[ "This Strange Effect" playing ]
♪ You've got this strange effect On me ♪
♪ And I like it ♪
♪ You've got this strange effect On me ♪
♪ And I like it ♪
♪ You make my world seem right ♪
♪ You make my darkness bright Oh, yes ♪
♪ You've got this strange effect On me ♪
♪ And I like it ♪
[ dramatic music playing ]
[ birds chirping ]
[ mild-tempo music playing ]
NAPOLEON: I'm actually really looking forward to this.
This place has won two global wellness awards,
mental wellness and social impact.
Though, the latter might have been,
uh, an honorable mention.
The fact is, this woman is giving us
a massive price break.
What a-- what a socially progressive thing to do.
To put healing people ahead of the profit motive.
I mean, to-- I think some of these other folks here
are paying-- paying thousands of dollars.
[ sings ] ♪ We got the golden ticket ♪
I actually feel myself getting lighter as I get nearer.
It's going to be a good thing. Don't you think so, honey?
- I do. - Yeah. How you doing, Zoe? Zoe.
- Yeah.
NAPOLEON: How you doing back there?
- Oh, never better, Dad. Just looking forward.
- It's going to be great, honey.
JESSICA: Hey guys, it's Jess. Okay so, we're headed
to a transformation retreat called Tranquillum.
I would tag them for you, but they're not on social.
It's like super mysterious.
Anyway, we're gonna spend
ten days doing meditation, yoga, healthy eating,
and spending some quality time with my man--
Damn it, Ben, did you do that on purpose?
- It's this road. It's beating the shit out of my car.
- Now I have to record the whole thing again.
- You don't have to. - Yes, I do.
- Look, if you ask me, I feel like we're taking
this whole self-improvement thing
- a little too far. - I didn't ask, but what's
- that supposed to mean? - It means that-- Whoa, God!
Look, if we keep getting better, eventually we'll be perfect,
right? Then what?
- Maybe you'll be a perfect little asshole.
- I'm not being an asshole.
I just don't understand why I'm going to this place.
- We're going because we have issues,
Benjamin...
with us.
That should mean more to you than your fucking car.
We need something dramatic.
BEN: Yeah, this is definitely dramatic.
You, know if I fuck up my suspension.
[ Ben grunting ] [ "It's a Good Day" playing ]
♪ Yes, it's a good day For singin' a song ♪
♪ And it's a good day For movin' along ♪
♪ Yes, it's a good day How could anything be wrong ♪
- Uh. - ♪ A good day ♪
♪ From mornin' till night ♪
- Wellness here I come. [ chuckles ] Francis 2.0.
Get ready.
Yeah, get ready.
♪ Gain And nothin' to lose ♪
♪ 'Cause it's a good day From mornin' till night ♪
- Little shit. Not even a phone call, huh?
Why not? Would it be too courteous?
[ cell phone ringing ] - Ah-ha. Oh.
[ sighs ]
Hello?
ERIN: Hey. So have we achieved nirvana yet?
- [ laughs ] Still a ways off from infinite serenity.
ERIN: Well, you need to give this a real chance, honey.
- I am giving this a real cha--
I'm literally going there right now.
That's giving it a chance.
ERIN: And do not even think about him.
He's an asshole.
- I wasn't. If I could just get my friends
to stop calling and bringing him up.
Any ideas how I could do that?
ERIN: [ chuckles Have you heard from your agent?
- I have not, but now you've brought up him
and work, so you got anything else
you wanna throw at me? ERIN: Just that I love you.
The new book is fantastic. You are fantastic,
and you're gonna have a fabulous ten days
at Tranquillum.
- Yes. I know. I feel the same way.
I'll come back a whole new me.
I'm sure everyone will like that one better. [ laughs ]
ERIN: Well, I like this one.
- Thanks. Oh, Erin, it's my agent,
I'm gonna have to call you back. ERIN: Get that.
Call me back, I love you. - Love you!
- Hey there. MARTY: Francis?
- So, how's the book biz going today?
[ laughs ] MARTY: Whoa! You just--
you just sound so upbeat!
