- Where do you want the chair set up
for the meet-and-greet tomorrow, Miss Medina?
- Circle's fine,
- Circle,
Circle?
I don't think I'll be able to do a circle,
Might be more of an oval though,
- Just have the kids sit on the damn floor, okay, Lindsey?
- Yes ma'am,
- I gotta go,
Don't forget to turn on the ghost light,
- Turn on the ghost light, gotcha,
All right, you have a good night-
Miss Medina,
Sit on the floor,
Alright,
- Hey, boss,
- Thanks for stopping by, Margo,
I know you want to get out of here,
- Oh, no problem,
What's up?
- My mother-in-law passed away,
- Thomas, I'm so sorry,
- Carol and the kids are flying out tonight,
She wants me to join them tomorrow,
but it's the first day of the clinic, so,
- Are you kidding?
Go, be with your family,
- Are you sure?
It'll be a week?
- It's like year 20 for me in the clinic,
I think I can handle it,
Oh, my God,
Were we ever this young, hmm?
- Almost,
- Oh, wow,
- I found that when I was digging stuff up
for a donor presentation,
- Oh, wow,
I'm just a baby,
- Jeffrey's bold revision of "Blood Wedding,"
- Oh yeah, where I'm dead the whole time,
and you were the, uh,,,
- The fire breather, - Wah!
Yeah,
Oh, my gosh, I think I blocked that out,
- Yeah, block it out all you want,
the past will fuck us all at some point,
- Hmm,
- You sure you'll be okay without me here
to kick things off?
- Yes, and the staff has their marching orders,
- If Bernard gives you shit-
- Uh, then I'll tell the kids
about the time he went up on his lines
and pissed himself on stage,
Bernie doesn't scare me, Thomas,
Tell Carol I'm sorry for her loss,
- I will,
Call me if you need anything,
Fucking theater camp,
Hmm,
- You FaceTimed,
How cute,
- Told Carol I have camp,
Told camp I have to fly to the funeral,
We have a week all to ourselves,
- Then get your ass over here, old man,
- Get your ass over here,
I booked a suite at the Adolphus,
All week,
- You're a goddamn rockstar,
- Mm-hmm, mm, mm, - I'll see you in a few-
- Touching your boobies,
Still here,
Thanks,
Come on, man!
Wonderful,
I hate this fucking place,
Oh,
Ah!
Camp doesn't start until tomorrow, kid,
That means stupid camp pranks don't start until tomorrow,
You think you're funny?
I will kick you the hell out of here
and make sure you don't work anywhere,
Let me tell you something, kid,
The decisions you make right now
will haunt you for the rest of your fucking life,
It's get back to Rico,
Ah! - Hey,
- Jesus!
How the hell did you get in here?
- Stage door is open,
- Let's get outta here,
- Ow, hey, ow, ow, ow,
Watch your shoes, watch your shoes,
Hey, what's wrong?
- Just an idiot kid playing a prank,
Come on,
- Pranks were my favorite part when I was a camper here,
- Oh, Vine-y hiney,
Every year these kids get to be bigger pricks,
- Well, you don't have to worry about that for a whole week,
Ah,
- Can we go?
- Yes, baby, we can go to the park
just as soon as we send your sister off,
Sagan, would it kill you just to wear a little make-up?
- I'm going to camp to dance,
not to look pretty for pictures,
- There are hundreds of girls just as talented as you are,
Sometimes you have to do a little something extra,
- Can we not talk about this right now?
- Promise me you'll take this seriously,
This clinic is,,,
- A direct pipeline to college programs, New York, LA,
Yeah, I know,
- It changed your sister's life,
They noticed her because she worked hard and because-
- She's noticeable,
- The future is now, Sagan,
- That doesn't really make sense,
- The future is now,
- Good morning, everybody,
Hundreds auditioned for these spots,
but only the eight of you were selected,
So, congratulations and welcome to Stage Left,
Just being here gives you a headstart
on performers your age from all over the country,
- Ooh!
- The next two weeks will be grueling
because the business of creation is grueling,
Mornings will be dedicated to classes,
Afternoons and evenings,
you'll rehearse the new musical "What Mary Saw,"
Guiding you on this journey
will be some of the most talented people you'll ever meet,
Broadway legend, Mr, Charles McMasters,
dance teacher and choreographer,
- People say, "Dance like nobody's watching,"
I say if you're dancing, I'm watching
and I'm probably not pleased,
- Former Stage Left camper
and queen of bite and smile commercials,
Ms, Stephanie Briggs joins us
as an instructor for the first time,
She's your voice coach, musical director
and constant reminder that I'm old,
- This place made me what I am,
It taught me how the business works
and I promise I'll do the same for all of you,
And you can call me Steph,
- Lindsey Carr is your stage manager
and Den Mother at the house,
If you are sick or running late,
she's the person to call,
And finally,
fresh off his star turn as Stanley Kowalski in "Streetcar"
at the Cleveland Playhouse
and his stint as Mr, Kane on "Wolves of Westlake,"
please welcome two-time Drama Desk Award nominee,
Mr, Bernard Hewson,
- Thank you Margo for the lovely intro,
You kids have fun, do your little musical,
but when you work with me,
be ready to fucking act,
- Fantastic,
- They look younger every year we do this,
- Bernard, that was your one free pass,
You pull that crap again, I'll rip your face off,
There's coffee and muffins,
Have a great first day everyone,
- Guess she wasn't a fan of Mr, Kane
of "Wolves of Westlake,"
Remind me,
did you die in the first three minutes of the episode
or did you make it past the opening credits?
- Fuck you, Charles,
You got something you want to add?
- It's good to see you Mr, Hewson,
- Bernard, kid,
You're not a camper anymore,
- It's good to see you, Bernard,
- So, why don't you start us off, um,,,
Tim,
- I'm Tim, starts with tenor,
- Great,
- I'm Lila, starts with lascivious,
- I'm Marcus, starts with magic,
- How?
- I'm really good at disappearing,
- I'm Sagan, starts with separate,
- Okay,
- I'm Kylie, starts with klepto,
- Bullshit!
- No, it's true,
I steal all the boys' hearts, and their clothes,
I steal a lot of clothes,
- Huh,
- I'm Austin, starts with Aurelius,
- What the hell does that mean?
- It means he's a pretentious prick,
- Or, he's stoic and philosophical,
- You're both right,
- Rachael, stands for rock-hard abs,
- Prove it,
- Yeah,
- She ain't lying, y'all,
- Okay,
- I'm Nixon, starts with not gonna play
this stupid ass game,
- Okay,
Uh, hm,
Okay, so, um, wants to lead us
in a physical warm-up before class starts?
