Tell Me You Love Me (2007): Season 1, Episode 6 - Episode #1.6 - full transcript

May offers up a novel idea for David and Katie to save their marriage. As Carolyn and Palek come to terms with their infertility, Palek makes a revelation to his startled wife. Later, Carolyn steps up her effort to be made partner at her law firm.

WOMAN:
Hey.

Hey, sweetie.

Hey.

Hurry up.

[SIGHS]

You think she'd mind us cutting
out a few minutes early today?

Dave--

Well, I've got
a field call at noon.

It is not easy
finding an hour.

Oh, come on.

You know, hey, it's tough.



I mean, I've gotta shift stuff,
and it's just-- It's just hard.

Am I gonna have to talk you into
this every single time?

Yep.

So how'd you do?

Good.

The lock's on the door.

Good.

How'd you feel
about your time alone?

Uh...

Good.

It felt good.

Katie?

Did it bring
any feelings up?

[CLEARS THROAT]



Um...

Well, I dunno if it was the
lock, but the, um...

The night that we put it on,
I fell asleep on the couch,

and Dave let me sleep there.

Why do you think that had
something to do with the lock?

You were tired. You fell asleep.
That's all.

Um, because when I woke up,
the door was locked.

No, it wasn't.

The doorknob was stripped.
I couldn't get it to catch.

Anyway. I don't know.

It felt very strange
to be locked out

of my own bedroom, so...

No, honey,
that's not what it was.

Well...

The-- The whole thing
was silly.

Why?

Was it?

All of it?

[SIGHS]

No, not-- No, not all of it.

She's talking about
our make out session.

Oh-ho! Well, that's good!

How was it?
Tell me about it.

Uh... Well, it was...

Restrained and familiar
all at the same time.

Rusty.

Mm.

I'd ask him. I've never
had to do that before, so...

Well, sometimes it's nice
to ask for a kiss.

Now you know how it feels.

How what feels?

Oh, come on.
You never had to ask me.

I always wanted to kiss you.
Always.

No, honey. You act
like you do, but you don't.

That's not true.
That is not true.

I think it is.

Well, you know,
you can't even bear

to be in the same bed as me
anymore, Dave.

No. What? That's not true.

Yeah, it is.

Yes, it is.

You know, why don't you
admit it, okay?

Otherwise, really,
what are we doing here, right?

DAVE:
Admit what? What?

What do you want me
to admit?

You don't want
to have sex with me.

You want
everything else but me!

Oh, that's bullshit.

Every free minute you have,
you're with the kids.

I mean, you nursed Isabella
for two and a half years.

Who nurses that long?

You are blaming this
on the kids?

No. I'm-- I'm--

You stopped wanting me

the minute
that I had those kids.

No, that is not true!

Yes, it is.

This has not
been the last year.

This has been going on
for a time.

Tell me about it.

Sex has been hanging over
my goddamn head

for I don't know how long.
Oh, my God.

Every time I look at you,
you have this look in your eyes

like, "Are you gonna
have sex with me?"

Really?

Yeah, really.

Well, you know what?

Don't worry about it anymore,

because I will never
look at you like that again.

And you know what?
I really don't even need to.

He masturbates
every free chance he gets.

He goes in and locks the doors,
so, you know...

Why is it my goddamn fault?
Why is it me?

[WHISPERING]
Nobody's saying it's your
goddamn fault.

Huh? Why? I mean,
why can't you reach for me?

Why-- Why can't you
come to me?

I have! I have!
I have!

Why can't you make the move?
Why is it me?

I have! I got us here.
I got us here.

No, you said
it wasn't all me.

You said. You told me
it was you too.

Why don't you talk about that?

I don't really even know

what you're talking about
anymore, okay?

I was sex. I need it. I miss it.
I wanna be with you again.

I never thought
I'd be tired of hearing that.

Oh, you know?
That doesn't surprise me.

No, it doesn't.

Maybe you should forget
about sex.

Don't have it.

Take away the burden,
the expectation.

The weight of it.

Forever?

