Looking (2014–2015): Season 2, Episode 4 - Looking Down the Road - full transcript

As he tests the waters with Richie (Raul Castillo) to see if they can still be friends, Patrick (Jonathan Groff) starts questioning his relationship with Kevin (Russell Tovey) after spotting him at the farmers' market. Agustin (Frankie J. Alvarez) gets inspiration from spending a day at the shelter with Eddie (Daniel Franzese); Doris (Lauren Weedman) helps Dom (Murray Bartlett) set up a Kickstarter campaign; later Dom is greeted by an unexpected guest at Lynn's .

Yeah, no, that's fine. That's...

I can... I can totally do that.

That's, uh, perfect, actually.

So, I will see you...

Okay. Okay.

Well... bye.

Okay, sit.

- Oh God.
- Now...

You will have a heart attack,

but at least you will have
a proper English fry-up.

Okay, everything
on this plate is insane.



If I eat any of this,
I'm gonna gain 400 pounds.

Oh, you're not fat, Patrick.

I used to be, and on the
inside, I still am.

I am one ill-timed binge away
from being "Fatrick" again.

Is that what they
used to call you at school?

Oh, yeah. Fatrick, biscuit...

My sister Megan, though,
she was the worst.

She called me
"fat, fat frog."

Well, I wish they could
all see the gorgeous,

virile, sex machine
you've become.

And let me tell
you something,

they will all be fat,
fat frogs themselves now.

Bon app?tit!

So, um, last night...



You gave me the fuck
of my life?

Sorry. Carry on.

Right.

No, um, after that,

I wasn't intentionally
eavesdropping, but I heard...

Do you and Jon call each other
every night when he's out of town?

Uh, yeah.

I brought it up, but we don't
need to get into this right now.

Well, I think we should.

Yeah, me too.

Okay. Uh...

What do... what do you want
to know that you don't already?

How do you feel
when you go back to Jon?

After we've been together?

Pretty fucking shitty.

I...

I feel the same way...

- No.
- As soon as you leave.

The way we are with each other,

the way we were together
last night,

I don't have that with Jon.

Look, I promise you,
this will sort itself.

I will sort it.

Okay?

I hope so.
I hope that's true.

Really?

Oh, does the Queen of England
not approve of anal?

No, I heart anal, too.

Is that your cocktail?

Uh, this pill is my cocktail,

this is my fish oil,

this is
my b-12 with zinc,

and that's my one-a-day.

Any other questions?

So, you want to get breakfast?

I can't.

I have to go to the shelter.
I got my trans kids.

Well, can I just wait in here
for a little bit?

You know, at least until Patrick
texts me that it's safe to go home.

No.

What? I'm not leaving you
alone in my apartment.

Go to the library.

Mmm!

Or come with me to the shelter.
They have snacks.

Okay. What do you
want your password to be?

A childhood pet
or the street you grew up on?

Password for...?

Kickstarter.

It's what all the kids
with dreams are doing.

Oh my God, are we finally
making our movie

about a young rent boy's
sexual coming of age?

Yes, of course, and the hag
who loved him.

No, that will be next.
That's amazing.

This is so we can rent
your chicken window, okay?

Fuck those phantom investors.

We're gonna make
this happen for you.

Kickstarter doesn't...

Food doesn't work that way.

Oh, really? Well, okay.

All I need from you
is a password.

I also need a little
paragraph about how

this has always been
your lifelong passion,

um, and you have to offer
some sort of incentives.

Some kind of...

I don't know...

Or something.

Doris, I'm not
doing kickstarter.

It's desperate.

Uh, is that you
or Lynn talking?

Hmm...

- Hey, what's up, man?
- Hey.

I'm actually a little busy right now.
I'm about to go into this...

So, Richie called me,
this morning.

Oh, well, that's good.

Yeah, sure it's good,
I know, but I just...

- Agust?n!
- Don't know really

what we're supposed to be

- doing exactly.
- Um, um, look, uh...

Isn't this what you wanted?

You know? To reconnect
and be friends?

Don't start freaking out, okay?

No, Agust?n,
I'm not freaking out.

It's just that this was my idea, and
now that it's happening, I'm like...

How does this work? He doesn't
even know about Kevin.

Oh shit. Fuck, I gotta go.

- Okay. Bye.
- All right.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Sorry, I'm...

- Just...
- It's okay.

Heh.

So, um, what do you want to do?

I don't know.
You hungry?

I just had a big breakfast.

But I... maybe we... ice cream?

Do you want to have ice cream?

Um...

Yeah, all right. Yeah.

- I'll go for some ice cream.
- Okay.

Isn't it weird,
in San Francisco,

how people love
to wait in line?

