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♪

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(INTRODUCTION TO "SET ME FREE" PLAYS)

♪

♪ Set me free,
why don't you, babe ♪

♪ Get out my life,
why don't you, babe ♪

♪ You really,
you don't want me ♪

♪ You keep,
keep me hangin' on ♪

Hey!

You sell crack?

No, it's cool.
I'm only a cop on TV.

How much... right on.

♪ Why do ya keep
comin' 'round ♪

♪ And playin'
with my heart? ♪

♪ Why don't you
get outta my life ♪

(HORN HONKS)
Hey, hey.

♪ When seein' ya
only breaks my heart again ♪

Is this crack?

You know how to do it?

♪ ...there ain't nothin'
I can do about it ♪

(RAUCOUS LAUGHTER)

- (HITS HEAD)
- Ow!

♪ Keep me hangin' on ♪

♪ Get out my life,
why don't you, babe ♪

♪ Set me free,
why don't you, babe ♪

(LOUD SNORING)

(SIGHS)

(SNORING CONTINUES)

Hey!

Yes. Yes, hello.

I'm having a medical situation.

Yeah, okay, um...

I don't have a belly button.

I do not have a belly button

where I should on my belly,

and I'm concerned because
I don't know if that's...

Can a person live
without a belly button?

'Cause if you think about it,
you're born with one...

and if you don't have one
you're unborn,

and it's really hazy
whether you're alive or not.

I guess I'm wondering...

am I alive?

Or what if I'm God?

I don't think I need an ambulance,

but I should probably
go to the hospital.

Yeah, I should.

♪

(LOUD ROCK MUSIC PLAYS)

(SIREN BLARES)

MARGARET:
Like you've never done worse!

Okay, yes, he totaled a car,

but it was an environmentally
friendly car.

Why doesn't that get reported?

He was heartbroken, betrayed.

You say you understand,
but you don't... you can't.

You're like a big, giant Vulcan.

He's coming.
I'll call you later.

Hi. Margaret.
I work for Lola.

- Gary.
- I know.

We need to go out the back.

♪

Are there reporters out front?

A few.

Not Hugh Grant level,
more like Robert Downey Jr.

When he broke into
that family's house

and slept in the kid's bed.

I handled episodes two
through four for Robert,

so this sort of thing
is my specialty.

Okay, just so it's said,
this house is flammable.

I didn't mean
to burn down my house.

Yeah, and I didn't mean
to eat my way into

a ten-year shame spiral, but I did,

and it's healthier
to acknowledge it.

So, this flammable house

belongs to one of Lola's
other fabulous clients,

who is currently shooting
a pilot in Toronto.

- An actor?
- Writer.

So, for the next six weeks,
su casa es su casa.

(GIGGLES AND SIGHS)

I say feel free to wear
his clothes.

He'll probably get
a sick thrill out of it.

The gays.

He has dogs.

Yeah, they're away at summer camp.

Now, try the bed.

It's fine.

- Comfortable?
- Sure.

Look, Gary, I know this has been

crazy and stressful.

I want you to feel
safe and comfortable.

- I do.
- I'm a fan of yours, you know.

Your number-one fan!

But if you fuck this up,

I will smash your ankles
with a sledgehammer.

(GIGGLING)
And that wouldn't be comfortable

for either one of us.

GARY: Nine dogs ran
through the field.

The koala sits in the tree.

It's computer voice-recognition.

The parole system can call
you any time, day or night.

If you don't pick up
within five rings,

the police come
and haul your ass off.

What if I'm not here?

(GIGGLES)

That's why they call it
"house arrest."

You stay inside your house.

He can take direction, I promise.

I'll be coming by twice a day

to check up on you.

I should be the only
person coming by...

no pals, no buddies,
no heroin dealers.

I don't do heroin.

Yeah, crack is classy. Mm.

And I'm not buying you porn.

There's spray-per-view on cable.

Great, 'cause I really
wasn't concerned

about my career, family, or future.

I just wanted to jerk off.

Ooh, let me see your phone.

Oh!

(CLUNK)

Come on, all my numbers
are in there.

Dial ten digits at random.

Whoever answers will be better

than the people on that phone.

You have my cell number.

You have delivery menus.

You're fine, right?

Oh.

Bad idea.

Be good!

♪

♪ The sun has left
and forgotten me ♪

♪ It's dark I cannot see ♪

♪ Why does this rain
pour down? ♪

♪ I'm gonna drown ♪

♪ In a sea

♪ Of deep confusion

♪ Somebody told me

♪ I don't know who ♪

♪ Whenever you
are sad and blue ♪

♪ And you're feeling
all alone ♪

♪ And left behind

♪ Just take a look
inside you ?

♪ And you'll find ♪

- Oh.
- ♪ You've gotta hold on ♪

♪ Hold on through
the night ♪

Keep it.

♪ Hang on

WOMAN ON TV:
Someone was trying

to destroy the evidence.

GARY ON TV: Someone failed.

Once we get these samples
back to the crime lab...

we'll know
who the real killer is.

♪ Hang on

♪ Hang on to the vine ?

♪ Stay on

♪ Soon you'll be divine ?

♪ If you start to cry

♪ Look up to the sky

? Something's
coming up ahead ♪

♪ To turn your tears
to dew instead ♪

♪ And so I hold
on to this advice ♪

(GIRLS MOANING ON TV)

♪ If you listen to your heart
the whole night through ♪

♪ Your sunny Sunday
will come one day ♪

♪ Soon to you

(RUNS TAP)

(OBJECT DROPS)

(DOG TAGS JINGLE)

(DOG'S NAILS CLICK ON FLOOR)

(DOG PATTERING ACROSS FLOOR)

Somebody there?

Hello!

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Yes.

Yes.

Nine leopards ran
through the jungle.

I bought two cakes at the store.

The house is haunted.

There's a zeitgeist
or something.

MARGARET:
Poltergeist, and no.

Maybe they were rats.
L.A.'s teeming with rats.

They live in the palm trees.

Uh, maybe.

Okay, you know,

I'm a licensed psychotherapist.

Really?

No, I'm a publicist.

My job is what
other people think of you,

not what you think of yourself,

so pull your shit together.

I am this close to getting

Christine Walsh to do
your piece in Parade.

Parade?
I fucking hate Parade.

Everybody hates Parade,

but the people
that watch Crim9 Lab

love their Marilyn vos Savant.

One heartfelt act of contrition,

and maybe the show writer

won't kill off your
character between seasons.

I swear to God,
if you go bat-shit on me...

I'm not crazy.

(GASPS) Exactly. Exactly.

♪

(CANADIAN ACCENT)
Sorry! I'm sorry.

Over here, to your left.

Uh, right.
Sorry, right.

I was practicing my putting,

if you can believe that.

