01x02 - Pretty Baby

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "American Gigolo." Aired: September 9, 2022 - current.*
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Exonerated after 15 years in prison for a m*rder he didn't commit, former gigolo Julian Kaye faces the challenge of picking up the pieces as the detective who put him behind bars tries to unravel the mystery that led to his incarceration.
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01x02 - Pretty Baby

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Dramatic music

Put your hands up!

"I don't remember."

That bullshit isn't gonna fly.

Enjoy the day.

Kevin Finnegan. Piece of sh*t.

Decides to confess
to a string of murders.

You know what that means,
Julian?

You're a free man.

But they all knew what
I was doing to pay the rent.

Everybody knew.

My name is Olga.

J'attendais pour le beau Julian.

Who's Julian?

You are, Johnny.

What are you doing
with that woman?

I don't know. I guess

whatever she wants.

Johnny.

You can't let him see you. No.

What's the problem?
Wait a second.

How long you been
teaching at the school?

This was my...

second year.

Is she moving out of state?

She's moving out of state.

Colin.

She's your teacher.

If he hurts her,

I'll f*cking k*ll him.

Colin ran off with the teacher.

- He'll listen to me.
- He will?

Yeah.

The last time he listened to you

was a very long
f*cking time ago, Michelle.

I want to see the queen.

You want to see Olga,

and you want
to get back to work?

Why not?

Go.

Follow me.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Now show me what you can do.

"Call Me" by Blondie

Color me your color, baby

Color me your car

Color me your color, darling

I know who you are

Come up off your color chart

I know where you are coming from

- Call me on the line
- Call me

Call me, call me any, anytime

- Call me, I'll arrive
- Call me

You can call me

Any day or night

Call me

Cover me with kisses, baby

Cover me with love

Roll me in designer sheets

I'll never get enough

Emotions come, I don't know why

Cover up love's alibi

- Call me on the line
- Call me

Call me, call me any, anytime

- Call me, I'll arrive
- Call me

Call me,
call me for some overtime

- Call me, my love
- Call me

Call me,
call me in a sweet design

- Call me, call me
- Call me

For your lover's lover's alibi

Call me

Did you know
I was in love with you

when I was a little girl?

Mm.

Julian, where are you?

Come on! Hey!

Come on!

Come on.

Ha! Yes!

Finally.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Okay.

Now show me what you can do.

"1, 2, 3, 4" by Coolio

One, two, three, four

Okay, my turn? All right. Uh...

Get down, gotta-gotta get up

One, two, three, four

Get your woman on the floor

Gotta-gotta get up to get down

Gotta-gotta get up to get down

What up, everybody,
so glad you're here

It's Coolio with the flow
back in your ear

This ain't a fantastic voyage
but I'm still on a mission

To see if I can get
your attention

Now I wants to drop
some information

Just a little additive
to your education

Tu es méchant, toi.

When I'm on the streets,
you gotta feel my beats

So throw your hands up
if you're down with the "C"

Oh, my...

You're too good.

One, two, three, it's like ABC

If hip-hop didn't pay,
I'd rap for free

Ah! Mm.

- Birthday f*cking boy.
- Hey, brother.

- f*cking love you, man.
- f*cking love you, too, buddy.

- Happy birthday.
- Thank you.

I f*cking love you.
Enjoy your day, man.

Your turn.

One, two, three, four

Get your woman

Isabelle.

Do you want to put that
in your room?

It's not that kind of party.

- We're almost done.
- Mais non, Isabelle.

Vas-y, hein?

- Hmm?
- I have a special present

for you. You follow me.

Baby, you can do it

Take your time, do it right

We can drink some yak

And do it all damn night

My name ain't Wanda

But I'll rock your world

Get more bounce
than a Jheri curl

Too many lookie-loos
be lookin' for clues

There's a party goin' on,
now what you gonna do?

So grab your partner, do-si-do

Now if you don't know
who it is, it's Coolio

Slide, slide,
but that's the past

I got sumpin' brand-new
for that ass

One, two, three, four

Get your woman on the floor

Gotta-gotta get up to get down

tense, dramatic music

That's good. Very good.

Very good.
And look at her beautiful hair.

We don't miss any detail.

There you go.

