Sarah Q (2018) - full transcript
The adventures of a young woman who moves to New York City from a small town to become an actress.
Sweetheart, time
to get up, okay?
Sarah, uh, you
gotta know this, if...
If you're not happy in
New York, if you don't like
New York, you can always
come back here, you can
study theater here, you may even
teach theater here.
Don't jinx her, okay?
Just don't j...
jinx the kid.
It's... She'll do fine.
What are you doing?
I'm... I'm giving
her an alternative.
It's not... I'm not
saying don't do it.
But she knows she
has a house here.
Well, but I wanna tell
her she can always come back
here and it's not
a big deal.
Oh God, just... I... I...
It's not a failure, right?
I... I know.
I and... I mean it's
probably not for me,
but I'll take it one
day at a time, so yeah.
Well, just don't
listen to anybody.
You do your... you
own thing, okay?
Especially, grandma, okay?
Yeah, right, who's
gonna go watch her?
- You?
- Yes.
I will.
Yeah, I bet you will.
- Okay, guys, let's...
- She's always got a home here.
I know that.
We love her and she can
do anything here
That she could do there.
It's a terrible
place, New York.
- You're jinxing her.
- It's very dangerous.
You're jinxing the kid.
- I'm not jinxing...
- Guys, it's okay, it's okay.
It'll be fine, guys.
Oh, it's not a jinx,
I'm just giving her alternative.
She knows she's
got a home here forever.
Why are you
pushing around?
Guys, it's okay.
It's okay, I'm gonna be great.
I promise you,
- I... I will...
- I'm sure you're gonna be just fine.
How's your time, honey?
Well, we're good to go,
we have a couple more minutes.
Okay, baby, you just watch
your step out there.
Watch out for
shady people.
New York is full
of shady people.
You be careful, 'cause
you're a good girl.
Your father was a bum you
know, and your mom
was a very troubled spirit.
But you're not either of
them, you're your own, kid.
And you got me as a grandpa
and the apple does not
fall far from
the tree, okay?
Don't worry, grandpa.
I'm gonna go to New York
and I'm gonna crush it.
You know, I'm gonna conquer it.
Oh.
Just
give me a month, two tops,
- and I'll own the town.
- You'll own the town.
You're a monkey, come on.
You're a wonderful kid, you'll
do fine, okay?
Anything you need, just jump on
the phone, okay?
I love you, grandpa.
Yeah.
But you ain't
got enough money.
I do.
Yeah, I'll be...
I'll be okay.
Oh, give me some.
Your grandfather was one cool
cat when I knew him.
He was?
Of course, he was.
So I'm here to help
in any way I can.
Just let me know if you
need anything, okay?
Thank you, Helena.
You know, the best
criteria for getting
a New York apartment or
not is whether something
moves on the floor
when you walk in.
Ha!
Well, nothing ran on the floor,
so I guess I'm good.
Your first day?
Does it show?
I'm looking
for the financial aid office.
It's right here.
I'm Philip.
- Sarah.
- Come on.
Thanks.
- I know, I know...
- Hmm.
A banana is a
healthier source of
potassium than
potato chips.
Me, I'm hooked on
potato chips and I don't mean
- the organic shit either.
- I hear you.
- I'm Sarah.
- Luna.
My parents smoked
a lot of weed.
This is Josie.
How small a town
are you from anyway?
Does it show that much?
Oh yeah.
Everyone knows everyone.
Everyone knows what
everyone ate for breakfast.
You?
Queens.
Nobody knows nothing.
Jersey City.
Nobody cares.
Like nobody.
- I'm Sarah.
- Jasmine.
Nice to meet
you, new girl.
So do you guys
have any advice?
Any tips?
Regarding?
Living in New York City.
Oh wow!
Oh, this is gonna be good.
Gee, I don't know if I'm
really the person to ask.
She's not the person
to ask.
All I can say is get
used to lots of noise.
And the filth.
And totally
disgusting smells.
Like smells you never
knew could exist.
- And rude behavior...
- Totally rude.
Just be ready for anything.
And everything.
And totally fucking
disgusting smells.
Don't forget
that, I'm serious.
Gotcha.
Um, did I miss anything
important first semester?
Not a fuckin' thing.
Oh!
Excuse me, I'm sorry.
Oh, excuse me, I'm sorry.
You... you're my new
neighbor, right?
Oh, um, I guess.
Uh, I'm Sarah.
Sarah Quintana.
Frankie.
Frankie Li.
It's nice to meet you.
Um, long night?
Long night, long day,
turned to long night.
You keep odd hours, Frankie Li.
Saving life has
no time clock.
I'm in the liquid
therapy business.
I own a bar.
Oh.
Oh, good to know.
Um, guess I'll
see you around.
Yeah, see you around.
I meet nothin'
but neurotics and
head-cases in this city.
So I start this online
dating thing since
my wife flew the coop.
No luck.
But I went out on a date
with this woman,
she was a prison guard
and she had a personality
- to match.
- Hmm.
She's a delicate flower.
No.
This girl kicked both
our asses before breakfast.
I'm talking about Sarah.
Who the hell is Sarah?
The girl that just
moved into my building.
Did you make your move?
What move?
Not yet.
What are you waiting for?
You ain't gettin'
any younger.
Listen, come here,
let me see something.
Open up your mouth.
Ah.
Listen, I can't send you
into battle with dirty teeth
if this girl's
all you said she is.
I gotta clean you up.
Mm.
You need new headshots.
Listen, uh...
uh, I gotta guy.
So anyway, where do you see
yourself, Miss Sarah,
in the next five years?
Oh, jeez.
Um, five years.
Um, well, I mean I...
I'd like to do like
film, TV.
Um, you know, like
serious drama you know,
um, m... more specifically
serious drama like... uh,
like Shakespeare
in the Park.
Um, and... yeah, I mean I...
I'd really like to do like
some day player, recurring
roles you know,
- build my résumé.
- Look,
the reason why I'm such a great
agent is I'm realistic.
You come in with these big
dreams, I'm here to stomp
them out, and maybe on
the way, you and I can
make some dough.
You dig?
I think I'm gonna sign
you, not because I like you,
because I think
you and I, we could make
some money together.
And you can learn a
little about the business.
Anyway, you have
a short skirt?
Yeah.
I mean really, really, really,
- really short skirt.
- Um, I guess.
- Heels?
- Yeah.
- Tall?
- Yeah.
Nudity.
How about nudity?
You do nudity, right?
Oh, um... I don't know.
I mean I guess it would really have to depend.
There goes HBO.
Uh, am I gonna get
sent out for like TV,
film, in like commercials?
Yeah, princess, I'll
get you on uh, Gossip Girls,
Gossip Guys, Sex in the City you
know, things like that.
Those shows aren't on anymore
and uh,
the Gossip Guys
isn't a show.
Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, I'll call you
when I need you.
By the way, what's
your last name?
Quintana.
Quintana.
Quintana?
Way too ethnic.
How about Sarah Q?
You know, like... like
Suzie Q, but...
Sarah Q.
I think I could sell that.
Sarah Q.
Um, can I ask you why are...
Why are these
pictures covered up?
Well, I used to bang all
these chicks, I don't
wanna see their
faces anymore.
And this dude uh...
Long story, I was in college
and uh, he was
actually pretty good,
I had a crush,
so I kinda keep it there.
Okay.
Bob, what happened
to your hand?
I got bit.
Dog?
- 10-year-old.
- Aw, my dog is 10.
Not a dog, my patient.
Glad I don't
have a job that runs
the risk of getting bit.
You don't have a job.
Hey, being unemployed is
a fulltime job, alright?
Yeah, so is finding decent
woman in this town.
Phew.
Kasey, how come
we never went out?
How come you say
my name wrong?
Kasey.
It's not Kasey.
It's K.C.
Like Kansas City.
Okay, K.C., how come
we never went out?
Oh, I just really don't wanna
ruin our friendship, Bob.
Come on, K.C., ruin our
friendship, please!
Bob, take
it down a notch.
- Too desperate?
- Oh yeah.
- Oh, excuse me.
- Uh, you're excused.
Well, hey there, handsome.
Oh, handsome.
Oh, she thinks I'm handsome.
- How are you?
- Good.
Uh, I have an
oral fixation.
Oh.
Pistachios?
I think you should start doin'
some special events
- in your bar.
- Like what?
You know, buy one, get two
free, somethin' like that.
- Like you guys been getting.
- How about this?
- Get two and get four free?
- How about this?
What?
You spend $100, $20 for
a cleaning at my dentist place.
What's a classy guy like you
doin' in a dump like this?
Oh, we like this
dump um, joint.
Place.
What are you drinkin', miss?
- Ooh!
- Phew!
Let me think.
God, there is just
so many choices.
Right.
You guys just let me
know when you're ready.
What do you
recommend, big boy?
Um, I don't know.
What do... what do you...
what do you like to drink?
Hmm, something sweet.
Like you.
S... s... sweet?
She... she
thinks I'm sweet.
People spend $100 on alcohol,
they come to my office,
get a free cleaning,
but they have to
be beautiful women.
You uh, lookin'
for someone?
Yeah, the... the chick
that was just here.
- The blonde with the tits.
- Oh, yeah?
Yeah, really?
- You mean my wife?
- Yeah, the... no...
No.
- Hey, you done with class for the day?
- Yep.
Cool.
Let's hang.
- Oh, I can't...
- Uh, Homburg at 6:00.
What?
Barry Homburg.
His classes are
the psychological
equivalent of undergoing
a Nazi medical experiment.
Whoa.
Anyway, can we hang
or what?
I can't.
I actually have a meeting
with a manager.
Awesome.
Who's the manager?
Um, have you heard
of Alessandra Berry?
No.
What's the difference
between an agent
and a manager, anyway?
- 5%.
- Okay.
You have a real
commercial look.
You mean, like
for commercials?
Commercials, pilots,
features, web series.
So where is your
office located?
Right here.
In this building?
In this restaurant.
Wherever I happen to
be, that's my office.
I see.
Ladies, how is everything?
Just fine.
- Can I get you anything else?
- No, but you could leave.
Uh.
- Sure.
- Good.
Um, so uh...
uh, how long have you
been a manager for?
Two months.
I used to be an assistant
for Roger Savage.
Roger Savage.
Oh, you know him?
I've heard of him.
Yeah, he sleeps in his office
and he's really fucked up.
Uh, what's your
last name, again?
Um, Quintana.
Oh, that's so
fucking perfect.
Wait, really?
You don't think
it's too ethnic?
Ethnicity is in.
Diversity, kid.
- So I shouldn't change my name?
- No.
It's never been more
advantageous in this
business to be anything other
than a white man.
They don't... they don't show you
movies here, do they?
I wish.
Well, it's up to you,
you're on your own.
You absolutely must
know vintage cinema.
Like old movies?
Like our cinematic legacy.
If you haven't seen Tay
Garnett's One Way Passage
from 1932.
It's not an old movie,
it's a new movie.
Why did you want to
be an actor, anyway?
It's all I've ever done.
It's all I wanted to do.
It's all I can do.
What's the most important thing
about acting?
An agent.
Obviously.
You gotta know the work
of Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis,
Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara,
Edward G. Robinson.
How many of you have
heard of John Cassavetes?
How about Wild
Bill Wellman?
Who?
What movies have you
made, Mr. Cavallo?
Look it up on IMDB.
I'm not gonna give
you my résumé.
And remember, the best directors
are total film geeks.
If you can, you can score
major points with
them if you talk cinema
classics.
That's awesome advice.
It's not awesome advice,
it's the fuckin' lexicon.
Blondie, what are you
practicing to be?
The next Marilyn Monroe?
So what about TV?
Oh, the poor man's cinema!
I hope they pick
up your pilot.
In film acting,
you get to underplay
naturalistic acting.
I want to be on Broadway.
Oh yeah?
What time do
you wanna leave?
It's all in the diaphragm.
Ariel's Song
from The Tempest.
"Hark, hark!
Bow-wow.
The watchdogs bark.
Bow-wow.
Hark, hark!"
Alliteration, Jasmine.
Peter Piper's
Practical Principles of
Plain and Perfect
Pronunciation.
"Peter Piper picked a
peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper picked."
Oh, together!
- "I hear the strain of strutting chanticleer cry."
- "If Peter Piper picked a peck
- of pickled peppers."
- "Cock-a-diddle-dow."
- "A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
- SARAH: "Full fathom five
- picked a peck
- thy father lies."
- "Of his bones are coral made.
- "Pickled peppers
- Peter Piper picked."
- Those are pearls that were his eyes."
- "A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked."
- "Nothing of him that doth fade."
- "If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
- "But doth suffer
a sea-change."
"Of something
rich and strange."
"Picked,
pickled peppers Peter Piper picked."
"Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell."
- "A Peck of pickled peppers."
"Ding-dong, Hark!"
- "A Peck of pickled peppers."
- "Now I hear them ding-dong, bell."
- "Peter Piper..."
- "I hear the strain
- of strutting chanticleer cry."
- "If Peter Piper picked a peck
- of pickled peppers."
- "Cock-a-diddle-dow."
"Where's the
pickled peppers Peter
- Piper picked?"
- "Full fathom five thy father lies."
"Pickled peppers...
Jeanne,
stop finger trolling.
Josie, continue.
If I never find the right
someone,
if I end up all alone,
if I never find the person
to have the sweetness and the
pain of life with,
if I never have children to take
care of me
when I'm older then...
