Ray Donovan (2013–…): Season 5, Episode 12 - Time Takes a Cigarette - full transcript

Previously on Ray Donovan...

I know who did it.

And I know how much
you paid them.

The studio and the network.

Doug and I had a deal.
We had an understanding.

So what do you want from me?

- I want you to kill him.
- Fuck you.

Natalie James walked off
the set two days ago.

I need you to find her.

I'm pregnant. It's Doug's.

And he told me
to get an abortion.



I slept with someone.

You what?

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

You left the boy when he was 13,

and now he's got a chance
at the bigtime,

you're coming out the woodwork.

- I'm his father.
- Can we just have him

be part of the team, Ter?

If he's in, I'm out.

And all the money in this
place here, too, that's out.

That surgery
was brutal, wasn't it?

I never got the surgery.

- You're in remission.
- Yeah.

So it worked.



Jake Smith is my boyfriend.

- How's he doing?
- He's dying!

You have to help him.

I was hoping
you could talk to the D.A.,

maybe get him
to drop the charges

- against my daughter.
- Absolutely not.

I'm gonna need you
to put your hands

behind your back, Mick.

- What are you doin', Frank?
- You fuck!

Sing this, fucker!

Asshole!

You killed him.
He's the head of the FBI.

I can tell you
where the body is,

and I can tell you
who killed him.

My daughter got arrested.

I need the charges dropped.

Tell me who did it...
I'll let your daughter out.

I'm gonna need
a murder weapon, Ray.

- Aah!
- What the fuck?

- Let's go!
- What's the charge,

you assholes?

This is a country
of fuckin' laws!

You gave 'em Mick.

Where's the gun, Daryll?

I ain't found it yet.

Did you send Barnes
to arrest me?

Of course I did.

You fucked me for the last time.

I'm gonna get you, Raymond.

The Lord is good
to those who wait for Him.

We anticipate the day

are united again
at the coming of the Lord,

and we find great comfort
in knowing

that we shall forever
be together with the Lord,

and whoever
is united with the Lord

is one with Him in spirit.

Although He causes grief,

the Lord will have compassion...

according to the abundance
of His steadfast love...

for He does not willingly
afflict or aggrieve anyone.

Do not let your hearts
be troubled.

Believe in God.

Believe also in me.

In my Father's house...

Doug wanted to invite
Lindsay Penn.

- Who?
- Natalie's replacement.

The actress we put
in Waterfall 3.

He thought it would be
a... touching handover

to have her here.

Bastard... he didn't shed a tear,

not for his child, not for her,

not a tear.

I need a favor.

Anything. What is it?

There's a doctor
at Sloan Kettering.

Does the doctor have a name?

Sharon Bergstein.
She's a neurosurgeon.

I need her to do something
she doesn't want to do.

I'll get back to you.

Yeah.

Where's the goddamn roscoe?

- What?
- The boom stick.

- The banger.
- The gun?

Yes. Jesus.

- You'll get it.
- Yeah, well, you got

until tonight, or else
I'll bring back charges

against your daughter.

Morning.

Ha ha. Got to thank you
for the cards.

And the Tab.

Do you want a lawyer present?

I'm an old man.

So... you don't need
an attorney.

You're a young guy.

- I don't follow.
- You don't want me.

Careers aren't made
on whitehaired gentlemen

with long rap sheets.

You got something better?

I got facts
you'd be interested in.

I see.

Yeah. You give me a chance...

I can lead you
to the truth of many things.

So you're an innocent man.

"Innocent"?

No.

I done a lot of bad things.

Never killed no black people.

I'm in with the black community

through the female side.

But I...

I'm not gonna
hide nothin' from ya.

Good.

I read your file.

20 years in Walpole.

The time I spent in Walpole

was for a crime
I did not commit.

Crime you arrested me for...
I didn't do that neither.

- Really?
- Really.

But I could tell you...

who really shot Sully Sullivan
between the eyes.

Yeah?

Who shot Sean Walker
the same way.

I can tell you about
who killed Cookie Brown,

about who killed
that Boston Globe reporter.

I'd be interested in all that.