That's good. Very good.

Very good.

That's right.

Tu fais très bien, Julian.

Très impressionnant.

Back to her face.
Back to her eyes.

Isn't she beautiful?

Tell her she's beautiful.

You're so beautiful.

Mm-hmm.

So, you want to come back
to work? Come on.

Yeah.

It's me. You're fine. Hmm?

Yeah.

See?

Oh, man.

Oh, yeah. That's right.

Yeah.

Uh-huh.

What the f*ck, dude?

- I just...
- You think people are gonna pay

to feel a limp d*ck
inside of them?

Huh?

- Come on, come on. Come on.
- Come on, look...

- Let's get this. Come on.
- I...

Yeah, you can do it.

Hmm? What is it?
You forgot how you do it?

So,
this is how we do it, remember?

Yeah.

Huh? So, this...

This is a p*ssy.
Yeah, there you go.

Tense, dramatic music

This is how we f*ck.

Olga.

Olga?

- Get your...
- Hey, hey, hey, champ.

Calm down, man.

Hey, come on, J.
Let's go back inside,

- get a little drink-drink.
- Why...

Why didn't you tell me
she was sick?

Isabelle told me not to tell.

Wait, so...
Wait, wait, wait. Stop.

- What does that even mean?
- You know how sh*t works.

Isabelle's the boss.
She tells me

not to tell you,
I don't tell you.

It's... It's-it's fine.

J.

Would you f*cking... J!

2019 Ford Fiesta.

Blue.

6PCI132.

And I need to know
if Finnegan's still alive.

I got to talk to him again.

Okay, call me.

Hey, Julian.

The woman in the car
with the driver... old lady...

That was the queen, right?

Tense, dramatic music

m*therf*cker.

So, let me ask you this.

Why would she want to have
that young girl k*lled?

Madam Olga.

So, why would Madam Olga
pay Finnegan

to k*ll that girl like he did

with you right next to her, huh?

What does it matter?

- It matters.
- Yeah.

It matters. The f*cking girl,
her whole life in front of her.

You, 15 years of your life.
That matters.

Leave it alone, Detective.

Leave it alone?
Is that what you do?

You just leave sh*t alone?

Just walk away, Julian?

Like you're some
f*cking Buddhist or something?

Don't you want to know
what happened?

Don't you want to know
the f*cking truth?

Damn it.

Well, I've been normal

I've been ostracized

I've watched through a window

As my young self d*ed

I've been popular

With all the popular guys

I gave them punch lines

They gave me

If I didn't tell you to confess,

do you think
you would've done it?

I look okay

You're a free man.

In the magic hour

Wanted to come here
and tell you myself.

With the right amount of power

And I'm okay

With the life of the sunflower

Hello, Johnny.

- Hi.
- My name is Olga.

I'm okay with the life
of a meteor shower

So say

What you will

I'm Isabelle.

- Isabelle.
- One day,

you're going to belong to me.

Say what you will

You're a good boy, Johnny.

Say what you will

Who you talkin' to?

Oh! Game tied!

Say what you will

Can I ask you a question?

You can ask me
anything you want.

Are you like this
when you're working?

Say what you will

What did you hear?

I heard you were in love.

Colin Stratton.
Leave me a message.

Tell me where you are.

Tell me where you are,
and I will come and get you,

and we'll never come back here.

We'll just go.

I don't care who you're with.

I will come and get you.
I'll come and get both of you.

Just tell me where you are.

You are not safe.

You looking for these?

Slow, tense music

You shouldn't have
sent that man.

He's fine.
He's looking for Colin.

He'll find him.

I know what he does.

- Stop imagining things.
- I'm not imagining things.

- You're a f*cking piece of sh*t.
- Don't... don't, don't.

- f*cking piece of sh*t.
- Don't, don't. Stop. Stop.

Stop calling me names.

Just trust me.

Will you trust me?

Promise me he'll be all right.

He will.

Promise me she'll be all right.

I promise.

Slow, tense music

Come on, Colin.

Slow, suspenseful music

Hello?

I got eyes on the kid.

Good. Text me the address.

Wait for me. I'll handle it.

Hey. Hold up, hold up.

Is that Finnegan?

sh*t.

f*ck me.