- I'm on my way to that health retreat
I told you about.
I'm just trying to put myself in a positive state of mind.
MARTY: Yeah, well, remember those people who died
in that sweat lodge, they thought
they were being enlightened
when in reality they were being cooked.
- This is nothing like that. This place looks amazing.
I'm just going there for some healing.
You know, massage. Maybe some gentle fasting.
MARTY: Great, well,
I'm not the bearer of good news, Franny.
- What is that supposed to mean?
MARTY: I think it is beautifully written,
I really, really do. [ clearing throat ]
- W-- wait a minute. Are-- are you s--
are you saying they don't-- they don't want the book?
MARTY: There's no easy way to say this, Franny,
so I'm just gonna tell you. [ gasps ]
MARTY: They want to buy you out of your contract.
I'm so sorry about this, Franny,
especially after everything that happened
with that horrendous drifter man.
I mean, I just feel so awful for you.
- I do not wanna talk about this with you.
[ Francis breathing heavily ]
[ scoffs, pants ]
That's it.
I'm done. This is how it ends. Dead to the fucking world!
Fucking dead!
[ grunting ] You're dead to the fucking world!
[ screaming, crying ] Oh, my God.
TONY: Hello?
[ gasps, breathes heavily ]
TONY: You okay? [ Francis stutters ]
- You-- do you need some help, Miss?
- No. I'm-- I'm-- I'm good. I'm good.
- You don't seem good.
- Well, I was just having a quiet moment of despair.
- Okay. Well, that's your idea of a quiet moment?
'Cause you seemed...
You were screaming like a banshee.
That's why I pulled over.
- Well, I'm sorry. I apologize. - It's okay.
- I thought I was in the middle of nowhere, completely alone.
Clearly, that is not the case. - Are you sick?
- I beg your pardon? - You seem to be having
some kind of a mental breakdown episode sort of thing.
I'm not judging, you know, I got, uh--
I got mental illness in my own family.
- Is that right? I'm fine, thank you.
- You know, it's not normal to be screaming...
"dead to the fuckin' world"
at the top of your lungs, you know?
- You know what it is?
I was having a hot flash.
- Oh.
- So I'm good. Thank you so much.
- You take supplements? [ Francis grunts ]
[ exhales ] I'm sorry. W-- [ scoffs ]
- Proges-- Progesterone? Progesterone.
I heard that helps. - Are we actually
having this conversation right now?
- What's with the tone, lady?
- I don't have a tone. I am just not used
to complete strangers prescribing
hormone replacement therapy...
curbside! - Apologies.
I can see now that you're a tragic person.
Have a good day.
[ door shuts, car starting ]
[ engine revs ]
[ upbeat music playing ]
SAM: Good morning. - Hey.
SAM: Okay.
Headed to Tranquillum, I see.
- Why would you say that?
- You're loading up on all the forbidden food items.
- Oh, I'm going there, too.
- Excellent.
SAM: You'd be lucky if you get past the front door
with this stuff. [ cell phone chiming ]
SAM: They'll be taking that, too.
They don't allow...
- Excuse me? - ... phones at Tranquillum.
LARS: What have you heard about the place?
- Mm, not much. Uh, the guests go in looking one way.
Come out looking another.
So she must be doing something to them.
- And, uh, have you met her? The woman that runs it?
- No, no, but...
from what I've heard, I'd like to.
- Supposedly she completely changes people.
I mean, that's why I'm going. To be transformed. [ laughs ]
- Good luck with that.
[ door bells jingle ]
[ Carmel sighs ] SAM: Hi.
- Hi. [ mild-tempo music playing ]
MARTY: It's the market, you know.
Romance is taking the worst hit. It won't be forever.
FRANCIS: This tension is not good for my back, Marty.
MARTY: Franny, come on, stop it.
Don't-- don't waste your energy on this nonsense.
Just try to forget about it. Have a great time.
FRANCIS: I'm a blight on feminism because I described
the eye color of-- of my-- my hero?
Oh.
- Namaste. Welcome to Tranquillum.