Plus who killed Frank Barnes...

if you let me go.

If I can make a case.

It saddens me to say this...

but...

all those people... Sully,

Cookie Brown, that poor girl,

Frank Barnes...

All of 'em were killed
by my son...

Ray Donovan.

- Morning, Ray.
- Hey, Bunch.

Drinking?

Sure.

Where's the gun, Daryll?

Ray, I don't think
I can do this.

No?

He's our father, man.

And?

And... I'm gonna go
down to the police station

and tell the truth.

That's your big plan?

Turn yourself in?

- I pulled the trigger, Ray.
- Don't be a fucking idiot.

Get yourself clear
of this while you still can.

You go down
to the D.A.'s office,

and you tell 'em
Mickey shot Barnes.

- You understand?
- Ray, why are we doing this

to Mickey, man? Why?

Because you and I both know

the minute Mickey feels the
pinch, he's gonna turn you in.

Don't think he won't, Daryll.

He's a fuckin' rat.

Always has been.

Remember that.

Take the gun...
and throw it in the river.

And Bridge
will get pulled back in,

and Ray will fuckin' kill me.

I'd throw the gun
in the fuckin' river.

Ray's just gonna have

to figure out somethin' else
for Bridge.

You know, I could... I...

could always tell the truth.

For Mickey?

Fuck that.

No weapon, no murder charge.

Take the gun,
throw it in the river,

and be done with it.

Frank Barnes was on
Ray's payroll for years.

You didn't know that,

- I did not.
- For years.

Years.

So he and Ray were close.

Not that they liked each other.

But when, he took down
Sokolov and his gang,

Frank got greedy
and started selling

the heroin and the fentanyl

that they lifted
from the bust...

using Avi...

as his distribution.

Who's Ray's associate?

Yeah.

Did... did Ray know about this?

Sure. Ray knows everything.

But he said not a peep.

He let that pass.

But when the DEA got wind of it,

Frank needed a real favor...

Get rid of Avi Rudin.

What was that about?

Well, you see, Avi had become

a fullblown addict
and a real liability,

and Frank wanted the Jew out.

He told Ray, "It's him or me."

But Ray was loyal to the Jew,

so Ray fucking killed Frank.

How do you know that...
he actually killed Frank?

He told me.

- He told you.
- Hand on the Bible.

He said he lured him
to this quiet parking lot

east of Chinatown

on the promise of delivering
Avi Rudin's dead body.

And there in the parking lot,
under a full moon...

he led Frank
to the back of his car

and blew his brains out.

So... parking lot.

Did he mention where exactly?

Yeah. I think he said it was,

the corner of Spring
and College.

I haven't been down there
in a long time.

Yeah, it's been a while

since I've heard anyone
call that area Chinatown.

Yeah, I know.
All the good chink restaurants

are up in San Gabriel now.

Not that it's
my favorite cuisine.

High sodium.

So... corner of
Spring and College...

Yeah. There might be
some blood out there.

Have your guys check it out.

- We'll look into it.
- If all this turns true...

you'll let me out?

If it sticks, yes.

Trust me, you crack this,

you'll be the next
Chief of the FBI.

Well, who knows?

Even maybe governor.

That's been done.

Books will be written, movies.

No, the kid got sick,
so I took him to the hospital.

They just gave him an IV,
and they sent him home.

Yeah.

There's nothing can be done.

Yeah, I know I missed it
again, but I'll be there later.

Jesus Christ, this is...
This is family, for fuck's sake!

Kid? Kid.

We got to get you
back to the hospital.

- No!
- Come on.

All right, come on.

- No.
- You need a doctor.

No, no doctor, just...

Just... just give me...
Give me your hand.

What?

Put your hand
on my head, please.

- Got any pills?
- No.

- You got no pain pills?
- I'm out.

Just put... just put your hand...

Put your hand on my...

I need your help.

Would it surprise you to learn

that this is not new for me?

That kid's not gonna
make it a week

without the surgery.

A year ago,
a guy broke into my home,

came into my bedroom, stood
over me saying the rosary

because he wanted me
to save his son.

I can set you up.

