1 00:00:17,618 --> 00:00:20,986 Love, this is why you're not for me. 2 00:00:22,623 --> 00:00:24,819 Once upon a time, I believed in love. 3 00:00:25,459 --> 00:00:26,654 Sure, I'd been hurt before, 4 00:00:26,727 --> 00:00:30,687 but I'd learned from that, and I wanted to fight for a fresh start. 5 00:00:31,331 --> 00:00:33,027 The real thing this time. 6 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:35,832 So, boy meets girl... 7 00:00:35,903 --> 00:00:38,134 boy knows this is something special, and he thinks, 8 00:00:38,505 --> 00:00:42,033 "Let me do everything I can to make this right." 9 00:00:43,143 --> 00:00:45,169 So, I did. 10 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:50,510 I was brave. I was vulnerable. 11 00:00:51,485 --> 00:00:53,249 I won her the old-fashioned way. 12 00:00:55,255 --> 00:00:58,851 I tried to do everything right. For her. 13 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:02,494 I knew you have to do anything for love. 14 00:01:03,363 --> 00:01:04,363 So I did. 15 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:08,259 I did whatever I had to, whatever it took. 16 00:01:09,036 --> 00:01:12,097 - I love you, Joe. - I love you, too. 17 00:01:12,573 --> 00:01:14,701 I heard about you and Candace. 18 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:16,873 You know, I thought we were pretty happy, 19 00:01:16,944 --> 00:01:20,779 but she thought she could be happier with some guy in Rome, so... 20 00:01:20,881 --> 00:01:23,578 It's just how she left so suddenly... 21 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:26,019 But she did not... 22 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:27,086 trust me. 23 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:30,186 So she started asking questions about the past. 24 00:01:30,257 --> 00:01:31,190 Candace? 25 00:01:31,258 --> 00:01:33,250 I think they dated. 26 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:35,094 Oh, they did. 27 00:01:35,128 --> 00:01:37,723 But I can't say I was shocked when it didn't work out. 28 00:01:37,798 --> 00:01:38,798 Who's Elijah? 29 00:01:40,233 --> 00:01:41,233 Give me my phone, Joe. 30 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:42,868 He's not your brother. I know that. 31 00:01:42,903 --> 00:01:44,394 I don't love you. 32 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:45,471 I never have. 33 00:01:48,141 --> 00:01:51,373 She started digging for stuff that should have stayed buried. 34 00:01:53,647 --> 00:01:56,242 I picked wrong. I made mistakes. 35 00:01:58,619 --> 00:02:00,110 Love had made me blind. 36 00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:01,051 Joe! 37 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:01,952 And now... 38 00:02:02,055 --> 00:02:02,886 Joe! 39 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:04,322 Love turned to poison. 40 00:02:04,658 --> 00:02:05,819 Tell me I'm crazy. 41 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:10,895 Tell me you didn't kill Benji. 42 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:14,962 Tell me you didn't kill Peach. 43 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:20,134 And when love dies, it really hurts. 44 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:22,004 The bottom line is... 45 00:02:24,578 --> 00:02:25,841 she couldn't love me back. 46 00:02:30,283 --> 00:02:33,253 And our love died. I thought that was the end. 47 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:35,154 A sad story. 48 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:39,855 A broken heart I'd have to heal from to love again. 49 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:44,461 But no, there was more hurt in store. 50 00:02:48,335 --> 00:02:49,166 Candace. 51 00:02:49,269 --> 00:02:51,829 I think we have some unfinished business to talk about. 52 00:02:52,773 --> 00:02:53,773 Yeah. 53 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:59,807 And so I realize this is what I get for trying so hard. I can't love again. 54 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:03,112 I can't risk it. It's too dangerous. 55 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:07,711 The only fresh start is a start without love. 56 00:03:07,821 --> 00:03:11,883 Cut. We're gonna go again from the top. Quickly. 57 00:03:12,726 --> 00:03:13,726 Nice. 58 00:03:14,294 --> 00:03:16,388 Print that. We're gonna go again from the top. 59 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:19,529 This is what it's come to. 60 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:25,669 I'm a troubled man 61 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:28,305 Changed by the things I do 62 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,310 True, but it's funny how 63 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:34,007 Love has taken me to dark places. 64 00:03:35,882 --> 00:03:40,411 But Los Angeles has gotta be as dark as it gets. 65 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:44,490 When you're running from someone who thinks they know you, 66 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:49,024 the best place to hide is a city they think you hate, because, well, I do. 67 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:51,895 Hi, gorgeous people. Just wanna say thank you. 68 00:03:51,998 --> 00:03:54,118 Three million followers? 69 00:03:54,201 --> 00:03:57,262 I'm honestly choked up thinking about how much I love each... 70 00:03:57,370 --> 00:04:00,898 I'm closing my heart, like an out-of-business bookstore, 71 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:02,441 and I'm here for the moment 72 00:04:02,542 --> 00:04:05,512 where everyone is too into themselves to ever connect with another person. 73 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:07,990 It's the worst city in the world and the last place I wanna be, 74 00:04:08,014 --> 00:04:10,745 and that's perfect. It's temporary. 75 00:04:11,184 --> 00:04:14,951 Regroup, get some cash together, figure out next moves, go. 76 00:04:15,622 --> 00:04:17,090 Never look back. 77 00:04:17,190 --> 00:04:19,455 It's a chance to get back to who I really am, 78 00:04:20,127 --> 00:04:24,531 a quiet guy who just wants to lead a quiet life. 79 00:04:32,773 --> 00:04:34,935 I've done time in uglier cages. 80 00:04:36,209 --> 00:04:39,646 - Welcome. I'm Delilah. - Will Bettelheim. Nice to meet you. 81 00:04:39,746 --> 00:04:42,443 - Your credit came back sparkling, Will. - Oh, good, good. 82 00:04:42,549 --> 00:04:45,815 But I looked you up. You're not on the socials. Like, at all. 83 00:04:46,253 --> 00:04:48,119 Thought you might be some kind of freak. 84 00:04:48,922 --> 00:04:50,914 Just not great at keeping up with that stuff. 85 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:54,128 Do you not keep up with brushing your teeth? 86 00:04:55,162 --> 00:04:56,802 I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Okay. 87 00:04:56,997 --> 00:04:59,466 I just have this vacancy on the first floor. 88 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:02,263 - Do you wanna see it? It's bigger. - I like the second floor. 89 00:05:02,903 --> 00:05:04,496 - It's quieter. - All right. 