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If I held my breath on you, I would have died a thousand times.

And if cheering was to show me how much you care, you'd probably swallow your

tongue by now.

All I'm trying to say, darling, is that you know very well that I left half of

you.

Just my tongue.

Bye, Charles.

Bye,

Charles.

banning the freedom to choose, criminalizing doctors, forcing survivors

and incest to leave their states to get the treatment they need.

Many of you in this chamber, and my credit says...

What happened?

I told Claire not to go on PMS. You gave up your source to the feds. I tried to

warn her. I told her. UVN is in free fall.

Stella is gone. 024 was a disaster.

And now, thanks to you, TMS has been raided. I did not have a choice.

I've been walking this tightrope with the feds for two years now.

Really? So you didn't think you should tell me that you were working with the

FBI when you came back?

What else are you hiding?

Are you wearing a wire right now?

Come on, Alex.

I think you and I actually both know deep down that this was a terrible idea.

So if you actually came here to submit your resignation, I accept.

That's not why you're here.

Chip and I found a whistleblower.

She worked at Martell Chemical.

She's been scared to come forward until now.

Well, you don't blame her.

Sources are not very safe in your hands.

You told me you would give me time to find a smoking gun. This woman is it.

can put together all the pieces of this investigation. I just, I have to get to

her before she changes her mind.

I'm this close to landing a presidential sit -down. I cannot have anything or

anyone fuck this up. Our source is in Belarus. She's hiding out with her

and she's agreed to talk to me, but I have to be in person.

Wait, I'm sorry. Did you just say Belarus?

And if I'm going to go, I...

I have to go under the auspices of the network. I need your authority to sign

off on it. You're the only one that knows about the investigation.

I made a list of things I need. I need a signature.

Belarus, are you kidding?

No.

Absolutely not.

You do not get my signature or my permission or my auspices.

If it were up to me, you wouldn't have a fucking job.

I know there is a cost to all of this. Wait, wait. Did you just call Claire a

cost?

You can't... You can't make me feel worse than I already feel.

If I can break this story, if I can help those people, then I can prove... Prove

what? That I'm on the right side of something.

A story is not going to save you, Bradley.

This is over.

People died.

And the network, the one that you're the face of, just looked the other way.

They actually actively buried a story, and they could have done the opposite.

How do you sleep at night? Me?

How do you sleep at night?

I don't.

Ton mari t 'a trompé.

Faut que tu débarrasses de lui maintenant.

Tu me donnes pas d 'ordre.

Papa a dit que si demain... J 'aime bien jouer les spires.

Rentre en France pendant qu 'il est encore temps.

T 'as peur que je te devance ? T 'en veux toujours plus, Céline.

On t 'a envoyé ici pour une raison.

Une seule.

Camoufler un scandale dans une usine chimique. Et c 'est ce que j 'ai fait.

Mais t 'as continué.

Tu devais faire ça discrètement et maintenant, avec toutes ces histoires,

fais remarquer.

Tu penses pas à la famille, tu penses qu 'à toi.

Le conseil d 'administration est sur le point de nommer un nouveau PDG.

Je suis à deux doigts de prendre le contrôle d 'un empire médiatique.

PDG et président du conseil.

On aura le contrôle total de l 'info.

Tu sais, on dit que quand on maîtrise ce que les gens perçoivent de l

'actualité, on a gagné la moitié de la bataille. Mais en fait, c 'est la guerre

qu 'on gagne.

Ah oui, c 'est comme quand tu as promis de flatter nos partenaires de Téhéran

avec ce sujet olympique émouvant. Je ne pouvais pas savoir que cette fille

allait faire défection. On est impliqués jusqu 'au cou dans ces jeux. Et j 'ai

aussi réglé ce problème.

Il y a les fournisseurs, il y a les stades, il y a les partenariats. Et la

? Ah, la Seine, c 'est mon petit hobby, ça.

Financer la grande dépollution.

