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[♪ "Burning Bridges" by Sigrid playing]
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[speaker] I have had to let go
of someone to grow.
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The first thing that comes
to mind is my best friend.
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I have let go of many people in my life
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to go through to the next phase.
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I have zero regrets about it.
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The most important person on Earth is me.
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I, like, stormed out at one point.
I was really proud of myself
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because, like, when I stormed out,
I didn't trip or anything like that.
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I was really worried
I was gonna fuck up the exit,
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but it was-- it was a 10. It was a 10.
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♪ Oh, sometimes you just can't fix it ♪
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♪ You love somebody
who loves burning bridges ♪
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[Melissa Jackson] You see what I'm saying?
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I'm out of my comfort zone because
the thing is old Mel doesn't take risks
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{\an8}'cause old Mel was comfortable
being small.
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{\an8}But, not anymore.
Now, you're shaking things up
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like a handful of sunflower seeds.
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Damn, right. You know what? I am a snack.
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That's right.
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- That people chew up and spit out.
- Well...
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- Just like the world has spit me out.
- No, no, no.
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{\an8}- Okay. [grunts] Be honest. [sniffles]
- Always.
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Do these shoulder pads
make me look like a linebacker?
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Mel, you look--
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You look--
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- You look like--
- Judge Judy!
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Come on, man. Judge Judy wear a robe, bro.
Sit down, man.
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Where you going looking
like the CEO of the Tarmac?
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{\an8}I was gonna take this
High Flyers class, but...
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{\an8}it's stupid! I mean, what was I thinking?
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{\an8}I am not management material!
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{\an8}Mel, uh-uh, we're not doing that today.
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{\an8}Look at me. You are a boss-ass bitch.
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- I need you to say it, come on.
- Boss-ass bitch, so...
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- Nah...
- Uh, objection, your honor.
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Gotta say it with your chest.
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[DeShawn] Come on now.
Say it like TD Jakes.
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Stand on up.
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Alright, alright, alright...
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- [plane roaring]
- I'm a boss-ass...
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- [plane drowns out "bitch"]
- [♪ "Makin' a Move" by Lady Bri playing]
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[inaudible]
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♪ I'm makin' a move ♪
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♪ Study long, study wrong ♪
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{\an8}♪ Ain't nothin' gonna happen on a song ♪
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{\an8}♪ I'm makin' a move ♪
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{\an8}♪ Don't need no hickeys for this song ♪
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{\an8}♪ I got joy all through my soul ♪
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{\an8}♪ I'm makin' a move ♪
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{\an8}♪ Get up, get out... ♪
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{\an8}- Ah, you must be Ms. Jackson.
- Yeah.
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You're an hour late.
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I must've written the time down wrong.
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Hm. Not a good way to start.
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{\an8}- [class chatter]
- Right.
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{\an8}With a recommendation from Mr. Cohen,
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I have high expectations from you.
Take a seat.
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{\an8}Mr. Chavez will walk you through
the icebreaker we're working on.
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{\an8}Shit. [clears throat]
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{\an8}Hi. Melissa Jackson.
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{\an8}[laughs] Y-Y-You know we met, right?
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- Uh...
- The confiscation room.
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- Oh shit! Sorry.
- It's alright. [laughs]
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So what, um, what are we doing here?
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{\an8}We have to ask each other these
getting-to-know-you questions. Okay?
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{\an8}- Great.
- I was on time, so I'll start.
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- Okay.
- [flips page]
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{\an8}A little bit about me. Carlos Chavez,
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{\an8}AKA Carlos Frutas.
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{\an8}I wanted to work at JFK because...
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{\an8}because they were offering a job,
and I needed one.
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{\an8}- You know? [laughs] Um...
- Oh, yeah.
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{\an8}A manager that's had
a big impact on my life
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was Vinny, my manager
over at Pizzeria Queens.
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- He taught me how to meditate.
- Sure.
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Enough about me.
Tell me about Ms. Jackson.
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Oh, she is not interesting.
[laughs] Trust me.
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Hey, let me be the judge of that. Okay?
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{\an8}- [laughs] Okay.
- [laughs] So,
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{\an8}first question.
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{\an8}"What inspired you to work at JFK?"
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- [♪ "So Good" by DijahSB playing]
- Well, uh,
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I'm a people person.
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♪ It's about to get hot
in this mug, though ♪
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♪
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♪ You keep sayin' that I'm
talkin' too much, though ♪
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♪ But these words just
caught me a dove, so... ♪
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I'm a people person.
I thought that was a good thing.
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Be a work person.
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And tuck in that shirt. Jesus.
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And it wouldn't hurt
if you wore some makeup
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once in a while, huh?
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I am.
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♪ I been doing this
ever since I could pen ♪
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♪ I need flowers now,
I need all the clout ♪
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♪ I'm not next, I'm here ♪
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[♪ song stops]
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- [♪ R&B song playing on radio]
- [bell rings]
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So, you still waiting on that hot date?
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Blind date. And, uh, he's not coming.
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I've been here for over an hour.
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Unless he was here, saw that I was Asian
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and remembered he was a racist and left.
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I once had a blind date
take one look at me
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and rewind himself out of the midtown AMC.
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- [laughs]
- No, I'm serious. He was like, "Huh?"
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- [imitates rewinding]
- [laughs] It's giving VHS tape.
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- Yes!
- Oh God.
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- Men suck.
- Mm.
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Usually pretty well.
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- That's why I can't quit 'em.
- Okay!
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You seem like such a great catch.
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I'm sure you'll find
the right guy someday.
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- I need more friends like you. I-I'm Rory.
- [giggles]
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- Mel. Hey.
- Hey.
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- Nice to see you again.
- Melissa, what did I just tell you?
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Stop chit-chatting, start working.
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You have three tables
waiting for their food!
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I'm sorry.
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She only hustles when it's her own meals.
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[scoffs]
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Dara! Honey, you're looking good
enough to eat!
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Sorry. My boss is what you call
a fucking piece of shit.
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Do not apologize.
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You can't let him talk to you like that.
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When was the last time
you told a white guy to fuck off?