90 00:05:05,572 --> 00:05:09,668 So rent's due on the third, no loud music after 10:00. 91 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:15,305 Two pet limit. And don't cook meth in your kitchen. 92 00:05:15,749 --> 00:05:16,749 You got it. 93 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:21,831 You can keep the furniture if you want 94 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:24,484 or just let me know and we can have someone take it out. 95 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:27,927 The last tenant kind of left in a hurry, 96 00:05:28,662 --> 00:05:30,756 so hopefully, it'll be better luck for you. 97 00:05:31,464 --> 00:05:34,127 I'm in number one if you need anything. 98 00:05:34,801 --> 00:05:38,169 - That sounds great. - All right. See you. 99 00:05:44,444 --> 00:05:46,606 Home sweet prison. 100 00:05:54,888 --> 00:05:59,519 It's uncomfortable, all of this. But that's good. I'm detoxing. 101 00:06:00,193 --> 00:06:04,062 Detox should be uncomfortable. I've left so much behind. 102 00:06:05,131 --> 00:06:09,569 And I know there's a side of me that I let get out of control, 103 00:06:09,669 --> 00:06:12,662 and now controlling is everything. 104 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:17,641 But, that said, cold turkey leads to rebound, leads to heartbreak, 105 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:21,978 if not crime scenes and posthumous best sellers. 106 00:06:22,983 --> 00:06:26,147 Addiction management is key. Ten minutes a day. 107 00:06:26,686 --> 00:06:29,554 Do not fixate on any one person. Do not get involved. 108 00:06:29,656 --> 00:06:33,252 Do not even look them up, because I know I can get swept up. 109 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:38,563 But that's not happening. This is a fresh start. 110 00:06:47,774 --> 00:06:50,369 In my dreams, Beck's alive. 111 00:06:51,378 --> 00:06:55,679 She forgives me for everything I did. She apologizes for everything she did. 112 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:58,916 And she says, "Don't worry. Candace is gone. 113 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:01,220 Forever." 114 00:07:02,122 --> 00:07:04,956 But then I wake up and remember. 115 00:07:06,459 --> 00:07:09,019 I think we have some unfinished business to talk about. 116 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:10,195 Okay. 117 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:15,302 Okay, let's go somewhere and we can sit and talk. 118 00:07:15,635 --> 00:07:18,969 As long as it's nice and public. 119 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:29,208 - Are you gonna tell me what you want? - I'm craving french fries. 120 00:07:29,749 --> 00:07:31,360 - Candace... - Hi. What can I get for you? 121 00:07:31,384 --> 00:07:35,617 Fries, please. A side of ranch. Vanilla milkshake. 122 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:37,156 You want anything, bunny? 123 00:07:38,325 --> 00:07:41,295 - No. - Okay. I'll be right back. 124 00:07:45,432 --> 00:07:47,924 I want you to know I wanted to stay gone. 125 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:49,879 I mean, you sure thought I was dead 126 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:51,743 or you wouldn't have just left me there, right? 127 00:07:52,005 --> 00:07:54,304 I was prepared to count my blessings and never come back. 128 00:07:54,407 --> 00:07:55,841 That's not how any of it happened. 129 00:07:55,942 --> 00:08:00,778 So, anyways, there I am, in a new town, a new girl, 130 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:05,312 and I walk into this store, and there's this book... 131 00:08:06,653 --> 00:08:11,182 by a woman named Guinevere Beck. 132 00:08:14,127 --> 00:08:16,289 You did it again, didn't you? 133 00:08:18,298 --> 00:08:19,766 What do you want, Candace? 134 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:24,467 To kill you with my bare hands. 135 00:08:26,806 --> 00:08:29,503 I'm kidding. I could never. 136 00:08:30,944 --> 00:08:34,779 I'm gonna go to the cops, and I'm gonna tell them everything. 137 00:08:36,950 --> 00:08:40,717 Nope. Sorry. Not that either. Too easy on you. 138 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:54,064 People. People are predictable. 139 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:58,304 I cannot afford to be predictable. My life depends on that. 140 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:04,671 But love... Love is what kept me open, alive, different, real. 141 00:09:05,011 --> 00:09:08,004 And I also can't afford to do love, so you see my dilemma. 142 00:09:08,081 --> 00:09:10,175 Lady, how many photos does it take? Come on. 143 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:13,880 Are you like, "Lady, come on. How many photos does it take?" 144 00:09:14,687 --> 00:09:17,156 Crazy thing is, she never posts any of them. 145 00:09:17,991 --> 00:09:20,085 That's, like, gotta be a diagnosis, right? 146 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:23,158 Precocious, unsupervised kid who thinks she's not a kid. 147 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:26,529 Ms. Strauss secretly has six Chihuahuas, so she walks them in shifts. 148 00:09:27,534 --> 00:09:28,534 And you? 149 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:32,895 You are Will Bettelheim, LA newbie. 150 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:34,405 Yeah, that's me. 151 00:09:34,541 --> 00:09:38,342 Who is protecting her? No, no, she is not my problem. 152 00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:41,040 What's your Insta? Or do you only have a Finsta? 153 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:42,794 - I'm a little behind the times. - Clearly. 154 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:46,079 Anyway, I'm @Ellie-Eyeballs. 155 00:09:48,688 --> 00:09:51,419 So... you have a girlfriend yet? 156 00:09:51,524 --> 00:09:52,890 Holy shit. 157 00:09:53,026 --> 00:09:57,964 - Ellie, how old are you? Like, 14? - Fifteen. Basically 16, so... 158 00:09:58,565 --> 00:10:00,193 No, she's not my problem. 159 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,036 - It was nice to meet you. - Cool. 160 00:10:04,137 --> 00:10:04,968 Manners. 161 00:10:05,071 --> 00:10:06,549 Thank you so much for stopping by. 162 00:10:06,573 --> 00:10:08,173 I appreciate being the first call. 163 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:13,141 So Delilah, she's not a hooker. It's what you're thinking, right? 164 00:10:14,047 --> 00:10:16,983 Yeah. No. She's a reporter, that guy's a publicist, 165 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:20,654 and he just paid some crazy kill fee to not run something about someone famous. 166 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:24,985 - It's sick. She's a genius. - Ellie, no harassing the tenants. 167 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:26,886 I'm not. We're old friends. 168 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,758 Well, you're late for school, smart-ass. 169 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:30,488 Too young to be Ellie's mom. 170 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:33,095 Is that my shirt? That's my fucking shirt. 