1 00:00:15,063 --> 00:00:17,164 All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. 2 00:00:17,168 --> 00:00:18,771 Ugh. 3 00:00:19,038 --> 00:00:22,144 Is she gonna do that all night, those fucking holiday puns? 4 00:00:22,244 --> 00:00:23,914 You know what? Watch your language, okay? 5 00:00:24,148 --> 00:00:27,655 -Swear jar. -Adelaide is enjoying the holiday spirit. 6 00:00:28,089 --> 00:00:29,154 So... 7 00:00:30,595 --> 00:00:34,636 Are you going to, uh, officially introduce 8 00:00:34,736 --> 00:00:37,605 your special guest to all of us here, huh? 9 00:00:37,609 --> 00:00:42,819 Winter, darling. Such an appropriate glacial name. 10 00:00:43,052 --> 00:00:44,184 Of course. 11 00:00:44,188 --> 00:00:46,693 It's time for the grand unveiling. 12 00:00:52,639 --> 00:00:54,275 You'll know her just by looking at her. 13 00:01:07,602 --> 00:01:09,171 Oh, yes. 14 00:01:09,873 --> 00:01:13,547 That Glasgow smile ear to ear. 15 00:01:15,083 --> 00:01:17,321 And that attractive blossom. 16 00:01:17,588 --> 00:01:18,524 Thank you. 17 00:01:18,857 --> 00:01:21,162 I hate to interrupt a family gathering. 18 00:01:21,731 --> 00:01:24,101 Oh, no, no, no, Miss Short. Please. 19 00:01:24,402 --> 00:01:29,141 Don't let those concerns wrinkle your pretty little brow line. 20 00:01:30,682 --> 00:01:36,188 Very soon, you will be among 13 leading ladies, 21 00:01:36,192 --> 00:01:39,431 all as legendary as you are. 22 00:01:40,133 --> 00:01:43,139 -It's Elizabeth, isn't it? -That's right. 23 00:01:43,907 --> 00:01:45,674 Miss Elizabeth Short. 24 00:01:45,678 --> 00:01:47,014 As in, "Short on cash." 25 00:01:54,328 --> 00:01:56,763 A black Christmas tree. 26 00:01:56,767 --> 00:01:58,567 I find that so macabre. 27 00:01:58,571 --> 00:02:00,336 It's not a Christmas tree, dear. 28 00:02:00,340 --> 00:02:04,883 It's a symbol memorializing the Rauhnacht. 29 00:02:05,785 --> 00:02:07,187 The Rauhnacht? 30 00:02:07,454 --> 00:02:09,494 German pagans knew what today's people forgot. 31 00:02:09,526 --> 00:02:11,362 This is our darkest time of year, 32 00:02:11,930 --> 00:02:14,598 which they hailed as the smoky nights. 33 00:02:14,602 --> 00:02:18,043 When the veil between light and shadow was at its thinnest. 34 00:02:18,209 --> 00:02:19,747 When the dead quit their graves 35 00:02:20,413 --> 00:02:23,282 and the demons wander freely through the gates of hell. 36 00:02:23,286 --> 00:02:26,325 Their time is our time, mein Schatz. 37 00:02:26,827 --> 00:02:28,192 So pay heed. 38 00:02:28,196 --> 00:02:31,670 This is the 13th night 39 00:02:32,839 --> 00:02:35,512 after the birth of that Christ child. 40 00:02:36,178 --> 00:02:38,016 I'm sorry, but where am I? 41 00:02:38,483 --> 00:02:40,688 We're in the home of Mr. Nas. 42 00:02:41,557 --> 00:02:43,155 It's grand, isn't it? 43 00:02:45,397 --> 00:02:49,569 He's a mastermind, and he's just going to eat you up. 44 00:02:49,573 --> 00:02:52,512 May I ask how you heard of me? 45 00:02:54,816 --> 00:02:58,757 Well, dear, your quest for fame was fulfilled. 46 00:02:59,659 --> 00:03:02,632 -Well, you were in all the newspapers. -I was? 47 00:03:02,732 --> 00:03:06,807 You seem to be confused about why you're here 48 00:03:07,374 --> 00:03:08,944 and how you arrived here. 49 00:03:09,979 --> 00:03:11,248 I am. 50 00:03:11,716 --> 00:03:15,190 I'm so... disconnected from who I am, 51 00:03:15,625 --> 00:03:17,762 from where I'm supposed to be. 52 00:03:18,864 --> 00:03:20,568 I feel rather faint. 