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[narrator] Previously on Nova Vita.

His last day of freedom, where would he go?

[Nixon] Well, he doesn't know it's his last day.

He must be feeling the walls closing in on him.

[West] You gotta see this.

This a missing money case.

The day before his accident up on Mulholland,

over half his money got wired out of the country.

Carter Hayes, his business partner,

he was with himat the time of the accident.

He survived.

[Carter] So, tell me, what's my buddy

Dave Harper been up to?

[doctor] You were in an accident.

You were on board a yacht.

You suffered burns to your face,

but fortunately we got to you

within a few hours of the explosion.

Soon you'll remember, OK.

- This is ours? - One of them.

Mr. Harper has come back to Los Angeles.

- See where he goes. - On it.

[Jessica]My husband flew out to an island

in the middle of nowhere

that nobody seems to know anything about.

And then he came home and died in a car accident the same day.

Does that maybe seem a little odd to you?

Hey, can I help you?

[West]You wanna know what's on there?

[Smith]No, 'cause Agent Dover told us

we can't touch this case.

That's video evidence proving Mr. Davis

never came home from that island.

[Leo] The wife is on the move.

[Nixon] Where is she going?

Vehicle's heading south.

She received a call earlier today

from a place called Time's Up.

The watch store.

Fuck!

What can you tell me about this watch?

[Mark] Someday a man's gonna come through here.

You're not gonna know who, you're not gonna know why.

He's gonna come walking through your door with my watch.

OK, when that day comes,

I want you to give him that envelope.

Hey.

Your name is Mark Davis.

And I'm here to tell you about your old life,

so listen carefully.

I know this is gonna sound...unbelievable.

But I need you to keep an open mind.

Something happenedto your life, your real one.

We had to take these drastic steps.

We didn't want to do it, but it was the only way.

We had to disappear.

You aren't whoever they told you, you are.

You are actually me.

I wanna tell you as much as I can about your real life,

so maybe you can start remembering.

Maybe you'll have a chanceto get your life back, maybe.

Uh, this woman.

Her name's Jessica.

And, uh, she's your wife.

The whole thing was gonna blow back on her,

so you did what you had to do.

It was the only way to keep her out of prison.

She was the love of my life.

We went through good times and bad,

but she always made me a better man.

I remember the day of our wedding.

It was the happiest day of my life.

I didn't just find her,I wasn't just married to her.

I found meaning for my whole life with her.

She was one person that would always be there

if the world turned against me.

That's who she was.

Compassionate, smart, beautiful.

She was my angel.

She's the woman I could live a happy life with.

[woman]I'm afraid the same as before, guys.

IVF only enhances your chances.

And we can do it again next month, yeah?

[Mark] We had no children.

We tried everything;

months, years of research,

treatment with the best doctors.

Every time the answer was the same.

But we weren't giving up.

Not untilthis happened to me. To her.

To us.

Hey, yo.

- Lunch at Soho? - I cannot.

I got a doctor's appointment with Jessica. [clicks tongue]

- Really? - Really.

You dissing me like that?

- Bro, just say yes. - There it is.

Don't make me do it. Don't-- Don't make me do it.

- You don't do it. - It's gonna happen.

I'll see-- I'll see you at 9:00.

He's my partner, Carter.

We were facing 20 years to life.

Together, we were one of the 1st companies

that got into cryptocurrency.

We were the first to trade bitcoin.

With my software engineering background,

I built one of the largest mining bitcoin plants.

We started making money, and I mean, tons of it.

One day, we were called in by our lawyer.

[Richard] We got a letter from the SEC.

OK. We've gotten those letters before, I mean--

Not like this.

There is evidence that your company

has been tampering in the markets.

OK, so let them do their investigation.

We've got nothing to hide, we run a legit shop.

[Mark on computer]The FBI was all over our company.

Arrest warrants were going to be issued.

[agents overlapping chatter]

I just got off the phone with the AG.

They've just frozen all of our bank accounts.

[Carter] What about our personal assets?

Personal assets they can't touch until after the trial.

They got a case to prove first, all right.

Richard, we don't--

FBI, remain where you are, please.

Alright, alright. My clients are cooperating.

[agent] They will be cooperating, you'll be coming with us.

Gentlemen.

[Mark over computer] There's something about this whole thing

that deep down feels very off to me.

And if my gut is right, then what happened to me was no accident.

Why is there no plea deal on the table?

Judge, I need to look at the entire case.

I'm afraid the best I can do is... 20 years.

