1 00:00:14,097 --> 00:00:15,098 -[woman gasps] -[splashing] 2 00:00:15,181 --> 00:00:17,183 [tense music playing] 3 00:00:27,652 --> 00:00:29,195 Fucking skank! 4 00:00:29,279 --> 00:00:30,739 Sid, it's me! 5 00:00:30,822 --> 00:00:32,866 [panting] 6 00:00:32,949 --> 00:00:34,242 [protagonist] It's me! 7 00:00:34,325 --> 00:00:35,535 [music stops] 8 00:00:35,618 --> 00:00:38,747 Mommy? I thought you were one of Dad's students. 9 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:41,458 You smell like a brewery. 10 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:44,794 I called you, like, a million times. Where were you? 11 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:47,547 [heavenly choral music playing] 12 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:49,424 [protagonist] I was here all night. 13 00:00:51,426 --> 00:00:55,055 There is something very unseemly about a woman neglecting her only daughter 14 00:00:55,138 --> 00:00:57,432 so she can slobber over a married man 15 00:00:57,515 --> 00:01:00,101 who is, in all probability, just being nice. 16 00:01:00,185 --> 00:01:03,354 I think I fucked a man in the train bathroom. 17 00:01:03,438 --> 00:01:04,647 You think? 18 00:01:05,148 --> 00:01:06,649 No, I did. 19 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:09,819 -What? Willingly? -[Sid] Basically. 20 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:13,698 -Basically? Sweetie, what is going on? -[Sid gags] 21 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:17,452 [intense music playing] 22 00:01:21,331 --> 00:01:22,749 [music fades] 23 00:01:23,333 --> 00:01:25,543 [Sid] It's fine. I wanted to. 24 00:01:25,627 --> 00:01:26,586 Were you safe? 25 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:29,047 [exhales sharply] 26 00:01:29,130 --> 00:01:31,091 Alexis kicked me out. 27 00:01:35,553 --> 00:01:37,263 I'm such a fuck-up. 28 00:01:37,806 --> 00:01:38,973 [Sid whimpers] 29 00:01:40,975 --> 00:01:41,893 [door closes] 30 00:01:41,976 --> 00:01:42,936 [Sid sighs] 31 00:01:47,524 --> 00:01:49,317 Weren't you staying the night? 32 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:52,278 I, uh, wasn't feeling up to it. 33 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:54,823 [sighs] Sid's upstairs. 34 00:01:55,406 --> 00:01:57,575 -She came home? -She's a mess, John. 35 00:01:57,659 --> 00:01:59,702 She thought I was one of your girlfriends. 36 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,287 -No, she was blind drunk. -How? 37 00:02:01,371 --> 00:02:02,872 She and Alexis have split up. 38 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:05,667 She's having a really hard time with all of this. 39 00:02:05,750 --> 00:02:07,210 I… I… I'll talk to her. 40 00:02:08,670 --> 00:02:10,380 [sighs] Um… 41 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:15,385 I bumped into Lynn and Steve at the Ramsdale. 42 00:02:15,468 --> 00:02:18,221 What? Steve, the president of the college? 43 00:02:18,304 --> 00:02:19,347 Mm-hmm. 44 00:02:19,430 --> 00:02:22,225 So the president and his wife saw you with your date 45 00:02:22,308 --> 00:02:24,102 at the most conspicuous bar in town? 46 00:02:24,185 --> 00:02:26,563 It's a hotel bar. I mean, only tourists go there. 47 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:28,273 It's on Main Street. 48 00:02:28,356 --> 00:02:29,232 [sighs] 49 00:02:29,315 --> 00:02:30,608 She wanted a cosmo. 50 00:02:30,692 --> 00:02:34,237 I bent over backwards for you, and you blow it because some 23-year-old 51 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,906 wanted to live out her Sex and the City fantasy? 52 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:37,824 She's 28. 53 00:02:38,616 --> 00:02:42,078 She's an elementary school teacher. She's kind of a Charlotte, actually. 54 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:43,580 Oh, don't. Don't joke with me. 55 00:02:43,663 --> 00:02:46,040 I wanted to stay in with you. You told me to go. 56 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:49,252 Now I'm the one who's gonna suffer the most for it. 57 00:02:49,335 --> 00:02:51,880 May I be alone? 58 00:02:51,963 --> 00:02:53,006 Please. 59 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,009 [mysterious music playing] 60 00:02:57,135 --> 00:02:58,553 [sighs] 61 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:16,029 [indistinct speech] 62 00:03:21,409 --> 00:03:22,368 [breathy gasp] 63 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:27,457 [breathy gasp] 64 00:03:34,422 --> 00:03:35,423 -Hi. -[shrieks] Oh God! 65 00:03:35,506 --> 00:03:37,508 Oh my God. Sorry. Sorry. 66 00:03:37,592 --> 00:03:40,136 I wanted to ask. I'm applying to this, um… 67 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:43,306 The creative writing program at Brown. 68 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:44,224 Right! And-- 69 00:03:44,307 --> 00:03:48,019 And you need a letter of recommendation, and yes, of course. 