01x04 - Dumpsite

[bunniefuu]

What if I told you

Marshall Cuso is a suspect

in serial murders in Peru?

- I found it, Hildy.

- The Blue Angel?

The fungi weren't growing

in spite of the radiation.

They were changing and growing

because of it.

- Aah!

Frances, I believe

this may help your mom.

Hello.

- We're going to Switzerland.

- What?

Yeah. You can bring

your boyfriend.

Aw, hell yeah!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

- Come on! Come on!

- Yes! Yes!

- Come on!

- Ahhhh!

- [ Exhales ]

Oh, man. [ Chuckles ]

I love it here.

Yeah, it's wow.

I am so happy. I

love Switzerland

and, like, Europe, and

and I love you, and

Babe! Let's

let's get married.

Uh uh

Yeah, no, uh, for sure.

[ Exhales ]

I really love you.

[ Chuckles softly ]

I love you, too.

♪

I mean, they found me

upside down, strapped in.

They couldn't understand

how I wasn't dead.

Call him an angel if you want.

All I know is he appeared.

And And then he fed it to me.

At that moment, I felt energy

and healing going through me,

rippling through my body.

And tell us what he

looked like, your angel,

if he was, in fact, an angel.

He was dressed like

somebody you might see

- Uh, hello.

- Boy, you hear that?

And how can you not

believe in angels?

What we know may shock

you. [ Gong rings]

Have you seen the Colorado

Car Crash Angel Man?

Uh, no?

And if angels are

real, are demons?

Hm. Yeah.

Interesting question.

Uh, I'm actually looking to

buy a very specific property.

It's, um, MLS number 100C51143.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

[ Sighs ]

- Let me save you some time.

You seem like a

real nice person.

Do I? I-I literally

just walked in.

That's some real nice acreage

in the photos.

But I'm gonna be

honest with you

it's adjacent to a dump

site that was used for

biomedical waste,

pharmaceutical waste,

industrial waste. It's

It's not a nice area.

Huh. In that case,

does the seller maybe

want to give me a discount?

I can pay cash.

You want to pay

cash for 60 acres

next to a toxic-waste site?

Yes. I'm actually

[ Siren chirps ] Ah!

♪

[ Police radio chatter ]

♪

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

- Heh. I love to make 'em jump.

Who're you? What're

you doing with my wife?

Just kidding. Jimmer

Jarvis. Nice to meet you.

You as well. Um, am I

in trouble in some way?

Not unless you did something.

Did you do something?

He's about to.

He's about to buy the

spot on Mound Hill Road.

Huh. Why would you

want to do that?

Soil dynamics?

[ Sucks teeth ]

Look, now, you seem

like a nice guy

I don't know where everyone

keeps getting this.

so lemme just tell you,

that is a nasty place.

A pharmaceutical company

used to dump their waste

just over the property line.

I-I understand. I am

aware of the situation.

Hmm. Are you a New Yorker?

You got kind of a New

York thing going on.

Oh, Jimmer.

He's just asking

if you're Jewish.

Um, no, but I don't

love that you're asking.

Yeah, yeah, okay, look, I'm

not gonna get in the way

of commerce here. You

wanna buy that land

and you got the money to pay

for it, you knock yourself out.

[ Clicks tongue

and sucks teeth ]

Great. So, can we do this?

[ Door opens and closes ]

♪

[ Exhales ] What do you think?

♪

Well, as long as the

mushroom likes it.

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Heavy pollution.

He's not here. He

won't grow here.

Why not?

- Agricultural contamination?

Linda, don't make me

regret bringing you.

Smoke, from the wildfires.

It would taint his samples.

Exactly, Thaddeus.

There are only so many sites

where there's pharma-waste

runoff at the altitude,

temperature range,

and moisture level

he'd find in Peru.

We'll search every one.

♪

Frances?

[ Gasping ]

♪

Um, hey, hello! Excuse me.

Sorry, uh, should've

introduced myself earlier.

I'm your new

neighbor back there.

Did you just come

through the trees?

You a lucky son of a b*tch!

Um okay.

Didn't you see them pink "X" es?

Ever hunt wild pigs

with a landmine?

You don't get much meat,

but it's not much work.

You should meet my

uncle. Uncle JJ!

New York, I was wondering

if you'd come by.

You meet my nephew?

Oh, hey, Jimmer.

Right, yes, uh

You and me, a

couple of non-Jews.

Um, anyway, I-I've had kind

of a crazy couple days,

and I'm just trying

to get some sleep.

He's got a turtle.

I've seen it.

