01x06 - Episode Six

[bunniefuu]

[dramatic music playing]

[doctor] The damage to your facial tissue
was severe.

Third degree burns.

You'll never model again.

[gasps]

Sir, can you hear me?

Sir, do you know who you are?

Sí.

Me Llamo Marco.

Are you f*cking kidding me
with this casting?

I mean, this dude has never modeled a day
in his life. It's such bullshit.

How can he possibly play something
he's never been?

Isn't that what acting is?

Hey.

- Hi!
- Hi. How's he doing?

Yeah, Dr. Barb said it went well.
He should be waking up soon.

I can't actually believe
he went through with this.

Pecs.

I was sure we would talk him out of it.

Why would we do that?
He needed them for New York.

Bullshit. Not buying it for a second, pal.

Marco is on already? But they just
announced their casting in...

Yeah, but that was two weeks ago.

- So?
- I mean, it's a live mini-series. So...

Oh, it makes sense.

Hey, guys.

It's a lot right now. Okay?

Yeah. Great.

Are you okay?

I'm fine. Why?

I don't know. You...

just... you've been ignoring Gad

since the...

Hey. Shh.

No, I think we should talk about it.

What is there to talk about?

All right? It happened. Let's move on.

I honestly have so many other things
that I'm more focused on right now.

- All right.
- I mean, EXhale

is imploding.
The whole brand is in jeopardy.

Oh, that's what you were...

Yeah. Ever since the retreat
that you ruined...

- No, he ruined it, too.
- ...I have lost almost 300 followers.

I'm up for verification, as we speak.

How do you think the Instagram board
is gonna look at that?

I don't think the board gets involved
in this... No.

But, let's get back to the...

- Oh my God.
- So...

Gad was... okay?

Gad was fine, okay?

Fine?

Yeah.

- Fine?
- Fine.

- It was fine.
- Just not as good as you remember.

Here's the thing.
Was it ever really that good?

Or was I just young

- and caught up in the moment, you know.
- Whoa.

I was on vacation in Paris.

- I meet this famous comedian.
- [Jason] Where's the accent?

Did he do any research? Dialect coach?
Anything?

You know, I slept with a lot of women
in France.

- Congratulations.
- No. It's just to tell you

- that I never had one complaint.
- Okay.

But did you sleep with any of them
before you were famous?

That's a cheap shot.

[knocks]

- Sorry.
- Hi.

Hey, okay. You're right.

- [Viv] How's he doing?
- [nurse] Oh, he's fine.

[nurse] He'll be out for the next
couple hours.

[Viv] Okay.

But only two people in a room at a time.

- Hospital rules. So, one of you has to go.
- Yeah.

[Jason] Forced!

It's f*cking forced.

All right. Well, you know, I will.
I'll go.

I just have to do some
damage control anyway.

- [Viv] Excuse me.
- [Gad] Wait. I wanna... I'm not...

[Marco] ...to the location again.
See what else I can find.

You're the best I got on this.

Thank you, Capitan.

Dear God.

- Is this Marco?
- Gad!

I'm not gonna feel the bunch
of questions now, okay? I'm just...

I'm just not gonna do it.

That was one question.

Well, one too many, okay?

Episode six

[Bastian] Marco, I love you.

I don't care what your face looks like.

Look at me.

Changed your mind?

Not even a little bit.

You're just as beautiful
as the day we met.

What happened?

I don't remember much.

It was the Hugo sh**t.

They say a light burst.

The bulb was... liquid silicone.

Doctors say I'll never walk again.

But your legs were...

On the runway, Bastian.

I'm sorry.

I know how much this means to you.

This isn't about me.

It's about them.

Who's gonna fight for them?

Male models won't ever make
what the women make.

You just have to accept that, Marco.

You just have to accept that... Marco?

Did you hear yourself?

We work just as hard, don't we?

Yeah, we do.

Wear swimsuits in equally cold weather.

Hold poses for just as long under...

lights just as hot.

Yet somehow, we're worth less.

Why?

It's just how the system works.

If you fight against the system,
you lose every time.

Why don't you just say
what you really mean, Bastian.

I'll lose because of this face.

Get out!

Go!

- My God!
- Wow!

I mean, yeah.
I see why Jason wanted this part.

A lot of meat on that bone.

- How's he handling it?
- Not well, man. He's a mess

- I knew we shouldn't have done that.
- That was your idea.

Shouldn't have done what?

Oh, didn't I tell you?

