Follow me.
- Hi. - Hey.
I am so sorry. I don't speak any Japanese.
The interpreter couldn't make it,
but I'm sure you're going to love it.
Getting a table on the last night is almost impossible.
Yes, doctor, I understand.
It's just all so unexpected that--
Yes, of course. Fine. She's fine.
Sure. Does that mean that she can go to this dinner?
That is if she wants to, obviously.
Very well then. Thank you, doctor.
Goodbye then. Goodbye.
- That's it. I'm going.
I see, madam. Shall I prepare the car?
Yes, but first fetch the ladder.
We're taking him along.
Yes, madam.
Well, do get a move on, Burton.
I mean, you've got to get me ready too
and do my hair and all that.
Honestly, I don't know why I pay you.
Yes, madam.
- Mmm!
Good evening.
Hello.
Yoshio Takamura,
- Isao Kamikama-- - Kamiyama.
Kamiyama, sorry... are both very excited
to come here to dinner tonight.
Thank you so much for coming.
We're so pleased to have you here and we're so honored
that you've come all the way from Tokyo to enjoy our meal.
Ah.
The presents. The presents.
Um... and now we'll start you off with a cocktail.
- Matilda. - Darling.
I can't believe it. You came.
No, now don't go all mushy on me or I'm leaving.
- Max. - Countess.
Are you okay? What happened?
Oh, this? Oh, no, no, it's nothing.
Well, they went crazy doing tests.
So I'm a little anemic. What do they expect?
- Doctors. - Is that what I think it is?
He wouldn't want to miss this.
You know, he never changed his plans.
Stubborn as a mule.
Matilda, thanks so much for coming.
You don't know what it means to me to have you here tonight.
They should've closed this place down years ago,
- seeing how you cook. - Sure, sure.
Anyhow, what was I to do? Stay home?
Frankly, I'd rather make a fool of myself,
come here alone and dine alone.
At least that way it gives them all something to gossip about.
- Matilda, I have to go. - It's paid for, yes?
Yes, of course.
Oh, good.
The first to arrive, the last to be greeted.
My apologies. Max Barney, director of Chakula.
- Walter Reilly. - Of course. Mr. Reilly.
Well, welcome. I hope you have a wonderful evening.
Thank you.
I've been looking forward to this moment for a very long time.
Well, we're very glad to have you with us.
Please, if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask a member of our staff.
Don't worry about me. If I get bored, I'll let you know.
Ah!
- Do you need help? - No, no, no. No, thank you.
Well, yes. Would you mind holding this for a moment?
Sure, of course.
- Thank you. - Okay.
Ah, careful now. That's my husband.
Oh. Lovely.
Not to worry, dear. He's already dead.
- I hope so.
Alive, he would've given you something to worry about.
Thank you. I'll... I'll take that as a compliment.
- Are you married? - Um... was.
- Oh, he died too? - No. No, we're, um... divorced.
Oh, divorced.
Well... make the most of it, dear.
Life is short.
Mmm!
Hello.
It's beautiful.
It's ringing, but nobody's picking up.
- You're killing me. - Man: Listen, they're not picking up.
Should I just get in the car and we leave?
Oh, I don't know. Yes!
All right, let's go. Come on.
- Diane, come on. - Thank you.
Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, for the last time,
welcome and enjoy.
Please.
Hold on now.
I... I don't need this huge table.
It looks like I'm expecting someone.
- Orders from up top. - This is where you park the old lady
so she doesn't cause any trouble.
And now we will follow up the cocktail by serving our tasting menu,
what we like to call the second act.
Afterwards, we will return to the terrace
for desserts and liquors.
And finally, tonight's surprise dish.
Sayonara.
Please. Enjoy your meal.
Yeah.
- Um...
Go for it, young man.
She's available.
Divorced.
I managed to reach the restaurant and told them
we're running a little late, so quit your pouting, Daniel.
Actually, do you want me to text her and tell her we landed safely?
No. Thank you. You know what I'd like you to do?
Keep your eyes on the road, drive a little faster,
So we don't have to be so damn late.
He's just jealous. Can't you tell he's dying
to be with a literary star ten years younger than him?
No, she's 20 years younger than me.
Twenty years. Now can we get off this now, please?
We've been on it since New York.
So... a toast. We need to toast.
To a wonderful evening
and to the success of your business,
your new business. Chin-chin.
Oh, in Japanese,
we don't use that word at the dinner table.
- What word? - Chin-chin.
- Why? - In Japanese,
it's something we have but you don't.
What?
Oh, I get it.
You mean a penis.
Chin-chin means penis in Japanese.
I love it. Penis-penis.
Mr. Reilly, the wine list.
Oh, please.
Finca Garbet, 2005.
- Finca Garbet. - I assume you have it.
Absolutely. Excellent choice.
I know what I like.
