Get Shorty (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Turnaround - full transcript

MILES: Previously
on Get Shorty...

Occupied!

Me and Miles have been
with Amara for a while.

And we have seen
boyfriends come and go.

Mostly go.

You don't know her like I do.

She's a... A sensitive,
supportive woman.

AGENT WARE: This was a
business partner of Amara's.

This was a lover. Lover.

Lover.

You ever want to
talk about anything...



Just give us a ring.

HAFDIS: Okay,
let's go. And action!

Fuck!

APRIL: Who filed
an accident report?

Becca Morgan did
not scratch her cornea!

"Gravity International stops
production of The Admiral's Mistress."

We talk to Brandon.

We explain to him, again,
that we don't need Becca.

Did Amara just
lose her investment?

Excuse me.

LOUIS: We're
outta here, come on.

What the fuck just happened?

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

It's not that big a deal.



Much as I admire your ability

to keep things in
perspective... Thank you.

In what fuckin' world
is this not a big deal?

If we don't make it one.

My cousin got
pregnant on the pill, so...

I mean, it happens.

And I don't need you
to pay for anything,

I just thought you should know.

I'm happy to pay.

Good, then we'll split it.

Going Dutch on an abortion?

(CHUCKLES) That's civilized.

I'm saying I would pay, but
shouldn't we discuss it first?

I did not expect this.

Is this, like, an
Irish Catholic thing?

(LAUGHS) I don't know, maybe.

No way you and me
are having a baby.

Unless we are.

We have fun together.
Don't fuck that up.

I'm on next.

This would be, like,
a different kind of fun.

When I came to the
Silver Dust with Georgina

and you were trading
punches with some biker...

Ed told me to kick him out.

I thought, "That
Irish bouncer is hot."

Yeah?

"When he is done
hitting that biker guy,

"maybe I'll get
shitfaced with him."

But I didn't think, "We
should raise a kid together."

You don't think I'm
fatherhood material?

Hello.

Hey, what if down the line, we
get our shit together, you and me?

We're gonna wish
that we kept the kid.

I'm on.

Katie...

(MEN CHEERING)

You said you wanted a change.

You wanted to go to college.
Maybe get out of Pahrump.

KATIE: Yeah, at some point.

Okay. We can do that together.

ANNOUNCER: All
right, thank you, Misty.

Now welcome to the stage,
none other than Candy.

(SIREN WAILING)

Make your
appointments now, fellas.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(MEN WHISTLING)

Miles, you're gonna
get me fuckin' fired.

Good, it's a shite job.

MAN: Hey, asshole,
get off the stage!

Shut up, you pervert!

Go home and play with
your wife, you'll be fucked.

Fuck... (GRUNTING)

Marry me.

What are you doing?

Marry me.

Before they fucking kill me.

(MEN BOOING)
(BOTTLES SHATTERING)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(HORN HONKING IN DISTANCE)

LOUIS: Wouldn't
be the worst thing.

Ditching the car in LA.

Relocating to another country.

We're not moving
countries, Lulu.

No. And we're gonna fix this.

For sure.

If we did leave,
couldn't go to Mexico.

You know, I had a buddy who
did his mission in Botswana.

Didn't sound bad.

Lots of fresh fruit, it's
good fishing country.

I thought that
Brandon understood

that Carey Mulligan was
pretty much a done deal.

We didn't need
Becca. But I obviously...

Maybe I need to explain a bit.

Maybe Brandon changed his
mind or just hates our movie.

After we spent all that money?
How does that make sense?

I'm gonna call Amara.

What? Put her at ease.

No, no! (PHONE DIALING)

There is nothing you can say that's gonna
put her at ease. No, I have to call her!

Lulu, it's ringing! Amara?
Do not! Miles, I swear to God...

Hi.

I'm sorry I didn't call earlier,
but it's been a busy day.

Yes.

MILES: I just wanted to
ring and let you know that

the movie's gonna be
up and running in no time.

Not what I hear.

Well, there's probably a little
bit of gossip kicking around,

but pay no attention
to that, we're good.

You know, we've got the sets built,
and the costumes, and, uh, actors.

