Dirty John (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Chivalry - full transcript

You're so much more interesting.

I'm trying to find somebody

who's smart and funny
and someone I'm attracted to.

Damn, we're good looking.

I just wanna see you put
yourself first for once.

You deserve that.

I'm part Sicilian
on my dad's side.

Descended from the Anastasias.

Cosa Nostra blood.

You're that kind of guy too,
Johnny.

I can already tell.



In California and Ohio
he's been in prison.

In prison for what?

Stalking a woman,

violating a restraining order,
doing drugs.

You transferred the title
of the RV.

Well, when you think who

really does the work
around here.

What are you?

Some pseudo-gangster like Dad
now?

You better watch your back,
Denise.

All right?
'Cause you're my project now.

The police say they found
knives.

They found cyanide.

Why would you have cyanide?



The numbness, the tingling,
the balance...

It turns out, it was M.S..

The greatest real danger
of cold turkey

is risk of relapse.

But for someone driven,
really committed, it can work.

I've seen it.

Your brother, he waited
for some drunk person,

she pulls out and...

- You're gonna leave him?
- Yes.

- For good this time?
- Yes.

Don't let anyone
take advantage of you.

If they try, though,
you don't get back at them,

you get back at their family.

This is an RV?

Been impounded for 16 months.

Yeah.

Wonder what you could've been
up to all that time.

Let me guess,
you were a guest of the state?

Wonder what you did to get
yourself

a sweet gig like this?

Did you shoot a taxpayer
in the back?

I will try my very best
to find out

where your crap box is
right now.

Have a seat, sir.

Hey, Jillian. How are you?

Hey. Where have you been?

Well, I'm actually
in San Jose right now

with my brother and sister.
What are you doing there?

Yeah, well, my dad died.

I'm so sorry.

- Yeah, thank you.
- Was he sick?

Yeah, he'd been sick
for a while, it was time.

Ooh, boy.

Yeah, so, we have a lot of stuff

that we have to figure out
before I come back.

Well, my dad bought a lot
of property in the Bay Area

back in the '90s, right?

And he had no idea

that the values would go
this high, right?

- That's smart.
- Exactly, high-class problems.

- Lost the moneymaker.
- Yeah.

Well, listen,
when can I see you?

I'm sorry I went AWOL.

Well, I'd love to see you
when you get back.

Friday, I am all yours.

Okay, Jillian.

Bye. Bye.

So, you became a geologist

because you had a cute
professor?

I became a petroleum geologist

because we need people
who can identify

different sources of energy
or our planet will die.

Spoken like someone
who's had to defend

their choice of career a lot.

Constantly.

II have older twin brothers,

and they are always
picking on me.

What do they do?

They're cops.

Yes.

Yeah.

Hi, John it's Carrie.

Are you still free
to meet for coffee?

So, um, why...
Why anesthesiology

and not orthopedics
or hearts or...?

Honestly...

My brother had a lot
of surgeries growing up,

congenital issue, I don't wanna
bore you with the details.

You're not boring me.

All right, well, I was really
young the first time,

and I thought that he'd be awake

when they cut him open, right?

And then my mom told me
that Donald would be asleep

and that they'd wake him,
you know,

when they finished.

And I just thought
That is magic.

Whoo!

"Dear Mr. Griffin,
you don't know me.

"But I know your wife, Natalie.

"In fact, I know her
really well.

"And she has been letting me

do some crazy,
perverted things."

Hello?

Hey, it's John Meehan,
how are you?

- Good.
- Good, good.

Listen, I'm just calling to say
that my Tuesday has opened up.

So if you're still free...
Great. Yes.

II could do Tuesday.

Great.

All right, well,
we can meet there or...

If you like,
I can come to your place

and we can walk together.
Well...

I know people say not to do
that in the internet age,

but I wanna be a gentleman
and give you the option.

Well, you seem nice.

Great.

All right, well,
text me the address,

and I'll see you then.
Okay. Sounds good.

Really looking forward
to meeting you, Debra.

All right.

Great. Bye. Bye.

This mattress is amazing.

I think we should just
call it a night.

Hey, Carrie.

Sorry to call so late,

I just thought maybe we could,
you know, get together

and grab a drink or something.

You don't work at Laguna Med.

Whatwhatwait, what?

You didn't do a surgery
there today.

They don't know who you are.

