[upbeat song playing]
805 spilled coffee all over the carpet.
What are they going to do?
Replace the whole carpet. $9,000.
For a rug? Damn.
Take the tags off before you send it to dry cleaning.
Why is she cleaning a brand-new Prada?
Want to see what 15K of cock cakes look like? [chuckles]
Freakin' 1105 is turning 50.
This is for employees only.
[exclaims]
-Hi, Charlie, Gaby. Y'all good? -Hi, Neff. All good. Crazy night.
Hmm. I can send up breakfast. The usual?
That'd be great. Thank you.
-They're not supposed to be in here. -That's Charlie and Gaby Rosen.
As in Aby Rosen.
When your dad owns the hotel, you can go wherever you want.
She stayed here for like three, four months, I guess.
Why so long?
What did she want?
She didn't want anything. It's a hotel.
-Lunch break ended ten minutes ago. -I'm still eating.
Union rules say you can't talk to me while I'm eating my lunch.
I'm on break. When I'm off break you'll know.
-I can go if you need to-- -[Neff] Mmm-mmm.
I got time.
Go ahead.
Go.
Did she tell you anything about her past? Parents? Her friends in Europe?
[device beeps]
You said you wanted to talk about Anna at the hotel.
Those were the parameters.
You're very loyal to her.
I'm ride or die. Just the kind of person I am.
How's she doing?
Have you been to see her?
Prison's a little… The hours I work
make it pretty hard to get there during visiting hours.
It's far.
She's okay?
She's okay. I mean, it's prison, but considering.
I worry about her, you know.
You care about her.
You and Anna are really good friends.
It wasn't a friendship thing at first.
[device beeps]
In the beginning, I needed money to finance my film
and Anna… [chuckles] Anna liked to make it rain.
[Jeannot] People, we're almost at full occupancy.
I'm gonna need everyone to be on their game today.
Engineering, how are we?
Cardio machines are fixed.
Waiting on the steam room, but we'll be done by 5:00.
Before noon. Concierge team, what do we have for our VIPs?
-I'm on it. I've got-- -I'm on it.
Tour of the Rauschenberg exhibition at the MoMA booked for the LeClercs.
Sunset helicopter ride for the newlyweds on ten.
I got Bergdorf's to open after hours for Ms. Leong.
Ms. Leong is my VIP.
-Yet she came to me. -[Jeannot] We're looking into it.
If the readers are giving you trouble, don't upset the guests.
Write down card numbers and run charges later.
Keep the guests happy.
Remember, every detail matters. Okay. Let's get out there.
-Neff. She's new and she's learning. -Hmm.
She's leaving money on the table 'cause she's scared of the guests.
I'm not about to step over cash while she learns to hustle.
Girl. You're working me.
-Go. -[laughs]
You have to change the TV in my room.
I need a bigger screen. I've gotta watch my dailies.
I'll speak with the management.
What's your name again?
Is it Nell?
I don't know. You look so familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?
Neff. We were at film school together.
Oh. Right.
Uh, well, you're doing your thing. Cool. Good luck.
Name?
Delvey. Anna. Some kind of accent. Tipping Benjies.
[Carlos] Welcome to 12 George, Ms. Delvey.
[Anna] Thank you.
Thank you.
Money just walked through the door.
[theme music playing]
[elevator dings]
-Hey, Fatima. -Viv.
[Vivian] Morning.
What is up with everyone today? Did I miss breaking news?
Hello?
What?
America Investigated released their promo of next week's show.
Say more words.
So, you know, with the Rolling Stone UVA rape story,
the Brian Williams thing, that Clinton Foundation story,
really it's a… well, a different way of looking at the whole idea of fake news,
media ethics, failure in journalistic integrity…
And really, it's, uh, you know, it's a whole… [sighs] But I think maybe…
Lou!
The kid from your story, Donovan Lamb, he's gonna be on the show.
What?
Donovan Lamb gave an interview about you.
America Investigated is doing a show about bad journalism,
and one of the subjects is you.
Vivian.
-I'm fine. -Hey, it's okay.
I'm fine.
I, um…
I am fine.
Want to see the promo? Get it over with?
No. I don't want to see it.
-Vivian. -I need coffee. Anyone want coffee?
[door opens]
Hi.
I know I scheduled the media room,
but I really have only just a few questions today.
Magazines?
Shit. I don't have the magazines.
-What do you mean you don't have them? -I forgot to get them. [chuckles]
-You forgot? -[Vivian] I forgot.
I'll… Next time.
I ask you for one little thing.
I'm doing you a favor, giving you an exclusive interview.
-The least you could do-- -I forgot. It happens. Okay?
Okay.
[Vivian] Okay.
-What is wrong with you? -Nothing's wrong with me.
-Something's wrong with you. -Nothing is wrong with me.
I'm fine.
Then why are you being so spacey?
Look. I'm pregnant. I'm tired.
I meant to go by the newsstand and get Forbes and Fortune
and the whole list, but I forgot and I'm sorry.
So… can we work?
I've been going over receipts and I need you to explain.
You left Billy's place and moved into the 12 George
and it seems like you just stayed.
Like, longer than anywhere before.
So why?
You're mad at me.
I'm not mad at you. Not everything's about you, Anna.
So someone hurt your sweet, little baby feelings? Huh?
Anna.
[Anna] No. Your feelings are hurt. Why?
You deposited 200K from CNB,
right before moving into the 12 George, so you had the money.
