(smooth jazz music)
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(smooth jazz music continues)
(telephone rings)
- Hey.
- [Josh] Hey. How's it going?
- Good. Dinner's almost ready.
- [Josh] Okay. I'm gonna be a little late.
There's a lotta traffic.
- Okay. How late?
- [Josh] Maybe half an hour. I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
(phone clatters)
(smooth jazz music)
(car engine hums)
(car door bangs) (car lock beeps)
(door creaks)
- Baby, I am so sorry.
(Anna sighs)
Wow, this looks, this looks great.
- It's cold.
- It's okay.
I like it cold.
- [Anna] What's wrong?
- Nothing. Why?
- [Anna] You seem nervous.
- (laughs) I'm not--
(glass thuds)
Shit.
(Anna sighs)
I'm sorry. Like I said, I, I, uh, sorry I was late.
I, uh, traffic was, it was, it was insane today.
- [Anna] No it wasn't, Josh.
I checked the traffic. It's the same as it always is.
- Uh, that's, that's, that's strange. What app did you use?
- [Anna] Where were you?
- I told you, traffic was bad.
Hey.
Anna, please give me my phone back now, please.
- No, Josh. Not until you admit you've been seeing someone.
- All right, fine. I'll admit it.
I've been having an affair. Okay?
Can I have my phone back now, please? Thank you.
- No, Josh. Not after what you just told me.
- Anna.
- Who is she, Josh?
- [Josh] Who is she?
- Yes. Who is she?
- She's um, she's someone from work.
- Is it your assistant?
- (sighs) Uh, yeah.
- You're having an affair with Bethany?
How could you, Josh?
- I don't know. It just happened, I guess.
- What are we gonna do Josh?
- I don't know.
- What happened between us?
We used to be so good together. We had something special.
- I don't know what happened. I thought we were so happy.
I didn't, I didn't know there was anything wrong.
- Is that it? Is there something wrong with our marriage?
- Huh? Uh, uh, yeah, I guess so.
(Josh exhales sharply)
I'd really feel better if I had my phone back.
- Later.
Was it me, Josh? Did I do something wrong?
- No.
No. No, no, no, no.
You were perfect.
I was the one who was so caught up in my own bullshit
that I pushed you away.
- I just wanna make you happy, Josh.
I wanna please you like no woman ever has before.
Will you let me do that?
(both moaning)
(Anna giggles)
(both breathing heavily)
(smooth jazz music)
(Anna moans loudly) (smooth jazz music)
Do you love me, Josh?
- [Josh] I love you so much, Anna.
(both moaning) (smooth jazz music)
(Anna gasping)
(covers rustle)
(light upbeat music)
(Josh sighs)
♪ Sunshine ♪
- All right.
♪ Lying in the sun ♪
♪ Not another rain in the winter ♪
♪ All I want is sun ♪
♪ Doesn't everyone ♪
♪ Have a little thing from time to time ♪
♪ Now it's time for the sun to shine ♪
♪ And doesn't it, doesn't it feel good ♪
(door clatters shut)
- Hi.
- (scoffs) You're dead meat buddy.
- It's not what it looks like.
- (clicks tongue) Well, what it looks like
is another man in my house with my wife.
- What the fuck?
- Granted, I'm a little tired from my red eye.
But I've also got two eyes,
and they're both right in my fucking head.
- Listen, okay? This is not--
- Tell me how this isn't exactly what it looks like.
- Yeah, yes, I was, I was with Anna,
if that's even her name, but (grunts).
(soft ominous music)
(soft ominous music continues)
- [Anna] Hey.
You okay?
- (sighs) What the fuck just happened?
- Shh, be quiet.
He still thinks you're unconscious. It'll buy us some time.
- What are you talking about? You did this to me.
- Look, baby-- - He was standing
right in front of me.
- No, no, no, believe me, I had no choice.
I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't.
He was watching the entire time
through the security cameras.
It gets him off seeing me with other men.
- This is, this is, this is crazy.
- Well, that's Love Bomb for you.
Doesn't exactly attract the healthiest of people.
(cellphone buzzes)
- What?
- You still in bed, buttercup?
You check out that app I sent you?
- What app? You send me a million things.
- Love Bomb, talking about Love Bomb.
- I told you I'm not ready to date.
- No, I know. That's why Love Bomb is perfect for you.
It's not like any other app. Trust me on this.
I had a session last week that was mind blowing.
And it's not just about the sex.
It's, it's, it's, it's catharsis.
Like, I worked through so much of my bullshit.
I'm trying to tell you, it's better than therapy.
You want milk?
What milk? - Almond milk.
- Almond milk? - Yeah.
- Okay.
Josh. Josh, you there?
- Yes. Love Bomb.
- Buddy, I'm telling you, trust me,
you are gonna have the time of your life.
You can be anyone you wanna be.
You can play out any fantasy you've ever, ever imagined,
no matter how up fucked up, dark, and weird and twisted.
- I still love her.
- [Mark] Who? Tara?
- Yes, Tara. Who else?
- What? That is pointless. She's moved on.
- He doesn't love her. Not like I do.
He treats her like crap.
- [Mark] (sighs) Yes,
and that's none of your business anymore.
She wants to be with a douche bag, let her.