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Every day of my life since my bar mitzvah.
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My parents are white.
Uh, it's a long story.
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- Are you adopted?
- Okay, it's a short story.
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[both laugh]
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Well, listen, I'm in a situation
where I can't just go
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and tell my boss what I actually think.
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You know, I have bills to pay.
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Okay. Mel...
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I recently read on a tea bag
that in order to grow,
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you gotta let go
of what doesn't align with you.
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And I don't think that
this place, you know,
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aligns with you.
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Well, I'm not gonna argue
with you or the tea bag,
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but I need a job.
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- I'll get you another one.
- [laughs]
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Go tell that guy to go fuck himself.
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Please.
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- [♪ soft music playing]
- [restaurant chatter]
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Hey, Steve.
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Well, look who decided
to get off their ass and work.
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[both laugh]
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Hilarious. I've been meaning to tell you.
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You're a racist, fatphobic piece of shit!
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- [patrons gasping]
- I quit.
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And by the way,
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a white man should not own
a Thai food restaurant!
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And for the love of God,
stop harassing Dara!
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And I'm not paying for any of my entrées!
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And I'm taking this low-sodium soy sauce
with me because heart health.
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Taking these napkins
'cause fuck you, Steve!
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- I... am a people person.
- Hm.
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And what better place than this
for someone who loves people and travel?
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Wh-Where's the coolest place you've been?
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The ugly side of Niagara Falls.
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- [both laughing]
- Um...
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The truth is I've never been on a plane.
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I, you know, I'm afraid to fly.
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Hey, there's no shame in that. Okay?
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Travel is travel.
I-I've never been on a plane, either.
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- Really?
- Mm.
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I'm gonna be taking
my first flight in a month.
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Hawaii. I-It's for my friend's wedding.
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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Y-You must-- You must really love
this friend.
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Oh, no, no, no. Uh...
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I actually just need a vacation,
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they happen to be getting married there,
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so, you know, two birds, one flight.
[laughs]
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So, will you be at the singles table?
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- Okay, Detective Frutas. Next question.
- Okay, okay.
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Tell me about a manager
who's had a big impact on your life.
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[♪ "One Shot" by Midas Hutch
and Reva Devito playing]
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Okay, signal's right there.
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- Yeah.
- And then, you know,
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put your foot on the brake
before you do that.
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- Yep. Yep.
- Got your forward there.
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- And it's simple as that! You wanna try?
- Okay!
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- Yeah, I'll do it. Let's-- Oh.
- Okay, cool. Let's-- Oh.
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- [laughs]
- Sorry, I just...
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- Okay. You go around.
- I'll go around.
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- I'll-- Okay. [laughs]
- I'll go--
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And you can just scoot.
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- Yeah.
- ♪ Whatever you like ♪
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♪ Hey, it's a world away ♪
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You know, I think you're
really gonna love it here.
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Actually, driving TRAX
is the best job at JFK.
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You know? People always
happy to see you, you know?
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You don't get yelled at.
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I mean, I don't-- [laughs]
I don't think there's a world
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where anyone would yell at you.
Okay? I mean, look at you.
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Oh, come on now.
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I don't think you'd have
any problems with that either.
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Oh! [giggles]
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- [both yell]
- [brakes squeal]
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Okay. Okay.
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I'm definitely gonna get yelled at.
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No, you won't. Look, hey.
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No matter what, I got your back.
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♪ Make it so nice, sugar and spice ♪
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- That's a hard one.
- [both laugh]
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♪ And, on the back of my hand
I'm readin' em ♪
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[giggling]
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- Oh...
- [kissing]
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- [Patti] Excusez-moi.
- [Alex Williams] Here it is, over here.
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- Right here.
- No, this, uh... So, Wite-Out,
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uh, there's a-a historical racism
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'cause i-it's-- Wh-Where's Black-Out, hm?
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- That's a good point.
- Hey! Hey Patti,
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Why is it so thick in here?
And why don't you guys have your masks on?
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- [Melissa] We're living on the edge.
- [Alex] What do you want, Patti?
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[mask hissing]
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- [Melissa] Still going, huh?
- [Alex] Yep.
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[hissing dies down]
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[Patti] You scheduled me
for Saturday again.
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As per my email, I have a Quidditch match,
and they need me.
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- Can't Mel do it?
- Yeah! Yeah, I got you.
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- Mm-mm! Mm-mm...
- I-I-I... [groans]
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[laughs] Just remembered,
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I have a Squarlarch, uh, match myself.
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- So, I can't do it.
- Uh, what position do you play?
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- Mi... ssionary.
- [snorts]
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- That's not a real thing.
- To her, it is.
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[both laughing]
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It's not-- It's not just real to me!
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- Missionary? Missionary?
- It's real to you too. Mm-hmm.
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- My favorite.
- [both kissing and moaning]
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♪ You're unmistakable ♪
235
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♪ This thing's unbreakable ♪
236
00:08:56,327 --> 00:08:58,037
♪ Time's not for wasting, though ♪
237
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- [Dara clears throat]
- [Alex] Yeah, just...
238
00:08:59,830 --> 00:09:01,874
- [Dara] Hey...
- [all laugh]
239
00:09:01,874 --> 00:09:03,209
Hey, Dara. [laughs]
240
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- [Dara] So good to see you both.
- Mm-hmm.
241
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- Second time this week.
- [Melissa] Yeah.
242
00:09:06,963 --> 00:09:09,549
- It's her fault. She got me hooked.
- Guilty.
243
00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:11,634
[Dara] So, what are we gonna
have this week?
244
00:09:11,634 --> 00:09:14,804
Um, we're gonna do the Pad See Ew
with shrimp.
245
00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:16,889
The good shrimp, not the frozen ones
from last night.
246
00:09:16,889 --> 00:09:18,641
We'll do the two orders
of the Crab Rangoon,
247
00:09:18,641 --> 00:09:20,434
- because I'm not sharing.
- Okay?
248
00:09:20,434 --> 00:09:23,521
The crab fried rice,
extra crab, no scallions,
249
00:09:23,521 --> 00:09:25,773
and we'll do the beef Panang curry.
