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Really don't know where to go from here.

Maybe before I move forward,

I got to understand how I got here.

They were headed to the airport, boarding a plane.

So, where's Rinaldo? He's in Cuba?

They flew to, you know, parts unknown, offshore.

You should see the footage...

Hookers, bottle service, you name it.

He could be a dangerous man.

About our money here,

the people that I deal with, they're a bunch of mugs.

These guys want their money back.

They feel they're getting bamboozled all over the place,

right, and they don't like doing that.

- Uh, no problem. - It's not a problem?

It's not a problem to me, my friend.

So, why don't you tell me how we're gonna get our money back?

At Harvard, we learn about how to be a bull-shitter,

how to Harvard-bullshit.

You know, it's like a course.

So, let's hope your "trust me" is a guaranteed "trust me"

'cause I've heard it a million times before.

Okay, don't trust me, but I'm not going anywhere.

- Thank you. - Okay.

I'm going to take you as a man of your word.

Who's funding this guy's fantasy life?

Did you give him any money?

Rinaldo wants to do his project, wherever that is.

I'm running through the books as we're investing in his project.

I'm getting out of the country

and I have some time

to get to know his beautiful wife, Julianne.

Well, here I was thinking I was in control.

As you know, it's a crumbling house of cards.

I think our time is done here.

Just be calm. Pretend everything's all right.

If, um... if they start seizing the equipment,

just tell 'em we don't own it. It's leased. They can't have it.

So, we better, like, move quickly.

And I see the backstairs, so let's move quickly.

You should go, and I'll talk to Doreen.

I'll make sure she gets out of here.

Doreen? Doreen?

You got to go.

They're coming for us. You got to go.

Yeah, yeah. We got to go.

I would go immediately down the staircase.

I'll bring my car around and I'll see you in the alleyway.

Put the equipment in my car and we'll keep moving.

Okay. Don't look back. We're good.

Could you help me take the sign off, actually?

We don't have time. I got to go. I got to go, guys.

Well, I thought I was in control.

I thought I was the king.

I thought I was running a studio;

hiring, firing, making decisions, getting money,

handing money out.

So, guys, slight little wrinkle.

Some funds didn't come in as I'd like

and our lease was up,

and they were taking some of our stuff.

So, I thought we'd, um, be on the move a little bit.

We're gonna, you know, try to pull together this season

in sort of a really... How would I put it?

Low-cost, but very cost-effective way.

You know, we have some really great actors that,

you know, I've e-mailed out,

and hopefully will be joining us.

And I think back and probably my closest relationship

throughout this whole project was with Franco.

So, I have an idea.

I'm going to call Franco.

I liked him, I didn't like him.

We're friends, we're not friends.

He relied up on me, I relied upon him.

We're not in our old studio,

but we're moving into another studio.

But we thought we'd really go guerrilla filmmaking,

out on the street, doing stuff together.

So, you know... Franco?

And I was just his little bitch. Wow.

I think one of the best ideas is we're just gonna, like, wing it.

And we have a few ideas.

We're just going to, like, stop people on the street.

And these are really great characters.

These are, like, the bedrock of society,

hardworking entrepreneurs.

Security is coming. We just saw security.

Security is coming,

so I think we're gonna have to move on to another location.

But thank you. We're moving and we're having a good time.

I hope I will make you proud and...

It's hard. We all miss you, and

I just on keep hearing that you are a nice...

You are a nice guy.

And I know you are a nice guy,

and we just want you with us

and we miss you a lot.

I love you. Come back soon.

From here, where does this show go now?

I mean, it's been... it's been some years and some work.

A lot of years, a lot of money, and admittedly,

we're very low on money and we're not stopping.

We're going to figure this out, beg, borrow or steal.

And we may have to leave the country, um...

to escape predators, and what better place to go...

Predators or creditors?

Predators and creditors. Good reference there.

There's a place that I love to go to

where it'd be tough to extradite us,

for one, would be Cuba.

So, I mean, you've heard of great shows like Narcos.

- Yeah. - We're inspired by that.

And we have our own Narcos-type guy.

We have a guy, Don Punta.

It's going to be his story. That's one of our stories,

the rise and fall of Don Punta.

So, that's our show, but also,

we have a reality outside the show.

And this Don Punta, who has some of our money,

is filming down there.

We believe he may have taken the $20 million.

So, we have a mystery within a mystery, within a mystery.

We're gonna be dealing with one of our guys who's filming,

the least one you suspect, the stupidest,

the most ridiculous,

the worst dressed, and he may be the guy.

Well, regardless, when you come back from Cuba,

if you come back alive, let's get down...

Sit down and you tell me about it again.

- I'd love to do that. - All right.

You have guys like these other characters,

Mild Ricky and Lars and all these guys,

and what happened to them all?

I am going in a different direction.

I was always, you know, the quiet, prudish,

no-drinking, no-cocaine type of guy. No hookers.

But I think I'm evolving.

We have the booze and the drugs and the cocaine and the opioids.

