02x02 - Mushrooms, Tasers, and Bears, Oh My!

[bunniefuu]

♪

I actually had one
just like this as a kid

and I f*cking loved it
but what even are these photos?

I had one too. Mine had
pictures of the Grand Canyon,

but there's a terrifying
stalker photo of me in there

and then some abstract images.

I don't... I don't know what they are.

Definitely feels like something
a serial k*ller leaves behind.

Quick question about Berlin...
Uh, the briefcase,

the bloody wig, the weird bombing.

Or a gas main leak.

That just is easier to accept
than a bombing.

Okay, fine. Uh...

Then you just disappeared on us

for a number of hours.

Cass, it literally feels like
you're living

- in a John le Carré spy novel.
- What?

Just, what the f*ck are you
involved in, Cassie?

- Nothing.
- Say "nothing" again.

- Nothing.
- I don't believe

- a word you're saying.
- Nothing.

Nothing!

[stammers]

It's like some Animal Planet sh*t.

Okay. Okay.

f*ck it. Um...

I have a little side job.

I'm an asset for the CIA.

[laughs]

I know we said no more secrets,

but it's the CIA,
and they're very secretive.

I had to, and I was dying to tell you

plus you were just
about to guess it anyway.

- What does it matter?
- Cassie, I was, like,

literally nowhere close
to figuring that out.

Wow.

Okay, well, um, there's a little more.

Oh, I have this handler,
his name is Benjamin.

- He hates me.
- What?

So I get these marks
and I have to go find them

and I spy on them.

Yeah, and I was in Berlin
and there was this woman

and she looked exactly like me.
She even had my same tattoo.

Then there was this huge expl*si*n,

I literally fell down,

and then my ears
were absolutely ringing.

- C-I-A?
- Yes. Those letters.

Yes, those... yes, babe. The CIA.

Okay. It...

sounds like someone's
maybe trying to frame you.

Oh, good, perfect.
Go to the most terrifying thing.

- Great.
- If this double lady

was wearing that wig,

is the blood from the dead guy
on your suitcase?

We don't even know how this
got to LAX, okay?

Whoever was stalking me in Berlin

could've... is obviously
probably stalking me here. I...

I don't think you go
to all this trouble then just

show up at your place, right, Annie?

Santal . f*cking Santal ?

That is some seriously
expensive perfume.

Okay, did you tell your CIA handler guy,

uh, Benjamin, the one
who hates you, about this?

Annie, he doesn't hate me.

He just doesn't like me. Keep up!

You literally just said
that he hated you.

[phone rings] ♪ I need... I need you ♪

Oh, my God, he's calling me right...

- Literally right now. What...
- [phone button beeps]

Okay, I'm sorry,
that is suspicious as f*ck.

- [whimpers]
- ♪ I need... I need you ♪

Oh, my God, he's calling again.

It's not that suspicious.
The NSA can listen

even when the phone's turned off.

I don't need to hear that. Just...

Hey, Benjamin, how are you?

I'm calling about your debrief
on Berlin.

Tomorrow noon work? We have
a lot to discuss, Bowden.

Okay, yeah, it's... It's kinda late,

so do you mean, like, today tomorrow?

Or actually tomorrow tomorrow that...

- [button beeps, line beeps]
- Hel...

Okay, this is not good.
They've already grounded me,

which is weird, and it was already weird

before we opened the weird suitcase.

How am I gonna explain any of this?

Honestly, I don't think that you should.

The wig, definitely the View-Master,

it could all be inculpatory evidence.

- Words that I know! What?
- It means you were involved.

sh*t, us too, 'cause our DNA's
now all over the place.

Look, I had this client once.

He found a severed head
in the trunk of his Mercedes.

Did he put it there? Definitely not.

Did the jury care? Definitely not.

Is there anyone at the CIA
that you can trust?

I do have a good friend at the CIA,

but I... I... I just... I can hear him
now telling me to just stay out of it

- and let them deal with it.
- [door opening]

- Marco! Hi!
- Hey, hey, hey!

- Marco's here!
- Yes.

Hi! I forgot you were coming.

Come meet them.

Annie and Max, my best friends. Hey.

[kisses] The legendary Annie and Max.

- Hey.
- Oh. Legendary? Wow.

- Hi.
- Sorry I'm late.

I've been working overtime
on a pitch deck

for this new Wally Birch album.

But, uh, no rest for the weary, right?

I didn't know people said that
in real life.

So they are very jet-lagged
and you look very tired, too.

You look exhausted. You should go take a

shower. I'll meet you
back there, though, 'kay?

- That's it? Okay.
- Yeah.

- Okay.
- Yeah. You know what I mean.

We're gonna have dinner
tomorrow. We can catch up then.

I'll see you at dinner tomorrow.

- ANNIE: Yes! Good night!
- Nice to meet you.

- MARCO: Night night.
- [mouths word]

I already really like him.
He's like that

cool professor in college
who still smoked weed.

Yeah, well, he's sober,
so that's not what he does.

