All language subtitles for A.Roommate.To.Die.For.2023

okay. Okay.

I'm coming.

Jeremy!

Jeremy!

Jeremy?

Faith? No. Run!

jeremy, wait.

no, faith. I'm done!

So that's it?

You're just gonna run
away like you always do

Instead of owning
up to your mistakes?

The only mistake I made

Was not leaving earlier, faith.

so you just
don't care anymore?

You don't wanna try to fix this?

There's nothing to fix.

Everything I do is an issue,

Everything I do is a problem,
and I'm done with it.

Fine! Leave!

It's what you're best
at anyway, right?

I'll be back tomorrow
for the rest of my stuff

When you're at work.

he leave?

For good this time?

I think so.

I'm sorry.

Wanna talk about it?

Not particularly.

Then how about a drink?

After work.

I'll buy.

Then you can unburden yourself

About how you wasted
two years of your life

With an emotionally
stunted man-child.

Thank you but I'm gonna
have to take a rain check.

I have so
many things to do.

I'm gonna have to be cleaning
up the mess that he left behind.

Plus, I have to find a tenant.

What do you mean?

jeremy and I
bought that house together.

It was my dream home,

But I could never have
afforded it on my own.

His name isn't on
the title, is it?

Oh, god, no.

Smartest decision I ever made.

But I still needed his income.

As unreliable as it was.

Then sell the house.

Buy a new condo on the water.

Jaden, I can't.

Not in this market.

I'm already underwater
as is with the mortgage.

So what are you gonna do then?

What can I do?

I'll have to find a tenant.

Ms. Davis?

Hey, please call me faith.

Vincent james. You
can call me vince.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.

- Please, have a seat.
- Thank you.

Can I get you a drink?

Oh, no, thank you.
I don't drink.

Not a weird story or anything.

Just never liked the taste.

Do you drink coffee?

Like it's going out of style.

excuse me?

Can we please get two coffees?

One with milk and sugar,

- And?
- Black.

And black. Thanks.

So yeah, I have to admit,
I was a little surprised

To see your posting
on the website.

I was starting to lose hope
amongst all the college students

And starving artists.

Believe me, if you
ever told me a year ago

Or even six months ago that
I would be renting a room,

I would have said you're crazy.

so why do
you need a place,

If you don't mind me asking?

Yeah. So I'm a lawyer,

Or I was a lawyer.

Well, technically,
I am still a lawyer,

I just don't practice anymore.

- Oh, what happened?
- nothing happened.

Nothing too crazy, I'm afraid.

Just burnout. You know,

I was doing 60
hours a week nonstop

Right after
graduating law school.

Personal injury claims.

And yeah, I just needed a break.

Yeah, and a long
vacation wouldn't cut it?

Well, it's actually the
other part of the story.

I've always wanted
to be a teacher.

Like my parents had been.

Both of them
professors actually.

And fortunately, I
had reached a point

In my life where it
was possible for me

To go back to school and
pursue a degree in education.

And they have a wonderful
program at the university here,

Didn't know what the
area was like, so...

So you quit your job?

Well, I mean, if I was
gonna do this thing,

I wanted to do it a
hundred percent, you know.

No half-assing it.

But I do have a small
lsat tutoring business,

Which allows me to get a
little income on the side

While I get my degree.

Oh, nice.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Oh.

Here we go.

- What's this?
- It's my website.

- Oh, very nice.
- thank you.

You know, I hate to
ask this, but nowadays,

You can't really be too careful.

Do you happen to
have any references

From the previous
place that you lived?

Oh, gosh.

I have owned my own
home for years now.

I actually just sold
it when I moved here.

But you know what?

My last year at stanford,

That's where I
went to law school,

I rented an off-campus room

From this one lady,
wonderful woman.

Ah, here we go.

Just feel free to text
yourself her number

And she'll be able to tell you

Everything that
you need to know.

yeah, this is
great. Thank you so much.

Faith davis.

this is barbara drake.

You left a voicemail for
me regarding vince james.

Hello, yes! Thank you so
much for calling me back.

I was thinking of renting
a room in my home to vince

And he gave me your
name as a reference.

Well, he rented an apartment
from me when he was

Attending law school.

Yes, he did mention that.

it's over 10 years now

But he was a model
tenant back then.

Oh, when you speak
to him again, please

Send him my best.

We kind of lost
touch over the years.

All right. Will do,
barbara. Thank you so much.

bye-bye.

All right. Bye-bye.

Hmm.

Okay.

You sure you don't
want me to stay

And help you with everything?

Oh, no. Don't be silly.

Go have fun with your friend.

Okay. I just figured
you'd want some privacy

While you were getting settled.

Thank you. That's
very thoughtful.

All right. Well, if
you need anything,

If you have any questions,

You have my number,
give me a call.

I'm sure I'll be just fine.

Oh, one more thing.

- ah.
- Here you go.

It's official.

It was official as soon
as I signed the agreement.

Have a good day.

You, too.

Oh, no.

Messy, messy, messy.

All right. Better.

oh, he's just so normal.

It's gonna be such
a nice change.

Jeremy wasn't normal?

Hmm.

Jeremy was great, but he
was just so irresponsible.

It got to be to the point
where I couldn't count on him.

And I get his job is stressful,

But, like, how many
times can he just flake?

Hmm.

You know what? I don't wanna
talk about him anymore.

Fair enough.

Let's talk about vince.

Is he good-looking?

That's your first question?

What? Why not get
right to the point?

Yes. I guess some would say
he's classically handsome.

You gonna sleep with him?

Jaden!

What? I'm just asking.

He's my tenant.

I don't even think that's legal.

You're not running an orphanage.

You're both consenting adults.

Well, the answer is still no.

You sure about that?

Hello?

Vince?

Hey.

Hi. I am so sorry.

I knocked, but no one answered.

I shouldn't have come in.