Okay. I mean, who'd you talk to?

I called like 15 more
hospitals after that...

St. Stephen's and Coast Trauma

and Presbyterian.

No anesthesiologist
named John Meehan

has privileges at any of them.
Okay, well,

maybe I'll call your work

and ask them if they know
who the hell you are.

You do and you'll be sorry,
scumbag.

Damn!

God!

I mean, we had such
a nice night,

and you deserve better.

You deserve betteryou deserve
better than how I was.

We had such a nice night,
you deserve better.

I gotta take a leak.

Don't have to ask me.

Community service,
not prison, remember?

I always wondered
what I would do

if I ever met the real deal.

And now I know.

I'll ruin everything.

So, anyway, I didn't wanna
just leave it like that.

So, thank you, Debra,
for hearing me out.

I would like another chance.

I would... but only
if you're sure.

Rocket propelled grenade.

The guy who was next to me
in the Humvee died.

So, I guess, you know,
compared to him,

I feel blessed.

No, Rhonda Simons is a uniform

who executed the warrant
on my place

and stole my money.

Janet Bateman is the detective
who ran the whole case and st...

And stole your money.
Yeah, I know.

Okay, you want 'em both
taken out and your ex-wife.

Yeah.

Your ex-wife, she lives in Ohio?

I don't know, man.

It's gonna be hard to find
anybody who wants

to be messing with Ohio.

And you want it done by when?

I mean, I gotta go back
to court on the 17th,

so if the cops are still alive
to take the stand on the 17th,

how does that help me?

All right. All right.

Look, I'll ask around.

Hope you know what you're doing.

Shut up, I'm a doctor.

I need a medic!
Someone's cut me!

What did you give me?

IV bolus, loading dose of oxy.

2 milligrams.

That is just...

- What?
- What?

I don't know.

You were here the last time
I was working too.

I like tacos.

Maybe that's what's funny,

'cause the tacos here
kinda suck.

Maybe I like things that suck.

Maybe I should get you
a bunch more tacos then.

You know what?

I'm already running late,
so why not?

I'm sorry.

I had an emergency...
Went wrong...

I'm so sorry.

Stupid bitch.

- Bye.
- Bye.

This is the battle I'm in.

It's what's good for me
against what I want.

And I need power now.
I need to fight.

I can't just offer myself up
to some higher...

You know, higher whatever.

It's justit's just stupid.
I'm sorry.

Of course it is,
'cause you still think

you know what's best for you.

Right, and that's the...
That's what,

"stinking thinking?"

Yeah, maybe it's all a mistake.

Maybe they got the wrong guy,
like they say in prison?

Like I said in prison.

I was on a date recently,

and I'd forgotten everything
I'd learned in this room.

Reverted to my inner jerk-off,
right?

And she said "no, thanks."

And so I called her,
made amends.

And now we're married.

All part of the puzzle
and the plan,

amid the presence of the spirit.

Hey,

just don't leave before
the miracle happens, kiddo.

Hey, need you to sign
my court card.

You looked a little distracted
today, man.

You should get your BP checked.

Seriously, I'm worried
about you.

You're sick.

Well, you're licensed
to take care of people like me.

Not do this to them.

You're probably wondering,
I mean,

how did I take
all these pictures?

There was so much action,
but I managed.

I don't usually like doing it
with men, but, man...

I mean, did your wife
teach you those moves

or were you just born
knowing them?

Just get the hell out.

Get out.

Drain the dragon for me first.

I don't know where my pipe went.

I had it...

I had it in my red bag and then
I changed bags at the...

Ooh.

We can use this to smoke it.

Yeah, I'm not gonna do that,

but you go right ahead.

More for me, I guess.

Not now, we're talking.

Listen to me...

The gate to the alley
will be open.

This is for the kitchen door.

You go in, you lock it
behind you.

You go into the office,
you crack the window,

like that's how you got in.
Okay.

Anyway, her bedroom's upstairs.

You go there, find something
of hers to put on,

like a scarf or something
like that.

Ooh. Yeah, I like that.

Come downstairs,
sit on the couch,

and wait for us to come home.

- Okay.
- Don't move.

Don't talk.

Justl was thinking,
you don't think it would be...

No...

Scary if maybe, like, I get up

really slowly like alike
a cult girl?

And I just, like,
creep toward her

and I, like, say "Hey,
you're so pretty"...