But you'd never stayed anywhere that long before.
-What about the 12 George was different? -Is it work?
Are you doing a bad job? Are you getting fired?
No.
Anna, 12 George?
Is it your husband?
Did he say anything about how fat your face is getting?
No, he didn't. And my face isn't getting fat.
[Anna] No, it is.
You're pregnant, so that will happen.
You get fat. Your face will get fat.
It will get huge and ugly, and then baby comes.
It happens to everyone. I told you, you're not special.
Why did you stay so long at the hotel?
Vivian, I'm in prison all day, all the time,
and these women, they're interesting on their own,
but all the talk is mostly how to kill your husband
and how easy it is to do identity theft.
Don't be selfish. Entertain me.
Who's hurting your little baby feelings, and why?
Guard!
Nightmare. We've already had to change her room twice.
She's driving the staff crazy asking for shit.
More towels, more pillows. Better light, too much light.
She wants a special kind of tea. What the fuck?
The chick tips hundreds, but still, she's a pain in my ass.
-That Anna Delvey? -That's the one.
She's always needing something.
Like what?
She's a VVIP.
She's got to have a great table. This is the best.
You know we save this table for the CEO of Goldman on Thursdays.
It's Thursday. No, absolutely not.
Tickets. Broadway. Orchestra. Anytime you want. Any show.
For the rest of the year.
[inhales deeply]
Delvey, 7:00 p.m.
[chuckles]
What is taking so long?
What can I do to expedite the approvals? I can't lose my building.
Everything's in progress, due diligence, prelim paperwork.
You've done everything you can do.
Now you're in a holding pattern. That's how it works. You wait.
Du Bellay 2005. Compliments of your concierge, Neff.
[giggles]
Thank you.
[Neff] Damn.
You comped a $400 bottle of wine.
I can't justify that. It's coming out of your paycheck.
Don't worry. It's going to pay off. You'll see.
Pray it does.
Just focus on securing the lease. I know you'll pay the retainer.
[Anna] Hmm.
Ms. Delvey, I have the documents you requested we print for you.
Thanks. [chuckles]
[Neff] You like the wine?
Mmm-hmm.
So we need to go over some of the lease deal points,
-especially the liability clauses. -[Alan] Hmm.
I said we'd like to make a reservation to go and see the High Line.
Ma'am, you don't need reservations for the High Line. It's a public park.
We don't want to wait.
I'd like you to call someone and make sure that we're on the list.
Ma'am, there's no one to call. It's a park.
You show up, you walk.
I demand a reservation.
Absolutely, yes, I will call Park Services myself.
Neff, right?
Le Coucou was great.
See you around.
How can I help you today?
[Paul] Hey.
So America Investigated reached out.
-They wanted a comment from you. -Paul.
But I convinced them to sit down with you for a full interview.
-What? -[Paul] Think about it.
It's a chance for you to clarify what really happened.
Well, go on the record with them, clear up any confusion.
AI's got a good rep. They'll give you a fair shake.
A fair shake.
Vivian, I…
pulled every string I had to get this for you.
It's the perfect opportunity.
I have to work.
Look, we have a few days. Give it some thought, okay, Viv…
[Neff] I will have that all arranged.
Tickets will be waiting for you. You have a nice day.
We want to go to Governors Island.
I got you.
-I need you. [clears throat] -[woman] Hey. Wait your turn.
Neff.
I'm sorry, Ms. Delvey, I have to deal with the waiting guests.
If you could join the line.
You need to take the ferry from here in order to get to Governors Island,
but you'll have to take a taxi or an Uber
up to the Battery Maritime Building to catch the ferry.
Before the ferry, we want to grab lunch and take a picnic with us.
I can call Dean & DeLuca…
Jeannot, I need another concierge up here right away.
Someone is coming to help you. How can I help you, Ms. Delvey?
Now, gentlemen, let's get to business.
We're here to change the face of the New York social club.
Hi, I'm calling on behalf of Ms. Delvey.
She'll be available to meet you at Ellis Reed at 11:00 a.m.
Thank you.
Your car is waiting.
I've called ahead. They'll have your Lady Grey tea.
The driver will wait, take you to your lunch with Mr. Lavin,
then your afternoon meeting with Citibank.
[chuckles] You're amazing.
-Let me get that bag, Ms. Delvey. -[Anna] Thank you.
Oh, Neff, I'll need to have some other things scheduled.
I'll take care of it all. No problem.
[Vivian] So you were setting up meetings.
I was setting up Anna.
And if I do say so myself, I killed it.
My database game was on point.
Wait, what databases?
Every restaurant, club, salon, even the PR agencies,
they all have these lists of who's hot,
who's a name, who's worth knowing. A database.
At 12 George, if you're a guest and we want to keep you happy,
it's my job to get you on the right database.
If you're on the right database, you'll receive every invite,
you'll enter every VIP entrance,
you'll always get a ticket, always get a table.
I got Anna's name on some of the most exclusive databases.
So you're like the power behind the throne?
You could say that.
Actually, yeah, let's say that. Put that in the article.
[chuckles]
Delvey, yes. She's one of our most important guests.
Thank you for making the exception.
She'll be well looked after.
[Neff] This is one of our special guests.
She's not standing in line on the street with everybody else on release day.
Look, Toni, between you and me, the chick is a German heiress.
I want you to pull out all the stops.
Between you and me, my guest just bought up two blocks of Park Avenue.
