All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.Criminal.Intent.S08E10.Salome.In.Manhattan.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-NTb_track4_[eng]

- IN NEW YORK CITY'S
WAR ON CRIME,

THE WORST CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
ARE PURSUED

BY THE DETECTIVES
OF THE MAJOR CASE SQUAD.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.

[crowd shouting]

[hip-hop music]

♪

- COOKING, LIKE MUSIC,
IS AN ART.

SO REMEMBER, FOR LAMB,
METAL'S A LITTLE TOO LONG.

COUNTRY MUSIC IS JUST...
NAUSEATING.

JAZZ...

WELL, NOW, JAZZ--IT'S GOOD
FOR EVERYTHING.

BUT HIP-HOP IS PERFECT
FOR MOROCCAN LAMB--

OOH--
WITH A SHIRAZ HONEY GLAZE.

AND UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING,
I AM MAX GOODWIN

REMINDING YOU
THAT THE BEST MEALS

ARE MEALS WITH MAX.

- AND CUT.
- YES. [applauds]

VERY GOOD, MAX.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT OTHER STUFF.

WE'LL CUT AROUND IT.

- HEY.
- MAY I?

- "REVEL AND FEAST IT
AT MY HOUSE TODAY."

IT'S SHAKESPEARE,
SWEETHEART.

- OKAY.
UGH.

[grunts]

- I GOT TO TELL YOU,

I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD
ABOUT TONIGHT.

- I WOULDN'T HOLD MY BREATH.

- YOUR GENIUS,
MY CHARM,

PETER WELLSLEY'S
CHECKBOOK.

YOU'LL BE BACK ON THE COVER
OF GOURMAND MAGAZINE IN NO TIME.

ENDYMION 2, BABY.

- ALL RIGHT.

- A RESTAURANT MIGHT BE FUN,
SWEETIE.

- FUN. YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
HOW MUCH FUN.

- IT IS INTRIGUING.

- YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR PEOPLE
RUN THE NUMBERS, PETER.

- LARRY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY
TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM.

- WE DON'T REALLY SPEND
THAT MUCH TIME

IN THE CITY ANY MORE.

- WELL, THEN WE'LL FIND
SOMEBODY ELSE

TO WORK THE CASH REGISTER.
[laughs]

SERIOUSLY, PETER,
I CAN COME BY YOUR OFFICE

IN THE MORNING.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

- LARRY...

THANK YOU AGAIN.

- YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T HURT
IF YOU ASKED HER

TO TALK TO HER STEPFATHER.

- IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN,
OKAY?

I'M GOING TO HEAD DOWNTOWN.

- I'M WORKING
MY ASS OFF HERE.

- HEY, HE TURNED ME DOWN TOO,
BUDDY.

- ON A SCALE OF 1 to 10,
TONIGHT'S A 2.

- IT'S THIS PLACE, LI.
IT'S THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'RE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

[glass clinks on counter]

- HI.

- I BET YOU BROUGHT HOME
STRAY KITTENS

WHEN YOU WERE A KID.

[dance music]

♪

- HEY.

- DON'T SAY THE RXO
AIN'T NEVER GAVE YOU NOTHING.

- YOU'VE GOT TO TELL LARRY
SOONER OR LATER.

- IN THE MEANTIME...

SO THAT'S A YES, RIGHT?

- LISTEN, WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS.

[hip-hop music]

♪

- EXCUSE ME.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

- SHH.

GO HOME.

GO HOME, LARRY.

- WELL, NO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

PETECHIAL HEMORRHAGING
SAYS PROBABLE C.O.D.

IS STRANGULATION.

IT'LL BE SOME TIME
BEFORE I CAN GET

TO A COMPLETE AUTOPSY.

- OKAY.
- SORRY.

SORRY I'M LATE..

NOTHING LIKE A, UH,
FIVE-HOUR GERMAN OPERA

TO MAKE YOU REALLY APPRECIATE
A MURDER SCENE.

GEE, THIS IS A--
THIS IS A NICE PLACE.

- YEAH, IT SHOULD BE.
LISA WELLSLEY.

21 YEARS OLD.

LISA WELLSLEY.

THAT'S WHY THE...

NEWS CREW DOWNSTAIRS.

- THE NEIGHBORS
HEARD SOMETHING

AND CALLED THE SUPER.

IMAGINE HIS SURPRISE.
HE COMES IN AND SEES THIS MESS.

- WHAT'S BECOME OF ROMANCE?

- THESE ARE ALL RXO WEAR.
THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK WORN.

- REGINALD X. OLDMAN?

FROM ATTICA TO MOGUL?
THE AMERICAN DREAM?

- OH, FROM WAGNER TO HIP-HOP.
I'M IMPRESSED.

- FROM GLAMOUR MAGAZINE
TO, UH, WAGNER.

SO AM I. YOU KNOW,
I HAVE THESE SAME CHAIRS.

- OH, WELL, THERE'S OUR MOTIVE.
NO TASTE.

- THEY HAPPEN
TO BE VERY TASTEFUL.

BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE A MIDDLE-AGED
CIVIL SERVANT

WITH NOBODY TO IMPRESS.