171 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:34,964 - How many times... - Sisters. 172 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:38,495 Can you please not wear that to school and destroy it, please? 173 00:10:39,105 --> 00:10:42,439 If Delilah counts as parental supervision, it explains everything. 174 00:10:42,742 --> 00:10:46,474 - Looks hotter on me, though. - Cool story. Any day now. 175 00:10:46,813 --> 00:10:49,806 Note to self. Steer clear of their entire red flag galaxy. 176 00:10:49,916 --> 00:10:50,916 Hey. 177 00:10:53,186 --> 00:10:54,449 You lay a finger on her, 178 00:10:54,854 --> 00:10:57,323 and I will vivisect your individual scrotums. 179 00:10:57,757 --> 00:10:58,850 She's a kid. 180 00:11:03,763 --> 00:11:07,825 In Los Angeles, grocery stores aren't just a place you buy carrots, 181 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:12,996 they're a pristine, non-GMO Disneyland, and king among these is Anavrin. 182 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:14,719 Come for the spring lettuce mix, 183 00:11:14,941 --> 00:11:16,705 stay for the perfect life that could be yours 184 00:11:16,809 --> 00:11:19,369 if you spend enough and quit gluten, you fucking asshole. 185 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,307 And, yeah, obviously, Anavrin is... Wait for it. 186 00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:25,545 "Nirvana" spelled backwards. 187 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:30,123 So, no experience at all in sorting or bagging perishables? 188 00:11:31,558 --> 00:11:32,992 Well, I'm a quick study. 189 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:39,522 It's a coveted job. Yeah, all the casting directors shop here. 190 00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:41,396 - So... - I'm not an actor. 191 00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:45,033 Okay, let me xerox some photo ID 192 00:11:45,138 --> 00:11:47,130 and I'll call you ASAP and I'll let you know. 193 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:48,966 Sure thing. ID. 194 00:11:49,742 --> 00:11:51,643 I'm sorry. Damn. 195 00:11:53,012 --> 00:11:54,640 I know I brought it. I just... 196 00:11:54,981 --> 00:11:57,007 - Are you reading that? - Re-reading. 197 00:11:57,584 --> 00:12:00,179 It feels like it gets more relevant every day, right? 198 00:12:00,253 --> 00:12:02,347 How so? 199 00:12:03,223 --> 00:12:05,852 This guy's struggle trying to get past his mistakes, you know? 200 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:07,591 I don't like to get political, 201 00:12:07,694 --> 00:12:11,654 but I will say our world is done for if we don't think about that. 202 00:12:12,365 --> 00:12:13,365 How to be better. 203 00:12:14,033 --> 00:12:16,400 - I can't believe you just did that. - Did... 204 00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:20,031 Made a Russian novel sound like something I'd want to read. 205 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:23,888 I don't mean to spring this on you... 206 00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:26,707 Ever thought about working in a bookstore? 207 00:12:31,351 --> 00:12:33,047 We've been having a time moving product. 208 00:12:33,886 --> 00:12:36,378 You know, I thought with this whole hacking democracy thing, 209 00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:37,355 people would be like, 210 00:12:37,423 --> 00:12:40,120 "Yeah, I wanna read some Russian stuff. What's up with that place?" 211 00:12:40,226 --> 00:12:42,957 But they're intimidated, you know? 212 00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:48,425 There's nothing to be intimidated by. It's human experience. It's universal. 213 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:52,933 I think I just felt my soul come back into my body. 214 00:12:53,239 --> 00:12:56,607 I love it. You sound like such a... a reader. 215 00:12:57,977 --> 00:12:59,817 Maybe it's 'cause it's my favorite thing to do. 216 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:04,743 That, and recommending the perfect book. 217 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:06,143 Can you start tomorrow? 218 00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,048 - Yeah. - Perfect. Let's get you an apron. 219 00:13:10,723 --> 00:13:13,283 A new apron? Joy. 220 00:13:26,339 --> 00:13:28,274 Hello, you. 221 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:30,769 No. Fuck. No, I'm not doing that. 222 00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:33,403 I'm not gonna try to figure out who you are, 223 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:38,440 why you look so concerned about the state of that heirloom tomato. 224 00:13:41,921 --> 00:13:44,322 - Oh, did I get you? Are you okay? - It's okay. 225 00:13:44,424 --> 00:13:45,904 Oh, you have a way with people. 226 00:13:47,627 --> 00:13:52,190 They just like you. Your shirt is faded, but fresh. 227 00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:55,033 You like to take care of things. 228 00:13:55,702 --> 00:14:00,834 Your shoes are clean, but worn. You walk in a town where nobody walks. 229 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:06,370 I won't say hello. I'll accidentally bump into you. 230 00:14:06,713 --> 00:14:08,978 You'll never even know I was here. 231 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:10,515 Excuse me? 232 00:14:12,618 --> 00:14:14,280 Do you think this peach looks like a butt? 233 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:17,388 There is no wrong answer. 234 00:14:17,824 --> 00:14:20,658 - It looks a little like a butt, yeah. - Right? 235 00:14:22,328 --> 00:14:23,352 Huh. 236 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:24,463 Thank you. 237 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:26,188 Are you flirting? 238 00:14:26,566 --> 00:14:28,797 I'd like to think you are, but it's just... I can't. 239 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,700 I should also inform you that... 240 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:35,171 all peaches look like butts. 241 00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:36,908 I should walk away. 242 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:42,649 Oh, yes. Well, thank you for your honesty. 243 00:14:42,715 --> 00:14:45,344 I might go out on a limb and suggest that 244 00:14:45,418 --> 00:14:48,684 bell peppers can be extremely vaginal depending on how you cut them. 245 00:14:48,988 --> 00:14:52,322 I hadn't noticed that, but I definitely will now. Thank you. 246 00:14:52,658 --> 00:14:53,682 Yeah, no problem. 247 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:56,061 Were you following me? 248 00:14:56,396 --> 00:14:57,396 Shit. 249 00:14:57,663 --> 00:14:58,663 I mean... 250 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:01,494 Truth. That is what will shut this down, truth. 251 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:04,503 Not initially, but then, yes. I was, completely. 