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Wild Cards - Season 3 - Episode 02: Quit Playing Games with My Life
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00:00The following program contains mature subject matter and violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
00:06You're back.
00:07I'm back.
00:08Vivian?
00:09Where have you been for the past 15 years?
00:11I have been on the run from Gideon Varga.
00:14No, Viv.
00:15So, anything else going on?
00:16Nope.
00:17Hi.
00:17This is Jessica.
00:19Nice to meet you.
00:20Who are you?
00:21Tomo Hayashi, Varga's right hand.
00:23Mr. Varga is offering another way to pay your remaining debt.
00:26What's the job?
00:26You are going to steal us a diamond.
00:32Okay, so what am I looking at here?
00:33The seeds that will blossom into the most kick-ass heist there's ever been.
00:38Because if we're going to get the diamond Gideon Varga wants, the plan needs to be meticulous.
00:42Okay, I know we only got this assignment yesterday, but do you actually think we can pull this off?
00:47It's insane and impossible, but we'll be murdered if we don't, so yes, we absolutely can.
00:51I admire your positivity.
00:53Which is lessening by the minute.
00:54I'm glad your dead mother is alive, but does she have to do that living in my kitchen?
00:59What's she doing?
01:00Whipping up a solution for 15 years of abandonment?
01:03Freaky.
01:03I understand that you're happy to have your mother back, but don't you think you're going a little easy on
01:08her?
01:08Of course.
01:09I'm angry at what she did, but it's my mom, and I have her back.
01:14So that's all I want to think about, that I have my mom back.
01:17Okay, be nice.
01:19Happy French Toast Friday.
01:20Oh my gosh, I forgot about French Toast Friday.
01:25They're shaped like little hearts.
01:27What is this alliterative breakfast event?
01:30Okay, so every Friday, no matter where we were, we would make French Toast.
01:33I would stir the batter, mom and dad would man the griddle.
01:37I love French Toast Friday.
01:38Speaking of which, I thought your father was coming.
01:43Something came up.
01:44Oh, like what?
01:45Resentment, anguish, the seething rage of betrayal.
01:47Ricky.
01:48Mom, he just needs more time.
01:50You know what?
01:51Totally understand.
01:52I was just hoping things would go back to normal.
01:57He'll come around.
01:58In the meantime, Ricky and I are very grateful that you and your French Toast are back.
02:05Duty calls.
02:08Hey, Chief.
02:10Is that, uh, is that right, Ricky?
02:13Are you happy I'm back?
02:15Absolutely.
02:16You've taken millions of dollars from me and endangered my life, but bread soaked in egg and cinnamon makes it
02:23all worth it.
02:26You know, you do a lot more yelling when I'm the one making you breakfast.
02:28Well, I'm Mark's favorite.
02:30He trusts me.
02:33Mark, she's giving you tuna for breakfast.
02:35She's spoiling you.
02:35Well, I thought about bludgeoning a dock mouse for him, but tinned fish was less messy.
02:40Whoa, whoa, whoa.
02:41You're not going to join us?
02:42I wish I could.
02:43I made myself a breakfast burrito to go.
02:46It's my first day back at the paper after Mexico.
02:48I still have to shower and change and brush my teeth.
02:51He works.
02:54Maybe I'll see you later.
03:05Chief Lee, good morning.
03:08So what did Lou say this was?
03:09Someone dead in a warehouse?
03:11That's all he said, so I guess we'll just assess when we get there.
03:14Roger, dodger.
03:19So, Jessica, she seems great.
03:22Yeah, she, uh, she is.
03:24Listen, I'm sorry.
03:26I didn't bring her up earlier.
03:27I should have, and I didn't, and I'm sorry.
03:29I know that was a little bit awkward at the boat, but thank you for just being cool about that.
03:35No, it's, it's fine.
03:36Don't even worry about it.
03:39So how did you two meet?
03:41Well, when I first got down to Mexico, we were on the beach, and I guess we ordered the same
03:45drink,
03:45so when the bartender put it down, we both reached for it at the same time, and...
03:49Oh, real-life meet-cute.
03:52Yeah, and we got to talking, and figured out we had a lot in common.
03:55She's a journalist.
03:56She just finished this intense, years-long investigation, and I just, um...
04:02Solved Daniel's case?
04:05Yeah.
04:06We communicate really well.
04:08We get along great, and honestly, more than anything, it's just been really easy, you know?
04:18Sorry, is this weird that we're talking about this?
04:20Because we do not need to talk about it at all.
04:23Why would it be weird?
04:25We're co-workers.
04:26And co-workers tell each other about their cool new girlfriend.
04:32Co-workers.
04:34Right.
04:39Looks like this is it.
04:46Detective Ellis?
04:47That's right.
04:48This is Max Mitchell, my consultant.
04:50I'm also really good at Parchuzzi, but he never mentions such people.
04:54All right, you'll need these to get into the space.
04:57Follow me.
04:57Great, thanks.
05:01Max, come on.
05:02It's too good to be true!
05:04What is?
05:05No, no, you don't understand, okay?
05:07It's too good to be true.
05:09The boy band!