53 00:03:20,835 --> 00:03:25,077 That's because you've traveled such a long, long way. 54 00:03:26,312 --> 00:03:30,721 Let's put some color back into those... 55 00:03:32,224 --> 00:03:34,461 slashed cheeks of yours. 56 00:03:43,914 --> 00:03:46,018 Get this girl some nourishment. 57 00:03:46,787 --> 00:03:49,358 I think we have some leftover holiday ham. 58 00:03:50,895 --> 00:03:52,364 I'll carve it up. 59 00:05:10,754 --> 00:05:12,955 That looks like an unusual ham. 60 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:14,992 It's a special ham 61 00:05:14,996 --> 00:05:17,476 -for special people. -♪♪ I sailed away When love was through ♪ 62 00:05:17,736 --> 00:05:21,037 -♪♪ Then some friends I knew ♪ -Ah... 63 00:05:21,041 --> 00:05:26,418 ♪ ♪ Took me To a midnight masquerade ♪ 64 00:05:26,853 --> 00:05:33,867 ♪ ♪ I felt an old familiar thrill Linger with me still ♪ 65 00:05:34,201 --> 00:05:39,809 ♪ ♪ Dancing To a dreamy serenade ♪ 66 00:05:39,813 --> 00:05:44,689 ♪ ♪ At twelve o'clock To my surprise ♪ 67 00:05:44,856 --> 00:05:47,360 ♪ ♪ Without disguise ♪ 68 00:05:47,628 --> 00:05:51,666 ♪ ♪ Stood my love of old Our love remade ♪ 69 00:05:51,670 --> 00:05:53,273 Eat up. 70 00:05:53,540 --> 00:05:57,314 ♪ ♪ Two broken hearts That fell apart ♪ 71 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,447 ♪ ♪ Got a second start ♪ 72 00:05:59,451 --> 00:06:04,428 -Hmm. Mmm. -♪♪ It happened At a midnight masquerade ♪ 73 00:06:05,898 --> 00:06:07,033 Mmm. 74 00:06:07,535 --> 00:06:09,200 I didn't know how hungry I was. 75 00:06:09,204 --> 00:06:13,881 Please, Miss Short, savor each and every bite. 76 00:06:14,414 --> 00:06:20,226 Children, do you realize that we are sitting here with a true legend? 77 00:06:20,460 --> 00:06:24,632 Miss Short, perhaps I could help rekindle your memories? 78 00:06:24,636 --> 00:06:26,640 You see, once upon a time, 79 00:06:26,773 --> 00:06:30,243 you left a rented room in Hollywood 80 00:06:30,247 --> 00:06:35,658 on the 9th of January in the year of 1947. 81 00:06:36,091 --> 00:06:39,699 Your true stardom began on the 15th 82 00:06:39,832 --> 00:06:42,901 when you were discovered in a vacant lot. 83 00:06:44,207 --> 00:06:48,116 Some seductive villain had sliced you in two... 84 00:06:48,416 --> 00:06:50,984 ...and then sliced you in two again... 85 00:06:50,988 --> 00:06:54,495 ...and that famous smile of yours 86 00:06:54,696 --> 00:06:56,866 was crafted for you 87 00:06:58,469 --> 00:07:01,906 on the 13th day of January. 88 00:07:01,910 --> 00:07:05,216 She is really hitting that 13 extra hard, right? 89 00:07:05,450 --> 00:07:06,753 Shh. 90 00:07:25,591 --> 00:07:28,392 Joe, whose monsters are those? 91 00:07:28,396 --> 00:07:29,662 Dog day care. 92 00:07:46,933 --> 00:07:48,336 Tell us what you remember. 93 00:07:48,770 --> 00:07:50,642 Tell us about your journey to this place. 94 00:07:50,841 --> 00:07:52,240 Ever the cult leader. 95 00:07:52,244 --> 00:07:54,749 -Shh. -Let her speak. 