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Yeah, I'm in a closet.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS]

JACKIE:

Kirk.

- What the f*** happened?

- KIRK:
Oh, God!

- [WATER SPLASHING]

- KIRK:
Maple?

TRAVIS:
You guys aren't gonna believe

what happened last night. Oh...

- KIRK:
Hey, Maple.

- TRAVIS:
Oh, sh*t.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[BANGING ON DOOR]

Palm Springs

Police Department.

You the owner

of the residence?

Um, no.

- Well, may I speak to the owner?

- They're not here.

- You know where they are?

- East Coast?

Look, we got a situation here.

There's a girl...

You recognize this vehicle?

Oh, sh*t.

Appears the driver mysteriously

lost control of the vehicle

and slammed

right into some rocks.

Neither was wearing

a seat belt.

It seems like there's something

on your mind there, Byron.

You ever hear

of the prisoner's dilemma?

Two suspects are arrested,

charged with committing

a crime together.

They're separated

and offered the same deal.

Whoever rats the other one out

first walks free,

while his co-conspirator goes

to jail forever.

But if your friend

rats you out first,

you go to jail forever

and he goes free.

So the question is this:

How much do you trust...?

I'll just tell you everything,

okay?

I'll tell you the truth.

I've heard a lot

of truth today, Byron.

No, you've heard the story

we were supposed to tell you.

We left around 9 a.m.

We took the 74

because we figured

there'd be less cops

than on the 10.

[VIVALDI PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

So, Kirk,

score any coke?

Ask and you shall receive.

All right. So we gonna dip

into that sh*t tonight

or are we gonna wait

till tomorrow after the show?

No night as good as the present.

I ain't waiting for sh*t.

Hey, as much as I love that

sh*t, we're in a motor vehicle.

Can you not go

waving it around?

Good point.

Hey. Let me see that.

[MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

I'm gonna check out

New Pollution first.

What about you guys?

- KIRK:
Wax Battleship.

- BYRON:
Invasion 101.

JACKIE:
Every man for himself.

Let's meet back here at 4.

We're good.

[LAUGHTER IN DISTANCE]

Come on. He's waiting.

[]

It's Jackie.

Jackie.

Nice to see you.

Have a seat, gentlemen.

You want coconut water?

I got a case in the fridge.

No, I'm good, thanks.

Okay, well, remember

to stay hydrated.

We are in the desert,

after all.

One moment.

Finishing something up,

and...

excellent.

Sorry. So how are you?

Good.

And Noah?

How'd he like that sh*t

I gave him for Vegas?

- Said it was A-plus.

- Excellent. Excellent.

We really care

about customer service here.

So let's get you set up.

So like I said

in my text, 800.

Yup.

It's all there.

I know. I trust you.

We're good.

So I gotta tell you,

I was a little surprised

when I got your order in.

This yearly gathering

of musicians flush with cash,

big boom for my business,

in terms of molly, shrooms,

coke,

and a sh*t-ton of weed.

But you, always coming up

with new, inventive ways

to keep me on my toes.

Ah.

Here it is.

Is it pure?

Pure?

That is grade-A organic

from-the-poppy-fields-

of-occupied-Afghanistan pure.

Do you guys want some needles?

I buy 'em in bulk.

[CHUCKLES]

That won't be necessary.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Okay.

So go out there,

be seen, take selfies,

do keg stands, whatever.

Just act normal.

[BAND PLAYING ROCK IN DISTANCE]

[WHISTLING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

- [BAND PLAYING]

- [CHEERING]

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

Check it out.

They've got one

of these Chinese

pinball machines.

Oh, yes.

Go pick your rooms.

Byron, you're bunking with him.

I'm taking the master.

[KIRK SNORTS]

Daddy loves you.

[EXHALES AUDIBLY]

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Whew.

[CHUCKLES]

You getting

that 3 o'clock feeling?

Little lump of sugar

in your coffee?

Uh... No, not right now, man.

I'm cool.

All right, suit yourself.

[SNORTS]

[EXHALES AUDIBLY]

[SNIFFLES]

[ROCK PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

[STRUMMING]

Hey, I'm gonna hit

the liquor store.

JACKIE:

All right.

We really doing this?

We're really doing this.

We still cool?

Are you ready

For what comes next?

Are you ready

To face who you are?

Let's go.

[]

Get the demos.

How much is he gonna have

to snort before...?

Not much.

He'll be on the floor

before he realizes

anything's wrong.

Are you sure about this?

This is the point of no return.

Don't give me

this bullshit right now.

I don't get why he can't play

the last concert.

- We can do this tomorrow night.

- No, we can't.

We talked about this endlessly.

It happens tonight.

I've got Jeff on standby.

He's learned Kirk's parts,

can be here in the morning.

- You told Jeff what we're doing?

- No, Byron.

Jesus, I'm not an idiot. I told

him we were gonna fire Kirk.

Hey, listen. I get it.

You're having second thoughts.

It's a man's life.

But look at the direction that

he's gone since "Castles" hit.

All the alcohol,

all the coke.

He's gonna be

shooting up soon anyway.

I mean, we're just beating fate

to the punch, right?

[SIGHS]

[STARRY SAINTS' "GHOST"

PLAYING]

A ghost left

To its fate

Its fate

No fate

You're like a teardrop

In the rain

The rain

The rain

But it's too late

You're a ghost

Go, go, go, go...

Left to its fate

This is done.

What are you gonna do

with the coke?

I don't know.

Save it for a rainy day?

I mean, Kirk,

he gets some good sh*t.

I'd hate for it

to go to waste.

Now, come on, let's figure out

what the f*** we've been doing.

Catch me now

I can travel with you

[CLEARS THROAT]

- MAPLE:
...this entire house.

- AMBER:
A pool.

MAPLE:

And there's three bedrooms?

- KIRK:
I think so.

- MAPLE:
Very nice.

JACKIE:

Hey, Kirk.

Who are your new friends?

Uh... This is Maple,

Amber and Lucy.

We met at the liquor store.

MAPLE:

Yeah. Thanks for having us over.

We're staying in this motel

in Cathedral City

- that's honestly so sketchy.

- [KIRK CHUCKLES]

LUCY:
I'm pretty sure

that there's a meth lab

- in the manager's office.

- [MAPLE CHUCKLES]

Would you show me

where your iPad is?

Yeah, man. Yeah.

Kirk says you are playing

the festival. That's so cool.

Byron, stay calm, man.

Stay calm?

What if he offers it to them?

We just have to make sure

that doesn't happen, don't we?

No, we have to get it

right now and flush it.

What will you say to Kirk

when he catches you?

How will you explain

his missing coke?

- I don't know...

- No, goddamn it.

Byron, if you try anything,

I swear to God...

We just need to get these chicks

out of here as soon as we can.

Don't let them

leave your sight.

Stay calm.

Point of no return.

This weekend's gonna be

my first and last festival show

with Starfoxy.

Your last festival show

with Starfoxy?

What does that mean?

I've decided

to go my own way.

Yeah, but we're cool with it.

It was a group decision.

But Starfoxy's breaking up?

That's so sad.

No.

No, we're not breaking up.

Starfoxy will live on, just...

without Kirk.

KIRK:
But in honor of the eve

of our last show together,

I propose that we celebrate.

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