Then I'll end up all alone,
by myself,
I don't want that.
Who wants that?
You think I do?
You do?
I want a real
live flesh and blood
soul mate, goddammit!
I just know I'll
never have it.
I just know it.
I mean let's
fucking face it,
I'm on the lonely
road to nowhere.
Very good, Josie.
Thank you.
Natural, real, present.
Thank you, Miss Mashmeyer.
Oh, Miz, if you please.
I'm no longer an
ingénue, Although,
I'm often mistaken for one.
Yez, Miz Mashmeyer.
Cute.
Sarah, let's hope this
week is better than last.
Fuck me.
Walk with presence,
with a sense of self.
Stand up uh,
stand up straight.
What is it
that you're hiding?
D... do you all
see this, class?
We can learn from
her ineptitude.
I mean do you even
wanna be an actor?
Why are you here?
Of course I wanna
be an actor.
Do you see how she pauses?
It's because she
is not clear.
Can I please sit
down, Miz Mashmeyer?
No.
Aw, are you crying?
- Why are you crying?
- I'm not crying.
Is it because you're
a little girl?
Woman up, Sarah.
Grow a pair and stop being
such a pathetic girl
who's all about her looks.
God, your weakness is
just embarrassing
to all of us!
It's a good thing it's also
a very good lesson
for the rest of the class.
Can I please sit
down, Miz Mashmeyer?
Oh, oh, I don't know.
Can you?
Class, acting is raw.
It is real, it
is visceral.
When Meryl Streep was
still in class,
she walked out amongst
her peers, took center stage,
ripped up her skirt, and took
a giant steaming dump.
Now that... That is acting.
Class dismissed.
Hey, how do you afford
a place in the Village?
Every struggling actor
I know lives in either
Bed-Stuy, Bushwick,
Greenpoint,
Washington Heights, Jersey
City, maybe Actoria.
What's Actoria?
Astoria to most people.
Oh, um, the landlord is an
old friend of my grandpa,
so she's giving me
a huge break on rent.
Hmm.
I'm thinking
about leaving.
Leaving?
Leaving New York
and going back home.
Said every wannabe
who ever came here.
Ended up 30 pounds
overweight with
a red pickup truck parked
out front, a recycling bin
filled with empty cans of
Coors Light, three rugrats
runnin' around and another
one on the way, in a town
where everyone knows everyone
and everyone's business.
You should write prose.
Sarah, this just in.
Life is a motherfucker.
Life in Manhattan
is a motherfucker on steroids.
Tryin' to make it in show
business is a motherfucker
on steroids
multiplied by 2.
No, by... by 10.
So let me get this straight.
I'm dealing with, what?
Four motherfuckers, three of
which are on steroids?
You can't quit yet.
I won't let you.
You need to stick around, see
how it all ends, right?
I mean, all you
need is one break.
I know just...
Even with the break
I'm getting on rent,
it's just so expensive.
Mm-mm, true.
So how do you manage?
Daddy's rich.
Oh, that helps.
You... you really wanna make
some extra cash?
I might have an idea.
Of course.
This might involve a little...
how do I put this?
Under-the-radar activity.
Were you followed?
Um, followed by whom?
Exactly.
Come in.
Um, I can't
stay very long.
What, you gotta
catch your bus?
Huh?
I'm Mr. Danny.
I'm Sarah.
Sar... Please,
no last names.
Sit down.
Do you know why
you're here?
Not sure.
Good.
How are you with
names and faces?
Um, I don't know.
Even better.
Look, I need you to
run a little errand.
No big deal.
I'll give you
three C notes.
You look a little
disappointed.
Is that your way
of negotiating?
Oh, no, I... I don't...
don't exactly...
Okay.
And here's another C note.
Take it.
Thanks.
Now, let me cut
to the chase.
I want...
Now, that's Mr. Tommy.
Hey.
What do you hear,
what do you say?
Hi.
Don't mind
him, he's good people.
Now, I want you to pick
up a piece of luggage for me
and bring it back here.
Can you do that?
Yeah, sure, I guess.
Um, is there a specific piece
or style
that you want?
Yes, there is.
This key.
Yes.
Hey, kid.
Be a good kid.
Bring me back a piece
of cheesecake.
Okay, seriously,
what did you get me into?
I go to this disgusting
apartment and
there's these two
creepy old guys there.
Where are you now?
They gave me some key to
pick up a piece of luggage
at a locker.
Let me guess.
The bus station?
No, a bowling alley.
Hey.
Aren't you gonna ask
me if I was followed?
Followed by who?
Whom.
Yeah, whom.
Whom on the range,
where the deers and the
antelopes play.
I see you made
it back in record time.
Probably ran all way after you
shit your pants, am I right?
Not entirely true.
And you forgot
my cheesecake.
I'm sorry.
Good work.
Yah, let's not gloss over
this cheesecake thing
or lack of thereof.
I have to go.
Don't you wanna know
what's in the bag?
Come on, you
must be curious.
Uh, I think I should leave.
Bada bang.
Cute, ain't it?
Wait, is that
filled with heroin?
Like... like in that movie
with Audrey Hepburn?
Movie?
She's talkin' about the
movie Wait Until Dark.
Richard Crenna
was in that.
Alan Arkin, too and
they both young.
But it wasn't a teddy
bear, it was a doll,
creepy young girl.
Excuse me, sir?
No, not you.
The young girl in the
movie Wait Til Dark.
It wasn't Wait Until Dark,
it was Charade with
Cary Grant!
Wait, I'm a drug mule.
Uh, I am not stuffing anything
inside any body cavities.
Nobody is stuffing anythin'
in your ass.
Unless you want 'em to.
No drugs inside,
nothin' inside
but the factory stuffin'
from Taiwan.
Today was just a test.
What?
Uh, what do you mean?
A test for what?
To see if we
could trust you.
And to see if you
were competent.
A little bit of both.
Trustworthy and competent,
good characteristics
for anyone.
So you were just
screwing with me?
If you call $400 merely
"screwing with you",
then salud, Miss Sarah.
Did you see
that movie Ted?
This guy looks
like the guy Ted.
Mr. Danny.
Mr. Tommy.
- It's Mr. Danny.
- It's Tommy.
It's Danny.
Whatever, that guy,
he's a friends with the uncle
of some dude I was doin'
a few months back.
Charming.
10 points.
- Hey, girls.
- How's it going?
Just tryin' to help
Sarah with a little
gainful employment.
Yeah, what do you
guys do for money?
Don't ask.
- Lap dances.
- That's funny.
We're strippers.
Wait, seriously?
Where?
Never in the city.
You never know who's gonna walk
through the door.
Right, like New Jersey
and Long Island.
Anywhere except Manhattan.
We can hook you up, Sarah.
No experience necessary.
Um, no thanks.
I think I'll just stick
with Luna's friends.
Suit yourself.
Let us know if you
change your mind.
Um, thank you.
Who do I have to kill
to get some service around...
Oh my God!
In the corner!
- It's K-Square.
- Wait, Kate Kerrigan?
- Where?
- Back there.
Oh my God, she is only
legit movie star to
come out of our
school in decades.
Is it like super uncool
if we go and talk to her?
Hell, yeah.
- Fuck it.
- Let's go.
So sorry to bother you.
The four of us actually go
to the same school as you.
- As you did.
- That you went to.
Conservatory.
- Is that the new Bradley...
- Is Mashmeyer still there?
Oh, yeah.
She hated me.
Wait, really?
She hates me, too.
And Sheldrake?
Mmhmm.
My ass was always black
and blue after his class.
What about that
prick, Homburg?
Still a prick.
Yeah, well, you should
watch out for him.
So could you come speak
at our school sometime?
I'd rather
contract small pox.
But really, let me ask you
something, did any of you
have to audition
to get in?
Of course not.
They'll take
anyone who can pay.
Uh, no offense, girls.
And believe me, they do
nothing to prepare you
for the real world, for
the realities of the business.
So, how did you make it
then, Miss Kerrigan?
You've only been
out for a few years.
Luck?
Some luck,
but mostly really hard work.
I started out doing
student films, short films,
even background
in big movies.
Yuck, extra work?
Don't knock it.
That's how I got into
the union and I was
upgraded twice.
1,000 bucks a day.
Not a bad day's work.
And when you get out
of conservatory,
keep taking classes.
There are so many good
places to study like
One on One on West 27th
Street, And for God's sake,
create your own
work, short films,
plays, one-person shows.
Damn, I really wish
I could keep talking,
but I have a meeting
with my agent.
Thank you so much for
your time, Miss Kerrigan.
Oh, and most important,
don't drink the Kool-Aid.
Hey, let's go, Katie.
Car's waitin' outside.
Ladies, my agent,
Abram Bernstein.
Are you looking for
any new clients?
What have you done?
- Nothing yet, but I'm abo...
- I did a commercial for public access.
Me, too.
Um, we have a showcase
coming up at our school
- pretty soon.
- Great.
So call me when you've
done something.
Somethin' professional.
Ready?
And you should think
about gettin' a nose job.
- I do not need that.
- Bye.
I know the drill,
I wasn't followed.
You're a little fuckin'
wise-ass.
I like that.
Mr. Tommy.
What do you want?
This little wise-ass
friend Sarah is back.
I don't feel totally
comfortable with all this.
Then why'd you come back?
I just want to know
what it's all about.
Well, come back tomorrow,
we'll take a little field trip.
Michael Kors hand bags.
- Hmm.
- Hermes scarves.
Rolex watches.
North Face jackets.
Nike sneakers.
- Watches...
- Right.
All this beautiful
stuff and it's all fake.
Right.
And don't forget the
Beats by Dre headphones,
I use 'em myself.
- So you guys are...
- We're in the wholesale/retail business
you might say.
Well put.
Sarah.
You can take great pride
that you're a cog
in a well-oiled machine.
A small cog, but
an important cog.
We can't offer you
medical and dental,
but your gross pay is
your take-home pay.
Federal, state, city taxes,
you are exempt, my friend.
By the way, you
play softball?
What?
Well, we need a shortstop for
our company softball team.
You don't have to hit
much, but you know,
make a few plays
in the field.
What if the cops find
out about this place?
About the softball team?
I was just kiddin'.
We don't have a softball team.
No, no, about this place.
This... this
well-oiled machine.
We are the cops.
Retired.
But once a cop,
always a cop.
Right, Tommy?
You got that right.
Semper blue.
All you have to do is make
a pick up every day and
bring it back here.
A pick up?
I assume you don't mean
another teddy bear?
No.
Just the daily haul
from this place.
I don't know.
I mean it seems dangerous.
Sarah, you're just
the messenger.
No one ever kills the
messenger, right?
I mean if you were a guy,
I'd tell you to grow a pair,
but I think you
have a pair already,
but you just don't know
where they are yet.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- No, no, no, no,
please,
let me finish here.
You have a conscience.
This jungle of a city
hasn't taken that
away from you yet.
I had a conscience
once, and so did Mr. Danny.
Well, let me allow you
in on a little secret.
No one has ever made it
through this world without
cutting any corners.
Not the homeless guy sleepin'
in front of your buildin',
not the Mayor of
City of New York,
not the richest man on Earth,
and the key is to
cut the right corners and
not push your luck.
We are offering you
gainful employment here.
Low risk, high reward.
You may get arrested
once or twice, but that's
par for the course.
But nobody's gonna hurt
and that's not a small thing.
So I've decided I'm no
longer gonna work for
Mr. Danny anymore.
Just too wrong.
So are you back to the
whole quitting thing again?
You mean like leave town?
- Yeah.
- No.
I just need to find
a respectable job.
I guess my career
as a waitress is inevitable.
You mean nanny.
Like baby-sitting?
Sarah, haven't you heard nanny
is the new waitressing?
Alright.
Hey.
How we doin'?
Business is goin'
great, boss.
- There is a lot of orders comin' in.
- Oh yeah.
The phone's ringin'
off the hook.
What about that girl?
- She called me back?
- Not that I'm aware, no.
Keep an eye on her,
and get me a cup of coffee,
and hurry back.
I assume that
you're like every other
socially-awkward
millennial and you spend
the vast majority of your
time with your face buried
in front of your...
your iPhone, right?
Pretty
much, except I actually
don't have an iPhone.
I have a Blackberry.
A Blackberry.
Oy.
Well, listen,
my kid's not like that.
You see, she spends most
of her time with her face
buried in books.
That's a novel
concept, isn't it?
She's not a whore,
my Heather.
I think that's great, Gail.
So I'm just
gonna be... I'm gonna be
brutally upfront and
honest with you,
and if you have a problem with
anything I'm about to say,
then you can just get the
fuck out of my house.
Of course.
Please do not use any foul
language in front of my kid.
If I find out you're
doing that, I'm gonna take
your mouth and I'm gonna
drag it out in the street.
Y... and if you bring your
boyfriend up here and
I find out that you guys
are sucking or fucking,
I don't know what
you people do,
I'm gonna break both your legs.
And drugs?
Don't even get me
started on that!
Do you use Molly?
Sorry, who's Molly?
If you bring any drugs
into my house that
are stronger than a baby
aspirin,
I'll break both your legs.
Then, and only then, will I take
you to the police.
Have I made myself
perfectly clear?
Clear as a bell.
Welcome to my house.
I'm done with my homework.
Awesome.
And are you girls hungry?
Uh, tough question.
Okay, let
me re-phrase that.
Um, are you girls hungry?
Right now, all I do
is binge and purge.
