[buzzes]
[faint infant crying]
[crying continues]
[London] Chip!
I can't. It won't stop crying.
- She. She won't stop crying. - Yes, "she."
I'm not cut out for this. We made a huge mistake.
London, it's our first time. Okay?
- It's picking up on your an-- - [crying continues]
- She's picking up on our anxiety. - I am so sick of sick!
- Okay. - Please just get this off me.
- Okay. Lift. - Don't get it on my hair.
Yeah. I won't, I won't, I won't.
There you go. There you go. Okay. We got it off. There we go.
- And my shorts. - Okay, okay, okay. Okay.
- Oh, God. - All right. We got this.
- Gross. - There we go. There we go.
Yeah. There we go, baby. There we--
[crying continues]
- Nice, you guys. - [infant screams]
[Wren] I can't. We work together. You talk to her.
Sounds like date night didn't go so well.
No.
You okay?
Yeah. Yeah, I just feel like the walls are closing in a little bit.
Yeah. I know what you mean.
I just-- I get this urge. It just flares up, you know,
like I wanna get the hell out of here.
We really need to get a place of our own, huh?
[Chip grunts]
I'll put a call into Topher first thing. He owes me.
Well, he hasn't returned any of your other calls.
Oh, it's a delicate thing.
You know, he's probably waiting until they break ground on the hotel.
Well, maybe you should go in there, you know, in person?
- Yeah, sure. - I know you don't want to
because of what happened with the store and everything.
No, I'm glad that I got rid of the store.
I mean, sure, I feel bad for the people who came to rely on it, but...
I'm sorry, what do you mean by "everything"?
Nothing, I just-- no, I meant that because everything changes
so quickly in Venice, you know.
- And I don't want you to be surprised. - It's only been a couple of months.
Almost four.
I wanna go back to the way we had it.
Okay.
- [bed squeaking] - [grunting]
[theme music playing]
♪ Weaving the good life for you, sugar ♪
♪ In every way ♪
[sighs]
So, what can I do for you?
Well, I really need to talk to Topher in person.
- I called a bunch of times. - Yeah. He didn't know what it was about.
The hotel. We had a deal.
- Did you? - Yeah.
I got the good people of Venice to support the hotel development.
You remember. Come on, man. You were there.
And in exchange, Topher was gonna...
well, I think I was gonna get a house.
[chuckles] A house?
Topher promised you a house?
Well, not in so-- I know that that's what he meant.
Look, all you did was...
placate a community pressure group. It was just PR.
[faint chiming]
You know what?
Why don't we just call it an even ten thou
and we won't darken each other's doors again?
That's not gonna happen.
Hey, I went to bat for you guys. Okay? I betrayed--
I upset a lot of good people who trusted me.
It's not right to do that and get nothing in return. You owe me.
That's not the information I have.
I swayed them once. I could do it again.
[phone chimes]
I doubt it. You're no longer that guy.
[whirs]
[scooter horn beeps]
- Hey, man. You're out of line. - That's all right, I know the boss.
"Proletariat"? Oh, I get it, "Coffee for the people."
Eight bucks.
Rich people, I guess.
- Who do we have to thank for that, Chip? - Karl Marx?
You, man. They jacked up the rent on all the stores down here
because of that hotel you made us think we wanted.
Look, man, I lost my store too.
Look, what do you want, Chip?
- Just a coffee. - No. Your money's no good here.
- Thanks, man. I appreciate it. - No, man. I don't want your business.
All right, man. I'll...
I'll think about it.
You want change?
I just wanna say a big thank you to those of you
who came out to the funeral last Wednesday of my dog, Pinot.
[stammers] It really meant a lot to me to have a lot of you there,
especially so soon after the loss of my other dog, Noir.
But that's not what I really wanna talk about this morning.
No, I wanna talk about another best friend that I lost recently.
He went out.
And it was a surprise.
And it hurt, you know, that it happened.
And that he didn't tell me.
And that he lied to me.
It just really shook me up.
He was my Eskimo. He got me sober.
I just thought that we could tell each other the truth.
But today, I'm trying to focus on the positives.
I have this new business venture that I'm really excited about.
