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No, Chad, it's the truth.

I just want to talk. I just want to talk. We did.

We're done.

I didn't actually talk. You want to answer my text? You want to answer my

You don't get it. I don't get what?

I love you.

Together. I don't want to be with you anymore.

Okay, then give me an explanation.

Finish what you're saying. I love you on the back. And what? I told you.

Don't let me be with you.

You're suffocating me.

Right. Let's go.

This is my lunch date.

Travis, no!

Money or women?

Strap! You're what? Money or women?

Women, Tito.

Women.

Well, that explains why you're three in on a Wednesday.

Hold on.

Here, what?

This one?

It's on my house.

But if you want something better, you know, like dinner.

Doesn't that cause blindness?

I don't... Probably.

In that case, I will take something stronger.

And a Coke.

Okay.

So, tell Uncle Tito about her.

Tell him there is no her anymore.

I mean, we were together, oh boy, three, four, no, five.

Five months we were together.

Five months, that's it? Almost six.

Six, okay.

I was going to propose.

Oh,

after five months?

You don't know so much?

That's a freaking horrible idea.

Are you serious?

Good horrible idea or a bad horrible idea?

Oh, bad.

Very, very bad. Oh.

It's not even that bad.

Ugh. What?

What about you?

What brings you here to this old place like this on a Wednesday?

Old place? What? This is Tito's, okay?

This is, this is personality. This is, this is... Ambience. This is an

establishment, my friend. Established in 1906.

Well, I'm at this establishment to meet a friend that I haven't seen in a very

long time.

I got really lucky to get out tonight, but we'll see how long that lasts.

Congratulations on your escape.

And what can I get you then?

I will do a vodka tonic.

If that is not too stereotypical for a middle -aged white woman.

And a tequila shot on the side, please.

All right, coming right up. Thank you.

One vodka tonic. Thank you.

One shot of tequila. Thank you very much. Thank you. And now it's a party.

Well, you still have a few more drinks to catch up on with this guy on a

Wednesday.

Woman troubles?

Yeah. Yeah. Something like that. Figured.

Well, who needs the self -esteem of a good relationship?

To tequila.

I'll do another one, please.

And he'll have one, too.

Okay.

Here we go.

Thank you.

Sure.

So what do you do?

Video production.

Really? I'm so impressed.

Currently I'm doing a series of videos on the immaculate city of Royal Oak.

at me, sipping a drink.

I had a dream of being an actress once.

Lived in LA.

Shot a whole scene for a movie.

Then they cut it.

What happened?

Didn't advance the story, I guess.

I'm gonna move the seat closer and invade your space, if that's okay.

I mean, why did you leave?

Why'd you leave LA?

Life, I guess.

Life. Well, I mean, the shift kept going. I can tell you got the screen

for it.

Yeah, right.

At my age?

Age. Come on.

You're beautiful. I put you in my movie.

An actual movie. That's not like the other thing. I'm not a Harvey Weinstein.

I'm sorry.

That was too much.

No, you're fine.

You're sweet.

You're clearly drunk.

Shame on the girl who broke your heart.

Yeah, well.

It's not here anymore.

So? You're filming a movie?

Well, writing the script.

Actually, it's really just ideas on paper.

But I can picture you as the lead.

What's it about?

What's it about?

There's a protagonist and the journey, and the journey's still being written.

That's it.

It's fine. I'm sure I am too old and haggard for you to actually put me in a

movie. Okay, come on.

You are not older.

Haggard.

You're beautiful.

You deserve to be seen on the big screen.

The guy who's like four drinks in and a poorly lit bar?

I can't keep my eyes off you.

That's my friend.

Friendship that is probably older than you are. Older than 27?

Close.

I'm Debra. I am 40.

Travis.

40 is not old.

You are closer to my daughter's age.

These are like $100 for three bucks.

It's a thank you present.

You know what would be an even better thank you present? Something more

than ten videos of talking heads and cussing slides.

You okay, Jessica? You look tired.

Hunter and his buddies kept me up all night.

Hunter and his buddies. What was last night's wild conspiracy theory?

Rehashing chemtrails with some 5G birth... I don't know. They're crazy.

This is a joke, right?

I wish.

You know, I think they actually think birds are real only because you can eat

them.

I'll tell you what.

I'll get you some noise -canceling headphones for Christmas.

Or I can just move in with you.

Kennedy Automotive wants more info.

Tell you what.

Call Kennedy Automotive back. Let them know that I will be able to get them the

proposal as soon as I actually have time to do it.

Hurry up. It's money.

My soul is crying for help.

You're good at it.

Look, it's a referral.

Just do it.

In all the world news, Jessica, I went out last night.

And? And, and, I met somebody.

Seriously? Cut me some slack, alright? I went in there originally wanting to get

drunk, but then here she comes, just strutting on in, looking all beautiful.

What's her name?

Debra. Did you hook up? No. Kiss?

No. Did you get her number? No.

No.

Did she exist?

How much did you have to drink?

Quite a bit.

Two had to take my keys and cut me off.

I'm not going to tell you how to live your life, Travis.

But you fall so hard for girls.

I'm a hopeless romantic.

What can I say?

Every time you get your heart broken, you go into this deep depression and go

all Howard Hughes in the editing suite.

Well, if I didn't have this editing suite, I probably would have been dove

the deep end by now, don't you think? I mean, come on. I was in love.

You're always in love. It is never reciprocal.

Even with Gabby.

I could tell two months before it ended that she was trying to find a way to

escape. But hey, I hope this Denver chick works out.

Don't air quote me. She exists.

She's real.

I didn't drink that much to black out. You're a cray.

That's the thing about blacking out.

You don't know when you've blacked out.

Write the damn proposal.

Shut thing.

Anything else?

Closing up for the night?

I have this issue where if I don't force myself to leave my dreaded office slash

editing suite slash office, I'll never get any sleep.

I asked Tito where I could find you.

I hope that's not too stalkerish.

It's still right, I'm not a stalkerish.

What are you editing?

You wanna see?

Well, that would require you going back into the dreaded office slash editing

suite slash office.

I want to take the risk if you are.

So, these are all my project files. This is what makes up and consumes the

better half of my day.

