Gone in the Night (2022) - full transcript

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

- Dude.
- What?

Make a decision!

This play list makes no sense.

- Can you just settle on...
- I got it, I'm good.

Lemme just, uh...

How'd you even find this place?

Some people were
talkin' about it.

It just sounded cool.

- What people?
- They were just people.

And you saw the pictures
and you said it looked nice.



Yeah, I just wish we had
a little more time

- to prepare.
- Look, I thought

that you would like it.

It's the middle of nowhere,

the light coming
through the trees.

What do you call it?

What, dappled?

Dappled! Yeah.

I do say that word
a lot, don't I?

You're all about
that dappled life.

I mean, come on, look
at these fuckin' trees!

Ah!

Ahh!

You can smell, like,
the bark or whatever?



God, the air!

Is it... oh, fuck, stop!

- Wait, why?
- Just stop the car!

Jesus.

What's wrong?

It's my bug out hat,
I gotta get it.

Are you serious?

Kath, it's limited edition,

they only made, like,
a thousand of 'em.

Fine, just hurry.

Okay.

Ah!

It's lucky.

Got hooked on, like,
a branch-type thing.

I am so glad.

It's not even that dark yet.

Oh, it will be.

Your destination
is on your left.

Yeah, it is, girl.

- Thank God.
- Whoo-hoo!

I swear, if that bitch
told me to turn

one more time...

You were clenching
the wheel so hard.

Yeah, well, next time,
you drive.

Can't teach an old dog
new tricks.

Have you ever even tried?

It's too boring.

It's better over here
in the VIP seat.

Oh, I think this is it.

Ooh!

Hey, what is that?

What?

Why is there another car here?

I'm sure it's just...

What the fuck?

Huh.

- Who is that?
- I dunno.

Okay, wait, are you absolutely,

positively sure that this is...

This is the place,

it's the same as the pictures.

Yeah, but then
why is there a guy

in the doorway?

I... I'm sure it's nothing, okay?

Look.

Wait here, I'll just...

I'll go straighten it out.

We rented this place, and so,

- I'm just wondering...
- You what?

We booked the cabin
for the weekend.

No.

Yeah.

Just a little getaway, you know?

Yeah, well, we're here, so.

I mean, we...

we came all the way up here
from the city,

we've been on the road
for hours.

Max, show them the reservation.

No need, Max.

I shouldn't have
to show anything.

This is our place,
I paid for it.

Max!

The place is ours.

We booked it.

All our stuff is inside.

Want one for the road?

This is...

What are you doing?

- Ordering takeout.
- What?

I'm calling the owner,
what's the number?

You might have
some trouble with that.

Reception's pretty spotty
up here.

Hey, come on.

Work with us, okay?

Work with you?

- Max, let's just go.
- No. No.

It's already dark,

there aren't any hotels
for, like, a hundred miles.

Can we just stay here tonight?

You just rolled up
outta nowhere, guy.

Look, she's exhausted,

she's been driving for hours.

- Why don't you drive, then?
- I don't drive.

- What do you mean?
- I don't have a license.

And she hates driving at night,

her eyes... um...

- Oh my God.
- What?

I'll be in the car.

Hey!

- You can stay.
- What?

It's only one night.

Seriously?

That's... that's great.

Did you hear?

- They said we...
- Yeah, I heard.

Well?

Well, why don't you stay
with them

and I'll just drape
my withered old corpse

- across the back seat?
- My God, what are you...

What was that shit
about me not liking

to drive at night?

You hate it!

Ten minutes ago,
you just said...

I know what I said.

Ugh, you're right.

I'm sorry, we should
just head back.

Had enough adventure
for one night.

Stayin' here, it's way out
of your comfort zone...

I mean, our comfort zone.

If we start back now,
we can probably...

- No, Max.
- What?

Let's stay.

- But I thought that you...
- I will let you know

when I've had enough adventure.

Well, all right.

Hey, um, so we'd really
like to stay,

if that's cool.

Hmph.

You're quite the catch.

That's me.

Thank you.

All right!

Oh, dude!

This is like
the inside of your brain.

Everything all old school,
built by dead people.

Forest out of every window.

Could stay here forever, right?

Damn, look at that.

I know.

Check it out.

So... where's...
What's the best place

for us to sleep, do you think?

Oh, well, we're in there,

and I guess that's
the owner's room, so...

anywhere else.

Damn.

We should probably
get our bags from the car.

Right.

Wait.

Ohh... hey.

Wow.

Oh yes, this record has
the sickest break beat.

It's, like, two minutes long.

Jamiroquai.

Yeah, just lemme finish
looking through these.

Need any help?

Oh, uh... sure.

So, um... how long have
you two been together?

We're not together.

Oh.

Not in that capitalist,
consumerist, cis-normative

bullshit way.

Right.

But if you were gonna ask

how long have we been
mostly exclusively fucking,

I'd say...
about a year?

Oh.

