American Woman (2018): Season 1, Episode 11 - Episode #1.12 - full transcript
- All right,
close your eyes.
Once in a man's life,
he creates the perfect pancake.
I think--
well, you be the judge.
Hey, hey.
Good morning, beautiful.
All right, girls.
Clear your plates.
Put them in the sink,
please, for your mother.
- Mom, dad made
chocolate chip pancakes.
- Yeah, the girls helped.
- You mean I helped.
- I did, too.
- You kept putting your fingers
in the batter.
- I was tasting it.
- Never underestimate
the impact of
a satisfied taster
on the morale of the chef.
- See?
- Oh, oh, I was just
telling the girls.
I think we should all
go to the country club
tonight for dinner.
- Tonight?
- Yeah.
What, do you have other plans?
- No, I just--I didn't realize
we were still members.
- Oh, yeah, no.
We paid the annual
dues in March.
So we're still good.
- Dad, if you're gonna
take us to school,
we should go.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
I promised I'd run the girls
to school on my way to work.
All right, kids
Come on.
Chop, chop, chop.
So I'll make a reservation
tonight for four.
Like, 6:00?
- Yeah, that's great.
Hey, baby.
- Mmm,
good morning.
- Last night was...
pretty unexpected.
- Yes, it was.
- Hmm.
I want us to be together.
- Are you sure
I'm what you want?
- I want us to get married
in Ojai under that oak tree
that you love.
I wanna buy a house
in the Valley
and have tons of kids.
I wanna grow old with you.
My grandma gave me this
when I turned 21.
And I've been saving it
for when I met the right woman.
- If we don't start
playing soon,
we're gonna lose the courts.
- Just a couple more stretches.
So does your brand new job
come with a brand new raise?
- Only if I had
a brand new penis.
- Kathleen, what's that
on your finger?
- Oh, this?
Greg asked me to marry him
this morning.
- And you said yes?
- Well, that's why I'm
wearing the ring.
- And this is Greg, like,
homosexual Greg?
- Don't call him that.
- Okay, fine.
Are you engaged to the Greg
that likes to have sex
with other men?
- We love each other.
Relationships are all about
making sacrifices.
- He's giving up men,
and I'm giving up
onion bagels and Mexican food.
- I don't think that's
the same thing.
Bonnie, can you help me
out here?
- I don't really think I'm in
a position to judge.
I slept with Steven last night.
- I think that's great.
That's really great.
- Your voice just went
five octaves higher.
- How did this happen?
- He came over to tell me that
he's gonna sell his Jag so that
I can keep the house.
And we were drinking
and talking.
And it all just started
to feel so familiar.
- Like when you were married
to him and he cheated on you.
- The girls were so happy
this morning.
You should have seen them.
- Are the two of you
getting back together?
- Well, come on.
Let's play.
I have a wedding
to get in shape for.
- So, you should have
everything you need.
But if you have any questions,
you can ask Catherine.
- Catherine?
- Your secretary.
- Oh, right, yes.
Catherine.
- Here we go.
- Is something wrong?
- I have a window.
I didn't know I was going
to have a window.
- Senior staff meetings
start at 11:00.
And here's your key.
- Look what I got.
- Did you buy every
bridal magazine in the city?
- Almost.
Let's order in and start
talking about color schemes.
- Oh, I'm supposed to have
lunch with Dave Barnes.
- Dave Barnes?
- He's an old friend of mine.
He's in development
in Columbia.
- Oh, well, we'll have plenty
of time to go over all this.
- Kathleen.
Dave's just a friend.
Why don't you join us?
- No, I'm sure you two have
plenty to catch up on.
- So, this real estate
development we invested in
isn't panning out.
I think we should
pull the plug.
- It looks as though we--
- Figueroa Bank should drop
this project, right?
We all agree?
Great.
- Next up,
corporate says complaints
about our customer service
have gone up.
Thoughts?
- That's 'cause the lines
have gotten longer.
Most people just come to do
withdrawals and deposits.
We should consider adding those
automated teller machines.
- Our customers can't operate
a complex computer.
- Actually, they're quite
easy to use.
- I tried one.
It's so simple,
even I could use it.
Maybe we can give it a shot.
