4 | The Deal

The only thing I knew about Ana's life in Los Angeles was that she didn't want to talk about it.

It's okay, you're okay, alright.

What were your going lady?

But whatever went down in the City of Angels it still had a looking over her shoulder, even three thousand miles away.

Okay, okay, I can help whoever's next.

Sorry about that. Welcome to Mariposa Bank. How I need to close my account? Oh? We're sorry to see you go. Can I ask why you want to close? I'd rather not get into it.

I completely understand.

Would you like to hear about some of our other account options before you decide?

I've already made my decision. I just need to withdraw my balance and close the account. Please certainly.

Can I have your name?

Miss?

Miss? Sorry? Your name it's Anna Thompson A and A. Can I see your ID? Here? We are, Miss Thompson.

I see you have a joint savings account.

Yes, I'll just take a cashier's check for whatever the balance is.

Of course, and you'd like to withdraw the entire balance of two hundred and fifty two thousand, three hundred and eighty seven dollars.

Is that correct?

Gosh, what was that.

I'll take it all. Yes, just give me one moment to contact my shares check.

Can I give you.

Here you are? Can I help you with anything else today?

Miss?

Yes? Actually yes, sir. Anywhere I can wait until my cab gets here in office or I'm sorry, I don't understand. It might not be safe for me to go out through the front door. Are you all right? I'm fine, I'm fine, I think. Do you need me to call someone the police?

No?

No, I just need some more safe to wait.

Sure, just head back to my office and I'll be with you in a minute.

There's a back door you can use.

Thank you, of.

Course this way.

She was running from something that much I could tell. It's not even that she wasn't good at hiding it. I just know what it looks like living your life with one eye on the nearest exit.

It takes one and no.

One where to man lax.

Well, whatever she was running from, I had to get her off the island before that thing caught her and before my past caught up with the both of us.

No suitcases.

I travel light.

But it's hard to protect somebody when you don't know what or who you're protecting.

Them from underwater. Episode four, The dem.

Gabriel let me out of the car.

I'm afraid I can't do that. Why not because I'm not done with you yet? Where are we going for a drive?

That's all.

You should know that there are people who will be looking for me if anything happens to me.

Oh, I know that there are people looking for you, Anna, but I doubt you want them to catch.

Up with you. What the hell is this?

It's just a conversation.

Don't bullshit me, Gabriel. Tell me what you're really doing here.

I'm doing my job.

Wait, wait, we wait, relax, it's not a gun. Just thought you might like to see some identification.

You're a cop special agent? And actually are you trying to impress me? I don't need you to be impressed. I just need you to be cooperative. Well that's not my strong suit, so.

I've gathered, which is why I decided to drop the little cover story and be more direct.

With my investigation. Investigation into what into you? Fuck this? I want a lawyer.

Oh my god, you're not under arrest okay yet? Besides, I can do you one better. I can make sure you're protected from prosecution if you make yourself useful in other ways.

If you touch me, I swear to.

God please, that is not what I mean. Okay, then what did you mean?

You're not the FBI's only person of interest on this island. You help me gather some intel on another suspect, and I can make sure the investigation into you goes away.

Who's the other suspect?

Nicholas Alexander Nico That's right. You always do seem to fall for the bad boys, don't you.

I don't know what you mean, Sure you know.

So what are you trying to tell me that Nego is some kind of criminal?

Well, funny enough, that's exactly what I'm hoping you can help me shed some light on.

So do we have a deal. Why should I believe you? The FBI has no reason to be investigating me. I haven't done anything wrong.

I think your boyfriend might disagree with you.

There he's my ex boyfriend, no kidding.

Look, I know what went down between you two, and yeah, it might not be the worst thing for you to have the FBI's protection right now.

What exactly do you want me to do? That's the spirit.

The FBI is building a case against Neco and his boss. Any information you can gather about either of them would be incredibly valuable to us.

And how do you suggest to go about gathering this valuable information?

Yeah, I've seen the way he looks at you, and I don't imagine that you we'll have any trouble getting him to open up. Fuck you, that's hardly the tone I want our working relationship to start on.

