All language subtitles for Being Erica (2009) - S03E10 - The Tribe Has Spoken (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 MONOLITH)_track3_[eng]

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[Erica Voiceover] There
are times in our lives

when we reach a crossroads,
when we find ourselves stuck

between a series of impossible
choices.

Should we move forward,
should we turn back?

Which way is the right way?

How do we know?

Whew!

Okay, let's, um, let's
start with the good news?

There is no good news.

You've maxed out your line of
credit

to fund the launch of The
Purple Door,

there's rent owing,
there's credit card debt

to the tune of $14,000.

If you don't find a
way to raise some cash,

and quickly, I don't see that
you can

possibly remain solvent.

Okay, so we need to hustle.

We need to turn water
into wine, red into black.

Step up our hunt for an
investor.

I know you don't wanna hear
this,

but it might be time
to consider bankruptcy.

Um, bankruptcy.

Close up shop, move on,
learn from your mistakes.

[Julianne] Okay, I can sell my
condo.

[Erica] Julianne--

[Julianne] No, just listen.

With the proceeds, I can
pay off most of our bills.

[Erica] No, you know what?

You've already sunk way
too much of your own money

into starting this business,
all right?

It's just, it's not an option.

Okay.

What doesn't kill us makes us
stronger.

Right?

So we just need to brainstorm.

We just need to find a solution.

Yeah, it's called

you take one of the jobs
that you turned down

to start 50/50.

Hey, stop it!

Stop it!

We don't give up.

Like twin Phoenixes, we,
we rise from the ashes.

Right?

Right.

Yeah.

Goodnight.

[Julianne] Good night.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Hi, could I speak to Erica
Strange?

Speaking, who's this?

Let me give you a hint.

Think graveyard, white
masks, ritual burial,

secret society of future
literary geniuses.

Antigone Morris.

[laughing]

Good memory.

[Erica] Wow.

Hi, how, how are you?

Great.

Look, I'd ask how you
are, but I already know.

Word's gotten out about The
Purple Door.

Listen, I can't really talk-

Well, I won't keep you.

I just, um...

I just wanted to call
because I have an opportunity

that I think might make your
day.

Really?

That's, um...

That sounds great.

I'd love to hear about it, and
I'm sure

Julianne would, too.

The opportunity is confidential.

Julianne is my partner,
Antigone,

and we share everything, so.

Yeah, I totally get it.

But my relationship is with you.

Okay.

Great, could you meet me
tomorrow,

10:30, at Green Row?

Sounds good.

I'll see you then.

[Antigone] Perfect, bye.

Bye.

When there's an impossible
choice to make,

when we must choose a
path, how do we know?

How can we be sure that
we're making a choice

that we won't regret?

["All I Ever Wanted to Be" by
Lily Frost]

♪ It's clearer inside of me

♪ Who I will always be

♪ Open me up to my heart

♪ Feels like I'm seeing in the
dark ♪

♪ Waking me up to my heart

♪ To do it all over

♪ Again and again

♪ Until the end

♪ The sum of my dreams

♪ And everything I ever wanted
to be ♪

Is everything okay?

Yeah, fine.

Just give me a sec.

Urgh!

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Obviously something is wrong.

It's fine.

I just, I just had a long day
at work.

I'm tired.

Well, is it me?

I mean, did it--

No, God, do we have to
talk about this now?

Where are you going?

To get a drink.

Adam--

Look, Annie, just let it go,
yeah?

Fine.

Can I get you something?

Water, beer?

No.

Hey.

Hello.

Towel?

Thank you.

I don't need a session, Dr. Tom.

I need a little blue pill.

Psychological impotence:
defined as a failure

to achieve erection due
to thoughts or feelings.

So, what's on your mind?

Lots.

I'm a student again.

Summer's my busy time at work.

Group.

So, it's stress.

That's the problem?

Well, let's try to isolate
it a tad more, shall we?

So, uh, well, what were you

thinking about in the moment?

I don't know what I was
thinking about.

My brain kept going to other
places.

Hmm.

Well, for example?

[sighs]

Like how I just met this girl,

I don't even know who she is.

Well, that's never been
a problem before, has it?

No, no, it hasn't.

But I'm 34, Dr. Tom.

I've never even had a
long-term relationship.

Does that upset you?

It never used to.

I assumed that one day I'd meet
someone

and it would feel right, and...

And what, Adam?

And I'd change.

You know, Adam, often our bodies

know things before we do.

What does that mean?

