Superstar, superstar driving in your fancy car
Wishing you could take me home
You've got the lingo and the pedigree
To flip the script and get to me
But you just can't get off the phone
Don't mean to burst your bubble Don't want to waste your time
I've got the feeling your priorities are out of line
Even though I know you're trouble you're gonna do just fine
You've rehearsed your lines and now it's time for you to shine
You're such a star go on and take it away
Go on and take it away
You play my heart with every word that you say
And toss it
You tear it up, rip it up you're gonna smash it
Shopping sprees and limousines flash a little jewelry
Get her locked down now!
Oh.
I'm sorry. I was dizzy.
I didn't want you to get hurt. You're my friend.
Friends help each other out.
Yes, they do.
You shouldn't have taken the arrow out.
You could have bled to death.
And a broadhead arrow does more damage coming out.
I'll remember that next time I'm being bow-hunted.
But you're healing nicely.
So I'm certified?
I really would recommend you take a few more days, Mr. Langton.
You know, you can call me Boyd.
Is there a reason I'd want to?
Look, if you don't certify me and Echo gets sent out again,
she could end up with some stranger as her Handler.
We're all strangers to them.
She's my responsibility.
And we both know there's someone out there,
someone who wants her dead.
The word from upstairs is it can't be Alpha.
You're certified.
Thank you.
And do keep a close eye.
Someone else is watching.
Someone always is.
Did you forget your key again?
I startle you, you startle me.
Can I help you?
I'm a friend of Paul.
Really?
An old friend from Navy.
Friend from Old Navy. I did retail before. He would buy slacks.
He told me he would be home.
He should be back soon.
You're a friend of Paul, too? Good friend, yeah?
You're waiting by the door?
No, I just happened to... We're not...
You're making coffee in there? Enough for two?
Did you want to leave him a message?
Yeah.
Tell him to meet me Friday night at this place,
not at work.
He comes by my work, he bothers me, and my bosses get very mad.
At Old Navy?
You give him card.
Bye.
Hello, Biz.
I did try to respect your no-sunglasses rule,
but what is this, a greenhouse?
I'm photosynthesizing here.
All right.
Ah.
Bless.
Didn't know you were in town.
Rayna's at the Henry Fonda.
Not the Forum? It's the pre-release.
You know, the intimate evening gigs.
Remind everyone that she's an artist.
Actually sings the damned songs.
We do the stadiums in the summer.
Sounds exhausting.
I can have the twins freed up in a day or so
if you need to unwind.
Someone's trying to kill Rayna.
And, to my utter astonishment, it isn't me.
Kill her? Are you certain?
Did you hear about the accident in Kansas City?
Flash pot with a double charge. Girl on fire.
It wasn't an accident?
Actually, it was, yes.
We changed up the choreography that day.
Should have been Rayna standing there.
Was that the only time?
No, we had a lighting rig come loose in Philly.
Got tangled up in the flies.
How's Rayna dealing with all this?
I'm worried about it.
She seems erratic, disconnected lately.
Even moodier, if that's physically possible.
Here. Have a look at this.
Rayna's had stalkers ever since she was singing for the mouse,
but this guy...
And to think, some people don't believe in everlasting love.
Meanwhile, Rayna needs to be protected and not by bodyguards.
Oh, she hates those guys.
Yes, feels like a prisoner, blah-biddy, blah-blah-blah.
Anyway, this guy can dodge them.
No, what she needs is someone by her side that she likes,
she trusts and will protect her
without even knowing she's supposed to.
So there's risk?
Absolutely.
She's got to be willing to take a bullet for my girl.
Well, we'll try to make sure it doesn't come to that.
What we do need is a credible reason
for our Active to be in Rayna's life.
Yes, well, as it happens, we do have an opening.
I've got to find the freedom that's promised me
Freedom from our struggles and our misery
I really love this song.
I have the feeling that she could be trouble.
I smell attitude.
Each day when the sun shines upon my eyes
It fills me with love, makes me feel alive
I'm saving it up for a rainy day
When there's no light to guide my way
We've got to find the freedom that's promised me
Freedom from our struggles and our misery
Freedom is all we need
To heal the pain of history
Rayna, love, perhaps we should just take a minute to, you know...