252 00:15:04,771 --> 00:15:08,572 - I am sorry if I seem skeevy. - No. 253 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:10,536 I mean, you might've... 254 00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:13,442 if you looked like a skeeve... 255 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:19,015 which I guess is me saying, good choice showering today. 256 00:15:20,052 --> 00:15:22,021 Good. I debated, so... 257 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:23,612 Hmm. 258 00:15:25,124 --> 00:15:26,124 All right. 259 00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:27,793 Oh. 260 00:15:28,861 --> 00:15:29,861 You work here? 261 00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:34,633 - The apron. - Oh, yeah. 262 00:15:36,035 --> 00:15:37,970 Will. I just started in the cafe. 263 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:43,132 Me, too. I manage the kitchen. I do most of the buying for the store. 264 00:15:43,242 --> 00:15:45,108 I was just shopping for my dinner. 265 00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:47,874 Anyway, sorry. Love. 266 00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:51,146 - It's my name, I mean. - No. 267 00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:52,775 Cool. It's nice to meet you, Love. 268 00:15:52,885 --> 00:15:54,547 No way. 269 00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:55,654 Yeah. 270 00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:59,456 I'll see you in the break room then, Will. 271 00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:07,557 No, not biting. 272 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:11,662 I'm not that guy anymore, and I don't think I ever will be again. 273 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:16,306 I can't be. Love, you are not for me. 274 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:26,119 Mooney's Rare and Used this is not. 275 00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:29,979 But, hey, who needs Cervantes when you've got Chakra Clearing? 276 00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:31,948 Ralph Waldo Emerson? No. 277 00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:37,159 Reading The Akashic Records? Full shelf. This is gonna be harder than I thought. 278 00:16:37,296 --> 00:16:39,356 But this is the only safe place for me right now. 279 00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,839 No offense. You look like you're ready to puke. 280 00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:47,029 - Just tell me what you want. - I'm getting to it. 281 00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:48,967 Here you go. 282 00:16:53,813 --> 00:16:56,146 Now you really look like you're gonna puke. 283 00:16:59,652 --> 00:17:00,652 Sorry. Excuse me. 284 00:17:10,496 --> 00:17:11,657 Mmm. 285 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:17,802 Shit. 286 00:17:34,687 --> 00:17:35,831 At least when I'm here, 287 00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:38,415 it's less about the people, more about the books. 288 00:17:38,758 --> 00:17:39,758 Excuse me. 289 00:17:41,260 --> 00:17:45,356 - Yeah. How can I help? - How can you help? Yeah. 290 00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:49,332 Can you tell me if this Carl Jung book is vegan? 291 00:17:50,102 --> 00:17:54,062 - Uh, if the book is... - New here, huh? 292 00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:56,938 Yeah, your apron is, like, very fresh. 293 00:17:58,911 --> 00:18:01,574 Does everyone in LA walk around like they own the place? 294 00:18:01,781 --> 00:18:03,340 You got me. I just started this week. 295 00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:08,615 The books are made from trees. I'm pretty sure those are vegan. 296 00:18:08,955 --> 00:18:11,220 I'm just messing with you, old sport. 297 00:18:11,290 --> 00:18:12,223 Forty. 298 00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:13,291 - Calvin. - Hey. 299 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,225 Did you tell our new friend Will here 300 00:18:15,294 --> 00:18:17,263 that it was Vegan Author Month at the cafe? 301 00:18:17,630 --> 00:18:21,567 - I will get Will on the right page. - I know you will. 302 00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:26,103 Will, I think you are gonna do really well here. 303 00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:29,868 I like your whole look. It's very, um, "I've-read-a-book." 304 00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:32,042 Calvin. 305 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:38,948 So that's... 306 00:18:39,051 --> 00:18:41,987 Forty's parents own the place, obviously. 307 00:18:42,989 --> 00:18:44,548 Shit. He was being cool just now, 308 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:46,344 but if he comes back and it's still wrong... 309 00:18:46,392 --> 00:18:48,258 I got it. Don't worry, Calvin. 310 00:18:49,428 --> 00:18:50,452 Watch the register. 311 00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:55,333 Hi. 312 00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:59,063 Let me guess. Hurricane Forty? 313 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:02,940 - Yeah. Yeah, I guess so. - Don't worry. 314 00:19:03,843 --> 00:19:05,641 He almost never actually fires anyone. 315 00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:08,608 You know how some people are, like, starring in their own movie? 316 00:19:08,781 --> 00:19:13,583 Well, his is about a hilarious misunderstood genius 317 00:19:13,819 --> 00:19:15,082 working with idiots. 318 00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:17,651 Right. One of those. 319 00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:23,587 What? Do I have something... 320 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:25,983 Oh, no. I was just trying to figure out what your movie is. 321 00:19:27,433 --> 00:19:28,958 Uh, I think it might be the one 322 00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:32,164 where the woman gets the guy in trouble at work for slacking off. 323 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,471 I'm sorry. I got to go. Thank you, though. 324 00:19:52,658 --> 00:19:54,149 I cannot let you in. 325 00:19:59,331 --> 00:20:00,771 Are you running away from me? 326 00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:06,471 - What? No. - I feel like you are. 327 00:20:13,345 --> 00:20:14,625 - I don't think... - Don't think. 328 00:20:28,994 --> 00:20:31,474 We have about six minutes, which I think we can make that work. 329 00:20:38,037 --> 00:20:39,037 You like that? 330 00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:42,371 Now say, "I like that, Love." 331 00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:45,741 I like that, Love. 332 00:20:51,350 --> 00:20:53,910 It's just you and me. 333 00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:12,769 - What's wrong? - I don't do this. Not anymore. 