1 00:00:18,017 --> 00:00:19,894 -[narrator] Previously on You: -Jonathan. 2 00:00:19,978 --> 00:00:21,646 -Jonathan Moore. -Jonathan! 3 00:00:21,730 --> 00:00:22,856 The American. 4 00:00:22,939 --> 00:00:25,233 [Joe] I don't think Malcolm knew about the view. 5 00:00:25,316 --> 00:00:26,735 Kate Galvin. 6 00:00:26,818 --> 00:00:30,029 Gallerist, art lover, never married. Focused, ambitious. 7 00:00:30,113 --> 00:00:32,574 -I should probably report it. -Don't mention me. 8 00:00:32,657 --> 00:00:34,492 You saved Kate's life. 9 00:00:34,576 --> 00:00:35,785 I am repaying you. 10 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:39,748 My dear friend Adam Pratt recently opened Sundry House. 11 00:00:39,831 --> 00:00:42,000 -Come along with us. -[Joe] Fuck, I'm in hell. 12 00:00:42,083 --> 00:00:43,418 Time to get this one home. 13 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:45,837 [Joe] Malcolm. Wait, did I...? 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,132 "Here I thought when I left him on your table, you'd go down for my sins." 15 00:00:49,215 --> 00:00:53,094 -I didn't do it. One of them... -Fuck off and die, Malcolm. 16 00:00:53,178 --> 00:00:54,012 ...killed Malcolm. 17 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:57,766 -Planned to put it on me. -Pleasure to meet you, brother in arms. 18 00:00:57,849 --> 00:01:00,018 [Joe] Who are you? 19 00:01:13,156 --> 00:01:14,449 [indistinct chatter] 20 00:01:16,451 --> 00:01:18,036 [Joe] One of you. 21 00:01:22,957 --> 00:01:25,293 One of you fuckers sent me those texts. 22 00:01:27,253 --> 00:01:28,546 One of you is watching me. 23 00:01:31,382 --> 00:01:34,552 One of you killed Malcolm, left him on my table, 24 00:01:34,636 --> 00:01:36,930 and are now trying to frame me for it. 25 00:01:41,017 --> 00:01:42,602 You know I cleaned up his body. 26 00:01:44,437 --> 00:01:47,816 Maybe not like someone who's never, ever done that before. 27 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:51,903 Unfortunately, that made me very interesting to you. 28 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:55,824 So which one are you? 29 00:01:58,076 --> 00:02:01,037 You all right, Jonathan? You look sick. 30 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,747 Oh, I'm fine. 31 00:02:03,957 --> 00:02:04,791 What was that? 32 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:11,131 Jonathan was saying your story is riveting, but it's time for a toast. 33 00:02:18,179 --> 00:02:19,430 If you don't, I will. 34 00:02:21,015 --> 00:02:22,517 You steal my spotlight... 35 00:02:23,935 --> 00:02:24,936 and I murder you. 36 00:02:25,019 --> 00:02:26,062 [all laughing] 37 00:02:27,021 --> 00:02:31,025 To Simon, to the greatest art opening ever. This night's for you. 38 00:02:31,109 --> 00:02:32,694 -To Simon. -To Simon! 39 00:02:32,777 --> 00:02:34,195 -Hear, hear! -Cheers. 40 00:02:34,279 --> 00:02:35,405 -Cheers. -Cheers. 41 00:02:45,707 --> 00:02:48,251 [Joe] I just want my little European holiday back. 42 00:02:59,470 --> 00:03:00,471 What is this? 43 00:03:09,981 --> 00:03:12,942 "Your presence is requested at a night to die for." 44 00:03:13,943 --> 00:03:16,446 A circle of privileged suspects, 45 00:03:16,529 --> 00:03:20,658 a frame job, and now a cryptic invite evoking a British murder mystery. 46 00:03:22,327 --> 00:03:23,161 Shit. 47 00:03:23,661 --> 00:03:27,624 I'm in a whodunit, the lowest form of literature. 48 00:03:37,091 --> 00:03:39,928 [Joe] Call me paranoid, but you managed to stash a corpse in my flat. 49 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:42,680 Maybe that's not all you planted. 50 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:45,558 Anything new to say? 51 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:48,144 Of course you're using Evanesce. 52 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,145 EVANESCE NO NEW MESSAGES 53 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:51,814 No reverse lookup, messages disappear after they've been read. 54 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:54,442 A favorite of the elite and the paranoid. 55 00:03:55,568 --> 00:03:58,488 When did you put this on my phone? Sometime... 56 00:03:58,571 --> 00:03:59,864 Drinks! 57 00:03:59,948 --> 00:04:02,992 [Joe] ...in the black hole of the night in question, you were there. 58 00:04:03,576 --> 00:04:05,245 [Rhys] Steady there, Johnboy. 59 00:04:05,995 --> 00:04:07,330 [Joe] This is why I don't drink. 60 00:04:14,712 --> 00:04:17,048 Huh? What is this, Simon's art show? 61 00:04:20,176 --> 00:04:22,053 Must I Google everything? 62 00:04:22,971 --> 00:04:24,764 "The Clotho Gallery." 63 00:04:24,847 --> 00:04:27,809 Yep. Simon Soo's art show opening night. 64 00:04:27,892 --> 00:04:32,397 Elitist, upper-crust setting, check. Gallerist, Kate Galvin. 65 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,233 Ah. Did you murder your shitty boyfriend, 66 00:04:35,316 --> 00:04:38,194 leave him on my table, and now you're taunting me? 67 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,620 [Kate] I checked your office, you're not here. 68 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:50,623 I'm slammed with prep, Mal. Can you text me back? 69 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:52,917 I could use some actual help here. 70 00:04:53,001 --> 00:04:54,877 [Joe] Sounds earnestly pissed at the dead guy, 71 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:57,672 which would suggest she doesn't know he's dead. 72 00:04:58,881 --> 00:05:02,427 She could be recording that for show because she's smart. 73 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:06,264 Oh, great. I get to reacquaint myself with my least favorite genre. 74 00:05:07,724 --> 00:05:11,394 Mooney loved whodunits. I always thought they were word search puzzles for adults. 75 00:05:11,477 --> 00:05:13,980 Circle the clues, win a game. Not exactly art. 76 00:05:14,063 --> 00:05:17,150 The Body in the Library and Murder at the Vicarage. 77 00:05:17,233 --> 00:05:21,529 -Oh, are we gonna study these? -No, no, no, this is a personal project. 78 00:05:21,612 --> 00:05:24,365 Oh, too bad. I fucking love whodunits. 79 00:05:24,449 --> 00:05:26,826 You don't think the style's just a bit formulaic? 80 00:05:26,909 --> 00:05:29,454 Oh, my God, you're one of them. Sad. 81 00:05:29,954 --> 00:05:31,831 [Joe] Ouch. But I need her. 82 00:05:31,914 --> 00:05:32,999 What am I missing? 83 00:05:34,083 --> 00:05:36,753 Well, it is a formula, but the formula is fun. 84 00:05:37,378 --> 00:05:40,340 It draws you in, it hides a social commentary. 85 00:05:40,423 --> 00:05:43,843 Honestly, your problem is that mysteries are entertaining. 86 00:05:43,926 --> 00:05:45,720 Why would that be a problem for me? 87 00:05:45,803 --> 00:05:47,722 Who doesn't have to be entertaining? 88 00:05:49,057 --> 00:05:51,517 White, male geniuses. Yeah? 89 00:05:52,393 --> 00:05:57,231 Honestly, being a snooze has now morphed into some indicator of high art while-- 90 00:05:57,857 --> 00:06:00,068 If you wanna be published, you better be riveting 91 00:06:00,151 --> 00:06:03,905 and that is why Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. 