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Which is, uh, why it's always a good idea
to, uh, personalize your incentives.
Uh, next, we'd like to give you a little demonstration
of some of the principles that we've discussed here today.
Um, enjoy!
MultiCorp Industries, this is Catherine speaking. How may I help you?
Frankly, I'm not sure that you can.
Well, surely, I can be of some assistance.
My name is Gertrude Alan. I don't have much time. I run a very large company.
Well I understand, Ms. Alan, we're all of us very busy these days.
Oh, well, with faulty products like yours, I don't doubt that you are.
- I'm sorry you feel that way. - Products have come to me damaged, Catherine.
And how do you explain such slip-shod service?
Well, this is the first I've heard of such a problem.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
This is more than just an inconvenience.
Tell me that you understand that.
- I understand. - Picture this, Catherine.
Picture a middle-aged, slightly frazzled, overworked executive, okay?
And she comes in just like she does everyday
and she has her mug of coffee,
and the mug has a picture of her dog on it
that's slowly peeling, you know? It's faded.
So, she comes in and she hasn't had much sleep,
she's just returned from a long absence,
and her department has just gone to pieces without her.
Everything's just fallen apart without her. Are you still there?
I'm seeing it.
I'm 42 years old, Catherine.
Ms. Alan, I'm I'm confident that if you just tell me what ha...
Once, I tried to change things.
Can you picture me with kids?
They told me I was too old but I, I was reasonably healthy
so I thought to myself, "Yes, let's see this through."
And I...
I just don't know...
I'm sorry.
Things were going to be different, Catherine. Better.
I wasn't going to work my life away. I was going to be home more.
But, no, not for me.
All right. I just try to stay busy.
I focus on the task at hand, I just get through it day by day.
Maybe that will be enough.
This could have been a good day.
- Why don't you tell me what happened? - I opened it up
- and it was all fucked! - It's not supposed to be...
Can't I just have this one thing, Catherine?
- It's not supposed to be like that. - You can't help me.
Listen, I can't pretend that I know what you're going through right now.
But you can rest assured that MultiCorp will make this up to you.
- How? - Well, for starters,
we're going to resend all your product at no extra charge,
and we'll even throw in a few more on the house
as a token of appreciation for your business.
Well, thank you.
I really appreciate your understanding in this circumstance.
- Catherine? - Cathy, to my friends.
I'll give you a call in a week's time
just to make sure that everything's been resolved to your satisfaction.
How does that sound?
Cathy, I can't complain.
I'd like to announce that that was great.
Really? I felt better about it in rehearsal.
They liked it, and you, they loved.
You don't mind that I ad-libbed, right? I loved your writing.
- It felt very natural. - Yeah. I've realized I guess, in the moment,
that I didn't really know her, you know?
That's not purely a script criticism,
my performance was a bit inhibited.
I think there's a lot of great stuff to take from this.
- Agreed. - Absolutely.
Professionals.
Hi, you've reached the office of Peter Fielding.
I'm afraid I can't come to the phone right now,
so please leave a message after the tone and I'll get back to you soon.
Bye for now.
Peter, hi. It's Audrey Green calling.
I don't know if you got my last message,
but I have an audition today,
so wish me luck.
I haven't read the whole thing, but it seems pretty interesting.
Based on the sides, anyway.
- Also, I got a new head shot. - Big smile, Audrey.
I'll e-mail it to you so you have it on file.
Lastly, I just wanted to see if you had put me up for anything recently,
um, commercials or, or anything, really.
Anyway, I'd love to chat with you when you have a moment.
Um, so I'll speak with you soon, I hope.
Um, take care, bye-bye.
You were always good to me, Ms. Sommersby.
Audrey Green.
- How did it go? - Uh, I think I came off pretty nervous, because I was.
I'm sure that was more apparent to you than it was to them.
I think they really like me, but I don't feel as confident as I'd like to.
- I certainly hope so. - They didn't ask about my ability...
- How's your writing going? - I've got a new draft,
and I think it addresses a lot of your concerns.
Great. Can't wait to read it.
No, it was actually that bad.
I don't know how I'm going to break it to Barry.
I can't sleep.
Do you wanna watch me do my taxes? It might help.
You wanna narrate for me?
- Sure. - Okay.
- No detail too small. - Okay.
This one is for a lunch at Phil's.
It was for $12.77.
We can file that under entertainment.
This is perfect.
And this one is for printer ink.
- It was $37.99. - Mmm-hmm.
- That can be filed under office supplies. - Mmm.
And this one here is for that Kingston production
of Memory Card at The Jupiter.
- We can file that under research. - Hmm.
So much paper.
- This one's for that wig from April. - Hmm.
New stapler. $6.99.
Guess office supplies, again.
So many lunches.
So many.
It's become a significant source of income for us
and now I'm wondering, you know, because we have all these expenses,
rent, lunches with potential clients, business cards...
Have you seen the business cards, by the way?
It's very nice.
Anyway, I'm wondering if now isn't the time for us to incorporate.
Okay, wonderful.
Can I assume that your company will clear over $60,000 this year?
How much do you anticipate you'll make this year?
Let me buy you lunch.
You okay for money?
You know, a few thousand wouldn't make much difference to me.
- Dad, please. - Hmm.
Hi, you've reached Audrey Green.
I'm sorry I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Thanks for calling and have a great day.
Hello, this is a message for Audrey Green.
Hi, Audrey, thank you for auditioning for A Different Trench.
Unfortunately...
Can I give you some advice as your accountant?
I have to take this.
- Hello? - I didn't get it.
- Meet me at the place? - Twenty minutes.
There were, like, 500 other people there who are going to get it.
They're gonna give the part to 500 other people and not me.
The producer was nice.
Don't get waggy on me this early. I thought you said it was fine.
Well my "fine" is terrible, probably.
- Shut up, please. - Will do, Chief.
- Can it have blood? - Have you asked about that before?
No, actually.
What if we just saw the bereaved family and felt the absence?
Like an empty chair at the breakfast table.
- I have my reservations. - Okay.
The more I think about it,
the more I think we need to divorce the images from feeling and emotion
and just show, like, blood and destruction
and not give people the chance to feel sadness or that sense of loss.
Instead, they're just met with violence.
We need to explain the accident.
Do we? Do we?
Okay.
Can you help me with this?
Just a minute, I gotta finish this.
- This is important. - This is important.
This is important, too. God.
Please?
Okay.
The nerve of some people.
- I'm doing it now. - Good for you.
- What would you do with it? - Pour it over something.
- Maybe you've got a broken... - Tibia? Fibia?
- What do you break in a workplace, exactly? - Stapler, probably.
Hearts.
We could just show a really graphic expression
but maybe also, kind of, abstracted expression of workplace trauma,
so that they just have to experience it.
And then after a barrage of that, we go to a title.
Bam. "Workplace Safety."