96 00:07:54,882 --> 00:07:57,689 I remember a promise of stardom, 97 00:07:57,788 --> 00:08:01,128 and then arriving at the doorstep of a stranger 98 00:08:01,428 --> 00:08:03,028 and ending up in some... 99 00:08:04,569 --> 00:08:06,138 Barbaric room. 100 00:08:06,906 --> 00:08:10,615 I remember ether, the bitter smell of it, 101 00:08:11,149 --> 00:08:13,987 saws, clamps... 102 00:08:14,154 --> 00:08:16,154 to pull out unwanted babies. 103 00:08:16,158 --> 00:08:16,188 To pull out unwanted babies. "Make America great again." 104 00:08:16,192 --> 00:08:17,728 "Make America great again." 105 00:08:17,828 --> 00:08:21,937 Instruments of torture gleaming in the gaslight. 106 00:08:22,638 --> 00:08:28,550 I remember then the first cut here on my face. 107 00:08:29,953 --> 00:08:33,125 He thought I couldn't feel it, but I could. 108 00:08:34,529 --> 00:08:39,237 And I remember thinking, "Scream. Run." 109 00:08:40,941 --> 00:08:42,578 But I couldn't. 110 00:08:43,245 --> 00:08:44,949 I was paralyzed. 111 00:08:47,521 --> 00:08:49,592 -And then... -Blackness? 112 00:08:51,228 --> 00:08:53,132 -Oblivion? -Like a Klonopin. 113 00:08:53,232 --> 00:08:56,268 Let's get to the good stuff. I'm bored. 114 00:08:57,808 --> 00:09:00,614 And then suddenly, I was alive. 115 00:09:02,852 --> 00:09:07,758 I found myself in a graveyard surrounded by mist. 116 00:09:07,762 --> 00:09:09,833 The same thing happened to us. 117 00:09:10,299 --> 00:09:12,601 Drawn upwards, forwards. 118 00:09:12,605 --> 00:09:14,204 Returned to our promise. 119 00:09:14,208 --> 00:09:15,310 Rebirth! 120 00:09:15,778 --> 00:09:18,784 -Hail. -I reached a women's shelter. 121 00:09:20,253 --> 00:09:24,328 But they all screamed at the sight of my face. 122 00:09:25,230 --> 00:09:28,169 The horror of what had been done to me. 123 00:09:28,970 --> 00:09:34,816 And then I remembered my PO box in Larchmont Village. 124 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:37,621 And there was the mysterious package 125 00:09:37,755 --> 00:09:40,561 with the mask and the bus ticket. 126 00:09:40,694 --> 00:09:43,028 Mrs. Langdon, were they from you? 127 00:09:43,032 --> 00:09:45,601 The kindness of strangers. 128 00:09:45,605 --> 00:09:47,040 Always dependable. 129 00:09:47,140 --> 00:09:51,816 That ticket brought me here to your doorstep. 130 00:09:52,785 --> 00:09:54,151 New York, New York. 131 00:09:54,155 --> 00:09:56,689 You can make it here, you can make it anywhere. 132 00:09:56,693 --> 00:09:58,463 Well, that was my hope. 133 00:09:58,864 --> 00:10:01,703 "Oh, they finally sent for me," I thought. 134 00:10:02,705 --> 00:10:07,615 "They saw my headshot, and they're going to make me a star." 135 00:10:07,748 --> 00:10:10,286 And what a shining star you will be... 136 00:10:11,756 --> 00:10:13,660 on this night of nights. 137 00:10:15,697 --> 00:10:18,904 Alexa, play "Liebestraume." 138 00:10:22,411 --> 00:10:24,650 Alexa, stop. 139 00:10:37,173 --> 00:10:40,409 I told your agency yin this evening. 140 00:10:40,413 --> 00:10:40,443 I told your agency yin this evening. I mean, absolutely off duty. 141 00:10:40,447 --> 00:10:43,583 I mean, absolutely off duty. 142 00:10:43,587 --> 00:10:44,956 What is the matter with you? 143 00:10:45,156 --> 00:10:46,927 What are you, dense? 144 00:10:47,126 --> 00:10:50,835 It's news to me. Look, I can only follow rules that I know about. 145 00:10:52,003 --> 00:10:55,339 Like no smoking or vaping in the home of an elderly patient. 