03x09 - Cactus

[bunniefuu]

Alvey's in Tucson.

His mother tried to k*ll herself.

The woman never had
an interest in living.

Someone really wants to die,

you... you can't get
'em off it, you know?

I'm so sorry about the other day.

I'm a f*cking nut case.

Yeah, well, uh, I, too,
suffer that affliction.

You latched onto Ryan
like a f*cking leech.

You're fired.

What the f*ck is up with her?

Kayla. What's her deal?

No room for a lazy bitch.

You're the boss, Cody.
What do you want me to do?

I don't know how things were with Terry,

but I don't like your f*cking tone.

You have to move out.
We're letting you go.

I want us to communicate more.

Talk. Tonight?

No, not tonight, you f*cking smart-ass.

I mean in general, you know.

Amy loved you.

She loved you once,
she can love you again.

You got all the f*cking tools, my man.

If you were good enough to be my coach,

you'd be my coach,

but you're not.

I found this in my bag.

Thought you didn't have it.

Sometimes I lie.

[ALARM RINGING, CELLPHONE VIBRATING]

[RINGING, VIBRATING CONTINUE]

[RINGING, VIBRATING STOP]

[GROANS]

Okay.

[GRUNTS]

[SIGHS]

[BOTTLES CLINKING]

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING IN THE DISTANCE]

[LIGHTER CLICKS]

[BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS'
"STOP BREAKIN' DOWN" PLAYING]

♪

♪ Every time I'm walkin' ♪

♪ All down the street ♪

♪

♪ Down on me ♪

♪ Stop breakin' down ♪

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- ALVEY: Yeah?

♪ Now, mama, please
stop breakin' down ♪

I'm up.

♪

♪

♪ Mama, please,
don't lose your mind ♪

[GROANS]

♪ Now you Saturday night women ♪

♪ Know to ape and moan ♪

♪ Ain't good for nothin' except
getting my reputation down ♪

♪ Stop breakin' down ♪

♪ Oh, baby, please
stop breakin' down ♪

♪

♪ Well, I'll tell you now
I still don't feel better ♪

♪ But I'm never
gonna lose your mind ♪

♪

♪ Gonna give my baby ♪

♪ The th degree ♪

♪

♪ Stop sh**ting me down
and stop breakin' down ♪

♪

♪ Lord knows you
were breakin' down ♪

♪

♪ Well, I tell you now it's
still gonna get better ♪

♪ Mama, please,
don't lose your mind ♪

♪

[GRUNTING]

Hit.

Cut. Cut. Cut.

Cut.

♪

NATE: Hello. There's the sweep!

Hands up!

Sink it!

♪

Nice. Nice.

- Good?
- Yeah, yeah.

♪

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[HORN HONKS IN DISTANCE]

The f*ck is that?

You're gonna record this?

Is that a... problem?

Yeah.

I don't like reporters, man.

Thanks, man. Why'd you call me?

- [CASH REGISTER BELL DINGS]
- [SIPS]

I gotta protect myself,
you know, my career.

They're gonna f*cking
trash me, so I just...

I want my story out there, too.

I think that's smart.

You gonna talk?

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
GLASS CLINKING]

You ask me a question.

All right, uh...

When did you feel things started

to go bad for you at Navy Street?

When I got involved with Lisa.

You care to be more specific?

When I started f*cking Lisa.

You know? And I don't know. That's...

It's, like, her thing, you know.

"It's her thing." What does that mean?

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Alvey. Ryan.

I didn't know... I didn't
know about them, too.

I didn't know about that.

But she that type of woman.

She liked the attention.

I've known Lisa for years,

and I've never gotten that impression.

Right, but that's because you
don't see that side of her.

You know what I mean? She
loves to do appearances.

She makes you believe what she wants.

Alvey don't even know.

She making him look like a dummy.

Uh-huh.

What about Ryan Wheeler?

What about him?

He seems to be in hiding

ever since the home invasion incident.

Right.

Ryan's a broken person.

He's f*ckin' loyal as hell,

but he's troubled.

I personally think he's too
f*cked up in the head to...

to keep on fighting.

f*cked up how?

He hates himself.

Self-destructive.

He's expressed this to you?

Yeah. f*ck, yeah.

We were... we were close, man.

I mean, he would come
to me as a... as a coach

and... and as a fighter,
and we would talk.

And then I-I-I'd share

my feelings with him, too, you know.

That's the real reason why we...

why I got fired, because of
my relationship with Ryan.

