Girl in the Pool, The (2024)

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[waves rolling]

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[whooshing typewriter

clicking]

[birds chirping]

[bird cawing,

insects chirping]



[sighs]

THOMAS:

Am I a good person?

MAN [on speakerphone]:

We're doing

the self-reflective

thing today?

Yeah, I guess so.

Let me see, um,

well...

You have two incredible kids,

you got a gorgeous wife,

you have a beautiful home,

questionably decorated,

but it's fully paid off.

You got a great job,

still got that handsome smile

from high school,

so are you still

a good person?

Who cares, bro?

Honestly!

I mean,

stop going out of your way

to make yourself miserable.

You tell Kristen

your dcor thoughts?

Come on, man, f*ck, no!

I'm not trying

to get my a*s k*lled.

Your life is

damn near perfect.

And I promise you that,

there are people

way worse off than you are.

[drone buzzing]

That too insightful for you?

No, sorry,

it's the neighbor's damn drone

in my yard again.

Again? Dude, when are you

going to grow a sac?

Put that little sh*t

in his place!

I don't want to make

a big deal out of it.

"I don't want to make-"

Stop being such a f*cking beta!

You want me to come over

there right now, bro,

and smack that

little acne-popper?

Let me finish up here,

and I'll come over there.

[knocking window]

What the hell was that?

- I'll call you back.

- Remember what I said--

[softly]

Hi.

Sorry I'm late.

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

[chuckles]

[door shuts]

I didn't know

you were still coming.

Yeah, that's sort of the whole

surprise aspect of this.

But if you don't want

to hang out with me, then...

No, no, no, stop,

I always want to.

It's just, it's getting

kind of late and

I have dinner plans

with Kristen later.

We gotta leave by 6:30.

It's cutting it

really close.

Come on.

I just want to

celebrate with you.

Even if it's short.

Besides,

I brought you something.

If you want it.

One hour.

- I'm serious.

- Mm-hmm.

Wait, wait,

where are you going?

[door shuts]



Tom!

- Whoa!

- f*ck!

Oh, sorry!

- What the f*ck!?

- I'm sorry!

I didn't know you were

standing there.

Oh...

Okay, I'm sorry

if I scared you.

What is wrong?

- It's nothing.

- Okay?

- I'm fine.

- Fine?

Okay, we have dinner,

I don't want to lose

the table, so...

Okay, I'll hurry.

- Hurry?

- Yeah.

f*ck! Just hurry it up.

- It sounds good.

- Okay.

- sh*t!

- I love you.

KRISTEN:

Yeah, I love you, too.

[breathing heavily]

Okay, okay.

Okay, all you gotta do

is make it

through dinner,

all right?

That's all you gotta do.

You just have to make it

through this dinner,

you sick piece of sh*t.



[softly]

Okay.



[Kristen whispering]

...thank you for doing this...

I have to go.

Everything okay?

Yes, everything is good.

I'm just finishing up

some work stuff.

I'm all yours

for the rest of the night,

I'm just texting

this guy here, okay,

that's finished.

This matre'd

is a f*cking pain in the a*s.

Like, just move the table

time, please,

that's all I'm asking.

You...

son of a b*tch!

I can't believe

you just did that!

I'm sorry.

It's not funny!

This dress is expensive!

I'll buy you a new one.

I'm taking it off.

There ain't nothing

stopping you.

Fine.

Sit down.



I think I like it

better this way.

Good.

Now.

What are you

gonna do for me?



KRISTEN:

Thomas?

Honey?

Tom!

Hey.

Hi.

You okay?

I don't know.

I--

You don't know, okay,

well, I'm, I'm--

Shh, shh, shh.

You heard that, right?

- I didn't--

- Shh-shh!

- Hear anything.

- Shh, shh, shh!

Something's outside.

I didn't hear anything.

Because you keep talking.

I am not talking.

You're shushing me,

I'm trying to get us

out the door.

- Shh!

- Stop shushing me.

We're gonna be late anyway.

Let's just go,

it's probably...

Maybe one of the workers,

or a squirrel.

Everything's good, just relax,

it's your birthday,

we're gonna have lots of fun!

Okay? I'm gonna call

Sven again, let's go.

Come on, honey.

Tom!

f*ck's sake-- Tom!

[softly]

Jesus Christ.

Where the f*ck are my keys?

[screaming outside]

Okay. Whatever happens next,

just know I did this

because I love you.

What are you doing?

Tom, what are you doing?

- Somebody's outside!

- No, stop, stop it.

Tom, stop, stop.

- Stop!

- I got this!

Stop, you're acting insane!

Stop, I'm telling

you right now.

You're being ridiculous.

Put it down, that's not

going to do anything.

Put it down.

Thank you.

[Kristen sighs]

Who were you just

talking to?

- What?

- When I came downstairs,

you were

whispering to someone,

who was it?

No one.

Okay, so who were you

on the phone with?

I told you, work.

Okay.

Let me see your phone.

No.

Why?

Let me see yours.

[bottle rattles]

I'm gonna go get the g*n.

Okay, you're not

going to get "the g*n".

It's probably a neighbor.

Why don't you go check?

Or I will.

Go.

Okay, just stay here.

Okay.

Surprise!

[music playing,

overlapping conversations]

I genuinely don't know

what to say.

Let's f*ck' party, bro!

Yeah!

Okay, I-- I'm gonna need

a second to process this.

Thank you all for coming.

This is gonna be super fun.

Eat and drink and have fun,

get drunk and

make yourselves at home.

MAN:

Let's get f*cking turn

that sh*t up!

MAN: Watch out. Slip by,

slip by.

Let's go!

Surprise.

So... the dinner...

That was just a diversion.

ROSE: Who hired this DJ?

They suck.

Hey.

Happy birthday, Daddy.

- Hi!

- I missed you.

