02x07 - The Theater and It's Double

[bunniefuu]

[INHALES]

[EXHALES]

BOBBI: Lexi...

We're ready.

["AMORE MIO AIUTAMI" BY
PIERO PICCIONI PLAYING]

♪♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

PERSON : Wasn't it a lovely memorial?

PERSON : Oh, yes. It was up.
It wasn't down at all.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

GRANDMA: A good heart, and, you know,

she takes after him.

GIA: Thanks, Grandma.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- It was so warm and from the heart.
- Yes, it was.

- It was just... It was lovely, dear.
- Wasn't it, wasn't it?

You know what? He was a special man.

NEIGHBOR: Did he have life insurance?

LESLIE: Uh... a little bit.

We'll figure it out.

NEIGHBOR: But he was young.

LESLIE: Yeah, he, he was young.

NEIGHBOR: Are you gonna be
able to... The house, the kids?

- LESLIE: We'll figure it out.
- NEIGHBOR: Good, good.

- It's, it's gotta be a relief.
- Thank you.

Thank you for coming.

- Hey.
- How's it goin' over there?

- She's asking me all these questions.
- SUZE: Oh, yeah?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- She skipped class.
- Is anyone gonna check on her?

- Is Rue in her room?
- Yeah.

- She hasn't opened the door.
- Do you think she's okay?

Don't just stand here
and gossip. It's rude.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Rue?

- Hey.
- RUE: Hey.

[SNIFFS]

These were my dad's.

How are you feeling?

Yeah. I... found this
poem, and I thought of you.

RUE: If it's C.S. Lewis, I can't.

- No, it's not. I promise.
- Every hospice nurse says

that "Grief is a long valley."

Yeah, but that's not the full quote.

Yeah, well, it's enough for me.

Well, the second part's kind of sweet.

RUE: What is it?

Uh, "A winding valley
where every bend...

may reveal a new landscape."

That's not that bad.

Can I read this to you?

Uh, yeah, I'd love that.

Uh...

It's called "Let This
Darkness Be a Bell Tower"

by Rainer Maria Rilke.

"Quiet friend who has come so far,"

"feel how your breathing
makes more space around you."

[LIGHT MUSIC PLAYING]

"Let this darkness be a
bell tower and you the bell.

"As you ring, what batters
you becomes your strength.

"Move back and forth into the change.

"What is it like,
such intensity of pain?

"If the drink is bitter,
turn yourself into wine.

"In this uncontainable night,

"be the mystery at the
crossroads of your senses,

"the meaning discovered there.

"And if the world has
ceased to hear you,

"say to the silent earth: I flow.

To the rushing water, speak: I am."

♪♪

[PERSON COUGHS]

[PERSON COUGHS]

[BLOWS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

LEXI [NARRATING]: I knew
Jade had been doing dr*gs,

but it wasn't until that day,

at her dad's memorial,

that I realized they
were a greater comfort

than I ever could be.

Maybe that's a silly observation,

but I was only .

It was the summer before
I started ninth grade...

back when we thought we'd
all be friends forever.

[STEADY DRUMBEAT]

Move.

Move, move, move!

Lights, four, go.

LEXI: There were five of us.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

There was me, Grace...

["LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER"
BY CAPTAIN & TENNILLE PLAYING]

♪ Love will keep us together ♪

♪ Think of me babe, whenever ♪

LEXI: My sister, Hallie...

♪ Some sweet-talking girl comes along ♪

♪ Singing her song ♪

LEXI: Her best friend, Marta...

♪ You've just gotta
be strong, just stop ♪

♪ 'Cause I really love you, stop ♪

LEXI: Marta's best friend, Luna.

♪ I've been thinking of you ♪

♪ Look in my heart and let love ♪

LEXI: And my best friend, Jade.

♪ Keep us together ♪

♪ Whatever ♪

Bring out the f*cking letters now.

[STEADY DRUMBEAT]

LEXI: And this is life.