He's shockingly chill given the fact
that you were almost blown up in Berlin.

- MAX: Yeah.
- ANNIE: Oh, f*ck me.

You didn't tell him, did you?

'Course I didn't tell him.
What am I gonna tell him?

I don't want him to worry about me.

It's a bummer you're cutting out Marco.

He could definitely handle it.

Okay, you need to calm down.

You met him for five seconds
and you are coming in very hot.

- Times a thousand.
- Guys, reel it in. Come on.

Here's the deal... tomorrow,
Max will work to identify those slides.

- Yes, 'cause he does bad things.
- Totally.

Which will hopefully lead us closer

to whoever the f*ck
is doing this to you.

- Oh, God.
- But for now, can you please

try and go get some sleep? Okay?

♪

♪

[birds chirping]

[plane engine whooshing]

[high-pitched ringing]

My ears are still, like, ringing.

My ears are still ringing.

CASSIE: Your scarf is, like,
from two years ago.

[echoing] Scarf, scarf, scarf...
Like, two years ago.

I'm Grace. I'm not a good person.

I'm not a good person.

My ears are still ringing.

[fingernails tapping]

- Oh, my God, what happened?
- I think I know who it is.

[theme music plays]

♪

[yawns] Okay, I'm awake now.
Tell me your theory.

Okay, so, on my flight back from Berlin,

there was a new flight attendant.

Her name was Grace, all right?
She was super cool, but I don't know,

there's something... unh.

I just feel like she could
be the double.

Good morning.
You need actual hard facts.

All right, here's the thing.
She has short hair.

She'd need a wig.
She is a flight attendant.

She'd have access to my luggage,
to our uniforms.

Um, she said her ears were ringing,

yet she also said she was
in her room when the expl*si*n went off.

Plus she was wearing a scarf
on the flight back.

Remember I was telling you about
the rough sex that I saw,

- [imitates choking]
- Yeah, the sex you described

should definitely leave
some kind of mark.

No, totally, but aren't
the scarves part of the uniform?

No, the airline has changed
uniforms twice since then.

I mean, we're totally updated.

No one even wears them anymore,
but she had it on.

It was very cute, but I mentioned it,

and she had like a very quick,
way-too-cool of an answer.

- Max, what are you making?
- Spanish tortilla.

- Hey, you think Marco wants one?
- Oh, he already left.

- He leaves early on sh**t days.
- Oh.

Can we discuss the boner
that he has for Marco?

- Seriously.
- Also, what is wrong

with him, because if you don't tell me

- I'll just dig it up myself.
- Marco?

Nothing's wrong with him. He's perfect.

- He checks every box.
- Where's salt?

- I need salt.
- What's the problem?

It's right here. Listen, Annie,

can we please get back to this list

that I have made, okay? I mean,

it kind of says that Grace
is the double, right?

I will give you that it is

a compelling argument that would

- never hold up in court.
- Okay, here's one other thing.

She gave me her address.
Now we're kind of becoming friendly.

I feel like maybe I could stop by,

look around, see if anything looks off.

- Okay, alternate plan.
- Yeah?

I go to the moon and I build a house,

except there's no oxygen
on the moon, so I f*cking die.

Cass, what if she's actually dangerous?

Listen, I have worked so hard
to build this perfect new life,

and I am holding onto it
with everything that I have.

You're telling me to go
against my gut instinct?

Yes. If you want to hold on
to this perfect, like,

I-have-vegetables-in-the-fridge
life, yes, I am telling you

to ignore your white-knuckle instincts.

Also, she has an interview
to get ready for.

No, that's... I don't...
That's a dog and pony show.

God, I've been so involved with my sh*t,

I totally forgot about
your big interview today!

You're gonna be great, and even if
it is a dog and pony show,

you're gonna be the
most adorable pony in there.

I am the best f*cking pony
that ever there was.

- That is a fact.
- You know what? You're right.

I am not gonna go to Grace's.

It's a really stupid idea.
It's absolutely insane

and you're right, I'm not gonna do it.

- I'm not gonna do it.
- Wow.

- Yes.
- That is growth,

and I am impressed by it.

I have a bunch of errands to run
before a meeting later,

and I'm also the donut girl
this week, so, that's big,

so I have to stop
and get all the donuts.

Hey, um...

Yeah, I just wanted to say I'm... I'm...

You know, I'm happy
it timed out that I could...

We could be here for this big
milestone that you're...

- Me, too.
- Okay, you don't...

That's a lot. Okay.

[kisses]

There's always so much touching.

♪

[line ringing]

Cassie, hey.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Um, I was just heading to Abbot Kinney

to... to find a gift for my boyfriend.

You're near there, right?
Would you want to, like...

Do you want to come with me, or...

Oh, um, I would actually
love that, yeah,

but, um, I'm kind of in the middle of

a serious sourdough emergency.

I'm a... I'm a terrible baker.

Wow, you... you bake.

Yes, I bake. Yeah.

