01x05 - Bacchanal

[bunniefuu]

[intriguing music playing]

-[glass clinks]
-[liquid pouring]

We never got around to this room.

The house needed a lot of work
when we bought it. We had a whole list.

I thought you weren't much of a drinker.

I never said that.

I just

didn't want your wine.

Oh, thanks.

Jesus, what happened?

You should have seen the other guy.
I got jumped.

Yeah, outside my office.

to get a beet juice.

[Aggie] Oh my God.

And where was your

henchman?

[chuckles] Had the night off,
as it happens. Yeah.

Guy came up behind me,
pretended his finger was a g*n.

I mean, I don't think
he, uh, knew who I was.

Just another schmuck in Gucci loafers.

The class wars are definitely upon us.

You look a little worse for wear yourself.

[sighs] Yeah, well…

[tongue clicks]

…sh*t day all around, I guess.

How'd it go with Maddie's parents?
They said you stopped by.

[scoffs]

You didn't tell me
you were still in touch.

You never asked.
They're my in-laws, aren't they?

[Aggie scoffs]

I gotta admit, that was, uh…

[inhales sharply]

That was a twist.

What? Did they speak so fondly
of the man that k*lled their daughter?

So what did they say exactly?

Well, I'm

sure you can guess.

[Nile] Mm.

[lips smack] Different story
from your pal Brian Abbott.

So how many times
did you talk to him anyway?

I mean…

[scoffs]

Does it matter?

Just curious.

[sighs]

I don't know.

Twice?

In person?

Once in person,
and once on the phone. Why?

You know he's an addict, right?

Bureau suspended him more than once.
Mandated rehab for booze, pills, coke.

[laughing]

What?

No, it's just… [sighs]

Yeah, that tracks.

With what I saw.

Oh yeah.

He's got some demons, was my impression.

Yeah.

And what did he say about me?

That I'm pure evil,
and he's certain I k*lled her?

And you believed him.

Or… or wanted to, at least.

Hell, it's a better book
if I did it, right?

Oh, Aggie.

You're disappointed.

It's okay. No hard feelings.

[phone buzzes]

It's your wife?

Father.

At this hour?

-Hi, Dad.
-Where the hell have you been?

I called twice.

-Yeah, I got a little sidetracked.
-Doing what?

Doesn't matter. What's the latest?
We've got a plan B?

[Martin speaking indistinctly
through phone]

[Nile] Okay.

Right.

Do we have enough time?

All right. Well… great.

I will.

[Nile sighs]

No rest for the weary.

Something you have to take care of?

Uh, it's under control.

Now, where were we?

I think we were having a moment.

[chuckles]

[glass clinks]

[Aggie chuckles]

What the f*ck
does that even mean, "sidetracked"?

-I mean, what's more important than this?
-How many are there?

Uh, seven. Five grand each.

I'm worried about Nile.

-You mean the book?
-Yeah.

Yeah, the book,
that's part of it. Not all.

He's up to something.

He's getting reckless.

-Where's this coming from?
-Yeah.

I saw it up at Attica. There's some guys,

they couldn't keep their heads down.

-Couldn't help themselves.
-That's why you're keeping an eye on him.

Yeah, that's why I'm trying.

I mean, I can't stay on him 24/7.

We are almost there.

Get through this vote,
we finish with Jarvis Yards,

and then, Ricky, I'm done.

I am done for good.

Nile can do whatever
flaming kamikaze bullshit he wants.

[sighs]

He's not our mess anymore.

["Psycho k*ller" by Talking Heads playing]

[Nile] People like Brian Abbott,

they need to believe that the whole world
is rigged against them.

Otherwise, they've only got
themselves to blame. They hate winners.

-I f*cking love smoking.
-Yeah, you know what it's like.

Doing it inside
kind of feels like… pissing your pants.

No, I'm being serious.
Isn't that why your marriage fell apart?

-Excuse me?
-With your ex. Winnie? Sherry?

-Shelley.
-Shelley, right.

Nina says she's pretty insecure.
She must have hated your success.

Well, honestly, I wish Nina
hadn't stuck her nose in all that.

-She'll get over it.
-Probably never gonna speak to me again.

♪ Psycho k*ller, qu'est-ce que c'est ♪

♪ Fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa far better ♪

-♪ Run, run, run, run… ♪
-[laughing]

What? What's so funny?

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Psycho k*ller… ♪

You don't think this is just…

just a little on the nose?

