The Watchful Eye (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Hen In the Foxhouse - full transcript

No. No.

No!

♪ Both paths to
the same thing ♪

♪ Balancing on shaky ground

♪ Push back from the onset

♪ Close the door
or open it, oh ♪

Hi, I'm Elena Santos.

I'm here to see the Wards.

Mm-hmm.

Right this way. Thank you.

What was that? Huh?



Did you not hear that?

Old building.

Wish me luck.

Sorry. Stuck on a call.

Elena, right?

Yeah. Matthew Ward.
I'm Jasper's dad.

Jasper. That's
such a cute name.

You're the one who went to...?

Boston College.
Right. Boston College.

I'm gonna grab a coffee.

You want a coffee?
I'm good. Thank you.

How old is Jasper?

He's 7.

And I'm sure the
agency told you,



but, um, his mom passed
away about six months ago.

They did.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

Please have a seat.

You know, I've been looking
for someone for a while,

but the agency keeps sending
me people that just...

They just don't get him.

I'm just looking
for a nice person

who knows their
way around a Lego.

Well, I did build
Lego Westminster Abbey

in less than three hours.

No shit.

Good morning, Tory.

Tory Ayres, my sister-in-law.

She lives down the hall

and occasionally she
shows up unannounced.

Hi.

I thought we agreed I would
meet all the prospective hires.

I don't need a babysitter
to find a babysitter.

Elena Santos.

My nephew is studying Mandarin,

but I suppose it would be nice
for him to pick up some Spanish.

Yeah, well, kids pick
up languages so easily.

My parents spoke English,
French and Spanish at home.

And where's home?

I grew up in Pennsylvania.

Mechanicsburg.

Eagles or Steelers?

Eagles, obviously.

I don't see how that's relevant.

So, this would be
a live-in position?

The nanny quarters
are on the top floor.

You don't have much
childcare experience, do you?

I don't, but I minored
in psychology at B.C.

And I love kids.

I basically raised
my younger brother,

and I'm certified in CPR
and obsessively clean.

And I'm 100% single,

so I can work nights,
weekends, whatever you need.

Well, you seem like
a very nice girl,

but... my nephew's
been through a lot,

and I-I just don't think
you're gonna be the right fit.

Maybe I could meet
Jasper in person?

There won't be time for that.

We have 10 more interviews.

10?

We're not picking a pope here.

Look, my son is a very smart,

very sweet, kind little boy.

But since his mom's
accident, well, you know,

there's a cloud, and honestly,

he just needs someone to help
him enjoy being a kid again.

I get it.

Really, I do.

I lost my mom when I
was young, too, so...

I know what it's like.

We'll be in touch.

I just wanted to surprise you.

And since when do
I like surprises?

No, get off me. I'm all
sweaty. I need a shower.

Come on. Don't be mad.

Let me show you how sorry I am,

and then we'll
both take a shower.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

Show me how sorry.

So, you gonna...
You gonna tell me

how the interview
went? It was fine.

She didn't like me, but he did,

and he's the one
calling the shots.

Kind of sad about that
little boy, though,

losing his mom and all.

Okay, do not feel
sorry for these people.

This guy is a gazillionaire.

He can just go out
and buy a new mommy.

Even if I get the job,

that sister-in-law is
gonna be a problem.

She's just one of those
uptight real housewives

who smokes one cigarette
a week and doesn't eat.

So what?

You can handle it.

You can handle anything.

We're gonna find that ruby.

Yeah.

I'm handling everything.

What?

No, nothing.

Are you still up
for this or not?

Because if we pull this
off, we're set for life.

You, me, we can go
anywhere you want.

In any car. Car?

Mm-hmm.

I thought we said private jet.

Hey, private jet,
whatever you want.

Shit.

Hello?

Oh, hi, Mrs. Ayres.

Yes, this...

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Yeah. Yes.

Sure.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Okay. Yeah, that's fine.

Thank you so m...

Okay, bye.

I got it.

We're in.

Let's celebrate. Ah!

Welcome to the Greybourne.
You must be Miss Santos.

Can I help you take
your things upstairs?

Oh, no, I'm good.

If you could just
tell me where to go?

Good afternoon, Mrs. Ivey.

May I hail your cab?

No. And who is this?

I'm Elena, new nanny.

I would shake your hand, but...

Make sure she takes
the freight elevator.

Ugh. Sorry you got Mrs. Ivied.

She's our resident
authoritarian dictator.

She's a horrible snob.
She hates us, too.

I better get all her
Chanel when she dies.

Are you moving in or something?

I am, actually, yeah.
Oh, which apartment?

Oh, no. I'm the
Wards' new nanny.