Studio's not gonna walk
away from that. (SIGHS)

Also, Carey Mulligan's
gonna play Margaret.

Yeah, so...

It's probably good the movie
got shut down for a couple of days,

to get those details
all ironed out.

Much better, really.
So, full steam ahead.

If you have any questions,
just give me a ring?

All right, bye-bye.

Yeah, that went...

That went better
than I... Yeah, glad I...

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(BARKING CONTINUES)

(LOCK OPENS)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

No.

(BRAKES SQUEAL IN DISTANCE)

KATIE: Welcome to LA!

Mmm. Hey, Katie.

I missed your lips.
Wow! Sweet place.

Yeah. It's nicer when you
come through the front door.

You're using the
back 'cause you think

someone's tailing you,
or watching the place?

Uh... No, we're just,
uh... Maybe a bit jumpy,

but there's nothing
to worry about.

Where's Emma?

Already asleep. So,
did you talk to Amara?

Yeah, yeah. Explained
the whole situation.

Temporary setback and whatnot.

How nervous are
we? Scale of one to 10.

Ah! Um... LOUIS:
One to 10? I don't know.

Two. Maybe four.

Look at it this way, if anything
happens to me or Lulu,

she's doesn't get
her money back.

So as long as there's any
chance that the film can go ahead,

we're all safe.

Well, sorry, both of you.

I know you worked so hard. It
was gonna be a great movie.

Hey. Will be great, I mean.

(THUD)

It's Alex, next door.
He's taking out the trash.

Like I said. We're
just, uh, a bit jumpy.

I may be at a six.

(DOOR BUZZES)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Pajamas?

These gentlemen did not
give me time to get dressed.

Sit.

Miles say he can get
the movie going again.

Make me back my money.

Your investment was
off the books. Not insured.

Even if Miles were able to
set the film up in a new studio,

which I believe is unlikely, your
investment would not be honored.

You're saying I lost

$4 million?

How much I got left?

GEORGE: You are
financially over-extended.

I suggest at some point,
you consider selling or, uh...

Mortgaging one or
more of your assets.

You find Rick?

Got someone at his house in LA.

So far, he hasn't been there.

Where else you look?

ED: We'll check his offices.

But I think he's
probably out of town.

If you want...

(VASE SHATTERING)

We go to LA. Tonight.

(SIGHS)

EMMA: Dad?

Come in, Shorty.

Unless you only hang
out with celebrities now.

Mom said the movie
might go again.

That's the plan.

Can I see the scene I did?

I've got the DVDs of
the dailies in the car.

That's the stuff that we shot,
before we cut it all together.

Yeah, that's
exactly what I want.

Then that is exactly
what you will get.

(CHUCKLES)

I'm going to Kylie's,
but I'll watch tonight.

Okay. Mom was saying
that you're looking at schools.

You had your eye on
some place in Brentwood?

Maybe. I saw pictures
online, so now I'm not that sure.

How come?

Kids look weird.

Weird, like malformed?

Like they have attitude.

All kids look weird.
You look weird.

Dad...

I'm not sure yet if I like LA.

I'm right there with you.

I'll tell you what. Why don't we just
take our time, see if it grows on us. Deal?

Deal. Okay.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

We keep calling the production
office, but nobody answers.

We checked the house again.

Search the house on the inside.

Maybe find an address he write
down. Somebody he stay with.

Okay. We can do that.

I was good to Ricky.

And he run off.

Don't even call to check on me.

What kind of man do that?

I'd kill him myself.

Tia. Tia.

I know this thing is
personal, with Rick and...

I know you're angry.

But Miles, he put you
into this movie shit.

That's first priority.

We'll get Rick later.

I find Rick, you find Miles.

Find Miles? We
need to take him out.

Sure.

Right. Okay, I'll handle it.

Is it all right if I take
Clipper with me?

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(CHUCKLES)

You have no idea where he is?

Production office is closed.
And we've been focused on...

Rick. Yeah. Don't
worry, I'll find him.

Welcome back to civilization.

APRIL: Thanks
for the gift basket.

That I could live off
for the rest of the year.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Hey, uh, I'm sorry about
The Admiral's Mistress.

