Satisfaction (2014–2015): Season 2, Episode 1 - Episode #2.1 - full transcript
My name is Neil Truman.
My wife, Grace,
and I were trying to live
the American dream.
I do stage open houses now.
But it always felt like
something was missing.
(Victor) I know why
you're in such a funk...
mid-life crisis.
So I jumped off a plane,
quit my job,
before getting knocked on my ass
when I found my wife trying
to deal with her own crisis.
- Your wife pays me.
- What, for sex?
(Neil) But that's when I
finally started living.
I got his phone,
took his identity,
met one of his clients,
then got a surprising proposal
from someone who was much more.
- Come work for me.
- [laughs]
(Neil)
And I did.
(Adriana) I have a service that
caters to very rich women.
(Neil)
But I wasn't the only one.
- Are you accepting new clients?
- Yes.
I would love to talk
about redecorating my house.
You're going to have to sign
a nondisclosure agreement.
Not even your husband can know.
Is that a problem?
(Neil) And that was just the
beginning for all of us.
You would like us
to sign over
your educational accounts
so you can go play...
- at the what festival?
- The March Lawn Festival.
(Neil) Grace and I may
still have our secrets,
but despite it all,
our marriage and our dreams
have remained intact
and, in some ways,
gotten stronger.
(Grace) I got the grant
to study design in Milan.
(Neil) I would love
to come with you.
But all that's
about to change...
My husband found out.
I told him.
It was starting to eat at me.
Again.
Is this what they mean
by "for better or for worse"?
It's certainly an adventure.
Yes, it is.
We have a second chance now.
Going to Italy
to pursue my dreams.
We should have done it
years ago.
Let's try not to get
pregnant this time.
[both chuckle]
Well, I'll try
not to drink too much.
Sure you won't.
Never thought
you'd be married.
[gasps]
Oh!
I guess that whole story
about you getting paid
that was just so that I would
think it was a one-time thing.
You know who I am, right?
Neil...
Your husband ruined
my marriage.
Daniel, why don't
you and I go into the house--
[gun cocks]
Don't! No, no, no, no!
Wait, wait!
Here! Here!
- Get back.
- Don't you move!
Wait. Wait!
How long were you two
having an affair?
You got to put the gun down.
I followed her that day
she went to your office.
[groans]
I know she saw you
more than once.
How long?
Listen to me.
I know how you feel
right now.
Oh, really?
You know how I feel, huh?
How about--how about I screw
your wife?
- Oh!
- And then you can tell me
if you know how I feel.
- Let her go.
- No, you're gonna watch.
[crying, groans]
- No!
- Listen!
Listen, you think I ruined
your marriage,
but I may have been a part
of saving it.
I know from experience
that Mallory
wouldn't have been looking
for someone like me
if you'd been giving her
what she needed.
- What did you say?
- I'm--I'm saying...
that I made the same mistake.
Didn't I, Grace?
[breathing heavily]
Yes.
And what happened?
I slept with someone.
You're making this up.
I wish I was.
I caught them together.
[breathing heavily]
Tell him
what it felt like, Neil.
Tell me.
My whole world exploded
in that moment.
I hated you.
And I wanted to kill
the son of a bitch she was with.
I really did.
But then I realized that that
wasn't gonna solve anything.
Marriage is hard.
People make mistakes,
but if you really
love each other,
then you work it out.
You just need to want
the same thing, right?
Your marriage was in trouble
before I came into the picture.
Mallory came to me to fix it.
So you want to blame anyone,
blame yourself,
you worthless piece of shit.
- You son of a bitch.
- Aah!
[gunshot]
[grunts]
[screams]
Neil!
[gasping]
Neil?
[gasps]
Oh, my God.
[Neil groans]
- I'm okay.
- Are you sure?
Yeah.
My God, what happened?
W-w-what just happened?
[sobbing]
Okay.
- Oh.
- Grace.
Grace, give me your phone.
- [whimpers]
- Give me your phone.
You're bleeding.
Okay, go in the house.
I'll handle this.
Just--
Yeah, go in the house.
[crying]
[cell phone beeping]
[cell phone beeps,
dialing rapidly]
[phone line ringing]
[sniffles]
(Neil)
Grace?
Grace, where are you?
Do you know where
the Band-Aids are?
I can't find
the Band-Aids.
Grace, we need to talk.
If this is about Simon--
I don't give a shit
about him. Grace...
What?
Daniel's wife paid me
to have sex with her.
She's not
the only one either.
What?
After I saw you
with Simon that day,
I got a hold of his phone,
access to his clients,
and I experimented.
[scoffs]
You experimented?
Experimented with what?
Being a paid escort.
[sighs]
Are you joking?
Is--is this a joke?
Look, if all of that
comes out right now,
then other people
will be dragged into this,
and we'll be at a huge risk.
I had to take precautions.
I got here
as fast as I could.
♪ I can't get no ♪
♪ Satisfaction ♪
♪ And I try,
and I try ♪
♪ And I try ♪
♪ And I try ♪
♪ I can't get no ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
Hello, Grace.
- Adriana?
- You told her everything?
I had to.
[door closes]
(Neil) How do you two
know each other?
That's why you had me sign
that confidentiality agreement.
Hold on, Grace.
You pimp out my husband,
then you hired me...
Whoa, whoa.
To decorate your house?
What kind of monster are you?
- You're the secret client?
- Neil, Grace...
I just drove over here
to help you both out
of what sounds like
a very delicate situation.
Now, if you'd like me to stay,
we're going to have to put aside
all of the other teenage
nonsense right now.
Can we do that?
[door closes]
Police are on their way.
Raymond,
these are the Trumans.
- Trumans, this is Raymond.
- Anyone hurt?
Need medical attention?
Uh, no.
Saw security cameras out front.
They work?
Yes.
Okay, first thing we need
to do is lay out the time line,
get the story straight.
Neil, show me
where it happened.
Um...
Neil, let's go.
I'll be fine.
So that was clearly
self-defense.
Is your wife gonna
back you up on that story?
Why wouldn't she?
Adriana filled me in
on everything, Neil.
If your wife decides
to spill secrets
about your relationship
with my client,
not only will I not help,
I got to make sure
this doesn't go well...
for either one of you.
So what I'm gonna need
from you is to make sure
that she goes along
with the program.