334 00:21:17,810 --> 00:21:21,076 I don't fantasize to some impossible version 335 00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:22,540 of a woman I barely know. 336 00:21:23,983 --> 00:21:26,384 It's not good. No. 337 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:35,922 It's hard to have a fresh start, Love, when the past is on your mind. 338 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:45,770 Thank you. 339 00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:53,978 Hang on one second. 340 00:21:56,248 --> 00:21:57,113 Hello? 341 00:21:57,183 --> 00:21:59,094 You don't think I have your fucking number? 342 00:21:59,118 --> 00:22:01,314 I'm not interested in seeing you dead, Joe. 343 00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:02,420 Truly. 344 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:06,619 Or turning you in, because, best case, you go to prison forever. 345 00:22:06,692 --> 00:22:08,285 - I'm hanging up. - I wouldn't. 346 00:22:09,428 --> 00:22:12,296 See, you'd go to prison as you. 347 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:16,833 You'd sit there for the rest of your life thinking you're a good man. 348 00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:20,129 I'm gonna show you who you really are. 349 00:22:20,806 --> 00:22:24,174 And when you see it, you'll beg me to turn you in. 350 00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:27,607 It's gonna be really fun fucking destroying you. 351 00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:29,145 And I deserve that. 352 00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:33,346 Candace, listen to me. You're insane. 353 00:22:33,452 --> 00:22:34,818 Yeah, I figured you'd say that. 354 00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:37,288 I'll see you soon. 355 00:22:37,790 --> 00:22:42,125 It doesn't take a genius to hunt someone if you really, really want to. 356 00:22:42,194 --> 00:22:44,114 You see, that's another thing I learned from you. 357 00:22:44,997 --> 00:22:46,625 Bye, Joe. 358 00:22:57,009 --> 00:22:58,807 I'm getting paranoid. 359 00:22:59,311 --> 00:23:03,146 There's no way she found me so soon. There's no way. 360 00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:05,043 I won't let Candace get in my head. 361 00:23:05,417 --> 00:23:07,886 That's what crazy people do. Make you crazy. 362 00:23:20,733 --> 00:23:22,827 - Who asked you to film me? - No one. 363 00:23:26,605 --> 00:23:28,904 - It's just for fun. - Not a good liar. 364 00:23:29,608 --> 00:23:30,701 I'm not mad. 365 00:23:32,711 --> 00:23:33,906 Just give me the phone. 366 00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:49,755 You asshole. I was making a movie for school. 367 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:53,298 Ellie. 368 00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:59,632 Shit. Just a grown man who put a hand on a teenaged girl. 369 00:23:59,738 --> 00:24:01,639 All good, as long as I fix it. 370 00:24:01,974 --> 00:24:07,208 Which I will do right after I fix another thing I've gotta fix first. 371 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:10,147 Fuck. I'm starting to believe in cosmic punishment, Love. 372 00:24:10,916 --> 00:24:13,818 Not just punishment, actual death. 373 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:20,059 If LA is hell, surely the Hollywood DMV is the Ninth Circle. 374 00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:24,620 Hi. I need a driver's license. 375 00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,730 - ID and proof of residence? - Yep. It's all there. 376 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,141 - Is everything okay? - Slow system. 377 00:24:42,348 --> 00:24:43,825 That is completely unacceptable. 378 00:24:43,849 --> 00:24:45,427 Ma'am, come up to the window, please. 379 00:24:45,451 --> 00:24:46,771 Just wait. I'll fix this. 380 00:24:47,453 --> 00:24:48,751 I know that voice. 381 00:24:50,022 --> 00:24:51,022 Sir? 382 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:52,856 This woman has an appointment. 383 00:24:52,958 --> 00:24:55,928 Just like I just had an appointment. You just helped me five seconds ago. 384 00:24:56,795 --> 00:24:58,423 What are the chances? 385 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:01,176 She has to come back with somebody that can speak whatever she speaks. 386 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,932 Arabic? I mean, it's pretty common. Excuse me. Does anybody speak Arabic? 387 00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,465 - Anyone? - I can. 388 00:25:06,805 --> 00:25:10,708 Thank you, sir. Please, come here. Nobody's gonna skip you, right? 389 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:13,638 Thank you, everyone. 390 00:25:19,051 --> 00:25:22,283 See? Someone who can help. Wasn't that hard to ask. 391 00:25:23,389 --> 00:25:24,550 Some people, huh? 392 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:27,523 Okay, this is all in order. 393 00:25:28,027 --> 00:25:29,838 You'll step over there to take the written test. 394 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:31,660 Okay. Thank you. 395 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,334 Will. Kismet, right? I mean, what are the chances? 396 00:25:38,971 --> 00:25:41,372 I don't always cause a scene. 397 00:25:42,074 --> 00:25:44,839 - I promise. - That was pretty impressive. 398 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:47,958 Good, because I actually frequently do cause a scene. 399 00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:50,849 Well, I have to take this test. 400 00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:54,516 Well, you got this. Here. 401 00:25:58,557 --> 00:25:59,557 For luck. 402 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:02,960 Next in line, please step forward. 403 00:26:05,764 --> 00:26:11,396 Are you really who you seem to be? Could anyone be that light and fearless? 404 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:13,415 You know, I didn't because I promised myself I wouldn't, 405 00:26:13,439 --> 00:26:16,705 but now it would be weird not to, right? 406 00:26:20,712 --> 00:26:22,271 You're kidding me. 407 00:26:22,381 --> 00:26:27,012 Are you the only woman in Los Angeles not showing off for strangers? 408 00:26:27,186 --> 00:26:30,623 Speaks well of you, but does make it trickier. 409 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,794 Unfortunately, I know exactly what I need to do. 410 00:27:02,321 --> 00:27:05,621 Ellie. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey. 411 00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:10,788 It's a new phone. Since it's my fault you... 412 00:27:12,965 --> 00:27:13,965 It's a little upgrade. 413 00:27:15,067 --> 00:27:16,578 You're gonna be making movies on the thing, right? 414 00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:18,503 Cost a chunk of my rent, 415 00:27:18,604 --> 00:27:20,573 and the more money I need, the longer I stay, 416 00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:22,733 but one problem at a time. 417 00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:25,456 I guess that's Ellie for "thank you." 418 00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:31,413 - I didn't mean to scare you. - You didn't. 419 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:35,351 Of course not. I'm sorry, anyway. 