Oh, no. I was just
watching a movie.

Didn't know how loud it was,

Didn't wanna bother
you if you're home.

Oh, thank you.

But you don't have
to worry about that.

This is your home, too.

Anyway, I just wanted
to come by and check

To make sure you're
settling in okay.

Yeah. I mean,
everything's great.

Great.

- Well, have a good night.
- You, too.

Hmm.

so he's kind,
considerate, and a good cook?

I mean, I don't know
if he's a good cook.

He did make pancakes from a box.

They were good.

And he did clean up afterwards.

He didn't even leave
any dishes in the sink.

Well, it sounds like
you hit the jackpot.

Well, yeah, I guess.

What?

I don't know.

It's kinda strange
having someone else

Live in your house, you know.

Someone you're
not sleeping with?

Yes, someone I'm
not sleeping with.

Yet.

Jaden.

No.

so far he's
been the perfect tenant.

The last thing I wanna
do is mess that up

With something like sex.

Uh-hmm.

Hey, are you okay?

Faith, we need to talk.

Yeah. Sure.

What is it?

I wanna be a respectful tenant

And I'm assuming that you
wanna be a respectful landlord?

Yes, of course.

I guess, for this to work,

We need to be able
to trust each other.

I couldn't agree more.

So what's this?

It's a camera, right?

It's a camera that
I found in my room.

Not very well hidden.

And it was facing
towards my bed.

And you think...

You couldn't possibly
think that I put it there?

I...

Oh, my god.

Vince, I am so sorry.

My ex used to live here.

And he must have put it in
there when we were together

To try to...

God, this is so embarrassing.

Look, vince, I assure you.

I had no idea it was in there.

I checked the rest of the house.

- The rest of the house?
- yeah, for cameras.

There weren't any.

Look, vince, you have my word.

Privacy is very important to me.

As long as you're living here,
you have nothing to worry about.

I promise.

Come in.

Hi.

hey.

Were you in my room
today at all by chance?

I told you. I checked
the whole house for cameras.

Don't worry. Made
sure it was safe.

Uh...

all right.

Oh. All right.

- yeah. All right.
- hey, over here.

nice. Pass it.

right here.

Timeout. Timeout.

- What?
- what?

man.

Hey, I'm sorry, I haven't
answered your calls.

You're a real sicko,
you know that?

What the hell are
you talking about?

How long was the
camera in there for?

What camera?

Don't play dumb with me, jeremy.

It's not cute or charming.

I honestly have no idea
what you're talking about.

The camera you installed
in the guestroom.

Why in the world
would I do that?

Come on, jer.

How many times did you
ask me to, you know...

To film us?

So because of that, you think
I hid a camera in that room?

Why in the guestroom?
Why not in our room?

Because if it was in our
room, I might find it.

Besides, we knew our
way around the house.

Faith, I know we
have our issues,

But do you honestly
think I would do that?

Did you?

Here I thought you knew me.

Get some help.

All right, guys.

Let's keep running.

I feel
like such an idiot.

why? You
didn't do anything.

The poor guy rents
a room from me,

He thinks everything is normal,

And then finds a hidden
camera in his room.

I'd rather find a
hidden camera than mice.

I'd rather find neither!

In a few months, I
bet the two of you

Will be laughing about this.

I don't know.

Maybe this whole
thing was a mistake.

What was?

Taking in a tenant.

faith, you
didn't have a choice.

What is it?

I don't know.

When I confronted jeremy
about it, he denied it.

Of course he denied
it, that little perv.

I know. I know. But a
hidden camera, though?

That's just not his style.

I mean, that takes...

That takes work.

Well, then who put
it there, faith?

Santa claus?

I don't know.

well, it doesn't matter.

I'm sure it'll be smooth
sailing from here on out.

did you
refer to section 3a?

yes.

okay. So we're
talking about comflex

Formal logic here.

So comflex formal
logic statements

Have multiple elements on it...

Oh, hey.

- Hey.
- I didn't know you're home.

Yeah, I just got home
a little bit ago.

I didn't wanna disturb you.

Yeah, I was... I was just
with a client, actually.

Oh, do you normally
work remotely?

I had been actually,
more recently.

But, you know, I
go to their place,

I go to the coffee shop,

I go to the library,
whatever works.

You know you could
always bring them here.

Oh, no. I don't wanna impose.

No, no, it's fine, really.

I mean, this is your home too.

By the way, I'm going
to dinner with jaden

Tonight if you'd like to come.

You really don't have
to feel so compelled

To include me in all your plans.

No, I don't, but I want to.

Actually, why don't
you bring her here?

Oh, neither one of us
are a cook I assure you.

I am, though.

I couldn't ask you to do that.

But you're not asking
me, I'm offering.

I actually love cooking and, uh,

I don't wanna
sound too immodest,

But I happened to be
a pretty good chef.

And I'd love to meet jaden.

All right, let's make a deal.

I'll cook dinner,
if you like it,

We'll go from there.

Uh, if not, I will
never mention it again.

Scout's honor.

Okay. Deal.

Good evening, ma'am.

what are you doing?

You didn't need
to bring anything.

Come on. You're gonna feed me.

It's the least I
can do. Where is he?

He's in the kitchen. Come on.

- vince?
- hmm.

- this is jaden.
- Oh.

The closest thing that
I have to a sister.

Uh, sorry. It's a
pleasure to meet you.

So glad you could make it.

A home-cooked meal?

I wouldn't miss it!

Jaden brought us some wine.

Oh, very nice.

And vince doesn't drink.

Ah, a teetotaler.

I wouldn't say that.

I've been known to have a
glass every once in a while.

Why don't you guys have a seat,
relax, open up the bottle.

I just need a few more minutes.

He's so nice, right?

He's so cute.

Easy. You go sit, sit.

I'll get us some glasses.

- Vince?
- yeah?

Where are the wine glasses?