I'm telling you. You want her on your event list.
She's opening a club in one of Aby Rosen's buildings.
She's a major player.
Delvey.
D-E-L
V-E-Y.
-You're in. -Thanks, Neff.
Anna is my age and she is running her world.
She's a CEO. It's inspiring.
[laughing]
Ow!
-Babe, you've got to see this. -I was talking.
All these fools paid thousands and thousands of dollars,
rushed to the Bahamas because some guy on the Internet said
he was throwing some luxury party on a private island.
When they got there, dude got them sleeping in disaster relief tents
and eating Velveeta cheese!
[laughs]
Oh, man, these Fyre Festival tweets are everything.
-Look, read it. -No, I'm too busy counting my money.
Look at this, these are my Anna tips from just this week.
Why?
What do you mean why? Who cares? She's tipping hundreds.
Mmm-mmm. People only flash money like that
when they're trying to distract you from something.
Don't trust that chick.
That chick's tips are going to pay for my first film.
I am working it. Go back to your tire festival.
Fyre Festival.
[laughing]
Yo, all these rich folk got no place to poop.
These dudes are going to jail!
Vivian, can we talk?
Sure you don't want to sit? Please, sit.
Paul--
I wanted to check in with you. Make sure you're okay.
Is that it?
And I wanted to know
if you had any thoughts about going on AI, doing the interview.
I have no thoughts.
Is that it?
You're not gonna give me an inch.
-Are we done? -No.
I, um… Can I…
Uh, just… Okay, listen.
Uh…
When we were a team, we were killer.
And I think about that a lot.
About how much fun we used to have.
I mean, this place used to be… I used to love coming to work.
The four of us used to go on vacation together.
You're having a kid, for fuck's sake.
Marilyn should be the one throwing you a baby shower.
I mean, I never…
meant for any of this to end…
You never got your say.
I know.
If you do the interview, you answer their questions,
this will all be over.
You can be heard in your own words.
Explain what really happened.
Paul--
Just think about doing the interview.
Please.
Okay.
-Lewis, give the lady some room. -[Anna laughs]
She's coming to Fortress, you won't change her mind.
-A guy can try, right? -Yeah.
Excuse me. Don't sign anything.
[Anna laughs]
Morrison is an amateur.
-Fuck Fortress. You need to come to me. -[Anna laughs]
You know what I can do for you?
Look, if you transfer your trust fund to Jupiter Group,
we can do big things. Major league things, you know.
Uh, Conrad, one thing at a time.
I'm waiting on my approvals for ADF. I have to get that settled.
That'll happen.
Look, I'm focused on the bigger picture, okay?
Your future is not in Germany.
We could be a great team.
You know that, right?
And not just Jupiter Group. Me. Personally.
I'm here for you.
[Anna chuckles uncomfortably]
[Anna clears throat]
This was honestly so refreshing. Thank you for meeting up with me.
-Of course. -My pleasure.
[cell phone chimes]
And that's my car.
-Anna, let's talk in the morning? Great. -[Anna] Yes.
Lewis. You need a ride?
No, I'm good. My car's two minutes away.
-All right. -[Anna] See you.
-See you guys. -Bye.
[Anna] That's… It was great meeting you too. Bye.
[Anna hesitates, clears throat] Your car.
I cancelled it.
Let me come up.
Um, I really need some sleep.
I can help with that.
Ms. Delvey, you have an urgent call.
They insisted on holding for you. I think it's your mother.
Oh! Uh…
My mother. It could be serious, Conrad. I'm so sorry. I have to take this.
[Conrad] I can wait.
No. It's my mother. This will take a while. Neff?
[Neff] Sir, out front. Nico will be happy to assist you with a car, a taxi,
whatever kind of transportation you need.
Good night, Conrad. Let's talk next week.
[Conrad clears throat]
[Anna] Sit down. Now we can talk.
-Okay. -[both laugh]
[hesitates]
He actually thought he was getting some.
Why? You've given him no flirt. No bounce. No hope. And yet…
It was a business dinner.
He wouldn't have his hand on my ass if I were a man,
-but because I'm a woman… -[sighs]
They think they can give a crappy deal and get a blow job on the side.
-That is entitlement. -Yeah, it's a fucking boys' playground.
The movie industry's the same way.
I went to film school, directed shorts.
I'm good, but nobody gives a fuck about female directors
unless it's a tampon ad.
[laughs]
You know, I knew you were a creative. You have a vibe.
You're not like the rest of the basic bitches here.
All living to work.
Yes, this is definitely not my dream job.
I'm getting the money together for a feature.
You'll do it.
I can tell.
[chuckles softly]
[cell phone vibrates]
You want to come to a party?
[Vivian] Did you go?
Mmm. Fraternizing is a big no-no at the hotel. You get fired for it.
But did you go?
Hell yeah, I went.
Pow!
It was magical. That party was next-level balling.
Has everyone met my friend Neff? She's a filmmaker.
[Gavin] Hey, Neff.
[Neff] All of these rich suits, models, some famous singer.
Oh, and Martin Shkreli, that pharma bro
who raised all the prices of those AIDS drugs
and ended up in prison? He was there.
I told them to chill. [chuckles] Guys like me don't do time.
[all exclaiming]
Another bottle.
Uh, the 1975 Dom.
[Neff] There was one of the Culkins.
Maybe the one from Home Alone, maybe the other one.
I drank a lot.
Okay, so tell the truth. Who was planning to hit Fyre Festival?
