Episode #5: "What Kind of Bad?"

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 8 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Looking for a way out of his construction gig, Bobby (Chris Bauer) tries to change Vincent's (James Franco) mind about Rudy's (Michael Rispoli) offer. Darlene (Dominique Fishback) returns from a trip home with a new girl, disappointing Abby (Margarita Levieva). Roughed up by a john, Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) contemplates a change of careers. After getting busted, Paul (Chris Coy) explores the underbelly, and the exhilaration, of gay life in the city. With an assist from Alston (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.), Sandra (Natalie Paul) scores a key interview with a pimp.

Story by Richard Price; teleplay by Will Ralston & Chris Yakaitis; directed by Uta Briesewitz.