But it's cooler than it sounds.

I do it in, like,
a leather dominatrix outfit.

Yeah. [chuckles] Okay, wow.

Uh, listen, some other time
I'd really love to, okay?

Yeah, for sure.

Good luck with the... With the baking.

- All right. Okay, bye.
- Bye.

♪

[sighs]

♪

Oh, okay, yeah.

Sourdough, my ass. f*ckin' liar.

♪

[camera shutter clicks]

- Hey.
- Hey.

I'm gonna digitize these slides
and do a reverse image search online

[camera shutter clicks]

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

And that involves?

Go to your interview.

I have time.

You okay? I thought
you were really excited, right?

I... am... no, I'm totally excited.

- I'm super excited.
- Okay, cool. Yeah?

I'm super excited to, you know,

potentially not have to

have you pay my mortgage anymore.

I told you, it's not a big deal.

And I appreciate that, but this whole

me-turning-over-a-new-leaf
thing is built on

slightly shaky ground, because,

you basically steal money to support us,

and I love you. That is not a judgment.

- Yeah.
- But... it's true.

- Come on, what's going on?
- I just mostly

miss being self-sufficient

and, you know, like, feeling valuable.

All last year when you were
doing that legal aid stuff,

that was helping people.
That sh*t's value.

Yeah, except I wasn't doing it
to, you know, help those people.

I just did it to make
myself feel better,

because I literally used to help people

- wash blood off their hands,
- Okay.

So I just feel like moving to LA

- to become this shiny new
- Okay.

- Legal crusader just feels
- Mm-hmm. Okay.

- Sort of like it's a...
- Okay. Okay.

Like, empty...

- Okay.
- And... and I just, you know,

I'm so happy for Cassie
and she's doing so well

and she's so together here

and all of these appliances match,

but I just...

I don't know, I'm supposed
to be the together one.

[chuckles] Babe, she had a menacing toy

and a bloody wig in that suitcase

and almost got blown up for the CIA.

Okay, that's fair, but you get my point.

Right. You think you've lost your shine?

I'm sorry, you...

You haven't.

You haven't.

You got all the shine.

♪

[man laughing]

Well, you were right, totally right,

about the Comté.

What happened? I thought
you were headed home.

I decided to stay in town
a little longer,

support my sister.

She's having a big day today so...

I can't believe
it's been a month already.

- Here you go.
- Oh, thank you.

So maybe I'll see you next week?

- I'll be here.
- I will as well.

- Okay.
- So, I'll see you later.

♪

[propeller blades whirring]

[loud engine noise,
high pitched ringing]

♪

[buttons beeping]

[door buzzes open]

[rattles door]

- No.
- [buttons beeping]

Oh. Hi!

Hello.

I was looking for the restaurant.

Does that say "restaurant"?

[chuckles] Yeah.

I didn't even see that.
No. No, it doesn't.

You want to head up the stairs.

Yes. I'm actually late
for a reservation.

Thank you, sir.

♪

Hi. Those are some cool binoculars.

Thanks.

- They're mine.
- Yes, of course.

Listen, my name is Alessandra.

I'm an, uh, efficiency consultant

for this airport,
and would you believe it?

I forgot my binoculars.

Do you think I could borrow
yours just for a second?

I'm so sorry. She's an only child.

- Yeah, I get it. So am I.
- Sweetie, remember?

We talked about when you share
your toys with friends,

everyone gets to have fun?

- Uh-huh.
- Thank you!

I'll bring 'em right back.

- Don't break them.
- I won't break them.

♪

Excuse me. Are you gonna order?

Oh, yeah. Can I see a menu?

So hungry.

♪

Ms. Mouradian?

They're ready now.

[clears throat]

Thanks for making the trip
out to Los Angeles, Annie.

Thank you for considering me.

I... I really hope that this is a fit.

We do, too.

As I'm sure you noted
in your preliminary interview,

we do things here
a bit unconventionally.

Yes! We, you know,
did things unconventionally

at Davis & Carlisle, too. We just,

you know, paid people a lot of money

to look the other way
while we were doing it.

I mean, not, um...

That sounded like bribery.
Not bribery, obviously.

Um...

I was kidding.

- Though, it's...
- Of course.

Yeah. He gets it.

Oh, I see you're engaged.

Lovely ring. When's the big date?

Oh, um, no. Um... yeah, no.

This is just a ring. That's not, um...

Also, it's illegal for you
to ask me that question.

So... [chuckles]

[stammers] I was ki... um...

kidding again.

Let's just skip the formalities

- and jump to the fun part.
- Great. Great.

Um, we thought doing some hypotheticals

might be an exciting way
to gauge your best practices.

ANNIE: Super, yeah.

Um, yeah, no,
I don't make it to trial much.

I normally find a way
to shut it down pretty early.

Just put the kibosh on it,
you know what I mean?

I'd say in that scenario,

one call from a burner phone
to his house after midnight

would probably do the trick.

I'm not advocating arson.