Now, this one right here, this is a CTV spot.

Okay. What is a CTV spot?

A CTV spot is a commercial for streaming.

Okay. I'll let you see this one because it's not horrible.

This is good.

Travis, it's really good.

I mean, it's about as artistic as doing taxes.

No, you shouldn't sell yourself short.

You're clearly good at what you do.

If anything, you should be in Hollywood, and I should be spending $10 to see a

film by Travis Gorman in the theaters.

I told you you should have stayed in L .A. You are a good actress.

No, I'm serious.

This is your calling.

I just can't get over how beautiful you are.

Travis, I am old.

I have wrinkles.

I've had a kid and my body looks like it.

There's no way that someone your age that looks like you do is going to think

that I'm beautiful.

13 years is nothing.

You really are beautiful.

This is your play.

My play?

Seduce an older desperate woman.

Bring her to your office.

Show off your skill set.

Go in for a home run?

She came to me, remember.

Maybe you wanted me to go for a home run.

How long have we known each other?

We could start.

Thank you.

That's why the American government wants me to pay an extra $12 for a hunting

license.

It's crap.

I'm telling you, America just wants more money to spend on themselves.

You know that they decide to do all salaries.

I think that we, the people, should determine what they make.

You ever been in a fight before?

Uh, no.

What? You fought Lenny Freeman in the seventh grade. Okay, that wasn't even a

real fight, but that was so long ago. You punched him in the face.

You frightened about punching a guy named Lenny in the face?

Man, anybody named Lenny deserves to be punched in the face.

He was.

He was asking.

He was going after his girl.

You're such

a workaholic.

I'd rather be an alcoholic than a workaholic.

Excuse me, sir.

Marty, how you doing?

Good to hear from you.

No, no, I got a second. I can talk.

How can I help you?

Yep.

I see.

I'm sorry, what?

Okay, um...

I'll tell you what, Marty. I will give you a call tomorrow morning. We can

schedule a conference call, and we can discuss any possible deadlines and a new

action plan moving forward. How does that sound?

Sounds good. All right, perfect.

Okay, I'll touch base with you later.

All right, good talking to you. Have a good night.

No, honestly, Marty, I really think that me and Jessica are perfectly capable of

running a two -man team. But, you know, if you really want to kick an additional

$500 into the budget, that'll just buy you an extra 60 minutes of B -rolls.

way you can have a much more complete, much more flush production.

Again, it's up to you.

Let me call you back, Marty.

Hi.

Hello?

I know that I owe you an explanation.

I'm married.

Look, I know it's a horrible thing that I did. I just... You were so nice to me.

And I haven't felt that appreciated in a really long time.

So I couldn't help it.

I just feel this connection with you.

Okay, if that's really the case, then why didn't you say anything before,

You're a married woman. We're not off to a good start.

I know.

I never thought that I would be unfaithful. I just... What's the issue?

I feel trapped, okay?

I hate my life, and I hate my life with him.

Honestly, I wish I could get out of this marriage, but I can't.

You just won't hate me?

I don't hate you, Debra, okay?

I don't.

But I also can't just be your cry for help.

Yeah, I know.

I mean, you are married, okay? You're married.

Married. How far did you really think we were going to get with this?

It can't be that bad, can it? If I ever dared to pursue a divorce, he would make

sure that I got nothing.

This wasn't a cry for help. It's a cry for attention, for intimacy.

Okay, but if you're getting all that from me, then what do you still need to

from him?

My savings is his savings. My house is his house. If I leave, I have nothing. I

have no money, no place to live. I haven't had a career ambition since

were flip phones.

My only chance of escape is if he dies.

That's my only chance at freedom, and so I'm trapped.

Do you know what the life expectancy age is?

Uh, 77.

Right.

77.

Being at 52, which means I have 25 more years with him.

25 years. That's basically your entire life.

Do you know what it's like to have someone in your life that you wish would

just so that you could live?

And how it feels to even think about something like that? Okay, let's back up

for a second.

Okay,

and I hear that, I do.

But it's gotta be something in this marriage that's still worth fighting

I don't need therapy, Travis.

Okay, but indulge me and answer me just one question.

When did it all get bad?

Probably the very beginning.

It was young when we met.

It's on a short film.

He wrote, and of course he directed.

I starred in it.

We got together and I got pregnant.

I was 21 at the time.

He was not a good writer and was an even worse director.

When Olive was one, he decided that we should move back here.

It slowly became a struggle, and then it got bad, and then it got worse.

My 20s weren't spent going out and having fun. It was PTA meetings and

practice and doing my husband's laundry and staying in so that he could go out.

You're my breath of fresh air.

She won't leave him.

Hates her husband, but she will fucking leave him.

Listen, let me tell you about this guy I met in college, before Hunter. What?

Surprise, surprise.

You didn't meet Hunter in college?

Please. The closest Hunter ever gets to college is betting on brackets and

obsessing over his team for a school he never went to.

Right, right, right.

Sounds like Hunter.

His name was... It doesn't matter.

Anyways, we went on a couple dates, screwed around, and...

That's it.

Sometimes relationships last 60 years.

Sometimes 60 hours, 60 minutes.

Hell, sometimes 60 seconds.

But you have fun and you call it a day.

Look, I understand it must be so easy for you to just call it a day, but I

can't, Jessica, I can't.

Crazy as it sounds, I might actually be falling for this woman.

Why? Do you have... some sort of savior complex?

I don't know, Jessica. I don't know, okay? I want that romance. That real

You know, that stuff that you see in the movies.

It doesn't exist.

Not even in the movies.

Titanic. Jack dies in the water.

Casablanca. Elsa gets on the plane.

Travis. I sympathize with this woman's crappy marriage. Lord knows I hate mine.

But this is not a drama you want.

I can't comprehend people.

that feel a certain way about their partner and still choose to stay in

relationship.

Why don't you just leave him?

It's so easy to suggest it.

You know, he said I'd regret it if I ever left him.

Regret it?

What, are you implying that he'd do something to you?

Honestly, I don't know what him or his friends are capable of.

I can't trust him anymore.

Look, I appreciate that perspective, Jessica. I do.

