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Previously,
on Little Fires Everywhere...
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Wow.
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Rent is $300 a month,
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water and power included.
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You rented to a homeless person.
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Did you even have time
to check her references?
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You know, I've been meaning
to hire someone for my house.
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Just to do a little light cleaning.
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Yeah, I don't do that.
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- Moody.
- Pearl.
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This was a mistake.
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- We should go.
- What?
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I-I'm tired of, of moving around,
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of going wherever you want to go
whenever you want to go there.
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I'd like to help you in your household
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if the offer still stands.
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Sure.
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I was calling about
your former tenant, Mia Warren.
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I've never met a Mia Warren in my life.
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Oh, hi, sweet Pearl.
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You got to go.
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Hi, beautiful.
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Did you have a good sleep?
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Yeah, yeah?
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Come here.
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Hi, hi, what?
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It's okay. Yeah.
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All right.
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- Thank you.
- Mmhmm. Of course.
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Not just for this.
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For letting us stay.
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Mwah. Come on.
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7:30, time to get this show on the road.
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- Honey, your coffee.
- Thank you.
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Lunches.
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Where's your sister?
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Your guess is as good as mine.
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Isabelle. First day of school photo.
Everybody outside.
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Can we hurry, please?
I won't get a spot on the Oval.
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Yes, let me just smooth
out the back, okay?
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- Does it look okay?
- Oh, it looks gorgeous.
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You ready?
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Trip, what are you doing? Stop.
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- Do you want me to kick you?
- Isabelle, hurry up!
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- Boys, take it outside.
- Trip!
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- Stop, Trip, put me down.
- Have you spoken with her yet?
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- I-I-I will, honey.
- Today's her first day, right?
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- Yes.
- We can't have somebody
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working here with
an illegitimate reference,
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'cause the next thing
you know, she's gonna slip
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and fall her way into a lawsuit.
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I know, I said I would talk to
her first thing, and I will.
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Izzy, it's time to go.
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- I'll see you tonight?
- Uh-huh.
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I'm probably just gonna go
to Moody's after school.
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Yeah, I'm actually gonna see you there,
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because I'm doing
some work for his family.
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What?
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What do you mean?
What... what kind of work?
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Well, we're actually figuring it out.
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But I don't want you to be late.
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Your first day of school.
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O-okay.
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Love you.
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Love you, too.
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Okay, everybody get together.
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One, two, three. Big smiles.
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Everybody pretend you like each other.
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Big smiles, Isabelle.
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You're making this take forever.
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You look like you're
at an execution, honey.
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Yeah, that would be way easier.
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What? What is the matter?
What's the attitude?
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Hey.
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I don't want to go.
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Oh, honey, it's gonna be okay.
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Your brothers and sister,
they thrive there.
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- How do you know?
- Hi, Pearl, hi.
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- Hi.
- What if I don't, Mom?
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You will, you will, I promise.
Just one picture.
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Everybody. Moody,
put your arm around her.
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Cheer her up a little bit.
Okay, here we go.
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One, two, three.
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Everybody just smile quick.
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- All right, and Pearl, pop in for one.
- Mom.
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- Oh, no, I don't have to.
- Come on.
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Get between the boys.
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- Okay.
- Right in there in the middle.
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Get right in there, perfect.
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I want to see joy on three, okay?
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- One, two, three.
- Joy.
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Ready?
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Yeah.
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New computer lab.
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Everybody's excited. It's got dial-up.
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- Wait, really?
- Yeah.
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Uh, there's a batting cage in the gym.
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- Uh, cafeteria's upstairs.
- Got it.
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We have an awesome planetarium.
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- Wait, there's a planetarium?
- Yeah.
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- See you guys.
- Okay, bye.
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How long have they been going out?
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Long enough for Lexie to
have their wedding planned.
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♪ U-N-I-T-Y, you go,
come on, here we go ♪
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♪ U-N-I-T-Y, you got to let him know ♪
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♪ Black woman,
you ain't a bitch or a ho ♪
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♪ Here we go, U-N-I-T-Y ♪
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♪ You got to let him know, U-N-I-T-Y ♪
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♪ You go, come on,
here we go, U-N-I-T-Y ♪
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♪ I hit the bottom, there ain't
nowhere else to go but up ♪
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And I know this is a lot.
You don't have to remember everything.
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We basically have all
our classes together, so...
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You okay?
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Yeah, yeah, I, um, I just remembered
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that I have to stop
by the guidance office.
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All right.
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Do you know what my mom
is doing at your house?
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Have you ever heard of a house manager?
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No.
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Me neither.
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You could do the shopping
and the cooking.
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Deal with any spare dishes
that... that come up.
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I can definitely do the
shopping and the meals.
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Great, um, we also host a lot of events.
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I like to have fundraisers at the house.
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Sometimes Bill's colleagues come over.
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Oh, tomorrow night,
I'm having a book club.
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Oh, that would be so helpful if
you could help me put out the food
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and, and the drinks and then,
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maybe stay and replenish as...
as the party goes on.
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I'd actually pay you extra
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if you would read the book for me.
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I'm just teasing.
It's, um, it's not even really a book.
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It's a play.
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It's worse than a play. It's monologues.
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None of this group of women
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wants to talk about people's
private areas, having a conversation.
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Except for my friend who chose the book
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because, I mean, she's a gynecologist.
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But you'd think after
talking about them all day,
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you would think that she
wouldn't want to discuss...
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Anything else?
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Um...
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Yes, uh...
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Actually, no,
I-I think that's, that's all.
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Okay, then I'll see you this afternoon.
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What, wait, this afternoon?
You... you can't start now?
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Mornings are when I do
my best work creatively
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and I have those three
nights at Lucky Palace, so...
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Afternoons are my window.
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I just hate the idea of dirty
dishes sitting around all day.
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If I don't prioritize my art,
I don't complete anything.
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And it's the bulk of my income.
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Oh, oh.
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Well, we'll try it and see.
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Okay.
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I will see you in a few hours.
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Let me know if you have
any requests for dinner.
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Thank you.
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Why didn't I just...
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I, I talked to someone
about this over the summer,
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but they said I had to
work it out in person.
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I've already taken Geometry,
so I-I wanted to see about Algebra 2.
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You know, when kids
commute here from Cleveland,
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they often think they can
handle more than they can.
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I live in Shaker.
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Let's see here.
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This is your third high school
and you're only a sophomore?
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Mm-hmm. We move around a lot.
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Ah. Army brat?
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No. No, my mom's an artist.
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What does your dad do?
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Look, Shaker isn't like
your other schools.
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You need a lot of support at home.
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Better to succeed in
a regular level course
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than to fall behind in an advanced one.
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But I've already taken it.
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Mm, parts of it. Different schools.
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Now, can I help you with anything else?
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Uh, subsidized lunch forms?
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Yeah.
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- Yeah, I need the forms.
