01x01 - Episode 1

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- Phil?
- Excuse me. Yeah?

- I wanted you to meet
my sister, Evelyn.

The real genius of the family.

She just graduated with
distinction in music

from the University of Ottawa.

Ev, this is Philip
Grimmer, my new partner.

He's about to become
the most powerful lawyer

in Montreal thanks to me.

- Ah, you must be the
brains behind the new firm.

- That makes me the beauty.
- Or the beast.

- Drinks?

- Uh, yeah.

- My brother has told
me a lot about you...

that you have a
real way with words.

- Right, uh...

Ottawa...

Uh, it's nice this
time of year, yeah?

Oh, God. No.

- That's a start.

- This is gonna
sound crazy, but...

I feel like I already know you.

You know, like you're
a part of my life.

That you're...

- What?

- Everything.

- I'm moving to
Prague soon to study.

Don't get attached.

- Too late.

Is that mine?

It's your brother freaking out,
'cause I haven't sent this yet.

- No, it's mine.

Yeah, hi.

Don't worry, I was awake.

I'd love to have you
both here, but you know.

Sure, that works, Dad.

Yeah, bye.

We're invited to my parents'
for dinner tomorrow.

- Ugh, come on.
- It's my mom's birthday.

- Ugh, what is...
- Can you come?

- Ugh, this Wifi keeps crapping out.
- Ugh, what is... - Can you come?

- Ugh, this Wifi
keeps crapping out.

It's driving me crazy.

What?

- Dinner. My parents. Tomorrow.

- Oh, uh...

your dad's homemade wine could
strip the paint off these walls.

No, you go. You'll have
more fun without me.

- Fine, don't come. I'm
not pushing for it anymore.

- What? Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa!

Can I get that on
the record please?

- Not now.
- Come on.

I need some proof for
when you try and...

Back in January,

you said this was gonna
be seven or eight weeks.

Here we are, in
the middle of May.

- Your cheque bounced.

- OK, well, I mean,

that's a... That's
a banking issue.

I can fix that. But come on.

It's still not an excuse to
be this far behind schedule.

- Maybe it's because you
forced me to hire your brother.

Andy, how are those French doors coming?
- Maybe it's because you forced me to hire your brother.

Andy, how are those
French doors coming?

No French doors and no brother.

- OK, OK.

If I can get him to be where
he's supposed to be, uh,

can you rush the job?

What if we hire another guy?

- Yeah. Yeah, that'll work.

- OK, great.

- Well, you sure told him.

- Don't rub it in.

- Why do you protect
your brother?

- Look, he hasn't
had it easy, OK?

He's trying.

- He's never gonna
take responsibility

for his actions if you
always bail him out.

I know.

- No, this is nothing
like your brother,

and you know it.

Besides, Andy charges
us less than half

of one of Cedric's guys.

- Yeah, but what's the point
if it takes three times longer?

Stop trying to fix
everything and everyone.

- I will take care
of the money, OK?

Promise.

We're gonna get a
big injection of cash

after we sign Keas tomorrow.

- Turn left. We'll
avoid the traffic.

- No, I'm going right.

- Phil!
- What? It's quicker this way.

- Yeah...

- sh*t!

- I'm taking the subway.

- We're going to the same place.

- I told you, I have an errand.

- Ev!
- I'll see you at work.

- I'll deal with Andy.

Hello?

- Oh God!
- Andy?

- Yeah, what's going on?

- Oh, are you OK?

- What? Yeah, I'm OK.

Uh, you wouldn't believe
what happened last night.

- Right...
- No, the power went out a...

- Were you drinking?

- What? No, come on.

- Andy, I got you a job.

You gotta show up for it.

Every day, starting now.

Take a cab.

Maybe a shower too.

Hello?
- Where the hell are you?

We need to prep!
- Yes.

I'm on my way.

- Sorry I'm late.

Here are all the
briefs concerning

the protected farmland
Keas wants to purchase.

- Oh, yeah. Phil and I
can give it some context.

- Yeah.
- Everything's there.

You just need to
merge it with the rest

of the presentation
and print it out.

- Uh, can you do it? We
kind of lost our intern.

- And you still have
no receptionist.