That was a tough break.

Yeah, I've been calling
your office about that.

You notice a theme?

Theme?

The gift basket.

Pineapples, bananas,
macadamia nuts.

Bounty from the
volcanic shores of Hawaii.

Since that is where we're
shooting Captain Impossible Three,

and you're our
new covering exec.

Jason Statham. I love him.

Exciting franchise. And
now it's in good hands.

Thank you.

Any questions going forward,
my door is always open.

And watch out for those
macadamia nuts, they are addictive.

Wait!

About The Admiral's
Mistress, I still don't understand.

We talked about Carey Mulligan.

But we didn't have a
contract with Carey.

And then I got
that accident report,

so I sent a doctor to
Becca Morgan's hotel.

You sent a doctor? And he
diagnosed a possible scratched cornea.

Becca's reps have called us.

They said she's just
as confused as we are.

That she feels fine. Well,
she's a trooper, isn't she?

But when you're talking
about the human eye,

you don't take chances.

So, read up on Captain Impossible,
and let's get you to Maui, yeah?

Aloha.

(CHUCKLES)

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

RICK: Yeah, Agent
Buchholz, please.

What is this regarding?

It's... It's a case
that he's handling.

Can you be specific?

I... He knows what it's about.

Just tell him that Rick
Moreweather's calling.

Sir, I need to know
what this is regarding.

RICK: Oh, yeah?
Who's this? Sir...

Look, I'm... I got information
about some serious crimes here.

Can you be specific?

Come... I'm in danger, okay?

Agent Buchholz is the
one who told me that,

so if something should happen
to me, and whoever's in charge

finds out that you're the
one who had me on the line,

and then instead of getting Buchholz,
you asked all these questions,

oh, well, I wouldn't want
to be in your position.

Sir, what is your
current location?

Yeah, it's, uh, it's 686 Minnelusa
Road in Big Bear, okay?

Or I could come to you.

We'll have someone contact you.

Okay, perfect. So when
do... Hello? (DIAL TONE)

(DOOR OPENS)

Yo, no one's here.

So we hang out. I
fucking hate driving in LA.

CLIPPER: Miles and
Louis both live here?

Yeah. We hang out,
wait for them to walk in.

Yeah, yeah, we'll be
like, "What's good, fellas?"

Search the kitchen,
you, the bedroom.

I, uh, I got a text from Gillis.

He says the nightclub is closed,

but it's still for sale.

What I told you.

I said, that shit is on sale!

Hey, you talk to
Amara about that?

We don't need Amara.

What we been pulling here in LA?

Couple months, we
do this shit ourselves.

Yeah. Me and him,
we gonna run the place.

Okay. Mmm-hmm.

Models and bottles, yo.

V.I.P., bitch!

Yeah, fire every waitress
that's not a motherfucking 10!

There's no trash.
Nothing in the closet.

I can't tell if they've
even been here.

Yo, are they staying
somewhere else?

(INHALES) (PHONE BEEPS)

I think what it was, we
got our signals crossed.

I mean, we told Brandon
that we had Carey Mulligan.

Guys... But maybe
we weren't clear.

I feel like if I just get
in a room with him

I can straighten
this whole thing out.

Brandon isn't putting this
film back into production.

(SIGHS) Why not?

Who knows? He made a decision.

Did he?

So, he won't be joining
us for this meeting.

Brandon? God, no.

Look, your best option is to
put the project in turnaround,

take it to a different studio.

A different studio?

I called Wes Krupke at MGM.

If you get there by lunch,
he can meet with you today.

What, you called them for us?

Yeah, she's obviously very
keen to help us move on.

So, um, they could pick it
up where we left off, right?

No. It's not really
about picking up.

This is about starting over.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Look, I realize this is painful.

Yeah. No, you seem pained.

What about Carey Mulligan?

Yeah, and what about the sets?

I mean, one of 'em
burned down, but the rest...

The crew has been breaking
down sets as we speak.

Carey's already taking another
job, so she's unavailable.

(SIGHS)

I know. (SIGHS)
It's a crazy business.

What are you working on?

What?

