A Hot Summer Night (2023)

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(computer whirs)

(keyboard clicks)

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- Hi.

I'm Summer.

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(car engine rumbles)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(footsteps thudding)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(clock ticking)

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(neon buzzes)

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(wine clinks)

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Hey, Mom.

I know,

I know, I know, I know.

Soon as this is over, I

promise I will come visit you.

I promise.

I'm sorry. Really?

It's blue skies here.

In fact, I'm staring

at a seagull right now.

(laughs)

See, you need to come visit me.

Yeah?

(gasps)

They called you?

Oh my God. That's amazing.

That's amazing, Mom.

That's great.

No.

Of course we're

getting you in the trial.

What are you talking-

(sighs) Mom.

Okay, hold on.

How much?

By, by when?

Uh, no, we can.

Yeah, Mom,

we'll-

I will do it.

I will get it done.

I will get the money,

I promise you.

(laughs)

No.

Don't you worry how.

Mom, don't talk like that.

I want you around

for a very long time.

I love you too. I love you too.

And don't you worry

about it, I promise you.

I promise you I will do, yes.

Okay. Okay.

I love you too.

Okay, bye.

(lips smack)

(sniffs)

(car engine rumbles)

(sighs)

(sighs)

(sniffs)

(exhales sharply)

Hey, Frankie, it's me.

I'm sorry, I know I haven't

talked to you since Christmas,

but Mom just got

into a clinical trial.

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This is amazing.

Please call me as

soon as you can.

Thanks. Bye.

Hey, Lori.

Oh my God. Thanks

for picking up.

No, no, I haven't taken a drink.

Yeah. Just passed my 60 days.

I promise you.

Not a drop.

Okay. I won't even

sniff it. (laughs)

I promise I will check in

midnight or around there,

you know, in between clients.

Oh, yeah. I'm

working my a*s off.

Over and out.

Thanks, Lori.

Me too. Bye.

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(sighs)

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(car engines rumbling)

(car engines rumbling)

(horn honks)

- [Meditation

Speaker] Just for today,

I will be kind to myself.

Just for today,

(shower splashing)

I will not judge other people.

(shower splashing)

Just for today,

(water splashing)

I choose to be happy.

(water splashing)

Just for today,

(water splashing)

I accept and love myself.

(water splashing)

- Oh my god.

- Girl!

- Didi!

- Oh my God.

- Holy, oh, hug, hug.

Checking on my old girls.

Checking on my old girls.

All my girls, my all girls.

You can't, I can't

even freaking speak.

I'm so tired from just.

- Oh my God. I, I, I

was thinking of you.

How can you handle that

whole homeschooling thing?

Excuse me. I'm

gonna grab my tea.

- Okay. Well, frankly,

I can't. (laughs)

I mean, I can,

it's just, you know,

they're acting

like little assholes

because they have to sit in

front of a screen all day,

which I, I don't, I

don't blame 'em.

It's like they're little

old men with their shoulders

hunched over.

And then my ex-husband's

constantly calling me now

because, you know,

he can't get laid.

Cause it's freaking COVID.

He thinks he is gonna like,

I'm like, no,

you're gonna come

and get the kids

and give me some freaking peace.

I wanna talk to my girls.

(Summer laughs)

So, how are you?

- Things are a little,

little crazy on my end.

I actually have a bunch

of clients lined up that,

hence my beautiful face,

and I'm basically-

- Workin' it, workin' it.

- Dancing for them online.

- That's great. I've been

really worried about you guys.

Like, you know-

- Well.

- Trying to figure out

how to make ends meet

and everything.

- I have a deadline,

tomorrow morning,

I need, I need $4000

for my mom, so.

- Wait, wait, wait, back

up, for your mom, why?

- For my mom.

- What's wrong with your mom?

- Did you not know?

She's, you know what?

I probably, I probably

didn't tell you.

She has cancer,

so we've been trying to

get her into this

experimental trial.

- Wait, how long, how

long has this been,

has she had this whole time

that you've been working,

you just didn't really?

- I just didn't say anything.

- No, why do you keep

all that stuff inside?

This is horrible.

- Thanks, honey.

I didn't wanna, I didn't,

"Hey," we're supposed to-

- I mean she's your family,

you should have told me that.

- I'm sorry.

- Hold on, what's that, you

need four grand for tomorrow.

For, for what?

For?

- Well, so basically these

trials, they're free,

but you need to be

housed in the same city

within a particular radius.

And then I also need

to fly her down there.

So it's, and oh,

and here's the thing.

So we,

we had no idea when

she was gonna get in

and it's like when,

someone dropped out.

So it's like, you need

to jump in like that.

Otherwise someone else-

- [Didi] There's only

like so many people that-

- That they take at

once, yeah, exactly.