- I'll do it,
Uh, stand up,
You too, Mr, Kickass,
Alright, okay,
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
One, two, three,
Oh,
Fuck you and your metabolism,
- Perfect,
I know this stuff is boring,
but when you're doing eight shows a week on Broadway,,,
Excuse me for a second,
- Oh, my God, I can't believe we're,
- Do you need something Mr, Hew-
Bernard?
- Always good to get a sense of who you're dealing with
before they come into the room,
- Yeah, I've actually like,
I've done a lot - Dream come true,
- Who's melancholy Dane?
- What?
- Kid in all black, looks like he's over it,
- Nixon,
- Maybe he'll be the one real actor in the bunch,
- People at this camp might tell you
you don't have what it takes to be real actors,
Don't listen,
You act all the time
when you talk to teachers,
bosses, even friends,
Every day is a dress rehearsal
and every day you're succeeding as an actor,
- Five, six, seven, eight,
One, two and three,
Four and five, six and seven, eight,
And one, two and three, four and foot,
- Stop,
What was that, Sagan?
- A pas de bourree,
- Really?
Because it looked like pas de boushit,
Go!
- Do it again? - No, go,
Leave the room, all of you, go,
Go pee or give each other a hand job,
Anything that takes two minutes,
I can't look at any of you anymore,
- It's pretty hard on 'em for the first day,
- You of all people should know the ones with actual talent
require the most verbal abuse,
- I do,
- We missed you last night,
We always go to the bar the night before camp starts,
Too big for our little traditions now?
- I had things to do,
And technically camp starts tomorrow for me,
- What are you doing here?
- Just wanted to watch you work,
- Bullshit,
- Don't believe everything you hear, Charles,
- I know you, Bernie,
I don't need to hear anything from anyone,
- Sorry, kid, no smoking,
- I'm 18,
- Camp rules,
- Charles smokes in the room,
- Yeah,
and we let him
'cause we're all secretly hoping it'll kill him soon,
Sagan, right?
- Yeah,
- Well, if you're sing and act half as well as you dance,
you just might be a triple-threat, Sagan,
See you tomorrow,
Stupid,
- Hello?
You guys know you're not supposed to be up here,
The studio's only for class,
God,
Good prank, you got me,
Now get back to lunch,
Not funny,
Open the fucking door,
- Lindsey, open the door!
Hey, open this door!
Fucking kids!
- I don't know, - Yeah so in my freshman year-
- Lindsey, I need you,
- For what?
- Strike the downstairs studio,
And tell the children,
while we all cherish the long tradition
of camp pranks here at Stage Left,
they really need to stay out of there
unless they're in class,
- What happened?
- Just do what I fucking ask you to do, Lindsey,
- Yes, ma'am,
Just eat,
- You know they have food for us,
- Not hungry,
- Do you practice that brooding look in the mirror
or do you have a director like give you notes?
- Screw you,
- Relax,
Hey,
We have 20 minutes,
Wanna get high?
I think this is it,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on, come on, come on,
Look at this, oh, my gosh,
Look at this, - What?
Look at this place, this is crazy,
Oh, that's nice,
Hm,
- How did you find out about this place?
- My sister came to camp like forever ago,
She's like 25 and killing it in LA,
- Really?
- Yeah, must be blowing all the the right people, I guess,
I'm kidding,
She's really talented and beautiful and all that,
- Is that what you wanna do,
- Today I want to be a better dancer,
- What did separate mean in that stupid icebreaker?
- My mom is constantly telling me
how amazing my big sister is
while doting on my baby brother,
Separate from what came before me
and what came after me, I guess,
Oh, I sound ridiculous,
- That's why you're here?
Your sister did it, so your mom made you?
- Yep,
Well, what about you?
You don't seem like the musical theater type,
- My family said I should spend time
with positive people,
- Okay, how's that working out?
- Seems all right so far,
- Yeah?
- Yeah,
- Whoa, hold on a second,
Just,
just hold on,
- Oh, oh, God, shit, I'm sorry,
I'm an idiot, - No, just,
let's just take it slow
and maybe wait until there's not like rocks and sticks
digging in my ass,
We should head back,
- I a,,,
I am so sorry,
I fucked this up,
and you're like the only cool person here,
So I-
- Relax,
Okay?
I just don't wanna be late to rehearsal,
- Lights up,
Mary stumbles in and crosses to the students,
- Can you help me?
Please!
- Alex breaks from the group,
- What the hell, man?
Hit the damn note,
- Tim, dear,
maybe when you learn to count without moving your lips,
you can give other performers notes,
- Sorry, Steph,
- Not your fault,
The song isn't in your range,
The part isn't in your range,
It's our fault, - Steph, fix it,
- How?
- Do you want me to handle this?
- I got it,
Oh,
Austin, you're working your ass off,
We screwed this up,
Luckily we caught it early enough,
Now all the roles are great
so you're just gonna play a different great role
that's actually in your vocal range,
- I'm sorry,
- You have all the talent in the world,
Don't let this phase you,
- Not so fast, Tim,
- Nixon,
- Yes, Miss Medina,
- You're going to play Alex,
- No, I can't hit those notes,
- Cut the shit,
Come sing the song,
- That was fucking incredible,
Sing some more shit,
Sing! - Wait,
Are you serious?
- I'm messing with you,
- Wait,
- What's wrong?
- You said that we should take it slow, right?
- Shit,
- Ah,
Is that stupid, am I being stupid?
- No, no, it's sweet,
It's not normal,
Sweet,
- I really like you and I wanna do all of this,
I just, I, I want it to be perfect,
Special,
- Me too,
You should go,
- You're pissed,
- No,
But if you stay, I'll have to jump you again,
Go,
- Poor Austin is gonna be miserable forever because of me,
- Hey, don't beat yourself up about it,
He'll be okay, okay?
Have a good night,
- Jesus,
- What'd you tell Charles, Stephanie?
- Nothing,
- You sure?
- Yes,
I didn't blame you,
I never,
I haven't told anyone anything ever,
I promise,
- Okay, then,
Have a good night,
- Okay,
You, uh, wanna walk out together?
- No, you go ahead, Lindsey,
I've still got a couple of things I wanna do,
- You sure?
- Yeah,
You just go house-mom the hell out of those kids,
- Okay,
Have a great night Mr, McMasters,
- Goodnight, happy camper,
- Yeah, I am a happy camper,
Let's hope I stay that way,
- Ooh, yeah,
Lindsey?
Are you up there?
Goddammit
Oh, God,
Fuck!