Well, I've seen too many
marriages fail

when they shouldn't have,

because they thought they
weren't having enough sex,

or the right kind of sex,
or any sex.

Sex should not ultimately
be the measure

of whether a marriage
is failing or succeeding.

In fact, it only is
in our culture.

In many others, the measure
is joy and love, and family.

All things you have
in abundance.

You love each other.

And every move, every look.

You love your life.

You love your children.

Sex is not worth the loss
and destruction of that.

We have hair fairies at 6.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

Hey.

Hey.

Come on in.

What's going on?

Nothin' much.

Um...

So...

I saw Anya last night.

And I was with her, um,
and thinking about you.

I can't stop
thinking about you.

I can't stop
thinking about you.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I mean, 'cause...

I'm supposed to be...

Meeting her.

Mmm. That is so fucked up.

I know it is.
That's what I said.

Well, I dunno.
Maybe we should, um...

Go see her?

Yeah.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

Unh.

Ah-hun.

Unh. Uh!

Mmm.

Uh!

[BOTH GROANING]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

So like I said on the phone,

we're no longer trying, so...

There's no reason
for us to be here.

Except that you asked us
to come in to, uh...

I guess, break up properly?

The ending of any relationship
should be treated

with as much care
as any other part.

Of course, I believe you, uh,

should continue with therapy.

Really?

Why? I mean, we--

Before all this, we were fine.

We were happy, and...

I think now that we have this
behind us,

we will be again.

Yeah.

Still, you suffered
a big loss,

and you need
to acknowledge that.

[SCOFFS]

We have.

I mean, believe me, we have.

Good.

Be kind to each other.

Give it time.

Time has a way of...

Healing, uh, the most, uh,
stubborn and intense feelings.

We will.

And, uh, wait until you find
your way out of this

and find your way
back to each other.

Great. We will.

We're done?

Yep.

Oh, so, okay. Bye. Thanks.

Thank you.
You've been a big help.

I wish you all the best.

Bye.

Thanks again.

That was weird.

Yeah. Completely.

So, uh,
what are you doing now?

What do you mean,
what am I doing now?

I'm gonna go to work.

Go to work?

Free hour, let's use it.
Let's--

Let's, uh, go get
an ice cream or something.

An ice cream?

I dunno. Something.

I gotta go to work.

All right.

But I love you.

I love you too.

Go to work!

[SIGHS]

MAN [OVER TV]:
But I dunno
if it's a good idea!

If I don't lie!

[MAN CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

You know, I really regret
having started all of this.

I mean, I never thought

that we would say those things
to each other.

You can't put the toothpaste
back in the tube, honey.

No, you can't.

Ahh!

[LAUGHING]

Can I have a soda?

Yeah.

You know, I warned you.

I warned you about becoming
one of those couples,

and here we are.

Oh, come on. Don't blame it
on going to therapy.

I mean, it was always there.

Now it's just, you know,
coming out.

Well, it woulda been better
if it hadn't.

You okay, honey?

You made me sound
like some sex freak.

All I wanted to do
was masturbate?

Well, what about
what you said to me, huh?

You couldn't bear
the look in my eyes?

I mean, I can't believe
you said that, Dave.

I'm gonna go to my room.

Hey, honey, everything okay?
Yeah.

You know what, sweetie? Why
don't you take Joshie with you?

I don't wanna go.
Oh, it's bedtime, buddy.

Come on.
No.

Yep, Josh. Come on.

We can play tic-tac-toe, okay?

Thanks, bud.

You know what,
the reason that I breast-fed

for two and a half years
was so that I could protect

our children.
I mean, why do you think

they haven't
had ear infections, huh?

What? You think it's easy
getting up six, seven,

eight times
a night, huh?

No, I'm sure it wasn't easy,

What was wrong
with giving the kid a bottle?

Hey, hey, hey! Easy.

[CHILD YELLING]

Who's that?
Who's this guy again?

I don't know.
Another friend.

He loves houses,
so I invited him to see ours.

Should we?

