Matador (2014): Season 1, Episode 3 - Idol Worship - full transcript

LAX, so the target is here.

- Somebody help!
- Call the ambulance.

What's this?

What's in his thermal?

Donald's friend is the target.

Tonight's initiation is
going to be a long one.

Do you want a future here?

Stay away from Galan's daughter.

- She didn't make it.
- What am I suppose to do now?

Have a drink with
friends to clear it out?

You're on this picture
with me and Dona.



Who are you really?

Who are you really?

I can explain.

Just put the gun down.

You're not putting down the gun.

This isn't a joke.

I am who I told you I am.

That the best you can do?

- Well, that's the truth.
- I don't believe you.

You gonna bail him out?

Not yet.

Let's just see how he
handles himself in a pinch.

Who's your friend in the photo?

I have no idea. I swear to God.



Well, maybe I don't believe in God.

Find some other way to convince me.

Okay, just... all right, look.

I'm...

I'm kind of a local celebrity now,

and... and this guy, he recognized me,

and he asked me for an autograph.

And I was just being polite.

It's simple as that.

Uh-huh.

And this sort of thing,
it happens to you often?

No, never.

In fact, it was kind of cool

to be recognized in public like that.

My whole life, I'm a
street kid from east L.A.

Now all of a sudden I'm... More.

Oh, brother.

You have every right to be on edge.

You've been through a lot,
but you got to believe me.

This... this guy, he's
just a coffee drinking,

soccer loving, hotel maintenance worker.

Okay? It's just... it's coincidence.

I don't believe in coincidences.

I can't. Not in my line of work.

Wait, now I'm confused.

You said you worked for the Smithsonian.

Unless working for the
Smithsonian's a cover

and you're actually a spy.

Don't make fun of me.

I'm sorry.

Why do you have a gun?

Look, the international art market

can be a dangerous place.

All this cash floating around the world,

lack of trust in paper assets.

I have colleagues that
have been robbed and worse.

What are you doing?

What is he doing?

I could be an international art mole.

How would you know
I'm not wearing a wire?

Well, now that you mention it...

Ah.

Wire could be in there.

Won't you take my word for it?

Hmm.

Mm. Nope.

You leave me no choice.

How does he do that?

Mm, thanks.

Look at this.

I wonder what she ordered.

I guess the bone-in
filet didn't satisfy her.

They didn't call for room service.

Yeah, this isn't good.

Harju. Go, now!

Jesus, Tony.

Ah!

Tony?

Compliments to the chef.

Everything all right out here?

If it wasn't before, it is now.

Nice save. Bravo.

Caesar!

Caesar!

Come on!

No worries, Bravo.

I'm Rusty.

Quit your whining, Bravo,
or get back on defense.

The boys are warming to Tony.

Kid's a project.

I've got too many projects.

I'm building a deck in my backyard.

Nine months, the thing's half done.

Yeah, so is Tony Bravo.

Is this about his arrest?

Because there may be more
to that night than you know.

That's what concerns me.

You're a grown man.

You want to get drunk
and take your pants off

instead of welcoming your
brother back into society,

that's your choice.

Ma, all I can say is
there's more to that story

than you know. Okay?

And I'm really sorry that
I didn't come to the party.

You don't have to apologize, Tony.

Not to me at least.

All right, where's Ricky?

He's at the mall looking for a job.

Mall?

Not the magic shop.

Look, he needs to be employed.

It's a condition of his parole.

Yeah, but that was his high school job.

Okay, you got a better idea?

Tony, just the man I wanted to see.

Look, we got to go over your contract

before I call the riot attorneys.

Yeah, okay.

Well, now's not a good time, Javi.

Apparently, I got to
go apologize to Ricky.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Is doing the right thing
an inconvenience to you?

The right thing.

He'd still be in prison
if it wasn't for me.

His good behavior...
I'd like to think I had

a little something to do with that.

So the other night at the hotel,

that was good behavior?

Javi, ma's already gone there,

okay? You got to be smart, son.

You're in the public eye
now. It makes you a target.

I'm barely on the team.

Who's gonna target me?

Thanks for coming.

Curbside booty call? How could I refuse?

I didn't have money for a hotel.

Ooh, hot.

So I've got, like, five minutes.

