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Yeah, yeah. He pays me

500 bucks an hour.

Come on, let's go!

- Where?

- My office.

No, no. That's not gonna work.

I can call my assistant

and have her fax it over.

No, no, no calls, no faxes.

Okay, so what do you suggest,

telekinesis maybe?

Is their some kind of online

corporate database that...

No. What?

I don't know. What...

Just let me call my assistant.

There better not be

any funny business.

I have to get the okay from my employers.

I'll be right back.

Okay.

Sh*t.

Hey, buddy, it's tom.

Glad to hear you're

in high spirits again.

I'm actually holed up in Vegas

all week. We had a conference.

So I wasn't able

to get your package.

But don't worry about that.

I'm sure Natalie...

You scared the sh*t out of me.

You can't just barge in

here like that.

What the hell is this?

I don't know. What is it?

It's an unmarked envelope

full of cash

That I found in my mailbox

this morning.

How do you know

that I put it there?

Are you borrowing money

from tom again?

Is that why you came

to the birthday party?

No.

Did you sell the furniture?

This place looks like sh*t.

Natalie, now's not a great time.

- What are you doing?

- Nothing.

Do you have a friend here?

God, you have one of them here.

You have one of them here!

At mom's house?

Wait a minute!

Don't go down there!

Well, this is just great.

Help me!

I hope you're having

a pleasant experience.

I'm gonna go.

Ray, are you f***ing kidding me?

I can't believe you.

We grew up in this house.

Will you lower your voice?

Who is she?

A new client, a good one.

She's paying big money for an

authentic simulated experience.

Which you just compromised

by engaging with her.

What?

You just introduced yourself

into the equation.

Now I have to come up

with a whole back story for you.

Maybe...

Maybe you're my employer.

Wait, did I specify a gender?

Can you hear yourself right now?

You sound like a lunatic.

It's my job. I'm good at it.

Think about what mom would say

if she could see you right now.

Can you just stop for a second

and think about what she'd say?

I gotta go.

My kids are waiting in the car.

Well, you can bring them inside.

I'd like to say hi to them.

And then should we

bring them downstairs

And introduce them to the

nice lady in the basement?

Well, you can't just leave them out

in the car. That's irresponsible.

I'm irresponsible?

You need to grow the f*** up

and get a real job!

You know, the next time

I bring my kids to see you,

I would prefer you not be

behind eight inches of glass.

And water your f***ing plant!

That looks terrible!

Authorities are still searching

today for a Hollywood hills woman

Feared missing since

early yesterday evening.

Colleagues say they grew concerned after

she failed to appear at a corporate gala

Where she was due to deliver

the key note speech.

She was last seen leaving her

office in a black s550 Mercedes.

For any tips, you can call

our toll-free number...

Anna!

We need to talk. There's been

some kind of misunderstanding.

The police think...

Sh*t!

Did you just stab me?

What's wrong with you?

Whoa.

Okay, I'm calling this off.

This is getting too weird.

You can keep your

5,000, whatever.

Mother of f***.

Help!

Are you insane?

The police are outside.

We're not in

pretend land anymore.

Look at me. Look at me.

Yeah, just a second.

I'll be right there.

Are you Raymond moody?

Yeah, speaking.

What took you so long to get

to the door today, Raymond?

You caught me in the can.

How can I help you guys?

We're here about a lady

who went missing last night.

Missing?

You familiar with a woman

named Anna st. Blair?

No. No, I don't think so.

Drive a white van?

Used to be white. It's more like

rust colored now, actually.

It has jersey plates?

Yeah, actually, it does.

Is the car in your garage?

No, it's in the shop. I gotta say

I'm getting a little confused here.

There was a neighbor

that saw your car

Parked in front of her house,

last three nights running.

- I'm sorry, who's neighbor?

- Ms. St. Blair.

- She's the one that's missing?

- Yes.

Ms. St. Blair, not the neighbor.

Isn't it a little early to open a

missing person's investigation?

I watch a lot of cop shows.

Yeah, well, like I said, it's in the shop.

It's been in the shop all week.

You know the name of the shop?

I don't know the name of it,

but it's...

It's on Manchester,

near the airport.

Guy I know was a mechanic there.

What's your friend's name?

Hayward.

Hayward have a first name?

Just "Hayward" is all I know.

You don't think he could have

something to do with this, do you?

You know, he did say...

Yeah, he mentioned

that he was on parole.

Man, Hayward.

You won't happen to have

his number handy, do you?

No, I'm afraid not. I just kind of

drop it off when it needs fixing.

But he's usually there

if you zip by.

So should I just give you a call

if I hear from Hayward?

Yeah.

If we need to get

a hold of you this week.

Yeah, we know where you live.

Right.

Mr. Moody.

Have a good weekend.

Sh*t!

Hi.

I'm just gonna need

the truth from you here.

Please tell me that that sh*t

you pulled back there

Was all part of the act.

That you're still acting.

If that's the case,

And I know that's case,

Then we can just end this thing right

here and go our separate ways.

You know what this is, right?

You called me on the phone.

You asked for this,

you paid for this.

You didn't?

You have no idea what

I'm talking about here?

Please let me go. I don't know

what you're talking about.

I don't have what it is...

I think that you have

the wrong person.

You didn't call me on the phone,

You didn't deposit $2500

into my bank account?

I lied.

I lied about Schwinkie

because I thought

If I told you...

What you wanted to hear,

You might let me go.

Please let me go home.

There is no Schwinkie,

I made him up.

You made up Schwinkie?

It's all part of the scenario.

I run a company that specializes

in simulated abductions.

What?

Designer kidnappings.

Call it like a heightened form

of immersive theater, you know.

Oh, my god.

You're insane.

No, no, no.

Look, a woman named

Anna st. Blair

Called me a few days ago

and contracted me to kidnap her.

Up until now, I had every reason

to believe you were that woman.

Why would...

Why would I do...

Why would anyone do this?

Why would I hire you

to do this to me?

These psychos pay you money

to torture them?

No, they use our services

for any number of reasons.

"our"?

Mine, my services.

I don't get it.

Don't they have loved ones?

People that miss them

while they're gone?

Typically, a session only lasts

eight hours.

Not enough time

to arouse suspicion.

Yours was a special case.

Let me guess, ray.

You got carried away.

You paid for the weekend.

Ray, I've never

seen that before.

You signed it.

No, no, no, no. That's not...

That can't be right.

You paid me half up front.

That says anonymous deposit.

Well, most of them are.

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