- You his kid?
- Yeah.

Yeah. Sorry for your loss.

Come on, Kevin.
Who hired you?

f*ck.

Wow, look at you.

Are you coming with me, girl?

I think he wants
to be with me now.

Kind of seems that way, huh?

Jesus Christ, man. Move!

Get off the path, assh*le.

I want to hire you.

For a friend.

- Okay.
- Her name's Claire.

Her husband just left her

for a 22-year-old,
and she's feeling really...

really sad,

and ugly and alone,

and I was hoping
that I could pay you

to, you know, seduce her.

Okay, and this, uh,

this friend of yours,
this, uh...

- Claire.
- Claire, right. She-she...

You think that's what she wants?

To... She wants to be seduced?

I mean, I don't think
it matters how far it goes.

I think she just, you know,
wants to be seen.

Seen?

Yeah, someone to notice her.

- Someone to want her.
- Uh-huh.

And this, um...

this whole little caper
that you're arranging,

how would it...

How do you think
it should go down?

I figured we'd be out
together at a bar.

- Mm. Mm-hmm.
- Um, have a few drinks.

And maybe you're at the bar,

- and you come over.
- Wow. And when I get there,

what do I say? What...

Tell her she's smart.

She's beautiful.
She's interesting.

Claire, you are smart,
and you are beautiful,

and you are interesting.

- Not like that.
- Like what?

Like you mean it.

Where are you from,
Mrs. Stratton?

- She's from Dallas.
- Hmm.

Yeah, I don't give
a sh*t about Claire.

I want to know
where you're from.

Bakersfield.

What?

See, I knew you'd laugh. What?
You know Bakersfield?

You're from f*cking Bakersfield?

Yeah, I'm from Bakersfield.

You're fr...
You're a desert girl.

What? Yeah. What do you know
about Bakersfield?

Wow. What do you mean, "What
do I know about Bakersfield"?

- I know... No, no, no.
- Merle Haggard, Buck Owens?

- Yeah, I do know about Merle...
- A couple times.

No, none of that bullshit.
No, I know Bakersfield.

I mean, best Basque food
in California.

I mean, I-I practically lived
at Wool Growers growing up.

I mean,
I-I'm a desert kid. I am.

- Ah, yeah? Really?
- And by the way,

I do love Merle Haggard.

I mean, "Mama Tried."

Does it get better than that?

You like country music?

I've heard enough of it.
I've had my fill.

Come on. Okay.
Well, what do you like?

I don't know.
I like Billie Holiday.

- Ooh.
- Stuff from the '40s.

Yeah. That cool '40s vibe.

I can see it. I can see it.

Roll up your sleeves,
get with the w*r effort.

I like it. I can see you on, uh,

one of those USO tours, right?

Standing up onstage with

Bob Hope or Bing Crosby,
singing to the troops, huh?

You sing?

I-I did. Yeah.

How come you don't sing anymore?

All right. So...
so, what was it? Was it...

was it a-a farm
in Bakersfield, or...?

- Uh, yeah, a dairy farm.
- Yeah?

- Horses? Ah...
- Horses, I love them.

- You still ride?
- I do.

- You got one?
- Almost every day.

- Uh, yeah, I do, in Calabasas.
- Wow.

Calabasas, huh? So, you, uh...

you come from a farm
in Bakersfield,

you got a horse in Calabasas,

and you got a home where?
Where-where do you...?

- Bel Air.
- Bel Air.

- Anywhere else?
- New York.

Uh-oh.

Aspen.

- Maine.
- Wow. Look at you.

That is a long way
from Bakersfield.

It's a long story.

I got all night.

I get it.

Sorry, you get what?

Is that how you do it?

With your clients?

I thought we already established

you're not my client,
Mrs. Stratton.

I just...

I think you're-you're
interesting.

You're smart.

I think you're beautiful.

Slow, wistful music

Hey, fella.

Hey.

Joan Sunday. LAPD.

Is this the residence
of Olga Desnain?

What can I do for you?

I need to ask Olga
some questions.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

Why is that?

Olga is incapacitated.

Sh-She has great trouble
speaking.

Really? But she
can speak, though?

She has great trouble.

Yeah, you said that.

I'm sure with a guy
like you around,

you translate for her,
don't you?

