02x04 - Honeydew

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(creaking)

-(objects clatter)
-(chainsaw revving)

(creaking continues)

(screw g*n whirring)

(hammering)

(hammering continues)

(whirring continues)

(hammering continues)

(Carmy exhales)

-How are we doing?
-(tuts)

Well, as of now,
we are seven weeks out.

Our DBA just got rejected.

Fire suppression
hasn't shown up yet.

We have to schedule
a second deep clean

because our building's
now considered a biohazard

and we only have
a couple walls left standing.

Why-why did we get rejected?

SUGAR: Well, because
we filed for a new name.

Why is that a problem?

Well, because we never

filed for a first name.

We, they, Mikey
weren't operating correctly

because they were
never doing business as.

So now we have to file
to do business as The Bear

and pay a fine for not doing
business as The Beef originally.

Because according to the IRS,
we're assholes.

So it's a money thing?

Yeah, it's all
another money thing, Carm.

Uh, how fast
can we do a deep clean then?

(sighs) Not until tomorrow,
I don't think.

-f*ck.
-You can say that again.

Ooh, f*ck.

(exhales deeply)

-You okay?
-SUGAR: Hmm.

Yeah, the... the DBA
is stressing me out.

-(sighs)
-Hey. Hey.

-SUGAR: Hmm?
-You okay?

Yeah.

Don't tell anyone, okay?

This is my problem, and I don't
want this to change anything.

Okay? I don't wanna be
treated any different, okay?

-Okay.
-I am...
completely terrified.

And I'm only telling you
because...

I don't know.

Just-just in case.

And don't take this
like I'm not excited
because I am so excited.

(loud thumping)

Because of how we grew up
and everything in our lives.

I really want this
to be loving and good
and happy.

I just... I don't
want anyone to know.

-Sure.
-Okay?

Like, I really don't want
Richie to know.

-Okay.
-Because somehow,
it feels more in my control

-to decide when
and who knows...
-(wall crashing)

that I'm... pregnant.

-Congratulations!
-(Fak applauding)

I f*ckin' knew it!

-(Richie laughs)
-(quietly) Oh, my God.

FAK:
Nat, the wall fell!

SUGAR:
I am aware, sweetheart.

So I have a challenge.

I'm gonna go stage
at a really great place.

I gotta get on a plane,
go overseas.

You know, you know
how I feel about that.

I'm excited.

Um, and while I'm there,

I gotta come up with three
really great desserts.

You got any ideas?

Yeah, I know.

I'm a little nervous about it

'cause I really
don't wanna mess it up.

But I am excited.

And don't worry,
while I'm gone,

Kristy's here,
Chester's here.

And I'm always a call away
if you need anything.

I think it's, what,
eight-, nine-hour difference.

It doesn't matter.

(monitor beeping)

(whispers) Love you.

A little bit salty.

And whatever it is,
you can call me at any time.

-I'll be awake.
I'll have my phone right by me.
-She'll be okay.

You know,
if she blinks three times,
it means she's thirsty.

-I know.
-She likes to have
the blanket halfway up.

-Not all the way
to her shoulders.
-I know.

-Yeah, I'm-I'm...
I just, I--
-I know.

Hey... I got her.

CHESTER:
Yo, airplane mode is real.

Make sure your phone is off,

otherwise it can f*ck
with the cell towers

and you'll end up in, like,

Jersey or Pittsburgh
or some sh*t.

-Let me see your passport.
-Dude, I have it.

No, well, then show me
that sh*t.

Dawg, I have
my f*ckin' passport.

Bro, you're talking
to Mr. Intercontinental.

You know how many times
I forgot that bitch?

-Show it.
-Alright, fine. Whatever. f*ck.

-Oh, sh*t.
-Dude, are you for real?

-Dude... Uh...
-CHESTER: Are you kidding me?

Yeah, come on.
I'm f*ckin' with you,
it's right here.

CHESTER:
Don't mess with me, dawg.

Let me see this. Woo-hoo!

Handsome on the passport.

MARCUS:
Alright. Gimme that.

Um, can you just do me a favor

and check on my ma
if you get some time?

Dude, I'm way ahead of you.

Gonna check on her
every morning
on my way to work.

-Appreciate it.
-CHESTER: I want you to take

a deep breath
and let the good in.

And also be aware
I learned some Danish words,

so we'll still be connected
when you get back.

What'd you learn?

Flyvemaskine.

I think that's "airplane."