- So, we're not in it? It's more of a multimedia... - Google thresher injury.
You'll thank me. You'll be able to see.
- It'll be wonderful. - I'm sure it will.
Susan? Oh, God, Susan!
Legally, they're obligated to do this every year.
What we've gotta do is give them something interesting.
- Why? - Because we can.
We can and we must fulfill that sacred trust.
- Wait, can it rhyme? Right. - Mmm, better not.
Professionals.
Fuck. Fuck! No good. No good. Ugh! What're you doing?
So, we see the aftermath first?
Yes, then, maybe, interviews with the family or something
about the lifetime of suffering they'll have to deal with.
Then the accident, then the fatal mistake that led to it.
- Fatal? - Why not? It's bigger. It gives us more to play.
Are the walls there white?
I like it.
I think we'd be playing with cliches in an interesting way.
- Uh, this is for you. - Oh!
- Hello. - Thanks.
I thought your performance today was really outstanding.
- Oh, wow! Thanks so much. - Yeah. Really incredible.
We don't get that here.
- Outstanding. - Hey, it's my pleasure.
- Thanks a lot. - Thank you.
Uh, are you guys back here at any point?
Uh, well, our schedule's changing all the time, really.
But, you know, I'll give you my card.
Sure.
- Here you go. Take care. - Great.
- June, oh, my God, that was amazing. - Hey!
- Thanks so much! We really did it! - I can't believe it.
I mean, I totally believe it. I've just, I have never seen anything like this before.
This kind of scale is just beyond.
- How many people was that? - Thirteen, not counting the doubled parts.
Did I tell you it came from a dream?
- No. - Really? No, that wasn't in the notes.
- Why wasn't that in the program? - How long did you rehearse?
About 17 weeks.
- Wow. - We had a grant.
- Do you ever apply? - I have all these commissions.
The Kingston Foundation.
- Mmm, of course. - Nick's great.
He's gonna be at this fundraiser thing tomorrow night.
- You guys should come. - It's probably pretty exclusive.
Extremely. Completely.
I have a pass.
But it's just for me.
But I'm resourceful.
And those figures will be confirmed early next week.
- Is that somewhat accurate, Phillip? - It is, indeed.
Terrific. Okay, uh, on another note,
HR has asked that we do an info-session
on sexual harassment in the workplace either this week or next week
just to make sure we've covered that ground
in some kind of meaningful way...
Do we need a demonstration?
Because I know somebody.
Looks like a good time.
- Lillian, is that you? - It's me.
See you inside.
You crushed the bar code.
Did I?
- Hi. - Hi.
Very nice.
- It looks great in here. - I know.
You look sublime.
Hey, hold on a second.
- Perfect. - You, too.
- I'm going to find the bar. - Let's get a drink.
The scene is really quiet, right?
We've just come down from that crescendo, catharsis.
- You know the part? - Yeah.
You could hear a pin drop.
And this woman in the audience just starts sobbing.
- Wow. - I don't know if it's a good thing, necessarily.
She was really sobbing, uncontrollably.
Like, we paused as it was applause,
but she just wouldn't stop.
And what I'm saying is
I don't really get it.
What's the point of all this? What are we doing this for?
Well, it's beautiful. It's a connection.
But what for?
What are we saying to each other?
Is that for us to decide? It's not.
Should be, shouldn't it?
You made a woman cry, Hannan.
Reasons I'm doing this, and I actually said this, one, because I love it.
This might not be clear to you people,
but just because you wanna buy doesn't mean I'm for sale.
Actually? You actually said it?
This is a real thing?
And then I met Alice the same day. I'm not even kidding.
I took it as a sign.
She'd be here, but she's doing a session at Bard.
It's the acoustics of architecture,
but it's not practical. It's strictly theoretical.
- Which isn't to say that it isn't the real thing. - No.
It's just sometimes people say that.
What are you doing? Are you working? I haven't seen you in forever.
- God! Audrey! - Yeah, I've been, kind of, laying low.
But what are you doing, though? Audrey.
What're you doing?
It seems kind of silly to say, but I guess it's not.
I got that grant after last year, which,
you know... And basically, the premise of the thing
is it allows you to work on something for months just writing,
which, in itself, is amazing.
It's in a lodge on a mountain.
And then rehearsal... It sounds grandiose, I know,
but I met some amazing folks.
So, I decided from this dream I had, this mountain dream
that I wanted to do a large ensemble piece.
I had this recurring one
about a city block or people at night in a blackout.
That's what nature does to you I guess, urban withdrawal.
And then the characters came from various subsequent dreams.
And from just sitting outside
and waiting for interesting people to walk by.
I've a pad I keep by bed. Do you do that?
- Have a pad? - No.
You should try it. It's really worked for me.
It's super freeing to let your subconscious
do the work for you in that way.
I have all these deadlines.
Oh, my God, June.
- Next month, I'm opening my own space. - Wow.
It's small, but it's mine, so...
Yeah.
Like, I am super stoked.
- But you dream. - Sure, of course.
And then you wake up, all you need is a pen which you've got.
- Uh-huh. - And then you write stuff down.
I don't think my dreams are particularly interesting.
Well, that can't be true. Fears, desires, unspoken sublimated emotions,
there's all kinds of material in there.
So this is just going directly to the source and asking yourself
"What do I really want?
What do I need to confront?"
And then you can extrapolate from there
in terms of how you wanna approach things in the work.
So, is it like a Jungian type...
Oh, there's no philosophy in it at all.
It's literally just write it down.
"What do I want to do unconsciously?"
I don't have a lot of time for exploratory stuff, lately.
June! Can I get you a drink? Kate's here.
Could I have a Will Rogers?
- Kate... - Uh, a Will?
Will Rogers. It's orange. He'll know.
- Do you know Kate? She's producing... - No, sorry, I...
Talk to Nick. You really should.
Unless you don't want to, in which case...
- I appreciate that a lot. - Give me one moment,
- I just have to go say hi to somebody. - Sure.
I'm so glad you made it in.
I'm in London most of the time these days.
The London. I've been telling people that I don't really know what I'm doing,
but it's kind of a lie.
I'm working at such an amazing gallery.
My website is awesome. The people are amazing.
Things are really looking up.
- You should come visit. - Totally.
I'm serious. You should totally come visit. It would be so great.
Sure.
Really miss it here sometimes.
What are you up to?
The sound of Toronto.
Audrey! Excuse me.
Hey, I'm sitting with Nick. I told him about you. He really wants to meet you.
- What? - Nick Kingston. The reason you're here Nick.
- Oh, I didn't know that... - Come talk to him. Tell him what you're doing.
- I'm not doing anything. - Tell him what you're working on.
- Nothing. I don't have anything. - No.
I'm not ready. I'm not prepared. I've only had today.
I'm not going!
Okay.
Sorry. If you want me, I'll just be over here.