- Okay.
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Is something burning?
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Oh. Sorry, I-I knocked.
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Can I help you?
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Yes, I forgot to give
you the keys to the house
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and um, money for the groceries.
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- Okay.
- Okay.
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Um, I-the place looks great.
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Actually, the reason that I came by was
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because I called the person
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that you listed as
your previous landlord,
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and, strangely,
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he didn't seem to know you.
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Huh.
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Well, the numbers must
have gotten mixed up.
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Well, um, I would really
appreciate it if you could get me
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the un-mixed up numbers.
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Yeah, no problem.
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Wonderful.
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Well, I'll let you get back to work.
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- Okay.
- Oh, um...
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I was thinking brisket tonight.
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It's just easy.
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I'll see you later.
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Fuck.
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Ugh, stop.
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Please, stop.
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Jessica,
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are you deliberately trying
to sabotage this orchestra?
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Izzy, show her how it's done.
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Stand up.
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Oh, shit, Ellen's coming out again.
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Richardson, line three.
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Thank you.
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Elena Richardson.
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Hi, this is David Carter.
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I'm calling regarding Mia Warren.
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Oh, um, I'm sorry.
I wasn't expecting your call, I...
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Mia was great. Model tenant.
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Barely knew she was there.
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Those are the best ones, right?
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Right, um, yes.
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Were there any, um,
red flags in your mind?
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Not a one. Never late with her rent.
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Left the place cleaner than
when I rented it to her.
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She and her daughter were delightful.
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Okay, well, um...
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Thank you, Mr. Carter.
I-I appreciate your time.
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Sure thing. Take care.
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Okay, I, I will. Bye-bye.
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Thanks.
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You don't talk much, but you got layers.
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What's going on with her?
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Uh, she barely speaks English.
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You don't speak Chinese.
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Dude, that shit's Mandarin.
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It's just weird doodling.
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I love weird.
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Mm.
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- Thanks.
- Yeah.
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I like to make that for Pearl
when she's having a hard day.
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Who said it was hard?
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Seen the psycho calendar yet?
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It's hard to miss.
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So how bad was it?
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Bad.
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Full of fucking bullies.
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You know,
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Fiona Apple's right.
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"The world is bullshit."
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Can you give me some of those?
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So who said you have to
sit back and take it?
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If you don't stand up for yourself,
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who will?
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- Thanks again.
- Yeah, no problem.
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- Hey.
- Hey.
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00:18:44,656 --> 00:18:46,975
- Hi.
- How was it?
261
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,084
Good.
262
00:18:48,530 --> 00:18:50,741
I mean, it was, yeah. It was fine.
263
00:18:52,831 --> 00:18:55,077
We were just gonna hang out.
264
00:18:55,544 --> 00:18:57,803
Watch TV or something. Right, Moody?
265
00:18:57,828 --> 00:18:59,030
Yeah.
266
00:18:59,209 --> 00:19:01,143
We'll leave in about an hour.
267
00:19:04,228 --> 00:19:05,538
Want some pretzels?
268
00:19:06,897 --> 00:19:08,537
- You gonna join them?
- Move.
269
00:19:08,750 --> 00:19:10,124
No.
270
00:19:12,942 --> 00:19:16,342
I'm sorry, Bill, but the whole thing
was just strange.
271
00:19:16,928 --> 00:19:19,288
I-I mean, he was singing her praises.
272
00:19:19,313 --> 00:19:21,077
He called her delightful.
273
00:19:21,102 --> 00:19:23,077
Well, that's a good thing, isn't it?
274
00:19:23,575 --> 00:19:25,016
Hey, are you gonna pick up
the dry cleaning?
275
00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,685
And Mia was supposed to get
me his number, but he called me.
276
00:19:27,709 --> 00:19:28,725
Mm-hmm, uh, because
277
00:19:28,750 --> 00:19:30,531
I really need that blue button down.
The Brooks Brothers.
278
00:19:30,555 --> 00:19:32,606
I-I I'm sorry,
she's just not delightful.
279
00:19:32,631 --> 00:19:35,444
Anyone who has met her would
not describe her as delightful.
280
00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:38,862
Hon, look, you're allowed
to change your mind.
281
00:19:38,887 --> 00:19:40,114
If you don't want her there...
282
00:19:40,138 --> 00:19:42,033
Bill, it's not that
I don't want her there.
283
00:19:42,057 --> 00:19:46,616
I just, I want to feel... good about it.
284
00:19:46,641 --> 00:19:47,788
Okay.
285
00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:49,880
But you are gonna pick
up the dry cleaning, right?
286
00:19:51,484 --> 00:19:52,544
Hello?
287
00:19:52,569 --> 00:19:53,986
I'm home.
288
00:19:56,498 --> 00:19:58,084
Hey, you guys.
289
00:19:58,824 --> 00:20:01,735
- Oh, hi.
- Hey.
290
00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,095
- Mia.
- Mm-hmm.
291
00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:04,555
I'm Bill.
292
00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:07,350
Hey. The meatloaf is almost done.
293
00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:10,147
It's got about 45 minutes,
but I set the timer.
294
00:20:10,591 --> 00:20:12,624
Did you put Ritz
crackers in the meatloaf?
295
00:20:12,756 --> 00:20:14,999
- I did.
- Wow.
296
00:20:15,256 --> 00:20:17,217
I haven't seen that
in probably 20 years.
297
00:20:17,242 --> 00:20:19,069
Elena is strictly bread crumbs.
298
00:20:19,730 --> 00:20:21,499
It's how my mother made it.
299
00:20:21,524 --> 00:20:23,069
Mine, too.
300
00:20:26,590 --> 00:20:31,342
Well, it is great to meet you,
and to finally, you know, put a...
301
00:20:33,691 --> 00:20:35,234
um...
302
00:20:36,811 --> 00:20:38,866
it's nice to finally meet you.
303
00:20:40,842 --> 00:20:42,311
Likewise.
304
00:20:43,425 --> 00:20:45,600
Hey, Pearl, let's go.
305
00:20:49,904 --> 00:20:51,342
- Bye.
- Bye.
306
00:20:51,710 --> 00:20:54,600
Yes, honey. Lexie, it's fine.
307
00:20:54,625 --> 00:20:56,467
I'm gonna leave the office in a few.
308
00:20:56,492 --> 00:20:57,795
Yeah, tell-tell your father
309
00:20:57,820 --> 00:20:59,194
to go ahead and start dinner without me.
310
00:20:59,218 --> 00:21:01,233
All right, honey, I have to go. Bye.
311
00:21:02,012 --> 00:21:03,366
Lou!
312
00:21:05,041 --> 00:21:06,506
Lou.
313
00:21:07,827 --> 00:21:09,305
I was hoping I would catch you.
314
00:21:09,330 --> 00:21:11,249
Oh, no, this looks dangerous.
