Valleyheart (2024)

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[WIND NOISE]

[CITY NOISE]

[PLANE FLYING BY]

[PANTING]

JANE: Hello?

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

David?

David, you gotta open up,

alright?

It's an emergency.

Look, I know the last time we

saw each other it was a little,

messy.

But this isn't about us, okay?

It's- it's- it's Tommy,

he's in trouble.

Are you there?

I really need for

you to open up.

It's- it's really- it's really

hot outside.

It's really hot and, uh, I could

use some water.

Maybe we could- maybe we could

have a conversation, you know,

like adults do.

Civil.

Maybe we owe each other that.

Just gonna listen, okay.

Okay, alright, that's fair.

Uh, okay, so Tommy-

Tommy is still doin' the books

for a lot of small businesses

in the valley.

You know that family,

that famous family on Riverside?

They got the mortuary, and the

compound prescription place,

and the Mediterranean

restaurant, and the caf.

You know, all the- all the-

the psychic place.

You know the family.

I-

I guess, I guess he lost him

some money.

And, um, he's- he's in a little

bit of trouble.

He- he called me last night at

2 o'clock in the morning and he,

um, he didn't, uh,

he didn't sound right.

[CLEARS THROAT]

And, uh, he told me to empty

my bank account.

And bring 10 thousands dollars

to the park.

You know, the one-off Ventura

with the big snake sculpture?

That obnoxious snake sculpture.

And the cranes, and the-

and the birds,

and all the dead landscape.

You- you know-

you know the one.

And- and- and, uh, I did it.

I know you're gonna say I'm

really f*ck' stupid,

But I did it.

You- you didn't hear his voice.

He, he didn't sound right.

He was with these two brothers

with these ponytails

and they were really big

and really scary.

And I gave 'em the money and

they didn't give me Tommy back.

And now I don't know where he is

and I couldn't go

to the regular cops.

I- I couldn't go

to the regular cops.

He's got priors, David.

You know that.

And he's too little to be

able to defend himself.

He was your brother once, too,

you know?

You made a promise.

[SIGHS, SNIFFLES]

Okay. Okay.

So, you're not gonna

open the door.

Or you're not home.

I know you would

open the door for Tommy.

Maybe not me, but Tommy.

[POLICE SIRENS]

You remember his speech

at our wedding?

[CHUCKLES]

Here's to the happy couple,

David and Janie.

And to your adventure.

To the Wild, Wild West.

P.S. I'm coming, too.

[CHUCKLES]

[CARS PASSING BY]

I know this wasn't

your dream, it was mine.

And I really-

[GROANS PAINFULLY]

I really thought- f*ck.

I really thought I could make it

here in Hollywood.

I know you thought I could, too.

And I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry, David.

We should have stayed

at that lake house.

[LAUGHS]

That week.

That magical week before

we moved out here.

[SIGHS]

Skaneateles.

We could have stayed.

We should have stayed.

I know you wouldn't

have become a cop.

I know that.

And so, what if I still was just

teaching dance to little girls?

That wouldn't have been so bad.

Maybe I'd own my own place,

make my own hours.

You'd still be workin' at the

Public Works,

coaching Little League.

[SHORT PAINFUL BREATH]

Might have been a good life.

Should have never gone to that

Van Nuys police station

and signed that paperwork.

[PLANE FLYING ABOVE]

That place erased you.

[CHUCKLES]

Vice erased you. It erased us.

[SNIFFLES]

I dunno. It's my fault.

We needed money.

You were an athlete.

You were a good cop.

Nothing good ever

happened in Van Nuys.

[GROANS, HEAVY BREATHE]

I love what you've

done with the place.

[LAUGHS, GROANS]

Smells like junipers.

And lilac.

I miss you. I know I'm not

supposed to

say that, but I've missed you.

I've- I've wondered

what you've aged like,

where your wrinkles are.

[SNIFFLES, CHUCKLES]

You're still so handsome.

I wanna come back home, David.

[SOBS]

[POLICE SIRENS]

Please just-

I wanna come back home.

Let me come back home.

[MUSIC BEGINS]

[POLICE SIRENS APPROACH]

I wanna come back home.

["Run" by Ladytron plays]

I hunt, I hide, I run

I hunt, I hide

And I run

I hunt and I hide, I hide

I hunt and I hide

And I run

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah

I hunt, I hide, I run

I hunt, I hide, and I run

I hunt and I hide, I hide

I hunt and I hide

Ah

And I run

[MUSIC ENDS]

[CITY TRAFFIC]

[SIGHS]

[JANE GROANING, COUGHING]

[SIGHS]

Hey, hey, hey,

[CLEARS THROAT]

[PILL SOUNDS]

Take this.

Alright, hey, heads up,

let's go. Come on.

Alright, water. Water.

[GULPS, GROANS]

Jane. Jane.

Who shot you?

I need a description.

There was a third guy.

There must have been-

He was by the river maybe.

Mm-hmm.

And Tommy started

walking towards me.

Okay, stay with me.

And then I heard

this whizzing sound.

It's not what I thought

it would be.

Okay, okay, okay.

Your face looks the same.

Your face looks exactly the

same.

[SCOFFS]

It does.

Except for these.

And this.

How did your life turn out,

David?

[GROANS, SIGHS]

[ACTION MUSIC BEGINS]

[TRAFFIC NOISE]

Let's hit another one.

We need more.

You got any credit cards?

Oh, come on.

There's nothing left. I- maybe

I could get a loan.

I mean, one of those payday

loans without even work.

Payday loan?

Yeah.

Are you kidding me?

We're thirty-nine thousands

dollars short of fifty!

Do you have anything

you can sell?

Do you have gold jewelry?

Antique furniture?

Yeah, like with cherrywood?

Nope.

