Curse of the Sin Eater

May you, Christ, who is crucified...

- ...and forgiveness. - Mom?

The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

What are you doin'?

In the name of the Father, and Son...

...Holy Spirit.

May you, Christ, who is crucified...

...give me peace...

...and forgiveness.

Mom?

I'm sorry!

Excuse me, sir.

My missing labor guy.

Decided to show up after all?

Yeah, I'm, I'm sorry. I, I got s--

I already got somebody to take your place.

Have a nice day.

No, come on. Please, sir.

Please. I, I need this job.

-Hey, supe. Supe. -I can't do it.

Look, I don't think we're gonna make our daylight without him.

I'll do anything. I, I'll keep the site spotless.

-You're not late again. -No, no. Never.

Never ever. 100%.

Get to work.

Thank you, sir.

Excuse me, ma'am.

You have a first aid kit?

-Cut myself. -No.

You got nothing in-- inside I can use?

Look, look, ma'am.

I, uh...

If I don't clean this thing, it's, it's gonna get infected,

and I, I'd really love to get back to work for you.

I, I won't tell the other guys either.

Make it fast.

Service restaurant's under repair,

so consider this treat part of your benefits package.

Thank you.

Yes?

You can show yourself out, I trust?

Hello.

Who are you?

Uh... I'm Rick.

Hungry, huh?

Uh...

What are you doing in here?

-Uh, I'm sorry. -Fired. You're fired.

And you will stay here while I call the police.

No, ma'am. Please, look. I, I, I made a mistake, okay?

Please don't call the police. Just, just dock my pay or something.

I will make sure no one ever hires you again.

-No, ma'am. Please, just-- -Stop.

Sit down.

Single 20? Why not take the whole stack?

Um...

I got robbed on the way to work this morning,

so, um, I just needed enough to make it back home.

I was gonna pay you back when I got paid at the end of the week.

I'm not gonna fire you.

Take it.

Call it an advance.

What? Seriously?

We're done here.

Thank you, sir.

- Jer. - What's up?

What would you do if you had all that money?

Not move to fuckin' Glencoe.

That's for sure.

Just a bunch of old people.

Now, right now, my life is the shit, so I am not worried about that.

This apartment is the, the shit to you?

Yes, Rick. Think about it.

I can do whatever the fuck I wanna do now.

Drink, smoke, party, whatever.

Aren't you renting this place?

-Yeah. Yeah. I'm, I'm renting it. -Yeah.

-Yeah. -I'm actually glad you brought that up.

Are you able to put on for this month or no?

You know what?

Why don't you tell me what does Rick Malone do...

-Yeah. -Wakes up billionaire.

What's the first thing you're doing?

Besides getting the fuck out of my apartment.

Well, I would live in Lincoln Park.

Mm-hm.

I would dine at restaurants that they charge $500 a meal.

And I'd give Tanya the greatest night ever.

-Yeah, okay. -You know, the people that go there,

they're, they're living the best versions of their lives.

They're, they're drinking bottles of shit

that, that you and me have never even heard of.

-Oh, really? -Yeah, I mean, they figured it out.

They've, they've conquered this shit.

-They know what they're doing. -Unlimited money. Unlimited.

And the first thing you do is get dinner and a fucking drink?

I mean, it seems like a low bar.

No, that's, that's not a low bar at all.

That's how you know you made it.

Really?

-Dude, like-- -Then do it.

Do it, Rick. I mean, seriously.

Like, I, I would love to see that.

But the problem is, you got no fuckin' follow through.

That's why you and Tanya didn't work out.

You gotta stop starting shit you can't finish.

Hey, Rick.

What, dude?

What do you think this is gonna be anyway?

-Like, when we're done. -Uh, I don't know.

I heard something about a, uh, shed, something.

A shed? Come on. The guy's a billionaire.

You know, I was thinkin' like a life-size dollhouse.

Like, what, for kids?

You'd be surprised.

Rich people are into some weird shit.

Mr. Malone.

Yeah.

Mr. Drayton would like a word.

Son of a bitch.

What was your name again, young man?

Uh, Rick Malone, sir.

Richard Malone, huh?

Uh, just Rick is fine, sir.

Mm. A name with promise.

Especially in this town.

Who knows where you'd be in life with a bad name and all.

I don't know if it's obvious, but...

...I don't have much time left.

Sorry to hear that.

When I'm gone, all this...

...gets passed on to no one.

No children, no grandchildren.

One regret in a lifetime filled with many.

You a religious man?

Used to be.

I lost it too.

But as my curtain draws to a close,

I find religion a refreshing comfort.

The history, the rules.

The loopholes.

Anyway...

...let us get down to it.

If you will eat a meal off my dead body, I'll give you everything.

This house, my money, my investments,

my life's work, it will all be yours.

Um...

Are, are, are you joking?

Not in the slightest.

Uh...

Uh, no offense, um, but, no, I, I,

I can't do anything like that.

I won't, I won't do anything like that.

Why not?

With one meal, you'll have everything.

You'll never have to worry about a damn thing ever again,

especially not something so trivial as bus fare.

I know what you're thinking.

Crazy rich guy that's just tryin' to get one last jab

at the have-nots before he kicks it.

But, uh...

...this is a genuine offer.

But why me?

'Cause I've never given to someone in need.

Which you seem to be.

And you seem like someone who has the constitution

to deal with the stresses

that come with massive wealth.

Just one meal?

Sorry. Hi.

Tanya.

Rick. Hey.

I, I didn't think that you were gonna be here.

I, I didn't think I was gonna be here either.

So, what the fuck have you been up to?

Livin' the fuckin' dream.

Yeah, me too, actually.

-All right. -Yeah.

Uh...

I meant to tell you this earlier, but I, uh--

Hey, you know, I always appreciate having Rick around, you know?

He's always good for a laugh, right?

You know, I, I got him this job in Glencoe.

Did you tell her about that?

-No, I didn't get a chance to. -Why not?

Yeah, it's great. And he's been staying here.

You know, I've been taking good care of him.

Yeah, well, you two always were inseparable.

Did you, uh, grab a drink? Let me get you something.

No, but I think you owe me a drink, don't you?

-I mean, it's, it's-- -No, he's actually broke as fuck, so...

Who do you think got all the bottles? Come on. I got all types of stuff.

Having fun?

Jeremy sure does know how to entertain.

-Mm. -It's always good for a laugh.

Yeah. He came back different, didn't he?

He thinks he's a hero, serving the greater good.

So why are you here, Rick?

Did you miss the, the party

that's happening in the middle of my bedroom?