It's your record.

I'm not trying
to convince the world I'm not one.

Yes, but I don't have to convince anyone
because you're gonna do that for me.

Oh, right.

Right! The real Nile Jarvis.

The Nile nobody knows.

[Aggie] Oh, for sure.

But seriously, though,
what did happen with you and Shelley?

-What went wrong?
-[scoffs]

What? You get to ask all the questions.
It's not fair.

Well, we grew apart.
It was pretty standard.

So why haven't you moved on?

Who says I haven't?

Excuse me. Um…

Madame?

-[Nile] Exhibit bullshit.
-Oh, come on.

-What? You're hoping she'll come back.
-No.

-No?
-No.

I mean, trust me,
she's pretty convinced I'm a sociopath.

Well, then f*ck her.

I don't know. Maybe she's right.
I am… I'm pretty selfish.

What the f*ck is so wrong with being
selfish? Selfish is what gets sh*t done.

Yeah. Trust the free market.

And what? You're… you're a socialist?

I got news for you, Ms. Wiggs.
You're not exactly living in an ashram.

[Aggie] Yeah, maybe. [chuckles]

Maybe that's my problem.

Dance with me. Come on.

-No.
-Come on, come on.

[laughs] It's just not gonna happen.

-What? Lesbians don't dance?
-No, never.

-It's in… It's in our code of conduct.
-Uh-huh.

We hike. We golf. [chuckles]

We…

we nest.

There's no part of you
who wants to f*ck me?

-Even just a teeny tiny little bit?
-[laughs] Oh my God!

Jesus Christ.

I'm just saying,
our thing is weird, right?

I mean, look at us.

Middle of the night,
my wife doesn't know where I am.

It's a little bit sexy.

Now you're gonna tell me
I just haven't found the right p*nis.

-Well, how many have you tried?
-None of your g*dd*mn business.

Hey, release notions of the self,
like the Buddhists say.

[laughs]

Yeah, I'm not…
I'm not sure that's what they meant.

-Sogyal Rinpoche?
-[chuckles]

We cling to fixed identities
to fend off the fear of death.

Wait, wasn't he the one who punched a nun?

Enlightenment comes in many forms.

Speaking of which,
I really need to take a piss.

Oh, um, maybe use the one upstairs.

And if the pipes make noise,

just ignore it.

Wow, we've really gotta get you paid.

[scoffs]

[pensive music playing]

[sighs]

[phone line ringing]

[phone buzzes]

[upbeat pop music playing]

[phone buzzes]

Nile?

[automated voice]
You have reached the voicemail for--

[mysterious ethereal music playing]

Nile?

[uneasy music playing]

Hey.

You can't be in here.

No, I'm serious. Hey!

You know they're the only animals
that play with their food?

k*ller whales.

They'll catch a fish and toss it
back and forth before ingesting it.

Just for fun.

Can we go downstairs? Please?

How long since you've been in here?

Sit down for a sec.

Come on.

[Aggie sighs]

[groans]

Yeah, next time I'm gonna bring my own.
It is terrible.

[chuckles] My dad…

my dad always had the same bottle of
single malt Glenfiddich around for guests.

[chuckles]

I… I caught him one night refilling it
with Dewar's and water from the sink.

Yeah.

He said, "It's the label people taste."

-Smart man.
-Hmm.

You were 12 when he was arrested?

-Yeah.
-Daddy-o.

[Aggie scoffs]

It was almost a relief at that point.

[sighs] We were always moving.
Even if I didn't know why.

It was always

just this…

this feeling that things could go…

[Aggie breathes deeply]

I wanted Cooper to have
something permanent, you know?

[Nile] Hmm.

This house. [scoffs]

Shelley thought it was crazy,
but I had a bestseller.

I had a three-book deal.

I'd never had that kind of money before.

[sighs]

But I just went all in

on the future.

[pensive music playing]

I thought it was the end
of all that running.

I thought it was forever.

What's the old joke?

You wanna make God laugh,
tell him your plans.

[groans]

Wow.

[inhales sharply]

[stirring music playing]

Johnny boy.

-Hey, Rick.
-How's your father?

-Staying out of trouble?
-Of course not.

What the f*ck is that in your nose?

It's like warrior sh*t.

-Christ.
-Hey, NYPD! Hands where I can see 'em!

-[distant train horn]
-Very funny.

-Hey.
-Officer Eddie, this is Johnny Warrior.

