Excuse me. We are close to Universal Studios?
It's about 10 miles away.
Oh.
Mom swam
I heard you the first time.
Reservations?
For us, um, your hotel is not right.
You will please give us back our deposit?
No refunds.
But we need the money for the new hotel.
Welcome to America.
Look, you've already paid for one night. Trust me.
This place will grow on you.
Um, I forgot to ask you the password for Wi-Fi.
We don't have that.
This whole building is a dead zone for cell service.
There is a telephone for your convenience.
Local calls are free.
Fifty-dollar fee for losing your keys.
Anything else I can help you with?
Ice?
Ice machine is down the second hallway to the left.
Knock yourself out.
Terrible accident in Room 51. Just ghastly.
Front desk. We must change rooms.
There's a terrible smell in here. It's a musty hotel.
- Try running the air conditioner. - You must give us another room.
We're sold out. There's nothing available.
Who was that? What was that? I have no idea.
Honey, I'm just as upset as you are.
And I want you to know you will not be charged for that room.
I cannot stay in this place one more second.
The police will be coming soon.
You can either give them a statement here or you can talk to them later in jail...
...when they arrest you for evasion.
I'll get your bags.
Until then, you can stay here.
I thought you said there was no other room.
This one we never rent out.
Sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialed.
Check the number and dial again.
Aggie?
We think our guy lifted the master key from housekeeping.
Nobody heard anything? Looks like both victims were chloroformed.
Lovely.
Let's get some light.
Our victim's eyeballs are in the ashtray.
- And his tongue. - He's in a world Of hurt.
John, this area's been documented already.
Not by me.
They were married, but not to each other.
They were cheating.
Very pissed-off spouse, maybe. No, this isn't jealousy.
This is something else.
The killer's saying the families are blind to what's been going on.
Get me out of here. Get me out of here.
Sir? Sir?
Sir'? We're gonna get you out of here. We promise.
That's not what he's saying.
He's saying, "Get me out of her." He's still inside of her.
You're gonna find male potency drugs in his system. Probably a lot.
You won't be able to detach them here. You're gonna have to take him with the corpse.
Cut him loose.
- You have that report for me? - Forensics is still on the scene.
No, not from the homicide this morning. From the Martin Gamboa case, last month.
The victim's name, Martin Gamboa, age 47.
Profession listed as Oscar blogger.
One-eighty-seven occurred in victim's home in Silver Lake.
Victim died from blunt-force trauma to the head.
There's evidence of wounds on the legs, arms and thorax, some defensive.
Whoever did this wanted him lo suffer first.
Fractures to the radius and the ulna of the right arm...
"compound fractures of the humerus of the {eff arm...
...bone protrusions through the skin.
There are traces of what appear to be gold paint chips...
...in the rectal cavity as well as in what is left of the cranium...
...so it may be assumed that whatever the murder weapon was...
...was also used in the sexual assault.
Hi, Dad. How was school?
Good. Lizzy Cooper threw up in the middle of spelling.
It was gross and awesome at the same time.
The boys are calling her Lizzy Puker now.
How's Mom'? Does she wanna talk to me?
Hey, Mom, do you wanna say hi to Dad?
No, honey.
Did you eat?
Yes. Liar.
All right, you ready to read? It's almost bedtime.
You got a call on line three. Take a message.
Uh, he was pretty adamant.
So am I.
Daddy, you can go. Nope.
We read at bedtime. Who's gonna start? You.
All right.
"Boys are trying enough to human patience, goodness knows...
...but girls are infinitely more so..."
Can you cross-reference the Gamboa forensics with the hotel case?
You got it.
Hello'?
Hello, John.
Why didn't you take my call? Who is this?
How'd you get this number? I nailed them to the headboard.
I'm at the Hotel Cortez, Room 64. I'm going to do I! again.
I need a room, one night. One fifty.
It says here 30. That's out of date.
Prices went up after the remodel.
Okay, well, that's bullshit.
You know what? It's your lucky day.
Mama's feeling magnanimous.
Room 64.
Oh, elevators out of service today.
I've got dibs on this one, Iris.
I haven't seen one that sweet in a while.
L had a face on the mirror
I had a hand on the gun
I had a place in the sun
And a ticket to Syria
I had everything within my reach
Had money and stuff
Each and every call
When people die, they soil the sheets. Blood, shit, urine.
I can take care of every stain there is.
Help me!
Woof.
You're a sight for sore eyes...
...Mr. Police-Officer.
It's that obvious, huh? Heh, heh.
