02x03 - Sort of Broke

[bunniefuu]

Deenzie: What's there
not to understand?

The doors close or I go to jail.

I-I can't let this place close.

Imran: Together we give
your mother her open concept.

Father and son.

You're hired.

I'm what?

What are we talking about here,

Dad or rent?

I love handling any
and all fallout

from Sabi's oh so hard life.

Bessy:
We're breaking up.

Paul and I are breaking up.

[Paul sobs]

Paul: I don't think
the Kids should know.

Why are you laughing at me?

Olympia, you are so flaky.

Olympia?

Olympia:
Have a nice life!

[relaxed electronic music]

♪ And I know, and I know,
and I know, and I know ♪

Wow!

Yo!

Izzy?
- Yes it Izzy.

What's going on?

What are you doing here?

Ah, I was visiting my mom
when she said that your mom

needed tech support.

I'm checking in
on my folks, too.

Okay, this is why
we're the favourites.

Mmhmm.
- How's Sabi?

Avoiding me. Rent's due.

Why's the screen door open?
Bugs are getting in.

Ismail, how long
have you been here?

Oh, not too long.

I was just helping out
Raffo Auntie with her computer.

So how's business, unc?

They'll always be building
buildings in Dubai.

Hello, Dad.

[soft rhythmic music]

That was weird.

He's been a bit weird
since he got back.

Ah, how long is he back for?

Usual two, three months?

We don't know.

I'm sensing you weren't
expecting this visit.

[soft rhythmic music]

♪ And I know, and I know,
and I know, and I know ♪

♪ Oh yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah ♪

Your dad hired you to do
all this work on the house

and now he's not paying you?

Whatever.

You gotta be like,
"Dad, pay me!"

He's gonna haggle.
I hate haggling.

You want me to haggle?
I'll haggle the sh*t out of him.

So what else is going on?

You're being weird.

How am I weird?

'Cause you're asking me
questions about myself.

Just what's going
on in your life?

Okay, well...

Deenzie didn't pay me my
last pay cheque either.

What's going on with
people not paying you?

Hm, b*tches be broke I guess.

7ven:
Ugh.

He owes you money.
Full stop.

What's going on with Olympia?

Seriously?

I'm just curious.

You said things got
weird after clubbing.

I mean, |-| texted her a bunch

and she like fully disappeared.

Arrow [on phone]: I'm
so sorry, Sabi, that sucks.

Arrow?

Arrow [on phone]:
Eh, heeeyyy!

Have you been listening
to our conversation

the entire time?

Arrow [on phone]: 7ven's
doing a little research for me.

! might want to
feature you on my

"Quiet q*eers of
Toronto" InstaLive.

This is a pre—interview.

And I knew you wouldn't
do it willingly

and I'll literally do
anything for love.

Arrow [on phone]:
Not that it's my business,

but you need to get closure
with Olympia, Sabi.

And you need to get paid!

Otherwise you're kinda
letting down the suffragettes.

;> You're like a
big sister to me

♪ And it's cuz you
really know me

♪ You're always on
my mind, yeah /

How do I look?

Good.

Right?!

7ven:
Hi, fam. Ooh!

Ay, Madonna mia/ OMG.

Look how zest!

Get it.

Dang!

We're out lie.
- Bye!

7ven:
Ah! Let's get it.

Violet:
It's gonna be so sick!

7ven:
Spray paint me please!

Hey, how's your day?

Good.

♪ And I know, and I know,
and I know, and I know ♪

♪ Ooh yeah ♪

♪ And I know, and I know,
and I know, and I know ♪

[phone buzzing]

[elevator dings]

Hey. Hi! Henry.
- Hi.

Sabi:
Violet's with 7ven.

Um, also I got this text
from someone named Elsa

on behalf of Bessy?
Said it was urgent.

Uh, the nurses won't
let her look at screens

even though it's not
a brain injury thing.

It's a concussion thing.

Is everything okay?
You're walking backwards.

I... Right, okay.
Henry, let's go.

Hiii!

I, um, I got Elsa's text.

Oh yeah.

They won't let me
look at phones,

which is dumb because-

I know, it's a concussion thing.

I'm leaving.

Leaving Paul?

You already told me that.

No. Here. The facility.

Oh wow, doctors gave
you the go-ahead?

No.

Oh.

But I can leave
whenever I want to.

Legally.

Nobody can keep me
here against my will.

Right, it's just that
like you can't even walk.

Sorry.

Bess.

[soft sombre guitar music]

Sabi:
I just...

I just feel like that
if you come home now,

then doesn't that put like a
bunch of pressure on the fam?

Just saying.

I My whole life /

[rhythmic humming]

♪ Getting higher ♪

Okay.

♪ If it sounds too good
to be true then it was

♪ If you hate me as much
as you miss me, it's love ♪

Where are we?
—Don't worry.