Why the fuck not?

I like to make a total decadent scene.

You know, making love with these beautiful hookers

or snorting coke off of Rinaldo's ass.

That'd be fabulous.

You know what? Maybe you're brilliant.

- I know I'm brilliant. - Maybe.

So, I'm in this, you're in this,

Rinaldo's in this. That's three.

And there's a guy, Malik, who's Cuban, my understanding.

- Let's begin... - Yes.

...with a Pepto-Bismol. Is there one around here?

You're going to be a star as an actor,

being a director, being a character.

Just need a minute.

We're going to be the new Cuba.

We're coming to the end,

coming to the end of this journey.

It's really just me.

I have no more friends.

Rick is not to be seen.

I just have Miko. And I don't know, though.

Miko is a great dog.

And I may not be around.

I may not be around to see Miko.

And Miko deserves someone better:

someone who, you know, he could look up to,

who could inspire him.

It may be the end of my journey,

and you're not even two yet.

Who's going to look after you?

Who's going to be there on your second birthday?

I do have an idea.

I think you'll like my choice.

Miko, you've been a great dog and a good friend,

my only friend.

I'll miss you, guy. I'll miss you, boy.

These directors coming down and all this bullshit, man?

I have another thing for them.

This Mitch guy, I should keep my eye on him.

I have certain doubts.

I like to eat alone now, but at home,

some nice chick waiting for us, man.

Hey, chiquita, can I have a toothpick?

No. Toothpick?

I love the chicas here, man.

All the chicks. The whole environment.

Mmm...

Where is this guy?

We just came from the airport. I got the director. I got Malik.

Like, we're supposed to have a meeting. We're all ready.

I got it, I got it.

Look. Everything is taken care of.

Listen. The Spanish way, okay,

is fun and work, fun and work.

You know what I mean? Now is fun time.

Work time later.

All right. We're going to come down.

These are my friends here, man,

and you, actually... You can come and join me here.

This is so unprofessional.

I was telling what a great visionary you were,

that you're amazing.

Just come over. Have fun.

We're going to have a little party later

where there'll be dancing and all that stuff, whatever.

I guess we're not going to go through a production meeting.

We're not going to talk about the script or anything tonight.

Of course, man. We can always go into the details

later on in my office, right?

You know what? Like, he may have a point.

Also, it's in the budget. It's in the budget.

We might as well, you know, listen to him.

We might as well, like, shift gears.

Are you convincing me or yourself?

I'm trying to convince myself. Am I convincing you?

I don't know. Come on, come on.

I'm just going to go do some work here.

You're not going to join us?

- I'm not going to join you. - It's a little downtime.

- That's fine with me. - Thank you.

You guys do what you got to do.

- Okay. - All right?

- All right. You can go back. Malik, are you with me, man?

- Yeah. - Okay, Malik's with me.

Good. I like that. You come to an agreement, right?

As you know, Rinaldo,

Don Punta, this is Malik. He's our host.

He speaks Spanish, but also,

I think he has a great career as an actor

or as a director.

And I think it's worthwhile,

since we have these lovely actresses,

that we're going to sort of show them how...

The auditioning process.

Take advantage of that.

I like that idea. That's fine with me, man.

You know, we test the actresses out

to see whether they can cut the mustard, if you will.

I'm Don Punta, man. This is my town here. Okay?

I'm taking care of all of you guys.

- Are you rolling, guys? - Yep.

All right now. And action.

All right. All right! Woo-woo-woo!

It's cold?

Do you mind if I, like, hug or something?

Yeah. Give her a kiss.

Okay, can I kiss you?

Okay.

Yeah! Let's go.

- Okay. - Okay?

Where's the music now?

Hey. Now, the music?

Hey, Malik, are you my host?

- Okay, okay. - Come on, man.

Put the music on.

So, how do you like it here, girls?

You okay? You like my villa?

You like it?

Let's have a drink, man.

Hey, where's my bitch there?

Come here, Malik.

Who do you think you are?

I don't work for you. I work for Mitch.

No, no, no. You listen to me now. Okay?

I have these two beautiful girls here.

You're not going to ruin this, okay?

So, get me some drinks for them. You want a drink, right? Okay.

I can't drink alone, anyway, so...

Listen, guys...

You're ruining my project here.

You got these broads all over you. You rented the villa.

I understand that.

We've got some really big structural problems with this.

I know you... you believe you're Don Punta...

Of course.

...in real life.

But listen, man. I need some backstory here, bro,

'cause I'm not fucking sold on this.

I'm putting the money here.

This project have to go on. I'm relying on you, all right?

Let's rename this Don Punta.

Forget the Punta Brothers 'cause no one wants to be your brother.

You know? So, are we going to change the title at least?

Can we agree on that?

You know that song? I love it, man.

Listen. I'm going to teach you something, okay?

These are little step-by-step.

I'm going to give a break to these beautiful girls.

They're going to freshen up for me.

Look at this toe.

See? Gentle, nice.

Look at the other one. Look at this. See?