You must have a lot of run-ins with police.
My fair share.
What can you tell me about the occupant in Room 64?
That room's vacant.
You mind if I take a quick look?
Oh. Be my guest.
Liz Taylor.
Show this nice policeman to Room 64.
Sixty-four? Yes. Room 64. Right away.
He“) me!
I had a place in the sun
And a ticket to Syria
I had everything within my reach
Had money and stuff
Each and every call
Too much but never enough
Tear it up and watch it fail
The more you scream, the more he likes it.
What can you tell me about the people that come in and out of this place?
They mostly residents or transients? Oh, we got a bit of everything.
Some pay by the month, some pay by the hour.
Some of the old-timers have been here since the dawn of time.
And you? Who are you looking for?
Not at liberty to say. Oh, I don't mean that-.
I can see the pain in your eyes.
It's very familiar. Oh.
You've lost something.
And now you're frozen in time. Can't move forward.
Can't go back.
Tell me you love me.
Say m
Say, "I love you, Sally," and it will all go away.
Say it.
I love you, Sally.
Say it again.
I love you, Sally.
All right, I'll take it from here.
I don't have any cash.
Money isn't everything.
Holden?
Got a big plan, his mind's set Maybe it's right
At the right piece and right time Maybe tonight
in a whisper or handshake Sending a sign
Wanna make out and kiss hard Wait, never mind
Late night, in passing Mention it flip to her
Best friend, it's no thing Maybe it slipped
But the skip turns to terror And a crush is like
When she walked in, he froze up Leave it to fright
R's cute in a way 'FR you cannot speak
And you leave to have a cigarette Knees get weak
Escape was just a nod And a casual wave
Obsess about it, heavy For the next two days
It's only just a crush It'll go away
It's just like all the others It'll go away
Or maybe this is danger And you just don't know
You pray it all away But it continues to grow
I want to hold you close
Skin pressed against me tight
Lie still Close your eyes, girl
So lovely h feels so right
I want to hold you close
Suit breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I wanna tear you apart
Then he walked up and told her Thinking maybe it'd pass
And they talked and looked away a lot Doing the dance
Her hand brushed up against his She tail it mere
Told him how she felt And then they locked in a stare
They tack a step back, thought about it What should they do?
'Cause there's always repercussions When you're dating in school
But their lips met And reservations started to pass
Whether this was just an evening Or a thing that would last
Either way, he wanted her And this was bad
Warned to do fixings to her R was making him crazy
Now a Rifle crush turned into a like
And now he wants to grab her by the hair And tell her
I want to hold you close
Skin pressed against me tight
Lie still Close your eyes, girl
So lovely h feels so right
I want to hold you close
Suit breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I wanna tear you apart
I want to hold you close
Skin pressed against me tight
Lie still Close your eyes, girl
So lovely h feels so right
I want to hold you close
Suit breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I wanna tear you apart
I want to hold you close
Skin pressed against me tight
Lie still Close your eyes, girl
So lovely h feels so right
I want to hold you close
Suit breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I wanna tear you apart
I want to hold you close
Suit breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I wanna tear you apart
And you didn't feel like going out tonight.
It's not the getting ready.
It's the clean-up.
Call housekeeping.
Daddy! Hey.
That's what I've been looking for. How you doing?
Good, how are you? Hey, sorry I'm late. Did you get my text?
Yes, and it's clearly more considerate than you...
...since it showed up at 6 like you were supposed to.
Sorry. Have a kid with a sprained ankle...
...and twins with possible whooping cough in the Palisades right after. Whooping cough.
You believe it? What's wrong with people? Let me help your mom.
I don't care how much they pay, I refuse to see parents who won't vax their kids.
Docket.
I made that quinoa casserole you two like. Oh, good.
You Okay?
Yeah, yeah. I'm just hungry, I think.
Well, next time you should eat the protein bar I stuffed in your pocket.
- Love you. - Bye, Mom.
Love you.
Sushi? Read my mind.
Yeah.
Please, let us go. Ah, stop your whining.
You brought this on yourselves.
I went through your shit.
Looks like the two of you were planning quite the party. Xanax. Klonopin.
Whatever the hell those pink pills were. Those are for sleeping.
Your mothers know you're a couple of junkies?
You're polluting your bodies with all that shit.
You dumb Swedish meatballs. Well, we're gonna fix that right up.
Yeah, we're gonna flush your system, bring you back to the epitome of health.
Just look at the spread we got for you today.
Oysters. Full of zinc and B12.