Get her working.
I got the job? Yes, yes. You... You got the job.
Oh, my God!
Why isn't she working yet?
Lucky girl.
Oh, thank you so much! Oh, my God!
Whoo!
You sent Echo out on a high-risk engagement?
Dr. Saunders, hey, so good of you to annoy me.
I had her flagged for romantic or altruistic engagements only.
Does anybody read these?
Her last romantic engagement turned out to be extremely high-risk.
Maybe her engagement with Rayna will turn romantic.
She's a bodyguard?
She's a singer.
Persona and parameter. Two separate elements.
Persona, she's a struggling singer
who just got her first break.
Parameter, she must protect Rayna,
which she will do instinctively and unconsciously
at all times.
So she doesn't even know she's a bodyguard.
And this makes what better?
Who do you want,
somebody who's paid to protect you
or somebody who wants to protect you?
This is the beauty of what we do.
And what about Boyd? He's not up to any serious physical threat.
Boyd? What, are you guys buddies now?
Oh, God, of course you are.
You both disapprove of everything.
You're gonna get married and have scowly babies.
Don't be an idiot.
Not to stress. We're sending in backup anyway.
Would you please have a seat?
All right, stop. Stop, stop. That's what I was talking about.
You guys got to come in tighter on me on the eight.
You move in any sooner than that,
and I'm gonna be stepping all over you like a hot mess, okay?
It goes boom, pop and seven and eight. Hit that.
Ready?
And five, six, seven, hit it. One...
Hey, you know what, that's fine,
but, Jordan, softer on your consonants.
Okay. I haven't seen all the lyrics yet,
so I'm kind of flying blind here.
I need a lyric book for the new girl, now!
They're not very good lyrics.
A lot of "ooh"s and "ah"s?
Yes.
Try not to move, please.
Sorry.
So is this your first big tour?
Big one? Yes.
I've been working a lot, but nothing like Rayna Russell.
I mean, this is the dream gig.
What's up with all the muscle?
You heard about that "accident," right?
Yeah.
Well, first, there was three bodyguards, now there's eight,
plus a whole security staff.
And they don't bring in her fan mail anymore.
What I hear, it goes straight to the police.
Stop, stop. Let's do it one more time from the top.
And what about her? Diva or diva?
It depends on the day.
I mean, she's the real deal. She's earning it.
All right, ladies, here you go.
Thanks.
We had to replace the monitor board,
so you are gonna have to get there an hour earlier.
Thank you. Hello, girls.
Bra off, please. Try this on.
Should we go to the bathroom or...
Honey, you've got three quick changes during the show.
They're all gonna see your stuff now or later,
so you might as well get used to it.
Is it always this crazy?
Okay, stop! Stop!
Who's eating a mint?
Somebody is eating a mint!
Okay, I can't breathe!
And I think we're done here.
Rayna, darling, let's get you over to the venue.
Yes, indeed.
Hey, now that you're done flashing everybody,
you want to roll with me to sound check?
We can go over your harmonies in the car.
Cool with me.
Well, looky who's pick of the week.
Nice view.
Yeah, look at all the pretty lights,
and the people look like ants,
and I can see my house from here.
You trying to get me killed?
I wasn't followed.
Yeah, yeah.
You cannot be sniffing around the family and talking to me.
The Borodins see us together, we both get a death.
And I don't get the nice one.
Besides, the family's clean on this.
They traffic girls.
Maybe, maybe not, but they don't brainwash them.
I thought you had something I could use.
Yeah, yeah, I did what you asked.
I start throwing the word "Dollhouse" around,
my people, they look at me like I'm a tourist.
I can't afford that.
Maybe you're too small-time.
It's a myth, okay? It's an urban legend.
Young people having their personalities replaced
so that they could be the perfect date?
It's alligators in the sewers!
I've heard this song. It's not my favorite.
You got no leads.
Anything you think you had led you to me, and I'm a dead end.
You don't know what I got.
What you got is the nicest version of "fired" the BI has.
