All language subtitles for Rutherford.Falls.S01E02

A chew stick.

Yes, Lawrence rutherford's
chew stick.

Your ancestors taught
him how to make one.

It's very simple, you
just... bristle the edges

by pounding it with a stone,

then chew on it with some mint.

Exactly.

And then my family brought
that technology to the masses,

selling toothbrushes
to soldiers and fur traders.

Guess you could say we got the
short end of the stick on that one.

That's a good one.
I'm gonna use that.

Can I use that?

No. Then I won't.

Listen. I came by to talk about
what happened on founder's day.

Yeah, uh, ooh,

definitely ruffled
a few feathers there.

Well, seems to me

this town has forgotten
how to honor their ancestors.

Right?

Honor the past, respect history.

That's all I'm trying to say.

If you ask me,

big Larry, the town's
most famous symbol,

should stay right where he is.

I just wanted to say

goodluck andkeepupthefight

thank you. Yes. Thank you.

Okay, Terry, you have my word.

Did you see that?

Ahh, this is huge.

This is so huge.

Terry has a ton of influence.

We gotta build on this momentum.

We got to do something bold.

What about a venetian ball?

I may not understand
what you mean.

Terry's right.
This isn't about a statue.

This is about reminding
people of their history.

We have to contact professor
Tobias James Kaufman.

My mentor from college.
History professor.

He's writing a book
about the rutherfords.

If we can get him to publish
an excerpt in the daily star,

itwill remind people who we are

and why this is important.

Found him. Set a meeting.

Oh, uh, but first, tell me
about this venetian ball.

Okay.

We all remember Madonna's
iconic 1990 vma performance.

I do not. Go on.

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
What do we have here?

We got coppola wine,
Clooney Tequila,

Charles barkley gin?

Oh, yeah, nothing
but top shelf for Kaufman.

Plus, I can't make
the rookie mistake

of showing up empty-handed
asking for a favor.

Yeah, Reagan,
we can't all be like you

constantly taking up
Nathan's time,

responsible to no one
and for nothing.

Why aren't you in school?

Why don't you
have a man in your life?

I love you. Love you, too.

Okay, do you really need to bring
all this booze to a full-blown alcoholic?

Alcoholic?

Kaufman's a raconteur.

He's a gadabout.

Yeah, he likes
to wet his whistle,

butheis a respected scholar.

We're lucky we even
got this meeting.

He just got back from
his sabbatical in California.

That was rehab.

You gotta read the full
gofundme before you donate.

It's gonna be fine.

How are you?

What's going on
with your cultural center?

Well, I've just been,
like, sitting down

and really brainstorming
some possible next steps.

Okay. So far I'm leaning toward

quitting and working at a bank.

No, you can't quit.

We both have to keep
up the fight, all right?

Ahrmht phseeyousoon seeya.

By the way, if you want, I
can try and bend Terry's ear.

He stopped by
the museum this morning.

Ifeelhke
we really get each other.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Terry came here?

Yeah.

What exactly did he say to you?

Hey, what are you doing
with Nathan rutherford?

Why are you ginning him up?

You know you can't talk
to me that way, right?

I'm your boss.

I told you she's stuck up.

You didn't answer my question.

See? She didn't even
acknowledge me.

Nathan has a lot
of pull in this town.

Doesn't hurt to be
on his good side.

His intentions seem genuine,

and he looked like
he needed support.

Oh, okay.

I just... lthought
you were taking advantage

because, you know,
you're like a shark

gliding through water.

And then there's Nathan,
this little baleen whale

with his belly exposed.

How could you not chomp?

Most people are too scared

to tell me their real opinions.

Your rudeness
is oddly refreshing.

Not to me, it isn't.

Shane, I swear to god...

Reagan, we're putting operation
running lightning on a fast track,

and I want you on the team.

Oh, cool.

Well, the thing is, I'm guessing

this top secret project
benefits the casino,

and I have zero interest
in working for the casino.