Arson's illegal. Um...

You say blackmail...

I say misunderstanding.

Obviously I'm not saying
I hate a dolphin.

I don't hate dolphins. I'm just trying

to state the obvious. Um...

♪

Hi. Sorry I'm late,
but there was a line.

- It was a whole thing.
- Oh, you're not late.

In fact, you're early.

- That's a lot of donuts.
- Well, we ran out last time

I wanted to make sure
we had enough, so...

That's so generous of you.

I've also brought you
a one-year anniversary cake.

Because secretly,
I care a lot about you.

- Oh.
- So there will be

no shortage of sugar.

Also, my... my brother's coming
and my boyfriend and...

It's an open meeting.
Everyone's welcome.

It's good you have a family
who are invested.

- Yeah.
- My family

only ever gave me a restraining order.

- What?
- Oh, that's a lot of donuts.

Hi. Speaking of. [chuckles nervously]

Hi, I'm Brenda,

and I'm taking these
donuts away from her.

I'm Davey. I'm Cassie's brother.

Oh, nice to meet you.
You two grab seats.

I'll take care of this
complete donut onslaught.

- Thank you.
- [laughs]

CASSIE: Hi.

Hey, did I see you today
at the farmers market?

What? No. Why would I go
to a farmers market?

That's what I thought. There was someone

- who looked exactly like you.
- Oh, only it wasn't me.

Listen, thank you for being here for me

- and what is this? Why?
- Just a little gift.

You really shouldn't have
gotten me anything.

What, are you looking for
someone better to sit with?

- Come on!
- No.

Okay, you don't really do gifts here.

That's not really, like, what we do.

I know, but no one here
has a brother as nice as me.

- I set the bar pretty high.
- Okay, fine.

Okay, there's a surprise to it.

- Mm-hmm.
- You have to press the paw.

- That paw.
- Okay.

[recorded voice] Easy does it!

Oh, my God, is that your voice?

- [laughing]
- Oh, Davey.

I love it. It's so weird.

But I love it.
And I love you. Thank you.

- Thank you.
- [continues laughing]

So are you gonna, like, fly back later

- or what is your plan?
- Whoa.

- You trying to get rid of me?
- No!

No, I just think that Rick and the girls

probably really miss you.

I FaceTime with them every night.

Oh, my God, is this your brother?

Uh, yeah, hey.

Hey, I'm Jenny. We met last week.

- Yeah, we did. Davey.
- I'm a hugger.

DAVEY: Oh, hi.

I think the meeting's
gonna start, so let's just...

Oh, wait, Cassie.
Look. I bought the necklace.

- You did.
- Ladybug twins.

DAVEY: Oh, it's nice.

And my boyfriend does totally love it.

Oh, that's good. It looks cute on you.

- Thanks.
- So.

- Yeah.
- That's fun.

- Okay.
- Welcome, everyone.

Thank you for joining
today's open meeting.

How about we start
with some introductions?

I'm Meryl, and I'm an alcoholic.

GROUP: Hi, Meryl.

Hi, my name is Romero,
and I'm an alcoholic.

- GROUP: Hi, Romero.
- Hi, I'm Donna,

and I'm an alcoholic.

- GROUP: Hi, Donna.
- Hi, everyone.

I'm Brenda, and I'm an alcoholic.

GROUP: Hi, Brenda.

And I'm also your friendly
neighborhood chip person.

I'm just gonna take a couple of photos.

It's anonymous. Put your phone away.

Anyone have hours?

One week?

One month?

Three months?

Nine months?

Do I hear one year?

Cassie, alcoholic.

GROUP: Hi, Cassie.

Hi. Um... [clears throat]

Can't believe it's been a year.
Wow, I did not...

think that would happen.

I just want to thank
a couple people that helped me

this past year. Um...

My brother, who's the one crying.

Uh, no, seriously, thank you.

You're the best brother in the world,

so thanks for being here for me.

My sponsor Brenda. You're the best ever.

Thank you for everything.

And lastly, when I first started

trying to get sober
I was, like, trying to prove,

it was like this new me, and
I met this, like, amazing Marco.

And I'm just so glad that
I took that chance with you,

so thank you.

[mouths words]

[slow clap begins]

Mm, well.

That was f*cking beautiful.

No, no, no, no. I don't want to be here.

This is an important moment
for me, okay?

- I earned that chip.
- Uch, the self-indulgent

blah blah "thanks
for your support" crap again?

- It's such a farce.
- No it's not.

Okay, consecutive
days of sobriety. Right.

I'm just so grateful for these donuts.

Yeah, well, I'm grateful to be alive

and to not be you anymore,
so there's that.

Wow. Real nice.

Kid, we always knew you were a liar,

but did you know you were gonna
grow up and be this boring?

I mean, not really.

Sorry.

- BRENDA: Keep it up.
- [nervous chuckle]

- One day at a time.
- Yeah, thank you.

- [applause]
- DAVEY: Whoo!