Richard, someone has to pay.

And I want both of you in my court first thing Monday morning.

And I better here a deal from somebody.

[Mark] First I thought it wasn't a big deal,

and then we realized it is.

But nothing hurt me more than when I figured out

that Jessica's gonna be involved, as well.

We were facing 20 years in prison.

All my attempts to finda way out were not successful.

We were stuck.

And we were stuck withsomething unthinkable for me,

to be away from my wife, my family for 20 years.

What if we could find a way to disappear and start over?

Oh, yeah, of course, that'd be great.

[Carter] So I've been doing some research.

I found a company... called Nova Vita.

What is Nova Vita?

It means "new life."

[phone ringing]

- [Nixon over phone] Go. - I did everything in my power.

What are you gonna do?

He will come around.

The encounter was prevented.

I had our guys back off for now.

The plants apparently can't keep their eyes on him.

We want you on this, personally.

Tail Mr. Harper, but don't engage with him in any way.

We may need you to run greater interference in the future.

Understood.

- You tell him yet? - This doesn't concern him.

Sir.

[dad] Hey, how'd it go?

It was nothing.

He called you to the store for nothing?

Yeah, he just-- he made a mistake.

- [sighs] - You know, you guys are right,

I do need to start thinking about what's next.

Listen, sweetheart, no one's saying you can't mourn...

We just worry about you.

And the baby.

That's our job.

I know, but it's hard.

You can lean on us for anything.

I'm so lucky to have you, really.

I don't-- I don't think I could get through this without you.

Aww.

Thanks, Dad.

And, baby...

once your baby arrives, your whole world's gonna change.

- I hope so. - [dad] And when that day comes,

you're gonna need some extra hands around, you know.

- Oh, really? - Yeah.

- Who's gonna help with that? - I am.

- Oh. - Diaper changing.

[mom] Didn't change a diaper in his life.

- Burping. I can-- I can change. - [laughing]

Going to the store. I can go to the store for you.

I can imagine.

You got any names picked out?

No. No, not yet.

But I think it will come when the time's right.

- Yeah, it will. - Yeah.

- Hm. - Thank you.

- [mom] We love you. - Love you.

Mm-hm.

[sighs]

[breathes deeply]

I love you.

I love you.

[horn honks]

[horn honking]

[man on radio] The Supersonics devastated the Jazz, 126 to 78.

[door shuts]

I'm still mad.

Because I ran errands?

Because you won't let me in.

I'm your wife, Dave.

You're right.

I've been doing a lot of thinking today.

About what?

Your side of the story.

What?

[exhales]

What's this for?

This is...

for taking care of me.

Oh, you're starting to remember?

No, not really.

Not yet.

But I can see it coming.

[Mark]That's when Carter came up with the solution,

he told me about Nova Vita.

It's an organizationwhich is designed for peoplein situations like ours.

Many rich businessmen,politicians, even celebrities

apparently used this to disappear.

This is how it works:

they essentially give you a whole new life.

A do over.

They erase your-- They erase your past.

There erase your mistakes, they erase your crimes.

I understand this sounds ridiculous...

- [Mark] Yeah. - ...but just hear me out.

New identity, new story, new everything.

What do we do, we call 'em up, we order a new life?

I'm the one that got us into this situation,

I'm asking you to give me a chance to get us out of it.

Let me set up a meeting.

OK? We go, no obligation.

If it's bullshit we fucking walk away.

And if it's not then we have a conversation to have.

'Cause otherwise, we're going away

for 20 years plus, no matter what.

[Mark] We met Nixon,

thanks to Carter and his connection,

and we were allowed in.

Gentlemen, welcome to Nova Vita.

Did either of you kill anybody?

- No. - No.

Why would you ask that?

We don't take killers.

That's a good rule. [chuckles]

[Nixon] Well, it seems your financials are in order.

Let me tell you what we can offer.

There comes a time in certain people's lives

when the need to disappear is the only option they have left.

And by certain people, you mean wealthy?

[Nixon] Not just wealthy.

We only deal with the one percent

of the one percent.

It's a pretty select group.

Our clients are taken to a private island.

Where they are treated to the very best of everything.

State of the art reconstructive surgery;

your face, your voice, your eye color, fingerprints.

We handle everything, even your death.

And... then you take half of our money,

that's how it works, right?

[Nixon] That is our fee.

And the other half we clean for you,

making it untraceable to your former lives.

[Mark] How is that possible?

I don't see how you can make that much money disappear,

it's... impossible.

