The Offer (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Crossing that Line - full transcript

I heard from some
of Gambino's guys

that the old man's
not too happy with our move.

Fuck him.
This is an internal dispute.

Francis, Sicily...
do we really need

- that whole section?
- Yes.

It's so important
to Michael's story.

Hiya, Bob.
What are you doing here?

Is there somebody in there?

Please, just go.

You give everything
to this business,

and there's nothing
left for me.



You sure you know
what you're doing?

Lighten up, Ruddy.
You know what kings do?

Whatever the fuck we want.

You're fired.

Get the fuck off my set.

This isn't over, Evans.

You have to learn
early in life

if you're the kind of guy
who could hit somebody

over the head
with a baseball bat.

I don't know
if I could do that.

I think that's why I like you.

You gonna be
at the rally tomorrow?

Wouldn't miss it
for the world.

♪



♪

Colombo! Colombo! Colombo!

♪

How can I help you boys?

Did you see this guy
at the rally?

Never seen him before.
Who is he?

Name's Joe Gallo.

He's a person of interest
in yesterday's shooting.

Well, the guy
who shot Colombo was Black.

I saw him.
Yeah, we know.

We read the statement
you gave the NYPD.

You think this Gallo guy
had something to do with it?

We're, uh,
exploring all avenues.

Listen, guys, I don't know
what this has to do with me.

You're close
with Colombo, right?

My only interaction
with Colombo

has been about my movie.

Huh.

Was that what you
were talking about

when you had dinner
at his home?

That was a courtesy.

That's what you say,
but we have

more surveillance footage
on you

than we do of some
of the boys in his crew.

Well, I don't know shit

about what goes on
in his world.

Well, then let me
explain it to you.

Joey Gallo puts a hit
on a boss and he lives,

there's no way
Colombo doesn't retaliate.

Just make sure
you're not standing

in the crossfire when he does.

Hmm.

Thanks, fellas.

If you happen
to remember anything,

give us a call.

♪

Fuck.

Robert, Robert, Robert.

Nicholson's in.

He is?
Did he read the script?

He didn't have to.

I said, "Jack, baby,
it's me, it's you,

"it's Polanski,
it's 'Chinatown.'

Let's do it!"
Wait, wait, Polanski?

I think he's perfect for it.

I loved "Rosemary's Baby."

Well, you're welcome.
Yeah, he's got

a European point of view
on this country.

And it ain't squeaky clean.

It's a dark story.
Hey, lifesaver,

can I get a vodka martini
with a whisper of vermouth

and a twist. Two?

Uh, it's 11:00 a.m.

- One.
- Yes, sir.

Everything okay in your world?

Yeah, yeah.
Why wouldn't it be?

Robert, Robert, Robert.
I love the script, man.

I love the twists.
I love the tone.

You've really elevated
the idea of a PI.

Thanks.
If there's one thing...

just one small thing...

the conspiracy is
a little hard to follow.

So if you had to,
just for me...

if you had to talk
about "Chinatown,"

the themes, et cetera,

what would the pitch be, man?

It's about something
so essential

that people need to live,

the water supply
in Los Angeles,

being manipulated
for the sake of power.

Here you are, sir.
Uh, and the greed

of these rarified,
corrupt individuals

who think they can manipulate
whoever they want to

like puppets.
Yeah.

Now, beyond that,
there's a certain fragile...

There is no other place
that can double for Sicily.

We've been over this.
We can't afford it.

Well, where do you want
to shoot those scenes?

In... in Palm Springs?
Chatsworth?

I didn't say that.
Okay.

We have to shoot in Sicily.

I mean, that's where
all the authenticity

is gonna come from
for this movie.

Isn't that what Evans wants?

He wants
to "smell the spaghetti."

No. What he said was

we could go if we could
get there on the budget.

Do you remember the budget?

Do you remember telling Charlie
that any overages

would come out
of our personal fees?

