01x04 - Beautiful British Columbia

[bunniefuu]

[♪ TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[REENA VIRK]
Previously, on Under the Bridge...

My niece is missing,
and no one gives a damn about it!

- Tell Mom I'll be home soon. [SCREAMS]
- [LAUGHS]

They call themselves "C.M.C."

"Crip Mafia Cartel."

Can you keep a secret?

[REPORTER] [ON TV]
One that turns out to be true

was the location of the girl's body.

This afternoon, just a short distance...

Rebecca's writing a book about me.
We're gonna go to New York.

The devil is working
inside Josephine Bell.

Turns out, Papa Virk's got a record.

- What?
- And where did you get this?

If you talk to me,
then maybe I can get some truth out there.

Manjit had nothin' to do with this.

Where are your boots from?

[REENA] Mm. My uncle gave them
to me for my birthday.

They're Steve Madden.

- We'll come meet your stupid parents.
- Great.

- It'll be fun.
- Yeah.

- Kelly?
- [DUSTY PACE] Are those Reena's?

I did it for you.

[♪ OMINOUS STING]

[REENA] On November 14, 1997,

Kelly Ellard k*lled me.

[♪ SOFT, DARK MUSIC PLAYING]

[MANJIT VIRK] [SIGHS] My Reena.

[REENA] Some might see that
as the end of my story.

[BABY FUSSING]

But my father always taught me....

[SPEAKING PUNJABI]

stories have no end and no beginning.

[ADULTS GIGGLING]

We always get a piece,
plucked from the whole.

- [YOUNG MUKAND MASIHAJJAR] Okay. Smile.
- [SHUTTER SNAPS]

[POLAROID PRINTING]

[REENA] Stories of our futures

are stories of our ancestors.

To understand what happened to me,

we should start with my grandparents.

They arrived in Canada in 1951.

[♪ "THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND"
BY THE TRAVELLERS PLAYING]

♪ This land is my land ♪

♪ From Bonavista to the Vancouver Island ♪

♪ From the Arctic Circle
to the Great Lake waters ♪

They thought this beautiful place
would fulfill their dreams.

♪ As I went walkin',
that ribbon of highway ♪

♪ I saw... ♪

To teach himself English,

Mukand practiced the proverbs
they taught him back at school.

- ♪ That golden valley ♪
- "A burnt child fears fire."

- "A constant quest is never welcome."
- ♪ This land was made for you and me ♪

"A single sinner sinks the boat."

- ♪ This land is your land ♪
- [CRYING]

♪ This land is my land ♪

♪ From Bonavista to the Vancouver Island ♪

With both their families still in India,

all my grandparents wanted
was to belong in this new land.

♪ This land was made for you and me ♪

- ♪ This land is your land ♪
- ♪ This land is my land ♪

♪ This land is my land ♪

♪ From Bonavista to the Vancouver Island ♪

♪ From the Arctic Circle
to the Great Lake waters ♪

- Until one day...
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]

♪ This land was made for you and me ♪

belonging came to their doorstep.

- ♪ When the sun came shining ♪
- [SPEAKING PUNJABI]

♪ And I was strolling ♪

[SPEAKS PUNJABI]

Are you here for Suman's birthday?

[SPEAKER]
We came to talk to you about Jehovah.

♪ A voice was chanting ♪

We'd love to welcome you
into our community.

[YOUNG TARSEM MASIHAJJAR] Come in.

♪ Let's hear ya now! ♪

♪ This land is your land ♪

- ♪ This land is my land ♪
- [MUFFLED CHATTER]

♪ This land was made for you and me! ♪

[REENA]
My story began long before I got here.

[SINGING ALONG]
♪ If Peter Piper pecked 'em ♪

♪ I bet you Biggie bust 'em ♪

♪ I told him not to f*ck him,
he told me not to trust him ♪

- ♪ Lyrically ♪
- ♪ Lyrically, I dust 'em off like Pledge ♪

♪ Hit hard like sledgehammers,
bitch with that platinum grammar ♪

♪ I am diamond cluster hustler ♪

♪ Queen bitch, supreme bitch ♪

♪

♪ m*rder scene bitch, clean bitch ♪

♪ Disease-free bitch, check it ♪

♪ I write a rhyme,
melt in your mouth like M&M's ♪

♪ Roll with the M.A.F.I.A.,
remember them? ♪

♪ Tell 'em when I used to mess with ♪

- [♪ MUFFLED RAPPING]
- [DOOR OPENS]

- [SUMAN VIRK] Hello.
- Hi. I'm Kelly.