Can I have my phone back?

Please.

What do you think?

I need to know if

my sister's okay.

Hey, what about your mom?

Yeah. What about your mom?

Isn't she supposed to be in some

sort of fancy rest home?

Those places are expensive.

No, she's dead!

She- I told you, she died like

six months ago.

Don't f*cking lie to me, Tommy.

She's dead.

Okay?

Yeah?

Sorry, payday.

[MUSIC ENDS]

Why are we in a hotel room?

Why aren't we at the house?

I told you at the hospital,

before your surgery,

I don't live there anymore.

I rent it out as an Airbnb now.

[CHUCKLES]

Ow!

I'm gettin' $500 a night from

these sucker tourists.

[SIGHS]

What day is it?

Day after yesterday.

When you scared the sh*t out of

the family rentin' the place.

I had to give 'em two free

nights off their stay

just to make nice

and keep my rating

from plummeting.

So you lost me a grand. Thanks.

I don't have insurance.

Yeah, no sh*t.

They just sewed you up

and sent you on your way.

They might as well have said

"f*ck you" on the way out.

Yeah, and I'm not payin'

that bill, by the way.

It's, uh,

yeah, you don't wanna

know how bad it is.

You're probably gonna have to

file for bankruptcy again.

Look, I know- I know that

you're pissed.

Hmm.

But you don't have to make this

any worse on either of us.

[GROANS]

I'm fine.

[GROANS]

Alright, listen.

I don't have the free time to

get sucked back

into your bullshit,

so I'm just gonna say

this one more time,

get you up to speed now

that you're more lucid.

The EMT had to perform CPR.

That's why your

chest hurts so much

where all those

bruises came from.

You lost a lot of blood.

You took a slug to your side.

It missed your kidneys.

You got no internal damage.

But you got a couple

broken ribs.

It's gonna be sore for a while.

Oh, I, uh, I caught you a little

performance on my Ring cam

when I was at the batting cages

the other day.

You practice that one?

You're always really good at

bringin' those waterworks,

but that's what you actors do,

manipulate people

professionally.

Where's my bra?

Let's get one thing straight.

I don't owe you a g*dd*mn thing.

I don't know you anymore, okay?

You're not my wife, and you

haven't been for a long time.

Where's Marie?

She's in Florida with her folks.

Yeah, she left me.

You happy now?

I'm sorry.

Hmm. Two marriages

in the gutter.

You know, but I'm doin' great,

by the way.

Thanks for asking.

Looks like it.

Oh, that's right.

You only care about yourself.

Why would I think

anything has changed?

I mean, you show up

after 10 years.

10 f*cking years, bleeding on my

doorstep like a psycho.

You could have died, you know?

And now you just

expect me to drop everything

and help you and

your delusional brother?

You two are deranged,

you know that?

Chasing that stardom and

external validation.

It's all fake!

All of it!

You, clamorin' to be that face

in a crowd of a million

when you could have been happy!

Maybe not famous or important,

but happy anywhere else!

What's is worth it to you, Jane?

You bet on your life and mine

that it would work out,

and it didn't.

And that's the problem with you

and your brother.

You never realize that

this game is rigged.

And there's no way to win unless

you got a pound of flesh to sell

or absolutely

no shame or morals.

I wish I never met you.

Either of you.

I'm gettin' out of here.

Osco's in the escrow next week

and then I'm headin' back east.

I'm cashin' in my chips and

I'm gettin' the f*ck out of this

g*dd*mn corrupt-a*s sh*t city.

God, I f*ck' hate it here.

I always have.

Uh, look.

I'm gonna throw up.

sh*t.

[JANE PUKING]

DAVID: Alright, alright.

[JANE PUKING]

Hey, hey.

[JANE COUGHING]

DAVID ON PHONE:

I think I know where Tommy is.

What do you think I've been

doin' the last 24 hours?

Why didn't you come to me first?

If we gave these shitbags

all your money...

[GROANS]

What the hell are you doing?

If you know where he is,

let's go get him.

Come on.

I'm not a cop anymore, Jane.

It's not that easy.

Look, I've been talkin' to my

old partner Gene, though.

He stuck his neck out.

He's doing me a favor by

lookin' into this for us.

Off the books.

Is Tommy okay?

[GUITAR MUSIC BEGINS]

JANE: Why aren't you

a cop anymore?

DAVID: Early retirement.

I finally got shot.

I took two to the back of the

leg at a drug bust in Van Nuys.

I can't run anymore,

so they put me out to pasture.

Honestly, I've never

been happier.

You know, I saw your film

a few years back.

Man, you must really hate me.

[MUSIC ENDS]

[SUSPENCE MUSIC BEGINS]

Little advice.

Don't marry a cop.

You'll never get a good

night of sleep again.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[MUSIC ENDS]

So, what do you got for us?

It's the Russian mob.

The guys that took your brother

are pretty small time.

Low-level grunts to a much

bigger racketeering organization

that affects well over half of

the San Fernando Valley.

Tommy helps them

with their taxes.

More importantly, tax codes.

A good portion of their

money's in cryptocurrency now.

But they need the cash

businesses to keep

that dream alive.

It may as well be the Wild,

Wild West out there.

We have been trying to nail the

Chabons for years locally,

and nothing ever sticks.

Yeah, it's sort of a runnin'

joke down at the station.

Anytime someone from

this sh*t family gets arrested,

drugs, m*rder, whatever, sprung

by midnight,

charges dropped by

the end of the week.

Yeah.

Tommy made a bad

call on somethin'.

You know, things like

Bitcoin are volatile.

Now they're on the hook for

50 grand, maybe more.

And that's significant

enough of a deficit

for the upper echelon to notice

that it's gone and -

[SCOFFS]

Trust me, these f*ck watch

their money very closely.

