1 00:00:05,685 --> 00:00:08,716 I'm Danny Rubin, and I'm running for State Assembly. 2 00:00:08,801 --> 00:00:10,693 - Daddy, TV! - This is my beautiful wife, Sheila, 3 00:00:10,778 --> 00:00:13,113 - and our daughter, Maya. - That's right, sweetie. Daddy's on TV. 4 00:00:13,197 --> 00:00:16,575 Did you hear that, babe? She said, "Daddy, TV." Is that cute or what? 5 00:00:16,660 --> 00:00:18,365 - Save Our Wave… - Huh? Yeah. It's cute. 6 00:00:18,450 --> 00:00:20,289 Hey, babe. 7 00:00:20,996 --> 00:00:22,039 You did this. 8 00:00:22,123 --> 00:00:24,460 Credit where credit's due. 9 00:00:26,168 --> 00:00:28,172 That's probably one of your fans. 10 00:00:28,796 --> 00:00:30,088 Let's see. 11 00:00:30,172 --> 00:00:31,256 - Hello. - Hello. 12 00:00:31,340 --> 00:00:33,759 Is this Rubin for assembly headquarters? 13 00:00:33,843 --> 00:00:35,385 May I ask who's calling, please? 14 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:38,055 Certainly. This is Maggie from KTSD Accounting. 15 00:00:38,139 --> 00:00:39,642 How are you doing today? 16 00:00:40,433 --> 00:00:41,433 I'm well. 17 00:00:41,517 --> 00:00:43,518 We had a problem with the check you sent for payment. 18 00:00:43,602 --> 00:00:45,564 It looks like it got returned to us. 19 00:00:46,897 --> 00:00:51,153 That must have been a clerical mistake on our end. 20 00:00:51,485 --> 00:00:53,320 We'll send another one out to you right away. 21 00:00:53,404 --> 00:00:56,031 Great. If you wouldn't mind sending that as soon as possible 22 00:00:56,115 --> 00:00:59,576 so we can avoid having to pull the ad off the air, that would be terrific. 23 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:02,581 We'll take care of this right away. I'm so sorry for the mix-up. 24 00:01:19,513 --> 00:01:21,642 That bitch is gonna love this. 25 00:01:30,191 --> 00:01:32,234 Tanya, it's Sheila. 26 00:01:32,318 --> 00:01:34,403 Sheil, hi. Did you hear I was pregnant? 27 00:01:34,487 --> 00:01:41,410 Oh, yes. I got your card. It's beautiful. The house, you. 28 00:01:41,494 --> 00:01:43,036 Oh, my God. I know, right? 29 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,122 I'm just so happy for you both. 30 00:01:45,206 --> 00:01:49,626 Life is sweet. Life is sweet. And how are you and Danny doing? 31 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:55,176 Not so good. Thank you for asking. Danny and I could really use your help. 32 00:01:57,426 --> 00:02:01,805 We hate LA. We're LA haters. At least we were. 33 00:02:01,889 --> 00:02:05,600 Yeah, we still are. LA is the land of the phonies and the sellouts. 34 00:02:05,684 --> 00:02:08,772 And we have three events on this weekend already. 35 00:02:09,020 --> 00:02:12,232 Like the Pacific Beach weenie roast that five people showed up to? 36 00:02:12,316 --> 00:02:14,109 Those were five voters. 37 00:02:14,193 --> 00:02:17,654 Nobody in LA can even vote for you, even if they could read the ballot. 38 00:02:17,738 --> 00:02:21,199 I think Jer's got a point here, babe. I mean, the clock is ticking. 39 00:02:21,283 --> 00:02:23,994 Time is running out, and I'm wasting that time, you know, 40 00:02:24,078 --> 00:02:27,122 shaking hands and kissing babies outside the constituency. 41 00:02:27,206 --> 00:02:32,421 Listen, you wanna go to La-La Land and hang with Loni Anderson, be my guest. 42 00:02:32,795 --> 00:02:34,379 But wait until you've been elected. 43 00:02:34,463 --> 00:02:36,423 All right? Right now it's just a distraction. 44 00:02:36,507 --> 00:02:39,051 You are not letting that hippie turd derail this. 45 00:02:39,135 --> 00:02:41,303 Hey, I don't like the place any more than you do, 46 00:02:41,387 --> 00:02:43,930 but LA is where the big money is. 47 00:02:44,014 --> 00:02:46,224 We can make more in one night at Jack and Tanya's 48 00:02:46,308 --> 00:02:49,146 than we can in a month of San Diego weenie roasts. 49 00:02:49,645 --> 00:02:52,064 It's a better use of your time and energy. 50 00:02:52,148 --> 00:02:54,902 We're just building some momentum. We can't stop now. 51 00:02:55,693 --> 00:02:56,946 Okay! 52 00:02:59,029 --> 00:03:01,534 Great workout, guys. 53 00:03:03,159 --> 00:03:06,539 Hey, dude! I mean, sup? 54 00:03:07,246 --> 00:03:09,831 Just, you know, you haven't been by, like, in a little bit. 55 00:03:09,915 --> 00:03:12,586 Yeah. Sorry about that, Tyler. 