"(gunfire, explosions on TV)" "(heavy metal music playing)" "EDGAR:" "Jimmy!" "What's happening?" "!" "What's happening?" "!" "What are you wearing?" "JIMMY:" "It'syourwar costume." "EDGAR:" "It'snotacostume!" "And why are you wearing it?" "JIMMY:" "Theyhaveakiller veterans' discount at the diner." "EDGAR:" "Seriously?" "Howmuch?" "GRETCHEN:" "Why'dyoulet me sleep?" "JIMMY:" "Okay,thereisan alarm on every phone." "So, literally everybody can be self-reliant on this." "GRETCHEN:" "Youwentto breakfast?" "JIMMY:" "Yes." "GRETCHEN:" "Youwentto breakfast with Killian?" "JIMMY:" "No,Ididn'tgoto  breakfast with Killian." "I went to breakfast with my book." "Killian just happened to be sitting across from me, prattling on about the fourth grade." "KILLIAN:" "Seventhgrade." "GRETCHEN:" "Listen,Jimmy,I'm  only gonna say this once." "You and me, we could end tomorrow, who knows, but in the meantime, if there is even a remote possibility of breakfast and you don't wake me up, I will never touch your dick again with" "any part of my body." "At least you brought me leftovers." "JIMMY:" "Oh,actually,those were for..." "Yeah, enjoy those." "EDGAR:" "Heworemyuniformfor a discount." "GRETCHEN:" "Whataboutthe kid ?" "JIMMY:" "Youknowhow busythat  place gets on weekends?" "A soldier reunited with his fat little son?" "GRETCHEN:" "Hellasmart." "JIMMY:" "Oh,thatremindsme." "Yours came to $18.23." "We'll just call it $20." "KILLIAN:" "I don'thaveany  money." "JIMMY:" "Goandstealitfrom your mom's purse like a normal boy." "EDGAR:" "ThelasttimeIwore that uniform during active duty, we were doing house checks." "A kid, 16, maybe 17, heard us..." "JIMMY:" "Thisis areallyhard  level." "EDGAR:" "Oh,I'msorry." "I'll stop talking about my actual war experiences so you can play your war video game." "JIMMY:" "Thankyou." "GRETCHEN:" "Jimmy." "JIMMY:" "Oh,comeon, his  stories are super-depressing." "GRETCHEN:" "I 'lllistento your stories." "EDGAR:" "Thanks." "One day I found four stray dogs fighting over a dead baby..." "GRETCHEN:" "Eject!" "Sorry, bud." "EDGAR:" "That'sokay." "Actually, I-I'm speaking at the dedication of a new veterans' memorial today if you guys want to come...?" "LINDSAY:" "Oh,my God!" "The worst drive over here!" "(sighs)" "What?" "Oh, I had my jaw wired shut, so" "I don't put anything bad in my mouth." "GRETCHEN:" "Butputtingbad  stuff in your mouth is kind of your thing." "LINDSAY:" "I know!" "GRETCHEN:" "Thanksfordriving me to work." "Bye." "LINDSAY:" "Bye,Jimmy." "JIMMY:" "Bye." "EDGAR:" "Couldyoutakeoffmy uniform now?" "JIMMY:" "Oh,damnit!" "(groans)" "War is hell." "¶I 'mgonnaleaveyou anyway" "I'm gonna leave you anyway" "Gonna leave you anyway. ¶" "SAM:" "Thecraftsmanmovement was a protest against the dehumanizing aspects of the" "Industrial Revolution." "Irony is building these shits was so expensive, couldn't no laborers even dream of living in one." "GRETCHEN:" "Doyoujustwant to send me the Wikipedia link?" "What am I doing here?" "!" "SAM:" "I needmediacoverageon this bitch, bitch." "GRETCHEN:" "Whatareyou  thinking?" "SAM:" "Specifically,Iwantto get the house featured in" "Curbed,ApartmentTherapy,or" "BlackDwell." "GRETCHEN:" "What'sBlackDwell?" "SAM:" "It'slikeDwell,butfor black people." "No... you're right." "Go for regular Dwell." "I believe in you." "HONEYNUTZ:" "On-onpurpose?" "SHITSTAIN:" "Youain'tbreak your jaw or nothing?" "LINDSAY:" "Nope." "HONEYNUTZ:" "Isn'tyour husband mad that you can't open your mouth?" "LINDSAY:" "Paulonlylikes hand jobs." "SHITSTAIN:" "Butyouhavea huge mouth!" "HONEYNUTZ:" "Seriously." "You're like a crocodile." "LINDSAY:" "WhenIplayedfield hockey, they had to melt two mouth guards together." "HONEYNUTZ:" "ThisfoolPaul  