[GASPS]

IVAN: Oh f*ck!

See, the brothers are second

cousins to the main guy or girl.

Alena Chabon.

[REALITY SHOW MUSIC BEGINS]

Ooh.

The man you see in the picture

next to her is Dem Linkoff,

Alena's head of security and

probably a little bit more.

I know this dude looks like

he's a model,

but trust me,

he's a f*cking animal.

Now, Elena was a model

a while back in a

low-rent Paris Hilton

kind of way.

Took over for her daddy when he

was unceremoniously shot

61 times last May

and dumped into the river.

He floated and floated

all the way to Long Beach

before a fisherman found him and

well, you know how this goes.

Come with me.

Just- just go.

[BASS MUSIC STARTS]

David, this wasn't really our

jurisdiction when we did it, but

You know, we had to come here

sometimes

and see some crazy

sh*t down here.

Our cameras up here are gonna

pick up pretty much everything,

so we can always

get in touch with

the owners of these buildings.

They'll let us know

what's goin' on.

Let us get access to the cameras

You'll see some sh*t you don't

really wanna see.

People shittin', pissin',

f*ck', you know?

Mm-mm.

Tryin' to drink this

disgusting sh*t.

I mean, I don't even know

what those bubbles are.

I mean, what, hepatitis?

Most likely. Let's keep movin'.

Yeah.

Now, down here is the snake.

No idea why they built it.

It's weird as f*ck,

but it's here.

I pulled the CCTV coverage,

but it's not conclusive.

Hmm.

Here.

b*llet hit her from the left.

There's a third person there at

the gate.

There's so many hoods

and hats around the faces,

it's impossible to make out.

But that's who shot you.

And, you know,

by all accounts, Jane,

this could honestly

be unrelated.

I mean, it looks like a random

hobo with a g*n to me.

They're rampant around here,

always have been,

and now they're all

f*ck' methed out.

It's not a good combination.

Probably didn't

even mean to sh**t you

Probably meant to sh**t one of

these toxic carp for dinner.

Poison his brain even more.

We don't know.

g*nf*re must have spooked

Ivan and Dell.

Whole thing went

south from there.

[SCOFFS]

Yeah, this ain't trackin'

for me, Gene.

Bunch of crazy people on meth

don't usually have steady aim.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah?

Why don't you tell your severed

hamstring that, Davey boy?

Stray b*ll*ts k*lled 46 people

that we know of

in the Greater Los Angeles Area

last year.

Ain't that somethin'?

What if it was someone

who wanted to appear

like a hobo with a g*n?

Like a conspiracy?

Crime in LA is really pretty

simple, sweetie.

So, I can assure you -

conspiracies

is just way too complex

for where we're at right now.

America has become very

streamlined by way of its demise

Can't get it?

Take it.

Besides, the brothers took off

with the money,

not the guy that shot you.

If that was his intent,

don't you think he would

have run up and snatched it?

He didn't.

He just kept pushin' his cart

down the river.

Look, I don't like this.

Yet here we are.

Linin' up for more every day.

City of Angels, am I right?

Same tragic story

for hundreds of years.

This place?

This place is cursed, you know?

This is tribal land.

The European settlers plundered

it from the Fernandinos.

Originally, the Tongva.

They built freeways

over it and them.

Los Angeles is equipped for

200,000 people, not 12 million.

We did this sh*t to ourselves.

The traffic, the sky-high

home prices, Hollywood.

And the caliber of ruthless,

self-aggrandizing people

it attracts every day.

sh*t. Stereotypes.

[SCOFFS]

Bet you never thought

you'd be one.

We all are.

Every last one of us.

Just playin' the archetype that

was handed to us

when we crossed

the county line in.

What are we even

doin' here anymore?

You know, no one gives a f*ck

what happens down

at this river anyway,

5-0 included.

People go missing

and disappear forever

once it gets to the soft bottom.

You know that, David.

They don't got no faces.

They got no names.

I mean, it's like Skid Row.

There simply isn't

enough support to

regulate a 48-mile stretch of

concrete waterway with dams,

and wildlife, and bridges,

and crevices the naked eye can't

see from the street.

It's like an underground tunnel

system with its own rules.

Might as well be a secret

society

And you progressive, misguided,

liberal f*ck

wanna defund the police.

Well, guess what happens when

people throw trash at you

just for doin' your job?

You stop showin' up

for the small stuff.

You let the public figure it out

After all,

so many of these crimes

require mental health

professionals, yeah?

Why risk your life for a public

that's just gonna spit on your

shoes and call you a pig?

I ain't patrollin' no river

sticks to nowhere. Hell no!

[PHONE VIBRATES]

Tommy's been arrested.

Excuse me?

Chabon Brothers, too.

They're at a holding

cell in Agoura Hills.

Looks like they tried to rob

a old lady at

a dementia care facility.

Let's go.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[ELEVATOR NOISE]

[ELEVATOR STOPS]

I need a shower.

[MUSIC ENDS]

Thank you.

For usin' your cop code magic to

get him out of there.

I really don't mind.

Besides, I don't really have

much goin' on these days, so...

[CHUCKLES]

So, you two- you live here

together now?

West Hollywood got to be too

expensive for Tommy.

DAVID: Ah, yeah.

Shockin', I know.

Hmm. Hmm.

I had the room.

Well, I didn't, but

splittin' the rent on a

one-bedroom

that costs $2,400 a month,

it eased the burden

on me a little bit, so...

Look, you want me to

stay here tonight?

I mean, I'll stay awake,

keep watch maybe.

In case they come back

lookin' for him.

I mean, this isn't

exactly resolved yet.

I'm gonna call my rich,

miserable cousin in the morning.

Oh God!

She's gonna give us

a loan, alright?

Well, I don't-

I just don't like this.