Okay.
I'm so happy that you're out and you're here.
You're doing so well. God!
Look at you. So good!
- Right? You're okay? - Yeah! Yeah.
All right. I just wanted to make sure.
I know.
Now I'm sure.
I know.
Excuse me. Excuse me, sorry.
Sorry, can I... Thank you.
I'm ready to go.
- Hello? - Hi, Audrey.
It's Bradley from Keller-Sutton.
- Maybe you don't remember... - No, I remember you.
Bradley. "Outstanding."
- What's up? - Well,
uh, it's looking like there might be some other, uh, opportunities
for presentations in the near future,
and I was wondering if, perhaps, you'd like to get together
and discuss that further.
Over dinner, maybe.
Can I just, uh,
gush here for a minute?
I've seen a fair bit of theater in this city and
you are as good as the best people I've seen.
- You're better, even. - Thank you.
I try to challenge myself.
Well, whatever you're doing, it's working.
Have you always known this is something you wanted to do?
Dine-out on an expense account? Oh, yeah.
- Acting. - I'm a big fan of other people's money.
And of reimbursement on principle.
It's all been leading to this moment.
You're gonna hate me for saying this, but, uh, I don't have an expense account.
I do own a suit.
And I'd much rather do what you do.
You seem very together.
I get my phone. Can you say that for posterity? Like, for my family.
- They need to be convinced? - Yeah.
And I've been doing the most boring job I could find
for the past three years.
- I own real estate. - Really?
Jesus.
We own a cat. In the loosest sense of the term.
From a shelter.
Oh, that's the right thing to do.
- Color? - Charcoal.
Good. There's a very limited range
you can play in management is my problem.
There's, uh, reliability.
And that's it, reliability.
I'm good at playing reliable.
- You make a living. - I do.
We do.
It could be better.
Let's not talk about money it's gross.
As an amusing aside, I grew up in a bed and breakfast.
That says something, but I don't know what.
Wanting people to like me and a fondness for hospital corners.
The tighter you're in there the better.
Yeah.
You're okay.
Thank you.
You too.
- Uh, can I refill you, there? - Thanks.
- So, for this thing... - Yes.
We need something that's really going to get people's attention.
You know, really shock people.
To say this thing is not acceptable.
- You know, sexual harassment is not acceptable. - Yes, of course.
Do you have any ideas for possible scenarios we can do?
Um... Oh, okay.
We could do something where you know, a lecherous boss
invites one of his employees somewhere.
Uh, under the guise of work. When really he has ulterior motives.
I mean, would something like that resonate with you?
Good night.
That was great. I think you were really unique.
- Thanks. - Like...
This is your money for the performance.
You both did a wonderful job and it was great working with both of you.
Thanks.
Hmm.
Lillian Wallace speaking.
Oh, hey, Gary.
Yeah, I think we're free.
What's this one about?
One more time, Gary?
You know how on one moment the course of your entire life can hinge.
Sure.
Leadership in times of crisis and change.
It'll be the biggest thing we've ever done.
Say more.
Five to seven minutes of stage time.
- The Walbrook Hotel. - Yes.
More money than we've ever seen at once.
Three hundred people.
Three hundred people?
- Bam! - Whoo!
- Mmm. - Oh, my God.
To be clear, this is just a loan until the show.
That's as long as I need it.
Or until after.
Until.
It's not good news.
Well, it's not entirely bad.
It's true, we're quite unique.
The future's in flux.
February may still be a possibility.
We're canceling.
C-A-N...
Thank you. Despite that I'm afraid we'll have to cancel.
No, actually. There was no deposit.
Mmm-hmm.
Ready?
We are those people. Find them.
- Oh, wait. Hang on. - What?
- You've got something... - What is it?
- It's just a leaf or something. - Thanks.
You know, what I was saying before wasn't just the weed.
- I do actually wanna quit. - Okay.
But the problem is, I'm going to be tempted.
To buy new packs of cigarettes, frequently.
- Which means, I'm gonna buy new packs of cigarettes. - Mmm-hmm.
If and when I do. What I want you to do is
take them from me by force if necessary.
And emphatically toss them into the distance somewhere.
Can you do that?
Emphatically?
Yeah.
Exactly.
- Badges? - Tickets.
Well...
- What, uh, what you need are badges. - Tickets, yes.
- Yes. - Industry comps.
Well, what we have are badges.
- Conference badges. - Okay, great.
- Okay. - I don't think I'm properly conveying this to you gals.
The thing here is that, uh...
A lot of major corporations will... will pay a substantial amount of money to, uh,
buy these badges for their employees.
- We just need 20. - Or a smaller number.
Well, uh, uh, we plan a lot of this in advance, you see.
- There's... - We completely understand, Gary.
- Ten tickets. - Badges.
Just so we can say to the people in our industry you know, this is...
This is what we've been working on.
- My hands are really tied here. - I need this.
Well, that's the thing with you actors, isn't it?
You really do need a... An audience to perform for.
Exactly.
I was just talking about this, uh, to my niece.
- Niece, Gary? - Yeah. Yeah, uh, Fiona.
In fact, uh...
Maybe, there's a part for her, uh, in your production?
- Well... - That's, uh,
something to consider anyways while I'm working on the, uh... On the badges.
Badges.
Wilt thou be led by me and try the venture?
Aye. Indeed.
Lead on.
Why should we tarry?
First we need a rich and trailing robe of fine linen to gird thee.
Nay,
my, a woman,
then...
and no man more.
Wouldst have them slay thee dead?
No man may see their mysteries.
What garb wilt thou bestow about me?
First, a long tress dangling low beneath thy shoulders.
Aye.
And next?
The said robe, falling to thy feet and on thy head a snood.
Enough!
I cannot wear a robe and a snood.
Okay.
So, who are we inviting?
- Raul LaSalle. - Nope.
Arts Council.
Theresa Walsh-Gibbons, Hoberman Grant.
Nicholas Kingston, impresario.
It's art. Get your mind out of the gutter.
It would also be good to get a handful of press out to this thing.
Agreed.
I'm thinking Kevin Carlino, Stage Whispers.
Thomas Kilgallen, Spotlight Drama.
Julian Westlake, Theatricality.
You don't look like this, Dad.
Don't I?
- What about your agent? - He's not the best.
If we can, I'd like to invite some others.
Such as?
Jason Clavir, GPA.
Lisa Preston of Preston, Kaplan, Walker.
- Andrew Morrison. - Well, I've got good news and bad news.
Morrison Fell.
Just kidding, it's only good news.
Who else?
- June, of course. - And maybe, when you say that you could look up?
Good, that's good.
- How many is that? - Doesn't matter. Keep going.
Hi, you've reached the office of Peter Fielding.
I'm afraid I can't come to the phone right now.
So, please leave a message after the tone and I'll get back to you.
Bye for now.
Peter, hi. Audrey Green again.
