The L Word (2004–2009): Season 1, Episode 3 - Longing - full transcript

I TOLD YOU, DON'T MOVE.

LET YOUR... LET YOUR
ARMS FALL BY YOUR SIDES.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

[♪♪♪]

GODDAMMIT.

ALICE, I THOUGHT
YOU SET THE ALARM.

I DID.

YOU SNOOZED IT.

I'M LATE FOR MY
FUCKING DUMBASS JOB.

I'M SORRY.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE US COFFEE?



NO THANKS.

I'LL GET SOME ON THE WAY.

SO ARE WE GOING TO
GET TOGETHER LATER,

OR WHAT?

I HAVE A SCREENING
WITH JOANIE...

BUT I'LL CALL YOU.

BYE.

HEY. HEY.

UM, COULD I SPEAK
TO YOU, PLEASE?

SURE, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WAIT A MINUTE?

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

NO. THANK YOU.



FINALLY, "THE FLAGELLATION"
BY DELMAS HOWE

DEALS WITH THE DICHOTOMY
BETWEEN MAN AS DIVINE

AND MAN AS A CREATURE.

THE PAINTING, WHICH
IS LARGE IN SCALE

AND CLASSICAL IN ITS EXECUTION,

ATTEMPTS TO RECORD
THE ARTIST'S EXPERIENCES

THROUGH JUXTAPOSITION
AND NARRATIVE.

RICHARD MORRISEY HAS CALLED
THIS PIECE "A REVELATION."

PROVOCATIONS IS
INTENDED TO DO JUST THAT...

PROVOKE.

IT IS DARING, IT IS INTENSE,

AND IT IS THE EDGE WE
HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR,

AND WITH A LITTLE FINESSING,

IT WILL BE THE CAC'S
SPRING EXHIBITION.

ISN'T THAT OUR SLOT
FOR THE IMPRESSIONISTS?

YES, BUT WE'VE SHOWN
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER"

FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS IN A ROW.

I THOUGHT THIS YEAR
WE WOULD WOW THEM

WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE CAN'T MOVE
THE IMPRESSIONISTS.

EVERYBODY LOVES
THE IMPRESSIONISTS.

WELL, THE IMPRESSIONISTS
NOTWITHSTANDING,

YOU HIRED ME TO
CREATE A NEW PROFILE

FOR THE CAC.

NOW, THE PROVOCATIONS
EXHIBIT WILL PUT US ON THE MAP.

IT PREMIERES AT
MOMA IN NEW YORK,

AND THEN AFTER THE CAC,
IT MOVES ON TO THE WALKER,

AND THEN TO THE
LONDON'S TATE MODERN.

OKAY, WELL, JUST
ASSUMING FOR A MOMENT

WE WERE WILLING TO FOREGO
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER,"

DESPITE THE FACT

THAT IT'S OUR MOST POPULAR
EXHIBITION, BAR NONE,

FOR THIS... CAUSE
CELEBRE OUT OF NEW YORK,

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

YOU CAN PROCURE IT FOR THE CAC?

WELL, I'VE SET UP A
MEETING WITH GINA FERRARA,

WHO IS THE CURATOR OF THE
PEGGY PEABODY COLLECTION.

NOW, I KNOW THAT BOTH
MOCA AND LACMA ARE AFTER IT,

BUT I'M COMPLETELY
CONFIDENT THAT I CAN...

BETTE, IT IS OBVIOUS

THAT YOU HAVE GONE TO
A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE

TO PREPARE FOR
THIS PRESENTATION,

BUT IT ISN'T WORTH THE RISK.

"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER" IS...

IS TOO IMPORTANT TO US.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, FRANKLIN,

IF I'M NOT THE ONE
SELECTING THE SHOWS,

THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CAC.

I WOULD THINK THAT
WOULD BE FAIRLY OBVIOUS.

NOW, WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO

IS TO FOLLOW UP
WITH SHELDON TOMLIN

OVER AT HOYT

AND IRON OUT THE DETAILS.

WE WOULDN'T WANT
ONE OF OUR RIVALS

RUNNING OFF WITH IMPRESSIONS

BECAUSE WE WERE
SLOW ON THE UPTAKE.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. I'M SORRY.

FOLLOW UP? YOU'VE
BOOKED IT ALREADY?

I, UH, HAPPENED TO HAVE
LUNCH WITH SHELLY LAST WEEK,

AND I THOUGHT I'D
SAVE YOU THE TIME.

WELL, EVERYONE, THANKS.

HOW ABOUT THANKING MS.
PORTER FOR ALL HER HARD WORK.

GREAT JOB.

DO YOU WANT TO GO TO MY OFFICE?

NO, THIS IS JUST GOING
TO TAKE A MINUTE.

HEY...

HOW ARE YOU?

HEY.

