Ava (2020) - full transcript

Mr. Hamilton.

Yes.

You have water in the door.

Great.

Straight to

the convention center?

Absolutely.

You're American.

Mm-hm.

Arkansas.

Ah, Southern girl.

Yes sir, I am.

Call me Peter.

Sir makes me feel like

I'm retiring to Florida.

Oh, I'm so sorry about that.

What's your name?

I'm Brandy.

I've had one of those

fuckers of a morning, Brandy.

Mm, I'm so sorry to hear that.

I had this meeting, and this

passive-aggressive motherfucker

insinuates all

this shit about me.

Why was I so blind to this

fucking prick who was suggesting

I wasn't very good at my job?

Which I am, by the way.

God love him.

You know, Croesus once said,

"Count no man happy

until the end is known."

Ah. Look at you.

Let's make a deal.

I don't know you,

and you don't know me,

and since we don't

know each other,

we've got nothing to lose.

We can just be real.

Okay?

No masks.

Just the experience

of Brandy and Peter.

What do you say?

Does this usually work?

Okay.

No masks, no bullshit.

I'm up here thinking that I'd

love to pull the car over,

get in the back, have a

drink with you, and then...

see what else happens.

Oh, I wish I could.

I thought...

I said I'd

love to have a drink.

I have one sip of that,

and someone's going to jail,

someone's going to the ER.

I didn't come back here

for a drink, Peter.

I wanted to see what you

looked like from this angle.

You like what you see?

Your pictures do

not do you justice.

Come here.

Hold on a second, Peter.

I just want to ask

you a question first.

Yes, ma'am.

You're the boss now.

What'd you do?

What did I do?

Well, I don't know

when you did it, but...

I know you did something, Peter.

What are you talking about?

Why would someone not want

you to be alive anymore?

You know, if you modernize it,

what Croesus actually said is,

Count no man happy until

he's had a good death.

I genuinely try to give my

subjects a good death

when I can.

But I can't do that unless

I know what you did.

This isn't funny.

Who put you up to this?

Was it Ronny?

Aw, that bastard.

I knew it was.

Let's give him a call.

Put the phone down, please.

Ah, fuck!

Oh, please!

Please don't, please!

Don't beg.

Just think of it as though

it's already happened,

because it has.

Now answer my question.

Nothing!

I'm a nothing!

I'm a nobody!

I just move money

around for companies!

So you don't have

an answer for me?

No! No, no, wait, wait.

Okay, okay.

I know why.

I know why.

No, you don't.

Subjects rarely do.

Okay, okay, please.

I'll pay you.

I'm sure you hear

this all the time,

but I'll give you every cent

that I've got. I'm in finance!

Executive code 74598CG.

Management Code 840227.

Confirmed.

Subject's closed.

You sound a little off, kiddo.

Anything to share?

Nope.

Nothing to report?

Gotta get a new set of wigs.

I don't know if they've

shrunk, or my head's grown.

Any hiccups?

You can stop worrying

about me now.

I'll stop worrying

when I stop worrying.

How's the mind?

Clear.

Fine.

You don't sound clear.

Shut up.

Or fine.

Just please shut up.

I'm just still in it,

that's all.

Did you close this subject

with dignity?

Yep.

Was management compromised?

Nope.

Then move the fuck on.

I think I might go back

to Boston for a bit.

Is that a good idea?

It's personal, Duke.

You want to talkprep for Riyadh?

Later?

Okay.

Well, let's go over

it like it's your S-A-Ts,

'cause management asked

for you specifically.

They'll be watching.

We cover every exit on this one.

Duke.

I'll call you

if you don't call me.

Keep your head down and

your powder dry, kiddo.

Head down, powder dry.

Got it.

Just doing the final

boarding check.

Flying time to Boston

will be approximately

six hours and 40 minutes,

bringing us in just

ahead of schedule.

Checking in.

Campbell.

Hello?

Management code 980456.

Executive Order 98602FT

We have a situation.

She's one of our own,

so do nothing

until you get the green light.

Just keep her in your sights.

