Homecoming (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Helping - full transcript

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Morning, you guys.

- Morning, Heidi.
- Morning.

You have a thing right here.

All right, give it 90 seconds.

Heidi...

Joseph.

Hey, it looks good here, Joe.

Nice work.

Uh, this gentleman wants
to ask you a few questions.



Is that cool?

Okay.

I'll be right over there.

Mr. Shrier, my name is Thomas Carrasco.

I'm from the Department of
Defense, Office of the...

I'm looking into a complaint
regarding Walter Cruz.

Our records show

that both you and Mr. Cruz
volunteered for treatment

at the Homecoming
Transitional Support Center

following your deployment.

That was, uh...

Mr. Shrier?

Do you understand these questions?

Yes.

So that's correct?

You were at Homecoming with Walter?

- Because I'm trying to determine whether...
- Yeah.

I'm sorry?

Me and Walter, I, uh...

I left him there.

Yeah. You were discharged before him.

But do you remember
witnessing any interaction

between Walter and a Heidi Bergman?

Can you go?

Look, if you're concerned about...

Any statement you make to me

will be kept in strict
confidence, Mr. Shrier.

I'm simply trying to establish

if Walter did anything to Ms. Bergman.

You just want to help.

Mm-hmm. Exactly.

He believed her.

Heidi Bergman?

Hey. May I?

No, no, no. It's okay.

Please?

These things...

they can be tricky.

I warned him about her.

You know, I told him about the trees.

But Walter, he never...

Warned him about what?

They were hiding there.

And I...

I couldn't...

couldn't explain it right.

She knew everything anyway, so...

What did she know?

- Who was hiding... ?
- Shh.

Sorry.

That's all... it's okay.

Here.

Take this.

- You'll remember.
- What...

what did Heidi Bergman know,

- Mr. Shrier?
- Remember, okay?

Mr... . Mr. Shrier, just...

what did she know? What did she... ?

Hey, everything okay here, Joe?

Anybody?

Guys, come on.

We have to practice.

Look, going home, you're
gonna see some old friends.

They may not... get everything
that you've been through.

All right? They may even say some stuff

that makes you uncomfortable...
we're just gonna role-play that.

That's all this is, just some role-play.

Anyone?

Guys, it's just a drink
with an old friend.

That's all this has to be. That's it.

Engel, you're week one.
Why don't you just try it?

Give it a whirl, see what happens.

I can't imagine that, man.

What part?

Us...

being friends.

Well, you know what, it's
kind of weird for me, too...

Well, maybe if you took off
the hat... that might help.

Walter volunteers.

Ooh...

I do?

Yep, you do.

Okay.

I guess I do.

Yeah!

Just have a seat.

You don't mind, right, Craig?

- Well, I was hoping...
- Terrific. Okay, great, okay.

Welcome home, bro!

Oh, it is so good to see you.

You, too, friend.

Yeah. Gosh, you know,

while you were gone,

I met a lot of great people.

- I'm happy to hear it.
- Yeah, this one guy, I mean...

I guess I'd call him my best friend.

And I can't really stay
long, because we have tickets

to a local sporting event.

Oh, well, that sounds great.

Yeah. Oh. Do you want to come?

- Sure.
- Oh.

Shoot, we didn't get
you a ticket. I mean...

I didn't know if you were

still into that kind of thing.

What, fun activities? No, no, these days

I mostly just sit at
home and polish my guns.

Yeah, man.

- Heidi...
- So, what are you gonna do

now that you're back, hmm?

I don't know.

I was thinking maybe take
a couple weeks, relax.

So, when you get tired of that?

I was thinking of driving out west.

Well, that sounds like a
good idea... fresh start.

- That's right, yeah.
- What are you gonna do when you get there?

I don't know, open a pastry shop,

maybe teach yoga.

- Hmm, do you bake?
- No.

Do you know yoga?

I mean, how hard could it be?

So you move out west,

new in town, no friends, no job...