- Well, corporate might like
that we're cutting edge.
Moving on.
I'd like to discuss
interest rates for the quarter.
- Can we go say hi to Stephanie
and Monica over there?
- Yes, just be back
before dinner.
- Okay, this calls
for a celebratory drink.
- Um, I'd like a--
- Two martinis, dry.
- Look who's back together.
I can't believe it.
- Take it easy, Carol.
We're just having dinner.
- I had a bet with Candy that
you two would be back together
before the summer.
So it looks like she owes me
lunch at Dan Tana's.
- So all the trouble I caused
is worth it, then.
- You two should
join us for dinner.
- We'd love to.
- They've just hired
a new chef.
He worked at Chasen's,
and his coq au vin
is to die for.
I mean, with the amount
of butter he uses,
you definitely don't want
to think about the calories,
but it is Heaven.
- Bonnie.
- You have to help me chair
the St. Ann's fundraiser
again this year.
The theme is
"Gone With The Wind."
I'm a sucker for hoop skirts
and southern accents.
- With a dash of slavery.
- Can you talk to your boss
at the May Company
and see if he'd throw in
a gift certificate
for the silent auction?
- Oh, uh, Bonnie's not
working there anymore.
- Oh.
You must be so relieved.
- Not really.
I liked it.
- Someone's been reading
Ms. Magazine.
Well, on the bright side,
more time to shop.
You and Becca should come
with me and Hayley tomorrow.
She needs something
for Cotillion,
so I'm taking her to Neiman's.
- I don't want to shop for lame
over-priced dresses.
- Come on, what girl
doesn't like shopping?
Are you sure she's
your daughter?
- Oh, she's definitely
my daughter.
- Don't you wanna look
as beautiful and stylish
as your mother?
If you did,
I bet you'd have a boyfriend.
- I'll go shopping
with you, Mom.
- That's my girl.
- Can we start thinking about
Cotillion dresses for me?
Golf tomorrow?
- Mm.
- Hey.
Are you okay?
- I was fine,
until somebody woke me up.
- We were supposed to meet
for drinks. You remember?
- I must have lost
track of time.
- When did you start
taking Valium?
- Since I started
getting stressed out.
- Kathleen.
Kathleen.
- Ah, I said good night
to the girls.
- Mmm.
Let's not go too fast, Steven.
It'll be too confusing
for Becca and Jessica.
- I'll call you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Hello?
- You have to get it out
of your system, sweetie.
- I don't want to.
- We're trying to help you.
Either puke,
or we're going
to make you puke.
- I can't.
You have to do it.
- Okay.
Get over the toilet.
Sorry, Kathleen.
- Here we go.
- Okay, good.
- Okay.
We gotta do it again.
- Get your fingers
out of my mouth!
- I'm afraid you don't get to
decide what goes in your mouth
until you can make
adult decisions.
Now get it out.
Come on.
- I'm sorry.
I don't like watching
people vomit,
or hearing it,
or seeing it,
or smelling it.
Anything associated with it.
Okay, good, good, good.
- That's my cue.
- Good girl.
It's coming out.
- Good.
That's okay.
I know.
I know.
I feel so stupid.
- Sweetie, you don't have
to feel stupid around us.
- What were you trying to do?
Kill yourself?
- Of course not.
It was an accident.
I just started worrying about
the wedding and...
I guess I just took
too many pills.
- It's okay.
- It's not okay.
- What were you worried about?
- I don't know.
- Yes, you do.
- I've imagined my wedding
since I was a little girl.
My bridesmaid's dresses are
baby blue with empire waists.
The bouquet is white roses
with gardenias.
And I'm marrying a tall,
strong, and handsome man.
And when he hugs me I get
lost in those big arms,
and feel like I'm home.
And I'm afraid that's
exactly the kind of man
that Greg wants, too.
- You don't have
to go through with it.
- I know I have to be strong,
Bonnie, but I'm not like you.
I'm not strong.
- I'm not as strong
as you think I am.
- That's not true.
We are all stronger
than we think we are.
- I'm real sorry
I scared y'all like this.
Ugh, just promise me you'll
never stick your finger
down my throat again.
- Oh, Kathleen.
