1 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:49,693 Finished. 2 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:52,696 Finished. 3 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:56,116 Robert? 4 00:01:57,367 --> 00:01:58,702 Where's my Robert? 5 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:02,497 Shake me another martini. 6 00:02:03,165 --> 00:02:04,958 And then let's play doctor. 7 00:02:07,002 --> 00:02:10,923 Oh, Robert... please come up. 8 00:02:10,923 --> 00:02:13,592 You can't still be mad at me, can you? 9 00:02:15,177 --> 00:02:16,178 Robert? 10 00:02:17,971 --> 00:02:18,972 Robert? 11 00:02:20,641 --> 00:02:21,850 Robert. 12 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:47,876 Like the rising of the morning sun, 13 00:02:47,876 --> 00:02:52,339 nothing in Palm Beach has quite the same sparkle of potential and promise 14 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:55,717 as the daily delivery of The Shiny Sheet. 15 00:02:55,717 --> 00:03:00,430 The rise and fall of social stocks, the cementing and undoing of legacies, 16 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:03,684 which backs were lashed and which "pas" were "faux'ed." 17 00:03:04,268 --> 00:03:07,479 So much promise, so much peril. 18 00:03:11,859 --> 00:03:16,405 Predictably, Mary Davidsoul's stock was at an all-time high that morning 19 00:03:16,405 --> 00:03:19,324 thanks to her successful auction for fibrosis. 20 00:03:20,242 --> 00:03:22,786 And Dinah's social standing was still at a premium 21 00:03:22,786 --> 00:03:25,706 thanks to everything she did for the Cancer Babies. 22 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:30,919 Raquel's stock seemed perpetually in question, 23 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:32,462 but she was placing all her bets 24 00:03:32,462 --> 00:03:34,298 on her own ball to come. 25 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:39,720 Evelyn, so sure she was 26 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,849 the next in line for the throne, was, that morning, thrown for a loop. 27 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:48,395 Meanwhile, a certain someone's social standing 28 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:51,148 seemed even stronger following her embolism. 29 00:03:51,148 --> 00:03:54,234 As I was soon to find out, the end-of-season Beach Ball, 30 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,777 the biggest gala of the year, 31 00:03:55,777 --> 00:03:59,281 which never failed to re-cement her social standing at an apex 32 00:03:59,281 --> 00:04:01,241 as each season came to a close, 33 00:04:01,825 --> 00:04:05,787 was the brass ring every socialite in Palm Beach wanted. 34 00:04:08,498 --> 00:04:10,751 But with vitals trending positive, 35 00:04:10,751 --> 00:04:12,377 who knew what the future would bring... 36 00:04:16,173 --> 00:04:17,341 for any of us? 37 00:04:40,864 --> 00:04:42,908 Hey! What are you do-- 38 00:04:43,408 --> 00:04:45,661 Get your hands off my unmentionables, you pervert! 39 00:04:45,661 --> 00:04:47,579 Take your shit and get. 40 00:05:04,972 --> 00:05:05,806 Welcome back. 41 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:08,267 No. No jewels today. I need to send a telegram. 42 00:05:20,779 --> 00:05:22,030 - Shoot. - Okay. 43 00:05:22,030 --> 00:05:26,535 "Chicago O'Hare Airport, Trans World Airlines, pilots lounge, 44 00:05:27,077 --> 00:05:30,080 Captain Dellacorte aka Simmons. 45 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:33,834 Big news." Stop. "Norma is on the mend." Stop. 46 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:36,753 "Inheritance now weeks or months away." Stop. 47 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:40,591 "Lodging in flux." Stop. "Will let you know where I land." Stop. 48 00:05:41,175 --> 00:05:42,885 - Did you get it? - Two dollars. 49 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:47,890 What would I do now that the queen was hanging on? 50 00:05:47,890 --> 00:05:49,516 I had long relied on a motto 51 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:51,185 from my pageant days, 52 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:54,396 "She who has the nails never fails." 53 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:57,065 It's a bit of Latin. 54 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:03,864 - Maxine? - Oh, Mitzi! 55 00:06:06,825 --> 00:06:08,660 My boyfriend dumped me last night. 56 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:10,412 Honey. Here. 57 00:06:10,412 --> 00:06:11,496 Yeah. 58 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:15,751 After we had sex and then went to the Great Wall of China 59 00:06:15,751 --> 00:06:19,213 to have hot-and-sour shrimp, which I paid for-- 60 00:06:19,213 --> 00:06:20,797 You had sex before dinner? 61 00:06:22,341 --> 00:06:24,051 Look what I happen to have. 62 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,638 You see this framed $20 bill? 63 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:32,392 This was the first monetary compensation I ever received 64 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,102 from my storied pageant career. 65 00:06:34,603 --> 00:06:36,897 Sadly, it's also the last bit of money that I have. 66 00:06:37,773 --> 00:06:40,901 I just about shattered the frame this morning trying to buy gas. 67 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,280 And as I raised it above my head, I looked at it, 68 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:47,407 and then I stopped, and I said, "No! 69 00:06:48,659 --> 00:06:50,160 Someone at the beginning of their career 70 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,412 might be able to use this for inspiration. 71 00:06:53,455 --> 00:06:55,582 Or at least for a hot-and-sour shrimp bill." 72 00:06:57,167 --> 00:07:00,754 As the only non-duplicitous person I have met in Palm Beach, 73 00:07:02,005 --> 00:07:04,800 I'd like you to have this, especially now. 74 00:07:05,968 --> 00:07:09,930 Maybe we could also use it as payment for some Cutex Frosted-Ice silver. 75 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:12,057 My paws need some Mitzi. 76 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:17,604 Maxine. Didn't you see The Shiny Sheet this morning? 77 00:07:18,355 --> 00:07:21,441 No. What? Why? I was packing. 78 00:07:22,860 --> 00:07:24,820 Well, you're the lead story. 79 00:07:24,820 --> 00:07:26,113 What? 80 00:07:27,656 --> 00:07:30,826 "Who is Mrs. Douglas Dellacorte?" 81 00:07:31,994 --> 00:07:33,871 Oh, my God. I feel like I'm gonna throw up. 82 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:37,332 Or maybe I'm gonna doo-doo. No, I think I'm gonna throw up. 83 00:07:37,332 --> 00:07:40,544 - Or I might do a little bit of both! - Read the rest of it, Maxine! 84 00:07:40,544 --> 00:07:43,255 "After making a surprise splash by diving into the action 85 00:07:43,255 --> 00:07:44,965 at last night's auction for fibrosis, 86 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:48,135 everyone wants to know who is Mrs. Douglas Dellacorte." 