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- [girl shouting] Here! Here! - [pensive music playing]

[girl] Over here!

Guess what?

[girl laughing]

I'm not!

[laughing] Stop!

[woman] What's wrong, sweetie?

Mama! I got mud on my knee!

[girl] Now it's a house!

[both laughing]

[pensive music continues]

[on phone] Hello, Lynette, this is Investigator Sharon Wright

from Cash Express Loans.

Please, please, please call me back about your outstanding loan balance.

If I don't hear from you soon, I need to escalate this to our repossession team,

and I do not want to have to do that.

Investigator Sharon Wright, Cash Express Loans.

888-555-0113.

[reporter on TV] If you're feeling the pinch, you're not alone.

Numbers released by the Fed today are confirming continuing inflation,

rising rents, and an ever-concerning…

Ken. Come on.

It's a big day. We're closing on the house, remember?

- [Ken] One more minute. - Get up. You say that every morning.

[reporter 1 on TV] One University of Washington economist put it this way…

[Lynette] Mom, get up.

[man on TV] …fundamentals of the American economy are breaking,

especially in the job market and the housing market.

People are actually being paid less than they used to for the same jobs.

Middle wages are going down thanks to inflation.

A hundred dollars used to get you a lot of groceries.

Now you're spending twice that and your bags are less full than before.

[reporter 2] Economists believe it's not just food prices.

According to new numbers,

the majority of all renters spend over a third of their income on housing.

[reporter 3] 30% of Americans say they could not pay a $1,000 emergency expense.

The consequences could be disastrous, including eviction rates,

job losses, and mental health difficulties.

[woman groans]

Don't look at me like that.

- Ugh… - [alarm beeping]

Who can sleep with your horse feet clomping around?

Don't sleep out there and then you won't have to hear me.

[woman] Don't be an asshole.

It's too early to deal with your constant criticisms.

We're meeting David at the attorney's at 2:30 to sign the papers.

So you can't be late. Do you hear me?

[woman] Yeah, okay. You don't need to remind me every two minutes, okay?

[Lynette] If we don't put the money down today, we'll be evicted.

Do you understand?

- Mom? Do you understand? - Hey, Mommy.

[woman] Hi, babe.

Come here.

Mm. How did you sleep?

- [Ken] Really good. - I like that.

- [Lynette] Ken, where's your other shoe? - What?

So you gotta pick up the check from Chase on the way, right?

- Of course, I got it. Thank you. - [Lynette] Okay. 2:30.

Come on, Ken.

- [sighs] - [pensive music playing]

[car starting]

[announcer] Coming up here on Portland 90.7 FM,

we're taking your calls all morning

to know if you're feeling the squeeze in this economy.

No sugarcoating it, folks.

Everything's going up except our paychecks.

- Latest numbers from the Fed confirmed… - Are you excited for the house?

- [Ken] Oh, yes. - Oh, yes.

[Ken] Uh, great times.

[Lynette] You know what it means to own a home, don't you, Ken?

It means Social Services can't take you away again.

Yeah. And I can paint my bedroom red.

[woman 1 on radio] If you're homeless, or live in a motel,

or are even just struggling, everyone assumes that you deserve it.

It just takes one raise in rent,

one missed shift at work, and anyone could be right here.

[man 1 on radio] Everyone thinks,

"They're homeless because of something they've done." Well, no.

Sometimes it's just like one slip-up, one big bill coming in, and boom,

you're evicted, you're living in your car, and there's no way back.

[commentator 1] It's rare, but it's not. For every one person who finds a home,

four more are forced out of theirs. Think about that.

And if you have an eviction on your record, nobody'll rent to you.

[woman 2] I think Americans are trained from birth to hate poor people.

Even poor people hate poor people. That's the DNA of this country.

[man 2] We have wages falling, prices going up,

housing completely out of control.

It really feels to me and to a lot of others

that the fundamentals of American society are just breaking down,

especially when it comes to jobs and housing.

[woman 1] "Working homeless" ought to be an oxymoron.

And here I am living in my car, and showering at the YMCA, and just…

[Lynette] You're gonna be okay while I'm at work?

[Ken] Will you ask about the job at the bakery?

Yeah. I'm gonna ask him again.

[man 3] I'm with you. For the rich, Portland is this huge success story.

Rents are skyrocketing, investments, luxury developments…

Life's great for property owners…

[expectant music playing]

[lock buzzing]

[machinery whirring loudly]

Ah, it's a big day for you, huh?

[Lynette] Yeah. Though until it's signed, I'm like, ugh.

- Just can't even… - Mama doing all right?

[Lynette] Yeah, you know. She's a total fucking mess like always.

Mm.

All right. Hit it.

[machine beeps]

[continuous beeping]

[machines humming]

[lock buzzing]

[Lynette] The manager's here, Ken. Come on, you gotta go.

[Ken] Did you ask about the job?

Yeah, I… I did. There's nothing right now.

[train horn blaring]

Syrup on the side this time?

- Uh, no, top. - No, side.

- No, top. - Yesterday you said side.

- No, I did not say that. - You can't change your mind all the time.

- Five dollars. - I don't care.

- "Thank you." - Yeah, give me.

[woman] Morning, Kenny.

- [Lynette] Ken, I'll be done in three. - Okay.

[machine whirring loudly]

[lock buzzing]

[bell ringing]

[teacher] In the end…

the differences between Monetarist and the Keynesian approaches are just--

[can opening loudly]

…differences in opinion on how to maximize economic growth.

She looks like Hillary Clinton.

- [teacher] The driving force here is-- - [students laughing]

- [teacher] He needs full-time care. - Yeah, I know. That's under control.

- [teacher] There are facilities for that. - We're just in between facilities.

[teacher] Find one. My classroom is not it.

- Yeah, I get it. - Um, my name's Kenny.

- [teacher] Okay, but Kenny can't be here. - Yup, we know that.

- You know I was bullshitting her, right? - Yeah.

- You're not going back to that place. - I'm not going back.

- Never. - No.

- We're getting a house now, Ken. - Cool.

[Lynette] Do I look okay?

- [Ken] You look good. - You think?

Mama better be here.

Why do I feel so nervous?

[Ken] I… want you…

I want you to be, you know, strong.

Strong and just be yourself,

and just be adorable.

[man] There's this-- Here she is.

Hi, David. I'm so sorry. We got held up in traffic. It was…

- [David] It's fine. - Yeah, um…

- Oh, this is Kenny, you remember? - Of course.

- [Ken] Hey. - Hey.

Uh, this is Mike Gregory, my lawyer.

- [Mike] Hi. - Hi.

Hello, Mike.

Uh, thank you for the money off and the extension that you gave me.

Of course! My dad would've wanted you to have it, so…

Doreen's not with you?

We need both of you to sign the loan.

Uh, of course. I mean, she texted me to say, um…

Uh, she should be here. It's probably minutes away.

Um, thing is we don't have a lot of time. I have to go see a property in St. John's.

No, she's coming. She's coming. I'll call her.

- [David] Uh, sure. - [line ringing]

[sighs]

[David] Stressful. I guess I don't know what I expected.

Um, okay, I feel like we've tried and tried here.

- It's just… - [menacing music building]

- [Doreen] Hi, listen… - Where are you?

I'm… I got, like, held up. Where are you?

I'm at the attorney's office.

Uh, well, you're gonna have to tell them I can't make it.