Well, I assure you, it is possible.

This wouldn't exist if it were impossible.

Now, for the tough part.

To ensure total success,

our clients must understand

that they will never go back to their lives, ever.

And for obvious reasons, we don't leave that decision up to you.

How do you do that?

We wipe your mind.

We clear you of your old memories and give you new ones.

A whole new life.

[Mark] I'm just trying to figure this out,

so you're saying that, um, we pay you a shit ton of money,

and you give us a lobotomy?

Mm-mm. Your brains remain intact.

- No damage. - What about my wife?

Mr. Davis, at the end of the day,

this is the only way to survive.

You start over with us,

or you spend the remaining good years of your life in prison.

Either way, your wife will not be with you.

Unfortunately, you have to let her go.

If you're in, we can begin the process.

The offer is valid for 24 hours.

[Mark over computer]I just need to know that she's OK.

I need to know that I protected her.

And I need you to do that for me.

There's absolutely no way that we're doing this.

No way. OK, we're coming up with something else.

You're out of your freaking mind

if you think I'm gonna do this.

We need to think about this in a larger way.

What's that? Is that an AUREO way.

- Is that the larger way? - Say what you want to say, Mark.

- I'm saying it. - AUREO was for us.

- It was for us? - Yeah, for us.

OK.

For you, for me, for Jess.

For family.

It was for family.

Buddy, you ruined any chance I could have of a family.

[Carter] Well, we have a limited window of time

to make a decision.

So either we do this, or we all three go to prison.

If we don't do this, Jess goes to prison.

And there's no fucking way around that.

[Mark] I understand that.

This doesn't feel right. Does it?

[Carter] I'm not--I'm not saying it's the perfectfucking solution, Mark.

But if-if you love Jess, and I know that you do,

this is the only option.

You're my best friend,you have been for a long time.

I mean, I had no one.

No family, never have. You're my family, bro.

- [safe beeping] - [Mark] Second chance?

We're talking about a second chance, huh?

This is an obliteration of our memory.

He's basically taking us

out to pastor, you know that, yeah?

[Carter] I do know that, yeah.

Two options, both are on the table.

Decision is yours.

[Mark] We had no choicebut to take Nova Vita's offer,

in order to keep her outof the disaster with the FBI.

I'm gonna transfer $50 millionto Jess' account.

[radio chatter indistinct]

I hope we're doing the right thing, huh?

[Carter] We are, trust me.

I would never do anything

to compromise your exposure, you know that.

You don't have to keep convincing me, Carter, I know.

[Gibson] Excuse me, sir.

Excuse me.

They need your ID number so we can land.

Five-four-six-zero-zero-se three-one-one.

Thank you, Gibson.

Carter.

[plane beeps]

[radio chatter indistinct]

[people chattering]

[Nixon] I see they've landed.

- [man] That's confirmed - Keep your eyes on them.

Gentlemen, there are no electronics past this point.

Please leave your phones, laptops, and any other devices you may have here.

Gentlemen, please take a seat.

Gentlemen, welcome.

Are you ready?

Try and think of this as an adventure.

An opportunity to right all the mistakes

in a life filled with mistakes.

You have the means to provide yourself with something

that only others can dream.

Now this surgery will alter your appearance,

your voice, everything.

After the procedure, you will have no memory whatsoever

of your previous life.

How does that not cause damage?

No, no, no. None whatsoever.

The injection wears off after about

nine and a half months to a year.

And after that, your new life is the only life that you will ever know.

We'll give you new identities, new history.

We have no say though on-on our new lives?

What-- Who we'll become?

[doctor] No, you see, in order for the brain

to do what we need it to do,

the patients can have no previous knowledge whatsoever

of their new lives.

It tends to, frankly, complicate things.

You will each be given a specific scenario

that has been tailored for each of you.

Are you ready?

And how are you feeling?

[sighs] [clears throat]

Just a little nervous.

That's to be expected,

but I assure you,

you are in excellent hands.

[Mark]When I think about the fact that Carter will be gone,

that is unbearable.

He will take the same surgery as me.

He will be a new person,

with new memories and a new life.

Electro-stimulation.

Left injection, please.

Please prepare deep brain scan.

Right side injection, please.

[Mark over computer] Everyone thinks we're dead.

That I'm dead.

And, for now, maybe that's for the best.

Trust me...

and you only.

If you wanna go back at all,now you know everything,

and I hope you will.

I hope I will.

You are Mark Davis.

[Simmons] Where are we?

