RSVP's to the Patel/Shred Escrow Closing Party keep rollin' in.
Oh, people are excited to celebrate
your foolish financial decisions.
Well, are you coming?
'Cause we'd love to see you there.
You know, I'm torn between not going
and making up a lame excuse for not going.
You gotta come!
How's it gonna look if my own partner doesn't show up?
Like I don't wanna plummet
through loose floor boards to my death.
Huh.
Huh?
[quizzical growl]
We gotta pull this guy over, right?
This is why we need a siren.
Not a stupid fluorescent car decal.
No one's stopping for a decal!
-It's true. -[honks horn]
Pull over!
Hey. Paws where I can see 'em.
At risk of wildly offending your wife,
why is the dog driving your car?
It's ok, I have a license.
To commit the most complicated suicide of all time?
It's a driverless car.
Balthazar just likes the front seat.
Of course. Then he can control the stereo.
Here you go.
There is literally nothing we can do,
so have a nice day.
Huh. The future really sneaks up on you, huh?
Mmhmm.
[theme music plays]
♪
Hey, Terry.
That would go a lot faster if you used a pitchfork.
This jerk did something with my car keys.
I've been off for an hour.
Is there a guy bringing in a Komodo dragon?
I only got his street name. Perbindish.
I ran it through Google Translate.
It's Albanian for “monster”.
Why would they call him Monster, Frank?
Out of all the names.
I know you're scared,
but there are a lot of animals in jeopardy.
So, if I can talk to Monster
he can tell me where he got his dragon.
And by the way, never trust Google Translate.
He's coming in later.
I'll text you.
I knew there was a hero
underneath that straw and flop sweat.
Oh, got your car keys.
I think he chucked them out the window.
You son of a bitch.
Everyone, reminder!
Big shindig tonight
'cause we've officially closed escrow on the house.
-[cheering and applause] -That's right.
The timing's perfect because the fumigators are coming tomorrow.
So we're going off tonight!
Yeah, we are!
And hey, just a quick heads up,
there's no running water at the house
so if you need to use the bathroom
you'll have to go to the Happy Burger down the street
and you will need to make a purchase.
So just, you know, buddy system, go in pairs.
Or maybe just, you know, hold it.
Also, we need ice. See you tonight!
Bring your own ice!
-[Patel] Real ice shortage. -[Shred] See you tonight!
Hey, you know the odds of passing your citizenship test
go up if you actually open up the old study guide.
Yeah, but I'm gonna find a loop hole
to get me out of all the study.
Short cuts and laziness. Spoken like a true American.
I was thinking about getting some cheeses.
What's that swishing noise?
[swishing]
It's ride-along day, people!
[quiet mumbling]
What? It's so fun when I ride with you guys, right?
So uh, who are you thinking about going with?
Not sure whether this factors into your decision
but um, Patel had Mexican for dinner.
Also, I had Chinese for breakfast
so it's like a real clash of cultures down there.
[Emily] Come on.
Hey, I made a playlist, and it is good.
Please, I'm begging you. Just tell us.
Ok, um... drumroll.
[drumroll plays]
Frank and Shred.
[groans] Oh, come on!
Shred, come on. We gotta move your booster seat.
It'll be great. I'll see you out there.
Hey, I'm not that bad in the truck, am I?
You're a bit of a stickler.
What? I hate that word.
I mean, the whole point of a ride-along
is to make sure you're following protocol.
It's a quarterly mandate.
Yeah, it's just sometimes you gotta let the small stuff slide.
Ooff. That small stuff becomes big stuff.
Yeah.
-I heard that. I heard that. -Yeah, yeah.
And I hear you.
I will make an effort to be more chill.
Ok.
The last thing I need is Emily in the truck today.
Terry's got a Komodo dragon coming in.
Oh, did you tell Terry about the party?
Terry, my criminal informant?
Uh-huh.
Somehow your party did not come up.
Alright, well, tell him. You know?
The more, the merrier.
And bring ice, because I still think we're gonna be low.
Are you ok with Emily in the truck today?
I mean, you do know
that she's probably gonna smell like Rick's cologne.
I'll be fine.
We're actually in a really good place.
We're just friends and that's ok.
And I'm just dating myself right now,
and I like my choice in men.
Wow, you are really beginning to fray at the edges, my friend.
Hey, guys.
Sorry, I had to get a Band-Aid for my neck
'cause I think the collar nicked me
when I was doing all that swishing.
Is it cool if I ride up front?
-Do we have a choice? -No.
[laughs awkwardly]
I'll sit in the middle, you don't have to move.
Alright.
Well, go right ahead.
Just hop in.
Ok.
Seat belts.
Ok, check this out.
If I can't take the test
there are other ways I can get citizenship.
Yes, that's what we need. We need another way.
I could be an interpreter.