70 00:03:48,102 --> 00:03:49,771 Oh, thank you. Thank you! 71 00:03:49,854 --> 00:03:52,106 I… I know you have so much going on right now. 72 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:55,777 Oh. Oh, no. I'm… I'm happy to do it. Which… which sample are you submitting? 73 00:03:55,860 --> 00:04:00,198 Either "Desk Salad" or the one about the evil babysitters. 74 00:04:00,281 --> 00:04:03,701 Well, you know how much I love those evil babysitters, so… 75 00:04:03,785 --> 00:04:04,911 -No… -[Cynthia] Hi. 76 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:07,872 -Oh, hey, see you soon. -[Edwina] Okay. 77 00:04:08,998 --> 00:04:10,208 How do you like her class? 78 00:04:10,291 --> 00:04:12,210 -Professor Tong's class? -Not a professor. 79 00:04:12,293 --> 00:04:14,003 It's like the highlight of my week. 80 00:04:14,087 --> 00:04:17,548 Like, she's so down to earth but also so brilliant. 81 00:04:17,632 --> 00:04:18,841 -Yeah. -You know? 82 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:21,094 I mean, no one can compare to you. 83 00:04:21,177 --> 00:04:23,638 Oh no, I'm ecstatic to hear that. 84 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:25,932 Where does it meet? 85 00:04:26,015 --> 00:04:28,226 [Cynthia] But this time, no adverbs. 86 00:04:28,726 --> 00:04:30,645 "Just try it," she said. 87 00:04:30,728 --> 00:04:32,313 Encouragingly. 88 00:04:33,856 --> 00:04:37,527 I believe the best way to stop coveting your neighbor's husband 89 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:39,862 is to make your neighbor your friend. 90 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:45,410 I'm hearing good things. 91 00:04:45,493 --> 00:04:47,870 Oh, all lies, I am sure. 92 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:48,788 Oh, no. 93 00:04:49,747 --> 00:04:51,833 The man loves to check in on me. 94 00:04:51,916 --> 00:04:53,126 [protagonist] Um… 95 00:04:54,252 --> 00:04:56,796 I wanted to see if we could grab a coffee. 96 00:04:57,380 --> 00:05:02,010 Fuck, I wish I could, but I have to go meet a student. Uh… 97 00:05:02,093 --> 00:05:04,345 Yeah, these weekdays are such a blur. 98 00:05:04,429 --> 00:05:06,389 Oh, maybe this weekend? 99 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:11,311 I feel like an idiot, but weekends are actually the worst right now. 100 00:05:11,394 --> 00:05:13,021 Vlad needs weekends to write, 101 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:17,734 so it's… a total childcare blackout for me. 102 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:19,068 Not in a fun way. 103 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:21,404 [protagonist] Well, if Vlad needs to write, 104 00:05:21,487 --> 00:05:24,949 would you and Phee wanna come over and swim in our pool this weekend? 105 00:05:25,033 --> 00:05:29,245 -Oh, wow, yeah, Phee loves-- -Oh, I'm coming to see you. 106 00:05:30,204 --> 00:05:31,372 Phee loves the water-- 107 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:34,709 Well, maybe Sunday. I'll grill. 108 00:05:34,792 --> 00:05:37,253 I could make you a… mocktail? 109 00:05:38,755 --> 00:05:43,092 You're so kind to offer. It's just we have so much to fucking do. 110 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:47,096 We haven't even fully unpacked, so I can't find the towels. 111 00:05:47,597 --> 00:05:49,182 Much less our swimsuits. 112 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:52,852 Well, why don't you think about it, and… 113 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:55,980 God, I am so sorry, but would you excuse me? 114 00:06:04,530 --> 00:06:05,365 [door closes] 115 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,575 Light and sweet. 116 00:06:08,117 --> 00:06:09,702 -Thank you. -Just how you like it. 117 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:15,583 I guess you know the hearing is no longer being delayed. 118 00:06:15,666 --> 00:06:18,294 [sighs] Jesus Christ. 119 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:19,545 Lynn was upset. 120 00:06:19,629 --> 00:06:21,506 John can't be seen with anyone who's not his wife? 121 00:06:21,589 --> 00:06:24,509 I mean, think about it, David. It's a little 1984-y. 122 00:06:24,592 --> 00:06:27,428 -Not really. -David's an Orwell scholar. 123 00:06:27,512 --> 00:06:29,430 Lynn found it icky. 124 00:06:29,514 --> 00:06:30,473 Icky? 125 00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:32,850 The hearing is gonna happen this semester. 126 00:06:34,769 --> 00:06:36,562 -Thank you for your help. -My help. 127 00:06:36,646 --> 00:06:39,315 In response to your blackmail over our old emails? 