Youngstown (2021) - full transcript

[dramatic music]

-The handle remains.

[jaunty carnival music]

[crowd chattering]
[children laughing]

[toys beeping]

-[Man] Joey, come 'ere.

I see you.

Bobby, this is my good friend Joey.

-[Woman] Tommy, Carter, get over here.

Get over here, come get your [indistinct].

[woman laughing]



-[Woman] There's so many [indistinct].

[bell ringing]

-[Woman] Hey, Vinny, get over here.

-[Men] Hey!

-[Woman] Come on now, cheers to Mama.

- Cheers to Mama!
- Cheers to Mama!

Hey, hey!
- Cheers to Mama.

[jaunty carnival music continues]

[upbeat rock music]

♪ There's an itch I can't
scratch through my wrist ♪

♪ Oh, just relax ♪

♪ I must have forgotten ♪

♪ The knife was in my hands ♪

♪ My hands ♪



[lawnmower humming]

[muffled upbeat rock music]

[tires screeching]

-This is it.

Here's your new life.

-Hmm.

-This is your new garden.

This is your new bathroom.

This is your new bedroom.

So...

[bells chiming]

Okay, so I'm just gonna run
through the program guidelines.

First up, your new name,
Sarah Jayne Reynolds.

That's Sarah with an H, Jayne with a Y,

Reynolds with an E.

In about three to five months,

you'll get your full documentation,

which includes an ID, credit reports,

detailed personal history.

But until then, just lay low, sit tight.

Don't talk to too many people.

Just keep to yourself.

You won't have any credit cards.

So you have to use cash from here on out.

There's that.

And the very last thing is the key, so.

Welcome to your new home.

Okay?

-But I'm from Youngstown.

-You can't mention Youngstown anymore.

-[Sarah] But I'm from Youngstown.

-Did you just mention Youngstown?

I mean...

-[Sarah] I'm from Youngstown.

-You are, but you're gonna have to

get a lot better at lying.

Do you know how to lie?

-Um.

-Okay, whatever's true, like
that you're from Youngstown,

don't say that.

Just remember not to be who you are,

and you'll be fine.
- Okay.

-Okay?

-Mm-hmm.

-So this is the fourth
and final relocation.

After this, we can't
guarantee your protection.

Okay. I'm gonna go now.

[muffled upbeat rock music]

[car rushing]

[tires screeching]

[lawnmower humming]

-Hello.

Hi.

Are you new to the neighborhood?

-Yep.

[clears throat] Hi.

-Hi, my name's Joan. What's your name?

-My name is

Sarah.

Um.

Sarah.

-Sarah?

-[Sarah] Sarah.

-[Joan] Sarah what?

-Sarah Jayne.

-Sarah Jayne, lovely name.
Where are you from originally?

-I'm from Young...

-[Joan] Where?

-Mm, I'm...

-You okay?

-Mm-hmm.

-All right, we'll see ya.

-Hi.

I'm Sarah Jayne Reynolds.

I'm from Youngstown.

I'm not from Youngstown.

Hi, my name's Sarah Jayne Reynolds.

I'm not from Youngstown.

Hello, my name's Sarah Jayne,

and I don't live in Youngstown.

[bell dings]

My name's Sarah Jayne Reynolds.

I'm not from Youngstown.

I'm goin' to Youngstown.

[curious lighthearted music]

[Sarah humming]

[curious music intensifies]

[man singing faintly]

♪ Gonna find a car ♪

♪ To suit my needs ♪

♪ Beautiful trucks
You got a white truck ♪

♪ Black truck, silver truck, blue truck ♪

♪ Red truck, green truck. ♪

-[Man] Now we're talkin'. MSRP?

What the hell is MSRP?

This one's got a ton of torque.

I don't know what torque is.

-[Salesman] Hi there. How's it goin'?

-[Man] Hey buddy.

-[Salesman] Nice day to be car shoppin'.

My name's Brandon. It's
a pleasure to meet you.

-[Man] All right, how you doin'?

-[Brandon] I saw you over
here lookin' at the Titans.

We're actually currently
running a deal on the Titans.

-[Man] Yeah, this Titan, these are...

You know, these are beautiful trucks,

but I think I might need a
little something smaller.

-[Brandon] Okay, have
you considered an SUV?

-[Man] You know, I'm lookin' for a ride.

I'm lookin' for a new ride.

And to be honest, I'm lookin' for a truck.

-[Brandon] Okay, okay, not a problem.

So we've got the Titans,
which you've already seen.

There's also the single
cab, which is a bit smaller,

but there's also the Nissan Frontier,

which comes with both
a crew and a king cab.

-[Man] Frontier, yeah, that sounds good.

-[Brandon] Are you
familiar with the PRO-4X?

-[Man] PRO-4X, yeah, I've
been lookin' everywhere

for a PRO-4X.

-[Brandon] Just wait until you
see how this PRO-4X handles.

Now, do you have a
particular color in mind?

-[Man] Um, you know, I'm
walking around this area,

and I'm seeing a lot of white trucks.

I'm thinkin' I might wanna
go with a white truck.

-[Brandon] Okay, a white PRO-4X.

-[Man] I would love to
take one of these babies

out for a spin.

-[Brandon] You mind
comin' inside for a sec?

-[Man] Oh yeah, let's do it.

-[Brandon] Pretty sure
we have some of those.

Let me get some information,

and we'll have one of my boys
bring it around front for ya.

-[Man] All right.

-[Brandon] All right,
Jim, enjoy that test drive,

and we'll see you in a few minutes.

♪ Jimmy was a little man ♪

♪ With a little hand, little hand ♪

♪ Jimmy was a little man ♪

♪ With a little hand,
that's a little hand ♪

♪ Fly away, yeah ♪

♪ I drive in my new truck ♪

♪ Down the road ♪

[bright gentle music]

[remote beeping]

[moves to lighthearted music]

♪ Jimmy had a little hand ♪

♪ A little hand, little hand ♪

♪ Jimmy had a little hand ♪

♪ What a tiny hand ♪

[Sarah humming]

-Hey ma'am, can you
help me out for a second?

What do we have around
here in the way of towns?

-Well, you're in
Hubbard, Ohio, right now.

-Hubbard, Ohio? Well, what's
the biggest town around here?

-Youngstown, Ohio.