And that...

f*cking c**t turned him against me.

Why?

He's their top fighter, right?

They're afraid that I'm gonna take him,

I'm gonna poach him, you know,

and bring him to a different gym.

What kinds of things would
you talk about with Ryan?

Talk about everything.

Talk about God, and we talk
about his... his father.

Uh, him being lonely. You...

you gotta understand.

Ryan... he ain't got no family.

So when you're a fighter

and you got nothing real in your life,

it's... it's f*cking hard, man.

Who's gonna give a sh*t about
you when you start losing?

Ryan's got good people in his life.

He's been with Lisa and Alvey for years.

Are you f*cking kidding me?

I had my car for years.

When that m*therf*cker breaks
down, I'm getting rid of it.

Right?

Ryan understands that.

He's a commodity.

We all are.

Hardest thing every fighter learns.

ALVEY: Ah. [INHALES SHARPLY]

You f*ckers k*lled me. [GROANS]

Well, there were two of us.

I feel like there was five of you.

[CHUCKLES]

JAY: How's your back
feeling? And that knee?

I'll tell you when the dr*gs wear off.

So, uh, what is the plan
for the rest of the day?

The plan is to get something to eat

and then go to the hospital,

which you guys don't have to come to.

We can.

I don't want to embarrass her.

Uh, if there's anything that
she needs done around the house,

we can handle it.

[GRUNTS] Right. That's a good idea.

I mean just get some rest.

I wanna come back and train later.

[INHALES SHARPLY]

[GRUNTS] Did you hear what I said?

Do you wanna go?

- Oh.
- I'm talking to you.

No, no! No, no, no, I'm
tired. I'm tired. [LAUGHS]

[SIGHS]

Don't! Don't! Don't!

Don't. Hey.

[GROANS]

You know, I adopted you.

[LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS]

Ahh.

[BLADE ZINGS]

[PHONE RINGING IN DISTANCE]

Ambrosia?

You have a guest.

- Ah, f*ck. Who got hurt?
- Nobody.

Uh, you know what you
want for lunch yet?

[BLADE CLANKS]

Uh, I want chicken teriyaki

and then the two California rolls.

And then get me the,
uh, ice cream balls.

- Mochi.
- Mochi.

Mochi. The mochi. Mochi. Mochi.

- I got it. On it. Thank you!
- Thank you.

- She's new.
- That's Ambrosia.

Let me tell you
something about that girl.

- Hmm.
- I had a mole behind my ear.

- I don't wanna hear it.
- Okay? Listen.

I didn't even see it. She
saw it. She didn't like it.

She sent me to the dermatologist.

Turned out it was the bad
kind. She saved my life.

That woman is a rock
star and she's a notary.

- Sweet.
- Mm-hmm.

- Nice sword.
- Katana.

Cost me a fortune.

Have a seat. I hope you're
not here with bad news.

Uh, Alvey and Ryan are fine.

That's what I like to hear.

You know that guy?

Yeah.

He works for the fund
that bought you out.

Yeah. Jeremy. Jer Bear. I love that guy.

Great guy. Did you meet?

Yeah, we met. He came by my office...

- Mm.
- ...to offer me your job.

- Hmm.
- I said no.

He keeps calling.

You're being pushed out.

sh*t.

Tossed in the wood chipper.

I'm sorry.

Ah, don't worry about it.

Sometimes even the horse
with the biggest cock

gets put out to pasture, you know?

You know...

if I wanted control,
I wouldn't have sold.

But I did and I'm rich.

You know what my father used
to say to me when I was a child?

No.

Nothing. I never met him.

That's the sh*t I come
from. And look at me now.

You should take this job.

[SIGHS]

Yeah, come on, Lisa.

I mean, that's the real
reason you came here.

- You want this job.
- I'm thinking about it.

- How much they offer you?
- A lot.

- And what are you making now?
- sh*t.

Oh, my God. What a difficult decision.

You f*cking white
American m*therf*ckers.

You know it's more
complicated than that.

Why? Why is it complicated?

Because of my fighters.

- Who, Ryan?
- Yeah.

Yeah? You don't think
he would leave you?

They'll all f*cking leave you.

And I own part of the gym.

You pay your rent, that's it.

It's always be Alvey's gym, his way.

I love him, but, you know,

he needs you more than you need him.

You have my blessing.

At least have the
conversation with them.

The boss.