I know, I know it's a little-

- You make my problems

seem like nothing. (laughs)

(Summer laughs)

- Oh, don't, no, hey I want you-

- How have you been

holding it together, I?

- Well, I looked

at people like you.

Hello, you hold it together.

You always would

keep us in line.

- Yeah.

- And keep our spirits up.

Run that club,

and raise two kids.

- Well.

- Get like no sleep but

still look fabulous.

- Well believe me like, plenty

times go in the bathroom

and go (screams) when

you guys don't know it.

- (laughs) Oh my god.

Oh my God, babe, you know what?

I, speaking of clients,

I need to get going

because my first ones come-

- Okay, you go girl, you go

girl, make your mom's money.

We'll talk soon.

Okay, lemme know, lemme

know how it goes, okay?

I'm thinking of you.

- I will.

- I miss you.

- I love you, bye.

- [Didi] Bye.

(sheets rustle)

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(Summer exhales sharply)

(phone ringing)

(clock ticks)

(phone ringing)

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(clock ticks)

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(phone ringing)

- [Nico] Hey, it's Nico.

Leave a message.

I'll call you back.

(voicemail beeps)

- Hey Nico, it's me.

I, ah, can't wait to see

you tomorrow night. (laughs)

But, before that,

remember that $1000

that I loaned you.

Um, yeah, I really,

really need it.

My mom, um, got

a spot in the trial

and money's due tomorrow,

so please call me back

as soon as you can, okay?

Thank you baby, bye.

(clock ticking)

(Summer sighs)

(clock ticking)

Hey, honey.

- It is so good to

see you, Summer.

- What, it's been a

couple weeks, since

you were my very first customer.

- I tell ya, it has

been about that.

And I've missed ya, I mean,

it's like therapy to me, just-

(Summer laughs)

You are, you just

brighten my day

and all my worries,

with my businesses here,

just go away.

- Thank you,

well do you like the little

touches that I added?

I did the whole

disco ball thing,

I thought I, I thought I'd

up my game for you guys.

- It definitely will suffice

during these hard times.

- I'm glad, I'm glad.

So you're still at work?

- We've got a few things

we've got to take care of,

we've got, some of my

tenants haven't paid, so,

I'm trying to figure out how

to take care of all that.

- Oh my gosh it, it's gotta

be a headache, you know?

- (laughs) We'll

see where it goes,

this should be over soon

is what I'm hearing.

- Well you know, you

must've gotten the memo

because we match.

I'm like looking at

our ties. (laughs)

- [Marty] Definitely. (laughs)

- You got the, the uniform memo.

- We, we linked our minds.

- I like that.

Well, speaking of linking,

how would you like a

little bit of a dance?

- I would love a lot of dance.

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(juice swishes)

(Summer glugs)

(Summer exhales sharply)

- I gotta tell you, the

hardest thing has been, ah,

you just feel invisible.

You know, when you don't

have people around you.

And ah, you know, I just wanted,

I just wanted

someone to see me, so.

I needed this, you know what?

I don't care if people out

there say it's pathetic

or whatever,

I don't care if I

have to pay for it.

I need someone to see me.

Let me know I'm still, I'm

still a part of this thing.

And, you know, it just,

it's silly, I know, but-

- No, it's not silly, Cesar.

It's not silly at all.

We all feel invisible sometimes.

- I don't know. I just, I

get a little sentimental.

I just miss our

time at the club.

- I know.

- You know, I just,

and just, and just, just,

it was always so glamorous.

(Summer laughs)

And, and, and then

there's this, you know?

- Well,

you're talking about glamorous.

Maybe I can bring that,

a little of that,

to you right now.

- (sighs) That would be amazing.

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You know, I think I'm

about to cry. (laughs)

I mean, that was...

(Summer laughs)

I haven't, you are the

first person I have seen

that wasn't someone on

a social media page.

(Summer laughs)

That was amazing.

Thank you.

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(Summer exhales sharply)

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(somber music)

- [Summer] So how are

you keeping your sanity?

- I kind of got into the

depression for a second,

and then I woke up and, and,

and, and caught the light,

so to speak.

And, you know, I stayed home,

saved money on a lot of food

that I don't buy anymore.

(laughs) You know?

(Summer laughs)

Being that I'm not

working as much.

All my camera gigs are,

are, are done with.

So yeah, I just, you know, I,

I went on YouTube and

studied all the water fasting

and stuff like that.

Lost 45 pounds in 30 days.

I don't wanna just work,

I want to, you know,

I got dreams and I, and,

and being that everything

is on hold right now,

my object is to come

back 100% better

when everybody sees me.

So I'm, see, I'm, I'm,

I'm actually reverse.

I'm looking for a couple

more days of lockdown.

(Summer laughs)

So I can get,

so I can actually get better

before people see me again.

So that's, that's my

incentive right now.

So, you know, 45 pounds in

30 days has been, has been,

you know, the first goal.