-Youngstown? Youngstown, Ohio.

All right, well, I kind
of like the sound of that.

Tired of these old sleepy towns.

-[Cashier] [laughs] Yeah.

-[Grifter] All right, thank you.

♪ Jimmy had a little hand ♪

♪ A little hand, little hand ♪

-Hey!

-Yeah?

-You're goin' to Youngstown?

-Yes, I'm goin' to Youngstown.

-I'm going to Youngstown.

-Okay, well, I'm definitely
going to Youngstown.

-Well, maybe we could go together.

-All right, well, I got a ride.

-[Sarah] Hey.

-Yes?

-[Sarah] Where are you from?

-I'm from Youngstown.

-You're from Youngstown?

-Born and raised.

-Born and raised in Youngstown?

-[Grifter] Born and raised in Youngstown.

-I think you could help me.

-Well, this baby's goin' to Youngstown,

and, uh, maybe you'd like a ride.

[gentle music]

All right, let's go.

-[Sarah] Another white pickup truck.

-[Grifter] Yeah, you like 'em?

-[Sarah] Yeah.

-[Grifter] Yeah, me
too, actually, this truck

has a ton of torque,

the MSRP is incredible, and these, uh,

I don't know, these white trucks,

they just seem to have a
little bit better resale value.

They accelerate a little bit faster.

They're a little bit more dependable.

Canfield Fair, what's that?

-Obviously you're not from Youngstown.

-And why is that?

-Everyone from Youngstown
knows about the Canfield Fair.

-Okay.

Sure, Canfield Fair,
Ferris wheel, funnel cake,

lots of fun, I know the Canfield fair.

So you must be from Youngstown.

-I'm not from Youngstown.

-[Grifter] Well, then where are you from?

-Well, I'm part of this program,

and I'm not supposed to tell people that.

-Like the, uh, witness
protection program?

-Exactly.

-[Grifter] You're in the
witness protection program?

-That's right.

-You're definitely
not supposed to tell me

that you're in the witness
protection program.

-Right? I'm trying to
get better at lying.

The only thing I got down so
far is I'm not from Youngstown.

-So you are from Youngstown.

-No.

-Okay, you definitely need
to get better at lying.

The first thing you need to do

is you need to not tell anybody else

that you're in the witness
protection program, okay?

- Right.
- Second thing you need to do

is you need to change this whole look.

You're gonna need to go to the salon.

You're gonna need to get your hair done.

You're gonna need to get this whole thing

completely unrecognizable.

Do you think you can do that?

-Yeah, that's some good advice there.

I like the way you think.

-Thank you.

-[Sarah] Oh, this is my favorite street.

Belmont Avenue in my favorite street.

I'm so happy to be back here.

-[Grifter] What is Monteen's?

-[Sarah] Monteen's is
the kind of place you go

when it's Friday night,

and you're maybe gonna have a nice dinner.

Oh, Classic Optical, I got my
first pair of glasses there.

-[Grifter] You wear glasses?

-[Sarah] Not anymore.

Goodyear, you can get some tires there.

-[Grifter] I know.

-[Sarah] That's Arby's,
that actually originated

here in Youngstown.
- Did it?

-[Sarah] It was two brothers.

They're R and a B, and then it was Arby's.

Taco Bell, I got my foot run
over in that parking lot.

-[Grifter] Wow.

-[Sarah] They demolished
all that over there. Wow.

That used to be BJ's.

-[Grifter] Tim Horton's used to be BJ's.

-[Sarah] Great rib spot.

Yeah, I'm gonna pretend that
Tim Horton's doesn't exist.

-[Grifter] Hmm.

-[Sarah] This is a
graveyard on the right.

-[Grifter] Wow, look
at all those headstones.

-[Sarah] I know a lot of
people in that graveyard,

a lot of family in there.

Oh, Plaza Donuts, donuts and coffee,

they've got both of them there.

-[Grifter] Wow, both.

-[Sarah] Blue Ribbon dry cleaners

if you need somethin' clean.

Do you need anything cleaned?

-[Grifter] No.

-[Sarah] Golden Hunan,
that is my favorite place

for Chinese food.

Not the original location,

that's a second location right there.

-[Grifter] Looks good.

-[Sarah] Jimmy's, classic Italian food.

If you need some Italian
food, you go to Jimmy's.

-[Grifter] Good to know.

-[Sarah] Rally's is new.
That did not used to exist.

-[Grifter] Oh, some
new things poppin' up.

-[Sarah] If you need a jersey,

you just go over to Wharmby Sports.

You need a jersey?
- No.

-[Sarah] Kravitz Deli, best
corned beef you'll ever have.

-[Grifter] Kravitz.

-[Sarah] That's where
the original Hunan was,

right where that AutoZone is.

-[Grifter] Hmm.

-[Sarah] Jim Rohan Floor Covering,

they will cover your floors
like you would not believe.

-[Grifter] Nice.

-[Sarah] Touch of Class,
if you need to look nice,

you go there.

-[Grifter] Very nice.

-[Sarah] Uptown Pizza,
great place for pizza.

-[Grifter] Okay.

-[Sarah] You like pizza?

-[Grifter] It's fine.

-[Sarah] Well, you
would love their pizza.

-[Grifter] So you really know this town.

-Yep, and I'm not from Youngstown.

Okay, pull over at that
white sign up there.

-[Grifter] Okay.

-You don't know this,

but I know you're not from Youngstown.

-And how do you know that?

-I heard you in the truck stop.

-Huh, interesting.

-Why do you wanna go to Youngstown?

-Big city, prizes, seems
like somethin' fun to do.

-Okay.

Meet me at Plaza Donuts in two hours.

-Okay.

-Okay, yeah, right here.

Thanks.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Welcome to New Dawn Salon
and Day Spa. How are you today?

-Mm.

-All right. What can I do for you?

-I need to look a little different.

-A little different?

And what were you thinkin'
about doing today?

-What if we dye my hair blonde?

-Blonde? Mm, that would look pretty.

Can I see your hair?

Blonde would look nice.

So to go blonde all over,

we would have to bleach
and tone your hair.

-Mm-hmm.

-All-over bleach and tone
for your length of hair

would be about $200.

-What if we just do the bangs?

- Just the bangs?
- Mm.

-And you wanna do them blonde?

Um, I would say

that we could bleach and
tone your bangs for 50.