Besides, this isn't really

your problem, you know?

Yeah, but it is.

Oh, come on, Jane.

He's all I got.

So, well,

when do you leave

to go back home?

Couple days.

My Uncle Cal passed. He, um,

left me the old lake house.

You know the one.

[KISSING]

I can't.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

No.

So, I guess I'll see you then.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Jane!

[SHUSHES]

I didn't mean to say all those

things that I said earlier.

Yes, you did.

No, I didn't.

And I'm really sorry

that I said 'em.

We really f*cked this up,

didn't we?

ELISE: Sweetheart,

you need to be more

financially responsible.

You don't own a home.

You haven't diversified.

You don't have equity!

I mean, what would you

and Tommy be doing

if my father wasn't paying for

half of your mother's care?

Would you be

living on the street?

I-- it is time for you to be

an adult about this.

You have so many skills.

Have you thought about

applying at Starbucks?

Look, I just think giving you a

handout could hinder your growth

JANE: Elise, this

isn't a handout, okay?

It-- it's a loan.

And-- and I'm gonna

pay you back.

I'm gonna pay you back

every single penny.

Promise.

40 thousands dollars is

a lot of money, pumpkin.

Have you tried a bank?

She sounds desperate.

You sound desperate.

Is she on drugs?

Are you on drugs?

Oh. And hi, Amelia.

Hi, baby. You know we will

always be here for you.

You know that, right?

Amelia? Hey, Elise?

Hey, Tommy.

Uh, you have four homes

between the two of you.

Because your dads are

white-collar criminals.

They're boomers. They're the

kind of people

that benefit from that system

that f*ck Janie and I dry.

And they like it. Okay?

You've never had to

work a day in your life.

Unless you count whether to

spend or invest that money

that was just handed to you

for bein' born into the right

family at the right time, okay?

So, I don't want to hear it.

You b*tches better f*ck' help

us out in hour of need, okay?

You make 40 grand in interest

every f*ck' second,

so don't give me that bullshit.

It's a lot of money.

It's not a lot of money and you

f*ck' know that, alright?

Nobody likes you either.

Nobody likes you.

We've just been told

we have to like you.

We have to pretend to like you.

You're the worst!

You're the worst.

And you know it.

But that's just your defense

mechanism, isn't it?

To be the only rich lesbians

in that gated community

full of anti-g*y white

republicans who vote against

your very interest

and you don't care.

Because love is love is love

if love is money.

But deep down, you f*ck' c**ts

just wanna live a little bit,

don't you?

You're slummin'.

You feel sorry for me?

I don't care.

Just f*cking get here!

[BOTH LAUGH]

Oh. Oh my God,

Tommy, I love you.

Ugh. You have the

craziest life in LA.

I have no idea what you guys

have gotten yourselves into,

but I wanna hear all about it.

We'll be up there.

Life is so boring

here in San Diego.

Yeah, 'cause no one

has any jobs.

They just magically have money.

I'm sure it's really, really,

really exhausting for you.

Well, we could go to

Hamburger Mary's.

Mm-mm.

Absolutely.

Oh yeah, I'm gonna give you that

whole WeHo Los Angeles

VIP f*g experience

if you want it.

Just bring that 40k

in $100 bills,

and I'll see you this afternoon.

Okay, love you, miss you,

love you. Bye.

Bye.

Bye, Tommy.

[BOTH SCOFF]

[GLASSES CLATTER]

[OMINOUS MUSIC BEGINS]

NEWS PRESENTER: This is KM75.

In local news today, there were

three reported shootings

this past weekend

as murders continue to rise

to an all-time high.

The LAPD blames the high influx

of methamphetamines

on the street for

the recent violence.

Despite a strong,

coordinated effort

from all law

enforcement agencies,

overdoses have

flooded local hospitals,

causing a bed shortage.

Sunny skies and

scorching temperatures...

TOMMY: Janie, don't do that.

Don't do- don't do that.

You don't have

the strength.

I will clean everything up.

No, but Elise is gonna-

She's gonna give a sh*t.

Who cares?

I need you to sit down.

Look at the way

that we f*cking live.

I need you to-

I need you-

Like we're an embarrassment.

You know we're not!

Yeah, we are! Look at us!

They're gonna give a-

do you have any idea how they-

Look at me doing this.

I need you to sit down.

No, just make it- just-

in a square.

I know.

Just put it in a square.

Janie, Janie, look at me.

Janie, Janie.

Janie, sit down.

Janie, sit down.

You haven't slept, honey.

You haven't eaten, okay?

I'm-- I'm afraid

you're gonna die.

I'm afraid you're gonna die.

How could you do this?

Our mentally-disabled mother?

Janie, you are hurt.

Let me take care of you.

Yeah, why am I hurt, Tommy?

Hmm? What did you do?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC STARTS]

I don't know who shot you.

I don't know who shot you.

I would never, ever, ever, ever,

ever let that happen to you.

Please. Janie, I love you. Okay?

Please sit down.

Come on. Come on.

And, and...

[GROANS]

There you go.

Okay. Okay.

Can you get out of this?

If I get the money, then yeah.

Cops said these guys are brutal.

The cops said?

David brought in his ex-partner

to track you down.

But don't worry,

he did it off the books.

He's cool.

How could you

be so stupid, Janie?

I thought that they'd

already k*lled you.

I was just tryin' to find you.

We can trust David.

No, I know we can trust David,

but-

But what about the partner

of his? What about him?

Believe me, that is the least of

your worries right now.

What did they say to you?

Organized crime.

Yeah, I know.

Why-- why-- why would you steal

from people like this?

Janie, I am sick and tired of

being the smartest person

in the room and

it doesn't even matter.

I'm good at things, Janie.

But I'm really good at numbers.

And computers.