[whooping]

[indistinct chatter]

You should be proud.

I've got a drawer full of those,
and it's still special, but one year?

That meant the most to me,
until the next one.

And the next one.

Yeah, you're right. I am proud.

How is the letter to your dad
coming along?

[groans] Do you have to ask me
that right now?

- Isn't your trip home coming up?
- Yes, and the trip is

coming up soon,
so I need to finish it soon.

I think visiting my dad's
grave's gonna be hard enough.

Plus Davey, like, has a schedule.

He planned every second of this trip.

He's really doing a lot for you.

Is that from him?

- Yes.
- Oh, so cute!

[recorded voice in bear] Easy does it!

[all chuckling]

Your sister was just saying
how grateful she is

for all you're doing for her.

Just so glad she's finally
knocking this out.

We can do this, right?

BRENDA: My kids were
very involved with my sobriety.

Al-Anon was a big help.
Have you looked into it?

- No.
- Congratulations, Cassie.

One whole year? Wow, that's so awesome.

- You must be super proud.
- Definitely proud.

[phone chimes]

Excuse me, I gotta take this.

[phone chimes]

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, sorry.
This was my friend from work.

I totally forgot we're studying

for this recertification thing.

- Oh, okay.
- So, I'm gonna have to go,

but will you meet us for dinner tonight?

Oh, I don't... I don't want
to be a fifth wheel

I gotta FaceTime with the girls,

and Jenny offered to take me
to her favorite restaurant.

He said he was new in town,
and I was like,

"Oh, my God! I have recs."

Oh, my God, I was gone for two seconds.

- You move fast.
- And we talked about

us all going whale watching,
which would be so much fun.

You can totally come if you want.

- It's super fun, you...
- Okay, great.

Cool. Have fun.

- See you later.
- Bye.

♪

Just go inside.

How else are you gonna know
if she's the one?

Just give me a minute.

Just go inside.

You know we're going to anyway.

Everything we do
ends up a f*cking disaster.

Are you serious? What the f*ck?

Who the hell is that?

That is a black hole of joy.

I'm the only one you want to talk to.
She's f*cking depressing.

You could at least whisper
if you're gonna talk sh*t.

No! I want you to hear me.
You make me sad,

plus you need to wipe off
that eye makeup, girl.

Okay, hey, enough of this bullshit.
Before it starts, okay, stop.

I don't need you trying to push me off a
cliff and I don't need you... me... you!

This... I don't need this attitude.

No, uh-uh. No, I'm leaving.

♪

- Hi. Hey, come on in.
- Hi!

- Cool. Wow.
- Sorry.

I'm, like, a total mess.
I just got into a workout.

- Oh, no.
- Come on in.

Thank you. Um, did you settle
your bread emergency?

I did, yes. Thank you for asking.

Yes, of course.

Hey, question. Um, how are your ears?

Mine are still ringing like crazy

- ever since that expl*si*n.
- Uh, mine have been fine.

Yeah, they bothered me
a bit the next day

but I wasn't standing
very close to whatever happened.

- So...
- Oh.

[wine pouring]

Wow. Your bread looks perfect.

- It looks fake.
- [chuckles]

It's a f*cking pain in the ass.

- Thank you.
- Prost.

Yeah, prost, thanks.

Do you not like rosé?
I didn't even ask you

what you wanted, I'm sorry.
I'm the worst.

Oh, my God, no, no, no.
I... I... I like rosé.

- Okay, good.
- So, yeah.

- This is my...
- Wow, cool place.

Oh, my God. What... hi! Nice sword.

That's actually not a sword.

That's a ceremonial shamshir.

- Obviously.
- Yeah, I got that

in my time in Fallujah.

I was in the army, like, very briefly.

- Oh.
- Yeah, before I realized that

mu version of saving the world
and the army's version

didn't really line up.

So did you just, like, take it
or someone gave it to you?

We were destroying
an entire civilization,

so I didn't think anybody would miss it.

- Right.
- And I was... I was young.

- I was stupid, but...
- Whoa.

That's a... that's... wow.

You've got some really cool
stuff in here.

- Oh, there's...
- Yes. This is me.

I keep that to remind myself
that people come and go

and the only person you can
really trust is yourself.

How's that for upbeat?

No, it's... it's good.

- It's good.
- Um, look, I'm disgusting.

You don't mind if I, like,

take a really quick shower, do you?

No. Go. Of course, go.

- Are you sure? Okay.
- Yeah.

I'll just... I'll just, um... yeah.

By the way, I'm really
glad that you called.

You'd be amazed how many times
people say they want to chill

and then they just, like, never call.

- Yeah, no, me, too. Me, too.
- Yeah.

Drink up. It's fine.

Unless you're a soccer mom at brunch,

rosé won't affect you at all.

Come on, it's just you, me,

and days of sobriety.

Who's even gonna know?

Stop saying it like that.

Oh, my God, you're so not fun.

[sniffs] Do I smell Santal ?

Hmm.

Okay, you gotta... You gotta go.