I'm moving in to
the staff quarters.

Oh, awesome. Jasper's so cute.

He's our cousin. Half-cousin?

Step cousin.

Come on, we'll show
you. Cecil, which room?

Number three. I
believe it's unlocked.

Oh, thank you. I'm
Bennet, by the way.

This is my younger sister Darcy.

Hey. We're in 10A.

Oh, very insane-asylum chic.

In a good way.

No, you're right. This
place is a total shithole.

But at least it's private.

I would live here in a second.

Shut up.

Your bohemian
fantasies would crumble

the instant there was
no turndown service.

We haven't lived at the
Greybourne for that long,

but she's adapted quickly.

Speak for yourself, duchess.

Okay.

It's... cozy.

Oh, this is cute.
Like a mouse bathroom.

Honestly, I've seen worse.

I shared one smaller than that

with my two cousins and brother.

Anyone else live up here?

I think most people just
use these rooms for storage.

Rex and Sylvie's nanny has a
room, but they're in Nantucket.

No, they're in the Vineyard.

What's the difference?

They're literally two
different islands.

Nobody cares. Nobody cares.

Well, thank you for
the guided tour.

I should get settled in.

I start first thing.

I do have an unbelievable
view of the park.

Though I might suffocate and die

while looking at it.

What, no AC? Not even a fan.

Wow. And to think these guys,

they got all the
money in the world.

Hey, did you get a chance
to look for the ruby yet?

No, but it's just me
and the kid tomorrow,

so I'll check it out.

Elena, you there? Elena.

You know what? Let
me call you back.

Hello?

Hi.

What's up?

Who are you?

Elliott. Apartment 6B.

Elena.

Two rooms over.

Care to partake?
It's biodynamic.

Another time.
I'm on the clock.

Let me guess.

You're in the 10th grade.

You're on the fencing
team in school,

and your dad's a stockbroker.

I'm on the chess team.

My dad's a federal
public defender,

and my mom's an endocrinologist

in private practice.

Sexist.

Touché.

What brings you
to the Greybourne?

I am the Wards' new nanny.

Oh.

So you've met Tory. I have.

And she could use
some of that weed.

She fired the last
nanny on her first day

because the poor woman

gave Jasper orange
juice from a carton.

Oh.

Well, if she thinks
she can booby-trap me,

she's met her match.

Well, I'm gonna pop some
popcorn and watch that show.

I guess I can't really blame her
for being protective, though,

with everything that's happened.

You mean with Allie? Yeah.

Many mysterious deaths
happening in this building.

Suicides, murders,
"accidents."

My mom said Allie didn't
even to leave a note.

Well, when you get to
that kind of bad place

where you feel like
that's your only option,

you're not thinking
super clearly.

Yeah, I guess that's true.

The other weird thing
is the basement.

People have felt a
malevolent presence

in the basement at night,

from Alistair
Greybourne himself,

the guy who built this place.

Yeah. I don't feel like
running into that guy.

So just in case, I come
up here to get high.

Aren't you glad you met me?

I don't know.

All you have is
information and drugs.

What am I gonna do with that?

Oh, so many things.

Is that almond milk?

What if Jasper were
allergic to nuts?

Oh. I assumed he wasn't

because you asked me
to get the cashew bars.

And usually, if kids have
severe nut allergies,

it's the first thing
the parents tell you.

I'll leave you to it then.

Hey. Jasper, this is Elena.

Hi, Jasper.

Nice to meet you.

Come on, Jas.

Say hi.

Look, she made you
a smiley bacon face.

Can you say thank you?

Thank you.

You're very welcome.

I need to take a call,
but will you guys be okay?

You can play, hang out.

Hey, hey.

I'm just gonna be in
my office, okay, bud?

Be right over there. Okay?

You lead the way.

Hey, kiddo.

I know you just met me, and
you have no idea who I am.

So how about I tell
you three things

you absolutely need
to know about me?

One, I hate spinach.

Makes my teeth feel weird.

Two, the best thing
in the world are dogs

and the best dogs are beagles.

And three, I could really
use a friend right now.

I guess beagles are pretty good.

Yeah, they are. I love
their floppy ears.

You want to tell me
three things about you?

You want to go to the park?

It's raining.

Nah, it's just drizzling.

We can find puddles to
jump into, like Peppa Pig.

Okay. What do you think?

You want to go climb or swing?

I'm gonna climb.
Where will you be?

Exactly right here. Okay.

Is he yours?

Oh, no. I'm the nanny.

What do you know? Us too.

I'm Kim. I use she/her.

And that one's Alex.