- Well, after we sign Keas,
it'll be a whole new ball game.

- It better be.

- We'll be expanding,
right, Phil?

- Yes, that's right.
- We'll be expanding, right, Phil?

- Yes, that's right.

Three more lawyers,

a receptionist and a paralegal.

Which reminds me,

can you pull together
a candidate list,

set up interviews with
the best and brightest?

- Me?

- Yeah.

Please?

- This was supposed
to be part-time.

I'm up to sixty hours a week.

- I know, I know. It's
temporary, I promise.

- I hope you catch
your big fish.

If not, I'm the next
one out the door.

- Don't you worry,

you'll be very busy
counting our Keas income.

- Grimmer and Landry.

How can I help you?

- All right,

my part's done.

Are you winning?
- Almost.

I just have to look it over
one last time in the morning.

- Good. Look at us.

It's all happening, man.

Six years ago, we
started with nothing.

- It's about time.

Hold on, Ev.

We're almost there.

- What colour did we
agree on for the bedroom?

- Good morning to you too.

- What colour?

- Blue.

- Unbelievable.

- OK, Ev, why don't you tell
me what colour we wanted

for the bedroom.

- I have told you,
but you never listen.

I'm sick and tired of my
opinion counting for sh*t.

- Ev, come on.

This is paint.

I don't have the energy
to fight with you over,

like, meaningless details.

- Meaningless details?

Like making me the
firm's secretary?

- Jesus. We all gotta
make sacrifices.

- Yeah, some more than others.
- Jesus. We all gotta make sacrifices.

- Yeah, some more than others.

- OK, you know what?

I have to focus on
the presentation here.

- Go get them!

- You're not coming
into the office?

- You guys will be out all
day. I'll work from home.

- OK. I love you.

Now, we all know to develop
this mine means the involvement

of three levels of government.

And every law firm
worth its salt has

its contacts in each of them.

But we have something special.

We know the region
you want to excavate.

We grew up here.
We know the people.

We understand the issues
from the ground up.

And we can handle all of
the inevitable concerns

that locals are gonna have

about a project
of this magnitude.

So yes, we'll have influence
with the municipal counsel,

but more importantly,

with the very residents
who are gonna vote

on whether or not your
project gets green lit.

And that...

well, I mean, that's
priceless. And that...

well, I mean, that's priceless.

Ev!

You here?

Come on! We're celebrating!

Got us reservations...

Hey, what's going on?

- I didn't want to
spoil your presentation.

- What are you doing?

- I can't do this anymore, Phil.

- Are you leaving me?

- I need some space to
think, to clear my head.

- Whoa, whoa, Evelyn.

OK, hey, hey, hey.

Ev, slow down.

Hey, we... we hit a rough patch

with the firm and the house,

but it's over, OK?

We... we did it.
We got through it.

We... we can finally have
the life that we wanted.

We can start a family.
- N-not like this.

- What? What are
you talking about?

- Phil, you have no
idea how I've felt

for the past 6 months.

- Then tell me, how?

- I'm not sure this is
the life that I want.

- Well then, what is the
life that you want, Ev?

You gotta tell me.

- You have no idea?

You have no clue?

- I...

- Why am I not surprised?

- Come on, Evelyn.

Evelyn, stop. Hey!

We can talk about this!

Ev!

Ev, come on. Where
are you going?

Evelyn, stop!

This is... this is crazy.

You gotta stop.

Evelyn! Where...

OK.

- Hey, you've reached Evelyn.
Please leave a message.

- Ev, come on.

Don't turn your back on us, OK?

We can turn this around.

You just...

you gotta come home.

Please.

Wait.

Can I get that on
the record, please?

- Not now.

- Come on, I need some proof
for when you try and...

Oh sh*t!

Hey.

- Ev said you had to work late.

- What?

No, I wouldn't miss
it for the world.

- No, uh, Phil's
not staying, Dad.

Just give us a minute,
and I'll be right in.

- Ev...
- Look, don't make a scene.

- You cannot throw away
6 years over nothing.

- Just go.
- This is ridiculous.

- Ridiculous?

Phil, you're exhausting.
- What?

What am I doing?
- Keep your voice down.