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

A LOT OF THIS STUFF

LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE COME
OUT OF A CATALOGUE.

MAYBE THE SUPER RICH AREN'T AS,
UH, DIFFERENT AS WE THOUGHT.

- THEY JUST HAVE
BETTER DRUGS.

- OH, CLONAZEPAM.
LORAZEPAM, 1 MIL.

LOOKS LIKE,
UH, BENZODIAZEPINE.

MY MOM'S BEEN KNOWN
TO USE THEM.

- WELL, I GUESS IT'S TRUE--

YOUTH, BEAUTY, MEGA MONEY
DOESN'T BUY HAPPINESS.

- MM.
- THERE'S NO PILL BOTTLE.

I BET THERE'S NO DOCTOR
INVOLVED.

- VIDEO GAME
EXCLUSIVELY GEARED

FOR ADOLESCENT MALES.

WHAT'S THAT TELL US?

- WELL,
SHE LIKES YOUNGER MEN...

OR YOUNGER MEN LIKE HER.

- AN ENGAGEMENT RING?

WHY WOULD SHE LEAVE IT
IN THE BOX?

- NOW YOU'RE TALKING MOTIVE.

- I BEGGED HER TO GET
A REAL JOB.

TO GO TO SCHOOL.
ANYTHING.

- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SPOKE WITH LISA?

- LAST NIGHT AROUND 9:00
BEFORE WE LEFT

FOR THE DIABETES
ASSOCIATION BENEFIT.

- BUT SHE LEFT US A VOICEMAIL
AT 11:00

ASKING US HOW IT WENT.

- THE BENEFIT?
- MAXWELL GOODWIN.

HE SAT AT OUR TABLE.

- MAX GOODWIN.

WELL, IF IT'S THE SAME
MAX GOODWIN I'M THINKING ABOUT,

I SEE HIM ON THE--
ON THE TREADMILL EVERY MORNING.

HE...QUOTES...POETRY.

HE'S THE--HE'S THE CHEF.

- WAS THE CHEF.

TWO YEARS
AND ONE BANKRUPTCY AGO.

NOW HE AND HIS CLOWN PARTNER
ARE LOOKING FOR BACKING

TO OPEN A NEW RESTAURANT.

- WHY WOULD LISA
CARE ABOUT THAT?

- ANOTHER PLACE TO PARTY.

EXCUSE ME.

- I GOT YOU.

IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US
THE NAME

OF, UH, LISA'S FIANCE.

- FIANCE?
N--NO, LISA WASN'T ENGAGED.

- WHAT ABOUT FRIENDS?
- CHECK PAGE SIX.

- IT WASN'T A PARTY
UNLESS LISA WAS THERE.

IT WAS
A FAIRY TALE LIFE.

THE DAUGHTER
OF A RAVISHING BEAUTY,

AND THE STEPDAUGHTER
OF AN INTERNATIONAL JET-SETTER

OF NOBLE BIRTH.

HER LIFE
WAS A NON-STOP PARTY.

- I GUESS THE CONVENT
WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

- SHE WAS 16 THEN.
A STAR WAS BORN.

- BUT THE PARTY ENDED
IN TRAGEDY EARLY THIS MORNING.

- WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT LISA WELLSLEY

THAT HASN'T BEEN
ON ACCESS HOLLYWOOD?

- WELL, SHE SPENT A YEAR

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SANTA BARBARA.

- PROBABLY FLUNKED SUNTAN.

- SHE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.

- YEAH, IT'S REALLY HARD
BEING BROUGHT UP

ON THE WRONG SIDE
OF THE TRACKS.

WHAT WITH HER SUPERMODEL MOM
AND HER ROYAL STEPDAD.

- NO, NO.
HE'S NOT ROYAL.

HE--HE'S THE, UH, GOVERNOR
OF LANCASTER CAY.

IT'S A--AN ISLAND
IN THE CARIBBEAN.

IT'S A PLAYGROUND--

A TAX SHELTER
FOR THE FILTHY RICH.

[phone rings]
- YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART.

ROSS. THANK YOU.

HARRIS TRACKED DOWN
THE RING.

IT WAS PURCHASED
BY A MAXWELL GOODWIN.

- SMALL WORLD.

- YES. I GAVE HER
AN ENGAGEMENT RING.

- BUT SHE DIDN'T WEAR IT?

- IS THAT SUPPOSED
TO MEAN SOMETHING?

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
SAVE US SOME TIME

AND GO BACK TO COP SCHOOL.

[exhales]

I'M SORRY.

- WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR HAND?

- LOOK AROUND YOU.
I'M A CHEF, OKAY?

I-I WORK WITH LOTS
OF SHARP KNIVES.

- UM, HEY, YOU KNOW,
I WENT INTO, UH, ENDYMION

THE VERY FIRST WEEK
IT OPENED.

AND I ORDERED THE SCALLOPS
WITH POMEGRANATE.

SO GOOD.
- THANK YOU.

- HEY, UH, YOU'RE GOING
TO OPEN A NEW--

NEW PLACE I HEAR.

- NO. I DON'T KNOW.

