Homecoming (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Soap - full transcript

Walter wants answers.

♪ ♪

♪ I helped you
with your problems ♪

♪ You ought to help me
with mine ♪

♪ Whoa, I got to know,
I got to know ♪

♪ Just give me
some kind of sign ♪

♪ You want to be
a lady scholar ♪

♪ You ought to know
what to say ♪

♪ Whoa, I got to know,
I got to know ♪

♪ We can't go on this way ♪

♪ Any major fool
down on 42nd Street ♪

♪ Will tell you
There's no way ♪



♪ To beat the heat... ♪

I've seen all these, right?

No. Some of these are new.

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Mm.

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I like him.

How much is he?

♪ I've got to know... ♪♪

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Ms. Temple?
I'm Pam Bailey.

This is Richard Lehmann
from the DC office.

He will be overseeing
today's interview.



- Shall we?
- Thank you.

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Okay.

So we've outlined
how you identified soldiers

who met your desired profile.

I'd like to go
back to the ingestion.

All right.

Your corporation was aware

of the possibility of overdose.

Overdose is always
a possibility.

But the men were not informed
they were being medicated.

They did sign waivers,
accepting full responsibility...

No. We lied.

The protocol was unacceptable.

What happened to them
after this, uh...

Bergman incident?

- The men?
- Yeah.

They completed the cycle.

Cutting them off midstream
was too dangerous.

And... and then?

Most of them returned to active
duty without further symptoms.

Wait.

Are you claiming now
that the program worked?

No, the program as Colin...

as Mr. Belfast conceived it,
was unethical.

- It was wrong.
- And after that...

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Sorry.
I'm not sure what you're...

Did any of the men
that you treated come forward

with issues or complaints

about what had happened to them?

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No.

Hmm.

All right, we're good.

Wait. There is still
a significant amount

of material to get through.

I said we're done, Rich.

It's time to move on.

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Opportunity.
This is an opportunity.

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Come on in.

Oh, I can come back if...

No, no, no, no. This is good.

Take a seat.

What'd they say?

At the DOD?

Yeah.

It went well.

They appreciated
that we came to them.

I think we might be okay.

Well, all right.

Good job.

Now, this...

it's a nine-grain mush.

Mmm.

There you go.

- Thank you.
- Hey.

It's not good or anything,

but you won't be hungry
again for days.

I was hoping to show you, um...

There's some ideas
that I've been working on.

We're thinking too small
with the roller.

We're missing opportunities.

Uh, yeah, well, as far as...

Sir, if you'll just look,

we're keeping
ourselves in a box,

an echo chamber.

The roller
has potential far beyond

our traditional audience of...

Right. I get it.

I've been using it myself.
It's more than stress relief.

I can do things now
that I couldn't before.

- Audrey.
- Yes.

It's great work.
Very creative.

But...

We're not doing
the roller anymore.

W-what... what do you mean?

We're not doing it.

At all?

Right.

If this is because
of what Colin did,

- I can promise you that...
- No, couple of rotten guys.

- Just get 'em out?
- Yes, exactly.

No, that's not gonna do it.

That's like, uh...

what's that movie
with the... the blue guy?

He's got that...
That golden lantern,

lamp, or whatever?

Um, Aladdin.

No, no, sorry.
No, it wasn't a lamp.

It was a ring.
It was golden.

Little blue guy.

Oh Lord of the Rings.

Right, that one.

So the little guy,
he's... he's got his ring,

and it makes him feel good.

He loves it.

But it changes him, right?

His eyes get really weird,

and his skin turns,
and it's a bad scene.

Every minute of every day,

everything he does,
it's just for that ring.

And he doesn't even realize it.
He thinks he's happy.

I'm sorry.
I don't...

I thought we could make
people's lives

just a little easier,
and then...

I've been out there every day.

It's all I've been thinking
about for years.

That's what it's done to me.

And now look.

Everything's gone,

except for these fucking things.

And these guys,

these...

these soldiers...

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They were fucking eating it.

You understand
what that can do to a person?

So it's not on Belfast.
It's not on Ron.

It's these precious berries.

But we can't just throw
everything away.

- Audrey...
- We are so close.

In my opinion,
we can fix all of our mistakes.

- None of that has to happen...
- Audrey, stop!

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Man, you need to learn
to read a room.

I'm not interested
in your opinion.

I said we're done.

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We make soap here, right?

That's what we do.
We're gonna get back to it.

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- You gonna take that?
- Uh, yes.

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This is Audrey Temple.

Hi, it's Francine Bunda.

We met briefly.

Yes, hi.

I was wondering

if I could get a tour
of your facility or whatever

to see how
the hot dog gets made.

Um, sure.
We could arrange that.

Great.
Is now good?

- Now?
- Yeah, I'm in the lobby.