- A rich douche bag.
- Yes, he is a very rich douche bag.
But, hey, the good part is that now you have the freedom
to be a man and not a cock.
- [Josh] Um, thank you?
- Josh, Josh, Josh, Josh, has it ever occurred to you
that every time you complain about her still loving him,
even though he treats her like shit,
that then she treats you like shit and then you love her?
- Yeah. What's your point?
- My point is that everyone's out here
treating everyone else like shit.
All right? So you gotta get in while you can.
Love Bomb, Josh. Trust me.
- Okay.
(electronic dance music in background)
♪ I like your abs ♪
- You guys have everything you need?
- [Customer] Take the check.
- The check? Sure.
(electronic dance music)
(no audio)
(Josh scoffs)
(traffic hums softly)
(car engine hums and idles)
(car door bangs)
(deep mysterious music)
- [Anna] Hey.
- [Josh] Hey. How's it going?
- Good. Dinner's almost ready.
- Good. (chuckles) Um, I'm gonna be a little late.
The south traffic's awful.
- Okay. How late?
- Maybe half an hour. I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
(film reel clicking) (rapid garbled voices)
He gets off watching me role play with other guys.
- Well he looked really upset.
Like he wanted to kill me.
And you, you were the one who knocked me out.
- That's all part of the game.
First time, he tried punching the guy,
thinking it was gonna be lights out, like in a movie.
But that didn't happen.
So, he forced me to start using chloroform.
- Jesus Christ. How many times have you two done this?
- Not many. Just twice. You're the third.
- What happened with the other two guys?
(Anna gasps)
Anna, what happened to the other two guys?
- Things got a little out of hand.
- What do you mean outta hand?
- Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I got you into this.
- (scoffs) I, I, I can't, I can't believe this.
Why can't anything just work out?
- Hey, it's gonna be okay.
We're gonna find a way outta this, I promise.
(upbeat pop music)
Oh, no.
♪ Put out this fire ♪
- What's wrong?
- He played this song the last two times.
♪ Only you, babe ♪
♪ Can put out this fire ♪
♪ Only you, babe ♪
♪ Can put out this fire burning in my soul ♪
♪ Only you, babe ♪
♪ Can put out this fire ♪
♪ Only you can put out this fire ♪
- Look, Josh, do you trust me?
- No, I don't trust you.
You, you fucking chloroformed me.
You're a goddamn accomplice.
- I'm not an accomplice. I'm his wife.
I'm as much of a victim as you are.
- (scoffs) Not quite. Nice try though.
- You think I wanna be doing any of this?
- I don't know. Maybe.
- You really think that of me?
- Anna, I have no idea who you are. Why would I trust you?
- Things might be different this time.
Tom doesn't wanna hurt anyone.
He's just going through a phase, like a midlife crisis.
- A midlife crisis is getting an earring.
It's buying a motorcycle. It's not abducting people.
(vinyl scratches) - Shh, shh, shh, shh.
He'll hear you.
- Wait. Where's my phone?
- I don't know.
- How 'bout your phone?
- What about it?
- If you're really not in on this,
then you could call 9-1-1.
- I'm not calling 9-1-1 on my husband.
He's not a bad man, he just needs some help.
- (laughs) I knew it. You are crazy.
- Maybe I am crazy, but I can't help it.
I know he's fucked up, but I love him.
(knocking at door)
- Hey.
What are you kids doing in there?
(door scrapes and bangs)
- Where am I?
- (chuckles) Nice try, buddy. I heard you guys talking.
I just hope it wasn't about me.
- I was just explaining a few things to him.
- Really? Like what?
- Like how you don't like finding your wife
with another man.
How angry it makes you.
- It's true. I don't like seeing it.
But then again,
I do like seeing it.
You are a real stud, buddy.
How did it feel plowing my wife?
I bet it felt pretty good, didn't it?
See, I can tell from your cheap clothes
that you don't make a lotta money.
And I imagine that added an extra kick,
plowing a rich man's wife, a rich little slut.
(chuckles) Thing is, Josh.
It's Josh, right?
The thing is, plowing a rich man's wife
doesn't make you a rich man.
It makes you a,
weasel.
You dig what I'm saying?
- Uh, yeah, I guess.
- You, quite the intellect, Josh.
(grunts) Stand up.
I can see why my wife is attracted to you.
It's definitely not because of your looks,
because compared to me, I mean, (chuckles)
there's really not much of a comparison, is there?
- Tom, maybe we can just--
- Did I bring you into this conversation?
If you can't keep your legs shut,
you damn well better keep your mouth shut
or I'm gonna shut it for you.
Do you like brandy?
(somber music)
(stopper pops)
(brandy dribbles)
(slow somber orchestral music)
When I first started drinking, I was a scotch man.
Then I became a bourbon man for a spell.
Recently, acquired a taste for brandy.
It's not just the taste, it's the whole ritual of it.
The gripping of the snifter, the swishing the brandy about
before you take that first sip.
Makes you feel like lord of the manor.
Mm, yeah. Mm.
You a gun guy?
Of course not.
Take a seat.
(Tom sighs)
Drink up.
- It's a little early for me.
- (sighs) Nervous, huh?
It's okay, I understand.
It is an awkward situation, but what can I say?