Oh,
Fuck, no,
No, no, no,
No,
No, no,
Please, fucking help me!
Help, Lindsey!
No!
No, no!
Oh, oh, God,
Fuck!
No, no!
Fucking help me, help!
Steph, Steph, Steph!
Steph!
No!
No,
- None of you's gonna be any good at this,
None of you has the capacity to do real work
and that's okay,
You hit those pretty high notes
and maybe you can land a gig in the chorus
of some shitty show that runs forever
and bilks fat Midwesterners outta their hard earned cash,
So that's good,
You got that?
Stand up,
You, Sarah, right?
- Sagan,
- You play Mary in the show?
- Yes,
- So you're the lead?
- I, it's an ensemble piece,
- If you're the lead, own it,
If not, sit down,
- I'm the lead,
- Good,
Get up here,
Who's Mary?
- She is a high school kid
whose best friend's father is a killer,
- But?
- Nobody believes her,
- You can't know that going in though,
You have to believe you can convince them,
or else why the hell am I watching?
You,
- Lila, - Yeah,
Who you play in this dog and pony show?
- Her best friend, Este,
- Oh, hey, look at that,
It's almost like I paid attention when they cast this thing,
Okay,
Mary,
Convince your friend, Este, that she's in danger,
She has to leave with you,
- But I'm not off book,
- You need a writer to tell you
how to convince someone of something,
Just do it,
- You have to get out of here,
- Why?
- Your dad is dangerous!
- How do you know?
- I've seen it in his eyes,
Good, Lila,
- You have to leave!
- Yelling isn't working,
is it?
Try a different tactic,
Do you love her?
- Maybe,
I-I don't know,
- She's your best friend,
Do you love your best friend?
- Yes,
- Go,
- Este,
come with me, please,
- Why?
- If we stay here,
I might lose you,
Come with me,
- We'll be safe?
- Yes,
Yes,
And we'll be together,
- Bernard, a word please,
- I don't tell you how to run rehearsal
so you don't tell me how to run class,
You call on Bernard Hewson, you get Bernard Hewson,
- You sound like a fucking idiot when you talk like that,
And that's not what this is about,
Have you seen Charles?
- No,
Why?
- He hasn't shown up,
- Isn't it just my class today?
Sure he'll be there at rehearsal,
- We had a meeting about the show this morning
and he didn't come,
It's not like him,
- He has been talking about the bar a lot,
Maybe the old man got hammered and overslept,
- Always helpful, Bernie,
- You know, you're getting uptight, Margo,
You used to be fun,
I'm sure Charles is fine,
- Oh, that might be the sexiest thing
I've ever seen in my whole life,
- Oh, wait till my back gives out and I get stuck down here,
That's when it really gets hot,
- Good to see you, Viv,
- Oh, nice to see you both
still dressed like you're in the movies,
- Oh, wear the same thing every day,
one less thing to worry about,
- I got a fun one for you, Ronnie,
Hey, stop lurking, Nick, you're freaking the kid out,
- Nah, the kid's a pro,
Right, Mustache?
- Uh,
- Solid answer,
Who is he?
- Charles McMasters, mid 50s,
- Damn, he's in great shape,
- He is,
He's also been dead since between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM
and whatever happened to him
didn't happen here in the apartment,
- What do you mean?
- Look at the legs,
- Ooh, killer sliced his Achilles
and let him think he could still get away,
Looks like Mr, McMasters
dragged himself across a sidewalk or a street
before the killer finished the job,
- I have work to do, but I think you nailed it,
- So, how'd we get here, Vivien?
- Officer Andrews,
why don't you tell Detectives Reyes and Rizzo
how you stumbled upon your first murder scene,
- Uh, neighbor called about loud music,
Nobody answered when I knocked,
so I got the manager to let me in,
That's when I found
the body,
A song was blaring at top volume from the compact discplayer
"When you're a jet, you're a jet all the way,"
Those lyrics will haunt me until the day that I die,
That and the um, the hands, you know?
Why, uh, mm,
why are the hands like that?
- Those are jazz hands,
- Uh, why, what?
- Well, he's a dancer,
- Like a stripper?
- Musical theater, Rizzo,
Killer wanted him to hit a pose
after a big number one last time,
Ah,
- Whoever did this made no effort to hide the body,
Then turned up the music
so someone would call the cops and find it,
- I don't think killers
did this kind of cat and mouse shit with cops
until they saw it on TV,
- You love TV,
- Why do you think I became a cop?
- So this guy's got no family,
No one in the apartment knows who he is,
Where does he work?
- Theater clinic,
- What the fuck is a theater clinic?
- I don't know,
Let's go find out,
- You're a dick,
- Coffee?
- Sarah?
What was that shit?
- Well, Sagan, I didn't want the other children to know
that I think you're special,
- Special?
- Yeah,
And in class today
you proved it,
- We're all eating outside,
Got some food for you,
- You kids enjoy your lunch,
- Oh, my God, what's she doing?
- Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on,
- Alright, - Hold on,
- Let's see if I can do it, - Alright,
- Oh, look at that,
- Ugh,
Kids,
- Relax, Rizzo,
They're probably really sweet and full of energy,
- Yeah, look at 'em though,
Worms and fleas and shit,
- That's dog's, Rizzo,
- Right,
- So you and Taylor really don't want any?
- Sometimes she says stuff that makes me think she does,
Deep down she knows I'd be a shitty father,
- No, you wouldn't,
- What about you and Robert?
You ever regret not having any?
- I don't waste time
thinking about things that didn't happen,
Let's see what we can find,
- Hey, kids,
Is there a grownup we could talk to?
- Jesus, Rizzo, they're not five,
Please excuse my partner,
He's an idiot,
Can anyone tell us where the camp director is?
- Lindsey, some people are looking for Miss Medina,
- I knew something was wrong
when he didn't, he didn't come to the meeting,
He, he never misses meetings,
- Can you think of anyone
who might have had a problem with Charles?
- Everybody loved him,
- Anyone he owed money,
a girlfriend or boyfriend he might have pissed off?
- No, Charles never talked about money problems
and he stopped dating years ago,
He said no one could handle his immense gift,
Sorry, I shouldn't laugh,
- No, it's okay,
Everyone loves a well-timed dick joke,
- Any issue with the kids?
Like did he loathe the sight of them?
- Of course not,
- I noticed that's not your name on the door,
- Oh,
Well, our artistic director's out of town
and I am running things in his absence,
His office is a lot nicer, so I'm in here,
- One more question,
Does this camp offer any scholarships?