It's Mom's birthday.

- What is the life you want, Ev?

What? Tell me.

- So you don't remember?

- What?

Music?

You wan... you want
to play music again?

That's fine. We can fix that.

- No, stop trying
to fix everything.

I need time to think!

- You can think at home!

I'll leave you alone.

- No, you'll argue,
break me down.

- Break you down?
- I'll get confused.

- You sound confused!

- OK, va chier.
- You sound confused!

- OK, va chier.

- All right, that's
enough, Phil.

- No, Evelyn.

- OK, let's go.
- Evelyn, come on.

Don't do this!
- All right.

That's enough.
- Oh my God!

- OK?

- You knew?

- I asked her to wait till
after the presentation.

- You didn't give me a heads-up?
I thought we were friends.

- I am your friend,
but she's my sister.

- And I love her.

- Well, that's not how you've
been treating her for a while.

- And how have I been
treating her exactly?

- Come on, Phil, she
hasn't been your priority.

- What the hell are
you talking about?

I have been working my a*s
off to give her everything

that she wants!

Pat, she is my whole life!

- OK, sure.

It's just that, lately, Ev...

- What?

What do you know?

- I can't get in
the middle of this.

Hey, um, I think I found a way
to cement our bid for Keas.

- Keas?

No, I don't give
a sh*t about Keas.

If... if Ev and I are over,

then... none of that
f*cking matters.

- Five-nothing.

We're getting our
asses handed to us

by the worst f*cking
team in the league.

- Is that her?

- I gotta go.

You should get some sleep.

- Pat, what is going on here?

What am I missing?

- Why don't you ask her?

Better late than never, buddy.

Go home.

- Do you know what time it is?
- Hey, where are you?

I'm outside your house.
Your car's not here.

- Did you talk to Eric?

- Uh, no.

I'm in a cab.

- Don't bother him, OK?

- What is going on?

Are you with Ev?
- No!

- Pat, don't f*ck
around. Are you?

I need to know where she is.

- I don't know.
We'll talk tomorrow.

Just get away from my house.
- OK.

Don... Ugh!

- Hey, you've reached Evelyn.

Please leave a message.

- Ev, you're right.

I haven't been present.

I haven't been listening.

And I...

I know things have
been bad between us.

I still don't know what to do.

I don't know how
to get back to us.

But all of it...

all of it was for us, Ev.

Please call me back.

- Bienvenue à l'agence Plan B.

Welcome to Plan B Agency.

For English, press nine.

Please enter your
credit card number.

Philip Grimmer,
34 Dorion Avenue.

If this address is
correct, press one.

Select your desired destination.

For the year 2022, press one.

For 2021, press...

- What the f*ck?

f*ck.

- State the reason for the trip.

- The reason for my trip.

- The system could not
register your answer.

Please try again.
- The system could not register your answer.

Please try again.

Please try again.

- I want a second chance.

- The system could not
register your answer.

Please try again.

- To win back my girlfriend.

- The system could not
register your an...

- That's the f*cking reason!

- Please try again.

- All right, to avoid
breaking up with Evelyn!

Can you understand me, - All right,
to avoid breaking up with Evelyn!

Can you understand me,

you stupid f*cking
piece of sh*t?

- "Avoid" and "breaking up" have been
accepted. you stupid f*cking piece of sh*t?

- "Avoid" and "breaking
up" have been accepted.

- Oh.

- Using the keypad,

enter the desired
date of the trip

starting with the month,
followed by the day.

- My trip?

- The system could not
register your request.

Please try again.

I don't know, uh,
yesterday.

- I don't know, uh, yesterday.

- Using the keypad,

enter the desired date of
the trip - Using the keypad,

enter the desired
date of the trip

starting with the month,
followed by the day.

- Are you f*cking kidding me?

- Your request has
been registered.

Your trip is scheduled
for 18 May, 2022.

To confirm, press one.

Our agents will arrive tomorrow

between 9:00 a.m.
and 9:00 p.m.

Thank you for choosing Plan B.

- Wait.

Andy?

- Hey.

Check out this
perfect French door.

- Yeah, that... that looks great.
Check out this perfect French door.