-Alright.
-And then, um, klimaanlage.

-Uh, "air conditioner."
-That's important in the winter.

I mean, you never know.

Global warming is poppin' off.

-MARCUS: Alright.
-Alright, I love you, dawg.

-Alright, love you, too.
-Alright.

-Alright.
-Oh, and do not
bring up Ikea out there.

That's in Sweden, not Denmark.
They don't mess with that.

I had to learn the wrong way.

("Holiday Road"
by Lindsey Buckingham playing)

♪ I found out long ago ♪

(vocalizing)

♪ It's a long way down
the holiday road ♪

(vocalizing)

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Jack be nimble,
Jack be quick ♪

♪ Take a ride
on a West Coast kick ♪

(vocalizing)

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

(suitcase clattering)

♪ ♪

♪ I found out long ago ♪

(vocalizing)

♪ It's a long way
down the holiday road ♪

(vocalizing)

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

♪ Holiday road ♪

(vocalizing)

(vocalizing continues)

Yes, Chef.

(creaking)

(water running)

Chef.
Uh, I'm Marcus Brooks.
I'm from--

I know. I'm Luca, pastry.
We start at : a.m.

Your section's
at the end of the bench.

Yes, Chef.

LUCA:
So that's six o'clock
That's always facing the guest.

Yes, Chef.

-You try.
-MARCUS: Hm.

Nuzzle that sliver
into the pudding
just to lock it in.

MARCUS: Yes, Chef.

No, clockwise, Chef.
Start the same way.

Oh, yes, Chef.

No. Again, Chef.

Sorry,
I'm-I'm a little nervous.

LUCA: Hm, worse.

Don't be afraid to just
stick it in there, you know.

Just be confident about it.

Don't second-guess yourself.

Yes, Chef.

You know how to make
shiso gelee?

Yes, Chef.

Alright.

MARCUS:
"How to make gelee"...

"Dextrose."

What the f*ck is dextrose?

-Recipe.
-(taps table)

Thank you, Chef.

(whisking)

LUCA:
That's a little bit too thick.

So just add
some more pineapple juice.

MARCUS: Yes, Chef.

Can I ask why?

Uh, the thicker it is,
the stronger it is.

So too thick
and it overpowers
the other components.

What do you
serve this with, Chef?

Uh, we do that
with a thin slice of marzipan

and a caramel cr*cker.

That sounds good.

LUCA: Yeah.
It's a nice dish.

And then water.

Start off low.

You can see the color change.

You see it starting
to get brighter?

And then just pour that into

that right there.

MARCUS: Uh-huh.

Then, uh, give me
two ladles of that into there

and just bloom the gelatin.

Yes, Chef.

(ticking)

("I've Been Loving You Too Long"
by Otis Redding playing)

♪ You are tired ♪

♪ You want to be free ♪

Okay, so we're just
looking for somebody

those first few days,
five days a week.

Hm-mm!
I just can't do Fridays.

(whispers) Right.

Well, your résumé is incredible.

Thank you.
When can I talk to the chef?

You are.

Oh.

SYDNEY:
So we're just looking for
somebody who can commit

to a pretty full schedule.

Heard. I'm there.

You are hired.

♪ ♪

You ever made ice cream
before, Chef?

No, Chef.

-Want to?
-Yes, Chef.

LUCA: Alright.

♪ Has been so wonderful ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I can't stop now ♪

LUCA: This is a quenelle.

So, warm water.

MARCUS: Mm-hmm.

And not hot or too cold.

Away.

Back.

♪ Your love is growing cold ♪

Alright?

-You try.
-Alright.

Away... and back.

-LUCA: Try again.
-Alright, yeah.

♪ I've been loving you ♪

LUCA:
No. Again, Chef.

No, worse. Again, Chef.

♪ And I don't wanna stop now ♪

MARCUS: Hey.

Um, I was just calling
so you could hear my voice.

I really like the city.

It's really cool.

Um, the place
I'm staying at is a boat.

Hmm. Uh...

Oh, the restaurant is beautiful.

It smells really good in there.

And I'm-I'm really happy
I'm here.

I really wish
you were here, too.

Um... Oh, I-I made
this thing today.

I'm actually sending
Kristy a photo of it

so that she can show you.

Love you.

LUCA: So just watch me.

When you're comfortable,
jump in.

Don't try to be a hero
and then f*ck it up.

Yes, Chef.

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees ♪

It's like Operation.

