1 00:00:04,504 --> 00:00:06,773 ["It's Impossible" by Perry Como playing] 2 00:00:18,919 --> 00:00:21,688 ♪♪ It's impossible ♪ 3 00:00:23,424 --> 00:00:26,293 ♪♪ Tell the sun to leave the sky ♪ 4 00:00:26,293 --> 00:00:30,530 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 5 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:37,438 ♪♪ It's impossible ♪ 6 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:40,273 ♪♪ Ask a baby not to cry ♪ 7 00:00:40,273 --> 00:00:45,378 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 8 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:50,384 ♪♪ Can I hold you ♪ 9 00:00:50,384 --> 00:00:54,321 ♪♪ Closer to me ♪ 10 00:00:54,321 --> 00:00:57,391 ♪♪ And not feel you ♪ 11 00:00:57,391 --> 00:01:01,127 ♪♪ Going through me? ♪ 12 00:01:01,127 --> 00:01:04,564 ♪♪ Split the second ♪ 13 00:01:04,564 --> 00:01:07,334 ♪♪ That I never think of you ♪ 14 00:01:07,334 --> 00:01:11,204 ♪♪ Oh, how impossible ♪ 15 00:01:14,408 --> 00:01:17,845 ♪♪ Can the ocean ♪ 16 00:01:17,845 --> 00:01:21,181 ♪♪ Keep from rushing to the shore? ♪ 17 00:01:21,181 --> 00:01:24,017 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 18 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:30,156 - ♪♪ If I had you ♪ - [whimpering] 19 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:34,194 ♪♪ Could I ever want for more? ♪ 20 00:01:34,194 --> 00:01:38,231 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 21 00:01:41,802 --> 00:01:44,705 ♪♪ And tomorrow ♪ 22 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:47,875 ♪♪ Should you ask me for the world ♪ 23 00:01:47,875 --> 00:01:51,678 ♪♪ Somehow I'd get it ♪ 24 00:01:51,678 --> 00:01:55,082 ♪♪ I would sell my very soul ♪ 25 00:01:55,082 --> 00:01:58,785 ♪♪ And not regret it ♪ 26 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:02,188 ♪♪ For to live without your love ♪ 27 00:02:02,188 --> 00:02:07,160 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 28 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:12,399 ♪♪ Can the ocean ♪ 29 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:15,435 ♪♪ Keep from rushing to the shore? ♪ 30 00:02:15,435 --> 00:02:20,140 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 31 00:02:22,943 --> 00:02:26,080 ♪♪ If I had you ♪ 32 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,515 ♪♪ Could I ever want for more? ♪ 33 00:02:28,515 --> 00:02:32,252 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 34 00:02:33,988 --> 00:02:36,256 - [low rumble] - ♪♪ And ♪ 35 00:02:36,256 --> 00:02:39,426 ♪♪ Tomorrow ♪ 36 00:02:39,426 --> 00:02:42,262 ♪♪ Should you ask me for the world ♪ 37 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:45,665 ♪♪ Somehow I'd get it ♪ 38 00:02:45,665 --> 00:02:49,837 ♪♪ I would sell my very soul ♪ 39 00:02:49,837 --> 00:02:52,439 ♪♪ And not regret it ♪ 40 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:54,341 [whirring] 41 00:02:54,341 --> 00:02:57,444 ♪♪ For to live without your love ♪ 42 00:02:57,444 --> 00:03:01,381 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 43 00:03:01,381 --> 00:03:05,085 ♪♪ Impossible ♪ 44 00:03:05,085 --> 00:03:07,988 ♪♪ Mmm ♪ 45 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:12,192 ♪♪ Impossible. ♪ 46 00:03:17,064 --> 00:03:19,399 [soft crackling] 47 00:03:20,934 --> 00:03:24,572 [Bernard] It looks pretty much the same as last time. 48 00:03:24,572 --> 00:03:26,273 See the lower-right lobe? 49 00:03:26,273 --> 00:03:28,742 This tumor should be shrinking. 50 00:03:28,742 --> 00:03:31,178 And the spot on the spine, that's not great. 51 00:03:31,178 --> 00:03:33,113 [Babe] I hate the radiation. 52 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:35,682 Then why keep doing it, Bernard? 53 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:40,020 Babe, we have to make sure that this metastasis is stopped. 54 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:42,222 I hate it, too, but it's what we've got. 55 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:45,325 - Isn't there anything else? - Look, there's a guy in Philadelphia 56 00:03:45,325 --> 00:03:47,928 doing high doses of interferon. 57 00:03:47,928 --> 00:03:49,496 And even if you do try that, 58 00:03:49,496 --> 00:03:52,132 at this point you can't stop the radiation. 59 00:03:52,132 --> 00:03:54,668 - Why not? - Babe, if the tumors grow 60 00:03:54,668 --> 00:03:59,273 in the spine, the radiation is keeping that in check. 61 00:03:59,273 --> 00:04:02,810 But unchecked, I can't let you have that kind of pain. 62 00:04:02,810 --> 00:04:04,477 It's stopping the pain? 63 00:04:04,477 --> 00:04:07,047 Bill wants you to do some trial in Paris 64 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:09,049 that I haven't even heard of. 65 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:10,918 Peach pits or something. 66 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:12,786 Well, it's not up to him. 67 00:04:12,786 --> 00:04:15,822 Everyone handles it differently. 68 00:04:15,822 --> 00:04:18,692 He's used to running the world. 69 00:04:18,692 --> 00:04:22,162 Nobody runs cancer. 70 00:04:22,162 --> 00:04:24,698 I'll-I'll talk to him again. 71 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:26,934 But I can't bullshit you. 72 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:28,101 Babe... 73 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,437 ♪ ♪ 74 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:36,510 I think... 75 00:04:36,510 --> 00:04:38,645 [phone ringing] 76 00:04:40,814 --> 00:04:43,416 How long do I have? 77 00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:51,591 Take the call. [laughs] 78 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:57,364 ♪ ♪ 79 00:05:23,924 --> 00:05:26,159 ♪ ♪ 80 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:53,620 ♪ ♪ 81 00:06:16,143 --> 00:06:18,411 ♪ ♪ 82 00:06:40,334 --> 00:06:42,669 [Slim] I said, "Think again, Kitty. 83 00:06:42,669 --> 00:06:44,838 "Lana Turner got everyone wearing turbans 84 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:46,340 "back in the '40s. 85 00:06:46,340 --> 00:06:48,875 Everything comes back around again and again." 86 00:06:48,875 --> 00:06:52,713 Well, there is another reproduction on the horizon. 87 00:06:52,713 --> 00:06:55,081 Truman has got it in his head to revive 88 00:06:55,081 --> 00:06:58,318 the Black and White Ball, and do a sequel. 89 00:06:58,318 --> 00:06:59,819 - Are you...? - [stifled laugh] 90 00:06:59,819 --> 00:07:02,189 - You're kidding, right? - He told me yesterday 91 00:07:02,189 --> 00:07:04,725 between bites of shrimp scampi at table two. 92 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:07,228 Truman, shut up. Are you nuts? 93 00:07:07,228 --> 00:07:09,196 I will invite all my swans, 94 00:07:09,196 --> 00:07:11,465 and it will be a kind of grand reunion, 95 00:07:11,465 --> 00:07:13,634 a treatise on the power of friendship. 96 00:07:13,634 --> 00:07:16,336 Maybe the Plaza, or maybe I fly everyone 97 00:07:16,336 --> 00:07:18,038 to Buenos Aires or to Rio. 98 00:07:18,038 --> 00:07:19,840 Truman, those days are over. 99 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,576 They're gone. Finito. Kaput. 100 00:07:22,576 --> 00:07:25,746 I think you're wrong about how much they miss me. 101 00:07:25,746 --> 00:07:27,147 Oh, we all miss you. 102 00:07:27,147 --> 00:07:28,649 Doesn't mean you're coming back, babe. 103 00:07:28,649 --> 00:07:31,018 The guest list includes Princess Margaret, 104 00:07:31,018 --> 00:07:33,154 The Who, Richard Nixon, Totie Fields 105 00:07:33,154 --> 00:07:35,122 and Fidel Castro, if you can believe it. 106 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:37,291 And, of course, us. 107 00:07:37,291 --> 00:07:40,460 He's... he's a cockroach. 