Have you moved on to
another little project, yet?

I'm an executive. We
cover multiple projects.

We put a lot of
work into this, April.

We've had, what? 200 people
working on the movie now for months.

And Brandon wants to scrap
it because some actress got

a little fucking
sand in her eye?

You don't want to talk to him
and find out what's really going on?

Fine. Maybe I should.

His office is this way, right?

You do not want to do this.

April, fuck off.

Brandon's gone for the day.

LOUIS: Buddy?

Hey. She says
Brandon's not even here.

Yeah, he left early.

I don't know.

Hey, look, I know that
this is making you crazy.

And it's making me crazy.

But April has set up
a meeting at M&M.

Sounds like, maybe
(SIGHS) that's our best shot.

All right?

(GAS HISSING)

(SNIFFS)

(SIGHS)

God damn it.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

(SIGHS) It's Rick.

GIUSTINO: I'm reading.

WOMAN: He's reading.

He says he needs to talk to you.

Got a call from a
collection agency.

What?

Blood test you wanted
me to get, that I didn't want?

200 bucks. Went to a collection
agency, now my credit's fucked.

Oh, well, can you pay it?

Who's got $200 for that?

(SIGHS) Dad, cash is
a little tight right now.

Why?

I had a setback.

What kind of setback?

Just a project that fell
through. I just... Whatever.

I'm just saying we need to
tighten our belts a little right now

until I get something
going, okay?

And that could be a while.

Like my belt could
get any tighter.

Short of eating cat food.

Okay, listen, um,
I called to ask you,

how do you turn the
gas on at the cabin?

You're at the cabin?

Yeah. Yeah, I am.

You're broke, but
you're on vacation?

Are you gonna help me or not?

I don't know about gas.
Caretaker does that.

You have a caretaker?

Not since we owe him money.

WES: Here you are.

MILES: Thanks for
seeing us on short notice.

Oh, sure. Thank you.

You know, April raved about
you guys, I'm a huge April fan.

Hold on one second.
You guys mind if I eat?

'Cause I'm going
right back to set.

Oh, you go ahead.
You want anything?

Uh, no, we're good. No.

Thanks.

All right. So I read the script,

I don't know, some
months ago, you know?

I just like to know what's
out there. And of the

two hundred or so scripts
I got through last year,

Admiral's Mistress has gotta be

top three?

Wow, man. Thank you.

Yeah, I mean that is, it's epic.

It's the kind of film
we make at this studio.

Well, just let us know
when it's finished then.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Uh...

Can I ask you guys, um,

are there any attachments
I need to know about?

You know, actors, producers, other
than yourselves and Rick Moreweather

that we'd have to keep on board.

Oh. Right. Yeah, there is.

Um, her name is
Amara De Escalones,

she was an early investor. She'd
probably need to get paid back.

Her money back from
the last production?

Right.

Um, yeah, well, we
don't really do that.

Um, but hold on, we're getting
ahead of ourselves, so let's not.

Let's talk about the
story, which, as I said,

is marvelous, aside
from the ending.

You don't like the end?

I don't. Um, I mean, it
just sort of ends, you know?

I mean, she walks out to
the cliff, maybe she jumps,

maybe not. It's,
you know, copout.

Really? WES: Hey, look,

I do not want you to
sell out your ending.

But, I mean, what I'm thinking,

maybe there's an uplifting place

to leave this story
that's also complex.

What would that be?

Well, that's the question.

Hi, there.

Hi.

Can I see the insurance claim
paperwork for The Admiral's Mistress?

I'm the covering exec.

Sure, yeah... I
can help with that.

APRIL: Oh, great. Thanks.

Can I ask what this is for?

Just being thorough.

Right. So I will put in the
request with Brandon's office

and the minute they sign
off, I will give you a call.

I can't see the paperwork
for my own project?

Aren't you on
Captain Impossible?

Congratulations, by the way.

Jason Statham is awesome.

(CHUCKLES)

(PHONE RINGING)

April Quinn's office.

WOMAN: Hi, Miles Daly, please?

Can I ask who's
calling? It's his wife.

He left his cell phone
at the house earlier.

