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Oh, God, there must be a better way.

There must be a better way
to describe things,

to arrange words in a new way,
to use words,

to take you to a place beyond words.

There must be.

I'm so glad that we could finally
sit down together.

I know we haven't had a chance
to do that since Sonia retired.

I know that she is...
She is very sad to go.

-Understandably, but...
-It's just such a shame.

Retiring at, what, 70? Why?

-Well--
-It doesn't make any sense to me.

Well, I know that...
That her husband obviously hasn't been--

The husband is ill. The children
are needy. The children are 40.

But are more needy than ever.
So that's confusing.

And how long have you been
at the agency?

I know we've spoken on the phone...

...for a couple of years.

Well, I've been...

I think it's been eight years
I've been at the agency now,

and I've been assisting Sonia
for the last seven.

So, actually, I know it may seem
that I'm new, but I've been...

-Gosh.
-...working on your account

and working on your sales,

and I should say that there is
a lot of excitement at the agency

regarding your new manuscript,

and without wanting to pry too much,
is there anything you might be able...

-...to share with us?
-Not really. Not at this point, no.

I'm sorry to be so blunt, but...

Sonia never invaded my process
in any way,

and she always gave me free rein.

She gave me the dignity
and the respect of complete autonomy.

-Everyone's very excited. Um...
-Great.

What do you like about my writing?

I mean, what pulls you to the material?

Well, um...

I have to say, I...

The first book of yours that I read was
You Always, You Never.

-And I was--
-Did you read A Function of the Body?

Was that one of the ones
that you liked?

That was a much, much better book...
Quite frankly.

You Always, You Never,
yes, it has a residual impact.

Uh, it won the Pulitzer, but it's...

It's a completely different thing
than the Footling Prize.

Oh, yes, I meant to bring that up,
actually. They are...

They are asking for an answer.
They're... they're...

Obviously, they're hoping
that you'll be able to make it, and...

Do you realize that they don't give the
Footling Prize in fiction every year?

It's something that other
writers confer on writers.

-Well--
-I'm so proud, but I just, uh...

I can't attend. I can't attend.

It's killing me.

-But...
-Well--

I can't fly, you see, so...

-I can't fly.
-Do--

-And along with the other things--
-Would you consider...

I mean, there may be a way for you
to get to the UK without having to fly.

I mean, there's a crossing.

There's a ship, the Queen Mary 2,
that goes from New York to Southampton.

I happen to know the
director of the Cunard Line.

You know, they have regular crossings
between--

Transatlantic crossings, and I'm sure...

I'm sure if I spoke to him, they'd be
willing to to give you a state room

and whatever you needed.
I mean, in exchange for...

Perhaps if you did a little talk
on the boat, then...

-Oh, well, I don't think...
-Then something could be arranged.

Just hear me out. I think...

Yes, I think that might be the solution
to be able to get you there,

because, obviously, this prize
means so much to you, as it should,

and I know that they'd be thrilled
if you were able to make it.

And it really is a lovely way to travel.
It's a beautiful ship.

Could I bring guests?

-Yes, of course.
-How many?

And my main feeling is just feeling
like I'm a burden on you, and...

Just, like, shoving myself
in here when, you know...

And I appreciate it.
Mika appreciates it.

You know, I invited you--
May I just remind you?

I invited you.
I'm your mom. I'm your family.

What's that for if not to...

I still don't understand it.

What... How could...
You did this company together.

And I don't understand
how he...

-I think he thinks that I--
-...cut you out. Why he would do that?

He used the program
that I had developed or I...

It was my idea. He actually did the...
He was the engineer on it.

I don't know, honey.
I really don't know.

I'm clueless, actually, about
what you're going through with this.

That a friend should do this to you is
kind of outrageous.

-It's shock... It's...
-It makes me feel violent.

-Mom.
-It does. Easily.

Don't let that motherfucker near me.

Why wouldn't you go on this trip?
I mean, it sounds fascinating.

Well, Cheryl needs more prep time
before her parole hearing.

Mom, the hearing
is six months from now.

-Roberta's going, right?
-Yes, Roberta's definitely going.

And you haven't heard from Alice
since Dad died.

And when did you last see
her and Roberta?

Wow, I don't think we've seen each other
since... Whoa...

Since we all got together
in San Francisco.

-That was, like, when was that?
-That was...that was over 30 years ago.

Well, you got to go.

You have... I think you have to go,
just to find out why she's reaching out.

And why you two? Why now?

-How are you?
-Fine.

So I am very frustrated right now.

-Oh, dear.
-I know.

-I called ahead... Are you Carol?
-No, I am Roberta, as you can see...

-I do see it now.
-If you have eyeballs.

I do. Okay, I called ahead
and spoke to someone named Carol.

Perhaps was your manager, I don't know.
And I don't want to get you in trouble.

But she did tell me that you have
a peacock blue panty and bra set.

And that is what I'm here for,
and all I am seeing is teal.

-So...
-Can I just point out

that the difference between teal
and peacock is as fine as a hair.

Maybe to you. I have a highly developed
sense of color. I'm a designer.

There's too much yellow in this.
Now, let me help you understand.

Clovis, remember,
I am leaving today for two weeks,

and I'll be back on the 16th, okay?

-Wait, you're going away?
-Yeah.

I told you all this in the email
about three weeks ago.

-I gave you the whole itinerary.
-I didn't get your email.

-I think you did.
-I didn't get an email from you.

-Because I sent it.
-Okay, can you get someone to cover you?

-'Cause I have you five days next week.
-No, but I think you can.

Because that's your job as manager.
Bye-bye.

Who are the other two people
she invited?

They're her... like, her two
oldest friends from college.

-Really?
-They've been friends for 50 years.

-Jesus.
-Just been chillin'.

Or I guess they haven't seen
each other in a while, I'm not sure.

I don't know, for our generation,

what friendship will look like
over a long period of time.

At least, I've only had friends
for four years at a time,

and these women have been
friends for 50 years, so--

Trying to study them and learn. Maybe
I can learn something from it, you know?

-And, what, she's, like, a TV person?
-No, she's a writer. She's... An author.

-Do you not know this?
-You didn't tell us anything about this.

What do you mean? You don't know
who my aunt is? You don't?

Alice Hughes, You Always, You Never.

It won the Pulitzer Prize. It's been
turned into a movie and a miniseries

in the last, I don't know,
15, 20 years or something.

-You haven't seen it?
-This was years ago? Or this was recent?

I'm really surprised. It's, like...
Well, you should read it.

It's an unbelievable book
and a great movie.

Can you not go? Why would you go?

-Yeah.
-Aw, thanks.

No, it's not a "thanks" moment.

I felt so much love from you
in that moment, so I had to say thanks.

No, I got to go.
I got to go do, um...

I just got to go do my thing, you know?
Take care of these lovely old women.