And I'm just trying to be grateful. So thank you. I'm really happy to be here.
[applause]
All right, I think that's all we got time for.
Unless someone has a burning desire?
No?
All righty, let's do the prayer.
Man, I'm sorry to hear about the dogs. Really.
- Condolences. - God...
[all] ...grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
The courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
No. Not the seat. Motherfucking...
Aw, fuck off.
[mutters] Motherfucking...
I know it's rough, man. I get it, you know?
He's your best friend and all, and you miss him like hell.
But know this, he will never apologize to you.
- And he will never say that you're right. - I appreciate the concern, George.
I really do.
It's funny. I always thought you didn't like me.
Point is, you gotta stay strong. We can't enable.
We gotta wait until the right time
to let a person like that back in our life.
[yelps] Oh! Shit!
[mutters] Fuck.
[knocking on door]
- Hi! - Hey, man.
What's up, man? Come on in, I was about to put a pot of coffee--
Oh, buddy, are you all right? You look a little torn up.
Yeah. First time I've been in town and just-- kind of a lot of feelings and--
Like, a big hole's opened up.
Yeah, I guess.
You want some tape or something for that?
Oh, yeah. No, if by "something" you mean a clean pair of pants?
- I didn't realize we were winking. - Yeah, dude, we're winking.
Oh! I have a pair of cargos that come with a ski cap.
- Just some long pants, if you got those. - Yeah.
Sure. Like drop-crotch slacks?
Just the best-- whatever. It doesn't...
[coffeemaker gurgling]
Pants!
- Thanks. - So, what's the what, man?
Yeah, like I was saying, I just, you know--
It's the first time I've been back in the 'hood in a minute and it kind of...
you know, to be honest, it feels like people are...
trying to hold me responsible for something I did.
Man, that is unfair.
But, I mean, that's like, just like a people, isn't it?
Like, they do that.
Yeah, they do. And, you know, I'm just...
I really just need somewhere to-- somewhere to stay.
Oh, man. You should talk to my landlord.
- Man, he's the most accommodating dude. - Yeah?
Yeah. Yeah. He's always telling me he's got like, a line of people
that he wants to get in here.
You should get on line, Chip! He is a real coolio too.
Like, I haven't paid rent in like, three or six different months.
So, I mean, that's one thing.
But, you should hurry, because he said that rents are gonna skyrocket soon
because of the new hotel going. So--
Shit! Out!
- What? - Fuck, man.
I can't hang out with you.
Why?
Because of what you did, Chip!
You sold out the whole population.
- Aw, Cooler, come on, man. Not you, too? - No!
- Of all people. - Dude, no.
Your actions, Chip, they have causes, dude.
And those causes, there's an effect. It's about causes and actions.
♪ Now when you see Some of the brothers doing good ♪
♪ What do you say? ♪
♪ Sock it to 'em, soul brother ♪
♪ When they're trying to work their way ♪
♪ Outta that old ghetto neighborhood ♪
♪ Do it again ♪
♪ Sock it to 'em, soul brother ♪
♪Now, when they're fightin' their way To the top ♪
♪ And make it through ♪
♪ They ain't doing nothing, baby ♪
♪ But making things A little bit easier for you ♪
♪ So I'm gonna tell you right now What you're supposed to do ♪
♪ Let me hear it ♪
♪ Sock it to 'em, soul brother ♪
♪ Do it again Come on with me ♪
- ♪ Sock it to 'em, soul brother ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪
[Dennis] Hello?
♪ What I say? Soundin' good ♪
- ♪ Come on with me ♪ - ♪ Sock it to 'em, soul brother ♪
♪ Oh! Come on, baby ♪
- ♪ Sock it to 'em, soul brother ♪ - Uh...
- Hello? - You're late.
- Sorry, I-- - Okay, let's just get started.
- I have back-to-back sessions all day. - I have your mail.
Put it on the shelf.
So you said in your e-mail that you have a dance background,
but you're just a bit out of shape. Right?
Well, I haven't played as much paddle as I used to.
That's not exercise. Lose the bag.
So I'm gonna give you a beat.