108 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,197 Y-You try to stamp him out, but his legs just keep twitching. 109 00:07:43,197 --> 00:07:45,566 - [laughs] - I'm not going to let this happen. 110 00:07:45,566 --> 00:07:47,768 Well, it'll blow up before he even pulls it together, 111 00:07:47,768 --> 00:07:49,336 so don't do anything. 112 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:52,372 He should just let Jack export him to Switzerland. 113 00:07:52,372 --> 00:07:55,142 Take the goddamn cure in the Alps once and for all 114 00:07:55,142 --> 00:07:56,944 and quietly never publish another word. 115 00:07:56,944 --> 00:07:58,979 Look, I told him it was a bad idea. 116 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:02,983 C.Z., I know you still love him, 117 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:05,152 but it's not going to stand. 118 00:08:05,152 --> 00:08:07,187 I'm from rancher stock in California. 119 00:08:07,187 --> 00:08:08,755 We don't turn the other cheek. 120 00:08:08,755 --> 00:08:11,225 I don't see what your upbringing has to do with any of it. 121 00:08:11,225 --> 00:08:12,692 [footsteps approaching] 122 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:15,729 [Babe] Hello, ladies. 123 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:18,064 [exhales] 124 00:08:18,064 --> 00:08:21,034 I think spring may have come early. 125 00:08:21,034 --> 00:08:23,203 The sun is just dazzling today. 126 00:08:23,203 --> 00:08:26,006 C.Z., how's your winter jasmine doing? 127 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,442 To hell with my winter jasmine, darling. 128 00:08:28,442 --> 00:08:30,444 - How are you? - Happy. 129 00:08:30,444 --> 00:08:32,679 - Honestly. - [Slim] Well, I've got 130 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,247 just the cure for that. 131 00:08:34,247 --> 00:08:37,150 C.Z. says that the imp is throwing another ball. 132 00:08:37,150 --> 00:08:38,585 - [sighs] - Of course, none of us are going. 133 00:08:38,585 --> 00:08:41,655 But the real trick is to make sure nobody does. 134 00:08:41,655 --> 00:08:43,790 Please, can we just enjoy a meal together? 135 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:46,827 Life is literally short. 136 00:08:46,827 --> 00:08:49,963 And I rather like balls. 137 00:08:49,963 --> 00:08:51,465 I feel like I haven't danced in years, 138 00:08:51,465 --> 00:08:53,834 so if I'm invited, maybe I'll go. 139 00:08:53,834 --> 00:08:56,604 After everything we've done? 140 00:08:56,604 --> 00:08:59,506 After everything you've done, Slim. 141 00:08:59,506 --> 00:09:02,877 You've controlled this circle, this situation 142 00:09:02,877 --> 00:09:05,312 for far too long now. 143 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:10,785 You really think Truman deserves your forgiveness? 144 00:09:10,785 --> 00:09:13,153 [laughs softly] You know, it's funny, with forgiveness, 145 00:09:13,153 --> 00:09:15,155 you give it to someone, but the real gift 146 00:09:15,155 --> 00:09:17,357 goes to the person doing the forgiving. 147 00:09:17,357 --> 00:09:20,660 Am I not allowed to give that to myself before I die? 148 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:24,131 Alexander, were those, uh, 149 00:09:24,131 --> 00:09:26,734 sautéed morels I just spotted cruising by? 150 00:09:26,734 --> 00:09:28,269 Let's do an order. 151 00:09:28,269 --> 00:09:30,271 And, uh, another bottle of the Coche-Dury. 152 00:09:30,271 --> 00:09:31,705 And a pack of smokes. 153 00:09:31,705 --> 00:09:33,507 I've been a ding-dong and left mine at home. 154 00:09:33,507 --> 00:09:35,041 [laughs softly] 155 00:09:35,810 --> 00:09:38,045 Walter Cronkite, 156 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:40,281 Walter Matthau. 157 00:09:40,281 --> 00:09:41,448 [TV playing indistinctly] 158 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:44,952 Am I missing any other Walters? 159 00:09:44,952 --> 00:09:47,121 [John] Disney? 160 00:09:47,121 --> 00:09:51,258 [Truman] Deceased, I'm afraid. 161 00:09:51,258 --> 00:09:54,428 I'm doing the pot pies. 162 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:56,997 Barbara Walters! 163 00:09:56,997 --> 00:10:00,767 How about putting the San Diego Rooster on your list? 164 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,403 Enchanting, but no. 165 00:10:03,403 --> 00:10:06,706 The only birds admitted will be swans. 166 00:10:08,309 --> 00:10:10,477 That's called enabling. 167 00:10:10,477 --> 00:10:12,612 - I read about it in a book. - Yep. 168 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:14,782 How about you invite that little starlet, 169 00:10:14,782 --> 00:10:16,717 uh, Jodie... 170 00:10:16,717 --> 00:10:18,985 - Ooh, Jodie Foster. - What's her name? That's it. 171 00:10:18,985 --> 00:10:22,189 - That's a good idea. - Or Linda Lovelace from Deep Throat. 172 00:10:22,189 --> 00:10:23,757 No, not Linda Lovelace 173 00:10:23,757 --> 00:10:25,725 - from Deep Throat. - No? All right, fuck it. 174 00:10:25,725 --> 00:10:28,929 The president of France "Gistard Gis-Giscrang..." 175 00:10:28,929 --> 00:10:30,431 Giscard d'Estaing? 176 00:10:30,431 --> 00:10:32,600 Yeah, that's it. 177 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,869 I said that. That's nice. 178 00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:38,572 Giscard d'Estaing. 179 00:10:40,474 --> 00:10:42,476 [chuckles] 180 00:10:42,476 --> 00:10:44,611 Can you believe I haven't had a real drink 181 00:10:44,611 --> 00:10:47,614 in almost a week? 182 00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:52,887 I can feel a clarity returning, and I can see in color again. 183 00:10:52,887 --> 00:10:54,889 - Hmm. - And you have 184 00:10:54,889 --> 00:10:57,925 a very cute pink ear. 185 00:10:57,925 --> 00:10:59,559 Thanks. 186 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,330 How about we invite Catherine Cooterman? 187 00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:06,166 Catherine Cooterman? That's a great name. 188 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:09,236 - Mm-hmm. - Who is she? 189 00:11:11,238 --> 00:11:14,909 - Someone you're dating? - [grunts softly] 190 00:11:14,909 --> 00:11:16,743 Not dating, no. 191 00:11:18,712 --> 00:11:20,614 You're fucking? 192 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:26,186 I don't know. Maybe. 193 00:11:29,857 --> 00:11:32,459 Why would you say that to me? 194 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:33,760 Why? 195 00:11:35,495 --> 00:11:39,767 Come on, Truman, I got to have someone there I like. 196 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:42,969 All you famous people, you never turn off. 197 00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:46,273 Cathy is plain folk. 198 00:11:46,273 --> 00:11:49,709 You love to see me hurt, don't you? 199 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:56,049 Jesus Christ, you're fucking girls again? 200 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:58,018 You told me you only wanted me. 201 00:11:58,018 --> 00:11:59,853 You swore fidelity. 202 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:01,989 That mattered to me. 203 00:12:01,989 --> 00:12:03,523 - Deeply. - Mm-hmm. 204 00:12:03,523 --> 00:12:06,060 You know what, if you've also invited Jack Dunphy 205 00:12:06,060 --> 00:12:08,295 to give me the stink eye, cut him. 206 00:12:08,295 --> 00:12:11,365 Well, he makes sure I'm still breathing. 