S03E07

Killer Instincts

Full screenplay script and 1147-line transcript across 41 scenes for The White Lotus S03E07: Killer Instincts.

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♪ ("THE WHITE LOTUS"

THEME MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

♪ (THEME MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(METALLIC CLINKING)

♪ (MUSIC ENDS ABRUPTLY) ♪

- (BIRDS CHIRPING)

- ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

- (CHUCKLES) Hey.

- Welcome.

Frank

Sawatdee khrap.

The mysterious Steve. I'm Sritala.

Frank

Yes, you are.

Great to meet you.

Such a fan. Thank you for having us.

Sritala

And this is my husband,

Khun Jim.

Jim Hollinger

How are you?

Hello, sir. How are you?

Sritala

I thought we'd sit up

on the terrace.

(CANE TAPS)

This way.

Frank

Magnificent house

you have here.

Jim

Thank you.

Frank

How long have you lived

in Thailand?

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Jim

First came here in '62.

Sritala

Jim just got out

of the hospital.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

- (INSECTS CHIRPING)

Would you like a drink?

Oh, I'd love a...

Just a tea, an herbal tea.

Would that be okay?

Uh, whiskey. If you have it,

I'd love a whiskey.

(SPEAKS THAI)

Big-time movie director, huh?

Well...

What have you directed, may I ask?

Uh, what haven't I directed?

You know what I mean?

Mostly action films. Uh...

The... The Enforcer.

Uh... The Executor.

The Notary.

That was a trilogy.

I just watch whatever she has on.

- Is that right?

- (JIM CLEARS THROAT)

There's an actress

from one of the shows we watch

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staying, right now,

at our hotel in Samui.

Jaclyn Lemon. Do you know her?

Oh, yeah, not well.

But we're in the same business,

you know? Small world.

What kind of movie are you making here?

You know what? It's a fun caper.

Like a thriller. It's got... everything.

Uh, killings, double-crossings, um...

action, all the stuff that people like.

And what would be my role?

She is a former prostitute,

now a madam,

and she owns a popular bordello.

Um... the producer told me that...

the part would be based on me.

That's why you wanted to come here,

to get to know me.

- Yeah, you know, I...

- A prostitute? (CHUCKLES)

Um... No, I think he meant

she's very formidable because she knows

all the secrets of all

the most powerful men

in Thailand. She's... She's tough.

She's brilliant.

A knockout, obviously.

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And she sings.

She sings?

It's one of my favorite parts

of the movie.

Yeah, should have led

with that one. Um, thank you.

You know what? Goddamn it.

I think I might have a drink after all.

Could I get a whiskey, darling?

That mi... That might be helpful.

(SPEAKS THAI)

Uh, I don't think... one wouldn't hurt.

(GROANS, SIGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(CHUCKLES) My kind of drinker.

♪ (FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Luang Por Teera

Remember this.

Every one of us

has the capacity to kill.

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

Luang Por Teera

Buddhist scripture

condemns violence in every form.

Violence, aggression, anger

stem from same source.

Fear.

The only good faith response

is to sit with your feelings.

Violence does spiritual harm

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to victim and to perpetrator.

Buddhists believe always nonviolence.

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

VICTORIA RATLIFF:

Do you know whose party it is?

Saxon Ratliff

Yeah, it's Chloe's party.

Victoria

Who's Chloe?

Mom, you met her.

It's Gary's girlfriend.

Oh, no. Not the boat people.

Look, you guys don't need to come.

All right? I'm... I'm just

passing along the invites.

You know what? I'm all dolled up.

Let's go. If only I could find my purse.

- Oh, God. The boat people.

- ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Victoria

Okay.

- If we're gonna go, let's go.

- Yeah.

Victoria

Come on. Let's go.

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

Zion

Mom.

What does he want from me?

Let's go find out.

I mean, aren't you curious?

Look, if you don't go tonight,

he's just gonna come looking

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for you again.

I say we just get it over with.

He knows I know.

Mom, he's not gonna do anything

to you, all right?

'Cause I'll be there.

Let's just go see what he has to say.

Aren't you jet-lagged?

No, but I'm hungry. Let's go.

♪ (DISCORDANT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

- Good evening.

- Hi.

- Three for dinner?