Not everyone's life...

But our life!

- [APPLAUSE]

- Oh, that's f*ckin' cool.
- [SCATTERED LAUGHS]

Wait, is this f*cking play about us?

[DRUM ROLL]

RUE: For the last few months,

Lexi had been talking
to Fezco every day.

But I still don't understand what
the play is actually about, though.

LEXI [ON PHONE]: It's about friendship.

Well, that's nice.
Everybody's gonna love that.

Yeah, I-I mean, I hope so.

I just... I keep second-guessing myself

and getting anxious, like,
if people are gonna think

that it's good or bad,

or if it's gonna upset people or not.

But why would anyone be upset by it?

LEXI: Oh, you know, it's,
it's based on real people.

FEZCO: Yeah, you really strokin'
the bee's nest with that one.

- Am I?
- I mean...

if someone invited me to a play, and...

they didn't even tell me
I was a character in it?

I'd definitely have some questions.

LEXI: Like, bad questions?

FEZCO: Depends on the play.

LEXI: Well, would you be upset by it?

FEZCO: It depends on the play.

Right.

And the intentions
of the person who made the play.

My intentions are good.

FEZCO: Then you ain't got
nothin' to worry about.

But... what if they think
my intentions aren't good

when in reality they are good?

Well, that's what I call a quandary.

LEXI: What's the answer?

Uh, wait, what was the question again?

[WHISPERS]: Like, what
happens if Cassie sees the play

and thinks I'm being
cruel, even though I'm not?

Well, how about you just
don't invite her then?

No, she'd get so mad.

FEZCO: Even more mad than
if she actually saw the play?

That's... I don't know.

[DOOR CLOSES]

LEXI: Okay, this might kinda be

a weird and embarrassing thing to admit,

but I think the most defining
moment of my adolescence

was when my sister went through puberty.

[CYMBALS, DRUMBEAT]

- Uck, I look disgusting.
- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

Hey, Hallie, I'm in
the middle of somethin'.

It's just this dress
is so not flattering.

Hallie, I'm kinda puttin'
on a play right now.

HALLIE: What?

LEXI: Like, there's an entire audience

waiting for me to continue talking.

- HALLIE: Where?
- [SCATTERED LAUGHS]

[QUIETLY]: Right here.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]. Hi. Wow.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

Whatever. The point is, I couldn't wait

to go through puberty.

Wow, wow, wow!

[SUZE SCREAMS]

MOTHER: Look at you!

- I feel like a big baby.
- Hallie...

I've been on this planet
for g*dd*mn years,

and I have never seen a baby
with knockers like yours.

[LAUGHING]

HALLIE: Mom, that was the grossest
thing I've ever heard you say.

MOTHER [LAUGHS]: Okay.

Lights, , go.

Look, I know being informed,
smart, hardworking, and curious

are all very important qualities,

but imagine having all of those
qualities and also being hot.

So, if Hallie was
days older than me,

then all I would have to do is wait...

days, and I'd look just like her.

- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]
- [CYMBALS]

- [APPLAUSE]
- [CHEERING]

[TV CHATTER]

[STEAM HISSING]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Yo, Ash, get the door, man.

[APPLAUSE]

Okay, I need you to pull it way back.

You're too broad. It's not funny.

Oh, my God. Are you crying?

It's a directorial note. You
just take it and move on, okay?

Hey, I need the light
cues to be % faster,

- and the stagehands to be % faster.
- BOBBI: Copy that.

Ew! God! What the... Did
someone die in this dress?!

It smells like sh*t. [GAGS]

I love the theater.

What we got goin' on?

- Freshly steamed.
- Ooh.

Yes, yes, yes.

You da best.

Mmm. Yeah, we steppin' out tonight.

Ooh, bless your heart.

Nah, I really do appreciate
you doin' that, though.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

CUSTER: Damn, what's good?

Yo, wassup, man?

Yo, I'm, I'm, actually, a little busy.

I'm, I'm gettin' ready to go out.

