"***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "***" "How strange is this life." "To be born into a body." "To certain, uncertain parents." "In this beautiful, upsetting world." "It is so bizarre." "Am I my higher self... or am I in the mud?" "Am I an agent of change... or a creator of chaos?" "Am I the fool... the goat... the witch?" "Or am I Enlightened?" "Hello?" "Tyler, hey." "Hey." "What's up?" "Well, Jeff gave me a reality check yesterday." "He's running the story, Tyler." "There's nothing I can say or do." "I tried." "Well, why didn't you call me?" "I didn't have the heart to break it to you." "I mean, you were so excited when I told you I got the job." "It's just..." "I'm in the story." "Like, there's no way I can take a job at Abaddonn now." "Tyler, I really feel like you need to prepare yourself for what's about to happen." "Well, what's--what's going to happen." "I don't know." "Well, how am I supposed to prepare?" "Well, you know, you're just-- you're gonna--you" "Oh, my God." "Listen, Tyler, I'm gonna come into work in a minute, OK?" "We're gonna get our stories straight." "And I'll say whatever you want me to say." "You'll get your old job at IT back unless the company folds or everybody goes to jail" "Tyler?" "Who was that?" "What's wrong?" "Tyler, what is it?" "Is something the matter?" "Tell me." "You don't want to know." "Yes, I do." "It'll be OK." "You can tell me anything." "Is it about your aunt's time share?" "Hey." "Mom, we need to talk." "Things are coming to a head." "I feel like you need to know." "Oh, no." "Oh, no, no." "It's not bad." "It's not bad." "Um..." "I've blown the whistle on Abaddonn." "I found this really damaging information about the CEO." "And, um..." "I leaked it to the "L.A. Times."" "And they're running a huge story." "And I'm in it." "Why would you do that?" "Uh, 'cause the guy's a criminal and the company's really crooked and they hurt a lot of people, you know?" "And why is that your business?" "Mom, it's everybody's business." "No, it's not, Amy." "They brought you back after all that you did." "And this is how you repay them?" "You know, Amy, you have done a lot of foolish things in your life, but this is too much." "What's next?" "Are you gonna blow the whistle on me?" "Forget it." "You know what, the "L.A. Times" thinks what I did is brave." "Oh, do they?" "Yeah." "Are they going to pay you?" "Are they going to get you a job?" "Are they going to get you out of debt?" "Are they going to put a roof over your head?" "Mom, there are things that are bigger than me." "Yes, there are things bigger than you." "And I cannot stand by and watch you destroy your own life." "Then don't." "I'll move out." "I think you should." "OK." "I'll get some stuff later." "Hey." "They know, Amy." "What?" "Somehow they know." "Who knows?" "Abaddonn, Szidon." "They called my editor and my publisher." "They know there's a story." "They don't know what's in it, but they know there is one." "How?" "I don't know." "It's a bummer." "We got lawyers crawling all over us." "It was gonna happen eventually when I called for quotes, but..." "Well, you're still running the story, right?" "Of course." "We just wanted to handle them when we had our ducks in a row." "Now we're in a legal clusterfuck and we're back on our heels." "Maybe somebody at the paper told them or...?" "Amy, they know about your involvement." "They mentioned you specifically." "It makes me think it's someone you know." "Krista." "Fucking Krista!" "Who's Krista?" "She was my assistant." "Oh!" "She's having a baby, and I got fucking sentimental." "I stupidly said something to her." "Look, Amy, I'm running in to deal with all this Abaddonn legal stuff, so let me call you in a bit, OK?" "Yeah." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Ohh, fucking Krista." "Bye." "Hi." "This is Krista." "I'll be on maternity leave until the end of the year." "If this is work-related, please try Janis Holmes." "Otherwise, leave a message." "Thanks." "I need to see Krista." "Can I see Krista?" "She left for the hospital already." "She's having her baby." "Oh, fuck!" "Hey, I'm looking for Krista Jacobs." "She's in room 112." "Congratulations!" "Thank you." "Are you so excited?" "I'm very excited." "I just..." "I can't wait to hold him." "Nobody ever tells you..." "Wonderful." "Oh, hey, Amy." "Did you come to meet Abel?" "I know what you did." "Krista, you know what you did." "You know what you did." "And I trusted you!" "What are you talking about, Amy?" "I begged you not to say anything." "Are you...are you kidding me?" "So just tell me what you told them." "What's going on, honey?" "I have absolutely no idea." "Krista, you have fucked me for the last time." "Get out!" "You have... totally..." "Oh, make it about you, Amy." "Well, this is it, guys." "This is the end." "You guys want to share what you're going to do after this?" "I think I'm gonna catch up on my sleep." "Cool." "Ken?" "I don't know." "I guess I'll try to finish my young adult novel." "OK." "Connie?" "I'm thinking of getting into missionary work." "Well, get your shots if you're going to Africa." "Because a buddy of mine went to Tanzania, and he went swimming in a lake." "And a parasite crawled up his ass and almost killed him." "So, you know, don't unpack that bikini." "Hey, guys, remember, when one door closes, another one opens." "So walk through that doorway and into the next phase of..." "Hello?" "Tyler, whatever you do, do not let them get their hands on my hard drive, OK?" "Listen, Krista boned us." "Oh!" "I don't know what I was thinking confiding in her." "Abaddonn knows," "Szidon knows about me, the article, everything." "Because I told Eileen." "What?" "I told Eileen." "I had to." "Tyler, what?" "She's so pissed." "She hates me." "She's never gonna forgive me." "Tyler, oh, no." "Oh, no." "Tyler, can we speak with you for a moment?" "Me?" "Yes, upstairs." "OK." "...people