04x09 - That's Me in the Spotlight

[bunniefuu]

I've joined a burlesque group,

and I'm inviting you all to the show.

Come celebrate me celebrating myself.

I have an opportunity for you to dance.

I don't have that
bucks for my costumes.

That's... That's no problem.
You can just pay me back later.

- (SCREAMS)
- Oh!

- You can't squat here, man!
- No, no, no. I... I'm going.

Have you thought about us
being each other's primaries?

MALIKA: I don't think
I'm ready to commit

to taking that next step with you.

Angelica and I used to date.

Do you know if she's seeing anyone?

MALIKA: She hasn't mentioned anyone.

LUCIA: I've made a decision
about your proposal.

I'm pushing it forward.

MALIKA: Lucia told me to ask
Councilman Gonzales and Brown

to co-sponsor my proposal,
and they both said no.

I have a friend who's an
aide in Gonzales' office.

She told me that Lucia asked him not to.

Good news! Since Gonzales
and Brown declined,

I got two other council
members on board.

What?

If I buy Revitalize from Jackie,

then you could merge
them with Bulk Beauty.

Evan buying Revitalize
is our only option.

JOAQUIN: My sister left
home eight years ago

and I have no idea where she's at.

Let's do a deep dive on socials,

reach out to friends.

I don't want to do stand-up anymore.

Did something happen on tour?

Did you tell anybody?

It's over. I'm fine.

Have you heard from your folks?

I sent them the ultrasound.
They didn't respond.

My parents' love has
always been conditional.

DENNIS: Just to clear
something up about being wanted.

I did want you. It wasn't just need.

♪♪

LUCA: You still have feelings for him.

DAVIA: No.

I mean, you know, I'll
always have feelings for him,

but I'm very clear that
I don't wanna be with him.

LUCA: Then why do you
care what he would think?

JOAQUIN: I shouldn't have...
I shouldn't have done that.

MARIANA: You can't give
up looking for your sister.

DYONTE: Why didn't you tell me?

MALIKA: I didn't wanna
hurt your feelings.

DYONTE: You know, maybe
this isn't gonna work.

ALICE: Hello? Anybody here?

GAEL: I'm gonna tell her how I feel.

What? You don't approve?

DAVIA: I just want you to be careful

because Isabella's been
sketchy in the past.

♪♪

♪ Pa-pa-paa, pa-pa-pa-pa-pa ♪

♪ Pa-pa-paa, pa-pa-pa-pa ♪

♪ Then we'll find our peace of mind ♪

♪ You and me, Bel Ami ♪

♪ Pa-pa-pa, pa-paaa ♪

I will have to buy both
companies to merge them,

but obviously, you four
will remain as the board

and sole partners.

It's your show to run.

My participation will
be totally hands off.

This is your company.

Well, we appreciate that,

but given what happened
before with ACTivism,

we do want an option to buy you out

as soon as possible.

Absolutely.

And you should know that
I've shut down ACTivism.

I should've done it sooner,

and also addressed the
problems at Speckulate.

A person in my position
has a responsibility

to make the work environment...

and the world...

a better place.

I'm sorry it took me
so long to see that.

Wow!

- Thanks.
- Thank you.

That's really great to hear.

Well, I'll get the lawyers to iron
out the details as soon as possible

so I can make the offer to Jackie.

Uh, what if she refuses to sell?

Don't worry.

(IMITATING DON CORLEONE): I make
her an offer she can't refuse.

Godfather.

It will be a good offer.

What?

I mean...

It's obvious you and Evan
are still into each other.

Your chemistry is off the chart.

RACHEL: Oooh, is it hot in here?

(ALL CHUCKLING)

What we're trying to say

is if you still have feelings for Evan,

then we don't want to be
standing in the way of...

True love.

♪♪

Hey, you.

Hey! I miss you.

MALIKA: I miss you too.

DYONTE: Are you free tonight?

- I'm seeing Angelica tonight.
- DYONTE: Hmm.

MALIKA: What about tomorrow?

