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You think you got it, but how do you dump me?

You think you know how to dump that and show me yours?

Yes, you've got to show me your...

I haven't checked the pH balance. That's what we hired you for.

Yeah.

Bad news, Kate.

Alfred Kenzie died.

In 1956.

Not that one.

This one.

Sushi, anyone?

You're the sex doctors, right?

That's us.

And it's 50 bucks for a story?

Right. And you are... In a hurry.

Okay.

It was quick.

It was hot.

I got off. He got off.

And not a word that spoke.

There you go. So, who's got the cash?

Oh, um, Andrea.

Twenty seconds isn't enough to work on.

Really? Well, what do you need to know?

Who was he?

I didn't catch his name.

How did you meet?

On the street.

He approached you, you approached him.

Well, okay. I was walking along, and I saw him,

and I decided to play my following game with him.

You follow a strange man and pick them up? No. Well, not normally.

This is the only time I actually met someone doing this.

Why don't you tell us how it works?

So you're out somewhere, you see someone you like the look of, you just sort of

secretly tail them.

Sounds a bit like stalking. Oh, come on.

That's creepy.

I only follow them once, and I don't follow them home.

What I do is more like taking a picture of someone when they're unaware.

You know, they're beautiful, and I don't know they're being watched.

What was different about the guy you hooked up with?

Him?

He got wise to me.

Dad took the game to a whole new level. He let you follow him.

It was a total turn on.

He knew, and I knew that he knew.

So now there's two of us wondering, where's this game going to go?

And then...

He turned the corner up ahead, and I stopped.

Maybe that was far enough.

Then I thought, what happens if I turn the corner?

What do I miss if I don't?

I guess I'm the type of person to turn the corner.

And there he was, waiting for me.

Marshall?

And he said, Kate?

David's holding for you?

Uh, tell him I'll call back.

He said it's urgent.

Um, I'm sorry. I better take this.

I'm sorry, Andrea.

It's okay.

David, is something wrong?

Definitely.

Because the sun is shining.

And there is this warm breeze blowing in off the Pacific.

And I've got a few days off, so I thought maybe you could fly down on

Friday, as in two days from now?

That's pretty short notice.

Kitty Kate, throw caution to the wind.

Because I'm in this perfect hotel with this perfect bed.

And it's on this perfect beach, and it all has your name on it.

See, what we've got here is a classic case of ick.

Ick? Yeah, it's an infection the fish get when they get stressed out. I really

like your hair today.

So you're saying the big one died because he was stressed out?

Yeah, it's exhausting being the alpha male.

Are you fine?

Yeah, that's been my observation as I watch them wear themselves out kicking

sand in my face.

Andrea left.

Yeah, she was rushing off to some focus group. Another 50 bucks for her opinion

on beer or something.

So we're all in a day's work.

I think she was test driving some new medication, too.

So, I guess we find out if what they say about cichlids is true.

What's that?

When an oversized male dies, there are 10 % of the male population.

One of the little guys gets a chance to grow eight times his size.

Nature gives him the nod.

New bully in the schoolyard.

Stand -up biology. You should take it on the road.

You think we make these rules?

It's a law of nature.

When any big kahuna leaves, an overlooked male rises to take his place.

So size does matter.

No, it's not that. Nature abhors a vacuum.

Even in your absent boyfriend's fish tank. I think Stella was right. Could

fly me a flight to Oaxaca for this Friday?

Oaxaca? As in Mexico?

You're going to Mexico?

My absent boyfriend invited me.

Another theory down the tube?

No, there was something about Friday.

I didn't know Tony was coming by.

Hey, Tony.

Kate.

Hello, you.

So, are you excited about the big interview?

What interview?

Ben didn't tell you?

That was the something.

Your interview with Vanity Fair.

Vanity Fair is interviewing us?

They're doing an article on the rise of sexperts. Tony insisted we were.

The writer flies in on Friday.

This Friday?

Yes. David invited me to Mexico for this Friday. You could have told me.

Kate, I found you a flight.

Kate, Mexico will be there next weekend.

But David won't. So go then.

Are you giving me permission?

Kate, do I book it or what?

Was he angry?

