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(dramatic upbeat music)

-(bell ringing) -(crowd cheering)

(fists thudding)

-(fist thudding) -(bell ringing)

-(fists thudding) -(crowd cheering)

(eerie music)

-(boxer thudding) -(crowd cheering)

(bell ringing)

[Ring Announcer] And the undisputed winner

in a second round knockout

is Pretty Boy Chad.

-(cameras clicking) -(crowd continues cheering)

[Ringside Assistant] Someone call 911.

(alarm beeping)

(ominous dramatic music)

(clock rattling)

(gentle somber music)

(Chad groaning)

(footsteps echoing)

-(cabinet door clicking) -(cup clinking)

(cup and container clinking)

(head thudding)

-(Chad groaning) -(footsteps echoing)

(somber music continues)

[TV Announcer] The Rockets, 21, 24, 28.

(landlord banging)

[Landlord] That's it, man.

Pay up by tonight or your ass is outta here.

You owe me two months asshole.

(somber music continues)

[TV Announcer] The Celtics edged the Bulls 110 to 108

And the Pacers defeated the Mavericks.

(cup clinking)

The Intercontinental heavyweight boxing title

is on the line tonight in Vegas.

Sammy the (TV Announcer drowned out by music)

He has a full inch reach over John The Barber Cutter,

who tipped the scales at an even 210.

And it's scheduled for 15 rounds.

It's all (TV Announcer drowned out by music)

Both carded 5-under 66 yesterday.

(somber music continues)

(fist thudding)

And the weather picture looks favorable enough

at this point.

Hasn't played (TV Announcer drowned by music)

For a couple of weeks. Having problems

with his pitching elbow.

Not you too.

[TV Announcer] Still with baseball.

(cage door clacking)

(bird rustling)

(bird sploshing)

(somber music continues)

(toilet flushing)

-[Chad] Goodbye, Rocky. -(toilet thudding)

(water splattering)

(Chad crying)

(fist thudding)

(Chad sobbing)

(footsteps echoing)

(zip zipping)

[TV Announcer] In overtime to beat the Rangers one zip.

In the NHL tonight, the Flyers put their first.

(door creaking and thudding)

-(neighborhood bustling) -(person in street screaming)

-(gentle piano music) -(birds chirping)

(gloves rustling)

Mr. Sterling.

(garden clippers snipping)

Mr. Sterling.

(Sterling sniffing)

Mr. Sterling.

Sorry to disturb you, Mr. Sterling.

Mr. Sterling.

[Sterling] Betty?

-What? -Betty, what is it?

Oh.

The call.

(Betty mumbling)

-Who? What? -I, I, I don't know.

The call came in on the main line up at the house.

Talk to them.

(birds chirping)

Hello?

(Mr. Sterling sighing)

Yes.

Yes.

Anything.

I'll be there.

What?

Is it about Chantelle?

(phone beeping)

I don't know.

(birds continue chirping)

(footsteps echoing)

Yo dawg. What's up?

He left 20 minutes ago.

-My client? -Yeah.

The dude who's been paying a hundred bucks

to feel good about himself ain't feeling so good right now.

Something came up.

He's gone. He ain't coming back.

Yeah. Well, I get another one.

I just have a lot on my mind right now. Okay.

Chad, I can't have you keep losing clients dawg.

Look around, man. This is a private gym.

Every time you fuck up and lose a client, I lose my cut.

You think this is beneath you because of who you were.

Reality check.

(bag thudding)

(punching bag thudding)

We're here to sell these people dreams.

-(fist thudding) -(Chad groaning)

And relieve stress. That's all.

Maybe that's not enough of me.

Yeah, well, if that's not enough for you

Mr. I used to be champ.

There's the door.

(Chad screaming)

(footsteps echoing)

Man, what's gotten into you?

My bird died.

(door rattling)

What?

(traffic bustling)

-(car door slamming) -(car engine roaring)

(upbeat country music)

♪ Well, I'm sitting here in a chicken store ♪

♪ Got a tall stack of papers and so much more ♪

♪ And a man is making me an offer I can't turn down ♪

♪ I was living last year by the side of the road ♪

♪ I was walking into that great unknown ♪

♪ And I never really thought that things would turn around ♪

♪ I've got outlaws on my trail and a chicken store to sell ♪

Where the fuck am I?

♪ They're coming down here looking for a fight ♪

♪ I've got scoundrels on my mind ♪

♪ And I'm just buying time ♪

♪ I've got outlaws on my trail tonight ♪

(car whooshing)

(car engine roaring)

♪ Well, I borrowed some cabbage to get on my feet ♪

♪ But I just can't seem to make ends meet ♪

♪ It was right about then those drifters called me up ♪

♪ Said I better meet them out at the edge of town ♪

♪ Or they're going to stick me underground ♪

♪ And all I ever wanted was to make it out alive ♪

♪ I've got outlaws on my trail and a chicken store to sell ♪

♪ They're coming down here looking for a fight ♪

♪ I've got scoundrels on my mind ♪

♪ And I'm just buying time ♪

♪ I've got outlaws on my trail tonight ♪

(paper rustling)

(footsteps crunching)

(bell ringing)

(door squeaking and slamming)

(footsteps echoing)

(Chad clearing throat)

Good morning.

(Clarke sniffing)

(Clarke sighing)

Hold on. (sniffing)

Yeah.

Yeah. We'll see about that.

You here to get drunk or wash mugs?

You had a help wanted sign outside

and now you don't.

Yeah, right.

What's your name?

Chad. What's yours?

Clarke.

Lose the cowboy hat.

Sinks in the back and don't forget to punch in.

I don't pay much, but then again,

look around and where you're at.

Oh, yeah, and I'm gonna use the tap water around here

for anything like washing, drinks, ice cubes,

that stuff will take you down.

(Clarke sniffing)

Are you chewing gum?

Spit it out. You're at work.

Got it.

You're so gracious and welcoming.

I heard that. (exhaling loudly)

(footsteps echoing)

I'm not in Kansas anymore.

-(door bell ringing) -(door squeaking and slamming)

(footsteps echoing)

(door bell ringing)

-(footsteps echoing) -(ominous music)

You two together?

He wishes.

I do wish. (chuckling)

I thought you got lucky there for once in your life.

The usual?

Ain't nothing usual about that one.

(door bell rings)

(footsteps echoing)

[Clark] Sit wherever.

[Tameko] Mr. Sterling.

(ominous music continues)

(Tameko exhaling loudly)

Who are you?

I'll ask the questions. You'll provide the answers.

Do you love your daughter?

Chantelle is my life.

And you want to see

your precious little princess alive again?

How dare you.

You think this is some kind

-of a damn game? -Again,

I'll ask the questions.

Here's the deal.

You can make that joyful, tear filled reunion hug happen,

it'll just cost you however,

a lot.

But I was told that's not a problem for you.

Please.

I just want to see-

Oh, spare me the drama, will you?

You know, your Chantelle is a very giving little thing

and I'm counting on you to be the same

and give me a little something too.

How much?

(ominous music continues)

To see your darling pumpkin again?

Hmm. Let's say.

-(henchman grunting) -(Tameko chocking)

Get off me.

(henchmen grunting)

(henchman screaming)

(Tameko panting)

-(dramatic music) -Hey, what the fuck?

-(fist thudding) -(henchman groaning)

(kick thudding)

-(fist thudding) -Run!

-(Clarke thudding) -(Clarke groaning)

(Tameko panting)

(door clicking)

What the fuck?