I'm afraid it's not possible.

Not possible again.

Yeah. Hey, friend.

What's your name?

- My name?
- Yeah.

Guy.

"Gee"? As in G-E-E? Gee?

No. Guy. G-U-Y.

Yeah. That's "Guy" actually.

- "Gee."
- Guy. You're French?

Yes.

Almond croissant.

Listen.

I'm gonna come back here
in an hour with a warrant.

You know that. Me?

I'm a neat person.

Those cops I work with, they'll
tear this f*cking place apart.

I'm sorry... Is it "detective"?

- Yes.
- I'm sorry, but it's

not possible.

Tense, dramatic, music

f*ck me.

Guy?

Guy?

- Guy?
- Yes, my love?

Guy...

La police...

C'est temps. It's time.

Yes.

It's time.

- I'll take care of everything.
- Okay.

- Tu as faim?
- Ouais, un peu.

Slow, dramatic music

Hey, is that your dog?

Uh...

No, ma'am.

Well, what do you need
around here?

I saw the sign about the room.

Yeah, um, what's your name?

Julian.

Julian Kaye.

- Where you been living, Julian?
- Uh...

Are you unhoused?

I'm sorry?

Unhoused. What we got to call
the homeless these days.

No, ma'am. I'm, uh...

Do you have a job?

I don't.

Can't pay rent with no job.
Get a job.

Guess we got to get a job, baby.

Hold on, man. Where the f*ck
you think you're going?

Just want to talk with
my friend Bo, man.

Bo? n*gga, you don't know no Bo.

Get the f*ck up
out of here, man,

- before I b*at your ass one t...
- Hey, yo, T.

Ease up, man.

That's my boy.

- Walked the yard with that fool.
- Appreciate it.

Man. Sight for sore eyes.

Man, I heard you got out, man.
No P.O.?

- No, sir.
- No halfway house.

- You just a free man, huh?
- Excuse me, gentlemen.

Man, it's good to see you, man.

Yeah. Welcome home.

You weren't lying, man.
It's beautiful out here.

Yeah. It's a peace of mind.

So what do you got
going on, huh?

Just out here
working on your suntan?

Ah, man. I'm making it
do what it do,

you know?

That's your dog?

Uh, nah, just...

I-I guess I-I kind of found her.

sh*t, look like she found you.

So, what's up, man?
You need something?

- Money? Place to stay?
- Nah, man. Nah. Nah.

- Talk to me.
- No, I'm not, I'm not looking

for any handouts, man.
I'm just...

Hey, look, man, come on.
Miss me with the bullshit.

We family.

If you need anything,
you let me know.

Okay.

Man, could you help me
get a job?

You know, just something
like, uh...

I don't know,
something straight. Uh...

A place to clock
in and out of, if I wanted.

You know, just something...
something to do.

You know what?
I got this boy Luther,

right on the corner
of Market and Venice.

- Okay.
- Little boujee spot.

Don't pay much,
but he owes me a favor.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

He cuts up out of there
around 5:00,

so if you head up there...

- Market and Venice?
- Market and Venice.

I appreciate you, man.

Anytime, bro.

Thank you, brother.

Got to get you out on that
basketball court, man.

- You ready for that?
- Come on,

I was born ready, man.

Better just hope
you're on my team, Bo.

You know I'm a solo act.

I'll see you around, man.

All right, sweetheart.

The warrant will be served
at the offices of

Hoke and Miller.

We have reason to believe
multiple partners

at the firm have
falsified invoices,

or otherwise embezzled money
from their clients in a scheme

lasting two years or more.

Given this
new information regarding

the falsified documents,
I think that traditionally...

Hey, what's the judge's
Wi-Fi password?

Can't give that out.

You see, Judge Wettick,

they've clearly been involved
in corporate malfeasance...

"They've clearly been involved

in corporate malfeasance."

You know, you can give it to me.
She gave it to me before.

She lets me have it
all the time, you know.

I just don't remember
what it was.

It was named after her, uh...

Her dog.

Her dog, that's right.

Thank you, Danny.

How do you spell that?

F... I...

D... O.

- Are you messing with me?
- No.

You're messing with me.
The name's Fido?

Like Fi... Yeah.