I… I can't talk about this right now. Sorry.

Are you serious?

Mm, gotta… gotta go.

- [menacing music playing] - [David clears throat]

[David] Is, uh… Is Doreen gonna make it?

[menacing music building]

- [menacing music continues] - [phone line ringing]

[on voicemail] It's Doreen. You know what to do.

[on voicemail] …Sharon Wright from Cash Express…

[on voicemail] It's Doreen. You know what to do.

- [line ringing] - [overlapping voices]

[woman] Denise called in sick, so I'm covering until you arrive.

Try not to be late…

- [music stops] - [Lynette gasping]

[softly] Oh no. We're so fucked.

[car approaching]

[horn honking persistently]

What is that?

[Doreen] It's a car.

[Lynette] Whose car?

- Mine. Bought it. - [scoffs]

Passed that dealer on the way to work. They were having this Mazda Madness sale.

- [Lynette] You're not serious. - I saw this beautiful white car.

So I went in, I hustled them, and I got a great deal.

So instead of coming to the attorney's office like we planned,

you left work, went to a car dealership, and you bought a car?

Yeah, pretty much.

How much was that?

Um, I put 25 down, so my monthly is almost nothing.

$25,000?

It's my money, right?

You just spent our whole down payment on a car?

Well, I'm allowed to spend my own money.

- Working at Fred Meyer till I drop dead. - Do you have any idea what this means?

I've been saving for years, so I thought, why not do something nice for myself once?

Why would you do this today? That money is for the house.

I'm gonna go inside, I'm gonna grab a Coke,

and then I'm gonna grab Kenny and take him for a drive.

You didn't turn up because you were at Mazda Mania?

- Really? - It's Mazda Madness.

Mazda Madness, then? We're gonna be evicted.

Do you understand that?

I mean, have you actually lost your mind? We don't have anywhere to go.

We're gonna be out on the streets. What do you not get?

I'm really sorry. It was a shitty thing to do.

And I'm… I'm a really shitty mom.

I know you're upset, and that's the last thing I want,

but honestly, I didn't tell you because I knew you'd be upset, and…

"Upset"? I just had to beg David to give us till tomorrow--

David's a crook.

His loan is a shitty loan, and the house is shittier still.

Everything's falling apart here.

[panting] Oh God. They're gonna take Kenny away.

- [Doreen] I knew you'd act like this. - Fuck, fuck.

Okay, listen to me, okay? I told you I'm gonna do it up.

I told you I'm gonna fix it up. Gonna make it nice.

Gonna make it so nice. Because that's the point.

We'll never get another opportunity like this.

This is our only chance. Do you get that?

There's another offer. He's gonna take the offer tomorrow.

- Do you understand that? - I cannot.

- They'll take Kenny away. - I'm not doing this with you now.

- Please just give me the keys. - No. I'm not giving you the keys.

I am not having this conversation right now!

[Ken] Stop fighting!

I'm gonna take it back. I'm gonna do all of the talking.

- I'm gonna tell them you made a mistake. - But I haven't made a mistake.

You have. You have. Just give me the keys. Just give me the keys.

- Give me the fucking keys! - Hey!

- Give me the fucking-- - [Ken] Stop fighting.

- I hate when you fight! - [muttering]

- [Doreen] Hey, babe? - [muttering]

[Doreen] Would you like to go for a ride in my brand-new car?

- [Lynette] Oh God. - [Ken] So cool, Mom.

[Lynette breathes heavily]

Okay. Okay.

But this… Mom, this is about Kenny.

[Ken] This is so cool.

[Doreen] Come on. We'll go to Dairy Queen and celebrate.

[Lynette] We'll be homeless, and you'll be living in that fucking Mazda, Mom.

- [Doreen] You wanna buy the house? - Kenny will go back in that care home.

Get it on your own. God love you.

- You go for it, okay? - You know I can't get a loan on my own.

- You know that! - Yeah, and whose fault is that?

And I'm gonna be out on the street again. Is that what you want?

How long have you kept a job before you blow it and you freak out at everybody

and start threatening people and throwing shit?

[Lynette] I'm sorry. No, come on. I'm begging you.

Please. Do not do this.

I'm begging you. Please. Let's just take it back, okay?

- I will go to the dealership, tell them-- - [horn honks]

Can you not? Fuck off.

[Doreen] It's done. It's signed. That's the contract, okay?

It's over, it's done. Let go. It's over.

Oh God. Fuck.

Okay, you know what?

I'm gonna get the $25,000.

You are insane, and you have lost your mind.

You've lost your mind. Kenny, she's lost her mind.

Okay, just don't forget to pick Kenny up tonight from Mona's, okay?

[dark music playing]

[car honking]

[on recording] This is David Claremont from Portland Real Estate.

Leave a message and I'll call you back.

David, hi, it's Lynette. Um, I'm sorry about today.

I just, um, I have something I wanted to talk to you about.

It's kind of urgent. Would you mind just giving me a call back?

Thanks.

[rock music blaring on stereo]

[man] You okay?

- [Tammy] You're late again! It's 6:30. - [Lynette] I know, Tammy.

- I know. Sorry, I got caught up-- - [Tammy] Whatever.

I just wish you wouldn't be such a slacker and be on time once in a while.

- [Lynette] Something happened. - Not my problem.

- Can you grab that food order there, sis? - [Lynette] Yeah.

- Hi, David. - [David] Are you backing out?

No, it's just that the bank is fucked up and they didn't get the check in time

and we might just need a bit more time because it's a weekend tomorrow.

Okay, enough already. I've been more than generous.

I know. If you could just… I know that you have, David.

You know that I know that you have. I just need a bit more time, that's all.

- I just need one more day. - Lynette, stop!

9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.

If all the money is in my account, we have a deal. Otherwise, it's off.

- $25,000 by 9:00 a.m. - Okay.

- Last chance, Lynette. - Yeah. Tomorrow.

Fuck. [sighs]

- [man] You okay? - Yeah.

No.

Can I have one?

[rock music continues in background]

- Cody. - I know.

[phone vibrating]

- Scott, hi. - [Scott] You called?

- Yes. - You free to meet?

Yes, I can, actually.

I'm free, that's right.

The usual place, okay?

Yes, that's great. We can definitely do that.

- Fifteen minutes? - Thirty.

Sure.

[faucet gushes]

[pensive music playing]

[Tammy] Right over there. Help yourself.

- Where are you going, girl? - [Lynette] I've gotta…

- [Tammy] No way. No. - It's Kenny. I've gotta go.

- I'm so sorry. - [Tammy] It's always Kenny!

[somber music playing]

[darkly intriguing music playing]

- Hi. - [Scott] Hey.

Hi.

- Never seen you not dressed up. - I know.

- I thought I'd mix it up a little bit. - [laughs]

It looks, um, good.

I was surprised you called. You never called me before.

- No, I know. I never do. - It was actually good timing.

I had the evening free.

That's great. I'm so pleased.

So why'd you call?

Well, I, um…

- I had this idea for us I'd like to share. - Idea? Okay.

Is it a sexy idea? [laughs]

- So, okay. So, you know-- - You know what? Let me get you a drink.

- Excuse me! [snaps fingers] - [server] Yes, hi.

- [Scott] Two tequila on the rocks, please. - Sure.

- Idea. - Yes, an amazing investment opportunity.

I live in Kenton. You know that area?

- From the news sometimes, yes. [laughs] - Yeah.