[ZERO BOYS' "CIVILIZATION'S
DYING" PLAYING]

♪ Civilization's dying ♪

♪ And no one's realizing ♪

♪ The position of hate
stuck inside the g*n ♪

♪ Civilization's crying ♪

♪ And I won't try to deny it ♪

- No.
- Come on.

- No!
- Five minutes.

I'm doing press for the
fight. You can cover me there.

I'm writing a story.

Wanna give you a chance to comment.

[GRUNTS] No comment.

[SPITS]

I sat down with Dominick Ramos.
He had a lot to say about you.

Like what?

Sit down with me, and I'll tell you.

You're gonna wanna get
your side out there.

♪ Civilization's crying,
and I won't try to deny it ♪

Meet me in the lounge.

♪ We got a problem, son ♪

♪ Something's gotta be done ♪

♪ With the Pope and the President ♪

♪ And the big rock star
who made a lot of money ♪

♪ All got one thing in common ♪

♪ They know it ain't no
fun to get sh*t with a g*n ♪

- [KNOCKS ON DOOR]
- Jay!

- Mm?
- Open the door.

[CLEARS THROAT] Come on, wait.

[DOOR CREAKS]

What are you doing? You
haven't showered yet?

- No.
- What are you doing?

Well... [SIGHS]

I was, um...

[LIGHTER CLICKING]

...trying to commit su1c1de.

[LIGHTER CLATTERS]

- Not funny yet?
- No.

My poop was taking longer than
I expected, if you must know.

I'm about to jump in right now.

Well, hurry up. And save me some water.

You know what I can do, Nate?

I could plug up the bathtub.

Then you could... you
could bathe in my runoff.

Sounds good.

- Love you.
- [DOOR CREAKS]

[UNDER BREATH] Jesus Christ.

[FAUCET SQUEAKS]

[SHOWER RUNNING]

Hey, Amy. Uh, it's Nate.

Um... listen, I-I'm sorry for calling.

I-I know it's none of my business, um...

But if you could call my
brother back, that'd be great.

Um...

Everything's fine. I just think
he needs to hear your voice.

Um, if you... if you
can. I-I understand.

Um...

Okay, well, uh, love to
Maya, and I hope you're well.

All right, bye.

It wasn't a message. I just
found these in the garage.

I wanted you to have 'em.

[TONE SOUNDS]

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER P.A.]

Alvey, I-I don't want you to feel you...

you're not here for me.

How long have you been planning this?

Not... no set day.

I just woke up that morning and I...

That was it. I had to...
I had... I had the nerve.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE]

I found the note that you left me.

Maybe you should throw it away.

[SCOFFS] No.

I am not throwing it away.

Then frame it.

[LAUGHS]

Jesus Christ, Ma. I
don't understand. I-I...

[TONE SOUNDS]

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]

I'm happy to see you.

You look so handsome.

- You're happy?
- [CHUCKLES]

You're happy to see me,
but you won't even try.

I've been trying for years.

You're depressed.

You've been depressed. It's
a treatable illness, Ma.

I know.

- You know?
- I know! [WHISPERS] Sure.

You know that I have it?

Yeah.

I struggle. I struggle.

Want to put a g*n in my mouth.

- Oh!
- But I take a pill, Ma.

I take a pill. I feel okay.

I feel okay.

Why won't you try that?

Why won't you try?

Actually, I was talking to,
uh, Doctor... what's her name?

- Robinson.
- Robinson? Robinson. She said...

She said that the newer
medications are not so...

the side effects,
they're not so horrible.

No, they're not.
There's nothing, almost.

No side effects. Yeah.

But you... you gotta
stick with it, though.

It takes a little bit
of time. But that's...

That's what she said. She said
it's rocky in the beginning.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, but I could stick with it.

You can. You can do it.

Ma, you could do this. I know you can.

Come to L.A. and stay with me, okay?

You'd see the boys.
You'd be around the boys.

It'll be good. Come to
L.A. Why don't you do that?

- No.
- Yeah, come, Ma.

No, I can't. I can't leave my house.

You sure?

Yeah, I can't.

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

You know what you could do for me?

What?

Could you get me something to eat?

- [LAUGHS]
- I can't eat in here. [LAUGHS] I can't!

- [LAUGHS]
- Oh!

All right, what do you
want? What do you want?

- Hamburger.
- Hamburger?

Yeah.

[LAUGHS] Okay. Ma, all right.

[LAUGHING]

I'm gonna get it for you. All right?

When you come back, we're
gonna talk about my grandsons?

Yeah. Yeah, we are.