We goin' to a party?

Where you goin'?

Don't worry about what I'm
doin', man. Worry about yourself.

All right. I'mma just chill then.

[FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING]

[WHISPERS]: This is your dream.

Mick...

[THROUGH HEADSET]: don't screw this up.

Lights, , go.

I could see myself now.

[AUDIENCE CHEERS]

- AUDIENCE MEMBER: Damn! sh*t!
- I'd be the girl...

- no one ever... could get.
- AUDIENCE MEMBER: Is that Lexi?

- Hi.
- [LOUD LAUGHTER]

- Hey, Ted, how are you?
- Woo!

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Damn! Oh sh*t!

Hey, boys. How are you?

AUDIENCE MEMBER: sh*t!

And I'd imagine my former classmates...

sitting around at barbecues

in their dirty, dirty backyards

years from now.

Man... I really wish
I'd boned Lexi Howard.

Yeah, you and the rest of East Highland.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

All I had to do was wait.

- [APPLAUSE]
- [CHEERING]

Light, , go.

[DRUMS PLAYING]

- _
- ♪♪

Look, Lexi, some guys
prefer smaller boobs.

LEXI: Yeah?

I mean, if you and I could trade bodies,

I'd do it in a heartbeat.

- Well maybe they're still growing.
- No, they're not.

- Well, sometimes, it takes...
- No, they're fully formed.

To be honest, I'm not
really the kind of person

who wants to be known for their body.

But I also didn't want the
troubles that came along with it.

HALLIE: I wasn't even
looking at him, I swear.

You're the only person
I've ever dreamed of.

["THE WORD HURRICANE" BY AIR PLAYING]

Well, she certainly looks the part.

[LAUGHING]

LEXI: I feel like I've lived
most of my life in my imagination.

Taking the smallest moments

and dreaming them up
into something bigger.

FEZCO [ON PHONE]:
Of course, I'mma be there.

I'mma be sittin' in
the front row, shorty.

- I promise you that.
- Okay.

A little exchange and I fall in love.

- [APPLAUSE]
- [CHEERING]

A moment to myself and I'm onstage.

[APPLAUSE]

[WHISTLING]

But reality always finds
a way of pulling me back.

Do you think he's okay?

I think he's just sleeping.

It's the middle of the day.

[SNORING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I think we should have
Mom come pick us up.

- Don't be rude.
- It doesn't matter if it's rude.

I don't want him to think
that we don't trust him.

GUS: Come on, girls.

Get in the car.

Come on, Lex.

[UNEASY MUSIC PLAYING]

[ENGINE STARTS]

- [LEXI CRYING]
- [CARS HONKING]

♪♪

RUE: Uh, I just need, like, like
an eighth of weed. That's all.

- FEZCO: I can help with that.
- All right.

Uh, yo, I'll just be a second.

[GRUNTS]

I think before high school
we should think about

all the things we don't
like about ourselves...

and then change them,
so we can be, like,

like, different, cooler people.

I don't think we need to be cooler.

LEXI: Well, we should at
least try and know what's cool.

JADE: Yeah, but that sh*t,
like, changes all the time.

LEXI: That's what
makes it hard to follow.

JADE: Yeah, but
I think it's a good thing.

But... what if we get
excluded from things?

That's also a good thing.

- Really?
- Yeah.

My dad says he refuses
to be a part of any club

that would have him as a member.

LEXI: Well, that's cool.

Yeah, don't tell anyone.
They'll f*ckin' ruin it.

Jade was the first person who made
me feel okay about not being cool.

Lights, , go.

LEXI: I just feel like in years,

technology's gonna get really scary,

and we're all gonna
wish we'd never used it.

What are you talking about?

Well, all these tech
companies are simultaneously

developing artificial
intelligence and robotics,

so it's only a matter
of time before they

become the new
m*llitary-industrial complex

and start making k*ller robots.

I think there's a big difference

between taking selfies
and k*ller robots.