I just wanted to update you on a booking on December the 19th.
Lillian and I will be performing at the Walbrook Hotel at 2:00 p.m.
for an audience of 300.
Can you believe it?
Uh, anyway, you have my number.
I hope you're okay. Bye.
Leadership. What that says to me is, "What's the power dynamic?"
Who's in charge? You or me?
- I think I should be in charge. - I think I should.
See, this is good. Conflict.
Is that the thing? Are we vying for some...
There's a chain of command.
And that's a source of tension,
All they really wanna see is someone in a position of authority
- help another person. - Whom they outrank.
Help this lower-ranking person through some kind of personal...
- Crisis? - And change, yes.
Is that the title, by the way?
We can come back to that.
Chains.
Is that a serious suggestion?
I don't know. Do you like it?
I'm your boss. Your concerned boss.
- I have a drinking problem. - I know you do.
You know I do. I drink too much.
- Much too much. - I'm an alcoholic.
Yes.
We still have to come up with a part for the kid.
Oh.
We have always talked about having additional characters.
Right.
- She has to have a role. - And lines.
Or a line.
You attack me. It's all very personal.
But I stay in control.
The kid comes in, says something. One thing.
One quick thing and then it ends.
But there's hope.
I don't know. Are we challenging ourselves enough?
Yes.
It can't just be another active listening...
- What's wrong with active listening? - It needs to be special.
Everything we do is special.
It will be.
It has to be.
- So, these two girls. - Women.
Women. They come up to you and ask you to be in this thing?
They know my uncle. They asked if he knew anyone.
People know my uncle too. They don't ask me to act.
I have a certain thing, I guess.
- I won't deny it. - I mean, whatever.
If this is my destiny, I'm not gonna fight it.
Wait, is that your destiny?
Babes demand your presence?
I guess so.
Are they babes?
Don't let's be vulgar, buddy.
Fiona, are they babes, though?
They totally are, right?
You might say so, Marion.
But I judge you for it.
Can I break something?
- What did you have in mind? - A thing of water.
- Carafe? - Yeah. Yeah, maybe a few glasses.
- Sure, assuming Gary's on board. - Fuck Gary.
Gary's been good to us.
For the purposes of this, fuck Gary. For now.
All I'm saying is that if we're gonna have shattered glass on stage
- where there are other pres... - It's not just a glass.
It's that they want to see this and the pamphlets say that.
It's part of the process.
This is not the process.
I love the process. The process is art.
This is just...
We've been hired to do a thing, okay. This is that thing.
Do I want it to be good? Of course.
- But we've gotta meet certain criteria or... - Or what?
Or we are not going to get hired again,
See, when you say things like that it makes me think that this is just a job for you.
It isn't just a job. But it is a job.
If we start cutting ourselves off from things this early in the process...
Stop saying process.
We're just having a conversation here. What is your problem?
I'm not the one raising my voice.
Process!
I'm sorry.
No, I am.
This is part of it.
I have a question about memorization.
That won't be a problem. You won't have many lines.
I'm just here for the experience.
- That's a great attitude. - Thanks.
This isn't our choice, your being here.
- Lil... - She has to know this.
- But I thought you guys... - Oh, is that what he told you?
- I could leave. - No, you can't. That's exactly the point.
- It's a condition. - It's blackmail, essentially.
We're happy to have you, but you can't expect much input.
Okay, here goes.
Amelia Watkins.
She's the personnel manager of our concern.
She and her husband continue to talk about starting a consulting business.
But she's not sure she wants to risk that relationship.
They met at a debate tournament in their teens.
She won.
The last of her two kids moved out in August.
Her mother had arthritis.
Her father, an un-diagnosed heart condition.
Thinking about this makes her terrified.
She walks everywhere she can.
She was raised Catholic.
- Good morning. - Morning.
Morning.
Always has a kind word for everyone.
- Good morning, Ms. Watkins. - Good morning, Amelia.
Penny!
You look nice today.
Thanks, so much.
She's worked there long enough to mean it.
Good morning.
Charlotte Angelica Gillis. Age 33.
Been at the box company for eight years. An executive for four.
She feels a debt of gratitude to her grandmother.
Who left her a nice inheritance,
a passion for business,
and a middle name.
Unfortunately, none of these were quite enough.
She likes birding.
I see you.
Fuck!
Started drinking at 14.
She used to have a boyfriend, Sam.
When he left, he took the car.
So, with this new material,
we'll be able to save 15%
over the next quarter.
We'll also be able to expand our boxing enterprise into a number of different items.
Uh, such as, wine boxes.
Cereal boxes.
Uh...
Little late, Charlotte.
She's had one instance of erratic behavior reported this quarter.
I can't restrain this chair for long, Penny.
Twelve unreported.
Penelope Chillington,
- Deputy Office Manager. - Great.
- Fabulous. - Good job.
- Are you Lillian? - Yes, I am.
Oh, Max, hi.
I'll give you guys the tour.
This is the Barry Burnberg Theater.
Now, it seats between 300 and 400 people.
Depending upon whether you have
tables or whatnot. Which will not be the case
in your particular event.
Now, I understand that
- you folks have reserved some seats. - Yes.
Ah, well,
those are all right down here in front.
So, um...
Lucky them.
Now, I'm sure I don't have to say this, but
this is the stage where you'll all be performing.
Now, if you'll just follow me.
And come back here. Thank you.
Right this way, please.
Hi, guys.
So, as you can see, we have a little backstage waiting room.
Almost like a greenroom.
Almost, yes.
Now, um, we have,
just as you can see,
some chairs,
and...
Some magazines which I can't attest to the quality of relevance of.
And we do have a mini fridge.
Now, that doesn't have any booze or anything in it, but...
It does have some sparkling water.
And some fresh fruit.
Um, so, uh, anyone have any questions, so far?
Oh, go ahead, sir. Yes?
Will we have access to power outlets?
I think we can work something out.
Overall, MGO likes the concept.
We just have two major concerns.
Don't we have script approval?
No, we do. MGO does.
Please, continue.
Uh...
Firstly, uh, we feel that the ending is too bleak.
Uh, that it's not actually demonstrating
the proper approach to the situation which is,
after all its purpose.
Alcoholism is bleak, Gary.
Well, we understand that.
Uh, but it is ultimately supposed to be instructional.
Uh, is it not?
Um, besides can't,
art be, excuse me,
idealistic?
What's the other thing?
Uh, secondly,
you are not to under any circumstances,
uh, have broken glass on the stage.
That's not so much a creative concern,
as it is a safety and insurance one.
Can you agree to both these things?
We have to, don't we?
I'm afraid so.
I can't believe this shit.
- You surprised? - You know what? Fuck Gary.
How does Sam feel?
Sam's gone.
Do you want me to look over anything?
Soon.
Okay.
Hey, uh, I have an idea for a walk.