Hey!

(dramatic upbeat music continues)

Huh?

-(fists thudding) -(fighters grunting)

-(chair rattling) -(body thudding)

(kick thudding)

(Chad grunting)

(fist thudding)

-(arm thudding) -(henchman groaning)

(henchmen groaning and panting)

-(door bell ringing) -(door slamming)

(customer sipping)

(footsteps echoing)

(Chad exhaling loudly)

(Clarke coughing)

Is that what you meant with punching in?

Where'd all that come from?

That uh, (blowing air) kick, jab thingy thing you did?

What was that? I've never seen that before.

Well, you're in the Salton sea. The Shitty, as we call it.

There's a lot you haven't seen.

The what?

Take a whiff of those fragrant breezes

coming off that big old pond out there,

you'll see what I mean.

Well, I know what I've just seen.

Extraordinary.

And I know now what I need to do more than ever.

I need some help.

You two game?

For what?

This and that.

You mean he two of us?

How much does a little this and that pay?

How about 2k day?

-Each? -This and that

is our specialty.

But the split with my young associate here

is 3K for me, 1K for him.

You

are hired.

(chuckling) Cheers. I think.

-(gentle soft music) -(birds chirping)

(flame crackling)

(mat ruffling)

♪ Ave Maria ♪

(upbeat rock music)

(watch ringing)

What's up? I'm at the yoga studio.

(footsteps echoing)

Leeper.

My dear, any word?

(gentle soft music)

(sighing) Well, I want you to know that I have

everything taken care of with the business.

You do. You take as much time as you need.

You hear me partner?

I'm here for you.

My goodness. It must be absolute hell.

But anything, anything you need, I'm here as always.

Thank you Ava. Thank you.

And you. Who are you?

Oh, Clarke is my new assistant.

To do what?

Uh, this and that.

Ava, um,

I've decided that no matter what,

we are not selling to the Chinese.

No matter how much they try

to strong arm me in negotiations, I'm not doing it.

Oh. So you've got your own strong arm, huh?

(chuckling) Yep. That's me.

Uh, Mr. Sterling was involved in an attack yesterday

in my bar.

Oh, oh really? At the...

By who?

I, I dunno.

I don't know. But it helped me make my decision.

I have absolutely no control over this kidnapping

or whatever has happened to my daughter.

Uh, and this incident yesterday,

I don't even know if it's related,

but there is one thing that I do have control over.

And that's my business. And that's it.

The Chinese may own all the other lithium fields

in the world, but they're not gonna get mine.

Aha, of course not.

Now, now that you have the strongest arm in the Salton Sea

to protect you from any more of these random attacks.

What, what, what was it yesterday? That's so strange.

There will be no more random attacks

now that I have security.

Wow.

I would like to invite the security to lunch, perhaps.

Or a, a tea, or a coffee,

and I could fill you in on our company policies,

my treat, of course.

It's a wonderful idea, Ava.

Um, eh, if it works for Clarke.

I work for you, Mr. Sterling.

So I'll,

I'll go.

Splendid.

Won't will have a great time.

(hand thudding)

-See you around. -Mm.

(upbeat dramatic music)

(Chad exhaling loudly)

(footsteps crunching)

(upbeat dramatic music continues)

(birds chirping)

Hey man. Are you okay?

Got you. Sucker. (grunting)

(henchman groaning)

Give this to your new boss.

And I'm not talking about the himbo.

(henchman groaning)

(Chad panting)

(insects chirping)

Mr. Sterling. Mr. Sterling?

Your housekeeper told me you were up here.

Oh, come over here Chad.

(Chad exhaling loudly)

Whoa.

This is amazing.

This was Chantelle's favorite place.

You know, she always told me

she felt like she was on top of the world up here.

I can't imagine what you're going through right now.

Have you ever truly love someone, Chad?

(insects continue chirping)

I hope to.

One day.

It's

an amazing feeling.

When I first met Keishay,

Chantelle's mother,

I felt like my life suddenly began.

It was

joyous,

bright,

uncomplicated, jubilant.

Where did you guys meet?

I owned a small hotel in the Turks and Caicos for a while.

She was a concierge there.

A belonger, as they call themselves.

Belonger?

That's what they call themselves,

the natives of the island.

Belongers, because they belong there.

And when our daughter was born, I,

I finally felt like I belonged somewhere too.

Are you and Keishay still together?

No. My, my beloved wife died at childbirth.

So Chantelle has only known me

and now she's.

Mr. Sterling.

Leeper. Please.

Whatever happened to her,

I'll find out.

Yesterday when I was running,

I got attacked.

He gave me this.

He said, give it to you.

What is it?

No. (crying)

You'll get her back, Leeper.

(patrons chattering)

[Ava] Ah.

Not your usual tea, Miss Ava?

Ah, not today, I'm afraid.

Two beers. Special occasion for my new friend Clarke.

My pleasure.

Oh. (chuckling)

To our new employee at Sterling Enterprises,

may this be the first of many occasions in our future.

(bottles clinking)

Thank you, Ava.

Um, I mean, I'd like to make one thing perfectly clear.

I don't think I work for Sterling Enterprises.

Mr. Sterling hired me to be his personal bodyguard.

By the way, what is Sterling Enterprises?

We are all just one big happy family, my dear.

And that, my honey bunch,

is why I am so looking forward to getting to know you.

So what's your background, Clark?

Are you some sort of a fitness enthusiast

or hot, nude yoga like me,

or are you into Pilates like all the men

are doing these days?

Uh, no, not Pilates or

that other thing,

but something like it.

I'm a, I'm a former world class fighter.

Oh.

That's hot. (laughing)

Well, that deserves another toast.

To Mr. Sterling's new former world class fighter bodyguard.

It suits you.

Probably not as well as hot nude yoga with me though.

(Ava laughing)

Cheers.

(bottles clinking)

So what is it that you, you know,

do at Sterling Enterprises, Ava?

Everything.

No, I mean specifically.

Everything.

Wow.

What does that job description look like?

Oh, wouldn't you like to know?

Yes. Yes, I would.

Well, let's just say that our mutual friend,

Leeper, has lived the life of privilege.

He earned his money the old fashioned way.

He inherited it and he doesn't like to get his hands dirty.

And you do?

When I have to.

Now, you still didn't answer my question.

What does Sterling Enterprises do?

Well, have you ever heard of white gold?

Of course.

Like all the stuff that comes up

from the bottom of the Salton Sea and causes the stench.

Well, (chuckling)

well that is where you and I differ of opinion

my sexy friend.

I'm just saying.

Would 600,000 tons of lithium carbonate a year,

change your opinion.

I'm still smelling shit in the shitty

Well, Leeper, your new friend, my old friend,

owns all of it.

That is to say all of that underground geothermal brine.

Okay. And where do you fit in?

I manage the mining of all of that white gold,

which is then converted to lithium and given to him.

Which powers every battery known to mankind.

Oh, (laughing) there you go, sweetie.

Beauty and brains. Or is it brawn? (laughing)

Mm-hmm, can we, can we order?

But of course.

Let's you and I get a chowing down together.

(patrons chattering)

(bottles clinking)

Thanks again for lunch, Ava.

It was memorable to say the least.

(laughing) Yes.

Yes, it was darling.

And there's plenty more where that came from.

(hand smacking)

Let me make one more itty bitty little thing

perfectly clear.

If you ever treat me again like you just did

for the past nauseating hour and a half,

I will rip you a new one.