Not really.

Okay, maybe I was just looking

for a way to meet
my infamous neighbor.

Oh.

You see, I'm under
house arrest, too.

What'd you do?

I had sex with my husband.

(LAUGHS)

That's awful.

Nine months later, I had Jaden.

That's her over there.

She's a cutie.

She's sleeping for another...

Oh, 17 minutes.

She likes to keep to a schedule.

She seems really boring.

She is.

(GRUNTS SYMPATHETICALLY)

You're rich.

Shouldn't you have
a nanny from Ecuador?

I'm Canadian.

Oh.

Can't work in the U.S.

Plus, I want to keep

this air of moral superiority

by doing everything myself.

Very Canadian.

Thanks.

Jaden goes down again around 2:30.

Maybe I could stop by?

I'm pretty sure I'll be here.

It's a date.

Is it?

- I'm Sarah, by the way.
- Gary.

Yeah, I know.

(PIANO PLAYING WISTFUL TUNE)

"The best of all possible worlds."

Okay.

Voltaire, Candide.

Are you actually reading it?

I thought I was.

Sorry I bailed.
Jaden had a fever.

How boring of her.

Housewarming gift!

Mmm. Demon liquor.

And the best part
is I can drink it.

I pumped before I came.

So did I.

It's hard to prove
that I was only trying

to burn my ex-girlfriend's stuff
and not the entire house.

Yeah, fire's tricky that way.

Yeah. How 'bout you?

Any history of arson?

Strangely enough...

I knew it. I could see
that little spark.

Well, it wasn't arson, probably.

When I was a little girl,
our house caught on fire.

Oh, shit.

I'll never forget the look

on my father's face

as he gathered me up in his arms

and raced through
the burning building

out onto the pavement.

I stood there, shivering
in my pajamas,

and watched the whole
world go up in flames.

And when it was over,
I said to myself,

"Is that all there is to a fire?"

Is that all there is?

♪ Is that all there is?

♪ Is that all there is?

♪ If that's all there is,
my friends ?

♪ Then let's keep dancing ♪

♪ Let's break out
the booze ♪

♪ And have a ball

♪ If that's all there is ♪

And then I met the most
wonderful boy in the world.

We would take long walks
by the river.

We'd sit for hours
gazing into each other's eyes.

We were so very much in love.

And then one day he went away,

and I thought I'd die,
but I didn't.

And when I didn't,
I said to myself,

"Is that all there is to love?"

♪ Is that all there is

♪ Is that all there is

♪ If that's all there is,
my friends ♪

♪ Then let's keep... ♪

I know what you're thinking.

If that's the way
she feels about it,

why doesn't she just end it all?

Oh, no.

I'm in no hurry

for that final disappointment.

I know as sure as I'm standing here

talking to you,

that when that final moment comes

and I'm breathing my last breath,

I'll be saying to myself...

♪ Is that all there is

♪ Is that all there is

♪ If that's all there is,
my friends ♪

♪ Then let's keep dancing ♪

♪ Let's break out the booze
and have a ball ♪

- ♪ If that's all... ♪
- (JADEN CRYING)

- I need to go.
- What?

- Oh! Oh, sh...
- It's okay.

Sorry, sorry.

Where are my shoes?

- Wait, just...
- Sorry.

Don't worry about it. Just...

I should go. Good-bye.

You coming back?

(PANTING)

SARAH: ♪ And if that
mockingbird won't sing ♪

♪ Mama's gonna buy you
a diamond ring ♪

♪ And if that cart
and bull fall down ♪

♪ You'll still be the sweetest
little baby in town ♪

Good night, sweetheart.

Good night.

MAN: The cat says, "Meow."

The pig says, "Oink."

The cow says, "Moo."

The cow says, "Moo."

The cow says, "Moo."

The dog says, "Nine.

Nine, nine, nine, nine."

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

Yes. Yes.

Two trains run through the forest.

(BEEPS)

Nine, nine,
nine, nine, nine...

(CHANTING CONTINUES)

(STARTLES)

(MOUSETRAP CLICKS)

Ow! Shit.

Oh!

(DOG PATTERING)

(PANTING)

Fuck.

(BANGING)

Jesus, you scared
the shit out of me.

What... I don't...
I'm sorry.

Oh, no, I'm...

I'm fine.
I'll be fine, yeah.

Where are your parents?

No, no, no, your mom and dad.

Where's your mom and dad?

I don't know what you're saying.

Look, hey, look,
(STUTTERING)

I don't speak that,

so just go back to
wherever you came from.

You shouldn't be out here.

No, no, no. Go...

It's not safe for
you to be out here.

You should go back, okay?

(SIREN SQUAWKS)

Oh, shit.

(DISPATCH RADIO BUZZES)

Evening, Officers.

MARGARET: Once again, house arrest

means you stay inside your house.

Think of it like
an electronic leash.

(CLICKS)

If you even go more

than 100 feet from
the base station,

the cops come, and they
throw your ass in jail.

If you ever try to take
it off, the cops come,

and they throw your ass in jail.

If they ever detect drugs or
alcohol in your system...

Cops come.
Throw my ass in jail.

(LAUGHS)
No, I kick your ass.

Then the cops come and
throw your ass in jail.

Do I still have
to answer the phone?

No, I'll be doing that from now on.

I'm moving into the guest room.

I don't need a babysitter.

(GIGGLING) Despite all
evidence to the contrary.

Don't worry, I'm a cool roomie.

Who do you think taught
Affleck how to gamble?

(SIREN BLARES)

Let's never hear that again! Hmm?

ninety-seven,
ninety-eight, ninety-nine.

One hundred feet.

Behold, the edge of your world.

In the world, out of the world.

In the world, out of the world...

In the world, out of the world.

In the world, out of the world.
Hey, I'm dancing!

(LAUGHING) Huh?

Sure, absolutely.

So the guy's like,
"Do you know fencing?"

And I say, "That's what it
says on my headshot."

- Lies.
- Oh, always. Always.

So he says to me,
"Foil or 'epi'?"

- Epée!
- And I say I'm about equal in both...

- Which is true!
- Exactly.

Anyway, he throws me this
fucking Conan sword, right?

(CRACKING UP) And then he just
starts going after me.

- Oh, my gosh!
- I'm just swinging.

I'm just trying
to stay alive, right,

with my eyes closed,

and I end up accidentally
cutting his ear.

You cut off his ear?

Yeah... well, no, no,
just a little, right.

But I ended up getting the job.

Wait, you were in
Pirates of the Caribbean?

Yeah. No, no.

No, not the movie, the ride.

I was all, like,

"Arr, keep both hands
inside the boat."

- (LAUGHS) Ew!
- You.

Don't. No finger.

Good night, fuckface.

Good night, you filthy whore.