Nope, not gonna work. Not with that accent.
I can't even understand what you're saying half the time.
No way!
See? Right there I heard Norway, like the country.
I mean, that could cause a diplomatic emergency.
[Dispatch] Truck 8, please respond.
Report of a loose miniature horse at Everson Stadium.
Oh my God.
What?
A tiny horse?
That's the mascot for the Everson Small Stallions!
Ok.
The double A team.
And?
-Minor league. -Minor league of...
-Baseball. -Baseball.
Big fan of baseball.
[Dispatch] Truck 8 respond? I can call someone else if you want.
Yeah, yeah! Dibs, dibs, dibs!
Truck 8 has dibs.
Ooh, no blinker. Ah.
[sighs]
But that is totally fine,
I can just let you off with a warning.
Ugh, I'm so sorry, you guys.
I cannot get this playlist to load.
Awe. Should we just call it and you can come out another day?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Is my leg just rubbing up against you?
That must be so annoying.
[phone vibrates]
-I hadn't even noticed. -[laughs]
Oh, it's Rick.
Um, you know, I really shouldn't take personal calls
during work hours, but whatever.
It's fine. I'm chill.
Hey, sweetie. What's up?
You did?
What? Which pocket? Oh my gosh, ok.
I'm looking right now. Ok, did you write me a note?
That is so sweet. I'm gonna read this later.
Love you too. Ok.
Rick says hi.
Yeah. Awesome. Uh, I need to get out.
What?
Yeah, I've got a migraine coming on.
I can feel it so can you just pull over, Frank?
Wait, you've got a headache
before listening to Emily's playlist?
Yeah. Frank, could you pull over?
[Emily] Do you have a fever or something?
[Shred] No, it's just a migraine.
I gotta get some fresh air. You guys go ahead.
We can't just leave you here.
We're like five blocks from the office.
Frank, tell her. This happens all the time.
It happens all the time. He's a sick boy.
Yep. Sick. Yep.
[Patel] I've always dreamed of being on this field.
You know, in the second grade my class took a field trip here?
They let the kids go wild.
Spit in the dugouts, run around the bases.
And you know who didn't make it that day?
I think I do but it seems important for you to say--
The lady who's turn it was to drive carpool.
Wow.
So I didn't make it.
That was a twist. I didn't see that coming.
-Hi. -Hi.
What've we got?
The mascot's loose somewhere in the stadium.
Fungo?
Yeah.
Oh, he is wily.
They let the fans race him on the warning track
during the seventh inning stretch, right?
See? That is why I love this country.
It's just pure chaos.
You're ok, buddy.
-Yo, Shred. -Mm.
Hey, listen man, Emily here?
I got the keys for Truck 7. Carburetor's all fixed.
Oh, cool. Thanks, Bento.
Hey, you guys should stop by the Motor Pool for lunch.
I'm grilling it up.
Oh yeah? You're having like a party?
No, just a few of us.
-See you there? -Uh, yeah.
Tight. Later, man.
Cool.
[phone ringing]
Hey, Bento. What's up?
Uh, super small thing.
If you're driving you should really be on speaker.
Oh.
[Bento] Frank, my man.
Hey, we're grilling at the Motor Pool.
You wanna come by?
Oh, I can't. I'm with Emily.
[Bento] Copy. Say no more.
Uh, wait. What does that mean?
[Bento] I'm on speaker?
Not cool, Frank. Not cool.
Ok, great talking to you.
What?
[Dispatch] Truck 12 respond.
Oh, thank God for animal emergencies.
Report of an injured hawk on the side of the road,
126 Brookside Drive.
So um, why can't I come to the barbecue?
Does uh, nobody like me?
Oh, no. People like you. It's just that you're management
and at lunch time they wanna eat their sandwich
and talk about how stupid their boss is.
-Right. -Nothing personal.
Oh, um, Frank?
We are on a very busy thoroughfare,
so for protocol someone needs to run point on traffic.
Oh man.
I just wish we knew someone who was alarmingly detail-oriented.
W... would... would you wanna do it?
Yeah. I would love to. I have a flare.
Ok, here we go.
Stop!
[tires skidding] [horn honks]
Ok, Frank.
I'm gonna tell you on my count when it's safe to proceed.
[honking]
Five. [horn honks]
Four. [horn honks]
-Three. -Going on three.
Oh, wow.
[honking]
Alright, slowly. Ok, that's good. That's good.
Now you.
Your tires are low, you might wanna get those checked out.
I'm done.
Wait, really? That was so fast.
Yeah, the honking makes me work faster.
Wow.
[notification alert]
You know what? You should go to that barbecue.
Really?
Yeah, I was overreacting.
And whenever I get a wounded bird
it makes me crave grilled chicken.
That's disgusting.
Um, yeah. That'd be great! Let's go.