92 00:06:03,988 --> 00:06:06,783 And 99% of people never finish Infinite Jest. 93 00:06:06,866 --> 00:06:08,034 -I did. -A month 94 00:06:08,117 --> 00:06:11,287 -of my life that I'll not be getting back. -[Joe] Brutally Gen Z. 95 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:13,664 So I'm being a snob? 96 00:06:14,582 --> 00:06:15,541 Um... 97 00:06:16,501 --> 00:06:18,544 A tad patriarchal. 98 00:06:19,504 --> 00:06:23,257 -So what is the project? -Oh, I'm still zeroing in. 99 00:06:24,342 --> 00:06:26,719 And I need to understand how these work. 100 00:06:26,803 --> 00:06:28,137 What, like the tropes? 101 00:06:28,930 --> 00:06:29,931 I can tell you. 102 00:06:30,014 --> 00:06:32,725 [Joe] This arrogant 19-year-old is an angel sent to help me. 103 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:34,352 -Please. -Okay, well, 104 00:06:34,435 --> 00:06:39,315 I have to go and tutor someone really bad at conversational Russian in six minutes. 105 00:06:39,398 --> 00:06:41,400 -Russian? -Yeah, you can also find me 106 00:06:41,484 --> 00:06:44,195 walking a pack of spoiled dogs around Hyde Park weekdays. 107 00:06:44,278 --> 00:06:45,780 Nadia, when do you sleep? 108 00:06:45,863 --> 00:06:49,492 Sleep's for the rich. Okay, so here's the whole Dame Agatha. 109 00:06:50,368 --> 00:06:52,870 Number one, there are no coincidences. 110 00:06:53,412 --> 00:06:58,292 And two, all motives always boil down to sex, money or revenge. 111 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:02,004 And three, the first suspect is usually the second victim. 112 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:06,968 Oh, no, no, I'm envisioning a single violent murder and a frame job. 113 00:07:07,885 --> 00:07:08,845 Oh, um... 114 00:07:10,179 --> 00:07:12,974 Then it's all about why the victim was murdered. 115 00:07:13,057 --> 00:07:16,769 Someone wanted them dead enough to plan it, then enact it with passion-- 116 00:07:16,853 --> 00:07:20,690 I think framing can be a bit of an arch conceit. But done well? 117 00:07:20,773 --> 00:07:21,858 Chef's kiss. 118 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,734 So that's the brass. 119 00:07:24,318 --> 00:07:27,029 If your book becomes a best seller, I get 10%. 120 00:07:27,113 --> 00:07:28,114 That's a deal. 121 00:07:28,197 --> 00:07:30,408 -Great. See you. -Thank you, Nadia. 122 00:07:31,367 --> 00:07:33,202 "There are no coincidences." 123 00:07:34,162 --> 00:07:35,455 Joe Quinn-Goldberg. 124 00:07:35,538 --> 00:07:37,665 [Joe] Elliot, you son of a bitch. 125 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:41,461 Convenient that a Quinn family fixer happened to drop me 126 00:07:41,544 --> 00:07:43,212 in the middle of a murder mystery. 127 00:07:44,046 --> 00:07:46,090 You look like a Jonathan. 128 00:07:46,174 --> 00:07:47,467 [cell phone ringing] 129 00:07:49,552 --> 00:07:51,345 We agreed you'd never call this number. 130 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:53,806 -That was before you set me up. -Come again? 131 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:55,099 The texts. 132 00:07:55,183 --> 00:07:56,809 Malcolm Harding. 133 00:07:58,352 --> 00:08:01,314 -Well? -I can't tell you what a relief it is 134 00:08:01,397 --> 00:08:03,774 to have no idea what you're talking about. 135 00:08:03,858 --> 00:08:07,278 You should try meditation. It is working wonders for me. 136 00:08:07,361 --> 00:08:08,362 Listen to me. 137 00:08:08,988 --> 00:08:12,825 -Elliot, I am not an idiot. -Well, it kind of sounds like you are. 138 00:08:12,909 --> 00:08:16,996 Sorry to hear you fucked up your new life, but I am now officially... 139 00:08:17,872 --> 00:08:20,124 and literally above all that shit. 140 00:08:21,042 --> 00:08:23,794 I wish you an end to suffering and the roots of suffering. 141 00:08:23,878 --> 00:08:27,423 And fuck you for making me destroy this perfectly good phone. 142 00:08:30,593 --> 00:08:32,512 [Joe] Of course it can't be that easy. 143 00:08:33,429 --> 00:08:34,430 [cell phone buzzes] 144 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,474 EVANESCE NOW 1 NEW MESSAGE 145 00:08:37,391 --> 00:08:40,061 "Hello again." Oh, shit, it's you. 146 00:08:40,728 --> 00:08:41,729 [cell phone buzzes] 147 00:08:42,396 --> 00:08:44,565 "Nice jacket. Brown's your color." 148 00:08:44,649 --> 00:08:46,901 Motherfucker, where are you? 149 00:08:46,984 --> 00:08:49,278 You could be anywhere. Where are you? 150 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:52,615 You sneaky-- "I'm learning a lot about you. 151 00:08:53,115 --> 00:08:54,116 Paranoid. 152 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:55,660 Loner by nature." 153 00:08:55,743 --> 00:08:58,538 You're a fucking stalker, wherever you are. 154 00:08:58,621 --> 00:08:59,539 [cell phone buzzes] 155 00:08:59,622 --> 00:09:01,916 "Absolutely not a real professor." 156 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:05,753 Oh, yeah? Well, who are you? 157 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:09,090 Think. Think. 158 00:09:13,010 --> 00:09:15,346 "Why did you kill Malcolm?" 159 00:09:15,846 --> 00:09:18,641 Even a sarcastic response could help me crack motive 160 00:09:18,724 --> 00:09:21,269 and I can figure out who you are, stop this, 161 00:09:21,561 --> 00:09:23,729 -and get back to some shred of my-- -[cell phone buzzes] 162 00:09:23,813 --> 00:09:26,440 "Your name isn't Jonathan Moore." Fuck. 163 00:09:27,775 --> 00:09:31,612 "I'll figure you out soon enough." I can't let you do that. 164 00:09:32,196 --> 00:09:34,240 So I have to figure you out first. 165 00:09:47,086 --> 00:09:48,713 [Joe] Lady Phoebe. 166 00:09:48,796 --> 00:09:52,300 She was adamant I visit, no idea what I said to her in the black hole, 167 00:09:52,383 --> 00:09:54,135 but she is a fan of Jonathan. 168 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,263 Am I supposed to wait here? 169 00:09:57,763 --> 00:09:58,598 Hello? 170 00:09:59,098 --> 00:10:03,144 Not eager to spend the day with a woman best known for fainting on Barack Obama. 171 00:10:03,227 --> 00:10:07,898 But Lady Talks-a-Lot might be exactly who I need to find you. 172 00:10:07,982 --> 00:10:09,483 [Phoebe screaming] 173 00:10:09,567 --> 00:10:11,068 Did I get here in time? 174 00:10:13,404 --> 00:10:15,072 Fuck, that hurts! 175 00:10:15,156 --> 00:10:18,367 -Don't! Don't, Vicky, he's harmless. -I heard a scream. 176 00:10:19,201 --> 00:10:22,413 Laser hair removal is like a tongue bath from a volcano, darling. 177 00:10:23,623 --> 00:10:27,627 -You can put Rupert down. -[Adam] All I'm saying is, every club is 178 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:31,714 a bespoke destination created by people who know for people who know. 179 00:10:31,797 --> 00:10:33,924 [whispering] I'm sorry, it's a big investor call. 180 00:10:34,008 --> 00:10:36,886 [Joe] This guy's having a drink at 10 a.m. Perfect. 181 00:10:36,969 --> 00:10:39,555 -I can come back. -[Phoebe] No, no, no, ciggy break. 182 00:10:41,265 --> 00:10:44,226 [in normal voice] Anyway, like I was saying, I agree. Absolutely. Absolutely. 183 00:10:45,853 --> 00:10:47,813 [Joe] Could the Lady be a killer? 184 00:10:50,608 --> 00:10:52,735 What you said to me the other night, 185 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:56,864 I don't know that I've ever been seen so completely. 