01x07 - Trust

[bunniefuu]

[van rattling]

[brakes screeching]

[Diggins] Welcome, players,

to the elimination round.

If it's true that what you

don't know can never hurt you,

then what you do know

must come at a cost.

Blind Man's Bluff

challenges you to face

three fears at once.

Fear of darkness,

fear of falling,

- and fear of the unknown.

- [train whistle blowing]

Is that a train?

[Diggins] The winners

of this challenge will move on

to the individuals.

The challenge tonight

is to make it off the bridge

and back to the van.

You can choose to walk blind

or you can ask for a hand and

we get to ask you a question.

What kind of questions?

Quid pro quo.

We help you and you help us.

[metal creaking]

You can answer up to five

questions, but you only have

one chance to do it

before the timer starts.

[gasps]

Oh.

Points will be rewarded

based on time.

Anyone who takes longer

than 20 minutes

is automatically out.

Shawna Kenny, you're up first.

[birds chirping]

[Heather] Panic is

a game about fear.

But it's also a trick.

- [g*nsh*t]

- [gasps]

[wings fluttering]

[Lily groans]

Win as many challenges

as you want.

[Lily groans]

But real fear happens

when it's not a game anymore.

Good morning to you, too.

[toilet flushing]

[water running]

[woman] Hmm.

[mouths]

Well, because, man, he didn't

skip town on a magic carpet.

Thank you.

- Oh, Lord.

- Nothing on Hunt?

No. He could be in Cleveland

for all we know.

- Yeah, something spooked him.

- Okay, the last time

his mom saw him,

he was heading off to the derby.

Oh. Found this in his bedroom,

next to half a dozen

empty pill bottles.

[Williams] Hmm.

"You said you found your queen.

I found what I was looking for.

Forever yours, Leela."

Natalie graduated

with a girl named Leela.

- Hmm.

- [Cortez] Langley.

Williams. I just got

a call from the Agerwals.

They say their daughter Leela

has gone missing.

- [Langley] Okay.

- There you go.

[door opens]

Ah

Okay. Have a lot of fun at camp,

and I will make sure to pick you

up this afternoon, okay?

[sighs] I don't have my markers,

and we're making leaves

for Jimmy and Abby today.

Why are you making leaves?

For a memorial tree.

Oh. Well, you know what?

I am sure that the library

will have some

you can borrow, okay?

Okay.

- What?

- [sighs]

Are we gonna have to sleep

on the street like Little Bill?

[sighs] Come here.

Think about it

like an adventure, okay?

Like in one of our books.

But why can't we stay

at Bishop's?

I already told you. Okay?

The law says that I can't take

care of you until my birthday.

- But you do take care of me.

- It doesn't matter, Bug.

Okay? I could get

in a lot of trouble.

So could Mom, so make sure

not to say anything, okay?

[sighs]

You're gonna have

lots of fun today.

- Gonna read lots of books?

- Yeah, I mean,

look at all these good ones.

- Make lots of friends?

- Yeah.

Get out of here. Go crush it.

Have fun.

Lily.

Come on. We missed you.

[indistinct chatter]

♪

♪

[Sherri] [sighs] I swear to God,

if Riley doesn't stay

out of my sh*t,

I'm gonna get a g*n

Sorry.

I got a monster headache

for brains today.

It's okay.

Wow.

I'm thinking we take

a few inches off these ends.

-Hmm?

-Okay.

Were you thinking layers or?

I don't care.

So, uh, a Mohawk, then?

James thought it'd be good

for me to get my hair done

before the dedication

at the library.

He thought it would

make me feel better.

Yeah, not too many layers.

Howdy.

- [Sherri] Speak of the devil.

- [door closes]

Thought I'd come in

and check up on the

prettiest girl in all of Texas.

Hmm, you should say hi

to your wife, too.

Nill the Thrill.

Be careful with those

scissors on this one,

'cause she's under special--

mwah-- police protection.

So, we were thinking bangs.

What do you think?

No way.

Her forehead's too pretty.

[Cortez] Mm-hmm.

Well, I got to get back

to my desk.

You'll send me a picture

before you leave here?

Yeah.

