The L.A. Complex (2012): Season 2, Episode 5 - Taking the Day - full transcript

Previously on
The L.A. Complex...

I'm looking for Walter Dugan.

And you are?

I'm his son.

I just want a chance to show you
I can change.

Come stay with me.

What, at you house?

Just say it out loud.

I'm a faggot.

I didn't want you to leave.

You're just too much fun,
Abby Vargas.



Are you sure this is okay?

You know how hard it is to get
these auditions without an agent?

We gotta go to a lot of these
things before I book something.

What, like this is gonna be
like a full-time job?

I can't afford both of you,

so whoever isn't funny
enough I'll just fire.

I wish they had good brothels
in L.A.!

Oh dude, I'm sure they do.

Nick, thank you for this.

What about cactibear?

We passed on that, remember?

Well, can we un-pass?

You don't like how I do things, I'd
be happy to replace you with a girl

I wanted in the first place.



I'm Jenn, by the way.

I wanna hire you
to be my boyfriend.

Forget it!
I don't need anything from you!

I'll come by and get my
stuff in the morning.

Is that you breaking up with me?

Because I don't agree to that!

Cat scan was clear.
You're gonna be fine.

You're lucky girl.

Yay me.

Can I go home now?

Turn to your left.

Open your mouth real wide,

roll your tongue to the back
so I can see it.

Take your pinkies,
hook them in your cheeks,

pull your cheeks out.

Take off your shoes.

You're being charged
with driving a vehicle

while under the
influence of alcohol.

Do you understand this charge?

Yes.

Are you currently
taking any medications?

No.

In the last six
months, have you considered suicide?

No.

Delouser.
Out of the shower!

Stand here.
Squat and cough.

I'm sorry, what?

Squat and cough.

You'll remain here
until you can post bail.

Don't I get a phone call?

A lot of people ahead you.

2x05
- Taking The Day -

Largest animal on earth.

The whole earth?
Blue whale.

On land,
it's the African elephant.

Plants converting Carbon
Dioxide into Oxygen is called...?

Photosynthesis.

Furthest planet from the sun.

Neptune.

Are you sure?
What about Pluto?

Pluto was demoted.
It's a dwarf planet now.

Nice try.

You little nerd.

This audition seems weird.

You don't have lines
or anything?

They just wanna see how much
you know about science?

I like science.

Really?
I couldn't tell.

♪ Two lovers stuck
in an sweet embrace ♪

♪ I bet you're never
gonna change ♪

Hey, Beth, impromptu barbecue.

All this meat was gonna go bad.

You guys should come join us.

Simon has an audition,

but I'll try
and make it back quick.

She came in and found us there.

So, at first,
I thought she was jealous,

and then she starts kissing me,
which is crazy,

and then he starts
kissing me too,

and normally I'd never do this,

but they're sort of
a package deal

and I don't know...
What did I do?

Amazing, wonderful things
with multiple people.

Was Connor one of them?

No, okay, well,
Connor wasn't one of them.

It was people from work,

and I'm not gonna name
any names.

From saying grace?
To the Internet!

Eddie... uh,

it's just they're together
you know,

and they seem really happy.

I just feel like
he and I have this connection

and I think she might
have noticed.

How?
It's a threesome.

People are...
People are very busy.

Yeah, well,
there's this one point

where we were using
our hands to...

Go on.

And the way he was looking at me

while we...

Why am I even telling you this?

Because I'm not judgmental
and I'm a good listener.

What was that about hands?

Anyway, so I looked up,

and she was just staring
at us, just...

Like this?

Is that her?

Oh my God, you had sex
with television's grace Donovan!

Who's the guy?

Is it him?

It is! You had a threesome
with the Donovan twins!

Seriously.
This is scandalous!

No! You can't
tell anyone!

Because we will
all get fired, okay?

We have this morality clause
and everything.

It's just this guy, he makes me-

Makes you wanna go
to confession?

I just think
I might really like him.

You found love
in a hopeless place.

It happens every day.

You want my advice?

Ride this beautiful train out...

Please! You've been
given a gift!

Don't walk away from me!

At least...

See if you like it
before you say no!

Wow, you're really committing
to the hipster-douchebag look-

Shhh!

