02x09 - Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Graves". Aired: October 2016 to December 2017.*
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Former President Richard Graves has the epiphany, twenty years after leaving office, that his policies have damaged the country for decades. This, as his wife, the former First Lady, has political ambitions if her own.
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02x09 - Not All Who Wander Are Lost

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NARRATOR: Previously on Graves...

BAILEY: Bailey Todd, Manager,

music producer out of New York.

A friend of mine at XM

gave me a link to one of your songs.

The gal that I'm related to

is named Maggie Lynn Davis,

and back in the day, we called her Peg,

back when Her Majesty
would actually take our calls.

SACHS: A large percentage of New Mexicans

already think you're a phony.

So you think I'm a phony, too?

No, I didn't say that.

I wanna put you on Jeremy's show.

Oh, Katie, slow down. Please.

(SCREAMS)

He's knocking, universe.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

AGENT HILL: So our good friend, Chuy,

the triggerman in Arturo Del Rey's death,

agreed to turn State's evidence

in exchange for immunity.

Del Rey was a son of Mexico's
biggest drug lord,


El Turon.

JEREMY: You need to move out of here.

RICHARD: Ninety megaton neutron warhead

with my f*cking name on it.

I can't ignore it, not anymore.

Now you stay alive
long enough to yell, Richard,

at the top of your lungs.

("SINNERMAN" BY NINA SIMONE PLAYING)

♪ Oh, sinnerman,
where you gonna run to? ♪


♪ Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? ♪

♪ Where you gonna run to? ♪

♪ All on that day ♪

♪ Well, I run to the rock ♪

♪ Please hide me, I run to the rock ♪

♪ Please hide me, I run to the rock ♪

♪ Please hide me, Lord ♪

♪ All on that day ♪

♪ But the rock cried out ♪

♪ I can't hide you, the rock cried out ♪

♪ I can't hide you, the rock cried out ♪

♪ I ain't gonna hide you, guy ♪

♪ All on that day ♪

♪ I said, "Rock ♪

♪ What's the matter with you, rock?" ♪

At the top of my lungs, Lord,

at the top of my lungs.

♪ Good Lord, Lord ♪

♪ All on that day ♪

- ♪ Power ♪
- ♪ Power, Lord ♪


- ♪ Power ♪
- ♪ Power, Lord ♪


(PHONE RINGING)

BONNIE: Hello, this is Bonnie.

Bonnie?

It's me, Peg.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

LAWRENCE: Where's Maggie?
That's the question of the hour


from incumbent senator Jerry North.

Margaret Graves has not been
seen on the campaign trail


since what North
is calling her "implosion"


- during their debate.
- MARGARET: Richard,

please try and be back
for an early dinner.

Remember Bonnie
and her family are coming.

Are you sure about this, Maggs?

That woman is on Jerry North's payroll.

Listen, honey, this is not
about the campaign.

This is for me.

- For you?
- For me.

Of course I'll be here, sweetheart.

- All right. Thank you.
- Yeah.

- ISAIAH: Sir?
- MARGARET: Isaiah?

ISAIAH: Hello, ma'am.

- Oh, kid.
- Hey.

Ah.

I need to borrow your key.

To what?

To your heart, jackass.

Your car.

Where are you driving off to, sir?

Key?

I just have to ask, when is the last time

you drove a car?

I'll walk you out, sir.

Okay.

Christopher, I thought I told
you not to come here today.

Oh, my mistake.

I've just decided
to remove negative qualifiers

from everything you say,

but fear not, Margaret,

I am here because I am so happy

about what you're doing today.

Having that Clegg woman over.

Listen to me very carefully.

What is happening today

here in my home, it's personal.

It's not part of some campaign strategy.

- Of course it's not.
- I mean it, Christopher.

I will be at the office,

but remember, today,

just... just be yourself, hmm?

(SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING)

So this is it.

I think Short Stuff's really
gonna love it, don't you?

Oh, my God. You really need
to name your baby.

Okay. You are zero fun today.

No, it's amazing that you bought a house.

I'm just kind of worried about you

living on your own, that's all.

Well, don't be. I need another
person worrying on me to fail

like I need another
d*ck pic from Justin Bieber.

