All language subtitles for Episode 01 Strangers

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Do you want to go on a drive?

Where do you want to go?

Los Angeles.

My mom says I'm nuts for doing
this with a guy I barely know.

We've known each other
a whole week.

So, keep in touch.

Definitely keep us posted
on what you're up to.

He said that I was
"Pittsburgh good,"

which I've decided to take
as a compliment.

Let's go home.

Hey.

Hey.

Mm?

We're home.

Oh, wow.

How long have I been out?

Just a little while.

So...

great third date.

I thought so.

Isn't it crazy?

-Hmm?
-How, just a couple weeks ago,

I was a girl singing at a bar
and...

I locked eyes with a cute guy...

No. No, no, not you.

There was another guy there,
and then he left.

-Ah.
-And I saw you

and I was like, "He'll do."

Okay, yeah. No, I got it.

It's so strange, isn't it?

How, just like that,

a complete stranger can become
such a big part of your story.

It's actually kind of
terrifying, you know?

How a single cross
with one person

you've never met can change...

everything.

Yo.

-What's up?
-Malik. What's up, man?

-What's up, man?
-You good?

-Come on in here. Come on.
-I see you, I see you.

Let's go.

All right, I'm stalling.

'Cause I don't want to get out
of this car.

Which is odd for me,

'cause it's usually the...

bad-boy musicians I like

when it comes
to life-changing strangers.

Okay.

Uh, just so you know,

I am gonna play it cool here,

so don't expect
to get a phone call

-from me right away.
-Oh, yeah.

Same here.

Yeah, I-I got
a pretty full plate,

to be honest.

I got to find a job,

-couch to crash on, so I...
-Yeah.

I wouldn't expect you
to hear from me

-anytime soon.
-Mm.

Or maybe ever again.

-It's quite possible.
-Yeah.

I'm not calling you first.

I'm not calling you first.

Hello?

I called you first.

Couldn't play it cool, huh?

No, that's never really been

my thing.

Hey, can I see you tomorrow?

Yes.

That's...
that's never really been

my thing either.

Oh, shoot. Tomorrow.

I'm supposed to have dinner
with my parents

and their friends tomorrow.

They want...

proof of life.

But you could come.

I mean,
it's at their country club,

-so I don't know
if you'd want to...
-Yeah.

No, I'll... I'll be there.

-Really?
-Yeah.

Great.

Uh, you do have
to wear a sport coat,

but they have a few there

if you want to just borrow one.

Mm, no. Nah, I'm...
I'm set.

Um, hold on one second.

I'm gonna go find
the address for you.

Okay.

Cass.

-Hey. Hey, guys.
-Cassidy?

Hey. Hey, Matty?

It-It's just me. Matty
couldn't stay up any longer.

He's got school in the morning.
But I pinky swore

I'd ask if you got
his Lightning McQueen.

Yeah, I did. I did. You
can tell him I did.

Sorry I haven't called.

Ah...

Ryan,

I miss you guys like crazy.

First thing I want to do
when this is over

is make breakfast
with you and Matty.

We can have breakfast
for dinner.

Remember when we used
to do that all the time?

I think about that
all the time lately.

- You know that, right?
- You know that...

...even when we're not talking,

I think about you both
all the time.

Every minute. Every day.

I know.

Sharp.

Hey, babe,

I got to go, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Big kiss.

All right.

Bye.

All right, fine.

It's your waistline.

Oh, Sammy.

Crap. No. Sammy,
get back, get back.

Just stay.

Can I help you?

Sir? Can I help you?

-Oh, my God!
-Oh!

-I'm so sorry.
-Oh, my God,
why did you do that?

-Oh, I'm so...
-Why would you touch me?

I'm so sorry.
I-I was just trying to get

your attention. I-I...

O-Oh, my God.

-That scared me.
-I'm totally kidding.

Yeah.

But I'm starving.

So if you could, like,
show me to a table,

that would be
really, really cool.

- Of course.
- Yeah.

