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[dramatic orchestral music]

[operatic vocalizing]

♪

[music ends]

[street din]

Jayce!

Hey! Uh...

Yeah, there's a-- No, over here. [laughs]

Hey. [exhales]

What is this place?

-It's quiet is what it is. -There's no one here.

Mmm.

-Thanks for coming. -Of course.

-Come. -They have food?

Yeah, I'm sure they have everything.

I got us a little special something.

[Jayce] Mmm.

[exhales]

I'm on a tight deadline.

[laughs] You reporters always claim to be on tight deadlines.

Well, it's the nature of the beast, babe!

I'm starving.

This is a Woodford Reserve Bourbon.

I would like to point out that you are drinking

at 1:30 in the afternoon.

Yeah, it's 1:30, which is almost 3:00,

which is close to 5:00, which means that it's okay.

I mean, I don't see a bartender.

[sniffles]

Damn, girl.

Um, excuse me?

Can I get another Heineken 0.0?

What's up with her?

People are sensitive these days about everything.

Maybe it was your tone?

Oh, yeah, no, I'm sure I'm to blame for her attitude. Mm-hmm.

You're certain this is the place?

Can we be certain about anything?

No. No, no. Don't get all existential on me.

Cora, calm down. I'm not gonna make you do

anything that you don't wanna do.

I should get back to school.

I have, uh, this three o'clock afternoon thing.

Middle school, right?

Third grade.

-Right. -Did you forget what I teach?

-I totally remember. -Mathematics.

-I knew that. -Oh, my gosh, Darbs.

-I teach art. -Ah.

I even gave you a sketch I did of you

back in the tenth grade, remember?

Yes, I remember. I am sorry.

I have been very busy with law school.

I can't keep track of everything.

Oh, um, I was just wondering if

I could get a correction on this drink?

I-- I actually ordered tea, but I think I received coffee.

Yoo-hoo?

-[chuckles] -Yoo-hoo?

Uh, yeah, I was just wondering if--

[sighs] Who says "Yoo-hoo"?

I was just trying to get your attention.

Okay, well, then just call out "bartender".

"Yoo-hoo" makes you sound like...

I don't know what it makes you sound like.

-Apologies. -But then why do I care?

-Apologies again. -Please stop repeating yourself.

I took three years of Meisner.

I'm over the whole repetition thing.

Right. Okay. Interesting.

Get to the point. Tea here, please.

That's coffee.

I am aware.

So we good?

Well, look, the point being that I requested tea,

-not coffee. But... -[sighs]

no worries.

Tea as in tea and crumpets or tea as in Long Island?

The tea and crumpets sort, but you can hold the crumpets.

We don't have tea.

Okay.

Look, I'm having a really bad day.

Um, actually, a string of them.

I-- I'm sorry to hear that.

[sighs] You don't know me well enough to be truly sorry.

A string of bad days?

A very long string.

Like a string of pearls.

[soft chuckle]

-You'd look good in pearls. -Okay,

I'm not interested in having small talk with a guy at a bar.

Okay. Um, yeah, I-- I completely understand.

I-- I just thought this was part of your job, so.

Yeah, at night, when tips are good.

Well, I see this palaver isn't going anywhere, so--

Oh, "palaver." You think I don't know what that word means?

You think I'm illiterate or something?

Oh, that was not my intention.

I don't want that to come across.

The point is, this conversation is making me anxious, so.

All right, so about the apartment number.

You sure you don't recall?

Look, I wasn't in the right state of mind

to take notes, Darby.

Prospect Park West. That's an exclusive building.

-The man has money. -Didn't notice.

You don't remember anything else?

I have flashes.

Um, but nothing really specific, except...

Except...

It was, like, this thing that he kept saying.

Like, when he was mad, he just kept repeating it.

Like, "F something." Just, I--

"F something."

Uh...

"Fucking Judas Priest."

[Darby] What?

"Fucking Judas Priest." That's it.

[Darby] Fucking Judas Priest?

Yeah. Uh, he said it a few times.

-[typing] -"Fucking Judas Priest."

Okay, it's a band,

and they got their name from a Bob Dylan song,

who got it from an old swear word.

"It is better to say Judas Priest than Jesus Christ,

Judas being the one that betrayed Jesus."

Okay, so it's a swear word.

Okay, so, you said that when you walked out of the apartment,

you went down the hall and approached elevators

-on the left, right? -I did.

There are two apartments at the end of every hall,

including the fifth floor, which you're sure you were on?

Pretty sure it was the fifth floor.

Okay, so was it the apartment on the left

-or the apartment on the right? -Uh...

Look, it was not easy to assemble all of this.

I actually had to borrow the real estate board's database

on all leases, and the lease on the apartment on the left

turned up an R. DuPont,

and the one on the right a Jennifer Morgan.

Okay, so it's the one on the left.

Googling turned up a River DuPont.

River DuPont?

Ring a bell?

No.

[quirky string music]

What are you doing, with your notebook and your pencil?

I'm just writing.

Wow. Well...

I hate writers, so.

-Is that so? -Well, I hate playwrights.

Okay. Why do you hate playwrights?

Because I'm never cast in anything they've ever written.

So, I hate them.

What are you writing?

That would be a play.

Huh.

Um, you might wanna know--

I'm not interested.

Okay. You might-- you might be interested to know that

I've actually been observing you.

Um, from your walk to your voice and your rhythm.

So you're flirting?

No, no, no. Not my intention.