Financial

advisor Peter Hawthorne

has been discovered outside

Paris inside a burned car.

French police are describing it

as an assassination

style killing.

Hawthorne, a key advisor

to the International

Monetary Fund,

had recently been accused

of money laundering

and election tampering

after several high level

officials of the...

♪ You can kiss me again

If you want to ♪

♪ I don't mind ♪

♪ You can kiss me again

If you want to ♪

♪ That'd be fine ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ And I guess We

have to play ♪

♪ The cards we've been dealt ♪

♪ And I guess I

got nothing ♪

♪ Whatever happens happens ♪

♪ 'Cause my life

Is falling apart ♪

Yeah,

should be an early flight.

Hey, Jude.

Can I walk you home?

Well, the funeral was a joy.

Yeah, sorry about that.

Yeah.

I know you had to do

it all by yourself.

I managed.

I managed big time.

- How's Mom?

- Irritable.

Oh. So she's fine, then.

Here.

Michael hates it.

So that's still happening, huh?

I'm sorry, okay?

You're my fuckin' sister.

Yeah, and you fuckin' left.

It happened.

I haven't seen you

for eight years.

I called you.

Yeah, every six months, for you

to deflect all our questions

about where the fuck you are.

You just quit

drinking, disappeared,

and left me holding

all these bags of shit.

I liked you better

when you were a drunk.

Nice.

I'd invite you in...

but Michael lives

here with me now.

I'll be at the hospital at nine

if you want to meet me there.

Hospital?

Are you fucking kidding me?

I emailed you last week.

What?

I figured that's

why you're here.

Ava, Mom had a heart attack.

It wasn't a heart attack.

You're such a drama queen.

It was angina.

It's nothing.

Heart attack.

Baby, will you get me that

other blanket, please?

The one on the chair?

Thank you.

You don't have to

stand in the doorway.

Now that you're finally here,

you might as well join us...

in the actual room.

Here.

Oh. No vase.

Hey, which nurse is on tonight?

Is it Gloria,

the-the tall redhead?

It's Sophie, Ma.

Oh, she's nice too.

Maybe she can get us a vase.

Mm.

They're very sweet to me.

They give me extra desserts.

Not that my waistline

could use it.

Well, I think you

look great, Ma.

Hm, I would have thought

maybe you'd be shocked

to see me this old,

considering you

haven't laid eyes on me

in such a long time.

You look exactly the same age.

It's really great work.

Come on, Ava.

Thank you, Ava.

But really,

it's just my moisturizer.

It's on the shelf

in the bathroom

if you want to grab

some for yourself.

It's funny,

I never would have thought

that the Netherlands

would be that hot,

but it seems like you're

getting a little sun damage.

Sun is a great idea.

Let's get you in the chair, Ma.

I'm not in the mood.

Dad only thought

about himself.

Nonsense.

Your dad was always pushing.

Always indestructible, always

thinking he was invincible.

And charm?

Pfft.

To burn.

He just charmed them all.

He had that manipulative

thing, like Ava.

Your hair looks terrible.

Thank you.

Well it just... it just

sits there, like, meh.

You could wear it

with some style.

You're not in the army anymore.

Well, I don't have

anyone to impress.

I could cut it for you while

you're here, if you want.

Well, I don't want

to put you out.

I cut Judy's hair all the time.

It is how I earned my living

before I gave up

everything for you two.

I do know what I'm doing.

I'm sure you do, Ma.

Forget that I mentioned it,

I wish I never brought it up.

Fuck, if you want to cut my

hair, you can cut my hair, okay?

Honey, how's Michael?

- Uh...

- Have you seen him yet, Ava?

No, not yet.

When you do, just remember,

try not to make it all about you

and your feelings, huh?

So...

Come on, let's hear it.

Tell us all about the fancy job.

Nothin' much to tell.

So this one could be tricky.

The approach should

be flirty but classy.

Anything aggressive is going

to scare the General off.

Is he married?

Separated.

What's the front door key?

Larry Sullivan,

a good friend of your father's

and the General.

