Get Shorty (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - Blue Pages - full transcript

MILES: Previously,
on Get Shorty...

AMARA: You help me find
Rick? I want to surprise him.

GIUSTINO: He's at
a cabin in Big Bear.

There is no landline,
there's bad reception.

So if he doesn't answer,
don't take it personally.

Where in Big Bear?

(CAR ALARM BLARING)

(GROANS) (SCREAMING)

KATIE: Who did this?

Yago's buddies.

Is it over, or are they
coming after you?



Not over.

KATIE: We'll get a hotel
up north, we'll pay in cash.

MILES: I'm not coming with you.

You should both go up
the coast somewhere,

and I'll call you when
I know things are safe.

APRIL: Brandon isn't putting
this film back into production.

Which means the
project really is dead.

The fuck it is.

APRIL: Jesus!

Miles, why are you
bleeding? Miles!

EAMON: So anyway,
there was this woman.

Fuck, what was her name now?
I don't remember what it was.

You seen that film?
What's it called?

Here! What's the name of
that actress in Temple of Doom?



Uh, Kate Capshaw?

No. The pretty brunette
with the wee tits?

Karen Allen, in the first one.
Temple of Doom was later.

Yes, right. So, see, when
I was his age... Uh-huh.

There was this nun at my school.
She looked exactly like Karen Allen.

God, she was lovely. (CHUCKLES)

So, see, when I went to that movie
with Suzie, I found myself blushing

with all of these feelings
of lust and shame.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)
(LOYALIST WHISTLING)

I thought you knew better.

What's he doing here?
That Loyalist shite.

Come on, lads. Come on. Come on!

LOYALIST: Hey,
where're you goin'?

EAMON: Go! Go!
Go! MAN 1: Come on!

(MEN GRUNTING)

(MEN STRUGGLING AND
SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

Here you are, Miles.

(MEN CONTINUE GRUNTING)

What are you
wearing? Who shot you?

Why's it so bright?

It's not.

Do you have any painkillers?

Advil. Who shot you?

Miles...

This? No. God, no.
No. I, um... (GRUNTS)

I got clipped by a
golf cart at the studio.

You said you got shot.

When did I say that?

Half an hour ago.

What else did I say?

Not to call an ambulance,

because you were having a nap.

Then I asked what happened,
and you said you got shot.

Must've been dreamin'.

Looks pretty real.

That my blood? It's not mine.

Something must have opened up.

I'll pay to have that cleaned.

I saw this steam cleaner on the
shopping channel. It'll get that right out.

I can get water for you...
Or, you know, vodka works.

(GRUNTS) So, look,

I don't care about the stain.

I'm worried that
you're bleeding.

And when were you
"clipped" by a golf cart?

After you met me at Gravity?

Tell me what you were saying
about the insurance claim.

The studio filed one.

You said that they put expenses
from other films on there.

No, I can't prove that.

Why do you think that?

It's just something I heard
about when I was an assistant.

And then I went to
go see the paperwork

for The Admiral's Mistress,
and they wouldn't show it to me.

(SIGHS AND GRUNTS)
Give me the details.

Everything you think
has happened, and why.

Darnell. Louis Darnell.

Yeah, I called earlier, they said
he was about to go into surgery.

Do you know if he's out yet?

WOMAN: Hospital
policy states that...

Well, can you tell me at
least what kind of surgery?

I am family. I'm his brother.

For...

Can you just tell me
if he's fucking alive?

No. Okay. All right.
Thanks anyway.

Don't wait.

You need to call within the next
30 minutes. (KNOCK ON DOOR)

And we'll include this
fabulous total... Yes?

MILES: It's Miles.
(TV TURNS OFF)

It's who?

Miles Daly.

Sorry for stopping by so late, but I
was hoping we could have a chat.

(CELLPHONE BEEPING)

Fucking Miles is
knocking on my door.

At the hotel.

MILES: Amara? Yes, right now.

Fuck.

(LOCK CLICKS)

I'm not armed.

I just want you to know, I
can get the movie going again,

and I can get you
your money back.

Not what George says.