Listen to me, Ruth,

if you do anything that's
different to what we discussed,

you say anything to Debra,
and you're gonna find out

what scary really is.

You got it?

Now you can go back to smoking
your stupid light bulb.

Terra. Terra.

John.

I'm sorry.

For what, hon? What'd ya do?

I made things tense here
in your lovely home.

You know, I told myself
after Thanksgiving,

you know, maybe it's too early
for me to expect

to be welcome at Deb's
family parties, you know?

And I should have listened
to myself.

No, no, no, no, no.
You are fine.

- You are fine.
- You sure?

Yes, I promise.

'Cause I don't wanna leave.

It's been a long time
since I've been

to a happy family gathering,
all right?

I mean, my wife, she hasn't
let me spend Christmas

with the kids for years.

Well, I'm just happy
you're celebrating with us.

Can I ask you a question
that's none of my business?

Well, I don't know.

Okay.

At church the other day,

the man you were talking to...

Deb's told me about her sister
and what happened.

And her reaction
when she saw him...

It's just I know it's none
of my business,

but I don't wanna say something
that's gonna, like,

upset her off something
I don't know.

Of course.

That is so thoughtful.

That's so considerate, John.

II... yes, that was Bobby,
my son-in-law.

Debbie's brother-in-law,
Toby's father.

Right.

We went through a very, very sad

andand difficult time,

all of us,
because of what Bobby did.

I mean, but with God's help,
it brought us even closer.

You know, tragedy can do that.

You know, if there's, you know,
forgiveness there too.

Together they can make you
stronger

than you even were before.

I'd be embarrassed
to be such a loser.

You should be glad your dad
killed your mom

so she didn't have to be around
to see this.

Have a great day, Toby.

That's beautiful.

Hey.

Hey, Dr. Meehan.

You can go ahead in,
he's waiting for you.

Thanks.

What's up, Dwight?

You're late is what's up.

Also, get over yourself.

Wrong side of the bed
this morning?

Hey, you know,
some of us have to work today.

Andale with this already.
Arriba.

These are from
the pharmacy tech?

No, the assisted living nurse.

I can tell.
Lot of old people drugs.

I can't move those.

"But soft...

What light through
yonder window breaks?"

Paliperidone?

They got some schizo-affective
oldsters in that place?

Yeah, some psychotics,
too, apparently.

Wow.

We can get 3K a pop for these.

What?

Fentanyl citrate transmucosal
delivery systems?

Hey, hey,
they're for cancer patients

with high tolerance.

What's this nurse's name again?

She's my favorite. Mandy? Mindy?

You're so close, Siobhan.

And that sucks,
'cause she might be done.

We still have Barbara
the pharmacy tech,

and the antiquated
federal policy

on drug expiration dates.

So we're okay for now.

You should maybe lay off
this stuff for a while.

I'll take it under advisement.

Not being ironic.

You don't look good, for real.

You should get checked out.

Ordinarily, I'd take you
down to the garage,

but it's late enough now.

I just told your wife to wait
out front in the loading zone.

You sure you got everything?

Yeah, I'm sure.

All right.

The truth is,
I can't move forward...

Until I stop.

I can't have excuses anymore.

I can't. I wanna do better

but without it.

I wanna clear my name,

I wanna do all the things
that I promised you.

I really want that.

I forgot how good
it smells in here.

- It does?
- Yeah.

What does it smell like?

I don't know, like...

Happiness.

Safety.

Muffins. Did you...

Did you make some muffins?

I did.

I justl baked some up.
It's for Terra.

Yeah.

Well, welcome home.

Okay, I've got to go.

Um, would you mind

taking my suede jacket
in to the dry cleaners?

I put a little piece of masking
tape where the stain is.

All right.

If you think of anything else,
give me a call.

I mean, send me a text,
actually.

I'm gonna be in the shower.

If you wanna make
jambalaya tonight,

we need everything,
except for rice.

- Okay.
- Love you.

- See ya.
- Bye.

If we jack up your testosterone,

that oughtta do the trick.

I never had this problem before.

Every time I try and lift
some serious weights,

I got nothing in the tank.

Aw, no worries.
We'll rebuild you, chief.

Lot of guys out there your age

and they're looking for
a little extra help lately.

You know?

This isn't your
first cycle, right?

You know how this stuff works?

I'm a doctor.