-Hey.
-What's up?

[Rick] Now, once they're in place,
he's gonna send me his location.

I'll pass it on to you.


You trust these guys?
None of them has a record?

Yeah, like you said.

Thanks.

Get a good look at each other now.
Won't be so easy.

[car trunk opens]

What are you, a medium?

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's it.

[Nile moans]

[Nile groans]

All right.

-Let's go.
-[moans]

[pensive music playing]

[car alarm chirps]

[music fades]

Where were you?

I called.

Over and over.

[Nile sighs]

I w-- Yeah, I was with Aggie.

We had a little…

a little heart-to-heart.

What, are you jealous?

I'm not exactly her type.

You just disappeared.

It's not the first time.

Go back to sleep.

I wasn't asleep.
I haven't slept all night.

-Then maybe you should take something.
-f*ck you, Nile.

I'm your wife.

You should start treating me like it.

You have no idea what I'm up against.

No.

I don't.

Because you don't tell me.

Don't be a cliché, Nina. It's boring.

You know, I was so patient
after Maddie died.

All the sneaking around,
using the service entrance.

All those nights in hotels,
locked up like we were under house arrest.

What was the alternative?

-The whole world thought I'd k*lled her.
-I realize that.

You said yourself that they would assume
that we'd been f*cking the whole time.

And you promised me
it wouldn't be like that forever.

And it's not. We got married. We moved.

We moved because your father made us move.
Don't pretend--

My father doesn't make me do anything!

Nothing.

He didn't want us going public, did he?
With good reason.

And now you resent me for it.

-Oh my God, Jesus f*cking Christ.
-You're punishing me.

I'm punishing you? I'm punishing you?

I wake up in the middle of the night,
and you're gone.

No explanation.

But I do anything
without your express permission,

and I get my hand slapped
like I'm a f*cking child.

And the whole time,
I'm just supposed to shut up.

Just shut up and be grateful.
Because I'm so lucky to be with you.

You know what I think?

I think you miss it.

The sneaking around, the lying.

Maybe you were happier
being the side piece to a dead woman.

Do that again.

Come on.

Come on, Nina. Again.

And again.

f*ck.

-Come on, Nina, fight back.
-[whimpers]

-Fight back.
-[gasps]

[mysterious music playing]

f*ck.

Is this what you want?

[moans]

[moaning]

[gasping moans]

[moans]

[gasping moans]

[breathes deeply]

[ethereal music playing]

[moans]

[groans]

[moans]

[sighs]

[breathing heavily]

[sighs]

[moans]

[retches]

[retching]

[groans, breathes heavily]

[toilet handle clicks]

-Please work. Please work. Please work.
-[pipes rattling]

Oh f*ck.

[toilet flushes]

Oh, thank you.

Thank God.

[unsettling music playing]

[Nina] Are you not going to sleep at all?

It's still early.

We could take a nap.

[Nile] Oh, I gotta go into the city.
Big day today.

Okay.

[barks, whines]

Hi. Hi, hi, hi.

-I know.
-[whines]

That was… weird.

[groans]

[record scratching]

[moans]

[intriguing music playing]

[button clicks]

[ashtray clatters]

[Steve barks]

[sighs]

[car alarm chirps]

[suspenseful music playing]

[reporter] Thank you, Kelly.
I'm outside the Jarvis construction site,

where the number of protesters
has sharply increased over the past week

as Olivia Benitez's
affordable housing movement

has gained national attention.

Now, all of this is in anticipation
of an upcoming vote by the city council

on phase two of Jarvis Yards.

Take a look behind me. You can see
an increase in police presence already.

That's in preparation for a rally
set to kick off at 2:00 p.m.

later this afternoon.

[indistinct chattering]

[suspenseful music continues]

You heard from Abbott this morning?

No. He still out sick?

Yeah, must be.

[phone line ringing]

You've reached Agent Brian Abbott
with the Federal Bureau of Investi--

[suspenseful music continues]

[music swells]

[car alarm chirps]

Rick.

Do you know where Nile went?

Last night.

I mean, it's kind of your job.

Right? To know.

He said he was with Aggie Wiggs.

He didn't come home
till five o'clock in the morning.

I wasn't with him.

I mean, if that's what he said.

It doesn't bother you?

Living up there?

I mean, you're a member

of the family.

Don't you feel entitled to

more?

You know, if you're asking me, I think
I have something that your husband

and my brother will never have.

What's that?