87 00:07:49,219 --> 00:07:52,222 "And with Norma Dellacorte tragically incapacitated, 88 00:07:52,222 --> 00:07:55,184 {\an8}what will become of the famous end-of-season Beach Ball 89 00:07:55,184 --> 00:07:58,896 held at the beachfront Dellacorte Estate for an unbroken 49 years?" 90 00:07:58,896 --> 00:08:00,898 Here comes the brilliant Betty. 91 00:08:00,898 --> 00:08:04,318 She's on her way to a pre-dinner cocktail connection 92 00:08:04,318 --> 00:08:07,446 in this silk chiffon confection. 93 00:08:07,446 --> 00:08:11,450 Shown here in the maxi version for the ankle-conscious. 94 00:08:11,450 --> 00:08:15,370 "Will the heir to the name be the heir to the gala?" 95 00:08:16,371 --> 00:08:17,372 Ladies? 96 00:08:17,372 --> 00:08:19,249 I am here to ease your worries. 97 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:21,960 The Beach Ball is alive and well. 98 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,587 Of course, you'll all be getting an invitation. 99 00:08:23,587 --> 00:08:27,883 Darling, wonderful to hear. We are at a fashion viewing. 100 00:08:28,383 --> 00:08:30,552 Well, I love to view fashions. 101 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:34,222 Thanks, fellas. Thank you, Grayman. 102 00:08:34,222 --> 00:08:37,308 She was on the cover of The Shiny Sheet this morning. 103 00:08:37,976 --> 00:08:39,937 May we continue? 104 00:08:40,812 --> 00:08:42,981 Here's the delightful Doreen. 105 00:08:42,981 --> 00:08:48,278 She's dressed in an Empire-waist dress, patterned to impress. 106 00:08:48,278 --> 00:08:51,823 Ladies, did anybody receive a Beach Ball invitation 107 00:08:51,823 --> 00:08:53,325 from Norma before she embolized? 108 00:08:53,325 --> 00:08:54,743 No. 109 00:08:55,661 --> 00:08:58,080 Without those invitations going out, 110 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:02,167 I'm curious who exactly you'll be inviting to Norma's gala, Maxine. 111 00:09:02,668 --> 00:09:06,505 Just us chickens? After all, the few of us are the only people you know. 112 00:09:06,505 --> 00:09:08,173 The Sheet would smell scandal. 113 00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:13,512 This cape adds flair to this sumptuous, raw silk, bias cut, 114 00:09:13,512 --> 00:09:16,139 A-line gown, if you dare. 115 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:21,061 I love pink. It says youth... and hot dogs! 116 00:09:21,645 --> 00:09:25,858 Maxine, I would be more than happy to help you assemble your guest list. 117 00:09:25,858 --> 00:09:28,485 Evelyn, thank you. Well, that would be just wonderful. 118 00:09:28,485 --> 00:09:32,447 Well, the secret to Norma's gala is her famous Rolodex, 119 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:35,826 perhaps the most valuable object in all of Palm Beach, 120 00:09:35,826 --> 00:09:38,662 which she keeps under lock and key at the savings and loan, 121 00:09:38,662 --> 00:09:41,874 - along with her more precious stones. - There are more precious stones? 122 00:09:42,457 --> 00:09:43,750 That's where she keeps her crown. 123 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,587 - Crown? - But the Rolodex-- 124 00:09:46,587 --> 00:09:50,215 With that, you could be assured that the rich and famous 125 00:09:50,215 --> 00:09:52,509 would fly in from around the world. 126 00:09:52,509 --> 00:09:53,844 If not for you, 127 00:09:53,844 --> 00:09:56,597 then to pay tribute to dear Norma. 128 00:09:56,597 --> 00:09:59,057 But, Maxine, maybe they will fly in for you. 129 00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:02,060 Certainly, they'll all be asking the same question we are. 130 00:10:02,728 --> 00:10:06,231 Like The Sheet says, "Who is Mrs. Douglas Dellacorte?" 131 00:10:06,231 --> 00:10:08,192 Everyone wants to know. 132 00:10:08,192 --> 00:10:10,235 If you fancy a little peekaboo, 133 00:10:10,235 --> 00:10:12,321 your cigarette-clad pant will show 134 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:17,284 through this stunning yellow crepe sleeveless tunic. 135 00:10:17,284 --> 00:10:21,705 Maxine, I think this is an opportunity for all us ladies 136 00:10:21,705 --> 00:10:24,958 to get to know the real you. 137 00:10:27,044 --> 00:10:29,171 I would love to host you, ladies, 138 00:10:29,171 --> 00:10:34,927 for a little cocktail thingy. Tonight at the club. 139 00:10:34,927 --> 00:10:38,138 I'm sure cocktail hour works perfectly for all of us, doesn't it, ladies? 140 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:41,642 But too bad you won't be able to do it at the Palm Royale, darling. 141 00:10:41,642 --> 00:10:42,768 Tonight is the annual 142 00:10:42,768 --> 00:10:45,646 South Florida Veterans of the Great War Horseback Dinner. 143 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:47,356 Well, tomorrow night then? 144 00:10:47,356 --> 00:10:50,776 We're actually only free tonight, aren't we, ladies? 145 00:10:53,195 --> 00:10:58,534 I am sure everyone would actually love to see where you live, Maxine. 146 00:11:01,203 --> 00:11:02,829 One final look-see. 147 00:11:04,748 --> 00:11:07,709 I think if you had us all over to your place, 148 00:11:08,335 --> 00:11:10,754 it would be wildly entertaining. 149 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:13,423 Wonderful. 150 00:11:14,466 --> 00:11:19,471 Well, I will see everyone at cocktail hour. 151 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,015 Excellent. Where, oh, where shall we meet? 152 00:11:24,268 --> 00:11:26,103 At the Dellacorte Mansion. 153 00:11:30,274 --> 00:11:31,275 Of course. 154 00:11:34,236 --> 00:11:37,906 Idiot! Shoot, shoot, shoot! 155 00:11:37,906 --> 00:11:40,200 Pull it together, Maxine. Pull it together. 156 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:45,289 Just make some cocktails and have some ladies over. Fuck! 157 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:54,464 Pull it together. 158 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:06,602 What do you think you're doing? 159 00:12:06,602 --> 00:12:10,898 I'm moving in. And you're moving out. Please see to my things. Thank you. 160 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:15,652 You're not, I'm not and I won't. This is not your house. 161 00:12:15,652 --> 00:12:19,531 Funny, is it yours? Can you tell me again exactly what you do around here? 162 00:12:20,407 --> 00:12:21,867 I told you. I'm Norma's caretaker. 163 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:23,410 Good job, soldier 164 00:12:23,410 --> 00:12:26,371 'cause she is currently a vegetable in a home for the sidelined. 165 00:12:26,371 --> 00:12:28,040 And I bet you a root-a-toot-toot 166 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,250 your little visit yesterday was your first one. 167 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:32,336 You can leave now. Is the bar this way? 168 00:12:34,129 --> 00:12:37,132 I will call the police, and I'll tell them I saw you take Stoned Mabel. 169 00:12:38,550 --> 00:12:40,886 The police? Sure, go ahead. 170 00:12:40,886 --> 00:12:43,889 But don't forget to tell them the part about how I returned her. 171 00:12:43,889 --> 00:12:45,432 - Broken. - Oh, please. 172 00:12:45,432 --> 00:12:47,601 It's nothing a little eyelash glue won't repair. 173 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:50,312 And when they get here, I'll be sure to show them 174 00:12:50,312 --> 00:12:55,692 my new stationery that unequivocally pronounces Maxine Dellacorte. 