What about you?

Oh, um, how long have we been...

Together.

Oh... same,
about a year.

Was that when you got married

or when you, like, met?

You think we're married?

Oh. I just assumed.

Oh. What makes you
think that?

I... just... um...
people like... you,

they're either...

usually married or alone.

Like me.

I'm saying that's cool.

- That you're not.
- Oh, yeah.

I tried that once, marriage.

Just not my style.

Me and Max are just sort of
seeing how things go.

Hm.

Okay.

Now it's a party.

Oh my God.

What?

Pillow Talkers.

What is that?

"Pillow Talkers is
a game for lovers

who have lost
the thrill of their mate.

The journey around the board

will bring partners
closer together

both emotionally
and physically."

- Wow.
- Can you believe

this is what it took
for boomers to get hard?

Let's play.

What?

What else are we gonna do?

I don't know, man,
this looks a little...

I'm in.

Seriously?

Yeah, unless it's
too much adventure for you.

"Lean close to your partner
and inhale deeply.

Describe everything
you experience."

Um, hair.

Oh, come on,
the card says describe.

Yeah, Al, gimme
some of that poetry.

Hair and head, and, um...

flowers and shit.

Aww, Honeybunches.

I felt that.

Right here.

Done. Next.

- Do it, girl, do it, do it.
- It's me, right? Okay.

Roll them bones.

Okay.

- Story.
- Oh, shit.

"Describe..."

"Describe your first encounter

with your current partner."

- Hmm!
- It all started

in the yogurt aisle.

Actually, I was his teacher.

- I know.
- That's hot!

Well, it was
a continuing ed class, so

totally aboveboard.

Yeah, yeah, but then one day,

you made him stay late
for detention, and then...

- Actually...
- We grew tomatoes.

Max was a little disappointed.

It was a hydroponics class,
six weeks.

First session, we plant
our little tomato guy,

and I'm thinking,
"Yeah, yeah, okay, fine,

but when do we get
the real stuff," you know?

Well, it turns out
the answer was never.

I completely thought
he was gonna bail.

And lo and behold,

there he was every Tuesday
in the front row.

Aw, persistent, huh?

I'm all about
that stayin' power.

Ooh.

So what happened next?

Whaddya mean?

How'd you hook up?

Max is in the front row,
class is almost over...

Oh, okay.

Well, um, after
the last session,

um, he asked me out for coffee,

and I didn't see why not,

and that's it.

Okay.

That's technically
an encounter, I guess.

Excuse me, all right.

Your turn.

"Draw a challenge."

Shit.

"The elbow is an overlooked
erogenous zone.

Prove it

on the player
to your right."

I mean, the rules
are the rules, so...

Oh!

Damn.

Oh. So, uh...

what's out there, anyway?

Supposedly,
you can walk to the ocean.

No, seriously?

We gotta do that
tomorrow morning.

Oh, I think we should probably

get out of their hair
first thing,

don't you think?

Well, how 'bout second thing?

Max.

Too much adventure for ya?

I just...
I'm exhausted.

- We should probably...
- It's, like, 10:30.

Well, I'm super tired.

Um, I'm gonna turn in.

You can take the bedroom.

- What?
- Yeah.

We're fine on the floor.

Seriously.

We don't even own a mattress,

they're so...

Okay, thank you, thanks.

- Good night.
- Yeah.

Your turn.

Well, I guess it is.

Come on!

Papa needs a jet ski!

Seven!

Max?

Max!

Al.

What's going on?

They're gone.

What do you mean?

- Where...
- They're just...

Hey, Al!

Listen to me.

Where is Max?

We were walking,

and I had to stop
to take a piss,

and when I found them...

What?

They were hooking up.

They what?

Your fucking dude was, like,

groping my girlfriend, okay?

And I-I ran up
to try to save her,

and she just laughed at me.

And then they ran off.

- But... why...
- Why?

I mean, Greta...

do you really want me
to answer that?

I...

"Am I a terrible person

for eating
a live octopus?"

It sounded so good
on the menu, but now...

apparently, they're
smarter than dolphins.

Okay.

Your turn.

Any question,
just write it down.

I'm gonna say
a little prayer thing,

and then we're gonna
set it on fire,

and then...

What?

We will wait for an answer.

I'm good.

Come on, you're not even
the least bit curious?

About what?

I know, I know.

You don't wanna call him.

But who is this woman, anyway,

- this one that Max...
- I don't know, Greta?

And that's it?

Well, what else is there?

Who is she?

What's her deal?

How old is she?

I'm just saying,

if Jason ghosted me
for one of his students,

I would fucking hunt her down.

"What's he see in her?

What does she have
that I don't?"

This is a good thing, okay?

I-I should have ended it
months ago.

Max was fun, I guess,
but honestly,

it kind of felt like an effort.

Well, it's supposed
to be an effort,

that's how you know
it's worth it.

I am done with effort.

I am done pretending.