With all due respect
to George, fuck George.

Come in.

I can turn this thing
around, Amara,

as long as nobody else
puts a fucking bullet in me.

Sit.

Okay.

So, it's complicated.

George says all
the money is gone.

Money never goes,
it just moves around.

Remember, at the beginning,

when you trusted me with
all of this? (CHUCKLES)

It was just about
cleaning money,

and look how far we got.

Remember?

Sitting behind the monitors
and watching them filming.

All that shit that was in our heads
and it's right there in front of us.

We created that.

Me, and Louis, and you.

(PANTING) (COCKS GUN)

What are you even doing?

Just having a chat.

Okay, remember where you were,

and pick it back up
after I fucking kill you.

Amara, you gotta
trust me on this.

Tia, where do you
wanna do this, outside?

In the bathroom?
I vote bathroom.

Go get my knife.
What's happening?

My room. Suitcase.
Big fucking knife.

(AMARA SPEAKS SPANISH)

You say trust.

But I don't trust.

So tell me.

How you do this?

I could use a few of your guys.

(ALARM CHIMING)

(BRANDON SIGHS)

Well, aren't you
a ray of sunshine?

Can I call you an Uber?

(WOMAN SIGHS)

(JUICER BEEPS AND WHIRS)

(SOFT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

(PHONE RINGING)

Yes?

ED: (ON SPEAKERPHONE) Messenger.

Mmm. Come on in.

Don't freak out. Need
you to open that gate again.

(STAMMERS) Okay.

Some fuckin' view, huh?

Miles? Okay, now I'm confused.

Well, don't worry
your pretty little head.

We're gonna explain everything.

Is this about The
Admiral's Mistress?

'Cause... (CHUCKLES
LIGHTLY) That would be...

What would that be?

This is a prank, right?

I mean, if you want to discuss
what happened with the film,

and how we can move
forward from this point,

I am more than... I'll
check the security cameras.

The feed from the cameras goes
directly to the security company.

Does it?

(MUSIC STOPS)

(CLATTERING)

And I have people waiting for me
at the office. If I don't show up, they...

What, you're telling me that
they're gonna send a rescue party?

'Cause that sounds silly.

Give me your cell phone.

(CLATTERING CONTINUES)

Unlock it.

Do you have a calendar app?

Oh, there we go.

Your first appointment
isn't until 10:15.

That means you got the
whole morning to relax with us.

ED: Cameras connect to a
DVR, nothing outside the house.

No feed to a security
company. (SCOFFS)

I really thought... (GROANS)

I've been here two minutes, and
you've already lied to me twice.

Is that how you got ahead? Huh?

By being a smooth-talking
bag of shite?

You shut down a movie,

because some girl has a
speck of dust in her eye.

A speck of fuckin' dust!

(GROANS AND GASPS)

You want to survive
the next couple of hours?

You should reexamine your
relationship with the truth.

Can you do that for me?

Nod your head!

And I, in return, thank
you for that courtesy.

Let's move this party to
the sofas. You look tired.

(GUNSHOTS) (BREATHING HEAVILY).

(GUNSHOTS CONTINUE)

Fuck is it?

(GUNSHOTS CONTINUE)

Whoo! Baby!

(WOMAN CHUCKLES)

Hey! Morning!

Little target practice,
yeah! That looks like fun.

Yeah, it is. You wanna try?

Maybe later. (CELLPHONE RINGING)

Okay.

(GUNSHOTS CONTINUE)

Yeah?

WOMAN: (ON PHONE)
FBI, Los Angeles Bureau.

Can you speak with
Agent Buchholz?

Yes. Yes, I can do that.

Hello, Rick? Agent
Buchholz. Sorry to bother you.

Okay. Yeah. Don't
worry about it.

We have questions
pertaining to a new case.

Can you come in today?

New case?

Yeah, a homicide that occurred
in Nevada while you were there.

You're not a suspect, and we're
not assuming you witnessed anything.

But you were around Ms. De
Escalones during this time period...

Okay. So, wait. You can help...

You're saying that
Amara's the suspect here?

(STUTTERS) Who did she kill?

