Oh, there's our cue.
All right. Enjoy.
Wow, you didn't tell me
to be ready for the Alamo.
I guess you won't have any
trouble covering my retainer.
Hey, to borrow, right? Hold on, hold on.
Business meeting. Almost
forgot. It's been a while.
Rick Thorn, private investigator.
Give you,
recognize the woman in the photo, Mr.
Thorn.
She looks,
doesn't that make familiar?
That was uncalled for.
Yeah. Well, I gave you
a chance to be honest.
Well, you didn't give me a
chance to finish. Let me guess.
She's your daughter.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to age you.
Your wife.
Boss's wife.
Ah, Mina.
Let Mego. Yeah. Never see her again. Okay.
Hey, you get to live.
Got it. Good. Get him.
Ah. Oh.
Ah, wait.
Ah, let's take a minute
and figure out what's happening here.
You see those little
green dots on your chest?
Those are my Russian
spat snat sn*per buddies.
They give zero f*ck
real itchy trigger fingers.
You know what I mean? Now you
lured me out here under the
guise of a fat paycheck.
So I'm gonna take this
and I'm gonna take this Id
'cause you've seen me and now it's fair.
And now I'm gonna drive my
miserable a*s outta here.
f*ck you guys. Hit hard.
Pleasure doing business with you.
Oh man. Thank you for your service.
You guys really did me a solid tonight.
Let me get those laser pointers.
I may need 'em for future endeavor.
Steve, this is for you.
Don't get too wild tonight. Ah,
Do I wanna know?
- Probably not.
- You think he little as
and joy is giving the sh*t kits out of it.
Really? It don't flatter
me. Gladys. I'm fragile.
All these people out here chasing dream
and you chasing death,
wasting all that potential.
Yes. But you see,
death is certain Gladys
and certainty is comforting.
Yeah. He keeps smile
real comfortable with it.
Kicking a man while
he's down. Proud of you.
He's living the dream.
You ain't doing sh*t
after. Got my dreams.
It's never too late to start.
You read that on a coffee mug.
It is my advice to
your self-destructive as,
Oh, here's for your dreams.
You mean your rent.
You can call it whatever you want,
but don't spend it all in one place.
Mitchell Thorn. I'm Detective
Ian Wright. LAPD. Really?
He knows who you are.
Ian. That's right. Ex cop.
Detective. Good to see you. Grit.
Well, I'd say the same Darnell,
but I'm gonna hold back my opinion
until I find out why you're here.
You got a call about your daughter.
I'm assuming she's not here.
- What'd she do?
- She's missing the guy she's seeing,
saying that he can't find her.
He's the one who reported her missing.
- I saw her last night.
- Where?
At the black room she performed.
She hasn't been to work in two days.
- Two.
- Days.
- Nice face. Nice.
- That
do
Ain't
ain't nobody's.
Well, whiskey mate.
Oh, are you the other guy? What guy? No.
No. You should have seen the other guy.
You're the other guy.
Don't mind him. He acts
like he owns the place.
I do own the place.
Now, why is your wife's
name in the lights?
She is a star because of me.
Right? Because you are
just oozing with talent.
I could make you a star too, sweetheart,
if you would just stop
pretending to be so hard to get.
Come on. My VIPs are over on table 12.
Just go show 'em a
little special attention.
I'll catch up with you later. Hold on.
- A dad.
- She loves busting my ba*ls.
There's a sign of effect. This one's on me.
Ain't.
Ladies and gentlemen. Coming
up next is a very special
young woman, a blue jean baby.
An LA lady. Trained her myself.
She's a natural talent
with my help. Of course.
Please welcome to the
stage, Ms. Ava Turner.
Didn't think I'd see you here tonight.
Caught you in the corner of my eye.
That same with rush.
Knocks me over
a single time.
Sets me.
I get too close to you.
Say the things you want me to
c
Catch my bread.
You feel so good to me.
So let's see how far we can get.
If I get too close to you,
I
Get too
close.
Make a wish to you.
These flowers do not deserve you.
Well done Kim. You are such a star.
- Where are they from?
- Some guy over at Table
nine says he wants to talk to you.
He's cowboy boy.
Hey,
What are you doing
here? Good to see you too.
- Don't be a d*ck.
- Oh,
can I start over?
Okay, kiddo.
That was wow.
I mean, your.
Mother, don't talk about her.
Here's your whiskey.
Thanks.
You know you look like
her when you're mad at me.
Oh, David, come
on. I'm trying.
- It's a little late for that.
- I know, but since I'm here
and, and and you're talking to me
and look here.
It's her birthday. I.
Know.
I wanted you to have that.
That's her favorite photo of us.
No, I already have this on my phone.
Well, I know, but real photo's better.
Oh, better than real moms.
Hey
dad, go home.
Sad tears, happy tears.
No tears. I'm fine.
Oh, don't fight your feelings, darling.
You're the source of our work.
We depend on them.
It's my mom's birthday.
Oh, that's nice.
Yeah, she's.
Dead.
Oh. Oh, wow. That's a gift.
You got real feelings not
to manufacture. Bullshit.
Look, use it. Put it in your work.
Bleed on this stage
and no one will forget.
You got it.
Come here. What I always tell you,
Be better tomorrow.
So you will be right.
Never let him see a sweat.
Makes you look weak. Keep
the energy up, girls.