207 00:12:11,365 --> 00:12:13,433 And he sure doesn't drink around me when I'm... 208 00:12:15,169 --> 00:12:16,704 It's my fucking nature. 209 00:12:16,704 --> 00:12:18,805 Huh? You think I'm just gonna fucking... 210 00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:20,741 [snorts] ...fuck you, huh? 211 00:12:20,741 --> 00:12:22,042 Huh? Huh? 212 00:12:22,042 --> 00:12:23,777 Huh? 213 00:12:23,777 --> 00:12:25,579 - Fucking you is like fucking a fish. - You know what? 214 00:12:25,579 --> 00:12:26,913 Go ahead. Go ahead. 215 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:28,616 Hit me, baby. 216 00:12:28,616 --> 00:12:30,750 [panting] 217 00:12:32,953 --> 00:12:35,522 Jesus fucking Christ. 218 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:49,836 [Slim] You know, after three marriages and one Truman, 219 00:12:49,836 --> 00:12:52,773 I've come to a conclusion. 220 00:12:52,773 --> 00:12:57,144 Solitude is what I've been looking for all along. 221 00:12:57,144 --> 00:13:01,281 To be alone and content, no greater luxury. 222 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:04,484 [Bill] I could think of greater luxuries, Slim. 223 00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:07,855 I'm having more fun, worrying less. 224 00:13:07,855 --> 00:13:10,357 Mm. Having much better sex. 225 00:13:10,357 --> 00:13:12,592 - That's a good thing. - [chuckles] 226 00:13:12,592 --> 00:13:14,261 Hey, I heard you retained Cravath, Swaine. 227 00:13:14,261 --> 00:13:15,963 Who you going after? 228 00:13:15,963 --> 00:13:19,165 I'm suing Truman for defamation. 229 00:13:21,402 --> 00:13:24,905 Be careful, Slim. Truman's clever. 230 00:13:24,905 --> 00:13:26,406 And the state that Babe is in, 231 00:13:26,406 --> 00:13:29,142 I'm afraid that she might let him back in. 232 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:31,311 He's her addiction, you know. 233 00:13:32,079 --> 00:13:34,781 I can feel it stirring in her. 234 00:13:34,781 --> 00:13:37,317 William, come here. 235 00:13:42,690 --> 00:13:44,124 Now, listen. 236 00:13:44,124 --> 00:13:46,427 I will handle this. 237 00:13:46,427 --> 00:13:51,665 I will make it clear to Babe what the agenda is here. 238 00:13:51,665 --> 00:13:54,034 You just have to trust me. 239 00:13:54,769 --> 00:13:57,103 That's an order. 240 00:13:58,873 --> 00:14:00,574 And as for Truman, 241 00:14:00,574 --> 00:14:05,012 have you ever known me to lose a fight? Hmm? 242 00:14:05,012 --> 00:14:06,814 I never have. 243 00:14:06,814 --> 00:14:10,150 None of us are going to that goddamn party. 244 00:14:10,150 --> 00:14:12,185 He's finished. 245 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,656 [grunts] 246 00:14:16,656 --> 00:14:18,291 [laughs] 247 00:14:23,130 --> 00:14:25,432 ♪ ♪ 248 00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:31,472 Fierro. Fierro. 249 00:14:31,472 --> 00:14:36,109 Chicken schnitzel, and box it up to go, will you? 250 00:14:40,781 --> 00:14:42,215 [grunts] 251 00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:48,121 [exhales] 252 00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:52,592 [water running] 253 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,865 [humming] 254 00:14:58,865 --> 00:15:00,600 Thank you, David. 255 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,435 [chuckles] 256 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:06,306 Thank you. 257 00:15:08,442 --> 00:15:10,611 [Slim] Truman. What are you doing here? 258 00:15:10,611 --> 00:15:13,680 - Hey. - Axed from the Lollipop Guild, too? 259 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,516 [laughs] Slim. 260 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:20,254 Ooh, mustn't scrub too hard, big mama. 261 00:15:20,254 --> 00:15:23,223 Lord knows you have such thin skin. 262 00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:25,593 And you're positively transparent. 263 00:15:25,593 --> 00:15:27,594 [both laugh] 264 00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:30,397 Isn't it fun to banter with an old friend 265 00:15:30,397 --> 00:15:32,566 who really knows how you tick? 266 00:15:32,566 --> 00:15:37,071 Must be so dreadfully boring being a woman alone at your age. 267 00:15:37,071 --> 00:15:40,574 Not alone. Liberated. [scoffs] 268 00:15:41,542 --> 00:15:43,911 I miss you, Slim. 269 00:15:43,911 --> 00:15:46,280 If I'm truthful, I miss Babe more, but... 270 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,749 Truthful? [scoffs] 271 00:15:48,749 --> 00:15:51,084 How about this for truth? 272 00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:54,922 I'm suing you for defamation. 273 00:15:54,922 --> 00:15:56,690 And if you want more legal woes, 274 00:15:56,690 --> 00:15:59,927 send Babe an invitation to your sorry little party. 275 00:15:59,927 --> 00:16:01,629 [whispers] I dare you. 276 00:16:01,629 --> 00:16:03,430 Slim, get real, dear. 277 00:16:03,430 --> 00:16:05,566 You were all immortalized by me. 278 00:16:05,566 --> 00:16:08,501 Admit you actually appreciate the... 279 00:16:09,303 --> 00:16:11,338 Appreciate the what? 280 00:16:11,338 --> 00:16:13,040 The philandering men? 281 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,042 The idle, shallow, pornographic women? 282 00:16:16,042 --> 00:16:19,746 You told more lies to hurt people than... 283 00:16:19,746 --> 00:16:21,315 Who does that? 284 00:16:21,315 --> 00:16:25,185 Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. 285 00:16:25,185 --> 00:16:26,754 - Oh. - What are you living for 286 00:16:26,754 --> 00:16:28,055 if not the spotlight, 287 00:16:28,055 --> 00:16:30,390 if you ever left it for one second? 288 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:32,960 And I held that spotlight right on you 289 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:34,628 and illuminated every pore. 290 00:16:34,628 --> 00:16:38,799 You think you can get back in before she dies, 291 00:16:38,799 --> 00:16:41,735 and all your sins will be forgotten in tragedy, 292 00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:43,470 washed away by shared grief, 293 00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:45,005 and back you will be sitting pretty 294 00:16:45,005 --> 00:16:46,673 in a cottage on Long Island? 295 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:48,075 I assure you, 296 00:16:48,075 --> 00:16:51,312 this will not happen. 297 00:16:51,312 --> 00:16:55,682 Babe loathes you, Truman. 298 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:57,184 You're not in the picture. 299 00:16:57,184 --> 00:16:59,052 You're not in her life. 300 00:16:59,052 --> 00:17:01,655 You're not in the will. 301 00:17:02,623 --> 00:17:05,959 And none of that will ever change. 302 00:17:05,959 --> 00:17:09,462 Because you are incapable of change. 303 00:17:11,198 --> 00:17:13,133 [footsteps receding] 304 00:17:13,133 --> 00:17:15,468 ♪ ♪ 305 00:17:22,476 --> 00:17:23,710 [sniffles] 306 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:30,083 [clears throat] 307 00:17:32,386 --> 00:17:33,787 Hey. 308 00:17:35,055 --> 00:17:36,590 If you've come for a free dinner, 309 00:17:36,590 --> 00:17:39,926 you're too late, I've closed my tab. 310 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:42,562 - [chuckles] - I'm not here for dinner. 311 00:17:44,598 --> 00:17:46,867 Your neurologist from Mount Sinai called... 312 00:17:46,867 --> 00:17:48,335 [groans] 313 00:17:48,335 --> 00:17:50,070 ...hoping that I could make you listen. 314 00:17:50,070 --> 00:17:51,938 [sniffles] 315 00:17:51,938 --> 00:17:54,508 The CAT scan that you did? 316 00:17:54,508 --> 00:17:58,279 Your brain is shrinking from all the booze. 