186 00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:58,616 [Joe] What did I say? 187 00:10:58,699 --> 00:11:02,662 It's clear something brought us together to be friends. 188 00:11:02,745 --> 00:11:05,498 [Joe] Something that impaled Malcolm on my table. 189 00:11:05,581 --> 00:11:07,583 It was a pleasure to meet you. 190 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:09,752 Oh, here we go. 191 00:11:09,835 --> 00:11:12,046 And Adam. Both of you. 192 00:11:12,129 --> 00:11:17,093 Listen, listen. It's a nightclub, it's not Theranos, buddy. Relax, come on. 193 00:11:18,552 --> 00:11:21,430 Tea? Bella, tea! 194 00:11:21,514 --> 00:11:24,392 -[Joe] Some tension there. -Did you get the invitation? 195 00:11:24,475 --> 00:11:26,727 [Joe] Ah. She sent me the invite. 196 00:11:26,811 --> 00:11:30,564 It's the event. Too exclusive. All our friends will be there. 197 00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:32,108 [Joe] Then I have to. 198 00:11:32,191 --> 00:11:33,025 It sounds amazing. 199 00:11:33,109 --> 00:11:36,570 What does a detective say next? "Who wanted Malcolm dead?" feels blunt. 200 00:11:36,654 --> 00:11:38,739 It's so kind of you to include me. 201 00:11:38,823 --> 00:11:42,284 I still don't have many friends here yet. 202 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:44,995 I'm grateful to Malcolm for insisting I come. 203 00:11:45,496 --> 00:11:47,998 -Well, Malcolm... -[Joe] A bite. 204 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:51,377 -What do you mean? -Kate likes him. Good enough. 205 00:11:52,044 --> 00:11:53,337 Not everyone agrees. 206 00:11:54,255 --> 00:11:55,756 Would you pay a ₤10,000 membership 207 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,259 to a club ironically affiliated with the Church of Satan? 208 00:11:58,342 --> 00:11:59,885 -[Phoebe] Don't interrupt. -[Adam] Sorry. 209 00:11:59,969 --> 00:12:03,848 I was confiding to Jonathan that Malcolm's a bit controversial. 210 00:12:04,473 --> 00:12:06,267 -Mm. -[Joe] What was that? 211 00:12:06,350 --> 00:12:09,145 Oh, crucial! Who are you wearing? 212 00:12:10,938 --> 00:12:12,189 To Simon's opening? 213 00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:17,111 -Um... -Oh, John, you fresh, little newborn. 214 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:20,656 -Malcolm's ice queen, sex-friend Kate-- -Ah. 215 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:24,535 Loving, warm partner. 216 00:12:24,618 --> 00:12:27,371 Kate is Phoebe's friend. It's her big night. 217 00:12:27,455 --> 00:12:30,791 We can't have any random beard-o showing up in some diffusion line. 218 00:12:31,292 --> 00:12:32,751 -[Joe] Ouch. -Hey, Vic? 219 00:12:33,627 --> 00:12:37,298 Vic? Would you take Phoebe's Dickensian orphan to the gallery? 220 00:12:37,381 --> 00:12:39,675 -Tom sent the suits there, right? -He did. 221 00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:43,012 [Joe] I can't go. I'm nowhere on Malcolm. 222 00:12:43,095 --> 00:12:45,055 Now, don't argue. 223 00:12:45,139 --> 00:12:47,975 It's Phoebe's world. We're all just living in it. 224 00:12:51,353 --> 00:12:52,354 All right. 225 00:13:00,321 --> 00:13:03,073 So how much does a Tom suit tend to cost? 226 00:13:03,157 --> 00:13:07,286 -Because I definitely don't have it. -It's a gifting suite. You don't-- 227 00:13:07,912 --> 00:13:11,749 You don't actually pay. They want you to be seen in their clubber. 228 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:14,668 Not you, obviously. 229 00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:16,921 [Joe] Freebies for those who need it least. 230 00:13:17,004 --> 00:13:18,714 Capitalism's going swimmingly. 231 00:13:18,797 --> 00:13:21,425 Not there, no, stop, stop. We're overhung. 232 00:13:21,509 --> 00:13:23,761 So move it to the south wall, let it breathe. 233 00:13:23,844 --> 00:13:26,972 [Joe] Watching Kate seems like she's the only one in her circle that works. 234 00:13:27,056 --> 00:13:30,851 Straight down there on the right. See you back at the car. 235 00:13:35,773 --> 00:13:39,735 [Joe] Here are several suspects who've never worked a day in their lives. 236 00:13:39,818 --> 00:13:41,946 If it isn't the penniless professor. 237 00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:44,156 [Joe] Like Connie, the horse guy. 238 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,449 Diplomatic Connie. 239 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:47,409 [Joe] Sophie and her ponytail. 240 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:50,913 And the artist who lets his work do the talking. 241 00:13:50,996 --> 00:13:53,999 I must know where you got that sporting coat. 242 00:13:55,209 --> 00:13:57,920 [Joe] Great. I'm in a West End revival of Mean Girls. 243 00:13:58,003 --> 00:13:59,255 Phoebe sent me. 244 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:06,512 Interesting. Phoebe carries a lot of weight with this crowd. 245 00:14:06,595 --> 00:14:08,430 Well, tell him what you want. 246 00:14:09,139 --> 00:14:10,015 [Joe] Um... 247 00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:13,435 Oh. Tom or Ralph, nothing Euro. 248 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:22,069 [Joe] I guess that stare is as close to an opening as I'm getting. 249 00:14:22,152 --> 00:14:24,029 -Nervous about your show? -No. 250 00:14:27,992 --> 00:14:29,660 I was talking to Malcolm-- 251 00:14:29,743 --> 00:14:32,913 That brain-free fuck-boy wouldn't know art if it shit in his mouth. 252 00:14:34,582 --> 00:14:38,210 [Joe] How would Hercule Poirot phrase a follow-up on a fuck-boy? 253 00:14:38,294 --> 00:14:39,545 Not a fan of Malcolm? 254 00:14:40,045 --> 00:14:43,757 -We don't think about him. -Twatty big-dick owes me 60 quid. 255 00:14:44,508 --> 00:14:47,386 -You into betting horses? -Enough about Malcolm. 256 00:14:47,469 --> 00:14:49,597 -[Joe] Did they all hate him? -[man] Jacket, sir? 257 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:53,183 -Are you being dressed? -I'm reading Neruda. 258 00:14:55,603 --> 00:14:58,731 Um, Phoebe invited Jonathan. 259 00:15:00,149 --> 00:15:01,150 [Kate] I see. 260 00:15:05,112 --> 00:15:09,366 Well, Jonathan, if Phoebe has adopted you, all I can say is lucky you. 261 00:15:10,034 --> 00:15:14,246 If you hurt her in any way, I'll cremate your dick. But congratulations. 262 00:15:15,331 --> 00:15:17,207 That jacket makes you look like a waiter. 263 00:15:17,291 --> 00:15:19,585 [Joe] If I was writing, I could never make her the murderer. 264 00:15:19,668 --> 00:15:21,086 People would see it coming. 265 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:23,589 Thanks. Good talk. 266 00:15:27,968 --> 00:15:31,889 -Simon? Would you pick something, please? -Who cares what I wear? 267 00:15:31,972 --> 00:15:33,140 [Joe] She's stressed. 268 00:15:33,223 --> 00:15:34,975 Press, patrons, the world. 269 00:15:35,059 --> 00:15:38,479 [Joe] It's hard to impart urgency to aristo-brats who can't fail. 270 00:15:38,979 --> 00:15:40,940 The show will be a triumph. 271 00:15:41,023 --> 00:15:43,734 It's the best work I've ever done. I'm not dancing for them. 272 00:15:45,527 --> 00:15:46,654 You wouldn't want me to. 273 00:15:48,072 --> 00:15:50,658 [Joe] If I want more, I need better questions. 