Everyone has their own special way of processing heartbreak.
This little lady here,
let's just say this isn't the first time
she's broken my heart.
Reacted with anger before, anger and sadism.
Where did that lead to, Josh?
Me coming home to find her at it again.
And yes, it hurt just as much as the other times.
So here I am gripping my brandy
and grappling with my raging feelings.
I'm on the edge, man. The fucking edge.
But I said to myself, I'm not gonna do what I did before.
I'm simply gonna sit down with the fella and talk it out,
man to man.
You like the brandy?
- Uh-huh.
(deep somber strings music)
- So did you two meet on the internet?
- Um, I think it would be best if I just left. Okay?
- Oh, you don't wanna leave. Trust me. You wanna stay.
- This is making me very uncomfortable.
- You have no idea what being uncomfortable is.
I could show you, or you can sit there and humor me
while I make an attempt to be civil.
So, where were we? Uh, the internet.
That is where you two met, right?
That's where everyone meets these days.
Hinge?
Bumble?
Raya? Blah, blah, blah.
Did Anna tell you what I do for a living?
It's funny, I think that hurts more than the cheating.
I'm such an insignificant party,
there wasn't even a discussion about me.
(laughs) Fuck. Hold on.
Need a second to process that one.
Mm-hmm.
Okay, I'm fine.
You know, I said I was gonna be civil this time around
and I'm gonna stick with it.
I'm a TV producer, Josh. I make reality TV shows.
That's what pays for all of this.
That's what pays for Anna's ultra-comfy lifestyle.
There's lots of money in reality programming. Lots of money.
See, I produce several dating theme shows,
if you're curious.
You're probably not. Whatever. It's all a facade.
None of the people on these shows actually date.
They're all just actors looking for their big break.
Some folks would think that I'm peddling lies to the public.
But I tell you something, Josh,
the shows that I produce cause much less harm
than the internet, especially these dating sites.
Hell, Anna and I met on a dating site.
Did she tell you that?
(tense music)
That's 'cause you guys never talked about me.
Huh, forgot about that one.
Sorry, still uh, still processing.
Anyway, the problem with these dating sites
is that they give people, people like my wife,
the illusion that they have unlimited romantic options.
Reduces courtship to a fucking buffet,
and it is stacked with pics, stats,
and extra helpings of bullshit.
I see you staring at that gun, Josh.
So if you're gonna grab it, just do it already. Pick it up.
Just do it.
(footsteps click)
(door rattles)
(dramatic swoosh)
That's right, I activated the house's
state-of-the-art security system
while you were conked out in the bathroom.
You can't open any door in the house
without the security code.
And yes, I'm the only one with the code.
Polycarbonate windows throughout the house.
Impossible to break.
You could waste a lotta time and strength trying,
and I might not shoot you while you do it,
but I would not recommend it, Josh.
You would just be putting off the inevitable.
- So all that being civil talk was just a lie, huh?
You were never gonna let me go, were you?
- I don't know, dude.
I'm just a sad clown trying to make his way
in this dumpster fire of a world.
Generally, I go with my instincts, and right now,
my instincts are telling me to make you pay
for fucking my wife.
- I didn't know Anna was married.
If I had known that--
- If you had known, you wouldn't have fucked my wife?
- No, I wouldn't have. I've been cheated on.
My girlfriend was fucking some guy
she met at fucking burning man, okay?
So I, I know what it feels like.
I would never do that to another man.
Listen, Anna told me that this is um,
it's a game you like to play.
And hey, I don't judge.
You guys are adults. It's between you.
So, just let me go and I promise I'm not gonna tell anybody.
- I know you won't, Josh.
And for the record, I am sympathetic for what happened
between you and your girl and the asshole at Burning Man.
But I still have to torture you, because, well,
I'm just a sick fuck and I like to torture people.
I don't know what to tell you. It fucking gets me off.
You've been on Love Bomb, you know people have their kinks.
But in my case, I'm not role playing.
Anyway, we can do the whole cat and mouse thing
until I eventually catch you
and take you to my romper room, or...
(tense bouncy music) (Josh breathing heavily)
(door bangs)
(tense foreboding music)
Cat and mouse it is.
(door handle rattles)
I've got a joke for you.
What do cats eat for breakfast?
Mice crispies.
- You're a fucking weirdo, man.
(tense music)
- The longer you hide, the angrier I'm gonna get,
which is fine by me.
I want to be angry.
You know, anger gets a bad rap,
but it's really the best of all emotions.
If there were no anger, we would not be spurred
to righteous justice for the sins committed against us.
- [Anna] Josh.
- [Tom] You believe in justice?
- What the fuck?
- Because it's coming.
- Fuck, how did you...
What is this place, a fucking fun house?
- Shh. Be quiet. He'll hear you.
Shh.
- You're really good at sneaking up on people,
you know that?
Did you uh, forget your chloroform this time?
- I know you're upset.
- Upset.
Your husband is a fucking lunatic
who's trying to torture me.
- Josh.
- (scoffs) What the hell's the matter with you women?
How could you marry a guy like that, huh?
Oh, let me guess, 'cause he's, he's a bad boy.
You think that's sexy, right?
- [Anna] Josh.
- What the hell's the matter with you women?