You know I can't
make that promise.
- I come bearing donuts.
Are the girls up yet?
- They're still asleep.
- I left Marsha.
- You what?
- I left her.
I want to come home.
I want us all to be together.
- Oh.
That's not exactly
the response I was expecting.
- I don't want to be together.
I don't want
the life that we had.
I don't want any of it.
- Then what the hell have you
been doing the last few days?
- I've been trying
to convince myself
that I could do this again.
- Oh, my God.
Well, try harder.
- Steven.
I--I like my life without you.
I hate the club
and all those people,
and I hate that you don't ask
me what I want to drink.
This is about you
and me.
We don't work anymore.
- You can't do this without me.
- I'll find a way
to take care of us.
- Okay.
Don't come crawling back
to me when it all falls apart.
- Don't worry.
I won't.
- As I said,
get rid of the courtyards.
You can fit another six units
in the same sized plot.
- Or we could invest
in mini malls.
- Why on Earth would we
want to do that?
People aren't gonna
go to mini malls
when they can go
to Rodeo Drive.
Now, these apartment buildings
will provide cash flow which--
- Excuse me.
I wasn't finished.
Not everybody has time
to go to Rodeo Drive.
These developers are buying
these abandoned gas stations
and they're turning them
into retail centers.
This is something I think
we should get in on.
- Do you know anyone who works
in commercial real estate?
- Actually, I do.
I'd be happy to reach out.
- Good idea, Diana.
Let's move on, shall we?
I'd like to move on
to loan page four.
- What's going on?
- I wanted to tell you
and Jessica that your
father and I are not
getting back together.
We're getting a divorce.
- I thought you were--
- I know.
It's been very confusing these
last couple days, hasn't it?
- Not really.
You and Dad
kind of suck together.
- Yeah, that's what I realized,
too.
- What about Adam?
- Mmm...
I think it should probably
just be the three of us
for a little while.
That's good.
You and Adam kind of suck, too.
Are we gonna have
to move out of our house?
- Yeah.
I'm sorry.
- Can I paint
my new room orange?
- You can paint your room
whatever color you want.
Ooh!
Yes, come here.
Come here.
- Mom, okay.
- Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
- Mmm.
- We can't do this.
We can't get married.
- What?
Why?
- I will always care about you.
And I want to keep
working with you.
But I need to share my life
with somebody that I can trust.
Who I know wants to be with me
in every possible way.
- I want that to be me.
- Baby, you need to let
yourself want more.
You deserve to be swept off
your feet by a handsome man
who's a cross between
Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
And you know what?
So do I.
- Yes?
- Ms. Vaughn?
Your doctor is on line two.
- Thank you.
Hello?
Yes, this is she.
What?
How many weeks along am I?
I see.
Thank you.
- Excuse me.
I think this is yours.
- Oh, I don't think
I dropped one.
- Well, then, I guess I'll
have to find another way
to talk to you.
- I could drop my racket.
- You free for dinner tonight?
No sporting equipment needed.
- Really?
- How do you feel
about Mexican food?
- I love Mexican food.
- Bonnie.
Did Randall finally
come to his senses?
- He will.
- Well, you came back
at the right time.
Rumor is we're getting
some new mannequins
with bigger bustlines
this afternoon.
- I missed the always exciting
world of high-end retail.
- Well, I missed you, too.
- Mrs. Nolan.
What do you think you're doing?
- It's called work, Randall.
- I'm aware of the concept.
Why are you doing it here?
- I am the best saleswoman
you have.
No offense, Louise.
- None taken.
- And you made a huge mistake
letting me go.
- Oh--
- See the woman over there
looking at that $100
wrap-around dress?
I'll get her to buy
a $300 Halsten
in under five minutes.
- Denise, how are you?
- Hi.
- Shopping for the LACMA
fundraiser this weekend?
- Of course.
- Just a warning.
Theresa Marshall bought
this exact dress.
But this one--
We just got it in today.
It would look stunning on you.
- Oh, it's a bit more than
I was planning to spend.
- I'm not supposed to do this,
but if you buy it today,
I'll make sure no one else
does before Saturday.
You'll be the only one
wearing it.
- You can do that?
- For you, I can.