146 00:10:55,343 --> 00:10:59,314 Not to mention you're throwing a party in there. 147 00:10:59,318 --> 00:11:01,556 A party? 148 00:11:01,789 --> 00:11:03,422 A party. What? 149 00:11:03,426 --> 00:11:08,770 A few friends and family stopped by on their way to their next event. 150 00:11:08,937 --> 00:11:10,675 That is it. It is not a party. 151 00:11:10,908 --> 00:11:12,110 That is it. 152 00:11:20,827 --> 00:11:22,565 Oh. 153 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:29,173 Mr. Lambrusco, I didn't mean to come at you like a dentist drill. 154 00:11:30,847 --> 00:11:34,021 But you have to understand that I get very overly protective 155 00:11:34,154 --> 00:11:37,791 when my darling little daughter is nearby. 156 00:11:37,795 --> 00:11:39,427 Okay, well, then for her too. 157 00:11:39,431 --> 00:11:42,270 I mean, all this secondhand smoke is a problem. 158 00:11:42,938 --> 00:11:44,140 Oh. 159 00:11:45,644 --> 00:11:47,147 You are absolutely right. 160 00:11:47,748 --> 00:11:52,056 My, you have so much to teach, don't you? 161 00:11:52,858 --> 00:11:54,028 It-It's just that... 162 00:11:54,461 --> 00:11:59,669 Well, you found me at my most vulnerable 163 00:11:59,673 --> 00:12:04,114 with all my little songbirds returning to their nest 164 00:12:04,381 --> 00:12:07,316 after their far migrations. 165 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:08,823 Mm-hmm. 166 00:12:10,126 --> 00:12:14,999 Oh. Why don't you join our little soiree, hmm? Please. 167 00:12:15,003 --> 00:12:19,206 It was wrong of me not to invite you. Here. 168 00:12:21,148 --> 00:12:23,887 -Oh... I shouldn't. -Come on. Please, please. 169 00:12:23,987 --> 00:12:26,889 Of course you should, of course you should. 170 00:12:26,893 --> 00:12:27,957 You must. 171 00:12:27,961 --> 00:12:30,095 You absolutely must try it. 172 00:12:30,099 --> 00:12:32,601 Come on. Here. 173 00:12:32,605 --> 00:12:33,707 It'll loosen your screws. 174 00:12:33,873 --> 00:12:36,608 We're all wound a little tight, 175 00:12:36,612 --> 00:12:39,552 the holiday season and all, aren't we? 176 00:12:42,992 --> 00:12:44,090 Are... 177 00:12:44,094 --> 00:12:46,799 Luigi Linguini... 178 00:12:48,435 --> 00:12:50,670 What was it you were trying to help me understand? 179 00:12:50,674 --> 00:12:54,244 I'm not trying to impose my own ideas, Constance. You hear me? 180 00:12:54,248 --> 00:12:58,352 These are the findings and assertions of science, of people like you and me. 181 00:12:58,356 --> 00:13:01,491 We all experiment and find out how to best care for the people 182 00:13:01,495 --> 00:13:04,969 that we care for, and we rely on each other's results. 183 00:13:06,104 --> 00:13:08,739 I just... I need to know more about my, uh... 184 00:13:08,743 --> 00:13:10,847 Our patient. 185 00:13:10,981 --> 00:13:13,649 Of course. Of course you do. 186 00:13:13,653 --> 00:13:16,192 And I have been scribbling notes 187 00:13:16,324 --> 00:13:20,333 about our dear Mr. Nas just for you. 188 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:25,577 I mean, he doesn't speak much, but you must have noticed the, um... 189 00:13:25,811 --> 00:13:27,242 Drink up. 190 00:13:27,246 --> 00:13:31,451 The fluttering of an eyelid or flaring of a nostril. 191 00:13:31,455 --> 00:13:37,133 The rise and fall of his Adam's apple with each gulp of emotion. 