Sunday lunches at your

childhood home in London

is a primary memory.

Sullivan used to tell you and

your little brother war stories

after the meal.

Got it, that's good stuff.

Stick to the script this time?

The General's a big

weapons mover and shaker

internationally, and management

stressed that it has to appear

like natural causes.

The necessary materials along

with your personal effects,

will meet you in Riyadh.

Go gentle on this one.

all eyes are on us.

Message received.

You be great, kiddo.

Head down.

Powder dry.

I know, I know.

You think that is funny?

I'm sorry.

You really have

a charming laugh.

It's your third best quality.

So what are my first and

second best qualities, then?

Of course, well, we could

discuss this upstairs...

I think at this time it's best

if we both leave you alone.

Miss Porter.

I'm so glad Larry sent you.

Mm.

Mr. Sullivan's a good

friend of my father's.

Practically grew up with him

at our house every weekend.

Well, so leave us now,

gentlemen.

So, the ambassador is a

very good friend of mine

and lets me use his office to

escape these horrible parties.

May I see it?

Yes. Please.

So how are you enjoying

this trip in Saudi Arabia?

I must warn you...

I'm a little slut.

Oh, my God.

I... I really like you.

It's completely painless.

It'll take about 15 minutes.

Everyone will think you died of

a stress-related heart attack.

You did something bad.

Right?

They wouldn't have

sent me if you hadn't.

I wish I knew what it was.

It was the name, right?

Sullivan.

Faulty fuckin' intel, right?

I said the name wrong.

Fuck you.

Help!

Help! Help!

Get her downstairs, it

looks like she's been hit.

Help the General!

Oh, my God!

Let's get you down to safety.

It'll be all right.

Calm down.

Almost there.

Keep moving, please.

I'm going to throw up if I

don't sit down for a second.

Don't move.

Fuck.

Sullivan, O'Sullivan.

It's a typo.

I disagree.

Who was responsible?

Well, let's say for the

purposes of this conversation,

it's my fault.

I'm supposed to get

you in and out safely.

I failed.

I'm sorry, darling.

It was meant to look

like natural causes.

I can do natural causes.

I know you can.

I can do an accident.

I can do gentle.

I know.

Duke, if you're gonna

close me, just do it now.

Management knows

it's not your fault.

Okay.

They arranged for one of the

more obscure Middle Eastern

terror factions to

claim responsibility.

So some anti-Western group's

gonna get 20 rocket launchers.

It's an error.

Let's move the fuck on.

How did the General fall

into our parameters?

Ava, don't tell me you've been

asking the subjects

what they did wrong again.

We're not going to survive

another episode of that.

Have you been using again?

No.

You're an addict.

Do you remember what that

behavior led to last time?

Yeah.

The hospitalization of three

wait staff 'cause they...

It's not like that this time.

It's just,

sometimes I just want to know

why I'm closing somebody.

Who gives a shit?

You're client-facing.

You're not a member of the

parole board or a prison shrink.

You're there to get the

SignEasy on the toe tag.

Yours is not to reason why,

yours is to do or die.

You know, I'm not going to

be able to protect you

a second time.

Duke.

I'm good.

All right?

I promise you.

Well, management is going

to be extra cautious.

Okay.

They want you off the

grid for a beat or two.

My father died.

I know.

You didn't kill him, did you?

Okay.

I need to go back

to Boston anyway.

Tie up some loose ends.

Finish some stuff.

That's a lot of pain points.

I know that.

You want me to tell management

you'd like time off?

Yeah.

I already did.

You asshole.

You're such an asshole.

And there you are.

Michael?

You look good.

I don't. I don't.

But thanks for saying it.

You do, actually.

Judy's inside with your mother.

Oh. Some things never

change, do they?

Some things do.

I'm happy for you guys.

I really am.

I probably should have told

you my sister's in town.

Yeah.

You gonna start showing

up without calling first?

To visit my mother?

I can hear you out there,

you know.

Come help me with

this fucking TV!

Can you believe

Michael remembered?

Thank you, Michael.