Great.
Oh, tiny thing though, Frank, for protocol,
we really can't leave until the flare goes all the way out.
[exhales]
Hey Patel, any sign of him?
Patel? Hello?
Patel!
Amit Patel comes out of the dugout ready to right a wrong
that took place in the second grade.
Bases are jammed. Patel steps up to the plate.
He's batting 785 on the year.
Wait! Fungo! Wait! Wait, I'm a big fan!
[baseball organ music plays]
Fungo! Fungo!
Wait, woah, woah. There you go, Fungo.
Look at that.
[organ music continues]
You caught him. And uh, you're good.
Oh, thank you.
I'm always inspired when my partner's
making a fool of himself.
You know, uh, the team is looking for a new organist.
There's actually an open audition later today.
Thank you, but I have a job,
and one where my partner does most of the work, so it's ideal,
I really love it.
-[Patel He got out. -Oh!
-He got out.
[plays organ]
[upbeat music]
♪
This party is already way better than ours could ever be.
Unbelievable. Which one's the wagyu?
Who wants more skewers?
Bento, this is not a few people stopping by.
This is like a blowout, man.
Yeah, man.
Everyone's gonna be too full of meats for our escrow party.
I'm glad you guys are having a good time.
No, we're not having a good time.
We're angry and we're envious, and what is in this sauce?
You gotta try this.
64-hour marinade.
-64 hours?! -Yeah.
Nothing about this is last minute, man.
It's an aphrodisiac so you might wanna wash it down.
-Come on. -Are those king crab legs?!
Hey. My CI says there's a Komodo dragon coming in.
I need you to babysit Emily for an hour.
What? I didn't even know she was here.
Why is she all alone? Is she ok?
It's because she's the boss. She's not supposed to be here.
It's unnatural.
Go over there and make her feel welcome.
Ok. I don't know if you've noticed
but I'm having kind of a weird day around her.
I sort of kept it together in the truck
but I don't know if I can do it again.
Ok, if you go, I'll go to your weird haunted house party.
Well, I don't want you there
unless you're excited to be there.
No, I'm super psyched to risk my life to eat cold pizza
while holding in my pee
next to people I'm already forced to spend the day with.
I'll take it.
Patel! Frank's in!
Nice!
I have a major update.
No cuts.
Oh, ok. So I did some more Googling.
Turns out the United States grants visas to people
with extraordinary ability in the arts
or people who accompany an athlete
in a performance of his or her duties.
That sounds fake.
-It does, but it's real. -Mmhmm.
And the organ is my ticket, baby!
I'm gonna audition.
-Really? -Yeah.
Yeah, you are, which means
that I'm gonna get a second chance to run those bases!
So no meats for me.
It's not really about you.
I will take the Branzino.
Uh, hey.
Hey. How's your migraine?
I'm feeling better now.
Sorry I was so weird in the truck,
it's just when they come on I get a little claustrophobic.
Yeah. Have you seen Frank?
I haven't, uh, no. Have you?
No. That's why I'm asking. Have you seen him?
Totally. I haven't seen him. Have you?
No.
[DJ] Come on, people, let's get this dance party going!
Here we go, Shred. Dancing's starting.
Would a stickler dance in the middle of the day?
Yeah, I'm not really like a daytime dancer, so...
What? Yes you are. You dance all the time at work.
Come on.
Frank left. He lied to you.
What?
He's at the animal refuge. I'll text you the address.
Wear shoes you don't care about.
[sighs]
[notification alert]
Hey! Stop!
What the hell are you doing?
What the H are you doing? You totally lied to me.
Get in! He's getting away!
What are you talking about?
You're not even buckled right now?
Get in!
We're gonna talk about this later.
Oh my gosh I need to put my seat belt on! Signal!
[Operations Manager] So glad you decided to come back.
The organist job is between you and Bea over there.
-Hi, how are you? -Hey.
What is up with her? She's terrifying.
She's just trying to get in your head, ok?
Alright, come on over.
I'm just gonna have you each play some classics
and uh, we'll see who comes out on top.
Alright, well that seems like a pretty standard organ duel.
I'm gonna go check on Fungo.
See if he's settling into his enclosure.
Uh, why don't we start with one of the baseball classics,
“Charge”?
[plays organ]
[plays organ with impressive ending]
[chuckles]
And who's Monster, again?
He's the bad guy. Monster had the dragon.
Is this real or is this in a children's book?
This is very real.
This is absolutely the wrong time for sarcasm.
And I know, glass houses.
Now, this guy has a smuggling ring that's been going on
for months, which makes me think that someone's protecting them.
Oh, blinker, please!
And, ok, you're driving like a maniac.
Listen, if there's an illegal animal ring I wanna stop it
just as much as you do.
Great! But I have to clear it with my bosses first.