And hear me out for a second. You ever met someone that just touched you deeply

in ways that you never thought possible?

And then the whole day, these intrusive thoughts about what your life could be

like with that person just run right through your brain.

Are you high?

She's married.

Don't get involved any more than you already are.

How would you feel if you found out you were being cheated on?

How would you react?

Stupid.

Let's do it.

I want to see...

Hey. Van is making me go to a dinner with his friends.

So your husband's name is Van?

Isn't that like Swedish or something?

Travis. Just so you can go.

It doesn't work like that.

It's part of the deal we make when we say our vows. This is the life that I'm

trapped in.

Well, I mean, you couldn't just pretend to be sick.

Deborah. Deborah.

I don't know when I'll be home.

Don't wait up.

This is what you're going to be doing tonight?

Go out. Call friends.

You need some extra cash?

I can give you an advance on your allowance.

I can't just call someone on a moment's notice to go out. It doesn't work like

that. I'm 40, not 21.

Maybe this is why you don't have any friends.

It doesn't hurt to try.

I don't have any friends because you won't let me see them without making it

into some huge ordeal.

Didn't you go out last week?

Yeah, and you called three times.

You showed up at the bar and practically carried me out of there.

We should go to my father's cottage and think of next week.

Sure. We can get a few rounds in.

If you don't play, you won't get any better.

I've never been good.

Because you never try.

You always criticize me and say that I'm taking too long.

I'm trying to help you.

I want to get some fishing in, too.

You can go shopping.

Peter's going.

I won't make you spend the whole time with him and Stella.

I hate the smell when you get home from fishing.

I just thought it would be a great idea getting drunken stoned by the bonfire

near the lake.

Golfing, nature.

You said it'd be nice for us to get away, and then you just... Sorry for

Enjoy your school.

Now this is the party. That is exactly what I need.

Don't you learn about it as happy as a pig all around his shit.

What is this little fruitful kakaki you got there?

It's a tequila sunrise.

A tequila sunrise?

Hey, I got a tequila sunrise too.

It's in my pants.

I'll just sit right here.

No, no, please do it. Sanitize for your convenience.

You're welcome.

Where's Jessica?

How should I know?

Yo, Barty!

Let me get, like, a jacket coat.

Thank you!

Hey, see what?

Man indicted on assassination attempt.

Nice. Man pays nearly $7 ,500 to an assassin to murder his spouse.

and make it look like a kidnapping and robbery gone wrong.

That is some Hillary -type shit right there.

But, you know, well, you gotta do a deal on that.

I know a couple nefarious types that'll do it for, like, two, three.

I mean, what do you want to know why?

Oh, I already know why.

Man hates wife, wants out the marriage, and instead of hiring a lawyer, hires an

assassin.

Probably cost less, too, let me be real.

It's crazy because I just didn't think this kind of stuff actually happened.

All those crime shows that you watch and you still live in La La Land.

Man, stuff like this happens all the time.

Like, there was this one story, right?

Patti Smith got a bunch of high schoolers to kill her husband.

The problem?

She got a bunch of high schoolers to kill her husband.

A bunch of 16 -year -olds.

They talk, they brag, and she got caught.

Like, yeah, seriously.

Oh yeah, true story.

Made one movie, two movies about it.

The lesson?

Don't hire a 16 year old to do a murder on somebody.

So would you do it?

I've granted this song paid you.

Man, I have killed plenty... of animals.

See, killing is easy.

The challenge with killing people, though, is that they like to fight back.

I say a deer catch me in the blind.

They see me, first instinct is to run.

I tell you, see, people get killed all the time, but they never find murderers.

It's a little commonality.

I had a client once.

He was a very, uh, you know, clean -cut, straight -laced kind of dude.

He ordered white milk on our first lunch meeting.

Anyway, I finished this assignment, and then the day came he was supposed to

drop off a check.

It never showed.

I figured, okay, write it off in taxes.

Then I turn on the TV the next day, and you know what it says on the news?

There he is.

Gunned down by police in the shootout.

If it turns out, who's wanted for the murder is Weiss.

Not everyone gets away with it.

Oh, you didn't get the check.

Act

1.

Soon one exterior nighttime

What the what area then

there's a kill

Hello to you too.

I can't stay away.

I think about you all the time.

Listen, Debra.

You make me feel like I matter.

Travis.

Don't reject me.

You ever feel like you shouldn't do something?

But you just can't seem to stop.

I know exactly what you mean.

What are you thinking about?

What's on your mind?

I just hate going to his father's cabin.

There's a huge opioid problem up there and cottages get broken into all the

time.

Simple solution, just say you can't go.

Tell him, go have a boys trip or some crap like that.

No, he doesn't trust me not to go.

I guess maybe if I said I was going to my sister's in Columbus, he'd probably

let me do that.

What's the issue?

You think you're going to cheat on him?

I love you, Debra.

I love you too, Travis.

And I wish that I could be with you more than anything.

Maybe he'll have a heart attack or fall down the stairs or something.

God, I shouldn't say stuff like that.

You know, if things were different, I'd take you back to Hollywood.

Follow our dreams.

Yeah, right.

I'd be cast as, like, the neighbor's mom on some cheesy sitcom.

Nah, you're a leading lady.

You know that movie idea I was telling you about?

The one with the protagonist going on a journey.

And still being written?

Well, look, I've been adding more to it lately, and I've been thinking about

actually making it.

Starring Y .O .U.

What's it about?

What's it about? Okay.

See, it's about this killer.

Who gets out of prison, and one day he decides to go after the woman that put

him there.

But you don't see the killer for most of the movie.

It's suspense, you know? Think of it like Jaws meets a serial killer.

Combination of creature slasher.

I would have taken you for more of a rom -com guy than serial killer.

That sounds dark.

And you want to make it.

Yeah. I mean, I've got all the equipment.

I've got my lead -in lady.

You're too much.

Just serious.

And so, Hollywood's the dream.

Absolutely.

You're all with me.

I'd love to go back.

Give it another shot.

To not have to struggle.

To have...

Half a million dollars and just focus on my dream.

What are you talking about?

Van's insurance policy.

It's a $500 ,000 life insurance policy.

