[instrumental music]
I'm 16..
...already in trouble at school
and unfortunately have blond hair.
My mother liked to joke that natural blonds
were usually selfish
while dyed blonds were pathological liars.
Jim is my twin.
My only true friend.
Jim was the one person in the whole world
I could really talk to.
Who I felt comfortable with.
That may sound kind of fucked up
but it's a twin thing.
Don't worry, someday your hair will be brown
like mine and then people will finally take you
seriously and then it'll turn grey.
[gasps]
And they won't.
In every family, them was that one person
that was the glue that held it all together.
That was Jim.
He was the one who could cheer mom up
when she got down.
I brought out something different in her.
We'd inst moved from Michigan in Pains Verdes.
You see, it was always my father's dream
to move to California.
To be a heart surgeon to the rich and famous.
My mother wasn't sure at first about moving.
She said she was allergic to all the Botox
earthquakes and exercise.
But my dad insisted that the sunshine and sea air
was just what the doctor ordered“
doctor being him.
How's that pool?
Whoa, don't get the new house wet!
Not on -- Not on the first day.
Oh, look at this.
I couldn't believe they were selling
mass-produced Buddhas at the drugstore.
- I'll take a regular. - Here you go.
[chuckles] Thank you.
Oh.
Hey, I think I see a whale.
- No way. - I do!
Right there, below the seaweed.
- I don't see anything. - Look.
- To new beginnings. - To sunshine!
- To sunscreen. - To us.
Which us?
All of us.
I always said we'd move to paradise, didn't I?
- Yeah. - Let's go down here.
I'm gonna throw you in the ocean.
In school, we learned about people
who came West in wagon trains
to start new fives.
So did my family.
Even my mom was doing her best tn be hopeful.
So vast.
Yeah.
We're gonna be happy here.
YUP'
Well, I'm happy already.
This is so goddamn vast.
[indistinct chatter]
I wish I could go back and hold on
to that moment forever
and just be happy for everything that we had.
- Hey, Phil. - What?
- Let's not go tonight. - What?
Let's stay home. Let's stay home.
Phil, let's stay home.
It's important to go out, meet new people.
This party is, you know, to welcome us.
Well, it's also important to stay home
and make this our home and fill it with memories.
- I know. - Yeah.
But we already said, we have to go.
- Oh. - Give me a little more.
- Mm, no. - Come on.
- No, no, no. - Yes.
- Look -- - What?
If you want me to get ready
I have to get ready.
We're gonna be late to your important party
and your spray tan's rubbing off on me.
[clears throat]
[indistinct chatter]
- Phil. Hi. - Oh, my God.
So great to see you.
- Ava, hello. Hello. - Hi. Hi.
0h. My wife, Sandy.
- Hi, Sandy. - Ava.
- This is exciting. - Yes.
- Fiesta. - This your first night?
- It's our first fiesta. - A! the dub? Yes.
- Do you like the house? - Oh, my God.
- Oh. - Yeah.
So you're a cardiologist?
Yes.
I read all about you in the "Best Doctors."
You invented that cardiovalvola, right?
I'm impressed. You've done your research.
Well, I used to work as a drug rep.
I tell ya, when you've held
a, a beating human heart --
Excuse me.
I can't even look at raw liver.
I mean, I'm totally vegan.
- I'm Jim. - Nice to meet you.
It's nice to meet you. I like this.
Oh, thank you.
Uh, welcome to the club.
Thanks.
You just moved to town?
Are your kids here?
Uh, yeah, they're here somewhere.
That's what we love about the club.
We never have to worry about them.
Oh.
[instrumental music]
Let's go home.
Let the kids hang out with their new friends.
Could you just, just try to act
like you're having a good time, alright, baby?
. 1 am trying. - Okay.
I don't know if these Xanax
are even working anymore.
Maybe ease up on the taquitos.
They work better on an empty stomach, alright?
[indistinct chatter]
Let me guess, your father is a, a finalist
in the limbo competition.
Yup. He's wearing a sombrero.
I knew it.
So I was reading this thing about
how whales go to Mexico to have their calves
and then they travel back with them.
But they have these half-day trips.
We can go out on boats and you can see them.
Oh, honey, 6 hours on a boat?
Oh, God, you'd die of boredom
and seasickness.
Yeah, it'll be probably pretty lame anyways.
Look at Jim.
He does take after his father.
I don't know who you take after.
You -- You're..
...your own special person, honey.
That's good.
Hm.
I'll go find e! senor.
Oh, get us nut of here.
[bell rings]
We learned at school about the tribe-s
that originally inhabited PU'.
The Chumash and the Tonga Native American tribes.
There are new tribes now, of course.
[laughing]
Hey, what's up with your sister?
Why doesn't she come hang out with us?
My father said things would be different here.
But X knew Jim wank! want tn be popular
and I wouldn't.
Oh, she just does her own thing.
That's cool. That's cool.
Yeah. She's awesome.
Phone down in the back, please.
Anybody offer any opinions? Do you remember?
Does this ring a bell, the word mana
when we studied Proper Asia and Polynesia?
Their society was structured“
Hey, wait up!
Property always sold fast in Palos Verdes.
People liked that the grass
had to be kept green and cut attractively
that the walls of each house
had to be painted every 3 years
and that the buildings were required
to have tiled roofs.
The beaches were maintained daily
with special machines to clean the sand
and thrush, mix and spit it out
into crystals of immaculate white powder.