One day, you're going to get there, like me, man.

Look at that.

Just get the... you know, the tap, a bubble bath.

In the meantime, you can go ahead, okay?

Don Punta, here's Mitch.

Rinaldo!

Hey, Mitch.

How are you, man?

Rinaldo, my friend...

Yeah? Speak up, man.

Speak up?

Yeah. What's your concern?

My concern. Remember I gave you $250,000?

You came to me, to my office.

You said you're an actor

and you had a dream to do a film called Punta Brothers.

- Right. - And...

Yeah, and?

It seems to be in trouble.

What's going on? Tell me what happened to...

Trouble? See, that word "trouble," I don't like it, man.

"Trouble," it's out of my vocabulary.

Malik come fresh. This guy...

Malik come fresh?

Malik is, uh... he's my host. He has no acting ability.

Hey, I already talked to him. He's taking care of it.

What are you doing? Like...

You fucked my wife.

What does that have to do with anything?

Hey, you know what?

- You owe me. - Why do I owe you?

Remember, you came to me, idiot.

You came to me, said, "I need you to help out my wife.

She has a problem with the immigration."

I said I'll help her out, and in order to help her out,

she had to become my fake wife.

I just experienced a come-to-Jesus moment.

So, what are you blaming me for? I loved her.

You didn't love her. I wanted her,

and she ended up sleeping with everybody else.

You owe me, man!

No. You owe me, man.

You owe me.

I want to take down Rinaldo

and I want to walk off into the sunset.

Rinaldo, you look a little hung over there, man.

Oh, yeah. You know, things.

Uh, I gave him $250,000.

He promised me a screenplay.

It was called the Punta Brothers.

You're not well?

If you're not well, we'll get you a doctor.

I have no idea what's going on. I mean, what happened?

It's a stomach flu? Is it intestinal flu? What's going on?

Your man's still alive,

so that's what matters, right?

Rinaldo, we have a large investment in you.

Maybe there's a novel out of this.

Maybe if it's a great screenplay,

we could novelize it.

They don't have cocaine here in Cuba, man.

It's not a big thing here.

A screenplay leads to a novel, maybe leads to a play.

Maybe do a Broadway play.

There's all kinds of possibilities.

Or maybe a TV series.

Goran, Rinaldo? Let's sit down.

He's got some kind of script

that I have to shoot.

He's never written anything before,

so that's really a confidence-builder.

He's a great director, but he used to be an actor.

Now, he's a director.

So he'll be both a director and an actor.

It's like a combo.

So, Goran should be an interesting guy.

I've heard some wonderful things about him.

He was a big star in the '70s and '80s,

an action figure.

- So, the guy is good, eh? - He's really good.

Played with a lot of the major players in Hollywood,

and now, he's transformed himself into a director.

Let me look at this guy, man. He's kind of...

The eye is the window to the souls.

With this production, it's always the same thing.

I get there. It's a nightmare.

Yeah. I can see some potential in this guy.

I like him.

You know, no one listens.

That's not how you direct, man.

Gracias, señora.

Nice box. Hey.

Okay, amigos.

We going to celebrate the new chapter

in the Punta Brothers.

- Salud. - Salud.

- Salud, guys. - Salud. Salud.

They think I'm stupid, but I know what I'm doing here.

I'm still in a hangover type of thing.

You know, that wasn't really me.

I'm serious about this project.

Rinaldo has a passion for what he's doing,

but if it doesn't work out,

then maybe I'll do my own screenplay.

Maybe I'll take over the acting,

because I really love the acting.

It's going to take me hours to get to location.

I don't know where they are,

and I'm in no hurry, like I told you.

And I'm dreading it, frankly. These people are out of control.

The last couple of times

I tried to direct with these people,

it was a nightmare.

I almost changed profession.

You know, this is always a mystery to me.

I went by the villa, and no one's there.

Can't get in.

So, I thought I'd just go to a local cafeteria,

N + A Cafeteria around the corner,

just to get in Cuban sort of culture.

And again, it's a great opportunity to write,

and I'm excited.

You know, these guys are a little better

than the last batch.

Rinaldo, he's a natural.

If I had a restaurant, he'd be working in my kitchen.

Don Punta is my idea, man.

If nobody agree with that, fuck it.

If they don't like the script, I rip the whole thing.

I use it for toilet paper. So what?

Fuck.

This reminds me of Hemingway,

his classic book I read in high school,

Old Man and the Sea.

No jokes here, guys. I still feel young.

Wow.

If you look at the sequence of events,

I show up for a production meeting,

and this guy's got

women all over the place, dancing.

And I'm fully expecting maybe a staff meeting.

Instead, I've got these beautiful women dancing around.

I mean, it was really bizarre.

You know, I was assured maybe this time it'll work.

It'll be more professional.

Mitch? He's something else, too.

I mean, he's supposed to be, like, an executive.

He was very serious, but soon as he saw the girls,

he totally abandoned me.

He's originally a hotshot lawyer,

and he's right in there in the thick of things,

dancing like...