I mean, I know I work
in the casino currently,

but I work
for the cultural center.

Casinos are cesspools
of blind capitalism.

Counterpoint, casinos sometimes
make regular people really happy.

Vvhoolyeah, babyl yeah,
babylyeah! Oohl yeah.

Counter-counterpoint,

everyone on that bench.

You're a piece of shit.

I should have married
your brother instead of...

Well, I said sometimes.

Narrator: In an
ever-changing world,

one company stands tall
to meet any challenge.

Security, balance, trust.

Rutherford,
the power is inside all of us.

And? What am I missing?

There's a thing now
where kids are eating

rutherford batteries on tiktok.

"The powers
is inside all of us."

Oh, Jesus. Okay, um,

pull up the press release
from 2012,

the chemical spill
near the old folks' home.

We'll use that as a
template. Okay, copy.

Ooh, and when we
get back to the office,

you still have to call
Nathan rutherford.

Ugh, I am the head of PR,
not a babysitter.

Imww he_mmm.

I know.

Fine.

Nathan rutherford's office.
This is Bobbie Yang.

Hi, it's Kaitlyn farrow
from rutherford inc.

May I speak to Nathan, please?

One second.

Kaitlyn, hey, how are you?

How's your mom, Linda,
and your dad, Richard,

and your twin sisters,
Stacey and Marcy?

Uh, they're fine.

Listen, Nathan.
I'm calling to check in.

I saw your founder's day
speech on YouTube.

That...

That probably needs
a little bit of extra context.

Yeah, it only had, like, 300 views,
but we scrubbed it just to be safe.

But, Nathan, listen,

big Larry is literally
our company logo.

So obviously, we'd like to
avoid any further dustups like this.

I could not agree more, Kaitlyn.

As a sitting board member...

Honorary, nonvoting.

Sure, but listed in the
minutes, so very official.

No one cares more about
my family's reputation than I do.

So rest assured there will be
no more problems.

That's great. Let's
just keep a lid on it.

You got it. Whatever I do
will be in service of the lid,

securing it, tightening it,
monitoring it...

No, no, that implies you'll do
something and I need you to do nothing.

I will do nothing except ensure

that the lid stays on.

Just don't touch the lid,
Nathan.

Lid no touchy.

And she's hung up.

Wow, how cool is she?

She's so cool.

Yeah, right. I mean,
she's not warm.

But she's effective.

Oh, should I tell Kaufman
that we're no longer visiting?

Oh, no, we're definitely
still going.

She seemed pretty intense
about the lid stuff.

Yeah, of course. And rightly so.

She's concerned about
the brand, but I'm telling you,

the best way to protect
the rutherford brand

is to put this whole
big Larry debate to rest.

Kaufman is key to that.

I've gotta go
with my gut on this.

I've never distrusted your gut,

and I'm not going
to start today.

Sally: My aunt Teresa has some
pottery show at the Denver art museum.

Guess who she asked to house it?

Hell yeah, man, we're
about to party parasite-style.

What's up, everybody?

Uh, hi.

Sorry to eavesdrop,
is your aunt Teresa maple?

She's like the Michael Jordan

of minishonka pottery.

You know that because,
well, she's your aunt.

I was wondering
if you might be able to connect us.

If we don't move,
she won't know we're here.

Don't make a sound.

She's like a t-Rex.

She'll track your motions
with them beady little eyes.

Okay. Thank you.

That was hard to watch.

Right, now you see
what I'm dealing with.

Nobody wants to help
the cultural center.

That's not completely accurate.

They don't wanna help you.

Oh, because I'm
a successful "city Indian."

Left the rez
to attend a fancy college,

and now everybody's jealous.

You're not successful,

and Wayne's sister goes to Yale.

Whatever, man.

I asked around about you.

Would you like to know why you're
having trouble with the community?

Oh, I know why.

It's because Reagan lives
in town and not on the rez.