315
00:21:11,274 --> 00:21:13,545
Only if you eat them all in one sitting.
316
00:21:13,570 --> 00:21:15,975
Make sure and share them with
Marnie and the kids, okay?
317
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,334
What do you need?
318
00:21:18,039 --> 00:21:20,186
I need a criminal background check.
319
00:21:20,211 --> 00:21:22,709
And if we could keep it discreet,
that would be great.
320
00:21:22,734 --> 00:21:25,827
- For a story?
- Possibly down the line.
321
00:21:28,121 --> 00:21:29,584
Thank you, you're the best.
322
00:21:29,609 --> 00:21:31,647
Her name is Mia Warren.
323
00:21:41,903 --> 00:21:43,530
Hi, everyone.
324
00:21:44,103 --> 00:21:48,436
I'm so sorry I'm late.
I just got caught up at work.
325
00:21:50,264 --> 00:21:51,717
- Meatloaf.
- Mm.
326
00:21:51,742 --> 00:21:53,350
- Hm.
- It's so good.
327
00:21:53,375 --> 00:21:55,444
Yeah, and no pigs were slaughtered.
328
00:21:55,717 --> 00:21:58,452
So, first day of school. Any headlines?
329
00:21:58,477 --> 00:21:59,954
- It was fine.
- Pearl liked it.
330
00:21:59,979 --> 00:22:02,082
Well, I got a ton of compliments
on my outfit.
331
00:22:02,107 --> 00:22:03,694
Thank you, by the way, for telling me
332
00:22:03,719 --> 00:22:06,624
to break in my Steve Madden's.
I didn't get any blisters.
333
00:22:06,649 --> 00:22:08,125
- Good.
- How about you, Izzy?
334
00:22:08,150 --> 00:22:09,524
How was your first day?
335
00:22:09,576 --> 00:22:10,967
You know.
336
00:22:11,852 --> 00:22:13,689
Oh, I think I figured out
337
00:22:13,714 --> 00:22:15,145
what I'm gonna do for my Yale essay.
338
00:22:15,169 --> 00:22:17,647
It has to be about some kind
of hardship that I've overcome,
339
00:22:17,671 --> 00:22:21,109
so I decided that I'm going
to write about South Pacific.
340
00:22:21,133 --> 00:22:23,337
The musical? What about it?
341
00:22:23,710 --> 00:22:27,126
How I killed myself for that
audition and didn't get Nellie.
342
00:22:27,151 --> 00:22:29,619
But I still gave it my
all in the stupid chorus.
343
00:22:29,644 --> 00:22:32,298
I remember that, honey.
It was very political.
344
00:22:32,507 --> 00:22:36,540
You know, I, for one, have a real
issue with this Yale essay topic.
345
00:22:36,565 --> 00:22:39,377
You know, your father and I have
worked very hard your entire life
346
00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:41,254
to prevent you from having any hardship.
347
00:22:41,278 --> 00:22:44,591
And now, you have to just
go and try and drum one up.
348
00:22:44,615 --> 00:22:46,925
I would expect Yale to come
up with a better question.
349
00:22:46,950 --> 00:22:50,189
- Right? I mean, it is Yale, after all.
- That's right, exactly.
350
00:22:50,214 --> 00:22:52,484
I mean, I-I feel like
they're sort of saying
351
00:22:52,509 --> 00:22:54,767
if you're not raised by
a crack-addicted mother
352
00:22:54,792 --> 00:22:57,642
who can barely make ends meet...
353
00:22:57,667 --> 00:23:01,002
You, what? Do you get punished for it?
That seems silly.
354
00:23:01,154 --> 00:23:02,293
I don't think there's a lot of
355
00:23:02,317 --> 00:23:03,984
crack addict's daughters
applying to Yale.
356
00:23:04,009 --> 00:23:06,268
Exactly. That's my point, Moody. I mean,
357
00:23:06,293 --> 00:23:09,331
and then, why put on some sort of farce?
358
00:23:09,356 --> 00:23:11,585
They're-they're gonna punish
you because you have good parents
359
00:23:11,609 --> 00:23:14,831
who have made good
choices on your behalf.
360
00:23:17,198 --> 00:23:18,643
Oh, my goodness.
361
00:23:18,706 --> 00:23:20,239
It's the Ritz crackers.
362
00:23:20,264 --> 00:23:21,720
There are Ritz crackers in this?
363
00:23:21,744 --> 00:23:22,804
- Son.
- Yeah.
364
00:23:22,829 --> 00:23:24,132
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Right?
365
00:23:24,156 --> 00:23:26,827
It is very good, mm-hmm.
366
00:23:28,535 --> 00:23:30,710
Not as refined as yours.
367
00:23:39,378 --> 00:23:40,931
Thank you.
368
00:23:41,871 --> 00:23:43,353
Everything's okay?
369
00:23:43,658 --> 00:23:44,733
- Yeah.
- Yes.
370
00:23:44,758 --> 00:23:45,943
Everything's great.
371
00:23:45,968 --> 00:23:48,861
No, it's not. The food here is terrible.
372
00:23:48,886 --> 00:23:50,517
The fake Chinese.
373
00:23:55,943 --> 00:23:58,486
I am surprised you chose this place.
374
00:23:58,970 --> 00:24:01,040
- It's free, right?
- Yeah.
375
00:24:01,065 --> 00:24:04,322
I figured that if we save money,
you won't have to work as much.
376
00:24:05,937 --> 00:24:08,001
How are your classes?
377
00:24:08,730 --> 00:24:11,142
They're making me retake Geometry.
378
00:24:11,436 --> 00:24:13,900
My counselor won't let
me switch to Algebra 2.
379
00:24:13,925 --> 00:24:15,642
- What?
- Yeah.
380
00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:18,290
I mean, he assumed
that I was from Cleveland.
381
00:24:19,021 --> 00:24:21,979
And on top of that, he was acting
like I wasn't even smart enough
382
00:24:22,004 --> 00:24:24,524
to be in the class that I'm
clearly supposed to be in
383
00:24:24,548 --> 00:24:26,134
based off of my transcript.
384
00:24:26,479 --> 00:24:28,478
I mean, isn't that ridiculous?
385
00:24:30,993 --> 00:24:33,580
I remember when you were that age.
386
00:24:33,942 --> 00:24:35,923
Did you hear what I just said?
387
00:24:36,385 --> 00:24:38,392
Yes, Pearl.
388
00:24:39,571 --> 00:24:41,132
Ask for a placement test.
389
00:24:41,157 --> 00:24:43,751
- You know how to advocate for yourself.
- I tried.
390
00:24:43,776 --> 00:24:45,283
- And?
- He said that we moved
391
00:24:45,308 --> 00:24:46,728
around too much.
392
00:24:46,753 --> 00:24:49,626
That the schools I've been to are
unlike the ones here in Shaker.
393
00:24:49,841 --> 00:24:51,925
- Mom, are you even listening to me?