I know,

I missed you, too.

Are you about to cry?

It's not that serious.

No, I just haven't

seen you in forever

and I wasn't

expecting any of this.

I know, I thought mom was

gonna have an aneurysm.

We showed up early and almost

blew the whole thing up.

Hmm, really?

- Yeah.

- Do me a favor and go

get your brother and grab the

cake from the car.

Is that a two-person job?

Yeah, kind of,

actually, it is.

Okay.

Happy birthday.

[background party

music playing]

Oh, there he is.

Oh, couldn't put in

a few more steps before I--

I'll be with you

in a minute.

It's good

to see you, William.

Is it?

Man, my daughter pampers you.

Look at this.

Very, very impressive.

I mean, she's put her heart

at your feet, so...

let's try not

to step on it today, huh?

[sighs]

[softly]

Go easy, go easy.

Ah, f*cking stop!

I'm sorry, I didn't...

I shouldn't have spoken

to you that way, I just...

I thought we agreed

that no marks.

I'm sorry.

I have to pee.

MIKE: Don't you f*ck' move!

[background

party music playing]

Happy birthday, b*tch.

Bring it in, dude.

Come here,

come here, come on!

Thanks for coming, Mike.

Oh, dude, thank you.

You gave me a great reason

to get the f*ck

outta the house.

Newborns are

no f*cking joke, man.

I even got here early

just to get

the f*ck out

of there, man.

- It's just--

- You got here early?

MIKE:

Yeah, I got here early.

How, how, how long ago?

It doesn't matter.

All I know is I'm getting

f*cking lit tonight.

- No, no, no, no.

- What, what--

I need to know

exactly what you saw.

Whoa, dude, dude, dude,

chill, chill, chill.

What the f*ck are you on?

And... you got

any more for me?

It's-- sorry, man,

I'm not on anything.

Oh, dude, that's kind of

f*ck' lame.

You at least want a beer?

No, no, I shouldn't.

Oh... f*ck you,

you're drinking a beer

on your birthday,

would you come on?

- No, Mike--

- No, I'm not letting you

talk me out of this sh*t.

Just get your a*s down here

and have a f*cking beer.

It's simple, right?



Hi.

Hi. Are you having fun?

- Um...

- Yeah?

How much longer

do we have to do this?

Huh?

Do what?

The... party.

The party?

Your birthday party?

It just started,

and, I don't know.

Are you not having fun?

Honey, it took me a month

to plan this whole thing.

All these people here,

are here for you.

Why are you asking me this?

All right,

look, I was-- I'm sorry.

I was just trying to get some

sort of a time frame.

What? Like one hour, two?

One hour, two...

three, four.

Maybe all night.

Probably all night.

Okay?

Can you handle that?

Can you at least

try to have fun?

These people

are here for you,

to celebrate you,

your birthday.

I'm trying.

I know,

it's difficult, I know.

Okay, okay,

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Hey, how's it going in here?

It seems like it's not

going well at all.

Anything I can do?

We're fine.

I was asking my daughter.

If I ever want your thoughts,

you should take me

to the ER

because I'm feeling

a little strokey.

Unless there's something

you want to share,

something important.

Dad, everything's fine, stop.

It's okay.

It's his birthday,

just try to be kind.

Which is super-cute

when you're seven.

But, yeah, let's celebrate.

Why are we all

staring at each other?

- No reason.

- None.

Here's your ridiculously

overpriced cake.

I got it

all by myself, too.

Thank you, sweetheart,

thank you so much.

Everyone get out,

just go, leave.

ROSE: We're literally

already going.

Watch your mouth,

get out.

Table right here

for you, sir.

[general conversations,

background music]

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine, just...

Are you gonna

fix things with mom?

Dad.

No, no, I'm going to take of

everything, all right?

Just don't--

don't worry about it.



Ew!

Dad, what the hell?

Sorry, I-- I thought.

Wait, who-- who is this?

This is Pietro.

He's an ocean photographer.

He's the head of that

nonprofit we're starting.

Mahalo.

And happy birthday.

Yeah, okay.

Look, can we just

please keep everything

within eyesight, please?

Yeah, let's go.

Don't! Touch that.

What?

What did I do?

Nothing, I-- I wanna keep

all of the party people

in the same place, so...

Yeah, you said that,

we're just getting towels

to go sit by the pool.

Right, but not from here.

Okay, truthfully...

I found mold.

Ew!

Yeah, "ew".

And it's disgusting, I know,

and I'm gonna

deal with it later,

but just please don't

tell your mom right now,

I don't need her stressing

out about this, too.

If it's black mold,

you should get on that.

Thank you, Pietro,

I definitely will.

Thank you.

[phone chiming]

You want me to get that?

Oh, my phone!

Son of a b*tch!

Oh, I finally found it.

I've been looking

everywhere for this,

I'm sorry,

it's been making me crazy.

You guys go back

to the party, I got this.

All right, there you go, man.

Back at you.

Rose, don't forget to

wash your hands

just in case of

the black mold.

[phone chiming]

[chiming continues]

[party music playing]

Hey, what's up, dude?

How you doing? Good?

This is great.

- Good turnout, man.

- WOMAN: Nice statue!

You all right?

[overlapping conversation]

Everyone showed up.

- Abe, even Abe made it.

- Good old Abe.

Yeah, birthday boy.

Where's Sally-Ann?

I have no idea.

She's a real pill.

Oh, hi, guys!

MIKE: Hi.

You look good messy.

Thanks.

You're cute-- hi!

I got highlights

this week, y'all notice?

Let me stand in the sun.

- It looks good, right?

- Oh, no, it does.

- It looks like highlights.

- I went to my mom's...

- My mom's guy.

- Life is a party.

My man!

[general conversations

and laughing]

Doing well? Doing good?

[indistinct conversation]

Oh, my God, like stuck.