She's not a fluent speaker.

She walks her dog on a leash.

It's because they're
still mad about ray.

Ray. Oh, no.

We broke up,
like, nine years ago.

You dumped him
the night before your wedding.

Food was made.

Baskets were woven.

Ray's mom lost her deposit.

This happens.

People go and then have to find
a way back into the community.

And some people
just don't like you.

I'm about to visit
some council members

to get them on board
with my plans.

You should come, show your face.

It'll help.

Okay, but when you say
some people don't like me,

what you really mean is...

Every single person on the rez.

The Magnum opus.

And I finally
settled on a title.

Nathan: "The rutherford's:

"How america's founding
family found the strength

"to find the country."

Professor, it's glorious.

Oh, please.
Give comfort to yourself.

Oh, Tobias, I wish iwere here
on happier circumstances,

but I find myself
in quite a pickle.

Mayor chisenhall has mounted
an effort to move big Larry.

But moving big Lawrence

would be an historical erasure.

The rutherford family is...

Rutherford falls.

Yes, and the town just
needs to be reminded of this.

If only there was something
that could do that.

Lo and behold, this book.

When will it be published?

It's hard to say.

For the fourth time, my
publisher has gone out of business

due to fraud.

Can you believe the luck?

Nathan: Well,
that's a damn shame.

Butlhave some good news,

which is that the rutherford daily
star has agreed to publish an excerpt

on their front page.

Nathaniel, shut up.

I shall do you one better.

We shall harness
the power of the microphone.

Go on.

I have what I am
reliably assured

isafmdy influenfialpodcast

the salon: A bacchanal ofldeas.

Of course. I listen every week.

Well, Nathaniel, you simply must
be the guest on today's episode.

We shall remind the town
of your family's importance.

Nathan: Yes, that's perfect.

Gin and tonic, gentleman?

Whoa!

Thanks, Bobbie. Mm.

Oh!

And now to the podcast studio.

Here?

Yes, it's here. We just bring
in a table and some mics.

Well, my mom confirmed it.

People are still mad
about the ray thing.

You know we hold a grudge.

We still bring up Columbus.

Hold up, now I'm
as bad as Columbus?

Well, crime divided by time.

Terrence, good to see you.

Felicia, it's been a minute.

Reagan, go chop some wood.

Oh, well,

lthought I as gonna...
Go chop some wood

for Felicia.

You are.

Gloves are in the shed.

Welcome back to the salon:
A bacchanal ofldeas.

My guest this time,
Nathaniel rutherford,

who finds his very heritage
currently under attack.

Is that correct? Yes, yes.

That's exactly right.

The statue, big Larry,
in rutherford falls,

it's been in the same spot,
and a very significant spot

for centuries.

And now people want

to tear him out of the ground
and toss him aside.

For shame.

You know, it makes me
yearn for the past

when weighty decisions
were made not on the whim

of the unwashed masses,
but by a trusted elite.

Well, I'm not sure
I'd put it that way.

This is exactly
the type of issue

that would have been hashed out

over venison and port wine
at buckheart lodge.

Centuries ago, when a difficult
issue befell rutherford falls,

the heads
of the prominent families,

led by Lawrence sr.,

would gather at a small cabin
on the edge of town

called buckheart lodge.

It was a great tradition.

Of course. Now these decisions
are made by the town council,

which is meeting in three...

Nestled deep in the wood.

It was a crucible
of passionate debate,

like the agora
of ancient Greece,

and the rutherfords
always had the final word.

Mm-hmm. Yeah. So, uh, back
to the statue for one second.

Lawrence sr. Did so much,

and he always had
the town in mind.

I think we owe it to him to
keep the statue where it is.

Buckheart lodge.

Oh, yes, gas fireplace.

I have so many splinters.

Man: Sorry to keep you waiting.

I'd scheduled my bathroom
to get caulked today,

but the guy's lazy
and has no ambition.