- Ooh, um, so excited to hear about it.
Give me one second. Just one second.
They said I should have killed off Jane.
Who kills their main character? Who?
[ indistinct chatter ] - You must be Francis? Come.
One journey ends and another begins.
[ engine revving ]
FRANCIS: Oh, how can they say I hate women.
[ scoffing ] I can't hate women. I am a woman.
And I'm crazy about myself.
BEN: Look. It's not too late to call this whole thing off.
JESSICA: Ben, please, we're here.
- I just feel like this is something
we can work on ourselves. - We've been working on it.
We're not in a good place obviously,
and either we try or...
[ motor running ]
[ grunts ] ...we don't. [ horn honking ]
- What the fuck is your problem, man?
- No problem.
I just need you to nudge it up a little so I can pull in.
- So you're gonna just keep blowing your horn like that?
- Like what? It's a horn,
it's not a musical instrument. You just, you know, push.
[ horn honking ]
- See? It's only got the one note.
LULU: Namaste! Welcome to Tranquillum.
- Oh, my God, your skin is amazing.
Ben, look at her skin! LULU: I'm Lulu,
one of the Wellness Consultants here.
- Cool skin. - Hi.
LULU: You guys ready for the tour?
- Yes. - Guess so.
[ indistinct chatter ]
- Uh, we'll have to unburden you from that soon.
BEN: Oh, shit. JESSICA: What?
LULU: It hurts, but it's so worth it.
- But I'm-- Do you mean like-- like the whole time?
But it's my phone. [ horn honking ]
TONY: Hello? - Can we-- can we
eject him, evict him, get him out of here?
FRANCIS: You know-- You know what that is?
I know exactly what--
That's because it's just so in vogue now
to kill your characters. Well, they're my babies.
Okay, I'm sorry if I'm not a baby-killer.
I don't even wound my characters.
[ indistinct chatter ]
DELILAH: After we get you checked in, I would suggest
a little forest bathing to lower your cortisol.
- Oh, wow. That sounds nice.
[ both laugh ]
- We have an award-winning arboretum.
FRANCIS: And I'll tell you, what--
what I've never been called is dangerous.
How would I even be dangerous?
Wait-- With-- I'm--
CARMEL: Oh, no. - I'm sorry.
- No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. No worries.
- [ Francis sighing ] I'm sorry. - Uh, I'm Carmel.
- Yeah. It's, uh... - No, get it. I get it.
I was just on the phone with my kids, too.
I miss them so much. - Oh, yeah. Oh, no.
- This is Bella. This is-- - That's not-- No, that's not--
I'm not doing-- I'm-- I'm-- It's a work call.
CARMEL: Oh. - I-- I do something
for a living. So I don't do ki-- CARMEL: Oh, well I...
- I-- Not meaning-- I don't mean...
CARMEL: Yeah. - ...to diminish.
I just-- I have to... - No. No, no.
- ...take this. - I-- Yeah.
- I appreciate what you do. I was-- God.
- I get-- No, I-- I understand.
- Carmel. It'll be fine, I promise.
They aren't in there.
They're in here.
And in here.
[ exhales heavily ]
[ mild-tempo music playing ]
CARMEL: You're so pretty.
May I ask, is everybody here beautiful? [ laughs ]
- Yeah. As a matter of fact, yes.
- Oh, wow. - Including you, Carmel.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
- It's okay. All right? - No.
I-- I just need to pull something.
- Okay. No-- - I need to pull something up.
- Francis. Francis. Francis. - And then-- I just need to--
- Francis. Francis. - Mm-hmm.
- Imagine you didn't, because you don't.
You actually don't... need to.
- Okay. Here's the thing, something's come up.
So I'm gonna have to leave. - Something always does.
But you're here.
Be here, Francis.
- You're very good at this. [ Yao chuckles ]
- Hi. S-- um, sorry about before. I'm Francis Welty.
I didn't mean anything by it. - No, no. I-- No. No, Francis.
I'm sorry, Fran-- Fran-- Francis Welty,
the-- the writer Francis Welty?