HOW ARE YOU?

HI, JENNY.

CAN WE GO INTO
YOUR OFFICE, PLEASE?

YEAH, SURE.

THANK YOU. SHANE.

HEY, JENNY. HOW ARE YOU?

CAN WE HAVE HER TABLE?

DID YOU SEE THAT?

YOU CAN'T TELL ME, RIGHT?

RIGHT, AL, I CAN'T TELL YOU.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, JENNY?

I CAN'T BE AROUND YOU ANYMORE.

IT'S CONFUSING TO ME,

AND IT MAKES ME FEEL INSANE.

YOU KNOW,

TIM HAS BEEN SO
WONDERFUL TO ME...

AND I THINK THIS IS THE
VERY FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE...

THAT I'VE ACTUALLY FELT SAFE.

DO YOU WANT TO BE SAFE?

[SIGHS]

I'M GOING TO MARRY TIM.

I CAN'T IMAGINE MY
LIFE WITHOUT HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE
MY LIFE WITHOUT HIM.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

YES. THAT IS WHAT I WANT.

THEN I WISH YOU WELL.

I'M GOING TO GET
ANOTHER. YOU OKAY?

♪ HEY GABBY, YOU'RE SO FINE ♪

♪ YOU'RE SO FINE
YOU BLOW MY MIND... ♪

EASY WITH THE 80's POP

THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

♪ HEY GABBY, HEY GABBY... ♪

TELL ME YOU DIDN'T.

OKAY, THINK WHAT YOU
WILL, SHE'S AMAZING.

SHE'S AMAZING LOOKING,

SHE'S AMAZINGLY SMART,

SHE'S AMAZING IN BED...

SHE TREATS YOU LIKE SHIT.

NO, SHE DOESN'T.

SHE DOES.

NO, NOT THIS TIME,

TOTALLY CHANGED.

I DON'T KNOW, ALICE.

SHE STILL SEEMS PRETTY
COLD IN THE STREETS TO ME.

COLD IN THE STREETS,
HOT IN THE SHEETS.

SHE'S HAPPIER.

SHE'S WRITING HER
LESBIAN COPS SCREENPLAY.

SHE'S A WHOLE NEW GABBY.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

NO, NO, NO, NOT SAYING
"NOTHING" WITH THAT FACE.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK.

LET'S SAY, HYPOTHETICALLY,

THAT I SAW GABBY ALL
OVER NADIA MEIRTSCHIN

ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

WHERE?

MILK.

WHAT WERE THEY DOING?

UH...

I'D PREFER NOT TO GIVE
YOU THE DETAILS THIS TIME.

HEY...

HEY!

AH!

OH, MY GOD! I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

JESUS, YOU'RE DISFIGURED.

I'M NOT DISFIGURED.

I COULD'VE KILLED
YOU WHEN YOU WERE...

IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

SHOULD WE CALL A DOCTOR?

DANA!

SECOND-DEGREE BURN
FROM THE BECHAMEL SAUCE,

RUN-AWAY SHISH KEBOB,

AN ATTACK FROM A PARTICULARLY
HOSTILE LIVE LOBSTER,

AND, UM, ELECTRIC CAN-OPENER.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

YOU COULD KISS IT
AND MAKE IT BETTER.

UM...

I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE SOME...

I WOULD LOVE TO.

REALLY?

OKAY.

OKAY, IS THURSDAY NIGHT OKAY?

THURSDAY NIGHT IS GREAT.

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

ANYWHERE YOU'RE GOING.

YEAH, BUT YOU'RE A FOOD PERSON,

SO I WANT TO TAKE YOU SOME
PLACE REALLY GOOD, LIKE L'ORANGERIE.

NO, NO, NO, THAT'S
WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.

I KNOW, BUT I'LL
TAKE CARE OF IT...

WE'RE NOT STARTING OUT THAT WAY.

UM... THERE'S THIS LITTLE
PLACE IN KOREATOWN

THAT I'VE BEEN
DYING TO CHECK OUT.

DO I NEED TO MAKE A RESERVATION?

HOW ABOUT IF I TAKE
CARE OF THAT PART,

AND YOU JUST PICK ME UP AT 8:00?

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY, BYE.

HEY...

YEAH?

THANKS FOR ASKING ME OUT.

OH, YEAH. NO PROBLEM.

SORRY.

YEAH, GINA FERRARA, PLEASE.

IT'S BETTE PORTER.

WE'RE HAVING DRINKS.

CAN YOU JUST LET HER KNOW
THAT I GOT HER MESSAGE?

AND THE FOUR SEASONS IS FINE.

YOU BROUGHT DINNER.

YOU GOING OUT?

I HAVE A DRINKS MEETING.

THE BOARD DIDN'T GO FOR IT.

WHAT?

HELLO. IS GREG MASSEY IN?