Get comfortable now. We still got a bit of a drive ahead of us.

Sebastian knows I'm gonna need you for the whole day. Right, yep, I'm at your service.

That's good. We got a lot of ground to cover.

I'm winning in the parking lot, all right, cool, I'm.

Going fine on Hey, bad time?

What did you say?

Yeah, I call you back. I can't really hear no, sorry, come on in.

No need to be sorry. I'm the one who decided to show up on your doorstep totally unannounced.

That is true. What can I do for you?

I'm taking you up on your offer, my offer. Just show me the real island.

The walking tour, then do it for you then, not.

Exactly, but I have a feeling you could show me a much better time.

I don't doubt that I already have a driver a book for the day. I was going to visit some of my old stomping grounds. You can join me if you want.

I'm all yours. If you'll have me, that is what are we waiting for? Then I'm ready. Whenever you are, say let's let's go.

I lead the way.

Its main drag is where we all used to hang out at the school.

You were so lucky to grow up here. I would have loved to see this place when I was younger.

No, sure, didn't feel lucky at the time.

Hard to appreciate the beauty of something when you're just trying to survive.

Oh, I didn't need to make light.

No, it's good.

Seeing this place through fresh eyes brings back some of the better memories.

There are bad ones done. A few.

Parents died when I was a kid.

Oh my god, you girl, that's awful. I'm so sorry. Is this why you left the island?

You ask a lot of questions for somebody who never answers them.

I'm sorry, I can't help myself. You're an interesting guy.

Interesting well, I prefer the word irresistible.

But you all right?

Yeah, just a little chili.

Yeah, the ocean breeze will do that. Yeah, take my jacket?

Ooh is this one of your moves?

Depends? Is it working?

Can I tell you something anything?

I'm starve? Well, that won't do. I'll be right back.

Wait where are you going?

Just hang tight?

Okay, okay, I'll be here. Come on, come on, God, I have something I can bring him.

You all right over there?

Excuse me, you just looked a little frantic.

I want to make sure you were okay.

You know, tourists get mugged all the time.

I'm fine, just looking for my cigarettes.

And I will kill you. You know.

Hey, you need to back up my apologies.

I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable.

Wait do what do I know you from somewhere? I wouldn't say that, then, what would you?

Hey?

You take care? What was that?

I don't know?

Was he messing with you?

No? Just a concerned citizen. Wait? What do you got there?

Grabbed us a little snack?

Hand buys?

Why you act like you had these before?

Yeah? Once or twice?

My friend alives and I we used to have these bad boys every single day.

Survive on these names. M even better than I remember.

Finally, somebody who enjoys island cooking as much as I do. Oh Mmmm, I can't get enough on it. So you're a lionstone in touch.

Not for a long time now, Oh how come if you're gonna keep interrogating me, at least buy me and drink first.

Sure you know a spot of course.

Thanks, I'll be back in five. Hope this ain't too divy for you.

No, it's perfect. Got it to ourselves like a VIP section of a club.

Even better in my opinion most clubs I love boogie For me, this is much.

More my vibe.

The menu at this place because use an overhaul, though I'd go with small plate route, add some local wine and beer parings, the works.

Maybe you should have opened your own place you got the.

It's funny you say that.

My friend Alives used to say the same damn thing when it was kids.

But I don't think it's for me.

Why not?

My parents owned the restaurant here in town. We lived in an apartment above it. It was literally my home. I worked there with them from the time I could carry a tray and make change. I loved that place. I was supposed to run it one day, but one night I was closing up on my own. I was rushing so I could go hang out with this girl I was dating, you know, going through the motions. I was on my way home when I heard the sirens. A fire started somewhere in the restaurant while I was

Everything.

By the time I made it home, the building was in flames.

Where are you kick the door down to try to save him? It was too late. They were gone. You know it was my fault.

God, it was hard enough losing my mom a few months ago when I was already grown. I can't imagine going through that as a kid. And I'm sure it feels impossible to set down the guilt you feel. But sounds like what happened was just a terrible accident. Hey, it wasn't your fault, nego.