- I'm Jo.
- My name's Dusty.

- Welcome. Uh, sorry, you...
- [DOOR SHUTS]

I'm Kelly's mom. Susan.

[SUMAN] Oh, I'm Suman.

It's like Susan,
but with an "M" in the middle.

Almost the same.

- Hey, guys. What's up?
- [DUSTY] Hey.

- Hey.
- [REENA] What's up? [LAUGHS]

[JOSEPHINE BELL]
I better not have to take my shoes off.

Jo, come on. You can't say that.

[SOFT LAUGH] It's okay. Hi.

You're welcome to keep
your shoes on if you like.

We want you to be comfortable in our home.

Good.

Why don't I show you guys upstairs?

- [JOSEPHINE] Sure.
- Alright.

[MANJIT LAUGHS WEAKLY]

- [MANJIT] Please.
- [REENA] Over here is the living room.

[QUIET CHATTER]

- You have a lovely home.
- Thank you.

- You're welcome to stay for dinner.
- Oh, no, thank you.

I'll take a rain check.

[DOOR OPENS, SHUTS]

- [DUSTY] Is that a baby lamb?
- [SNIFFS]

[REENA]
That's at my great-grandma's in India.

I saw her being born.

- You wanna see some more photos?
- [DUSTY] Yeah, sure.

[REENA] Okay, so, this is when we went

camping with my parents' friends...

Mr. Virk, you know,
you have a beautiful home.

- [MANJIT] Thank you.
- Kelly has a really nice house too.

She even has a hot tub.

You seem to come
from a great family, Kelly.

This is so cool.
Where'd you guys take this?

- Oh...
- Oh, Epcot. World Showcase.

Yeah, I've been there twice.

Actually, this was taken
from our trip to Japan.

We spent two weeks in Asia.

- It was amazing.
- Kelly, have you ever been to Asia?

[♪ EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

[DUSTY] So, you got siblings?

Yeah, so, this one is actually Aman,
my younger brother. This is...

Can we see the rest of your house?

Totally. Yeah.
I'll show you guys around.

Here, this way.

- Do you guys want any drinks or anything?
- [CROSSTALK]

- Suman, [SPEAKING PUNJABI]. What?
- [REENA] Anything you guys want.

They're just admiring our home.

These girls, they don't have anything
like this, and if we help them...

- we help Reena.
- [SIGHS]

Every day, she's more like them.

[SIGHS] Come on.

Once upon a time, we weren't
what our parents wanted either.

Hm? Remember?

- [♪ "HIGHWAYS" BY JIM SULLIVAN PLAYING]
- [HORSE CLOPPING]

♪ There's a highway ♪

[REENA] My father came from India
to visit his sister in 1979.

He thought he'd reached
the end of this trip,

but he was actually beginning
the most important chapter of his life.

- [SHUTTER SNAPS]
- ♪ I don't even know where I am ♪

Manjit.

_

It might be my last,

and I want Mom to have as many pictures
as she can when I get back.

[SCOFFS] Don't be so sure
you're leaving just yet.

- ♪ Gonna sit right here where I am ♪
- You're up to something, aren't you?

- [SIZZLING]
- ♪ And it's easier to stay here ♪

- [BACKYARD CHATTER]
- ♪ Think I know my way here ♪

- ♪ I'm gonna lay here, alright ♪
- You said this is a Punjabi family?

[AMARJIT] Yes.

_

_

_

You know, this country
is full of opportunity.

Why do you say it like that?

What sort of opportunity?

[AMARJIT] Come here.

_

_

_

_

Amar, I am not doing that.

Besides, you really think I'm going
to meet someone here I like?

[AMARJIT] It's just an idea.

Is it so bad I want
my brother in Canada with me?

You could always come back home to India.