- Well, that depends on who you ask.
- Well, ask me. I have read everything.
I'm a-- I-- I-- - Oh, I think we're going.
I'll see you soon or-- or never again.
Chatty. Very chatty.
YAO: Here. This is our pool area.
FRANCIS: This is nice. - And the, uh--
- Oh, God. You?
- Crap.
- You must be Tony. TONY: Yeah.
I gotta take a piss.
- Your personal wellness consultant will be back
momentarily to assist you. - Swell.
- You know, for what it's worth, I'm not a tragic person.
- I-- I'm not gonna...
- I mean, don't you vet your clientele?
He just seems like a criminal. I don't think he's right.
- I 100 percent understand
why they want me to give up my phone.
- So no problem, then. - I'm just thinking
in logical terms. What if there's an emergency?
Like, what if there's a murderer or a bear?
BEN: Okay, logically, if there's a bear or a murderer,
what are you gonna do? [ mild-tempo music playing ]
[ whirring ]
DELILAH: Breakfast, 7:00. Lunch, noon. Dinner, 7:30.
And all of our guests eat together.
HEATHER: And how many guests are there?
Nine total. It's very intimate.
- It all looks so fabulous. I mean, I already feel better,
I really do. Is this not fantastic?
- Yeah. DELILAH: And this is our spa.
NAPOLEON: Wow.
I mean, you rarely see engineering
like this in a resort.
The-- the-- the craftsmanship, the attention to detail.
Incredible.
Hey! Napoleon.
- Genghis Khan... Patton?
- Oh, I get it. No, uh, Napoleon Marconi,
that's my name. FRANCIS: Oh, Francis
I thought we were doing a military thing.
I think I lost my guide.
- Yeah, it's super to meet you. You here for the, uh,
ten-day retreat? Us 2.0?
- I certainly am. YAO: Ah, there you are.
Thought we had a runner for a second.
- Oh. What is this?
- Ah, tailored specifically to your metabolic needs,
so please do not share.
Also it has been precisely constructed,
so please be sure to drink it all.
FRANCIS: That is just the best.
- Meet my beautiful, beautiful girls.
Wife Heather. Daughter Zoe.
- Hi. - Pleasure to meet you.
- Likewise. So what brings you here?
Because I have to say, you look pretty perfect.
- Why would you say something like that?
- I meant it as a compliment. I... S-- sorry if--
- Uh, I think we're gonna explore
the hot springs, maybe get a quick soak,
do a few laps in the pool, maybe even visit the sacred spa.
DELILAH: Should I show you the hot springs.
- Please do. Ciao, Francis. - Ciao.
NAPOLEON: C'mon, ladies. Jump start on bliss.
- Nice to meet you.
Heather's a bitch.
- Okay. Uh, your room is this way.
[ ominous music playing ]
LARS: Wow. You have an MRI machine?
- Oh yeah, we've got all the toys here at Tranquillum.
- How much does an MRI machine cost?
GLORY: I wouldn't know, I'm afraid.
I hear tell that Bill Gates
funded all of this, or at least put up a lot
of the initial seed money. Is it true?
- I wouldn't know.
- Awful lot of not knowing going on.
What's this?
GLORY: It's just our legal disclaimer.
LARS: Does anyone come all the way here and not sign it?
- You would be the first not to sign.
LARS: Hmm.
“Clients are prohibited from posting about Tranquillum
- on social media platforms.” DELILAH: Hmm.
- Hmm. So,
how do you attract new guests? - Word of mouth.
- That's an impressive smile. DELILAH: I like to think so.
[ Lars scoffing ]
- What's that?
- Oh. Blood draw. Standard practice.
- That's standard? I've already submitted
my medical records, um,
which I found to be a tad bit bizarre--
- We do a blood intake every few days.
It was outlined in the document you just signed.
It's part of how we tailor
your wellness journey.
- All right. Fine.
Which arm?
[ chuckles ]
- This won't hurt a bit.
[ dramatic music playing ]
CARMEL: You are brave. You are powerful.
You shall be new again.