I have everything
that I need here.

I have my books, my plants,

a lock on the door.

Now all I want is
silence for fucking ever.

Is that not allowed?

I'm glad I stopped by.

Hello?

Oh, uh, hi, um...

I-I rented your cabin last week.

Okay.

And I was... I was wondering
if I could, uh,

get the contact info
for one of your guests.

Um, why?

Oh, um... she, uh,
she left something behind.

- A book.
- Huh.

Yeah, I just... I wanted
to get it back to her.

Um, Greta, I think her name is?

Well, I can't really give
out guests' personal info.

Right, um, it just
seems like the kinda thing

she would want back.

Um...

You're in the city?

Yeah.

Well, I'll be driving
through there tomorrow,

I can swing by

- and pick it up.
- Oh...

no, that's... that's uh...

It's no problem, really.

You know what?

I'm gonna be at work, so...

What's the address?

Um... 173 Capp.

Great. See you then.

Great. Bye.

Fuck.

Oh.

How can I help you?

Uh, I think we spoke
on the phone last night?

Oh, right,
you're here for the, um...

lemme just, um...
be sure I...

Oh, 'scuse me.

Oh.

Uh... did ya water it?

You didn't say anything
about watering.

Uh, yeah, I just assumed...

What, that I was some kind
of plant whisperer?

Come on.

I take it you want
some kind of refund?

I'm open to however
you wanna make this right.

Okay, um...

- Is that one of those...
- It's a verbena,

or it was.

That is that thin-leafed
variant, right,

that Lazarus strain?

- Um...
- What, is that, like,

rare or something?

Would you, uh, would you
take ten bucks for it?

I... I'm not sure.

Fifteen.
Whaddya say?

Hey, hey, hey, whoa,
that's my plant, man.

It was your plant.

Twenty-five's as high
as I'm gonna go.

- Thirty.
- Forty.

What the fuck?

Fifty.

Fuckin' tryin' to swindle
me out of my own plant.

Wow.

It was a pleasure
doing business with you.

I do have a whole shelf of them,

if you're interested.

No, I only like the dead ones.

Um... that book?

Yeah, right, um...

There is no book.

What?

I... I lied,
I made it all up.

I'm not sure I understand.

I rented your cabin
with my boyfriend,

and when we got there,

there was this other woman there

named Greta,

and, uh, that night,
he and she, um...

- Oh.
- Yeah, but I should never

have called you
and had you come out here.

- Fuck.
- No, no, please,

not a problem.

I'm an old man
livin' in the forest.

This is the most excitement
I'll have all week.

Big city, relationship troubles.

Horticultural scams.

Exactly.

Well, at least let me
buy you a cup of coffee?

So I... we... I run out
and there's this

little clearing,

and the guy's sitting there, Al,

and he's practically crying,

and he told me,

so I run back to the cabin.

They're gone and that was it.

Um, but... so you want
to call her?

I mean, I don't even know
who this woman is

and I just feel
like such a cliche.

No, it's just...
I mean, calling her,

I'm not so sure...
Doesn't usually end well,

- in my experience.
- No, I know.

Yeah, no, especially
if she's not willing

to talk about it
or what have you.

Holy living shit!

I knew it.

I knew it was you.

- Hello, Ramon.
- Nicholas Barlow.

L-O-fucking-L.

Aren't you off in a yurt
or whatever?

Shitting into a little
hole in the ground.

What are you doing in the city?

How do you guys know each other?

Brawny Towel man here
taught me everything I know.

Oh, well, that's a little...

Are you in, um,
vacation rentals as well?

You're fucking kidding, right?

- Nicky Barlow?
- Ramon.

This guy is a legend.

Decades ahead of his time.

We worked together,
it was a bio tech start up,

- it was...
- What was it called?

Oh, nothing anyone
ever heard of.

Yeah, because we were
bought out by GlaxoSmithKline.

It's epic. We made some
serious coin on that deal.

Everyone but, uh,
Paul Bunyan here

who backed out last minute.

Well, it was all about sticking

to your ideals back then.

So come on,

who have you been
working with these days?

- Whatcha been up to?
- No, I...

You're looking at it.

Huh.

Well, maybe we should talk.

I'm stepping into
the, uh, male cosmetic space

and we could really
use somebody...

Oh, shit.

I'm already late.

- For what?
- For my other... thing.

Oh, don't even.
Don't you fucking even.

I'm so, so sorry.
I am.

I'm about to offer you
a first class ride

on a diamond-studded
hockey stick

and you're walking, again.

Unbelievable.

What are you, VC?

- You look like VC.
- Oh, I...

Can I tell you more
about AXI Works?

Did you know that one
in three Korean men

uses eyeliner often or daily?

Whereas the American
and European markets

are completely...

Yeah, it looks like
a little hole in the wall

but it's completely hidden.

Called Eight Ways, that's
the name of the restaurant,

and we're going next week.