Private operating room,

your own people...
Whatever you need.

What you're
asking me to do is immoral,

and... it's illegal.

No one will know.

Somebody always knows.

That's my number.
When you change your mind.

- I won't change my mind.
- Take it.

For when you do.

There you go, miss.

Thank you.

Hey, Dog.

Hey. Hey, big boy.

Come on, come on.

Hey. Come on!

Come on.

You should never bend
an electrical cord, otherwise...

Aah!

Told ya!

- What happened?
- Mom?

Stanley was showing us
how not to get a shock.

Will you put

some clothes on? My wife's here.

Mind your own business, Stanley.

What if the towel slips?

Mind your own business, Stanley.

Jack, you have some
shaving cream on your face.

- Thank you.
- No, Jack!

Dad?

It looks so fucking weird.

Yeah.

What happened to your arm?

- Nothing.
- Doesn't look like nothing.

- Con.
- Yeah?

You sure this is what you want?

- Yeah.
- None of us served.

Uncle Mac did.

Uncle Mac died
in Vietnam, Conor.

It's what I want.

All right.

- Yeah.
- Need you by my side,

Daryll Donovan.

I need you by my side.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Want to go get a beer?

Now?

Yeah, let's...

let's go get a beer and talk.

Dad, I got to get
back to school.

I still have finals.

I'll drive you up later today.

No. There's a bus.
I ju... I just want to get back.

You sure?

Can I ask you something?

Yeah. What's up?

What do you think of me?

What do you mean
what do I think of you?

What do you think of me?

You're my kid.

You think I'm a fucking
idiot, don't you?

No, I don't think
you're an idiot, Conor.

- I think you're my son.
- Fuck that, I get that.

But you don't
respect me, do you?

- Of course I do.
- No, you don't.

You think I'm weak and stupid.

Conor, listen...

You know, it's better this way.

After the Marines,
you'll see what I am.

- I see what you are now.
- No, you don't.

You fucking don't.
I'm gonna be a soldier.

When I get back,
you're gonna work for me.

That's who I am.

A rich, successful
black man is a target.

- Who told me that?
- I did.

And if I listened to my father,

I'd still be making
the fucking White House.

Told me to never
leave that sitcom...

There'd be checks in the mail
till my dyin' day.

Fuck that.

- Check that out.
- What?

- Um, what...
- No, no. That.

- Um...
- Look at that.

Yeah...

Okay, so what... what's...
What is all this?

You a goddamn producer
for a White House production.

Can't have my man sitting out
in some fucking cubicle.

Shit!

Wow.

Yeah, Jay, this is cool,
man, but my father...

Daryll, you know shit about me.

I'm gonna keep you close.

But the truth is,
I like how you operate.

I see you as an asset.

Jay, wwhat are you asking me?

Testify against
your father, Daryll.

Tell Jackson Holt
what he needs to know.

All right, you, me...

We would've
just made a phone call,

made things right.

Your father, he comes along,

everything goes upside down.

Just tell the truth, brother,

and all this...

is yours.

Hi.

Hi.

So I called the landlord.

We're good to let the lease go.

Okay.

So we can leave next week.

I'm just...

getting some things
in order for Ray.

I promise we'll work it out.

Let's just get out of L.A.

Let's just leave
all this shit behind.

I'll make you two some lunch.

So how you doing this week?

Good.

Really good.

- Really?
- Yeah.

How's the Zoloft treating you?

Not taking it.

I see.

What'd you do to your arm?

It's just...

accident
working out in the yard.

I was in the military
for 21 years.

Does that surprise you?

I saw you on the news
this morning

at that movie star's funeral.

Yeah.

How did that make you feel...

Her dying?

She was young, you know?

I bet you go to a lot of those.

I've been to a ton.

So hard, you know, to feel it.

Hard to...

allow yourself to feel
anything, really, right?

I don't know.

Sometimes.

What about your wife?

Does it make you
think about Abby?

Sure.

Would you like
to talk about that?

What?

No. I'm...

fine.

So this is our last session.

Yeah.

How does that make you feel?