My question is
what happened to the sitter?

Well, I dunno. You ask them.

Okay.

[CHILD YELLING]

Hey, hey, Dashell.

Dashell. Hailey.

HAILEY:
He started it.

It's all right.

I don't-- I don't want
to be too tough on them.

I don't want them to think
that I don't love them anymore

because of the baby.
Right.

Hey, no! That is not allowed!
Off the furniture. Dashell!

Dashell. Dashell!

MAN:
Get down from there.
Listen to your mother.

So, um, ho-how
are you guys doing?

Any progress?

Uh, yeah.

DASHELL:
Stop! Stop!

That's great!

Why don't I--?

HAILEY:
You started it!

MOTHER:
Hey, Dash, sweetie.

Hey. Hey, hey. Hey, come here.
How you doing?

I'm bored.

Yeah? Well, me too.

Do you have any movies?

Yes. We have movies.
Oh, no--

What do you want to see?

HAILEY:
Fairy Barbie.

Lego Star Wars!

No!

That's all I want!

You'll get used to it.
Trust me.

Yeah.

So, um, who wants a cookie?

Me!
I do!

Okay.

FATHER:
Hey, say thank you.

HAILEY:
Thank you!

Hey, hey, no stairs! Hailey!
No stairs. Down!

Hey, listen--
Listen to your mother.

MOTHER:
Hailey.

Come on.

CAROLYN:
Do we have any cookies?

Jesus Christ.

I know.

They should not
have more kids!

Absolutely not.

I think they peaked
when they named them.

After that
it was all downhill.

I think we dodged a bullet, hun.

You think?

Judging by tonight, yeah.

Ugh.

You think we would have been
miserable

if we'd had kids?

I dunno,

but...

We're change,
we wouldn't have this.

I mean,
look how exhausted we are,

and they took the kids with 'em.

Oh.

I guess we never really
thought it through.

Mm. No, we did.

We wanted kids, right?

Yeah.

'Cause sometimes I felt like...

I felt like I wanted them
more than you did

[SIGHS]

What? I felt so bad for you,

and everything
we were going through.

I--

I didn't really know
what I wanted.

You know?

You felt bad for me?

No, I mean, I-- I wanted them
when-- When we were trying.

But, uh...

I-I-- Uh, I--
I like our life.

I like, uh, what we have.
You know?

Unh.

I-I don't want to be
Nate and Julia.

So you don't ever
want kids.

I didn't say that.

Well, I wanna know.

What? Why does--?

Why does this matter now?

We're not having kids.

I wanna know.

I don't think so.

Uh--

[SIGHS]

Well no wonder
I didn't get pregnant.

Oh, come on, hun.

No, don't.

Swee--

Where are you going?

[SIGHS]

[HEAVY BREATHING]

Come on.

Come on.

[INDISTINCT MUTTERING]

I'm coming, baby.
I'm coming.

[MOANING LOUDLY]

[PANTING]

Oh, my God.

Mm.

Oh.

[BOTH MOANING]

[GIGGLING]

[PANTING]

Stud.

[LAUGHING]

A tired stud.

Ah.

[SIGHS]

There's this couple in therapy.

Mm.

And...

[SIGHS]

They're good people, you know?

Struggling.

They're good people.

And I told them not to have sex,
to forget about it.

Why?

Because...

They want it, but they don't
know how to get it.

And I think, maybe, they don't
want it sometimes, really.

And it's too hard for them.

They don't know how to get it.

So I just told 'em
to forget it for awhile.

You could have told them

what our therapist told us
all those years ago.

[CHUCKLES]

They're not ready for that yet.
They're too fragile.

You were gone a long time.

Yeah, I didn't wanna fight.

I didn't wanna be here. So...

Where were you?

No. Just driving around.

Nice.

I want to, um...

Put the house on the market.

I hate it here.

Walked around this whole time

and realized
how much I hate it here.

Well, it's not exactly
full of good memories.

We've been here a year,
and most of it was shitty, so...

I agree.

Um, I--

I meant what I said
about not wanting kids.