05:10Oh, aren't they famous in, like, the 90s?
05:12Into the 2000s, but they're doing this worldwide comeback tour.
05:16Wait, um, is this where, uh, too good to be true is rehearsing?
05:20Yeah.
05:21You're a fan, I take it?
05:23Okay, fan is an understatement.
05:24I knew every single move to their song, Our Love Is On The Line.
05:27My very first slow dance was to their song,
05:29Cuckoo Bananas, Girl, You Drive Me Wild.
05:31This band was my childhood.
05:35Wait, wait, wait!
05:36Does this mean that one of the too good to be true boys is dead?
05:39Oh, what if it's Rusty, the oldest one, or a drug relapse from Cody, the bad boy?
05:44Between us, someone whispered something about, uh, Theo.
05:49Scan your badge here.
05:50Right.
05:51Why can't we?
05:52Theo, he's the hottest pop star there is.
05:56Stay with me.
06:03So hot, he burned to a crisp.
06:17Go for Rusty.
06:19Baby, I've been calling.
06:22Go for Cody.
06:23So tell me, are you falling?
06:26And Noah.
06:28Baby, I won't ever lose your number in this heart of mine.
06:32And Nadia!
06:40I'm supposed to be Theo in that box.
06:43But it wasn't.
06:45Oh, thank God.
06:47Sorry, fangirl reaction.
06:50So who was killed?
06:51Buzz.
06:52Too good to be True's longtime tour manager.
06:55He's my mentor.
06:56Or was.
06:57I can't believe this happened.
06:59What exactly is your role on the tour?
07:00I'm the assistant tour manager.
07:04Buzz was my boss.
07:05I've worked with him forever.
07:07He gave me my start.
07:08He was going to retire as soon as the boys got on the road.
07:11Finally relax.
07:12I don't know what we're going to do without him.
07:14What I'm going to do.
07:16What was Buzz doing on stage?
07:17We were about to do a tech run.
07:19But Theo got a call.
07:21Buzz didn't want to fall behind schedule, so he stepped in for him.
07:24Of course.
07:24But it seems the smoke line into the prop phone booth got switched for a firelight.
07:29How does something like that even happen?
07:31You'll have to ask Pyro Poppy.
07:33Who?
07:35Poppy?
07:36Pyro Poppy.
07:37Right.
07:38Pyro Poppy.
07:39Sorry.
07:39You do all the pyro techniques for the band, is that right?
07:42Yeah.
07:42So walk us through how something like this happens.
07:45Things like this don't happen to me.
07:46I installed those smoke lines myself and checked them 20 minutes before tech started.
07:50Now, were you in the rehearsal space in that 20 minutes before the tech run started?
07:54No.
07:54We were out back with the rest of the crew grabbing breakfast.
07:57They brought in a crepe truck for us.
08:00Buzz loved crepes.
08:01He was a real pal, you know?
08:02We started working together on that Too Good To Be True Tour boyfriend material.
08:06Classic album.
08:08Remember that tour, kid?
08:11This whole comeback is on your shoulders, but we're going to get through it together.
08:15Is there any way that those lines could have got mixed up by accident?
08:18No.
08:19No way.
08:20This was intentional.
08:21Wait, you're saying someone did this on purpose?
08:23Look.
08:24Wait, if that's the case and Theo was supposed to be in the box...
08:27Then Theo was likely the intended target.
08:29Where is he?
08:30He should be put under surveillance.
08:31He's with the rest of the band.
08:32We need to speak to them right now.
08:35Hey, honey.
08:35Okay, I got the biggest news.
08:37The biggest.
08:38Guest whom I'm about to meet?
08:39Uh, Paul Lenka.
08:41What?
08:41No.
08:42David Beckham.
08:43No.
08:44Oh, that's too bad.
08:45Too Good To Be True.
08:48Oh, our favorite boy band?
08:50I know.
08:51Isn't it amazing?
08:52I mean, I know it's for a murder investigation, but still, amazing.
08:57Oh, okay.
08:58I gotta go.
08:59I'll tell you more tonight.
09:01Who was that?
09:02My plumber.
09:03You know, pipes.
09:04Need, uh, maintenance.
09:06Okay.
09:07So, Axton, any thoughts on who might want to kill Theo?
09:11No clue.
09:12You never know.
09:13That's why we have our lanyard scanning system.
09:16Keep any crazy fans out.
09:18A boy band from the 90s still has crazy fans.
09:21Excuse me?
09:22Too Good To Be True is more than just a boy band, Ellis.
09:25They were the biggest group on the planet from 1996 to 2010.
09:28Think Beatlemania with Nokia phones and frosted tips.
09:32So what happened?
09:33One day they just became old news.
09:35The only one who walked away with a solo career was Theo.
09:37Okay, him I know.
09:38You?
09:38Knowing pop culture outside of Will documentaries?
09:41No, it's not by choice.
09:42I mean, you've seen him.
09:42He's everywhere.
09:44That's why I'm surprised he agreed to this tour.
09:45He was the only one holding out on the reunion.
09:48So what changed?
09:50Well, he wanted to do the rest of the guys a solid.