A half a million?

We could leave here together.

You and me.

You could make your movie.

We could have a light.

What?

I guess I'll just go to his daddy's cabin instead.

I don't know. A few years ago, one of his buddies came home from dinner with

family.

discovered that their whole house had just been ransacked.

Somebody broke in while they were gone, went through everything, went through

the medicine cabinet, snatched the electronics.

What if they've been home when that happened? Like, what if that happens to

and I'm home alone?

Look, don't say things like that.

I mean, someone could just walk through the front door.

Kill me. Shoot me dead. Deborah, stop.

That'd get me out of this marriage.

Dreams of Hollywood and... Dreams of being free.

Dreams of being with you.

You have to go?

Yeah.

Time to wake up.

You know, I think I pay you too much for what you do. I do more than you think.

Do you remember Lacey Brennan?

Lacey, Lacey, Lacey Brennan.

Uh, high school, right?

Yeah.

I saw her last night, man.

She, thank you.

No. Oh, come on. Jessica, I'm seeing somebody.

Well, this someone's not married.

Well, this someone's in love.

Travis, drop the old lady. She's not old.

Older lady.

I can't believe you're still seeing her.

Yes, yes, Jessica, we're in love. We've been seeing each other, we've been, and

guess what? We're going to have her ever after.

Do you hear yourself?

What about her husband?

Is he cool with this?

Who cares?

You're delusional if you think you're in love.

The only thing that you can love in that short amount of time is a dog.

Are they at least separated?

No. He's a little bit of a control freak. She can't just pack up and leave.

Alright? He's mean to her. He's abusive.

I could see her not happy, so nothing I say matters right now.

What's the plan here, Travis?

Let her keep cheating until he finds out? What if he's a nutcase?

What if he comes after you?

Because if he is as controlling as you say he is, that means that his wife is

his property. And that means that he will do whatever it takes to protect his

property.

Look, I hate to break it to you, big sis, but I am not going anywhere from

woman no time soon.

Well, it doesn't sound like he is either.

Look, Travis, I get it. You're an idiot.

But you need to end this.

Let her go.

You cannot show those pictures to anyone.

Let's get in that booth like this.

Don't worry, I won't show nobody the face.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure, ask me anything.

Have you told anyone about us?

I might have mentioned it to my sister, Jessica.

Really?

I mean, come on, Debra. That's my sister. She's been there my whole life.

like my best friend. I mean...

I tell her everything. I can't let her.

Can I ask you a question?

Hold on.

What does she think?

Well, honest truth, I mean, she thinks it's a bad idea that I'm seeing a

woman.

And worst case scenario, what if your husband finds out?

But back to my question.

Where do you see us down the road?

I don't... I don't know.

Well, Debra, I honestly think it's time you and Van got a divorce.

I know, but... Let me finish. Let me say it.

Hey, wait. I want us to have a future and a life together and just somewhere

the end of that, married.

I mean, if that's what you have to ask, I don't understand. Like, if you're

really as crazy about me as you say it, then shouldn't you want the same thing?

Hello?

Travis, I'm 13 years older than you. He's 12 years older than you.

Yeah. At some point, I'm going to slow down, and you're going to get bored of

me. You're going to start wondering why you're spending all your good years with

some old lady.

You are not some old lady, Deborah. Like, you... Man, you got a good thing

here, and I can't get this with nobody else.

Van? Wow.

Can you not do this right now, Van?

Because I'm out with Tabitha. I'm doing what you mentioned I should be doing.

Why would I have to tell you that?

Are you my parole officer?

Okay, Van.

Yeah, I'll stop and get it so we have it for the trip.

And he hung up, didn't he?

Yeah, well, I mean, we hung up.

That's what I mean.

No goodbye, no be safe, no I love you.

Well, no, that would require actually showing that you care about another

person.

It's transactional. It's not a show of affection.

If this is how you feel about your husband, then why stay married?

Don't understand.

Don't want to go home.

Where are you going?

The kitchen.

Refill it.

Are you happy?

That's a loaded question.

I say I'm happy and you don't believe me.

Or there's a follow -up question that somehow entraps me.

Entraps you.

Or I say I'm not happy and we get into a fight about it.

We have a good arrangement here.

A little more ice, too.

Travis, man.

What exactly are you asking me to do?

Look, I'm not saying it's you specifically that needs to do this. I'm

saying that if it comes to it, if all else fails, maybe you know someone that

can. So you love her, huh?

I do. I really do.

But the problem is, get this, you're gonna love this, she's married to this

rich... liberal type.

That means he probably don't got a gun.

He's supposed to be alone this weekend.

She's going out of state to visit his sister in Columbus.

Look. I love her more than anything, and I got a good thing going with her. But

in order for that to continue, her husband needs to go.

That's sweet.

You know, love can make people do many things.

Crazy things.

My question is, why won't you?

Me? No, no, no, no, no, no. It can't be me.

But you can be the one to pay someone to do it.

Hmm.

See, you know, in a lot of ways, that's much more sinister.

All I want to do is set her free.

And, uh, the price of freedom?

How much are you willing to pay someone to murder?

Your girlfriend's husband?

$2 ,000. How about $3 ,000?

So you know someone.

Are you willing to pay?

And if the answer is yes?

Then I know someone.

Hey, man.

I gotta say.

I didn't think you was this kind of dude.

See, I thought you was more of a sip wine cooler and a zoom call your

kind of dude.

Make sure you get to do this. A smart assassin.

That's a great idea, Travis. I'm not playing with you, Hunter. Whoever does

this, they cannot get caught.

I'm going to go ahead and write that down.

After you murder the guy, don't get caught. Are you serious, man? For real?

Really? I watch a lot of crime shows, okay?

Where the killer always Messes up, okay? There's always DNA.

There's evidence. Forensics comes in. The court case is a mess.

Travis.

I got this covered.

I know what I'm doing.

This... This ain't punching little Liddy in the nose.

You get me?

What the hell did you ask my husband to do?

How do you know she's not just using you, huh?

How do you know she's not just feeding you? Why?

Jessica, I don't know what I ought to do. I don't know what I'm supposed to

Not this!

How'd you find out anyway?