Yeah, maybe now, but
that gap will close.

But anyway, back to where I was.

We talked and laughed
for hours that night.

I miss those days.

It was before my dad
left and Jade's dad d*ed.

Before Jade got into heavy dr*gs,

and before I got inside my head.

It was before we grew apart,

and before I started doubting myself

every time someone would ask
me if Jade was my best friend.

"Let this darkness be a bell tower...

and you the bell."

[BELL RINGS]

Feel like I don't know anything
about your life anymore.

I'll tell you when you get back.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Um... do you ever worry
as you get older...

you'll have less and
less memories of Dad?

Yeah.

GIA: How do you stop
that from happening?

You can't.

I... I remember a couple of
days before you passed away...

you told me...

that if I ever wanted to be with you...

all I would have to
do is close my eyes...

and we'd be together.

You said that... memories
exist outside of time.

[CASSIE LAUGHING]

["MORE" BY BOBBY DARIN PLAYING]

♪ More than the greatest
love the world has known ♪

♪ This is the love that I give to you ♪

GUS: Hey, come on! Come join us.

♪ More than the simple
words I try to say ♪

♪ I only live to love
you more each day ♪

♪ More than you'll ever know ♪

♪ My arms long to hold you so ♪

♪ My life will be in your keeping ♪

♪ Waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping ♪

♪ Longer than always
is a long, long time ♪

♪ But far beyond
forever you'll be mine ♪

♪ I know I've never lived before ♪

♪ And my heart is very sure ♪

♪ No one else could love you more ♪

♪ Than the greatest love
the world has known ♪

♪ This is the love that
I give to you alone ♪

♪ More than the simple
words I try to say ♪

♪ I only live to love
you more each day ♪

♪ More than you'll ever know ♪

♪ My arms got to hold you so ♪

♪ My life will be in your keeping ♪

♪ Waking, sleeping ♪

LEXI: I sometimes think
about how my sister and I

had so many of the same
wishes growing up...

and how different we became.

["SPARTACUS LOVE THEME"
BY ALEX NORTH PLAYING]

♪♪

LEXI: At that age, we all thought
we knew what love looked like.

♪♪

And we had our suspicions
of what it felt like.

But that's also what
made it so intoxicating.

None of us had any idea
what it actually was.

I don't think there's
anything more beautiful

than dedicating your
life to loving someone.

♪♪

I think that's my biggest dream...

To be your girl...

To love you more than anything.

♪♪

♪♪

You could never scare me.

I don't know if I wanna do this.

It's just weed. It's not heroin.

[BLOWS]

[COUGHING]

- [LEXI COUGHING]
- [FEZCO LAUGHING]

FEZCO: Lexi wildin' out today.

- You okay?
- My God, that really burns.

- [COUGHING]
- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

LEXI: My whole life, I've
always had this feeling

that at any moment, something
horrible was about to happen.

Psst.

[CUSTER WHISPERS, INAUDIBLE]

Faye!

Come here.

[UNEASY MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

[WHISPERS]: Be cool.

I love you.

♪♪

[WHISPERING]

- FEZCO: Yo, Faye!
- FAYE: Yeah?

FEZCO: Come here for a split second.

I'll be right there.

♪♪

Tie or no tie?

- You okay?
- Um...

Yeah, I'm good.

[COUGHS, LAUGHS]

Yo, you got her lookin' like that,

that white guy with the afro.

He be paintin' on TV.

- f*ckin' Bob Ross.
- [LAUGHING]

- She looks like Bob Ross.
- FEZCO: Bobby, Bobby, it's a fire!

- We gotta, We gotta go. Yeah.
- It's a fire! C'mon, c'mon!

[LAUGHING]

LEXI: I don't think I like weed.

RUE: Yeah, well, that's... crazy talk.

I just can't control my brain
the same way... I normally can.

Yeah, but that's, like, the best part.

All right, well, see ya
later, homie. Good night.

Get home safe.

