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He had his fucking
cell phone in his hand

against the pottery
while we were giving it to them.

I just wanna make a great show.

And if we include you talking

about these wounds
of frustration

between you and Asher,

then people are gonna
connect with you

and they're gonna think
you're being honest.

Stop discussing curses.

If you put an idea in your head,

it can become very real.

Girls.

You're always complaining about
the gaming board?

You should be proud of
yourself, Asher.

$50. Max bet.

This is your chance to do
something about it.

We're not gonna be able
to do the story,

unless I have
the security footage.

I--I know the exact
folder I put it in.

I will get it for you.

What the hell do you
and Cara text about?

- You can see.
- What's this?

That's some racist
statue that she sent me,

some miniature
golf course in Albuquerque.

Wait till you see this show.

Your art looks
so good in our home.

Did you guys talk about
that release?

'Cause apparently we need like
an official signature before

we can use your artwork
in the show.

Yeah, yeah. I need do that.

No rush. Like, kind of a rush,
but not, not a big rush.

Maybe corporate comedy class
would be interesting for you,

just so you could
feel more confident.

Use your legs, pull.

Use your arms.

Step, step, step.

Pull, pull, pull.
You're almost there.

Good, good.
Way to go, Max.

Good job. Good job.

Next.

You got this, Josie.

Use your legs,
pull. Use your arms.

Keep stepping.

You got it, Josie.

Good job, Josie. Good job.

Use your legs. Pull, pull.
You're doing good.

Good job. Awesome. Awesome.

Use your legs, pull.
Use your arms.

Keep pulling. Keep pulling.
Use your legs.

Pull it. Pull it.
Pull, pull, pull.

Fall.

Keep stepping.
Keep stepping and pulling.

Way to go. Way to go.

Keep climbing.
Keep-- good, good, good.

Touch the yellow.
Touch the yellow.

Fall.

Great.
Now, come back down slow.

Slow it down. Good job.

Nala, you're up.

Keep going, Nala.
You're doing good.

Keep trying. Keep trying.
One hand over the other.

Use your feet. Keep pulling.

Keep pulling. Pull it. Pull it.

Keep trying. Keep trying.

All right, Nala,
maybe next time.

You can't hog the rope all day.

Next.

Good job, Nala.

So that's how it's gonna be.
Well, I tried.

Okay, Jasper. Keep
going. Keep going. Good.

Um, she's bullying me.

Is it hurting you?

If anybody says
anything negative about you,

as long as you
believe in yourself,

no bullying is gonna
get--get to you unless

they get very physical with you.

But I'm glad you came
and told me about this.

But be positive
in all your actions.

Believe in yourself,
that's the main thing.

Can I use the bathroom?

Oh, sure. Go.

♪ eerie music ♪

Head southeast
on Reservoir Street.

Your destination
is on the left.

Okay.

Sean. Sean. Sean!

I called your name
four times, man.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

You gotta answer me
when I'm talking to you.

Oh.

You got a bungee or something?

This is fine. This is good.

It'll work. This will work.

Okay. There we go.

Thank you.

Shit.

♪ I'm giving it my all ♪

♪ But I'm not the girl
you're taking home ♪

♪ Ooh. I keep dancing
on my own ♪

♪ I keep dancing on my own ♪

♪ I'm in the... ♪

Hello?

- I'm calling the police.
- It's me, it's me.

I see you've met my friend.

It's from the mini-golf course,

but not anymore.
Now, it's yours.

Okay. Thank you.

I think your friend
is a little cold.

Should we bring him
inside?

- Sure.
- Okay.

Do you want help?
Is it-- I mean...

No. I'm okay.

So Dougie showed me the photo
and it was disgusting.

And I had to do something,

so I offered the owner
to take it off his hands.

You paid him for it?

Oh, my God,
I didn't want this thing there.

It's like a place for children.
It's so offensive.

It was around all
these dinosaurs and it's like,

I didn't want that,
so it's gone now,

and it is my gift to you
and you can use it

in your art
and re-contextualize it.