Sorry I'm not the freaking
property brothers, dad!

And you never will be.

Thank you for taking the time.

I'm here to discuss my proposal.

Yeah, I read it.

You know, Reagan here
is an excellent handywoman.

She'll caulk your bathroom.

I've never caulked
anything in my life.

That's why our
creator gave us YouTube.

Look it up, Northwestern.

Nathaniel, if I may be
disconcertingly frank,

I agree with you 100%.

Not only should that statue
remain exactly where it is,

they should put
other statues up as well.

I want to see a rutherford
on every corner.

Yeah, well, there's certainly
a lot worth commemorating,

John rutherford,
adviser to Thomas Jefferson,

bee rutherford, New York
state's first female cop.

She was also
a bare-knuckle fighter.

Never married.

Sterling rutherford,

the first pilot to land a
plane on the Hudson.

Sorry, Sully. You're a loser.

Oh. What?

Well, s'mores.

That's a happy,
fun thing, right?

The very first s'mores made
and consumed by rutherfords.

Let's not forget

the first white baby
born in cobbs county.

What?

Is it not accurate to say

that your family introduced
whiteness to the region?

Is it not accurate?

I know that it is. I'm
asking you as a courtesy.

It might be
an accurate thing to say.

It's not. But it's not
a point of pride.

Oh, well, uh... wait, get down.

What? What? Hide your ideas.

Because the PC police
are apparently here.

Well, I'm guilty
of independent thought,

so lock me up in the PC prison
and throw away the PC key.

Let me tell you something.

I'm still proud
of that white baby.

I'm just saying
I'm proud of my family.

I'm not saying it's because
of anything, like, race-related.

But you are related
exclusively to white people.

Well, that wraps up this edition of
the the salon: A bacchanal ofldeas.

Sebastian, cut and print.

Oh, cracking good show, old boy.

Let's bend an elbow
to celebrate.

You took so long in the bathroom

I got worried mal-mer
had snatched you up.

Mal-mer?

I don't believe in those
superstitions because I'm not a child.

Is there a problem?
I just should've known.

I gave into the excitement
of you helping me,

but when you swim with sharks,
you get chomped.

Nobody got chomped, Reagan.

You said I'd be reintroduced
back into the community,

but I haven't talked
to a single person.

You know what?
I'm done. Take me back.

How many hours did you put
in to earning your degrees?

How many crappy
side gigs did you work

to put yourself through school?

I had, like, fourjobs. So what?

So you're willing
to do all that work out there

but not here
with your own people.

Do you know how
much wood I've chopped,

how many cars I've washed,

dirty dancing classes I taught?

We all do the work.

Who are you to think
you're somehow above it?

All right.

Let's do it your way.

0-61.

No one? All right?

Reagan: 1-0-7.

Just a sleepy time.

N-40.

Woman 1: Bingo! Bingo?

Yeah, whoo!

Just gonna lay down...

Bobbie, we're at defcon 1.

Oh, great.

What? No, that's the bad one.

Ahh, that stuff
about the white baby.

Why? Why did he
talk about white babies?

Notgood. Ugh.

The lid is not secured.

I agree. Also, you missed
your 4 pm. Kind bar,

and I can tell
you're getting hangry.

So take this,
and we'll figure it all out.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

Good news!
Sebastian, the intern,

checked the audio,
and the episode is good to go.

Great. How does
the editing work?

Do we get to give notes or...

Friends, this is a podcast.

That's Latin for "as is."

No, it isn't. We record it,

slap some stolen music on it,

and then up to the web it goes.

Oh, great.

Well, it just, what if there are parts
of the interview that are a tad dicey,

like, I don't know,
the rutherford baby stuff?

The white one.

Why do you use that adjective?

I... ltjust might be
unnecessarily controversial.

Nathaniel, listeners
expect an active volcano

of provocative discourse
when they enter the salon.

They know I'm incorrigible.