She desperately wants to accept
the Footling Prize, but she can't fly,

so I've booked her on the Queen Mary 2
with her two friends and her nephew.

I'm not... She gets on the boat,
she takes the boat,

and then you take the boat, too,
for what purpose, exactly?

For years, she's been hinting to Sonia
she's revisiting one of her characters.

And we're hoping it's Rowena
from You Always, You Never.

Then again, whenever anyone mentions
You Always, You Never, she slags it off.

If she hated that book so much,
why'd she put it out in the first place?

-It was a long time ago, I understand...
-Know what we're gonna get?

Our luck, we're gonna get a sequel
to A Function of the Body.

Well, she did mention she considers
that to be a much better book.

Oh, my God. Of course she did.
Here's a thought.

How about a sequel
to You Always, You Never,

and maybe make it better than the
original? How's that for a bold idea?

I completely agree, which is why
I think I need to be on that ship.

It's a big ask. It's not just the cost
of the trip. You'll be out of office.

-I don't see that there's any other way.
-All right.

But if this doesn't work out,
you're gonna wear it.

All right.

-I feel useful. I feel useful.
-Yeah.

-It's a wonderful feeling.
-That's a good feeling.

Sometimes it's a heartbreaking thing
'cause, you know, they won't get parole.

You've been preparing,
and the parole board just...

Yes, yes.

-Anyway, anyway...
-You're fighting the good fight.

I don't know. I'm trying. I'm trying.

The main thing is the connection
with the women...

-Is just such a gift.
-It's everything.

It's a gift.

What about you, Bert?
What have you been up to?

Oh, well...
Not much, really, not much.

I don't advocate for anybody except...

I advocate for women's brassieres,
basically. Just...

-For what, hon?
-I sell lingerie.

-Your what, honey? You're in what?
-I sell lingerie.

Tyler, you brought the books.
I've brought you books.

-Oh, how wonderful.
-So that I hope...

I hope you'll look at the Realm
of the Owl, which is her seminal work.

She didn't write very much,
but the work that she did write is...

Groundbreaking, and I think
it's important that we all somehow...

share the work before we go
and stand at her... at her grave.

Thank you.

So... speaking of writing, I'm just...
I'm just not going to be available.

I've got a draft of a novel
I'm trying to finish.

I have, uh...

This address that's...

You know, they don't give
this prize every year.

-But we'll have supper together and--
-Good. Yes.

You can tell me all the things
that I'm missing out on.

Here's to picking up the conversation
where we left off.

You know? And here's to, maybe,

reconnecting the gang
of three we used to be.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

-Yeah, thank you. Have a good one.
-Good night. Thank you. Good night.

Hey, Bert, want to go
have a drink later?

No, I can't.

Hey, don't freak out.
This is Karen, Alice's agent.

I'm actually on this ship. Can you meet
me in the Verandah bar in 15 minutes?

What?

-Hi. Karen?
-Yeah, hi.

-Tyler.
-Nice to meet you.

-Yeah, nice to meet you, too.
-Heard so much about you from Alice.

-Really?
-Yeah.

-Cool.
-Would you like a drink?

-Sure, yeah. What'd you have?
-Vodka soda.

Okay, so can I have a Margarita?

-Can you do margarita?
-Yeah, sure.

Oh, it's amazing. I'm a guest
of a friend who's speaking,

so I'm very lucky
to get to be on this ship.

I wouldn't have been able to otherwise,
and it's magnificent.

Yeah. You know, I was only in the pub.
They have a pub on here.

I was in the pub, and I actually...
I actually managed to sell...

You're not supposed to do it,
but I actually managed to sell

a big quantity of my shoelaces
to a guy in the pub.

-Yeah, yeah.
-Turned a profit on the ship.

I have already, yeah. I've done that.
I know.

We're turning over a lot of money in it.

How much money would that be?

-Do you want to know?
-Yeah.

-I've just met you. I mean...
-I want to know.

Let me start at the beginning.

Alice has a manuscript
that's due really soon,

and everyone at the agency
is getting a bit nervous

and wondering whether
it's gonna be finished on time,

whether it's gonna be a sequel
to You Always, You Never, and...

The problem is nobody there
has seen a manuscript.

I mean, I haven't seen a manuscript.
Have you seen a manuscript?

No, I have not seen a manuscript.

Okay, the thing is...

I was meant to get some answers
the other day,

and I didn't get any answers, and
if I don't get any information soon...

I'm gonna be in deep shit.
So this is... this is really important.

And I'd really appreciate
it if you could help me out.

I need... It's a really
delicate situation, and...

You know, I don't want to approach her
at the wrong time,

and I can't really get close enough
to see what her frame of mind is.

And I thought maybe you
could maybe give me a heads-up as to...

how she is, whether she's okay,
how's she's feeling and, and then...

-Right.
-Yeah.

Today won't be any different
than any other day.

-Okay.
-And that will be...

I'm going to start work on my manuscript
and then I'm going to swim at 3:00.

Butler will bring-- Pierre will bring me
some sort of lunch, I suppose, at 1:00.

Then I'll swim, and then I'll come back
and work for two more hours.

Six o'clock,
I'll start to get ready for dinner.

Dinner at 7:00 and then back
to work or bed or both.

I'll probably work in bed.

And is there anything
you need from me within...

Working before lunch...

No, most of what I want you to do
is I just want you to...

Take care of them.
And make sure that they're happy.

I just don't know
what's going on with them.

You know, I tried last night to...
What happened after I left?

-Did you go out with Roberta and Susan?
-Um, no.

Did they go out together? Did they
speak to each other? Did they...

I don't... I don't know.
I was... I just went home.

-And started writing some stuff down.
-You just went home?

-Yeah.
-But, Ty...

Part of what I... I really do want you
to watch out over them.

'Cause I'm not able to be with them,
and I don't know what they're thinking.

I don't know what they're saying.
I don't know... I really...

It's very important to me that I know
something of their state of mind.

-Okay. Yeah. Absolutely, I'll, um...
-All right?

-But I just want to...
-That makes me think of something.

Can you hand me the manuscript
that's over there, on the couch?

-And a pen. The red pen.
-Yeah.

Got two pens.

-Thank you, darling.
-Here you go.

Is... is this your new book?

Yeah. This is it.

What's it about?

it is about trying to catch
lightning in a bottle

for a second time.

Nice.

She's in her room till 3:00,
then she swims,

then back in her room,
then dinner at 7:00, then bed.

Thanks.

What are you doing after dinner?

Five. Dealer, 21. Sorry.

And I'm so curious to talk to you,
Alice and Roberta,

about what it was like
to come up together

without any technology,
without... to...

I can't help but feel like
you have a glimpse

into the experience
of what it's like to not...

be obscured by any sort
of false selves

or to really be intimate
with each other in moments of...