128 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:41,401 Blackmail is a big word. 129 00:06:41,901 --> 00:06:44,654 [clears throat] I did go back and reread them. 130 00:06:45,738 --> 00:06:46,906 You did? 131 00:06:46,989 --> 00:06:47,907 They were 132 00:06:48,699 --> 00:06:49,700 pretty fun. 133 00:06:50,284 --> 00:06:51,285 I am fun. 134 00:06:51,369 --> 00:06:54,831 But I got rid of them, and I would appreciate it if you did the same. 135 00:06:57,166 --> 00:06:58,918 I don't know, mister. 136 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:03,756 I think it's a good idea to have something to hold over you 137 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:05,758 so you don't misbehave. 138 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:08,428 [whimsical music playing] 139 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:14,058 [sighs] I scrubbed my inbox of his emails ten years ago. 140 00:07:16,310 --> 00:07:18,688 John, can you call me? 141 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:20,690 The hearing is up… is… 142 00:07:20,773 --> 00:07:22,108 Oh! Huh. 143 00:07:22,775 --> 00:07:26,904 Discovered our greatest departmental amenity? 144 00:07:26,988 --> 00:07:28,489 [Vladimir] I am not above the pods. 145 00:07:28,573 --> 00:07:29,699 [protagonist] Oh. 146 00:07:31,909 --> 00:07:34,328 So what's on the, uh, syllabus this week? 147 00:07:34,412 --> 00:07:36,080 Rebecca. [clears throat] 148 00:07:36,581 --> 00:07:37,457 You familiar? 149 00:07:37,540 --> 00:07:41,127 "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." 150 00:07:41,752 --> 00:07:42,920 Nice. 151 00:07:43,004 --> 00:07:44,964 I love a Gothic romance. 152 00:07:45,047 --> 00:07:48,009 You know, the fixation, the pining. 153 00:07:48,509 --> 00:07:51,262 My wife always says that… [chuckles] 154 00:07:51,345 --> 00:07:53,264 …I have a thing for crazy girls. 155 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:58,186 -[breathy gasping] -[suspenseful music building] 156 00:08:00,897 --> 00:08:02,523 [gasping and music stop abruptly] 157 00:08:02,607 --> 00:08:05,651 Well, speaking of Cynthia, could you do me a favor? 158 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:08,779 I invited her and Phee over to swim on Sunday… 159 00:08:08,863 --> 00:08:11,866 -Oh. -No, I think she's worried about imposing. 160 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:13,743 That's very nice. Uh… 161 00:08:14,619 --> 00:08:16,120 Yeah, she, um… 162 00:08:16,204 --> 00:08:19,499 she finds socializing tricky these days. 163 00:08:19,582 --> 00:08:21,209 You know, she's gotta keep it pretty tight. 164 00:08:21,292 --> 00:08:24,337 Mm, mm. Mm. Well, here's the thing. 165 00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:28,799 It'll be the last warm weekend of the year, and the water's perfect, 166 00:08:28,883 --> 00:08:30,468 and… and… and we'll feed them, 167 00:08:30,551 --> 00:08:33,554 and I… I think it'll be more nourishing than she expects. 168 00:08:33,638 --> 00:08:35,431 -Yeah, we'll be there. -No, no, no, sorry. 169 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:38,476 I just… I… I… I… I just invited her. 170 00:08:39,060 --> 00:08:39,977 Oh. 171 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:42,563 -Devastating. -Oh, oh, no, no, sorry. 172 00:08:42,647 --> 00:08:44,857 It's just she said you needed time to write. 173 00:08:44,941 --> 00:08:47,193 Please, I know when I'm not wanted. 174 00:08:47,276 --> 00:08:51,072 Besides, you cannot get distracted. The world is waiting for your next novel. 175 00:08:51,155 --> 00:08:52,949 Yeah, I… I don't know about that. 176 00:08:53,032 --> 00:08:54,951 -Well, I am. -Thank you. 177 00:08:55,451 --> 00:08:57,078 Uh… yeah, I'll talk to her. 178 00:08:57,662 --> 00:08:59,539 -Wonderful. Thank you. Um… -[phone vibrating] 179 00:08:59,622 --> 00:09:00,706 Excuse me. Uh… 180 00:09:00,790 --> 00:09:04,835 Oh God. It's my daughter's partner. I… I… I should take this. 181 00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:05,753 [sighs] 182 00:09:05,836 --> 00:09:07,505 She's a bisexual woman. 183 00:09:09,590 --> 00:09:10,466 Great. 184 00:09:11,092 --> 00:09:12,677 I'm very proud. 185 00:09:13,302 --> 00:09:14,262 Hmm. 186 00:09:15,012 --> 00:09:16,597 Alexis, hi. 187 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:21,352 [Sid] Dad, you shouldn't be going in blind. 188 00:09:21,435 --> 00:09:23,813 How am I supposed to prepare? I don't have access to evidence. 189 00:09:23,896 --> 00:09:25,439 -You don't? -I sent you the report. 190 00:09:25,523 --> 00:09:27,024 -You should. -Yes, the report. 191 00:09:27,108 --> 00:09:29,443 But not the evidence they're using. 192 00:09:29,527 --> 00:09:33,573 Sid, you have to understand, this whole thing is a kangaroo court. 193 00:09:33,656 --> 00:09:36,659 -Can you use the salad spinner? -It ruins the structure. 194 00:09:36,742 --> 00:09:38,869 [sighs] It's a lot of paper towels. 195 00:09:38,953 --> 00:09:40,204 Does this look right? 