317 00:17:58,279 --> 00:17:59,813 And before you reach for the right bon mot, 318 00:17:59,813 --> 00:18:02,749 ask yourself if that's how you want to die. 319 00:18:02,749 --> 00:18:07,053 Mentally impaired, with your faculties gone. 320 00:18:15,362 --> 00:18:17,898 - [sighs] - I'm not drinking, Jack. 321 00:18:17,898 --> 00:18:20,300 It's strictly orange juice. 322 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:23,037 Vitamin C's good for the complexion. 323 00:18:23,037 --> 00:18:25,372 [exhales] 324 00:18:27,173 --> 00:18:30,110 With just a little Stoli to get it down. 325 00:18:30,944 --> 00:18:33,046 Yeah. 326 00:18:35,249 --> 00:18:39,786 If you want to pull out of this kamikaze dive... 327 00:18:40,888 --> 00:18:43,056 ...I can help. 328 00:18:44,558 --> 00:18:47,127 Silver Hill has a room, I've packed a bag for you, 329 00:18:47,127 --> 00:18:49,462 there's a car waiting outside. 330 00:18:55,770 --> 00:18:57,504 Or I'm done. 331 00:18:58,672 --> 00:19:00,540 You can't expect me to sit around watching 332 00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:02,743 as your fucking brain turns into mush. 333 00:19:02,743 --> 00:19:06,013 I won't do it. 334 00:19:06,013 --> 00:19:08,582 I see. 335 00:19:08,582 --> 00:19:12,486 And John O'Shea, he goes. He's out. 336 00:19:12,486 --> 00:19:14,855 Okay? 337 00:19:14,855 --> 00:19:16,323 Now. 338 00:19:16,323 --> 00:19:19,593 Jealousy does not suit you, dear. 339 00:19:23,864 --> 00:19:26,166 Do I look jealous to you? 340 00:19:27,902 --> 00:19:29,703 What I am... 341 00:19:30,637 --> 00:19:33,573 ...is fucking angry. 342 00:19:38,178 --> 00:19:39,713 I don't want this in my life anymore. 343 00:19:39,713 --> 00:19:43,383 I-I'm not, I'm not accepting it, so... 344 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:46,319 ...just, you choose. 345 00:19:54,561 --> 00:19:57,497 I can... 346 00:19:57,497 --> 00:19:59,432 try. 347 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:02,336 No. 348 00:20:02,336 --> 00:20:05,505 It's-it's just not enough, no. 349 00:20:10,744 --> 00:20:12,846 [Truman] All right. 350 00:20:12,846 --> 00:20:14,781 I'll do it. 351 00:20:19,252 --> 00:20:22,188 And I'll get rid of John. 352 00:20:37,371 --> 00:20:39,406 [Liz] [over phone] Now, Slim, 353 00:20:39,406 --> 00:20:41,542 - I'm just not comfortable with this. - But, Liz, all I'm asking you 354 00:20:41,542 --> 00:20:43,577 to say is that Truman's attempt to throw another ball 355 00:20:43,577 --> 00:20:47,013 is shaping up to be the social disaster of the year. 356 00:20:47,013 --> 00:20:49,283 Don't tell me what to write. 357 00:20:49,283 --> 00:20:52,386 - I'm not telling you what to write. [laughs] - Oh, my flowers are here. 358 00:20:52,386 --> 00:20:54,855 - Hold on, just... - No, no, don't put me on hold. 359 00:20:54,855 --> 00:20:56,723 [grunts] 360 00:20:56,723 --> 00:20:58,792 [sighs] 361 00:20:58,792 --> 00:21:01,494 Fucking Liz Smith. 362 00:21:04,098 --> 00:21:06,567 Now, where were we? 363 00:21:06,567 --> 00:21:08,369 Yes. As I was saying, 364 00:21:08,369 --> 00:21:10,370 it is the opinion of all of us invited. 365 00:21:10,370 --> 00:21:12,939 Mm. I hear that C.Z. feels differently. 366 00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:15,309 Well, yes, C.Z. feels differently. 367 00:21:15,309 --> 00:21:17,644 She was not slandered, so it's not the same. 368 00:21:18,478 --> 00:21:21,648 Okay, Slim. I'll write it on Tuesday. 369 00:21:21,648 --> 00:21:23,049 Thank you. 370 00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:25,419 Oh, and, Liz, just the one item 371 00:21:25,419 --> 00:21:27,420 so he knows how foolish you find it. 372 00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:29,056 All right, you owe me. 373 00:21:29,056 --> 00:21:30,391 - [laughs] - [hangs up phone] 374 00:21:30,391 --> 00:21:32,325 [Babe] What did Liz Smith say? 375 00:21:32,325 --> 00:21:34,328 What were the invitations? 376 00:21:34,328 --> 00:21:38,999 Well, sources say invitations to his second party of the century 377 00:21:38,999 --> 00:21:41,401 will be going out any moment. 378 00:21:42,402 --> 00:21:46,573 The guest list includes Mrs. Paley and-- 379 00:21:46,573 --> 00:21:48,608 Right, yes, got it. 380 00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:50,410 Thank you. 381 00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:53,380 Oh, I'd love some tea in the bedroom, please, Martha. 382 00:21:53,380 --> 00:21:55,215 Mm. 383 00:21:55,215 --> 00:21:58,319 Oh, and if any sort of invitation arrives, 384 00:21:58,319 --> 00:22:00,487 - please, please bring it to me. - Mm-hmm. 385 00:22:00,487 --> 00:22:01,855 Not Mr. Paley. 386 00:22:01,855 --> 00:22:04,691 Really, it's very important. 387 00:22:05,626 --> 00:22:07,094 Hmm. 388 00:22:07,094 --> 00:22:09,162 I would like to respond, 389 00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:12,098 not Mr. Paley. Hmm. 390 00:22:24,711 --> 00:22:27,314 [Truman] Isn't the cafeteria just marvelous? 391 00:22:27,314 --> 00:22:29,516 Better than La Cote. 392 00:22:29,516 --> 00:22:31,818 [laughs] They'll make you anything you ask for. 393 00:22:31,818 --> 00:22:34,187 Maureen. 394 00:22:36,657 --> 00:22:39,025 Ravishing as usual. 395 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:41,928 My nurse. 396 00:22:41,928 --> 00:22:44,297 She was downright icy when I got here, 397 00:22:44,297 --> 00:22:47,034 but I have warmed her right up. 398 00:22:47,034 --> 00:22:49,103 What are the pills for? 399 00:22:49,103 --> 00:22:51,138 They do something to your system 400 00:22:51,138 --> 00:22:53,306 so that if you dare sneak a drink or even a sip, 401 00:22:53,306 --> 00:22:54,975 you instantly vomit. 402 00:22:54,975 --> 00:22:58,111 It's some new, exciting science. 403 00:22:58,111 --> 00:22:59,880 It's all so fascinating. 404 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:03,884 We have individual session and we have group meetings, and-- 405 00:23:03,884 --> 00:23:05,285 So, it all started when-- 406 00:23:05,285 --> 00:23:07,154 [Truman] The stories one hears. My God. 407 00:23:07,154 --> 00:23:08,822 I always felt like I had 100 voices 408 00:23:08,822 --> 00:23:11,225 competing in my head, and... 409 00:23:11,225 --> 00:23:13,561 and I looked for a way to... 410 00:23:13,561 --> 00:23:15,929 block them out, 411 00:23:15,929 --> 00:23:18,966 but I'd always been so compulsive. 412 00:23:18,966 --> 00:23:20,634 [Truman] It's marvelous inspiration. 413 00:23:20,634 --> 00:23:23,703 It's the stuff of a really, truly great book. 414 00:23:23,703 --> 00:23:26,307 [laughs] 415 00:23:26,307 --> 00:23:29,276 That man over there in the brown sweater? Don't look. 416 00:23:29,276 --> 00:23:31,478 He's an obsessive. 417 00:23:31,478 --> 00:23:34,247 He picks fuzz 418 00:23:34,247 --> 00:23:36,283 off his socks and he rolls it in little balls 419 00:23:36,283 --> 00:23:37,851 and sticks it in his ear. 420 00:23:37,851 --> 00:23:39,219 [laughs] 421 00:23:39,219 --> 00:23:41,421 The doctors removed a wad the size of a kiwi. 422 00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:43,857 - [laughs] - That's obscene. 423 00:23:43,857 --> 00:23:46,660 He's also hung like a Pegasus. 424 00:23:46,660 --> 00:23:48,628 [grunting] 425 00:23:48,628 --> 00:23:51,231 [laughing] 426 00:23:53,334 --> 00:23:55,469 C.Z., are you gonna finish that pie? 427 00:23:55,469 --> 00:23:57,004 I don't think so. 428 00:23:57,004 --> 00:23:59,006 Oh, give it to me. 429 00:23:59,006 --> 00:24:00,707 We're going for a walk. 430 00:24:00,707 --> 00:24:03,276 [indistinct chatter] 431 00:24:04,111 --> 00:24:06,980 I'm learning how to meditate. 