Charlotte's walk.
Do you wanna see?
Of course.
What do you think?
I like it.
Okay.
- Well, good night. - Good night.
I understand.
He understands or you understand?
Um...
Excuse me.
- Hello? - Hi.
Hey, um, it's... It's Audrey.
I know.
Hi, uh, how are you?
Busy tonight?
Sorry, what is this regarding?
What?
Uh, we really enjoyed, uh, your... What you brought to the event,
uh, the other day.
Uh, last week.
Oh, well, um, that's great.
I will certainly keep you in the loop
if anything like that, uh, comes up again. Okay?
Okay.
- Thanks. - Great.
Well, have a nice day, okay?
Thanks for calling.
Okay, you too.
Bye.
Sorry about that.
Just tell me the truth.
You know.
- We weren't gonna work out. - That just isn't true though.
No, it is.
Okay, what do you mean?
You never really cared for me, not really.
You knew I did for you and you just let me be with you.
Out of what?
Kindness?
Okay, that is not fair.
I think, I knew all along, actually.
But I let it happen.
Because I wanted to be with you.
I wanted to believe what you were saying.
Guess it's just a matter of time before reality...
These are their feelings.
This is real.
Drinking problem. Drinking problem.
Problem drinking.
Drinking problem. I have a drinking problem.
I have a problem drinking.
Drinking problem.
Problem drinking.
So?
Uh, yeah, it's, um...
It's... It's good.
Yeah?
We should, uh...
We should lose, uh, the she will be, I think.
Okay, sure.
She asks if you're okay, then black out.
Trust the audience.
But...
Overall?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah.
Hi, you've reached the office of Peter Fielding.
I'm afraid I can't come to the phone right now.
So please leave a message after the tone
and I'll get back to you soon. Bye for now.
Peter?
Do you ever wonder why I...
Why we do this to ourselves?
I... I mean, what... You must know what I'm talking about.
You know lots of...
Or you don't.
We're gonna have to flip it all the way so it goes like, up, like an out,
like a "V" shape, right? And then it would have to go in sideways.
Okay.
Not only do I not...
And then...
I don't even know what I'm looking for.
- Yeah... Okay. - Okay.
To feel...
Now, do you wanna start?
This is fucked.
Whatever.
Right?
Whatever.
Peter...
I guess the subway's closed by now, isn't it?
You guys maybe think I could crash here tonight?
I think the subway's closed.
So when you say...
I spent the night?
I hate my life.
It's ridiculously complex.
It's like this matrix of emotions.
The three of us were, like, interdependent.
How do I get these problems?
Do you have a preference?
Lillian. She just...
Looks right through you, you know?
No.
Um, these two and a pack of Camel Yellows, please.
You got some ID?
Come in, Charlotte.
Ms. Watkins. Hi. Good morning.
They said you wanted to see me. Penny said.
Water, Charlotte?
Should I?
- May I? - Please.
Water, Charlotte?
"Pours herself some water."
Sit down.
Well, Penny said right.
- Water? - No, thanks, I'm fine.
What is this in reference to, exactly?
Is it the toner?
- Because all of my printing is... - How are thing, Charlotte?
...work-related.
- What? - Things at home.
Things domestic.
Things personal.
Things good?
Home life?
Home life.
Life at home.
I'm quite well, thank you.
- Sam's well? - Yes.
Why?
Charlotte, you make it sound like I have an agenda.
Well, and if I... If I did have a motive, what might that be, do you think?
- Ask yourself. - Tell me.
I think we've all told you already.
We've all told you, and you just don't want to hear it, do you?
Who's "we"?
All of us here in the office.
Charlene, Terry, the Veigls.
Everybody.
- We know you slept here. - What?
I do not sleep here!
- Come on. - Why would I sleep here?
You slept here last night.
You sleep here often.
Teri saw you.
We know a lot of things.
The Robinson report was two weeks late.
Fourteen days, Charlotte.
This isn't just a box company.
This place means a paycheck for dozens of people.
But it's more than that.
It's stability.
It's family.
- Don't jeopardize that. - I'm sorry, I'm not following you.
The things that we make here, the boxes,
the various paper products,
they're a necessary outcome.
But our people?
They're our lifeblood.
Let me be frank, Charlotte.
You're becoming a liability.
A liability?
I am the hardest working...
I am the most dedicated employee
this company has ever seen.
Success? That's a habit, yes.
You have been, I'm not denying that...
You're denying reality.
I mean, I appreciate,
- but I don't have some kind of... - Drinking problem.
- You do. - That's the last thing I have.
People have come to me.
Come to you? About what?
Come to you.
You don't know me.
I do not have a drinking problem.
I drink socially, like a normal person. Like you.
How many bottles of gin in your wastepaper basket, Charlotte?
Five.
That's right.
You forgot to throw them out again.
- Admit it. - I...
might have gone a little far.
Admit it, Charlotte.
It's excessive.
It's destructive.
How does Sam feel?
Sam's gone.
Cry, cry, cry.
We can get through this.
We can get through this, because...
Because we care about each other.
Say it with me.
"We care about each other."
We care about each other.
I wanna help you, and I'm going to.
So all you have to do is...
Show me how to do that.
I don't know.
I can't lose you.
I...
I need you, too, and...
We need each other.
So take some time.
Take all the time that you need.
I just need some time.
I'll be there for you.
Here.
I'm sorry.
I really am trying.
Me, too.
Are you okay?
She will be, Penny.
She will be.
We're taking a little break, I guess.
Great.
Yeah.
Hey. What's wrong?
Look at me, okay?
Can I help?
If... If... If we tighten the beginning...
I... I like the part where...
It's the same. It's exactly the same.
It's a first draft, we can...
Nothing's changing.
It's just...
We can rewrite it. Whatever you want.
It's fucking crap. It's fucking...
- It's fucking... - Audrey!
Audrey!
This isn't good enough.
Fuck.
The way things are is fine if you let things be fine.
If you take care of yourself.
I'm sorry, okay?
It's fine.
It's fine for me to humiliate myself.
That's what we're doing.
That's what this is. It's what we are.
It's who I am, and I'm...
I'm sick of being the...
Can't you see this?
I can't believe you're doing this.
This is deliberate.
I don't know why you're trying to hurt us.
But it needs to stop.
Where are you... Where are you going? Where...
I'm taking a bath.
No, you're not.
I'm just gonna take a bath.
You're not going in there.
I don't know why I can't take a bath.
Tell me why I can't.
Fuck you.
Stop what you're doing.
Please. Please?
Stop. Talk to me.
Don't...
Hey, asshole. We have an obligation. This is a job.
I quit!
I need you!
Get the fuck off me!
Thanks.
Have I been mean to you?
Today?
In general.
I have.
I understand. I mean, hey.
You get saddled with this girl you don't even know
for something you've been working really hard on, too.