[QUIETLY]: Okay.

LEXI: I think Jade used dr*gs

to push away all the bad thoughts.

But it did the opposite for me.

["AMORE MIO AIUTAMI" PLAYS]

All I could think about
were the bad thoughts.

_

The things that could go wrong...

the people I could lose...

and the million and one
reasons why I'm not good enough.

♪♪

RUE: Jules and I hadn't spoken
since that bullshit intervention.

Even though I see her around.

♪♪

It's funny how I used to think
we were meant for each other.

That feels like a lifetime ago.

♪♪

What's up?

[HAND DRYER WHIRRING]

♪♪

[DRYER STOPS]

[SNAPS]

[APPLAUSE]

[TV PLAYS]

LESLIE: You broke me.

Completely broke me.

I give up.

Hey...

you wanna k*ll yourself
doin' dr*gs? Go ahead.

I'm not gonna stand in your way.

- So I can do dr*gs?
- Yeah.

- Anything I want?
- The world's your oyster.

Mom, are you f*cking with me right now?

No.

If you wanna fry every last
brain cell in your head,

go ahead.

[LAUGHS] What? What?

- That's exciting to you, huh?
- What?

Bein' a crackhead?

I just feel like there's
a catch here. [SNIFFS]

I can't convince you that
your life is important.

You're gonna have to make
that decision on your own.

You'll be soon... and outta my house.

And you're gonna make whatever
decisions you're gonna make.

I'm takin' you off my plate.

Okay.

I'm gonna focus on Gia.

Yeah, but she's fine, though.

She's been gettin' D's in math.

Yeah.

She's been in detention

three times in the past two weeks.

And every mornin',
when I go into her room

to make sure she's awake,

she already up... on the phone.

And I know she's not getting any sleep.

But if you say she's fine...
I'll just take your word for it.

I didn't know any of that.

LESLIE: Why would you?

You only ever think about yourself.

That's not true, Mom.

If I have to choose between
losin' one daughter or two?

I'mma fight to save her.

Nah, that's fair.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Move it, move it, move it.

LEXI: When Hallie and
Marta entered ninth grade,

they became inseparable.

["OOPS" BY TWEET PLAYING]

- [APPLAUSE]
- ♪ I tried and I tried ♪

♪ To avoid ♪

♪ But this thing was happening ♪

♪ Swallowed my pride,
let it ride and partied ♪

♪ But this body felt just like mines ♪

♪ I got worried,
I looked over to the left ♪

♪ A reflection of myself ♪

♪ That's why I couldn't
catch my breath ♪

♪ Oops, there goes my shirt
up over my head, oh my ♪

[SONG FADES OUT]

[DREAMY MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

LEXI: When I first met
Marta, she made me nervous.

I had never seen anyone
as sure of themself as her.

Because of that, I
didn't really trust her.

Woo!

[APPLAUSE]

LEXI: Until her parents
started fighting all the time

and she basically moved in
with us for a few months.

D'ya like it?

I feel stupid.

What? Everyone feels stupid. Who cares?

- You feel stupid?
- Yeah, I did.

And then, I just chose
not to feel stupid.

I don't know if... I can...
really get to that point.

% of life is confidence.

And the thing about confidence is
no one knows if it's real or not.

Okay, okay, I'm not
runnin' a brothel here.

All right, girls? It's time for bed.

It's supposed to be me. [LAUGHS]

Oh, that's supposed to be me.

All righty, beauty queens.
It's time for bed. Good night.

MOTHER [WHISPERS]:
Good night, sugar pops.

[DOOR CLOSES]

HALLIE: Marta...

MARTA: Yeah?

HALLIE: You can sleep
in my bed if you want.

My parents used to fight all
the time, too, so I get it.

[MARTA CRIES]

You can stay here as long as you want.

[MARTA CRYING]

MADDY: Open the f*cking door, Cassie.

Open the door and tell
me it was worth it.

You owe me that.

