Lodge 49 (2018–2019): Season 2, Episode 1 - All Circles Vanish - full transcript

How do I join?

Larry committed massive fraud.

What the hell is that?!

- I'm Sovereign Protector.
- "For lease" sign's gone.

If I don't walk out of here debt-free,

I will throw myself off a bridge.

I saved the Lodge!

Wallace Smith had a diary.

The Knight, Squire thing.

So, you'll always know where to find me.

El Confidente? We're going to Mexico.



We got a couple leads on the scrolls.

Aaahhhh!

Soñar el sueño impossible.

"The impossible dream."

We did it, man. Yeah.

Gentlemen, the dream is over. Uh,

I pushed something and
sort of set the engine on fire,

so we need to jump. You
said you can fly a plane.

In my heart, I thought I could,
but don't worry.

There's three parachutes.

Okay, there's two parachutes
and obviously,

I should take one,
because I'm more important!

Whoa!

Lamar! What the hell, man?!



I'm sorry, but you know
it's true! Society needs me!

I'm a genius! I create
timeless works of literature!

Okay, I'll see you
around the Lodge, boys!

Wait! And don't forget the scrolls!

Lamar! Geronimo!

Wait! Wait! Hold on!

The scrolls!

Hurry!

But how are we gonna do this?!

We're gonna do it together!

Okay. Okay. I won't let go!

All right. Go!

Six Weeks Earlier.

Mmm.

Hey, do you have a cigarette?

No. Sorry.

You got like $1 so I can
get a taco or something?

Uh...

Sure. I have $3.

Awesome. Thank you.

Uh, sorry, actually, um, I forgot.

I... I kind of need that.

I forgot I have to pay for parking.

I'm on my way to Long Beach Memorial.

- You gave it to me.
- I wasn't thinking.

I... I need it back.

You really suck. You know that?

- Like, as a person.
- Oh, I know. I know I suck.

But if you could just forget
my suckiness for today,

that would really help me out.

Ah!

Too late. Lady bitch.

It's taco time!

Give me the Goddamn money!

Now!

Yeah. I'm pretty much 100% healed.

Does look better. Shark
bite healed my snake bite.

The constellations, man.

Everything clicks one by one,

the bird of Hermes descends.

Yeah, it does.

He's also been on heavy
antibiotics for two weeks.

Your sister picking you up?

Yeah, she'll be here in a minute.

Thank you!

Everybody's really looking forward
to getting you back at the Lodge.

We could use a boost.

It's been kind of a downer
with Scott in charge.

Yeah. I can't believe Jocelyn
let him take Ernie's throne.

- Mm-hmm.
- Hey, have you seen Ernie?

No. He asked me to watch Fernando
and his crow for a few days.

Took a vacation. Santa Barbara.

He's been slammed at work
since he got back.

Santa Barbara, that's cool.

That's cool.

He hasn't been around the Lodge at all.

I think after everything that happened,

he just needed some time to himself.

Oh, yeah, that's... that's cool.

Oh, hey, I got your supplements.

- Oh, great!
- Yeah.

Uh, hey, also, tomorrow,
come find me in the library.

Strange doors are opening, Dud.

I think I found something important.

Oh, what?

Nothing. Just the secret fire of life.

Gentlemen!

None of us got into
the plumbing game to get famous.

We do what we do, because we love it.

But some of us are destined
for greater things.

Every month, the Plumbing
Heating Cooling Contractors

of Southern California
puts out its newsletter.

And every month, it sits on
my desk collecting coffee rings.

But not this month.

Because look who's on the cover.

- Ooh.
- How'd ya pull this off?

I was in Mira Loma
making shit happen at distro.

Wayne from PHCC was there.

He said, "Could we put you
on the cover next month?"

I said, "Nah, man.
I don't need that noise.

That's not what I'm about."

But he kept begging me,
so I finally said yes.

Did him a favor.

Well, you did us all a favor.

It's like what John Keats said.

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

He was talking about a vase
or a willow tree or something.

But he might as well
have been talking about.

West Coast Super Sales.

What's the matter, Ernie?

Never made the cover of The Flow?