274 00:15:50,741 --> 00:15:53,535 I need to know more about Malcolm. 275 00:15:56,413 --> 00:15:59,375 Kate seems the type to have backups of everything. 276 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:02,044 Let's hope she's got a copy of Malcolm's office key. 277 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:05,297 Bingo. 278 00:16:14,181 --> 00:16:15,349 Malcolm's office. 279 00:16:16,141 --> 00:16:18,018 Books, all by men. 280 00:16:18,102 --> 00:16:21,814 Syllabus he's too lazy to update. Booze, nothing new there. 281 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,609 You killed him for a reason. 282 00:16:27,027 --> 00:16:27,861 Sex. 283 00:16:28,612 --> 00:16:29,488 Money. 284 00:16:29,571 --> 00:16:31,073 Or revenge. 285 00:16:39,915 --> 00:16:40,833 Hmm. 286 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:45,921 My detective fee. 287 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,095 "Silver Wand." 288 00:16:53,178 --> 00:16:54,596 "Surrey Hope." 289 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,140 Okay, I'm stumped. 290 00:16:57,057 --> 00:16:57,933 Wait. 291 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:00,477 -You into betting horses? -[Joe] Horses. 292 00:17:00,561 --> 00:17:03,689 These are bets, making these IOUs. 293 00:17:03,772 --> 00:17:06,150 Malcolm had family money, but if he gambled enough, 294 00:17:06,233 --> 00:17:07,651 maybe not anymore. 295 00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:11,071 "Louis the Sun King with Dagger. 296 00:17:11,155 --> 00:17:13,741 Thursdays, 3 p.m., stocks?" 297 00:17:13,824 --> 00:17:16,160 I did mention I'm not a fan of puzzles. 298 00:17:19,329 --> 00:17:21,081 Oh, professor, what--? 299 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:22,583 What are you doing? 300 00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:23,500 [Joe] Shit. 301 00:17:23,584 --> 00:17:26,462 I was leaving him a note, he missed office hours. 302 00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:30,758 Malcolm's girlfriend asked me to check if she left her wallet. We're neighbors... 303 00:17:30,841 --> 00:17:32,009 Oh, that's boring. 304 00:17:32,509 --> 00:17:36,180 -I thought you were breaking in. -Nope, sorry to disappoint. 305 00:17:36,263 --> 00:17:38,348 So how's mystery land? 306 00:17:40,684 --> 00:17:44,897 It's not my thing, but I am-- I am still trying not to lose hope. 307 00:17:44,980 --> 00:17:48,609 Well, there's you making the most elementary possible mistake. 308 00:17:49,234 --> 00:17:52,529 -And that is? -You're letting it not be your thing. 309 00:17:52,613 --> 00:17:56,241 Tell me you're not having your detective generically muck about for a motive. 310 00:17:56,325 --> 00:17:58,744 -[Joe] Oops. -I thought that's how you-- 311 00:17:58,827 --> 00:18:03,457 Look, that's "what," not "how." So "how" is what makes the story cool. 312 00:18:03,540 --> 00:18:06,043 Your detective's gotta be special in some way. 313 00:18:06,126 --> 00:18:09,630 A superpower, deduction, or knowing science, or whatever. 314 00:18:10,881 --> 00:18:14,093 Oh, my God, your face. I've really just helped you, haven't I? 315 00:18:15,135 --> 00:18:16,428 [Joe] Nadia's right. 316 00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:20,140 I've been doing this wrong, trying to get them to spill their guts to a stranger. 317 00:18:20,224 --> 00:18:22,810 I have strengths I have not been leaning on. 318 00:18:24,186 --> 00:18:25,729 I'm observant. 319 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:29,233 Gemma takes Adderall, never pays for anything, 320 00:18:29,316 --> 00:18:34,071 collects tiaras, barely seems to know Malcolm exists, so she's low on the list. 321 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:38,367 Princess Blessing, quote-unquote "works in tech." 322 00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:41,453 Thinks we're in a simulation. If nothing's real, murder's nothing. 323 00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:43,580 Constructed her life to avoid breaking a nail, 324 00:18:43,664 --> 00:18:48,585 so hard to imagine her stabbing anyone. Not definitive but also low on the list. 325 00:18:52,422 --> 00:18:55,884 When Adam opened Sundry House, it became his first project 326 00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:57,803 not to die before it started. 327 00:18:58,762 --> 00:19:02,432 He's not the black sheep of his family, more the embarrassment. 328 00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:07,229 By American standards, the Pratts are old money. 329 00:19:07,312 --> 00:19:09,815 The father's a real estate type and philanthropist. 330 00:19:09,898 --> 00:19:10,983 His brother's a senator. 331 00:19:11,066 --> 00:19:13,986 Family golden boy, possibly our first gay president. 332 00:19:14,069 --> 00:19:17,197 Meanwhile, Adam was best known for getting a DUI in a tuxedo 333 00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:19,408 with Timothée Chalamet in the passenger seat. 334 00:19:19,491 --> 00:19:22,244 Since dating Phoebe, he's cleaned up his act. 335 00:19:22,327 --> 00:19:24,371 Well, doesn't drive anyway. 336 00:19:24,454 --> 00:19:25,789 Sundry House is a hit. 337 00:19:27,291 --> 00:19:30,210 -Sorry. -It's fine. It's fine. It's fine! 338 00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:33,505 [Joe] A charming bully working hard to impress a dad 339 00:19:33,589 --> 00:19:34,715 that wrote him off years ago. 340 00:19:34,798 --> 00:19:37,718 -I am sorry about him. -[Joe] He wants to open six more. 341 00:19:37,801 --> 00:19:39,469 I don't know if he's capable of murder, 342 00:19:39,553 --> 00:19:42,222 but I bet he could frame someone competently. 343 00:19:42,306 --> 00:19:43,599 But why kill Malcolm? 344 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:47,352 Adam Pratt as Louis Quatorze, the Sun King. 345 00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:50,147 Wait a second. 346 00:19:56,445 --> 00:19:59,781 "Louis the Sun King." Malcolm was talking about Adam. 347 00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:02,451 -[Adam] Thank you. -[Joe] Yes. It's Thursday. 348 00:20:02,534 --> 00:20:03,619 Thank you for coming out. 349 00:20:03,702 --> 00:20:04,703 Thank you. 350 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:06,455 Thank you for coming. 351 00:20:06,538 --> 00:20:08,540 -Claire, always a pleasure. -Thank you. 352 00:20:19,134 --> 00:20:21,094 [Joe] Well, let's crack Malcolm's code. 353 00:20:52,834 --> 00:20:54,544 -Okay. -[Joe] Uh, what? 354 00:20:55,921 --> 00:20:56,755 Do it. 355 00:20:57,256 --> 00:21:00,425 -[Joe] Louis the Sun King and dagger? -[server] Beg me. 356 00:21:02,302 --> 00:21:03,178 [Adam] Please. 357 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:04,263 Piss on me. 358 00:21:05,681 --> 00:21:08,517 -[Joe] Not the secret I was expecting. -[Adam laughs] Yeah! 359 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:09,643 Oh, thank you! 360 00:21:09,726 --> 00:21:12,104 Oh, more! Give it to me! 361 00:21:12,187 --> 00:21:14,439 -Give it to me! -[Joe] I've seen enough. 362 00:21:15,857 --> 00:21:17,234 So Malcolm knew about-- 363 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,240 Hello, you nosy, little fucker. 364 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:24,783 I can explain. 