Search Party (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Night of One Hundred Candles - full transcript

There's a beeping sound
that if...

if a car gets too close,
you'll hear a beep.

Don't panic.
It's just alerting you.
Okay.

So, Gail, thank you again
so, so, so much.

Uh, I promise we'll take
good care of it, okay?

Yeah, absolutely.
- Of course!

I'm just glad
- It gets to see the world

instead of sulking in this
garage all weekend, like me.

[ Laughs nervously ]
We'll have it back
by tonight.

Gail gets it.

It's the "under-30 club"
in this car tonight.



No!
- No old people!

No.
No, you're not old.

It's... It's, uh,
it's actually not even that

that, like, fun a trip.

We're going to a vigil, so...

Oh, I don't
want to go.
Right.

I just don't
have anything to do.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Dory: God, they're all
dressed up, huh?

Hi!

Hey, guys!
- I have to sit in the front.

I'm so sorry.
I just, you know,
my equilibrium,

I will... I'll throw up.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Don't worry about it.
Thank you. Thank you. Hi!



Hey, Portia.

Hey, Drewski.
- What's up?

You guys know this isn't,

like, a fancy
cocktail party, right?

Dory, look me in the eye

and tell me you know
what to wear to a vigil.

Exactly.

Oh, my God.
This lumbar support...

it's so good for my back.

I got penetrated last night.

Nice.
[ Giggles ]

♪ Obedear, the sky is low ♪

Dora: "Happy families
are all alike.

Every unhappy family
is unhappy in its own way."

Aww!
- Okay...

Chantal highlighted that.

Isn't that compelling?

Isn't that the first line
of the book?

I mean, like, why would you have
to highlight the first line?

I don't know.

Maybe it just, like,
spoke to her.

It's gonna be interesting
to see who's there, you know,

and who's not there,

and who's upset,
who's not upset.

Elliott: Mm-hmm.

Dory, are you gonna
give a speech

about the one-and-only
interaction

you ever had with Chantal?

Uh, yeah, I was.

Do you want to come up with me

and talk about how much
you thought she sucked?

Yeah, I do.

You guys know that
- Elliott's only going to this

because Leslie
owes him $20, right?

And I'm gonna get it back.

How'd that happen?

Okay, so senior year,
we went ice skating,

and, um, somehow Leslie
got a whiff of our plans.

And it was cash-only,
everyone knew that.

And she was, like,
"Can you pay for me?"

And she was like,
"You know, I'll pay you back,

I'll pay you back,
I'll pay you back."

I'm like, "Sure, honey."
Anyway, the point is,

smash cut to five years later,
there's no money,

and I'm gonna lift
the curse tonight.

Wow.
That's stealing.

Thank you.

Portia:
[ Exhales sharply ]

Okay, remember,
if we see Kimsey Gordon,

tell her about
"Surviving Essex."

Elliott: Oh, I'm ready.
Trust me.
[ Giggles ]

And make sure that she knows
that I'm series recurring.

I don't think
she's gonna care about

the specifics of the contract,
you know?

Yes, Elliott,
- But she still talks to Bella.

It's gonna destroy Bella.

You guys, be quiet. Shh.
Shh.

Oh, I'm sorry.
Jesus Christ, we know.

[ Sarcastically ] Thanks, Mom.

♪♪

[ Violin plays somber song ]

Candles for Chantal.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

God, it's so sad
they didn't get, like,

real candles for her.

I think it's touching,
you know?
- Yeah, me too.

I mean, we're, like, community.

It's hard to, like...

Hey, baby, who is that?

Oh! Hi.

It's Agnes Cho.

She was in our dorm
freshman year.

Yeah, she's the one always
hanging it over everyone's heads

that she works with apes.

Agnes: Hi, guys!

Oh, my God. Hey, girl!

[ Chuckles ]
It's so good to see you.

It's just so sad that
it has to be under
these circumstances.

I know.
- Thank you so much for coming.
Of course.

I'm surprised to see you guys,

but I know Chantal
would be so happy

to know you were here for her.

Of course.
Yeah.

When was the last time
that you...

that you saw her?

That's the worst part.

I haven't seen her in weeks.

We kept trying to get it
together to watch a IMAX,

but I kept canceling
because of work.

- Mm.
- Yikes.

I work with apes at Bronx zoo.

Oh, cool.

Sometimes
I love my job so much,

it just gets in the way
of everything else.

Me, too. I feel that same way
about my job as well.

[ Sighs ]
- I'm sorry.

Do you remember
Drew and Portia?

Um, hello?
How could I forget Drew?

[ Laughs ]
- Huh?

What?
- Oh, please.

Don't act like
you don't remember

Chantal's big crush on you.

I thought you didn't know her.

I... Yeah, I don't.

And do you remember me?

Yes.

Good.