What?

Me?

No, no.

Never.

Listen.

I know you've been
getting beat up all over town

cleaning up after Captain and Orbis.

You want a break?

Maybe hop on the order desk with Speedy?

Order desk? No way, I'm a road man.

The road is great when you're selling.

'04 to '06, those
were golden years, for sure.

But time tells.

I don't know, Bob.

You ever get the feeling
you made a wrong turn?

Like, your life could be something else?

Jesus, Ernie, that's gloomy.

I don't like it.

You want to say on the road,
you gotta get your fire back.

Do something to clear your head.

I signed up for an online poetry class.

The gal running it has a
Master's degree in Fine Arts.

I am jazzed on language
in a whole new way.

I see poetry everywhere.

The juices are flowing.

Get it?

I get it.

Yeah. Thanks for the pep talk.

Yeah.

You're awake.

Am I?

We found you sort of, um,
incapacitated at the tavern.

Too much whiskey, perhaps.

Wasn't the whiskey.

What was it?

Is this Lodge 1?

Do you remember us helping you up here?

I don't remember anything. I never do.

I have...

the feeling of having a memory,

just not the actual memory.

My tongue feels like sandpaper.

Have some water.

Connie, um...

we have all enjoyed having you
the last couple of weeks.

But still, some of us
have been a little worried

that here in London, you might, um...

There's a glass right there.

Hey, have you talked
to anyone about the bill?

Well, yeah. Admin guy.

Yeah, he said there's
stuff I can do, you know.

Funds from the state and,

all I gotta do is the paperwork.

Liz? Come on, relax.

What are they gonna do,
I mean, like repo my stitches?

Your follow-ups, your medication.

Yeah, no, Blaise has got me covered.

He's hooking me up, yeah.

Getting better way ahead of schedule.

All I gotta do is convalesce on
the couch for a little while,

then I'm moving into
the trailer full-time,

out of your hair, I promise, right?

Hey? Hey, you want to hit up Donuts?

Sure, but before we do...

there's something you should know.

It's a family.

They start moving in last week.

Mmm.

This is...

great.

This is great.

Yeah, this is great.

It's a family biz.

Keeping it a pool shop.

Come on.

I love it.

Love it.

Good luck, Pool Party.

Love it.

So, that's the final word.
No Grand Tour.

London's phasing it out.
It's, uh... it's too expensive.

Although, there is, um,
a CD-ROM you can send away for.

It's a kind of virtual interactive tour

of various Lodges around the globe.

Nope. Nope. That's fine.

No, I understand.

It's the smart thing to do.

People have to learn.

I just want everyone to understand

that I have London's full blessing.

I feel there's been
a little confusion around here

as to who's in charge.

Um, how do you mean?

Well, I... some people might
think that because you're here,

from London, you have
more authority than me.

Oh, don't worry, Scott. You're
definitely in charge of Lodge 49.

Although, obviously,

as the Lodge is
technically under probation,

I will need to sign off on any proposals
you might have going forward.

Gerson, this is just
a standard performance review.

You didn't have to wear a suit.

Exactly.

Okay.

Uh, "speaking on behalf of
the entire executive carousel

at Omni Capital Partners
Food Service West,

your work here in greatly appreciated."

Thanks.

"But due to the...

capricious nature of global markets,

it is impossible at this time
to authorize the..."

Listen. There aren't any raises.

I tried.

- I really tried.
- Rat!

- No, hey, come on.
- No, no, there's a rat!

Ooh! Ooh, shit! Oh! Um...

The rat is the king of history.

He always wins.

Well, this sucks.

I needed grocery money.

Burt gave me $75.

Hey? You've got roof access, right?

So, you know, you don't have a TV,

go up and look at the stars.

You can't see stars in Long Beach.

Uh-huh.

You know, I could
hook you up at Temp Joy.

Ross said if I bring
a new client, I get 50 bucks.

Split that with you.

Sweet.

My connections are paying off.

God, come on, look. I know things
look a little shaky right now,

but you're in a great spot.

We both are.

Liz, you paid off your debt.

Everybody dreams about
doing that and you did it.