-Let's do just the bangs.

-Okay, we do have someone available

that could do that for you today.

-Yeah.

-All right, I'll grab her for you.

We have a waiting area over there

that you could go ahead and have a seat,

and she'll be right with you.

Sounds good?

[faint upbeat music]

-Hi. How are you?

-I'm good.

-Good, so what are we doin' today?

-We are dying my bangs blonde.

-Your bangs?

-Yeah.

-Okay.

[gentle music]

My name's Kelly, by the way. What's yours?

-My name's Sarah Jayne.

-Sarah Jayne? Well, nice
to meet you, Sarah Jayne.

[curious lighthearted music]

Come on over here. [laughs]

I'll be back for you in 20 minutes.

[moves to suspenseful music]

We're gettin' you pretty blonde, girl.

Just be a few more minutes.

[soft music]

[moves to peculiar music]

[curious lighthearted music]

All right, I think we're ready.

Come on over, we'll shampoo you.

[moves to suspenseful music]

[Kelly speaking faintly]

[birds cawing]
[distant traffic rushing]

[horn blaring]

[tires screeching]

What do you think?

-I love it.

-Looks good.

-Thank you.

-Thank you. Have a good day.

- Hey girl.
- Hey.

-How'd that go?

-I mean, it was interesting.

-I can tell.

I'm a little concerned about her

and her, "Just do my bangs."

-[Kelly] Yeah, it's definitely
a different look, so.

-[Receptionist] Yeah, I
hope she's gonna be okay.

-[Kelly] Yeah.

[Sarah humming]

[bell dinging]

[bell dinging]

-Excellent, unrecognizable.

-Great. I like your outfit too.

-Just got it.

-You want one?

-No, I'm okay.

-I love Plaza Donuts.

I haven't been back
here since high school.

-Mm-hmm.

-I miss that place.

The smell of library
books, lockers, hallways.

-Okay.

Okay, we can work with that.

Here, come with me.

[bell jingling]

Come on.

Okay, ever seen these before?

-Yeah.

-Uh, you just might need these now.

-But I can walk just fine.

-No, you can't. Okay?

Now, this is what's known
as a visual lie, okay.

There are two types of lies.

There are verbal lies, and
there are visual lies, okay?

Now, what travels faster

than the sound of a lie
entering your ear hole

is gonna be the look of a lie
entering your eyeballs, okay?

You're gonna be walking
around on these crutches.

- Okay.
- Okay?

People are gonna see you comin' in

so red-hot clankety-clank crutching

that even the sound of the crutching is,

they know that you're crutching

long before they could even
possibly even hear it, okay?

This is basic walking.

It looks like it hurts, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

-That's a great visual lie. Okay?

- Okay.
- Now,

once you get good enough at these,

you're gonna wanna use
these like a new appendage.

You're gonna be at the grocery store.

You're gonna be saying to yourself,

uh, I would love for somebody to reach up

and grab me those sweet cookie bars.

Now, you're gonna reach up,

and you're gonna point
and say, "Oh, please,

somebody, do that for me.

Somebody, please bring that down.

I would be so grateful."

Guess what? They're not just
gonna hand you the cookies.

They're gonna buy the cookies for you.

They're gonna take you home,

and they're gonna give you a glass of milk

to put the cookies in, okay?

- Wow.
- Now, that,

if you can tell a visual lie good enough,

then the verbal lies start
pouring out right after that.

- Okay.
- Okay?

-So who are we lying to?

-[Grifter] Now, what you've
gotta do is you've got to go

to a place where people recognize you.

- Okay.
- Because if your lies

can convince them, then
you can convince anybody.

-[Sarah] Okay, I got.

-[Grifter] So this is your high school?

-[Sarah] Yeah, look at
that. Isn't it beautiful?

-[Grifter] It's pretty good.

-[Sarah] It's the same
color outside, you know,

that didn't change.

-All right, here are
these beautiful crutches.

This is for you.

You know what to do.

-I mean, yeah. It's easy.

-Remember, what you're
doin' in there is visual.

-Okay.

Oh man, it feels great to be back here.

Gosh.

This way.

Love these lockers. They repainted 'em.

They still look really good.

Oh, the clock's the same.

I love it here. It just feels so good.

You know, I feel like I
can really breathe again.

You know, we gotta check out the library.

That's where we're gonna go next.

-What happened to you?

-Oh, she, uh, busted her
ankle playin' basketball.

-Oh, that sucks. I hope you get better.

-Thanks.

-Basketball. It's that easy.

When we get to the library,
you do the next one, okay?

-Okay.

[Sarah humming]

-Hi. Can I help you?

-Yeah.

I was just walkin' down the
street, and I saw a squirrel.

So I stopped, and then I looked over,

and there was a banana peel.

I slipped right on it.

-Wow, sorry to hear that.

-Yeah, it's okay though.

It's healing.

-Okay, well, let me know

if there's anything I can do for ya.

-Okay. I love this library.

-Well, thank you.

-Yeah.

[Sarah humming]

Mm.

[Sarah inhales deeply]

[bell dings]

Lie, a false statement or action,

especially one made
with intent to deceive,

anything that gives or is meant
to give a false impression.

-Oh, green book, blue book.

Black book, brown book.

Okay, books, books.

So many books.

[Sarah humming]

-Did you find what you were looking for?

-I did, right here.

My yearbook, class of '05.

That's me.
- Wow.

-[Grifter] Pretty good.

-[Librarian] Yeah, got your haircut.

-[Grifter] I sure did.

- That's great.
- That's it.

-So what brings ya back here?

-[Grifter] I, uh, I'm
actually just passing through.

-[Librarian] Oh wow,
where do you live now?

-[Grifter] I live in
Mission Falls, Wisconsin.

-[Librarian] Huh, I don't
think I've heard of that.

- Well--
- What do you do there?

-Uh, I actually just
opened up a bowling alley.

It's booming.

I have a beautiful
three-year-old son. He's great.

His name is Thomas. He's bouncing
around like a little baby.

You know what I mean?
- Oh, that's great.

-[Grifter] This kid just
finally got out of diapers.

He's completely potty trained.
- Great.

-[Grifter] So when I saw this
kid gettin' potty trained,

I'm thinkin' to myself,

this kid just took the first step

towards complete independence.
- Yeah.