So I kind of feel like I'm spending time
with three...

-Almost, like...
-Dinosaurs.

-No. I was gonna say...
-I'm teasing you.

-Well, I know...
-I'm teasing you.

I just think that there's...
It is true that after your generation,

I don't know who will carry the torch
for...

What really...
What humanity really is.

I don't think it's that different,
you know?

I know it's vastly different
when you look at it from the outside.

And what's happened
to your generation...

I mean, since you were two,
you've been typing away,

and so you've grown up with this thing
like an appendage on you, you know?

But I think that...

Depending on what you join up with
on, you know, the computer...

Facebook or Instagram
or whatever you're joining up with...

Or not...

That human communication
is basically the same because

humans are basically the same.

So, who should I sign this to?

Arabella. It'd be very nice.

-That's my granddaughter.
-Granddaughter?

-Yeah, she's only about, 15 years old?
-She's seven today. It's her birthday.

-It's her birthday?
-She's on board, yeah.

-She's on board? Where is she?
-Oh, yeah, she's by the pool.

-By the pool?
-Naturally.

Well, that's... Can she swim?

Okay, so don't look all
at the same time,

but does anybody know who that guy is,
sitting behind me to the right?

He was surrounded by a group
of fans earlier today.

Oh, I think that's him.

-I know that's him.
-Who?

-Who?
-Kelvin Kranz!

-Who?
-Who is he?

-He's a writer.
-He's a huge mystery writer.

-He's written hundreds of books.
-Have you read any of them?

-Oh, all of them.
-Almost all of them.

-Every one of them. Some twice.
-Good Lord. How is that possible?

-How is that possible...
-It's a thrill... He's not like you.

Nothing like you at all.
He's a thriller, a mystery writer.

-A thriller writer.
-Yes, I understand.

What I don't understand...

is how people...

How you can read the...
The prose just...

That kind of writing seems to me like...

The prose seems like Styrofoam
or something.

-But it's plot-driven.
-Yes, but the plots are so simplified.

It's like a jigsaw puzzle. You know,
you match the color and the shape,

and then you put it all together.
It's all very pat and neat and done.

And then, you know, it's a picture
that's completely unrelated to life.

Life is a mystery, a true mystery.

-It's true.
-Yes. I can't wait for the next one.

And also, it's like a puzzle
you get to solve.

-Maybe I'll go over there.
-No, no, don't.

No, not yet. Don't...

Wait until later.

-Thank you.
-Ma'am, pleasure.

-Why don't we go get a drink tonight?
-Oh, I can't.

I'm going to the masquerade ball.

Sounds like fun.

Can you hang out?

Fuck, yeah.

I saw the manuscript.

Just saw it. I didn't...
I asked her what it was about.

She was not really interested
in sharing, but she did say that

it's about... trying to catch lightning
in a bottle for the second time.

Lightning in a bottle
for the second time, that...

That could mean a sequel. Right?

Yeah, I suppose it could.
I think it could mean a lot of things.

Well, that's pretty exciting.

I thought that was the direction
I was gonna take my life in,

and I went to college,
and I sort of... I don't know.

The more I separated from my dad,

the more I saw actually
how sketchy of a guy he was.

He was, like...
kind of an ignorant human being

in his politics and his...

Just kind of the way he treated...

people and specifically,
I think, women.

And...

And... Yeah, and then...

He actually got sent to jail
because he...

blackmailed some very important people
at the top of these companies

that... that that he worked for.

-Yeah.
-I don't know if you heard about that.

-Yeah, I heard something about that.
-Yeah, that's my dad.

-Anyway...
-It's okay.

So... Are you even or odd?
I'm odd.

-I'm even.
-Okay.

-All right.
-Good night.

-Good night. See you tomorrow?
-Yeah, definitely.

-Okay.
-Okay.

So it's strange to me the idea
that she would come here and avoid you.

It's very strange to me. It's strange
because she jumped at the opportunity.

You know, she jumped at the invitation.

Susan, it took two weeks for her to make
the arrangements to be able to leave.

Then maybe she's trying...
She wanted to come here to...

To make you uneasy.

Oh, I don't...

-Or she wanted--
-Do you think she did?

Well, maybe not as a whole,
but, you know, some...

Like, when I was a kid, I would get mad
at my parents and yell at them

to see that they loved me.

Do you know what I mean?
I would hurt them.

And when I saw the hurt in their eyes,
that told me they loved me.

And that was a way
of comforting myself.

Oh, gosh, well, that's a horrible,
horrible thought.

I hope that's not... That's true,
and I'm sorry that happened to you.

Well, I did it, so...

Yes, but I don't think you...

I'm sure your mother came through for
you, but I can't imagine that Bud did.

Right.

Okay, this is the closest that I've been
able to come to a viable candidate,

Murray Dix.
He makes shoelaces.

I wish it were a little more glamorous,
but I think he's got dough.

I need you to find out
how much dough he really has.

Is it liquid?
What's his marital history? Was...

Did he abuse a wife? Did he...
I mean, am I gonna survive if I...

Are there any red flags?
Did he do time?

That would not be good
for my reputation, among other things.

Right. Right.

-So can you--
-You want me to do a forensic deep dive.

-Yes, I know you can do that.
-If you will... Yeah, I got you.

Where is it?

Oh, my God.

What?

Okay, that's a blemish.

But he was acquitted.
Isn't that the important thing?

-Hey.
-Hey.

-How's it going?
-Yeah, good. How are you?

I'm doing well.

How you feeling today?

I hate my life. I loathe my job.

I...

I desperately want money.

I really want money, and I'm not
in a position to meet a guy who has any.

I mean, I get these old codgers
who come into the store,

and they want to buy a thong
for their teenage girlfriends,

while I'm old, rotten meat for them.

-They're not interested.
-Oh, honey.

But, um...

You really do believe that Alice and her
book just determined your whole life?

Don't you?

I know I'm not the quickest person
around the place, but...

I read Alice's book. It never
crossed my mind that it was you.

It never crossed my mind
that it was Crawford.

It never crossed my mind
that that mechanic guy...

had anything to do with Roberta.

Nothing.
It never crossed my mind.

Even though the character's
name was Rowena?

Why would I put that with you?

Well, it crossed everyone else's mind,
Susan.

It certainly crossed Crawford's.

And the judge agreed with him,
so, you know, what...

-I got nothing.
-Oh, God, that's so awful.

-Look, he was...
-That's so awful.

He was a nice man. He was very wealthy.
He took very good care of me.

-Until...
-He didn't.

So are you seeing anyone
at the moment?

No, no one right now.

I, um...

Okay, so the weirdest thing happened
this morning. That guy...

I think, was coming out of Alice's room

when I went to go see her for breakfast.

-What?
-Yeah.

Like, like, he'd stayed the night?