Yeah.

And my foot...

it's healed.

Don't you see?

Liz, we made it through
the worst year ever.

And now we're free,
we are in open water.

Dud, you almost died.

Again.

I know.

I know.

But it was different this time.

I saw something.

What?

I saw...

light.

I... I can't explain it really,
but I just, the...

The shark was a gift.

And it changed me.

And...

it's like I got a message from Dad.

The universe is good
and I'm on the right path.

What are you talking about?

Dud, that day on the beach,
I thought I'd lost you.

And if I lost you, I'd have no one.

I am all alone.

Wait, you're not alone.

I'm always here.

Look...

I think you should come to the Lodge.

I know, I... but I found a mentor there.

You know, someone that's there
for me and someone that...

cares about me.

Liz.

Liz, hey? Hey, are you... are you awake?

Liz?

What do you want?

I wanted to tell you something.
I couldn't wait, sorry.

Liz...

I'm proud of you.

For what?

I don't... I don't know.

I just am.

I've done nothing with my life.

So what?

You have so many great things
inside of you.

Dad used to say that a lot.

It actually kind of scared him

and he didn't know
what to do with all that...

great stuff inside you.

Dad didn't understand me sometimes.

But he loved you.

Mmm.

Night.

Something is missing.
I just don't know what.

No, as... as kids,

me and my brother
would play Chutes and Ladders

and for some reason,
I always thought it was more fun

going down the chute
than climbing the ladder,

even if that meant losing, so...

That was screwed up, obviously.

But when I paid off my debt
and got to zero,

I thought I'd be like, "I'm a zero!"

But instead, it's like, "I'm a zero."

You know what I mean?

Zero?

Nothing in my life adds up.

Where have I been? Nowhere.

What have I been doing? Nothing.

Like, restaurants, retail,
six months as a paralegal.

I mean, I told people I was a paralegal,

but I was really like, just an
office assistant, you know?

Files, getting coffee.

The lawyer was the sister
of this idiot I dated

for like three seconds in San Diego.

Bobby. Ugh.

And that was my best job!

It's all just a zigzag
to nowhere, I mean...

Yesterday, I assaulted
a homeless guy in the park.

- What?
- So, you...

you ask me what I'm looking for?

I don't have a clue, Ross.

I'm just like, sliding
down through the cracks.

I'm sorry. I had like, three
coffees before I got here.

I know hearing
about my crap isn't your job.

No, it... kind of is.

I'm here to help.

I mean, I can't really speak

to some of these deeper things,

but you should know
that from what I've seen,

your feelings are in line

with a large portion of the workforce.

You're right. Yeah.

I don't know why I'm being such
a crybaby today.

Listen. Your test scores are good.

You've got a great recommendation
from your brother,

who's one of our best.

And to be honest,
you're not the first person

to come through Temp Joy
with some past legal issues.

So, yeah, we'll get you in the mix.

Great. Thanks.

Liz!

- Rats?
- Champ has a fever.

He's hoping it's bubonic plague

and says he wants to take that ride.

Wait, so, Shamroxx is like, gone?

Yeah, the building's condemned.

We got our notices immediately.

Janet sent out a memo
saying it was all net positive.

She said something new was
about to rise from the ashes.

Blammo.

I need to find something fast.

Sarah's not working right now.

Something will come up.

It's great to see you, Liz.

I think we've done a good job
repairing our relationship

since the affair.

We didn't have an affair.

Well, we made-out.

No, we didn't.

- We kissed.
- Not really.

Our lips did touch.

I mean, you have to face that fact, Liz.

Okay. Technically, fine.

Oh.

Well, if I hear Omni's got
any stuff going on,

you know, I'll... I'll let you know.

No. Thanks.

Uh, I'll take my chances elsewhere.

Mmm.

Yes.

Oh.

Good luck.

Holy shit, what is that?

No one else knows about this.

I want to keep it that way.

So, you're gonna do it!

You're gonna complete the magnum
opus, just like Wallace Smith!

Yeah. Well, actually,
I don't know that he did.