Hey, Thomas, hold on, where

you going, bro?

Let me ask you,

do you um... that stuff

we were talking about before?

What are you talking about?

The drugs?

- No, not-- what?

- Yeah, I got the drugs--

No, I was talking about--

no, no, wait, wait.

They wanna party.

He's joking, he's kidding.

It's not--

Hope you guys are having fun.

Boo!

Ha-ha, I found you.

- You did.

- I love this little cat and

mouse game we have going on.

Ooh...

You been working out?

- No, not really, no.

- Oh, I think you have.

Oh, I can tell you

and your son are related.

[imitating laser fire]

I heart you!

That's funny.

So tell me,

how was your birthday?

- Birthday's been going great.

- Good!

Just making the rounds.

Oh, I do have to go...

Wait a minute,

you're a little tense.

Do you need a little massage,

are you sure?

Yeah...

Listen, I'm really good

at massage,

the deeper the better.

I'm sure, I'm sure.

That guy, he looks pretty sore.

And I gotta go say hi to--

Okay, well, come back,

I have a Richard Avedon

story for you.

Hi, how are you?

Susan, like,

completely messed up my hair,

and, uh...

asked if I was legal.

Susan is a psychopath,

and avoid her at all costs.

SALLY [distorted voice]:

How are you?

Are you not having fun?

[distorted laughing]

Thomas!

MIKE: All I know is I'm getting

f*cking lit tonight.

SALLY:

Hey, there, hot piece of mess...

like Vin Diesel with hair.

THOMAS:

You got here early?

[distorted voices overlapping]

MIKE:

Chill, chill, chill.

[distorted laughing]

[overlapping voices continue]

You're gonna love it-- turn

that frown upside down, man.

[snapping fingers]

[overlapping voices continue]

[breathing heavily]

Oh, God.

[phone chiming]

Okay, okay, just breathe.

Everything's

going to be okay.

It's all gonna be okay,

you just gotta

keep it together.

All right?

Come on, man.

[sighs]











[sighs]

Come on, man.

Come on.

[softly]

Jesus!

Everything come out

all right?

Sorry, I-- I didn't know

anyone was waiting.

Were you talking to

yourself or your mistress?

- What?

- I see you.

My daughter may have

her head in the clouds,

but I'm just waiting

for you to slip.

And it's coming.

[indistinct whispering]

ROSE:

I just feel it...

THOMAS:

What's going on?

- Nothing.

- Nothing.

Well, it's obviously

not nothing.

She's upset and you're both

clearly hiding something,

so just spit it out.

I told you he already knows.

Know what?

What is it I "know"?

Nothing!

Nothing, it's fine.

Where are you going?

Ask her.

Where is she going?

Tom, just let her go,

it's fine, okay?

You're wasted already, huh?

Yay.

Jesus Christ.

Can't even take a piss

without you guys screaming.

- What is it now?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

- Dad, no.

What?

I mean...

ALEX: Mom, did you want me

to put the cake out?

Susan keeps asking about it.

I-- I don't care.

I mean...

What happened now?

[sighs]

BOTH: Nothing.

Shock to no one

your dad was being a d*ck.

Do you know what? I am getting

tired of this sh*t!

- Excuse me?

- Belittling me?

Humiliating me

in front of my family?

You know what

would be great, William?

If you could show me

some actual decency

for five seconds.

I mean, sh*t, man,

it's my f*cking birthday.

So I should just

sit idly by

while you scream

at my daughter,

and everyone else

in the house.

Buckle up, buttercup.

I'm just getting started.

Well, I'm sorry, William,

but I'm going to be

saying whatever I want

because this is my house!

That's funny, because I don't

remember the deposit

coming out of your account.

But maybe

I'm wrong on that.

[softly]

Jesus Christ.

If you want to yell and scream

like a girl scout

who lost her cookies,

go nuts.

But please, at some point,

just stop,

and admit to my daughter

what you're really upset

about, and remember,

you suck at

hiding things.

Ready, go.

- Dad?

- Yeah?

Go outside.

Oh, come on.

This is the fun part.

- No.

- No?

This isn't fun.

Great party, honey,

everyone's having fun.

Honey, I'm so sorry.

I'm gonna go check on your

sister, this is ridiculous.

It's okay.

I guess I'll just

get the cake later.

[Thomas sighs heavily]

So, are you and mom, like,

getting a divorce?

What? No.

- It kind of seems that way.

- We're not.

But like,

how do you know?

Because I just... do.

Look, could we please

shelve this conversation

- for another time?

- Yeah, yeah.

Dad, um...

Everything's gonna

be okay.

Your mother and I love

each other very much.

I'm gonna fix this.

But, hey, I promise, okay?

[sighs]

Okay.



Does this mean

we're done fighting?

Maybe.

I want to hear you say it.

Say what?

That you love me.



THOMAS:

I love you.

I am in love with you.

But I have a family.

Could you please

come back over here?

No.

You come here.



I just wanna

feel safe with you.

You are safe with me.

You have no idea what

I'm risking being with you.

If Kevin found out,

he would...

Hannah, look at me.

Please?

It would be bad for me.

Has he ever hurt you?

If I say yes...

would you leave her?

[door creaking]

Why are you creeping

on me every five minutes!?

No, Rosebud,

I wasn't trying--

Don't call me that.

I'm not a kid anymore,

I am an adult

with valid feelings.

No, I can see that,

if we could just calm down.

Stop trying to silence me!

Honey, you just need to be

a little bit quieter.

Mom, I'm not

doing this anymore.

"Doing"? Doing what?

What are we doing?

I cannot go back

down there

in good conscience,

celebrating and drinking

and eating,

pretending that

everything is okay,

while there are people

out there suffering, dying.

It's fine.

Just say what you need to say

and just be done with this.

Dad...

