(ominous music)
(indistinct greetings)
- David was gracious enough
to let me have my sober support squad come through.
These are people I've known for 10, 15 years.
- Aaron always gets himself in some good situations.
- And a good way to mess it up.
(laughter)
- And I'm a little worried for David
because if Aaron goes back to what Aaron knows how
to do in his lower nature, it's gonna be a (bleep) mess.
- I think you should start off with Urban League.
They're gonna help you with interviewing skills.
They'll help you build a resume.
This is about helping a young man reenter back into society
and he needs someone to actually guide him, like a baby.
- Now I remember getting out
and there'll be all these barriers.
- Hella.
- Hella barriers.
- Hella.
- And a lot of people don't understand.
- Feeling good, grateful that this place
is here to help people like me
and get me in the right track.
- Jennifer relapsed.
It scared the hell out of me.
- [Speakerphone] Hi Cyndi, it's Jenn.
I just wanna let you know that I didn't relapse.
- What?
- [Jennifer] Yeah.
- That was all a lie?
- [Jennifer] Yes.
I'm deeply sorry.
- I'm glad you didn't go.
Did you want to move back in?
- I would appreciate that, yes.
Yeah, I mean, I'm wondering
if I'm probably gonna regret this.
- Come on in. - I'm not happy about the rule
of not being able to have women over at the house.
I will probably more than likely break it.
What's up?
- [Amber] Hi.
- How are you?
- [Amber] Good, how are you?
- Amber, you're hot.
- [Amber] I try.
- O-M-G, are you (bleep) for real?
(knocking on door)
- Jason?
What the hell is this?
Really?
She's gonna have to go and go right now.
(aggressive percussive music)
- I'm sorry.
- It ain't you, it's him.
He shouldn't have put you in this spot
because that's what he (bleep) does.
That's who does that.
He played you and me for dumb bitches.
We're not.
I'm not, anyway,
- Gimme a kiss.
Ugh.
- Don't be mad.
Last night my friend Amber came over here
and I got caught slipping
and didn't bring Amber's shoes
that she took off for the door into the room.
(bleep)
Yeah, it's embarrassing getting caught.
- I hope you know I'm not playing around with you.
I have enough baggage and things going on
before I let you into my home without even knowing you
on the good word of a good friend of mine,
who believes in you.
My friend Cyndi is the only reason why
I had Jason move in here.
Her intention was to do something good for two
of her friends that both were in a situation
and needed something and she could help.
But I just can't take it anymore.
You used me and you-
- I'm not using you, I'm not.
- You're using me for a place to stay
and so disrespectful that you can't follow three-
- Could you imagine living with guys
for three and a half years?
I just, - I work with, I don't care.
I don't care.
There's all kinds of things in the world
that are not my problem
'cause I did not create them or put myself in them.
You did.
I have my three things that are really important to me.
Pay the rent, nothing happens to my pets
and I don't want anybody I do not know in my house.
Those are just three things.
That's not very hard.
You don't appreciate anything, do you?
You just-
- You don't think I appreciate anything?
It's, it's not,
- No, I don't.
- Why are you taking it so personal?
I don't know what Emily expects.
I'm not just gonna sit and not talk to anybody
or socialize with anybody
or have anybody come over or drop me off anything.
It's just not happening.
I just don't understand why there's
no margin for negotiation on this
and I'm just gonna keep pushing it until there is something.
I'm sorry, Emily.
I don't know what to say.
- No, but, but, but, don't even go there
because a sorry is just something people
say to get out of the stupid (bleep) they did.
They don't mean it
because I'm not looking to make any new friends, Jason.
I could care less how you leave this house
and you should think about that.
Well, I'm thinking about what I'm gonna do.
I'm going to bed.
Don't bother me.
I'll talk to you later.
I don't try to make decisions when I'm this angry.
I gotta just walk away from it for a bit.
But I'll kick his ass right outta here.
I don't care where he goes.
(tense music)
- Oh my God.
If I get kicked outta here,
I don't, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do.
That's just gonna send me right back to prison
so I have to make this place work.
(tense ambient music)
- Mark has not been here.
It's been two days.
Maybe I should check to see if he's in jail.
