01x03 - Chapter Three

[bunniefuu]

[haunting piano music]

- Alex Butler was like a son

to me.

A dear friend.

A vibrant, brilliant young man.

Alex was so much more than

an assistant.

A valued colleague.

And I loved him enormously.

- Our hearts go out

to his family

during this difficult time.

- Turn it off.

Toxicology reports came back.

There were a ton of drugs

in his system.

- Oh, I thought he was sober.

- He was sober.

She pushed him too far.

She never gave a sh*t

that he was sick.

His death is on her.

Finest trick of the devil

is persuading you

he doesn't exist.

- You're not eating your lox.

- I don't like lox.

- [scoffs]

[speaking Yiddish]

Martin.

You're a disgrace, Joyce.

- So in terms of the budget

on "Wanderlust"

- All right.

- Our stocks went up immediately

after we announced.

- Oh, yeah?

- It's a huge property,

and it needs to be

serviced as such.

We can't cheap out on this.

- Cheap out.

When have I ever "cheaped out"?

I have a cap and you know it.

And I never go over that cap.

No movie's worth it.

Dolce Vita!

- Yes, sir.

Can you bring me some more

caper berries,

but just two?

- Right away.

- In order to win this, we had

to agree to Meredith directing.

- First time director.

Female. Huge f*cking risk.

- And we had to agree

to go high.

- And you did because

you thought I would be dead.

And you could spend as much

of my money as you wanted.

But you thought wrong.

- Here you are, sir.

- You are a prince of a man,

Dolce Vita.

- Thank you, sir.

- Thank you.

- I think his name is Marcello.

- And I call him Dolce Vita.

And you don't get it.

- Redmond, we cannot make

this film

as it's currently budgeted.

- Then they don't

f*cking make it.

[ominous music]

[unsettling music]

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- I need to get on this plane.

- Investors are asking

if he's back.

- Stop.

- CAA's calling.

- I'm dealing with it.

- So what, is our budget

on "Wanderlust"

basically f*cked now?

- Information for the car

picking you up

in Phoenix is on there.

I emailed and texted it

to you as well.

I got this for you.

It's a moonstone.

It's supposed to help

with fertility.

- Help Travis till I'm back.

- Of course.

Anything else?

- You could k*ll Redmond.

- Travel safe.

[dark orchestral music]

- Looks like somebody

got a promotion.

♪

- [grunts]

- Looks good.

Lining seems perfect.

I think we're good to implant

tomorrow as planned.

- Oh, good.

- Is Miles not coming?

- Uh, no.

- So then we'll just

be implanting

the one viable embryo.

The odds

- I'm aware.

- I don't need to tell you

the statistics.

- Statistics don't apply to me;

They never have.

[vacuum whirring]

[vacuum shuts off]

[unsettling music]

♪

[phone dings]

♪

[birds chirping]

[soft ethereal music playing]

♪

[knock at door]

- Hi.

Change of plans.

Water's too rough for sailing.

- Hmm.

You waited till I got here

to tell me that?

- I did.

- So what are we gonna do

instead?

- Possibilities are endless.

- Lost in a space

I haven't been before ♪

- How 'bout some wine?

- Mm-hmm.

- In love with it ♪

Lost in a space ♪

I haven't been before ♪

Never been before ♪

In love with it ♪

Walked to the edge ♪

Feeling closer now ♪

Closer now ♪

Getting closer now ♪

♪

- Take a nice deep breath.

In through the nose.

Out through the mouth.

Good, Joyce.

Just go ahead and do that again

and just kind of relax

the pelvis.

- What does your wife do?

- Real estate.

- She's so beautiful.

[eerie music]

♪

- All right.

I'm gonna remove the catheter,

so you might feel

a little pressure.

Nice deep breath.

♪

- f*ck.

- Congratulations

on a successful transfer.

There it is.

- Thank you.

- So you need to stay flat

for about 45 more minutes.

Just close your eyes

and try to relax.

If you have any cramping

or bleeding, let me know

as soon as possible.

♪

- [gasps]

[exhales shakily]

[sobs]

- Nobody named Lou Simms

was every employed here.

- A are you sure?

She listed you as a reference.

- Then she lied.

- What the f*cking f*ck?

♪

- Look, Alex was your friend.

[groans] But the kid

was a recovering addict.

Fell off the wagon

into his pool, drowned.

I mean,

it's pretty cut and dry to me.

- Okay, but look,

this new girl

There is literally no record

of her.

And what 22-year-old

isn't on social media?

- Doesn't make her a m*rder*r.

- What she said.

I find it kind of refreshing

you asked me.

Town full of YouTube stars

make as much in a month

as I make in a frickin' year.

- Try a week.

No offense.

- You work in the movie biz.

Spend your days dreaming up

crazy sh*t.