Oh. I'm kind of in an "I hate all men" phase, so.

It's very common these days.

Well, all men as well as all playwrights, it seems, so.

[pills rattling]

[tender music]

Whatever phase I was going through will... end soon.

Just a few minutes.

I just don't really have a family anymore.

You know, I don't have a mother, I don't have a father.

No brother, no sister, not even a cousin.

Just a lot of money and unanswered questions.

Well, when your mother died,

I don't think it was the right idea to drop out of Cornell.

Well, I was never really happy at Cornell anyway.

Hmm. I mean, maybe I'd do the same thing

if I came into a lot of money. Would you like to try?

I'm more than happy to take it off your hands.

Here.

This is a list of everyone that I'm genetically related to,

or at least everyone that also did the 23andMe thing.

These are all third and fourth cousins.

There's like, over 50 of them.

I know. Crazy, right?

The top person has 51% of your genes.

Mm-hmm. Yep. That's my brother.

And he has a name.

-R. DuPont. Wow. -Mm-hmm.

Do you think he's related to the DuPonts,

as in, you know, the chemical empire?

All I know is that he's my brother,

and he works at this restaurant.

Okay.

You know, I'm impressed that you found all of this out.

I'm a lawyer, Cora. It's my job.

Whoa, whoa. Ego down here.

You're in law school, Darbs. Okay?

It's a little early to call yourself a lawyer.

Oh, I'm sorry. Is that a "thank you"

for all the work that I've done?

-You're an idiot. -[chuckles]

Look, let's just get all the facts straight, okay?

Nothing would be worse than accusing the wrong guy.

Okay, well, if you're right about the address

and the apartment being on the fifth floor

at the end of the hall to the elevators,

-the perp is de-- -Where?

The-- Like you said, the end of the hall

to the elevators on the left.

-Yeah, yeah. Right, right. -Yeah.

-Right? -Yes, yes. Sorry.

Then the perp is definitely River DuPont.

"Perp"?

Yes, perp. You watch TV. You know what a perp is.

Yeah, it's just funny to hear you say it.

There's nothing funny about what happened to you.

We don't know that, okay? I have no memory of anything.

Literally nothing.

Okay, all I know is that I woke up with my clothes

neatly folded on a chair in a strange apartment

with no one else there.

Okay, there was no one else there.

[Lincoln] You feeling better?

To be accurate, I'm not feeling like shit.

Remarkably honest.

Why shouldn't I be honest? I don't know you.

I don't care what you think.

So, I can be honest.

It's only with people that I really care about

where dishonesty seems to be...

what I do.

Well, your philosophy seems a bit, uh, twisted.

Ah, yes. Well, you noticed, so.

Like a Gordian Knot.

[laughs] Um...

I don't know what that is, but it sounds like me.

No, no, no. Let me guess. Um...

Is it a knot that can't be untied?

[laughs] Oh, my gosh.

Please tell me I'm right.

I need-- I need the affirmation that my...

I don't know, brain is, like, still working?

Still functioning.

Like the Death Star.

The Death Star?

Star Wars.

[Lincoln] I didn't make the connection.

Okay, ready?

[Admiral Ackbar voice] "Until the battle station

is fully operational..."

[laughs]

"we... we are vulnerable."

Admiral Ackbar said that.

You know, I-- ugh, I could've played that role.

Is there any reason why a woman couldn't play

admiral of the battle station?

Well, I'm sure it would've been more interesting.

I'm sure it would've been more than interesting.

That thing that you're writing.

Is there a role for me as an actor?

Um... I-- I'm sure I could figure something out.

No, you must. You're just-- you're bursting with,

you know, all this creativity just in seeing me.

What if we work together?

Uh, well, the issue is, uh,

playwrights are not always the final, uh, decider

in these sorts of affairs.

God, there you go again,

trying to wiggle your way out of casting me. Why?

You use me.

You deplete me.

You squeeze me of everything that I've got.

And then your name's on the marquee,

and I'm still a fucking bartender.

God, this place is a mess.

If my boss comes, I'm gonna be fucked or fired.

Do you mind if I ask what it is you took?

Oxy.

Didn't I tell you to get a drug test right away?

-Oh, my God. -Did you?

No. Okay, so we have no proof that you were drugged.

I must have been.

Okay, it's the only reasonable conclusion.

You don't wanna believe me? Really?

I'm just looking for possible solutions.

No, I was dancing with, like, everyone.

You know, Eurotrash music pumping away,

and then, bam.

I'm out, and I don't even know it.

I did talk to the staff at the Avant Gardener.

None of them remember you. They weren't very helpful.

You actually went to the Avant Gardener?

[Darby] Yeah.

Wow. Thank you.

You don't have to thank me. I'm just doing my job.

[Cora scoffs]

You're the best.

[Darby sighs]

River DuPont does work here.

His shift starts soon.

Sheesh. How'd you learn that?

You don't wanna know.

He's coming here?

A few anonymous phone calls

enlightened me as to his schedule.

Wait, no. I am not confronting anyone.

Okay, let's take this one step at a time, okay?

You know, I think I need the bathroom. I'll be back.

Maybe my father had a kid with someone else

and that we just didn't know about.

Maybe your mother had an affair and...

your father isn't your father?

No, because then if my mother gave birth

to someone my age, then I would've known.

Or at least my father would've known.

Did you message this R. DuPont?

God, no. No, I wouldn't.

I wanted to, like, check him out first.

What do you mean, check him out?

Well, I-- What if he's a horrible person?