I mean, yes, this honey lavender
ice cream is delicious,

but is it really worth
waiting 45 minutes?

It's Bi-Rite, Patrick.

No. Yes. No, I know
that it's Bi-Rite,

but you can get the exact
same kind of ice cream

one block away
at the Bi-Rite Market.

But, you know, then it
wouldn't be an experience.

I hear you.

I walk around the mission
and see all these salons

that charge, like, five times
what we're charging.

And people waiting, like,
hella hours for an appointment.

Yes, and they're not getting any
better haircuts than what you give.

It's all about hype.
You know what?

I'm not gonna get a haircut anywhere
else other than your shop from now on.

Um, you have a stylist.

You need to stay loyal to him.

Come on.

So, you going
by "Esta Noche", tonight?

- Oh, yeah.
- Pay your respects.

Right, I was thinking about it, but
it's gonna be super stonewally, right?

Drag queens and police
in riot gear.

Oh.

In case you are, I wanted you to
know, because when you asked...

If I was seeing someone.

You are.

That's cool.

What, um...

What's his name?

- Brady.
- Brady.

- Brady.
- Yeah.

- Brady. Okay.
- What?

No, it's very...

Anglo-Saxon.

Very... "Lord Brady."

- He's got red hair.
- He's a ginge?

Wow, you're dating
a ginge. Huh.

Interesting.

Well, he must be super
hot. 'Cause you know,

with gingers, they're
either hot or they're...

He's hot.

Okay.

Great.

Um, and we've only
hung out a couple times,

but I wanted you to know,
in case you were thinking...

No, no, no!
This was just...

I... I just...
I wanted to reconnect...

And to see
if we could be friends.

Why do we need to be?
We weren't friends before?

We don't need to be,
but I'd like to be.

There's nothing
ulterior. Really.

I'm...

I'm actually
seeing someone, too.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah. It's a little weird, which is
why I haven't talked about it a lot.

But, um...

Well, you remember Kevin?

Kevin? Your boss, Kevin?

Yeah. That's what's weird.
The whole boss thing.

Doesn't he have a partner?

He does,

which is also weird.

But, he's...

You know, they're
apart a lot of the time.

So, they have an arrangement?

Oh, no, I don't...

No.

You a homewrecker,
now, Patrick?

No.

No, it's not like that.

No, they're having
a lot of issues right now,

and, um...

This kind of caught us
both by surprise,

so we're just... you know,
we're figuring it out.

It's none of
my business, but...

You don't want to be in deeper
than the person you're with.

It's never good.

And if there's something bad
happening between those two guys...

I'm being careful, Richie.

It's fine.

You trans?

Do I look trans?

But you're queer, right?

No, I'm gay.

Are you the new
Ms. Charmenko?

- I don't know who that is.
- She used to work here.

He's Eddie's new
boyfriend, Chloe.

Umm, no. No.

You poz, too?

Umm...

Hey, y'all.
This is Agust?n.

He's a friend,

and he's visiting
for the day, so be nice.

Umm, and we're gonna get started
again, so come on, people.

Let's all sit down.

All right, everybody! Let's go.
We're gonna get started again.

Chloe, sit down.

Great.

And I have an idea.

Something different.

Wouldn't it be fun if Agust?n joins us
in circle, today. What do you think?

Who's Mrs. Charmenko?

Uh, Josie. She used
to work in the office.

She retired.

They're looking
for a replacement.

Is that something I can do?

I mean, unless there's some
kind of special requirement.

Yeah. High school diploma.

The pay is shit-tay!

Well, I'm not making
any money right now,

so even minimum wage
would be great.

It's minimum-minimum wage.
Don't worry about that.

Am I too much of a coral gables
princess to work at a shelter?

"A," I didn't know
you were from coral gables.

And "b," it's not the shelter,
man, it's the kids.

Yeah, they're trans children
of the corn. I get it.

No, you don't.

They'll Facebook you,

they'll call you,
they'll text you all night,

they won't respect
your boundaries,

and they'll tell you shit
that you don't want to hear,

'cause you're not
wired that way.

I mean, unless you are,
then tell me.

I need a job, Eddie.

Something that won't
make me hate myself

and has nothing to do with art.

Are you hungry?

Yeah, I'm always hungry.

I'm, like, five pounds.

All right, good. Let's get
you a bag of dicks to eat.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Uh, come in.
Come on in. Sorry.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

How you doing?

Uh, good.
Good to see you.

Yeah.

Is, uh, Lynn here?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
He's out back.

I'll show you.

Okay.

So, you doing well?

Yeah. Am I crashing something?

Nah, it should be fine.

Dom!

Hey!

Hey.
Missed you last night.

Yeah, I wasn't sure if, uh...

You know, I didn't think
I should come over.