I know you're incorrigible.
Come on.

It's known.

I'd just really appreciate
it if you took it out.

I can't. It's my favorite part.

Ugh.

Nathaniel,

recently we have been reminded

of a certain place
that great men may go

when they find themselves
at loggerheads.

You want to settle this
at buckheart lodge?

It's perfect.

All righty, then.

Huzzah.

Oh, then we shall leave at once.

One of you must drive.

My license has been seized
by the state.

Nathan, I hate
to question your judgment,

but he drank that
entire basketball of gin.

Yeah, I know, Bobbie,
but the lid is way off,

and we cannot go home
until we put it back on.

Nathan: You know, back in
college we used to sneak in here

late at night, light candles,

and read old Lawrence'sjournals.

I swear to god, sometimes
you can feel his spirit.

You could write quite
the manifesto here.

Oh, god damn it.
It's locked. Oh, well.

Pish posh, dear boy.

Those of us in the know have
a special way of gaining access.

All it takes is a light touch

and the proper tool.

Nathan: Oh, don't.
Oh. Okay, all right.

Jesus, man.

Voila!

Nathan: Yeah, here we are.

Wow. Those paintings
are captivating.

Nathan: Yeah, right?

In days of yore

when the men of rutherford
falls would quorum,

they would engage in
athleticism to sharpen their senses.

I cannot wait to quorum someday.

Now, let us parley, or rather,
let us drink and then parley.

Hmm, you just take them
right out of the display.

Relax, they're cups.

Now. Brass tacks.

Why should I wish to edit
any section of the salon?

To what end?

It's just...
I'm in a really tough spot

with this whole statue thing,
and I wouldn't want to offend

any non-white babies
who might be listening.

Great men must not concern
themselves with lesser minds.

My show speaks the language
of naked truths

in the tradition
of Plato, Nietzsche,

and my personal podcasting
hero, Mr. Joseph rogan.

Nathaniel, you have nothing
to be ashamed of.

Tobias, there are
things at play here

that I don't think you're
understanding very well.

I need you to edit
the god damn interview.

Okay, he's not bending.

Also, I have sat prep
in the morning.

Yeah, I... I know, Bobbie.

Here. I just... I can.

Give me a minute, okay?

What the hell?

Enough talk.

I intend to remind you of your
inherent and god-given power.

Okay, I think
we should all go home.

God!

We've crossed the rubicon.

I'll give you what you want,

provided you best me in
a test of strength and guile!

Reagan: Wow, I've gotten
six new friend requests

and an invite to a baby shower.

This feels like progress.

Why are we at Ray's mom's house?

Tony devers
quit council last month

to open a jujitsu studio.

Ray's mom was appointed
to replace him.

Nope.

You need to confront your past

so you can really move on.

Okay, but do I really wanna
move on with clawed-out eyes?

That woman hates me.

It's bad for you
if I go in there.

It's a risk I'm willing to take.

Come on, no more hiding.

Fine.

But do not say anything
about the wedding.

She just stopped giving out
the Jordan almonds

that were supposed
to be at my reception.

Hi, rayanne.

Been a while.

Um, I don't think we've spoken
since before the wedding.

You know, I never got
a chance to tell you

how truly sorry I am
about the wedding.

And what happened
at the wedding,

how the wedding didn't happen.

What are you doing?
I don't know.

I read your proposal, Terrence.

I'm voting no.

I respect your views
on the casino.

But if you would allow me
to explain...

First, you explain why
you showed up at my house

with this home-wrecker.

Oh, well, technically, I was
a double-wide trailer-wrecker.

But I totally hear...

Will you shut the hell up?

Rayanne and I
may not agree on much,

but we both think
you're a cold snake.

You ruined the best
years of Ray's life.

And now you parade your elitist
college education in our faces.

She begged me to bring her here.

And I was dumb enough
to try to help.

No, that's not true.

The truth is,
you never deserved ray,

and you have no sense
of community or family.