See, you don't know me, but I checked you out plenty, Agent Ballard.
You don't close.
The Van Dynes, Illinois Gun Club.
Bureau takes pity, gives you the one job you can't blow
because it doesn't exist.
The technology exists.
If somebody made a monkey tango, right,
it doesn't mean it's being used on people.
It does. It means that.
How do you know?
We split the atom, we make a bomb.
We come up with anything new, the first thing we do
is destroy, manipulate, control.
It's human nature.
Yeah, people are mostly crap.
I don't think there's a Dollhouse.
I hear different, I'll get word.
Personally, I wish there was.
How come? So I could sign up,
wipe all of my terrible burdens away.
We'll keep you in mind.
I start over, I want to be Doris freaking Day.
Right, so I know this isn't my place,
but I was just walking off my nerves,
and I noticed there's no security by the freight elevator.
And it seems like somebody could get in there.
You know, if you're worried about
a homicidal fan or something.
Good eyes, Jordan.
Sierra should come into play in a minute.
I'm glad they double-tracked this.
Who's handling her?
Joe Hearn. You won't like him.
Fifteen minutes to curtain.
Echo's on in 15. Okay. Okay.
Oh, my God, are you nervous? Opening-night jitters?
Your little girl out there on the big stage.
On the stage where the last little girl caught fire.
A fair point.
I mean, her singing's not a problem.
It's not, right? I mean, she is a good singer. I think she's good.
She wouldn't freeze up?
She'll be fine, Mama Rose.
What's the deal with Rayna?
You got the inside edition. Is she cool? What's she like?
If you like shallow, vapid, narcissistic girls.
Really? Shallow?
She seemed so earthy and normal with Katie Couric.
You just can't trust people anymore.
You think you know someone.
Hello, Victor. How are you feeling?
Did I fall asleep?
Programs.
Deep breaths help to prevent pre-show barfing.
Biz taught me that trick when I was 12.
Rayna, this is Audra, winner of the Number-One Fan contest.
She flew all the way in from Australia.
Hey, sweetie, I'd love to hang,
but I've got a show to do. You understand, right?
Of course.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
That was weird. Weird adoration.
No, what's weird is that I don't even notice it.
You're a superstar Everyone knows who you are
Baby, baby
Superstar, superstar driving in your fancy car
...to flip the script and get to me
But you just can't get off the phone
Hey, Rayna!
Are you sure this is safe?
This is my party.
You know all these people?
Girl, relax. We're surrounded.
I know.
What in the hell is this skank doing at my table?
I told you... Rayna!
You remember Audra, yes, winner of the online video contest?
She's your number-one fan.
Why do you always try to hurt me?
Be a saint.
Hey.
You have no idea how much it means to me
that you're here tonight.
Oh, my God.
Have a seat.
Uh, I just have to say,
you are so beautiful and talented, and you saved my life.
I heard your first CD before any of my friends and, you know, I told them...
Okay, okay. Slow down.
Listen, sweetheart. You can just hang. Okay?
Turn off fan mode and turn on...
What's your name again? Audra.
Turn on Audra Mode.
Audra Mode. Okay.
What are you drinking?
Oh, it's a Shirley Temple. They're delicious.
Plus, I'm a lightweight and I want to be able to remember
every single detail of my time with you.
Oh, geez.
Well, you're making us feel like alcoholics over here.
Why don't you have some champagne?
Okay.
Here you go.
Unbelievable.
I mean, is it always like this?
People just do whatever you tell them to?
If she wanted you to take off your clothes
and run down the street right now,
just for kicks, would you do it?
Oh. With or without my undies?
Oh, whoops.
Damn, girl. You need to chill.
Come on, man. You're out.
That was so cool.
I'm a Southie.
So, Agent Ballard. Maybe I got something for you after all.
It used to be called the Devonshire Hotel.
You know, big noise back when Hollywood still had its dignity.
If it's abandoned, what am I looking for?
The basement.
If people were being held, they probably would've been down there.
Hey, I'm getting this third-hand.
I still think it goes nowhere.
Then why call?
Because you inspire terrible pity. Watch your back.