All right, I'll see you at home.

Always nice to see you, Sherri.

Stay out of trouble, now.

Whatever keeps you

out of my hair.

I heard that.

[door closes]

- Whoa!

- [chuckles]

[Cortez speaking indistinctly]

Who's that woman?

Hi.

[Sherri] You've really got

your ears plugged up, huh?

Moved here with her family

about a year or so ago.

When she started

working down at Dot's,

business doubled

within a few days.

Now, to get a cup of coffee,

you got to fight

20 ranch hands for it.

You know how men are

with friendly women

who have no husbands.

No husbands of their own,

that is.

I tried calling you

a million times.

Yeah, I know. I know. Um

Lily needed me.

My mom and Bo were fighting.

Heather.

Yeah, I know.

I know. I'm out of the game.

What happened last night?

The challenge was different

this year.

They put us in blindfolds

and loaded us into a van

and they took us

to an old train bridge.

One by one we had

to find our way back.

We could ask for help,

ten steps

in the right direction,

but only if we answered

their questions.

What were the questions?

They wanted secrets.

But not ours.

They were playing us

against each other.

You want me to rat on Shawna?

And you still owe us an answer.

Look, it's just something

she has with pills.

- [metal creaking]

- Okay?

She blames herself

for getting Hunt hooked on oxy.

She was given

a 30-day prescription

when she blew her knee out

playing soccer,

and she said

they made her feel nauseous,

so she gave the rest to Hunt,

you know, to deal

with what happened last year.

Look, you can't

You're not gonna

say anything, right?

Right?

[yelps]

[panting]

f*ck.

[exhales] No.

I don't get this f*cking game.

[metal creaking]

[scoffs]

Friends, huh? Don't.

I'm so f*cking done

with this game.

[Tyler] Claustrophobic?

What is that, like,

some-some S&M sh*t?

Or no, no, no, no.

I know what it is.

Uh, it's when you're afraid

of Santa Claus, right?

Look, whatever it is,

I don't know who told you

Ray's down, but

How much time do you think

that he's going to waste

protecting you?

Ticktock, Tyler.

All right, fine, um,

Ray doesn't really like closets

or-or crawl spaces

or-or any sh*t where

you could get locked in.

'Cause I-I think

his grandpa used to lock him

in the basement whenever

he'd get really f*cked up.

- Where's my help?

- [phone chimes]

[Diggins] Sorry. Time's up.

What the f

Are you f*cking serious?

That's f*cking entrapment,

you little piece of sh*t.

I wouldn't go that way

if I were you.

Thanks for the tip.

Sure do like living life

on the edge,

- huh?

- Ah. That was a very good one.

[chuckles]

You know, Diggins,

here's the thing.

This whole setup

you got going on,

the, uh, van, blindfolds.

I'm not buying it.

You want to know what I think?

I think that this whole thing

is a test.

I think that we are all standing

very nice and safe

at about a-a scraped-knee

distance away.

Careful, Dodge.

Not everything is a game.

You know what?

Could've fooled me.

- Ah

- [metal creaking]

Are you sure that

you wouldn't like any help?

I already told you. I'm fine.

You see

if you cut a deal

with the judges

[water splashes]

then you're already

in trouble.

[Natalie] Somehow

Dodge got through.

I was so scared, I could

hardly stand up straight.

But you made it, right?

I can't answer

the stupid question

if I don't know the answer.

He must be afraid of something.

Oh, God, he spends half his time

saddling up

to get bucked off a horse

that nearly tramples him,

for fun.

- Five-minute warning.

- Okay. Okay.

I, um I don't know

if this still counts,

but he worries a lot

about his sister.

[Diggins] Dodge has a sister?

She was paralyzed

in an accident.

But the only time

I asked him about it, he lied.

He said it happened

during Hurricane Harvey.

But there's a trophy

from her last big rodeo

displayed in the living room

that proves

she was competing

after the hurricane.

I Either he doesn't want

anyone to know when it happened,

or he doesn't want them

to know how it happened.

I'm the only one

who knows about Dayna.

If Dodge finds out

He won't find out.

He won't, you know?

What happens at a challenge

stays at a challenge. Remember?