- Gad and I, we got Jason a fake audition.
- Brian.

- So, that Gad could take Luke...
- Brian.

- ...to the Sunglass Hut sh**t.
- Brian.

- Yeah?
- Can I talk to you for a second?

Okay.

My God!

What the f*ck are you doing?

- What?
- Are you telling her all this?

Oh, yeah.
We... we tell each other everything.

- Why?
- We're very open.

- I think that's why the sex is so good.
- Is it?

Yeah.

- How do you know?
- Cause she makes it very obvious.

And how do you know she's not acting?

I mean... If she is,
she deserves a Golden Globe.

Or at least a SAG Award.

- [elevator dings]
- What is that?

It's a...

I don't think you understand...

It's over for him.

We have a problem.

Bupbup bup bup bup.

I don't think you understand

It's over for you.

[TV announcer] Me Llamo Marco Live
will return on Fox.

[breathing heavily]

Oh, yeah.

Okay, what did you wanna tell me?

- You lost more followers?
- Yeah, almost 400.

But this is so much bigger.

Well, I don't know.
Maybe not so much bigger.

I just got a call from Luke's agent.

He didn't get New York.

What?

No, Randy Hotchkiss made a call,
said it was a done deal.

Well, it's not a done deal, Jason.
It's not any deal.

And it's gonna be the first thing
that he asks about when he wakes up.

You're the one who's supposed to deal
with stuff like this.

- Oh, am I? Isn't it the new guy's job?
- No, don't do that.

Don't do what? You think I don't know?

Know what?

That Luke likes him better
than he likes me. And so do you.

Oh, don't, Jason. No.

That's not true.

It doesn't matter if it's true, okay?
It's how you make me feel.

- Okay.
- And feelings are never wrong.

You say that all the time.

[TV announcer]
...will return on Fox.

All right, look. I'm sorry, okay?

I'm sorry,
but what are we gonna say to him?

New York is off.
You go the surgery for no reason?

He's gonna wake up any minute.

So, push the button on the morphine
and buy us more time.

We're about to come back from commercials.

Is it the Emmys? No, of course not but...

you know, it's your peers and that counts
for something. Well, somewhat...

Oh, so, what's going on?

Is everything okay?

So, Luke didn't get any of the shows
in New York.

What?

- But I thought Randy Hotchkiss...
- Yeah. We all thought that.

I don't understand. What did Jason say?

Oh, no. Jason is gone. Forget about Jason.

Maybe I can help by...

How could you possibly help?

I don't know. Let me think about it.

Okay.

Great. You think about it...

and I'll go make actual telephone calls

just on the off chance
you can't save the day, 'kay?

A lot of tension between you two.

Sex changes things, huh?

- How do you know about this?
- Oh, Maddie told me, yeah.

Viv was a little lukewarm
about the whole thing.

Oh, is that why you were asking me
before about how...

Brian, this is crazy. I have never heard
this before about me.

- You know? That's crazy.
- Maybe it was an off night then,

- right?
- No.

It's like comedy. Everyone has one.

- You know that better than anybody else.
- I know. Brian,

- When you had that night at the open mic.
- Brian.

It didn't go well.

Brian, thank you. I don't need you
to explain to me how comedy works.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Listen to me.

I need you to do something for me.

- Ready?
- Okay.

But this, you cannot tell Madison.

- You cannot...
- No, Gad. That's kind of a...

- That puts me in a tight spot.
- What is wrong with you?

Does she have to know
everything in your life?

What... I mean she's gonna ask

- for what we're talking about right now.
- So, make something up. Invent.

- Okay.
- Listen.

I need you to call Adrien.

- Ad...
- Adrian.

- My manager in France. Okay?
- Adrian.

He's gonna give you phone numbers
of women in France I've...

- Oh.
- Um...

- Oh.
- You know? Yeah.

Call them.

And get some feedback.

Copy that. I'm on it.

- Copy what?
- Copy...

I'm gonna go do it.

Okay.

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Sorry, is that a bad time?

To be honest, Gad, it's not great.
We're about to come back from commercials.

I'll keep it short, I promise.
I need to talk to you.

Vivian said he didn't get New York.

Yeah, well.

A lot of people don't get a lot of things
they want, Gad.

So, what, we're gonna give up?

[Jason] What are we supposed to do?

He'll get over it.

- Maybe I can call...
- Hold on. Hold that thought.

It's back.

[knocks]

I told you to leave me alone.

They chose a cover shot.