That's not a good
idea, Heather.
Um, Lola, doesn't
Sarah look fat?
Totally.
I think she's doing
the binge without the purge.
Total porker,
needs to purge.
- Excuse me?
- Do you wanna get high?
Shit, yeah.
- What are you talking about?
- Get high.
Yeah, I have some Buddha
stick up in my room
some junior high
kid sold me.
Nice.
I think this
conversation is over.
Okay, you're not
into it, that's fine.
Just don't tell
my mom, okay?
She's still pissed that
I got dropped back a grade.
Again.
Fine.
I'm think I'm gonna
dress like a sexy witch
- for Halloween.
- Hmm?
- You know like red lips, big hair, boobs, ass...
- Yeah.
- Everything.
- I love it.
Wait, what are you doing?
Are you out of your mind?
Not yet.
- Okay, give me that shit.
- Right on!
No, not right on, okay?
This is ridiculous.
Sarah, how many guys
have you fucked in your
life so far?
Jesus Christ.
- Just curious.
- What?
Aren't you like 14?
15.
I'm not a virgin.
Oh, gross!
Oh, I let two boys
finger me last month, and
then I let one of them
fuck me, but he didn't
- come inside me, so...
- Okay, you need to shut the hell up!
My mom hates it when
babysitters curse around me.
Well, your mom
is delusional.
I did not understand
why I needed to babysit girls
that were basically my age
and now I do,
and I'm no
longer your babysitter.
Wait, you're leaving?
Correct.
What a pussy.
Don't ever use that word.
What word?
Uh, you know what word.
The... the P-word.
Pussy, pussy, pussy,
pussy, pussy.
Sarah, please don't leave.
I'm so sorry.
I... I know I messed
up, but my mom's gonna
kick my ass for this.
Look, you girls do not need to
grow up so fast, okay?
Just be kids.
You're right.
- Do you wanna do some Molly?
- Oh yeah.
Got the fake IDs, bitches.
Let's party!
Oh, you want one?
50 bucks.
I'm in.
Hey, Mr. Tommy, look
what the cat dragged in.
Yeah, you said
she'd be back.
Fuckin' cheesecake,
give me the run.
The money is good.
And it's harmless, right?
I mean nobody's
getting hurt.
A victimless crime if
there ever was one.
Just don't live
above your means.
What do you mean?
Don't flaunt it.
Keep it to yourself.
The last thing you wanna
do is draw attention
to yourself.
So I shouldn't buy that
new apartment, should I?
Not yet.
Troy Remy is one director
that you want to be
obsessed with you.
I mean have you seen
his last film The Fault Within?
No.
It's friggin' intense.
Uh, is it on Netflix?
I have no idea,
check it out.
And at one point, he pulls out
a Blackberry.
You believe that?
A fuckin' Blackberry.
Hey, ladies,
what's happening tonight?
How you doin'?
- Yeah, no, just...
- Yeah.
So Troy was wondering if
you might like to join him.
So why doesn't he
ask me himself?
Is that really what you
want me to tell him?
Are you sure?
Absopositively?
Okay.
Right then and there, I
knew this guy was a clown.
Someone not worth
any of my time.
Could you
freshen this for me, sweetie?
White wine spritzer.
Heavy on the spritz.
You want me to get
you another drink?
Isn't that your job?
White wine spritzer.
Um, I can get you another drink,
but it's not my job
to get you another drink,
sweetie.
I'll get you another
drink though,
'cause it's the polite thing
to do.
Never mind.
Nice dress.
I still shoot on film.
Fuck digital.
And fuck those YouTube and Snapchat hacks.
I'm the true heir to
John Ford and Howard Hawks.
Ladies, I got an idea.
To me, the real party
is the after-party.
I think it's time I gave
everyone their walkin' papers
except for you two.
No after-party.
My girl Sarah has three big
auditions tomorrow.
Two studio features
and an indie.
That's cool.
That's cool.
Live for another day.
I get it.
Good luck on
that audition.
Hey.
Why are we
leaving so early?
I thought you said you wanted
him to be obsessed with me.
And he is.
But I also want him to
think that other directors
are obsessed with you.
Look, if you wanna go
fuck his brains out tonight,
feel free.
Go back up there.
You'll get your chance
with him and he knows it.
Yeah.
Hmm.
If she's as pretty as you
say, you better kick-start
those moves of yours.
Otherwise, one of those
Wall Street douche bags
is gonna pounce on her.
What?
She's not the type that
go for a Wall Street douche bag.
Don't be so sure of that.
These girls come from
small town USA
and they get dollar
signs in their eyes.
Make your move, Frankie.
Make your move.
Thank you so much.
Have a lovely night.
Thank you.
Oh, no, no, no.
- No way!
- What?
I can't let you pay.
We split it 50/50.
I pay for all my dates.
This isn't a date.
Well, okay, but uh, aren't
you a starving artist?
You know,
I'm your neighbor.
- This is my welcome to the neighbor...
- It's okay.
- Dinner.
- It's okay.
Seriously.
Dougie, think our boy
Frankie here is in love.
Oh.
Oh, shit, that...
I thought it was somethin'
important.
Seriously, Frankie,
are you in love
with this Sarah girl?
Frankie, don't answer
these guys, okay?
What?
What's wrong?
Because Frankie is sweet
and I don't want you
guys making fun of him
for being in love and shit
like that.
Frankie is my boy.
Right, Frankie,
you my boy?
Yeah, you're my boy.
Am I anybody's boy?
- No!
- No!
Ladies, welcome to
stage combat class.
Now, it's very important for you
to remember
two universal
rules to guarantee safety
at all times during
a stage performance.
Rule number 1 is to
always, always, always
make eye contact
with the person
that you're working with.
Rule number 2 is
always make sure that
there's more than adequate
distance between you
and the actual target
that you're aiming at to
avoid accidental contact.
Do I make myself clear?
Eye contact.
Eye contact.
- Eye contact.
- I wanna slap you in the face right now.
Eye contact.
Ow!
Okay, remember eye
contact, safe distance
- from...
- Oh.
It's so soft.
Okay, I'd think
twice, like did you...
"Fie!
Fie!
Fie!
Sword and shield,
in bloody field,
doth win immortal fame.
Gallop apace, you
fiery-footed steeds."
Josette, what say you?
"Love looks not with
the eyes, But with the mind,
and therefore is winged Cupid
painted blind,"
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Act I, Scene I.
"All the world is a stage,
and all the men and
women merely players.
They have their exits
and their entrances,
and one man in his time
plays many parts,"
As You Like It,
Act II, Scene VII.
"Doubt thou the stars
are fire,
doubt that the sun doth move,
doubt truth to be a liar,
but never doubt I love."
Hamlet, Act II, Scene II.
"Shall I compare thee
to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely
and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake
the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath
all too short a date."
Sonnet 18.
I thank thee, fair
and gentle, Sarah.
So how long have you lived here?
Seems like forever and a day.
I came here with a dream
in my head,
and stars in my eyes,
and I was gonna be the next...
You fill in the blank,
the next big something.
Show business?
I was a singer,
dancer, actress,
comedienne, but mostly
I was a waitress.
And then I met
my first husband.
It happened he was someone
else's husband at the same time
and he swept me off
my feet and I never had to
work another
day in my life.
So what was New
York like back then?
I've heard so much about
it from my grandpa.
Oh, better in some ways
and worse in others.
Just like
everything else in life.
The polo grounds,
the old Penn Station,
the uh,...
...Fillmore East,
the Bellmore Cafeteria,
the Rivoli Theaters,
they're all gone.
Here, I'm gonna
show you something?
Hey, could you recommend
a decent laundry service?
So how about
you and Frankie?
Me and Frankie?
Um... Don't worry,
intra-apartment dating
is not forbidden.
No, uh, I mean he's nice
I guess, but we're not dating.
I didn't come to Manhattan to
find a husband.
Who said anything
about a husband?
Look.
Look at that.
Do you recognize that handsome face?
Grandpa.
That is definitely
my grandpa.
Sure is.
Oh, I miss him.
Oh.
Hello.
I got you a meeting today
with Troy Remy today at 9:00.
Wait, 9:00?
Shit, that's
like right now.
9:00 p.m.
Oh, tonight?
Mmhmm, it's
at the loft we were at the other night.
Get there early and
uh, oh, wear something hot.
Hot.
Got ya.
Fucking hot.
I don't think I have anything
that's fuckin' hot.
Then get something
fucking hot.
Jesus Christ,
Oh, what the
fuck is in this?
Jesus Christ.
Grandpa?
What are you doing here?
I came to see you.
Why didn't you tell me?
I wanted to
surprise you, honey.
Oh.
You're looking great.
Oh, it so, so good
to see you, grandpa.
Helena's gonna be really
excited, too.
- Come on.
- Thank you.
- Let's go in.
- Thank you, honey.
Yeah, honey, you seem to be
taking well
to this city, you know?
Yeah, I've made some cool
friends and
I'm starting to really
feel like I'm part
- of the fabric, you know?
- Uh, well.
Maybe I'll take grandma down
here for a long weekend.
Just take her to s...
a musical or these things.
That would be awesome.
She would love that.
Get tickets to The
Producers, please.
Well, that's going
to be tough, grandpa.
The Producers
closed years ago.
- That all I know about Broadway.
- Just a sec.
Where are you goin' now?
And I made you some
of my famous split pea soup.
- Oh.
- Thank you.
I must be dreaming.
You haven't changed a bit.
You always were
a great liar.
Seeing my granddaughter
made my day
and you're icing on
top of the cake, honey.
Oh, flattery will
get you everywhere.
Oh, thank you.
So how long has it been
since you guys have
seen each other?
It was sometime
in the '70s.
Nixon was President I think.
Abe Lincoln I think.
Stop it.
It was 1972.
I remember because
I was marching in the anti-war
protest that day and
you took me to dinner
in Little Italy that night.
Right, I remember.
Sh... she represented every
lost cause in the planet.
How is your wife?
She's great, thank you.
She must be an
amazing woman.
She is to take care of me.
How about I take you two
out for a bite to eat, okay?
See if my favorite
restaurant's still open.
- Oops.
- Ruggiero's.
I'm sorry, grandpa.
I uh, I've got a thing
tonight, I should
really start
getting ready.
Helena, how about
you, honey?
I... I have got
something, too.
I think I should go.
That's great, you
both blowin' me off.
Take care of yourself.
Thank you.
Thank you for taking
care of my kid.
One thing I know is chemistry.
Kinetic chemistry.
Whether in cinema
or in real life.
It's chemistry.
I like our energy.
I like you.
Um, s... s... so um,
are you doing any
new movie soon?
I'm shooting five new
movies soon, just like
Fassbinder did.
40 movies in 13 years.
I just keep goin',
I can't stop.
Cinema is like
a drug to me.
You're like a drug to me.
Um.
Uh, uh, what's your
next movie about?
It's about everything.
It's about this
beautiful girl.
And she's hot, she's sexy,
and she's very pretty.
You know what
I mean, right?
Yeah.
And her smile.
Wow, her smile was made
for the big screen.
And her eyes, they're
sultry, smoky,...
...so sexy.
Her eyes, they
are so deep.
Deeper than any ocean.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian.
So deep, you just
get lost in them.
Do... do you
have a headache?
No.
This... it's just something to
take the edge off.
Trust me.
It's really good.
Hi.
Sarah, hi.
Troy, hi.
I wanna apologize for running
out on you this morning.
I had an early meeting
with some money guys
who are in
town just for today.
I couldn't blow them off.
Yeah.
Um, yeah, no,
I... I understand.
You okay?
Um, yeah.
Yeah, yeah,
I'm... I'm fine.
Anyway, I'm free right now
and I just wanted to say hi.
And I wanna drop
off your wallet.
I don't know if you know, but
you left it at my place.
Oh shit, my wallet?
Fuck.
Shit, I had no
idea I'd lost it.
No worries,
I've been there.
I'll swing by in
an hour, okay?
Um.
So how was your meeting
today?
It went great.
These people, they got
more money than God
and they're big
fans of my work.
Awesome.
That's really cool.
Yeah, yeah it is.
I know this sounds lame,
but I texted my mom
in Detroit this morning and
I told her all about you.
Seriously?
Seriously.
Wow.
I know.
That's heavy.
Yeah, moms are heavy.
Anyway, I just wanna
keep seeing you.
I wanna know if
that's possible.
Um, sure.
Um, we can keep
hanging out and uh,
I'd love to work with
you on a film.
Are you seein'
anyone right now?
Uh, not really.
Sarah, all I'm asking
for is your time.
Uh.
You had a great time
last night, too, right?
I don't really remember
a lot from last night.
Trust me, it was a good.
It was all good.
- Shit.
- Convention Center.
I am off the duty.
Come on!
Javits Convention Center.
Javits Convention Center.
Yeah, I hear you
first time, okay?
There nothing wrong with
my hearing, but there
is something wrong
with your hearing.
I am off the duty.
I am taking a break.
Maybe this will get
you back on the duty.
You are stupid.
I don't need your money.
I am trying to eat
my lunch and take a break.
Take the Uber, mister,
the Uber, okay?
- Oh yeah?
- Yes.
Oh yes.
Maybe the taxi commission
would like to know
that you won't
take me to the freakin'
Convention Center.
You see this,
fuck stick, okay?
NYPD.
How would you like to go
to the Ass Bangers Convention
on Rikers Island?
Now, get the fuck out.
Alright.