Well, I mean, he'd still be your brother.

We can't pick our relatives. I mean...

Yeah, but then I can, like, choose not to embrace him

as a brother or something.

I still think it would be safer just to message him on the app.

And Google shows that there's, like, too many R. DuPonts

that live in New York, but, um, this one's

-the only one in Manhattan. -[cell phone ringing]

Uh, sorry, honey. I gotta take this.

-Sorry. -How so reporter of you.

I'm going to the loo. You take your call.

Yes.

[sighs]

[quirky music]

[sighs, laughs]

Okay. This is what I look like.

This is...

this is what we're working with today.

[sighs] Fuck.

These heels are stupid. This is stupid. This is dumb.

So this is the outfit that

you're gonna be meeting your brother in.

Stupid. You're so stupid.

These rings are stupid. And your hair.

[laughing dryly]

[sighs]

[exhales] It's gonna be fine.

It's gonna be fine.

This is great.

You look good.

You're dazzling.

You're gonna dazzle him,

and he's gonna love you.

Don't worry, I didn't hear anything.

Oh, I wasn't-- I wasn't really saying anything.

So it's okay.

-[water runs, stops] -[Cora] Yeah. I do that too.

Yeah. [chuckles]

Well, it's... just silly.

The mirror's a great option,

to-- to talk to yourself,

when you have no other options.

I use it all the time.

Sometimes it's my best friend.

Sure.

You, um...

look great.

Don't worry.

At least, um, well...

whatever it is. Or whoever it is.

Never mind.

Um, do you recognize this guy?

Hmm? Uh, no. This is...

Uh, River DuPont?

Don't know.

Um, he lives in this building in Slope Park.

He lives on the fifth floor at the end of the hall.

Uh...

maybe if I heard his voice. I don't remember.

Well, I don't have that.

Yet.

Okay.

And let's assume this guy shows up.

And-- and it turns out to be him.

Then what the hell am I supposed to do?

Then we set the wheels of justice in motion.

Even if I don't remember anything?

Look, you woke up in a guy's bed with nothing on, right?

Yeah, it's circumstantial, but you could still go to a doctor.

You might have evidence inside you.

Ew, excuse me?

A lot of these cases go unchecked because

women feel too-- like it's too traumatic,

or, understandably, they don't wanna know.

Yeah, it never ends well for the woman.

Okay, chill.

Um, did you go to the club alone?

Yeah. You have a problem with that?

No, I can just see the headlines on the New York Post now:

"Third grade art teacher has secret life at dance clubs."

Seriously?

I'm just trying to think of what the jury would make of this.

So I'm right. I-- I should not be here.

They're gonna turn me into a slut.

No. No, no, no, no, no. No, not at all.

If we handle this smartly, which we are,

and we take this one step at a time,

we can avoid that outcome.

You know, I think we should just...

-drop all of this. -Cora.

I found the guy.

I found the guy!

Yeah.

[sighs]

I could still use something

other than this cold coffee beverage here.

Gosh, you are so high-maintenance.

Gosh, I'm like, always attracted to high-maintenance people.

But don't let that get to your head, okay?

You're not high-maintenance enough.

Well, look, I can assure you

I'm not insolent in any capacity.

Oh, insolent. Yeah, that's what all guys say.

[chuckles]

Look, I don't wanna sound arrogant, but...

I am somewhat of a nice guy.

You're writing a play,

using me as your muse,

and you won't even cast me.

Perhaps if you tried being a bit more helpful.

Well, the pills used to make me helpful.

Guess not anymore.

I-- I'm sorry.

I have to tell you something.

-Okay. Listening. -Um... I can tell.

[chuckles]

Um...

You have really nice eyes.

Uh...

so do you.

[chuckles] Really?

I've always thought my eyes were rather ordinary.

Well, you are anything but ordinary.

What were we talking about?

Uh, you-- you were trying to tell me something.

Oh.

I'm pregnant.

Wow. Uh, that's-- that's...

What?

Well, you seem really happy about it, so.

Um...

but at least now it's like, you know, I feel-- I feel calm,

and I feel...

like I don't care.

You know... so.

So, uh, how are you gonna proceed?

Well, you know, I have--

You know, it's early days, so, um...

You know, they're just in there multiplying, and,

uh, you know...

E equals MC squared.

Uh...

going very fast, light speed.

-You know, uh-- -Physics.

Physics, yeah. [laughs] So...

I gotta-- I gotta take some action or something, but.

You know, I once-- I once had a crazy dream,

and I was married to Albert Einstein.

Oh, my God. Having sex with a genius rather than a loser?

[exhales]

It's a game-changer.

So. [laughs] Um...

Yeah. But, you know, everything's relative.

Can I ask you your name?

Just because we're talking like this,

you wanna know my name now?

Oh, well, look, I didn't mean to overstep.

Oh, yeah? Um... well, what's your name?

Lincoln. Lincoln Larue.

Is that a made-up writer's name?

Well, actually, um, everything is rewritten.

-[laughing] -It's relative.

Ember Net.

You sure you don't have any tea?

Of course we have tea.

♪

Do you think that guy down there at the bar is your R. DuPont?

[Vera] Nah, he just looks like a customer.

So, when I was on the phone with my office,

I asked them to run a quick check on this restaurant.

It is apparently owned by DuPont Enterprises.

Not the chemical company, but a Hunter DuPont

who owns several businesses and buildings in New York.

And he's got quite a reputation.

He's one of those guys, a lot of money,

uses it to get what he wants.