[ exhales ] You shall be who you came here to be.
Yes.
[ exhales ] Get a grip, Carmel.
[ trickling ]
- Oh. Come on. [ gasps ] - Oh, oh, oh!
- I'm-- I'm sorry, - [ Tony grunting ] Sorry!
- No, I'm so sorry. I was-- I was forest bathing
and-- and I mistook you for a creek.
TONY: My bad. I shouldn't have done that.
I just-- You know, I-- I had to go and, uh...
- Yeah. [ Tony stuttering ]
- ...my-- my wellness consultant was nowhere to be found.
CARMEL: Hmm.
TONY: Just don't rat me out to the warden, okay?
- No. The-- Wait, the warden? - Uh, you know.
The Russian lady. - Oh, have you met her?
- Uh, no. Not yet. You?
- No, I haven't. But I can't wait.
I mean, I've heard so much about her.
[ chuckles ]
- Sorry, I just be...
God, you look so familiar.
I don't-- I-- - No. I'm not.
- Yeah. I'm Carmel.
- Tony. What are you in for?
- Weight loss. Esteem building,
mind and body transformation. And what about you?
- Yeah, no, same thing.
- Are you married? - Am I married?
Uh, fuck, this isn't one of those places, is it?
- Wait, what? What do you-- - Uh...
- What do you mean by that?
- Lifelong bachelor. Rest of my life, anyway.
So, I gotta go finish here, okay?
I-- I didn't get to the shake. Nice to meet you, Chanelle.
[ urine trickling ]
[ Tony grunting ] - Yeah. [ clears throat ]
YAO: Right this way.
[ tranquil music playing ]
- Oh...
wow.
This, um...
this is Heaven.
YAO: Welcome to Tranquillum. [ Francis sighing ]
YAO: Your wellness journey has begun, Francis.
- You know, I have been feeling rather unwell lately.
- Hmm. Yes, I know you have.
- This is going to be the best thing.
I just know it.
It has to be.
YAO: We'll get you well, Francis.
We'll get you feeling as well as you've ever felt
in your whole life.
- Yeah.
[ sobs ]
[ cries ]
[ dramatic music playing ]
[ sobs ]
[ gasps ] God... [ sniffles ]
How did you get in here?
MASHA: I came in through the door.
I'm Masha.
- You're her.
- Why are you crying, Francis?
- Oh, you know. [ chuckles ] Just a little bit of...
[ sniffles ] ...“my career is over” kind of thing,
bit of menopause, you know, mix in a little bad relationship
and a dash of crippling shame.
- We're gonna get you well.
[ mild-tempo music playing ]
- You know, uh, I almost didn't come.
[ chuckles, sniffles ]
And then, when I did get here...
I really thought about leaving.
MASHA: Nearly everyone here almost didn't come.
They sense it's going to take courage.
And it'll be...
sometimes unpleasant.
[ dramatic music playing ]
And I'll tell you something else.
The people who come here, most of them,
they have fairly good lives. Comfortable, even.
They come for the suffering.
- I don't want to suffer.
- You're already suffering.
[ exhales heavily ]
[ whistles ]
- No. What the hell? Yup, all right.
What?
- Nothing.
- Why is Zoe in another room?
- Because the rooms are double occupancy, darling.
She loves having her own room, you kidding?
- Did she tell you that?
- Well, what 20-year-old doesn't want to get away
from her parents? - Perhaps, our...
20-year-old.
Perhaps, on this weekend... of all weekends.
[ breathes heavily ]
[gasps]
NAPOLEON: Just ride it out, sweetheart. Yeah. Hmm.
[ breathes heavily ]
NAPOLEON: Hey.
I thought I might hit the hot springs
before orientation. Join me?
- You go, honey. I think I'll go for a run.
LARS: No, I haven't met her yet.
The official orientation is this evening.
But it's fucked up...
that I can already tell.
Mm-hmm. I'll ring you again tomorrow.
[ phone trilling ]
RAY: Hello? - Hey.
RAY: Lars?
- Forget my voice already? RAY: Where are you?