- Uh,
Yeah, but Charles didn't have anything to do with that,
- Oh, no, I have a very talented nephew,
He's a good kid, loves theater,
- Oh, uh,
well, I, I, I'd be happy to give you the information,
- That would be great,
- Also, could we have that folder
labeled Staff and Students,
- I'm canceling tonight's rehearsal,
This theater,
this camp,
this industry
lost one of its great lights,
Spend tonight celebrating life
and enjoying one another,
That's what mattered most to Charles,
We'll resume tomorrow as normal,
Charles wouldn't want the show to suffer on his account,
- Let's, uh,
get back to the house, kids,
- What do you think happened?
- I don't know,
- Hey, Lindsey, I need a minute with Sagan,
Had a few notes about her work in class today,
- Well, don't keep her too long,
I'm gonna order pizza to cheer us up,
- Oh, it's a shame to miss rehearsal
after the discoveries you made in class,
- Yeah,
- I tell you what,
I'm gonna work your monologue with you,
- Right now? - You don't wanna miss pizza,
And we don't want others popping in, ruining the work,
- You think you could sneak outta the house about midnight?
- Guess you'll have to wait and see,
- Wait and see,
- It gets worse,
It's been a month since Spencer's missing
and I'm in my bed and I get a phone call,
Spencer's number,
I pick it up, "Dude, where are you?
Everybody's freaking out,"
On the other end, it's silence,
then screams and then silence again,
No one's ever seen or heard from Spencer since,
- Hey, ya,
Sorry,
Look, I just wanted to remind you
to clean up after,
alright?
So have fun,
Do what you want-
- As long as the house stays clean,
- That's it,
Good night,
- Can we do something not terrifying now?
- Let's do something fun,
- Ooh, Marry, Fuck, Kill, but characters from musicals,
- Austin and "Grease,"
- Oh, easy,
Um, marry Danny,
Fuck Kenickie,
Kill Frenchie,
- What?
Frenchie's the best,
- Mm-mm,
- I pick Nixon and "Les Miz,"
- I don't know what that is,
- Bullshit,
- Sorry, man,
Not well-versed in this stuff,
- Again, bullshit,
- Man, do you ever shut the fuck up?
- You all think to be pulled that voice
out of his ass last night?
- What are you talking about?
- Age 10,
"Les Miserables" Regional Tour,
"Nixon Grace is thrilled to be playing the role of Gavroche,
the lovable street urchin,"
- What?
- He was a child star,
Multiple tours,
Age 13, "Beauty and the Beast,"
Age 14, "Big River,"
And just two short years ago at 16,
"Nixon Grace is overjoyed
to be playing Jack in 'Into the Woods,'"
- No effing way,
- So, what turned the happy-go-lucky musical theater whiz
into the James Dean wannabe we see before us?
- Fuck off,
- Oh, right,
The baker and the baker's wife
went to a hotel after the matinee
and didn't make it back for the evening show,
- Whoa,
Wait, what does that mean?
- When we were on tour in Chicago,
two of my castmates died in their hotel rooms,
Nobody knows what happened to them,
They were my friends,
After that, I wasn't real happy-go-lucky anymore,
Satisfied?
- What the hell is your problem?
- I, I, I,,,
What?
He, he broods and, and makes fun of us
for, for loving musicals when he's a goddamn pro at it,
- Pizza in my room for anyone who still wants to hang,
Not you, Tim,
- Make sure you clean up, asshole,
- You guys are dicks,
- Oh,
- You picked the wrong motherfucker, motherfuckers,
My name's Tim,
Starts with time to pull a prank
and scare the shit outta you stupid little motherfuckers,
- That's crazy,
He was just yelling at me about dance stuff yesterday,
- He seemed like an asshole,
but the good kind,
- Do you think we're ever gonna figure out
what happened to him?
And if we don't, is it gonna like stick with us forever?
- You can ask me about the "Into the Woods" thing
if you want,
'cause it kind of feels like you're asking me
about the "Into the Woods" thing,
- That was in the past,
All I wanna do right now is lie here,
- Shit,
- It's beginning to think you didn't care about your craft,
- What are we doing here, Mr, Hewson?
- Working the opening monologue,
- That's it?
- If that's all you want,
Sit down, pour yourself a drink,
- No I'm good,
- Relax,
It's sparkling grape juice,
And it's a part of the exercise,
So, the tendency with a big opening monologue
is to go guns blazing outta the gate,
That's death, leaves you know where to go,
With something like this,
you wanna invite the audience in
like they're your closest friends,
- Okay,
- So try it like you're sitting at a table
in a nice restaurant talking to someone you trust,
You know the lines?
- For this part,
- Good,
Now remember, you're just talking with a friend
in a public place,
- Listen to me,
You have to listen to me,
I know things,
Things that nobody else knows,
- It's good,
It's simple,
- Everyone thinks they're special,
I get it, but I actually am,
Not better,
Different,
It's like a,,,
It's,
it's like, um-
- You need a line, I got a copy of the scrip I think,
- Ah, something's wrong,
- Everything is fine,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh,
Relax,
Everything's fine,
- Get off of me,
- Bitch,
You,
You want this, little girl,
You know what, tell whoever you want,
No one's gonna believe you,
I've been nominated for a Drama Desk Award,
Twice,
What the fuck have you ever done?
- You're too early,
- What about her?
- The monster got her a long time ago,
- Oh, my,
- Nixon,
- Hmm? - Nixon, how did I get here?
- Oh, I, uh, I woke up outside and you were gone,
I looked for you everywhere
and I finally found you out by the theater,
So I thought you must have been sleepwalking,
so I brought you back here,
- Okay, and there was no one else there,
- Uh, no, no one,
The theater was all dark,
- Okay, but I'm in my pajamas,
Did you undress me or?
- No,
Jesus, no, I, I brought you back here,
I put you in your bed in your clothes,
and I only stayed here
in case that you started sleepwalking again,
You, you must have gotten up
and changed in the middle of the night,
- You swear you didn't touch me or,
- I'm not an asshole, Sagan,
- I, I, I don't remember how it happened, um,
was lost time or something,
I, I remember a, a, a nightmare about Steph,
Oh, my God,
Oh,
- Sagan!
- Say- - Miss Medina,
- Whoa, don't dress for the job you have,
dress for the job you want,
So, hobo?
- Just, Sagan, what's wrong?
- Have you seen Steph?