-Right this way.
-Can you just...

-Yeah.
-Can you just-- Yeah.

Yeah. Thank you.

Bro,

20 minutes is too long
for homeroom.

That's all I'm saying.
It's got no purpose.

- They take roll
in homeroom.
- Roll?

Roll? Hey, Malik, you here?

-Here.
-That took one second.

And we're going into junior year

still losing 20 minutes
to homeroom?

That's all I'm saying.

Oh, that's all you're saying?
Promise?

'Cause you say one more word,
you're giving me a dollar.

That's cool.

-Here, fool.
-Give me that money.

You got it.

Come on, man.
Put the phone down.

You're obsessed with her.

If she was your girl,
you'd be obsessed, too.

All right, guys, look,

last kickback before school
at my place tomorrow.

Malik, you coming?

My mom said we can invite girls,

and I got you on grill duty.

Maybe.

Maybe. I'll see,
I'll see, I'll see.

No promises on the kickback.

But I got to get home.

-All right.
-Told Moms that I'd bring home

some food, so...

-Okay.
-Catch y'all later.

Hey, Ma.

-Got you a burger.
-Mmm.

No, no. Go away.

Mmm.

Not as good as yours, baby,

- but mmm!
- Oh, yeah. I know.

-I'm going
to go head upstairs...
-Mm-mm.

Don't wake that baby.

Can't hear you.
Too much food in your mouth.

What you doing up?

Hey, Janelle.

Hey. Hey.

I was watching you
on my phone today.

See, look. Look.

That's you.

Aw. Aw, Janelle.

Come here.

Oh, you're getting heavy.

Long way from that NICU, huh?

You know, Grandma said
not to wake you up, but, uh...

Daddy trumps Grandma,
doesn't he?

Doesn't he? Doesn't he?

Can I help you?

Yeah. Um...

I'm looking for a suit.

Can I get you anything else?
Coffee...?

-No. I'm good, thanks.
-Okay.

Wait. Come. Sit.

-Join me.
-Oh, I, um...

Your shift is over, Lucy.

I heard you say that
to the other lady.

Mm. Also heard her
call you Lucy,

just so you know
I'm not a stalker.

Come sit.

Mmm.

This is amazing bacon here.

This is great for a hangover.

Why are you hungover?

I'm hungover,
'cause, last night,

I was writing a song

and...

I realized I completely suck

and I'm gonna be playing
cocktail lounges

and country clubs
for the rest of my life.

You're a musician?

I'm trying.

It's bright in here.

How do you...

I can see some light.

Just a little. And, um...

and really, really blurry shapes

but nothing clearly.

-Mm.
-I've been here a few times,

but never for breakfast.

Can you describe it for me?

The restaurant?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's, uh...

...it's one of those diners

that will... never change.

It's not what I would open.

I'm a chef.

Or... I want to be a chef,
I should say.

But it's...

warm here, you know? It's...

The food is warm,
the people are warm,

the room is
literally always warm,

even when it's super cold out.

Yeah.

May I?

Sure.

Damn.

I think I'll have
another cup of coffee.

Okay.

She sleep through the night?

- Not really.
- 'Cause you woke her.

Told you not to,
and you woke her.

-Would you
leave him alone, woman?
-"Woman"?

I'm sorry,
you plan on kissing me

with that mouth today?

That is definitely
the plan, yeah.

Grandma and Grandpa
are cheesy as hell.

We've earned our cheese,
thank you kindly.

-Mm-hmm.
-I'm working the night shift

at the hotel tonight, Malik.

Be home by 5:00.

-5:00?
-Mm-hmm.

Yes, I know
all about Andre's barbecue.

You're watching the baby.
Welcome to responsibility.

Don't start.
Now, go to work.

Both of you.

Hey.

Promise to shine
that beautiful light of yours

onto the world today?

What about you, husband?

For you?

I'll give it everything I got.

Yeah, cheesy as hell.

Hmm...

You don't need a suit
for a country club.