THE TRUTH IS THAT MAYBE LISA
WANTED IT MORE THAN I DID.

MAYBE LISA WANTED MORE

THAN A LOCAL CABLE
COOKING SHOW FOR ME.

- THIS ISN'T THE BEST TIME
FOR A MEETING OF THE FAN CLUB.

- NO.
THESE ARE THE POLICE.

THEY THINK I KILLED LISA.

- WELL,
I'M MAX'S BUSINESS PARTNER

LARRY CLAY.

AND I WAS WITH
HIM LAST NIGHT.

MAYBE IF I DIDN'T DRAG HIM
TO THAT CHARITY FUNCTION--

BUT THE INVESTORS
WANT TO MEET HIM.

HE'S THE STAR.

REALLY. SURE. AND YOU?
WHAT ARE--WHAT ARE YOU?

- I TURN ON THE SPOTLIGHTS,
SELL TICKETS.

- AND WHAT ABOUT AFTER
THE BENEFIT?

- WE, UH--

- WENT ACROSS THE STREET,
HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS,

AND TO STRATEGIZE.

- AND WE JUST CALLED IT
AN EARLY NIGHT.

- BY ANY CHANCE,
DO YOU KNOW

WHO LISA WAS PARTYING WITH
LAST NIGHT?

- NO. SHE USUALLY MADE
SEVERAL STOPS IN A NIGHT.

- ONCE AGAIN,
WE'RE SO SORRY,

UH, ABOUT MISS WELLSLEY.

- [chopping]

- WELL, I FOR ONE FEEL SORRY
FOR THAT CHICKEN.

- UM, IT--IT WAS A DUCK.

AND, UM, ANGER
IS THE FIRST STAGE OF GRIEF.

THE MAN'S AN ARTIST.
- HE'S A CONDESCENDING JERK.

AND YOU DON'T NEED
TO BE RAISED BY SHRINKS

TO SEE THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM
WITH REJECTION.

- YOU SHOULDN'T TALK TO ANYBODY
WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY PRESENT.

- THEY'RE THE POLICE.

- LISA DIED LAST NIGHT.
THEY'RE HERE THIS MORNING.

THAT MEANS THEY THINK
YOU'RE GUILTY.

- BUT WE KNOW
THAT I AM NOT.

OKAY.

GIVE ME A BREAK.
- OKAY.

OF COURSE I DON'T--I DON'T THINK
THAT YOU'RE A MURDERER.

- THEN WHY DID YOU LIE
TO THEM?

- OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THE HAND.

WHAT--WHAT CONCLUSION

DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING
TO DRAW FROM THAT?

- TOX SCREEN FOUND
A PRETTY GOOD CONCENTRATION

OF ALCOHOL AND LORAZEPAM,

TYPICALLY PRESCRIBED
FOR ANXIETY.

YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL, AND RICH.

WHAT DOES SHE HAVE
TO BE ANXIOUS ABOUT?

- NOTHING OTHER THAN BEING
YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL, AND RICH.

- AND HAVING SOMEONE WANT
TO STRANGLE HER.

- HE WAS AN ANGRY ONE TOO.

HEAVY BLEEDING
IN ALL THE NECK MUSCLES.

THE GREATER CORNU
AND THE HYOID BONE

LITERALLY CRUSHED.

I PULLED EPITHELIALS
FROM UNDER HER FINGERNAILS.

DNA'S BEING TESTED.

- HMM.
HERE'S AN INTERESTING TIDBIT.

THE CRIB--

THAT'S THE CLUB
THAT LISA WELLSLEY

HAD BEEN PARTYING AT
THE NIGHT OF HER MURDER--

IS OWNED
BY REGINALD X. OLDMAN:

YOUR FAVORITE
CLOTHING DESIGNER

AND FELON
TURNED HIP-HOP MOGUL.

- RXO HAS CERTAINLY LIVED
THE LIFE.

BORN BED-STUY.

FIRST ARRESTED
FOR ARMED ROBBERY

WHEN HE WAS 14.

ASSAULT AT 16.
POSSESSION WITH INTENT.

- WASN'T THAT THE NAME
OF HIS LAST PLATINUM ALBUM?

I'M NOT ARGUING WITH YOU.
HE PROBABLY IS A BAD GUY.

BUT CURRENTLY, HE'S A BAD GUY
WITH BUSINESS INTERESTS

WORTH OVER $20 MILLION.
- 30.

- YES, LISA WELLSLEY
WAS IN HIS CLUB.

YES, SHE LIKED HIS CLOTHES.

NO, IT ISN'T ENOUGH FOR US
TO RISK A HARASSMENT SUIT.

- HE DID FOUR YEARS IN ATTICA
FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE.

HE BROKE HIS LIVE-IN'S RIBS.

- WE JUST GOT A MATCH
ON RXO'S DNA

UNDER LISA'S FINGERNAILS.

- TRY NOT TO DIRTY
HIS CARPET.

- IT'S A SHAME
WHAT HAPPENED TO LISA.

I LIKED HER.
EVERYONE DID.

- YEAH. WAS SHE, UH,
WAS SHE ALONE LAST NIGHT?

- I GOT WORK TO DO.