Okay,

sweetie,

darling,

honey bunch.

You and I aren't gonna be friends

and I sure as hell am not gonna put up

with your kind of sexual harassment as a colleague.

You got that?

I said you got that?

(patrons continue chattering)

Right.

Oh, and I'm sure you've probably already guessed,

I won't be doing hot nude yoga with you anytime soon.

Have a wonderful rest of your day.

(bills shuffling)

(bucket thudding)

(glasses clinking and thudding)

It's called the Hoosier High Fly.

What?

The move you were asking about the other day.

Oh,

clever,

I guess.

You see back in the day,

when bands of outlaws would come through parts

of what is now Indiana.

They'd knock on the settlers cabin doors

and the people inside would ask who's there

because they were like kind of French or something.

So people around those parts started calling them Hoosiers.

And then they kick him.

Yeah, 'cause the settlers were about to get robbed

and murdered.

With their perfectly executed Hosier High Fly.

(Clarke chuckling)

So you're from Indiana?

Started out there.

Been everywhere else a time or two since.

But (clears throat)

now I'm here,

enjoying the ever present pungent smell of the Salton Sea

and it's thirst quenching water.

The Shitty.

You?

Um, Switzerland.

Oh.

I guess the cowboy hat threw me

and the accent.

Where'd you learn to fight?

Um.

All over.

Yeah. All over.

Um, what about you?

Where did you learn whatever you do?

Had to.

And this Sterling guy,

he seems to be like a very nice man.

He looked kind of shattered,

lost even.

And then his, his partner, she was,

that you were telling me about, she's.

There's something there.

Just don't know what.

So uh,

uppity,

you know, after our little beer bust today,

she texted me her address

with a note that said come and see me anytime day or,

and in all caps, night.

If this water didn't make me sick. That would.

You up for a little field trip tomorrow?

Tomorrow?

Tomorrow is Sunday.

I have a day off. Bar's closed.

Hmm.

You're getting how much a day to help out Mr. Sterling?

Oh yeah, there's that.

Um,

-but you are getting more. -Yeah.

Pick me up at 9:00 AM, Cowboy.

(upbeat bright music)

(rag thudding)

(car engine roaring)

(door slamming)

What the fuck?

You're giving me shit for wearing a cowboy hat.

And now you are Raiders of the Lost Ark.

That movie was years ago?

In the Alps, we didn't have Cineplexs,

so I just streamed it recently, but really?

Well, we're doing surveillance, asshole. It works.

And I don't want Ava to finger me.

Exactly.

(fist thudding)

All right.

I'm going to wear mine, if you are going to wear yours.

Fine.

Fine.

-(car engine roaring) -(upbeat bright music)

(car engine roaring)

It should be somewhere right around, yeah, here.

Right here. This is it.

Okay, now what?

Oh, we sit here

and think about all the money Sterling's paying us today.

We are not even guarding him. He's not even here.

He told me he's flying to Cancun for the weekend.

So good. His pilots can watch over him.

What's your problem? I got my spidey sense going on here.

Hey, gimme some credit.

I told you it was probably her home address, didn't I? Huh?

And was I right or was I right?

Okay. Yeah, I get you that.

You're a man of many talents.

You don't know the half of it.

(fingers snapping)

(dramatic music)

And here we go.

What do you mean? Here we go.

Are we suddenly Vice cops or something?

I mean, here we go.

Start your fucking car.

She's getting away. It's showtime baby. Go.

I didn't even wanna be in show business.

I heard that.

(cars whooshing)

Okay. Do I get too expense off my car gas?

'Cause we're driving for hours.

Will you shut the fuck up.

Now I'm driving Miss Daisy.

Oh cute. Did you stream that one recently too?

Skip ahead a couple of decades

to one of the Faster and Furious' would you?

And I thought you hated show business.

But holy smokes, you keep coming up

with all these freaking old movie titles.

(car engine humming)

[Chad] Oh no. What do I do?

[Clark] Uh, just keep going. Keep driving.

Go past. Go past

(car door clanging)

(car door slamming)

(dramatic music continues)

(car door slamming)

(footsteps echoing)

(car doors slamming)

(dramatic music continues)

(birds chirping)

(chicken crowing)

What? Hey.

What are we doing?

I don't know.

I know you're a desert rat,

but do you have to make me one too?

Just follow me, will you?

(grass crunching)

(birds chirping)

(dramatic music continues)

Fucking idiot. You've been playing him so well.

Well, that's because you've been paying me so well to do so.

But you like other things too, don't you?

Oh, indeed, I do.

Well, we mustn't forget about that. Huh?

Did you bring the stuff?

Yes, of course. Mr. Chung.

I brought exactly what you asked for.

Did you throw some things in there that you like too?

I got us covered Mr. Chung.

So why don't we forget about that idiot

and let us partake.

What is she doing in here?

(desk thudding)

(dramatic music continues)

See the pretty, pretty little things Mr. Chung

had me bring for you?

(Ava and Chantelle laughing)

And I brought some stuff for you and I too.

Won't we have some fun?

(Chantelle giggling)

Ooh.

(dramatic music continues)

Come to daddy.

(Chantelle giggling)

Come with me. Big fucking whore.

Ouch!

(Chantelle laughing)

Ain't you naughty. You're naughty, naughty, naughty.

Ooh, whoo, ooh.

(lips smacking)

(Chung exhaling loudly)

-You wanna be naughty? -Yeah.

-(Chantelle giggling) -(Ava moaning)

What do you wanna play?

Oh, I wanna play that too.

Wait, wait, wait.

You don't know what this is yet.

Come with me.

Come.

(birds chirping)

(city bustling)

(feet tapping)

Are you two the two Cs?

Yeah, this is Clarke. And I'm Chad.

Mr. Sterling, will see you now.

[Chad] Hey, let's go.

(Clarke exhaling loudly)

May I offer you some water? Would you like still?

We have Evian, Fiji, Vellamo,

or perhaps Sparkling.

We have Farrarrelle, Hildon or Aura.

Uh, yeah, whatever.

Um, I'll have what he's having.

My pleasure.

(footsteps echoing)

So sorry for the wait,

but I'm sure you can imagine it's been well, uh, ha,

but when Nandana got your text

and let me know that you wanted to meet,

I wanted to make sure that we allowed some time for you.

So anyway, good day to you both.

Mr. Sterling, we're on your payroll.

It's all your time, so we don't mind.

Yeah, It's all my money anyway.

I, I, I get it.

Let's just cut to the fucking chase,

-your daughter- -Uh, Sterling,

Mr. Leeper. I mean.

Last time when we spoke about Chantelle,

I didn't get quite a sense of how much time

you spent with her before the abduction.

Well, as much time as any father does

with a 16-year-old teenager.

Last year she studied abroad for the entire year.

So I guess, a little to no this past year.

-And where'd she go? -Beijing. Why?

Is she fluent in Chinese?

Well, of course.

What about drug use?

What about drug use?

What he means with that is did she ever use any drugs

or have you seen her?

Excuse me. We are talking about my daughter.

Chantelle has only been exposed to the very best in life.

And may I say, I know I must have spoiled her along the way,

but

drug use,

no,

not possible.

Is she sexually active?

Clark?

We have to know.

Excuse me again, this is my daughter.

I don't know.

I hope not.

She's a debutante.

We just had her sweet 16 coming out party last week.

Um, all right, let's, let's move to your employee. Ava.