Ava, can you believe Michael

remembered I love irises?

Uh, yeah, I can believe

that he'd remember

something like that.

Want me to take a look at it?

Nope.

Leave it, you're going to

break the whole damn thing.

Uhh, it's fine, it's

just the antenna.

I've almost got it.

The three of you should go

out and have a nice dinner

tomorrow night.

- Uh. Ma, I...

- No, no.

Ava, take them somewhere nice.

- Uh, I don't...

- No, go on. Go on. Go on.

I need to know the

three of you get along.

In case anything,

you know, happens to me.

Touch wood.

Ma, stop it.

Wow, you fixed it.

Good work.

Hm.

I guess there was

nothing wrong with it.

About 10 years ago,

at my most fucked up,

I caught my dad

having an affair.

And I told him that

if he didn't tell Mom,

that I was going

to do it myself.

So... he cried.

And he promised me that he

would tell her about it.

But what he did instead was...

tell her that he caught me

stealing money from his wallet.

He said that I tried to

blackmail him into giving me

$1,000, and that if

he wouldn't do it,

that I would make up a story

about him having an affair.

I was a total alcoholic-addict

piece of shit at the time who

had been caught stealing

money for drugs, so...

naturally, she believed him.

I don't blame her.

But him...

The look on his face when she

was confronting me about it.

It was like he was amused...

for using me to save his ass.

I couldn't get through

that day without using.

Made me want to kill him.

Oh, I fuckin'

fantasized about it.

And I knew that if I didn't

leave immediately, that I would.

So...

I left and I joined the army.

When I heard he was dead,

I knew it was safe to come back.

That's all I got.

Thank you for sharing.

Hey, I'm Tony and

I'm an alcoholic.

Hi, Tony.

- Hey.

- Hey.

So when are our Syrian friends

going to claim responsibility,

has that been arranged?

Being arranged, as we speak.

Okay.

Goodness gracious me.

That was a hiccup.

That was more than a hiccup.

The Saudi branch has

completed refurbishment.

They say they're ready to

chase returns and get filled.

They say there's no way

it can lead back to us.

There's one way.

No, not her.

I recruited her, I trained her.

You recruited me,

you trained me.

I say she's a liability.

Simon.

She's best of breed.

There's no way she can be ID'd.

There's a risk factor.

Have you forgotten?

That was two years ago.

And she had valid doubts

about the ethical merits

of a couple of closures.

Valid doubts...

the pursuit of which led her

to have a fuckin' meltdown.

And she got back on track.

She's talking

to the fuckin' targets!

Again!

You told me...

when soldiers disobey the

chain of command, people die.

H-How do we know this?

I heard her.

I was in France.

Saudi Arabia wasn't her fault,

that's all I'm saying.

So whose fault was it?

My executive, my care and

feeding, my responsibility.

Well, thank you.

Thank you for saying it.

All right, then.

She is the most gifted

we have, you know that.

Okay.

She'll take a rest.

Let the dust settle.

I'll re-engage her

when the time is right.

That's the best decision.

It's your decision, Duke.

Just lettin' you make it.

Yeah.

Now get the fuck out of

here and let me enjoy

me son's christening.

Yeah.

Congrats.

So?

She's always been

Duke's favorite,

but she's a loose cannon and

a danger to the organization.

I wanted her killed in Riyadh

so he wouldn't know it was us.

But now...

Call Alain.

Tell him tooth or finger,

I don't care which.

I want to see a piece of her.

Hm.

What about Duke?

Don't you worry about Duke.

- But Dad...

- Listen.

Five days,

that man was tortured,

and he didn't give me up.

Five days.

But won't he know it was us?

Doesn't matter,

go outside to the party.

Spend some time with your

little brother, will you?

Go on.

Half-brother.

I'm good.

- I know you're angry...

- Stop talking.

I just...

You know how I always say

stop talking and you don't,

and it's part of our

hilarious banter?

This time I'm actually

telling you stop talking.

You're showing me a gun?

You know what happened to the

last person who showed me a gun?