I think it's some of your best work.

Wait a minute...

What is this?

What's what?

The key light on my left.
They never key my left.

If anything we had a little fill.

That light wasn't supposed to be there.

What are you saying, Marco?

This was no accident.

[music intensifies]

[Brian] Ah, yeah...

Any from the last...

I don't know. Let's call it five years,
I guess.

He wants to call them to ask them
about the sex?

Yeah. I guess Vivian got in his head.

They had sex and it was mediocre.

Oh, Brian. This is not good.
He's going mad.

Well, I guess he does seem a little off.

Off? What do you mean off?

He's not getting any laughs.
I think it's starting to take its toll.

No laughs? How can this be?

He is the funniest man in France!

- I guess it's not translating?
- [monitor beeping]

Hey, wait. What is that?

Oh, this is nothing. I'm having
a little procedure. It's nothing.

So, okay. Listen to me.

You must send him home.

He needs to be here.

Where people understand him
and love him.

Yeah, well.
He's getting along with Luke, now.

He paid for the implants. That was...
That was big.

Brian, what did I tell you
when I hired you?

Yeah, I know, but...

Don't let him get close to the kid.

You need to bring him back here.
Okay? This is your job.

[In French]
Or did you forget that?

[in French]
I didn't forget.

[in English] Good.

Then, do it.

[TV announcer] Me Llamo Marco Live
will return on Fox.

So, I don't get it.

This Marco guy. Someone set him up, right?

Yeah. I mean, they're taking
a lot of liberty.

If you read the book, which... I have not,

it's... pretty different.

And honestly, man,
I'm feeling like I dodged a b*llet here.

- You what... you dodge...
- Dodged a b*llet, yeah.

What is that, dodge a b*llet?

You know, dodge a b*llet, like I'm not
doing it. I'm glad I'm not doing it, man...

- Hello.
- Hi, guys.

- Hi.
- How are you?

Ah, good. You went with the 15 cc's?
Good call.

Zene, you know what?
It's actually two at a time here.

So, I think we should step out.

Okay, Gad.

- Wanna step out?
- Yeah.

Let's step out.

Okay. Merci.

Hey, dude. Can you hear me?

Your chest looks great.

I'm so happy Randy came through.

I can't wait for New York.
It's gonna be so dope!

Zene said the suites were all booked.

I really think that the three of us
should just share a room.

- But don't tell him I said that.
- James.

I'm gonna say this only once:

you cannot be a f*cking decibel above
a whisper while the show is on.

Capisce?

[TV announcer]
...Monday at 9, on Fox.

Ah, f*ck! Are you serious?
My dad said it was a lock.

- What is it?
- It's horseshit, is what it is.

- It's f*cking horseshit.
- Yes, it's totally horseshit.

- We are in a deep horseshit...
- Yes.

...situation.

- Yes.
- I know.

- Yes.
- So, do you think you can call him?

Maybe he forgot or it's a mistake.

- I don't know just...
- Dude. It's definitely a mistake. Okay?

- Let me just call him real quick.
- Yes, please. Call him.

Okay.

Hey Dad, you have a sec?

Hey, you know my best friend,
Luke Alan Ross.

The one he made the calls about?

Yeah, well now they're saying
that New York's a no go.

And... you know...

is there any way you could
check back in with them

and, you know, push this through?

It was really important to me.

You will?

Thank you so much. Okay.
Okay. I'll be on my cell. All right.

Randy's on it, dude.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, it's the least I can do, bro.
I just want him there so bad.

It's really frustrating news.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

I... I would hug you, but I don't know
how you guys do it.

- But I mean it, I...
- Yeah.

Just... here.

Yeah, that's it.

- Yeah, it's just...
- But, I...

No.

No. None of that. Just... just this.

God. f*cking... There, it's ea...

No.

Screw it.

[detective] You aware of anyone
who want to hurt you?

I am g*y.

I am Cuban.

I am the world's most famous supermodel.

Everyone wants to hurt me.

So, we'll start with everyone
in the world, then.

Why don't you just do your job, detective?

Which is what Mr. Perretti?
Hunting down some c*ck theory

when every eye witnesses
swear it was an accident?

What about this eye witness?

The key light was not supposed
to be there. It's impossible!

Detective, I think we should call it.

Detective.

Someone is out there.

Someone who will not stop at my face.

They want my silence.

I'm sorry Mister Perretti. I really am.

But I got nothing to go on here.

By what type of lens?