You getting old.
I'd still hit it though. Even dead.
You do it for me.
I saw Eva today.
She still won't talk to me,
but she was incredible up there on stage.
You'll be proud.
I, however, I'm a f*ck up.
I'm gonna get f*cked up
in your f*cking honor.
Well, I want for your homies.
I know they like to party.
Oh, who knows.
Maybe one day I'll f*ck up
enough to see you again.
I miss you.
Oh. Oh, you're not supposed to be here,
Madison. I'm.
- Not.
- God.
Wow. Oh wow.
If your husband's gangs gonna f*cking k*ll.
Me.
No. He just likes to f*ck with me
and made me think he's in
control. We have an arrangement.
I'm too drunk and
depressed to deal with this.
- Who don't?
- Isn't there like a younger
better looking version
of me to play fetch with?
No, I like this toy.
That's the only
registered address for her.
Figured you might know where she's living.
What about the club where she works?
We talked to guests,
employees, the owners.
We checked all of that.
All the security cameras
are broken. And we got a.
- PB Alpha.
- Vehicle,
But no hit yet.
Look, we didn't come
here to get you involved.
You and I both know that.
Ava's a smart girl. She'll turn up.
- Well, she doesn't.
- But either way,
we're gonna keep looking till we find her.
What? f*ck. Do you have any
leads that you're looking into?
Brett, we got this. Let us do our job.
If you need anything.
Here's my new number.
Why'd that sound more like
a lecture than a warning?
We were partners. Is he
dirty? Nope. The opposite.
He kicks him a*s when he want to.
He mentored me back in the day
and his wife got sick
and he never recovered.
Damn. They got us both k*lled.
We had to let him go. Okay.
Should we be worried? Maybe.
Hey, it's Ava. Leave a message.
You look like sh*t.
I need your computer.
- Hey. Oh, hey,
- You got a problem?
Because I got a problem
and I need some advice.
You got a ear for an
old man. Normally I do.
Well, yeah, that you're
here for other reasons.
I know everybody's here for other reasons.
It's a good thing you run
it into me though. Hey, hey.
Hold on. I just want you to know that
we have everything here.
And I mean everything. Yeah.
Like you see that couple in,
in the back by the table.
They like nose stuff.
And I can, I can intro
you if that's your thing.
Or, or, or you see the guys
on the stage in the funny
jackets, pharma purse
for subscription based pleasures.
And, and the guys behind you to table.
They like the ladies,
if you know what I mean.
What do you like? Go?
Oh, well, I, I don't like
talking to you anymore.
You're gonna want to talk to my wife.
'Cause this place is pretty much hers.
You know I, honey, honey, honey, it's.
Mrs. Rhodes.
- Oh, please call me Eleanor.
- Grit. Dawn Ava's father.
Not here.
Clarence drinks.
Yes, absolutely. Thank you, Darna.
I told the other
detectives everything I know.
Which, which isn't much.
- Am I late?
- Not now,
Clarence.
No, no. This, this looks important.
I think I should be here.
I need to interview
everyone that works here
and your entire clientele. Okay.
Like I said, your other
colleagues already did that.
My daughter is missing.
This is the last place she was seen.
- Mr.
- Thorn, you can call me Grant.
Mr. Thorn. If I worried
every time a young woman in
Hollywood was unreachable for a few days,
I'd never get out of bed in the morning.
Now, I'm sure she's off on some
spiritual journey in Joshua.
Tree with her friends. I love Joshua.
Tree.
Has she ever missed a rehearsal?
Everyone in there has a dream.
It doesn't mean that they're
capable of going for it.
And your daughter is sweet,
but she's not fearless.
And girls like that get eaten alive
by the pressure eaten alive.
We've seen it so often.
Girls come in here and they
want to be successful overnight.
But longevity in Hollywood
takes more than just, you know,
pretty face and a little talent.
Takes years of sacrifice and hard work.
A whole lot of ba*ls.
Michelle, let's go on.
Your colleagues seem to
know what they're doing.
And I am not interested
in having our clients
or our staff scared by something
that is currently trivial.
You know, we're really busy tonight. So.
Is the outfit part of the job?
Or is it a self-inflicted curse?
No problem. Get your
drink. Absolutely not.
Biscuit.
- Vivian Blake.
- Oh, oh my God.
Oh, sorry. I'm Ava's
dad. Grit Thorn. Oh,
Where is she?
I is she Okay. It's not
like her to not show up.
It's just, you know, I, I understand
that everybody's not committed
to the same performance
that I am, but it's
just so unprofessional.
I'm sorry, what were you saying?
I don't know why she is.
And I'm starting to get concerned
and I was hoping that you would help.
Hey, thought you were leaving amigo.
We're just talking ombre. Okay?
There's no need to get physical.
We can see your muscles
through your a*s less. Chaps.
Can you believe this d*uche bag?
He's just looking for his daughter, Ava.
And like we already told you,
we don't know where she is.
We you mean you and Eleanor. Right?
See, because I find it very
difficult to believe anything
that a convicted felon says.
Much less somebody that would
hire one. But that's just me.
You ever can't stop your
little mouth flapping can you?
No wonder your f*cking
face is always busted up.
Where's my daughter, Logan.
- Okay, take it though.
- I don't. No.
Outside.
Take it outside now.
- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm okay. Don't hurt him.