Okay, so we get minimal crew,
you and me, Gordy,

uh, Dean, Pacino.

That's it.

What about gaffers,
costumes, lighting?

Okay, Gordy can light

the whole thing
with a matchbook.

You're gonna save
a lot of money

because you won't
have to dress the set.

It's all authentic.

Okay.
Travel, lodging, fine.

But then cast and crew
all local.

That's 25K max.

Francis, we still have
a week left in New York.

And $25,000 isn't nothing.

Please, I need this.

You're very needy.

But I get it.
I hear you.

And I'll find it.

Grazie.
Grazie amico.

Get out.

Hey.
Hey.

How are you?

Good, just dealing
with some budget stuff.

Nothing new.
Don't do that.

Don't pretend you don't know
what I'm talking about.

Fucking Colombo.

I know.

One minute he's on stage,
king of the world,

and the next...

It's fucked up.

You should have called me.

I was with the police
till pretty late.

That doesn't matter.

How is he?
I don't know.

I'm gonna go see him
at the hospital later.

Do you really think
you should be doing that?

Just stay away.

No. I can't not go.

I'm fine.

Look, we are fine.

Do you trust me?

Yeah.
It's them I don't trust.

♪

Look, we got
a week left in New York.

We'll just keep our heads down,
finish the job.

Try and stay calm.

If I'm drunk after lunch,
it's your fault.

I accept that.

Come here.

You know,
if there is a silver lining

to any of this stuff,

at least we're done
with the mob.

He lost focus.

Between that goddamn
Italian League and the movie,

he was bringing too much heat.

It was time for him to go.

A real boss would know
how to keep a low profile.

Look...

I agree he wasn't doing
the right thing.

But what's to say
Gallo doesn't have

his sights set
on one of us next?

Let's find out.

I saw we hear
what Gallo's gotta say.

Joe, welcome.

- Joey.
- Hey.

- How are you, kid?
- How you doing?

I appreciate you all
taking this moment with me.

And all due respect,
I understand

why some of you
might feel uncomfortable

with me at this table.

I always had a great respect
for Joe Colombo.

But he never understood
our way of doing things.

And I want you all to know
that your way is... is my way.

A family of Blacks
is not our way.

They're not family.
They're useful now.

And I tell you, they earn more
than Colombo's guys ever did.

But don't worry, I'll never
bring them here again.

Colombo never kicked up fairly
on the League.

And he never shared the skim
from that fucking movie.

But with me you get
a fair shake.

I'm a straight shooter.

I saw we shut down the League.

It brings too much heat.

Oh, I hear that.

And as for the movie,

I promise
we will all share equally.

You have my word.

I'll squeeze
that prick producer dry.

♪

You can't fire Jack Ballard.

Oops.

You should have run
this by me.

Last time I checked,
Jack Ballard,

though your personal lap dog,
Barry,

was an employee
of Paramount Pictures,

not Gulf and Western.

His title was Vice President.

My title is
Senior Vice President.

Ergo, I can fire him,
I did fire him,

and now he's very, very fired.

You look like an unmade bed.

What are you two
lovers talking about?

Your golden boy here
fired Jack Ballard

without consulting us.

Well, I'm sorry
he broke it off

with your girlfriend.

What do you got, Evans?
What's next?

You promised me and the board
lots and lots of money.

"The Godfather" is, uh,
really coming together.

Yeah, no shit.
Maybe I've heard of that.

Maybe I'm tired
of hearing about that.

Maybe you can stop telling me
what I already know.

Next, next, next.
What's next?

I got a great script
by Robert Towne.

"Chinatown."

Chinese food makes me fart.

Well, it's a thriller.

Nicholson's interested,

and I can get
Polanski to direct it.

Well, what is it?

It's about water.

I mean,
it's about more than that.

There's... there's a mystery
in the center.

Uh, there's a guy,
um, Nicholson's character,

and he's trying to find out
what's going on.

Uh, it's Los Angeles.