You know, protocol.
You're a real stickler, you know.
I hate that word.
[tires screech]
Hold on. I know a short cut and I'm a great driver.
[Emily] One-way alley! Car!
[honking]
Oh, you gotta be kidding me!
[honking]
Keep honking, Balthazar!
Is that a dog?
Yeah, that's Balthazar.
[honking]
He's getting away!
[playing "In the Hall of the Mountain King"]
♪
Well, uh, this isn't an easy decision
but the new organist for the Everson Small Stallions
is Victoria.
I'm in! I'm in! Yes! USA! USA!
Congratulations. Here's the rule book.
Please know it backwards and forwards for the home opener.
Yeah, no. No. There's no way I'm gonna learn that.
Oh, it's a requirement for the job.
You have to be able to understand the flow of the game.
Yeah, no. I'm sorry.
Books and tests and stuff, they don't agree with me.
That's the only reason I wanted this ridiculous job.
No offense.
[Patel] Steps up to the plate after 30 years on the bench.
Another high-pressure situation for Patel.
The crowd falls quiet. It's right down the middle.
Woah, he really got a hold of that one!
It's going, going. It's off the foul pole.
It's still in play!
Patel is surprisingly fast for a man so full of Brazilian meat!
Oh, he's rounding second.
He might not have the gas for an inside-the-park home run.
But a triple is equally impressive.
Ow.
Ah.
[groans] He definitely hurt his ankle.
His wife is gonna be so mad.
♪
Ok, no one is even touching the chicken parm sandwiches.
Of course not. Bento raised the bar on us.
We're serving prison food.
Excuse me, who invited Betty White?
We're trying to get our numbers up, Victoria.
This party's on life support.
Yeah.
I shouldn't even be here. I should be at home, studying.
Don't go.
Ok, take me through your prime ministers.
Oh God.
All of them.
You came! My partner came, everybody!
Hello.
Hey. This is a terrible neighborhood.
Some kid on a bike called me his little bitch
for walking on the sidewalk.
The eight year old with the neck tattoo?
Yes, that is Chris and he protects the block.
I'm gonna go find all the hand sanitizer in Seattle.
Well, there's none here, buddy.
Hey, look at you.
Two office parties in one day. Wow.
I know. This party is not as good as Bento's.
Oh, you can say that in a regular voice.
This is more depressing than a hospice.
Mmhmm.
Um, listen, I told you I was gonna talk
to my regional supervisor about your investigation.
So he gave me the runaround,
told me that it's out of our jurisdiction,
the police were on it.
Of course they did.
Yeah, but I haven't told you the weird part.
I never called my supervisor. He called me.
What? Wait. How did he know?
Am I being tailed?
I keep seeing Balthazar everywhere.
You don't think that--
I don't think it's the driving dog, no.
But I think you're on to something, and I wanna help.
Wait, you do?
Honestly, that car chase
was the most exciting thing that's happened to me all year.
Of course, we'll need to,
you know, keep it on the down low, but--
Emily Price, my protocol flouting hero.
Alright, that's impressive.
Ok, this is great.
Um, I'm gonna go check in with Terry.
He's our CI.
We have a CI? That is so exciting.
Yeah. Everybody loves a snitch.
Hey.
I'm bummed I didn't get to hear your playlist
in the truck earlier.
Oh, you would have loved it.
I had um, some Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Cat Stevens,
Fleet Foxes...
Okay, I think I get it, animal-themed.
-Yes. -Sick.
Do you want to listen to it?
-Totally. Yeah.
Thank you.
["Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake plays]
♪ Here I go again on my own ♪
-Whitesnake. -Mmhmm.
♪ Down the only road I've ever known. ♪
♪
[phone rings]
Um... oh, it's Rick.
-Um... -Yeah.
I should... I didn't tell him I stopped by.
-Yeah. Totally. -Hey.
Tell him I say hi.
Sweet.
What? Did you guys fork out for a smoke machine?
Huh?
This is so fun!
Oh no, the bug guys came a day early.
The fumigators!
Hold your breath!
Cover your eyes!
I'll get the chicken parm!
I'll get the old lady!
[thud]
Get the parms! Somebody get the parm!
[dance music playing]
♪
Yes! Thank you guys so much for coming.
We were here earlier.
How is this still going on?
Shrimp's coming around, pairs perfectly with the riesling.
What is the budget on this thing?
Nancy!
Riesling?
Thank you so much for coming!
This is fantastic.
Oh, you bastards!
You said you were going home.
Oh yeah, sorry about that.
We got disoriented when the poison gas
was released at your party.
Wow. The betrayal.
Let's get out of here, Shred.
We don't need it.
We don't need it!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Everybody, let's go!
Don't do it. Don't do it, Shred.
Come on, come on!
Damn you, Bento.
♪