365 00:21:26,368 --> 00:21:27,661 Go on then. 366 00:21:27,744 --> 00:21:29,204 [Joe] Shit. What do I say? 367 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,665 I'm a writer. I'm doing research, I'm writing a book. 368 00:21:32,791 --> 00:21:34,626 About the rich. 369 00:21:34,710 --> 00:21:35,877 Well, that's nice. 370 00:21:37,421 --> 00:21:38,505 What kind of book? 371 00:21:39,506 --> 00:21:40,507 It's a mystery. 372 00:21:41,717 --> 00:21:43,552 Really, it's about inequality. 373 00:21:43,635 --> 00:21:45,637 About how they think they're better than us. 374 00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:51,893 Yeah. Well, that's gonna take about ten fucking volumes, innit? 375 00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:54,271 -If I'm lucky, yeah. -Yeah. 376 00:21:55,564 --> 00:21:57,899 Let's have a look in here, shall we? 377 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,152 Come here you. 378 00:22:03,238 --> 00:22:05,198 Like I said, writer. My thoughts. 379 00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:07,451 Hmm. 380 00:22:08,118 --> 00:22:09,119 Well, hello. 381 00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:12,956 I put it all on Silver Wand. 382 00:22:14,875 --> 00:22:15,709 Payment. 383 00:22:16,835 --> 00:22:22,341 Needless to say you're about to suffer an extremely nasty bout of Alzheimer's. 384 00:22:22,424 --> 00:22:23,258 Happily. 385 00:22:24,009 --> 00:22:28,513 Good. I suppose I'll see you at that stupid, fucking, little art show. 386 00:22:29,306 --> 00:22:30,390 -Yeah? -Yeah. 387 00:22:32,642 --> 00:22:33,977 Go ahead, off you pop. 388 00:22:40,650 --> 00:22:42,277 [Joe] Simon Soo's big opening. 389 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:47,074 Kill me. But the suspects gather in one place, so here I am. 390 00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:54,122 Adam's kink would barely make the Madre Linda mommy mafia blink. 391 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:58,085 If Malcolm knew and was blackmailing Adam to cover gambling debts, 392 00:22:58,168 --> 00:23:01,213 well, I may have found you. 393 00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:02,839 [indistinct chatter] 394 00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:10,222 No photos, please. 395 00:23:14,768 --> 00:23:16,520 Hold the door. Hold the door. 396 00:23:16,603 --> 00:23:17,938 Smile, project wealth. 397 00:23:18,021 --> 00:23:20,148 I'm trying to avoid the whole scene. 398 00:23:20,649 --> 00:23:22,025 Do you mind? Be a doll? 399 00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:24,945 -"Be a doll." I fucking hate myself. -Yeah, sure. 400 00:23:26,446 --> 00:23:27,614 [keypad beeping] 401 00:23:34,663 --> 00:23:36,540 [techno music playing over speakers] 402 00:23:50,053 --> 00:23:52,931 [Joe] As suspects go, Adam needs a good hard look. 403 00:23:53,014 --> 00:23:56,518 Unlike these NFTs, sorry. It's not art. 404 00:23:57,102 --> 00:23:59,187 -A pleasure as always. -[Joe] There he is. 405 00:23:59,688 --> 00:24:03,525 Per Nadia, Adam killing Malcolm to stop blackmail about a secret tryst 406 00:24:03,608 --> 00:24:06,069 fits all three motives in one. 407 00:24:09,322 --> 00:24:10,157 Here we go. 408 00:24:16,371 --> 00:24:19,082 Red dot the mirrored mural in the experiential room. 409 00:24:19,875 --> 00:24:23,336 There you are. This is-- This is really impressive. 410 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:27,382 Thank you for that insightful and specific compliment. 411 00:24:27,465 --> 00:24:30,427 [Joe] Still on the list and aggressively reaching higher. 412 00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:31,970 -Roald. -Kate, darling. 413 00:24:32,762 --> 00:24:34,931 -Back in time. -I wouldn't miss it. 414 00:24:35,682 --> 00:24:38,059 -This is a triumph, Kate. -You flatterer. 415 00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:40,437 [Joe] What? That's insightful and specific? 416 00:24:41,354 --> 00:24:42,355 Have we met? 417 00:24:42,439 --> 00:24:45,567 Probably at Sundry House. Malcolm brought him the other night. 418 00:24:45,942 --> 00:24:47,277 Ah. 419 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,863 -Any friend of Malcolm and Kate's. -Just Malcolm. 420 00:24:50,697 --> 00:24:52,574 -Jonathan, nice to meet you. -Roald. 421 00:24:53,450 --> 00:24:54,451 So American, eh? 422 00:24:55,202 --> 00:24:56,203 Which coast? 423 00:24:56,286 --> 00:24:57,454 Both, kind of. 424 00:24:58,872 --> 00:25:00,999 Yes, you look like a California boy. 425 00:25:01,082 --> 00:25:02,125 [Joe] I hate this guy. 426 00:25:02,209 --> 00:25:04,878 Let me give you both a private tour. Shall we? 427 00:25:10,508 --> 00:25:12,344 [Joe] And prime suspect, here we go. 428 00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:20,477 Jonathan. Hey, man. 429 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,313 -[Joe] Oh, okay. If this gets him talking. -Oh, God. 430 00:25:24,105 --> 00:25:25,273 You smell good. 431 00:25:26,233 --> 00:25:30,820 Oh, I'm on Molly. What do you think? Used to make a man of taste. 432 00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:31,905 Should I invest in it? 433 00:25:33,114 --> 00:25:36,368 -In this egg? -Yeah. 434 00:25:36,451 --> 00:25:39,371 For £70,000, you get to crack the egg and see what's inside. 435 00:25:39,454 --> 00:25:41,414 -That's intriguing. -[Joe] Criminal. 436 00:25:42,540 --> 00:25:44,251 I'm thinking of buying it for Phoebe. 437 00:25:44,334 --> 00:25:47,087 -Do you think she'd like it? -[Joe] Is this a test? 438 00:25:48,630 --> 00:25:52,634 -I don't know her as well as you do. -True. But your guess is as good as mine. 439 00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:55,929 You two seem very happy. 440 00:25:56,012 --> 00:25:58,473 When you're not getting golden showers from busboys. 441 00:25:58,556 --> 00:26:00,267 Hmm. I adore her. 442 00:26:01,101 --> 00:26:01,935 I do. 443 00:26:02,477 --> 00:26:03,478 It's like... 444 00:26:04,354 --> 00:26:06,481 cookies for breakfast... 445 00:26:07,190 --> 00:26:09,025 and every other meal... 446 00:26:10,193 --> 00:26:11,027 every day. 447 00:26:11,611 --> 00:26:12,445 Always. 448 00:26:12,529 --> 00:26:14,656 [Joe] Please confess, so I can get back to my life. 449 00:26:14,739 --> 00:26:15,865 Sounds amazing. 450 00:26:17,075 --> 00:26:18,076 Not like... 451 00:26:19,494 --> 00:26:21,079 you know, cone of silence. 452 00:26:22,539 --> 00:26:23,581 Malcolm and Kate. 453 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:27,127 Naughty John. 454 00:26:27,210 --> 00:26:29,004 I never took you for a gossip. 455 00:26:30,171 --> 00:26:32,632 You're right, Malcolm is trash. Let me tell something. 456 00:26:32,716 --> 00:26:35,927 Don't let that nosy cum rag near your private business. 457 00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:37,262 What do you mean? 458 00:26:37,345 --> 00:26:40,515 He'll be British about it, but he will shake you down. 459 00:26:40,598 --> 00:26:42,475 [Joe] If you killed Malcolm over blackmail, 460 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:45,228 why are you warning me he might blackmail me? 461 00:26:45,312 --> 00:26:47,939 You know what? You convinced me. 462 00:26:48,023 --> 00:26:50,650 I'm gonna buy my girlfriend this fucking egg. 463 00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:51,901 You, Jonathan! 