Um, I'm reading.

I'm actually learning

Spanish. I'm learn-

I mean, I'm just trying to get,

so by the time that at

the end of this thing,

when I come back and people

actually see me next time,

that I'm gonna

be 10 times better

than what you saw me before.

- (speaks in Spanish)

Since, in Spanish. (laughs)

- Yeah. Yeah. (speaks

in Spanish) (laughs)

- Wow. (speaks in

Spanish) (laughs)

(both laughing)

Wow, oh my gosh, that's amazing.

45 pounds in 30

days. My mind is blown.

- My gathering

after what I've done,

is this has been,

it's like going to

rehab, you know?

And, and, and I got a

whole new look on food now

because like food,

if you put food in your

body, you act a certain way,

you feel better, you feel

worse, you, whatever the case.

So to me, food is a drug.

- Yeah.

- [Tony] Now that, that's

the way I look at it.

So, and it's the

same way with rehab.

It's just, you know,

when you go through rehab

and you get all that

stuff outta your system,

you go through detox,

you go, you know,

you get the headaches,

you get the nausea,

you get a, so I went to sleep.

- Well I gotta ask

you this though.

Are there times when

you can't fall asleep?

That's...

- Oh, yeah. Yeah.

I, I mean, yeah.

And, and, and it's

funny because, you know,

that's, that's when, you

know, you turn on the TV

and you know,

or, or, or you know,

go back on the YouTube

and do some more research.

- Or you call me.

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(inhales deeply)

(exhales sharply)

Let me see now.

Okay.

Jerry.

Hey.

- Hi.

- How are you?

- I'm, I'm good.

I'm good. Hang,

hanging in there.

I really missed you. (laughs)

- [Summer] (laughs) Well,

I've missed you too.

I'm glad.

- Oh.

- [Summer] I'm glad to

see you on here at least.

- Yeah. This is ah, seems

to be my only contact with,

with anybody right now.

- Hey, your, your kitty was

sick when we last cammed.

What, how's he doing?

- Um.

Yeah, he passed away.

Had to be put down.

- Oh, Jerry, I'm so sorry.

- No, it's, it's,

(sniffs) it's, it's fine.

Thank you. Thank you. (sniffs)

My best friend.

But you know what? Looking

and seeing you Summer.

Its makes me feel a lot better.

- I am,

I'm so, so

sorry.

I wish I could give you a hug.

Just know I'm

doing that right now.

- I was gonna go home

and see my parents

before this whole

thing came down.

But I canceled that.

And they're getting

older, so um,

I hope they're gonna be,

they're, they'll be

okay, they'll be fine.

They'll be fine.

What, what about you?

How, how, how are

you, how are you doing?

- I am hanging in there,

you know, one, one foot

in front of the other.

I sometimes do these

mantras and I don't know, I,

I'm just trying anything now.

What do you do?

- I meditate. It makes me

feel a little bit better.

- Yeah? Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Look,

what do you do?

Do you do it for like

five minutes, 10 minutes?

I don't know. I feel like I'd

go crazy after two minutes.

- It's, well, you know, my

place is really quiet now, so,

except for my

neighbors, they, I don't,

they play their TV at

all hours of the night.

But I try to do it for

like, oh, you know,

like 20 minutes or so.

- Maybe I'll attempt

it. I don't know.

I think it might make me

climb the walls more. (laughs)

- Yeah. (laughs) Yeah.

Can I see your feet?

- Ah, sh, of course. (laughs)

- [Jerry] Oh, yeah.

(breathes heavily)

Those are pretty shoes.

(breathes heavily)

Oh God. They're so nice.

Yeah.

(breathes heavily)

Oh, you've such pretty feet.

Oh yes.

(breathes heavily)

Oh, yeah.

Oh, your shoes are

so beautiful. (grunts)

I love your feet, I love them

so much. (breathes heavily)

Oh yeah.

(clock ticking)

(clock ticking)

(clock ticking)

(clock ticking)

- Hey. Yeah, Frankie, sorry.

Yeah, I'm sorry it's late.

I know.

Yeah. So you got my message?

Well, oh my God.

Frankie, don't,

don't be an as*h*le.

She's your mother.

I can't believe you're

still holding onto that.

You can be...

Okay. Look, I apologize for-

No, this is not for alcohol.

Yeah.

I'll have you know, I've

been clean for over 60 days.

Oh, don't, f*ck

you, don't mock me.

(sighs)

Oh my God.

Are you serious, so you're not

gonna, you're not gonna help?

Your own mother.

f*ck you.

You know what?

(laughs)

You're just like Dad,

you are just like Dad.

(cloth scratches)

Yeah.

f*ck you too.

Son of a b*tch.

(cloth scratches)

(sighs)

Jeez.

(footsteps padding)

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Hi baby.

It's me, Summer.

