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(Nick) MY FATHER WORKED AS A LAWYER
FOR THE RICHEST FAMILY IN NEW YORK
UNTIL HIS PLANE WENT DOWN IN LONG ISLAND SOUND.
HE LEFT ME HIS BIGGEST CLIENT, THE DARLINGS--
TRIPP, THE EMPIRE BUILDER...
DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHY YOU WANT TO DESTROY MY FAMILY,
OR SHALL I?
LETITIA, THE SOPHISTICATED SOCIALITE...
WHICH OF OUR CHILDREN ISN'T MINE?
BRIAN IS YOUR BROTHER.
BRIAN, THE MAN OF GOD...
(man) BRIAN DARLING IS UNDER ARREST
FOR ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
KAREN, THE PROFESSIONAL DIVORCéE...
MY DAD CAN NEVER FIND OUT ABOUT THIS, OKAY?
PATRICK, THE PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN...
END THINGS WITH CARMELITA, OR I WILL END
ANY SHOT YOU HAVE OF A SEAT IN THE SENATE.
AND JEREMY AND JULIET, THE WELL-BEHAVED TWINS.
I WANT THIS GIRL TO LIKE ME FOR ME.
YOU'RE A DARLING. AS SOON AS SHE FINDS THAT OUT,
THINGS ARE NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME.
I TOLD HER I WAS AN ARTIST.
YOU NEED TO STOP LYING TO THIS WOMAN.
COULD YOU JUST HOOK ME UP WITH, LIKE, FIVE PAINTINGS, PLEASE?
(Sofia) WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME
WITH THE EYES OF A GREAT PAINTER?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I'D USE THE WORD GREAT.
DON'T BE MODEST. TELL ME.
OKAY.
UM...
A PEACH.
(laughs)
A PLUM.
A ROAD... THAT GOES ON AND ON.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO PAINT ME.
IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS.
YOU CAN'T RUSH THE MASTER, SOFIA.
I KNOW. YOU HAVE YOUR PROCESS.
NO, IT'S NOT A PROCESS. IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.
UNLIKE MY DESIRE,
WHICH I CAN EXPEND ON YOU FOUR TIMES A DAY...
FIVE.
MY INSPIRATION CAN'T JUST BE TURNED ON.
IT NEEDS TIME TO BUILD,
TO GATHER.
AND THEN IT EXPLODES ONTO THE CANVAS.
DOES THAT INSPIRE YOU?
I'LL START TOMORROW.
OH! OH.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE DID THAT IN THE MORNING.
I'LL SAY.
SINCE WE DID THAT PERIOD.
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN.
(chuckles)
WAS IT OKAY FOR YOU? YOU SEEMED...
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THAT WAS SENSATIONAL.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, MY LEG IS A LITTLE SORE,
THAT'S ALL.
OH. YOU'RE STILL MAD I SHOT YOU.
NO, I'M NOT, HONEY. I'M JUST TELLING THE TRUTH.
MY LEG HURTS WHERE YOU SHOT ME,
THAT'S ALL.
FROM NOW ON,
IT'S NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH BETWEEN YOU AND I, OKAY?
NO MORE LIES, NO MORE... CARMELITA.
OKAY?
YEAH.
(cell phone buzzes)
(buzz)
GET IT.
(buzz)
I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER.
(buzz)
(buzz)
MM.
(buzz)
(chuckles)
(buzz)
(whispers) CARMELITA, STOP CALLING. PLEASE.
(shower running)
I WROTE YOU TEN E-MAILS LAST NIGHT.
YOU NEVER RESPONDED.
(normal voice) WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I THINK I'M BEING FOLLOWED.
WHAT EXACTLY MAKES YOU THINK THAT?
IT'S JUST A FEELING.
I GOT HOME FROM CLASS LAST NIGHT,
and things were just out of place.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT. I THINK SOMEONE HAD BEEN HERE.
OKAY. I'LL BE OVER AS SOON AS I CAN. BYE.
(I.M. chiming)
WHO THE HELL IS THAT?
ROBERT RUSSELL.
THE PAINTER?
MM-HMM.
WELL, TELL HIM TO GO AWAY.
I CAN'T. HE'S HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS
ABOUT THE JEREMY DARLING PROJECT.
OH, IT'S A PROJECT NOW? A PROJECT.
YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
JEREMY IS ACTUALLY COMING BY THE GALLERY THIS MORNING
TO LEARN FROM ROBERT HOW TO DRAW
AND TO COLLECT HIS FIVE WORKS IN PROGRESS OF SOFIA
SO HE CAN FAKE BEING A PAINTER IN REAL TIME,
AND ROBERT'S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE THING
IS PUTTING HIS INTEGRITY AT STAKE.
IT'S PRETTY BAD.
WELCOME TO LIFE WITH THE DARLINGS.
(cell phone rings, I.M. continues chiming)
HELLO.
Nick, it's Simon Elder.
HEY, SIMON. WHAT'S UP?
Can you come over to my office?
THIS MORNING?
YEAH. SAY, 10:00?
YEAH, SURE. IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
I'll tell you when you get here.
IT'S, UM, IT'S A DELICATE MATTER.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
BYE, NICK.
