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I'll be free when you want me. I'll be ready.

I'll be free when you want me. I'll be ready.

I'll

be

free when you want me. I'll be ready.

I'll be ready when you call me. I'll be ready.

You know I'm ready for you.

I'll be ready.

Penne alla raviata.

My mother's recipe from the old country.

Where's that?

Ames, Iowa.

Actually, the recipe's from a gourmet website.

My mother thinks Italian cuisine comes fresh out of a can.

Yeah, it smells terrific.

You know, great writer, great cook.

Can I pick my employees or what?

About that.

Yeah?

Is that all I am to you, an employee?

I should have said contractor.

I'm joking.

I just wish sometimes it could be more.

What, a relationship?

No, our relationship's perfect the way it is.

I'm at the job.

I've been flying freelance so long that I'm tired of having nowhere to land.

I want an office to go to.

I want a regular paycheck, a 401k, six days so I can go shopping to

sales, co -workers so I can bitch about a bear of a boss.

Hey. Kidding. About the last part.

Well, Marilyn, I didn't get to where I am.

By hiring anything but the best and the brightest of editors.

I need someone with a keen eye and a sharky sense of who's on top and who's

the way out.

I need someone who can spot the hottest new designers and trends.

Oh, sorry I said anything.

Sweetheart, you are the best.

Come on.

Why didn't you tell me you wanted to work full -time?

I thought you liked being freelance.

You mean... Yeah, I'm offering you a full -time position.

Oh. Well, don't I feel like the perfect moron?

Phoebe Lawrence loved Lacey's wine.

I expect huge things from it. You mean I'm employed?

Yeah. With benefits? Well, as long as you don't gossip about me to other

employees.

Well, let's give them something to gossip about.

I'll reheat the pasta later.

No.

Of course my husband wanted to run the company.

Like all real men, he was ambitious.

Ambitious enough to kill?

He would never dream of killing anyone.

Besides, Duncan's wife found out he was having an affair.

Wanted to ask her where she was the night of the murder.

Are you insinuating she might have had something to do with his death?

I'm not insinuating anything.

I know for a fact she killed him.

Thank you.

It's not in the script. I'm thanking you for your audition.

Oh. Sorry, I was really into it. You're new to acting?

Sort of, but I'm very dedicated.

Imagine that, an actress who wants to act.

Um, thank you, Miss... Caldwell.

Vanessa Caldwell.

Shut up, Josie. I can hear you laughing.

Name,

please?

Samantha Gunderson.

Go ahead, Samantha.

Whenever you're ready.

Of

course

my husband wanted to run the company.

Like all real men, he's ambitious.

Thank you.

Oh, baby, I'm fearless and I'm jobless, but at

least I'm not leaving alone.

A stomach full of booze.

My only friend of love while I'm singing the blues.

Who is it?

It's me.

Joanne? Oh, hold on. Let me just put on some clothes.

What?

Who cares? Just let me in.

Come on in. The door's open.

Playing with yourself?

No, just practicing.

Practicing playing with yourself?

Would have thought you had that down.

This is a surprise.

Really glad to see you, though. Oh, you are!

As long as you're here, might as well play you a song. Yeah, play me the one

about the guy who tells this girl he's going to help her get started in her

modeling career and then never follows through. I really love that one. Makes

cry.

Let me see if I can remember how that was. Yeah, change my mind. Sing me a new

one. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I promise.

I'll talk to Lacey, I promise.

I'm not asking for anything that you didn't offer.

Jeez, you scared the shit out of me.

You care more about that thing than you do me.

Duh.

You probably only offered so you'd get me into bed.

You don't even think I'm pretty enough to be a real model, do you? What? That's

whack. You're pretty enough to do anything you want.

Well, that involves being pretty, because you probably won't be designing

rocket or anything.

I'm just keeping it real.

And why haven't you done anything to help me?

To be honest, you've flipped my mind.

Great, thanks. That makes me feel real special.

I've been really stressed out lately, and I'm low on cash.

I guess I've only been thinking about myself. Yeah, you sure have.

I'm sorry.

I love kissing makeup.

What, my hands cold? No, you said let's kiss, not let's fuck our brains out and

make up.

I misspoke. I meant let's fuck our brains out.

Yeah, I can't stay pissed at you.

You know you can't.

It's that easy?

I have to work for it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Take it easy.

What's going on?

Slow down.

Actually, I like it. Keep going.

Not that you care.

I'm ready to come. I'm not ready.

Slap me. I'm done.

I'm not ready.

Okay, whatever you say.

Can I come in?

You. What are you still doing here?

I'm... I'm sorry. I just... I wanted to see how good the other actors were.

It sucks.

Oh.

Did I... No.

You were good.

You've got talent.

Obviously, you're very dedicated. You wouldn't be hiding back here spying on

competition.

Wait. So... So, I was good?

Very. I put you down on the callback list.

Oh, my God. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Do you want to go have a coffee, miss?

Caldwell. Vanessa.

Caldwell. I'd like to ask you what ideas you might have for your character.

I'd love to, but my friend is in town from Seattle, and I've already kept her

waiting, so can we do it another time?

Possibly.

Okay. Sorry, but I really gotta go.