- what are you gonna do all day?
- I don't know, old friend.

What about you? What
do you do to keep busy?

- Me? I... I work with veterans. I help them.
- Oh, really? You help them?

The cooperative ones, at least.

Hmm. Do you like it?

I do, actually.

It took me a long time
to make my way here.

And what is it that you did before?

Before. Um, let's see.

I was a receptionist.

I got promoted to HR.

Laid off.

So I moved back home with my mom.

You know, tried selling
real estate for a while.

I met a guy who was married,

um, and I thought, if
I left everything behind

and moved two states over,

it would definitely work out with him.

It did not.

I moved back home.

Um... office manager.

Quit. Warehouse manager. Quit.

Applebee's hostess. Fired.

And then I realized I wanted to
get my master's in social work.

Four years of night school and I did it.

And I worked at the VA
in Ocala for three years

and now I'm here.

Your dream job.

Sure.

And you think I should
try and find my dream job.

No.

Then what?

I was just waiting for the glue to dry.

The what?

That's great, Heidi.

Really great.

Yeah, well, it was sudden.

My mother's sister. Yeah. Aunt Betty.

Anyway, the funeral's this weekend,

so I'll be back in the office on Monday.

- Wh...
- ... a massive snowstorm

into right about Milwaukee

- and surrounding areas.
- Milwaukee.

Actually, it's snowing here,

so I really should get... Okay, good.

Yeah. I should. Yeah,
I'll see you this...

Great, see you Monday. Thanks, bye. Hi.

Too bad about your aunt.

My grandma died last month.

Oh, sorry to hear that.

My grandma dies a lot.

I do competitive dance.

I... I really... I... I got to go.

Yeah, and sometimes we go really late...

that's when my grandma usually dies.

Can I have my keys, please?

Good luck in that storm.

Welcome to Tampa International Airport.

That's not gonna work. I say...

- Can you close the door, please?
- It's my room.

- What's even the point of this?
- It'll be funny, I swear. Okay?

- You know, what'd be funnier is if we, uh...
- Look, it won't work.

- You can't get close enough.
- No, that's what I'm saying.

- We use a sheet...
- Uh-uh. We get a bike tire.

We take the inner tube and we
make a huge fucking slingshot.

Where are we gonna get a bike tire?

- Man, what y'all talking about?
- Walter here wants to...

Wait, Engel. Where you
from, man, Kentucky?

Boy, say that again.

I'm from Alabama.

You know anything about trapping?

Feet or feathers?

Come on, man, hold it
still, hold it still.

- And it wasn't strawberries.
- Yeah, it was.

I remember, it was called
Strawberry Morning, right?

Had the little freeze-dried
strawberries, cereal.

- When you poured the milk on it...
- I got to be honest with you.

You're thinking about Blueberry Morning.

- No, I'm not.
- That's what you're thinking about.

Man, I'm telling you I used
to eat this all the time.

Man, dude, how you gon... I know
what the fuck I'm talking about.

- All right?
- How?

Look, my daddy worked for Post.

For real?

Well, shit.

They got a job waiting for me.

Oh, yeah?

After you leave here?

I don't know.

Maybe I'll leave tonight.

- Where, Alabama?
- Sure.

Get on a bus, be there by breakfast.

Yeah, how you gonna get to the bus, man?

- I'll fucking walk.
- Walk?

Look at where we are, man.

Well, I ain't afraid of a little mud.

Ah, well, it goes on for a while, man.

Trust me, I saw it.

I just want to go home.

We been through all this shit.

We made it back here.

I mean, why can't we just go home?

I think that's why we're here.

They're trying to help us do that.

Man, they don't know what to do with us.

We're defective.

So they're like, I don't know,

"Go out here to this place
and do some skits and... "

They don't care about us.

You know how much we're worth, man?

What you mean?

I mean, how much
they've invested into us.

The government.

How much?

About a hundred K.

Each.

- Is that true?
- Yeah.