[ Violin music plays ]

So, you really
don't remember anything

about Chantal having
a crush on you, really?

I mean, for real,

and I feel bad saying this,
especially here,

but, like,
- I don't remember her at all.

Drew, did you kill Chantal?

[ Chuckles ]
- No.

[ Snorts ]
It's fine if you did.

I'm so sorry.
I'd be on your side.

No, I didn't kill Chantal.

We'd like to thank everyone
so much

for coming out tonight
for Chantal.

Ohh.
The amount of love
and compassion...

You guys, her mom looks so sad.

That you have shown us
in this last week has...

It's been extraordinary.

I'm gonna tell the parents.

Oh, no. I don't think
that's a very good idea.

No, it's just... how can I
let them mourn like that

when I know
that she's still alive?

Don't worry about that.
Okay.

I think you should tell them

Also, I've been asked
to announce

some hashtags
for tonights vigil.

Uh...

"Pound sign come home Chantal,"

and "Pound sign [Sniffs]
I am Chantal."

Uh...

All right.

Hi.

I'm Kathryn Witherbottom,
Chantal's sister.

She disappeared
the day of my bridal shower.

I sent her out
for cupcakes, and...

[ Voice breaking ]
And it's my fault.

I should have just let her
enjoy the day.

[ Sobs ]

Emotions running high tonight,
understandably.

Uh, hello.

I'm Ted, Kathryn's fiancé.

Chantal was like
a little sister to me.

Woman: Is.
[ All murmur ]

Right, of course, "Is."

And he's the one
who killed Chantal.

Anyway, uh...
- I mean...

now we have a... a very
special performance

from Chantal's
college a cappella group

the Choral Fixation.

Both:
Five, six, seven, eight

♪ Here's the thing,
we started out friends ♪

♪ It was cool,
but it was all pretend ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Since you been gone ♪
Mnh-mnh. Mnh-mnh.

♪ And all you'd ever
hear me say ♪

♪ Is how I pictured me
with you ♪

♪ That's all you'd ever
hear me say ♪

♪ But since you've been gone,
Chantal ♪

Mnh-mnh. No.
♪ I can't breathe
for the first time ♪

I actually can't hide it.
That's not okay.

Be nice.
- That's insane.

♪ I'm not moving on, Chantal ♪

♪ Thanks to you ♪

♪ I can't get what I want ♪

♪ Since you've been gone ♪

♪ Chantal ♪

Bitch owes me $20.

[ Light applause ]

[ Piano music plays ]

That was taken minutes before
she jumped off a bridge.

Mm.

We were vacationing in Maine,

and Chantal found
this little brochure

for bungee jumping.
- Oh.

Couldn't get it
out of her head,

so I took my little girl
bungee jumping.

[ Inhales sharply ]

Did she...

Did you...
Did you like it?

I'm glad
I had the experience.
- Mm-hmm.

It turned out to be
- A little too much for Chantal.

She, uh, got whiplash,

stayed in bed
for the rest of the trip

blaming me for the whole thing.

[ Exhales sharply ]
- Hm.

Well, it was nice meeting you.

Oh, you know, I'm sorry.

Can I just...
- Can I ask you something?

Um, just, um, have you heard
anything from the police?

No.
Unfortunately nothing yet.

No?

They haven't told you

if anyone's come in
and shared a story or...

I'm sorry?
Um, Bob? Excuse me.

I hate to bother you,

but, uh, there's a car
blocking Susan's car.

It's a white Volvo.

Do... do you know
who's it is?

Uh, that's Janet Sunberry.

Thank you for coming.
- Sure.

No, um, it's more of
a charity project,

kind of a grassroots
coalition type of thing.

After the cancer,

I felt like
- I had to pay the world back,

if that makes any sense?

I'm sorry.
You know about my history

with cancer, right, you know?

Yes,
and you're so brave.
Oh, thank you so much,

but you don't have to say that.

Anyway, we're making
these designer water bottles,

and for every one
- That we sell in the States,

we're actually gonna give one

to one of the African villages
in need, so...

So... I'm sorry.

But obviously
the problem in Africa

is not that they don't
have water bottles.

It's, like,
- That they don't have water.

Believe me, I know.

And we will also
always set aside

a percentage of our proceeds,

and some of that
we're gonna share

with the villages, Leslie,
so...

So, like, a percentage
of the percentage?

Okay, see,
I actually love this,

because it's all about,
like, starting a conversation,

creating dialogue,
like, beginning to talk.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.

How you holding up?

I'm very sad.

Yeah, it's sad.

So, I'm sorry.

What... What do you do?

Oh, I'm an actress.
I knew it! I knew it.

I was... I was gonna say
actress or model.

Really?
- Oh, yeah.

I think you really
stand out in this crowd.

[ Giggles ] Yeah, I know.