And the person before that?

And the person before that, and

so on, if you follow my drift?

Saudi Arabia was their fuckup.

It was your fuckup, Duke.

You're trying to close me?

I know it may look like that,

but honestly, and no offense,

the company is not

trying to close you.

If they wanted you closed,

you'd be closed.

Uh-huh.

And you're sure of that

because...?

Because it was discussed.

Right.

Of course it was

fuckin' discussed.

You keep breaking protocol.

I warned you.

Anyway, I told Simon

you're not to be touched,

and if he wanted to do

something like that,

he would have to involve me.

And kill me.

Say that again.

The company had

nothing to do with it.

I got an ID on the guy from

my sources at Boston PD.

He's ex-French Special Forces,

dishonorably discharged,

and MIA for years.

He had a drug problem.

So it would seem that an

exceptionally unlucky junkie

tried to mug you...

You don't believe that, Duke.

Uh, because operatives with

black arts combat training

can't be addicts?

I know you don't trust anybody.

But I'm not anybody.

So, I'm gonna take my

hands out of my pockets,

I'm gonna put them up like this,

I'm going to step toward you...

place them on your shoulders

in a comforting,

but firm, fatherly manner...

and I'm going to ask you.

Are you sure you

don't want me to

hang around for a few days,

keep an eye on you?

I came here to get a

break from you, remember?

Here's his gun.

Can you run it for me?

Will do.

- He's a punk.

- No.

He's a punk.

- Teddy's a great bass player.

- He's a fine bass player.

And 'fine' not as

in, Oh, he's fine.

'Fine' as in average.

You can do better.

He hates Teddy coz he hit on

me at the first gig we played.

What? That's not true.

I don't even remember that.

Oh, you don't?

- No?

- No.

Oh, she can't drink that.

But first,

bullshit you'd forgotten?

Mm-hm.

And second, he just didn't

know that I had a boyfriend.

Hm. Yeah, okay.

Judy's in this incredible band,

you gotta hear 'em.

She heard actually.

Thank you, by the way.

She heard us play

the other night.

They're great.

You should come hear them

play at Wally's on Friday.

You're playing Wally's Cafe?

You're gonna blow up, Jude.

Well, you're biased.

Wow, you always wanted

to play at Wally's.

Come on, with all

the fake modesty.

You know you rant and

rave every night about

how underappreciated

you guys are.

Don't fucking say that.

What?

Could you not say that kind of

fuckin' stuff in front of her?

What kind of stuff?

What did I say?

You didn't say anything.

Why are you fuckin' asking her?

Don't laugh at me.

Judy, he's not laughing at you.

Okay, just don't do that.

Listen, what I say at home,

I say it at home.

And I... I've just been

complimenting you for the past

10 minutes, I was talkin'

about how brilliant you are.

Was that hard for you?

No. Look, you know, what?

I'm not gonna do this.

- Was it a chore for you?

- You're drunk. Okay?

That's what it is, you're drunk.

So.

So, what's... what's

your job like?

How's it work?

Oh, uh, it's not

that interesting.

Events and functions and endless

cocktail parties where the

food's terrible and I can't

drink the free booze.

What's the point?

So...

running around Beijing trying

to find almond milk for the

delegate from France

who's lactose intolerant.

Sounds like a glorified

flight attendant.

Oh, it's so weird being here.

There's so many memories here.

What memories?

- Babe.

- What?

She said it.

Let her explain it.

I didn't mean what

you're thinking, Jude.

No? You did.

You guys have fun.

Je-sus.

Well...

she was happy for a while there.

Mm-hm, and then?

And then your father died.

And she was the only one here

to take care of everything.

Then that, Ava.

Okay.

No, it's not, actually.

What does that mean?

Fine, I'll go talk to her.

No.

You don't get to come in here

and try to fix everything.

Okay?

You don't get to be that person.

Sorry.

I'm the one who

should apologize.

I left without saying goodbye.

You did.

Yeah?

Ava?

Sorry it's so late,

I don't know what to do.

What do you mean you

don't know what to do?