- (bleep)
- We have not heard or seen Mark.
We have tried to call
him, text him, nothing.
- I think we gotta be more, a little bit more patient.
Well, you have to be a little bit more patient.
- I've been patient, Vada.
I really thought that we were gonna be in a better
place in moving forward.
He went to the Urban League with Vada.
So I was proud of that.
But then he reverts right back
to the same disrespectful young man.
Two days, no call, no show.
I don't know what's going on with him.
Well, he is not in jail.
So at this point, we're gonna have to figure it out.
Sit down, let's have a seat and talk about it.
The behavior is escalating and it's not getting better
and he's taking us for granted.
- I think we need to talk to Mark.
- But how you gonna be able to talk
to him when he is not answering the phone?
That's the point.
Now the other option is for me to go ahead
and call his probation officer
and have the probation officer get involved.
(suspenseful music)
- I'm against that 'cause that can violate him
and can put him back.
- I don't know where Mark is staying.
However, Mark's address is supposed to be here.
His PO officer has told us if he comes over here
and ask if Mark has slept here the night before
and we say no, he's going back to prison.
That's it.
Well, I'm not against is Vada, so what's up?
I mean, what are you doing?
He might need to go back to save his life.
I'm being honest with you.
- Mark is making it really hard to root for him,
really hard to come to his defense,
because he's making all the wrong moves
and those wrong moves lead to Analisa
wanting to put him out.
- So why are you still advocating for him?
- Because I don't like to see a young black man
going to prison when he can get some help.
- Okay, but Vada, at this point I'm just done.
I'm done.
- I feel like he can do good,
but somewhere in his brain, he wants to be on the streets.
From what I understand, that can be addictive.
And I think he's addicted to the streets
and it's hard to break out of that.
I want to give him at least one more chance.
- Okay, you have a conversation.
- One more chance.
- Okay.
- That's all I'm asking.
- Okay.
After that it's over.
It's a wrap.
- Alright.
(light dramatic music)
- It's been cool getting to know David
and it's been real pleasant
to have a safe, calm,
and peaceful place to parole.
Yeah, David, what do you got going on today?
- [David] I'm pretty free today.
Maybe something later this evening.
- Okay, do you mind if I borrow the car?
I'm gonna go meet with some guys.
We're gonna try to hit a meeting tonight,
but then they wanna just take me out a little bit, so.
- Okay.
Yeah, I mean, I need the car tonight,
like 8, 8:30, something like that.
But as long as that works, I should be fine, yeah.
- If it's gonna be past that I'll let you know.
If there's a reason, you know?
- Okay.
Well, I mean,
- I'll try to be without a reason.
- Okay, yeah, yeah 'cause that'd be, yeah,
I probably need it later, but yeah, that's fine.
- Awesome.
- Yeah, get yourself together, you know what I mean?
- Yeah, you know what I'm saying.
- Don't lose that key, we need it.
- Yeah, I don't know if I'm necessarily gonna meet
some AA buddies, but gonna meet a buddy, alright.
Former friend.
I'm gonna go meet my ex and to see how she's doing.
Just kind of have coffee.
I'm actually not going to an NA tonight.
I've been reluctant to tell anybody, especially David
or any of my friends that I'm about to go see Lavina.
We were supposed to get married and she just ghosted me
while I was in prison.
So I have a lot of unresolved issues with Lavina.
Needed a way to get there.
I didn't want David to know
because David's gonna let my friends know.
I didn't tell David who I'm meeting
because my friends, my family,
none of them approve of Lavina.
She was an addict and it was a terrible, terrible situation.
And everybody warned me to leave
and this wasn't healthy for me in my sobriety
and I would not listen.
Everybody has their opinion of Lavina.
To them, she'll always be some evil person.
So this is covert top secret.
Above top secret.
You know what I'm saying?
- I don't know if Lavina is getting high.
My gut instinct says no.
So I'm excited to see if that's a reality
or if that's smoke and mirrors.
In my head, it's pretty (bleep) clear that going
to see Lavina is not a good idea.
(tense suspenseful music)
She says she's sober, but I've heard a lot
of lies from Lavina.
(dramatic music builds)
(eerie ambient music)
- I am feeling nervous about meeting with Lavina.