-Maybe. I don't know. Does that--
-Do you think they're having an affair?

Again, yeah, I don't know, but it...
I don't know why else...

he'd be leaving her room
or why she wouldn't tell me, but...

Maybe she's having a secret affair.
Good for her.

I know, yeah. Oh, God.

So I moved out,
and I lived on my own for a bit,

and then I got introduced
to this guy called Jan,

who is a hedge fund manager, and he
works between New York and Zurich.

So we started seeing each other.

And things seemed
to be going pretty well.

We moved in together.

I really felt like I was in a grown-up
relationship for the first time.

Like, he's quite serious.

Like, I felt like it was time that I...
that I calmed down.

Like, I don't know why I thought that,
but in my mind I was like, you know,

"It's time to grow up."
Like, "This is it. He's the guy."

"I'm gonna get married.
I'm gonna have kids with him."

And I'm just... "This is the next phase
of my life." That's what I thought.

We talked about children,
but he said he wasn't sure

and he didn't know when he'd be ready,
so, you know...

He said, why don't I freeze my eggs?
So last year I... I did that.

Even though, like, I thought
that I'd be ready, like, now.

I mean, most of my friends
have had kids and...

-Right.
-You know, they've got families and...

I don't know, it's funny when
you get to this age as a woman.

You feel a bit like if you're
not doing that, you're gonna be...

Well, you're gonna miss your chance
or you're gonna be, like...

...left behind.

-Sorry, it's just...
-No, it's all right. Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.
I just haven't really talked about this.

Sorry.

It's ridiculous, really.

I don't know.

It's so crazy, you go through your 20s,
and you're, like,

"I better not fucking get pregnant
'cause that would be a disaster."

And then when you hit 35, everyone's
like, "Are you thinking about it?"

Like, should you...
"Are you gonna have kids?"

So it all kind of changes so quickly,

I thought that that was gonna happen,
that Jan and I were gonna get married.

So it just, like, threw me when,
like two months ago, he...

Well, he just ended it. And...

Like, I was basically homeless
'cause it was his place. And...

Yeah, I'm just... Guess I'm just
still working through all of that.

-Good afternoon.
-Hello.

Uh, I was given this gift certificate
for a supreme manicure and pedicure,

which is very nice, but I don't like
people touching my hands or feet,

so I would like to redeem it
for cash, please.

We can't do that, madam, but we can
offer you another treatment instead.

Uh, could I redeem it...

Could you put it on my credit card?

Unfortunately, no,
because it is a complimentary one,

so we would be able to just transfer it
to a different treatment.

Let me show you
what we have available.

For the money that you have,
you can have any of these.

Do men get massages here, too?

We do. We do do massages
for everyone, yes.

Do you have any men getting
a massage at the moment?

-We do at the moment, yes, madam.
-What kind of massage are they getting?

They have all sorts of...
All the different types we do.

At the moment, we have got a gentleman
in. He's having a sports massage.

Ah, well, I would like
to have the sports massage.

-The sports massage? Okay.
-Yes, please.

-They're the same price?
-Same price, yes.

Let's say we went to the Bordeaux,
just in case.

He went like this.
Now he's going like this.

Why don't you go up to him
and, and talk to him?

-Tyler, I would never do that.
-He really seems...

Oh, my God. You can't be intimidated
by Kelvin Kra...

-Kelvin--
-Oh, my God.

He seemed really nice to all the people
who were going up to him yesterday.

Really? Oh, I'm not surprised.

I think he's probably a lovely man.

Speaking of writing,
how is yours going?

Thank you for asking me that.

Well, it's... it's not going, actually.

It's not going.
I've been whining to Tyler about it.

I'm sorry for doing that, but I just...

I've hit a... I've hit a wall.
Sometimes it happens.

Sometimes you hit... You're blocked.

Well, maybe you should take
a breather.

You want to have tea tomorrow?
We could go to the...

The Chart Room has a nice tea.

I would love to.

I didn't know
whether you'd be up for it,

but have you been
to a planetarium before?

No. Never.
Or maybe when I was a kid.

Okay. Do you like stars,
planets, the universe?

-Yeah, I love the universe.
-Okay. Hopefully, you should enjoy this.

The night sky,
both beautiful and mysterious.

The subject of campfire stories,

ancient myths, and awe

for as long as there have been people.

Living beneath the open, dark sky,

the earliest humans
were aware of nightly changes

as planets marched across the sky.

The moon waxed and waned,

and occasional meteors flared
across the horizon.

Slowly, the simple early observations

revealed patterns
that could be depended upon,

leading to the first calendars.

With the yearly cycle mapped out,

settlements in agriculture
could develop,

and early civilizations thrived.

At the same time,
the first maps of the sky

grouped the brightest stars
into familiar constellations,

helping to develop
navigational schemes...

-Good evening, madam.
-Hello.

How can I help you?
I think you seem to be lost.

No, I'm not lost. I'm just wandering.

You're not actually allowed in this
area, this is part of the crew area.

-Oh, okay.
-And you're not insured.

-So, if anything does happen...
-Okay, where shall I go?

So where would you like to go,
and I can escort you, please?

Okay, no problem.

Kelvin Kranz is on this ship?

Wait, is he...
Is that a really big deal?

-Come on, you have to have heard of him.
-No, I've never heard of him.

I mean, he's huge.

Like, the guy's a one-man
publishing industry.

Every single one of his books gets
adapted into a film, in every language.

-His books have been translated into.
-Okay, Kelvin.

He's massive. Like, bigger
than all of them combined, like...

-Good for... good for Kelvin.
-Yeah.

Good for that guy.

So I had a thought that I was...

Do you... Do you like dancing?

-Dancing?
-Yeah.

-Like, just for fun?
-No, there's a dance club on the boat.

I think it's like a disco-type spot,

and I figured maybe we could go,
if you were interested.

Okay.

Yeah. Thanks for doing that with me.

-It was fun.
-It was fun. Yeah.

-Good night.
-Good seeing you.

-See you.
-All right, have a good one.

Gosh, I just realized.

Last night I had a dream.

I guess...

Maybe that's why I thought about not...
not losing touch.

I had a dream that a friend of mine
that is no longer alive

came to me.

I was aware that I was dreaming.

I was aware that...

This person was saying to me,
"This is how we'll communicate now."

Oh, no way.

Oh, my God.

Yeah.

Yeah. We never lose...

Never lose people.

Gosh.

-Hey, gorgeous.
-Hey.

Do you understand this thing?

Do you know what you're gonna say?

I'm gonna say that
actions have consequences,

and the consequences on my life
of her actions were unacceptable.

And the least she could do
is apologize.

How do you think she's gonna take that?

She'll go...

Well, I... She'll, she'll deny it.
She'll say that... She'll deny it.

She'll say it was based
on someone entirely different.