Uh, tortoise, yeah.

You wanna play

cards, turtle man?

Maybe another time.

Uh, I'm just gonna

go back, I think.

Yeah, well, we've got plenty of

time to get to know each other.

Mind the trees, now. It's

hard to see in the dark.

Okay, Nick, but I just

thought that we were,

I don't know, in the

heat of the moment.

Wh Oh, okay, so now you

don't want to get married.

I mean, right now? It's

just it's a lot.

Maybe we can postpone

- Okay, yeah, no,

I get what this whole

freakout is about, yeah.

- You do?

- Yeah. This is

This is about your mom.

You know, the issues there.

What the f*ck?! No, Nick!

This isn't about my mom.

No, babe, babe,

babe! It's okay.

[ Cellphone buzzes ] Be

in your feelings on that.

Ugh, Rick wants

me. I have to go.

We can talk about

this when I get back.

Good. Cool. No, hey, babe.

This was a healthy

convo, for real, okay?

Hey, so did you

bring an adapter?

I just I-I've got

the wrong prongers here.

Three prongs, Rick. I

packed you an adapter.

It's in the bag.

- Okay.

Oh, okay, yeah, I

found it. Thanks.

Dammit, Rick.

[ Cellphone beeps off,

then immediately buzzes ]

What?

- Frances?

It's Susan at the Briarwood

Memory Care Facility.

Oh, f*ck, I'm sorry.

The insurance.

I'm working on it, I promise.

I They need me to call,

but I'm on Swiss time

No, no, this is something else.

There's been she's had

You know, how about I just

let her tell you herself?

Frances?

Mom?

Yes, it's Mom. Hi.

M-M-Mom.

Oh, my gosh! Mom!

Frances, are you coming today?

Um, Mom, I'm in Switzerland,

but, look, I'll be there.

I'm coming, okay? I'll be

there as soon as I can.

I love you, Mom! I just

have to get out of here.

♪

Spirit burner,

isopropyl alcohol,

spore syringe.

The biggest enemy of fungi

is more fungi, Socrates.

Gotta keep everything

sterilized.

We feed the mycelium a substrate

that approximates Peru,

best as we can get,

mix that with soil from

the toxic site, right?

Maybe this time a

little more soil?

Give that mycelium some

juicy toxins to eat?

What do you think?

Now we just wait.

♪

[ Sighs ]

Ugh!

We've got exactly

three shots left.

Yeah, I know, man.

That's what I'm thinkin'.

What if Marshall is the

Jackal of the Valley?

And that's why they're

really after him?

We're in a pile o'

sh*t that's quite deep

for letting him get away.

Let's stay focused.

Okay, so the car's paint

sample we found on that tree?

Pretty rare color, actually.

Only six matches in this state.

Do you want to

hear about all six?

- Maybe just the highlights.

- I'll cut to the chase.

I think our guy

is this guy.

Want to visit a banged-up car?

Mr. Kruger?

Nah, he hasn't been

here in a long time.

Mind if we take a

look at the vehicle?

Listen, he doesn't

take out that car.

I'm not even sure he

knows how to drive.

The last person to take

it out was a pretty girl.

A pretty girl?

Yeah, she says

she's his assistant,

but I think they're

doing it. I would be.

Mario, you seem like a great

guy and a good citizen.

Let us know next time

she comes by, okay?

Ugh.

[ Mumbling ] Ah, sh*t.

[ Normal voice ] Frances?

Is this important?

Yes, Rick, it's

really important.

I need to go see my mother,

and I'm going right now.

Well, who's gonna assist

me here in Geneva?

I don't know, Rick!

Maybe the people that work

at this ridiculous hotel,

or some of the 1,300

employees of your company!

Ugh. And Jonas wants

that down to 1,100.

Can you make me a list

of the 200 worst

people that work here?

Jesus Christ, Rick!

You are not hearing me.

I am leaving you, I

am leaving this place,

to do something more important.

You're not taking my plane.

Okay, I can fly

commercial like a person.

Wow. You must love your mom.

- I do!

- Okay, o-okay.

Just keep me posted?

I will.

Uh, before you go,

can you tell me

how to get my TV off the channel

that's, like, just

stuff about the hotel?

- Goodbye, Rick.

- Okay, yeah, yeah.

I'll figure something out.

Nick, I need to go.

Wh uh right, like, now?

Yes. I need to go see my mom.

I'm gonna buy a

plane ticket and go.

If you wanna stay here and fly

back with Rick, but I'm leaving.

Sweet. I'll do that.