56 00:03:12,835 --> 00:03:16,296 My tape guy's set to dupe us more copies as soon as we nail down the cover art. 57 00:03:16,380 --> 00:03:18,674 So I was playing around with a couple options. 58 00:03:18,758 --> 00:03:21,345 Are you stoked on either of these. I... 59 00:03:21,677 --> 00:03:24,390 Feel free to be just, like, super honest. 60 00:03:28,601 --> 00:03:31,856 But you don't have to go out of your way to be hurtful. 61 00:03:32,188 --> 00:03:34,900 - These are great. - Seriously? 62 00:03:36,067 --> 00:03:37,320 That means… 63 00:03:38,694 --> 00:03:41,157 I mean, that feels rad that you like them. 64 00:03:41,489 --> 00:03:44,700 - Yeah, especially this one. - That's by far my fave as well. 65 00:03:44,784 --> 00:03:48,039 If I'm being fully honest, this other one is total dog shit. 66 00:03:48,287 --> 00:03:52,374 I mean, it's just not what I expected. 67 00:03:52,458 --> 00:03:54,337 It's... It's very cool. 68 00:03:54,710 --> 00:03:58,090 Two grand should cover the first run. Four if we're feeling good. 69 00:03:58,422 --> 00:04:00,048 These things are gonna sell like hot… 70 00:04:00,132 --> 00:04:01,466 You don't have two grand. 71 00:04:01,550 --> 00:04:03,468 You barely have two nickels to rub together. 72 00:04:03,552 --> 00:04:04,553 What are you thinking? 73 00:04:04,637 --> 00:04:06,638 So, I'm actually out of town for a few days. 74 00:04:06,722 --> 00:04:09,268 - I was hoping that Bunny can... - You're leaving. 75 00:04:11,727 --> 00:04:12,936 That makes sense. 76 00:04:13,020 --> 00:04:15,022 - Yeah, just for a few days. - Yeah, Bun. 77 00:04:15,106 --> 00:04:16,106 For a few days. 78 00:04:16,190 --> 00:04:18,817 And when I get back, we'll get things rolling. 79 00:04:18,901 --> 00:04:21,153 Yeah, Bun. When she gets back. 80 00:04:21,237 --> 00:04:24,200 - Motherfucking piece of shit. - Here you go, hon. 81 00:04:26,534 --> 00:04:28,452 I already got it, but thanks. 82 00:04:28,536 --> 00:04:30,579 My pleasure. 83 00:04:30,663 --> 00:04:31,747 You packed a lot. 84 00:04:31,831 --> 00:04:33,915 You sure you're just going away for the weekend? 85 00:04:33,999 --> 00:04:35,375 I like to have options. 86 00:04:35,459 --> 00:04:37,252 And I like to wear underwear. Heard of it? 87 00:04:37,336 --> 00:04:39,715 Gonna go visit your parents while you're up there? 88 00:04:43,008 --> 00:04:44,970 I'm sure Danny will love that. 89 00:04:47,638 --> 00:04:49,350 I don't talk to my parents. 90 00:04:52,143 --> 00:04:56,063 You know, Danny is smarter than I am about a lot of things. 91 00:04:56,147 --> 00:04:58,985 Big picture stuff, ideas. 92 00:05:01,318 --> 00:05:03,447 But he's got his blind spots too. 93 00:05:10,077 --> 00:05:12,331 Have a great weekend, Jerry. 94 00:05:20,629 --> 00:05:21,630 What did you do? 95 00:05:21,714 --> 00:05:24,010 If we're gonna do this, might as well do it right. 96 00:05:24,258 --> 00:05:26,843 - But how much did this cost? - No, no, relax. Relax. 97 00:05:26,927 --> 00:05:28,220 No, no charge at all. 98 00:05:28,304 --> 00:05:31,348 Yeah, jogging buddy let me borrow it. I saved his life. 99 00:05:31,432 --> 00:05:32,849 Ended up being an ankle sprain. 100 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:35,730 But, you know, either way, I was the one there with the ice, so. 101 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,773 Come on. 102 00:05:38,272 --> 00:05:39,650 Here, come on. 103 00:05:39,899 --> 00:05:41,610 Yeah. You go over there. 104 00:05:43,235 --> 00:05:44,861 - Is this not the best? - What do you think? You like it? 105 00:05:44,945 --> 00:05:46,947 - Well, I got work to do, so. - Yeah? 106 00:05:47,031 --> 00:05:49,035 - Have a great trip. - You do, huh? 107 00:05:50,743 --> 00:05:52,035 All right, Jerry. 108 00:05:52,119 --> 00:05:56,623 Happy birthday to you 109 00:05:56,707 --> 00:05:58,002 Thank you, everybody. 110 00:05:59,085 --> 00:06:00,629 Thank you, darling. 111 00:06:01,754 --> 00:06:03,505 What? You didn't make a wish. 112 00:06:03,589 --> 00:06:05,882 Well, I'm a little old for that now, don't you think? 113 00:06:05,966 --> 00:06:07,509 You're never too old for a wish. 114 00:06:07,593 --> 00:06:08,846 Fine. 115 00:06:10,179 --> 00:06:13,056 I wish for the continued good health of my family. 