Uh, water in Los Angeles.

And Nicholson.

So why's it called "Chinatown"?

It's about 200 people
for a wrap party.

Oh, like, when you're done
shooting a film

and you want to celebrate.

A DJ? Uh-huh.

Okay, most importantly,

how much
would an open bar cost?

It's chilly in here.

Just needs a little massage,
that's all.

Please don't do that.

Hey, you give me
a little prick,

I give you a little prick.

You know what I mean?

Is it possible
for you to behave yourself?

Betty Boop.

Depends on what I get
in return.

How about some general respect?

I don't need that.
I'm a movie star now.

You do realize
your character dies?

And he's the biggest asshole
in the movie.

Yeah, but he's an asshole

who gets killed
by the main character.

You okay, Boop?

You look a little bit harried.

I'm fine. Thank you.

Mr. Russo,
could you turn around for me?

What a coincidence.

I was just gonna ask you
the same thing.

But from this angle
you look pretty good.

Ow! What the f...

No one has time
for your shit, Gianni.

Ugh.
Feel free to stab him

if he opens his mouth again.

She has a thing for me,
trust me.

Hey.

How is he?
Not good.

Can I go see him?

No, they're not
taking visitors yet,

but we'll let you know.

How late they hold you
last night?

I got out this morning.

It don't matter.
They got nothing.

How are you guys doing?

Okay.
This shit happens.

Yeah,
every ten years or so.

So what happens now?

Uh, you know, Al,

when you come
to a line with us,

you don't cross it.

Because once you do,

you won't be able
to cross back.

Now, I could be wrong,
but I don't think

that's a line
you want to cross.

Am I right?

♪

How're you doing?

Ah. Where's Evans?
He's supposed to be here.

I don't know.

Well, we're not waiting.
Speak.

We need a little more money

if we're gonna shoot
that whole sequence in Sicily.

Then don't shoot in Sicily.

If Evans can't be bothered
to be here,

then maybe I can't
be bothered either.

No, Charlie, listen,
we have to shoot in Sicily.

It's the only way to achieve
the full vision of this film.

Ruddy, where do I work?

Come on, those big fat letters
behind the receptionist.

Gulf and Western.
Great, you can read.

So there's no excuse
for you coming to me again

when you should be talking
to the head

of Paramount fucking Pictures.

Am I clear?

Now come on.
Cut the shit.

Something's up with Evans.
What's happening there?

I don't know.

Well, you better figure it out

or I will.

♪

Hey, Talia.

What happened?
How'd it go?

I'm not sure.

The scene was pretty intense.

Should I go check on her?
No, I'm gonna go.

Hey, have you seen Bob today?

Talia?

Is everything okay?

Gianni hit me.

He actually fucking hit me
in the face.

Oh, my God.

Why didn't you say anything
on set?

I didn't want
to ruin the shot.

You know,
I know it sounds stupid,

but it felt like
he actually wanted to hit me.

Like he enjoyed it.

Hey.

I'm gonna say something.

No.
Mm-hmm.

No, please don't.

Francis already risked so much
to put me in the movie.

I'm fine, really.

He did what?

I want to fire him myself.

What a fucking prick.

- Is she okay?
- She's pissed.

But she didn't want
to rock the boat for you.

Does she need a medic?

No.

She didn't even want me
to say anything.

What the hell are we gonna do?

I got an idea.

And we're gonna keep it
in the family.

I will handle this.
Trust me.

I'm gonna go check on her.

Okay. Fuck.

We also need to look
at the budget ASAP,

see if we can squeeze
any more dough for Sicily.

All the departments
are already overextended.

Wardrobe, design...

they're all looking
for more money.

I know.

And that's why we're gonna
have to get creative.

Jimmy Caan in here?

Can you give us a sec?
Thanks, buddy.

Ah, Mr. Producer.

What, you got notes
or something?

Yeah.

I'm gonna need a little help
on the next scene.

Anything for you, buddy.