So what'd you boys
get up to last night?

Where's this super-secret place

that only guys can go to?
A gay bar?

Shut up. Shut up.
Stop talking with your mouth.

Oh, I'm sorry,
do you have hangover?

It's gonna be kind of
a long one then, huh?

Eight hours of loud noises,

writers yelling at each other,

mysterious odours,

and wave after wave of nausea.

I'm gonna slam dunk this day
on you so hard

it's gonna make
your teeth rattle.

Hey, Scott.

Shhhh! Shh... shh...

Monologue pitches.
Who's first?

I'll go.

This isn't a good time.

It's not a great
time for me either.

I can't talk right now!

No, no, no!
Don't hang up, please!

They only give you one call!

What're you talking about?

I'm in jail.

What?!

What happened?

It's no big deal.
It's just a dumb DUI,

but I need you to post bail
and I-

You were driving drunk?

Just come and get me, okay?

I wrecked my car.
I have no way of getting home.

You wrecked your car?!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.
No one was hurt.

So what happened?
How did you-?

Would you just come
and get me out of here,

please?!

Look, it's been a bad night,
okay?

They only give you one call
and I called you.

So if you still care
about me at all...

Just come and get me outta here,
please.

Which jail are you in?

Century station, in Lynnwood.

All right.
I'm on my way.

Hurry.

Family?

No. No,
just a... just a friend.

You met her, actually,
on set the other day.

Raquel.

I-I have to go.

You're upset.
Let me go with you.

That's... don't...
That's not a good idea.

You shouldn't be driving
right now.

I'm fine, I just-

Connor, get dressed.
I'm driving you.

It's gonna be okay.

What do you want me to say, D.
He ain't here!

So how 'bout I call you
when I know something you don't.

A'ight?

Hey, yo, where the hell you...

How've you been, Reggie?

How long you been out?

A while.

A while, huh?

Man, I thought that
they locked you up

and swallowed the key.

Good behaviour.

Yo,

Take him upstairs and let
him and pick out a room.

What the hell is he doin' here?

Don't. All right?

You forgot all the things
that man did to you?

Just don't, a'ight.!?
Chill, man.

Hey, what's up with you, man?

First you disappear
without tellin' me,

then you show up with
your pops of all people.

Meanwhile, we got dynasty
sittin' down at the studio

burnin' our money, waitin'

- for you to show up-
- Now it's our money?

- Whatever.
- Whatever?

Yo, if I say my pops is back
then he's back.

Is that gonna be a problem?

We're talking about your father.

How can it not be?

This is Simon Pirelli.

Simon... great.

So we're just cutting
the kids loose

and watching them.

It's basically like
a six-hour long science camp.

Six hours?

I was hoping to get back
to a barbecue.

Is there...

Never mind.

So there's a separate
parents room

you can watch from.

Great.

Oh, Beth, look!
An ant farm!

I know, it's like a dream,
isn't it?

Go ahead, explore.

It's all part of the audition.

Have fun! See
you in six hours.

Don't forget about me, okay?

They get to play,
while we get detention.

Story of my live.

Could be worse.
Could be seven hours.

What was this?
Egg salad?

I think Kate's already
lodged a formal complaint.

Kate?

Stage-mom from hell.

Knows every rule
and regulation in the book.

She looks like a rottweiler.

She is.

Luckily, she's on our side.

I'm Jack, by the way.

Beth.

So which one's yours?

The one talking to the ants.
Yours?

The one who won't stop spinning.

So they're both gifted.

So when they say six hours-

You wanna go get some real food?

I would love to.

Unfortunately, I have to look
after the ant whisperer.

Actually, you kinda don't.

I mean, I can just go talk
to the casting assistant,

plus we have a sentinel over
there watching them like a hawk.

Seriously,
the woman doesn't blink.

You wanna go get some food?

Yeah, I'm gonna buy you
some food.

What's she doing here?

She drove me.

Oh, is that part of the deal?

Is she your driver too?

Oh well, good morning.

It's good to see you, Raquel.

You okay?

How could I not be?
Night in jail,

squatting and coughing.

I'm living the dream.
Where'd you park?

Just here.

Seventeen messages?!
Oh my God.

Are you late for call?

Yeah, yeah.
I'm late for call.