Get the fuck out of here.
Douche bag.
Fuckin' idiot.
You're going there, really?
I'm going there really.
You've already gone there.
I've already gone there.
Yeah, I've already
gone there.
I am really going there.
You're really going there.
I'm already here.
You're already here.
Bravo.
Oh my God.
Oh, beautiful, beautiful.
Hey.
Hey, hey,
unintelligent talking.
Quiet.
That was beautiful, Luna.
Beautiful!
You know, Meisner
would be proud.
Thanks, Barry.
You're very welcome.
Philip.
I didn't believe you
for two seconds,
let alone one.
Thanks, Barry.
Yeah.
I heard Starbucks
is hiring.
Sarah, front and center.
Take off your clothes.
I beg your pardon?
Take the cotton balls
out of your ears
and take off
your clothes.
Um, Barry... uh,
Mr.Homburg.
Do you call yourself
an actress?
Yes.
Show us you're an actress.
Take off your clothes
and show us your instrument.
- Um, Barry, I... I... I really don't...
- Excuse me.
How could you be a real
actress if you can't get naked
in front of the world?
Um, I... I... I don't know.
Look if you're an actress,
you can't be afraid ugh,
to express naked emotions,
yeah, the...
the naked body,
the naked truth.
So take off your fucking
clothes right now!
Barry, please.
Hey, hey, don't...
don't look...
Don't look at them,
look at me.
Over here.
Right here.
Now, Josie took off her
clothes in class,
didn't you, Josie?
It was uh, liberating?
Yeah, it was
liberating, see?
And so did Jasmine.
Didn't you, Jasmine?
I have an amazing bod.
Just back off, asshole!
What did you
just say to me?
There are plenty of
girls at this school
who don't seem to mind you
brow-beating them into
getting naked for you, but
Sarah is not one of them.
I understand.
Both of you, get the fuck out of
my class, right now.
You fucking babies,
both of you.
You know something,
Barry Homburg?
Yeah, a lot more than
you do, you little prick.
Yeah, I know this, you've been
teaching here too long.
Oh yeah?
Didn't you start out to be
an actor or a director,
but it didn't work
out for you, did it?
So you can't stand
the fact that
you're a fucking failure,
bitch!
Hey, fuck you and get
the fuck out of my class!
Come on, Sarah.
- Let's blow this popsicle stand.
- Thank you.
And don't expect to be
asked back for second year!
I'll tell you that
right the fuck now!
The cops are gonna love
hearing about all
the underage kids here you
ply with booze, and weed,
and blow, Barry.
Get out!
Hear up!
Vice squad.
Vice squad, baby!
Vice squad, my ass.
Bring 'em on!
Bring on the cops.
I don't give a shit.
What am I doin'?
I'm only fuckin'
teaching how to be free.
Free in this class, right?
You guys know what I'm
talkin' about, right?
That guy is not gonna
amount to a fucking thing.
You see that?
If he acts like this here,
imagine what he's doin' outside.
His fuckin' father threw him out
of his house,
I'm... I bet you any money.
I... I want the truth
out of everyone, okay?
That guy is not gonna
give you the truth.
You are... what you're
gonna give me is
the truth, right?
Jasmine, take off
your clothes again.
Whatever, Barry.
Huh.
Excuse me, is uh,
this seat taken?
It's all yours.
Thanks.
Hey, guys.
What can I get
you tonight?
Um...
That apple martini
looks pretty good.
An apple a
day keeps somebody away.
It's... it's the doctor.
That's
good advice.
Yeah.
Can I get you another?
You can
get me another one.
Alright, alright, another one.
Two apple
martinis, please.
With extra apples.
With extra apples!
So what's a babe like you
doin' in a place like this?
You come here often?
What's my sign?
No, no.
What's your sign?
That's the best pick
up line I've heard all night.
Guys.
- You.
- Mm, mm, yum.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, enjoy.
Mmm.
Okay.
Hmm, hmm.
I beat ya.
Excuse me, I gotta
take this call.
It's my mom.
- You're excused.
- Don't go anywhere.
Where am I gonna go?
The movies?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Sorry to interrupt.
Um, I couldn't help but
overhear what you said
about the movies.
Um, there's actually
a good foreign film playin'
over at the Film Forum.
- Uh, Les Bonnes Femme.
- Les Bonnes Femm.
Oh, French fries sound
so good.
You want... you
want some fries?
- I can order some?
- Yeah, yeah.
- They're good here.
- French fries with a side of apple martini.
Mm...
Hey buddy,
I was sitting there.
Calm down, okay?
I'm just having a chat
with the nice lady.
Yeah, I noticed.
Hey, don't be a fuckin'
hypocrite, okay?
I've been watching you.
You've been watching me?
What are you
some kinda creep?
Look, I saw her first.
She's been getting hammered
for the past three hours.
Les Bonnes Femm.
Les Bonnes Femm.
Oh my God!
Oh God, I'm never
drinking again.
- Never?
- Never.
- Your birthday?
- No.
- New Year's?
- No.
- Your wedding?
- I'm never getting married.
Oh shit.
Work.
Mmhmm.
- Hmm, see ya later.
- Sure.
- If you're lucky.
- Bye.
Hello, there.
Nice weather, huh?
No?
Something I said?
Where are you going?
Hey, I wanna talk to you.
Can you please slow down?
Hello?
Ms. Quintana!
Ms. Quintana,
can you stop moving?
Excuse me?
No, excuse me.
Do we know each other?
Kind of a one-way street.
You don't know me,
I know you.
Well, I know about you.
I have friends on the
NYPD, I'm calling the police.
I am the police.
I am the NYPD.
You and I, we need to talk.
Here's my card.
I want you to
call me today.
Actually, I want you to
come and see me today.
Are we clear?
Look, it's a victimless crime.
Dealing drugs and homicide
are victimless crimes.
Drugs?
Homicide?
What do y... what
do you mean?
I mean I'm talking
about Troy Remy.
Troy?
What are you
talking about?
I am talking
about Troy fucking Remy.
You know him?
Yeah.
Sorry, uh, I don't know
anything about this.
Why don't you stop
and taken off your sunglasses?
Why?
'Cause it's impolite
and stupid to wear sunglasses
in a closed building.
Well, I don't wanna get arrested
for being impolite.
Or stupid.
Oh, that's lovely.
Did he do that to you?
Who?
Your boy, Troy.
Uh, no.
Sarah, why don't
I believe you?
That's your
issue, not mine.
Well, it's gonna be your
issue, too, if you don't tell me.
You wanna stay out of trouble,
don't you?
Yes.
Then talk to me.
Do I need a lawyer?
I don't know,
Sarah, do you?
Look, Troy is a hot
film director, okay?
He doesn't need
to sell drugs.
Did you see The Fault Within?
Uh, no, and neither
did anybody else.
I mean, all told, his films
maybe grossed about 37 bucks.
He earns his money
from dealing drugs.
That's how he affords
that swanky loft of his.
Can you just get
to the point?
Do you know he has five
ODs under his belt?
Only two of the
girls survived.
What is it you'd like
me to write on your tombstone?
"I should have listened to
Detective Belson
when I had the chance."
I know guys like
this prick.
I have a daughter
your age.
And she is just as snarky
and know-it-all like you.
Now, why don't you
let me help you?
Move in with me.
Huh?
Move in with me.
Be my old lady.
Your old lady?
It's just an expression.
Move in with me.
We can make lots
of movies together.
Be my muse like
Dietrich and Sternberg,
Tippi and Hitchcock.
I'll even act.
Al Pacino and
Michelle Pfeiffer!
Isn't it too soon?
There is no too soon.
There are either right vibes
and wrong vibes.
These vibes are right.
When you know, you know.
And I know.
I am not moving
in with him.
- Sarah.
- What?
- Well, then just leave.
- That's it?
- Well...
- Well, what?
If you leave now, can you
live with yourself knowin'
that animal is peddling
pills to kids?
I still don't
think that's true.
Oh, it's true.
This scumbag has taken
advantage of young girls
just like yourself and you could
live with that?
- Habla Español, Señorita Quintana?
- Not really.
- Si o no?
- No.
You didn't speak
Spanish at home?
Is this your attempt
at good cop, bad cop?
What do you think this is?
Television?
Honey, this is not
a TV show.
And you're in a real
quandary,
because you have to help
yourself
and you have help us.
So what are you gonna do?
The bottom line,
I want Troy Remy
and you're gonna be
the one to help us!
So do what you must do.
I'm not moving
in with him.
You better listen to
what he's tellin' you
if you know what's good
for you.
Then don't move
in with him.
Be his girl.
Get close to him.
Get some intel.
Help us and help yourself.
Am I clear?
Sarah, just remember one thing,
at the end of the day, they all
just wanna fuck you.
They wanna fuck you
any which way they can.
They all wanted to fuck me
and they all wanna fuck you.
That's why you're in
the world to get fucked.
I have big plans, mom.
To hell with
your big plans.
You don't mean anything
to any of them.
Who's she?
I don't know.
Maybe it's you.
Maybe it's future you.
Is she dead?
Maybe.
Why did you leave?
Hey.
What are you doing here?
I have class.
You are ducking me
and I need info.
Here I am.
Fine.
Right, they're cops.
Well, retired cops, but
once a badge, always a badge.
That's correct.
What else?
They're super creepy,
kinda eccentric.
I almost think they
might be a couple.
A couple of what?
A couple.
You know like,
a couple couple?
Interesting.
But they're not.
They're not interesting
or they're not a couple?
Both.
No, I mean, neither.
Okay.
And you take money back and
forth to this warehouse?
Correct.
And these two clowns
are always at the warehouse?
Yes.
Okay, I'll look into that.
No.
- Excuse me?
- No, this is the trade-off, okay?
I gave you this and
I'm no longer your rat.
I want Troy and you'll
do what I ask you to do.
How's that?
This is bigger than Troy.
Oh, really?
Little girl telling
me my business.
Look, I'm walking
either way, okay?
I didn't do
anything wrong.
How about six to
eight years just for
carryin' that money?
I'd be out in 30 months.
And you're
willing to do 30 months?
It beats hangin'
out with Troy.
Just do your fucking
job, alright?
It's not my job to
tell you how to do
your fucking job.
Cops are touting their
bust up
of a $50-million counterfeit
goods ring.
Hours ago, they raided
a warehouse here on
Manhattan's West Side.
The loot: fake Gucci bags,
fake North Face jackets,
fake Beats
by Dre headphones.
Who the hell told me
to go into business with you?
I know I was gonna get
locked up eventually,
fucking great idea.
I'm goin' first, fuck you.
- Yeah, I dumped her.
- What?
Are you kidding me?
Well, what happened to
your delicate flower?
She was getting too needy.
So just like that?
Just like that.
I don't get you, kid.
Well, let's say no
more actresses for me.
Flaky self-centered
prima donnas, man.
I'll remind you that next
time you date another one.
Yeah, well, I don't...
Whoa, wait, Bob,
I'll talk to you later.
See you at my bar.
What?
Sarah!
Where the fuck you been?
What about our movie?
Come on, man, this is very
unprofessional of you.
Sarah?
Sarah!
Sarah!
Fuck!
Hey, uh, uh, are
you my new neighbor?
Uh, am I?
Well, if you're moving
in here, you are.
I'm Frankie.
- Frankie Li.
- Um, Ivy.
Ivy Wellman.
Enchanté.
Huh?
Enchanted.
You enchant me.
I'm enchanted.
Oh.
Wow.
- Me too.
- Allow me.
Okay, just... yeah,
careful with her.
So are you new in town or just
a change of neighborhood?
Uh, I'm new in town.
I'm a singer/songwriter,
so you know,
New York's
the place.
Well, thank goodness.
I thought you would be
an actress or something.
There's too many of
those around New York already.
Oh, really?
Under every rock.
So what are you like
uh, Taylor Swift?
Um, more like Bob Dylan.
He started here, so
it's good enough for me.
Oh, Dylan.
The Ballad of Frankie Lee
and Judas Priest?
That's right,
that's a great song.
Well, right
this way, Ivy Wellman.
Okay.
Hey, by the way, what
apartment you're in?
Uh, 7B.
We are neighbors then.
I'm in 7C!
Oh, how about that!
You need help
with your bag?
No, no, that's okay.
Thank you.
Hey, you have plans
for dinner tonight?
Um, no, I don't,
but that would be great,
because I haven't had
a chance to pick up
any groceries yet.
Great.
And it's on me, of course.
I made a killing on Bitcoins.
Wow, even better.
You are such a sweetheart,
Frankie Li!
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Oh, and can you recommend
a good laundry service
around here?
Why you ask?
Because I'm Chinese?
Oh, no, no.
I'm... I'm sorry.
I... I didn't mean that.
Um, sorry.
Just kidding.
I know a place
and they deliver.
Okay.
Who the fuck are you?
No, don't worry,
don't worry.
You left your keys in
the door, that's all.
I was visiting my girlfriend
down the hall,
I saw the keys
in the door.
I knocked, but
you didn't answer.
So I thought
something was wrong.
I was getting ready
to call the police.
No, don't worry.
You know and you shouldn't leave
your keys in the door.
A girl can't be too careful
these days in the city.
Don't worry.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
The choice between
hell and happiness, Sarah,
is entirely yours.
Don't share yourself with
those that don't
have your interests
at heart.
Everything you make
has consequences,
so develop a sense
of caution.
Save yourself from the
pain that devours your spirit
and destroys your soul.
But how?
