Shit! Shit.
[ Rattling ]
[ Rattling continues ]
Hey.
-Hi. Hello.
I don't want to hear
your girlfriend's
orgasms again, okay?
I don't know what
you're talking about.
"Oh! Oh!
Big finish, Drew.
-Shh! Nope.
Shh!
-[gasping] Big finish!
Okay. Shh!
-Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
What's in the bag?
Nothing's in the bag.
Stop. No, April.
April, April! No!
-Oh, my God!
-God!
-Let me see it! Relax!
"Noni Cho. Award for Excellence
in Interior Design."
Did you win this?
-Yeah, I won it.
I'm Noni Cho. Gimme this.
-Oh.
Look, let's get
one thing straight.
Everything about my life
is none of your business.
Do you understand that?
-No.
-Okay. Well, over your head.
Anyway, I'm not trying
to be mean to women,
but, you're stupid.
Well, I-I want
my Taser back!
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Suspenseful music plays ]
♪♪
[ Exhales deeply ]
Fuck.
♪♪
Keith: I said that
because I wanted you to think
I was legit.
[distantly] Ma'am.
Put that stupid
thing down.
[ Taser buzzes ]
No! Aah!
Ma'am, are you
gonna order?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Ma'am!
Oh.
Um...
Uh, sorry, yes.
Um, I, um...
I'll have, um --
Let's go.
Don't make fun of her.
She can't read!
Listen, I teach
an adult literacy class
and I'd be more than happy
to have you come in.
-Yeah, no, I-I can read.
I can read.
Um, can I just have
a sesame bagel,
um, with cream cheese,
please?
Great.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
[ Sighs ]
Move forward.
Okay.
[ Page crinkling ]
Marc, you're being
way too loud! K?
[ Horn honks outdoors ]
Marc!
Oh, my God.
You would love this
article I'm reading.
[ Upbeat music plays ]
It's about a girl
who got trapped
on top of an elephant
for six days.
Okay, your music is
way too loud.
I can't get any work done.
-Oh, sorry.
I'll turn it down.
-No.
Whoa!
-What?
-Whoa!
-What?
Whoa, baby. Oh, my God. No!
First your hair comes out
and now...that?
What is going on?
It's called having a book
deal by the age of 28!
[ Horn honking outdoors ]
Does this have anything
to do with Keith?
[ Eerie music plays ]
Wha-a-a-t?
What?
Elliot, I know.
♪♪
What do you know?
I know you're hooking up
with someone named Keith.
[ Mirthless chuckle ]
You said his name
in your sleep
every night this week.
Oh, my God. Okay.
Just tell me who he is.
He was a man...
-Yeah.
-...from my past.
When you're writing,
a lot of repressed stuff
comes up
to the surface, so...
Like what?
I was sent
to a conversion therapist
to turn me straight
when I was five.
His name was "Dr. Keith."
Oh, my God. But your
parents were so liberal.
I know.
It's so messed up.
I hate them for it
and I don't even know
if I can forgive them.
Well, I-I think
you should try.
[ Chuckles ]
Gonna go get you
some Benadryl.
Thank you, angel.
Ew!
[ Sighs ]
[ Thudding ]
[ Clattering ]
I'm so glad
you like oysters.
-Mm-hmm.
-I actually hate them.
[laughs] But they're all
I can eat right now
because of my braces, so.
Oh, no, I like this place.
I'm glad you chose it.
And this article is
a really good excuse
for us to hang out.
Oh, shoot.
I'm so sorry.
I should've
said something.
I'm actually
seeing someone.
-Oh, nah. It's -- I-I wasn't --
-Do you know Drew Gardner?
Yeah, Dory's boyfriend.
Not anymore.
Wow. That's shocking.
I have to say,
-Mm-hmm.
-when you go missing,
you suddenly discover
how many people
from your past
really care about you.
Yeah, so, we'll get
into all that later, but,
for right now,
-Mm-hmm.
-tell me...
-Mm-hmm.
your story.
Start from the beginning
and don't hold back.
I'm Chantal Witherbottom
and I went missing.
[ Ominous music plays ]
♪♪
Ooh! Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
-Are you?
-Yeah, are you?
Oh.
[ Chuckles nervously ]
Oh, oh.
Sorry.
Wh-What's going on here?
That's what I wanna
know, Dory.
Where the hell is Keith?
♪♪
Look.
I'm sorry that
you don't know
where your ex-husband is,
but, I swear I don't
know where he is.
She's trying to play dumb
and she's not even good at it.
I don't -- I'm sorry.
Who -- Who are you?
Just tell us where he is.