What is it?

You didn't tell the judges

something else, did you?

Mm

I-I didn't. I didn't.

Ray was the first one back.

How do you think he did that?

If he answered

all five questions.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

What if he said something?

Bishop can't find out

I hooked up with Ray.

They wouldn't care

about me, though, right?

Like-like, the judges

wouldn't ask about me

if I'm out of the game, right?

- I don't know.

- I have to go talk to Ray.

It's okay.

It's just not fair.

You should be in the final four,

not Shawna.

At least we're still

in second place.

Maybe you can ask the judges

for an exception.

You still have your immunity.

Yeah, but you have to use it

before the challenge starts.

Just talk to Diggins.

We've come this far as a team.

We can do this.

Heather, you and me.

We can win this together.

Diggins, all you have to do

is ask.

Heather, I'm not gonna ask

the judges

when I already know

what the answer is.

You have to claim immunity

between the announcement

of the challenge

and the time it begins.

- It's in the bylaws.

- What bylaws?

Heather, all I can say

is the judges

are going through

some tension right now.

Some tension?

What does that mean?

I'm running out of money.

I really need back in the game.

Look, just try not

to think about it, okay?

It's just a game.

You're room 107.

Um, Heather.

Wait, um,

I actually just realized

that I am completely

overcharging you for this week.

We got a promotion going.

It's buy one, get one free.

Diggins.

That's all you're

gonna charge me?

Just don't expect to see

those rates at high season.

[sighs]

[horse neighs]

So, what are we talking about?

Well, I was wondering if maybe

I could get some more hours

in the fall?

You know? Just do, like,

housework or laundry

or something.

You want to be my housekeeper?

S-Sure.

What about school?

Um, yeah, I well, I worked,

like, 20 hours a week

in high school

and I babysat on the weekends,

so I think I,

- I think I'd be okay.

- Huh.

Okay.

Well, I could, I could

bring you up to 30 hours,

starting next month.

- That work?

- Yeah.

Yeah. Thank you.

Okay, well, now that

you're staying on

think it's about time

that, uh,

you met Tom.

What am I looking for again?

Oh, you'll know

when you see him.

They're usually crepuscular.

- Late risers.

- Hmm.

[alarm buzzes]

It's around sunset

that he starts getting frisky.

[bell rings]

[Heather] This should

be interesting.

[wolf-whistles]

I still don't see anything.

[laughs softly]

Trust me, you won't miss him.

[whistles]

- [low growl]

- Here he comes.

- [roars]

- [gasps]

Oh, my God.

Tom.

[Tom growling]

- The tiger?

- [chuckles]

Mr. Tom Fool.

Anne, that's a tiger.

Yes. Beautiful, isn't he?

He was only 20 pounds

when I took him in.

You could see his ribs.

Some creep had a whole zoo

full of exotics

he kept locked in cages.

But isn't he, like,

really dangerous?

- [Tom growls]

- [scoffs]

Yeah. Extremely.

I raised him from a cub,

so he knows me.

He likes me.

But he's still a tiger.

I swear I won't say anything.

Isn't that why you didn't

want me coming up here?

You don't want

to get in trouble.

Oh, no, I-I have all my permits.

No, it was you I was worried

could get in trouble.

[alarm buzzes]

What do you mean?

Well, look, just because

I have him in the yard,

it doesn't make him a pet.

These gates have to stay closed

at all times.

- Understand that?

- Yes. Okay.

- Okay.

- [Tom growls]

Oh.

There he goes.

[branches rustling]

There's one thing you

should know about tigers.

You can't outrun them.

Running only signals prey.

[laughs softly]

Besides, by the time

you're running from a tiger,

it's too late anyway.

- [chuckles]

- Good to know.

- [Lily giggling]

- [bed squeaking]

[Lily] Does Diggins

really live here?

Time for bed, little Bug.

- Are we gonna live here, too?

- Bed, now.

[laughs]

How's this mattress?

Soft, hard? Scrambled?

Just right.

Good report, Goldilocks.

All right. Time for bed.

How long are we gonna stay here?

Mom's gonna be mad

if we don't come home.