116 00:06:13,140 --> 00:06:16,354 You can't say it out loud. It's terrible luck. 117 00:06:16,644 --> 00:06:18,228 And this year of all years, 118 00:06:18,312 --> 00:06:21,523 when you're turning the age when your father was called back. 119 00:06:21,607 --> 00:06:24,568 We are a family of faith, not superstition, 120 00:06:24,652 --> 00:06:26,611 but there's no reason not to cover your bases. 121 00:06:26,695 --> 00:06:28,741 Mother. Thank you. 122 00:06:42,503 --> 00:06:45,883 Here. Have some cake. 123 00:06:46,590 --> 00:06:48,511 Anyone else? Cake? 124 00:06:49,885 --> 00:06:51,222 Yeah. I'll have a piece. 125 00:06:55,724 --> 00:07:00,231 Who else? Anyone else? Cake? 126 00:07:01,981 --> 00:07:05,361 You sure you don't have to go potty, sweetie? Now's your chance. 127 00:07:06,902 --> 00:07:08,155 Hey. 128 00:07:09,363 --> 00:07:12,868 You are beautiful. 129 00:07:13,242 --> 00:07:15,369 What? No, I'm disgusting. 130 00:07:15,453 --> 00:07:17,913 - My hair... The wind. - No. No, no, no. It's too late. 131 00:07:17,997 --> 00:07:19,623 You already smiled. 132 00:07:19,707 --> 00:07:21,168 Can't take it back. 133 00:07:28,883 --> 00:07:30,886 You know, none of this is promised. 134 00:07:32,803 --> 00:07:34,765 The water, the land, the sky. 135 00:07:36,307 --> 00:07:39,226 Not unless we take steps now to protect it for Maya. 136 00:07:39,310 --> 00:07:40,563 So true. 137 00:07:42,063 --> 00:07:43,105 Are you high? 138 00:07:43,189 --> 00:07:45,273 Did you have a puff of grass when I wasn't looking? 139 00:07:45,357 --> 00:07:46,525 Yeah. 140 00:07:46,609 --> 00:07:48,360 I drive better when I'm high. 141 00:07:48,444 --> 00:07:49,697 Just more focused. 142 00:07:50,696 --> 00:07:51,697 Let me drive. 143 00:07:51,781 --> 00:07:53,034 - Yeah? - Yeah. 144 00:07:54,033 --> 00:07:56,566 - All right. It's up to you. - Come on, sweetie. Let's go. 145 00:08:04,877 --> 00:08:06,044 Just a sec! 146 00:08:06,128 --> 00:08:07,840 All right. Let me in. 147 00:08:08,798 --> 00:08:10,051 Yeah. 148 00:08:15,888 --> 00:08:18,140 - Hey, I'm gonna go for a swim. - Hey. 149 00:08:18,224 --> 00:08:19,307 You want to come? 150 00:08:19,391 --> 00:08:20,600 I don't think so. 151 00:08:20,684 --> 00:08:23,562 Remind me not to have those chili dogs they serve at the ninth hole. 152 00:08:23,646 --> 00:08:25,358 They never sit right. 153 00:08:35,532 --> 00:08:38,117 Welcome to paradise, folks. Watch your step. 154 00:08:38,201 --> 00:08:39,244 So the house was built 155 00:08:39,328 --> 00:08:43,123 by a Holocaust survivor by the name of Joseph Solokoff. 156 00:08:43,207 --> 00:08:44,833 And after all that darkness he endured, 157 00:08:44,917 --> 00:08:48,712 you can really feel the embrace of light 158 00:08:48,796 --> 00:08:50,672 in his California architectural works, 159 00:08:50,756 --> 00:08:53,427 their sensuality, it's just life itself. 160 00:08:54,552 --> 00:08:56,470 Joni Mitchell lives in a Solokoff. 161 00:08:56,554 --> 00:08:58,646 - It's true. - We're pretty sure that she does. 162 00:08:58,764 --> 00:09:00,599 It's breathtaking… 163 00:09:00,683 --> 00:09:02,559 …how pretentious you've both become. 164 00:09:02,643 --> 00:09:04,895 How many necklaces is he wearing? 165 00:09:04,979 --> 00:09:06,647 You're gonna wanna keep an eye on Maya. 166 00:09:06,731 --> 00:09:08,065 - Yeah. - There's no railings. 167 00:09:08,149 --> 00:09:10,609 - That's part of the Solokoff philosophy. - That's right. 168 00:09:10,693 --> 00:09:12,778 Yeah. Quite a drop you got over there. 169 00:09:12,862 --> 00:09:16,200 I know, I know. Sometimes I get vertigo. 170 00:09:17,241 --> 00:09:19,774 - It's so funny. - She does. It's actually pretty serious. 171 00:09:20,161 --> 00:09:22,579 We don't... It's so fun. 172 00:09:22,663 --> 00:09:24,915 I wonder what she'd look like falling down the canyon, 173 00:09:24,999 --> 00:09:27,042 holding on for dear life, and then letting go… 174 00:09:27,126 --> 00:09:30,629 Seventy-six feet. Yeah, and at the bottom, mountain lions. 175 00:09:30,713 --> 00:09:32,845 - What? - The rest of the world has guard rails. 176 00:09:33,132 --> 00:09:34,132 But not up here. 177 00:09:34,216 --> 00:09:36,134 Here, we're still wild, untamed. 