know that if you lose weight, that ass gonna shrink, too?" "LINDSAY:" "Mm,Paulisn 'tan ass man." "HONEYNUTZ:" "Look,why would this prick buy the car if he ain't even appreciate the features?" "SAM:" "Mypianoteachergrowing up had a craftsman." "I used to sit on that bench and pray, "God, please, let me have a house like this some day." "Also, let me figure out this piece of shit 'Maple Leaf Rag.'"" "GRETCHEN:" "It'soneofthe hardest rags." "SAM:" "Thishousereallymeans something to me, Gretch." "GRETCHEN:" "Yeah,buddy." "It means you've worked hard and you made it." "SAM:" "No,it meansI'm gonna get so laid." "House like this, bitches be delivering the pussy." "GRETCHEN:" Deliveringthe pussy"?" "SAM:" "Oh,yeah." "I send out a quick group text." ""Hey, girl?" or "What's crackin'?" or "You want to come see my new architecturally significant house?"" "Then ding-dong, there it is." "GRETCHEN:" "Okay." "SAM:" "Pipingfreshatyour  door in 30 minutes or less!" "GRETCHEN:" "Allright." "SAM:" "I getit ,though." "You know, dating is scary for women." "Like, what if for once they said, "No, you come to my house for it this time," and I didn't come?" "GRETCHEN:" "Wouldyoucome?" "SAM:" "Hell,no !" "Look at my house." "These girls are afraid that if they opened up a pussy dine-in- only joint, no one would come." "Their tables be empty, have to offer Groupons and shit." "So they keep delivering it." "GRETCHEN:" "Allright,and I'm  out." "Great house, dum-dum." "I'm gonna go back to the office and make some calls." "SAM:" "Youdo that,bitch." "Hey, and tell Black Dwell my subscription shows up crazy late every month!" "Get a free month or some shit!" "(crowd clapping)" "COUNCILMAN:" "Somepeoplethink" "Los Angeles is out of touch." "Too obsessed with the entertainment industry to care about national issues." "But with this memorial to our nation's heroes, carved by our very own Rumer Willis, we will demonstrate just how wrong they are." "And now, one of Los Angeles's own brave servicemen, Edgar" "Quintero." "EDGAR:" "Thankyou,Councilman" "Jim Burton." "The process of readjusting for a soldier is a difficult one." "In war, you exist on a higher plane of awareness." "But not in a fun, hippie way." "You're aware of a window opening a block away, a pair of socks being hung on a laundry line right behind you." "You're strung tight as a violin." "And when you come home, that's when shit gets real." "COUNCILMAN:" "Thankforyour service, soldier." "And now, L.A.'s very own" "Zig Zags!" "Huh?" "(crowd cheering)" "¶ ¶" "Thesepricks." "They just trot us out there so they can feel better about themselves for a second before they go back to seeing us as disposable meat." "(Edgar snorts)" "EDGAR:" "EdgarQuintero." "6th Battalion, 8th Infantry." "TOMMY:" "TommyBoden." "I don't identify by my troop anymore." "It's just Tommy now." "EDGAR:" "Oh,letmehelp you." "TOMMY:" "I cando it !" "(sighs)" "Sorry." "EDGAR:" "It'sokay." "(flicks lighter)" "TOMMY:" "I guessIgot toget used to life without a wing now." "EDGAR:" "Yeah,man." "That's rough." "EDGAR:" "Hey,listen,someof my troopmates are going to get a bite." "If you want, you should come;" "we'd love to hear your stories." "(Gretchen whoops)" "JIMMY:" "Oh,comeon!" "GRETCHEN:" "Thatis 301 exactly, so you have to go down on me for five hours and one minute." "JIMMY:" "Inarow ?" "I'll die." "GRETCHEN:" "Pussy." "All right, three sessions, hour and a halfish each." "JIMMY:" "That'sdoable." "God, day drinking's the best." "GRETCHEN:" "Daydrinkingisthe best. (laughs)" "Aren't we lucky we're both in professions where we can day drink?" "JIMMY:" "Areyouina  profession where you can day" "GRETCHEN:" "Theyallare ifyou want it bad enough." "What