- And it's entirely...
- Octopus.

Exactly.

The entire menu.

Super fresh,
it's like brine to dine.

- I can't wait.
- Wait, you're letting Cole

have his own Spotify account?

He's seven years old.

But you're not worried
about the cult?

Oh, that Times article?

Wait, what?
What article?

These, like, cyberpunks,

they found a way to insert
coded messages

into people's play lists.

One kid killed himself.

Oh my God, why?

- It's a hoax.
- It's real!

Angela, at work,
she played one for me

and I could, like, feel it.

Yeah, no, they actually got me,

one of those cults.

- What?
- Yeah. Few years back.

- Oh my God.
- Yeah, I started out

listening online

and then this guy
said that he had

what I was "looking for"

and lured me into
this big warehouse.

Oh, Jesus, really?

Max, what are you talking about?

Took all my money,

gave me a bag full of 7-inches.

Seven...
Is that a drug or something?

No, 7-inch records.

He bought records.

Wait, I thought we were
talking about Spotify.

Hey man, this was
some hardcore shit, okay?

Changed me forever, so look out!

Protect your kids!

Max has his finger on the pulse

of the underground.

Just look at him.

What's that supposed to mean?

Come on.

How much was that shirt?

$150?

- What?
- Plus shipping from Tokyo.

Who knew it was so expensive

to look like you don't
give a shit?

Hey, where you going?

We're outta wine.

- You okay?
- I'm fine.

Hey, where's the wine?

Wine?
Single vine, bio-whatever

in a cute, ironic label.

I'm gonna do something
about it, okay?

This is you in action?

You think I don't know
how important this is?

Do you?

Buy something and let's go.

We're late enough as it is.

What difference does it make?

You're not gonna
do anything anyway.

Can I help you?

- Hello?
- Oh, hi.

It's Kath from the other day.

Oh, hey. Of course.

Did ya make it
to your... thing?

Ohh.

Yeah, sorry about that.

Well, not as sorry
as you're gonna be

when you hear how
I invested that 50 bucks.

You didn't.

We're talking the future
of male cosmetics here,

it's go big or go home.

So, I... I thought about
what you said.

- Yeah?
- And you're right.

Calling her isn't gonna work.

She probably wouldn't
even pick up.

Yeah, probably not.

So... I need to find her.

What, you wanna confront her?

Well, I mean,
who is this woman anyway?

What is her deal?

Does she even realize
what she did?

Well, yeah...

So, listen, I get what you said

about privacy,

but I really need an address.

Eh, I mean, but...

are you sure you wanna do this?

Yeah, I think so,
yeah, I'm definitely sure.

Okay, let's do it.

Wait, you and me?

Well, you're talking
about a stake-out, right?

Can't do a stake-out
without a partner.

Maybe not.

Kind of a bucket list
item for me, really.

C'mon, we'll do it up.

Sunglasses, pistachios,

an inconspicuous white van.

You have a van?

Uh, no. You?

I have a station wagon.

That'll do.

Can I help you?

You guys shopping for the cult?

What the fuck you talking about?

Exactly.

Oh damn, is that Santa Claus?

R.I.P.

It's all those milk
and cookies, ya know?

That'll do it to ya.

What if I were shopping
for the cult?

- Uh...
- Would you join?

Yeah, I mean, I'm interested,

but, full disclosure,

I just broke out
of my last cult,

so I kinda wanna play
the field for a while.

You're funny.

We were just about to get
drunk across the street.

You wanna come with?

What, now?

Unless you only drink,
like, Merlot.

Let's get shitfaced.

I think that's the address.

Yup.

Hey, why do you get
the cool glasses?

No way.

Ahh.

Cold coffee, donut.

So why did you walk away
from that deal anyway?

What?

That bio tech thing.

Sounded like
a fuck-ton of money.

Eh, well...

my dad died before the signing.

I'm so sorry.

No, it's fine,
I knew it was coming.

Was he sick?

Synaptic hypotrophism.

It's this genetic thing.

Basically, his entire
nervous system

just collapsed on itself.

Oh God.

Every night, I'd sit
in that hospital room,

helpless, watching him
thrash around in agony.

And then the next day
I'd, uh, go to the office

and there were
these 20-year-olds

running around
playing Nerf Darts all day

and it kinda made me
a little insane.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Then he was dead.

I... I can't even imagine
what that must have...

Oh, it was liberating.

I saw that I didn't want
to live like that anymore.

Milestone to milestone,
deal to deal,

pretending like it was
all gonna last forever.

I got out just in time.

Look.

That's her.

What do we do?

Is that definitely her?

Definitely.

Where the hell is she going?

Wait.

You check out up there

and I'll look over here

and then we'll meet back here.

Hi.

Uh, can I go...

I... just for a second.

I'll... I'll pay whatever.

Is your... is your kid
in there or something?

What?

I said, is your kid
in there or something?

Hold on, I can't hear you.