Oh, I put them
right under there.

Why did you do that?

Oh, well, like you said,
I don't really drink,

So I figured we'd be getting
less use out of them.

that was delicious.
Thank you, vince.

- It was my pleasure.
- Yes, thank you.

Just don't expect any dessert.
It's not really my thing.

Don't worry. I couldn't have
another bite of anything.

So, vince, I fear we may
have bored you tonight

With all of our
real estate stories.

No, no, not at all. I found
it actually very interesting.

A lot more interesting
than law, I'm afraid.

Really? I figured being a
lawyer would be so exciting.

I guess it depends
on the type of law.

I mean, nothing makes
your eyes glaze over

More than the
ever-changing tax code.

Tax code? Oh.

I thought you were a
personal injury attorney?

Well, sure. But you have
to understand the tax code

In order to calculate
the damages.

- Hmm.
- anyway,

I studied all types
of law at school

Before I decided
on my specialty.

At stanford?

Yes. How do you know that?

A little birdie told me.

- huh.
- I was just impressed,

That's all.

Well, you must be very
proud of your alma mater.

And why do you say that?

Your ring.

Oh! This is not from stanford.

This is my high
school class ring.

- Oh.
- oh, man.

I would not want to remember
a thing from high school.

It was four years
of absolute hell.

Really? I would have pegged
you as the popular type.

Hmm, hardly.

Did you go to high school
around here, vince?

Uh, no.

You from the area?

Uh-uh.

Well, where are you from?

oh, boy!

Easy counselor, I already filled
out the rental application.

I'm sorry,

I guess I'm just used
to asking questions.

Occupational hazard,

Home buyers,

You're always trying to gauge
what they actually want.

this was so
much fun, though.

- yeah.
- We gotta do this more often.

Yeah.

He was great, right?

I got a weird vibe, faith.

What?

Something about him isn't right.

Are you serious?

I gotta go. See you tomorrow.

Thanks for dinner.

I'm sorry about last night.

I just got a weird feeling
about him, that's all.

That's okay.

He's just a quirky guy.

He's definitely a quirky guy.

What kind of a man
throws away a lucrative

Legal career in order to teach?

An idealistic one, maybe.

Sure, an idealistic one.

No wonder.

Hey, vince.

Can I talk to you for a sec?

Hey, I'm so sorry
to bother you...

Get the hell out of here!

I guess we should talk
about what happened.

Look, vince, I realize...

Never enter my
room, faith, ever.

Excuse me?

My room is my personal domain.

Your room is yours.

This is communal space.

I think you may have
forgotten, vince,

But this is my house.

Communal space.

Oh.

Okay, look.

Vince, maybe we got off
on the wrong foot here...

No, I don't think we got
off on the wrong foot.

I just think you need to
stay the hell out of my room.

Okay.

I'll stay the hell
out of your room,

- But the electric bill came in.
- So pay it.

Paying utilities is part
of the renter's agreement.

Yeah, and having hidden
cameras in my room

Is not part of the agreement!

I explained that!

The vent in my room is broken.

It is roasting in there.

You never said
anything about that!

Yeah, well, I am
telling you now!

I have a list of problems
as long as my arm.

You know, I-I-I would think

It would make you happy

That paying the utility bills

Is the least I'm asking
for in restitution!

- But...
- But what?

Fine.

Bring me the list.

Here's your mail.

Oh, I turned the a/c back on.

But it's freezing in here!

Well, I'm quite comfortable.

Well, I'm not!

Then put a coat on.

Remember, communal space.

so you don't
think I'm overreacting?

If anything, I think
you're underreacting.

He actually yelled at you?

He raised his voice.

That's yelling.

So what do you
think I should do?

talk to him about it.

Tell him that's unacceptable.

If he's responsible
like you say he is,

Then he'll understand.

and if he isn't?

well, then you
have a decision to make.

Excuse me. Can I help you?

No, ma'am. Already finished.

Finished? Finished with what?

- The job.
- What job?

Your husband had me install
a lock on the bedroom door.

My husband?

Vince? It's me, faith.
I need to talk to you.

Vince, open up the door now!

So I spoke to the locksmith.

What?

I need you to open up the door

So we can talk, please.

Hmm. No.

You had no right to do that!

My room, I needed to feel safe.

Safe? Safe from what?

From you. You sounded
hysterical the other day.

I was afraid of
what you might do.

Vince, open up the door
now so we can talk.

I'm busy, faith.

Vince, we need to talk.

Have you seen my keys?

They were here last night.

I want you to move out.

This isn't working.

So just move your things out

And we can both consider
this a learning experience.

I don't think so.

I don't think you
really have a choice.

I signed a lease agreement.

Which required you
to pay utilities.

Take care of the issues.

This list is absurd!

Most of the things on this
list aren't even an issue

And the things that
are are easily fixed!

So fix them! All of
them or I'm not paying!

- You're being ridiculous!
- Then evict me.

What?

Evict me or shut the hell up.

And give me back my keys.

If you touch my property again,

You'll be very, very sorry.

It's a solid contract.

Damn it.

Did you not expect it to be?

I was just hoping.

Who drafted this for you?

I downloaded one of those
do-it-yourself templates online.

Ms. Beck...

- Natalie.
- natalie.

Faith just wants him
out of the house.

She'll even refund
the prorated rent

For the time that
he's been there.

I understand.

But I'm afraid
it's not that easy.

How is it not that easy?
It's still my house.

And legally, ms. Davis,
you've become a landlord.

And unfortunately, in your case,

The laws are designed
to protect the tenant.

So he can just make
her life a living hell

And there's nothing
she can do about it?

I didn't say that.

Because this lease agreement

You've downloaded is a template,

It takes a broad variety of
contingencies into account.

So what does that mean?

it means that you
can legally evict mr. James

- For a number of reasons.
- Such as?