Doesn't that look
like Professor Osbourne?

-I didn't see him.
-It's a dead ringer for Prof. Osbourne.

-Remember him?
-I... How...

If I'd seen him, I wouldn't have reacted
like you are.

-Oh, my God.
-What went on?

Nothing, nothing. I'm just...

I don't think so.

I had a threesome
with him and his wife.

Well...

Well, well, well...

-Is that all?
-Yeah. It was just a threesome.

It wasn't a foursome or a fivesome...

It wasn't an orgy.

That can't really be your first time...

Karen.

Heard a rumor you were on the ship.

Well, it's no rumor.

There's a big majority.
I mean, we've got ex-service people.

We've got guys that have come up
through the self-improvement.

You know, and those guys are generally
very, very enthusiastic

'cause they've spent a lot of money
to get to where they are.

So, you tend to look after them
a little bit more. You know, they'll...

They tend to want to understand
the market.

With the ex-service guys,
they're independent.

You can get them to go out and do a job.
They don't need any support

from within the company.

But, you know, my job is
to sort of oversee what's going on

and count the money as it comes in.

-That's probably fun.
-Yeah.

Would you mind if we moved
into the room next door?

-Not at all, not at all.
-Great. Let's do that.

-Love to follow you in.
-I'm meeting someone.

I mean, I like the ambition, truly.
But what is your plan?

My plan was to approach her
at the right point.

-You think that's a bad idea?
-I think it's a terrible idea.

I don't think you can approach her
at all on this boat.

I think you will scare her away.

I think that she might appreciate
your tenacity, but really...

She's gonna decide what she does,
and it's really out of your control.

-Right, it's what...
-Absolutely. The shine on the tables.

-The decor is so...
-Yeah. Alice, Alice.

Oh. Hi.

Alice... Sorry, this is Alice Hughes.
This is Vernon.

-Vernon, hello.
-Vernon. Pleased to meet you.

-Pleasure.
-He's in aviation.

-Well...
-Would you like to join us?

Please.

Oh. No, it's all right.

I was just wandering around the ship
and passed the florist and thought,

"Why am I carrying this around
like a fool?"

Let me, um, set it here.

Maybe I'll see you at dinner.

-You... Definitely.
-Nice to meet you.

-Look forward to it.
-Pleasure.

-Take care.
-Bye.

-She seems nice.
-Yeah, she's a very fine writer.

We went to university together.

I mean, it's madness, really.
What, you want her to write a...

-A sequel to... Yeah.
-A sequel to this?

I mean, everyone wants her
to write a sequel to this.

Yeah, but she's never gonna do that.
The book's her antichrist.

Don't you think?

Tyler, it's Roberta. I need your help.

Sorry, sometimes it takes a little while
'cause she could be...

There are two floors,
so she could be upstairs.

-There... there's two floors?
-Yeah.

It's a big one. Yeah.

So, here's the pen and paper.

Oh, thank you.

Okay.

Someday, that book's gonna end.

I want to lead you today

on a... on a tour

through the landscape
of my inspiration.

Sometimes the sources
that a writer uses

are very close to home...

Family, friends, enemies.

And sometimes
our source is a visitor

from another time, another universe.

Blodwen Pugh... was a Welsh writer

at the turn of the last century,
the end of the 19th century.

She worked in obscurity,
she was completely unrecognized

until well after her death.

And even now,
she's quite unfamiliar,

even to many in the most
rarefied literary circles. She's...

She's lost to us, except for those
who stand still enough to listen.

The writings, her one remain...
her one novel,

which is called, I think it's
the masterpiece of that... of that era

is called "Realm of the Owl."

When I read this novel,

it's... it's impossible for me

not to think what a miracle it is
that this universe emerged.

What a miracle it is
that consciousness emerged.

You know?

And what a miracle it is
that Blodwyn Pugh...

her thoughts and experiences...

that they could reach across time...

and reach into my consciousness.

That's a miracle.

Any questions?

Well, I have a question.

I mean, I don't know, it certainly raise
to Blodwyn Pugh's "Realm of the Owl,"

but I have a question
about "A Function of the Body",

and specifically when you
were inspired to write it,

did you always know you'll gonna insert
Georgia's diaries through the book?

I thought it was
exquisitely crafted in that way.

And, I mean, everyone knows
it's a very personal book.

It's known, so I don't feel
badly saying that.

I mean, the way you did that with her...
With the loss of her sister,

the ne'er-do-well brother
who's sort of a psychopath,

whom you need, you know, whom you need,
and who you're terrified of.

It... The way those diaries worked

just raised it to the highest level
of... of literature for me.

I'm wondering how you...
how you... how you did that.

-Did you know you were gonna do it or--
-Oh, thank you.

Thank you very much for that question.

-My dad, at least.
-Oh, my.

Oh, my. Oh.

-Your friends have come.
-My friends, I want you to meet Roberta.

-Hello.
-What a great pleasure.

-And Susan.
-What a good pleasure.

Kelvin Kranz. And my nephew Tyler.

-Hey, Tyler. Handsome young man.
-Oh, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
So you all, you're traveling together.

Yes. You have a table
full of fans here, you know?

Really? Well, that's fantastic,
you know. Thank you.

So you must be all going
to "The Toad and the Harrow"...

-Oh, well, yes...
-Are you taking your friends over?

-Is that what's happening here?
-Yes.

But first, we're gonna make
a little pilgrimage

to Blodwyn Pugh's gravesite
outside Cardiff. The convent.

-How wonderful. That's special.
-Yeah, yeah, I think...

I think it'll be sort of special, but...

I wanted to ask you, how long
does it take you to write one of your...

-one of your books?
-To write one?

Well, I spend about, maybe,

a month outlining it, and then, maybe,
three months writing it,

so maybe four months...

At the outside, some of them
maybe four and a half.

I try to... I've never done
anything faster than three months.

That's longer than I thought.

Well...

That's interesting.
It's a process, isn't it?

Well, I have a certain process.
It's pretty specific, you know?

Well, anyway...

-Congratulations on getting the prize.
-Oh, thank you so much.

It's a great honor.
I think it's very special.

-And what a pleasure to meet you all.
-Thank you. You too.

-Thank you. Thank you.
-I'll see you again, yeah.

And you. I'll see you again.
Take care, bye-bye.

-Bye-bye.
-Have a nice supper.

Thank you. You too.

What a nice man.

-What a gent, isn't he?
-What a gentleman. Classy.

-Missed you today.
-Yes, I know. I'm sorry.

-Why don't we go now? Have a drink?
-I can't.

-Why?
-'Cause I'm going to the gala.

Oh, the gala.

Okay.

They're such iconic characters.

It is perfect for American characters
right now because the border of...

-Hey.
-Hi.

-You're here. Great.
-You guys have met, haven't you?

Yeah.