And... and bring Leonard.

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What?

♪ ♪

Hi.

Name and ID.

Walter Cruz, 010168.

I'm looking
for my medical records.

There was an explosion, an IED,

and I thought I had surgery,
so I just...

Okay, one moment.

I'm not seeing that.

- What?
- Surgery.

What do you mean?

I was blown up,

so they had
to have treated me, right?

Oh, treatment.

One moment.

I'm just saying, something
did happen to me, so...

One moment.

Treatment.
Yes, I have that.

Great.

Administered
by Geist Emergent Group.

That's a private contractor.

So they did the surgery?

I'm not seeing that.

Okay,
but they treated me, right?

Yes.

What kind of treatment?

They're a private contractor.
I don't think I can...

Sir, please step back.

Well, you just told me Geist
did the treatment.

I just want to know
what kind of treatment.

Right, but we
didn't treat you there.

That's a private contractor.

What the fuck
does that mean, private?

It wasn't us.
Outsourced.

- Contract...
- But you have the information

on your screen, okay?

Why can't I just see it?

I'm sorry.

What the fuck
are you smiling about?

I'm not.

Look, all I'm asking...

It was hard for me
to come down here, okay?

There's no one I can...

It's hard for me
to talk about this.

You can understand that, right?

I can submit a request
to the contractor.

Great. Yeah, great.
Let's do that.

- Submitted.
- Okay.

What do I do know?

You wait.

What, like, get another number?

Um, no.

They'll get back to us
in eight to 12 weeks.

Eight to 12 weeks?

Well, officially.
Sometimes it's longer.

Longer than 12 weeks?

Just to tell me
what you already know.

I'm losing my fucking mind here!

Sir, I need you to calm down.

Why can't you tell me
what's on that screen?

Because it's private.

Private.

Sure.

Sir!

Wow, well, thank you
so much for taking the time.

This is quite a spread
you've got here.

- That's all jojoba.
- Uh-huh.

That's a great crop.
Lot of... lot of uses.

Oh, that's fascinating.

- Mm. Eh, people call it
a goat nut.

Uh-huh.

Because it's supposed
to look like goat testicles.

- Hmm.
- I checked. It's true.

Oh, well, of course you did.

Huh?

Oh...

Oh, uh, excuse me,
is that, uh...

Can we stop here?

- Can we... can we stop here?
- Down here, sure.

- Yeah.
- Thank you.

Oh, wow.

So these are all the berries.

Yeah, for now.

Soon, this will all be
ground cover.

What do you mean?

Well, once we get
the berries out,

we got to give the soil
a chance to breathe.

What... what do you mean,
get them out?

We don't need them anymore.

Came to our senses,
thanks to her.

Huh.

Well, I hate to be
a difficult guest,

but I can't let you do that.

What does that mean... let me?

Well, this is awkward.
I thought I had good news.

We want to partner with you.

Who? The...
- Pentagon.

Yeah, we want as much
of this as possible

as fast as possible.

I don't understand.
You're saying...

Well, you were very clear
in your presentation.

The problem was the protocol,
the implementation.

The substance itself was...

Well, yes, but...

The men that finished
the program,

it helped them...
Isn't that what you said?

- No, I just...
- No, the whole fucking thing...

What we did,
no good can come of that.

Well, I just totally disagree.

I think you were
way out over your skis.

Mistakes were made.

My people,
we do this work every day.

All you're asking for
is just the extract.

That's what you'd need.

- Yes.
- Audrey.

Now, we can't help you.

You'd be compensated.

Like, out the ass.

You're not listening to me.

Well, I think you're not
listening to me.

Do you have a time machine?

- A what?
- Any of these plants...

If you eat them,

will they send you back in time?

- No.
- Well, then the toothpaste

is out of the tube, Leonard.

You can't go back
and un-plant this plant.

This is happening.

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Audrey, would you mind
finishing the tour?

Um, no, of course not.

- Enjoy the rest of your day.
- You too.

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He's a funny old goat, isn't he?

I think he was just surprised.

I'm pretty sure
he didn't mean it.

Hey, listen, forget about him.

This is all
critical military technology.

We need it,
which means it's ours.

What about you?

You know all about this,
the plant, the juice.

Well, yes, but...

All we need is someone
to help make it happen,

someone with ideas
and solutions,

with some fucking competence.

But Leonard
seems pretty opposed.

Look, I get it.

You've done all the work,
and these guys come

and take it from you
and fuck everything up.

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Well, I don't do fuck-ups.

We're gonna get
this thing going.

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Okay, again,
tell me what she said,

her exact words.

"All I need is someone

who knows how to grow it,
pick it, and ship it."

That's you.
You've done all that.

I was Colin's assistant.
I wasn't...

Colin spent half of his life

in the Delta One Sky Lounge

trying to get a fucking upgrade.