YEAH, IT'S BETTE
PORTER FROM THE CAC.

YES, I'LL HOLD.

CAN YOU JUST HAVE HIM
CALL ME BACK, PLEASE?

THANKS.

I HATE THEM ALL.

THEY DIDN'T GO FOR PROVOCATIONS?

YEAH, AND THEN, TO
POUR SALT ON THE WOUND,

FRANKLIN WENT BEHIND MY BACK

AND BOOKED
IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER.

SO WHO'RE YOU
HAVING DRINKS WITH?

GINA FERRARA,

THE CURATOR OF THE
PEGGY PEABODY COLLECTION.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THEY DIDN'T GO FOR IT.

I'M NOT ROLLING OVER.

RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING,
I CALLED SHELDON TOMLIN,

AND I UN-BOOKED THE
IMPRESSIONISTS SHOW,

AND NOW I'M GOING
TO PROSTRATE MYSELF

TO A WOMAN WHO HATES MY GUTS.

WHY DOES GINA FERRARA HATE YOU?

WE HAD A RUN-IN OVER AN
ARTIST, MEGAN FRIEDMAN,

WHEN WE WERE BOTH GALLERISTS.

THAT SCULPTOR YOU SLEPT WITH?

AND SHE'S HATED ME EVER SINCE.

SO GINA FERRARA'S A LESBIAN?

NO...

BUT SHE WANTED THE SHOW,

I GOT IT, AND NOW SHE HATES ME,

BUT I AM GOING TO KISS HER ASS.

SHE'S LUCKY.

HEY, JEN. HEY, IT'S ME.

LISTEN, I HAD A
REALLY SHITTY DAY.

MY 200-YARD FREE RELAY
TEAM ATE SOME BAD SUSHI.

THEY WERE UP ALL NIGHT PUKING,

AND TRISH IS NOW OFFICIALLY
ON ACADEMIC PROBATION,

SO IF YOU GET THE
MESSAGE, I'M AT THE PLANET.

I MISS YOU. I HOPE
YOU JOIN. BYE.

ANYONE ELSE?

COME ON.

NO.

COME ON.

I'M OBVIOUSLY NO MATCH FOR YOU.

WELL, YOU NEVER
KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY.

HEY.

HI. HI.

OH.

HOW ARE YOU?

YOU KNOW NADIA.

YEAH. HEY.

HEY.

OH, MY GOD.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?

[LAUGHING]

LACEY...

LOOKS LIKE SHANE FINALLY TANGLED

WITH THE WRONG CRAZY BITCH.

HARSH. THERE'S, LIKE,
A WHOLE STACK OF THEM

OVER BY THE DOOR.

GABBY...

GABBY?

I WAS KIND OF HOPING
WE COULD BE ALONE.

WE CAN BE ALONE WHEN WE'RE DEAD.

IS THAT FIONA OVER THERE?

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'D EVEN
SHOW HER FACE IN HERE.

TIM. TIM, YOUR PHONE IS RINGING.

CAN YOU GET IT?

HELLO?

TIM?

UH, WHO IS THIS?

HI, JENNY.

IT'S MARINA.

WHERE'S TIM?

TIM IS PLAYING POOL, AND HE
ASKED ME TO ANSWER THE PHONE.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S HAPPY.

JENNY?

SHE GOT CUT OFF.

I GUESS SHE'LL CALL BACK.

YES!

DID YOU JUST HUSTLE ME?

YES!

JEN, HEY!

YOU OKAY?

JENNY...

JEN, WHAT'S GOING ON?

JENNY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

JENNY, BABY,

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

JEN...

CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?

EVERYBODY, GET BACK.
GIVE HER SOME AIR.

SHE'S COMING AROUND.

I'VE GOT TO GET HER
SOMETHING FOR HER HEAD.

JEN, HEY...

IT'S OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S OKAY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

SHE PASSED OUT.

WAS SHE DRINKING OR SOMETHING?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT SOMEBODY ELSE WAS.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HER?

IT'S NOT MY PLACE.

HOW WAS YOUR MEETING?

THERE WAS AN
ACCIDENT ON LA CIENEGA.

I WAS 15 MINUTES LATE.

I GOT THERE, SHE'D LEFT ALREADY.

OH, BABE, I'M SORRY.

WE'RE GOING TO
RESCHEDULE TOMORROW.

COME ON, LET'S GET
YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.

WELL, WE'RE DEFINITELY GETTING
YOU TO A DOCTOR TOMORROW.

IT'S LOW BLOOD SUGAR.

YOU SCARED ME, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU
FUCKED EVERYTHING UP,

BECAUSE YOU DECIDED
TO GO TO THE PLANET

WHILE I WAS MAKING YOU DINNER

AND GO AND FLIRT WITH MARINA.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

WELL, WHAT WERE YOU DOING, TIM?