Mr. Harper high-tailed it back to Vegas.

And the old wife?

Mrs. Davis calmed down now.

Hasn't made any noise lately.

We're in the clear.

Did I ever tell you

about one of our first clients, Mr. Peele?

- No. - Mr. Peele was on the run

for stealing from the wrong people.

You'd never know it to look at him,

he was a meek man, a CPA.

A man you wouldn't think twice about

had you seen him on the street.

Sounds riveting.

Mr. Peele came to us, we gave him the full package.

But back then we didn't wipe their memories clean,

we just gave them a new life.

We gave Mr. Peele the tropical life

that most men fantasize about.

And he lived happily ever after.

That should have been the end of his story.

But then one day... he left.

Gone, no one knew where.

Turns out, Mr. Peele couldn't let go.

He couldn't stand the fact that there were men,

men that he'd stolen from, who'd made him run away.

So Mr. Peele went back to England

and killed these men one by one.

[scoffs] Mr. CPA?

The man you wouldn't think twice about

became a stone cold killer.

All because we gave him a new life.

Well, it's a good thing we wipe their memories now.

That we do. But we must never forget

that they all have the capability of becoming Mr. Peele,

if one day they should remember.

I get it.

I knew you would.

Hi.

[whimpers]

I wish I could remember you.

[crying]

I'm just so lonely.

It's not something I'd wish one anyone.

I just want to know who I really am.

That's all.

[West] Sir, Agent Smith told me what you said the other day

about the Davis case.

I wasn't aware there was a case.

Not officially, sir,

but I do have a friend over the DOJ

who's been feeding me some information.

No, wait, stop. West, look, I don't know who Mark Davis is,

- and I don't care - Yes, sir.

- but I believe I can change your mind. - Oh, really?

There's video evidence proving Mr. Davis

never came home from that island.

On that video, you're gonna see

that Mark Davis never left that plane,

let alone did he get in that car

that he supposedly died in.

Let me see the file.

- Well, the autopsy checks out. - I know what it says, sir, but it's wrong.

Agent, listen, you're one of the best agents in the department.

In some ways, you still are,

which is why I look the other way sometimes

when you go on your little personal investigations,

but that has to stop.

Let this thing go!

Otherwise vacation time will come soon enough.

Sir, can I ask you an honest question?

You claim to not know who Mark Davis is.

That's right. What's the problem?

Well, sir, if you don't know who Mark Davis is,

then why did you ask Agent Smith to drop the case?

[exhales]

- That's one week without pay. - Seriously?

I can make it two if you like.

Go on, get out.

[rock music playing]

- [sighs] - I got you the same.

Thanks. So you and Marina working things out?

How do you know about us?

- We're friends. We talk. - Right.

I, uh, I guess the accident

screwed me up more than I thought.

In what way?

I can't remember you,

can't remember her,

I can't remember anything.

It can get to you, you know?

Yeah, I understand that.

It's like I... I can't trust anyone.

Like everyone is lying to me.

- Why would we be lying to you? - I don't know.

Why would you, Adam?

What are you saying?

I know everything.

Everything.

It hit me the other night.

[scoffs] Alright, you're freaking me out, OK?

You and Marina...

you're having an affair, aren't you?

[laughing] Oh, shit.

- Dude, jeez. - I couldn't keep a straight face.

- You scared the shit out of me. - You should've seen yours.

Oh... [laughs]

We're fine, we're fine.

Oh, man, you can't do that to me.

You know I have a heart condition.

[panting]

Wait, is that true?

I'm sorry, I don't know.

Gotcha. [laughing]

How's it feel? Feel good?

Oh, you son of a bitch. [laughing]

[rock music playing]

[Jessica] I called your office,

talked to your partner.

Ex-partner.

You're fired. 'Cause he said you were on vacation.

Yeah. Who the hell would vacation here?

[Jessica] People like us.

[West] So what are you really doing here?

Besides to cheer me up, obviously.

Carter came to see me.

Is he feeling any better, or is he still a prick?

[soft chuckle] Still a prick.

I don't think I can marry you.

This is from Mark.

- [West] He sent you a ring?- [Jessica]He did.

I mean, he left it for me

with his watch maker.

[West] Well, that's quite a bit different.

Why don't you tell me about the ring

so you can go back to leaving me alone.

He would have never left this ring with anyone.

[West] How do you know that?

It was personal.

So we always kept it locked in the safe.

Then why did this friend have it?

To let me know that it wasn't an accident.

Mark was murdered.