Apparemment, c 'est toujours blindé de merde là -dedans. Occupe -toi déjà de la

nettoyer, la tienne de merde.

Hello?

Alex Levy?

Yes? We have your father here at a campus security holding cell. What are

talking about?

Public intoxication.

Oh, shit.

Oh, my God.

Can't you just put him in an Uber or something?

He needs to be picked up. There was an incident that we prefer not to press

charges on. What did he do?

Public urination is considered a lewd act under New York Penal Law Section...

Okay, okay, I'll be right there.

No, look, I'm completely fine.

All right, come on, this way. Here we go. Let's go this way, please.

Don't fuss. I'm not some crumbling fossil. Dad, I have to be up in three

I have a really huge day tomorrow. Listen, if I'm going to... I want to

my own bed, so I'll call a car.

Dad, you're here.

It's late.

Okay, let's just sleep this off. Let's go.

Okay? All right, well, look, listen.

I'm going to need a toothbrush for this little sleepover.

You got it.

And some water. Yes, yes, yes. And it'll leave. I've got it coming all for you.

This one is stunning.

Yeah, absolutely.

But come on.

This one.

It's adventurous, but with a deep inner life.

She's worried about this area.

Can't we see some other options? No, I hear you. I hear you. But this is the

wig, right?

You're right. And the right wig is going to get her the little gold man.

I'll take it over there.

I'll show her myself.

And she'll see.

Thanks, guys.

Or she won't.

Ma, hey. I was just going to call you.

Which Merrill wig do you prefer?

Silkwood, Prada, or Sophie's Choice? Which, incidentally, this is starting to

feel like right now.

I'm on the lot. I've got to lock it in.

Are you back in Los Angeles?

I'm in New York.

on the uh lot today but uh we've got some exteriors later this week i have to

talk to you younger meryl would be better but any meryl really i'm not

for switzerland i'm going to take things in my own hands mom i'm sorry i didn't

call you back last night i had a major hair department crisis and i had to de

-escalate but i will swing by later today and it's going to be i put the

the medicine cabinet and my dirty towels in the fridge i'm losing it My brain

was my one constant, and now... Okay, stop.

I know that this is stressful.

It's scary.

Yesterday, I almost hit the neighbor's child backing out of the driveway.

I was within inches.

I can't live like this.

I need to do this before I can't. Before I have an around -the -clock nurse who

has to change my diaper.

Mom, we talked about this.

Corey, I've gotten the pills.

I've organized everything so you won't have to do a thing.

I'm going to end my life.

Today.

I love you.

Don't do anything until I get there.

Here.

Fuck.

Dad?

Dad? You're fucking kidding me.

God damn it.

Get TMS to pull my interviews of Obama and RBG. There should be a link ready.

And, oh, don't forget to get their coffee orders organized.

Don't go to the bitter place. Go to the place that has that little, they put

foam and they'll face it. Are you okay?

Why? No, you just, you seem a little stressed.

Yeah. Well, I had an incident with my father last night, and now he's missing.

Oh, the pee thing.

Did you see that video?

No.

A little.

Yes. I'm going to get your coffee. Thank you. Okay.

You could co -chair the campaign.

I can't be so front -facing, but we'll find the perfect person.

Why New Jersey?

I have a place on the shore.

The Democrats going down in the corruption scandal, which opens a path

independent.

Oh, Alex.

Sorry, I didn't realize you were... I'll come back. We are done.

Good morning, bro.

Nice to leave you. Always a pleasure.

It is a pleasure.

How are you holding up?

Um... It's all so public.

I'm sorry. He went upstate for a little while.

And we keep missing each other.

So I think I have some good news for you.

I'm meeting with the press team from the White House.

Biden hasn't done a long form in months.

We could have a lot of eyeballs on it.

Excellent. We need a win. We're the last two standing. Like at the end of a

disaster movie.

Exactly.

Try not to let the other stuff get you down.

Thank you.

Oh.

Good luck with your father.

You saw that?

Hard to miss.

Parents are tricky.

Yeah.

Hi. Hi.