Call me for some cam action.

I miss you.

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(exhales sharply)

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Mommy, don't worry.

Yeah, seriously.

I, don't worry.

I'll have it.

I will, I will have

it by tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning, yes.

No, no, no.

I heard you the first time.

Don't worry about church, okay.

You, you'll,

you'll be able to do what,

those online mass things,

you know?

Yeah.

Yes, I will do that.

I'll get your plane

ticket. You'll be all set.

Hm, okay, do not worry, please.

I love you too.

And get some rest, my gosh.

It's so late there.

Okay. Love you.

(lips smacking)

Sleep. Sleep.

Take deep breaths.

You, you took your meds? Good.

I don't want you

to forget again.

Okay. Love you.

Bye.

Bye Mommy.

(lips smacking)

Bye.

Hey Laura, Jeff!

- Hey!

- [Jeff] Oh my god.

- It's so great to see you guys.

- [Laura] It's amazing

to see you again.

It's been too, too long.

- We have talked about you

every day since this all began.

You're like a

breath of fresh air.

- Yes.

Isn't, we miss our

weekends with you.

- Doesn't that feel

like years ago, I?

- Yes.

- It does.

And as, as this drags on,

it feels like more years

are being added on as we go.

- (laughs) Yes.

- How have you guys been

doing? Tell me, talk to me.

- I'm essential.

So I'm, I'm one of

the lucky essentials

that have to still

go to and from work

and, and it's just weird

being out there anymore.

- Yeah.

He, he has to wear a mask.

Like I get, like,

if you're sick,

you wear a mask 'cause you

don't wanna get another,

anybody else sick,

I don't get,

when you're not sick

you have to wear a mask.

I, and so we get

into this debate,

'cause I tell him he is

and he has to do it cause

you know, it's his job.

- No, but I've come home

still wearing a mask

'cause I'm starting

to get used to it,

and she, you know-

- And I get on him.

'Cause I'm like, why are

you breathing your CO2?

You know, you're not getting

paid to breathe in that crap.

So then we get our

little bits of fights,

but then we make up later.

- We do make up later.

- The makeup part is fun, right?

- [Laura] It is. It

really is. (laughs)

(Summer laughs)

- [Jeff] That's the

whole point of it.

- So let me see what

I can do for you guys.

I am going to switch,

right about there.

I think that looks good.

And let me find some music.

I come from the town

that never shuts down

Rocks all night and day

You better watch out

these women out here

Will take your money away

Shorty talk to 'em

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Make your booty talk

Make your booty talk

All these ladies

making that money

Time to turn it up

I got them bands

to make 'em dance

Turn around

and shake yo butt

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

Hey hey hey hey

Make your booty talk

(tip chimes)

Make your booty talk

Make your booty talk

Even when you're walking

I see your booty talking

Now that's a conversation I

would like to get involved in

Oh you're insta famous

all because your an*s

Is it real is fake I don't

care what you're claiming

Ha oh you're a model

you do commercials

(keyboard clicks)

- Oh, man.

Just a little summin summin

for you two. (laughs)

- We want more.

- (laughs) That was awesome.

- Good. I can

always give you more.

- [Laura] Especially on the bed.

(Summer laughs)

- You know, I, I want

you guys to know

that you are a breath of

fresh air in, in my life.

Really.

'Cause I like knowing that

there are some couples out there

that actually work. (laughs)

- Thank you.

- That make it work.

- [Laura] Well you do

help a lot. Thank you.

(Summer exhales sharply)

(somber music)

(Summer exhales sharply)

(somber music)

- Thank you, baby.

Now I can pay JJ.

As soon as Flaco gets

me my money back,

I promise I'll pay

you back, okay?

Love you.

Thank you.

Bye.

(somber music)

Just stop nagging me, all right?

I don't have the money.

(somber music)

All you do is take

pills, drink, and sleep

until you go shake that

a*s in the club again.

(somber music)

(Summer laughs)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(somber music)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(phone vibrating)

(phone vibrating)

(phone clicks)

- Nico.

(exhales sharply)

Yeah, babe.

You kinda disappeared on me.

Of course, course. No, I get it.

I get it. These things run long.

Are you still coming

over tomorrow?

(sighs)

Okay. Okay.

Before you get into that,

you got my message right?

About the money?

Babe, it's been six months.

We're talking about my mom.

This is for her treatment.

Oh my god.

What the?

(inhales deeply)

(exhales sharply)

Don't gimme that.

(scoffs)

No.

(door slams)

Babe.

Babe. Babe.

You know, we've

tried everything.

You know, you can

be a selfish person.

Oh, you're gonna tell me that?

What about you?

You pulled up

with every f*cking.

No, you knew what I did.

You really knew, you

really knew what I do.

f*ck you.

f*ck you.

You are the, you

are the as*h*le.