WHAT'S SO DELICATE?
YOU.
HEY. HOW ABOUT SOME CHERRY LEMONADE?
OH, YEAH. I'D LOVE SOME.
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?
IT'S THE ANNUAL "NUTCRACKER" EVENING WITH THE DARLINGS.
IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION.
OH, OH.
WHY?
WELL, I HAVE SOMEONE IMPORTANT
COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET.
ALL RIGHT. THEN I'LL BE THERE. DONE.
(chuckles)
MMM. THAT'S PERFECTION.
YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO TREAT A GIRL.
MOST PEOPLE WANT THE SAME THINGS--
SUGAR...
SALT...
ATTENTION.
MM.
MM.
(chuckles) YOU...
MM-HMM.
ARE THE BEST KISSER.
(Tripp) BRIAN.
(footsteps approach)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I CAME TO TELL YOU--
WHAT, THAT NOTHING'S CHANGED?
THAT'S A LIE.
THAT I'M STILL YOUR SON? LIE.
THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME?
THAT WAS NEVER TRUE.
SO MAYBE THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT WON'T CHANGE.
NO. EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE NOT MY SON.
I SPENT MOST OF YOUR LIFE TRYING TO FIND ME IN YOU,
AND I NEVER COULD.
NOW WE KNOW WHY.
I LOVED YOUR DAD.
AND I CAME TO TELL YOU THAT I...
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
THANKS.
BRIAN--
I'VE GOT A MEETING TO GET TO.
REVEREND DARLING,
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A WHILE, YES?
TEN LONG YEARS.
AND I WATCHED YOU PROUDLY
AS YOU FOUND YOUR OWN... SPECIAL WAY.
UNIQUE.
YOU ALWAYS DID THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BRIAN.
THAT HAS BEEN YOUR BLESSING.
THANK YOU.
BUT THIS INDEPENDENT SPIRIT OF YOURS
IS ALSO YOUR DOWNFALL.
BRIAN...
(sighs)
IT PAINS ME TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOU.
NOT AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME.
IN THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME
WHEN YOU WERE RIGHTEOUSLY MINISTERING TO YOUR FLOCK,
YOU INITIATED
A *** RELATIONSHIP WITH A PARISHIONER,
FATHERED A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
AND MOST RECENTLY...
BRIBED A JUDGE.
IT WAS AN ARBITRATOR, ACTUALLY.
OH, BRIAN.
I WANTED TO GET MY SON BACK,
AND HIS MOTHER WAS GONNA WHISK HIM AWAY TO STUPID BRAZIL,
AND JUST--JUST WHEN I STARTED TO CONNECT TO HIM.
AND YOU FELT YOU HAD NO OTHER CHOICE
BUT TO COMMIT A FELONY?
I'M SORRY, BRIAN.
THE STATE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO SUSPEND YOU FOR SIX MONTHS,
DURING WHICH TIME,
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO UNDERGO COUNSELING
FOR *** ADDICTION
AND ATTEND A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE WORKSHOPS?
(sighs)
BRIAN...
YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
TO ASK YOURSELF.
ABOUT WHAT?
WHETHER YOU STILL FEEL CALLED TO SERVE THE LORD.
SO WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
BEFORE I TELL YOU,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL COOL.
WE'RE OKAY. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS.
ABOUT? TELL ME.
LET'S GET IT ALL OUT.
THAT NIGHT UP AT VALHALLA, WHEN TRIPP TOLD HIS STORY
ABOUT YOUR PARENTS WORKING FOR THE DARLING FAMILY,
IMMIGRATING TO RUSSIA.
YEAH?
IT DID LEAVE ME WITH SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR INTENTIONS REGARDING THE FAMILY.
I ASSURE YOU,
THE ONLY CONNECTION THEY HAVE TO MY VISION FOR NEW YORK--
NOW, TODAY--
IS THAT THEY'RE IN THE WAY.
BUT IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL. IT'S NOT.
I'M LISTENING.
I NEED YOU TO--WELL...
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO GET ME COPIES
OF DARLING ENTERPRISES' PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
AND A LIST OF ALL THEIR HOLDINGS.
SIMON, THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION
ARE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.
YOU'RE PART OF THE FAMILY, RIGHT?
THAT'S A PRETTY SIZEABLE BETRAYAL
YOU'RE ASKING ME TO PERPETRATE.
NO. DON'T THINK OF IT AS A BETRAYAL.
IT'S SYNTHESIS.
IS THAT IT?
(pours liquid)
UH, NO. NO. THERE IS ONE MORE THING.
I HAVE STARTED SEEING SOMEONE ROMANTICALLY,
AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU.
SO THAT I COULD CONGRATULATE YOU?
IT'S KAREN DARLING.
REALLY?
OKAY.
I KNOW YOU TWO HAVE A HISTORY.
WE DO, BUT IT'S PRETTY FAR BACK, REALLY.
I'M MORE CONCERNED
THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF PLAN OF YOURS
TO TEAR KAREN AWAY FROM TRIPP
THE WAY THAT YOU DID WITH PATRICK.
PATRICK FOLLOWED HIS HEART. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
AS FOR KAREN... LISTEN, I GENUINELY LIKE HER.