What a shit show.
I heard it made Burning Man look like luxury.
-I haven't gotten my refund. -They slept in FEMA tents.
Really?
Uh, yeah, I was talking to someone who knows.
Ugh, poor Billy. He tries so hard, but he doesn't have what it takes.
[all laugh]
I'm sorry, that was so mean of me. That was mean. That was--
Okay, hey. Check this out, ready?
[Neff] You don't even know…
It was The Carter V album.
Shkreli had bought Lil Wayne's The Carter V album,
just bought the masters, because he wanted to hear it.
That album was on lockdown and he just bought it.
That's when I realized he was Martin Shkreli, the pharma bro.
The dude who disrespected the Wu Tang Clan.
[Neff] Right there, at my table.
The evening was sick. Next-level sick. And I was there.
Wow.
And you know what they did with the bill when it came?
They called it credit card roulette.
The winner is Martin.
-[man] Oh. -[Anna] Yeah.
[laughing]
[Neff] It was crazy.
This guy just bought Lil Wayne's album.
I don't believe it.
I heard it! With my own ears.
Who does that? Literally appropriating a Black artist's work?
Babe, that's… No.
These people are so fucking cool and rich.
This is like one of the top ten best nights of my life.
You are so missing the point.
No, you are missing the point.
And you know I've been saving all my tips. I almost have the budget for my film.
Mmm.
I'm going to get it done this time.
Okay. [laughs]
Hey, you don't know Anna.
Not like I do.
Okay.
She talks to me.
Nobody ever talks to me. I just make their reservations.
I'm not some fucking chair. I'm a star.
-Hmm. -I'm huge. I glow.
[laughing]
Come here.
[whispering] I glow.
[shushes]
[cell phone vibrating]
Todd.
What's going on with you and Anna?
Nothing's going on.
Yeah, but did you go to Rikers the other day,
hurt Anna's feelings and then leave?
Hurt Anna… Hurt Anna's feelings?
She said I hurt her feelings?
That's not the words that she used,
but that is what I have gleaned from the 16 phone calls
I have accepted from Rikers in the past 24 hours.
You hurt her feelings.
Come on, Viv.
You cannot possibly believe that I hurt her feelings.
All I know is that she's upset.
And when she's upset, my phone rings.
And I want to know what happened,
so maybe I could stop the phone assault I'm living under.
Please help me.
She just wants something she can't have.
Okay, what does she want?
[Vivian] Not the point.
The point is that her feelings are not hurt.
I did not hurt her feelings.
The point is that she is a manipulative narcissist
who can't imagine that anyone else has feelings or needs.
-So she hurt your feelings? -[Vivian] Goodbye, Todd.
[beeps]
[Vivian] Ready?
Neff!
-Neff! -[laughs]
What are you doing? Are you crazy?
Look! Do you like it?
Yeah, no, that's cool. That's my color.
-What? -That's my color!
I know! That's what I said. It's a Neff color.
I'm buying it for you.
Anna, you don't need to buy me anything.
No, I already bought it. Wait, come inside. Hold on.
There's all this great stuff to try on. Are you coming?
[laughs]
[gasps and exclaims]
[both exclaiming]
[Anna giggles]
-[Rachel] Hi. Hi. -[Anna] Hi.
-You made it. -Only just.
My boss was such a bitch today.
I had to walk eight blocks in heels. Can you even…
-[Rachel sighs] -Oh. Rachel, you know my friend Neff.
Neff, Rachel works at Vanity Fair.
Her boss is a monster. Some bitter 46-year-old.
So bitter.
Horrible bosses are the worst.
She's jealous. She knows I'll be her boss one day soon.
-Yes! -[both laughing]
This heat is intense.
[Anna] Mmm.
No, it's so good for you.
You should put a few of these at the hotel.
You'd make a fortune.
You work at the hotel?
While I raise money for my film.
Sure.
-How did Rachel know Anna? -I don't know.
She was already around by the time Anna moved into the hotel.
They weren't like old friends or anything, but…
Rachel was always there when stuff was fun. Kind of like…
She was there for the Instagram moments. As long as there was a good time.
So you don't think it was a real friendship?
Not like me and Anna. Rachel…
took and took and took. Never paid Anna back.
Everything she wore was Anna's. I think she was trying to be Anna.
-Anna put up with that? -I don't even know that she noticed.
Or she liked it. I mean…
Rachel looked up to her. That must have felt good.
If you're a person who likes Rachel, I guess that feels like a compliment.
I could, uh, get you an appointment at Anna's hair salon, if you want.
I mean, Sergio does not take new clients, but he would for me.
-What's wrong with my hair? -Nothing.
Ta-da!
-Oh, my God. -[Neff] Damn.
I could never get my hair to look that good.
Do hers too. Put it on my bill.
-Oh, my God, really? -Mmm-hmm.
[both giggling]
[scoffs]
Now Kacy got some voodoo magic, spiritual shit going on.
And those workouts…
Huh! Killer.
Thirty seconds to go. Grind it out. Keep moving.
[breathing heavily] Kacy, I have asthma.
Come on, Neff. You can do this.
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
Anna, off your phone. Experience the beauty of this moment.
[Neff] When is it over?
Fifteen seconds. Keep going. Every rep counts. Every rep.
Thank your legs for holding you up.
I can't hear you.
Thank you, legs!
How you do this is how you do everything.
Full-ass it or half-ass it. Your choice.