PLAYING POOL.

WITH YOUR ARMS
AROUND EACH ANOTHER?

YOU KNOW, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

WE WERE MAKING OUT,

RIGHT THERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE PLANET,

WHILE EVERYONE WAS WATCHING.

YOU NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP.

BETTE PORTER'S OFFICE.

HI, JAMES. YEAH, IT'S ME.

CAN YOU JUST, UH, FORWARD
MY CALLS TO MY CELL?

THANKS.

HEY, GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT.

MY GOD, IT'S THE UNABOMBER.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

LACEY IS ON SOME
SORT OF RAMPAGE.

SHE PUT THESE ALL OVER TOWN...

GUYS, YOU GUYS...

THERE'S A GIANT BILLBOARD
OF SHANE ON SUNSET.

JUST KIDDING.

SO HOW'S YOUR LADY FRIEND?

GOOD.

I HAVE MY DATE TONIGHT.

OH, MY GOD, DANA'S GOT A DATE.

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

UM, WELL, I WAS
THINKING I'D WEAR THAT...

THAT BLUE SUNDRESS,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE...

NO!

WHAT?

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE
TO TELL YOU, NO SUNDRESSES.

BUT I'M GOING TO A NICE PLACE.

SOMEBODY MIGHT SEE ME.

ONE GUY RECOGNIZES YOU,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'RE LIKE TIGER WOODS...

BITE MY HEAD OFF. GOD.

JESUS, AL, IT'S NOT DANA'S FAULT

GABBY'S MACKING

ON NADIA MEIRTSCHIN.

GOD, NADIA MEIRTSCHIN?

I HATE THAT GIRL.

I'VE BEEN INTRODUCED
TO HER, LIKE, 24 TIMES,

SHE NEVER REMEMBERS MY NAME.

DIDN'T SHE TRY TO
HIT UP ON YOU ONCE,

NADIA MIERTSCHIN?

SHE WAS DRUNK.

STILL...

IT HAS TO END.

SERIOUSLY, ALICE.

YOU CAN'T LET GABBY CONTINUE

TO TREAT YOU THIS WAY.

YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW HER.

I KNOW IT LOOKS

LIKE SHE'S TREATING
ME LIKE SHIT,

BUT SHE'S JUST, YOU KNOW...

TREATING YOU LIKE SHIT, AL.

MAYBE. IT'S JUST...

NO "IT'S JUST."

YOU DESERVE BETTER.

I DO?

ALL RIGHT, I DO, BUT I
JUST FEEL LIKE AT TIMES,

SHE'S SO RIGHT THERE,
AND I FEEL LIKE WE CONNECT,

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,

SHE ACTS LIKE I
DON'T EVEN EXIST.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S
AN EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE.

YEAH, EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE

SLASH NARCISSISTIC
PERSONALITY DISORDER.

AND THE NEXT TIME SHE CALLS YOU,

YOU HAVE TO END IT.

I KNOW, IT'S JUST...

"IT'S JUST" NOTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WELL, I WAS GOING TO ASK...

NO ASKING.

NO, YOU'RE GOING TO TELL HER.

YOU'RE GOING TO SAY,

"GABBY, I REALLY ENJOYED
THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER,

"BUT IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME

"THAT WE ARE IN DIFFERENT
PLACES IN OUR LIVES,

"AND WE WANT DIFFERENT
THINGS OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP,

"AND I RESPECT MYSELF TOO MUCH

TO LET YOU CONTINUE
TO TREAT ME THIS WAY."

IT'S CLEAR TO ME NOW

THAT YOU ARE AN
EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE

WITHOUT ANY KIND OF CAPACITY
TO UNDERSTAND TRUE LOVE...

AND I'M NO LONGER WILLING

TO WASTE MY
VALUABLE TIME ON YOU.

SO STEP OFF, BITCH.

YOU CAN DO IT.

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

GINA... HEY.

I'M SO SORRY ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I HOPE YOU GOT THE MESSAGE
THERE WAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

YEAH, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD

TO TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT PROVOCATIONS.

I THINK THAT THE...

OH...

OH, REALLY?

WELL, IS THERE ANY WAY

THAT I COULD GET
YOU TO RECONSIDER?

BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE CAC...

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. THANK YOU.

BYE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

PROVOCATIONS WENT TO MOCA.

THAT'S WHERE GINA WAS LAST NIGHT

WHEN I WAS SITTING ALONE AT
THE BAR AT THE FOUR SEASONS.

OH, BABY, I'M SO SORRY.

I KNEW GINA WOULD SCREW ME.

I'M SO FUCKED.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO
CAN OVERRULE HER?

JUST PEGGY PEABODY,

THE BILLIONAIRESS
RAVING LUNATIC.