do you say we get one of those sessions out of the way right now?" "JIMMY:" "Thatsoundsgood." "If we leave now, we can probably be at my place in 30 minutes or less." "GRETCHEN:" "Actually,let'sgo to my place." "JIMMY:" "You-you--sorry,your place?" "Do you have a place?" "GRETCHEN:" "DoyouthinkIjust materialize out of the ether whenever you want me?" "JIMMY:" "No..." "GRETCHEN:" "ThatIexistin some suspended state of crypto-animation only made material when your balls tingle?" "JIMMY:" "No." "Not literally." "I'm used to seeing you at my house." "GRETCHEN:" "Youareinrare  form lately." "JIMMY:" "What?" "Edgar and his army perks." "Killian, whose name who you constantly forget." "Mewhodidn'tevenmerit breakfast." "Are you aware that you only want people in your life on your terms?" "JIMMY:" "Yes." "GRETCHEN:" "Well,stop." "Your self-awareness on this means nothing, if you don't change it." "JIMMY:" "Okay,fine." "How do I start?" "GRETCHEN:" "Well,firststep," "Jimmy..." "I need you to come eat me out in my apartment." "(Jimmy scoffs)" "BARFLY:" "I 'lldoit ." "GRETCHEN:" "See?" "!" "I am a wanted woman." "What do you say, buddy?" "JIMMY:" "Well,I-I-Iwouldn't want to cockblock this fella." "BARFLY:" "Yay!" "JIMMY:" "Butallright." "Let's go." "Sit down, man." "(Gretchen chuckles)" "GRETCHEN:" "I didn'thavea chance to tidy up." "Cute, huh?" "I'm not much of a cleaner." "JIMMY:" "You'renotmuchofa human." "GRETCHEN:" "Oh,calmdown." "I'll be right back." "(cat meows)" "JIMMY:" "Whoa." "She never returned you?" "(whispering):" "Do you miss books?" "(mewing)" "(Jimmy gags, coughs)" "GRETCHEN:" "Youwanttowatcha little TV first?" "JIMMY:" "Okay." "Where's the TV?" "GRETCHEN:" "I watchon my  computer." "JIMMY:" "Whatdo youmean,you watch on your computer?" "GRETCHEN:" "You'reso old." "Here." "JIMMY:" "Well,you'reafestive masturbator." "GRETCHEN:" "Couldn'tfindan extension cord." "(loud Middle Eastern dance music begins playing)" "JIMMY:" "Whatis that?" "GRETCHEN( groans):" "It'smy  neighbor Ladan, she has the worst taste in music." "(screaming):" "Turn it down, whore!" "(sighs)" "Shit." "I think I may have downloaded porn viruses again." "(sighs):" "Well, you ready to slice off a piece of this?" "JIMMY:" "Notreally." "GRETCHEN:" "Toobad." "TOMMY:" "Boys,thisisEdgar." "Edgar, this is Bone Bag and" "Martinez." "EDGAR:" "BoneBag." "BONEBAG:" "Nicetomeet you." "EDGAR:" "Martinez." "MARTINEZ:" "Hey,man." "How are you?" "EDGAR:" "Good." "MARTINEZ:" "Haveaseat." "EDGAR:" "Thankyou." "MARTINEZ:" "Andso ,talktous, tell us what it feels like being home." "EDGAR:" "Oh,well,you know, it's a hard adjustment, but I got some good friends who support me." "BONEBAG:" "It 'sallyou got , right?" "Your brothers." "EDGAR:" "Oh,no ,Imeancivie friends." "I don't really hang with anyone from over there." "BONEBAG:" "Theyremindyou too much of all the shit that went down?" "EDGAR:" "Nah,mostly,they're just kind of dicks." "So where'd you guys train?" "I was at Pendleton." "TOMMY:" "Yeah,yeah,samehere ." "MARTINEZ:" "Bitch,youwentto" "Juilliard." "EDGAR:" "I 'veneverheardof" "WAITRESS:" "Hereyougo, guys." "MARTINEZ:" "Ah,yes." "BONEBAG:" "My Pilates instructor is gonna be so" "MARTINEZ:" "Yeah,at leastIgo  back to boot camp tomorrow." "EDGAR:" "Whywouldyou goback  to boot camp?" "MARTINEZ:" "Dude,there'sa great one on Melrose." "TOMMY:" "So,Edgar,why don 't you tell us that story you were telling at the dedication?" "EDGAR:" "Oh,uh ,okay,um... well, you know how when you get back and it's hard to stop seeing danger everywhere?" "It's like, I used to have these dreams about war..." "MARTINEZ:" "Holdon ,holdon." "EDGAR:..." "lotsof violent stuff." "MARTINEZ:" "Wait,wait,wait." "Okay." "(Edgar