You know, Mom was 16

when she left home.

- Sixteen?

- Mm-hmm.

That's why she dropped

out of school

and went to work at the salon.

Do you, do you think

Mom loves us?

Yeah, of course she does.

That's why she'll understand.

Yeah.

Time to sleep.

[both] Good night.

Oh, jinx.

- [Lily laughs]

- [phone blipping]

♪

One of the volunteers says

that they saw you and Leela

having an argument at the derby.

- Oh, we weren't arguing

- No?

She was just, um

she was upset.

Leela was getting money

from him.

Apparently she needed more

than she could steal

- from her parents.

- She would've paid me back.

She told me that her boyfriend

Hunt had been blowing

through hundreds of dollars

of pills every week.

I guess he'd been f*cked up

ever since last

Last summer?

Guess we're a club now.

Keep going, Bishop.

Well, she told him that she

found a rehab clinic up north.

And she'd asked me

for some money.

But when I told her that

I couldn't help this time,

she got upset.

I only saw Hunt one time

and that was

in the parking lot

when I was leaving.

He was talking to, like,

Luke Hall and the photographer.

- What photographer?

- You know, the guy that takes

all the pictures

for the county website.

I mean, I thought

they were gonna fight.

About what?

Apparently

he has a reputation.

Leela told me that

Jimmy decked him

at the county fair last year.

I guess he had tried

to scam on Abby when she was

in there getting her headshots.

[Moore] I think we can all agree

my son's been more

than cooperative.

And I understand you fellas

are just doing your jobs.

But it's about that time

that you did it somewhere else.

I'll show you boys out.

- I trust you won't be

bothering my son again.

- Your Honor.

[dog barking]

Dodge said you were out in

the middle of nowhere, brother.

- But g*dd*mn!

- What'd I say on the phone,

a week?

Two hundred?

- Two hundred.

- [chuckles]

- It's a deal.

- A friend of Dodge's.

[horn honks]

See you in a week.

- Yep.

- [engine starts]

$700, huh?

With that kind of money,

you could buy an iPhone,

take all the photos you want.

Well, you need to have an eye.

Oh, is that what it's called?

This one looks cold.

[Max clears throat]

[pop music playing faintly]

[Max] Is there anywhere else

you guys need to be?

[Williams] I don't know,

that depends. Do you know

where Hunt Kenny is? Ooh.

Probably with his girlfriend.

What were Luke and Hunt

talking about

in the parking lot at the derby?

What is this about?

Were you and Abby Clark close?

- Abby Clark?

- [Langley] Yeah.

You mean the girl

who died last summer?

Please don't touch that.

- What?

- That's funny,

I figured you would've

known her better-- her mother

said that she came in three

separate times for headshots.

[Max] I don't know

what she's talking about, man.

[Williams] You sure about that?

[Max] Yeah, I'm sure.

- John?

- Hmm?

[grunts]

So I stopped by to see Dayna

the other day.

Seems like the move's

been good for her.

Yeah.

Funny thing is,

she says she's worried

about you.

What would you do

if it was your sister?

Best place for the container is

behind the wheel.

I'll put in the timer.

After that,

you just have to connect

the switch to the battery.

Otherwise it's as harmful

as a thermometer.

[thunder rolling]

[Mai Kino: "Swim"]

Close your eyes ♪

You just got here ♪

It took you by surprise ♪

Sorry.

[both chuckle]

I'm out of the game.

Just like that?

That's how it works.

You know

I'm kind of upset Cortez

was wrong about me.

Like

if I was a judge,

you'd totally be winning.

Mm, just think about it.

A few days ago,

I was a contender

and you were a secret judge.

Look. [sighs]

I know how much

the game meant to you.

Nat told me about

what happened with your mom.

- And money.

- My God.

Why did she tell you?

Why didn't you?

I don't know, I don't know.

I just

I didn't want you

to feel sorry for me.

I don't feel sorry for you.

I I just

I don't know.

I just feel sorry, period.

Okay?

[sighs]

So what are you gonna do

about school?

- My dad could help

- No.

- What?

- Your dad hates me.

Okay, look, my dad hates me

and he's still paying

for my education.