The police knew each family by name
and by make and model u! their car.
There were no fights on the football stadium
because the locals didn't want anyone
from out of town there after dark
or anywhere in W, really.
The beaches were not private
but they might as well be.
The residents didn't want any outsiders
ruining their zillion dollar views either.
There were no streetlights
fast food stands or apartment buildings.
All outlawed by the city ordinance.
A chaos of stars filled the skies of Palos Verdes.
But everything else was regulated.
[indistinct song]
[indistinct chatter]
Wow.
- Whoa! - Hey! Hey!
Hey, keep it down!
Do you know how Kate it is?
Oi, lady. Go back inside.
I'm gonna call the police.
Go away!
Don't be bothering 'cause we'll be louder!
10 whole seconds, no turning.
Don't get up.
What the hell?
- Where'd you get this? - Don't worry about it.
We should get another one. Let's ask mom.
- Do you really want one? - Yeah.
We don't need to ask mom.
Nah, people will laugh.
Maybe we should go somewhere else.
Don't be such a baby.
[instrumental music]
I Ooh ooh ooh ♪
When we were kids, Jim and I had a treehouse
in our backyard.
We'd pull up the ladder
and no one could get to us.
I always liked it best
when it was just the two of us.
For the first time in a long time
it felt like we were in our treehouse again.
I Ooh ooh ooh ♪
I Ooh ooh ooh n'
Shit. It's the bayboys.
Keep it cool.
Hey, where you going?
Just takin' my son surfing.
Yeah. Are you?
Dad, let's just go somewhere else.
No, no, no. It's okay. Look, dude.
We're mat gonna be in your way.
1 don't wanna put you down in from of your son.
- Really? - Get the fuck out.
- Dad, let's just go -- - Beat it.
What are you guys starin' at?
[indistinct chatter]
Shit. Got out just in time.
They don't own the waves.
Actually, they do.
That guy Chad
his stepbrother, Alex, is in my math class.
He's never there.
Chad's like 30 years old
and he still lives at home.
Well?
Oh, baby.
Wow, mom.
Digging the green.
I feel like Peter Pan.
[chuckles]
Mm. Mm.
I can't believe you moved us to a town where grownup women
wear green tennis dresses on purpose.
[Siqhs]
Oh, look at this.
"Do you have the face you deserve after 30?
Welcome to the ageless future."
I have the perfect anti-aging solution.
It's called death.
- Come on. - Wow, mom, that's dark.
You're beautiful and when the time comes
I know plenty of doctors --
- Oh, God. - God, dad, really?
- Oh, yeah. - If that's what you want.
I'm gonna be late tonight. I have a late consult.
Have fun at the club today.
Maybe invite some a? the girls
for, uh, barbecue this weekend.
That would he fun, right, kids?
You could invite some friends, too, if you want.
Bibb salad with the dressing on the side.
Chopped salad for me, no dressing.
I'll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.
You must have a fantastic metabolism.
Oh, well, I'll tell you my metabolism secret.
Smoking. It makes you poop.
Cleans you out.
I'm joking. I'm just joking.
[laughs]
Phil and I just, we like, we like to joke.
Sorry, not lunchtime appropriate.
So how are you liking our little slice of paradise here?
[chuckles]
It's the waves.
I mean, they're so loud.
They're in -- incessant.
I-- I can't sleep.
And the surfers drag their surfboards
over the ice plant and ruin everything.
And why do your kids roam around in packs
stand at the edge of cliffs
like little praying mantises?
What's wrong with them?
[indistinct chatter]
I'm sorry, but Dr. Mason isn't currently
in the office.
Really? He's not there?
I could take a message for you or --
He said he had a late procedure.
No, ma 'am. He left at 4:00 p.m.
[sighs] I see.
He said he was leaving early today.
I'll go ahead and put a message in that you called.
Well, thank you.
No problem, Mrs. Mason.
I guess the heart disease just cleared on up.
[mumbling]
[grunts]
Okay. Okay.
Mom?
I need you to sign something for school.
You're so young and pretty.
Find someone who loves you
for who you are on the inside
not your face.
People get tired of faces.
Sighs
[clattering]
You guys want juice?
Fuck.
Hey, what the hall's going on?
This isn't good. This -- This, it's not healthy.
Pm mt sure my health is a, was a real issue -
Well, I'm a doctor. Health is something
that I know a thing or two about.
You don't care about my health.
You care about my cheekbones --
I care about your goddamn black hole moods.
How you suck us in.
And sometimes, Sandy, I swear --
Swear what?
I swear what?
You'd feel so much better if you just got dressed“
...and went out.
Mom's really losin' it, isn't she?
She's not.
She's just"
...alone here, you know?
And those pathetic plastic people don't like her
and dad rags on her all the time.
Oh, shit.
Come on, let's get out there.
What's that?
- Huh? - What is that?
A marijuana cigarette?
- What? - Give me that thing.
Let's see it. Thanks.
- Here we go, boys. - You got a deal.
- Thank you. - of course.
You actually live here or you just surf here?
lust stay on the inside, okay?
Don't snake our waves.
- Yeah. - Yeah?
Of course. Veah.
Man's that out there?
That's my sister, actually.
Out there, boys.
[laughing]
These assholes keeps multiplying, man.
The bayboys had all these ridiculous rules
that Jim wanted us to follow.
For the bayboys, the more you tried to look like a surfer
the less of a surfer you were.