Unauthorized pets, drug use,

Vandalism, disturbing the peace.

What about refusing
to pay what he owes?

- of course.
- Okay, then good.

Then that's what I wanna
do. I want him gone.

And how do you
propose to do that?

I don't know. You're
the lawyer, you tell me!

This has been a very
stressful situation.

I understand. And you
have my sympathies.

But I should tell you,

I think you're
under the impression

That this will happen
sooner than it's possible.

Just tell me what I need to do.

Well, first thing you need to do

Is give mr. James notice.

Allow him to remedy
the situation.

And when he refuses?

You'll file a complaint.

With who?

the local
police department.

And after that, there
will be a court hearing.

If the judge rules
in your favor,

A writ of execution
will be issued.

- And then he's out?
- Then he's out.

If he won't leave, the
police will remove him.

How long is this gonna take?

A few months.

Minimum.

My god.

This is a complete nightmare.

there is
a silver lining.

Once he's gone, of course,
you're free to pursue damages

For what he owes you.

I don't want damages.

I just want him out of my house!

$350 for that load of crap?

Faith, she came
highly recommended.

Well, she wasn't much help.

Okay. Just because
she didn't tell you

What you wanted to hear
doesn't mean she was wrong.

- So, now what?
- Now?

Now you stay at
my place tonight.

We open a bottle of
pinot and we make a plan.

- I love you.
- I know.

Thank you.

Okay.

have you told
jeremy what's going on?

No. Why would I?

I don't know, for support.

I already have one
psycho living in my home.

I don't need to invite
back a peeping tom.

And you're sure it was jeremy
that put the camera there?

Who else? Vince is
the one who found it.

Too bad it didn't upset him
enough to wanna move out.

What if it was vince that
installed the camera?

Then why bring it
to my attention?

To gaslight you,

Make you feel guilty.

So, you'd be less
likely to kick him out?

I don't know.

I don't wanna talk
about it anymore.

In fact, I don't really wanna
talk about anything anymore.

I just wanna get a
good night's sleep.

You sure you don't wanna
sleep in the bedroom?

Yes. I'm fine out
here. Thank you.

It's not your apartment
that's dangerous.

Okay. But promise me

You'll wake me if
you need anything,

Anything at all.

- Deal.
- Okay.

Let me get you a
pillow and a blanket.

Thank you.

You're up early.

You sleep okay?

Uh, I didn't sleep
at all, actually.

Why didn't you wake me up?

I was busy.

So, I was thinking, if I
wanna get rid of vince,

I should find out all that
I can about him, right?

- I guess.
- But then I realized

I never even did a proper
background search on him.

I thought you said you did?

I looked at his
website, his tutoring website.

And it had a thorough
bio about him on there,

So I just called his
previous landlord.

That doesn't sound like
you did anything wrong.

But last night,

Last night I googled
him properly.

And you wanna know what I found?

Nothing.

What do you mean nothing?

he has no
social media presence.

No facebook, no
instagram, no nothing.

He's not even referenced
in other posts.

Oh, that's not so surprising.

I mean, some people
just like their privacy.

Okay. Maybe, but he should use
social media for his business.

And what about his previous job?

There should be archived pages.

- Okay.
- okay.

But that's not even
the weirdest thing.

The weirdest thing is
that there's no mention

Of vincent james anywhere.

Not in the whitepages.
Not on peoplefinder.

Not on tax records
or legal findings.

- Are you sure?
- I'm positive.

That's what I just spent
all last night doing,

Looking into vincent james.

And it's not an
uncommon name either,

So there's tons
of possibilities.

But not one of them were him.

Jaden,

Vincent james doesn't exist.

Then who's that nut
living in your house?

That's what I
would like to know!

Okay. I'm gonna
get coffee ready.

You can use the bathroom first.

No. That's okay.

I'm not gonna go into
the office today.

Really?

I have a showing at
noon and I wanted to do

Some more digging before then.

Okay. But, faith,

Please be careful.

Don't worry. I'm safe here.

Faith, I'm gonna
be gone all day.

You gonna be okay?

Yeah. I'll be fine.

Okay.

Have a good day. Love you.

love you.

good morning,
stanford university

School of law. How
may I help you?

Hi. Yes. This is ellen miller
over at parrish & taylor.

I'm calling to
confirm the enrollment

Of a prospective hire.

His name is vincent james.

I don't see anything
listed for a vincent james.

So, no record of his enrollment?

So, vincent james is not
a member of the state bar?

What about other
states, could he...

I see.

Nowhere at all?

we're sorry.
You have reached a number

That has been disconnected
or is no longer in service.

If you feel the...

Son of a bitch.

Thank you for meeting with me.

I thought you had a showing?

I do. I'm headed
there now, actually.

But I just had to tell you
what I found this morning.

Vince never graduated
from stanford.

What? Are you sure?

Yes. He never even went there.

He's not even really a lawyer.

How do you know?

Because I spoke with
a representative

From the american
bar association.

I also called stanford's
administration's office

This morning. But
that's not all.

Remember that woman
that I spoke with

Who gave vince the reference?

The number is disconnected.

- Okay.
- So, I paid 20 bucks

From one of those
services that tells you

Whose number it really is.

Let me guess,

Vince james?

Exactly.

But you spoke to a woman.

Right. So, when I
originally called,

I left a voicemail and
that woman called me back.

So, what I'm thinking
happened is that vince

Checks the voicemails and
then just had his friend

Or his accomplice or whatever
you wanna call her call me back.

He's smart, I'll give him that.

Shady, but smart.

But we're still no closer to
finding out who he really is.

I think I have a
solution for that too.

I'm not sure I like that look.

if the lsat formal logic

Requires you to work with
conditional statements

And determine what
not to put on...

are you
out of your mind?

He didn't wake up.

But he could have.

But he didn't.

That was an incredibly
stupid thing to do.

Yeah, probably.