And you're gonna show me what I'm working with, okay?
[upbeat music playing]
Come on. Freestyle.
♪ Really don't give a fuck Who you cool with ♪
- "Freestyle"? - ♪ Went to school with, did the do with ♪
[music continues]
♪ The party's over here The party's over here ♪
♪ The party's over here Not there, but here ♪
♪ The party's over here The party's over here ♪
♪ The party's over here Not there, but here ♪
♪ The party's over here The party's over here ♪
♪ The party's over here Not there, but here ♪
- ♪ The party's over-- ♪ - [music stops]
Rosa? Sorry, I'm late. I--
Oh, I thought I'd booked a private session.
- You're Bryan? - Yeah. We e-mailed.
Okay. So, wait, who are you?
Dennis. Yeah. I'm beneath you. I mean, I'm downstairs. I'm your neighbor.
So I'll-- I'll see you around the neighborhood.
[door latch clicks]
♪ That's what you get ♪
♪ For gettin' outta bed ♪
♪ You're such a tragic kid ♪
♪ Aren't you glad you did? ♪
♪ Head out the door ♪
♪ You've seen this all before ♪
♪ You're such a tragic kid ♪
♪ Aren't you glad you did? ♪
♪ That's what you get For gettin' out of bed ♪
♪ Warmin' up your heart And clearin' out your head ♪
♪ Out with your friends I hope it never ends ♪
♪ I guess that's what you get ♪
Fuck.
♪ That's what you get For gettin' out of bed ♪
♪ Warmin' up your heart And clearin' out your head ♪
♪ Now here's your song I think I wrote it wrong ♪
♪ I guess that's what you get ♪
Oh, hi.
- Hey. - Hey.
- So I went by the restaurant and-- - What happened?
- What? You tell me. - No, I mean, what happened here?
Oh, yeah. I--
I had to borrow some pants off Cooler. It's a--
- Well, they look pretty tight. - No. They're fine.
- You need to be careful on your bike. - Yeah, well, you see,
that's not gonna be a problem because somebody just stole it.
What?
- Yeah, so I go by the restaurant-- - Just now?
- Yeah, and you weren't there. - Did anyone see?
No, they didn't see. They--
But the point is, I thought you were gonna be there.
- You didn't tell me that-- - Yeah, I switched out.
Wren took my shift. I just wasn't feeling it today.
So what? You just felt like doing yoga instead?
Yeah, well. It's not actually yoga, but-- I just-- I needed to clear my head.
I'm not sure I actually wanna work at the restaurant anymore.
- So, what is this place? - Hey, did you talk with Topher?
Yes. No, I did. We talked, and it's--
just need to iron out some details, but it's good. Yeah.
- We-- It was good. - Okay, cool.
Because I got us a lead on this really cute little one-bed in Venice.
Here, I got the address. We can look at it later.
- It's not even on the market yet. - Cool. I--
That's my fucking bike!
- Okay. I'll see you there. - Okay.
[Chip] Hey! Hey, asshole!
Hey there.
- Hi. - Hey. Hi.
- Hey. - Rosa, right?
- Bryan, right? - Yeah. No. No, I'm Dennis.
You're joking with me. Right.
Uh, hey, look. Sorry about earlier. I hope I didn't freak you out.
I was taking your mail to you and then you told me to dance,
and you just seemed really into it, so I just--
I didn't wanna disappoint you, is all.
So, what's all this?
This is all wine.
- But you probably recognize that. - I did.
- I got it. - Yeah, I'm opening a wine store.
Yeah. Well, right now it's just a pop-up,
but if things go well, it will be a little more permanent.
Ah!
- So, what kind of wine do you like? - Red.
Red? No. Red's good. Yeah.
- No. That narrows it down. - Yeah?
You know what? I have a really great Syrah.
You have to taste this.
Well, I can't right now because I have a client in Malibu.
And it's three o'clock in the afternoon.
Right. Right. Well, take this as a gift,
and, you know, for later.
Are you around later?
Yeah. You're going to Malibu. Sorry. Yeah.
- I'll just hang onto it for you. - Yeah.