They never wore colored wetsuits
or anything bright, modem or neon.
They rode retro boards and didn't do tricks
or fancy stunts.
You just rode waves.
You rode and you didn't fall off.
I Mo? care what anyone were or how they rode.
I just wanted to surf.
The boys would tell me I had to wait in line
behind them and not to snake waves.
They would tell me I should stick
to cheerleading or ballet.
But I didn't let it bother me.
Hey, don't get too close to her.
I think she's on the rag
like that old sharkie.
They warned me to wait my turn
and to not take their waves
but I didn't listen.
I went in front, first, behind
over the tap, it Mo? maker.
You only get a turn if you fight for one.
I From the Earth from the sand I
I Even remade me by hand I
3 Round and round on the whee? S
I The way it is the way it feels ♪
H-kmhoohoohoor
Himmmmmmmr
J" Aah aah aah ♪
I Do I even know you at all? I
Himmmmmmmr
Him mm mm mm r:
[sniffing]
Chanel.
[sniff-i]
I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.
I knew it. I knew it.
I knew it.
HEY-
- I have an announcement. - Oh.
We're gonna start a new life.
I'm no longer gonna be fake.
The ladies of Palos Verdes
can take their perfect lives
and shove it up their asses.
No tennis clothes.
No Lancome hydrate.
No balanced meals.
We are gonna move to Blaine, Minnesota
where the women don't wear tennis skirts
and you won't be faced with so much temptation.
Uh, I can't leave here.
I have a job. I have patients.
Fine. I'll take the kids. Go pack. Go pack!
I'm not going to fucking Minnesota.
It's just you and me then, Jim.
- Alright. - Hey!
- What's going on? - Damn it, Phil.
Jim's friend saw you having lunch with her.
She saw you!
- You know who I mean. - I don't.
[Siqhs]
Okay. Okay.
Uh, uh, what are you Elfin' about?
I eat lunch all the time with nurses
or pharmaceutical salesmen --
Or cute little tennis ladies.
I spoke to a lawyer.
Jim, can you pack, please? Can we get ready?
[sighs] Seriously?
Is it, you -- you wanna leave with your mom?
You're a liar.
You said things would be different.
Why don't you just go fuck another nurse?
Jim.
- Jim, wait! - What?
You wouldn't actually go with mom, would you?
Oh, come on, Medina. Where's she gonna go?
She never leaves the house.
Look, she's just putting that asshole
on notice, okay?
[upbeat music]
Got these from the, uh, Korean hearth.
- They're Qxvtonfin. - Yeah.
Here, take one.
I Oh my gosh I
I Easy easy I
3 Hold it down hold it down I
I Oh my gosh I
Do it. Do it.
I Oh my gosh N
Ah, gross.
- Aah. - So gross.
No, you don't need anymore. Don't drink anymore.
Taking you away from here, come on.
[indistinct chatter]
[laughter]
Think your mom should stop the flashlight.
Looks like a fucking lighthouse.
Yeah, she's always pacing around in her robe up there.
It's fucking spooky.
Watch this.
Rm!
- What the fuck? - Go, go, go!
[cheering]
Alright, Jimmy!
Fucking epic!
[chuckles]
[Siqhs]
It was stupid what you did.
[chuckles] Yeah.
I was pretty wasted.
No. Annoying.
[laughs]
[Siqhs]
Imagine the waves in Bali.
Or Fiji.
We should go there someday.
That would be so cool.
Surfing there in huge waves.
[panting]
Let's take a break.
[Siqhs]
Why are you and mom still fighting?
[sighs] It's kind of complicated.
Um, we got married so young, you know?
I don't know, maybe you're not supposed
to be with the same person your whole life.
But honestly, I think that your mom
would be happier without me..
...in the long run.
Are you serious?
Well, it's complicated. Um..
Something happened.
I met someone.
I mean, I've fallen in love.
She's a terrific lady.
It's our real estate agent.
- What? - It's Ava.
It was a complete surprise.
- I never expected it. - What?
I'm so sorry, babe. I'm so sorry.
- Oh, my God. - What?
Tm sum, huney.
I have another chance to be happy now.
Another chance at my life.
Baby, I gotta take it.
You understand that, right?
Dad, you can't just leave. That's not fair.
We're gonna come and stay with you, right?
Of course. No, no, no.
Ava and I have already talked about that.
Thing is, um, she has a son, Adrian.
So she just wants to wait until she feels
a little more secure in our relationship.
Honey, we're gonna be together all the time.
It's gonna be terrific.
I just need your support on this.
Especially when I tell your mom.
Goddammit.
[intense music]
[no audio]
[indistinct shouting]
Where would you like to start with sorry --
It doesn't have anything to do with your friends.
Would you like to start with sorry?
Did you find somebody skinnier than me?
Did you find someone who's twat
wasn't blown out birthing your babies?
Did you find.. What are you looking for in a woman?
What are you looking for?
Why don't you start with that?
We've run our course!
Fucking run our course?
Why the fuck did I move to California
if I had run my fucking course with you?
Are you fucking --
I'll take the fa“ for this.
You'll take the fall! God!
Of course, you'll take the fall.
You have made me crazy! God!
This is gonna be better for everyone.
Right, Medina?
Tell your mother, please.
Tell your mother, please, Medina.
Right? What?
Right, Medina? What? You what?
Fuck you.
Do you have something you wanna say to me, Medina?