Uh, Michael hasn't come home.

He went out and he

hasn't come home.

Well, I'm sure he's just cooling

off like he always does, right?

You must be fucking loving this.

Why would I love you waking

me up at 5 am, yelling at me?

Fine, you know what?

I'm gonna go.

Jude.

I know you don't trust me.

I know I let you

down and disappeared.

But I'm here now.

Please...

just talk to me.

It's happened before.

Sometimes he doesn't

come home from...

Come home from where?

When did he start

gambling again?

He never stopped.

Right.

He's good at it.

You know that.

And we could really make a

start with what he could

pull down at the tracks.

But I told him...

no cards.

I told him no fucking cards.

Those people are...

they're so crazy.

You're sure he's playing cards?

It's okay.

I fucking... I hate it.

'Cause part of me is hoping

you know where he is,

and the other part is

gonna be pissed if...

So do you?

No.

Sorry.

Haven't seen you in a while.

Huh.

Is she expecting you?

Isn't she always?

Fuck no.

Hey, Toni.

My little lost lamb...

who threw up on my floor.

That was eight years ago.

I'm out.

I found this pretty thing

outside my door half-dead

with a needle stuck

between her toes.

A lot has changed.

I can see that.

She's not a thankful person.

I cleaned her up,

let her live on my sofa.

And then she took

my rabbit's foot.

Now she thinks she

can take him again.

Cash him out.

He's got someplace

he's gotta be.

That someplace isn't

with you anymore, is it?

Looking good.

How long you been clean?

Long enough.

Tick-tock.

That's enough, Toni.

Let's go.

I always liked you...

in my way.

Don't push my patience.

You need to go.

I'm going to be here

maybe a hour or so.

How much are you into her for?

He's not leaving this game.

Listen... You heard her.

Time to go.

Get your fuckin' hands off me.

Come on, Michael.

Lead the way.

Let's see how many holes

I can put in her face

before you shoot me.

Put it away.

Put it down.

Who taught you those

slick moves back there?

You always were a quick

study though, weren't you?

You had everyone's

number, right?

I'm going to leave you here.

You can get out now.

It's tomorrow... and the next

day and the day after

that you need to worry about.

How much?

I don't care about the money.

Let's pretend for a

second that you do.

How much does he owe you?

Seventy five, give or take.

Give me 36 hours.

You don't fuck with him.

That'd be mighty

magnanimous of me.

You got a lot of fucking nerve.

I guess we both do.

Yeah.

What the fuck was that?

Judy came to my hotel,

she was worried about you.

That's not what

I'm talking about.

All the stuff

you was doing.

Who the fuck is in

front of me right now?

Wonder Woman?

I started studying martial

arts when I was in rehab.

Nah.

No.

Don't give me the story

you give everybody else.

You tell me the truth.

Or get the fuck outta my face.

Oh, it's like that now?

You want to talk

about my honesty?

Look, I'm just trying

to get out of debt.

You do realize the number's

meant to get smaller, right?

No shit.

Toni's no joke, Michael.

Well, she's the only

one who would stake me.

That's helped you.

Oh, yeah?

Just what have you

been up to, Cakes?

Don't call me that,

I'm not that person anymore.

Oh, yes you are.

You'll always be Cakes to me.

I asked you to marry me,

and you said yes.

And then you just disappear

for eight fuckin' years!

I made a mistake with my family

and I had to get away from it.

You couldn't talk

to me about it?

So I got you a few days.

How much can you rustle up?

Not enough.

Well, do you need cash?

Not from you.

What is your alternative,

Michael?

This is my alternative...

right here.

What the fuck are you

going to do with that?

You gonna kill her?

I owe her 80 grand.

Crush or no crush, lucky charm...

she's gonna come for it.

And I gotta think

about Judy and...

Hey.

Don't do that.

What are you doing?

I'm not yours anymore.

So you're happy.

I asked her to marry me.

And she said yes.

Ava.

Ava!

What'll it be?

Scotch, double.

You got it.

Shit.

You want it on the rocks?

Sure.

