Ah, ah, just a second.
Leonardo Maxim Gordavsky.
No, no, no. Just Leo.
Please.
Willfully and repeatedly following and harassing women.
Lots of women.
That's not all true.
Yeah, well, it says you've been fired from 12 jobs,
arrested nine times.
How is this gonna be any different?
Well, I, it's gonna be different because...
I mean, I haven't seen anybody that I liked in a long time.
So what happens when you see somebody you like?
Oh my lord.
Stop the press.
Wow, you look amazing.
So you're an actress.
What do you think?
I think, yes!
I am in the biz so I kinda know these things.
In the biz?
Yeah, yeah. I'm making moves.
I'm doing all kinds of stuff, deals, you know, whatnot.
So, are you gonna help me?
I mean, Sasha,
I could.
Oh wow, your legs are just so nice.
And now I have four minutes
before I have to decide whether to send you back
to the courts and to jail, or not.
-I'm leaving. -Wait, wait, Sasha.
Wait, wait. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
What...
I invited you here,
I opened my place to you outta the kindness of my heart,
I offered you free beverages,
and you have the audacity to insult me?
Whatever.
No, come here!
You're not going. -Psycho!
You're a total psycho!
Okay, hey, stop.
Stop, I didn't want, I didn't wanna hurt you.
Look, I didn't wanna hit you.
Hey, I'm sorry, but you made me do that.
-Help! -Stop, stop!
No, shut! Hey, shut up!
Shut up, shut up. Don't scream.
But you know what? Fantastic news for you, dude.
Today is your lucky day.
I'm done with you. All right?
I don't think I can help you
and I don't think I even wanna try.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
No, uh, Leo, wait.
I'm sorry, Sasha, please.
You are a lucky man.
So same time next week. Don't be late.
Okay.
Okay, good, thank you. Same time next week.
I, I, I, I appreciate it again.
I, I, I won't, I won't do anything.
It's better this way.
It's better, I've rid the world of scum like you.
I am sorry.
Hey, Sis.
So?
So what?
So Greg.
What about him?
Is he coming to LA.
He said he might move to LA.
Oh my god, Greg is back.
It's not confirmed.
Oh, well, this is fate. I mean, it has to be, right?
Anyways, I am far too busy
and I don't really have time
to think about my pathetic love life.
I have work to do.
Hey, you got a dollar you could spare?
Um, I'm sorry. I, I don't have any money on me.
You're a liar.
I don't have any cash on me.
You ain't got one dollar?
-I don't have anything. -What you got from me, girl?
Come on.
Hey man, get away from her. What are you doing, man?
Get outta here.
What you talking about, man?
Hey, get outta here. You're crazy.
Just, just go, man, get out.
Wow, that, that, that was crazy.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah, I'm, I'm okay, um.
My name's Chris.
-Nice to meet you. -Ava.
Ava, that, that's a nice name.
Chris is cool too.
Have you heard back from Greg
about when he is gonna come to town
and save his damsel in distress?
Not yet.
Oh, well, you know what? Forget about Greg.
You know what I just learned?
Is that cute neighbor boy Colby is in fact, A, single,
and B, he works at CAC.
CAC, like the, the talent agency?
Yeah!
So he's a junior agent about to be a full agent.
You know what that means?
That if I sleep with him, he'll represent me
and make my acting career actually happen.
Well, yeah, duh.
Okay, well, yuck.
Um, I'm gonna go take a shower.
Uh, don't yuck me.
I will be working on my audition, so.
Oh, oh, I can help.
No, William, I will not defend you
and I will not defend the umpire.
Empire.
Umpire is a baseball player.
Tired. Let's just use the first take.
Dude, you gotta put the work in.
Dude, I drove all night delivering food.
Do you really think they're gonna cast you
if your audition sucks?
The first take was fine.
Hmm. Was it?
Maybe I'm just a shitty actress.
No. No, no, no, no, no.
You are gorgeous and talented. You just gotta stay the path.
Yeah, right.
I need to go to sleep.
But soft.
But like 300 window breaks.
It is the east and Ava is the sun.
Ava, the most beautiful girl in the world.
My girl, my woman.
A pure heart worthy of beauty and love.
You shall be mine.
I shall have you.
It is written.
Oh my Ava.
Hey, what are you doing here?
Yeah, don't come back. All right?
Colby?
What the hell is going on?
Some guy is like stalking around out here.
What?
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Cheers.
Well, what you did was very brave.
I mean, he could have had like a knife
or a gun, or something.
I guess you could say I risked my life.
Yeah, you did.
Kind of true actually, you're a hero.
Just being a good neighbor is all.
Well, that's very kind of you.
Oh my.
You two should hang out.
Oh my god, you are so embarrassing.
All right, valley boy, now you have her number.
You better call her.
Are you serious?
All right, uh, well, I guess I'll call you.
You guess?
Uh, I, I will, I will call you for sure.
Yeah, in no more than two business days, okay?
That's the rule. That's the rule.
Two days, huh?
Well, why don't I just ask her out now?
So I met someone.
A girl?
Yeah, of course, a girl.
Oh, hey, you, you should have seen it yesterday.
We had the best day together.