[Lynette] Yeah, I know, right? It's so…

I live in a place there,

and the guys decided to sell it to us for $40,000 under the asking price,

which I thought was a good…

- It's a really good deal. - Okay.

- We got this one shot of getting us-- - Who's us?

My mom and my brother.

Oh, um… Yeah, you should go for it.

Yeah, the thing is, is that we lost the deposit on the…

[server] Here you go. Two tequilas.

[both] Thank you.

- Salud. - Salud.

Yeah.

All right, so the thing is what?

Well, the thing is we had this deposit, and it kind of went wrong today,

and I just wondered whether maybe, um…

I wondered if you might be able to, uh… lend me the money.

The, uh, $25,000.

[laughs] For the house?

Yeah, no, but through your company,

'cause I know you're really good at this stuff, and--

Wait, are you joking?

You're joking, right?

I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't…

I just really, I just…

I just need a bit of help right now.

- Was wondering if… - No.

- If you could ask people at work. - Yeah, no.

Maybe there's a way you can maybe--

I'm not looking to find a way to work out any deals with you, Lynette.

Sure. Yeah.

Look, listen. Listen.

I like you.

Okay? I do. We have a lot of fun together.

[chuckles softly]

But I don't want to know that you live with your mother and your brother.

You know?

Like, I pay to have a good time, not to talk about that stuff.

Yeah?

I have enough worries as it is.

[voice fading] My kids always asking for stuff, never saying "thank you" ever.

- You know? - Yeah.

- [menacing music building] - [voices fading]

- [Scott] You okay? - Yes.

- Yeah, I'm great. I'm really great. - Yeah?

- Still okay to go up to the room? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Always.

[Scott] Okay.

[dissonant music warbling]

[unsettling music playing]

[music builds to climax]

[music fades]

[Scott] Here's, uh… the $500.

And I'm going to double it as a parting gift.

It's been fun these past few months.

It really has.

Good luck with the house.

[dissonant music resumes]

[menacing music playing]

[Scott] Yes, honey. We'll talk about it when I get home, okay?

Say good night to the kids. Okay. Love you.

[darkly suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music continues]

All right.

[engine starting]

Fuck.

- [tires squealing] - Shit.

- [engine revving] - [darkly thrilling music playing]

[phone vibrating]

[Scott on phone] Hey, Lynette, crazy question.

Did you see my key fob in the room?

[engine revving]

[exhales heavily]

What the fuck am I doing?

[suspenseful music playing]

[phone vibrating]

[vibrating continues]

Shit.

[phone vibrating]

Fuck.

[Scott on phone] I know you've taken my car, Lynette.

Call me right fucking now! I mean it!

- Call me back! - [car starting]

[expectant music playing]

[knock on door]

[doorbell ringing]

- [Lynette] Hi. - Lyn-Lyn!

[laughing] What are you doing here?

- I missed you. - Hi.

What's going on? I thought you were the delivery guy.

Oh! All right. Come on in. Make yourself at home.

Oh my God.

[woman] This better be good. My Lyft's gonna be here in five minutes.

- [Lynette] Is this where he's got you now? - It's Robert's old bachelor pad.

You know, I'm making it my own, and… I mean, look at this view.

Didn't have this at the last place. Do you want a drink?

There's a whole bunch right there.

- [Lynette] Yeah. - Make me one too.

To what do I owe this pleasant surprise?

- [Lynette] I need to ask you something. - [glass clinks]

Ah-ah-ah-ah! No, no, no! Don't touch those glasses.

They're Robert's. If you break it, he'll kill me.

There's clean ones above the sink.

Anyway, I wish I could stay and get drunk with you,

but I was, like, ten minutes late last week.

He does this thing that my grandma used to do.

He, like, won't tell you why he's mad, but they'll just, like, look at you

like a fucking chihuahua in the middle of taking the biggest shit of its life,

like all cockeyed, like…

Like, it's actually quite menacing and terrifying.

Can't stay long. I gotta pick Kenny up anyways.

Why are you acting like you're his mom?

Trying to prove you're a good little girlie or something?

- [Lynette] Fuck off. - Well, I'm just saying, you do too much.

Fuck. You smell bad. You look like shit.

[Lynette] Do I? You have no idea.

Did I tell you I just got back from San Diego?

He had some Senate stuff to do in Corona Del Mar.

We stayed at the Hyatt. Two rooms.

We're still doing the whole, like, being discreet thing,

even though everyone knows we're together, including his wife,

which is a whole 'nother story, but I'll tell you that another time.

We're not gonna stay at the Hyatt anymore.

They say the beds are Tempur-Pedic, and they're so clearly not.

They're, like, cardboard. It's false advertising.

You grew up sleeping on a couch,

and now you're complaining about a fancy bed at the Hyatt?

Oh, you know what, Lynette? Fuck you. I told you that in confidence.

God, you always bring… [smacks lips] You're so annoying!

Ugh, this shit doesn't even come off.

[Lynette] I'll do it.

[woman] Can you open this?

- Can you hurry? I really have to go. - Okay, Gloria. I've got a problem, okay?

And you know that three grand you owe me?

I really need it tonight 'cause Doreen fucked up the plan to buy the house.

- I need that money back, okay? - [phone dings]

- [Gloria] I knew she was gonna do that. - Gloria.

Gloria, I'm serious.

- [Gloria gasps] Look at this. - Fuck.

[Gloria] Look at this. Giovanni Versace.

That's how the Italians say it.

What do you think? Should I wear this tonight?

It's kind of springy.

Gloria, I really need my money back tonight.

- [Gloria] Nope! I'm not doing this now. - I'm serious. We're gonna be evicted.

- [Lynette] You understand? - My car's downstairs. I'm not doing this.

[Lynette] I'm gonna be turning fucking tricks in my car again.

[Gloria] Ugh! You're literally fucking up my vibe right now.

- Ugh. - [Lynette] Babe…

[laughing] Oh my God.

Did Robert put that there to watch you change?

No, don't be crude.

I put it there. I prefer this version anyway because he doesn't talk back.

- Do you, Bobby? That's my boy. - Oh my God.

Anyway, you're just jealous because my man is going places.

Yeah, jail.

Although I'm kinda stressed 'cause I don't think he finds me sexy anymore.

Here. Can you put this on?

That must be hard, but I'm not here to talk about your sex life.

I'm here to talk about the money you owe me.

All right, Lynette, take the stick out of your ass, okay?

You can't show up unannounced and start emotionally blackmailing me for money.

That's what you did to me six months ago when I bailed you out.

Lynette, I was in jail.

That situation is not this situation. You're the only number I know by heart.

Like, that's just the way the chips fell. Like, okay? Relax.

Take one look at me. How long do you think I'd last at Columbia River Correctional?

- [Lynette] Yeah, not long. - Okay, exactly. That settles that.

[scoffs] Unbelievable.

Gloria, come on.

Can you not ask Robert for the fucking money?

Ask Scott.

I did. He said no.

He doesn't even call me anymore. You stole him from me.

[Lynette scoffs] Well, it's ended now, so…

[Gloria] Whatever. I know you definitely got way more than $3,000 off him,

so let's call it even.

[Lynette] Can't you ask those two other guys you're seeing?

What the fuck, Lynette? I'm not seeing them anymore.

Well, last week you were. Now suddenly you're not?

What are you, the fucking feds?

Jesus Christ, Lynette. Do you know what would happen if Robert heard you?