Maybe I can just
sign it right now

and you can buy it.
How about that?

I mean...

an original Cara Durand piece
in my home would be fine,

but, you know, obviously
if we wanna show it on the show,

I'm gonna have
to have you sign a release,

and we all know that's
not a quick process.

Yeah. I--I'm sorry, I...

I'm kidding. I'm completely
kidding. I actually--

I--I printed out
the release for you

just, because I know email is
so annoying and, you know,

it like, always
gets lost and I'm--

I never pay attention to it.

And, um, I will-- Oh, here.
Here, I'll get a pen.

Okay. Here you are.

Is everything okay?

I don't think
that I can sign this right now.

I don't understand.

What do you mean?

I'm--I'm sorry.

No. But you, you said that it
was--it was fine

if it was only
in our house--only our home.

What's--what's going on?

Your art is all over the show,

so it's like it would be really
hard to cut around it.

And--and
Dougie says it's impossible,

but, of course I'll do what
I need to do, of course.

I'm just-- I--I think
I'm just confused

'cause we're friends,

so why wouldn't you want your
artwork in the show?

I love that you have my art.
It's--

it's just-- it's gonna be
a whole thing,

you know, considering
what your parents do,

and I'm also being told
about, like,

where I should be
showing my art

and then where
it should be seen.

And it's just, I don't know if

I want my art in the show

at this point.

So what my-- what my parents do?

Well, they take advantage
of poor people.

I--I don't even really
see them anymore.

And my whole thing,
my whole life

is about doing
everything that they don't do.

But you know what?
This is--this is good, actually.

I needed to hear this.

Nobody
tells me the truth, honestly.

And that's why we're friends

because you're
always real with me.

And maybe I haven't been as
real with you, lately.

'Cause there's actually been
a lot of things

going on in my life
that you don't know about,

and that's not cool to do

as a friend, you know.

And I felt this distance
between us lately,

and I--I know this is why.

So I'm insecure about myself

and I'm not telling you things.

But, um...

I'm unhappy in my marriage...

and I hide it well, right?

Like, who would even
know that?

But I feel like he's
holding me back

and I just
wanna be artistic,

and philosophical,

and all he cares
about are the financials.

And it's so sad,

because I came here today

to ask you to be
a consultant for the show.

That's what I wanted to do.
It was gonna be so special.

And, I mean...

you don't want even want
your art in the show,

so, like, what am I thinking?

I mean, I'm so lost.

I'm so off base. It's crazy.

I just-- I--I should--
I should just leave.

I should leave.

I didn't know--I didn't know
about you and Asher.

I'm sorry.

Well, I mean,
how would you know that?

I haven't been
telling you things.

I was so excited.
It was gonna be so special...

and we have $15,000 to
$20,000 for this job,

and it's...

So, what would--
what would this job entail?

I just really wanna get things
right, you know?

And so if I-- if I have a
question about Tiwa or Tewa,

like I still mix those up.
And I-- you know, if have.

So-- so, like
a Native American consultant?

Yes. I mean, but it--
it really wouldn't take

much of your time at all.

Would I-- would my name
have to be

in the credits of the show or...

I mean, if you felt comfortable
with that, yeah.

Could I-- could we maybe do it
anonymously?

It's a pretty big network show,

so, you know, if they--

if they were paying you
for this role,

I--I do think it might be a
little bit weird

if it was anonymous,
you know, like,

I don't know if
they would want that.

So for-- and this is
for $20,000?

I don't wanna force you into anything.

And it's just to consult.

It's not about
my art in the show?

Yes, exactly,
just to consult.

I mean, we could
rip this thing up right now.

I mean, you know,
I'm just kidding.

You can--you can take time
to think about it, of course.

But it's just to consult.

Hmm.

Oh, I'm so happy we
can talk like this. I...

Yeah, yeah, me too.

Do you mind if I get
some water?

- No, no, please.
- I'm thirsty from all of these.

Get some water.

Okay. I'm just gonna use
one of these mugs.