(door clatters)

(Summer sighs)

(footsteps thudding)

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(trash clatters)

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(Summer sighs)

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(footsteps thud)

(footsteps thud)

(glass clinks)

(glass clinks)

(clock ticking)

(Summer sighs)

(Summer exhales sharply)

(phone vibrating)

(phone vibrating)

(phone vibrating)

- Hey.

Hi, sweetheart. How are you?

Well, of course I can,

um, can you give

me five minutes?

Okay. I look forward to it.

Yes, you can pay

me through that.

Okay. Buh-bye.

(tense music)

(Summer exhales)

(water running)

(bottle clatters)

(water running)

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(clock ticking)

(Summer breathes heavily)

(clock ticking)

- Divorce.

DUI.

Lost my job.

Lost my friends.

Hurt my family.

(somber music)

(clock ticking)

Divorce.

DUI.

Lost my job.

Lost my friends.

(somber music)

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(clock ticking)

Hey Omar,

great to see you.

- Hey, great seeing you too.

- (giggles) How have you been?

- Ah. Okay.

- Yeah.

- Been okay.

- I'm glad we're able

to hook up tonight.

- Me too, me too.

Finally I got some

time, time for myself.

- Yeah, how, how, how

have things been going,

on your end?

- Stuck at home.

There's no work, you know,

there's no construction

going on right now.

Everything stopped.

And my wife, my

and my, my little girl,

at home 24/7, driving

me f*cking crazy,

paying two mortgages.

My mother-in-law, she

fell and broke her hip.

Poor thing.

But I'm paying her mortgage.

(inhales deeply)

- Wow.

- And I have no work.

So, you know,

and good luck

reaching unemployment.

And you guys, you guys,

I mean this club, it's,

will you ever open?

Think about it.

I mean, well, well,

clubs ever open?

I, I I don't know how, as

long as this should exist,

what you, what you gonna

be strippers wearing masks

and behind plexiglass

or something like that?

- I, I don't know.

I don't know what's

gonna happen.

Um, but in the meantime,

we have this at least,

online, you know,

'cause face to face is, is

really important I think.

- (inhales deeply) Yeah.

Yeah.

- Well maybe I can bring a

little of the club to you.

Yeah? Lift your

spirits a little bit.

- I'd love that.

- (laughs) Awesome.

Let me see.

(upbeat music)

I can be a girl

in a man's world

(tip chimes)

Love the way it feels

Walking into a crowded room

(tip chimes)

No hiding in these heels

I can be a fighter

in the lion's den

Watch 'em circle round

They'll never see me coming

(tip chimes)

They'll never hear a sound

Boys, I'm not just

one of the boys

I've come to take their toys

Don't be fooled

This girl's not

another brother

Boys, I'm not just

one of the boys

I'm the one hurting boys

Don't be fooled

This girl's not

another brother

I can be a girl

in a man's game

A diamond in the dirt

I'm pretty bad if

you're in my way

Might get you 'til you hurt

'Cause I can work

I can curse with

the best of them

I can run you down

like the rest of 'em

Legs, blush, taking names,

moving fast everyday

To the beat of my own drum

Boys, I'm not just

one of the boys

I've come to take their toys

Don't be fooled, this

girl's not another brother

- Wow.

(sniffs)

That was hot.

- Thank you, Omar. (giggles)

- You're so f*cking hot.

- I'm glad you think so.

- Can I ask you something?

You know, I've always

wanted to ask you something.

- Ah, sure. (laughs)

- Yeah. I mean, you're a

pretty girl, we all know that.

But you are obviously smart

and I always wondered what,

why don't you do something else?

Why, why strip for a

bunch of f*ck' guys?

Why not get a, you

know, get a decent job

and, and, and do something else?

- So you don't

think this is decent?

- I mean, you can't put on

your resume "I'm a stripper,"

if you apply for

something else, so.

- I like dancing.

Let's just keep it at that.

Okay?

But thank you very much, Omar.

Make sure to text me whenever

you get that itch. Okay?

- I will.

- Thank you. Buh-bye.

(sighs)

(sighs)

(body thuds)

(exhales sharply)

Hey honey, it's Summer.

(upbeat music)

Yeah

- Call me.

Let's have some fun on cam.

Yeah

Yeah

God always

Mykael V

I done wasted

enough of my time

I'm gonna need that back

Time after time with the

I've been wrong, out of line

Like I don't read the signs

I'm so done with the lies

That's why

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

- So, you know, I do the family

law thing and everything,

I'm worried about

the people that

report the child abuse

are babysitters,

teachers, counselors.

So if there's, and people are

drinking like crazy, you know,

they didn't shut

off the alcohol.

So they're stuck in their

houses with their kids.

They're not used to that.

So I can only imagine

the number of cases

that's gonna go

through the roof, and I-

- You know, I got sick in March.