Oh, yeah. What'd you do?
What did we do?
Well, you know, I, I took her to my old school.
School?
Yeah.
Well, not, not, of course not the one I got kicked out of.
What school did you go to?
I mean, it really doesn't matter
which one, does it?
Okay. How'd you meet her?
Work.
Oh, you got a job?
Yeah, I have a job.
I mean, I'm just flipping burgers, but.
Good. Well, that's better than nothing.
They gave me free french fries.
Is that right, huh?
Yeah.
Look, I don't know if you're telling me
a bunch of bull or what,
but this city does not have enough parole officers
to keep checking up on all of you guys.
If you're telling me the truth or you're not,
you're only fooling yourself.
Mm, parole officers.
Well, I wonder if I should apply for a position.
Yeah. Do you know anything about that?
What's like the pay like and the benefits?
Eh, it's government work, man.
It's all about the benefits.
Mr. Rourke, you, how many people do you see a day?
What, what would you say? Like 30, 40 people?
Sometimes 50, sometimes even more.
You know, Los Angeles is a city filled
with a lot of mental health issues.
Oh, mental health issues, I'm...
I'm sorry you gotta deal with so many nut jobs.
I mean, I get my, you know, fair share,
but God bless your heart, sir.
You're doing really good work and we all appreciate you.
Honestly, I don't know
where you're going with all of this,
you know, and it really doesn't make any difference to me.
But I'm gonna give you some advice, okay?
You're gonna get some advice here
from a guy who's been doing this
for a really, really long time
and seen a lot of guys like you, you know?
You're not as smart as you think.
Is that so?
Ava? Hey, hey, Ava.
I'm sorry. I don't have anything on me.
My shoes are filthy. I'm sorry.
So you know I have to ask.
Ask, what?
Are you an actress?
Um, I don't know how I should answer that.
Well, have you acted in anything before?
I, I mean, you're, you're gorgeous,
but you already knew that.
Sorry, this feels like a, like a test. This is weird.
I work with actors every day.
It's how I make my living. So you can tell me.
Yes, I am an actress, I guess.
Yeah, well, hey.
Here you are.
I'd love to see some of your work sometime.
Uh, sure, yeah. That would be great.
Awesome, yeah.
And, and look, I, I'm not just saying this
like I, I'm drunk.
I'm not even drunk or anything.
You sure?
I think so.
But I I'm telling you I have sway, right?
I'm sorry? You have sway?
Yeah, I, I got sway-sway.
Okay.
Excuse me while I go pee-pee.
All right, TMI.
TMI, oh.
It's a pretty girl I got there, man.
Yeah, well, thanks. But she's not really my girl, so.
I don't know. You guys look pretty close to me.
Yeah, well, we're on a date, so.
On a date, huh?
Well, what's your name?
What?
I mean, I am a, I'm a psychic. That's my job.
So if you tell me her name...
No, oh, I'm serious. I've got psychic abilities.
No, I'm serious.
So, no, I, I, I mean it, if you tell me her name,
I can tell you if it's gonna work out or not.
Get the hell out here with that crap, all right?
Come on, try me man. Tell me, just tell me her name.
Ava. You happy?
Oh, I'm sorry man. It's not gonna work out.
Excuse me?
Yeah, you should end it before you get hurt, seriously.
Fuck you, asshole.
Fuck me? Fuck me asshole, huh?
I just did you a favor
and you wanna fuck me, huh?
Yeah, you wanna take a crack at me?
Is that what you wanna do?
Huh, you wanna hit me?
Huh? Hit me.
Come on! Huh?
What are we, in high school?
Yeah, come on, hit me.
You're a tough guy? Hit me.
Look.
-What? -Get outta my face.
No, you, huh, come on. I'm a loser, I'm a loser.
You're not a loser.
You're not a fucking loser.
You're a winner.
You're gonna get what you want.
Get what's yours, get what's yours.
I'll call you.
You'll call me?
When?
Like tomorrow or next week,
or maybe 10 minutes from now?
Funny.
Maybe 10 minutes from now.
Okay.
You'll hear from me. Don't worry.
I'm not worried.
You should be worried if they pick up though.
Feisty, I like it.
Thank you for tonight.
Of course.
And I'll see ya.
Yep. Talk to you later.
That was quick. Was that even 10 minutes?
Uh, um, is this, is this, uh, is this Ava?
Um, this isn't Colby?
Colby, no, no, no, I...
No. -Who is this?
Oh, well, this is actually, I mean, you know, I, uh...
Do I know you?
We sort of met the other day.
But um, I, I, I, I got, I got your, this number,
I got it online and, and, and I, I follow,
I follow all the social media accounts and, and I've been...
-You follow me? -Yes.
I, I've been direct messaging you, I don't know,
and, and, and I just, I'm nearby, so.
Wait, what are you, a stalker?
No, no.
That is so creepy.
What the hell is wrong with you, man?
No, no.
No, no, uh, I'm sorry.
This is, this is coming off weird, I'm...
Look, I'm really shy and I'm nervous.
Shy. That's not shy.
You don't cold call people.
No, but listen, I-
-And what, what? Because you liked one of my photos?
I like all of your photos. I like all your social medias.