Navy sports coat
is a much better play.

It'll get you anywhere.

Yeah. Mark my words,

you will be sleeping in this.

Looks good. Fits you perfect.

You know, I...
I just got back from 'Nam,

and...

haven't quite landed
a job yet, so...

Oh, uh, yeah, I get it.

Yeah. Somehow my number
didn't get called.

-Really?
-Yeah.

Puerto Rican kid
whose number doesn't get called.

You ever hear
of something so crazy?

Look, we're not, uh...

we're not tailoring
this thing, right?

So why don't you take it,
tuck the tag up in the sleeve

when you wear it,
and bring it back next week.

Really?

This girl, she's worth it?

Oh, man, she's like
no one you've ever seen.

Lasher.

-Waters. You're with me.
-I got it.

All right, guys, listen up.

Go ahead and set up a cordon
around the building.

As-salaam alaikum.

Wa-alaikum-salaam.

Dalta rasha.

Lasher.

What's up?

-Put a guy at the door.
-Ortiz!

Post up here.

We're losing daylight.

I'm not gonna have my guys
in a row

in the middle of the night
in IED country.

You got five minutes.

Asmaan, you promised me a photo
of Mohammad Nadir.

I haven't received anything.

I haven't even heard from you.

She says she's nervous.
People are watching her.

-She's scared.
-I know. You need to think
about your child.

Tell her to look at me,
not you, when she speaks.

Nadir, the bomb maker,

I need his photo.
The longer we are here,

the more danger we are all in.

If this dog keeps barking,
I'm gonna shoot it.

You're not gonna do anything
till I tell you to, Marine.

We had a deal.

An immigrant visa
and an expedited process.

If I leave here
without that photo,

you get nothing.

- Sergeant.
- I see 'em.

One Bravo, Echo Main.

Echo Main, this is One Bravo.

Be advised ISR spotted
12 military-age males

moving towards your location,
possibly enemy QRF.

How copy?

Asmaan.

She's asking for water
for the village.

That's more than fair.
I can get water for the village.

All right, Asmaan, I need you
to calm down that baby.

Hey, Sharp! Wrap it up!

Asmaan, there's no more time.

I'm a mother, too.

I have a son-- I would do
anything to protect him.

Anything. Just like you.

Your patients here, they are
mothers and they are children.

Nadir is a murderer.

He is hiding amongst you.

You give me that photo,

or the entire village pays,
including your child.

Look at me. Stay with me.

Hey, look at me!

Do you think I'm playing?

Do you hear me?

You have five seconds.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

Okay, give it to me.

We'll be in touch
about the visa.

-Water?
-And the water.

Let's go.

All right!

Let's mount up!

Thank you.

Hi.

Hey.

Um, I want to,

but there are eyes everywhere.

-Okay, got it.
-Okay,

so, it's my parents
and their best friends.

My mom is... tough,

I'm not gonna lie, but my dad

saves all, and he's
gonna absolutely love you.

Okay.

I like your jacket, by the way.

Oh, this old thing?

Oh, and I did tell them,
under no circumstances

are they to bring up anything
about Vietnam, so...

Thanks.

Everyone...

this is the famous Jack.

Famous or infamous?

Taking my daughter
across the country

just a week after meeting her
seems to land...

squarely
in the infamous territory.

Well, now, honey, he took her

for two weeks, but he
brought her back in one piece,

so he can't be all bad.

Very nice to meet you, Jack.
Sit, sit, please.

-Make yourself at home.
-Thank you.

So...

I heard you just returned
from Vietnam.

It was just
a little fender bender.

I can't... I don't know

-how I'm going to pay.
-Let me see what I can do.

You pay what you can
when you can.

Thank you.

Haven't you seen by the spot
in a minute.

Yeah, I been busy.

Man, you're a Boy Scout now.

It's all good.

The kid has your car
in the back.

Custom work's his department.

-All right. Good seeing you.
-You, too.

Yeah?

Sharp?