I know.

Can you live with that?

I dunno.

We'll find out.

Every morning, I erase
the history on the computer

and he doesn't even mention it.

Like I don't have enough
to do in the morning.

Well, when does he look at it?

Ugh, I dunno. Late a night.

Have you seen it?

Yes, it's disgusting.

Big naturals, milf hunter,
bang bus?

[LAUGHING]
Oh-ho, bang bus!

Mm. What's a milf?

"Mothers I'd Like to Fuck."

Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!

Yeah.

So he watches and then what?
I mean, does he go?

No, I dunno.
I dunno.

I guess I'd rather have him
at home in front of the computer

than out screwing his secretary.

There you go.
I mean, is that the choice?

I dunno.

Therapist told Dave and I
not to have sex.

For how long?

Ever. I mean, I think.

What?

No, I-I-I think
that's what she said.

That is the stupidest thing
I've ever heard.

It is. I--
Don't have sex.

Like that's the solution
for not having sex.

I mean, isn't that dumb?

What did Dave say?

[GROANS]

We had a fight.
A big one.

I mean, you know, I-I know
she's trying to do right.

She's trying to take
the pressure off, you know.

But first she tells us
to put a lock on the door

so we have time alone--
How'd that go?

--and then she tells us
to stop having sex.

I mean, does that make
any sense to you.

None.

Yeah. Me either.

Did you tell her that?

No. Well... It's hard to tell
her those things.

She seems so...right.

And when she talks
and then I...

Yeah.

It just doesn't seem like

that's the solution
to the problem

when that was the problem.

Well, I dunno, Rita.

I mean, you're not really
being very helpful here.

You should get
a second opinion.

Well, I am. Yours.

Oh. Well, I don't think
that's a good move.

[LAUGHS]

Well, obviously.

What the hell do I know?

[MUMBLING]
Oh, why not?

I'm not-- I'm not gonna tell you
not to have sex, though.

I can tell you that.

I wonder if we're milfs.

[LAUGHING]

Hey!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Hey.

Nice haircut.

I didn't get my hair cut.

Oh. Well, it looks
really nice.

So I know the sandwich lady
opened her big mouth

and now everybody knows
that I thought I was pregnant.

But I'm not.

And I'm not gonna be.

Oh. I'm sorry.

Well, anyway. I know I was
on track to make partner,

and I no longer am,
and I think that's a mistake.

Well, so do I.

Good.

Yeah, but it's not
gonna be that easy.

You haven't been focused
for quite a while.

So it's gonna
take a while to rebuild.

We'll talk again
in a couple months.

No!

I need an answer.

What do you want
to hear from me?

'Cause I'm not coming back
in a few months

to have you say,
"Wait some more."

Or, "It's not happening.
Maybe next month."

You're not there yet.

Kay.

[WHISPERS]
Fuckin' bitch.

I heard that.

WOMAN:
Hello?

Hey.

Hi, how are you feeling?

Fine.

How's your stomach?

Great.

You're nauseous?

No, you know what?

I know you told everyone
I was pregnant.

So I'm wondering
if you could start

another whispering campaign

just to let them all know
that I'm not.

Uh... Uh. Sure.

Great. Thanks.

You just-- You just needed
to fuck the right guy.

You know, it's like--
They're like... Antibiotics.

Or antidepressants.

[GIGGLING]

There's different kinds
of sex.

It's not like I'm all better.

Oh, pff. Just admit it.

I like him.
Oh, yeah?

I'm into him. Yeah.

You're a-- You like
getting fucked by him.

Jesus, Mason, you're like
a fucking guy.

Oh, come on. No, I'm not!

This is what women
are like now.

You're just...stuck on some
weird ancient version

of what men and women are like.

So when are you gonna
see him next?

Um, he invited me to some thing
at his family's house.

Mmm.

Yeuch, that's not a good sign.

Why not?

'Cause, you know, it's just not.

He's already domesticating you.

You're not a cat.

Well, I'm not gonna go.

Good.