464 00:26:52,569 --> 00:26:53,403 Sir. 465 00:26:55,030 --> 00:26:56,448 [Joe] Maybe it's not Adam. 466 00:26:57,866 --> 00:26:59,617 And I'm back to nowhere. 467 00:27:06,499 --> 00:27:10,670 Simon's main event is called "meta-cat," a collection of cat paintings. 468 00:27:12,589 --> 00:27:13,715 It's kind of lame. 469 00:27:29,230 --> 00:27:31,775 Okay. I'm the asshole. 470 00:27:32,609 --> 00:27:34,194 Simon is a genius. 471 00:27:36,071 --> 00:27:37,906 Those eyes, right? 472 00:27:39,741 --> 00:27:42,327 [Joe] Rhys. Raised poor, a man of the people, 473 00:27:42,410 --> 00:27:44,829 yet he's here looking perfectly at home. 474 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:47,332 Something about him doesn't add up. 475 00:27:47,415 --> 00:27:50,794 -What do you think? -I think I fell in love with a cat. 476 00:27:50,877 --> 00:27:51,753 [Rhys laughs] 477 00:27:52,796 --> 00:27:55,590 Shame it will probably end up in some collector's warehouse. 478 00:27:58,927 --> 00:28:00,929 You weren't thinking they buy art to look at? 479 00:28:01,971 --> 00:28:04,891 Adam calls his collection a "portfolio." 480 00:28:06,601 --> 00:28:08,228 Why are you friends with these people? 481 00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:12,023 I'm sorry, I-- I-- 482 00:28:13,108 --> 00:28:16,319 I know that none of this is exactly what you stand for. 483 00:28:17,946 --> 00:28:19,322 No, I think that all the time. 484 00:28:21,741 --> 00:28:23,660 -You have friends from college? -[Joe] Didn't go. 485 00:28:23,743 --> 00:28:26,704 -Yeah, a few. -They were kind to me when I needed it. 486 00:28:27,414 --> 00:28:28,623 Are they still? 487 00:28:30,291 --> 00:28:31,126 Kind? 488 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:33,253 And do any of them have a penchant for murder? 489 00:28:34,838 --> 00:28:36,840 I think it'd be hypocritical of me 490 00:28:36,923 --> 00:28:39,384 to disavow old friends for going on being who they are. 491 00:28:40,468 --> 00:28:43,972 But, really, I think that the longer you know somebody, 492 00:28:44,055 --> 00:28:46,766 the more cursed you are to see them as human. 493 00:28:51,104 --> 00:28:52,480 Even people like Roald. 494 00:28:52,981 --> 00:28:55,316 [Joe] Roald? Do say more. 495 00:28:56,443 --> 00:28:58,153 [Blue] Oi! Simon. 496 00:28:58,820 --> 00:29:01,156 -Fuck you. Fuck you. -[crowd clamoring] 497 00:29:01,239 --> 00:29:02,949 [Joe] What just happened? 498 00:29:03,950 --> 00:29:06,536 You gaslighting piece of shit. 499 00:29:06,619 --> 00:29:08,288 -[Joe] Whoa. -Tell them. Go on. 500 00:29:08,371 --> 00:29:10,165 Tell them you're a fake. Tell them. 501 00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:14,085 Tell them! Get the fuck off me. You piece of shit! 502 00:29:16,629 --> 00:29:18,798 -Get your hand-- -[woman] What did she mean? 503 00:29:23,636 --> 00:29:24,596 [crowd shouting] 504 00:29:30,226 --> 00:29:31,060 An honor. 505 00:29:31,561 --> 00:29:34,314 After birth, meta-cat had been destroyed. 506 00:29:35,356 --> 00:29:36,816 Or perfected. 507 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:40,653 Born in a moment of passion we witnessed together. 508 00:29:43,323 --> 00:29:44,491 You decide. 509 00:29:44,574 --> 00:29:46,910 Oh, it was part of the show! 510 00:29:46,993 --> 00:29:48,870 Oh, how wonderfully brilliant. 511 00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:51,331 [Joe] No way in hell that was part of the show. 512 00:29:53,374 --> 00:29:55,210 That girl had a vendetta. 513 00:29:57,712 --> 00:30:00,340 Simon did something to her. What? 514 00:30:01,174 --> 00:30:04,761 -What a bloody shit-show. -They loved it. They bought it. 515 00:30:04,844 --> 00:30:07,222 Find her. Arrest her. Shut her mouth. 516 00:30:09,432 --> 00:30:13,269 Only if you ever again want an artist to set foot in this gallery 517 00:30:14,020 --> 00:30:15,271 who wants to work with you. 518 00:30:16,272 --> 00:30:18,483 And it's a fucking party. 519 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:22,195 [Joe] What has he done? What is he capable of? 520 00:30:22,278 --> 00:30:24,072 -I need find out. -[Kate] Fuck's sake. 521 00:30:24,989 --> 00:30:25,990 Oh, God. 522 00:30:26,908 --> 00:30:28,493 -Kate. -Go away. 523 00:30:28,576 --> 00:30:29,702 That woman... 524 00:30:31,579 --> 00:30:32,622 -...I saw her. -Really? 525 00:30:32,705 --> 00:30:34,624 Just now when she was ruining my life? 526 00:30:34,707 --> 00:30:36,668 I know where you can find her. 527 00:30:52,475 --> 00:30:56,312 [Joe] Clearly not a part of town that sees a lot of patrons of the arts. 528 00:30:58,523 --> 00:31:00,191 We just go door-to-door? 529 00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:02,777 [Joe] She's out of her element. Not that she'll let it show. 530 00:31:04,946 --> 00:31:05,780 No. 531 00:31:07,448 --> 00:31:08,283 There. 532 00:31:20,753 --> 00:31:22,046 Hi. 533 00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:25,466 -Can we talk? -[Kate] No point running. 534 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:29,095 -We'll ask the manager for your ID. -We don't wanna bust you. 535 00:31:29,846 --> 00:31:31,764 I wanna know why you threw the paint. 536 00:31:32,974 --> 00:31:34,058 What's it worth to you? 537 00:31:40,940 --> 00:31:41,941 I was... 538 00:31:43,067 --> 00:31:44,527 Simon's assistant... 539 00:31:45,153 --> 00:31:47,655 and I did more than wash brushes. 540 00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:49,991 I painted those canvases. 541 00:31:50,074 --> 00:31:50,909 Bullshit. 542 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:52,911 Prove it. 543 00:31:52,994 --> 00:31:56,915 If I could, I wouldn't be here, would I? Simon made sure of that. 544 00:31:57,457 --> 00:31:59,459 You did the work, Simon got the credit. 545 00:31:59,542 --> 00:32:00,376 [Blue] Mm-hm. 546 00:32:00,793 --> 00:32:02,295 And the money. And the... 547 00:32:04,797 --> 00:32:05,965 [groans] 548 00:32:09,093 --> 00:32:12,805 He said that every artist apprentices... 549 00:32:14,349 --> 00:32:15,642 they pay their dues. 550 00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:19,270 I'm not the only one. There are other assistants. 551 00:32:19,354 --> 00:32:23,274 Only they're too doped up or scared to say anything. 552 00:32:24,484 --> 00:32:27,153 He used to just leave it lying around 553 00:32:27,236 --> 00:32:29,030 for when we got stressed. 554 00:32:30,323 --> 00:32:31,324 Really casual. 555 00:32:31,991 --> 00:32:35,328 Like it wasn't some calculated move 556 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:38,915 to turn me into a junkie that no one would believe. 557 00:32:42,251 --> 00:32:43,962 It's my aunt's cat, Isis. 558 00:32:44,045 --> 00:32:45,964 [Joe] Isis. Malcolm was writing about her. 559 00:32:46,047 --> 00:32:47,382 [Blue] And we used Sennelier oils. 560 00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:50,301 -If you don't believe me, fuck you. -I believe you. 561 00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:56,224 What's your name? 562 00:32:57,517 --> 00:32:58,768 Blue, like the color. 563 00:32:59,686 --> 00:33:00,812 Cahill. 