196 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,584 -The report is quite extensive. -Will you forward it to me? 197 00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:46,794 You don't need to be involved. You have enough going on. 198 00:09:46,877 --> 00:09:48,254 I'm literally a lawyer. 199 00:09:48,337 --> 00:09:50,339 May I ask why you're not at work? 200 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:53,009 Uh, no, 'cause I don't want to talk about that. 201 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:56,637 -Secrets. Yay, I love them. Literally. -[Sid] Stop. 202 00:09:56,721 --> 00:09:59,056 Listen, we're having people over this weekend. 203 00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:02,143 -Who? -Cynthia and her daughter. To swim. 204 00:10:02,226 --> 00:10:03,936 -Who is she? -She's a new professor. 205 00:10:04,020 --> 00:10:06,647 -No, she's not a professor. -I'll be sure to tell her that. 206 00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:09,650 -How old is the daughter? -Three. So cute. You'll love her. 207 00:10:09,734 --> 00:10:12,069 Oh no. I'm not gonna be around. 208 00:10:12,153 --> 00:10:14,822 -You're going back to the city? -No, I'm staying here indefinitely. 209 00:10:14,905 --> 00:10:17,491 I don't wanna be around for a playdate with a three-year-old. 210 00:10:17,575 --> 00:10:18,993 You used to love being around kids. 211 00:10:19,076 --> 00:10:21,829 Somehow, my wonder dissipated after seeing a buttload of them 212 00:10:21,912 --> 00:10:24,665 at Alexis's friends' parties every single weekend of the year. 213 00:10:24,749 --> 00:10:25,791 Sweetie. 214 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:28,502 Sorry. Excuse me. 215 00:10:28,586 --> 00:10:31,255 [sighs] Do you know what's going on with her? 216 00:10:31,339 --> 00:10:32,423 Yes. 217 00:10:33,090 --> 00:10:33,924 I do. 218 00:10:34,008 --> 00:10:36,010 [tense music droning] 219 00:10:47,563 --> 00:10:49,315 Oh, who cares? 220 00:10:51,525 --> 00:10:53,444 [wolf-whistles] 221 00:10:53,527 --> 00:10:54,695 Me likey. 222 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,990 They make the legs so high cut these days. 223 00:10:58,783 --> 00:11:01,285 You know, it's been reported that Eva Longoria 224 00:11:01,369 --> 00:11:05,081 finally embraced the Brazilian wax because it gave her the ultimate orgasm. 225 00:11:05,164 --> 00:11:06,582 What are you trying to say? 226 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:09,001 -Just an offering. -[sighs] 227 00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:10,920 What's the story with Sid? 228 00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:13,506 -She can tell you. -Why can't you? 229 00:11:13,589 --> 00:11:16,467 Because it's her business. She'll tell you when she's ready. 230 00:11:18,636 --> 00:11:20,054 Maybe I like your little pubes. 231 00:11:20,137 --> 00:11:23,391 I don't want Sid involved in the hearing. Do you understand? 232 00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,976 I understand, and I agree. 233 00:11:26,060 --> 00:11:28,646 -Can you run the filter on the pool? -Ugh. 234 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:32,942 I feel like we have other things to deal with rather than entertaining. 235 00:11:33,025 --> 00:11:36,362 Cynthia is so interesting. I wanna make a new friend. 236 00:11:36,445 --> 00:11:39,657 Since when? You haven't made a friend since 1997. 237 00:11:39,740 --> 00:11:41,033 Well, now I want to. 238 00:11:41,117 --> 00:11:42,034 Why? 239 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,288 It's like a mousy-ass woman married to a toxic man. 240 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,582 -I can't relate at all. -[student] Hell yeah. 241 00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:50,668 I know this book is misogynist 242 00:11:50,751 --> 00:11:53,587 because every book written in 1938 was misogynist, 243 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:55,381 even when written by a woman, 244 00:11:55,464 --> 00:11:59,593 but can't we connect to the universality of the story? 245 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,807 Rebecca is about an all-consuming obsession. 246 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:11,188 It's a… a young woman fixating on her husband's dead wife, who's named… 247 00:12:11,689 --> 00:12:14,650 -[students] Rebecca. -It's very relatable. 248 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,152 -How? -[protagonist] Well… 249 00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:20,531 What, you've never googled your lover's ex? Hmm? 250 00:12:20,614 --> 00:12:26,245 You never spent time on their Instagram or whatever social media you use? 251 00:12:26,328 --> 00:12:30,583 You've never compared yourself to her style, her body? 252 00:12:30,666 --> 00:12:34,920 You've never fantasized about knowing about their relationship, 253 00:12:35,004 --> 00:12:38,507 how they talk together, their private jokes, how they, 254 00:12:39,425 --> 00:12:42,178 dare I say it, made love? 255 00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:44,638 Well, that's what this story is about. 