Ah. as*ault and battery, man.
You're really trying to go back to prison.
Tossing around a detective.
Huh? Please arrest me.
Wrap sheet or not. You're
really good at your job.
Good for you.
But all jokes aside, my man,
I gotta find my daughter.
And despite my current
state, I'm gonna pray
that my search doesn't lead me back to you
because it won't end.
Well piss off.
All right, let's make this quick.
Don't ask any questions,
just listen. Okay?
I don't know where Ava is,
but I do know that there is
some shady sh*t happening here.
But go see Harper Green.
She's an ex performer
who used to work here
and Ava is staying with her.
She works at the art room downtown.
I don't wanna say anything else
'cause I don't wanna get fired.
I'm sorry.
This can't be good.
This it about to find out.
That ain't right. Keys.
Are still in the car.
Jesus man. Why are
girls always such slobs?
Yep, this is definitely
it. It's your thorn.
Ah, what's this?
Bingo. It's.
Like an abduction.
We gonna tell Thorn Not yet.
Okay, so lemme get this straight.
Thorn's wife dies of some
kind of mysterious illness,
Brain tumor.
And when we were talking
to Thorn earlier today,
he didn't even know where Ava
lives. Where are you going with.
- This.
- From?
What the girls say at the
club doesn't seem like their
relationship is rock solid.
You gonna find it strange that he shows up
to Ava's performance two nights
before her disappearance.
Hmm?
The art room is Harper. Hello?
Hi. Sit down anymore.
I'll be with you. Desire.
Water?
- You Harper Green?
- Yeah,
I'm gr Thorn Ava's dad.
- Huh? She okay.
- I don't know. You know where she is?
No. Look, you gonna order
'cause my shift is ending.
Yeah. This is for your
time. Gonna Whiskey need.
We don't serve booze before noon,
but I'll consider this the rent money I
still haven't gotten from Ava.
You still need an order to sit here?
Are you f*cking f*ck? Huh? f*ck.
Yes.
I'm looking for Ava.
Vivian told me to find you,
Vivian.
sh*t, I don't know what
you expected me to do.
f*cking follow someone
home like that. It's crazy.
I'm just trying to find my daughter.
I, oh God.
Is this supposed to help?
sh*t. Did you go to the.
Cops?
They don't know anything yet.
They mentioned something
about a boyfriend.
f*ck. Look, I'm gonna
be honest with you.
Ava's not your biggest fan. Okay?
And based on what I've
heard, neither am I.
What have you heard?
I won't answer that.
Look, if you'll just have me find her.
You never have to see me again.
I don't know. She's been staying here
for the last couple months.
We met at the club earlier this year.
We became fast friends,
but I just had to get out that scene. So.
Why?
Because the place is run
by psychotic communists.
- What do you mean,
- Dude? I don't know.
It's la All right. Nothing comes for free.
Everyone's an opportunist.
And you know, some people are willing
to do whatever it takes to get ahead
and they have the ba*ls
to compromise themselves.
And I do not. So.
What about Ava?
She still works there, doesn't she?
- LAPD.
- Police.
Why are the cops here? Hey.
- Oh, don't tell 'em I'm here.
- What? Where are you going?
- Where.
- Are you going? f*ck.
Hello? Are you Harper Green?
- Yeah.
- I'm Detective Darnell Johnson. LAPD. I'm.
Detective Ian Wright.
Do you mind if we come inside real quick?
Yeah, yeah, of course. Come on.
Does Ava Thorn live here?
Thorn. Oh, Ava Turner. Yeah.
f*ck. Sorry. Is she okay?
That's what we're trying to find out.
We just have a couple
questions if you don't mind.
When was the last time you saw her?
Anything out of the ordinary?
No. No.
She's been staying with
me for a couple months,
but I haven't seen her in a few days.
Sorry, can can you just
tell me what this is about?
- Is this her car?
- Yeah,
We found it in Monterey Park.
Does she know anyone over there?
I don't even know where that is.
Has she mentioned having
any trouble at work?
Coworkers, boyfriend, anything?
Maybe her father. Grit.
Thorn.
The deadbeat.
That guy? Yeah. Has
he tried to contact you?
No. I'm sorry.
If you hear anything,
please let us know right away.
- Yeah,
- That's my card. All right.
- Yeah. Thank you.
- Appreciate.
Your time.
Oh, and be careful if the
deadbeat comes around,
it might not be what you think.
- Have a good day, ma'am.
- You too.
Can you please tell me why the
f*ck I just lied to the cops
for you and they don't trust.
You? Listen, listen.
- f*cking listen.
- Whoa.
Who the f*ck are you really?
Whoa. I'm Ava's dad. Yeah.
And what, like a criminal or something?
A criminal. I was a cop. I
was a detective. Dirty cop.
No, I was Detective Darnell's partner.
Look, my wife died. Okay. Ava was 17.
It f*cked me up and I lost my job.
I know. That's why she hates.
Eva.
I, I'm sh*t father. She
deserves better. I know that.
But I love her and I know
that something bad has happened to her.
And I can really use your help.
I've already lost my wife.
I can't lose my daughter too.
f*ck God. I hate Gs.
They said they found the car.
- Yeah. What does that mean?
- I don't know.
It could mean that it was stolen.
That it was a possible abduction.
God dammit. Poor Ava. Okay.
What do you know about the boyfriend?