- IT'S OKAY.
WE'LL WAIT.

- JACKIE, LISA WELLSLEY
SPENT HER LAST SECONDS OF LIFE

STARING INTO THE EYES
OF A VICIOUS ANIMAL

WHILE HE CHOKED THE LIFE
OUT OF HER.

ODDS ARE YOU SERVED THAT ANIMAL
A DRINK LAST NIGHT.

- WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS
TO ME?

IF YOU WANT
TO KNOW ABOUT LISA,

TALK TO RXO, OKAY?

- RXO? THEY WERE--
THEY WERE CLOSE?

- DAMN SHAME.

LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE
I WOULD'VE RATHER SEEN

ON THE FRONT PAGE
OF THE LEDGER.

I LIKED LISA.

- IS THAT WHY YOU GAVE HER
A RACK FULL OF CLOTHES?

- NO.
I PAID HER FOR THAT.

- I'M SORRY.
UH, YOU LOST ME.

- THIS IS MY CLOTHING LINE.

LISA GETS PHOTOGRAPHED IN IT,
IT ONLY HELPS MY BRAND.

- YOU MEAN YOUR COMPANY?
- I MEAN ME, THE BRAND.

- SO YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH HER

WAS STRICTLY BUSINESS?

- [laughs]

WHOO!
MY BRAND IS MY LIFE.

- IN OTHER WORDS,
YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH HER?

- WOULD YOU HAVE PASSED UP
ON THAT?

- AND LAST NIGHT--
HOW ABOUT LAST NIGHT?

- YOU HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING
TO ME, HAVE YOU?

WHY WOULD I HURT LISA?

- AND YOUR DNA
UNDER HER FINGERNAILS?

- WE DANCED.

HOW MANY WITNESSES
DO YOU NEED?

YOU. BITCH.
IN MY OFFICE.

WHAT DID I TELL YOU
ABOUT TALKING TO POLICE?

- I DIDN'T TELL THEM NOTHING.
- I SAID NEVER.

- THEY ALREADY KNEW
SHE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT.

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED
TO DO?

- WHAT ARE COPS?

- THE ENEMY.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

AND ANYONE WHO HELPS
THE ENEMY?

- A TRAITOR.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

- RXO.
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK.

BRUTALITY. AMBITION.

WITH A SUBSTRATUM
OF PURE BEING.

- YOU SAY "TOMAHTO."

BOTTOM LINE,
HE'S A VIOLENT FELON.

- PART OF HIS
JOB DESCRIPTION.

- YEAH, WELL, I'M TELLING YOU,
THAT BARTENDER,

SHE WANTED TO TALK TO US.

- WELL, WITH ANY LUCK,
SHE'S NOT IN RXO'S PURVIEW

AT THIS TIME
IN THE MORNING.

- LISA WAS ALWAYS GOOD
TO ME.

SOMETIMES WHEN MY MOM
WAS TIED UP,

SHE'D BABY-SIT CECI.
THAT'S MY DAUGHTER.

SHE TAUGHT HER THIS DANCE.

I ALWAYS TOLD LISA
SHE'D BE A GREAT MOM

WHEN THE TIME CAME.

- OH. SEE, I--

EXCEPT, I-I WOULDN'T
HAVE THOUGHT THAT LISA

WOULD'VE BEEN
SO INTO HAVING KIDS.

WE HAD A VISIT
WITH THE, UH, PARENTS.

I GOT THE IMPRESSION
ANYWAY.

- WE WANT YOU TO TELL US
ABOUT THE NIGHT LISA WAS KILLED.

- JACKIE.

HEY, WHY ARE YOU
SO SCARED OF RXO?

- YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

THAT MAN'S GANGSTER
ISN'T AN ACT.

YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS KID,
JASON SOMETHING.

HE'S WEIRD.
- HOW SO?

- I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S POSSESSIVE
IN A PITIFUL KIND OF WAY.

HE SITS AT THE BAR
AND STARES DAGGERS

AT ANYBODY NEAR LISA
ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

- WAS HE AT THE CRIB
THE NIGHT LISA WAS MURDERED?

- IF LI'S THERE,
JASON'S THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON
WITH THEM TWO.

HE'S REALLY YOUNG.
- NO KIDDING.

LIKE, UH, HOW OLD IS HE?
- 16. 17.

- THE TARGET AUDIENCE

FOR THOSE SHOOT-'EM-UP
VIDEO GAMES.

[grunting and crying]

- LADY DOWN THE HALL NOTICED
THE SEAL ON THE DOOR WAS BROKEN.

- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
SHE SAW IT INTACT?

- COULDN'T SAY.
YESTERDAY MAYBE.

- THANK YOU,
OFFICER BOYLE.

- HEY, ZACK.

HEY, BOYLE, DID YOU GO NEAR
THIS CHAIR?

- NO.

- THERE WAS A DRESS
ON IT BEFORE.

THE EDGES ARE ALL UNEVEN
AND FRAYED.

THIS WASN'T CUT.
IT WAS RIPPED.

- SOMEBODY HAD A TANTRUM.
- TRIED TO CLEAN IT UP.