564 00:33:00,895 --> 00:33:02,438 [Kate] Three thousand enough? 565 00:33:18,287 --> 00:33:19,956 How much was Malcolm gonna give you? 566 00:33:21,624 --> 00:33:23,960 He did come to you, right, about Simon? 567 00:33:27,797 --> 00:33:28,798 Yeah. 568 00:33:29,757 --> 00:33:31,259 But it wasn't about that. 569 00:33:32,885 --> 00:33:36,139 He said he was going to expose Simon. 570 00:33:38,057 --> 00:33:39,559 That's all I ever wanted. 571 00:33:40,727 --> 00:33:43,312 And then he didn't, fucked off, vanished. 572 00:33:43,396 --> 00:33:45,690 [Joe] Because he blackmailed Simon instead. 573 00:33:45,773 --> 00:33:50,194 And, Simon, yes, you, Simon, you killed him for it. 574 00:33:50,278 --> 00:33:52,739 I have too many friends. Come back when one is dead. 575 00:33:54,407 --> 00:33:56,200 I just can't take it anymore. 576 00:33:57,952 --> 00:33:59,328 It is stupid, I know. 577 00:34:01,289 --> 00:34:02,582 I think it was brave. 578 00:34:05,585 --> 00:34:07,086 Take care of yourself. 579 00:34:14,927 --> 00:34:17,847 Kate. Kate, we need to talk about Simon. 580 00:34:17,930 --> 00:34:18,931 No, we don't. 581 00:34:19,015 --> 00:34:21,100 -Listen. -Can't fathom why you care. 582 00:34:21,184 --> 00:34:23,061 Because he's dangerous. 583 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:29,275 You listen once, you sanctimonious fu-- I cannot understand why you are here. 584 00:34:29,358 --> 00:34:31,277 -I'm just trying-- -This isn't your world. 585 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:32,779 This isn't your city. 586 00:34:32,862 --> 00:34:35,823 Saving me from a mugging doesn't mean you get in my life. 587 00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:38,326 -I am not trying to do that. -I know a grift when I see it. 588 00:34:38,409 --> 00:34:42,288 You are a hollow nobody with no life of his own. 589 00:34:42,371 --> 00:34:43,873 So know what? Good night. 590 00:34:45,917 --> 00:34:46,918 [Joe] That went great. 591 00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:56,886 [techno music playing over speakers] 592 00:35:01,974 --> 00:35:05,686 [Joe] You'll leave at some point, Simon, and I'll be right behind you. 593 00:35:07,980 --> 00:35:10,900 Maybe you were brilliant once and the pressure to keep producing 594 00:35:10,983 --> 00:35:13,361 is why you exploited Blue or the artists before her, 595 00:35:13,444 --> 00:35:16,531 or you were always a shell who bought everything, 596 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:18,574 including the illusion of genius. 597 00:35:18,658 --> 00:35:23,246 Sad, Blue's too damaged to expose you. It's even sad Malcolm never can. 598 00:35:23,329 --> 00:35:27,625 He was awful, but you, you are a monster and a killer. 599 00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:29,627 I can't wait to be done with you 600 00:35:29,710 --> 00:35:35,007 and back to life with people who don't know or care what an NFT is. 601 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:38,928 Nope. No, I got you. 602 00:35:39,011 --> 00:35:40,138 Come on out. 603 00:35:40,221 --> 00:35:41,764 Come on out, Simon. 604 00:35:45,434 --> 00:35:46,477 [snorting] 605 00:35:47,353 --> 00:35:48,437 [grunts] 606 00:35:56,237 --> 00:35:57,363 What do you want? 607 00:35:58,531 --> 00:35:59,699 [siren wailing] 608 00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:07,373 [cell phone buzzes] 609 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,751 [Joe] "I'm getting closer to finding out who you are. 610 00:36:10,835 --> 00:36:14,338 On a related note, you missed the best part of the night." 611 00:36:15,006 --> 00:36:16,007 Do hurry. 612 00:36:17,049 --> 00:36:17,884 [Joe] Oh, shit. 613 00:36:19,135 --> 00:36:22,054 I've got 45 seconds before the cops come inside. 614 00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:24,765 Nadia was right. 615 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:28,102 The first suspect is usually the second victim. 616 00:36:31,564 --> 00:36:34,734 So much for my one-off murder theory. Fuck. 617 00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:48,706 [Joe] You killed Simon, texted me to gloat, 618 00:36:48,789 --> 00:36:50,208 and now you won't text me back. 619 00:36:52,251 --> 00:36:54,503 Oh, Jonathan. Oh, thank goodness. 620 00:36:54,587 --> 00:36:57,590 [Joe] She can't possibly be you, right? Can't be. 621 00:36:57,673 --> 00:37:00,801 I was terrified you'd hear the awful news before you saw my text. 622 00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:03,971 -I wanted you to hear it from a friend. -[Roald] Yes, thank goodness, 623 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,806 our friend Jonathan is here. 624 00:37:05,890 --> 00:37:09,435 [Joe] Roald, however. And they don't seem to be grieving that hard. 625 00:37:09,518 --> 00:37:11,938 Ignore them. They're all bitches. 626 00:37:12,939 --> 00:37:13,773 Here. 627 00:37:14,482 --> 00:37:15,483 Glad you're here. 628 00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:18,611 Being around British people trying to feel feelings is creepy. 629 00:37:18,694 --> 00:37:22,698 -I'm sorry for your loss. -Oh, it's more Phoebe's friend. 630 00:37:23,991 --> 00:37:25,243 School, you know? 631 00:37:25,326 --> 00:37:27,620 Who cares what you turn into if they knew you at school. 632 00:37:27,703 --> 00:37:31,290 -[Joe] Hmm. That's what Rhys said. -Death is bullshit. 633 00:37:33,334 --> 00:37:34,168 Hey. 634 00:37:34,961 --> 00:37:38,506 Has Jonathan said just the thing to you yet? It's his power. 635 00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:41,926 Where is Kate? 636 00:37:42,009 --> 00:37:43,135 The police station. 637 00:37:43,844 --> 00:37:46,138 Sophie's home, of course, sedated. 638 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:48,683 Can you imagine? 639 00:37:49,392 --> 00:37:51,018 Maybe Simon killed himself. 640 00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:54,397 His ear was missing. Some kind of van Gogh homage. 641 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,899 Wait. Someone cut off his ear? 642 00:37:56,983 --> 00:37:58,985 He was practically impaled. 643 00:37:59,068 --> 00:38:01,946 -Hardly screams suicide. -That hideous earring 644 00:38:02,029 --> 00:38:05,032 must have been worth a few thousand. Good luck fencing that thing. 645 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:06,284 [Rhys] Oh, come on, guys. 646 00:38:06,367 --> 00:38:08,286 [Joe] No, this isn't about money. 647 00:38:08,369 --> 00:38:10,788 Malcolm's finger, Simon's ear, I don't understand yet, 648 00:38:10,871 --> 00:38:13,374 -but you've got pattern. -[Roald] Simon never did care to listen 649 00:38:13,457 --> 00:38:14,959 to people though, did he? 650 00:38:17,503 --> 00:38:20,172 [Joe] It's like a gallery of sociopathic behavior. 651 00:38:20,256 --> 00:38:22,091 My suspect list is all of them. 652 00:38:22,174 --> 00:38:25,511 Well, it's a silver lining for Kate. 653 00:38:25,594 --> 00:38:28,139 You know how much Simon's shit is worth now? 654 00:38:28,222 --> 00:38:31,434 That stupid cat is gonna be the biggest commission she's ever seen. 655 00:38:31,517 --> 00:38:33,144 I need some air. 656 00:38:34,228 --> 00:38:35,313 [Joe] I'm with Rhys. 657 00:38:35,396 --> 00:38:37,898 Aren't these supposed to be Simon's closest friends? 