LARS: I'm at some fucked up spa thing.
RAY: Again?
Cool. [ clearing throat ]
LARS: It's for work. - Yeah, okay.
LARS: I'm just gonna be off-grid for ten days,
I wanted you to know. Just in case...
- I don't know... - Lars, where you go,
that's no longer
any of my business. Is it?
- All right.
Well, uh-- - Oh, enjoy your ten days.
- Ray. [ line drops ]
[ birds chirping ]
- So many rules here,
I would've thought eavesdropping must be on the list.
- Hey, how do you still have a phone?
- I don't have a phone. - Right, right.
You just have a--
you just have a watch and an earpiece and...
- Lars Lee.
- Zoe Marconi.
- And what brings a Zoe Marconi to Tranquillum?
Um... my pare-- My parents.
- Hmm.
- Yeah, what brings a Lars Lee? [ sniffs ]
And why do you think this place is fucked up?
- Well, they all are, aren't they?
“Wellness retreats,”
just another construct to separate rich people
from their money.
Get them to feel good about themselves in the process.
It's such utter crap.
- And yet here you are, spending your money.
Feeling good about yourself.
- Wow. You and I could actually be friends.
[ chuckles ]
- And how would, uh, Ray feel about that?
[ dramatic music playing ]
TONY: Hey, honey, hi. Uh, it's me again.
Just leaving you another message. Um...
Look, I'm going to be off the grid for a few days.
I'm at a wellness retreat.
[ chuckles ] Anyway, I'm gonna be unreachable.
Not that you care.
Sorry, uh...
I love you. It's, you know, I'll, uh...
Yeah, love you. Okay.
[ gasps ]
- Tony. I'll need to take your phone now.
- Yeah, I was just leaving a message for my daughter.
- Got it. But we have rules, so...
the phone, please? - Okay, look.
I don't think I'm really supposed to be here.
I mean, the whole thing was kind of random.
I was having a terrible fucking day,
and I Googled “spa.” And then to save a little time,
I typed in “most expensive” and your place popped up,
but now that I'm here...
- We don't really believe in “random” here.
The phone, please.
[ chiming ]
DELILAH: Thank you, Tony. - [ exhales ]
[ mild-tempo music playing ]
[ pants ]
JESSICA: This is going to be really good for us.
[ chuckles ] I can feel it.
[ both chuckle ]
What do you think?
- Yeah, this definitely feels real good right now.
- [ chuckles ] I think these mineral baths are, uh,
"aphrodisia-cal"? “Aphrodisiacal”, is that a word?
- Aphrodis-- I don't know, I think you just made
that one up. - It should be a word.
- It definitely should.
- You remember right after?
When we went to celebrate at Two Bunch,
and they had to ask us to leave 'cause we were fucking
so much in the hot springs? [ both chuckle ]
- I do, that was crazy.
- So crazy...
[ clicks tongue ]
- Oh, dear.
- What's up, man? - Hi.
- Am I intruding? I-- I'd be the last person
to interrupt a romantic interlude.
- Come on in. - The more the merrier.
NAPOLEON: It's just I've been in a car all day, you know?
All right.
Whoo-hoo! Wonderful.
Oh, I'm sorry, uh, Napoleon Marconi.
- Hi. - Ben Chandler.
This is my wife, Jessica. - Lovely to meet you both.
[ groans ]
NAPOLEON: Oh, wait a minute. You're not the fella
that-- that drives the Lamborghini, are you?
- I am. - Ho, holy moly!
Oh, boy! I'd like a ride in one of those things.
Before this is all said and done.
BEN: Okay. - Yeah. You see,
I'm just a high school teacher. We got in here on a discount.
- You know what? I'd be happy to give you a ride.
Maybe even let you take it for a spin.
- Oh, my God! You-- you're not kidding?
BEN: Nah. - Wow.
Thank you. BEN: Yeah, don't mention it.
High school teacher's an admirable job.
The offer is only limited to my car.
- Benjamin, stop. NAPOLEON: Uh, beg your pardon?