- She'll be here soon,
- No, she won't,
Something terrible happened to her,
- Sagan,
- Good morning, everyone,
- You're not safe,
Something bad is gonna happen to you,
- Nothing's wrong,
- Someone is trying to kill you,
- You got me,
That was good,
In my day we just toilet-papered Mr, Graham's office,
You all have taken the pranks to the next level,
Like the show, "Oh, your dad's a killer, argh,"
- We're gonna go back to the house,
- Real good stuff, you two,
- What?
- Are you wearing makeup, Bernard?
- Concealer,
I'm nothing if not vain,
- I wanna help, but I don't understand,
- Something happened last night
and I don't fucking remember,
- Hey, have you guys seen Tim?
Tim?
Come on, we're gonna be late,
- Maybe Marcus disappeared him into the nightmare place,
- Don't even joke about that,
- What's up?
- Tim won't come out of his room,
- No one told you?
- Told us what?
- Of course they didn't,
Leave everything to the stage manager,
Um, so Tim went home this morning,
Yeah, I got a text,
Apparently he felt like he didn't belong here,
Car picked him up from the theater
and took him to the airport this morning,
- Hmm, - Oh, my God,
- Who's gonna play Chaz?
The show's ruined, you guys,
- Breathe,
Um, imagine that there's a golden string
running from the top of your head
all the way through your spine,
Breathe,
- No, no, no,
The show's gonna be fine,
Miss Medina will figure it out,
- This is kind of our fault,
- He's the asshole, not us,
- Totally,
So let's go to class,
Sagan, Marcus, Nixon, let's roll,
- Are you coming to class?
- No, I need to like sleep or something,
- I can stay with you,
- And do what?
Not believe anything I have to say?
- Sagan, - Go,
- Sagan, honey, it's Lindsey,
Can I come in?
- Uh, sure,
- I heard you weren't feeling well,
I brought you something,
- Oh, no, you didn't have to do that,
- Nonsense,
I take care of my actors,
Now, do you need to go to the doctor?
- No, it's just a headache,
I'll survive, - Mm-mm,
I know how that can be,
You take these,
Take it,
Good,
Now you text me if you need anything,
Ugh,
I will bring you some lunch a little later, okay?
- Apparently this one did a short film
that fared very well at a festival in Madrid,
- Hm, cop boss is gonna be so pissed,
- Why?
- Cop boss doesn't need a reason to be pissed,
Cop boss is crazy,
- Oh, yeah,
How about I set your hair on fire, Jimmy?
How'd that be?
Fucking hell,
So let me guess,
You two finally finished eating your tacos and cannolis
and now you want to talk business,
It's that theater camp thing,
- It's, uh-
- My nephew says you're busting chops, Rizzo,
- Nephew?
- My sister's kid,
Andrews,
- Mustache,
- Right, yeah, good kid,
- Is he?
Or is he a fucking idiot?
Never tell with these young people,
- Captain, the way Charles McMasters' body was found,
it seemed like an inside joke,
It was like someone knew his background and his lifestyle,
- You think somebody at this Stage Left did it?
- We wanna talk to the campers,
That's why we came to see you,
- Of course that's what you want,
Just go in half-cocked
and then somehow get lucky, like you always fucking do,
And then you leave it to the old man
to clean up your damn mess,
- What are you talking about?
- Kids, Rizzo,
You question them without something airtight,
it'll be a nightmare when their parents catch wind of it,
Fucking lawsuits,
the mayor's dick in a twist, all that,
No way,
- I know, right?
Mr, Kane,
- Says Hewson,
- "Wolves of Westlake,"
- He was torn apart,
- Yeah, one of the best death scenes ever,
You question him yet?
- He's on the list,
- Why would a guy with his career murder someone
and then set it up so the cops would be on his trail?
- I'll tell you why,
You ever acted before, Rizzo?
- No,
- I have,
Eighth grade,
Tin Man in the "Wizard of Oz,"
Every night they cheered,
Well, they cheered so much,
"Hey, Ma, I think I want to sing and dance,"
"Knock it off, Tommy,
and don't let your old man hear you say that,"
"But it's, it's my dream, Ma,
Ma?
Ma?"
- Captain?
- You crave the spotlight every minute of every day,
You need people to watch you,
Yeah, to validate you,
to fill whatever void you have in your soul,
Guy like this wouldn't just kill a man
and let his work go uncredited,
You talk to him,
If there's something there,
I'll let you go back to the camp and talk to the kids,
- Thanks, Captain,
- If I only had a heart,
Am I right, Rizzo?
If I only had a heart,
- Jesus Christ, about time,
- Bernard Hewson?
- Yeah,
- Damn, you're in great shape,
You have a personal trainer or?
- I just watched what I, I'm sorry,
Are you from the hotel?
They said they were gonna send up towels,
- Detectives Reyes and Rizzo,
We're here to ask you some questions
about Charles McMasters,
It won't take long,
- Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Just, uh, have a seat,
Sorry about that,
I was jumping in the shower when you knocked,
- I have to say, I am a huge fan,
You know that scene where the Alpha gets you in the throat
and the Beta gets you in the gut,
that look on your face,
I felt like I was there,
- Thank you,
You know, you do these little roles,
you hope people like 'em,
It's really nice to hear,
- Did you like Charles McMasters, Mr, Hewson?
- I loved Charles, everyone did,
Once they got to know him,
- The theater put you up in this room?
- They did,
I split my time between New York and LA
but I always come back to do the clinic if I can,
I feel it's my responsibility
to shape the next generation of artists,
- That's lovely,
Do you know anyone who might have had it in for Charles?
- Like I said, everyone loved him,
- Mm,
I guess we have to go talk to the kids,
- Oh, God,
- Mr, Hewson?
- I didn't think,,,
Charles was very good at hiding it,
but he used to have a cocaine problem,
- Really?
- A couple of years ago,
I found him in the bathroom in the bar,
His nose was bleeding,
It's pretty clear what was going on,
- Did you tell the camp director?
- No,
It would've ruined his life,
Charles loved those kids
and he was so good for them
and he said he was gonna get help and, and he did,
I didn't think,
If he went back on it, oh, God,
Maybe if I would've said something back then he would,
He would- - It's okay,
People make mistakes all the time
trying to protect their friends,
- I'm sorry,
I'm not,,,
- It's no problem,
Thank you for your time,
We'll let you know if we need anything else,
- See it?
- Yep,
Peaking out from under his towel,
- What do you think?
- Well, there's a million different ways to hurt your leg,
but it could be something,
- What do you wanna do?
- Dig up some dirt and track down all his known associates
from the magical world of professional theater,
Mr, Crane, in 2000-
- You, you can call me Alistair,
At least until the makeup is fully on,
- Okay, Alistair,
And 10 years ago you appeared in a play with Bernard Hewson,
- "And Baby Makes Nine,"
- Dreadful,
- This play closed only after three weeks,
despite full houses and a lot of talk
that it would be the next "Drowsy Chaperone,"
- Please,
As if there could ever be another "Drowsy Chaperone,"
- Why the early closing Alistair?