658 00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:39,233 [Roald] So fucking rich. 659 00:38:41,068 --> 00:38:42,820 [Joe] Rhys is different from them. 660 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:47,116 I can't tell if he's better or secretly worse. 661 00:38:55,082 --> 00:38:57,918 [Rhys] What was your first thought when you heard Simon was murdered? 662 00:38:58,002 --> 00:38:59,003 -[Joe] Good. -Shock. 663 00:39:00,212 --> 00:39:01,630 I guess. You? 664 00:39:03,049 --> 00:39:03,883 The opposite. 665 00:39:08,054 --> 00:39:10,973 Simon tore through people like Christmas presents. 666 00:39:11,724 --> 00:39:12,808 They love enemies. 667 00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:16,062 Nothing I could prove, but... 668 00:39:17,521 --> 00:39:19,231 Maybe karma caught up to him. 669 00:39:19,315 --> 00:39:21,400 I knew he was a bad person, but I-- 670 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,489 I sincerely hoped he might change. 671 00:39:27,531 --> 00:39:29,116 Or at least become honest. 672 00:39:30,451 --> 00:39:32,661 Whatever that girl with the paint was on about... 673 00:39:34,789 --> 00:39:36,082 Simon was a liar. 674 00:39:37,416 --> 00:39:41,462 I keep thinking if Simon had lived to, you know, one day come clean, 675 00:39:41,545 --> 00:39:46,175 not so much with the world but with himself, then he could've been... 676 00:39:48,260 --> 00:39:49,804 So I'm gutted he's dead. 677 00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:51,305 -[Joe] He sounds genuine. -Yeah. 678 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,350 -Is he? -Don't look like that. I'm fine. 679 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:56,602 I just need a break. 680 00:39:58,437 --> 00:39:59,563 I know the feeling. 681 00:40:08,447 --> 00:40:11,575 I need to regroup before you hurt anyone else 682 00:40:11,659 --> 00:40:14,161 or succeed in finding out more about me. 683 00:40:17,331 --> 00:40:19,083 [Kate] Where are you, Malcolm? 684 00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:21,168 Just let me know you're breathing. 685 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:24,797 You can carry on fucking whoever she is. I truly don't care. 686 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:26,966 Please, call. 687 00:40:27,591 --> 00:40:29,343 [Joe] Toxic but earnest. 688 00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:32,638 Scared. I still don't think she's you. 689 00:40:33,472 --> 00:40:35,891 Blue, have you left the police station? 690 00:40:36,976 --> 00:40:40,521 No, it's good you gave a statement. You have nothing to hide. 691 00:40:41,063 --> 00:40:42,523 Yes, I meant it. 692 00:40:42,606 --> 00:40:43,899 Wiltshire, 28 days. 693 00:40:43,983 --> 00:40:47,319 They're expecting your call, which you'll do today if you're serious. 694 00:40:47,403 --> 00:40:48,946 [Joe] Is Kate helping her? 695 00:40:49,029 --> 00:40:52,575 No, don't thank me, but just don't fuck it up. 696 00:40:52,658 --> 00:40:56,954 And once you're cleaned up, let me know and we can discuss your future. 697 00:40:57,037 --> 00:40:59,748 [Joe] Her friends are narcissists who telegraph philanthropy 698 00:40:59,832 --> 00:41:01,125 all over the papers. 699 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:03,711 Even Rhys's brand is screw-up gone good. 700 00:41:03,794 --> 00:41:07,756 Kate is horrible to Blue in public, then secretly pays for rehab. 701 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:08,841 I don't get it. 702 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:12,803 Why would she hide that she's not a terrible person? 703 00:41:19,018 --> 00:41:19,852 I did it. 704 00:41:19,935 --> 00:41:23,439 Fell in with the most insane, damaged people on earth. 705 00:41:23,939 --> 00:41:25,608 No way out but through. 706 00:41:26,358 --> 00:41:29,403 I never thought I'd be so desperate to read another Agatha Christie. 707 00:41:33,991 --> 00:41:37,453 You all right, Professor Moore? More Agatha? Couldn't be. 708 00:41:37,536 --> 00:41:39,163 You can't put that down. 709 00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:40,915 So come clean. 710 00:41:41,415 --> 00:41:44,627 -Really writing a book? -[Joe] Must she always be this smart? 711 00:41:44,710 --> 00:41:47,338 Only because sometimes I find that people say 712 00:41:47,421 --> 00:41:49,757 that they're writing a book for vanity. 713 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:51,467 Like Malcolm, because he... 714 00:41:52,468 --> 00:41:54,929 He made us call him that. I-- [chuckles] 715 00:41:55,012 --> 00:41:56,847 -He was writing a book? -Was he? 716 00:41:57,556 --> 00:42:00,518 Oh. I swore he knew my pain when he... 717 00:42:02,603 --> 00:42:05,439 He volunteered to read my pages and then just... 718 00:42:06,232 --> 00:42:07,441 left me hanging. 719 00:42:08,567 --> 00:42:09,568 I think he's out sick. 720 00:42:09,652 --> 00:42:12,780 Mm. If he's not dead, he could reply to a text. 721 00:42:12,863 --> 00:42:16,367 It just makes me feel like... 722 00:42:18,452 --> 00:42:19,787 This sounds stupid, 723 00:42:19,870 --> 00:42:22,790 but it's really hard for me to show him them pages 724 00:42:22,873 --> 00:42:25,876 and now it's just like I never existed to him, so... 725 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,712 -[Joe] Was she just a student? -Yeah. 726 00:42:28,796 --> 00:42:31,715 [Joe] Wow. Malcolm really was full-spectrum asshole. 727 00:42:31,799 --> 00:42:33,467 I'm sure it's not like that. 728 00:42:34,343 --> 00:42:35,636 I'm sure he'll be back. 729 00:42:37,513 --> 00:42:42,142 My entire identity as an aspiring writer can just pause. It's fine. 730 00:42:42,768 --> 00:42:44,645 Look, I'm no Malcolm, 731 00:42:45,312 --> 00:42:47,815 but I would be happy to read your pages. 732 00:42:48,399 --> 00:42:49,400 Really? 733 00:42:49,483 --> 00:42:52,570 Now that you're a writer, Malcolm can't bestow that or take it away, 734 00:42:52,653 --> 00:42:53,654 and neither can I. 735 00:42:54,655 --> 00:42:57,866 God, no. In fact, your taste is a little bit suspect. 736 00:42:57,950 --> 00:42:58,784 Yeah. 737 00:42:59,785 --> 00:43:02,371 Well, you should know that it's a, um... 738 00:43:03,122 --> 00:43:05,708 It's a mystery with mythological creatures, 739 00:43:05,791 --> 00:43:08,210 so can you handle being that entertained? 740 00:43:08,294 --> 00:43:11,255 I've been told that I'm a snob, but I'm working on that. 741 00:43:11,338 --> 00:43:12,590 Bring me unicorns. 742 00:43:14,133 --> 00:43:14,967 Okay. 743 00:43:15,634 --> 00:43:17,177 Um, I've gotta go. 744 00:43:18,512 --> 00:43:21,098 I knew you were cool. For a millennial. 745 00:43:23,726 --> 00:43:27,104 [Joe] You know the worst part about you showing up in my life? 746 00:43:28,355 --> 00:43:30,941 How good it was just starting to be. 747 00:43:31,609 --> 00:43:33,986 I'm gonna get it back from you. 748 00:43:38,032 --> 00:43:40,659 To do that is to figure you out first. 749 00:43:41,327 --> 00:43:42,494 [ominous music playing] 750 00:43:58,802 --> 00:44:00,054 [cell phone buzzes] 751 00:44:02,806 --> 00:44:04,475 "It was tough, but I did it. 752 00:44:05,267 --> 00:44:07,436 -[cell phone buzzes] -Hello, Joe." 753 00:44:15,361 --> 00:44:16,695 [theme music playing]