09:52None of them had solo careers and they're family.
09:56Fun fact, Cody and Theo used to be neighbors growing up.
10:00So this is the green room.
10:02The boys are in there.
10:03All right, we'll take it from here, Axton.
10:05That poster is their way too Y2K album cover.
10:09Their peak.
10:09So dreamy.
10:11Okay, Max, before we go inside,
10:13are you going to be able to keep it together on this one?
10:15I am nothing if not profesh.
10:28Gentlemen, you're here for boss?
10:30Yes.
10:30I'm Detective Ellis.
10:31This is Max Mitchell, my consultant.
10:33I'm sorry for your loss, guys.
10:35Yeah, poor boss.
10:37Life is so fleeting, you know?
10:39It's like one minute you're doing a last minute audition
10:41for a Scorsese's new movie and then
10:43finding your tour manager's barbecued.
10:46I didn't even know it was going in for me.
10:47No, I was buzz.
10:49I was stepping up.
10:52Whoa, whoa, whoa.
10:55Where'd you go?
10:57You were here, now I don't know.
11:03Whoa, whoa, whoa.
11:06Where'd you go?
11:07My heart is shattered, now I'm feeling low.
11:18We are not worthy.
11:21Max, what happened to profesh?
11:24I'm human, okay?
11:25That song was actually written for our producer's missing golden retriever,
11:29but it pertains.
11:30Okay, let's just, uh, focus here, okay, gentlemen?
11:33I'm going to need your help with this investigation.
11:35Investigation?
11:36What do you mean?
11:37It was a horrible accident.
11:38It seems like one of the fire lines was intentionally switched,
11:42and Theo was supposed to be in that box.
11:47You're saying someone tried to kill me?
11:50Given what we know, it's...
11:52it's quite possible.
11:55Whoa.
11:57You okay, man?
11:58Ugh.
12:01It's just...
12:02Oh, my whole life is, like, flashing before my eyes right now.
12:06But why would anyone want to kill me?
12:08That's what we're trying to determine.
12:11Wait, where's Cody?
12:13The fourth member.
12:14I haven't seen him since this morning.
12:16He was really upset when he saw Buzz's body.
12:19He took off.
12:20Really?
12:21You don't think Cody did it, do you?
12:23We're investigating all possibilities.
12:26Oh.
12:27Whoa, whoa, whoa.
12:30Okay.
12:31Great.
12:32So, as a general rule, let's just, uh, cool it on the breaking of the song.
12:36Yeah?
12:37I, uh, appreciate your cooperation there, gentlemen.
12:40You got it.
12:40All right?
12:41Yeah.
12:41Okay.
12:43Okay.
12:44Let's not listen to Captain Buzzkill.
12:46One more.
12:47Time from the top.
12:51Would you rather eat a stink bug or make out with a llama, but with full time?
12:56You know, I hate playing this game with you.
12:59Thank God.
13:00Uh, Ellis, what's up?
13:02Simmons.
13:02I need you and Yates to track somebody down.
13:04He's a member of Too Good to Be True.
13:06That's, that's, uh, that, that boy band or something, right?
13:09Yeah, look, their tour manager, Buzz, was just murdered, but it looks like one of the band members was the
13:13real target.
13:14And one of them just took off.
13:15Very suspicious.
13:16His name's Cody.
13:17Cody, huh.
13:19Uh, any, any leads where he might have went?
13:21He's been sober for 10 years, but he's in and out of rehabs, and he's got a history of substance
13:25abuse.
13:26Yeah.
13:26Copy that.
13:27We'll find the guy.
13:28We'll find the guy.
13:30Why'd your voice sound weird just now?
13:32It didn't.
13:33I know you better than you know yourself, Simmons, and I'm telling you it did.
13:39Wow.
13:40Those guys are good.
13:41Are you gonna stop fangirling for five minutes and actually do some work?
13:43Like, oh, I don't know, help me interview the band?
13:46Was our Love is on the Line a number one hit for 29 weeks straight?
13:50Yes, it was.
13:52Okay, look, we need to know where all the band members were 20 minutes before the tech rehearsal started.
13:56Start with Rusty.
13:57What's his deal?
13:58He's the mature one.
14:01Sorry, it's my nebulizer.
14:03The steam helps with my vocal folds.
14:06A lot of singers use these.
14:07Sure.
14:08Theo?
14:09Theo?
14:09He's the cute one, the star.
14:11So my Scorsese edition was super last minute.
14:13Uh, I mean, it was more of a creative call.
14:16Marty knows I can do the part.
14:18It's just a matter of scheduling or whatever.
14:20But after the call, I come back out.
14:24And Buzz was dead.
14:26What about Noah?
14:27Noah's the other one.
14:29I was in here before tech rehearsal, taking care of some administrative stuff for my portfolio.
14:33When the band broke up, I got into stocks and invested well.
14:36I'm on this tour for the music, not the money.
14:38Did you notice anything strange before the tech run started?
14:42Cody was a little off.
14:44Listen, I grew up with Cody.
14:46Like, we've been next-door neighbors since we were, like, two years old.
14:49Like, I love the guy.