I use she/they, but I really
only include the "she"

for my mom and her Gen
X Facebook friends.

I'm Elena, she/her.

I just started with
this family, the Wards.

Oh. Oh, so you're
in the Greybourne?

Yeah. There's a really
nice live-in there.

What's her name again?
Jillian? I don't remember.

Something with a "J." Jenna?

She might be away
with the family.

I just started today, so I
haven't really met anyone.

How do you like your boss?

He seems like a
really great dad.

That kid's his little cash cow.

At least until he turns 18.

Or the family can
get rid of Matthew.

Would you stop?

That man is too classy
to be a gold-digger.

If you have any
questions, you can ask us.

I would love that.

I need all the help I could get.

Elena, come here.

Uh-oh, the princeling
is summoning you.

We should get going anyhow.

Elena! Bye.

Elena, come over here.

Coming!

Should we have told her?

She looked so happy.

Why scare the girl?

I think we
should build a bridge.

Okay.

Maybe then we can put
a skyscraper on top?

Yes.

You know what? I'm
gonna be right back.

Uh-huh.

Hello. Anybody home?

Hey, Dad. Hey.

How's the construction biz?

We're building a bridge
with a skyscraper on top.

Wow. We had dinner and a bath,

but we haven't
brushed our teeth yet.

I want Elena to sleep over.

Well, Elena is gonna
be right upstairs,

and you're gonna
see her tomorrow,

so go on, brush
those teeth, huh?

Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

Oh, man, what a day.

I almost came to blows with
a school superintendent

over ADA compliance.

I didn't know you
designed schools.

Yeah, sometimes.

I mean, I do the high-end
stuff to keep the firm happy,

but I'll do rehabs, schools,
stuff like that, too.

I grew up with five siblings
in a trailer in Indiana,

so I know what it's like

not to have a decent
place to live.

Yeah, me too.

I should get cleaned up.

Got this thing up at Tory's.

She likes to have all the
tenants over a few times a year

just 'cause, I mean, she
wants everyone to like her

in addition to
being afraid of her.

You know, Jarlsberg, wine,
back to the Jarlsberg,

good night.

How was Jasper today?

I mean, he seemed really good.

Great.

He wants me to go
to the aquarium

and meet his jellyfish?

Wow.

I mean, he does not introduce
just anyone to that jellyfish.

Not bad for a girl
from Chestnut Hill.

You mean Mechanicsburg.

No, I mean, Boston College
is in Chestnut Hill.

You said on your résumé.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Yes, it is. That's right.

Not a lot of people know that.

You're good.

I should get going.

Yeah.

See you tomorrow.

Take zinc lozenges

and 1/4 cup of
apple cider vinegar

with lemon, honey,
and warm water.

Warm, not hot.

I will, Mrs. Ayres.

Hi, I'm Elena. You
must be Candace.

I-I'm gonna go up
but feel better.

Elena, this isn't a good time.

I... I literally have
8 million things to do.

Well, actually,
that's why I came.

Matthew said that you
were having a party,

and with Candace
going home sick,

I thought maybe I could help.

I've done a bunch of
waitressing and bartending.

A nice offer, but
I... I think I'm okay.

Well, you don't want
to be in your kitchen

rinsing out glasses.

That's true.

You want to relax,
enjoy your guests.

I could even mix a
signature cocktail.

- Porcini puff?
- No, thank you.

What's this?

So you moonlighting as
a cocktail waitress now?

I'm helping Tory out.
What are you doing here?

Isn't this for, like, grownups?

- Free food.
- Hey.

Did you make those?

Are you kidding? No.

Dean & DeLuca. Good
for munchies though.

Mm-hmm. Tch-tch-tch.

Tell me about the
Dowager Countess.

Mrs. Ivey?

She's lived in the same
apartment her entire life.

How crazy is that?

She mean as a snake, though.

She banned skateboarding
in the lobby.

Monster. It's such
a smooth surface.

Right?

And that guy there
is Dick Ayres.

Aptly named.

Wait, Ayres as in
Tory's husband?

Yeah.

He moved in a
couple of years ago

with his daughters
when he married Tory.

Darcy and Bennet.

Do you know them?

Yeah, we met.

Okay.

Oh, you like her?

Ask her out.

Dude, she's out of
my league entirely.

Hi. Oh, my God.
How's it going?

It's going great.

Actually, Elliott wanted
to ask you a question.

Right, Elliott?

Mm-hmm. I gotta go.

I am tired of getting an
allowance like a child.

We had an agreement.

And that agreement had terms,

which have not been met.

Have not been met? Not met.

I have... I have at every...

May I offer you a porcini puff?