Good.

'Cause you got it on the rocks.

You a guest here at the hotel?

Room number please?

Ma'am?

You want me to charge

this to your room?

Sure.

Hey, man.

Hey.

I finally got me

73-year-old mother

to agree to come over here.

She's never been on a plane,

she's never left Ireland.

She's gonna be here

within the hour,

so at the expense of

sounding like a pushy prick,

what's on your mind?

So, Saudi Arabia wasn't

an error, was it?

You set her up, you wanted

her to get killed, right?

I underestimated her.

That was an error.

I can see that now.

And the executive you sent

to Boston to close her?

You haven't heard from

him in 24 hours or so?

That may count as

an error as well.

Go ahead and activate

cleanup protocol

on all of Alain's aliases.

- But...

- He's dead. Go on.

I really didn't want to put

you in the position

of having to sanction the kill.

Which you would have

had to have done.

The buck stops with me now.

I gotta make the hard calls.

You taught me this.

You're not my superior

officer anymore.

Now, if that causes you any

discomfort, Jesus, I'm sorry,

but get the fuck over it.

This isn't like the war.

There are no sides.

This is business,

and it's brutal.

And I know you like Ava.

Wanted to spare your feelings.

Rely on your understanding

afterwards, you know?

What does she think happened?

Let's hope she thinks

what I told her to think,

that she was

attacked by a junkie.

I lied to her.

Good.

You need to rescind

the kill order.

You know I can't do that.

Sure you can.

Hey, what the fuck, man?

Duke! Duke! I knew it was you!

You did? Oh, boy.

You knew it was me?

Really?

Hey, is it true that you are

the prettiest in your family?

Yes.

Is it true that you're the

smartest in your family?

Yes.

Your whole family?

Come to Daddy, Monster.

Come here.

Oh my God, where's your mother?

Shower.

Yeah, did you sneak

out on your own?

Crafty.

Well, Uncle Duke's gonna have a

job for you with those skills.

Oh, no, he won't.

One daughter's enough?

The field is no

place for a lady.

I think we've established that.

Say goodbye to

Uncle Duke, Monster.

Bye, Uncle Duke.

Bye, beautiful.

All right you, get in there.

Bring her out to her mother, and

don't let her back out again.

Yes, sir.

No! Stop! It's not

your fight, darlin'.

Go on, get out of

here, leave us alone.

Leave us alone!

Come in.

You should have stayed

at the hospital.

You sure you don't want to

give it a few more days?

I certainly did not want

to give it a few more days.

I mean, just in case

you're not completely...

Ohhh!

I hate that kind of talk.

You can go to hell with

your just in case garbage.

Touch wood.

Go on, touch wood.

Both hands.

Hearts.

Anyone ever talk to you about

going on some OCD medication?

Ha.

That's what you

would like, isn't it?

Drug me up and then throw

me away in the loony bin.

Here we go.

Ma.

I have to talk to

you about something.

You should choose carefully

what you tell me, Ava.

'Cause you can't...

un-say it, and I

can't un-hear it.

And I would love to believe that

you work at the United Nations,

honey, I really would.

I'm sorry.

I... I knew who your father

was when I married him.

I didn't want to look at

that part of him, so...

I focused on the half of him

that made me happy and I, uh,

ignored the half of him

that broke my heart.

If I'd have called him out

then for screwing around,

it'd be not only

for his betrayal,

it'd be because he lied

about his daughter

to save his own ass, and...

well, any decent mother would

have to leave the man then,

right?

I was scared to be alone.

I chose him over you.

That's why I didn't

want to talk to you.

I dreaded you calling every

six months, because...

you knew what I'd done.

Whatever it is, whatever it

is that you've been hiding...

I don't care.

Because I can see

in your eyes

that it's given you

a strength...

You would never do

to your child...

what I did to mine.

I can see, you are not scared.

And that...

makes me very proud.

Mom.

Ava, it's your turn...

and I have to win so

I can get some rest.

Okay? So...

Day like this

reminds me of home.

Does it?

Yeah.