14:50But he was acting like a weirdo all morning.
14:53Sure.
14:53Cody was behaving differently.
14:56But I don't believe he would have killed Theo.
14:58Cody wouldn't hurt a fly.
15:01Besides, we're a family.
15:03We're a family.
15:04We're family.
15:08Okay, Noah and Rusty don't have alibis, and Cody, well, he's in the wind, so he looks
15:12more guilty than all of them.
15:14Do you really think one of the band members tried to kill Theo?
15:16The only reason this tour is even happening is because Theo agreed to do it.
15:20There's no too good to be true without Theo.
15:22That would be like Journey without Steve Perry or Queen without Freddie Mercury.
15:26You know, both of those bands have replaced their lead singers and still toured.
15:29Okay, well, you heard the guys.
15:31They're like a family.
15:40I'm so sick and tired of you, man.
15:43I am a bandit.
15:44You know it.
15:44Oh, shut the hell up.
15:49Okay, so they're like a dysfunctional family.
15:56Baby, I've been calling.
16:00So tell me, are you falling?
16:05Baby, I won't ever lose your number in this heart of mine.
16:11Never when our love is on, on.
16:16Our love's on the line.
16:23I gotta say, that Noah guy can kind of sing.
16:25Yeah, low-key.
16:26He's the best singer in the group.
16:28So why wasn't he the front man?
16:29Because Theo's the cute one.
16:31And cute trumps pipes in a boy band.
16:35Hey, guys.
16:36What's up?
16:37You mind explaining this?
16:38I'm so sick and tired of you, man.
16:40I am in.
16:41You know it all.
16:42Shit the hell up.
16:45When Too Good To Be True was formed, I was the lead singer.
16:48Then when Theo joined, the label wanted him as front man.
16:51I took a back seat for the good of the band.
16:53But this tour was supposed to be different.
16:56I was promised I would get to perform the one song where I'm lead.
16:59Too hot to chillax.
17:01You know it?
17:01Yeah, it's only my favorite Too Good To Be True song.
17:05Wow.
17:06That means a lot.
17:08Thanks.
17:09Okay, Noah.
17:09Look, why did you punch Theo?
17:12He decided to cut chillax from the set list.
17:14Said it wasn't the right fit for the concert.
17:16You know, it's always about control with him.
17:18You seem really mad at him.
17:19Listen.
17:20Did I hit Theo?
17:21Yes.
17:22And he deserved it.
17:24But I would never kill him.
17:27We're brothers.
17:30Okay, maybe I'm crazy, but I think he's telling the truth.
17:34Me too.
17:35It's hard to believe anybody could be that good at lying.
17:37Except for maybe me.
17:39Because truthfully, Noah sounds great on chillax, but as a song, it's incredibly mid.
17:45You told him it was your favorite song.
17:46Of course I did.
17:47Would you tell Jane Goodall that her guerrilla sign language was only just okay?
17:51Jane Goodall or put chimpanzees.
17:53I'll help you know.
17:54Okay?
17:55Same thing.
17:59Chief Lee, got any updates?
18:00Based on security footage, looks like an unknown person entered the warehouse just before the murder.
18:05The car license plate is assigned to a Wallace Marvovich.
18:09You need to bring him in now.
18:11Okay, we'll see you back at the station.
18:14We're running out of bars to check.
18:15Where the hell is this guy?
18:16Well, yeah, maybe we're looking in the wrong places.
18:19Like how?
18:20Just because he's a recovering addict doesn't mean he relapsed.
18:23Okay, well, what do you suggest?
18:24If you were, what's his name?
18:25Cody.
18:26You know his name is Cody.
18:27Okay, where would you go?
18:29Maybe, maybe someplace sentimental.
18:32Sentimental how?
18:34Someplace to do with his childhood.
18:37What is happening right now?
18:38Look up his hometown.
18:41Are you looking it up?
18:44Wait, he's from here.
18:47I'm not kidding.
18:48Specifically the neighborhood you just turned left into.
18:51What?
18:52How about that?
19:00Oh, a clown.
19:03There's got to be a way I can make this out.
19:05I can pay.
19:06I can pay.
19:06Well, well, easy there.
19:07We don't take bribes for murder charges, right?
19:11Well, uh, murder?
19:15I thought this was about my unpaid parking tickets.
19:17And the work has been on steady.
19:19What kind of work is it that you do?
19:21I sing at kids' birthday parties.
19:23But there's a new magician in town, Mando the Great.
19:27He makes a donkey disappear.
19:29And suddenly I'm all news.
19:31It's been a struggle to make rent.
19:33What were you doing at Too Good to Be True's rehearsal space?
19:36You know about that?
19:37That was supposed to be top secret.
19:38Top secret according to who?
19:40Theo.
19:41He said that it couldn't get out that I was auditioning for the band.
19:43Like replacing somebody?
19:44Who?
19:45They didn't say.
19:46They just sent the audio file and I learned the part.
19:48And you were with Theo the whole time during the audition?
19:51He stepped out for like five minutes to take a phone call.
19:53But other than that, yeah, he was with me.
19:55And you have no idea who you were supposed to be replacing?