[CHUCKLES]

All right, I'll be
right back. All right?

Yeah. Right.

No, we weren't friends,

and he sure as sh*t
wasn't my coach, dude.

Did he tell you he got fired?

Yeah. Yeah, he did.

- Yeah.
- Sounds really messy.

He was here, now he's gone.
Sounds pretty clean to me.

Well, he said it was personal,

that you forced him out because
he was sleeping with Lisa.

That's bullshit.

So he and Lisa weren't... involved?

Don't f*cking know. Don't f*cking care.

Yeah, see, I don't believe that.

I know how fighters are
with this kind of thing.

It's like he has something over you now.

Does Alvey know about it?

Ask him.

Yeah, I'd rather not.

No, he said that you guys
had... got more of a...

more of a relationship
than just a normal coach...

Look, man, I don't wanna
talk about this sh*t. Okay?

For the record...

he was never my coach, never my friend.

He was a journeyman
coach who couldn't cut it.

That's my statement.

He told me you were having a hard time.

I'm training for a f*cking fight, man.

♪

I mean, it's a grind,
but I'm... I'm used to it.

In your personal life.

[OPENS REFRIGERATOR]

Nearly b*ating that kid to death.

Leonard Schaffer.

[CLOSES REFRIGERATOR]

- He was in my home.
- I know. I know,

I spoke to the police. You
were well within your rights.

But...

you know, given your history,

the injuries that your
father suffered at your hand,

I-I-I-I could imagine how
this might weigh on you.

Lisa was clear that I wasn't
gonna talk about this stuff.

I need you to respect that.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

Off the record?

I just wanna know what
you're going through.

It's a very human story.

Okay, let me... You're pushing me now.

You need to stop.

♪

Thanks, man.

Thanks.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Uh, burger.

[PEN SCRIBBLING]

Well done.

No tomato.

And a, uh, a chocolate shake, please.

Anything else?

No, that's it.

- Name?
- Alvey.

- What?
- Alvey.

Spell it.

Joe.

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

[UNDER BREATH] I have
to f*cking spell it.

[RINGING CONTINUES]

Hello?

Yep, this is Alvey.

Yeah, she's my mother.

I'm... I'm... I, uh, I'm... just...

I'm on my way back to
the hospital right now.

What do you mean she
doesn't want to see me?

I just came to get her
something to eat. Ask her.

Well...

Let me just talk... Can I
just talk to her for a second?

Just put her on the phone.

Oh, come on.

Well, listen to me.
L-look, just listen to me.

Whoever does the evaluation,
you gotta know my mother

is just... she's full of
sh*t. Do you understand?

Soon as you let her go,
she's gonna try it again.

No, two weeks isn't
long enough. It's not.

Can you... can you... Is there any laws?

Can you keep her longer?

Oh, Christ.

No. [SIGHS]

Well, can... can you at least...
can... can you notify me?

Please?

Yeah, this number.

Alvey.

Thank you.

MAN: Order for Joe.

f*ck it.

[FRONT DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Hey. You're gonna burn the house down.

[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]

[PLATE CLATTERS]

What's happening?

- [CORK SQUEAKS]
- I thought we were gonna train later.

[LIQUOR POURING]

Listen, I want you to change the flights

to tomorrow morning. Okay?

What happened?

If you can't change the flights,

we're gonna drive the rental back.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

[SIGHS]

[SWALLOWS AND EXHALES]

♪

♪

♪

DEERHUNTER: ♪ And if
you've got a lot of pain ♪

♪ You remember how to speak ♪

♪ And if you gather all the rain ♪

♪ Yeah, it's still
coming down in sheets ♪

Hi.

What?

Mario Goldsmith was here.

I told that little sh*t no interviews.

He talked to Dom.

What'd he say?

That you f*cked him.

Jesus Christ.

f*ck.

♪

- Who... who are you calling?
- Mario Goldsmith.

Mm. I'm telling him to k*ll the story.

Oh.

[CLAPS HANDS]

Mario, it's Lisa Prince.

I don't know what story
you think you f*cking have,

but you're gonna k*ll
it. Okay? Call me back.

- Oh! Um...
- [CELLPHONE THUDS]

Maybe if you f*ck him,
then he won't run it.

'Cause... that's what you do.

I do? Oh, do tell.

Well, see, you got it
backwards, you know?

You're supposed to f*ck your
way to the top, not the bottom.

Hey, maybe if you f*ck Garo,
you could be a ring girl.

How about that?