And I'm going to go to Boston.

Take care of Ava meself.

Mm.

Good luck.

Is there anything you'd

like me to say to her

before I put her in the earth?

Well, tell her I'm sorry I

couldn't be there to watch her

cut your heart out.

Will do.

Yep?

Management Code 980456.

Executive Code, please?

Executive Code 74598CG.

Confirmed.

Who's this?

Hello Ava, I'm Simon.

Did Duke ever tell you about me?

No?

Well, I'm not surprised.

I was his first protégé.

Broke him in for you,

so to speak.

I always said about Duke,

if he didn't teach me everything

I know, he certainly taught

me all the useful shit.

Well, I never fuckin' heard of

you, man, so what do you want?

I just killed him...

because of you.

If that's true, Simon...

I'm gonna fuckin' kill you.

I imagined you'd say that.

Duke asked me to tell you he's

sorry he won't be there to watch

you cut out my heart.

Is Judy here?

No, Judy's at a gig right now.

She, uh, she'll be back

at around 1:00, 1:30.

Come away with me.

What?

Come with me.

Come with you where?

Uh, I don't know.

Just... go away together.

Go someplace nobody can find us.

Judy's pregnant.

We weren't even tryin'.

We just found out.

She's here.

Stay back.

I asked Michael to

run away with me.

Do you believe that, Toni?

My own sister's fiancé.

I didn't even think about

the consequences for Jude.

I've never told anyone this...

but I've been paid

to kill 41 people.

And even after all that...

it wasn't until I did

that to my sister...

that I really knew

what I was capable of.

I know my secret's

safe with you.

Aaah!

Now we're square.

It's paid.

Never, ever bother

my family again.

We're done now.

Simon.

It's a lovely

morning for it, Ava.

I see you took a

trip to the minibar.

What would Duke say?

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Shocking.

I'm a little bit rusty.

Hey, come here!

You know what, Simon?

Shut up, babe.

Oh, that's right.

You don't like it when I

talk to my subjects, do you?

This time...

I know what you did.

Fuckin' hell.

Count no man happy...

Until the end is known.

Yeah.

Yeah, Duke made me read

all that Greek shit too.

I see why he liked

you so much, Ava.

You've got moxie.

If I see you again, I

will fucking kill you.

Go that way.

Attention, hotel guests,

please evacuate the building.

Do not attempt to

use the elevators.

Please use the stairwell.

This is not a drill.

Evacuate the hotel immediately.

Management Code 98045FT.

Put security around my

family on high alert.

Double the guard detail.

The object is still open.

Agh!

My family.

I have no interest in them.

I do understand that if you...

...if you wanted to take

your time with this.

Count of five?

Why not?

One.

I'm here for my sister.

Holy... Oh my God, get

in here, get inside.

I need to talk to you alone.

We're fine.

We're fine.

What happened?

I need you to listen to me.

Go get Mom and get out

of the country tonight.

Just for a month or two

until I can contact you.

What?

Don't go to Europe or the UK.

You sound crazy right now.

Here's an account

number and a code for

an offshore account in my name.

Memorize this and

then burn it, Jude.

There's $500,000 in there.

Use whatever you need.

Here's $20,000.

This will be enough to get you

all out of the country and safe.

What the fuck?

Jude, come on, listen.

Are you fucking listening to me?

I need to you to do exactly

what I'm telling you to do.

What? What is going on?

Why would I do that?

Because I need you to

take care of the family

the way I was never able to.

All right?

You're a momma now.

Okay?

You need to take care

of your baby.

I could never make him as

happy as you obviously do.

This came for you.

Thank you.

Ava.

Who are you?

Nobody that you want

your child to know.

Count no man as happy

until his end is known.

What Simon would call

all that Greek shit.

It's not until you

know how someone dies

that you know what

really mattered to them.

What they cared about,

what they'd sacrifice for.

What they would die for.

Who they loved and who

loved them in return.

We don't have much

control over our lives.

But our end?

Sometimes we write that story.

If you're getting this,

you know my end.

I've never been happier.