So if we're gonna knock boots,

let's get to it.

I need access to the
voice mails on this.

It wants a password.

What's in it for me?

- Riot versus new England?
- Great seats.

Seal it.

I'll be in touch.

Afternoon, Bravo.

How was practice?

Good, real good.

You know, so much of the
game is about communication,

but once you establish
that, passing is...

disregard. Replacement phone.

It has all your old data,
same encryption and failsafe,

same number. Try to hang on to this one.

Thanks.

Margot Atkins checks
out at the Smithsonian,

artifacts acquisitions department.

Any reason to think she was lying?

Any reason to think she wasn't?

We're not in the business of
taking people at their word.

Yeah, I get that.

How does the art world
intersect with Galan's network?

That's what you need to find out.

- I'll stay close to her.
- Exactly.

And treat your relationship
like more than a one-night stand.

Two-night stand.

Two-night stand.

Bravo's already been with her twice.

Funny.

Yeah, it's Tony.

Hey, what's up, Javi?

Wait, what?

Whoa. Wait, hold on... slow down.

Did they say why?

Okay.

Yeah. No, no. Thanks
for letting me know.

The riot just pulled my contract offer.

Why?

I'm guessing it has something
to do with the other night.

What now?

Leave this to me.

Miss? Miss, you can't go in there.

I am so sorry, Mr. Galan.
I tried to stop her.

I'll call security.

Uh, no, no, Paulina.

That won't be necessary.

And how can I help you, miss, um...

Spencer, Anne Spencer.

Pleased to meet you, Ms. Spencer.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

No? Why not?

I'm Tony Bravo's agent.

What's this bullshit about you
rescinding his contract offer?

Yes?

It's me, Tony.

Tony.

Which one? I know a lot of Tonys.

The one who got all dressed up

to take you to his favorite restaurant.

Oh, that Tony.

I like that Tony.

Wow.

I hope you don't mind me stopping by.

I just... I wanted to impress
you with my spontaneity.

Oh, I'm impressed.

But I have a work thing today.

- Oh, now you have a thing?
- Well, it's kind of

the whole reason I came to L.A.

So what is it?

- An auction.
- An auction.

Yes, Brenton's.

There's a... a piece
I'm supposed to acquire.

Maybe I'll come with.

Look, I'm kind of havin' a bad day.

The team said they might cut me loose,

and thought you and I could...

man, I'm embarrassing myself.

No.

Go to your auction.

Maybe I'll see you later.

Wait.

I hope you like entitled millionaires.

Is there any other kind?

Just give me a minute.

Yeah, take your time.

I admire your direct approach,

Ms. Spencer.

I'm sure in smaller markets,

it's served your clients very well.

Well, I'm just asking you
to step back and reconsider.

I'm afraid my decision is final.

And I didn't get to where I
am by second guessing myself.

Mr. Galan, you know as well as I do,

when it comes to business,
everything's negotiable.

This isn't business. This is personal.

Has this got something
to do with your daughter?

Well, Tony mentioned
she was at the hotel

the night of the festivities,

and I can assure you nothing happened

despite her best efforts.

I suggest you tread lightly.

I've misjudged you if
you're the kind of man

who would allow the
youthful indiscretions

of his daughter

get in the way of a lucrative
business relationship.

And you have misjudged Tony
Bravo's value to the riot.

With Tony's looks, his cinderella story,

his growing social media presence,

he's made for this town.

With the riot backdrop,
matador could be a star.

Mm-hmm, you are quite the advocate.

Tony's lucky to have you on his team.

Luck's got nothing to do with it.

You know, I look at Tony Bravo,

and I see a very
valuable and unique asset,

one which I am delighted to own 10% of.

Mm. You may well have a
future in this business.

Tony Bravo, however, does not.

Now if you'll excuse me,

art is a passion of mine,

and I'm attending an
auction at Brenton's today.

Surely, there is something I can do.

Yes, you can sign Landon Donovan.

Until then, I think we're done.

Now we know the auction is
what connected Galan and Margot.

That's why he wanted her eliminated.

They're after the same item.

They could be.

Let's brief Bravo before he gets there.

We can't let Tony go to Brenton's.

If Galan sees him
there, his cover's blown.

No. Tony has put himself
at the center of the action.