It just means that sometimes

there are things that we
don't allow ourselves to know.

Because we're not ready, or
because we

are frightened of the
implications.

But our bodies are not so
easily fooled.

So, are you gonna send me

somewhere in my past, to figure
this out?

Uh...

No, no, not today.

Thank you, Adam.

[Thomas] Feel the soft
clouds lifting your arms.

Now, relax your elbow joints.

Pivot right foot.

And push.

Push.

Okay, Brent.

Sorry, I'm sorry, sorry.

I'm trying to build bridges
here.

If you're not gonna take this
seriously--

No, no, I am taking
this seriously, Thomas,

I assure you.

What is that?

Wax-on, wax-off?

Is that what you're doing?

No, Thomas,

I am trying, I swear.

Well, you may be trying, Brent,

but no hablamos the same
language.

Brent, you just, you don't get
me.

Your notes, you're
making my chapters worse.

We're not a good fit.

Thomas, I have read

the Secret of Now 20 times.

I'm trying to understand your
genius.

[imitates gagging]

Thomas, this book means the
world to me.

What do I have to do to
convince you

not to do anything rash?

What you should've been doing

from the start, and that was
finding a way

to put yourself in my shoes,

walk a mile in my brain.

Okay, okay, I'll try.

Well, there is no try, There's
only do.

And if you don't, then I'm
gonna talk

to Frank Galvin about
finding a new editor.

Now, go.

You're disrupting my chi.

Go.

My chi can still see you, Brent.

[mellow theme music]

No, I absolutely love the book
idea.

I think you should run with it.

Uh, leave the pitch

on my desk, okay?

Erica, welcome.

Hi.

My office is right this way.

Great!

And our biggest title of the
quarter

is by an author you
worked with at River Rock.

Marcus Stahl,

The Addict Within.

I, I loved it, really.

Every time I talk to him,

he raves about you.

Oh, that's...

You know what?

That's really nice to hear.

So we have a position opening up

for the Vice-President of
our non-fiction department.

Oh!

And, you're on our short list.

I...

Oh.

Oh, Antigone, I'm
obviously very flattered,

but I'm sorry, I thought that
this

was about a collaboration
between Green Row

and 50/50, because I'm
not looking for a job.

Erica, I'm gonna level with you.

The whole industry is buzzing

about 50/50 and Seth Newman.

Word is that you guys
are dead in the water,

and Julianne is wearing it.

What?

I mean, that's, that's
completely unfair.

Because Julianne and I,

we share the responsibility
and--

Perception is reality, right?

Julianne has been around forever

and she's made lots of enemies.

Look, you on the other hand,

you're fresh, and your
work is highly regarded,

and authors love you.

And jobs like this do not
come around very often.

This is a big opportunity,
Erica.

Wow, I don't, I don't
really know what to say.

This is, uh, it's all very
unexpected.

Think it over.

Hey, here.

Give me a call if you'd
like to be put forward.

Okay.

Thank you.

Well, that's simply not true,
Tina.

50/50 Press is open for
business.

Yes.

Yes, and in fact, I have to go
because

I have Will Appleyard
standing in front of me,

about to pitch me the next
bestseller.

Yes, ta-ta!

[exasperated sigh]

Will, oh, you don't know

how happy I am to see you.

Muah, muah.

How goes the fight?

Oh, you know me, I keep on
truckin'.

So what do you have for me?

Something fabulous, I hope,

'cause I can really use it
right now.

Sweet Dreams, Kitty.

That's a working title.

For what?

Bedtime stories for cats.

I'm sorry?

It's a book of stories
you read to your cat.

The mouse that got away.

Why did you bring this to me?

Because it's ready to go.

Look, Jules, I know that this
title isn't

in the 50/50's wheelhouse--

No, no, Will, I hate cats.

I think they're evil.

They lick themselves everywhere.

I'm just trying to help you out.

Well, what happened, what
happened with

the sensual cookbook?

'Cause I thought we really hit
it off

with those authors.

We decided to go with River
Rock.

With River Rock?

No, no, they said that

they were put off by Brent.

They said they found him fake.

Gemini published a similar title

for dogs last year, and
it's kept them afloat.

No, Will.

Will, this is trash.

This is the, the literary
equivalent

of processed cheese.

Fine, it's trash, but it will
keep

the wolves at bay, and give you
time

to find that next...

Diamond in the rough.

[scoffs]

No one will ever take us
seriously again.

I think that's the least
of your worries right now.