David doesn't get angry. He gets diplomatic, which is worse.

I never would have promised him if Ben had bothered to tell me. He flipped his

mind. It happens.

No.

Something's weird with him and Tony.

Like they're hoarding information, already planning a sequel without me.

You think I'm being paranoid.

You know what I think?

I think you are going to be in Vanity Fair.

It is kind of a coup, isn't it? It is.

You know what?

Mexico sounded nice, but I'm so caught up in my work, I didn't want to tear

myself out of the groove.

Especially with Marshall turning up in your fantasies.

Don't twist it around.

I was picturing this following game, and Marshall just popped into my head.

And is Marshall doing more popping than David these days?

I should have gone to Mexico.

See you back.

Guilty talk.

No, it's not.

Well, I mean, I do feel guilty for not feeling guilty.

Maybe David's leaving was meant to happen.

Now you sound like Marshall.

Nothing's meant to happen here. All I mean is that it is a chance to figure

what you really want.

I want David.

And what happens when you turn a corner and Marshall is waiting there for real?

Look at you.

Hey.

Buddhist and a carpenter.

Here to sign off for yoga lesson?

Oh, that's brilliant. Now you can charge money to get women all bent out of

shape.

Into shape, baby.

A lot of money in the mind -body problem these days. This is my second studio.

So the path to enlightenment is paid with gold, huh?

Look, when that money comes in, I'm going to pay you back every cent.

Marshall, forget the money.

That's not why I'm here.

Not here for a class. Not here for the money.

Maybe you should try and kiss me again.

Actually, I just want it clear that we're finished.

Despite the kiss.

I took your word, Kate.

Figured you meant goodbye.

I did.

But this town's big enough for us to be friends in, isn't it?

We're friends now, just...

Not the kind who see each other.

More like the kind who see each other somewhere, just wave a knot.

I think it's better that way.

Don't you?

Sure, if that's what you need.

I think it's what we both need.

Look, I'm going to leave you to it.

Peace, Catherine.

Peace.

So now there's two of us wondering, where's this game going to go?

And then he turned the corner up ahead and I thought, maybe that was far

Then I thought, what happens if I turn the corner?

What do I miss if I don't?

I guess I'm the type of person to turn the corner.

And there he was, waiting for me.

And he said, Kate, David's holding for you.

I'm sorry. I better take this.

I'm sorry, Andrea.

It's okay.

Should we wait for her? I have a feeling she'll be a while.

Jerk. Let me ask you.

Didn't you feel you were taking a huge risk turning that corner?

It could have been dangerous.

Exactly. It could have been dangerous.

I don't know.

Who wants to live their life like that, though?

A subject tells their story. What happens next?

We put on the boxing gloves and... Dr.

Chase and I discuss its underlying meaning.

Can you give me an example?

How about the following game? We haven't debriefed on that.

A woman made a game out of tailing men around town, sort of an interactive way

you're attracted to the beauty of strangers.

Until she crossed the line and had sex with one of them.

You could say she tasted blood.

Brace yourself for more hunting analogies.

The hunt for a mate and the hunt for prey involve a lot of the same methods.

Okay, but in this case, your hero, the alpha male, was the hunted, so square

that. Here they go.

Once Andrea's quarry got wise to her, he started leading, the rules changed.

From your so -called hunt into a mating dance.

I think that she was looking for a missing part of herself.

For who she is when she confronts her fears and moves beyond them.

Our confessors are confronting their deepest fears, their deepest needs.

They're the ones who are brave enough to act on their desires.

To write a new script for themselves. Whereas I, Ben and I, we're bystanders.

Observers.

No cut, no glory.

All glory, I think, once the book comes out.

Do these erotic stories have any effect on your own relationship?

We don't have a relationship outside of this project.

If you don't mind my saying, you both have a certain couple vibe.

No. No, we don't.

We have a friendly...

Professional relationship.

And a mutual passion for the work. I mean, you can see why I brought them

together.

Hmm. So, after a hard day at the office, is there a special someone lucky

enough to share your findings with?

There is for Kate.

Whereas Ben keeps his private life private.

It's all cleared up, so you're back in business. Now we're just going to have

wait and see which one nature favors.