clears throat)" "EDGAR:" "But... now they're the same." "Only the dream is set here at home." "Does that ever happen to you guys?" "BONEBAG:" "No ,ItakeAmbien." "GIRL:" "Excuseme ,we aregiant fans." "Could we get your autograph?" "TOMMY:" "Notnow." "GIRL:" "Notevenhere?" "TOMMY:" "Absolutely." "GIRL:" "Thanks." "(girl sighs)" "EDGAR:" "Whoareyou guys?" "MARTINEZ:" "Youdidn'ttell him?" "TOMMY:" "I wasjustin" "I was assuming that he knew and he was just running with it." "BONEBAG:" "I'msosorry,man." "We're prepping for a movie." "MARTINEZ:" "Uh,it 'sthis gritty indie flick; we play soldiers trying to adjust to life back home." "TOMMY:" "Seriously,you've never seen NCIS:" "LA?" "I was nominated for an ALMA last year." "I'm a quarter Peruvian, I know I" "EDGAR:" "Allright,I'm gonna go." "(actors protesting)" "TOMMY:" "I amreallysorry." "We just want to make this as real... as possible." "For you." "MARTINEZ:" "Yeah." "EDGAR:" "Okay,I'min." "All right, I get it." "Yeah, I get it." "TOMMY:" "It'sgreat!" "Now, if you could just sign this life-rights release thingy... it-it, but, it-it, it's typical lawyer bullshit-- it's just to protect you... from suing us." "(Tommy sighs)" "(people speaking loudly in foreign language)" "(Jimmy sighs)" "(Jimmy gasps)" "GRETCHEN:" "So,yougonnastick around for a bit or...?" "JIMMY:" "Yeah,of course." "GRETCHEN( laughs):" "Oh..." "Oh... good... then." "So... we could try to watch TV again." "JIMMY:" "Exceptit 'snotaTV ,  is it?" "It's a computer." "GRETCHEN:" "I watchtelevision programs on it, so for my purposes, it is a TV." "JIMMY:" "AlthoughTVsdon 't downloading too many gang bang videos." "GRETCHEN:" "Consensualgroup sex is very different than a gang bang." "JIMMY:" "Isit ?" "GRETCHEN:" "Allright,Iget it." "My place isn't as nice as yours." "JIMMY:" "Yourplaceisn 'tas nice as a crack hovel." "GRETCHEN:" "Maybeit isn't perfectly OCD tidy, or decorated with stupid posters of dumb art, or pillows with goddamn whales, or old-timey maps, but it's still my home." "JIMMY:" "Myphoneiscoveredin goo!" "GRETCHEN:" "Jointheclub, phone!" "If you want to go, just go." "JIMMY:" "Notunlessyou wantme to go." "Fine." "You know what?" "I can feel you wanting me to leave like a scorching flame emanating from the other side of the bed, so I'm going to leave." "GRETCHEN:" "Don'tinventthatI want you to leave just as a smoke-screen for you wanting to leave." "JIMMY:" "ThenI'llstay!" "GRETCHEN:" "No!" "I don't want to be the person who makes you stay somewhere you don't want to be." "JIMMY:" "Ifthat'swhatyou want." "(Jimmy clears his throat)" "GRETCHEN:" "Fine,justwalk away." "JIMMY:" "No,youare kickingme out!" "GRETCHEN:" "Whateveryouhave to tell yourself." "JIMMY:" "So,Ishouldgoor ...?" "GRETCHEN:" "Ifthat'swhatyou want to do." "(Jimmy scoffs)" "(Gretchen sighs)" "LINDSAY:" "Whatareyou doing?" "EDGAR:" "Nothing." "They're not home." "LINDSAY:" "Shoot!" "I need to talk to Gretchen." "Can I ask you a question?" "What do you think of my ass?" "EDGAR:" "I-Idon'tknow." "Well, let me see it." "It looks fine to me." "I mean, it's just something you sit on." "It's not like the size of your ass defines you." "LINDSAY:" "You'veneverbeen west of Doheny." "What are you doing out here?" "EDGAR:" "Waitingforsomeone." "LINDSAY:" "Who?" "EDGAR:" "Mydealer." "I called him, and then I was waiting, and when I thought it was him pulling up, I suddenly thought maybe I didn't want heroin after all." "LINDSAY:" "Doyouwantheroin?" "EDGAR:" "No." "But mostly yes right now." "LINDSAY:" "Doyouwanttocome with me instead?" "EDGAR:" "Yeah." "(engine starting)" "(loud music plays in car)" "KILLIAN:" "Hi." "DEALER:" "Whatyouneed,fool ?" "GRETCHEN:" "Thanks." "PIZZADELIVERYGUY:" "You