19:58Could you sing your part of the song for me?
20:02Yeah.
20:06I'm not one for the pieces.
20:09And I need you and I know you need this.
20:12Okay, that'll do.
20:16You know I was part of it, don't you?
20:18Was Theo once engaged to a Kardashian?
20:24Yes, he was.
20:25Okay, great.
20:41I'm not supposed to let anyone in for this session.
20:43Cut the music.
20:52Theo's replacing me.
20:53So you didn't know?
20:54Of course I didn't know.
20:55I've been busting my ass and he's going to toss me aside?
20:59Oh, that is classic Theo.
21:01I don't get it, Rusty.
21:03I've seen millions of videos of you online singing beautifully.
21:06Yeah, that was then.
21:07Now I have vocal fold nodules.
21:10My vocal cords are strained and it's damaged my ability to sing.
21:13Hence the nebulizer.
21:15And the meditations.
21:16And the acupuncture.
21:18I've been doing everything I can think of to be tool ready.
21:21But Theo, he's pissed because my voice isn't fixed yet.
21:24I didn't think he was going to kick me out.
21:28But what happened to being a family?
21:30That must be hard.
21:32Having the thing you love most taken away from you.
21:35I've been singing my whole life.
21:38I don't know who I am without it.
21:41I just wish we could go back to how things were.
21:53Can I get you a water, a sandwich, coffee?
21:56How do you take it?
21:57I'm okay. Thanks.
21:58Yeah.
21:59Okay.
22:01You're offering our suspect a snack?
22:04Standard practice.
22:07No, it's not.
22:10Okay, Cody.
22:11What were you doing in the car where we found you?
22:13I was parked in front of the house I grew up in.
22:15I just needed to clear my head.
22:17After committing a murder.
22:18Hey, whoa.
22:20Easy.
22:22I'm sorry about my partner.
22:24Your bandmates said that you were acting weird leading up to Buzz's death.
22:27Is that because you knew what was about to happen?
22:29Not that we're accusing you of anything.
22:31Is this a good cop, bad cop thing?
22:33No, it's, uh, we're both cops.
22:35So why are you acting like this thing?
22:39I know how it looks, me running, and I have been acting weird.
22:43Why is that?
22:44I have been sober for 10 years, but I have never performed sober.
22:48Not even during the 1997 MTV Music Awards when you were driving that motorcycle around the
22:52Ring of Fire with a ball constrictor around your neck.
22:54You remember that?
22:55I was high as a kite for that.
22:57Really?
22:57I never would have guessed that.
22:59That's crazy.
23:00Like, back in the day, getting wasted helped me feel free.
23:04But now that I'm sober, there is nowhere to hide.
23:08It's just me.
23:11And you were scared to relapse.
23:13That's why I was on a FaceTime with my sponsor, Lloyd, for that hour leading up to the tech
23:18rehearsal.
23:18Lloyd said if I got overwhelmed to get out of there for the sake of my sobriety, so when
23:24I saw Buzz die in front of me...
23:27You bolted.
23:28Otherwise, I was going to dive headfirst into some really terrible decisions.
23:33Oh, what is wrong with me?
23:35I don't want to relapse, but the idea of letting Theo down is driving me crazy.
23:39Yeah, I heard he's a real jerk.
23:41Theo can be a lot.
23:43But he's looked out for me, man.
23:45I mean, he even offered me a cameo in his solo tour last year until things fell apart.
23:55What do you mean, things fell apart?
24:00Okay, so what did you learn from the interrogation with Cody?
24:03Oh, just that Simmons is a giant, mega, possibly stalker-esque, too-good-to-be-true fanboy.
24:11What? Simmons? You've been holding out on me?
24:14Okay, fine. You got me. I had every album. I knew all the dance moves. So what?
24:18You should have seen him. He was all nervous and accommodating, saying things like,
24:22oh, can I get you a drink? A sandwich? My firstborn?
24:26Listen, I was a quiet kid, okay? Bit of a loner.
24:28But when Our Love's on the Line came out, I learned all those dance moves,
24:32I performed it at the school talent show, and I won.
24:35Wow.
24:36Overnight, everybody looked at me differently, and that's when it hit me.
24:38It wasn't about the dance moves, it's about confidence.
24:41That's what Cody and that boy band, they showed me what true confidence really looked like.
24:45You know the dance?
24:46Yeah.
24:46Do it right now.
24:47I'm a grown man.
24:48Well...
24:48That's not gonna happen.
24:50Don't be ashamed. This is a too-good-to-be-true safe space.
24:53The point is, Cody is alibied.
24:56He was on FaceTime with his sponsor before the tech run.
24:58But, juicy reveal, Theo's tour last year was canceled due to low ticket sales.
25:03So, that's why he's back with the band. Golden Boy was floundering.
25:08Right, but where does this get us on the case? I mean, it's not like Theo was trying to orchestrate
25:12his own murder.
25:12No, but maybe this was all a publicity thing for this tour.
25:16Axton said there was renewed press interest after Buzz's death.
25:20Maybe Theo tampered with the fire line and made sure he wasn't in the entrance box.