Crypto was invented for

people like me, Janie.

I know how to game it.

All I need is just the initial

funds to start it.

And it wasn't hard to convince

Ivan and Dell.

I mean, like Alena treats them

like they're guard dogs anyway.

So you gambled

with blood money

that belongs to

Russian gangsters.

Money that is

made from selling children,

and drugs that k*ll people,

and God knows what else.

Janie, if I could have

made this work,

we would have

had over a million!

Maybe more.

I set up a dummy account to

transfer the funds into.

The dummy account's

completely untraceable.

This isn't you.

Your dreams didn't

come true, Janie.

At least this way we would

have had some money.

RADIO: A smash and grab robbery

of a Studio City jewelry store

that left the owner gravely

injured has got other

local small business owners

taking extra precautions

with armed guards and barred

windows for extra security.

Mayor Johanson again addressed

the overwhelming

homeless epidemic last night

at the film premiere of

Dead Vengeance 4 in

Beverly Hills, saying, quote,

his office is working

on real solution...

[ACTION MUSIC STARTS]

Oh sh*t.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[DOORBELL BUZZ]

Who was that that buzzed?

UPS.

[PHONE RINGS]

Oh god damn it, it's my agent.

Answer it. May have

booked a job.

[SIGHS]

DAN: Where the f*ck

have you been, Jane?

You missed an audition!

An audition.

Audition for a

guest starring role.

Guest starring on a show

that has been on the air for

like 658 f*ck' seasons.

The one that stars that b*tch

from Desperate Housewives,

you know, the one with the t*ts,

not the Mexican one,

the other one.

Where the f*ck have you been?

What?

[ACTION MUSIC]

[DAVID PANTS]

DAN: You got shot? Gangsta!

Anyway, you can't

miss an audition, Jane,

even if you're f*cking dead.

I mean, I don't care

if you're dead.

No, that's not true.

I do care if you're dead.

I value you deeply

and your humanity.

It's okay. I'm okay.

I don't want you to worry.

I don't want you to worry.

You know I got shived

in the neck, right?

Like a couple months ago?

You know, out at the parking

garage by the agency?

Yeah, those f*ck' drag queen

meth heads

from the lab that burnt down.

f*ck' right in the neck.

What the f*ck?

LA is a f*ck' cesspool,

you know?

I'm sure this is what they

imagined around the gold rush,

you know, when they were all

beatin' the sh*t

out of each other

for a land grab out here.

Back when, you know,

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was first

starting up and Fatty Arbuckle

was rapin' b*tches left, right,

and center, just so they

could get on screen.

Anyway, you cannot

miss an audition, Jane.

I had to give this guy a f*cking

rim job to get you on there.

I mean, not really.

I don't- I don't-

Anyway, listen,

it took me forever to

get you this audition

and you are fastly, fastly aging

out of anything even remotely

looking like something a guy

wants to put his d*ck inside of.

And I keep begging you to get

the Botox and you won't do it.

Even I get Botox.

So, uh, you okay? You-

you need anything?

You want, like, some

pepper spray or some mace

or like a crowbar or something?

I actually, I think I need

a few days off, so-

Hey, have you ever thought

of getting a g*n?

Yeah, you need a handgun.

And you know what?

Go to Burbank where

those f*cking cowboys are.

They will set you the f*ck up.

It's f*ck' Tombstone

out there.

Okay, Dan, I gotta go.

Alright, alright.

I'm just tryin' to

look out for you.

Oh, and I still haven't heard

about that movie.

You know, that arty European

sh*t that you went out

for a few weeks ago?

Yeah, yeah. Listen,

you probably didn't get it.

I saw some of the

chicks they saw.

But, um, anyway, no problem.

Keep the dream alive.

Keep the flame lit, you know?

Power to the people.

All that sh*t.

We need the money, Jane.

We gotta make some money.

Money, money, money,

money, money, money, money.

Alright, baby.

I'll talk to you soon, okay?

Take care.

Sorry you got shot.

But hey, now

you're a real Angeleno.

[DAVID PANTS]

Hey!

[DOOR OPENS]

[KIDS CHATTERING IN ROOM]

[SIGHS]

40 thousand dollars

in less than six hours.

That's what I have done for you,

sweet cousin.

So, the next time you wanna call

me and my beautiful wife,

and be a bitchy little queen,

I suggest you rethink it.

I'm glad you're here.

And thank you for this

big bag of money.

Now, what's this all about?

He's gonna go back

to doin' their books.

And he says-

he says he's got a plan

that's gonna make him a whole

lot of money

and that they're actually

really nice guys.

These people have a code.

Still watching those

network TV cop shows.

You're in danger.

Stop it.

Come on.

What happens if this goes south?

Tommy is smart, okay?

They need him.

Don't even think that way.

Don't put that out there.

Fine. You know what?

f*ck' call me crazy,

but I don't trust a Russian mob.

Okay? And besides that,

I'm coming with you.

Look, I care what happens.

I cared then and

I care now, okay?

Do you care? Do you really?

Domestic disturbance! Lifetime!

I don't have time for this.

Let's go find some Russkis, huh?

Alright.

She's not coming.

Yes, I am.

Gosh, why'd you

two get divorced?

I forgot.

[ACTION MUSIC BEGINS]

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

[SIGHS]

And then, see there.

You transfer this

into that account

and that leaves you with 12%.

No, wait. That's 16%.

That's a fifth more than what

you were doing

making it the old way.

It ebbs and flows, of course,

but if you stay on top of it

like I do,

and if you're okay with it going

down a little bit

every now and then,

the gains are endless.

I'm trying to find ways to

optimize your profit.

You did this?

Yeah.

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

Genius.

[CHUCKLES]

This guy is a freaking genius.

[CHUCKLES]

How much money we just made?

Hold on.