Okay, cool.

Well, hey, maybe next time

you could just prescribe it
to yourself.

Hey.

Hi, Laurie, it's Debra.

Do we have any of that paint
left that we used

on the house in Salt Cedar,
that...

Hello, Toscano Salon,
Nikki speaking.

Hi, Nikki.

I'd like to come in for...

Hi.

Why'd you withdraw
so much cash today?

It's my money, John.

Everything that's yours is mine.

Hit me.

Go on.

Hit me and I'll make sure
you never get up again.

I'm leaving and I want
a divorce.

Werewere you there
when they evicted him

from the penthouse?

No, and neither was he.

Um, they just packed up

whatever stuff he didn't steal.

And then, you know,
they changed the locks.

Has he ever threatened
to kill you?

No...

But he did say
that he could take out

my daughter Veronica,
you know, with a sniper rifle.

And, um,

that he would drown her
in the ocean.

Right.

Andandandand then
he did say to me

that he has family in the mob

and that he could, you know,
send them after me

to try to hurt me.

God.

But... he wanted me
to know that.

I don't know if he's actually,
you know, killed anyone.

Um, but no, it's...
It's been, you know,

threats and lies

and, um, and intimidation.

Yeah, he knows what
he can get away with,

how he can skate the edges.

And I know and you know
that in the end.

John's gonna make this
about money.

But in the meantime,
we're gonna draw a picture

that will make the judge
see what we see.

"Declaration of Debra Newell.

"This Declaration is submitted
in support of my Request"

"for Domestic Violence
Restraining Order."

"As set forth herein..."

"I'm afraid for my life."

All right,
this is Calendar number One

in rethe application
of Debra Newell.

Go ahead, counsel.

Michael O'Neil
for Debra Newell, your Honor.

Mr. Meehan has been served,

the notice of service
is attached,

and as you can see
he has not appeared,

so we may have to proceed
ex parte...

Mr. Meehan, I presume?

Come all the way in
since you're a party.

Will you be represented
by counsel?

No, I... I can't afford
a lawyer, your Honor.

I'm sorry.

But you are here to contest

the issuing of
the Order of Protection?

Yes, absolutely.

Mr. O'Neil,
I've read your papers.

I understand this is
and adversarial situation,

albeit one that doesn't look
like an emergency, exactly.

But any fair jurist
is uncomfortable

when parties are unrepresented
in their courtroom.

Mr. Meehan, you need counsel.

Go down the hall to
Orange County Defender Services

and they will help you out.

Everyone come back
on my next Calendar day

and we'll discuss.

And there won't be any

an unrepresented parties
in here then.

Right, Mr. Meehan?

Absolutely not, your Honor.
Thank you.

Please leave a message.

Can we please talk
like married adults, Deb?

I mean,
I know I'm a flawed person,

but I never thought I'd be this
easy to give up on.

I stood up for you, Deb.

I helped you stand up
for yourself.

You want a divorce?

I don't want this,
people getting into our lives.

I guess no answer's an answer.

I mean, I love you.

I wish it didn't have to end
this way.

I'm sorry.

Automated voice
The mailbox is full

and cannot accept any messages
at this time.

Hi, Nance.

Hey, has anyone called you?

Has anyone called about what?

I need you to come by
the office.

Why?

The email. The picture.

What email? What picture?

My God, Debra,
I'm just so sorry.

I was tryingl was trying
to handle it myself.

As far as I can tell right now,

only current clients
have jobs in process

have gotten it, but...

What picture, Nancy?

It's a picture of you.

What email address
did it come from?

I didn't recognize it.

But I don't know if we can say
that it's not you

or that you hit "send"
accidentally,

because I guess
there's some writing

that comes along with it.

What arewhatwriting?

What did it say?

Well, I only know the one
that the Georges forwarded me,

but something about wanting them

to get to know the real you.

My God.

Um...

Also, someone's been
leaving comments

on all the business review
sites saying

that we do subpar work.

That you cut corners
and lie to people.

So you might wanna think about

what to do about those
before you leave.

Okay.

Sorry.

Sorry I'm late.

I don't move so fast these days.

All the stress is making
my M.S. flare up.

What are you doing, John?

Me?

Surviving.

Barely.

I did get myself a lawyer,
though,

for when we got back to court
and you crush me.

Why are you doing this?

What do you want? What is it?