[BOTH LAUGH]

They really converted you, huh?

It wasn't exactly a hard sell.

♪ I'm gonna lay here, alright ♪

- [PARTY CHATTER]
- [ ♪ UPBEAT SONG PLAYING]

Hi! You look so lovely.

Yeah, that's my brother. He's handsome.

[CHATTER CONTINUES]

♪

Thank you again.

- Raj, turn that off, please.
- [CLICKS]

Suman.

Look what I have here.

Sumi, there's someone
I want to introduce you to.

He's an engineer, and he's a Witness.

[CHATTER CONTINUES]

- [YOUNG SUMAN] [SCOFFS] Mom!
- What?

At least I found someone
handsome for you this time.

Let her enjoy the party, Tarsem.

She can wait a few years to find someone.

[YOUNG TARSEM]
Well, he comes from a really good family.

[NERVOUS LAUGH]

And we have to strike
while the iron is hot.

- I didn't know about this.
- Well, I told you.

But it could be a great match.

Mrs. Masihajjar, it's so nice to meet you.

I am Amarjit's brother.

She speaks so highly of you.

Do you mind if I borrow your daughter?

I was hoping she might show me

where that delicious
smell is coming from.

- There's more food outside.
- Oh, uh, I am starving.

[YOUNG TARSEM] Uh...

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Did you know Amarjit had a brother?

- Who is Amarjit?
- [SCOFFS]

- [ ♪ MUSIC CONTINUES]
- [PARTY CHATTER]

You know, I have a sixth sense
for an arrangement about to happen.

[LAUGHS]

- Yeah, you really saved me.
- I'm Manjit.

- Suman.
- Suman.

[ ♪ GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

- Here.
- Thank you.

[SMOOCH CHIRPS]

[PLATES CLICKING]

- [CHIRPING]
- [JOSEPHINE] This is your room?

It's big.

[REENA] Uh, yeah, I guess.

[DUSTY] Yo, what's your bird's name?

- [REENA] Smooch.
- [JOSEPHINE CHUCKLES]

[KITCHEN SINK RUNNING]

[DISHES CLATTERING]

Super creepy you don't have a door.

[FAUCET STOPS]

[SMOOCH CHIRPING]

[JOSEPHINE] What's in here?

[DOOR OPENS]

[REENA] Oh, that's my mom's closet.

[REENA AND DUSTY SPEAK INDISTINCTLY]

[KELLY ELLARD] Oh, sh*t.

- Jackpot.
- [DUSTY LAUGHS]

- See? Told you we should come.
- [JEWELRY JINGLING]

- [SUMAN] Those were my great...
- [THUDS]

great-great grandmother's.

They're called, uh, jhumkas.

All the way from the Mughal Empire

before the British colonization.

You know, my...

my own mother gave
these to me many years ago.

And when she's older...

they will be my gift...

to Reena.

[ ♪ SOFT, EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

[HANGERS RATTLING]

[REENA] I love that sari.

It's my favorite.

Yeah, it's so cute. Right?

[JOSEPHINE]
Totally. [LAUGHS] I'd try it on,

I just don't think it's exactly my size.

Dusty, it might fit you.

[SUMAN]
Actually, uh, it can fit anybody.

I think it would look great on you, Dusty.
You wanna try it?

Uh... yeah.

- [SUMAN] Come.
- [GIGGLES]

Come on.

Okay, so, this is the blouse...

Here. Jo, this one
would look great on you.

[PARENTS CHATTERING]

- Okay.
- [MANJIT] That's a great color.

Are you just gonna watch us change?

- [SUMAN MUMBLING]
- Of course not. I...

- Dad, leave!
- I'm warming up the dinner.

- [ ♪ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
- [REENA] You could,

you could also try this one maybe.

- [KELLY] Hey, Mrs. Virk?
- Yeah?

Uh, where's your washroom?

Oh, it's, um,
down the hall past Reena's room.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

- [GIGGLES]
- You know blue's my color, right?

Oh? [GIGGLES]

I'm gonna put this thing on in here.

Oh yeah. N-No, of course.

Okay. Cool.