- Yeah, that...
that looks great.

- Yeah, I hope so.

Only took you 3 days to do it.

- as*h*le.

You know I only charge you
for the hours that I work.

Just trying to make my
brother's house flawless.

Trust me.

- Yeah, I know.

- And, honestly,

you're lucky I'm
here to keep an eye

on these lazy clowns,

make sure that they
don't butcher the house.

- Oh.

- In sports news,

a humiliating 5-0 defeat
for the Habs shook

Montreal fans yesterday.

- Yeah?
- Where are you, man?

Everyone's waiting.

I got a follow-up with Keas.

- Yeah, OK.

Can you take it down
a notch, please?

My head's about to explode.

- Get your a*s here.
- I'll be right there.

- Philip Grimmer?
- Yeah?

Hey! Hey! Let go of me.

Let go of me! Stop!

Hey! Ugh!

- Are you OK?

- What's the date?

- The 18th.

- Oh my God!

- Yeah, hi.

Don't worry, I was awake.

Um, I'd love to
have you both here,

but you know.

Sure, that works, Dad.

Yeah, bye.

We're invited to...
- It's your mom's birthday.

- You remembered?

- Yeah. Yeah, of course.

And...

and she's having a dinner.

And, uh, and, uh, and
I think we should go.

- Are you messing with me?

You never want to
go to my parents'.

- Yeah, but, uh,
I want to go now.

- What's going on?

- Nothing.

No... nothing,
nothing. I just...

I... I want to
go. I'm excited.

- OK...

- First thing's first,

don't deposit that
cheque I gave you.

We're gonna pay you
cash from now on.

Here you go.
- Thank you.

- Second, we need
this done in 2 weeks.

- That's impossible.

- We've been living in
a warzone for months.

That stops now.

- One condition...

- That we hire a new guy
to replace my brother

who I shouldn't have insisted
you hire in the first place.

I agree. He's unreliable.

So, I handle that
and we have a deal?

- We got a deal.

- Great.

- Well, you sure told him.

- Not bad, right?

- So, when did you decide not
to enable your brother anymore?

- Look, my guilt about
our childhood isn't

gonna help him.

If he doesn't start learning
to do things for himself now,

he never will. If he doesn't start
learning to do things for himself now,

he never will.

- And the cash you promised?

Where is it gonna come from?

- The Keas contract.

Don't worry. You'll see.

- Turn left.

We'll avoid the traffic.

- Uh, yeah, good call.

sh*t!

- OK, I'll take the subway.

I have to go somewhere
before work anyway.

- Wait, what is this errand?

- I'll see you at the office.

- Ev, you...

- You followed me?

- Are you sick?

- No, it's not that.

- Well, then what is it?

- I'm late.

- A-a-are you pregnant?

- I don't know.

I had to do a more
accurate test.

- You... you took a
test without telling me?

- Ms. Landry?

- Evelyn...

- Can we talk after?

OK.

- Come on in.

- Were you ever gonna tell me?

- I needed to know for myself.

And you were consumed with work.

- This is more important.

Evelyn, you gotta talk to me.

- I didn't tell you
because I think I'm done...

with us.

- No.

No, we're not over.

This isn't over.

- Phil, you can't honestly
say that we've been good...

that you're happy, that...

I know I'm not.

- Do you not love me anymore?

- No, that's not the issue.
- That's the only issue.

Ev, you gotta give
me a chance here.

OK? To... to prove...

to prove to you that I
can make this work, OK?

You... you gotta give me time.

Please?

Ma... maybe this is a sign.

You know?

A fresh start.

- We should go inside
before he blows nuclear.

- Can we talk more
about this tonight?

- Um, I made plans with Naomi.

The house will be full of fumes.

- Fumes?

Oh sh*t!

Right, the paint.

What colour did you want again?

- Vanilla.
- Vanilla, right.

- Why? You ordered it, right?

- Yeah, absolutely.

Uh, tell Pat I'll be right in.

- Mm-hmm.

- Cedric, hey, have you
started on the bedroom?

How's the vanilla going?

- Uh, you mean the steel blue,
because that's what you ordered.

- Stop painting now.

- They almost did
the first coat.