I was actually hoping

you could join a protest
I'm leading tomorrow.

It's, uh, as part of my rest campaign.

It's in Chesterfield Square,

supporting community members
fighting for a green space

instead of another retail development.

- Absolutely! I'll be there.
- DYONTE: Thank you.

Oh, and you'll recognize me

as the good-looking guy in
the front with the megaphone.

See you tomorrow.

Councilwoman Hernandez!

Hello! Thank you, again,

for co-sponsoring the
Women's Center Proposal.

Of course. Hope it works out.

Why was Hernandez here?

She wants a favor,

in exchange for
co-sponsoring your proposal,

just as we said she would.

You know, you've put Lucia
in a very difficult position.

♪ ♪

("ONLY TWO AT THE START"
BY DD WALKER PLAYING)

What?

Um, my parents called.

They're in town and
they wanna have dinner.

Is... that good?

I don't know. They sounded nice.

Maybe they've come around

and they wanna be in the
baby's life after all.

And yours.

Okay, I don't wanna get too excited,

but why would they invite me to dinner

just to tell me they
haven't changed their minds?

- Exactly. This is... This is great!
- Right?

Okay, sh*t, I have to
figure out what to wear.

♪ When I sleep inside
it's the only echo ♪

♪ The only echo... ♪

DESI: Hey, have you seen Luca?

I didn't know he was a friend of yours!

- I just thought he was a squatter.
- What if he was?

And why would you assume
that he's dangerous?

Now, I can't even contact him

because he left his phone behind.

Hi! Here. Present. Ready to go.

Great. Get warmed up.

I'm so sorry about what happened to you.

Why didn't you just tell
Kelly that you're my friend?

I... I didn't want
to get you in trouble.

You won't! You can just
stay with me at The Coterie.

Oh, no, no. No. I'm... I'm okay. Really.

Um, it's just, uh,

after the show, I'm gonna hit the road.

Uh, for my... for my costumes.

You don't have to pay
me back all at once.

I just don't like
being in debt to anyone.

All right. I'm gonna get changed.

(GRUNTS)

("NIGHTMARE" BY ARTIE SHAW PLAYING)

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, uh, that
was... That was my bad.

Um, I just need a minute.

No problem, take five.

Okay, thanks.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, uh, did... did I mess you up?

Oh, no! Not at all. Um...

I'm sorry, I just think I'm
starting to, uh, get nervous.

I ended up inviting the
entire Coterie to the show

and I didn't stop to think that no
one's ever seen me like this before.

Especially... certain people.

Like Dennis?

- I'm sorry.
- No. No, no. It's, uh...

I... No... I just... So I
just got, like, the feeling

that there's history there.

Yeah, so much history. Fraught history.

And now, every time I'm dancing,

I'm just thinking, you
know, what is he gonna think.

Right.

I've never been... sexy
in front of him before.

I mean, even though we've had sex. Once.

I just... I don't know,

I've never, like, stuck
my butt in his face.

- Sorry. TMI.
- No, no, that's not it.

I get it. I do.

So you just...

I mean, you still have feelings for him?

No.

I mean, I... I'll always
have feelings for him,

but I'm very clear that
I don't wanna be with him.

Then why do you care
what he would think?

ALICE: Fired already?
Who's eating my macaroni?

I'm so hungry.

Did you just get up?

Yeah.

I need to go grocery shopping.

Oh, wait! Instacart! Duh!

When was the last time
you left The Coterie?

Um... I don't know, a while.

I mean, why do I have to leave?

Alice...

are you scared to leave?

No.

You're still coming to Davia's
show tomorrow night though, right?

Um, I don't know.

I think I might be coming
down with something.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(COUGHS)

♪ Spin ya like my hula ♪

- ♪ You're being a stranger to myself ♪

♪ Doing bad things for my health ♪

♪ And your picture in the mirror ♪

- _
- ♪ Makes my hips move a little quicker ♪

♪ Run around in circles
till I let you go ♪

♪ Put my hands up... ♪

♪ 'Cause I can't stop when I'm with ya ♪

♪ You're my fantasy and
you don't even know ♪


♪ This obsession could k*ll me soon ♪

♪ Spin ya like my hula hoop ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

- There you are!
- Hi, Mom.