But it worked.

So what'd you find?

Valley ridge high
school class of 2011.

Valley ridge? Where is that?

It's like 20 minutes
right up the coast.

So, what now?

You're just gonna
waltz into the school,

Ask them to open up
their old records?

You still don't even
know his real name.

No, but I have his
picture from the website.

Faith, I'm telling you,

They're not just gonna
give you information,

No matter what kind of
lie you come up with.

No, they probably won't.

But tiffany brill will.

Who's tiffany brill?

So the graduating class
has a facebook page.

Tiffany was class president.

She was in charge of
all the class reunions.

So you're gonna
reach out to her?

Already done.

We're actually meeting
this afternoon.

Did you tell her why?

Hmm, not in so many words.

Oh, faith.

Look, I just told her that I was
one of the girls in her class

Who just wanted to reconnect
with her fellow classmates.

And she agreed?

She seemed thrilled.

I think she's one of those girls

Who still kind of lives for
high school kind of thing.

I hope you know
what you're doing.

Tiffany. Hi.

Christa caldwell, how are you?

I'm well. I'm well. How are you?

I have to be honest.

I wouldn't have
even recognized you.

Well, you know, high school,

I was going through
my goth phase.

You look the same though.

Uh-huh. I'm not so sure
if that's a good thing.

No, no, no. It is. It is.

You know, I have to
say I was surprised

When you reached out to me.

I mean, you know, you
and I weren't exactly...

Friends.

Don't worry about it.
It was just high school.

I'm sorry you couldn't
make it to the reunion.

I thought about it.

But, you know, I got busy.

So, what's your situation?

Significant other? Career?

Are you still
living in the area?

Actually, tiffany, I, uh,
I had a question for you.

Do you happen to
remember this guy?

Of course, everybody
remembers wayne travers.

Wayne travers?

What do you remember about him?

Why don't you tell me
who you really are?

Okay. Look, my name
is faith davis.

I rented a room in
my home to this man.

Only now he calls
himself vince james.

Why am I not surprised?

Look, please, I need this
guy out of my house, okay?

Out of my life.
He won't leave.

And if you have any
information on him,

Anything at all that you
think might be useful...

Uh, well, wayne travers
was good-looking,

Smart, charming,

Which if you remember
in high school

That that was everything.

He should have been the most
popular guy in our class.

- Operative word being should?
- uh-hmm.

Yeah. He was a troublemaker,

A high school schemer.

- Schemer?
- yeah.

You know, he got copies of
the exams and sold them.

He was always running
some kind of scam.

Yeah. Well, he hasn't
changed very much.

Yeah. I'm not surprised

That he's still
wearing his class ring.

You know, I mean, he always
struck me as the kind of guy

Who peaked in high school,

Still the best years of
his life 15 years later.

So when was the last
time you saw him?

Uh, it was close to the
end of the school year

After the prom and a bunch
of us went to this party

At sarah malone's beach house.

And something went down
between wayne and sarah.

I'm not sure what,

But there was an argument

- And things got physical.
- He hit her?

He choked her.

Was she all right?

Someone called the police.

But by the time they got there,

Wayne was gone.

Sarah told her parents

And wayne never
returned to school.

I always assumed that
he had gotten suspended.

And that was the last that
I'd heard of him, until now.

Be careful.

There's no telling
what he's capable of.

The cable bill is due.

So pay it.

You owe half.

Are we really gonna
do this again?

What the hell is wrong with you?

I don't know what you mean.

You know exactly what I mean.

You pretended to be
the perfect tenant.

I trusted you. I brought
you into my home.

Now you refuse to pay utilities.

You're disrespectful and rude.

I'm perfectly within my rights.

Like hell you are!

So do something about it.

Don't turn your
back on me, wayne.

What did you just say?

You heard me, wayne travers.

You sure know a lot about law

For someone who never
went to law school.

So someone's been
playing detective?

And someone isn't as
smart as they think.

I'll give you one last chance.

Leave now and
we'll call it even.

- Or what?
- Or I'll ruin you.

You be careful, faith.

You be very careful.

You gonna strangle me like
you strangled sarah malone?

You don't know what
you're talking about.

Don't I?

Sarah malone didn't
mind her own business,

And look what happened to her.

I would advise you not
to make the same mistake.

if you
want my professional opinion,

These laws were designed
to protect tenants

From predatory landlords.

If you want my personal one,

Is that the laws
can be easily abused

And the process to evict
someone is far too cumbersome.

so what
should I do then?

exactly
what the system allows.

You begin eviction proceedings.

But that could take months.

It's like I said.

Detective stein,

Isn't there any way you
can just arrest him?

- For?
- Lying, for one thing.

Lying isn't illegal.

If it was, our jails
would be filled

With 99% of the population.

But it's illegal to lie
in a tenant application.

True.

But that's a civil matter.

And a suit will take
longer than the eviction.

What about the story
that faith told you,

About the girl from high school?

- What about it?
- he never mentioned it.

On the application,

It asks if you've ever
been convicted of a felony.

You have no idea if
he was even charged.

In any case, it's not a felony.

It's a simple assault.

Class a misdemeanor at best.

Besides, you can't file
on behalf of this girl.

He has to have done
something actionable to you.

He threatened me.

- He did?
- Yeah. I...

- What did he say?
- I have it right here.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

what are you doing?

I taped it.

Your conversation
with mr. Travers?

Yeah.

did he
know you were recording him?

No. Of course not.

What would've been
the point of that?

Do not play that
for me, ms. Davis.

And I'm gonna pretend that
you never even mentioned it.

I, uh, I don't understand.

California is a
two-party consent state.

You need a person's permission

In order to record
a conversation.

Or what?

Or you could be
charged with a felony.

Are you telling us that
it is perfectly legal

For this jerk to do
what he's been doing,

But it is a felony if
we record him doing it?

How is that fair?