[knocks]
- Medina! Medina! - Hey! Medina!
What are you talking to Medina for?
What does she know that I don't know?
I'm your wife, goddammit.
I had sex with you for 20 fucking years!
Our fucking real estate agent?
We came out here a year ago
and we took her to lunch.
I know.
You held my hand under the table.
What, have you been fucking each other
on text? On Facebook?
Get the fuck out of my house.
I'm embarrassed to be your wife.
Get the fuck out of my house!
Oh, boy.
Oh, man, I..
I don'! know what to say.
I'm so sorry.
I just snapped.
I just snapped for a sec.
Can we forget all of this?
Can we please inst forget all of this?
I mean, Why'd we move here in the first place?
Oh, you're the one who wanted the money.
And the Mercedes.
If you don't care about that
let's stop all this then.
Alright.
Credit cards are for emergencies only.
Come on, Phil, there's --
The checks will come weekly.
There's no reason to take things this far.
[instrumental music]
♪ I know it's been so long ♪
I Since we saw each other last I
Come home.
You promised you'd never leave me.
For better or for worse.
That's the deal. Remember?
Phil, come on.
For the sake of the kids.
Don't do this to them!
[subs] I will get help.
I will. I will.
I love you. We love each other.
I've tried everything I could.
I So long since we saw each other ♪
I've tried everything I could.
Nothing's gonna change.
♪ I'm sure we'll find some way ♪
I To make the time pass I
I Hey moon if I was to fall I
I 1 waft hi! so deep X
I Though I doubt I'm gonna I
I You can wake me up if you wanna I
I I would hate for you to hang there all atone x
I The whole night through ♪
s Hey moon s
I My old friend I
s Hey moon s
I The night is coming to an end I
s Hey moon s
I Come back soon n'
Jimmy.
Yeah?
I can't sleep.
Would you come sit in my room?
Sure, mom.
Sure.
Now is the time to take control of your..
New is the time
to take control of your life.
Now is the time to take control of your life.
Let's find dad and cheer him on, huh?
He loves that.
- Mom? - Oh, shit.
Mam.
Alright, pick it up.
HEY'
I called him softly. Phil!
- Alright. - Hey, Phil!
Oh, look at this.
Look at this little fucking playdate.
I found you. Hi.
M. Can I join?
I know you've always wanted me to join.
So here I am to make your wish come true.
Kids, go back to the car, please.
Let's see.
Oh, good, here's a racket.
Where were we?
Where's the score here with this little game?
- Ow! - Love-nothing.
Whoa, hey! Come on, Sand --
- Motherfucker! - Calm down!
Maybe you wanna teach me because I am a beginner
and you are quite a tucker.
- Please don't do this -- - You are quite a te..
I would back the fuck up if I were you, Phil.
Please don't do this.
Let's see, who did you like to teach?
Lynn G., remember that bitch?
- Jesus Christ. Alright. - Amber, Gigi.
Motherfucker!
Oh, Ava, didn't you know, huh?
You're just another bead on a long string, honey.
You thought you found your meal ticket
here with Dr. Phil.
Well, let me guarantee you something, okay?
All you're gonna end up with is a mouthful of jizz.
[grunts]
[panting]
Come on, kids. Shut your mouths.
Let's go. Jim!
[music on stereo]
Hey, look who it is.
Hey, dude.
Picked up some new shit if you want some?
Yeah, sure. I'll call you later.
Alright, I'll see you out there.
I Well same old Bobby same old beat I
Oh, holy shit. I think that's Dan Edder.
Guy's a legend around here.
We seen pictures of him in magazines.
He. drives to, like, Mexico
and Nicaragua and surfs big breaks.
I The same old clutch same old streets ♪
Oh, man!
Alex says he never surfs the bay
except on big days.
And that he doesn't talk.
He's really, really good.
I Easy come and easy go H
[clears throat] Keep it cool.
- What's up? - Hey.
You two gettin' out there?
Yeah, for sure.
Great bay. Good for the take-offs.
HEY'
You come back next time and I'll show you the secret spot.
Hey. Oh, hi, kids.
- Hey. - You look nice.
What, you have a new girlfriend or somethin'?
[chuckles] No.
Where are you going?
Just to a party. Someone's house.
Apparently, there's a bowling alley..
...in the house.
Who's gonna be at this party?
I don't know.
You haven't perfected your father's signature
and we have a lot of work to do.
We have checks.
I don't want you going out
until you have it perfected.
You -- You're the man of the house now.
Alright?
[sniffles]
[instrumental music]
[Siqhs]
Go fish.
- Jimmy. - Huh?
Go fish, Jimmy.
[laughing]
[indistinct chatter]
511961' plus! H°§ hi?!' hot!
Turn it all on. Turn it.. Jimmy, go to the kitchen.
I like it really nice and cool.
Here.
Oh, wait a minute.
- Here, chandelier. - Over here. Over here.
Come here, Jimmy. Oh, that's very good.
Take this, Phil. Take this, Phil.
What do you think of that, Phil?
Sm.
Oh, my God. Okay.
Alright, put them down.
Oh, it's like playing with a.. Alright.
Jim, go fish.
_ Y“ “av? . Hm?
Sleepy bunny. You sleepy"
[rock song]
. “Aw. - What's up?
- You wanna come in? - Sure.
You hang out with the gay boys, huh?
Not really, they're my brother's friends, but..
Pseudo-macho dipshits if you ask me.