I'm so ugly that on Halloween
when I open the door,

kids give me candy.

That's funny, right?

Does anybody know what
comedian said that?

I'll give you a clue.

He gets no respect.

Steven Wright.

Actually, it is...

Rodney Dangerfield, right?

We used to
be really close friends,

but then he stopped talking
to me because I'm not funny.

All right. Well, show of hands,

how many of you, uh, know
who Rodney Dangerfield is?

All right.
Well, he was the master

of self-deprecating humor.

And some say, that is
the safest form of comedy

because you're making yourself
the butt of the joke, right?

I know some of you right now
you're asking yourself,

“Jeff, you are an
extremely handsome guy

and you seem to be
pretty smart, too.

So how is that gonna help me
with my career?

How is it gonna help me
if I'm pointing out my flaws?”

Well, the answer is,
and I know--

I know I keep going
back to emotional intelligence,

but it is a form of
emotional intelligence.

People are drawn to those
who are self-aware, right?

And puts everybody
at ease, right?

So, Rachael, you were,
uh, saying something

about, uh,
mothering, smothering.

What were you saying?

I said, "Mothering, smothering,

what's the difference?"

Okay.
Well, it's kind of a pun, right?

But you're also looking back
at yourself when you're saying

that you're
an overbearing mother, right?

So what can be
the exaggeration on that,

that we can turn it into a joke?

I'm not a mother, I'm a smother?

That's close,
but it's still a pun.

So let's, let's take a
look at, uh, Rodney here, okay?

Are we really to believe that
kids think he's so ugly

that they give him candy

because they think he's wearing
a monster costume?

No, no. And that's
what makes it funny.

So what would happen if you
were to smother your kid,

like, like, way too much, right?

He would suffocate and die.

So you might say,

uh, "I'm really concerned
with my parenting skills

because I'm--
I'm afraid I might be arrested

for first degree smothering."

Okay.
Well, it's not the best joke,

but you guys get
the idea, right?

Uh, Asher, you were, uh,

saying something
about a career change.

How can we make
a joke out of that?

Uh, perhaps maybe,
uh, you were fired

or, um, nobody wants you?

Well, I wasn't fired.
I left myself.

It was like a contract job,
so I chose to leave.

Okay. Sure, sure.
But, but again, we're--we're,

uh, talking about exaggeration
here, right?

So all we really
need is just a kernel of truth.

So, um, maybe the other day,

uh, we were talking
and you were telling me

about an insecurity
that you have about yourself

and you thought it
could be the source of humor,

so why don't we, uh, try that?

Um...

I'd, I'd rather not go into it.

Okay. Well, are, are you sure?
Because again,

you know, we all
know that for a joke to work,

um, we've got to be able to

stretch the truth a little, right?

We're not gonna take
everything literally.

Well, there's one thing I'd
like to stretch a little bit.

My penis.

Okay. Well, okay.
That's a good start,

but let's try it again,
but this time,

let's not literally say
the subject matter, right?

Let's just hint
at the subject matter.

Well, there's one-- well,
there's one phrase I don't--

no one ever says to me,

"Is that a banana
in your pocket?"

Um, because even if
I could stretch my banana,

uh, no one would
think I was happy.

Okay. Well, again,
I think maybe not exactly

because I mean the banana...

Oh, because you can't stretch
a banana. I see, I see.

Does it really matter how he
phrases it? Can we just move on?

Well, I, you know, I--I would
really love for this joke

to land properly for Asher.

No, yeah, I understand,
but I just, I mean,

I'm asking myself
why am I paying to watch you

workshop a masturbation joke?
I just wanna move on.

Okay. Well, I don't think
that Asher's joke

was to invoke
masturbation, right?

I mean, Asher, do you wanna go

and explain your joke
to everyone?

Uh, I'd prefer not to.

Well, Asher told me in private
that he has a small penis

and I think that is what
the joke

was supposed to portray.

You know, penis size, you know,

that is a classic form
of self-deprecation.

He wants to move on.

I don't understand why
you keep dwelling on it.