Uh, his final act baffles me,
but I'm been preparing,

collecting instruments and ingredients

for the material process,

which mirrors the spiritual process.

Making gold.

In a way.

No, I get it. It's an
allegorical metaphor, but still.

First, I... I need to crack
the code on the diary.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, right.

But, uh, don't you think
that we should go,

you know, find El Confidente?

You know, get some info on the scrolls?

We don't even know
if El Confidente exists.

He might just be a figment of
Larry's imagination.

Yeah. Right. I mean, El Confidente's
probably just another metaphor.

Shadows and riddles, right?

- Exactly.
- Yeah.

The diary is the thing,

so I've been collecting all
the books written by Merrill,

trying to find a clue, but...

it's a lot, yeah.

Which is why, Dud...

I was hoping that you would be my...

apprentice.

Are you serious?!

- Yeah.
- Yes!

Of course!

- Great.
- Uh, yeah, but why me?

Because I'm way behind
on all this stuff.

Seen and unseen, man.

You know what I'm talking about.

You got a glimpse of it
on the beach in the light.

Seeing your dad, the Tongva.

The star field at Orbis.

Did I tell you all that?

In the hospital. The painkillers.

Yeah, I mean, I...

I guess it could just be
all the toxic fumes in Orbis.

Could've been all that blood
that I lost on the beach.

No. Don't do that.

Yeah.

I don't think so, either.

Thanks, Blaise.

God, but what do I do with all that?

So, Merrill was a polymath.

He wrote books on alchemy,
economics, geology, architecture.

Nobody reads 'em anymore,
because his ideas are obsolete.

- Mm-hmm.
- The Hollow Earth theory...

didn't really pan out.

But you can't take him literally.

He loved maps, so he wrote
a book on cartography.

He had this idea that everyone
navigates the world using two maps,

a physical map, cities and the streets,

but underneath it,
there's a mystical map...

- Huh...
- that shows the spots

where the world seems to
let us in on a secret.

Most people navigate
using just the physical map,

but alchemists move between the two.

The daylight world,
going to work, eating burritos,

but then there's that other map
waiting down below.

Oh.

This is crazy. This is crazy.

I just feel like everything in my life's

finally starting to add up.

Lightning in a bottle.

Lightning in a bottle.

Just...

Feel free.

I feel free to do whatever I want.

What would you do
if you could do anything?

That's easy.

Clean pools.

You know, Alice,

I really want to get you something
nice for saving my life.

I told you, I don't want anything.

I know, I know.

But, you know, it's just,
I can't help but feel

it's not fair that I'm the one
getting celebrated in the paper

- and you're not.
- No one's celebrating you.

Ehh...

Yeah.

What about a new board?

Or like...

...state-of-the-art electronics?

You don't have any money, dude.

Mmm.

Sean Dudley?

Yeah?

I'm here to give you money.

So... you're a lawyer.

Call me whatever you want.

I read about you in the paper,
you were in pain.

- I'm here to fix that.
- Oh, my leg?

No, I mean, it hurts a little bit,

but it's healing okay and
it's gonna have a crazy scar.

You suffered a tragedy.
You deserve to be compensated.

The responsible party has to pay.

Well, I don't... I don't think
you can sue the ocean.

State, county, city.

What if I told you they all
knew about the shark problem

and they covered it up,
those greedy bastards?

Shit.

- Really?
- Oh, yeah.

That could definitely be true.

Okay, look, now that we're working
together, you only have one job

- and that is to trust me.
- Yeah.

- Got it?
- Mm-hmm.

They don't want to go to trial.

They're gonna want to settle fast,

so I will provide
my law services pro bono,

- which is Latin for "free"...
- I know what pro bono means.

...until we get
your medical expenses paid,

plus, a nice, fat chunk
on top of that, okay?

Now, I'll just need you
for the occasional deposition.

I like to go deep, get a lot of detail.

Other than that, you just sit
back and wait for the money.

It's guaranteed.

So...

this is pretty much guaranteed?

So, this is pretty much guaranteed.

And what I want to do, Burt,

is leverage some
of my future shark earnings.