That's why I told you to hurry.

We came as fast as we could.

I'm sure you did.

Do you want us to take you
straight to set?

Are you kidding me?
Like this? No.

I have to go home
and wash the jail off me.

Can you just relax, okay?
It's gonna be fine.

No, it's not gonna be fine,
okay?

Not all of us have lame TV shows

and fake relationships
to fall back on.

Why don't you calm down
and lower your voice.

It's okay.

It is not okay, Connor.

Do not talk to him like that.

Excuse me?

How about saying, "Thank you"

for dropping everything
and bailing you out of jail.

Why don't we start with that.

Thank you.

If you're going to insert
something into your face

that's on fire,

it should at least
make you hungry

and suspicious of your friends.

Nick is on fire!
What's happening?!

What is happening with you?

I don't know.

Kerouac drank whiskey
for three weeks

and wrote "On the Road."

I got bombed on Singapore slings
last night

and wrote ten pages
of pot jokes.

Who can understand
the delicate alchemy of genius?

So now you're a genius?

You should show up drunk
to work everyday.

Hey, don't knock it
'til you've tried it.

Hey, how 'bout this.

Tomorrow you come in
with ten sober pages

and compare 'em
to Nick's ten drunk pages

and see which ones are funnier.

How 'bout that?

You know only one of you
gets this job, right?

And the dark horse
is picking up speed.

Hey... you making
yourself comfortable?

I'm not sure if I should.

Doesn't seem like Reggie's
too keen on me being here.

Yeah, well...
It ain't up to him.

This is a big house.

Yeah, what's the point
of making all this money

if I can't spend it, right?

I suppose so.

Well, it ain't all that big.

I mean, you just ain't
used to it yet.

Come on, I'll show you around.

Yo! Yo!

Sorry, this
room's usually empty.

Well, it empty now, is it?

Get the hell outta here!

Sorry about that.

Come on, let's take that tour.

I can't stay here.

Why not?

Look, I appreciate everything
you're trying to do for me.

But I hope you can appreciate

what I'm trying to do
for myself.

It'd just be too easy
for me to backslide

in this environment.

Environment?
This is where I live.

This is my house.

Does everyone else here
know that?

Welcome.

Hey!
Hey.

Can I talk to you for a sec?

Absolutely. Yes.

Um...

What's up?

Um, I just wanted to talk to you
about last night.

Oh, did you not have
a good time?

No. No, no.
I did.

I really enjoyed...
Some of it.

Okay.
W-What's up?

Threesome's aren't something
I really do,

but I know that you and Laura
are like a thing,

or whatever.

But I really, really
like you, Brandon.

Cheesecake day!

God be praised!

Hey.
Hey you!

Abby was just saying
what a lovely time

she had with us last night.

Right? So I was
thinking, after wrap,

maybe the three of us,
we can go back to my place,

make some dinner, and then...

What do you say?

I say... sure.

Okay, guys, that is enough.

Let's just call it, shall we?

I love these early days.

Oh, well, if Paul
asks, it's not an early day.

We are just doing
field research...

With drinks in our hands.

Kentucky blizzards
at the Roger room?

I love Kentucky blizzards.

And then, Nick, afterwards,
you and me, we'll...?

Yes. Absolutely.

Awesome.
Awesome.

You coming?

Where?

The Roger room or the donkey shy

you two are going to afterwards.

It's not a donkey show.

It is in my head
until you tell me otherwise.

So, what, you're just
gonna stay here

and do work all night?

Yeah!

I just got assigned ten pages
of monologue jokes,

remember?

And isn't this what this job's
supposed to be - work?

Right.

Nick, c'mon!

Yo, Kal.

We have to talk.

We need to finish this album.

Why are you blowing off
your studio sessions?

It's not your business, D.

Actually,
this is exactly my business.

Look, if this has
to do with Tariq-

Yo, can we talk about this
another time?!

Look, I don't know what
happened between you two -

that's between you and Tariq-

You shut your damn mouth!

Now, I don't know
what you think you know,

but you don't know it,
understand?

Now, as far as the studio,

I'll get in it when I'm ready.

You feel me?

Yeah. I feel you.

Yo, rook!

What the hell is all this, man?

All what?

All this - these people!