I THINK SHE'S A VERY DYNAMIC WOMAN.
BUT I WON'T PURSUE HER
IF IT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM FOR ME AND YOU.
OUR RELATIONSHIP IS TOO IMPORTANT.
IS IT GONNA BE A PROBLEM?
WHY SHOULD IT BE?
LOOK, YOU'RE BOTH ADULTS. IT'S FINE.
OKAY.
♪♪♪
IS EVERYBODY EXCITED ABOUT "THE NUTCRACKER"?
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
WHY?
BECAUSE... I'M GONNA BE OUT AND ABOUT.
KAREN...
IT'S "THE NUTCRACKER."
I'M SORRY, MOM, BUT I'M GONNA BE BUSY.
IF SHE'S BUSY,
SHE'S BUSY.
I THINK YOU'RE FREAKED OUT ABOUT ATTENDING A FAMILY EVENT
WITHOUT A LOVER TO PROTECT YOU
FROM THE INTIMACY OF YOUR TRIBE.
YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING SO MUCH TIME
LIVING FROM YOUR SWADHISTHANA,
YOU NEED TO GET UP INTO YOUR ANAHATA
AND START FEELING IT.
I LEARNED THAT IN THE SEYCHELLES.
HONEY, I'M REALLY STARTING TO REGRET
GIVING YOU MY HONEYMOON.
YOU KNOW WHO REALLY NEEDS A HONEYMOON? OH, BRIAN.
POOR GUY.
I KNOW. MOM, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THAT?
IF I WOKE UP TOMORROW AND KNEW THAT
I DIDN'T REALLY BELONG HERE... (whispers) I WOULD KILL MYSELF.
HANG ON. HANG ON.
JUST BECAUSE BRIAN IS NOT MY BIOLOGICAL SON
DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE DOES NOT BELONG.
HE'S STILL YOUR BROTHER.
STOP IT.
HELLO, DEAR.
ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT ME?
NO.
I KNOW. WE'RE NOT ALL RELATED.
I'M SORRY. NOT MY FAULT.
THERE'S SOMEBODY DOWNSTAIRS FOR YOU, SOME GUY.
HA HA.
OKAY.
(laughs)
OH, WELL, I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO HER
ON THOSE DISTANT GREEN ISLANDS,
BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY SALUTARY.
(elevator bell dings)
KAI! YOU'RE HERE! YOU MADE IT.
I MADE IT. IT WAS QUITE A JOURNEY.
HOW WAS YOUR FLIGHT? DID YOU FLY FIRST CLASS?
I TOLD 'EM TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FLEW FIRST CLASS.
YES, I DID, AND IT WAS... WILD.
I-I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN TREATED THIS WELL
ON LAND OR IN MIDAIR.
UH, SIR, MAY I TAKE THAT BAG UPSTAIRS FOR YOU?
I'M OKAY, MAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
I MISSED YOU, TOO.
(Brian) EVERYTHING'S FALLING APART.
I'VE LOST MY WIFE, MY DAUGHTERS,
MY ONETIME MISTRESS, MY SON.
I FOUND OUT MY FATHER'S NOT MY FATHER,
AND--AND NOW I'VE LOST MY JOB.
I MEAN, WHAT'S NEXT, LEPROSY?
YEAH, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU NEED TO BE PATIENT.
THE BISHOP HAS OUTLINED A PROGRAM WHERE...
EVENTUALLY YOU CAN REGAIN YOUR POST.
BUT I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO.
Y-YOU'RE SO GOOD AT IT.
THE SERMON THAT YOU GAVE... (laughs) AT KAREN'S WEDDING--
IT WAS FINE. I WHIPPED IT TOGETHER.
AND THOSE BAPTISMAL PRAYERS
YOU WROTE FOR PATRICK AND ELLEN'S CHILDREN,
THOSE--THOSE WERE PUBLISHED.
BECAUSE I'M A DARLING. WAS.
OH, BRIAN--
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WELL, YOU CAN'T DENY YOU HAVE A WAY OF ARTICULATING
THE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT GOD AND FAITH--
BECAUSE THEY'RE THE QUESTIONS I'VE GOT, IN SPADES.
THE TRUTH IS,
I'VE NEVER REALLY FELT THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD
THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY DO.
NEVER? I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE.
SURE, I GET WEEPY AT CHRISTMAS,
THE CRUCIFIXION KIND OF GETS TO ME,
BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME AS ACTUALLY HAVING FAITH.
DO YOU THINK THIS IS ALL COMING UP
BECAUSE OF RECENT REVELATIONS?
WELL, MY SO-CALLED BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE TREATING ME
THE WAY THEY ALWAYS HAVE, MOM, LIKE AN ALIEN.
BUT THIS IS ABOUT FAITH.
AND I'M NOT SURE I EVER REALLY HAD ANY.
WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOUR FATHER, THEN.
HE'S NOT MY FATHER.
HE RAISED YOU, BRIAN.
GO TO HIM.
HE'S MORE FAMILIAR WITH THESE KINDS OF COSMIC DOUBTS
THAN I AM.
THERE.
DIDN'T THAT SETTLE YOU DOWN A LITTLE?