Or, I don't know. If you wanna drink it with me, maybe we... hang out later.
Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
That's great. I mean, what I meant to say was that sounds great.
- So thank you. - Cool. Well, I'll see you later.
Yeah.
Hey! Sorry, earlier...
I'm Dennis. Just so we're clear.
We're clear.
[Chip] Hey, asshole! Asshole!
- Shit, Cooler, man. What's going on? - Like you don't know, man?
Fucking landlord kicked me out, Chip.
- I had no idea. - Come on, man.
London's inside right now, talking to "Real Estate Bot 2000."
Wait. London's in--
Dude, I had no idea this was your place, man. I...
She said Venice, not Mar Vista.
Dude...! Chip, it's all part of the chain of cause and action, man.
You know? First, up goes a fancy hotel and the next thing you know,
my landlord wants thousands of dollars from me or I'm out on my ass.
But isn't that what you owe in rent for the last six months? I--
Come on, man. You sound just like him.
All right, man. Here. Let me help you out.
No, no, dude. I got it. Thanks.
Okay. I'm not sure it's gonna fit.
Yeah, it will. It fit last time.
When you had the pickup?
Huh.
So that was the back yard,
lots of space to hang your wetsuits and store all those awesome boards.
Oh, and that, that over there, that's a piano.
- It's pretty sweet. - Yeah.
- How long is the lease for? - Two years.
Right.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Sorry, I had to help Cooler. - Don't worry about it.
Did you get your bike back?
No. I mean, I got close a couple of times, but...
- It's good, I needed the workout, so... - Aloha.
Hey, man.
I'm Scott. I'd be stoked to give you a tour.
Thanks, I'm good.
I knew the previous tenant. So I've sadly, been here a bunch--
Just so you all know, that's my toilet seat. I'm taking that.
[Chip] So...
- What do you think? - Yeah.
No, it's good.
It's good. It's a good size, good layout, good location, good price.
Yeah, how much? How much...?
- Four K. - A month?
- Yeah. - Four thousand dollars is market rate.
- Yeah. - So that's...
I just-- I'm not sure.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
It's just-- I don't know if it feels right for us to...
you know, move into Cooler's.
Right.
And it's the first place we've looked at, so we shouldn't rush into anything.
- Yeah. No. I mean, for $4,000... - Yeah.
- ...a month, we wanna be sure. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, yeah. Hey, and I'm coming back for the canned foods.
And I counted all the puddings!
[door closes]
[Rosa] You're kidding me.
- What? - You're in fucking AA?
Uh...
"Easy does it"?
- I mean, is that even helpful? - Oh, well, no.
- That's not mine. That's a-- - No?
No, that's a friend, actually. Well, ex-friend of mine.
Yeah. He used to live here. When we were friends.
Let me guess, he let you down?
- Yeah. - Alcoholics will do that.
[chuckles]
Wait. You're not gonna join me?
Um...
- Yeah, sure. - Right. [chuckles]
Ooh. [chuckles]
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
[Rosa] So, have you lived here long?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, most of my life, actually. I grew up here.
Oh, really? Me too. Well, for the most part.
You did? Do we know each other?
Uh...
Oh, there's people in common, for sure. Did you go to Venice High?
No, I was out of town for that part.
- Oh. - Yeah.
It's really cool to meet, like, a true Venice local, you know.
Not somebody who went to NYU and watched Dogtown once
and then considers themselves an expert.
Absolutely.
- Great documentary, though. - It's so good. It's really good.
♪ You ain't ever gonna let me down No, no, no ♪
♪ If you can make it and not break it I can take it till the sunrise ♪
♪ 'Cause, oh, baby ♪
- [tires squealing] - [car horn honking]
♪ You do me right ♪
Ugh. Listen, Chip, this is hard, so I'm just gonna say it.
- But I talked to Wren and-- - Fuck.
- She wants us out. - Well, that's-- um, she didn't say that.
No, that's-- fucking makes sense.
I mean, we've been there a minute. That's fair.
Did she say when she wants us out?
Well, that's the-- She doesn't want "us" out.
Me? - Well, I know her, so...
No, yeah, of course. That makes sense. It's...