He's a pretty good dancer, actually.

It's unbelievable.

I've never seen anything like it, but you know,

now, I can say I've seen everything in production.

I'm going to say, yeah, that guy Don Punta,

he's a real loose cannon, this guy.

You know, he's out of control.

You don't know what he's going to do next.

This guy's swallowing cocaine, just completely oblivious

to what we're supposed to be doing, you know?

And I even went so far as to block the script

while they were partying. I went through it.

I came up with new ideas, and it was all for nothing.

I came on to this production thinking that, uh,

maybe I was going to do something unique.

It was a reality show.

I guess that's the nature

of this specific production, anyway.

Thinking about production,

I can sort of compare it

to Orson Welles's last project.

You know, that psychedelic thing he did,

The Other Side of the Wind.

That's what it reminds me of.

Same type of chaos

and smorgasbord of actors and characters.

You know, I mean, you get an idea of what it was like

being in that production.

But you got to give this guy credit.

This is some interesting stuff, interesting characters.

Nothing can surprise me after this.

These Mickey Mouse actor,

let's see who they are, who they really are.

How are you this morning?

Well, we're having a little controversy here.

Long night?

You're a little late for this meeting, aren't you?

I have an idea why you're late.

Yeah? Well, I was working on the script all night.

Really? A script?

No shit.

You're going to really like this. I think you guys...

Well, I know exactly what you were doing last night,

down here and everything.

Maricon told me.

- I'm the maricon who told him. - Are you the maricon?

I hate that name.

I'd rather have Meyer, frankly. But whatever. Go ahead.

Meyer? Like Meyer Lansky?

Meyer Lansky. I think that's very Spanish.

You know, Mitch told me how loyal you are to me, man.

You were sleeping with my girl.

So the two girls that were here, they weren't with you?

Oh, you're pretending not to know anything about it, eh?

Listen, uh, Don Punta,

I'm really trying my hardest

to stay on board this production.

I mean, first of all, the script is horrifying.

If you only knew what happened in Miami,

you wouldn't be acting like these guys, you know?

I got rid of a couple guys there,

Just like this, all right?

So please, stay with me. Be loyal to me.

You treat me good, I treat you better.

I'm going to hire you the best bitches here for you, man.

You can choose. And the maricon for you, okay?

Not okay. It's all right.

So you all going to be happy, all right?

Is that okay? Clear? All good?

- Okay. - I like that.

I actually ran into him at the Nacional.

- Are you serious? - Yes.

He's at the Nacional?

Well, he was telling me the place

was a fucking piece-of-shit hole

and he wanted to get the hell out.

That sounds like Rick.

- It does sound like Rick. - Wow.

Well, this is my shirt. This is great.

Okay. This is a Croatian shirt,

my favourite Croatian shirt. Okay.

I'm going to try to find him. He's at this Nacional.

And wouldn't it be wonderful that I reunite with Rick

and the two of us will ride off into the sunset

underneath this great tunnel here in Cuba?

The next thing you know, he's doing all this blow and...

Oh, fuck.

Oh, man.

I just wanted to, you know, call you outside.

I want you to keep an eye on those guys, all right?

I will. I will. Let's see how they do.

Let's see how this progresses in preproduction.

- Ah. - Here you go, buddy.

You read my mind, man.

- Thank you. Thank you. - Jeez, man.

- It's painful to watch. - Thank you, man.

I'm starting to sweat watching you.

A lot of residue here, man.

A lot of shit is still sticking there.

You know what I mean, eh?

Probably is getting back in my... all the way here.

Can you see any shit here? No. Really? No?

There's a little bit of shit there, yeah.

Really? No. That's maybe...

Never seen that, ever, in any production.

So, I mean, it's the first.

A lot of things are a first here.

That's nothing, man. I've got unlimited, you know, supply.

So, you know, we're all good here.

By the way, Goran, you have to loosen up, man.

I never see you dance, you know, participate in the fun here.

I want you to be part of that fun, too.

You can be too serious.

Hey. Balance, man. Balance. Fun is part of the business.

And at the end, I'm going to treat you, man.

I'm going to treat you well, all right?

I'd like to see how we get to that point.

- Okay. - But I appreciate it.

- Beautiful, man. - Thanks, brother.

I'm counting on you, all right?

- Yeah. - I really are.

- Okay. - Bye.

This is really strange.

Rick? It can't be Rick. No.

Rick? No. No. Why aren't you answering me?

Rick. It's not Rick.

Don Punta, we haven't even started shooting.

I mean, you're really mocking that stuff up pretty much.

- You okay? - I'm perfectly fine.

- Okay. - Trust me.

Where are these guys, man?

Supposed to be here for this meeting.

Guys? Hey.

There you are.

We thought of this logically.

Like, if we looked at it...

Hold on. Hold on.

One thing at a time, all right?

Would you like some stuff right here?

No, no, no. No, thank you.

So, you... Should I... Do you want me to continue here?

Go on, man.

All right.