Let's not get into that.
Somebody that I know?

You help us, we'll help you.
Can you be here by 2:00 p.m.?

Yeah, the address on the card?

That's it. (GUNSHOT)

(STUTTERS) Is that gunfire?

Yeah. It's just my neighbors.

Okay, so, I'll see you at
2:00 p.m. then? See you then.

All right. (GUNSHOTS CONTINUE)

Stop it!

Put out your hand.

(STUTTERS) What, Miles...

Let's just talk. We can
have a productive dialogue.

No, no, no, no! No.
No, no, no! No! No. No!

Maybe we should take a fucking
pinky just to let him know we're serious.

No! No. No, no, no.
Don't do that. Don't do that.

Are you clear on
all of that? Yes. Yes.

If there's any funny business, if Ed even
thinks that there might be some funny business,

then he is just gonna
snap those cutters shut.

And once you stop
crying, and screaming,

and fucking bleeding
everywhere, guess what?

We're just gonna try again.

Okay. I got it. I got it.

Just be your normal,
cheery, stupid self.

(PHONE RINGING)

Brandon Fisher's office.

BRANDON: (ON PHONE) Debra! Hi.

Good morning!

Good morning to you, too.

Would you do me a favor and
cancel my appointments for today.

DEBRA: Everything all right?

Everything is fantastic.

Okay. Will do. (WHISTLES)

And, Debra, we
need drive-on passes

for three gentlemen on
their way to accounting.

Can you give me their names?

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello. This is Accounting.

BRANDON: (ON PHONE)
This is Brandon Fisher.

Oh, my God. Hello.

There are three
accountants on their way in,

they will need copies of
insurance and budget records.

Can you make sure they
get everything they need?

Yes. Absolutely.

What's your name?

(STUTTERS) Uh, I'm Robert.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

I know how hard you guys work
down there in accounting, Robert.

So, on behalf of
all of us, thank you.

ROBERT: Thank you. Uh, so
much for... (LINE DISCONNECTS)

Okay. So, we should leave
at noon for the whale watch.

Well, don't look too excited.

It sounds cool... It's just,
yesterday was the first I heard of it.

Well, we should get food.
I'll, uh, I'll grab menus.

Do you have sun stuff?

Can I get a couple
of menus? Thank you.

Yeah.

And they have fresh
watermelon juice.

(SIGHS)

You own a gun.

That is real.

Legally registered.

You do not touch it, and you sure
as hell do not bring it out in public.

But where did you get
it? Did Dad give it to you?

Yes. Okay, years ago...

Do you know how to use it?

Of course.

Look, I...

I never told you
before, because...

Well, mostly, because I
don't like the idea of having it.

Then why is it in
your beach bag?

Protection.

What?

Look, we're traveling alone.

Oh, so every time we
travel alone, you carry a gun.

I can't leave it in the hotel
room. I mean, the maid...

Tell me what's going on. I am.

Mom... Look, I'm telling you...

No! No, you're fucking not!

Language.

Can I have the key?

(SIGHS) Look, Emma...

No, I want to go
back to the room.

'Course.

Fuck!

George is on the studio lot.

(CHUCKLES) Fucking...

Brandon, no offense, but your
DVD collection is utter shite.

I mean... Ooh.

Rascals Island,
Captain Impossible,

Captain Impossible
Two. Thank God.

Did you make these? I did.

MILES: They make lots of money?

Rascals Island was
a bit of a misstep.

Although it did
convert in China, so...

Do you even like movies?

How'd you end up in
the movie business?

I'm serious.

I got an MBA at
Wharton Business School.

And I was good with
people, good with numbers.

Why not go out to Wall
Street, or Silicon Valley?

I like the lifestyle.

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

But it's just a numbers game.

Have you ever been
swept away by a film?

Ever been transported by its...

Do you even know
what I'm talking about?

It has occurred to me

since I've had
this job, that I have

been less focused on my
own experience of a film,

and more on what gets other
people to go to the movies.

(CELLPHONE RINGING)

MILES: Hey.

Is it safe to come back yet?

Um... (STUTTERS) Soon.