Yeah, so I found your dad. Oh, God, where?

Alexandra.

What are you doing here?

Well, I can't cower in a cupboard while my reputation's being trampled on the

foot. Remy, please give us a second. These ridiculous accusations of literary

theft are a malicious lie, a takedown, and now another insignificant incident

blown entirely out of proportion.

Lewd acts does not sound great.

Hyperbole. You peed on Paul Revere.

It was Nathan Hale. Please, can we talk about this later? I have a very, very

big day today. Put me on your show.

Give me the chance to vindicate myself, to tell my side of the story, to explain

that the free exchange of ideas is essential to any substantive

debate and in no way approaches the threshold of plagiarism.

Dad, I can't do that.

They're trying to remove me from the very department I created. The least you

can do, Alexandra, is to help. Okay, you want my advice?

Here's my advice to you. I would go away, I would disappear, wait till

moves on.

Move on where?

Academia's in free fall.

University presidents have been hauled before Senate subcommittees, students

sleeping in tents in the quad.

While rigorous debate, actual critical thinking has gone the way of the dodo.

I could have helped fix all this nonsense. I still can. Just give me a

make my case.

I can't. I cannot put you on my show. Charlie Rose is always happy to have me.

In the 90s. And I don't think Charlie Rose is a very compelling character

witness these days. You have exacerbated the situation because of your profile.

Therefore, it is incumbent on you to help fix it.

I am securing an interview with the President of the United States. I

Do this right now. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a

child.

Dad, I'm sorry.

One traffic ticket later, here I am.

The Hitler youth cop said I did a California role.

Which, you know, of course I'm gonna... Forget it. I'm here.

So, Leon Irwin, my personal attorney, will have all the paperwork ready for

Oh, wow. Leon the lawyer. That's a sitcom.

I've made it as simple as I could. I just had to sign.

I left a list of all the people you need to call.

With their numbers.

On the kitchen table.

Simple. Your death, paperwork.

Got it.

What do you want to order for lunch?

All I ask is that you're gone when the coroner arrives tonight at nine.

This is still illegal.

And the last thing I would want is for you to get implicated in a crime.

Okay, sure. Well, this sounds great.

You're going to illegally kill yourself.

Mom, can we actually talk about this now?

What do you mean?

You're not going to do this.

You know this.

I know this.

You're upset.

I get it. But let's just talk about it, okay? We'll figure it out together.

This isn't the kind of thing you just do.

And damn you for dumping this shit on me today. You tell me that this is just a

ploy to get your only and favorite son back into the house, and I will forgive

you. Tell me that you're sad. Tell me that you need something.

I'm glad you came.

Hey, you want to meet a movie star in Rhinebeck?

We'll make a road trip out of it. Or we can head down the Hudson. Yes, we'll hit

Manhattan, see a show. Let's find a play with the worst possible reviews.

I have made my decision.

Well, I can still make one.

Now, you can be here, or you can get the paperwork later.

Either way, this is what's going to happen today.

Used to be you'd try out new material on campus.

Now, they all got cell phones and boom, one anti -woke joke. You're done. You're

canceled. It's killing comedy.

I mean, yeah, yeah.

Oh, my God. You still do the comic circuit. I do, yeah. No, I mean, you

accept that what's funny is going to change, you know, just evolve with the

time. These kids, they don't know the difference between a joke and reality.

Yeah, but, okay, well, do you remember that Bill Cosby had that whole set about

drugging and assaulting women? It turns out it wasn't such a joke. I do want to

talk about some Cosby.

I don't know if I do. But first, we got to pay the bills. You going to let me

plug my tour date? Well, you sure will right after the break.

And stay tuned for the shitstorm in the Seine. You hear about this? No.

They spent all this money on cleaning the caca out of the river in Paris for

Olympics. Well, I love a good poop story.

Be right back with the scat.

Hey, can I help you? You know, it so happens that I'm a constitutional

of some around, specializing in the First Amendment.

I could contribute to your discussion.