bet ." "Sign that, please." "And don't forget to enjoy that pizza." "I am so excited for you." "And have a beautiful evening." "GRETCHEN:" "Waitasecond." "Why the hell are you so happy?" "PIZZADELIVERYGUY:" "With what?" "Like, my job?" "GRETCHEN:" "Well,yeah." "No offense." "PIZZADELIVERYGUY:" "No, none taken." "It's like a really sweet gig for me." "I just drive around, listening to TED Talks or my jams or whatever, and if I want to get high, let's roll." "If I don't want to deliver a pizza, I don't." "I just pull over and eat that shit, and I tell 'em I got robbed again." "Put that up against your 401K, you know?" "GRETCHEN:" "So,youdon 'twant to have your own pizza restaurant?" "PIZZADELIVERYGUY:" "Oh, my" "God, that would be awesome." "You want to do that?" "Let's do it." "GRETCHEN:" "Oh,no ." "No ,no ,no ." "PIZZADELIVERYGUY:" "Giveme your number." "GRETCHEN:" "I wasjust..." "Never mind." "PIZZADELIVERYGUY:" "Yeah, it's probably a lot of work, huh?" "For now, just delivering happiness really works for my lifestyle, so... namaste." "EDGAR:" "Holdstill." "One more." "LINDSAY:" "Oh." "EDGAR:" "Ah." "LINDSAY:" "Oh." "Ah !" "(Edgar mumbles)" "Ah!" "Oh, yeah." "EDGAR:" "Allright,somy point is, I just don't want to be some symbol of patriotism." "LINDSAY:" "Nokidding." "It's depressing." "Whenever they bring one of those army guys out to sing the" "National Anthem, I'm like, "Ugh, no." "Where's Beyoncé?"" "EDGAR:" "So,howdoI get people to treat me normal?" "LINDSAY:" "Stoptalkingabout it all the time!" "If you have a bad thought, just push it down." "Or eat it, like I do." "I mean, I don't see you as just some vet." "EDGAR:" "Well,howdoyousee me?" "LINDSAY:" "Asafreeloading, kind of dumb Mexican guy that hangs out at Jimmy's." "How do you see me?" "EDGAR:" "Um...as Gretchen's pretty friend who should learn to be happy with who she is." "WAITRESS:" "Hereyougo." "LINDSAY:" "Oh!" "WAITRESS:" "So,Ididn'tgeta  chance to tell you when you were here earlier today, but we have a military discount." "EDGAR:" "Aw,thanks,but ..." "I'm  good." "Psst." "Um, yes, of course I'll have that discount, thank you." "LINDSAY:" "Ow!" "Ow !" "EDGAR:" "Areyouokay?" "LINDSAY:" "Yes." "Thepainmakes it even better." "EDGAR:" "Didyou...?" "LINDSAY:" "Mm-hmm." "EDGAR:" "Holdon ." "LINDSAY:" "It'sthebest." "Right?" "EDGAR:" "Aw." "Uh-huh." "LINDSAY:" "Mm-hmm." "(knocking)" "GRETCHEN:" "Hey." "Where are you going?" "JIMMY:" "Tocomesee you ." "I wanted to say, uh, I'm sorry." "GRETCHEN:" "Fordissingmy apartment?" "JIMMY:" "No." "Thatplaceisa shithole, but you're right." "I can be a bit... set in my ways, and I should have invited you to breakfast." "GRETCHEN:" "Yes." "JIMMY:" "AndIshouldn'thave  left your apartment." "GRETCHEN:" "Eh." "Actually,I'm  glad you left." "JIMMY:" "Youare?" "GRETCHEN:" "TurnsoutI'm" "I want things on my own terms, too." "When I deliver the pussy, I can leave whenever I want." "JIMMY:" "Sorry." "Deliverthe  pussy?" "GRETCHEN:" "Itsoundsbetter when a black guy says it." "I am probably broken, Jimmy." "I don't know." "My point is, I am done comparing this to what normal people do." "JIMMY:" "Good." "Why would we even want to do what normal people do?" "GRETCHEN:" "Yeah." "Normal people are terrible." "So am I coming in, or are we...?" "JIMMY:" "Yeah,comeon." "TOMMY:" "It'snicethatthe city unveiled this statue... but... it isn't enough... because we hurt inside." "Every day we ache for our fallen brothers." "We ache, yet nobody pays attention!" "Well... you're going to pay attention now." "(Tommy yells, people scream)" "JIMMY:" "Hey,that'sthe guy  from NCIS:" "LA!" "Oh, no." "Captioned by" "MediaAccessGroupatWGBH  access.wgbh.org"