Because, I mean, he just
broke up with his girlfriend

and I just broke up with Hugo,
and it'd be weird

to go to his family's.

Mm-hm...

I mean,
I don't even know him.

[LAUGHING]

But you're fucking him!

I know!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Oh.

[LAUGHING QUIETLY]

[QUIETLY]
"This milf
couldn't get enough cock."

Oh!

[CLEARS THROAT]

Nervous?

About what?

Well, you're gonna meet
my whole family.

Oh.

Family sucks.

I actually like my family.

Yeah, no. I like mine too
if they weren't such assholes.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

Jesus, you have more food here
than I have at my restaurant.

WOMAN:
Hi, honey.

Hey, Mom.

Mom, this is Jamie.

Hi.
Hi.

Nicky told me
you'd be here.

I'm so very happy
to meet you.

Maybe we could just talk
for a minute--

Mom. Easy.

WOMAN:
Hey, Nicky. Nicky!

[LAUGHING]

Aunt Rose.

Look who's here.
Oh-ho-ho-ho!

How come I never
see you anymore?

[LAUGHS]

Hey, who's this?

NICK:
Jamie.

Hi, I'm Rose.

Hi, Rose.
Hi.

Honey, honey, can you help me
with the cake?

Happy birthday.

Oh. Don't let Nicky
tell you what to do.

I love him, but you gotta
keep him on a long leash.

That's what I tell
all his girlfriends.

But you got a beautiful face.

Ooh, I love you, dear.

Thank you.

Tell me your name again.

[LOUDLY]
Jamie.

Jamie.

I got it.

Okay.

What's trump again?

You should know the answer
by now, but keep trying!

At least she's here.

It's no wonder Nicky likes her,
she can mix it up.

Hey, will you take my hand?

Excuse me.

BOY:
Whatever.

What are you doing hanging out
in the bathroom?

I shouldn't have come.

What'd you do?

Did you piss off
one of my aunts?

I'm just... I should go.

Is your ex coming back
to haunt you again?

No. It's yours.

What?

I shouldn't be here with you.

You know, I'm not
your girlfriend.

I don't even know why I'm here.

Yeah.

Okay.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

Let's just pick up a couple
pizzas for dinner, all right?

Fine.

[MUSIC PLAYING OVER EARPHONES]

What the hell is that?

It's our daughter's jam.

Jam?

Come on, Dave.
That's a word for music.

DAVE:
Well, how do you know that?

There's a lot of things I know
that you don't know I know.

Well, me too.
I just don't feel the need

to let you know I know
what you don't know.

You wanna have sex tonight?

Shh! Dave. Come on.

Suddenly you joke about it?

It's why
you still love me, right?

Well...

I slept with Nick
the other night

because I didn't want him to
go out with his ex-girlfriend.

I used him, and her.

And yourself.

Who's Nick?

This guy I met.

The first time we had sex,
or almost had sex,

all I could do
was think about Hugo.

And so I told him.
Well, actually, he asked.

But I told him the truth.

I mean, that was good, right?

Very?

Then...he came over and told me
that Anya, his ex-girlfriend,

wanted him back,
so I slept with him.

Just to make sure that he wanted
me more than he wanted her.

It's so fucked up.

Well, maybe Nick said that
to get back at you

for thinking about Hugo
when you were with him.

Nah. I don't think so.

It was me.

You told me you haven't
been alone in a long while.

Ever.

Why? What do you feel
when you're alone?

I feel...

Useless.

Mmm. That's not an easy thing
to feel.

I was at this park
the other day with Nick,

the guy who I just fucked over,

and, uh, there was a bunch
of kids playing,

and there was, like,
these dads coaching,

and these wives watching,
and everybody's happy.

And I was like,

"Oh, that's it.
That's what I want."

I think you're talking
about intimacy.

Not sex,
not emotional games.

Real, old-fashioned,
uncomplicated intimacy.

Yeah.

Maybe.

How do I get that?

[LAUGHING]

Did you wanna
order something?

MAY:
Thank you.
We're fine.