How do I do that?
Don't take it anymore.
You are a warrior.
to get up, okay?
Sarah, uh, you
gotta know this, if...
If you're not happy in
New York, if you don't like
New York, you can always
come back here, you can
study theater here, you may even
teach theater here.
Don't jinx her, okay?
Just don't j...
jinx the kid.
It's... She'll do fine.
What are you doing?
I'm... I'm giving
her an alternative.
It's not... I'm not
saying don't do it.
But she knows she
has a house here.
Well, but I wanna tell
her she can always come back
here and it's not
a big deal.
Oh God, just... I... I...
It's not a failure, right?
I... I know.
I and... I mean it's
probably not for me,
but I'll take it one
day at a time, so yeah.
Well, just don't
listen to anybody.
You do your... you
own thing, okay?
Especially, grandma, okay?
Yeah, right, who's
gonna go watch her?
- You?
- Yes.
I will.
Yeah, I bet you will.
- Okay, guys, let's...
- She's always got a home here.
I know that.
We love her and she can
do anything here
That she could do there.
It's a terrible
place, New York.
- You're jinxing her.
- It's very dangerous.
You're jinxing the kid.
- I'm not jinxing...
- Guys, it's okay, it's okay.
It'll be fine, guys.
Oh, it's not a jinx,
I'm just giving her alternative.
She knows she's
got a home here forever.
Why are you
pushing around?
Guys, it's okay.
It's okay, I'm gonna be great.
I promise you,
- I... I will...
- I'm sure you're gonna be just fine.
How's your time, honey?
Well, we're good to go,
we have a couple more minutes.
Okay, baby, you just watch
your step out there.
Watch out for
shady people.
New York is full
of shady people.
You be careful, 'cause
you're a good girl.
Your father was a bum you
know, and your mom
was a very troubled spirit.
But you're not either of
them, you're your own, kid.
And you got me as a grandpa
and the apple does not
fall far from
the tree, okay?
Don't worry, grandpa.
I'm gonna go to New York
and I'm gonna crush it.
You know, I'm gonna conquer it.
Oh.
Just
give me a month, two tops,
- and I'll own the town.
- You'll own the town.
You're a monkey, come on.
You're a wonderful kid, you'll
do fine, okay?
Anything you need, just jump on
the phone, okay?
I love you, grandpa.
Yeah.
But you ain't
got enough money.
I do.
Yeah, I'll be...
I'll be okay.
Oh, give me some.
Your grandfather was one cool
cat when I knew him.
He was?
Of course, he was.
So I'm here to help
in any way I can.
Just let me know if you
need anything, okay?
Thank you, Helena.
You know, the best
criteria for getting
a New York apartment or
not is whether something
moves on the floor
when you walk in.
Ha!
Well, nothing ran on the floor,
so I guess I'm good.
Your first day?
Does it show?
I'm looking
for the financial aid office.
It's right here.
I'm Philip.
- Sarah.
- Come on.
Thanks.
- I know, I know...
- Hmm.
A banana is a
healthier source of
potassium than
potato chips.
Me, I'm hooked on
potato chips and I don't mean
- the organic shit either.
- I hear you.
- I'm Sarah.
- Luna.
My parents smoked
a lot of weed.
This is Josie.
How small a town
are you from anyway?
Does it show that much?
Oh yeah.
Everyone knows everyone.
Everyone knows what
everyone ate for breakfast.
You?
Queens.
Nobody knows nothing.
Jersey City.
Nobody cares.
Like nobody.
- I'm Sarah.
- Jasmine.
Nice to meet
you, new girl.
So do you guys
have any advice?
Any tips?
Regarding?
Living in New York City.
Oh wow!
Oh, this is gonna be good.
Gee, I don't know if I'm
really the person to ask.
She's not the person
to ask.
All I can say is get
used to lots of noise.
And the filth.
And totally
disgusting smells.
Like smells you never
knew could exist.
- And rude behavior...
- Totally rude.
Just be ready for anything.
And everything.
And totally fucking
disgusting smells.
Don't forget
that, I'm serious.
Gotcha.
Um, did I miss anything
important first semester?
Not a fuckin' thing.
Oh!
Excuse me, I'm sorry.
Oh, excuse me, I'm sorry.
You... you're my new
neighbor, right?
Oh, um, I guess.
Uh, I'm Sarah.
Sarah Quintana.
Frankie.
Frankie Li.
It's nice to meet you.
Um, long night?
Long night, long day,
turned to long night.
You keep odd hours, Frankie Li.
Saving life has
no time clock.
I'm in the liquid
therapy business.
I own a bar.
Oh.
Oh, good to know.
Um, guess I'll
see you around.
Yeah, see you around.
I meet nothin'
but neurotics and
head-cases in this city.
So I start this online
dating thing since
my wife flew the coop.
No luck.
But I went out on a date
with this woman,
she was a prison guard
and she had a personality
- to match.
- Hmm.
She's a delicate flower.
No.
This girl kicked both
our asses before breakfast.
I'm talking about Sarah.
Who the hell is Sarah?
The girl that just
moved into my building.
Did you make your move?
What move?
Not yet.
What are you waiting for?
You ain't gettin'
any younger.
Listen, come here,
let me see something.
Open up your mouth.
Ah.
Listen, I can't send you
into battle with dirty teeth
if this girl's
all you said she is.
I gotta clean you up.
Mm.
You need new headshots.
Listen, uh...
uh, I gotta guy.
So anyway, where do you see
yourself, Miss Sarah,
in the next five years?
Oh, jeez.
Um, five years.
Um, well, I mean I...
I'd like to do like
film, TV.
Um, you know, like
serious drama you know,
um, m... more specifically
serious drama like... uh,
like Shakespeare
in the Park.
Um, and... yeah, I mean I...
I'd really like to do like
some day player, recurring
roles you know,
- build my résumé.
- Look,
the reason why I'm such a great
agent is I'm realistic.
You come in with these big
dreams, I'm here to stomp
them out, and maybe on
the way, you and I can
make some dough.
You dig?
I think I'm gonna sign
you, not because I like you,
because I think
you and I, we could make
some money together.
And you can learn a
little about the business.
Anyway, you have
a short skirt?
Yeah.
I mean really, really, really,
- really short skirt.
- Um, I guess.
- Heels?
- Yeah.
- Tall?
- Yeah.
Nudity.
How about nudity?
You do nudity, right?
Oh, um... I don't know.
I mean I guess it would really have to depend.
There goes HBO.
Uh, am I gonna get
sent out for like TV,
film, in like commercials?
Yeah, princess, I'll
get you on uh, Gossip Girls,
Gossip Guys, Sex in the City you
know, things like that.
Those shows aren't on anymore
and uh,
the Gossip Guys
isn't a show.
Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, I'll call you
when I need you.
By the way, what's
your last name?
Quintana.
Quintana.
Quintana?
Way too ethnic.
How about Sarah Q?
You know, like... like
Suzie Q, but...
Sarah Q.
I think I could sell that.
Sarah Q.
Um, can I ask you why are...
Why are these
pictures covered up?
Well, I used to bang all
these chicks, I don't
wanna see their
faces anymore.
And this dude uh...
Long story, I was in college
and uh, he was
actually pretty good,
I had a crush,
so I kinda keep it there.
Okay.
Bob, what happened
to your hand?
I got bit.
Dog?
- 10-year-old.
- Aw, my dog is 10.
Not a dog, my patient.
Glad I don't
have a job that runs
the risk of getting bit.
You don't have a job.
Hey, being unemployed is
a fulltime job, alright?
Yeah, so is finding decent
woman in this town.
Phew.
Kasey, how come
we never went out?
How come you say
my name wrong?
Kasey.
It's not Kasey.
It's K.C.
Like Kansas City.
Okay, K.C., how come
we never went out?
Oh, I just really don't wanna
ruin our friendship, Bob.
Come on, K.C., ruin our
friendship, please!
Bob, take
it down a notch.
- Too desperate?
- Oh yeah.
- Oh, excuse me.
- Uh, you're excused.
Well, hey there, handsome.
Oh, handsome.
Oh, she thinks I'm handsome.
- How are you?
- Good.
Uh, I have an
oral fixation.
Oh.
Pistachios?
I think you should start doin'
some special events
- in your bar.
- Like what?
You know, buy one, get two
free, somethin' like that.
- Like you guys been getting.
- How about this?
- Get two and get four free?
- How about this?
What?
You spend $100, $20 for
a cleaning at my dentist place.
What's a classy guy like you
doin' in a dump like this?
Oh, we like this
dump um, joint.
Place.
What are you drinkin', miss?
- Ooh!
- Phew!
Let me think.
God, there is just
so many choices.
Right.
You guys just let me
know when you're ready.
What do you
recommend, big boy?
Um, I don't know.
What do... what do you...
what do you like to drink?
Hmm, something sweet.
Like you.
S... s... sweet?
She... she
thinks I'm sweet.
People spend $100 on alcohol,
they come to my office,
get a free cleaning,
but they have to
be beautiful women.
You uh, lookin'
for someone?
Yeah, the... the chick
that was just here.
- The blonde with the tits.
- Oh, yeah?
Yeah, really?
- You mean my wife?
- Yeah, the... no...
No.
- Hey, you done with class for the day?
- Yep.
Cool.
Let's hang.
- Oh, I can't...
- Uh, Homburg at 6:00.
What?
Barry Homburg.
His classes are
the psychological
equivalent of undergoing
a Nazi medical experiment.
Whoa.
Anyway, can we hang
or what?
I can't.
I actually have a meeting
with a manager.
Awesome.
Who's the manager?
Um, have you heard
of Alessandra Berry?
No.
What's the difference
between an agent
and a manager, anyway?
- 5%.
- Okay.
You have a real
commercial look.
You mean, like
for commercials?
Commercials, pilots,
features, web series.
So where is your
office located?
Right here.
In this building?
In this restaurant.
Wherever I happen to
be, that's my office.
I see.
Ladies, how is everything?
Just fine.
- Can I get you anything else?
- No, but you could leave.
Uh.
- Sure.
- Good.
Um, so uh...
uh, how long have you
been a manager for?
Two months.
I used to be an assistant
for Roger Savage.
Roger Savage.
Oh, you know him?
I've heard of him.
Yeah, he sleeps in his office
and he's really fucked up.
Uh, what's your
last name, again?
Um, Quintana.
Oh, that's so
fucking perfect.
Wait, really?
You don't think
it's too ethnic?
Ethnicity is in.
Diversity, kid.
- So I shouldn't change my name?
- No.
It's never been more
advantageous in this
business to be anything other
than a white man.
They don't... they don't show you
movies here, do they?
I wish.
Well, it's up to you,
you're on your own.
You absolutely must
know vintage cinema.
Like old movies?
Like our cinematic legacy.
If you haven't seen Tay
Garnett's One Way Passage
from 1932.
It's not an old movie,
it's a new movie.
Why did you want to
be an actor, anyway?
It's all I've ever done.
It's all I wanted to do.
It's all I can do.
What's the most important thing
about acting?
An agent.
Obviously.
You gotta know the work
of Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis,
Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara,
Edward G. Robinson.
How many of you have
heard of John Cassavetes?
How about Wild
Bill Wellman?
Who?
What movies have you
made, Mr. Cavallo?
Look it up on IMDB.
I'm not gonna give
you my résumé.
And remember, the best directors
are total film geeks.
If you can, you can score
major points with
them if you talk cinema
classics.
That's awesome advice.
It's not awesome advice,
it's the fuckin' lexicon.
Blondie, what are you
practicing to be?
The next Marilyn Monroe?
So what about TV?
Oh, the poor man's cinema!
I hope they pick
up your pilot.
In film acting,
you get to underplay
naturalistic acting.
I want to be on Broadway.
Oh yeah?
What time do
you wanna leave?
It's all in the diaphragm.
Ariel's Song
from The Tempest.
"Hark, hark!
Bow-wow.
The watchdogs bark.
Bow-wow.
Hark, hark!"
Alliteration, Jasmine.
Peter Piper's
Practical Principles of
Plain and Perfect
Pronunciation.
"Peter Piper picked a
peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper picked."
Oh, together!
- "I hear the strain of strutting chanticleer cry."
- "If Peter Piper picked a peck
- of pickled peppers."
- "Cock-a-diddle-dow."
- "A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
- SARAH: "Full fathom five
- picked a peck
- thy father lies."
- "Of his bones are coral made.
- "Pickled peppers
- Peter Piper picked."
- Those are pearls that were his eyes."
- "A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked."
- "Nothing of him that doth fade."
- "If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
- "But doth suffer
a sea-change."
"Of something
rich and strange."
"Picked,
pickled peppers Peter Piper picked."
"Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell."
- "A Peck of pickled peppers."
"Ding-dong, Hark!"
- "A Peck of pickled peppers."
- "Now I hear them ding-dong, bell."
- "Peter Piper..."
- "I hear the strain
- of strutting chanticleer cry."
- "If Peter Piper picked a peck
- of pickled peppers."
- "Cock-a-diddle-dow."
"Where's the
pickled peppers Peter
- Piper picked?"
- "Full fathom five thy father lies."
"Pickled peppers...
Jeanne,
stop finger trolling.
Josie, continue.
If I never find the right
someone,
if I end up all alone,
if I never find the person
to have the sweetness and the
pain of life with,
if I never have children to take
care of me
when I'm older then...
Then I'll end up all alone,
by myself,
I don't want that.
Who wants that?