YEAH, IT DID.
THANKS, MOM.
HEY, WHERE'S PICASSO?
HE'LL BE HERE IN A MINUTE.
HIS NAME IS ROBERT RUSSELL, AND YOU BETTER BE NICE TO HIM
'CAUSE HE'S DOING YOU A BIG FAVOR, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
WHOA.
THAT IS ONE BIG SPONGE.
YEAH, IT JUST ARRIVED FROM BERLIN.
WHAT DO YOU CLEAN WITH IT? LIKE, BIG ART?
IT IS ART, JEREMY. IT JUST SOLD FOR $150,000.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SAID THIS,
BUT THAT SEEMS OVERPRICED.
MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. DEPENDS ON WHO'S BUYING IT.
THE WAY I SEE IT, IS WHEN YOU BUY ART,
YOU'RE BUYING A WINDOW.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ART, WHETHER IT'S A PAINTING
OR A SCULPTURE OR WHATEVER, AND YOU SEE THROUGH IT
INTO SOMETHING NEW, IT'S WORTH IT.
I SEE A SPONGE.
ME, TOO.
(Juliet) I WISH YOU COULD STAY FOREVER.
BUT MY UNCLE IS COUNTING ON ME TO COME BACK.
OH, IT'S JUST THAT...
EVERYTHING FEELS SO DIFFERENT WITH YOU HERE.
WELL, THEN WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE
WE MAKE THESE TWO WEEKS LAST.
OKAY.
OKAY.
(Tripp) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A LIST OF ALL OUR HOLDINGS?
HE'S GOT NERVE.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE 'EM TO HIM.
OKAY.
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
ISN'T THIS MR. ELDER SHOWING US HIS HAND?
ARE YOU GONNA HAVE SOMEBODY DOCTOR THE NUMBERS?
'CAUSE IF YOU ARE, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY PART IN THAT.
NICK, COME ON.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GONNA SHOW HIM
WHAT WE WANT HIM TO SEE.
I'LL HAVE THE ACCOUNTANT PUT TOGETHER SOME PAPERS.
KAREN WILL BRING THEM OVER TO YOUR OFFICE, OKAY?
NICK.
LET EVERY ADVERSE FORCE CONVERGE.
WE HAVE MR. ELDER EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
(door closes)
SIMON ELDER JUST ASKED FOR OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS.
FIND OUT WHAT HE'S UP TO, OKAY?
HERE YOU GO.
PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS FOR DARLING ENTERPRISES
GOING FIVE YEARS BACK.
WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH 'EM?
NOTHING. I'M JUST MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.
NICK, SERIOUSLY, WHAT ARE YOU AND DADDY UP TO?
(laughs)
(chuckles)
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME.
YOU'RE RIGHT, KAREN. THERE IS, AND I'M NOT.
HOW'S SIMON ELDER?
YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT?
YES, I HAVE, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE YOUR FATHER HEARS ABOUT IT AS WELL.
NOT FROM ME. I WON'T TELL HIM. I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE HIS FACE.
NICK, ALL SIMON AND I DO IS TALK, OKAY?
WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
YOU COULD JOIN US SOMETIME ON ONE OF OUR TALKS. MIGHT BE FUN.
THANK YOU, NO.
YOUR LOSS. PROMISE ME SOMETHING?
WHAT?
DON'T TELL DADDY.
I PROMISE, I WON'T.
OKAY.
YOU GONNA "NUTCRACKER" WITH THE FAM TONIGHT?
YEAH, I AM. I'M GONNA BRING KIKI.
YOU?
NO. NO. I, UH, I'M KINDA OVER IT.
BUT YOU KIDS HAVE FUN.
BYE.
(Patrick) IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY. (chuckles)
I'M HERE, BABY.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE JUST FINE.
IT'S NOT, THOUGH.
WHEN I GOT HOME LAST NIGHT,
I COULD TELL LITTLE THINGS HAD BEEN MOVED.
THOSE DRAWERS WERE OPEN.
THAT LIGHT WAS ON. I KNOW I TURNED IT OFF.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
BUGS.
BUGS?
SURVEILLANCE DEVICES.
DETECTIVE DARLING.
WELL, I WANT YOU TO BE SAFE, RIGHT?
YOU DO BELIEVE ME, DON'T YOU, PADDY?
I BELIEVE YOU. OF COURSE I DO.
IN FACT, I'M GONNA PUT SOMEBODY RIGHT OUTSIDE THAT DOOR, 24/7.
THE POLICE?
UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T INVOLVE THE POLICE WITH THIS
BECAUSE I'M THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
AND YOU'RE NOT MY WIFE.
BUT DON'T WORRY. I'M NOT GONNA LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU.
TRUST ME?
HMM?
(Tripp) SO YOU HAVE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT GOD.
YOU THINK THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO VACATE YOUR POST?
I MEAN, THERE ARE LOTS OF BENEFICIAL VALUES
TRANSMITTED BY RELIGION.
I GUESS I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE
A GOOD TIME TO BECOME AUTHENTIC.
DID YOU EVER BELIEVE?
REALLY?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE IDEA OF IT ALWAYS INTERESTED ME.