Can you tell which one's going to be?

It's hard to say.

Inner Russell Crowe lurks within each one of them.

Whoever it is is going to get all the babes and most of the food in the tank.

I see.

And that's why you should never overlook the little guys.

Yeah, you know what? The big ones are kind of ugly.

My point exactly.

You were great, guys. Thanks.

Thank you.

I'll give you a lift to the airport.

You are perfect. So provocative.

So, another day done. Anyone want to grab a drink?

Can I see you in my office?

I could do a drink.

I don't think so, Ethel.

Ben? Uh -oh, emphatic use of name.

Are you sleeping with Tony?

A little.

What happened to boundaries?

That was my next question.

Like you said, I keep my private life private.

Not sure how this is your issue.

Let me see if I can help you out there.

Could it possibly be an issue that we're both under contract to Tony?

Could it be that if you go down when it's over, I will get dragged down with

you? Kate, this isn't some big threat to our project.

Tony and I are merely satisfying a mutual curiosity.

And it doesn't bother you that she's married?

She's been separated for months, so a lecture on cheating doesn't apply here.

Obviously, it didn't apply to your own marriage either.

You don't know anything about my marriage.

I'm sorry, I was...

Trying to make a point about professional ethics, I didn't mean to

But you did. So, you might as well know that it was Simone who cheated on me.

With my old department head, which is why I slugged the guy and got myself

from McGill.

Happy now?

Wow, you keep a mean secret.

I just assumed that... It was easier for all concerned.

Especially Simone.

Very old school of you, taking the rap.

I hope that doesn't mean you'll stop thinking the worst of me.

I don't want to think the worst of you, Ben.

I know you don't want to, Kate, but maybe you need to.

Do you think it's true?

It's one of those things he says to get under my skin.

Of course I don't need to think the worst of him. And are you thinking the

of him a lot?

No, if you're suggesting I'm thinking of Ben Chase in any way except as a

callee. No, of course not. You are far too busy thinking about Marshall.

No, Marshall is in the past. Trust me.

I'll trust you if you trust you.

Seriously, it's done. We've cleared the air and we decided it's best to be

friends who keep their distance.

Good for you. And where does that leave you on the David part?

I don't know. When I want to see him, I can't. And when he wants to see me...

You don't.

Sorry, can't.

So you've never had second thoughts about Mary and Gavin?

Never's a pretty high standard.

Oh, I forgot to tell you, I played the following game.

Oh, my God, you followed somebody?

It was Gavin.

Oh. Well, no, listen, I was on my way home.

I saw him going out, so I decided I would just follow him, see where he

And? Well, you know how health conscious he is? Mm -hmm. First off, he makes a

corner store where he buys a pack of cigarettes.

He's a secret smoker? Not anymore.

When I was following him, it was like he was this mysterious stranger that I

knew nothing about.

Someone new, someone I could start fresh with.

Ben would say that the problem with love is that it's an impossible ideal. We

crave a soulmate for the heart so that we're never alone, and someone new for

the body so that we're never bored. Sounds like something you'd say.

Oh, my God. What?

It's him. Who?

That guy.

I keep seeing him around. Like, I think he works in the area.

You think so?

Oh, God, I completely forgot. I'm sorry. I'll be right there.

Kate, I got to go. Oh, yeah. No, no, of course.

Don't lose him on my account.

I'm not going to keep following him. If you say so.

I'm not going to keep following him. If you say so. Listen, I'm just saying, do

what you have to do.

Apply to David or not, Marshall or not.

It's your life, but it is my entertainment.

What happens if I turn the corner?

What do I miss if I don't?

When I

was following him, it was like he was this mysterious stranger that I knew

nothing about.

Someone new.

And when I can start rapping.

God. Yes?

I thought you were... It is

you, isn't it?

Kate, I... Hello, Kate.

Are you joining us?

I don't think so.

Because we can get a bigger table.

Oh, no, that's all right. I've got a lot to do.

You enjoy yourselves.

You too.

See you later.

You think you got it, but how do you stump me?

You think you're so hot, well, don't die and show me yours.

Oh, yeah, you got to show me yours.