Alec Berg

A hitman desperate for a new life confesses his dark past to an eccentric acting teacher under the guise of an improvisation. The teacher, oblivious to the literal truth, is impressed by the 'emotional honesty' of the performance and agrees to take him on as a student.

Fuches confronts Barry in a hotel room after discovering that Barry has befriended his target and joined an acting class. The stakes escalate as Fuches reveals the Chechens blew up Barry's apartment as a 'nudge' to finish the hit, while mocking Barry's sudden aspiration to be an actor.

In an acting class, Ryan and Barry perform a tense scene from the film True Romance. While Ryan leans into a heightened, eccentric characterization, Barry struggles to stay present until the scene reaches a physical climax that reveals the absurdity of their rehearsal environment.