420 00:27:36,021 --> 00:27:38,616 I was trying to do this whole vérité thing. 421 00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:42,356 You know, like, uh... You see Tangerine? 422 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:50,102 - I thought you were, like, hip. - Honestly, I'm more of a book guy. 423 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:53,472 Why are you robbing your eyeballs of all things that are good? 424 00:27:54,973 --> 00:27:58,637 Tell you what. I'm making you a list. 425 00:27:59,478 --> 00:28:03,279 Like, how do you even function in a world without art? 426 00:28:03,949 --> 00:28:06,043 Don't say you get it in books. Books take too long. 427 00:28:06,218 --> 00:28:07,218 I'll make you a deal. 428 00:28:07,519 --> 00:28:09,954 You make me that list, I'll make you a list. 429 00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:13,215 - Nothing long. I have a life. - Okay. 430 00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:16,886 Oh, my God. This bitch's feed is so fake. 431 00:28:19,531 --> 00:28:20,531 How do you know? 432 00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:25,467 How do you know that it's, uh... that it's fake? 433 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:30,373 I'm an American and I'm 15. Why do you ask? 434 00:28:31,476 --> 00:28:33,468 I thought you were too good for the Internets. 435 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:39,643 Actually, I'm thinking of joining. I'm just a private person. 436 00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:41,219 Well, so am I. 437 00:28:42,221 --> 00:28:45,521 It's why my page is about my work, not my dumb face. 438 00:28:47,092 --> 00:28:48,092 See? 439 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:53,058 - Can I... - Yeah. 440 00:28:57,736 --> 00:29:00,706 - This is great. - Yeah, I know. 441 00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:04,703 God. You really need a sensei, don't you? 442 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:09,048 - Are you offering to help? - What's in it for me? 443 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:14,743 - I'll owe you one. - That'll work. 444 00:29:16,121 --> 00:29:20,422 Okay, first thing to know about being authentic and actually cool... 445 00:29:21,460 --> 00:29:24,055 feeds that aren't lame help people understand you. 446 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:26,762 But don't overshare, like, your breakfast. 447 00:29:27,532 --> 00:29:29,332 Unless, I don't know, is breakfast your brand? 448 00:29:29,468 --> 00:29:31,960 - I don't know that I have a brand. - It's not that deep. 449 00:29:33,038 --> 00:29:35,064 Your brand could be, like, 450 00:29:35,741 --> 00:29:39,872 you have good taste in whatever your thing is. 451 00:29:40,579 --> 00:29:44,209 So go places, look. If it's interesting, take a pic. 452 00:29:44,983 --> 00:29:48,420 Don't filter, don't hashtag. Hashtags are thirsty. 453 00:29:49,821 --> 00:29:53,087 That's literally the handbook to being dope in a sea of basic losers. 454 00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:55,594 Which most people are. 455 00:29:56,161 --> 00:29:58,426 Just lean into your thing, Will. 456 00:29:58,497 --> 00:30:02,662 But in a not-try-hard yet you're-low-key-fascinating kind of way. 457 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:05,482 That's how you get her to fall in love with you. 458 00:30:06,071 --> 00:30:07,791 - What? - That's why you're doing it, right? 459 00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:09,134 - You like someone. - No. 460 00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:11,001 That's the only reason anyone posts anything. 461 00:30:11,343 --> 00:30:14,074 - I don't like anyone. - Okay. 462 00:30:14,579 --> 00:30:17,515 The other reason to post is revenge. 463 00:30:20,786 --> 00:30:21,786 You have a nemesis? 464 00:30:23,088 --> 00:30:24,488 I don't have a nemesis. 465 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:26,958 Don't take this the wrong way, Will. 466 00:30:28,126 --> 00:30:30,994 Please be not this boring on your Instagram, okay? 467 00:30:31,430 --> 00:30:34,298 - I will try my best. - My secretary will bill you. 468 00:30:36,635 --> 00:30:37,635 Thank you. 469 00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:51,841 It's come to this. Get online to blend in... 470 00:30:51,983 --> 00:30:55,044 just long enough to get out before Candace finds me. 471 00:30:55,287 --> 00:30:59,054 Create a feed of my alleged life while life happens around me, 472 00:30:59,157 --> 00:31:00,284 but how would I know? 473 00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:01,622 Not that there's much to see. 474 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,061 Friend requested. 475 00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:16,197 Okay. The sun is nice. 476 00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:20,806 Any place is probably beautiful when you stop running for one second. 477 00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:25,415 I just want to stop running, Love. I want a home. 478 00:31:34,025 --> 00:31:35,025 Mom? 479 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:40,430 - Mommy? Mommy? - Joe. Baby. 480 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:44,860 - Right here. - I was afraid you left. 481 00:31:46,872 --> 00:31:49,341 I went to get sunscreen. Come here. 482 00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:02,513 It's nice here, right? We should come here every summer. 483 00:32:03,288 --> 00:32:05,621 It could be our home away from home. 484 00:32:07,526 --> 00:32:10,394 - You are home. - Sure. We're home. 485 00:32:10,562 --> 00:32:13,054 No. I mean, my home is you. 486 00:32:19,137 --> 00:32:21,902 Me, too, Joey. Me, too, you. 487 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:25,776 Hey. 488 00:32:26,978 --> 00:32:28,207 Go get some ice cream. 489 00:32:29,748 --> 00:32:32,240 Then meet me back at our favorite spot. 490 00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:34,579 You know, the one from yesterday. Remember? 491 00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:38,815 And build me a sandcastle. Okay? 492 00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:45,423 Mommy will be back in just a few shakes. 493 00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:46,897 Okay? 494 00:33:09,588 --> 00:33:12,023 I'm an idiot. 495 00:33:13,191 --> 00:33:17,993 Have I sunburned through this T-shirt? How is that a thing? 496 00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:24,660 Worth it. All worth it, Love. 497 00:33:32,344 --> 00:33:35,542 Married. Married? 498 00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:50,327 Hey, Brooklyn. 499 00:33:52,230 --> 00:33:53,357 I know you're in there. 500 00:33:54,299 --> 00:33:56,200 The happily-wed missus. 501 00:33:58,403 --> 00:33:59,403 I'm sick. 502 00:34:00,171 --> 00:34:02,538 You're a rookie with a sunburn is what you are. 503 00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:05,040 Calvin told me at the store. Let me in. 504 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:09,480 I can help. 505 00:34:13,318 --> 00:34:14,518 Do you have a medical license? 