You're being such an assh*le.

How you gonna walk into
a room and represent me

when every promoter in this town

knows you f*cked some
second-tier dirtbag

in the parking lot of the gym?

That's my business.

[SCOFFS] No, forget... forget about me.

How could you disrespect
Alvey like that?

He gave you part of his gym.

f*ck you. I earned it.

Yeah, I guess now we know how.

Okay.

You're right, Ryan. I'm a whore.

I don't deserve any of this.
Does that make you feel better?

Actually, no, it makes me
feel like a f*cking idiot.

At least now I know.

♪

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE]

- [LOUD THUD IN DISTANCE]
- [GASPS]

♪

[MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY]

[GASPS]

[MUSIC CONTINUES IN DISTANCE]

[SIGHS]

♪

♪

Come on, let's go grab a couple drinks.

Where we gonna drink in Tucson?

We'll find a spot.

Come on. Listen, put
something on your white legs,

and let's get the f*ck out of here.

♪

Oh!

ALVEY: Cowboy Palace.

- [MOTORCYCLE PASSES]
- This place looks terrible.

- [CLAPS HANDS]
- When one travels, sonny boy,

you must immerse yourself in
the culture and get f*cked up.

I.D.s, gentlemen.

- [FLASHLIGHT CLICKS]
- Thank you, sir.

These clowns are my sons.

[FLASHLIGHT CLICKING]

I.D., please.

He's got a g*n. You
gotta give him an I.D.

- Sir, what's your name again?
- Scott.

- That's right.
- Here you go, Scott.

[FLASHLIGHT CLICKS]

I used to work a door,

so I appreciate your service
and rigid adherence to protocol.

You gotta card everybody,
even the elderly.

Before we go in, I got a quick question.

I plan on taking home
a woman this evening.

Is there anybody I should not approach

so as to avoid crossing a local?

[ALVEY LAUGHS]

- Just don't cause any sh*t.
- ALVEY: Nice.

I will not be causing any
sh*t. Tell it to these shits.

ALVEY: No sh*t. No sh*t.

[JAY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
sh*t-causing sons of b*tches.

This is Mario.

Hey, what's up, brother?

Uh, it's me. Uh, Dominick. Dom Ramos?

Oh. Hey, what's up?

I'm not, uh...

I'm not catching you
at a bad time, am I?

Just picking up my
dog's sh*t. What's up?

Yeah.

You... you remember
the conversation we had?

You know, what I...
what I said about Ryan?

I... I just don't want...

I don't want people to think I'm a...

that I got an a* to
grind with him, you know?

Okay.

- Yeah.
- [UTENSIL CLATTERS]

I shouldn't have been talking out...

out my mouth that way to
you. You know what I mean?

I mean, it's like, it...
it's his personal business.

Well, I think it's pretty
clear that you care about Ryan

and his well-being.

I do, man.

I got love... I got... I got
love for that guy, you know?

I know.

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

I-I feel like I can help him.

You know, we... we were putting
together a good training camp.

And then, um...

the f*cking politics.

It all f*cking started, you know?

Yeah, man, it's Navy Street.

No sh*t. So, um, I'm...

I'm wondering if you could do me a favor

and just... just bury
all the sh*t I told you.

I'm confused.

You reached out to
me. You wanted to talk.

I was... I was emotional.

I was really angry and...

Ryan is a good dude, man.

And I just don't wanna put any
of his sh*t out there, you know?

Yeah, the problem is,
I've already talked to him.

[MUTTERS]

[WHISPERS] f*ck!

f*ck!

f*ck!

[DOG CONTINUES BARKING IN DISTANCE]

What'd he say?

Well, he says you're full of sh*t,

but I found you very credible.

You print any of that f*cking story,

I deny every f*cking word. You hear me?

Cool, man.

Uh, I mean, it's all
recorded, but go for it.

Next time, call your
shrink, not a journalist.

f*ck you, m*therf*cker! Motherfu...

- Come on. Come on.
- [DOG WHINES]

[LOUD BANG]

NATE: I mean, you know
what I just benched last?

- Dumbbells? .
- ALVEY: No, no, that's... you...

you were saying you're
wasting too much time.

Why do you have to always

b*at me with... [CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

Oh. There's my girl.
Thank you, sweetheart.

Thank you.

Listen, I want you to do me a favor

and keep an eye on
the three of us, okay?

I never want this bottle to
be more than halfway empty.

And kind of these sh*ts coming.