Well, you're here now.
You wanna join us for a soak?

Plenty of room.

You sure you don't mind?

Wouldn't have asked you
if I did.

Okay.

Lynn saw me in a production
of "Beach Blanket Babylon"

back in the day, back when
it was at the Tivoli.

Matthew was a featured dancer.

Ha. Yes, yes.

We went out
for a drink, afterwards.

Told him I wanted
to be an actor,

and he very sweetly helped me
set up a showcase.

I didn't know you were into
theatre producing, Lynn.

What was the play again?

"Angels."
At the Rhino, remember?

I was the worst Joe Pitt
you ever saw.

No, you were very compelling.

Bullshit.

You were! Thank you. Yeah, okay.

I am a little dehydrated.

Does anyone want anything?

Uh, there's a nice ros?
in the fridge.

Okay.

Oh God. All these people
posting about "Esta Noche".

They're so right.
San Francisco is so over.

Oh, relax.

Come on.
You went there once, okay?

And I love it, too,
but it's a shit-hole, okay?

Just admit that the real
reason you're making us go

is to prove something
to Richie.

Fine, okay, yes.

It would be
a nice gesture to...

To show him that
we can still be friends,

that we've evolved enough to...

Are those veggie?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Hey, um...

What do you think about
me getting a job

at a homeless shelter
for at-risk gay kids?

What?

I don't know.
Are you qualified for that?

Oh, okay. My friend Eddie
got me an interview,

so haters can hate,
and doubters can doubt.

Oh my God, I love
that Eddie-bear.

He's so fun and campy.

It's like having your own
personal Mrs. Madrigal.

Hey, who was that text from?

Kevin. Why?

Coming back.

- Oh!
- Thanks, daddy.

Excuse me?

Dom, be nice.

You know, for me, it's a...

It's a compliment.

Well, for me, from you,
it's a trigger.

So don't call me that again.

Yes.

You both topped
hot Matthew from rugby?

Wait, hot Matthew from
rugby is a power bottom?

Yes, he's one of you.

Well, actually, I'm coming into my own
as a power top, if you want to know.

- Really?
- Yeah.

So, umm...

How endowed is the young man?

- Size queen.
- I'm curious.

I want to know.

- Length, average.
- Okay.

Girth, well above.

Well, all right.
Good for you.

- Go Lynn.
- It's all Lynn.

He invited Matthew.
I just happened to drop by.

Oh, was that weird?

Little bit.

The whole night was weird.

I don't know.
It's like...

I'm still figuring out
this whole Lynn thing.

Oh, shit. Shit.

What?

Is that?
Yes. Block me.

Come here, block me, block me.

- Is that...
- Yeah.

Is that the boyfriend?

Paddy, let's just...
Let's just back up.

- Come on.
- Yeah.

Come on.

- Can we talk?
- Yeah.

Right now?

Uh-huh.

Yo.

What's up?
What's happened?

I saw... fuck.
Fuck me.

At the Farmer's Market.
I was there. I, uh...

I saw you with Jon.

Okay.

And you didn't
want to say hello?

Are you totally fucking insane?

Calm down, Patrick.
It's all right.

No, this is so not all right.

Listen, I...

I get a text from you
when you're with Jon...

And my heart, it...
It swells, Kevin,

because I think, "wow, he's
actually thinking of me."

I was.

I am.

- I am all the time.
- Okay, fine,

but you're with Jon, right?

I mean, your life is with Jon.

You wake up with him.
You go to bed with him.

You talk to him
on the phone every night.

And we can steal lunches,
and we can steal weekends,

but at the end of the day, we're
stealing from your life with Jon.

And I...

I want to be the kind
of person that can handle that,

but I just... I can't.
I can't do it anymore.

Because...

Because you saw us
at the Farmer's Market?

Yes!
And because...

Every day, more and more I'm...

I'm building this life for us,

this future in my head,

us together,
and it's impossible.

This is gonna end with Jon hurt,
or you and I hating each other,

so let's just stop.
Let's just rewind...

Stop talking.

And go back to being flirty friends,
or whatever we were before...

- I don't want to go back to that.
- And we can work on the app

- and see each other at work.
- No.

I will talk to Jon, okay?

Today. I will talk
to him, today.

- That's not what I...
- I will make this right.

And it will take time...

To make him understand in a
way that doesn't wreck him.

That will take time,

- but I will do it.
- I know.

I'm not asking you to...

Well, you don't need to, Patrick.
You don't need to ask me.

Because that life you are
building for us?

I am too.

I'm not losing it.

Okay.

If you're...

Okay.

Well, well, well.

So, it's true.

The princess of coral gables
somehow conned her way into a job.

Huh.

I guess somebody told somebody
that I'm a good guy.