I've been the one that's messaging you.
So if you...
Come on.
My number isn't out there for a reason,
so weirdos like you don't call me.
Don't call me again.
I'm not a weirdo.
Would you...
Please, don't hang up.
Just...
Did you just get a phone call from some random guy?
Yeah, I did.
He's blocked now.
Hmm, clevo.
And it's not luxury enough.
Okay, why does he all of a sudden think
he's like a big shot or something?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll talk to him.
He's my client. I'll work this out.
I'm really, really sorry about all this. All right?
But I mean, hey, he's young. What can I say?
You know how these kids are
when they get like a little bit of fame?
Yeah, I, I'll fix it.
Yep.
All right.
Do you remember me?
Yeah, you're that guy from the bathroom.
That's right, I'm the guy from the bathroom.
I think the other night, what was you called me?
It was, uh...
That's right, you called me an asshole loser.
You remember that?
And so you followed me.
A-Are you for real? You're crazy.
Hey, stop! Sit down!
Huh? Don't fucking move.
Relax. Come on.
You're, you're gonna stab me?
For what?
You're really smart.
All right?
Sometimes in life you see things that you want
and sometimes things are in your way.
You, my friend, you're in my way.
Is this about Ava?
Yes, this is about Ava! Yes!
Well, look, you like her. I can tell.
You can have her.
I can have her?
-Yeah. -Gee, thank you.
Just like that?
Yeah, just like that.
So what, you, uh...
What, you gonna disappear?
You gonna just take off?
Look, don't worry about me, man.
I mean, trust me, whatever's going on between you and her,
like, not worth the headache.
Like, feel me?
Yeah, that makes sense.
So we're good, we have an understanding?
Yes, yeah.
Good.
'Cause for a second there,
I thought I had to do something crazy to you.
You know?
Well, I'm glad we had this conversation.
So, okay, I,
I appreciate that we have an understanding
and let's just get this over with, okay?
Get what over?
How's the, uh, girlfriend?
Oh my gosh, amazing. Just so fantastic.
Can you, can you believe it? She wants to get married to me.
I know! Married, right?
I was like, "Wowsers."
And, and it's a really big decision,
I, I don't know what I should do.
Wait a minute, are you married?
I bet you're married.
I can see you're married, happily married, right?
With kids.
Probably a good dad, right?
Of all the years that I have been a social worker,
I can't quite put my finger on you.
You would be a fascinating case study
if I were at some university
with some kind of a big, fat ass grant.
Well, gosh, I, I don't know what to say.
I mean, you're telling me you can't put your finger on me,
but I mean...
Hey, Rorick, if you want,
you can put your finger right there.
Boopy-boop. Check my pulse maybe?
Boop-boop. I'm alive.
Boop-boop.
Yeah?
Well, let tell you, with all of your cutesy little tactics
and stuff, you, uh,
you make me think you're up and no good, huh?
Yeah. You know what?
I don't believe you. Yeah.
What's most important thing in the world to you?
I mean,
most important thing to me is love.
"Love"? That's interesting.
I'm, um, I'm trying to seek love,
or, or get it.
It's the only thing that really matters, and uh...
I love,
I love a lot, maybe sometimes too much.
Maybe too much.
Yeah?
And how do you show love?
I just do.
Well?
Nothing.
You know, maybe his phone died.
Yeah, but he would've charged it.
We were up for hours texting.
Maybe he ghosted.
Really?
He was gonna set me up with a meeting at his agency.
What?
Wait, that sucks. Like, why would he do that?
He literally told me I'm the perfect type for him.
That makes no sense.
No, no one's, no one's gonna pay half a million for that.
Well, 'cause it's, it's, it's, it's her wife.
And, um...
Well, yeah.
No, listen, producer's wife, I don't, I don't wanna do that.
Paula, thank you. Thank you, Paula.
Yeah. Yeah.
Well, listen, I actually,
let me lemme, um, lemme call you back, okay?
Uh, yeah, bye.
Uh, excuse me?
Hi.
Uh, do you mind if I sit?
Okay.
Well, I don't, this is gonna sound totally weird,
but I just have to ask outta curiosity.
Are, are you by chance, like, are you an actress?
Why?
Okay, well, um, so I'm...
Oh, I'm so sorry. Where are my manners?
I'm Leonardo, by the way.
Ava.
Ava, nice to meet you, Ava.
Nice to meet you.
I'm a producer here, and casting in Hollywood,
mainly producing.
But basically right now we're casting a, a really big movie
with, well, I can't say who it is.
It's a big star. So we gotta keep it hush hush.
But we're casting opposite lead of him.
We're looking for a certain type of woman,
certain type of lead role and a,
a fit type girl with a certain look,
and we're having a really hard time.
And you know, I was on the phone with my producing partner
and I just saw you and you caught my eye.
And I think, I don't know, I feel like serendipitous right?
You might be the right fit.
You're kidding. Right? This is a, this is a prank.
This is this like a YouTube prank video?
No, no, no, no. This is legit.
No, I'm, no, I'm being serious. Hold on, hold on.
Here, I have it somewhere here.
No, here, look, look.
You can check me out. You can Google me right now.