250
00:09:25,773 --> 00:09:27,775
And tell Gus to make it extra spicy.
251
00:09:28,526 --> 00:09:30,820
- [Dara] So, the usual? Coming right up.
- Yeah.
252
00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:32,655
[both laugh]
253
00:09:32,655 --> 00:09:34,740
So, you spending the night
with me tonight or what?
254
00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:37,159
[scoffs] I'm not staying
on your hard-ass bed.
255
00:09:37,159 --> 00:09:39,036
It's called lumbar support, first of all.
256
00:09:39,036 --> 00:09:40,580
[mocking] It's called lumbar support.
257
00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,582
Second of all, I don't see the big deal.
258
00:09:42,582 --> 00:09:44,542
I mean, we wake up, I make you coffee,
259
00:09:44,542 --> 00:09:46,419
non-dairy hazelnut sugar-free creamer...
260
00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:48,546
- Points.
- Thank you.
261
00:09:48,546 --> 00:09:50,464
And we just go to work together.
262
00:09:50,464 --> 00:09:53,301
We cannot commute in together
'cause people are gonna find out about us.
263
00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:55,303
Well, we gotta let HR know soon anyway.
264
00:09:55,303 --> 00:09:56,804
- HR...
- Yeah.
265
00:09:57,430 --> 00:10:00,182
About us. Mel, look,
we've been seeing each other,
266
00:10:00,182 --> 00:10:01,475
what, almost three months now?
267
00:10:01,475 --> 00:10:03,269
- Mm-hmm.
- I think it's time we...
268
00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:05,021
tell people.
269
00:10:05,021 --> 00:10:08,065
It's nobody's business
if I'm fucking my boss but mine.
270
00:10:09,900 --> 00:10:12,820
We are not just fucking,
271
00:10:12,820 --> 00:10:14,614
okay? I...
272
00:10:17,199 --> 00:10:18,618
I love you.
273
00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:22,038
[♪ "Strange" by Celeste playing]
274
00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:23,372
Why would you say that?
275
00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:26,667
Because it's how I feel.
276
00:10:27,376 --> 00:10:28,919
I mean, you're not like other women.
277
00:10:28,919 --> 00:10:31,547
- Exactly.
- Yeah, and I could be myself around you.
278
00:10:31,547 --> 00:10:32,673
That's one of us.
279
00:10:32,673 --> 00:10:34,175
Well, you make me laugh.
280
00:10:34,175 --> 00:10:36,719
And we both like watching TV
with the subtitles on.
281
00:10:36,719 --> 00:10:39,013
- You're not listening.
- Mel...
282
00:10:39,805 --> 00:10:42,475
It's just so easy with you. I've...
283
00:10:42,475 --> 00:10:44,018
[inhales]
284
00:10:44,018 --> 00:10:45,353
I've never had that before.
285
00:10:46,979 --> 00:10:48,064
With anyone.
286
00:10:49,065 --> 00:10:50,274
This is not gonna work.
287
00:10:50,941 --> 00:10:52,026
What do you mean?
288
00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:55,237
I mean, I thought
you had feelings for me too.
289
00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:57,448
Well, I don't.
290
00:10:57,448 --> 00:10:58,699
Hey...
291
00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:00,868
Yeah, you do.
292
00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:03,954
You're just afraid to let me love you.
293
00:11:04,455 --> 00:11:08,417
♪ Isn't it strange? ♪
294
00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,172
- No.
- ♪ How people can change ♪
295
00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:14,507
I'm just here...
296
00:11:15,966 --> 00:11:17,843
'cause you're around, and you'll touch me.
297
00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:21,472
♪ From strangers to friends ♪
298
00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:24,934
♪ Friends into lovers ♪
299
00:11:24,934 --> 00:11:28,979
♪ And strangers again ♪
300
00:11:30,981 --> 00:11:32,400
[ambient street noise]
301
00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,235
[crying] Do you know how exhausting it is
302
00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:36,278
to be the Mel that he's been dating?
303
00:11:36,278 --> 00:11:38,072
That side of you is still you.
304
00:11:38,072 --> 00:11:40,324
Yeah, but if I didn't
break things off now,
305
00:11:40,324 --> 00:11:42,868
in two months,
he would see all the sides of me
306
00:11:42,868 --> 00:11:45,788
and realize he's made a huge mistake...
307
00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,416
And it would be more painful
308
00:11:48,416 --> 00:11:50,459
for the both of us, so... [sniffles]
309
00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:55,172
Look, if you don't think that
he can love every single part of you,
310
00:11:56,507 --> 00:11:57,758
then fuck that guy.
311
00:11:57,758 --> 00:12:00,261
Just-- [sobs] hurts so bad.
312
00:12:00,261 --> 00:12:01,762
I know. I know. It's okay.
313
00:12:01,762 --> 00:12:03,681
This is why I don't do relationships.
314
00:12:03,681 --> 00:12:06,183
[sobs] I'm starting to understand.
315
00:12:06,183 --> 00:12:08,811
- Yeah, cock 'em and block 'em? Yeah.
- Yeah.
316
00:12:08,811 --> 00:12:10,354
Plus,
317
00:12:10,354 --> 00:12:12,440
we have each other.
318
00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,191
- For everything.
- Mm-hmm.
319
00:12:14,775 --> 00:12:16,777
- Always. [sniffles]
- Yeah, always.
320
00:12:17,903 --> 00:12:18,904
Except for the sex part.
321
00:12:18,904 --> 00:12:20,698
I know, but I wish you'd reconsider
322
00:12:20,698 --> 00:12:22,074
the sex part. [laughs]
323
00:12:22,074 --> 00:12:23,325
Well-- Babe, we tried.
324
00:12:23,325 --> 00:12:24,827
We did try. Halloween. [laughs]
325
00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:27,538
- The beard was confusing.
- It was soft serve.
326
00:12:27,538 --> 00:12:31,167
[both laughing]
327
00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:32,668
♪
328
00:12:36,672 --> 00:12:39,133
[Carlos] So, there is something
I've been dying to ask you
329
00:12:39,133 --> 00:12:41,051
since I met you in the confiscation
room last month.