What's kind of you to say. But I'm not so sure I agree with that.

I hope you can forgive yourself one day, But even if you can't, there are other ways to remember them.

I don't know.

Maybe you could open the spot in their honor. There's a ton of restaurants popping up on the island. Some folks who are actually from here should benefit instead of just the foreign colonize and ass developers. You know what I'm saying. Come on, between all the recipes our parents taught us, I bet we could put together quite the menu.

It's we now, I don't know.

Maybe, how do you feel about that?

Well?

I thought it was here on a date.

Hell do we end up somewhere between a group therapy session and a business meeting?

I'm sorry. I guess there's just something about you that makes me want to cut through the small talk. Here are those drinks for you?

Everything? All right?

Yeah?

You just look so familiar one of those faces. I guess. No, it's more than that. You know what it is?

You are the.

Spitting image of Jay Thompson. Yeah, yeah, I get that a lot. She's she was my mom. Oh my god, Jay Thompson's daughter. In my bar. The whole island was crushed to hear that she passed away.

We never stopped loving her.

Ear, thank you. Yeah, that means a lot.

And you know, Anna definitely inherited her mom's voice.

You're a singer too, No, no, I'm not a singer.

She's being modest. Ana's actually in town. Are perform at her mom's memorial concert tomorrow. Oh that is so beautiful.

Can I hear a bit?

I don't know.

Oh, come on, come on, I know.

It's just everyone's gonna expect me to be as good as my mom, and that's a pretty high bar, you know. I don't want to let them down. I don't want to let her down.

I've heard you sing O way you can let anybody down. Not about to make me bag? Are you gone? Ass man on his knees.

We love to see it, all right, all right, I guess a few lines couldn't hurt. The stage is yours. Ana. Look what you got me into looking I'm cute?

Come on, little.

Okay, you take my breath away.

Some things just never change.

But I felt deep sink faster, w harder and oven honey.

Way, we're caught in the deep bed, never.

Letting go host. We could breathe underwater.

That way we won't lose on.

Another because I'm drowning you.

And you're drowning me too, and there's not enough hours. We could breathe under water.

Because right now we're so close to the bottom. I'm drowning you and you're drowning me too, and there's not enough underwater.

I told you, I told you.

That is so sweet. Thank you?

My job off the bar. If I were you, I keep it clean in here, but not that clean. I mean, come on, can you blame me?

Not at all?

It looks like we've got another Thompson legend in the Macon. He may be right.

Guess we know who's going to take care of the entertainment at this restaurant a bar. So am I forgiving for making you sing?

And then so you have no idea how amazing it feels to sing in front of someone anyone.

Again, you were amazing on her.

You can we go somewhere a little quieter, Yeah, I.

Know, just a spot. If that was the warm up, You're about to kill this tomorrow.

I mean, there's gonna be a slightly bigger crowd at the concert, but I hope it includes you.

Yeah, you think I'm about to miss this? I gotta ask. But the voice like that in your mother's name, why didn't you go out their music career?

And what makes you think I didn't?

Okay, I feel like there's a story here, Yeah.

But not a very original one. My mom didn't want me going anywhere near the music industry. Is that of me? The wrong kind of people?

Okay? And then what happened?

She was right.

Here? It is this code right.

Here was the most popular makeout spot back in the day.

Uh uh, you mean to tell me I'm not the first girl you brought down here?

Oh?

Not the first rude, but definitely the most beautiful?

Okay? Oh sure, Nah?

I really do mean it though, Anna, I don't know how to explain it, but there's something about you that I haven't been able to look away.

From ever since we met. Thank you for today.

I should be the one thanking you. Gidding to see the island like this? It was everything I wanted?

What about this? Is this something you want?

THINKO?

Hey man, what are you doing here?

I just happened to be passing by when I saw you too head down here.

I thought we could talk.

You were at the festival, right? Is this the old friend you were telling me about? Elias?

Not quite?

My name's mitel Elias was my brother.

I'm sorry I didn't catch your name.