Drew:
- Wait, so what's the difference
between apes and monkeys?

Agnes: Were you joking?
- Yeah.

Excuse me for one sec.

For sure.
Sorry about that.

No, it's just...
I understand.

[ Both laugh ]

Hey, Julian.
- Hey!

Hey.
- Hey.

It's a little hypocritical

that you're here,
don't you think?
Okay, okay.

Before you start,

I am only here
- Because Gabe made me come.

And you remember him,

he was actual friend
of Chantal's?

Okay, you know,
- Gabe was friends with everybody.

Oh, really?
Yeah, you know that.

Hey.
- Hey!

Hey.

I got the Venmo
for the dry cleaning.

Thanks.

Good. Good.

Good, good, good, good.

[ Clears throat ]

This house is crazy, huh?
It's so nice.

This is awkward.

Oh, come on.
No, we can all hang out.

It's fine.
- No.

I mean, the fact
that I'm at this vigil

for a girl
that I don't even know.

I feel like I'm intruding.

Yeah, it is weird.

It's almost like, um,

"What are we doing here?"

Now you're making me feel bad.

I don't do anything
to help people.

Oh...
- Oh, my God.
- Don't even worry about it.

I am.
I go to every
- Town hall meeting that I can.

That's an incredible start,
Leslie.

But you could also, um...

I mean, go with me here...

You could also donate $20
to, like, my charity.

I will think about it.

You have to.

I play a frisky rookie cop

named Courtney Garcia

with super sensitive hearing.

Wow!

I love... I love how on TV

the... the cops
are always hot.
- Right.

Well, everyone on the show
is very attractive.
- Mm.

So, let me ask you.

What's it like to, um,

have to do a sex scene?

I mean, do you ever...
get turned on,

or do you feel like it's just
a day at the office, right?

Hi.
- Hey, babe.

Babe, we're just talking about

what a nightmare
this whole situation is.

Mm-hmm.

I'm sorry this is...

Hi, I'm Portia.

Miranda, Chuck's wife.
Hi, it's nice to meet...

You have pretty hair.
Oh.

How do you guys know Chantal?

She was our nanny.
Yeah.

Oh, my gosh.
This sucks fro you guys.

It's a tough night.
- Yeah.

Speaking of, should we go
check on the kids, babe?

I think so.
- Yeah.

Do your thing.
- Okay.

Bye.
- Take care. Okay.

Yes, goodbye.

Um, I-I'm right downtown

if, you know,
you're ever around.

Okay.

I've been trying to reach
Jane Goodall recently,

and she's really hard to find.

I can imagine. Yeah.
I, like, e-mailed.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I e-mailed, like, this e-mail
on her website,

and I, like, messaged
all the message boards,

but no one's
getting back to me.

I mean, like...
- Agnes, I'm sorry.

Um, is that, uh,
Chantal's boyfriend?

[ Cellphone vibrates ] Hang on.

Gavin, right?
Oh, ex-boyfriend.

They broke up
a couple months ago.

Oh.

Do you know what happened?

No, but it was sudden.

I thought they were
gonna get married.

Hmm.

She didn't tell you
anything else about,

like, what happened
between them, or...

You know, she didn't really
talk about things like that.

I mean, I'm super open about

talking about my feelings
and sex and stuff,

but she wasn't like that.

I guess people are different.

So, I see you and Dory
are still a thing.

Yeah,
I didn't take your advice.

Hey, do...

Julian? Oh, my God.

You look fucking amazing!
[ Giggles ]

Uh, random question...

Are you still writing for any
of those media outlets?

Yeah, yeah. Sometimes.

Yeah.

Why, what' sup?
- Hmm?

Oh, I was just...
This is so gross.

Are you open
to hearing a new pitch?

Do you want to talk, or...
No, but go ahead.

I don't want you
e-mailing me.

Okay, um, you know
when you're thirsty...

[ Indistinct conversations ]

♪♪

♪♪

Excuse me,
Mrs. Witherbottom.

I'm sorry to bother you.

Um, my name's Dory.

I went to school with Chantal,

and, um, I wanted to tell you

that, um, I saw her.

I saw your daughter...

What?
...at a Chinese restaurant.

You had dinner with her?
When?

No, I-I wasn't with her,
but I-I tried to talk to her,

and she left this book
at the restaurant.

Chantal hates Chinese food.

She wasn't eating, really.

She was just there, and...
I don't understand.

Was...
Was this in college?

Is this a book
from college?
- No, no.

Um, I want to tell you
that she's out there.

She's alive.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Where... Where is she?

Okay.
- What are you saying?

That I...
- Do you... Do you know
where she is?

[ Voice breaking ]
No, not exactly.
You don't know
where she is?

No, but I saw her.
Where is she?!

She was in Flushing
when I saw her.