He'd throw me out! I'd be back dancing at Mary's.

- Give me my money and I will fuck off! - [phone dings]

- Ugh! My car's here. I can't do this. - I'm gonna be working the streets, Gloria.

- [Gloria] You're unbelievable! - Kenny's gonna be taken away. How…

[Gloria loudly] Ugh!

Really bad time, Lynette!

My car's downstairs!

Will you stop shouting at me? I am asking for my own money.

[Gloria] I can't just materialize $3,000 in the middle of the night!

What the fuck do I look like, Bank of America?

I can't be your personal fucking ATM machine every time you need money.

You know what? You told me to mind my own business!

So you know what? I'm minding my own business.

Maybe that's why nothing's going right in your fucking life.

Maybe you need an attitude adjustment.

Ugh! You see, now I feel bad. Now I fucking feel bad.

You want the shirt off my back? You want the wig too while you're at it?

You know what, Lynette?

Friends don't keep score.

Next time I do something nice for you, I'll make sure to keep a tally.

- How's that? - [safe beeping]

You know what Robert would do if he knew I had the code to his safe?

It'd be so bad.

Oh my God.

He'd throw me out of here so fast.

Five hundred. Take it or leave it, that's the best I can do.

No! Five hundred? No, I need the three grand.

Lynette, why are you doing this to me right now?

My car is here!

Do you know what? It's fine. I'm gonna work it out. It's all fine.

- I'm being crazy. He still likes me. - Yes.

Okay, want me to drop you off somewhere?

I just need a second. Can I stay for a minute?

[Gloria] That'd be great, actually, because I have a package on the way.

Okay. And don't forget to double lock, okay?

- Love you! Bye! - [door opens]

- [darkly intriguing music playing] - [door closes]

[lock beeping]

[lock buzzes]

[lock beeping]

[lock buzzes]

[breathes deeply]

[pensive music playing]

Cody.

Cody?

Hi.

I was waiting for you. I just had a question for you.

- I'm supposed to be catching my bus. - No, I know. It'll take one minute.

What's up?

I've been really fucking dumb, okay? And I put some money in my safe ages ago.

And, um…

Uh, you know the digital ones?

- You know and you put the code in? - Yeah.

And I put it wrong three times tonight, and it's locked.

I wondered if you knew how I could get it open.

- [chuckles] Call a locksmith? - I tried. It's too late.

I don't have time.

I need it tonight. Do you know how I might override it?

How would I know that?

- Because-- - Because?

- Well, I thought you might know how to-- - Why would you figure that?

I just thought you might know how to get into the safe because you did time, right?

I did time? Who told you that?

Tammy told me that.

[laughs] Fucking Tammy.

- Well, do you know? - No, uh, look.

I'm not gonna lie. All this shit sounds pretty fucking sketchy right now.

- I'm just asking. I just-- - I'm gonna catch this bus, all right?

Fuck!

[horn honks]

Cody? Cody.

Cody, I'll give you $200 if you just come and look at it.

Cody, I will give you money. I will give you $200.

Just come and have a look at it.

Just have a look.

- What kind of safe did you say it was? - It's just… What do you mean?

It's just a Home Depot one.

Where is it?

It's at my apartment.

It's three minutes from here.

What's in it?

It's just my money that I need to get out of there right now.

Cody, I'm asking for your help.

All I'm asking is for you to come and have a look.

- Just to look at it. - You got a boyfriend?

- Mm-mm. - Roommate, nothing like that? Live alone?

I live alone.

That's good.

So?

[sighs] Okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can look at that for you.

- Just look at it? - For four hundred.

- Four hundred? - Yeah.

- That's cool? - Four hundred. Let's do it.

- Does that work? - Yeah, I'm down.

Yeah, that's good.

[Cody grunts]

[darkly intriguing music playing]

[Lynette] It's, um…

This is a nice place for a bartender.

Thanks.

So this is, um… [clears throat]

Yeah. What do you think?

That ain't from Home Depot.

[Lynette] Um…

Can we get it open?

How am I supposed to know that?

Well, I mean, can we not just…

Can we, um, force it open somehow?

So you'd want me to break it in? That's it, huh?

No, it's not. I'm giving you $400, so…

Four hundred to look at it, and I looked at it.

To look at it? Okay. We're not breaking it open. It's mine.

It's yours?

- Yes! - Just like this apartment's yours?

Yes.

- And you're sure of that? - Yes, I am.

Really?

It's my roommate's.

Your roommate's? You told me you lived alone.

It's my ex-roommate's.

So she moved out, she left her safe, and she left all your shit in there.

- Yes, okay? - That's what happened, huh?

- You're sticking with that? - Yeah.

Lynette, cut the bullshit. Tell me the truth.

It is my girlfriend's, okay? It is my girlfriend's apartment.

It's her boyfriend's safe that I need to get the money out of.

And I need to get it out tonight. And that is the fucking truth.

It's for my family.

[softly] It's for my family, all right?

You really should have told me that before.

[door closes]

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have lied.

I need this, Cody.

[Cody sighs] I can't believe I'm doing this again.

Look, the only way to…

The only way to open up that safe is to let someone drill through the layers.

- Drill through the layers? - Yeah.

Can we not get them here?

You could if you want the whole building to know what you're doing.

Can we not do it quietly?

Luckily I got a drill with a fucking silencer on it?

[scoffs] No. There's no way. We gotta take it out.

It's not gonna be cheap, either.

How much?

[sighs] Eight hundred.

You wanna do it or not?

Mm-hmm.

- I have to. - But you're good for it, right?

Yeah, it's in the safe.

You know, you better not be fucking with me.

[Lynette] Mm-hmm.

I'll make a call.

[phone vibrating]

[Scott on phone] Okay, Lynette, I get it. I shouldn't have laughed at you.

Just bring back the car, and we can discuss it, okay?

[Doreen on phone] Do not be late getting Kenny at Mona's.

Mona has an early thing tomorrow.

[tense music playing]

[man on phone] This is an automated message from Rose City Loans.

Your account is seven weeks past due, and a payment needs to be--

[Scott on phone] Lynette, this isn't funny.

You know that's my wife's car. Tell me where it is now.

You fucking piece of shit!

If you've done anything to that car, I'll fucking kill you!

[tense music continues]

[laughs softly]

[man] Hold it.

Thanks.

You guys moving out?

Yeah.

Gentrification. [chuckles]

- [man] It's the worst. - Yeah.

- [Lynette grunts] - [phone vibrating]

[Lynette] Yeah, one second, one second.

One second. [grunts]

- [vibrating continues] - [Cody] You gonna get that?

- [Lynette] Where are we going? - South on 82nd.

[tense music continues]

What's your place like now?

- [Lynette] My place? - Yeah.

- [Lynette] My home? - Yeah.

It's a bit rough. It needs some stuff done to it.

I got like 12 hours to get this money or I'm…

I'm past due on everything.

No one will rent to me on my own, because… [laughs] You know…

[Cody] That sucks.

Where do you live?

Way out.

- It's all I can get on what Tammy pays. - Hmm.

[Cody] Two hours by bus.

[Lynette] You got family?

[Cody] Not anymore.

So this guy is okay to open this thing?

I mean, we're gonna find out, right?

And we just take the money I'm owed out of the back, right?

Close it, and then we can just…

bring it back.

- Bring it back where? - Back to the apartment.