That is exactly where we want him to be.

The bid is 800,000.

Do I hear any advance on 800,000?

$800,000.

900,000.

$1 million.

$1 million, thank you, sir.

$1 million.

The bid is now $1 million.

$1.1 million, thank you, sir.

$1.1 million. Any advance?

1.1 million going once, twice...

Sold to bidder at $1,100,000.

You're kidding me.

For the mustache boy.

Lot number 4573 is next,

a flawless pre-olmec figure

circa 1800 to 1500 b.C.

It's carved in
hard-speckled greenstone,

worked with amazing...

- Is that the one?
- Wish me luck.

- Of unknown provenance...
- Good luck.

And never before to market.

So we're gonna start
the bidding at $250,000.

200... $300,000, thank
you very much, sir.

Do I hear 350,000?

350,000, thank you, sir.

350,000, any advance?

$400,000.

$450,000.

$500,000, thank you.

500... $550,000.

$550,000.

600,000.

600,000, thank you very much.

Any advance?

Going once. 600,000.

At the back, new bidder,

$650,000. Thank you, madam.

That woman was not supposed
to be in attendance.

Is that Tony Bravo with her?

$700,000.

$700,000 in the back
also, thank you, sir.

$700,000.

$750,000.

750, thank you, sir.

800,000, I'm looking for.

800,000, thank you, ma'am.

$1 million.

The bid is 1.8, looking for 2.

$2 million.

Fair warning, sir.

We're already well over market.

You'll draw unwanted attention.

Fair warning, sir. The bid's at you.

$2 million, going once, twice.

Not a chance.

3 million.

$3 million.

The bid is $3 million, going once.

$3 million going twice.

Sold for $3 million.

Mr. Tony Bravo, what
an unexpected surprise.

Likewise, Mr. Galan.

You were not on the top of
my list of people I expected

to see here tonight,

especially accompanying
my chief competition.

I'm sorry the bidding
didn't go your way.

So am I.

The piece should be on
permanent public display,

not hidden away in some trophy case.

How do you two know each other?

Oh, Mr. Galan, he owns the riot.

That's the team that
I play... played for.

I'm not quite sure.

Actually, I had a very
productive conversation

with your agent.

Come to my office tomorrow.

We need to discuss your future.

I'll be there.

Yes, sir, thank you.

Excuse me, Mr. Galan.

A quick word, please, sir.

Yes. Excuse me.

What do you think that's about?

I have no idea.

Ms. Atkins.

Yes.

There's been a reassessment.

The winning bid has been invalidated

due to a credit issue.

Andres Galan has credit issues?

The consignor of the item has insisted

that the deal close immediately.

Therefore, as second-place bid,

the purchase redounds to you.

If you'll come with me.

- Do you believe this?
- Crazy.

Credit issues?

Let me guess. That was you?

We don't want Galan walking
away with that piece.

Why? What's so important about it?

We'll find that out soon enough.

What's important now
is your friend Margot

has something Galan wants.
Now, if we play this right,

her little green man
might be your ticket

into Galan's inner circle.

You must think I'm crazy.

And why would I think that?

The way I'm looking at our
crooked little friend here.

No, I don't think that makes you crazy.

I think that makes you lucky.

You get to do what
you love for a living.

Guess that makes us both lucky.

Was it a childhood dream

for you to play professional soccer?

- Kind of, yeah.
- Mm.

My dad, he, um...

He's gone now, but he started me young.

We used to walk to
Hollenbeck Park, and...

I would spend all day
trying to shoot past him.

I don't think I ever scored.

So $2 million, huh?

Mm-hmm.

One of our more deep-pocketed
patrons wanted it

for our permanent collection.

Well, any idea why Mr.
Galan wanted it so badly?

You'd have to ask him.

But for me, it's a...

it's a beautiful reminder
of what we've lost.

What's that?

Our sense of wonder.

In most Mesoamerican cultures,

hunchbacks were regarded as seers.

Kings would invite them to
court so they could commune

in a supernatural realm,

a compassion born out of wonder.

You can just imagine how
terrifying and amazing

the world appeared to them.

And now...

Nothing amazes.

It's as if we've forgotten
how to experience the mystery.

Do you know what I mean?

I have no idea.