It's close.

Gotcha.

Is this ill*gal?
- Yes.

And dirty.

But that's the point.

Graffiti is about
disenfranchised people

taking up space.

You've heard of Keith Haring,
right?

No.
—-Oh, blessed child.

I envy all that you'll learn.

Tosh!

Heeyyy.

7ven:
Tosh, what up?!

Ayyy Tosh, this is
my home girl, Violet.

Vi, Tosh.

They're a dope-a*s artist.

Cool.

7ven tells me you paint.

Acrylic.

Nothing like this.

Oh, there's overlap.

You ever tried spraying before?

No.

Come on.

Tosh:
Bring it on.

Oh, we brung!

B-Y-O-P!

"P" for paint!

Go f*ck up that wall.

[Violet laughs]

♪ You high, high

♪ Wanna elevate baby
don't you hesitate

♪ Tonight, night

♪ Let me hold you close

♪ Feel my love

♪ I'm drowning
in your touch

♪ Pulling me in closer

ls Cover you with love

♪ Woo, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh /

You're really handy.

You're going to make
a very good husband

to a nice lady some day.

Soooo, um,

you said you were hiring me?

Excuse me?

You said I was hired to
do this work with you.

Um, but you're not paying me.

I've been working with
you for a while now

and you haven't
given me any money.

You want money?

For the work I'm doing,
yeah, I do.

Like allowance?

Like white people
give their children?

No, um, not like allowance.

Like, uh, what you have to do
by law when you hire someone.

Okay, okay.

Don't call your lawyers.

Violet:
It was sooo cool, Mom!

We were at this, like,
abandoned, like, factory.

The mural was freakin' big.

Violet: And I couldn't
even control the paint at first

but like Tosh was able
to turn everything I did

into something that
just like worked.

Who's Tosh again?

An artist I've exhibited.

From Brooklyn!

Does street and gallery.

Oh sweetie, can you grab
me a fiver from my wallet

and go get me a bag of
chips from down the hall?

Food here is inedible.

We'll take lots of pics
tonight so you can see.

All Dressed, please.
- Okay.

Thank you.

Why isn't Sabi here?

Oh, they had to
take on another gig

and I was hanging
with Vibe anyway.

How many days a week
do you see her?

I mean, a bunch.

I just go hang out with
Sabi and the kids.

It just feels weird that someone

twice my daughter's age wants
to hang with her so much.

Why is that weird?

I was just wondering what you
get out of the relationship?

Like I said,
I think she's really cool.

Here's what I think.

I think that you're an
insecure adult who's thriving

off a child's adoration.

And I see you getting
bored with her

and ditching her and
her heart will break.

Ah-

So what I'm saying, 7ven,

is ditch Violet now
so it hurts less,

or don't ever

ditch her.

[quirky upbeat music]

I have a 24-hour
cancellation policy,

SO you're gonna have
to pay for the session.

Hello?

[dial tone beeps]
[doorbell rings]

[quirky upbeat music]

Lynn:
Paul Kaneko-Bauer?

Lynn Evans.

Discharge Planner, Toronto East
Rehabilitation Facility.

Dropping off the
adaptive equipment.

[muffled] Oh, what?

Bessy made arrangements.

We were told the family
would be notified.

Um...

Can I?

[muffled] Yeah,
yeah, yeah, come.

Lynn:
Okay. This...

major tripping hazard.

Where possible, you're gonna
want everything unobstructed.

Um, where's your
nearest washroom?

Sabi:
Hiiiiiii.

Hi!

This is equipment and
other associated costs.

Doesn't include OTs,
PSWs or other assistance.

That is for a follow-up visit.

I urge you to coordinate with
your insurance providers

as soon as possible.

Where is the station
going to be located?

Her station?

Ah, here.

Um, like here could
be a good spot.

You were moving around
furniture already remember?

Yeah, that's true.

Lynn.

Sabi, nice to meet you.

Lynn: My team is gonna
need about an hour to set up.

I can help with that.

Marvelous, let's go.

So, Ismail was here.

Nope.

I barely said anything.

It's the way you said it.

Just get it out.

Do you know why
family is important?

'Cause everyone says it is?

You don't know yet
because you are young

and nothing truly terrible
has happened to you.

[speaking Urdu]

Ow.

Family is the
deepest form of love

because they can
never leave you.

[Imran clears throat]

That sounds like prison.

And however this
circles back to Ismail,

I wanna remind you
that we're cousins.

His mother and I
are old friends,

you are not cousins.

Love is comfort.

Can be deep, jaanu.

You know where there
isn't comfort?

Inside me. Right now.

Cuz of this conversation.

[Raffo chuckles]

[speaking Urdu]

[phone ringing]

7ven's Voicemail:
I'll never check this.