-How's it going? Sorry to interrupt.
-No, you're not interrupting at all.

-We're just finishing. Good to see you.
-Good to see you, man.

-Leave you to it. To be continued?
-Yes.

-We'll see each other again soon.
-Yeah.

-Sorry to run you out of town.
-No, are you kidding?

Have a good one.

-How's it going?
-Does he know who you are?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, he knows, he knows.

-And that doesn't bother you?
-He's cool. Don't worry.

No, he... He's not gonna say anything.
Don't worry.

So you know that him and Alice
are now friends, they're talking.

Yeah. Yeah, no, I, um...

Actually, I told him everything and...

He found the whole thing
quite amusing, actually.

And he gave me some good advice.
He, uh...

He told me he thinks it's probably
not gonna be a good idea

for me to approach Alice on this trip,
so I'm gonna back off, and...

-Yeah, I think he's right.
-Great.

Did you get that note, by the way,
that we left in your room?

What... A note is nothing.

I mean, she made a date with me,
and, for tea.

And I went,
and I interrupted my work.

It's not like I have hours
and hours to wander the ship...

-Right.
-And, you know, meet men.

-This is not what I'm here for.
-So you went, and then what happened?

I went to tea at two o'clock sharp,
and there she was,

sitting there like a beanbag
next to this dodo who was her date.

And, clearly, I wasn't, you know...

So she canceled it? It was canceled.
You didn't meet with her.

Well, I don't know what we were supposed
to do, have a meeting with a...

-A dodo?
-A person that... Yes.

I shouldn't say that. He's probably
a perfectly nice, unsuspecting man,

who didn't know that he was, you know,
in the talons of a carrion bird.

But I don't know what...
I don't know what she's...

I don't know what she wants,
because I just want to reach her.

Right.

Do you remember when you and Alice and I
met in San Francisco

all those years ago?

That's when it all hit the fan.

I just was desperate
to confide in someone,

and the two of you were the closest
I've ever been with, so...

When we had dinner at the bar afterward,
you went upstairs and went to bed,

and it was just me and Alice,
and I thought...

"Well, Alice has always been interested
in other people's lives."

And then I made the fatal mistake
of telling Alice everything.

What I realize is...

if you can't keep a secret yourself...

You can't ask anyone else
to keep a secret.

It's true.

It's true.

What I'm gonna tell you is this.

I didn't go upstairs
to sleep that night.

There was a really...
a really cute waiter,

and...

This is a...

Double letter, triple word.

-Baby.
-I hate you.

Bow down, bitch. Bow down.

They have this incredible night
together. They get really drunk.

They drink loads of cocktails.

And, yeah, they just get on really well.
They hook up.

And she doesn't know that this guy
is actually just a bartender.

Like, he's not a rich guy
or anything, like...

But they fall for each other,
and it's this comedy of errors.

It's kind of a farce. But they end up
falling for each other,

despite the fact that they both pretend
to be something that they're not.

Which is kind of the...
yeah, the whole thing.

-And do you know who plays the guy?
-He's this... He's this comedian.

He's funny. He's got this amazing face.
But it's just such a charming film.

-You have to see it. It's brilliant.
-I want to see it.

I'm trying to think of, like...
I was actually in a comedy of errors

when I was in sixth grade,
so when you brought that up...

Karen?

Hi.

And Tyler?

Hi.

Wait.

So you lied for her because...

you like her.

That's... that's as good a reason
to lie as any I can think of.

So...

You're gonna see her tonight?

I don't know.

Who's that man I keep seeing
coming out of your room in the morning?

Oh, that man.

That man is...

probably the one thing
that keeps me going.

Besides you.

Thanks.

They all take ballroom-dancing classes
on this ship.

So, when they go to the gala,

they want to show off what they've
learned, and they take it very...

-Hi.
-Hey. How are you? What a surprise.

-Fine, fine.
-Very breezy day to have...

-Yeah, I love the fog.
-...an intimate little discussion.

-You know, I've been thinking about you.
-Really?

Well, one of the women that I work with

poisoned her husband,
who was a batterer,

and guess where
she got the idea.

From my first wife, of course.

-Or maybe my second wife.
-Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.

-No, no, but now I know a lot about you.
-Yes.

No. From an early
Agatha Christie book.

-The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
-Exactly. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Well, I kept that away from her.

And that's why you still stand.

So you've been thinking about poisoning,
but why? I mean, just because...

Oh, no, because I...

This woman was incarcerated for trying
to save her child and herself.

And she didn't want to kill him,
she just wanted to disable him

so she could stop the violence.

But he died.

-I'm so sorry. That's awful.
-Yes, it is awful.

Do you deal with a lot of people
who poison?

I do. Oh, no, no. Not so many...

I mean, they take whatever weapon...
the domes-- Is in the person's hand.

-And...
-Can I join? Do you mind if I sit down?

-Of course, sit down.
-No, join us.

-I've been fascinated by poison lately.
-Why?

I'm thinking about writing something
about someone who poisons people.

I think it's... I think,
philosophically, poisoning is a...

a very intimate way to kill someone,
and it's also very cruel.

How is that?

Very compelling.

-Hey.
-Sorry.

-Sorry I'm late. Thank you.
-Hello.

-Everybody well?
-Everybody's well.

-How is work going?
-Oh, well, not as...

Not as well as I'd like.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

Where's Tyler?

Not coming.

-No?
-He has a date.

-Who with?
-Uh, someone he met on the ship.

So...

An older woman... Apparently.

-An older woman? How much older?
-Like, in her 80s?

I would be surprised
if that were the case.

-But he probably means 26 or...
-Oh. Oh, right.

Thirty-six.

Thirty-six would be
a significant difference.

-Or more. Who knows?
-Really?

I can't tell people's ages anymore.

-No, I can't either.
-I really can't.

Alice, I don't know
what your schedule is,

but if you're free tomorrow
before or after you swim,

maybe we could have a tea
or a drink.

Well, I...

I would love to do that, but I actually
have a business meeting tomorrow.

-Oh, sorry.
-I don't know if I'll get my swim in.

Who knows how long it'll go on
or what will happen in it?

-But let's do it another time. Promise?
-Yeah, I'd love to. Great.

-Quite a day.
-Yeah.

Shocking.

Yeah.

How you feeling?

I'm feeling okay, actually.
Kind of...

-A bit relieved, to be honest.
-Yeah.

I should actually say to you, like...

Yeah, I feel like
I should apologize a bit.

I feel bad for dragging you
into this whole thing.

I know you didn't want to lie to your
aunt, and I slightly twisted your arm

and I feel bad about that,

and she clearly thinks
so highly of you.

She loves you. She thinks,
you know, she thinks the world of you,

and that was obvious when
I spoke to her today. And I think...

That was probably part of the reason why
she was so forgiving towards me. So...