330
00:12:41,051 --> 00:12:43,679
[gasps] Oh! That Iberico ham is...
331
00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,056
[kiss] Woo! It's fire.
332
00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:49,643
I'm trying to make it last,
so I just cut off a little slice
333
00:12:49,643 --> 00:12:51,562
to reward myself for doing my chores.
[giggles]
334
00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:52,980
[laughs] You're cute,
335
00:12:52,980 --> 00:12:56,275
but I wanted to ask you
about the accident.
336
00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:58,402
I know you didn't get into it
with card sharks.
337
00:12:58,402 --> 00:13:01,363
So, what happened?
338
00:13:02,156 --> 00:13:03,783
- Seriously?
- [mail shuffling]
339
00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:06,410
[♪ smooth R&B music playing]
340
00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:08,954
♪
341
00:13:08,954 --> 00:13:12,041
[excited hallway chatter]
342
00:13:12,041 --> 00:13:15,085
♪
343
00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:18,756
Seriously?! What the fuck?!
344
00:13:18,756 --> 00:13:21,467
Hell no! Not today, Satan!
345
00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:23,928
- Hey, Tamika. I'm sorry.
- [Tamika sighs]
346
00:13:23,928 --> 00:13:25,012
I got my hospital bill,
347
00:13:25,012 --> 00:13:27,598
and insurance ain't cover shit.
348
00:13:27,598 --> 00:13:29,391
Girl, you had me scared.
349
00:13:29,391 --> 00:13:31,644
I thought death was
knocking at your door again.
350
00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:33,103
Okay, now I know they're making--
351
00:13:33,103 --> 00:13:34,814
Comprehensive penal--
They're making this shit up!
352
00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,816
- I know it.
- Eh...
353
00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,902
I don't know about that. I saw you dead.
354
00:13:39,902 --> 00:13:41,946
Like, I thought I was about
to have a ghost problem
355
00:13:41,946 --> 00:13:43,447
on top of my rat problem.
356
00:13:44,031 --> 00:13:45,241
Wait, you were there?
357
00:13:45,241 --> 00:13:47,284
Who do you think called the ambulance?
358
00:13:47,284 --> 00:13:49,662
Me and Lamar were fucking
when we heard something fall.
359
00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:51,497
I took a video. You wanna see it?
360
00:13:52,206 --> 00:13:54,041
- No, I don't-- Oh, alright.
- Look.
361
00:13:54,875 --> 00:13:57,545
Uh-huh. Just making sure
y'all don't steal none of her shit.
362
00:13:57,545 --> 00:14:00,798
That's what they did to my cousin Toño,
and he had to buy all new CDs.
363
00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:02,716
That's my neighbor,
and she's just always--
364
00:14:02,716 --> 00:14:03,884
[EMT 1] Melissa, can you hear me?
365
00:14:03,884 --> 00:14:05,052
- Breathe. Stay with us.
- [speaks Spanish]
366
00:14:05,052 --> 00:14:08,931
[Tamika] I think she's dead.
[speaking Spanish]
367
00:14:08,931 --> 00:14:12,017
- [EMT 2] No pulse. Intubate. Cut the bra.
- Oh, my God.
368
00:14:12,017 --> 00:14:14,937
- [sirens wailing on video]
- Fuck.
369
00:14:14,937 --> 00:14:16,856
- [♪ music stops abruptly]
- I don't wanna talk about it.
370
00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:19,942
Uh, okay...
371
00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:22,236
My bad.
372
00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:25,030
Um... Question number three.
373
00:14:26,073 --> 00:14:28,868
"Tell me about a time when
you solved a problem in a creative way."
374
00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,286
[laughs]
375
00:14:30,286 --> 00:14:31,996
[locks door]
376
00:14:34,456 --> 00:14:37,126
[Melissa] If that Ümlaüt claim
doesn't come through,
377
00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:38,711
I'm fucked, Bubba.
378
00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,462
[whines]
379
00:14:40,462 --> 00:14:42,339
There must be something I can do.
380
00:14:42,339 --> 00:14:45,384
[♪ "Money" by Leikeli47 playing]
381
00:14:48,137 --> 00:14:51,056
You're only as sick
as your secrets. [sighs]
382
00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:55,269
♪ Uh, chillin', layin' in the cut though ♪
383
00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:57,605
- ♪ Easy, tryin' see what up though ♪
- What's this?
384
00:14:57,605 --> 00:15:00,065
♪ So money, I got money ♪
385
00:15:00,065 --> 00:15:02,067
- One, two, three, four.
- ♪ Ooh ooh ♪
386
00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:04,778
- ♪ Money, I got money ♪
- Okay.
387
00:15:04,778 --> 00:15:06,864
- [digital whirring]
- ♪ Ooh ooh ♪
388
00:15:07,698 --> 00:15:11,118
♪ All my life, I had to grind and hustle ♪
389
00:15:11,118 --> 00:15:13,329
♪ I had to work like Kobe ♪
390
00:15:13,329 --> 00:15:16,206
♪ Just to shine like Russell ♪
391
00:15:16,206 --> 00:15:18,626
{\an8}♪ They say, "Glad you made it" ♪
392
00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:21,253
{\an8}♪ It happened overnight ♪
393
00:15:21,253 --> 00:15:23,464
♪ They say, "Damn, you changed" ♪
394
00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:25,716
- ♪ I'm like, 'Sho' you right" ♪
- [cash register rings]
395
00:15:25,716 --> 00:15:27,676
- [♪ song ends]
- [yelps, laughs]
396
00:15:27,676 --> 00:15:30,137
Forty-seven years to pay this off?
397
00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,432
No debt, no teeth, no point.
398
00:15:37,019 --> 00:15:39,396
What? Are you sure?
399
00:15:40,272 --> 00:15:44,109
[in elderly voice] Hello, this is, um,
Elise Robinson.
400
00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:47,237
I was wondering if you could be a doll
401
00:15:47,237 --> 00:15:49,949
and tell me what my credit limit is.
402
00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:52,034
[representative] [on phone]
To verify your identity,
403
00:15:52,034 --> 00:15:54,495
I'm going to ask you to answer
your security question.