So, I figure this exterior scene here,

this is my main concern.

Where is my fucking cigar, man?

See? No cut it. But it's fine.

We can survive.

Okay. So, look.

- Yeah. You were saying? - Yeah.

But wait a minute.

I need a blast, man.

So, we do have five exteriors here,

and I don't know if, uh...

...if, uh... Ugh.

This is so good, man.

- This is magic. - Yeah.

You should get some of this shit, man.

Yeah. I just got some on my pants. Listen.

This is like a blessing, man.

We got a clear three-act...

Give me the script. Give me the script. Come on.

- Give me that shit. - Are you...

Come on. Come on. Come on.

There you go. There's your...

Fuck. This...

- Rinaldo! - This is garbage, man.

It's no good anymore. Your funny shit is garbage.

It all change. Change of course, plan.

Everything is... You know, start from scratch.

Oh, fuck, man.

My friend, maybe you'd better go easy on the, uh, cocaine.

There's something... You're bleeding.

What are you talking about, man?

You got blood all over.

What are you talking about?

Take a look, man. You got blood.

Whoa.

Now, let me just do some more shit here, man.

I really like the shit.

- Fuck, man. - Hey.

Okay, guys. I think it's time

for me to go and take a dump, man.

And then I come back.

Where are you going?

- To take a dump, man. - Oh.

You want to come and clean my ass later on?

I call you, all right?

I have to call you, guy.

It's going down, man.

Hey, Doug.

Doug, listen. Yeah, yeah, it's me.

And this character called Rinaldo,

who I thought was one of us and was honest and everything,

he screwed me.

Everything is over, man. It's over.

What do I mean?

It's over, man.

No, no, no. Don't put me in that.

Like, now, I'm accused of, like, taking all the money.

Final day is here.

So you should return the money.

Do everything that is, you know, good.

So, we have to talk about this,

because I spoke to you about a week ago.

I'm cleaning my conscience,

and take care of it.

Do the right thing, at least for once.

Okay? That's all I can say now.

And I trusted him, and he stabbed me in the back.

And everybody thought that he was such a nice guy,

but I guess right now,

we know that he's not such a nice guy.

So you won't hear from me anymore, okay?

Blanquita is better for me...

...if you know what I mean, right?

I'll be seeing you somewhere up there, man.

You have your days counted as well, so face it, man.

You can run, but you cannot hide.

Hasta la vista, bitch.

Fuck you.

Hey? He hung up.

You know? What the fuck?

Fuck, man.

And there was a lot of death in this show.

I'm lucky that I'm still sitting here, that I'm not dead.

Goran, Goran!

Hey, Mitch. Where are you guys?

Mitch... Man, man.

Anybody around? Where is everybody, man?

Where is everybody? Fuck.

My final message to you, Rinaldo?

We've got a fix on your cellphone,

so I know where you are.

I know that compound where you are.

Because I'm coming,

and it's going to be like George Bush and shock and awe.

We're coming down.

We're going to get you, and there's no escape.

Where is the fucking everybody, man?

Where is everybody?

And I don't care if you're Don, Rinaldo, Punta, or Escobar.

All four of you, we're going to get you.

Not even a fucking bitch around, man.

Fuck, man.

Fuck, man!

What, are you guys filming this? What the...

Hey, dude. You okay?

What are you guys doing? Let's go.

Call 911.

Jesus Christ, man. Get the fucking ambulance.

What are you guys doing?

He's done, man. He's gone.

Give him mouth-to-mouth, Mitch.

- Are you serious? - Yeah, I'm serious, man.

Why you think I called you?

There's no pulse. This was not supposed to happen.

No. He must have took just one big hit and went down.

We have to make funeral arrangements.

We have to call his relatives or...

You better get that coke off your nose before the cops come.

- I appreciate it. - Get cleaned up.

Well, I was trying to help him out.

Let's get Malik. Stand vigil by the body, will you?

Where is he?

We need someone to stand vigil here.

Oh, I... I kind of...

You know, I've been through a lot with Rinaldo.

I knew him when he was just a doorman

and then an aspiring filmmaker and aspiring drug lord.

And now, he's gone,

and I think he'll be missed.

But he'll be remembered.

I'm not sure exactly for what, but he will be remembered.

I don't drink, and I don't smoke.

But I'm, you know, shaking a little bit here. Okay.

Well, guess what? You're going to fucking drink,

and you're going to smoke.

Okay? You're at my table, and you can't just sit there...

- This is your table? - ...like a dick, looking at me.

Okay. But Wally...

You got to drink some poison. I don't want to drink this shit,

but for you, it's okay.

Okay.

- L'chaim, my friend. - Salud, boys.

Oh, this is horrible.

It is poison. Okay.

- I don't smoke. - Neither do I.

- Okay. - But it's this production.

Okay. Here goes.

You got to put it in your mouth to light it.

You can't fucking just put the cigarette out.

Hey, it's not bad.

First time for everything.

There's a first time for everything.

Malik, I'm sorry it didn't work out.