(GIGGLES)

♪

MARGARET: It's incredible.

Whenever I see them,

I always feel like... damn.

I was born at the wrong time.

Exactly.

♪ ...all around the globe
Paper plane ♪

- (LAUGHING)
- (YELLS)

♪ Getting seasick
Sorry once again ♪

♪ Landing strip
is getting near ♪

♪ Hope the pilots
make it clear ♪

♪ Then I realized
my paper plane ?

♪ Wasn't really
up there with me ♪

♪ We all make mistakes
Forgive me ?

♪ Would you like to ride
in my paper plane? ♪

- Where's the warden?
- Groceries.

Huh. Quite the little missus.

- How's Jaden?
- Boring.

We haven't had nearly
the grand old time

you two have been having.

You've been watching.

Well, I don't want to
meddle in your affairs.

My affairs?

Everyone needs affection.
I get it.

I don't. Are you seriously jealous?

The opposite.

I just want to protect her.

- From what?
- From you.

Look at you.
You date models,

actresses, tennis players.

Yeah?

On a scale of one to ten,

you belong with the nines.

We both know you
won't settle for less.

(SLAMS DOOR)

MARGARET: What are the nines?

What?

"Look for the nines"?

It's not mine.

- It's your handwriting.
- I didn't write it.

Okay.

(WRENCH SQUEAKING)

Allee... allee... all come free.

What?

Nothing.

Seriously. What?

Nothing.
I thought you were...

Forget it. Done. Sorry.

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Hiya. Hi.

What?

I have to take this.

Who thought it was a good idea

to let Courtney
into a pottery shop?

(ROLLS DICE)

I know who you are.

- Really.
- I know what you are.

If you come near him again...

You'll what?

What are you gonna
do about it, mm...

sorry, what's he calling you?

Margaret.

I like that.
Margaret. Classic.

Why don't you leave him alone?

Alone? He can't be left alone.
He's an actor.

If no one's watching him,

he doesn't really exist.

And for the record...

I'm not the one deceiving him.

He'll figure it out eventually,

and when he does, who do you
think he's going to blame?

Good night, rat face.

Good night.

SARAH: Hey, neighbor.

Sorry for the psychotic episode.

Okay.

Are you okay?

You look a little
"Beautiful Mind" -ish.

How many times should
the number nine come up?

Probablistically?

Uh, "probablistically"?

You know what I mean.

One time out of ten.

How about every time?

But they only show up
when you look for them.

Looking for them changes things.

Some of these are prices,

and there's gonna be
a lot of nines.

There's something wrong.
(CLEARS THROAT)

There's something wrong
with the world.

I can get you out of here,

but you have to trust me.

MARGARET: Good morning.

Everything okay?

Peachy.

Peachy's good.
I like peaches.

(LAUGHS) You want coffee?

Uh, yeah. Eh.

What do I do?

Do you trust me?

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

Gary?

You okay?

No.

Oh?

Tell me about the nines.

The nines?

The nines.

It's sort of hard to start there.

Try, and don't tell me
I'm imagining it,

'cause they're
showing up everywhere,

and I want to know why.

Best guess?

They're your subconscious

trying to remind you who you are.

I'm a nine?

Yes.

Doesn't make much sense
out of context.

You're not gonna
understand this yet,

but... we've known each other

for, like, 25 years.

One day when I was 12,

you called me out of the blue

and we've been talking ever since.

Talking.

On the phone, usually.

I never met you before I came here.

You, Gary, never met me, no,

but you're not always...

I can understand

why you're a little confused.

No, no.

I'm a lot confused.

Theories?

- This is all a dream?
- No.

- I'm in a coma?
- No.

GARY: Then I'm dead?

This is hell or a
purgatorium or something?

Okay, purgatorium is
where Romans vomited,

but no, this is as real
as anything can be.

What does that mean?

Everything is what it is,

but you're not who
you think you are.

God, no, Gary, please don't.

You can't trust her. She's a nine.

You don't know what you're doing.

Okay, so what happens
if I cross this line?

I don't know, but it's not good.

(BEEPS)

(SIREN BLARES)

Oh, shit.

(RUMBLING)

ANNOUNCER: Previously
on "Behind the Screen"...

SUSAN: Gavin Taylor is one

of the best TV writers
out there.

Every network would kill
to work with him.

- Good to see you! Mwah.
- You look wonderful.

My name's Gavin Taylor.

I'm a film
and television writer.

Knowing is a one-hour drama

about a woman
whose husband disappears.

She believes that her daughter
is the key to a dark conspiracy.

Even way back
into The Fugitive,

where they didn't
have the full setup

and the payoff in each episode.

Knowing is not
gonna be Crim9 Lab,

not the popular kind
of mystery shows

that are out there, today,

where we get all the answers.

trying to figure out how long

is the attention span
of today's audience.

So, boil it down for me.

Give me one line that we can really

set Roger on fire with, here.

Basically, it's like
Rosemary's Toddler.

My favorite movie.
That's my favorite film.

We sold it in the room.

Just tell me Roger
liked the script.

You're shooting a pilot.

Melissa McCarthy is my first

and only choice
for the lead.

writing a show for you.
For you.

- Really?
- Yes.

MARY: Gavin and I
have been friends forever.

It's delightful to be
working on Knowing,

and it's, you know,
not surprisingly,

a fantastic script,
and it's a great cast.

Gilmore Girls
has been great,

but, you know,
I'm excited to go

and to have something
this great to go into.

I totally trust Gavin.

GAVIN: The only way we can afford
to shoot the pilot is in Canada.

- I can't believe we're shooting it...
- A 15-day shoot versus...

This is not an argument
I'm going to win.

It's really hard to think
about leaving for six weeks.

Puggies.

Action.

♪

♪ Through the back door

(JET ENGINE ROARS)

(MAN ON P.A., INDISTINCTLY)

♪ Through the back door

Puggies!

(BABY TALKING)

Where's your brother?

It's just
so weird being back.

It just doesn't feel
like my house anymore.

(PLAYING "KNOWING")

At this stage,

you have the script
that you wrote

and the film that you shot,

but you don't know how
it's gonna come together.

You just know how
you want it to feel.

MARY: Be careful.

Understand?
You have to use big girl hands.

You want to see
where we were today?

Okay, hit play.
This button.

(LAUGHS) Look!

There's you
and there's Daddy.

Oh, a little movie star, huh?

Oh, he'll be back soon.
Don't you worry.

I don't know if we
need the cold open.

I think we want to get
right to the story.

- The story's so strong.
- Excuse me?

Is there any way we
could be more clear

about why Mary's so freaked
out at that moment?

Wow... I think it's
pretty obvious and dramatic.

It is, it's dramatic,
but, you know,

that's Roger's
big thing this season,

is never let
the audience be confused.