MAN: Welcome back to The Truth
with Jeremy Graves

and special guest Governor John Kasich.

JEREMY: In , % of organ donors

d*ed as a result of car accidents,

like, there's a real potential
shortage of organ donors

as a result of these self-driving cars

everybody's excited about,

and, I don't know,

there's just not gonna be enough stiffs.

- Stiffs?
- Yeah.

Well, Jeremy, I don't know
if you're asking me

to figure out a way in which
we can have more car accidents

so we can have more organs.

I mean, that's like a joke.

I hate to do this to you,

but I'm... I'm really... I'm done here.

Oh.

All right.

And we'll be right back.



- MAN: And we're clear.
- [BELL RINGS]

Get some help.

Doug, don't start, all right?

The man who attempted to sh**t
former president Graves


and wounded his assistant, Isaiah Miller,

will be sentenced
in a Colorado courtroom today.


- Hey.
- Hey.

Can I... can I talk to you for a sec?

Oh, of course, yeah. I wanna prep you.

The interview today with Jeremy
is going to be amazing.

- Oh, yes. Well, I...
- First, do not forget,

this interview is about you,

a future leader for the Republican party.

Also, if Jeremy asks you about Treadwell,

you answer him, but then
tell him how thrilled you are

to be invited to be a keynote speaker

at the Lincoln Day Dinner.

I know, but Katie, I wanted
to talk to you about something

that I've actually wanted
to mention ever since New York.

Oh, my God, you... you're nervous

about going on Jeremy's show today.

Hold on, I got you something.

(HUMMING)

You bought me a suit?

I made an investment.

Wow. Um,

gosh, Katie.

No, I... I can't do this.

This is what a president
looks like, Isaiah.

You put this on and you're gonna
carry yourself differently,

head higher, two inches
taller, presidential.

No, no, no. Katie, stop. I said I can't.

Jesus Christ, what?

Okay. You are just...
you're... you're so...

you're controlling, okay?

I feel like I'm dating
my mother, no. I...

(GROANS)

I don't think

that you and me...

It's not gonna work out.

And there's so many
amazing things, Katie...

Stop.

(SIGHS)

You insecure little sh*t.

Huh?

Do you even know what the hell you want?

No, you don't, because you're
like some cartoon character

from the f*cking ' s.
Hey, d*ck Van d*ke called.

He wants his perfectly
coiffed swoop and bumbling,

bullshit charm back.

God, was I wrong about you.

Good luck f*cking up the interview.

You just gave up on your future.

You'll never be him, you know,

Richard Graves.

You don't have it in you.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING)

MARGARET: Welcome, y'all.

Oh, my God.

I never thought I'd see the day.

Bonnie.

Give me a hug.

- Okay.
- I'm so glad you came.

Yeah. Well, you call, I come.

That's what we do.

This is my daughter, Lacey.

Hi, sweetheart.

She's prettier on TV.

(CAR HORN HONKING)

(MAN YELLS)

Did you bring the whole town?

The whole family, darling.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING)

(VEHICLES HONKING)

LEONARD: Knick-knack, paddywack,

give the dog a bone.

- Boom.
- (CHUCKLES)

Holy sh*t.

It's been a long time, Lenny.

Mr. President.

What in the... how did...

I made a call in to General Powell.

He told me where to find you.

Well, I'll be damned, Jesus.

- Okay.
- I was hoping

I could bend your ear a bit.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Come on. Come.

All right. I'll follow you.

I've been researching that
producer that I told you about,

- Bailey Todd.
- Oh, yeah.

I heard it was her idea
that Beyonc�� have twins. Genius.

Okay, well, not everything
that I've been reading is as positive.

I mean, she sort of owns her artists,

like literally owns them.

You should read this contract
that she sent me, it's intense.

Hey, good things are happening, okay?

For both of us.

I've got this new house.

I've got a ton of new followers

on this mommy blog I just started.

Yeah, that's cool.
I don't... I don't know.

- I just feel like...
- Hey,

let good things happen for once, Sam.

Um, I'm gonna go shopping

before the movers get here.

Come with?