I haven't heard from him
in over a week.
I mean, we broke up, so we
haven't been in contact.
Why'd you break up?
I ended it because...
I just -- I got the
feeling that he was
getting involved in,
like,
you know,
some weird shit.
What kind of weird shit?
Like, PI stuff.
What PI stuff?
Jesus!
I don't know, but there
was definitely, like,
some people
he was afraid of.
Be specific!
Um, there was
one guy...
one name that he
kept repeating.
Fat Franky.
Fat Franky?
Crystal.
Your dad know anybody
who knows someone
who goes by Fat Franky?
I can ask, but,
they don't like it
when I ask about that stuff.
So, okay, you seriously
don't know where he is?
You're not lying to me?
-No.
-Look me in the eyes
and tell me you don't
know where Keith is.
[ Music playing ]
I don't know
where Keith is.
♪♪
Oh, shit.
She's not lying.
I can always tell
when somebody's lying.
You know that.
-You can. You can.
Je-sus.
Now you got me worried.
♪♪
[ Slam ]
-Hi! [laughs]
-Portia!
-Hey.
-So great to see you.
You too. Thank you
so much for having me.
You know Barry, producer
of everything good?
Love "Surviving Essex."
It's such...
garbage. I can't
stop watching it.
[ Chuckles ]
Thank you.
So, you know
about these brutal
Charles Manson murders?
-Yes, yes.
You guys, they're my all-time
favorite murders.
[ Laughter ]
She's funny.
Ah! All right, well,
uh, please take a seat.
I like to start off with
casual conversation.
Um, do you have your phone
on you, by any chance?
-My phone?
-Yeah.
Yes, I do.
It's on silent.
Okay, let me see it.
Oh, nice bag.
-Oh, thank you. Oh.
-Beautiful. Yeah.
Okay. Cool.
All right.
See what we got.
-[Chuckle]
Who's Ruby Plume?
Um, I haven't thought about
her in such a long time.
She -- I was
in this Web series
she made like five --
four or five years ago.
-Okay.
-[Clears throat]
[Phone thudding]
Um, what do you think about her?
-Of Ruby?
-Yeah.
She's totally sweet.
She's sweet. Okay.
What do you really
think about her?
Well, she's kind of
a tragic figure.
How?
I'm always
really nice to her,
but there's, like,
a unaddressed kind of
weirdness between us,
to be honest --
if I'm being honest.
-Weirdness?
-Mm-hmm.
-Why?
-You know, she asked me
to be in her Web series
and it was terrible
and offensive
to handicapped people.
And I had, like, three
terrible monologues in it
and she completely cut me
out of the whole show.
And I know it was only
because she didn't want
anyone to outshine her
in her own work, but...
still.
Yeah.
That's not fair.
And she's a lot older
than you think.
She looks good for her age,
but there's photos of her
partying with Beck
from like 2002.
And my friend Richard
hooked up with her,
said she has huge
areolas, so, like,
I feel really bad
for her.
-Okay.
-But, that being said,
she has a great heart.
Okay.
Um, here you go.
This is, like, unique.
Thank you.
Um, why don't you call her
and tell her that?
[ Laughs ]
No!
[chuckling] Why not?
That would be
very cruel.
She, uh,
cut you out
of her show, right?
She begrudges your worth.
[ Clears throat ]
I mean, you could just read,
word for word,
what you said.
I wrote it down.
Why would I do --
I'm confused of why
I would do that.
Are you afraid
of the truth, Portia?
Great actors
tell the truth.
That's the truth.
Okay.
[ Suspenseful music plays ]
[ Ringing ]
It's ringing.
[ Click ]
Portia!
-Hi, Ruby!
-What's up, girl?!
I haven't heard from you
in forever!
I know, I know,
I know, I know.
[ Chuckles nervously,
clears throat ]
Listen, I just wanted
to tell you...
the truth.
Okay...
You're really sweet,
but also a tragic figure
whose Web series
was embarrassing,
and offensive
to handicapped people.
♪♪
I know you're threatened
by my talent
and that
you're secretly old,
because of that
Beck picture.
And I know that
your areolas are huge.
♪♪
I think you've got a really
great heart, though.
♪♪
[quietly] Who told you
about my areolas?
♪♪
You can't do better
than that.
♪♪
[ Passing horn blares ]
[knocking] Hi, Nia!
Oh, my God.
You look stunning. [gasp]
I love everything that's
going on in your top.
Wow! Elliott!
[Both laugh]
Uh, you should've called.
I'm, like, doing emails
and stuff. Did Patty
let you in or...?
Listen, I know you're busy,
but I have huge news.