Oh, my God, that's just
a huge thing to remove.

No, it's just, you know,
let's see it without it.

Humor. You know, life is full of
funny little strange moments.

I'm just wondering if there could
be, like, not a belly laugh...

I invited Susan to see a rough cut

because I trust her taste.

More importantly,

I trust her as a barometer
of Roger's taste.

to give the audience a little...

Uh, yeah, I mean...

Unfortunately,
in this process,

it comes down to the decision
of one person,

and that person's Roger.

MARY: I was thinking
we could all go down

to El Cholo
for dinner tonight.

How do you feel about
some blue corn enchiladas?

Should we ask Daddy
when he gets back?

He's not coming back.

Okay, stop.

We just need to slip
a wild line for you

over the shot of Noelle.

What's the line?

"How could you."

- How could you.
- How could you.

It sounds like kosher
drug paraphernalia.

"Hey, Schmuley!

Have a hook on the Hookajew."

I know. It's just
for the test screening.

They really think
people won't get it?

The dumb people might not.

I didn't think we were making

the show for dumb people.

Yeah.

NOELLE: He's not coming back.

(RECORDER BEEPS)

How could you?

How could you?!

How could you.

How could you.

How could you...?

- One more.
- How could you?

Cut. Perfect.

I feel so dirty.

That's how I like it.

Uh! (LAUGHS)

I like that one.

I want to thank you all
very much for coming.

The show is "Knowing."
It's a brand-new pilot.

Here, in this audience today,

you are the very first
people to see it,

and after it's over,
I will come back here

and we'll all fill out a
comment card on our thoughts.

That being said, enjoy the show.

(DRAMATIC TUNE PLAYING)

Please take as much time
as you like.

There's no rush
with this whatsoever.

When you are finished,

we're gonna break
into two separate groups...

men and women...
and then we'll discuss.

One of the most important
things in any new show

is how you feel
about the characters.

If you like the characters,

you're more likely
to tune in next week.

Let's find out about
these characters.

Show of hands...
how many of you liked

the character of Gabriel?

One, two, three,
four, five, six.

How 'bout Mary?

One, two, three, four.

Noelle?

One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven.

So, it's everybody.

Sierra?

One, two, three, four. Ah.

SUSAN:
That's it?

Is there anything confusing
in the storyline

that's not resolved for you?

Look at this guy.
This guy hasn't budged.

His eyes are shut.

That's helpful.
Thank you.

I hate it in movies
and TV shows when they

leave the car windows down
when they totally wouldn't.

- So they can see the camera?
- What's the difference.

Want to see the camera?

Was this an issue
for anybody else?

One.

Any other confusions?

Yeah. Was the little girl deaf
or was she just mute?

Oh!

Is the little girl deaf or
mute... is she deaf or mute?

I'm saying what would
you say to him?

I'm not saying I don't know.

Come on. We're not signing
to her, she's signing to us.

We're just speaking to her,

and she seems
to understand it.

I thought that was quite clear.

That guy's staring at me.

He can't see you.

God, he's staring at me.

I just waved,
and he nodded his head.

He can't see you.
Can't see us.

Susan, he's looking right at me.

You didn't raise your hand

to any questions.
Any thoughts?

It's not real.

What does that mean?

The show's not real.

Why can't you see that?
Jesus!

What, are you fucking blind?!

You think you're
above this, don't you?

You are trapped here
with the rest of us, brother.

Get out. Get out!

Oblivio accebit!

Oh, my God.

You okay?

Yeah, but what was that?

Oh, my God.

I don't know.

The guy was crazy,
clearly, I just...

I mean, the show's
a little bit twisted,

so maybe it flipped something
in him, I don't know.

DIRECTOR:
What did he say?

He said, "Oblivio accebit."

It's Latin, "oblivion approaches."

What does that mean?

Other than the world
is coming to an end?

"Oblivio" can also
mean, uh, forgetting.

Forgetfulness.

(MUMBLES)

But I think that's
what I'm gonna do.

Forget it.

MARY: He was a terrible comedian
and his mom ran the Improv.

GAVIN: Oh, my God,
Pauly Shore.

You're not helping me at all!

(LAUGHING)

(EXCLAIMING)

Designer that was unfortunately
killed in Miami outside of his house.

Gianni Versace!

(OTHERS EXCLAIM)

One word for both of them.

Br-Brangelina.

Oh, uh...

This is a hard one,
and I don't know how to do it.

You're giving...
you and I should switch,

because that's... you're...

(CHATTERING)

three weeks later.
I remember that.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Did you have a chance to
look at those cards yet?

From the screening?

Pardon me. Ooh!

- Daddy needs a drink.
- Help yourself then.

BEN: Hey, woman!
Where's my drink?

I'm-a comin'!

But I still love you most.

People will write
things on those cards

that they won't say
in a focus group.

They get more specific.

Roger says, you know,
forget about the people

who score you
in the twos and threes,

because they're never
gonna like your show.

Instead, look for the nines.

The nines.

They're the ones
who think your show

is almost the best thing
they've ever seen.

They get your vision,

they just want it to be better.

MARY: Round two is
starting without you!

- You gonna look at those cards?
- Absolutely.

- Yeah?
- Yep.

(CLUCKING)

(GUY TALKING IN LIVING ROOM)

Sometimes the numbers
point things out

that you didn't want
to admit to yourself,

and in this case, it's Melissa.

Well, her overall scores were okay,

but if you look at the people
who scored the show the highest,

the one consistent dip was Melissa.

There's some sort
of subtle undertones

of negativity there.

Well, Gavin, the show is testing

very well in the Midwest,

but it's not doing well
in the urban areas,

and it's not doing well with men.

We've got a major problem,

and I really need you

to think about this with me.

(SIGHS)
It's Melissa,

and it's just what I
thought it was gonna be.

If you'd read the cards,
you'd understand.

I read some of the cards, but I
don't believe in that stuff.

I don't believe you can let
these armchair quarterbacks...

They're not connecting to Melissa.

And I love her.
She's so strong.

I am with you
on the fact that she is

not your traditional lead

of a network television show.

She doesn't have a ton
to do in the pilot.

There's so much to set it up.

That's one of the challenges
of the premise pilot.

But the network
still likes the show.

Roger is your biggest cheerleader.

Okay, how about above Roger?

Roger's calling the shots on this.

But we all know that Roger
consults with the "higher powers."

- That is true.
- They tell him what to do.

- I'm wondering if they liked the show.
- They haven't seen it.

They're gonna watch all
of the pilots on Friday.

That's what I'm trying to tell you.

I want to have...

something to present to them...

Why are you focusing on Melissa?

She's our biggest concern.

She's also the biggest
star on the show.

No, no, no.