Probably thinks he lost it.

MARSHA: Oh, no. He just left.

Oh. Um, do you know
where he's headed?

I was supposed to
meet him for lunch later.

He has a meeting at MGM.

Oh, yes. That's right.

You wouldn't happen to
have the address, would you?

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yo. RISA: He's at MGM Studios.

Address is in Beverly Hills.

Text it to me, okay?

Just did.

Fucking love you. (GRUNTS)

What'd she say? She got it?

They're going to MGM.

Nice, son!

So, we heading out?

I can't go. Tia wants
me to go to the hotel.

She's fucking
freaking out about Rick.

But you gotta be there
when we take Miles out.

He's in an office
full of people.

You're not gonna
shoot the place up.

Sammy, you stay here
in case they come back.

You two, go to this address.

All right? I'm
gonna send it to you.

Don't let them spot you.

When they leave, see where
they go. (KEYPAD CLACKS)

Then take 'em out.

No. Call me and
then I come over.

Yeah, right.

Don't let them fucking see you.

We can do that.

Okay. Fucking go!

Hello? (GRUNTS) Anybody?

Friendly neighbor here.

Hey there, sir. How are you?

Hey, I don't know if
you know I'm... (BARKS)

Oh! Okay! Okay, okay! Oh, shit!

Oh, God damn it, Cooper,
come on! Get back in the house.

Get him in the house.

Oh, sorry. Startled me,

startled me just
a little bit there.

He's pretty, though.

(SIGHS) Anyway, I don't
know, uh, if you know Giustino,

I'm his son, Rick.
What's your name?

Jim.

Oh, it's nice to meet you, Jim.

I actually may have, uh, met
you a couple times before,

I don't know. I haven't
been back here in years.

(SIGHS)

Anyway, I'm having a little bit
of trouble turning that gas on.

I don't know, I see
the thing, the pipe,

and I don't know
what to do, you know?

I don't want to blow the
place up. I thought maybe...

You got no right
driving on that road.

What? Uh... Huh?

Told your father when he came
up here with that black maid,

or girlfriend, whatever she is.

I said, you cannot
drive across my property.

Oh, didn't realize.

Come down here doing
25, 30 mile an hour,

throwing gravel
all in the weeds.

Who do you think
pays for that gravel?

We do.

We do.

Oh. I just thought that was
the only road that came in here.

Far side of your
cabin there's this path

that takes you all the
way down to the 38.

All right. Well, that's
what I'm gonna use.

You do that.

All right. Take care.

Be over later.

What?

Help you turn on the gas.

Uh-huh.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, Tia, what's this?

Stuff we got at Rick's house.

Laptop, Rolodex. See if we
can find where he's staying.

He's working on
the laptop password.

Wait outside.

Yo, wait outside. Mmm-hmm.

Closing in on him, huh?

AMARA: You mean Rick?

Miles, too.

He's at a meeting
at MGM right now.

I have a couple
guys tailing him.

Sammy's at the
house, just in case...

Didn't call you about Miles.

Okay.

Mexico is angry with
me, 'cause of Josias.

Now I'm in LA, they're afraid
I'm gonna do business here.

I say, "Don't worry. I
just make a movie."

They can't complain about
that. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

But if you're selling cocaina?

Somebody say I'm selling in LA?

I'm not stupid.

Seriously, someone
said that shit?

What are you doing?

Tia, what do you
mean, what I'm doing?

The only reason you're alive

is 'cause of me.

You keep selling...

Whoever said something
got bad information.

It's like fake news.

I'm not dealing
in LA, all right?

And whoever said something,
better watch their fucking mouth.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey, yo, deal with
this while I call.

No, we pay on the way out.

No, it says we don't
pay on the way out,

we use the machine.

What, you ain't
got a credit card?

Damn, bro. I see you.

YAGO: Give me good news.

BLIZ: Yo, sorry, bro.

They already finished
the meeting. They took off.

How do you know?

It's what the lady
said at the front desk.

Lady at the studio? So
she can fucking ID you?

Man, what else were
we supposed to do?

Wait outside all night,
not even know if they left?