PEGGY PEABODY,

UNIFIED STEEL HEIRESS?

YEAH...

SHE'S IN TOWN, YOU KNOW.

SHE'S STAYING AT
THE LOS ALAMENDROS,

SANTA BARBARA.

SHE'S HERE ON SOME
CRAZY ART-BUYING SPREE,

SPENT, LIKE, 6.3 MILLION
BUCKS YESTERDAY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS?

I WAS EAVESDROPPING
AT L.A. MAGAZINE.

DO YOU GUYS KNOW,

THEY WANT ME TO DO A STORY

ON THE 45-MINUTE ORGASM...

AS IF.

I MEAN, BY DEFINITION,

THEY'RE SHORT
AND INTENSE, RIGHT?

HI, JAMES?

CAN YOU GET ME DIRECTIONS

FOR THE LOS ALAMENDROS
IN SANTA BARBARA?

FRANKLIN FOUND OUT

YOU PASSED ON
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER."

WHAT ELSE?

WELL, HE'S IN A RAGE THAT...

THAT YOU LEFT THE
OFFICE IN A TIME OF CRISIS.

TELL HIM TO BITE ME.

I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY THAT.

TELL HIM THAT ALL
GREAT ART IS A RESPONSE

TO SMALL-MINDED
CORPORATE FASCISTS

TRYING TO IMPOSE THEIR
IGNORANCE ON THE SHEEPLIKE MASSES.

WHY DON'T I JUST TELL HIM YOU
HAVE A DENTIST APPOINTMENT?

JUST TELL HIM IT'S NOT
OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER.

OKAY, CALL ME BACK
WITH THE DIRECTIONS.

THANKS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SANTA BARBARA?

GOOD LUCK!

HI. HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

HEY, WORD TO THE WISE,
WATCH OUT FOR THAT WOMAN.

MA'AM, HOW YOU DOING?

KEEP AN EYE ON YOU
DAUGHTER. YOU NEVER KNOW.

HI. HEADS UP.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LEARNED PHOTOSHOP.

LACE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHATEVER I FEEL LIKE.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU DO?

ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH. COME ON.

I THINK WE HAVE A BIG
MISUNDERSTANDING.

I MEAN, YOU AND ME

HAD A REALLY GREAT
TIME TOGETHER, BUT...

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHAT HAPPENED.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

OKAY, IT'S JUST ABOUT
HAVING A GOOD TIME

AND ENJOYING EACH
OTHER'S COMPANY.

I KNOW, BUT THEN YOU WENT
OFF WITH THE OTHER GIRL.

YEAH...

I DON'T SEE WHAT THE
PROBLEM IS WITH THAT.

LOOK, LACE, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL

AND I LIKE YOU A LOT,

BUT I LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WHAT DOES SHE HAVE
THAT I DON'T HAVE?

NOTHING.

IT'S NOT ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING

OR NOT HAVING SOMETHING.

DID YOU LIKE FUCKING HER BETTER?

NO.

BECAUSE I REALLY
LIKED FUCKING YOU.

YEAH, I LIKED FUCKING
YOU, TOO, LACE.

SO, THEN, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

I DON'T DO RELATIONSHIPS.

I'M NOT ASKING
FOR A RELATIONSHIP.

OH, UH... LOOK...

HEY, DON'T CRY.

I AM NOT CRYING.

YES, YOU ARE.

LOOK, I HATE IT WHEN GIRLS CRY.

ALL RIGHT, COME HERE.

COME HERE.

I JUST REALLY LIKE YOU, IS ALL.

I LIKE YOU, TOO.

I DO.

I GUESS I GOT CARRIED
AWAY WITH THE POSTERS

AND THE FLIERS
AND THE... BANNER.

WHAT, YOU MADE...

YOU MADE BANNERS?

JUST ONE,

BUT THEY WOULDN'T LET
ME HANG IT AT GIRL BAR.

HONEY, YOU HAVE
A LOT OF FEELINGS.

I KNOW,

AND THEN YOU WENT
OFF WITH THE OTHER GIRL.

NO, NO, SHH, DON'T, DON'T.

PLEASE DON'T... DON'T.

FORGET ABOUT IT, OKAY?

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T WANT A RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU, I JUST...

I JUST WANT TO BE
WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.

OH. HEY, OH.

OH, I'M SO DUMB.

I AM ALWAYS DOING THIS.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY
EVERYBODY ALWAYS ABANDONS ME.

NO ONE'S ABANDONING YOU.

EVERYBODY LEAVES.

MY FATHER LEFT WHEN I WAS FIVE.

MY MOM DIED...

AND MY SISTER...

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR SISTER?

SHE MOVED TO WEST COVINA.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, OKAY?

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

OKAY?

YEAH? OKAY.

YEAH.

AL, IT'S DANA.

AL... ALICE.