175 00:12:56,318 --> 00:13:01,240 Tell me, do you even have stationery, Robert? 176 00:13:02,616 --> 00:13:04,785 - No. - And if you did have stationery, 177 00:13:04,785 --> 00:13:08,247 would it say "Dellacorte" on it anywhere? 178 00:13:09,790 --> 00:13:13,710 No. Then I implore you... 179 00:13:16,171 --> 00:13:17,589 dial at will. 180 00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:21,176 So this is how it's gonna lay out. 181 00:13:21,176 --> 00:13:26,431 I'm gonna find the nicest room in the house to lay out my unmentionables, 182 00:13:26,431 --> 00:13:29,184 and then I'm gonna throw a cocktail party for the ladies. 183 00:13:29,184 --> 00:13:31,687 And by the time they get here, you're gonna be gone. 184 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,274 - No. - What did you just say? 185 00:13:35,274 --> 00:13:38,026 - I said no. - Put your shirt on and leave. 186 00:13:38,026 --> 00:13:40,195 I don't feel like it. I'm happy like this. 187 00:13:40,195 --> 00:13:42,447 - Right. You better leave. - Make me. 188 00:13:42,447 --> 00:13:45,576 You're made. And you quit following me! 189 00:13:45,576 --> 00:13:47,703 You should be getting your things together instead. 190 00:13:47,703 --> 00:13:50,038 You can't come up here. This is not your house. 191 00:13:50,038 --> 00:13:52,040 It's more my house than it is your house. 192 00:13:58,297 --> 00:14:02,926 What in the-- This place looks like a crime scene. 193 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:06,263 - Wait, what do you mean? - You purport to be taking care of Norma, 194 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:08,056 yet you haven't even cleaned up her room? 195 00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:09,808 Well, this is where it happened. 196 00:14:09,808 --> 00:14:11,351 - Her embolism. - So? 197 00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:14,479 Well, you don't stop mid-embolism to make the bed. 198 00:14:14,479 --> 00:14:17,691 - A houseboy does afterwards. - I'm not a houseboy. 199 00:14:17,691 --> 00:14:20,360 Pool boy, bar boy, whatever boy. 200 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,154 All I know is that you have been no help to me. 201 00:14:22,154 --> 00:14:23,447 So I will get my things myself. 202 00:14:23,447 --> 00:14:25,908 If I were you, I'd get your dungarees packed. 203 00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:27,701 Squatter. 204 00:14:31,205 --> 00:14:33,207 You say that like it's an insult. 205 00:14:33,207 --> 00:14:35,167 Well, you should know, in this great nation of ours, 206 00:14:35,167 --> 00:14:37,336 we have a long and proud history of squatting. 207 00:14:37,878 --> 00:14:40,714 After all, how do you think we got Texas? By squatting on Mexico. 208 00:14:40,714 --> 00:14:43,008 - You squat, I squat. - We all squat for hoody-squat. 209 00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:45,636 - Get out. - I'm not going anywhere. You get out. 210 00:14:45,636 --> 00:14:48,096 I will see you at the club, gin slinger. 211 00:14:51,975 --> 00:14:55,270 - We're not squatting. He's squatting. - We don't own the house yet. 212 00:14:55,270 --> 00:14:56,563 We don't have to. 213 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:59,858 Besides, someone's got to keep an eye on it, protect the family interest. 214 00:14:59,858 --> 00:15:01,944 I don't like the idea of thinking about you alone 215 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:03,904 in the house with some strange man. 216 00:15:03,904 --> 00:15:05,155 Is my Douglas jealous? 217 00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:06,949 Your Dougie is worried. 218 00:15:06,949 --> 00:15:10,994 I can hear you gnawing on your paws. Stop. You're not gonna have any fingers left. 219 00:15:11,703 --> 00:15:14,998 And besides, he's not so strange. He is a veteran. 220 00:15:14,998 --> 00:15:16,959 And it's so much nicer than the motel. 221 00:15:17,459 --> 00:15:20,003 Peg in room 103 was essentially an ax murderer. 222 00:15:20,003 --> 00:15:21,880 She was very open about that. 223 00:15:23,465 --> 00:15:26,677 This guy just walks around with his shirt off all the time. He's fine. 224 00:15:26,677 --> 00:15:28,011 Why is he shirtless? 225 00:15:29,805 --> 00:15:30,973 That's funny. Who could that be? 226 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:33,767 Look, I would prefer if you found accommodation elsewhere. 227 00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:36,144 Listen, I must run. The lady has a caller. 228 00:15:36,144 --> 00:15:38,188 You're getting carried away. 229 00:15:38,188 --> 00:15:40,107 You know, I am the opposite of getting carried away. 230 00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:41,775 I am a woman coming into her own. 231 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:43,026 Maxine. 232 00:15:43,026 --> 00:15:45,153 Oh, please hurry home. I'm having such fun. 233 00:15:45,654 --> 00:15:46,738 Maxi-- Max-- 234 00:15:53,036 --> 00:15:54,204 You do live here! 235 00:15:54,204 --> 00:15:56,039 Good morning, Mrs. Dellacorte. 236 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:58,500 If it isn't Ann Holiday from The Shiny Sheet. 237 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:00,127 As I live and almost breathe. 238 00:16:00,127 --> 00:16:03,005 Apologies for the drop-in. I just wanted to do a quick follow-up on you. 239 00:16:03,005 --> 00:16:04,173 Wow. 240 00:16:04,173 --> 00:16:08,051 And between you and me, I was researching your Aunt Norma's obit yesterday, 241 00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:10,429 which brought me no pleasure, by the way, 242 00:16:10,929 --> 00:16:13,765 only to discover there is a new Dellacorte in Palm Beach. 243 00:16:14,933 --> 00:16:16,059 I don't know what to say. 244 00:16:16,059 --> 00:16:18,228 Also, I'd like to take a few pictures. 245 00:16:18,228 --> 00:16:21,857 I love what you're wearing right now. It's so real. 246 00:16:22,441 --> 00:16:24,610 How about one right now, posing in the doorway? 247 00:16:24,610 --> 00:16:27,029 - Okay. - Oh, yes. 248 00:16:28,363 --> 00:16:29,573 Wonderful. 249 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:31,241 Okay. 250 00:16:34,828 --> 00:16:37,080 It's a beautiful car. How about we do some photos over here? 251 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,166 - Okay. - Jaguar. Wow. 252 00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:42,002 Oh, my. It's like a calendar pose. 253 00:16:42,002 --> 00:16:43,295 Okay. I've got it. 254 00:16:43,795 --> 00:16:46,423 Why don't we take one where it looks like I'm waving to someone? 255 00:16:46,423 --> 00:16:47,966 - All right. - Okay. 256 00:17:21,083 --> 00:17:24,377 So, who is Maxine Dellacorte, formerly Simmons? 257 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:27,047 Other than Miss Junior Ocoee 1943, 258 00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:29,800 Miss Chattanooga '45 and Miss Mineral Bluff '46? 259 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,552 Yes. Other than that. 260 00:17:34,137 --> 00:17:36,306 I'm just a girl... 261 00:17:37,599 --> 00:17:40,936 from an aspirationally glamorous upbringing 262 00:17:41,436 --> 00:17:44,940 who dropped everything at significant trouble, 263 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,818 to rush to the bedside of her husband's aunt 264 00:17:47,818 --> 00:17:50,654 while he continues his duty to his passengers 265 00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:53,782 and the transportational needs of this great nation. 266 00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:57,411 So wonderfully wordy, yet so lacking in detail. 267 00:17:58,537 --> 00:18:00,831 - That's a skill. - Thank you, Ann. 268 00:18:00,831 --> 00:18:04,793 You're from Tennessee. I hear it. Nashville? 269 00:18:04,793 --> 00:18:07,588 - Chattanooga. - Chattanooga. 270 00:18:07,588 --> 00:18:09,631 - Are your people still there? - No. 271 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:16,013 No, we've all moved on from little Chattanooga. 272 00:18:16,847 --> 00:18:18,599 And the big question. 273 00:18:19,516 --> 00:18:22,561 Well, for 49 years, the richest, most famous men and women 274 00:18:22,561 --> 00:18:24,688 from around the world have come to Palm Beach 275 00:18:24,688 --> 00:18:27,816 to take part in the most talked about party of the season. 276 00:18:27,816 --> 00:18:32,112 One written about with awe in all the gossip columns from coast to coast. 277 00:18:33,530 --> 00:18:36,533 Will the Beach Ball have a 50th anniversary this season? 278 00:18:41,413 --> 00:18:42,414 It will. 279 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:46,877 And I am going to host it right here, where it's always been. 280 00:18:47,711 --> 00:18:49,546 In honor of Norma, of course. 281 00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:53,759 Who, if luck will have it, will don her crown for the 50th time. 282 00:18:57,429 --> 00:18:58,263 One more photo. 283 00:18:59,431 --> 00:19:00,516 Ready? 284 00:19:03,727 --> 00:19:04,728 I got it. 285 00:19:06,647 --> 00:19:07,773 I've really got it. 286 00:19:08,357 --> 00:19:10,734 Thanks so much for taking the time. I'll just make my deadline. 287 00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:12,361 When's this coming out? 288 00:19:12,361 --> 00:19:13,987 By 8 a.m. tomorrow morning, 289 00:19:13,987 --> 00:19:17,407 the entire town will know the new hostess of the Beach Ball. 290 00:19:17,407 --> 00:19:18,492 Tomorrow? 291 00:19:19,243 --> 00:19:20,244 Yep. 292 00:19:25,457 --> 00:19:27,334 I was stepping into my own. 293 00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:33,173 In 14 short hours, all of Palm Beach would know the queen-in-waiting had arrived. 294 00:19:33,173 --> 00:19:35,968 Royal impressions must be made, stat. 295 00:19:35,968 --> 00:19:41,139 I had just over four hours to put together a nice tablescape and think up a cocktail. 296 00:19:41,139 --> 00:19:43,267 The world was my oyster. 297 00:19:43,267 --> 00:19:47,729 But in that moment, all I was digging up were... clams. 298 00:19:54,653 --> 00:19:55,904 Where's all the food? 299 00:19:55,904 --> 00:19:59,199 Are you hungry? I can prepare something with what I got in my kitchenette. 300 00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:01,201 No, I don't want you to prepare me anything! 301 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:02,744 Where's the food in the mansion? 302 00:20:03,328 --> 00:20:05,247 Do you know anything about rich people? 303 00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:07,207 I am a rich person. 304 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:09,668 Well, then you would know that you don't keep anything in the house. 305 00:20:09,668 --> 00:20:12,296 'Cause your days are filled with lunches and brunches, 306 00:20:12,296 --> 00:20:15,340 and your nights are filled with galas, and you always watch your weight. 307 00:20:15,340 --> 00:20:19,178 Well, I-- Of course I knew that. Everybody knows that. 308 00:20:19,178 --> 00:20:22,014 And you would know that if you wanna throw a little cocktail party, 309 00:20:22,014 --> 00:20:22,931 you'd have it catered. 310 00:20:22,931 --> 00:20:26,143 But good luck trying to find someone spur-of-the-moment during the season. 311 00:20:26,143 --> 00:20:28,145 You would have to know someone to call in a favor. 312 00:20:28,145 --> 00:20:31,190 But wait, you don't know anybody, do you? 313 00:20:32,316 --> 00:20:36,528 Actually, I do know someone. And I don't need a fully catered event. 314 00:20:36,528 --> 00:20:39,615 All I need is a beautiful tablescape. 315 00:20:42,075 --> 00:20:43,076 Tablescape! 316 00:20:52,628 --> 00:20:53,629 Hello. 317 00:21:23,659 --> 00:21:25,035 Okay, everyone. 318 00:21:25,035 --> 00:21:29,748 I've had a revelation, but right now I just want you to feel my energy. 319 00:21:39,716 --> 00:21:43,095 Hope y'all didn't take a bunch of cyanide. Good. You're alive. 320 00:21:43,095 --> 00:21:44,388 Your friend's here. 321 00:21:44,888 --> 00:21:46,014 Told you she'd be back. 322 00:21:46,014 --> 00:21:50,894 - Hi, pal. Was that a bad joke? - Oh, Maxine, what are you doing here? 323 00:21:52,646 --> 00:21:55,941 Linda, look at that tablescape! 324 00:21:56,525 --> 00:21:58,569 No one can arrange cured meats like you. 325 00:21:58,569 --> 00:22:00,237 Well, thanks, Maxine. 326 00:22:00,237 --> 00:22:03,115 - But we're meditating, so maybe we sho-- - All right, let's get started. 327 00:22:03,115 --> 00:22:04,908 Why don't you come and join us? 328 00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:06,660 I just need to ask something. 329 00:22:06,660 --> 00:22:08,787 - Yeah. We'll just-- - After the meeting. 330 00:22:08,787 --> 00:22:10,706 - Okay, yeah. We'll-- - Sit. 331 00:22:14,418 --> 00:22:15,419 Okay. 332 00:22:16,628 --> 00:22:18,255 Haven't sat on the floor in a long time. 333 00:22:19,256 --> 00:22:22,509 So, today we're talking about partnering. 334 00:22:23,093 --> 00:22:26,930 I think, like many of you, I feel disillusioned by it. 335 00:22:26,930 --> 00:22:28,765 And I keep asking myself the question, 336 00:22:29,266 --> 00:22:33,145 "Is marriage, as it exists today, what the world needs?" 337 00:22:33,145 --> 00:22:34,229 Yes. 338 00:22:34,813 --> 00:22:37,316 I mean, especially in America, the female class is expected 339 00:22:37,316 --> 00:22:40,944 to submit to an identity that's already preordained for her. 340 00:22:40,944 --> 00:22:45,782 And therefore, don't we as a nation then export 341 00:22:45,782 --> 00:22:49,286 that expectation beyond our shores by force? 342 00:22:50,078 --> 00:22:52,206 I'm talking about one thing. 343 00:22:52,831 --> 00:22:53,957 Vietnam! 344 00:22:53,957 --> 00:22:55,542 Viet-fucking-nam. 345 00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:57,878 I'm sorry, I'm lost. 346 00:22:57,878 --> 00:23:01,840 Well, can't you understand American domination of South Vietnamese hamlets 347 00:23:02,341 --> 00:23:06,970 is an endorsement of state-sponsored male chauvinism? 348 00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:08,722 And we've all had experiences of it. 349 00:23:08,722 --> 00:23:10,057 My big one? 350 00:23:11,767 --> 00:23:13,268 Getting left on my wedding day. 351 00:23:13,852 --> 00:23:16,104 It takes an entire system for that to happen. 352 00:23:16,104 --> 00:23:20,692 For a man to be made to feel he's entitled enough to do that to a woman. 353 00:23:20,692 --> 00:23:24,655 - You get what I'm saying, Maxine, right? - Not really. 354 00:23:25,447 --> 00:23:27,032 We're talking about South Vietnam. 355 00:23:28,242 --> 00:23:33,747 The South Vietnamese people are the bride. America is the groom, right? 356 00:23:33,747 --> 00:23:37,459 They proposed, and they made a lot of promises, 357 00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:43,173 and then the groom left the bride on her wedding day in front of all the guests-- 358 00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:45,300 all the world community. 359 00:23:45,300 --> 00:23:48,053 And that's the American male construct, 360 00:23:48,053 --> 00:23:49,680 - which needs to be examined... - Yeah. 361 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,975 ...on all shores that hold American boot prints. 362 00:23:52,975 --> 00:23:54,226 - Exactly. - Yeah. 363 00:23:54,226 --> 00:23:55,853 - Thank you. - That's it right there. 364 00:23:56,603 --> 00:23:58,313 Obviously, it was a bad engagement. 365 00:23:59,439 --> 00:24:00,357 What? 366 00:24:00,357 --> 00:24:03,277 America should have left South Vietnam at the altar, 367 00:24:03,277 --> 00:24:06,822 but back in 1963, in front of all the guests. 368 00:24:07,322 --> 00:24:11,952 Linda, the secret to a great marriage is not resisting the man, 369 00:24:11,952 --> 00:24:14,162 it's living for him. 370 00:24:14,663 --> 00:24:18,584 - Oh, no, Maxine. You're not that lost. - What the fuck? 371 00:24:19,585 --> 00:24:23,755 I am not lost, Linda. I am but found. 372 00:24:24,965 --> 00:24:26,884 He chose me! 373 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:28,760 My husband. 374 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,890 I am his wife proudly, and I will proudly bear his name. 375 00:24:32,890 --> 00:24:36,518 I will shout it from the rooftops! I'll shout it in the shower! 376 00:24:36,518 --> 00:24:37,853 Dellacorte! 377 00:24:38,353 --> 00:24:43,108 And I will proudly do what I can to lift him up, to make his dreams come true. 378 00:24:43,108 --> 00:24:44,526 Am I right, ladies? 379 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:49,656 Don't you agree? 380 00:24:51,950 --> 00:24:52,993 No? 381 00:24:56,622 --> 00:24:57,623 No? 382 00:25:00,083 --> 00:25:00,918 Speaking of lifting up, 383 00:25:00,918 --> 00:25:03,295 I did just come here to ask you for a favor. 384 00:25:03,295 --> 00:25:05,881 Okay. Let's just get you out of here. 385 00:25:05,881 --> 00:25:08,133 - It's right through here. - Great. 386 00:25:08,133 --> 00:25:09,843 - Behind the bar should be good. - Okay. 387 00:25:10,636 --> 00:25:13,138 Great. And if you just go right through there 388 00:25:13,138 --> 00:25:15,849 - and just bear right at the columns. - Okay. 389 00:25:15,849 --> 00:25:16,934 Thank you. 390 00:25:16,934 --> 00:25:18,936 How do you know where to tell them to-- 391 00:25:18,936 --> 00:25:21,104 Everybody knows the home of the Beach Ball. 392 00:25:22,189 --> 00:25:23,232 Of course. 393 00:25:24,316 --> 00:25:30,239 This definitely strains my idea of helping a sister in need though. 394 00:25:30,239 --> 00:25:34,535 Well, thanks again for helping me with this huge seafood order. 395 00:25:34,535 --> 00:25:36,578 This is a precision air strike. 396 00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:39,373 Nobody nowhere scapes a table like you. 397 00:25:39,373 --> 00:25:40,958 I'm on the cover of The Shiny Sheet. 398 00:25:40,958 --> 00:25:43,877 Impressions need to be made and maintained. 399 00:25:43,877 --> 00:25:47,548 Thus elevating your husband, and therefore yourself, 400 00:25:47,548 --> 00:25:50,801 to a newfound status amongst Palm Beach society. 401 00:25:50,801 --> 00:25:52,594 You understand me perfectly. 402 00:25:54,137 --> 00:25:58,433 Okay. So, where's your husband? You're here doing all this for him. 403 00:25:58,433 --> 00:26:02,855 He is 30,000 feet in the air. Living for me. 404 00:26:02,855 --> 00:26:05,983 Shepherding a 737 from sea to shining sea. 405 00:26:06,692 --> 00:26:07,776 - Great. - Okay. 406 00:26:07,776 --> 00:26:11,280 Ten pounds of lobster tail, ten pounds of snow crab legs, 407 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,157 five pounds of jumbo shrimp, one pound of smoked haddock, 408 00:26:14,157 --> 00:26:15,492 half a pound of caviar, 409 00:26:15,492 --> 00:26:16,577 a hundred oysters, 410 00:26:16,577 --> 00:26:18,662 and 150 pounds of crushed ice. 411 00:26:18,662 --> 00:26:20,956 That'll be $400. Cash or check? 412 00:26:22,875 --> 00:26:24,835 Check is probably easier. 413 00:26:28,505 --> 00:26:31,550 Okay. How do I look? Did I strike the right note? 414 00:26:32,050 --> 00:26:34,303 Wow, you look pretty in pink. 415 00:26:34,303 --> 00:26:37,097 You sure it's not too informal? It's a one-piece. 416 00:26:37,097 --> 00:26:38,891 No, you're dressed to impress. 417 00:26:39,391 --> 00:26:40,225 Thank you. 418 00:26:40,976 --> 00:26:44,396 Well, Linda! These towers are exquisite. 419 00:26:44,396 --> 00:26:47,941 Really? I have to admit I miss doing things at this scale. 420 00:26:48,609 --> 00:26:50,694 Well, who is trying to impress now? 421 00:26:51,528 --> 00:26:53,113 Want to help me with the finishing touches? 422 00:26:53,113 --> 00:26:56,116 - You can do orchids, I'll do grapes. - Be my honor. 423 00:26:56,825 --> 00:26:58,327 Just-- Okay. 424 00:26:58,911 --> 00:27:02,581 You know, Maxine, I do think you owe it to yourself to just get clear 425 00:27:02,581 --> 00:27:04,833 on why these ladies are coming here today. 426 00:27:04,833 --> 00:27:08,128 I mean, no offense, but maybe it's not 'cause they like you. 427 00:27:08,128 --> 00:27:10,881 I know that. I was on the cover of The Shiny Sheet. 428 00:27:10,881 --> 00:27:13,258 They're coming to check out their competition. 429 00:27:13,258 --> 00:27:16,428 No, Maxine. It's 'cause they want something from you. 430 00:27:16,428 --> 00:27:18,597 What do I have that those women could possibly want? 431 00:27:19,765 --> 00:27:20,766 The Beach Ball. 432 00:27:22,184 --> 00:27:23,185 The Beach Ball? 433 00:27:23,185 --> 00:27:26,104 Yeah. Beach Ball, these galas, they're all the same. 434 00:27:26,104 --> 00:27:28,023 They're big moneymakers. 435 00:27:29,066 --> 00:27:30,859 I'm sorry, I'm lost. 436 00:27:31,818 --> 00:27:33,570 Let me give you an example. 437 00:27:33,570 --> 00:27:36,949 Last year, this handsy young optometrist-- 438 00:27:36,949 --> 00:27:40,786 he threw a big ol' gala for his "family foundation." 439 00:27:40,786 --> 00:27:44,540 Then he kept all the money and spent it on oil portraits of himself. 440 00:27:44,540 --> 00:27:45,874 Gosh, what happened to him? 441 00:27:45,874 --> 00:27:48,836 The same thing that happens to all these people, nothing. 442 00:27:49,503 --> 00:27:51,880 Well, I think the Beach Ball is pretty straightforward. 443 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,173 It's about preservation, 444 00:27:53,173 --> 00:27:55,717 keeping trash off the beach, the Dellacorte beach. 445 00:27:56,301 --> 00:28:00,639 Exactly, Maxine. It benefits the Dellacorte beach. 446 00:28:00,639 --> 00:28:03,517 No matter who it is throwing it, it's always gonna ben-- 447 00:28:07,479 --> 00:28:08,480 Hello? 448 00:28:09,231 --> 00:28:10,315 That's the pool boy. 449 00:28:11,024 --> 00:28:12,693 He's got a case of chippy shoulder. 450 00:28:13,694 --> 00:28:15,696 The pool boy? 451 00:28:16,321 --> 00:28:18,073 Get your mind out of the gutter. 452 00:28:19,867 --> 00:28:20,784 You have light. 453 00:28:21,285 --> 00:28:22,828 You talking to the plants? 454 00:28:24,705 --> 00:28:25,747 Yeah, she's Patsy. 455 00:28:26,248 --> 00:28:31,461 Hello, Patsy. Semper fi, Marine. 456 00:28:33,088 --> 00:28:34,131 Do or die. 457 00:28:34,131 --> 00:28:35,632 - Did you serve? - Korea. 458 00:28:37,467 --> 00:28:38,510 I'm glad you're safe. 459 00:28:40,095 --> 00:28:41,346 Am I? 460 00:28:43,223 --> 00:28:47,352 I wouldn't be so sure. See ya. 461 00:28:47,352 --> 00:28:50,022 - I like him. - Yes, he's hilarious. 462 00:28:51,023 --> 00:28:54,026 Well... okay. 463 00:28:54,026 --> 00:28:55,110 Thank you. 464 00:28:56,820 --> 00:28:58,197 You're so welcome. 465 00:29:06,121 --> 00:29:07,623 You're dismissing me. 466 00:29:07,623 --> 00:29:11,835 No! Linda, I'm not dismissing you. I'm telling you you have to go. 467 00:29:11,835 --> 00:29:15,088 - Okay, Maxine, I got it. - No, Linda. Listen, 468 00:29:15,088 --> 00:29:16,548 Evelyn's gonna be here any minute. 469 00:29:16,548 --> 00:29:19,009 You hate her, she hates you. 470 00:29:19,009 --> 00:29:21,303 It'd be kind of a pooper if you stuck around. 471 00:29:21,303 --> 00:29:23,972 You and I had our friend time, now I'm gonna have friend time with her. 472 00:29:24,556 --> 00:29:25,724 I get it. 473 00:29:27,476 --> 00:29:29,353 - Okay, that's them. You gotta go. - Okay. 474 00:29:29,353 --> 00:29:31,104 - You gotta get out of here. - Okay, all right, I'll say bye. 475 00:29:31,104 --> 00:29:33,815 No, no, no. Not that way. Out the back. 476 00:29:33,815 --> 00:29:35,234 Oh, my God. 477 00:29:35,234 --> 00:29:38,070 No, I don't want them to know you're here, no offense. Back door. Go. 478 00:29:38,070 --> 00:29:39,780 - This is ridiculous. - It's not ridi-- 479 00:29:39,780 --> 00:29:41,615 Look, we'll catch a movie this week. 480 00:29:41,615 --> 00:29:43,492 There are so many movies I want to see. 481 00:29:45,661 --> 00:29:46,745 Mary. 482 00:29:48,163 --> 00:29:49,623 I parked on the lawn. 483 00:29:52,084 --> 00:29:54,837 - Welcome to the Dellacorte Mansion. - I should say that to you. 484 00:29:55,337 --> 00:29:58,340 How long have you lived here? Three hours? 485 00:29:59,258 --> 00:30:01,593 Well, some would say my heart has dwelled here forever. 486 00:30:02,094 --> 00:30:03,136 Mai tai. 487 00:30:03,637 --> 00:30:07,850 Extra mint, slice of orange instead of pineapple, light on the ice. 488 00:30:07,850 --> 00:30:09,601 And don't forget the umbrella. 489 00:30:13,689 --> 00:30:16,024 Easy as pie. Make yourself comfortable. 490 00:30:51,935 --> 00:30:54,563 Hey. Nice music. 491 00:30:55,898 --> 00:30:59,067 Thank you. At least I'm not talking to plants this time. 492 00:31:00,110 --> 00:31:01,361 Ladies here? 493 00:31:01,361 --> 00:31:02,529 Just now. 494 00:31:03,405 --> 00:31:04,740 - Guess what? - What? 495 00:31:04,740 --> 00:31:05,949 I got kicked out. 496 00:31:08,577 --> 00:31:10,621 It happens to the best of us. Don't worry. 497 00:31:11,496 --> 00:31:12,581 Thanks. 498 00:31:14,124 --> 00:31:16,960 Can I fix you a drink? Gin Rickey. 499 00:31:20,005 --> 00:31:21,590 Gimlet? Keep it simple? 500 00:31:26,303 --> 00:31:29,431 - Hey, pal. - Well, well, when the cat's away. 501 00:31:29,431 --> 00:31:31,850 Does Norma know you're doing dress-up at the Dellacorte? 502 00:31:31,850 --> 00:31:34,978 No, of course she doesn't. She's in a coma. 503 00:31:34,978 --> 00:31:39,107 I'll have a Mississippi punch with rye instead of bourbon, extra cold, 504 00:31:39,107 --> 00:31:41,485 and then I'm sure you'll explain what you're doing here. 505 00:31:45,197 --> 00:31:46,073 'Kay. 506 00:31:50,494 --> 00:31:51,912 - Robert? - Cheers. 507 00:31:51,912 --> 00:31:53,956 - Linda? - Gin Rickey? 508 00:31:54,915 --> 00:31:58,252 Robert, I will pay you $30, by check, 509 00:31:58,252 --> 00:32:00,337 if you throw on an apron, come inside and help bartend. 510 00:32:00,337 --> 00:32:02,214 I'm busy packing my dungarees. 511 00:32:02,214 --> 00:32:03,507 You're just sitting there. 512 00:32:06,093 --> 00:32:07,469 Linda, what about you? 513 00:32:07,469 --> 00:32:09,555 You made such a fabulous tablescape. 514 00:32:09,555 --> 00:32:12,432 Certainly, you know your way around a bucket of ice and a festive umbrella. 515 00:32:12,432 --> 00:32:13,767 - Please? - I'm on the wagon. 516 00:32:14,351 --> 00:32:15,561 You're drinking right now. 517 00:32:15,561 --> 00:32:20,148 I mean, after this and a few more. And I don't want to poop your party. 518 00:32:20,732 --> 00:32:22,985 Gee. Thanks, pals. 519 00:32:22,985 --> 00:32:26,613 Hey, bartender's guide on the counter inside. 520 00:32:29,241 --> 00:32:33,579 Mississippi punch. Okay, Mississippi punch. 521 00:32:34,413 --> 00:32:39,668 Mississippi punch. Cognac. 522 00:32:39,668 --> 00:32:43,755 Cognac. Where's the cognac? The cognac. 523 00:32:51,972 --> 00:32:55,434 - Welcome to our home. - Not quite yet, dear. 524 00:32:56,185 --> 00:32:57,186 Right this way. 525 00:32:57,186 --> 00:32:59,396 Unlike you, I've been here before. 526 00:32:59,396 --> 00:33:03,400 I'll have a General Harrison eggnog, firm foam, but not too much. 527 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,944 Plus a little extra nutmeg and not too icy. 528 00:33:06,612 --> 00:33:07,779 You're a dear. 529 00:33:09,198 --> 00:33:10,866 Eggs. 530 00:33:12,492 --> 00:33:17,414 General Harrison-- Eggs. Okay. 531 00:33:21,293 --> 00:33:24,254 Raquel. What can I get you? Medford Rum Sour? 532 00:33:24,254 --> 00:33:27,007 Brandy Shamperelle? Arf and Arf? Port Wine Sangaree? 533 00:33:28,217 --> 00:33:30,427 - Just a glass of white wine. - Oh, thank God. 534 00:33:30,427 --> 00:33:31,970 Plus a $10,000 check. 535 00:33:32,554 --> 00:33:35,182 If you plan on coming to my Havana Nights gala next week. 536 00:33:36,099 --> 00:33:40,812 Proceeds go to support the poor, underserved Batista loyalists of Florida. 537 00:33:41,813 --> 00:33:43,815 Norma never missed a party in the season. 538 00:33:44,316 --> 00:33:47,903 I'm sure her heir apparent wouldn't either. 539 00:33:50,155 --> 00:33:51,198 What? 540 00:33:51,198 --> 00:33:53,242 So you were in the shit, huh? 541 00:33:54,284 --> 00:33:55,869 Let's just say I was lucky. 542 00:34:00,207 --> 00:34:01,625 - Cheers. - Cheers. 543 00:34:03,836 --> 00:34:06,296 Lucky is its own kind of trauma though, right? 544 00:34:06,797 --> 00:34:08,257 Who said I was traumatized? 545 00:34:08,882 --> 00:34:10,676 I think if you spend your entire life 546 00:34:10,676 --> 00:34:13,637 trying to excavate your own generational trauma... 547 00:34:15,054 --> 00:34:18,600 you learn how to feel it in others. 548 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,226 I mean, even if they don't yet. 549 00:34:20,893 --> 00:34:22,271 Yeah, but you grew up rich. 550 00:34:22,271 --> 00:34:27,609 My family fortune-- of which I possess none, by the way-- 551 00:34:27,609 --> 00:34:29,610 was built on the pain of others. 552 00:34:29,610 --> 00:34:31,154 Specifically, my grandfather... 553 00:34:32,364 --> 00:34:33,949 who made his railroad fortune 554 00:34:33,949 --> 00:34:37,536 by dispossessing Native American tribes across seven states. 