-[Grifter] And now I'm sendin' him off

to the bowling alley.

This kid cleans the balls.

This kid's washin' the dirty
rags that the bowlers use

when they're wipin' off their
hands after greasing 'em up

to stick 'em in the three
holes of the bowling balls.

- Oh.
- Okay.

And these guys come in
with these custom balls,

and my kid loves these custom balls.

Some of 'em have smiley faces on 'em.

Some of 'em have, I don't know,

like a bunch of swirly designs on 'em.

- Wow.
- Some of the swirly designs,

I'm talkin' about beautiful things here.

They look like dang
tie-dyed T-shirts, okay.

- Is that right?
- That's right.

-Well, that's fantastic.

Well, I'm glad you stopped in.

Let me know if there's anything
else I can help you with.

-Thank you very much.

- All right, have a good day.
- Buh-bye.

-[Librarian] Bye.

-Man, he's good.

[lighthearted music]

They totally believed me.

-[Grifter] Congratulations,
no more crutches.

You've graduated.

-[Sarah] Great.

-[Grifter] But you know,

with great lies comes
great responsibility.

-[Sarah] Yeah. Did I tell
you these ribs are to die for?

-You did.

[lighthearted music continues]

A full rack in 10 minutes,
that's pretty good for me.

-I told you, to die for.

-Look at this construction
site over here.

That's a 20-man crew.
That's a big operation.

They're puttin' somethin' big up in here.

This is gonna be a new
hotspot. I can feel it.

-I've always loved this area.

-Somethin' big is comin' up.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, you like this area.
People like this area.

It's cyclical.

Now we're fed, there anything
else to do around here?

-Oh yeah, there's a million
things to do in Youngstown.

It's really action-packed place.

This neighborhood is amazing.
Look at these houses.

Beautiful, I'd love to
have one of these houses.

-Yeah, these houses

are pretty good.
- Man, look at that garden.

-Beautiful flowers, beautiful
color, like a dirty green.

-Yeah, dirty green.

-Hey, what do you see right here?

-[Sarah] That one's for sale.

-[Grifter] By owner, okay.

Not by professionals.
- Okay.

-Now, these homeowners, they don't know

how to sell houses.
- Right.

-They have no idea what they're doing.

A professional would get in there,

make a million phone calls,

sell that house 25% over market value,

make this homeowner a ton of money.

Now, I look at this house,
and I see a ton of potential.

- Yeah.
- But this homeowner's

gonna sell this house, no way. [scoffs]

This guy put his phone number out here.

He doesn't know what he's doing.

You gotta make calls, not receive calls.

I mean, come on, look at that
big, beautiful brown house.

Now, I don't make the rules.

- Yeah.
- But from the moment

that for sale sign went onto that lawn,

there is a grace period
where anybody can go in.

-Mm.

-Hmm?

-What are you talkin' about?

-[exhales] Okay, come on.

I'm talking about getting
in there, setting up shop,

helping these good people
out by selling their house.

These people need help,
okay, and we can do that.

-So do you think they left
a key for us or something or-

-Maybe.

Well, that's locked, no key.

- Okay.
- Great shrubs.

Great mulch.

Nice garage for a nice white truck.

[door creaking] Okay.

- Oh wow.
- Okay, okay.

-[Sarah] So they just
left it unlocked for us.

-[Grifter] Well, they left it unlocked

because of the grace period.

-[Sarah] Oh.

Okay.
- You know,

these people know what they're doin'.

-Whoa.

I mean, that is such a great thing.

-I know.

-[Sarah] Youngstown really knows

how to treat a person, huh?

-[Grifter] Love that.

-Wow, I'm finally home.

-Okay, don't forget, we
gotta sell this thing.

Oh my god, you gotta see this upstairs.

It's like a tiny little
room, but it's great.

-[Sarah] Ooh, let me check that out.

-[Grifter] Okay, choose your room.

-[Sarah] Oh, yeah, this one's
my room, the one downstairs.

That's my bedroom.

-[Grifter] Okay, I got this upstairs.

This is where I'm gonna be sleeping,

and you're probably not allowed up here.

[gentle music]

-I love Youngstown.

These are the kind of
mornings I'm talking about.

It's pleasant.

The sun is shining.

I finally feel like myself.

-Blue skies.

- Yeah.
- Oh, look at

that barbell cloud.

-[Sarah] Whoa.

-[Grifter] I would love to
see, like, a giant pump that.

-[Sarah] Yeah, that would
be, that would be amazing.

-[Grifter] That would be cool.

See him start to sweat 'cause
he's pumping it so hard,

and then it rains.

[Sarah humming]

-Yeah, it's a great day. Wow.

-[Grifter] Beautiful day.

-[Sarah] I love it here.

-This is a great neighborhood.

-It's a great neighborhood.
The air here is better.

-Pretty good.

-It's excellent.

-Yeah.

This is a great kid.

-That's a great kid.

- I love his look.
- Yeah.

-[Grifter] He's got
this classic kid look.

- Yeah.
- You know?

-[Sarah] He's probably really friendly.

-[Grifter] Right.

-[Sarah] This kid knows
how to ride a bicycle.

-[Grifter] You got that right.

-[Sarah] This is the kind of neighborhood

I'm talkin' about.

- Yeah, kids on bikes.
- Yeah.

-[Grifter] This is truly a great kid.

-Yeah, this kid's great. I
mean, we have to say hello.

Howdy, neighbor!

It's pretty, pretty outside, huh?

-Did you just move in here?

-Yes, and we love this house.

Yeah.

-My best friend used to live here.

-[Grifter] Well, what if
we're your new best friend?

-You're too old to be my best friend.

-Well, this is Youngstown, baby.

Ain't nobody too old around here.

-Okay.

-[Grifter] Do you think we
could really be his best friend?

-[Sarah] We could be
anybody's best friend.

-To be honest, knowing that that kid

is in this neighborhood

makes me feel really good.

-Yeah.

[bee buzzing]
Wow! [laughs]

It's just a bee.

-Hmm.

[wind chimes tinkling]
[dog barking]

[rooster crows]

-We got a potential buyer.

-Hi, I was just in the
neighborhood here and...

Um, oh.

-Hi, howdy, how are ya? [clears throat]

Would you like a tour of this
house? It's beautiful inside.