You want to mess with the Borodins?
Actually, I didn't.
Idiot.
Do you know who we are?
We are the last faces you see.
What do you know about the Dollhouse?
I don't know what you're talking about!
No one ever does.
911. What's your emergency?
It takes 40 minutes to get coffee?
You had eyes on them.
Besides, my girl only comes into play in an extreme scenario.
What you got there?
Rayna's fan sites.
There's hundreds of these things.
A bunch of crazies.
That's what I'm looking for.
Our man had to have been on these somewhere.
Right. You're the ex-cop.
Investigating's somebody else's problem.
We just keep an eye out, pull our girls when the job's done.
This Sierra's new, isn't she?
What happened to the previous Sierra?
She got the job done.
What? It's me.
Hey. Get in here.
Damn, girl.
Oh, aren't they gorgeous?
Oh!
You know, orchids are the symbol of pure affection.
Wow! You sure have a lot of them.
They help me relax.
Nice. I could use some of that.
Have you ever felt so unbelievably alive?
This is gonna be the best night of my life.
I am ready. I am so ready.
Get one. Right there.
Oh, thanks.
You're such a star go on and take it away
Go on and take it...
Hey, I thought you weren't getting fan mail anymore.
Whoa! These people think they actually have a relationship with you.
Comes with the territory.
My music touches people, so they want to touch me back.
Shouldn't the cops be getting all this stuff?
Those are old.
This one isn't.
It mentions last night's show.
These are all from the same guy.
It's him. The one they're all afraid of.
You're communicating with him?
He's my number-one fan.
Audra's a sweet girl, but she's got nothing on him.
Yo, he's not a fan. He's insane.
What do you know? You're a background singer.
A wannabe, a nothing.
Three minutes!
Show time.
The biggest show ever.
Don't do this!
This is what I do.
He's gonna kill you. I think you know that.
You have no idea what it's like.
You can't go out there.
You don't tell me what I can and can't do.
You want him to shoot you. On stage. Tonight.
You're crazier than he is.
I'm not crazy.
I just want to be free.
Biz!
Boy, I've been watching you, stalking you
I know...
Biz!
Are you all alone tonight? 'Cause you're looking fine
And I want to make you mine
I think I could be the one for you
If you think that, too you need to make your move
You have to stop the show. Rayna...
Jordan, get your ass stage left.
Where's Biz?
I'll take you there myself.
I will smack you.
If you came here 'cause you want to dance
Come on, baby, here's your chance
Baby, make your move Make your move
You guys got me in the mood tonight.
I want you to meet somebody special.
Now, this person reminds me why I do what I do.
You know who you are.
Come on. Show yourself!
Give it up for my number-one fan!
This is Audra!
What up, Los Angeles?
He's here. I feel it. I know it.
Stop the show.
Because the background singer said so? Do it.
There's no way psycho got through security.
You know how many extra guys I hired just for tonight? Huh?
Just relax.
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey.
So if you want to blow the spot tonight
Baby, make your move
Make your move
If you came here 'cause you want to dance
Come on, baby, here's your chance
Baby, make your move
Why don't you make your move?
Rayna, get down!
We got gunshot wounds to the right lower abdomen.
Can you hear me?
What's your name, buddy?
Chest sounds are good, no sign of hemothorax.
He's cyanotic. I thought the lungs checked out.
Must be the gases.
I'm gonna lay some PVC.
He's gonna arrest any minute. Here we go.
What the hell is wrong with you? With me?
You shut down my show.
I saved your life.
You've got no understanding of my life.
Okay, are there any drugs you're not on?
The guy was about to put a bullet in you,
which, PS, also stops the show.
You disappointed all those people.
I was gonna give them a show.
Now all they'll say is I didn't give them a finish.
They don't want to see you die.
Did they grow you in a lab?
Do you know anything about people?
They'd love to see me die.
Eighty years old, they'd be talking about tonight.
They was there when.
Rayna. You are not okay, okay?
You are having a breakdown.
Not a shave-your-head, flash-your-junk wacky phase.
You are truly unwell.
So he puts me out of my misery.