178 00:09:36,218 --> 00:09:38,512 And don't forget unappealing. Ungroomed. 179 00:09:38,596 --> 00:09:43,519 Okay, so every level of the house has a different view. 180 00:09:43,809 --> 00:09:46,478 Do any of 'em have bathrooms? 181 00:09:46,562 --> 00:09:47,646 They all do. 182 00:09:47,730 --> 00:09:50,232 - They all have bathrooms. - There's bathrooms. 183 00:09:50,316 --> 00:09:53,279 Well good, 'cause it was a long drive, and I hope it was worth it. 184 00:09:53,819 --> 00:09:54,695 Okay, I'll be back. 185 00:09:54,779 --> 00:09:56,071 - Come here, honey. - Okay. 186 00:10:07,541 --> 00:10:08,794 What's up? 187 00:10:09,293 --> 00:10:11,294 - Sup? - What's happening? 188 00:10:11,378 --> 00:10:13,547 Nada mucho, dude. Dipping, shaping. 189 00:10:13,631 --> 00:10:17,342 - Dude, living the dream, bro. - In the zone, bro. 190 00:10:17,426 --> 00:10:19,344 So, what's up, man? 191 00:10:19,428 --> 00:10:22,514 You got work for me? We duping? I'm almost done with my last run. 192 00:10:22,598 --> 00:10:24,433 I could really use the cash flow too. 193 00:10:24,517 --> 00:10:25,642 Nah, sorry. 194 00:10:25,726 --> 00:10:28,645 I've been a little held up in the cash department. 195 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:30,731 - Gonna have to wait. - Dude. 196 00:10:30,815 --> 00:10:32,276 I know, dude. 197 00:10:33,067 --> 00:10:38,030 Well, I guess I gotta call the porn guys and see if they got any work for me. 198 00:10:38,114 --> 00:10:42,119 I just don't love doing that stuff, man. I mean, I'm a Christian, bro. 199 00:10:42,785 --> 00:10:45,122 - Hurts the soul. - I hear you. 200 00:10:45,371 --> 00:10:49,666 I mean, not on the Christian thing, I'm a Buddhist atheist, but on the soul. 201 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:52,544 I mean, I pray like a motherfucker too, dude. 202 00:10:52,628 --> 00:10:54,838 Just, shit just keeps not going my way. 203 00:10:54,922 --> 00:10:57,632 Like a couple weeks ago, little dude comes in, 204 00:10:57,716 --> 00:10:59,760 orders a 5'8" thruster. 205 00:10:59,844 --> 00:11:01,428 I work on it for weeks. 206 00:11:01,512 --> 00:11:03,472 It's the prettiest one I've ever made. 207 00:11:03,556 --> 00:11:05,307 And then guess what happens? 208 00:11:05,391 --> 00:11:07,517 Little dude disappears. He stiffs me. 209 00:11:07,601 --> 00:11:10,481 I mean, what am I supposed to do with a 5'8" thruster? 210 00:11:15,860 --> 00:11:17,986 That's my size. 211 00:11:18,070 --> 00:11:19,448 It's all right. 212 00:11:21,282 --> 00:11:23,825 Sadly, though, I just don't have the dough. 213 00:11:23,909 --> 00:11:25,535 I mean, my old lady would kill me. 214 00:11:25,619 --> 00:11:27,454 We're supposed to be saving up, you know? 215 00:11:27,538 --> 00:11:28,580 It's all cool. 216 00:11:28,664 --> 00:11:29,915 I get it. 217 00:11:29,999 --> 00:11:32,292 We do take credit cards now, if that helps. 218 00:11:32,376 --> 00:11:34,296 But anyway. 219 00:11:34,837 --> 00:11:37,089 Pot churro? My girlfriend makes 'em. 220 00:11:37,173 --> 00:11:39,508 I gotta do shit today, or I would. 221 00:11:39,592 --> 00:11:42,260 Good choice. It's a good choice. They're pretty intense. 222 00:11:42,344 --> 00:11:45,097 But anyway. Later, dude. 223 00:11:45,181 --> 00:11:46,600 Christ be with you. 224 00:11:49,101 --> 00:11:50,479 You know what? I... 225 00:11:50,728 --> 00:11:55,276 On the other hand, they do smell pretty fucking killer. 226 00:11:55,691 --> 00:11:58,446 Dude, help yourself, man. 227 00:11:59,528 --> 00:12:00,779 Thank you again. 228 00:12:00,863 --> 00:12:03,198 It just makes such a difference to the campaign 229 00:12:03,282 --> 00:12:04,700 that you're helping and doing this. 230 00:12:04,784 --> 00:12:06,495 - It's my pleasure. - Thank you. 231 00:12:06,827 --> 00:12:09,079 Oh, my God. I can't stop. 232 00:12:09,163 --> 00:12:10,916 I've been so hungry. 233 00:12:11,624 --> 00:12:13,586 Were you like this with Maya? 234 00:12:13,918 --> 00:12:15,085 I think so, yeah. 235 00:12:15,169 --> 00:12:16,169 In this trimester, 236 00:12:16,253 --> 00:12:17,590 I'm so horny. 237 00:12:19,924 --> 00:12:20,799 Poor Jack. 238 00:12:20,883 --> 00:12:25,387 I'm just running him ragged, begging for sex day and night. 