Your R. DuPont must be his son.

Well, did you get the name of his son?

Or, like, what's the "R" stand for?

Not yet. But I'm thinking of going down there

and see what I can find out, and get something to eat.

Uh, no. No, I know you. You're gonna go have a chat,

and then you're gonna blow my cover.

[Jayce laughs]

-Your cover? -Uh, yeah, my cover.

Okay, honey, you're watching way too much TV, sweetheart.

Okay, whatever it is, I--

Please, just don't say anything about me.

It'll be fine. I'm just gonna feel it out.

No, you're gonna promise me

that you're not gonna say anything about me.

-I promise. I promise. -Okay.

Yes, I'm good. We're good. Yeah. We're good. Okay.

Okay. Then let's say we drop this.

Right here, right now,

and we walk away from it completely.

Then what are you left with?

A black hole.

A gaping black hole that lasts all night in a man's bed.

You wanna live like that?

No, I don't want any of it.

Okay. So, you said that you remember dancing.

You remember being at the club, admittedly with a lot of people,

and someone handed you a drink, right?

Yeah. People were passing around beers with straws in them,

and I thought that was funny.

So I handed it to someone else,

and eventually another one ended up in my hands.

Okay. I see, I see.

I remember going to the restroom,

which was mobbed with girls, because... yeah.

And it was a long line, so I waited for a stall to open.

Do you remember feeling okay when you were in the stall?

Yeah.

I-- I think.

I-- I don't really know...

I guess.

[low, tense music]

Oh, shit.

I think I remember something. I remember, um...

I remember in the bathroom,

there was banging and yelling that started,

and-- and I put my hand in my head,

and I think I must have nodded off,

for, like, a second or something, because...

I remember that my heart--

my heart literally jumped out of, like, my chest

because of the banging and the yelling.

And it got so violent that I got scared,

so I wanted to get out. So I got out fast, and--

and as I opened the door,

someone just pushed it back hard, because I-- I fell.

Like, I fell back onto the toilet.

And then-- and then, uh...

And then I-- I was feeling woozy,

so he, like, held me up.

Like, he was, like, hugging me.

No, like-- like, holding me and moving to the music.

-Like he was dancing? -No, not really. Like...

Like he-- like we were walking.

Yeah. Yeah. We walked out.

I-- I remember because it was raining,

and the rain hit my face, and it felt kind of good.

-[Darby] And then? -And then-- and then...

[sighs]

Nothing.

And then nothing.

The next thing that I remembered

was waking up in that bedroom.

And...

and I remember waking up and looking around.

And it took me the longest time to figure out...

where the hell I was,

and what I was doing there.

And who I was.

I didn't even remember who I was.

So I looked around,

and then I saw my clothes.

Folded on the chair,

with my shoes perfectly aligned at the bottom.

Like, perfectly symmetrical.

Symmetrically, like, below the chair.

That's a statement.

Yeah, he's trying to show that he's in control.

So then I got up and I ran.

I ran as fast as I could.

Okay, okay. Let's not be upset.

I'm not upset. I'm not upset.

Okay, I'm angry.

Okay, I'm-- I'm mad.

I'm pissed off. I'm furious. Just-- Ugh!

I hate men.

[quirky music]

-Hi. -Hi.

I was wondering if you have any non-alcoholic whiskey.

And, uh, a menu.

What is going on in here today?

Tea? Non-alcoholic whiskey? What?

Yes, please.

Well, it's actually quite popular these days, so,

-great choice. -[Ember] What's the point?

Like, why drink whiskey if you're not gonna get drunk?

I take it you don't have any.

Are you the owner? Or related to the owner?

Girl, I wish.

The owner is...

Why are you asking?

Doesn't Hunter DuPont own this place?

Yeah.

What can you tell me about him?

Again, why are you asking?

I'm a reporter.

A reporter.

Hmm. Well, I'm not talking to any reporter.

Uh, does Hunter DuPont have a son?

Uh, I said I can't talk about any personal things, so.

I'll go check in the back for your non-alcoholic whatever.

So I'll be back.

Okay.

-[door opens, closes] -Well, that went great.

Well, hello there.

Uh, you work here?

I do not.

Um, I'm just, I suppose, working here temporarily.

Yeah, but I meant for the bar, not at the bar momentarily.

Oh. Um...

well,

as you can probably assume, I'm a writer.

What kind of a writer? What do you write?

Um, I'm a playwright.

-I write... -Oh, okay.

...plays.

Great.

You-- you seem...

apathetic, unimpressed.

[laughs] Oh, you sound like a writer.

No, I'm sure when I do have the pleasure of seeing

one of your plays, I will be very impressed.

Have I had the pleasure of being impressed by one of your plays?

To be frank, I doubt that you have.

But hopefully, hopefully soon.

Hmm. I like you. What's your name?

-Lincoln Larue. -Yeah, I don't know that name.

But it's definitely unforgettable.

You know, I can see it on the marquee, kid.

Oh, yeah.

I'll definitely remember you.

So, do you come here often?

This is actually my first time here, believe it or not.

Oh. Okay, then. Never mind.

Thank you. Uh, good luck with your play.

Leaving so soon? You're--

Oh, no, I'm not leaving. I just--

There's not a whole lot to say.

Well, that's fair enough.

-Also, you seem very busy. -Well, I am, but, uh...

You're a journalist?

Yeah, but I personally prefer "reporter."

Oh. Well, that's-- that's fair.