So where's your favorite place that you've traveled to?
Mexico's good.
[Siqhs]
Wash it down with this.
Okay.
- You alright? - Yeah.
[breathing heavily]
Nu. Stop.
No, I don't really wanna do this.
- It's alright. - No, I don't want to.
Don't be..
No, it's fine. It's fine. Trust me. Trust me.
Stop. Stop.
Well, hey, hot stuff.
Mm. You looked great out there.
Thanks. Give me a sec.
Medina?
Yeah. And how do you know who I am?
I'm Adrian.
I've been living with your dad.
You shouldn't be here. My brother's gonna kill you.
Well, I-- I just wanna talk --
- I don't. - That's“
Did my dad send you?
No.
Good.
Looks rough out there.
- Do you even surf? - Yeah, I surf.
Just a little bit better than that girl in the white bikini.
Well, you can't surf at Lunada.
Maybe try Pratt Point.
They're the worst part about moving here, you know.
How do I get to Pratt?
Someone has to show you.
Oh.
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chatter]
[Siqhs]
[Subs]
Sandy?
It's Joe. Joe Pitchuck.
We met a while ago.
Uh, I work at the, uh, Caldwell Banker too.
[sighs] Oh.
- You okay? - Oh.
Yeah, I'm -- I'm great.
Everything is pretty terrific, Joe.
I'm sorry about the article.
Yeah, well, I can imagine some pretty dark things
but I didn't think he would..
[scoffs] ...buy a palazzo for her.
[sighs] Yeah, it was quite a sale.
I know 'cause, uh, that bitch stole
the, uh, listing right out from under me.
But listen to me.
You're a really terrific lady.
And this is no reflection on you, okay?
Thank you.
Thank you for saying that.
If there is anything you need
you know, just give me a call.
Here's my number.
Gosh, Joe, those are
those are really kind words.
Thank you.
Nobody reads that stuff.
Check out these mushrooms, man.
Trust me, you'll never have as much fun
in Astronomy, bro.
- Yeah. Yeah. - Yeah.
Bro, don't do it.
Bro, don'! fucking {mow up.
[retches]
Alright. Eat it. Eat it. Eat it.
You're gonna fucking waste it, bro.
- Eat it. - No fucking way.
Eat it, bro. Fucking eat it.
That's $20 in the fucking sink.
Eat it, okay?
[retches]
Get it all. You want it all in there.
Gross.
3 ifs over oh old friend S
I Oh it's oven'
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I Oh old friend m:
HEY-
I wanna read you something.
Okay.
A Mus?
[chuckles] A plus?
You're a genius, Medina.
A genius.
A plus.
Here, read it to me. Read it to me.
"The Marubo tribe from Africa believes
that no one in their tribe can ever safely leave --"
Ma rubo.
Pay attention.
"Sometimes Marubo children sneak away to Cape Town
"but the elders are smart.
They keep everyone's soul in a jar."
Wow. Soul jar.
That's cool.
"The kids have to come back for their souls.
"If they don't, they die soulless.
And a lot of them do."
That's sad.
What they're trying to say is
nothing's worse than leaving your tribe.
Not even dying.
Maybe we're the tribe of Palos Verdes.
You and nae.
You keep my soul..
...and I keep yours.
We stick together, no matter what.
Kids!
I have an announcement!
We're starting a new life.
I I have a good idea I
I And your dad's not here to stop me n'
We are going to be surrounded by beauty.
Our life will be one of style.
We could get a gazebo!
New set of 900% furniture.
It's indoor-outdoor living.
That's what it is.
That's why you move to California
and we're gonna have it!
Would you like a playhouse?
Like a little house with everything in it
that's just the right size?
Phil Mason. Phil Mason.
It's black. It's black. Phil Mason.
Can someone get me a telephone, please?
Order.
No.
Hello, yes. From the Palisades Collection.
King size sleigh bed with a beach}: feel'.
Yes, with the mattress. Organic.
Yes.
You have a 5?
Oh, look who's all dressed up for daddy.
I'm not dressed up. Jim, are you ready?
It's just dinner.
You think your dad's gonna bring his new son?
Dad really wants to see you.
No, I'm over it.
Oh, thank you. Look at that.
That's a whole fish right there, huh?
That's the whole fish.
Do you know that human beings are the only species
that befriend their prey before they eat them?
Oh, God.
- Here we go. - Hm.
We're also the only species
that flies airplanes and transplant hearts.
You know, when you eat vegetables, you kill them.
I don't think that's, uh, correct, mom.
Adrian goes to Westridge, the brainbox school.
He's gonna study Animal Sciences
in the fall if he aces his finals.
- So, Phil. - Hm'!
The guys only allow white people in this club?
[laughing]
- No, no, no, no. - Oh, my God.
What?
No.
There's Jerry.
- “Unis the 'Hangs. - Okay, wok.
[chuckles]
Medina, what about you?
What are you interested in?
- Surfing. - Yeah?
Really like surfing a lot.
You like surfing? That's great.
I surfed once.
I was pretty good, but then I got, like
4 stitches on my chin, so...
Well, we got through that.
Thank you for coming.
He's a strange one, huh?
[chuckles]
Yeah, he is.
Hey, I need you to, uh
talk to your mother about something for me.
I have to go to Paris for a medical conference.
Ava's never seen the Riviera.
Um..
...can you tell her you're okay with that?
You are, right?