Okay, let's say, mmm, a grand, for now,

okay, on friendly terms, okay?

And then down the road,
I'll give you, like,

10% of my settlement.

Where did you go to law school?

Yale.

Yale, Burt.

Yale.

Okay.

30% on the grand, month term,

plus, I get a dime on whatever
your law provider brings in.

I'll write it up.

Great and, uh, I'm gonna
grab Liz's TV while I'm here,

because we need that.

Uh, and I'll take one of these, too.

Right.

- You're like an angel.
- Mmm. Yeah, yeah.

I am.

Ooh! That looks like a
Goddamn dragon bite.

Dragon of the sea, man, yeah.

Uh, is Ernie here,

'cause I can't wait to
tell him the whole story.

Didn't he come to the hospital?

Nah.

Are you sure you can
drink, taking antibiotics?

Yeah. Mmm. I think that's
just something doctors say.

- [Unintelligible].
- People?!

I've been ringing the bell, let's go!

Come on, you Knights and Knaves,
let's start the meeting.

Maybe we should... wait for Ernie?

So, mark your calendars.

We have Mystic Chords
of Memory coming up.

Plus, the rummage sale and the
official start of bowling season.

Uh, finally...

...as you know, London
has put us under probation.

Which means it is incumbent
upon all of us

to come together and meet
their stipulated benchmarks,

in terms of boosting membership numbers

and maintaining
our financial responsibilities.

Now, I'm going to be placing more
ads about renting out the hall.

Weddings, funerals, seminars, whatever.

We cannot have this place sitting
here empty on the weekends.

So, that means more volunteers
to oversee events.

Also, I am calling in
everyone's bar tabs.

What?! No!

Scott, this is nuts!

- Austerity doesn't work!
- Exactly.

It's a Puritan wet dream.

- Yeah, total wet dream.
- Jocelyn, man, did you approve this?

Uh, well, Scott and I went
through the books together.

Whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait a minute.

I approved it. Okay?

Me. Sovereign Protector, all right?

That's all that matters.

Oh, come on? Larry let
this place fall to pieces!

Now, we have to face reality, okay?

Oh, nice! Nice attitude, Rooney.

Careful. That is an Orbiscope.

Merrill designed it himself.

Sorry.

Oh, you're fine.

I didn't mean to sneak up on you.

I'm Clara.

Don't remember the last time I
saw someone else in the archive.

You looking for something?

My mind.

Uh, I don't know.

I saw an old engraving in the tavern.

It wasn't marked, but...

I swear it looked like the view
from Signal Hill in Long Beach.

Wait, Lodge 49?

You're Connie, yes?

Yeah.

I've heard about your exploits
in the tavern.

Thank you.

I grew up in Long Beach.

I'm trying to write something
about it, but I can't.

Writer's block?

Yeah.

You're on a deadline?

Oh, yeah.

I swear to God...

my mind is melting.

Melting?

Do you ever see things
that aren't there?

Oh, my God.

Listen to me!

If you wouldn't mind,

I'd like you to talk
to my boss, Melinda.

Melinda?

I think she could help you.

1... 2... 3... 4...

Nocturia.

There's pills I can take.

That's good.

Alice's mom keeps yelling at me
to get checked.

Hi. Uh, Paul, right? I'm Greg.

This is my beautiful wife, Greta,

and this is our son, Booie.

We're your new neighbors.

Welcome.

Aloha.

Well, just wanted
to come by and say hey.

Uh, also, we need to talk about parking.

Uh, I don't want any of your customers

in front of Pool Party.

Booie needs two spaces
to park his truck.

Cool?

Great.

Also, I've noticed some graffiti around.

Street gangs.

I think that we could all
keep an eye on that.

Well, Booie, do you want a latte?

One latte for Booie.

You want some whipped cream
on that, Booie?

Uh... we don't have latte.

Booie?! Honey, it's okay!

We can go to a real coffee shop!

They won't last.

Ernie? I'm at Harbor Municipal.
Where are you, man?

This is like total flakeage.

Uh... No, seriously, no... no
worries, no worries, no, you know,

I just thought I might catch you here

since I didn't really see you
at the hospital

and you're not returning calls.