- [DOOR OPENS]
- [TOILET FLUSHING]

[ ♪ OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]

[SMOOCH CHIRPING]

- [RATTLING]
- [KELLY] It's okay, it's okay.

- [CHIRPING]
- Hey, hey, hey.

I'm sorry. Come here.

[SHUSHING]

[ ♪ OMINOUS CRESCENDO]

- [ ♪ FOLK MUSIC PLAYING]
- [PARK CHATTER]

How long have you been in Canada?

Almost a month now.

According to my astrologer,

I was always destined for a life overseas.

♪

You know, the West is a dream.

Oh, you're a fresh one, alright.

What do you mean?

You still got on rose-colored glasses.

You think everything out here
is covered in pixie dust.

[YOUNG MANJIT]
Your family seems to be thriving.

[YOUNG SUMAN] It wasn't easy.

Not until my parents
finally found their people,

the Witnesses.

You can't even imagine how hard it is
to find another Indian Witness.

I bet my mom's been hunting down
that engineer for months.

[LAUGHS] Well, she must not be
very happy with me right now.

♪ I'll be here when... ♪

You know, my family, we are Sikhs.

- So, that's what the beard is about.
- Mm.

♪ I'll be here with... ♪

Men in my faith
don't keep them on principle.

They're "signs of rebelliousness."

Ah, but to Sikhs, they're quite important.

One of the few customs
a rulebreaker like me follows.

Mm. [LAUGHS]

You already feel like trouble.

You know, a few months ago,
I was in India

begging to jump out of airplanes.

- So, yes, I am.
- Why?

I wanted to be a paratrooper
in the Indian Army.

- It didn't work out.
- ♪ I'll be here when the rain... ♪

Truth be told, I was crushed.

I've never even been on an airplane.

You know, it makes you feel so alive,

soaring through the air like that.

It's like being one with divinity.

I can imagine it's what God
must feel like all the time.

♪ Your worries and your sorrows
fill you with the dread ♪

What would you do with your life
if you could do anything?

♪ With your head up high ♪

I just want a happy life here...

with someone who shares my values.

A happy family.

♪ And the sun shining bright ♪

Growing up, my father was in the army.

♪ I'll be here with... ♪

He wasn't around much.

My family didn't feel... whole.

But seeing you, your life...

perhaps what I want
is a happy family too.

♪ Lala la la lala la la la ♪

Dad, you said we were getting takeout.

But this is much better.
Goat's cheese and pepper.

[SPOON CLANKING]

Nice outfits.

Thank you, that's so sweet.

[MANJIT] And for you.

- Mm, this is actually pretty good.
- Oh, thank you.

It looks way better than the sh*t
they serve at the group home.

[GIGGLING]

- Sorry.
- I'll pack you girls leftovers.

Our family always says
a prayer before we eat.

Mom, you promised.

Manjit, it-it's okay.

Come on.

Please.

[DROPS PIZZA]

Heavenly Father,

thank you for this food
that you have blessed us with.

We know how generous you can be,

and we hope to share
this generosity with others.

In Jesus's name, amen.

Amen.

[CLEARS THROAT] Amen.

[CUTLERY CLINKING]

Um, I know you like sundaes, so...

- So, Dusty.
- [DUSTY] Mm-hm?

It must be difficult for you
in the group home

without your family around, huh?

[DUSTY] Uh, yeah.

My sister used to take care of me,
but, um,

I did some stupid stuff,
and she kicked me out.

[MANJIT] Wow.

That must have been such a loss.

My own sister and I were very close,
uh, before she returned to India.

We will say a prayer
for you to be reunited.

Family is so important.

[GIGGLING]

Nah, you don't,
you don't need to do that.

- I'm good.
- [OVEN DINGS]

[SUMAN] I'll get it.

Jo, you know what this reminds me of?

Remember when we were younger,

and we prank called
that one pizza place?

Hey, Jo, do you want another slice?

- Not done.
- You know, my father was in the army,

and he was never really around.

I never had that role model in my life.

So, I know a little bit, uh,
where you're coming from, Josephine.

Uh, Reena told me
you've been dealt a tough hand.

[SUMAN]
Uh, Manjit, why don't we just eat?

Everyone that should've
protected you has failed you.

- Dad, stop.
- It breaks my heart.