25:24All to create more buzz.
25:26Nope. Pun intended.
25:28Right, because a near-death thing for Theo would garner a lot of attention for him in the tour.
25:32What's it?
25:32Theo with that birthday singing guy before the run even started?
25:36Yeah, well, birthday singing guy, aka Wallace, said that Theo stepped out for a five-minute phone call.
25:41Just enough time to mess with the fire of techniques.
25:43Look, it's late, but let's put in a request for Theo's phone records.
25:46They won't come in until the morning, but maybe they'll give us a better sense of what's really going on
25:48here.
25:49All right, we're on it.
25:51Mom!
25:55What?
25:56What?
25:56This is amazing!
25:58I want to do something special.
26:00And your favorite.
26:02All I need is just one night.
26:04Baby, I'll be calling.
26:08Can't believe you.
26:09Tell me, are you falling?
26:12Falling, too.
26:13Baby, I won't ever lose your number in this heart of mine.
26:18Never when I love you.
26:21Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
26:23I'm lost on the line.
26:26Oh, amazing!
26:28Ah, okay, that's the mac and cheese with extra cheese, also your favorite.
26:34You know what might be fun?
26:36If we went to see the too-good-to-be-true concert.
26:40Yeah.
26:42That would be great.
26:44Awesome.
26:56You have truly enlightened me to the peaceful joy of nature documentaries.
27:00I told you.
27:01Plus, who knew that orcas were actually members of the dolphin family?
27:05I mean, we definitely knew that.
27:07Right, Mark?
27:08Hey, Mark.
27:11Ugh, it's getting late.
27:14I should probably get home.
27:16Oh.
27:18Okay.
27:18Okay.
27:20I've just been staying over a lot.
27:22I don't want to invade your space.
27:25Right.
27:27Okay.
27:28I get it.
27:30Okay.
27:33Okay, here I go.
27:38See you tomorrow?
27:39See you tomorrow.
28:04What is all this?
28:07Oh, this is funny to you?
28:08Yeah, it's real funny.
28:09I spent five hours last night sourcing all this crap.
28:12Five hours?
28:12Mm-hmm.
28:13That's not dedication.
28:14That's a cry for help.
28:15You need a hobby.
28:16I have hobbies.
28:17No, appropriate hobbies.
28:18I have appropriate hobbies.
28:20Ooh!
28:22Look at all this.
28:23Can I have this?
28:24Mm-hmm.
28:25Oh, there's a lot more where that came from.
28:27People, I want one of each.
28:28Oh, yeah.
28:28I got you.
28:31Good morning.
28:32Good morning.
28:34How was your night?
28:35Yeah, it was great.
28:36Um, how was yours?
28:38Oh, so great.
28:39That's so great.
28:41Max, tell us.
28:41We've got a situation.
28:43Get down to the rehearsal space.
28:44Now.
28:45Okay.
28:46Well, what's up?
28:49Something happen to Cody?
28:52Is you okay?
28:53I don't know.
28:56How are we gonna do this?
28:57Can I make a suggestion?
28:58Can I make a suggestion?
28:59This guy right here, I'm over it.
29:00I'm over it.
29:01I can't.
29:03This is all your fault.
29:05How was this my fault?
29:06What did I do?
29:07Uh, you tried to kick me out of the van?
29:09Yeah.
29:09And you sound awful.
29:11So?
29:11What's going on?
29:12Disaster.
29:13The label postponed the tour.
29:14They say it's too dangerous to move forward with a killer on the loose.
29:18You guys aren't taking it well.
29:21Alright, let's go.
29:22See, it's good the tour is off.
29:24We were crazy to think we could go back to how things work.
29:26Wait, wait, wait.
29:27This is juicy.
29:27And the idea of being stuck in a tour bus with this jackass is a literal nightmare.
29:32Well, joke's on you because I was gonna play private.
29:34Oh my God.
29:35Dude, you're the worst!
29:45The detonation occurred right over here.
29:47So what are we thinking?
29:48Pipe bomb?
29:49Molotov cocktails?
29:51Some anarchist cookbook type stuff?
29:53I was a firework set off by a remote detonator.
29:59What's with all this red stuff in the debris?
30:01These are metal salts.
30:02They would give color to the fireworks.
30:06It's Simmons.
30:07I'll go talk to Poppy.
30:08Okay.
30:10Alright.
30:18Oh my God.
30:20You're right.
30:21There is a firing unit missing.
30:24This is your gear though, right?
30:25You don't think I did this?
30:27Both incidents have involved your equipment.
30:29I would never hurt these guys.
30:30They're like sons to me.
30:33Okay.
30:33Okay.
30:33Like nephews.
30:34Like hot 40 year old singing nephews.
30:36But all I ever wanted to do was my job.
30:39Me and Buzz, we started out together.
30:41We were gonna finish this tour together.
30:43But then...
30:43Finish this tour together?
30:45I thought Buzz was retiring as soon as the band got on the road.
30:48His plan changed.
30:50Yesterday morning he comes to me with the good news that he's gonna stay around for the full tour.
30:54What made him change his mind?
30:55Well, you've met these guys, right?