- MAYBE SOMEBODY,
UH, WHO'S POSSESSIVE

IN A PITIFUL KIND OF WAY.

- YEAH, A LOST PUPPY
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WHO LIKED TO PLAY
HIS VIDEO GAMES.

- NO, NO, NO, NO.
- NO, NO, NO.

NO.
- I GOT HIM.

- IMPRESSIVE, JASON.

SIX YEARS IN CUSTODY
- BEFORE YOUR 18
- TH BIRTHDAY.

HE PUMMELED
HIS FIFTH GRADE TEACHER.

DID YOU HAVE A THING
FOR HER TOO?

AND LOOK AT THIS.

WHEN YOU WERE RELEASED
FROM CROSSROADS JUVENILE,

YOUR MOTHER DIDN'T EVEN COME
PICK YOU UP.

YOU WERE GIVEN
BUS FARE HOME.

- I DIDN'T HURT LISA.

SHE HAD TROUBLE SLEEPING.
I TOLD HER NOT TO MIX THE PILLS.

- YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO
THAT THE PILLS DIDN'T KILL HER.

RIGHT? EVERY BONE
IN HER NECK WAS BROKEN.

NOW THAT'S REAL HATE.

OKAY, JASON, THIS IS NOT
LOOKING GOOD FOR YOU

AND I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU WHY.

THE BROKEN VASE, THE PILLS,
THE TABLE, THE VIDEO GAMES.

WE'RE GOING
TO FIND YOUR PRINTS, JASON,

AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOU
IN LISA'S LOFT.

- JASON. JASON.

WHEN MY MOM DIED,

I GOT THIS PHOTOGRAPH OUT...

THAT I HAD OF HER
[clears throat]

THAT WE'D TAKEN AT,
UH, ATLANTIC CITY

ON THE BOARDWALK
WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

AND I TOOK THAT PICTURE
AND I RIPPED IT UP.

I-I TORE THAT THING UP.

I TORE THAT PICTURE UP
INTO, LIKE, A MILLION PIECES.

[breathing heavily]

YOU'RE MAD, AREN'T YOU?
JUST LIKE I WAS.

BUT LISTEN, JASON,
IT'S OKAY.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE ASHAMED OF.

IT FEELS LIKE SHE LEFT YOU.
I KNOW.

AND, LISTEN,
IT SUCKS, I KNOW,

BUT SHE'S GONE.

I'M SO SORRY,

BUT THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
TO CHANGE THAT.

YOU CAN'T DENY IT.

YOU CAN'T PRETEND
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

- [crying]

- THAT--THAT ANGER,
AT SOME POINT,

ISN'T GOING TO BE THERE.

IT'S JUST GOING
TO BECOME SORROW.

AND AT SOME POINT,
THE SORROW...

WILL BECOME A KIND OF SWEET
SPACIOUSNESS,

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE
WHAT I MEAN.

IF THAT'S A SEED
THAT CAN GROW.

- WE TALKED ALL THE TIME.

SHE TOLD ME
ABOUT HER PROBLEMS.

I TOLD HER ABOUT--
ABOUT MINE.

- WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS?

- ABOUT MY MOM
AND HERS.

SHE TREATED LISA
LIKE A SISTER.

LISA HATED THAT.

BUT MOSTLY SHE LISTENED.

SHE WAS A GOOD LISTENER.

- DID YOU TALK TO LISA
THE NIGHT SHE WAS MURDERED?

- AT THE CRIB.

- OKAY. WHEN YOU AND LISA
LEFT THE CLUB--

- NO. I LEFT FIRST.

RXO KICKED ME OUT

'CAUSE HE SAID
I WAS BOTHERING HIM

AND GETTING IN THE WAY
OF HIS BUSINESS WITH LISA.

- SO SHE STAYED WITH MAX?
- NO.

HE WAS ALREADY GONE.

HIM AND LISA GOT IN A FIGHT
OR SOMETHING.

HIS ACCOUNTANT, LARRY,

HE STAYED TO TRY AND PATCH
THINGS UP WITH LISA FOR HIM.

- SO HOW DID YOU END UP
AT LISA'S LOFT?

- WELL, SHE WOULD LET ME CRASH
ON HER COUCH.

WHEN I GOT THERE,
SHE WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

- BE RIGHT BACK.

I BELIEVE HIM.

- WHAT'S THAT SAY
ABOUT LISA WELLSLEY?

- THAT, UH, SHE HAD FOUND
A TWIN SOUL?

OR MAYBE THAT SHE FELT THE NEED
TO BE TAKEN CARE OF

AND PROJECTED THAT NEED
ONTO ALREADY NEEDY JASON.

SHE ADOPTED HIM
LIKE A PET.

- MAYBE HER MOM WAS RIGHT.
THE RAGS HAD HER ALL WRONG.

- I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D HEAR MYSELF SAY THIS,

BUT I'M GLAD I WASN'T BORN
- RICH AND/
- OR FAMOUS.

YOUR MOM'S NOT DEAD.

- I HAD MY FINGERS CROSSED.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL, MAX LIED
TO US IN THE FIRST PLACE

ABOUT GOING TO THE CLUB.