We have a history.
There's a lot of hurt. There's a lot of pain.
There's a lot of questions.
I think it's a combination of the effort and hard work
and the time that I invested in her, in our relationship,
but also in helping her get sober.
But a possibly clean and healthy Lavina
is a person I've never met before.
I don't know what's gonna happen.
What's up?
- What's up?
- What's going on with you?
- Not much.
- How you been?
I get a little, maybe a little hug?
What's up with you?
I didn't think you was gonna come meet me.
- Yeah and I was debating on it.
- Where you been?
- I am in sober living now.
- Yeah?
- I've been there for like about seven months.
- I thought for sure you gonna be out there freaking
wilding in the streets.
- It's been good though.
- I just want to know a couple things.
- What's that?
(emotional music)
- Why you ain't called?
Why you ain't, you just ghosted me
and we were supposed to get married then you ghost me.
(bleep) it kind of (bleep) me up.
- There was like a lot more to it though.
Like it was hard when you are out here
and then you're in there,
and it was just like made me question if I could do it.
I felt like you've left me out there.
You said that we're gonna do all these things together
and it was gonna be good
and I felt like I dropped everything
I was like back by myself.
- Yeah, I hear you. Kind of sold you on a vision
I wasn't able to deliver.
- At least I made it, so I'm good.
Took a couple years, but-
- The fact that you're sober and doing well
and I mean that's all I ever was really trying to get you to.
Whether it was with me or not with me.
You know?
When I walked in here, half of me was mad
and half of me was on that forgiveness mode, you know?
And to be honest, I'm not all that upset anymore.
Seeing her clean, seeing her sober.
We're having a conversation right now
that would've never taken place before
because she'd be nodding off.
It's hard not to want to grab her up and reconnect.
Yeah. Dating anybody?
- No.
- No?
Maybe we could talk a little bit
- Like what?
- What you mean "like what?"
Like, I don't know.
I know what everybody's gonna think.
Getting back in touch with Lavina is like
the first step to the wrong direction.
But she's doing amazing.
I'm doing amazing.
What could go wrong?
What are you doing for the rest of the day?
- I ain't got nothing planned out.
- I got my roommate's car and he said I could borrow it, so.
(Lavina laughs)
A man can only serve one master.
Right now, Dave is not the master.
I'm going to reserve the right to beg
for forgiveness rather than permission
and hope that, as a man,
Dave will understand that this is a need,
not a want and a right now, not a later.
Alright, well let's get outta here.
I know it ain't the smartest choice in the world,
but we gonna roll them dice.
(light suspenseful music)
- Just so you know, you have to put cans in for recycling.
- Okay.
- Otherwise, I'm gonna get charged for it.
- Okay.
Since the confrontation between me and Emily
over Amber, the last few days has been stressful.
Of course I'm worried about her kicking me out,
but I'm gonna smooth things over, you'll see.
So I feel pretty bad about the whole Amber situation
and I wanna apologize.
And I feel like this relationship
is already just going off the rails.
Obviously, I have a hand in it.
- You have a, you are like the only hand.
- Well...
- My initial thought as Jason is apologizing just
to save his ass because that's what people do.
They say they're sorry, but they're not sorry.
I don't want his apology.
I probably couldn't sell it
or give it away for free on the streets.
It's that worthless.
Is that the first girl you snuck in the house?
- Absolutely was.
- Look me in the eye and say-
- Yeah, that was it.
That was all.
That was the only one.
- How do you know I don't know
if that was or wasn't.
- I mean, because I know you don't know
'cause I didn't have any other girls in here.
So, nice try though.
I have had several special ladies over here.
I thought about it admitting tomorrow,
but it would've just opened up another can of worms.
And you see how she tried to bluff me?
Like maybe I already know.
No you don't.
'Cause if you'd already known,
you had already been bitchin' about it.
So I wasn't about to cause more problems for myself.
I was trying to clean up that one
and that's all I was concerned about.
- It's hard to, if you're gonna be take risks like that,
that big, what else might you do when I'm not here?
You would get a lot farther with me
and probably a yes if I'm not like catching you
like I did my kids when they were teenagers.