What people?

Him! Him! All them!

I need everybody
out of my house!

Why?

Don't ask me why!
Just get...

You still work for me?

Do you work for me?!

Do your job!

Do your job.

Yo, everybody out!

Yo! Everybody out,
right now!

Everybody!

Kal, I know you've been
through a lot lately,

and you haven't exactly
been thinking straight.

This is not workin' for me.

Why can't you understand that?

What ain't working out?

All this.

I need to make a change.

"She was drinking, Charlie.
Alcohol."

Someone had to tell
the principal.

"But now everyone's
mad at me."

"Give it a few weeks

and they'll thank you for it
in the end."

"You wouldn't happen to have
a time machine, would you?"

And we...
Hug.

And that's a cut on rehearsal!

Very nice.
Second team!

Mm. Good work.

You too.

Quite the rehearsal.

Can I talk to you for a sec?

- Sure.
- In private?

Okay. So am I wrong
in feeling

that last night,
with the three of us,

there was something else
going on?

No.
You're not wrong.

I'm not.
So you felt it too then.

Well... yeah.
I mean, how else-

I really like you, Abby.

Oh.

Wait... is that not what
were you talking about?

No, the same thing!
I like you too.

Brandon and I have been
with other girls before,

but last night, with you...
It was just...

It was so different.

I can't stop thinking about you.

Totally.
Totally.

So I'll see you tonight then?

Yes, you will.

That's so cool.

What have you written?

Oh, nothing too exciting.

Freelance episode of a show
that got canceled,

some reality stuff.

Reality shows have writers?

Yeah. You haven't been
here long, have you?

No.

Yeah, well, basically
I'm a stay-at-home dad.

My wife's a 9-to-5er,

so I get to drive my daughter
around to auditions.

How long have you been married?

Six years.

Together twelve -
since high school.

Wow. High school
sweethearts.

Cool.

Or not.

No, no, it's fine.

It's just-we make it work
most of the time.

It's fine.
It's just...

We started our lives so young...

I think sometimes we both wonder

what we missed.

Tell me about it.

No.
You tell me about it.

I told you my life story,
it's only fair.

There's not much to tell.

Oh, come on.
What do you do?

You go to work?
College?

Pretty much just look
after my brother.

All the time?
Yep.

What about your parents?

Um...

My mom died a couple years ago,

and then my dad lost his job.

We lost the house,
had to live in our car,

and then one day
he hands me the keys,

says that he's gonna go
look for work,

and that he'll come
find us when...

When he finds something.

He never came back?

Still waiting.

It's really-it's not that bad.

Simon keeps me focused.

Okay.
How old are you?

Twenty-two.

Let me ask you something.

When was the last time
you did something

you wanted to do?

Something that I wanted to do?

Um...
I'd say you're due.

Could we get the check?

Well, um, we have 90 minutes

before we have to be back.

Anything else you wanna do?

There's a hotel attached
to this restaurant, right?

I owe you an explanation

about Raquel.

She's more than a friend.

Yeah.

Is it over?

Yeah.

Is she going to tell anyone
about our little arrangement?

No. I mean,
she's a lot of things,

but no,
she wouldn't do that to me.

Okay.
That's all I need to know.

Are you okay?

Are you hungry?

Do you want something to eat?

No. I'm fine.

Okay.

My two cents?

The girl is toxic.

You don't know her.

Just because two people
are in love

doesn't mean they're right
for each other.

Trust me.

I learned that one the hard way.

I know I'm late, Navid.

I-I had a problem with my car,

and uh, I'm on the 405 now,
so just let them-

Don't bother, they fired you.

What?

They had to
stop production today

because of you,

claim force majeure.

They tried calling,
I tried calling dozens of times.

No. I know,
I had a problem with my phone-

Just tell them I got hung up
at a stupid-

It doesn't matter.

They're moving on without you.

Is this a joke?

Cactibear 2 is firing me?

It gets worse.

Production's coming after you

for what the insurance company
had to pay out.

How much is that?

All totalled?

A hundred and twenty
thousand dollars.

It's okay, go ahead.

Hey.

It's going good.
Long.

They're doing this hands-on
classroom thing, six hours.

Yeah, I know.
Thank God for "draw something."