Does that make any
sense to you at all?

Welcome to my world.

Thank you for coming.

Yeah. Well, your voicemail
sounded pretty desperate, so.

Can you sit down, please?

I don't know.

Are you gonna accuse me
of any other crazy things

Like the last time you saw me?

I am so sorry about that.

I really am.

I'm sorry about a lot of things.

Me too.

Really. I mean, I
think we should talk.

I really need your help.

that's
why you called me,

Not to talk about us?

Jeremy, please.

This isn't easy for me.

What do you need?

So, when you left,

Obviously, there was no
way that I could afford

To keep the house on my own.

Hey, look, I'm... I'd
love to help you out,

- But I don't have any money.
- No, I don't want your money.

Look, I rented our guestroom
out to someone, a tenant.

His name's vincent
james, or wayne travers,

Or whatever his name is.

But it turned out to
be the worst thing

That I could have done.

Why, he stiffed you on the rent?

No, jeremy.

He threatened to hurt me.

Wait, what?

Yes, multiple times.

And I don't know what
to do, but I'm scared

And I didn't have
anywhere to go. So...

Hang on, we need to call
the police right now.

I did.

But he knows the law so
well that no one can help.

Oh, okay. What about a lawyer?
Could a lawyer do anything?

Not for months,

If at all.

So you'll help me?

Just tell me what I need to do.

Open up!

I'm gonna knock this door.

Or you'll what?

Who the hell are you?

someone
you just disturbed

With your
inconsiderate knocking.

Oh, vince.

I don't think you've met
my boyfriend, jeremy.

Where's my doorknob?

I'm sure I don't know what it
is that you're talking about.

You took my doorknob
off my door,

And I want it back on, okay?

I want it back on right now.

Sue me.

Oh, but, uh, just so
you're aware, vince,

That may take some time.

[singer] ♪ are you ready?

♪ Here we go

♪ I'm gonna rock your world

♪ who's that girl
trippin' to the beat ♪

[singer] ♪ and
say, ayo, ayo, ayo

[singer] ♪ kickin' that
jam make it look so sweet ♪

[singer] ♪ and
say, ayo, ayo, ayo

[singer] ♪ lay it all out
for the world to see ♪

♪ no I'm not just
your everyday girl ♪

♪ ain't nobody being
better than me ♪

♪ 'cause I'm gonna rock
your, I'm gonna rock your ♪

♪ I'm gonna rock your world

♪ I'm gonna rock your world

♪ who's that girl
with her eyes lit up ♪

[singer] ♪ and
say, ayo, ayo, ayo

[singer] ♪ gonna take the
elevator to the next floor ♪

[singer] ♪ and
say, ayo, ayo, ayo

[singer] ♪ woo,
oh, oh, oh, whoa

oh, I wish I was there

To see that son
of a bitch's face.

Yeah. I have to admit,
it was pretty sweet.

And jeremy?

He was perfect.

There was no way vince
would do anything

As long as he was there.

But he's not always
gonna be there.

Right.

Which is why I feel like we're
gonna need to step this up.

I want the party this weekend

To really push
him over the edge.

You sure you should
keep poking the bear?

I'm just giving him a
taste of his own medicine.

Show him that two
can play his game.

yeah, I know.

But, after what
his classmate said,

I just wonder if it's
the smartest move.

what am
I supposed to do?

Wait three more months
for an eviction?

- Even longer for a lawsuit?
- I'm just saying.

Well, hopefully,
after the party,

We won't have to worry about it.

That'll be the end of it.

You'll be there, won't you?

I'll be there.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- It's so good to see you.
- So good to see you.

- I love your house.
- Thank you.

Well, come on in.

Hey, gang, look who's here.

[singer] ♪ all I wanna do
is dance, dance, dance ♪

[singer] ♪ all I wanna do
is dance, dance, dance ♪

♪ all I wanna do

♪ all I wanna do is
dance, dance, dance ♪

all I
wanna do is dance.

[singer] ♪ all I wanna
do, all I wanna do ♪

♪ all I wanna do...

amazing.

Faith!

I have to say, we should
do this more often.

I'm having a great time,

Crazy tenant or not.

And just make sure you
take it easy though.

Remember why we're
doing all this.

Of course.

But you're the one that said

The best way to get him out

Is to be as loud and
obnoxious as possible.

Yeah, I know. I just... I think
I'm having second thoughts

On whether or not this
is the right approach.

That's what I said, and
you told me we'd be fine.

I know, I know.

has anyone
even seen him tonight?

No, but he's in his room.

His car is in the driveway
and his door is shut.

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

so, I haven't seen
your new housemate yet.

- Yeah, he's kinda shy.
- Still?

He likes to stay in
his room all night?

Not even come out
and have a drink?

What is he, like a freak?

Who cares?

Don't let him ruin
your good time.

No way. No way.

Just sayin'.

[singer] ♪ hey, hey, hey, hey

faith. Faith.

[singer] ♪ bring it on

[singer] ♪ oh

[singer] ♪ bring it on

[singer] ♪ oh, oh

[singer] ♪ bring it on

[singer] ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh

hmm.

Maybe I should get going too.

No, you should not be driving.

Just stay here tonight.

Okay.

You want me to make
you a cup of coffee?

Ooh, thank you.

Who could that be?

Vince probably came back.

But he has a key.
Why would he knock?

You saw how fast he ran
out. Maybe he forgot it.

Ms. Davis?

- Yes?
- we're looking

For a mr. Jeremy higgins.

Look, I don't know who called
about the noise complaint, but...

This isn't a noise
complaint, ma'am.

- Mr. Higgins?
- Yeah?

We need to take you
in for questioning.

for what?

You've been accused of
assault and battery.

Please come with us.

- Vince. That's son of a...
- sir, now?

Look, this is a bunch of lies.

- Sir. Sir. Stop.
- Wait. Wait. Wait.

you
need to come with us.