192 00:13:38,302 --> 00:13:41,943 I mean, he may be a man of 90, but he has a lot of living... 193 00:13:42,110 --> 00:13:43,680 left to do. 194 00:13:43,947 --> 00:13:45,049 Ninety? 195 00:13:46,018 --> 00:13:47,755 He just turned 87. 196 00:13:48,088 --> 00:13:52,464 Well, your fealty to medical charts is admirable, 197 00:13:53,165 --> 00:13:55,904 but why don't we save all this for another day, huh? 198 00:13:56,104 --> 00:13:57,369 Go ahead. Finish it up. 199 00:13:57,373 --> 00:14:00,012 Why don't you stay here tonight with us? 200 00:14:00,179 --> 00:14:01,716 Everything's been arranged. 201 00:14:01,983 --> 00:14:05,721 Constance, I'm glad that we both understand the... 202 00:14:05,725 --> 00:14:07,193 the value of... 203 00:14:08,195 --> 00:14:09,330 Yes. 204 00:14:09,497 --> 00:14:11,536 Now, here's my lecture for you. 205 00:14:12,370 --> 00:14:14,571 Time moves forward, 206 00:14:14,575 --> 00:14:19,384 and what we do with that motion is entirely up to you. 207 00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:22,654 So many passengers living marginal lives. 208 00:14:22,658 --> 00:14:28,264 Is that what you are, as ordinary as a tub of margarine? 209 00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:29,606 No. 210 00:14:29,872 --> 00:14:32,544 I get a sense that there's something more to you. 211 00:14:33,245 --> 00:14:34,347 And... 212 00:14:36,418 --> 00:14:41,161 perhaps when you wake up from all of this, 213 00:14:41,328 --> 00:14:44,200 you'll know who you really are. 214 00:14:47,340 --> 00:14:49,645 Sleep. 215 00:14:54,354 --> 00:14:56,659 -Should I just get rid of him? -No. 216 00:14:57,093 --> 00:14:59,397 No, not this one. Just leave him be. 217 00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:02,037 He'll sleep it off. 218 00:15:02,671 --> 00:15:06,111 Won't remember his own damn name from a prayer. 219 00:15:07,380 --> 00:15:10,419 Now, you know what you have to do, huh? 220 00:15:11,556 --> 00:15:13,292 But you must be careful. 221 00:15:16,331 --> 00:15:21,041 Promise me... you'll be careful. 222 00:15:22,578 --> 00:15:23,713 I promise. 223 00:15:26,753 --> 00:15:28,222 Mmm. 224 00:15:58,482 --> 00:16:01,422 Will there be a chaperone for me, Mrs. Langdon? 225 00:16:01,923 --> 00:16:05,162 I've yet to make the acquaintance of a single gentleman in New York City, 226 00:16:05,262 --> 00:16:08,603 and I intend to be careful with my reputation. 227 00:16:09,538 --> 00:16:11,271 Oh, Miss Short. 228 00:16:11,275 --> 00:16:16,920 Why, I would never, ever, ever send a young lady into improper company. 229 00:16:17,153 --> 00:16:18,623 More booze. 230 00:16:25,402 --> 00:16:28,843 Oh, no. I'm sorry, Mrs. Langdon, but I couldn't. 231 00:16:29,043 --> 00:16:30,046 A lady never drinks. 232 00:16:30,246 --> 00:16:31,545 Oh... 233 00:16:31,549 --> 00:16:34,818 Just one little sip of my eggnog. 234 00:16:34,822 --> 00:16:39,364 Oh, come on. It'll loosen your hubcaps in the most delightful way. 235 00:16:40,032 --> 00:16:41,167 Drink it. 236 00:16:43,238 --> 00:16:44,407 Mmm. 237 00:16:45,677 --> 00:16:47,748 This punch packs quite the wallop. 238 00:16:48,382 --> 00:16:52,658 Well, you're gonna need a little nip before you go down to that speakeasy. 