Yeah.
Okay. Sorry.
-No. -You're not kidding.
So look, I don't, I know this is really weird and random
and I don't want to come off like a total rando.
So maybe the best thing to do is for me
to just contact your agent.
So maybe that's would be easier.
Is there someone I could contact?
Well, I'm, I, I sort of do, but it's new. CAC agency.
CAC. Wow.
Good, yeah. Good job.
They're the big boys. Good job.
How did you do that? Good job.
Well, that's, you're, you're well on your way.
Who's your contact over there at CAC?
Um, Colby.
Colby. Colby.
Colby, Colby, Colby, Colby who?
I, I don't know his last name.
Okay. If he's anybody, my boss knows who he is.
My boss.
And who's your boss?
I mean, I can't say, just,
they're one of the biggest producers here in Hollywood, so.
-Okay. -But listen.
Why don't I just get your direct contact info
just in case they can't get a hold of your agent Casey.
It's Colby.
Oh, Colby, right. Right, right, yeah, okay.
So yeah, here, go, just go ahead, put your number in there.
Wait, no way.
Yeah.
He, um, well, he came up to me and he just was like,
I'm casting for an action movie.
-Wait, he cold approached? -Yeah.
Oh my god.
You know, that's kind of like the universe
making up for the Colby ghosting.
It is, isn't it?
So is he legit?
Um, I think so.
Is he cute?
Why does it matter?
Just asking.
Shit, I totally forgot about this guy.
Okay, you have been hitting the town
and you're not even on the apps.
Dude, they just keep coming up to me. I can't help it.
Well, welcome to being a hot girl in LA.
Oh, I must be so special.
So who is he?
Hot mama alert.
Ooh. -Well, uh,
dinner with a lawyer, can't look unjust.
Does that make sense?
I think so.
Nah, I don't know. I don't, I don't really care.
Do tell.
It's the hero guy still.
And he wants to take me on a date.
You should go!
I don't know.
I'm really tired. Not tonight.
Okay.
What else are you gonna do?
Doom scrolling and eat ice cream?
Not that there is anything wrong with that kind of behavior.
All right, fine. I'll go.
But only because it's in the valley, not going over the hill
or west of the 405.
Okay, Miss LA.
And I'm wearing whatever dress I please.
So I don't wanna hear anything.
Oh god. No, no, no.
Ugh, here we go.
Ooh, ugh, okay.
I got one more for you. Just one more.
Okay. Let's hear it.
Have you heard the rumor about the butter?
Well, I'm not gonna spread it.
Oh, okay. I lied, I lied.
I know that was bad, but I got, I got just one more one.
One last one.
I swear this is the last one.
Okay, last one.
What do you call a snowman?
Or what's the difference between a snowman and a snowwoman?
I actually don't know.
Snowballs.
-Yeah. -Okay.
I know they're really corny, I know.
Okay, yeah, yeah. That makes sense.
I know, I know they're corny. I know they're bad.
It's just my uncle, he used to tell me these jokes as a kid,
and now they live in my head, you know, rent free.
Yeah, they're, they're corny.
Funny, but that's a bit corny.
So like, what do you do for work?
Yeah, um, I mean,
I work for my dad's construction company.
Really all I do is drive from construction site
to construction site and send emails and stuff.
Nothing too much. -So.
Is your roommate home?
Mm-mm, she went out,
which usually means she'll come home
at three in the morning wasted.
Or the next morning.
Oh. All righty then.
That's it.
-This is this. -Yeah.
Sorry, I'm trying to help.
It's okay, you're doing your best.
Look at that.
Oh my god.
Oh god.
Oh my god. Is there somebody here?
What are you doing up there, Missy?
What are you doing?
I'm coming up. I don't wanna see anything.
Oh my god, you're kidding me.
Ava,
Ava, Ava, Ava. I can hear you.
God.
Jesus.
What are you doing? You dirty dog?
Hey, I can hear you.
All right, yeah, you guys have fun going to bed.
Watch where you're walking, dude.
You got a problem?
You talking to me?
No one else is here.
Look man, this is new day, okay? So just walk away.
It's about to get worse, dude.
Oh, brass knuckles.
Brass knuckles. Huh, huh?
You tough?
You use those before?
Come on, let's see you doing, huh?
Do it! You so tough?
Shit, I think I broke my tooth.
Oh, okay, sir. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Please, sir.
Yeah, sir, please just stop, I'll get my wallet.
All right, just please. Just hold on.
Let me, lemme get a wallet.
Start running, dude.
Yeah.
I told you, I told you!
I told you, I told you you brought this on yourself. Huh?
Where's, where's it? Huh?
You're trying to hit me with this, huh?
This is what you're looking for, huh? Hey, hey, look at me!
Look at me! I said look at me!
Yeah, yeah. Huh, tough guy, yeah.
There you go. Smile for the camera.
And she cheated on me!
She cheated on me! I'm, I'm crushed.
I don't know what to do. What am I gonna do?
The one you just met?
You don't, you're not, listen, you don't get it.
She was the one man. She was the one, okay?
We're supposed to be together.
First of all, stop yelling!
Second of all, you are delusional.
You are out of your mind.