We don't do unsolicited guests.

No drive -by. No, these same students you speak of are trying to destroy me.

For a crime I did not commit.

And now, to further ridicule and shame me, they've publicized a little video of

me relieving myself in close proximity to our national hero.

You're Alex Levy's father?

Yes, I am.

Hey, we're back in 60.

Why don't you come have a seat?

The focus will be on the state of women's rights post -2020, reproductive

care, bodily autonomy, pay equity.

My interview with Kamala on gun violence scored huge numbers, especially in the

core demo.

And you just talked to me about timing, and we will roll this out around any

important speeches or events.

That sounds good.

Mm -hmm.

These days, young people don't seem to realize the privileges they have. They

take them for granted. They don't recognize that they stand on the

the generations that came before.

Maybe instead of canceling us, they should thank us. Hallelujah. I love a

who's not afraid to speak his mind, irregardless of the consequences. No,

no, no, no, no, no.

Irregardless. is not a real word.

The prefix IR denotes a negation. So in this, and, well, frankly, in any other

context, regardless will suffice.

Schooled. And it won't all be softballs, but it will be fair.

No Hunter, no Trump trial, abortion, and the Supreme Court obviously are all on

the table. And I would like 30 minutes.

10. 20.

12. 15. 12.

12 on a walk and talk.

We can do that.

We'll get back to you with some days.

Yes. Why don't you keep open the first two weeks of July? We will make it all

work.

Absolutely. This is fantastic, Riley. Thanks so much for coming in. Thank you.

So great.

I want to get canceled nowadays.

Oh, you ask me.

I mean, this is a new thing, but I tell you it was... Stop. Cut it.

Okay, we're off. What is going on in here? You finally made it through the

You forgot to tell me your dad is brilliant.

I thought you were going home. You've just interrupted a very interesting

conversation. I'm sure.

But let's go. It's time to leave.

Oh, well, Mr. Hartman, it's been a pleasure.

You're welcome back anytime, sir. I would love to get your take on the right

bear arms.

Oh, the Second Amendment. No, no, no, no, no, no. One simple sentence, three

confounding commas. We could do all series.

None of this is happening.

None of this is happening. Let's go.

And you should have asked me before you put my father on your show. Oh, I didn't

know I needed a permission flip.

Just, you know, common decency, a little respect.

Decency and respect.

Yeah, it's rich coming from you. Dad, let's go, please.

You know, let me work this out. When a guy ghosts after sex, he's a dick, but

when women do it, it's like, what, feminism or something?

Listen, whatever occurred between us, let's just keep it between us. Oh, yeah,

yeah, let's talk about us. Dad, let's just get out of here, please. She has a

terrible time with men. Oh, my God, we're...

Now listen, I tell you, why don't we just settle down? I think

I did very well, actually.

Okay, it's the White House, Dad, so please.

Riley! Oh my gosh, it was so lovely to see you today. You know, I was actually

thinking, I know we discussed the Blue Room, but I'm wondering if...

Maybe the Roosevelt might be better.

What do you mean it's not going to happen?

Timing? I can be to D .C. within two hours' notice.

I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.

It's your father, the thing in the Post this morning, his rant on that podcast.

It doesn't help the ageist narrative we're fighting against with our guy.

Sorry, Alex.

I understand. Thank you.

Well, now that you'll have some... Don't, please.

Charlie, will you please take him home?

84th and Central Park West. Thank you.

Weeks.

Weeks of a... carefully orchestrated negotiation and one day you just blew it

up.

Don't you ever slam a door in my face again.

Ever. I'm your father.

Don't you ever just barge into my apartment like that again. Jesus!

Where are you going? I'm going to get some air.

Weeks of negotiation?

Try 50 years of service in academia, and for what?

You've cost me my legacy.

I did not ask you to plagiarize anything.

I did not plagiarize. Will you please get that into your face? Oh, come on,

didn't listen. I told you to go home, and you didn't. And you fucked me, and

fucked my interview.