He's staring at me.

Wait right here.

Harju was supposed to be the best.

Mm. He'd done excellent
work in the past.

And what good does that do me now?

We'll figure out a way
to recover the artifact.

Good.

And in the meantime,
dig into Tony Bravo.

We did a full background check.

That was before he turned up
at the auction with that woman.

He's a mechanic from east L.A.

Does that make any sense to you?

I want to know everything else

there is to know about Tony Bravo.

- Ricky.
- What's up, bro?

I could've shot you, man.

But you didn't. No harm, no foul.

You want some?

It's your favorite,
brown sugar cinnamon.

Yeah, I know.

That's why I buy them, and
I keep them in my house.

Well, bro, that's a lot of 'tude

considering you almost
killed me a second ago.

What are you doing here?

Heard you came by the house yesterday.

Was there something
you wanted to say to me?

I did.

I do.

I wanted to say I'm really sorry

that I didn't come to your party.

It's all right.

- No hard feelings.
- Really?

You're just gonna let me
off the hook like that.

Yeah.

So much else to talk about, bro.

Such as?

You.

Your soccer career. You're blowin' up.

Everybody's already talking about you.

Yeah, well, I'm not so sure about that.

They will be.

That's where I come in,

as president of Tony Bravo enterprises.

I'll be your voice to the community.

No, man.

I'm already setting up
websites for you in English

- and in espa?ol.

It's a great way to stay
connected to your fans

and sell them shit.

But Ma said you're
getting a job at Vic's.

Vic's tricks is no more.

Now it's a magic barn or some shit.

New owners aren't
looking to hire a felon.

All right, look.

Now, I don't know what the
future holds for me and the riot,

but if everything works out all right,

and you promise me

that you're gonna run
everything by me first...

promise me.

Naturally.

We'll give this a shot.

- Ha-ha
- Come on, man. Come on, dude.

Oh, man, this is gonna be great.

You won't regret it.

Me, you, and pop working together, man.

Javi?

Yeah. He's negotiating
your contract, right?

He's all fired up about
being your agent or whatever.

I never said he could be my agent.

You're not thinking
about firing him, are you?

Firing him?

It wouldn't really be firing him

if I never hired him in the first place.

Right?

Right.

It's all good.

You won't be sneaking
up on anyone in those.

What can I say?

I'm a terrible deep throat.

That explains a lot.

Any luck?

In a word, not so much.

from M.I.T. If you can't
hack a simple phone?

This used to be a simple phone.

But it's had some serious upgrades.

I went to root it, but the configuration

of the board didn't look right.

This thing is rigged
to fry its own circuits

if someone hacks it.

That's unusual.

This is darpa grade tech.

Who'd you get it from?

Well, whoever it is,

I suggest you unfriend them posthaste.

Sit down, Tony.

Sir, firstly, I want you
to know how sorry I am

about how things went down
the other night at the party.

Now, I know how that must've looked.

And then yesterday at the auction...

I mean, you've really
got to know my priorities

are entirely with this team.

My loyalty is to you.

Enlighten me as to the
nature of your relationship

with miss Atkins.

We met at a hotel bar
where she was staying,

had a few drinks, and we clicked.

You're in the habit
of going alone to bars

of five-star hotels to meet women?

Well, it's more of an
investment strategy.

Companionship can yield
some quality perks.

Companionship.

Yes, I'm beginning to understand
you a little better, Tony.

I never said I was an angel.

I'm aware of your
less-than-angelic history

all the way back to
your youthful encounters

with the criminal justice system.

These records were supposed to
be expunged when I turned 18.

Don't forget who I am, Tony.

But I'm impressed with the fact

that you would rather go to prison

then testify against your cohorts.

It's like I said,

I'm loyal to my friends.

You and I are not friends.

But we could be.

I mean, I can be of service to you

in certain situations

off the field.

And what would you
expect in return for these

off-the-field services?

I just want to play soccer.

The auction item.

There were people who were
counting on me to acquire it.

Perhaps you could
still help me with that.

So those photos worked like a charm.

Galan wants me to help
him steal the figurine

from Margot.

Perfect.

You got any sense why
he's got such a hard-on

for this artifact?

Well, I don't know, but
from the way he's talking,

it sounds like he wants
it for someone else.