- One second.
- I would love

to give you a tour.

-One second.

Yeah, uh, somebody just
came out of the house here

offering to give me a tour.

And who, who are you, honey?

-We are the professionals
selling this house.

-She said that they
were the professionals,

and they're sellin' the house.

I'm not understandin'.

I see.

-There are things about this house

that you really can't see
until you go right on in there,

so if you get in there-
-Okay, honey, he just told me

that you weren't supposed
to be here, so what, what

kind of operation is this?
- There's a grace period

where the house is open,

and you can live there.
- Wait a minute,

wait a minute, she said that there's

a grace period.
- So that's what we did.

And we're selling this-
-Grace period's over!

- What, what, hold on.
- What do you mean?

-Um, um, you know what-
-Time to go!

-Okay, um, enjoy the house.

It was lovely meeting you.

- Get in this truck.
- Is the house still for sale?

-Wait, what do you mean
the grace period's over?

-[Grifter] It just ended.

-I loved talking to you!

- I see.
- Congratulations.

You just sold your first house.

-Tell me more about
this, uh, grace period.

They mentioned something
about a grace period.

-[Sarah] So she's gonna
buy that house, you think?

-[Grifter] Oh, I know a
buyer when I see a buyer.

She's already probably signing
the paperwork as we speak.

-[Sarah] Oh, okay.

I really love that house.

-[Grifter] So what else do
you like to do in this town?

-[Sarah] Oh, well, there's
my best friend's house.

-[Grifter] Okay, what's
your best friend like?

-[Sarah] She's nice, smart, and funny.

She's a friend of the family.

-[Grifter] Hmm, nice, smart, and funny.

Well, I would love to meet her.

-[Sarah] Okay.

Isn't Lala's house great?

-[Grifter] You said her name is Lala?

-[Sarah] Yeah, Lala.

-[Grifter] Well, how do you
and this Lala know each other?

-[Sarah] Oh, her parents
died in a car bomb.

-[Grifter] Car bomb?

-[Sarah] Yeah, so my
great-grandmother took her in.

She was like a sister to my mother.

She's been my best friend my entire life.

-[Grifter] Car bomb? Ooh-la-la.

-[Sarah] Come on, you're gonna love her.

-[Grifter] I believe that.

[doorbell chiming]

[Lala speaking in foreign language]

[Sarah sighs]

[Lala speaking in foreign language]

[Sarah speaking in foreign language]

[Lala speaking in foreign language]

[Sarah speaking in foreign language]

[Lala speaking in foreign language]

[Sarah speaking in foreign language]

[Lala speaking in foreign language]

[Sarah speaking in foreign language]

-What are you guys talkin' about?

-She asked if you were my boyfriend.

-She did?

-Now, I want you to tell
her that you're not my type.

-Mm-hmm.

-But that she definitely is my type.

And whatever language it
is you guys are talkin' in,

I want you to say that
with the utmost sincerity.

-I speak English, and
thanks for the compliment,

but I like men a little more mature.

Let's go have a drink. Come on.

Anybody wants coffee and Kahlua?

So what are you doing in Youngstown?

-Went to the salon, sold a house,

been walkin' on crutches.

-Crutches? You're not hurt, are you?

-No. I've been practicing lying.

-Well, good, because you are

a terrible liar.
- Yeah.

-You're not going to
Canfield Fair, are you?

-No.

I'm thinkin' about
movin' back here though.

-[Lala] I would like to see you more,

but what would you do in Youngstown?

-Mm, Bob offered me a job.

-Really?

-[Sarah] Yeah.

-Bob?

-Yeah.

-[Lala] Really?

-Yeah.

-Well, just be safe.

-Okay.

-And cheers to Mama.

-To Mama.

-To Mama.

[cups clinking]
- To Mama.

[gentle music]

Oh, we got it.
[Sarah laughing]

That was--
- I'm sorry.

-I already, you know what-
-I'm sorry.

- The funny thing--
- I'm sorry.

-If I didn't know-
-Because I would've said-

- I would've believed you.
- Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

-You were as stuffed as
I was, I was [indistinct].

[gentle music continues]

Oh, it was so nice to see.

So where are you off to now?

-Mm, we're gonna go see Bob.

-Well, tell Bob Lala says hi.

-Okay, I'll tell him Lala says hi.

Okay, bye.
- Bye.

[Sarah speaks foreign language]

Bye, honey.

-Such a pleasure.

-Bye.

-Okay.

Can I kiss you right now?

-Well, the real man isn't gonna ask.

-You're the best.

-Bye.

[soft curious music]

-This place is really
fun. I grew up here.

-You grew up here?

-[Sarah] Yeah, just playin'
around in the scraps.

-[Grifter] You played
around in scraps growin' up?

-[Sarah] Yeah, it's a scrapyard.

These machines, they're huge.
- Yeah.

-There's so many different
things to look at.

-[Grifter] Huh, that's
a big, beautiful crane.

-[Sarah] Mm-hmm.

-[Grifter] Oh, check that out.

They're goin' up a huge conveyor belt.

-[Sarah] Sorting metals.

They got these claws, you see.

-[Grifter] The purpose of
a claw is to grab the metal,

crunch the metal, toss the
metal onto the huge heap?

-[Sarah] Yeah.

-[Grifter] And you make
a ton of money like that?

-[Sarah] Yeah.

-[Grifter] Okay, now we're talkin'.

So what was that cheers
to Mama. Who's Mama?

-[Sarah] She's my great-grandmother.

She's my favorite person
in the whole entire world.

-Wow, big compliment, and who...

What is all this stuff
about Bob? Who's Bob?

-[Sarah] He's a friend of the family.

-[Grifter] This is his scrapyard?

-[Sarah] Yeah, this is Bob's place.

-[Grifter] And we're here to see Bob

'cause Bob offered you a job?

-[Sarah] Yeah, Bob offered me a job.

-[Grifter] You think
Bob would offer me a job?

-[Sarah] Probably, Bob is really nice.

-[Grifter] I don't want a real job,

just somethin' I could do for like a week.

-[Sarah] That'd be cool.

-[Grifter] I don't really like

to stick around any jobs too long.

But I'm lookin' around here like, okay,

there's a lot of possibilities here.

I mean, look at that big old
pile of metal. [chuckles]

-[Sarah] Mm-hmm.