$78,000.

DIM: $78,000.

[WHISTLES, LAUGHS]

Oh, hey, listen.

I'm really sorry about all this.

You know, I just- you're uh,

you're like Rob-

Robert Duvall character

in Godfather.

What- what was he?

Yeah, the bald lawyer guy?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know,

he's a lawyer,

but he took care of things.

You know, I mean, the money,

he made sure

everything was good.

You're like- you're like

our g*y Robert Duvall.

[LAUGHS]

It's- it's my pleasure.

Oh, no, it's mine.

Listen, feel free to take up to

a quarter million dollars.

Right? Don't even ask me.

Just- I don't wanna

know about it.

Just take it, do your thing.

Make it work. Make it work,

make it grow, okay?

I trust you. I love you.

How's your sister doing?

She's okay.

She's slowly regaining

her strength.

Hmm. Mm. Thank, Jesus.

We still don't know

what happened? Hmm? Hmm?

Listen, give her our best, okay?

She's a good kid.

You know, accidents-

accidents happen,

but I hate it when

women get hurt.

Absolutely abhor it with every

cell in my body.

[ACTION MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

Anyway, uh,

put this in the safe.

We're gonna

go to the Glade Plaza

and we're gonna have

lunch with our brother.

Alright? Go on.

[LAUGHS]

This, oh man. This-

this is amazing, yeah.

[DIM CHUCKLES]

DIM: This-

[DIM SIGHS]

That's really good.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Hey, you know those watercolors

you gave me for my daughter?

That was so thoughtful.

She loves them!

She's in there painting.

She- she even made

a painting for you.

Yeah, I have it in my car.

I'm gonna have to give it to-

Oh, she's a

precious little angel!

She's like a little- like a-

like a lightning bug.

She's so bright.

She is. She is.

She definitely takes

after her mother.

Kalina is strikingly beautiful,

you know.

Yeah, I know.

I don't know why

she puts up with me.

[BOTH LAUGH]

GENE: Hey there, cowboy.

[ELECTRO MUSIC BEGINS]

Walk! Move! Hands up!

Keep 'em up!

Higher! Anyone else here?

Are you sure?

Where's the money?

Where's the money?

I know you got more

money than this.

It's only 40 grand in this bag.

Where's the money? Where is it?

The whole building's surrounded.

There's patrol everywhere.

We got SWAT comin' in

any second. Where's Alena?

Where's Alena?

[g*nshots]

[ELECTRO MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[PANTS]

[FAST PACE MUSIC BEGINS]

Just go!

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[MUSIC ENDS]

[EMOTIONAL MUSIC STARTS]

Take a look at those houses up

there in those hills.

What did they do to get that

little palace in the sky?

What did they take when

no one was looking?

What piece of their soul

did they sacrifice?

[MUSIC ENDS]

[TRIBAL ELECTRO MUSIC BEGINS]

[MUSIC ENDS]

JANE: You've reached

Jane Francis.

Leave me a message.

Honey, we're leaving.

I left some cash for you

in the silverware drawer under

the napkins if you need it.

Now you go to my dad's summer

house in Lake Arrowhead

if you need a place

to escape to.

I'll ping you the entry code.

He's in Monaco.

The freezer should be stocked.

Amelia and I are getting out of

California for a little bit, ok?

We're just- we're gonna

lay low for a bit.

This is just too much for us.

I'm sorry to leave you like this

but I just-

Now you be f*cking safe,

cousin. Do you hear me?

I wasn't updated, babe.

And I'm sorry.

DAVID: We have to make it look

like we weren't here.

I never used my real name at

that hotel

and I only pay with cash.

So there's no way they

can piece together

that I was ever there.

JANE: No one's called me

from the department.

It's been hours.

DAVID: And they won't.

You'll probably hear from

'em in a few days when-

when a body shows up someplace.

I'll head to your uncle's

house in Arrowhead.

Play it off like we were

there since yesterday.

Cover story is

we're back together,

enjoying some R&R at the lake.

JANE : Are you sure

no one saw us there?

DAVID: I'm sure.

JANE: You were sure about Gene.

DAVID: I'm sure.

Let's just keep our heads down

for a few days.

I'll stay out of your way.

JANE: Who can we trust?

DAVID: I don't know anymore.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

DAVID: How's your side?

JANE: It's alright.

How's your leg?

It's alright.

I didn't mean for

all this to happen.

Wait, you mean this?

No, I mean everything else.

I- I know that.

Me either.

What happens tomorrow?

Let's just see if we can make it

through the night.

[KISSING]

[CARDS SHUFFLING]

Continue. No, don't mind me.

I mean, I didn't mean

to bother you.

Um, I'm sorry, do you want me-

No. Stay.

[MUSIC ENDS]

Hey, Janie.

It's me.

Your agent. Dan.

I got your message and, uh-

[CHUCKLES]

What the f*ck?

Jane, what was the first

cardinal rule of Los Angeles

that I taught you?

Do not leave Los Angeles.

It has f*cking Alzheimer's.

It will forget you.

Do you remember the last time

you left town?

How long it took us to

recover from that?

Don't do this to us.

We've worked too hard

to get where we are,

and we're right on

the brink of something.

We're almost there, babe.

I can feel it!

Besides, where else

are you gonna be, huh?

And you know what?

Yeah, newsflash.

LA f*ck' sucks.

We all f*cking hate it here.

But who's gonna take you to

House of Pies,

and have banana cream pie and

French fries at eleven at night

while that old waitress,

who looks like Liz Taylor,

tells you about her

ab*rtion she had?

I love you. Alright?

I'm committed to you.

So listen, kid.

Come to your senses. Wise up.

And whatever you do,

do not leave town.

Do not leave town

without talking to me.

Dan. Your agent.

