Lodge 49

Hey, man.

Can I get four...

twenty-three on pump six, please?

I'd like to add that to my purchase.

Found something.

-Salvation? -Better.

And I'd like to trade it...

for the watch.

-You found this at the beach? -Yep.

That's a Lynx ring.

You have to be a Lynx to get one.

How about that? What's a Lynx?

They're a fraternal order, like the Masons or the Elks.

The Masons and the Elks. All right.

All right, so what's it worth?

Nothing.

It's not real gold.

What?

-Really? -Someday you'll know the difference.

Well, there's a... there's an inscription on it here.

Do you speak Latin, Burt?

I'm fluent.

"Superius sicut inferius."

I've never heard of the Lynx.

They have a lodge over by the...

Orbis plant.

The Orbis plant? I drive by there every day.

I've never seen it.

I'm taking a break.

All right, Hermie!

Hermie-Dermie!

Herm.

Can you give me anything for it, man?

If you need cash, I can open up another line of credit for you.

Never again.

Eighty-nine-point-nine percent. How do you sleep at night?

The Dollar Center's at 126.6%.

You're a parasite, Burt.

My dad always said that you were the saddest,

most pathetic piece of shit that he ever met.

And you know what? He was right.

All right,

what will you give me for this?

-Hello. -Hey.

Your sister called here, looking for you.

What did she want?

To know when you're getting a cell phone.

Well, I don't live in phone land any more.

Where are you living right now?

In the past, Alice. In the past.

Give me three sprinkles,

three twisties... and a bear claw.

Look at you.

Yeah, well, I just saw my financial advisor, so...

Oh, yeah.

Knight's king to bishop's pawn,

and then a double-queen zigzag.

Do it.

-So, are you going out later? -I'm working all day.

-Too bad. The swell's picking up. -How would you know?

Well, because my eyes still work, Alice.

Then stop being a pussy and come out with me.

-You've got to get back in the water. -You know what?

I've got better things to do, OK?

Hey, bud.

This isn't junk.

It's a classic.

I see you!

Yeah, you!

You better move!

-Yeah, yeah. -Yeah!

Why don't you come back?

Come back!

Here you go - all the glories of creation.

-You take Bitcoin? -No cryptocurrencies. Cash only.

That's $50.

Great.

My name is Dr. Blaise St. John,

and I would like to thank you for making me your apothecary of choice.

OK.

You must love it when the rich kids come down from Palos Verdes.

They're second only to the angels themselves.

I have your earth, wind, and fire kit ready to go.

Everything you need is right in there, including instructions.

Once it's mixed together, just rub it into his fur,

or wherever there's irritation.

Thank you. And Fernando thanks you.

See you at the tavern tonight?

No. After work, I'm playing nine with Larry and... I've got other stuff.

-Hot date? -What?

No.

Are you OK? You look stressed.

I'm not sleeping. It's the crows in my neighborhood.

They wake me up. They're everywhere.

Signs and symbols, Ernie.

The augury of birds, man! Come on.

Paracelsus says this sort of thing usually foretells doom.

Fantastic.

I mean... that's just an FYI.

Ernie, my friend!

I'm not your friend today.

This is a search-and-destroy mission.

You can count our brass.

Pete says we need stops and connectors.

-Nickel and dime. -It's a golden age.

Captain's doing that infill in Torrance. Fifty units.

Half the plumbers bidding that job buy from you.

It's on hold. I heard Captain's getting sued.

He's always getting sued. He's a rapacious son of a bitch.

But when that suit goes away -

and it will - you're gonna need stock on your shelves.

Or do you want to hang your plumbers out to dry with Captain?

Not a good idea... with Orbis about to shut its doors for good.

-What are you hearing about all that? -Just rumors.

But with all that acreage, all those hangars

and factories and office buildings,

Orbis is the last big redevelopment project in Long Beach,

and I guarantee Captain will be in the middle of it.

Orbis. Well, that bums me out.

My dad was a mechanic there a million years ago.

My father was a janitor there.

Graveyard shift.

OK, Ernie.

-Write it up. -Already did.

Give me the P.O.

Let me ask you something.

You ever actually met Captain?

Of course.

I know everybody.

Hey! Listen, good news.

I can get square by the end of the month.

I've got a nice commission coming.

What?

No.

Come on, man. I just need a couple of weeks.

Hello?

Hello?

Damn.

Hey!

Nice try!

This is a Cadillac!

Hello?

Hello?

You're looking at 600 square feet.

Really?

Well, give or take.

And all-new fixtures in the kitchen,

more or less.

Does that bottle of Jim Beam come with the apartment?

Christ.

Sean, are you here?

Sean!

Hey, Mr. Lang!

Hi, Sean. Could you please get the hell out?

I'm sorry. Yeah, leaving now.

-I'll get my stuff. -But wait.

Dud?

-Beth? -Yeah.

Well, long time.

Yeah! Tim, this is Sean Dudley.

He was my date to homecoming, senior year.

Yeah, don't worry about it. We didn't get very far.

I blew him.

I've got another showing in ten minutes.

So, how are you?

-I'm great! -Yeah?

Do you live here?

-He did. -Yeah, yeah.

Since no one took my apartment,

I kind of just hang out.

Kind of be like a caretaker for the property.

Yeah, last I heard, you had moved to Mexico

and you were surfing.

No, no, no. I took a trip to Nicaragua.

I didn't stay for very long, though. It was...

Yeah, somebody told me that you got attacked by a shark.

A shark? I wish!

No, it was a...

It was... like a...

You know, like a thing...

It doesn't matter. It's a long story. What's new with you?

You know, nothing.

-We got engaged last weekend. -Oh, right!

Of course. Oh, God, I'm sorry.

I'm the worst. Yes. Look!

We should celebrate! What are you guys doing after this?

We both have to get back to work.

Oh, right. Right, right. Yeah.

But, I mean, like, you know, later on in the evening.

-OK. -Really?

Yeah? Really?

Great!

-Cool. That's great. All right. -Should I get your number?

No, don't worry about it. I'll be at Donuts. You can just...

You just stop on by, you guys can meet me there,

and then we'll, you know, figure out a plan from there.

Does that sound good?

-Yeah, Donuts. That's good. -If--

-Good. Great. -Great.

OK. Mr. Lang, see you later.