(scoffs) A guy like that, a shit guy like that, you marry.
A guy like me, you leave.
(scoffs) But no, if he's, he's got money,
he's got good looks, he's got a nice car, yeah,
he can do whatever he wants, no matter who he hurts, right?
- So this is my fault?
- I'm just saying, maybe you could learn
to make better life choices.
- Hmm, that's interesting, coming from a guy
hiding in a closet from a man with a gun.
How'd you get here, Josh? Good life choices?
- I wasn't expecting this.
- Well, it wasn't exactly the life
I had planned for myself either.
(gentle sorrowful music)
In the beginning, he was amazing.
He was everything I had hoped for. He swept me off my feet.
But after the wedding, it was like a mask had slipped off.
And once he had me,
he could show me the person he really was.
By then, it was too late. I was trapped.
- You could've left.
- Are you serious? You've met him.
You think I could've just left?
- So instead of killing you, he just gets to kill me.
- He's not gonna kill you, Josh.
- Nah, just torture me, whatever the fuck that means.
- You know, men are so quick to tell women
what they should've done.
They shouldn't have been walking home at night.
They shouldn't have been wearing that dress.
They shouldn't have married that man.
Maybe you guys can stop being fucking monsters.
How 'bout that?
You all think you're the good guys, but,
maybe there are no good guys.
- [Tom] I can hear you in there.
(gentle suspenseful music)
- Tom, don't.
(Anna crying)
- There are good guys, Anna, and I'm gonna prove it to you.
You don't have to live like this.
I'm gonna get you outta here.
How do I get outta here?
- It's over there.
(blues guitar music)
(blues guitar music continues)
(chair thuds) (Josh grunts)
(Josh thuds)
- Shit.
- [Tom] What happened?
- [Anna] He threw the chair against the window.
(no audio)
(soft tense music)
(Josh sighing)
(electronic dance music)
(electronic dance music continues)
(Tom sighs)
- Excited?
Wow, that's quite the lump you've got there.
Looks like it really hurts.
(Josh screams in pain)
- Stop it, please stop it, please stop it.
- Not until you say the safe word.
- I don't fucking know the safe word.
- You don't?
He says he doesn't know the safe word.
(electronic dance music)
Well then, I guess that means you just don't wanna use it.
Now then.
What to do next?
- Please, please, please. Just stop. I'm begging you, okay?
I will give you anything you want.
- Anything, huh?
- [Josh] Yes, yes, anything.
- Will you give me back my pride, my dignity?
How do you suppose you're gonna do that?
(electronic dance music)
Maybe, just maybe, I'll take yours.
(dildo whirs)
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, please. No, no, please.
Stop this. I don't wanna play this fucking game anymore.
- Well then, on to the main event.
(electronic dance music)
- What the fuck is that thing?
- This, my friend, is justice.
- What? What is he doing?
I can't take this.
- Would you do the honors?
(electronic dance music)
- Oh my god. What are you doing? What are you doing?
What are you doing? No, no, no, no, no, no. Please.
What, what is that? What is that fucking thing?
(breathes heavily) Stop.
Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, please just stop.
Please, please, please, please, please, please.
Whatever it is, stop.
Stop, no, no, no. Not my balls.
Please, not my fucking balls, no.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Help!
- Hey, nobody can hear you, buddy.
You see, this room is soundproof.
- You shit suck. You fucking monster.
This is fucking happening to me, Tara.
Tara, I love you. Please.
- Who's Tara?
- How should I know? Just do it already.
(electronic dance music)
- Yeah, I don't know. He seems like, really upset.
- This is just part of the game. He's always like this.
- Wait. What? Anna, what the fuck are you saying? Anna?
(electronic dance music)
Tom, is this woman really your wife?
You have to tell me if she isn't.
- Yeah, uh, I mean, of course she is.
- Tell me the truth, Tom.
My, our lives may depend on it.
(electronic dance music)
- I mean, she's not really my wife in the biblical sense,
at least.
- I've had enough of this. Give me that.
(electricity crackles) (Josh yelling)
- No, please! (screaming)
(electricity buzzes and whirs) (Josh screams and yells)
Stop. Help! Help!
(Josh yells)
- Goddammit!
Tom, I (sighs)...
Don't,
don't tell me what you think.
Tell me what you feel.
- I feel (sighs),
I feel angry.
- Yes?
- Dissatisfied.
- That's good. That's good. Keep--
- Frustrated.
- Yes.
- I feel irrelevant.
- Yes! Yes. That is it.
That is it. You feel irrelevant.
You're past your prime.
And I bet your prime wasn't even that good.
I mean, second rate at best.
Right?
- Well, I don't know if I was second rate.
(Coach sighs)
(Coach laughs)
Tom.
We're, we're not talking about you.
Tom, we're talking about the character
that you have to inhabit.
That's who we're talking about.
- I don't know. It just feels like you're talking about me.
(Coach scoffs lightly)
- Was I?
- What does that even mean?
A flash fire? A slow burn?
- So he thinks the reason I'm having a problem
inhabiting characters is because my emotions
are too close to the surface.
- So what? It would be better if you were more repressed?
- Who the fuck knows? These classes are stupid.
I keep getting turned out for parts.