You don't think they want that back?

They ain't gonna get none of it from me.

No, I'm saying you gonna get a job.

Right? You'll buy a house.

- So?
- So you'll be a taxpaying civilian.

All right, but if
they can fix us, right?

Then why didn't they just... ?

You should think very carefully about...

Heidi, if you were
calling to threaten me,

because you want something,
I need to warn you.

I will not sit by and...

Heidi...

This is about your future.

That's why I'm here.

Abe, I need the burgers.

They're coming. Stand by.

- These kids are gonna lose it.
- I said stand by, Heidi.

I'm coming back in 30 seconds.

Sit anywhere.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Thanks for your patience.

It's a little nuts in here.

Do you know what you'd like?

Um...

Special today is smoked mullet

plus cornbread or coleslaw.

- We also have a chowder that...
- Miss.

I'm gonna stop you right there.

Because you had me at chowder.

Okay. Uh, anything else?

- Nope.
- Anything to drink?

- No.
- Okay.

Coffee?

How was everything?

Good. Yeah.

Great, thanks.

$18.50.

Yeah. Of course.

You know what, my card's
kind of screwed up right now.

And I only have a 20.

That doesn't leave much
of a tip. I'm sorry.

Don't worry about it.

I usually have more cash, you know.

Put your business card in the jar,

maybe your luck will change.

Wha... No. Carras-co. "Co." C-O.

He's with the Inspector General at DoD.

I want you to get me
anything you can on this guy.

Okay, you got it.

You just let him waltz

right into the office, huh?

- I did try to...
- He gave her my number.

He's using her.

Listen, I'm gonna spend

a couple more days down
here, tie things off.

Okay.

You mean in Milwaukee?

So I follow her,

and she takes the
harmonica to Cruz's room,

and they were in there
for quite a while,

alone, just the two of them.

- What are you doing?
- Shh.

Anyway, I thought I should let you know.

Uh, again, this is
Craig from the facility.

Fucking kidding me, Heidi?

- It's, um... 6:40.
- The fuck are these rocks?

- People like it.
- On Tuesday.

- Colin, get off the phone.
- You can reach me on my cell...

The world doesn't just stop
because fucking Ron decides...

- Colin, he's your boss.
- ... that he wants to hang

in the middle of the work
week. That man is so...

- Hi!
- Hi!

- Come on in.
- Great! Thank you.

- This is... stunning.
- Gorgeous.

- Really. Hi! Nice to see you!
- Hi!

This place

- is incredible.
- Mm.

I love how, um... just simple it is.

We tried the whole big house
thing... the lawn, the pool.

- It just wasn't for us.
- Yeah.

Um, I... I know what you mean.

Kate, do we have sage in the garden?

Yes, Chef.

I think we're supposed to leave now.

Well, I would love to
see the garden anyway.

Right this way.

So...

how's it going with
the Homecoming thing?

You guys are over at Mirror Pond, right?

Yeah. Right.

Good. You know, we're, uh...

We're just squatting
at the complex for now

- until Geist builds that...
- The Wellness Center.

- Right.
- Right.

So, you know, by then,

we should be in a proper facility.

Making due.

Mm.

We really appreciate you
guys inviting us, Ron.

Um... you know, the truth
is I've been so buried,

I haven't really had a... chance...

But you must be feeling good about it.

I mean, if you're gonna take

your hand off it for the day.

Well, to be honest...
I'm not feeling good, Ron.

You're not?

No, I'm feeling great.

Oh.

That... that's what
I love about you, man.

You're a throwback.

You're a killer.

You bring this thing

home for me, I could see
you moving up to Redwood.

And then maybe we get
you out to the farm.

Meet Mr. Geist.

- He's hilarious.
- Hmm.

Yeah, the table's set, my friend.

Thank you, Ron.

Don't thank me. Just get it done.

I'm gonna step outside for a second

just to check in with the sitter.

- Go for it.
- Okay.

Mm.