Have a nice time.

Good for you, Miss Caldwell.

It's late.

I'm going to hit it.

Yeah, me too.

Take the day off tomorrow.

Both of you.

Are you okay, Lacey?

I've already used all of Maryland's loan.

How can I ask people to work on faith?

I don't even know if I have faith myself.

Siri's the guy if you need to look for other jobs.

I really appreciate your loyalty, but I think we're at the end of the road.

I'm going to go for a walk.

Eat some air.

But I don't want another job.

I want to keep designing shorts.

I know.

My poor Jeffrey.

lacy or no more sex i'm lacy what was that

joanne i'm joanne actually we met once uh uh after the

fire i i guess you're a little distracted sorry so you model me

no uh well not yet i hope to be though someday

You should have Cody bring you by sometime.

We'll take some test shots and see how you photograph. Really?

That'd be great.

Thank you. Thanks.

Who is it?

It's your sister. Put your clothes back on.

Hey, sister.

Don't you mean pimp?

You heard that, huh?

You

really

need to fix this place up.

I know.

What are you doing here?

Thought you were afraid of rats.

Do you have a minute to talk?

Sure. You want a beer?

Do you have a glass?

I'll drink it out of the bottle.

What's up?

I'm depressed.

Why?

You're asking me why?

That was a good follow -up question.

My lingerie line is in the shitter.

My romantic life is complicated, to say the least.

Two guys on the line, most people wouldn't think they had a problem. More

bounty of bootay.

They're both really great.

But I can't imagine myself staying up nights wondering if Rick's going to come

home alive.

Yeah. And then on the other hand, if I was to get serious with Jason, I'd

if he'd come home at all.

Yeah, he's not really a one -woman man.

Tell me about it.

What? Did something happen?

I thought you two were cool seeing other people.

What made it tolerable, at least for me, was the understanding that we'd be

discreet. That we wouldn't be in each other's faces about it.

He blew that out of the water when he slept with Vanessa.

Banged Vanessa.

Way too close to home for me.

I hear you.

I had bigger problems.

Had to keep a roof over my head.

I wish there was something I could do to help.

No,

there isn't.

Cracking me up helped.

You know what I do when I'm depressed?

What? I party.

Isn't that what we're doing right now?

No, I mean a real party.

What do people do when someone dies?

First they cry, but then they party.

You ever been to an Irish wake?

It's a sure cure for the dead person's blues.

I can't afford the refreshments.

I'm a little old for BYOB.

You could give away last year's lingerie samples as party favors.

That wouldn't cost you a thing.

Cody, you just gave me a great idea.

I could have a lingerie party.

Like Tupperware, but with underwear.

I could sell last year's samples for money, and maybe even enough to complete

the collection.

Yeah, that's what I meant.

Am I brilliant or what?

Totally.

Shit.

I'd have to pay the models. I don't have enough money.

Pay for them. Dude, between me and Russ, we have like five hot babes. I'll do it

for free.

Just gotta tell them it's an internship or something.

Another great idea from my brilliant little brother.

You're embarrassing me.

Sorry.

Thanks for the talk.

Anytime.

You really helped me. Get out of here.

Yeah, she did tell me for late.

Little brother rules.

Ta -da!

Wow.

It's great.

It's like a dream studio.

Isn't it?

Yeah. It makes our place in Seattle look like a garage apartment.

Huh? It wasn't that bad.

Do you miss it at all?

Do you want something to drink?

I have some wine over in the fridge.

So, who's the eye candy?

Huh?

Oh, just the model.

Yeah.

The model, eh? They're in and out of here all the time. Half -dressed? When

they're even dressed at all.

Jesus, why'd I even come out here?

I can't compete with a parade of nude hotties.

You don't have to.

You know I think you're gorgeous.

Not enough.

Obviously.

Josie, my moving here has nothing to do with us.

Okay, it has a little to do with us.

I felt hemmed in.

Ouch. You knew how much I wanted to be an actress, and you just kept pushing it

down. Pipe dream. It's not a pipe dream.

It's serious.

I just had an audition, and the director gave me a callback.

Really? For what?

It's this updated Macbeth set in New Jersey.

It's kind of a...

Sopranos meet Shakespeare sort of thing. And you would play?

I'd play Angie, so, a .k .a. Lady Macbeth.

So the director called and asked you back, huh?

No, well, he caught me watching the other auditions from the hallway.

Real classy, huh?

Well, he didn't seem to mind.

He told me I was talented, and then he asked me out for a cup of coffee.

Oh.

Yeah.

I knew I shouldn't have gotten involved with a bisexual.

I told him my girlfriend was in town, so I couldn't go.

He told me he respected my priorities.

He has the whole show to get in your pants.

God, I didn't even get Kathy in.

Junkie, did you come all the way down here just to get jealous?

Or can we have a nice time?

I came out here to try and get you to come back.

Obviously, it's a wasted trip.

I thought you'd be lost and lonely, not riding high.

But I'm happy for you.

I am.

Let's pick a view.

Yeah, well, it's a total lie.

I wish you were freaking miserable.

Josie, I'm staying put.

But, since you're here, can we still have a nice time?

Where's your roommate?

She's at a designer meeting.