[Viv] Yeah, okay.

Just please call me as soon as
you hear anything, all right?

I only have reception in the stupid
waiting room.

So, I'll be here for a while. Thank you.

There's nothing. This is gonna be so ugly.

No. I have a fix.

- You do?
- Yeah.

Randy Hotchkiss? Yeah, he's on the case.
Making the calls.

Pulling some strings.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- Hey!
- Hi.

- Oh, hi.
- Hi.

So, I talked to a bunch of women
you had sex with in France.

- Okay. So, what did they say?
- Hold on. I'm sorry.

Did you have him contact women
you've been with

to prove something to me?

Yes, why?

Gad was a little insecure
about not being able

- to please you.
- Forget it. What did they say?

Okay. Well, they all gave very high marks.

Also they were satisfied every time.

Always the perfect balance of speed
and tenderness.

And...

everyone said that?

- Ask him. Everyone said that?
- Yeah. All across the board.

- I wonder why.
- No.

- No?
- This is not... No.

Because you're famous?
Of course. Do you know how many famous

guys I f*cked
and lied about how great it was?

- What was that?
- No, guys.

This is horseshit. That's not fair.

Just because they know who I am in France

you think they don't also enjoy
the sex with me?

No. That's not fair. No. They did.
I'm sorry

Okay.

No. I buy it... if you do.

Yes. Brian,

- let's talk for a second, please.
- Okay.

Can you come, please?

So, you unfollowed me?

- You noticed.
- Because of one shitty retreat?

Well, it's bigger than the retreat.

EXhale hasn't been working for me good.

Okay.

But do you think maybe
it hasn't been working

because you haven't been doing the work?

What do I mean by that?

Uh...

I don't know.

But don't you think you should know?

You know? Before you just go around
unfollowing people

and declaring what works
and what doesn't work?

- She doesn't believe me.
- Yeah.

Is this the bottom.
Sure feels like the bottom, huh?

I don't know what to prove it to her.

I don't think you can.

She seems pretty convinced
that you're terrible at sex.

- No. She didn't say terrible.
- What's more important

is when Luke wakes up
and hears about New York.

You're of no use to him either.

I... I didn't wanna go here. Right?

Okay? But maybe it's a back to Paris,
what do you think?

You know? Get out of Dodge for a bit.
Let things cool off.

Go back to where you're appreciated.

No.

[dramatic music kicks in
from Me Llamo Marco ]

I have a better idea.

What the... What is this production value?

What is this?
It all takes place on one set?

Jesus. f*ck.

[thunder rumbles]

- [alarms beeping]
- Hey. Help! Hey!

A little help! Hey! Need a hand over here!

I need a hand! Oh, guys!
Look, I gotta...

Support systems are down! We need
to get in there and move him right away!

I'm checking the HDMI.
It looks like it's...

[nurse] The other generator's
in Postop two. Let's move it, folks.

[Jason] I can't tell if it's a cord
or if it's just...

Luke?

Luke!

[thunder crashes]

Twenty minutes later.

[TV announcer]
Me Llamo Marco Live will return on Fox.

Where's Jason?

I don't know. He's watching it
in the nurses' lounge or...

Hey, Rosy!

- Gary! What are you doing here?
- Yeah.

- Did you have me paged?
- Yes, I did. Yeah.

Did she just call you Gary?

Yes, this is Dr. Rose. This is Vivian.

Yeah, we matched on the app Brian gave me.

You know the app where people meet
to have sex. That's...

- Oh my God.
- You gave him what?

It's a dating app.

It's not for...

Well, we spent the night together
and we did different stuff and...

This is the emergency you paged me for?

No, I just thought maybe
you could tell her what you told me.

I am so sorry.

- No, wait, Viv. No.
- This is...

Remember? What did you say
when we finished?

- It's great.
- Really?

So, you had me leave my patient
who has six weeks to live

to come down here to tell this woman
that you're good in bed?

- I'm sorry. I didn't know all that.
- This is what you're focused on?

Our son was just wheeled out
in an emergency.

- I'm sorry. I have work to do.
- Yeah. No, please.

Actually, he's fine.

- He's fine!
- Yes?

Yeah, the power surge just messed
with the EKG machine.

If you head back to the room,
he should be waking up any minute.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Oh my God, okay. Let's go.

Thank God, but, honestly

we're so f*cked. I mean, unless your
Randy Hotchkiss lifeline came through.

Bastian?

Oh, hey.