- Please. No, no, no. - Boost your immunity...
...help your wounds heal faster.
And we got you some chicken livers... No.
...kidneys, packed with iron.
Get those red blood cells pumping. And to top it off...
...a Chéteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blane.
Yeah. Mm. Please. Please, don't.
Shut up!
This is just the thing to get your bodies to absorb all these nutrients.
- Stop. Stop. Stop. - Don't.
Please don't...
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
No! But I'm not leaving...
- ...until you get all your vitamins and minerals. - Please, please. Stop.
All right. Come on. Breakfast of champions. No! No! No!
- Open your mouth. - No!
Do you really need to be so aggressive?
Can't you have some compassion?
You get the hell out of here.
You don't give a shit about these girls. And you do?
I've seen what your caring looks like. We've all seen it.
At least I care about something.
Think I want to be here, surrounded by junkies and decay?
Well, then why don't you leave? Go.
You've been whining about the same thing for 20 years.
You talk a good talk, but you stick around because the truth is you like it.
No.
I'm stuck in this godforsaken cesspool of pain and shit because of you.
Mm.
You're the beginning and the end of all my suffering.
Good.
Well, I'm done.
Done with your bullshit. Done with it all.
You think you can do this better? Then you do it yourself.
But you better do a good job.
Otherwise you can explain to her why they still taste like shit.
I gotta go feed that thing in Room 33.
Please. Please.
Please.
Do you know what this room used to be?
This old dude used to put on puppet shows right there.
Marionettes, strings, for entertainment.
And now you are going to entertain me.
Move me with your tears.
Run.
Run!
Oh, crap.
I don't know what happened. She got loose somehow.
This can never happen again.
Shouldn't we ask if any of this fish is from Japan?
Why? Radiation.
You're starting to sound like your mother.
She always said she had a good reason to worry.
I had a dream about him again last night.
I can't see his face anymore.
I can't remember it except in my dreams. Then I can really see it.
When I wake up...
...l can't remember.
Do you remember what he looks like when you're awake?
Yeah.
Maybe we should put the pictures up again.
No electronics at the dinner table. It's your mom.
You've reached Alex. Please leave a message.
Dad, what's happening? Been inside yet?
No, I just got here. What's going on? I don't know yet. Watch my daughter.
Alex, are you okay?
John Lowe.
Who is this? Where's my wife'? I raid you Pa' do it again.
Show me your hands!
Stop. Stop!
Scarlett!
- All right, honey, you got it? Oh! - Oh, so close.
I'm gonna take Holden to the carousel.
Come on, buddy.
Slow it down, slow it down. Hold it like a pencil.
Throw it like a baseball. Concentrate on where you want it to go. Ready? Go.
Oh! Good job!
You hungry, buddy? Yeah, I want some cotton candy.
Ha, ha. You gotta eat some real food first.
I'm not hungry for that.
No? All right, we'll get something after.
Here you go.
You got one with yellow feet.
He's a special one. Don't go too fast.
Holden?
Hey, you seen my boy? He was on that horse with the yellow feel.
Holden!
Holden! Holden?
Holden!
Holden! Holden!
I mean, maybe we should just go stay with Mary.
In New Hampshire? I don't wanna do that to Scarlett.
It's already gonna be hard. She should sleep in her own bed.
I'm gonna have two uniformed men with you at all times.
One's gonna go with Scarlett. One's gonna go with you.
These guys are good. You're not gonna know they're there.
You even know what this guy looks like?
I don't understand how he texted you from my phone.
I mean, do you think that he knows where we live?
Jesus, John. What are we gonna do, huh?
Maybe I should get a gun.
No. No, you don't need to get a gun, all right?
There are ways to clone somebody's phone. Don't worry.
I'm gonna keep you guys safe. What, by moving out?
He's gonna come after me again, and if that happens, I don't want either of you near me.
Look, I'm not upset because you're leaving.
I'm upset because l...
I secretly want you to go.
I understand. I shouldn't have brought Scarlett to that house.
I thought you were in trouble. I told that idiot cop to watch her.
I'm not mad about that.
I know you would never put her in danger.
And I don't blame you for Holden.
No matter what you think.
I love you so much.
He just looks so much like you.
I see him in your face every day and I just wanna die.
It's not fair. They took my little boy from me...
...and I can't even look at the one person who understands how I feel.
L just need a break from it all. Do you ever hope?
I can't stop hoping.
That's the worst part.
Welcome.
The rain may have stopped, but it's still a gloomy day.
I had to put my dog down.