♪

Uh, we're about to roll.
You good?

Can you two switch?

First positions, you guys.

You guys good?

And we're rolling!

I like that fire hydrant.

Yeah, adds
a little authentic texture.

Anything on Sicily?

I'm working on it.
Hey, go ahead.

And action.

All right.

Yeah, I like that broom handle.

There he goes.

Oh! That's a good takedown.

That's not what we rehearsed.

Those kicks look good.

- Very authentic.
- Yeah.

Jesus.

Looks like Caan
is really hitting Gianni.

That's because he is.

What's he doing now?

Yeah.

Looks like he's yanking
his foot.

Is his shoe supposed to...

Definitely not
what we rehearsed.

Francis, uh, think we got it?

Give it another minute.

Holy shit.

We're gonna need
a medic in here.

I just said
give it another minute.

It's a good scene.

Beautiful scene.
It's my favorite scene.

Take a break.

That looked pretty painful.

It's called committing
to the part.

Mm.

That's some method shit
right there, hand to God.

Hey, can you help me out
here, Boop?

My arm...

That a girl.

Jimmy Caan beat me up.

Jimmy fucking Caan.

How cool is that?

Ah, fuck!

The next time you even think
about hitting a woman,

you remember that feeling.
Ah! Fuck!

Fucking bitch.

The accountant laughed

when I asked
if we had any extra money.

He suggested I sell
my future first-born.

Mm.
Then just to prove his point,

he proceeded to go over
all the books with me

in great detail.

And that is two hours
of my life

I will never get back.

He's right.
That's what we do.

I'm not saying
I want to be a mother, but...

No, not the child,
the future.

You ever play
the stock market?

Like, with Monopoly money?

Better. A promise.

We get the money
because we make a promise

for the future.

In the stock market,
you can buy futures,

meaning you're betting
something is going to be

worth more later.

For vendors,
production is like that.

There's supply and demand.

We, the customers,
we demand.

Lumber, cameras, lighting.

They, the vendors,
they supply.

And how do they keep
making money?

By making sure in the future
we don't use

a different supplier.

Ruddy.
Hey.

Great to see you.

Production doesn't pay
all its bills upfront.

And when you're still holding
the money,

Thanks, my friend.

There's always a chance
to negotiate.

Appreciate your business.

Thank you. Anytime.

You mean...like, a threat?

No, like a guarantee.

We get a discount
on the money we owe right now,

because we guarantee
our business

on the next movie.

Next movie?

What, you set one up
when I wasn't looking?

Not yet,
but they don't know that.

Thanks, buddy.
Been a pleasure.

Appreciate it.

And the total discounts
come to...

$26,423.

Look at that.
Wow.

If you were a broker,
you'd be making

a lot more money.

Food for thought
if this gig

doesn't work out.

You got everything booked
for the wrap party?

Mm-hmm.
Okay, good.

I want to make sure
the crew has

a nice New York send-off
before we head to Sicily.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I got us a deal
with that open bar.

That's my girl.

Are you headed
back to the hotel?

Yeah. Looking forward

to a good night's sleep
for once.

Have you heard from Bob?
No.

Something's going on with him.

I gotta figure it out.

Night, Bettye.
Night, Rud.

What? Get off.

What's going on?

All right.

What's going on?

You know who I am?

I got an idea.

Just for formalities,
I'm Joe Gallo.

And I'm in charge
of your movie now,

which means whatever
you were giving Colombo,

you now give to me.

Well, Mr. Gallo,

I wasn't giving Colombo
anything.

Honestly, I'm not trying

to be disrespectful
or anything, Mr. Gallo,

but, truthfully,

I never gave Colombo
any money or anything.

All I did was
I worked a deal with him

to eliminate any words
from the script

that he felt might be offensive
to guys like yourself.

That was it.

Don't fuck with me, Al!

I do not enjoy
repeating myself.

I think I make my point.

Right, Al?

Al, say it.