I don't know. I guess I'm...

glad to be putting
my probation behind me.

I see.

I'm just gonna...
talk freely for a minute,

if you don't mind.

You're the boss.

You're a severely
traumatized person, Ray.

You blame yourself
for the trauma

inflicted on you by others.

You control it that way.

You make it your own that way.

I know you know about.

Post traumatic
stress disorder, right?

I mean, that's a real thing.

It's destructive,
and it kills people, okay?

And you have that.

And it needs to be treated.

I thought that's what
we were doing here.

You're smarter than that.

These are things you got
to work on your entire life.

But you need tools
for that, Ray...

Group therapy, medication,

oneonone therapy.

Now, I know you don't want
to hear this right now,

but that's what it takes
to learn how to forgive others

for what they did to you...

to forgive yourself.

Forgive myself for what?

You can be helped.

Trust me.

Trust me, Raymond.

I'm good.

So...

I think I got...

I think I got my whole anger...

Anger thing under control,
so I...

want to thank you for that,
you know.

Appreciate it.

So...

Thanks.

Rumors are already swirling

that Doug Landry has
chosen actress Lindsay Penn

to replace Natalie James
in the Waterfall series.

Landry, heading today
to New York

for the yearly
Pacific Board meeting,

denied the replacement
has been chosen.

Marty's doing a fucking special.

The new director
of the Waterfall franchise...

What's that?

I finished
my anger management thing.

- You feel rehabilitated?
- We can guarantee

- that confirmation is coming.
- Sure.

Now let's go to Sandy Gagic

for a special report.

A bully for hire
with a baseball bat in hand

managed to insinuate himself

into Hollywood's inner circles,

allied himself
with stars and moguls

who were so terrified, so needy,

and so desperate,
they hired a thug

so they could sleep at night.

But the fairy dust has worn off,

and now with the greatest
talent of her generation

found dead in his apartment

and his client list
coming forward

to admit he exploited
their worst fears,

Ray Donovan's career
in Hollywood is over.

Asshole.

A few clients called today,
said they're leaving.

You want the list?

Nah.

They're all fuckin' assholes.

Take it.

We all going to hell.

Yeah.

You motherfucker.

Who'd you call?

- Doesn't matter.
- They're forcing me

- to resign my chair.
- Yeah?

What'd you do?
What the fuck did you do?

I asked you to help.

They're threatening
to defund the entire program.

There's a way to make that stop.

Do you have any idea
what you're doing?

Yeah, I do.

You're the fucking devil.
You know that?

You're the most immoral piece
of shit that I have ever...

I'll send a car to pick you up.

I need you to fly to New York.

Call Archie Leach.

There's a clinic
on the Upper East Side.

What's this about?

We're gonna get that kid
the surgery.

Dad?

Hey.

I'm gonna send you an address.

I need you to get your friend

and bring him there
in the morning, all right?

- What's going on?
- We're gonna get him

what he needs.

I got to go.

What's that?

That's your fuckin' boom stick.

Come on, Dog. Come on!

Hey, Ray.

Hey.

What's up?

I changed my mind.

About what?

About the bar.

I'm gonna call Harriet, tell
her to put it in your name.

Well, how much
do you want for it?

Nothing. It's yours.

What's going on?

I got to go out of town
for a few days.

Okay.

I need you to,
look after a dog for me.

I've never...
watched the dog before.

Did Ray just give you the bar?

Yeah.

What about Pismo?

Let me see her.

Come here, babe.

There ya go.

Hey.

Is that what you want?

What I want...

is for you to go.

Leave Maria with me.

And you just go.

Now let's see
what you got for me.

Donovan, Mr. Holt's
ready to see you.

Yes.

All right.

Victor, don't touch the cards.

All right. Orale, gringo.

I'm on the fucking verge.

Jackson, I don't want to
put you guys out,

but, if we're talkin'
relocation,

I'd love to go somewhere quiet.

They got, cabins out in Montana

for a fucking song.

Something by a lake maybe,
be good for my writing.

What do you think?

I got a statement
from your son Daryll

and your gun.

The ballistics match.

Whoa.