I don't know, but okay.
Ava said that she was
looking into some sh*t
that was going down at the club,
but I didn't think anything of it.
And she kept saying that
she was gonna make it right.
And then she disappeared.
So the boyfriend's a member of the club.
I don't know, but she
must have found something.
- Do you know his name?
- No.
Did Ava leave anything here
with his name on it?
Like a journal or a gift.
From him?
No. No. Hey, can you just
not go through my sh*t.
Please?
What? What? What about somebody
that's connected to him?
Who knows? f*cking Hector
Menez is her boyfriend.
- Mende? Yeah.
- Yeah.
Thank you.
- Why are we short?
- Guess some
of the girls have been calling out.
Everyone's worried about Ava.
Why is this a thing?
Well, we can't have this
getting out to the press.
You have to create a distraction.
Bring the girls
and the members back to
the right head space.
Not have them worrying about
some stupid, missing girl.
So what would you suggest
then? Sex always sells.
That's right. That's right.
Tell the girls that tonight
we are gonna do all the
burlesque numbers.
Hit out. Asses up. You go, girl.
I want our members
emptying their bank accounts
and talking about this
show for weeks to come.
Come on, cowboy. You go tell the girls.
Thank you all for coming.
With Crime on the Rise, it's
now more important than ever
to have a strong and fully
funded law enforcement agency
protecting the citizens
of this great city.
Let me share something
with you. Just this week,
a dear friend of mine went missing.
Now they found her car, but
there are no leads. Why?
Because they're bad at their jobs.
No, it's because they
don't have the budget
to allocate the proper resources
for a missing person's case.
Our safety should not be put
at risk due to lack of funding.
So I am announcing a
new initiative, starting
with a very generous
donation from my company,
Mendes Enterprises.
Let's get crime off our streets.
Let's bring money back to Los Angeles.
Let's protect that American dream.
Let's together refund the police.
Who's missing? I'm sorry.
That's enough for today.
But thank you all. I appreciate it.
I need that article out by
Friday. That don't work for.
You.
Hector Mendez. Avis. Dad.
My God, it's so good to meet you.
Of course not under these
circumstances. I'm sorry.
We're gonna have to
finish this later. Come
with me. Shut up.
Oh, after 40 years,
I still love seeing it.
When your passions ignite.
- Hmm.
- But aren't you getting tired, Ellie? Of what?
Of this? This place. The hustle.
We're too old to keep
this up. And do what?
Sunset's in the desert.
Just like we talked about.
Desert.
What are you gonna do with
your time? Oh man. Nothing.
- I've earned.
- It. Where are you gonna get this life?
This life that I gave you?
Coke up your nose in
your hands. So far up.
22-year-old skirts like
they're your f*cking puppets.
Someday. Someday soon.
Ellie, you're not gonna have a choice.
Don't you ever say that to me.
I will always have a choice.
Oh my God. Have you heard
from her? Is she okay?
This isn't like her, is it? I
was hoping you could tell me.
I'm sorry I didn't get your
name. Ava's dad, right?
Ava's dad. Well,
let me get you a drink
and then we can talk.
You look like a bourbon man. Hmm?
Oh yeah. You got just the thing.
It's an incredible single
barrel bourbon from Kentucky.
That woo is smoother than jazz.
- Kenny G,
- But oh no.
He seems to be the only one
anybody's ever heard of, though.
Sounds like Nick.
Gomez.
Yes. Very good. So you like jazz, huh?
Tell me, how did you meet my daughter?
Well, we met at the black
room where she was singing.
She's an incredible talent.
And how long have you
been sleeping together?
I like you protective father.
I can respect that. Concerned.
It's interesting. She never mentioned you.
I just figured all of
her family had passed.
Like her mother.
When was the last time
you saw my daughter?
She was supposed to come
by a couple of nights ago.
Like she normally does after work.
She was late then She didn't answer her
phone, which is not like her.
So that's when I reported it to the cops.
Did she mention anything
about looking into the
club? She did.
Actually.
- And do you.
- Know anything about that?
Well, like the club is
definitely going under that.
Eleanor Rhodes is financially done
and it's the girls who
have to pay the price.
What do you mean? What would
an aging superstar like Eleanor.
Rhodes do to keep her dream alive?
- Hm.
- She would use her best assets.
Those girls, they're not just
singers, they're her sl*ves.
It's what she calls the price of fame.
I'm sorry, but I really
need to get back it.
It was good to meet you, Mr. Ava's dad.
Oh, I almost forgot. Ava left
a bag here. Do you want it?
Love it. Lemme make sure it gets to you.
Good morning, detective. I just
got a call from the husband.
Husband. Which one? Old guy,
co-owner of the black room.
Clarence Rhodes. What did he want?
He was f*cking half in the bag, man.
But he started singing
like a bird about his wife.
- What'd he say?
- Sounds like she's asking these girls
to do a whole lot more than just sing.
To keep that club running.
Like what? Human
trafficking, prostitution.
What are you getting at? And
he's not a part of it. Maybe.
So he wants to incriminate.
I don't know. I'm gonna
find out. Did I tell you what?
This case just got a whole
lot more interesting.
How are the girls this morning?
A little tired, but I
pushed rehearsal back a couple
hours so they could recover.
- Did I ask you to do that?
- No ma'am.
Right? I don't pay you for your opinion.