I'm nervous about giving Jason another chance.
But then again it, it's comes down
to I need the money right now.
- What's it gonna take for me
to stay in the house, Emily?
What will make you happy?
- If you just follow the three simple things that I've got
and be mindful that it's gonna take a while
before I trust you to be able
to do the things that you want.
And I think that's fair.
- Alright.
So let's stop and think about what just happened, right?
So I apologize, she's still got a little tough,
but did I make some leeway?
Absolutely.
So I'm not as stupid as I might look.
The confrontation needed to happen so
that the apology happened so that she had to give a little
to get a little, you see that?
Alright, well again, I apologize
and I hope that you accept my apology.
- If you really meant it then-
- Thank you, I'm sorry.
- Alright, I'm gonna believe you this time, okay?
- Alright.
I'm gonna take out trash.
- And any time you wanna do dishes
or take out the trash, feel free.
- Okay.
- Here's another bag.
- Alright, thank you.
(light suspenseful music)
- [Jennifer] I think I need to get me one of those.
- Things have been okay with Jennifer
and I since her relapse
or her fake relapse.
And we are going to the grocery store.
You want to grab a cart?
- Yeah, I can grab a cart.
- I haven't pressured Jennifer about the bills or anything
because she isn't working yet.
But hopefully at the grocery store she'll be able
to help out a little bit.
- Oh, I love cereal.
Mmmm.
There's so many.
- Pasta, tuna, soups, rice, pizzas.
- [Mary] Hi.
- Hi, Mary.
- See you and your little scooter.
- Yes.
- Who's this? Your nurse?
- No, I'm her-
- You're her friend?
- Her new roommate
- Jennifer.
She was in prison.
- Okay.
- Yeah, yeah, I'm just unloading my life today.
- Hi Jennifer. Nice to meet you.
I'm Mary, this is my fabulous store.
- When Cyndi told Mary that I was in prison,
I felt like I was put on the spot.
I'm not really trying to hide my past,
but I wish she would've been a little more discreet.
- How's the kids?
- I got a grandbaby.
- Oh.
Do you see her? - I did this last summer.
- He's still not talking to me.
- Have you met him?
- No, I have not met...
- You haven't met him?
- Her children yet,
but I guess you never really explained that,
what was the reasons why he, he's not speaking to you.
- He says he doesn't like the way he was brought up.
- When Cyndi revealed that her son doesn't speak to her.
It was really surprising to me as a mom trying
to get custody back of my own children.
I know from personal experience that
being away from your children is really hard.
So I really wanna know more.
- Well, I'll see you up front then.
- Yeah, okay.
- Alright.
- Thank you, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Thank you.
- Do you like steak or pork chops?
- Sure, I mean, whatever.
It doesn't matter.
If you wanna pick something, I just want to let you know
that I really don't have a lot of money to go in on stuff so.
While I was in prison, I had a job
and I got paid 25 cents an hour.
When you get paid, though, they take half of that
and they put it in something they call a gate fee.
And the gate fee is something they save for you
so you have money when you are released.
And in the last seven months I was able
to save up a hundred dollars.
It's just that it's getting down there.
So it makes me feel insecure to feel like, oh my gosh,
it's almost gone.
(grocery sensor beeping)
- Okay, 80.99.
- How much are you gonna?
- So yeah, it's kind of, yeah,
I think I only have like $20 on this card.
- That's it?
- That's it.
- I am a little bit annoyed,
but I don't wanna take her last $20.
So I will figure it out like I always do.
Okay.
(tense music)
- Do you just want to wait and I just?
- Yeah. - Or what?
- It was awkward to have Cyndi looking at me
and just waiting to see how much I was gonna pay.
It makes me kind of feel overwhelmed,
especially being put on the spot in front
of somebody I just met.
What she's asking for as well as what I need to be able
to survive myself is a lot.
- That's yours and this is mine.
- Alrighty.
(light dramatic music)
- What do you got planned for today?
- Not much.
- Free all day or what?
- Yeah, why?
- I was thinking maybe we
could go hang out or something.
Do something and-
- Like what?
- There's gonna be some good races
going on at the horse track.