He came to me through very unfortunate circumstances.
But you don't need to hear about that. Right this way.
So many buildings around here are time capsules...
...locked away by an impersonal business trust.
I prefer dealing with a trust. Anonymous. Unsentimental.
So you'll live here, or just work here? I know you were interested in the top floor.
We're moving our life out here. Work, home, I've never kept them separate.
It's clear the art world has looked to L.A. Fashion is soon to follow.
The top floor is where I'll live, and just below will be an atelier, ready-to-wear. Lachlan!
Lachlan!
Lachlan? Ah.
- So much energy. - How can I help you?
Uh, I'm the Realtor representing the sale. We're here for the walk-through.
We'll let you know if we need anything. Sale?
What sale? Well, I know it was a whisper listing...
...but surely the owner should have told you.
Nobody tells me shit. I've never even met the owner.
Well, you have now, dearie. This is the new owner, Mr. Will Drake.
We'll start with the penthouse?
We'll let you know if we need anything.
We're gonna be turned out onto the streets.
The clouds have cleared. Sightlines all the way to the Pacific.
Close it! The light!
Who the hell are you people?
And what are you doing in my room?
We've been invaded. Shanghaied.
Some goddamn New Yorker is sizing up my suite.
A little early for you, isn't it?
I know you'll prefer the view from the space we just saw...
...but here's the other half of the floor plan.
The lighting is, of course, a challenge...
...and I don't know if all this neon is the answer.
Will Drake. I am so pleased to meet you.
I was completely impressed with the gown you made for Mrs. Obama.
It was the state dinner for-- The Spaniards, yes.
Kind of you to mention.
I'm on a cleanse.
Not anymore.
Lachlan! Honestly. Fingerprints are really hard to get off.
Messes are always forgiven.
The first time.
Is...? Yes.
It's an Arik Levy, and it doesn't come with the building.
Of course, I'm hopeful you're as interested in the character of The Cortez as we are.
There's energy here.
I walk through New York streets and I don't hear the music anymore.
No more echoes of what was there.
Blocks are toppled, history erased, weirdos banished.
This place is far enough away that it speaks to me.
It sings, even. Well, I cannot wait...
...to see what you make of it.
Oh. That's really beautiful. So where are weirdos like us...
...supposed to live, huh?
Any songs telling you anything about that?
Perhaps you could show our neighbor the James Turrell light sculpture.
Can I look at the records? Of course you can.
People aren't supposed to live in hotels.
Well, maybe this place is special.
I want to show you something you'll enjoy.
We'll only be gone a moment.
I lived in New York, many years ago.
I loved roaming the streets, devouring the pulse of the city.
Electrifying. I miss it very much.
Did your father give you a choice when it came time to leave?
My dad says I'm not supposed to talk to strangers.
We're not strangers, Lachlan.
We're going to be great friends.
Here we are.
What's so special about a hallway?
Holden, we have a guest. Where are your manners, angel?
Hello. Wanna play?
Did you hear? They sold the hotel. We'll be cast to the wind.
Consider it a blessing, Mother.
You should have left this place years ago.
I'm here because I need to see you every day.
Time for you to let go.
When you're alone And life is making you lonely
You can always go Downtown
When you've got worries All the noise and the hurry
Seems to hem, I know Downtown
Just listen to the music Of the traffic in the city
Can you tell me what room they're in? The couple that just came in?
I'm sorry, lady. This is a no-tell motel.
That boy is my son, and that junkie's about to give him dope.
Here.
Oh, come on.
Where's the nearest ATM?
At the corner drugstore, right next to the maxi pads.
Goddamn it.
Come on.
There we go.
Ah...
You're gonna give me a fresh needle, right?
I'm the cleanest person you know.
Yeah?!
What'd you give him?
Donovan?
He's out cold. Who invited you in, lady?
What did you give him? China White.
Which means he is just where he wants to be.
Call 911! No one's calling anyone.
Come on. I told him not to try and keep up with me.
We took the same shit, and I am more than fine.
At least until you barged in.
You can't leave! Oh, please.
- You know how much I paid for this dope? - Come on.
Oh, God. Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Who are you?
Your boy has a jawline for days.
On a dark desert highway Coot wind in my hair
Warm smelt of colitas Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy And my sight grew dim
I had in stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself This could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They're Iivin' it up at the Hotel California
Mat a nice surprise
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling The pink champagne on ice
And she said
We are all just prisoners here Of our own device
And in the master's chambers They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back To the place I was before
Relax, said the night man We are programmed to receive
You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave