Mosaic (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Moving Forward, Not Back - full transcript
[HBO] HD. 'Moving Forward, Not Back.' As his relationship with Olivia heats up, Eric weighs whether to come clean about his original intentions.
I looked over, and I'm like,
"That's the face
from a book I worshipped."
Eric Neill. Hi.
- Olivia Lake.
- Yeah, of course.
You might be the reason
I became an artist.
She's gonna show your stuff
to people?
This is huge for me.
She makes me nervous.
You got my name from...
People familiar
with your skills.
The owner has
an unhealthy attachment
to the property.
Get her to sell it.
You know when you'll know
when I'm moving on?
When you're standing
at my gravesite.
- Okay.
- Okay?
What happens when
he actually sees in?
- It's all about...
- Trust.
- It's not much. It's 25K.
- What is this?
I dated it for
a couple days ago
so it doesn't seem
like I wrote it
just for this meeting.
Sometimes with
these money guys...
take it from a VC guy,
former VC guy...
it helps to have
skin in the game.
If it makes sense
in the mood of the room,
pull it out, okay?
What if this is one of those
Dennis Klein kind of things?
Wouldn't that be funny?
- I know, right?
- Right?
Hi.
Eric Neill.
- Tom Davis.
- Good to meet you.
- Hey, Tom.
- Olivia. Please.
Thanks.
Michael, this
is a man named...
- Eric Neill.
- Eric Neill.
Please, have a seat.
- Hey.
- Hi. How are you?
So, what is this
amazing pitch about?
The idea is that since you guys
were the initial investors,
the seed angels, of Mosaic,
we thought we should
give you the first chance
to get in on the ground
floor of the expansion.
Well, your thoughts and
points are very well taken
and we'll certainly look into
what we can and cannot do.
- We'll talk to our guys.
- Of course.
You look like the cat
that ate the canary.
It's just funny.
Seriously.
What, 30 years?
This is the least I've ever
seen you talk in one sitting.
Well, you know, I've just... I've
taken this really seriously
and I don't want to blow it
by doing what I usually do,
which is saying
one sentence too many
or talking one minute
too long, so...
Uh, are you both...?
We've put in 25K to start.
He... he's put in,
but, you know, I'm
considering my options.
Such as?
Well, I mean, we've all been
in this since the beginning,
so, you know,
things that were...
previously considered
immutable...
You know, I have
to think about it, but...
everything... everything
is on the table.
Changes.
- What do you mean?
- Happening.
Not just
the studio per se,
but the... the whole
place in general.
I don't know, I haven't
really thought it through.
I just... I don't
like dishonesty.
That, I have thought through.
Okay.
Just... I find it interesting
that you never told me
about your little girlfriend.
The meadowlark.
What, Laura?
She's cute.
She's bubbly, she's friendly.
You know,
I'm a big girl.
I've been around.
I know the track.
All right,
I still don't understand.
Come on, you pretended
you were infatuated with me
when, really, you were
just infatuated
with what you hoped
you would be,
and you saw me
as an avenue to get there.
You know, don't pretend
that you weren't throwing me
all kinds of signals.
I mean...
I admit I fell for them, okay?
But that was sneaky.
You were sneaky.
You're a sneaky,
sneaky boy, okay?
Oh, whatever.
Oh.
That's Eric.
He'll be moving
into the main house.
You can help him
get those drawers inside.
- Hey.
- Hey.
He is... oof.
Joel, come here and meet Eric.
Joel, come on.
This is the guy
I told you about.
- The boarder.
- Oh.
Who is here to help you
as instructed.
He is a sneaky, sneaky boy.
I really appreciate
your help with this.
Yeah, sure.
Where do we drop it?
Just down here
at the end of the hall, but...
Yeah... okay.
Oh, hey, Joel,
that bench
at the end of the trail,
it's, um, off-balance.
Would you put
some of those, uh,
un-off-balancers
under it?
- Got it.
- Okay, thank you.
The guy's got an odd energy.
Yeah, pound puppies, you know.
Never know when
they're gonna snap at you.
You know, $25,000...
I don't care how much money you
got, that's incredibly generous.
It's all good.
It's just money, right?
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Okay.
Who here goes to Pine
Canyon Elementary School,
and who just wet their pants?
Oh!
And who knows
what this story is about?
Awesome!
That's so nice.
All right, who wants
to do the spinning?
- Me!
- Oh, I think we'd better let Miss Markel do it.
Come on, let's let
teacher go first.
Oh, teacher first.
Teacher first.
Okay, great.
Now, I want you to be careful
here as we go by the workman.
Okay, careful.
Come on.
That's good.
Now, stop on the rock before
here so that she can spin.
Even tall, stupid, dorky, overgrown
children can come with us today.
What?! Don't you laugh at that!
- Guh!
- Now, what's this story about?
- What animal?
- A bear!
That's right.
Okay, now, if you know
what this is about...
- Hey, yeah.
- ...don't be afraid to read along...
This is really not a good time.
I'll call you back.
No, there's no ETA.
The day after what?
I can't say I can hit that.
This is not a good time.
I'll get you back.
"the monster was blue."
Great job.
Now, who knows
what glimpsed means?
You wouldn't believe
the hoops we've had
to jump through.
I mean, each state
has its own...
well, Wyoming thinks that
charitable purposes means one thing
and Arizona something
entirely different.
We thought we'd have the
paperwork done by summer.
We were being stu... uh, optimistic.
Well, in theory,
each spoke becomes a hub,
and then the hubs kind
of fan out and, well...
you know,
your son is brilliant.
Uh-oh.
- Oh, God.
In vino, veritas.
It means
"in wine, truth."
And I've had maybe a glass
and a half too much vino,
so you'll forgive me
if there's perhaps
a glass and a half
too much of veritas.
- Oh, my God.
- Mm.
Eric...
you scared the hell out of me.
At first.
Spooked me.
Because she fell hard fast.
Which I'm used to.
But she's always had
this uncanny ability
to sprout... whatever...
bat wings and then...
I believe the phrase
"bat out of hell" was coined
to describe your relationship
to relationships.
Hence my always available
tub of Double Fudge Chunk.
But I think this will be
the first tub I finish myself.
'Cause for the first time
in 24 years,
no evidence of wings.
So, those arms of yours
had better fucking be strong
and open and available.
Wow...
maybe it was two and a half
glasses too much vino.
Apologies.
Oh, I loved it.
Ho, ho, ho.
Oh, thank you, darling.
- Here we go.
- Hey, man. Oh!
One of those on the fire.
Just dump the rest right there.
Let's keep it warm.
Thank you.
Hold on a sec.
Um...
Uh, eh, you know what?
- Merry Christmas.
- What?
Yeah, you work
your ass off around here.
Thanks, man.
Holy shit.
Hey, we're just about
to have a toast.
- You want a drink?
- Oh, yeah.
Hey, not too much.
He's driving.
One drink's not
gonna make a difference.