432 00:24:06,980 --> 00:24:08,982 Let in the golden light. 433 00:24:08,982 --> 00:24:11,385 There's something to it. 434 00:24:11,385 --> 00:24:13,620 You know, Tru, when you get out of here, you should come to L.A. 435 00:24:13,620 --> 00:24:17,658 I have a guy who does the most incredible Rolfing 436 00:24:17,658 --> 00:24:20,394 and meditation and colonics. 437 00:24:20,394 --> 00:24:22,829 I'm telling you, it was a godsend. 438 00:24:22,829 --> 00:24:24,898 Yay! Colonics! 439 00:24:24,898 --> 00:24:27,934 - [Truman laughs] - [laughs] 440 00:24:27,934 --> 00:24:30,070 Hi. 441 00:24:30,070 --> 00:24:31,805 I come bearing pie. 442 00:24:31,805 --> 00:24:33,240 [Esme] My hero. 443 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,909 Esme, these are my dear friends. 444 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:38,245 - This is Joanne. - Hi. 445 00:24:38,245 --> 00:24:40,413 - And this is C.Z. - Nice to meet you. 446 00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:45,018 And this is Esme and her kingdom of art and crafts. 447 00:24:45,018 --> 00:24:49,490 This is Alex, who loves to paint. 448 00:24:49,490 --> 00:24:51,292 - And this is my station. - Ooh. 449 00:24:51,292 --> 00:24:53,060 Are these yours, Tru? 450 00:24:53,060 --> 00:24:55,695 Uh, yes, all of this is mine. 451 00:24:55,695 --> 00:24:57,364 They're so festive. 452 00:24:57,364 --> 00:24:59,967 [Truman] There's a combination of the formal 453 00:24:59,967 --> 00:25:01,835 - and the less formal. - [Joanne] Mm. 454 00:25:01,835 --> 00:25:04,738 [Truman] And the less formal is really the result of mistakes. 455 00:25:04,738 --> 00:25:06,239 [Joanne] I see that. 456 00:25:06,239 --> 00:25:07,975 - [Joanne laughs] - [laughs] Mistakes which... 457 00:25:07,975 --> 00:25:10,578 But that's... You can't really make mistakes in art. 458 00:25:10,578 --> 00:25:12,713 - [Joanne] Wonderful mistakes. - [Truman laughs] 459 00:25:12,713 --> 00:25:15,081 [Joanne] You know, we could put together a show. 460 00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:16,417 [Truman] In Brentwood? 461 00:25:16,417 --> 00:25:17,651 [Joanne] Maybe. Would you like that? 462 00:25:17,651 --> 00:25:20,220 - [Truman] Malibu. [laughs] - [laughs] 463 00:25:20,220 --> 00:25:22,122 [Truman] I would. We-We're not allowed 464 00:25:22,122 --> 00:25:23,657 newspapers or magazines. 465 00:25:23,657 --> 00:25:26,193 They don't want us distracted by outside issues. 466 00:25:26,193 --> 00:25:30,231 But, of course, Esme gets me whatever I need. [laughs] 467 00:25:30,231 --> 00:25:31,899 For my projects, naturally. 468 00:25:31,899 --> 00:25:33,834 [C.Z.] I need to ask you a serious favor. 469 00:25:33,834 --> 00:25:36,770 I told you, I'm not getting the Roger Lucas Cartier ring. 470 00:25:36,770 --> 00:25:38,973 It's too chunky for me. You can buy it. 471 00:25:38,973 --> 00:25:40,774 That's not the favor, but, gee, thanks. 472 00:25:40,774 --> 00:25:44,811 No, I need you to stop planting those hideous little blind items 473 00:25:44,811 --> 00:25:46,613 about Truman in the paper. 474 00:25:46,613 --> 00:25:48,382 And Liz and Suzie. 475 00:25:48,382 --> 00:25:50,751 About his party? It's not me. 476 00:25:50,751 --> 00:25:52,720 You didn't speak to Liz Smith? 477 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,755 Or Rona Barrett? 478 00:25:54,755 --> 00:25:56,990 [C.Z.] Please, Slim. He's trying to get sober. 479 00:25:56,990 --> 00:25:58,358 Give him a break. 480 00:25:58,358 --> 00:26:01,695 I think I'll go to it, his party. 481 00:26:03,197 --> 00:26:05,199 I'm trying to protect you from spectacle, 482 00:26:05,199 --> 00:26:08,268 from the insanity of a Truman rat-fuck. 483 00:26:08,268 --> 00:26:10,304 Well, I appreciate that, Slim, 484 00:26:10,304 --> 00:26:13,073 but you decide for yourself, and so will I. 485 00:26:13,073 --> 00:26:15,408 [applause] 486 00:26:18,946 --> 00:26:21,248 [camera shutter clicks] 487 00:26:28,255 --> 00:26:30,524 [door opens] 488 00:26:32,526 --> 00:26:34,227 Oh. 489 00:26:34,227 --> 00:26:38,298 Well, somebody's been cleaning in my absence. 490 00:26:38,298 --> 00:26:39,766 Yes, you'll also notice 491 00:26:39,766 --> 00:26:42,802 I removed whatever temptation I could find. 492 00:26:42,802 --> 00:26:45,138 Um, I've stocked the refrigerator 493 00:26:45,138 --> 00:26:48,075 with matzo ball soup, papayas, 494 00:26:48,075 --> 00:26:49,910 and roast chicken from Paul's. 495 00:26:49,910 --> 00:26:52,212 Thank you, sir. 496 00:26:53,013 --> 00:26:54,948 Well, now that I'm sober again, 497 00:26:54,948 --> 00:26:58,785 I suppose I should face the demon. 498 00:26:59,820 --> 00:27:02,088 [boat horn blows] 499 00:27:09,396 --> 00:27:11,132 Oh, dear. 500 00:27:11,132 --> 00:27:14,134 Well, this is a mess. 501 00:27:14,134 --> 00:27:17,004 [Truman chuckles] 502 00:27:17,004 --> 00:27:19,206 What am I to do? 503 00:27:19,206 --> 00:27:23,043 You could come to Sagaponack with me like we used to. 504 00:27:23,043 --> 00:27:26,880 Both work during the day and reconvene at night for dinner. 505 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,583 No, I need to stay here. 506 00:27:31,718 --> 00:27:35,121 Were you really gonna give up on me, Jack? 507 00:27:39,226 --> 00:27:41,695 And why haven't you? 508 00:27:44,264 --> 00:27:46,467 'Cause of whatever we are. 509 00:27:46,467 --> 00:27:48,201 And what's that? 510 00:27:48,201 --> 00:27:50,470 [laughing] I don't know. 511 00:27:51,238 --> 00:27:52,839 You don't know? 512 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:57,344 Well, "boyfriends" doesn't seem quite right at our age. 513 00:27:57,344 --> 00:28:01,081 You're my friend, you're my... 514 00:28:01,848 --> 00:28:04,084 ...good, great friend. 515 00:28:04,084 --> 00:28:06,753 Maybe something... 516 00:28:06,753 --> 00:28:09,055 more like a brother. 517 00:28:09,823 --> 00:28:12,393 I don't know. 518 00:28:12,393 --> 00:28:14,194 What? 519 00:28:15,729 --> 00:28:18,399 You are just the most important person 520 00:28:18,399 --> 00:28:22,035 in the world to me, Truman. 521 00:28:25,606 --> 00:28:28,742 A-And I need for you to remain intact. 522 00:28:32,079 --> 00:28:34,347 Intact, eh? 523 00:28:36,583 --> 00:28:37,885 [tongue clicks] 524 00:28:37,885 --> 00:28:41,054 Well, this is impossible. 525 00:28:42,589 --> 00:28:44,725 I don't know the proper etiquette. 526 00:28:44,725 --> 00:28:48,228 What's the... appropriate gift 527 00:28:48,228 --> 00:28:51,431 for someone who's given you the whole world back? 528 00:28:53,634 --> 00:28:54,768 [sniffles] 529 00:28:54,768 --> 00:28:56,603 If you just... 530 00:28:58,572 --> 00:29:00,741 Listen. 531 00:29:00,741 --> 00:29:05,079 Finish the book, and let's be done with it. 532 00:29:05,079 --> 00:29:06,746 [Truman chuckling] 533 00:29:15,189 --> 00:29:17,424 [indistinct chatter] 534 00:29:18,992 --> 00:29:20,861 [Lee] [sighs] Sorry I'm late. 535 00:29:20,861 --> 00:29:23,263 - I, uh... mwah. - Mm. 536 00:29:23,263 --> 00:29:25,365 - [laughs] - I had a thing. 537 00:29:25,365 --> 00:29:28,469 Oh, God, save us from all the things. 538 00:29:28,469 --> 00:29:29,870 In-fucking-deed. 539 00:29:29,870 --> 00:29:32,573 I ordered us a very serious bottle of chardonnay. 540 00:29:32,573 --> 00:29:34,741 Order another. You might need it. 541 00:29:35,709 --> 00:29:36,643 I might? 542 00:29:36,643 --> 00:29:38,779 [sighs] 543 00:29:38,779 --> 00:29:40,080 Is something wrong? 544 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:41,715 I sense your customarily hidden temper 545 00:29:41,715 --> 00:29:43,317 is just under the surface today. 