THE IDEA?
THE IDEA THAT THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT GIVES ITS LIFE UP
TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE LIFE.
THAT I FIND FASCINATING.
NO, DON'T. NO, SERIOUSLY.
I'VE ALWAYS ENVIED YOU...
YOUR... LIFE OF THE MIND.
YEAH.
I MEAN, ME, I'M--I'VE BEEN STUCK
FUMBLING WITH THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF BIG BUSINESS.
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN MYSELF
REFERRED TO AS AN "EMPIRE BUILDER."
THAT'S NOT ME.
THAT WAS MY GRANDFATHER.
ME, I'M AN EMPIRE MAINTAINER.
(chuckles)
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND
THE WORLD OF IDEAS?
WHAT COULD BE BETTER?
I DON'T KNOW.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
THAT--THAT'S FOR YOU TO DECIDE.
SORRY. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
HE'S NOT COMING?
ROBERT SAID HE'S REALLY INTERESTED IN HELPING YOU OUT,
BUT HE STARTED A PAINTING THIS MORNING, HE'S ON A ROLL
AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP WORKING ON IT,
SO HE'S--HE'S REALLY SORRY.
IS THAT REALLY WHAT HE SAID?
NO. HE SAID HE FEELS LIKE A ***.
SO WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
IF SOFIA FINDS OUT I'M NOT AN ARTIST,
SHE'LL JUST THINK I'M POOR FOR NO GOOD REASON, AND THEN...
WAIT A MINUTE. LOOK AT YOU.
WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM HER--YOUR HEIGHT,
YOUR HIPS, YOUR... CLOTHES.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT, JEREMY?
LET ME JUST DRAW YOU. IT COULD BE PRACTICE.
IF IT TURNS OUT ANY GOOD, I COULD USE IT FOR SOFIA.
IT'S KIND OF A GREAT IDEA.
IT'S KIND OF NOT. YOU CAN'T DRAW,
AND I CAN'T JUST SIT HERE AND HAVE YOU LOOK AT ME.
I WOULDN'T WANT YOU SITTING. I WANT YOU... STANDING,
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
(laughs) I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS.
I HAVE JUST THE THING THAT COULD MAKE YOU FEEL
MUCH LESS UNCOMFORTABLE.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE SMOKY?
NO. THIS IS MY WORKPLACE.
WHICH IS CLOSED, AND WE NEED TO CHILLAX--
ME TO DRAW, YOU TO POSE.
YOU'RE BAD. AND THIS IS A BAD IDEA.
I KNOW.
(speaking indistinctly)
OH.
HEY.
HI.
THIS IS WHO YOU WANTED ME TO MEET?
KAREN DARLING,
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET PRINCESS AMA, FROM GHANA.
PLEASURE.
HELLO.
OKAY. WELL...
(lowers voice) SHE'S MY EX-WIFE.
OH.
HUH.
WE MET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.
HMM. HOW'D YOU GUYS WRANGLE THAT?
MY FATHER AND I TOOK A TRIP TO JEFFREYS BAY IN SOUTH AFRICA
TO SCATTER MY MOTHER'S ASHES.
BUT AFTER WE HAD SCATTERED HER ASHES,
I COULD NOT SLEEP.
I WALKED OUT PAST THE HOTEL POOL,
ONTO THE BEACH AND INTO THE OCEAN.
(liquid pours)
I SWAM AND SWAM, WEEPING.
I MISSED HER SO MUCH.
THE MOON... WAS SO BIG,
IT LIT THE SKY.
AND JUST WHEN I REALIZED I HAD GONE SO FAR,
I PROBABLY COULD NOT GET BACK...
(Simon and Ama) DONK!
OH!
(all laugh)
WHAT HAPPENED?
I HIT MY HEAD ON THE SIDE OF A LITTLE BOAT.
AND HE WAS IN IT.
HE HELPED ME INTO THE BOAT,
AND WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE.
UH...
YOU, UM... (clears throat)
YOU GUYS AREN'T STILL MARRIED, RIGHT?
(Simon) NO, NO, NO, NO.
(laughs)
WE'RE DIVORCED.
YES, MARRIAGE FOR US
WAS A-A WAY OF KEEPING OUR DISTANCE.
NOT GOOD.
NO... (softly) NOT GOOD.
(speaks foreign language)
AH. (speaks foreign language)
WHAT?
♪♪♪
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE APPROVES.
OH.
(chuckles)
OH. LUCKY ME. (laughs)
JUST DOING MY JOB, MA'AM.
I KNOW PATRICK AND MR. DARLING ARE ON THE OUTS,
BUT WHEN HE CALLED AND ASKED ME TO LOOK IN ON YOU,
WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY?
YOUR FAMILY, AS MUCH AS I AM, ANYWAY.
THANKS FOR HEATING THAT UP FOR ME.
I'M JUST SORRY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING HERE TO FEED YOU.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT. I COULD MAKE YOU SOME COOKIES.
OH, THAT'S SWEET, MA'AM, BUT SUGAR AND STAKEOUTS,
THAT'S WHERE THOSE COPS GO WRONG.