I pay you for protection.
My girls, my rules. Get 'em here.
Here on time, baby.
- Yes.
- Ma'am.
Remember the sunset in Costa
Rica? Pretty close, right?
It's beautiful.
Yeah. This is great.
Leave a message. Dad.
Where the f*ck are you?
Look at you. My gorgeous girls. Uhoh.
You're worried about Ava?
Ooh, so am I.
But we are professionals.
The show comes first.
Do you think I let my fears or my worries,
or my bullshit insecurities
stand in my way?
There are clients that come in here night
after night expecting to hear
the best singers in the city
to help them escape the
pain in their lives.
They need you. Ava needs you.
So come on now. Put on your smiles.
Bring me the magic.
Get ready to expose your a*s
and your soul
to put on the best damn
show you've ever done.
Invite your friends, family,
Molly, dealers. I don't care.
We need butts and seats for a show.
No one's gonna forget each
one of you came to this town
to become a star.
So be a f*cking star.
Door it open up.
You my friend, are under
arrest for what? What the.
f*ck are you doing?
He impersonated a cop. He's done.
You didn't tell me you found
Ava's car. I don't have to.
Tell you sh*t. I told.
You we were coming up here to talk
to him, not to arrest him.
What else aren't you
telling me? Darnell?
Grit. This isn't your case.
I know it's my f*cking daughter.
I know it's your daughter,
but why you think I'm
going all out for her?
You're my prom suspect. Ed. Go
outside and wait in the car.
He should be in jail. D, go outside
and wait in the f*cking car.
Angry little f*ck.
It's adorable how he
tries to show off for you.
Greg. Come on. You can't go
around flashing a badge and sh*t.
I'm just trying to find my
girl. We're getting close, man.
The case is actually turning
the club, right? Yes. The club.
Don't go back there. Grit.
If you do, I'm gonna have to arrest you.
Everyone that I talk to seems to point
to shady dealings going on at the club.
And it seems that Ava
was looking into that
before she went missing.
And I'm hearing the
owners are running some type
of prostitution R with the girls.
And Ava may be involved.
If anybody's gonna get to
the bottom of what's going on
with your daughter, it's gonna be me.
You gotta let me do my job. Cri,
What'd you do to her?
Cowboy? You are outta line.
You use her. You be careful.
There are gonna be consequences.
- Where is she?
- How should I.
Know?
Oh, but your customers know what?
How much did you charge ain? That.
Enough?
What are you talking about? You're sick.
I've seen these girls for
your own gain, pinging 'em off
to the highest bidder and
for what you not even do.
Copy piece sh*t,
Sir.
I'll f*ck your life up. Boy. Try me.
I would be very careful who
you point your accusations at.
Mr. Thorn. I never force
anyone to do anything.
If you don't like some of
the choices your daughter's
made, I understand.
Maybe I ought to question your
influence on her. Not mine.
If you ever step foot in
here again, you won't.
Like what happens? Get the
f*ck outta my club. Let's go.
Come on.
Who's Naomi? Nice to see
you too. I have no idea
I'm missing something.
Yeah, me too. It's called tips.
No. There's something
you're not telling me.
No, there's not. Look,
I want Ava back as badly
as you do, but I have to work.
Why is your name on this with Vivian?
I have no idea. It's
probably just like a list,
you know, to-dos.
People have lists. Not
everything has a deeper meaning.
Don't tell me Vivian will.
Hi mom. Yeah, tonight was good.
Well, Eleanor says I might
get my own soon. Yes.
My own show. Well, that's
the dream, isn't it?
Yeah. I miss you too.
Hello.
Hello. Show her the photos.
Take the photos.
Look at the photos.
Do you recognize that?
Man? I can't hear you. Yes.
Never meet with him again.
Also, shut your f*cking mouth, Rob.
Be permanently shut for you.
Do you understand that? Yes.
Very good. Giving back the.
Photos.
Do
The f*ck were we supposed
to just scare her, man?
Go.
What's going on?
I f*cking k*lled her. You
piece of sh*t, didn't you?
Why would I k*ll her and then call you?
You know what, dude?
Just try me. Alright? Yeah.
Chill out, man. Let,
let's not do this here.
Let's do it at the station.
Genius. Oh,
this guy really is your
punishment for me Day.
Ready and.
Cliff.
You know her well.
- Shouldn't be here.
- Why.
Keep you out of an ambulance.
For the hand?
Alright? Please make us understand
why you were there tonight.
Where the f*ck is my daughter? What?
I'm trying to help you
then why do I feel like
I'm one step ahead of you here?
I doubt that you have kids. Ian. No.
Thank God you're doing
so much for the planet
until you are a father, you
don't really have an opinion.
- f*ck.
- You. f*ck you.
You need to focus. Ian, just.
Relax.
You need to listen to me.
Everything that I've
told you about the club,
about the prostitution
ring, it's connected
to this girl's m*rder.
I told you how I chased down.
Two guys shot Vivian. One of
them's name is Julian Navarro.
I know. Of course you do.
Navarro is scum of the earth.
The guy never goes hungry.
'Cause everybody needs a sh*t
bag to do their dirty work.
I don't know who he works for,
but I know that it has something to do
with Ava's disappearance.
That's a really great story.
But I want to know why you
were at Vivian's house tonight.
Ian, chill out, man. I got this right.