- I don't think-- think he was-- - You looking at my wife
like you want to take her for a spin.
JESSICA: No. - Oh, my heavens.
Uh, that's not what I-- I mean I-- You're obviously--
No. I-- Look, I give you my word.
- “Thou shalt not covet.” [ Jessica chuckles ]
I'm a-- I'm a happily married man.
And one of my-- my solemn word. BEN: Sounds good.
- I might have to watch out for you.
- Nah. NAPOLEON: Yeah.
because my wife's a humdinger, too.
BEN: Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah, she's pretty attractive.
So much so that my nickname is pretty much “That guy?
Really?” - [ Jessica chuckles ]
NAPOLEON: People look at her and look at me, and think,
“That guy? Really?”
- Oh, I get it. That's funny. [ Napoleon chuckling ]
- Yeah, you probably don't get that because you're--
you're comparably attractive, you drive a Lamborghini.
- Thank you. NAPOLEON: I'll shut up.
I am perfectly willing to shut up.
I'm a chronically loquacious person
and if you let me talk long enough,
I always seem to find the poop and step right in it.
[ all chuckle ]
[ blows raspberries ] [ Jessica chuckling ]
- All right, so, I'm going to...
adjourn... to here.
And, uh, wonderful to meet you both.
BOTH: You too.
- Whoo! What an extraordinary place.
[ mild-tempo music playing ]
[ pants ]
[ door knocking ]
[ sighs ] - Are you kidding me?
- It's just one. Tradition, one before every session.
- But seriously. We are a health resort.
- [ sighs ] One cigarette is not going to kill me.
And if it helps me cope, better for the guests, right?
Something tells me with this group... hmm.
YAO: What? What about this group?
- Just... the vibe seems a little charged, right?
Too many cases in the basket.
- Masha knows what she's doing.
[ mild-tempo music playing ]
[ bell tolling ]
- What do you mean she curates?
- That's the rumor, she mixes and matches her guests.
Like a cocktail. - Oh.
Not sure how I made the cut. [ grunting ]
- Well, I guess you must be really fucked up.
- Oh, just your run-of-the-mill asshole.
Oh, hello again.
- Hello.
TONY: Feeling any better? - I am, thank you.
TONY: I'm so glad to hear it.
- I'm so glad to be able to share that with you.
Have a wonderful life now.
- You too. [ chuckles ] - Mm-hmm.
- I bring it out of people. It's a gift.
[ indistinct chatter ]
NAPOLEON: Namaste. HEATHER: Where are they?
Does anybody know?
Or are we expected to self-orientate?
- Hmm. I think they leave us alone on purpose.
BEN: Why?
- Like in Law & Order, they always put the suspects
in a room alone at first to soften them up.
- Wait. So, you met her? FRANCIS: I did. Yeah.
- And did she give you any idea what to expect? [ sniffs ]
- Suffering. - Uh-huh.
I have a very low pain threshold.
NAPOLEON: What else did she say?
- Uh, that was really about the gist of it.
Really, just that, uh, we'd all come here to suffer.
And I get the feeling she aims to deliver.
Wait till you see her. She's kind
of an amazing mystical Eastern Bloc unicorn.
[ woman gasping ] [ dramatic music playing ]
FRANCIS: See what I mean. - Namaste.
Welcome to Tranquillum House.
MASHA: Right now you're at the foot of a mountain.
And the summit, it seems impossibly far away,
and I'm gonna help you reach that summit.
In ten days, you will leave here,
you will not be the person that you are now.
You will leave Tranquillum House and you will feel happier...
healthier...
lighter...
freer.
And on the last day of your stay, you will come
to me and you will say, “Yes, Masha. Masha,
you were right! I am not the same person.
I'm not the same person that I was.
I'm healed.
I am free. Free of the negative habits
and chemicals and toxins and thoughts
that were holding me back. My mind and my body are clear.
And I am changed in ways I could never have imagined.”
- Um, did you go through our bags?
Because I seem to be missing a few things.
- Yes. You are missing chocolate and wine. As is Francis.