Are you still coming or...

Oh my God.

I have to call you back.

You're Kath, right?

From the... the house?

Yeah.

I'm Greta.

Yeah, I know.

What are you doing here?

I'm...

Where's Max?

Yeah, I deserve this.

Wha...
What do you mean?

I've been thinking
about you, you know?

You were so cool
and, like, independent

and then I just...

...interfered.

I feel sick about it.
I do.

I know that sounds whatever,
but it's true.

But then, I look at Max

and he smiles at me

and I just...

I can't let him go.

I mean, I don't need
to tell you,

you know him better than anyone.

Right.

No, but still, I feel like a...

a home wrecker.

Such a fucking cliché, I know.

What the fuck?!

Watch where you're swinging
your dicks, assholes!

Fuck!

Oh, I...

I really am sorry.

Really.

Um...

my friends are waiting.

I'm just...

Um...

No sign of her.

You?

It's like, you listen to
some of the early-early stuff,

"Protect Ya Neck," right,

how did they even make that?

Hm.

And then 30 years go by,

nothing even comes close.

Why?

Because genius
is on a timetable.

- We've hit our quota.
- So what?

There are only like
a set number of geniuses

in the world?

Think about it.

- Think about this century.
- Okay.

I mean, you only get
like one genius,

one true genius,

every few decades,
if you're lucky.

Huh.
Is that right?

Yeah, I've been tracking it.

How old are you anyway?

Hm.

A hundred.

For real.

Fifty.

Wow. You look
pretty good for 50.

Shit, I was fucking joking.

Fifty? Really?

You look like you work out.

I did, like,
a yoga retreat once.

Are you vegan?

Is this a...
What is this?

Just getting
to know you, friend.

Wondering. Uh, no,
I mean, I did...

I tried it once or twice,
but it made me real tired.

- I need that iron.
- What about unprotected sex?

- What?
- Have you ever had

unprotected sex?

What am I, at the doctor here?

They're normal questions.

Yeah.

These are like
third date questions, man.

Do you think we're dating?

No.

I mean, what?
No, I mean...

Look,
we're just fucking with you.

Ohh.

Listen, you wanna
come to a show?

- When?
- Tomorrow.

- It's in Oakland or...
- Up north, actually.

- In the redwoods.
- No shit.

Yeah, we need the space
'cause it's so...

It's, like, very intense
ambient noise core.

Ohh.
You mean like Fear of God,

Anal Cunt, that type of shit?

- Exactly.
- Oh man.

Oh, it must sound
so fucking primordial.

I mean, drums bouncing off
all those trees.

Like...

Ah! Fuck!
God damn it.

Hey, don't fucking do that.

You're gonna get an infection.

- No, it's no...
- Give me your hand.

- Tomorrow...
- Yeah?

You're gonna drive out
to Cazadero.

Isn't that like two hours away?

Are you in for this or not?

I'm in, yeah.

You come to 131 Manzanita.

Is that where the show is?

Sort of.
It's like a cabin.

We'll meet there at night

and head out the next morning.

Into the woods?

Exactly.

I'm in the cult now, huh?

What's going on in there anyway?

Some kind of a...

I really don't know.

Do you wanna talk about it?

Not really.

My wife left me
when I was 36 years old.

- Shit.
- No, I mean,

I don't blame her.

I wasn't what you'd call
my best self.

Are we ever?

So she moved to Austin,

took our baby son with her,

um, I didn't know
what to do with myself

so I just drive and drive,

no destination.

Then one day,
I hit this dead end,

middle of nowhere,

surrounded by redwoods.

I just sit there,
turning to stone.

But then when I look up
and look out the window,

there it is,

like a sign from the heavens.

Little cabin for sale.

It's a little heavy-handed,
I know,

but I was
in no condition to argue,

so I cut a check
right then and there.

Of course, I didn't know

about the leaks and the rats.

So it's not exactly
the fantasy I imagined,

but...

it got me through.

You know?

That's what we do.

We survive.

So what you're saying is,

is if I make it through
all this fucking bullshit,

then I get my own cabin
in the woods?

That's it exactly.

Are you thirsty?

Um, um, yeah, sure.

I mean like really thirsty?

Guess they were outta wine, huh?

No, listen, I was
at the store and...

You were gone for two hours.

Yeah, that's what
I'm trying to tell you.

You don't have to make excuses.

- I'm not.
- Well, then just act

like a fucking grownup for once.

Okay, I'm sorry

that I'm not one
of your mature friends.

I'm sorry that I don't
just... sip wine

and talk about
the scary world out there.

They have no fucking clue.

- And you do?
- Yes!

Or at least I try.

Sometimes you have to jump in

and just live.

Have an actual experience,
ya know?

Okay, fine, let's have
an actual experience.

Everything I propose
you just shoot down.

- Like what?
- Like the dopamine fast,

the pillow fight on the ferry.

Forgive me for not wanting
to hit a grown man...