You made your point.
Good.

But, honestly,
we're almost done filming.

There's no money.

Sounds like
not my fucking problem.

Next time I see you,
you have my end, right?

Right?
Right.

All right.
Good night, Al.

Sleep well.
You look like shit.

♪

Sorry for calling you
so late, but...

you're really the only person
I can talk to.

Same for me.

So what does
this guy Gallo want?

Money.
From the production.

There is no money.

Except what we have left
for Sicily.

Jesus.
I know.

Are we safe?

Honestly, I don't know anymore.

Are you gonna give him
the money?

I don't know.

For the first time
making this thing,

I don't know
what the fuck to do.

And the one guy
that can help me

is in the fucking hospital.

I need to talk to Joe.

You're sure that's a good idea?

Caesar told me
that I was coming up to a line

that I probably didn't want
to cross.

But, honestly, I think
I crossed that line

a long time ago.

♪

♪

And what the hell
happened to you last night?

Huh?
Me?

Bob, where the hell
have you been?

Where the hell have I been?
Where the hell have you been?

I called you.

Told you all about it
last night.

Screening, "Plaza Suite."

You stood me up,
son of a bitch.

No.
You never told me any of that.

Well, then it's
a fucking mystery, huh?

How're you doing?

What do you mean?

I mean are you feeling
all right?

Movies, movies,
more movies, bubbe.

Working hard making magic.
Wa-pa-pow.

Yeah.
Gum.

You trying
to tell me something?

I'm just trying to be polite.

I don't trust polite.

Polite people never tell you
what they're thinking.

Ever.

Call time pushed a little bit.

You got time
to go back to the hotel.

Rest up.

Yeah, maybe I'll do that.

See you on set.

Bob...

Charlie asked me about you.

Crazy Austrian's
obsessed with me.

Let's stack 'em up.

These go in front of the truck.

Buon giorno.

You been practicing
your Italian yet?

Francis, I hate to say this,

but we may need to shoot
those Sicily scenes here.

No.
Everything is new here.

The buildings are new,
and the sidewalks are new,

and the trees are new... I can't do...

I can't do this right now.
I said that I needed it.

You said you'd get it!

I said I can't do this
right now!

I'm tired of throwing myself
on the fire

ever fucking day on this thing.

And if you think
you know what that means,

trust me, you don't know
the half of it.

Al...
you know what is necessary

to get the job done.
Sicily is a necessity.

We have to see Michael...

we... we have to see
that last chance of happiness

go up in flames.

His heart turned
to ice and stone.

He has to live in Sicily

in order to feel
that beauty evaporate.

And we have to live
in his skin

in order to feel that pain.

And this movie...

without Sicily
it doesn't live or breathe.

I need it.

Please, Al.
I'm begging you.

If we don't shoot it there,
they're gonna cut

this whole sequence
from the movie.

And for us to get this far...

Please, I... I...
I just can't give it up.

I can't find the money.

I'm sorry.

I know you're gonna find a way.

♪

Hey, Joe.

How you doing, buddy?

It's Al.

Can he hear me?

How long's he gonna be
like this?

The doctors have
no fucking clue.

Come here.
There's, um...

there's a lot going on
right now.

Stuff we shouldn't
really be talking about.

But I want you to be careful,
all right?

There's this guy,
and he's no good.

Joe Gallo.
Uh-huh.

Yeah, unfortunately
I met him already.

He showed up at my hotel room

asking for money from the film.

Okay, listen to me.

Right now, just do
whatever Gallo asks.

You can't fuck
with this guy, Al.

He's crazy.

We don't have any money left.

The only little bit of change
I got left

is ear-marked for Sicily,
and I can't...

You got no choice.

Hey.

Do me a favor.

Will you give this
to Bettye for me

when you see her around?

What is this?

Just let her know
that she can wear it

anywhere in the world.
Except Miami.

Miami's no good.
You got it?

I got it.