- Mm-hmm.

- Besides,

if he hates you,

he hates everybody.

Honestly, have you

ever seen him smile?

It doesn't matter. I

I dropped out of school.

What?

Some stuff was going on at home

with my mom and

I really need

the money for Lily.

It's like you said.

I don't even like math.

Well, accounting isn't

just math.

Oh, yeah, it's also

boring paperwork.

So, um, what are

you gonna do now?

You know what?

I promise that you will be

the first person I tell

when I figure it out.

All right?

Good night ♪

You're alive, you're alive ♪

You're alive, ooh ♪

Ooh, ooh ♪

Ooh, ooh ♪

Ooh, ooh ♪♪

[clucking]

[phone vibrates]

f*ck.

[door creaks open]

[Anne] Oh,

I completely forgot.

Andy was coming over today

to help break the new colt.

[Heather] Dodge?

Well, I guess

y'all know each other?

Turn, turn, turn

[Anne] You've never seen

someone break a horse before?

[Heather] Is that

what they're doing?

Kind of just looks like they're

playing tag or something.

[Dodge] Come on, walk, walk.

[Heather] How do you know him?

Well, the first time

I saw him compete

was at this little horse show

outside San Antonio.

There were at least

half a dozen riders

that got thrown

from the back of this

monster Appaloosa.

Mean horse.

And, uh, out comes

this spit of a rider.

Thighs like twigs.

Spurs barely reaching

the flanks.

He rides tall for ten seconds

with a smile on his face,

hat in his hand.

It was impressive.

[Heather] I had no idea.

[Anne] And you know his sister

was even better on a horse,

if you can believe it.

That's Dayna, right?

[horse neighs]

Yeah, terrible thing.

My friend Nat hangs out

with her sometimes.

Says she just really doesn't

like to talk about the accident.

Well, you can hardly blame her.

Happened Halloween

three years ago,

and she's still waiting

for justice.

Meanwhile, the driver's been

walking free all this time.

Do they know the-the guy

who did it?

He took home the grand prize

in one of these

demolition whatevers and

his photo got around and

finally a witness came forward.

Imagine

after what he did, still

bashing cars into people.

Sheriff's been trying

to lock him up for years.

I guess better late than never.

[sighs]

- Hey.

- Hey.

Word travels fast, huh?

- Yeah.

- Heather tell you that

I was over at Anne's place?

And she also told me

that Dayna was

actually paralyzed

in a hit-and-run.

Why couldn't you

just tell me that?

Because it's Dayna's story

to tell.

Yeah.

It's

Well, Heather also said

that the driver

won the derby a while back?

It was Luke Hall, wasn't it?

You can't tell anyone

about that, okay?

- You can't talk, okay?

- He should be in prison.

And Cortez has been

trying to bring

charges against him

to the D.A. for some time.

So Cortez knows.

Yes. Yes, he's the one

who told us that it was Luke.

Look can we,

can we talk about this inside?

Sure. Mm-hmm.

Hey, Max, this is

Sheriff Cortez.

He's gonna join us

for a couple questions we have.

How much did Luke offer you

for, uh, those pics of Abby?

- For what?

- The pics of Abby Clark.

You took these pictures, right?

Are there any more of 'em?

- No.

- Well, whose idea was it

to blackmail her out

of the game with them?

Was it Hunt?

I'm Excus Blackmail?

No, I just took f*cking

headshots.

How many times do I have

to say that?

Until we believe you.

No, this is, this is

the first year that

- I've ever heard about Panic.

- Mm.

- [sighs]

- I'm serious.

Okay, when Abby said that

she was entering a competition,

I thought she was

talking about cheerleading.

I didn't even know

what the game was called

until Hunt told me

that he played.

What else did he tell you?

Um nothing.

Just that the game

f*cked him up bad.

Luke was the one who

explained how it worked.

- Yeah? When was that?

- After Memorial Day.

That's when he offered

to cut me in.

Ray, we need to talk.

[door creaks]

Ray?

Hello?

Hello?

♪

[floor creaking]

[gasps]

Can I help you?

I'm sorry, I was looking

for Ray.

