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Yeah, let's roll half the winnings

into tomorrow's bets,

and I'll come pick up the rest.

Okay, yeah. Let me just

get something to write on.

I thought there wasn't

a bottle in the photo.

That's because it was down here.

What time is it, babe?

Finn, you okay?

Yeah, no. It's this part

of the painting... it's unfinished.

I'm clearly about to paint it. I just have

no idea what element goes there.

Okay, Michelangelo, but...

we have to close our eyes to match

the photo. So you're the timekeeper.

Well... Yeah, dude, it's 7:59.

Just go ahead.

Well, how long do we do it for?

10, 15 seconds?

I'll tell you when to stop. Just go.

I'll be thinking about my boyfriend.

Sweet. Threesome.

Come here, a**hole.

Of course.

Oh, geez, did you guys...

Hey!

Sh*t.

- Finn.

- Go get Jasper.

- I just wanted to...

- Go get Jasper!

- Finn, I'm sorry.

- Who is this?

That's my bookie. Ivan.

The guy you're always talking

on the phone to?

What is he doing in the apartment?

- I don't know.

- Is that normal?

Have you ever seen him

in our apartment before?

No. It's not f***ing normal.

- Did you tell him about the camera?

- No.

- Were you planning on it?

- No, never!

Then what the f*** is he doing

in the apartment?

I said I don't know!

Okay, is he dangerous?

Well, he takes bets from shady a**holes

like me. So, yeah, he's dangerous.

But... I don't see Marcus here.

That's his goon.

If I were in trouble,

he'd be in this photo.

Well, what if he's sitting over here?

Out of view?

I was up early this morning,

and I heard him moving around in his room.

He came out about an hour ago.

Hasn't said a word.

I don't know what those red pills are,

but he's taken at least two of them already.

Can you guys shut up for a sec?

Yeah?

Hey, Ivan, it's Jasper.

I know.

How's it going?

What?

Is everything okay today?

Why wouldn't it be?

No reason.

So, what do you want to lay down today?

No. No bets.

I'm just going to cool it today. Thanks.

So why did you call me?

Sh*t. I got to go, Ivan.

I'll talk to you later.

So what does that mean?

It means we wait 10 hours,

figure out what the hell's happening.

Babe, can we talk?

Hey, Ivan. What a surprise.

I was wondering why you showed up tonight,

and then it occurred to me.

It's probably 'cause I called you

like a paranoid f***ing idiot.

Hey, Ivan. What a surprise.

What are you doing?

He's going to be here soon.

You can't leave me alone.

Well, I'm not in the picture, so,

send me a text message when it's done?

Well, I... I'm not

in the photo either, so...

maybe I should leave too?

- Where are you going?

- I don't know yet.

Can I come?

You guys are unbelievable.

Real friends you turned out to be.

Well, we got to do

what's in the photo. Right, bro?

Where we going?

Nowhere. I don't want to abandon Jasper

in case something goes wrong.

Are we okay?

I got jealous. This is a...

It's a very complicated situation.

You're doing your best.

And I, obviously, am...

I'm not handling it well.

You got jealous?

Tell me more.

So, Ivan, I mean, what a surprise.

You said that already.

Oh, yeah.

Can I get you something to drink?

You know what I like about you, Jasper?

You never welched on a bet.

I have never had to send Marcus

over here to collect.

And I can appreciate that.

I can.

Is that yours?

You mind if I see it?

Come on. Let me see it.

That's a nice one.

Yeah. That takes me back.

Believe it or not,

I used to have Marcus's job.

I wasn't a bad enforcer.

I had my own style.

You know, I used warm-up bats.

They gave me a little extra "pop."

Yeah.

There was this one time...

God Almighty...

I was supposed to "kneecap" a guy.

Standard boilerplate stuff.

I'd done it a hundred times, right?

Only this time, I take a swing,

I hit him... Bam!

And the bat breaks.

It sends a sliver of wood...

right into the guy's junk.

You should have heard him.

He was screaming like a cat.

I swear to God, as I heard

the paramedics take him away,

they said that one of his testicles

had swollen to the size of a grapefruit.

You imagine that? That pain?

Messy.

Messy, unfortunate work.

In my position,

there's only one thing worse than a guy

who can't make good on bets.

And that's a guy who never loses bets.

I'm just finally getting lucky, I guess.

Just lucky.

You guess.

Listen! There's no fix, okay?

- Is it an owner?

- No! I swear!

F***, it was just a streak, okay?

Look, okay, okay!

I have a source! I have a source.

It's reliable.

I can't explain it.

It could cause some serious problems.

Was it a doctor? Tell me

what they're doing to bring in the fix!

No, it... It's nothing like that.

Look, you wouldn't believe me

if I told you.

Bullshit.

Can't you just ride my bets?

- Yeah. Just make the same bets I do and...

- I know what "ride" means.

You are such a piece of sh*t.

I hope you enjoyed

the peep show, Jasper!

I'll... take that.

- Finn, this is...

- I was just leaving.

So... are we good?

So...

- He basically knows.

- He doesn't know jack sh*t.

Well, he knows that you have

some kind of information.

I mean, how long is he going to be

content just piggybacking your bets?

I don't know. Forever?

I got it under control.

You look like hell, Jasper.

Are you even sleeping?

You know what, man? Get off my dick!

You and Callie both get all this money

for doing nothing. You should be happy.

We're all in this.

Callie and I are sharing the risk.

I hope you have a back-up plan in case

this thing with your bookie falls through.

I seem to remember you wearing something

a little different in tonight's photo.

Screw you, Jasper.

I'm not going to start

as long as he's here.

Yeah, no, Jasper was just about

to take a walk. Aren't you?

- I am?

- Yeah.

Yes, don't forget to come spy

on me at 8:
00.

So I don't really know

what I'm doing here.

You're going to have to

walk me through it.

Sure.

We just need to get you

in the same pose in the photo.

And then I... I do the rest.

You know...

I'd really like to know

how you got me to do this.

You and I both.

What are you thinking?

You're just... You're really...

You're very beautiful.

Don't sound so surprised.

No.

No. I guess it takes a moment

like this to wake a guy up,

so he can actually see

what's right in front of him.

That's our cue.

It's amazing.

Even hazy and out of focus,

you can still recognize

your own silhouette.

I wondered all day... How?

How is this possible?

So...

Marcus here is going to babysit.

And you...

You're going to take me

to see what's over there.

I would not have believed you

if you'd told me.

Kicks them out every night at 8:00.

Yeah.

What about the daytime ones?

I don't know.

Since we found it,

it's only been doing 'em at night.

What's this?

It's... It's the newest one.

Okay.

Okay.

Here's the deal.

Every day you're going

to take this photo.

And you're going to write down the stats

that go on the window tomorrow.

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