555 00:34:37,536 --> 00:34:41,665 - So, surprise. I'm a revolutionary. - Right. 556 00:34:43,083 --> 00:34:44,083 Cool. 557 00:34:45,878 --> 00:34:47,795 How long you lived here with Norma? 558 00:34:47,795 --> 00:34:49,715 I'm going on three years now. 559 00:34:49,715 --> 00:34:52,301 - Wow. So you're close. - Very. 560 00:34:54,594 --> 00:34:57,264 - Yeah, but not like that. - Whatever floats your boat. 561 00:34:58,765 --> 00:35:00,392 She ever talk to you about me? 562 00:35:01,476 --> 00:35:04,271 I know that you hate Evelyn since she married your father 563 00:35:05,022 --> 00:35:06,690 because you think she's a gold digger. 564 00:35:07,524 --> 00:35:08,609 That's about it. 565 00:35:08,609 --> 00:35:10,569 Unless there's anything else you want to share. 566 00:35:11,153 --> 00:35:15,908 No, not a thing. How about you? 567 00:35:15,908 --> 00:35:18,619 Nope. Not a thing. 568 00:35:20,078 --> 00:35:21,496 You're a good bartender. 569 00:35:25,584 --> 00:35:26,960 Damn it. I'm out of reds. 570 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:30,047 - I've got a red, but I need two greens. - Done. 571 00:35:30,047 --> 00:35:33,509 Oh, Evelyn. I'll give you a blue one for one of Dinah's greens. 572 00:35:33,509 --> 00:35:35,469 What are the round white ones? 573 00:35:36,094 --> 00:35:38,597 Mary, it's aspirin. 574 00:35:44,144 --> 00:35:46,563 Wait. Who's got a drink? 575 00:35:48,815 --> 00:35:52,361 Cocktails. Ladies... 576 00:35:53,654 --> 00:35:55,113 Mai tai, extra mint. 577 00:35:55,739 --> 00:35:57,324 General Harrison eggnog. 578 00:35:58,033 --> 00:35:59,451 Mississippi punch with rye. 579 00:35:59,451 --> 00:36:00,536 Wine. 580 00:36:04,122 --> 00:36:07,084 Maxine, your ears must have been burning all day. 581 00:36:07,084 --> 00:36:08,836 The town is abuzz. 582 00:36:08,836 --> 00:36:12,506 "Who is she? Where is she from? How does she keep her figure?" 583 00:36:12,506 --> 00:36:14,299 And of course, the biggie, 584 00:36:14,299 --> 00:36:17,344 "How the hell is she living at the Dellacorte Mansion?" 585 00:36:18,053 --> 00:36:19,054 In pageantry, 586 00:36:19,054 --> 00:36:22,474 everyone knows that every interview question actually hides a second, 587 00:36:22,474 --> 00:36:24,184 more important question. 588 00:36:24,685 --> 00:36:28,856 Well, someone's got to keep the lights on for poor, precious Norma, don't they? 589 00:36:28,856 --> 00:36:32,860 Why, just yesterday, her doctor said that her recovery would quicken 590 00:36:32,860 --> 00:36:36,238 if her life was ready and waiting to be stepped back into. 591 00:36:37,990 --> 00:36:42,744 But if Norma, heaven help us, does not recover, 592 00:36:43,662 --> 00:36:46,957 darling Douglas will get a head start and step into his inheritance. 593 00:36:46,957 --> 00:36:51,920 The social order after such a long, long sabbatical away from Palm Beach. 594 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:56,842 If you want to keep Norma's seat warm for her return, a little tip. 595 00:36:56,842 --> 00:37:02,014 Norma would never run in bellowing about her cocktail gathering 596 00:37:02,514 --> 00:37:06,018 in the quiet sanctuary of Grayman's salon. 597 00:37:06,018 --> 00:37:09,146 Norma would have handwritten invitations 598 00:37:09,146 --> 00:37:12,149 and had them hand-delivered weeks in advance. 599 00:37:12,149 --> 00:37:15,360 It's simply a miracle that we were all free 600 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:18,405 at this moment during the high season. 601 00:37:18,405 --> 00:37:19,489 Well said, Mary. 602 00:37:21,366 --> 00:37:27,664 Well, some would say I bring perhaps a youthful-- 603 00:37:27,664 --> 00:37:31,251 and I think I can say that-- new sense of spontaneity 604 00:37:31,251 --> 00:37:36,131 to the dusty traditions here that, Mary, feel frankly... 605 00:37:37,549 --> 00:37:38,550 elderly. 606 00:37:39,968 --> 00:37:44,556 Mary, Maxine is new here, so let's not get critical. 607 00:37:45,140 --> 00:37:46,225 And Maxine, 608 00:37:46,225 --> 00:37:50,646 I was in earnest when I said I'd be happy to help you co-host your party 609 00:37:51,146 --> 00:37:54,733 as long as we have that Rolodex of Norma's. 610 00:37:58,111 --> 00:38:00,572 You think she's being eaten alive in there? 611 00:38:02,199 --> 00:38:05,494 If she is, she's making them choke on the bones. 612 00:38:10,624 --> 00:38:12,084 You partake? 613 00:38:12,084 --> 00:38:13,377 My body's a temple. 614 00:38:13,377 --> 00:38:16,046 Even the most sacred shrines need a little incense. 615 00:38:16,046 --> 00:38:17,381 What the f-- 616 00:38:19,049 --> 00:38:23,929 Oh my God. That is so lame. 617 00:38:23,929 --> 00:38:25,639 And speaking of planning, 618 00:38:25,639 --> 00:38:29,935 do you know if Norma had engaged any help before her tragic event? 619 00:38:29,935 --> 00:38:34,231 Oh, well, a lady certainly doesn't paw through another lady's secretarial. 620 00:38:34,231 --> 00:38:37,317 But you'll sit on her furniture and eat off her china? 621 00:38:37,317 --> 00:38:39,278 Raquel. Gauche. 622 00:38:40,195 --> 00:38:43,323 What caterer do you think you'll be using for the Beach Ball? 623 00:38:44,157 --> 00:38:48,203 And that's when it began to turn at the expert hands of Evelyn. 624 00:38:48,203 --> 00:38:52,040 No wonder that she was rightly considered the true lady-in-waiting. 625 00:38:53,208 --> 00:38:57,296 I'll be using Norma's favorite. 626 00:38:57,296 --> 00:38:58,255 And who would that be? 627 00:38:59,548 --> 00:39:01,258 You can always ask Norma. 628 00:39:01,258 --> 00:39:02,676 Mary. Too soon. 629 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,846 This is all being thought of. 630 00:39:06,847 --> 00:39:09,057 After all, it's not just a party. 631 00:39:09,641 --> 00:39:11,685 It's like an event. 632 00:39:19,318 --> 00:39:21,737 Dear, it's not "like" an event. 633 00:39:21,737 --> 00:39:26,116 And it's not some backyard birthday party for backwater girls from Tennessee. 634 00:39:26,116 --> 00:39:28,202 It's the event of the season. 635 00:39:28,785 --> 00:39:30,537 Have you started planning your entrance yet? 636 00:39:30,537 --> 00:39:31,955 My entrance? 637 00:39:34,917 --> 00:39:37,294 I remember the year Norma made her entrance 638 00:39:37,294 --> 00:39:42,007 dressed as Botticelli's Venus in a clamshell of real pearls. 639 00:39:42,007 --> 00:39:44,343 And when she was Queen Cleopatra 640 00:39:44,343 --> 00:39:48,597 on a chariot pulled by a swarm of Australian bodybuilders. 641 00:39:48,597 --> 00:39:50,057 Or who can forget last year, 642 00:39:50,057 --> 00:39:53,644 when she arrived as Marie-Antoinette, complete with powdered wig 643 00:39:53,644 --> 00:39:56,230 and pastries flown in from gay Paris. 644 00:39:56,230 --> 00:39:58,524 And always in her crown. 645 00:39:58,524 --> 00:40:02,194 Maxine, the Beach Ball is a production. 646 00:40:06,448 --> 00:40:07,699 It sounds like it. 647 00:40:11,954 --> 00:40:14,831 Oh, Maxine. That reminds me. 648 00:40:15,457 --> 00:40:16,625 Since we're on money, 649 00:40:17,876 --> 00:40:21,255 the Fibs still haven't received your $75,000 check 650 00:40:21,255 --> 00:40:24,550 for your incredible winning auction bid. 651 00:40:25,050 --> 00:40:29,137 And after all, that is what landed you in The Shiny Sheet. 652 00:40:32,850 --> 00:40:35,102 Would any of you ladies like some fresh crab legs? 653 00:40:36,937 --> 00:40:42,025 Raw oysters? Clams? Caviar? Lobster tails? 