I'm dropping out of school.

Every year, there are nearly

five thousand deaths

related to malnourishment

in Madagascar.

Most of which are children.

Okay.

I know how important

college is to you,

and all the work you

and Mom did getting me there,

but sitting in a classroom

isn't helping anything.

I need to be the change

I want to see in the world.

[chuckling]

What? Why is that--

why is that funny?

- No, it's not.

- It's not.

- Are you mocking me?

- No, no, of course not.

It's just...

That's what all

the secrecy's been about?

You were afraid

to tell me that?

- Yeah.

- KRISTEN: No.

It's your birthday,

and she just kind of wanted

you to have a good day.

Don't laugh, that's rude.

Look, I just want

you to be happy.

That's all I want

for everyone in this family,

is for all of us

to be happy.

Sorry I lied to you.

It's okay.

Just...

no more secrets, please.

Except, maybe, from your

grandfather,

I'm a little tapped out

on his lectures.

I mean, it's fine,

I told him on the way over.

Um, sorry, I-- I didn't mean to

tell him first, it just kind of

like slipped out.

- No, no, no... wait.

Grandpa rode here with you?

- KRISTEN: Mm-hmm

- Yeah.

Which means you didn't

pick him up today, right?

No, no, I didn't.

No, I was getting ready

for your party.

Well, we're going

to ahead and go downstairs

because we have a house

filled with people

for your birthday, okay?

Thank you for expressing

all of this, let's go.

Okay? Good job.

I told you

he wouldn't be mad.

Okay, Rosie,

do me a favor,

sweetie, can you

go down and make sure

that the guests are, like,

they're happy and having fun?

And we'll be, we'll be

right behind you.

Yeah, okay.

We'll be right behind you.

I love you, we love you.

[door opens and shuts]

We need to talk.

I don't know how much more

of this I can take.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about

the fact that I know

you're hiding something

and I want you

to tell me what it is

before I assume the worst!

Kristen,

just tell me the truth.

You don't get to

demand things from me.

You don't get to tell me

how this part goes, Tom.

I've always had your back,

always had your back,

even when it's k*lled me.

I'm asking you,

right now,

I'm telling you,

you need to have mine.



[Kristen sighs]

What are you doing?

Comforting you.

I don't need

to be comforted.

- Okay.

- I'm fine.

[Thomas sighs]

So, what do you wanna do?

I don't know.

I mean, we should

go downstairs and...

pretend that we're

a happy couple,

act normal.

Stop embarrassing

ourselves and our kids.

Get through the night

together, you know?

Do you think

you can do that for me?

Yeah, yeah,

of course, I can.

Thanks.

What if I say yes?

Would you leave her?

[drone buzzing]

I'm gonna k*ll that kid!

Thomas.

Thomas!



You! Stop right there.

Now, I've had it with you,

and that drone.

I catch it in

my backyard one more time,

I'm going to smash it

to pieces.

f*ck you.

The sky's free.

Excuse me?

What are you gonna do?

Hit me?

That's what I thought.

Pervert.

Pervert!?

Yeah, you can

tell your parents

I'll be calling them, too.

Oh, no.

Not my parents!

What are you gonna do?

Tell them about

your girlfriend?

[muttering]

sh*t!



No, no, no, no.

Come on... come on.

Oh, f*ck.

[breathing heavily]

Oh, Jesus!

Oh, f*ck.

[phone chiming]

Hello?

KRISTEN:

Hey, did you get my text?

Uh, no, no,

I was running.

I was calling the office.

I thought you were supposed

to be at work all day.

I-- I left early.

So where are you

right now?

Um...

[breathing heavily]

- Tom?

- Running.

Running.

To the house?

Yeah, wait--

why, where are you?

Uh, errands,

I'm running errands.

Listen, I had to push

the reservation up,

so I'm on my way back now.

Can you be ready

by the time I'm there?

How long?

Hello?

- Hello?

- Um, just one second.

One second, one second,

I'm the middle of something.

Um...

45 minutes,

30 if I can beat traffic.

Just let me wrap this up

so I can get home.

- I'll see you soon, okay?

- Kristen will--

[grunting]

[breathing heavily]



[exhales heavily]

[scrubbing]

Come on.

Damn it.

[breathing heavily]

Come on.

[car door closes,

engine cranks]

[spraying]

[scrubbing]



[breathing heavily]

What...

[squeaking]



[lid slams closed]



KRISTEN:

Sorry guys, I found him.

Hiding.

What did you do

to the poor man?

Trust me, I look better

than I feel.

Don't listen to him.

I think you look great.

Thanks.

Oh, hey, did you see

the gift I brought you?

No, not yet.

[whispers]

PS-5.

Ha-ha!

You're welcome!

Speaking of

ruining surprises.

I really hope I didn't

mess anything up earlier.

These heels just

don't mix with grass.

I almost broke both my ankles

sneaking around back here,

and then my heels,

they just hurt and I, I--

I feel like it is

what it is, you know?

RANDALL:

She trips on her shadow.

- KRISTEN: You're good...

- Sneak attack!

Life of the party.

I've been looking for

your a*s everywhere, buddy.

- Cheers.

- WOMAN: Cheers.

Hello.

Michael O'Neil.

Regional Manager.

Friends call me Mike.

It's a pleasure

to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, Mike.

- Nice to meet you, both.

I wanted to tell you,

the guys and I are going

to be hanging out in the back

for a little while.

Abe's got something

he wants to show us.

You know,

if you're interested.

THOMAS:

Uh, maybe later.

Yeah, no problem.

I'll-- I'll come find you.

Not if I find you first.

Ah huh.

Nice to meet you, man.

- That's your boy?

- Yo, yo, yo!

No.

Interesting.

I'm sorry, I don't--

I don't know him and, um,

that was really awkward,

and...

I'm going

to go get some cake.