(imitates buzzer buzzing)

LUCA:
Alright. There you go.

♪ I love you ♪

♪ I love you
with all my heart ♪

♪ And I can't stop now ♪

Whoa.

It kind of tastes like a, um...

Minty Snickers bar?

A minty Snickers bar.

That's crazy. Yeah.

♪ With heart and soul,
I love you ♪

♪ I love, love, love,
love, love you ♪

♪ Good God Almighty,
I love you ♪

♪ I love you, baby ♪

♪ I love you, oh ♪

♪ I'm just talkin', talkin',
talkin', talkin', talkin' ♪

I think they're rollin' this.

Hmm.

Frosting’s a good idea.

(cell phone ringing)

Hey, Marcus.
Brookson!

-How good is Copenhagen?
-What up, Brooks?

Dude, it's so sick out here.

-I'm living on a boat right now.
-RICHIE (over phone):
What up, Brooks?

Yo, Fak, ask him.

-MARCUS: Ask me what?
-FAK: Okay.

The fire suppression guy
is here right now.

When was the last time
you guys did this?

Um, I think never.

No secrets.
No alliance sh*t.

Dude, we're best friends!
We can tell secrets.

-We gonna tell secrets.
That's what we do.
-RICHIE: No secrets!

FAK (over phone):
If this glove pops,
we can't turn the gas on

and Carmy is literally gonna
go full loose boots on us.

-It's not gonna pop.
-FAK: It's gonna pop!

-RICHIE: It's not gonna pop.
-FAK: It's gonna pop!

That's gonna pop.

-It's not gonna pop.
-Look!

-It is--
-Poppin'!

It popped!

It popped!
It popped--

-(line drops)
-That-- Well... Oh.

Alright.
Well, talk to you later.

(creaking)

Mm.

I don't actually think
there is a f*cking cat.

grams, Chef?

LUCA: Correct.

So how long you been a cook?

About a year and a half.
You?

Uh, years now.

Oh, so you started
when you was three?

(chuckles) Uh...

Close enough, yeah.

MARCUS:
Where'd you grow up?

LUCA: Uh, London.

You're from Chicago?

Yeah. Chicago.

Did you go to school for this?

LUCA: I didn't. No.

Uh, I didn't do
too well in school.

Got in quite a bit of trouble.

Ditched the check.
They caught me.

Made me wash dishes,
and, uh, I loved it.

What about you?

MARCUS: Needed a job.

Well, there's
a lot of other jobs.

I worked at the phone company
for, like, five years.

-And then McDonald's.
-LUCA: Out of high school?

I played division three football
in college.

Oh, sh*t.
What position were you?

Outside linebacker.

Okay. What does
the outside linebacker do?

Cover the end
and protect the pass.

LUCA: And you loved it?

Yeah. I loved it.

And it paid for school,

but nowhere really to go after.

And four years ago,
my mom got sick,

so I was trying
to find a better job.

And I always used to get lunch
at this beef spot,

and the owner was...

He was really tight,
but also really
out of his f*ckin' mind.

And he wanted to open a bakery,

so I stopped making Big Macs

and I learned
how to make bread and, yeah.

How's your mom doing?

Well, they say the expectancy
was only a couple of years

and that was
four years ago, so...

I just...

I just try to spend
as much time with her as I can.

You're an only child?

No. A younger brother. You?

Uh, yeah.
I got a younger sister
somewhere, yeah.

How’d you get good at this?

(exhales) Honestly,
I made a lot of mistakes.

(scoffs)

MARCUS:
That's the secret, just f*ck up?

It might be,
you know, f*ck up.

I think 'cause I started early,

I got my skill set up
really quick

and then started to feel like
I was really the best,

you know, like at
all these really good places.

I really was the best cook.

And then I started

at this really great place
as a commis.

And this other chef
started the same day as me,

and... (sighs)

I thought
we were competition,

um, but really we weren't.

He was better than me.
Much, much better than me.

He worked harder and faster
than I ever could.

And it was the first time
I realized

that I wasn't the best

and I was never
gonna be the best.

So I started looking at it
like it was a good thing.

Like, at least I knew
who the best was now,

and I could take
that pressure off myself.

And the only logical thing to do
was to try and keep up with him.

So I never left this guy's side.

And you got better.

Oh, mate, I got better than

I ever thought
I possibly could be

just from trying
to keep up with him.

You're like Pippen.

-Who's Pippen?
-Scottie Pippen.