239 00:12:25,471 --> 00:12:28,181 - Do you wanna go over the guest list? - I don't know if it's to do with 240 00:12:28,265 --> 00:12:30,892 all the extra blood that's running in my veins or if this is, 241 00:12:30,976 --> 00:12:35,524 like, a normal thing for pregnancy, but I just feel flush with desire. 242 00:12:37,608 --> 00:12:40,861 Good Lord. What won't she put in her mouth? 243 00:12:40,945 --> 00:12:43,113 …animal, just sex. 244 00:12:43,197 --> 00:12:46,325 Like, I... Like, just meat. You know what I mean? 245 00:12:46,409 --> 00:12:47,659 Meat coming together. 246 00:12:47,743 --> 00:12:49,455 Are you gonna get that? 247 00:12:50,996 --> 00:12:52,249 I didn't hear it. 248 00:12:54,792 --> 00:12:56,045 Hello. 249 00:12:56,710 --> 00:12:58,214 May I ask who's speaking? 250 00:12:58,712 --> 00:13:00,172 Sure. One second. 251 00:13:00,256 --> 00:13:03,177 Sheila, it's for you. It's Jerry. Someone named Jerry. 252 00:13:04,510 --> 00:13:07,929 Wait, is that Jerry Goldman? From the Berkeley days? The quad streaker? 253 00:13:08,013 --> 00:13:11,808 - Oh, my God. He's still alive? - I know. 254 00:13:11,892 --> 00:13:12,976 Wow. 255 00:13:13,060 --> 00:13:16,229 Jer bear, it's Tanya. Yeah. 256 00:13:16,313 --> 00:13:18,526 - Guess what? I'm pregnant. - Give me. 257 00:13:19,692 --> 00:13:20,692 Hey, Jer. 258 00:13:20,776 --> 00:13:24,029 Hey. Hey, Sheil. Look, we got a problem, okay? 259 00:13:24,113 --> 00:13:28,158 I've been sitting here watching the boob tube all damn day, 260 00:13:28,242 --> 00:13:30,202 and I haven't seen our guy. 261 00:13:30,286 --> 00:13:32,204 Well, you probably just missed it. 262 00:13:32,288 --> 00:13:34,289 I've seen the Schmidt schmuck three times. 263 00:13:34,373 --> 00:13:37,042 They haven't played our ad once. Not once. 264 00:13:37,126 --> 00:13:38,960 Do you know what's going on here? 265 00:13:39,044 --> 00:13:40,921 A lot of jerking off, I'm guessing. 266 00:13:41,005 --> 00:13:43,882 That asshole is paying them off, okay? 267 00:13:43,966 --> 00:13:46,843 Giving them double to kill our ad. 268 00:13:46,927 --> 00:13:50,263 So I think I'm gonna go down to the TV station, 269 00:13:50,347 --> 00:13:51,890 and give them a piece of my mind. 270 00:13:51,974 --> 00:13:54,267 Oh, no, Jerry. No. No. Look. Look. 271 00:13:54,351 --> 00:13:57,229 You're probably right, but when you get this passionate, 272 00:13:57,313 --> 00:14:00,983 you tend to get into trouble. Legal trouble. 273 00:14:01,067 --> 00:14:02,067 I know. 274 00:14:02,151 --> 00:14:05,281 We can't risk losing you at this point in the campaign. 275 00:14:05,529 --> 00:14:07,114 You're too valuable. 276 00:14:07,198 --> 00:14:09,741 I'll talk to them. I'll see what's going on. 277 00:14:09,825 --> 00:14:11,412 Okay. 278 00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:17,582 Hey, you don't have any hand lotion in the house, do you? 279 00:14:17,666 --> 00:14:19,001 My hands are dry. 280 00:14:19,085 --> 00:14:21,128 Yeah. Yeah, in the guest bathroom. 281 00:14:21,212 --> 00:14:22,421 Thanks, hon. 282 00:14:22,505 --> 00:14:23,758 Okay. 283 00:14:25,299 --> 00:14:27,011 You called that one. 284 00:14:27,968 --> 00:14:31,557 - I have the thank-you notes done. - You're so good. 285 00:14:31,806 --> 00:14:33,559 They just need your signature. 286 00:14:35,309 --> 00:14:36,893 I like to get them done right away. 287 00:14:36,977 --> 00:14:40,691 Otherwise, it never seems to happen. It just gets pushed one day after another. 288 00:14:42,733 --> 00:14:43,985 Were you happy? 289 00:14:45,111 --> 00:14:47,654 - Excuse me? - With the party. 290 00:14:47,738 --> 00:14:50,618 I tried to make it nice. I know it looked simple. 291 00:14:50,908 --> 00:14:53,245 You did a tremendous job as always. 292 00:14:53,577 --> 00:14:56,415 Good. Great. I just wanted to make sure. 293 00:14:57,540 --> 00:15:01,671 Because it seemed like you were burdened emotionally. 294 00:15:02,253 --> 00:15:06,634 Like, there might be stress in your mind and heart. 295 00:15:06,966 --> 00:15:11,136 Perhaps because of your father and certain memories. 296 00:15:11,220 --> 00:15:15,226 Thank you, but it's... it's not about that. 297 00:15:15,474 --> 00:15:17,100 It's about the election. 