-[Grifter] I'd love to
collect that, melt that down,

and put it into a giant sword.

-[Sarah] Yeah.

-[Grifter] You know, you
get the fires really boilin',

see that turn into liquid hot magma.

-Oh yeah, Bob's gonna love you.

This guy is great. He's wonderful.

Hey Bob.

-I can't believe you showed up here!

-You offered me a job.

-That was a lifetime ago.

You just being here is
jeopardizing my whole business.

-But Bob.

-But Bob, what?

After what you did, there is no way

I would hire little Innocent Isabella.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You are Innocent Isabella
Domenico, the legendary rat?

-Yeah.

-Your father is the Icebox Killer?

-Mm-hmm.

-Your mother is the Red Widow, Fat Ethyl?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Your uncle is Flat Top?

-Mm-hmm.

-Your brother is Jackie Tonsils?

-Yeah.

-And you're telling me that
your cousin is Kissable John?

-[Isabella] Yeah.

-And you're telling me
that your other cousin

is Moving Company Mary?

-Yeah.

-Your aunt is Lazy Susan?

-Yeah.

- Your uncle, Jackie Red Lips.
- Mm-hmm.

-The creator of the
most legendary red sauce.

-Yes.

-Your grandfather is Childish Steven.

-Yeah.

-So that means that your
great-great-great-grandfather

is Turkey Back Jimmy.

-Yeah.

-You're telling me right now that [sighs]

your frickin' adopted brother

is Tickle Me Thomas?
- Yes.

-[Grifter] Your cousin
is Crinkle Cut Jack?

-Yes.

-[Grifter] And your
brother-in-law is Good Guy Ravioli.

-Yeah.

-Are you telling me right
now that your frickin' brother

is Tiny Timmy Tincture,
otherwise known as Tinc?

-Uh-huh.

-You, a member of the Domenico family,

the legendary crime family?

-Yeah.

-So that means that
your great-grandmother

is Double DD Domenico.

-[Isabella] Yeah.

-That's Mama?

-Yes.

-You put your whole family in jail.

Everybody I just mentioned
is in prison 'cause of you.

And that's why you're
in witness protection,

'cause you named names.

Okay, I, this is too much, I gotta go.

-I just wanna be here, Bob.

-Do you have any idea
what Mama went through

to keep you safe?

You have a lot of nerve to come back here.

[door slams]

-Okay.

[soft curious music]

I can't believe you showed up here.

[Isabella grumbling]

-[Narrator] On July 15th,
1990, in Spencerport, New York-

[switch clicks]
[people moaning]

[switch clicks]
[soft music]

-[Man] And what we feel
happened was the, uh-

[switch clicks]
[people moaning]

-[Man] The wall behind the-

[horn honks]

[faint upbeat music]

[chair squeaking]

-What you drinkin'?

-It's a lager.

-Yum, I love those.

-[Lager Drinker] Uh-huh.

-Now, there's like red
lagers and dark lagers

and amber lagers and pale lagers.

Do you know what the difference
between any of those are?

-Uh, no.

-Well, I do.

It's about density.

It's about purity.

It's about alcohol content.

It's about what's really gonna,

I don't know, hit the taste
buds in just the right way.

That's what the difference
between all those lagers are,

not just coloration, but
flavor, and I don't know.

I just, every time I taste a new lager,

I'm always thinking to myself, like,

how does that compare to the other lagers

I've had in the past? How does
that compare to the lagers

that have really knocked me
on my butt in the taste buds?

You know what I mean?

That's kind of the thing
I'm always looking for

in a place like this.

I mean, don't get me
wrong, I love this place,

but their lager selection
seems a little bit lacking.

You know what I mean?

-Maybe you should find
another place then.

-No, I mean, I love this place,

especially some of these vodkas over here.

One thing that could really
help this place out is,

they just don't have
the kind of vodka system

that would really work
in a place like this,

where they could take some
of these bottom-shelf vodkas.

They can put them through a Brita filter

about three or four times.

They're going to taste
exactly like top-shelf vodka.

The only difference

between a top-shelf vodka
and a bottom-shelf vodka

is filtration, purity,

what's gonna give you a
hangover the next day.

That's kind of the thing

that most people don't
know about vodkas are, is,

if you just work 'em,
tweak 'em a little bit,

you have something that actually is, uh,

really even double, triple,
quadruple your money.

And, um, I don't know.

I just kind of like stuff like that.

Do you mind if I, uh...

Could I try your lager?

-Yeah, I mind.

[chair squeaking]

-All right.

[faint lonesome country music]
[patrons chattering]

[latch clicks]

[people moaning]

[rooster crows]

[timer ticking]

[bell dings]

[tense music]

-Do I look like a Domenico to you?

Do I look like a Domenico to you?

'Cause I'm a Domenico.

Is that too much for you?

[fair-goers shouting]
[tense music swells]

Hey, outta my way.

[heels clicking]

Domenico comin' through.

Is this too much for you?

-[Ticket Seller] Hello.

-You got some tickets?

-[Ticket Seller] Sure do.
How many would you like?

-How many you got?

-[Ticket Seller] Oh, I got a lot.

-[Isabella] Good, 'cause
I need a lot of tickets.

-[Ticket Seller] Okay,
so it's a dollar a ticket.

-[Isabella] Is there a problem here?

-[Ticket Seller] What? No.

Just tell me how many tickets you want.

-[Isabella] Fine, if you're gonna

make such a big stinkin'
deal out of these tickets-

- What?
- You can keep 'em.

-[Ticket Seller] Wait.

-[Isabella] I don't need
your stinkin' tickets.

-[Ticket Seller] Ma'am.

-[Ride Operator] All
right, hold on tight.

It's time to freak out.

[ride whirring]
[riders shouting]

[phone ringing]

- What?
- Hey Mom.

-[Mom] Son, what's wrong?

Are you in trouble?
- No, I'm not in trouble.

-[Mom] What? Do you need money?

[Mom speaking indistinctly]
- No.

No, no, I don't any money.

-[Mom] What is it then? Where are you?

Are you in jail?
- I'm not in jail.

- Are you--
- I'm fine.

I'm in Alabama.

-[Mom] In Alabama? What are-
[Mom speaking indistinctly]

-Yeah, Birmingham.

[Mom speaking indistinctly]

-Actually, I do know somebody.