- Uh, yes. Yes.

- (CHUCKLES)

- How are you?

Oh, I have a lot of feelings.

- I like your shirt.

- Oh, thank you.

Anything from the bar?

- I'll have a glass of rosé.

- Same.

A... A bottle, perhaps?

Definitely. (SIGHS)

Just to let you know,

I'll be the entertainment for tonight.

- Ooh.

- I do hope you enjoy.

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Any advice from a professional

to overcome stage fright?

Just go for it. Yeah.

I'm sure you'll be great. Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

(MUTTERING) No, no, no, no, no.

Fuck that.

♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪

- ♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪

- (EXHALES) Where's that rosé?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

♪ (ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

Frank

Thank you.

Uh... (SIGHS)

What's your name? You're lovely.

Your producer says you've been watching

some of my films.

- I'm sorry?

- Which films did you watch?

Some are better than others.

Uh, the ones I saw, you were fantastic.

Just terrific.

Sritala

How do you know?

What do you mean?

(CHUCKLES)

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Well, they are entirely in Thai.

Well, I'm a director.

I'm more visual anyway.

So, which one did you watch?

The titles are hard to remember.

Hey, I'm... I'm gonna need

another one of these, I think.

Sritala

Well, just tell me

one of the plots.

(CHUCKLES) Um, you were,

uh, royalty or something.

A queen, maybe?

Is that... Is that right?

(SPEAKS THAI)

That's the one.

You know what?

I... I have a... I have a thought.

I would really love

to hear about

how you conquered Thailand.

Maybe you and I could speak

in another room.

That way, your wife and Frank here

- can really connect.

- Steve.

Steve. I'm... Steve, I'm sorry.

Frank is a director

that I'm working with

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- on this other project.

- Frank

He's a busy guy.

(CHUCKLES) Anyway,

listen, I just want you guys

to have an opportunity

to bond as artists.

And... maybe I can pick

your brain about what it's like

to do business in Thailand.

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

I mean, you've been very successful.

Sure.

Let's take it to the den.

(CROWD CHEERING)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

Hey, you made it.

- Saxon

Hey.

- How are you?

Where's your brother?

He's at some Buddhist temple thing

with my sister.

Oh, cool.

It's a cult.

♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Wh... Where's the bar?

It's over here. I'll show you.

Oh, hey, you two.

- Friendly face.

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- Hi.

I'm sorry. What are your names again?

I'll take a large whiskey,

- with a little ice.

- Victoria

Timothy.

Can I have a G&T, please? Thank you.

Yeah!

And a gin and tonic.

- Saxon

Yo. (GROANS)

- Hey.

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

You know, these guys

must know the only reason

they have these hot girlfriends

is 'cause they're loaded.

That's gonna be you in 30 years.

(CHUCKLES) Why are you so mean to me?

I'm not trying to be mean.

But that's what you give off.

And you're dating some old,

bald dude with a bunch of money.

How's that any different?

No, it's not the same.

That's not the reason I'm with him.

Then what's the appeal?

The first day we met,

he told me his whole life story,

and I just knew

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we were meant to be together.

See, you can't even go there.

He has this sadness.

It really touches me.

I want to heal him.

It's like we're in

this yin and yang battle.

And I'm hope...

and Rick is pain.

And, eventually, one of us will win.

I need to call him.

Can you give me a sec?

♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Okay. (CLEARS THROAT)

(PHONE LINE RINGING)

Automated Voice

Your call

has been forwarded to voicemail.

The person you're trying to reach...

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

There's a monk down at the beach.

He has a meditation center.

(MUMBLES INCOHERENTLY)

(SIGHS) I forget his name.

You ever met him?

No.

Seems like the real deal.

Dad, can I talk with you for a second?

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

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- Thank you. (CHUCKLES)

- Enjoy.

Thank you.

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

Seems you've had quite a life.

Yeah, Thailand's been good to me.

But have you been good to Thailand?

I'd say so.

Some may disagree.

Well, you wanna make an omelet,

you gotta crack a few eggs.

Am I right?

Jim

This is a great country.

And back then, not much red tape.

You hit a roadblock,

you had a lot of options.

And if somebody got in your way?

Made your life difficult?

Lots of ways to take care of that.