Is it all right if I sit
with him for a little bit?

Why is he giving you a watch?

'Cause my other one broke.

Thank God I didn't have
any immediate plans

for Florida, huh?

Wow.

How the hell did we get here?

What do you mean?

We started out getting shot at
by Mickey Cohen.

And now I'm getting gifts
from gangsters.

It's better
than the alternative,

trust me.

Fuck Sicily.

Give Gallo the money.

It's just a movie.

I have a feeling this money
isn't gonna be the end of it.

Ever got shot before?
No.

I've imagined the bullet,
but never been shot.

Have you?

Not yet,
but the day is young.

You know
what the trick is, Al?

The best way to survive it all?

Tell me.
Don't get shot.

Good advice.

Hey, Brando!

Moon champion, my ass.

Actors.

Excuse me.

Hey, this is cool, man,

the way they made this look
like an old-time street.

It's not bad, right?

We got a good
production designer...

I don't give a shit.

Where's my fucking money?

Look, I'm trying
to get you the money.

I just need more time.

And I'm not fucking with you,
I swear to God.

I just...
we're strapped really thin.

I can't move it that quick.

You got till midnight.

Okay. After this
we're done though, right?

Hell no, Al.

This is the start
of a beautiful friendship.

Hey, you know what today is?

It's my birthday.

Yeah, we're gonna be
celebrating at Umberto's,

right around the corner.

Why don't you come by
after work?

Bring the dough.

Maybe I'll let you buy me
some baked clams.

See you around, Al.

Don't be late.

♪

Scusi, grazie.

Thank you for your patience.

Good.
Take from the side here, Papa.

Beautiful.

Oh, Francis,
do you want me by the door?

Yes, yes.

And he gets the fruit,
and then you...

Jump out of the car
with the gun.

After...Drop it, right.

After.
Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay.
Start rolling.

And action!

Look at this,
the whole thing... everything.

♪

♪

Joe Colombo says goodbye,
fuckhead.

And cut! Yes!

Whoo!

Whoo!

Bravo. Magnificent.

Bravo.

♪

♪

Five years, tops,
and Napa Valley

will be competing with
the finest wines in France.

It's got legs.

American Cabernet
is so under-appreciated.

You got a scotch, please?

Ooh, leather, currants,
little bit of cinnamon.

Smell that.
Okay, yep.

Hey! Make it a double.
Suit yourself.

So we going to Sicily?

Well, I'm waiting on Ruddy
to see

how it's gonna work out.

Saluti.
Salut.

Oh, no.
Okay. Okay, Dean.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Can I get
a Bacardi 151, please?

Thank you.

Well, that's a serious drink.

Are you a serious woman?

I just like
to cut to the chase.

Hmm. I see.

What are you chasing?

A big, fat buzz.
You care to join me?

You, uh... you got Disaronno?

Yes, sir, we do.

Equal parts Disaronno
and scotch on ice.

Coming right up.
What do you call that?

A delivery system.

You know what one
of my favorite things

about this movie has been?

Watching you.

There's nothing dishonest
in anything you did.

You just live it
moment to moment.

You couldn't see the acting,
just the truth.

You have a real understanding
of the craft.

You know...

Michelangelo was once asked

"How do you sculpt such beauty
out of stone?"

Know what he said?

He said,
"I don't sculpt anything.

"I just see the truth
within the stone,

and chip everything else away."

Wow.

Hey, Marlon! Marlon!

I think you have
a fan waiting for you.

Well, I think you have
a fan of your own.

♪ Get it on,
bang a gong ♪

♪ Get it on

Charlie...
Charlie, you were my brother.

You were supposed
to look out for me.

What? What?

What the fuck's happened now?

How much have you drank?

Oh, have one of these.

♪

Whoo!

I see you.
Ohh.

There she is.
My baby girl.

Am I gonna get
to have a dance...

That's my baby.
With Mr. Evans?

All right, let's do it.

You look amazing.
Thank you.