- The apartment? - Yeah.

It's right here.

[tense music playing]

[dog barking in distance]

[airplane passing overhead]

[Cody] What's up?

[faint chatter on TV]

[woman] Hi, Mama.

Hi, Mama.

What's going on, Mama?

[man] Love you.

[kisses] Love you.

Make sure she's not alone, please. And make sure this shit is down.

- You ready? - [Cody] Yep.

[man] Let's go.

- [man] Carl, wake up, wake up, wake up. - [Carl grunts]

So it's your safe, and you forgot the combination.

What's in it?

Just my money.

- [man] Your money? - Yeah.

Okay.

Let's get it.

Keys.

[man] Carl, help me with the garage, please?

Get your shit together.

Come on. I'm serious. Come on.

[garage door rattling]

[man] Did you carry this all the way over here with this skinny bitch?

- God damn. - [Cody] Come on. This way.

- [safe thuds] - [man] Ooh-whee!

That's a lot of fucking money, if you ask me.

[kicks safe]

God damn.

Interesting…

Interesting…

[drill whirring]

[metal scraping]

[man] What the fuck is that, Carl? Huh?

[man laughing]

No.

That ain't it.

Well, you know what we gotta do.

[Cody laughing]

[man] Gotta go old school.

- No, don't smash it up like that. Don't-- - [man] Shut the fuck up.

[Lynette] Don't do that. Fuck.

Do not… It has to go back.

- [Carl laughing] - [man] Yeah, one more, baby.

[lock clinks]

- [Carl laughing] - [man] There she is.

God damn!

What do we got here?

- Yep. - [metal thuds loudly]

[man exclaims]

What the fuck?

Whose safe did you say this was again?

It's just mine.

- [man] Yours? - Yeah.

- It's yours, huh? - Yeah.

- All this is yours? - Yeah.

What do we got?

Got some nice male Rolexes here.

A lot of cash, and we got a lot of cocaine.

[tense music playing]

- How do you know her, buddy? - A girl from the bar.

A girl from the bar?

- Mm-hmm. - Hmm.

- Carl. - Yeah.

The fuck you bringing that shit to me for, bruh?

[garage door closing]

- What the fuck are you doing? - That's your shit, huh?

Fuck you, it's mine. It's mine.

- I just want my money, okay? - That's what you want?

If you wanted your money, then where the fuck did this come from?

It's a…

[man] It's a what?

- It's a what? - It's a…

- [Lynette] It's mine. - Excuse me?

- [softly] It's mine. - No, it's not.

- Give me my shit now. Give me my shit. - Whose safe is it?

- Fuck you. - Give me my shit!

Bitch, who the fuck you steal this from?

It's a girlfriend's of mine.

- Whose is this? - [Cody] Dude, what the fuck, man? Easy!

I told you. It's a fucking girlfriend's of mine.

It's a girlfriend's now, huh? Now we're getting to the truth.

Just tell me where the fucking safe is from.

- She's an escort. - An escort?

Yes, she keeps it for a business guy.

He's not gonna know.

- [man] How the fuck do you know that? - He's not gonna care.

- [man] Yeah? - [nervously] She's just an escort.

She keeps it for a business guy.

Why the fuck did you bring it to me, huh? Hmm?

Fucking bitch.

They're trying to motherfucking play us, Carl.

[Cody] What the fuck you doing? Get the fuck off me!

- [both grunting] - [menacing music playing]

- [Carl] Give it to me! - Give me my fucking bag!

- [Carl] Fuck. - [wrench thuds]

[Carl] Ow!

[Carl] Fuck! Give me the bag!

Damn it!

[Lynette] Stay back.

[Carl] I'm gonna fuck you up!

[dull thud]

- [Carl choking and sputtering] - [man] Carl!

Shit!

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

- [Carl sputtering] - [man] Listen to me! Listen to me!

- Oh fuck. - [door slams]

- [suspenseful music playing] - [man yelling] I'm gonna kill you!

[dog growling]

[man yelling] You are dead!

- [Lynette] Shit, shit… - [chain rattling]

[man] You are dead, bitch!

[suspenseful music continues]

[woman wailing in background]

[Lynette] Oh God.

Oh God.

[woman wailing loudly]

- [woman] Get the fuck out of here! - [Lynette grunts]

[panicked] Listen. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[woman] Run!

[car revving]

- [Lynette] Cody! - [suspenseful music continues]

[Cody] Get the fuck in!

- [tires squealing] - [menacing music playing]

[menacing music continues]

- Pull over. - What? You gonna be sick?

- Hey, pull over. - All right, all right, all right.

[menacing music fades]

[Cody] You all right?

[Lynette muttering]

[Lynette vomiting]

- [Lynette retching] - [Cody] Lynette. Relax, okay?

- [Lynette] Relax? - Yeah.

- [Lynette] Uh-huh. - [phone vibrating]

[vibrating continues]

[Lynette] Oh my God. What am I doing? What the fuck…

- [Cody] We got the money, right? - [vibrating continues]

- [Cody] Are you gonna answer that? - [car door opens]

[Cody] Have a shot.

Take the edge off a little bit.

Take the edge off?

We're alive, right?

Whose fucking safe was it, anyway?

Just some politician.

Which means he can't come looking for it. Not with the drugs.

[Cody] That's good.

[sighs]

[Cody] So you gonna count it?

- [Lynette] Can I ask you something? - Depends.

When did you get out?

What did Tammy tell you?

- Tammy? - Talking Tammy.

- You want to know what Tammy said? - Yeah, what'd she tell you?

- She just said that you robbed someplace. - Mm.

- That's what she said? - Mm-hmm.

- Yeah, but it's not the full story. - What's the full story?

I was set up.

- You were set up? - Yeah, that's the full story.

Who were you set up by?

- Some girl. - Some girl?

- Yeah. - Oh.

Supposed to be one thing, ended up being another thing.

[Lynette] Mm-hmm.

That's life, isn't it?

[introspective music playing]

[bag unzipping]

[Lynette clears throat]

It's, uh…

How much?

What?

How much is it?

It's about $19,000.

Nineteen grand?

That's a lot of cash.

You gonna take the rest back like you said?

Nah.

No, I need it. I need it for the house I told you about.

We were supposed to close on it today, and I…

If I don't get it by tomorrow morning, I'm fucked.

I just…

want to have one win, you know?

[gentle music playing]

I've hurt a lot of people that I care about and…

done some really bad things, and I just…

[sighs] I've just…

come way too far not to, so…

[Cody softly] Yeah.

[Lynette] I just…

I just need… I just fucking… need only four grand more.

Four grand, huh?

Mm.

[laughs]

What you laughing about?

Um…

You don't, uh… [clears throat]

You don't know anyone who would take a Mercedes, do you?

- What, now you got a Mercedes? - Yeah, I got a Mercedes.

Let me guess, belongs to the dude with the safe?

- No, different guy, actually. - Different guy? Jesus.

But it's his wife's, so I don't think he's gonna report it,

because he'd have to tell her who took it.

I think I can get you that four grand if the Mercedes is real.

- You could get four grand right now? - I can get four grand.

I gotta see it first.

- Make sure you're not fucking with me. - Mm.

You show me the money, I'll take you to the car.

[intriguing music playing]

Let's do it.

We have to go to my place to get the cash.

[phone vibrating]

[Doreen] Where are you? I'm at work.

Mona is freaking out. Kenny's over there crying.

