[ Camera shutter clicking ]
Oh. [scoff]
Can I help you?
Oh! [chuckle]
Don't mind me.
I'm using my day
to take pictures
of people who look
truly happy
and I couldn't help
but feel
that you are so
at peace.
Oh.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Oh, would you mind
leaning back
against the railing again
and just think
"New York!"
[chuckle]
No, I'm good.
I appreciate it, though.
-Oh, okay.
-Yeah.
No!
Um...
Aah!
Help! No!
Oh!
[ Sobbing ]
Bitch!
I love you!
Huh?!
Please!
What is wrong
with you?!
Aaaaah!
[ Upbeat music plays ]
♪♪
[ Thudding ]
Sorry.
I thought they were real.
♪♪
Purity Ring:
♪ Obedear ♪
♪ The sky is low ♪
Oh, my God!
It's driving me crazy.
I know we know him.
-No, I'm telling you,
it's the guy
that chartered a jet
just to watch you
scrape your foot
with a Ped Egg on it.
-No.
That guy was teeny-tiny.
It's not him.
Huh.
Hey, um...
are you guys medicated?
-Of course.
-My whole life.
That's -- that's
good to know.
[chuckling] Yeah.
Just 'cause...
I feel like I've been
having a hard time,
just like, readjusting
to everything.
Dory, can we just not?
Just wanna have
a normal day,
talking shit
about strangers.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
I think it's okay,
though, that --
that we check in
with each other, right?
Yeah, I love that.
I love that. I just --
I'm sort of the philosophy
right now where I think
it's best to not think about it
and keep moving forward and...
that's working great for me,
'cause I've never been better.
Which is exactly why
I'm trying to really
just bury myself in working
on my book right now.
Speaking of which,
my editor is
introducing me to my entire
publishing team today.
And...
they're considering
turning my life
into a board game.
Oh, my God!
[ Laughter ]
[ Clink ]
Great.
I just keep Google-
searching, like,
[quietly]
"Montreal body found".
I mean,
aren't you guys...
a little freaked out
about getting caught,
like, any second?
You know, I read online
it takes years
to get over
killing someone.
So the best
we can do is just...
carry on.
Right, I just --
I don't...
have anything
to get back to.
I don't have a partner.
I don't have a home.
I...
literally have
less than I had
before I started
looking for Chantal.
But...
To look on the bright side,
you found her.
Yeah.
Thank you for that.
Yeah, I...
I guess I just miss
when my
problems were
about nothing.
What about Drew?
Have you seen him
recently?
No.
Mnh-mnh.
[ Eerie music plays ]
♪♪
So, if you get the job,
you just, like,
live in Shanghai?
-Yeah.
-You want that?
It's not that different
from New York, actually.
What the hell are you
talking about?
Everything's
Chinese there.
[ Both urinating ]
Yeah, but I am Chinese.
How do you say,
"I love beautiful women"
in Mandarin?
[ Speaking Mandarin ]
[laughs]
My boy's ready.
[ Laughs ]
[ Urinal flushes ]
What are you guys
talking about?
Doy, Gardner.
Job opening in Shanghai.
Alan applied.
He's gonna get it,
for sure.
[ Urinal flushes ]
Hey, does China have
an extradition treaty?
I don't know, man.
You running away
from something?
[ Chuckles ]
No.
[ Chime ]
Hey, my buddy says
the hookers in Shanghai
are super patient
and really relaxed.
Wouldn't know anything
about that, man.
[ Bloop ]
[ Sighs, exhales ]
Shit.
[ Traffic whooshes,
horn honks ]
Gail.
This isn't the easiest
thing for me to say
because, you know,
when I quit, I...
really wanted to...quit.
But, um...
I guess
I'm just wondering...
if there's any way
I could just...
come back and be
your assistant again.
[ Sighs ]
Dory, you're so sweet.
But I...
I can't.
Mmm.
[quietly] I don't --
I don't have the funds.
Sorry, what?
I'm out of funds, Dory.
[raises voice]
I have no money.
I mean, how?
I-I-- Sorry, I just
don't understand.
Like, I mean, is everything
okay with Sundeep?
Oh, no, no.
Ha! Uh...
Sundeep says that my
lack of awareness
is a "liability"
and that I could stay
here as long as I want,
but he needs to cut off
all ties with me.
Oh, Gail.
I-I'm, I'm so sorry.