STEAMED RICE AND HARD-BOILED EGGS--
IT'S GOOD FOR THE BRAIN, KEEPS ME SHARP.
I CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN THE DARK.
YOU'VE DONE THIS KIND OF THING BEFORE?
BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER...
WELL, I'VE NEVER PLAYED THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE FAMILY FOR 17 YEARS, MA'AM.
I'VE SEEN PLENTY, AND WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH ALL OF IT.
SO... DON'T WORRY.
ALSO, I PUT A PLANT IN THE PLANT.
A PLANT IN THE PLANT?
A CAMERA.
THERE'S A LIVE FEED RIGHT INTO MY CAR.
I'M JUST A FEW YARDS AWAY, SO RELAX.
THANK YOU, CLARK.
SLEEP TIGHT, MA'AM.
(Hammock's "Blankets of Night" playing)
(laughter)
YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY?
IF YOU TOLD ME SIX MONTHS AGO THAT I, JEREMY DARLING,
WOULD BE WORKING IN A PARKING GARAGE
AND WOULD BE PRETENDING TO BE A PAINTER,
I WOULD NOT BELIEVE YOU.
LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES, ISN'T IT?
IT IS.
MM-HMM.
I'M A SUCKY ARTIST.
AWW.
I AM. LOOK.
BUT... YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING BETTER.
I'M QUITE SURPRISED.
OH!
AH! THAT'S MY POINT. THAT IS MY POINT.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU SHOULD TRY BEING YOURSELF WITH SOFIA.
YOU NEED TO BE HONEST,
AND LETTING THINGS UNFOLD NATURALLY, ORGANICALLY.
YOU THINK SO?
I DO.
LYING WILL SLOWLY KILL YOUR INSIDES, JEREMY.
ONCE SHE SEES WHO YOU ARE--
WHO YOU ARE--
SHE'LL BE ABLE TO LOVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE.
TELL HER THE TRUTH.
IT MAY SURPRISE YOU.
AND IT MIGHT JUST DISAPPOINT EVERYBODY SUPREMELY.
♪♪♪
WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
I'M LOSING MY HUSBAND.
WHAT, TO KAREN? GIVE ME A BREAK.
TO ALL OF YOU.
YOU'RE ***.
NO, NO.
EVER SINCE HE TOOK THIS JOB, HE'S JUST BEEN SLIPPING AWAY.
HE'S NEVER AROUND, YOU KNOW?
HE COMES HOME LATE, HE LEAVES EARLY,
HE'S ALWAYS SO BUSY.
AND KIKI AND I ARE JUST... THERE, YOU KNOW?
WE--WE... WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO COMPETE.
WE'RE... WE'RE THERE.
WE'RE... (voice breaks) WE'RE THERE.
WE'RE... (crying) WE'RE THERE MISSING HIM
AND LOVING HIM,
AND HE'S OFF DOING GOD KNOWS WHAT
FOR ALL OF YOU.
AND... HE DOESN'T HAVE TO.
(sighs)
(normal voice) WE HAD A GOOD LIFE
BEFORE HE TOOK THIS JOB.
HE DOESN'T NEED TO DO THIS. HE DOESN'T.
I DON'T GET IT. I DON'T.
AND I'M SORRY, BECAUSE I'M ***.
I'M BEING STUPID. I'M RAMBLING. I'M SORRY.
(sniffles)
(sobs)
I DON'T GET IT EITHER.
(sniffles)
IF YOU WERE MINE...
♪♪♪
I'D BE A COUCH POTATO.
JEREMY?
HMM?
YOU'RE SITTING ON MY LAP.
I KNOW.
IT FEELS NICE.
♪♪♪
JEREMY...
♪♪♪
DON'T DO THAT AGAIN, OKAY?
OKAY.
OKAY.
♪♪♪
(clattering)
DAMN IT.
GOD.
(clattering)
CLARK?
CLARK, IS THAT YOU?
(indistinct conversations)
(playing "The Nutcracker: Overture")
HEY, DAD, WHERE'S MOM?
SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT.
SHE GOT HUNG UP AT THE GALLERY.
TOO BAD FOR HER.
THIS IS LIKE
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE HERE.
NOT REALLY. THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR.
WOW. REALLY?
YEP.
I HAVE TO MARRY INTO THIS FAMILY.
WELL, KIKI, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
TO BE CULTIVATING.
OH. YOU DON'T HATE BALLETS, DO YOU?
THIS ISN'T GONNA DRIVE YOU AWAY?
NO, NO. THIS IS INTERESTING.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS
WHERE I COME FROM.
GOOD. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU SEE IT.
(music continues)
HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NOTHING.
SIT DOWN.
KAREN, YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE.
SOMETHING HAPPEN BETWEEN YOU AND SIMON?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
KAREN, YOU CAN TELL ME.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
ALL RIGHT.
(whispers) THAT HAS TO BE THE PRETTIEST DRESS ON EARTH.
(whispers) THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
SHALL WE START THE SHOW?
(children cheer)
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
MRS. GLASS, YOU HERE TO SEE YOUR BIG BLUE SPONGE?
I AM.
IT'S REALLY BIG.
MAY I TOUCH IT?
OF COURSE. IT'S YOURS, ALMOST.