Okay. What about even if
you rub the genie bottle

really hard,
you never see the genie?

Stop, okay? Stop.

Uh, I'm a man and I did not
think that joke was funny.

And I work with victims
of sexual assault

and I can guarantee you
that joke would not land.

Let's-- all right.
This is a learning opportunity.

Asher told a joke
that offended everyone.

So let's talk about this.

Okay, Asher,
I'm gonna be blunt, right?

Um, you crossed
the line and, you know,

you got to know when, uh, you're
going outside the boundaries,

and that's exactly
what you just did.

I guess kind of the way
that you chose to phrase it,

it was a little weird.

I didn't even want to talk
about it in class.

That's why I brought it up
with you privately.

So, you know, maybe
we could get together

and we could have
a private session,

or maybe you could have,
you know,

- the next round of classes.
- What are you saying?

You don't want me
back in this class?

No, I do want you back.
You have my email.

You know, why don't you
contact me in a couple of months

and we'll get
you in with the new group,

see how that goes.
I mean, you know...

Sure, sure.

Are we good?

I don't need these
fucking classes.

I don't need to
come back to this.

If you were really funny,
you wouldn't be

teaching in
a fucking Legion Hall.

- Okay.
- You'd be on YouTube,

like the comedians I watch.
Okay?

- That's a-- that's a cliche.
- I don't need this shit.

Don't say that.
That's not true.

You put me in that situation.

- Relax.
- Whatever, man.

Okay, dude.

I'm serious,
I did, I thought my baby

was a dumb baby.

But now I realize
he's not dumb,

he just does dumb shit.
Like I don't--

I don't like the way my
son throws his tantrums.

You know, when
a baby throw a tantrum,

he's supposed to fall
out, cry, roll on the ground.

That's a tantrum.

This is not a
joke, this is for real.

It's the most retarded thing

I've seen in my life.
I can't say nothing.

I got to wait till
he's finished

then explain to
people what happened.

No, I know, exactly.

Yeah.
Uh, hold on one second.

Okay. No, I know.
I completely agree.

...throughout our state,

we can only hope
changes come soon,

especially to this area.
Monica Perez, KOE 7.

Thank you, Monica,
shocking stuff.

There is nothing funny
about addiction.

All right.
Let's check in with Carey.

And brighten things up
with forecast.

Ooh, well,
I'll tell you...

You know, gambling addiction
is a huge problem here

in our states and our reporting

uncovered questionable
practices at Whistling River.

Monica Perez reports.

The roll of the dice,
the spin of the wheel,

the turn of the card.

At any moment,
you could be a winner.

But for more than
10 million Americans

who are addicted to gambling,

these images may remind them
of their life savings

going down the drain.

And to prevent this
from happening,

local recovering addicts
like Joanna Hernandez...

rely on the New Mexico
Gaming Control Board,

in collaboration
with the casinos themselves,

to prevent them from playing.

They let me in,
they watch me play,

and when I win,
they come up to me

and tell me
"We're taking your money."

After losing her daughter's
college savings

through gambling
seven years ago,

Ms. Hernandez joined
the Gaming Control Board's

self-exclusion program,
which forces casinos

like Whistling River,
run by the San Pedro Pueblo

to deny entry to addicts
like Ms. Hernandez.

But through our
reporting, we discovered

the Gaming Control Board is not
only negligent in its duty

to deny that access
and protect those addicts,

but it's knowingly
allowing them to play.

This security footage we
obtained shows Ms. Hernandez

winning a $35,000 jackpot

at the Indian Dreaming
slot machine,

at which point,
several casino staff,

including an onsite inspector

from the New Mexico
Gaming Control Board

appear on the casino floor.

You'll see here,
the casino staff stood by

as Ms. Hernandez switched
from slots to blackjack,

where her winning
streak continued.

We figured out she had an
accurate self-exclusion

after she won the jackpot,

but when I went to go remove
her off the casino floor,

the inspector was
like, "No, no, no, let's wait,

let's leave her,
see how much she can win,"

like it was some
sick game of his.