I got a call today from a friend
of mine who claims to have
the inside info on some ponies
down at the horse racing track.
And I still got Emily breathing down my neck for money.
And this might be a good solution to that problem.
I got a buddy that said there was a couple of horses
to keep an eye on and you never know,
maybe I'll win some money.
If I win some money today,
I'll give it out to you for rent.
How's that sound?
It's a win-win for you, right?
Because it's, you get to hang out with me all day
and you might get some money on top of it so.
- It's been really stressful at the house with me and Jason.
It's probably not a bad idea to go
and do something outside of the house.
We probably should have done that right away.
That could've helped.
Maybe he would've respected
what I wanted more if he knew me better.
Alright, you better not be up to something.
- I'm not up to nothing.
- You better not be.
- Okay.
(dramatic music crescendos)
(tense droning music)
(water running in sink)
- Mark's been missing for three days.
I have no idea where he is.
I'm not his tracker.
(suspenseful droning music) (knock on door)
- Vada, can you answer the door, please?
(dog barking) (door squeaks)
- Mark! Whatcha doing?
- [Analisa] Mark?
- I ain't seen you in couple of days.
- Yeah.
- Mark! Oh so the dead has arisen, huh?
Mark first walks in the house and I'm very angry.
So where you been, Mark?
- Can you get away from my room?
What are you talking about, "Where have I been?"
Where have you been?
- I've been right here.
- Okay, cool.
I've been where-
- Oh, you ain't closing no door.
This is my house.
You need to come out here so we can talk.
Mark owes us an answer for where he's been the last two days
because he's supposed to sleep here.
He's not sleeping here but he just doesn't care.
- He came here like he paying bills.
- This is where I'm at with everything.
You gonna have to figure out what you gonna do.
'Cause I'm at the point where I'm ready to let you go.
You gotta go.
- For what?
- Because you're not following-
- For what?
- You're not following the rules.
You supposed to be here sleeping here at night.
- Who says that?
- Your parole officer.
- Oh my God.
Bringing the parole officer in this.
- Yes, because you're gonna have to go.
- Okay?
So that's fine, that's fine.
Vada, you handle it, 'cause you the one that said
you'll have a conversation with him.
- We all gotta follow rules and regulations.
You have to follow rules.
I have to follow rules.
Now based on what your probation officer had,
if we don't tell the truth, we can be liable, too.
- ...out, you know, enjoying what life has to offer.
Yeah.
- Yeah, (bleep).
That's the police.
I don't want you going back to jail.
I don't want to call your probation officer.
- [Mark] Okay, so no, that's it.
Nothing else's gonna be said We're not gonna call him-
(both speaking indistinctly)
- He ain't gonna call, but I will.
- I bet you will.
Why are you worried about what I'm doing?
I don't worry about what you're doing.
You're a grown man.
I'm a grown man.
You are not gone two days, I've been gone two days.
You, if you ever gone two days,
I'm not gonna say, "Hey, Vada, where you been at two days?"
- But I'm not in the situation that you're in.
- Don't worry about it, that's what I'm saying.
- I am worried about it, I'm worried about you.
- You don't need to worry about me.
- I am.
- You don't need to.
- You brought us into your life. So I am worried about you.
- Zero.
- I'm willing to give Mark another chance.
- Vada, you ready to give this boy 99 chances
and another one?
I'm telling you straight up from me.
If your parole officer comes here
and he asks us, was Mark here?
Did he sleep here last night?
If you're not here, I'm telling him no.
- Alright, alright.
- I'm just letting you know that's up to you.
- Alright, bet.
- Bet.
(dog barking)
(bleep), you even got my little dog stressed out.
- That dog (bleep) everywhere anyway.
- Why am I sitting up here even arguing with you?
I don't even care.
- I'm gonna talk to him.
- I know I need to shut up because I-
- Yeah, you do, thank you, zip it.
- I do need to shut up.
I'm gonna let you know-
- See you tomorrow, I'm good guys.
- Alright.
- Vada, he is (bleep) you.
- No I'm not.
- Yes, he is.
- I'm not putting Mark before Analisa.
I'm used to dealing with situations like this.
I'm used to young men such as his self being disrespectful.
You can cuss me out all day long.