Nadir came back to the village
a few hours ago.

-Predator drone took him out.
-What?

I-I... thought the point was
ID him, take him quietly.

He's just gonna be replaced
in a week.

Yeah. Well, headquarters seems
to like to play Whac-A-Mole.

How many civilian deaths?

Eight dead,
12 or more so wounded.

Strike caught
the back side of a building.

We think bags of fertilizer
were inside,

because the blast radius
wasn't supposed to be so big.

Your asset survived.

We're working on a visa
for her and her kid.

Gunny.

I promised her water
for the village.

There's no more village, Sharp.

Hey, buddy.

Sam wants to ask you something.

Oh, wait. Sorry. No.

I want to ask you something.

Well, I will bet you anything
that South Vietnam,

Laos and Cambodia will all fall

to the communists
just like Ike said they would.

I don't recall hearing
any congressional declaration.

Wasn't even a real war.

- Honey? Stop.
- Well...

Enough. Enough war.

-Uh...
-Yuck.

Happier topics.

So, Jack,
it must be nice for you

to just take off cross-country
at a moment's notice.

You must come
from a wealthy family

to fund all that wanderlust.

What do your parents do?

Um...

I'm sorry.
Was that inappropriate?

Jack, looks like
you took a little fire there.

Um, I should probably
go clean this up.

Mm. The restroom is to the left.

-Do you need me to come show...?
-No, no, no, no. I'm-I'm okay.

Excuse me.

Dad? What the hell?

It's good work, kid.

Damn good.

Thank you.

Um, M-Mr. Castillo,
look, I-I know you, um...

I know you have a business
of your own, right, and, uh,

look, if you ever
need anything...

Whoa. You're Darnell's kid.

And Darnell's kid
and my business are not a fit.

Hey, look.

Yeah, yeah, I'm...
I'm Darnell's kid, but, uh...

man, um...

I'm-I'm also raising
a kid of my own, and, um...

...she's special.

I-I've been looking up
the best schools.

And it's like ten K,

ten K for pre-K.

I mean, my-my parents do fine,
but, come on.

Even you know
they don't do that fine.

I need to earn real money

for her.

I got your number.

I'll call you
when you can grow a mustache.

Breathe.

Breathe, Jack.

-Oh, so many...
-Didn't you work here once?

I did.

Sorry. Sorry about that.

-Okay?
-Yeah.

To be honest,
I've never had lobster.

-Oh.
-Kind of got the best of me.

My parents don't do much, ma'am,

in answer to your question.

I mean, my dad--

he-he's in door-to-door sales,

but mostly
what my folks do is fight.

He hits, she cries.

That's... that's what they do.

I had, uh...

a little brother.

Um...

Basically raised him myself.

When he was l-little,

he had this two-year phase

where he was convinced

there was a monster
living in his closet.

I couldn't convince him
that there was no monster,

so instead, I would sit
in front of his closet door,

and I'd tell the monster
stories.

I'd tell it bedtime stories

until Nicky was convinced

that the monster had gone
to sleep,

and it wasn't gonna
bother him anymore.

Yeah.

Of course,
the monster wasn't real,

but my brother's fear--

that was real.

The sweat
on his forehead was real.

My brother's experience
was real.

I lost my brother in Vietnam.

People died.

People that I loved.

So, due respect,

it may not seem
like a real war back here,

but I promise you,
that war was very real

for those of us who were there.

I know...

a stranger taking your daughter
cross-country

might not have been
your favorite thing.

And I'm sorry that was your
first impression of me, but...

don't worry.

You'll get to know me.

I'm not going anywhere.

Oh, I got to say,

I think
I might be a lobster guy, Bec.

Hey.

Hey.

Been drinking?

I needed a few after another day
of looking for jobs.

Needed more than a few,
actually.

Well, hey,

at least you're finally out,
huh?

Yay for me.

Did you drive home drunk?

I don't need a lecture.

Well, hey,
don't have one prepared.

Somehow I missed
the last credit card statement.