You just met her. What has it been?
Four days. Not even a week.
I mean, you cannot possibly have developed feelings
for somebody in that short a time.
I'm sorry, I just,
I don't know what to do, I'm lost.
What do I do?
Leave her alone.
Just forget her. It's that simple.
But why would I do that?
She, she apologized for what she did.
She apologized?
Yeah, she apologized.
She was a, she was an emotional wreck.
She, she said she was sorry. She won't do it again.
And she, she wants me back.
She's like begging me to come back, so.
Look, you know, I'm not a couple's counselor.
This is like a little bit outta my league.
I don't know what to tell you.
All right.
Same time next week?
Um, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, sure, sure thing, Doc. Okay.
And don't do anything stupid.
Yeah, I know. I'm, I'm gonna be there, okay?
I just had a late night. It's not a big deal, I'll be there.
Gimme five. Okay, all right, bye.
Oh my god.
It's Greg. It's Greg.
What? What?
I can't, I can't.
There's already too many boys in my life.
No, no, no. No, no, no.
Greg is a man, not a boy.
And you have to answer it.
I saw his story. He's in LA.
You did?
-Yeah. -He is?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Why did you say something?
I don't know, just answer it. Answer it.
Pick it up. Pick it up.
Speaker, speaker.
Hey.
Ava, it's good to hear your voice. It's been a while.
Yeah, it, it sure has.
Hey, I'm in town. I'm in Los Angeles.
You are?
Yeah. Remember when I said I might move here?
Yeah.
Well, I did.
I'm staying at a hotel this week while
I look at some places.
Wow. That's that's crazy.
I can't believe you're moving here.
Yeah, the company finally opened a restaurant out here
and they sort of asked me to run it.
What? Congratulations.
Thanks. Yeah, I mean, charge of 40 people at a restaurant.
Go figure.
I'm really proud of you. You deserve it.
Thanks. Hey, maybe we could celebrate.
But I don't know any places out here,
but if you don't have plans later, I'd love to get together
and you could show me around a bit.
We could grab dinner, catch up.
Um, yeah, sure, it would be,
it would be really nice to see you.
Definitely.
Lemme get your address and I'll swing by around five.
Um, perfect.
Great. I am really excited to see you, Ava.
I've been thinking a lot about you.
Oh, you have?
Text me your address. I'll see you in a bit.
Okay. Will do.
She's all right.
Hello.
Hello. Ava Highley.
Yes.
Where are you from?
Um, New Jersey originally, but I live in LA.
Awesome.
Do you have any questions about the project? About the role?
Um, no.
All right, great.
We're gonna start with a slate, grab your profiles,
and then we'll just jump right into it.
Okay.
All right, you ready? All right, let's, let's roll it.
Um, hi, I'm Ava Highley.
I'm 25 years old and I live in Los Angeles, California.
Whenever you're ready.
So this weekend, you're coming, right?
I heard this party is gonna be a big hit,
and you know, Jake, Jake's gonna be there.
I just know it. I know it.
Wait, hold on. Just stop it.
You're not off book?
I mean, you're reading off the paper.
You, you need the paper?
I, I mean.
I mean, it's, you couldn't memorize
a page and a half of dialogue?
We, we, we've sent this out like two weeks ago.
Sorry.
Look, I'm not gonna, I don't wanna,
I don't wanna waste your time.
I don't wanna waste anybody's time.
This is gonna be a fast paced shoot,
and I need all the actors on board
to just know their lines with...
We don't have the time to, to, to mess around.
I just, you know, I, I don't think it's gonna be a good fit.
That was fantastic. That's real talent.
That's a star right there.
Uh, who are you?
Oh, sorry about that. It's a nice space.
My name is Leo.
Hi.
I'm actually executive producer on this film.
Have you talked to Bruno lately?
Because there's a little hiccup with scene 15,
something with the crane.
The money's good. It's just, I don't think he wants it now.
I think he's, feels it's a little indulgent to him.
Actually, in fact, can I have the room for five minutes?
Uh, now, please?
Uh, yeah, yeah, sure.
-Cool. -All right, let's do this.
And, uh, yeah, we should, we should work on trying
to be a little more nice to her.
This is a star. This girl right here.
She's, she's, she's going places. She's connected.
Awesome.
I'll just be five minutes.
Okay.
Yeah, yeah. You should talk to Bruno.
Get on, get on a call with him,
I think you'll like what he's saying.
Oh, if, if one of you guys can get me coffee,
that'd be great.
Actually, scratch that. Let's do a double vanilla latte.
Double shot, extra foam, with a little bit of drizzle.
Thank you.
Um, you're the producer, or?
Guilty as charged.
It's cool.
You know, Ava, this project is gonna be,
it's gonna be big, right?
It's gonna be huge. And the script is fantastic.
Oh, I know. I, I liked what I read.
Okay, great. So look, how about this?
Why don't, why don't you and I sit down, get together
and hash out how we can, you know,
lock this role in for you.
Okay. Yeah.
I'm sorry, um...
Do you take your career seriously
or are you just more of a party girl?
Ex, excuse me.
No, I'm just asking
because, you know, acting's hard work, you know,
and these opportunities that you have right now,
they don't come knocking very often.