I'm not taking it personal, Analisa's taking it personal.
I'm going to have faith in him, like I have faith in God.
I'm not the judge, I'm not the jury
and I'm not his executioner.
I just want him to go in the right direction.
- I'll just be praying for you.
I'll pray.
- Thank you.
That's all you gotta do.
(emotional music)
(pulsing tense music)
- Aaron borrowed the car yesterday to go to a meeting.
He never showed up last night.
I called him, his phone was off, woke up,
checked outside, he's still not there.
So I'm getting a little worried here.
So I'm calling Aaron's-
- [Voicemail] Your call has been forwarded
to an automated voice messaging system.
- And it just goes straight to voicemail.
So I'm worried that he's not okay
or he's using or something's going on.
This is not a responsible thing to do.
So, it's not a good sign.
You know, I'm the type of person I wanna hold out judgment
until I know, you know what I mean?
But I definitely want to do something.
I don't just want to sit at this point, it's been 24 hours.
So I'm thinking, I don't know,
I guess I need to call the support team.
I don't know how he's gonna feel about me calling
his people, but I don't really care.
I mean, Aaron disappears with my car,
so I'm gonna do something.
- [Ashley] Hello?
- Ashley, how you doing?
- Good, sorry to be calling you,
but Aaron borrowed the car yesterday
and then never came back.
- I mean, do you think that's a good idea?
- Okay.
- Yeah, I know and they did have some history back then.
Let me call Ian.
At this point I'm wondering like what's going on?
Is he okay?
Is he in the hospital?
Did he crash the car or is he using?
These are the kind of things running through my mind.
- [Ian] Hello?
- Hey Ian, how you doing?
Aaron's disappeared man.
I mean he's been gone for 24 hours.
He took the car and he was supposed
to be back last night.
- Apparently Ashley's on her way over here.
I don't know if you want to roll over here, too,
and we can all you know, go check it out.
- Okay. I appreciate you.
- So I mean if this is a pattern, it's a problem
and if it's a problem we have to deal with it.
So yeah, yeah, this is something going on right now.
(light suspenseful music)
- After what Mary said about Cyndi's family
at the grocery store,
I really wanna find out more
about the situation with her and her son.
Why won't her son let her see her grandchild?
So how do you, how are you feeling
about your son and grandbaby?
- Of course, I would like to be a lot closer but-
- Absolutely.
So he just thinks that you weren't there enough for him or?
- I don't know.
He doesn't like the way he grew up.
That's all I know.
I have two boys with my now ex-husband.
Desmond is 25 now
and Nash, my younger one, is 21.
Desmond doesn't talk to me.
I didn't even know he had a girlfriend.
I found out he was gonna be a daddy.
I was gonna be a grandma.
- Right.
- And then it just kind of fades away.
He just blocks me.
- Really? - Doesn't wanna talk to me.
Yeah.
The last time I talked to him was when he had called
to give me sympathy for me losing my leg.
I was the disciplinarian.
Dad was their best buddy.
- Right.
- Yeah, it was always dad at home
'cause I was always working two or three jobs.
- Right.
- I mean I barely ever had just one job.
- Yeah. - So.
It hurts that I haven't talked
to my son in three years
and he doesn't let me get
to see the grandbaby, doesn't include me in his life.
Any parent would be disappointed that their
child doesn't speak to them.
And the people that I've told that I have a grandbaby,
but I don't get to see her,
they all say he'll come around, you know?
And that's all I can hope for.
My sister, Carrie, gets to spend time with my grandbaby
and my son and, at first, it hurt.
It really bothered me
because it's like, well how come she gets to do it
and I can't?
Then I realized she'll get the pictures and the videos
and she'll send them to me.
She'll keep me posted on things.
So I mean it's not like I am totally out of the loop.
- Right.
Learning more about Cyndi.
I understand why she's a little clingy or overbearing.
That's something that I can relate with
because my parents have custody of my children right now
and they're not willing to give custody back
unless I prove to them that I am sober
and on the right path.
So I understand.
I get it.
I really hope that your son comes around because that's,
- We all do.
- Yeah, I appreciate you sharing all that with me.
I know it's hard and you don't talk
about a lot of that stuff.