I went out for one last week that was for a reality series,
if you can believe it.
The show is about washed up actors,
and even then, I couldn't book the gig.
- (laughs) That's pretty funny.
- No shit.
Do you wanna know the worst part?
I don't deserve any of these roles.
I've been phoning in my auditions.
- Do you think?
- No, I know.
I've been phoning it in for months,
and my agent's gonna drop me, I can tell.
(sighs) Every time I read a script, all I can think about
is that son of a bitch Scott bonding with my son.
This dude's got the career that I've always dreamed of,
and now he's got my family.
I mean, it's eating me up inside.
- Well, emotional depth isn't your problem.
If anything, you should be playing more dramatic characters.
- Yeah, well, those roles are going to guys like Scott,
Mr. Golden Globe.
I should've moved to LA a long time ago.
- No, no, don't say that.
- I think I would've had more opportunity.
- I don't think you want that opportunity.
I was out there for pilot season.
I locked my keys to my car rental, had to call a locksmith.
Guy calls himself "locksmith to the stars,"
gets my keys outta my car, hands me the bill,
looks right at me and says,
"Hey, pal, remember out here, it's not who you know,
it's who you blow."
He's a locksmith.
You were the lead in a Tribeca movie.
- That's true.
You know, I never would've gotten that role if I had moved.
They were only looking for local hire.
- That's because all the real artists are right here.
- I don't even wanna be a real artist.
I mean, look where it's gotten me.
All I wanna do is book fuckin' CW shows
so that I can provide for my family.
(pop music in background)
(glass thuds)
- So how's your love life going?
- Non-existent.
How am I supposed to focus on dating
when all I can think about is Katie?
I'm never gonna get over losing her.
- May I make a suggestion?
There's this app I've been killing it on lately.
It's called Love Bomb.
You ever hear of it?
- No, I hate dating apps. You know this.
- Love Bomb is different. It's real role play.
Now you say you can't get your mind off of Scott
and the kids, you wanna get back in the acting game.
Here's a chance to kill two birds with one stone.
Get laid, and get your acting chops back.
- I don't know. I mean, what if somebody sees me on there?
Nah, I could get canceled.
- If anybody sees you on there,
it means they are also on there.
And I, I, I think you need to have a career
in the first place to get canceled.
I, I, I didn't mean that.
- Dude, come on.
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- You want another one?
- Yes, please.
- How 'bout you gentlemen?
(Tom sighs)
Come on.
(Tom sighs)
(deep gentle jazz music)
(Tom sighs)
(Tom sniffles)
(Tom sighs)
You're dead meat, buddy.
(rapid swoosh)
You're dead meat, buddy.
(door creaks)
(door bangs)
- Yes, yeah, yes, I was um, was with uh, Anna,
if that's even her real name.
(Josh thuds)
- Holy shit. Did you just chloroform that guy?
- Don't worry, he's into it. Trust me.
- Ah, fuck.
I, I don't know about all this.
- This is part of the game. Are you gonna do this or not?
- Yeah.
- Look, his name is Josh.
He's into submission and punishment.
You want me to show you the messages between us?
- No, it's cool.
I mean, we probably don't wanna know too much
about each other, right?
- Exactly.
You know, you look a lot older than your headshots.
- I just had those taken last year.
- Sure you did. Come on, help me.
- Get the legs.
One, two, three. Where are we taking him?
- [Anna] The bathroom.
- I thought you had like a sex dungeon or something.
- That's for the final act.
We need to build up some suspense first.
We want it to feel real, right?
- Uh, sure.
(Tom gasps)
(Josh's legs thud)
(Tom exhales sharply)
- So, I'll be in there with him,
telling him what a monster you are,
while you hang back in the living room.
When you feel it's right for your character or whatever,
barge in and drag him out, the rougher the better.
He likes it that way.
- Ah.
All right.
- And can you do me a favor?
- What?
- Stop breaking character.
(suspenseful music)
- It won't happen again.
(electric buzzing) (soft techno music)
(Josh yelling in pain) (electricity buzzes and whirs)
- Please. (crying)
- Is it safe you to keep doing it like that?
- What did I tell you about breaking character?
- You've never met this guy before, have you?
- So what?
- So you've been playing us, lady.
And this poor guy,
he doesn't like having his balls fried at all.
(Josh screams in pain)
You need to stop hitting that switch lady, I mean it.
- What are you gonna do?
Be a big strong man and try to stop me?
- Bet your insane ass I am.
- (laughs) You're such a fucking idiot, Tom.
Did you really think that was loaded?
(gun clicking)
(gun clatters)
- Do something else.
- [Tom] Like what?
- [Josh] Fucking hit her.
- I don't hit women.
(electricity buzzes) (Josh yells in pain)
- You're a rat!
- [Josh] Stop! Stop!
Stop, stop, stop, stop, please!
- Give it to me. Don't.
(Josh yells in pain)
(fist thuds)
(electronic dance music)
(metal scrapes)
(metal clangs)
(metal shovel clatters)
Sorry, man. She said that you were into this.
(restraints clinking)
- Who the fuck would be into this?
- Come on, buddy. You can do this.
- Ah, so now I'm your buddy, huh?
- All right, listen, I didn't know it was a set up, okay?