You were supposed to be there hours ago. He thinks you're not coming back.

- Fuck. - Why do you keep pulling this shit?

[music fades]

[sighs] I'm sorry, it just… it won't happen again, Mona.

- Don't worry about it. - It was a really…

- Messed up day at work, and I just… - Mm-hmm.

You know, it was… It was tough today.

[Kenny] I love you, Mona.

[Mona] I love you too, Kenny.

See you soon.

Ken, I'm sorry, babe. I just… I had a crazy day at work.

And it was, you know… Tammy was just the worst, and…

You… Do you forgive me for being late?

- Yeah. - Yeah?

You had a good time?

Okay, there's a guy in the car that… we're gonna drop him off somewhere quick.

- And then we're gonna go eat, okay? - Is he a stranger?

No, no, he's a… He's a cool guy.

- [Ken] Really, really? - Yeah, he's cool.

- [Ken] Really cool? - Yeah, he's a cool guy.

- Yeah? - He's a really cool guy.

- Okay! - He's cool, this one, okay?

This one's cool.

Be cool, Ken.

- [Ken] That's my seat. - [Lynette] In the back, babe.

Uh, this is… Uh, this is Cody, Kenny.

- [Ken] Hey, Cody. - [Cody] What's going on?

[Ken] Doing good.

Uh, Cody is your boyfriend?

No, he's just a… He's just a guy that I work with.

[Ken] Cool.

You got a girlfriend, Kenny?

- Yeah. - You got two girlfriends, haven't you?

- Yeah. - My man! What's their names?

Erica, Azica.

- One of them broke it off though, no? - Got your heart broken, Kenny?

Yeah. We have been together the whole time.

But the problem is about, you know…

somebody else broke it off from us.

That's shitty. I feel you, man.

- Kenny's a DJ. - [Cody] For real?

- Yeah. - [Ken] Yes, I am.

- [Cody] What's your DJ name? - DJ Kenny.

DJ Kenny! Okay.

- Or Kenny the Rapper sometimes. - All right.

- You got bars? - Yeah.

♪ I want to say yo, yo Uh, Cody is so cool ♪

♪ And king of how he chill with bros ♪

♪ And doing like a show, oh Uh-oh! ♪

[laughing]

[Lynette and Cody laughing]

[Cody laughing] That was cold, DJ! Gimme dap. Gimme dap.

- [Lynette] Told you he was good. - Yeah, that's fire, man.

I gotta play something. I gotta hear it.

- [Lynette] Got the… - How you work this shit?

- [Lynette] You need an adapter for it. - What is this?

You need to upgrade this shit for real.

["I Got 5 On It" by Luniz playing on stereo]

Do you know a guy?

You know I always know a guy.

[chuckles]

- ♪ To take the dank out of the baggie ♪ - ♪ I got five on it ♪

♪ Got it good ♪

♪ Grab your 40, let's get keyed ♪

♪ I got five on it ♪

- [siren blaring] - Fuck. Chill out.

[siren wailing]

♪ I got five on it ♪

♪ It's got me stuck… ♪

[siren blaring loudly]

- [siren fading] - [stereo fades out]

[darkly tense music playing]

[tense music continues]

[tense music continues]

- [tense music continues] - [sirens passing]

[tense music continues]

- [Cody] Lock the door. - [tense music fades]

[phone vibrating]

[Doreen] Lynette, why do I have to keep calling you?

It's 2:00 a.m. Kenny should be in bed.

Where are you? Mona said that you had someone else in your car?

- What are you doing? - [tap on window]

Oh fuck.

You scared me.

- Can you open the door? - Did you get it?

Yeah. How's that?

- [car starting] - [Cody] All right.

[train horn blaring]

[Cody] Is that it?

[Lynette] Yeah.

[Cody] Why is the door open?

- [Lynette] Because I panicked. - [scoffs]

Fuck, I can't believe it's still there.

- You got the key? - It's in the bag.

All right, all right.

I showed you the car. You gonna show me the cash?

You want $4,000 for a stolen Mercedes?

Yeah.

You know, after everything we did together…

you ever think of me?

You didn't even give me the $800.

But I was… I was gonna give you some money.

[Cody] Yeah, but you could've done that back at the deli.

Why didn't you?

Well, because…

Mm.

Because we made a deal on the car.

Look, there's a new deal.

I want half.

Half the cash.

You want half of the…

- But the car's worth so much more-- - I want to split the cash.

A stolen fuckin' Mercedes. You have any clue the danger you're putting me in?

What are you talking about? You offered four grand.

Want your four grand? Look, this is what your four grand is.

- That was fucking bullshit? - Yeah, it was fucking bullshit.

I've been lying to you like you've been lying to me.

- [Ken] Calm down. - Lynette, split the money.

- That was not the deal. - It's only fair.

- The fucking car is worth 50 times-- - After all the shit we've done?

I don't give a fuck about the car!

- I need this. - What do you need it for, huh?

I need money too! I got nothing!

- I told you I needed it. - I got a shitty parole job.

You know what? Fuck your house! Now I want the whole thing.

- No. - Yes.

- No. That was not the deal. - Give me the fucking bag.

- Give me the fucking bag, Lynette. - Fuck you.

Give me the fucking bag, Lynette!

[yells] Leave my sister alone!

- [Lynette] Don't-- - Give me the bag!

- Leave her alone. - I'm not fuckin' with you.

- [Ken] Leave my sister alone. - Shut the fuck up, Kenny.

Please don't do this.

- Give me the bag, Lynette! - No, I need it!

- I need it! - Give me the fucking bag! Give me the bag!

- [Lynette sobbing] Don't do this! - Give me the fucking bag!

- Don't do it! - Give me the fucking--

Give it to me!

[muttering softly] Why are you doing this?

Leave my sister alone!

[Cody] Jesus fucking Christ.

Okay, okay, okay. Kenny, it's fine.

It's fine. Don't worry.

Okay, okay, okay.

You made me do it. You know you made me do it.

[Lynette mutters]

[panicked breathing]

[yells] Fuck you!

[engine revving]

[tires squealing]

[thud]

[Cody coughing weakly]

[Cody mutters weakly] Fuck you…

[wheezes] Fuck you, Lynette.

[introspective music playing]

[engine revving]

[Ken] I am worried about you.

So much.

Why… Why you have to act so crazy?

[pensive music playing]

[music fades]

[Lynette] Ken?

Uh, he'll have the pancakes with syrup and butter.

- But can you put the syrup on the side? - [server] Yeah, I can do that. For you?

[Lynette] Just coffee, black. Just make sure it's on the side.

- [server] Yeah. - Thanks.

Do you remember when Daddy used to go to that place and he met that busboy?

What was his name? He used to speak Lithuanian with him.

He used to love speaking his own language. You remember that? What was his name?

Dominykas. Do you remember?

Remember I wanted us to go on a trip there? I wanted us to, um…

go get a couple of passports and run away.

Get us the hell out of here.

Kenny.

Kenny, look at me.

Cody was not a good guy. He was a bad guy.

He wasn't a cool guy. I got it wrong.

And he was trying to steal the house. The house we've lived in our entire lives.

Is that what you want?

I miss my dad.

I know.

I know you do. Dad left us, Ken. You know that.

[sighs] Okay? And, um…

[Ken] I still love you.

But I can't stand it.

- What? What can't you stand? - A lot of shit stuff.