506 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:17,054 I'm serious, though. 507 00:34:17,422 --> 00:34:19,133 You didn't need to come all the way over here. 508 00:34:19,157 --> 00:34:22,093 It's no problem. I live right in the neighborhood. 509 00:34:24,529 --> 00:34:25,656 All right. 510 00:34:27,666 --> 00:34:30,431 - Is that salad dressing? - No. It's apple cider vinegar. 511 00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:33,437 May I? 512 00:34:36,207 --> 00:34:37,231 - You want me to... - Yes. 513 00:34:39,544 --> 00:34:43,242 Trust me. In five minutes, you're going to love me for this. 514 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:46,911 - Smells great. - Shut up. 515 00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:54,517 Are you okay? This must hurt. 516 00:34:55,460 --> 00:34:56,460 Mmm. 517 00:34:57,562 --> 00:34:58,562 It doesn't. 518 00:35:00,298 --> 00:35:04,235 You felt that, too. But you're married, so you're safe. 519 00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:08,763 It's actually perfect. Keep it light, breezy. 520 00:35:10,909 --> 00:35:12,189 There. We'll give that a minute. 521 00:35:17,415 --> 00:35:18,940 Okay, now I need to ask you a question 522 00:35:19,084 --> 00:35:21,212 that's deadly serious and deeply personal. 523 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:24,722 - Okay. - Is that 99-cent ramen? 524 00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:28,592 - Yeah. - No. 525 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:30,219 - Yeah. - No, Will. No. 526 00:35:30,295 --> 00:35:33,663 - You're an Angeleno now. - I'm not, actually. 527 00:35:33,765 --> 00:35:35,961 You know, you ex-New Yorkers are the worst. 528 00:35:36,067 --> 00:35:40,505 I mean, haven't you ever fallen in love reading Joan Didion 529 00:35:40,672 --> 00:35:43,471 or Raymond Chandler or Francesca Lia Block? 530 00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:44,575 You know, these... 531 00:35:47,412 --> 00:35:49,847 - You've never read Joan fucking Didion. - A little. 532 00:35:49,948 --> 00:35:52,110 - She's next. - No, you, you're missing out, okay? 533 00:35:52,183 --> 00:35:57,918 This city is... It's a million cities. It's... I mean... 534 00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:05,529 - We're going. We're going. - Where, exactly? 535 00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:09,827 As many places as we need to to convert you. Come on. 536 00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:13,168 - Let's go. - Okay. 537 00:36:13,271 --> 00:36:15,297 - Come on, snob. - All right, hang on a minute. 538 00:36:15,707 --> 00:36:16,834 Need to get my jacket. 539 00:36:20,445 --> 00:36:23,210 Okay. Just gotta lock up. 540 00:36:26,351 --> 00:36:29,014 It's my favorite place in the city. 541 00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:30,951 I have this theory. 542 00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:34,151 It's not my theory. It's the late, great food writer Jonathan Gold's, 543 00:36:34,225 --> 00:36:37,127 whose life mission was to know Los Angeles the best way. 544 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:38,962 Through food. 545 00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:43,395 And he said, "There exists for each of us a perfect taco." 546 00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:44,366 Point is... 547 00:36:44,469 --> 00:36:45,528 Is it good? 548 00:36:45,637 --> 00:36:48,300 We are gonna find you your perfect bite. 549 00:36:48,373 --> 00:36:50,308 - It's amazing. - But is it perfect? 550 00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:51,375 It's a taco. 551 00:36:52,977 --> 00:36:55,017 We have more work to do. Come on. Let's go. Come on. 552 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,324 Wait. Hang on. This? You're telling me... 553 00:36:57,348 --> 00:36:59,078 No, no, no. Come on, come on, please. 554 00:37:00,185 --> 00:37:02,345 You are going to love it. It's going to be so worth it. 555 00:37:05,523 --> 00:37:06,523 Okay. 556 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:08,592 Thank you. 557 00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:12,673 - So you really didn't like it? - No. No, no, no. 558 00:37:12,697 --> 00:37:15,030 - I would bathe in that sauce. - Stop lying to me. 559 00:37:16,201 --> 00:37:18,727 I'll figure you out. This is science. 560 00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:21,233 Victories 561 00:37:21,906 --> 00:37:23,875 Look better when you've called it... 562 00:37:26,511 --> 00:37:30,949 Misery's the moment when I lost you 563 00:37:32,383 --> 00:37:34,443 It's pleasure in a costume 564 00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:40,616 Oh, so close. Inches away. 565 00:37:42,927 --> 00:37:45,590 Okay. Research complete. 566 00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:47,958 Final destination. 567 00:37:50,368 --> 00:37:51,368 Let's hit it. 568 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:18,974 Let me tell you a little bit about yourself, Will Bettelheim. 569 00:38:20,598 --> 00:38:21,793 You are not a snob. 570 00:38:24,102 --> 00:38:25,229 You're just old-fashioned. 571 00:38:27,438 --> 00:38:31,136 You like things that are real, made right by people who care. 572 00:38:31,242 --> 00:38:33,006 You like strong flavors. 573 00:38:33,478 --> 00:38:37,279 Gimmicks don't seduce you. What seduces you is the real thing. 574 00:38:40,285 --> 00:38:41,285 Therefore... 575 00:38:44,155 --> 00:38:46,420 Roast chicken. In cooking school, 576 00:38:46,491 --> 00:38:48,602 they used to tell us that you could tell everything about a cook 577 00:38:48,626 --> 00:38:52,028 based on their roast chicken, so I became a bit obsessive. 578 00:38:52,330 --> 00:38:54,265 And you are gonna benefit from that. 579 00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:59,098 - You went to cooking school? - Yeah. That's a long story. 580 00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:05,809 Voilà. 581 00:39:06,978 --> 00:39:07,978 Okay. 582 00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:13,780 Make sure you have some skin and carrot and some crispy potato, 583 00:39:14,686 --> 00:39:16,814 and then rub it around in the reduction a little bit. 584 00:39:20,525 --> 00:39:22,289 - May I eat it? - Yes, you may eat it. 585 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:30,027 I get it now. 586 00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:31,902 Well? 587 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:35,840 It's everything I like, made exquisitely, but what's perfect... 588 00:39:36,841 --> 00:39:38,503 is you made it for me. 589 00:39:38,576 --> 00:39:39,839 Is that you're speechless? 590 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:42,880 Perfect bite? 591 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:47,384 Perfect. 592 00:39:48,553 --> 00:39:52,183 - It's perfect. - Yes. I knew it. 593 00:39:52,824 --> 00:39:56,920 You were tough, but I am a champion. 