Um, well, if you're a reporter, then you--

then there must be a beat of some kind.

You've been watching too many movies, kiddo.

-[Lincoln laughs] -Yeah, I do have a beat.

It's New York City. I mean...

it's New York City, so,

anything and everything interesting that happens here.

-There's always something. -Right.

So you think there's a story here, then, at this restaurant?

I mean, look at this place.

There's a story somewhere.

I mean, you know, wherever there are people, there's a story.

I just have to find it.

[door creaks, thuds]

[Ember] Okay. Um...

so we do not have any alcohol-free whiskey,

but I do have alcohol-free beer.

Yeah, no.

Uh, thank you, though. Um...

can I have a menu?

Well, lunch is over,

uh, and the kitchen's not gonna be open for a few hours. Um...

How about some bar nuts?

Sure.

Um, and a seltzer, if you don't mind.

-On the house. -[Jayce] Um...

I really would love to meet

and hopefully interview the owner's son.

Is that possible? Does he come around much?

You really don't let up, do you?

[Jayce] No.

[chuckles] I told you, I can't-- I can't talk to you.

I don't know anything.

Okay.

Well, thank you for the seltzer and the nuts.

[Jayce] The kitchen's closed,

but I was able to get us a bowl of nuts.

The bartender was actually rather put off

by my questions about Hunter Dupont,

which makes me think that she was actually

trained to keep her mouth shut.

Hmm. Really?

What's your passcode?

-0419. -Hmm.

Your birthday.

-You remember. -Mm-hmm.

Hmm. V, have you looked at the health section of the app?

What do you mean? I didn't see anything.

You, my dear, you have the E4 variant.

Okay, like I know what that means.

Also, you have none of

the three variants that cause breast cancer.

Oh, my God.

Yeah.

That's what my mother died of.

Well, I guess that's possible.

She must have had the variant,

but you were lucky enough not to get it.

[sighing] Science is a magnificent and glorious

human pursuit, okay? Yes.

But as it produces these floods of information,

then that information needs to be labeled and categorized,

and then people who control the money and politics and power,

they can use those appellations to, um,

use it as a tool to oppress, to segregate, to abuse.

I mean, look at history.

Ever heard of ethnic cleansing?

I'm saying we should just remain vigilant, super vigilant.

God knows when the next thing or next person is going to be

who's going to come around and change everything.

Enough for the better.

Okay, well, like I said,

I did this to find out about my DNA relatives, not to...

look at the fine print.

[ominous orchestral music]

Hi.

Okay, then.

Someone has arrived.

What are you doing?

Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

River!

Well, we have a confirmation on his name.

I barely touched you.

You know what? Can we not do this here?

You can't just walk out on me like that.

Yeah, well, I have to get to work.

There's no one here.

You're a customer, right?

Yes.

Amber, you can't just...

Can't just walk out on me like that. All right?

I can't do a show like that, you know that.

Can I get you something to drink?

Um, well, I-- I could do a non-alcoholic beer,

perhaps, if-- if you have one of those. Um...

What's non-alcoholic beer?

Yeah, it's a thing. Very popular.

You should try it.

I have a double Heineken Zero.

Is that okay, Lincoln?

Sure.

Lincoln?

Yes, that would be my name.

Look, we're a bit busy for the minute. Can you just...

can you wait on that beer?

I got you.

Yeah, get him his beer, and then just...

can-- could you leave us alone for a little bit?

Thanks.

Do you recognize him?

No, he's not jogging any memory.

Well, he looks like an asshole.

Clearly someone who would drug and assault a woman.

How could you possibly know that?

Okay, okay, yeah, maybe I am jumping to conclusions.

Oh, he's not charming.

But that's about all you can say.

[intriguing string music]

Really? Binoculars?

River.

He's a customer, plus he's a really nice guy.

[River] Yeah, how do you know that?

[sighs] That he's a customer or a really nice guy?

Don't-- don't be cute.

Okay, I am cute.

Well, I can't say that about your fucking apartment.

I mean, it's a mess. Jesus Christ.

Do you ever clean up?

Babes, don't worry so much about the apartment, okay?

I'll clean it up.

Come on, go sit down.

I know things haven't worked out for either of us.

But maybe we can start fresh.

You just can't be so upset, okay?

Plus, we need to talk.

Wait, okay, you take them.

She's saying something to him. I can't-- I can't tell--

What--

[Jayce] Trying to read her lips...

He wants to talk to her about something.

This is actually kind of cool.

I feel like Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote.

Okay.

You good?

I sure am.

[River] Hey.

[Ember] Yes, yes, I'm coming.

I'm feeling lightheaded.

I think I need a glass of water.

Oh, I'll go get you some.

What, you're just gonna go up and grab it yourself?

It's called initiative.

I swear, I am never drinking again.

You can drink at home with your girlfriends.

That's about it these days.

♪

Listen, I'm not sure the-- the bartender

will return soon to help you.

Not really.

You are sure?

-[Lincoln] Yes. -Well...

I have a glass in my hand, and all I need is this.

Who needs a bartender when you have me?

Um, I can see that.

So, um, you seem pretty, uh, familiar with the drama

that's been going on up here at the bar.

Well, I am just a bystander, so...

Well, you're sitting, not standing, so there's that.

Yes, um, there's that.

You're taking notes?

I'm a writer.

Ah, a writer.

And with a pencil.

You even have a pencil sharpener.

Makes me feel like I'm back at high school.

Um, the-- the pencil is really

my preferred weapon of choice, so to speak.