30:58They're sweet, but they're a handful.
31:01Buzz knew they needed them.
31:02There's no way they could pull off this tour without him.
31:04What about Axton?
31:05Wasn't he gonna just take over?
31:07Buzz loved Axton, but he didn't feel like he was ready.
31:11And truthfully Buzz, you know, I never thought he would retire.
31:15Retirement in April.
31:16People like me and him, what are we gonna do?
31:18Join a book club?
31:20No, our work is, uh, who we are.
31:25You can't arrest me, dude.
31:27I did not do this.
31:28I would never.
31:32Excuse me.
31:36Hey.
31:38So Simmons got a hold of Theo's phone records.
31:40He was on a FaceTime call with his agent for the five minute window when he stepped out of the
31:44room.
31:45So Theo didn't have anything to do with this?
31:46Well, there was a text message that I found that was interesting.
31:50Here.
31:57So this plus Buzz's retirement story is all different than what we were told before.
32:01I think we need to take a look at today's CCTV footage.
32:03Okay, great.
32:10Hey!
32:11I got the band together like you asked.
32:13Great.
32:14Where's Max?
32:15I don't know.
32:18Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
32:24Max, what are you doing?
32:25What?
32:25This is my chance to make a pop star entrance.
32:28Get over here.
32:30Fine.
32:30I'm doing it your way.
32:32So?
32:33Who's trying to kill me?
32:34No one.
32:35Because you were never the target.
32:37If Theo wasn't the target, then who was?
32:40Theo, why was your audition with Wallace moved up?
32:42Uh, I was told that was the only time I could do it.
32:44Who said that?
32:45Axton.
32:46Axton, you texted Theo an hour before the tech round.
32:49Hey man, audition for new Rusty's moving up to 950.
32:53If the tech round was supposed to start at 10, I mean, Theo never would have made it.
32:56New Rusty?
32:58Sorry, man.
32:59The schedule's always shifting, especially close to tour.
33:02And, I mean, we have a clear suspect, right?
33:06Pyro Poppy is the obvious culprit.
33:08You little Judas!
33:10Pyro Poppy's gear was used, yes, but she's not the one that set off the explosion.
33:16Axton, why are you wearing a different shirt than you were this morning?
33:19What do you mean?
33:20I'm not.
33:21Well, security gave us CCTV footage from outside the warehouse,
33:24and you're wearing a different shirt than you're wearing right now.
33:28We found this shirt in your office.
33:30You know, the one you changed out of.
33:33Pyro Poppy, mind telling us what this looks like right here?
33:35Yeah.
33:35Color fireworks sometimes stain the clothes.
33:38And our forensics team just confirmed that this is the same metal salt residue we found at the explosion site.
33:42Which means that was you that set off that explosion.
33:45You wanted to make sure the tour continues, so you made sure Theo wasn't in his trailer when the explosion
33:49went off,
33:50and you framed Pyro Poppy.
33:51People are crazy. I mean, why would I do any of this?
33:54Poppy told us that Buzz shared he wasn't retiring anymore.
33:57He was gonna stay on with you guys.
33:59He was?
34:00Yeah, he loved you guys. He wanted to be there for you.
34:02But Buzz only shared that news with two people, Pyro Poppy and you, Axton.
34:06You've been Buzz's assistant for years.
34:08You knew a promotion like this would be huge for your career.
34:11Until yesterday morning, when he told you he wasn't retiring anymore.
34:13In fact, he might never retire. And you didn't like that, did you?
34:17You wanted him out of the way so that you could be the tour manager.
34:19And that's when you decided to kill him.
34:22How could you do that?
34:23Monster! You were part of our family, man.
34:26Family?
34:29I don't even like you people.
34:32You're a bunch of entitled has-beens.
34:34And screw Buzz!
34:37Do you know how much of a control freak that guy was?
34:41He never trusted me with anything.
34:44So yeah, I took matters into my own hands.
34:47I moved the audition and I switched the lines.
34:50Because I knew that Buzz would step in for Theo.
34:52And he did!
34:54It's his own fault!
34:56We'll see how well that holds up in court.
35:00Hey!
35:07Well, thanks kids for cracking this one.
35:11Totally thorough.
35:12Relentless.
35:13Completely annoying.
35:15Just like my buddy Buzz.
35:17Thank you Poppy.
35:18You're uh, you're free to go.
35:21Later guys.
35:25Yeah.
35:26I got something to say.
35:32Uh...
35:33Axton was right.
35:35What?
35:35Not about like, doing murder.
35:39I have been acting entitled.
35:41More like, crazy.
35:43I've just been spinning out ever since my solo tour fell apart and I just, I was terrified.
35:51I'm not what I used to be.
35:53Truth is, you're not what you used to be.
35:56And Rusty's not what he used to be.
35:59Or Cody.
36:00Or me.
36:00It's been 15 years.
36:03Got married.
36:05Divorced.
36:06Gotten sober.
36:07Had kids.
36:08Things have changed, but that's not a bad thing.
36:12It's not about pretending it's 1998 again.
36:14It's about moving forward.
36:16Embracing who we are now.