[chuckles]

Girl like you,

you should stay clear of here.

Luke turned up,

and he-he said he heard that

I'd gotten into some trouble.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

You were arrested for a DUI.

- That was a setup.

- Mm-hmm.

Seriously, I didn't do anything.

Luke said that he could

help me out.

- Luke had a friend

in the court system.

- Ray?

[Max] You know, someone who

could make sure

the charges got dropped.

[rock music playing]

Ray?

♪

[wind whooshing]

[Max] He said you bet 10K,

your problems go away.

He said it depended

on the buy-in.

The-the buy-in?

That's when he told me

about Panic,

and about the book that

he was putting together,

and all the different bets

we could make.

So he wanted you to gamble

on Panic?

[Max] Mm-hmm.

The way he sold it,

I could either wager it

on the game

or piss it away in legal fees.

And plenty of people

agreed with him.

I mean, his sheet had over

200,000 on it.

Mm-hmm. And this, uh,

this insider?

You know who he is?

You got a name, anything?

Well, I didn't ask.

Seriously, I didn't need to.

I told you,

the charges were bullshit,

and they dropped them.

So, I mean, I told him

I wasn't interested.

- [chuckles]

- Look, I know you guys

ain't got nothing on me.

Can I go?

- Have a good day.

- You, too.

Thank you for your help.

[Luke] Ray, where you at?

You should be more, uh

careful.

Shoes like those

will get you in trouble

on a boat,

second you step

on something wet.

- Sorry, I was looking for Ray.

- Mm-mm.

He'll be down in just a minute,

you want to wait for him.

I can't. I'm running late

to something, actually.

You come back and visit me

anytime you want, huh?

Hey.

Thought that was your car.

What are you doing here?

Nothing. I made a mistake.

Another one, huh?

I'm really starting

to rub off on you.

Be careful.

You keep f*cking up,

then you and I start to make

a whole lot more sense.

[engine starts]

[kicks bumper]

♪

[exhales]

Luke Hall is taking bets

on Panic.

That's why he's back in town.

To track the game?

Or to fix it.

- Fix it?

- Natalie, think about it.

He was at the Jump last year.

You know?

He graduated years ago.

Isn't it a little bit weird

that he comes back

the same summer that

two of the leading players die

in, like, freak accidents?

That really seems like

a hell of a coincidence.

Yeah. Both Jimmy

and Abby's deaths

are connected

to the game, but

if Luke is taking bets

Then maybe he's connected

to them, too.

[Ray] And then

I had to tell him,

"Autoerotic asphyxiation isn't

when you f*ck cars, you idiot."

[laughs] You're sh1tting me.

Hot damn, sticking around

for family movie night?

Well, the fun just ended.

Listen,

stay out of trouble, okay?

Even dipshits need a holiday.

f*ck is her problem?

She's worried about you.

You let me do the worrying,

all right?

Can see why you like

that Heather Nill, by the way.

[can pops]

Kind of has those

stray dog sort of eyes.

f*ck off.

Any idea what she

was doing over here?

Yeah.

She was trying to sell us

some Thin Mints.

I told her we only

like it thick. [chuckles]

I'm not f*cking around, Ray.

What the f*ck

are you doing, Luke?

How deep in the sh*t are you

with these guys, huh?

Sarah says the cops

are looking at you?

Sarah doesn't know what the f*ck

she's talking about.

Neither do you, and there's

a g*dd*mn good reason for that.

[sniffs]

Heather needs to

be careful, Ray.

[mouse clicking]

All right, yeah,

Sarah is Ray's half sister.

Her mom got fired from prison

for getting caught

with Ray's dad.

She got hung up on the one man

everybody hates, so

[sighs]

would you want anyone to know?

[mouse clicking]

prove she was competing

after the hurricane, so

♪

[Diggins] Natalie,

the judges suspect

that you have a special interest

in seeing another person win.

[takes deep breath]

[stammers softly]

I I made

I made a deal.

Wait, you're not

recording this, are you?

[mouse clicking]

Ten steps per answer?

Seems legit.

[Diggins] Why don't you tell us

about Heather.

What do you want to know

about Heather?

[mouse clicks]

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