-And done! -[girls sigh]
Beautiful.
[panting] I'm dying. I'm literally dying.
I thought that was a pretty easy workout.
If your body's in shape.
Rachel, you are a beautiful, strong soul.
In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
That was shitty. I'm sorry.
It's okay. We're cool.
[sighs]
Kacy's where she's at for a reason.
I don't know that Anna cared much about being in shape.
It's just that Kacy trains all these famous people from movies,
and Anna wanted the best. She paid Kacy $4,000 a month.
You never questioned where the money was from?
Anna had a whole building.
Here it is.
-[Rachel] This is your building? -[Neff] Holy shit.
-[Neff laughs] -[Kacy] Brava, Anna.
You are the real fucking deal.
Real fucking deal.
[sighs]
Wait until you see what I'm going to do with it.
-Want to go inside? -[all] Yes!
-Come on. -[Neff laughs]
Maybe this sounds crazy or whatever,
but Anna is a visionary.
[chuckles]
A genius.
You thought she could make ADF a reality?
It was a reality. She was doing it.
I saw it with my own eyes. I walked through it.
12 George has infrared saunas now. On every floor.
Whose idea was that? Anna.
Hotel's making a fortune.
She had a good business head, that's for sure.
She worked hard.
She was waiting for the final approvals to coming through on the financing.
Talking to bankers, meeting with lawyers. ADF, this close.
Yeah, she, uh…
She really convinced people.
I don't care what people are saying. Anna is rich.
Maybe her dad cut her off, but I booked the meetings.
I saw the paperwork.
How could she know all that stuff if she ain't come from money?
-[Rachel] Thank you. -[girls cheering]
-Okay. Anna, no, no work tonight. -[whoops]
-Hey. -Put it down.
Okay. Now, one, two, three.
-Wait, cheers! -Cheers! Okay.
-[Neff] That'll do! -Oh, my God.
[Neff laughs]
-Work it, girl. Come on, girl. Feel it. -Um…
Excuse me. Bartender, can we have another shot?
-Oh, another shot? Okay, girl. -[laughs]
To ADF!
[all cheering]
[continues cheering and screaming]
[screaming]
[Kacy sighs wearily]
-Is he cute? -So cute.
What you waiting for? Shoot your shot.
No, he's a loser. Why hasn't he made the move?
-Anna! -[Anna] What?
[both laugh]
What? It's still cold.
[all laugh]
Now tell me this ain't better than all those suits and bros.
You guys are better looking, that's for sure.
[laughs]
Okay, everyone, get in.
Rachel!
Rachel, who are you texting?
[Anna groans]
I'm really, really drunk, I think.
[both laugh]
[Anna groans]
-[giggles] -Mmm-hmm.
[both laugh]
[sighs]
Anna.
[Anna] Hmm?
How come you give away so much?
Clothes, tips.
It makes me happy.
You don't have to waste your money on people.
I mean, you don't got to buy anyone.
It's there to be spent.
I love making money. I love working for it.
If I have it to share, why not?
[chuckles]
[sighs]
When I was a kid, I…
I didn't have anything.
And these girls made me feel…
Ah…
Anyway, what's the point to money if you don't do things with it? [chuckles]
Your dad didn't always have money?
No, he did. I mean, I didn't mean it…
I meant he was really strict, and he wouldn't let me spend it.
And I couldn't shop or anything.
He wanted me to learn to do it for myself. Make my own money.
Man, your parents must be really proud.
[mumbles]
And what about you?
What are your parents like?
Hmm…
Mainly Mom and me.
We've always been super close.
Like close, like…
pretzels wrapped up in each other's business.
[sighs]
I came to New York to figure out who I am without her.
And?
Who are you?
I want to be a director. Like I said.
Then what are you waiting for?
-[chuckles] -[scoffs]
It's not that easy for normal people.
I need money and rent, and…
-that takes time. -Ugh.
Bullshit.
If it's important enough, we do the things we want to do.
We don't all have trust funds.
I don't have your security.
I work for everything I have.
What does Kacy say?
Leap and a parachute will appear.
Black girl from DC don't have a waiting parachute.
[chuckles softly]
You know, not like you.
Did you fall asleep?
Anna?
[man on tablet] She was chasing a story.
You ever been to dinner and not looked at the bill?
No.
-Be quiet. -Me either.
[man] I feel like a…
-You done? -I was young…
I told you, I'm going to watch it twice.
[shushes]
[man] …promising me all this publicity. I…
-You heard of Martin Shkreli? -Viv!
Wait, you mean the guy who totally disrespected the Wu Tang Clan?
What?
-Just watch. -Then stop talking to me.
[man] I wanted to be who she wanted me to be…
I'm finished.
Just [clears throat] be brutally honest.
-I'm not watching, so you have… -Viv…
…to tell me, if you love me at all--
Viv! Okay.
Um… [clears throat]
It's not all about you.
It's about a lot of things, you are one of many stories.
But unlike those other stories,
where people clearly declined to be interviewed,
yours has the victim on camera telling what happened.
He's not a victim! He's a liar!
That might be true out here, Vivian, but on the screen…
When he tells America that he said what you wanted to hear,
that you didn't care about the facts,
that you just wanted clickbait, that he wasn't even 16 years old…
-[exclaims in frustration] -…you're the liar.
[screaming]
[groans]
-Here. -[sobbing]
[whispering] Come here.
This is really bad.
Yeah, I'm not going to lie. It is.