AND HE FORGOT TO TELL US

ABOUT THE FIGHT HE HAD
WITH LISA.

- SEE IF HIS PARTNER
EVER MANAGED

TO PATCH THINGS UP
BETWEEN THEM.

- LOVERS HAVE SPATS.
- YEAH.

AND SOMETIMES
THEY KISS AND MAKE UP.

AND SOMETIMES,
UH, ONE OF THEM ENDS UP DEAD

ON THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR.

- I'M JUST GUESSING HERE,

BUT I BET MAX DIDN'T APPRECIATE
ALL THE ATTENTION

RXO WAS PAYING LISA.

- LOOK, EVEN IF MAX
WAS GUILTY--

AND THERE'S NO WAY
THAT I THINK THAT HE IS--

BUT EVEN IF HE WAS,
I WOULD DO WHATEVER IT TOOK

TO PROTECT HIM.

- YOU'RE A GOOD PARTNER.
- I'M A GOOD FRIEND.

I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY
TO EVEN KNOW HIM.

SEE, GUYS LIKE ME--
BUSINESS GUYS--

WE'RE A DIME A DOZEN.

BUT MAX, IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU'RE
IN THE PRESENCE OF GENIUS.

- YEAH. STEAK BROILED
WITH GRENADINE AND BLACK OLIVES.

- I'M BEING SERIOUS.
- NO, SO AM I.

THAT'S--THAT'S YUMMY.

HEY, I-I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU GUYS
WENT TO EMERSON ACADEMY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, ME TOO.
I DID TOO.

LONG--LONG BEFORE THESE GUYS,
BUT YEAH.

- ACTUALLY, MAX AND I STARTED
OUR FIRST CATERING BUSINESS

WHEN WE WERE--
WHEN WE WERE SENIORS.

- OH, YEAH?
- LOVE TO HEAR THAT FIGHT SONG.

- OH, YEAH.
- [laughs]

- ♪ GO POTATOES,
GO TOMATOES ♪

OH, YOUR--YOUR, UH, PLEATS
ARE FACING DOWN.

- WHAT?
- YOUR CUMMERBUND.

THE PLEATS ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE FACING UP.

- YEAH. TRUTH IS, I'LL BE GLAD
WHEN I CAN STOP GOING

TO THESE THINGS.

ONE DAY, SOMEBODY WILL BE
KNOCKING ON MY DOOR

FOR HANDOUTS.

- YEAH. I'LL BET MAX
WAS DISAPPOINTED

WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT LISA'S
STEPDAD TURNED YOU DOWN.

- NO, HE WASN'T WORRIED.

HE KNOWS I'LL FIND
OTHER BACKERS.

- THIS IS--THIS IS--
- HERE YOU GO. I GOT IT.

JUST NOT--IT'S NOT DONE.
[chuckles]

- UM, HONESTLY,
ALL HE TALKED ABOUT

WAS GIVING LISA THE RING
AND LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

- THAT WAS
AFTER THE CHARITY BENEFIT

WHEN YOU WENT DOWNTOWN?

THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.

- EVEN THOUGH THE LAST TIME
WE SPOKE,

YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD WENT
ACROSS THE STREET,

HAD DRINKS, STRATEGIZING.

- THANKS.

- REMEMBER, YOU TOLD US,
UH, EARLY--EARLY TO BED.

- I, UH, I'D DO ANYTHING
FOR MAX.

AND I KNEW WHAT YOU GUYS
WERE THINKING.

I ALSO KNEW THAT MAX
DID NOT KILL HER.

SORRY, BUT, UH, I'M ALREADY LATE
FOR THIS BENEFIT.

- OKEYDOKEY.

HANDS TO SHAKE,
MONEY TO RAISE, HUH?

- THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.

- LOOK AT YOU.

- WHY IS I'M HEARING STORIES
ABOUT YOUR PARTNER

WALKING AROUND
WITH HIS HANDS OUT?

- THAT'S WHAT LARRY DOES, OKAY?
HE FINDS MONEY.

- WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS WHY IS HE TRYING

TO RAISE MONEY
FOR MY RESTAURANT?

THAT'S OUT
AND OUT DUMB, MAX.

WHAT I'M THINKING IS
YOU NEVER TOLD HIM HE'S OUT.

- I HAVE KNOWN THIS GUY
FOR YEARS, OKAY?

HE'S GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES.

- HE TOOK ONE OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT OPENINGS

IN 20 YEARS
AND DROVE IT IN THE GROUND.

HE'S A POISON PILL.

AND HE AIN'T TAKING ME DOWN
WITH HIM.

- THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MONEY
TO GO AROUND FOR ALL OF US.

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF LARRY
OUT OF MY END.

- I SAID NO.

THIS TIME NO CO-OWN,
NO PART-OWN.

IT'S A NO-OWN.

LISA KNEW THIS.
SHE HATED LARRY.

SHE DIDN'T WANT HIM NEAR
THE JOINT.

AND SHE SAID
YOU AGREED TO IT TOO.

- ACTUALLY, SHE SAID
IT WAS UP FOR DISCUSSION.

- WELL, SHE WAS WRONG.