NO, DON'T WORRY,
I'M WEARING PANTS.

NO, THEY'RE NOT PATTERNED.

LOOK, I'LL CALL YOU AFTER, OKAY?

NO, I'M NOT GOING
TO HAVE... HOLD ON.

JUST HOLD ON.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

OKAY, LOOK, SHE'S COMING.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

HMM?

NO, I'M NOT GOING TO
HAVE SEX WITH HER TONIGHT.

IT'S OUR FIRST DATE. GOD.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER. BYE.

HI!

I OVER-DRESSED.

NO, NO.

OH, GOD, I FEEL
LIKE SUCH A GEEK.

NO, NO.

MY FRIENDS MADE ME WEAR THIS.

WHAT?

MY FRIENDS SAID THAT...

THEY THOUGHT THAT YOU
WOULD THINK I WAS A GEEK

IF, YOU KNOW,

IF I WORE A DRESS.

SO I AM A GEEK.

FOR LETTING MY FRIENDS
TELL ME WHAT TO WEAR.

WELL, I COULD GO CHANGE,

SO YOU DON'T FEEL SO GEEKY.

NO, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

OH, GOD.

SEE, THAT WAS TOTALLY...

JUST A TOTAL GEEK.

I'M JUST...

SHALL WE GO?

YEAH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

HELLO, AND WELCOME
TO LOS ALAMENDROS.

HOW MAY I HELP YOU?

YES, I'M HERE TO
SEE MRS. PEABODY.

THE CODE WORD?

YOU NEED A SECRET CODE

TO SEE PEGGY PEABODY?

THAT'S CORRECT.

SHAZAM.

HMM...

PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE
TO LEAVE A NOTE?

[SMALL DOG BARKING]

THAT'S HER, ISN'T IT?

RIGHT?

MRS. PEABODY?

MRS. PEABODY... HI.

[BARKING]

MY DRIVER WAS LATE.

THAT'S MY EXCUSE.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO STAND.

YOU HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC
IN THIS INFERNAL CITY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU STAND IT.

YOU KIND OF GET
USED TO IT, ACTUALLY.

ABSURD.

PENTHOUSE.

COME HERE.

HOLD HIM FOR ME, WOULD YOU?

HERE WE GO.

THERE, GO AWAY.

DON'T COME BACK.

I LET JOSE OFF.

JOSE?

HE'S MY HELPER.

HE'S IN LOVE WITH THIS GIRL

WHO WORKS FOR THE WEINTRAUBS...

OR IS IT THE FLEISHMANS,

I'M NOT CERTAIN...

MAD, OBSESSIVE LOVE.

I TOLD HIM, "GO! BE IN
LOVE! TAKE THE NIGHT!

SHOW HER THE SEA!"

I THINK PEOPLE IN LOVE
SHOULD SEE THE SEA.

MRS. PEABODY, I...

CALL ME PEGGY.

I DON'T LIKE "MRS.".

IT'S SO FRUMPY,
LIKE I'M AN OLD MARE.

PEGGY...

YOU'RE HERE ABOUT THE KANDINSKY.

KANDINSKY?

WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING?

NOTHING. I'M FINE.

NONSENSE.

I HAD THIS RIDICULOUS
DRINK THE OTHER NIGHT.

JOSE MADE IT FOR ME... MANGO
JUICE AND VODKA, I THINK.

JUST RIDICULOUS.

JOSE!

I THINK JOSE IS OUT...

AT THE SEA.

OF COURSE.

HE'S IN LOVE.

RIGHT.

NOW, THIS DRINK... HAS A
VERY SALUTORY EFFECT.

IT'S CALLED A "ROAD KILL."

LET'S SEE IF YOU LIKE IT.

YUM.

MM. DELICIOUS.

SO... WHEN CAN I SEE IT?

SEE WHAT?

THE KANDINSKY.

YOU HAVE A REPUTATION

FOR DRIVING A VERY HARD BARGAIN,

MISS REYNOLDS...

I THINK YOU HAVE
ME CONFUSED WITH...

BUT I WILL HAVE IT.

I'M AFRAID THAT YOU
HAVE CONFUSED...

HOW DOES THIS DAMN THING WORK?

UGH, NASTY LITTLE MACHINE.

THIS IS MS. PEABODY'S ROOM.

LEAVE A MESSAGE AT THE TONE.

[BEEP]

HI, PEGGY...

THIS IS ABBY REYNOLDS.

I'M SO SORRY,

BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL

ON OUR APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING.

LET'S RESCHEDULE THE
TALK ABOUT THE KANDINSKY.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO TELL YOU. I'M...

I'M BETTE PORTER,

AND I AM THE DIRECTOR

OF THE CALIFORNIA ART CENTER.

CALIFORNIA... OH.

OH, YES.