[DOORKNOB RATTLING]

Open the f*cking door, Cassie!

What kind of f*cking friend are you?

What the f*ck?

This isn't about Nate.

This is about you and me

and our friendship, and if you wanna

throw it away, then fine.

'Cause I don't wanna be
f*cking friends with you.

KAT: Come here, babe. Let it go.

I'm just sick of it. I'm sick of it.

He put me through hell and now
he's with my f*cking best friend?

Like, what the f*ck?

- KAT: It's f*cked up.
- When is it gonna end?

KAT: It's f*cked up.

[DOOR RATTLING]

MADDY: Open the f*cking door, Cassie!

Open the f*cking door!

She's not gonna open it. Let's just go.

MADDY: Open the door!

- [BANGS ON DOOR]
- KAT: Maddy, come on.

You're a f*cking coward.

You're a f*cking coward,

and I would've never done this to you.

I would've never done this to you.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

[CRYING]

♪♪

♪♪

[CRYING]

♪♪

[SNIFFLES, CRIES]

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

♪♪

["SURRENDER" BY ARMANDO
TROVAJOLI PLAYING]

♪♪

Am I everything you wished for?

♪♪

I would love for you to f*ck me...

whenever and... however you want.

You can control what I wear...

what I eat...

♪♪

who I talk to.

I want every guy you
know to wanna f*ck me...

but they can't.

Because they know I'm yours.

I belong to you...

and I will never complain

because I trust you know what's best.

♪♪

Aren't you afraid people
are gonna look down on ya?

At least I'm loved.

♪♪

LEXI: Jake and Marta's relationship

was our first impression of love.

No one's ever loved me as much as you.

No one ever will.

[UNEASY MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[CRIES]

[DARK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

[GASPS, BREATHING HEAVY]

Shh, shh, shh.

It's just a dream.

- Shh... Quiet.
- [BREATHING HEAVY]

But every relationship has its cracks.

Some bigger than others.

- I'm afraid to tell him.
- Mm-hm.

Do you think he's gonna cry?

- He might.
- Mm, don't say that.

- But he might.
- [SIGHS]

I just feel bad.

Bad enough to stay in East
Highland for the rest of your life?

f*ck no.

Oh, you've made your decision.

I just feel like I'm
gonna break his heart.

- It's good practice.
- [MADDY SCOFFS]

I got you something.

- What? You didn't have to.
- I know.

Somethin' tells me you'll enjoy it.

_

Ugh, hurry up!

Okay, this is it, people!

It's f*ckin' showtime! Let's go!

I need more energy, passion!

- More glycerol, Sarah.
- But it makes my skin break out.

I don't f*ckin' care.

- You ready?
- Yeah, I'm f*ckin' ready.

- Yeah, you ready?
- Yeah, I'm f*ckin' re...

- [GIGGLING]
- [BARKS]

[LAUGHS] Okay, Bobbi, if Mick
fucks up another light cue,

I'm gonna f*ckin' k*ll him.

BOBBI: Mick, you were two seconds

too late on that light cue.

Lexi is very angry with you.

Copy that. I'm really sorry.

- BOBBI: He says sorry.
- Okay, I don't f*ckin' care.

Tell him we'll replace him.

We don't have anyone
to replace him with.

Just thr*aten him.

Mick, I am relaying a
message directly from Lexi.

If you mess up again,
we will replace you.

With who?

- He's asking with who.
- Literally anybody. Any...

Mick, Mick, y-you...
A blind three-year-old

could do a better job than you.

♪ Yeah, they don't know what's up ♪

♪ Yeah, they don't know what's up ♪

♪ See man rolling up ♪

♪ And my dream gold as... Woo! ♪

♪♪

♪ And my dream gold as ♪

♪ Yeah, they don't know what's up ♪

♪ Yeah, they don't know what's up ♪

♪ See me all rolling up ♪

♪♪

♪ And my dream gold as ♪

All right, babe. Time for
me and the boys to work out.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING]

You guys are so gay.