256 00:12:44,722 --> 00:12:49,018 It's about the inescapable pull of your lover's lover. 257 00:12:49,101 --> 00:12:50,895 I don't have a lover. 258 00:12:50,978 --> 00:12:53,397 Well, Lauren, we're gonna have to change that. 259 00:12:54,732 --> 00:12:56,734 [curious music playing] 260 00:12:59,570 --> 00:13:01,238 -[protagonist] Hi! -Hi. 261 00:13:06,994 --> 00:13:08,037 [phone pings] 262 00:13:26,347 --> 00:13:27,515 Hi, Aaron. 263 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:35,815 [Sid] You know, if Dad loses at the college, 264 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:38,400 there could be a civil suit, and that could affect you. 265 00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:39,735 Oh my God. 266 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:44,114 There are 36 pages of forms for me to fill out for this dumb appointment. 267 00:13:44,198 --> 00:13:47,451 I mean, why do they need to know if I have a history of mental illness? 268 00:13:47,535 --> 00:13:50,287 -What are you getting done? -I'm just getting waxed. 269 00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:51,789 I thought you couldn't get waxed. 270 00:13:51,872 --> 00:13:56,627 Well, they say it's a new kind, so let's hope for the best. 271 00:13:57,711 --> 00:13:59,255 Oh, sweet pea. 272 00:13:59,338 --> 00:14:01,006 [softly] Just a breakup. 273 00:14:01,090 --> 00:14:02,716 [Sid] I really fucked up. 274 00:14:05,177 --> 00:14:06,387 I cheated. 275 00:14:07,054 --> 00:14:09,181 -On Alexis. -With the train man? 276 00:14:09,265 --> 00:14:12,393 No. Oh my… Ask Dad what happened. 277 00:14:12,476 --> 00:14:15,062 -You tell me. -No, 'cause I don't want you judging me. 278 00:14:15,145 --> 00:14:17,940 I promise, I won't judge you. 279 00:14:18,023 --> 00:14:19,024 No. 280 00:14:19,608 --> 00:14:23,612 No, I… I cheated on Alexis with an intern from work, 281 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:27,324 and then she got hired, and it got messy, so I left before anything could happen. 282 00:14:27,408 --> 00:14:30,327 And I hated that job anyway, and I can find a new one in two seconds, 283 00:14:30,411 --> 00:14:32,329 so I don't wanna talk about it any further, okay? 284 00:14:32,413 --> 00:14:33,706 You quit your job? 285 00:14:33,789 --> 00:14:34,957 See? You're judging me. 286 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,126 -No, I'm not. I'm not. -That's such a lie. 287 00:14:37,209 --> 00:14:40,462 -No, okay. Let's go. Let's go. -[sighs] 288 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,927 You didn't know any of the people. Dad's students. Right? 289 00:14:47,428 --> 00:14:50,806 His fancy ladies? Uh, not personally. 290 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:53,100 By sight, at the most. 291 00:14:53,183 --> 00:14:55,561 -Okay, are you sure? -Absolutely. 292 00:14:55,644 --> 00:14:58,355 You didn't have any of them in your classes? 293 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:00,649 Never. 294 00:15:05,571 --> 00:15:06,572 [phone pings] 295 00:15:21,337 --> 00:15:22,296 Yes. 296 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:28,761 I had one of them in my classes. 297 00:15:38,854 --> 00:15:40,773 You stopped biting your nails. 298 00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:51,700 I wanted to apologize for avoiding you. 299 00:15:53,369 --> 00:15:55,120 I shouldn't have got so angry. 300 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:56,664 [protagonist] Mm. 301 00:15:57,164 --> 00:15:59,500 You kicked my car and called me a bitch. 302 00:16:00,876 --> 00:16:02,628 [chuckles] Sorry. 303 00:16:03,212 --> 00:16:04,630 I was feeling desperate. 304 00:16:05,255 --> 00:16:06,298 It's okay. 305 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,300 What did you wanna say? 306 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:11,887 Oh, um… 307 00:16:13,055 --> 00:16:15,265 Well, yeah. I'm back, obviously. 308 00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:17,643 Huh… uh… 309 00:16:17,726 --> 00:16:19,687 Now that everything has come out about John, 310 00:16:19,770 --> 00:16:22,773 I was just hoping you and I could, like, repair 311 00:16:24,191 --> 00:16:26,151 [sighs] …our relationship. 312 00:16:28,112 --> 00:16:30,155 Fascinating. 313 00:16:32,616 --> 00:16:34,868 Didn't you join the… the case? 314 00:16:34,952 --> 00:16:36,036 Yeah. 315 00:16:37,413 --> 00:16:40,958 But that's what I wanted to tell you. That that has nothing to do with you. 316 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:45,754 Lila, that is exactly what I have been saying all along. 317 00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:47,756 Are you still writing? 