298 00:15:17,184 --> 00:15:19,186 I have quite a bit riding on the marina project, 299 00:15:19,270 --> 00:15:22,525 and if we don't win, it could all be in peril. 300 00:15:22,773 --> 00:15:29,281 So the stress that I'm feeling is quite real and external. 301 00:15:29,864 --> 00:15:32,326 That's what I thought. Just making sure. 302 00:15:44,962 --> 00:15:48,342 That's gotta be an animal. That can't be her. 303 00:15:49,425 --> 00:15:51,721 But what animal makes that sound? 304 00:15:52,970 --> 00:15:55,138 We're only a few blocks from Sunset. 305 00:15:55,222 --> 00:15:59,103 Well, if you listen to Jack, we're in the Serengeti. 306 00:16:01,353 --> 00:16:03,190 Oh, no. That... That's... 307 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:05,693 That's all her. 308 00:16:07,777 --> 00:16:09,572 What is he doing to her? 309 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,950 How should I know? 310 00:16:14,533 --> 00:16:17,995 Oh, come on. That was so long ago. We were kids. 311 00:16:18,079 --> 00:16:20,082 Well, it wasn't that long ago. 312 00:16:22,041 --> 00:16:23,419 How was he? 313 00:16:26,087 --> 00:16:27,465 Unmemorable. 314 00:16:30,716 --> 00:16:33,554 - Okay. Okay, okay. - Okay, now she's… 315 00:16:33,844 --> 00:16:36,265 She's just embarrassing herself. 316 00:16:42,144 --> 00:16:43,228 I think... 317 00:16:43,312 --> 00:16:44,899 I think we can do better. 318 00:16:45,147 --> 00:16:48,194 I don't know. You gotta prove that. 319 00:17:28,899 --> 00:17:31,070 This looks so much better. 320 00:17:48,043 --> 00:17:49,755 He thinks I didn't see that? 321 00:17:50,129 --> 00:17:51,465 Hey. 322 00:17:52,757 --> 00:17:56,345 Danny, Sheila, I want you to meet some great pals of mine. 323 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:58,804 I wonder how they fuck. 324 00:17:58,888 --> 00:18:00,931 That monster on top of her, pounding away. 325 00:18:01,015 --> 00:18:03,141 Or maybe he just lays on his back like a manatee, 326 00:18:03,225 --> 00:18:05,143 and she has to climb on top and finish him... 327 00:18:05,227 --> 00:18:06,603 - Honey. Yeah. - Yeah? 328 00:18:06,687 --> 00:18:09,272 How many years have Jack and I known each other? You remember? 329 00:18:09,356 --> 00:18:11,525 Ten, or... I mean, since college. 330 00:18:11,609 --> 00:18:13,527 So... Well, we were in college. 331 00:18:13,611 --> 00:18:16,032 And I was just in the dorms, hanging around. 332 00:18:17,406 --> 00:18:18,949 I'm bad at math too. 333 00:18:19,033 --> 00:18:21,493 But I'm really good at puzzles. I'm a visual learner. 334 00:18:21,577 --> 00:18:24,081 - That can't be real. - It's a pink diamond. 335 00:18:25,372 --> 00:18:26,832 I had it appraised to be sure. 336 00:18:26,916 --> 00:18:29,962 …local representation is the foundation of democracy. 337 00:18:30,461 --> 00:18:33,338 Jack, who's your local state assemblyman up here? 338 00:18:33,422 --> 00:18:37,050 You really putting me on the spot 'cause we just moved up here. 339 00:18:37,134 --> 00:18:38,510 - But… - Okay. 340 00:18:38,594 --> 00:18:40,595 I have... I really don't have any idea. 341 00:18:40,679 --> 00:18:42,139 Not sure? You don't know? 342 00:18:42,223 --> 00:18:44,558 - No. - Well, that's all right. You're not alone. 343 00:18:44,642 --> 00:18:47,769 There's a lot of progressive people, especially here in California, 344 00:18:47,853 --> 00:18:50,772 that just get lazy, disengaged. 345 00:18:50,856 --> 00:18:52,649 That's how the conservatives get away with it. 346 00:18:52,733 --> 00:18:57,154 And I'm talking redistricting, I'm talking gutting social services. 347 00:18:57,238 --> 00:18:59,448 - Can you believe that? - Let's let people maybe get a drink 348 00:18:59,532 --> 00:19:01,241 - before we get too political. - That's right. 349 00:19:01,325 --> 00:19:02,617 - Shall we? - Yeah. 350 00:19:02,701 --> 00:19:05,193 - Yeah, let's get these guys some drinks. - Come with me. 351 00:19:05,704 --> 00:19:07,875 All right, we're gonna talk, Brian. 352 00:19:08,249 --> 00:19:10,252 You know, I vote for another margarita. 353 00:19:10,876 --> 00:19:13,045 - Jesus. - It's good. This is good. 354 00:19:13,129 --> 00:19:15,255 - There's so many people here. - Yeah. No, it's really... 355 00:19:15,339 --> 00:19:18,135 - Really going swell. - It's going great. 