♪ (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

I'm more careful now.

Got more to lose.

- That's how life works.

- (RICK HATCHETT CHUCKLES)

When you're young,

you want to be king of the hill.

Then you get to be king of the hill,

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and you miss it when you were young

and hungry and could...

swing free.

You know, someone once said

that the secret to life

is knowing...

when to stop.

I'm not sure how that follows.

(SIGHS)

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

- (LIGHTBULB BUZZING)

- ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(INAUDIBLE)

♪ (MELLOW THAI POP SONG PLAYING) ♪

(IN THAI)

Hmm. (CHUCKLES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SIGHS)

Gaitok

(CHUCKLES)

GAITOK:

♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(SIGHS)

- (MICROPHONE SCREECHES)

- (CLEARS THROAT)

(IN ENGLISH) Um, good evening.

Um, this is, um, a little song I wrote

when I was feeling a bit homesick.

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How home may be cold and... and dirty.

But still, it is home.

- (CLEARS THROAT)

- (MICROPHONE SCREECHES)

- ♪ (PLAYING GENTLE MELODY) ♪

- ♪ (SINGING IN GERMAN) ♪

I think we should go

to the Muay Thai thing.

- Jaclyn

Mm.

- What?

I'm pretty tired.

Oh, right, I bet. (CHUCKLES)

Laurie, why are you so bothered?

Just makes me not trust you,

to be honest.

(SCOFFS) Give me a break.

Like you're in love

with Valentin or something?

- No.

- Right.

So stop busting my balls.

I agree. It's not that big of a deal.

(SCOFFS)

Was it a big deal when she did

the same thing with Dave?

With Dave?

At my wedding, she was all over Dave.

I'm sure you remember.

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I was not.

And that was like 15 years ago.

Wait, what?

What is really going on with you?

If you're not happy

with your life, just own it.

Don't project and make mountains

out of molehills.

What's that supposed to mean? (SCOFFS)

If you're not happy

with your life, Laurie,

I don't know. Fucking change it.

I mean, I get what she's saying.

It's like...

you're not upset because of Valentin.

Yeah, I'm upset because of Jaclyn.

But are you?

You could've hooked up

with Valentin if you wanted,

but you chose not to.

Right? You chose to work at that company

your whole career,

and you chose to marry Brian.

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

If you always choose

the short stick, is it bad luck?

Are you life's victim?

Or are you doing it to yourself?

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I mean, you know, when you know

someone long enough,

you do start to see certain patterns.

Okay. And what is that pattern, Kate?

Well, it's like,

the source of

your disappointment changes...

but the constant

is you're always disappointed.

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Okay.

And you're always fake

and fronting like your life is perfect.

And you're vain and selfish.

You did something fucked up,

and I'm the one that has a problem?

(CHUCKLES)

Okay.

I'm gonna go to the fight

'cause why not? hmm?

You guys have a good night.

(EXHALES)

You're such a darling girl.

You're young. You're beautiful.

(CHUCKLES)

(WHISPERING) Why are you

with this middle-aged weirdo?

Does he have a lot of money?

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You can't ask that.

(WHISPERING) Come to North Carolina.

I could introduce you

to some respectable men.

They would eat you up.

I actually love Rupert.

Are you scared of him?

I could get you out of this.

Greg Hunt

I'm glad you made it.

- (CHUCKLES) Hello.

- (GREG CHUCKLES)

Uh, how are you?

Do you wanna maybe go

inside the house? We could talk.

Well, uh, um, I was... I wanted

my son to come with me.

Oh, no, I'd prefer it was just us.

It... It won't take long.

If he doesn't see me,

he'll come looking.

I'm just gonna take

a couple minutes of your time,

and then I'll bring you

right back out to the party.

I mean, I...

(CHUCKLES) I had a few drinks.

No, no, no, not the drinks.

What's going on with you?

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Look, if there's something

going on at work or something,

just tell me.

I mean, maybe I can help you.

You can't... You can't help.

Look, at this point, my career

is totally tied to yours.

So, if something bad is happening,

it's happening to both of us.

And I'll always be seen by everyone

as Timothy Ratliff's son,

and I'm okay with that.

I am, as long as everything

at work is going good.

And everything at work

is going good, right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, Dad, I don't have

anything else but this.