I'm from Minnesota.
I think I know
what that means.
I'm sure you do.
Just don't let the Hulk out.
Yeah, what?
Oh, yeah, sorry,
it's been a crazy time.
Yeah, well,
it's 2:00 a.m. here.
This was your drop-dead
date, not mine.
I told you it would take
as long as it takes.
I can't answer that.
Because I just can't.
I gotta go.
I can't do this.
I can't answer that.
Because it's complicated.
Who was on the phone?
A voice from the past.
Ugh.
I hate those.
Mr. Eric, she's here!
Gracias.
- Hi, Graciella.
- Hi. How are you?
Hi. Good.
How was your day?
It was pretty good.
Yeah.
What's with the candles
on the floor?
Ah, maybe you find out.
Maybe I find out.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- What's going...
- Hey.
Oh, my God.
Oh...
You, uh...
you wanna get married?
Uh...
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
- All right.
- Yeah.
Hey!
How you doing?
Happy New Year.
I'm assuming you have
good news for me.
Well, I have big news.
It's over.
Olivia and I are engaged.
Wait, I'm...
I'm sorry?
It's over.
We're engaged to be married.
Is this a joke?
No, it is not.
We had an agreement.
You don't just
get to decide this.
Things changed.
So here's the remaining money,
a little over 53K.
It'll more than cover
your flight.
What am I supposed
to do with this?
Keep it, give it to your
client, I don't care.
You don't understand.
You're not alone in this.
Hey, I flew here. I fuckin'
flew here because...
Because apparently
you don't get your fee,
whatever the fuck that is,
until I deliver.
Well, I'm not going to deliver,
so this is as whole
as you're ever gonna get.
What you do with it
is up to you.
Is this real?
It is.
Huh, till she finds out
the truth
about how it all started.
We'll find out in
about six hours
because I'm telling her tonight.
About everything.
If you're saying
you would like me
to include you in that
story, I'm happy to.
Otherwise, this is the last
you and I will ever
communicate about anything.
Are we clear?
Whoo!
Hey, hi.
Good to see you.
- Bruce, hi. How are you, honey?
- Hey, good to see you.
- So good to see you. How's Nick?
- Good.
Good? Good.
Hi, hi.
Hi!
- Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year!
- Hi. How are you guys doing?
- Great.
- How's the business?
- It's doing great.
Is it?
Good. Hi.
- Great party.
- Thank you.
You guys having fun?
Shelly, hi.
It's nice to see you.
- Marla, hi.
- Oh, my gosh, this party's so fabulous.
- Thank you so much.
- Mwah. Good.
- Hi, Brian. Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
You two... I figured I'd find you
with two men in the corner...
as usual.
Hi, everybody.
You having fun?
- Hi!
- Everything good?
- Yes, great!
- It's great. The food's good.
- Is it? Good. Did you eat?
- Yeah.
He's so cute, you know?
That's Betty's kid.
And he's just been great.
He's so lovely.
- Oh, I screwed it up.
- You did. Do you want me to make a shot for you?
- Yes, please.
- All right.
- Whoo!
- Oh!
- I tried.
- I know. I still love you, though.
- Olivia, hi.
- Happy New Year.
Hey, Chris and Arden Clarke
from down the hill.
We met you at the hay ride, and
you invited us to stop by.
- Yeah, thanks for coming!
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Sorry, we were told that you never do this,
but our daughter Stella
would kill us
if we don't at least ask.
Okay.
Human or bear?
- Uh, I think a bear.
- Bear?
Bear for Stella, okay.
I gotta go get
that stuff and I'll...
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Hey, psst.
Can you get him
to cover for you
- so we can...?
- Yeah, sure.
- Kevin, you good?
- Yeah, man.
Just wanna talk to you
for a sec.
What's up?
I need to come clean
about a few things.
Honestly, one of them
is why you're here
to begin with.
- Okay.
- All right, the theme of this conversation
is moving forward, not back.
Just...
I think we should both
look forward only, okay?
All right,
I'm gonna sell this place.
I'm gonna let it go.
All of the dreams that I had
for it and myself are over,
and I think that you
should do the same, okay?
I'm not sure I'm quite
getting what you're saying.
Yeah, 'cause I'm not
really saying it.
It's not really gonna
happen for you, Joel.
I'm sorry?
Your work, it's...
it's nice,
it's... it's good.
It's...
it's proficient.
I wish there was
really more under it,
but there isn't,
and I don't really
think there's...
ever gonna be.
Are you cool with this?
Okay, go on.
There really is nowhere
else to go with this.
I mean, I think that's
really where we're at.
Okay?
You've hit a wall, Joel,
and there really is
only two ways to go.
I mean, up and over it,
which I don't really think
is gonna happen,
or back
and the other way.
Why have I been here, then?
I mean...
Because you were handsome,
and I was afraid
of getting old.
I am afraid of getting old,
and you looked at me
like I was the thing
that I was so desperately
trying to recapture.
And I appreciate that.
But if we're honest, here...
I don't think that that ever
really existed, did it?
So, I think we should both
just square up the rent...
- and move forward.
- Wait, what?
The... the rent
that I deferred,
the $1,500 lease.
What are you talking about?
Look, I don't wanna owe you,
I don't want you to owe me.
- I was working in exchange for the rent.
- I think it's clearer that way.
No, the rent was less
because you were working.
I got $3,000
- from the last tenant I had over there.
- What are you talking about?
Did you not read the contract?
- I cleaned out your septic tank...
- Did you just sign it
- without even reading it?
- ...ln the rains in October.
- I know.
- I was knee-deep in your shit.
- I am aware of your work.
- You lied to me!
- No, I'm not paying you money that I don't owe you.
- You should go back there.
- You should look at the contract.
- Don't fucking patronize me!
Look into your heart and decide
what you think that you should pay.
You are a manipulative,
selfish, narcissistic liar.
- Well, that may be true, Joel.
- You're only moving on
- because you failed at everything.
- You should read the contract.
And you're trying to rationalize it by
saying that giving up is moving on.
Now you want me to give up, too, just
so you can feel better about yourself?!
- If you want to.
- No. Oh, fuck you!
- Fuck you! Happy fucking New Year!
- Fine! Fine! Ooh.
Hoo-hoo-hoo.
Hoo.
Hey.
Hey.
Uh...
Well, that happened.
Uh... I... do...
are you...
Can you... are you
available to, uh...
- I would love...
- ...to talk?
To talk to you.
Okay.
All right.
- Okay.
- Oh.
Yeah, I gotta go get some paper
and stuff for those people.
- They want a bear.
- Okay. Okay.
All right.
Well, then I'll just come...
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
I thought we weren't drinking.
We said in the new year,
which is tomorrow.
I just... I don't
wanna go there.
Go there?
What... go where?
Now I have two people telling
me that I'm in a sinkhole?
I didn't say that!
Is... is that
what she said to you?
Oh, that I'm in a sinkhole
and that I owe her
eight months' rent.
And, oh, yeah,
what was the other thing?
That I don't have
a fucking shred of talent!
God! Come on,
have some.
Joel, Joel,
you're kind of scaring me.
Joel, don't pour that for me.
Let's just go
to Nate and Melissa's...
What, and have milk
and fucking cookies?
I'm 28 fucking
years old, Laura.
And Olivia Lake
is a fucking bitch!
Okay, Joel.
I'm gonna go.
I'll see you
at brunch tomorrow...
Yeah, I look forward to it!
Happy New Year.
Okay.
Um... this discussion,
what I'm gonna say
is utter,
rock-bottom truth.
Okay.
W-what you've done
for me
has never happened
to me before, okay?
You've changed me to my core,
and I... I love you.
I really, genuinely
am in love with you.
Given that you've
already proposed,
I just don't see this as news.
Okay, yeah.
Okay, okay.
Fair enough, um...
What I feel for you...
I'm sorry, I know this
is all over the map.
What I feel for you is so real
that I wanna start with that.
Do you, uh, believe that?
Yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah, I do.
Okay.
The next few things
I'm gonna say
are gonna be hard.
All I ask is that
you wait tight,
I... I get it
all out.
Dennis Klein.
What?
Dennis Klein.
What about Dennis Klein?
He was fake.
What? No.
Eric.
Please, let me... I gotta go
through the whole thing in order.
I said to JC,
I joked, you know, that Dennis
Klein was a hell of a wingman.
But it wasn't a joke, was it?
Everything that we have
right now is real.
Really?
Is it real?
What's real? I mean, are
you... are you real?
Please let me just
do this in order, okay?
So you can just take me
through the tube?
I don't understand.
Just ride me like a surfer.
- Just manage my fears.
- Oh.
O-okay, I've always
said you're perceptive,
but, no, I just... I just
wanna do this in the right...
Well, this is no longer
your conversation, Michael.
Michael, oh.
Oh, the...
the $25,000 check, it's...
Oh, I joked.
I said,
"Oh, what if this
is like Dennis Klein?"
And you... you said, "Oh, I
know," and then you laughed.
You laughed!
Oh, you...
What is his real name?!
- Please stop.
- What is Dennis Klein's real name?
His real name
is Casey Delacroix.
I did something really dumb,
but in a way it wasn't
'cause that's how
I got to meet you.
And I ended everything
that brought me to this point.
That's what
you need to know now.
I thought
you fell from the sky.
I'm a fucking idiot.
But... but, actually, I'm the
one who had the lucky basket.
See?
I'm the one...
Oh, you're a missile.
You're a targeted missile.
Who sent you here?
- Who sent you here? How did you get here?
- Okay.
- I got a phone call.
- When was it?
Who did it?
Who did this to me?
I got a phone call by someone
who knew someone who
wanted to buy your land...
a lawyer.
We met because
of a fucking lawyer?
I bailed on it, though.
It's gone!
I'm telling you
it's 100% gone.
Okay, yes, I was hired to
pretend to be an investor
because that seemed like a way
to get you interested in me.
But, no, no, no, no.
But it's over.
- It's all over.
- I don't know what's happening.
No. No, no,
it's over.
I'm still the same person.
I don't even know who you are!
I'm Eric!
I'm still Eric!
I don't even know
if that's your fucking name!
It's my name. I swear
to God, it's my name.
- Who the fuck are you?
- I'm the same person.
Where the fuck
did you come from?
What the fuck
are you doing here?!
- Listen, if you need some time...
- I want you to take your shit
- and I want you to get the fuck out of my house!
- No, no, no!
- I want you to get the fuck out of here!
- No, I love you!
- Get the fuck out...
- I love you!
- It's all real.
- How the fuck can you say that?
- I do. No, no, no.
- Who does this to people?
No. No, Olivia.
- How could you fucking do this to me?
- I don't know. I'm sorry!
- I want you to... to get your shit.
- No, I love you.
- And I want you to get the fuck out of my house.
- You need some time.
- You just need some time.
- I was in love with you.
- I love you.
- I loved you.
- Don't you understand?
- I do.
- You get your shit!
- No. No, no, no, no.
- You get the fuck out of my house!
- No, no, you just...
- you need some time, okay?
- Just get the fuck away from me!
Get away from me!
Get away from me!
It was you, wasn't it?
Eric Neill.
You are not coming back here.
I am calling
you-know-who,
and I'm gonna fucking bury you.
Don't you dare come back
here, and I am done.
I'm done talking to you.
If you can't say it to my face...
- Oh, shit.
- ...leave me a message.
Oh, JC, when you
call in for this,
I hope it costs you,
like, eight million pesos
or whatever the fuck
the currency is in Ibiza.
Ibiza.
Oh, shit.
I am such a fucking idiot.
I mean, my choices in men
including and specifically you
in this moment.
I cannot believe
that I let you go away
this one New Year's Eve.
I mean, you should know me
well enough by now
to know that I didn't mean it.
I lost my train.
Uh... men, yeah.
Men, yeah.
You know?
Every goddamn one of them
that I invite into my house
are just a bunch of fucking...
liars and con men and...
fucking violent.
I mean, one of them tonight,
he just fucking had
his fist, like, right up
and was just screaming
and spitting
and his nostrils flaring
and his jaw all clenched.
And, I mean, honest to God,
I just thought it was like...
Oh, my fucking God.
Look who's back.
Ugh, fuck.
- Hi.
- Hey.
So there's still no body?
No, but it's pretty bad
in there.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Get prepared.
- Let's go have a look.
- Okay.
Yeah.
So, yeah.
Someone tried to clean this up
and then thought better of it.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, boy.
- Who found this?
- That's the thing.
Graciella...
she's the housekeeper... called
and I asked her
who discovered the scene.
And at first, she said she did,
but then I asked again.
It was actually
the gardener who found it.
Horacio Romero.
Well, why didn't
he call this in himself?
I don't know.
- Nate?
- Yeah?
- You wanna take a picture?
- I'm trying.
These are only
a few questions.
They're not
gonna take very long.
I apologize
for the inconvenience.
Do you think maybe...
bambinos...
do you think
you maybe could, um...
could get out of the room?
No. No, it's... it's just this might
be a little bit difficult for them.
- This is a sensitive issue.
- Oh, sí, sí.
Thank... muchas gracias.
Thank...
thank you. Oh.
One moment.
This is my boss.
Hey, Alan.
Yes, it's me.
I'm here.
Yeah, well, to be honest...
even so...
I don't think
the prints are real.
What do you mean
they're not real?
They're footprints in blood
from boots that belong to the
very person you're speaking with,
so take him in now.
- Sir? Hi, Alan.
- Yeah.
Two things.
One... forensics
just confirmed
only 20 to 30 pounds of
pressure on those boot prints.
They were faked,
probably by hand.
- The gardener was framed.
- As Nate suspected.
Two... this is Mr. Clarke.
He's a neighbor.