- I know.
- Meanwhile, you were the one

overseeing production,
start to finish, right?

Yeah.

You said
you wanted to matter there.

I do.

Leonard is not
gonna listen to you.

He's too much like Colin.

- Bunda...
- Boo-nda.

Okay, well,
whatever her name is,

she believes in you.

She sees something in you.

But what if she's wrong?

You inherited a mess, Temple.

And you're gonna get
things back on track.

You're gonna take a fucking
criminal investigation,

and turn it
into a gigantic new contract,

a whole new business model.

So have a sip of that wine

and think about that
for a second.

Hmm...

Maybe you're right.

Of course, I'm right.

Let's order some champagne.

That's what I'm talking about.

- Garçon.
- Oh, God, Alex.

Shut up.
He likes it.

- Hi.
- Yes, hi.

Um, we would like to order
some champagne, please.

All right.
Do you have any preference?

I want you to pick,
and I want to be astounded.

I'll do my best.

I'll tell you one thing...
I'm gonna take Colin's office.

Do it.
You are so legit right now.

This is your moment.

Right.

Okay, what?

Things aren't done.
They're still...

Of course.
I was just saying

if this works out...
when this works out...

- Mm-hmm.
- We had talked about...

- The baby idea.
- Yes.

I went to go look
at donors today.

And I found some really cool
Vietnamese guys,

some great options.

So she can be just like us.

Sorry, who is she?

The baby.

Olive.

Olive?

It's open to discussion,
obviously.

I just...

I just thought it was cute.

Alex, I'm gonna be crazy busy
if all of this happens.

- How am I supposed to...
- I'll carry.

- Don't worry.
- What about your job?

I'll work up
until I can't anymore,

and I'll take off a few weeks.

Weeks?
That's nothing.

Okay, months.
Three months, six months.

I'll do whatever it takes.

I know you don't believe
things are gonna work out,

- but I promise you...
- You can't.

Temple,
every day I go into work,

I deal
with the shittiest of people,

the lowest of low behavior.

I swim in it.

If something were to happen,
I know how to protect us.

What if...

What if?
What if what?

Okay, prepare to be astounded.

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What?

Mm?

Walter Cruz
is requesting his records.

- Who?
- From Homecoming.

- He emailed you?
- No, it's VA Compliance.

- That all goes through me now.
- What does he want to know?

I have no idea.
It doesn't say.

Let me see it.

♪ ♪

This is nothing.

Looks like it's
from some computer.

They probably
won't even follow up.

Temple,
it's 5:00 in the morning.

So go back to sleep.

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Fine.

I'll call my guy.

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Okay, was that before...

Yeah.

What was he asking?

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He's where?

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Is this in the same town?

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Okay.

Thank you, Gary.
Good work.

Bye.

What?

So this doesn't
actually change anything...

Alex, just tell me.

Walter Cruz is in jail.

There was an incident
at a VA office.

He's in jail?

Yes.

I need... I'm gonna go in.

I-I'm gonna...
I just need to call.

Who... who do you have to call?

Bunda.

- Why?
- Because, Alex,

she asked me specifically
if any clients

had come forward with an issue,
and I said, "No."

Yeah, but you were
telling her the truth

Not anymore.

Okay, and then what did she say?

What?

What was her response?

She said...

"We're done.
It's time to move on."

- What?
- You need to listen to people

when they're trying
to tell you something.

What was she trying to tell me?

She's restarting the program.

She needs the past to go away.

She was trying to tell you
that you need to handle it.

She's taking care of Geist,

and she wants you
to take care of things

like this Walter situation.

That's what
she was trying to tell me?

- You're sure?
- Yes, 100%.

This is exactly
what I was afraid of.

Nothing is stable.

Okay, nobody is talking
about the fucking baby.

I am!

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I'll take care of it.

- What does that mean?
- I'll go talk to him.

You're just gonna
call him up, say,

"Hi. The Geist Emergent Group
has a couple of questions."

Of course not.

You don't understand my job.

You're a crisis manager,
not a...

No, I perform.

He just needs
someone to talk to,

and I'll be that person.

Alex, he's not a lawyer
who pulled out his wiener

at a Christmas party...
He's a soldier.

I know that,
and I've handled that before.

What we did to him
is real. We can't...

If we stop him now,
at least we get to feel

like he's making
his own decision.

Or we let him
keep running with this,

and he gets himself
into real trouble.

We're giving him an out.

♪ ♪

What's that for?

Contingencies.

♪ ♪

- Give me that.
- What?

This. You don't need it.
You're stronger than that.

I'll be back soon.

Okay.

I love you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Hi.
- Yeah.

Do you have a Walter Cruz here?

You his girlfriend?

I'm here to bail him out.

Thank you.

I'll let him know.