- What can I say?
Some plays just don't work,
- Oh, tell me about it,
I have a nephew who was in one
about a sad boy who sings about being sad,
Terrible,
- That wasn't the case though, was it?
This particular show was shut down
due to anonymous complaints filed about Bernard Hewson,
Who filed the complaints?
- Well, clearly if they're anonymous,
- Well, we think you filed them, Alistair,
- We think you filed them
and that Hewson figured out it was you,
- And your career never quite got back on track
after "Baby Makes Twelve,"
- "Nine,"
12 Children would be absurd,
- Why did you file the complaints?
- It wasn't me,
- Oh, come on, Al,
Why keep up the charade?
I mean, the damage is already done,
- Were you jealous of him?
I've heard actors can get jealous
when another actor is better than they are,
- Better?
That hack?
- Places people, places,
- If it wasn't for his abdomen
and his ability to snow every producer he's ever met,
he'd be lucky to play the dancing idiot
in the community theater holiday play,
- You complained,
He found out it was you
and he used his connections to shut you down,
So just tell us what the complaint is about,, Alistair,
- Places,
Alistair,
- Mr, Crane, places,
- The way he treated the young woman playing the twins,
It was,,,
When he found out I was the one, he ruined me,
But I told him if he just left her alone,
just let her go her own way,
I'd never say anything else,
- What did he do, Alistair?
- Mr, Crane, places,
- Bernard Hewson preys on youth like a vampire
and comports himself like the goddamn Devil,
- Preys on youth?
Charles McMasters was in his 50s,
- Well, maybe Charles knew something
and was going to tell someone,
It's a start,
We should keep digging,
- Great work you two,
Blew me away,
- Sounding good,
Get some sleep, we're back at it tomorrow,
- You all are released,
You released,
- Night, Miss Medina,
- How weird is that? - Yeah,
- Hey,
Hey, I'm sorry I freaked out on you,
You were right and I must have been sleepwalking
or had a migraine that made me go crazy,
- Hey, I'm just glad that you're okay,
- Do you wanna sleep over tonight?
- Are you sure?
- Absolutely,
- Hey, where you going?
- None of your business,
- She's going to shower
and probably put on something hot for you,
- Really?
- Clueless,
- So what are we doing tonight?
- Oh, my God, - Yeah,
It's the stupidest thing in the world,
- Yeah, that sounds, - - Can you tell them, Rach?
- Oh, we have been rehearsing our asses off
like professionals,
so we deserve a night of partying like professionals,
- Whoa, I thought
you were supposed to be a good little musical theater kid,
- These stereotypes aren't really benefiting anyone, Sagan,
- You're right, I apologize,
- I'm in, - Me too,
Marcus?
- If it's not gonna kill me,
- They won't,
I know the good stuff
and I can spot the poisonous ones a mile away,
- Sorry guys, I have other plans,
- Yeah, you do,
- Uh, Nixon says you know a secret spot in the woods,
- I know a spot,
- Yeah, you do,
- Too much, Lila,
- Okay, good note,
- Do you wanna cap or two for you and the boy?
Could be fun,
- No, if I take those,
I'll just wanna talk about aliens all day,
I'll draw you up a map, but make sure
that Lindsey doesn't catch you all sneaking out,
- She doesn't care what we do,
- As long as the house stays clean,
- The pie's legit, isn't it?
- Damn good,
Last year's show is described as "a true comment
on the world we live in,"
"Teens Pack Adult Punch in New Musical,"
- Sure it's very powerful,
- Well, they shouldn't criticize kids at a camp like that,
- Why not?
They wanna be stars, don't they?
- It's educational,
They should have the opportunity to fail and fuck up
without being judged for it,
- Hmm, - Do you hear that?
Do you fucking hear that?
- Now I do, - Listen,
Listen,
This is it,
TV, books, movies,
They're all existing at the same time,
We're tuning into their universes,
We're, and, and we're catching these, these,
these glimpses of them,
- So like the witch detective
in the comic that I'm reading right now,
she's like actually out there
like solving cases with like magic and shit,
- Absolutely,
- And like when I read it,
it's just me like catching a glimpse
of like her actual life,
- Yes,
- I was a witch detective once,
- Yeah, you were,
- Oh, my God, Lila, stop,
- Come in,
Hey,
- Wow,
- When we were kids, there wasn't that kind of pressure,
No adults even knew what we were doing,
- Summer break, get on my bike in the morning,
come back at dinner,
Wouldn't check in at all,
- Now parents want to know what kids are doing all the time,
It isn't fair to them,
- It's for their own safety though, right?
- Rizzo, come on,
You know damn well
that if a fucking crazy person wants to do harm,
it doesn't make a difference
if a kid's parents know where she is,
- My God, I have to pee so bad,
- It's like 40 trees over there,
- Oh, gross,
I'm not gonna pee outside,
I'm gonna go to the house,
- Dude, that'll take like three hours,
or like two minutes,
I don't know,
I have like no concept of time right now,
- Take the map,
Does anybody have the map?
- I already have the map,
- Yeah, you do,
- Well played, Lila,
- I think I got something,
- Oh, make it bigger,
I think I need a new prescription,
- "Assault charges were dropped,
and Mr, Hewson will return to the production,"
That's 15 years ago,
- According to another article, that was his break out role,
Nothing else about the girl,
- I need Vivien,
- It's late,
- You know what to do,
- Norma?
Can we get three milkshakes, two vanilla, one strawberry?
- Ooh, I like it when you talk dirty, Detective,
- Hey, buddy, I need a favor,
- Light as a feather, stiff as a board,
Light as a feather, stiff as a board,
- Hey, I got something,
Sneaked into Mr, Graham's office,
He's got like a full bar in there,
Hey, you okay?
W-we don't have to drink if you don't want to,
- No, it's, it's perfect,
- Lila,
Marcus,
Austin,
- Why are you doing that?
Ah, rock hard motherfucker,
- You interrupted kaftan and wine time,
so this better be-
- Strawberry,
- Worth it,
- I need to know what happened,
- Need to know what happened
or need me to tell you something
that fits your idea of what happened?
- Vivien, the shake is a token of love, not a bribe,
- Okay,
Still working, but judging from the angle
and depth of the cuts to the throat and chest,
it seems poor Charles got it while on his back,
- So the killer caught him while he was dragging himself,
- Then threw him on his back, stood over him,
sliced his throat with something like a box cutter,
stabbed him multiple times in the chest,
Cuts are deep, even for someone standing over the victim,
Killer was strong,
- Anything else?