You need to lay off the roids, bro.
He's gonna pop a blood
vessel. Okay man, come on.
Let's start here.
Your photo ends up at a
m*rder scene on the victim.
And you just to be there. Look
at me, answer the question.
Come on, man. I do not trust this guy.
Let's just lock him up right
now and be done with it.
Greg. Don't make me side with
him. He needs to sit for us.
That, man,
those photos were taken two nights ago.
Probably somebody from Navarro's crew.
I went to the black room
looking for answers.
Vivian said she didn't want to talk there,
so she gave me a note,
said meet her out back.
Somebody pulling strings probably saw us
and had those photos taken.
What did she say? That
something was off at the club
and she didn't wanna be fired.
f*cking k*lled her. You k*lled her.
Hey, Ian. Relax. Get on.
Get out of the room right now, detective.
Now he's f*cking hiding something.
I need you to get the
f*ck out of this room now.
I'm sorry, GRE. I can only
do so much to protect you
before all of this sh*t
starts looking suspicious.
Now I want Ava back home safe
too. But you need to trust me.
I'm doing what's best for you and Ava.
We're gonna find her. Am I under.
Arrest?
No.
Maybe take a look at your partner.
- Wait,
- You lied to me.
Vivian was m*rder*d.
Shouldn't be seen
with me. It's not safe.
And do what? Just wait for
Ava to turn up somewhere.
At least Let me give you a ride. Yeah.
Can you slow down?
My friend is dead. No, I
cannot f*cking slow down.
Look, I have been on the phone with the
girls from the club all night.
No one will talk. Everyone is too
scared. f*ck, this is my fault.
- Why would it be.
- Vivian?
I'm done waiting for answers.
I'm going in there myself.
- What are you talking about?
- I got my old job back,
Harper.
It's too dangerous.
I don't care anymore.
Oh God. Please don't complicate this.
Isn't that what the cops said to.
You?
The cops can't be trusted.
Vivian is dead.
And if we don't do something soon,
Ava might be too. If she isn't already.
I don't f*cking say that.
I am done sitting on the sidelines.
You don't know what you're doing.
Charming assholes into
telling me their secrets.
Trust me. I got this.
- I fine. I'm going with.
- You. No,
No. You're too.
Risky.
Look, just let me do my
thing. I will find her.
I want hourly updates.
And keep your phone on.
f*ck you. I got this.
Did you see? Yeah, you saw it.
Why is this happening to me?
Well, they raked you
through the colds, honey.
Talentless, tyrant. Yikes.
Slandering someone
without using their real.
I mean, if you're gonna try to ruin me,
at least show yourself.
Gimme one of those. This
generation, they're weak. You.
Already know what I
think. I didn't know you.
Could think.
I think it's time to sell
and let them win. Never.
Well, come on, Ellie. Cut the
sh*t. There's a girl missing.
There's a girl dead.
It's only a matter of time
before the members start getting itchy.
Well, just, I don't know. We'll, we'll,
we'll keep ramping up
the burlesque show. Oh,
Okay.
Yeah. So what about the cops?
You want 'em nosing around?
Half of them are members. They're not.
- Gonna shut.
- Us down.
They'll find a way eventually. I am.
Not selling Clarence.
I'm too old for this.
You, you can fight him all you
want to. But you are old too.
f*ck you. Yeah. f*ck me. f*ck me.
f*ck me for putting off my
retirement for 15 years.
So you can squeeze every little bit
of your fame out of this town.
Every scent we have is tied
up in this sinking ship.
You can leave anytime
you want. Oh, really?
And get half of what? Huh?
This place is so deep in the shitter.
You can't afford to buy
me out. We will survive.
We always do.
Not for long. Ellie.
Not for long. We have to.
Ellie, shut up.
Help me draft a statement
to the press about you.
Poor dead girl.
- Gladys,
- Get away from me.
- Who did this to you?
- You did.
Gladys.
My daughter's missing me.
I don't give a f*ck.
All yourself loathing
drunk f*cking around.
I mother got me k*lled
today. I have no f*ck.
But they give you, you wanna go off
and get yourself k*lled?
Go ahead. But don't you dare
bring anyone up down with you.
I'm sorry.
What the f*ck is going on here?
Whoa. Where's my daughter?
We got a BE 459 in.
Girls.
We have. We've suffered a great loss
and I wanna thank each of
you for being here tonight.
I know it's not easy. I, I
think it's important for you
to reach back and remember
why you came here.
Why you came to this
city in the first place.
You were each one's little girls like me
with dreams of being on
stage for the world to see.
So that maybe you could
finally be something.
Feel something.
So tonight, I want you to go
out there and sing for Ava
and sing for Vivian.
I want you to sing for
all the little girls
who didn't have the courage
to leave their shitty little towns.
You did. And I am
so proud of each and every one of you.
Dig deep. Give the show of your lives.
- Keep going. You.
- Got it. Great. Thorn.
No, stay there. Look
away. I'm trying to protect us both.
I saw you Mendez's
house. You weren't for.
Look, I'll help you,
but I have to be honest.
You don't Google. Well, how
do I know? I can trust you.
Like I'm a sh*t bag,
but my daughter is caught up
in something and I'm afraid.
Whatever it is, it's my fault.
It's not your fault. I have
proof. I'm doing an article.
I'm Mendez. I think he's gonna make a
bid for mayor next year.