Please. Let's do.

How long has she been with you?

Ever since my father passed on

and I inherited the company.

I kind of inherited her too.

She was my father's young assistant at the time.

And you trust her completely?

Absolutely. She's like the sister I never had.

She actually knows more about the company than I do.

And she'll be the first one to tell you.

Copy that. And her personal life?

I make it a point not to get involved

in my employees personal lives.

Good move.

What was that?

Uh, he was just saying that was a, a good policy.

All right, well, can we get on with this?

I mean, please, what's going on here?

We think we've located your daughter.

Oh.

Oh, my God.

Is she okay? Is is it all right?

Yes she is. Yeah. But.

Then by all means, enough of this nonsense.

Go and bring my little girl back to me.

Mr. Sterling. There's something you-

Immediately.

Please.

I'm sorry, did you want your waters room temperature

or chilled, with ice or no ice,

and with or without lemon or lime?

We're leaving.

Oh, okay. No problem.

I guess I'll just pour them down the drain.

Yeah, you do that.

Excuse me.

Um, we'll take care of it.

They found Chantelle.

Oh.

(footsteps echoing)

Hey, shouldn't we tell him?

We do what the man says?

Okay. Got it.

You've got the last call

just because you're making more money, huh?

(upbeat bright music)

Got it.

You ever gonna let that one go?

(car whooshing)

(Chad sighing)

Could he really be so clueless?

He's a dad.

Even my dad knew things.

Like what?

Like stuff, you know?

Such as?

That I wanted to fight.

Yeah. How'd that go for you?

Well, I've been working for Mr. Sterling

and you at the Salton Sea.

So not so bad.

(Chad chuckling)

Did you ever think you could make it?

Yeah.

I did.

I did the circuit for a while.

Got a few accolades, you know the drill.

I got a few good ones,

but

nothing was good enough for me.

My parents, they described me and my career as

a failure to launch.

But you, man, you were there.

I checked you out.

I would give you my right nut to experience that.

What you've done.

(car whooshing)

Nah, you wouldn't.

I bet you enjoy your balls or someone else does.

Yeah. I mean, I do like my balls too.

(Clarke laughing)

But seriously,

what was it like?

Amazing.

It was everything.

You know, I was so proud to be there

and so

thankful that I, I stuck it out

and accomplished all that.

It's like I could do no wrong.

Every punch,

every move,

every competitor

just fell exactly where I wanted them to. (chuckling)

Until they didn't.

(sighing) All right, pull over.

You know. (sniffing)

-(car engine roaring) -(road crunching)

(somber music)

(Clarke groaning)

Hey Clarke, what's going on?

I'm sorry. I couldn't, I just, you know, I couldn't.

What?

You couldn't

Shit. (sniffling)

I couldn't continue, you know?

What do you mean?

I grew up in the foster care system.

And when you do that, and,

and I think of 12 different places that they,

you know, I can't even call 'em homes,

that they plot me into or more like it

forced me into places inhabited by these,

these animals that um,

that starved me,

enslaved me,

raped me,

and stole my childhood.

I was a kid,

a kid.

I didn't know anything else.

I knew nothing different

and had no way out,

no one to love

or to love me.

And that's why I fought.

That's why I wanted to kill all those years.

I put those faces, those

monsters on the face of my opponents.

And guess what?

I'd win.

I'd win!

(sniffling) I'd dash them and I'd hurt them but I'd win.

It wasn't right,

it wasn't real.

But I'd win.

I'd use that rage,

my rage, over and over again.

Hey, I'm, I'm here with you, man.

I see someone like Chantelle, you know,

it just

brings it all up again.

But, but she's, she's drugged or sick

or she's playing with it and God knows what.

The imagery's the same for me. You know.

Can you understand that?

Yeah, I, I do, I,

I mean, I'm trying to

understand what you're talking about, man.

What you mean with bullying and stuff.

Yeah. That's why I moved out here.

To this big mistake of a puddle.

The fish die off here.

The birds die off here.

And I wanted,

(somber music continues)

I wanted that part of my life to die off with them.

Hey Clarke, if there's one thing my coaches taught me

my way all along, it's, you have to fight through the pain.

And when you fight

and you come out on the other side,

there will be no pain.

But you know that. Right?

So fight.

So let's do it. Huh? You and me.

Let's expose that evil Ava

and the Chinese guy and help that little girl.

The help that you didn't get.

Because we both have enough anger in us

that we can smash them and get her back.

Are you with me?

(birds chirping)

So what makes you so smart and such a, so, so fighter?

I don't know.

But I feel like

we should be both on the same pay rate, right?

(Clarke chuckling)

Uh.

-(hand thudding) -Mm?

That's a no on the pay rate and a no on, on the.

Or you needed a hug?

(gentle soft music)

I do.

Just not now.

You know, too soon.

You're still my boss after all, are you?

Yeah.

From an ecological disaster to an HR disaster.

So goes my life in the Salton Sea.

Hey, come on, don't back on the Salton Sea.

This is my home now too.

(Clarke chuckling)

Oh, boy.

(Clarke sighing)

[Chad] Huh?

[Clarke] Okay. All right.

Come on.

Swing your ass in the car.

(gentle music continues)

(birds chirping)

(footsteps crunching)

(door slamming)

(footsteps echoing)

(dramatic ominous music)

(door slamming)

-(fists thudding) -(fighters groaning)

(desk dragging)

(kick thudding)

-(fist thudding) -(Ava screaming)

I'm so sorry.

(Chad and henchman groaning)

(fists thudding)

(henchman thudding)

Hey.

(dramatic ominous music continues)

(henchman groaning)

Hey.

(Chad choking)

-(henchman groaning) -(elbow thudding)

(door thudding)

-(fists thudding) -(fighters grunting)

-(kick thudding) -(henchman groaning)

-(dramatic music) -(henchmen groaning)

Now get the fuck outta here.

(door thudding and squeaking)

(door slamming)

(Chad exhaling loudly)

Oh, (laughing and whistling)

I am impressed.

Now, who are you?

Oh wait, let me guess.

Uh, you work for my daddy.

Who do you work for?

Oh, I don't work for anyone.

Well, I guess a little bit for myself.

If you can call it work. (chuckling)

Oh, it's work. All right.

It's the oldest profession in the world.

But you, at such a young age.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

See, no one wants shriveled up old meat now, do they?

No.

But you should know about that, right?

Yeah. I think I'll step out, get some air.

Let you guys get to know each other.

Names.

She's all yours. Go for it.

Wow. That guy needs to get laid, right? (laughing)

Yeah. He's, he's complicated.

And you find that interesting?

I don't know.

Am I complicated?

Well, you are the most complicated person I know.

How's that?

Well,

I don't really know you,

but, you're just,

well, I've seen some stuff.

Oh, you've seen some stuff.

Now that is interesting.

Just what kind of stuff have you seen?

Well,

that your dad loves you and he misses you a lot.

(Chantelle chuckling)

My daddy.

My daddy who's had the whole world handed to him.

You know, he never made a dime in his life.

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Isn't that what they say?

And you were not?

Oh, it's been rough.

But then,

a little secret about me.

I like it rough.

(Clarke grunting and panting)

(footsteps shuffling)

-Hey, asshole. -(fist thudding)

Are you into me?

I mean,

watching you kick ass like that

just really got me going.

I mean,

could you,

or would you

fight me or, you know what?

Just maybe hit me real hard

if, if I, if I attacked you? (laughing)

No, what, what's your deal, Chantelle?