Hopefully. Uh, did
you call the hospital?

Spoke with the ward nurse.

Louis was in surgery,
that's all they could tell me.

Also, I, um...

I brought the .38 with me.

MILES: Good.

Had it in my bag, and
Emma just found it.

No. Ah, for...

Yeah. She's back in the room.

I have to tell her
something. What do I say?

Uh, tell her...

Ah... Can it wait
till I get there?

I don't think so. Miles, she
knows something's going on.

You can't level with
her, Katie, she's 12.

She shouldn't have
to deal with this shit.

Look, I won't go
into the details.

I'll call you
after I talk to her.

Hold on. Katie?

What is this?

Uh, it's, uh, cold-pressed
spinach-ginger-beet juice.

What's cold-pressed?

BRANDON: It's when the
juice is extracted via pressure

instead of centrifuge,
or shredder.

You want to try some, there
are pouches in the fridge.

Just grab one, throw it in
the Juicero machine there,

and, uh, hit the button.

Juicero, huh?

I don't care.

Hey, uh... (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

Hate to be that guy, but, um,

I could use a trip
to the restroom?

Excuse me.

Did you play football?

I don't know,

you just seem like an athlete.

Busted my leg, had to stop.

Right. Right.
Yeah. It's old story.

No, I just notice you've
a very interesting look.

Have you ever
thought about acting?

Yo, man, why are you
mixed up in this nonsense?

For real, brother to brother...

What's that?

No, I was just... You know...

Okay, you know what?
Let's not make this about race.

Hey. Watch him.

And if he opens his
mouth again, shoot him.

(COOPER BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

No.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(CAR DOOR OPENS)

(CAR DOORS CLOSE)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

Okay. Come on. Come
on. Okay. Come on.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay!

The... Fucking burn!

(PANTS)

(SCREAMS)

JIM: Hey. You got no
right to drive on that road.

AMARA: What?

This is a private road.

The owner of this cabin
knows that this road is off-limits.

You come driving
35, 40 miles an hour!

Why don't you shut the fuck up?

Say that again?

I said why don't you go
drink some moonshine,

fuck your sister,
and leave us alone?

JIM: What are you,
some kind of Mexican?

How about I kick your spic ass back
across the border? Is that what you want?

No one here's Mexican,
you cracker fuck.

(AMARA SPEAKS SPANISH)

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey.

Your house?

No. This... It's my dad's. Yeah.

Not very nice.

I know. It could use some work.

Don't come here a lot.

Why you run away?

I don't know. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

Why you afraid of me?

Someone tell you to be afraid?

What, no...

Oh, no, I'm... I just...

I felt really guilty.

I lost your whole investment.

(SIGHS)

My movie shut down,

then you go away. Made me sad.

I don't like to feel sad.

Yeah I, uh...

(CLATTERING)

I get that.

Hey, you know what
my Tia told me last night?

That if the movie does
okay, she'll invest in another.

Hell, no.

I was like, are you
kidding? You said that?

Mmm-hmm. To myself.

And you were supposed to take
care of this shit a long time ago.

Until you said back off.

Look at this arm, homie.

I want him as bad as
you. (KNOCK ON DOOR)

What I say? Here he is.

(GROANS)

What's up, son?

Yago, Doll A Menu.
This is good people.

(CHUCKLES)

Your name is Dollar Menu?

"Doll A."

BLIZ: Hooked him up with the
address, got him a picture of Miles.

The rest when it's
done. Bliz'll tell you when.

Why you gotta wait?

Timing.

My aunt has money
tied up with this puta.

Hey, yo. Can you
make it look like an OD?

Or, like, he got mixed
up in some LA shit?

It can't come back on us.

I can do that. Yeah. Word.

(BLOWS)

(JUICER WHIRRING)

Pretty much sums up California.

Fresh juice, beautiful
house, sun streaming through.

But underneath it's all rotten.

Actually that's
fuckin' delicious.

You think I could be in a movie?

My whole life I've been
watching fools in these scenes,

they hold the gun wrong.

Yeah. Yeah, I mean,

if that was something
you wanted to pursue, Ed.