Watch here as
the control board inspector

and an unidentified
casino staffer

seemed to find delight
in watching Ms. Hernandez

accumulate chips
knowing full well

the casino is legally required

to confiscate
everything she wins.

But one person who is
not laughing is Ms. Hernandez,

as it was not
until the casino

let her accumulate upwards of
$70,000 in winnings

that they stepped in.

I was like,
"Why? It's my money."

I won it. I'm gonna
leave with those chips

because my brother's
gonna come back

and cash them in for me.

They tell me, "No, you have to
leave those chips here."

While some casinos

use facial recognition technology

to catch problem gamblers
right at the door,

our reporting shows
the Gaming Control Board

has dragged their feet.

Whit?

Whit? Baby?

Did you see the news?

Was that you laughing?

It was me, but she
completely misrepresented

what I was doing.

I was telling him
he had to remove her.

That's why I was pointing.

You were patting him
on the back.

I was being friendly because I
was trying to persuade him.

It was extremely uncomfortable.

Why didn't you just
stop her yourself?

Well, A, that's not my job.

And, B, the inspector
could have been--

I mean, he could
have been annoyed

and we need
to maintain a good relationship

with the control board or else
it could hurt the casino.

I mean,
it's really hard to explain

the vibe in that moment.

You know, when you said that
you witnessed this,

I didn't realize
that you were part of it.

How could you accuse me
of being part of this?

I--I was trying to get him
to remove her.

I'm--I'm the one
who blew the whistle

This news story
is because of me.

You wouldn't have done anything
if I hadn't forced you to.

That's bullshit.

Is it bullshit?

You wouldn't do
anything good

if I didn't force you to.

- There you go.
- Okay. Thank you.

And we're on good timing.

- You wanna follow me?
- Yeah.

So, we're gonna have you sit
right here.

- Hey.
- Hi.

She is.

All right. You guys good?

- Rolling.
- All right.

So, all right. So,
let me--let's, um,

let's start off with, um,

how's your--how's
your relationship doing?

How's it all going?

Uh, ooh, um...

well, I think every relationship

reaches a point where
you start to question things.

You know, that--that's normal,

everyone goes
through that, you know?

You notice yourself keeping
little secrets,

things that you
don't share with them,

because you wonder if
they'll have your back.

Uh, and you would think that if
you've spent years with someone,

that eventually at some point

you'd feel like you
really know them.

But honestly,

maybe sometimes...

you never do.

Because you start to see these
glimpses of a person

that you don't recognize,
and it's--it's scary.

And you wonder, is that
the real them?

Is my idea of them just
a projection or is that real?

You know?

Do you ever feel like, um,

Asher is holding you
back at all?

You're good at this. Um...

Because you guys
are--are strong, right?

At the end of the day,
you're gonna survive, right?

Next question.

♪ eerie music ♪

- All done?
- Yeah.

- Can I see in a mirror?
- Sure.

- Looks good. Thanks.
- Welcome.

Anyways,
so I'm standing there

and this guy is, like,

"Hey, you wanna fight?"
And I'm like...

...and somebody goes,
"Bitch! Bitch!"

And I'm like, you know,
like, "I didn't say it."

- That's not good!
- I swear. I didn't say it.

Hundred percent. Totally.

- Yo, what's happening?
- What's funny?

Just, just some dumb story. But...

Can I hear?

- Okay.
- What was it?

Okay. I have to go.
You're done with me?

All good. That was great.

- Okay. Okay.
- Amazing.

You're up.

Um, we're doing Shabbat
tonight, are we?

- When I get home?
- I have plans.

I bought a challah
on the way here.

I'll have it for breakfast.

Did you, um, buy a bunch of
stuff from Iosheka Jeans?

No, I gave them
the credit card,

so that if someone shoplifts,

they can just charge me

instead of calling the police.

Okay.

- Yeah.
- I guess that's a good idea.

- I know.
- Hey, um, Asher,

we're just gonna have you,

uh, sit over here.

Okay.

Asher time!

What was
the funny story?