It's terrible.
It's so --
it seems so sudden.
Yeah, it was
a few days ago --
When you took the car,
actually.
And then, apparently,
later that evening, I...
walked uptown
and fell asleep
on the steps of the Met.
I feel so guilty
about the car.
No, stop! No!
-Okay.
Don't feel -- Please!
This is not about the car!
-Yeah.
-This is about me.
-Really.
-Well.
Drew and I also split up.
Oh, my God!
No, Dory!
-Yeah.
-I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
-Thanks.
-Ohhh.
We are gonna get
through this, okay?
Let's just promise
each other, all right?
Okay. I promise.
[snort]
Oh, look at us.
Two single women
in their late 40s.
[ Chuckles ]
Tsk.
And this one
was listed online
as a Humphrey Wentletrap,
but it's actually
a Brown-band Wentletrap.
-[Crunching]
-Oh, that is gorgeous.
-Oh.
-Portia, look at this.
Portia!
Pay attention to Bing!
Oh, my gosh!
Beautiful shell.
So, Portia, tell me,
are you acting in anything
that has room
for an aging
John Garfield type,
such as myself?
Oh, Bing, if I was
working on anything,
you would be
the first to know.
-Aww.
-I don't know how she does it.
She takes after her father.
[sigh]
He could clip his toenails
for 10 minutes
and call it a full day.
No, I'm...
I'm going on auditions
and stuff,
like a totally normal,
motivated person.
I have a really big one
this week, actually.
And?
And I'm probably
not gonna get it,
because it's Elijah Clyde,
so they're probably
just looking for a name.
Elijah Clyde?!
-Mm-hmm.
-He's a big deal!
-Yeah.
-Who?
I swear, there's too many
names in this world.
Yeah, I don't really know
that much about it,
other than it's, like,
supposed to be very dark
and has a Spanish name,
so I'm probably going in
because I'm only seen
for ethnic roles.
Ohhhhh!
It's the LaBianca play!
Oh, this is
so exciting!
Do you know your mother
met Charles Manson
on an airplane?
-No, I think.
It's a Charles Manson
thing?
The LaBianca murders were
a night of barbaric killings
that he convinced
his followers to do.
I think you should act
like you know that,
if you're going in.
-Bless her heart.
That woman was gutted.
[ Piano playing ]
Hey.
Thank you.
-Of course.
-Sorry. I can't drink
out of bottles because
I got braces. Hunh.
Turns out
I'm a tongue thruster.
Okay, cool.
Your hair looks --
looks lovely, blonde.
Thank you. [chuckle]
Um, what was it that you
wanted to talk about?
[ Chuckles ]
I don't know what I saw...
in Montreal...
but I know that I...
need to bring it up.
Okay.
Do you know what
I'm talking about?
Um, look, Chantal,
I think I --
I think I do.
This is all a big
misunderstanding.
I...
uh, really hope not.
[chuckle]
What?
Drew...
when I was in Montreal,
I, um...
I saw you.
[laughing] Okay.
Why is that funny?
[scoff]
I'm sorry.
It's not funny.
Oh, wow.
It's, um...
It's very serious.
Okay, well, it's true.
[chuckling]
I like you so much,
it's like, tragic.
Look, I'm just not in a place
at all right now to be --
No, you know what?
I actually don't even --
I don't want you
to say anything.
I just want you
to know that I...
think you're extraordinary.
You know,
I want you to just...
receive that.
Okay? [chuckle]
Okay.
I receive it.
Thank you.
I think you know Flicky
and Nyanne,
but this is Rayche, Lupile,
Georgette, Nixine.
[ Laughs ]
Hi, hi, hi. I think we've
all been on calls before.
It's so nice
to meet you.
Ohhh!
Elliott,
these are the people
that are gonna take
your story
and they're gonna bring it
into the world.
This...
is your team.
[crying]
Oh, my God, Nia,
I am walking on a cloud
right now!
I just wanted to see
him in the flesh.
Uh-huh.
Selena, Elliott.
Elliott, Selena.
-Hi, Selena.
-Selena found Wild.
Okay, this is amazing.
I'm truly so inspired
right now, I just wanna, like,
hole up in my apartment
and, like, write the
whole thing tonight.
[Laughing]
-You're so funny.
Please, though.
Save it for the page.
-Okay.
-And, speaking of which,
when can we see some pages?