How long have I got?
Shit.
So do you...
do you have somewhere you can stay tonight?
Me? Are you kidding?
It's my town. I could live here for years and not pay a dime.
What about-- what about Dennis?
Yeah, well, that's an option. Definitely.
Okay. Well, let's meet first thing tomorrow, we'll get a coffee,
put our heads together, and we'll find something, okay?
All right.
- [London] Bye. - Bye.
[sighs, sniffs]
[grunts]
Just through here. Make a right and then another right.
- Cool. Thank you. - Sure.
Don't fuck this up. Don't fuck this up. Do not fuck this up.
[Rosa] Hey, you have a dog? I love dogs.
[sighs]
[Dennis sobs]
Sorry. Sorry.
It's okay. I get it. I get it.
Yeah. Yeah, Pinot was hit by a car.
He never heard it coming. It was a Tesla.
- Oh, no. - Yeah.
- And then Noir... - Noir?
Yeah, I just...
I just think it was too much for his old heart to handle.
Sweetie, you've gotta get rid of the dog bed.
I like to look at it.
[faint knocking on door]
Hey, man.
Here, all right. This...
belongs to you.
It's been playing on my mind, that last conversation we had.
You know, there was a lot going on... "SaVenice."
The fact that I had been drinking, and the jacket.
And I now realize that you also wanted to know the truth about the accident.
And I'm sorry, I didn't pick up on that in the moment. I just...
But I could tell you now.
I mean, if...
if you have the time. If you're even interested.
Ah.
You moved the shelf over here, huh?
Yeah. Yeah, I did. It's my house. I can kinda do what I want.
- Yeah. - All right.
That's... go ahead.
[Chip sighs]
Well, look, I don't know where to--
When I first moved to L.A., I didn't know a soul.
So I got a job in set construction because I was a carpenter.
Would you mind if we just skip to the night of the accident?
- It's been a long day for me. - Yeah. Yeah. Sure, sure. Yeah.
So, the night...
that night, Tilly and I were basically done.
I mean, she got this series, it was a big deal. And she...
she was gonna be a star.
Um, but she...
Man, I fucking loved her, you know?
Yeah, when she shone on you...
It felt so good.
It was like being bathed in a warm light.
She had this glow.
So we hit this kid.
She does. She was behind the wheel. I...
She was sober but, you know, it would have killed her career.
- So you took the fall for her? - No.
I did it for me.
'Cause I thought...
I thought if I did this,
if we had this thing--
this secret--
that maybe it would keep us connected.
That somehow, that would...
keep us together.
She was already breaking my heart. I just wanted it to break a little slower.
Look, Chip, I don't blame you.
But you were in love and you were desperate.
I don't blame you for telling that lie in that moment.
Thanks, man.
Problem is, though, Chip,
you didn't just tell that lie in that moment,
you did it again and again.
And not just in the rooms.
You did it in every room that you ever set foot in.
You lied to me, you lied to anyone who would listen.
And we did. We all listened. We all believed you. We all trusted you.
And you didn't do that for a broken heart.
None of that was for a noble cause. It got you laid,
and you liked the attention. You liked being the Mayor of Venice.
Well, sorry, man. That's-- that's all over now.
[mutters] Man.
Uh...
hey, man, I know this is a bit of a long shot, but...
I couldn't stay in the guest house could I, tonight?
Just for tonight, as I sort a few things out?
I'm doing this for you, man.
I haven't had a drink since the last time I saw you.
This morning?
No, man. Four months ago.
Good for you, man.
[exhales]
♪ Wide open, you ♪
♪ Tiny on a rock ledge ♪
♪ Feet dangle ♪
♪ In the brassy sun ♪
Shit, fuck!
Hey, Spike!
Hey, Spike! Spike! Wait up, man!
I'm not the cops. I'm me!
♪ Where have I been? ♪
♪ In a drug daze ♪
♪ In that sun gaze ♪
♪ In that glossy haze ♪
♪ Do I know you? ♪
♪ Do I even know you? ♪
♪ In that photo... ♪
♪ Where have I been? ♪
[seagull squawks]
♪ Where have I been? ♪