You know, I was hoping you'd be an actor

and, you know, a major star in this project.

But you know, it was out of my control. I'm sorry.

Okay. It just sucks that it has to go down like this.

I don't know if he was really aware

of his function in this film.

He was the host.

I don't know what that means.

I'm sorry you didn't get to meet Rick.

Unfortunately. His story is very inspiring.

It is.

I heard he's the type of guy

that'll give you the shirt off his back.

Oh. Well, actually, he actually did.

Okay. Let me now address

what's happened the last three or four days.

I was at this villa,

and a lot of strange things were happening.

And I'm now, again, piecing together.

I mean, it's all coming at me,

so stick with me.

So, you thought this Rick didn't exist.

Well, you know what?

When I see it, I'll believe it.

I mean, it's like I said.

It's unlike anything I've ever worked on.

Well, he is... What's the expression?

I'm not sure, but to paraphrase,

he's, like, inscrutable.

He's a riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped in a conundrum.

Well, look.

I mean, bottom line is, we've been had.

He's been pulling the strings all along,

and this is what I find fascinating.

You're telling me it was him

who pulled the strings for us to get here?

It was.

We're here in Cuba. It wasn't you who...

It wasn't me. No.

He even pulled one over you.

I'm sure he's pulled more than one over me,

but I believe in him,

because he is a guy with a vision.

He's passionate,

and whatever he puts his mind to happens.

And this is happening.

What is it? Rinaldo and Mitch...

- Okay. - Yeah.

- One or two seconds. - Yeah, you got it.

Yeah. Okay. Let's go.

I don't even believe he's here, if he exists, man.

He does exist. Okay.

You guys are getting on my nerves, man.

What's up with this?

He was supposed to get us a permit.

You know, this is a very popular hotel.

You bring me out all the way here

and you tell me we're about to meet him.

And they kick us out of there.

Why? Because there's some cameras with us?

Let's get us a mojito. I'm sorry to waste your time, my friend.

- Let's get a mojito, man. - Okay.

This is getting slightly painful.

- All right. - Let's go.

And wouldn't it be wonderful

if I reunite with Rick here in Cuba,

and the two of us will ride off into the sunset

underneath this great tunnel?

Let me ask you something.

Go ahead.

This individual Rick, that we're...

- Yes. - ...about to meet...

What do you want to know about him?

Well, what I want to know is...

I heard that he's difficult.

Well, I disagree.

I've known him for many years.

He's a warm, compassionate guy, really smart.

He gets stuff done.

Whatever it takes, he gets it done.

And he just has done it his own way.

He just breaks all the rules.

He's like an entrepreneur, in a sense.

Very entrepreneur. Like, forget...

Revolutionary.

Revolutionary. I mean, you know...

I'm excited to meet this guy.

I'm sure he's been watching us, keeping tabs.

I always sensed his presence, but I didn't think it was here.

But Wally confirmed he was here.

This, in fact, is a perfect time to meet him,

because he operates best in chaos.

- And there is chaos. - Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Obviously, our lead actor is gone, right?

You know what? That makes sense.

That seems like the type of personality that he is.

He loves chaos.

Yeah. Well, you're about to bring it full force here.

We're going to bring it on.

I've never been on a production

where the guy intentionally killed himself.

Yeah. I'm Rick.

Hey, man. Nice to meet you.

I thought he was bullshitting. Yeah.

- It is Rick. - Okay.

Where do you want to go, there, Hemingway? Look at this guy.

Wow. All right.

Let's follow him, man. Where's he going?

- That's Rick. Out of nowhere. - What a coinci...

This guy is tailing us, I'll tell you.

He came out of nowhere. What did I say?

Wow.

Wow.

I didn't know he had a beard.

Rick, come over here. Come over here.

What? What, Mitch?

I called you over. Man, I got some bad news. I got some bad...

- Hold on. - What? Mitch, relax.

- I can't relax. - Mitch. Mitch.

Rinaldo. Rinaldo.

I don't want to hear about Rinaldo.

- We're going home tomorrow. - No, no...

- Mitch, we're done. - No, no.

So, while all this is coming down,

I went to the one person I thought I could trust.

Are you sitting down? You're standing up.

Take it easy.

- He's dead. - He's not dead, Mitch.

- He is dead. - Mitch.

- He is dead. - Mitch...

- We saw him die. - Calm down.

- He's dead. - He died. You saw him.

- No, Mitch. - He died.

- He's gone. - They were all fake deaths

- in the show. - No.

I know there were fake deaths, and this was supposed...

We were supposed to film him drinking and...

- Yeah. - No.

...snorting coke and everything.

He's gone, sir. He's gone.

- This is Goran, our director. - Goran?

- You've never met him. - It's a pleasure to meet you.

- Goran, Rick. - I heard a lot about you.

Rick, Goran. I'm sorry.

It's too bad we met under these circumstances.

I have to conclude... I mean, now, it's coming together.

And still, there's a lot of, you know, moving pieces,

but he's an evil genius, this guy.