I mean, you have everything going for you.

Do I?

Yeah. You have a dad who loves you. Who cares about you?

You have money.

Money, money? (laughing)

Yeah, and you are just, you're just, just.

Just, J, J, J what?

[Chad] You're just blowing it.

You're blowing it.

Maybe.

Yeah. Yeah. Maybe I do wanna blow it.

(chuckling) Would you like that?

Please, Chantelle?

Don't go there with me.

And why not?

Because this is about you and getting you some help.

Yeah. Well, um,

maybe I don't need your help

or your friend, Mr. Blue Balls.

Then that's fine. If that's what you want.

And just tell me what I should tell your dad

because he misses you and he cares about you deeply?

(Chantelle laughing)

You can tell Mr. Sterling

that there's some new leadership in his former organization.

What's is that

-supposed to mean? -Hello.

Chantelle? Where is my BFF,

-Chantelle? -Wow, It's Tameko.

Tameko's here. I can't wait to see her.

Oh I can't wait to see her.

Oh, I missed you baby girl.

Uh, Chantelle, who are these seeky poo poos.

And what about that scruffy guy outside?

What are they doing here?

They work for my daddy, my real daddy,

but I don't like them.

Well, then I say back off,

'cause my honey pot and I going to a party.

Doesn't that sound like fun?

(giggling) Yeah. Yeah. I wanna get fucked up.

Me too.

Excuse me. Tameko, do you remember me from the other day

at the bar, the night,

the scruffy guy and I, we thought of the, the attackers

while you slipped away.

You were the ones?

So in, in my book, you owe us and we want an invite too.

I'm just gonna step outside, grab the scruffy guy

and come with you.

Party sounds like fun.

Whatever. Suit yourself pretty boy.

I'm sure there'll be enough party favors for all of us.

And what about this one?

Is this the one you like?

Yes, mommy.

Oh, Chantelle, if I'm your mommy,

then that makes this one your grandma. (laughing)

Hi mommy. I'm the child you tried to knock off

the other day, so loving.

I work for Mr. Chung as well.

Well, you should be proud of your daughter,

carving out of peace for herself.

No one likes the double crosser.

Oh, but I choose LOVE, mommy dearest.

Chantelle's love for me is like money in a bank.

But I think you should all know that by now.

Which makes this party even more interesting.

Because this mommy is going to get some.

Okay, come here, Honey Pot, pull up, we go, let's go.

More like money Pot.

Would you like to hold hands with me too?

My, oh, what did she call you? Pretty boy.

We can skip out of here to that party.

Would you like that?

I pass?

(footsteps echoing)

(exhaling loudly) Everyone's a critic.

(footsteps crunching)

(gentle soft music)

Are you okay, Clark?

Well, well, well,

the gang's all here. (laughing)

We regroup after that rather unexpected intrusion

and Tameko, thank you so much for bringing everyone here

on such short notice.

I'll take care of her.

She fell right into our trap this time.

That's what you always say, Ava. But sometimes you don't.

Just like the other time,

maybe it's time for your job review.

But it seems like, I don't know some of our new gang.

Who's that young gentleman over there?

He was visiting Chantelle when I came in calling.

Chantelle.

A new beau? What? Ava and I aren't enough of you?

No, he's not into me. He and his friend here.

They both work for my daddy.

Nice to see you've put him in his place.

Oh, hey Mr. Blue Balls.

Oh, baby doll. I love when you talk so tough like that.

(laughing) Baby doll.

Enough, I hate you guys.

Now, Tameko, a little bird flew by

and told me some very interesting, fun facts

about what you've been up to lately with Mr. Sterling.

And in Chantelle's words, me no likey.

You think she loves you.

Oh, come on guys. There's enough here for all of us.

Besides love conquers all.

(Chung laughing)

My sweet conniving optimist.

There is no us.

And this cute little anime thing you got going on with her.

Please.

You tried to cut yourself in just like that

after I'm the one who brought you in to work for me.

You have no idea who you're dealing with.

I do know who I'm dealing with.

I'm dealing with Chantelle

who loves me very much.

Don't you, Chantelle?

Oh, look what you've done.

You've made our little baby girl, Chantelle cry.

That's not very nice.

I swear to you. Don't you move in on my bitch.

-Or else, I'll Kill you. -What? What? What?

What Tameko, what? Look around you.

Who loves you here?

Pretty boy over there. Do you, do, do?

Nah. Nah. (laughing)

Ava? Certainly not.

She tried to have my thugs kill you on my request,

Of course.

Mr. Blue Balls as Chantelle calls him.

Nah, too handsome. Probably doesn't swing that way too.

And Chantelle.

We're living.

Oh, wait, wait. Tammy, Tammy, Tammy. Come back here.

Daddy wants to speak to you.

One last time.

Tammy. Just one more time for Daddy. Come on.

It's okay.

Good girl. Come on.

It's okay.

-(insects chirping) -(insect buzzing)

(footsteps crunching)

Good girl. Come on.

There you go.

You are the bitch, bitch.

-(fist thudding) -(Tameko groaning)

Or is that too many bitches?

I got a raw deal.

Your kind usually does.

-(neck snapping) -(Tameko grunting)

-No! No. No. -(somber music)

(Chantelle crying)

(Clarke grunting)

(fist thudding)

(birds chirping)

(wind howling)

(Chad groaning)

(Chad grunting)

(clothes ruffling)

(birds continue chirping)

(footsteps crunching)

(Chad panting)

-(waves crushing) -(water sploshing)

(footsteps crunching)

(gentle ominous music)

-(wings flapping) -(water sploshing)

(birds squawking)

(car engine roaring)

(birds chirping)

(car door slamming)

(footsteps echoing and crunching)

Did you know that financial institutes around the world

forecast an average annual increase

in the demand of lithium at 28%

throughout the rest of this decade.

And prices for lithium recently rose

to their highest level in years.

And without a family,

it all means

nothing.

You don't have my daughter, do you?

No,

I don't.

And your partner?

He's still on the job.

I just dunno where he is right now.

(sighing) Well, Chad,

I must say I am massively underwhelmed,

to say the least.

What's wrong with your face?

A little this and that.

Sir I,

when we found Chantelle,

we also found out some stuff about Ava.

She's not your friend.

I never said she was my friend.

She's under my employ just like you.

And more importantly, she's hurting Chantelle.

What are you talking about?

Clarke told me that you told Ava

that you're not going through with any deal

with the Chinese.

Yes. They, they wanted to buy all this.

My geothermal reservoir underneath the Salton Sea.

It's this scolding hot soup of metals,

salt water minerals that creates this so-called brine

that quite frankly, I, (sighing) I'm not sure.

And Ava was handling all this?

Yes,

everything.

(sighing) Leeper, I think,

I think Ava's working with the Chinese.

They're trying to get you to sell.

And that's what happened to Chantelle.

She's got captured or enlisted

and everything just to try to get you to your knees.

I think we should really go to the police.

I can't.

The publicity and the scandal that it would create

for my daughter would be insurmountable.

It would ruin her life.

There are things,

I know.

A father knows.

And when my wife died,

I promised her on her deathbed

that I would

protect our little girl.

I would surround her with love,

love from the both of us.

Since I knew her mother wouldn't be around.

(birds chirping)

I haven't.

I have failed.

Your daughter needs help.

And you and I,

we should get her that help.

We can do this.

I have a plan.

No police.

Just you and I,

and Clarke.