We're gonna have
to pay a late fee.

Well, that's because you keep
piling the mail on the counter

even though
I keep telling you not to.

I'm doing the best
I can here, Cass.

I'm-I'm... I'm taking care
of everything,

I'm practically
raising Matty alone.

Must be nice to have it so easy.

-Do you have any idea...?
-No, no. I don't.

I don't because
you won't talk to me.

- Mom? Mom, come here!
- I made a car out of Legos!

Matty, give me a second.
Mommy just got home.

Oh, and the, uh... the hot
water heater broke again.

- Again?
- Mom, come on!

-Come on, Mom!
-Matty, please, come on.

I asked about getting it
replaced, but it's expensive.

It's 12 hundred bucks.

Can you believe that?

$1,200 for a water heater?

Mom? Mom?!

Mommy? Mommy? Mom! Mom.

-Mom?
-Stop!

Sor...

Matty.

-Matty, I'm so sorry. I...
-Um... no, no.

Get out.

-I didn't... I didn't...
-Just get out of this house.

Young man,

you know, you walked in here
tonight a bit of an underdog,

to put it mildly.

But you had yourself quite
an evening.

You made a bunch of fans.

Thank you, sir.
Just need the one.

Ah.

You know,
first year of her life,

she only stopped crying
if I held her.

Not her mother,
not her sister.

Just me.

And everyone would say
"Oh, she's a Daddy's girl."

And I said "No.

She is her daddy's world."

Oh, and she still is.

You're a good man, Jack.

I can see that.

I can also see a man
who is carrying things with him.

And I can see a man

who is far more haunted
than he wants to let on.

I don't follow.

I want more for her
than you can offer, Jack.

I will do everything I can
to stop this.

And make no mistake
about this, son.

I'm a lot harder to beat than an
imaginary monster in a closet.

Oh, goodness, I barely ate,
I was so nervous.

-Daddy, thank you.
-Oh, you're welcome.

-Yeah.
-Oh, thank you for dinner.
I love you to death,

but Jack, can you take me
to go get a burger, please?

-Absolutely.
-Okay. Good night, Dad.

Good night.

Thanks for coming tonight.

I-I know how boring
this is for you, but...

No, of course.

Sorry. I'm just... tired.

Well, yeah. I mean...

we knew getting the restaurant
off the ground

would be the hardest part, but
now that it's up and running...

I'm pregnant.

I'm-I'm sorry. My brain just
short-circuited. Did...?

I'm six weeks pregnant.

Oh, my God.

Lucy.

Lucy, oh, my God.

I wanted to get my career sorted
before...

How the hell is this gonna work?

Look at me.

Are you looking at me?
I'm blind.

I'm looking at you.

What, you feeling your age,
old man?

Watch it.

I see you roll your eyes

every time your moms gets on you
about responsibility.

I get it.

Responsibility.

For me, it was always
a pain in the ass word.

When I was young,
it meant doing chores.

As I got older,
it meant not getting to do

the stuff I really wanted to do.

I was going down a wrong path
in my 20s.

Then your mom got pregnant.

And being responsible,

setting the right example
for you,

it saved me.

That's when I realized

"responsibility" didn't have
to be a pain in the ass word.

Son.

Hey.

Don't even think about it.

A'ight?

Yeah.

A'ight.

I'll watch the baby.

I'll talk to your mother.

But you're going
to Andre's barbecue.

No, no, no, I-I...

Son, your life is not over.

You're still a young man,

you still have friends
that have barbecues,

and, on occasion,
your wonderful father...

I'm down to babysit.

Get some QT
with my granddaughter.

W-Wait, are you sure?

You're making
breakfast tomorrow.

And you better not half-ass it,
either.

I want the full deal.

Western omelets and hash browns.

- Yeah? All right.
- Yeah, okay. Okay.

Yeah.

I used to sing here
all the time,

and they basically paid me
in burgers.

- Rebecca?
- Hi, Gerry.