Oh, it was just, uh, some guy
who thought I wanted

to fight him because I happened
to be stretching my jaw

when someone
else said "bitch."

Okay.

We good?

You better
go do it because

we're a little bit over time.

Not even if we end
30 minutes early tomorrow?

Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

- Really?
- No, I've asked.

Great. I appreciate that.
Thank you.

Um...

So looks like we're gonna
have to do you another day.

Whitney went long,
so sorry about that.

But hey, at least you got some
nice, uh, beautiful makeup

for your Shabbat dinner.
Which I want--

I wanted to, uh, to thank you
by the way.

I really, really
wanted to thank you for,

for never inviting me.
Not even once.

All right. You remember
I'm Jewish, right?

All right. You guys
don't have to stick around.

I know you don't wanna
stay any longer, so...

I'm sorry about this.

Hey, don't be silly.
It's, like--

it's, like, flushing
money down the drain.

Can't we just do a wire?

You can just wire it to me,
it's the same thing, right?

It's just a transfer.

It's gonna count
against your inheritance

if I have to file
a gift tax return.

Okay, fine.
Just give me the cash.

Would you like me
to count this out to you?

No, I'm good.

So, you have a good day.

You, too.

Thank you.

Can you get me some
receipt paper?

Can you get me
some receipt paper?

Do I have to do it myself?

I know you only wanted 30
but there's 40.

That will save you
a trip next time.

Well, there won't be
a next time.

This is the only time.

That is what I love about you.

I'm serious.
This is the last time.

Look at me. I am serious.
This is a loan, so add it.

You want the market interest
rate or friends and family?

Very funny.

Here is the 20 that
we agreed upon.

And the way that production
accounting is working,

it's just easier for
them to pay you in cash.

Wow.

Nice. I'm using the kitchen.

God...

Have you, um, thought any more
about your work

being featured on the show?

Um, no, I haven't.

So, it's just in the home,

it's not-- you're not talking
about it.

It's just there, right?

No, exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's just in the background.

Right. I think...
I'd be cool with that.

- Really? Yeah?
- Yeah.

Amazing. Okay. Um...

God, it's so annoying
that they make us do this.

They made me sign this
exact same thing

to feature the
homes on the show,

just because
I guess they're, like,

considered art or whatever. Um...

so, this is the
consultant contract.

So, you just sign here.

All right.

And then your address
goes there.

And then you'll just do the same
for the contract underneath.

Oh, my God.

I saw you have a hoop outside.

Yeah, it was, uh, there
when I rented the place.

Yeah, I tried out for junior
varsity but I didn't make it.

- Mm-hmm.
- Do you play?

Just HORSE.

Let's play.

Right now?

Yeah, if you're free.

Yeah, I guess I'm free.

Yeah. I mean, we don't have to
if you have other stuff to do.

Sure. Let's-- let's do it.

Okay.

All right. So this one,

spin around until you're dizzy,
five times.

Okay.

And then your feet
are off the ground,

you have to yell, "Ow!"

Okay? Ready?
One, two, three,

four, five. Ow! Oh!

Oh, you made it!
Oh, yes!

Your turn. Exact same thing.

Let's do it. Five times, jump,

feet off the ground, shout.

H-O-R.

Was that you laughing?

It was me, but she completely

misrepresented what I was doing.

I was telling
him he had to remove her.

That's why I was pointing.

You were
patting him on the back.

I was being friendly

because I was trying
to persuade him.

It was extremely uncomfortable.

Why didn't you just

stop her yourself?

Was that you laughing?

It was me, but she completely

misrepresented what I was doing.

I was telling him
we need to remove her.

That's why I was pointing.

You were
patting him on the back.

But there's some makeup
that you can wear in the water

so when you swim,

it will stay on after,

and you can wear it for
the rest of the month

and you never
have to replace it.

But how does it stick?

I don't know. It just does.
It sticks on your skin.

Oh, my God! Josie!

Ms. Donna! Are you okay?

We need a teacher!

Josie, are you okay?

No, it hurts.