What?
Okay, two things.
One, I finished
a draft of the book.
The entire book?
Oh, my God. Because,
last time we spoke,
you, like, didn't even
have a page.
I know. I can hardly
believe it myself.
I mean, it just flows
out of me. It's remarkable.
It's insane.
-Wow! God. Congratulations.
[laughing] Thank you.
Well, I don't wanna
celebrate quite yet.
I mean, I know it's just
one draft and, you know,
I know there are tons
of revisions ahead of me
-Mm-hmm.
-and I also was mugged.
Wait. Oh, my God.
You were mugged?
I'm 99% sure
it was a hate crime.
Oh, my -- I -- Ohh.
I'm so sorry.
It was awful.
They took everything.
I had to cancel my cards
and they took the laptop.
So the whole book is gone.
They took -- They took
the whole book?
-Every word.
-Wow.
[ Horn honks ]
[ Telephone rings ]
Hey, Max.
Hey. You ever seen
one of these before?
Yeah. Of course.
Uh, I just wanna talk
to you real quick.
I, um, I want to let you know
that I'm also applying
for the Shanghai position
and I was hoping
that you would be willing
to write me a recommendation,
you know,
as my, um, supervisor.
Yeah. You're not
gonna get that.
Okay, why not?
Because Alan Yang's
gonna get it.
He's a shoo-in.
He speaks Chinese.
Okay, [sigh] I'm fully aware
that Alan speaks Chinese,
but I would really appreciate
if I was in the mix for this.
I can't express to you how much
I would love to go to Shanghai.
Then maybe you should play
the lottery 'cause you've got
a better chance
of winning that
than you do of getting
the Shanghai position.
I'm just being
honest with you.
Okay, Max, I --
I really insist
that I should be
considered on this.
Oh.
Oh, you insist?
I respectfully demand that you
-Oh.
please write me a letter
of recommendation.
Oh, okay.
Well, um,
how's this, then?
Um --
"It is
with great enthusiasm
that I recommend
Drew Gardener
for the Shanghai
position
that he will never get
as long as Alan Yang
is alive and well
'cause Alan Yang speaks
Chinese fluently, Drew.
Mm-hmm.
So, you're hiding out
in a motel room
in New Hampshire?
-Mm-hmm.
And your abuser
would come up
with creative ways
to hurt you every day.
Can you give me an example
of what that means?
Okay, so, this one time,
we were supposed to meet up.
We had plans
to take me shopping.
-Mm-hmm.
-And he was four hours late
because his kid, like,
broke his leg or something.
And so I was waiting
in the pouring, freezing rain
for four hours.
I got such a bad cold!
Can you believe that?
Have you ever even heard
of anything like this?
No, I haven't.
But this is interesting.
[ Music plays softly ]
[drumming] Okay.
[slap] I have an idea.
I think you should call him.
See, 'cause I know
he really liked you.
-Mm.
-So, if he sees
you're calling,
I think he'll answer.
Okay. Yeah.
I'll do that, yeah.
I mean now!
Jesus. Come on.
Okay. Um...yeah.
♪♪
Okay.
-[Drumming]
-Okay.
[ Seat squeaking ]
Hey, you've reached private
investigator Keith Powell.
-It's a voicemail.
-Leave a message.
-Okay.
-Sorry I missed your call.
[ Beep ]
Um, hey, K-Keith.
It's -- It's Dory.
Um, just calling
to check in.
Give me a call back
when you get this.
[quietly] Tell him
you wanna see him.
I'd like to see you,
you know, if you're around.
Tell him
you made a mistake.
And I made a mistake in --
in breaking up.
Tell him you miss him
and you wanna have sex.
And I miss you, I do,
and I miss being with you
and, um,
we should have sex
-Oh, that's good.
-when we see each other.
So, yeah, give me
a call back
when you get this
and, um, bye.
-Good. Okay.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
-So now we wait.
You let me know
if he calls you.
Of course. Totally.
Um, I'm sorry,
but I really feel
like I should go.
-Okay.
-Yeah. Okay.
I'm sorry we came off
a little strong
and I thank you
for being honest, okay?
-Yeah, of course.
And, you know, let me know
if you need anything.
And I hope he's okay.
-Yeah, me too.
-Okay.
-Mm-hmm.
You know,
if I don't hear
from him by tomorrow,
I'm gonna call
the police.
-Mm.
-Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah. Okay.