Yeah, okay, well, I got angry.

I got angry because he was trying to steal from us, okay?

He was trying to steal from us.

That's why I got angry.

I know that. Dad told me to protect you.

You're supposed to be my big brother. Are you?

Yes.

You're my big brother, okay? I'm your little sister.

Are you gonna be in this with me or not? You gonna help me or not?

I am the man of the family, and I'm going to help you.

You're the man of the family.

That's why me and you are gonna do this together.

- Yes. - We're in it together.

We're gonna do it for the family, and know what?

We're gonna fuckin' do it.

We're gonna go together and get the fucking money, okay?

- Okay. - We are?

Yes.

[engine starting]

[darkly intriguing music playing]

[buzzing]

[entry system buzzing]

[buzzing persists]

[woman on intercom] Hello?

Hi, is Tommy there?

Um, who is this?

Just tell him it's Lynette.

[Tommy on intercom] What the fuck? Wait there.

[door unlocks]

Now, look who it is.

Long time, huh?

What brings you here, Lynette?

You still sell stuff?

- You see the store standing, don't you? - Yeah, maybe.

[Tommy] Whoa.

[chuckles] Whoa! Not here.

So you must be the famous Kenny.

- Yes, I am. - [chuckles] Yes, you are.

You know what? Here, check this out.

- [automated voice] I am Zoltar… - Awesome!

[Tommy] Yeah? You ever played one?

- [Ken] Uh, yes, I have. - Hey. Let's go.

[Tommy] Old-school pinball. You don't need tokens or anything.

It's… You know how to play?

- [Ken] Uh, yes. - You do?

- [Ken] Yes. - All right.

[automated voice] Come on over and let Zoltar be sharing…

[clears throat] I just gotta talk to Tommy for five minutes, okay?

[pinball paddles rattling]

[tense music playing]

Jesus Christ. What the fuck? Where did you get this?

Loose lips sink ships. Isn't that what you taught us, Tommy?

[laughs]

That's fucking good.

Who is that upstairs?

That's none of your fucking business.

And if you gotta know, that's my girlfriend.

Nice.

It's your girlfriend, really?

You don't get to come to my place,

middle of the night, and start giving me shit, Lynette.

Just like all the years you gave me shit? Five years of shit?

I never wanted you to live here. You begged.

I begged because I was a kid, and I was fucked up. That's why I begged.

I was looking for help, Tommy.

You weren't that much of a kid, were you?

- [Lynette] Fuck you. - [Ken] Lyn?

Lyn?

Lyn?

- [Lynette] What's up? - [Ken] You okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Two minutes, okay?

- [Ken] Okay. - Okay.

Cool. Be out in a second.

[machine warbling]

[Tommy sniffs]

How many of those girls have you had upstairs since me, huh?

I don't do that anymore.

You don't make your girlfriends sleep with other guys?

You know, I was…

You know, you had me so fucked up, I thought I was in love with you, Tommy.

What you made me do… was wrong.

A long time ago.

[Lynette laughs softly]

[Tommy] I did what I did to get by.

[Lynette] I was 16.

[somber music playing]

So how much are you gonna pay me for that? How much is it worth?

It's a fucking half a kilo.

I do not have six grand just fucking laying around.

So you don't have cash anymore, like you always used to,

when I was upstairs?

You can find someone that's gonna buy it.

- No. - Yes you can. Right now.

I do not have to do fucking anything for you.

[Lynette] This is the least you could do.

[Lynette] Take your coke.

[Lynette gasps softly]

[Tommy] Look at you.

I'm really fucking sorry.

[electronic keyboard playing softly]

My guy'll give you three.

No, I need four.

It's the middle of the night. You know someone else

who's gonna give you more money for your coke, go to them.

Okay, what's the address?

His name's Blake. You know those houses in Meadow Vale?

Up in the hills?

How could I forget?

Ring the gate when you get there.

I give this to you on one condition.

I don't want you to ever come here again. Don't call, don't show up. Nothing.

You got it?

You should take these. They belong to you.

Show yourself out.

You don't get to pretend it didn't happen, Tommy.

Kenny, come on.

[Ken] Okay.

[somber music playing]

It's okay, Kenny.

[somber music continues]

[voices muttering indistinctly]

[Tommy] She looks innocent.

She's not.

[man] You were right, Tommy!

- [Tommy] She's wild. - [man] How much to take her upstairs?

[Tommy] You weren't that much of a kid, though, were you?

[Tommy echoing] …that much of a kid… I don't want to hear.

You take good care of my friend here, okay?

He already paid.

He already paid.

He's paying, so you be real nice.

[somber music continues]

[dissonant music building]

[suspenseful music playing]

- [Ken] I don't like it here. - I know. It's okay.

It's me and you, yeah?

[man yelling] I'll call you who the fuck you are!

You act like a bitch, I call you a fucking bitch!

[woman yelling] Why the fuck did I even bring you out?

[man] Bitch, why would I stay home with you, you dirty-ass bitch?

[techno music droning]

[techno continues in distance]

[Blake] Start making my friends richer…

[indistinct chatter]

Okay, meet here, yeah?

- [Ken] Are you sure? - Stay right here.

[music continues in background]

[Blake] Alone at last.

Away from all those horrid people.

Care for a drink?

No.

Oh, do you mind the shoes on the rug?

I try to keep it clean.

Uh…

I mean, I'll just stand here.

Did you know there's 421,000 units of bacteria

on the single sole of a shoe?

- Here you go. - No, I'm all good. Thanks.

Well, it's right here if you want it.

So… tell me.

Friend of Tommy's?

How should we do this?

You want to see the stuff?

No, no, no. I trust you.

I don't know you, but I trust Tommy. I mean, how do you want to get paid?

- PayPal? - No.

OnlyFans?

- I'm a very good tipper. - No, I need cash.

Cash, yeah.

Probably best not to have our fingerprints all over each other.

Cash it is.

Don't worry.

I got it right here.

What did we say?

- $2,000, right? - I agreed with Tommy $3,000.

$2,000 is for the coke.

You know what? Now it's gone up to $4,000.

So you can give me the money or I can get the fuck out of here.

Four thousand.

[bills shuffling]

Tommy said you were fucking wild back in the day.

I'm sorry, what?

Tommy said you used to be pretty wild.

When I was 16, yeah.

So is this like a trip down memory lane?

The money, and the drugs, late-night parties.

I just want to know, are you still wild?

Careful. Because you seem, like, a little bit still wild.

Look, I'm… I don't know what you think is happening.

I don't care what Tommy said. That's not… That's not it, okay?

Not gonna argue. Give me the fucking money.

Clearly, you know what it is. Here you go.

Oops, it slipped.

[laughs dryly]

[Blake] It's yours.

$1,000.

$2,000.

What? It's yours.

Some over there. Some over there.

Good girl.

And $4,000.

[door thuds]

[lock rattles]

- Get out of my way. - I'm not in your way.

- Yeah, get out of my fucking way. - Look.

- I'm not doing anything. I just need… - Just get out of my way.

- I just need to know that you're calm. - Move out of my way.

- Okay, I will. - Move out of my way.

- No. - I'm gonna move.

- I'm gonna move. - No, don't do that.

- Careful. - Do not do that.

Don't scratch. I pay extra for that.

[Lynette] Do not do that. Do not fucking do that.

Stop fucking touching me! You think you can fucking buy me?

You think I'm fucking trash? That what you think?