Um, is everything all right? Are you enjoying your food?
Delicious, thank you.
- Would you like to try one? - Oh, no, no, no.
Thank you very much. Those are for you.
Um...
The maître d' has been telling me that you've been discussing the menu.
He's very impressed with your knowledge of gastronomy.
I know very little.
I have a passion for fine cuisine, that's all.
I'm intrigued by the process.
Well, perhaps you'd like to come and visit our kitchen later.
That won't be necessary.
Of course.
- Mr. Barney? - Yes?
Excuse me.
Um...
I knew you'd end up being demoted to waitress.
- Serves you right. - Mind if I sit down?
Oh, if you insist.
Thank you.
- Okay.
Don't you like the table I chose for you?
When you get to my age you'll know what it feels like.
There's nothing worse than being pitied.
How's the count doing?
Well, you know, so far he hasn't sent anything back.
Please don't spread the ashes around here.
You could use them as an ingredient.
That'd be something new for you.
Don't you have some work to do? I don't need a babysitter.
Matilda, there is nothing wrong in missing him.
- I miss him too. - Go to work.
Go boil an egg or do something useful.
Go on.
Bon appétit.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes.
Yeah, yeah.
Hidalgo, hey, it's Max.
Look, it's really very busy right now.
I have to go.
I'm liking where this is going.
What are you doing here? Are you crazy?
This is a surprise. Do you like my surprise?
- What are you talking about? - We just sat in a table
in New York and said it was a bummer
we couldn't be here together at this thing.
Well, here we are, we're together.
We're not exactly together, because you gotta deal with him,
- but still-- - I don't understand, okay?
How long have you had this planned?
I didn't plan this.
Diane had a friend who got pregnant and she couldn't fly,
so I just took her spot.
I mean...
That was a week ago, but it wasn't a plan.
You're happy to see me, right?
Dan, you can't just show up here without checking with me.
Wait, so you're saying you're not happy to see me?
It's true. It's true.
It's called "Costa Brava lifestyle."
It's about the sea, the landscape, the light,
and with the food. Yeah.
Eating out in the sunshine with a nice wine.
- Mmm. Do you understand? - Yes.
It's for that that you need a calm sea.
Here we don't have earthquakes or tsunamis.
We... we are relaxed people.
Yes.
Um, please. Why don't you have another glass?
And then you can tell me what the food tastes like.
Anyway, we don't have to pay.
'Cause we don't have to pay.
- Who is she with? - Who?
Oh, uh... Nobody.
Just her ex. They have some...
Just... I don't know.
- Things to wrap up.
Yes, sir?
Give that to the woman over there in the red dress.
- Thank you.
Daniel's very mysterious tonight, don't you agree?
He is, isn't he?
And he seems so much younger since he started dating Rachel.
And it even looks like he's grown more hair.
I have hair plugs.
"My love, I haven't told you that you look glorious tonight.
Why don't we swim naked under the moonlight?"
Hey, uh, forgive the interruption.
- It's Marc. You're Marc, right? - Yeah.
- How are you? - Good.
I just wanted to come by and take a minute
- to talk man to man if you don't mind. - No, no, not at all.
Yeah, Raquel told me you are working hard on the new book.
She didn't tell you, did she?
No. What hasn't she told me?
Rachel and I are together, Marc.
You mean working together.
I mean we're getting married.
It's a tough way to find out, huh?
- Yes? - I want you to take this
to Rachel Grossman with her dessert.
- I'm sorry-- - Ah!
Save the small talk for your boyfriend. This is important.
You're still here.
Yes, sir.
It's good.
But it's good or bad?
Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.
I'll bring you another carrot tangle straight away.
No, that's fine, Eduardo. Thank you.
- They were tangled up to begin with. - My apologies.
You're sure you don't want a new one?
No no, it's fine, really. Thank you.
Tell me...
...do people usually fight like that in here?
No. No, not really.
But here...
...there's a surprise every minute.
- Of course. Thank you.
- Hey. - Hey.
It's a nice spot, huh?
I was thinking maybe we should buy the place,
open a restaurant or something. What do you think?
- What, they didn't like the food? - Mmm...
No, really, I love to sing.
It's my hobby.
Never professionally, only in the karaoke bar.
But you've got a lot of karaoke bars in Japan, right?
Yes, we do.
And have you ever sung in a karaoke bar?
Yes, I love singing.
Who's your favorite singer?
Lady Gaga.
Mmm.
- Eduardo. - Yes?
I am very flattered,
but you are far too young.
And I think you know where this ring belongs.
- Yes, I do. - Mmm.
I will take care of that.
Thank you.
Gentlemen, how is everything? Is everything all right?
Oh, everything is great. Thank you very much.
- Well, you're really welcome. - Thank you.
Um, well, if there's anything you need, just ask, okay?
- Max. - Yeah?
Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen,
if I can have your attention please.
The night's not over, but we're gonna change the venue.
If you've got a drink, bring it with you.
If not, please come and join us for a cocktail en el chiringuito.
My husband and I came here quite often. Mm-hm.
He was really very fond of Mar.
I suppose she's, well, the daughter we never had.
Your husband sounds like an amazing man.
Oh, you cannot imagine, Miss...
- Rachel, please. - Oh, Rachel.
Pretty name.
My husband was a businessman.
Uh, not a very good one, I'm afraid.
He was... an adventurer.
One of those men for whom the world is just too small.
I seem to come across men for whom the world is too big.
Fernando ate more than anyone, drank more than anyone,
shouted more than anyone and--
- Don't say it. I can already imagine.
No no, that is not what I was going to say, you cheeky young lady.
I was going to say that everyone knew him everywhere,
and when he spoke, nobody dared open his mouth.
Except for me.
You know, I had never really understood his tastes.
But I really rather miss his... walks on the wild side.
I wanted to crawl into a hole and die
at every fresh encounter, but...
...truth be told, that's when he made me laugh the most.
Excuse me.
- Oh, will you excuse me?
Yeah.
Hello. Thank you.
Yes, I'm still here.
Yes, no news. Everything's still the same.
What can I tell you? If there's no news, there's no news.
I'm sorry. Can't talk now. I'll call you back.
- Sorry about that. - No problem. Um...
This is really kinda silly, now that dinner's over,
it's not gonna matter one way or another, but--
I'm sorry, I just have to ask. You wouldn't--
- Excuse me.
What?!
Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Mar?
Uh-huh.
- Can we talk? - Daniel, what are you doing here?
I just think we should talk given what's happened, privately.
- What are you talking about? - What do you mean--
- Listen-- - Am I talking to you, Marc?
'Cause I don't think I am.
- Oh!
Are you okay? Let me see. Let me see.
Water. A glass of water, please.
What, me? Lou, get her a glass of water.
It's just my blood pressure.
- Can I sit down somewhere? - Sure.
Well, the pulse is fine and I don't really see anything wrong.
I'm fine, really, I told you.
- Please leave. - Well, are you sure that's a good idea?
Go, please.
- Okay. - Shoo!
Uh, she can stay...
- ...if she wants to. - Okay, okay, okay.
- Thank you, doctor. - You're welcome.
There's nothing wrong with you, is there?
Do you know what a fright you gave everyone?
Don't you start complaining, young lady.
I saved you from a doozy.
Do you realize what was about to happen out there?
Both your men in the same restaurant?
- And they say women are the smart ones. - You're a real piece of work.
So Fernando told me. Many times.
Actually, I'm afraid you can't smoke in here.
Actually, I'm afraid I can.
I, uh...
- I have something of yours. - Mine?
One of your men is expecting a little something extra tonight.
Who... Who gave you this?
I don't know.
- What did she say? - I'm not sure.
Um...
The thing is the musicians that came to play for you tonight
and the captain of the ship are--
Well, they're in a life raft somewhere out there
and they haven't been found yet.
But we're sure that they're close by.
Um...
Look, why don't you just...
...take your drinks and enjoy the beach?
Max. Max!
Hey! Hey. Who are you?
Because a food critic you are not.
- What are you talking about?
Show me your passport.
- Excuse me? - Ramon: Max.
No, no, no. I would like you very much to show me your passport.
- Is there some kind of problem? - Just show it to me.
All right, fine. Walter Reilly, who were you talking to?
Max. Hey.
All right. Do not let him leave.
I swear, I don't know what the problem is.
I'm so sorry, sir.
Actually, it's a wonderful plan.
I think the beauty of it is it's really simple.
- Folks, please. - Matilda: Why not?
- You know, and I-- - Hey!
Perhaps one person at a time please.
Okay, look, all we're saying, right? We wanna help, okay?
We don't think it's right to be here sitting on our asses,
drinking cocktails, while there are people lost at sea.
The coast guard is doing what the coast guard does, okay?
It might take them a while, but they're gonna find them.
Now look, you've all paid to be here.
You have the right to enjoy the evening.
Don't you tell me how to enjoy my evening, Max Barney.
Look, here's the situation.
There are five people out there who need help.
There are 30 people here who want to help.
- Exactly. - Um...
All right, what would the plan be?
Okay, the plan is we form two groups.
Okay? So the first group...
- is gonna go up the cliff... - Mm.
...and build a fire so they can see us, right?
And then the second group takes that boat
- and go look for them. - That boat?
- Yeah, that boat. - That boat hasn't been used in years
and the engine isn't gonna start. And even if it does,
the last thing we need is another boatload of people lost at sea.
And you can't build a fire on the cliff, because, well,
if the police catch you, they'll shut us down.
I thought you were shutting down anyway.
What the hell. All right, fine.