You are the biggest star.

Roger has a huge deal with you,

and he went along
with casting Melissa

when it was against his instinct.

Hooray for Roger.

I don't understand
what you want me to do.

Meet with someone.

- Who?
- Dahlia Salem.

(FORK CLATTERS)

I know you like her.

Oh, God.
Are you kidding me?

The network has a huge
holding deal with her.

Yes, and they put her
in Gatins' pilot.

That's dead.
I mean, it's dying.

But the network, they love Dahlia,

so if she could just
jump into your show...

Just jump over to my show?

There's no such thing...

there's re-shooting the pilot,

and I brought this up
months and months ago.

You guys kept pushing
other people on me,

and I kept saying Melissa,
Melissa, Melissa.

You kept pushing Melissa on us,

and now we have a problem.

You're very lucky

in that Roger will pay for this.

Roger is willing
to re-shoot

this entire fucking thing.

Is this really about Melissa?

This is about getting your
show on the air, right?

I need you to focus on that.

In the end, that's
all that matters.

That's my job.

- Hey, hi.
- Hi.

- Well, nice to...
- Thank you for doing this.

I've been looking forward
to this, actually.

- I have a question:
- Yes?

Is it "Dalia" or "Dahlia"?

Thank you for asking.
It's "Dalia."

- Dalia. I knew it!
- You did?

I contested this
with someone earlier.

Well, good.

We have the same birthday.

I looked you up on the IMDb.

I wanted to see everything you...
What?

Yes, we have the same birthday!

Same year, same day, everything.

- Are you kidding me?
- I'm not kidding you.

- Isn't that cool?
- That's insane.

- Yeah, November 21st.
- Oh, my God.

So you're completely
and utterly crazy, too!

She works more than me!

That's the thing that's killing me,

because she gave up
Gilmore Girls to do this show.

She's a very strong character,

and I'm attracted to strong roles.

Yeah, I'm hoping
to fill her out even more,

and obviously collaborate

with the person that's playing her.

I mean, I see why
the network loves her.

She's adorable,
but it's just that in my head,

you know, I wrote
the role for Melissa.

She's one
of my best friends,

and I can only imagine
it with her.

Could Dahlia do it?

Absolutely.
She's terrific.

It could work, I just don't
know if I want it to work.

When I get stressed out,
I play videogames.

It's my therapy.

Can't have them
on my computer at home

'cause then I'd never write,
so I come to Koreatown.

I mean, I love these games
that you can kind of...

lose yourself
a little bit in them.

I love that it's
a different world

that's existing
at the same time.

They're better
than real life,

because when you get stuck,
you can always hit "reset."

That's what life needs.
Needs a reset button.

I have to let Melissa go.

DIRECTOR: What happens if
you don't let Melissa go?

If I don't let Melissa go?
Um...

Well...

My world ends, so...

I can't let that happen.

If we're gonna
replace Melissa,

I want to hear it
from Roger.

Roger's on a plane to London,

but I talked with him
before he left,

and he said yes on Dahlia.

What does that mean?

It means yes.

Yes, replace Melissa?

Roger wants your show
on the air starring Dahlia,

and I just got off the phone

with her agents, and they love it,

and she loves, loves you.

What about Melissa?

You want me
to call her agents?

Oh, God, no.
No, I'll tell her.

♪ As long as he needs me

♪ I know where I must be

I am trying to get
my one-woman show together

that I'm trying
to squeeze in

between the pilot
and the series.

When you add that cry to the voice:

♪ As long as...

Oh!

(BUZZING WITH SCALE)

I've always been kind of
obsessed with nuns.

You know, they're kind of
like God's fag-hags, so...

I went to private
Catholic schools for 12 years,

- so I have a lot of... nuns.
- (CELL PHONE RINGS)

I'm sorry.
I swear, I don't usually...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry... ooh!

I have to take this. I'm so sorry.

Yeah, I guess we still mean it.

They accepted our offer.

All right, we will call you back.

Thank you.
No, no, no, it's good.

I know I sound nervous.
Okay, bye.

I think we just bought a house.

Pretty good. Pretty good, right?

That's good.

- Right?
- Yeah, I'm sorry.

Go to take a phone call...
we just bought a house!

Well, I think that the show
that Gavin wrote for her

could be a really big
deal for her,

'cause she's been more
of a supporting character,

and now she's right in the thick.

So, it's exciting.

She's really excited,
a little nervous.

♪ Then you will know

♪ If someone needs you

♪ You love them so

♪ I won't... ♪

Boing!

♪ Betray his trust

♪ Though people say I must ♪

♪ I've got
to stay true to... ♪

♪ As long as he needs me ♪

(IMITATES RIPPING)

♪ The people
are more every day ♪

Then he's like,
"I'm straight, remember?"

Suddenly stricken with
some sort of gay panic.

"I'm your straight husband."

- You can throw color swatches at me.
- I know. Oh, I will.

I think my house is haunted.

(LAUGHS)

Well, your house is really old.

Ever since I got back,

I just, I feel like there's...

I feel like there's
someone else there,

and then last night,

I thought I heard something,

like, a woman singing.

- What? Like a ghost?
- I guess. I don't know.

Then I saw something.

I actually ran into someone.

I mean, I saw...

Was it the singing ghost?

- It was a man.
- Oh!

I think it was me.

What? Your house
is haunted by yourself?

Dun-dun!

Yeah, well...

I don't... I mean, I'm like...

having a nervous
breakdown or something.

I'm literally so
focused on this show

that I feel like I'm
living inside of the show.

I can't tell where
it ends and I begin,

and I'm having
conversations with people,

and I'm ten feet outside of
my body and looking down.

There I am, having this
conversation with somebody,

and I'm just observing it,
you know.

Just, I don't feel good.

You're just stressed, right?

The network wants to replace you.

Oh, my God.

And I'm letting them,

because I really want
this show on the air.

I have all these
characters inside my head,

and they wanna live,
and I'm the only way...

This is the only way that they can.

- I have five seasons mapped out.
- Oh, five?

And, uh...
well, it sucks.

Either you go away
or the show goes,

and I had to make a decision,

and that's the
decision that I made.

And I am so sorry.

I understand.

I mean, it's
not your fault, right?

I mean, it couldn't
be your fault.

You are morally incapable
of doing the right thing.

- I don't...
- Right? Don't do that.

Don't get me wrong.

I think you do feel bad for me.

That's all I think you feel for me.

Okay, I am still the fat girl

you call on Friday nights

when your date falls through.

"Hey, let's go see a movie!"

"Let's go to Fubar."

"Then when I pick up a hot
piece of ass, I'll drop you,

and that's okay...
don't worry about Melissa.

I mean, you can call her
tomorrow and apologize, or not."