Now we gotta work together. Deal?
Okay now, this whole place is locked down
and I have no idea how to get out.
- Don't you have your cell phone?
- (laughs) Yeah. Good thinking, my man.
Where the fuck is my phone?
Fuck.
- Do you think you put it down somewhere?
(Josh sighs)
- So what do we do now?
- It's up to you, Tom. It always is.
- That's right. I make the rules around here.
I'm in control. I'm strong. I'm respected.
(lips rumble) Ha ha ha ha ha ha. (exhales sharply)
Okay. Let's do this.
Ah, fuck.
(all groan)
(Josh thuds)
(Anna and Josh sigh)
Uh, I don't know about this. I feel like he's really hurt.
- He's fine.
What the fuck are you doing?
- I'm gonna call 9-1-1.
- I keep telling you, we do this all the time. He loves it.
(Tom sighs)
You want it to feel real, right?
Well, lose yourself in the character,
and it'll be the greatest pleasure you've ever known.
(relaxed suggestive music)
(relaxed suggestive music continues)
(Anna slurps)
(Tom sighs deeply)
(Tom moans)
- [Tom] Oh god.
- So what do you think happened to your phone?
- Ah, it probably slipped outta my pocket or something.
- Okay (sighs), let's just,
let's just try to find a way outta here.
She could come to any second.
- Okay.
- Ow. Up there.
(electronic dance music)
(Anna moaning)
- Motherfucker. (chuckles)
(tense suspenseful music)
(door handles rattle)
- Dammit.
- Every door in this place is gonna be locked.
There's no way out. We're fucked.
- No, we are not fucked, buddy.
Look, there is two of us and only one of her, right?
And we're men.
- I don't even care anymore.
- Now what kinda talk is that?
- Nah, I mean it. I've got nothing.
My girlfriend left me. I have a shit job.
Goddammit, I just wanted to have some fun.
I can't even have that, so (sighs).
- Yeah, my girl left me too, except she was my wife.
- She did?
- Hell, yeah.
I was married for eight years and she goes and hooks up with
Scott Montgomery.
- The guy who just won the Golden Globe?
- They're always trading up, man.
- Always, right?
- You got any kids?
- No.
- I do.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Got a little boy.
He's in Cannes right now with Scott.
Fucking guy's giving my kid everything I never could.
- That experience, that's rough.
- Yeah. You're telling me.
I love that kid more than anything.
And it's only a matter of time before he doesn't...
Fuck. Who, who am I kidding? He's better off.
- [Anna] That's the saddest story I've ever heard.
- Why are you doing this?
- Yeah, what the fuck is your problem?
- [Anna] Oh, come on boys. I'm just having a little fun.
You boys like having fun, don't you?
- I don't know if you've noticed,
but we're not exactly having a good time here.
- [Anna] Oh, I'm sorry.
It's a strange feeling when a woman takes control, isn't it?
I'll give you boys a moment to adjust.
- What are you gonna do to us?
- [Anna] How could I possibly do anything to you?
There's only one of me and two of you.
And you're men, remember?
- Just let us out, okay?
- [Anna] Not until I've had my fun.
And boys, I'm just getting started.
- Oh, my god. She's gonna kill us.
- Yeah. Well, listen up, Anna, or whatever your name is.
You can try and dress this up as social justice
all you want, but you're no feminist.
You're just some sicko who gets off on hurting people.
- Yeah.
- [Anna] Maybe.
But you boys put your hands up for this little experiment
so you have no one to blame but yourselves.
- That's, that's victim blaming. She's victim blaming now.
- [Anna] Anyways, from the sound of things,
you fellows are already dead inside.
Maybe deep, deep down you just want me to finish the job.
- I don't know about you, I don't wanna die.
- Ditto. Fuck her self-pity and fuck this crazy bitch.
I say we make our way into--
- [Anna] Ooh, I love secrets.
What are you two losers plotting?
- Good. She can't hear us.
I say we make our way back into the torture room
and fight our way outta here.
- Are you crazy? This house of death.
This could be like the "Saw" movies,
there could be booby traps everywhere.
- We don't have a choice.
- Let's just take a minute here, okay?
We have to be smart about this. Out fox the fox.
- [Anna] Okay, I'm getting bored now.
If you guys are gonna keep whispering to each other
like two little girls at summer camp,
you're forcing me to come down there and end this quickly.
And believe me, I have just the right toys for it.
Oh, I can't believe this. No lock screen on your phone, Tom?
I have access to everything.
Your emails, your photos,
and this text you got from someone named Devin?
- You put my phone down, now.
- Wait. Is this your son we've heard so much about?
- Why don't you have a lock screen on your phone?
- I don't wanna have to put my password in every time.
- It takes like one second.
- I never thought I was gonna be in a situation like this.
Okay?
- [Anna] Let me play this for you.
- [Devin] Cannes is a lotta fun.
I ate a crepe and I got to speak French at the hotel.
I'll send you pics tomorrow, Dad. I love you.
- Oh, that's lovely.
What should I text him back?
Should I tell him what his dad's been doing tonight?
Electrocuting a guy's nut sack?
I bet if I say just the right thing,
or to be more precise, the wrong thing, he'll show his mom
and whatever visitation rights you have will go poof,
right out the window.