Let's get you set up
in a dressing room.
- Hmm.
close your eyes.
Once in a man's life,
he creates the perfect pancake.
I think--
well, you be the judge.
Hey, hey.
Good morning, beautiful.
All right, girls.
Clear your plates.
Put them in the sink,
please, for your mother.
- Mom, dad made
chocolate chip pancakes.
- Yeah, the girls helped.
- You mean I helped.
- I did, too.
- You kept putting your fingers
in the batter.
- I was tasting it.
- Never underestimate
the impact of
a satisfied taster
on the morale of the chef.
- See?
- Oh, oh, I was just
telling the girls.
I think we should all
go to the country club
tonight for dinner.
- Tonight?
- Yeah.
What, do you have other plans?
- No, I just--I didn't realize
we were still members.
- Oh, yeah, no.
We paid the annual
dues in March.
So we're still good.
- Dad, if you're gonna
take us to school,
we should go.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
I promised I'd run the girls
to school on my way to work.
All right, kids
Come on.
Chop, chop, chop.
So I'll make a reservation
tonight for four.
Like, 6:00?
- Yeah, that's great.
Hey, baby.
- Mmm,
good morning.
- Last night was...
pretty unexpected.
- Yes, it was.
- Hmm.
I want us to be together.
- Are you sure
I'm what you want?
- I want us to get married
in Ojai under that oak tree
that you love.
I wanna buy a house
in the Valley
and have tons of kids.
I wanna grow old with you.
My grandma gave me this
when I turned 21.
And I've been saving it
for when I met the right woman.
- If we don't start
playing soon,
we're gonna lose the courts.
- Just a couple more stretches.
So does your brand new job
come with a brand new raise?
- Only if I had
a brand new penis.
- Kathleen, what's that
on your finger?
- Oh, this?
Greg asked me to marry him
this morning.
- And you said yes?
- Well, that's why I'm
wearing the ring.
- And this is Greg, like,
homosexual Greg?
- Don't call him that.
- Okay, fine.
Are you engaged to the Greg
that likes to have sex
with other men?
- We love each other.
Relationships are all about
making sacrifices.
- He's giving up men,
and I'm giving up
onion bagels and Mexican food.
- I don't think that's
the same thing.
Bonnie, can you help me
out here?
- I don't really think I'm in
a position to judge.
I slept with Steven last night.
- I think that's great.
That's really great.
- Your voice just went
five octaves higher.
- How did this happen?
- He came over to tell me that
he's gonna sell his Jag so that
I can keep the house.
And we were drinking
and talking.
And it all just started
to feel so familiar.
- Like when you were married
to him and he cheated on you.
- The girls were so happy
this morning.
You should have seen them.
- Are the two of you
getting back together?
- Well, come on.
Let's play.
I have a wedding
to get in shape for.
- So, you should have
everything you need.
But if you have any questions,
you can ask Catherine.
- Catherine?
- Your secretary.
- Oh, right, yes.
Catherine.
- Here we go.
- Is something wrong?
- I have a window.
I didn't know I was going
to have a window.
- Senior staff meetings
start at 11:00.
And here's your key.
- Look what I got.
- Did you buy every
bridal magazine in the city?
- Almost.
Let's order in and start
talking about color schemes.
- Oh, I'm supposed to have
lunch with Dave Barnes.
- Dave Barnes?
- He's an old friend of mine.
He's in development
in Columbia.
- Oh, well, we'll have plenty
of time to go over all this.
- Kathleen.
Dave's just a friend.
Why don't you join us?
- No, I'm sure you two have
plenty to catch up on.
- So, this real estate
development we invested in
isn't panning out.
I think we should
pull the plug.
- It looks as though we--
- Figueroa Bank should drop
this project, right?
We all agree?
Great.
- Next up,
corporate says complaints
about our customer service
have gone up.
Thoughts?
- That's 'cause the lines
have gotten longer.
Most people just come to do
withdrawals and deposits.
We should consider adding those
automated teller machines.
- Our customers can't operate
a complex computer.
- Actually, they're quite
easy to use.
- I tried one.
It's so simple,
even I could use it.
Maybe we can give it a shot.
- Well, corporate might like
that we're cutting edge.