Hey... Hey, this woman
hasn't slept in days.

Give her some space.
I was just trying
to tell her something.

And what is your name.
Dory.

But I-I-I saw something.

I'm just trying to tell her
what I saw.

Then call the hotline
or tell the cops.

It's not helpful

for you to be harassing
a grieving mother, okay?

I have information,
and I'm just trying to help her.

Well, you want to help?
- Yeah.

Why don't you go around

and clean up
- Some of the disposable plates

that people
- Have been leaving everywhere?

That would be very helpful.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

That was so messed up.

I mean, what an asshole, right?

And now he's, like,
hovering around them,

so I can't even, like,
talk to the dad.

Dory, I think we should go.

I feel like people
are looking at us.

What am I supposed to do?

I mean, it's not like
I came all the way out
here for nothing.

Elliott:
Dory... I'm so sorry.

Julian was asking to do,
like, a profile piece

on me and, like,
the whole water bottle venture,

and I'm just wondering if,
like, is that weird?

That's not what at all
what happened, but okay.
What, Elliott?

Yeah, it doesn't matter.

Could you try and help me

with this situation right now,
please.

Okay, you want a suspect?
That guy.
- What?

Yeah, Chantal used to nanny
for him and his wife,

and now he wants to...
[Pops mouth]

with [clicks tongue]

What?
- Okay, similar colors
to Chantal?

Sorry, he killed her.

Stop saying "Killed," okay?
She's alive.

Dory, seriously,
- I don't want to be here anymore.

Portia:
I want to go, too.
It's disrespectful.

There's nothing suspicious
going on.

This is just a sad, sad thing

that happened to some gal.

So, can we go?

Okay.
- Okay?

Yeah, fine.

I-I'll meet you guys outside.
I'm just gonna get my coat.

Gavin: There we go.

Enjoying the three-ring circus,
my man?

Um...
- I'm sorry?

Chantal doesn't
deserve all this.

You know, she's not even dead.

Oh, is that so?

Girl disappears for a moment,

everyone acts
like she's a saint.

I never saw her walk on water.

I know you.

Yeah. I think we went
to school together.

You used to swim laps?

Yeah. Um, I used to.

Yeah...
Yeah, you had good form.

Ah, that's sweet of you.

[ Chuckles ]

Julian: Hey, Dory!

We're heading out.
Dory: Oh, okay.

Hey, hang...
hang in there, Gabe.

Hey, I heard that you think
you saw Chantal.

I did. I did see her.

You should talk to someone
about that.

Yeah, trust me,
I'm trying.
- No, no, no, no.

I mean, you should talk
to someone professional.

I have some names
if you need a rec.

Do you mean like a shrink?

No, I'm...
I'm fine, Julian.

I don't even have insurance,
so it doesn't...

You should really
get insurance.

Okay, goodnight. Bye.

All right. Good night.
- Yeah.

♪♪

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

[ Music box plays ]

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

Where are you, Chantal?

♪ Oohh oohh ♪

What are you doing
in my room?
- Oh! Sorry.

I...I was looking
for the bathroom,

and I... I'm sorry.

I thought this was
Chantal's room.

Is that my sweater?

Oh, is it? I'm sorry.

Yeah, I don't... Great.

Yeah, than...
Thanks for this tonight.

It was... Okay, bye.

Ohh, I'm going to
the bathroom now.

Sorry!

So, why are you here?

Oh, my, uh, girlfriend Dory
knew Chantal.

Okay.

I remember her.

Girl with the hair?

Yeah, um, that's the one.

And Chantal's your girlfriend?

No.
- Oh, sorry.

I thought somebody inside

had said that you guys
were dating.

Yeah, well, we were dating...

till we weren't.

Well, relationships
are hard, so...

This whole thing's been
one nightmare after another.

The cops and the press
ask me question after question.

I don't even have a moment
to myself to rub one out.

Cool, well, hang in there, pal.

I should probably go
find my girlfriend Dory,

so I think I'm gonna...
Those little people
in that house in there,

they think that I have
dynamite strapped to my chest

and they're all waiting
for it to go off.

You know, well, I've had it
up to here with them!

What?! Huh?! Huh?!

What's your proof, huh?

Yeah, Darlene!
- What's your fucking proof?!

Good stuff. Hang in there.
I'm actually...

Good to see you.
I'm gonna take off.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Safe travels, man.

Nice to see you, too.
Absolutely.

Really good to see you.
Good luck.
Yeah.

Best of luck with everything.

♪♪

Portia: [ Laughs ]

Okay, so I have
all the hot goss

on the a cappella girls.
- Yes!

I want to hear everything.
Okay, so, Leslie...

Uh-huh?
...she maced her girlfriend
in February.

I'm not kidding.
- What?

And she's gonna
go to prison for it.

♪♪

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