She's extremely well-connected.

She's been showing me around.

[Mom speaking indistinctly]
- Yeah.

-[Mom] Wait, wait,
what's her [indistinct]?

-Yeah, and I've been
teachin' her some stuff too.

-[Mom] Stuff? What stuff?

-I told her your crutches bit, actually.

-[Mom] Really?

-Yeah, she took to it
like a fish to water.

-[Mom] Oh, this makes me so happy,

[indistinct] so happy.
- Yeah.

I might, I might have
screwed up yesterday though.

-[Mom] What [indistinct]?

-Yeah, I said some stuff, and

I just took off.

[Mom shouting indistinctly]

Yeah.

[Mom speaking indistinctly]

What do you think I should do, Mom?

[Mom speaking indistinctly]

I should stop thinking about
it, and it'll come to me.

[coins rattling]

[patrons chattering]

[grifter chuckles]

[rooster crows]

♪ And I said, what do you
get at the Canfield Fair ♪

♪ You got food and fun from
the people down there ♪

♪ The cows are round and
the tractors are square ♪

♪ And the chickens are here
'cause it's the Canfield Fair ♪

[crowd chattering]

-[Vendor] Onion rings, veggies!

Hot veggies, hot onion rings!

-[Vendor] Fried pickles!

-[Vendor] Bloomin' onions!

[rooster crows]

[chickens clucking]

[shears buzzing]
[cows mooing]

-[Announcer] Same rules
apply as the professionals.

[announcer speaking indistinctly]

[horse neighing]

[gates clanging]

[announcer speaking indistinctly]

[Isabella humming]

-Excuse me, miss, could
you help me figure out

how to get to this Western
Reserve Village over here?

-Sir, you should not be talking to me.

I am a very dangerous person.

-I don't understand. Is
there somethin' wrong?

-For your safety, please keep back.

- Okay, okay.
- Thank you.

-Just trying to get some directions.

-Stop talkin' to me.

-Geez, you ask a simple question.

-[PA Tester] Check one, two,
three. Check one, two, three.

[buzzer sounding]

-Sir, could you come down here?

-[Grifter] I can't sit up here?

-Can you come down here now?

[distant auctioneer speaking indistinctly]

-Yes?

-Have you been putting your
fingers in the chicken pens?

-No.

-We have a report

of a person fitting your exact description

putting their fingers in the chicken pens

for the past 40 minutes.

-So, so you're telling me

there is somebody roaming
these fairgrounds right now

with the exact same great local look,

who has the uncontrollable desire

to stick their finger in a chicken pen

to feel the sensation of the pecking?

Is that right?

-Sir, may I see your hands?

-I...

-[Security] Show me your hands.

[radio chattering]

[grifter sighs]

-Okay, that looks...

That's, that's spaghetti sauce.

-Sir, if I see you near
the chicken pens again,

I'll be forced to remove
you from the fairgrounds.

Do I make myself clear?

-Yes.

-Have a nice day.

-You too.

-[PA Tester] Check one, two,
three. Check one, two, three.

-[Radio] Zero, 35.

-[Grifter] Wow, chicken cop.

Chickens didn't get hurt.

I don't know what the big
deal is. They were peckin' me.

I'm in trouble? I'm the one that was hurt.

I don't understand.

- Excuse us.
- French fries.

Lemonade.

-[Vendor] French fries,
lemonade, ice cold lemonade.

French fries, lemonade.

-[Vendor] Funnel cakes, elephant ears.

Funnel cakes, elephant ears.

[bright upbeat music]

-[Announcer] Hope you're
enjoying a fantastic first evening

of the 2019 Canfield Fair.

We had a beautiful afternoon today.

Temperatures ended up in the mid-70s,

and now it's cooling off
quickly [indistinct].

Eventually, tonight will
end up in the mid-50s,

a cool, crisp start to Thursday.

What a beautiful day we
have coming up on Thursday,

sunshine most of the day,

temperatures a few degrees
below average in the mid-70s,

a dry day on Thursday.

We do have a small risk
for a passing shower

in our forecast for Friday.

-Isabella?

[Isabella shouts]
Hey.

Hey, where you goin'?

Isabella, come on.

Come on, stop Isabella, stop!

-[Isabella] Stay back!

-[Grifter] I shouldn't have left you.

-[Isabella] No.

Stay away!

-Okay, I'm sorry about yesterday.

-[Isabella] I'm too much!

-[Grifter] Come on, I
came here to find you.

Isabella, come on!

-[Isabella] I'm dangerous.

-[Grifter] Come on, I'm sorry.

Come on.

-[Isabella] I'm dangerous!

-Don't leave the fair. You love the fair!

-[Isabella] I'm too much!

-[Grifter] Come on, I came
to the fair to find you.

-[Isabella] No!

-Isabella!

Come on, I shouldn't have-

- No!
- Called you a rat.

-Yeah, because I'm not a rat.

-Now, I shouldn't have called you a rat.

Technically, you are a rat.

-I'm not a rat.

Mama asked me to go to the feds.

-Double DD asked you to go to the feds?

Why?

-The family was breakin' all her rules

and doin' really bad stuff.

-Well, that's what you guys do.

You're the Domenicos.
You guys do bad stuff.

-[Isabella] Even crime
families got rules.

-[Grifter] And what are these rules?

-No killin' family, no killin' civilians.

No killin' pets, no killin' family pets.

No drugs, no robbing nursing homes,

no drinkin' milk after 3:00 am.

I mean, Mama had a lot of rules,

and they were breakin' all of 'em.

-Well, why doesn't
anybody know about this?

-[Isabella] Nobody can
know, but it's the truth.

-Well, if this is a lie,
this is a very convincing lie.

-[Isabella] I'm a terrible liar.

-That is true.

But I will tell you, this outfit,

pretty good visual lie.

-[Isabella] Thank you.

-[Grifter] Come on,
let's go back in the fair.

You love the fear. You're
not tryin' to leave now.

-Don't you think I'm
dangerous to be around?

-And I'm not dangerous to be around?

I'm Mr. In Bed By Nine O'clock?

I don't think so.

Come on, let's get somethin' to eat.

There's gotta be something
you like in there.

-The cavatelli is excellent.

-There we go, cavatelli.

Come on.

-[Isabella] You do need
to try this cavatelli.