- No, stop.

I'll finish it.

- Uh, your brother showed up.

I thought we had a deal?

- We do.

Ugh! Put him on.

- For you.

- Yeah?

- Andy? You're fired.

- Oh, come on.

Why? Because I'm late?

- No, because you're unreliable.

- I'm no leech.

I only charge you for
the days that I work.

- It has nothing
to do with that.

- Wha... what am I supposed
to tell Miriam, huh?

That I can't pay child support?

You think she's gonna
let me see my daughter?

Think this helps keep me sober?

- Look, I'll help you
find another job. OK?

I'll come over tonight.
We'll strategize.

- f*ck strategy.

You're my brother.

- Andy, I gotta do things
differently this t...

- Everything's
there, you just need

to merge it with the rest
of the file and print it.

- Can you do it?
We lost our intern.

- And you still don't
have a receptionist.

- Well, after we sign Keas,
it'll be a whole new ball game.

- It better be.

- Uh, why don't I handle
the documents, actually.

It's not fair Evelyn
has to pick up

the slack, right?

We should chip in.

In fact, why don't I
set up the interviews

for the new hires?

- All that by yourself?

- Come on, we hired Evelyn
to be a part-time paralegal.

Now she's working, what,
sixty hours a week?

No, that stops now.

Evelyn, I got it.

Grimmer and Landry.

Yes, speaking?

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Everything OK with you?
- Yeah, what about you?

Want to tell me what
you wouldn't say

at the bar last night?

- Bar?

- Is everything OK
with you and Eric?

- Uh, sure. Great.

- Nothing you want to tell me?

- No. Why?

Is your section of the
presentation ready?

- Yeah, almost.

I just have to look it
over again in the morning.

- Big day tomorrow.
Let's nail it.

- Uh, hold on one second.

Ev!

Hey, Ev!

Ev.

Ev!

- Yeah?

- I'll see you at
home after Naomi's?

- Yeah, of course.
- OK.

Take your time.
- Yeah, of course. - OK.

Take your time.

Have fun.

- About time, bro.

Strategy my a*s.

Oh, Miriam.

- You've been drinking.

Do you at least have this
month's child support?

- No.

- OK, so, they did
the wrong colour?

- Uh...

yeah, but, uh, actually,
it's... it's my fault.

I got it wrong.

Now I'm trying to fix it.

- Well, you're not
doing a great job.

- Yeah, I was hoping, uh,

it'd be the attempt
that counted.

Ev, I, uh...

I haven't been listening to you.

We both know this isn't
the life you wanted, right?

You want to be playing music.

Right?

- Yeah.

- You need to start
practicing and auditioning.

Hold on one second.

(♪ Need It by Half
Moon Run on phone ♪)

Make-up dance.

♪♪ In a dream ♪

♪ I was untrue ♪

♪ In sweats ♪

♪ And I knew it was you... ♪

- OK, Phil!

Phil!

OK, are we gonna
talk about this?

Phil?

We need to talk about this.

- I'm sorry, OK? I'm...

I didn't mean it.

I'm just sick and tired
of this f*cking mess.

- Mm-hmm.

We're not gonna be one of
those couples who break up

over renovations, are we?

- No, that would be dumb.

- Yeah, very dumb.

- Very dumb.
- Mm-hmm.

(♪ Need It by Half
Moon Run on phone ♪)

- What's this?

Wait a minute. Is this...
is this make-up sex?

- No, it's make-up dancing.

Much better.

♪ Can't be the same ♪

♪ As we lie in the light ♪

♪ Knowing full well ♪

♪ Your virtue's my vice... ♪

- What?

♪ And if you... ♪

- Phil...
- What?

- What are you doing to me?

♪ I'll breathe in... ♪

- Ev...

♪ And slowly let go ♪

♪ If you need it ♪

♪ Then I need it ♪

♪ And only we'll know ♪

♪ Your sorry words ♪

♪ Need not know my mind ♪

♪ So refrain from use ♪♪

- Where's your presentation?
We need to print it.

- I didn't finish it.
- What do you mean?

You said you'd finish it last night - I didn't finish it.
- What do you mean?

You said you'd
finish it last night

and reread it this morning.