- A lot of material imbedded in the legs,
I mean most of it you'd expect
if he's dragging himself across concrete,
but one thing stood out,
- What?
- Hmm, black paint,
Not the kind you'd find on a road or a parking lot
or even in a house,
- The kind you find in the theater?
- Keeps the blackouts real black,
And that, my pretties, is all I have,
Good night,
Next time, drive your asses out to see me,
- Fucking Hewson,
Let's go,
- Reyes, we don't have anything that'll hold up,
Vivien said the killer was strong,
not that some insanely cut dude did it,
- The paint,
He died at the theater,
- He was a dancer who worked there,
Maybe he did that cool thing
where they slide across the stage on their knees,
Maybe he helped build sets,
Who knows? - You know what?
You're right, I don't know
if Bernard Hewson killed Charles McMasters,
but I am positive that he is the thing
that we both think he is
and we cannot let him spend another day
working with young women,
Not when we have at least enough
to bring him in for questioning,
- Okay,
- Okay?
- I'm a good little musical theater kid,
- Oh,
- Hm,
Nixon,
- Mm-hmm, - Nixon, wake up,
We do not want miss this,
Outstanding,
- Hey, guys, I think I need to go lay down,
Or die,
I think I just might go die,
- We lost Rachael,
- What do you mean lost her?
- She went to pee and she never came back,
- Shit, she probably got lost and fell asleep in the woods,
Um, someone call the cops
and they'll bring someone to look for her,
- My phone's gone,
- Someone call,
- I stole your phones,
- What?
- You guys didn't believe me when I said I was a klepto,
so I thought it would be a fun camp prank
to steal your phones,
- Where are they?
- Somewhere in the woods,
I hid them when I was fucked up,
- Jesus, Kylie,
- I'm sorry,
- Mine's in my room,
- I stole yours and Nixon's phones too before we left,
- Then you call,
- Mine's gone too,
- You stole your own phone?
While I was tripping,
I had an epiphany about how attached to technology I am,
so I threw it in a pond,
- Oh, my God,
- There's a landline in the house,
- There are no buttons,
- It's a rotary phone,
- Is it 1930?
- Do the thing with your finger,
I saw it in a movie once,
- Everything okay?
I heard yelling,
- We lost our phones,
- Wh,,,
Honey, that's a prop phone,
We just put it out 'cause we like how it looks,
- You didn't notice there wasn't a dial tone?
- Dial what?
- Okay, what, what is going on?
- We were in the woods last night and,
things were not quite,,,
Um, Rachael came back here to pee
and we never saw her again,
- Have you checked her room?
- Rachael, you in there?
Oh,
- Oh, guys, I'm not feeling too hot,
I think I'm gonna puke,
- Okay, well you rest up
and uh, I'll come check on you in a bit,
Y'all, when I said you could do whatever you want,
I thought you understood that meant within the law,
I don't want y'all drinking and getting drunk,
- Right,
We had beer,
- And some wine,
- Yep, beer and wine,
- Listen, I get it,
Y'all are working all day like adults,
so you feel like adults,
I will look the other way this time,
but if it happens again, I'm gonna have to report it,
Just go get ready,
- Yes ma'am,
- He sleeps real late and he made it very clear
that he doesn't wanna be disturbed
seeing as how he's on TV and everything
we decided that- - Shailene,
is it? - Yes, ma'am,
- Unlock the door
or Detective Rizzo is going to blast the damn thing open,
- What kind of guns do y'all use?
Me and my boyfriend-
- Open the goddamn door, Shailene,
Sonofabitch,
- Dang,
He's gone,
- Thank you for joining us, Marcus,
Oh, we're down to six,
Any idea if Rachael will make it to rehearsal today?
- It doesn't look good,
- That's okay,
I did a show where we lost half the cast one night
and we fought through,
That's what we do, right?
We fight through,
- Steph,
Those detectives are back,
- Why?
- I think they think Bernard killed Charles,
- What? - Well, Bernard's missing,
All of his stuff is gone from the hotel,
- Oh, my God,
- Well, they wanna talk to you and Lindsey,
- Lindsey the stage manager,
- Yes,
- And stage managers are "responsible
for all aspects of a production and work with the director,
designers and performers in multiple capacities,"
- You read our Wikipedia page,
Yay,
- You were a camper here,
- A long time ago,
- Well, not that long,
What are you, 22?
- 25,
- And, uh, Bernard Hewson was a teacher when you were here?
- He was,
- Did he ever do anything that made you feel uncomfortable?
- I don't understand, - Miss Briggs,
I'm not the most delicate person
when it comes to talking about subjects like this,
- I don't know what you're talking about,
- I think Bernard Hewson is a fucking rapist
who should get his dick cut off,
I think Charles McMasters learned this
and- - He knew,
- I'm sorry?
- Charles knew,
They all knew,
- That must be hard,
You do all that work and a bunch of actors get the credit,
You ever get jealous?
- I take care of my actors, all right?
They'd be helpless without me,
like, like kittens,
You don't get jealous of kittens do you, Detective?
- Are those yours?
- Yes,
- I'm terrible with tools,
My dad's whole family was in construction
and he swore he'd never work with his hands,
It's weird how that happens,
Is that a box cutter?
- Everybody looked the other way
because having someone like Mr, Hewson on staff
let them charge their ridiculous prices,
- And this was gossip when you were here?
- Not gossip, a girl in my class,
- And no one said anything?
- The girl begged everyone not to talk,
She was afraid it might ruin her future career,
But
they knew,
- You've done very well in this business,
- I've been lucky,
I started early
and the clinic has opened a lot of doors for me,
- Do you have any advice for a young actor?
- Uh,
you're- - I meant for my nephew,
- Oh, sorry,
Tell your nephew to work hard,
hustle and learn to bounce back quickly from rejection,
- Nice,
So um, would you go see him in a show or something
if he wanted to come here?
- Oh, we don't meet the campers until the first day,
They send in videos,
It makes the process more fair
if we don't know them personally,
But tell your nephew, I'm rooting for him,
- Well, thank you,
I really appreciate it,
- Anything?
- He is what we thought he was,
And apparently everyone knew,
You?
- Annoying stage manager has a box cutter,
Hewson could have grabbed it,
- No, you were right,
I mean that Hewson stuff just doesn't hold up,
I mean, why would he lead us here if he was gonna flee?