It doesn't really matter 'cause we're
not actually friends, are we, Gavin?

- That's just not true.
- Isn't it, really?

I prefer to not do
this on camera, okay?

- Is this not a good idea?
- Please lower your voice.

I'm not gonna lower my voice.
Is that embarrassing?

You can't control this one.

Your little puppets
are off their strings,

running around saying shit
that you didn't write.

Well, this is reality, and it
scares the shit out of you.

Reality scares me?
Does it really?

I'm gonna tell you,

you wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for me.

I gave you your first few roles

and your career as
a result of that.

That's reality, Melissa.

Thank you for finally
playing that fucking card,

the "I invented
Melissa McCarthy" card.

I bought a house, Gavin!

I bought a house 'cause
of what we talked about.

Fuck you, and don't ever
fucking pity me again.

♪ Sugar town

♪ That's where I wanna be ♪

♪ Sugar town

♪ That's where I wanna be ♪

Cut, please.

Please.

♪

Upfronts is the week each year

when the networks present

their fall schedule
to the advertisers.

It's a very important event for us,

and the weeks preceding it
are pretty stressful

because the schedule is a secret

right up until it's announced.

"Upfronts" is a complete oxymoron

because nobody's
remotely honest, so it's...

It's really a show
for the advertisers

to get them really jazzed up

about the new product for the fall.

"Here's our new shit.
Like it?"

There's lots of upsides...
you're in New York.

Any time you're in New
York City is a good time.

DIRECTOR: So, have you
heard from Susan?

No, I've not heard
from Susan as of yet.

I left her four or five messages

telling her what
went down with Melissa,

and that I let her go,

and that I met
with Dahlia...

and I've not yet
heard back from her.

I feel bad about
what happened with Melissa,

but it's a two-way street
and I'm a little angry, too.

We've been friends
for years.

I think we'll be
friends again.

We'll move on.

Ice cold water, ice cold water.

Only one dollar.

I was 12 when we got in this car.

I've not yet heard
from Susan.

Got off the plane,
checked messages, nothing.

I suppose that we have a...

I suppose we have
a reciprocal relationship,

my show and your show.

That's the thing about reality
television, isn't it...

the worse it gets for me,
the better it is for you.

It certainly inspires
a newfound sympathy

for my characters.

You know, I put them through hell.

I kill off their husbands
or throw them off cliffs.

I'm a cruel god...

all in the name of a good story

or compelling television.

What's funny is that
I'm a character in your show.

I'm disposable.

Kill off the hero.

No one will see it coming.

I dare you.

(PHONE CLATTERS)

(SIGHS)

I think I'm just tired, you know?

I'm just tired.

(SNIFFLES)

It's just so surreal
being here.

It's not at all how I imagined.

- (BELL DINGS)
- Oh.

Hey, you!

Hey, hi!

God, Gavin.

Get in here, get in here!

You're doing your show.

And so are you.

Welcome to reality television.

Did you just get in?

Just now.

This whole last 24 hours
have been surreal.

Oh, right...
I just said that. Surreal.

- You're good?
- Yeah, great.

I wanted to call you, and...

Oh, yeah?
No, call anytime.

Seriously, I don't sleep, so...

I just felt really weird
about what happened.

It's just too bad.

What happened?

So I just bumped
into Dahlia Salem,

star of my show.

Okay, no, she tells me

that Gatins' show got picked up,

so, no, she won't
be starring in my show,

which makes me wonder
if my show even exists.

No, no, I left word for Roger,

and I left word for Susan, too.

It's like they dropped off
the face of the Earth.

Just call me
when you know something.

♪

SUSAN: At this moment,
I can't be certain

whether Knowing will end up
on the schedule at all.

As far as Gavin's concerned,
the show is on the air.

You don't normally fly to New York

and find out at
the last fucking second

that your show's been pulled off the air.
Excuse me.

DIRECTOR: So what is
the situation right now?

I don't know. Right now, the
entire schedule is in flux,

and I get these missives

from Roger and the "higher powers,"

but you're not really sure
what they add up to.

GATINS: What's up?

They flew you out here anyway, huh?

- I'll see you in...
- No, I mean...

It would've been great
if you'd extended

the common courtesy of a call.

This is the television business.

It's like high school.

I don't know what to tell you, man.

- I'm sorry.
- Sorry?

But I'm kind of not.
I want my show on the air,

just like you want
your show on the air.

It was shitty of you to go behind
my back after Dahlia, okay?

That was shitty.

And you fired Melissa
McCarthy without...

you didn't even have a backup.

Why would they pick up
your show without a star?

- The network wanted Dahlia.
- They wanted Dahlia in my show.

We tested before your show.
We tested through the roof.

You should see the numbers.
I'll show them to you.

- Really?
- Yeah. Who's your exec?

Susan Howard.

Susan Howard.
She was there.

Ask her.

She would know.

(CROWD CHATTERING)

(SOFT JAZZ PLAYING)

SUSAN: Hey, I'm at the UTA party.

Did you hear about
Ricky's assistant?

She literally shat herself.

- No, I saw it!
- Hey!

I'll break your fucking finger!

I'll call you back.

All right, let me explain
why I didn't call you back.

Roger wanted to talk
to you personally.

Bullshit. Bullshit.

We're only picking up two dramas.

- The rest is what, reality?
- You can go mid-season.

You can go to hell, okay?

All right.

I've been the only one here
trying to protect you...

Oh, God, don't start!
Protecting me from what?

From you? You're psychotic.
All I wanna know is why.

- You want a motive?
- I do.

This isn't Crim9 Lab.
Nobody got murdered.

My show did. Tell me why.

I had to get you away from her.

She was holding you back.

- You had to give her up.
- Melissa.

G, if she really mattered so much,

you couldn't have
betrayed her so easily.

(STUTTERING) Do you manipulate
everybody or am I special?

Are you the victim here?

The big creator can't stand
up to one little d-girl?

- It was your choice.
- Give me a break.

I didn't have a choice.

It was either Dahlia or no show.

That was the only thing...
oh, fuck you!

Fuck you!

Your dialogue used
to be a lot sharper.

Maybe Gatins could
give it a polish.

(SLAPS)

(GASPS)

Is that all there is?

You feel like a man?

Because I'll tell you
a little secret.

You're not.

♪

♪ I'm here in silence ♪

♪ Walking
these trails alone ♪

♪ Waiting for a sparkle
from my mind ♪

♪ Tears coming home

♪ Two other lovers...

Hey, look, my...

I don't wanna do this anymore.

My show is not gonna happen,

so this show's over, done, gone,

good-bye, thank you very much.

I'm not gonna be
your fuckin' puppet!

- Are you all right?
- I'm fine.

Who you talkin' to?

(MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY)

(STREET NOISES)

Oh, God.