Do I do the interview, do I not do the interview? What do I do?
[sighs]
I don't know.
[Vivian] Spa…
nail salon, shopping, shopping, dinner, dinner, nail salon again,
dinner, Kendrick Lamar concert.
[sighs] Nail salon again, dinner, dinner.
Okay, I appreciate your concern.
It's very whatever, but I'm fine. Really.
It's not a big deal. So please stop caring about me.
It's horrifying.
Hey, it's not like I want to care about you.
I didn't even want you in Scriberia,
but you're here, have a filthy mouth, you're not a revolting millennial,
so fuck you, I care!
Hey, kid, Maud and I already filed our stories,
so our time is yours.
Not me. I have a big one to write.
Trump is threatening to overthrow our democracy.
He threatens to overthrow democracy every ten minutes. He'll do it again tomorrow.
We are all here for you, so if you need to talk about it, let's--
No. Just stop.
I'm working.
I've got two boxes of financial documents
from Anna's stay at the 12 George to decipher.
[Maud and Lou mumble]
Yeah.
[Lou] I don't get the mani-pedi thing.
They put polish on them. 75 bucks a pop for nails.
[laughing] They're nails.
Does the nail polish give the nails the ability to solve crimes or something?
What is a "Yeezy"?
Yeezies are not for you. These are all for clothes.
Apparently, we should all want something called Supreme.
These purses cost more than my first car.
And don't forget, she was tipping everyone at the hotel in $100 bills.
Anna was spending thousands of dollars a day.
Nonstop.
Like she can't get rid of it fast enough. Who lives like this?
We are definitely through the looking glass here.
What was wrong with her? Something had to be wrong.
Before it was someone else's money,
but this is her own money she's running through.
Either she's supremely confident that this ADF thing is going to happen
or this is one last gasp of freedom before the fall.
If you ask Neff, Anna was a woman on the rise.
And she was taking Neff along for the journey.
Look.
[Maud] Neff looks like she's loving every minute of it.
She said it was really good for a while.
For a while. What happened?
[Charlie] Neff! How are you?
[Neff] Hey, Charlie, Gaby. Anything I can help you with today?
We're good. Got some meetings upstairs.
Buzz me if you need anything. I've been looking after Anna too.
-Who? -Anna Delvey.
Your dad's client. She's leasing 281 Park.
No, I don't think so. What room is she in?
517.
Neff. Would my dad have a client in the deluxe,
or would he put them in a suite?
Oh, right. My mistake.
[Neff chuckles nervously]
[chuckles]
I'm so proud of myself. Hungover and still no carbs.
[both chuckle]
The Rosen brothers just came in.
Oh!
They said they didn't know your name.
Why would they?
You're leasing a building from them.
-I'm not leasing a building from them. -[Neff] From their dad.
[Anna scoffs]
Anna, if you're doing business with their dad,
how come you're not staying in one of the suites?
You know when you have someone do so many favors,
you just want to pay them back in silence?
[chuckles softly]
Genius.
Thompsons just checked out.
What's wrong?
Someone failed to get a credit card on file when Anna Delvey checked in.
Ooh, someone fucked up.
It was those new credit card machines. They weren't working.
Jeannot, you said not to bother the guests.
Hmm, you did say that, Jeannot.
I didn't say don't get a card number at all. We need a card.
Why are you looking at me?
You're the one who's fraternizing with her.
You need to be better at covering your mess.
Now I need you to go find our grown-ass German Eloise
and solve the problem.
She's your friend. Make sure it's not awkward.
Fine. Don't look so scared.
This is my ass, you know. If this isn't fixed--
She's good for the money. I got this.
-You'll do it? -[Neff] Yeah.
Just remember who's the one cleaning up your mess.
[Neff laughs]
Banks are the worst. Everything's taking so fucking long.
My loan should have been approved like weeks ago.
It's a lot of money. Guess they've got to cover their bases.
It's not like I'm a high risk.
[both laugh]
Shit, I almost forgot.
Management noticed that you didn't have a credit card on file.
They need you to put one down. Jeannot is shitting himself.
[laughs]
Uh, sure. Remind me when we get back. This stuff is so stressful.
Hi, I'm sorry, ma'am, uh, this card has been declined.
Are you sure?
Oh. [laughing]
European cards. [laughs]
[Anna] Uh…
Try this one.
[chuckles]
American banking is so ancient.
How do you guys not use contactless and chip and pin?
What the fuck is chip and pin? We have Apple Pay.
Ugh. I'm going to need a vacation once this loan and lease stuff is handled.
Um… This one didn't go through either.
Seriously? Run it again. This must be your system.
Our system is fine.
Run it again. These cards are fine.
[waiter] Uh…
I don't like your tone.
I need a working card so I can close out this table.
I want to see your manager.
[waiter] I am the manager.
-Why don't I get this one? -[Anna] What? Neff, no.
It's… Here. Okay.
-Neff! Neff! Stop. -It's okay.
It's no big deal. It's probably their machines.
All right.
Right.
The food was so gross here anyway, we're never coming back.
I'll Venmo you the money tonight.
Fuck this place.
Come on.
[Neff] Stop looking at me like that.
Can you say something? I'm shook.
You don't want me to.
Say something 'cause staring at me with that look isn't gonna get you anywhere.
Fine.
I told you. I told you this chick was not right.
She said her dad sometimes doesn't put his allowance in her account--
[Graham] Bullshit.