- Look at that bump!
- (ISABELLA CHUCKLES)

- Hello, Bella.
- Hi, Dad.

- Hi.
- What a pretty dress.

Thank you.

Well, I'm starving. Shall we?

Hm-hmm.

So according to this
person that reached out,

Jenna used to work at
this farmer's market

for a stand called Flint Field Farm,

and she always talked
about getting off the grid

and actually moving there.

Maybe that's where she is.

And they're having another
farmer's market in two days.

I think that we should check it out.

What's wrong? This is a lead, right?

Yeah, probably just another dead end.

Plus, I mean, if Jenna doesn't
want to see me, what's the point?

Look, you don't know that.

You don't even know if
that was Jenna texting you.

Look, I get that you're exhausted,

but you can't give up
looking for your sister.

You just can't.

- I'm sorry. I shouldn't have...
- No, it's...

I shouldn't have done that.

You've been so helpful and kind.

No. I... I get it. It's fine.

Look, um, I can't imagine what
you're going through right now.

Look, you're never gonna have peace

unless you know for sure
what happened to your sister.

Are you?

Aw.

Did I forget our anniversary again?

(SNORTS) These are for Isabella.

And, uh, I'm gonna tell her how I feel.

Hm.

What? You don't approve?

I'm just not sure I trust her.

Because you're jealous of
her relationship with Dennis?

No.

Davia, come on! It's so
obvious you still love him.

I don't know why you're
so afraid to admit it.

What have you got to lose?

We are not talking about me.

You're my friend. I love you.

And you've got the biggest
heart of anyone I know.

I just want you to be careful

because Isabella's been
sketchy in the past.

I just don't want to see you rush

into an even deeper commitment

just because there's a baby on the way.

♪♪

So, I think I might get fired.

What?

Lucia's pissed I went behind her back

to get the sponsors for my proposal.

And assuming she does
know about the two of us,

I'm pretty sure I just
kicked the hornet's nest.

Are you sure you even want this job

with Lucia trying to undermine you?

There are just so many women

who need this center and these services.

And the fastest way to get
that done is with public money.

Plus, if I quit, Dyonte
will think he was right

that I shouldn't have
left activism for politics

in the first place.

Yeah, well, maybe Dyonte
shouldn't be judging your choices.

You could always just
apologize to Lucia.

Yeah, I think this is gonna
take more than just an apology.

I need to think of
something to save my job.

MARC: Well, cheers.

It's nice to see you.

It's nice to see you too.

We didn't like the way we left things.

And now that you've clearly
chosen to have this baby,

we wanted to talk face-to-face.

We decided to buy you a condo

anywhere you want,

within reason, of course.

Thank you! Oh, my God!

You shouldn't be throwing
money away on rent.

And that way, you'll always
have a roof over your head.

That is amazing. Thank you.

We do have one condition.

Your father and I have
talked a lot about this,

and since it's too late for an abortion,

we think you should give the baby up

for adoption.

I'm not giving up my baby.

Raising a child is a lifetime commitment

that you are completely unprepared for,

especially alone.

I'm not alone.

Gael and I are co-parenting.

You mean the starving artist
you had a one-night stand with?

How's he going to take care of you?

What guarantee do you have
that he'll even stick around?

What happens when he
starts a family with someone

he's actually in love with?

You can't keep thinking
only of yourself.

You have to think about
what's best for the baby.

I'm what's best for the baby!

I'm her mother, and I am keeping her.

If that's what you insist on doing,

you need to know we have no intention
of being in this baby's life.

And you'll have no financial support.

BIANCA: When you realize
you can't handle it,

we're not going to step in
and raise your child for you.

MARC: Do you understand?

Yes. I understand.

MARC: Where are you going?

Wha... You're not
gonna have your dinner?

♪ ♪

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey.