- Jer, it'll be okay.
- What's going on?

Okay. Okay. Where are we going?

Franklin bluffs police station.

Let's go.

I'll meet you there.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Angry, but fine.

They didn't hurt you
in there, did they?

Faith, this is franklin bluffs.

I was in the interrogation
room, not san quentin.

No. Cops were nice.

They brought me coffee.

so what'd they say?

They said that vince,

But they called him
wayne, probably because

He had to show id,
came to the station,

Said he'd been assaulted,
said that I assaulted him.

- That's ridiculous.
- of course it is.

You were with me
the entire night.

- Did you see vince?
- no.

The cop on duty said he had
been beaten up pretty badly.

Did you tell him
you didn't do it?

absolutely.
In fact, I told him

Everything that's been going on.

And they didn't believe you?

It doesn't matter. I mean,
what do you want the guy to do?

"oh, you didn't do it?
Okay. Have a nice day."

They said they're gonna
continue the investigation,

But I shouldn't leave town.

What about vince?

He never came back.

Do you think he's there now?

I don't know,

But I definitely don't
wanna go home alone.

Don't worry,

I'm not leaving you.

- detective stein.
- Good morning, ms. Davis.

- What are you doing here?
- Order of protection,

Otherwise known as
a restraining order.

So, he's gone?

He can't come anywhere near her?

Ms. Davis, the restraining
order is against you.

Your tenant filed it
early this morning.

Uh, I don't understand.

You have to stay away
from mr. Travers.

The order is for 14 days.

You cannot come within
100 yards of him

- During that time.
- well, that's fine.

I never wanna see
that guy ever again.

no,
you don't understand.

You can't return to your house.

- What?
- Oh, you have to be joking.

- How can he do this?
- Apparently,

Because of the assault,

And because of your
relationship with mr. Higgins,

That was enough cause
for them to issue it.

So you're telling me that

I can't go into my own house?

you
can go in for 20 minutes

To get some things.

I need to be with you,

And after that, 14 days.

I'm sorry.

Are you kidding? So,
there's nothing I can do?

I can't fight this?

After 14 days you can
petition the court.

Unbelievable.

I feel like I'm
going off to camp.

Well, at least here you don't
have to leave to use the outhouse.

You have no idea how
much I appreciate this.

Don't say another word.

It's what I'm here for.

I'm a little
surprised that

You didn't wanna
stay with jeremy.

I thought things
were getting better.

Have you seen his new place?

It's a shoebox.

besides, every
time I look at him,

I just feel bad about
everything that's happened.

He doesn't deserve this.

You told the detective
everything, right?

Yes. And she told me I
would have plenty of time

To tell my side of the story.

So what are you gonna do now?

I'm gonna hit him
where it hurts.

- So, you'll do it?
- Of course.

- Are you sure?
- faith,

I'm an accountant
for a non-profit.

This is like the
most exciting thing

That's happened
to me in forever.

Let's just go through it
again, just to make sure.

all I'm gonna say
is that I graduated college

A few years ago and I'm thinking
about going back to law school.

And how did you get his number?

I googled lsat tutors.

- His name came up.
- Perfect.

And how many references
do you want me to get?

At least three.

But any more than that,
we'll be pushing it.

He'll get suspicious.

You're sure about this?

- That it'll work?
- Why wouldn't it?

I don't know.

I mean, if this guy really
is as crazy as you say he is,

How do we know he's
just gonna back off

Simply because we're
bad-mouthing him to his clients?

The one thing that
vince cares about

More than anything
is his business.

It's his only source of income.

He's not gonna jeopardize that,

Not even for free
room and board.

Okay. Let's do this.

- Jennifer?
- Vince, hi.

- So nice to meet you.
- Likewise.

Don't worry. It, uh, looks worse

- Than it feels.
- And the other guy?

I'm afraid the
other guy was a dirt road.

I had a little
mountain biking mishap.

Well, I am just glad
that you're okay.

I see you're not
wasting any time.

Yeah. I mean, it's not
like I just graduated.

Uh-hmm. And I learned the hard
way that a poli sci degree

Does not get you many jobs.

At least not any
of the ones I want.

don't worry.
You're not alone.

I would say that over
half of my clients

Have been out of school
for five years or more.

They graduated, saw what
the job market was like,

And figured they might
as well get a law degree.

I mean, with society,
how it is nowadays,

We're not gonna
run out of a need

- For lawyers anytime soon.
- That is true.

also, thank you so
much for meeting me in person.

I mean, I saw your
website and everything,

But if I'm gonna
make the investment,

I just wanna know
that I'm comfortable

- With who I'm working with.
- Believe me, I understand.

Then I hope you'll understand
if I ask for a few references.

Not too many, just a few.

You know, people you're
currently working with.

- Of course.
- I hate to ask really.

It's just that I've been
taken advantage of before

And these days, you
really just never know.

Say no more. In fact,

Let me give you the names

Of a few people that
you can call right now.

I'm sure they have nothing
but good things to say.

three names,
just like you asked.

Ah, you're the best.

I am, aren't I?

- Any problems?
- No.

It went down just
like we planned.

"went down." listen to you.

You really do sound like a spy.

I have to say, faith,

He is pretty charming.

I can see why you thought
he'd be the perfect tenant.

Yep. Talk about looks
being deceiving.

so, are you
gonna call these people?

Yep. First thing in the morning.

This is the beginning of
the end for vincent james.

- hello?
- Hi, shannon evans?

- this is shannon.
- This is detective mary smith.

I'm calling in regards to your
lsat tutor, mr. Vincent james?

- yes?
- I'm so sorry to have

To inform you of
this, ms. Evans,

But we have been
investigating mr. James

For quite some time now
and have ascertained

That he is in fact
a complete fraud.

He does not have a law degree

And he is certainly
not a lawyer.