- No.
- At all?
But yeah, I understand you a little more
and we're not so different.
(laughter)
(dramatic music)
(door creaks)
- Hey.
- [Ashley] Hey.
- Welcome, how you doing?
- Good, how are you?
- Good, thanks for coming by, I appreciate it.
- Yeah, yeah for sure.
- So... - So no word?
- No word yet.
I know Aaron likes to keep certain things private
but I don't really care.
I mean I'm not gonna call his PO,
so I'm gonna call his friends.
- Hey, how you doing?
Thanks for coming by.
- Yeah, no problem.
- Yeah, so he's disappeared.
- He's been gone for 24 hours?
- 24 hours with the car, yeah.
- You haven't heard from him?
You haven't heard from him?
- No - Man, bro.
- I know.
So I'm a little worried
- For sure.
When he was off and running,
there's this burger joint down the road
that if anything he'd be over there if he's using.
- So maybe we should just go over there?
- Yeah, let's check that out.
Let's so look for him.
Let's go see what's up.
(heavy dramatic music)
If he is using bro,
I mean you got more problems than just your car. man.
I'm telling you.
This is where you live with him now.
You know what I mean?
I hope he is not, but like,
- Yeah, I don't know much about drug use or whatever
but it's always powerful to hear
people talk about their people in ways you don't know.
- Before he went to the joint,
he just always, he would be around here.
This is where things happen, you know?
And if he's off and running again.
I do feel worried for David.
It seems like he's got a good heart
but he doesn't seem like he knows addiction
and Aaron's got a history of being codependent with people
Hey, what kind of car was it again?
- It's a old Toyota.
- Alright, I'm keeping on a lookout but I haven't seen it
and I don't believe David can see
through Aaron's (bleep) that well.
Not yet.
Right here, up here on the right is the burger joint.
- Perfect, I see it.
- I think this is the parking lot you were talking about.
- Yeah.
- As we're looking for Aaron,
it just feels kind of like ridiculous.
Like we're gonna find him whatever,
down the street, you know what I mean?
- [Ashley] Well, it's kind of deserted.
- [Ian] I don't see him.
- Okay, I'll turn around.
- I feel like this is like a mission that is going nowhere.
- [David] This guy goes back to the house eventually.
- [Ian] I don't know.
He can go for a while, bro.
I'm telling you.
- [Ashley] If he is using,
- [Ian] If he's using man, you have no idea right now man,
what you're in for.
(light suspenseful music)
- You excited to hang out with your best buddy or what?
If you think about it like I'm pretty much
your only friend, ain't I?
- No.
- Oh, okay.
I don't have any excitement hanging out with Emily.
I, it's Emily makes everything not pleasurable.
So I'm more excited about going
to the horse track than I am about Emily.
But maybe this is a good chance for me
to patch things up with my new mom.
(bleep) If I go big today I might go big
and just maybe, pay you a couple months rent right up front.
Just you know, break you off with all my winnings
at the track.
It's like what? Hey!
- We're on the way to the race track.
I mean it's fun to get out.
It's kind of weird to be going out with Jason
'cause all we have done so far is fight.
But I wanna go and see what it's like up there.
I mean I've never been there before
and I'm hoping we have a good time.
You know, I feel sorry for them horses.
- (bleep) them horses, man.
- No, you know, I hope you come back
as a horse in your next life.
- Oh, at least I'll-
- And they run you dead.
- I'll have a big old dong then.
- Yeah, I hope you don't get to use it.
(tense music)
- I believe in my friend enough
to think that he's not just gonna call me
with bad information.
What I have to do is bet on what's called a trifecta
and then it's just as long as they come in first, second
and third. It doesn't matter what in which order.
If they place, then I win.
I feel like my luck's gonna change today
'cause I got the inside stuff, right?
AT least it don't smell like horse (bleep), right?
(horn playing)
(crowd cheering) (bold action music)
- Oh.
- Alright.
You having a good time or what?
This is, this is awesome.
- Oh yeah.
Yeah.
No, I'm having fun.
- A lot of talent at the horse races.
- What do you mean?
- What do you think I mean?
- I don't know.
What?
Oh my God, what?