Hmm. What to text, what to text?
I've got it.
Take your crepe and shove it up your ass,
you little shit head.
- Don't you dare! He's only eight years old.
You fuckin' bitch. - Tom, Tom.
Tom. Tom, she's baiting you, stop.
- Here we go. Sent.
(curtain swooshes)
(deep mysterious music) (thunder crashes)
(rain splatters) (thunder rumbles)
- You fucking idiot. Tom, stop.
(arrow thuds) (blood splatters)
(Tom groans)
(Tom thuds)
(Tom groans)
All right, all right.
(Tom groans and gasps)
(thunder rumbles)
Hang in there, Tom, okay? Hang in there. Hang in there.
- I had you fooled, right?
When I was pretending to be a big shot and her husband,
I, I had you totally convinced, didn't I?
- Tom, it was a stellar performance.
- Stellar?
Nice.
(thunder crackles)
(rain splatters)
- Grieve later.
I'll give you a head start.
One Mississippi,
two Mississippi,
three Mississippi,
four Mississippi,
five Mississippi,
six Mississippi,
seven Mississippi,
eight Mississippi.
- Following the model established by Tinder
and adopted by every other major dating app,
if we limit the exposure that male profiles have
to female users, they will be more inclined
to pay for upgrades.
In its current version, there is no incentive
for male users to upgrade.
It's essentially a free-for-all.
Everyone has access to anyone on the app.
Now, of course, when we first started two years ago,
well that was fine.
But after last month's projections it's clear,
Love Bomb has become the hottest dating app
in the marketplace.
We're finally competing with the big boys, and girls.
Word has spread.
In a post-pandemic world, people wanna get their freak on.
Tinder and Bumble are fuckin' vanilla compared to Love Bomb.
Excuse my language.
And now is the time to take it to the next level.
Now is the time to make men pay if they wanna be seen
by not only more profiles, but the top profiles.
If you're an attractive woman making six figures a year,
you don't wanna role play with just any creep.
Well, you'll feel more secure
knowing the men that have access to you
have the money to do so.
Time is now, not a year from now, not six months from now.
I've already talked to our product guys, and girls.
They say the change to the algorithm can be applied
as soon as next week.
Now the Reddit bros'll bitch about it, but fuck 'em.
It's not like they're getting matches anyway.
Am I right?
- Finished?
- Yeah. Thoughts?
- You're interested in my thoughts?
Sounds like you had it all worked out.
- Well, I mean, I wouldn't say--
- Stop talking. You said enough already.
There won't be any changes to the algorithm,
so if that covers everything.
- [Jared] I'm sorry, but why?
- Excuse me?
Why won't there be any changes to the algorithm?
It's funny, you used the term "we" a couple times
in your speech, but I don't recall you being the CEO
of this company.
And I definitely don't recall you creating the app with me.
Am I mistaken?
Or were you with me in my Chinatown apartment
dreaming up Love Bomb?
- Well, no, Anna, of course I wasn't.
And, and I know you're the CEO,
but you hired me to give my, my, my opinion
on things like this and that's all I was doing.
I mean, the projections speak for themselves.
- It's true, the projections say we're doing well.
Between our ad revenue and the premium subscriptions
we keep getting, we're hitting our annual growth targets.
Love Bomb is underground and hip.
If it becomes another Tinder clone,
it'll cease to be underground and hip,
and our users will eventually go elsewhere.
Then what happens?
- Yeah, but, but what about, what about women's safety?
I mean, there's no, there's no filtering system whatsoever.
- Oh, because you care so much about women's safety.
That's it, right?
Your proposed algorithm is gonna protect
all of those women needing protecting.
You make a lotta presumptions about women.
But guess what?
Maybe a woman making high six figures
wants to fuck a hot bartender.
Not that it matters what they do.
Love Bomb isn't a dating app for serious relationships,
or sugar daddies.
It's a fetish app.
It's about one thing, and one thing only, Jared.
Getting off.
- (scoffs) I, I just was thinking
it was time to expand is all.
And I mean, I, I, I, I think that Love Bomb
could be so much--
- Thank you, Jared. (clears throat) You can leave now.
I wish I could just terminate him because he's a dick,
but I'll need just cause.
- Well, there's Cassie.
- Who's Cassie?
- She's one of the new girls.
We were talking the other day
and she said he keeps asking her what she's up to,
if she's free for a drink, et cetera.
- Has she made a complaint to HR?
- No, I don't really think she cared.
- Hmm. Have her make a formal complaint.
Tell her she needs to.
Make sure it's done by the end of the week.
- Of course. Done.
- All that bullshit about women's safety.
The balls on these fucking guys.
You know, I used to dream about
all the progressive enlightened men I'd meet
once I moved to New York, but it turns out,
they're just the same as the men in my hometown.
They're only better at hiding it here.
Behind their white knight posturing,
they just wanna fuck women and hold power over them.
(cellphone buzzes)
(Anna sighs)
(phone keys click)
Not that I don't understand the appeal of holding power
over somebody.
What do we have for tomorrow?
- You have an 8:00 AM call with the investors.
- Push it to Friday.
- [Rachel] Done.