Oh, well, if it was me,
you're welcome.

Okay.

You know, this first
week, I'm not even

supposed to answer
the phone if it rings?

Guess they're waiting
to see if I fuck up.

Oh, they are.

So, maybe don't.

Okay?

Hey, uh...

What are you doing, tonight?

Nothing.

Hey, great timing.

Lock that behind you, will you?

Sure.

Let me get these in the case,
then we can go.

No rush.

Matthew's fun.

Yeah. He's a good egg, right?

Should we ask him to meet us
at "Esta Noche"?

He works nights, usually.

Oh, maybe he can swing by
the house after work?

I'm not really in the mood
for that. Are you?

If I said I was, that I really
wanted to invite Matthew over,

would it matter?

Well, Dom, if...

Invite him if you want to.

Everything we do
is a negotiation, Lynn.

Everything's so...

Careful and...
And... and... measured.

It's like...

You're withholding.

It's like you're not sure
how much to invest in me...

Or us.

- Is that what it feels like?
- Yeah. It does.

And it makes me wonder
what am I to you.

Am I Matthew?
Am I more than that? Less?

Matthew's a friend.

Yeah. I got that,
loud and clear.

Where do I sit in the pantheon?

I told you when we started...

I've only got so much to give.

Because it all went to Brian.

No. Not all,

but he needed a lot.

So, yes, now I have my limits.

You're not Matthew.

But...

What I had with Brian,
I won't have with anyone else,

even if I wanted to.

Too much life.

But you could...

If you wanted to.

Your place at Russian River
is incredible,

but it's also, like...
Not a shrine, but...

No, it is...

To my and Brian's life,

and I like that.

So, I should...

What? I should just
box it all up?

Of course not. We'd just...
We'd have something else.

You really...

Won't let yourself
be surprised?

I want you
to have everything...

Your restaurant,

what I had with Brian...
20 years with an incredible man.

And God willing,
when you find that man,

I hope it's more than 20 years. I
hope it's for the rest of your life.

That's what I want
for you, Dom.

When I find that man.

What we're doing right now...

It's all I got,

and I've never lied to you.

And...

If that's enough?
Then that's great.

- If it's not...
- No, it's not.

And it shouldn't be for you.

Even if it's not with me,
you shouldn't...

Be... done, Lynn.

You like it?

Yeah, dude. I do. Hey,
Paddy, what's up, buddy?

Hey, guys.

Oh, Patrick, this is Brady.

Brady, this is Patrick.

Hey, man.

- Nice to meet you.
- Yeah.

We were just getting
to know each other.

Not me.

Just getting beers
for Dom and I. Goodbye.

So, what do you two girls do?

I cut hair.

I work at "The Weekly."

Classifieds. I also
write about gay stuff.

Oh, a queer Jimmy Olsen!

See, now that I love.

How did you guys meet, anyway?

He came in for a haircut.

Stayed for the hot barber.

Oh, I got an article you could write
about gringo-chasing in the community.

Yeah, right after my
"gays who are gaycist" article.

Oh, really?

All right, I like you.

Can we just get out of here?

You wanna ditch our friends
before peaches Christ goes on?

What's going on?

I'll tell you at home.

It's, uh, Lynn stuff.

I thought I could
push through, but...

Oh, fuck. Okay.

All right, let's go.
Let's go.

You know, I wanna do that...
Your kickstarter idea.

Let's do it, okay?

You're talking about
the window or our movie?

I saw this one video where
these two queens in Michigan

open a Mexican bakery
with kickstarter money.

Look at that! You see that?
Dreams come true.

Told you.

Good.

I need this, Dor.

Fuck. I don't have
anything else.

What the fuck happened?
What is going on?

Don't say that
you have me, all right?

You have me.

And you have... you...

Up till about 10 seconds ago, I was
gonna say you have Lynn, but...

Well, I didn't.
I didn't ever have him.

So...

Oh, you have me.

Thank fucking God.

So, are you writing
a scathing op-ed

about the early demise
of "Esta Noche"?

With secrets and insights
from a former door man?

I bet you have stories.

Uh, yeah.
We are covering it.

I'm not writing the article.

I'm just here tonight
as a human being.

So, I'm not gonna
be in the article?

No.

Uh, excuse me for a second.

- I'll watch your beer, man.
- All right.

- Hey.
- Hey.

How'd it go?

How'd it go?

Are you okay?

I was there.

I was about to tell him,
I... I...

I started to tell...

Well, you didn't tell him
anything about us?

Well, I... I couldn't.
He has no idea!

He's moved his life
to be here with me.

But you could have!
You know?

'Cause now this means
that you and I, we...

I know what it means.

Why did you even come here?

I don't know.

I was...

I'm sorry. It was for you,
to be with you.