-They're so tactile. -Yes.

So, I know you know who this guy is, uh,

who's treating the bartender rather severely.

Is that the right word? Severe?

Um, I-- I would say that harshly

is perhaps the-- the more adequate, uh, terminology.

-What were they arguing about? -I-- I'm not sure.

I don't really know them, so...

You're a writer. You observe people.

You draw conclusions based on your observations.

Stop being so obstreperous.

I know you know something that you're not telling me.

Come on.

Obstreperous.

[eerie instrumental music]

Okay, okay, okay. Are you calm?

Why do I need to be calm?

Why do I need to be calm?

What?

What? What?

-Do you have any more? -Of...

Of, um, you know what I mean. You don't have a--

Ember, you gotta be careful.

I need like a hundred of them.

You're losing control.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

-You're not fine. -I'm fine.

You're not fine.

We need to talk, okay?

Why? What--

What-- what is it?

I'm pregnant.

You're sure?

Yes.

Fuck.

Well, we'll-- we'll just, we'll take care of it.

Make the problem go away.

It'll all be fine. Just--

Can you not say that? Like, it's like your decision?

Well...

-That's your response to me? -What, what, what...

Don't tell me you want to keep it.

Like, someone you love, you don't talk to like that.

You care how they feel.

You should want to make sure I'm okay--

Okay, it's-- it's-- it's not a discussion.

It's not a discussion. It's--

What do you mean, it's not a discussion?

It's the discussion.

Ember, what? You want to keep it?

-I don't know. -What-- what do you want?

-Why-- why do you-- -I'm confused.

I'm confused.

What, so you want to have some kind of

like, phony-ass discussion

where we wind up at the same conclusion anyway?

Oh, my god, please stop yelling.

[Ember sighing]

Oh, um, excuse me.

Can I get a glass of water, please...

[Ember] What are you doing?

I just figured I was helping.

Helping who? Yourself?

Chop this up at the table, please.

[dishes clinking]

Here.

[energetic house music]

[music abruptly ceases]

You've lost your binocular privileges, they're mine.

My brother looks upset.

Do you think it's judicious to refer to him

as your brother yet?

I like saying it.

I don't like that girl. She's making my brother upset.

Okay, girl, you're having a lot of assumptions.

It feels like you're rushing towards a train wreck.

Okay, can we just like let me

have this moment about fantasizing about my brother?

Thank you.

Okay, have your moment.

[intriguing orchestral music]

♪

♪

[Lincoln] You okay?

-Yeah. -You sure?

Yeah, no, I'm fine, actually.

As fine as a woman can be.

Which is pretty fucking fine, so...

All right.

Um, I'm not.

Okay, okay, I'm-- I'm pregnant.

Yes, you mentioned that.

Look, I don't-- I don't wish to make any assumptions,

but, um, by chance, is that what you and your boyfriend

-were fighting about? -He's not my boyfriend.

-Right. -He's just-- a guy.

Right.

[intriguing orchestral music]

What the fuck are you talking about?

That's ridicu--

Holy fucking shit.

Nah, yeah, yeah, no.

I'll call you back.

♪

Oh, Jesus.

What the hell are you doing here?

I just came by to say hi to Ember, okay? That's it.

You came by to say hi to Ember?

[River] Yeah.

Well, we know that's bullshit.

-Okay. -Right. Are you strung out?

-No. -You need money.

I came by to help, that's it.

To help? Well, that's what we have your brother for.

Yeah, well, Richard's not here, okay?

Oh? Hi, Mr. Dupont.

[Hunter] Yeah, Ember.

So let me ask you, are you the reason that he's here?

Uh, yeah, he just stopped by to talk.

[Hunter] What the hell is going on?

I mean, we have 85 people coming tonight.

There's not enough top shelf liquor up there.

These-- these-- these-- these-- these boxes

are all over the place.

There's no tablecloths on the tables.

Well, I mean, what the hell are you thinking?

Right, right. Uh, I was just about to get to those.

I like you.

You know? I mean, you're a good kid.

That's why I have you here. But, uh...

I mean, you need to do better.

Am I right?

God put his hand on you when you arrived in this world.

-Sorry, I'm sorry. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa. What's that about?

-Uh... -What was that about?

-I don't... -What are you doing?

-I'm sorry-- -Come on, what, what is this?

-You scared me. -I scared you?

-I'm sorry. -You scared me.

I don't mean to scare you.

No, it's okay. It's just this...

I don't know why, but it just really scared me.

All right, listen to me. Listen, take it easy.

Take it easy. Take it easy. I'm your friend.

-Okay, yeah. Uh-huh. -I'm your friend, okay?

-Mm-hmm. -I'm here to help you.

Okay.

You gotta take care of what He gave you, right?

Don't waste what your maker gave you.

I don't really know anything about your heart, but, uh...

Well, I'd say that you lack courage.

Good.

Good.

You still here?

You don't get it.

She needs me here, okay?

I don't get it.

I don't get it. Jesus Christ.

How many times have I heard you say that, I don't get it?

Why don't you play another record?

All right. All right, look.

♪

Like I said, Dad, I can help.

Yeah, well, I don't need your help.

All right, well, maybe you don't have a choice.

All right? You chose to piss away everything

that I ever gave you, right?

Money, education, a job.

You're right. Thank you so much for doing your job as a father.

What about your job as a son, as a human being?

I mean, not just to me. What about your mother?

No, don't. Don't bring Mom into this.