You make a full confession
to the murder of Frank Barnes,

confess to extorting Jay White,

and I don't go after
the death penalty.

That's it?

You make a full confession,

and I'll let you live out
the rest of your life

in the elderly wing

of one of our finest
state prisons.

I see.

So...

what do you say?

I say fuck yourself.
Do your worst.

I'm going back.

I was in the middle
of a game of solitaire

I thought I might actually win.

Going back.

Is that your daughter?

What?

You must really love her
to do all this.

It's not my daughter.

May I?

C'mon.

Is this you?

Yeah.

Same eyes.

Haunted.

"Forgive yourself."

Good luck with that.

I tried to forgive myself.
Trust me, I tried.

With...

shrinks and...

shamans and charlatans.

L.A.'s lousy with 'em.

How'd that work out for you?

At a certain point,
I realized...

I didn't really want
to forgive myself.

We're only alive so long.

We should just take what we want

and stop thinking
about it all the time.

Stop waiting for permission.

Don't you think?

I miss New York.

I guess you'd prefer Boston.

Not really.

Really? I think of Boston

as a big ice cube
full of angry people.

That sounds right.

Thank you.

For doing this.

We're friends.
That's what we do.

This where you're staying?

Nope.

This is where Doug stays

when he comes into town

to tell the board
he's taking over my company.

This is where Doug stays.

All right, Hector,
on to the next stop.

And let's go through the park.

So you can get your
shoes shined,

your taxes done,
and brain surgery

all in one convenient location.

I love it.

Hey.

Hi, Daddy.

Thank you.

Sure.

Hey, come on.

Ms. Winslow.

Hi. I'm Bridget.

Sam. So nice to meet you.

- Yeah.
- Well, you look a lot

- like your dad.
- You think?

In a much more
attractive way, of course.

And you must be a Donovan.

- Terry.
- Terry.

- Sam. So nice to meet you.
- Likewise.

Well, it seems like
everything's under control here.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Everyone doesn't get
a father like yours.

I'll walk you to your car.

No, it's not necessary.

What did you have to do

to make this happen?

It doesn't matter. It's done.

Beckett.

I'm making a list.

I'm gonna make
a few changes around here.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Bring in some entertainment...

Foosball, pinball,

darts, you know?

Make the place
a little more lively.

Did you say "pinball"?

Yeah.

I'm a pinball wizard.

Yeah?

I scored 178 million
playing Addams Family.

You like Addams Family?

What the Mona Lisa
was to the Renaissance

Addams Family
is to pinball machines.

Okay.

So we get that.
Fuck it, I got the money.

- Rad.
- Yeah.

Addams Family, Twilight Zone,

Ghostbusters...
Fuck it, we'll get 'em all.

Hell to the yeah, man.

All right, Christina, get in
there with that retractor.

And I just get that needle
right in there.

Okay. That's good.

- All right.
- Get ready, Doc.

Here we go.

Push it.

Good, good, good.

Abby was so far gone, Ray.

She was in so much pain.

Things got messed up.

I didn't mean for things
to get messed up.

You'll stick around?

What?

For Bridget.

You'll stick around for Bridget?

What are you talking about?

Where you going?

I know, it's...
It's heartbreaking, isn't it?

You had a funeral viewing
party with Aunt Dot?

Yes, it was a new suit.

Okay, well, I deposited
a check for you, last week.

No, in your savings.

Not your checking, Mom,
in your savings.

Well, you can transfer it
into your checking.

Cheryl's great.
She's with the kids in Idaho.

We had a fundraiser
at the house last week.

Yeah, the same.

The lowcosthousing
initiative in Jakarta.

I know. I'm very proud
of her, too.

I am. I'm taking
very good care of myself.

Okay, well, you give yourself
a big hug from me.

Okay. Bye.

Bye.

He's out of surgery.
You can see him soon.

How'd it go?

We met all our markers.
I liked what I saw.

We'll see what's next.

Thank you.

He'll need,
several days of home care.

There's a list of all the meds,

all the things to watch for.

All right?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

Yeah, I'm good.

Come on.

All right.

Hi, sweetheart.