MARGARET: I can understand
why you're a little confused.

GARY: No, no.

I'm a lot confused.

Theories?

This is all a dream?

- (PROSTITUTE LAUGHING)
- No.

I'm in a coma?

No.

Then I'm dead?

This is hell

or a purgatorium or something?

Okay, purgatorium

is where Romans vomited,

but no, this is as real

as anything can be.

What does that mean?

Everything is what it is,

but you're not who
you think you are.

Okay. Then who am I?

You are...

a multi-dimensional being

of vast, almost infinite power.

You, this body you're in,

it's just one of your incarnations,

avatars, call you what you will.

Are you saying I'm God?

Technically, no.

If God is a ten,

a theoretical ultimate,

you're more of a nine.

What are you?

Humans are sevens.

Monkeys are sixes.

What are the eights?

Koalas.

They're telepathic,

plus they control the weather.

(SIGHING) But, uh, the
important thing is you.

You created this world on a whim

and decided to stick around

to see how it turned out.

You can destroy the world
with a single thought.

Don't, incidentally.

Just file that away.

But... the truth is,

you hold all the cards.

When people pray,

they don't want this thing

or that thing.

They just...

They don't want to be forgotten.

So... you understand?

I mean, I would've
told you earlier,

but I didn't...

Yeah.

Okay?

I understand.

But I don't believe you.

♪

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Noelle, don't get too far ahead.

No! You had ice cream at lunch.

Evidently, frozen yogurt
doesn't count.

I'll make note.

Oh! That's blazing speed
right there!

(TRIES HANDLE)

Did you hit it?

Shouldn't have to.

Honey, I think we left
the overhead light on.

Battery's dead.
At least the starter is.

- How do we, uh...?
- We call the service.

There's not much else we can do.

Just the little battery, right?
The big one's probably fine.

I guess.

We can't jump it from
one battery to another?

You cross over somehow?

Who do you think
you married, MacGyver?

Come on. Hold on.

- Are you getting a signal?
- No.

You?

Yes. One bar.

Yeah?
Here, hold that.

Don't worry.

Daddy's calling people to help us.

Minute you place a call,
the bar goes away.

Keep trying.

I'll keep trying, Mary,

but it's gonna keep happening.

What do you wanna do?

I don't know.

Maybe if you hold it up higher.

(TONES PLAY)

Okay, look, the problem
is that we're boxed in.

It's a canyon.

Where we came off the main road,

it was more open and higher, too.

- That's at least a mile.
- I can run that.

So, what, we stay here?

You okay with that?

I don't think we have
much of a choice, so...

- Yeah. Go.
- Okay.

Daddy's gonna get
a truck to help us out.

Take care of Mommy, okay?
All right.

Be right back.

- ♪
- (PANTING)

Excuse me.

Hey, hi. Do you have a cell phone?

Oh, no, I don't.

There's no service up here.

Yeah, I'm finding that out.

You can usually get a signal down

at the ranger's station.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

You just follow the road down.

It's probably... I don't know.
You got a car?

No, it's dead.
That's why I need a...

Are you headed back
to your car now?

If you could give me a ride
to a gas station, wherever?

Oh, uh...

Look, I'm not some
crazy Ted Bundy guy.

I'm not gonna rape
or kill you or anything.

Which is, of course,
what a Ted Bundy would say.

Look, I'm a videogame designer.

My wife is an editor,
my daughter's eight.

Look, I just... they're
waiting back at the car.

Just a little help
before it gets dark.

I'll call somebody
when I get back to town.

I believe you, I do,
it's just you don't know

where the car is,
and the guy might not come.

- We can't be up here all night, so...
- Sorry.

Don't be sorry, just help me out.

No. I can't.

Why won't you trust me?

Okay, but you have
to be careful.

Understand? You have
to use big girl hands.

You want to see
where we were today?

Okay, hit play.
This button.

Oh... (LAUGHS)

There's you and there's Daddy.

Oh, a little movie star, huh?

He'll be back soon.
Don't you worry.

(CHUCKLING)

SIERRA: Hey.

Are you following me?

Once I was sure
you weren't following me.

I'm sorry, it's just...

- You thought I was Ted Bundy.
- Kind of.

Yeah.

My name's Gabriel... Bundy.

Sierra.

It's weird that
there's no cars at all.

Yeah, I'll say.

Anyway, my car is parked over there.

It's not that far,

and if you want, I could
give you a ride to town.

That'd be great. Thank you.

- Make up some karma.
- Please, lead the way.

Just a sec.

(GRUNTS)

Okay, confession.

- I kind of recognized you.
- Really.

I wasn't sure, but I think
I saw a picture of you

in my boyfriend's
videogame magazine.

Right? You're, like, the shit.

No, no.

You're like the Quentin Tarantino

of their world, videogame god.

Not really, no.

Fine.

You seriously recognized
me off one photo?

I thought you were kind
of hot, considering.

Considering...?

Within the subset
of videogame people.

Ah, okay.

I wasn't masturbating
to your picture or anything.

I guess I'm flattered.

You should be.

I'm stingy with compliments.

Your boyfriend plays videogames?

Ex-boyfriend.
And yes, way too many.

He used to play Evercrack

- back in the day...
- Oh, no.

but your game was, like, well,

I don't know,
what's worse than crack?

Supercrack?

He was spending 40 hours a week

collecting Thunderleaf or whatever,

and I was his mule,
hauling it around,

'cause he ran out of space.

You had an account?

Part of your world,
and you didn't know it.

I'm sorry.

You can make it up to me.

Shit.

(TONES DING)

(DINGS)

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

(DINGS)

GAVIN: And I am so sorry.

I understand.
It's not your fault, right?

It couldn't be your fault.

You're morally incapable

of doing the right thing.

- I don't...
- Right?

So, you play a lot
of characters at once?

A couple.
Most people do.

But you're not most people.

You created the world.

You know all the secret codes.

- What, like god mode?
- Is that what you call it?

It's when you have all the powers

and you can't be killed.

It's actually boring
to play, though.

A game isn't fun
unless there are rules.

And you make the rules.

Yeah, I do.

Thanks.

Do you think that I'm pretty?

What?

Do you think I'm hot...

on a purely physical level?

Sure.

That's a rave.

Well, I don't know
why you're asking.

My ex-boyfriend the orc
used to say,

(LIKE STONER)
"The thing that I like about you

is you're not so hot I'm
afraid I'm gonna lose you."

So where's the orc now?

He's dead.

I spiked his water bottle

with a massive quantity of GHB.

He hallucinated,

went into convulsions, and died.

Remind me not
to piss you off, Sarah.

Sierra!

Sorry.

What makes you think

you haven't pissed me off already?

MARY: How you doin', kiddo?