Enough.

I should, um…
I should really go feed the dogs.

He had bruises.

Like he had been in a fight.

Somehow I don't think
those came from Aggie.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[man] Hey.
-I'm in a bit of a hurry.

You think we can bump this up the line?

Drive it over to the crusher.

You got it.

[door buzzer]

[Shelley] Yeah?

It's me.

Can I come in?

Shell?

I don't think that's a good idea.

I want to apologize, okay?

Oh, hey. Here you go.

Hey, Shelley? Shelley, please.

Just five minutes. That's all I'm asking.

[footsteps approaching]

[door lock clicks]

Aggie, you need to go home.

Okay, you don't have to say anything.
But can you just listen?

Please.

Please. Please.

Five minutes, and then I'll go.

[Shelley sighs]

Okay.

Okay?

Okay, that's… that's… that's fine. Um…

[exhales sharply]

Uh…

You were right

about the show.

And the book.

It was f*cked up. It was.

I was selfish.

And… and wrong. And, uh…

I swear, I… I didn't th…

I didn't think I was being malicious.
But maybe…

maybe on some level, I… I…

I did want to hurt you, because, um…

because…

because I…

I miss you, and, um,

it's k*lling me.

And you were right about Teddy too.

I couldn't face it.

The fact

that I pushed him

to do that.

I mean,

I… I…

I hated him. I… I…

I still hate him.

But I…

I feel sick inside,
knowing that I'm responsible.

[sighs]

I'm… I'm not a monster, Shelley.

I'm not.

I don't know, maybe I do need an enemy,
like you said.

Maybe, you know, I…

[sniffles] …I always have.

You know? Maybe… maybe I don't know
how to write, or to live,

without…

someone to fight.

[sobs] But I never meant that
to be you, Shelley.

[melancholy music playing]

I… I love you.

[sobs] And I'm sorry

for all the ways
that I took you for granted.

I can be better.

I… I can.

If… if you'll just let me try.

I'm so lost, Shelley. I'm so lost.

I don't know who I am

with… without you.

[sniffles]

Aggie, I'm sorry.
I… I hope you figure it out.

-[door lock clicks]
-[breathing heavily]

[crowd cheering]

[Olivia] Thank you!

Thank you for showing up to make history.

[cheering]

We're not just making noise today, guys.

We're sending a message

that this city is not just a playground
for the millionaires

and these billionaires, okay?

This city belongs to all of us.

And if the rest of city council
thinks they can ignore us,

they do so at their peril.

Because we will not roll over
and play dead!

-[uneasy music playing]
-[cheering]

No!

[sniffles]

[ethereal music playing]

[phone buzzes]

Hello?

[man] Is this Agatha Wiggs?

Yes. Who's this?

Hello?

This is Christopher Ingram,
Madison's brother.

I need to talk to you about your book.

Can you meet me somewhere today?

Um…

You know, today's not really possible.

Please. It's important.

There are things
my parents didn't tell you.

About Nile.

Things you need to know.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Olivia] No! No!
-[crowd cheering]

Mark my words,
Jarvis Yards will k*ll this community!

These people are poison.

And we will do whatever it takes
to stop them, right?

[crowd cheering]

-Say it with me! We will do…
-[crowd] Whatever it takes!

-[Olivia] We will do…
-[crowd] Whatever it takes!

Fascist pig! How does it feel?
Hey. I'm talking to you, as*h*le.

-All right, that's enough.
-How do you sleep at night?

Back the f*ck up!

-And what if I don't?
-I'm warning you.

[Olivia] Yes!

[shouting, clamoring]

Hey! Hey, hey!

[grunting]

Stop! Hey! Stop that!

No! Hold on! Hold on! Stop!

That's not what we're here for! Stop! No!

Son of a b*tch.

[Lila] Oh my God.
What the hell is happening?

-[man] Fascist pig!
-[officer] Let's go! Let's go!

Move it!

Down! Come on

[mysterious ethereal music playing]

Hi.

My parents would k*ll me
if they knew I was doing this.

Talking to me?

Is Nile paying you to write his book?

It's not his book.

It's mine.

And no, he's not. That's not how it works.

What are you gonna say about him?
Do you think he did it?

You must have a hunch, right?

What does your gut tell you?

Well, at first,
I did have the feeling that

he was hiding something.

But now I think maybe I… I misjudged him.

Right. Of course.

-[Aggie] What?
-You're just like everyone else.