I saw you at the photo sh**t, didn't I?

[muffled screams]

No! No!

- They promised!
- I know, sweetheart.

- I'm so sorry.
- Luca, please.

There will be other shows.

- It's okay.
- Yeah, like in Paris. They do shows.

I want them out!

- Dr. Barb, get these things out of me!
- Luke.

- Such a tough blow, bro.
- [James] It really is.

Come on, I see right through this.
So f*cking false.

- [Viv] Jason!
- What?

So, what? We're just gonna like...
go to New York without you?

It doesn't sound right.

You know what I'm gonna do?

As soon as I land in New York,

I'm gonna go march
into that Fashion Week office,

and I'm gonna congratulate
those m*therf*ckers

on making the biggest f*cking mistake
of their lives.

[Zene's voice echoes]

- [Jason] So f*cking false.
- [echoes]

And then,

I'm gonna walk.

For both of us.

- How would that even...
- Zene.

Wait. So, your father Randy Hotchkiss,
right?

There was nothing you could do?

I wish, but sadly no.

You know, he went to the mat for him,
though.

- [Viv] Thank you.
- I know. And you went on the mat, too.

Right? When you called and you tried
to help, right?

I don't need credit.

You know? That's not
what it's about for me.

But yeah, I did.

Hmm...

Viv, where were you when you talked
to Luke's agent?

I was in the waiting room, why?

Okay. Brian.

To call all these women in France,

who praised me sexually,
unrelated to my money and fame,

you were...

Also in the waiting room.

Against his will.

Why not closer to the room,
like in the hallway?

There's no reception in the hallway.

There's no reception in the hallway.

I don't know what this is,

but you all can't be in here.

Z.

Is it true?

Did you call him or not?

Okay, fine.

Yeah, I didn't call him.

There. Are you happy?

Well, no. No not really.

- Why?
- He's...

- in Berlin, guys.
- Is he, really?

What do you want me to say?
That he's not?

That I just made all this up? That I never
called him in the first place?

Well, if it's true, then yeah.

Okay, it is!

Now what?

Were the suites even booked in New York?

I thought you were my friend.

It's nothing personal.

Bro. I was just trying to isolate.

Want me to toss him, Luke?

Yeah.

All right. Let's go, pal. Time's up.

And then go ahead and toss yourself.

What, bro?

You care more about Marco
than you do me.

And I remember now.

You were just ready to give up.

But Gad, Gad didn't want to.

He wanted to fight.

He's more Marco than you'll ever be.

You take that back.

[Viv] No, it's true, Jason.

You put Marco ahead of all of us.

All right, fine. I get it.

Viv, I haven't been present.

You know, it's been a real intense ride
for all of us.

But the show's almost over.
I'm not gonna bring it up again.

What about the next Marco?

And the Marco after that?

Wait. How many Marcos are there?
Why...

There's just one Marco.
We're just using it as...

Luke, man.

Okay.

Okay, so I guess...

I guess this is it.

And this is it?

Mhm.

- And this is it.
- I'm not talking to you, man.

You still want me to toss him?

- I can just go on my own.
- Okay.

J, let's go.

[Brian] We'll just
get out of your hair here.

Okay. You know what I say?

I say f*ck New York. Okay?

I was not into... this.

But now we get these new pecs,
let's take them for the spin.

- Okay?
- What do you mean, Gad?

I mean... Paris.

La capitale internationale de la fashion,
Luca.

And there...

- Gad is gonna introduce you to everyone.
- Okay. He...

He told you he doesn't
wanna do it like that.

- Mom. I...
- Luca?

I don't know, maybe...

Maybe it's okay.

Okay. Yeah, that would definitely
be easier.

I mean...

All right, Gad.

You're up.

- Okay.
- Let's see what you got.

Yes! f*ck New York!

Okay? Yes.

- Well, thanks for coming, guys.
- Of course.

Gad, Brian has something he'd like to say.

Yeah. What?

He's uncomfortable with some of
the things you've been asking him to do.

- Really? It that true?
- It is true.

And he is no longer going to sit by
and allow you to steamroll him.

- Steamroll?
- I'll explain later.

Brian has a voice.

And he's using that voice right now

to tell you that he doesn't think you two
should work together anymore.

Is that true, Brian?

It is.

Say goodbye, Brian.

[whispers]
Bye.

What the...

They tried to silence me.

But I keep fighting.

I will walk again.

Because my...

name...

is...

Marco.

[TV announcer]
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