Otherwise, this is gonna go
in a very different direction.
[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
(woman) And when was the
last time you saw Mallory?
At my office a few weeks ago.
No other contact?
She means did you
have sex with her again.
Right? Is--isn't that
what you meant?
(woman) Last week she
filed a restraining order
against her husband...
after he got physical.
[cell phone vibrates]
Is she okay?
Shaken up, but clearly
the guy was dangerous.
You're very lucky.
They just went through
the security footage.
Story syncs up.
All right, well, I think that's
all we need for right now,
unless there's anything
that you'd like--
Thank you.
Hey.
[grunts]
[grunts]
I'm sorry.
But you're gonna have to know
the whole truth at some point.
There's more?
You jeopardized
our whole family,
and then you bring this bitch
back into our house?
She has a lot more to lose
than we do if this goes public.
If what goes public?
T-t-the fact
that you're an escort?
Look, I don't know about you,
but I learned something
about myself
and what was lacking
in our marriage.
[scoffs]
I'd do something different
with you,
and you'd look at me like...
like I had an effect
on you again.
Really?
You're trying to tell me
that screwing other women
for money made you
a better husband?
I was different.
And you with Simon,
you were different.
Are you gonna deny it?
(Raymond)
Everyone doing okay?
Gra--
Grace.
Let her go.
Don't do this.
We're in the clear now.
[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
So you slept with him too?
[car door closes,
engine turning over]
[engine revving]
What happened to your door?
I forgot my keys earlier.
[sniffles]
What happened to you?
Did Neil do that to you?
Did you tell him about us?
No, no. He didn't--
he didn't do that.
No, he, uh...
he stopped it
from getting worse.
Uh...
You--you know who
Mallory is?
Yeah.
He--her husband
showed up at our house,
and, um...
he's dead.
What?
He showed up at our house
with a gun,
and, uh...
and Neil, uh...
Neil told me his version
of what happened
the day he caught
you and I together--
how he got your phone
and started working
for Adriana.
I don't--I don't know.
I don't know what to believe.
I don't know.
I don't know who to trust.
I just don't know
how I got here.
Hey.
[sniffles]
Hey.
You're safe here now,
all right?
Everything's gonna be okay.
[water running]
You got to let it run
for a minute.
Yeah, I know.
[sniffles]
- I got it.
- Thank you.
- I'll be right outside.
- Okay.
[over phone]
Hi, it's Grace. Leave a message.
Look, I know it's been
an insane day, but...
[blender whirring]
I just need to know
that you're okay.
Call me when you
get this message...
or text.
At least let me know
where you are.
She's a big girl.
She'll call when she's ready.
You need to relax.
Here...
it'll make you feel better.
Why are you still here?
Some pretty bad things
happened here today, Neil.
You shouldn't be alone.
I am sorry
that a man had to die.
Really? 'Cause you
don't seem all that sorry.
Well, he broke into your home
and tried to rape your wife.
Am I sorry he's dead?
A little.
With every sip.
a little less.
Frankly, I've seen worse.
Maybe you don't see it yet,
but this is not
entirely a tragedy.
Karma has a way
of sorting these things out.
It's been my experience
that when things explode,
people land where
they were meant to land.
You needed to be free,
darling.
And now you are--
free of all the secrets,
the lies.
Now you can truly have
anything that you want.
I want Grace.
I want my life back.
I'm not so sure.
You had your wife, Neil.
Apparently she wasn't enough.
[groans]
Good boy.
Now, look...
this is freedom...
complete,
unadulterated freedom,
standing before you,
ripe, waiting...
like a woman in a silk dress.
All you need to do now
is gently pull the bow
and let the dress fall away.
You really think
it's that easy?
You may know how people tick,
but you have no understanding
of my relationship with Grace.
Oh, I think I do.
Grace is
a lovely woman, Neil,
but with her,
you held yourself back.
Now you get a second chance to
start over with a clean slate.
See?
All gone now.
_
_
[door creaks]
Hello?
- Hello?
- Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to barge in,
but the door, it's, uh...
- Still broken, yeah.
- Yeah.
Simon here?
No, he stepped out.
Uh, was he expecting you?
I think I'm the last person
he was expecting.
I'm Emma.
Grace.
Yeah, Emma, he's not here,
but, um, I'll tell him
you stopped by.
I don't mind waiting.
Look, I'm asking
you to leave.
Grace, I've known Simon
a long time.
I'm worried about him.
He's been making some
very poor decisions of late.
He needs my help.
Do you know anything
about his father?
He's a very powerful man...
not someone
you want to upset.
How do you know his father?
Oh, we've been married
quite a few years now.
I'm Simon's mother.
(Daniel) I know she saw you
more than once. How long?
(Neil)
I know how you feel right now.
- I slept with--
- [echoing] I hated you.
[gunshot]
[door closes]
I have Grace's keys.
She's at my apartment.
I'm just coming here
to get her stuff.
She's moving in with you?
She told me
what happened, okay?
She can't come back here
right now.
I'm--I'm what she needs.
You've got to be able
to understand that, right?
Yeah. Sure.
I totally get it.
Ow!
[groans]
You can understand that, too,
though, right?
God, I've been wanting
to do that for months.
[laughs]
Hey, you know what else
I've been wanting to do?
I have never liked this thing.
I mean, what is it?
It's like tic-tac-toe on acid.
I hate it.
And--and these.
Like, pointless.
I mean, what? You don't
sleep with them, right?
They're just--
they're just there.
There's so much in this house
that doesn't make sense...
in my life.
Stay right there.
I think I'm just gonna go.
Here, take these with you.
I've strangled myself with these
things for the last 20 years.
I am done.
Why torture myself?
You know, life can be taken
away from you like that.
We have to make the most
of every chance we get.
Are you all right?
No.
I am most definitely
not all right.
And you know what?
It feels great.
I feel like myself again.
[cell phone chimes]
_
[Courtney Barnett's
Elevator Operator]
♪ ♪
♪ Feeling sick
at the sight of his computer ♪
♪ He dodges his way
through the Swanston commuters ♪
♪ Rips off his tie,
hands it to a homeless man ♪
♪ Sleeping in the corner
of a metro bus stand ♪
♪ He screams ♪
♪ "I'm not going to work today ♪
♪ Gonna count the minutes
that the trains run late" ♪
_
♪ Don't jump, little boy ♪
♪ Don't jump off that roof ♪
- ♪ You've got your whole life ahead of you ♪
- _
♪ You're still in your youth ♪
- ♪ I'd give anything to have skin like you ♪
- _
♪ ♪
_
You went through my stuff?