How did... How did dinner go?

They want me to put the
baby up for adoption.

I'm sorry, what?

Who... who the hell
do they think they are?

They don't think I'll be a good mom.

And...

they think that you're gonna leave
me when you meet someone else.

And I just feel like...

I feel like such an idiot

for thinking that for one second

they would, I don't know, love me

or... or support me because...

they just never have,

and they never will.

They are the idiots, okay?

You don't need them.

I'm not gonna leave you.

What are these?

- They're for you.
- Why?

I realized when...

we thought we might lose the baby

that I... I didn't
wanna lose you either.

And I'm so happy that I've
come to really know you

through all of this.

And I, um...

I think I'm in love with you, Isabella.

Um, I'm sorry, I didn't
wanna put you on the spot.

No, I...

I love you too.

You do?

Yeah. I do.

♪ I think I'm ready ♪

♪ Oh, it's better to think so ♪

♪ I think I'm ready ♪

♪ Oh, it's better to think so ♪

Do you have a minute?

I just wanted to say...

how sorry I am

that I didn't think to ask you

before going to the
other council members

to sponsor the proposal.

I guess I was just
trying to impress you.

I'm learning

I don't understand a lot about politics,

but from now on, I will
always ask permission

before making any
stupid moves on my own.

Okay.

And there's one other thing.

You asked if Angelica was seeing anyone,

and I didn't know how
to respond on the spot.

But...

we are seeing each other.

We're in a relationship.

I just wanted to be
totally upfront with you.

Thank you.

I appreciate that.

What was that about?

Forget finding cause to fire Malika.

Why?

She just told me she's dating my ex.

It could look like retaliation.

Do you think that's why she
told you? To save her job?

Of course, it is.

Well played.

Not in a good way.

In a "Screw her. Who does she
think she's dealing with here?" way.

(WILL CLEARS THROAT)

(PHONE VIBRATING)

Hey, whose district is
Chesterfield Square in?

That's, uh, Councilwoman Hernandez.

Ah.

I don't think you wanna read my posts

about how to keep your
hair out of your mouth

when going down on your girlfriend.

P.S. Please send money.

Hey, how do you keep
your girlfriend's hair

out of your teeth?

Sir, it's clear that you've
never gone down on a woman.

If you're using teeth,

that explains why you're here alone.

MAN: I've never had any
complaints, actually.

ALICE: Or second dates!

Dumb ching-chong bitch.

(HYPERVENTILATING)

Hello?

Anybody here?

(BURLESQUE MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ ♪

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Are you okay?
- I feel sick to my stomach.

If I throw up on you out there,

I apologize in advance.

You told me you got
into this whole thing

as sort of a self-care, right?

I mean, to feel
confident, sexy, empowered.

So don't give that away.

And when you go out there tonight,

don't... don't dance for anyone else.

You know, just dance for you.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- Drink?
- Thank you.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, where's Alice?

Oh, she's got a fever and chills.

(SCOFFS) You sure about that?

Hey.

Hey. Hi.

- Can I take this chair?
- Uh-uh, are you sick?

No, no, no! Uh, false alarm. Yeah.

I promise, I'm good.

I'm good.

(ALL CHEERING)

♪♪

("THE BIG BAMBOOZLE" BY
BARRY ADAMSON PLAYING)

♪♪

♪♪

(DENNIS CHEERING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

("NIGHTMARE" BY ARTIE SHAW PLAYING)

♪♪

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

♪♪

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

("HEY PACHUCO!" BY ROYAL
CROWN REVUE PLAYING)

♪ Hey, Pachuco! Hey! ♪

♪ Summer ' ♪

♪ The man's gunnin' for me ♪

♪ And blue and white mean w*r tonight ♪

♪ They say damn my pride ♪

♪ And all the other cats
livin' down east side ♪

♪ Or maybe just my plan's too wide ♪

♪♪

♪ Hey, Marie ♪

♪ You better grab my
jack and zip g*n for me ♪

♪ And I'll face no shame ♪

♪ 'Cause tonight's the
night I die for our name ♪

♪♪

You were really amazing and brave.