MM.
(sniffs) OH, MY GOD. IT REEKS.
OH, NO, NO.
THAT'S THE THAI FOOD WE HAD LAST NIGHT.
WE?
ME. A WEE BIT OF THAI FOOD. SORRY.
IT'S MARIJUANA. I WOULD KNOW THAT SMELL ANYWHERE.
I HAD A STONER HUSBAND FOR FOUR YEARS,
AND THIS IS WHAT EVERYTHING SMELLED LIKE, ALL THE TIME.
THIS AND PATCHOULI.
(coughs) GOD, IT...
(sniffs) IT IS. IT'S POT, ISN'T IT?
I'M SURE IF SOMEONE DID SMOKE POT NEAR THE SPONGE,
THE SMELL WOULDN'T BE ABSORBED PERMANENTLY, MA'AM.
IT'S A SPONGE. ABSORBING IS WHAT THEY DO. (scoffs)
UM, ALEX, PLEASE, WAIT.
MRS. GLASS, I'M SURE THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
I DON'T WANT THAT THING.
IT SMELLS AND IT REMINDS ME OF HUGH.
W--
WELL, YOU JUST KILLED A $150,000 SALE.
I'M SORRY.
NO, YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE FIRED.
YOU SLEEP OKAY?
MM, IN AND OUT.
HAD ESPRESSO AT 10:00 LAST NIGHT.
MADE MY BRAIN A LITTLE JUMPY.
SILLY THING TO DO.
ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU SETTLING IN TO US?
OH, SURE I AM. YEAH.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THIS,
ALL OF YOU THAT YOU'RE STILL WILLING TO GIVE ME.
MM.
MM-HMM. MM.
(cell phone buzzes)
(buzz)
(chuckles)
(buzzing)
IT'S CLARKY.
MM.
HE'S CALLING. (chuckles)
UH, HEY, CLARKY, WHAT'S COOKING?
SIR, YOU NEED TO COME OVER HERE.
UH, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
It's Carmelita, Sir.
I don't know how it happened, but...
SHE'S GONE.
OKAY. WELL, UM, THANKS FOR CALLING, CLARK.
I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT.
RIGHT.
(breathing heavily)
(Clark) IT'S FINGERNAIL POLISH, SIR.
IT SEEMS HE OR SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW,
WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE BEDROOM
AND WAITED THERE TO SEIZE CARMELITA.
THEY MANAGED TO ELUDE THE FICUS.
(sighs)
CLARKY...
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?
I'M SORRY, SIR. I...
I AM.
ME, TOO.
SHE'S GONE.
WELL, LOOK AT YOU. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SUIT.
YEAH, IT WAS IN MY CLOSET.
HOW'S IT FEEL?
LIKE A UNIFORM.
WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME SUSPENDERS.
IT'LL TAKE THE EDGE OFF.
SO...
SPEAK.
WELL, LAST NIGHT I DID SOME THINKING.
AND?
I WASN'T ABLE TO COME TO ANY CONCLUSION.
EVERY TIME I IMAGINED LEAVING THE CHURCH,
I GOT SO ANXIOUS, I REALIZED I HAD TO GO BACK.
AND EVERY TIME I IMAGINED STAYING,
I... FELT SO TRAPPED, I REALIZED I HAD TO LEAVE.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A HARD WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING.
IT'S A HARD WAY TO SPEND A LIFE.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S OVER NOW, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND AFTER I THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME,
I STOPPED THINKING, AND I PRAYED.
AND DID YOU GET YOUR ANSWER?
YEAH, I DID.
FROM GOD?
I THINK SO.
WHAT DID...
"HE-SHE" HAVE TO SAY?
I'D LIKE TO COME WORK FOR YOU.
I THINK IT'S BEST FOR ME
AND FOR DARLING ENTERPRISES.
THIS IS GOD TALKING, RIGHT, NOT YOUR MOTHER?
SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW I'M HERE.
WELL...
FAR BE IT FROM ME TO IGNORE
THE... STILL SMALL VOICE OF THE LORD.
WELCOME TO THE COMPANY, SON.
THANK YOU.
NICK.
DID WE HAVE A MEETING?
I JUST NEED A MINUTE.
IT'S OKAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU SEEM LIKE SOMETHING--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
BETWEEN YOU AND KAREN LAST NIGHT,
AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW, BUT I AM TELLING YOU
TO STAY AWAY FROM HER.
WHY?
I MEAN, I KNEW SHE WAS UPSET ABOUT--
I SAID I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
THERE IS A CITY FULL OF WOMEN, A WORLD FULL OF WOMEN,
OUT THERE FOR YOU, SIMON-- WHY HER?
YOU CAN HAVE ANY WOMAN YOU WANT.
NOW IF YOU CARE ABOUT OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AT ALL,
IF YOU'VE BEEN SINCERE WITH ME
ABOUT YOUR INTENTIONS, YOUR VISION FOR THE CITY,
AND IF YOU'RE NOT JUST IN THIS TO DESTROY THE DARLINGS,
LET HER GO.
DID TRIPP SEND YOU TO SAY THIS?
NO. THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
YOU ARE A MARRIED MAN.