He's got no pulse. They pulled him out of there.

- I tried to give him CPR. - Yeah, that actor is out.

Seriously. I tried to give him CPR.

No, no, you didn't, Mitch.

He blew his brains out with that cocaine.

This guy went ballistic.

Mitch, I don't know if Goran knows.

The show's not real.

He's not dead.

I arranged the ambulance. I arranged the fake cocaine.

- Come on, man. - It's flour.

- Don't tell me that. - Okay? I arranged everything.

This is all off-script.

He's not dead, Mitch.

- Don't tell me that. - Mitch.

I now realize, I guess, I was played.

I was a mark. These were all actors.

- I gave him CPR. - Mitch.

I'm sure he didn't have a pulse.

- Mitch... - He had no pulse.

- No, no, no. - How did you stop his pulse?

We lowered his blood rate.

Tell me you're telling me the truth.

- I'm telling you the truth. - He checked his pulse.

- No. - I wasn't by myself.

- Mitch, he's alive and well. - He checked his pulse.

I didn't check it properly.

He's an actor. He's an actor. You're an actor.

He was an actor.

No, he is an actor. You're an actor.

- He's dead. - He's not dead.

It turns out they were actors.

They weren't playing actors. They weren't playing themselves.

They weren't playing, you know, the doorman or the concierge.

They were actors, and I was completely deceived.

- This is part of the show? - Yes.

Well, congratulations.

Mitch, it's not real.

And I'm still trying to piece together my role in this,

Rinaldo's role in this.

I'm questioning Doug's role in this.

It is very confusing.

- Yes, Mitch. - Hey, wake up, man.

Don't be in shock still. It's okay.

- Mitch. - I believe him.

How was Rinaldo's acting?

Can we use this guy again?

It seems chaotic, but I think Rick does have

some sort of method to his madness.

I think he was really rocked, Rick.

But it's okay.

He thought, really, this guy passed.

Mitch, you're my friend.

This is the cost of doing business.

Jesus Christ, do I need a drink.

In retrospect, I should have seen these red flags.

Mitch.

Man, if that ain't the ultimate mind-fuck...

- I still can't process. - I'm sor...

Like, I'm still, like, speechless,

which, you know, is tough for me.

He was misdirecting us. He was deflecting us.

He was, like, putting up fake people,

fake, you know, villains.

Don't be so negative, man.

I know you thought you lost Rinaldo,

but that's not the case, is it?

That's not the case.

- I guess it's not. - We sh...

Hey! This guy's everywhere.

Mitch, you sure you don't need...

You going to be all right or what, man? Doesn't look like...

I'm not going to be.

Well, here. Cheers to Rinaldo being alive.

- Yes. - Okay?

You know, this has been really a draining experience.

It's taken a lot out of me emotionally, physically,

mentally, financially.

I got nothing. I got nothing.

But I'm still standing.

Actually, still sitting, but standing, if you want to get...

I guess I should have expected the unexpected.

Well, I guess you should have, and you should have prepared me.

I mean, I'm in shock, man.

Well, how could I prepare you for something...

I've been through...

The adrenalin, watching this guy drop in front of me.

I mean, I heard him screaming and stuff.

That was...

You know, him being taken out of there

as a cardiac arrest or a dead body, whatever,

we thought he was a goner, Don Punta.

And then Rick springs it on us that no, it's part of the...

His game plan.

And that, in and of itself,

is what, you know, rings parallels

with Orson Welles's last production,

The Other Side of the Wind.

- You know what? - I don't know.

You know what? Listen.

It's okay, man. Roll with the punches. Roll with the punches.

I'm just...

Don't worry, man. Let's roll with the punches.

- Okay. - Let's see.

- Okay. I appreciate that. - Come with me.

Let's take a little walk.

And you know what?

We still have some great footage.

I think we could turn this into a documentary about a film

being made of a documentary being made of a film,

sort of like the Orson Welles The Other Side of the Wind

but, you know, on steroids.

- I'll see you in Toronto. - All right.

Look where he is. He's here again.

This guy's unbelievable. Say hi, Mitch.

I have nothing to say to him, actually.

- All right. - Nothing to say to him.

Mitch, you're not talking to me?

I'm not talking to you.

I wonder if that was even cocaine

this guy was doing in front of me.

All I can say is...

That guy's a hell of an actor, I'll tell you.

I didn't think he was that good an actor.

- I've never seen anyone... - That was amazing.

...act like they're dead. Completely convinced me.

Well, maybe it's restoring my faith in acting.

And you know, I thought I knew it all,

saw it all.

Maybe there's another film or show left in me, so...

Oh, you know what, my friend?

Give me a little time. I think I could, like, pick myself up.

Yeah, you can. Sure you can.

You know, I could fight it.

- Absolutely. - I'm down but not out.

That's how I see you, my friend: a fighter.

I'm down but not out.

Don't let this throw you.

I'm sure he's thrown you curveballs before.

Bad throat, though. But I'm not dead.

I think I could come back. I love film.