You know, I got suspended because I talked to my boss about your husband.

You cost me a week's pay.

Sorry.

No, that's not fair. I cost myself.

I get these ideas in my head and I just...

I can't let 'em go.

I know how you feel.

I can't get involved. I'm sorry.

[Jessica] What if I do?

I'm sorry, you're losing me.

Carter wants to be in my life.

Like, in your life, in your life?

Yeah.

I had no idea you were such an amazing cook.

Mm, well, thank you, Carter.

I can't believe we haven't had you for dinner.

[Carter] Oh, the question is why haven't you?

Congrats?

[scoffs]

I think he knows something about Mark's death.

I just can feel it.

Yeah, but we can't prove it.

But what if I can get him to?

- How so? - Well, he wants to be around,

so what if I let him come over and be in the house?

And why would you do that?

Because the place is covered in surveillance cameras.

[indistinct chatter]

[Jessica] So I could record himand get him to talk.

Why would you take that risk?

I mean, why wouldn't I?

I'm-I'm pregnant, it's not like he's gonna do anything.

I don't know. That seems too risky, even for me.

I'll be in touch.

Jessica.

These people we're dealing with

have some serious money.

And with that money comes serious resources

and serious things to lose.

Please, be careful.

I will.

[typing]

Any ideas for dinner?

No. I'm still looking.

OK.

Make it a good one.

OK.

[Mark on computer] The watch,there's a password inside.

That'll give you access to all the cameras in your old house.

The Vista Alarm System,

just look it up, plug in the address,

type in the password and you're in.

It's a backdoor password,so no one can ever change it.

[Jessica] Hi. I have an idea.

I would like to redo the east wing of the house.

- You mean for the-- - Yes, for the...

- I think it's wonderful. - Do you, um, want my help?

[Jessica] That's kinda why I asked.

[dad]I'll, uh-- I'll start working on some plans.

Nothing too fancy, I just want it to be nice.

Your father will make it beautiful.

- We can do it together. - I'd like that.

- Yeah. - This is so exciting.

[indistinct chatter]

Moving on.

...get ahead of myself.

Stop it.

Good for you.

[mom] So proud of you.

I hope you have a good life.

- Well? - Sushi.

Sometimes I feel like you're still here.

[Mark]If you wanna go back at all,

now you know everything.

And I hope you will.

I hope I will.

You are Mark Davis.

How you feeling?

Good.

Think I just needed a little time away to recharge.

Glad to hear that, partner.

Look, I'm, uh...

I'm sorry about before.

Don't worry about it.

Everybody needs to go off the reservation once in a while, right?

Some more than others.

But we're done, right? With Davis.

- Done and done. - Who?

Ah, that's good.

- You have come back a changed man. - [door opens]

Oh, you two playing nice?

Yes, sir, I'm back in the saddle.

We good, Agent Smith?

That's all I needed to hear.

Listen, I got us some cases,

some files I need you to take a look at.

String of bank robberies in the Valley.

On it, sir.

Go get 'em.

[text message alert]

Who's the latest victim?

Girl from the gym.

From the gym. Moving up in the world, buddy.

You know me.

Ooh, I am a lucky girl.

And I'm a lucky man.

Would you like some water?

Sure, yeah.

[both laughing]

[sighs]

You know what I'd like to see now?

This?

[laughs]

Our wedding photos.

Best day of my life.

I'd like to remember it.

Yeah, they must be in a box somewhere.

A box?

I thought you said you got rid of all the boxes.

I would never throw something like that away.

[chuckles]

Let me just, um, go look in the back.

Maybe it's in back.

[clears throat]

These are the finals, we, uh, we finally got our permits.

- That's great. - Good.

Perfect time for a toast then.

- Yes, it is. - [Carter chuckles]

So much to celebrate.

- Mm-hm. - Absolutely.

What do you got there?

- Oh. Nice. - Mm.

[Carter] Alright.

Lovely.

- Thank you. - Of course.

It is unknown why the winner

is waiting so long to claim the jackpot,

but it seems like he or she is dealing with

the life-changing situation with caution.

Theresa Jones with the commission

says all they can dois wait and see what happens.

According to her,the winner could be taking timeto speak with lawyers...

[dad indistinct on computer] [laughing]

To, uh... To new beginnings. Alright.

- To the baby. - [mom] To the baby.

Yes, to the baby.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

[Mark] He's my partner,

Carter.

We were facing 20 years to life.

So we both had to get new lives.

[laughing on computer]

He didn't get the surgery.