Or I could get you a signature
cocktail, a Tory-tini.

I don't drink Tory-tinies.

Are you, uh, Jasper's
new nanny, Diana?

Elena. Nice to meet you.

Uh, Dr. Ayres.

Hey. Hey,
uh, come on, Dad.

We're out of ice.

Can you come help
me with it, please?

Nice
to meet you, Diane.

It's Elena, Dick.

Elena?

What are you doing here?

Candace was out sick

and Tory needed more
hands on deck, so...

Well, we need to talk.

Come with me.

You know, it's pretty easy
these days to find out

where someone went to college.

Or didn't go to
college, in your case.

There a reason you lied to me?

Honestly, I was broke
and I needed a job.

The agency said that
they wanted people

that were college grads.

I got into Boston
College, but I never went.

My mom was gone,

and I needed to work
to support my brother.

I don't regret it.

It's just how things went.

I still want to get
my degree someday.

I'm sorry that I lied to you.

It was a stupid thing to do.

I'll go pack my things.

You know, Jasper...

Jasper really likes you.

And that matters a lot.

Look, I want you to stay on.

No more lies, okay?

No more lies.

Scout's honor.

I'm gonna find the Jarlsberg.

Oh.

You don't have to clear up.

Candace can take
care of it tomorrow.

I don't mind.

I hate waking up to
a mess after a party.

Right.

Obsessively clean.

You were a godsend tonight.

I'm off to bed.

Just close the door when you go.

It'll lock itself.

Good night.

Somebody in here?

Oh, look who it is.

Elena.

Mr. Ayres.

Dr. Ayres.

Hmm.

I wonder how we are
going to explain to Tory

what you're doing in here,

rifling around like
a little thief.

I was just cleaning up.

Sure you were.

I'm just warning you,

you don't want to mess with me.

It's not gonna go well for you.

Things already aren't
going well for you.

But maybe there's something
we can do to work it out.

Dad?

Come on.

Bedtime.

I'm fine.

I know you are.

♪ She's so persua...

♪ She's so persuasive,
that marijuana ♪

♪ She's so flirtatious

♪ How does it feel to be you?

♪ So persuasive,
that marijuana ♪

On the floor, love.

You're lucky you didn't
burn the place down.

Are you Jillian?

Jocelyn.

Yeah. I heard about you.

I'm Elena, the new nanny.

For the moment.

It was tough for me, too.

In the beginning,
I was so homesick.

Yeah, that's not
really my problem.

Kind of have to have
a home to be homesick.

That's true.

And I know I don't belong here.

There's where I disagree.

You're here for a reason.

What do you mean?

Nothing.

Just remember that even
though they treat you

like you're part of the family,

you can't trust them.

Who?

Matthew?

It's late.

I should go.

If I were you, I'd
hang some curtains.

This room gets so much
sun in the morning.

Sweet dreams.

♪ Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

Sorry, couldn't fall asleep.

Then I finally fell
asleep, couldn't wake up.

Yeah. You have too
much fun at that party?

No,

and I didn't find
anything in that apartment

'cause Tory's drunk husband
was creeping around.

But I found something
else interesting.

Blueprints of the building,
including the basement.

Yeah? Looks like there's a
lot of storage down there.

Right? All those rooms.

Okay, good, good.
Yeah, this is good.

When do you think you can get
down there to check it out?

I don't know. I
got to be careful.

It feels like there's
always eyes on me.

And Matthew figured out

I didn't go to that
school, by the way.

Oh, it's Matthew
now? That's cute.

That's his name, asshole.

And he knows I didn't
go to Boston College.

What are you talking about?

The lady at the agency is supposed
to warn me... I handled it.

Look, I know this
is stressful, okay?

But I also know you want
this just as much as I do.

Okay? You and me,
we earned this.

We earned it? Yeah.

We're stealing
it. Okay, so what?

It was stolen in
the first place.

Hey, these entitled
bastards have everything.

And us, huh? You and
me? What about us?

We play by all the rules,
and we don't have shit.

This stone is worth a fortune
that they'll never need

and they're never gonna use.

I got to go.
Jasper has tennis.

Hey.

Just keep your eyes
on the prize, okay?

Don't get distracted.

I never get distracted, baby.

You know that.

I want
to get ice cream.

Ooh, you know what?
It's almost dinnertime.

So what?

So you don't want
to spoil your dinner

or else you won't
get big and strong.

Everybody knows that.

My favorite place
is really close.

Jasper, I said no.

Elena, come on!

Jasper, no!

Are you okay? Does
anything hurt?

It's okay. I'm here.

I'm here.

Thank God he's alright.

I hope you realize you're fired.