We would really love
to mock up a calendar.
Okay, insanely soon,
but if I can just...
take a moment, um...
About a month ago,
I was lying to the world
about having had
Stage IV cancer.
And now I stand
before you, outed.
[chuckle]
And victorious.
But it's not just
my benchmark.
This is for that little kid
in West Virginia
who changes his name simply
because he feels compelled to.
And that mom in Dallas who says
she has "three sisters,"
when, really, she just doesn't.
[ Chuckles ]
Let's give a voice to the many
complicated liars out there.
Who's with me?
[ Applause ]
Yes!
What is not
to love about him?! Okay?
What is not to love?!
Ohhh! Nuggie him!
[ Laughing ]
Nia, you're crazy!
Oh, my God.
Ugh.
Eugh.
That moment when
your hair falls out?
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Romantic music plays ]
So, um, are you...
are you and Dory
s-still talking?
♪♪
No.
Uh...
She actually
kind of ruined
my entire life, so...
Ugh.
I'm sorry. That sucks.
[chuckling]
Yeah, it does suck.
♪♪
Okay, I'm gonna be honest,
actually.
Um, in Montreal, I...
I could see the way
that she was
disrespecting
your masculinity.
You deserve somebody
who sees all of you
for who you are really are.
♪♪
Uh...
[ Clears throat ]
You keep saying that
you see me.
I'm just curious,
um...
when you look at me,
what is it that you see?
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
I see a boy
who's been hurt
and needs healing.
♪♪
And...
♪♪
I wanna heal that boy.
♪♪
Um, you know
that this would, um,
really hurt Dory
a lot, right?
♪♪
And that,
if we do this...
♪♪
that's like the worst
thing possible.
♪♪
That doesn't affect me
at all.
[ Drumming nearby ]
♪♪
[ Buzz ]
Well, if it isn't
the hero of the month.
Heh. Um...
I was actually calling
'cause I had a question
I wanted to ask you.
Yeah, what's up?
Um, I wanted to know
if you were still, uh,
tutoring those kids
on the side.
Um, 'cause I --
I need a job.
Uh, no.
Actually, the program
I was working for,
it's not around anymore.
The guy who owned it
tried to turn it
into a preteen
matchmaking service,
so, yeah, that thing
got shut down.
[ Drumming continues ]
Oh.
Okay.
All right, well, nevermind,
then, I guess.
But, hey, um...
I wanted
to tell you something.
Yeah?
I'm sorry
that I implied
that you couldn't
find Chantal.
I think it's pretty cool
that you proved me wrong.
Oh, thanks.
And I was wondering,
would you be down with,
like, me doing a piece
about the whole thing?
No, I don't --
You know, like a young
hero's profile?
[ Vehicle horns blaring ]
I...
I n-- I -- I see why you
maybe want to do an article,
right, 'cause it's --
it's a story.
But I just -- I don't think
there's that much there.
And, hey, Dory,
if anything, you know,
it would be a really
cool excuse
for us to hang out.
Um...
I'll think about it
-Yeah?
-and call you back.
-Okay.
Um, but...
Hello?
Um, could you --
could you not, though,
Julian, for now? Just don't.
-Well --
Okay, well, look,
Dory,
it will take, you know,
10 minutes tops.
Just don't.
[ Drumbeat intensifies ]
♪♪
[ Heartbeat racing ]
♪♪
[ Bench creaking ]
Yeah, baby, yeah!
Oh, finish big, Drew.
Get it all up in there.
I want a twist ending!
[ Moaning ]
-[Grunts]
[ Music intensifies ]
Aah!
[ Panting ]
♪♪
[ Shuddering,
hyperventilating ]
♪♪
Ooh. There's, like,
a lot missing.
-I'm aware, Marc.
Oh, God, when I pull
like this,
so much more comes out.
-Put it back in!
-That's not how hair works.
Well, then stop touching it!
Okay, I feel like
we should just, like,
get all the loose hair out
and then we'll see
where we're at.
-No, no, no. No, let's just
let the loose hair rest
in place
and then I'm gonna wear hats
until this is over.
You know what? I'm fine.
Everything's fine.
Babe, are you hiding
something from me?
[ Sputtering laugh ]
What?! No!
Oh, it's probably
your book.
Yeah, it's too much.
You gotta go easy
on yourself.
It's a marathon,
not a sprint.