Hunter isn't the type to keep a secret.

Especially when he's had a few.

Travis, he seriously thinks about killing another person.

You're not going to go to the police, are you?

No.

Not because I shouldn't. Because I should.

If you are anybody else, I will get your ass locked up.

Well, Hunter's not going to do it.

I'm going to go home.

I'm going to tell him you were just kidding.

And that you were just blowing off some steam.

Blowing off steam.

Right. Right?

Look, Jessica, all I was trying to do was just... No!

God, you're such an idiot. When did you become so stupid? I don't know, Jessica.

I don't know. People do stupid things when they're blindly in love. Open your

goddamn eyes!

Okay. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I don't know what I was thinking.

You weren't.

You don't really think he would have done it, do you?

It's Hunter.

Hunter is never his right mind.

So for the right price, he'd do just about anything.

When I had this conversation with your husband, he seemed like he really knew

what he was talking about. I know.

He's a real character.

Man, I wish he was this person when we met.

Because I would have dumped his ass.

Now, if you know anyone wanting to kill him, just let me know.

Keep my hair going.

Excited? Yeah, sure.

Beat staying around here.

But I mean, someone could just walk through the front door, kill me, shoot

dead. No, stop.

That'd get me out of this marriage.

Dreams of Hollywood and dreams of being free.

Dreams of being with you.

Where you going?

I gotta...

Hello?

Hello?

Help me!

I can't hear anything. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Ma 'am, are you sure there's no way we can call for you?

This is the man that murdered your husband.

Does he look familiar?

No, I have no idea who that is.

His name is Hunter Kepler.

Does that name ring a bell?

No.

Mr. Kepler resides... The city just south of you.

Looks like he specifically came here today to murder you and your husband.

Do you know why you'd want to do that?

No, I have no clue.

I don't know much about my husband anymore. We kind of live separate lives.

Does anybody know that you guys came up here tonight?

I mean, I'm sure he bragged to everyone in the office that he was coming up

here.

I know we had some friends we were supposed to see while we were here,

But anyone that would... No.

No one comes to mind.

You okay? What's wrong?

It's Hunter.

He's dead.

Dead? How? What happened, Jessica? He was shot.

Shot? I didn't think he would get killed. I just thought he'd get

What are you saying?

Hunter was killed trying to kill your girlfriend's husband.

Okay, I need an explanation.

Right now, Jessica, start talking. I didn't want to get you in trouble. I

needed to get rid of Hunter.

What do you mean, get rid of Hunter? Have you seen him lately?

He's unbearable.

It's like he's gone on this rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and he'd never

come back out.

I never gave Hunter any money.

I did.

I got the money out of our safe.

I don't... I didn't think he'd actually do it.

I told him you gave me an envelope and I gave it to him.

He said he was gonna go out of town to his bud's farm.

I used to find a friend there and I saw him there.

I thought the worst that would happen is that he'd try and he'd go to prison.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Why would you do that?

Weren't you just going off the other day about the same damn thing?

You're going to ruin everything we built if you get caught!

There were never any withdrawals from your account.

Nothing to incriminate you.

He even left the envelope on the nightstand.

I put it back in the safe. There's nothing tying you to this.

It seemed like a good opportunity to get rid of him.

And maybe give you a chance with this lady.

Van killed Hunter in his own house.

Clearly this would be self -defense. No, Van's dead. Hunter killed him.

So who the hell killed Hunter?

Van's wife.

No. Son of a... Debra's in Columbus, out of state, visiting her sister.

Maybe it was Van's mistress.

You know, he was a cheater. Right. I can't stand people who cheat on their

spouses.

What are you doing?

Well, my girlfriend's husband was just killed, so I should probably text her

check on her, that means, right?

And say what?

As far as you know, none of this has happened.

All you know is that my husband was killed in a botched home invasion.

Wait for her to call you, and then think very hard about what you're going to

say.

I guess if the police started asking questions, I could say that I had an

with Debra and that Hunter was fascinated with Van's lifestyle.

Because Hunter's crazy. He did it all on his own.

He saw an opportunity.

You expect him to buy into this?

I hope so.

God, I'm glad he didn't use that weapon on me.

Did you fucking use me, Jessica?

I solved two problems at the same time.

But Travis, I swear, I didn't know he was gonna do it. I just wanted him to

arrested so I had time to leave.

You could have always left him.

Could I?

Hunter is not the man he used to be. And you wouldn't have thought twice about

killing me.

As a man, is my fear so justified?

First to Travis.

One.

Need another?

No.

No, thank you.

All right.

Hey, Peter.

Yeah, yeah.

How do you know when you've been ghosted?

I think having to ask yourself that question kind of gives you the answer

don't want.

Yeah, kind of what I was afraid of. You called her?

No. Text?

Yeah, we can go.

That's why I'm asking me because I'm not sure if it's a good idea if I should

keep reaching out or not.

I would.

I'd send her one more text.

And, uh, nothing comes back.

Time to cut her loose, man.

Yeah.

Done.

Well?

What'd you text? Oh.

Okay. All right. I see it.

I said that I hope you're doing okay.

And that I miss you.

Ever the romantic, Travis.

I gotta test the waters.

Good luck, my friend.

My husband died.

What? He was murdered.

So we were having an affair.

But it was so much more than that.

So the woman you were screwing around with had a husband, and he was killed?

Well, they're not complicated than that.

Do I look like a lawyer or anything?

What did you have me for?

There's no such thing as bartender customer privilege, okay?

Tito, what, you think I had something to do with it? A woman you were screwing

around with was married.

And her husband was killed, okay?

Um, I'm trying to cover my ass here, okay?

Before you drop another bombshell sentence like that again.

Tito, it's not like that. I didn't kill anyone.

Are you a suspect?

No. They know who they are.

Well, well then, um... Maybe,

maybe she's just getting her affairs in order.

Well, um, yeah, not affairs like that. You know, you know what? Okay, so what

I do?

If I was you, I'd give her some space, Travis.

A lot of space.

Travis Gorman.

I don't know why this hunter guy killed my husband, detective, but he's related

to Travis. It's his brother -in -law.