(gentle suggestive music)
(gentle suggestive music continues)
(knife scrapes)
(meat sizzles)
(water bubbles) (phone rings)
- Hey.
- [Josh] Hey, how's it going?
- Good. Dinner's almost ready. (voices echoes)
19 Mississippi,
20, time's up.
(thunder rumbles)
(tense scary music)
Josh,
where are you?
I can hear you.
(tense suspenseful music)
Swipe left.
Swipe right.
Swipe left.
Swipe right.
Now where would a cowardly cuck be hiding?
(rain splatters)
I see you, Josh.
What do you have behind there?
(tense suspenseful music) (rain splatters)
(steel scrapes)
I see.
You know, Josh, I kinda like you.
Not like Tom. Man, that guy is such a loser.
(scoffs) But you, Josh, you have potential.
(laughs) Who am I kidding? That's all men are, isn't it?
Big, sweaty, sacks of unfulfilled romantic potential.
(rain splatters) (tense music)
The reality of men is always
so soul-crushingly disappointing.
It's better to live with the fantasy of what they could be.
(steel scrapes) (knife clicks)
(Anna gasps and cries)
Wow, Josh. (panting)
I guess you're not as broken as I thought you were.
(Anna panting)
(Anna winces)
There's still some fight left in you.
You really hurt me.
(gun clicks) (arrow thuds)
(Josh cries out)
Ah, you fucking bitch. (groans)
- Stay put so I can end your pathetic existence.
- Just don't do this.
What happened to you, Anna?
What made you like this?
Listen, I, I, I know what it's like to be hurt, okay?
I know what it's like to give your life to somebody
and have them throw you away like you're nothing.
I know what it's like to be treated badly,
but you don't have to do this.
You, you don't, you don't have to be like
the people that hurt you.
- Sorry, Josh. Your little speech isn't gonna work.
- When I look at you, Anna, I don't see a bad person.
I see somebody in pain. I'm in pain too.
Maybe we can help each other.
- You'll never know what made me this way, Josh.
Only one person knows, and I killed him years ago.
I thought killing him would help, but it didn't.
The only thing I feel is the faint trace of pleasure I get
seeing a man squirm and die before my eyes,
and I keep chasing that pleasure.
Chasing and chasing.
- You created a wall, to protect yourself.
That's what I think.
If you just, just let that wall come down,
maybe you can feel again, maybe even love again, Anna.
- Do you even know what love is, Josh?
It's nothing more than a chemical reaction
sent to the brain.
Oxytocin, dopamine, we're all slaves to it.
But if you can master it, then you're a slave to nothing.
The first man I killed was a monster,
but I did love him.
I loved him, and I willed myself
to do what needed to be done.
And now, I'll never be a slave again.
Your girlfriend was right to leave you, Josh.
She was just mastering those pesky little chemicals
that lead us all astray.
(dramatic drumming)
(Anna gasping)
(dramatic drumming)
(Anna gasping)
(Josh grunting)
(tense music)
- Fucking die, you fucking cunt. Fucking die.
(thunder rumbles)
(Anna gasps) (tense music)
(Anna gasps)
(tense music) (thunder rumbles)
(arrow slices)
(Anna gasps and coughs) (blood spurting)
(Anna gasping) (blood spatters)
(Anna gasping)
(Anna laughs)
(Josh gags)
(Tom grunts) (knife slashes)
(Anna gasping)
(Anna cries out)
(Anna panting)
(Anna gasping) (Tom moans faintly)
(slow somber music)
- Hey, hey.
(Tom gasps)
- Hey.
(Anna gasping)
- I, I, I lied about,
I lied about the text I sent to your son. (gasps)
(Tom sighs)
- Really?
- (gasps) I, I sent, I sent him a nice text.
He'll know, he'll know you loved him.
(Anna gasping)
- Thank you.
(Anna laughing)
- Maybe I'm not so bad after all.
(Anna crying)
(soft somber music)
(soft somber music continues)
(rain splatters)
(upbeat jazz music)
♪ When somebody breaks your heart ♪
♪ And your whole world falls apart ♪
♪ I wanna be there, baby ♪
♪ I wanna watch you cry ♪
♪ Oh, when he says goodbye ♪
♪ And you feel like you could die ♪
♪ I wanna be there, baby ♪
♪ I wanna watch you cry ♪
♪ You been thinking that you're so smart ♪
♪ Just because you broke my heart ♪
♪ But baby, like all the rest ♪
♪ He who laughs the last, sure laughs best ♪
♪ So goodbye, farewell ♪
♪ But, when this heartbreak rings your bell ♪
♪ I wanna be there, baby ♪
♪ I wanna watch you cry ♪
♪ You been thinking that you're so smart ♪
♪ Just because you broke my heart ♪
♪ But baby, like all the rest ♪
♪ He who laughs the last, sure laughs best ♪
♪ So goodbye, and farewell ♪
♪ But, when this heartbreak rings your bell ♪
♪ I wanna be there, baby ♪
♪ I wanna watch you cry ♪
♪ Blah-Ah, I wanna be there baby ♪
♪ I wanna watch you cry ♪
♪ Baby, baby, baby ♪
♪ I wanna be there baby ♪
♪ I wanna ♪
(gentle smooth jazz music)
(gentle smooth jazz music continues)