We got f*cking memories we wanna k*ll.

Can I have a water, too, please?

No! No, you cannot have a water

because you're drinking with men.

He's fine. Thank you so much.

- Okay, no water.
- No water.

- What a great ass.
- That's very rude.

- [CHUCKLES]
- That's a rude thing to say.

It is a great ass.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hold on, m*therf*cker.
I wanna say something.

Are we gonna do this every time?

Yeah, we're gonna do this every time.

You guys are gonna sit
here and listen to this.

You know why? Because you're my sons.

[EXHALES]

You're a f*ck, man.

- [CHUCKLES]
- What?

I-I thought... Was that not the toast?

[LAUGHS] You're... you're a c**t.

Oh, there you go.

That's when you know the toast is over,

when your old man calls you a c**t.

Oh, stop. Don't get your
panties in a f*cking bunch.

I'm just playing. I had
a shitty couple of days.

I'm just f*cking with you. Come on.

All right, you enjoy f*cking with me.

I need to spend some time with a woman.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

What woman?

The f*ck is wrong with him now?

He's a moody f*ck, man.

He's... he's like your mother.

♪

Oh, you're gonna go against me now, too?

Nobody's going against you.

- Huh?
- Nobody's going against you.

I'll... I'll f*ck... I'll f*cking
k*ll everybody in this place.

I'll wreck the whole place.

[LAUGHS]

What were you gonna say before?

I'm glad you're here with me.

- [CLINK]
- Yeah.

♪

[CLEARS THROAT]

Ma'am, are you drinking alone?

Uh, yeah.

♪

I'm Jay.

Luanne.

Man, Luanne in a cowboy bar.

[INHALES DEEPLY]
That's... that's beautiful.

That's beautiful.
Luanne in a cowboy bar.

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

Luanne, would it be all right
if I bought your drinks tonight?

♪

Well, I drink free here,

so that's not really that impressive.

Well, even better.

- Yeah.
- Maybe I could just sit then.

I could use the peace and quiet.

[BILLIARD BALLS CLACK]

♪

[SIGHS HEAVILY, SNIFFS]

[CRUNCHING]

You used to wrestle?

Mm.

You got the ears.

Yes. That's very observant.
I used to be a fighter.

Oh, a fighter.

Mm-hmm.

Then what do you do now?

[CLICKS TONGUE]

Now? Uh...

I'm a philanthropist.

A philanthropist? Really?

Mm-hmm.

Well, what's your cause,
Mr. Philanthropist?

Several.

Yes, uh, the ocean...
both life and water,

children, the great apes, anyone
ravaged by w*r or oil pipelines.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

They're all very worthy.

Indeed.

Cheers.

SUSTO: ♪ Coming on ♪

[GLASSES THUD]

♪ I saw it in your eyes ♪

♪ And now I feel it in my bones ♪

Luanne...

when you first saw my ears,

what did you think of me?

I thought you wrestled.

My brother has the same ears.

♪ We were talking in the cab ♪

Do they bother you?

Why would your ears bother me?

Could you fall in love with
a man who had ears like mine?

My husband lost his
left leg below the knee.

Um, uh, you're not married anymore?

No. I left him.

Because of his leg?

'Cause he wouldn't
stop apologizing for it.

♪

[ROCK MUSIC BLARING]

[SCOFFS]

Hello?

Uh, you should know that

I'm picking up my daughter
from Taekwondo right now,

so if you're gonna rip me a new assh*le,

please do it before she gets in the car.

You're not running that f*cking story.

Which one?

The you and Dominick sex scandal,

or the one about your
top fighter's PTSD?

Both.

I gotta write about something.

That guy's a mess, by the
way. Why'd you hire him?

Mario, I'm telling you,
do not f*ck me on this.

What other choice do I have?

You won't make Ryan available to me.

Mario, trust me, I've
tried. It's not happening.

All right, then I gotta write

about you and Dom's relationship.

There's no f*cking relationship!

Well, whatever it is, I'm gonna
ask Alvey to comment on it.

And doesn't sound like he
knows anything about it,

so thank you for turning
me into a tabloid writer.

♪

I'll give you something else.

Do I get an exclusive?

Yes.

I'm listening.

♪

I'm gonna leave Navy
Street to run King Beast.

f*ck me. What about Garo?

Garo's out. It's not
official, but it will be soon.

Okay. Wow. Congratulations.

So you're k*lling the Dom story, yeah?

Dead. Felt gross anyway.

Still gonna hound you about
Ryan, but this is important.