Um, I'm... I'm sure you're
just slammed at work,

so can't wait to hear about
your... all about your vacay

to Santa Barbara.

Uh... so elegant there, isn't it?

I mean, the, uh,
wine and the artichoke dip.

I've never really
been there, but, um, still...

Anyway, uh...

Yeah, nothing new with me.

You know, besides, uh, shark attack

and, uh, I'm feeling great,
healing fast.

So, yeah...

Uh, looking forward to catching up, man.

Stone felt at home among the Fjords.

The cold water, the jagged
rocks, the purifying wind.

Yes, this was just what he
needed after the unholy events

that took place hours earlier
on the Slottsplassen.

18 people dead...

some of them friends,
some of them lovers.

All of them burnt to a crisp
by a flamethrower.

- Ooh. Hi.
- Oh, hi.

Um, do you know if there's
a Dr. Kimbrough in there?

Uh, no, he's over there.

We share a waiting room.

Oh. Thanks. I'm temping for him.

Oh. Uh, well...

good luck with "Doctor" Kimbrough.

Shut up and eat your pudding!

No, you are the pudding toad!

I'm hanging up. I'm hanging up.

Who are you?

Uh, Liz Dudley. Temp Joy sent me.

- Are you Dr. Kimbrough?
- Yes, I'm Dr. Kimbrough.

God, Jesus!

Who else would I be?

No, I just thought this was
going to be a doctor's office.

I have a PhD in accounting.

Okay, why don't you answer the phone?

It's your job.

Hi, you've reached
Dr. Kimbrough's off...

What? Who is it?

Who is it?!

Uh, a woman.

She said she wants the toad
to call her back.

She's the toad,

I'm not.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Hey, where'd you get that?

It's a gift from a client.

Do you know how to shred?

- What?
- Shh!

You're going to shred
everything in all these boxes.

Oh. Sure.

- What is all this?
- Shh!

It's just old files.

Excuse me? Hold on.
You said Temp Joy sent you?

How do I know that that is even true?
What... Can you prove it?

You can call Ross if you want.

It's... it's...

Hi! What can we do for you?

Hmm.

I'm sorry, are you okay?

Hi. Um, I'm sorry, just, uh...

The place looks really different.

You guys did a...

a really nice job.

Thanks. Uh, yeah, the place was a dump.

You should've seen it.

Yeah. Um...

I'm actually Sean Dudley.

My dad and I were Dudley & Son.

I'm Son.

Uh, right. Uh...

Listen, when I said "dump," I just meant

that the place had been
empty for a long time.

Yeah. Yeah, I get it, you know.

Actually, I'm glad you're here.

Uh, because I wanted to come in,
introduce myself

and, uh, if you don't mind,
offer my services.

Services?

Yeah. Like, inventory,
maintenance, installation.

I got it all wired. Yeah.

You know, I'd be happy to come
on, offer myself as a consultant

and, uh, when I get off these...

...jump back in.

I don't have a vehicle right now,

but I do know every pool from,
uh, Los Al to Lakewood, so...

Oh. This is our son Booie.
That's his job.

Oh. Hi, Booie.

No, I'd be happy to, uh,
you know, show you the ropes.

Or just help out in here.

That is so nice. Really.

Uh, but to be honest with you

and, uh, don't take this
the wrong way...

No. No.

...hiring you would be like
starting a cruise line

and hiring the captain of
the Titanic to be a consultant.

- Right.
- You get what I mean?

Uh, yeah. Um...

Greta and I own three
Pool Party locations.

Newport, Irvine, Aliso Niguel.

We know how to run a business.

We really feel like this is
an emerging neighborhood.

Emerging from what?

And it gives a chance
for Booie to shine.

He, uh... he really loves
to clean pools.

Uh, what do you love
about cleaning pools, Booie?

Bitches.

Poolside.

I'm sorry, what?

Oh!

Booie!

Actually, you know, I'm...
I'm glad you stopped by.

We... We have something for you.

It, uh... it came with the lot

when we bought the property
out of receivership.