Yes, Chad.

Let's save her.

Let's take out the trash.

(birds chirping)

(phone beeping)

(bird hooting)

(Ava sighing)

(phone beeping)

Get over here.

Now. Now. Do you hear me?

(footsteps echoing)

Good morning, Ava. I hope we're not interrupting anything.

No, of course not. Leeper darling.

Welcome to my home. You've never been here before, have you?

I've never wanted to.

Oh, well, this is my humble abode.

Mimosas, anyone?

I believe you know Chad.

In fact, recently, you wanted to hold hands with him.

And of course, Nandana.

(laughing) Good times.

Good times.

-(Nandana grunting) -(dramatic upbeat music)

(footsteps echoing)

(fists thudding)

(fighters groaning)

(foot thudding)

(henchman groaning)

What the fuck is going on?

(henchman grunting)

(dramatic upbeat music continues)

Who's in there?

Who's in there?

Chantelle!

(Sterling grunting)

(fist thudding)

(fighters grunting and groaning)

(Chad groaning)

-(fist thudding) -(henchman groaning)

(kick thudding)

(water sploshing)

(dramatic upbeat music continues)

(gate clanking and rattling)

(birds chirping)

(Chad exhaling loudly)

You good?

Yeah. Are you good?

No, I'm good. I'm good.

It's nice to get out and get some air and see you.

It's been a hell of a night.

A night? You've been missing for 48 hours.

Oh.

(Ava sighing)

It's good to see you.

(hands thudding)

Well, that was fun.

You too, couldn't help but notice

you got your ass kicked there.

I've always had trouble with time sequences.

Or dealing with the drugs.

That was one heck of a date, honey bunch.

You were out of it.

That was no date. Nobody here believes that.

(laughing) Everyone's a critic and Leeper, darling.

Why is everyone attacking you everywhere you go?

It must be absolutely maddening.

Let's cut the crap, Ava.

I know a lot more than you think I know.

Do you?

Do you now?

Well, well, do you know

that I have been saving your ass all these years,

protecting you from financial ruin?

You don't know anything.

I know what you've been doing to my daughter

and that's all I care about.

Oh, good.

Good news.

But what if I told you that I could help you get her back?

And how's that Ava? Huh?

Because you've been holding her like you've held Clarke.

Who are you?

What psycho have you become?

Your worst nightmare.

Oh, you think you are so upper class,

when all this time I have been saving your ass,

but now it's my turn.

I'm gonna get some.

Well, from what I've been told,

you've been getting some from all over.

Mr. Chung,

my daughter,

and whoever else you want, you twisted sick, fuck.

Okay. Okay.

Just shut the fuck up,

you sniveling little brat.

You will get your precocious little whore back.

But you need to be nice to me.

She's a lousy lay, anyway.

I, I can't take anymore. I can't take anymore.

Give, give her back to me. Let her go.

All right. All right.

But you know I need to get something in exchange, right?

What? What, what, what do you want Ava?

You know, I think I'll let my new boss tell you.

My, my real boss that is.

Set it up.

Do us a solid Ava. We are game.

Pretty boy speaks.

And what a big boy he is.

I liked you better at lunch and that was bad.

Oh, so you don't like the real me either?

Oh, well, cry me a river

because you all need to be nice to me.

You need me.

You know, it's nice to be needed. I like it.

So I will set it up

or not.

You will arrange that.

But the question you need to ask yourself is,

do I fight or do I die?

Or maybe you wanna sit back and play,

rub your thighs together

because nobody else will touch those things.

This guy is quite the romantic, isn't he?

I'm sure Mr. Chung is paying you handsomely.

Ava,

for God's sake, just,

just let her go and walk off into the desert. (sobbing)

Oh, I will. I will. Mr. Leeper Sterling,

you will get your way just like you always have

your entire privileged life.

But just so you know, when I walk off into that desert,

I am going to be worth

so much more money than you could have ever imagined.

Whatever you want, Ava.

Good for you. Good for you. (crying)

Mr. Sterling, we're done here.

But we're not done with you my frigid friend.

I always get frigid around your type. And why wouldn't I?

We are keeping this off the books.

So set it the fuck up.

You catch it. I kill it.

Copy that.

(footsteps echoing)

(Sterling sobbing)

Oh, Mr. Sterling, let's get you some water.

I have some back in the van. Come on.

[Clark] Nandana, Enough already.

Mm, Right. All right. (laughing)

Toodle-oo.

I'll have my peeps arrange it with your peeps. (laughing)

(ominous music)

(waves crashing)

(car horn honking)

(car engine roaring)

(tires screeching)

(car door slamming)

What? Did we hear? Is it show time?

Uh, it's lunchtime.

(footsteps echoing)

I thought we heard of something.

No, just thought you might need some lunch.

I saw you was zoning out out there

and figured you might need some company

or a peanut butter sandwich.

You cook?

(chuckling) Like I said, a peanut butter sandwich,

don't get carried away.

(exhaling loudly) So, no word.

Believe me,

Ava's not gonna give up on her big payday.

She'll reach out. No worries.

It's just,

I just hate waiting so much.

I even hate the word wait,

it's like when you're fighting

and you hesitate for one second, you are dead in the water.

That's kinda how you looked out there.

No, really. I mean it, it's like when you're fighting,

you're always coming up with an next blow, you know?

This, what we are doing right here,

waiting for somebody else,

is fucking bullshit.

Can you imagine what Sterling's going through?

When you're in the fight getting punched

and cut and bloody?

What do you tap into?

What keeps you going?

I don't know.

I've never really thought about it.

Gimme a fucking break.

We all have something,

something that we're working through.

Please. Let me just enjoy my peanut butter sandwich.

Yeah, you can. And you better.

'Cause that's about as domestic as I get.

I killed somebody, in the ring.

(somber music)

I mean, he didn't actually die in the ring,

but that's where it did turn.

(somber music continues)

Later when they took him off life support

in the hospital, that's where they died.

(sighing) And the hard part is I,

-I knew him. -(bell ringing)

He was like me,

a gay guy.

When they told me he was going to the hospital,

I went there, 'cause I knew

he didn't have anyone else in his life.

'Cause he is from one of those families

that,

that kicked him out after they found out about him.

So it was just me,

the machines.

It's not like we were in a relationship or anything,

but,

I knew him.

(birds chirping)

It's a sport. It wasn't your fault.

But I put him there.

I put him there.

(somber music continues)

And after the doctors told me it's time to let him go,

I wanted to make it right by him.

I lowered the lights. I, had some music going.

I brought on a priest.

I wanted to make it right, goddammit.

So the priest was laying on one side.

I was laying on the other.

And I told him over and over that he was the real champ.

That he was the winner.

And I think for the first time in his life,

he actually felt loved.

(birds continue chirping)

You're a good man, Chad.

No.

He was the real fighter.

After they gave him the last dose of morphine,

they told me it would take 10 minutes and he'd be gone.

He lived another two weeks.

Fighter.

Come here, come here.

(hand thudding)

-(birds continue chirping) -(somber music continues)

So this rage came from having to prove to myself,

to everyone around me that, that I'm fine.

That I'm okay.

That I'm...

(sighing) That gay is good

and that I'm actually worthy of love.

So that's what kept me driving the whole time.

I just kept punching

and punching

every single time.

(ominous music)

Harder and harder.

It's that same rage.

When he died,

I gave it all up.

Moved, wanting to forget.

And that's how I came here, when he died.