He was at the party.
Olivia went to the studio to get
a drawing for his daughter.
We thought she'd want a bear,
but when I texted her,
she said she wanted a human,
so I went outside
to tell Olivia,
and that's when I heard her
arguing in her studio.
With who?
Well, she went out there
with her fiancé.
- She was engaged?
- Yeah.
And the valet saw him leaving
in a rush right after.
- Time?
- The text to the girl is 10:10.
- We have a name?
- Eric Neill.
Nate, come back here.
Leave the gardener.
I'll explain when you get here.
Just get here.
What's going on, Alan?
I just drove 45 minutes
in two directions.
The boyfriend was overheard
arguing with Olivia
inside the studio just after 10:00 p.m.
New Year's Eve.
The valet guy saw him race
out in his car right after.
And just six weeks ago,
she put him in her will.
I'm sorry,
who are we talking about?
His name's Eric Neill.
Had priors... con man.
- We have to nail this guy.
- Eric Neill.
Okay, what about the gardener?
No, find out where he went.
- Off the gardener.
- I can't leave here.
Eric.
Hey.
Hey, Ma.
You don't look good.
Did... did someone
hurt you?
No, Ma.
No, I, uh...
I hurt someone.
Hmm.
Well, what I need you to do
is to ask Clarence... he's
the only good one in here...
why my remote doesn't get DVDs.
It's just...
Your skin is pale.
You look sick.
Which...
which reminds me,
you've gotta tell your sister
to get some other bulbs.
I told her twice.
These fluorescents,
they're just ghastly.
Laura's gonna freak.
She's not gonna freak, dude.
- No, she will.
- She won't.
Why would she freak if you
were at the movies with me?
Too bad we got a little buzzed.
You had to crash at my place
in your old room,
which I still haven't
fucking filled.
Desolation of Smaug."
Yeah, 10:20 showing,
Eastridge Mall.
"Hobbit." Okay.
10:20, okay, cool.
You want
me to tell you the plot?
It's just more Hobbity stuff.
She won't ask anyway.
Whoa, whoa!
What happened to your hand?
Laura and I got in a fight.
You hit her?
No! Jesus, no.
I don't know,
I was pretty out of it.
I must've hit
a wall or something.
Okay.
"Desolation of Smaug."
10:20.
All right, cool.
So...
do I get to hear
who you were with?
I was with...
a mistake.
Well, I do feel
like we're in a cycle,
and that cycle
just keeps repeating.
Do you remember my...
my uncle with the boats?
- Vern?
- Yeah, Vern.
Well, he said if you ever
wanted to work for him,
he's got that place,
the alligator place.
I mean, what...
land is cheap down there.
We could get a...
a really nice piece of land,
like a house with
a wraparound porch.
I've always wanted
a wraparound porch.
We could start fresh.
Let's just go.
Let's just get out of here.
When?
Now?
I mean, seriously, there's
nothing keeping us here.
What about my truck?
Sell it.
Neill's driving
a 2011 Range Rover.
22 highway...
we assume he's on a highway.
Last fill-up
was two days ago
at the Shell station
on Bleakmoore and Summit.
It's a 14-gallon tank.
So, we should check gas stations
within a, what, 300-mile radius?
What about the ATM?
Once outside
Salt Lake last night,
and again first thing
this morning.
Both 800, his max.
Okay, so he's traveling.
What about the cell phones?
Last ping was
just off Temple Square
by the university,
18 hours ago.
Which means what?
- He's still there?
- Mm-hmm.
Or he turned
off his phone.
- Which would be smarter.
- Right.
How long was he there?
The phone
went off at 10:45 p.m.,
on again at 7:22,
then off for good.
Who'd he spend the night with?
I think
his mother is in Salt Lake.
In hospice.
All right.
So...
who's our guy at Salt Lake PD?
- Sergeant Reeves?
- Yes.
- It's Charles, right?
- Absolutely.
- How are you?
- I'm well.
- Good to see you again.
- My pleasure. Good to see you.
- Thanks for waiting.
- My pleasure.
Neill's mother
is just down the hallway.
The desk said someone matching
his description spent the night,
left early this morning.
His sister's in here
at the moment.
Okay.
How are you?
Well, let's say hello.
Dr. Singh, call 3468.
- Miss Neill, hi.
- Hey.
This is Detective Henry,
Summit Police.
- Nice to meet you, ma'am.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
- May we come in?
- I'd... I'd rather you not.
My mother is, um... she's
sleeping and she's quite ill.
Sure.
What did Eric do this time?
You happen to know
where he is?
Probably Truckee.
We have a cabin there in North
Shore Lake Tahoe, California side.
What'd he do?
It's very important
that we speak with him.
Do you happen to have
an address for this cabin?
Pickup at outpatient PT.
Pickup at outpatient PT.
Yeah.
My friend, too much miles.
But it runs really good, man.
It always has.
I'll tell you what,
you take her for a test spin,
you name the price.
I drive?
Start her up.
I don't understand
what's happening.
I haven't slept one minute
in three days.
W-where's
the other guy?
I told the other guy
the same thing.
I-I don't understand
what's happening.
Yeah.
Well...
apparently, Detective Pape doesn't
believe that you don't understand.
So we're gonna do this again.
And again.
- I'm gonna offer you...
- I don't want a lawyer.
I don't need a lawyer.
Do you understand the
implications if you don't get...
I don't want a lawyer.
Okay.
So, it's New Year's Eve.
You tell Olivia the truth.
She hits you,
she threatens
to call the police.
Yes.
You bolt.
Yes.
You realize that if she does
call the police,
you're effed.
You have priors,
so you come back.
No.
So, you came back
into the studio.
You tried
to talk sense into her.
No, seriously,
that's not what happened.
I never came back.
I never came back.
I never, ever, ever came back.
I didn't find out
that she was...
until they came for me
in Truckee.
What I don't understand
is why you changed
your story twice
in Truckee
when the police came.
Come on, man.
We got your prints
on the hammer.
She had just put you
into her will.
She did?
Oh, shit.
Yeah,
I'm... I'm sorry.
This is super silly,
but I have been tasked
with tracking down
literally 125 people
and getting their
literal whereabouts
between 9:30
and 1:00 a.m.
- Well...
- Movies, right?
- Yeah, movies.
- With Frank.
- Yeah, with Frank.
- Right.
We took El Camino
to Arroyo Parkway
to the Eastridge Mall and
saw the 10:20 "Hobbit 2."
Okay, all right.
10:20.
Thank you.
You are dismissed, laddie.
Good accent.
Let's go talk to Frankie.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Your turn.
My turn.
I'll bring him right
back, I promise.
So, what'd I miss?
Um, well, Mel was just saying
there's this weird pressure
to solve this thing fast.
- From who?
- Oh, my God,
it's, you know,
people on the hill
to the DA
to Nate's boss to Nate.
I mean, it's all the way down.
They're trying to send
a message to the riffraff.
Do we even have riffraff?