[Lenin] Okay, tonight's
whole menu is Brazilian.

We've got fejoada, farofa,

a real churrasco-style barbeque.

Wow, someone's been doing

his Brazil homework.

No, uh, yeah.

I got all these recipes from my
mom.

She's Brazilian?

No, no, my parents, the
communists,

moved us down to Minas
Gerais when I was a kid.

It was like a hippie commune,

and it was there where
she mastered the art

of Brazilian cuisine.

Ah, so that's why you have

your heart set on Brazil.

Yeah, but the beaches, the
surfing,

the fact that it's gonna be
their Summer

while it's snowing up here
doesn't hurt.

When do you take off?

Is it November, December?

End of November.

Lenin, we don't really talk
about our relationship.

I feel kind of awkward bringing
it up.

No, no, don't feel awkward.

Okay.

So what is this for you?

Is it a casual fling in between
trips?

No.

No?

Sam, no.

I really like you.

But you're still going to
Brazil.

Well, I bought the ticket
before we met.

Why do I feel like you're
deliberately

misunderstanding me.

Well, what're you asking me?

If I like you, if I wanna be
with you?

I'm asking if this is serious.

'Cause if it is, I want you to
stay.

Stay, and do what?

I don't have a job, I
already got a subletter

for my place-

Lenin, you could get a job.

You know what?

Never mind.

If you wanna go, you should go.

Sam, I just can't not go to
Brazil.

But you could come with me.

What?

Yeah, it'd be fun.

Lenin, I just got divorced.

I'm not twenty, I can't change
my plans

on a whim-

You plan too much.

Well, maybe you don't plan
enough.

You know, adventures are great,

but you can't live your life

moving from one party to the
next.

Yeah, actually, you can.

Well, I can't.

You know what?

I think I want to be by myself.

Sam--

No, I'm serious, Lenin.

You should go.

Okay.

Hey.

Sorry I'm so late.

Oh, that's okay.

Why don't you sit down.

I'm gonna read you a
passage from our next book.

Our what?

Yeah, Sweet Dreams, Kitty.

Yeah, just listen, listen.

And the little Kitty
purr-purr-purred

as the hands and fingers of her
owner

tickle-tickle-tickled her

under her chinny-chin-chin.

Sleep, Kitty, Kitty, sleep.

Yeah, yeah.

It's not even grammatically
frickin' correct.

But, but it's a book, and
we can get it for cheap,

and there's a lot of crazy cat
ladies

out there on the Internet
that are going to eat it up.

I went to Green Row this
morning.

You went to Green Row, why?

Well, Antigone Morris, um,

she called me in to talk
about an opportunity,

and I thought that it was for
50/50 Press.

So what, instead she offered
you a job?

Is that right?

How did you know?

Well...

It's what I would've done.

We're a sinking ship, Erica.

I mean, great people are
really hard to come by

in this industry.

So did you say yes?

No, of course not.

And she just offered me an
interview,

not the job, so...

And I reminded her that
we have our own company.

Had, had our own company.

Hey, Julianne,

what happened to, you know,

not giving up the fight?

I am a fighter, but, uh, at
some point

you have to face reality.

I am not abandoning you.

Well, you can't abandon
something

that's already gone.

Right?

You gotta take that job
interview, Erica.

You do.

50/50 Press is...

It's done.

Can somebody please say
something soon,

because I'm just this close...

Hey, hey, hey.

Oh, it's okay.

No, Rebecca, you know what?

It's not okay, it's really not
okay.

[Rebecca] You're gonna be fine.

You are.

This is a horrible setback.

But everything happens
for a reason, right?

Maybe this is what was meant to
be.

Erica, can I ask you a question?

Thank you.

What?

Do you want to save your
company,

or do you wanna throw in the
towel?

Obviously, I wanna save it.

It's just...

You know I didn't go into
business

to publish garbage.

Well, you won't be in business

if you keep putting your pride

before a viable solution.

Stop whining about how you're
too good

to publish a book about cats.

No, Adam, it's not about
cats, it's for cats.

So what?

At some point, Adam,
every battle has to come

to an end, and it sounds
like Erica has reached it.

You either win or you lose,
that's life.

Okay, if I believed that,

I'd be still beating the shit

out of people for Hastings,

and you'd be still a
single mother on welfare,

and you'd be still a drug
addict has-been,

and you'd be still addicted

to video games and the Internet

instead of having an actual
life.

And you'd be still
working call center jobs.

It's not easy, it's not
supposed to be.

I know that.