Ah, sure, you are.

- No, hey, I didn't mean--

- With him.

I'll be right back,

I-- I promise.

All right.

Have fun.



I'm not gonna hurt you!

[glass shatters]

What-- stop!

Look, just listen

to me, please.

You come any closer

and I'll tell my dad

everything I saw today.

What, what,

what did you see?

- You know what I saw.

- Aiden.

Take another step

and I'll slit your throat.

Slit my throat?

What the f*ck!?

Relax!

I just want the footage,

your drone footage.

Why would I show you that?

[sighs]

Because I'm going to make you

a deal you can't refuse.

How much longer

is this gonna take?

You want the footage

or not?

[keyboard clicking]

Okay.

Here.

I can't believe

you recorded all this.

You're a sick, twisted kid,

you know that, right?

Me?

You're the one doing it.

[Hannah moaning]

Can you just leave

the room, please,

- so I can watch this alone?

- You think I'm brand-new?

You're just gonna

delete the footage

and cheat me out of a deal.

Then turn around

or close your eyes, something.

[sighs]

[Hannah moaning]

You really have

a brand-new Play Station?

Yes.

- Can I--

- Yes, just be quiet!

[computer beeping]

What?

Hey, hey, hey.

What is this,

where's the rest of it?

The rest... of what?

Kid, the day I'm having,

you do not want

to mess with me right now.

- That's everything.

- Aiden.

I swear.

You're nothing

but a little con artist,

that's what you are.

What is that?



Oh, God damn it!

Uh, don't tell Kristen

you've caught me

eating cake, please.

Keep this one between us.

Yeah, good.

Appreciate that.

- Have a seat.

- Nah, you look busy.

I'm not, and it's okay.

Sit down.

I'm probably not

gonna ask you again--

ever, I mean, I don't mean

right now, I mean ever.

Have a seat.

There you go, that almost

looks comfortable.

Look, I feel awful

about what happened earlier.

I should've never

let it get that far.

Well, that's what a midlife

crisis will do for you.

And for the record,

I do not think

you're the biggest

as*h*le that ever lived.

I just always wanted better

for my daughter, that's all.

You can understand that.

Yeah, I screwed up

real, real bad.

[clicks tongue]

I wish I could

feign surprise.

On the day

of your wedding,

Kristen said something

to her mom and I,

very afraid that

she loved you too much,

that you could hurt her.

She was afraid

what she would forgive,

the depths of her own

sadness she could reach

just to be with you.

I told her she was crazy.

Thanks for proving me wrong.

I got lucky with Lorraine,

she forgave me my infidelity.

But... that doesn't mean

I don't curse myself

every single day.

It's burned in there, deep.

You don't want that.

You don't want

any part of that.

I-- I don't know what to say.

Whatever this is,

whatever this is,

fix it.

Not just for your family,

but for your own

peace of mind.

You don't want that burning

a hole in your head, so...

[men laughing]

[overlapping conversations]

- This is where we are!

- What's up boss man?

We were just looking for

a place to, you know.

It's fine, we were just

all clearing out of here.

Aw, come on,

don't be a Debbie Dow--

Hey, Abe over here has got

some serious dank.

You wanna get in?

Come on.

Come on.

All tap in.

Pops?

Enjoy, fellas,

besides...

I've done more drugs than

you'll ever look at.

I don't think drugs

are your thing, too weak.

[laughing]

My man.

- I like him.

- I like him, too.

- Hop up on this.

- Careful! Careful!

Come on, careful.

Hey, man, relax.

You need to hit this.

[laughing]

Now, I'm warning y'all.

This is some

strong-a*s sh*t, all right?

Ooh, yes!

Yo, this party

is litty titty,

up here in the burbs.

Cheers, yeah.

THOMAS: Yeah, just go easy

on the bin, okay?

[tapping bin]

So, uh...

Where were you at

earlier today, huh?

- What?

- Mm-hmm.

- Uh-huh.

- What?

Yeah, man, we was gonna

invite you to lunch, but...

your assistant said that you

took off early or something.

- ABE: Yes, sir.

- Yeah, she did say that,

because I-- I did, I just

wanted to get out of there.

You're hiding

something, Tommy, or...

FRIEND: Ah... yes.

- What did you hid from us?

- What are you doing, man?

Let us in on it, come on.

Come on.

What you hiding, man, huh?

Come on, boss man...

What's the roll, man?

You sure?

Any big deals on the horizon

that we should be

excited about?

- Mm-hmm.

- Full disclosure.

Come on, come on.

Sorry, sorry to

disappoint, guys.

All right.

- That's all you, boss man.

- Yeah!

Birthday boy's gotta do

the honors, come on.

No, no, no, I'm--

I'm not gonna do any of that.

- What?

- [overlapping conversation]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

He's got a point.

This is

the birthday boy, okay.

If he wants to be a p*ssy,

he can be a...

He can be p*ssy.

No, no, no.

You're right, you're right.

- Pussies get f*cked.

- Today you came out of a p*ssy,

so you have the right

to be one, also.

[laughing]

Guys, it's just that

my kids are here.

Aw, man, f*ck the kids!

Nobody cares about your kids.

Yeah!

Do you know what

would be really fun

is if we just all went

back to the party!

- Oh... hell, no.

- One hit and we're...

Hit this, come on.

Birthday hit, birthday hit,

birthday hit.

- Come on, guys.

- Birthday hit,

birthday hit...

Birthday hit,

birthday hit...

Careful!

Careful of the bin!

Birthday hit, birthday hit!

[chanting continues]

- [rattling in bin]

- What's that?

What, what?

Oh, that,

no, no, no, no.

That's mold.

Here, give me the joint,

give me the joint.

Yeah!

Aw, yeah!

Birthday hit!

That's my boy.

Birthday joint, birthday joint,

[whispering]

birthday joint, birthday joint.

