Shining Vale (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Chapter Seven - Impertinent Questions - full transcript

Previously onShining Vale...

- I finished my book.
- It's not good.

We're circling
Claire Vanderbilt

for the summer push.

Gaynor turned churchy.

Jake is into some
nightmare gaming.

"Going to be in wine country.

Want to meet me?"

Think I need to go home.

Unless you don't.

- I'll build your fence.
- I thought you sold insurance.



Suck a hot dick.

Well, not anymore.

Actually wearing that medal
she gave me.

Oh, that's cool.

They just offered me Thom's job.

- When do we start?
- You want me to summon a demon?

I need your help
to finish my book.

I want to come inside you.

You want to possess me?

Fuck it.
Okay, Rosemary, come inside me.

No.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, Patricia ♪



♪ My lovely Patricia ♪

♪ You could make
All my dreamin' ♪

♪ Come true ♪

♪ My heart is just droolin' ♪

♪ Patricia, no foolin' ♪

♪ I'm falling in love
With you ♪

♪ Oh, Patricia ♪

♪ My darling Patricia ♪

♪ I can see all my dreams ♪

♪ In your eyes ♪

♪ My heart is just droolin' ♪

♪ Patricia, no foolin' ♪

♪ I'm falling in love ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ ♪

Rise and shine, everyone.

It's time to go to the funeral.

♪ I'm falling in love ♪

♪ ♪

Valerie He
was a woman of faith.

- But like many of us...
- I can't believe she's gone.

...she struggled
with her demons.

I know. It blows.

We must
acknowledge the many tragedies

that afflicted her
in this life.

It doesn't blow. I'm an orphan.

Valerie lost
her husband, Henry...

How would you feel
if your mother

jumped out of a window
onto a fence?

...eight years
ago in a freak accident.

Yeah, it's complicated.

They were loving...

Can't help but feel like

if I had somehow
made a worse fence,

she'd still be here.

Oh, don't blame yourself.

...a shock for Valerie.

When a woman wants to die,
she'll find a way.

Henry stuck his head

out of a moving
school bus window

- and was decapitated...
- Hey, buddy. Hi.

So sad, huh?

How'd you know Valerie?

- We went out twice.
- Oh.

Her father was
killed by a pack of dogs...

Actually, tonight was supposed
to be the third date.

They were rottweilers.

That's the date where
you're supposed to get sex.

Laird, a woman just died.

Maybe you wait 'til her body's
in the ground

before talking
about fucking her.

- Amen.

Let's go.

- Jake!
- Just a minute!

Her name is Daisy.

I thought she was an NPC,
but then she led me to this.

Dude, check it out.
I bet she was murdered.

Bro, I bet she wants us
to find her murderer.

♪ ♪

- Bro.
- Dude.

Jake, now!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Terry ♪

♪ Terry ♪

♪ He said to me
He wanted to be ♪

♪ Near to me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ He said he never
Wanted to be ♪

♪ Out of my sight ♪

♪ ♪

♪ But it's too late to give ♪

♪ This boy my love tonight ♪

♪ Please wait at the gate ♪

♪ Of heaven for me, Terry ♪

♪ Terry ♪

♪ He said to me
He wanted to be ♪

♪ Close by my side ♪

♪ ♪

♪ We had a quarrel ♪

♪ I was untrue
On the night he died... ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And if...♪

- Good morning.
- Correction, great morning.

I love these suits
you picked out for me.

How do I look?

Like a hundred dollars.

Oh, I hope I didn't make
this collar too stiff.

- Mm, I like them stiff.
- I bet you do.

Ew, when are old people

finally disgusted
by each other?

Let you know when we get old.

Oh, why is my bag warm?

I made you fresh peach cobbler.

Yes, you did. Yes, you did.

Aren't you
forgetting something?

Give your mother a kiss.

Jacob, eyes on me.

♪ ♪

I'm going with Ryan.
I'll see ya.

Oh, Gaynor, I put some money
in your purse for lunch.

You went through my purse?

I told you
not to touch my shit.

Jesus fuck, Gaynor.
I gave you free money.

Just say fucking thank you.

Fine,
I'll take your fucking money.

Nice outfit.

Pat, you okay?

Oh, yeah. I just...

- Well, you know Gaynor.
- Oh.

Oh, I'ma be late
for my first day back at work.

- Mm.

Your cobbler.

Who is this lady?

♪ ♪

Terry, I want to throw a party.

What? You hate parties?

We haven't had a housewarming.

I want to show off the house.

You hate the house.

I just needed time
to get used to it.

We can invite
all of our new friends.

You don't have any new friends.

Jesus fuck, Terry.

I just want to have
a cocktail party.

I'm not asking to land
the Mars Rover.