I don't have any interests,

I don't have any hobbies, okay?

If I'm not a success, then I'm nothing.

♪ (MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

And I can't handle being nothing.

I've put my whole life into this basket.

Into your basket, Dad.

So, if something's up, just...

What? Is something up?

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Saxon...

nothing's up.

Kid, we're all good.

It's a party. You get out there

and enjoy yourself. All right?

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

So... (CHUCKLES)

You know who I am.

And I'm sure you also know

something very tragic

happened to my wife, Tanya.

I had nothing to do with it,

just... (CHUCKLES)

to make that clear.

But it was getting

very complicated back home

and I just didn't want to spend

the rest of my life

dealing with legal shit and lawyers

and people making assumptions.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

I love Thailand. I love the people.

Bought this house.

I'm happy.

I want to live

the rest of my life right here.

And I just...

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don't wanna have any more headaches

if I can help it.

Tanya talked about you...

a lot.

She always felt guilty that

she didn't start that business with you.

And I know that she'd want you

to have some money to do that.

So...

I'm gonna give you 100,000 dollars.

Tanya would've wanted that.

And I know that she would

also want me to spend

the rest of my years in peace.

Maybe in exchange...

you could honor that.

That's, um...

very generous of you.

But, uh...

I need to think about it.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(SCOFFS)

Okay, sure.

Sleep on it.

I'm not looking to make problems

for you. I...

I just... You know,

I need to sleep on it.

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Is... Is that okay?

Sure.

(GRUNTS)

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- (SOFTLY) Hey.

- Zion

Hey. Where you been?

- I been looking all over for you.

- Let's go. (BREATHES SHAKILY)

What, you're not gonna eat?

I mean, I just got all this...

Zion! I am not playing.

I want to get the fuck up out of here.

Okay, yeah. All right.

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

So, you got any kids?

Yeah, Sritala and I have got

a couple of daughters. (SNIFFS)

One of 'em lives in New York.

Other one lives here.

I bet they had a happy childhood

growing up here.

Yeah. You bet. Spoiled rotten.

Well, that's good 'cause...

if you don't have a happy childhood,

you don't have much, right?

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♪ (LIVELY FOLK MUSIC PLAYING OVER TV) ♪

Where are you? Which one's you?

♪ (SINGING IN THAI) ♪

Frank

That's you? Right there?

You're the one with the rhinestones?

- Sritala

Yes! Yes.

- Frank

Oh my God!

I was 25 here.

- Wow. Stunning.

- (SRITALA CHUCKLES)

- You still are.

- Sritala

Oh.

- Yeah.

- You sweet talker.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

- I'm a truth-sayer, darling.

- Sritala

Thank you.

You know, I've always wanted

to meet you.

That right?

The very first time I heard your name,

I was ten years old.

When my mother...

was dying.

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

How about that?

You've lost me.

(SIGHS)

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(GRUNTS) I have...

fantasized...

about this moment a thousand times.

What is this?

Gloria Hatchett.

Name ring a bell?

Well, it seems like you should remember.

She had a husband.

You had him killed over some land deal,

or some shit.

You... You don't fucking remember that?

- He was my father.

- Gloria Hatchett?

He was a good man.

And I never got to meet him

because you're a fucking piece of shit.

Whoa.

Shut the fuck up.

♪ (SINGING IN THAI) ♪

I mean, it's like MC Hammer, Peter Pan.

It's got a little, um, Pippin.

It's the folk music and the rap music.

- Ah.

- Sritala

Yeah.

♪ (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

You ruined my fucking life.

You may not remember him,

but you sure as fuck

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are gonna remember me.

(BREATHES SHAKILY)

(PANTS)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

You motherfucker.

♪ (LIVELY FOLK MUSIC PLAYING OVER TV) ♪

♪ (SINGING IN THAI) ♪

What's going on there?

Uh, these are all my dancers.

- I taught them all.

- Wow. Incredible. Look at that.

- (BOTH CHUCKLE)

- Hey, hey.

- We gotta go.

- Frank

Oh, yeah.

You are absolutely iconic.

Let's keep talking.

I got your number. You got my number?

Let's keep...

Let's keep chatting about this.

I feel really good about it.