Yeah, sure,
what do you feel like?

Why don't I just pick up
a pizza on the way home?

That way everybody's happy.

Okay. All right.
I'll see you in a bit.

Okay. Bye.

What toppings should we get?

We should get going.

Yeah.

There we go! There we go!

Wait a minute.

She did all that
crappy stuff to you

and you still feel bad for her?

What can I say, I'm a sucker.

You like her.

I do.

I do.
I like her a lot.

You know, even when
she's pranking me...

It's like it's a turn-on -

also terrifying.

I really have no idea
what she's gonna do

at any given moment.

This is pretty lame, huh?

Me just lying here,

talking to you
about the girl I like?

Oh, relax.

You have no idea

how many guys pay me
to be their shrink.

Lot of lonely people
out there, huh?

Yeah. But you're not
one of them.

You've got a girl
back at the office,

just waiting to be rescued.

Well, I don't think Sabrina

would respond well
to being rescued.

Oh! Agh! Annnnnnd
boom goes the dynamite!

Or you could stay here
and listen to my friend Heather

pretend to like your boss.

Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.

This is really good, Reggie.
Thank you.

Where'd you learn
to cook like this?

You remember that
fourth of July grill you had?

You know,
the one where Kal and I,

we were playing football

and he hit your car by accident?

My car? No, man.

No? You don't remember that?

No.

You pulled him over,

and you took a spatula off
the grill

and you pressed it
up against his arm.

Huh?
You remember that?

Rook...
Come on, man.

See, because I remember that.

I'm not proud of the man I was-

Why are you here?

I can't change the past, son.

I ain't your son.

Hell, he barely your son.

My mom spent more time with Kal

than you ever did, a'ight,

so talk to me.
Why are you here?

- Rook.
- Money?

Okay. You came to cash in,
okay.

He's here because
I asked him to be.

Well, I don't want him here.

See, because my memory ain't
as fuzzy as everyone else's.

Who's it gonna be?
Me or him?

'Cause I ain't sleeping under
the same roof as this fool.

He's stayin, rook.

You gonna choose him over me,

after all we've been through?!

I'm not choosin' anybody!

That's all on you, man.

Oh, it's on me...

See, I hope your little
family reunion works out

for you, Kal.

'Cuz you're runnin' out
of friends real quick.

Walter.

[ Angels
by Black Mountain plays ]

♪ Oh, come on ♪

♪ lay your halo down ♪

♪ Well, angels ♪
- No.

♪ Lay your arms around ♪

♪ Oh every city's seen
the setting sun ♪

♪ Call 'em kicks, you
know they just begun ♪

♪ So come on, lay your halo down ♪

Hey you.

You okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.
What's up?

I know this is bad timing,

but my publicist
just gave me a list

of potential appearances for us

over the next few weeks.

She just needs a yes or no.

Sure.

Okay...

Celine Dion at Caesars Palace.

That would be a no, right?

Sure.

Yeah? Okay.

I'm throwing my friend a shower
at Bouchon this Sunday

and they thought
you could surprise us

with flowers and candy.

I don't know,
we'll work out the details.

Honestly,
I'm good with anything,

just say yes
to whatever you like.

Okay.

I'm going to the kitchen.
Do you want something?

No, no. I'm okay.

What are you doing?!
Why'd you do this?!

Sorry!

I'm sorry...

It's okay.
What happened?

I'm sorry.
What happened?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

Oh my God.
It's okay.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Well, I guess this is goodbye.

Dad, come on!
It's time to go home.

Honey, honey, honey!

Hey, Beth!
Look what I made!

Wow! What is it?

A cellulose molecule.

They showed me
which atoms I needed.

Cool.

Oh, hold on.

Hello?

Yes, this is Rebecca Hollinger,

from the Hollinger agency.

Really?

Great!
That's great!

Thank you.

That was the casting director

from your "Another Victim"
audition yesterday.

You got the part!

Yes!

I'd say you had
a pretty good day.

Yeah. What about you?
Did you have a good day?

Yeah, I did.

Yo, when you said you wanted
to take me some place,

I thought you meant to eat.

Weren't we just here?

Look, I didn't mean to turn
your life upside down.

That's not why I-
don't worry about it.

And I don't want your money.