356 00:19:30,771 --> 00:19:33,398 - Oh, dude. - Hey, dude. 357 00:19:33,482 --> 00:19:34,944 I thought we lost you there. 358 00:19:36,485 --> 00:19:38,572 How long was I sleeping? 359 00:19:38,988 --> 00:19:40,447 I don't know. 360 00:19:40,531 --> 00:19:43,700 You took a full churro, which I've never seen done. 361 00:19:43,784 --> 00:19:46,328 It's unprecedented, guy your size. 362 00:19:46,412 --> 00:19:48,372 Yeah. I guess I was hungry. 363 00:19:48,456 --> 00:19:51,458 Dude, never a good call with edibles. 364 00:19:51,542 --> 00:19:54,880 But it's all good. And we can settle up on the board later. 365 00:19:56,213 --> 00:19:57,466 The board? 366 00:19:57,715 --> 00:20:00,384 Dude, look, don't tell me you don't remember. 367 00:20:00,468 --> 00:20:03,261 I spent all night airbrushing your tag on it. 368 00:20:03,345 --> 00:20:08,769 It's an extra three hundo, but it looks so damn sweet. 369 00:20:17,276 --> 00:20:19,111 - Hey. - Try one. They're divine. 370 00:20:19,195 --> 00:20:21,780 Oh, no. Vegetarian, I can't. I think it might be time for the ask. 371 00:20:21,864 --> 00:20:23,657 No. They're potato and cheese, no meat. 372 00:20:23,741 --> 00:20:25,659 - You need to have one. - No, I'm good. I don't want to. 373 00:20:25,743 --> 00:20:29,246 But I feel like there's enough guests here now, so it's a good time. 374 00:20:29,330 --> 00:20:30,998 And if you don't wanna introduce Danny, 375 00:20:31,082 --> 00:20:33,542 - I could do it. - Look, Sheila. 376 00:20:33,626 --> 00:20:35,558 - Just do it here in this circle. - Sheila. 377 00:20:36,295 --> 00:20:39,423 Listen, I am so sorry if I gave you the wrong idea. 378 00:20:39,507 --> 00:20:44,094 But passing the hat around just, I mean, it seems like kind of a drag. 379 00:20:44,178 --> 00:20:45,431 Well… 380 00:20:46,472 --> 00:20:51,101 But I was very clear on the phone that we needed to raise funds. 381 00:20:51,185 --> 00:20:54,354 Yeah, and I said I'd be happy to introduce you to people. 382 00:20:54,438 --> 00:20:58,275 But putting people on the spot, I mean, that's not really our scene. 383 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,944 You absolute moron. She was never gonna help you. 384 00:21:01,028 --> 00:21:02,738 She just wanted to rub your face in it. 385 00:21:02,822 --> 00:21:05,032 The power of personal narrative 386 00:21:05,116 --> 00:21:10,831 really boils down to taking charge of the most important story we tell: 387 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,874 the story of our own lives. 388 00:21:13,958 --> 00:21:18,211 Politics, industry, diplomacy, right? 389 00:21:18,295 --> 00:21:22,257 It's not what we do, it's the story that we tell about it. 390 00:21:22,341 --> 00:21:24,885 Now, to put it another way, it's... 391 00:21:24,969 --> 00:21:26,722 Lying. It's lying. 392 00:21:27,054 --> 00:21:30,390 You're telling people that facts don't matter. 393 00:21:30,474 --> 00:21:31,475 No, I'm sorry. 394 00:21:31,559 --> 00:21:35,896 Actually, you are selling people that facts don't matter. 395 00:21:35,980 --> 00:21:38,982 You'll have to forgive my friend Danny, he gets upset 396 00:21:39,066 --> 00:21:40,984 when no one's paying attention to him. 397 00:21:41,068 --> 00:21:42,653 Belinda. Belinda. 398 00:21:42,737 --> 00:21:45,697 - I have a surprise for you. - How do you know Belinda Westbrook? 399 00:21:45,781 --> 00:21:47,908 We're in the same water fitness class. She says anything. 400 00:21:47,992 --> 00:21:52,245 - Hi! Yes. - Sheila Dale Norton! 401 00:21:52,329 --> 00:21:53,872 - Rubin now. - Right. Rubin. 402 00:21:53,956 --> 00:21:56,166 - Yeah. - Sorry. I forgot. 403 00:21:56,250 --> 00:22:00,089 You married that Jewish hippie to piss off your parents. 404 00:22:00,671 --> 00:22:02,339 - She says anything. - Oh, God. 405 00:22:02,423 --> 00:22:06,968 That wasn't... I didn't really... I didn't do that. I didn't do that. 406 00:22:07,052 --> 00:22:10,097 You are still the skinniest in the room, like always. 407 00:22:10,181 --> 00:22:11,306 You know, Tanya, 408 00:22:11,390 --> 00:22:15,894 I am the one who taught her how to throw up before ballet class. 409 00:22:15,978 --> 00:22:17,437 We all used to do it back then. 410 00:22:17,521 --> 00:22:19,898 - No, that's terrible. - It's terrible. 