You think I do?
You do?
I want a real
live flesh and blood
soul mate, goddammit!
I just know I'll
never have it.
I just know it.
I mean let's
fucking face it,
I'm on the lonely
road to nowhere.
Very good, Josie.
Thank you.
Natural, real, present.
Thank you, Miss Mashmeyer.
Oh, Miz, if you please.
I'm no longer an
ingénue, Although,
I'm often mistaken for one.
Yez, Miz Mashmeyer.
Cute.
Sarah, let's hope this
week is better than last.
Fuck me.
Walk with presence,
with a sense of self.
Stand up uh,
stand up straight.
What is it
that you're hiding?
D... do you all
see this, class?
We can learn from
her ineptitude.
I mean do you even
wanna be an actor?
Why are you here?
Of course I wanna
be an actor.
Do you see how she pauses?
It's because she
is not clear.
Can I please sit
down, Miz Mashmeyer?
No.
Aw, are you crying?
- Why are you crying?
- I'm not crying.
Is it because you're
a little girl?
Woman up, Sarah.
Grow a pair and stop being
such a pathetic girl
who's all about her looks.
God, your weakness is
just embarrassing
to all of us!
It's a good thing it's also
a very good lesson
for the rest of the class.
Can I please sit
down, Miz Mashmeyer?
Oh, oh, I don't know.
Can you?
Class, acting is raw.
It is real, it
is visceral.
When Meryl Streep was
still in class,
she walked out amongst
her peers, took center stage,
ripped up her skirt, and took
a giant steaming dump.
Now that... That is acting.
Class dismissed.
Hey, how do you afford
a place in the Village?
Every struggling actor
I know lives in either
Bed-Stuy, Bushwick,
Greenpoint,
Washington Heights, Jersey
City, maybe Actoria.
What's Actoria?
Astoria to most people.
Oh, um, the landlord is an
old friend of my grandpa,
so she's giving me
a huge break on rent.
Hmm.
I'm thinking
about leaving.
Leaving?
Leaving New York
and going back home.
Said every wannabe
who ever came here.
Ended up 30 pounds
overweight with
a red pickup truck parked
out front, a recycling bin
filled with empty cans of
Coors Light, three rugrats
runnin' around and another
one on the way, in a town
where everyone knows everyone
and everyone's business.
You should write prose.
Sarah, this just in.
Life is a motherfucker.
Life in Manhattan
is a motherfucker on steroids.
Tryin' to make it in show
business is a motherfucker
on steroids
multiplied by 2.
No, by... by 10.
So let me get this straight.
I'm dealing with, what?
Four motherfuckers, three of
which are on steroids?
You can't quit yet.
I won't let you.
You need to stick around, see
how it all ends, right?
I mean, all you
need is one break.
I know just...
Even with the break
I'm getting on rent,
it's just so expensive.
Mm-mm, true.
So how do you manage?
Daddy's rich.
Oh, that helps.
You... you really wanna make
some extra cash?
I might have an idea.
Of course.
This might involve a little...
how do I put this?
Under-the-radar activity.
Were you followed?
Um, followed by whom?
Exactly.
Come in.
Um, I can't
stay very long.
What, you gotta
catch your bus?
Huh?
I'm Mr. Danny.
I'm Sarah.
Sar... Please,
no last names.
Sit down.
Do you know why
you're here?
Not sure.
Good.
How are you with
names and faces?
Um, I don't know.
Even better.
Look, I need you to
run a little errand.
No big deal.
I'll give you
three C notes.
You look a little
disappointed.
Is that your way
of negotiating?
Oh, no, I... I don't...
don't exactly...
Okay.
And here's another C note.
Take it.
Thanks.
Now, let me cut
to the chase.
I want...
Now, that's Mr. Tommy.
Hey.
What do you hear,
what do you say?
Hi.
Don't mind
him, he's good people.
Now, I want you to pick
up a piece of luggage for me
and bring it back here.
Can you do that?
Yeah, sure, I guess.
Um, is there a specific piece
or style
that you want?
Yes, there is.
This key.
Yes.
Hey, kid.
Be a good kid.
Bring me back a piece
of cheesecake.
Okay, seriously,
what did you get me into?
I go to this disgusting
apartment and
there's these two
creepy old guys there.
Where are you now?
They gave me some key to
pick up a piece of luggage
at a locker.
Let me guess.
The bus station?
No, a bowling alley.
Hey.
Aren't you gonna ask
me if I was followed?
Followed by who?
Whom.
Yeah, whom.
Whom on the range,
where the deers and the
antelopes play.
I see you made
it back in record time.
Probably ran all way after you
shit your pants, am I right?
Not entirely true.
And you forgot
my cheesecake.
I'm sorry.
Good work.
Yah, let's not gloss over
this cheesecake thing
or lack of thereof.
I have to go.
Don't you wanna know
what's in the bag?
Come on, you
must be curious.
Uh, I think I should leave.
Bada bang.
Cute, ain't it?
Wait, is that
filled with heroin?
Like... like in that movie
with Audrey Hepburn?
Movie?
She's talkin' about the
movie Wait Until Dark.
Richard Crenna
was in that.
Alan Arkin, too and
they both young.
But it wasn't a teddy
bear, it was a doll,
creepy young girl.
Excuse me, sir?
No, not you.
The young girl in the
movie Wait Til Dark.
It wasn't Wait Until Dark,
it was Charade with
Cary Grant!
Wait, I'm a drug mule.
Uh, I am not stuffing anything
inside any body cavities.
Nobody is stuffing anythin'
in your ass.
Unless you want 'em to.
No drugs inside,
nothin' inside
but the factory stuffin'
from Taiwan.
Today was just a test.
What?
Uh, what do you mean?
A test for what?
To see if we
could trust you.
And to see if you
were competent.
A little bit of both.
Trustworthy and competent,
good characteristics
for anyone.
So you were just
screwing with me?
If you call $400 merely
"screwing with you",
then salud, Miss Sarah.
Did you see
that movie Ted?
This guy looks
like the guy Ted.
Mr. Danny.
Mr. Tommy.
- It's Mr. Danny.
- It's Tommy.
It's Danny.
Whatever, that guy,
he's a friends with the uncle
of some dude I was doin'
a few months back.
Charming.
10 points.
- Hey, girls.
- How's it going?
Just tryin' to help
Sarah with a little
gainful employment.
Yeah, what do you
guys do for money?
Don't ask.
- Lap dances.
- That's funny.
We're strippers.
Wait, seriously?
Where?
Never in the city.
You never know who's gonna walk
through the door.
Right, like New Jersey
and Long Island.
Anywhere except Manhattan.
We can hook you up, Sarah.
No experience necessary.
Um, no thanks.
I think I'll just stick
with Luna's friends.
Suit yourself.
Let us know if you
change your mind.
Um, thank you.
Who do I have to kill
to get some service around...
Oh my God!
In the corner!
- It's K-Square.
- Wait, Kate Kerrigan?
- Where?
- Back there.
Oh my God, she is only
legit movie star to
come out of our
school in decades.
Is it like super uncool
if we go and talk to her?
Hell, yeah.
- Fuck it.
- Let's go.
So sorry to bother you.
The four of us actually go
to the same school as you.
- As you did.
- That you went to.
Conservatory.
- Is that the new Bradley...
- Is Mashmeyer still there?
Oh, yeah.
She hated me.
Wait, really?
She hates me, too.
And Sheldrake?
Mmhmm.
My ass was always black
and blue after his class.
What about that
prick, Homburg?
Still a prick.
Yeah, well, you should
watch out for him.
So could you come speak
at our school sometime?
I'd rather
contract small pox.
But really, let me ask you
something, did any of you
have to audition
to get in?
Of course not.
They'll take
anyone who can pay.
Uh, no offense, girls.
And believe me, they do
nothing to prepare you
for the real world, for
the realities of the business.
So, how did you make it
then, Miss Kerrigan?
You've only been
out for a few years.
Luck?
Some luck,
but mostly really hard work.
I started out doing
student films, short films,
even background
in big movies.
Yuck, extra work?
Don't knock it.
That's how I got into
the union and I was
upgraded twice.
1,000 bucks a day.
Not a bad day's work.
And when you get out
of conservatory,
keep taking classes.
There are so many good
places to study like
One on One on West 27th
Street, And for God's sake,
create your own
work, short films,
plays, one-person shows.
Damn, I really wish
I could keep talking,
but I have a meeting
with my agent.
Thank you so much for
your time, Miss Kerrigan.
Oh, and most important,
don't drink the Kool-Aid.
Hey, let's go, Katie.
Car's waitin' outside.
Ladies, my agent,
Abram Bernstein.
Are you looking for
any new clients?
What have you done?
- Nothing yet, but I'm abo...
- I did a commercial for public access.
Me, too.
Um, we have a showcase
coming up at our school
- pretty soon.
- Great.
So call me when you've
done something.
Somethin' professional.
Ready?
And you should think
about gettin' a nose job.
- I do not need that.
- Bye.
I know the drill,
I wasn't followed.
You're a little fuckin'
wise-ass.
I like that.
Mr. Tommy.
What do you want?
This little wise-ass
friend Sarah is back.
I don't feel totally
comfortable with all this.
Then why'd you come back?
I just want to know
what it's all about.
Well, come back tomorrow,
we'll take a little field trip.
Michael Kors hand bags.
- Hmm.
- Hermes scarves.
Rolex watches.
North Face jackets.
Nike sneakers.
- Watches...
- Right.
All this beautiful
stuff and it's all fake.
Right.
And don't forget the
Beats by Dre headphones,
I use 'em myself.
- So you guys are...
- We're in the wholesale/retail business
you might say.
Well put.
Sarah.
You can take great pride
that you're a cog
in a well-oiled machine.
A small cog, but
an important cog.
We can't offer you
medical and dental,
but your gross pay is
your take-home pay.
Federal, state, city taxes,
you are exempt, my friend.
By the way, you
play softball?
What?
Well, we need a shortstop for
our company softball team.
You don't have to hit
much, but you know,
make a few plays
in the field.
What if the cops find
out about this place?
About the softball team?
I was just kiddin'.
We don't have a softball team.
No, no, about this place.
This... this
well-oiled machine.
We are the cops.
Retired.
But once a cop,
always a cop.
Right, Tommy?
You got that right.
Semper blue.
All you have to do is make
a pick up every day and
bring it back here.
A pick up?
I assume you don't mean
another teddy bear?
No.
Just the daily haul
from this place.
I don't know.
I mean it seems dangerous.
Sarah, you're just
the messenger.
No one ever kills the
messenger, right?
I mean if you were a guy,
I'd tell you to grow a pair,
but I think you
have a pair already,
but you just don't know
where they are yet.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- No, no, no, no,
please,
let me finish here.
You have a conscience.
This jungle of a city
hasn't taken that
away from you yet.
I had a conscience
once, and so did Mr. Danny.
Well, let me allow you
in on a little secret.
No one has ever made it
through this world without
cutting any corners.
Not the homeless guy sleepin'
in front of your buildin',
not the Mayor of
City of New York,
not the richest man on Earth,
and the key is to
cut the right corners and
not push your luck.
We are offering you
gainful employment here.
Low risk, high reward.
You may get arrested
once or twice, but that's
par for the course.
But nobody's gonna hurt
and that's not a small thing.
So I've decided I'm no
longer gonna work for
Mr. Danny anymore.
Just too wrong.
So are you back to the
whole quitting thing again?
You mean like leave town?
- Yeah.
- No.
I just need to find
a respectable job.
I guess my career
as a waitress is inevitable.
You mean nanny.
Like baby-sitting?
Sarah, haven't you heard nanny
is the new waitressing?
Alright.
Hey.
How we doin'?
Business is goin'
great, boss.
- There is a lot of orders comin' in.
- Oh yeah.
The phone's ringin'
off the hook.
What about that girl?
- She called me back?
- Not that I'm aware, no.
Keep an eye on her,
and get me a cup of coffee,
and hurry back.
I assume that
you're like every other
socially-awkward
millennial and you spend
the vast majority of your
time with your face buried
in front of your...
your iPhone, right?
Pretty
much, except I actually
don't have an iPhone.
I have a Blackberry.
A Blackberry.
Oy.
Well, listen,
my kid's not like that.
You see, she spends most
of her time with her face
buried in books.
That's a novel
concept, isn't it?
She's not a whore,
my Heather.
I think that's great, Gail.
So I'm just
gonna be... I'm gonna be
brutally upfront and
honest with you,
and if you have a problem with
anything I'm about to say,
then you can just get the
fuck out of my house.
Of course.
Please do not use any foul
language in front of my kid.
If I find out you're
doing that, I'm gonna take
your mouth and I'm gonna
drag it out in the street.
Y... and if you bring your
boyfriend up here and
I find out that you guys
are sucking or fucking,
I don't know what
you people do,
I'm gonna break both your legs.
And drugs?
Don't even get me
started on that!
Do you use Molly?
Sorry, who's Molly?
If you bring any drugs
into my house that
are stronger than a baby
aspirin,
I'll break both your legs.
Then, and only then, will I take
you to the police.
Have I made myself
perfectly clear?
Clear as a bell.
Welcome to my house.
I'm done with my homework.
Awesome.
And are you girls hungry?
Uh, tough question.
Okay, let
me re-phrase that.
Um, are you girls hungry?
Right now, all I do
is binge and purge.
That's not a good
idea, Heather.
Um, Lola, doesn't
Sarah look fat?