Expensive gift.

What's the plan?

I'm supposed to get
Margot out of the suite

between 7:00 and 8:00 tonight,

and he's gonna send
someone in, crack the safe.

Then we'll just have to beat him to it.

I want you and her out
of the hotel by 6:00.

Then you'll go in, crack the safe,

and put a tracker on the piece

so we can figure out where it ends up.

Wait, we're just gonna
let Galan steal it.

No, you are.

And in doing so, you'll
become useful to him,

and we can get closer to
identifying other players

in his network.

Two birds, one stone man.

'Cause the artifact is a stone man.

- Okay, let's do it.
- Yeah. No, we get it.

I'm in.

Get to it.

Latents are clearly visible

on the four, six, eight, and nine keys.

Assuming she used each number once,

that makes for 24 possible combinations.

Sending now.

Got it.

Okay.

Come on.

Son of a bitch.

Okay. Okay.

Noah, we have a situation.

Samuel just entered the lobby.

Well, he's early.

Okay, speed it up.

Hold on. Give me just a second.

He's on the elevator.

Hurry up.

I just need a few more seconds to
figure out where to put the tracker.

Almost there.

Hurry up.

Okay, I am. I'm moving.

Noah, he's at the door. Speed it up.

Almost there.

Almost there.

Noah.

First try. You've got to be kidding me.

I'm told you wanted
to see me, Mr. Galan.

Actually, there is something
I wanted you to see.

Extraordinary, isn't it?

Yeah.

It kind of reminds
you of what we've lost.

What we've lost indeed.

You know, Tony, you may
be a promising athlete,

but you make a terrible spy.

Sir?

It's a fake!

What... what do you mean?

The object that Samuel
took out of her safe,

it wasn't real.

But how did she know we were coming?

Isn't it obvious?

Your girlfriend saw
you coming a mile away.

She swapped it out.

Why would she do that?

Because maybe she's not
who you thought she was.

Excuse me, Sir.

Excuse me, sir. Sir.

Damn it!

Where'd she go?

The woman... the woman
that was staying here,

donde esta?

Yo no sei.

The woman, she leave.

Did she check out? When?

Que hora? En la noche.

For you.

Sorry.

Everything we found
out about Margot Atkins,

who works for the
Smithsonian, it's gone.

What do you mean gone?

The trail's been wiped clean

like she never even existed.

Whoever she's really working for

created a false legend, then erased it.

We're not dealing with amateurs here.

She duped me.

She duped all of us.

The good news is

you've established loyalty with Galan.

He knows you're willing to
color outside of the lines.

We can use that going forward.

It couldn't have all been an act.

She really got to you, didn't she?

What?

Well, this whole time,

you thought you were playing her,

but she was playing you.

The old schtup and dupe.

It's kind of ironic, isn't it?

We done here?

Yeah.

Break away. Break away.

Go, go, go, go, go.

What's up, bro?

Not much.

So this is what you're
doing with your freedom now?

Playing video games?

Fifa, bro. Research.

It's all about the
ancillary markets and shit.

Come on.

You want to game up?

Give you A.C. Roma.

No, I'm good.

Hey.

You're back on the team, huh?

How did it happen?

It was a mix-up.

Scare tactic more like.

They probably didn't
think you had somebody

looking over your deal.

Pablo, is this a good time
to go over some specifics?

'Cause they... man, they
got this option on you,

and... and maybe in a couple of months,

- it's not gonna mean anything.
- Jefe.

But I think we should
cover our butts here.

Jefe.

I've already retained representation.

It's just, you know, someone with

experience in the marketplace.

Well, yeah, of course.

It's not you.

It's okay. Tony, I... I understand.

You need a professional, right?

I'm still gonna come to you for advice.

It's just not gonna be official.

I'm not boxin' you out, Javi.

I love you. You know that.

Yeah.

You broke his heart.

Do we know who the
woman was working for?

I know little but suspect much.

You think it was them.

I think the artifact is gone

and that we should move
on to the contingency plan.

Very well.

Reach out to Mark Tarzola.

Is that a problem?

As brokers go, he's not
the most dependable choice.

Nevertheless, he has the
appropriate resources.

What would you like me to tell him?

Tell him I need an army.