He was like that
with Michael Jordan.

Who's Michael Jordan?

Fucker.
I know, I know you know
who Michael Jordan is.

Yeah, no, we've heard
of him in London, yeah.

Yeah, I guess, uh,
I was like Scottie.

But he was a Hall of Famer,
though.

Number .

LUCA: Honored.

No, I think at a certain stage
it becomes

less about skill
and it's more about being open.

-Open?
-LUCA: Yeah.

To-to the world, to yourself,
to other people.

You know, most of
the incredible things

that I've eaten haven't been

because the skill level
is exceptionally high

or there's loads
of mad fancy techniques.

It's because it's been
really inspired, you know.

I like that.

You can spend all the time
in the world in here,

but if you don't spend
enough time out there...

Right.

LUCA: You know?

It helps to have
good people around you, too.

So was it worth it,
the time you put in?

(sighs) Don't know.
Ask me tomorrow.

(jazz music playing)

(music continues)

(music continues)

♪ ♪

MAN: Hjaelp.

Hjaelp.

Hjaelp.

Hjaelp.

Hjaelp.

-Oh. f*ck.
-(man groaning)

sh*t, um...

sh*t.

Um...

-f*ck.
-(man groans)

f*ck.
Are you alright, man?

-Alright. Um...
-(man groans)

Sorry, sorry,
sorry, sorry. f*ck.

Um, this...

f*ck is on your f*cking...
It's on your neck.

Um... Alright.

-(man groans)
-Sorry, sorry.

Uh, I'm gonna lift,
I'm gonna lift up.

You roll under, okay?

Do you understand?
Can you, can you understand
what I'm saying?

Alright, on the count of three.

Go, one, two, three.

(man groaning)

sh*t. Sorry.
f*ck. I'm sorry.

-MAN: Alright. Alright.
-I'm sorry.

f*ck, man.

That's fuckin...

-You alright?
-(man sighs)

MARCUS:
You got a lot of...
You got blood, man.

You alright?

(man sighs)

You sure you wanna
get back on the bike?

Um...

-(FaceTime chimes)
-SYDNEY (over phone): Hi.

Hey.

-What's up?
-MARCUS: Uh, s... Hello?

-Wait, Can you hear me?
-SYDNEY: Hello?

Can you hear me?

-MARCUS: Yeah. Yeah, I'm-I'm...
-It's, um...

-It's like being weird.
-MARCUS: Oh, sorry.

It's like a delay,
I think 'cause I'm out here.

I feel like every time
I try to talk, I'm like...

Yeah, yeah, like that.

Well, how's it going?
What's up?

MARCUS:
I'm having a great time.

Call me European Marcus.
That's my name.

That's what everyone
calls me out here.

SYDNEY: Fancy now.

-What are you reading?
-Oh, this old thing?

Coach K, the greatest
comeback of all time.

SYDNEY: What?
Why does everybody know that?

Sydney, it's Coach K.

Why are you saying his name like
it's Martin Luther King Jr.?

He's like
a college basketball coach.

(chuckling)
Okay. So what'd you learn?

Um, dude,
they had a minute left,

and they kept
their composure.

He made a bunch of decisions.
It was very cool. They won.

Sports.

Kept drillin'.

SYDNEY:
They kept drilling.

Ooh, guess what.

We failed
the fire suppression test.

Yeah. Sorry I'm not
there to help.

No, you do not need
to be here at all.

I'm really happy
that you're over there

and you're, like,
enjoying yourself.

I do feel a little guilty,
though, not being home.

I...

I don't know, I keep
having this nightmare

that Kristy's calling me,

telling me that my mom's dead,

and then I wake up
and everything is fine,

and... I don't know.

Yeah, I-I get that.

But, also, she's okay,
you know, like,

she's with people
who care about her

and are taking care of her.

And you deserve
to be enjoying yourself.

Like, you can't
take care of her

if you're not taking care
of you, you know.

I guess so.

Ugh, I miss you, man.

I miss you, too.

Oh, sh*t. Hello?

Hello? Hello? Syd?

(screams) Sorry,
I didn't actually freeze.

Oh, you f*ckin' play too much.

SYDNEY:
It was a little bit scary.

I saw my face
during that moment.

MARCUS:
Eat your cereal.

Alright, I'm going to sleep.

-I'll talk to you later.
-SYDNEY: Okay. Night, dude.

("Welcome" by
Harmonia & Eno ' playing)

(blowtorch hissing)

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