See?
There's always something!

I don't want to miss out
on life, do you?

You might like some
of these things

if you tried 'em.

I don't need to spend
another night

in an abandoned warehouse

with a bunch of
fucking tweakers.

- I've done my time.
- Yeah, like years ago.

Wow.

You know what? You're right.
I'm sorry.

No, no, I know
you're just trying to...

No, listen.

Look, we should
take a little trip.

- Just the two of us.
- What?

Aren't you always saying

that you wanna get away
from all this,

the noise, the trash,
the honking cars?

Well, yeah.

So let's do it.

We'll rent a cabin
up north, old school.

Well, that does sound
kinda nice.

Right?
We should totally do it.

- Tomorrow.
- Tomorrow?

- Yeah.
- But we would have to...

Oh, you wouldn't
have to find what?

- Come on!
- It just seems a little...

Come on, this is what
we need right now, right?

So, why would we wait?

All right, let's do it.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

That's what I'm talking about.

I gotta go find my hat.

Of course you do.

When I was in high school,

anytime I went through
a shitty breakup or drama,

we would chug one
of these things,

the whole thing,
it was kind of a ritual.

Yeah, did that work?

I mean, I survived, but how?

It is, um...
yeah, it's large.

What did you get?

Sprite.

That's it?

- What?
- One flavor?

That's... weak.

The whole point is to mix it up

and make your own
personal blend.

Oh.
I got a lot to learn.

Hey.

Your father's condition,

you said it was genetic.

Uh, yeah.

But... but you're okay?

- I'm... I'm sorry.
- No, no, no, it's fine.

Glad to know
what I'm up against.

And this treatment
I'm working on...

Oh, you?

It's a kind of
a transfusion therapy.

- Oh.
- Seems promising.

You're working on it yourself?

Well, since I've been studying
this stuff for 30 years,

might as well put it
to good use.

God!

What?

I...

Here I am, obsessing
over this girl

who, let's be frank,

probably did me a huge favor,

meanwhile, you're out here
trying to save your own life.

What, are you kidding me?

I've stared death in the face

and I've been dumped.

Give me death,
please and thank you.

We can't swap.

No, not a chance,
you're on your own.

Ohh.

- Where is he?
- Stop worrying.

Stop worrying?
What if he bails?

Dude!

I... you probably scared him off

with all those
fucking personal questions.

He'll be here.

You saw what he was like.

I saw how he was looking at you.

And how you were looking at him.

What can I say?

I have a thing
for delusional idiots.

- Even if he does come...
- He's coming.

Even if he does,
are we seriously gonna...

Stop it!
You know what we need to do.

- If you aren't prepared...
- I'm not saying

- I'm not prepared.
- So then quit being such a baby!

- Everything's gonna go fine.
- How are you so sure?

Because people are predictable.

It's the saddest thing
about them.

When they want something,

they'll do whatever it takes.

- Is that him?
- Of course it's him.

- Go talk to him.
- What?

Be nice.

Why is he on the passenger side?

Wait, who the fuck is driving?

I knew this was a mistake.

I'm calling it off.

No, Al!

- Yo.
- Who the fuck is that?

It's my girlfriend.

But she doesn't know
about the show

'cause I wanted it to be
like a surprise.

This isn't what we agreed to.

Shh, follow my lead.

Yeah, um, we rented this place.

- So I was just wondering...
- You what?

The place is ours, we booked it.

All our stuff is inside.

Want one for the road?

She hates to drive at night.

- Her eyes.
- Oh my God.

- What?
- I'll be in the car.

Hey!

- You can stay.
- What?

Seriously?

That's... that's great.

What the fuck are you doing?

Shh.

She's gone.

It's wearing off.

Well?

Give him more, dick.

Let's get him inside first.

Hello?

Ooh, Jesus.

Oh, no, I'm sorry, I wasn't...

- I...
- Um...

I wasn't expecting you.

Of course not.

I tried calling, but...

Yeah, the reception up here is,
yeah.

Yeah.

Um...

God.

Back in my kitchen,

this seemed like
a really good plan.

No.

No, it's, uh...

I mean, I'm glad to see you.

Aw, um, this is for you.

Oh.

- Yeah, thank you.
- It's... it's an avocado tree.

Oh, okay, of course.

Or it will be in 15 years.

I'll clear my schedule.

I... I just... I wanted
to say thank you

and to apologize.

About what?

You know, the stakeout,
my whole search.

I mean, it's just not me,

certainly not who I wanna be,

and I should never
have dragged you into it.

Hey.

I dragged myself.

Just the world
is so fucking loud.

I can hardly hear myself
anymore, you know?

What do you think
I'm doin' up here?

Well, I am done with that,
truly.

Um, did you want to come in?

Oh, sure.

All right.

Thank you.

Uh, it's a bit of a mess
in here.

- Let me get this.
- Are you kidding?

I would kill
for a place like this.