[hollering]
It's not the book, Marc!
I'm fine.
[ Contented sigh ]
That was yummy.
Um...
My chest is falling
asleep, actually.
Do you mind getting all
the way off the couch?
-Yeah, sorry, sorry, sorry.
-Okay, yeah.
Ooh!
Ooh, that's better, huh?
Are you starving?
I'm starving.
You know what I'm craving,
actually?
I'm craving
microwave S'mores.
Is that just me?
I don't know.
I've never had
that kind of food.
[ Scoff, chuckle ]
I like taking care of you.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Whimpers ]
[ Banging on door ]
[ Ominous music plays ]
♪♪
[ Chantal humming ]
[quietly] Shit.
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
Hey, Chantal, do you
mind doing me a favor?
Can you just, um...
just hang out in here
for a second
while I go do something?
Yeah. Where are
your graham crackers?
Maybe I'm out, or maybe they're
in a cupboard or something.
[whispering] But if you
just stay in the kitchen
and don't make a sound.
-Okay.
-Okay?
-Mm-hmm.
-You understand?
-Mm-hmm.
-Okay. Okay.
Hi.
-Hey.
What is it?
Um, can we just talk
for a second?
Yeah, I don't really
think that's
such a good idea, Dory.
Wait.
Do you have a girl
in here with you?
No.
No, I don't.
All right.
I've just been feeling
emotionally, uh,
all over the place
right now, so,
it would just be
really helpful
if we could just talk
for, like, one second.
Yeah, well, maybe
you should just
go get a bite to eat and
then you'll feel better.
Hey!
What's going on?
I know things are really weird
between us right now,
but, like...
this is bigger
than us, Drew.
Um, you know what?
We don't do this anymore.
[ Slam ]
[ Gasp ]
Why do you have this?
♪♪
This is the award from Agnes's
Aunt Noni's house, so...
wh-why is it
in your apartment?
[ Sighs ]
Uh...
[ Vehicle horn
blares outdoors ]
Because I took it.
Yeah. I can see that.
Yeah, um...
I took it
'cause it's broken.
You can see right there,
there's...
a crack in it. Um...
I think Matthieu did it,
and I wanted to take it
and bring it home
and get it fixed
because I knew that
you weren't supposed
to be in the house,
so I took it, um...
so -- so that you wouldn't
get in trouble.
[chuckle] Drew.
That's so sweet.
You didn't have to do that.
Oh, come on.
No, I wanted to.
I wanted to do that
for you.
I guess you saved me
two times, then.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah.
Yeah, I guess
I saved you twice.
[ Languid tune plays ]
[ Door closes ]
♪♪
Gail?
[ Keys jingling ]
Gail?
It's Dory!
♪♪
♪ I woke with no vision ♪
♪ To the sun rising and... ♪
♪ You were there ♪
♪ At my side ♪
♪♪
♪ We woke up in ♪
Sundeep?
No, it's -- it's Dory.
Dory! Hi! Hi.
Dory, how are you?
Did you, um --
did you take your pills?
Oh, yes.
I took them all up.
Oh, is it still
raining out? Ooh.
-No, it's not.
-Mm-hmm.
It didn't rain today,
actually.
Good, good, good.
Gail, I'm gonna stay
with you
for a little while,
if that's all right.
Yeah. Yay!
That makes me
happy, Dory.
And I'll remind you
again in the morning
so you don't forget, okay?
Oh, perfect.
Thank you.
[lowers voice] Gail,
could I tell you something?
Of course.
[ Inhales ]
[ Suspenseful music plays ]
I killed someone.
No-o-o.
Yeah.
I killed a man.
And he didn't deserve it.
No, I'm sure he did.
No, he didn't.
And I'm really scared.
There's nothing to be
scared of here.
You're attractive.
You're gonna live
a fine life.
[ Sighs ]
I just keep trying
to leave it behind, but...
♪♪
I can't stop thinking that
it's just not gonna end well.
Oh, you don't know that.
♪♪
[whispering]
What's gonna happen to me?
♪ Aye, aye ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, eh, eh ♪
♪ I ♪
♪ Won't take it ♪
♪ Much longer ♪
♪ It's falling into ♪
♪ Love again ♪
♪ Difficult ♪
♪ Feelings ♪
♪ Serious ♪
♪ Longing ♪
♪ I ♪
-[Coughs]
-[Thud]
♪♪