Oh, no, I can't.
I actually have to go to work,

but congrats on the new house, Liv.

Thanks, boo.

You, too.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

- Hello?
- AGENT HILL: Ms. Graves,

Special Agent Hill, FBI.

Agent Hill, hi.

AGENT HILL: There's been
an update in our investigation.


We wanted to let you know
that Chuy Ramirez


d*ed in custody last night

before his plea deal was finalized.

Without his testimony,

the FBI is closing its case
on Arturo Del Rey.


We will be notifying your counsel.

- FARRAH: Was that a silent...
- Oh, my God.

...primal scream?

No.

Yes.

Secret's safe with me.

DOUG JOHNSON: Hey, buddy,

great segment with Governor Kasich.

Remember how I said
I would never lie to you?

No. But sure.

Well, it's true.

The Kasich thing was a bust.

What happened? I mean,
where's that acerbic prick

that America knows and loves?

Yeah. Look, uh, Doug, actually...

What is it, cancer?

What? No. I don't have f*cking cancer.

Actually, you make my point.

I don't know if I wanna be

America's favorite prick anymore.

- DOUG JOHNSON: Oh, really?
- JEREMY: Yes.

Well, look at this.

There's a direct positive correlation

between your anger level and viewership.

Doug, have you been charting
my discontent?

Yeah. Science is real, and so are you.

Now you got your father as

b*llet-taking body-man coming.

You got to tear him apart.

I'm gonna buy you a porterhouse tonight,

bone in.

MARGARET: Pretty much home
the past years.

Well, you...

you've done well for yourself.

Nobody can take that away from you, Peg.

MARGARET: Oh, that is where
we were gonna have dinner

until I saw you brought half
the state of Texas with you.

Yeah, it's wrong anyway. It's all wrong.

Well, I can fix it.

BONNIE: Yeah, you need a lesson
to remember where you come from, hon,

about how we party, how we have fun,

and we act like we don't give a sh*t

because life's just too hard sometimes.

Come on, Peg, you remember how we did

at Sunday after church.

A Clegger?

f*cking-A right.

♪ In this world we're living ♪

♪ It's hard to trust
your neighbor anymore ♪


I just... I had some questions
about some of the stuff in here.

It's all pretty standard.

- Oh.
- Here's the deal.

You get a say, but I can't be your lawyer

and negotiate against myself.

Oh, no, no. I, I... I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to offend you,
Bailey, I just...

Oh, you didn't offend me, babe.

- Oh.
- It's all good.

It's just business,

but you should talk to somebody
and work your sh*t out.

I got a band coming to play with you

and see if you all vibe.

- Cool?
- Yeah. Totally.

♪ And I know down in our hearts ♪

♪ We all wish it could be this way ♪

♪ In this picture of life ♪

♪ Anywhere... ♪

RICHARD: How long you been here?

LEONARD: I've been here
ever since Joanie passed.

RICHARD: Oh, I didn't know that.

- LEONARD: Yeah.
- I'm really sorry.

I just couldn't stay
in that house without her.

It was too quiet.

Still work in that m*ssile silo?

Oh, yeah. Yeah. I do a lot of maintenance

every few months.

Hard to believe, but they still have

- my original technology down there.
- Oh, yeah?

So you like it, huh?
Working on that big monster

I ordered, you built.

Puts food on the table.

Sent three kids through college.

And f*cked the world.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

You hungry?

Yeah.

You feeling good about this, bud?

Well, I've had a really tough day so far

but, uh, hey, I know what you do here.

I know you're gonna go hard on me.

I won't take anything personally.

Why the f*ck does everyone around me

work so hard at enabling me
to be a complete assh*le?

Because they underestimate you.

DIRECTOR: About five minutes
away, everyone.

OLIVIA: Hi, nugget.

- Mother.
- Hey.

When are we gonna talk
about that hoedown in the front yard?

We're having a family barbecue.

Whose family?

Yours, sweetheart.

Guilty of that particular crime.

Olivia, I would love for you
to meet my cousin Bonnie

and her daughter Lacey.

Guys, this is my daughter, Olivia.

- BONNIE: Hello.
- LACEY: Hello.