Since you already
know how to hold a gun.

I was sure Amara was gonna let
Yago put a bullet in me, last night, man.

Her and Yago haven't
been getting along.

Why's that? Come
on, you can tell me.

He's been slingin' in LA.

Yago's selling coke here?

Does Mexico know about that?

Shit. (JUICER WHIRRING)

Him and his band
of merry gobshites.

The more Amara backs you, the
more you need to watch yourself.

No, she's on my side, now.

Yago's not gonna ask Amara.

He'll have someone else do it.

Who, Bliz?

He had his chance.

Damn.

Hi, there.

Good morning. I'm
George. This is Sammy.

ROBERT: Hi.

And Olly. ROBERT: "Olly?"

We refer to him as "Olly," the
name on his license is "Oliver."

I believe someone called
to say we were coming.

Yes. Brandon Fisher called.

He told you we'd be
requesting documents?

Yes. Yes, sir.

There's a complete list. I need you
to pull originals, also make copies.

Okay, perfect. I'll
just get my boss.

Hold on.

I was told the only clearance
you'd need was from Mr. Fisher.

Yeah, totally,
he's the president.

I just know my boss, she likes
to oversee this kind of stuff.

What's your name? Robert.

Robert, we'd prefer
you handle this alone.

I'll just call her.
(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

(GRUNTS)

GEORGE: You need
another call from the president

of the studio to
put you at ease?

I'm okay.

Then we prefer you
handle this alone.

So if all you care about is how
much money a movie makes...

Not exactly what I said.

You said that was your focus.

I'm guessing that
you didn't think

that people were go and wanna
see The Admiral's Mistress.

I wasn't sure. Mmm.
(STOPS URINATING)

Don't stop the flow,
let's get this over with.

So what? You
didn't like the story?

No, the story was fine. I just
wasn't sure about the ending.

You know, someone
else said that.

And the writer wrote
a different ending.

Where Felton survives, and
Margaret goes and finds him.

Oh, see, that, I like.

Ah, fuck, I don't know.

(FLUSHES)

Yeah, the original ending is a bit
of a downer. But at least it's real.

Well, real life has happy
endings, too, doesn't it?

How'd you get
interested in movies?

Growing up in Ireland,
we moved around a lot.

I supp... You know what? I'm not
gonna tell you my fucking life story.

That is fine.

As kids we lived
in Northern Ireland.

During the Troubles.

Saw some ugly shit.

My uncle used to
bring me to the cinema,

and this one time we were
going to some '80s comedy.

We're waiting for the movie to start
and this bunch of Loyalists came in,

and they had it in
against my uncle. Ooh.

They saw him and I thought,

"They're gonna fucking
kill us both, right here."

And they just walked
past to their seats.

'Cause no one wanted to go
at each other in the movies.

Safer than a church, really.

People wanted to lose themselves
and forget the mess outside.

BRANDON: There's a happy ending.

MILES: Couple of weeks later,
someone stuck a knife in Eamon's heart.

Same guys, different guys, I
don't know. It doesn't matter.

But the last thing I
remember of my uncle,

he was laughing his
ass off at Steve Martin.

(LAUGHTER CONTINUES)

We all were.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Now I'm hungry.

There are things me
and Dad don't tell you.

Not because we don't trust you.

We sometimes think it's
better not to bring you into it.

I bought a gun, because...

Because I'm scared of
some people Dad knows.

What people?

From Nevada.

I just talked to Dad.

We're okay...

But this morning, I was scared.

That how he got hurt?

He was in a fight.

You call the police?

We can't mention this to anyone,

definitely not the police.

Why?

(SIGHS) Because
he could get in trouble.

For what?

Look, most of what you want to
know, you gonna have to ask Dad.

And I guess he'll, um,

he'll tell you what he can.

Juice?

Ah, thanks.

(CELLPHONE RINGING)

Mmm, what is that, beets?

Sweet roots. That's
my favorite so far.

George.

I have the documents.

Okay, hang on. I'm just gonna
put you on speakerphone,

so our host can hear
what you have to tell us.