'Cause, like, you

need space, right?

This will be good.

- Okay.

- Hey.

- What?

FYI? I really love

you and support you.

Okay? And this whole

marriage thing or whatever,

we can get to that

when the time is right.

Okay. Yes. Thank you.

I-I'm gonna go.

Okay. Hey, babe? Love to Sonia.

♪

- Oh, can I

- There's, uh, 15 bucks

in the battery

drawer for dinner.

[ Door slams ]

[ Knock on door ]

Mom, I brought you

some coffee, okay?

I-I'll just leave it right

here, in case you want it.

[ Door closes ]

Hey, is anyone sitting here?

♪

Oh. No, yeah, no, sit.

Please, uh, please sit.

Thanks.

Marshall, come on,

Marshall. [ Clears throat ]

I was wondering

♪

[ Zipper closes ]

- I'm Frances, by the way.

I'm I'm Marshall. Hey.

Hi.

[ g*nf*re ]

♪

[ Radio playing indistinctly ]

So, sorry, do you

have any other jobs?

Oh. [ Chuckles ]

Just the real-estate

office and here.

Oh, and I do volunteer

at the animal shelter.

You've heard of

no-k*ll shelters?

Well, we're a k*ll shelter.

It's horrible.

You know, but

somebody has to do it.

How much for a postcard stamp?

♪

[ Static crackling]

♪

This girl look familiar to you?

That's Frances Applewhite,

she's Rick Kruger's assistant.

Do you have Marshall's file?

♪

Take a look at this.

♪

- Mom?

- Frannie?

Oh, my Frances. You

look so beautiful.

- Mom!

- Maybe not the haircut

I would've chosen

- Mom!

Oh, Mom, I can't believe it.

Oh, Frances. My little girl.

Someone should really

talk to her about that.

Just because we

can't communicate,

it doesn't mean we can't smell.

[ Both laugh ]

Oh! Did I show

you this, Frances?

Someone sent me a postcard.

"Hope you're feeling

better M."

Averasboro, North Carolina.

[ Elevator bell dings ]

- Oh, Frances.

So about the

extension of care

I'm sorry, please

just bear with me.

I'm on to something that

could pay many bills.

[ John Leyton's "Johnny

Remember Me" plays ]

When the mist's a-risin'

and the rain is fallin' ♪

And the wind is blowin'

cold across the moor ♪

Oooh-ooh ♪

I hear the voice

of my darlin' ♪

The girl I love

and lost a year ago ♪

Oooh-ooh ♪

Johnny, remember me ♪

Well, it's hard

to believe, I know ♪

But I hear her singin' in

the sighin' of the wind ♪

Blowin' in the treetops ♪

- Oooh-ooh ♪

- Way above me ♪

- Oooh-ooh ♪

Johnny, remember me ♪

Oooh-ooh ♪

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

Oooh-ooh ♪

♪

♪

Frances?

Marshall. I didn't

know where to find you,

but the postmark, Averasboro

No, I know. W-Wait.

How long have you been

waiting here? This

Um, all day?

Marshall, it worked.

You were right.

It really worked.

You You gave

it to your mom?

I gave it to my mother, and

she's doing so much better.

And we need to get to work.

We need to grow it and spread

it and share it with everyone,

everyone who's

sick, and my mom

I-I know, I know.

I-I'm trying.

I came to help.

Sorry. If I knew you were

coming, I would've

No, no, it's okay.

It's um nice.

[ g*nf*re in distance ] Oh!

Uh, you'll get used to

that. [ Chuckles ] Sorry.

Tomorrow maybe we can spruce

this place up a little.

Yeah, I-I'd like that.

Can I get you

something to drink?

Oh, sure. Uh, water

would be nice.

Okay, you absolutely can't

drink the water here.

Um, I have grapefruit juice,

a Diet Coke with the

ice all melted in it

- That sounds great.

- Cool.

[ Gasps ]

Frances, I have to grab

something from my truck.

I'll be right back.

Aw! This is your tortoise.

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[ Exhales ]

♪

Yaaaaah!

[ Grunts ]

Oh! Oh, my God.

I had a dog growing up.

He never sat still for

more than a few seconds.

This is nice.

♪

♪

[ Engine revs ]

Uncle JJ! Somebody

stole my bike!

[ g*nf*re, birds cawing ]

[ Gasps ]

Marshall?

[ Panting ]

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Aah! Ah!

Where are the mushrooms?

Marshall?

Frances, run!

[ Click ]

[ expl*si*n ]

Frances. Where's Frances?

Sick.

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