I get it. It's a tough position.
Fuck.
What is it?
Green, like the color, no "e" on the end.
And when did you see her last?
Around four o'clock.
Well, a person isn't legally considered missing
until they've been gone for at least 24 hours.
She doesn't have her medication.
Honestly, there's nothing we can do yet.
- Medication? - Prescription.
Anti-depressants.
Oh.
I... I'm sorry.
Hi, you've reached Audrey Green.
I'm sorry I can't take your call right now...
Hi, you've reached Audrey Green.
I'm sorry I can't take your call right now, but if...
Hi, you've reached Audrey Green.
I'm sorry I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message, I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Thanks for calling and have a great day.
Piper?
Piper!
Piper.
Hello, I'm from the agency.
- May I come in? - Of course.
How much do you know about her circumstances prior to being rescued?
Not much, I'm afraid.
It's not a very happy story.
Oh?
Suffice it to say it'll be a while
before she's able to trust humans again.
No.
Yes, and that isn't to say there isn't any hope.
There is.
But her progress depends entirely on you.
It's absolutely crucial that you make yourself available to her emotionally.
And, most important of all, that you're patient with her.
You cannot rush her recovery.
This needs to be a safe space for her.
The cat?
Yes, the cat.
I thought they had a tendency to land on their feet.
It wouldn't have mattered at this height.
I guess cats can't really judge that sort of thing, can they?
Actually, their depth perception is quite good.
She did it on purpose.
You mean, she jumped?
Did you give her space?
Hello?
I'm sorry.
I didn't wake you, did I?
Nah... Um...
Hey, June.
No, what's going on?
Did you still wanna do lunch today?
Oh, um...
Sure. Where?
Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Oh, um, I'm here to see June.
Do you have an appointment?
We're supposed to have lunch. Um, I'm not sure if it's...
Uh, there's an audition in progress.
If you'd like to have a seat, she'd just be a moment.
Okay, thanks.
- Is there a name I can give? - Lillian.
- Sorry? - Lillian.
Perfect. She'll just be a moment.
Thank you.
Would you like a tea?
Or a coffee? Juice? Anything like that?
Uh, no, thanks.
She'll just be a moment.
Understood.
Not quite what I heard, but close enough.
We should be able to let you know within the next two weeks or so.
- Great, thanks. - Thank you, Darryl.
Speak to you soon.
Lillian, hey!
Lillian, these are my producers, Gil and Nuala.
Lillian's a playwright. She's unbelievable.
- We went to school together. - Oh, great.
- Hi. - Nice to meet you.
I'll catch up with you guys later. Ask about the Thursday.
- If you don't mind. - That's good.
- Nice to meet you. - You, too.
Sorry, we're running a bit behind. Do you mind if we order in?
No, that's fine.
I swear, I can't escape.
Marcus, could you get us a couple of menus from that Persian place downstairs?
You bet.
Okay, so that's that.
Wow. This is quite the operation.
She said glowingly.
Yeah, it's crazy.
I'm glad you remembered today.
But if anybody's gonna remember...
Sorry, I feel so ignorant.
What's all this for?
This thing about the romantic lives of scientists.
Have I told you?
No.
Really? That's unbelievable.
I'm sorry.
We're still just casting.
You are so prolific lately.
Well, you, too.
Listen, I have something I wanna ask you.
It's not easy for me.
Do you need some money?
No! No, nothing like that.
Wow, this is always so hard. Uh...
I value your opinion a lot.
As you know.
What is it?
I finished a new draft of this thing, this...
Conference thing, and I would love it
if you'd maybe give it a read?
If you want, if you have time.
I'd be honored!
You never send me anything anymore.
My stuff is nothing compared to what you do.
Don't even start with that.
I should be more pragmatic, if we're being honest.
Is this all of it?
There's a seven-minute cap.
Anyway, uh, take a look at it
when you have a minute,
and let me know what you think.
Why don't I just read it right now?
That's really not necessary.
Don't be silly. It'll take a few minutes.
It's gotta happen sometime, right?
Okay.
Hmm.
Okay, let me just...
In the broadest possible strokes, okay?
Are you absolutely locked into this duration?
Seven minutes just doesn't really seem like enough time to turn a drunk around.
Does it?
I don't dislike it,
if that's what's coming across.
Considering the constraints, I think it's pretty good.
I like how earnest it is.
Has she come in yet?
Oh.
Audrey. This morning, actually.
She didn't tell you?
How was she?
She was fantastic.
She didn't tell you?
I think you guys'll work well together.
Well, we still have a couple more days of auditions, so...
June, sorry to interrupt.
It's five to 2:00.
Thanks, Marcus.
I really like it.
"Behold, God's son is come unto this land of Thebes.
Even I, Dionysus,
whom the brand of heaven's hot splendor lit to life..."
What are you doing here?
Hi, Lillian.
Any word from Audrey?
Do you still wanna rehearse?
You have one line.
Well, I still think it could be useful.
I brought wine.
Honestly, I don't even know why I'm surprised anymore.
I'm under so much pressure, right?
I'm so supportive of her.
She wants to change every little anything.
- But I don't complain. Do you see me complain? - No.
I spent a ton of time
on this... Writing this shit, and still I don't complain,
because the most important thing is that she's happy.
- Yes. - And I'm sorry
if I'm not who she wants me to be.
I'm sorry if certain realities impinge on the art of the thing.
- But that's why reality's reality enough. - Uh-huh.
- Are you sure you should... - My thing is this.
Regardless of how believable it is on the page,
you make it work.
If a person has agreed to take a role,
- then is it not reasonable to expect that... - Lillian!
I think we should discuss a plan of action,
in the event that Audrey...
- Doesn't show. - I'm not talking about this with you.
Lillian, this isn't about you and me right now, okay?
- This is our job. - Are you accusing me of being unprofessional?
- I'm just saying- - You are a minor child.
- I'm just saying a back-up plan... - There is no back-up plan!
Do you understand? She's it. She's all we have.
If she doesn't show, the plan is we're fucked.
End of story, end of discussion.
End of career.
Not necessarily.
Oh?
I've been practicing this thing for nearly a week now,
- and I know every word of it. - Oh, my God.
- Every word. - No.
Face it, Lil. Audrey never understood this thing.
She never appreciated your writing.
She took off on you, okay?
She left.
But I'm here.
If you take this chance on me, I swear, I'll do you justice.
You don't have a lot of options.
- Are you okay? - You should go.
You have to go.
I'm asking you to go.
I care about you.
Go.
I like you.
I'm telling you.
I really like you.
A lot.
You don't wanna say this.
What do you do when you feel like this?
Well, this is tragic, isn't it?
- You guys good? Can I get you something? - No. Thanks, Gary.
Where's Audrey?
Gary, you're up in five.
Okay, gotcha.
Where's Audrey?
Where is Audrey?