I was thinking we could all go

to El Cholo for dinner tonight.

How do you feel about
some blue corn enchiladas?

Should we ask Daddy
when he gets back?

He's not coming back.

(RECORDER BEEPING)

How could you?

How could you?!

How could you.

How could you.

How could you...?

- How could you?
- Cut. Perfect.

I feel so dirty.

That's how I like it.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Wait.

Something's wrong.

I feel...

Ugh.

Mm, uh, wait.

I have a wife and a daughter.

They're waiting for me.

- Where are they?
- Back at the car.

Which direction?

Whoa.

Face it, G, you don't
know where they are.

You don't know where you are.

We've been walking
in circles for an hour.

- Where is your car?
- There is no car.

It was all a pretense,

an excuse to get you on your own.

Whoa, whoa, whoa...

You getting dizzy?

It's just the GHB in the water.

GABRIEL: What's happening?

I'm sorry that it had
to come to this, G.

I promise it's gonna be over soon.

You're trying to kill me?

No, this is not a murder.
It's an intervention.

Do you feel like a man?
You're not.

I had to get you away from her.
She was holding you back.

- You had to give her up.
- Melissa.

- Allee... allee... all come free!
- There's something wrong...

I can get you out of here,

but you have to trust me.

Do you feel like a man?

'Cause I'll tell you
a little secret.

You're not.

(RETCHES)

(COUGHS)

Why are you doing this?

You did this to yourself.

And admitting that
is the first step.

You're a crackhead, G.

Thing is, this planet
and these people,

they're your drug of choice.

It wasn't that hard
to make a universe.

At first you just checked in
every once in a while...

see how the
Neanderthals were doing,

move a couple
of continents around.

But then you got more into it.

You started playing a couple
of characters of your own.

Slaves, kings, messiahs.

Pretty soon you were playing 24/7.

How long have I been...

You've been gone for 4,000 years,

not that time means
the same for us.

You came looking for me?

That's what a girl does.

Why now?

Because you forgot who you were.

You forgot this wasn't real.

We couldn't just storm in
on a fiery chariot.

It was your universe.
We had to play by your rules.

We had to show you
how limited and corrupt

your little world was.

Don't get me wrong.

It's... it's a nice place.

It's cozy...

but do you remember
where you came from?

Do you remember
where you came from?

It was warm.

And white, like a...

You can't describe it
with human words.

You can't think it
with human thoughts.

We need you to come back.

With us.

Come back with me.

You can destroy the world
with a single thought.

Don't, incidentally.
Just file that away.

The truth is
you hold all the cards.

When people pray,

they don't want this thing
or that thing.

They just... they don't
want to be forgotten.

You understand?

Noelle?

I would have
told you earlier, but...

Noelle?!

Noelle!

Noelle!

Noelle!

Maybe if I just cut back,
didn't get so involved.

We both know that'll never work.

Next week you'll be back here

redesigning the pinecones.

You have to quit, cold turkey.

I can't.

You can, but I can't
force you to leave.

You have to want it.

Noelle!

Come on! Answer Mama!

Answer me!

Noelle!

- Noelle!
- She's here.

I didn't forget about you guys.

Everything okay?

Yeah, everything's fine.
Absolutely.

Let's go home.

♪

♪ I won't run far ♪

♪ I won't run far ♪

♪ I can always be found

♪ I can always be found

♪ If you need me

Good night, Jellybean.

♪ I can always be found

♪ I can always be found

♪ If you want me to stay ♪

♪ If you want me to stay ♪

♪ I will stay by your side ♪

♪ I won't run far ♪

♪ I won't run far ♪

♪ I won't run far ♪

♪ I can always be found

♪ I can always be found

♪ I can always be found

You need to go, don't you?

No.

I can stay.

How long, forever?

Every day you'd be here,

you'd know what you were missing.

What happens if you go?

Worst case scenario?

Disintegration of everything

into a fiery void,
oblivio accebit.

The end of everything.

That's all?

Probably wouldn't happen.

I guess I'm more worried
about the human factor.

You guys kill each other a lot.

In fairness,
it's usually in your name.

Plus, we've gotten
much more efficient at it.

I like this world.

I like my life here
with you and Noelle.

It's not real.

I'm not really your wife.

You're not really my husband.

On some level, it's all pretend.

How many versions were there?

Ninety.
This is the last one.

Wow.

I've destroyed

billions of people
with a thought...

(CHOKING UP)
...and you'd like to think

that it's painless.

Stop.

You don't have
to explain or apologize.

Everything that is
is because of you.

And if that's all there is,
that's enough.

So.

So.

Guess you don't really
need to pack anything.

I'm good.

You're great.

It has been a pleasure.

Likewise.

I love you.

I love you, too, you big lug.

You're my favorite.

♪

NOELLE:...should we
measure it first?

Got flour, we have flour.

BEN: All right, so I need oil.

We need nutmeg.

Oh, honey, do we have nutmeg?

We should.

Good. Good, good, good, good, good.

- Nutmeg.
- Oh, cinnamon, too.

If I had a horse,
I would name her Cinnamon.

- And if I had another horse...
- Nutmeg?

No, Flash.

What? Why Flash?

I mean, I would name her Flash

because she'd be the fastest
horse in the world.

I mean in the whole world.

- In the whole world?
- Ever whole.

The ever whole world?
That's pretty good.

That's pretty fast.

Yes, and I would be a princess.

Sweetie?

This might sound really strange,

but what's my name?

Um.

Mommy.

Right. Exactly.

He's not coming back.

But it's gonna be okay.

He put all the pieces together.

- It's like...
- The best of all possible worlds.

(GIGGLES)

BEN: Honey, is it supposed
to stick like this?

- Better help him.
- Let's go.

- Do you see what I'm talking about?
- Oh, my gosh.

consistency. Is it maybe
a little... it's too thick.

We can safely say that's too thick?

Will you get some milk?

- Get milk?
- See, it says milk on the recipe.

Ready?

Oh, my. Oh, no!
All right.

Oh, don't mess it up.
Don't mess it up.

Thank you.

Shouldn't we be using a machine?

- Isn't there a machine we can...
- I'm the machine!

You're our machine?
Ooh!

- All right.
- Come on, machine.

Okay, hold on.
Let's...

(EXCLAIMING)

♪ The earth is warm

♪ Next to my ear

♪ Insect noise

♪ Is all that I hear

♪ A magic trick

♪ Makes the world disappear

♪ The skies are dark

♪ They're dark
but they're clear ♪

♪ A distant motorcade

♪ And suddenly there's joy ♪

♪ The snow and tickertape

♪ Blurs all my sense numb

♪ It's like
the finish line ♪

♪ Where everything
just ends ♪

♪ The crack of radios

♪ Seems close enough
to touch ♪

♪