Oh, still blaming everybody else for your own failures, are you? Oh, excuse

I do not do that. That is not true.

And the only person I actually feel like a failure around is you, ever since I

was a little kid.

God, isn't the statute of limitations up on your poor old childhood? Do you

remember what you would do to me at dinner every night? You would quiz me on

current events and obscure literature. I was training your brain to think. And

no matter what I said... Trust me. I scoured the news. I scoured every book

your library.

And no matter what, you just dismissed me. I was testing you. I never dismissed

you. You just did it. You just did it right there. You just dismissed the idea

of you dismissing me. Good thing you never went into the law because your

arguments are not... Got it. Not smart.

I know. I'm not smart enough. I'm not academic enough. I'm just not enough.

It's true that...

In those days, you were not exceptionally incisive. All you wanted

impress your sycophantic co -eds that you would bring over.

Here's the brilliant professor saddled with this simple daughter.

But you know what? I actually wasn't simple.

I was a ten -year -old.

And I still cleaned out your dirty ashtrays, cleared the table, did the

Just you and me.

And yet, every time you were around, I felt...

I felt more alone than I ever felt when I actually was alone.

I do not blame Mom for leaving you for one minute. Don't you talk about your

mother. I know. We don't talk about Mom. I get it. I remember.

But I don't understand.

She was my mother, and you just erased her.

You just took her pictures down. You threw her clothes away, and you pushed

And you pushed her.

And every memory of her out of the house.

And I don't know why.

I never pushed her.

You don't know what... You're too young. You don't understand. You don't know

anything. I do know this. You didn't parent me.

I raised myself.

I gave up all manner of things for you.

What great sacrifices. Tell me. I would love to know what great sacrifices you

made. I'm dying to hear this.

My wife.

I... Lost my wife.

You want to talk about your mother?

Okay.

Fine. What do you want to know about her?

She was a true original.

She knew the lyrics to every song. She did the crossword in ink.

She loved to dance and she made the best martini. We had a great life.

I didn't want anything to change it.

She'd always gone on about having a child.

The only thing she'd ever asked for was... Was me.

No, I wanted her to be happy.

And she was. She was so happy being pregnant.

Then she gave birth and... The hospital, she wouldn't even hold you.

It was like she fell down a well.

It doesn't matter what it was called.

What difference does it make?

It makes all the difference in the world.

My entire life, I thought Mom left because of you, because you're so

I didn't know she was struggling. Why wouldn't you tell me this?

Well, there you are.

Now you know.

I mean, I'd come home in the evening and she'd be staring at the ceiling and

you'd be screaming in a filthy nappy for God knows how long.

I mean, I'd try to get her better, take care of you both, but...

Then one day she just up and left.

Leaving me with this messy child I didn't want in the first place.

Oh, my God.

A child who looked like her spitting image.

Okay, Dad, stop.

Just stop for a second, please.

You blame me for Mom leaving.

You've resented my entire existence from the day I was born.

It didn't really matter.

All of the things that I tried to do to get you to see me.

My grades.

My recitals and my career.

How does it really matter?

Dad, do you know how badly I wanted to be somebody

that you could love?

I know you talk about your legacy, Dad, but you... I didn't cost you your

legacy.

It's me.

I was a septic skeptic. We can't desalinate the ocean. How are we going

the literal shit out of the dirtiest river in Europe? It's a good question.

But I've talked to some scientists. Really?

Are they real ones or just women on OnlyFans who wear glasses?

Apparently, the new technology that they pioneered in the Paris cleanup was

revolutionary. I love a good French revolution.

And it's cleaner than Poland Springs now.

Really? Is that so?

Liberté, égalité, and most definitely fraternité.

You're not going to drink that.

He's drinking it. Okay.

I need you to do something for me.

Well, that's funny.

I didn't realize we were asking favors. If that's the case, I'd kindly ask you

not to kill yourself. How's that?

I'm asking you to listen.