- You don't have a, a home, a family.
- [ ♪ TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

The children should be loved,

not abandoned
and left to care for themselves.

I'd love to try and
help you, Josephine...

You're a f*cking ret*rd!

- Y...
- You don't even know me!

Dad! You don't know what
you're talking about! Shut up!

- Reena! Reena, pl... Sit!
- Jo, wait!

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]

Mum, Dad, you remember Manjit?

[RESTAURANT CHATTER]

- [YOUNG TARSEM] Yes. Is he joining us?
- Is that okay?

[ ♪ INDIAN MUSIC PLAYING]

[ ♪ INDISTINCT SINGING]

I asked you to come here because...

these past few weeks,

I feel I've really gotten to know him...

and...

we wanna be together.

[SCOFFS] Really?

But you've just admitted
that you've known him

for very little time.

Well, you were ready
to match me with a stranger.

[SIGHS]

He's not even of your faith.

Dad.

You know I think you're
too young to get married.

- But Dad...
- [SIGHS]

[YOUNG TARSEM] Mukand.

Aunty, please. I love your daughter.

"Aunty"?

We've gotten that familiar, have we?

Last month, it was "Mrs. Masihajjar"
and today, we're at "Aunty"?

Mum, come on.

You're not being fair.
I know what I want.

What exactly do you know, Suman? Hm?

I know he's willing to give up

his whole life in India to be with me.

I've done my homework on Manjit.

Have you?

Did he tell you how he's weeks past
his expired tourist visa?

His sister has a big mouth.

The boy needs a permanent resident card,

and he needs it fast.

Now, his sister doesn't make enough money
to qualify to sponsor him,

but there is another way.

Isn't there?

[♪ SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

[CAR ENGINE STARTS, RUMBLING]

[SUSAN SPIROS] How was it?

- [KELLY] It was f*cking horrible.
- [SUSAN SCOFFS]

[REENA YELLING]

[REENA] You screwed everything up!

- [MANJIT] Reena!
- [SUMAN] Reena!

- Wait!
- [CAR DRIVES AWAY]

[PANTING]

- [DOOR SLAMS]
- [CRYING]

What did I do?

- [SIGHS]
- [ ♪ SOMBER MUSIC CONTINUES]

[CRYING]

- [GASPS]
- [ ♪ TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

- [REENA] No.
- [HEAVY BREATHING]

Smooch?

Smooch?

[SUMAN] Reena?

Reena, my earrings are missing.
My jhumkas.

They robbed us, Reena.

- I'm gonna call the police.
- You're being crazy.

We don't want you to spend
any more time with them.

You have no f*cking idea
what you're talking about.

- Hey!
- Reena!

- My friends would never do that!
- [SUMAN] Listen to yourself.

How can you possibly think
they're your friends?

Well, at least they let me
hang out with them.

[MANJIT SIGHS]

No one else does.

[SHUTS, PUTS DOWN JEWELRY CASE]

Reena, look at the way
they're treating you.

You don't get it.

Girls like Jo, they...

they get everything they want,

and I never do.

You have every advantage.

A-A mother and father
who would do anything for you.

Home-cooked meals.

- We take you on holidays.
- [SCOFFS]

Those girls have none of that!

- Reena.
- [GRUNTING]

Reena, we just love you!
Don't you love us?

[ ♪ SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

[AMRIT] [ON PHONE]
Manjit, do you not love us anymore?

Why are you doing this?

That's not it, Ma. I want to do this.

I believe in this.

- [STREET CHATTER]
- I know it means leaving our faith...

but this is what I want to do.

It just requires some sacrifices.

- [AMRIT] [ON PHONE] Are you happy there?
- [YOUNG MANJIT] Yes, I am happy.

There is a good life
for me here in Canada.

And I love her.

[LOCKS DOOR]

♪

You told me Witnesses do not keep beards.

Manjit, I would never
have asked this of you.

[YOUNG MANJIT] I know that.

I choose this.

Look, what we have,

what we have is real, Suman.

I want to share your values with you.

I want to share everything with you.

That's all this has ever
been about, I promise.

You didn't say anything about a mustache.

