Justin Long credited as playing...
AJ
- AJ: This is my fault.
- Andre: It don't matter whose fault it is.
- AJ: It does! I hurt somebody! That matters. I don't know if I'm a bad person. But I might be. I might be a bad person. Or maybe I'm a good person who just did a bad thing. I can't change what I've done. I can just try and fix it. And that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to fix it.
- AJ: I can get away, but you're gonna have to slow her down.
- [to The Mother]
- AJ: Hey, come get your baby!
- [throws Tess off the side of the water tower]
- The Mother: [dives off the water tower after Tess, and lands underneath her on the ground]
- [he drunkenly leaves a voice message for Megan]
- AJ: Hi, Megan. This is AJ. Uh... I'm guessing you probably don't wanna talk to me, but I, um... I just wanna say I'm really, really sorry if I did anything that night that might've like... Offended you or... 'Cause you know, people can have different versions of the same thing. And... I'm actually not even mad at you about it. And I hope you're not mad at me 'cause I really... I really am sorry. And if you call me back, I'll apologize to you again. So... Please call me back, and I'll apologize to you again. Okay.
- Jeff: The income we have for the year is what we're gonna have at the year's end. No new money coming in.
- AJ: I think that's pretty safe to say.
- Jeff: What do you anticipate your legal expenses to be?
- AJ: So, I talked it over with my lawyer, and we're looking at two separate cases here. There's the defense against the charge, which is 100% not true, by the way. So, there's that, and then there's the countersuit for defamation, which I'm 100% gonna win. I'm gonna ruin this fuckin' bitch.
- Jeff: How much?
- AJ: They said it's probably gonna be, like, around 70,000 in each.
- Jeff: So, 140,000.
- AJ: What does that do to me?
- Jeff: Well, with your current rate of spending, that's gonna put you at zero in... Three months.
- AJ: Oh, fuck me.
- [laughs]
- AJ: Oh, my God.
- Jeff: You've got some small income from your Michigan properties... But it's your mortgage here that's killing you.
- AJ: Are you saying I have to sell my house?
- Jeff: I'm saying you're gonna have to make some tough choices.
- AJ: I could sell the Michigan properties. Some of those make money, right?
- Jeff: Yeah, but some don't. You could sell those. Buy yourself some time. But no more than a couple of months. Those aren't exactly hot properties.
- AJ: I can't fuckin' believe this. This is nuts.
- Jeff: Listen, AJ, I gotta tell ya.
- AJ: What?
- Jeff: At the end of this week, I'm gonna give you your files back.
- AJ: Cool. What's that mean?
- Jeff: I'm going to suggest that you find alternate wealth management.
- AJ: [chuckling] Oh, my God. You're dropping me to?
- [on the phone with his lawyer]
- AJ: Robert, hey. You see the article? Oh, it's out. Yeah, insane. Feel like I'm sittin' on the sideline, just watching this thing spiral out of control. Robert, hang on. Wait, wait, wait. I'm just gonna put you on speaker. Getting in a rental. Hold on. You hear me?
- Robert: I hear you.
- AJ: Uh, I was just saying, if I could just have, like, a conversation with her, I could probably nip this whole thing in the bud.
- Robert: Absolutely not. Under no circumstances are you to contact her.
- AJ: [scoffs] if I just call her and just be like...
- Robert: Listen to me. There's zero chance, at this point, that you calling her is gonna bring about anything but more problems for you. Do you hear me?
- AJ: Mmmhmmm.
- Robert: Any communication goes through us from now on... Wait, I'm sorry. What do you mean you're getting into the rental? What rental?
- AJ: Uh, I'm in Detroit. I rented a car.
- Robert: You're in Detroit, Michigan?
- AJ: Yeah. What?
- Robert: AJ, you aren't supposed to leave the state.
- AJ: [scoffs] Why not? I'm not under arrest. I'm allowed to travel.
- Robert: This is not advisable. You really need to be here in case there are developments.
- AJ: Developments? You think they're gonna arrest me?
- Robert: I think that is a very distinct possibility. I think that flying off to another state is not a good look right now.