Okay, okay, I'm just not sure
throwing a party

is such a great idea
for a former party girl.

They write books
about that sort of thing.

You literally
wrote a book about that.

And now I'm writing a book
about a 50's housewife.

Fifties housewife
who smokes a lot.

She also likes to cook
and clean and make love.

Are you not on board with that?

Oh, I am fully on board
with that.

Let's celebrate.

All right, who do you
want to invite?

Well, you can invite Laird,
and I'll invite Kam.

Okay.

- Table for four, huh?

Invite Kathryn.

I'd like to meet her.

I don't want to mix business
with pleasure.

She's your partner.

I'd like to know who she is.

This feels a little,
you know, weird.

It's only weird
if you make it weird.

♪ ♪

- Y-your, uh, bosoms.
- Fresh.

Here, we can drop
all your mom's stuff in here.

What's in these boxes anyway?

Oh, it's just some stuff
about the town

but mostly articles
and research

my mom collected
about your house.

Yeah, no offense,
but your mom

was a bit of a creeper.

Well, she was obsessed
with your house.

Even when it was empty,
she always sensed...

a presence.

- Oh, fuck.
- Gosh.

Jake?

Sorry, I was doing something,
and then I heard

- you guys come in.
- Perv.

No-no, there's a hole
in the back of this skull.

- Ah, perv!
- No!

I found this old skull,
and there's a hole in it,

and I'm trying
to find the murder weapon.

So fucking creepy. Go, go.

Sorry, I know I curse a lot.

Oh, I kinda don't even
hear it anymore.

I was actually looking
at your necklace.

The one my mom gave you.

Do you want it back?

No, she'd want you
to keep it.

My mom always wore hers
for protection,

but she wasn't wearing it
when she died.

They never found it.

I can't believe she's gone.

Mm, ah, sorry,
I have terrible instincts.

Get that from my mother along
with my flass and cursing.

Fuck, um...

could you please
say something now?

♪ ♪

We did it.

I mean, this is better
than Cressida.

We did it?

You have no fucking idea

what I had to do
to bring Rosemary back.

Okay, who cares?

I can't wait to see
how it ends.

And yeah, I'ma take
a little credit,

because I motivated you.

What, so that was all a lie

about me not getting
the summer release

and giving it to that twatkin
Claire Vanderbilt?

No, no, no, no, no, no,
that was true.

Don't be mad.

You and I both know

that sometimes you need
some tough love.

- Mm.
- All right there you are.

Thank you. Do you think
I can get an extra dressing?

♪ ♪

What the hell happened?

Oh, I told Kam

we needed $250,000 or we walk.

- What did she say?
- She said no. So we walked.

It's one thing
to fuck my husband.

It's another
to fuck my career.

We're just playing ball.

I'm supposed to be in charge.

Well, you are
until you need help,

and then I take over.

And why did we buy this car?

Oh, that's on me.

Rolf never let me
use the good car.

Fuck, Rosemary,
just help me write my book.

Stop buying cars,
and stop smoking.

It's unhealthy.

Says who?

Okay, I'm late for therapy.

Oh, we canceled
because we're doing great.

No, no,
we're not--we're not "we."

It's "me." I'm doing great.

- Put your seat belt on.

Crazy fucking lady.

♪ ♪

- Daisy?
- Who's Daisy?

Oh.

Gaynor, come zip Mother up.

Daughter doesn't want to.

Oh, for once,
can you do something for me

without giving me lip?

♪ ♪

Thank you. Join me for a drink?

You know I'm 16, right?

Well, that didn't stop you
from sleeping

with the virgin orphan.

You don't know
what you're talking about.

Who told you?

Mothers can sense these things.

So what are you gonna do now?

I don't know.

What do you care? You don't
want me dating him anyway.

You win.

Life is way too short

to spend so much energy
hating your mother.

I don't hate you.

I just... don't want to be you.

Oh, well, congratulations.

That makes you
a normal daughter.

Look, I'm just--
I'm trying not to be

such a shitty person
right now, okay?

And I thought being baptized
would help.

And then I sleep with a virgin.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

What is wrong
is that you're 16 years old

and you think
that every decision you make

is the end of the world.

It's just not. Trust me.

Come here.

I just--

I just--

I feel like I can't
fucking win.

Well, that is called

being a woman.

What are you doing?

I'm touching you.

I love you. Come here.

♪ ♪

Come here.

♪ ♪

It's gonna be okay.

♪ ♪

Kathryn, welcome
to "Connec-ticut."

Are you kidding me
with this house?

How much more money
do you make than me?

Uh, national average
is about 30%.

But I actually got it
way below asking.

Wow, you look--

- Hey.

Sorry about that.
I was wrapping up a work call.

You must be Terry.

Yes, yes. Uh, you are?