546 00:29:43,317 --> 00:29:46,654 Oh, well, your powers of observation are intact, 547 00:29:46,654 --> 00:29:48,489 if not your judgment. 548 00:29:48,489 --> 00:29:50,891 - Julian. - [Julian] Mrs. Radziwill, 549 00:29:50,891 --> 00:29:52,459 - may I pour some wine? - Oh. 550 00:29:52,459 --> 00:29:54,661 - May I taste it first, Julian? - Absolutely. 551 00:29:54,661 --> 00:29:57,231 Lady Keith and I seem to have divergent tastes, 552 00:29:57,231 --> 00:30:00,467 - so I've noticed. - Oh, boy. 553 00:30:05,705 --> 00:30:07,908 Mmm. Hmm. 554 00:30:07,908 --> 00:30:10,577 [laughs softly] 555 00:30:13,380 --> 00:30:15,749 - [Julian] Enjoy. - Thank you. 556 00:30:15,749 --> 00:30:19,719 I'm asking you very politely to stop attacking Truman. 557 00:30:19,719 --> 00:30:23,257 Why are you leaping to his defense, too? 558 00:30:23,257 --> 00:30:25,092 Does everyone have amnesia? 559 00:30:25,092 --> 00:30:27,294 Slim, this is going to be a brief part of our lunch 560 00:30:27,294 --> 00:30:28,996 and we won't discuss it again. 561 00:30:28,996 --> 00:30:30,297 Okay. 562 00:30:30,297 --> 00:30:33,467 Let me say this very clearly. 563 00:30:33,467 --> 00:30:35,602 You don't need to avenge everyone. 564 00:30:35,602 --> 00:30:37,070 It's beneath you. 565 00:30:37,070 --> 00:30:39,540 Truman is a sick, desperately unhappy man 566 00:30:39,540 --> 00:30:44,011 destroying himself without any, any help from you. 567 00:30:44,011 --> 00:30:46,113 I'm just so angry. 568 00:30:46,113 --> 00:30:47,948 What he did to Babe. 569 00:30:47,948 --> 00:30:50,450 - To Babe. - Well... 570 00:30:51,652 --> 00:30:55,756 ...at least he isn't fucking Babe's husband. 571 00:30:55,756 --> 00:30:58,391 It's over. No more Bill. 572 00:30:58,391 --> 00:31:01,395 No more compensating for your guilt 573 00:31:01,395 --> 00:31:04,331 by squashing Truman, do you understand me? 574 00:31:04,331 --> 00:31:07,300 I just... 575 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:09,470 Yes. 576 00:31:09,470 --> 00:31:11,639 But... 577 00:31:11,639 --> 00:31:13,841 Bill? 578 00:31:13,841 --> 00:31:17,310 It's mostly... I don't know. 579 00:31:18,545 --> 00:31:20,146 Grief? 580 00:31:20,146 --> 00:31:23,216 And it's more of a friendship than an affair. 581 00:31:23,216 --> 00:31:24,985 Please don't look at me like that. 582 00:31:24,985 --> 00:31:29,056 Nobody's looking at you, I'm talking to you as a friend. 583 00:31:29,056 --> 00:31:30,390 Christ. 584 00:31:30,390 --> 00:31:32,826 - Who knows about Bill and me? - No one. 585 00:31:32,826 --> 00:31:35,228 No one who doesn't love you. 586 00:31:36,663 --> 00:31:38,732 God, Lee. 587 00:31:38,732 --> 00:31:40,367 I'm so tired of being strong. 588 00:31:40,367 --> 00:31:44,004 - Mm. - You get no credit for it at all. 589 00:31:44,004 --> 00:31:45,972 Everyone just expects it. 590 00:31:45,972 --> 00:31:48,175 This is lonely work. 591 00:31:48,175 --> 00:31:50,177 Whatever it is I'm doing here. 592 00:31:50,177 --> 00:31:53,080 Oh, we love you, Slim. You're right. 593 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:57,251 You are the center of all of us. We can't do this without you. 594 00:31:57,251 --> 00:32:01,889 There are so few of us who can share this. 595 00:32:03,057 --> 00:32:07,528 So don't turn yourself into some 19th century villain. 596 00:32:07,528 --> 00:32:09,863 [laughs] Oh. Okay. 597 00:32:09,863 --> 00:32:11,198 Thank you. 598 00:32:11,198 --> 00:32:13,534 - Mm. - Okay. 599 00:32:13,534 --> 00:32:16,136 The thing with Bill and me is done. 600 00:32:16,136 --> 00:32:18,772 Trust me, it's done. 601 00:32:18,772 --> 00:32:21,208 [exhales] We both know that. 602 00:32:21,208 --> 00:32:23,043 And you want me to lay off Truman? 603 00:32:23,043 --> 00:32:24,945 Yes. 604 00:32:24,945 --> 00:32:28,349 What if Esquire was just the first slice, 605 00:32:28,349 --> 00:32:31,484 and he keeps going, chapter after chapter, 606 00:32:31,484 --> 00:32:34,021 - turning all of us into... - [lighter clicking] 607 00:32:34,021 --> 00:32:36,657 What will you do, Lee? 608 00:32:36,657 --> 00:32:40,394 What will you do when he gets to the Lee Radziwill chapter? 609 00:32:40,394 --> 00:32:45,232 I ask you because it hurts, okay? 610 00:32:45,232 --> 00:32:47,601 Christ. Where's the waiter? 611 00:32:47,601 --> 00:32:48,735 I need more wine. 612 00:32:48,735 --> 00:32:52,239 Julian. Thank you, dear. 613 00:33:02,516 --> 00:33:05,619 Oh. I didn't hear you come in. 614 00:33:05,619 --> 00:33:08,054 Well, the board meeting went long. 615 00:33:09,790 --> 00:33:11,192 How was it? 616 00:33:11,192 --> 00:33:13,861 Third place in the ratings. 617 00:33:13,861 --> 00:33:16,997 60 Minutes, MASH, and All in the Family, 618 00:33:16,997 --> 00:33:18,666 - and we're third. - Hmm. 619 00:33:18,666 --> 00:33:21,067 We haven't been in third place in decades. 620 00:33:21,067 --> 00:33:24,105 ABC is trouncing... Eh, forget it. 621 00:33:24,105 --> 00:33:26,573 Doesn't matter. 622 00:33:26,573 --> 00:33:27,875 How are you? 623 00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:30,043 Good day. 624 00:33:30,043 --> 00:33:32,746 The Cézanne looks good there. 625 00:33:32,746 --> 00:33:34,314 I didn't think it would work. 626 00:33:34,314 --> 00:33:35,815 You didn't like it on the island? 627 00:33:35,815 --> 00:33:39,152 Well, I know you like it, so I had it brought in. 628 00:33:39,152 --> 00:33:42,489 - [whispers] Oh. - We're here more now. 629 00:33:51,231 --> 00:33:52,566 [Babe exhales] 630 00:33:52,566 --> 00:33:55,035 ["It's Impossible" by Perry Como playing] 631 00:34:06,380 --> 00:34:09,382 ♪♪ It's impossible ♪ 632 00:34:10,918 --> 00:34:13,987 ♪♪ Tell the sun to leave the sky ♪ 633 00:34:13,987 --> 00:34:15,923 ♪♪ It's just impossible... ♪ 634 00:34:15,923 --> 00:34:18,025 What's this? 635 00:34:18,025 --> 00:34:20,728 This is your favorite song. 636 00:34:20,728 --> 00:34:22,196 Come on, let's dance. 637 00:34:22,196 --> 00:34:24,297 We haven't done this for a while. Come on. 638 00:34:25,132 --> 00:34:28,035 ♪♪ Ask a baby not to cry ♪ 639 00:34:28,035 --> 00:34:31,304 ♪♪ It's just impossible... ♪ 640 00:34:31,304 --> 00:34:33,173 [Babe laughs softly] 641 00:34:35,108 --> 00:34:38,178 [Bill] ♪♪ Can I hold you ♪ 642 00:34:38,178 --> 00:34:42,082 ♪♪ Closer to me ♪ 643 00:34:42,082 --> 00:34:45,019 ♪♪ And not feel you ♪ 644 00:34:45,019 --> 00:34:49,222 ♪♪ Going through me? ♪ 645 00:34:49,222 --> 00:34:51,925 ♪♪ Split the second ♪ 646 00:34:51,925 --> 00:34:54,962 ♪♪ That I never think of you ♪ 647 00:34:54,962 --> 00:34:58,365 ♪♪ Oh, how impossible... ♪ 648 00:34:58,365 --> 00:35:00,033 [laughs] 649 00:35:02,369 --> 00:35:04,871 [Babe] This is good practice. 650 00:35:04,871 --> 00:35:06,540 For? 651 00:35:06,540 --> 00:35:09,176 You're taking me to Truman's ball. 652 00:35:09,176 --> 00:35:10,977 Oh, Babe, we can't, no. 653 00:35:10,977 --> 00:35:13,613 We can and we will. 654 00:35:15,215 --> 00:35:18,952 I'm too tired to be angry anymore. 655 00:35:18,952 --> 00:35:20,854 ♪♪ Should you ask me for the world... ♪ 656 00:35:20,854 --> 00:35:23,123 [sighs] 657 00:35:23,123 --> 00:35:25,159 I'm close to the end not to forgive. 658 00:35:25,159 --> 00:35:26,894 Oh, stop, stop. 659 00:35:26,894 --> 00:35:30,197 ♪♪ Sell my very soul and not regret it... ♪ 660 00:35:30,197 --> 00:35:32,399 Listen, Paley. 661 00:35:32,399 --> 00:35:37,771 Another thing, since forgiveness is on my mind. 662 00:35:37,771 --> 00:35:41,441 I don't want you to be alone after I'm gone. 663 00:35:44,211 --> 00:35:45,846 Slim is good. 664 00:35:45,846 --> 00:35:49,283 She's smart, witty, 665 00:35:49,283 --> 00:35:53,854 reliable, solid, and she gets you. 666 00:35:53,854 --> 00:35:56,790 She won't let you push her around. 