Will you just tell me?

Is it money?

Is that what it is?
Do you want 50% of my money?

Is that want it's gonna take
for you to leave us alone?

I don't think so.

Then what is it?

I don't know.

But it's something.

You met with John at a cafe
to offer him money?

Whwhy...

Would you do that, Debra?

Well, II justl just
wanted to make him go away.

I'm only as good or as honest
as judges think I am.

And I stood up in court and said

John intimidated you,
threatened you...

- He did.
- You're in fear.

Yes.

I had you swear to it,
sign a document.

Then you call him.

Go to meet him.

Because I am in fear.

You know?

And I justl wanted to try
to understand,

because if I understand then
maybe I can get him to stop.

You know?

And you said
that it would be money.

You said it was all about money
for him.

So I thought
"Well, I'll offer him money."

Because, you know,
a protective order

is not gonnait's not gonna
fix everything.

I mean, I still have to
get a divorce

andand figure out
where I'm gonna live

and what my life is gonna be,
my kids...

I'm trying to get him
out of my life.

I'm trying to get him to stop.

Debra, even if it had worked,
it wouldn't have worked.

If you pay once,
all it does is show

what it takes to make you pay.

But I understand, Debra, I do.

I can't go back into court
with this now.

We'll have no chance.

So, just...
I'm gonna have to think.

Because right now
I don't know what to do.

That's you, right?

Yeah.

Hiding in the bushes?

Is that the legal term?

Outside your wife's business
so that you can steal her car

and then, set it on fire?

Yeah, that's you.

Yeah, that's me in the bushes.

That's me driving the car away,

but I have the fob.

I have the spare key,
so how is it stealing

if I have a key?

And also, why would I set fire
to my own car?

Because it's your wife's car.

Right.

You're right.

She's my wife,
'cause we're still married,

'cause getting a divorce
is complicated,

the wheels of justice turn slow.

And we have an agreement
for when I can take the car.

An agreement she insisted on

that she only honors when it
suits her at her convenience.

Okay, wait, I'ml'm not
following here.

Sorry, what's this now?

She tells me which days
of the week I can take the car.

So I plan my schedule
around that.

More often than not,

I show up to borrow the car,
it's gone.

She's taken it because she can.

Because she knows
I'm at her mercy.

So you go to her office
to see if it was there,

it was.

You don't go inside to talk
to her about it?

No, I mean, I could have.

Could have gone inside
her office

and turn it into
a whole public thing.

And that's how it
would'vewould've gone.

I mean, she's...

'Cause she's a psycho bitch.

And it's not just me,
nobody wants to deal with her.

And not for nothing,

but she's already taken me
to court.

And things did not go
too well for her.

I mean, the judge saw
right through all this.

Okay, soso, youyou take the car,

with the fob...

- And you just drive away?
- Yeah.

Go and do my things for the day.

At the end of all that,
it was gone.

From where?

NA meeting.
Turtle Ridge Lutheran.

You're saying it was stolen
from a church parking lot?

No, the lot was full
when I got there,

so I had to park on the street
around the corner.

It was taken from there.

I mean, why they would torch
it after, I don't know.

Then I guess nothing
anybody does

surprises you guys anymore.

He didn't break in,
he has a key, okay?

His fingerprints are inside it,

because he's allowed
to drive it sometimes.

He snuck up and took it
without telling her,

because they're going through
a rough divorce.

Now, we're gonna look into
the Whole Turtle Ridge thing

and see if there's some
closed-circuit TV

on the streets around there.

No one stole the damn car
after John parked it.

Right, but that's where
we're at, okay?

We're gonna work on this,
we are.

I'll keep you posted.

No, you won't have to,

'cause I'll be all over you.

He loved that car.

He loved to drive it. I...

We had great timesl had great
times in that car.

I don't know why he would...

Take it andand burn it?

II don't know.

Is he trying to tell me that...

That's what he's gonna do to me?

No. No, I don't think so.

Well, we don't know.

No, I don't, that's true.

But I don't think anything
with this guy is that simple.

I thought...

We were putting him off balance.

I thought this is a reactive guy

trying to scam and scare
this decent woman,

and we were gonna
grind him down.

But he's not off balance,
and he's not just lucky.

He's... playing 3D chess.

The reason he never put hands
on you

isn't because
he's not dangerous,

it's because he has a plan.