And if, if I can just make an observation, Ava,
you seem a bit distracted.
No, I'm, I'm serious about this. I'm really serious.
You really want to be successful, I mean, like, truly.
Of course, of course I do.
Okay then, so listen, my boss,
he's gonna be flying out tomorrow.
Um, why don't you and I meet tonight?
Tonight? Um, I, I'm sorry, I can't tonight.
Listen, Ava, time's not on our side.
So sooner we can get this done,
I can, I can get you locked in, into part.
Um, I know, I'm, I have plans. I'm sorry.
You have plans?
Yeah, I'm meeting with a friend.
You're meeting a friend.
Um, I can't tonight. I'm really sorry.
I can't move it.
No, it's okay. I mean, I mean, you, you honestly, you,
maybe should think about rearranging your priorities.
This, this is a big deal. This is a big opportunity.
These guys. You know what I mean?
I know, I, I know. I'm sorry, I just can't tonight.
I really can't.
All right, well, how about you call me
and we will rearrange, we'll,
we'll set up another time.
Oh, okay. I'll call you.
I'll call you. -Okay.
And we'll talk soon.
And hey, you're already a star.
Thanks.
I gotta run.
Okay. I'll call you.
Okay. Bye.
Oh my god. Big audition.
Okay, let's go.
That's how you do it. That is how you do it.
That is how you play the game. I love it.
Oh, um, speaking of, did you ever hear back
from that last audition?
No, I didn't.
Ava, I told you, don't send off that first take.
I know.
You're right though.
You're right. I need this, I need this.
And I shouldn't let the fact that he's a guy get in the way.
No, exactly.
Not everything's about sex.
No, no, no, no, no.
Nope.
You do not have to hook up
with him in order to get what you want.
I mean, all you gotta do is just, you know,
tease a little bit and then pull back,
and then tease a little bit and then pull back,
and then get what you want.
Simple. -It's not really-
It's art form really.
That's not really my skillset.
I'm older than you. All right?
I've been here longer.
I mean, yeah, if you were born into it, maybe,
but other than that, you gotta play the game.
Yeah, but with Greg back in town,
you know he wouldn't like me messing with guys
to get to the top.
Okay, wait.
Greg is good. He checks a lot of boxes. Okay.
I mean, when you're with Greg, you don't have to drive Uber
so that you can keep auditioning.
You know, you have a safety net like him,
you don't have to do a lot of other things
that you would otherwise have to do.
It can't all be so transactional.
Welcome to the real world. At least in Hollywood.
Oh, he's almost here. I gotta finish getting ready.
Okay, well then you better skedaddle.
I know. I better.
Um, hello?
Hey, hey, Ava.
Hey, how's it going? It's me, Leo.
Hey. Yeah, what's up?
I wanted to tell you
something a little, a little about myself.
Yeah, what? Yeah.
So, um, I think about you a lot all the time.
And I, I just wanted to tell you that I really like you,
I like you a lot and you're a fantastic person.
I'm sorry, um, I, we don't even know each other.
I thought that you were like a casting person.
I thought this was a business thing happening.
No, no, no.
No, it is. No.
And, and, and, and I am, I am.
And I just, just, I'm sorry. It's not, it's not.
I'm, I'm not always good with words.
I just, I, I wanted to let you know that
you're the best thing that's happened to me in a long time.
And I hope you feel the same way.
You're just like everyone else.
No, no, no.
Ava, no, no. I'm sorry, no.
This is coming off the wrong way.
I, I, I can backtrack.
I just, I, I just wanna let you know how great you are.
That's all I'm saying.
Okay. Never call me again.
No, Ava, hey, don't hang up. Ava, Ava!
I don't know what to say.
Don't you think it makes sense for us to be together,
for us to live together?
But this is all a little quick, right?
Well, we were together for eight years, remember?
But Greg, you just came back into my life.
Like, this is a lot. I didn't expect this.
I didn't expect you to be like this, it's...
I'm a changed man, Ava, I love you.
I shouldn't have ever moved away from you,
but now I'm back and I'm here to stay.
But don't you remember my heartbreak
and the things I went through?
It hurt me so, so much when you moved away.
But I, I mean, I get it. I understand.
Your company needed you there, and now look at you.
They've rewarded you.
Well, I make them a lot of money.
You sure do.
I'm proud of you. I am.
I've really missed you.
I missed you.
There's one more thing.
Yeah.
Greg.
No, no.
I mean not no, I-
-What, what's wrong? -This is, that's...
I, I was not expecting that, Greg.
Ah, Jesus. I, I don't know.
I think I, I need to process this.
This is, that was...
Holy shit.
I thought you'd be happy I was back.
I am happy. But a ring the first day back?
I get it.
I'm sorry, just that I, I didn't
think you would do that.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah. You think you're clever?
I will do. Don't mind if I do.
All right.
Yeah. You want, you wanna swing first?
Yeah, didn't think so.
Geez. Ah, you pricked me.
Nice.
Okay, breathe.
Yeah, try that again.
Ooh, get off me. Get off me.
Oh, what the...
What the hell?
Hello?
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
Stop screaming!
Hey, look, stop, stop.