You know I'm not the one who brought her down.

Well, Jesus Christ, not to me.

You were a fucking drug addict.

God, it's-- it's never on you, is it?

It's-- it's always my fault. It's all my fault, right?

-She loved everything about you. -No, no, no, you're right.

-She loved you. -You're right.

-There's no accountability. -Your weaknesses.

Oh, my God. Yes, she loved me.

She loved me.

Because we were close, and she was my mother.

And, I mean, where the fuck were you? Where were you?

-Where the fuck was I? -Yeah.

I was paying the bills, and I was bailing your ass

out of every fucking problem you ever had.

It's never you. It's never you, is it?

Jesus. Can you believe this fucking kid?

Can you believe him?

Everybody, let's-- let's give him

a round of applause for this wonderful performance.

Look, if you're gonna go, just go. All right? Go.

Nobody here wants to see you. I-- I don't want to see you.

Your brother doesn't want to see you.

And stay away from Ember.

She's off limits to you.

Give everybody a round on the house, all right?

Come on, come on.

Let's-- let's get this place cooking.

We got people coming.

[ambient street noise]

[mysterious piano music]

♪

[horn honking]

Dad?

Richard.

Know you're gonna make me proud.

[intriguing music]

Oh, my God, Darbs.

There's two of them.

Wait, what the fuck? He's a twin?

Looks that way from here.

Oh, there is no way that I am related to these people.

They are fucked up. No wonder my mom was a mess.

Well, there's definitely a story with this Dupont family.

Yeah, okay. I love that for you,

but I just want to get out of here.

Okay.

And that's another R. Dupont perp that we're looking for.

-You're kidding me, right? -Twins?

How are we supposed to know if it's him or if it's his brother?

[Darby] Um...

I really don't know how

we're ever gonna figure that one out.

You know, Ember, was that just River I saw?

Yeah, he was here.

Yeah, what was he doing here?

[drawer closing]

But the one thing you've gotta fix is River.

He's no good for anyone,

especially someone as fragile as you.

-Fragile? -Fragile.

Hmm. Thanks for the advice.

[liquid pouring]

[dishes clinking]

[Richard] Tell River that, uh, he's got the apartment back.

-Your dad's apartment? -Yeah.

[chuckling] Yeah. Yeah.

Uh, hey, buddy, what's up?

[mischievous music]

Hey.

Keep the change.

[camera clicking]

Thanks for the entertainment.

[River] Have a good day.

♪

How are you getting home?

Uh, subway.

No, you're coming in the car with me.

-Oh, am I? -Yeah.

There's a story here.

Mmm. No, the story is that 23andMe is a scam,

and I'm gonna get my money back.

Good luck getting your money back from Google.

Oh, I need a drink of water.

Otherwise, I am going to literally faint.

Yeah, yeah, take your time.

You know it's not just for you.

You know that, right?

Yeah.

You okay?

That's the third time you've asked me that.

Sorry, I keep repeating myself.

What are you thinking?

I think that you will be all right.

Sublime, even.

I don't know what that means.

It-- it means that there's, uh...

There's -- there's something, um...

Uh, Je ne sais quoi about you.

Thanks, I...

I also don't know what that means.

There's something, uh...

Alluring about you.

I suppose.

I don't know. I'm-- I'm at a loss for words. Um--

A playwright...

at a loss for words?

You know, I'm very attracted to you.

Uh, you're very appealing.

You're very kind.

But I don't think it's--

it's good for me to be doing anything...

Right now.

I just need to be alone.

Figure shit out.

♪

Well, listen, I-- I would be delighted to take you out

to a restaurant in-- in whatever capacity

you would like, if that's...

No. Sorry.

-Hi. -Hi. Uh, we'd like to pay.

Yeah, yeah, sure. Just settle up with me.

Thank you.

[machine whirring]

It was nice chatting with you, by the way.

Oh, uh, likewise.

I don't need that. I have my own pen.

Okay.

Okay, Ember, we have a lot of organizing to do.

Um, if you do need anything else,

my card is at the front.

Thank you for the... incredible evening.

Thanks, guys.

Fucking Judas Priest!

[eerie orchestral music]

♪

[gentle orchestral music]

[horn honking]

[haunting vocal music]

[man shouting]

Hey, so the kitchen is not open yet,

but do you want to look at the menu in the meantime?

How about, uh, two cups of tea? Can you do that?

-For two? -Um, Earl Grey, if you have it.

Okay. Sure. I'll get that for you.

Thank you.

[dishes clattering]

♪

[Lincoln] Hello.

-Hi. -You have arrived.

[chuckling] Yeah.

This is my arrival.

Please.

Um, well, thank you for coming.

-I appreciate it. -Oh, yeah. Of course.

Uh, thank you so much for reaching out.

Yeah.

You know, I've been really busy just going from, like...

I just figured I could stop in for a coffee,

you know, catch up.

You're busy. That's good.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Excellent, yeah.

Um, you know, it's crazy.

I haven't seen you in, like, a year.

You know what, it's actually...

I think it's been, like, nine months or so, to be exact.

-But who's counting? -Oh, yeah, right.

No, who's counting?

-You are. -Uh, well...

Okay. I-- I am.

I can't-- I can't help myself.

Well, I don't know if you remember, but...

last time we were together...

You--

You wouldn't remember because you're a man, you know,

sometimes they don't remember things.

Um, no offense.

But you asked me out to dinner.

I didn't forget.