Um, we had
that shoplifter...
The hand of
children's book author
Olivia Lake has been discovered
in a stream
"That's the face
from a book I worshipped."
Eric Neill. Hi.
- Olivia Lake.
- Yeah, of course.
You might be the reason
I became an artist.
She's gonna show your stuff
to people?
This is huge for me.
She makes me nervous.
You got my name from...
People familiar
with your skills.
The owner has
an unhealthy attachment
to the property.
Get her to sell it.
You know when you'll know
when I'm moving on?
When you're standing
at my gravesite.
- Okay.
- Okay?
What happens when
he actually sees in?
- It's all about...
- Trust.
- It's not much. It's 25K.
- What is this?
I dated it for
a couple days ago
so it doesn't seem
like I wrote it
just for this meeting.
Sometimes with
these money guys...
take it from a VC guy,
former VC guy...
it helps to have
skin in the game.
If it makes sense
in the mood of the room,
pull it out, okay?
What if this is one of those
Dennis Klein kind of things?
Wouldn't that be funny?
- I know, right?
- Right?
Hi.
Eric Neill.
- Tom Davis.
- Good to meet you.
- Hey, Tom.
- Olivia. Please.
Thanks.
Michael, this
is a man named...
- Eric Neill.
- Eric Neill.
Please, have a seat.
- Hey.
- Hi. How are you?
So, what is this
amazing pitch about?
The idea is that since you guys
were the initial investors,
the seed angels, of Mosaic,
we thought we should
give you the first chance
to get in on the ground
floor of the expansion.
Well, your thoughts and
points are very well taken
and we'll certainly look into
what we can and cannot do.
- We'll talk to our guys.
- Of course.
You look like the cat
that ate the canary.
It's just funny.
Seriously.
What, 30 years?
This is the least I've ever
seen you talk in one sitting.
Well, you know, I've just... I've
taken this really seriously
and I don't want to blow it
by doing what I usually do,
which is saying
one sentence too many
or talking one minute
too long, so...
Uh, are you both...?
We've put in 25K to start.
He... he's put in,
but, you know, I'm
considering my options.
Such as?
Well, I mean, we've all been
in this since the beginning,
so, you know,
things that were...
previously considered
immutable...
You know, I have
to think about it, but...
everything... everything
is on the table.
Changes.
- What do you mean?
- Happening.
Not just
the studio per se,
but the... the whole
place in general.
I don't know, I haven't
really thought it through.
I just... I don't
like dishonesty.
That, I have thought through.
Okay.
Just... I find it interesting
that you never told me
about your little girlfriend.
The meadowlark.
What, Laura?
She's cute.
She's bubbly, she's friendly.
You know,
I'm a big girl.
I've been around.
I know the track.
All right,
I still don't understand.
Come on, you pretended
you were infatuated with me
when, really, you were
just infatuated
with what you hoped
you would be,
and you saw me
as an avenue to get there.
You know, don't pretend
that you weren't throwing me
all kinds of signals.
I mean...
I admit I fell for them, okay?
But that was sneaky.
You were sneaky.
You're a sneaky,
sneaky boy, okay?
Oh, whatever.
Oh.
That's Eric.
He'll be moving
into the main house.
You can help him
get those drawers inside.
- Hey.
- Hey.
He is... oof.
Joel, come here and meet Eric.
Joel, come on.
This is the guy
I told you about.
- The boarder.
- Oh.
Who is here to help you
as instructed.
He is a sneaky, sneaky boy.
I really appreciate
your help with this.
Yeah, sure.
Where do we drop it?
Just down here
at the end of the hall, but...
Yeah... okay.
Oh, hey, Joel,
that bench
at the end of the trail,
it's, um, off-balance.
Would you put
some of those, uh,
un-off-balancers
under it?
- Got it.
- Okay, thank you.
The guy's got an odd energy.
Yeah, pound puppies, you know.
Never know when
they're gonna snap at you.
You know, $25,000...
I don't care how much money you
got, that's incredibly generous.
It's all good.
It's just money, right?
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Okay.
Who here goes to Pine
Canyon Elementary School,
and who just wet their pants?
Oh!
And who knows
what this story is about?
Awesome!
That's so nice.
All right, who wants
to do the spinning?
- Me!
- Oh, I think we'd better let Miss Markel do it.
Come on, let's let
teacher go first.
Oh, teacher first.
Teacher first.
Okay, great.
Now, I want you to be careful
here as we go by the workman.
Okay, careful.
Come on.
That's good.
Now, stop on the rock before
here so that she can spin.
Even tall, stupid, dorky, overgrown
children can come with us today.
What?! Don't you laugh at that!
- Guh!
- Now, what's this story about?
- What animal?
- A bear!
That's right.
Okay, now, if you know
what this is about...
- Hey, yeah.
- ...don't be afraid to read along...
This is really not a good time.
I'll call you back.
No, there's no ETA.
The day after what?
I can't say I can hit that.
This is not a good time.
I'll get you back.
"the monster was blue."
Great job.
Now, who knows
what glimpsed means?
You wouldn't believe
the hoops we've had
to jump through.
I mean, each state
has its own...
well, Wyoming thinks that
charitable purposes means one thing
and Arizona something
entirely different.
We thought we'd have the
paperwork done by summer.
We were being stu... uh, optimistic.
Well, in theory,
each spoke becomes a hub,
and then the hubs kind
of fan out and, well...
you know,
your son is brilliant.
Uh-oh.
- Oh, God.
In vino, veritas.
It means
"in wine, truth."
And I've had maybe a glass
and a half too much vino,
so you'll forgive me
if there's perhaps
a glass and a half
too much of veritas.
- Oh, my God.
- Mm.
Eric...
you scared the hell out of me.
At first.
Spooked me.
Because she fell hard fast.
Which I'm used to.
But she's always had
this uncanny ability
to sprout... whatever...
bat wings and then...
I believe the phrase
"bat out of hell" was coined
to describe your relationship
to relationships.
Hence my always available
tub of Double Fudge Chunk.
But I think this will be
the first tub I finish myself.
'Cause for the first time
in 24 years,
no evidence of wings.
So, those arms of yours
had better fucking be strong
and open and available.
Wow...
maybe it was two and a half
glasses too much vino.
Apologies.
Oh, I loved it.
Ho, ho, ho.
Oh, thank you, darling.
- Here we go.
- Hey, man. Oh!
One of those on the fire.
Just dump the rest right there.
Let's keep it warm.
Thank you.
Hold on a sec.
Um...
Uh, eh, you know what?
- Merry Christmas.
- What?
Yeah, you work
your ass off around here.
Thanks, man.
Holy shit.
Hey, we're just about
to have a toast.
- You want a drink?
- Oh, yeah.
Hey, not too much.
He's driving.
One drink's not
gonna make a difference.
I'm from Minnesota.
I think I know
what that means.
I'm sure you do.
Just don't let the Hulk out.
Yeah, what?