You look like a million bucks.

Goddamn.

♪ Get it on,
bang a gong ♪

♪ Get it on

Hey, Mr. Ruddy,
good to see you.

Whiskey, four fingers.

What happened?

Sorry, Francis,
I can't make it happen.

I tried.

Jesus fuck.

Who killed his puppy, huh?

He's disappointed about Sicily.

Yeah.

Maybe if you showed up
to the meeting with Charlie,

or maybe if you'd showed up
to fucking anything lately,

things would be different.

Hey, don't put this
on me, pal.

I told you to find
the money in the budget.

You're the one
who fucked up here.

Let's not do this now.

Well, there's no time
like the present, bud.

You gonna... you gonna hand in
an unfinished movie?

Yeah?
Great, great.

Let's talk outside.

Why?

'Cause I need some fresh air.

I'm not going anywhere.

Listen, I don't know
what's going on with you,

or you and Ali
or whatever happened in Texas...

My marriage is none
of your fucking business!

Ever since then,
you haven't been

the Bob Evans I know.

Because the Bob Evans I know
wouldn't let his personal life

compromise this fucking movie.
You don't know me.

You don't know me!

I know you're
drinking too much

and doing blow.
What the fuck?

And I'm not the only person
to notice.

What are you,
my... my mother now?

Jesus.

Easy, Bob.
People are looking at you.

Let 'em!

Let 'em fucking look!

People watch me, bubbe,
always have, always will.

You know why?

'Cause I'm Bob Evans.
I'm the best there is!

Yeah!

So you can keep
your fucking stick of gum,

and your...
your shoulder to cry on,

and your sympathy.
I don't need it.

I've forgotten
more about making movies

than you'll ever know.

They're looking...
they're looking

because they know
I know the secret.

They look
because I shine like gold.

They're looking at you now
because you're a joke.

♪

Fuck you.

Oh, no.

Holy shit.

Get the fuck
out of my way.

Jesus fuck!

Have a drink.

♪

♪ One, two, three, four

Mr. Ivy League. Hello.

What are you drinking?

Club soda.
Oh.

You realize
this is a bar, right?

It's not a business meeting.

You can order a harder drink

and try using words
with less than two syllables.

Mm?
Bettye.

♪ Life

♪ I put my faith
in the people ♪

♪ But the people let me down

Oh, shit.

Hey, you got a light?

I don't smoke.

Of course you don't.

What kind of name
is that anyway, huh?

- Lapenis?
- Oh, boy.

Lapenis!

It's pronounced Lapidus.
Lapenis.

And its roots are in Latin.
Lapenis.

It means stone.

You're stoned?

No, Lapidus means stone,
like a rock?

Oh, I like Lapenis
better for you.

Okay, let's go.
It's better.

I don't think
she likes me very much.

Nobody does. Cheers!

Al, Al, Al.

Hey. You look sad.

I'm gonna give Gallo
the money for Sicily.

No other option.

You're doing the right thing.

Am I?

You're doing the right thing.

Hey, do me a favor.

Leave Lapidus alone.

I was just going to look
for the bathroom!

I was gonna pee,
if that's allowed.

Bathroom's that way.
Okay.

Lapenis, come on.
That was really good.

Very funny.
Yeah.

You start drinking
without me?

Caesar!

You ain't gonna cry on me,
are you?

I am so sorry
about your boss.

It's... it's okay.
Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you
for the beautiful watch.

I really appreciate
the gesture.

I just can't accept it.

I know.

Uh, you seen Ruddy?

Yeah, he's by the bar.

I gotta take care
of something.

Me too.

Why the long face?

I just got a lot on my mind.

How's Joe doing?
Anything new?

No.

But you can cross one thing
off your list.

You don't have to worry

about that fucking psychopath
anymore.

♪

Francis.

Yeah?

We are going to Sicily?

We're going to Sicily.

We're going.
You son of a bitch!

Are you kidding?