[ Heartbeat ]
[ Heartbeat quickens ]
[ Breathing shakily ]
[ Suspenseful music plays ]
♪ Just dance, dance, dance ♪
♪ To the rhythm
of my heartbeat ♪
♪ You don't have to think,
you just have to be ♪
♪ Let the rhythm set us free ♪
♪ Dance, dance, dance ♪
I'm -- I'm sorry.
Um, Molly?
Yeah.
Alan's wife,
Molly, right?
-Yeah.
-Hi. So great to meet you.
-Hi.
-I'm Drew Gardner.
I work with Alan. Yeah.
-Oh, Drew!
Hey, he says such
nice things about you.
Do you know Max?
This is our boss, Max.
-Oh, yeah. Yeah.
So, you know Molly.
-Yeah. Yeah, we met.
-Of course I know Molly.
We just talked.
-Oh, you just talked?
Oh, that's so cool.
Oh, but, Max, Max, Max.
-What?
-Have you seen how cute
Max's kids are?
-You don't wanna see
kid photos, do you?
-I do.
You wanna see kid photos?
-I love kids. Show me.
-I think we all do.
-We were just in Quogue
this past weekend.
-She's gonna be a heartbreaker.
-So adorable.
-Yeah, how old is that thing?
-Can't lie. Three.
-Three? Wow. Oh, wow.
-Oh, my. Oh.
Think she looks like me?
People say
she looks like me.
-She looks exactly like you.
She's your twin.
♪♪
Alan. Hey, man.
Hey, Gardener!
What's up?!
Oh, nothing.
You know, just chilling.
-Cool. Cool.
-I'm real cool. So.
Hey, guess what.
Um, I'm actually gonna be
applying for the
Shanghai job, too.
-You are?
-Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I just wanna bring it up
and get it out in the open
so that there's no unnecessary
tension between us
in the office or anything.
-Good luck.
-Thanks, man.
No, good luck for you, too.
Um.
Hey, is that your wife
over there?
-Yeah.
-Oh, wow.
Yeah, she is hot.
-Huh.
[ Laughter ]
-Sure.
-Of course, yeah.
No, I'm not trying
to be weird or anything.
It's just that Max had said --
you know, multiple times,
he had mentioned that she was,
like, really hot, so.
-Did he?
-Yeah.
Yeah, but I-I agree.
-Huh.
But, yeah.
I mean, he's a dog.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Right.
Right. Totally.
♪♪
I mean, I heard he's
just got a huge dick.
So... [drums]
♪ Dance, dance, dance ♪
Bye.
[ Scoff ]
♪♪
[ Ominous music plays ]
[ Door squeaking ]
♪♪
[ Eerie music plays ]
[ Lock clicking ]
[ Door squeaks ]
♪♪
[ Pounding on door ]
Keith!
Rent is still
two weeks late!
[ Pounding on door ]
I know you're in there.
[ Scoff ]
Oh.
[ Door slams ]
[ Gasp ]
[ Stairs creaking ]
[ Lock clicking,
keys jingling ]
[ Tender's "Vow" plays ]
[ Vocalizing ]
♪♪
♪ Sleep beneath the stars ♪
♪ Honey, I have all
I need ♪
♪ Right in front of me ♪
♪ Waiting in the car ♪
♪ Burning all my money
on the dashboard ♪
♪ For the record ♪
♪ Don't need it ♪
♪ Where I'm going
and I can't admit ♪
♪ No way of knowing ♪
♪ Is it cold outside? ♪
♪ No way of knowing ♪
♪ Will you be my guide? ♪
♪ I'm gonna need you tonight ♪
Tell me everything
is all right
You wouldn't do it,
but I just might
So, show me how
You made the vow
I'm gonna need you tonight
Walking miles
in the moonlight
Got myself
into the wrong fight
So show me where
To make amends
[ Vocalizing ]
♪♪
[ Slams button ]
[ Chime ]
[ Slam ]
[ Ominous music plays ]
Aah! [gasp]
♪♪
Hey.
Dory, would you
ever consider
joining me,
like full-time?
Gets lonely,
working solo.
I think you have a knack
for this PI stuff.
We'll make a really
great team.
♪♪
How's that sound?
Will you consider it?
[ Breathing shakily ]
[ Cries out ]
I really wish
you would.
[ Groaning ]
Oh, baby.
[ Groaning ]
Oh, baby.
[ Groaning ]
Ahh!
Oh, my God.
You see that, baby?
♪♪
What is that?
♪ Don't you know ♪
♪ Pretending ♪
♪ Hurts? ♪
♪ (You, you) ♪
♪♪
♪ (You, you) ♪
♪♪
♪ Might as well ♪
♪ Just let you ♪
♪ Burn ♪
-[Coughs]
[ Thud ]
♪♪