- He's a piece of shit who belongs in jail
and you made the right call going after him,
- We're missing something, Nick,
- I know, - Five, six, seven, eight,
- Oh, shit, - Oh,
Shit, - I am so sorry,
- Lindsey,
- Sagan, honey, don't move,
I'm gonna call an ambulance,
- No, I just twisted it,
Is she be fine if I ice it,
- I am so sorry, - No, no,
It is not your fault,
You can't rehearse for 12 hours
and expect not- - No ones needs your opinion
right now, Lindsey,
- Take her back to the house,
She needs to prop it up and get some rest,
Nixon, can you help her?
- Of course,
Come on, come on, - Come on,
There you go,
- Ah, thank you,
- Am I rehearsing them too hard?
I don't know what to do,
Charles, Bernard,
Thomas won't return my calls,
I'm losing it,
- I can run them through music,
They can get some rest and still get some work done,
- Okay, everyone, take 15,
Then Steph will work on songs with you,
- Thank you, 15,
- Hey, hey,
Watch out, c'mon,
- All right,
Right, glad I got the big one,
Oh,
Oh, yes, let me wrap it for you,
- I do this all the time,
I'll be fine,
You should go back to rehearsal,
- Go back to-
- Hey, I can stay with her in case she needs anything,
- Fine,
At least take some ibuprofen,
Oh, why is all of this happening today?
- That woman is batshit crazy,
Really sorry,
- I'm a dancer,
Not a little baby actor like you,
I can take it,
- Perhaps this will help wash it down,
- Oh, warm champagne,
Classy,
- Rachael?
Honey, I am so sorry,
I lost track of time,
Are you okay?
- Stop that,
- Stop it,
Yeah,
- Y'all, Rachael's gone,
- She must have finally headed to rehearsal,
I'm pretty sure I heard her leaving
when we, uh, first got in,
- You did?
- Yeah, I heard something,
It must have been her,
You're heading back there now, aren't you?
- Yes, yes, yes,
I, I will just check and see if she's there,
Mm-hmm, yep,
- Batshit crazy,
Want another sip?
- Rock saxophone,
- Ugh,
Crushed velvet baby doll dresses,
- Oh, I fell in love with my share of those,
Mighty Ices,
- Oh, making out in the woods down by the creek,
- Shannon Floyd,
She had red hair,
- Shit,
Give me the head shots,
- We've been doing this all day,
It's time to shut it down,
- Rizzo, the woods,
- What?
- Give me the head shots,
We have to get back to the theater,
- She's gone?
You told me she was sick,
- She was, I- - Did you check the bathroom?
- I did, and, and I-
- Get your shit together,
You're the fucking stage manager,
Check every inch of the house
and if she's not there, then check the damn woods,
- Oh, for fucks sake!
- Pull the fire alarms,
- It's still broken,
- Well, you, you said you called the City
and took care of it,
We have to be up to code,
- Not now, Lindsey,
Help!
No, no, no,
No, no!
- No, no,
- What the fuck?
- Tell 'em to send everybody,
- Rizzo, wait for backup,
- Andrews, theater camp on Euclid Street,
Send everybody,
- What?
Put an adult on the phone,
- Oh, please, no, - It's okay, it's okay,
I'm a cop,
You gotta get outta here,
That things coming back,
- I can't, I can't, I can't,
- What's your name?
- Austin,
- You look like a pretty brave kid to me,
When he comes to the door,
I'm gonna use whatever I got left to rush that fucker,
and you're gonna be right behind me,
- I don't-
- He's gonna hit the wall,
You're gonna run by and you're gonna fly up the stairs
and you keep running until you're far away from this place,
You can do this, Austin,
Okay?
- I knew I should have gone to STEM camp,
- No, no, no,
- The kid?
- He made it out,
- Other door,
- Fuck you, Nixon,
- Jesus,
You can take the mask off, Miss Briggs,
- Thank goodness you're here, Detective,
We are ready for a real audience,
How'd you know it was me?
- You said you don't meet the campers until the first day,
but you toured "Into the Woods" with Nixon,
You knew him really well,
You brought him here,
- I did,
Two of our castmates in that show
didn't understand the connection we had,
but we made them understand,
- A deep enough connection
he would help you kill anyone
who knew what Bernard did to you,
- Mr, Graham and Miss Medina knew
and didn't say anything,
They just welcomed Bernard back
year after year with open arms,
And Amber, dull little idiot,
When I told her what Bernard did to me,
she said I should be happy because "older men are hot,"
- What they did to you is unforgivable,
but these children did nothing to you
- Bernard never gave me credit,
said I knew nothing about real theater,
He was wrong,
Theater is simple cause and effect,
A character does this, so then this happens,
Bernard did what he did,
so all these people die,
the guilty and the innocent,
his fault,
And he only comes to understand
the true consequences of his actions
right before his last breath,
Admit it, that's a pretty dramatic ending,
- Let the girls go, Steph,
Don't make them pay for what Bernard did to you,
- You're not giving me any credit either!
I could kill Bernard,
but that would be predictable, clean,
No, theater should be messy, Detective,
So here's how the play will end,
Sagan chooses who dies,
I can kill her innocent young friend Lila,
or Sagan can kill Bernard,
the man who tried to do to her what he did to me
and so many others,
Whatever she chooses,
I will have set a new drama in motion,
Isn't it fun?
Theater is supposed to be fun!
Kill yourself, I kill Lila,
Kill me, Nixon kills Lila,
Kill Bernard, we let the rest of you live,
- Or you could have just left me alone,
- You were the smart one,
We needed to distract you,
Remember what Bernard did to you,
He deserves this,
- No,
- The alpha and the beta
- Ruined my ending,
Now, it'll be so plain,
Finish the damn show, Nixon,
- That's the problem with actors,
They talk too much
and they never give the stage manager enough credit,
Thanks, Lindsey,
- You all right, Detective Reyes?
What the fuck?
- Andrews,
basement,
Rizzo,
- I don't think it's gonna come off that easy,
- Should have left me alone,
I don't need a knife to kill you,
- Oh, Nixon, I just wanna hear you sing one more time,
- Do you want this pudding?
- Yeah,
After this hospital diet, I'm gonna be in great shape,
- Hey, watch out,
All that excess flesh saved your ass,
- Ha,
What happened with the girl?
- Nothing,
I mean, boy dragged her into the woods,
But being a highly trained, highly disciplined dancer,
she defended herself,
I mean, she's free to go,
She can do whatever she wants,
- How does someone that age
ever get over something like this?
- I guess you just try to forget about your past
and not worry about the future,
Just live your life beat to beat,