Yeah, I could talk to her.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
- Yup. I'll see you soon. - Okay, sweetie.
He didn't even say goodbye.
He doesn't leave for a week.
You should call him.
Really?
I don't know.
I keep trying to laugh with the boys.
Everything I say sounds weird and wrong.
Like someone's talking through my mouth.
Do you ever feel that way?
Yeah.
Sometimes, I guess.
Can I ask you a question?
Yeah.
Do you love surfing?
Yeah.
I mean, really love it?
Yeah, I do.
I don't.
Of course, you do. You're so gum! at it.
I shouldn't have hit dad that time.
He hates me now.
No, he doesn't, Jim.
[indistinct chatter]
Nice spot.
You know what? Let's go somewhere else.
I can show you something.
So what are they doing?
They're putting them back into the wild.
They take malnourished pups
and feed them back to health for 3 months
and then off they go.
[seals barking]
Oh, my gosh.
They're so cute.
Wow.
[instrumental music]
So what are you, an animal freak?
Yup.
I'm gonna be a wildlife vet.
That's pretty cool.
I think this thing with your dad and my mom
it sucks.
And I'm sorry.
Do you think my dad's gonna come back
or are they actually in love?
Who knows?
[instrumental music]
- I hate the towel girls. - Mm.
- They wear all match -- - All the matching towels.
Watch the popular guys surf.
I hate everyone in Palos Verdes.
[laughing]
Seriously, you're the only cool person I met here.
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J Looking up at the stars above r
You can't tell anyone that we're friends.
Okay?
I won't tell anyone we're friends.
I Baby I
And I hate people
who don't share their food.
Well, I usually hate people who eat my food.
I really like you though.
R Sandy beach was makin' have S
I'm still chewing my chip.
♪ Feels so good walking side by side I
3 Wanna be with you ail my life a'
I Oh baby II
It's taking a little while, but he'll feel
much better after he gets a little bit rested
I promise. Um --
This is my teenage daughter.
- She's all hysterics. - Mom!
- Okay. - What happened? Is he --
He's fine, Medina. He's fine.
- Is he in here? - Yes, but shh.
Uh, Mrs. Mason, if I may ask you a few questions.
Okay.
Has your son been using, uh, alcohol
or drugs lately?
Absolutely not.
He's just under a lot of stress.
His father ran off with a skank.
We're running out of money, uh..
Have you considered anxiety medication?
Oh, I have a prescription. Thank you.
I'm sorry. I meant for your son.
[indistinct chatter]
Are you okay?
Yeah.
But you scared me..
...so much.
Please stop, Jim.
I'm really glad you're here.
HEY'
Wow.
- You came. - Come on. Come on.
Jesus Christ.
[Siqhs]
How are you feeling?
Come on.
I know that, uh, it's hard
when everyone else is doing it.
Just don't, right?
You're smarter than that.
Yeah.
Just -- Just stupid.
- It won't happen again. - Good.
Good.
Hey, dad, can we come to Paris with you guys?
Oh, my God. I would so love that.
Yeah?
Um, this trip is not for fun.
You know, it's a -- it's a medical conference.
But next time, definitely yes.
Yes.
Besides I don't think your mother would be
too thrilled, right?
How's it going over there? She doing okay?
Sure.
You would not believe the bills that I'm getting.
Does she ever turn the lights off?
I hope she's not off her meds.
She's not crazy, dad.
She's just sad.
Yeah, I know.
Well, I'm gonna call and check on you guys
every week.
And when I get home
we'll figure things out, alright?
[Siqhs]
Dad, I really don't think
it's a good idea that you go.
Okay.
This is a work trip.
I have to be there, alright?
I'm gonna set a good example for Jim.
Someone has to be an adult around here.
Everybody doesn't get to go bonkers.
[instrumental music]
Hi, Mrs. Mason.
Don't be long, son.
Hey. Hey, I'm sorry I'm here.
I -- I hope it's not weird.
I just didn't hear from you last night.
We were supposed to go out, so worried.
Oh, no, it's..
We just had.. Mom's really sick.
Had to take her to the emergency, so..
Oh, okay.
God, she gets sick a lot.
Yeah.
It's been a really long night. I should..
Oh, yeah, yeah. Okay, um..
- Get some rest. - Alright.
A lot of terrible things could happen, you know?
You could get her pregnant.
She could force you to marry her.
I'm not getting married, mom.
I'm too young.
Well, that's my point.
I don't even like her that much.
Well..
...then there's no point in spending so much time
with her, is there?
Honey, I'm just going through
a rough patch, okay?
When you're with me, it helps me so much
'cause you're the man of the house.
And you're more of a man than your father ever was.
So, hey.
No more trips to the hospital, alright?
That's not fun.
Baby, it's just till I get my feet under me.
I promise.
I'm just trying to look after the two of you.
[video call alert]
- Hi. - Hey.
I heard what happened to Jim.
You Okay?
I'm not sure anyone in the family's okay.
I'm sorry, I -- I -- I wish
I could come over there right now.
Yeah, that'd be nice.
So, um..
...when you going off to that veterinarian school?
Um, it's a real school, yes.
[laughs]
Do they have, like, fraternities?
You're gonna join a frat?
Well, yeah, of course, oh, you know
I'll be an Oma Ki Kappa Sig bro.
[laughs]
I like picturing that.
Did you hear Johnny fucked Kelly Bob?
- No! - No way.