After your stepmother
came by.
Emma was here?
When?
What did she say?
You said you
never lied to me.
You're not even
who you say you are.
Who are you?
Look, the more you knew,
the more at risk
you would be.
[scoffs]
Wait, wait, wait.
Come on, wait.
Stolen paintings?
Emma said it was your dad
who had the apartment trashed,
trying to look for them.
She said that?
Son of a...
God, why would he even want
those back?
He doesn't need the money.
'Cause you stole them
and they're his.
You don't understand, okay?
He's wealthy.
He's, like, Rockefeller wealthy.
We--we had a falling out
when my mom died.
He married Emma.
Yeah, it's--it's...
really complicated, okay?
That backup plan you had...
it was--
it was those paintings?
You were gonna
sell them and...
- run away with me?
- Yeah.
They're with a buyer
right now.
As soon as I get paid--
Oh, my God, are you insane?
You think I'm gonna
run away with you
and your stolen money?
I've made
enough mistakes lately.
Good-bye, Simon.
[door slams]
Hey, how you doing?
I'm looking for someone.
I'm wondering if you
can help me out.
Maybe get on the walkie
to your other security friends
I see walking around here.
If I give you her name
and what she looks like?
Get out of here.
I don't suppose
I can get that 20 back.
Sure, come grab it.
Maybe you want to grab this.
Hey, who wants some money?
[all cheering]
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho,
oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ ♪
How's everybody doing
out there?
[all cheering]
I said,
"How's everybody doing?"
[all cheering]
- I'm trying to find a girl.
- I'm looking for one too!
She's beautiful, talented,
and growing up faster
than I was ready for.
And I'm so damn proud of her.
Anika, sweetheart?
If you're out there,
come find me backstage...
as soon as you can!
[crowd booing]
♪ Baby, baby,
damn your soul ♪
(woman)
Hey! Hey!
Let him go.
Let him go!
He's with the band!
Come on, you guys,
let him go,
or the band doesn't
go back onstage,
and you guys are gonna have
a riot on your hands.
That's enough.
(man)
Get rid of that guy.
I don't know
what his problem was.
- But, hey, who wants a T-shirt?
- Come on.
You want a T-shirt?
[laughs]
You want a beer?
Sure.
God, I haven't seen
anybody rush the stage
like that in years.
Thanks for helping me
out back there.
I didn't think
I'd get out of there alive.
That was so rock and roll,
what you did.
I've been a tour manager
for ten years.
These bands I work with are
a bunch of vegan prima donnas.
When I was a kid, it was
about lifestyle and attitude.
We didn't give a shit
about authority either.
You did whatever felt right.
Ahh.
[bottle clatters]
I hate vegans.
Yeah?
[both moaning]
♪ Baby, baby,
bless my soul ♪
♪ I need to fill it
with some rock and... ♪
[doorbell rings]
Where is she?
On the veranda.
[indistinct chatter]
[light jazz music playing]
♪ ♪
♪ A tragic and sad,
sad story ♪
♪ I came home to... ♪
[indistinct chatter]
All right, I want you
to do it.
Grace...
I'm surprised to see you here.
I realized
you still owe me...
for the work I did.
I came to collect.
Oh, darling,
don't you remember?
I already paid
your final bill.
I had to make
some adjustments.
You owe more.
Quite a bit more.
I'm not sure I understand.
We all run our businesses
in our own way.
I'm sure you wouldn't
want your secrets to come out
any more than I'd want
to share mine.
Sorry to interrupt.
Leonardo...
[speaking Italian]
Excuse me.
♪ ♪
Don't get hung up
on the suit, man,
or the shoes or the tie.
You won't be wearing
any of it for long.
But Adriana said--
Forget what Adriana said.
The women at these things
don't care about
what you look like in a suit.
They're paying
for a good ride.
A little grooming
down there...
you're good to go.
[laughs]
You can't be serious.
You really think
that's all women want?
Well, it's what
they're paying for.
No, what they're paying for is
someone they can connect with,
who can hold a conversation.
Oh, come on.
You can say that's all you want,
but we both know
it's not true.
[scoffs]
So you think all women
who pay for a man are just
sexually frustrated?
I'll tell you
what a woman wants.
She wants you
to listen to her.
She wants you
to make her feel
like she's the only one
in the room worth looking at,
and she wants you to recognize
her for who she is,
'cause let me tell you,
as a married woman,
I can get one of these
anytime I want.
(Adriana)
Grace...
- You're excused.
- Me?
- But I didn't eve--
- Take your friend with you.
But I never said a word.
You came with him,
you're leaving with him.
Let's go.
Anyone else?
All right, we'll do a lineup
in ten minutes.
Grace, we have business
to discuss.
Have a seat.
You did me a favor.
One bad review in my line of
work can ruin a whole operation.
So you have an operation.
Don't be
so judgmental, Grace.
You've partaken
of the pleasures.
How long were you with Simon?
Six months?
My money?
I'm just saying.
You understand
that the business is
about empowering women.
Not as taboo as it was
when I first started.
Women know
what they want now,
and they're not
afraid to ask.
Do you know
what you want, Grace?
You just had a fire sale
on your entire life.
What are you going to do now?
Where are you going to go?
I'll send you a postcard.
Why did you hire me?
You had my husband.
Why me?
You had a great portfolio,
darling.
My husband just left too.
He does that a lot,
but this time, I think he...
Anyway, I was thinking
of redecorating his space,
getting a fresh start myself.
But I'm just so bad
with that stuff.
Well, good luck, Grace.
♪ ♪
(Grace)
Neil?
(Lea)
Wow.
I really needed that.
You smoke?
Uh, if you don't mind,
I should check and see
if my daughter got back.
Anika is your daughter?
Yeah.
Wow.
That makes it even cooler,
that message you yelled out.
You play?
My daughter does.
I've always wanted to.
You think it's too late
for me to be a rock star?
I don't know.
What do you do?
Investment firm.
I had sex for money for a while.
[laughs]
Come on.
Two grand a night,
ten grand a weekend--
very high-end clients.
Are you serious?