- AJ: Well, Robert, I don't know how to say this, but, um, unless you plan on taking me on pro bono, uh, I'm gonna have to scrape up some money. You know, I'm not here on the lam. I'm not here on vacation. I'm here to do some fucking liquidating.
- Everett: Could we just, like real talk for a moment, though? Could we real talk?
- AJ: Fuck, yeah, dude.
- Everett: Okay, like, just, what the fuck actually did happen with you guys? No, dude. I'm saying, like, you're my boy, obviously. I'm gonna believe whatever you tell me.
- AJ: Right, right.
- Everett: I gotta hear you say it.
- AJ: No, I know, I know. I feel you.
- Everett: 'Cause I read the website. I know what the fuckin' internet says, but, like, man-to-man, real-talk, what the fuck actually happened?
- AJ: Dude, I'll be real with you, okay?
- Everett: That's all I'm asking for.
- AJ: Yo, yo, let me be...
- Everett: That's the only thing I'm asking.
- AJ: Let me be real with you. We fucked. We did fuck. Okay?
- Everett: Right.
- AJ: She just took some convincing, is all. That's it.
- Everett: Okay, but what the fuck does that mean, though? Like, I mean what she like... Did she say no? Was she like, "No, stop?"
- AJ: I mean, at first. But, like, I wasn't like... "Come here, bitch. I'm gonna rape you."
- Everett: Right.
- AJ: It was like, in the beginning, she was like, "No..." Whatever. But, like... Then we started foolin' around more, and then she was down. Like fuckin' really down.
- Everett: Right.
- AJ: I'm a persistent dude, right? I'm like fuckin' Eye of the Tiger.
- Everett: Yeah. Right.
- AJ: You know? And she came around, and that's it. That's what happened, straight up.
- [AJ answers the phone while driving]
- AJ: Yello!
- AJ's Agent: Hey, A.J. I have David Stern and Melissa Herbert's for you.
- AJ: Love it.
- AJ's Agent: Guys, you're on with AJ.
- AJ: Yo, what's up?
- Melisa: Hi, AJ.
- David: Hey, AJ. Uh, we need to discuss something that's just come through.
- AJ: Cool. What's up?
- Melisa: So this is a bit of an awkward conversation, but there's been a troubling development.
- AJ: Okay, what?
- Melisa: Apparently, Megan Maddox has contacted the network through her lawyer and she's made a very serious accusation against you.
- AJ: Really? What'd she say?
- Melisa: She's claimed that you were sexually aggressive during the filming of the pilot, and she no longer wants to move forward if you're involved.
- AJ: She..What?
- Melisa: The network is taking this very seriously.
- AJ: What does that mean?
- Melisa: That means that at this time, they're gonna start an investigation.
- AJ: Wait, wait, wait. What about the pilot? Hold on. Wait a minute. This is crazy. So, are we not picked up anymore?
- Melisa: Well, like I said, they're going to conduct an investigation, and then decide how to proceed.
- AJ: An investigation?
- David: AJ, I think, honestly, the most likely outcome of all of this that even if the show does go forward... It's very unlikely that you will be involved
- Melisa: No.
- AJ: I'm fired?
- David: I think, essentially, that's the most likely outcome.
- AJ: That fuckin' bitch. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Wait a minute, you guys. Wait, wait, wait. This is totally blown out of proportion.
- Melisa: Okay, I think it's important to say that it's not in your best interest to go into details on this call.
- AJ: The fuck does that mean, Melissa?
- David: Okay, AJ, I think you just need to calm down, honestly, buddy. You can just relax.
- AJ: This can't be real. Just like that, I'm out? Are you fucking kidding? I was the first to be attached to that! She came on after me! Okay, I... I recommended her.
- David: AJ, I think, honestly, you just need to calm down.
- Melisa: David, I think we should tell him the other thing.
- David: No, I think right now he just needs to cool down...
- AJ: What other? What other?
- David: It's not important, AJ. You just have to relax.
- AJ: What? No, no, no, fuck that. What other? What else?
- Melisa: There's gonna be a story tomorrow on the Hollywood Reporter about this.
- AJ: About what? About me? Are you kidding?
- Melisa: The allegations are very serious.
- AJ: Yo... What's she saying I did? Is she saying I raped her or something?