I swear to God.
- What are these guys? - Yo, you can't surf here.
- Hey, babe, just relax. - Yo.
[laughing]
Fuck's with this guy?
Hey, you're not fucking listening to me?
You can't fucking surf here.
Dude, you don't own this fucking beach.
[grunts]
- Fucking told you! - Get off! Get off!
- What are you doing? - Come on, get off!
- Gel' off me. - Fuck off.
Wow.
This is weird.
Does he hide millions under the mattress?
No.
They hide it in a fake cantaloupe in the fridge.
You like it?
Yeah.
[instrumental music]
[heavy breathing]
It was nice last night.
Yeah, it was.
I hope you don't get in trouble though
because of me.
No, I'm gonna be fine.
I have my window, so..
- Jesus! - Get out of the car.
Wait, no. No, don't get out. Don't get out.
Medina. Medina. No.
- Fuck you, asshole! - Stop it!
Get the fuck out of the car!
- Jim, stop! - Medina.
He?» you already 96! my dad!
- Get back in the car. - Isn't that enough?
- I don't think I -- - Just go!
- You stay the fuck -- - Stop! Stop!
[grunting]
- I promise you, okay? - You're okay?
I can handle this. Please just go. Okay?
[crying]
Jim.
Jim. Jim.
[indistinct chatter]
I thought you ran away for good, man.
[Subs]
[sobs] Jim.
- Jim, stop. - Please don't leave me.
- Look how I am. - Jim.
I'm right here, okay? Okay?
You're all I've got, Jim.
You're all I've got.
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
Well, you gonna come with me?
Are you gonna keep acting all crazy?
- Yeah. Yeah, go on. - Come in.
- Came 'm. - Yeah.
Come on, Jim. You're good, okay?
. Okay- _ okay-
Otherwise leave a message at the tone.
[beeps] Hey, dad, uh..
...I've been trying to call you.
Maybe your phone doesn't work there.
Um..
...I don't know. I'm worried about Jim.
It's -- It's -- It's urgent, dad.
What's so urgent?
I hope your father isn't teaching you to lie like him.
I'm worried about Jim.
I'm worried about him, mom.
I'm -- I'm taking care of Jim.
You don't need to worry about Jim.
What?
You're not taking care of him, mom!
Okay, he's right in front of your fucking face
and he's not okay!
Why are you talking to me like this?
I am his mother!
And you're out all night, anyway!
What do you know? Are you a slut?
I hear your computer ringing at 2:00 in the morning.
- What kind of person -- - Hey, hey.
An amazing person.
- A great person. - Cut it out!
Tell your sister to stop fighting me!
Jim, come on. Let's go surf.
No, no, no, it's Saturday.
Jimmy, it's our day. We have so much to do.
Jim, she treats you like you're her husband
even though you're not!
How dare you?
I do not!
Take it back, young lady!
[instrumental music]
- Jim. - Hmm.
[softly] Jim, wake up.
Let's go surf.
Be careful with that. It's brand-new.
Right in.
[laughing]
Oh, great.
There should be big things.
There should be a couple of headboards
and a couple of big rugs.
You know what? This couch can go.
Lust give it away.
Ralph Lauren. From Neiman Marcus. Just..
I'm live here in the exclusive
gated community of Palos Verdes.
Yet another firebreak
and this one in Crystal Cove.
A resident reported seeing a man
described as tall, possibly Latino and fast.
And we've been able to hack down that resident.
Medina!
What did you do?
Have a seat.
190i you a gift.
Ta-da!
Oh, thank you.
It was Jim's idea.
1, 2.
We can be a family again.
Oh.
By the way, the house now..
...it's a thing of beauty.
- You like it? - You're an artist.
Oh, thank you. You're too sweet.
The tide's turning.
My sentiments exactly.
Sm.
I had 3 offers withdrawn all because of these fires
and -- and it's killing my business. It's crazy.
Wei}, you know what it is? It's a plague
on the people of Palos Verdes
for their greed, for their trade
and for the younger model philosophy.
I mean, what goes around comes around.
Someone should take a match
and burn the whole place down.
More what?
Potatoes? Salad?
Mm, that wouldn't be very good
for my business now, would it?
Well, you're the one who said it.
Joe Pitchuck, dedicated to raising
the values of the community.
Well, I said dedicated to, uh, raising
the property values of the community.
I -- I -- I don't think the people are so bad.
Imean..
...they're my friends, Sandy.
Well, I guess now wouldn't be the best time
to put the house on the market, huh, kids?
Shoot.
Hold on there a sec.
This is one special property, you know?
We could have..
...this house listed in, like, tomorrow.
You didn't ask me where I'm going.
I thought I knew.
Okay, Sandy.
Let's please not talk about it.
Oh, Jim, I think"
I think maybe you should escort Mr. Pitchuck out.
What?
[clears throat] Um..
It's okay. Ahem.
[Subs]
Mom?
[sobs] Your mother, the optimist.
Oh, I'm so dumb.
It's okay, mom.
Pm live here in the exclusive
gated community oi Palos Verdes
with Kristen Dalton, a homeowner out here.
And Kristen, your thoughts?
Our house is way nicer than hers now.
Maybe we'll get lucky and the arsonist
will burn down your father's house.
We don? have crime new.
We haven'! even had a crime since 19:6.
I mean, I left Encino to get away from this kind of shit.
Okay, alright, well, thanks for talking to us.