I found an apartment.

Good.

Arthur called me.

He told me.

[CHUCKLES]

I was surprised.

Actually, um,
Arthur wanted me to come.

He wanted me
to make a choice, again.

[CHUCKLES]

Brave guy.

What if you make
the wrong one?

I had a marriage, too.
A good one.

But it wasn't
a love affair.

Most marriages aren't.

They're much more than that.

[MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER TV]

Can you imagine never
having sex again? I mean...

I dunno, honey.

I don't know how you can
be married without having sex.

Yeah.

I don't either.

MAN [OVER TV]:
The third day in a row,

oil prices and interest rates
were responsible

for a strong surge in volume
and prices

in both the stock
and bond markets,

here at home as well as abroad.

[MAN CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

Do you wanna get high?

Uh, sure. Right on.

Mason gave me a joint.

Really, why?

Well, she always gives me
these little gifts,

just to remind me
that I love her.

Wow.

[SIGHS]

It's good, yeah?

Mmm.

[SIGHS]

[COUGHS]

Okay, that's enough!
Come on!

Don't take
the whole thing.

It's been a while!
I'm fuckin'--

Well... Still, so what?

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

What?

What?

That stink!

What?
Jesus, it's just--

I can smell it.
Me too. Me too.

I can smell it too.

Okay, relax, I just--

[LAUGHING]

Okay, well,
why didn't we see it?

Oh, heh.

It's right there.

[LAUGHING]

It's not even
burning.

Uh, can you not?
Can we do that another day?

Just come and lie here.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Wow.
Hi.

Seriously.

How.

We just had this
really intense connection.

You know, and it was
all tangled up in sex.

Ugh, it was a mess.
Thank God we didn't get married.

Tell me more.

And, um, I think
when I fucking slept with you

it was just
to keep you away from Anya

more than anything else.

I know that's so fucked up.

I only came over
to get back at you.

No, you didn't.

Yeah. I did.

Wait, were you lying?

Did Anya not come over?

She did.

Were you going to see her?

Uh...

[SCOFFS]

Oh!

You're a dick.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm a dick?

Oh.

[SIGHS]

Guess it's not that different
from what we've been doing.

Not doing.

Yes, it is.
It's different.

I know.

Psst.

So are you saying
we should try it?

I dunno.

I just dunno how to do anything
to be closer to you again.

So would I.

I love you.

[WHISPERS]
I love you too.

Here you go.

Lovely house.

Thanks.

Really. Stunning.

Thank you.

"Pay-lek" or "Pal-ek"?

Palek.
He's not even that cute. I--

I don't know why I fantasize
about him. It's just--

He's in my house building shit,
and he's all sweaty,

and all of a sudden
I'm fucking him.

Would you?

Never! He's too--
I'd do a lot of things,

but I would not fuck
my sister's husband.

Check it out. Right?

Wow.

Psh. I mean, if I lived in a
place like this,

it'd be, like, impossible
for me not to be happy.

I dunno.

Hey.

Hey.

This is my brother-in-law,
Palek.

Hi.
Hey.

Jamie.

So how's the house?

Needs walls.

Aha! Okay.

I'm gonna go find my sister.

All right.

You, uh, check out
the rest of the place.

Oh. Sorry.

The house looks great!

Maybe I should buy it.

Funny.

Well, wh--
Why are you selling it?

I hate the kitchen.

And the neighbors.

[SCOFFS]

[FOOTSTEPS]

Uh, what are you doing?

Nothing.

Sorry, I thought
this was an open house.

It is.
Are you gonna buy it?

Not in this life.

Um, I know your sister.
I'm Jamie.

Oh, okay, yeah.
I think Mason's mentioned you.

Oh. She did? What'd she say?

Uh... That you were gonna
get married.

To a guy with the same name
as my favorite author.

Hugo?

Never mind.

[MUSIC PLAYING IN BACKGROUND]

You don't have
a cigarette, do you?

Mm.

What does that mean?

Heal.

[ROCK SONG PLAYING]