Hey, Lea. Do you know anything
about a--
Scotty. What are you doing?
You know the rules.
Do you know anything
about this girl?
She's looking for her dad.
Anika?
I'm her dad.
All right,
well, she's outside.
Oh, shit.
Yeah, he's in here.
(Anika)
Dad?
I went backstage for--
What's going on?
Hi.
- Oh.
- Anika.
Oh. Sorry.
Wait. Wait. Anika!
Anika, wait!
What were you doing in there?
Who was that woman?
She's the band manager.
Why was she in bed
practically naked?
We were ju--
Are you and Mom split up?
We haven't decided.
Well, I don't know.
It looks like you just did.
It's--it's a little more
complicated than that.
What? Did Mom sleep
with somebody too?
[scoffs]
I knew something was going on.
I knew it.
- I know, I know. I'm sorry.
- I knew it.
I'm sorry.
It has nothing
to do with you, though.
Of course not.
I'm the perfect kid.
So, what, did you come
all the way out here
and embarrass me
in front of the whole festival
just to drop this bomb?
Actually, I came
to give you this.
It's the money your mother and I
set aside for college
that you asked for.
I didn't have access
to the joint account,
so I borrowed it from work.
What--what, are you trying to
buy me off now?
What? No. Ju--
Look, the last few days,
I've been reevaluating--
reassessing everything.
Honey, you're young.
College will always be there.
The dreams you have now
may not.
Life is unpredictable.
It'd be a crime not to take
advantage of it when you can.
You're really giving me this?
It has some
strings attached, though.
You have to tell me what
your plans are, specifically--
where you're going,
what you're spending it on.
And this is your money,
not for Mateo to dip into.
Well, that's not going
to be a problem.
Did you guys break up?
Come here.
Have Jillian at the front door
and make sure we get bartenders
who can make drinks this time,
not just pretty faces.
But make sure
they have pretty faces.
Oh, and, um, I'm thinking
Asian-inspired for the food.
(Simon) Ah, nobody
eats at these things--
too busy thinking
about what comes after.
Can you give us a minute?
Don't do anything
I wouldn't do.
If you've come begging
for scraps,
I did just have
a couple of slots open up.
Pays two grand for the ni--
[gasps]
You told my family
about the paintings.
The Waverlys are old friends.
I had my concerns.
Bullshit.
You knew what you were doing.
I want them back.
But they're not yours.
You're not even you.
(Rosalie)
Easy now, baby.
All right.
What happened
to you, darling?
Leaving a fortune in inheritance
to go into hiding? I must know.
You have no idea who you're
dealing with right now.
Do you?
I will get them back.
Well, like I said,
if you're looking for work
in the meantime...
Just came to pick up
a few things.
Wasn't expecting you
to be back so soon.
Did you get sick of all
the teenagers at the festival?
You spoke to Anika.
Yeah.
She told me about the money.
You probably think
that was a bad idea.
No, I get it.
You don't want her to make
the same mistakes that we did.
Grace, you should have
seen her face.
So Simon said
you're going to stay with him.
Yeah, of course he did.
No, I just went there because
I had some questions
and I knew
he could answer them.
It's not where I want to be
right now.
You know, in all the years
that we've been married,
you've never been
this mad at me.
You seem
more forgiving today.
Neil, I would like
to be mad at you
and blame you for everything.
I'm just as guilty.
We've been more like roommates
for the past five years
than a couple, and...
you know, I'm just realizing
I'm mad at myself.
Why?
Because I didn't do
anything about it.
I let it be okay for me,
and it wasn't.
No, I suppose I did
exactly the same thing.
I was terrified
that if we talked--
I mean, really talked--
that everything we were
would end.
Yeah, and now look at us.
I'm still hoping we
find our way back.
That is all I ever wanted.
Simon was just...
a door for me
to try and--
and, uh--and find this part
of myself that was lost
so I could come back
into our marriage and...
and fight for it.
But now it's over, so...
Let's just not make this
messier than it is.
[door closes]
So nice to see you again.
[chuckles]
Back in town, huh?
- When did you get in?
- He lives here.
Lives here?
Didn't you fly in to write me
a check for the app last month?
Unbelievable.
Victor, this is--
Well, I don't think
I know your real name.
It's Frank.
Frank. Huh.
- Victor, Frank. Frank, Victor.
- Oh. How are you?
He's going to be running a group
meditation for the office
- once a week.
- A what?
We're going to be doing things a
little differently around here.
Uh, can I get you
a drink, lunch?
No, I'm good.
All right, well, I need five
minutes to get settled in,
- then I'll be right with you.
- Take your time.
Group meditation?
It's a stressed-out
environment.
I think it'll be good
for everybody.
Oh, no, sure.
Why don't we just put bongs
in everyone's office
and let them get blow jobs
on their coffee breaks?
- That'll make everyone happy.
- Don't be a dick, Victor.
Let me tell you
something, Neil.
I didn't bust my ass to build
this firm from the ground up
to have you turn it
into some hippie commune now.
And I won't have you talk to me
that way again.
You got lucky one time, son,
one time.
You had a little midlife crisis
fever dream,
and you got some nerd
to build you an app.
But the name of the game
around here is "what's next?"
You hear me?
What's next?
I know what
I don't want to do--
sit in front of a computer
screen for 12 hours a day,
analyze stock trends,
make the rich richer
and pretend it doesn't matter
so I can go home,
sit in front
of my TV and think,
"One day I'll retire,
and everything will be great."
That's not a life.
That's a slow death.
Yeah.
But it's a very,
very profitable one.
[scoffs]
Tell me what I'm missing
here, Neil, really.
I'm not
the same person anymore.
Oh, here we go again.
My old life is over,
and my new one
won't be conventional.
[The Who's Eminence Front]
(Neil) I know the results
of a life lived safe.
And since
I can't go back in time...
I want to see what
the results are when I don't.
I'm gonna start
taking changes again.
So you're welcome
to join me in there...
or not.
I really don't care.
[Frank speaking indistinctly]
♪ ♪
You have a visitor.
Hello, darling.
The water's warm.
It feels good.
I was just about
to have some lunch.
Should I set another plate?
You, um--you mentioned
Fisher's space earlier.
I brought some tear sheets.
I'll have Rosalie
get you a robe,
put your clothes in the guest
room so you can settle some.