Moving on.
I'd like to discuss
interest rates for the quarter.
- Can we go say hi to Stephanie
and Monica over there?
- Yes, just be back
before dinner.
- Okay, this calls
for a celebratory drink.
- Um, I'd like a--
- Two martinis, dry.
- Look who's back together.
I can't believe it.
- Take it easy, Carol.
We're just having dinner.
- I had a bet with Candy that
you two would be back together
before the summer.
So it looks like she owes me
lunch at Dan Tana's.
- So all the trouble I caused
is worth it, then.
- You two should
join us for dinner.
- We'd love to.
- They've just hired
a new chef.
He worked at Chasen's,
and his coq au vin
is to die for.
I mean, with the amount
of butter he uses,
you definitely don't want
to think about the calories,
but it is Heaven.
- Bonnie.
- You have to help me chair
the St. Ann's fundraiser
again this year.
The theme is
"Gone With The Wind."
I'm a sucker for hoop skirts
and southern accents.
- With a dash of slavery.
- Can you talk to your boss
at the May Company
and see if he'd throw in
a gift certificate
for the silent auction?
- Oh, uh, Bonnie's not
working there anymore.
- Oh.
You must be so relieved.
- Not really.
I liked it.
- Someone's been reading
Ms. Magazine.
Well, on the bright side,
more time to shop.
You and Becca should come
with me and Hayley tomorrow.
She needs something
for Cotillion,
so I'm taking her to Neiman's.
- I don't want to shop for lame
over-priced dresses.
- Come on, what girl
doesn't like shopping?
Are you sure she's
your daughter?
- Oh, she's definitely
my daughter.
- Don't you wanna look
as beautiful and stylish
as your mother?
If you did,
I bet you'd have a boyfriend.
- I'll go shopping
with you, Mom.
- That's my girl.
- Can we start thinking about
Cotillion dresses for me?
Golf tomorrow?
- Mm.
- Hey.
Are you okay?
- I was fine,
until somebody woke me up.
- We were supposed to meet
for drinks. You remember?
- I must have lost
track of time.
- When did you start
taking Valium?
- Since I started
getting stressed out.
- Kathleen.
Kathleen.
- Ah, I said good night
to the girls.
- Mmm.
Let's not go too fast, Steven.
It'll be too confusing
for Becca and Jessica.
- I'll call you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Hello?
- You have to get it out
of your system, sweetie.
- I don't want to.
- We're trying to help you.
Either puke,
or we're going
to make you puke.
- I can't.
You have to do it.
- Okay.
Get over the toilet.
Sorry, Kathleen.
- Here we go.
- Okay, good.
- Okay.
We gotta do it again.
- Get your fingers
out of my mouth!
- I'm afraid you don't get to
decide what goes in your mouth
until you can make
adult decisions.
Now get it out.
Come on.
- I'm sorry.
I don't like watching
people vomit,
or hearing it,
or seeing it,
or smelling it.
Anything associated with it.
Okay, good, good, good.
- That's my cue.
- Good girl.
It's coming out.
- Good.
That's okay.
I know.
I know.
I feel so stupid.
- Sweetie, you don't have
to feel stupid around us.
- What were you trying to do?
Kill yourself?
- Of course not.
It was an accident.
I just started worrying about
the wedding and...
I guess I just took
too many pills.
- It's okay.
- It's not okay.
- What were you worried about?
- I don't know.
- Yes, you do.
- I've imagined my wedding
since I was a little girl.
My bridesmaid's dresses are
baby blue with empire waists.
The bouquet is white roses
with gardenias.
And I'm marrying a tall,
strong, and handsome man.
And when he hugs me I get
lost in those big arms,
and feel like I'm home.
And I'm afraid that's
exactly the kind of man
that Greg wants, too.
- You don't have
to go through with it.
- I know I have to be strong,
Bonnie, but I'm not like you.
I'm not strong.
- I'm not as strong
as you think I am.
- That's not true.
We are all stronger
than we think we are.
- I'm real sorry
I scared y'all like this.
Ugh, just promise me you'll
never stick your finger
down my throat again.
- Oh, Kathleen.
You know I can't
make that promise.
- I come bearing donuts.