So Travis Gorman, like Gorman, Gorman, G -O -R -M -A -N? Mm -hmm.

Okay. And who is this Travis guy?

I admit that I was not a faithful wife.

I strayed once.

Just once.

I met Travis at a bar, and we hit it off.

Are you married, Detective?

Yes, ma 'am.

22 years.

And you love her?

Oh, yeah.

Well, I don't know about your love life, but Van hasn't touched me in years.

For that, I was somewhat grateful.

When I met Travis, I just felt a spark.

Something that I hadn't felt in a long, long time.

It wasn't a fair detective.

A mistake.

So you believe Travis was involved with this?

I don't know.

If so, what would be his motivation?

Love.

Travis loves me.

He told me he would do anything to be with me. I just, I didn't think he'd

literally do anything.

Well, Miss Davis, we know that Hunter is the one that killed your husband.

He must have got Hunter to do it.

Why would Hunter do that?

People usually just don't go and convince their brother -in -laws to kill

and they go with it, right?

So what would Hunter possibly gain by killing your husband?

Money? Detective, Travis knew about Van's life insurance policy.

He kills Van for us to be together. He gets both love and money.

What, Miss Davis?

He really does love me.

He would do anything.

The last time you talked to her?

Uh, last time I spoke to Debra was, I believe, about a week ago.

I just wanted to check in on her and see if she was doing okay.

Nothing else. That's all.

You love her?

Still?

Still, yes.

So she hasn't been contacted in about a week.

You don't think she's subtly saying... Detective, I'm a little bit so manic.

What can I say?

Right.

Carlos, what would you do with a million dollars?

A million dollars?

Yeah, a million dollars.

I could do a lot with a million dollars. I mean, I could pay off some debts,

upgrade my equipment. I mean, maybe shoot something a little more exciting

a film.

You know, if Debra was an actress from L .A., I'd make her a star.

But what about you, Detective?

I'm sure there's a plethora of things that you can upgrade if you had a

dollars at your disposal.

Van Davis had a $1 million insurance policy.

That surprises you?

She told me it was only half a million.

So you knew there was an insurance policy.

She might have mentioned it.

Travis, I know you personally didn't kill Van Davis, but you have an order to

possibly hire somebody.

Maybe like a brother -in -law with fancy firearms.

Okay, but I didn't.

Look at me.

Why would I do anything like that? It's not like I'd get any of the insurance

money, you know. But Debra does.

And you were seeing her with Van Davis on the picture. You guys can be together

with the million dollars.

Detective, I don't care about the money.

Would it have been nice?

Absolutely.

She was afraid to divorce her husband because she was scared she was going to

left with nothing. But I told her that she can make a clean break. She needs

nothing from him.

All her needs, wants, and desires, anything she could ask for would be on

behalf.

That is all.

So you and Hunter never talked about this?

Well, not in a serious way. We entertained a light conversation about

bar once because we saw something on TV.

How much money do you think it would take for Hunter to tell somebody?

We're talking $2 ,000, $5 ,000.

What are we talking about here? What's the number?

I don't know because I never talked to him about it.

You know, that guy on TV, you know, he paid someone $7 ,500 to murder his

spouse.

That's quite a bit of money.

That's quite a bit of money.

Let's look back here. So, you know, as hopeless romantic as you stated, that do

anything to get her out of that relationship, take care of her, and

big budget film, bring her as an actress, you know, this million dollars

could get. I mean, I believe you'd do anything for the one that you love.

Let's take a step back.

So Hunter, your brother -in -law, gets killed by this woman, Debra, that you

have an affair with.

And you don't see anything wrong with that? Stop.

Debra killed Hunter?

What do you think killed Hunter?

Debra was in Ohio, visiting her sister.

I mean, I knew that a woman killed Hunter, but I thought maybe it was Van's

piece.

Right?

Debra killed Hunter.

You didn't tell him what I told you, right?

I told the detective that we saw a story on TV about a husband who hired an

assassin to murder his spouse.

I did not once say that me and Hunter entertained a serious conversation about

murdering Van.

Why didn't you call a lawyer? I didn't think I needed to, Jessica.

I'm not guilty.

Oh, right. Because only guilty people need lawyers.

All right. All right. Just let me think.

Yeah. Yeah.

Let's do that. Let's think.

Good idea.

It sounds like a setup.

A setup?

Okay, let's make it make sense.

She just strolled on into Tito's one day, looked at me and said, Hey, I can

seduce this poor little schmuck and get him to murder my husband.

Well? Well, I didn't want to get anyone killed.

Travis, they're trying to tie this all together.

Listen.

The police approached me again.

I will take the fall. No!

Jessica, listen to me. This is my mess. It's my situation.

I got Van killed.

Look, you were right. I should have never gotten involved with a married

in the first place, and I did not listen.

You'll go to jail.

Well, hopefully I don't fall blindly in love in there.

That's not funny.

Oh, look at that.

Kennedy Automotive calling, probably to reject the proposal.

That's the spirit.

Yeah, I way overbid. This probably isn't even going to happen. I was going to

say something when I saw that. Why?

I don't know. Maybe another ad about another douchebag car salesman smiling

the camera rambling about model your car pickup. Must go with a little too soul

-sucking. You love that stuff.

Not this stuff.

Giles Gorman, what can I do you for?

No, I got a second. I can talk.

Uh -huh.

I see.

No, no, no. Thank you. I am thrilled about this. I will be expecting an email

with all of the paperwork.

All right.

Talk to you soon.

Okay.

That was fast.

Yeah, Kennedy Automotive accepted our proposal.

The proposal.

$150 ,000 for the fiscal year.

Yeah, I guess apparently they're sending over the paperwork as we speak.

Well, don't be so happy about it.

Seventy -seven thousand dollars?

It's a one million dollar policy.

Last year he took out a loan against the principal.

What does that mean?

It's like a loan, but except the bank, the individual can borrow money from

their life insurance policy and pay it back in installments, like any other

loan. And he did this?

Why? I mean...

I had no idea that he did this.

I can't say.

You're our lawyer.

Not his lawyer.

You're our lawyer.

Look, Vanna's dead.

Whatever he may or may not have done...

He doesn't have to answer for it anymore.