Blake, my husband.

Oh, Blake. The husband.

Yes, wow.

Okay, got it.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

My wife loves you.

And I love... to hear that.

Hey, you make her so happy,

and I should know.

I'm quite literally an expert.

Blake is a chief
happiness officer.

- Oh.
- Companies hire me

to help employees
find their inner smile.

- Ah.
- You know what the secret is?

No.

You start with an outer smile,

and if that doesn't work,

you give yourself a smile snap.

- Every time.

Well, it's good to be married
to somebody who's happy.

Aren't you going
to introduce me?

♪ ♪

Kathryn, this is, uh...

♪ ♪

Patricia... the wife.

Yes, obviously
I know your name.

I--Kathryn, this is Pat.

Pat, Kat. Kat, Pat.

Pat, Kat.

I've heard so much
about you, Kathryn.

And I have heard
so much about you.

Y-you look fantastic.

Pat is actually researching
a character for her book, so...

- Isn't that fun?
- Very cool.

And who is this?

Blake. I make people happy.

I bet you do.

- Who wants a tour?
- Oh, that-that sounds great.

Okay.

And here we go.

Right this way.

Holy shit, this house.

I mean, no wonder
you're writing

such a weird fucking book.

Mrs. Phelps, can I just say,

I am, like,
your number one fan.

Well, call me Patricia.

Okay, Patricia.

I'm Claire Vanderbilt.

What?

Uh, you're the reason
I became a writer.

God damn it.

I was obsessed
with Cressida Unbound.

I even got in trouble for
bringing it to middle school.

That is a great fucking story,
Claire.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Course.

This looks like the Titanic.

Why the fuck
did you invite her?

Because you asked me to.

Obviously I was joking.

Do you know how humiliating
it is to have someone here

who's ten years younger
than you

making ten times more than you?

Okay, both of those numbers
are way off.

Listen, after our lunch, I went
and spoke with my publisher

and told her
that you might need

a little bit more
of an advance, so...

Stop her. Don't let her do it.

Stop her.

What the fuck are you saying?

I'm saying I got you $100,000.

- Oh, my God.
- But my job is on the line,

so don't fuck me on this.

- I won't. I promise. Oh, my--

- I love you.
- I love you too.

Come on, let's go celebrate,
mm?

Claire, let me take your coat,

and I'll get you a drink.

You're old enough to drink,
aren't you?

Oh, I'm 27.

Amazing.

Why did you invite her?

Well, I thought
it was important

that we know the competition.

Claire's not my competition.

- She's already won.
- Not Claire, silly.

I invited Claire for fun.

I'm talking about Kathryn.

You've seen the way
that Terry looks at her.

It's the same way that Rolf
looked at his secretary.

Kathryn is not his secretary,

and Terry
is completely faithful.

Really?

He's such an animal in bed.

I really like that one
where you're on top.

Okay, stop it.

And stop having
so much sex with him.

It's-it's giving me a UTI.

Okay, well,
what about that Blake fellow?

I wouldn't mind
taking him home.

You would be taking him
to my home and using my body.

So that's a hard no.

Oh, come on.

Take your medicine.
You're no fun.

No, I've already taken twice
the recommended dosage today.

And it's not working.

Every time you get annoyed,

your horrible personality
pokes out.

It's not horrible.

I just don't like
throwing parties.

When are you going to trust me?

I've restarted your career.

I got eye contact from Jacob.

I even got a hug from the girl.

I am making you
into your best self.

Look, take the pills,

stop resisting,

and let someone else
do the work for once.

Fine.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Laird, you're wearing a kilt.

It is a party.

Do you think
it's a bit too much?

I think it's not enough.

Get inside here.

Hey.

- Wow. Looks good.
- Yeah, yeah, well, we--

Fred! Dad, can Fred stay over?

Thanks. We're gonna sleep
in the tree house.

Come on.

All right, be good.

- Everybody...

...this is Laird.

Laird, the party.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Hi. How you doing?
- Hi.

- Nice to meet you.
- Yeah, it's good--

- Is this it?
- Mm.

Really?

Okay, everybody, hi.
Sorry about that.

Uh, here's the deal.

This is my first night out
since my girlfriend died.

Um, I'm fine.

I'm sorry.

It's just that I really need
to have a good time tonight.

Oh.

Also, I brought cocaine.

I am loving this guy
in the kilt.

Thank you. I like your suit.

Are you ready?

I was born ready.

Are you nervous?

I was born nervous.

Is there someone here with us?

Is this your skull?

What's your name?

D...

A...

...N.

I thought you said
this was Daisy.

It must be a typo.

I know it feels like
the end of the world,

but it's only because we're 16.

My mom committed suicide.
Then you took my virginity.

Now I'm having
a crisis of faith.