654 00:40:44,820 --> 00:40:46,071 Just the check. 655 00:41:13,557 --> 00:41:15,601 - To the Fibs! - To the Fibs! 656 00:41:17,019 --> 00:41:19,396 Palm Beach is such a small town. 657 00:41:19,396 --> 00:41:23,483 Live here long enough, you have memories in every mansion. 658 00:41:24,484 --> 00:41:26,195 Not all of them good, you know? 659 00:41:29,406 --> 00:41:30,240 I imagine. 660 00:41:34,703 --> 00:41:36,788 You know, I-- 661 00:41:40,167 --> 00:41:43,670 I used to be kind of close to Norma. 662 00:41:46,965 --> 00:41:49,676 She's in the same care facility as my dad. 663 00:41:52,304 --> 00:41:53,305 What's wrong with him? 664 00:41:56,934 --> 00:41:59,645 He's just been going downhill for a long time. 665 00:42:04,566 --> 00:42:06,109 He's in a lot of pain. 666 00:42:11,448 --> 00:42:12,491 Aren't we all? 667 00:42:17,496 --> 00:42:18,497 Yeah. 668 00:42:18,497 --> 00:42:20,541 I could really use a hug. 669 00:42:30,884 --> 00:42:31,969 It's okay. 670 00:42:32,678 --> 00:42:36,390 - I'm so sorry. - Oh, my God. Don't be sorry. 671 00:42:36,974 --> 00:42:39,685 Whatever you're sorry for, it's not your fault. 672 00:42:55,284 --> 00:42:57,703 Are you sure you don't wanna take some lobster with you 673 00:42:57,703 --> 00:43:00,497 or throw some shrimp in a napkin 674 00:43:00,497 --> 00:43:02,457 and save it for later in your purse? 675 00:43:04,126 --> 00:43:06,628 Evelyn, please, let me make you a to-go napkin 676 00:43:06,628 --> 00:43:09,381 with some crackers and cheese and some shrimp. 677 00:43:10,883 --> 00:43:14,011 Maxine. Permit me to ask you a rather frank question. 678 00:43:15,220 --> 00:43:16,221 Please. 679 00:43:16,805 --> 00:43:19,766 Do you have any money? 680 00:43:20,893 --> 00:43:23,520 Sure. Loads. 681 00:43:24,021 --> 00:43:28,358 Besides, when Norma tragically passes, 682 00:43:28,358 --> 00:43:30,569 Douglas will come into his inheritance, 683 00:43:30,569 --> 00:43:32,696 and we'll be able to throw the end-of-season ball. 684 00:43:34,198 --> 00:43:35,199 You poor dear. 685 00:43:38,744 --> 00:43:41,997 Something I should have told you earlier. 686 00:43:45,918 --> 00:43:48,629 There is no inheritance for Douglas. 687 00:43:49,254 --> 00:43:50,422 What? 688 00:43:51,131 --> 00:43:55,010 When Norma passes, all the money goes to the big cats. 689 00:43:55,511 --> 00:43:57,679 I'm not following, Evelyn. Who? 690 00:43:57,679 --> 00:44:01,934 When she finally goes-- and that will truly be a sad day for all-- 691 00:44:01,934 --> 00:44:04,853 her entire estate will be moved into a trust 692 00:44:04,853 --> 00:44:08,565 benefiting the Palm Beach Pedigree Feline Society. 693 00:44:09,858 --> 00:44:10,859 How do you know that? 694 00:44:10,859 --> 00:44:14,363 Norma and I knew everything about one another. 695 00:44:14,363 --> 00:44:18,617 And, surprise, I know quite a lot about you. 696 00:44:18,617 --> 00:44:22,663 As a matter of fact, Norma and I used to share a cocktail and a laugh 697 00:44:22,663 --> 00:44:25,874 over your sunny Christmas letters you'd send every year, 698 00:44:25,874 --> 00:44:28,585 obviously making a bid to keep Dougie on the money. 699 00:44:29,336 --> 00:44:34,091 She always told me she wouldn't give Dougie her money 700 00:44:34,091 --> 00:44:39,721 if he was the last Dellacorte on Earth, and he is. 701 00:44:40,305 --> 00:44:42,975 Unless you're with child, 702 00:44:44,101 --> 00:44:47,437 but, I'm pretty sure you're not. 703 00:44:49,398 --> 00:44:52,150 So I will be hosting the gala this year, 704 00:44:52,150 --> 00:44:54,736 in honor of Norma, of course. 705 00:44:54,736 --> 00:44:59,074 And I will do it right here to keep traditions unbroken. 706 00:44:59,074 --> 00:45:02,327 I imagine the estate-- whoever that might be-- 707 00:45:02,327 --> 00:45:05,038 will want a juicy site fee, which is to be expected. 708 00:45:05,038 --> 00:45:05,956 How generous. 709 00:45:05,956 --> 00:45:11,044 And in return, you get to save what's left of that fresh face of yours. 710 00:45:12,212 --> 00:45:15,257 After all, you said it would be announced in The Shiny Sheet tomorrow. 711 00:45:18,886 --> 00:45:20,053 Evelyn. 712 00:45:26,101 --> 00:45:31,440 I've waited my entire life to arrive, 713 00:45:32,524 --> 00:45:36,195 as if arriving would mean I would have it all, 714 00:45:37,863 --> 00:45:43,994 free of worry, moving as if by magic, 715 00:45:44,912 --> 00:45:46,496 never even touching the ground. 716 00:45:48,957 --> 00:45:52,794 But today I've realized, thanks to you, 717 00:45:54,296 --> 00:45:56,465 that arriving is not the end of the journey. 718 00:45:58,091 --> 00:45:59,384 It is just the beginning. 719 00:46:00,636 --> 00:46:02,304 I didn't take you for a poetess. 720 00:46:02,304 --> 00:46:05,182 Just a run-of-the-mill interloper. 721 00:46:06,308 --> 00:46:08,143 You caught me red-handed, Evelyn. 722 00:46:09,102 --> 00:46:10,187 I don't have any money. 723 00:46:11,230 --> 00:46:14,191 And yes, this probably will be in The Shiny Sheet tomorrow. 724 00:46:16,527 --> 00:46:21,615 But, you see, the Dellacorte mansion is the only place 725 00:46:21,615 --> 00:46:24,493 where the end-of-season Beach Ball can be held. 726 00:46:26,119 --> 00:46:32,251 So, if you want to have the party, I think you have to partner with me. 727 00:46:40,843 --> 00:46:41,844 Never. 728 00:46:47,391 --> 00:46:48,809 I know you're slipping. 729 00:46:52,187 --> 00:46:54,731 And I am barely hanging on. 730 00:46:55,983 --> 00:46:58,652 If you fall, I will catch you. 731 00:46:58,652 --> 00:47:05,325 And when I do, I will hold on so, so tight. 732 00:47:13,542 --> 00:47:15,836 You find the key to Norma's safe-deposit box, 733 00:47:15,836 --> 00:47:18,755 get the Rolodex, and the two of us will get down to business. 734 00:47:24,261 --> 00:47:25,429 Fucking Norma. 735 00:47:32,019 --> 00:47:33,896 If I were a key. 736 00:47:41,486 --> 00:47:42,487 If I were a key. 737 00:47:45,240 --> 00:47:46,241 Key! 738 00:48:07,387 --> 00:48:08,388 Maxine? 739 00:48:09,306 --> 00:48:10,599 I'm in here. 740 00:48:14,937 --> 00:48:20,734 I haven't been in here since-- well, decades. 741 00:48:23,570 --> 00:48:24,655 What did you do? 742 00:48:25,781 --> 00:48:28,700 I made a real mess of the family manse, didn't I? 743 00:48:32,162 --> 00:48:33,497 Are you drunk? 744 00:48:37,042 --> 00:48:38,377 I want you to do something. 745 00:48:38,919 --> 00:48:40,587 Yeah. Sure, babe. Anything. 746 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:47,928 I want you to take me upstairs and fuck me like a Dellacorte. 747 00:48:58,272 --> 00:49:00,440 - Upstairs. - All right. 748 00:49:13,537 --> 00:49:15,330 Oh, Douglas, say it again! 749 00:49:15,831 --> 00:49:16,957 Say it again! 750 00:49:16,957 --> 00:49:18,750 Maxine Dellacorte! 751 00:49:19,334 --> 00:49:21,628 - Say it again! - Oh, God. 752 00:49:21,628 --> 00:49:24,756 Maxine Dellacorte! 753 00:49:24,756 --> 00:49:26,466 Oh, no. 754 00:49:27,301 --> 00:49:29,970 Mrs. Douglas Dellacorte! 755 00:49:29,970 --> 00:49:33,599 Oh, yeah. Oh, babe. Oh, God. 756 00:49:38,312 --> 00:49:39,730 - Oh, shit. - Douglas! 757 00:49:39,730 --> 00:49:43,442 - Oh, God! - Gross. Get me out of here. 758 00:49:44,943 --> 00:49:45,777 I love you. 759 00:49:45,777 --> 00:49:51,116 I'm Mrs. Douglas Dellacorte!