Hey, asshole, we have an obligation.
- This is a job! - I quit.
I need you.
Get the fuck off me.
Is there skiing at this thing? Do we know?
It's Bradley.
Bradley, there's an Audrey here to see you.
Send her up.
Who's Audrey?
- Hi. - Hey.
How are you?
Uh...
Gosh, um...
You going somewhere?
Yeah, um...
- Let's talk in here. - That sounds nice.
Yeah.
So, where're you headed?
Oh, uh, just some conference up north.
Everybody has to go. Uh, do you need to get...
Yeah, look, we had a... We had a fight,
uh, with Lillian and...
- I don't really have anywhere to stay. - Okay.
Can I stay at your place?
- I'm not sure... - Just for a day or two, uh...
I know it's... Yeah, I could... I could borrow your key or...
I'll take really good care of it.
I mean, you won't even know I was there.
Sorry.
I'm not gonna go.
No. No, you don't have to do that. I Just...
No, no. It's not like I don't trust you or anything like that.
If you're having a hard time,
I'm not just gonna run off and leave you here alone.
Really?
Well, don't you have to go?
I mean, it's just some stupid conference,
like who cares, right?
Uh, shuttle's here, Brad.
This will be great for us.
Yeah.
The shuttles here, Brad.
Taking off.
Oh, sorry. Sorry.
Act normal. Act normal. If you run too fast, then people'll know you're guilty.
So this is the place.
It's really nice.
Yeah, I know. I'm very lucky.
Feel free to put your...
- I guess you don't really have stuff, do you? - Nope.
Cool.
- This couch folds out. - Oh.
I'm gonna get started on dinner.
- So, uh, make yourself comfortable, okay? - Okay, thanks.
This is really good.
You do that a lot?
Yeah, all the time.
Is that a bed and breakfast thing?
- No, I think it's more of a survival thing. - I don't. I'm alive.
- I noticed that earlier. - You're good.
Yeah, it's in the eyes.
- I need more time to be sure. - Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
There it is. Totally alive.
Dead give away there at the end.
- Well, I'm an actress. - Really, professionally?
- So is Brad, you know. - Bradley's like a last name though.
- It's my name. - What does it mean?
I've no idea.
- It doesn't signify anything? - Not that I know of.
- What does your name mean? - Noble strength.
I'd say that's pretty accurate.
You don't know a lot about me.
Just giving you my impression.
You are not going to fuck me around, are you?
Okay.
I've got somewhere to be.
And I'm not there and I've never felt better.
- Have you seen Caribou yet? - No.
It's playing at The Review at 3:20. Can you make that?
Let me check my schedule.
Hmm.
Hello.
Yes, yes, it is.
Yes, I can.
You know, just... Just one minute.
Okay, go ahead.
Mmm-hmm.
Right, right.
Okay. Great. Got it, thank you.
Thank you so much. See you then. Bye-bye.
- Yes! - What is it?
Do you have a printer? Of course, you do.
- Do you still want to do the movie? - What time?
- 3:20. - Yeah, I can do that.
- All right. - Okay.
- It's at The Review. - Uh-huh.
- I'll get tickets. - Yeah.
Need to understand. Do you understand?
Audrey?
Hannan.
I'm back home for a bit with my parents, you know.
Don't laugh at me, Hannan.
Don't laugh at the work and don't laugh at me.
Oh, it's just for a while till I get stuff figured out.
You know thousands of people want to do what you do.
And they never will, never.
- Good for them. This is good for me. - You're wrong.
I need to and you don't know what I need.
No, listen, you're so wrong.
We could work on this together.
- Did June ask you to come in? - No.
I applied like everybody else.
And I'm auditioning like everybody else. Except, better.
Hmm.
This way.
She's already casted.
What?
They just have to do these open calls so they're eligible for grants.
It's just gonna be the regulars. Steph, Mark, David...
- You? - No. Uh...
I'm just reading those people as a favor.
After this, I'm done.
Really?
Yeah.
- Hey, Audrey, so glad you could make it. - Me too.
Hi, pleasure.
Thank you.
Hey, Audrey.
Would you rather sit or stand?
I'll stand.
Okay. We'd love to see how to tackle this.
Whenever you're ready.
"I'd asked you where you been but I already know.
Out, not here. Tell me, I'm wrong."
You're gonna tell me anyway.
"That machine means more to you than me."
It does, okay. It does.
What are you? Are you the cure for cancer?
"Sure. Sure. Say that."
I'm helping more people than you can understand.
We are all part of this cycle.
We are all the same thing.
There will be 11 billion people on this planet within our lifetime.
And they will all be asking, "Why we didn't do more?
What were we thinking?"
And I will have to tell them something.
You are not the answer I will give them.
You are not that something.
Do you understand?
- "I'm not asking..." - Do you understand?
Hi, you've reached the office of Peter Fielding.
I'm afraid I can't come to the phone right now,
so please leave a message after the tone and I'll get back to you soon.
Bye for now.
Everyone's upset.
I'm upset. You are.
I can only imagine how Charles and Louis are feeling.
He... He's on a call right now.
And that I will see them.
I'm... I'm gonna call you back. I'm calling you back.
Audrey, I was kind of in the middle of a...
Peter, is your job a challenge?
I don't know what you mean.
Or do you find it very difficult here at the agency?
If I found it all that difficult, I wouldn't still be here,
would I, Audrey? How are you?
Wonderful. Great.
So, when you go home, do you have to decompress?
- What do you do? - What is this?
You play squash?
What is this?
It strikes me that you are not doing your job.
And it strikes me that I don't feel too great about that.
I went too easy on you. I see that now.
I thought, you know, it's a tough racket.
This guy is under a lot of pressure.
But apparently that is not true.
Apparently, you are just incompetent.
Please don't talk to me like that, Audrey.
When was the last time you put me up for anything?
It has been months since I've heard from you.
You don't even return my calls.
- Has your number changed? - No!
I've been under a lot of stress lately.
- I could... - How hard is it for you to just put me up!
Argh! I put you up Audrey. I put you up for anything and everything.
Ten years younger, ten years older. I put you up for all of it.
They just don't hire you and I'm sorry.
I can't force them to hire you. I don't do miracles.
Sorry. That was harsh. Miracles is harsh.
You're fired.
Okay? Because I can do this on my own.
That is the miracle here.
Look at me, Peter! I'm a miracle.
Doesn't matter.
I'm so sorry.
How was the audition?
My boss called today.
Are you in trouble?
I don't know. I didn't answer it.
Have I ruined things for you?
Possibly.
Can I come in?
Of course.
- You leaving? - Yeah.
Thanks again for everything.
My pleasure.
Wanna do this again, sometime,
whatever this was.
Are you busy in the next little while?
Not if I've been fired.
- You have my number? - Yeah.
- See you later. - I hope so.
- Can I refill you? - No.
Thank you.
What a day.