I knew you could do it.

Everybody.
Everybody!

Can I have your attention,
please?

We're going to Sicily!

♪ Don't let it all
get you down, no, no ♪

♪ Don't let it
turn you around ♪

♪ And around and around

♪ Around, round

♪ Round

♪

♪

Bruno would like for you
to come see him tomorrow.

Capisce?

Is Bruno mafia? All right.
Si. They run everything here.

We're all really looking forward
to the premiere.

God damn it!

You know you can't invite
those guys, right?

Do whatever it takes
to get it done.

Lapidus wants to see you.

Where?In Evans' office.

I'm not sure about the cat.

Really? The cat's the problem?

You make the movie and let the
adults figure out the poster.

Where the hell is Evans?

We need Bob to finish this movie
the right way.

I cannot have a drug addict
running my company.

I have responsibilities.

Bettye I need your help.

Could I get fired for it?

We both could, but...

it's worth it.

You know who I am?

I got an idea.

I think in episode eight,

Ruddy has really reached
the middle of a bridge

like he has in no
other episode.

His way of doing things
is to go straight ahead,

go at obstacles, be as
forthcoming as possible,

and use his grit and guts

to basically get through that
problem to the next stage.

When he gets to episode eight,

he reaches an immovable
obstacle

in Joe Gallo.

I'm in charge of your movie now.

It's tough.

You know, I think at
the end of the day,

even though you're a
producer on this film,

and you have to do
everything you need to do

to get the job done,

you know, you also need to be
able to go to sleep at night.

You also need to remain
true to yourself,

which I think Al always did.

So what happens now?

He's warned
at one point by Caesar.

I don't think that's
a line you wanna cross.

Am I right?

The answer is, yeah,
he doesn't wanna cross that line,

but he realizes by
episode's end that he has
crossed that line

and now he's gotta pay for it.

So it becomes a very
conflicting moment

and he relies on the only
person he can in Bettye

to talk it through
and to see what to do.

He's not afraid to fight
for it, but at the same time,

I think he also kept a
pretty good moral compass.

You're doing the right thing.

Am I?

You're doing the right thing.

One could almost
make the argument

that there's filmmaking
before The Godfather,

and then there's
filmmaking after.

Not just filmmaking,
cinematography,

and acting, and editing.

I think that there were
sort of winks and nods

and Easter eggs.

There were truly,
in the actual real life

navigation of this,
analogies to the story.

And if you think you
know what that means,

trust me, you don't
know the half of it.

The parallels between the
character arcs in The Godfather

and the real-life people
portrayed in The Offer

intentionally mirror
each other.

You ever got shot before?

No. Have you?

Not yet,
but the day is young.

So much of this filming
process has been so crazy.

We were driving to the trailers
and our PA Elliot was like,

"Oh yeah, that's where Brando
got shot by the fruit."

- And I was like...
- And we're just like...

We're just, like, in the same area,
and not only that,

like, that would be
crazy in and of itself,

but we're also telling the story
about what happened

behind the scenes there.
Absolutely mind-blowing.

Very authentic.

And we're rolling.

In episode eight,

we have a cross-cutting
feature that happens.

That's a direct
link to the movie.

So in the writers' room,

when we were starting
to talk about the end of this

and how it could go,
we thought we have to juxtapose

these two things.

So while we're at Umberto's,

we are on our set
watching our people

react to what
we're not seeing.

But we know what we're seeing.

Yes, yes.

We have a basket of oranges,

and anybody who's a
fan ofThe Godfather

knows exactly what
the oranges stand for.

From what I understand,

Coppola did not write
the script that way.

I believe he found it
in editing.

To me, it's one of the most brilliant
pieces of editing ever

because it changed
filmmaking in a lot of ways.

So we try to give the audience
every visual cue they need

to know exactly what
we're looking at.

It's absolutely a complete homage
to The Godfather.

It's a good scene.

It's a beautiful scene,
it's my favorite scene.