It was a payoff.

And he would have paid it off eventually if he lived to be another 20 years.

Just tell me.

Ben had an affair with a woman from Akron.

She got pregnant and she threatened to reveal everything.

So he gave her a million dollars so it would all go away.

Such a noble thing to do.

Well, he thought if he hadn't done it, that it would ruin his part of the

business, his marriage, everything.

He thought it was the right thing to do.

The right thing being cheating on his wife?

Or impregnating his mistress?

Or pilfering his life insurance policy?

Maybe the right thing to do is...

the wrong phrase.

There goes any shred of guilt that I felt about my infidelities.

So, $77 ,000?

Well, minus a few nominal administrative expenses on our end.

There's other financial considerations.

I'm assuming you know about the...

Back in mortgage

Come

and visit the beautiful downtown area and experience a lot of the

Hey. Can we talk?

I don't know where to begin.

Okay then.

Let me start.

Did you actually love me or were you just using me?

Did I love you?

It's a fair question.

I never stopped. That's why I'm here.

With you, it felt like the movies where the two leads fall in love and live

happily ever after.

What do you want from me?

I don't want anything from you other than to spend the rest of my life with

Look, my husband died and I didn't expect it.

I didn't know how to handle it and I just needed some time.

You saved me, Travis.

I love you.

No.

What?

Deborah, I've mulled on this for a minute.

I've wondered, what would I say? What would I even feel if I saw you again?

And now that you're here, I don't feel anything.

My husband died.

I was nearly attacked.

I'm sorry if I didn't rush right over here to see you. What would that have

looked like anyway?

Why was that such a hard thing to say?

Because you know what it seems like? It seems like you got your million dollar

insurance check and then you didn't need me anymore. You don't actually believe

that, do you?

You shot him. He shot my husband. You told me you were going to be at your

sister's. Yeah, and plans changed. I told you what Van was like.

You know, it almost seems like you were going to kill me after I killed him.

Once upon a time, I met a man in a bar who gave me the time of day.

And he made me feel things that I hadn't felt in a very long time.

I was trapped, and he saved me.

And here I was thinking that you actually meant the things that you've

me. That you love me.

I did love you.

Once.

But not anymore, Deborah.

I don't believe you.

You saved me.

I realized what you did for me and... You still do.

You still love me.

We'll see.

I do miss him a little.

No, I don't. I wish I'd just been being around.

Hey, well, look. If you get bored, you know you're always more than welcome to

roll with me, all right? I'm always down to do this.

I don't know. I think it's a little more social.

Goddamn. Jeez.

I swear, it's been nonstop with this woman all last week.

Yesterday, it was 11 times. Today, it's 8.

9. That doesn't include DMs, text messages. This woman is out of control.

Uh -uh, and this literally goes from Hallmark to Fatal Attraction real quick.

What does it say?

Apparently not interested. Sorry to bother you.

Seriously? That's not at all what it says. Here's what it really says.

Answer my call. I won't be ignored.

You won't ever ignore me again, Travis. And then she sent like three exclamation

points and a long paragraph.

Uh -uh, and that's literally Glamour Pulse right there.

Look, I don't know what it is, but it's like lately I've just been getting this

feeling like somebody's watching me. Like, I went to the grocery store

yesterday, and I swear she was there. Like, I saw her for a split second, and

then she just disappeared like Batman.

You right. People never shop at grocery stores.

Okay, how about this? When I went to my car, I seen one that was identical to

hers, and then we just sped off.

Yeah, cars never drive in a parking lot.

That's cool. Will you please take me serious?

What am I supposed to do, get a restraining order?

I mean, it wouldn't hurt, but it's not gonna stop her.

But hey, at least if they find you chopped up in the woods, they know who

it.

Think you funny?

Yeah, I do.

Oh, my God. She's calling again.

Hey, don't piss her off.

Look, you crazy, psychotic bitch.

You better stop calling my brother or so help me God, me and you gonna have a

real problem.

Jessica, that wasn't nice.

That wasn't nice at all.

Feel better?

No.

We're gonna go home and change.

As we're going out, I'm sick of this bitch running in my room.

I need a drink.

How do you think I feel?

You're not the one who's got to deal with her.

Let's dance. Dance, please. Have you seen me dance?

Exactly. I need a good laugh.

What is she saying?

Well, apparently, according to her, I will never find anyone that loves me

she does in here.

Wait. She knows where you are?

Yep.

At your six.

My six?

She's cute.

Jessica, this woman is really freaking me out. I don't know what I'm supposed

do.

I don't know.

You've got all the answers. No, I don't. And this is really becoming a buzzkill.

You want to just get out of here? Yeah.

Hey, Gabby.

You mind if we talk for a second?

Just give me 60 seconds. I won't be waiting, I promise.

Hey, I'm going to head out. It was so good seeing you, Gabby.

Text me, all right?

Yep.

What?

I owe an apology.

Okay, I understand looking back how I came off. You know, it's very off

-putting. It's negative. Travis, you came to my job.

You scared me.

What was that? I know, and I get it. Trust me. I understand. I'm not saying

anything I did was right. I'm not trying to justify anything I did. It's just

when you really love someone, when you feel strongly about somebody the way I

felt for you, you tend to miss over things.

You just create red flags, you know, realize that you're actually causing

harm than you are good. And before that, I'm sorry.

I am sorry.

Thanks.

Carol?

I'd offer to buy you a drink, but I get the impression you smug for all this

blind shit.

Yeah, thank you.

So I'll see you around?

What?

On this one.

Travis!

One drink.

My mother made me so pissed when she found out I was coming so late.

Hey, look. Look at that.

Look, I had fun.

It was good to see you. It worked.

But... If you want things to go any further, I'm not going to be the one

and texting and hitting you up.

You got to reach out to me.

And what if I don't?

Well, if you don't, then that's okay.

And what if I do?

If you do, then that is fine, too.

Okay.

Oh, quick thing.

Last time I saw you, who was that that came into your job?

Ryan, the DoorDash guy.

Yeah, you did too much.

Thank you.

All right.

Have a good night.

Good night, Travis.

Get home safe.

You too.

Get out. What do you want? You can have my car.