(waves sloshing)

The Shitty

The Shitty.

And then I met you.

(exhaling heavily)

And the good news is, I'm working through it now.

I'm actually starting to like myself now.

'Cause you know, you have to love yourself first

before you're able to love somebody else.

There it is.

So there it is.

You surprised?

No.

Like I said, we all have something.

But, I mean, to be honest,

I am surprised at how good fight you are,

even after all that.

And how everyone refers to you as a pretty boy. (laughing)

I mean, that should pump you up pretty good.

That's a mighty powerful combination.

Yeah. Pretty boy Chad.

I'd be happy if it doesn't come from Ava,

Chantelle and Tameko all the time, better rest in peace.

But thanks for the ego boost.

Uh, yeah. That piece of trash. I forgot about her.

But trust me, Chad.

There will be others.

People who will love you for you

and more importantly, people that you'll want to love.

Can we go?

(car engine roaring)

(tires screeching)

(door clanging and squeaking)

(door slamming)

(Clarke exhaling loudly)

(Nandana sighing)

Whoa, (laughing)

chill, you guys look like I'm about to carjack you.

(Clarke chuckling)

What? Too much. Is it the minivan?

I just love the open road.

Do you?

Well, I had to find you guys.

Some drunk at this bar said that the two Cs would be here.

-So. -That dump is my bar.

And that drunk is Brian, one of my best customers.

[Nandana] Oh.

And what's with the two C's? Huh?

We have names, Chad, Clarke. We've met.

I know, I know. I'm sorry. It's my bad.

I just, I, I just, I-

What, what is it?

It's Leeper.

He, he, he's lost his mind. He got tired of waiting around.

And now he's going to meet with Mr. Chung by himself.

And I've never seen him like this.

He's so used to having all the control

and now he has no control.

And he's lost it.

Please, please, please. I'm, I'm begging you.

-Just please come with me. -Nandana. Calm down. Okay.

We got you. We'll come with you. We'll help you.

[Clark] Where are they meeting up?

Sunset Beach.

We'll follow?

-Okay, let's ride. -(hand slamming)

You know, I think our designer water loving friend

is a little cray cray.

You're right. She's got spunk.

Right now, it's showtime.

And now classic television.

(car engines roaring)

(car engine humming)

By the way. Where is your shirt, Pretty boy?

It's in the back seat.

Why? What are you talking about?

(chuckling) You know, I may be a few years older than you,

but I'm still breathing.

Naked from the waist up, the cowboy hat.

You got it going on, Pretty boy.

Another ego boost.

Hmm?

Are you feeling okay?

Hey, take it where you can get it.

That's what I always say.

Yeah, I've heard that about you.

Hey, hey, hey.

My bad.

Can we stop the sexual harassment for a second

or save it for later and just do our job?

Yeah. About that.

We're gonna need some help. Any ideas?

Copy that.

Um,

no.

You?

I mean, we're in the Salton Sea.

Throw a stone and you'll hit,

well, nobody.

There's not a lot of fighters out here.

Well, I guess I have to get my fighting level

to this superior class that you do.

No, don't kid yourself.

You're already there.

Really?

Yeah.

Almost.

Hey?

Did you have to do that?

Did you have to kill my ego boost?

We were doing so good.

(Clarke chuckling)

(dramatic music)

-(fly buzzing) -What? No driver. Mr. Leeper?

I'm sorry. May I call you that?

I mean, after all of our legitimate business negotiations

for me to get this thing,

I would assume that I could do that.

But you know, it's a fucked up world. (laughing)

But seriously, I'm impressed.

No driver, no staff swarming around you.

I mean, have you ever driven yourself anywhere, ever?

I gave my driver the day off, asshole.

Ooh, that's not a very good way to start.

Did you just call me asshole?

I meant my driver as an asshole.

But you're one as well,

and a monster.

Oh, you are so businesslike.

I really do like that about you.

And you're in the business of thievery,

murder and kidnapping.

I know.

Such a great business to be in.

Especially when you have all these yummy,

underage virgins around you.

And in the case of your daughter, a seasoned whore.

(tires screeching)

(doors clanking and slamming)

My, my, my. That's it.

Just kidding. (laughing)

Very impressive.

You ain't see nothing yet, asshole.

Asshole? There's that word again.

Asshole, asshole.

Can we get more creative with that?

I liked you better with that gag in your mouth.

Don't you think he looks better with it in his mouth?

I mean all, all, all Macho and studley, yet tied up.

(groans) Now, are we waiting for anyone else?

Yes, my daughter.

That's right. Let's not forget about that.

Let us see Chantelle.

(dramatic music continues)

(car door slamming)

Daddy.

Daddy, help me!

He came.

Ah, just spare us the theatrics.

All right, let's just get, get, get, get on with it.

All right.

The stench in this place is overwhelming me.

Ava?

I believe he prepared some paperwork

for our, our friend here to sign.

Yes. I have just what you asked for Mr. Chung.

Such a gem.

And you used to be my gem, didn't you Ava?

But that was before I got a taste

of the sweeter things in life.

And, I don't just mean your daughter.

Ava, you were like his sister to me.

My father and I, we trusted everything to you,

and you turned out to be such a sick fuck.

Well, you know, the way I see it,

once you sign this contract,

giving control of the lithium to Mr. Chung here,

you know, the lithium that you so conveniently

didn't wanna know anything about.

I can have any family I want

or anything I want for that matter.

Let me guess, you'll continue being a pedophile.

Well, that's noble.

(spitting) Can we like, get on with it?

Sign.

(dramatic music continues)

Do you have a a, a (exhales loudly)

a clipboard or something?

It's, it's, it's a little difficult. I can't quite.

Oh, there he goes again.

Always needing something more.

Always needing help from somebody else

because you're too much of a fucking baby

to do it for yourself.

I am sick of everything you are

and everything that you represent.

Bend over.

Excuse me.

I said bend over.

Give him your back to sign on.

Seriously?

Now.

Or you could do a downward facing dog, Ava.

I mean that would suffice too.

But for Clark's sake

and well, quite frankly, for all of our sakes,

do keep your clothes on this time.

(dramatic music continues)

(papers ruffling)

(Ava groaning)

-(upbeat dramatic music) -(feet shuffling)

Take care of this.

(car door clanging)

-(car engine roaring) -(tires screeching)

-(fists thudding) -(fighters grunting)

Huh, goodnight.

(upbeat dramatic music continues)

(Clarke grunting)

Everybody okay?

Yeah.

Look at you, caring about others.

You became a real team player, huh?

No more solo bouts for you.

Hey, of course I care about my partner.

How else would I get the delicious peanut butter sandwich?

I don't know about delicious.

It's the effort that counts. And partner?

Yeah. And I also care about Nandana. Huh?

Full of surprises.

What, you didn't think I was an assistant

who could handle the road in a little danger?

Hm. All in one day's work.

It's called a Thursday

when you work with someone like Leeper.

Oh, and don't forget your expertise in water.

We have this sparkling, clean, clear water,

called the miracle of the desert out here.

You want to try it out? Take a dip.

I mean, come on. I need to shower, I stink.

Yeah, you do.

[Nandana] Hey.

Nandana,

may you please come in here.

Yes, Mr. Sterling.

Any word?

No, I'm afraid not.

I don't understand. We gave them exactly what they want.

And I'm here waiting for them to give me my daughter back.

Mr. Sterling, come on now.

Did you really give them what they wanted?