404
00:15:54,495 --> 00:15:56,747
What is the name of your first pet?
405
00:15:57,414 --> 00:15:59,458
Um, my...
406
00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:01,794
[whimpers, panting]
407
00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:05,005
Try Bubba. B-U-B-B-A.
408
00:16:05,005 --> 00:16:06,840
Yeah, yeah, thank you, baby.
409
00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,926
[representative] Correct.
Thank you, Ms. Robinson.
410
00:16:08,926 --> 00:16:10,594
The limit is $10,000.
411
00:16:10,594 --> 00:16:14,598
Your balance is $9,721.
Would you like to make a payment?
412
00:16:14,598 --> 00:16:16,809
I'm so sorry. Wrong number.
413
00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:18,894
[puts down phone]
414
00:16:20,020 --> 00:16:21,605
[normal] Now what?
415
00:16:21,605 --> 00:16:26,276
Hey. You know that whole wardrobe accident
that ended with me in the hospital?
416
00:16:26,902 --> 00:16:29,738
- Uh, yeah, you okay?
- [Melissa] [on phone] Truth? Uh...
417
00:16:29,738 --> 00:16:31,907
I got the hospital bill, and it's bad.
418
00:16:31,907 --> 00:16:34,660
But my caseworker said
I could go on a payment plan,
419
00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:37,663
but my credit score is absolute shit.
420
00:16:38,247 --> 00:16:39,873
- And so, I need a co-signer.
- [mouthing]
421
00:16:39,873 --> 00:16:41,083
And I was, um...
422
00:16:41,875 --> 00:16:45,004
was hoping, um, you could be my co-signer.
423
00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,463
- Yeah, uh--
- [Melissa] And I-I promise
424
00:16:46,463 --> 00:16:48,674
- I would pay on time--
- Yeah, yeah. H-How much is it?
425
00:16:50,050 --> 00:16:51,051
$30,000.
426
00:16:51,051 --> 00:16:52,594
- Holy shit!
- Holy shit!
427
00:16:52,594 --> 00:16:55,055
[Melissa] Wait, am I on speaker?
Is someone there?
428
00:16:55,055 --> 00:16:56,223
Yeah... Um, uh.
429
00:16:56,223 --> 00:16:58,350
Ben, he's in town, um. I...
430
00:16:59,643 --> 00:17:02,730
Oh, d-did you check the bill?
I-I thought you said it was--
431
00:17:02,730 --> 00:17:04,356
Can you take me off of speaker, please?
432
00:17:04,356 --> 00:17:05,691
- Yeah, sorry.
- [beep]
433
00:17:07,484 --> 00:17:08,569
So...
434
00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:11,947
will you be my co-signer?
435
00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:17,202
Look, Mel, I'm... I'm so sorry,
436
00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:19,788
but I-I just don't feel
comfortable doing that.
437
00:17:19,788 --> 00:17:21,540
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- No, I just--
438
00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:23,917
I'm actually trying to be
more financially responsible right now.
439
00:17:23,917 --> 00:17:25,794
I get it. I shouldn't have
put you on the spot, so...
440
00:17:25,794 --> 00:17:27,671
A-And things are extra weird
with my dad, so...
441
00:17:27,671 --> 00:17:30,424
Oh, yeah. No, I-I get it.
[laughs] And, um...
442
00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:31,800
I'm fine. I--
443
00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,177
And I'll figure it out. Anyway, um...
444
00:17:33,177 --> 00:17:34,261
Yeah, but listen, if you want--
445
00:17:34,261 --> 00:17:36,096
- Gotta go. [mouthing]
- [hangs up]
446
00:17:39,183 --> 00:17:42,227
[♪ somber music playing]
447
00:17:48,233 --> 00:17:50,652
How the fuck do people do this?
448
00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:54,782
Yes, um, I was calling
about my hospital bill,
449
00:17:54,782 --> 00:17:56,408
and I-I wanted to get on a payment plan.
450
00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:57,493
[representative] [on phone]
That's possible.
451
00:17:57,493 --> 00:17:59,578
- Do you have a co-signer?
- Yes, I have a co-signer.
452
00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:01,497
- [representative] Name?
- My brother, Brian Jackson.
453
00:18:01,497 --> 00:18:02,998
[representative] And Social?
454
00:18:02,998 --> 00:18:06,418
Uh-huh. His Social is two-one-five...
455
00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:08,670
I stole my brother's
Social Security number
456
00:18:08,670 --> 00:18:10,380
to get on a hospital payment plan.
457
00:18:10,380 --> 00:18:12,049
[laughs] Holy shit!
458
00:18:12,049 --> 00:18:13,425
- Shit!
- Yep.
459
00:18:13,425 --> 00:18:15,803
You're sneaky. I like that.
460
00:18:15,803 --> 00:18:18,472
- I'm still making payments.
- Mm. Yeah.
461
00:18:19,056 --> 00:18:20,933
Whatever! Everybody does sneaky shit.
462
00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:22,017
Stick around,
463
00:18:22,017 --> 00:18:24,603
- and you might just find out.
- [teacher] Let's focus please.
464
00:18:24,603 --> 00:18:25,854
[quiet room chatter]
465
00:18:27,606 --> 00:18:29,608
- Okay, criminal.
- [laughs]
466
00:18:29,608 --> 00:18:31,193
- Last question, okay?
- Alright.
467
00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:33,654
-"Constructive criticism...
- Mm-hmm.
468
00:18:33,654 --> 00:18:34,738
...is still criticism."
469
00:18:34,738 --> 00:18:36,240
- Mm-hmm.
- How do you handle that?
470
00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,324
I hate it.
471
00:18:37,324 --> 00:18:39,493
- [phone ringing]
- [office chatter]
472
00:18:39,493 --> 00:18:42,287
I hate it. I wanna stop doing this.
473
00:18:42,287 --> 00:18:45,165
- [Tamika] You got this. Okay? Just do it.
- Okay.
474
00:18:45,165 --> 00:18:47,376
- Hi.
- Hi. How may I help you?