- THIS IS MY MONEY.
THIS IS MY BRAND.

SO IT MAKES IT MY RULES.

AND LARRY GETS NOTHING.

- FINE.

- I'M OLD SCHOOL.
WHO GAINS? WHO LOSES?

START WITH MOTIVE.
WORK BACKWARDS.

- WELL, LISA'S STEPDAD

WOULDN'T BACK MAX'S
NEW RESTAURANT.

ADD TO THAT A POSSIBLE
REJECTION TO HIS PROPOSAL,

THE CUT ON HIS HAND,
HIS LIES.

- ON THE OTHER HAND,
UH, MAYBE LISA

DIDN'T REJECT MAX
AND RXO HAS A JEALOUS SIDE

THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

- OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

JASON DID SAY

THAT RXO THOUGHT
THAT HE WAS GETTING IN THE WAY

OF HIS BUSINESS
WITH LISA.

- TALK TO HIM.
- OKAY.

UH, I'M GOING TO--
GOING TO...

- WANDER AIMLESSLY?

- KEEPS ME
FROM GETTING LOST.

[piano music]

♪

- ENDYMION 2.
MOVING ON UP, BABY.

- WELL, I DON'T GET IT.

IF LISA'S STEPFATHER
WAS LOADED,

WHY WOULD SHE COME TO YOU
FOR MONEY?

- IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HER
TO DO SOMETHING ON HER OWN.

- SO IN THE END,

IT ALL WORKED OUT
PRETTY WELL FOR YOU.

- YOU'RE KIDDING ME,
RIGHT?

- WELL, WITH LISA GONE,
HER 2% IS A BIG NUMBER.

COULD BE PRETTY BIG.

- AND FIVE POINTS
IS EVEN BETTER.

LOOK, I'LL SEND OVER A GUY

WITH ENDYMION 2
CORPORATE DOCUMENTS.

YOU READ THEM CLOSE

AND YOU'LL SEE THE WEEK
BEFORE SHE PASSED,

I UPPED
HER OWNERSHIP INTEREST.

[piano playing]

- THERE YOU HAVE IT.

HAVE YOUR PASTA.
FRESH.

[sighs]

- HEY!
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

- MAX.
WAIT, MAX.

- YOU GOT TO CALM DOWN, PAL.
IT'S TOUGH.

I FEEL FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT I DO.

BUT THE WORLD,
IT KEEPS ON SPINNING.

- LOOK, I GOT
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

- NO, YOU DON'T.

SO I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THE NEW MENU

AND I DEFINITELY THINK
THAT WE SHOULD KEEP

THE CRAB CIOPPINO,
THE SALMON EN PAPILLOTES,

AND THE ROAST CHICKEN
PROVENCAL.

I KNOW
THAT'S YOUR DEPARTMENT,

BUT I KNOW WHAT SOLD THE BEST
LAST TIME.

YOU DON'T WANT THE CHICKEN,

THAT'S--
THAT'S FINE WITH ME--

- YOU SHUT UP
FOR A MINUTE!

- OKAY. IT'S FINE.
YOU--YOU'RE IN MOURNING.

WHATEVER.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET
OUR DREAM DIE WITH HER, BUDDY.

- HEY!
- OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

I MEAN,
M--MAYBE YOU SHOULD TELL ME

WHAT I-I CAN AND CAN'T SAY.

- ENOUGH.

- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, PAL.
GO AHEAD, HIT ME.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'LL BE
THE FIRST TIME.

- THE SAD THING IS

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING
TO GET THROUGH A DINNER PARTY

WHEN YOU SHUT DOWN.

- GUESS WHO'S STILL CHASING
THEIR TAIL.

- NO. ACTUALLY, UM, I WAS--
I'M TALKING ABOUT

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
WITH THE SHOW

WHEN YOU OPEN
THE NEW RESTAURANT.

- WHAT DID YOU THINK
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT?

- [exhales]

- YOU KNOW, I'LL BET
HE THOUGHT WE WERE HERE

TO ARREST MAX.

- WAIT.

DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT LISA?

- I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE
IN HER LIFE

THOUGHT THEY KNEW HER.

BUT REALLY, THEY ONLY KNEW
WHAT THEY NEEDED OR WANTED.

TO HER MOM,
SHE WAS YOUTH LOST.

TO RXO, A BRAND.
JASON, MOMMY.

- AND TO YOU,
SHE WAS A MUSE.

- AND TO YOU, SIR,
SHE WAS A HURDLE.

- WHAT THE HELL'S THAT SUPPOSED
TO MEAN?

- LISA WAS TAKING
YOUR MEAL TICKET AWAY FROM YOU.

YOUR LAST BEST SHOT
TO STOP BEING A, UM--

HOW DID HE PUT IT?

- A DIME A DOZEN
BUSINESS GUY,

KNOCKING ON DOORS,
LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS.

- THIS IS CRAZY.
MAX WOULD'VE NEVER CUT ME OUT.

TELL HIM, MAX.

- OH, YEAH,
THE TRUE EMERSON MAN.