Um, what are you referring to

my learned, trusted assistant?

You didn't finish signing your signature, did you?

Uh. (chuckling)

Maybe.

Maybe not.

And even if you had,

you have a board of trustees that by law

must sign off on that transaction, yes?

(chuckling) Uh, maybe.

Maybe not.

How did I get so lucky to have someone like you in my life?

(laughing) I, I don't know. But I'm here now with you.

And after yesterday,

I know that I can count on you in every way.

I am deeply grateful.

I know you're a Leeper.

(gentle guitar music)

(bell ringing)

Nah.

Come with me.

Company retreat.

What's gotten into you?

Let's go.

(gentle guitar music continues)

(ominous music)

(wind howling)

Would you please tell me what's going on?

Look at that.

What?

(chuckling) Over there.

What do you see?

I don't know. Another smelly beach.

That is our future.

Come again?

That new plant.

This new industry is going to put us back on top.

Back on top?

I'm not following.

See, back in the day, in the fifties and early sixties,

The Salton Sea was hip.

And believe it or not,

it was the place to vacation and be seen.

I mean they built a yacht club, a golf course.

Celebs would come from Palm Springs to play. We were it.

And then how did we get here?

Governmental bullshit and greed and environmental stuff.

But the point is, with this lithium thing,

we can be there again.

Unless the Chinese take the cake.

Exactly.

Listen, I know I dis this place all the time,

but I figured I moved here for a reason.

Maybe 'cause I was down on myself.

Or maybe 'cause I hated life.

Or maybe 'cause, like you,

I wanted to forget,

a chance to heal. (sniffling)

But now I realize this could be bigger

than my fighting career or my bar or I don't know.

You and me.

This place is me now.

And in some weird way

I have become the Salton Sea

and dammit, we need to win.

You're right.

You know, the other day I saw this bird struggling

in that gunk, trying to stay alive.

And he made it,

made it outta that of out that shit hole.

Flew up in the sky.

Not like my bird in my apartment.

Rocky,

who just,

who just died in his cage.

Just 'cause he didn't have anywhere else to go.

But it kinda dawned on me

that this place could survive too.

Like that bird,

whose living in the Salton Sea.

But when Leeper

signed over the contract to the Chinese yesterday,

man, I was so depleted.

Like after 12 rounds,

spent,

no more energy to go.

But he got out.

Who?

That bird.

He got up.

And so can we.

I mean we're talking America here.

We can't just let Sterling or other folks like him give in.

This is bigger than any fight in my life 'cause,

'cause this is my life

and your life and our home.

Chad, what you said the other day about who you really are

got to me.

I don't wanna hide anymore.

And I sure as hell don't want to hide here anymore.

You've been so brave, Chad.

I want to be brave now

and go for what I really want.

What do you suggest we should do?

We start with Ava,

and we get that little girl back to her dad.

Yeah.

Yeah.

(gentle music continues)

Come on.

I knew you'd come around.

You were a tough one.

But at the end of the day, you are just as freaky as I am.

You get me and I get you.

(chuckling) Takes one to no one, Ava.

You know when I got your text, I thought,

who would have thunk this?

But then I remembered that I am stinking rich now

and rent boys like you like that.

Won't we have some fun?

Yeah. Good times as you say.

So, um,

what do you want?

(dramatic ominous music)

(footsteps crunching)

-(water dripping) -(scourer scouring)

Yo, look how this guy fucked up my face.

Your face was always fucked up.

Oh, you got jokes?

I do.

Knock, knock.

Who's there? Hello boys.

Who wants to party with this?

Huh?

-(Chad grunting) -(fists thudding)

-(tray clanking) -(henchmen groaning)

(footsteps echoing)

(ominous music continues)

-(gentle music) -(Chad grunting)

(door clacking)

There you go.

(car door slamming)

(car engine cranking and roaring)

The eagle has landed.

(phone beeping)

We're on.

God bless America.

(car engine roaring)

Just what you ordered,

with a little Clarke twist.

You know I like a twist. (laughing)

So when does this joint close

so you and I can have some real fun? (sipping)

Oh, the fun's already begun, sugar lips.

Because we're gonna get a visitor any old minute now,

then the fireworks will really start. (blows air)

Oh, God, lover. You know me so well. A third?

Oh, just who have you got lined up?

Will I do?

What the fuck?

Oh, come on Ava, what's a little fun between friends?

Besides, you should be feeling pretty good right now,

thinking that you're richer than fuck now.

(scoffing) What do you mean thinking? It's over my friend.

You're done.

I know we gotta get you your precious, little whore back,

but we, we will come to that.

This is laughable, Ava.

You're laughable.

Did you really believe for a moment

that some chicken scratch on the back of a contract

could ever be authenticated in a court of law?

Let alone, I inherited the company, remember?

Just as I inherited you, you slag.

I don't have the power to sign over my company.

My trustees do.

But Mr. Chung said-

And Mr. Chung is Chinese.

They're never gonna own all of the world's lithium.

We're gonna have a little bit of our own

right here in the Salton Sea.

So, you enjoying that drink baby cakes?

(coughing) I can't. I can't breathe.

You bitch.

Yeah. Yeah. I am.

Just not your bitch.

Extraordinary. (laughing)

Extraordinary, Clarke.

You didn't happen to make her drink

with the water from the Shitty, did you?

I don't. Oh.

Bravo my friend.

That should keep her occupied in the loo for a while.

Well played.

I'll drink to that.

(laughing) Clark's the bomb.

Wait, my drink's good though, right?

(door bell ringing)

(gentle chanting music)

It's over.

Your daughter is in your car.

(Sterling sighing)

Thank you.

Thank you both.

(footsteps echoing)

You see,

He thanked us both,

you and me,

equally.

Yeah. Two thank yous, two people.

Yeah,

I get it.

You're my partner.

(sighing) Equally.

(gentle chanting music continues)

Daddy.

Daddy.

Daddy, daddy.

(shushing) I'm here.

I'm here. (sobbing)

(Chantelle crying)

Um, so am I still gonna be your bar back

or has that changed?

Partner, you can be anything you want.

Really?

Anything?

Pretty much.

What about this?

(lips smacking)

I thought you'd never ask.

(lips smacking)

(birds chirping)

Can I be the originator of the Hoosier fly kick?

(Clarke laughing)

I don't know about that.

We'll have to see who does it better first.

Let's go home.

(gentle music)

(footsteps shuffling)

(gentle bright music)

♪ When I was small I used to wake up ♪

♪ Every morning to my mother asking ♪

♪ What did you dream ♪

♪ Tried to describe all those shapes ♪

♪ I didn't recognize and I asked her ♪

♪ Do you know what they mean ♪

♪ She said, yeah the truth ♪

♪ Oh it will get in your way ♪

♪ And in this place ♪

♪ That we're living right now, lies rule the day ♪

♪ Got a little bit older ♪

♪ And I saw another shape forming in the mirror ♪

♪ Someone I did not know ♪

♪ Showers of love coming at me from all sides ♪

♪ Drowning me slow ♪

♪ Yeah, the truth, oh it will get in your way ♪

♪ And everybody knows ♪

♪ The truth doesn't matter ♪

♪ Hee ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Here I am alone again ♪

♪ With these shapes I know so well ♪

♪ Open my eyes and I realize ♪

♪ The truth is mine to tell ♪

♪ Yeah the truth ♪

♪ Oh, it's my way ♪

♪ La la la, ye ♪

♪ Ooh ♪