I can get you some tea.

Water's on, I got black.

And I guess, well, black.

Oh, I'll take that.

Anything warm.

Okay.

Is that... does that have to do
with your treatment?

Yeah, yeah.

And it's helping?

Well, learning as I go.

Don't always get it right.

You're not worried?

Huh, about what?

I don't know,
experimenting on yourself?

I'd be a complete wreck.

Oh, I've been a wreck.

I've spent years feeling like

I had an expiration date
stamped on my forehead.

Well, what changed?

Well...

When my dad died,

I had to sell his house
and sort through his things.

A whole life reduced
to a few random odds and ends.

I didn't know what to keep
and to toss.

Eventually I just had
to get out of there

and just get a drink
or something.

It's February,
it's fucking cold, Minnesota.

So I grabbed my old man's coat
and I opened the door

and I'm hit by a blast
of Arctic air.

And I shoved my hand
in his pockets

and I come up with this.

They gave him eight months
to live.

So, he'd put an X
through each day.

One by one.

Until, yeah, here.

They stop.

October 21st.

Nine days short
of what he was promised.

Jesus.

My body was about to turn on me,
I knew that.

But I still had my brain.

I didn't have
to sit there helpless

just marking off the days.

So, I figured
I'd use what I got,

try and tip the scales a little.

In between bouts of sheer
mortal terror, of course.

Here's to sheer mortal terror.

Hm.

Are you cold?

- Mm.
- It's a little cold.

Maybe I'll start a fire.

Sorry, I don't have
a lot of guests.

Well, to be fair,

this was more
like a home invasion.

Yeah.

Let me get some firewood.

Thank you.

What if she comes back?

She's not coming back.

What if she goes to the cops
or something?

Dude, believe me.

She's back in her bougie
fucking loft right now,

bawling in the fetal position,

going bulimic on a box
of powdered doughnuts.

Remember how she went to bed
at, like, 10:30?

Yeah, exactly.

And their hot date at Starbucks.

Seriously.

She's nothing to worry about.

And... and think about it.

What this means for us.

You and me.

Right?

Well, what's so urgent?

Dad, hey.

We've been waiting
like a million years.

- Hello, Greta.
- How are you feeling?

- Fine.
- No symptoms or anything?

It doesn't matter.

What do you mean
it doesn't matter?

Well, I don't want you
worryin' about me.

How long ago
did I move in with you

after Mom threw me out?

I don't know.

- A year?
- A year.

One year out of 23.

That's all the time
we've had together.

I can't change the past.

I know.

I just...

That's not enough.

I just got here.

I can't... I can't let you...

I'm trying, okay?

I'm doing everything I can.

But you figured it out, right?

The treatment works.

Well, in theory, yes.

You know it's not realistic.

I'd need...

You know it isn't possible.

- What if it was?
- What?

What if you had what you need?

Jesus Christ.

I told you, this is our way out.

- What the hell did you do?
- For the treatment.

You've been talking about this
for like six months.

So you just snatched
a random person off the street?

You know it doesn't work
that way.

- It wasn't random.
- We're not fucking idiots.

We made sure he'd pair with you.

He's got all the attributes.

He's clean.

This is insane.

You're insane.

We're trying to save
your life here.

And his.

You think I want to lose him
any more than you do?

Dad, please,
I just want to help.

I didn't ask for this.

Okay.

So, should we dump him
in the river or...

- Well, I'm not saying...
- No.

What's done is done.

Your son has given you a gift.

Will you accept it?

It's gonna work, Dad.

I know it.

Say cheese.

Hey.

- What'd she say? Does she know?
- What the fuck?

I had to run out here
fucking barefoot.

Everything's fine.
It's under control.

Are you sure?

Yeah, she doesn't know anything.

Well, then what the fuck
is she doing here?

She's, um... I don't know.

Uh, visiting.

Visiting?

Oh my God.

Does she have
a fucking crush on you?

No.

You just had to visit
her little flower shop.

Well, she called
with that story.

I had to find out what she knew.

And that ridiculous
basement skit.

She wasn't gonna stop.

And... she was suffering.

I felt responsible.

I'm not the kind of person
who would just...

What?

What kind of person are you?

Enough.

She'll finish her tea
and I'll send her on her way.

Wait. She's still here?

And you left her there alone?

Oh.

Fuck this.

What...

Greta.

Fuck.

Oh my God.

Max?

Max.

What are you doing here?

What's going on?

We gotta get goin'.

No, Max.

I'm... I'm gonna help you.

No.

Beat the crowd.

Crowd? What?

Get right up against the stage.

Max. Max.

Max?

Oh...

Max.

Oh my God.

Please, no.

That will kill him.

What is this?

Kath, none of this
was my choice.

- Not your choice?
- Dad?

Let me handle this.

We're gonna have a conversation.

What the fuck is going on?

I told you about my condition,
right?

- And the transfusions.
- Yeah, but...