Yes, I know he seems
very good, brian.

He's been running this
scam for a very long time.

And I realize you don't know me.

But do me a favor... Right.

I'm sure vince did
show you his website.

But go online and try to find

Some additional
information on him.

Anything at all.

Hey, is everything okay?

I was just waiting for you to
log in on the zoom session.

No. No, no, no. Wait,
uh, let me explain.

I just have some
competitors that would do

Anything to ruin my business.

You have to trust
me. Everything that

They're telling you is a lie.

Please, just... Tim.

Tim. Hello?

you called
all three of them?

All three.

And they all believed you?

Well, I may not have told
them exactly who I was.

Well, what did you
tell them exactly?

That I was a detective.

Hey, I figured since
everyone else is telling me

Lying isn't a crime, I may as
well use it to my advantage.

Oh, I hope this works.

Is it him?

- What?
- you win.

- What?
- I said you win.

I'll move out.

- When?
- today. Now.

I'll be gone in a few hours.

Well? What did he say?

He's leaving.

what?

Let me go first, make
sure he's really gone.

He's gone.

How do you know?

If he was here,

I'd feel it.

He's really gone.

Faith?

Faith, don't.

Just leave it.

Why? It's not a letter bomb.

Because there's nothing he has
to say that you need to hear.

What's it say?

Till we meet again.

What you watchin'?

Nothing.

This is nice.

Yeah, I know.

So what do you think
about me moving back in?

Jer...

We had a lot of issues before.

I know.

I know I've never been the
boyfriend that you deserved.

But since I moved out, I just...

I miss you so much.

I miss us.

I know. I know. I...

And I wanna believe
you. I do. I just...

I promise I can change.
I can be more reliable.

I mean, I'm here for you right
now, right, when you needed me?

Yes. And I cannot
begin to explain

How much I appreciate everything

That you've done for
me with all this.

I just... I feel
like we really need

To take things slow this time.

Just see where it
goes, you know?

Is that okay?

Okay.

So, what's next?

Next?

Next, I'm gonna go
back to the police,

And then I wanna
figure out a way

To get the word out about vince.

Don't you think... I don't know,

That we should leave
well enough alone?

I mean, we beat him.

Yeah, we beat him.

But I can't let him do
this to anyone else.

I could never live with myself.

Well, I have your back.

Okay, okay, I'm coming.

Look, I hate to say it,

But sometimes that's
exactly what you need.

Jaden, man.

What is it?

Jeremy just texted me,

Saying he needs me to
come home right away.

What's wrong?

I don't know. I'm
gonna call him.

It's her. Tell her she needs
to come home immediately.

Assure her that
everything is fine.

I'm warning you.

Jeremy?

Yeah. Faith, just come, please.

Jer, is everything okay?

You're kind of scaring me.

Faith, don't come.

Jeremy?

Something's up.

- What are you gonna do?
- I need to go home.

Do you want me to come with you?

No, that's okay. I'll
call you later, okay?

Okay.

That was very stupid, my friend.

Just kill me then.

Oh, I will, in good time.

What is it that you want?

Room and board.

A few square meals a day.

A roof over my head.

Is that too much to ask for?

You had that. You had
that. You moved out.

I was forced out.

But your little
girlfriend wouldn't let

Bygones be bygones, would she?

What are you talking about?

Oh, I think you know exactly
what I'm talking about.

After all, you were smart enough
to try and talk her out of it.

How the hell do you know that?

Oh, I've been watching you two.

Oh, my god, the camera.

You planted it.

not just one.

Actually, I got this
whole place wired up.

Is that how you get off?

By watching women
you can't have?

Nothing so sordid, I assure you.

I just had to keep
track of faith.

Make sure she wasn't
up to anything.

So, what's your plan? Are
you gonna kill us both?

I mean, the police will
never stop looking for you.

Looking for me?

No. No. I don't think so.

Not when they come
back here and discover

What they'll think is a
lover's quarrel gone bad.

- It'll never work.
- oh, won't it?

You're already suspected
of a violent assault.

Faith has a restraining
order against her.

And when I go to the police
and tell them what happened

When I try to retrieve
my belongings,

I think they'll be very
likely to believe me.

- You're crazy.
- Don't call me crazy!

A man has to have his home
and his home is his castle.

And right now,

I am the king!

Jeremy? Jeremy!

Jeremy?

- Jeremy!
- Faith, run!

You run...

He dies.

Why don't you come over?

Let's have a little chat, huh?

Vince, please don't hurt him.

I don't want to,
faith. I really don't.

But whether or not I
do, that's up to you.

Why are you doing this?

This is your fault, faith!

I could've been the
perfect roommate,

But you wouldn't let me.

Don't you mean perfect squatter?

Clever. You let a
perfect stranger

Into your home with only
a light background check.

What did you think
was gonna happen?

Some might say you deserve
what's happened to you.

Look, okay. You
want the house?

Fine, take it. It's yours, okay?

It's all yours.
Just let jeremy go.

I think it's a little
late for that, don't you?

Who's that?

I said, who's that?

hey, this is faith.
Can't get to the phone

Right now. Leave a message.

Faith, why aren't
you picking up?

I'm really worried.

I'm on my way to your place now.

Faith, give me the phone!

Give me the phone.

Give me the phone
right now, faith.

Okay. Okay.

nope. Faith, the knife!

Watch out. Watch out. Watch out.

Faith, no!

He fell.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

How about you? You okay?

Oh, yeah, I'm good.

hello?

Jaden.

Where is he?

He's gone.

I've been looking
for so long for someone

And when I saw your
ad, mr. Taylor,

Well, you just seem
like such a perfect fit.

Well, thank you. That's
very kind of you.

Have you been looking for long?

No, I just got to town actually.

- I see.
- I mean, if you would've

Told me a year ago or
even six months ago

That I would be renting a room,

I would've thought
you were crazy.