[SIGHS]

Jane Francis,

my agent is Dan Jameson,

and I'm reading for

the part of the captain.

Yes.

Because there is an

asteroid hurtling toward Earth,

and there are aliens

trying to attack our ship.

We don't know where they are.

Because they're invisible.

That's right, girl.

Look, I'm just an ex-stripper

with a master's degree

in space engineering.

What do you want from me?

We are going to die on this ship

[CHUCKLES]

I taught you that.

They're ready to chomp

down on our asses.

Good girl. Yeah.

[TAPE PLAYS]

[TAPE REWINDS]

[TAPE REWINDS]

[TAPE STOPS]

[SLOW MUSIC BEGINS]

JANE: You've reached

Jane Francis.

Leave me a message.

GENE: Hi, Jane. It's Gene.

Look, I'm- I'm really sorry to

have to call you about this.

I have some bad news

about your brother.

They found his body

at the soft bottom of the river

by the Sepulveda Basin.

[MUSIC ENDS]

GENE: Again, I'm so sorry.

Just- call me back

whenever you can

and, uh, we can

discuss next steps.

[DELIGHTFUL MUSIC]

So he just gets away

with it then?

Yeah, I think he does.

He's a m*rder*r.

He m*rder*d people and he's

supposed to be protecting us.

You know how Gene said

people like the Chabons,

they get arrested, nothing ever

sticks no matter what they do.

Because there's a system

that protects people like them.

It's the same system that

protects people like Gene.

What if I don't accept that?

By all accounts, what this looks

like even on paper

a cop saw some ill*gal activity

from a major crime organization

that hurts people,

the community at large,

and he tried to do

somethin' about it.

Yeah. Tommy wasn't one of 'em.

Doesn't matter. He was there.

He was helping.

Look, I know Tommy was good.

I know that.

He k*lled my baby brother.

He's gotta answer for it.

There's no way to win this

without us both getting k*lled.

So what's it worth to you?

Just come back

home with me, Janie.

Let's forget about this place.

Okay.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay. Okay. okay.

[CHUCKLES]

[MUSIC ENDS]

[CITY NOISE]

You ready?

Are you?

[OMINOUS MUSIC BEGINS]

MAN: Hey, David Caldeira.

[STABBING SOUND]

DAVID: No! No! No!

[GROANS]

No. No!

No. No!

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah, Van Nuys

says hi, m*therf*cker!

[DAVID YELLS]

DAVID: Oh, no!

Don't move! Don't move.

DAVID: No, no. No!

She's got nothin'

to do with this!

Shut up!

No, she's pregnant, no!

No!

No, she's pregnant!

She's got nothin' to

do with this!

f*ck.

Let's go.

Please!

I said, "let's go!"

[DAVID GROANING]

David. David.

[SOBS]

David.

I'm gonna get you. Put pressure.

Where is it? Where is it?

What did they do?

[SOBS]

What if-

David.

What if you really

were pregnant?

What if you were

really pregnant? Imagine it.

[COUGHS]

Just look at me.

[INDISTINCT SPEECH]

Just breathe. Just breathe.

Just breathe. Just breathe.

Just breathe. Just breathe.

[SOBS]

I love you.

I love you.

[INDISTINCT SPEECH]

I love you.

We're gonna go

to the lake house.

We're gonna to

go to the lake house.

[SOBS]

[POLICE SIRENS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[HELICOPTER FLIES BY]

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

GENE:This job, you always have

in the back of your mind

that it's possible.

God I'm, uh,

I'm so sorry, Jane.

[INHALES, EXHALES]

[SIGHS]

[CLEARS THROAT]

I'm always here.

David would have wanted you to

know you're taken care of.

And that I'm here.

We all are.

Every last one of us.

If you ever need anything,

anything at all.

We have a code. You understand?

You'll never have

to be alone in this.

[SNIFFLES, SIGHS]

Take care of yourself, okay?

[MELANCHOLY PIANO PLAYS]

[MUSIC ENDS]

MAN: Look, man,

we're not going back to finish

the job on a pregnant lady.

You didn't tell us that.

It-- it's f*cked up.

You want her dead so bad,

you do it yourself.

We're keepin' the money.

[GRUNTS]

[TELEPHONE DIALING]

AGENT: JME modeling agency.

Hi, I- I'm looking for the

phone number of Alena Chabon.

AGENT: Ms. Chabon hasn't been

represented by JME for years.

We do not represent fashion

models over the age of 30.

It's agency policy.

Well, do you know

where I could find her-

[HANGS UP]

[ELECTRO MUSIC BEGINS]

Hey, Janie, um, listen, uh,

is everything okay?

Are you alright?

'Cause, um, uh,

there was a cop here.

Or at least I-

I think he was a cop.

Or I- I hope he was a cop.

I don't know.

[FOOTSTEPS]

What are you doing?

What are you doin'?

[GRUNTS]

Do you know who

you're dealing with?

Yeah.

You got somethin'

you wanna tell me?

You got somethin' you

wanna tell me?

Not at all.

I'm here for you, Jane.

Okay, Gene.

[DOOR SHUTS]

JANE: So the real question

that you all need to be

asking yourselves is

"Do I feel like bein' a hero?"

I know what my answer is.

[MUSIC BEGINS]

You need to eat something.

You know what?

We should go on a trip.

That's a great idea.

I can't.

You could use some time outside

of this apartment.

Maybe you could let us hire you

a maid just to tidy up a little.

You'll feel so much better

with some order in here.

How about a spa day?

Go out to Santa Barbara?

Those old caves are so healing.

Please let us take care of you.

What do you need most right now?

[LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY]

Oh, What do I need most?

[SNIFFLES]

Alena Chabon.

What?

Elise used to date Alena

back in the day.

Do you still have

her number, babe?