- Well. And they're both antioxidants,
so... [ chuckles ]
TONY: Yeah, I'm missing stuff, too.
You don't get to just steal our shit.
- But you're mine now, Tony. And you want to be mine.
You want me to see you. Peel you. Fix what I see.
Tell me... does any of this feel random to you?
Answer me. Does it feel random?
- No.
[ Carmel sobbing, sniffling ]
- Oh.
What is it, huh?
- I'm so happy.
You are everything I hoped for.
LARS: Oh, I'm sorry. But, um,
you want us to just put ourselves
in your hands, but... [ chuckles ] ...we don't know
the first thing about you. I mean, what's your story?
[ dramatic music playing ]
- My story is I died.
I came here from Russia and I worked...
[ whispers ] And I worked and I worked and I worked.
I consumed, I climbed, I worked.
I built a company.
[ echoes ] I worked, I consumed.
[ breathes heavily ] MASHA: I went over people,
I went through people.
And then... [ gunshot ]
MASHA: I was shot dead.
In a parking garage, I was clinically dead.
[ heart monitor wails ]
And that man, he brought me back to life.
[ inaudible ]
He cut into my chest, he reached inside me.
Just as I will reach inside all of you.
Metaphorically.
You have all come here to die.
And I will bring you back.
There can be birth in death.
Tragedy...
can be a blessing.
I know. I was a corporate CEO
and then boom.
I was a little girl and I was riding my bicycle,
reconnected with joy and innocence.
- Excuse me.
This is not appropriate.
- I will decide what is appropriate, Heather.
Well, you know our story.
Death will not be your story.
- Sorry, I'm sorry.
[ Zoe sobs ]
NAPOLEON: She's okay HEATHER: No, she's not okay.
What is wrong with you?
- Step to the center, please, Heather.
Step to the center.
I prefer you not upset the group.
- You prefer I not upset the group?
- I prefer you not upset the group.
- We came here for a retreat to escape.
- None of you shall retreat. You will not escape.
- You know why we're here.
Do you really mean to fuck with us like this?
- Lapochka.
This is Tranquillum.
I mean to fuck with all of you.
[ "I've Got to Use My Imagination" playing ]
♪ I've really got to use My imagination ♪
♪ To think of good reasons ♪
♪ To keep on keepin' on ♪
♪ Keep on keepin' on ♪
♪ Got to make the best Of a bad situation ♪
♪ Bad situation ♪
♪ Ever since that day ♪
♪ I woke up and found That you were gone ♪
♪ Gone, gone ♪
♪ Darkness all around me ♪
♪ Blackin' out the sun ♪
♪ Old friends call me ♪
♪ But I just don't feel like Talkin' to anyone ♪
♪ Emptiness has found me ♪
♪ And it just won't let me go ♪
♪ I go right on livin' ♪
♪ But why, I just don't know ♪
♪ Got to start Keep on keepin' on ♪
♪ Yes, I am ♪
[ music fades ]
- Part of the healing is finding the wound.
[ dramatic music plays ] - That's why you picked us.
Right?
We complement each others demons.
- This is a particularly volatile group.
- Who do you think you're kidding.
I've become a punchline.
- Tell me, why doesn't he love you anymore.
- I don't know.
- Although I can get violent, I am not violent.
- The biggest threat to the planet is overpopulation
and these bloody breeders just keep pumping them out.
- It's incredible you're still single.
- I should've never come to this place.
- I'm worried about you.
- You don't need to be worried about me.
- I don't need to, I...
I want to.
- Think of the lies we have told People we have hurt.
[ sobs ]
- What do you want?
- I just want my son back.
- This is what you do, right?
Get people to talk about their shit
and then you use it against them?
- They're on their hands and knees, they're begging...
begging to be saved. Start the protocol.
- [ dings ] - [ gasps ]
MASHA: They're blossoming.
HEATHER: I've been feeling unlike myself.
I don't know what Lars is, but he's not just a guest.
- It seems like you might be getting worse.
- There's nothing to fear.
You will all die here.
[ screams ]
Is Masha batshit or is she the real deal?