318 00:16:48,924 --> 00:16:50,092 Not really. 319 00:16:50,592 --> 00:16:53,470 You should. I'm sorry things have been so hard. 320 00:16:54,054 --> 00:16:56,724 It never feels good to be 29 and moving back in with your mom. 321 00:16:56,807 --> 00:16:58,642 [protagonist] Mm. I bet. 322 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:02,938 It's like, how many times can I take her to get the edema fluid drained 323 00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:04,898 before she realizes it's her responsibility? 324 00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:05,816 [protagonist] Yeah. 325 00:17:05,899 --> 00:17:09,445 She thinks she's doing me some big favor by asking Trevor to move… 326 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:10,904 I do care. 327 00:17:10,988 --> 00:17:13,198 Lila, I hate to do this, but I have to run. 328 00:17:13,282 --> 00:17:14,992 I… I… I wish we could talk all day. 329 00:17:15,075 --> 00:17:17,536 I… I'm so glad we connected, 330 00:17:17,619 --> 00:17:19,872 and I am so glad we're on the same page. 331 00:17:20,456 --> 00:17:21,331 Yeah. 332 00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:25,711 I wanted to say I'm sorry about what happened with John. 333 00:17:26,670 --> 00:17:28,297 Thank you for saying that. 334 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:29,798 I… 335 00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:34,428 I appreciate you taking some responsibility for your actions. 336 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:36,889 [sighs] 337 00:17:39,683 --> 00:17:41,351 -I have to go. -Oh. 338 00:17:42,394 --> 00:17:44,563 -[sighs] -[dramatic music playing] 339 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:48,859 Beautiful! 340 00:17:53,614 --> 00:17:55,240 Oh, stunning. 341 00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:56,784 [chuckles] 342 00:17:58,911 --> 00:17:59,995 [phone pings] 343 00:18:09,963 --> 00:18:10,839 [sighs] 344 00:18:12,549 --> 00:18:15,761 You reach an age when, if you come across a good towel, 345 00:18:15,844 --> 00:18:17,805 you don't let it slip away. 346 00:18:18,305 --> 00:18:19,890 Do you sell these? 347 00:18:20,599 --> 00:18:22,601 [mysterious music playing] 348 00:18:33,278 --> 00:18:36,240 There is great power in a hand-delivered gift. 349 00:18:38,158 --> 00:18:42,287 Hi! I just wanted to drop off a little housewarming present. 350 00:18:42,371 --> 00:18:43,831 -Hi. -You don't have to talk to me. 351 00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:46,708 I can just hand it over and get on out of here. 352 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:47,709 Uh, I… 353 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:52,131 Oh, um, this… this honey is from my bees. 354 00:18:52,214 --> 00:18:54,633 Uh, did you know that honey is as effective 355 00:18:54,716 --> 00:18:56,885 as cough syrup for young children? 356 00:18:57,386 --> 00:18:59,346 -It's for Phee. -Oh! 357 00:18:59,429 --> 00:19:00,472 [chuckles] 358 00:19:00,556 --> 00:19:01,640 Oh my God. 359 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:04,726 That is so nice of you. These are… these are gorgeous. 360 00:19:04,810 --> 00:19:06,687 Sorry. Um… 361 00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:09,731 Did Vlad give you our address? 362 00:19:10,315 --> 00:19:11,900 I got it from the contact sheet. 363 00:19:12,734 --> 00:19:16,113 This is… this is temporary. It's, um… it's kind of a shithole. 364 00:19:16,196 --> 00:19:18,031 Oh, no, no. It's not. 365 00:19:18,115 --> 00:19:19,950 Well, just don't come inside. 366 00:19:20,450 --> 00:19:22,119 Uh, Phee is fine. I just… 367 00:19:22,202 --> 00:19:24,538 I got… paranoid 368 00:19:24,621 --> 00:19:26,790 'cause people are weird about colds, 369 00:19:26,874 --> 00:19:28,625 and I was like, "What if they're offended?" 370 00:19:28,709 --> 00:19:30,586 I'm very difficult to offend. 371 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:32,337 Me too. No, um… 372 00:19:32,838 --> 00:19:35,966 God, I'm… I'm aware I'm being an asshole. 373 00:19:36,049 --> 00:19:39,845 No, no! Anyone who'd been through half of what you did 374 00:19:39,928 --> 00:19:41,972 would be twice the asshole. 375 00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,224 What do you mean? 376 00:19:45,058 --> 00:19:46,101 I just… 377 00:19:46,727 --> 00:19:49,646 Moving, a… a young child. 378 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:50,606 I… 379 00:19:51,106 --> 00:19:52,441 -[phone pings] -Um… 380 00:19:52,941 --> 00:19:55,527 I'll, uh… I'll, uh… 381 00:19:55,611 --> 00:19:57,946 I'll leave you alone. Um… 382 00:20:00,782 --> 00:20:04,494 This may sound crazy, but I think we'd get along. 383 00:20:04,578 --> 00:20:06,705 I… I do too. 384 00:20:07,956 --> 00:20:10,751 Thank you so much for these. Okay. 385 00:20:11,752 --> 00:20:13,045 -Bye. -Bye. 386 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:22,512 [phone pings] 387 00:20:33,649 --> 00:20:37,152 I wonder what domestic politics went into that text message. 