What the f*ck was that?

Aw, that's just sad.

You're like a beat up

old woman.

Man, you're over

there sippin' tea.

Hit that sh*t, dude.

Hit that sh*t,

inhale from your ba*ls.

Diaphragm...



[distorted voices overlapping]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, who is

that guy by my wife?

MIKE:

The hot one?

You don't know?

Let's f*ck his a*s up.

I feel like I do,

I just can't figure out

from where.

Yeah, that's the worst.

Oh, my God.

- Huh?

- My knees are water.

Knees are what? What?

I told you not to take

that last hit!

[men laughing and joking]

Hey, can I talk to you?

Hey, I thought you were

going to get cake.

What?

You said you were going

to get some cake.

Oh, yeah,

right, I ate it.

- Was it good?

- It was delicious.

Was it? Good.

Hey, man, I'm Kevin.

KRISTEN:

Oh, sorry, this is Kevin.

I'm sorry.

It's been a really long day.

- Okay, um...

- Yeah, I'm sure.

As I was telling your

beautiful wife, here.

That, uh... I'm just

trying to find my wife.

- KRISTEN: She's beautiful.

- KEVIN: Thank you.



I-- I don't...

I don't know her.

Just, I was able to get into

her Uber account,

and the last location

she came to was here.

And now I'm trying

not to panic, but...

Her phone keeps going

to voicemail.

Which is odd because

we talk all the time.

Yeah, Tom?

THOMAS:

Hey, hey.

You drove grandpa here

this afternoon, right?

Ew, Dad, you look deranged.

Rose, for the love of God,

please just answer

the question.

Okay, yes, I drove him here.

Do you guys want some cake?

Not now, Alex.

And your mom,

she didn't pick him up

today because...

She still had to

pick up the cake

and then she had to get the

food, so whatever, yeah,

she asked me to do it.

So she was out all day.

- Yeah.

- You're sure.

- Yes!

- How? How do you know

she wasn't here at the house?

Because I literally was

on the phone with her

all afternoon while she was

at the store and everything.

It's true,

I was with her all day.

How high are you right now?

Really, how f*cking high

are you right now?

I thought we agreed to get

through this night together.

I thought you and I agreed

to get through this

night together.

- Yeah I thought too, but--

- Look at you.

[whispering]

How do you know that guy?

What guy?

The one you were just

all buddy-buddy with

a second ago.

Are you jealous of a guest?

I don't know.

No, no, Kristen, I'm just

trying to piece this together!

You need to get

a f*cking grip right now.

Calm the f*ck down.

You're acting insane, okay?

I don't know.

Why are you doing this?

Why am I doing what, Tom?

I'm not doing anything,

I thought you knew him--

Then why is he here?

I don't know,

why he's here.

I don't know him,

I thought you knew him,

I don't know, I never met

the man before in my life.

Okay?

Now calm the f*ck down.

PIETRO: Maybe you should

just ask him yourself?

Maybe.

KRISTEN: You're scaring the sh*t

out of me right now.

And the kids.

Okay. Okay, okay,

no one panic.

But that guy over there

is a very dangerous man.

Don't talk to him--

don't even look at him.

But don't worry,

I got this.

Okay,

you need to stop.

You do not-- stop.

Knock it off, Tom.

I'm not letting him

get away with this.

Get away with what?

It's time to expose

this mother--

- Tom.

- This guy.

- Tom... Tom...

- I gotta do something.

f*ck. Stop!



It's a set-up.

That's all this is--

he's trying to set you up.

But you're smarter than he is.

So everything's

going to be fine.

It's fine, it's fine,

it's fine.

It's fine,

it's fine, it's fine.

[sobbing]

[muffled screaming]

[banging on door]

- [doorknob rattling]

- One second.

One second.

- [knocking continues]

- One second.

Hey, it's me.

Okay, sorry.

It's a nice bathroom.

Look, I may be

overstepping here,

but truth is, I really

care about you, dude,

so I'm just gonna

lay it all out there,

because I am absolutely done

with the bullshit, okay?

I can make people.

Before you say anything,

I know what you're thinking.

You got it

all together, right?

That you can handle

all of this sh*t on your own.

[slapping palms]

I get it. Listen to me.

I've been watching you,

and I know, okay?

You've been taking

early lunches,

coming into work,

smiling and sh*t, right?

Hell, I've been

watching you all night,

run around, looking over your

shoulder and sh*t.

Okay? I know exactly

what's going on.

You really need

a new account.

And I want to be

a part of it.

Now, look,

before you say anything,

I know exactly why you didn't

say anything

in front of the boys.

I get it, you can't trust

those f*cking tadpoles.

But not me, no.

I want to be your partner.

I am standing here,

in real time, with you,

wanting to be your partner.

We're just middle management,

Mike.

Duh-duh-duh-duh.

For now, for now.

Yeah, look, I want to go

all the way with you.

And don't, don't worry,

I'm not gonna

press the f*cking details

and I'm not gonna

ask for your trust.

I'm going to earn it,

and I'm going to earn it

starting with...

this!

Is that cocaine?

I have no f*ck' idea,

but it could be.

Yeah, it is the ultimate

bonding experience,

and I ain't gonna let you

leave this restaurant

until you jump on this

f*ck' wagon with me

and join me for the ride.

What do you say?

Okay?

Happy birthday,

m*therf*cker, huh?

Come on,

let's get into it, dude!



Keep the party going--

I need five.

On it.

[party music playing]

Hey, it's time, you set

"Despacito"?

Yeah, could you...



[g*n clicking]

She ended up

owning a wine tasting

and chemical peel clinic.

I was her little tryout.

My face is going to be better

than a baby's a*s!

[distorted laughter]

HANNAH: You have no idea what

I'm risking being with you.