It takes a lot for a woman
to rise in this sport.

And, uh, you know, I'm, uh, I'm happy.

I'm... Are you there?

Can you hear me?

[ENGINE IDLING]

Can you hear me?

I think I... Are you...

♪

♪

You...

are a very beautiful woman, Luanne.

I could use a woman like you...

Oh, is that right?

...Luanne. Indeed, I could.

And, um...

tell me, how exactly
would you like to use me?

♪

Well, I need my ass kicked
in a very specific way,

and I can't seem to find a
woman who can do it just right.

Either k*ll me or they
can't hardly leave a scratch.

[LAUGHS] Well, you see,
the trick is, Jay...

Mm-hmm.

...you gotta thread the needle.

You know what I'm sayin'? [CHEWING]

I mean, you break a man, he's useless.

♪

- [CHEWING]
- That's exactly f*cking right.

[EXHALES SLOWLY]

[LAUGHS]

You know things, Luanne.

I do.

- Yes, Ma'am.
- Mm-hmm. I do.

[GLASS CLATTERS]

- [WHISPERS] Let's dance.
- No. No. No.

I'm not dancing with
you. You're just a boy.

That's right. I am a boy.

But I have this feeling
that you could make me a man.

Oh, is that right?

Yes, indeed.

Why don't you come dance with me?

♪

All right, well,

why don't you buy me one
more drink, and we'll see?

Bartender?

Could we have one or two more of those?

Una mas.

[GLASS THUDS]

♪

[GEARS SHIFT]

[ENGINE IDLING]

♪

[GRUNTING AND PUNCHING]

Hey.

The f*ck?

Sorry. I don't... I don't...

What are you doing here?

[CAGE RATTLES]

♪

Can we go to your office?

- No.
- Could you...

I know you've been talking to Mario...

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. No,
I was talking to Mario,

and I k*lled your little f*cking story.

DOM: No, no, no. He
took me out of context.

- Hey, Dom!
- I wouldn't burn you that way.

No, no, no, that's exactly what you...

- Hey.
- Hey, buddy.

Dude, Mario totally f*cked me, bro.

- [GRUNTS]
- f*ck! f*ck! f*ck!

Motherfuck! f*ck me!

Something just happened.
Something just happened.

f*ck! Motherfuck!

f*cking... f*ck.

ALVEY: Look at him. Look at him.

He's a f*cking savage. [CHUCKLES]

He broke her f*cking will, man.

minutes ago, she
wouldn't talk to him.

He's relentless.

He was like that when he was a kid.

I'd say, "Jay, don't jump on the bed,"

he would go jump off the roof.

[CHUCKLES]

That's the way he fights, too.

We all do.

We gotta work with him, though, man.

I want... I want him fighting again.

Me, too.

Yeah.

Promise me you'll help
me with that, all right?

I will. Yeah.

'Cause he's on edge. He's
always on edge, you know?

It's just the way he's wired.

If he loses hope, I'm afraid...

[NIALL TONER BAND'S "LONELY
SOULS AND BROKEN HEARTS" PLAYING]

You see what... what... what
sh*t we deal with in our family.

I...

♪

You got no problems, right?

Hmm?

No.

Yeah? [SNIFFS]

'Cause you, my friend,
are on a f*cking roll, man.

You are.

I mean, I-I-I was
wrong. You... you are...

Not only are you a real fighter,

you're gonna be a great
f*cking fighter, okay?

- I am proud of you, man.
- Stop.

Come on. Hey.

Look at me.

♪

We gotta stick together.

We've got to stick together.

Women and f*cking friends...
they come and they go.

In the grand scheme of things,
they don't mean a f*cking thing.

Do you understand?

You stay close to me. You
stay close to him. That's it.

♪

My mother wrote one
note, Nate. One, to me.

No one else left.

♪ I'd give everything I own ♪

♪ If I could find a way ♪

That's it.

♪ To mend the lonely
souls and broken hearts ♪

♪

[SHIFTS GEARS]

[ENGINE TURNS OFF]

Um... Tell Garo I'm sorry?

I will, but I think you need
to call him tomorrow morning.

Yeah.

[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]

I'll try and get an
advance for your next fight.

No, don't worry about it.
I'm... I'm fine on money.

Lisa, I didn't mean what I said.

I think you did.

I'm just kind of...

f*cked up right now.

Were you better before?

He's just beneath you. We all are.

Don't forget your pills.

I mean...