who-- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey." "What's going on?" "Hey." "Where are you taking him?" "Hey!" "I'm still in charge of this department." "If there's something going on with one of my people," "I need to know about it." "Shit." "Hey." "They just took Tyler." "What?" "Who did?" "H.R. And they're looking for you, too." "Oh, fuck." "I need a box." "Dougie, can you find me a box?" "Yeah." "Has anybody got a box?" "I got it!" "Box." "Hard drive." "Good." "And bullshit." "Got it." "Got it." "Go." "OK." "Got it." "Amy?" "Amy?" "Yeah?" "I'll pray for you." "Likewise." "All right." "OK." "Fantastic." "Oh, oh, OK." "Well, good luck, man." "Thanks." "I got to say, you are the worst employee" "I've ever had." "You're the worst boss I ever had." "We should hang out sometime." "Yeah." "I'll call you." "Amy... we need to see you upstairs." "Mr. Szidon would like to sit with you." "Yeah." "I'm not really in the mood." "Are those your belongings or is that company property?" "This stuff, yeah, this is just stuff" "I'm, um, taking to my car." "I really think it would be best if you came with us." "Um..." "Amy." "Just so you know... it was all me." "This was my mission, OK?" "Don't be mad at Tyler." "Be mad at me." "But the last thing he'd ever want is to hurt you." "Amy." "Amy, please sit down." "You know Charles Szidon." "This is Stan Rawlins," "Dick Klein, our chief legal counsel here." "Amy, what's your involvement in this article that's running in the "L.A. Times"?" "Uh, um...what's my involvement?" "You know about the article, I assume." "I might know about it." "Yeah." "Documents" "Private internal documents." "Personal documents. were given to a reporter at the "L.A. Times" by you." "Can you provide us with these documents?" "No." "I can't." "Um..." "No." "What were they?" "Can you describe the contents or" "I'm not really gonna discuss that." "I mean, I assume you're gonna fire me." "So I don't really have anything else to say." "And you guys just took my hard drive." "So you figure it out." "This is fucking bullshit." "Anyway, you're gonna know about it soon enough, right?" "Your assumption is correct." "You are no longer working at Abaddonn." "But that is the least of the issues you are facing right now." "You committed a crime, Ms. Jellicoe." "You've stolen private documents." "Their release could have an adverse financial impact on this company." "Your cooperation here is imperative unless you want us to sue you." "Well, I have a car that doesn't work and I'm $20,000 in debt." "So knock yourselves out." "Amy, just tell us what you did." "I did what I felt was right." "Oh, for fuck's sake." "That doesn't help us." "Well, I'm not trying to help you, obviously." "I tried to make change from within, and you guys wouldn't listen." "I gave you the job you wanted." "What are you talking about?" "But nothing was gonna change." "Your M.O. is to rig the system so you get rich and everybody else gets screwed." "Everything's about the short term and money and greed." "I mean, how much money do you need?" "Who are you?" "No, I mean, you know-- huh--who are you?" "I'm just a woman who's over it." "I'm tired of watching the world fall apart 'cause of guys like you." "I tried to take a little power back." "No." "You know what you are?" "Because we read your file." "We know your whole story, OK?" "You're a mental patient." "You feel, but you don't think." "You cry about the planet." "You weep for the oceans." "You bitch and you moan, but you don't understand anything." "You are an hysteric." "Yeah." "And if you had the power, if the world was run by you, there would be no Abaddonn." "Yes." "In fact, you know, there would be nothing." "I don't know why" "You think you changed something here?" "You changed nothing." "You will always be on the margins because all you have are these fuzzy-headed idealistic notions that don't fucking apply." "Well, if caring about something other than money is dopey," "I'm a fucking moron." "And the only thing I feel right now is satisfaction." "I think the meeting's over." "Hey-- Thanks for the 15 years." "Hey, don't--don't--don't you walk away from me." "I'm talking to you!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "You proud of yourself?" "You betrayed the company that gave you a career?" "We're gonna come down on you with everything we have." "You are gonna be crushed like the bug that you are." "But you're the one going to prison." "Oh, you psychotic fucking cunt." "You don't do this." "You do not do this." "I am not fucking done with you." "You hear me." "I will fucking crush you." "He seemed upset." "Amy." "You OK?" "I did it." "It's done." "What's done?" "It." "I mean, they just fired me." "They said they're gonna sue me." "Well, we knew that was gonna happen." "We did?" "Amy, this story is gonna shift the paradigm, man." "They can't stop it, OK?" "It's all worth it." "We'll see." "Amy, you OK?" "If you want to come over, I'm still working." "But if you want to hang out," "I'd love to find out what happened, what they said and" "Yeah." "No, I'll, um..." "I'll talk to you later, Jeff." "Amy" "Hey." "Hey." "What's up?" "I was driving." "And, um..." "I didn't know where to go." "I've just done something crazy." "So what else is new?" "I've got no job." "Great." "We can hang out." "You want a beer?" "I have..." "Levi, who am I?" ""Who are you"?" "Am I crazy?" "No." "You're just full of hope." "You got more hope than most people do." "It's a beautiful thing to have a little hope for the world, you know?" "There is only one life." "There is so much I don't understand... but this I know" "you can wake up to your higher self." "You can be patient, and you can be kind." "You can be wise and almost whole." "You can walk out of hell and into the light." "You don't have to run away from life your whole life." "You can really live." "And you can change... and you can be an agent of change."