I don't want your car.

Travis is mine. What? You can have Travis, please.

I saw that look in your eye. What look?

I know that look in your eye. What look? We're just friends. He's mine.

You can have him, please. Go.

Go where?

Open it.

Which one?

It happened to me.

Honey, I know.

Got a minute?

Detective, what brings you by?

Gabriel Boyce.

Ex -girlfriend of yours, right?

Yes.

When's the last time you seen her?

The last time I seen Gabby was two nights ago at the club.

Have you talked to her since?

Honestly, Detective, I don't think she wants anything to do with me.

We reconciled things because we had a falling out the last time we were in

person. I told her if she wants to see me again, she's more than happy to hit

up, but you know how these things go.

I'm probably never going to hear from that girl again.

Do you know where she's at?

I have no idea, Detective. If you'll excuse me, I would like to use the

and get on with my day. Just hold on one second.

We can continue this in there if you want to.

Travis, last time you should have seen, she was seen with you.

Well, we talked to Deborah David.

Now, why would I talk to Deborah Davis?

Because she was there.

This woman, she keeps stalking me, harassing me, following me around. She

not leave me alone.

The last time we talked, you were in love with this Deborah Davis.

That was then. Things changed.

I want nothing to do with this woman.

Mr. Gorman, do you have a lawyer?

Do I need one?

You probably should have a number.

We'll be talking.

Jesus, Debra's ridiculous.

Third time today.

Look, Debra, you need to stop calling me. Help me!

For your sister's sake, you'll want to come see me.

Wait, wait!

Hello? Hello? Jessica!

Where's my sister, Debra? Where's Jessica? Where'd you put her?

Hello?

Hey, I just opened a bottle of wine. It's perfect timing.

Where's my sister, Debra?

You know, I don't know. We haven't seen her in a while. Let's host her for

brunch soon. Debra, where is my sister?

I... Jessica!

Jessica!

Hello?

Hello?

Where did you put my sister? Jessica!

Where's my sister, Debra?

Where is she? Where'd you put my sister, Debra?

Where's Jessica?

What'd you do with her?

That's a great question.

Here, check this out.

I recorded that.

Then just some light editing.

What do you want from me?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You're not really going to shoot me, are you?

Well, I don't want to shoot you.

Travis, I love you.

You had my husband killed, but then you abandoned me.

You needed my money until you got your own.

That is not how you treat someone that you love. You rejected me!

And I hate feeling rejected even more than I hate feeling trapped.

So, here's what I'm thinking.

Travis Gorman breaks into my home to try to finish what his brother -in -law

just couldn't do.

And just like Hunter, just like Hunter, you fail too.

You're not thinking straight.

You're not thinking clearly. I tried to tell you so many times that I loved you,

that we belong together.

But I suppose it's just like what you said to me, right?

Love is blind.

It makes you act a little irrational sometimes.

I did. I did. I really meant it. I really did. I really fell for you,

I meant everything I said. Oh, Travis, you're so sweet.

And I felt things with you that I hadn't felt in a decade.

But that freedom just led to another trap.

Why won't you help me be free?

You don't have to kill me.

You don't have to kill me. You don't. Just let me go. You don't have to do

Don't you see?

It has to end this way.

All the great love stories, they don't end with a happily ever after.

Romeo and Juliet, Jack and Rose, Kristen and Satine, it's the Hollywood dream.

Wait, wait, wait.

No, no, Deborah, Deborah, Deborah!

Now I'm going to untie you.

And shoot you one last time.

It's a fatal shot.

Hey, Debra.

I love you.

I don't believe you anymore.

Oh, look who it is. Big Sis is here.

Don't leave me alone.

Make one noise.

And she'll end up worse than you.

Jessica!

Have you seen my brother?

Um, no.

I haven't seen him in a while.

Is there anything else that I can help you with?

If you see him, you call me.

I really hope you find him.

Bye -bye now.

Heart, what are you doing? Give me that.

Give me that.

You are just being so silly.

You can still be the savior.

Your sister, she's fine.

Unlike that club hoe that you were with the other night.

What'd you do to Gabby?

Oh, Gabby. Was that her name?

Wrong place at wrong time, I suppose.

You killed her. You're supposed to love me, not someone like her!

Get out of here. How'd you get in here?

The egress went down. I've got to get you out of here. No, no, no, no. She's

a gun. I don't care. I'm not leaving you.

She's coming. She's coming. Go.

Go. All right.

All right.

Go.

Stand up.

Stand up.

Last chance.

Not too late.

Dreams of Hollywood.

Dreams of being free.

Dreams of being together.

What do you say?

They're just dreams.

She's not worth it.

My brother's the nicest.

I didn't get that G!

Guess you can say you two have met now.

Jessica, Deborah.

Deborah, Jessica.

We gotta explain that.

Explain what?

Bye -bye, Debra.

We won't miss you.

Hey, chill on her. She's been through enough.

You're lucky I found you. You weren't at the office. No phone calls, nothing.

So thank God for finding friends. Find a friend, yep.

Appreciate you calling.

Thank you for arresting that psycho bitch.

And my condolences.

Thank you, but my husband wasn't the man he used to be.

The man I married died a long time ago.

Hey Travis, we found Gabby's car.

Did you?

Well, she just confessed to me that she actually killed Gabby.

Well, it's under investigation.

We're going to compare the prints when we get them in.

It's been a pleasure.

Thank you.

Thanks for everything.

Most definitely.

You know, with all this, maybe we should write a movie about it.

Who will believe this?

Right.

I'll send Detective Brody over to get a statement.

Thank you, Detective.

Yeah, whatever.

Thanks for saving my black ass.

You're welcome.

But just promise me one thing.

What? You won't put me through this shit again.

Well, trust me, I'm done. Look, I'm just going to finish writing my script and

then I'm going to go and actually film it.

And you, little miss, as sole employee of Travis Gorman Productions, it is your

job to make sure I am not distracted, I am kept focused, or I'm docking your

pay.

Shut up.

What?

Travis Gorman?

Yes. Are you ready to give your statement?

I am now.

I'm Travis, by the way.

Detective Brody. Detective Brody.

Nice to meet you.