You gotta go away. Right here.

- Just gonna...
- [glass clanks against pot]

I should win a medal for that. Jesus.

♪

[shower running]

So now you're just creepy. Yeah, okay.

[exhales]

Lollypops? What the f*ck?

What flavor are these?

- Hi.
- Aah!

- Hey!
- Hey, you found my side hustle.

No. Yeah. I mean, are you...

Are you selling candy door-to-door?

- [both laugh]
- That's good, but,

no, they're medical grade
fentanyl lollypops.

Oh!

Oh, so you're a...
You're a... a drug dealer.

Um... yeah, kind of.

Hey, look, Cassie,
the world's a f*cked up place.

There's people that really need dr*gs

and they have no access to them,

and they wake up in the morning

and they just feel,
like, stuck and they're in pain.

They don't want to get out of bed.

So I guess, the way I see it
I play, like,

they fentanyl fairy godperson

to deserving cancer patients.

f*ck the pharmaceutical industry.

Honestly, sometimes you have
to, like, break the system,

you know what I mean?

Yeah. Wow. Um, that's... that's amazing.

You're... you're amazing.
That's so nice.

Um, so sor... I just realized I forgot

I'm volunteering at
the animal shelter, right now!

- You do that?
- Yeah.

- Really?
- Yeah, the bunny rescue?

They don't have a lot of help,
so I try to get in there...

Yeah, I know. I get it. I get it.

I was gonna make dinner,
but, another time.

Definitely. And thank you
for the rosé. It was so good.

I'll... I'll... I'll see you at work.

Okay.

I mean, I'm so glad we're doing this.

Me, too. I've been working so hard

on my new podcast, it's just
been really isolating.

I love podcasts. What's it about?

God, I kind of don't want to tell you.

Why?

No, you don't have to tell me
if you don't want to.

It's a m*rder podcast.

It's a true crime podcast
about ordinary people

who find themselves in deadly situations

and I was just thinking...

you'd be such a perfect guest.

Me? Why... wait, what?

Well, I just find Cassie's
whole situation so fascinating.

I mean, waking up next to a
dead body in a foreign country.

Oh.

Oh.

If you're just having lunch with me
to get some gossip about my sister,

that makes me just really uncomfortable.

Oh, my God, no! No, no, no, no.

No, Davey, I just thought

you were so fun at the meeting,
and then...

sitting here just now, I was thinking,

you know...

What?

Cassie may have woken up
next to a dead body, but...

I can't imagine what it
must've been like for you.

Sorry.

I've just been really stressed.
My husband and I

have been going through
some stuff, and, uh...

You know, what Cassie's
been going through,

that's... you know,
that's the priority, you know.

Well, if you ever need
someone to talk to.

I mean...

...if it feels okay with you.

Thank you.

♪

WOMAN: Be careful!
Those could be Steinkrympill.

They could be deadly.

MAN: Sorry, didn't mean to startle you.

WOMAN: My advice?
Buy what you need at the market.

It's not worth the risk.

[panting] Thank you for warning me.

I had no idea.

MEGAN: Thanks again.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Hey.

[exhales] Hey.

Are you ready?

Oh, wait, wait.

[Skeeter Davis's
"The End of the World" plays]

♪

Megan, come dance with me.

♪ Why does the sun go on shining? ♪

Please? Just one.

♪ Why does the sea rush to shore? ♪

- ♪ Don't they know ♪
- Hmm. Wow.

You look really pretty tonight.

Thank you.

♪ 'Cause you don't love me anymore ♪

♪ Why do the birds go on singing? ♪

[keys clacking]

[door opens, closes]

Hey. How was your interview?

Uh, imagine the worst date ever,

and then set it on fire.

- What?
- Did you, um,

find anything out about these

super-abstract-yet-somehow-
ultra-generic slides?

Wait, hold up. Back it up.

It couldn't have been that bad.

It was cringe-inducingly abhorrent

and I don't really
want to talk about it.

So.

Okay.

I'm gonna say generally, you're amazing,

and that generally they'd be
stupid not to hire you

even if you set the entire
building on fire.

Okay, generally, thank you.

Okay.

I might have some news to cheer you up.

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

So, this is the second slide
from the View-Master.

Bam.

It's an extreme close-up of a plaque

at the base of the Lady of the
Lake statue at Echo Park Lake.

Boom.

Which is in LA?

Yeah, babe, Echo Park is in LA.

Okay, don't act like everyone
knows that Echo Park is in LA.

Right, yep.

Okay, I'm texting Cassie right now

and telling her to meet us there.

Yes!

♪

Hell... yes.

Bam, see? I told you.

This slide is the plaque at the base

of the Lady of the Lake
statue right there.

For whatever reason, the View-Master

singled out this location.

Yeah, but you're the first
person we've seen

that looks even remotely like you,
for whatever that means.

So what are we supposed to do?

Just stand here and wait
for something to happen?