AND I KNOW 'CAUSE I'VE,
UH, SEEN IT

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

HAS THE UNIQUE ABILITY
TO BRUSH THE DEAD WOOD ASIDE

LIKE, UH, LINT OFF
A SPORTS COAT.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I WENT TO EMERSON.

- BUT YOU WEREN'T
OF EMERSON.

I'M GUESSING YOU WERE
A SCHOLARSHIP KID.

THE REAL DEAL
KNOWS HOW TO WEAR A CUMMERBUND

FROM THE TIME HE'S TEN.

WE USED TO LAUGH AT GUYS
LIKE THIS.

- YOU ARE WAY OFF BASE.

- WHAT DID THE BARD CALL IT?

THE DOUBLE BLESSED.
TALENT AND STATUS.

YOU MISSED OUT
ON BOTH COUNTS.

IN WHICH CASE, WE DON'T LET HIM
INTO THE SANDBOX, DO WE, MAX?

YOU CAN LOOK,
BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY.

- AND THE FIRST TIME
WE SPOKE TO YOU,

YOU WERE ABOUT TO TELL US
THAT YOU WENT TO THE CLUB

AFTER THE BENEFIT.

BUT THEN LARRY
CHANGED THE STORY.

- BECAUSE I WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT HIM.

- OR FRAME HIM.

- THERE WAS NO WAY

HE WAS GOING TO LET YOU MOVE ON
WITHOUT HIM.

- I KILLED MYSELF
FOR THIS BUSINESS.

- SO WHAT?
HE IS NECESSARY.

YOU'RE, UH, SUFFICIENT,

WHICH MEANS EXPENDABLE--
PIECE OF LINT IN THE BREEZE.

AND YOU, YOU WANT IT SO BAD
YOU CAN TASTE IT.

- THIS IS STUPID.

- FROM THE FIRST MOMENT
YOU EVER PUT ON

THAT EMERSON BLUE BLAZER,

YOU GOT THAT HUNGER
IN YOU.

AND TODAY, WORSE, WORSE.

"I'M IN SALES.
I'M NOT CREATIVE.

MAX IS THE ARTIST.
I'M THE SUIT."

- NO. ME AND MAX,
WE'RE A TEAM.

- RIGHT.
HE'S THE STAR.

YOU, UH, TURN ON
THE SPOTLIGHT,

HOPING ONE DAY,
UH, SOME OF THAT SHINE

WILL REFLECT BACK ON YOU.

BUT IT WON'T EVER.

OH, IT'S UNFAIR.
IT'S FRUSTRATING.

INFURIATING.
- I KNOW WHAT I AM.

- I'M SURE YOU DO.
ALWAYS HAVE.

ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT
WHEN YOU'RE ALONE.

- LET'S GO, MAX.

- OR FIRST THING
WHEN YOU WAKE UP

AND LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

POOR KID IN A RICH KID'S
SCHOOL SUIT.

CAN'T GET ANY WORSE
THAN THAT.

BUT THEN IT DID
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT

THAT MAX AND LISA
WERE MAKING IT

SO YOU COULDN'T GET NEAR ENOUGH
THE SANDBOX TO EVEN WATCH.

- YOU WOULDN'T EVEN--
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN--

WOULDN'T EVEN ASK HER.

I MEAN, LIKE, IT'S--
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT'S JUST, WITH LARRY,
"YOU LET HIM DO THE DIRTY WORK."

WHAT DIFFERENCE
WOULD IT HAVE MADE TO HER?

ONE PHONE CALL
TO HER STEPFATHER.

ONE PHONE CALL.

- IS THAT WHY YOU WENT
TO HER LOFT?

- TO TALK.
- TO BEG?

- N--FOR--FOR US.

FOR...

AND SHE JUST...

LAUGHED AT ME.

OH, MY GOD,
SHE WAS...

SHE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
AND SHE WAS--

SHE WAS LAUGHING AT ME!

HE WAS GOOD ENOUGH,
BUT NOT ME.

HE WAS GOOD ENOUGH,
BUT NOT ME!

AND SHE SAID THAT MAX KNEW--

THAT--THAT--
THAT HER STEPFATHER KNEW--

RXO KNEW--
EVERYONE KNEW THAT I WAS THIS--

THIS JOKE!

THIS STUPID JOKE!

AND THAT IT WAS ALL DONE
AND OVER.

THEN SHE TOLD ME
TO GET OUT.

AND THEN SHE LOOKED RIGHT
THROUGH ME.

WELL, IF I'M OUT, BUDDY,
SO ARE YOU!

- WAS REVENGE SWEET?

- YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT WAS.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT WAS!
- NO!

[indistinct yelling]
- WHAT'D YOU DO TO HER?

WHAT DID YOU DO?
- YOU CUT ME OUT!

YOU CUT ME OUT!

- WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?
- CALM DOWN.

- YOU CUT ME OUT, HUH?

YOU CUT ME OUT.

- GOD, I'M GLAD I WENT
TO PUBLIC SCHOOL.

- FRIENDS, SOMETIMES YOU JUST
NEED TO LET 'EM GO.

- THEY WERE NEVER FRIENDS.

THEY JUST SERVED
EACH OTHER'S NEEDS.

- FRIENDS. MM-HMM.