- ♪ (LIVELY FOLK SONG PLAYING) ♪

- ♪ (VOCALISTS SINGING IN THAI) ♪

Old man fell. Better help him.

(SPEAKS THAI)

Go, go. Go, go, go, go.

Come on, let's go, let's go, let's go!

Go! Come on, let's go!

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(BOAT ENGINE RUMBLING)

♪ (SONG CONCLUDES) ♪

♪ (LIVELY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(CROWD CHEERING)

(IN THAI)

- Gaitok

Ah.

- (CROWD CHEERING)

(REFEREE GRUNTS)

Mm.

(BOTH SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

(BOTH EXCLAIM)

(ALEKSEI SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN)

- Laurie!

- (IN ENGLISH) Hi!

(BOTH KISSING)

- Three times. You learn, huh?

- (CHUCKLES)

Vlad

Oi!

- Aleksei

Hey.

- Hey.

I was hoping I would see you again.

- Yeah?

- Aleksei

Mm.

- Well, here I am. (LAUGHS)

- Mm. With great hair, huh?

I noticed. What is this? You want some?

Yeah.

(SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN)

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(SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN)

(CROWD CHEERING)

- (ALL CHEERING)

- Aleksei

Yeah!

- (LAUGHS)

- (SHRIEKS, LAUGHS)

- Yeah!

- (CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING)

Yeah!

♪ (EERIE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Valentin

Yes! Come on!

(IN THAI)

- MOOK:

- Gaitok

Huh?

♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪

- ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

- (INSECTS CHIRPING)

- (IN ENGLISH) Hey.

- Hey.

So, what do you think?

Yeah, I... I think he's...

I think he's cool.

Yeah?

Like, I... I like that he's all about...

how to be the best person you can be,

and... and how to go through life

without making shit worse

for other people.

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And I... I don't want to give in

to my dark shit.

You know, I don't want

to make things worse.

♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

You're the best.

I love you.

I was actually thinking, just now,

I want to do it, too.

What? Do what?

Like, come with you. Here.

- What?

- Like, I'll take a gap year.

I mean, right now,

I really... (CHUCKLES)

I really don't feel like

going home.

Like, ever.

And, yeah, I...

I just think it'd be cool

to be somewhere else...

with you. You know?

Here.

Um, are you serious?

I... I thought you'd be excited.

♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

No, I just, um...

I don't know.

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Well, I better go back to my room.

Just wanted to see if you're okay.

See you in the morning.

♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

- Chloe

Hey.

- Hi.

Are you guys having fun?

Yep. (SIGHS)

Yeah, but I think I might go.

Yeah, I'm really tired from last night.

Oh.

Well, I'll walk you back.

Oh, no, don't go.

Gary wants you to stay.

We had a long talk,

and it was really, um...

(INHALES DEEPLY)

Yeah, it was good.

That's really good.

He finally opened up about his ex-wife.

Apparently, they never had sex.

And because she was so insecure,

he couldn't really tell her

what he was really into.

You know, like, sexually.

And he doesn't want that happening to us

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because he loves me.

So, wait, what... what's he into?

Well, um, okay. (CLEARS THROAT)

He was telling me

that when he was a kid,

his parents used to have loud sex,

- like all the time.

- ♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

And they would leave their door open.

And he would then stand

outside their door

and just watch his dad

go to town on his mom.

What the fuck?

Holy shit.

And it would make Gary feel

this mixture of, like,

disgust and jealousy,

but at the same time, excitement.

You know? Like, his heart was racing.

And then, when he got older

and started dating,

he would have these paranoid delusions

that his girlfriend

would be cheating on him

with his best friend, and he'd obsess,

even though there was no basis

for it in reality.

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And he would have these jealous rages,

and, I mean, he lost

a lot of friends over it.

Yeah, I'm sure he did.

And one day, he realized

he kind of hoped

they were having sex behind his back.

So, he could find them doing it.

Just like he found his parents doing it

in the middle of the night.

So, it's kind of like

his worst nightmare

was actually his erotic fantasy.

Okay, that is demented.

No, I'm glad he told me.

So, what do you think?

(SCOFFS) About what?

Helping Gary.

Helping Gary how?

♪ (SENSUAL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Well, staying and...

you know.