SAMANTHA: What the f*ck, Lucinda?

You actually crawled across the bar

to snoop through my sh*t?

I've been f*cked three times in my life,

contractually,

when I've asked for it,

and too many times
when I didn't even know

it was happening.

Okay, why would you wanna help me?

Because I was you.

Pay attention.

I'm gonna tell you
how not to get screwed.

Doesn't it ever eat at you, Lenny?

What we did?

You wanted a m*ssile, I built it.

It protects the country.

That's that.

I've been in denial on this thing

for far too f*cking long,

so I went to New York

and met with Ahsan.

That son of a bitch is...

one of the reasons we built ours.

There's something I wanna run by you.

Can we go somewhere quiet?

Why? No one can hear
anything around here.

Lenny, we've got maybe...

five good years left.

That's it.

I've got a plan.

You're gonna help me.

ALL: Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink.

(CHANTING CONTINUES)

(CHEERING)

(SQUEALS)

- Oh, my God!
- Yeah, I guess

there were some things
you didn't forget, huh?

Oh, my God.


I wish I had right now.

Okay. Let's do that routine we used
to do all the time, you remember?

MAN: Welcome back
to The Truth with Jeremy Graves

and special guest Isaiah Miller.

I'm sitting here with none
other than Isaiah Miller.

Full disclosure, I know this guy.

When he's not taking a b*llet

and saving my dad's life,

he's most likely wiping
the old man's ass.

(LAUGHS) Figuratively, of course.

Okay, well, let's literally

look over here, okay?

Uh, I'm reading here that Isaiah Miller,

who was sh*t during a presidential

assassination attempt

is the keynote speaker

at the Lincoln Day Dinner

which is ironic beyond words.

That sounds like fun.

Uh, I, uh, um...

Actually, I just have one question.

Um, how are you, man?

Really.

OLIVIA: Just so that
you have all the facts,

my mom, the one who dances
and chugs beer, that's me.

Not her.

At least it used to be.

Yeah.

Well, your mom was always a good time.

Always. She was way too big
for our small town.

But you know what?

Ever since I was little,
I always looked up to her.

Always.

Yeah.

Me too.

Jesus Christ.

You're very pretty.

You wanna make out?

No.

But thank you.

JEREMY: What was it like getting sh*t?

ISAIAH: Well, honestly, Jeremy,

it's really difficult to explain

what it's like the moment you get sh*t

because you go completely blank.

PTSD, I read, is very different

for everyone, but one thing
that it always does

is it changes the person's perspective,

especially who you thought
you were before the incident

and who you are after.

The sh**ting has made me reconsider

everything I believed since I was a kid,

and, uh, I'm not sure
what's important to me anymore.

Just a... a blank slate?

Yes, exactly.

Look, man, I just wanna say that, um,

I'm sorry.

You know that I spoke at, uh,

Treadwell's hearing and, uh,

I'm sure it contributed
to him getting out

and, uh...

I'm just really sorry.

It's all good.

We're good.

Okay. Um, can you just,

- just... it's okay. Get up.
- Okay.

Get the (BLEEP) over here. Come here.

(STINGER PLAYS)

- MAN: We're clear.
- (BELL RINGS)

Thanks, man. That was...

- ISAIAH: Yeah.
- That was awesome.

No, thank you. Thank you.

I've, uh, I got to go,

but thank you, Jeremy.

DOUG: What happens
in your brain after we talk?

I mean, are you trying to k*ll the show?

Doug, I'm done.

You can't. You're under contract.

Sue me.

What are you doing later?

Oh, um, just hanging out
with some friends.

- Yeah?
- You could come if you want.

Okay.

I'm in.

RICHARD: I got one last chapter

to write in my story, Lenny.

Yeah.

Not my problem.

(CHUCKLES) Nobody gets
denial on this one.

I need to get in there,

into that silo.

- What?
- And you're gonna help me.

The hell I will.

And besides, even if you got in,

what would you do?

All right.

Here's my plan.

You open the path to the control room...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

LEONARD: You're out of your g*dd*mn mind.

Hear me out, for Chrissake!

I hear you, and the answer is no.