Shoot.

GEORGE: (ON SPEAKER) I
have before me an insurance claim

submitted by
Gravity International,

to obtain reimbursement
for expenses incurred

during production of
The Admiral's Mistress.

Nearly two million
dollars of these expenses

do not appear on the
original film budget.

They appear on the budget for a
different movie, Lethal Limit Four.

And receipts were
billed to this film.

And what would that be
called in a court of law?

Proof of felony insurance fraud.

(WHISTLES)

And who signed that claim?

Budget and claim paperwork

were signed by the President of Gravity
International, Brandon Fisher. Also...

There's more?

Were a forensic accountant
to examine the records here,

I suspect this type of fraud would
prove to be pervasive and ongoing

at Gravity International.

Pervasive and ongoing.
Holy shit! Thanks, George.

(SIGHS)

A long-winded way of saying,

do what we tell you,
or you are fucked.

(AMARA SPEAKING SPANISH)

PEE-WEE: No. (SPEAKING SPANISH)

(AMARA SPEAKING SPANISH)

(BOTH SPEAKING SPANISH)

(BOTH CONTINUE SPEAKING SPANISH)

(WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY)

Everything okay?

No.

(SIGHING)

(SNIFFS)

Anything I can do? (SIGHS)

Are you afraid of me, Ricky?

Yeah. Yeah.

I mean... I mean, come on.

Uh, look at those guys.

You're capable
of resorting to...

I'm gonna say, extreme tactics.

Uh... No judgment.

That's apparently, that's the
way it is in the casino business.

But you put money into our film

and it went to shit.

However,

when I saw you come
through that door today

I thought...

Partly I was scared.

But I also thought...

"Holy shit,

"I am crazy about this woman.

"I'm totally crazy about her.

"What the hell took
her so long to find me?"

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

(PEE-WEE SPEAKS SPANISH)

Ricky.

Come on.

CLIPPER: Good
night. (DOOR OPENS)

Good night.

Good night.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Come to bed.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(MONITOR BEEPING)

Well, I don't know,
was it just me,

or was that a
blue-ribbon evening?

(CHUCKLES) Not much sleep.

No, like a couple of teenagers.

(CHUCKLES)

Put your things in my car.

Well, I got to take
the rental back.

Clipper can take that
car. You come with me.

Okay. Yeah, sure.

Give me the keys. Clipper!

Hey! What are you doing
up here? Huh? You got loose?

Okay. Aw, I'm your friend
now all of a sudden, huh?

All right, come on, come on. You
got to go back. Come on, buddy.

Come on. Jim!

Hey, Jim!

Found somebody...

(COOPER WHINES)

Ricky. Let's go.

Brandon.

Morning, April.

Heard some exciting news.

(CHUCKLES) Staff
nature retreat, huh?

No, I heard you're putting The
Admiral's Mistress back into production.

Exciting.

Isn't it?

And surprising. Considering
the day before yesterday,

you said it was totally dead.

Always thought it had potential.

And with the revised
ending, yeah...

Re... Revised ending?

Miles pitched it, actually.

When?

You know I've been
thinking about this,

and I would rather you
didn't split your focus.

So you're saying that
I'm not on the movie?

Captain Impossible
is a huge enterprise.

So I have to choose? No, no.

(CHUCKLES) Thank you.

You're on Captain Impossible.

I've put Reed Jennings
on the other one.

I thought Reed was an assistant.

Not anymore.

Yeah. So, hold on,
so what's it called?

My garment.

Right. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
But really, it's underwear.

At the ch... You get
it from the church.

You buy it through the church.

You know when we hit
the road from Nevada?

I left everything behind,
including my garments.

And the next day we went to MGM,

and I didn't have
anything clean to wear,

so I went commando.

(SNORTING) I never do that.

You went commando at MGM?

I knew that it was a bad idea.

It was a big mistake.

You think maybe you got shot
because you weren't wearing

your magic underpants?

Yeah. Okay.

You want me to go and get
them for you? I can do that.

I'm not going to touch them,

but I will bring
some kind of tongs

and I shall deliver them to you.