I'm sorry if I was rude at all. I--

No, no, no, it-- it's okay. Don't...

No need to apologize, okay? Um...

If I can recall, you were actually busy, I think,

cleaning up for an event.

I figured I'd call later,

but when I did, they said you had quit.

And wouldn't give me a number for you, so...

Yeah, it was a bad day. Um...

-But you found me. -I did, I did. I-- I--

I tracked you down, finally.

Yeah, I don't like being tracked down.

Okay, uh...

Um...

So what have you been up to?

Um, what's going on in Lincoln's land?

-I've been writing. -Oh, good.

-I've been writing, so... -Good, good.

Yeah. Well, you-- you-- you look great.

Uh, oh, my... you think?

Just, uh... threw it on.

Uh, and you look...

I mean...

Honestly, I don't even remember what you looked like.

You know, I was so screwed up, so...

So I just... I went cold turkey.

I've been sober for, like, nine months.

On-- on the pills?

-Yeah, I've been... -You're going through-- oh.

Well, that-- that's great. I'm happy to...

I'm happy to hear that. That's good.

Yeah, it was necessary. I was...

not in a good headspace, and...

-Yeah. -I had to break up with River.

Oh, River.

Yeah, yeah, because him and the-- pills are just--

just too connected, you know?

-Right. -Um, so...

Yeah, so I don't drink. I don't... drugs.

Uh, no red meat.

I'm a pegan.

Um...

I'm sorry. I'm not--

I'm not exactly sure what a pegan is.

Yeah, yeah, no. No, a pegan, so it's, uh, vegan

and, uh, paleo.

So it's basically, like, twigs, nuts, berries, leaves,

branches, and an occasional wild-cut salmon.

Um...

That seems like a very limited array of options.

No, no. Oh, my God. No, I can eat a lot of stuff.

That seems very healthy, and...

Well, I'm just trying to, you know, get out from there.

-Right. -And control's good for me.

-Absolutely. -I don't know if you've read

what happened with Richard Dupont.

-Oh, yeah, I mean, goodness. -River's brother.

I-- I-- I actually haven't heard about Richard, no.

Basically, three women came forward and...

spoke on how he had drugged them and sexually assaulted them.

-Horrible. -Yeah.

So he was arrested, thank God,

but his father just bailed him out, you know?

You know what?

Speaking of-- of reading up on--

on the Duponts, um, there was a New Yorker piece about Hunter.

It was an exposé of sorts on how his clubs have illegal

betting services and-- and other, you know, escort...

Um...

So, are you-- are you acting? You still...

Oh, God, no. No.

I gave that up with also, like,

all the other things. Drugs, alcohol.

I just-- I mean, I started therapy, right, so I can't--

I can't really afford her, so I just go, like,

I've only gone a couple times.

-Only-- only-- -It's really useful, though.

But only a couple times it's useful?

What? Like, why are you saying that like-- [both chuckling]

[both chuckling]

-I don't... -No, no, no, it's okay.

-You're saying I need therapy. -I'm-- I'm not, I apologize.

-I'm hurt. -I don't mean to...

-I don't mean to pry. -No, I'm hurt.

And I'm never gonna forgive you.

No, no, no. [chuckles]

I-- I don't really have much experience

with the whole therapy thing, so I...

Yeah, I can tell. I think you need therapy.

-Yeah. -Oh, okay.

I think you need therapy.

You think I need therapy.

-Mm-hmm. -Um. Why-- why is that?

Why do I need therapy?

Uh, you have extreme procrastination issues.

Look how long it took you to track me down.

Oh. Okay.

Speaking of which, have you even finished your play?

Okay, well, that-- that's interesting you mention that,

because, in fact, I did.

-Oh! Congratulations. -I-- I did.

I-I did finish my play, um,

and that's sort of the reason why

I made an effort to find you.

Why?

I'm gonna be having a reading of my play this Saturday,

and I was gonna ask you to play the lead.

♪

What?

Yes, but-- but if you-- if you aren't interested, I...

Wh-- why me?

Um...

I'm...

I'm sorry. Um...

Okay, this Saturday, a reading, me the lead.

I just don't even know if I'm that good anymore,

you know what I mean? I haven't, like, acted

in a really long time, and, like,

I have a lot of anxiety around it,

which is why I haven't really decided if

I want to go back, and, like,

I think people said I was good, but also maybe it's just my ego?

Like, maybe it's just, like, I think I'm good, and, like,

maybe I, like, lost my touch.

Maybe I feel like I'm good,

and I'm gonna start and make a big fool of myself

-in your play... -Yeah.

...that you worked so hard on.

Whoa, I'm sorry. Uh...

No, no, no, no, don't apologize.

I just-- I-- I think this, right now,

what-- what you've just expressed is...

...you know, is all the-- the little doubts of--

of every artist that-- that's, you know,

trying to find their way,

and... that's okay.

-Thanks. -Ah.

But, uh, okay, yeah, so now that you're,

I guess, no longer acting...

Well, I-- I didn't say that. I'm honestly thinking about it.

-Okay, so-- so... -Okay.

...you-- you-- you might be interested

in doing the reading.

♪

I'll do it.

-Yeah. -You'll do it?

-Yeah. -Great.

That's-- that's-- that's amazing. Thank you.

-Yep. -Thank you.

Okay.

So, now that that is settled,

now that you are gonna be doing a reading in my play,

um, are--

are you okay with playwrights?

I'm okay with this playwright.

♪

[upbeat music]

♪

[eerie orchestral music]