[chuckles]

[clears throat]

[sighs]

Hey, Cal.
Look, um, I'm sorry I--

Just do the dishes, man.

We're almost done.

[chuckles softly]

We'll light one up
and talk after, right, Vin?

[chuckles softly]

[music ends]

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