(CHUCKLES) What? No. What? No.

Oh, relax. He wouldn't even touch you.

He just wants to creep up on us.

And at some point, I'll leave you,

and I'll go to Gary.

And it would be like

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he's winning his mother back

from his father.

Yeah, like a little boy's dream.

What, are you both insane?

Come on. I really want

this relationship to work.

- Please help.

- How?

- By boning you in front of him?

- Yes.

♪ (SENSUAL MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

No.

What? No, no.

I am not that kind of guy. No.

Uh, yeah, you are.

I gotta go. I'll see you guys later.

- ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

- I'm sorry, babe.

(SCOFFS) Whatever.

Okay, well, I'm gonna go. Love you.

♪ (INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(SIGHS)

All right. (LAUGHS) We're good.

(CAR HORNS HONKING)

- Frank

All right, well...

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.

- You want this?

- Frank

No, man.

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You said you weren't gonna bring that.

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

Yeah, I lied. I'm sorry.

- (SIGHS)

- What happened, man? You okay?

Rick

Yeah.

I... I built this guy up

in my... my mind

to be this thing.

And I'm sitting there,

and I'm looking at him,

and he's just this pathetic,

frail, old man.

I mean, I couldn't even hit him.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

So, you got some closure?

Yeah. Yeah.

That's a huge monkey off your back.

- You feel good?

- Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

- Let's get a drink.

- Rick

Really?

Let's celebrate. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Come on. Let's go.

- I thought you... you're...

you're sober, though, right?

You don't want...

Sober? That ship sailed.

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Come on. Let's go big.

You think it's a good idea?

We're in Bangkok, man. Let's fucking go.

- One night.

- All right.

Frank

I'll go back

to the monastery tomorrow.

Paint this town red.

Get a bucket, splash it around.

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Are you crazy? Take the money.

If I did that,

I'd be an accomplice to murder.

No... No, you wouldn't.

He's buying me off

so I don't tell anyone where he is.

Okay, so let him buy you off then.

It's not right, Zion. He had her killed.

Look, Ma, 100,000 dollars

is a lot of money.

Come on, you could take

the whole year off.

I'm not doing it, Zion. I'm... I'm not.

Okay, Ma. If you don't come

to terms with him,

he's gonna come after you.

You know that, right?

And they're gonna find your body

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in the Gulf of Thailand.

Shit, maybe mine, too.

Can't I get one fucking break

this fucking lifetime?

(SIGHS)

- Hey.

- Hi.

- (JACLYN SIGHS)

- (SIGHS)

Laurie's not responding to my texts.

She'll get over it.

Okay.

(CHUCKLES)

What?

I just... You know,

I... I feel bad, but I guess,

you know, you don't, so...

(SCOFFS) How bad am I supposed to feel?

(SCOFFS)

You don't know my situation, okay?

I'm... I'm not judging you, Jac.

I was actually defending you at dinner.

Whatever.

It's fine. I'll be the, uh...

I'll be the bad guy. I'm used to it.

Okay, well...

that's a good night. (CLEARS THROAT)

- Night.

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- Jaclyn

Night.

You know, you have the wrong impression

of me, right?

♪ (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Do I?

Yeah. I mean, I'm not just one thing.

I mean, I could be

somebody else if I wanted.

Well, then I think you should.

I mean, I bet I could even connect

with you on a spiritual level,

since that's so important to you.

(SIGHS)

What?

No, try me.

You know, teach me your ways.

Chelsea

If you want

to develop spiritually,

you have to learn to meditate.

- So, focus on your breathing.

- (BREATHES DEEPLY)

(BOTH INHALE DEEPLY)

Okay, so the most important thing

is to take everything very slow.

Just clear your mind of everything else.

(BOTH BREATHE DEEPLY)

Yeah. So you get the idea. Yeah?

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

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(SCOFFS) What, that's it?

You can't become soulful

in ten minutes. It takes time.

I'll give you some books.

These are really good.

She's a genius. She'll change your life,

but you've gotta go.

I've gotta call Rick.

I'm really worried about him.

♪ (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(PHONE LINE RINGING)

Automated Voice

Your call

has been forwarded to voicemail.

The person you're try...

♪ (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

What you doing?