667 00:35:56,790 --> 00:35:58,959 ♪♪ If I had you... ♪ 668 00:35:58,959 --> 00:36:01,162 Does that mean you forgive me, too? 669 00:36:01,162 --> 00:36:02,896 ♪♪ Could I ever want for more? ♪ 670 00:36:02,896 --> 00:36:08,168 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 671 00:36:08,902 --> 00:36:13,307 ♪♪ And tomorrow ♪ 672 00:36:13,307 --> 00:36:16,343 ♪♪ Should you ask me for the world ♪ 673 00:36:16,343 --> 00:36:19,946 ♪♪ Somehow I'd get it ♪ 674 00:36:19,946 --> 00:36:23,884 ♪♪ I would sell my very soul ♪ 675 00:36:23,884 --> 00:36:27,187 ♪♪ And not regret it ♪ 676 00:36:28,422 --> 00:36:31,925 ♪♪ For to live without your love ♪ 677 00:36:31,925 --> 00:36:35,662 ♪♪ It's just impossible ♪ 678 00:36:35,662 --> 00:36:38,899 ♪♪ Impossible ♪ 679 00:36:38,899 --> 00:36:41,902 ♪♪ Mmm ♪ 680 00:36:41,902 --> 00:36:45,372 ♪♪ Impossible. ♪ 681 00:36:59,419 --> 00:37:01,555 - [lock clicks] - Tru? 682 00:37:01,555 --> 00:37:04,925 I got the samples for your invitations. 683 00:37:04,925 --> 00:37:09,062 Who knew how many different kinds of paper stock there were 684 00:37:09,062 --> 00:37:11,331 at the stationery store? 685 00:37:11,331 --> 00:37:12,833 God. 686 00:37:12,833 --> 00:37:16,704 Cruisier than the Christopher Street Pier after midnight. 687 00:37:16,704 --> 00:37:18,873 There's a boy working there 688 00:37:18,873 --> 00:37:20,674 who looked like one of those, um, 689 00:37:20,674 --> 00:37:23,744 Sound of Music kids, you know, kind of bookish, 690 00:37:23,744 --> 00:37:26,146 doe-eyed Aryan. 691 00:37:26,146 --> 00:37:28,648 I wanted to take him to Switzerland with us. 692 00:37:28,648 --> 00:37:30,417 [chuckles] 693 00:37:30,417 --> 00:37:35,122 Anyway, I went to Bombay Palace, got us some stuff. 694 00:37:35,122 --> 00:37:38,024 That lamb vindaloo that you... 695 00:37:39,993 --> 00:37:42,462 Is there enough for three? 696 00:37:46,133 --> 00:37:48,034 [laughing] 697 00:37:50,337 --> 00:37:55,175 You know, what's f-funny is how little it means anymore. 698 00:37:56,010 --> 00:37:58,445 [laughs] Jack. 699 00:37:58,445 --> 00:38:01,114 - I don't even feel it. - No, Jack. 700 00:38:01,114 --> 00:38:05,452 Oh, my God, it's just a little roll in the hay. 701 00:38:05,452 --> 00:38:07,921 Come back, Jack. 702 00:38:07,921 --> 00:38:10,023 - No! - [door closes] 703 00:38:10,023 --> 00:38:12,192 Oh, or don't. 704 00:38:12,192 --> 00:38:15,262 [laughing] It's no bother. 705 00:38:17,064 --> 00:38:19,899 [Bill] I can't tell you how she knew, but she knew. 706 00:38:19,899 --> 00:38:21,735 Did you do some Freudian thing? 707 00:38:21,735 --> 00:38:23,870 Give it away? 708 00:38:23,870 --> 00:38:25,705 Did she say she knew outright? 709 00:38:25,705 --> 00:38:28,108 Do any of you ever say anything outright? 710 00:38:28,108 --> 00:38:30,878 She's my wife. I know her better than anyone. 711 00:38:30,878 --> 00:38:32,412 She knew. 712 00:38:33,714 --> 00:38:34,848 Is she livid? 713 00:38:34,848 --> 00:38:36,683 [laughs] No, no, she's not. 714 00:38:36,683 --> 00:38:37,951 That is the point. 715 00:38:37,951 --> 00:38:40,153 She's happy for us. 716 00:38:41,221 --> 00:38:43,924 Listen, Slim, this has to end. 717 00:38:43,924 --> 00:38:45,692 Of course this has to end. 718 00:38:47,427 --> 00:38:49,997 You thought I would sleep with you after this? 719 00:38:49,997 --> 00:38:52,399 I'm sorry, I... 720 00:38:52,399 --> 00:38:55,135 Yes, y-you're right. You're... 721 00:38:55,135 --> 00:38:58,605 I-I-I just don't know how I'll face seeing her. 722 00:39:00,273 --> 00:39:03,210 I don't know how I'll face not seeing her. 723 00:39:05,545 --> 00:39:08,415 [opera playing] 724 00:39:08,415 --> 00:39:10,184 [C.Z.] I mean, what's the guest list, Tru? 725 00:39:10,184 --> 00:39:12,719 The city isn't as glamorous as it once was. 726 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:14,855 It's always the same hundred people. 727 00:39:14,855 --> 00:39:16,257 Invite some Brits. They're fun. 728 00:39:16,257 --> 00:39:18,726 I can't decide, should I invite Ed Koch? 729 00:39:18,726 --> 00:39:21,428 - Ed Koch? - That closeted little shit? 730 00:39:21,428 --> 00:39:23,397 What is it, a bar mitzvah? No. 731 00:39:23,397 --> 00:39:25,098 - Mm. - Where's Jack? 732 00:39:25,098 --> 00:39:26,833 I don't think Jack is coming. 733 00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:28,435 He fucked off to Switzerland. 734 00:39:28,435 --> 00:39:31,639 I mean, part of me feels I was literally goaded 735 00:39:31,639 --> 00:39:34,975 into having this party, so I can't even finish the list. 736 00:39:34,975 --> 00:39:37,744 - Well, you goaded yourself, as usual. - [doorbell buzzes] 737 00:39:37,744 --> 00:39:39,246 C.Z., I got to call you back. 738 00:39:39,246 --> 00:39:41,181 I ordered some sesame noodles 739 00:39:41,181 --> 00:39:43,951 and all the fortune cookies in New York. 740 00:39:43,951 --> 00:39:47,153 Bye, darlingisima. 741 00:39:47,955 --> 00:39:49,556 Coming! 742 00:39:58,766 --> 00:40:01,568 Kerry O'Shea, what a surprise. 743 00:40:01,568 --> 00:40:04,205 Keep the change, please. 744 00:40:04,205 --> 00:40:05,739 But your father isn't here. 745 00:40:05,739 --> 00:40:08,742 - I... - I'm not here to see him, Truman. 746 00:40:08,742 --> 00:40:11,745 I'm here for you. 747 00:40:11,745 --> 00:40:13,213 Sure he's off drunk somewhere. 748 00:40:13,213 --> 00:40:15,549 Said he's going to Carlsbad, wherever that is. 749 00:40:15,549 --> 00:40:17,584 Oh, it's near San Diego. 750 00:40:17,584 --> 00:40:19,185 Hot mineral baths. 751 00:40:19,185 --> 00:40:21,888 Silent movie stars used to go there to dry out. 752 00:40:21,888 --> 00:40:24,425 [both chuckle] 753 00:40:24,425 --> 00:40:27,160 Can I take your coat? You want tea? 754 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:29,463 Um, no, I'm... 755 00:40:29,463 --> 00:40:32,432 Sesame noodles and those crab-cream cheese monstrosities, 756 00:40:32,432 --> 00:40:34,201 or some nice fortune cookies? 757 00:40:34,201 --> 00:40:36,937 - I love them. - No, thanks. 758 00:40:36,937 --> 00:40:38,572 - [laughs softly] - Hmm. 759 00:40:43,043 --> 00:40:44,945 It's, it's nice to see you. 760 00:40:44,945 --> 00:40:48,315 And I always love seeing you, but as far as your father goes, 761 00:40:48,315 --> 00:40:49,916 I don't have anything to do with him anymore, 762 00:40:49,916 --> 00:40:52,219 so please don't ask me to take him back or to help him. 763 00:40:52,219 --> 00:40:54,421 I don't want him either. 764 00:40:58,292 --> 00:41:00,661 Well, I know you think I split up your family 765 00:41:00,661 --> 00:41:02,296 and that he left you all for me. 766 00:41:02,296 --> 00:41:04,598 I'm glad you took him. 767 00:41:05,666 --> 00:41:07,868 You've seen how he gets. 768 00:41:07,868 --> 00:41:09,903 Well, we had years of that. 769 00:41:09,903 --> 00:41:13,407 One day funny and sweet, and then 770 00:41:13,407 --> 00:41:15,643 suddenly a shark is in the room. 771 00:41:15,643 --> 00:41:17,611 I need you to help me. 772 00:41:18,445 --> 00:41:20,413 Well, do you want to take a seat? 773 00:41:22,149 --> 00:41:24,417 [footsteps receding] 774 00:41:27,087 --> 00:41:31,091 I need someone to learn from. 775 00:41:31,091 --> 00:41:33,661 To come to. 776 00:41:33,661 --> 00:41:37,865 I read Other Voices, the copy you gave me, and... 777 00:41:37,865 --> 00:41:40,000 I want to write like that 778 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:42,769 and live in the world you do. 779 00:41:42,769 --> 00:41:44,571 [chuckles] 780 00:41:46,340 --> 00:41:49,276 Stuck with a mom who drinks now, too. 781 00:41:51,978 --> 00:41:54,080 I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Kerry. 