Oh, yeah, sorry,
it's been a crazy time.
Yeah, well,
it's 2:00 a.m. here.
This was your drop-dead
date, not mine.
I told you it would take
as long as it takes.
I can't answer that.
Because I just can't.
I gotta go.
I can't do this.
I can't answer that.
Because it's complicated.
Who was on the phone?
A voice from the past.
Ugh.
I hate those.
Mr. Eric, she's here!
Gracias.
- Hi, Graciella.
- Hi. How are you?
Hi. Good.
How was your day?
It was pretty good.
Yeah.
What's with the candles
on the floor?
Ah, maybe you find out.
Maybe I find out.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- What's going...
- Hey.
Oh, my God.
Oh...
You, uh...
you wanna get married?
Uh...
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
- All right.
- Yeah.
Hey!
How you doing?
Happy New Year.
I'm assuming you have
good news for me.
Well, I have big news.
It's over.
Olivia and I are engaged.
Wait, I'm...
I'm sorry?
It's over.
We're engaged to be married.
Is this a joke?
No, it is not.
We had an agreement.
You don't just
get to decide this.
Things changed.
So here's the remaining money,
a little over 53K.
It'll more than cover
your flight.
What am I supposed
to do with this?
Keep it, give it to your
client, I don't care.
You don't understand.
You're not alone in this.
Hey, I flew here. I fuckin'
flew here because...
Because apparently
you don't get your fee,
whatever the fuck that is,
until I deliver.
Well, I'm not going to deliver,
so this is as whole
as you're ever gonna get.
What you do with it
is up to you.
Is this real?
It is.
Huh, till she finds out
the truth
about how it all started.
We'll find out in
about six hours
because I'm telling her tonight.
About everything.
If you're saying
you would like me
to include you in that
story, I'm happy to.
Otherwise, this is the last
you and I will ever
communicate about anything.
Are we clear?
Whoo!
Hey, hi.
Good to see you.
- Bruce, hi. How are you, honey?
- Hey, good to see you.
- So good to see you. How's Nick?
- Good.
Good? Good.
Hi, hi.
Hi!
- Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year!
- Hi. How are you guys doing?
- Great.
- How's the business?
- It's doing great.
Is it?
Good. Hi.
- Great party.
- Thank you.
You guys having fun?
Shelly, hi.
It's nice to see you.
- Marla, hi.
- Oh, my gosh, this party's so fabulous.
- Thank you so much.
- Mwah. Good.
- Hi, Brian. Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
You two... I figured I'd find you
with two men in the corner...
as usual.
Hi, everybody.
You having fun?
- Hi!
- Everything good?
- Yes, great!
- It's great. The food's good.
- Is it? Good. Did you eat?
- Yeah.
He's so cute, you know?
That's Betty's kid.
And he's just been great.
He's so lovely.
- Oh, I screwed it up.
- You did. Do you want me to make a shot for you?
- Yes, please.
- All right.
- Whoo!
- Oh!
- I tried.
- I know. I still love you, though.
- Olivia, hi.
- Happy New Year.
Hey, Chris and Arden Clarke
from down the hill.
We met you at the hay ride, and
you invited us to stop by.
- Yeah, thanks for coming!
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Sorry, we were told that you never do this,
but our daughter Stella
would kill us
if we don't at least ask.
Okay.
Human or bear?
- Uh, I think a bear.
- Bear?
Bear for Stella, okay.
I gotta go get
that stuff and I'll...
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Hey, psst.
Can you get him
to cover for you
- so we can...?
- Yeah, sure.
- Kevin, you good?
- Yeah, man.
Just wanna talk to you
for a sec.
What's up?
I need to come clean
about a few things.
Honestly, one of them
is why you're here
to begin with.
- Okay.
- All right, the theme of this conversation
is moving forward, not back.
Just...
I think we should both
look forward only, okay?
All right,
I'm gonna sell this place.
I'm gonna let it go.
All of the dreams that I had
for it and myself are over,
and I think that you
should do the same, okay?
I'm not sure I'm quite
getting what you're saying.
Yeah, 'cause I'm not
really saying it.
It's not really gonna
happen for you, Joel.
I'm sorry?
Your work, it's...
it's nice,
it's... it's good.
It's...
it's proficient.
I wish there was
really more under it,
but there isn't,
and I don't really
think there's...
ever gonna be.
Are you cool with this?
Okay, go on.
There really is nowhere
else to go with this.
I mean, I think that's
really where we're at.
Okay?
You've hit a wall, Joel,
and there really is
only two ways to go.
I mean, up and over it,
which I don't really think
is gonna happen,
or back
and the other way.
Why have I been here, then?
I mean...
Because you were handsome,
and I was afraid
of getting old.
I am afraid of getting old,
and you looked at me
like I was the thing
that I was so desperately
trying to recapture.
And I appreciate that.
But if we're honest, here...
I don't think that that ever
really existed, did it?
So, I think we should both
just square up the rent...
- and move forward.
- Wait, what?
The... the rent
that I deferred,
the $1,500 lease.
What are you talking about?
Look, I don't wanna owe you,
I don't want you to owe me.
- I was working in exchange for the rent.
- I think it's clearer that way.
No, the rent was less
because you were working.
I got $3,000
- from the last tenant I had over there.
- What are you talking about?
Did you not read the contract?
- I cleaned out your septic tank...
- Did you just sign it
- without even reading it?
- ...ln the rains in October.
- I know.
- I was knee-deep in your shit.
- I am aware of your work.
- You lied to me!
- No, I'm not paying you money that I don't owe you.
- You should go back there.
- You should look at the contract.
- Don't fucking patronize me!
Look into your heart and decide
what you think that you should pay.
You are a manipulative,
selfish, narcissistic liar.
- Well, that may be true, Joel.
- You're only moving on
- because you failed at everything.
- You should read the contract.
And you're trying to rationalize it by
saying that giving up is moving on.
Now you want me to give up, too, just
so you can feel better about yourself?!
- If you want to.
- No. Oh, fuck you!
- Fuck you! Happy fucking New Year!
- Fine! Fine! Ooh.
Hoo-hoo-hoo.
Hoo.
Hey.
Hey.
Uh...
Well, that happened.
Uh... I... do...
are you...
Can you... are you
available to, uh...
- I would love...
- ...to talk?
To talk to you.
Okay.
All right.
- Okay.
- Oh.
Yeah, I gotta go get some paper
and stuff for those people.
- They want a bear.
- Okay. Okay.
All right.
Well, then I'll just come...
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
I thought we weren't drinking.
We said in the new year,
which is tomorrow.
I just... I don't
wanna go there.
Go there?
What... go where?
Now I have two people telling
me that I'm in a sinkhole?
I didn't say that!
Is... is that
what she said to you?
Oh, that I'm in a sinkhole
and that I owe her
eight months' rent.
And, oh, yeah,
what was the other thing?
That I don't have
a fucking shred of talent!
God! Come on,
have some.