I'll meet you on the veranda.
I'll be waiting.
My wife, Grace,
and I were trying to live
the American dream.
I do stage open houses now.
But it always felt like
something was missing.
(Victor) I know why
you're in such a funk...
mid-life crisis.
So I jumped off a plane,
quit my job,
before getting knocked on my ass
when I found my wife trying
to deal with her own crisis.
- Your wife pays me.
- What, for sex?
(Neil) But that's when I
finally started living.
I got his phone,
took his identity,
met one of his clients,
then got a surprising proposal
from someone who was much more.
- Come work for me.
- [laughs]
(Neil)
And I did.
(Adriana) I have a service that
caters to very rich women.
(Neil)
But I wasn't the only one.
- Are you accepting new clients?
- Yes.
I would love to talk
about redecorating my house.
You're going to have to sign
a nondisclosure agreement.
Not even your husband can know.
Is that a problem?
(Neil) And that was just the
beginning for all of us.
You would like us
to sign over
your educational accounts
so you can go play...
- at the what festival?
- The March Lawn Festival.
(Neil) Grace and I may
still have our secrets,
but despite it all,
our marriage and our dreams
have remained intact
and, in some ways,
gotten stronger.
(Grace) I got the grant
to study design in Milan.
(Neil) I would love
to come with you.
But all that's
about to change...
My husband found out.
I told him.
It was starting to eat at me.
Again.
Is this what they mean
by "for better or for worse"?
It's certainly an adventure.
Yes, it is.
We have a second chance now.
Going to Italy
to pursue my dreams.
We should have done it
years ago.
Let's try not to get
pregnant this time.
[both chuckle]
Well, I'll try
not to drink too much.
Sure you won't.
Never thought
you'd be married.
[gasps]
Oh!
I guess that whole story
about you getting paid
that was just so that I would
think it was a one-time thing.
You know who I am, right?
Neil...
Your husband ruined
my marriage.
Daniel, why don't
you and I go into the house--
[gun cocks]
Don't! No, no, no, no!
Wait, wait!
Here! Here!
- Get back.
- Don't you move!
Wait. Wait!
How long were you two
having an affair?
You got to put the gun down.
I followed her that day
she went to your office.
[groans]
I know she saw you
more than once.
How long?
Listen to me.
I know how you feel
right now.
Oh, really?
You know how I feel, huh?
How about--how about I screw
your wife?
- Oh!
- And then you can tell me
if you know how I feel.
- Let her go.
- No, you're gonna watch.
[crying, groans]
- No!
- Listen!
Listen, you think I ruined
your marriage,
but I may have been a part
of saving it.
I know from experience
that Mallory
wouldn't have been looking
for someone like me
if you'd been giving her
what she needed.
- What did you say?
- I'm--I'm saying...
that I made the same mistake.
Didn't I, Grace?
[breathing heavily]
Yes.
And what happened?
I slept with someone.
You're making this up.
I wish I was.
I caught them together.
[breathing heavily]
Tell him
what it felt like, Neil.
Tell me.
My whole world exploded
in that moment.
I hated you.
And I wanted to kill
the son of a bitch she was with.
I really did.
But then I realized that that
wasn't gonna solve anything.
Marriage is hard.
People make mistakes,
but if you really
love each other,
then you work it out.
You just need to want
the same thing, right?
Your marriage was in trouble
before I came into the picture.
Mallory came to me to fix it.
So you want to blame anyone,
blame yourself,
you worthless piece of shit.
- You son of a bitch.
- Aah!
[gunshot]
[grunts]
[screams]
Neil!
[gasping]
Neil?
[gasps]
Oh, my God.
[Neil groans]
- I'm okay.
- Are you sure?
Yeah.
My God, what happened?
W-w-what just happened?
[sobbing]
Okay.
- Oh.
- Grace.
Grace, give me your phone.
- [whimpers]
- Give me your phone.
You're bleeding.
Okay, go in the house.
I'll handle this.
Just--
Yeah, go in the house.
[crying]
[cell phone beeping]
[cell phone beeps,
dialing rapidly]
[phone line ringing]
[sniffles]
(Neil)
Grace?
Grace, where are you?
Do you know where
the Band-Aids are?
I can't find
the Band-Aids.
Grace, we need to talk.
If this is about Simon--
I don't give a shit
about him. Grace...
What?
Daniel's wife paid me
to have sex with her.
She's not
the only one either.
What?
After I saw you
with Simon that day,
I got a hold of his phone,
access to his clients,
and I experimented.
[scoffs]
You experimented?
Experimented with what?
Being a paid escort.
[sighs]
Are you joking?
Is--is this a joke?
Look, if all of that
comes out right now,
then other people
will be dragged into this,
and we'll be at a huge risk.
I had to take precautions.
I got here
as fast as I could.
♪ I can't get no ♪
♪ Satisfaction ♪
♪ And I try,
and I try ♪
♪ And I try ♪
♪ And I try ♪
♪ I can't get no ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
Hello, Grace.
- Adriana?
- You told her everything?
I had to.
[door closes]
(Neil) How do you two
know each other?
That's why you had me sign
that confidentiality agreement.
Hold on, Grace.
You pimp out my husband,
then you hired me...
Whoa, whoa.
To decorate your house?
What kind of monster are you?
- You're the secret client?
- Neil, Grace...
I just drove over here
to help you both out
of what sounds like
a very delicate situation.
Now, if you'd like me to stay,
we're going to have to put aside
all of the other teenage
nonsense right now.
Can we do that?
[door closes]
Police are on their way.
Raymond,
these are the Trumans.
- Trumans, this is Raymond.
- Anyone hurt?
Need medical attention?
Uh, no.
Saw security cameras out front.
They work?
Yes.
Okay, first thing we need
to do is lay out the time line,
get the story straight.
Neil, show me
where it happened.
Um...
Neil, let's go.
I'll be fine.
So that was clearly
self-defense.
Is your wife gonna
back you up on that story?
Why wouldn't she?
Adriana filled me in
on everything, Neil.
If your wife decides
to spill secrets
about your relationship
with my client,
not only will I not help,
I got to make sure
this doesn't go well...
for either one of you.
So what I'm gonna need
from you is to make sure
that she goes along
with the program.
Otherwise, this is gonna go
in a very different direction.
[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
(woman) And when was the
last time you saw Mallory?