782 00:41:55,649 --> 00:41:57,684 I'm not meant to be in this stupid little town 783 00:41:57,684 --> 00:42:01,555 in the middle of Long Island, Truman. [laughs softly] 784 00:42:03,257 --> 00:42:06,159 And he doesn't give us any money. 785 00:42:07,061 --> 00:42:09,163 I need a job. 786 00:42:10,064 --> 00:42:13,033 You know so many smart, important people. 787 00:42:13,033 --> 00:42:16,203 Find me a job with one of them. 788 00:42:16,203 --> 00:42:19,706 I'm still in school, but I-I need the money for us. 789 00:42:21,408 --> 00:42:25,045 Well, we can take care of the money part right now. 790 00:42:26,546 --> 00:42:29,817 And you know, Kerry, school isn't everything. 791 00:42:30,751 --> 00:42:35,288 Smart people, and you're one of them, don't need school. 792 00:42:35,288 --> 00:42:39,292 I never even graduated. [laughs softly] 793 00:42:42,296 --> 00:42:44,598 And you're utterly beautiful. 794 00:42:46,533 --> 00:42:48,568 I know beauty. 795 00:42:49,503 --> 00:42:51,905 You could model. 796 00:42:51,905 --> 00:42:55,041 One call from me to Wilhelmina... 797 00:42:55,041 --> 00:42:58,011 you'll start booking instantly. 798 00:42:59,379 --> 00:43:02,549 And you can learn from me the writing thing. 799 00:43:05,285 --> 00:43:09,723 So, when you model in the city, you can stay here. 800 00:43:09,723 --> 00:43:13,460 But if you want to write... 801 00:43:15,195 --> 00:43:18,565 ...you have to have... 802 00:43:21,869 --> 00:43:25,038 Start taking notes. 803 00:43:25,038 --> 00:43:28,141 - About...? - All of it. 804 00:43:28,141 --> 00:43:31,145 The people you talk to, what you think, 805 00:43:31,145 --> 00:43:34,648 what you see and hear. 806 00:43:34,648 --> 00:43:38,151 The hidden sounds underneath all the talk 807 00:43:38,151 --> 00:43:40,487 humans never stop doing. 808 00:43:42,689 --> 00:43:44,558 Talk. 809 00:43:46,159 --> 00:43:48,428 Where all the secrets live. 810 00:43:49,263 --> 00:43:51,531 [both laugh softly] 811 00:43:55,402 --> 00:43:58,038 I think I'm getting somewhere new. 812 00:43:59,540 --> 00:44:04,144 Once I accepted that, despite all the treatments, 813 00:44:04,144 --> 00:44:06,580 it's almost over. 814 00:44:13,687 --> 00:44:17,024 But now I have all this work to do, 815 00:44:17,024 --> 00:44:20,995 to connect to... 816 00:44:20,995 --> 00:44:23,130 what I've disconnected with. 817 00:44:23,130 --> 00:44:24,598 [Truman] Something happened 818 00:44:24,598 --> 00:44:28,034 when John's daughter came to me asking for help. 819 00:44:28,902 --> 00:44:31,772 I had made her life harder. 820 00:44:31,772 --> 00:44:34,708 And suddenly... 821 00:44:34,708 --> 00:44:39,613 I got her a modeling agent right away, and she's got jobs. 822 00:44:40,848 --> 00:44:43,183 They had to change her name to Kate from Kerry 823 00:44:43,183 --> 00:44:47,521 'cause there was another Kerry Harrington on their books. 824 00:44:47,521 --> 00:44:49,890 [laughs softly] 825 00:44:49,890 --> 00:44:53,127 She's a delight, I... 826 00:44:53,127 --> 00:44:56,130 I sort of thrill when she comes over. 827 00:44:56,130 --> 00:44:58,165 [Babe] It's a battle, you know, 828 00:44:58,165 --> 00:45:01,635 if you're your own work of art. [chuckles] 829 00:45:01,635 --> 00:45:05,339 You can't crumble at the end, you have to... 830 00:45:05,339 --> 00:45:08,341 go on, the show must go on. 831 00:45:08,341 --> 00:45:12,980 I do the makeup, the hair, the jewels, 832 00:45:12,980 --> 00:45:15,148 but inside... 833 00:45:16,884 --> 00:45:19,452 ...inside, I'm laughing. 834 00:45:20,687 --> 00:45:22,589 You know, 835 00:45:22,589 --> 00:45:26,426 I used to keep this book of everything I could do better. 836 00:45:30,131 --> 00:45:32,366 I threw that away. 837 00:45:33,300 --> 00:45:35,569 [Truman] I don't know if there's hope for me. 838 00:45:35,569 --> 00:45:38,104 The only hope I have is finishing 839 00:45:38,104 --> 00:45:39,973 this cocksucker of a book, 840 00:45:39,973 --> 00:45:43,176 and that's a very hard redemption. 841 00:45:46,313 --> 00:45:48,949 I am being punished. 842 00:45:49,784 --> 00:45:53,019 I am being punished for stealing fire from Zeus 843 00:45:53,019 --> 00:45:55,589 to give to mankind. 844 00:45:57,124 --> 00:46:00,026 Chained to a rock, 845 00:46:00,026 --> 00:46:04,598 every day an eagle comes to eat part of my liver. 846 00:46:04,598 --> 00:46:08,168 The eagle's called vodka in my case. 847 00:46:09,669 --> 00:46:14,174 And it grows back at night and on it goes. 848 00:46:16,310 --> 00:46:19,112 And this is my eternity. 849 00:46:19,112 --> 00:46:21,448 ♪ ♪ 850 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:27,687 - [Kerry laughs] - [Truman] No, it was funny, 851 00:46:27,687 --> 00:46:29,757 because what he really meant was, "You're bad." 852 00:46:29,757 --> 00:46:31,625 [both laugh] 853 00:46:31,625 --> 00:46:33,159 Wait. 854 00:46:35,462 --> 00:46:37,964 [Babe] I have dreams... 855 00:46:37,964 --> 00:46:40,033 of a lunch between us. 856 00:46:40,801 --> 00:46:42,302 We meet in Paris. 857 00:46:43,737 --> 00:46:46,706 There's nobody around, it's snowing. 858 00:46:49,943 --> 00:46:52,546 And it goes on into the night. 859 00:46:53,881 --> 00:46:57,183 And we, we walk. 860 00:46:58,018 --> 00:47:00,720 His funny little walk. 861 00:47:03,923 --> 00:47:06,860 You'd look good in one of those. 862 00:47:06,860 --> 00:47:08,996 [laughs] 863 00:47:08,996 --> 00:47:11,298 [exhales] 864 00:47:11,298 --> 00:47:14,968 Maybe I'll wear one for your big party. 865 00:47:14,968 --> 00:47:17,604 Oh, I canceled that. 866 00:47:23,143 --> 00:47:25,479 I was waiting for the invitation. 867 00:47:25,479 --> 00:47:26,947 I pictured it. 868 00:47:26,947 --> 00:47:30,551 The paper, the font, the edging, 869 00:47:30,551 --> 00:47:33,220 how you were gonna get it right without me. 870 00:47:33,220 --> 00:47:37,123 - [laughs] Well, I would. - [laughs] 871 00:47:41,161 --> 00:47:43,196 Just as well. 872 00:47:43,196 --> 00:47:45,132 You never want to repeat yourself, 873 00:47:45,132 --> 00:47:46,834 never go backwards. 874 00:47:46,834 --> 00:47:49,036 And that, 875 00:47:49,036 --> 00:47:51,838 that was a very special night we all had. 876 00:47:51,838 --> 00:47:53,273 Wasn't it? 877 00:47:53,273 --> 00:47:56,176 And no, never backwards. 878 00:47:57,611 --> 00:47:59,880 How are you doing? 879 00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:01,815 Well, I-I seem to have inherited 880 00:48:01,815 --> 00:48:05,519 a sort of very precocious daughter from John O'Shea. 881 00:48:05,519 --> 00:48:08,989 The only good thing to come of him. 882 00:48:08,989 --> 00:48:12,025 I'm taking her to meet Dick Avedon. 883 00:48:14,060 --> 00:48:15,695 I hope you're working. 884 00:48:16,630 --> 00:48:19,199 I'm trying. 885 00:48:19,199 --> 00:48:22,069 It's the most important part, the trying, 886 00:48:22,069 --> 00:48:25,906 'cause who ever really succeeds in the end? 887 00:48:25,906 --> 00:48:27,574 ♪ ♪ 888 00:48:33,814 --> 00:48:35,315 [grunts softly] 889 00:48:48,128 --> 00:48:51,698 I should go. Bill's waiting for me. 890 00:48:52,666 --> 00:48:54,467 Are you okay? 891 00:48:55,469 --> 00:48:57,204 I'm trying. 892 00:49:00,074 --> 00:49:01,375 Take care of that little girl. 893 00:49:01,375 --> 00:49:03,744 She looks like someone who needs you. 894 00:49:03,744 --> 00:49:06,046 Or vice versa. 895 00:49:09,683 --> 00:49:12,119 You should buy that dress anyway. 896 00:49:12,119 --> 00:49:14,421 So what if there's no party? 897 00:49:15,122 --> 00:49:17,057 Who needs parties anyway? 898 00:49:27,468 --> 00:49:30,470 [Babe] He was the love of my life. 899 00:49:30,470 --> 00:49:35,008 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org