- I can't take it with people

making all these snide remarks

and jokes like kung

flu and Wuhan virus.

I hide through the place

they picking the tissues

They think and they

cry and they laugh

And they ain't

finna miss you

I been up like all night

Working on the craft 'cause

the suckers don't ball right

Dude he 'bout to swing

'cause we ain't about to fall

I'm living on my knees

'cause I know I ain't all, I

Oh my God

Never gon' stop

I think I'm finna

Change my legal name to Pops

(tip chimes)

Y'all a bunch of birds,

I ain't even gotta fly

Looking for the beef

- It's scary. It's scary.

You don't know

what's gonna happen.

We don't know how long

this is gonna go on.

We don't know.

Like.

- Yeah.

- It's terrifying.

- I spray everything

with alcohol,

like, I pretty much want to

shower in alcohol after that.

- It's just, you know, rude

glares and comments right now.

But like, god forbid,

one day people

start becoming violent

over this kind of stuff.

- I'm taking care of

my parents, my dad,

he cannot even do anything

by himself anymore.

He cannot drive.

So I have to go and do

the groceries for them.

I have to,

I have to sometimes tell

my mom take a shower.

I mean a bath.

And it's like having

two kids. (laughs)

But, I mean, I like it

and I love them, but oh,

they drive me crazy

sometimes, you know?

They don't know about

me and my private life.

So it's so hard for me to

act me in front of them.

If you doing this

for dollar signs

You are out of line

Yeah, pay attention

to the product line

People that is modified

Yeah, eyes up

on the bottom line

Before you are out of time

Yeah, out of body,

moving me so out of mind

I can see through

all that jealousy

Can't compare

to all the pedigree

They saying it's something

- To me, you're an

essential worker.

I'm lost. But I know we all are.

But this connection to

me is just as valuable

as having to see a

doctor in some ways.

You know, keeps me going.

- I just want things

to go back to normal.

- It's really

affecting the team.

We don't know if we play,

I don't even know if I

want to play this season.

- Nobody really knows

what the COVID is.

- Honestly. I just feel tired.

I ain't got no time

- I just feel drained.

- Who knows what's gonna happen?

- Are you get,

are you getting enough

people to be able to see

and talk to and?

- Well, somewhat.

But I gotta say, Billy,

if you wanna send some referrals

my way, I am so open to it.

(laughs)

- I don't wanna share

you with anybody.

(Summer laughs)

- Well, you can't keep me

on retainer for 24/7 now.

- No, you could

quarantine at my place.

(Summer laughs)

- Yes. We love our parents.

- Yeah.

- They are who they are, right?

- You are amazing in terms

of just being like an,

like an almost like a therapist,

like a dancer turned

therapist on screen.

I was like, oh man,

I really feel like I

could say, you know,

I could really talk about

my frustrations right now.

(laughs)

I'm living on my knees

'cause I know I ain't all

I, oh my God

Never gon' stop

I think I'm finna change

my legal name to Pops

Y'all a bunch of birds,

I ain't even gotta fly

Looking for the beef,

find a light up in God

See it at the top,

praise be to Jah

I ain't need a

job, glory to God

Milly with the rock,

Jordan with the hop

Catch me at the boat

10:30 on the dot boy ah

Yeah time after

time with the

I've been wrong out of line,

Like I don't read the signs

I'm so done with the lies

That's why I

ain't got no time

- Whoa.

(Summer laughs)

(client laughs)

I ain't got no time

- You know, why are

people blame, like,

trying to blame me or my

mom for, for this disease?

- It's better to be rich

and sick than poor and sick.

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no

Yeah time after

time with the

I've been wrong out of line

Like I don't read the signs

I'm so done with the lies

That's why

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no

- If this goes on

another couple of months,

I'm not gonna have enough

in reserve to keep my staff.

I mean, I, I tried to

pay 'em, you know,

I put 'em on unemployment.

Well, not everybody's

doing that.

A lot of people just

fired their whole staff.

Like, I don't even know

what, but I'm doing my best.

But I, I got maybe

three more months

and then I'll be one of the,

the business victims I guess.

- So my parents finally,

they got out of the house and

I was like, oh, thank God.

(laughs)

But they don't wanna

wear a mask. They, no.

(speaks in foreign language)

Oh my god.

Done with the

lies that's why

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no time

I can see through

all that jealousy

Can't compare

to all the pedigree

They saying it's something

but I'm seeing is jokes

They never wanting the smoke

They feeling

it in their throat

Only a matter of time we

gonna see them all choke

Unravel, the sun battles

The intimate folk

Oh no, oh no we know

they slaying their soul

They internet trolls,

the intimate note

They feeling is go, yeah

Yeah time after

time with the

I've been wrong out of line

Like I don't read the signs

I'm so done with the lies

That's why

I ain't got no time

I'mma need every minute

y'all took from me

I ain't got no time

It's my time now

I ain't got no time

God always

I ain't got no time

I ain't got no

We in here

(mellow music)

(Summer sighs)

- Hey Lori.