(SIGHS)

(MACHINE WHIRRING)

Hey, Clip.

Hey.

I didn't know you were in LA.

Oh, shit. (PANTING)

(CAR ALARM BLARING)

(HORN BLARING)

(GUNSHOTS CONTINUE)

(PANTING)

(GROANS)

(GROANS)

Ah! Ah, Shit!

Lou, come on, get up.

(LOUIS GROANS)

(GRUNTS)

Lou.

(BLIZ GRUNTS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(HORN BLARING)

(BLIZ GROANS)

Fuck! Shit!

AUTOMATED VOICE:
What can I help you with?

We need directions
to the nearest hospital.

Getting directions to
the nearest hospital.

Lou, you need to apply pressure to
slow the bleeding, okay? Lou? Louis!

In half a mile, turn left
on 3rd Street. Yeah.

Fuck me, you didn't
want any part of this.

You said that this was all gonna
turn to shit, and I didn't listen.

I'm sorry. I'm
fucking sorry, man!

(GRUNTS) Working on this
movie is the best thing I ever did.

They used one of my lines.

They did. A line that you wrote.

Get out of the fucking
way! (HORN HONKING)

AUTOMATED VOICE: In a
quarter mile, turn left on 3rd Street.

Yeah, he didn't like the ending.

What's that?

The guy at MGM. He
said the ending is a downer.

It is a downer.

Don't worry about that now, man.

We'll find a different
ending, okay?

In 500 feet, turn
left on 3rd Street.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

MILES: Fuck off!

Hi. It's April.

Hope the meeting went well.

There's something
we should discuss,

but I can't talk about
it at the office. Call me.

(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

AUTOMATED VOICE: You
have arrived at your destination.

Fuck.

Hey, there's a man in this car,

he's been shot,
he's bleeding out.

Get us some help, please! Now!

Okay, Lulu. They're coming.

They're gonna fix
you right up, okay?

What if, at the end...

What's that?

End of the movie.

Margaret goes and finds Felton

at the hospital.

She saves him.

That's a happy ending. Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah, I like that.

We'll go with that ending, okay?

PARAMEDIC: Sir? I got it. Okay.

(GROANS)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

MAN: Let's move.

Katie, you better take it.

Oh, you can bring her in.

Well, if someone's gonna
drop her, I'd prefer if it was you.

(MILES CHUCKLES)

Welcome home, Shorty.

Yeah. (SHUSHING)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Oh, I gotta take this. Okay.

Hey, how's it going?

MILES: Been better.
Oh, meeting went bad?

Uh, not so much that, as
getting shot on the way out.

What?

Yeah. I, uh...

I need help.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

Okay, tell me exactly
what happened.

Uh, a bullet on the left side.

Not too deep. I think it went in
and came out. It's hard to tell.

EMMA: Dad? Shit.

EMMA: I heard you come
in. Thought it was Mom.

Uh, hey, love! I'm
just taking a bath.

A bath? Very relaxing.

KATIE: Miles?
(WHISPERS) Hold on.

Did you see the dailies I left
by the telly? Stack of DVDs.

EMMA: Awesome.
Thanks. KATIE: Miles.

Hey.

Emma's home? She's
supposed to be at Kylie's.

She didn't see anything.

(SIGHS) Okay, I'll be
there as soon as I can.

(GAS HISSING)

That's it. That's it?

That little freakin'
knob? Oh, my God.

I ate a cold can of ravioli, that's
how desperate I was last night.

Ravioli's pretty good.
Even when it's cold.

What is this? (COOPER BARKING)

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

Your friends got no right
to be driving on this road.

Yeah, yeah, they're not
my friends, they're cops.

What?

Yeah. Don't worry, they're not
gonna arrest anybody, they're just...

Hey, guys. Oh, boy.
I'm glad to see you.

Okay? So, what do you...
What do you wanna do?

You want to come inside,
or should I go with you?

We'll come inside.

Oh. (SIGHS)

What do you mean,
I'm not a witness?

I... I witnessed, for one
thing, a guy who got shot.

But you don't know who shot him.

Okay, well, Amara had my
producing partner beat up.

All right? If you'd
have seen his face...