The more I look into it,
the more I realize he's full of sh*t.
Well, I could've told you that.
- No f*cking mop level sh*t.
- f*ck.
Mendez Orchestrates
large scale real estate
and G*ntrification projects in key areas
of Los Angeles exploiting vulnerable
communities and small businesses.
He's entwined with organized
crime under the cover
of legitimate businesses.
His refund, the police
campaign is just a facade
to gain public support
while he has several police
officers on his payroll.
Okay. So how is Ava connected to this?
Ava works at the club.
Menez offered to buy.
Eleanor wouldn't budge.
He's using Ava against
Eleanor to bring her down.
So Eleanor's being set up. Yeah.
Why didn't you come forward with.
This?
I get k*lled. I can't exactly run
to the crooked cops. No offense.
There's a friend of Ava's, Harper Green.
She's been helping me.
She knows Navarro and I'm
not sure who she's loyal to.
And I think he's connected to Mendez.
Navarro does all of Mendez's bidding.
They grew up together.
Is Mendez married Madison?
Where are you going?
- I'm going out.
- Where?
My bodies Since when do you care?
Come here. I always care
where you go and who you do.
No, when I run for mayor,
I need you by my side. So say it.
- Say what?
- Who are you?
- I'm your wife.
- Again.
- I'm your wife.
- That's right.
Don't you f*cking forget it,
Daddy.
Here. I'll miss you. Mm.
Hey.
Yeah. I should be here for a while.
Here's that file from records.
- Thank you sir. Okay. We.
- Call you back.
Yep.
I don't believe that we have met.
- Forget me so soon, Clarence.
- You know me.
- Only for my dreams.
- Be still my heart.
Come here. Come here. Yeah.
Hey, you see this is nice, right?
Don't ever change. Big guy. I never do.
Where are you? Go.
Excuse me. I need your coat.
I think it's an emergency.
Sorry. Oh, take it easy. Here.
Buy yourself something nice.
Yay.
Yeah.
Hi.
Hey, that guy. Welcome
back. Hey. Hey. Wait a minute.
Are you supposed to be here?
You know what got you, dragon?
You did. You was very
nice. Thank you very much.
I thought I paid you to quit this place.
- You did.
- So what are you doing here?
You k*lled my friend.
Where's Ava?
I see you getting
friendly with her dad. Eh?
What did you do to her?
Come on.
You asked me to
introduce Ava to your boss.
I didn't think that she would
disappear. Beer is my fault.
It's not your fault.
She's a grown woman.
She can handle herself.
Just tell me she's okay.
Gimme that drive
and I'll tell you
anything you want to know.
- Why?
- Because
after tonight, we own this place.
He reads sharper. You know what to do.
I need proof. If it's okay,
you're not getting sh*t,
Nick.
I need to stay out of this.
I can't keep protecting you.
Dirty f*cking hands off me.
Are you okay? No.
I told you I would k*ll you.
Where's my daughter? Where's Ava?
f*ck.
Help. Help.
The f*ck are you doing? Call an ambulance.
What are you doing? She
needs help. Call somebody.
Stay with me.
I am so, so sorry. I didn't
tell you. I was scared.
I was scared and I
thought I could find her.
You better f*cking find her.
Or I'll k*ll you myself.
I'll just couldn't.
Let a sleeping dog lie.
Pass behind your back.
Turn around under arrest.
How do I pay for this.
Mrs. Rhodes?
This is a crime scene.
You're shut down until further notice.
You can't do that to me.
You can't do that to me.
You can't do that.
You gave me no choice.
Can't protect you from this.
Not even from yourself.
It seems a good a
time as any to tell you
that we found some clothing with hair
and blood on it that
matches your daughter.
We fear she may be deceased. Sorry.
There you go. f*cking done
watching you drink your life away.
She's dead. We're not. She
wouldn't wanna see you like this.
You know, for the record,
your mother loved getting
me sh*t faced.
- f*ck you. Hey,
- Watch your mouth.
You're right. I'm too
young to have a dead mom
and a dad who's trying to
k*ll himself in front of me.
- Turn.
- Around.
sh*t is going way too f*cking far.
Here go.
What a f*cking night. Huh?
I told you we couldn't
trust that guy. Bad news.
Everywhere he goes, finally we can.
He's going in the backseat.
You see me? What the f*ck?
Darnell. Oh, eni.
We have a suspect on the
loose white male. Six feet.
What happened to Chris?
I don't know. He got.
Away.
I'll f*cking find him. You'll
get your money once he's gone.
- You are really on the land.
- Apparently. So.
That makes me an accomplice.
Who?
The soap cowboy slipped it to me.
- Depends.
- It's from Eleanor's office.
Harper was trying to take
it to get dirt on the club.
Seems like Navarro didn't
want her to have it.
- And Cowboy.
- Think is guilty.
Conscience finally got the best of him.
Client list financials. Oh sh*t.
That's the night she disappeared.
- Ava, that's Mendez.
- There's another car.
That's Ava's car.
And that's Naro.
- So the cops are lying.
- Trying to throw me off the set.
If I release this. Menez is done.
Yeah. Not until I talk.
To him first.
You sure you didn't accidentally forget
to lock those cuffs on
purpose? Why would I do.
That? What are you trying to say?
I'm saying that you're
getting f*cking sloppy
because you feel sorry for him
or you're f*cking helping him.