-Oh, we've missed you, kid.
-Aw.

You know, it's open mic tonight.

Place is pretty dead, so...

You want to dust off
an old one for us?

No, no, no, I'm okay.

-We're actually just gonna...
-Yes.

It's-it's been a day.

I could use a song
from my favorite singer.

So...

the drinking's become a thing.

It started a few years ago.

It's only gotten worse since
I've been out of the Corps.

My husband and I are...

separated, I guess.

My life's at a standstill.

Actually, that's a lie. It's...

moving in reverse.

I went from working
in classified settings

to driving around
college students

on a Saturday night for Uber.

No offense to Uber drivers.

I...

I can't... feel anything.

I can't feel sadness.

I certainly can't feel joy.

And I hate throwing around
the term PTSD,

and I know you guys
will probably tell me

that that's what this is, but...

But when I hit him...

When I hit my son,

I can't blame PTSD
or alcohol or Uber.

It was the cost
of a water heater.

Just brought me right back.

On behalf
of the U.S. government,

we'd like to present
to you these condolence payments

for every civilian
that was killed yesterday.

$1,200 U.S. per family.

You guys know
we do that, right?

Dead civilian.

Dead kids.

$1,200 per family.

That's the price of a life
over there. That's...

a price of a water heater.

So when I think about that...

Don't know where Toby and Kate
put their dishes.

-They've barely even unpacked.
-I will find them.

Guess whose birthday

-it is, huh?
-Hi.

-Birthday cake.
-No, no, no, no.

Don't touch the cake.

-We're waiting
for your sister and Toby.
-Yeah?

-Happy birthday.
-Thank you, Mom.

- You know, I came out first.
I feel like

I should be able
to eat the cake first.

No one's eating any cake yet.

We're waiting for your sister.

Hello?

Yeah.

Uh, no. Yeah.

Okay. Uh, no.
No, of course. Yeah.

Um... I...

H-Hold on one second.

It's Uncle Nicky.
He got in trouble

in Pennsylvania,
he's being arrested

and he gave them my number
for the bail money.

What's up, what's up, what's up?

Hey, man.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, Malik.

Hey, Sky. What's up?

Yo, I heard
you got into honors bio.

That's what's up.

Hey, I want to introduce you
to someone.

This is my friend Deja.

She just moved here.

She's starting school tomorrow.

Uh... Hi, hi, hi, Deja.

Um, Malik. Nice to meet you.

Um, Sky says
you make a good burger.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, I-I make a...

I make a decent, decent burger.

But-but for you,
I'll give it everything I got.

Sorry I'm late.

Hey, Dej.

Hmm?

What's happening with your face?

What? Um, nothing.

All right, here's the plan.

I'll take a break
and stay home with him.

-Or her.
-Okay.

Tobe, no matter what he says,

he's gonna have
an amazing, incredible life.

Yes, he will, because he has

an amazing, incredible mother
who's going to give him

all of her amazing,
incredible traits.

His dad's not so bad.

-Is he? Huh?
-Yeah.

Well, maybe his dad will
give him his sense of humor.

But please, God,
please, please, please, God,

not his hairline.

Grow some hair, please.

You crush it at the restaurant,
and if you can make it home

every once in a while
to see him...

-Or her.
-Okay.

Well, that's great,
but it's not required.

Okay, guys.

So...

Nothing's really changed
since the last procedure.

Jack is still not following cues
or responding to tests.

I know it's been
a long three months,

but now it's time
to move forward.

Jack's retinopathy
will not be reversed.

His eyesight will not return.

Okay, we're here.

The good news is
it's not total stage V.

He will be able
to see some light,

maybe some shapes.

Am I lined up?

You're perfect.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Jack Damon.

Hi.

Good evening. Hello.
Sorry to interrupt.

Um...

I would like to dedicate
this song

to a man
who was a total stranger

just a few weeks ago.

I may be only Pittsburgh good,

but, my God,

he makes me feel like one day,

I will stand

on the biggest stage
in the world.