It's never over for me.

He always used to say, Rick, "It's over. We're done.

This is the last scene. We're done."

I say I don't want it to be over. I love filmmaking.

I love acting. I love producing, you know.

And I can't see it over.

I mean, you know, I'm back for a little loop here

with this Rinaldo thing.

Anyway, let's go back to the villa.

Here's the villa. Let's see what goes down now.

Let's see what's here.

You got to be shitting me.

Oh, my God. You son of a bitch.

You made us think you were... You going to let us in?

That OD stunt?

You know, hey, let me in on it, guys.

You know what you put this guy through?

- That's unbelievable. - Rinaldo, you were dead.

You were dead. I felt your pulse.

Maybe it was an overdose or something.

There was no pulse. You had no pulse.

How did you do that? That's the best acting I've ever seen.

We thought you died.

I was, like, giving you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

- Yeah, man. He really cared. - And I care about you.

- Thank you. - I'm devastated.

Shut the fuck up! I don't care.

- Stay there. Stay there. - See, right there.

- I'm going. I'm gone. - Okay.

- You had a project with me. - You made up your mind.

- You fuck yourself! - It's your own choice.

Enough of this. I'm tired. I'm done!

It's your own choice, man, okay?

It's your choice. Remember.

This guy, man, he was broken down.

Now, are you with him, or no? Are you in the same boat?

No, no. Let me in, buddy.

Come on. Come on before...

He's a hell of a guy, man.

He's such a nice guy. I don't know why...

Before he comes in.

...you destroyed him as an actor there.

But hey, you're alive, man.

Let me feel you.

There you are, eh? Come on back, bro.

Come on in here, guys. Get in here.

Give the guy a hug. Come on.

That's it. There you go.

See, Goran? He's real.

I'm not delusional.

You're wrong.

You all thought I was crazy.

You thought I was crazy. I'm not crazy.

I'm not crazy.

Goran, he's at the Nacional.

I saw him. I saw him.

I talked to him.

He's real. I touched him. I talked to him.

I got it!

Oh, my God. I got it. I got it.

Hey, Goran. Goran, I got it.

I got it. The tunnel.

Driving off into the sunset. It's brilliant.

It's amazing. It came to me. It was like a dream.

What is it, my friend? What is it? What is it? What is it?

- He's here. - Oh, okay. He's here, is he?

He's here. Rick's here in Cuba.

Okay. He's here in Cuba.

There is no Rick. Just be honest.

I was told at the boutique hotel.

- Be honest with me, Mitch. - We were there.

We were there.

He had a room there.

We were supposed to meet with him.

I was told initially he went to the Nacional.

I went to the Nacional. Couldn't find him. Went to Riviera.

- Yeah, I know. I was with you. - And then...

They kicked us out of there because someone had a camera.

- And then... - Then we went

to the boutique hotel. We couldn't even...

- But he was there. - He was there, was he?

He was there. He was there. He had a room there.

- We were going to... - Didn't you tell me

that you saw his ghost walking around Old Havana?

Do you remember telling me that?

How much more of this bullshit do you want me to buy?

And not only that. What kind of production is this?

You got no permits.

We get kicked out of every place we've been at.

- Precisely. - I'm up to here with this.

That's how Rick works. We never use permits.

- We don't use permits. - What Rick?

- It's guerrilla filmmaking. - There is no Rick.

- There is Rick. - No, there's...

He directed me. He told me to do this.

I've been on this production a couple of times,

and I've never met this Rick.

Don't you get it?

I'm the wing man. Rick is alive.

He's real, but he didn't want to be the wing man.

I'm the wing man. I morphed into the wing man.

I morphed into Rick.

You understand now? You really understand?

Can I ask you a question?

You can ask me anything you want.

Don't take this in any wrong way,

but... have you ever had, you know, therapy before?

Rick is alive, but I've become Rick.

Does that make any sense?

Good luck, pal.

Where you going? Goran, Goran.

Goran, it was a hero's journey, man. I'm the hero.

The world doesn't need another hero.

I hope you can live with yourself.

You don't treat people like that.

You know, we put our souls out for your production,

and this is how you do it?

Dude, I don't think I ever want to see you again.

And one more thing.

You morphing into Rick, whether he's real or not,

it just implies where you're going to end up.

You're going to be all alone, all right?

Think that through.

And if that hurts, I'm glad it does,

because you can't imagine how I feel,

some of the others on your production feel.

You smell the rain?

There's a storm coming.

Wow.

What a great way to go.

You know, there's three types of people

people that make things happen,

people that watch things happen,

and people that wonder what happened.

And really, that moment...

Really, you have defining moments in your life,

and that was really one of them.

You know, he loved the rain.

And he's in the water,

and he's always having this dream that he's drowning.

Because in the dream is... He doesn't have enough time.

You know, he might have had a day or two to live.

Because he had something to say, so...

But he gave me the greatest gift back.

You know, then he died shortly after,

but he was a good man.

I mean, beautiful man, beautiful man.