36:18Together.
36:20I love you guys.
36:22Can you forgive me?
36:25Are we gonna group hug or what?
36:32Come on.
36:33Let's get out of here.
36:48Okay.
36:49Well, the dishes are all done.
36:51I would have helped, but...
36:53Yeah, I get it.
36:54Cat and Lap makes the rules, right?
37:00Oh, well, I guess Mark has spoken.
37:03I should probably go home.
37:06Uh, don't go.
37:09Really?
37:10Because last night when I went to leave, you didn't stop me.
37:13But I wanted to.
37:16And I didn't want to push it.
37:18I know that things are different now that we're not on vacation.
37:21It is different, but in a good way.
37:24Look, I was nervous to ask you to stay the other night because...
37:31Sometimes it's hard for me to open up to women.
37:33Because the last time I did, I got burned.
37:36Ah.
37:38He has trust issues.
37:40Yes, he has trust issues.
37:42Mm.
37:43But I trust you.
37:44At least I want to.
37:46I want it to be different with you, and I want to hold back.
37:51Okay.
37:53Let's promise to always be honest about what we're really feeling.
37:59I'm a journalist.
38:00Truth is in my bones.
38:01I can't do it any other way.
38:04Okay.
38:05Deal.
38:06Okay.
38:07I, um...
38:09Got you something.
38:12Oh.
38:14I did kind of break the bank on this one, so don't be expecting anything for Christmas.
38:24I thought that you could keep it here for the nights that you decide to stay.
38:30Because...
38:31I like that.
38:34Never been swept off my feet by routine dental hygiene.
38:37Well, what can I say?
38:39I'm a romantic kind of guy.
38:54Hey, Mom.
38:55Ah, honey.
38:56Good news.
38:57I found some of the most chaotic interviews from Too Good To Be True's 90s era.
39:04Rusty and the Hiccups is so insanely funny.
39:08Mom, can we talk?
39:10Of course.
39:14Last night, you mentioned going to the Too Good To Be True show.
39:18And I'm not sure if you remember, but 15 years ago, we had tickets to go to the concert.
39:26But we didn't.
39:28Because you died.
39:30Oh, my God.
39:32I'd completely forgotten about that.
39:34I am so sorry.
39:35I was just so happy to have you back.
39:38I-I wasn't thinking about how all of this must feel for you.
39:42The situation is complicated.
39:44I mean, there's no self-help book when your mom comes back from the dead.
39:48Trust me, I've-I've looked.
39:51I just can't pretend that no time has passed between us.
39:55We're not the same people that we were 15 years ago.
39:58But I'd-I'd like to get to know you... now.
40:03That sounds wonderful.
40:05So tell me something about you that I don't know.
40:08Honestly?
40:10Yes.
40:13I don't like Too Good To Be True.
40:14I love how excited they make you, but I just can't with their music.
40:20Wow.
40:21Okay.
40:22So what-what music do you like?
40:24Ska.
40:24Ska? Like-like with the-the trumpets and the fedoras?
40:28Yes. It's a grossly underrated genre, by the way, and I will make you a playlist.
40:32You know what? Deal.
40:35Deal.
40:46I can't believe we get to see Too Good To Be True's last tour rehearsal.
40:50You said this job doesn't come with perks.
40:52Hey, you think I can get them to sign my shirt?
40:54Okay. Shut up, nerds. They're starting.
40:56Baby, I've been calling.
41:00So tell me, are you falling?
41:05Baby, I won't ever lose your number in this heart of mine.
41:11Never when our love is on and on and on.
41:15This could be the greatest day of my life.
41:19This too.
41:22You're great.
41:24Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
41:27Yeah.
41:27Lightning comes before the thunder.
41:31So when you gave me your private number.
41:35That dial tone on what's got me going under.
41:39But when I rang your phone, all I got was a busy tone.
41:43But I don't want to fall to pieces.
41:47Oh.
41:49Cause I need you when I know you need me.
41:52Oh.
41:53I'm never ever gonna be the one to resist.
41:56Cause when it's stealing right.
41:59All I need is just one night.
42:01Baby, I'll be calling.
42:04Hey.
42:05I wanted to say, you know you're more than just my coworker, right?
42:09You're also my friend.
42:11And I'm it.
42:12And as my friend, I'm happy that you found somebody that makes you happy.
42:19Thank you for saying that.
42:21And that we can evolve.
42:24Together.
42:24Together.
42:25Yeah.
42:26I'm happy for that too.
42:31So clap your hands and stomp your feet.
42:34No.
42:35If you feel it good, get out to sea.
42:40Pinching so I know it's not a dream.
42:44Let me hear you scream.
42:48Baby, are you calling?
42:51Call of you.
42:52Tell me, are you calling?
42:55For me too.
42:57Baby, I won't ever lose your number in this heart of my life.
43:02Never when our love is all in, all in.
43:07Outlaws all my life.
43:12Yeah.
43:14I'm cool.
43:15Okay.
43:16I'm cool.
43:27I'm cool.
43:28Feel good.
43:46I'm cool.
43:47I'll see you next time.
43:47Bye.
43:47Bye.
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