475
00:18:48,335 --> 00:18:50,963
- I wanna quit the program.
- Oh, I'm so sorry,
476
00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:54,716
but all cancellations actually need to be
done over the phone. There is-- Yep.
477
00:18:54,716 --> 00:18:57,052
A number right there
on the back of your card
478
00:18:57,052 --> 00:18:58,595
- where you can give us a call...
- Mm.
479
00:18:58,595 --> 00:18:59,972
...and we can get it sorted for you.
480
00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,057
I did that, and I'm still on hold.
481
00:19:02,057 --> 00:19:03,767
[♪ jaunty hold music playing]
482
00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:06,395
Uh, okay, well, maybe I can
interest you in an upgrade.
483
00:19:06,395 --> 00:19:09,314
We have a New Year special
that includes dessert.
484
00:19:09,314 --> 00:19:12,609
Maybe I can interest you
in a loud public argument!
485
00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:15,237
- [phone ringing]
- [indistinct chatter]
486
00:19:15,654 --> 00:19:18,031
- [softly] Okay, gimme one sec.
- [softly] Take your time.
487
00:19:18,031 --> 00:19:19,533
[typing]
488
00:19:19,533 --> 00:19:21,785
- You look hungry. Are you hungry?
- Yeah.
489
00:19:21,785 --> 00:19:22,870
- Nah.
- Okay.
490
00:19:22,870 --> 00:19:24,204
- A little bit.
- Eat something.
491
00:19:24,204 --> 00:19:27,291
Um, yeah, th-th-that sh--
That should do it.
492
00:19:27,291 --> 00:19:28,792
[sing-songy] ♪ Thank you! ♪
493
00:19:28,792 --> 00:19:31,920
- [♪ upbeat music playing]
- Thank you so much. [laughing]
494
00:19:32,421 --> 00:19:33,881
Ugh! You know what?
495
00:19:34,590 --> 00:19:36,842
This is not living!
496
00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:38,385
Assata Shakur said,
497
00:19:38,385 --> 00:19:41,013
"We got nothing to lose but our chains!"
498
00:19:41,013 --> 00:19:44,224
- Vámonos! Vámonos!
- Not our gains! I'm coming!
499
00:19:44,224 --> 00:19:45,684
[both laughing]
500
00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:48,020
- I was so hungry.
- [laughs]
501
00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,647
Shit, I've been on Waist Watchers
for three years.
502
00:19:50,647 --> 00:19:52,900
- I was off and on for 10!
- [Tamika] Ouch.
503
00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:55,235
But, low-key, it was comforting
being around other people
504
00:19:55,235 --> 00:19:57,696
that are fucked up in the exact
same way as you. [laughs]
505
00:19:57,696 --> 00:19:59,198
Yeah, but it's all bullshit, right?
506
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:00,949
- 1,000%!
- Yes.
507
00:20:00,949 --> 00:20:03,368
Alright, here's to all the fat bitches
508
00:20:03,368 --> 00:20:04,995
that set themselves free.
509
00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:07,539
Uh-uh. You are not fat.
Don't talk about yourself like that.
510
00:20:07,539 --> 00:20:09,708
Bitch, you got eyes? We both fat as fuck.
511
00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:11,293
I just said that outta habit.
512
00:20:11,293 --> 00:20:13,420
If I call myself fat in front of Rory,
he corrects me.
513
00:20:13,420 --> 00:20:15,214
Well, I think you're both beautiful
514
00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:16,590
and fat as hell. Respectfully.
515
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:19,760
- Thank you!
- Thank you, mamas! Salud!
516
00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,720
Tell me, is Rory a Leo?
517
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,180
Yeah, how do you know?
518
00:20:23,180 --> 00:20:24,765
They can be a little superficial.
519
00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:26,058
Mm-hmm.
520
00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:28,143
Uh, he can be a little narcissistic.
521
00:20:28,143 --> 00:20:31,438
Like, the other day, he--
You know what? Never mind.
522
00:20:31,438 --> 00:20:33,357
No, no, no, no, no. What?
523
00:20:34,483 --> 00:20:36,151
His dad put me up for
this management class,
524
00:20:36,151 --> 00:20:37,527
and he asked me not to take it.
525
00:20:39,196 --> 00:20:41,156
Wow...
526
00:20:41,156 --> 00:20:42,866
You're taking it, though, right?
527
00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:45,202
His relationship with his dad is messy,
528
00:20:45,202 --> 00:20:47,663
and as his friend, I'm not gonna throw
fuel on the fire.
529
00:20:47,663 --> 00:20:48,747
That would be selfish.
530
00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:50,082
- What?!
- [Allie] And as your friend,
531
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:51,458
that's his fire.
532
00:20:51,458 --> 00:20:53,001
Putting yourself first
is not being selfish.
533
00:20:53,001 --> 00:20:55,087
- Right.
- Yes, it is! If it hurts somebody,
534
00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:56,880
you gotta put your needs aside.
535
00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:57,965
[softly] Goddamn.
536
00:20:57,965 --> 00:20:59,633
Does anybody have Brené Brown's number?
537
00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:00,717
Anyone?
538
00:21:00,717 --> 00:21:02,135
Be honest.
539
00:21:02,135 --> 00:21:03,595
Do you wanna take this management class?
540
00:21:03,595 --> 00:21:05,639
I mean, it does come with a raise.
541
00:21:05,639 --> 00:21:08,850
- Bitch, take the class!
- He would do the same for me!
542
00:21:08,850 --> 00:21:10,018
The same man you just called a narcissist?
543
00:21:10,018 --> 00:21:11,395
Nope.
544
00:21:11,395 --> 00:21:12,521
[Allie] I get you, Mel.
545
00:21:12,521 --> 00:21:13,855
I was just like you.
546
00:21:13,855 --> 00:21:15,148
But then, I did ayahuasca,
547
00:21:15,148 --> 00:21:17,067
and I realized I have to ask
for what I want.
548
00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:18,694
- Period.
- [Tamika] Mm-hmm.
549
00:21:18,694 --> 00:21:20,320
- Conflict be that bitch.
- [Allie] Mm-hmm.