Sometimes people

just f*ck' drown.

- Walked to the edge ♪

Feeling closer now ♪

Closer now ♪

Getting closer now ♪

[tense music]

♪

[serene music]

- I can get you

any A-list screenwriter

you want, Meredith.

- I wrote the book.

I wanna write the screenplay.

- Of course.

But as a first-time director,

we want to support you

through the process.

- What about Redmond?

- Redmond?

Not dead yet.

- Is he gonna f*ck

with my budget?

- Absolutely not.

- Hey, let's set a time

for you to come in.

Kick things off.

- Well, make sure

my little friend's there.

♪

- Copy. Talk soon.

- Gonna get into any trouble

this weekend?

- No.

You?

- Always.

So were you born and raised

in Colorado Springs, or?

- Why the sudden interest in me?

- I don't know anything

about you.

In fact, no one knows anything

about you.

- How much can you really know

about anyone?

The cliché "bitter b*tch façade"

you and every other twink

in Boystown project?

I mean

[bell rings]

Is that the real you?

[dark electronic music]

[Crosses' "The Beginning of the End"]

♪

- If beauty is skin deep ♪

Then your skin

is made of glass ♪

Oh, Mother Earth,

please hear me ♪

We may never learn

from the past ♪

♪

- I've always wanted

to come here.

My mom told me about this place.

She loved old Hollywood movies.

- Is she back in Colorado?

- She is.

- Come on.

Let's find a place to sit.

- Gracias.

Where's your little sidekick?

Oh, I'm sorry.

The new the new intern.

New Alex.

New Marty.

I don't trust that girl

as far as I can throw her.

- Right, well,

something tells me

you don't trust anyone, mate.

- Why don't you ask Meredith

about her?

At the story meeting.

- Meredith?

- Bring her a pomegranate açaí

throat lozenge.

[soft string music playing]

- Janet Gaynor was such

a goddess.

You know, she's buried here.

Next to her second husband,

Adrian.

- Didn't know that.

- Mm.

Where is Janet Gaynor's

tombstone located

in the Hollywood Forever

Cemetery?

♪

- Have you had much

interaction with Meredith

on "Wanderlust"?

- A little.

Why?

- Just curious.

You seem to be right in there

on everything.

Joyce clearly likes you.

It's no small feat.

- Who knows?

She could fire me tomorrow.

- [laughs]

Yeah.

Something tells me you'll

probably end up being my boss.

- That's not what I want.

- So what do you want?

Oh, sh*t.

Is everyone

from the f*cking studio here?

- Marty.

- Hey.

- Hey, how are you? What's up?

- How you doing? You good?

- Yeah.

- This is my friend Drea.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hi.

I'm Lou.

- Hi, Lou.

- You two haven't met before?

Well, this is, uh,

this is Miles Bresson.

He's Joyce's husband,

and, uh, this is Lou Simms.

She works for Joyce.

- Mm.

- Nice to meet you, Miles.

- Nice to meet you.

[tense music]

[soft piano music]

- You have no brain.

What you think means nothing.

What you feel means nothing.

You are nothing.

Everything you do,

you run through me.

Can't take it?

Roll on back to Bumfuck, Iowa.

Where have you been?

- Blowing Brad Pitt.

- Wesley needs a walk.

- So f*cking walk him.

- [laughs]

You're glowing, babe.

- [laughs]

- I seriously think

you're pregnant.

- Stop.

- You feel pregnant?

- [sighs] I don't know.

- Thanks for coming tonight.

I know the doctor said you

should still be on bed rest.

- I wouldn't miss

your big opening.

- I think Beaudreax's

gonna show.

The guys from Blackman Cruz

are super stoked.

If I can get these guys

on board,

this could be huge for us.

[phone buzzes]

[ethereal guitar music]

♪

I'm not cheating.

- Stop.

- This is my night.

Please don't ruin it.

- [sighs]

♪

- You know, I I love

that you say that.

You know,

it all comes from a place

of getting really quiet.

That simplification.

I just really wanted

To get rid of all the noise.

You work for my f*cking wife?

What the f*ck are you doing

here?

- Joyce invited me.

- Mm.

- What was I supposed to do?

Say no to my boss?

- Did you just text me

a picture of your t*ts?

- [scoffs]

Don't flatter yourself.

- You need to leave.

Now.

- We hung out for an afternoon.

Don't turn it into something

it isn't, Miles.

[mellow electronic music]

♪

Hey. Distilled water.

Thank you.

- What are you doing here?

- Just wanted to come

and support.

- What do you think?

- It's pretty.

- Translation?

- Derivative.

It feels a bit forced.

Did he grow up rich?

Feels like rich kid art.

- Get me a napkin.

Napkin.

Stand behind me.

- [sighs]

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[sighs]

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