You have nothing we can
use against her in court.

Oh, well, if I have
nothing you could use,

why'd you drive up here?

We believe, and
our boss believes,

you could be useful
down the road.

What are we talking about?

A wire.

Oh, no. No, no,
no, no, no, no, no.

The technology these
days is really cool.

You can record
with a credit card...

The SIM card in your phone.

Guys, I lost $4
million of her money.

Those pictures you showed me of her
ex-boyfriends with their heads cut off?

They probably
forgot her birthday.

Look, we appreciate how
much danger you're in.

It's impressive that
you've lasted this long.

But ensuring your
safety will be expensive.

Our boss won't sign off
unless you make a contribution.

(SIGHS)

Jesus.

So, will you help us out?

Take a minute. Think it through.

If I could pull the
whole thing off,

but I'm a terrible liar.
People see right through me.

Good luck.

Oh, come on. Come on,
there's gotta be some other way

that I can help here, huh?

Really? You're
gonna leave me here.

If I were you, I'd keep a low
profile. (ENGINE TURNS OVER)

Lower than this?

Oh, hey, oh, thanks. Okay,
guys. Thanks! Thanks a lot.

Yeah, thank you.
Thanks for everything.

(COOPER BARKING)

(SIGHS)

NURSE: He was
listed in critical condition

when he was admitted.
But is he alive?

He was listed as critical,
that's all I can tell you.

(KNOCK ON DOOR) KATIE: Miles.

Thank you. Yeah.

Fuck. (BREATHES HEAVILY)

I know what you're thinking.

You gave me this shirt, and now
I've only gone and fucking ruined it.

You need to lift it up. Easy.

(GRUNTS)

Emma?

All right. Downstairs, totally
engrossed in your movie.

Here, take these. Valium.

Hmm. (BREATHES HEAVILY)

I'll numb you up,
abrade the wound... Ah!

Then close it with derma-glue.

The fuck is derma-glue?

Superglue for the skin.

(BREATHES HEAVILY) Fuck it!

Valium will help.

No, it's not that.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)

Lulu's in the hospital.
He got shot-up real bad.

What hospital?

Mount Olympus.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

Okay, I'll call when we're
done, talk to a doctor.

Thank you.

Oh, fuck.

So, you know, a real doctor
would keep you in bed for a week.

What is that stuff?
That is fucking brilliant!

(KATIE SIGHS)

Who did this?

Yago's buddies.

Is it over, or are they
coming after you?

Not over.

I'll get you bandaged
and we'll leave.

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

I'm not coming with you.

If they come looking for me,
I don't want you guys around.

You should both go
up the coast somewhere

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

I thought things would be
different here in shiny LA. I did.

It's just a nicer bathroom
for you to bleed in.

Katie. We'll talk
later. I need to focus.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)
What the fuck is that?

Hold on to something.
Don't watch.

(GRUNTS)

HAFDIS: And action!

LORD SHERIDAN: Might I ask
you to deliver a letter before I leave?

They said you'd gone.

Hey, I had a thought.
LORD SHERIDAN: Kitty.

EMMA: (ON TV) Is it a
secret letter? KATIE: Hello?

To Lady Margaret?

Mom!

I just got a call from work.

They screwed up my
schedule and now they're saying

I don't have to
work till next week.

Why?

I don't know, but
since Miles is working,

I thought you and
me could take a trip.

Drive to Santa Barbara,
we could, uh, stay at a hotel.

We could go whale watching.

Whale watching?

Yeah. (SCOFFS) When?

Tonight.

Tonight? Uh, no.

I made plans with
Kylie for tomorrow.

And we just got
back from Nevada.

We won't have a chance
to do this for a while. Please.

Let's make the most of it, huh?

Did you and Dad
get into a fight?

No. Then what's going on?

Nothing. Just... I'm
going upstairs to pack.

I get no say in this?

You'll love it
when we get there.

Come on, throw some clothes and a bathing
suit in a bag. Let's get on the road.

(MUMBLING) Can't
believe the fucking...

I can't believe this. Shit.

(BEEPING)

(BEEPING) I fucking hate...