- Yes.
394
00:24:51,950 --> 00:24:55,361
This counselor has no idea
what you're capable of.
395
00:24:57,132 --> 00:25:01,158
If anyone has the ability
to excel anywhere, it's you.
396
00:25:03,324 --> 00:25:05,056
Give me a minute.
397
00:25:27,141 --> 00:25:29,126
Why are you crying?
398
00:25:30,232 --> 00:25:32,369
Bebe, what just happened?
399
00:25:34,003 --> 00:25:35,837
I have to go back to work.
400
00:25:36,045 --> 00:25:38,486
No, you don't.
401
00:25:38,511 --> 00:25:40,212
Give me your apron.
402
00:25:41,330 --> 00:25:42,918
I'll finish your shift.
403
00:25:45,285 --> 00:25:46,673
Go home.
404
00:25:51,841 --> 00:25:54,572
Okay, Buffy not recording is not a 911.
405
00:25:54,597 --> 00:25:57,220
And plus, it was a rerun anyway.
It premieres next week.
406
00:25:57,245 --> 00:25:58,994
I'm pretty sure it does.
407
00:25:59,019 --> 00:26:00,369
Yeah.
408
00:26:00,394 --> 00:26:02,497
- Mom, we're out of SlimFast.
- Yes, I know.
409
00:26:02,521 --> 00:26:04,123
I got the last one. I'll get more.
410
00:26:04,147 --> 00:26:07,103
Okay. She doesn't want
to be a slayer anymore, so...
411
00:26:08,058 --> 00:26:09,670
Dude, what the hell?
412
00:26:09,695 --> 00:26:12,392
Moody, your language.
It's gotten so bad.
413
00:26:12,417 --> 00:26:13,841
Did you not see what he just did?
414
00:26:13,866 --> 00:26:15,969
- Don't narc on me like that, man.
- Just stop fighting.
415
00:26:15,993 --> 00:26:17,923
Are you eating Popsicle for breakfast?
416
00:26:17,948 --> 00:26:18,948
Yeah.
417
00:26:19,467 --> 00:26:22,681
- Ew, that looks wrong. Put that away.
- Well, you look wrong.
418
00:26:22,706 --> 00:26:23,962
Good morning.
419
00:26:23,987 --> 00:26:26,562
- Oh, hi, Pearl.
- Hi, Mrs. Richardson.
420
00:26:26,587 --> 00:26:27,908
Oh, just call me Elena.
421
00:26:27,933 --> 00:26:30,361
- Oh, yeah, sorry.
- Are you ready?
422
00:26:30,386 --> 00:26:33,181
Um... yeah.
423
00:26:33,617 --> 00:26:35,487
- Elena?
- Mm-hmm?
424
00:26:35,512 --> 00:26:38,017
I was wondering if you'd
mind reading this for me.
425
00:26:38,042 --> 00:26:40,048
I'm having this thing with my counselor
426
00:26:40,073 --> 00:26:42,376
and I could use
the help of a real writer.
427
00:26:48,376 --> 00:26:50,080
Oh, so you want to change
your math class.
428
00:26:50,105 --> 00:26:53,230
- Yeah.
- But we have math together.
429
00:26:54,609 --> 00:26:57,415
This is complete bias.
They do this to the Cleveland kids.
430
00:26:57,451 --> 00:26:59,931
I just read an article about
this in The Plain Dealer.
431
00:26:59,956 --> 00:27:03,016
They try to discourage minorities
from taking advanced courses.
432
00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,393
It's true. I mean,
half our school is black,
433
00:27:05,417 --> 00:27:07,003
but none of them are in my classes.
434
00:27:07,028 --> 00:27:08,941
Maybe that should be your Yale essay.
435
00:27:08,966 --> 00:27:11,445
Having to suffer through
upsettingly all white APs.
436
00:27:11,470 --> 00:27:13,026
- Will you shut up?
- Will you shut up?
437
00:27:13,050 --> 00:27:14,800
You know what, I'm gonna handle this.
438
00:27:14,825 --> 00:27:17,456
- Oh, no, you don't have to.
- Oh, I want to.
439
00:27:18,029 --> 00:27:20,115
All right, I'm gonna go.
If you need a ride, come on.
440
00:27:20,140 --> 00:27:22,769
Ugh, Trip, clean up this mess.
441
00:27:23,341 --> 00:27:25,839
Well, she's unleashed.
442
00:27:25,864 --> 00:27:27,550
- Let's go.
- All right.
443
00:27:50,321 --> 00:27:51,721
Bebe.
444
00:27:51,746 --> 00:27:54,010
Scott tell me your address.
445
00:27:54,035 --> 00:27:55,768
I hope it's okay.
446
00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:58,904
- Yeah.
- I just come here
447
00:27:58,929 --> 00:28:01,893
to bring over thank
you for the other day.
448
00:28:01,918 --> 00:28:05,627
I, I made some Chinese noodle for you.
449
00:28:06,250 --> 00:28:08,947
It's not very spicy because I'm not sure
450
00:28:08,981 --> 00:28:11,048
if you can eat spicy food.
451
00:28:11,788 --> 00:28:14,448
Thank you. I'll get your tips.
452
00:28:14,473 --> 00:28:16,587
Oh, no, no. No, you can keep them. I...
453
00:28:16,612 --> 00:28:18,948
- No.
- I just come here to thank you
454
00:28:18,973 --> 00:28:22,127
and explain what I was doing.
455
00:28:22,723 --> 00:28:25,424
That day, why I was crying.
456
00:28:26,703 --> 00:28:28,409
I...
457
00:28:30,140 --> 00:28:32,065
I had a daughter.
458
00:28:32,603 --> 00:28:35,503
- And I miss her so much...
- No, no, no, it's okay.
459
00:28:35,528 --> 00:28:36,746
Stop.
460
00:28:37,426 --> 00:28:39,768
You don't have to explain it to me.
461
00:28:42,313 --> 00:28:44,190
Here's your tips.
462
00:28:45,694 --> 00:28:47,323
Thank you.
463
00:28:47,806 --> 00:28:49,354
Yeah.
464
00:28:55,047 --> 00:28:57,421
She wishes someone
would come to her window.
465
00:28:57,446 --> 00:28:58,990
Someone with boobs.
466
00:28:59,015 --> 00:29:00,799
Would you guys just stop?
467
00:29:02,074 --> 00:29:03,737
Jessica, really?
468
00:29:03,762 --> 00:29:05,332
It's not enough to sabotage our playing.
469
00:29:05,356 --> 00:29:07,876
- Now you have to destroy...
- Would you just back the fuck off?
470
00:29:08,879 --> 00:29:11,680
You ever think she has
more things to worry about
471
00:29:11,705 --> 00:29:14,016
than stupid Vivaldi?
472
00:29:15,635 --> 00:29:19,407
Garrett, you were such a help,
as always.