Dom told me I had power.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

[SEAT BELT UNBUCKLES]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[GEARS SHIFT]

[GEARS SHIFT]

[WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 'S
"ANOTHER ROUND" PLAYING]

♪ It's been a long time ♪

♪ Since I had a good time ♪

♪

♪ And tonight I think ♪

♪ I'm gonna take a few
dips from the well ♪

♪ Well, well ♪

♪ So order up another round, boys ♪

♪ I'm gonna put 'em down ♪

♪ I got a late start, but
tonight I'm raisin' hell ♪

[LAUGHS]

♪ I'm orderin' up
another round, son ♪

♪ I'm gonna put 'em down ♪

♪ I got a late start, but
tonight I'm raisin' hell ♪

♪ Yeah, I got a late start,
but tonight I'm raisin' hell ♪

♪

[SONG ENDS]

Whoo! [LAUGHS]

[CHRIS STAPLETON'S "FIRE AWAY" PLAYING]

♪ Honey, load up your questions ♪

♪ And pick up your
sticks and your stones ♪

♪ And pretend I'm a shelter ♪

♪ For heartaches that
don't have a home ♪

♪

♪ Choose the words
that cut like a razor ♪

♪ And all that I'll say ♪

♪ Is fire ♪

♪ Away ♪

♪ Take your best sh*t,
show me what you got ♪

- ♪ Honey, I'm not afraid ♪
- [GLASS CLATTERS]

♪ Rear back and take aim ♪

♪ And fire away ♪

♪

♪ Well, I wish I could say ♪

♪ That I've never been here before ♪

♪ But you know and I know ♪

♪ That I'll always
come back for more ♪

♪ Your love ♪

I'm gay.

♪ Might be my damnation ♪

Hmm?

♪ But I'll cry to my grave ♪

I'm gay.

[CHUCKLES]

[TAPS BOTTLE]

Shut the f*ck... Get... get
a f*cking drink. Come on.

[CHUCKLES]

♪ Fire away ♪

I'm gay.

Shut the f*ck up with
that, okay? It's not funny.

What...

Are you f*cking kidding me right now?

No.

♪ Rear back and take aim ♪

Hey.

You're not f*cking gay.

What are you doing? What are you saying?

♪

I'm gay.

I'm gay.

Your son's gay.

♪

Are you really gonna
f*cking do this right now?

What... what the f*ck am I doing?

- [POUNDS TABLETOP]
- My f*cking mother is in the hospital.

She's f*cking k*lled herself almost.

You're gonna tell me
you're a f*cking f*gg*t?

- [POUNDS TABLETOP]
- [GRUNTS]

♪ Honey, I'm not afraid ♪

- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- ALVEY: Nate!

♪ Rear back and take aim ♪

- Hey, Nate.
- ALVEY: Grab him.

[WHISTLES]

- Nate.
- Grab him.

♪ Fire away ♪

- Nate! Nate!
- No, he's had too much to drink.

- I got you.
- Nate!

- I got it. Pops.
- Talk to me.

What the f*ck... Aah!

- Hey!
- What the f*ck?! What the f*ck?!

- Hey! Nate!
- SCOTT: Just chill out, man!

- f*ck you!
- What the f*ck is wrong with you?!

f*ck you, you piece of sh*t!

- Hey.
- Out of your f*cking mind!

SCOTT: Relax or I'm calling the cops!

- Relax. Hey, Pops... What the f*ck?!
- He said he was a f*cking...

You got something to say
to me?! f*cking say it!

- He's drunk. He's drunk. Easy.
- You're a f*cking p*ssy!

What the f*ck is wrong with you?!

- f*cking p*ssy!
- Easy. Pops, easy.

- Did you know about this?
- Whoa. Whoa.

- Did you know about this?!
- Know what? Know what?

- Did you f*cking know? Did you know?!
- Know what?! Pops...

He's telling me he's gay.
He's telling me he's gay.

Dude, f*cking relax...

- [PUNCH LANDS]
- [GRUNTS]

[g*nsh*t]

- f*ck.
- He f*cking jumped me!

- JAY: Nate! Nate!
- Hey! What the f*ck?!

- Hey, Nate! Nate!
- Nate! Nate!

- Nate! Look at me. Nate.
- Nate! Nate!

- Nate!
- Hey, buddy, come on now.

[VOICES DISTORTING]

Call a f*cking ambulance, please!

Please call us a f*cking ambulance!

♪

[BOTH SHOUTING INAUDIBLY]

♪