239 00:16:53,827 --> 00:16:57,864 I mean, you remember what speakeasies are like, 240 00:16:57,868 --> 00:16:59,070 don't you, Miss Short? 241 00:16:59,437 --> 00:17:01,876 Where is the speakeasy, may I ask? 242 00:17:02,076 --> 00:17:03,036 New York's hottest club. 243 00:17:03,145 --> 00:17:04,447 It's called Club Hell. 244 00:17:04,582 --> 00:17:06,181 They put stickers over your phone, 245 00:17:06,185 --> 00:17:08,957 pitchforks up your ass and hoods over your head. 246 00:17:09,123 --> 00:17:10,895 This club has everything. 247 00:17:11,461 --> 00:17:13,232 Addy will take you from here. 248 00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:15,470 Oh, you're not coming to the party? 249 00:17:16,171 --> 00:17:18,342 Parties are for the young. 250 00:17:19,177 --> 00:17:23,252 I used to be able to stomach festivities like that, but... 251 00:17:24,656 --> 00:17:30,165 No, the hangover in my heart lingers far too long these days. 252 00:17:40,219 --> 00:17:42,558 Children, come give your mother a kiss. 253 00:17:43,392 --> 00:17:45,564 -Oh... -Love you. 254 00:17:45,730 --> 00:17:48,201 My beautiful, beautiful girl. 255 00:17:55,416 --> 00:17:57,621 You do your part down there. 256 00:17:58,422 --> 00:18:02,096 And there's a special place for us in the future. 257 00:18:03,633 --> 00:18:05,336 You can count on me, Mother. 258 00:18:08,141 --> 00:18:10,145 I always could. 259 00:18:11,247 --> 00:18:13,452 You were always my favorite. 260 00:18:19,497 --> 00:18:22,103 Sacrifices must be made. 261 00:18:40,039 --> 00:18:43,178 So you're saying we won't have any feelings of, like... 262 00:18:43,947 --> 00:18:45,750 love or caring anymore? 263 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:48,852 This is the new age? 264 00:18:48,856 --> 00:18:50,927 The past is all bullshit. 265 00:18:51,428 --> 00:18:53,432 Empathy as some kind of currency. 266 00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:55,870 Love will become what it always has been 267 00:18:56,137 --> 00:18:58,643 before the fake Jesus freaks got a hold of it. 268 00:18:59,410 --> 00:19:00,648 Transactional. 269 00:19:01,414 --> 00:19:03,720 I love Winter because she serves me. 270 00:19:04,220 --> 00:19:07,928 Winter loves me because I'm fucking right about everything. 271 00:19:09,565 --> 00:19:11,970 Imagine a whole world organized that way. 272 00:19:12,571 --> 00:19:14,675 Where only the strong and willing rule? 273 00:19:16,378 --> 00:19:19,484 Where you can take what you want, kill what you don't? 274 00:19:21,388 --> 00:19:24,862 -I could dig that. -Says the guy in a fucking gimp suit. 275 00:19:25,462 --> 00:19:27,467 Just because I can't kill you during the ceremony 276 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:29,437 'cause it'll throw off the numbers... 277 00:19:30,507 --> 00:19:32,978 doesn't mean I can't kill you some other time. 278 00:19:33,445 --> 00:19:36,484 Violence is never the answer. 279 00:19:53,853 --> 00:19:55,089 Do you know where you are? 280 00:19:55,289 --> 00:19:56,826 Club Hell, dumb-ass. 281 00:19:57,528 --> 00:19:59,030 Will there be dancing? 282 00:19:59,965 --> 00:20:01,969 You are underneath the Apollyon. 283 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,639 You know what that means, don't you? 284 00:20:13,291 --> 00:20:15,395 This is the portal to hell.