473
00:29:19,432 --> 00:29:22,141
Um, so I can plan on you
switching Pearl by tomorrow?
474
00:29:22,166 --> 00:29:23,606
Yeah, I'll put the changes in now.
475
00:29:23,631 --> 00:29:25,491
- Hey, don't be a stranger.
- Thank you.
476
00:29:25,516 --> 00:29:27,000
Mm-hmm, all right.
477
00:29:33,294 --> 00:29:34,852
Isabelle?
478
00:29:41,286 --> 00:29:42,860
What am I supposed to do here?
479
00:29:42,885 --> 00:29:45,636
You're gonna sit there and think
about your shameful behavior.
480
00:29:45,661 --> 00:29:47,547
None of it's acceptable.
481
00:29:47,572 --> 00:29:50,368
Actually, finish this
nd tell me how it ends.
482
00:29:51,138 --> 00:29:53,850
Oh, I didn't realize
your daughter was here.
483
00:29:53,875 --> 00:29:56,352
Oh, yes, she's a little
under the weather,
484
00:29:56,377 --> 00:29:57,718
so I had to pick her up.
485
00:29:57,743 --> 00:29:59,516
Has that fax come in?
486
00:29:59,541 --> 00:30:00,735
Oh, you know, I was gonna tell you.
487
00:30:00,759 --> 00:30:02,547
Our fax is on the fritz again
488
00:30:02,572 --> 00:30:04,712
so I just had them
send it to your house.
489
00:30:04,737 --> 00:30:06,110
My house.
490
00:30:06,135 --> 00:30:07,367
Yeah, otherwise, they're gonna mail it.
491
00:30:07,391 --> 00:30:10,141
- Okay, thank you.
- Mm-hmm. Bye, dear.
492
00:30:10,529 --> 00:30:11,529
What?
493
00:30:11,967 --> 00:30:14,033
Get your things. We need to go.
494
00:30:16,055 --> 00:30:18,043
I... bring that with you, come on.
495
00:31:01,009 --> 00:31:02,588
You can go straight upstairs.
496
00:31:02,613 --> 00:31:04,048
No music except for violin
497
00:31:04,072 --> 00:31:05,508
and when your father
gets home from the game,
498
00:31:05,532 --> 00:31:07,532
we'll decide how long
you're grounded for.
499
00:31:18,235 --> 00:31:21,398
Oh, my gosh, the table looks stunning.
500
00:31:21,423 --> 00:31:24,329
- Oh, good.
- Thank you for doing all of that.
501
00:31:24,354 --> 00:31:26,403
I-I thought I would be home earlier.
502
00:31:28,222 --> 00:31:30,930
Um, do you mind running
to the outdoor fridge?
503
00:31:30,955 --> 00:31:32,913
The wine is out there.
It's in the garage.
504
00:31:32,938 --> 00:31:35,727
I just have to finish one
thing for work really quick.
505
00:31:36,133 --> 00:31:37,680
Sure.
506
00:31:38,068 --> 00:31:39,727
Great, thank you.
507
00:32:07,198 --> 00:32:09,530
- Let's, shall we?
- Let's go sit down.
508
00:32:09,555 --> 00:32:11,907
Does everybody have wine
and something to eat?
509
00:32:11,932 --> 00:32:14,292
- All right, should we start?
- All right.
510
00:32:14,669 --> 00:32:17,688
All right, the moment of truth.
511
00:32:17,713 --> 00:32:19,579
What did everyone think?
512
00:32:19,604 --> 00:32:21,917
- Oh, well.
- Hmm.
513
00:32:21,942 --> 00:32:25,380
Oh, come on. I know that the tendency
514
00:32:25,404 --> 00:32:28,091
is to back away from anything
that makes us uncomfortable.
515
00:32:28,115 --> 00:32:29,634
- But this book...
- It's a play.
516
00:32:29,658 --> 00:32:33,618
Really, it challenges us
to look at our own womanhood.
517
00:32:33,643 --> 00:32:36,516
You know, to examine
the feminine experience.
518
00:32:36,540 --> 00:32:39,571
- Oh, lordy.
- Be it body images or sex.
519
00:32:39,596 --> 00:32:42,104
- Clitoris.
- No, no, it's not usually like this.
520
00:32:42,129 --> 00:32:44,274
Last month we read How
Stella Got Her Groove Back.
521
00:32:44,298 --> 00:32:46,110
You know what I think we should do?
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
522
00:32:46,134 --> 00:32:48,153
Listen, I think that we should
all go around the circle
523
00:32:48,177 --> 00:32:51,539
and each answer one of the
questions that this book posits.
524
00:32:52,084 --> 00:32:54,696
What do we think? Yeah? Okay.
525
00:32:55,312 --> 00:32:59,344
If your vagina could speak,
what would it say?
526
00:32:59,369 --> 00:33:00,915
Mine would love more wine.
527
00:33:01,899 --> 00:33:03,084
A lot more. Elena?
528
00:33:03,108 --> 00:33:06,129
No, I've already had my four ounces,
unfortunately.
529
00:33:06,153 --> 00:33:08,836
Well, Elena, since you are
our illustrious host,
530
00:33:08,861 --> 00:33:10,008
why don't we start with you?
531
00:33:10,032 --> 00:33:13,428
- We're joking, Liz. Relax.
- No, I'm really, I'm really serious.
532
00:33:13,452 --> 00:33:14,612
I want to know.
533
00:33:14,637 --> 00:33:16,477
I'm curious to know what
you think of the book.
534
00:33:16,695 --> 00:33:20,875
Well, I thought the play
was funny in certain parts,
535
00:33:20,900 --> 00:33:23,352
but I also found it a little bit rompy.
536
00:33:23,525 --> 00:33:24,719
Rompy?
537
00:33:25,125 --> 00:33:28,020
Well, what about
the Bosnian rape victims?
538
00:33:28,865 --> 00:33:30,861
Well, not that part, obviously.
539
00:33:30,886 --> 00:33:33,131
You know what, I think that
we should read that one out loud
540
00:33:33,155 --> 00:33:34,741
for those of you that
haven't read the book.
541
00:33:34,765 --> 00:33:36,534
- Oh, God, no.
- No, no, no, no, no.
542
00:33:36,558 --> 00:33:38,203
- That traumatized me.
- Yes.
543
00:33:38,227 --> 00:33:40,788
Which is why I voted
for Memoirs of a Geisha.
544
00:33:40,812 --> 00:33:42,989
- Less trauma and controversy.
- Yes.
545
00:33:43,014 --> 00:33:44,917
But what's wrong
with a little controversy
546
00:33:44,942 --> 00:33:46,961
if it elevates the conversation?
547
00:33:46,985 --> 00:33:49,669
I mean, isn't that the point
of even having a book club?
548
00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:52,132
I'm sorry, but the term
"coochie snorchers"
549
00:33:52,157 --> 00:33:54,135
isn't particularly elevating in my mind.