She didn't pay her hotel bill and now she stiffed you for dinner.
I mean, this is not how an heiress moves. This is how a hustler moves.
Idiot, you are from Santa Barbara.
You don't know shit about hustle,
so don't start with your made-up "I'm gangsta" bull.
Saw too many Spike Lee movies, now you think you know something.
Your friend stuck you with a dinner bill you can't afford.
She got you so wrapped around her finger, you vouched for this bitch to your boss.
You still don't have her credit card.
You know what I learned from Spike? You've been had.
Hoodwinked. Bamboozled.
Boo,
you're supposed to be riding this train to your film.
I don't see no film and now you're out of pocket.
Neff,
it's time to open up your eyes.
[Anna speaking indistinctly]
…art and technology,
I think it's really important, a part of ADF.
And it's an important part for me, in a way.
Like I have such an artist's heart…
Neff.
Neff!
Neff, are you listening?
I still need to get your credit card.
Oh.
Sure. I mean, whenever.
I'm going shopping. Want to come with me?
-Meet me on your lunch? -I need it today.
Need what?
Your credit card. It's management. On me.
Sure, later.
I mean, I'd get it now, but housekeeping's in my room.
Those broke bitches are always in my space hoping for a tip.
[both laugh]
Don't call them that.
What?
I mean, they're hardworking women. Don't disrespect them.
Sure. Whatever.
What's up with you today?
Uh-uh.
I've got a full house tonight.
I was just checking that everything's okay with Anna?
What do you mean?
No, nothing. I just… She's paying and everything, right?
I mean, there's no problems?
Fine as far as I know. She pays her dinner checks.
Okay. Great. So her credit card's working then?
Oh, you know about that nightmare, huh?
Yeah. Of course.
-Which part are you talking about? -Her credit card getting hacked.
Uh-huh.
She's been signing the dinner bills to her room the last few weeks,
so there's no issue on our end,
but if you want, I can give you a copy of the charges.
I'm not gonna lie to you, it is the length of a CVS receipt.
It's a big bill.
[line ringing]
[Charlie] Hello?
Hey, Charlie, it's me, Neff from 12 George.
-[Charlie] What's up? -Everything's cool.
I just had a question about that guest of mine, Anna,
who's leasing 281.
[Charlie] You know, I checked about that.
My dad never heard of her.
Maybe she made inquiries.
A whole bunch of people toured that place, but…
Thanks, Charlie.
[beeps]
[sighs]
Hey, Neff.
-What do you think about these? -Aby Rosen has never heard of you.
-What are you talking about? -What the fuck is going on?
Aby has never heard of you, but you say you're leasing his building.
What are you going on about?
Anna, I'm on the line here, okay?
No one has heard of you.
I put you on every list. I put you on the VIP board.
You won't put a credit card down at the hotel.
Your cards don't even work. I paid for that dinner.
I'm broke and I need this job and your bill is over $30,000.
Be straight with me.
-You're being so crazy and dramatic. -Stop right there.
If you're a hustler, cool, do your hustle. But leave me the fuck out of it.
I have rent to pay.
I have real life shit that I have to deal with.
I have plans and I will not go down with you.
Do you hear me?
Handle your business.
[door opens]
I had the best day.
Sculpture I'm working on, it's finally coming together,
-which is… -Hmm!
I've been staring at this thing for so long
and suddenly, it's like a switch…
flipped in my brain
[sighs]
and I see a whole new…
-What is different? -My hair. You like it?
I like it if you like it.
Jack.
Honey, if it makes you feel better about all this Donovan Lamb stuff…
This is not about Donovan Lamb.
I just want an opinion from you on my fucking hair.
Vivi,
you could shave your head and I would love it.
Okay? I didn't marry you for your looks.
You know I only married you for your boobs and your money.
-[laughs sarcastically] -[Jack] What you doing?
[Vivian] Mmm, going over my notes.
You know,
I read this and I think she must have been terrified.
She had this pot of money she's spending, living in this hotel,
and it's getting smaller and smaller.
And she was waiting for the funding to come through for ADF.
She had to believe that it was really going to happen.
That she was really going to get the money.
Or why keep spending?
I think she was moving on faith. I don't know if this was totally a scam.
I think she believed.
Or Neff believed for her?
She believed in her friend.
Yeah.
[door lock beeps]
-[Anna] You can't do this. -[Jeannot] Let's take this…
I'm not going anywhere. Fix my key. Let me in my room.
-[Neff] What happened? -How could you let them do this to me?
-Jeannot, what did you do? -[Anna] Fucking locked me out of my room.
Until Ms. Delvey pays her outstanding bill,
we're confiscating her belongings.
Do you know who I am?
-What I could do to you? -Jeannot.
[Anna] I want my stuff!
You owe us $30,000.
Oh, wow. Oh.
I bet you feel so big standing in your shitty little hotel. [sighs]
[hesitating] Neff, please, I need to get my stuff. You know I'll pay the bill.
-Anna, if I-- -Don't talk to her.
No payment, no key card.
Neff, please, I need to get my stuff. All my business paperwork is in there.
My passport. I need to get my passport.
Anna, I'm sorry.
You know I pay my debts.
I can't help you.
[elevator dings]
Hi, Paul asked me to check.
America Investigated needs an answer.
They have to shoot Thursday to make their deadline. So…
Thanks.
Thanks, you've decided, or…
Thanks.
Got it.
[elevator button beeping]
[sighs]
Hey.