[voicemail beeps]

Hey, it's me again.

You said we were gonna
hit up the wall,

where you at?

"Kay bye.

[can rattling]

Were you in on this?

Seriously?

Arranging it all?

Behind my back?

Oh my God, no.

Bessy told me she was
gonna stay at the clinic.

I don't think I can
take one more thing.

[door unlatches]

[Violet screams]
[door slams]

Violet just...

I'll go check on her.

♪ Beam me up

♪ Beam me up Scotty ♪

Sabi:
Hey, Vi?

Violet:
Yeah?

Hey, what's up?

Nothing.

You sure?

Yep.

Aren't you supposed to be
hanging with 7ven tonight?

Yep.

♪ Beam me up

♪ Maybe I don't
wanna be here ♪

[door shuts]

["Beam Me Up" by Terrell]

♪ Beam me up

♪ Beam me up, Scotty

♪ I don't want to be here

♪ Please don't
let 'em find me

(;) Beam me up

♪ Baby I'm sorry

♪ Or maybe I don't
wanna be here

♪ I won't let
'em find me ♪

Hey, you're, um, really home.

That's pretty bad-a*s.

I want my life back.

Now.

Gotcha.

Um, so look...

Um...

I'm like not really paid
to deal with your marriage or

un-marriage or whatever.

Um, I'm also like not
paid to handle your care.

Are you quitting?

No.

I didn't say that, I...

I want to be here for you.

I wanna help you, I just like...

I need my role to be clear.

And if I'm gonna
take care of you,

then that's what I should do

and I need like a real-a*s
salary to do that.

7ven: She was full-on
dressing me down, yo.

Telling me not to
hang with her child.

What am I supposed to do?

You have to call Vi.
You can't just-

you can't just ghost a kid.

You can't ghost people.

7ven: Honestly, I'm afraid
to talk to her at this point.

I feel like I have a
restraining order on me.

Bessy was super mean, yo.

Yeah, I mean, I wonder
why she did that?

Hey.

Hi.

Whatcha doing?

I was just listening
to something,

nothing big.

You okay?

Can I get in?

Yeah, come on, baby.

[relaxed electronic music]

[Bessy groans]

Do you wanna talk about it?

Nope.

[relaxed electronic music]

[door opens]

What are you doing out here?

Processing.

Gotcha.

So listen, I, um,
I talked to Bessy.

My role's gonna officially
change here a bit.

I'm gonna, like, help
navigate her care,

coordinate with the team.

Right.

[Sabi sighs]

It comes with a bit
of a pay increase.

I did quick research,

and there's funds you can
access insurance-wise,

like I'll send you the links.

You okay with this?

Does it matter?

[soft rhythmic music]

["Superpowers" by E2E]

I My favourite time
with you is in private

♪ Cuz I get to see you
glow like ultra violet

♪ Beside, me and you
there's no denying

♪ And if somebody asked me,

♪ this is how I
would describe it ♪

[rhythmic fingers snapping]
[steady tempo drumbeat]

Hey, cupcake.

I'm just so not ready for this.

All good things and bad things,

everything must come to an end.

[rhythmic fingers snapping]
[synthesized piano music]

You okay?

Yes.

No.

But yes.

It feels like you're
letting go pretty easily.

Is that what you
think I'm doing?

Sabi, I built it
and no one came.

Or not enough of them.

Do you want to stop hugging now?

No.

I love you.

And thank you.

And you have to pay me
my last paycheck.

[laughing]

Yeah.

Yeah!

Ismail:
Yeah, yes, yes.

Aqsa: I thought
she was really hot.

Ismail:
I am in agreement, okay?

Aqsa: Well, not a
lot of people are.

Oh, hey.

Sabi, look at you!

What does that mean?

No, you...

you look good.

What are you doing here, Izzy?

Oh, ah...

Chilling.

Iz was just reminding me

about the time that you
borrowed money from him

to buy the "Cruel Intentions"
DVD box set, remember?

You still owe me
money for that, yo.

I did pay you back.

Nah, you didn't.
Come on.

Is this a f*cking dig
at me because of rent?

What? No.

Whatever.

Relax.

I'm flattered you
think I look good, Iz.

[door slams]

[muffled chatter]

[Sabi sighs]

[soft electronic music]

[phone chimes]

Hey, Olympia.

It's me.

Um, seems like you've
stopped responding

to my texts for good now,

so I'm leaving you a voice note.

All good things and bad things

and everything must
come to an end.

[relaxed electronic music]

Ghosting sucks.

You should know better.

But it happens.

[Sabi sighs]

And you helped me.

And even if it hurts right now,

you helped me so...

So thank you for that.

♪ Beam me up

♪ Beam me up Scotty

♪ I don't wanna be here

♪ Please don't
let 'em find me ♪