LOUIS: Hello.

Why, hello. How are you feeling?

High... (SNORTS)

Yeah. For a guy who's
never had caffeine or alcohol,

what's it like to
be on morphine?

Uh, like the Angel Moroni.

Yeah, the big pair of
wings, just flying around.

Who needs magic underpants
when you've got opiates?

(CELLPHONE RINGING) Sorry.

(GLADYS CHUCKLES)

Hi, uh, I'm in a hospital. I'm not
really supposed to be on a cell phone.

Why are you in a hospital?

Um, annual colonoscopy.

Doesn't matter.

I'm calling to say congratulations
on The Admiral's Mistress.

And that I want to be involved.

Wonderful. No, I'm
saying, I'm not involved,

but I'm hoping
you'll change that.

Isn't that Brandon's
call? One would think.

But I know you spoke to Brandon,

and suddenly the
movie's back on.

Isn't that something?

Last time you and I spoke, we
discussed the insurance claim.

What are you getting at?

I'm just wondering if you used
the same method of persuasion

with Brandon that
you used with me.

Probably wouldn't
want that getting out.

April, are you blackmailing me?

I am very impressed.

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY) I
look forward to our collaboration.

Talk.

How's Louis?

On the mend.
Thank you for asking.

That's good.

Mmm, I feel bad
about what went down.

That's nice to hear.

Hope you know,
it's nothing personal.

I'm sure you feel
the same way, right?

Sure.

YAGO: I told my
Tia, me and Miles,

we can put this shit behind us.

We're businessmen,
it was just business.

That's exactly how I feel.

You two need to get along.

(MILES SIGHS)

Miles? Of course.

Yago? Yeah.

You tell him I'm
going to Nevada?

I need someone there.

At the casino?

That's great.

You know, I was
talking to my Tia.

It really is a good idea.
The whole movie shit.

Oh? YAGO: Yeah.

It's really gonna pay off.

(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

And I can't wait to
see how it turns out.

Oh, you're gonna
fucking love it.

I will.

So break a leg.

Isn't that what they say?

That is what they say.

(AMARA SIGHS)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Come in.

I hear you have questions.

(SIGHS)

Who'd you get into a fight with?

Some people I knew in Pahrump.

Their names really don't matter.

People you worked with?

Yeah.

What was the fight about?

Money...

I suppose.

And you didn't tell the police,

'cause you could get in trouble?

Why we came out to LA?

To change that part of my life.

Are you selling drugs?

No.

Were you...

Don't ask those kind
of questions, okay?

Did you get shot?

Or stabbed or something?

I'm okay now.

You're not gonna talk
about that, either. All right.

Well, can I see it? (SIGHS)

Yeah.

(GRUNTS)

Have you always worked
with people like this?

For a while, now.

(SNIFFS AND SOBS)

So you've been lying to me,

basically my whole life.

I love you more than
anything in this world.

But, yeah.

I was thinking about Rusty.

What about him?

You got stitches
after he bit you.

You made all kinds
of excuses for him.

I stole his favorite stick.

For a dog, that's a
pretty good excuse.

But then he bit Emma.

Not badly.

You drove off with him. I thought
you were giving him away...

I found out you shot him.

When you loved him
more than anyone.

Because you were
protecting Emma.

But we're not in danger.

We're not. Katie, Amara's happy.

Her investment is back on track.

We're setting up that shell
company like you suggested,

so good thinking
on your part. Miles...

Yeah?

(DEEP BREATH)

I wanted this to work.

I really did. I know.

If it was just me... Yeah?

I need you to stay away from us.

I'll still see Emma? Of course.

But not for a little while.

And it's better if she
doesn't do the movie.

Hold on. (SIGHS)

It's just a few days, you know.

And her heart is
set on it. Miles...

It was her idea to drop out.

But she needs you to tell
her that it's okay if she does.

She doesn't wanna do my movie?

She's afraid.

Well, it's... It's new, you know.
It... Give her a couple of days...

I do not want her to
get used to being afraid.

(KATIE SIGHS)

You two should stay in the
house. I'll rent somewhere.