At my office a few weeks ago.
No other contact?
She means did you
have sex with her again.
Right? Is--isn't that
what you meant?
(woman) Last week she
filed a restraining order
against her husband...
after he got physical.
[cell phone vibrates]
Is she okay?
Shaken up, but clearly
the guy was dangerous.
You're very lucky.
They just went through
the security footage.
Story syncs up.
All right, well, I think that's
all we need for right now,
unless there's anything
that you'd like--
Thank you.
Hey.
[grunts]
[grunts]
I'm sorry.
But you're gonna have to know
the whole truth at some point.
There's more?
You jeopardized
our whole family,
and then you bring this bitch
back into our house?
She has a lot more to lose
than we do if this goes public.
If what goes public?
T-t-the fact
that you're an escort?
Look, I don't know about you,
but I learned something
about myself
and what was lacking
in our marriage.
[scoffs]
I'd do something different
with you,
and you'd look at me like...
like I had an effect
on you again.
Really?
You're trying to tell me
that screwing other women
for money made you
a better husband?
I was different.
And you with Simon,
you were different.
Are you gonna deny it?
(Raymond)
Everyone doing okay?
Gra--
Grace.
Let her go.
Don't do this.
We're in the clear now.
[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
So you slept with him too?
[car door closes,
engine turning over]
[engine revving]
What happened to your door?
I forgot my keys earlier.
[sniffles]
What happened to you?
Did Neil do that to you?
Did you tell him about us?
No, no. He didn't--
he didn't do that.
No, he, uh...
he stopped it
from getting worse.
Uh...
You--you know who
Mallory is?
Yeah.
He--her husband
showed up at our house,
and, um...
he's dead.
What?
He showed up at our house
with a gun,
and, uh...
and Neil, uh...
Neil told me his version
of what happened
the day he caught
you and I together--
how he got your phone
and started working
for Adriana.
I don't--I don't know.
I don't know what to believe.
I don't know.
I don't know who to trust.
I just don't know
how I got here.
Hey.
[sniffles]
Hey.
You're safe here now,
all right?
Everything's gonna be okay.
[water running]
You got to let it run
for a minute.
Yeah, I know.
[sniffles]
- I got it.
- Thank you.
- I'll be right outside.
- Okay.
[over phone]
Hi, it's Grace. Leave a message.
Look, I know it's been
an insane day, but...
[blender whirring]
I just need to know
that you're okay.
Call me when you
get this message...
or text.
At least let me know
where you are.
She's a big girl.
She'll call when she's ready.
You need to relax.
Here...
it'll make you feel better.
Why are you still here?
Some pretty bad things
happened here today, Neil.
You shouldn't be alone.
I am sorry
that a man had to die.
Really? 'Cause you
don't seem all that sorry.
Well, he broke into your home
and tried to rape your wife.
Am I sorry he's dead?
A little.
With every sip.
a little less.
Frankly, I've seen worse.
Maybe you don't see it yet,
but this is not
entirely a tragedy.
Karma has a way
of sorting these things out.
It's been my experience
that when things explode,
people land where
they were meant to land.
You needed to be free,
darling.
And now you are--
free of all the secrets,
the lies.
Now you can truly have
anything that you want.
I want Grace.
I want my life back.
I'm not so sure.
You had your wife, Neil.
Apparently she wasn't enough.
[groans]
Good boy.
Now, look...
this is freedom...
complete,
unadulterated freedom,
standing before you,
ripe, waiting...
like a woman in a silk dress.
All you need to do now
is gently pull the bow
and let the dress fall away.
You really think
it's that easy?
You may know how people tick,
but you have no understanding
of my relationship with Grace.
Oh, I think I do.
Grace is
a lovely woman, Neil,
but with her,
you held yourself back.
Now you get a second chance to
start over with a clean slate.
See?
All gone now.
_
_
[door creaks]
Hello?
- Hello?
- Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to barge in,
but the door, it's, uh...
- Still broken, yeah.
- Yeah.
Simon here?
No, he stepped out.
Uh, was he expecting you?
I think I'm the last person
he was expecting.
I'm Emma.
Grace.
Yeah, Emma, he's not here,
but, um, I'll tell him
you stopped by.
I don't mind waiting.
Look, I'm asking
you to leave.
Grace, I've known Simon
a long time.
I'm worried about him.
He's been making some
very poor decisions of late.
He needs my help.
Do you know anything
about his father?
He's a very powerful man...
not someone
you want to upset.
How do you know his father?
Oh, we've been married
quite a few years now.
I'm Simon's mother.
(Daniel) I know she saw you
more than once. How long?
(Neil)
I know how you feel right now.
- I slept with--
- [echoing] I hated you.
[gunshot]
[door closes]
I have Grace's keys.
She's at my apartment.
I'm just coming here
to get her stuff.
She's moving in with you?
She told me
what happened, okay?
She can't come back here
right now.
I'm--I'm what she needs.
You've got to be able
to understand that, right?
Yeah. Sure.
I totally get it.
Ow!
[groans]
You can understand that, too,
though, right?
God, I've been wanting
to do that for months.
[laughs]
Hey, you know what else
I've been wanting to do?
I have never liked this thing.
I mean, what is it?
It's like tic-tac-toe on acid.
I hate it.
And--and these.
Like, pointless.
I mean, what? You don't
sleep with them, right?
They're just--
they're just there.
There's so much in this house
that doesn't make sense...
in my life.
Stay right there.
I think I'm just gonna go.
Here, take these with you.
I've strangled myself with these
things for the last 20 years.
I am done.
Why torture myself?
You know, life can be taken
away from you like that.
We have to make the most
of every chance we get.
Are you all right?
No.
I am most definitely
not all right.
And you know what?
It feels great.
I feel like myself again.
[cell phone chimes]
_
[Courtney Barnett's
Elevator Operator]
♪ ♪
♪ Feeling sick
at the sight of his computer ♪
♪ He dodges his way
through the Swanston commuters ♪
♪ Rips off his tie,
hands it to a homeless man ♪
♪ Sleeping in the corner
of a metro bus stand ♪
♪ He screams ♪
♪ "I'm not going to work today ♪
♪ Gonna count the minutes
that the trains run late" ♪
_
♪ Don't jump, little boy ♪
♪ Don't jump off that roof ♪
- ♪ You've got your whole life ahead of you ♪
- _
♪ You're still in your youth ♪
- ♪ I'd give anything to have skin like you ♪
- _
♪ ♪
_
You went through my stuff?