Are the girls up yet?
- They're still asleep.
- I left Marsha.
- You what?
- I left her.
I want to come home.
I want us all to be together.
- Oh.
That's not exactly
the response I was expecting.
- I don't want to be together.
I don't want
the life that we had.
I don't want any of it.
- Then what the hell have you
been doing the last few days?
- I've been trying
to convince myself
that I could do this again.
- Oh, my God.
Well, try harder.
- Steven.
I--I like my life without you.
I hate the club
and all those people,
and I hate that you don't ask
me what I want to drink.
This is about you
and me.
We don't work anymore.
- You can't do this without me.
- I'll find a way
to take care of us.
- Okay.
Don't come crawling back
to me when it all falls apart.
- Don't worry.
I won't.
- As I said,
get rid of the courtyards.
You can fit another six units
in the same sized plot.
- Or we could invest
in mini malls.
- Why on Earth would we
want to do that?
People aren't gonna
go to mini malls
when they can go
to Rodeo Drive.
Now, these apartment buildings
will provide cash flow which--
- Excuse me.
I wasn't finished.
Not everybody has time
to go to Rodeo Drive.
These developers are buying
these abandoned gas stations
and they're turning them
into retail centers.
This is something I think
we should get in on.
- Do you know anyone who works
in commercial real estate?
- Actually, I do.
I'd be happy to reach out.
- Good idea, Diana.
Let's move on, shall we?
I'd like to move on
to loan page four.
- What's going on?
- I wanted to tell you
and Jessica that your
father and I are not
getting back together.
We're getting a divorce.
- I thought you were--
- I know.
It's been very confusing these
last couple days, hasn't it?
- Not really.
You and Dad
kind of suck together.
- Yeah, that's what I realized,
too.
- What about Adam?
- Mmm...
I think it should probably
just be the three of us
for a little while.
That's good.
You and Adam kind of suck, too.
Are we gonna have
to move out of our house?
- Yeah.
I'm sorry.
- Can I paint
my new room orange?
- You can paint your room
whatever color you want.
Ooh!
Yes, come here.
Come here.
- Mom, okay.
- Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
- Mmm.
- We can't do this.
We can't get married.
- What?
Why?
- I will always care about you.
And I want to keep
working with you.
But I need to share my life
with somebody that I can trust.
Who I know wants to be with me
in every possible way.
- I want that to be me.
- Baby, you need to let
yourself want more.
You deserve to be swept off
your feet by a handsome man
who's a cross between
Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
And you know what?
So do I.
- Yes?
- Ms. Vaughn?
Your doctor is on line two.
- Thank you.
Hello?
Yes, this is she.
What?
How many weeks along am I?
I see.
Thank you.
- Excuse me.
I think this is yours.
- Oh, I don't think
I dropped one.
- Well, then, I guess I'll
have to find another way
to talk to you.
- I could drop my racket.
- You free for dinner tonight?
No sporting equipment needed.
- Really?
- How do you feel
about Mexican food?
- I love Mexican food.
- Bonnie.
Did Randall finally
come to his senses?
- He will.
- Well, you came back
at the right time.
Rumor is we're getting
some new mannequins
with bigger bustlines
this afternoon.
- I missed the always exciting
world of high-end retail.
- Well, I missed you, too.
- Mrs. Nolan.
What do you think you're doing?
- It's called work, Randall.
- I'm aware of the concept.
Why are you doing it here?
- I am the best saleswoman
you have.
No offense, Louise.
- None taken.
- And you made a huge mistake
letting me go.
- Oh--
- See the woman over there
looking at that $100
wrap-around dress?
I'll get her to buy
a $300 Halsten
in under five minutes.
- Denise, how are you?
- Hi.
- Shopping for the LACMA
fundraiser this weekend?
- Of course.
- Just a warning.
Theresa Marshall bought
this exact dress.
But this one--
We just got it in today.
It would look stunning on you.
- Oh, it's a bit more than
I was planning to spend.
- I'm not supposed to do this,
but if you buy it today,
I'll make sure no one else
does before Saturday.
You'll be the only one
wearing it.
- You can do that?
- For you, I can.
Let's get you set up
in a dressing room.
- Hmm.