Joel, Joel,
you're kind of scaring me.
Joel, don't pour that for me.
Let's just go
to Nate and Melissa's...
What, and have milk
and fucking cookies?
I'm 28 fucking
years old, Laura.
And Olivia Lake
is a fucking bitch!
Okay, Joel.
I'm gonna go.
I'll see you
at brunch tomorrow...
Yeah, I look forward to it!
Happy New Year.
Okay.
Um... this discussion,
what I'm gonna say
is utter,
rock-bottom truth.
Okay.
W-what you've done
for me
has never happened
to me before, okay?
You've changed me to my core,
and I... I love you.
I really, genuinely
am in love with you.
Given that you've
already proposed,
I just don't see this as news.
Okay, yeah.
Okay, okay.
Fair enough, um...
What I feel for you...
I'm sorry, I know this
is all over the map.
What I feel for you is so real
that I wanna start with that.
Do you, uh, believe that?
Yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah, I do.
Okay.
The next few things
I'm gonna say
are gonna be hard.
All I ask is that
you wait tight,
I... I get it
all out.
Dennis Klein.
What?
Dennis Klein.
What about Dennis Klein?
He was fake.
What? No.
Eric.
Please, let me... I gotta go
through the whole thing in order.
I said to JC,
I joked, you know, that Dennis
Klein was a hell of a wingman.
But it wasn't a joke, was it?
Everything that we have
right now is real.
Really?
Is it real?
What's real? I mean, are
you... are you real?
Please let me just
do this in order, okay?
So you can just take me
through the tube?
I don't understand.
Just ride me like a surfer.
- Just manage my fears.
- Oh.
O-okay, I've always
said you're perceptive,
but, no, I just... I just
wanna do this in the right...
Well, this is no longer
your conversation, Michael.
Michael, oh.
Oh, the...
the $25,000 check, it's...
Oh, I joked.
I said,
"Oh, what if this
is like Dennis Klein?"
And you... you said, "Oh, I
know," and then you laughed.
You laughed!
Oh, you...
What is his real name?!
- Please stop.
- What is Dennis Klein's real name?
His real name
is Casey Delacroix.
I did something really dumb,
but in a way it wasn't
'cause that's how
I got to meet you.
And I ended everything
that brought me to this point.
That's what
you need to know now.
I thought
you fell from the sky.
I'm a fucking idiot.
But... but, actually, I'm the
one who had the lucky basket.
See?
I'm the one...
Oh, you're a missile.
You're a targeted missile.
Who sent you here?
- Who sent you here? How did you get here?
- Okay.
- I got a phone call.
- When was it?
Who did it?
Who did this to me?
I got a phone call by someone
who knew someone who
wanted to buy your land...
a lawyer.
We met because
of a fucking lawyer?
I bailed on it, though.
It's gone!
I'm telling you
it's 100% gone.
Okay, yes, I was hired to
pretend to be an investor
because that seemed like a way
to get you interested in me.
But, no, no, no, no.
But it's over.
- It's all over.
- I don't know what's happening.
No. No, no,
it's over.
I'm still the same person.
I don't even know who you are!
I'm Eric!
I'm still Eric!
I don't even know
if that's your fucking name!
It's my name. I swear
to God, it's my name.
- Who the fuck are you?
- I'm the same person.
Where the fuck
did you come from?
What the fuck
are you doing here?!
- Listen, if you need some time...
- I want you to take your shit
- and I want you to get the fuck out of my house!
- No, no, no!
- I want you to get the fuck out of here!
- No, I love you!
- Get the fuck out...
- I love you!
- It's all real.
- How the fuck can you say that?
- I do. No, no, no.
- Who does this to people?
No. No, Olivia.
- How could you fucking do this to me?
- I don't know. I'm sorry!
- I want you to... to get your shit.
- No, I love you.
- And I want you to get the fuck out of my house.
- You need some time.
- You just need some time.
- I was in love with you.
- I love you.
- I loved you.
- Don't you understand?
- I do.
- You get your shit!
- No. No, no, no, no.
- You get the fuck out of my house!
- No, no, you just...
- you need some time, okay?
- Just get the fuck away from me!
Get away from me!
Get away from me!
It was you, wasn't it?
Eric Neill.
You are not coming back here.
I am calling
you-know-who,
and I'm gonna fucking bury you.
Don't you dare come back
here, and I am done.
I'm done talking to you.
If you can't say it to my face...
- Oh, shit.
- ...leave me a message.
Oh, JC, when you
call in for this,
I hope it costs you,
like, eight million pesos
or whatever the fuck
the currency is in Ibiza.
Ibiza.
Oh, shit.
I am such a fucking idiot.
I mean, my choices in men
including and specifically you
in this moment.
I cannot believe
that I let you go away
this one New Year's Eve.
I mean, you should know me
well enough by now
to know that I didn't mean it.
I lost my train.
Uh... men, yeah.
Men, yeah.
You know?
Every goddamn one of them
that I invite into my house
are just a bunch of fucking...
liars and con men and...
fucking violent.
I mean, one of them tonight,
he just fucking had
his fist, like, right up
and was just screaming
and spitting
and his nostrils flaring
and his jaw all clenched.
And, I mean, honest to God,
I just thought it was like...
Oh, my fucking God.
Look who's back.
Ugh, fuck.
- Hi.
- Hey.
So there's still no body?
No, but it's pretty bad
in there.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Get prepared.
- Let's go have a look.
- Okay.
Yeah.
So, yeah.
Someone tried to clean this up
and then thought better of it.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, boy.
- Who found this?
- That's the thing.
Graciella...
she's the housekeeper... called
and I asked her
who discovered the scene.
And at first, she said she did,
but then I asked again.
It was actually
the gardener who found it.
Horacio Romero.
Well, why didn't
he call this in himself?
I don't know.
- Nate?
- Yeah?
- You wanna take a picture?
- I'm trying.
These are only
a few questions.
They're not
gonna take very long.
I apologize
for the inconvenience.
Do you think maybe...
bambinos...
do you think
you maybe could, um...
could get out of the room?
No. No, it's... it's just this might
be a little bit difficult for them.
- This is a sensitive issue.
- Oh, sí, sí.
Thank... muchas gracias.
Thank...
thank you. Oh.
One moment.
This is my boss.
Hey, Alan.
Yes, it's me.
I'm here.
Yeah, well, to be honest...
even so...
I don't think
the prints are real.
What do you mean
they're not real?
They're footprints in blood
from boots that belong to the
very person you're speaking with,
so take him in now.
- Sir? Hi, Alan.
- Yeah.
Two things.
One... forensics
just confirmed
only 20 to 30 pounds of
pressure on those boot prints.
They were faked,
probably by hand.
- The gardener was framed.
- As Nate suspected.
Two... this is Mr. Clarke.
He's a neighbor.
He was at the party.
Olivia went to the studio to get
a drawing for his daughter.