Look, look. Stop screaming.
What this is? Do you know what is this?
What is that?
What is it? Tell me what it is!
It's a knife.
Right.
If you keep screaming, I'm gonna fucking cut your throat.
You understand?
I understand.
You know, quiet.
Please don't hurt me. What do you want?
This is a, this is a robbery. So robbery.
So gimme your shit, gimme your shit, gimme your stuff.
Okay, okay.
Don't look at my face!
Oh, no. No, no, I'm not trying.
I said hurry up! Come on!
I'm sorry.
Get on the floor. Get on the floor.
-Okay, okay, okay. -Don't look in my face.
I'm sorry.
-Don't move. -Please don't hurt me,
I'm so sorry.
All right.
Please don't hurt me.
Okay, bye.
Have a, have a nice night.
I just, I can't believe it.
That was so scary.
Just a few more questions.
Yeah, sure.
Now the mark on his hand, was it a tattoo?
Um, I think so.
It, I just remember that it said the year 99.
That's, it's kind of a...
Nine, okay.
Uh. Left hand, right hand?
Look, I don't know. I'm, I'm sorry.
It was, it was kind of all a blur.
It's okay. I'll just make a note.
Do you think he's gonna come back?
No.
But seen enough of these things
and, you know, could be just a robbery,
but the fact there isn't any evidence of any kind
of a break-in makes me believe that could be personal.
I mean, or maybe just somebody who has a key.
But we're gonna change that.
We can get a new lock.
Yeah, yeah.
Listen, if anyone comes back,
anyone suspicious, call us.
Okay. Thank you.
And I know it might be a bit pricey,
but you may wanna think about getting a home security system
or at least one of those cheap cameras.
Oh yeah, of course. I mean, we've been meaning to, yeah.
Yeah, all right, great. All right, thank you.
-Thank you, Officer. -Thank you.
Please tell me we have some alcohol in this house.
-Oh my god. -My god.
I mean, that was just so, so messed up.
Like, he held me at knife point.
So messed up.
You really need to change the lock on that door.
Yeah, I know.
Do you know how to do that?
Actually, I do.
Why don't I run to the hardware store,
pick up a lock and I could swap it out.
No, no, no. It's okay. We, we can do it, it's too late.
There could, could be a guy out there with a key.
It's the least I can do.
No, thank you.
-Thank you. -I'll be right back.
Okay.
Hey man, how's it going?
Do I know you?
No, I don't think we've officially met yet. Hey.
Trying to scare me?
99 tattoo on your hand.
Did you just break into Ava's place? Is that you?
What're you gonna do with that thing?
This thing?
Nothing, man.
Take it easy, take it easy.
Call him again.
Oh my god.
Sorry, the person you were trying to reach
has a voicemail box... I don't...
Dude, I can't even think of one reason,
one reason he would disappear.
I mean, didn't you run away when he showed you the ring?
Yeah, but I, I mean, I don't know why I didn't expect it,
but that, that doesn't like that,
that makes no sense.
Like, honestly,
I don't know.
Maybe he thought about it again later and then freaked out.
You think he freaked out while buying a door lock?
Like what are we gonna do?
Are we gonna stand here and guard it?
I mean, should we call the cops?
And say what?
That he's been gone for 40 minutes.
Okay. True.
Well, what do you wanna do?
Honestly, I just want to chill and drink
and just forget about being held at gunpoint.
Hey, Sis. So how did it go with Greg?
Well, um, he just disappeared.
What?
Yeah, it's, it's been a crazy night.
Um, so someone broke in, put a knife to Bree's neck,
and robbed her.
What!?
Is she okay? Are are you okay?
Yeah, we're, we're fine.
She just, um, she's fine. We're just dealing with a lot.
Yeah.
Look, I was just getting some reference images
for a client, but do you need anything?
Actually, yes.
We need a new door lock.
Sure. What, what kind of door lock?
Ah, don't make it easy, but he can't get in.
Thanks for coming over.
You really saved the day with this one.
A lock for a door. Come on, it's the least I can do.
Just hope Greg's okay. Maybe something happened.
I mean, I, I think he's fine.
I, probably just needs a minute. Probably spooked him.
It's okay. It happens.
Yeah.
Well, thank you.
-You're welcome. -I love you.
If you need anything else, just say the word,
Okay, yeah, I'll call you.
Yeah, it works.
It does work.
-All right. -Love ya.
Bye.
Excuse me? Are you filming me?
Uh, what, uh, what?
You talking to me?
Yeah, I can see you have your camera pointed at me.
You know what? I'm calling the police.
No, actually, hey, I can't let you do that.
Yeah, what are you gonna do about it?
Hey, nothing.
I'ma just leave you with some advice tonight,
which is, um, which is, you know,
love sometimes can be violent.
I told you! Shut up!
Shut up!
Police, open up!
Police!
Cops are here.
Thank god.
I ain't afraid of you.
Scream and I'll shoot.
Back up.
You again?
Yeah.
If you do anything stupid, I'll shoot you in your face.
Do you understand me?
I understand.
Slowly, turn around.
Bree.
Okay. Listen to me.
You feel this?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Okay, go to the garage.