After your stepmother
came by.
Emma was here?
When?
What did she say?
You said you
never lied to me.
You're not even
who you say you are.
Who are you?
Look, the more you knew,
the more at risk
you would be.
[scoffs]
Wait, wait, wait.
Come on, wait.
Stolen paintings?
Emma said it was your dad
who had the apartment trashed,
trying to look for them.
She said that?
Son of a...
God, why would he even want
those back?
He doesn't need the money.
'Cause you stole them
and they're his.
You don't understand, okay?
He's wealthy.
He's, like, Rockefeller wealthy.
We--we had a falling out
when my mom died.
He married Emma.
Yeah, it's--it's...
really complicated, okay?
That backup plan you had...
it was--
it was those paintings?
You were gonna
sell them and...
- run away with me?
- Yeah.
They're with a buyer
right now.
As soon as I get paid--
Oh, my God, are you insane?
You think I'm gonna
run away with you
and your stolen money?
I've made
enough mistakes lately.
Good-bye, Simon.
[door slams]
Hey, how you doing?
I'm looking for someone.
I'm wondering if you
can help me out.
Maybe get on the walkie
to your other security friends
I see walking around here.
If I give you her name
and what she looks like?
Get out of here.
I don't suppose
I can get that 20 back.
Sure, come grab it.
Maybe you want to grab this.
Hey, who wants some money?
[all cheering]
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho ♪
♪ Tallyho,
oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ ♪
How's everybody doing
out there?
[all cheering]
I said,
"How's everybody doing?"
[all cheering]
- I'm trying to find a girl.
- I'm looking for one too!
She's beautiful, talented,
and growing up faster
than I was ready for.
And I'm so damn proud of her.
Anika, sweetheart?
If you're out there,
come find me backstage...
as soon as you can!
[crowd booing]
♪ Baby, baby,
damn your soul ♪
(woman)
Hey! Hey!
Let him go.
Let him go!
He's with the band!
Come on, you guys,
let him go,
or the band doesn't
go back onstage,
and you guys are gonna have
a riot on your hands.
That's enough.
(man)
Get rid of that guy.
I don't know
what his problem was.
- But, hey, who wants a T-shirt?
- Come on.
You want a T-shirt?
[laughs]
You want a beer?
Sure.
God, I haven't seen
anybody rush the stage
like that in years.
Thanks for helping me
out back there.
I didn't think
I'd get out of there alive.
That was so rock and roll,
what you did.
I've been a tour manager
for ten years.
These bands I work with are
a bunch of vegan prima donnas.
When I was a kid, it was
about lifestyle and attitude.
We didn't give a shit
about authority either.
You did whatever felt right.
Ahh.
[bottle clatters]
I hate vegans.
Yeah?
[both moaning]
♪ Baby, baby,
bless my soul ♪
♪ I need to fill it
with some rock and... ♪
[doorbell rings]
Where is she?
On the veranda.
[indistinct chatter]
[light jazz music playing]
♪ ♪
♪ A tragic and sad,
sad story ♪
♪ I came home to... ♪
[indistinct chatter]
All right, I want you
to do it.
Grace...
I'm surprised to see you here.
I realized
you still owe me...
for the work I did.
I came to collect.
Oh, darling,
don't you remember?
I already paid
your final bill.
I had to make
some adjustments.
You owe more.
Quite a bit more.
I'm not sure I understand.
We all run our businesses
in our own way.
I'm sure you wouldn't
want your secrets to come out
any more than I'd want
to share mine.
Sorry to interrupt.
Leonardo...
[speaking Italian]
Excuse me.
♪ ♪
Don't get hung up
on the suit, man,
or the shoes or the tie.
You won't be wearing
any of it for long.
But Adriana said--
Forget what Adriana said.
The women at these things
don't care about
what you look like in a suit.
They're paying
for a good ride.
A little grooming
down there...
you're good to go.
[laughs]
You can't be serious.
You really think
that's all women want?
Well, it's what
they're paying for.
No, what they're paying for is
someone they can connect with,
who can hold a conversation.
Oh, come on.
You can say that's all you want,
but we both know
it's not true.
[scoffs]
So you think all women
who pay for a man are just
sexually frustrated?
I'll tell you
what a woman wants.
She wants you
to listen to her.
She wants you
to make her feel
like she's the only one
in the room worth looking at,
and she wants you to recognize
her for who she is,
'cause let me tell you,
as a married woman,
I can get one of these
anytime I want.
(Adriana)
Grace...
- You're excused.
- Me?
- But I didn't eve--
- Take your friend with you.
But I never said a word.
You came with him,
you're leaving with him.
Let's go.
Anyone else?
All right, we'll do a lineup
in ten minutes.
Grace, we have business
to discuss.
Have a seat.
You did me a favor.
One bad review in my line of
work can ruin a whole operation.
So you have an operation.
Don't be
so judgmental, Grace.
You've partaken
of the pleasures.
How long were you with Simon?
Six months?
My money?
I'm just saying.
You understand
that the business is
about empowering women.
Not as taboo as it was
when I first started.
Women know
what they want now,
and they're not
afraid to ask.
Do you know
what you want, Grace?
You just had a fire sale
on your entire life.
What are you going to do now?
Where are you going to go?
I'll send you a postcard.
Why did you hire me?
You had my husband.
Why me?
You had a great portfolio,
darling.
My husband just left too.
He does that a lot,
but this time, I think he...
Anyway, I was thinking
of redecorating his space,
getting a fresh start myself.
But I'm just so bad
with that stuff.
Well, good luck, Grace.
♪ ♪
(Grace)
Neil?
(Lea)
Wow.
I really needed that.
You smoke?
Uh, if you don't mind,
I should check and see
if my daughter got back.
Anika is your daughter?
Yeah.
Wow.
That makes it even cooler,
that message you yelled out.
You play?
My daughter does.
I've always wanted to.
You think it's too late
for me to be a rock star?
I don't know.
What do you do?
Investment firm.
I had sex for money for a while.
[laughs]
Come on.
Two grand a night,
ten grand a weekend--
very high-end clients.
Are you serious?
Hey, Lea. Do you know anything
about a--
Scotty. What are you doing?