Tory, just stop.

Can't tell you how many times

he's darted away from
me on the street.

Oh, so it's Jasper's fault
now, not the nanny you hired

to keep him safe in a
city full of lunatics?

But Elena did keep him safe.

I saw the whole thing
from my kitchen window.

I was looking down,
and I saw Jasper

pulling his hand out of Elena's
and bolting into the street.

But then Elena rushed
out and saved him.

C'était magnifique.

Hi, Mrs. Ivey.

I wanted to drop
this off. Oh, my.

Look at those
beautiful pastries.

The perfect gift for a
diabetic who lives alone.

Well, I just wanted to say
thank you for your kind words

and for sharing what you saw.

I wasn't being kind,

and I certainly didn't
see any of that.

What am I, an eagle?

Well, are you coming in or not?

Your apartment is
just magnificent.

Thank you.

I'm good at collecting.
Not so good at editing.

I mean, it's like a museum.

Okay, Bambi, you can
drop the doe eyes.

I'm not buying it.

Not buying what?

You clean up nicely,
but you're not

a sweet little kitten from
Pennsylvania, are you?

Which begs the question,

what is the price for
keeping that between us?

A quid pro quo, shall we say?

That's Latin for
"something for something."

Yeah, I know what
quid pro quo means.

Thank you.

What do you want?

There she is.

I love being right.

In exchange for safeguarding
your credibility with Tory,

I'd like for us to
have an understanding.

You're going to be
my eyes and ears

around the Greybourne.

Oh, am I? Oh, yes, you are.

And your first task is to
keep an eye on Matthew.

Matthew?

He's pretty harmless. Why?

Because he's handsome
and intelligent

and builds playgrounds
in bad neighborhoods?

Doesn't it all seem a
bit too good to be true?

I make no secret of the fact

that I've lived
well all my life.

But I also know people
will do despicable things

to get their hands on a fortune.

I think my niece Allie
was pushed off that ledge,

physically or psychologically.

And only one person came
into an 8-figure sum

as a result of her death.

So be watchful, ma cherie.

Listen, I know
it's been hard on you

since Mrs. Ward's accident.

Accident?

She died in front of my eyes.

That was six months ago, man!

Listen, I sympathize, but
I need you to do your job.

I can't keep covering for you.

Thanks a lot.

I'm going for a smoke.

Of course you are!

Watch your step there.

Detective Macedo.

Okay.

So, you're saying you
came back from your run.

You hear a noise,

you go down to investigate,
found the deceased.

Is that correct? Alright.

Well, we'll have to
cordon off the area

until it's cleared
as a crime scene,

but looks like he just
fell down the stairs.

Unless you saw something else

you think we should investigate?

No, nothing else down there.

Well, Miss Santos, don't
hesitate to give us a call

if you think of
anything. Okay?

Here.

♪ I was waiting for
you, I was outside ♪

♪ Don't tell me what you
want because I know you lie ♪

♪ I feel

♪♪

♪ I was waiting for
you on the outside ♪

♪ Don't tell me what you
want because I know you lie ♪

♪ I feel the light

♪ In the blazing
sun I saw you ♪

♪ In the shadows
hiding from yourself ♪

♪ When the lights
are on I know you ♪

♪ See you're gray from
all the lies you tell ♪

♪ Now you hold me
close so tender ♪

♪ In the shadows
hiding from yourself ♪

♪ When the lights
are on I know you ♪

♪ See you're gray from
all the lies you tell ♪

♪ Now you hold me
close so tender ♪

♪ When you fall asleep,
I'll kick you down ♪

♪ By the way you
fell I know you ♪

♪ Now you're on your knees

Hello?

Hello?

Hi. You must be Elena.

Yeah. Hi.

I'm Ginny.

I'm the nanny for
Sylvie and Rex in 7C.

We just got back from Nantucket.

Oh, yes.

Ginny, hi.

Uh, welcome back, I guess.

Not every day you come home
to a lobby crawling with cops.

Right?

Never a dull moment
at the Greybourne.

Anyway, I hear you've stolen
Elliott Schwartz away from me.

Should I be mad?

I think there's enough
Elliott Schwartz to go around.

Yeah. Okay.

So it's just you, me,
and Jocelyn up here?

Who's Jocelyn?

Irish accent.

Strawberry blond.

Uh, do you mean Candace,
Tory Ayres' housekeeper?

No, I know Candace.
No, she's our age.

She's a nanny like us.

She was up here the other night.

Uh, I didn't hear about
anyone new besides you.

You can ask around,
but I'm pretty sure

we're the only ones up here.

Well, I got to go unpack.

I will see you later.

Yeah.