HANNAH:

If Kevin found out, he would,

he'd be really smart and

really ruthless.

KEVIN: I'm just trying

to find my wife.

And the last location

she came to was here.

[slow party music playing]

ROSE:

What is he doing?

I don't know.

This is so sad.

Also kind of beautiful.

Maybe it's just me,

but I feel moved.

Yeah, I'm gonna go find Mom

so she could put him to bed.

HANNAH: Tom?

Tom, please, Tom!

Hey, Thomas.

Are you okay?

Hey, man, you don't look

so good-- you all right?

Yeah, I just gotta find him.

Okay, wait, I think

you're too high, look,

why don't you stand by Lilly,

I'll go grab Kristen.

Yeah,

I got it, I got it...

Tom.

Oh, hey, look, hey,

I didn't mean

to catch you off-guard.

Yeah, I know

who you are, Kevin,

and I know why you're

really here,

so let's just

cut the bullshit.

The what?

Came back to the scene.

For what?

So you could go

watch my life unravel?

How long have you been

planning this for?

What the f*ck?

I'm just trying

to find my wife.

Yeah, nice try.

But I already

know everything,

and I'm not letting you

get away with it.

Okay...

Here's what's gonna happen.

You and I are

gonna go inside,

and we're going

to discuss things there.

Let's go-- now.

Now.

- There?

- Yeah.

I don't know

where I'm going.

Straight up the stairs.

Is she up there?

What? No.

Just keep moving.

- Don't even look at me.

- KEVIN: Okay. f*ck.

- Was that necessary?

- I want you to think about

how quickly this can go bad.

Hannah warned me about you.

All I have to do

is claim self-defense.

Wait a second.

So you do know Hannah.

You know my wife?

What the hell, man.

I want to see my wife,

or you take me to her.

Why would you ask me that?

Where is she?

I am not going

to tell you that.

Just take me

to my wife, right now!

No.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay.

Okay, hold on.

Hey, I can tell you

right now,

you and I, we are not

on the same page.

No sh*t.

I'm a pacifist, okay?

I'm all about

non-violent resolution.

Yeah, but you're okay

hitting your wife, right?

What?

I never hit anybody.

Then why would she say that?

I don't know,

I don't know.

Okay? She's done

a lot of crazy sh*t.

Hey, whatever she said.

Tom, is it?

Okay, she's messing

with your head.

You may think you know her,

but I promise you, you don't

know her like I know her.

Okay, fine, just don't point

that thing at me!

I'm deathly afraid of g*ns.

You f*cking disgust me.

Just tell me

what the hell you want.

Whatever it is,

whatever it is, I'll do it.

Nothing had to be like this.

And then you had to come

and ruin everything!

But you went

way too far, man.

[shuddering]

Okay.

And now we're all f*cked.



[computerized voice

on phone]

Stop, stop, stop it,

stop it, stop it.

I'm gonna,

I'm gonna pass out.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Did you f*ck my wife?

[blow lands]

[breathing heavily]

[moaning]



[ties tighten]

[distant laughing]

[siren whooping]

[phone vibrates]

[muttering]

d*ck.

[phone vibrates]

Come on.

[phone vibrates]

Dad?

sh*t.

This is not...

Come with me.

Uh, wait, who is that?

- Come on.

- What the f*ck happened?

Okay, I know that

probably looks...

really bad,

and it doesn't

make much sense,

but I promise you,

I'm going to explain

everything later.

Just don't say anything

until after I have a chance

to speak to your mom,

please.

Everything's

going to be fine.

I'm going to fix this.

Yeah, kind of keep

saying that,

and everything

keeps getting worse.

Alex, I need to know you're

not gonna say anything--

not to Rose, not your mom,

not anyone.

Please, kid, I really

need you trust me on this.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you,

thank you so much.

That means

the world to me.

ALEX:

Is that her husband?

Who's husband?

The woman, Dad.

The one from the pool.



I need you

to tell me exactly

what it is you're

talking about.

[choking tears]

I just wanted to help.

- What did you do, Alex?

- I'm sorry, I--

I didn't know her husband

was gonna show up. f*ck.

[whispering]

Okay, okay, Alex, Alex.

What did you do?

I...

I called your office

and they said

that you took

the afternoon off.

I just wanted

to come over and see

if you wanted to hang out

before dinner, so...

I came over, and I heard

voices in the backyard.

So I walked around to see

if you were back there.

[kissing and soft moaning]

But I heard her talking, too,

about leaving Mom,

and it just-- I knew that

you didn't want to, but...

she wouldn't take no

for an answer.

It all happened so fast.

[birds chirping]



[blow lands]

[blows landing]

I was so scared

on how you'd react, so I ran.

[sniffles]

But when I came back

for the party,

and everything

had been taken care of,

and the cops weren't called,

I knew that we were

in this together.

But her f*cking husband

has to show up,

- and what, is he dead, too?

- No, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, he's not,

he's not, he's not dead.

Look, we had--

we had a fight,

he's unconsciousness,

that's all you saw.

Okay. Okay.

What if we make it

look like he did it,

and we can clear

both of our names of this

and Mom never has to know.

Would that work?

Dad? Just please tell me

that'll work,

could we just do something?

- No, Dad.

- It's okay, it's okay.

Dad, no.

What are we gonna do?

I'm gonna fix this.

You're not good at that.

- Quick, grab his feet, quick.

- What?

- His feet, grab them.

- Okay.

To the closet on three.

One, two, three.

What the f*ck are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

- What are--

- Okay, okay.

Nobody move.

No one's going anywhere

until we figure this all out.

What kind of sick sh*t

are you two doing?

This is not

what it looks like.

Oh, my God,

is that a g*n?

[softly]

Oh, sh*t.

Yes.

KRISTEN:

Alex, come here.

Alex, come behind Mom,

right now.

Kristen, I can explain.