I do. And date is a strong word.

We hooked up a couple of times,

and that was

before she was such a mess,

and before I knew she

had a mob boss dad.

You always described

her as a lost soul.

Her dad was really

a*usive, you said.

Yeah.

She's the saddest person

I've ever met.

What do you want with her?

It doesn't matter.

I- I just-

I need to get to her.

You need to tell me why.

I think she can help me.

Does this have something

to do with Tommy?

Oh, come on.

We show up here with

40 thousand dollars

and you don't tell us anything.

And then Tommy is

face down in the LA River

with three of

Alena's family members.

Tell us something, please.

I don't think anything good

can come of

meeting with her, Jane.

You know that cop?

He's been showin' up

here lately.

But he doesn't know that you-

that you know.

Oh my God.

You and David should never have

gone with Tommy that day.

You want protection.

And who are the only people

who can protect us

from the people who are supposed

to be protecting us?

JANE: I can't prove it,

but I know that he

sent those guys to k*ll us.

I think I was supposed to die in

that garage with David.

I can't help you, sweetie.

Any security detail I have left,

it's for me.

So what? I'm just

a sitting duck then?

[SIGHS]

Hold on.

[DOOR OPENS]

Sorry, that was

my security guard.

He's brought me

Tom Yum from Tia Thai.

Do you know that place?

Yes, it's just down

the street-

God damn it!

They f*cking forgot

my napkins again!

[SIGHS]

I have to text.

Hold on, I have to text him.

Maybe I should just

go to his superiors

at the police department.

Don't be a stupid idiot.

Look, I know Gene. Okay?

And yeah, he's a dirty cop,

but there's others in the

department that have more power

and that are way, way worse.

h*- hold on, hold on!

You know Gene?

He used to work for me.

W- why do you think

he's doing all of this

aside from blind greed?

All he cares about is money.

What did he do for you?

Mostly just made sure that all

of our shipping containers

coming into Long Beach

made safe harbor.

You mean, drugs?

Yeah. Drugs, Jane. Keep up.

And after my father died,

I tried my best.

It was like Gene saw an opening,

and he thought that he was

supposed to take over.

But it- it was me.

Not that I wanted it.

I just didn't have a choice.

Son of a b*tch.

And that was when he decided to

hunt down my team like animals.

Dim, Ivan, Dell, your brother.

So many others.

I'm really scared.

You need to pack a bag

and leave Los Angeles.

It's hell here.

Don't you know that?

And the devil is the valley

on a hot day.

[DOOR KNOCKS]

Uh, h*-- hold on.

My napkins are here.

[DOOR OPENS]

How did you get in here?

[MUFFLED g*nshots]

[OMINOUS MUSIC BEGINS]

Alena? Ale-

[HANGS UP]

[SCREW SOUND]

[PHONE BREAKS]

[PHONE SIGNAL DIES]

[OMINOUS MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

TOMMY: You're not gonna feel

this way next week

when we're rich.

You gotta trust me.

[MUSIC ENDS]

JANE: I know what you did.

[MUSIC BEGINS]

I know everything.

But I also know

that there's a code.

So there's nothin'

I can do about it.

I'm getting out of here

and I'm never comin' back.

But if that's not

good enough for you,

I came in with some money.

A lot of money.

I don't want a cent of it.

So I buried it.

I buried it at the park.

You know the park?

Right at the entrance.

But you're going to

leave me alone now.

Do we have a deal?

[DIGGING DIRT]

[GRUNTS]

[PHONE VIBRATES]

Hey baby.

Hey. How was the appointment?

Good.

I'm really sorry

I couldn't be there.

Yeah, I just- I just had

some work come up.

Baby girl strong?

Good. Oh, it's so good to hear.

Yeah, I just, um, just finishin'

up some stuff, you know?

I'll be home soon.

Okay.

I'll see you in a little bit,

alright?

Alright, love you. Bye-bye.

[PANTS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

God damn homeless vagrant.

f*ck' [INDISTINCT SPEECH]

[GRUNTS]

[g*nshots]

[MUSIC STOPS]

[WATER RUNNING]

DAN: Janie! Jane! Jane, Jane.

Listen, I- I'm so sorry.

I- I- I wasn't gonna

call you this early,

but I got the email

late last night and,

I couldn't sit

on it any longer.

You got the part.

[SLOW MUSIC BEGINS]

The movie!

The-- the artsy European sh*t

that you went up for

like six weeks ago,

you got it!

You got the part!

And this is big, like this is

your breakthrough role.

I mean, this is like-

there's like franchise

potential here.

You know, I'm talking' like

sequels on sequels on sequels!

You know, we'll just schedule

like, yeah, like a CoolSculpt or

like a-- a laser Botox, lipo

or something.

Oh my God, the world is finally

gonna get to see what you can do

Okay, listen,

I know you've been through a lot

and, uh, my heart

goes out to you, but

listen, it's all been worth it

because you are about to

make a lot, a lot of money.

[DAN LAUGHING]

Alright, rest up because there's

there's fittings coming up

and there's a-- they're gonna do

an interview of you.

And then also, oh yeah, the

director wants to meet with you

and the script supervisor to

talk about the ab*rtion scene.

Yeah, 'cause they want, you know

they want your input in here.

They want a woman's perspective,

your perspective.

Yeah.

This is incredible!

It's incredible!

I- I- I- I'm over the moon.

Janie?

[MUSIC BEGINS]

Jane? Hello?

"Run" by Ladytron Plays

I hunt, I hide, I run

I hunt, I hide, and I run

I hunt and I hide, I hide

I hunt and I hide

And I run

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah

I hunt, I hide, I run

I hunt, I hide, and I run

I hunt and I hide, I hide

I hunt and I hide

Ah

And I run

[MUSIC ENDS]