It's just, uh, you know, some
old ledgers and some Rolodexes.

We were gonna toss it, but,
you know, since you're here.

Hey, there, Long Beach.

Keep your water crystal-clear
with the help of Dudley Pools.

It's the commercial.

Oh, my God.

I haven't seen this in, like, 20 years?

...our store and stock up
on everything you need

to keep your home pool sparkling.

Or hire us, and we'll make sure

your pool stays ready for a good time.

- It's always summertime...
- Mom.

Dad. Look at those shorts.

...or supplies, just stop on by.

Or call 562-194-0027.

Ernie?

Ernie?! Are you in there?!

Dud?

Hey!

There he is.

Yeah, I saw your Caddie in the driveway,

I thought you were home.

Took a stroll to the liquor store.

Ah. Well, it's a beautiful night, huh?

See the moon.

I mean, not right now, but...

it's up there somewhere.

Dud? I'm sorry.

I've been a little AWOL.

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

I feel...

I feel great.

We, uh...

we missed you at the meeting.

Everybody did.

We need you, man.

We need you, 'cause Scott,
it's like not really, you know,

and,

it's your throne.

And you can't just sit back
and let him like...

Scott'll be fine.
Don't get all wrapped up in it.

Okay, fine.

Actually, there was something else, um,

that I want to talk to you about.

'Cause there's this family and
they moved into our pool shop...

Listen, man. Whatever problems you got,

you need to figure it out
on your own, okay?

I gotta demo a pipe threader

for some plumbers up in
Riverside at 7:00 A.M. tomorrow.

Uh, maybe I'll see you
at the Lodge, okay?

Hey. Hey!

Why do you treat me like a stranger?

You don't return my phone calls.

I took three buses
to get to the golf course

and you don't even show up.

I mean, is all that stuff that you said

about being there for me,
was that just bullshit or what?

Dud!

Yeah. I mean, I... I was
in hospital, Ernie.

I almost died. Again.

And it's like you don't even care.

That's not it, man.

I got attacked by a shark,

but it's like you're the one
that's in shock.

What's going on with you, man?

I mean, something happen
in Santa Barbara?

Did...

Did... some... Hey? Hey?
We can talk about it.

Ernie, we can talk about anything,

'cause there's so many great
things going on right with now.

Me and Blaise, we're onto something big

and I really can't talk about it, I'm
not supposed to tell you anything.

But you know what, screw it.
I'm gonna tell you right now.

We're gonna complete the magnum opus.

- We're gonna make gold.
- No.

I don't want to hear it.

Chasing shadows like a damn fool.

Never again.

Captain, man.

That shit put me in a serious hole.

Do you understand me?

All I want is
to get my normal life back.

I... I got my hopes up,

I got everyone's hopes up,
and it was like poison.

A normal, quiet life,

you'll miss it once it's gone.

Believe me.

Otherwise, you go down some crazy path

and there's no coming back.

You'll be stuck in the van forever.

Every wrong turn haunting you.

Stuck in a van?

What are you talking about?

You know what? Enjoy your normal life.

But guess what?
Got some bad news for ya.

I'm still part of it, yeah.

So, if you ever need me,

you can just pick up the phone and call,

because I'll actually pick up,

'cause I'm your friend.

You dickhead. And... And you know what?

I'm not gonna rest until
you're on the throne

and... and the Lodge

is everything that it's supposed to be!

Ernie, Roto Rudy wants to know

if you can get to Riverside by 6:00 A.M.

I told him no problem, just an FYI.

Pick up the phone, Ernesto.

We have unfinished business.

Shit got crazy in Comala,
but we have to face up to it.

You can't run.

You left me high and dry and
stole my goddamn tiger van.

But I'm in a forgiving mood, Ernesto,

because this is bigger than you and me.

The scrolls, man. We're brothers now.

Our bodies are marked with the truth.

So, you'd better get your ass
back to Mexico.

Hey, Alice?

Hey, Alice, where are ya?

Thanks for SAVING MY LIFE! Love, Dud.

What are you doing?

Going into business.

Come on. Come on.

Ahh!

Yeah!

Yeah!