550
00:33:55,327 --> 00:34:00,183
I was surprised, with all the
mention of, you-know-what's...
551
00:34:00,207 --> 00:34:02,067
Vaginas.
552
00:34:02,092 --> 00:34:04,880
That there was very little
discussion about motherhood.
553
00:34:05,542 --> 00:34:09,738
Okay, there was that amazing
piece at the end about childbirth.
554
00:34:10,634 --> 00:34:14,988
Well, there was that, the one,
but out of how many? 20?
555
00:34:15,013 --> 00:34:17,957
Well, not everyone with a
vagina wants to be a mother.
556
00:34:17,982 --> 00:34:20,363
Well, a lot of us do.
557
00:34:20,579 --> 00:34:24,998
And we all came out of one,
and it's a big event
558
00:34:25,023 --> 00:34:26,512
for a, you-know.
559
00:34:26,537 --> 00:34:29,169
And-and the main reason
we have a you-know.
560
00:34:29,194 --> 00:34:31,348
Um, well, I haven't had kids,
561
00:34:31,373 --> 00:34:34,316
so does that render
my vagina irrelevant?
562
00:34:34,341 --> 00:34:36,301
I mean, what about Linda,
for that matter?
563
00:34:36,326 --> 00:34:37,887
We're not talking about
Linda's experience.
564
00:34:37,911 --> 00:34:39,067
I think that's a little personal.
565
00:34:39,091 --> 00:34:40,098
So what are you talking about then?
566
00:34:40,122 --> 00:34:41,574
What, are you saying that my vagina
567
00:34:41,599 --> 00:34:43,433
is just worth less than your vagina?
568
00:34:43,458 --> 00:34:44,602
You're getting very upset.
569
00:34:44,626 --> 00:34:47,063
No, I think Elena's
touching on something
570
00:34:47,087 --> 00:34:49,871
that speaks to the heart of the piece.
571
00:34:54,027 --> 00:34:56,223
I mean, I-I had the same thought
572
00:34:56,248 --> 00:34:58,105
when I read it, actually.
573
00:34:59,453 --> 00:35:05,058
That, um, big events
happen all the time to vaginas,
574
00:35:06,058 --> 00:35:10,410
but we as a society have a deep
discomfort calling them by name,
575
00:35:10,777 --> 00:35:13,762
let alone regarding them
with respect or...
576
00:35:14,715 --> 00:35:16,746
actually seeing them.
577
00:35:19,617 --> 00:35:22,526
Yeah, I don't think that's
what Elena was saying at all.
578
00:35:22,551 --> 00:35:24,018
I do.
579
00:35:25,179 --> 00:35:27,440
I think Elena and...
580
00:35:28,049 --> 00:35:30,502
- please correct me if I'm wrong.
- No, of course.
581
00:35:30,527 --> 00:35:32,797
But I think Elena is
talking about vaginas
582
00:35:32,822 --> 00:35:36,143
as a metaphor for our own discomfort
583
00:35:36,282 --> 00:35:39,651
with the parts of us that
make us most uniquely and...
584
00:35:40,572 --> 00:35:43,276
primally who we are.
585
00:35:44,042 --> 00:35:48,448
Have you really looked at your own?
586
00:35:49,423 --> 00:35:51,627
Or has anyone here?
587
00:35:51,652 --> 00:35:53,041
Oh...
588
00:35:55,170 --> 00:35:58,791
I think that that is Elena's point.
589
00:35:58,816 --> 00:36:01,987
How can we see ourselves
590
00:36:02,012 --> 00:36:06,635
when we're afraid to look
at who we really are?
591
00:36:09,771 --> 00:36:12,690
This is Mia, everyone.
She's new to Shaker.
592
00:36:13,650 --> 00:36:15,527
Hi, Mia.
593
00:36:16,177 --> 00:36:17,807
That was really insightful.
594
00:36:20,639 --> 00:36:22,541
Hey, I brought sustenance.
595
00:36:22,850 --> 00:36:25,057
- I'm sorry.
- No, no, no.
596
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,760
I'll tell her. Okay.
597
00:36:28,785 --> 00:36:30,768
Bye, Anita. All right.
598
00:36:31,926 --> 00:36:34,205
- Sorry. My mom's gallerist.
- No.
599
00:36:34,230 --> 00:36:35,420
- Stolen from book club.
- Oh?
600
00:36:35,445 --> 00:36:37,080
Yeah, I swiped about
601
00:36:37,105 --> 00:36:40,008
30 kinds of cheese
and olives the size of your face.
602
00:36:40,033 --> 00:36:42,387
Amazing. I love face olives.
603
00:36:42,411 --> 00:36:44,097
- Perfect.
- I'm so sick of Chinese food.
604
00:36:44,121 --> 00:36:45,815
I can't even tell you.
605
00:36:46,496 --> 00:36:49,526
- You got a bunch of new stuff, huh?
- Oh, yeah.
606
00:36:50,241 --> 00:36:53,283
- Ooh, nice chair.
- Oh, thank you. That's my mom.
607
00:36:53,308 --> 00:36:54,731
Ooh, grapes.
608
00:37:00,806 --> 00:37:03,791
Well, you weren't kidding
about these face-sized olives.
609
00:37:22,367 --> 00:37:24,219
Moody?
610
00:37:24,377 --> 00:37:25,970
Moody?
611
00:37:27,062 --> 00:37:28,674
You're not supposed to be in here.
612
00:37:28,699 --> 00:37:30,245
- I mean, I'm not even allowed.
- Sorry.
613
00:37:30,269 --> 00:37:32,188
I'm-I'm so sorry, uh...
614
00:37:33,165 --> 00:37:34,596
Oh.
615
00:37:35,122 --> 00:37:36,940
No, I mean, that's fine.
616
00:37:36,965 --> 00:37:39,041
You just can't mess with
her art or anything.
617
00:37:40,752 --> 00:37:42,635
Your mom smokes?
618
00:37:42,882 --> 00:37:44,518
When she works.
619
00:37:46,016 --> 00:37:48,213
Have you... ever?
620
00:37:51,190 --> 00:37:53,040
- Like, with your mom?
- No, trust me.
621
00:37:53,065 --> 00:37:56,010
Um, she's cool, but not that cool.
622
00:38:00,059 --> 00:38:01,549
You want to try?
623
00:38:03,687 --> 00:38:05,080
Kind of.
624
00:38:05,105 --> 00:38:06,408
Okay.
625
00:38:07,514 --> 00:38:09,151
All right, cool.
626
00:38:10,710 --> 00:38:12,877
Start sucking as soon as I light it.
627
00:38:12,902 --> 00:38:14,689
But just little puffs,
or you'll cough, okay?
628
00:38:14,714 --> 00:38:15,715
Okay.