Thank you for... Yeah,
thanks for everything this, this week.

-Oh, well...
-You've been amazing.

I know I've completely inappropriately
unloaded a whole load of stuff onto you

that I probably shouldn't have done,
so I'm sorry about that, and...

-Yeah, thank you.
-Well, that's... That's sweet of you.

I appreciate that acknowledgement,
and I...

It's been... It's so been my
pleasure getting to know you, and...

I was skeptical at first about
what our relationship would look like.

And I just felt like...

I don't know. I just really
wanted to get to know you,

and I'm excited to hopefully
continue to get to know you. And...

I don't know, maybe, you know,
what our... what...

What our life can look like...
moving forward.

Like, I don't know. There's just...

Maybe, um...

It's just been probably
one of the biggest gifts

of the... the ship for me
has been...

Getting to know you, so...

I was, uh, wondering if...

I know this is kind
of a crazy question, but...

If maybe you wanted to...

If...

You're not gonna ask me out,
are you?

I'm joking, I'm joking.
You just suddenly looked so awkward.

Right. Right. I did. I was...

I was wondering if maybe I could
kiss you at some point soon.

Fuck.

Oh, shit.

I think I...

made a...

a bit of a fool of myself.

In what way?

I just... I made some kind of an advance
that didn't... That went un...

Unreciprocated.

Well, you can't...

I hope you don't regret that.

That's... that's... The trying is all.
You know?

If you don't try, if you don't risk...

That's good to know.

I mean, it's... you shouldn't be shy
with this kind of thing,

this... this attraction to someone.

I think attraction is...

It's the animating force
in the universe, really.

-That's a fact.
-Well, like...

Gravity or the pull of the poles,

what pulls
the monarch butterflies...

to fly across the world.

If you feel attracted to someone
from your heart,

you know... and you look at them and
you feel and you can see their soul...

That's...

There is...

There's no bad version of that,

to want to be a part of that.

And we should...

Oh, God... treasure it.
It's, it's...

We're lucky to have that feeling.

It's the greatest, it's the fullest...
expression of what it is to be alive.

So...

Do you think you'll, you'll...

How did it end?
I mean, do you think you'll try again?

-No.
-No?

No. No.

You know, Suze, I am convinced

she asked me on this trip to find out
what happened to me after my divorce.

She wants to write about it
as a sequel to her fucking book.

-I know it.
-No.

-I know it.
-No. You've got to ask her.

-No.
-You have to be direct and ask her.

You know, you heard those things
she said during that talk.

She uses things
and people from her life.

-Well, I'm... I'm one of those people.
-I know you are. I know you are.

But that's what writers do, and she
never meant to hurt you, I promise you.

-She never meant to hurt you.
-She doesn't care, Susan.

I think she does care.
She cares about you.

And why would she be writing
about you again?

She loves you.
She's obsessed with you.

She said she uses people
from her life,

and she is going to use me
in this sequel.

I don't believe that, dear.
I really don't.

I know it could seem that way
if you twist it.

If you twist it the other way,

you know, she has the same memories
we do of our days together.

-They're sacred.
-Yeah.

Maybe not sacred.
That's a little pompous.

But you know what I mean, what we
were talking about the other day.

-She has those, too.
-Yeah, but she's very different now.

I know she is.
She really has changed.

She's changed so much.

-Did she always talk like that?
-No.

-She didn't?
-Did not.

-I wonder why she talks like that.
-I know.

Just so you know, she's invited me
to dinner with all of you.

Oh, fuck.

Karen's very hopeful about
the publishing business, actually.

I mean, against all reason, in my
opinion, but if you could talk a little

about what the agency
is going to do now and in the future.

The old dead wood
has been moved aside.

It's been an interesting time.

There have been quite
a few changes at the agency,

but I feel very optimistic about what
we're going to be doing going forward.

And I... We've got
exciting plans for Alice.

You know, Sonia did tell me that Alice
was quite secretive about her work.

-But I had no idea how secretive.
-Well, I...

I mean, I still haven't been able
to deduce

which of your literary characters
that you are reviving.

I do hope it's Rowena
from You Always, You Never.

Yes, I would love to know what Rowena
has been up to the last 35 years.

Oh, dear, you know...

Let me just say.

-On this subject...
-I think everyone cares. Rowena...

I don't think anybody really cares.

What became of Rowena
after her disastrous marriage?

Did she find love again?
Did she get another career?

Did she have a child?

Rowena is a beloved literary character.
What, what...

-She is. She is.
-Bert, Bert.

What I want to say about this... And...

I should clarify for you

that whatever character I write about,
is essentially about me.

I mean, honestly,
that's what authors do. Don't they?

-Let me... Just... I don't think...
-And another thing...

...I have ever been at a table
with two more self-obsessed people.

I don't think I ever have.
This is a first. This is a first.

We care for each other. Do we?

-Do we care for each other?
-Yes, of course.

Yes. We do care for each other.
This happened in your youth.

This happened so long...
In your youth.

And today, this very day,
we have lived most of our lives.

Right? Are you gonna continue
this ancient battle

for the little time that remains to us?

Do you even know
what happened yesterday

when we were out of communication
with the world?

Do you know what happened?

You don't know what happened.
Do you know what happened?

-Does anyone know what happened?
-I was working, so I wasn't...

Well, of course you were working.
You're always working.

Yes.

Elon Musk...

sent many, many telecom satellites
into the sky

that look exactly like stars,

exactly like stars.

So now when humans gaze
at the night sky,

they won't know if they're gazing
at a star or at a machine.

And we at this table,
at this little table,

we are among the last, the very last,

ever, ever,

to have seen the actual, real,

the honest, truthful night sky
from the ocean.

We saw stars...

Just stars.

-Are you packed?
-I'm killing it.

-Yeah? Killing it with the bags?
-No.

No, my book.

I deleted it...
from my computer.

I deleted it all.

And I threw the hard copy
in the recycling.

Why?

It's...

You know what? It's like polishing
the vase when the house is falling down.

You don't know.

You don't know
what I'm talking about.

Anyway, I'm gonna...

ask you to bring the bigger bags
down for me, okay?

I think the words matter.
I do think they matter.

Which ones you choose to describe
something or to express something.

It takes time to worry those
into existence,

the right one, the right one.
There's only one that's right.

I lament... You know, sometimes I wait,
I wait for a word to come to me.

I wait... I'll wait a week.

No, but it amused me on the ship

how they were so eager that we not use
the word "boat" to describe the ship

because "boat" is
sort of a diminutive...

Or when they would say
don't call it "a cruise."

It's not a cruise. It's a crossing.

And it is a crossing. You're crossing
time zones. You feel them.

-Yes, you do.
-Crossing into something unknown.

I mean, it's... The cruise
just seems meandering and...

And silly.

Alice...

