Barry

You know how you and I talk all the time about my purpose?

You think acting could be your purpose?

This is Ryan Madison.

- You guys want him gone? - Yes.

I followed Ryan to take an acting class,

and they say I got something.

You're a killer, Barry.

This is all you do.

Folks, Ryan Madison. He's dead.

I'm Detective Moss.

I'm hoping one of you recognizes the man in this photo.

Be on the lookout for a man with no discernible features.

He killed your friend.

I'm investigating the murder of one of your students.

This cannot be a thing.

You took my stash house. It's a war now.

Once the guys get to know each other,

it's gonna be super great.

Whatever you did tonight to get to that place...

- Wait, wait, wait! - ... do that every time.

I'm done with all this, starting right now.

- Can we please not do this? - It's done.

Starting now.

Yeah? Hey, pause it.

Hey, if you touch the TV, I will kill you.

I'm just telling you,

I wanna see what happens to this dude,

so just don't touch the TV, just hold up a second.

Would you pause it? Why?

Because I wanna watch it.

And you always do this, man!

Why is this shit so fucking hard for you, huh?

I don't even think this has anything to do with the TV.

This is some other passive-aggressive bullshit

we need to talk about. Aah, shit.

Yeah?

Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

Fuck.

Aah.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God! Oh, fuck! Oh, my God!

Where is he?

Would you relax? My best new guy's

gonna be back with your little package any minute now.

This isn't me. I'm not a criminal.

I mean, someone could get hurt.

Obviously, somebody's gonna get hurt.

I mean, my guy's gonna kill whoever's in that apartment.

You know, that's part of the idea.

What?

Why are you looking at me like that?

- This was the whole plan. - No, no.

You never said anything about anybody getting hurt.

Oh.

Well, you know, if I didn't, I should have.

Oh, God!

I saw him go upstairs! Go! Go!

There, see? Here he is.

Might not have gone down like you imagined, but, uh,

at least you're getting what you paid for, right?

Hey.

You gave me the wrong combination.

You gave us the wrong combination.

You didn't even get the package!

I gotta get out of here!

Shit!

Hold on!

Cease fire! Cease fire! Damn!

Oh, thank God, you're here!

Okay.

All right, okay. This is good. Okay.

Newspaper man. Here we go.

All right, guys, places! Let's... Whoa!

Hey, what's going on? You're not in costume.

No, we're not.

Why are you in costume?

Why am I in costume? Because it's a dress rehearsal.

Come on, you guys should be dressed!

You don't seriously think we should keep trying to do this, do you?

Yes, we have to! We-We-We open tomorrow, guys!

Baz, that's bonkers. Why don't we just cancel the entire show?

Cancel the... Why?!

Um, because Gene had a full-on nervous breakdown

- yesterday and left? - He was, like, sobbing.

I still think part of it was my emotional performance.

Yeah. No, I'm pretty sure it was about Moss.

Remember? He was screaming, "Janice. Janice.

- What is the point without Janice?" - Nah, it was me.

Okay, we can't do a show without a director, Barry,

and right now, we don't have a director!

Okay, hey! Let me guess. It's gonna be great!

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry. - Okay? I think

just Gene needs a little time to relax and collect himself.

And so until then, um, I'll direct.

- What? - What?

That seems weird.

All right, so everybody, get into costume. Let's go.

Let's get this going. We open tomorrow, guys.

- Let's go! The Front Page. - Will you talk to him please?

Everybody move!

- It's gonna be fun! - Have you directed before?

I have not directed before, but I think...

I think it's gonna be great, guys.

Let's see some real energy!

- All right. - Bare...

Typewriter ribbon.

- Bare, I... - Look at this.

- This plays in the first act! - We're not doing the show.

- Yeah, we are. - No, we're not.

Look, Gene is not ready. The man is in pain.

He's broken.

He needs time to process what happened.

I need time to process what happened.

It's stuck.

And you need time to process what happened.

Well, we do that through the work, right?

Look, I get what it's like to be freaked out, okay?

It's like... It's like when I shaved my head

for I Never Saw Another Butterfly without realizing

how limiting that was gonna be for other castings.

We all lose track of what's important sometimes.

Plus, you know, it's The Front Page. It's a stupid farce.

Yeah, but you picked it.

Yeah, I picked it before Janice was murdered.

We don't know what happened to her.

Yes, we do! Barry, everyone seems to know

what happened to Janice except for you!

You know, if we cancel this show, then what was the point?

What?

It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great.

You gotta trust me. Trust me? Trust me.

Okay, we're good.

The director is ready!

Dear Batir and everyone back in Chechnya.

- Hey, man! - Yo, bro!

In short, the LA operation is going super great.

Now, I know there is still some small reservation

about teaming up with traditional enemies, the Bolivians,

but worry not, Batir, they are wonderful dudes.

They are unrivaled thieves and super great at acquiring cargo.

And you know what we are good at?

Repackaging said cargo.

It is like yin and yang, meant to be, peas in pod.

Speaking of which, Cristobal, their leader, is guru mensch

of highest order, like baby Tony Robbins.

Teaching us all the powerful way of getting shit done

and ruling the world while being totally chill.

He had one of the best organic chefs in South America

kidnapped and brought over here. It took some time,

but I think his brain has been officially washed.

Our recreational volleyball is becoming legendary.

P.S. I am now known as "Bullet" for my serve.

Yes, I think this is probably the happiest

I have ever been in my life, Batir.

Not only do I have operation which may soon

challenge Burmese mafia for next highest spot

on crime family rankings,

but I have found a true friend and partner in Cristobal.

I can't wait for you guys to meet him.

So, in finishing, let's be cool about the Bolivians.

As Cristobal often says,

we are more powerful together.

God, so true.

Hank, Cristobal wants to see you.

It's going to be amazing. He's going to... Ah!

Hank, come in.

Have you met Esther, head of Burmese crime family?

No.

Probably because she's our biggest competitor.

Of course, currently sitting in my chair,

drinking from my fox mug.

I have come to offer you a proposition.

- She talking to me? - I think it is very interesting.

Here. Come, come. Have a seat.

Tell me, what is the one thing that we here

have wanted to dip our toes in?

- Chocolate. - Heroin.

- Heroin, heroin. - Hank, heroin.

It is the one box left unchecked in our organization

that would give us true power.

Listen to this.

I have established a monastery where I can bring

anything I want into this country,

no questions asked due to religious freedom.

Guns, merchandise, and especially drugs.

I'd offer you and Cristobal an even share.

Huh?

Okay. Why?

We were just discussing Thomas Friedman.

Did you read that one yet?

Okay, you given me, like, a lot of books.

- I have not found the time. - You must make the time.

- Please do not eavesdrop. - Thomas Friedman...

- Thank you. - ... says no two countries

that have a McDonald's have ever gone to war.

Esther's point is

there's enough in Los Angeles for all of us.

We give a little McDonald's to every gang,

and soon, all the gangs will become a team.

So you want to share our stash house with her?