Go, go to the garage, slowly.
Little further.
Little further, little further.
It's perfect, great, good.
Bree, where are you?
Hey, come join us.
Bree.
Don't worry, she's not dead. Come in.
Stop.
It's you.
Yeah, it's me.
Stand right there. Right there.
You don't move.
You, you kept blowing me off.
You're not in producing movies or casting, are you?
Actually, I,
I am in love with you.
I love you so much. Hey, listen, listen to me, okay?
I just wanted you to take me
seriously because I want to be with you.
I want, I have to be with you, okay?
The most beautiful girl that I've ever seen in the world.
And I want to have you please, I want you, I-
-You don't know me.
I know you!
I've seen all your photos, all your post!
I know everything about you!
Everything you've done!
I know who you are!
I know you! You know me!
That doesn't mean you know me.
I, I could have made you a star.
It's not worth it.
You just judged me.
You didn't even see me. All you saw were my shoes.
You just walked right past me.
What are you talking about?
The other day at the store.
I dunno what you're talking,
I don't know what you're talking about.
You don't remember. You don't even remember me.
You're a narcissist. You only care about yourself.
You're the worst kind of scum. You're a clout chaser.
You're gold digger!
If I'm so bad, why go through all this,
all this trouble to find me to break in.
Why?
You're right.
Well, right now,
you're gonna die.
You're gonna die right now.
Come here, come here, come here.
Come here.
No way.
Watch me kill myself, huh?
Look...
I don't know.
I don't know. I don't even know anymore.
Come here. No, come here, come here.
Okay, let's both stay there.
Stay there.
I've got one bullet. Get us both, right?
Just one shot.
Stop.
You got me in a lot of trouble.
What am I gonna do with you now?
Don't kill me.
Don't kill you?
-Don't kill me. -I don't need to kill you?
Why couldn't you just gimme a chance?
You gave every other loser a chance. Why not a guy like me?
You're interested when I had a movie deal.
Fucking crazy.
I'm, I'm crazy?
Hey, hey, hey.
Crazy.
You, you don't deserve a guy like me.
I'm too good for you.
And you're right, I'm not a producer, I'm nobody.
Look at me.
Ava, I'm gonna kill you now
because letting you live would be a mistake, okay?
Hey, I'm gonna kill you
and then I'm gonna kill myself.
You are not an influencer.
You're a bad influence on this world.
So I'm gonna have to get rid of you, okay?
That's the right thing to do.
Okay?
Wrong, asshole.
Really?
All right.
You messed with the wrong chick.
Get out of my sight.
Okay, I'm okay.
Oh my god.
Oh my god. Let's, let's call the cops.
Come on, let's go.
Okay.
Police.
Thank god, thank god, um, he's in the garage.
I don't know if he's alive. I don't know if he's dead.
-Dead? -I don't know.
This is 994. I'm gonna need back up.
Looks like he left.
Hello.
Hello, Ava.
You know, that wasn't very nice what you did to me,
but I forgive you.
You and I are just getting started.
Get him off.
Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, sorry about that.
See you're smoking now.
Yeah, I feel like a brand new person knew, new me.
Yeah, but, uh,
like I was saying, it didn't really work out.
Me and the girl, we, uh, it was mutual.
No, actually I left
better, you know, clarity.
Good, good. That's the way to look at it.
How's your work?
Funny you should ask. Uh, sorry, um.
It's good.
You're officially looking at the, sorry about that.
New manager. They promoted me. Well, assistant manager, but.
Wow. That's very good.
I told you man, you do good things,
you do good work and good things are gonna happen.
You did say that and I appreciate that.
You know, just, um, what else?
Maybe one day I'll actually find the one.
I think if you keep looking, I think you'll find the one.
You're right.
Yeah, you're right.
I will.
I'll keep looking.
Gordavsky, what the hell are you doing here?
It's not your time.
Rorick, I wanted to talk to you.
You're really good at your job, so I don't wanna lie to you.
I wanna come clean.
That, uh,
that girl that I was saying that I met,
well, I did meet her and I have been seeing her,
but against her will,
I've been stalking her and, uh,
she's hit a bunch of guys that she was interested in
and, uh, they were kind of courting her
and I, I, uh,
I killed every single one of those guys.
I strangled one. I stabbed one in the neck.
I, I think I bludgeoned the under to death.
And I'm telling you because,
well, I don't know if I can stop,
but also, uh, you are good at your job
and I, I want to be honest with you.
So I'm trying to confess.
And I want you to know what I've been doing. That's all.
This is not funny, Leo. I am not amused.
I don't know what the hell you think
you're trying to pull here?
You're pulling my leg. You, this is not gonna work.
I'm an officer of the court. You know that, don't ya?
So you'd want to go back on what you're saying?
No, this is the truth.
I wanted to confess to you what I've been doing,
Then I might have to call it in.
In fact, I'm gonna call it in right now.
You should not be here.
This is totally, totally inappropriate and wrong.
I know you have to,
You're just doing your job, I know.
And you're good at your job, Rorick.
I just...
Yeah.
I like you.
I'm, I'm afraid though
that, um, maybe our therapist-patient relationship-
Yeah, I'm gonna need.