I mean, there's normal people
doing normal things

- all over the plac...
- [air horn honks]

- Ow!
- ANNIE: Oh, my God!

- [high-pitched ringing]
- Ah!

- [exhales]
- GOLD DRESS CASSIE: Hey!

Yo, you might want to stay away
from those f*cking kids

after you just had
your eardrums blown out.

I did not see the kids
until it was too late.

And you know what?
I'm done taking advice from you.

Okay? You sent me
on a dead end with Grace

so f*ck off!

I didn't make Grace not the culprit.

It's not my fault you went
on a wild goose chase.

Plus, you have your own legs
that you control.

You took 'em all over Santa Monica.

Well, you've been shouting
at me all day,

"Follow Grace, follow Grace,"
and guess what?

I did, and it's not her,
so now it could be anyone,

and I'm really scared.

I'm really f*cking scared!

[Cassie's voice echoes]

Wow.

We're really gonna f*ck this
whole thing up, aren't we?

- Yo, Cass, are you okay?
- [exhales] Yeah.

Sorry, tinnitus
from that f*cking expl*si*n

- is still messing me up.
- Okay, well, do you want me

to go m*rder
those kids with the air horns?

'Cause I could totally take them.

And she can run really fast
when the cops come.

- She'll just be out of there.
- Thank you.

Let's save that for later
and focus on this,

this weird slide.

Well, I guess that's the trick.

Even if we cr*ck all the slides,
we still...

- have no idea what they mean.
- [sighs]

- [camera shutter clicking]
- CASSIE: It's the truth.

- Yeah.
- God damn it.

- [shutter clicks]
- MAX: See that, babe?

- I see. I know.
- See that?

- You did a very good job.
- Thank you.

♪

MAX: Ooh, la la! Cali pasta tonight.

- CASSIE: Hmm? What?
- MAX: Cali pasta!

First off, "ooh, la, la"
is gonna be my new catchphrase.

Please don't copy things he does.

- Thank you. Ooh, la, la.
- CASSIE: No. Oh, my God.

Second, I'd like to make a toast.

It's only a "nojito,"
but, um, what can I do?

To Annie and Max,
congrats on your engagement.

- It's a beautiful ring.
- CASSIE: Aww.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

That's very sweet, but, uh, just...

because I'm wearing the ring
does not mean

that we are officially engaged yet.

Oh, my goodness, calm down.

That's a real hot take
on engagements right there.

I mean, what can I say? I'm an original.

You are an original.
I will give you that.

ANNIE: Thank you.

Um, and I would also

like to make a toast
to Cassie and Marco,

the longest relationship
you have ever been in

since I've known you.
I think that this is

a six-month record breaker.

- Has it really been six months?
- I think so.

Can you believe it? [chuckles]

Oh, my God! I forgot to ask
about your interview!

- How did it go?
- It's not really fun,

dinner table conversation.

- It's more like obituary fodder.
- What?

It was fine. They're just
not sure if they can afford her.

- That's all.
- Yeah, no, I bombed.

But how was your day?

'Cause you did the... The chip thing.

Right? Or can... can I...
Am I allowed to ask that?

Oh, you should have seen her.
A real pro.

I did the chip thing, yes.

Um, I was also on donut duty,
which is a very big deal.

- [chuckles]
- Yeah, um,

and, um, then I just kind of
walked around Santa Monica

and...

Then I went and hung out
with my new friend Grace,

who is a very interesting new friend.

So...

Um, Cass, I need to see you
in the bathroom right now.

Right now.

All right, well, first of all,
you were right.

- Marco is literal perfection.
- Yes.

Yes, on paper, he is
the perfect guy, isn't he?

Wow. "On paper"? That's, um, not exactly

- the height of enthusiasm.
- Okay, you know what?

You think Max is amazing
and you have yet to admit

you're wearing an engagement ring.

- That is different.
- Sorry. I just...

I'm having a hard time
focusing on anything other

than this crazy mystery, creepy person.

Okay, okay, look. Love sh*t
aside, you want to tell me

why the f*ck you went to Grace's
after you fully admitted

you thought she was
potentially a m*rder*r?

Annie, it's me. Did you really
think I wasn't gonna go?

Everyone knew I was gonna go to Grace's!

Everyone did not know
you were gonna to go Grace's.

- Well, I went!
- Okay, f*ck! Fine.

You went. Did you at least
find anything good out?

No. I saw her in the shower.

Not like that, no. I was looking,

no tattoo, no bruises.

I could not find the matching
perfume. I smelled all of them.

She doesn't have the crazy vibe!

She's, like, super cool
and she's, like, helping people

and she bakes bread.

- Like, from scratch?
- Yes. It was perfect-looking.

- That's so LA.
- Mm-hmm.

Okay, look, it sounds like
we're barking up the wrong tree.

And I don't know, this
whole thing from the beginning

- has just been like...
- Annie, look, I know today was,

like, such a long sh*t
but I desperately needed it

to be Grace so I could just
look her in the eye

and say "Why me? Isn't there
anyone else in this world"

you could f*ck with?"
But now, it could be anyone.