We thought she'd want a bear,
but when I texted her,
she said she wanted a human,
so I went outside
to tell Olivia,
and that's when I heard her
arguing in her studio.
With who?
Well, she went out there
with her fiancé.
- She was engaged?
- Yeah.
And the valet saw him leaving
in a rush right after.
- Time?
- The text to the girl is 10:10.
- We have a name?
- Eric Neill.
Nate, come back here.
Leave the gardener.
I'll explain when you get here.
Just get here.
What's going on, Alan?
I just drove 45 minutes
in two directions.
The boyfriend was overheard
arguing with Olivia
inside the studio just after 10:00 p.m.
New Year's Eve.
The valet guy saw him race
out in his car right after.
And just six weeks ago,
she put him in her will.
I'm sorry,
who are we talking about?
His name's Eric Neill.
Had priors... con man.
- We have to nail this guy.
- Eric Neill.
Okay, what about the gardener?
No, find out where he went.
- Off the gardener.
- I can't leave here.
Eric.
Hey.
Hey, Ma.
You don't look good.
Did... did someone
hurt you?
No, Ma.
No, I, uh...
I hurt someone.
Hmm.
Well, what I need you to do
is to ask Clarence... he's
the only good one in here...
why my remote doesn't get DVDs.
It's just...
Your skin is pale.
You look sick.
Which...
which reminds me,
you've gotta tell your sister
to get some other bulbs.
I told her twice.
These fluorescents,
they're just ghastly.
Laura's gonna freak.
She's not gonna freak, dude.
- No, she will.
- She won't.
Why would she freak if you
were at the movies with me?
Too bad we got a little buzzed.
You had to crash at my place
in your old room,
which I still haven't
fucking filled.
Desolation of Smaug."
Yeah, 10:20 showing,
Eastridge Mall.
"Hobbit." Okay.
10:20, okay, cool.
You want
me to tell you the plot?
It's just more Hobbity stuff.
She won't ask anyway.
Whoa, whoa!
What happened to your hand?
Laura and I got in a fight.
You hit her?
No! Jesus, no.
I don't know,
I was pretty out of it.
I must've hit
a wall or something.
Okay.
"Desolation of Smaug."
10:20.
All right, cool.
So...
do I get to hear
who you were with?
I was with...
a mistake.
Well, I do feel
like we're in a cycle,
and that cycle
just keeps repeating.
Do you remember my...
my uncle with the boats?
- Vern?
- Yeah, Vern.
Well, he said if you ever
wanted to work for him,
he's got that place,
the alligator place.
I mean, what...
land is cheap down there.
We could get a...
a really nice piece of land,
like a house with
a wraparound porch.
I've always wanted
a wraparound porch.
We could start fresh.
Let's just go.
Let's just get out of here.
When?
Now?
I mean, seriously, there's
nothing keeping us here.
What about my truck?
Sell it.
Neill's driving
a 2011 Range Rover.
22 highway...
we assume he's on a highway.
Last fill-up
was two days ago
at the Shell station
on Bleakmoore and Summit.
It's a 14-gallon tank.
So, we should check gas stations
within a, what, 300-mile radius?
What about the ATM?
Once outside
Salt Lake last night,
and again first thing
this morning.
Both 800, his max.
Okay, so he's traveling.
What about the cell phones?
Last ping was
just off Temple Square
by the university,
18 hours ago.
Which means what?
- He's still there?
- Mm-hmm.
Or he turned
off his phone.
- Which would be smarter.
- Right.
How long was he there?
The phone
went off at 10:45 p.m.,
on again at 7:22,
then off for good.
Who'd he spend the night with?
I think
his mother is in Salt Lake.
In hospice.
All right.
So...
who's our guy at Salt Lake PD?
- Sergeant Reeves?
- Yes.
- It's Charles, right?
- Absolutely.
- How are you?
- I'm well.
- Good to see you again.
- My pleasure. Good to see you.
- Thanks for waiting.
- My pleasure.
Neill's mother
is just down the hallway.
The desk said someone matching
his description spent the night,
left early this morning.
His sister's in here
at the moment.
Okay.
How are you?
Well, let's say hello.
Dr. Singh, call 3468.
- Miss Neill, hi.
- Hey.
This is Detective Henry,
Summit Police.
- Nice to meet you, ma'am.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
- May we come in?
- I'd... I'd rather you not.
My mother is, um... she's
sleeping and she's quite ill.
Sure.
What did Eric do this time?
You happen to know
where he is?
Probably Truckee.
We have a cabin there in North
Shore Lake Tahoe, California side.
What'd he do?
It's very important
that we speak with him.
Do you happen to have
an address for this cabin?
Pickup at outpatient PT.
Pickup at outpatient PT.
Yeah.
My friend, too much miles.
But it runs really good, man.
It always has.
I'll tell you what,
you take her for a test spin,
you name the price.
I drive?
Start her up.
I don't understand
what's happening.
I haven't slept one minute
in three days.
W-where's
the other guy?
I told the other guy
the same thing.
I-I don't understand
what's happening.
Yeah.
Well...
apparently, Detective Pape doesn't
believe that you don't understand.
So we're gonna do this again.
And again.
- I'm gonna offer you...
- I don't want a lawyer.
I don't need a lawyer.
Do you understand the
implications if you don't get...
I don't want a lawyer.
Okay.
So, it's New Year's Eve.
You tell Olivia the truth.
She hits you,
she threatens
to call the police.
Yes.
You bolt.
Yes.
You realize that if she does
call the police,
you're effed.
You have priors,
so you come back.
No.
So, you came back
into the studio.
You tried
to talk sense into her.
No, seriously,
that's not what happened.
I never came back.
I never came back.
I never, ever, ever came back.
I didn't find out
that she was...
until they came for me
in Truckee.
What I don't understand
is why you changed
your story twice
in Truckee
when the police came.
Come on, man.
We got your prints
on the hammer.
She had just put you
into her will.
She did?
Oh, shit.
Yeah,
I'm... I'm sorry.
This is super silly,
but I have been tasked
with tracking down
literally 125 people
and getting their
literal whereabouts
between 9:30
and 1:00 a.m.
- Well...
- Movies, right?
- Yeah, movies.
- With Frank.
- Yeah, with Frank.
- Right.
We took El Camino
to Arroyo Parkway
to the Eastridge Mall and
saw the 10:20 "Hobbit 2."
Okay, all right.
10:20.
Thank you.
You are dismissed, laddie.
Good accent.
Let's go talk to Frankie.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Your turn.
My turn.
I'll bring him right
back, I promise.
So, what'd I miss?
Um, well, Mel was just saying
there's this weird pressure
to solve this thing fast.
- From who?
- Oh, my God,
it's, you know,
people on the hill
to the DA
to Nate's boss to Nate.
I mean, it's all the way down.
They're trying to send
a message to the riffraff.
Do we even have riffraff?
Um, we had
that shoplifter...
The hand of
children's book author
Olivia Lake has been discovered
in a stream