What does that have to do
with being 16?

Um...

you know, it made sense
when I heard it.

Look, if you didn't want
to be with me,

why didn't you just ghost me?

Because I didn't want to be
a shitty person.

Really? Because you're the
shittiest person I've ever met.

I'm not even the shittiest
person in my house.

My idea of heaven
is a solid white nightclub

with me as the headliner
for all eternity.

And they love me.

♪ Down on the east side ♪

♪ Of 33rd and Third ♪

♪ That's my home ♪

♪ Sweet home ♪

♪ Some people say ♪

♪ It's the home
Of black eyes ♪

I was just up in the attic.

You're gonna die up there.

Oh, shit.

I'm so sorry I peed your floor.

Please have me back.

He'll be fine.

- I think he just...

...had a bad reaction
to cocaine

probably because...
it's cocaine.

Great, weird party.

Try and put the guy pissing
himself on coke in the book.

I'll see what I can do.

I can't find my other glove.

Oh, I'll buy you some more.

Let's get the fuck
out of Connecticut.

- It really freaks me out.
- Bye.

Blake and I
are gonna get going too.

We usually try and leave
before the ambulance arrives.

Such a great party.

Oh, you can't leave.

We haven't had a chance
to get to know each other.

Come on, just stay
for one drink.

One teeny martini.

I insist.

All right, all right, my turn.

Are you one of those?

I don't know
what one of those are,

but I certainly am one.

What a great game.
Where'd you get it?

Pat found it behind the bar.

Holy shit, how is it--
It's 3:30 already.

- Oh, my God.
- Oh, we should go.

I-I have an early morning
at Google.

Thank you both so much.

Just one more question.

We have to complete the circle,
or it's bad luck.

Okay, last one,

'cause I really have had to pee
for, like, an hour.

Ooh, this is a good one.

Have you ever
almost had an affair

with someone you work with?

That's a--
What kinda question's that?

An impertinent one.

Have you ever
almost had an affair

with someone you work with?

You know what?
Um, babe, we really should go.

What's going on, babe?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Does Blake not know about
the two of you at the winery?

Oh, Jesus Christ. Um...

What winery?

Pat, what are you doing?

Not our winery.

Terry and I had...

a drink at, um, a winery.

Yes, the winery
where we got married,

but nothing happened.

Not the table
under the oak tree.

Oh, my God.

Why would you do that?

I--you know what?
I had too much to drink.

Yeah, you always have
too much to drink.

And you do drugs.

Yeah, well,
you're my mom's age.

Wow, okay.

I hate this. Ugh!

I fucking hate this!

You're...

evil.

♪ Blue skies
Blue skies, blue skies ♪

I was just playing the game.

♪ Blue skies,
blue skies ♪

♪ My lovely Patricia ♪

♪ Patricia, my lovely ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ ♪

- Damn it.
- Dude, give it up.

Also, can I have
this picture of your mom?

Bro, no.
I-I know her name is Daisy.

Who the hell is Dan?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Kathryn, I thought you left.

Uh, I was looking for Blake,
and now I just want to go home.

Can we--

Well, the train stopped running
at, uh, midnight.

And the nearest Uber
is Brooklyn.

What am I supposed to do?

Ah, here we go.

Welcome to the Phelps Carlton.

I feel like we should have
a company policy

on sleepovers starting Monday.

I'm so sorry, Kathryn.

I--

I wish I could say
I can't believe

this happened, but...

I can.

You know what? Um...

...this was
a really shitty party.

-Yeah.

- This was the worst party...

...that has ever happened
on the planet.

What just happened?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

"Thanks for giving me back
my smile."

What?

♪ ♪

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

♪ ♪

No, no, no.

What did you do?

♪ ♪

Fuck!

Let me show you.

What? Show me what, Valerie He?

♪ ♪

Mom, you give
really shitty advice.

No fucking kidding.

His name is Dan.
He went missing in the 1950s.

Jake, honey, I'm just--

I'm having a really bad
morning.

- Pat, hey.

Listen, last night, things
really got outta control.

Terry, I love you.
Not fucking right now.

I did something very
bad.

Join the club.

♪ ♪

What?

Did you kill Valerie He?

Did I, or did we?

You are out of control.

No, Patricia.

I'm in complete control.

I'm not afraid of you.

I've been through hell.

If you hurt me or my family,
I will fucking--

Oh, shit.

♪ Oh, Patricia ♪

♪ My darlin' Patricia ♪

♪ I can see all my dreams ♪

♪ In your eyes ♪

♪ My heart is just droolin' ♪

♪ Patricia, no foolin' ♪

♪ I'm falling in love ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ I'm falling in love ♪

♪ I'm falling in love ♪

♪ I'm falling in love ♪

♪ With you ♪