388 00:20:37,861 --> 00:20:39,112 So what's this about? 389 00:20:40,656 --> 00:20:44,159 It's about growing up in Florida with Russian immigrant parents. 390 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:45,786 So he's a navel-gazer. 391 00:20:45,869 --> 00:20:47,955 No, it's excellent. 392 00:20:48,038 --> 00:20:49,206 I'm out. 393 00:20:49,289 --> 00:20:52,459 -Where are you going? -I'm going to see my friend at Cornell. 394 00:20:52,542 --> 00:20:55,545 -Think I'm gonna stay the night. -Oh. What kind of friend? 395 00:20:55,629 --> 00:20:57,297 She's an expert in Title IX. 396 00:20:57,381 --> 00:20:59,841 Sid, I'm serious. I don't want you involved. 397 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:02,052 -I'm gonna take the Volvo. -Be careful. 398 00:21:02,135 --> 00:21:04,221 Why'd you buy lettuce? I have a bumper crop. 399 00:21:04,304 --> 00:21:05,973 Because I need it as a wrap. 400 00:21:06,682 --> 00:21:09,184 -I thought we were grilling. -The steak is grilled. 401 00:21:09,893 --> 00:21:10,936 What are these for? 402 00:21:11,019 --> 00:21:12,062 A mocktail. 403 00:21:12,145 --> 00:21:13,563 A mocktail? 404 00:21:14,064 --> 00:21:15,899 [groans] 405 00:21:15,983 --> 00:21:17,317 What's happening here? 406 00:21:17,401 --> 00:21:19,027 It's my stupid wax. 407 00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:20,612 I'm inflamed. 408 00:21:20,696 --> 00:21:22,948 It's fine. It's what I deserve. 409 00:21:25,075 --> 00:21:26,243 Why do you have this? 410 00:21:26,994 --> 00:21:28,662 It got mixed up in my mail. 411 00:21:29,162 --> 00:21:30,497 Looks like a paycheck. 412 00:21:30,580 --> 00:21:33,083 Yes, I will give it to her when she arrives. 413 00:21:33,583 --> 00:21:36,378 -Did you get rid of the deer netting? -We're not hosting a wedding. 414 00:21:36,461 --> 00:21:37,587 It's suburban. 415 00:21:43,593 --> 00:21:44,803 [John] Whoa. 416 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:46,763 [Vladimir] Hey-ho! 417 00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:49,182 -[protagonist] Hi! -Hi. 418 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:51,226 It's you! 419 00:21:51,935 --> 00:21:54,479 We don't go near the water unless Daddy's there, right? 420 00:21:54,563 --> 00:21:57,232 -And stay away from the bees. -What bees? 421 00:21:57,941 --> 00:21:59,901 -What, you don't keep bees? -No. 422 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:00,902 Oh. 423 00:22:01,445 --> 00:22:02,904 Is Cynthia not coming? 424 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,365 She has a… migraine. 425 00:22:05,449 --> 00:22:07,659 So you'll have to make do with me. 426 00:22:07,743 --> 00:22:10,620 Phee! I told you no running by the pool! 427 00:22:12,873 --> 00:22:14,875 [dreamy music playing] 428 00:22:26,053 --> 00:22:27,512 Well, I tried. 429 00:22:28,138 --> 00:22:29,765 [upbeat synth-pop music playing] 430 00:22:44,696 --> 00:22:48,158 ♪ I-I-I-I-I, I need, I need you ♪ 431 00:22:48,241 --> 00:22:51,620 ♪ I-I-I-I-I, I need, I need you ♪ 432 00:22:52,120 --> 00:22:54,539 ♪ I-I-I-I-I, I need, I need ♪ 433 00:22:54,623 --> 00:22:56,333 ♪ I need, I need ♪ 434 00:22:56,416 --> 00:22:59,169 ♪ I need, I need you ♪ 435 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:03,048 ♪ I need you ♪ 436 00:23:04,508 --> 00:23:06,718 -♪ Come on, come on ♪ -♪ I need you ♪ 437 00:23:06,802 --> 00:23:10,847 ♪ I never said I wasn't gonna tell nobody ♪ 438 00:23:11,598 --> 00:23:13,475 ♪ No, baby… ♪ 439 00:23:14,434 --> 00:23:16,436 You're very sexy, Vladimir. 440 00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:20,315 -God, I know. -[all chuckle] 441 00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:21,900 How do you come by this physique? 442 00:23:21,983 --> 00:23:23,568 Oh! That's invasive. 443 00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:24,736 It's a nice question. 444 00:23:24,820 --> 00:23:26,279 It's a lovely question. 445 00:23:26,363 --> 00:23:29,408 I don't know. Uh… grappling wild beasts? 446 00:23:29,491 --> 00:23:30,534 As you do. 447 00:23:30,617 --> 00:23:32,369 -Like wrestling bears? -Exactly. 448 00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:35,080 No, I go to the gym. 449 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:38,166 It's like the only thing that… I do. 450 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:39,876 I need the outlet. 451 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:41,545 Oh, it's a healthy outlet. 452 00:23:41,628 --> 00:23:42,879 It sure is. 453 00:23:42,963 --> 00:23:44,381 I'm a simple fellow. 454 00:23:44,464 --> 00:23:48,844 I lift, write, work, eat. 455 00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:51,847 -Fuck. -He wasn't saying that. 456 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,224 -John! -[John] It's the natural progression. 