Genre: Comedy/Mystery/Mockumentary
Executive Producer: Eugene Levy
Writer: Mo Buck
Season 1 Episode 7 - Finding Sylvia
Cast:
Catherine O'Hara .... Sylvia (Regular)
Eric Stonestreet .... Buddy (Regular)
Maude Apatow .... Julie (Regular)
Randy Havens .... Timothy (Regular)
Crispin Glover .... Judge Ross (Regular)
Eugene Levy .... Donald the Narrator (voice) (Regular)
Plot: The episode opens with a pictogram asking us to call a number if we have any info on Sylvia’s whereabouts.
Donald (Eugene Levy) asks Julie (Maude Apatow) to tell us about the last time she saw Sylvia. As footage from the previous episode is shown in black and white, she says they were at her home for the Beau Jolie presentation. She had just dumped her boyfriend and she needed to relax and Sylvia was there for her. They drank wine and put on some makeup, she may have danced and sang a little, but she can’t remember. Then, the unthinkable happen.
Donald asks the same question to Timothy (Randy Havens) who says he was just about to invest in the opportunity of a lifetime when all of this happens. He adds that he still dreams about all the money he could have made if it didn’t happen.
Buddy (Eric Stonestreet) says that always suspected Sylvia was that kind of woman, but you can never ask something like that. They all thought they knew her, when in fact they didn’t.
Donald narrates a story of Sylvia (Catherine O’Hara)’s life as we see home footage of key events. She married at a young age to a brilliant man, much older than her, but it was a loveless marriage. What Sylvia loves the most is money. She can never get enough. Perhaps that has a link with her disappearance. A failed pop star that tried everything to get relevant, she was arrested for public intoxication numerous times. Donald is now in front of the camera and identifies as a self-proclaimed GRL historian. He says it’s a shame she wasn’t in her prime during the social media days, because her life could’ve been very different. Her husband died when she was in her late thirties and inherited the greyhounds and that’s how she became the woman they know today. No one understood why she stuck around, never really winning and she seemed not interested at all by the race people love so much. She admitted to Donald that she was about to sell the dog until she heard about the documentary, perhaps she needed money… What about the Beau Jolie scheme? So many questions with no definite answers…
Inspector Collins refused to participate in this documentary…
Julie says Inspector Collins came and that’s when he dropped the bomb… Buddy adds that Collins basically said that Sylvia and Marty (may he rest in peace) were married and nobody knew. After that it was all a blur. Sylvia threw a fit. Donald says luckily they have the footage. Buddy narrates, as the picture turns black and white. He says they all left and Collins refused to say how he found out and he left too. She threw them all out. He was the first to leave. Donald then asks Julie what happened after Buddy left. She says she went to the bathroom to remove her makeup before leaving. Timothy was still there when she left. Donald then asks Timothy what happened. He was the last one to see her. He says it's not a mystery to me.
Donald gets in a car with camera and Timothy says he’ll drive, he just has to keep filming and not to ask any questions. They pull in Sylvia’s driveway, which Donald points out. He follows Timothy who unlocks the door and says: Mommy, I’m home!, to which a familiar voice responds. Sylvia comes downstairs and upon seeing Donald, asks what the hell is he doing here. Donald turns the camera towards him and says: what the …
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