SIMON, THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
LET HER GO.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL LET HER GO.
THANK YOU.
FIVE YEARS-- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S BUSINESS.
WELL, IT KIND OF LOOK LIKE ME...
MM, MAYBE IF I-- IF I SQUINT.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SOFIA,
I-I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE I...
I DON'T--I DON'T WANT MY INSIDES TO DIE
ANY MORE THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE.
WHAT, YOU'RE--YOU'RE SICK?
OH, NO, NO, NO. I'M--I'M SICK-- I'M SICK OF LYING.
'CAUSE, SOFIA, I AM-- I AM--I AM NOT A PAINTER.
I DIDN'T--I DIDN'T PAINT ANY OF THESE.
I MEAN, I DID DO THIS SKETCH, WHICH IS WHY IT...
REALLY SUCKS, BUT...
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
(laughs) I LIED TO YOU... ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I--ALL THESE PAINTINGS AND, UM...
BY PRETENDING THAT-- THAT THEY WERE MINE
SO THAT YOU'D THINK I WAS A-A POOR ARTIST
AND NOT SOME RICH, LAZY ***, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHAT I AM.
BECAUSE, SOFIA, MY LAST NAME ISN'T BABESON. IT'S DARLING.
MY FAMILY IS WORTH $35 BILLION.
AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THIS?
I KNOW. IT'S CRAZY.
BUT YOU SEE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LIKED ME
BEFORE YOU KNEW THE TRUTH BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED TOO MUCH
AT THE HANDS OF THESE LOVE PIRATES.
SOFIA, NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHO I AM,
YOU CAN LOVE ME FOR WHAT I AM, RIGHT?
I TRUSTED YOU, YOU...
I KNOW, I KNOW. I'M SO SORRY.
NO, I'M SORRY.
YOU THINK BECAUSE YOU TELL ME THE TRUTH,
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY?
THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO TREAT PEOPLE.
I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE.
BYE, JEREMY BABESON OR... WHATEVER.
(door slams)
(elevator bell dings)
I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
LAST NIGHT, I WAS SITTING WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,
AND I REALIZED SOMETHING.
I WANT TO STAY HERE.
YOU ARE STAYING HERE.
NO, I MEAN INDEFINITELY.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR UNCLE?
OH, I E-MAIL HIM LAST NIGHT. IT'S OKAY. HE'S COOL.
HE HAS, LIKE, NINE OTHER NEPHEWS.
OH, THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!
OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE TO GO SHOPPING
BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE.
FOR WHAT?
WARM CLOTHES. IT'S COLD OUTSIDE,
AND YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY ACCLIMATED YET.
JULIET.
WHAT?
I DIDN'T COME HERE FROM THE SEYCHELLES
FOR YOU TO TAKE CARE OF ME LIKE SOME KIND OF POODLE, OKAY?
I KNOW.
I CAME BECAUSE... (speaks foreign language)
I CAME FOR YOU. OKAY?
KAI.
YES.
CAN I GIVE YOU ONE GIFT?
NO. I JUST SAID NO GIFTS.
I WANT...
I WANT YOU TO BE MY FIRST.
YOUR FIRST?
YOU KNOW...
MY FIRST.
TONIGHT?
WHENEVER.
BUT I WANT IT TO BE YOU.
JULIET.
HMM?
YOU'RE AMAZING.
I'LL TAKE ONE OF THOSE.
HEY.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH. I'M ALL RIGHT.
I GOT FIRED TODAY.
WHAT?
YEAH. CHEERS.
UH, CHEERS.
WELL, YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS STUPID.
WHEN JEREMY CAME TO THE GALLERY YESTERDAY,
HE SMOKED POT,
AND THE SMOKE PERMEATED THIS GIANT BLUE GERMAN SPONGE,
AND THIS LADY WAS GONNA BUY IT,
AND SHE FREAKED OUT AND CHANGED HER MIND.
OOPS.
(sighs)
OKAY.
(sighs)
AND DID YOU DO IT, TOO, GET HIGH?
YEAH.
I DID.
I SEE.
MAYBE I WANTED SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN
TO JUST... SHAKE THINGS UP.
WELL, INVITING THE DARLINGS INTO ANY SITUATION
IS DEFINITELY--
INCREASES THE CHANCES OF THINGS GETTING SHAKEN UP.
NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL.
DO I?
YEAH.
YEAH, YOU DO.
I'M SORRY I'M UNEMPLOYED.
IT'S OKAY. WE GOT PLENTY OF MONEY.
YOU WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER KID?
(laughs) ARE YOU--REALLY?
YEAH.
(laughs)
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO. YOU ALL RIGHT?
(crying) YEAH.
HEY.
I'M FINE.
OKAY.
HI, DADDY.
HI, DARLIN'.
YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME?
YEAH.
WE'RE NOT IN OVER OUR HEADS WITH THIS THING, ARE WE?
WHAT THING?
YOU AND SIMON ELDER.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M--I'M FINE.
WHAT--YOU DON'T-- DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU PROMISE ME YOU'RE NOT GETTING EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED.
I'M NOT. I PROMISE.
BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY
NOT PART OF THE PLAN.
I KNOW.