550
00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,823
She can make a relationship grow
or break it.
551
00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,616
[Allie] Exactly. After five years,
552
00:21:24,616 --> 00:21:26,535
Eric didn't like it when I found my voice.
553
00:21:26,535 --> 00:21:28,245
So, we got a divorce,
554
00:21:28,245 --> 00:21:29,830
and I went back to dating women.
555
00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:31,206
- [Tamika] Mm. Yes, you did.
- Okay.
556
00:21:31,832 --> 00:21:34,376
Okay. Let's say I take it.
557
00:21:35,544 --> 00:21:37,838
- I ain't got nothing to wear. [laughs]
- [Tamika] Say less.
558
00:21:37,838 --> 00:21:41,675
I can have you looking
managerial as fuck in no time.
559
00:21:41,675 --> 00:21:44,344
[gasps] Y'all wanna come over to my place
and do a fatty makeover?
560
00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:46,096
- [excited chatter]
- [phone buzzing]
561
00:21:46,096 --> 00:21:48,390
{\an8}- [text bloops]
- [Tamika and Allie laughing]
562
00:21:48,390 --> 00:21:49,725
{\an8}[Tamika] Yes.
563
00:21:50,767 --> 00:21:51,810
{\an8}Uh...
564
00:21:52,561 --> 00:21:53,937
{\an8}do you think we can do it tomorrow?
565
00:21:55,188 --> 00:21:57,691
Well, you can bail
566
00:21:57,691 --> 00:22:00,277
if whatever it is you're about to do
567
00:22:00,277 --> 00:22:02,696
is something that you actually wanna do.
568
00:22:03,447 --> 00:22:04,448
[Allie] Bet.
569
00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:06,908
[phone bloops]
570
00:22:07,284 --> 00:22:09,453
- Did somebody say "fashion show"? Aye!
- [Tamika] Aye!
571
00:22:09,453 --> 00:22:11,663
- Yes! It's about time!
- [glasses clink]
572
00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:13,540
I got the looks.
We gonna do an eye for you.
573
00:22:13,540 --> 00:22:15,250
I wanna look like Michael Scott.
574
00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:18,545
Like, my friends,
they told me to dress the part,
575
00:22:18,545 --> 00:22:21,840
- so a bitch did. [laughs]
- [laughs]
576
00:22:22,424 --> 00:22:23,800
Sounds like you got some good friends.
577
00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:26,178
Yeah, I do.
578
00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:28,722
Okay, last question.
579
00:22:28,722 --> 00:22:31,767
Um, no. I thought
that was the last question.
580
00:22:31,767 --> 00:22:34,311
You're not the only one
who's allowed to break the rules, right?
581
00:22:34,311 --> 00:22:36,938
- Well, fair, fair. [laughs]
- Alright, okay. [laughs] So...
582
00:22:38,148 --> 00:22:39,733
- answer me this.
- Mm-hmm.
583
00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:42,235
What do you see for yourself
in the future?
584
00:22:43,945 --> 00:22:47,199
- [♪ inspirational music playing]
- [weak laugh]
585
00:22:49,868 --> 00:22:51,620
[inaudible]
586
00:22:55,540 --> 00:22:57,000
♪
587
00:22:58,835 --> 00:23:00,462
[♪ music crescendos]
588
00:23:00,462 --> 00:23:02,005
[♪ music stops]
589
00:23:02,005 --> 00:23:04,925
I may be Black and round,
but I am not a Magic 8 Ball.
590
00:23:04,925 --> 00:23:07,386
- [both laugh]
- Yeah. I don't know either.
591
00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:09,096
- [both laugh]
- [teacher] Now that you've gotten
592
00:23:09,096 --> 00:23:10,972
to know your partner,
593
00:23:10,972 --> 00:23:13,141
what I want is for you to ask yourself,
594
00:23:13,141 --> 00:23:16,186
are you ready to have
difficult conversations?
595
00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:18,313
That brings me to your homework.
596
00:23:18,313 --> 00:23:21,858
Please read chapter one in
Difficult Conversations.
597
00:23:21,858 --> 00:23:24,861
- [teacher speaks indistinctly, muffled]
- [♪ R&B music playing]
598
00:23:31,159 --> 00:23:35,038
- [rumbling, roaring]
- [♪ gentle music playing]
599
00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:37,833
- Oh, fuck!
- Oh, fuck!
600
00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:39,626
[both laugh]
601
00:23:39,626 --> 00:23:42,754
Ooh! Fuck. Uh, who's this?
602
00:23:42,754 --> 00:23:45,090
- [collar rattles]
- I thought you hated dogs.
603
00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:47,717
[Melissa] Bubba, meet Rory.
Rory, meet Bubba.
604
00:23:47,717 --> 00:23:49,845
And I don't hate dogs.
605
00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:52,639
I just hate other people's dogs
when they're assholes.
606
00:23:52,639 --> 00:23:54,433
Jesus, a blazer?
607
00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:55,851
Who died and gave you a talk show?
608
00:23:59,020 --> 00:24:02,107
Actually, I, um,
need to tell you something.
609
00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:04,109
Okay. I'm...
610
00:24:04,943 --> 00:24:05,986
I'm scared. [laughs]
611
00:24:06,778 --> 00:24:07,946
Uh...
612
00:24:08,697 --> 00:24:11,324
Look, I know I said that I wouldn't, um...
613
00:24:13,034 --> 00:24:14,870
but I started the management class today.
614
00:24:17,706 --> 00:24:18,915
What? I--
615
00:24:19,916 --> 00:24:22,586
I never ask you for anything. J--
616
00:24:22,586 --> 00:24:25,338
- Just this one thing, and y-you--
- I know.
617
00:24:25,338 --> 00:24:28,049
You know how complicated
my relationship is with my dad.
618
00:24:28,675 --> 00:24:29,801
Fuck, especially now.
619
00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:31,678
I know, but this was
a good opportunity for me,
620
00:24:31,678 --> 00:24:33,930
and I had to put myself first for once.
621
00:24:33,930 --> 00:24:36,766
Yeah, for once.
Lately, everything is about you.