Well, your friend here

is the source
of those transfusions.

That device isolates
the proteins that I need...

Oh my fucking God.

Oh, hey, hey.

This dude can fucking write.

- Unhook him.
- Kath.

No, shut this down now!

Well, that's not an option,
unfortunately.

Your friend and I share
a single blood supply.

Share? Okay.

Yeah, it's a form of parabiosis.

He needs me, I need him.

But once the process
has been initiated...

Then what?
He... he's just like this forever?

Yeah, it's not ideal, but I...

I thought he left me.

You fucking fed me
all that wisdom.

And... and he was here
the whole time?

Well, I didn't want it
like this.

- They just...
- Of course you wanted this.

You just don't like
to look at it.

That's why you've been
lounging in that La-Z-Boy

while the cow stays out here
in the barn.

- Cow?
- Yeah, that's what we call him.

Little Maxie the blood cow.

- Stop it.
- Moo!

Stop it.

You have to understand.

I watched my father give up.

I... I saw it eat him
from the inside out.

I had to find another way.

For me, for my son.

What?

No, sorry.

It's a touching story,

I've only heard it
like a bajillion times.

I'm sorry my death bores you.

I mean, we're all dying, but...

What's that?

Nicholas Levi Barlow, 57.

Hey, that's you.

Test for synaptic hypertrophism,

blah, blah, blah.

Ah, here.

Results: Negativo.

Dad?

Is this true?

What's the difference?

If it wasn't the hypertrophism,

it'd be something.

This treatment is attacking
the real problem.

What real problem?

Cellular decay of all kinds.

It's... it's complicated.

It's not that complicated.

Your daddy here isn't trying
to cure some disease.

He just doesn't want to get old.

I mean,
older than he already is.

Party boy here is
a fuckin' fountain of youth.

But you told me our blood...

I thought I was sick.

Well, you said it yourself.

We need time.

And now, thanks to you,
I have it.

We can make up
for all those lost years,

all that lost time,
we get it back.

Why didn't you just tell me
the truth?

I didn't think you'd help.

You never even gave me
the chance.

- Son, I...
- Stop.

And you knew all this.

I knew it needed to happen.

And I didn't want you
getting pussy feet

before I could tap my own cow.

- What?
- Hey.

Neither of us want me
to end up like her, right?

So, everyone wins.

Well, maybe not everyone.

- Greta...
- What are we gonna do?

Let her go?

She's seen everything.

- Well, maybe I can talk...
- No.

We're done
with your conversations.

I want it.

What?

The treatment.

I want it.

No, it's just...
You're still young.

- It's for...
- I'm young?

Well, what I mean is...

Hey, my time is running out
just like yours.

Sheer mortal terror?

Isn't that what
you just said to me.

Well, fuck, that's me.

Every minute
of every fuckin' day.

Barlow, can we...

And Max?

I tell people he was fun,

that he was unpredictable,

when really it was just...

I'd see his eager face
and for a minute

I could forget
that time was passing.

Anything to distract myself

from the years
just fucking disappearing.

I used him too.

Same as you.

Only your way, apparently,
works, right?

Um...

Well... yeah.

Well, then, give it to me.

For fuck's sake.

Well, it doesn't work that way.

Remember, I told you,
we're paired.

- We...
- Oh, no, no, no.

I don't want his blood.

I want hers.

You're serious?

Hey...

I understand
how you ended up here.

I feel it too.

Barlow, what the fuck
are we waiting for?

I... mark the days off
on a calendar like your dad.

I...

You gotta make a decision.

Me or her.

Fucking hell,
do I have to do everything?

Is she clean?

All right.

Uh-oh, did we give your daddy

too much
of that sweet young blood?

- Al.
- 'Cause he's being

a real jackass right now.

Al, I'm gonna need your help.

Are you kidding?
Are you kidding?

I lied to you.

I know, I was wrong.

I'm sorry.

But we can get through this.

- Together.
- Oh, come on.

Do you seriously expect
Mr. Emo Needle Dick here

to get... the fuck?

Yeah, yeah.

Lift, Al.

I am.

Okay, put her down.

Quick, huh?

Here we go.

Sorry, this part
isn't pretty, but...

...soon... um, Kath,
what are you doing?

Stay back.

- I will fucking...
- No, Al.

Do you... mind?

Please.

Can we just, uh,
talk about this a little?

I mean, we only just met,
I know,

but you've... I mean,
you came all the way out here.

Uh... and I wonder
if you're feeling something

like how I feel.

Is that true?

W... we should
give ourselves time.

Real time to figure this out.

Together.

Please.

This might be your last chance.

Last chance for what?

Well, you're not getting
any younger.

Fuck you.

Oh, shit.

Oh, the cops are here.

Don't worry.

I'll see you at the after-party.

No, no, no, no, no!

God, Al give me the port.

Just give me.

Kath.

I was just scared.

We're all scared.

What are you doing?

Al!