No, you don't!

You have a solution
staring at you in the face,

but instead of grabbing
it, you're telling us all

how it's beneath you.

You, you know what?

You don't understand.

Yeah, I do.

You want us to give you
permission

to take the interview, so take
it.

Stop being such a coward.

You've made your point, Adam.

Adam, I thought you were gonna
get started

on that retaining wall.

Get off my back.

I'll get to it when I'm ready.

This looks great.

Beatrice.

Hi.

Um, have we met?

No, um, I'm Adam

Hi, it's nice to meet you, Adam.

[phone ringing]

I'm sorry.

Hi, mom.

Yeah, no, I thought I'd come
over there

for dinner tonight.

Uh, my date bailed.

Seven sounds great.

Bye.

Hey, where are you going?

I'm taking lunch.

You look like you've seen a
ghost.

Yeah, I think I have.

What does it mean, seeing her
like this?

Huh?

Why did this happen?

Well, your boss was hired by
Beatrice

to redesign her front garden,

and then you were assigned

by your boss to do that work.

That's why.

You did this.

No, no, I didn't.

I don't believe you.

Well, I'm your therapist,
not your matchmaker.

The work that we do together
here

gives you the tools to deal
with your present life.

I actually have no interest in
laying

out your path for you.

What, am I supposed to
fall in love with her?

Is that my fate?

You don't believe in fate.

I didn't before now.

But, Dr. Tom, in another
universe,

one that you showed me,
Beatrice was my wife.

We had a child, a life together.

Yes, you did.

So...

What do I do?

But the eyes are blind.

One must look with the heart.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Fierce wheels, Giacomelli.

Brent, today is not the day to
provoke me,

because I will strike back.

I come in peace.

Get outta my way!

I heard about Seth Newman

and I have a solution,
a proposal that could be

mutually beneficial--

Move!

Julianne, I am here to help.

Help?

Do you think I'm stupid?

No, no, but if you'll just hear
me out-

No, I will not hear you out.

Brent, you were my friend.

I loved you, I trusted you,

and you betrayed me.

So no, I'm not interested
in hearing your proposal.

I am not interested in hearing
anything

you have to say ever again.

Lemonade?

Would you like some lemonade?

Lemonade?

It's Adam, right?

Right.

Thank you.

The garden looks beautiful.

I'm hopeless with plants.

Sun and water, it's all they
need.

And a green thumb.

Anyway, I should let
you guys get back to it.

Sure. And thank you

for the lemonade.

Beatrice.

Yes?

Um...

Would you like to go out with
me...

On a date?

Um...

Okay, sure, yeah, yeah.

That'd be nice.

How's tomorrow?

Lunch?

Yeah, I'll swing by and pick
you up.

Yeah, that sounds great.

I really enjoy the challenge of
taking

an author's passion or
their real life story,

and helping them hone it into
some form of entertainment.

You know, something that's
personal,

that everyone can read, and
hopefully,

learn something from.

That's great.

Now, has Antigone filled
you in on the position?

A little bit.

That the title is
Vice-President of non-fiction.

And you'll be reporting to
Melanda.

Along with a team of
editors reporting to you.

We average about 30 titles a
quarter.

Ahh, that's impressive.

Wow.

It's a challenging role, but

the compensation package is
excellent.

So you and I would be
working hand-in-hand,

determining the vision of the
department.

You'd have a lot of
autonomy, though not as much

as you're currently enjoying.

Of course, and that's to be
expected.

Do you anticipate that being a
problem,

making the switch from being
your own boss, to having one?

No, not at all.

I've worked for other
people my entire life.

I mean, as you know, I was
promoted from assistant

to junior editor after
six months at River Rock.

I worked on the Marcus Stahl
book,

I spearheaded The None, The Sex
Scoop.

I mean, my whole work
in the publishing land,

it's been collaborative.

So working with others, taking
direction,

it's never been a problem for
me.

I feel like I work well
with all different kinds

of people and I just...

I really enjoy the process.

Well, I think that's it for us.

Mm-hm.

[Erica] Okay.

Thank you for coming in.

Thank you for the opportunity.

How long have you been in
landscaping?

About five years.

But I just recently decided
to go back to school.

Landscape architecture.

Are you enjoying it?

Yeah, I am.

It's great, great.

I should've done that
a long time ago though.

Why didn't you?

Probably because I was afraid
of failing.

That is an honest answer.

And you, your work?

I teach at U of T.

Oh.

Religions of the ancient near
east.

