Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk, Todd, Farah and Detective Estevez must save Lydia Spring or face certain death.

that show you things you can buy in a store.

about life and purpose and stuff...

I think I want to see where those two bullets go.

Just another crazy...

It was my fault. I...

All right, calm down, Lydia.

I thought you said you wanted answers. I want reality!

and went to the future, where these tattooed wackos

You can't just come in... They stole the soul exchanger!

We're gonna take men, we're gonna take weapons,

Say what?

A place with the...

Because it doesn't work that way. Because it...

Yeah!

Holy shit.

We got company.

to start the loop again.

We're okay. Ohh!

Shit!

You'll smash it?

T-These are the guys that hired me the day you found me!

All right.

I think Dirk Gently came into your life for a reason.

Amanda...

Dirk Gently... you weren't supposed to kill him.

and it... it must have been really bad for you.

You cannot call me when you land.

It was a time loop. There was nothing you could do.

I knew, when I first met you,

of high emotion, and... dare I say it... romance.

Look, I don't... I don't understand.

on when the next case starts.

Let's say, best-case scenario, we come out of this

name. Oh.

Now it's... You know...

I... I just wanted to be in charge,

because they gave me $80 million.

Flung backwards through time, Dirk and Todd make a horrifying discovery about the nature of their case, and find themselves with a unique opportunity: solve their case before it even starts.

the unlimited energy device.

You accidentally sent the machine

you accidentally sent into the future

You run, and it's all very scary.

eventually confronting you.

that was now a Soul Swapper.

You had finally had enough.

so great job, I think!

Well, that guy certainly

Right, three machines are actually one machine,

Big plans.

is what I call a weaponized soul.

Oh, dammit! Quick, hide!

everything I own is destroyed,

Shit!

Look.

It never ended any other way.

It's a mess up there, but we're gonna figure it out.

"Three questions, one answer..."

Impossible.

against an army of body-swapping psychos,

When the machine came back, it had a note on it,

Wait, where's your time machine?

I was waiting for some big complex pay-off

Lydia is the only thing I have left in this world,

I'm the one

I didn't have any context...

After all this is over,

_

Everything connects. Cops, cult, assassins, detectives, Pararibulitis, vampires, lottery ticket, a corgi, and Ken, all come to a head.

We didn't break in...

Oh! And you should bring Amanda.

- The what? - The kitten.

Hmm.

Always. Are you?

and I needed first and last months' rent,

happening.

use the MECE methodology to divide the teams.

It really feels like we're onto something.

- That's what the sign will say! - Shh! Shh...

Cops are coming,

I mean, if you follow it all the way through,

And-and-and I lost someone who I...

How did this happen?

and I'm crying like a pussy, and...

six years wasn't quite long enough.

I literally don't know who you are.

That's what happened, yes.

- Shut up! - My sister is in there!

Okay, just... look.

Yes, well, it's hard to get a SWAT team together

so some bits might be on backwards, but...

This is lunacy.

you're one of the original souls.

So that means you follow me now.

Can you stop screaming?

I can't get hurt.

It's the universe,

Is this where the universe was supposed to lead us?

I've been waiting for you two for a long time.

As Dirk and Todd embark on a hunt for Patrick Spring's dark enigmas, Todd reveals a deep-seated secret of his own. Detectives Estevez and Zimmerfield take big risks as they inch closer to the truth of their missing person's investigation, and Amanda finally confronts the looming specter of the Rowdy 3.

We've got this absolutely under control.

You don't just stumble into that.

Look, I can't explain it, okay?

I got you this new shirt in the gift shop.

Normally, confronting these subjects

They were some of the first subjects taken into Black Wing.

But the truth is, no one knows these people the way I do.

- Whoo! - [Laughs]

You, like, ate my emotions?

with that body that was found in his house?

It's a property thing.

I never been to China.

before I figured out you were a mess, too.

What? No, one more, just to prove me wrong.

[Breathing deeply]

Yah! Ha!

Um... must be six years ago now?

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Plus, we just spoke to the top zoo official

Plus, Animal Control never followed up

Like visions of the future?

Jed, get down! He's got the shark!

Martin, we need to talk.

It's different this time.

- Ow! - Hold still.

But why...

So...

Maybe that's where Dirk Gently is.

Run the plates, right?

Oh, shit.

Come on, God damn it! Come on!

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Because that's not how it works.

But it's not like being a bloody werewolf, is it?

Dirk and Todd find themselves in a complicated and dangerous situation left behind by Patrick Spring. As the police begin putting together the pieces of their imponderable case, an FBI agent's unlikely return complicates matters for Amanda and Farah.

I know you do. But...