- Mm-mmm.
- Thank you.

To be honest, I almost quit.

Why?

Well, after I posted
those photos of me dancing

and everyone was commenting on my body,

I just didn't want to be seen by anyone.

Just wanted to hide and give up.

Why didn't you?

Well, I think I realized
that my fear is most crippling

when I don't face it.

I'm gonna get a drink.

Uh, champagne.

What made you change
your mind about tonight?

Someone posted the video of
the guy heckling me on stage.

All the people were commenting
about how brave I am.

Especially as a female comic,
standing up to that guy.

But I don't feel brave at all.

I... I'm scared to even leave the house.

Or to be alone.

Which is why I came.

I just... I should've said something

about what happened to me.

Hey.

It's not too late.

- So? You k*lled it.
- We k*lled it.

Eh, we make a pretty good team.

We make an amazing team.

And I didn't dance for anybody but me,

so thank you for that.

Please don't leave town.

I think I have to.

Why?

Come on, man, I... I really
don't have anything to give you.

You know how this works,

you gotta pay to beg on my street.

These... These aren't your streets.

I don't owe you anything.

(LUCA GRUNTING)

(LUCA COUGHING)

♪♪

WOMAN: Thank you.

I, um, just can't hang
around here anymore.

You can just stay with me in my loft.

We'll figure something out.

Just think about it. Okay?

EMCEE: Let's give a big welcome
to our last-minute addition,

Alice Kwan!

(ALL APPLAUDING)

(HEART THUDDING)

(THUDDING SUBSIDES)

So, I've been on tour with Margaret Cho.

Not bad, right? The Margaret Cho.

But it's great to be back in LA

'cause I was starting to
feel too good about myself.

(LAUGHTER)

Some of you might have seen that
I became Internet famous today,

but not in the usual way,
like by singing a sea shanty

or drinking the
contents of a snow globe.

No, I went viral after being yelled at

by an assh*le at one of my shows

and saying, "Not today, Satan.

Not today.

Not me!"

What wasn't posted was how
he followed me after the show,

how he threw ounces
of soda in my face

and called me "a dumb
ching-chong bitch."

Yeah, it's... hard to make that funny.

I felt pretty scared and ashamed,

but I didn't tell anyone.

I guess I thought I'd be
causing more trouble for myself.

But then I got to thinking,
why should I feel ashamed?

Yeah, you know?

I should be making that
assh*le feel ashamed

by telling everyone what
he did, by speaking up!

And I can't do that if I'm silent.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

- Hey.
- Hey.

How did the protest go?

Turnout was okay.

I, uh, could've used your support.

Why couldn't you come?

I didn't realize it was in
Councilwoman Hernandez's district.

Why does that matter?

You don't work for
Councilwoman Hernandez.

No, but she's a
co-sponsor of my proposal,

and I'm already in danger of losing her.

And I can't just show up at
a protest in her district. So.

Right. Because the optics aren't good.

- Well, this is...
- Politics.

- No.
- Yes.

This is me getting a
women's center built.

What else have you had
to trade to get that done?

Don't act like we don't
strategize in activism.

We don't trade our integrity
and support for each other.

I've done nothing but support
you and your rest campaign.

Meanwhile, you've just questioned
all my choices since I took this job.

And now you're questioning my integrity?

The integrity of politics, not you.

Sometimes I wish you just
would've got the DPN job

so you wouldn't be in the
position of having to choose sides.

I chose this position and this job.

And FYI, I did get the DPN job.

What do you mean?

Imani offered me the position first,

and I turned it down.

So... don't ever say I'm
not supportive of you.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't wanna hurt your feelings.

You didn't think I can
handle being second choice.

That's not supporting me.

That's treating me like a
child with a fragile ego.

You know, maybe this isn't gonna work.

Maybe you lean too heavily
on the women in your life.

Tanya supported you
while you were an intern.

And I wrote your grant.

And five minutes after
you and Tanya broke up,

you asked me to be your primary.