622
00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:39,186
What?
623
00:24:39,186 --> 00:24:42,314
I'm in a real relationship
for the first time ever. [weak laugh]
624
00:24:43,064 --> 00:24:44,983
I met Ben's parents last week.
625
00:24:45,942 --> 00:24:47,861
I've never met
a boyfriend's parents before.
626
00:24:48,528 --> 00:24:50,238
- Boyfriend?
- Yeah!
627
00:24:50,238 --> 00:24:52,699
Rory, you've only been
seeing him for a month.
628
00:24:52,699 --> 00:24:55,076
So what if we're moving fast?
629
00:24:55,076 --> 00:24:56,495
Who cares? The point is
630
00:24:56,495 --> 00:24:57,996
you don't give a shit.
631
00:24:58,747 --> 00:24:59,748
You're changing.
632
00:25:00,957 --> 00:25:02,042
Good.
633
00:25:02,751 --> 00:25:04,461
I don't wanna be that person anymore.
634
00:25:04,461 --> 00:25:06,421
I-I wanna be better!
635
00:25:06,421 --> 00:25:07,923
Ever since the accident, I--
636
00:25:07,923 --> 00:25:09,591
Oh, my fucking God! Mel...
637
00:25:09,591 --> 00:25:13,011
Not the accident again.
Okay, it sucks that this happened to you,
638
00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:16,014
but it's been over a month, okay?
639
00:25:17,015 --> 00:25:18,475
You're fine. You need to move on.
640
00:25:18,475 --> 00:25:20,477
I fucking died, Rory.
641
00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:24,314
For three full minutes. Dead.
642
00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:26,816
So, don't tell me to move on.
643
00:25:27,776 --> 00:25:29,694
If you had been a better friend,
644
00:25:29,694 --> 00:25:31,446
i-if you had have been there,
645
00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:34,324
instead of ditching me on my birthday,
646
00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:35,742
maybe none of this would've happened!
647
00:25:35,742 --> 00:25:38,328
I'm sorry, Mel, but y-you can't punish me
648
00:25:38,328 --> 00:25:40,247
for not knowing that
you died for three minutes
649
00:25:40,247 --> 00:25:43,083
wh-when you hid it from me.
I'm not-- I don't read minds!
650
00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:45,794
You made ditching me a fucking sport!
651
00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:48,588
When we were supposed to go to Hamilton,
you called and canceled
652
00:25:48,588 --> 00:25:50,090
- at the last minute.
- Hamilton?
653
00:25:50,090 --> 00:25:52,592
Or when I begged you to
come to my cousin's baptism,
654
00:25:52,592 --> 00:25:54,594
you had a stupid waxing appointment,
655
00:25:54,594 --> 00:25:55,971
and that was more important
to you than me!
656
00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:59,432
Mel, I can't be there for you
every second of your life.
657
00:25:59,432 --> 00:26:01,685
- Okay?
- It's not every second!
658
00:26:01,685 --> 00:26:03,687
I-It's being there when it matters!
659
00:26:03,687 --> 00:26:06,731
It's the fact that
when I asked you to co-sign
660
00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:10,026
for my fucking stupid hospital bill,
661
00:26:10,026 --> 00:26:11,361
you said no!
662
00:26:12,529 --> 00:26:14,739
- I needed you!
- You always need me!
663
00:26:16,199 --> 00:26:19,035
[♪ "Friends That Break Your Heart"
by James Blake playing]
664
00:26:19,035 --> 00:26:20,287
[soft crying]
665
00:26:20,287 --> 00:26:23,081
Do you know how hard it is
being your only friend?
666
00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:27,460
Do you?
667
00:26:27,460 --> 00:26:29,754
Pretending like
I don't have a social life,
668
00:26:30,422 --> 00:26:33,091
just to make you feel better about yours?
669
00:26:33,967 --> 00:26:37,387
Being the only thing that stands
between you and your...
670
00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,849
loneliness! Fuck, Mel!
671
00:26:40,849 --> 00:26:42,934
I am not your boyfriend!
672
00:26:42,934 --> 00:26:46,146
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
673
00:26:47,564 --> 00:26:48,815
Mel? I--
674
00:26:49,399 --> 00:26:53,361
♪ It was friends who broke my heart ♪
675
00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:57,449
- Boyfriend? [cries]
- I didn't--
676
00:26:58,199 --> 00:27:00,035
Rory, you're not even my friend.
677
00:27:01,953 --> 00:27:03,663
- Just go.
- Mel?
678
00:27:03,663 --> 00:27:04,873
Rory, just go!
679
00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:07,375
♪ In the fore ♪
680
00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:11,838
♪ And as many loves ♪
681
00:27:11,838 --> 00:27:15,008
♪ That have crossed my path ♪
682
00:27:15,008 --> 00:27:17,677
- ♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
- [drops spare key]
683
00:27:17,677 --> 00:27:19,554
- Rory. [sobs]
- [door closes]
684
00:27:21,473 --> 00:27:23,850
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
685
00:27:23,850 --> 00:27:25,060
Fuck!
686
00:27:26,186 --> 00:27:27,687
[blazer thuds]
687
00:27:27,687 --> 00:27:30,649
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
688
00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,359
♪ It was friends ♪
689
00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,320
♪ Who broke my heart ♪
690
00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,241
♪ And I've pushed myself ♪
691
00:27:40,241 --> 00:27:43,286
♪ To be vulnerable ♪
692
00:27:43,286 --> 00:27:47,332
♪ And then slept with one eye wide ♪
693
00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:52,712
♪ All that pain ♪
694
00:27:52,712 --> 00:27:56,091
♪ And nothing gained in the end ♪
695
00:27:56,091 --> 00:27:59,094
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
696
00:28:02,430 --> 00:28:05,308
♪ In the end, it was friends ♪
697
00:28:08,478 --> 00:28:11,731
♪ It was friends who ♪
698
00:28:12,273 --> 00:28:17,570
♪ Broke my heart ♪
699
00:28:17,570 --> 00:28:19,322
[♪ song fades out]
700
00:28:31,626 --> 00:28:34,379
[♪ fanfare playing]