It's not Fido, Danny.

It's not Fido. Hey, Judge.

We're done for the day,
Detective Sunday.

That is a very nice outfit.
Is that new?

Mm-hmm. What do you want?

Search warrant.

You need to go see
another judge.

Listen, it's not
corporate malfeasance.

It's a m*rder case.

Young girl.

It'll take you, like,
two minutes. Come on.

I'm so hungry.

Last night was amazing.

I just have that
nervous feeling.

Ah...

'Cause I don't know
how you feel.

And...

I don't want to...

I don't know,
I don't want to pry.

And I want you to...

Guess I want you to think
I'm, like...

I don't know, like, a cool girl

who doesn't really care
as much as I actually do.

I'm scared as sh*t.

Yo, can I help you?

Yeah, I'm looking for Luther.

Who are you?

I'm J, I'm a friend of Bo.

Told me to ask for Luther.
I'm looking for some work.

- You know Bo?
- I do.

- Bet.
- Yeah.

What's good, man?
Come on in. I got you.

Right in there.

7:01.7:04.

7:08.

You must be pretty shocked.

I know I am.

Have you heard from Elizabeth?

Do you know where they are?

Our lawyer said
I shouldn't talk to you.

Come on, man.

Your wife kidnapped my son.

Please.

Please, if you know
anything, just...

Just tell me,
and I'll do whatever I can

to protect them both.

So, her husband asks her,

he says, "Ellida,

do you love this stranger?"

And she says, "Love him?"

How can I say?

I only know that, to me,
he's a terrible thing,

but that

"it's with him I feel I belong."

So, her husband says,

"Then I will consent
to let you go."

Hey, does that tickle?

That feels nice.

Your husband
ever paint your nails?

No.

Hey, you know how
I always thought of you,

Mrs. Shannonhouse?
Being so imposing.

Hmm.

Standing up there,

so big and powerful.

And now?

What do you think now?

I think you have
really pretty knees.

Pretty thighs.

- Okay, so her husband...
- Mm-hmm.

- Wangle...
- Mm-hmm.

He let her go?

Right?

Why?

He let her choose
what she wanted.

Okay, so now that
she can choose,

that means that
she can also choose to

- not go with her lover, right?
- Right.

So, what did she do?

She stayed with her husband.

Slow, dramatic music

And you?

If your husband said that

you could go with me,
would you have stayed with him?

I'm here, aren't I?

I'm here with you.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, you are. Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Are you ever scared?

Yeah. Terrified.

Hey.

Don't worry, Mrs. Shannonhouse.

Hey. Venga, venga, venga.

Is that your dog?

The f*ck? Course she's mine.

Uh, no, uh... She-she was,

- she was following me.
- Following you?

Yeah, I saw her
down at the beach.

She followed me
all the way up here.

- Did you f*cking feed my dog?
- I-I'm sorry?

Don't f*cking feed my dog,

and stay the f*ck away from us.

Hi.

It's you again. Hmm.

You told me that, uh,

I-I could come back if I was
able to secure a-a job,

and-and I just wanted you
to know that I did.

- Is this real?
- Yes, ma'am.

That was quick.

Yeah. Lucky, I guess.

No such thing as luck.

Fair enough.

You want to see the place?

Yes, ma'am.

Entrez.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

Okay. My shoes?

You might want to leave them on.

Okay.

Where were you
staying at before?

I was, um...

I was, I was upstate.

Upstate where?

At the-the desert.

You got references?

Uh, no, ma'am. I-I was a...

I was an inmate.
High Desert State Prison.

Hmm. That's a different kind
of desert.

Yes, ma'am.

So, is this through your P.O.?

No, ma'am.
I-I-I don't have a P.O.

I was, I was exonerated
of my charges.

Well, how long
were you up there?

15 years.

15 years?

I guess you ain't got no pets.

- No, ma'am.
- Allergies?

'Cause there might
be a cat around here.

I think I'm okay.

You got any bad habits? dr*gs?

No.

Weed is fine, so don't lie.

Yeah, well...

Look, I live
right upstairs, so...

noise, I don't do.
I hear everything.

Okay. Um...

The lady that was here before,
she was nice and quiet.

She was a friend of mine.