Totally.
I think she's doing
the binge without the purge.
Total porker,
needs to purge.
- Excuse me?
- Do you wanna get high?
Shit, yeah.
- What are you talking about?
- Get high.
Yeah, I have some Buddha
stick up in my room
some junior high
kid sold me.
Nice.
I think this
conversation is over.
Okay, you're not
into it, that's fine.
Just don't tell
my mom, okay?
She's still pissed that
I got dropped back a grade.
Again.
Fine.
I'm think I'm gonna
dress like a sexy witch
- for Halloween.
- Hmm?
- You know like red lips, big hair, boobs, ass...
- Yeah.
- Everything.
- I love it.
Wait, what are you doing?
Are you out of your mind?
Not yet.
- Okay, give me that shit.
- Right on!
No, not right on, okay?
This is ridiculous.
Sarah, how many guys
have you fucked in your
life so far?
Jesus Christ.
- Just curious.
- What?
Aren't you like 14?
15.
I'm not a virgin.
Oh, gross!
Oh, I let two boys
finger me last month, and
then I let one of them
fuck me, but he didn't
- come inside me, so...
- Okay, you need to shut the hell up!
My mom hates it when
babysitters curse around me.
Well, your mom
is delusional.
I did not understand
why I needed to babysit girls
that were basically my age
and now I do,
and I'm no
longer your babysitter.
Wait, you're leaving?
Correct.
What a pussy.
Don't ever use that word.
What word?
Uh, you know what word.
The... the P-word.
Pussy, pussy, pussy,
pussy, pussy.
Sarah, please don't leave.
I'm so sorry.
I... I know I messed
up, but my mom's gonna
kick my ass for this.
Look, you girls do not need to
grow up so fast, okay?
Just be kids.
You're right.
- Do you wanna do some Molly?
- Oh yeah.
Got the fake IDs, bitches.
Let's party!
Oh, you want one?
50 bucks.
I'm in.
Hey, Mr. Tommy, look
what the cat dragged in.
Yeah, you said
she'd be back.
Fuckin' cheesecake,
give me the run.
The money is good.
And it's harmless, right?
I mean nobody's
getting hurt.
A victimless crime if
there ever was one.
Just don't live
above your means.
What do you mean?
Don't flaunt it.
Keep it to yourself.
The last thing you wanna
do is draw attention
to yourself.
So I shouldn't buy that
new apartment, should I?
Not yet.
Troy Remy is one director
that you want to be
obsessed with you.
I mean have you seen
his last film The Fault Within?
No.
It's friggin' intense.
Uh, is it on Netflix?
I have no idea,
check it out.
And at one point, he pulls out
a Blackberry.
You believe that?
A fuckin' Blackberry.
Hey, ladies,
what's happening tonight?
How you doin'?
- Yeah, no, just...
- Yeah.
So Troy was wondering if
you might like to join him.
So why doesn't he
ask me himself?
Is that really what you
want me to tell him?
Are you sure?
Absopositively?
Okay.
Right then and there, I
knew this guy was a clown.
Someone not worth
any of my time.
Could you
freshen this for me, sweetie?
White wine spritzer.
Heavy on the spritz.
You want me to get
you another drink?
Isn't that your job?
White wine spritzer.
Um, I can get you another drink,
but it's not my job
to get you another drink,
sweetie.
I'll get you another
drink though,
'cause it's the polite thing
to do.
Never mind.
Nice dress.
I still shoot on film.
Fuck digital.
And fuck those YouTube and Snapchat hacks.
I'm the true heir to
John Ford and Howard Hawks.
Ladies, I got an idea.
To me, the real party
is the after-party.
I think it's time I gave
everyone their walkin' papers
except for you two.
No after-party.
My girl Sarah has three big
auditions tomorrow.
Two studio features
and an indie.
That's cool.
That's cool.
Live for another day.
I get it.
Good luck on
that audition.
Hey.
Why are we
leaving so early?
I thought you said you wanted
him to be obsessed with me.
And he is.
But I also want him to
think that other directors
are obsessed with you.
Look, if you wanna go
fuck his brains out tonight,
feel free.
Go back up there.
You'll get your chance
with him and he knows it.
Yeah.
Hmm.
If she's as pretty as you
say, you better kick-start
those moves of yours.
Otherwise, one of those
Wall Street douche bags
is gonna pounce on her.
What?
She's not the type that
go for a Wall Street douche bag.
Don't be so sure of that.
These girls come from
small town USA
and they get dollar
signs in their eyes.
Make your move, Frankie.
Make your move.
Thank you so much.
Have a lovely night.
Thank you.
Oh, no, no, no.
- No way!
- What?
I can't let you pay.
We split it 50/50.
I pay for all my dates.
This isn't a date.
Well, okay, but uh, aren't
you a starving artist?
You know,
I'm your neighbor.
- This is my welcome to the neighbor...
- It's okay.
- Dinner.
- It's okay.
Seriously.
Dougie, think our boy
Frankie here is in love.
Oh.
Oh, shit, that...
I thought it was somethin'
important.
Seriously, Frankie,
are you in love
with this Sarah girl?
Frankie, don't answer
these guys, okay?
What?
What's wrong?
Because Frankie is sweet
and I don't want you
guys making fun of him
for being in love and shit
like that.
Frankie is my boy.
Right, Frankie,
you my boy?
Yeah, you're my boy.
Am I anybody's boy?
- No!
- No!
Ladies, welcome to
stage combat class.
Now, it's very important for you
to remember
two universal
rules to guarantee safety
at all times during
a stage performance.
Rule number 1 is to
always, always, always
make eye contact
with the person
that you're working with.
Rule number 2 is
always make sure that
there's more than adequate
distance between you
and the actual target
that you're aiming at to
avoid accidental contact.
Do I make myself clear?
Eye contact.
Eye contact.
- Eye contact.
- I wanna slap you in the face right now.
Eye contact.
Ow!
Okay, remember eye
contact, safe distance
- from...
- Oh.
It's so soft.
Okay, I'd think
twice, like did you...
"Fie!
Fie!
Fie!
Sword and shield,
in bloody field,
doth win immortal fame.
Gallop apace, you
fiery-footed steeds."
Josette, what say you?
"Love looks not with
the eyes, But with the mind,
and therefore is winged Cupid
painted blind,"
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Act I, Scene I.
"All the world is a stage,
and all the men and
women merely players.
They have their exits
and their entrances,
and one man in his time
plays many parts,"
As You Like It,
Act II, Scene VII.
"Doubt thou the stars
are fire,
doubt that the sun doth move,
doubt truth to be a liar,
but never doubt I love."
Hamlet, Act II, Scene II.
"Shall I compare thee
to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely
and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake
the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath
all too short a date."
Sonnet 18.
I thank thee, fair
and gentle, Sarah.
So how long have you lived here?
Seems like forever and a day.
I came here with a dream
in my head,
and stars in my eyes,
and I was gonna be the next...
You fill in the blank,
the next big something.
Show business?
I was a singer,
dancer, actress,
comedienne, but mostly
I was a waitress.
And then I met
my first husband.
It happened he was someone
else's husband at the same time
and he swept me off
my feet and I never had to
work another
day in my life.
So what was New
York like back then?
I've heard so much about
it from my grandpa.
Oh, better in some ways
and worse in others.
Just like
everything else in life.
The polo grounds,
the old Penn Station,
the uh,...
...Fillmore East,
the Bellmore Cafeteria,
the Rivoli Theaters,
they're all gone.
Here, I'm gonna
show you something?
Hey, could you recommend
a decent laundry service?
So how about
you and Frankie?
Me and Frankie?
Um... Don't worry,
intra-apartment dating
is not forbidden.
No, uh, I mean he's nice
I guess, but we're not dating.
I didn't come to Manhattan to
find a husband.
Who said anything
about a husband?
Look.
Look at that.
Do you recognize that handsome face?
Grandpa.
That is definitely
my grandpa.
Sure is.
Oh, I miss him.
Oh.
Hello.
I got you a meeting today
with Troy Remy today at 9:00.
Wait, 9:00?
Shit, that's
like right now.
9:00 p.m.
Oh, tonight?
Mmhmm, it's
at the loft we were at the other night.
Get there early and
uh, oh, wear something hot.
Hot.
Got ya.
Fucking hot.
I don't think I have anything
that's fuckin' hot.
Then get something
fucking hot.
Jesus Christ,
Oh, what the
fuck is in this?
Jesus Christ.
Grandpa?
What are you doing here?
I came to see you.
Why didn't you tell me?
I wanted to
surprise you, honey.
Oh.
You're looking great.
Oh, it so, so good
to see you, grandpa.
Helena's gonna be really
excited, too.
- Come on.
- Thank you.
- Let's go in.
- Thank you, honey.
Yeah, honey, you seem to be
taking well
to this city, you know?
Yeah, I've made some cool
friends and
I'm starting to really
feel like I'm part
- of the fabric, you know?
- Uh, well.
Maybe I'll take grandma down
here for a long weekend.
Just take her to s...
a musical or these things.
That would be awesome.
She would love that.
Get tickets to The
Producers, please.
Well, that's going
to be tough, grandpa.
The Producers
closed years ago.
- That all I know about Broadway.
- Just a sec.
Where are you goin' now?
And I made you some
of my famous split pea soup.
- Oh.
- Thank you.
I must be dreaming.
You haven't changed a bit.
You always were
a great liar.
Seeing my granddaughter
made my day
and you're icing on
top of the cake, honey.
Oh, flattery will
get you everywhere.
Oh, thank you.
So how long has it been
since you guys have
seen each other?
It was sometime
in the '70s.
Nixon was President I think.
Abe Lincoln I think.
Stop it.
It was 1972.
I remember because
I was marching in the anti-war
protest that day and
you took me to dinner
in Little Italy that night.
Right, I remember.
Sh... she represented every
lost cause in the planet.
How is your wife?
She's great, thank you.
She must be an
amazing woman.
She is to take care of me.
How about I take you two
out for a bite to eat, okay?
See if my favorite
restaurant's still open.
- Oops.
- Ruggiero's.
I'm sorry, grandpa.
I uh, I've got a thing
tonight, I should
really start
getting ready.
Helena, how about
you, honey?
I... I have got
something, too.
I think I should go.
That's great, you
both blowin' me off.
Take care of yourself.
Thank you.
Thank you for taking
care of my kid.
One thing I know is chemistry.
Kinetic chemistry.
Whether in cinema
or in real life.
It's chemistry.
I like our energy.
I like you.
Um, s... s... so um,
are you doing any
new movie soon?
I'm shooting five new
movies soon, just like
Fassbinder did.
40 movies in 13 years.
I just keep goin',
I can't stop.
Cinema is like
a drug to me.
You're like a drug to me.
Um.
Uh, uh, what's your
next movie about?
It's about everything.
It's about this
beautiful girl.
And she's hot, she's sexy,
and she's very pretty.
You know what
I mean, right?
Yeah.
And her smile.
Wow, her smile was made
for the big screen.
And her eyes, they're
sultry, smoky,...
...so sexy.
Her eyes, they
are so deep.
Deeper than any ocean.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian.
So deep, you just
get lost in them.
Do... do you
have a headache?
No.
This... it's just something to
take the edge off.
Trust me.
It's really good.
Hi.
Sarah, hi.
Troy, hi.
I wanna apologize for running
out on you this morning.
I had an early meeting
with some money guys
who are in
town just for today.
I couldn't blow them off.
Yeah.
Um, yeah, no,
I... I understand.
You okay?
Um, yeah.
Yeah, yeah,
I'm... I'm fine.
Anyway, I'm free right now
and I just wanted to say hi.
And I wanna drop
off your wallet.
I don't know if you know, but
you left it at my place.
Oh shit, my wallet?
Fuck.
Shit, I had no
idea I'd lost it.
No worries,
I've been there.
I'll swing by in
an hour, okay?
Um.
So how was your meeting
today?
It went great.
These people, they got
more money than God
and they're big
fans of my work.
Awesome.
That's really cool.
Yeah, yeah it is.
I know this sounds lame,
but I texted my mom
in Detroit this morning and
I told her all about you.
Seriously?
Seriously.
Wow.
I know.
That's heavy.
Yeah, moms are heavy.
Anyway, I just wanna
keep seeing you.
I wanna know if
that's possible.
Um, sure.
Um, we can keep
hanging out and uh,
I'd love to work with
you on a film.
Are you seein'
anyone right now?
Uh, not really.
Sarah, all I'm asking
for is your time.
Uh.
You had a great time
last night, too, right?
I don't really remember
a lot from last night.
Trust me, it was a good.
It was all good.
- Shit.
- Convention Center.
I am off the duty.
Come on!
Javits Convention Center.
Javits Convention Center.
Yeah, I hear you
first time, okay?
There nothing wrong with
my hearing, but there
is something wrong
with your hearing.
I am off the duty.
I am taking a break.
Maybe this will get
you back on the duty.
You are stupid.
I don't need your money.
I am trying to eat
my lunch and take a break.
Take the Uber, mister,
the Uber, okay?
- Oh yeah?
- Yes.
Oh yes.
Maybe the taxi commission
would like to know
that you won't
take me to the freakin'
Convention Center.
You see this,
fuck stick, okay?
NYPD.
How would you like to go
to the Ass Bangers Convention
on Rikers Island?
Now, get the fuck out.
Alright.
Get the fuck out of here.
Douche bag.
Fuckin' idiot.