So, you're a brainiac then?

Oh God, no, no.

I'm just a history nerd.

I never quite got over this
childhood

obsession with the pharaohs.

Pharaohs, yeah.

Takes me back to like grade
five.

What do you remember?

Um, that mummies get really
pissed

when you wake them up?

[laughing]

No?

Erica.

Hold up.

Hey, is, uh, is everything okay?

Everything's great, actually.

Melanda loves you.

You're exactly who she needs.

Oh!

Which means you have the job,

if you want it.

Really?

Yeah.

Uh, I know I'm sure

you'll have to talk to Julianne,

to figure out things on your
end.

Mm-hmm.

We'll need an official answer
from you

within 48 hours.

Okay, perfect.

Uh, thank you, Antigone.

Great bye.

Bye.

I had a really good time today.

Yeah, so did I.

Do you want to come in?

Yeah, yeah.

Uh...

What the hell's going on?

Is this your past?

No. This isn't my past.

I have no idea where we are.

Dammit, Dr. Tom, this isn't
funny!

It's not meant to be.

Where are we?

Uh, an island.

And it would appear that you
are stranded.

No, Dr. Tom, I am facing
one of the biggest

decisions of my life.

I don't have time to play
survivor.

Well, this isn't a game, Erica.

It's your session, as a matter
of fact.

And Adam, since you have
such strong feelings

about the path that she should
take,

I've brought you along to help.

Oh-ho-ho, great!

With what?

With getting to the
other side of the island.

Once there, you'll both find a
way back

to your respective lives.

And that's it?

That is it.

How do we know where we're
going?

We don't have food, we don't
have water,

we don't have a map.

Ah, but you do have matches.

Good luck.

I suggest that you get moving

before it gets dark.

[Adam] Look, here's a path.

This way.

Sure, whatever.

Oh, this is gonna be a lot of
fun

with you sulking the whole time.

Uh, I'm not sulking,

I just don't wanna talk to you.

[Adam] Why?

Why do you think?

Because of group?

All I did was tell you what I
thought.

No, you yelled at me.

Fine, I was a jerk.

Is that what you want me to say?

Only if you think it's true!

Look, Adam, here's the reality.

Things between us have
been weird ever since...

Ever since I kissed you.

I'm over it, so why aren't you?

Oh, calling me a coward
was you being over it?

No, I called you a coward

because you kept saying one
thing

and then acting the complete
opposite.

You said you don't think

about me "that way."

That's fine, all right?

I get it.

But then you have to respect

that there are limits on our
relationship

that you put there.

So don't show up at my front
doorstep

to start a conversation about
who I should

and shouldn't sleep with.

Fine, I get it.

I apologize, okay?

Okay.

We should keep going.

Ouch.

So, what do you think this is
about?

Well, it's about my job,
obviously.

I mean, my company, but I gotta
tell you,

I don't see the connection
between

my dilemma and this.

It's a riddle, it has to be.

There have to be clues or
obstacles,

or something.

Well, he did say that we just

have to get to the other side

of the island.

Yeah, but it can't be that easy.

Are you sure about that?

Wait a second.

Aren't these the same doors?

We're back where we started.

How is that possible?

Because I told you, it's a game

and we're stuck without a rule
book.

I hate this!

This is stupid!

And if I'd knew that we were
going hiking,

I would not have worn heels.

What are you laughing at?

You.

You're insane.

So what do we do?

If at first you don't succeed,

try a different route.

Come on, this way

I see another path over here.

[upbeat music in foreign
language]

Oh, my God.

Back where we started.

What if we tried taking

the path over the bluffs?

Oh, Adam, really,

I cannot walk anymore.

Yes, you can.

Come on.

[upbeat music in foreign
language]

Oh, my God.

we're back here again?

My whole body is aching.

We're gonna need to build a
fire,

and try to find something to eat

before it gets dark.

What?

Nothing.

I was just thinking about your
company.

What are you gonna do?

Well, a part of me thinks

that I should just be grateful

and take the job.

And the other part?

Thinks that I should stick with
50/50.

But then if I do, and we really
are,

you know, dead in the water,

then turning down that job,
it's just...

It's another regret.

On a list that's long enough
already.

The way I see it, there
are two types of people:

The ones who take the
safe and practical route,

and the risk-takers,

the ones who carve their own
path.

And which one are you?

I play it safe.

At least I did until recently.

'Til you got in here

and started messing around.

I think we should get some
sleep.

Yeah, you're probably right.