What misery?
What have you got to be miserable about?
No. Right.
I gotta be happy. I gotta be grateful. I gotta be rebellious,
but just enough to give me cred,
so people know I'm not a factory girl.
But I am.
I don't exist. I'm not a real person.
I'm everybody's fantasy.
And God help me if I try not to be.
No, you weren't grown in a lab, but I was.
Been singing for my supper since when
and before when and for everybody else!
God put this voice in me and forgot to make it mine.
I don't feel it. I don't feel anything.
For a long while.
But I know he's out there. The reaper.
Any minute now.
Freedom.
There's your rush. There's your joy.
I can hear. I can hear myself.
I think you hear yourself just fine.
Maybe you want to listen to someone else, like, say, ever.
You don't like your life, change it.
They won't let me!
You make them let you.
You're feeling pain, but all you're doing is spreading it around.
The last thing I ever thought you'd turn out to be was weak.
I want you out of here.
You say anything to Biz,
I'll tell every psycho fan I got right where you live,
and you won't last a day.
This gig was supposed to change everything for me,
and now I'm thinking it did.
Get your scrawny ass out of my space...
You can fire me, but, bitch, don't think you can take me.
Have fun with your fan.
Excuse me. Sir, sir, I'm supposed to be inside.
I'm Rayna's number-one fan. I was on stage.
Go around back. Ask for a guy with a clipboard.
Look what you've done, Rayna.
You messed it all up.
And I want to be able to forgive you, but...
Your actions lately...
Who is this?
I came to get my stuff.
I thought something might have happened to you, too.
What do you mean?
Seems like it wasn't such a good idea to be seen out with Rayna.
Why her? How is she your number-one fan?
You gave her what was mine.
And I know you said we could never meet in person because...
Because it would diminish what we have.
It would ruin our moment.
Now, you will come meet me in person,
and I will not shoot this girl in the brains.
Lunatic.
I kill for you, you die for me.
That was the deal.
I want to fulfill my part, Rayna.
You have my number. Call me.
Call me?
You did this?
Ten years. Never done that.
She wanted this. All of it.
Otherwise, I never would have...
Getting what you want may not be the best thing for a person.
You're supposed to be with her.
She fired me.
Does that make a difference?
No.
I don't know why,
but even after everything that's happened, I...
I have to help her.
Sierra's been kidnapped.
Oh.
She drew his focus away from Rayna.
Well, that was a good call. Thank you.
Her Handler's outside the location.
I told him to wait for our team.
Yes, that's best. Echo?
On task. Still protecting Rayna.
Are you a fan, Mr. Dominic?
I'm sorry?
Rayna, do you like her music?
I don't know if being a fan has very much to do with that.
Not at the level we're dealing with.
No. Get the girl. Close it up.
Do it.
I don't want to.
You got to be near her.
To smell her.
Touch her.
This is your big day.
Your time to shine.
I can't remember.
Do it!
Um... Uh...
Don't want to burst your bubble Don't want to waste your time
I've got the feeling your priorities are out of line
Even though I know you're trouble you're gonna do just fine
I got a feeling it's time for you to shine
You're such a star go on and take it away
Go on and take it away
You play my heart with every word that you say
And toss it
And tear it up...
No, no.
What are you doing?
You scared me.
I scared you?
After all this, I scared you?
Why are you here? I fired you.
Look, I'm not here to fight, Rayna.
I'm sorry for the things that I said.
I just want to know how I can help.
You can leave.
Then what are you gonna do?
The show must go on.
You can't be serious.
This isn't just about you anymore, Rayna.
Someone else is in danger.
We called the police.
What else do you want from me?
You know this guy. You know what he's capable of.
You could stop him from hurting Audra.
I can't stop him.
You could try.
She's your friend.
She's a fan.
She'd want me to continue.
Rayna.
I know you don't feel anything,
or think that you don't, but you will.
You will if you do something to save this girl.
And you will help this girl.
What makes you think...
Friends help each other out.
Clear.
Hi, fan number-one.
My name is Jordan. I have Rayna.
I want to make an exchange. No funny stuff.