- Okay. Okay, everyone. - Okay.
So... So let's go. Follow me and bring flashlights.
- And what else do you think we need? - And firewood.
- Firewood, firewood. - Come on, people. Come along.
Emergency communication are always on the same frequency.
So we should get something if there's a patrol
using the radio within a seven-kilometers radius.
Okay.
No, no, no, please, do not... do not put...
- Max. - Yeah?
That's good news?
An hour ago you were in a wheelchair,
and now you're climbing a mountain.
I know!
- But whatever.
I haven't felt so alive in... for years.
If you're sitting down, so am I.
No, put the light right over here.
No, it's not the battery. I don't know what to tell you.
The motor looks fine. It's got gas.
- It just doesn't wanna start. - Mind if I take a look?
The oil looks fine.
Ah.
This is not gas. This is rainwater.
Stagnant rainwater.
- So you're a mechanic? - No, I'm a watchmaker.
A watchmaker?
What's the matter? You've never seen a watchmaker before?
No, as a matter of fact, I haven't.
Not that you knew of at the time.
- Can you fix this? - Yes, if you get me some gas.
Gas?
One of you must know how to siphon gas from the tank of a car.
- I'll do it myself. - I'll come with you.
You are in a pickle, aren't you?
You wanna hear something funny?
Mm-hm.
When I was doing research for my book...
...I lived with the Lakota Sioux for a long time.
You know, I practically became one of them.
They taught me...
They taught me about their cooking and their...
...rituals and ceremonies.
It was incredible.
I have never felt so connected in my life.
It's... It's like I learned nothing from it.
- Hmm. - I mean...
...I'm alone now.
I'm alone and I still...
I still don't feel in control of my life.
Well, you could always go back and settle on the reservation.
Yeah, that's actually not a bad idea,
because, you know, right now I'd love to be
a million miles away from Dan and Marc.
Although it's not like I do so good on my own.
I'm a disaster.
How did you do it?
- Oh, well... - I mean really.
Welcome to the human race.
We're all contradictory.
There's no way around it.
You know, there's nothing more precious than freedom.
Mmm.
But you can be free with somebody by your side.
I learned that from Fernando.
You're just fearful.
That's normal.
Just follow your heart.
- It's okay? - Not yet.
Okay, this is great. Let's go!
Arriba! Cut us loose!
Wait, wait, wait, um...
- We can't all fit. - You need me out there.
Maximum of four.
We gotta leave room for the others when we come back.
- I'm going too. - Yeah, big surprise.
- Is that because I'm going? - I'm a doctor, you moron.
All right, look, I'll go.
You know how to steer this thing, right?
Yes, of course. We'll use the flame as a beacon.
- You should go. - All right.
Here we go.
- All right. Here we go, push! - Let's go.
Good luck.
At least you got the fire going.
- We could have toast. - Yes!
Ooh, yes.
- Mina: Is... Is that a... - What? What do you see?
- What is that? - Matilda: It's a flare.
They must've lit it when they saw our bonfire.
It's them! It's the lifeboat!
- Hello! - Yoo-hoo!
- Yoo-hoo! Over here! - Over here!
- Over here!
Is that the coast guard?
No, it's a friend who's got a friend at the coast guard.
Max. Max, Max!
- Yeah? - We saw a flare.
- Where? - Yes, quite distinctly. Out there.
Okay. Please, just one second. Look, Gerard...
- Great. - Okay. Excuse me.
Look what the sand has done to my stocking.
- It's them. Look!
- It's the boat! - Yoo-hoo!
Sorry, sorry. Excuse me. Excuse me.
- Are you recording? - Man: Yeah.
You are the man who saved these people?
- Yes. Yes, I am. - Right? Yeah.
And what's your name?
- My name's Daniel. - Daniel.
You know, it was a decision point.
It was, "I'm gonna risk my life and save others."
- Yeah. Okay. - And that's what I did.
Here's your ring.
♪
Thank you.
I owe you an apology.
Really, there's no need.
No, no,no, I mean it. I'm sorry.
I just wanna thank you for all your help.
You're welcome.
It was a cinch fixing it. The motor, I mean.
Can I ask you a question?
Why'd you come here tonight?
I'm an admirer of your restaurant.
I've visited restaurants all over the world,
and I've never experienced anything like this.
It's unbearable to think that you're closing.
So who were you talking to all night?
My mother.
She thinks I'm in the shop.
She's a dreadful cook.
Okay.
Whatever he's offered, our offer will be better.
Shall we go to my office and discuss details?
No. After the party.
Enjoy.
"Thank you very much for everything. It was a night I will never forget.
I'm sorry to leave you this way,
but I feel it's the most honest thing to do.
Money corrupts art."
Son of a bitch.
- Max. - Matilda.
Do you mind if I borrow her for a minute?
We did it.
- Thank you.