-I don't know what that is, but-

-[Isabella] It's pasta.

-[Grifter] Like spaghetti?

-[Isabella] No, it's like cavatelli.

-Cavatelli and meatball,
cavatelli bread bowl,

cavatelli dinner.

Okay, two cavatellis.

I actually don't have any cash.

-I have some cash.

I got it.
- Okay, all right.

Yesterday, forget about
that. That was so not me.

The one thing I know not
to do is ditch a Domenico.

I love that you're a Domenico.

I love that you're Innocent Isabella.

-[Isabella] Yeah?

-[Grifter] That's a treat
for me. That's exciting.

-[Isabella] Really?

-[Grifter] Yes.

-[Isabella] I'm a liability.

-[Grifter] I don't care about liability.

I'm a walking liability.

What's the first word in liability? Lie.

That's all I do. That's
what I teach you how to do.

You know, I just was a little overwhelmed

to hear that you were
a real life Domenico.

-[Isabella] Hmm.

Okay, I'm ready.

-[Grifter] I'm so ready.

- I'm hot.
- I'm red hot.

-[Carny] On your marks, get set, and go!

[game whirring]
[lighthearted music]

And we're off to the races, folks.

Look at 'em go, look at
'em go, look at 'em go!

Number 11, number 11's the lucky winner.

-[Isabella] I want a corn dog.

I think we should get a corn dog.

-[Grifter] I want a corn
dog. Can we get a corn dog?

Oh yeah.
- You make these

fresh yourself?

-[Grifter] Cotton candy.

- Hi.
- Hi there.

-[Isabella] Could I get a
bag of cotton candy, please?

-[Grifter] You know,
I got a lot of respect

for you coming here.

I know there's a lot of heat on you.

-[Isabella] Oh, I'd never
miss the Canfield Fair,

food, rides, prizes.

-Hey, speaking of prizes,

I was actually hoping there'd
be a few more adult prizes,

like a free car or something.

It's just stuffed animals.

-Mama took me here every year.

-Well, Innocent Isabella
and Double DD Domenico

at the Canfield Fair, I love that.

-You know, everyone called
me innocent as an insult,

but Mama called me innocent

'cause that's what she loved about me.

-Cheers to Mama.

-To Mama.

[light dreamy music]

I'm very tired. [yawns]

-[Grifter] I haven't felt this bushed...

You know how, like, when you,

after you've eaten, you don't
know what hungry feels like.

-[Isabella] Mm-hmm.

-It's like, when you're this bushed,

how can you ever not be so bushed.

-Yeah.

-You know, these white trucks
are designed to be slept in.

This truck is extremely sleepable.

It's extremely sleepable. I sleep in here.

They make 'em so you can sleep in 'em.

Seat, seat goes back.

This is a great place to sleep.

[rooster crows]

Well, that was really fun.

-[Isabella] Yeah, the fair's always fun.

-You know, I spend most of my time alone.

And, um, you were the first
person I met in a long time

where I feel like I
don't need to lie to you.

-What's your name?

-My name?

My name is Gary Briggs.

-Gary Briggs.

That's a nice name.

-[Gary] Thank you.

-What are you gonna
do today, Gary Briggs?

-You know, I think I'm ready to try

that legendary corned
beef from Kravitz Deli.

What about you?

-I think I'm ready too.

-To try the corned beef?

-No.

I'm ready to go to 125
Churchill Hubbard Road.

There's someone I gotta see.

-[Gary] Okay.

[lighthearted music]

-[Isabella] Thanks for the ride.

-[Gary] Yeah, of course.

[door beeps]

- Hi.
- Hi.

-[Receptionist] How can I help you?

-[Isabella] I'm here to see Joe.

-[Receptionist] Okay, I'll let him know.

You can just take a seat.

Hi, Joe, there's someone here to see ya.

I don't think so. I think it's a walk-in.

Yeah. Okay, sounds good.

Joe will be right out.

[door creaks]

-[Joe] Hi, I'm Joe.

- Hi.
- Nice to meet ya.

Come on down.

All right, come on in and grab a seat.

All right, how can I help you out today?

-Do you know who I am?

-Not yet.

-I'm Isabella Domenico,

and I'm here to get
the money Mama left me.

-Mama?

-Mama.

-Mama.

-Mama.

-Okay, I'll get that
money transferred over

from the family's off-shore
bank account right now.

[gentle music]

-Corned beef. You said it, Jack.

[patrons chattering faintly]

[baby crying]

[machine rattling]

[machine shrieking]

[baby crying]

[patrons chattering faintly]

[baby crying]

-[Isabella] Hi Gary.

-[Gary] Well, if it
isn't Innocent Isabella.

-I'm thinkin' about leaving Youngstown.

-That's amazing. I just
had the exact same thought.

-Hmm.

What's the MSRP on this white truck?

-Extremely good.

-I thought so.

You know, Mama always said,

it's good to keep a liar
around you can trust.

-Well, full disclosure,

I'm still on a test drive with this truck.

It's not technically mine.

-That's not a problem.

[Isabella humming]

-[Gary] So what did you mean

when you said it's not a problem?

-[Isabella] I mean it's not a problem.

-[Gary] So you're saying
it's taken care of?

-[Isabella] I didn't
say it's taken care of.

I said it's not a problem.

-[Gary] So you are telling
me that it's not a problem.

-[Isabella] I'm telling
you it's not a problem.

-[Gary] Well, then I
guess it's not a problem.

-[Salesman] Hi, ma'am. How can I help ya?

-[Isabella] You see that
white truck out there?

-[Salesman] Yeah, the PRO-4X.
That's a beautiful truck.

-[Isabella] How much do you want for it?

-[Salesman] Well, I'd
have to check the MSRP.

-[Isabella] I'm ready to
buy it right now, cash.

Let's leave out the paperwork.

-[Salesman] Beautiful.

♪ I'll be livin' till the day I die ♪

♪ I'll be on the horizon
proppin' up the sky ♪

♪ And I'll wait and I'll wait ♪

♪ And I'll wait and I'll
wait for that bit of mail ♪

♪ One sweet little letter ♪

♪ With a sting in its tail ♪

♪ It's a confidence thing ♪

♪ Yeah, it's a confidence thing ♪

♪ It's a confidence thing ♪

♪ Yeah, it's a confidence thing ♪