THAT LITTLE MUSEUM
IN BERGAMOT STATION.

RIGHT.

OBSCURE.

THAT WILL ALL CHANGE SOON,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU, IN
YOUR INFINITE WISDOM,

DECIDE THAT THE PROVOCATIONS
EXHIBIT SHOULD GO...

YOU'RE THE LESBIAN.

EXCUSE ME?

THE LESBIAN MUSEUM DIRECTOR.

I'M SORRY?

I WAS A LESBIAN IN 1974.

JUST 1974?

JUST 1974.

THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED.

WELL, YOU KNOW,

THAT IS WHAT WE
REFER TO AS A "HAS-BIAN."

A HAS-BIAN...

THAT'S HILARIOUS!

I MUST TELL JOANNE THAT ONE.

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

I'M JUST FAMISHED.

WHY DON'T YOU
ORDER US SOMETHING?

THERE'S A MENU IN
HERE SOMEWHERE.

THANK YOU.

[KNOCKING]

HEY, STRANGER.

YOU RAN OUT THE OTHER NIGHT.

YEAH, WELL, 12'S A CROWD.

I KNOW,

AND I'M SO SORRY.

I JUST MISSED CLARISSA'S
BIRTHDAY THE OTHER NIGHT,

AND THEN NADIA CALLED,

AND THEN BEFORE I KNEW IT,

IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE
BIG, YOU KNOW...

I KNOW ABOUT YOU AND NADIA.

THERE'S NOTHING TO KNOW.

HALF OF HOLLYWOOD

SAW YOU GUYS MAKING OUT, SO...

THAT WAS NOTHING.

ALICE, IT MEANT NOTHING TO ME.

OKAY, HERE'S YOU,

AND HERE'S THE LIES
YOU'RE TELLING ME.

OKAY, I WON'T SEE HER ANYMORE.

I SWEAR.

IT'S JUST...

YOU AND ME ARE
REALLY GOOD TOGETHER.

WE'RE BOTH WRITERS.

WE'RE ON AN INTELLECTUAL PAR.

I CAN'T HAVE THE
SAME CONVERSATIONS

WITH NADIA THAT I HAVE WITH YOU.

GABBY...

I'VE REALLY ENJOYED

THE TIME WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER,

BUT IT'S OBVIOUS

YOU AND I ARE ON
TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS,

AND WE REALLY WANT
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS

OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP.

I RESPECT MYSELF TOO MUCH

TO LET YOU TREAT ME LIKE THIS.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

AND IT'S PRETTY CLEAR,

YOU'RE, LIKE, SOME SORT
OF EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE

WITHOUT THE CAPACITY

TO REALLY UNDERSTAND TRUE LOVE,

AND I, UH...

I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU
WASTE MY VALUABLE TIME, AND...

STEP OFF, BITCH.

EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE?

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT, DR. PHIL?

WHY DON'T YOU GET
OUT OF MY HOUSE?

WHATEV.

SUIT YOURSELF,

BUT I THINK YOU
SHOULD KNOW, ALICE,

THIS IS NOT A GOOD MOVE
FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE DESPERATE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
BOUNCE BACK FROM THIS.

OH, HEY.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE
HOW YOU WERE DOING.

GOOD, GOOD.

ARE YOU WORKING?

I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER
YOU IF YOU'RE WORKING.

NO, NO, I HAVEN'T REALLY
BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS,

BUT I'M DOING GOOD.

NO MORE DIZZINESS?

MM-MM, NO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS JUST SORT
OF STANDING THERE,

WATCHING TIM AND...

MARINA.

MARINA.

YOU KNOW, JENNY, I KNOW
IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU

THAT IF YOU WANT
TO TALK TO SOMEONE

ABOUT ANYTHING,

YOU CAN TALK TO
ME IF YOU WANT TO.

I KNOW

HOW INTENSE THIS CAN BE.

KEEPING IT PENT UP
CAN MAKE IT WORSE.

IT'S NO WONDER YOU PASSED OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

OKAY... SORRY.

UM...

HEY, DID, UH...

DID MARINA SAY SOMETHING TO YOU?

NO.

SHE DIDN'T.

LOOK, I KNOW IT
DOESN'T SEEM THIS WAY,

BUT THIS CAN BE A SMALL TOWN.

SOMETIMES IT'S...

OKAY, BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, WHATEVER YOU HEARD,

IT'S JUST, LIKE...
IT'S A LIE, YOU KNOW.

IT'S JUST A RUMOR.

THE LESBIAN COMMUNITY,
IT JUST CAN BE

A HOTBED OF RUMOR AND INNUENDO.

I MEAN,

YOU COULD LOOK AT SOMEONE,

AND 25 PEOPLE
WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT

WITHIN AN HOUR.