594 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:03,361 Ugh... 595 00:40:03,534 --> 00:40:04,365 Shit. 596 00:40:04,435 --> 00:40:06,495 - I'm sorry. Did I say... - No. 597 00:40:06,905 --> 00:40:10,740 I have to tell you something, and I'm just gonna come out and say it. 598 00:40:11,709 --> 00:40:14,338 The community garden that we walked by? 599 00:40:15,747 --> 00:40:18,842 I got married there three years ago. 600 00:40:20,385 --> 00:40:21,385 Um... 601 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:25,622 We met in school and we were young, but I just knew... 602 00:40:25,723 --> 00:40:28,004 - I'm sorry if I sent the wrong signal... - No, he's dead. 603 00:40:30,962 --> 00:40:32,954 Yeah, conversation killer. 604 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:37,100 He got sick. 605 00:40:37,802 --> 00:40:41,398 And they tried to figure it out. 606 00:40:43,041 --> 00:40:44,805 But they did not. 607 00:40:47,912 --> 00:40:52,077 - Love, I'm so sorry. - No. No. It's... 608 00:40:58,756 --> 00:40:59,756 It is what it is. 609 00:41:01,225 --> 00:41:05,424 It was almost two years ago now. And, like, look. My life's great. 610 00:41:06,597 --> 00:41:08,259 And also, nobody really understands. 611 00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:10,664 I mean, who our age gets married, let alone widowed? 612 00:41:11,602 --> 00:41:14,629 It's, like, Victorian. 613 00:41:16,941 --> 00:41:18,739 So, you know, people are nice... 614 00:41:20,511 --> 00:41:22,551 but they can't really fathom what I'm going through. 615 00:41:25,450 --> 00:41:26,509 Yeah, it's lonely. 616 00:41:27,952 --> 00:41:29,011 I can imagine. 617 00:41:30,688 --> 00:41:31,688 Yeah, I know. 618 00:41:32,757 --> 00:41:35,693 Ever since it happened, I've been able to see this thing in people... 619 00:41:37,295 --> 00:41:38,295 who've been through it. 620 00:41:40,198 --> 00:41:42,030 I see that every time I look in your eyes. 621 00:41:45,136 --> 00:41:47,833 Yeah. You've felt it. 622 00:41:51,376 --> 00:41:52,376 Real love. 623 00:41:54,946 --> 00:41:55,946 Real loss. 624 00:41:58,516 --> 00:41:59,516 Yeah. 625 00:42:07,458 --> 00:42:08,517 Yeah, well... 626 00:42:09,794 --> 00:42:12,662 Did you fall in love? LA? 627 00:42:13,664 --> 00:42:14,723 Is it so terrible? 628 00:42:17,835 --> 00:42:18,859 It's not terrible. 629 00:42:20,872 --> 00:42:21,872 Good. 630 00:42:26,744 --> 00:42:28,372 I got you a, um... 631 00:42:30,181 --> 00:42:31,376 a parting gift. 632 00:42:37,321 --> 00:42:39,561 Yeah, I thought about getting you something happy, but... 633 00:42:39,724 --> 00:42:42,193 Of course. Joan Didion. 634 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:45,158 Let's face it. What you're more interested in is something 635 00:42:45,997 --> 00:42:48,091 smart and complex. 636 00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:52,160 A little dark. Right? 637 00:42:53,838 --> 00:42:56,672 - That's what makes you feel at home. - How do you know that? 638 00:42:58,609 --> 00:43:00,874 Well, 'cause me, too. 639 00:43:04,048 --> 00:43:06,517 I wanted to think you don't know me. 640 00:43:07,351 --> 00:43:10,788 You can't, but I'm not too proud to say when I'm wrong. 641 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:17,589 And maybe I was wrong about you, and maybe, even a bit, all of LA. 642 00:43:17,695 --> 00:43:22,030 And all I can say is I hope I'm also wrong about me. 643 00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:26,931 Maybe I don't need to shut down forever. Maybe I don't need to run away so fast. 644 00:43:28,039 --> 00:43:30,565 And if that could be with you... 645 00:43:31,309 --> 00:43:33,107 - Blow. - Ellie. 646 00:43:33,311 --> 00:43:36,770 God. It's from The Big Lebowski. It's going on your list. 647 00:43:36,881 --> 00:43:39,874 - It's 2:00 a.m. Does your sister... - Oh, shut up, Dad. 648 00:43:40,918 --> 00:43:43,581 She's right inside. I just have insomnia. 649 00:43:44,722 --> 00:43:46,588 From the 14 Frappuccinos. 650 00:43:46,891 --> 00:43:48,655 Okay, sorry. I just wanna make sure... 651 00:43:48,759 --> 00:43:51,627 - Okay, Mr. Rogers, good night. - Good night. 652 00:43:53,397 --> 00:43:57,835 Oh, Will, someone came by looking for you. Old friend? 653 00:44:00,004 --> 00:44:02,303 Jesse. No. Jasper. 654 00:44:02,406 --> 00:44:05,171 He said that you had something that you wanted to give back 655 00:44:05,276 --> 00:44:06,437 and that he'll be by. 656 00:44:07,078 --> 00:44:07,909 Fuck. 657 00:44:07,979 --> 00:44:11,074 - Thanks. - Honestly, he seemed a little creepy. 658 00:44:12,917 --> 00:44:15,978 What can I say, friend? I have creepy taste in friends. 659 00:44:16,687 --> 00:44:17,848 Ew! 660 00:45:39,737 --> 00:45:40,898 Who is Jasper? 661 00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:45,703 Why is he looking for you, Will? 662 00:45:47,545 --> 00:45:49,275 How are we gonna take care of this problem? 663 00:45:51,115 --> 00:45:53,550 So here's the thing, Love. 664 00:45:53,618 --> 00:45:54,618 Cut. 665 00:45:55,052 --> 00:45:58,784 It wasn't easy for me to get here, to buy myself a little time, 666 00:45:58,889 --> 00:46:01,586 this slim chance at a new life. 667 00:46:03,561 --> 00:46:06,725 And then I saw you. 668 00:46:08,566 --> 00:46:12,128 And, you know, I really do believe that things happen for a reason, 669 00:46:12,236 --> 00:46:14,467 that all the hard stuff and the craziness, 670 00:46:14,572 --> 00:46:15,801 and frankly, my own mistakes, 671 00:46:16,741 --> 00:46:21,202 they maybe all led me here for a reason. 672 00:46:21,946 --> 00:46:24,575 At least, I hope that's true. 673 00:46:24,649 --> 00:46:27,710 Because I'm working as hard as I can to make a fresh start here. 674 00:46:27,818 --> 00:46:29,446 What the hell were you thinking, Calvin? 675 00:46:29,553 --> 00:46:30,953 Ray said to stock more fiction. 676 00:46:31,055 --> 00:46:33,217 Yeah, he meant fiction that people actually wanna read. 677 00:46:33,291 --> 00:46:35,011 - Okay, well, I just figured that... - What? 678 00:46:35,159 --> 00:46:37,822 There's a human alive who wants to read Crime and Punishment? 679 00:46:38,329 --> 00:46:43,791 Look, dude, find a way to move these or, uh, something's moving. 680 00:46:44,635 --> 00:46:48,402 It's delicate, the whole thing. 681 00:46:48,506 --> 00:46:50,737 I have this vacancy on the first floor. 682 00:46:50,808 --> 00:46:52,008 I like the second floor. 683 00:46:52,843 --> 00:46:54,471 'Cause it's not just a new home. 684 00:46:56,080 --> 00:46:57,981 It's a new me. 685 00:47:08,025 --> 00:47:09,625 I live right in the neighborhood. 686 00:47:09,660 --> 00:47:12,027 Kismet, right? I mean, what are the chances? 687 00:47:12,330 --> 00:47:14,690 And when something like that happens, when it's right, 688 00:47:14,765 --> 00:47:19,635 you start to feel everything aligning, like fate saying yes. 689 00:47:19,970 --> 00:47:21,871 But again, delicate. 690 00:47:22,606 --> 00:47:26,270 Anyway, this is a bad time, the worst time, for a complication. 691 00:47:28,045 --> 00:47:30,207 Maybe I should run right now, Love. 692 00:47:31,882 --> 00:47:34,010 But now I don't want to. 693 00:47:34,852 --> 00:47:39,449 I need to figure out a way to see this through, whatever it is... 694 00:47:41,392 --> 00:47:42,519 with you. 695 00:48:02,380 --> 00:48:05,748 You win, Love. I'll stay.