It's me checking

in like I said I would

and guess what?

I'm still sober.

Yay.

But it's been so f*cking rough.

Okay, I'll check in

tomorrow morning.

Yeah, thanks.

Bye.

(exhales sharply)

(exhales sharply)

(coffee pot clatters)

Just for today, I

will not drink alcohol.

Just for today, I

will not drink alcohol.

(exhales sharply)

(mellow music)

(hands scraping)

(key clicks)

(halting piano music)

(halting piano music)

(halting piano music)

(halting piano music)

(somber music)

(Summer sighs)

(somber music)

(piano lid clatters)

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Yeah.

- I still-(laughs)

- It's been a while, yeah.

- (laughs) It's been a while.

I mean, I I hadn't seen you at

the club for a while either,

so it's-

- Yeah, it got kind

of, I don't know,

it just kind of got

a little weird for me.

Nothing you did or anything.

It just,

I just kind of had to

stop for a little bit

and then COVID, of course

and everything else.

So, but anyway.

Yeah, you look great.

- Thank you. As do you.

I mean, you know, your

handsome face is obscured, but.

(laughs)

- Yeah,

I can't get to the

barber with COVID

and this beard is like

devouring my face.

But yeah, I kind

of, I've, it's weird.

I, I don't know how this works,

but it's kind of like

the club in there

and I was kind of hoping

that it wouldn't be, um-

- Oh, really?

- Well, I wanted to, I

I need to talk to you.

Um.

- Oh my gosh. Oh yeah.

Okay. I can turn the lights off.

- Can you like do that?

- Yeah, of course I can.

Totally, totally, totally.

Uh, yeah. Cool.

Just bear with me for a second.

- Okay.

(inhales deeply)

Okay.

- I I was, do you

want me to dance?

- Yeah, can you, yeah, can you?

- Of course, of course.

- I'm sorry. You're beautiful.

I love to look at

you, of course.

But-

- Thank you.

- I just, you know, it's,

I'm, I'm, how are you?

Are you okay? Like doing good?

Are you doing all right?

- Hold on for a second.

You are the first person

to ask me that. (laughs)

Really ask me that, you know?

Thank you. Thank you.

Ah,

it's rough.

- Yeah.

- It's rough.

Well, not getting into the club.

And actually my,

my mom, I, gosh,

you probably don't know-

- [Rick] Well no, I

want to hear, that's,

I need to hear something

personal actually. Um.

- Yeah, well my mom actually,

you don't know this,

but she's been battling

cancer for a while and she-

- [Rick] Oh, sh*t.

- She, yeah.

And then with COVID, so,

but an opening in a clinical

trial just opened up.

So we're really excited.

I just need to get the

cash to get her down there

to house her to-

- Yeah.

- So that's, that's

weighing on my mind.

- And that's, I,

I, I That's rough.

I know that. That's how my,

my wife passed from that.

- Really?

- Yeah. Four years ago.

I, I think I told you

she, she's gone, but-

- Yeah.

I didn't know the

story behind it though.

- Yeah, no.

So that's, it's, it's,

I need to talk to you.

I'm hoping. I just, I

know this is strange.

This is probably weird to ask,

but I, I feel like, you know,

in the club, you, you

kind of role play, right?

You kind of be whatever we,

you think we want you to be.

And, and you're

practiced at that.

You're very good at that.

And so I, I, I just, I want

to ask you something and I,

I hope that you

can do this for me,

but um, I need you to,

to talk to me like my wife

Today is the

anniversary of her death.

And you know,

it's been four years and,

and usually at this time,

I, I go back, you know,

I, I transferred out here

from Florida and I go back

and I, I visit her grave

and I bring her um, irises,

um, her favorite flower.

And I talk to her

and she kind of,

I feel like she

kind of talks to me

and I, I, I get some clarity.

And I mean, she

was fantastic, Sharon.

She, she was a writer and,

and also like a photographer.

She saw, everything was

black and white to her.

It was very clear.

And, and I needed that.

And with COVID, I can't go back.

So I'm here and I've

just been lying in bed

and just drinking and trying

to kind of conjure her.

And she's not coming.

And there's something I

need to ask her tonight.

And, and um,

it is just hard because

(sighs)

we had a really great marriage.

And

when you love

somebody like that,

they don't die.

I mean, they're

gone, but they...

Your heart doesn't

stop, you know?

It just keeps going.

And that's, that's

the hard part.

I, I, I haven't

been able to let go.

I mean, I haven't

taken this ring off

and I, I need to,

you know, I need to like move

on and f*cking live again.

And so that was what I was

gonna talk to her about.

And I need her, you,

to tell me it's okay.