You know the rules.
Do you know anything
about this girl?
She's looking for her dad.
Anika?
I'm her dad.
All right,
well, she's outside.
Oh, shit.
Yeah, he's in here.
(Anika)
Dad?
I went backstage for--
What's going on?
Hi.
- Oh.
- Anika.
Oh. Sorry.
Wait. Wait. Anika!
Anika, wait!
What were you doing in there?
Who was that woman?
She's the band manager.
Why was she in bed
practically naked?
We were ju--
Are you and Mom split up?
We haven't decided.
Well, I don't know.
It looks like you just did.
It's--it's a little more
complicated than that.
What? Did Mom sleep
with somebody too?
[scoffs]
I knew something was going on.
I knew it.
- I know, I know. I'm sorry.
- I knew it.
I'm sorry.
It has nothing
to do with you, though.
Of course not.
I'm the perfect kid.
So, what, did you come
all the way out here
and embarrass me
in front of the whole festival
just to drop this bomb?
Actually, I came
to give you this.
It's the money your mother and I
set aside for college
that you asked for.
I didn't have access
to the joint account,
so I borrowed it from work.
What--what, are you trying to
buy me off now?
What? No. Ju--
Look, the last few days,
I've been reevaluating--
reassessing everything.
Honey, you're young.
College will always be there.
The dreams you have now
may not.
Life is unpredictable.
It'd be a crime not to take
advantage of it when you can.
You're really giving me this?
It has some
strings attached, though.
You have to tell me what
your plans are, specifically--
where you're going,
what you're spending it on.
And this is your money,
not for Mateo to dip into.
Well, that's not going
to be a problem.
Did you guys break up?
Come here.
Have Jillian at the front door
and make sure we get bartenders
who can make drinks this time,
not just pretty faces.
But make sure
they have pretty faces.
Oh, and, um, I'm thinking
Asian-inspired for the food.
(Simon) Ah, nobody
eats at these things--
too busy thinking
about what comes after.
Can you give us a minute?
Don't do anything
I wouldn't do.
If you've come begging
for scraps,
I did just have
a couple of slots open up.
Pays two grand for the ni--
[gasps]
You told my family
about the paintings.
The Waverlys are old friends.
I had my concerns.
Bullshit.
You knew what you were doing.
I want them back.
But they're not yours.
You're not even you.
(Rosalie)
Easy now, baby.
All right.
What happened
to you, darling?
Leaving a fortune in inheritance
to go into hiding? I must know.
You have no idea who you're
dealing with right now.
Do you?
I will get them back.
Well, like I said,
if you're looking for work
in the meantime...
Just came to pick up
a few things.
Wasn't expecting you
to be back so soon.
Did you get sick of all
the teenagers at the festival?
You spoke to Anika.
Yeah.
She told me about the money.
You probably think
that was a bad idea.
No, I get it.
You don't want her to make
the same mistakes that we did.
Grace, you should have
seen her face.
So Simon said
you're going to stay with him.
Yeah, of course he did.
No, I just went there because
I had some questions
and I knew
he could answer them.
It's not where I want to be
right now.
You know, in all the years
that we've been married,
you've never been
this mad at me.
You seem
more forgiving today.
Neil, I would like
to be mad at you
and blame you for everything.
I'm just as guilty.
We've been more like roommates
for the past five years
than a couple, and...
you know, I'm just realizing
I'm mad at myself.
Why?
Because I didn't do
anything about it.
I let it be okay for me,
and it wasn't.
No, I suppose I did
exactly the same thing.
I was terrified
that if we talked--
I mean, really talked--
that everything we were
would end.
Yeah, and now look at us.
I'm still hoping we
find our way back.
That is all I ever wanted.
Simon was just...
a door for me
to try and--
and, uh--and find this part
of myself that was lost
so I could come back
into our marriage and...
and fight for it.
But now it's over, so...
Let's just not make this
messier than it is.
[door closes]
So nice to see you again.
[chuckles]
Back in town, huh?
- When did you get in?
- He lives here.
Lives here?
Didn't you fly in to write me
a check for the app last month?
Unbelievable.
Victor, this is--
Well, I don't think
I know your real name.
It's Frank.
Frank. Huh.
- Victor, Frank. Frank, Victor.
- Oh. How are you?
He's going to be running a group
meditation for the office
- once a week.
- A what?
We're going to be doing things a
little differently around here.
Uh, can I get you
a drink, lunch?
No, I'm good.
All right, well, I need five
minutes to get settled in,
- then I'll be right with you.
- Take your time.
Group meditation?
It's a stressed-out
environment.
I think it'll be good
for everybody.
Oh, no, sure.
Why don't we just put bongs
in everyone's office
and let them get blow jobs
on their coffee breaks?
- That'll make everyone happy.
- Don't be a dick, Victor.
Let me tell you
something, Neil.
I didn't bust my ass to build
this firm from the ground up
to have you turn it
into some hippie commune now.
And I won't have you talk to me
that way again.
You got lucky one time, son,
one time.
You had a little midlife crisis
fever dream,
and you got some nerd
to build you an app.
But the name of the game
around here is "what's next?"
You hear me?
What's next?
I know what
I don't want to do--
sit in front of a computer
screen for 12 hours a day,
analyze stock trends,
make the rich richer
and pretend it doesn't matter
so I can go home,
sit in front
of my TV and think,
"One day I'll retire,
and everything will be great."
That's not a life.
That's a slow death.
Yeah.
But it's a very,
very profitable one.
[scoffs]
Tell me what I'm missing
here, Neil, really.
I'm not
the same person anymore.
Oh, here we go again.
My old life is over,
and my new one
won't be conventional.
[The Who's Eminence Front]
(Neil) I know the results
of a life lived safe.
And since
I can't go back in time...
I want to see what
the results are when I don't.
I'm gonna start
taking changes again.
So you're welcome
to join me in there...
or not.
I really don't care.
[Frank speaking indistinctly]
♪ ♪
You have a visitor.
Hello, darling.
The water's warm.
It feels good.
I was just about
to have some lunch.
Should I set another plate?
You, um--you mentioned
Fisher's space earlier.
I brought some tear sheets.
I'll have Rosalie
get you a robe,
put your clothes in the guest
room so you can settle some.
I'll meet you on the veranda.
I'll be waiting.