What I'm trying to reconcile is

who is the real you?

I just...

I just don't know
who you are anymore.

I mean, does...
Does anybody trust you anymore?

And is that hard for you? I mean...

Are you okay with that?
You seem to be okay with that.

What do you mean?
Because I write from my life and from...

Oh, yeah, you write from your life,
but you write from others,

and those others experience it
as a kind of betrayal.

-You obviously...
-Well, you know, you...

Betrayal.

I think that you perhaps betray
the people that you love the most...

Because you know that you have
the expectation of forgiveness.

The people that you don't know
very well,

trying to seduce or impress,

you treat them much more tenderly.
That's my experience.

But it's harder to forgive

when you're wallowing

in the middle of the debris
of what your life used to be.

It requires a greater expanse of spirit

than I think most people have.

Did you come on this trip to, to...

berate me or to forgive me or to...

extract something else?

An apology or...

to reconnect, maybe, our friendship?

Why did you say yes?

I wanted an apology.

I wanted you to at least acknowledge

the damage that you caused in my life.

And...

And I wanted to extract...

a little compensation for it.

Because if you
were going to write a sequel,

I would tell you everything
about the last 35 years.

I would give you all the sordid,
squalid details.

You would have...

You would have a great book.

And all I want...

is 30% of the profits.

Wait. What did you...
What did you just say?

Well, I think you heard me.

And I think it's fair.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. I just...

I realize what this is about.
This is not about...

This is not about love.
This is about money.

I'm so sorry. I didn't realize that.

I'll give you a check.

-We really lost each other, you know?
-Yeah, we did.

I loved you when you were Al.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow.

-Excuse me, Tyler...
-Hey.

I'm Dr. Mitchell. I'm Alice's physician.
Come in, please.

What's happening? Is she sleeping?

I'm very sorry to inform you,

but your aunt passed away
in the middle of the night.

Oh, no.

-Alice had a serious condition called...
-Fuck.

...deep vein thrombosis,
and it's a blood clot

which can travel up to the lungs,
the heart, or the brain.

Right now we're not sure which
until we get a coroner's report.

I'm very sorry.

The coroner as well as the police
are headed here.

If you'd like some time
to spend with her before they get here.

-Yeah. That would be great.
-Okay, I'll be right outside.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

Yeah.

She had told me of her
wanting to go to England

to pick up the Footling Prize,

see Blodwyn Pugh's gravesite,

and also discuss her
at the awards ceremony.

She had at one point intended to fly.

I certainly said that that would not be
a good idea to travel by plane.

It wouldn't be a good idea
to travel at all.

I strongly advised her
to stay in New York,

but as you all know, Alice is Alice.

And she's very strong-willed,
and, ultimately, she wanted to go.

So, I then discussed with her perhaps
I should come along with her

to help her with the medication.

The medication that we typically use
in this situation is a blood thinner,

but it needed to be injected.

I would give the injections
in the morning and in the evening.

Could I just interrupt to ask
if it could have been brought on

by an emotional discussion,

an emotional encounter?

Most likely not. These things are,
as I said, unpredictable in nature,

and they can happen
and it doesn't have anything to do

with what's going on
in someone's personal life.

So, no.

Shall I go rebook our flights now?

-Oh, my goodness sake.
-Well...

-We've got to...
-To when?

-Tomorrow?
-Maybe the next day.

We've got to pack Alice's stuff
and then pack all our stuff.

I don't know.
I was... I was sort of...

It doesn't feel right to me to leave

or to book the flight right now.
I feel like we got to...

The trip isn't over. Like, the...

We should visit Blodwyn's grave,
like Alice wanted us to.

She brought us here. She chose us.

The three... Just us three.

Personally, for me, I... My life...

I... Everything that's good in my life
feels related to Alice in so many ways.

I've been so ashamed
of the family that I come from,

for so long, until I met Alice.

And...

I can't leave here without going
to that gravesite. I'm just...

It would feel like...
It would make me sick.

Does anybody want to say anything?

Tyler, I don't even know the woman.

I don't even like her writing.

This is for Alice.

I guess we should go, then.

I need a drink.

Isn't there an editor
or a fellow writer,

someone who could do
something with it?

Honestly, it's...

I don't know what it is
or what could be done with it.

I guess you could call it
experimental.

We could post it online
and charge people to read it.

I personally wouldn't feel
comfortable doing that.

Look, whatever this is, it's clearly
in a very embryonic stage,

and it's not meant to be published.

She was trying something out,
and she didn't get to see it through.

Yeah, but people
might find that interesting.

Her readers, literary scholars.

Look, maybe someone else
can help you.

You said she gave it to you.
You can take it wherever you want.

You don't need me, not for that.

-Roberta, we need you on the floor.
-Yeah, I'm coming, Clovis.

I'll be right there. I'm coming.

-Yeah, Mom...
-Should I send it back to you?

I'm coming. What?

No, no, no. Keep it.

Give it to Tyler.

How about... how about this?
How about a sequel?

A sequel with real people,
real people's names,

places, about what happened
in my life

after the publication
of You Always, You Never?

How about that?

Roberta, if you were ever
to write that book,

I'd love to see it.

I just don't understand
the whole agent thing,

but I spoke to Karen

and she said that, because
she represents you now,

she couldn't represent me.

-No, no, no, no.
-Yeah.

-Okay, but she can find you an--
-It's a conflict.

Okay, but she can find you
an agent and a lawyer, but...

You should use my old agent. That's
perfect. He'd love to represent you.

-Okay.
-He should be so lucky.

Because the deal's 50-50.
We're just gonna split it 50-50, right?

-That doesn't make any sense at all.
-Why?

-You are the writer. It's not 50-50.
-Well, yes, it is.

I mean, unless you want more.
I mean...

-Don't be absurd.
-You don't need an agent.

You're better than your agent.
Look, I am so happy to be doing this.

This is my idea.
We're splitting it 50-50. That's done.

Forget it.
Let's just move on and try to start.

-Do you have some--
-This might be interesting.

But it turns out the main ingredient
in antifreeze is ethylene glycol.

-In antifreeze?
-In antifreeze. Wait, now...

Which is not only incredibly toxic
but also very sweet.

So that, people, when they want
to poison someone, have used it a lot.

And now 17 states require
the manufacturer

to add something
to make it taste very bitter.

Which leaves 33 states
where they don't.

-Exactly.
-If my math...

So I was thinking maybe
as part of her plan,

she either lives in a state
that doesn't have the law...

-Or moves to one.
-And then moves to one.

And then moves to one.

When I read this novel,

it's... it's impossible for me

not to think what a miracle it is
that this universe emerged,

what a miracle it is
that consciousness emerged...

And what a miracle it is
that Blodwyn Pugh,

her thoughts and experiences,

that they could reach across time

and reach into my consciousness.

That's a miracle.

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