So many... So many terrific speakers from... From all over the country,
and from England, even one from England.
My name is, is Gary Milford.
Uh, and I'm here to talk about leadership.
Everybody wants to be a leader. Don't they?
When things are well, uh, when...
When business is good then... Then sure that's the ticket.
But... What about when they are not?
It's just you and me, you know.
That's it. That's all there is.
Before I begin, I wanna... I wanna bring up, uh,
two very talented young ladies
and, and my niece Fiona,
who's only 17 years old, if you can believe it.
I know I can't.
And they are, uh,
going to play out a scenario familiar to any manager
worth his or her salt,
that of having an employee who's got troubles.
How does one to begin to help?
That's the question.
So, without any further ado,
uh, Audrey, Lillian,
and young Fiona,
uh, with "Leadership in Times of Crisis and Change."
Come in.
Charlotte.
- Charlotte. - Ms. Watkins.
- Sorry about that. - It's okay.
I don't know where my mind was.
- Perfectly fine. Good morning. - Good morning. Hi.
They said you wanted to see me. Penny said.
- Water, Charlotte? - Should I?
- May I? - Please.
- Sit down. - Okay. Fine.
Penny said right.
- Water, Charlotte? - You already asked me that.
- How are things, Charlotte? - Things?
Things domestic.
Things at home, uh, things personal.
- Things good? - I'm sorry, is this not work related?
Is this personal?
Home life? Life at home.
Why do you ask?
- Can I please, just say a few... - I would like you to.
Okay.
- How's Sam? - Sam's gone.
Sam's just fine. Why do you care?
Charlotte, you make it sound as if I have some kind of an agenda.
Why is that funny?
Well, even if I did have a motive,
what might that be, do you think, ask yourself.
- It's your motive. - I think...
I think you already know.
I think we've told you and you just don't want to hear it, do you?
You're right. You're really, really, right.
Well, we are certainly glad to hear that you really...
Who's "we"?
Everybody.
Everybody in the office.
- Charlene, Terry, the Veigls, everybody. - Oh... Oh.
And they are unhappy. It's terrible. Tragic.
- Did you eat? - I went out.
Oh, you did.
I'm eating well, okay.
I have access to clean water. In the grand scheme of things, I'm remarkable lucky.
What do you want me to say? I'm grateful.
- I know you slept here? - What?
Don't be absurd.
You slept in your office last night. You sleep here often.
Where would I sleep? There's no bed. Stop it!
Terry saw you.
You take his word over mine?
We've noticed a lot of things, Charlotte.
The Robinson report was two weeks...
That's right. Tell me about my work.
Two weeks late.
- Your work has been questionable for such... - Questionable? Really?
Really?
Frankly, Charlotte, some of us...
Some of us are beginning to think that you might
very well have a drinking problem.
I don't have a drinking problem.
- I... - Tell me.
- I... - Be strong.
Be decisive. Tell me about myself.
Lead by example.
- Why are you doing this? - That's good.
That's real. That's a genuine response.
- Please don't do this to me. - To us.
I just want us to talk to each other.
So you talk. You have the floor.
Should I go first? Okay.
First, I think that you are incredibly insecure and petty.
Bourbon, I find it helps.
Take this off, God damn it! Stop fucking hiding.
- Unbelievable. - You never should have...
- Why do you need me? - What?
I wanna know why you need me?
Tell me why?
- Jesus. - I'm such a mess.
I'm a train wreck. I'm a fucking disaster, why?
- Oh, God. I don't. - Why are you so afraid to let me go?
- I'm not. - Let me go.
- You wanna go? - Get rid of me.
Go walk out. There's the door. Go!
You're always telling me to think about us.
Think about the business. But none of this is actually about me, is it?
It's always about you. Everything is about you.
Are you happy with the work? Do you like it?
Are you happy or sad?
- Oh, and you control all of that. - Oh, do I?
I think you're the one who controls everything.
I'm not going to apologize for worrying when you disappear.
When you jeopardize my career, our career.
The fact is you can't handle the realities of this business.
Uh...
- The reality of this business is that its nothing without me. - You can't handle reality!
The reality is, I'm the one that keeps us working.
- I'm the one. - How have you dealt with it before?
- I gave up so much. I gave up so much for you. - How are you dealing now?
Did you?
Tell me about these opportunities.
What were they?
Who are these people who gave them to you?
Um, are they here with us now?
Can you... Can you hear them?
What are they saying?
I'm the best employee this company has ever had.
Maybe you were once before but that isn't the case anymore.
- Your heart's just not in it anymore. - It's not.
Okay, it's not.
And why should it be? We never wanted to be here.
You did it. Whatever, whatever you tell yourself now.
You... We were better than this.
So, why are you here?
Did you just show up to bitch about all this?
You know what, I don't even care.
Okay, so this isn't the... This isn't the life you wanted.
This isn't the life I wanted either but you're here.
You're working. So just act like a fucking professional.
I'm not here for you.
- I'm not here for you. - Just pretend.
You know what,
you are a fucking train wreck
and I can't handle it anymore.
Just get it together. Get it together or get out.
Shame on you.
Get it the fuck together or get the fuck out.
So you can... You can make it work all on your own.
You have some sort of a hidden talent?
- You need me. - It's not hidden...
- You need me. - Yes!
Yes, I need you, okay?
I have never hidden that or fought it.
- But you need me too. - No, I don't.
- Yes! You do! - No, I don't.
Look at you. Now you're going to cry about it.
You're going to cry about the life you don't have.
I should have left you there.
- You'd be dead without me. - Shut up!
- I should have left you in that bath tub. - Shut up.
- Shut up! - Your father...
- Shut up! - Your father, he'd be crying...
- Shut up! Shut up! - ...but you wouldn't have to help me
or wouldn't have to talk to me.
I didn't ask you for any of that.
- Why didn't I leave you there? - I didn't want that.
- You're here because of me. - I didn't ask you for that.
- And I was in the hospital... - I don't know why...
- ...every single day. - ...I'm here, but it's not for you.
And don't fucking talk about my dad.
Thank you. Thank you, okay,
for protecting your meal ticket. Brava.
If you want to congratulate yourself, go ahead.
But I'm done.
How can you say that? Sit down.
- Sit the fuck down. - I'm not sitting down.
Don't try it again.
Don't try it again!
- I'm finished! - No.
Listen to me. Hey! Stop it!
I have to go.
Jesus!
Get up.
We can get through this.
We can get through this because we... We care about each other.
Say it. Say it with me.
We care about each other.
I... I wanna help... I wanna help you
and so all you have to do is... Show me how to do that.
I... I can't lose you.
I need you too.
We need each... We need... We need each other.
So...
Take some time.
- Take all the time that you need. - I just need some time.
I'll... I'll be there for you.
You.
I'm sorry.
I really am trying.
Me too.
Are you okay?
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