Find a place for
us. Katie, just...

Stay here. Okay?

Thank you.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

This wasn't my intention.
Is that so? (GRUNTS)

I didn't come to challenge you,

I came out of an obligation
to Lord Munro. (GRUNTS)

NATHAN: And for Margaret, yes?

(NATHAN LAUGHS)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Stay down!

And cut! Great job, guys.

Yes! Yes! (APPLAUSE)

NATHAN: That was
fun. That was great. Hey.

So much better.
Right? (MAX LAUGHS)

FIRST A.D.: Thank you, first
team. Let's get second team in here.

The last line as
a threat. Brilliant.

I don't know. I think, I think we
could use some more moves. Right?

HAFDIS: No, no. No,
no. It's perfect. Love it.

Entertaining. I... I can't tell
you how hard that scene is.

I'm so glad. It's amazing.

You know, the, uh, choreographer,
he did, uh, Master and Commander.

The fight guy. (GASPS)

Yeah. This so good. I
want to meet that one.

Kisbye? Yes.

Yeah. Sure. I'll introduce
you. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

(LAUGHS) You know, excuse me

just for one second, all
right? I'll be back in a bit.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON RADIO)

Amara. AMARA: Hi, April.

There are period costumes but
these are not antiquated themes.

Oh, April, this is Dan from
the Hollywood Reporter.

Nice to meet you. You, too.

Yeah, I was just telling Dan
what makes this film so special.

Yes, it is a treatise
on the power of love.

But there is a
complexity and a nuance

that one can only find in
filmmaking of this caliber.

(SIGHS)

(FLUSHES)

More, more, more struggles.
Struggle. Now, drop him.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

Would it have been
anyone but you.

Yes. (PANTING)

Only, I'm not the
man I used to be.

I've seen enough blood this
year as I should see in a lifetime.

So, I'm asking you,
leave this place...

But go in peace.

(ENGINE STARTS)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)
(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

(GROANS)

Hi, Bliz.

(BREATHING HEAVILY) I'll give...
I'll give you whatever you need.

Okay? Whatever you want.
Just let me know, I'll get...

Where's the coke?
I got it. I got it.

Yeah, get it now.
Okay. (SHUDDERING)

(CLATTERING)

Take it all out,
put it on the table.

Here it is.

Measure up an eight ball.

What? Did I fuckin' stutter?

Okay. Okay, I'm sorry,

I'm just gonna set this down
right here. (BREATHING HEAVILY)

We could...

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(MUSIC CONTINUES
PLAYING ON RADIO)

Okay. Great. That
should be good.

That should be good.
That should be good.

Is that right? Yeah.

You sure? Yeah.

(GRUNTS)

(CELLPHONE VIBRATING)

It can't be you.
It simply can't.

It is I, my love. I
have found you.

(EXPLOSIONS IN DISTANCE)

But at what cost?

It doesn't matter now.

I am here.

And I will never
leave, not for anything.

I am yours.

And yours alone, forever.

And cut. (BELL RINGING)

Let's get tighter. FIRST
A.D.: Cut. Going tighter.

I'm digging the new ending.

Yeah. It's not so bleak.

(CELLPHONE RINGING)
It's growing on me. Yeah?

WES: (ON PHONE) Miles? Speaking.

Hey, it's Wes from MGM.

Wes. How's it going? Good.

Congratulations on
Admiral's Mistress.

That was a nifty little trick.

Yes, it was.

Uh, look, I know you're
busy, I have a script

that is very interesting,
very original,

and we're looking
for a producer.

I was wondering if you
wanted to give it a read.

What made you think of me?

Well, it's not the
easiest project to set up,

and we need someone persuasive.

Well, I can be very
fucking persuasive.

So I hear.

(BELL RINGING)

Wes, I can't talk right
now. But by the sound of it,

I'm your man.

Great. I'm gonna have
my assistant set it up...

(LINE DISCONNECTS)

Picture's up. Roll sound.

HAFDIS: Camera.

Set.

And, action.

MAX: (ON SCREEN) It
can't be you. It simply can't.

(MUSIC PLAYING)