Now tell her it's her fault that
ray married a white woman.

Oh, come on.

It's your fault ray
married a white woman.

What else?

Come for me.

Nathan, I have 911 dialed.

Just tell me
to press send, please.

Someone get my gun
out of the glove box.

You brought a gun in my car?

Bobbie: I'm calling 911.

Okay, the service
is super spotty here.

Oh, you're not man enough
to face me.

I need a new combatant.

Oh, yes, a classic bout,

the pale face
versus the dark savage.

Fuck you just call me?

You can't say that.

Oh, why not?

Because you can't.

Oh! Whoa.

There it is. There it is,
the fire of your ancestors.

Set it free!

Set it free. Ahh.

Okay, uh, did hejust
die or pass out?

I can't tell, but he's
looking very pale-faced.

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god! Holy shit.

Oh, my god. What are
we gonna... oh, my god!

Okay, yes,

I tricked you for my own
benefit, but also your benefit.

You chomped me and then somehow
convinced me to dunk myself in butter

and hurl myself
back into yourjaws.

Reagan, you're a story
with a bunch of loose ends.

No one likes
a complicated story.

That's why everyone
hated cloud atlas.

What?

I just gave you an ending.

By now rayanne has told
everyone what happened.

And those quietly
on your side can say,

"okay, let's move on."

And those that hate you,

which, frankly, is most people,

have been given sense of
catharsis and can let this go.

Why are you doing this?

Why are you helping me?

Because... I think
you might be a shark, too.

Only a shark would leave a comfortable
life with ray to carve your own path.

Only a shark would talk
to me the way you do.

You need to channel your
inner power to get what you want.

And I need people like you
to get what I want.

Hello.

Reagan, I may have
just witnessed a murder.

What?

Bobbie, take Nathan's car
and get yourselves home.

I'm gonna go back and clean up.

You guys really
trashed the place.

You know what, it's fine. I
know susie Pete at state parks.

Just leave a note
for her to call me.

Reagan: Vandalize public
property and leave a note.

Oh, to live that
"white dude" life.

I got to tell you something.
You were right about Kaufman.

That guy is not good.

And I think he might have
a drinking problem.

Oh, you're kidding.

The barfy drunk that I
described as a barfy drunk

turned out to be a barfy drunk?

Yeah, go figure.

Thank you.

Thank you for just always
being there for me.

I really appreciate it.

Of course.

How are you doing?
How was your day?

Itwas fine until iwent
to Ray's mom's house.

What?

Why would you do that?

That woman hates you.

Ugh. Basically,
Terry asked if I...

What?

Pardon me, my dear,
but might you do a kindness

for a weary traveling poet
and ferry me

to the new horizons detox center

in San Luis obispo?

I am not driving you
to California.

Very well, there's an
abandoned Sam goodyjust ahead.

You may drop me there.

They know me.

Terrifying.

Kaitlyn again.

Yup.

Kaitlyn, hey,
quick lid update for ya.

First white baby?
Are you kidding me?

So you're... you're up to speed.

Yes, I've already dealt with it,

which means I've spent,
like, nine hours

cleaning up your messes.

It should be zero hours.

Okay. If I have
to call you back again,

there are going to be
significant repercussions.

Do you understand me?

Uh, quick question.
Just for clarity.

Okay.

Uh... okay.

Oh, great.

Well, I respect
and admire you as well.

Okay, bye now.

"Item donated
from private collection."

Whose collection?

Um, mine. I repatriated it.

I stole it.

Chomp-chomp.

You look fancy.

Big meetings today.
Our hard work paid off.

If I need you to come up and
get yelled at, I'll let you know.

Uh, great.

Okay.

I'm in.

Thank you, rayanne.

That's great.

Man: Impressive work, Terry.

You got the entire council in,
the chainnoman to sign off.

You may proceed.

Drop the papers.

We're gonna sue
Nathan rutherford.