411 00:22:19,982 --> 00:22:20,983 - Wow. - Oh, God. 412 00:22:21,067 --> 00:22:23,696 It took me many years to get over that nonsense. 413 00:22:24,820 --> 00:22:29,908 Luckily for me, I met the most amazing psychologist… 414 00:22:29,992 --> 00:22:32,038 Dr. Salvator Amani, 415 00:22:32,411 --> 00:22:36,125 and he cracked me open. 416 00:22:39,418 --> 00:22:43,088 You are worse than Reagan. Truly, you are. 417 00:22:43,172 --> 00:22:45,757 I mean, he would have us believe that he fought in wars 418 00:22:45,841 --> 00:22:48,218 instead of acting in movies about them. 419 00:22:48,302 --> 00:22:51,221 My book is not at all political. 420 00:22:51,305 --> 00:22:54,433 Everything is political. Everything. 421 00:22:54,517 --> 00:22:59,229 It was political when Reagan called in the national guard to fire weapons 422 00:22:59,313 --> 00:23:01,233 at American students. 423 00:23:01,649 --> 00:23:06,111 Citizens who were peacefully protesting the war of aggression in Vietnam. 424 00:23:06,195 --> 00:23:08,864 Here we go. Here we go with the Vietnam. 425 00:23:08,948 --> 00:23:12,787 You don't still do it, do you? Sneak off and barf? 426 00:23:13,035 --> 00:23:15,454 What? Oh, my God. Of course not. 427 00:23:15,538 --> 00:23:18,042 That's teenage stuff. 428 00:23:18,416 --> 00:23:20,834 And I'm not a teenager, obviously. Anymore. 429 00:23:20,918 --> 00:23:22,836 No, you're old and still sick. 430 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:24,046 You're worse. 431 00:23:24,130 --> 00:23:28,678 You know, Dr. Amani helped me see that it was never really about food. 432 00:23:29,385 --> 00:23:30,385 It's about control. 433 00:23:30,469 --> 00:23:31,470 Control. 434 00:23:31,554 --> 00:23:34,306 It's a fact. I was there and so were you. 435 00:23:34,390 --> 00:23:37,269 Till you took off, and ran for the hills 436 00:23:37,643 --> 00:23:40,815 while the rest of us were getting beaten and arrested. 437 00:23:41,230 --> 00:23:44,986 And yet you begged us to invite you into our home. 438 00:23:45,234 --> 00:23:46,946 My wife begged you. 439 00:23:47,778 --> 00:23:50,825 That's your narrative, not mine. 440 00:23:52,408 --> 00:23:54,660 Which is sort of exactly what I'm talking about 441 00:23:54,744 --> 00:23:57,621 if you think about it because this is Danny's story. 442 00:23:57,705 --> 00:24:01,583 I've actually really gotten into fitness. Aerobics. I'm teaching it. 443 00:24:01,667 --> 00:24:06,213 And it's, I mean, it's so addictive. In a good way. 444 00:24:06,297 --> 00:24:08,882 But, it's... You're teaching? 445 00:24:08,966 --> 00:24:11,968 Like, what, just… as, like, a hobby? 446 00:24:12,052 --> 00:24:14,974 Or like, just, you know, something to keep busy? 447 00:24:15,556 --> 00:24:18,892 No, a job. Yeah, a business. I met this talented... 448 00:24:18,976 --> 00:24:20,435 Why didn't I know about this? 449 00:24:20,519 --> 00:24:23,438 I don't know, maybe because you never shut the fuck up about yourself. 450 00:24:23,522 --> 00:24:25,899 You were always the best at ballet. 451 00:24:25,983 --> 00:24:30,573 And then you quit, and none of us knew why. 452 00:24:31,363 --> 00:24:32,864 We had our theories though. 453 00:24:32,948 --> 00:24:35,575 Yeah, I can't really remember. 454 00:24:35,659 --> 00:24:37,661 And it's none of your fucking business, cow. 455 00:24:37,745 --> 00:24:39,955 Gosh. I… You know what? 456 00:24:40,039 --> 00:24:43,000 - Let me check on Maya. - Oh, no, she's good. 457 00:24:43,084 --> 00:24:44,751 Our girl's with her, they're watching… 458 00:24:44,835 --> 00:24:47,715 - …a Disney video on the big screen. - Oh, good. Okay. 459 00:24:51,592 --> 00:24:53,888 Oh, gosh. Sorry. I'm sorry. 460 00:25:30,714 --> 00:25:34,553 You dumb bitch. Stop! Stop right now! 461 00:25:35,803 --> 00:25:37,056 Stop! 462 00:25:37,555 --> 00:25:40,559 Stop! Stop! Stop! 463 00:25:43,102 --> 00:25:46,816 You don't need this. You don't need this anymore. 464 00:26:06,709 --> 00:26:08,629 You can fucking do this. 465 00:26:08,961 --> 00:26:10,506 You know you can. 466 00:26:12,673 --> 00:26:14,135 You can do this. 467 00:26:43,662 --> 00:26:46,667 You can fucking do this. You know you can. 468 00:26:47,458 --> 00:26:48,919 You can do this. 469 00:27:15,945 --> 00:27:17,198 Hi, Mom.