You're going there, really?
I'm going there really.
You've already gone there.
I've already gone there.
Yeah, I've already
gone there.
I am really going there.
You're really going there.
I'm already here.
You're already here.
Bravo.
Oh my God.
Oh, beautiful, beautiful.
Hey.
Hey, hey,
unintelligent talking.
Quiet.
That was beautiful, Luna.
Beautiful!
You know, Meisner
would be proud.
Thanks, Barry.
You're very welcome.
Philip.
I didn't believe you
for two seconds,
let alone one.
Thanks, Barry.
Yeah.
I heard Starbucks
is hiring.
Sarah, front and center.
Take off your clothes.
I beg your pardon?
Take the cotton balls
out of your ears
and take off
your clothes.
Um, Barry... uh,
Mr.Homburg.
Do you call yourself
an actress?
Yes.
Show us you're an actress.
Take off your clothes
and show us your instrument.
- Um, Barry, I... I... I really don't...
- Excuse me.
How could you be a real
actress if you can't get naked
in front of the world?
Um, I... I... I don't know.
Look if you're an actress,
you can't be afraid ugh,
to express naked emotions,
yeah, the...
the naked body,
the naked truth.
So take off your fucking
clothes right now!
Barry, please.
Hey, hey, don't...
don't look...
Don't look at them,
look at me.
Over here.
Right here.
Now, Josie took off her
clothes in class,
didn't you, Josie?
It was uh, liberating?
Yeah, it was
liberating, see?
And so did Jasmine.
Didn't you, Jasmine?
I have an amazing bod.
Just back off, asshole!
What did you
just say to me?
There are plenty of
girls at this school
who don't seem to mind you
brow-beating them into
getting naked for you, but
Sarah is not one of them.
I understand.
Both of you, get the fuck out of
my class, right now.
You fucking babies,
both of you.
You know something,
Barry Homburg?
Yeah, a lot more than
you do, you little prick.
Yeah, I know this, you've been
teaching here too long.
Oh yeah?
Didn't you start out to be
an actor or a director,
but it didn't work
out for you, did it?
So you can't stand
the fact that
you're a fucking failure,
bitch!
Hey, fuck you and get
the fuck out of my class!
Come on, Sarah.
- Let's blow this popsicle stand.
- Thank you.
And don't expect to be
asked back for second year!
I'll tell you that
right the fuck now!
The cops are gonna love
hearing about all
the underage kids here you
ply with booze, and weed,
and blow, Barry.
Get out!
Hear up!
Vice squad.
Vice squad, baby!
Vice squad, my ass.
Bring 'em on!
Bring on the cops.
I don't give a shit.
What am I doin'?
I'm only fuckin'
teaching how to be free.
Free in this class, right?
You guys know what I'm
talkin' about, right?
That guy is not gonna
amount to a fucking thing.
You see that?
If he acts like this here,
imagine what he's doin' outside.
His fuckin' father threw him out
of his house,
I'm... I bet you any money.
I... I want the truth
out of everyone, okay?
That guy is not gonna
give you the truth.
You are... what you're
gonna give me is
the truth, right?
Jasmine, take off
your clothes again.
Whatever, Barry.
Huh.
Excuse me, is uh,
this seat taken?
It's all yours.
Thanks.
Hey, guys.
What can I get
you tonight?
Um...
That apple martini
looks pretty good.
An apple a
day keeps somebody away.
It's... it's the doctor.
That's
good advice.
Yeah.
Can I get you another?
You can
get me another one.
Alright, alright, another one.
Two apple
martinis, please.
With extra apples.
With extra apples!
So what's a babe like you
doin' in a place like this?
You come here often?
What's my sign?
No, no.
What's your sign?
That's the best pick
up line I've heard all night.
Guys.
- You.
- Mm, mm, yum.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, enjoy.
Mmm.
Okay.
Hmm, hmm.
I beat ya.
Excuse me, I gotta
take this call.
It's my mom.
- You're excused.
- Don't go anywhere.
Where am I gonna go?
The movies?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Sorry to interrupt.
Um, I couldn't help but
overhear what you said
about the movies.
Um, there's actually
a good foreign film playin'
over at the Film Forum.
- Uh, Les Bonnes Femme.
- Les Bonnes Femm.
Oh, French fries sound
so good.
You want... you
want some fries?
- I can order some?
- Yeah, yeah.
- They're good here.
- French fries with a side of apple martini.
Mm...
Hey buddy,
I was sitting there.
Calm down, okay?
I'm just having a chat
with the nice lady.
Yeah, I noticed.
Hey, don't be a fuckin'
hypocrite, okay?
I've been watching you.
You've been watching me?
What are you
some kinda creep?
Look, I saw her first.
She's been getting hammered
for the past three hours.
Les Bonnes Femm.
Les Bonnes Femm.
Oh my God!
Oh God, I'm never
drinking again.
- Never?
- Never.
- Your birthday?
- No.
- New Year's?
- No.
- Your wedding?
- I'm never getting married.
Oh shit.
Work.
Mmhmm.
- Hmm, see ya later.
- Sure.
- If you're lucky.
- Bye.
Hello, there.
Nice weather, huh?
No?
Something I said?
Where are you going?
Hey, I wanna talk to you.
Can you please slow down?
Hello?
Ms. Quintana!
Ms. Quintana,
can you stop moving?
Excuse me?
No, excuse me.
Do we know each other?
Kind of a one-way street.
You don't know me,
I know you.
Well, I know about you.
I have friends on the
NYPD, I'm calling the police.
I am the police.
I am the NYPD.
You and I, we need to talk.
Here's my card.
I want you to
call me today.
Actually, I want you to
come and see me today.
Are we clear?
Look, it's a victimless crime.
Dealing drugs and homicide
are victimless crimes.
Drugs?
Homicide?
What do y... what
do you mean?
I mean I'm talking
about Troy Remy.
Troy?
What are you
talking about?
I am talking
about Troy fucking Remy.
You know him?
Yeah.
Sorry, uh, I don't know
anything about this.
Why don't you stop
and taken off your sunglasses?
Why?
'Cause it's impolite
and stupid to wear sunglasses
in a closed building.
Well, I don't wanna get arrested
for being impolite.
Or stupid.
Oh, that's lovely.
Did he do that to you?
Who?
Your boy, Troy.
Uh, no.
Sarah, why don't
I believe you?
That's your
issue, not mine.
Well, it's gonna be your
issue, too, if you don't tell me.
You wanna stay out of trouble,
don't you?
Yes.
Then talk to me.
Do I need a lawyer?
I don't know,
Sarah, do you?
Look, Troy is a hot
film director, okay?
He doesn't need
to sell drugs.
Did you see The Fault Within?
Uh, no, and neither
did anybody else.
I mean, all told, his films
maybe grossed about 37 bucks.
He earns his money
from dealing drugs.
That's how he affords
that swanky loft of his.
Can you just get
to the point?
Do you know he has five
ODs under his belt?
Only two of the
girls survived.
What is it you'd like
me to write on your tombstone?
"I should have listened to
Detective Belson
when I had the chance."
I know guys like
this prick.
I have a daughter
your age.
And she is just as snarky
and know-it-all like you.
Now, why don't you
let me help you?
Move in with me.
Huh?
Move in with me.
Be my old lady.
Your old lady?
It's just an expression.
Move in with me.
We can make lots
of movies together.
Be my muse like
Dietrich and Sternberg,
Tippi and Hitchcock.
I'll even act.
Al Pacino and
Michelle Pfeiffer!
Isn't it too soon?
There is no too soon.
There are either right vibes
and wrong vibes.
These vibes are right.
When you know, you know.
And I know.
I am not moving
in with him.
- Sarah.
- What?
- Well, then just leave.
- That's it?
- Well...
- Well, what?
If you leave now, can you
live with yourself knowin'
that animal is peddling
pills to kids?
I still don't
think that's true.
Oh, it's true.
This scumbag has taken
advantage of young girls
just like yourself and you could
live with that?
- Habla Español, Señorita Quintana?
- Not really.
- Si o no?
- No.
You didn't speak
Spanish at home?
Is this your attempt
at good cop, bad cop?
What do you think this is?
Television?
Honey, this is not
a TV show.
And you're in a real
quandary,
because you have to help
yourself
and you have help us.
So what are you gonna do?
The bottom line,
I want Troy Remy
and you're gonna be
the one to help us!
So do what you must do.
I'm not moving
in with him.
You better listen to
what he's tellin' you
if you know what's good
for you.
Then don't move
in with him.
Be his girl.
Get close to him.
Get some intel.
Help us and help yourself.
Am I clear?
Sarah, just remember one thing,
at the end of the day, they all
just wanna fuck you.
They wanna fuck you
any which way they can.
They all wanted to fuck me
and they all wanna fuck you.
That's why you're in
the world to get fucked.
I have big plans, mom.
To hell with
your big plans.
You don't mean anything
to any of them.
Who's she?
I don't know.
Maybe it's you.
Maybe it's future you.
Is she dead?
Maybe.
Why did you leave?
Hey.
What are you doing here?
I have class.
You are ducking me
and I need info.
Here I am.
Fine.
Right, they're cops.
Well, retired cops, but
once a badge, always a badge.
That's correct.
What else?
They're super creepy,
kinda eccentric.
I almost think they
might be a couple.
A couple of what?
A couple.
You know like,
a couple couple?
Interesting.
But they're not.
They're not interesting
or they're not a couple?
Both.
No, I mean, neither.
Okay.
And you take money back and
forth to this warehouse?
Correct.
And these two clowns
are always at the warehouse?
Yes.
Okay, I'll look into that.
No.
- Excuse me?
- No, this is the trade-off, okay?
I gave you this and
I'm no longer your rat.
I want Troy and you'll
do what I ask you to do.
How's that?
This is bigger than Troy.
Oh, really?
Little girl telling
me my business.
Look, I'm walking
either way, okay?
I didn't do
anything wrong.
How about six to
eight years just for
carryin' that money?
I'd be out in 30 months.
And you're
willing to do 30 months?
It beats hangin'
out with Troy.
Just do your fucking
job, alright?
It's not my job to
tell you how to do
your fucking job.
Cops are touting their
bust up
of a $50-million counterfeit
goods ring.
Hours ago, they raided
a warehouse here on
Manhattan's West Side.
The loot: fake Gucci bags,
fake North Face jackets,
fake Beats
by Dre headphones.
Who the hell told me
to go into business with you?
I know I was gonna get
locked up eventually,
fucking great idea.
I'm goin' first, fuck you.
- Yeah, I dumped her.
- What?
Are you kidding me?
Well, what happened to
your delicate flower?
She was getting too needy.
So just like that?
Just like that.
I don't get you, kid.
Well, let's say no
more actresses for me.
Flaky self-centered
prima donnas, man.
I'll remind you that next
time you date another one.
Yeah, well, I don't...
Whoa, wait, Bob,
I'll talk to you later.
See you at my bar.
What?
Sarah!
Where the fuck you been?
What about our movie?
Come on, man, this is very
unprofessional of you.
Sarah?
Sarah!
Sarah!
Fuck!
Hey, uh, uh, are
you my new neighbor?
Uh, am I?
Well, if you're moving
in here, you are.
I'm Frankie.
- Frankie Li.
- Um, Ivy.
Ivy Wellman.
Enchanté.
Huh?
Enchanted.
You enchant me.
I'm enchanted.
Oh.
Wow.
- Me too.
- Allow me.
Okay, just... yeah,
careful with her.
So are you new in town or just
a change of neighborhood?
Uh, I'm new in town.
I'm a singer/songwriter,
so you know,
New York's
the place.
Well, thank goodness.
I thought you would be
an actress or something.
There's too many of
those around New York already.
Oh, really?
Under every rock.
So what are you like
uh, Taylor Swift?
Um, more like Bob Dylan.
He started here, so
it's good enough for me.
Oh, Dylan.
The Ballad of Frankie Lee
and Judas Priest?
That's right,
that's a great song.
Well, right
this way, Ivy Wellman.
Okay.
Hey, by the way, what
apartment you're in?
Uh, 7B.
We are neighbors then.
I'm in 7C!
Oh, how about that!
You need help
with your bag?
No, no, that's okay.
Thank you.
Hey, you have plans
for dinner tonight?
Um, no, I don't,
but that would be great,
because I haven't had
a chance to pick up
any groceries yet.
Great.
And it's on me, of course.
I made a killing on Bitcoins.
Wow, even better.
You are such a sweetheart,
Frankie Li!
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Oh, and can you recommend
a good laundry service
around here?
Why you ask?
Because I'm Chinese?
Oh, no, no.
I'm... I'm sorry.
I... I didn't mean that.
Um, sorry.
Just kidding.
I know a place
and they deliver.
Okay.
Who the fuck are you?
No, don't worry,
don't worry.
You left your keys in
the door, that's all.
I was visiting my girlfriend
down the hall,
I saw the keys
in the door.
I knocked, but
you didn't answer.
So I thought
something was wrong.
I was getting ready
to call the police.
No, don't worry.
You know and you shouldn't leave
your keys in the door.
A girl can't be too careful
these days in the city.
Don't worry.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
The choice between
hell and happiness, Sarah,
is entirely yours.
Don't share yourself with
those that don't
have your interests
at heart.
Everything you make
has consequences,
so develop a sense
of caution.
Save yourself from the
pain that devours your spirit
and destroys your soul.
But how?
How do I do that?
Don't take it anymore.
You are a warrior.