You better back the f*ck up or what?
The real question is, who are you helping?
We're gonna finish this when
I get back. I'll be waiting.
You do that.
When I was a little girl, my mother used
to holler at me down
the hall, stops hanging,
hurting my ears.
I can't sleep.
I would sing into my kello. Ha.
Later on I realized she was just high
paranoid junkie.
I started this black room.
I so that girls could sing
to their hearts content.
Did I do that?
I'm sorry.
Eleanor.
Cowboy without your hat on.
How long has it been?
20 years. Look at you.
Were you happy here?
- What.
- Were you happy here with me?
I don't think anyone is
actually happy in Los Angeles.
Just hungry.
Yeah. Gotta suffer for your success.
Says think how much more
suffering you would've done
if I hadn't have taken a chance on you.
20-year-old punk, the criminal record.
Proud of you, proud
of me too. Made you.
Truly powerful.
People don't have to
constantly remind everybody of
how high and mighty they are.
Eleanor,
You're right.
I never thanked you for protecting the
girls and being my voice of reason.
You're half the reason I'm still here.
Thank you, cowboy.
You are welcome, Ellie. You're welcome.
I also know you are
the one who ruined me.
Shane,
Ellie, what the f*ck?
Oh yeah,
Hector.
I didn't get an invite.
Where is she? Oh, Mitchell Thorn.
So good to see you again, my friend.
You remember my wife Madison? Huh?
You f*cked my wife so
I f*cked your daughter.
We were even you. Stay away.
I will f*cking k*ll Ava. Gentlemen.
Help my friend in the car. Sorry folks.
My friends already had
way too much fun. Cut.
Really? My shoes.
So how long have you guys
known each other? We met
folks.
Sorry. It looks like we're
gonna have to end the party early.
Something's come up. Thank you
for coming. It's been great.
Get.
Oh, your guys are gone.
It's just you and me. Bravo.
Andres made you. Where is she?
I really didn't think you can get this far
and be such a pain in my a*s.
Oh sh*t. After all this policing around,
you still don't know.
Hey kiddo, come on out here.
Oh look, daddy's little girl.
f*ck Dad.
No, no, no. It's okay babe.
It's okay. Just tell him.
Tell 'em the truth.
How you staged your own
disappearance, huh?
And how you helped to
bring Eleanor down so
that you could skyrocket your own fame.
Go ahead. Tell him you're a lie.
- Tell me he's lying.
- If Father.
Sky's a monster.
No, you're the monster. And so is Eleanor.
And I'm, I'm sick of
being treated like sh*t.
I deserve a f*cking win.
So yeah, it was my idea.
And I came up with it
right there in that bed,
naked with him.
Sorry. You're proud of
me now, daddy. That's.
- Gotta.
- Hurt.
You just couldn't let a sleeping dog lie.
Drop the f*cking g*n, man.
Good. I'm good. Go get your daughter.
Hey mama. Clearance.
Don't you move, you stay back.
No, you f*cked this up for me. You did.
I'm supposed to be in Bums Springs.
I've waited my whole life for this.
Hector said if I helped him
that, that he would buy me out.
And now Dad, just give me Ava.
Take the money and go.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I go, don't follow me. Go.
Hang on, kiddo.
We're almost there.
I'm sorry. I just wanted to sing.
I it's all my fault.
It's not. This is me.
This is on me. I f*cked up.
I should have been there
for you when mom died.
I couldn't get past my own sh*t.
I lost sight of what really matters. You,
You are all I care about.
But from now on, I promise
you, I promise you.
It's you and me. It's you and me. Okay?
I promise.
Eva.
I
Had a dream.
A dream about you, baby.
It's gonna come true, baby.
They think that we're through.
But baby,
you'll be, you'll be great.
God. Have the whole world on a plate.
Starting here, starting now.
Honey, everything's coming up.
Roses. Clear the decks.
Clear the tracks. You've
got nothing to do but relax.
Blow a kiss.
Take a ball, honey, everything's coming.
Roses, now's your rain.
Stand the world on its ear.
Sad, spinning.
That'll be just the
beginning. And up Lights.
The light. You've got nothing
to hit, but the height.
You'll be swell. You'll be great.
I can tell just you wait.
That lucky star. I.
Be bright.
Light and
lollipops be
for me and for.
Turner.
Turn up the lines
and give them all a thrill.
Let's take the stage,
make the spotlight hot.
When the show goes on,
it's
beyond, oh, look at us.
All the say it, the hottest joy,
you know, shining brighter
than the sun.
When the show goes on,
give more that big band playing
the floor and hit the high
and never come down.
But before comes around.
I've made, but we all know
what it takes forever.
Not that low.
Somebody told me I look
like sh*t the other day.
I said, you should see my wife.
I know you would've laughed at that.
f*ck baby. I thought I was coming
for you for a minute there.
Crazy ride. Oh,
got a new necklace.
They gave me my own job back.
You believe that Idiots Ava's on
major house arrest.
She's writing songs, so that's good.
And I quit drinking. Turns
out it's bad for you.
Who knew?
- Love you.
- Stay dirty.
I guess that means we're
back. Back to seeing the world.
Will he, if I go,
will he?
Distance has
been taking my own.
If I go my way,
will he stay?
I rather he,
if I,
the only.
I,
I'd rather when.
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