629
00:38:19,574 --> 00:38:23,779
It was a surprisingly good
book club despite you-know-who.
630
00:38:23,804 --> 00:38:26,449
Okay, next time, we're picking a
real book, or we're staging a coup.
631
00:38:26,473 --> 00:38:27,495
- I'm with you.
- All right.
632
00:38:27,519 --> 00:38:28,519
- Love you.
- Love you.
633
00:38:28,544 --> 00:38:29,904
- I'll call you later.
- Okay, bye.
634
00:38:33,759 --> 00:38:36,110
Thank you for saving me in there.
635
00:38:36,470 --> 00:38:38,994
Well, I, uh, I was happy to.
636
00:38:39,799 --> 00:38:41,339
You really didn't
have to stay this late.
637
00:38:41,363 --> 00:38:43,190
I need to talk to you.
638
00:38:44,419 --> 00:38:48,370
I saw your fax machine.
The criminal record check.
639
00:38:49,548 --> 00:38:51,706
Oh, okay.
640
00:38:51,731 --> 00:38:53,253
Well, I feel terrible,
641
00:38:53,278 --> 00:38:54,901
but you were coming
to work in the house,
642
00:38:54,926 --> 00:38:57,604
and I always trust my instincts.
643
00:38:57,629 --> 00:38:59,291
I did lie.
644
00:39:01,269 --> 00:39:03,330
I had to break my last lease
645
00:39:03,355 --> 00:39:06,000
because I couldn't find a
month to month apartment.
646
00:39:06,025 --> 00:39:08,143
So I put down a fake reference.
647
00:39:08,168 --> 00:39:09,955
And when you called me on it,
648
00:39:09,980 --> 00:39:13,346
I made my boss at Lucky Palace call you.
649
00:39:14,072 --> 00:39:15,932
I'm sorry.
650
00:39:17,746 --> 00:39:20,127
I've never been arrested.
651
00:39:20,318 --> 00:39:22,057
I'm not a criminal.
652
00:39:22,459 --> 00:39:24,854
But a lot of landlords,
653
00:39:24,879 --> 00:39:28,393
when they see a single black mom,
654
00:39:30,706 --> 00:39:32,908
they don't want to rent to me.
655
00:39:33,036 --> 00:39:34,729
But you did.
656
00:39:36,402 --> 00:39:38,549
Because you're different,
657
00:39:38,574 --> 00:39:41,940
and I should have seen
that and just been honest.
658
00:39:42,509 --> 00:39:44,494
So I understand if you're not
659
00:39:44,518 --> 00:39:46,838
comfortable having me work here anymore.
660
00:39:46,863 --> 00:39:48,315
I do.
661
00:39:53,338 --> 00:39:55,361
Why don't we have a glass of wine?
662
00:39:56,670 --> 00:39:58,236
Okay.
663
00:40:12,399 --> 00:40:15,533
I can't believe your mom listens
to the Velvet Underground.
664
00:40:18,966 --> 00:40:20,783
Do you feel high yet?
665
00:40:24,165 --> 00:40:27,315
The room looks super... clear.
666
00:40:28,241 --> 00:40:29,666
Like...
667
00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,041
the edges of everything
look like they're...
668
00:40:33,905 --> 00:40:35,416
shimmering.
669
00:40:37,066 --> 00:40:40,010
Is that... is that normal?
670
00:40:40,035 --> 00:40:41,861
I don't know.
671
00:40:43,529 --> 00:40:46,547
Hey, is your mom gonna be
super pissed if she finds out?
672
00:40:46,572 --> 00:40:49,092
Uh, this won't be like
the bikes, will it?
673
00:40:50,851 --> 00:40:53,428
Nothing will ever be like the bikes.
674
00:40:55,497 --> 00:40:57,888
- All right, my turn.
- Okay.
675
00:40:58,729 --> 00:40:59,894
All right.
676
00:41:03,896 --> 00:41:06,701
I mean, either way, she's way more
677
00:41:06,726 --> 00:41:10,685
chill and, you know,
laid back than my mom.
678
00:41:11,300 --> 00:41:12,927
She hides stuff.
679
00:41:14,596 --> 00:41:16,568
Just like everybody else.
680
00:41:17,818 --> 00:41:19,318
Well, like what?
681
00:41:22,132 --> 00:41:24,506
Why she does what she does.
682
00:41:26,009 --> 00:41:28,068
Why we go where we go.
683
00:41:29,682 --> 00:41:31,654
Who she sleeps with.
684
00:41:32,715 --> 00:41:34,795
Who does she sleep with?
685
00:41:35,341 --> 00:41:38,115
Whoever she wants, whenever she wants.
686
00:41:38,944 --> 00:41:43,888
She says that, that sex doesn't
have to mean anything but sex.
687
00:41:48,652 --> 00:41:50,076
Okay.
688
00:41:52,081 --> 00:41:56,459
My-my parents, they have a schedule.
689
00:41:59,544 --> 00:42:01,021
Wait, what?
690
00:42:01,046 --> 00:42:03,066
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
691
00:42:05,511 --> 00:42:06,793
Lexie told us.
692
00:42:12,150 --> 00:42:14,601
Oh, I don't get it.
693
00:42:14,626 --> 00:42:16,031
Yeah?
694
00:42:17,781 --> 00:42:20,406
_
695
00:42:24,836 --> 00:42:26,398
Your mom seems like the kind of mom
696
00:42:26,423 --> 00:42:28,937
who's happy because you're happy.
697
00:42:31,851 --> 00:42:34,492
Um, I'm pretty happy right now.
698
00:42:40,811 --> 00:42:42,344
Me too.
699
00:42:52,728 --> 00:42:56,117
I am so glad we-we're doing this.
700
00:42:56,142 --> 00:43:00,203
And I also really liked
what you said about vaginas.
701
00:43:00,228 --> 00:43:01,937
Because it's true.
702
00:43:01,993 --> 00:43:04,406
I'm not the most flexible person,
703
00:43:04,431 --> 00:43:07,851
but it does feel neglectful...
704
00:43:07,989 --> 00:43:09,969
that I've never seen mine.
705
00:43:10,264 --> 00:43:12,641
Have you really never seen it?
706
00:43:12,666 --> 00:43:14,766
- No.
- Really?
707
00:43:15,647 --> 00:43:16,898
No.
708
00:43:16,923 --> 00:43:18,266
Huh.
709
00:43:18,721 --> 00:43:20,000
Have you?
710
00:43:20,025 --> 00:43:23,312
I did a whole series on it in my 20's.
711
00:43:23,766 --> 00:43:25,455
Like, 20 photos.
712
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,125
- Photos?
- Yes.
713
00:43:27,149 --> 00:43:29,877
- That people saw?
- Yes.
714
00:43:31,862 --> 00:43:33,859
Oh, my goodness.
715
00:43:34,881 --> 00:43:38,925
Oh, what, that photo
that's over your fireplace?
