A Man on the Inside

Let's go.

They're ready for us.

I'll go in alone. The rest of you can wait here.

If you want to ask Julie any questions about this... "operation," do it now.

Didi.

What?

I should go with you.

Are you out of your mind?

I think things will go better if I'm there.

A friendly face.

He might be right, Didi.

Not a word unless I say so.

Come on.

Morning.

- I'll take care of that. - Thank you.

Morning, Gladys.

Good morning.

I'm Didi. I work here.

I wanted to check in and see how you're adjusting to your new room.

It's very quiet, and the eggs never have enough salt.

Oh, we can fix that. I'll talk to the chef.

Hey. I wanted to ask you a question--

I know you. You're an actor.

That's right. I'm Charles.

Charles.

Of course, Charles.

Guys and Dolls.

Gladys, we came to see you because we need your help.

You have such an eye for fashion.

I thought maybe you could find something for me.

A new suit, right? This one's a little dated.

No. No, it's... it's not for me.

I'm looking for a woman's necklace,

and I thought you might have something in your collection.

- Oh, necklaces I've got. - Ah.

Ah.

Oh.

This is from The King and I ,

if you're looking for a Siamese royalty kind of thing.

Actually, I was thinking... of something with rubies.

Rubies.

Rubies.

Oh.

This is from Cabaret .

It's costume, of course, but the design is so beautiful.

Oh.

It's exactly what I'm looking for.

Could I borrow this?

Take it.

I really have to get rid of all this junk.

Well, I am very, very grateful.

Actually, I have something that you might like.

Oh.

That looks just like my dog, Bunchy.

Well, that's perfect.

Because I want you to have this.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

He belongs with you.

She had the necklace, Grant's Princeton pin,

Susan's gavel, and about 30 salt shakers.

I'll check the logs, see what else anyone's reported missing.

My wife did things like this toward the end.

Just took stuff, thinking it was hers.

None of it was malice. Just confusion.

Last night, I suddenly realized nothing else had been reported stolen

since Gladys moved into memory care.

And I remembered, in her sketchbook,

she drew the residents alongside her costume designs.

Figured maybe she was mixing them up in real life too.

Nobody thought to suspect her, because everyone was pulling away.

So Gladys had nothing to do with Elliott's watch?

No, she did. I mean, she must have taken it,

then... heard all the chatter about the Rolex that Julie gave me

and got confused.

She brought Elliott's watch back to my room,

thinking it was my watch.

I thought that was the thief letting us know they were onto us,

so I put it on the patio, trying to deflect attention away from Charles.

Okay, well, this has been a very long week.

I will type this up and get you a copy.

Thanks.

Well, you were right.

Congratulations.

What happens now?

You vacate the premises in under an hour,

or you'll be assisted by the San Francisco Police.

Did you tell anybody else about me?

No.

But you know how word travels in this place.

Well, thank you for everything.

Look, I was just doing my job.

You lied to get into my building.

You accused my staff of a serious crime.

My staff puts up with more shit in one day

than you do in a month of tailing adulterers and tax cheats.

Okay, I am way too old for lectures.

Listen, some stuff was missing, and now it's not.

You didn't find it, my guy did. You're welcome.

Now we don't need to see each other anymore.

So, goodbye.

Morning, Chaz.

Morning, Cal.

Where were you?

I got up early. You inspired me to explore a bit.

And look what I found.

- My book. - Yes, sir.

And I'll need it signed.

This'll increase the resale value.

Gonna put that sucker on eBay and make a cool four bucks.

Calbert, you're gonna hear this eventually,

and I want you to hear it from me.

I'm moving out soon.

Today, actually.

Why?

The woman you know as my daughter

is actually a private investigator.

She hired me to come here and look into a theft.

Helen's necklace.

I was never meant to stay.

This was fake?

The whole time? All of it?

Yes.

But it was also real.

I swear. I mean, I am...

me.

I wrote that book.

And you and I went to a baseball game.

And my wife, Victoria,

died one year ago from complications related to Alzheimer's disease.

That's... That's all true.

I...

I have to leave now.

But if you could meet me sometime for lunch or dinner,

I would love to explain all of this.

I think I've heard enough.

Do you need to say goodbye to anyone?

It's easier if I just go.

Oh, there he is.

Word travels fast around here.

I'm sure everybody knows.

Ah, good morning, Charles. Join me tomorrow for dinner.

Most people know.

He can go to hell.

Thanks for the help.

Yeah, of course.

Joel has the kids if you want to grab a bite or something.

Actually, if you have the time,

I was thinking maybe we could do a little more

packing and unpacking.

That's from that boat trip we took in Lake Shasta.

Yeah. I remember you fell in.

Then you had to buy this to have a dry shirt.

Fell in? I seem to recall

that somebody threw in her new stuffed fish

to see if it could swim and discovered that it could not.

I did?

And you went in and got it?

I went in and got it. 'Cause that's what dads do.

Let me see that.

Yeah, your mom liked that 'cause it was so soft.

Mm. So keep or donate?

Keep.

Dad, the point of this is to clear the decks.

I mean, when's the last time you wore this?

You're right.

Donate.

And then... Oh.

That's Bobby's son, Ray, on my shoulders.

That's '78 or '79.

- Know I made out with Ray in high school? - Yuck.

All right, now, there, that was '79.

Your mom got that skirt in Santa Fe.

We actually lived out of her van that whole summer.

- Wait, Mom had a van? - Yeah.

You lived in a van the year before I was born?

Well, about nine months before.

Ew.

I heard he was hiding in the walls and peeking through the vents.

What did he see?

Did he like it?

His fake daughter's last name was Kovalenko.

She's a Soviet.

He was working for Russia.

Okay, he was not spying for Russia or any other foreign power.

He was spying, though.

Kind of, yes.

I told you there was something off about that guy.

Every person in this room owes me an apology.

Didi, you start.

Okay. Here's what we're gonna do.

I'm gonna meet with anyone who wants to talk this out in my office.

I will tell you everything I know. You can ask me any questions you want.

I'm first.

Obviously.

Granted, this whole debacle has highlighted my safety concerns.

But I trusted Charles.

I installed him as my vice president.

And he betrayed me.

Just like Gerald Ford.