[gentle music]

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

What are you thinking right now?

That's such a question a girl
would ask.

Oh.

So, does that mean that

you're not gonna answer it?

Hmm?

Adam, you are the one that
values honesty,

so why don't you just
tell me whatever it is

that you're thinking right now.

Hmm?

Why is this so hard for you?

I was thinking about you.

What about me?

That you were right,

that I am a coward.

How are you a coward?

Because I'm not really honest,

not about everything.

I tell other people to be brave,

but then I turn around and I
can't be.

So try.

You're up early.

You know, I woke up this morning

and I thought that every path

that we took yesterday

it led us right back here,
right?

Mm.

You said that this was a game,
but...

I also think it's a metaphor.

For what?

Well...

The woods, they represent my
challenge.

You know, do I take the job,

do I take the safe route, or do
I fight

for my company and carve my own
path?

It's worth a try.

[gentle music]

Welcome, weary travelers.

Dr. Tom, really?

You're usually more subtle than
that.

Than what?

This lesson.

Make your own path.

Well, you asked for a map,
Erica,

but you had that with you the
whole time.

The map is within you and your
feelings

are the guideposts that tell you

when to go left and when to go
right.

Often, we tend not to
listen because it's hard,

it's scary, and we forget that
there

is no other path to
happiness except for the one

that we create for ourselves.

Now, off you go.

Is everything okay?

So I've been thinking about

our last conversation and

I realized that travelling

to Brazil is obviously
really important to you

and I would never wanna stand
in the way

of you living the way that you
live, so--

Hey, Sam--

Just...

Let me finish.

Um...

I think we should break up.

Do I get a say in this?

I've also been doing some
thinking

and, um...

The truth is, I've moved every
six months

for the last five years
and I think that might

be a problem.

That's not a problem.

I shouldn't have said what I
said.

When I was 19, I quit
university.

I thought, why do I need to
learn about

the world through books, or...

Or the ramblings of some
Professor,

when the lessons are
out there, to be learned

and discovered.

And that's amazing.

It is.

But, um...

What?

But then you came into my life
and...

For the first time in a long
time,

I don't know, I guess I found a
reason

to stay in one place.

I don't wanna lose you, Sam.

I don't.

I care a lot about you and,
uh...

I would never choose going away
over us.

Ever, okay?

Yeah.

Come here.

[phone ringing]

Ugh, Brent.

Hey.

Hey.

Whoa, what're you doing?

I'm just sorting through our
stuff -

we have to decide what we're
keeping

and what we're selling.

I, uh...

I gave Ivan notice that
we'll be leaving this month.

Did you get the job?

Yeah.

But I'm not taking it.

Why not?

Because I'm not jumping off

the ship while it's sinking.

So you'd prefer to actually
drown?

Okay, it's a bad metaphor,

but the point is, is that it's
not over

until it's over.

It's, it's over.

No, we, we do the frickin' cat
book.

Okay, we edit it, we rewrite it
ourselves

if we have to.

We do what we need to do to
stay alive.

Hmm?

Okay, maybe if we moved this
chapter

about the catnip junkie
to later in the book.

Right.

Behind the story about the
canary

and the goldfish, right?

Exactly.

Comedy-tragedy.

Maybe this book won't be

as embarrassing as we thought.

A girl can dream, right.

Brent?

Brent, no, no.

Get out.

Get out now!

Okay, please, please.

Just, just hear me out.

I heard you, Julianne, and I
get it, okay?

You have every reason to hate
me,

but I need you and...

Hmm...

"Sweet Dreams, Kitty."

Clearly, you need me, too.

15 minutes.

Please.

Spit it out, Brent, before
we change our minds.

Here, take it.

What is it?

Your next book.

It's crisp, it's pacey,
it's gonna be huge.

A celebrity tell-all memoir.

River Rock has no idea it
exists.

And you're just gonna give it
to us.

Why?

Actually, how can you even do
this?

It just so happens the
subject of this tell-all

is an old friend of mine
from my modeling days,

and he owes me.

Okay, what's the catch?

Hmm?

One small favor.

Hmm, here it comes.

I would like you to top-edit

"The Mystery of Tomorrow."

Confidentially, of course.

You'd like us to?

I need you to.

Mm-hmm.

And that's it?

That's it.

I brought Thomas Friedken's
chapters with me.

I'll need a pretty
quick turnaround on this

if you decide to go for it.

Well, let's see who this
"celebrity" is, shall we?

Oh, wow.

So what do you say?