- [SCOFFS]
- [LAUGHS]

♪

There is a place for us here together.
I know it.

And I'll do whatever it takes.

For us, for our future...

our family.

♪

[ ♪"KICK THAT sh*t AND GET HIGH"
BY PHD PLAYING]

[REENA] Hey.

I just wanted to say that
my dad's f*cking stupid.

[INHALES, EXHALES]

I'm not allowed to hang out
with you guys anymore.

- Seriously?
- [REENA] Yeah.

So, I just wanted to say bye.

Tragic.

My mom said you took her earrings
and my bird, Smooch.

Why would I want those ugly earrings
and your dumb f*cking bird?

Don't talk about Smooch that way.

You wanna f*cking go, huh?

- [♪ TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
- How do you even live in that house?

[ ♪ RAPPING CONTINUES]

It's practically a concentration camp.

Ya think I don't know that?
I hate it there.

Honestly...

I feel sorry for you.

Compared to your insane house,

I'm living in paradise over here.

I chose to live here.

You know that?

My mom begged me to stay. [SCOFFS]

Like, got on her knees crying and sh*t.

It was kinda sad, to be honest.

But rules?

No thanks.

Here, nobody tells me what to do.

That sounds amazing.

Ya know, if you're
really that miserable,

I do know a way you can get out of there.

But you're gonna have to be a gangster.

[WHISPERS] Like me.

- I can be a gangster.
- [KELLY SNICKERS]

- I can.
- [ ♪ OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]

- [PHONE RINGS]
- [CLEARS THROAT]

Seven Oaks, this is Martha.

[ ♪ TENSE STING]

[MARTHA HANGS UP]

I have to tell you something...

about my dad.

♪

[BIRDS CHIRPING, DOG BARKING]

[YOUNG TARSEM] Suman.

Just going to the store.

- [YOUNG TARSEM] So early?
- [PUTS DOWN CUP]

Where are you really going?

Manjit loves me.

He's going to convert for me.

[YOUNG TARSEM] I know.

The Elders told me.

Wait.

[CLICKING]

This is for you.

And this is for...

whoever you want to give it to.

What about Dad?

Give him time.

[ ♪"OPIUM" BY MARCY PLAYGROUND PLAYING]

[GASPS]

- ♪ Blue, like water ♪
- [MUFFLED SPLASHING]

♪ Blue, like heaven is ♪

- ♪ All of the time ♪
- [MUFFLED GURGLING]

- ♪ And I'm alright ♪
- [SPLASHING]

- ♪ I'm just gagging on ♪
- [CHIRPING]

♪ I'll be alright ♪

- Smooch?
- ♪ I'm... ♪

- Smooch! Hey.
- ♪ So happy ♪

- [CHIRPING]
- [WHISPERING]

Hey.

♪ Oh... ♪

[CHIRPING]

_

- Hm? Come.
- ♪ Yeah, heaven ♪

[DOOR KNOCKING]

[CHIRPING]

[ ♪ SONG FADES OUT]

[KNOCKING]

Hello, officers.

- Can I help you?
- [OFFICER] Manjit Virk?

- Yes?
- Step outside.

- You're under arrest.
- What?

- Step outside!
- [SUMAN] Manjit?

- Hey!
- Wh-What's going on?

- Please!
- [ ♪ SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

- Can we talk inside?
- [SUMAN] Wait!

- [MANJIT] I will fully cooperate.
- Wh-What's going on?

He's been accused of abusing
your daughter, Reena Virk.

- By who?
- By Reena.

She told a social worker
at the Seven Oaks Youth Home

that she'd been molested.

[MANJIT] That's a lie.

It's not true! I love my daughter!

♪

♪ I'm so happy ♪

♪ Happy ♪

♪ So happy, happy ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

[REENA] Stories have no end...

and no beginning.

We always get a piece,
plucked from the whole.

Okay. This is it.

♪ Mom... ♪

♪ I'm so happy ♪

♪ So happy, happy ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

[REENA]
"A burnt child fears fire."

♪ In heaven ♪

"A constant quest is never welcome."

♪ Oh... ♪

"A single sinner sinks the boat."

♪ Oh, the seasons come ♪

♪ For opium ♪