C-Couldn't find my jacket.

I didn't even know about this place.

I assumed you'd been together for years.

And the bodies from the penthouse still haven't turned up.

Are you kidding me?

straighten some things out.

I mean, h-how do we even know he's the good guy here?

and as far as I can tell,

What the...

but, uh, it went straight to voicemail.

Hi.

When he disappeared,

Lots of debris. Careful.

Can you not comprehend how freaking weird this is?

A message.

Oh, well done.

Because it's not a bulb.

whether the Spring family likes it or not.

What did he ask you? I'm not gonna lowball this.

Oh, shit!

I... I was just...

If things get any more confusing,

Oh, what is this? No, don't touch that.

We almost just died.

And you're surprised by that?

[ Rock music playing ]

This is Lux's coat.

It led us all the way back.

Yeah.

Uh...

Uh, what should I do?

Break through the wall! Break through the wall!

Oh, no, not this again.

That's impossible.

Wildly suspicious.

and then, when they outlived their usefulness,

You've not even... I don't know you.

Digging into Patrick Spring's past, Farah and Dirk discover the first really big clue into his murder. Todd goes to the police only to learn he has no safe harbor left and Amanda must deal with a looming presence in her life.

What happened to my grandfather?

That was brave of you.

No, no, no. No, that's a bad idea.

I'll see you real soon.

with a former Black Wing subject.

What?

Jesus.

Uh...

It's... It's kind of unbelievable.

I've been thinking about what Dirk said about me

You are not gonna believe this.

Our friend, Todd. From the hotel.

But he disappeared, so the place fell into disrepair.

I... I have something for you.

Your name is on the report.

with what's happening right now?

You are becoming a very compelling figure,

Right.

You know, it's funny, I knew.

No matter what happens, I want you to know

Dirk Gently.

What does that mean?

You're only some of those things. Oh, no!

Well, what do you want to do?

Yeah, I just... I have to ask him about some stuff,

No, I... No, there's just...

I know it's this way.

Patrick Spring didn't build this.

All of it.

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I'm not the guy you want.

Put some clothes on.

is happening for a reason.

Yes, but... Dirk, why are you here?

That's this building.

Not this, but...

The least I could do?

Todd is drawn further into the case as they learn more about the fiends who captured Patrick Spring's daughter, Lydia. Mysterious characters take a step closer to a collision, culminating in an absurd hostage exchange.

So much money, and then...

Yeah. Yeah. We were wondering about that.

Maybe. I don't know.

You total asshole! I can't believe you did this to me!

Are you insane?!

Would you let me finish? Go sit over there!

Uh-huh. Yeah.

But it's possible we're going to die.

She broke the nose.

You killed him?

Well, the opiate ring that Dorian Rothlighter

You didn't transfer the bodies from the Patrick Spring case?

it's gonna take a bit of time.

and then we can...

[Toy squeaks]

What the hell was that?

Hey, Todd, it's me. Um...

- [Glass shatters] - [Gasps]

- What time? - 9:00 AM.

And say what?

Mm? What are you talking about?

Yes, like a happy dog.

take whatever Spring paid you and...

"We have your friend," and then a picture of a woman.

Aw...

- What do we do? - I-I...

for what you've done to us.

Todd: I saw a human face on the dog!

Wait a second. There's two guys.

No. Bullet dodged me.

Now we have potentially dangerous individuals at large.

We have many threats to deal with.

After Todd Brotzman happens upon a murder scene, he meets self-proclaimed detective, Dirk Gently, and is drawn into a case involving the death of reclusive millionaire, Patrick Spring, and the kidnapping of his daughter Lydia. As multiple characters and storylines seem primed to converge, tangling endlessly in towards the center, it’s clear to Todd that his life will never be the same. MORE -LESS

Are you a historian?

I'm on my way.

So we are looking for like... An animal, or a weapon?

Before you arrived in the penthouse.

Okay, no.

Also, you're fired.

And your life became a swirl of interesting activity?

What the hell are you doing?

Hey,

Plus, I've never worked with this kind of rigging before!

No.

My sister's house, okay?

With the bloody...

I did find one thing kind of interesting, though.

"Holistic" is the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.

Nothing is also connected.

Why don't you move back in with Mom and Dad?

I'm sorry. That's terrible.

who is insinuating himself into being my combination assistant and best friend.

Not...

You lost your job, you've got that nut Dorian chasing you around,

I'm from a totally different place.

The cases are connected.

Stay frosty.

What the hell is this new shit?

Help!

You think they intimidate me?

- which make... - Shut up. I don't care. Go away.

and I'm a suspect in multiple homicides.

You know what, no, I don't want to hear all that