What? Where are you going? Hey!

Nile does this whole song and dance.

He spews a bunch of bullshit,
and everybody just believes it.

It's not about anything Nile said.

Your own parents
seem convinced he's innocent.

Yeah, well, denial's a hell of a drug.

They love him that much?

You called me. You said
there was something I should know.

So I'm here, and I'll listen,
but I'm not gonna pry it out of you.

It's not love.

It's self-preservation.

All their money
is tied up in Jarvis Yards.

What are you talking about?

[intriguing music playing]

A year before they broke ground,
interest rates spiked.

Nile and his father
got caught in a credit squeeze.

They had taken out
a massive construction loan.

The note came due. They couldn't cover it.
There was a $200 million shortfall.

My father is one of the executors
of the family trust.

Some of the trustees were reticent,

but my father convinced them
this was a golden opportunity,

so he paid off half the loan in exchange
for five ownership points of Jarvis Yards.

Jesus.

And then a year later, Maddie disappeared.

[sighs] This was never disclosed.

It didn't have to be.
It's a private trust.

And if Jarvis Yards falls apart now,
it's not just my parents' money.

There are about 40 cousins
who live off the income, including me.

So, yeah, my parents
think Nile is innocent.

They do believe that.

Because they can't afford
to think otherwise.

What about the note she left?
You think it's fake?

All I know is she wasn't suicidal.

Not then. I mean, she had been before,

but this was different.

She was terrified.

Of Nile?

But she called me once, really late,

maybe a month before.

Her voice, it was, like,

whispering, but with this intensity.

She said she wanted me to know
that she loved me,

whatever happened.

I just figured she was…

[sniffles] …being dramatic, you know?

'Cause she could be a lot.

She just

felt things really deeply.

I should have listened.

She was trying to tell me.

I mean, she must have known, right?

What he was capable of?

This is all the stuff I took from
their penthouse after she disappeared.

Stuff I didn't want Nile to have.

I figured

maybe you could borrow it if you want.

If you're gonna write about Maddie,
I want you to know her.

She deserves more
than to be a footnote in Nile's story.

All right. You guys got everything?

[boy] Yeah.

[door alert chimes]

[Frank] Hey.

Dinner's gonna be ready in, like, an hour.

-[Felicity] I'm not hungry.
-Okay.

Dylan's got this Harriet Tubman thing
he's supposed to write for social studies,

and I'm not sure about Felicity.

You got a minute?

Look, um…

I talked to the… the lawyer
that Stacy recommended

about next steps.

Oh.

-Okay, thank you.
-And it got me thinking.

I guess it's starting to feel
really real, you know?

And, look, I know…

I know one of the things you said was
you felt like we weren't communicating.

And I agree.

I think, um,

part of that is because I was--

-Frank, this may not be the best time.
-I know about Brian Abbott, okay?

I went through your phone
back in March, which

I'm not proud of.

But… I want you to know that

I forgive you.

We had sex, what,
three times in two years?

-Frank, you don't--
-It's not fair to you.

Okay, my point is, before we go
and make this thing permanent,

I just want us
to be fully honest with each other.

-If you're in love, that's one thing.
-Frank, I'm not.

But if you're not…

Um, I… I can't do this.
I'm sorry, Frank. I gotta go.

[breathes deeply]

-[ethereal music playing]
-[rain pattering]

[music fades]

[mysterious music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

She left a note, didn't she?

[ominous music playing]

[tense string music playing]

[breathes deeply]

[James] She attempted suicide
two years before she succeeded.

Nile saved her life, you know.

[exhales sharply]

[phone ringing]

-Okay, come on, come on, come on.
-[phone line ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone line ringing]

-Sorry. Your call cannot be completed--
-f*ck.

[suspenseful music playing]

[exhales sharply]

[typing]

[exhales sharply]

[phone buzzes]

[typing]

[typing]

[tense music playing]

[music intensifies]

[music swells]

[music fades]

["Let's Dance" by David Bowie playing]

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Put on your red shoes
And dance the blues ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ To the song they're playin'
On the radio ♪

♪ If you say run ♪

♪ I'll run with you ♪

♪ If you say hide ♪

♪ We'll hide ♪

♪ Because my love for you ♪

♪ Would break my heart in two ♪

♪ If you should fall ♪

♪ Into my arms ♪

♪ And tremble like a flower ♪

♪ Let's dance, let's dance
Let's dance, let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪

[music fades]