I'm expecting to
see photos of whales.

I love you. Love you.

(SIGHS)

(ENGINE TURNS OVER)

Giustino? GIUSTINO: What?

Some people are here to see you.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Friends of Rick's. Mmm-hmm.

Okay. Amara. Nice to
meet you. This is Ed.

Giustino.

I'm old friend of Rick's.
But we lost touch.

So I look for him.

Try his cell phone.

He got new number.

What? He's had the same number
since they invented the cell phone.

Rick make this movie?

That? (SCOFFS) No.

Rick makes different kinda
movies. That one's mine.

You make movies?

Yeah, back in the
Jurassic period.

(SOFTLY) Jurassic?

Dinosaurs.

Ah.

You help me find Rick?

I want to surprise him.

Leave your name. I'll tell
him you dropped by, okay?

I gotta get back.

I invest.

You what?

Rick sent us two movie
scripts for Amara to consider,

Swamp Children, and
Sniper at the Gates of Dawn.

Sounds about right.

Amara's interested in producing
these films. If she can find him.

He's at a cabin in Big Bear.

There's no landline,
there's bad reception.

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

Where in Big Bear?

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

YAGO: How the fuck did
she find out we were slinging?

Shit.

You don't think it
was Clipper who...

Told Amara? Nah.

Shit.

But can we see that
flake out of here?

If Mexico knows.

I mean, I saw a picture of
what they did to some dealer.

Got a thousand kitchen knives
and they stuck it in this dude,

all over his body like
a fucking porcupine.

(WINCES) Oh, man.

I should go to a hospital.

No, no, no, no.
Rupert's on his way.

No, man. No. That
dude, he is not a doctor.

He gave me antibiotics
once. That shit was expired.

You go to the hospital,
cops start asking questions.

They're looking for a
shooter, right? Right?

(SIGHS)

Amara knows Miles took off?

Nah, I didn't tell her.

Conversation was bad enough.

But we'll find him.

We'll find him and
we'll fucking end this.

Get out of LA.

Amara comes back to Nevada.

Yeah. You know what?

It's gonna work out, right?

Shit!

(COOPER BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(BARKING CONTINUES)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Who is it? MILES: Miles.

I got your message.

I meant, meet me
at a coffee shop.

Not come to my
place. What time is it?

We have a lot to
talk about, April.

You have any drink in here?

So, overall, the guy
at the studio. The, um...

What was his fucking name?

Wes. Wes.

Wes is very interested.
Very, very interest...

He has some issues with the
ending, but we can work on that.

If it means that we can
get things going, you know?

Okay. The reason I called you?

Ah.

So, Gravity filed an insurance
claim on The Admiral's Mistress.

Back when I was an
assistant, I heard...

I mean, I never
actually saw proof,

but I think that it
happens. What's that?

Studios pad insurance claims with
expenses from other productions.

Okay.

I can't actually prove that
it happened in our case.

So, you think
Brandon pulled the plug

because he was trying to
bail out another fucking movie?

Well, it wouldn't
be a lot of money.

Our budget wasn't big

and Brandon was never a
fan of The Admiral's Mistress.

Oh, okay.

All I know is, he doesn't want
us to take this movie anywhere.

He wants to close the books,

which means the
project really is dead.

The fuck it is.

Talk to Brandon.

There's always a
way. No, not this time.

I need this to work.

I know it's hard.

You don't fucking know!

Don't forget I have a picture
of you playing dress-up, April.

And I will send that to
Brandon so fast... Seriously?

I will drown the fucking
Internet in that image.

You think the only reason
I fought for this movie

is 'cause you were
threatening me?

Absolutely. I do.

Fuck you.

(SNIFFS)

That's the spirit.

I'm trying to help you.

Well, you're doing a
horrible fucking job.

Jesus.

Were you already
drunk when you got here?

(SIGHS) Painkillers.

What painkillers?

Oh, just shut up. Just let me fucking
lie here for a minute. I'm so tired...

No, no, no, no, no.

Come on, come on, get up.

Come on, off the floor! Get...

Miles?

Why are you bleeding?

Miles?

Miles? Miles!

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)