[Todd] I'm going to die here.
McCaw sent over more boxes, more bills, more receipts.
I need to get through everything to even just get started.
This is… Anna's a lot. You know?
Who visits her? In Rikers?
You and me. We're it.
She wanted to know who hurt my feelings. Anna.
It's none of her business. It feels dangerous to tell her anything.
There are as many days as I think she's Hannibal Lecter
as there are days I think she's just your average twentysomething.
She knew my feelings were hurt.
My wife watches America Investigated.
It's not so much the public shaming part. It's not that. It…
It'll follow me. Forever.
I don't get job offers anymore.
I got asked about it in my co-op interview.
But it's not that. It's…
What?
Paul was my editor.
But we were friends.
I mean, me, Jack, and Paul and Marilyn,
we rented this shit cabin in the Catskills every summer together.
It was horrible, but it was all we could afford.
One year, right after the cabin week,
Paul asks me to do this story.
It's not even a story. It's a list.
Thirty reasons to love New York. A fucking list.
I almost said no.
I'd just gotten this new job. This amazing job.
This on-air job. The dream.
But Paul was a friend.
He needs a hand, I do it, the fucking list.
Number 12 on the list--
Donovan Lamb.
A kid who made 80 million on the stock market before he could drive.
Definitely a reason to love New York.
I verified, talked to his friends, his parents,
saw bank statements,
but I don't know, I had a funny feeling.
I told Paul, "Something feels off."
He said just write up, he'd check it later.
I wrote it up. Like I said, he was a friend.
When "30 Reasons" came out, 12 was there.
Paul ran it just like I wrote it.
Only now it had a really sexy headline,
the kind of headline that gets the story picked up
by morning shows and Sunday papers,
and it would have been fine
except the kid never actually had any money.
Not a dime, which is what he told the Post in an exclusive
after telling them I pressured him to lie.
When Landon, our boss, asked what happened,
I told the truth, and I thought that Paul did too.
But now, Paul and Marilyn spend two weeks
on the Vineyard every summer at Landon's family estate…
Paul got promoted,
I got fired from my great new on-air job before it even started.
The worst is all of my work friends, all my colleagues,
they just disappeared on me. I was ghosted like that.
Nobody questioned it. Nobody had any faith in me.
I have a stamp on my head. The bad journalist.
And everyone's fine with it. Or they pity me.
So,
now the promo drops and Paul's trying to make up with me
and I'm fucking creating a life in here, so I can't even drink about it.
So I was mean to Anna. Okay?
Okay.
I like your hair.
Subtle but nice.
Right?
Thank you.
I made one of those cheap 1-800-get-a-lawyer commercials last year.
-It's humiliating. Want to watch it? -Yes, I very much do.
[Todd] Hmm.
[sighs softly]
Why you breathing so loud?
This whole thing's so fucked up.
Anna's on the street somewhere. I was so mean to her.
Lost all that money, can't make my movie.
Of course you can't.
What?
Babe, you've been making this film for three years
and you've never shot a thing.
You got 1,000 reasons why you can't get shit done,
and none of them are real.
-That is not true. -It is.
It's not like you're doing anything.
I finished my novel yesterday.
And you ain't even asked.
People are making feature films on their phones now.
Money's not your problem. You don't think you can do it.
That's not…
Look, that Anna chick might be crazy, but I agree with her on one thing.
You want something, you have to do something about it.
Stop counting money in a shoebox inside this apartment.
Go after what you want.
[Neff] Jeannot.
You wanted to see me?
[humming cheerily]
-How did you do it? -Do what?
Anna Delvey, she paid all of it. Wire came in this morning.
I yelled at her.
I let you throw her out. I told you.
I told you! Anna is the real thing. Anna's legit! You don't know!
[Neff] Anna!
The money I owe you.
I'm sorry about what I said. I should not have accused you.
Get away from all these basic bitches. You're better than this place, Neff.
I'm taking a trip. Somewhere fun.
You want to come?
I can't. I don't have any more days off.
I need this job. This is my life, Anna.
Life is for living, you know.
Bye, Neff.
-[Vivian] Neff. -Mmm-hmm.
It was you.
What?
She stayed at the hotel so long because of you.
You're the only person she paid back in full.
I think she stayed there because she had you.
Kacy, she paid to be there.
And Rachel… [chuckles softly]
But after a while, I wasn't there for the tips.
I was there because…
I liked her.
I miss her.
[chuckles softly]
Coming?
You go ahead. I've got something…
Okay.
No.
-What? -No.
You wanna set the record straight,
you explain how you fucked up and threw me under the bus,
and left my reputation with this stink on it so you could save yourself.
-I never meant to ever-- -You did mean to.
We were friends, Paul.
I believed in you.
You made a choice to hurt me for your own personal gain.
You are not innocent.
-[door lock buzzes] -[door opens]
[chuckles]
I wasn't expecting you.
How are you?
Mmm.
They don't have saunas in here.
[both laugh]
How are you?
Good. Still at 12 George, but I've been shooting my film.
On weekends.
Fuck yeah! Yeah.
Okay. Tell me everything.
Okay, so it's on my phone, but it looks pretty good.
And I'm filming some of it at the hotel.
I bet Jeannot loves that.
Jeannot, he's not so bad.
I mean, he's still on me all the time, but you know the muppet?
-[Anna] Yeah. -She quit.
Shit, really?
[continues indistinctly]
[closing theme music playing]