[SILENCE]

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

- Babe, that's not funny.
- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

By the way, your friend never
came to pick up his ticket.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

ACTOR: Man...

Whoo!

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

Tie... no tie?

FAYE: I think you look
handsome with no tie.

All right, f*ck this sh*t then.

Yo, you think, uh...

you think other people will
think that I look handsome?

I do.

Cool... I'm finna go put my pants on.

♪♪

[FOOTSTEPS]

♪♪

How ya doin', playa?

♪♪

♪♪

All right, uh... I'm finna head out.

Wait, you're, uh, you're leavin'?

[PHONE DINGS]

Yeah, I'm about to leave right now.

_

Is-is everything good?

All right, c'mon. Get outta here.

Run along, babe. [LAUGHS]

Man, whoo!

All right. Come on, tiger.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

Come on, let's pump some iron, boys!

["HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO"
BY BONNIE TYLER PLAYING]

Hey, Paulie. Could you rub
a smidgen of oil on my back?

I can't reach. My pecs are
gettin' too freakin' big.

Anything for you, Jake.

Hey, Jake. Your body's
fantastic. Can I help?

♪♪

[CHEERING]

♪♪

♪ Where have all the good men gone ♪

♪ And where are all the gods ♪

♪ Where's the streetwise Hercules ♪

♪ To fight the rising odds ♪

♪ Isn't there a white
knight upon a fiery steed ♪

♪ Late at night, I toss and I turn ♪

♪ And I dream of what I need ♪

- ♪ I need a hero ♪
- [AUDIENCE CHEERS]

♪ Holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night ♪

♪ He's gotta be strong,
and he's gotta be fast ♪

♪ Gotta be fresh from the fight ♪

♪ I need a hero ♪

♪ Holding out for a hero
'til the morning light ♪

♪ He's gotta be sure,
and it's gotta be soon ♪

♪ Gotta be larger than life ♪

♪ Larger than life ♪

♪ Holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night ♪

♪♪

- [CHEERING]
- [GASPING]

♪♪

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

♪ Up where the mountains
meet the heavens above ♪

♪ Out where the lightning
splits the sea ♪

♪ I could swear there is someone ♪

♪ Somewhere watching me ♪

♪ Through the wind and
the chill and the rain ♪

♪ The storm and the flood ♪

♪ I can feel his approach
like a fire in my blood ♪

♪ Like a fire in my brain,
like a fire in my brain ♪

♪ Like a fire in my... ♪

- ♪ I need a hero ♪
- [PLAYERS GRUNT]

♪ Holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night ♪

Oh my God!

♪ Gotta be fresh from the fight ♪

♪ I need a hero ♪

♪ Hero 'til the morning light ♪

♪ He's gotta be sure,
and it's gotta be soon ♪

♪ Gotta be larger than life ♪

♪ I need a hero ♪

♪ Holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night ♪

♪ He's gotta be strong,
and he's gotta be fast ♪

- [PLAYERS GRUNTING]
- ♪ Gotta be fresh from the fight ♪

♪ I need a hero ♪

♪ Holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night ♪

♪ He's gotta be strong,
and he's gotta be fast ♪

♪ Gotta be fresh from the fight... ♪

- [APPLAUSE]
- [CHEERING]

[PLAYERS MOANING]

Lexi, you're a f*ckin' G!

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

It's goin' good, right?

She's brilliant. Lexi's brilliant.

- Nate.
- Why the f*ck are they laughing?

That sh*t is so f*ckin' h*m*.

Babe, I'm so sorry. I had no idea Lex...

- She's your f*ckin' sister!
- No, I...

You know what, pack your sh*t.
Get the f*ck outta my house.

I'm f*ckin' done.

[DOOR CREAKING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[MUFFLED CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

[BREATHING HEAVY]

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

[SLOWLY INHALES, EXHALES]

["CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST"
BY RIZ ORTOLANI PLAYING]