Okay? So that's

what we're gonna do.

Hi, honey.

- Hey, honey.

I miss you.

- Ah, I miss you too.

I, I wanted to talk to you

about something tonight.

It's, you know, it's, I've

been having a hard time.

I hate LA, I, I don't know

why I transferred out here.

The, I don't have any friends.

I just, my coworkers, you know,

and so I've been,

I've been drinking

a lot and I've been,

I've been going

to this strip club,

but it's not sexual.

I, I, I talked to this woman,

this wonderful woman

named Summer.

And um, she doesn't know it,

but she's really

helped me a lot.

She's helped me see that I,

I do want intimacy in my

life and I want to move on.

And I can't.

And I, I, I haven't

taken our, our ring off.

And I need to,

I need you to tell

me that it's okay

and that I can move on.

That I, I need to live again.

I think I'm ready.

So can, can you

tell me that?

- Rick.

You know

I love you

so, so, so.

You were and are my life.

And because of that, I

want you to be happy.

- [Rick] Okay.

- You've got to move on.

You've got to move on.

- I know, I know. I'm-

- It's lonely.

- Yeah.

Um,

so it's okay?

(sniffs)

- It's more than okay.

- It's not that, it's not

that I don't love you.

I will love you forever.

Okay? (sobs)

Okay.

I'm sorry. It's just, yeah.

Here we go.

Bite the b*llet. (laughs)

(Summer laughs)

One, two, three.

I can't even get it off.

(Summer laughs)

Oh, f*ck.

Oh.

(sobs)

- Oh, baby.

- Oh my god.

(Rick sniffs)

(Rick gulps)

Thank you. (sniffs)

- You're so welcome.

- Oh my God, (sniffs)

Jesus, um-

- You're welcome.

(Rick sniffs)

- Ah.

(Summer chuckles)

- And I meant what I said,

you've, you've helped me a lot.

I, I do kind of

consider you a friend

and so I hope this

wasn't too weird and...

Okay.

- Rick. Not weird at all.

At all.

- Okay.

(Summer sighs)

(Summer sobs)

(pen scratches)

(pad thuds)

(somber music)

(plastic bag rustles)

(plastic bag rustles)

(plastic bag rustles)

(somber music)

(plastic bag rustles)

(plastic bag rustles)

(somber music)

(plastic bag rustles)

(plastic bag rustles)

(somber music)

(plastic bag rustles)

(plastic bag rustles)

(plastic bag rustles)

(bag thuds)

(somber music)

- Hey Nico, it's me.

Your stuff's out on my sidewalk.

Pick it up whenever you want

and get some help.

(somber music)

(message beeps)

(door slams)

- Hey, hey, what?

Oh my God, what-

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I know, I know, I

know it's late, but I-

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

It's more about you being okay

and why I'm calling

you so late because,

talking to you so

late, because I have,

I could not let slide

what you told me

earlier about your mom.

I just could not go

to sleep about that.

And you know me, I'm a fixer.

I had to do something

about it, so. (laughs)

Um, I, I took the night

and I called the girls.

We came up with $1,500 for you.

(Summer laughs)

I know it's not the

full amount. I know it.

I know, but that's

gotta help some, right?

I mean.

- Oh my God. What?

- Yeah. Not a

single one of them.

Not a single one said no,

not a single one said no.

And you should have-

- God.

- Told me earlier so

we could help you.

'Cause we're family.

- Oh my God, Didi, you real-

- Don't get all, like,

don't get all sad.

- (laughs) You made

me, speechless.

I can't believe it. I.

(Didi laughs)

- You know, just happy.

I wish it was the whole

amount, but you know.

- Well, I did dance my

a*s off tonight, so.

- (laughs) That is my girl.

(Summer laughs)

That's my girl.

So I'm gonna get that money

to you by the morning.

- I'll send you a link. Yeah.

Oh my god.

And I love you. Thank you.

- You're welcome.

And just-

- I don't deserve-

- Don't be such an

island all the time.

Let us in a little bit,

don't be so like do everything

on your own all the time.

So, love ya.

(hands clap)

And sorry, it's

three in the morning.

I gotta get my a*s in bed

'cause I gotta teach

math tomorrow.

(Summer laughs)

(Didi laughs)

Good luck with that.

- Monsters, help me, ah.

- Mwa.

- Okay, love you.

- I love you, okay.

Good night. Bye.

(mellow music)

(exhales sharply)

(mellow music)

- [Meditation

Speaker] Just for today,

I will be kind to myself.

Just for today,

I will not judge others.

Just for today, I

choose to be happy.

Just for today,

I accept and love myself.

Just for today, I

focus on the good.

Just for today, I

avoid negativity.

Just for today, I let go

of the past and the future.

Just for today, I

will be present.

(light clicks)

(mellow music)

(mellow music continues)

(mellow music continues)