IF MARINA CONFIDED IN SOMEONE,

I'M SURE IT WAS JUST AS SIMPLE

AS HER SAYING SHE
WAS ATTRACTED TO YOU...

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE DID THAT, YOU KNOW?

I DIDN'T SAY SHE DID.

I'M JUST SAYING, WORD TRAVELS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS MY NEW PASSION.

I BOUGHT A SALVADOR
DALI ETCHING THIS WEEK,

AND A DUCHAMPS,

BUT MY FAVORITE PURCHASE BY
FAR IS MY NEW CARLA MARIE FREED.

OH, GOD.

SHE WAS BRILLIANT.

SHE WAS COMPLETELY BRILLIANT.

POOR, WRETCHED ADDICT.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CARLA
MARIE FREED PHOTOGRAPH?

THAT'S JUST...

THAT'S SO DIFFICULT.

OH, PLEASE, DON'T
BE SUCH A PUSSY.

FAVORITE CARLA MARIE FREED
PHOTOGRAPH, POST HASTE!

UM...

I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, IT'S
"THE LAST TIME I AND YOU?"

I'VE NEVER SEEN THE ORIGINAL.

I MEAN, SHE DESTROYED
ALL HER NEGS, YOU KNOW.

EVEN THE
REPRODUCTIONS ARE JUST...

I MEAN, SHE PHOTOGRAPHED
THE SAME WOMAN

FOR 12 YEARS.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?

I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE

THAT ACT OF LOOKING?

LOOKING, AND
SEEING, AND RE-SEEING,

JUST TO TRY

TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF SOMEONE.

I MEAN, THERE IS INCREDIBLE
MYSTERY AND PASSION

IN THAT WORK, YOU KNOW?

I MET HER JUST BEFORE SHE DIED.

YEAH, IT WAS IN
SOME LITTLE BISTRO

IN NEW YORK.

SHE WAS HIGH AS A KITE,

AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS
INTRODUCED TO HER,

AND SHE TOLD ME
TO GO FUCK MYSELF.

I TOTALLY LOVED HER.

OH, THAT'S FUNNY.

JUST LOVED HER.

I LOVED HER.

COME HERE. FOLLOW ME.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

KEEP THEM CLOSED.

OPEN THEM.

I'M SO HAPPY.

[♪♪♪]

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

YOU PROMISED.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU.

BE GOOD, OKAY?

[♪♪♪]

♪ SO I LET MY... ♪

♪ MY EYES OPEN WIDE ♪

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE

HOW JEALOUS I AM
OF YOU RIGHT NOW.

YOU'VE BEEN WAITING
TO BURST INTO TEARS

AND MAKE A COMPLETE
FOOL OF YOURSELF?

YOU KNOW STENDHAL?

THE FRENCH ART CRITIC.

HE WENT TO FLORENCE
AND SAW THE CARAVAGGIO.

AND HE BURST INTO TEARS,
AND THEN HE FAINTED.

THE WORK OF ART

WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND MOVING,

HE COULDN'T
WITHSTAND THE IMPACT.

THE STENDHAL SYNDROME...

"MY HEAD THROWN BACK,

"I LET MY GAZE
DWELL ON THE CEILING.

"I UNDERWENT THE PROFOUNDEST
EXPERIENCE OF ECSTASY

I HAD EVER ENCOUNTERED."

"I HAD ATTAINED THAT
SUPREME DEGREE OF SENSIBILITY

"WHERE THE DIVINE
INTIMATIONS OF ART

MERGE WITH THE IMPASSIONED
SENSUALITY OF EMOTION..."

YOU HAVE UTTERLY EXHAUSTED ME.

I HAVE TO GO TO SLEEP.

MRS. PEABODY...

PEGGY.

PROVOCATIONS?

IS THERE ANY WAY

THAT I COULD PERSUADE YOU TO...

I HIRED GINA FERRARA
TO DO THAT JOB.

I KNOW YOU WOULD HATE IT

IF YOUR EMPLOYERS
INTERFERED WITH YOUR AUTONOMY

RUNNING YOUR LITTLE MUSEUM.

WHY WOULD...

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

ARE YOU TRYING TO HURT ME?

HOW DID I HURT YOU, JENNY?

BECAUSE YOU TOLD SOMEONE...

EVERYBODY KNOWS.

SOME PEOPLE GUESSED FROM
THE WAY YOU WERE BEHAVING.

LISTEN...

I CAN'T HURT TIM, OKAY?

I UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU, I...

I FEEL SO COMPLETELY DISMANTLED.

♪ NOT A DAY GOES BY I
DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ YOU LEFT YOUR MARK ON ME ♪

♪ IT'S PERMANENT A TATTOO ♪

♪ PIERCE THE SKIN AND
THE BLOOD RUNS THROUGH ♪

♪ OH, MY BABY ♪

♪ THE WAY YOU MOVE... ♪