It's Anna.

It's a pleasure meeting you, Honna. We got a lot to catch up about. Not from you think I'm gonna give away your secrets. That should be the least of your worries.

What the fuck does that mean?

Hey, keep a close eye on her. It seems like she's already got quite the following around here.

Honor knows how to look out for herself. But if anybody is stupid enough to try to hurt her, she's got me.

Oh yeah, yeah, so did I, Honor.

Let's go.

What was he talking about, Nico?

It doesn't matter. It all happened a long time ago.

Don't lie to me. Whatever's going on clearly isn't just in the past.

I'll tell you an Elias, with the closest thing in the family that I had after my parents died. I left when they needed me the most. Elias was killed when we were kids, and it happened on my watch. Bad things happen to the people that I love most, and I'm afraid that it always will. Everybody on this either knows exactly what happened, and it's only a matter of time before somebody shows me exactly how unwelcome I am here. So I gotta get the fuck out of

I don't.

I saw how scared you were when a guy stopped you in town. What are you worried about? Or should I say?

Who?

You know?

How I said I fell in with the wrong people in the industry, Well, my ex.

Was one of them.

I was telling you the truth about coming here from my mom's concert. But that wasn't the only reason I had to get away my ex. He he was into some bad shit. I think some of that might have followed me here.

Home, sweet Home, appreciate you Diego.

I for one think that we both deserve a nightcap after all that bullshit.

I couldn't agree more.

I'm not set up to make you specialty cocktail, But.

Fuck, what's wrong?

The closet's open, okay?

VI?

I closed it on my way out, Nico.

Is that a gun?

I think somebody's been here?

What are you talking about?

Who?

I don't know one of my tails guys. If I had to guess, I don't know how they could.

Have got in.

How do you know what was them?

I don't could have been anybody on the island who wants me gone.

Or me.

You gotta go back to your room.

No, I don't want to leave you.

You said it yourself that whatever happened with your ex might have followed you here. The best thing you can do right now is lay low.

What happened to keeping me safe.

That's what I'm trying to do.

I'm not leaving, Nko Honor.

Please.

If something bad is going on here, then we'll be safer together.

How can you still think that with everything that you know about me now.

Nico, bad things happen to good people. I don't think that makes you any more curse than I am, though maybe that's not saying too much. And besides, I don't really think you want me to leave?

Do you what I want? Doesn't matter.

It's not an answer you asked me on the beach if this is what I wanted, So the least you can do is be honest with me. Do you want me to go or do you want me?

Of course I want you to.

What's stopping you?

I'm trying to do what's best for you. I know that I'm the furthest thing from that.

I get to be the judge of that.

There's no turning back if you do.

This you sure I have already made my decision.

You take my breath away. SAT Days just never change.

But I found deep the safe past, and wind harder and dove in anyway.

We love in our control.

Underwater is an Interval Presents original production with Temple Hill Entertainment and Clamor, starring Jason Derulo and Alexandra Shipp. Written by Katrina Day, directed by Pat Kelly and Chris Kelly. Executive producer Jason Derulo, executive producers from Interval Presents, Alan Coy and a Kleinberg executive producers from Temple Hill Entertainment, Marty Bowen, Wick Godfrey and Alex Addison executive producers from Clamor,

Dialogue edited by Max Collins.

Original music by Genevieve Vincent songs arranged by Genevieve Vincent.

The cast includes Jason.

Derulo as Nico, Alexander Ship as Honor Kerry Alexander is

Audio engineered by.

Ian Folgerty and Ed mcinte at Gold Diggers, Brett Tuban at the Relic Room and Jordan Sweet at Chalice Recording Studio. Assistant engineered by Derek mcgrone and Emperorserti. Vocal coaching by Bianca blush At for Casting by Marlice Gussenhauer, Sleepy Kersch and Brentegata. Additional casting by Melissa Berger, Brennan Salem Everick and Scott Forbes at CESDS. Script supervisor Tamara Black, Production supervisor Lizzie Sam Production coordinators Ethan Aronson and Sean Green.