457 00:23:54,307 --> 00:23:56,977 No, but, you know, who were all those writers 458 00:23:57,060 --> 00:23:59,729 who had all that time for hobbies? 459 00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:01,940 Like Hemingway and his bullfights. 460 00:24:02,023 --> 00:24:03,692 Oh, Hemingway didn't do bedtime. 461 00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:04,860 That is true. 462 00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:06,695 He did miss out on that. 463 00:24:06,778 --> 00:24:08,238 -[Phee babbles] -[protagonist] Aw. 464 00:24:09,489 --> 00:24:10,407 [sighs] 465 00:24:12,951 --> 00:24:14,411 I like your smile. 466 00:24:19,124 --> 00:24:20,709 He's just being nice. 467 00:24:21,751 --> 00:24:23,920 [gentle piano music playing] 468 00:24:24,004 --> 00:24:26,089 -Here you are. -Thank you. 469 00:24:26,173 --> 00:24:28,383 And cheers. 470 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:29,426 Cheers. 471 00:24:32,053 --> 00:24:33,763 I have a confession. 472 00:24:33,847 --> 00:24:34,848 You do? 473 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:37,017 Yeah. 474 00:24:38,226 --> 00:24:40,395 I haven't started reading your book yet. 475 00:24:41,021 --> 00:24:41,980 Oh! 476 00:24:44,691 --> 00:24:46,485 No problem. [chuckles] 477 00:24:49,446 --> 00:24:50,280 Hey. 478 00:24:51,114 --> 00:24:56,328 My wife seems to have come across a piece of Cynthia's mail. 479 00:24:56,411 --> 00:24:59,956 Oh, I meant to give it to you. I think it landed in my box by mistake. 480 00:25:00,749 --> 00:25:02,876 [Vladimir] It's probably the only way she'll get it. 481 00:25:02,959 --> 00:25:05,504 Never known that woman to check a mailbox. 482 00:25:10,425 --> 00:25:12,052 [protagonist chuckles] Sweetie. 483 00:25:13,220 --> 00:25:16,056 -[Vladimir] I worry about her. -[protagonist] You do? 484 00:25:17,724 --> 00:25:20,018 You know, Cynthia was, uh… 485 00:25:20,101 --> 00:25:22,729 she was hospitalized after the suicide attempt. 486 00:25:22,812 --> 00:25:23,647 Oh. 487 00:25:23,730 --> 00:25:26,983 Yeah, for six months, Phee didn't have a mother. 488 00:25:27,067 --> 00:25:28,693 Just a nanny and me. 489 00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:31,029 [protagonist] Oh. 490 00:25:31,112 --> 00:25:32,030 [sighs] 491 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:35,075 But you're together now. 492 00:25:35,575 --> 00:25:36,409 Yeah. 493 00:25:36,493 --> 00:25:38,411 And… and she's doing all right. 494 00:25:38,495 --> 00:25:41,122 Yeah, much better, thank God. [clears throat] 495 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:42,123 Yeah. 496 00:25:45,252 --> 00:25:47,921 Cynthia doesn't have a migraine. 497 00:25:48,004 --> 00:25:49,005 Oh. 498 00:25:49,089 --> 00:25:51,675 -Yeah, we had a fight. -About me? 499 00:25:51,758 --> 00:25:53,301 Uh… no. 500 00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:56,263 No, I… I, uh… I did something bad. 501 00:25:57,597 --> 00:25:59,266 [chuckles] I'm being a jerk. 502 00:25:59,349 --> 00:26:01,518 -Just forget I said anything. -[protagonist] No, tell me. 503 00:26:01,601 --> 00:26:04,020 No, no, no. What's that thing that people say? 504 00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:05,438 Um… 505 00:26:06,439 --> 00:26:07,732 Marriage is hard. 506 00:26:08,358 --> 00:26:09,651 Divorce is hard. 507 00:26:10,860 --> 00:26:12,070 Choose your hard. 508 00:26:14,698 --> 00:26:16,908 [breathy gasping] 509 00:26:16,992 --> 00:26:18,994 [serene music playing] 510 00:26:19,619 --> 00:26:20,704 [music stops] 511 00:26:20,787 --> 00:26:22,581 Choose your hard. 512 00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:31,131 -Can I give her to you? -Of course. 513 00:26:32,382 --> 00:26:34,175 -Oh, sweetie. -[Phee groans softly] 514 00:26:34,676 --> 00:26:35,760 [protagonist] Okay. 515 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:38,263 [playful music playing] 516 00:26:40,223 --> 00:26:41,099 [Vladimir chuckles] 517 00:26:41,182 --> 00:26:44,352 Oh, sorry. Here. There we are. 518 00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:46,438 [Vladimir] There you go. [exhales] 519 00:26:46,521 --> 00:26:47,564 [protagonist] Okay. 520 00:26:51,067 --> 00:26:52,777 There we are. I'll see you out. 521 00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:54,112 [door opens] 522 00:26:55,530 --> 00:26:56,531 [protagonist] Good night. 523 00:26:57,032 --> 00:26:58,491 [car engine starts, rumbles] 524 00:27:06,958 --> 00:27:08,668 [sighs] You in love? 525 00:27:14,841 --> 00:27:16,843 [disjointed music playing] 526 00:27:26,269 --> 00:27:28,271 [protagonist and John moaning] 527 00:27:33,151 --> 00:27:35,153 [moaning intensifies] 528 00:27:38,365 --> 00:27:42,577 [protagonist shrieks, inhales, shrieks] 529 00:27:42,661 --> 00:27:44,663 [eerie music playing] 530 00:28:20,198 --> 00:28:22,117 [dog barks, whines]