I know.

I know I don't deserve it,

but I just want the chance
to get to know you.

The real you.

I don't know if you do...

I'm not who you think I am.

There's things about me...

Things that no one knows.

No one.

Do you trust me?

Man, what're we doing here?

I'm not down with
all this church-business.

I want you to meet someone.

Who? Jesus?

No, I don't think Jesus
is scheduled to appear tonight.

All those drugs...
Those women at your house...

Are they really what you want?

No. They're not.

I didn't think so.

Dawna!

You want a happy life...
An honest life...

You need meet a woman like this.

Hey, Walter.

Dawna, I'd like
you to meet my son, Sean.

Hi.

Nobody home.

It's Navid. I
need to talk to you.

Hello.

C'mon in.
You-you want a drink?

I can't stay long.

Well, that doesn't sound good.

But then again,

how can this day get any worse?

Do you know of an actor
by the name of Dale Volker?

He was in a sitcom in the '90s.

Murphy's lodge.
Yeah.

Yeah, he was the cute one.

Well, until he flamed out,

ended up on the d-list -
drug and alcohol problems.

Always wondered
what happened to him.

He was found dead
in his apartment two days ago.

Overdose.

Okay, you don't have
to show up here

and give me the scared straight
lecture.

I'm not here to
give you a lecture.

I'm here to tell you Dale Volker

was supposed to be on
the next season

of celebrity halfway house,

and now, obviously,

there's an opening on the show.

I think you should do it.

I don't have a problem.

I don't care if
you have a problem.

Half the people on that show
don't have a problem.

I'm not going to ruin my career-

it pays a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.

If I do that, it's over.

I'm... officially a joke.

You just got fired
off cactibear 2.

If it isn't over,

we're definitely
in the final act.

I don't believe that.

You have to take this job.

Get out!

Don't worry, I
remembered the animal fries.

So how's it going?

I honestly can't remember
having a better time.

That's why I came back.

Can't let you have all the fun.

You're an idiot.

Do you want my help or not?

Not.

Too bad.
What have you got so far?

I like it.

It's simple, elegant.

I am so dehydrated.

Who wants water?

Hey, listen, about earlier?

I really, really like you, too.

And I know this
is a little bit weird,

but just hang in there, okay?

I need some time
to figure this out.

Okay.
Okay?

Hey!

No fair!

You can't start up again
without me.

That's good, I like that.

So much pain
creating so much funny.

Oh, I'm glad
my personal sufferings

could be of assistance.

Makes that whole disastrous
relationship

seem almost worthwhile.

Look, buttercup,

your mistake was letting her
be the one to dump you.

It's the first rule
of relationships:

Always be the one
to call it off.

So, what,

you've never been dumped
by a guy before?

Mm-mm.

Seriously?

Your last relationship,
how'd it end?

He told his girlfriend about me
and stole my jokes.

Guy sounds like
a real hipster-douchebag.

Yeah.
He was kinda hot though.

In a Harry-Potter-
on-a-hunger-strike kind of way.

Admit it, we make a good team.

Too bad this isn't a team sport.

Oh come on,
when I got here tonight,

you had nothing. Now you got - what?
-

like six pages?
Prostitutes.

You and Scott went
to a whorehouse

and got your freak on.

How did you know?

Oh my God, I was taking a guess.

You went to a whorehouse?

Nothing happened.

I mean, no, Scott did stuff -

a lot of weird stuff.

But I didn't-
you couldn't afford it?

No, I could afford it.

That's not why I didn't
have sex with a hooker.

Performance anxiety?
Shut up.

Make me.

You know this doesn't change
anything, right?

We're still at war.

What, am I an idiot?

Why do you think
I'm trying to distract you

from finishing your homework?

♪ It's looking so free ♪

♪ What's gonna build a bridge ♪

♪ What's gonna help me out ♪

♪ I'm looking for the life ♪

♪ You hear about ♪

♪ And I can't seem to feel it ♪

♪ And I can't seem to taste it ♪

Hey, it's
Connor, leave a message.

♪ But when I think I have it ♪

♪ I wake up on without it ♪

♪ No question if I need it ♪

Navid Cooper.

Rehab show...

I'll do it.

♪ ...It's on the other side ♪