Tell me this isn't
f*cking happening.

- sh*t!

- Our apologies,

we were gonna have
presentation handouts,

but we had a technical glitch.

Um, but allow me to introduce
my partner, Philip Grimmer,

who will run you through
the entire presentation.

- Well, uh, first of all,

none of the larger firms...
- I'm sorry.

We need to see
supporting documentation

to assess your proposal.

- Montreal's got
this one in the bag.

They can't lose.

- I wouldn't bet on that.

This is so thoughtful, Phil.

- Please, it's not everyday
your mother-in-law turns 65.

- Oh?

- This celebration calls
for my latest vintage.

- Mmm!

- Chateau Landry.

So, a toast to my
beautiful Diane.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- I'd also, uh, like to add
just how inspiring it is

to see the two of you
surrounded by the family

that you've built together.

Some...

Well, family is everything.

To family.
- To family.

- To family.
- To family.

- You saw the email from Keas?

- Yeah.

Sorry, it was my fault.

- I want to know how
you figured it out.

- Figured what out?

- The woman from Keas.

- What about her?

- You knew I was keeping
something from you.

- Wait a minute, you and her?
- Oh, come off it.

You knew.

Of all the big firms
Keas could have met with,

why do you think they gave
us a foot in the door?

- What about Eric and the kids?

- I did it for them.

All of it.

There's a price to
pay to get the things

you want in life, Phil.

- And some things
are not worth it.

- That's her.

Maybe I can get us a
shot at the brass ring.

You with me on this?

Hey, Phil, do you... do you
want the Keas contract or not?

- Yes, yes, go.

- All right.

- Thanks for being so
great with my folks.

I appreciate the effort...

even though I know
why you're doing this.

Where are you going?

- Ev, I'm doing it...

because I love you.

- It's been a long time since
you looked at me that way.

What are you doing?

- What are you doing?

- Ah, the Wifi keeps
cutting in and out.

- You're up early.

- Yeah, I'm shopping
for my cello.

I emailed my former instructor
to see if she'd take me on

for lessons again.

- I can't really afford a
new cello right now, Ev.

- Then I'll rent one.

- Don't you think
this should wait

until after the baby?

- Oh, so you've decided
we're having the baby?

- I don't know.

We... we've been...

I'd like that, yes.

Back off, or I'll
drill your f*cking head!

- What was that?
- It's been three days!

I'll drill your
f*cking head, man!

- Andy, stop!
- You're drunk!

- f*ck you!
- Get him out of here!

- Andy, stop!
- This is not your house!

- Screw you!
f*cking get off me.

- Andy, stop!
- Little brother, man.

Here to save the day!

- I thought you
said he was done?

- It's a misunderstanding.

- You got that cash for me?

- What?
- Ha! Pack up, boys!

- No, wait. No, no, no!

- No, no, no, no!
Please, Cedric!

- I'll do this myself.

- Andy!
- You're useless.

f*ck off!
- Stop! Look at me.

Take a breath now!

What... what is going
on? Take a breath now!

What... what is going on?

- Nothing.

- Andy, it's a setback, OK?

- No.
- I'm not gonna tell anybody.

- I won't be able to
see my daughter anymore.

- A humiliating 5-0
defeat for the Habs

shook Montreal fans yesterday.

- Wait.

sh*t! Hold on.

Hold on!

Hello?
- Where are you, man?

Everyone's waiting.

I got us a follow-up with Keas.

I did what I had to.
- Oh sh*t!

- Get your a*s here.
- OK, OK, OK, OK!

I'll be there in a second.

Ah, f*ck!

- Getting the f*ck out of here.

- Andy. Andy, stop!

Listen!

Evelyn, Evelyn, I'm
sorry! I got this, OK?

- No, you're not helping
by protecting him.

So, everything you
said about my music,

was that bullshit too?

- No! I-it's not! It's just...

Until we get the contract,
we don't have enough money.

I can't hire another
paralegal. That's all!

- I knew it.

- Ev, I can handle this...
- Don't bother!

- I just need time!
I promise you!

- I need to get ready for work.

- Look, I am gonna
make this all work, OK?

I'm gonna take
care of everything!