- Look at all the hot broads here, man.
- I guess you know what, now I'm having a really good time.
- I know, right?
And maybe what you don't need is a boyfriend,
you need a girlfriend.
- No, I don't need that either.
Jason's humor is always gonna be twisted.
He likes to push, I think, the boundaries.
But I mean, I haven't been out for a long time
and honestly we're having a good time
and I think that does help us ease the tension.
- Where are the tickets? Where are the tickets?
- I have them right here.
Obviously, it would be great,
yeah, if he won the rent money.
I mean, who would say no to that?
- I can't pay your rent for another couple months
if we don't win today.
So...
- Are you for real?
- I'm taking the chance. That's what you do when you gamble,
but if I lose the money, the consequences could be dire.
(pounding of horses galloping)
- Come on, guys! He's making his move.
(upbeat action music)
(bleep)
Everything's going good.
Right on track.
Good, get it, get it.
5, 4, 2.
We're doing big things right now.
Just the three horses I picked just round curve one.
Bam.
That's the one, come on.
Round curve two, good.
Come on, come on.
That's it, 5, 4, 2.
And all of a sudden they just start falling back.
Go, no, no.
Oh man.
And I just slowly just watched my
money go right down the drain.
- Oh boy.
This wasn't probably a good idea.
- That probably wasn't one of my better ones,
that's for sure.
- The racetrack, it ended bad.
Next time, don't ask me to bring you to the race again.
I don't want any-
- I already lost enough money.
Don't be a sour puss.
I ain't trying to hear none of that.
- In order for this to ultimately work out,
Jason is going to have to see what his bad behaviors are
and how it affects people.
- (bleep). I was hoping to win a little bit of money
to get ahead on my rent a little bit.
And now that that didn't pan out for me, I gotta go back
to the drawing board and figure out a couple new hustles,
I guess.
(groans in frustration)
(suspenseful music) (cars buzz oast)
- [Ian] I don't see him.
We'll go back to the house and put our heads together.
You know how to get back, Ashley?
- I was just gonna say remind-
- The next light take a left.
Yeah, we've been driving around looking
for Aaron and the car we haven't found either.
Don't know what else to do besides go back
to the house and figure out next steps.
- [Ashley] Oh my gosh.
- [Ashley] No (bleep). You gotta be kidding me.
- [Ian] That's crazy, man.
- [David] I guess we get to hear what happened, though.
- [Ian] When I see the car in the driveway.
Really what I'm thinking is
like this (bleep), man.
I'm pissed, I'm relieved that he's back
but I still don't know if he's using or not.
So it sucks.
- [Ashley] Aaron?
- [Ian] Hey, Aaron.
- Hey, what's up?
What you doing here?
- [Ashley] Where have you been?
We've been really worried about you.
- [Aaron] Oh (bleep).
- [Ian] Wow, bro.
- [Ashley] You haven't answered any of our calls.
- You called them?
- I didn't have the car, I didn't know what was going on.
You were gone for 24 hours.
Like, obviously, like this looks a type
of way, you know what I mean?
- What kind of way?
- What kind of way you think it looks?
- [Ian] Did you use last night?
- No, no, man.
- You sure, man?
Hey look at me, man.
Hey, hey look at me.
- What?
(dramatic music)
- Are you using?
(dramatic music builds)
- Nice to meet you, I'm Dave.
- Nice to meet you.
I'm living with Cyndi.
I'm feeling kind of under pressure.
- Tell me about a time where you personally have received
great customer service.
- Oh.
My mind's going everywhere.
- What questions do you have for me at this time?
(Cyndi laughs)
- I cringed when she asked that.
- I am missing a hundred dollars.
Poof, it's gone.
It's nowhere to be found.
- I have no idea what you're even talking about.
I'm not sure Jason will listen
to my son any better than he's listened to me.
But I mean, it's worth a try and it's his last chance.
- Mom said something's been going on
that she hasn't really been liking.
- Are you (bleep) serious, man?
Let me know when you wanna move on with this interview.
- (bleep), look like you about to work.
- Mark, open the door.
Oh, hell no.
Open the door. - Watch out.
- What the (bleep)?
- Move out the way, Analisa.