I'll meet you where the original plan was supposed to go down.
And you can have her.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hey, hey, hey! What the hell's the matter with you?
Are you doing this on purpose or are you just terrible at your job?
Neither. Doing what?
Echo's off task. Your little brainchild just backfired.
Okay, okay, first of all, ow.
Secondly, Echo's hardwired to protect the client.
Now, sometimes these things play out differently than we anticipate.
You'd better check your tech!
That's enough!
You're in my house, Laurence!
Of the two people here, one of us is a genius
and the other is a security guard in a very lovely suit.
All right, genius.
Tell me why Echo would kidnap the girl you programmed her to protect
and bring her to the man who's trying to kill her.
Wow.
That does sound kind of bad.
Hey. You wanted to die.
This would be a careful-what-you-wish-for moment.
Let her go.
And let her fall to her death?
But then I'd have nothing to bargain with.
Drop her, and this girl will have a big hole right in her head.
This girl for Rayna. Now.
How about this?
You let Audra go, throw the gun down there,
and I will hand you Rayna.
You can do whatever you want with her.
Because, honestly, I don't care if Rayna lives.
She wants to die, and you want to kill her,
so, basically, nobody wants Rayna to make it to tomorrow.
I do.
It's not about killing her.
It's about giving her what she wants.
Then this is a big, magical moment for the two of you.
Shut up!
You can't possibly understand what we have together.
True. Maybe Rayna can explain.
I'm so sorry. Please let me go. I don't want to hurt anybody.
I'm so sorry. No! Please! I'm sorry.
Please...
In position. I have a clear shot.
I'm sorry.
We're ready to eliminate the threat.
Ma'am?
Not just yet.
I don't want to hurt anymore.
That's really up to him.
He decides your fate, right?
No. Please. He's crazy.
I guess it's not love after all.
She doesn't mean that.
I'm sorry.
Rayna, I would never hurt you.
God, now you're changing your story, too?
Shut up! I could kill you and have both girls.
I could kill everybody.
No!
She doesn't seem to like that idea. Shut up!
Shut up! I will shoot you.
And then I'll let her go.
You don't want to die. You don't want her dead.
This is way too confusing.
Is Rayna okay?
Please don't let me die.
I want to live!
I know.
I will have quite the story to tell when I get back to Brisbane.
What do you mean? This is what every day's like in America.
Well, part of it was dreadful,
but it was by far the most exciting,
fulfilling, wonderful day of my life.
And you're the scariest one of all.
That's all I need. You rubbing off on her.
Who the hell are you?
Audra, time for your treatment.
What's wrong with him?
Are you ready for your treatment?
All right, but can I kick that guy's ass first?
I will seriously consider it.
She's a risk, an increasing risk.
She had control over the situation.
But we can't control her.
I'm recommending that we send Echo to the Attic
before someone else ends up dead, or worse,
she compromises this organization.
I believe she acted in our best interest.
She went off mission!
In fact, I believe she did quite the opposite.
She stopped the person who wanted Rayna dead.
It just happened to be Rayna herself,
and by quite literally dangling the threat of death in front of her,
she prevented Rayna from ever being a danger to herself in the future.
Echo took the mission parameter.
And did even better.
She seems to have the ability
to think outside of the pieces
that we give her and then create.
Create a new approach to the problem.
It's impressive.
I don't know what it means, but it's impressive.
She really is special.
Special isn't always a good thing here, Boyd.
DeWitt's a businesswoman. Is she really gonna harm her best Active?
Echo wasn't always the best.
You're talking about Alpha.
I'm just saying,
sometimes the best thing to hope for is good enough.
I've got to find the freedom that's promised me
Freedom from our struggles and our misery
Freedom is all we need
To heal the pain of history
I've got to find the freedom that's promised me
Freedom from our struggles and our misery
Freedom is all we need
To heal the pain of history
Each day when the sun shines upon my eyes
It fills me with love, makes me feel alive
I'm saving it up for a rainy day
When there's no light to guide my way
I've got to find the freedom that's promised me
Freedom from our struggles and our misery
Freedom is all we need
To heal the pain of history