You stay there.

Don't you f*cking move.

Don't you dare move.

Alex, please...

No, Mom,

this isn't his fault, okay?

He was just trying to help!

Alex, just let me explain.

Just give me five minutes,

I'll explain everything.

Then you can go downstairs

and call the cops yourself,

- if you want.

- Dad, no, we ca--

Look, I will tell you

everything.

Anything you wanna know,

just give me five minutes

before we all

make this even worse.

No bullshit.

Tell me the f*cking truth.

What the f*ck

is going on right now?

[sighs]

I've been having

an affair.

Did you hear

what I just said?

You think I'm stupid?

Really?

You think I'm that dumb?

Of course I know.

I've known for months.

- You did?

- Yes, I did.

I've been meeting

with lawyers, so...

Happy birthday, surprise.

- You were gonna leave me?

- This is not about me!

f*cking selfish prick,

are you kidding me right now?

Why is he on the ground,

tied up?

What the f*ck is going on?

Right,

I was getting to that.

You're not talking

fast enough.

f*cking say

what you need to say.

Look, I just need

everyone to know that...

this is the absolute

lowest moment of my life.

No sh*t, Tom, no sh*t.

I mean...

I'm so sorry.

[Thomas breathing heavily]

I'm a liar.

A cheat.

A shitty husband,

a shitty dad,

and a shitty role model,

and you all deserved better.

And everything

that has led up

to what's

going on right now

is entirely on me.

I was reckless.

And I let that

jeopardize our family.

But I would

gladly give my life

to take it all back

and make this right again

if I could.

I would die for anyone

in this room!

I feel like this

is all my fault.

Your fault, honey?

How is this

your f*cking fault?

This is not your fault,

it's not your fault,

it's...

KRISTEN: Tom.

What happened?

I need to know right now,

why you did what?

I don't even know

what the f*ck you did.

Dad was having an affair

with this guy's wife and...

I k*lled her

and he hid the body outside.

What the f*ck, Alex!?

ALEX: I don't know what to say,

could we just...

ROSE:

Why would you do that!?

Don't look at me

like that, Mom,

I don't want--

I don't want to go to jail.

Tom, please tell me

this isn't true.

Mom, please,

I'm sorry, okay!?

- ROSE: How could you do that?

- ALEX: I don't know!

ALEX: I was just--

I wanted to save the family!

I know I let things

get out of hand.

But I do have a plan.

It's a really good plan.

That's right,

and if you could just trust me

to do the plan,

it really is the best way

to protect our family.

Especially our children.

ROSE:

This is so f*cked.

I don't want anything

to do with this.

Definitely don't want

to be the person

that sends anybody to jail.

Okay.

Thank you, Rose.

But this

has to be unanimous.

[sniffs]

What do you need us to do?

THOMAS: Okay.

Okay, I just need all of you

to go back to the party

and start

getting people to leave.

That's it?

That's it,

that's the plan.

Okay, okay.

You heard Dad, so...

Let's do it.

This is actually insane.

Thank you.



[laughing]

She hates me.

She doesn't hate you.

Are you mad at me?

LILLY:

Kristen, are you okay?

Is everything okay?

KRISTEN:

Yeah, everything's good.

Is Tom okay?

Yeah, he's just tired,

so we're gonna kinda

call it a night.

[door shuts]

- Hey.

- There he is.

LILLY: Can I take a family

photo of you guys?

This'll be great.

RANDALL:

That'll be a good idea.

Yeah, you look so good.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

You take my purse.

Rose!

Rose, come on.

RANDALL: Rose, come on,

come on, family photo, let's go,

birthday, remember?

- RANDALL: Come on.

- LILLY: Just one.

Or two, two, two.

LILLY: Hey, guys,

get in really close.

All right,

look a little happy.

Smile.

Okay, come on, you can

do better, one more.

Can you smile?

RANDALL: Don't you

want to center it?

LILLY: Okay, I will center.

No, I'm fine, I got this.

Yeah, okay.

Okay, smile.

- Okay, love it.

- Perfect.

MIKE: Silly boy!

Tommy, Tommy,

get your a*s over here.

You gibroni.

Come on, speech!

Birthday speech!

- MIKE: Come on. Everyone.

- ROSE: What's going on?

[chanting]

Birth-day speech.

Come on.

You tall glass

of poop juice,

get your a*s over here.

Come on!

[chanting] Birthday speech,

birthday speech.

[cheering]

All right, everybody,

we're trying

to wrap things up,

so I'll make this quick.

First off,

thank you, everyone,

for making it out tonight,

and, of course...

[phone ringing]

OPERATOR:

911, what's your emergency?

THOMAS: My name is Thomas,

I'd like to report

a domestic dispute.

I need the police here

immediately.

Because there are some things

worth protecting

at all costs.

[blow lands]

We're looking

for the homeowners.

That would be me.

- Whoa!

- g*n!

[shouting]

What the f*ck, dude!?

- What is happening?

- sh*t!

[cuffs clinking]



THOMAS: It wasn't supposed

to happen like this.

[moans]

I was just trying

to protect my family.

[police radio chattering]



THOMAS: I'm a very lucky man,

as most of you well know,

far luckier than I deserve.

And it got easy

to take that for granted.

But this world's

a crazy place,

and you never know what's

gonna happen next, so...

Always cherish

the people you love.

Love them lavishly,

honestly,

and I'm sure you'll do

a better job

of it than I have.

Stay on the lookout

for the truly

beautiful things in life.

Like the love from

someone you don't deserve.

Or the embrace from those

you cherish the most.

Be on the lookout

for second chances

to do the right thing.

Because some things are worth

protecting at all costs.



[car door shuts,

ignition starts]

[indistinct voice

on police radio]

DISPATCHER:

We found a body in a pool bin.

This is a homicide,

secure the crime scene.