She passed away
in that bathroom.

Her grandkids ain't
cleaned up sh*t, so...

I know you're gonna
need some stuff.

If you want anything from here,
you could take it.

- You can have it.
- Ma'am, I'm...

I'm-I'm more than happy to,
you know,

help get rid of
some of this stuff.

Yeah, I'd be happy about that.

I'll take a little
off your rent, first month only.

Thank you, ma'am.

Be right back.

- Sorry for your loss, ma'am.
- Thank you.

And don't-don't call me "ma'am"
no more. I don't like that.

You... you got it.

We were founded in 1952

by a man of God
named Glenn Hewitt.

As you can tell, by day,
we're a traditional school,

but, uh, Glenn Hewitt
is so much more.

Students not only enjoy clubs,
sports and activities,

but also jobs, church,

uh, therapy and social-emotional
development.

You all really lucked out
with these two.

Keisha and Miguel are two
of our top students.

Keisha, would you
be comfortable sharing

with us what first
brought you here?

Yeah. When my mom d*ed,

I lashed out.

Started running with
the wrong crowd, so my grandma

sent me here. And, uh,

it was a little rough at first,
but I really came to love it.

Tense, dramatic music

Hey.

If that dumpster
gets full, you can't

put that stuff on the street.
I'm not paying for a fine.

No problem.

And I saw your little article.

You forgot to tell me
that you was out here selling

your business, huh?

Ah, it was a...
it was a long time ago.

Mm-hmm.

Look.

You can't be doing that business
here in my building.

Okay?

I don't do that anymore.

All right.

Hey, uh,

I found some of her, uh...

you know, personal belongings

- and some photos.
- No, no.

- You know, you're in them.
- I told you, I don't want

anything from in here. Toss it.

Well, I'll tell you what.
Why don't I just,

you know, leave them out
in the hallway, in case...

you change your mind.

Hey!

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- Hi.
- Hi.

The treadmills, TVs,

- not working.
- Oh, yeah.

The last one went out today.

Really?

So why am I paying
75 bucks a month

to not watch
Will & Grace right now?

Probably because you're
too cheap to pay 350 bucks

at Equinox to watch
whatever the hell you want.

Is that so?

Or you could just use
your iPhone.

Do you even have Internet here?

Or you steal it from
the burger place next door?

We got it.

The password is
"Dress For The Body You Have,"

but the "A" is an ampersand.

Hey.

- Hi.
- You look nice.

Thank you.

Yo, can I hit that?

Yeah, sure.
What, you got a date?

Nah.

I got to go to this
gallery thing.

Show my face.

Well, you know,
I got some food cooking.

Would you...
would you eat with me?

Come on. Come on, just...

You don't want to go
on an empty stomach.

Let me cook for you.

No, I don't want to go at all.

Well, go ahead
and sit down. Put your...

put your feet up.
That's it.

I'm gonna show you
what I can do.

I was a legend of Tier 3,
Cell Block C.

That sounds like a country song.

So, only women?

Ah, come on.

Yeah. Only women.

I figured you'd make
more money with men.

That's fair.

What, you got some
sort of hang-up?

Nah.

Not at all. It's just...

You know, it's not my bag.

Well, sex is sex, right?

Not really about the sex.

It's not? So what you selling?
Cooking lessons?

You know, it's more about
what happens before, you know?

Happens after.

Hell, the women
that I work with,

I don't know, some of them...

They're just lonely, you know?

You know, they're sad.
Some are...

you know, a little angry,
a little frustrated. Some...

some are bored.

Some are just busy.

It's my job to really see them,

and-and-and if I can, I...

try to get them
to open up a little bit.

What you mean "open up"?

You know, it's like this window.

I walked in that apartment,
it was clear

nobody had touched that window
in years, you know.

It was stuck.
It just...

And I knew if I forced it,
it was never gonna open.

It'd probably break.

So, I went slow.

I was... I was soft.

I got it to open a little bit,
but I'll tell you what,

that whole room changed.

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All of a sudden, I could...

I could hear the ocean.

Have you ever had
a real relationship?

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Lisa.

Hi, Julian.

It's fine. Come on.

LAPD. Open up.
We have a search warrant.

It's open.

Stay the f*ck out.

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