I'm praying for Piper

to be miserable in that temple tonight.

Maybe Jesus will save her

from those Buddhists.

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

- ♪ (MOODY BALLAD PLAYING) ♪

- ♪ (VOCALISTS SINGING IN THAI) ♪

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

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(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(LAURIE MOANS)

(ALEKSEI GRUNTS)

(PANTING)

- Oh, God.

- ♪ (MUSIC BUILDS) ♪

(BOTH GRUNTING, MOANING)

- ♪ (SONG CONCLUDES) ♪

- (BOTH GIGGLE)

- Oh.

- (LAURIE SIGHS)

So, you, uh,

you live in New York City, huh?

- Mm-hmm.

- Aleksei

So cool.

- I've always wanted to go.

- Yeah?

Yeah. It's my dream.

Well, let me know if you do.

It'd be fun to take you around.

(CHUCKLES, BREATHES DEEPLY)

- Laurie

Hmm. What?

- Although, um...

if I ever leave this country,

they won't let me back in.

I've overstayed my visa.

I need to go back home

to Vladivostok to get my mother,

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but I can't.

- Oh, no. I'm so sorry.

- Aleksei

Yeah.

My poor mother.

She's sick and old.

Oh.

♪ (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

I need...

ten thousand US dollars

to pay off her debts

and buy her plane ticket.

Oh, wow.

(SOFTLY) Yeah.

Can you help me?

Oh.

- Aleksei

Yeah.

- I... I wish I could.

(SIGHS) I know you're rich.

Oh, no, no. I'm not that rich.

Please, my mother needs me.

She'll die there.

♪ (DISCORDANT STRING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Uh... I... I... I don't have

that kind of money on me. It's...

You could wire it.

Wire it?

You have PayPal? Or Zelle?

- Uh...

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- I really need help.

Cash App?

Uh...

I'm sorry to ask.

I don't know what else to do.

No, no.

- I... I'm not rich...

- (BANGING ON DOOR)

Nadya

Lyosha!

(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

- Laurie

What the... What?

- (ALEKSEI SHUSHES)

- Quiet. I'll handle it.

- (BANGING ON DOOR)

ALEKSEI:

Hey, hey, Nadya! Spokoyno!

- (NADYA SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

- (ALEKSEI SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN)

(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

♪ (DISCORDANT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(ALEKSEI AND NADYA ARGUING IN RUSSIAN)

Nadya

Where is your little bitch?

(ALEKSEI AND NADYA ARGUING IN RUSSIAN)

- (SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

- (GROANS)

(NADYA SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN)

(ALEKSEI SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

(ARGUING CONTINUES)

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- (ALEKSEI SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN)

- (SHRIEKS)

(ALEKSEI AND NADYA SHOUTING IN RUSSIAN)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

Aleksei

Laurie, come back!

We'll talk about it!

(PANTING)

♪ (EERIE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(WATER DRIPPING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Oh, look at this. Wait a minute. Wait.

- Oh!

Whoa, whoa, look at that.

Quick little...

Whoa. Hey. All right. Here we go.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

(INAUDIBLE)

(SNIFFS)

(LIGHTER CLICKS)

Frank

It's a party now!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SNIFFS)

♪ (EERIE MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

Victoria

I just don't think

at this age

I'm meant to live

an uncomfortable life.

Honestly, I don't know

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if I'd want to live.

Saxon

I don't have

anything else but this.

If I'm not a success, then I'm nothing.

And I can't handle being nothing.

Timothy

I'm sorry.

(GUNSHOT ECHOES)

- ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

- (BREATHES HEAVILY)

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

♪ ("THAI BOXING"

BY JIRAPHAND ONG-ARD PLAYING) ♪

♪ Thai, Thai, Thai boxing ♪

♪ Thai, Thai, Thai boxing ♪

♪ Come see the Thais

Watch how they fight ♪

♪ With just everything ♪

♪ Their hands and feet

Elbows and knees ♪

♪ This is an art of boxing

You would all love to learn ♪

♪ Ooh, ah ♪

♪ Thai, Thai, Thai Thai boxing ♪

♪ Thai, Thai, Thai boxing ♪

♪ Thai, Thai, Thai boxing ♪

♪ (SONG CONCLUDES) ♪

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