Hey, Colin. What's up?

Heidi. I appreciate you picking up.

Oh.

Well, sure. S... sorry. Did I
miss one of your calls, or... ?

Heidi, what are we doing here?

Uh, you mean here at Homecoming?

Yes, Heidi.

At Homecoming. What's our mission?

Well, we are treating PTSD

like a cancer, something to be...

eradicated, not just managed.

And?

Well, and...

To those...

To those ends, we are using...

medication to delete
the harmful responses

to the traumatic memories.

Good, and... and

- you're on board with that?
- Yes.

Of course. I'm sorry, Colin.

Did we get some negative
feedback or something?

Whoa. Do we need
negative feedback, Heidi,

to remember to stay on our
game, to know that our asses

- are on the line?
- No, of course not.

I'm just wondering if there's something

specific that you're referring to.

Yeah, there is. There is.

Oh.

Does this have to do with
the chair thing yesterday?

The chair. No, Heidi... Heidi,

I'm talking about your little
encounter with Walter Cruz,

alone... in his bedroom.

How do you know about that?

I know all sorts of things,
Heidi. It's my facility.

What the fuck were you doing, Heidi?

Uh, Colin, it was a
private conversation.

Because I'll tell ya, if
it was anybody else, uh...

No, it was a situation where...

... it'd be pretty clear
what you were doing,

what you were, you know, up to.

And I... I realize, how
taken out of context,

this might seem inappropriate.

No, it's completely inappropriate.

I mean, there's no question of that.

No, and I'm sorry if I might
have stepped over a line.

No, that's not what I'm
talking about, Heidi!

I'm talking about what you did.

What did I do?

What you gave to him.

- Oh, the harmonica?
- Yes, Heidi.

- The harmonica.
- Oh.

I... I'm not following you.

Okay, it didn't occur
to you the kind of effect

that an object like this could have?

Like something directly
tied to the emotions

that we're trying to delete?

Okay, Heidi, what do we know
about triggering flashbacks?

Huh? How does that work?

It's a, um, confluence of rele...

Right. A confluence of relevant stimuli,

like sounds, smells, touch.

- I know.
- Oh, you know?

Oh, and... and yet,

you still handed him a big
fucking chunk of that, huh?

With no idea, uh, what it
could potentially combine with,

what it could trigger?

I mean, do you not see what
an enormous fucking liability

- that creates?
- No, I do, I do, but I...

Oh, wonderful. So then,
what I want to know

then is, if you did it on purpose.

If you deliberately tried to
undermine what we're trying

to do here, or if you're just
so naive and... and dimwitted...

No.

- I was just thinking. I was...
- Oh, wait.

- So you admit that it was deliberate?
- No.

I... I just think,

with... with Walter, we might
be able to preserve certain...

Okay, h... hold on, hold on. Wait.

So, wait. You're advocating

that we take our experimental trials,

our... our clean data sets, and...
and we do what with them, Heidi?

- No. No. Uh...
- What? We, uh...

- We take a shit all over them?
- I know... No.

Is that, is that what
you're saying, Heidi?

- Just to shit all over them?
- No, I'm not...

- Oh, yes, you are. Obviously, you are.
- No, I'm not saying that.

I mean, if I were trying
to, you know, to just...

completely compromise our
results, just... just totally

fuck them up, this is what I would do.

Uh, I... I, um...

I just feared

we were losing Cruz entirely,
so I made a judgment that...

Oh. Oh, so this wasn't an erratic,

emotional outburst on your part?

You were doing your job, you were...

you were trying to help?

Yes.

Okay, well, listen to me then, Heidi.

Stop helping.

Do what I'm telling you to do.

Review the memory, observe the effects,

record the data. Understood?

Yes.

If something like this
happens again, trust me,

I will find out about it, and
you will be out on your ass.

And then what will happen
to your little boyfriend?

So put your emotions aside and
do your fucking job, understood?

- Heidi?
- Yes. Understood.

Oh.