If that's how you feel...

How I feel is unsupported by you.

Especially when your solution
for all this is to break up.

Maybe I do rely too much on women.

Maybe I need to be alone for a while

to figure my sh*t out.

Yeah.

Maybe that is what you need to do.

♪ Please don't get mad if I ask ♪

♪ For the third time if you hate me ♪

♪ I know you don't I'm
just insecure tonight ♪

- _
- ♪ Say you love me ♪

♪ You did no wrong I'm
just insecure tonight ♪

- _
- ♪ Say you love me ♪

♪ So feel free to tell me ♪

♪ To shut up and leave ♪

♪ Everyone around me is lying ♪

♪ I'm the only one that's crying ♪

♪ So feel free to tell me ♪

♪ To shut up and leave ♪

♪ Everyone around me is lying ♪

♪ I'm the only one that's crying ♪

♪ So feel free to tell me ♪

♪ To shut up and leave ♪

♪ Everyone around me is lying ♪

♪ I'm the only one that's
cry, cry, cry, crying ♪

("DOES SHE LIKE IT
ROUGH" BY FLAVIA PLAYING)

♪ Does she like it rough? ♪

♪ That's what I've been askin' for ♪

♪ Trembles at the touch ♪

♪ Leave your clothes right at the door ♪

♪ Always you're mine ♪

♪ We got nothin' left to hide ♪

So what did you really think?

♪ We'll bring her back to life ♪

♪ Treat her gently Slip inside ♪

♪ They won't try to understand it ♪

♪ But our love is the
strongest magnet... ♪

I really think...

that was the most God-Damn-Davia-Moss
thing you could've done.

♪ But don't forget about me ♪

♪ Don't forget about me, baby ♪

♪ Don't forget about me, yeah ♪

(INAUDIBLE)

So, Flint Field Farms doesn't
have a booth here anymore?

I haven't seen them in a year or so.

I heard they went out of business.

What about this girl? Remember
seeing her around here?

Sorry.

Thanks anyway.

Like I said, waste of time.

Okay, look, we're here,
let's just ask around,

see if anyone remembers seeing her here.

Look, I appreciate how helpful
you're being, all right?

And you're right, I'm
not gonna be at peace

until I find out what
happened to my sister.

But at this point, I just think
we should go to the police.

Okay.

Jenna?

Jenna?

- Jenna!
- What?

- Huh?
- I'm sorry.

♪♪

- Hey!
- I'm sorry.

- Jenna!
- Go, go, go!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

It was her.

(PHONE VIBRATING)

_

("DARK SIDE" BY BISHOP BRIGGS PLAYING)

MARC: You have no way
of caring for a child.

BIANCA: You are completely
unprepared for this, especially alone.

MARC: How's he gonna take care of you?

BIANCA: What happens
when he starts a family...

MARC: What guarantee you
have he'll even stick around?

BIANCA: ... with someone
he's actually in love with?

You are completely alone.

♪ Welcome to my darkness ♪

♪ Clouding up the sunlight
Hurting for a smile ♪

♪ Or something ♪

♪ But something always
turns into nothing ♪

♪ Oh, I'll drain your life ♪

♪ 'Til there's nothing left
but your blood-sh*t eyes ♪

♪ Oh, I'll take my time ♪

♪ 'Till I show you how I feel inside ♪

♪ Welcome to my... Welcome to my... ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Welcome to my dark side ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I can be your reckless ♪
♪ You can be my stain ♪

♪ I can be your heartache ♪
♪ You can be my shame ♪

♪ When you're feeling reckless ♪

♪ When you're feeling chained ♪

♪ When there's nothing left but pain ♪

♪ I can be your reckless ♪
♪ You can be my stain ♪

♪ I can be your heartache ♪
♪ You can be my shame ♪

♪ When you're feeling reckless ♪

♪ When you're feeling chained ♪

♪ Welcome to my... ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Welcome to my dark side ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

(PHONE CONTINUES VIBRATING)

♪ Welcome to my dark side ♪