And now I'm getting reports of another fire.
[siren blaring]
Look at it go.
What if it comes here?
We'll jump in the ocean.
[chuckles]
[knock on door]
What the hell are you doing here?
I couldn't reach you.
- I told you not to -- - Medina!
I have something tn show you.
You Okay?
HEY, hey, hey, hey.
What's going on?
Wanna get out of here?
On that beach.
Surf.
- Just get away. - I can't do this.
“W! WW, why “w.?
I have to be there for Jim.
You know, we don't -- we don't have much time.
I know.
You're leaving and he's staying.
I have to go.
[instrumental music]
1 just spoke to your father.
This isn't working.
Um..
He's decided..
Medina, you're gonna go stay with him
for a while.
Jim, you'll stay here.
And that's how we'll move forward.
I knew it.
Jim, she's lying to you.
Dad would never say that.
I'm gonna call him.
You've reached Dr. Phil Mason.
If this is a life-threatening
emergency, hang up and all 911.
Otherwise leave a message at the tone.
[Siqhs]
[instrumental music]
Jim.
Let's get out of here.
Please just let me sleep.
I really mean it, Jim.
We're gonna get in the car and we're gonna drive.
We're gonna get the hell away from here.
We can go to all the places we talked about.
[Subs]
You're my tribe, Jim.
It's just you and me. Okay?
Okay.
You're right, Medina.
[instrument music]
- I'm so sorry. - It's okay.
I One day I
Here.
I wish it didn't have to be like this.
I know.
I wish we could celebrate"
...in some way.
Celebrate what?
We're both getting away from this place.
Yeah, we are.
I I keep I keep I
♪ I keep it in my pocket I
I These thoughts of you I
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Good luck.
I I take it on ♪
♪ To watch it ♪
I These thoughts of you N
HEY-
Sorry I'm late.
You excited?
I feel so great.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Stop.
Okay.
Hey, I've got something to show you.
- I got something -- - Jim, stop.
Come grab your bag.
- Come on! - Okay.
Come on.
Storm's moving in.
It's a sign.
Come on, Jim, we gotta go.
Medina.
I'm sorry if I fucked things up.
I didn't mean to.
It's okay, Jim, but we gotta g0, Okay?
She said someone should burn the place down.
Jim, remember what we talked about.
We're gonna get the hell nut of here.
You don't need to do that!
I know what I'm doing.
I love you, Medina.
No, Jim. Mom!
It's over.
It's really over.
The fire department found Jim
incoherent on Pratt Point acid.
They were pleased to be able to announce
that the PF arsonist had been caught
and that law and order would once again
return to peaceful Pains Verdes.
Did you ever see him start a fire?
When we found your son, he was wandering
disoriented talking to himself.
He didn't know where he was
and wasn't able to answer any questions.
We found Vicodin and cocaine
in his possession.
He appears to have had a substance-induced
psychotic episode or break.
Young brains are more susceptible.
Especially to environmental stressors.
How long -- How long do you want to keep him here?
We're gonna need to keep him here for a while.
I think everyone's gonna need an adjustment period.
Okay.
I got you something.
How are you doing?
They found the arsonist.
It was a tennis dad.
How crazy is that?
I'm sorry that I thought it was you.
You scared me.
I didn't know what you were thinking anymore.
I feel very peaceful now.
I'm gonna leave this place soon.
We're gonna get you out of this place.
We're gonna go on a trip.
Somewhere where we're surfing every day.
And we're gonna be in warm water.
We're gonna go to all the places
that we talked about.
I'm gonna miss those big winter waves.
I love you so much, weirdo.
[chuckles]
Oh.
I love you so much.
Hm.
Property sells fast in PF.
People like that the grass must be green
and cut attractively.
That all the roofs must be made of red tile
and the walls of each house
must be painted every 3 years.
The P? beaches were maintained daffy.
The city used special machines
to dean the sand that thrash, mix
and spit out the crystals
into immaculate, fine white powder.
It was one o? these machines that found Jim
tying face down at Cabrillo Beach
15 miies south of the P? peninsula.
[sobbing]
He overdosed on a bad mixture
of prescription drugs he had stolen.
His heart just stopped beating.
[instrumental music]
[wailing]
I'm sorry. Pm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
[Subs]
'Share were only 2 days in my entire fife
that I didn't see Jim.
I couldn't imagine a life without him.
My father wants me in move in with him.
He says I deserve every advantage.
Be hopes I can teach him to surf.
My mother calls from Joshua Tree.
She says she's getting help now.
That we can start a whole new life
and that my new room is ready whenever! am.
I'm leaving P?"
...alone.
I'm going to sari the world
just like Jim and I had talked about.
Hawaii, Bali, Java and Mexico.
I have no itinerary.
No plans to return.
Maybe my tribe is out there somewhere.
The ocean is where I belong.
I say goodbye to Jim one {ask time
from the bay.
I know that Jim will be watching me wherever I go
with a huge smile on his face.
There's a lot for you to watch out for
in the ocean.
Sharks, rays, riptides, jellyfish
and unpredictable currents.
But here's some remedies for its dangers.
When you get stung by a jellyfish
pee immediately on the sting.
Uric acid will soothe the pain.
Duct tape can pretty much fix everything.
A ripped wetsuit, a dinged board.
And if you get swept in?» a riptide
try to remain calm
then swim like hell with the horizon.
Other than that, it's pure magic.
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[instrumental music]