You think because you have money, you can buy me.

- Jesus! - You aren't gonna fucking touch me!

- You understand that? - Oh my God! You're fucking crazy.

[growling] Crazy? Fucking crazy?

Want to see fucking crazy?

Fucking touch me! Don't fucking touch me!

[voice fading] Don't fucking touch me!

- [dissonant music playing] - [inaudible dialogue]

- [dissonant music continues] - [inaudible dialogue]

[Tommy] You weren't that much of a kid, though, were you?

[heavy breathing]

[Blake] Shh.

There's no rush.

Yeah?

[dark music playing]

[Lynette] I don't want to go upstairs with him, Tommy.

[Tommy] Take your dress down. Come on.

- [yells] - [Blake laughing]

- Stay back. - Okay. You got your money.

Shh.

Calm down.

No!

[Blake groans loudly] Fuck! Fucking bitch!

[Lynette] Kenny?

- Kenny? - [menacing music building]

Kenny!

[techno music droning]

Kenny?

Kenny?

Kenny?

Where are you?

[woman] What the fuck?

[woman] Is that glass? Is it…

What the fuck…

- Where's my brother? - [man] Put the glass down.

She fucking attacked me! She stole my fucking money!

[man] Relax. Fuck…

Don't fucking touch me!

- [man] Get her. - Don't fucking touch me!

- [man] Put it down, bitch. - [all clamoring]

[man] Hold her down, man! Hold her down!

- [Ken] Lyn! - Kenny!

Lyn! Leave my sister alone!

[woman] Somebody fucking stop this psycho bitch!

- [glass shatters] - [woman screaming]

[Lynette groaning]

- I'm sorry. - [Ken] Are you… Are you okay?

[Lynette] I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm sorry.

Hey. Sorry.

[woman] What the fuck, man?

[Blake] Get the fuck out of my house.

I got the money, baby. I got the money.

Let's go home.

[Lynette] Let's go home. Okay.

Okay.

[peaceful music playing]

[peaceful music continues]

[music fades]

It's over now. Get some sleep, Ken.

[Doreen] Good night?

- You take good care of your brother? - [Lynette laughs]

[Lynette] Yeah. I spent the night getting the money that you blew on the car.

All $25,000.

And we're out of time.

So please, please get dressed.

And come with me to sign the loan.

[softly] Please.

[water running]

[Doreen] Hold still.

Even your dad hated this house.

This isn't some magical place, honey.

It's just all we could afford.

[Lynette wincing]

[Doreen] Be still.

Okay, that one's done.

If we don't…

If we don't do this right now, we're gonna lose the house.

Okay?

- So I'm begging you. - Sweetheart, I'm not… I'm too tired.

- I'm not having this conversation. - I'm begging you.

- We're both tired, okay? - Lynette, I know you don't wanna hear it.

But I don't want that loan, and I don't want this house.

- Don't. - Please, I'm begging you.

- I hate this house. I'd like to burn it. - I'm begging you. Please.

[Doreen] That's what I would do.

Too many memories.

You were never serious about buying it, were you?

This entire time, you've watched me…

You've watched me…

[sobbing]

You watched me do what I do and what I did,

and you still, you said nothing.

I tried to tell you. You wouldn't hear.

No, you didn't. You bought a car instead of telling me.

Because I can't have you screaming and freaking out at me.

I'm not! What do you mean, screaming?

[softly] I'm not that person anymore. I'm not that person.

I don't do that anymore.

- [Doreen] You know what? I'm… - I don't do that. I'm not…

[Doreen] I'm picking glass out of your back right now.

You just don't want to live with me, that's what it is.

[bittersweet music playing]

You don't want to live with me, do you?

Oh, Jesus.

[softly] You don't.

You… [inhales deeply]

Okay. Okay, you know what?

You know what? It's fine.

Get some shitty apartment. You go do that.

- Kenny's gonna come with me. - Kenny's not gonna go.

- He's afraid of you. - Yes, he is. Kenny loves me.

Of course he loves you, but he's scared of you.

Kenny needs me. He knows that I would never do anything to hurt him.

Is that right? So where'd you take him tonight?

I am his mother, Lynette.

I have been taking care of Kenny his entire life since before you were born.

Well, you know what? I will fight you for him.

[laughs]

Is that a joke? Are you kidding?

And what are you gonna say? That you tried to kill yourself?

That you sleep with men for money?

You… You become violent, that you can't hold down a job?

You would fucking love that, wouldn't you? You'd love it.

You'd tell them you have a fucked-up daughter.

You know, you forgot all about Kenny

when you ran away and moved in with Tommy.

And I was fine being his mom then, right? You were happy about it then.

Don't you dare! I was just…

I was 16! I was trying to be with someone who actually loved me.

- How did that work out for you? - It didn't work out because I couldn't…

[voice breaking] I couldn't…

[crying softly] I didn't… I don't…

You don't think… You don't think I know…

You don't think I know who I am?

You have no clue.

[softly] Where were you?

Where were you?

[crying] I needed you when he…

I needed you to…

I just needed my mom.

[Doreen] I can't save you.

I can't help you, so…

Shit.

You can keep blaming me, but you're a grown woman now.

You want to blame me? Go ahead.

[introspective music playing]

You're like that thing at the bottom of a toilet bowl.

You just, like, suck everything down with you.

I can't do this anymore.

I made plans with Mona. Kenny and I move in there next week.

Yeah.

[introspective music continues]

[cars passing outside]

[bird chirping]

[phone vibrating]

[on phone] Hey, Lynette. It's David.

I am so sorry.

I've changed my mind.

I've taken the higher offer from the other buyer.

I gave your family all the chan--

[tranquil music playing]

- [Ken] Hey. - Hi.

[softly] Kenny, I have to go away for a while.

I'm gonna come back and visit you as soon as I can, okay? I promise.

[Ken] I love you.

[softly] I really love you.

I'm gonna think about you every second. Gonna love you every minute of every day.

Okay?

You are my little sister.

And I will always be your big brother.

- Yeah. - And I will always protect you.

Yes, you will.

[Ken] Okay.

I'm gonna have to go to bed now.

You have to go to bed?

- I have to go to bed. - Okay.

[laughing softly]

[exhales]

- [tranquil music continues] - [pen scribbling]

[papers rustling]

[Lynette] Mom.

You asked me what I did last night.

I fought.

I fought for this family.

The only way I know how.

But I guess you said what I needed to hear.

So… thank you.

And now I need to fight for me.

Take care of Kenny.

He needs his mom.

Maybe this is our chance to get it right.

Lyn.

[hopeful music playing]

[music fading]

["Come Back" by Sharon Van Etten playing]

♪ Wall eyes ♪

♪ Ceiling felt too high ♪

♪ Nights were falling down skies ♪

♪ Was no look in the eye ♪

♪ Subtle moments of past ♪

♪ What a wondering time ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Swallowed over the stage ♪

♪ Turning into the rage ♪

♪ Wondering what forced the age ♪

♪ Towards tomorrow ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Was wild and unsure ♪

♪ And naked and pure ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Turning into over my mind ♪

♪ Jumping on tenuous time ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Moments of faith ♪

♪ Turning out late ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Or does anyone care? ♪

♪ Ominous state ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Neighboring love ♪

♪ Won't stay in the home ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Come back ♪

♪ Moments of fire ♪

♪ Can turn the car on back home ♪

[song fades]