- Literally anyone!
- You need to simmer down.

I know that this is freaky as f*ck,

but we have options.
We still have the View-Master.

Even if we figure out the rest
of the pictures on that thing,

we have to figure out
what they actually mean.

I feel like I am just standing here

waiting for something
terrible to happen.

I have to do something! I can't...

Shh! You are not gonna do anything.

That is always a bad move on your part

and sadly, this is kind of
where we're at,

at the moment, but look.
We are here, okay?

You have Max, you have me.

We are not going anywhere, and...

I don't know, we're gonna figure it out.

Okay. Okay.

Look, we don't... we don't
always have to hug.

We can just...

I don't want to make this weird,
but you're, like, really cool.

Aw, thank you, man.

Thank you, that means a lot, man.

- You got it.
- I was a f*cking train wreck.

Lost a wife.

Get a few visits a year
with my daughter, so,

it's cool that you think
I'm cool, but, uh...

it was a lot of work to just... be.

Wow.

I mean, just... wow.

Anyway, tell me about Annie,
because the...

the engagement thing?

Yeah, Annie's... she's tricky.

She's the most amazing person I know,

and I'm really excited for her
to meet my folks tomorrow,

but don't tell her I said that.
I'm downplaying it.

But Annie, she's...

she's like an octopus.

She's skittish. Smart.
Always has an escape plan.

- [chuckles]
- Yeah.

- That's good.
- Yeah.

Hey, I've been downplaying

the whole six-month thing
with Cassie, too, but,

after hearing her talk tonight,
I'm thinking...

you know, maybe I don't need to...

tiptoe around anything.

- You know?
- Yeah.

MAX: Go for it.

So, um, I've been thinking
about us and the whole

- six month thing and...
- Yeah?

It's kind of a big deal.

- You know?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I mean, I know this might
seem a little fast,

but I... I... I was thinking
that maybe...

you know, maybe we should
move in together.

Not... not... not like tomorrow
or anything, but...

Um, yeah. Um, uh...

What about when your daughter
visits and that whole thing?

Well, yeah, you'd be there, too,

and, you know,
you'd get to know each other.

You're an important part of my life.

Uh, yes. That's... we should
keep talking about that and

- [phone ringing]
- really, it's a good thing

- ♪ I... I... I need you ♪
- to think about, and, um,

This is a weird number and
I feel like I should take it,

- so sorry, babe, just one sec.
- Yeah, yeah.

- Hello?
- Hey. It's, uh, Eli Briscoe.

Megan's son?

Eli. Oh, my God, is everything okay?

Um, look, I... I...
I haven't heard from...

my mom in like a year.

And, uh, tonight she Snapchatted
me this insane message.

I'm gonna send it to you now,

'cause she said to send it to you.

Megan Briscoe used Snapchat?

Okay, that really can't be good.

Um...

Okay, this is weird.

I mean, I tried to Snap her back

but the account was disabled.

- If she's... - Okay, listen, Eli,

your mom loves you more
than anything in the world.

I will do everything I can
to make sure this is okay.

I will take care of it, I promise, okay?

I hope so.

Okay, I gotta go. Bye.

- Sorry, just...
- [error tones] We're sorry.

You have reached a number
that has been disconnected

or is no longer in service.
Please hang up

- and try your call again.
- f*ck.

MAX: But that's where it is.

- The minutiae is all the details.
- I don't... but I don't...

But I don't want to know about that.

- Takes away the magic.
- Hey.

Hey. Can I help you?

MAN: Oh, sh*t. Ha!

[laughs] This isn't my place, is it?

Yeah, that's why the door is locked.

No, no, of course.
Sorry. Sorry. I just...

All these places, they look the same.

- MAX: Yeah.
- I can't believe I did it again.

I'm sorry, I'm Esteban Diaz.

Me and my wife Gabrielle are Airbnbing

the place across the way

- [man chuckles]
- ANNIE: Uh-huh.

- Wrong apartment again, babe?
- I did it again!

Can you believe it?

- Sorry.
- [dog barks]

Mr. Waffles! Come here.

- [dog whimpers]
- Sorry.

Hi. I'm Annie, this is Max.

Nice to meet you.

Hey, I'm Esteban. That's Gabrielle.

And that's Mr. Waffles.
We'll do our best

- to keep him under control.
- Mr. Waffles!

Bad boy.

As you can see, he's a bit of a handful.

ANNIE: Uh, I can see that.

Are you guys doing
the Airbnb thing, too?

ANNIE: Oh, no, our friend lives here.

- We're staying with her.
- ESTABAN: Very nice.

We usually do hotels, but this
is such a nice neighborhood.

GABRIELLE: Yeah, the older
couple who owns this bungalow

decided to go on
a last-minute trip, I guess,

and we grabbed the place off of Airbnb.

So, really lucky for us
they skipped town.

ESTEBAN: Yeah, really lucky.
Really lucky.