Hey, let me tell you this. If this is one of those fucking last rights

situation, you can count me out. I'm not interested. So I'm not going to co

-sign onto this death sequence. You understand?

That answer is no. It's no, no, no, and no.

Corey. We didn't even go to Antarctica.

What? Yeah, you promised me. After we saw March of the Penguins.

Because you said...

You wanted to go to Antarctica before you died, and I said yes.

Even though that was the last thing I wanted to do, go freeze my ass off to

watch a bunch of birds who can't even fucking fly squawking on shit -covered

ice. I told you that I would go on the only cruise I'd ever go on because I

wanted to be with you. Oh.

I did. I don't know why. It's stupid.

But you promised me. You made a promise, Mom.

Yep. And I was really looking forward to it. I can book the tickets right now.

We could go. You have to listen to me.

Everything I did, I did for you.

From the moment I first had you, that surge of love went straight to my bones.

You looked at me with those dark, pensive eyes.

Nothing else mattered.

I...

from anyone and anything, no matter what. I don't want to hear my fucking

Cora, you have to listen to me.

You were... You are the greatest thing I've ever done.

All I ever wanted was for you to succeed.

Be happy.

I... I have to...

tell you something.

I need to... You need to what?

You need to what?

You need to what?

I need to... see

the wig.

Okay.

You're going to love this movie.

She's a private investigator with a past. She's beautiful. She doesn't know

Just kidding. She knows it. Of course she knows it. She absolutely knows it.

Look at her.

She's a former district attorney.

Who are oftentimes political shills without a moral center.

That's right. She is a former fascist.

district attorney who blew the case of a lifetime.

You know, it's one of those cases where the criminal dodges prison on some kind

of technicality. We call that a constitutional violation, honey. A

constitutional violation. So here she is, and she has been haunted by it,

followed her around. So now she's burnt out. She's a burnt out former district

attorney turned private investigator.

And then she gets this sexy new client who's accused of murdering his wife.

And at first she doesn't trust him because, well, he has a... Beard. A

obviously. And so that leads to a fight. He says some terrible things.

She leaves in a huff and she thinks, fuck this, I'm not going to do this

And then she stops.

She turns around and she says, my favorite line in the entire movie. And I

made the writer put it in because, of course, she doesn't know how women

actually talk.

She turns around, and she says, Mom.

Mom?

This call has been forwarded to voicemail. The person you're trying to

unavailable. At the tone, please record your message.

Hey!

It's me.

What are you doing right now?

Huh? Let's go skiing!

Coring. Wow.

You look like shit.

It's a long story.

I got this one from Columbia House.

You didn't have that in France? You guys have Columbia House?

Maison de Columbia.

No? In the 80s and 90s, we had an institution called

Columbia House, which was a mail -order CD club that was catering mostly to

teenagers who had no fucking money. They would say, sign up. We'll send you free

CDs. All of the free CDs, they were shitty CDs.

That was the con.

We just kept ordering.

Not mine. The American Dream.

We would just sift through all the shit until finally we would land some good

music like Iggy or Led Zeppelin or, oh, on the very rare occasion, Smith's

album. Just on the off chance that a girl might cross the threshold, the

virginal, virginal threshold of my childhood bedroom.

The rest of our lives would never compare to the healthy young days when

all the music we ever wanted in the mail for pennies.

Along with the days of Columbia House.

When I thought my parents were embarrassing, they knew everything, and

always be around.

Yeah, constant.

Like... The Northern Star.

Constantly in the darkness.

Where's that at?

If you want me, I'll be at the bar.

Are you alright?

Yeah, this feels really good. You should try it.

You've reached Bradley Jackson.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

Bradley, you were right.

I've been doing a lot of thinking.

Of course I will support your travel.

I will. Just, honey, open the door. Come on.

Hey.

What are you doing here? Where's Bradley?

She went to Belarus.

Of course she did.

Um, she was supposed to check in with me every three hours. It's been six.

I called my contact at the IMF.

They think she's being detained.

We know what they do to journalists over there.

I'm so high.