716
00:43:41,353 --> 00:43:44,448
- What about it?
- Is it yours?
717
00:43:45,475 --> 00:43:47,238
It is.
718
00:43:47,489 --> 00:43:53,003
I couldn't tell if it was a woman,
or, it felt very spider-like.
719
00:43:53,946 --> 00:43:56,245
How did you make it?
720
00:43:58,657 --> 00:44:00,769
A friend helped me.
721
00:44:02,486 --> 00:44:03,956
Oh.
722
00:44:04,915 --> 00:44:07,316
It goes back to what
we were talking about.
723
00:44:07,341 --> 00:44:11,706
The parts of us that
we're afraid to look at.
724
00:44:16,208 --> 00:44:22,713
I wanted her... to feel...
unrecognizable.
725
00:44:25,093 --> 00:44:27,634
Almost monstrous.
726
00:44:29,568 --> 00:44:31,752
Even to herself.
727
00:44:40,715 --> 00:44:42,892
Do you think Pearl likes you?
728
00:44:46,445 --> 00:44:48,361
I've never thought about it.
729
00:44:48,571 --> 00:44:50,650
That's because she does.
730
00:44:55,083 --> 00:44:58,252
And when your daughter doesn't,
you think about it all the time.
731
00:45:01,777 --> 00:45:04,736
I take motherhood for granted sometimes.
732
00:45:05,395 --> 00:45:07,361
That they'll love you forever.
733
00:45:08,878 --> 00:45:10,798
That they'll love you at all.
734
00:45:14,733 --> 00:45:18,318
When they're little, they,
they need you so much.
735
00:45:18,343 --> 00:45:21,610
They hold you and grab for you and...
736
00:45:21,635 --> 00:45:23,220
you cuddle them.
737
00:45:24,737 --> 00:45:27,181
She used to burrow into me.
738
00:45:29,662 --> 00:45:32,783
I was the thing she
needed most in the world.
739
00:45:36,535 --> 00:45:38,380
And then they grow up, and...
740
00:45:40,784 --> 00:45:44,861
you don't get to hold them,
touch them like that.
741
00:45:46,204 --> 00:45:48,103
Even if you want to.
742
00:45:52,703 --> 00:45:54,229
And it's like...
743
00:45:55,711 --> 00:45:59,595
learning to love the smell of an apple
744
00:46:01,118 --> 00:46:04,877
when all you want to do
is grab it and hold it.
745
00:46:06,668 --> 00:46:08,298
Devour it.
746
00:46:09,535 --> 00:46:10,871
Seeds and all.
747
00:46:16,701 --> 00:46:20,134
And then, you realize it wasn't
just that they needed you.
748
00:46:23,629 --> 00:46:25,361
You needed them.
749
00:46:34,818 --> 00:46:37,931
Ugh, this is why
I only have four ounces.
750
00:46:39,348 --> 00:46:42,392
That is exactly what it is like.
751
00:46:45,237 --> 00:46:47,400
Seeds and all.
752
00:46:50,983 --> 00:46:53,556
You've done a wonderful job with Pearl.
753
00:46:54,894 --> 00:46:58,244
I mean, what kid advocates
for harder classes?
754
00:46:59,953 --> 00:47:02,577
That letter she wrote was wonderful.
755
00:47:03,842 --> 00:47:08,702
She didn't need my help with it,
but I was happy to give it.
756
00:47:11,430 --> 00:47:14,217
Is the picture for sale?
757
00:47:14,814 --> 00:47:16,506
- I would love to buy it...
- No.
758
00:47:16,531 --> 00:47:17,985
It's not.
759
00:47:18,904 --> 00:47:21,688
- Your art...
- It's really late, so...
760
00:47:22,191 --> 00:47:23,642
I think I'm...
761
00:47:24,318 --> 00:47:26,610
Oh, yeah, uh, of course.
762
00:47:29,659 --> 00:47:31,869
Oh, my good... did we clean the kitchen?
763
00:47:31,894 --> 00:47:33,329
- Yeah, we did.
- Yes.
764
00:47:33,354 --> 00:47:34,907
Yeah, oh.
765
00:47:36,080 --> 00:47:39,188
I like to hug people.
You should join our book club.
766
00:47:39,213 --> 00:47:41,782
October is gonna be The Horse Whisperer.
767
00:47:42,461 --> 00:47:46,243
And I think, um... maybe after that,
768
00:47:46,268 --> 00:47:48,177
we'll read Primary Colors.
769
00:47:48,202 --> 00:47:52,767
And Mia, I just want to
say thank you for everything.
770
00:47:52,792 --> 00:47:54,392
- Yeah.
- Really.
771
00:47:55,561 --> 00:47:56,901
Okay.
772
00:47:56,926 --> 00:47:59,251
- Good night.
- Good night.
773
00:47:59,276 --> 00:48:02,040
- Oh, give my love to Pearl.
- Uh-huh.
774
00:48:35,888 --> 00:48:37,298
Ooh.
775
00:48:47,266 --> 00:48:48,923
- Hi.
- Hey.
776
00:48:57,860 --> 00:48:59,118
What's that?
777
00:49:01,899 --> 00:49:03,665
Kurt Cobain.
778
00:49:04,747 --> 00:49:06,321
Courtesy of Moody.
779
00:49:08,959 --> 00:49:10,306
Hey.
780
00:49:10,515 --> 00:49:14,196
Were you able to fix your math class?
781
00:49:16,248 --> 00:49:17,248
Yeah.
782
00:49:17,822 --> 00:49:19,657
Yeah, I did what you said.
783
00:49:21,287 --> 00:49:23,056
I took care of it myself.
784
00:49:44,362 --> 00:49:46,103
Good night.
785
00:49:47,904 --> 00:49:49,415
Good night.
786
00:49:59,002 --> 00:50:01,306
Well, have fun without me.
787
00:50:10,749 --> 00:50:12,798
There's another party tonight.
788
00:50:12,994 --> 00:50:15,329
I don't think it's at
the usual spot, dude.
789
00:50:17,129 --> 00:50:19,267
I think it's down by the square.
790
00:50:20,861 --> 00:50:22,509
Guess we're going.
791
00:50:25,034 --> 00:50:26,266
Hey.
792
00:50:26,793 --> 00:50:28,438
Oh, hey.
793
00:50:55,597 --> 00:50:58,188
Cock mouth kill cock.
794
00:51:05,075 --> 00:51:07,141
My mother used to say that.
795
00:51:07,594 --> 00:51:10,414
It's a... Jamaican saying.
796
00:51:11,456 --> 00:51:13,313
It means...
797
00:51:14,430 --> 00:51:17,010
what you say could kill you.
798
00:51:29,663 --> 00:51:31,616
What was her name?
799
00:51:36,474 --> 00:51:38,170
May Ling.
800
00:51:58,912 --> 00:52:00,858
What happened to her?