Hell f*cking no, Mr. President.

f*ck.

God bless you all.

God bless the United States of America.

- OLIVIA: Uh, hey.
- Hey.

- OLIVIA: I'm gonna go home.
- Oh, no.

- Yeah, I got to go meet the...
- Oh, honey.

...the movers.

Uh, are you too hammered
to watch the baby?

Of course not.

No, I'd love to.

You know, Peg's a really cool chick.

And how dare you be me

before me and not tell me?

How about that?

- See you.
- OLIVIA: Bye.

BONNIE: So, our own Maggie Lynn Davis

is gonna be a senator, huh?

Yeah, if I win.

You know, I was wrong...

saying what I said on the news.

For North.

I idolized you,

and then the world just took you away.

And the only thing I ever was

was just somebody
who really missed you, okay?

Oh.

I love you, Bonnie.

SAMANTHA: Hey.

BAILEY: Hey.

So I'm good on the exclusivity

and the commission. That's fine.

But I'm gonna say no
on the three-year term.

I'll give you two, but I want a six-month

option out for both of us.

If we do split, my music's mine.

All rights, without exception.

Are you in?

I've never agreed to half
the stuff you're asking for.

Yeah.

The out after a year.

No one can launch in six months.

- All right.
- Okay.

All right!

- Meet your band.
- Okay.

- Oh, my God.
- Rock and f*cking roll.

OLIVIA: Thanks, guys.

Thanks.

Oh, sorry.

My name is Francisco.

I'm here because of Chuy.

Your Arturo was my nephew.

His father, El Terron, is my brother.

You guys really keep it all
in the family, don't you?

FRANCISCO: When Chuy
threatened the granddaughter

of El Terron and the safety
of that baby's mother,

a line was drawn in the sand.

So you guys k*lled Chuy.

El Terron takes family very seriously.

He wanted me to extend his best wishes.

If there is anything you
or your baby needs,

please don't hesitate to ask.

There isn't really something that I need,

but there is something I want.

MARGARET: This has been so fun.

BONNIE: Yeah. Well, what do you say

we don't wait another
years next time, huh?

- It's a deal.
- MAN: Speech, Maggie.

Oh, my God.

- MAN: Speech.
- BONNIE: Oh, yeah.

Give the people what they want!

- Give them what they want.
- (SCREAMS)

Oh, I need that.

Whoo!

Oh, heavens.

This has been not only

one of the most fun days
for me in forever,

but it's really been an education,

a big reminder of who I was.

My family.

My purpose is not about my voice.

My purpose is to be your voice,

my family's voice...

my mom.

Look...

if I do not win this election,

if there is never another election,

(VOICE BREAKS) that's just fine,

because the truth is

I have already won.

I am always going to be your voice.

This has been a great day.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

SAMANTHA: ♪ I woke up I was already me ♪

♪ I was somewhat afraid I was something ♪

♪ Peace signs ♪

Wow.

Remarkable, isn't she?

Yeah, she sure is.

♪ I was right in the fire ♪

♪ I was on my knees ♪

I'm Bailey Todd,
Sammy's new music manager.

You a friend of hers?

Uh, yeah. Uh, Isaiah Miller.

Miller?

Hey, you sent that song

over to Robert Hayes at XM.

Yes, that was me.

Whew. I owe you a huge thank you.

That girl is a f*cking goldmine.

♪ I had questions in mind ♪

♪ Why you were strong ♪

♪ Peace signs ♪

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

VAN MORRISON: ♪ You must leave now ♪

♪ Take what you need ♪

♪ You think will last ♪

♪ But whatever you wish to keep ♪

♪ You better grab it fast ♪

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

♪ Yonder stands your orphan ♪

♪ With his g*n ♪

♪ Crying like a fire in the sun ♪

Hey, there.

It's Olivia Graves.

Just...

thought maybe you'd wanna meet
your granddaughter.

♪ Look out, baby ♪

♪ The saints are coming through ♪

♪ And it's all over now ♪

♪ Baby blue ♪

(CELL PHONE BUZZES)

♪ And it's all over now ♪

- ♪ Baby blue ♪
- Yeah?

I'm in.
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