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[folk guitar]

[man vocalizing]

♪ Love is ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ True love is ♪

♪ True love is ♪

♪ Oh, it don't matter What you do ♪

♪ And it don't matter What you say ♪

♪ But hold on, my friend ♪

♪ Hold on, my friend ♪

♪ And it don't matter If you're right ♪

♪ And it don't matter If you're wrong ♪

♪ But hold on, my friend ♪

♪ And even though the world May laugh at you ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ It's what you got ♪

♪ It's what you've got ♪

♪ True love is ♪

♪ True love is ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

[vocalizing continues]

♪ True ♪

♪ Love is ♪

[song ends]

[phone beeps]

[electronic female voice] Next saved message.

[woman] Hey, Dean, it's Mom.

I just wanted to tell you your dad and I

had the best time with you and Michelle last night.

It was so fun visiting you guys in Brooklyn.

Anyway, I'll talk to you soon and, uh, love you. Bye.

[beeps]

[electronic female voice] Message saved.

[beeps]

Hi, it's your dad.

I'm, uh, hoping you're alive.

If so, call me because I have some important news.

[beeps]

[electronic female voice] Message erased.

[Dean] My father's always been full of important news.

This week's important news?

He got a new pair of jeans.

Dad's an engineer,

so to him life is basically a series of problems to be solved,

and his approach to grieving has been no exception.

Thanks to his therapist, Tim,

Dad is taking walks, reading books, watching DVDs.

Everything is about taking productive steps forward, even if he isn't totally ready.

And this dinosaur no longer roams the Earth.

Really? Since when?

About eight years ago.

I can set you up with basically an updated version of that,

which is this one right here.

Do you watch TV?

Yeah, I watch TV.

You can watch TV on the phone.

I'll just watch it on my TV.

[Dean] I, on the other hand, have been focusing less on moving forward

and more on just sitting around,

thinking.

Work hasn't been going too well either.

I just missed the third official final deadline for my book.

My first book did pretty well, actually.

One critic said it was "Full of whimsy."

I'll take it.

I'm excited about the new book, but I don't know, I guess I've just hit a wall.

It's not that I can't come up with new drawings.

It's more that they all seem to be about one subject.

On top of that, an uninvited guest has started to show up in my work,

and he won't seem to leave.

Meanwhile, Dad has now entered what seems to be

some sort of cross-training phase of grief.

I can't say I understand what he's doing.

But we've never really understood each other, so why start now?

When are you gonna get a haircut?

I have not seen your forehead in 15 years.

With the hair again?

You're living in the '60s.

What is that?

Are those the '60s?

Yeah.

[inhaling,

whistling]

Oh.

It's done.

I'm in a conga line, and I'm playing a slide whistle.

That wasn't a conga line. I was doing the Hare Krishna thing.

Looks like a conga line.

I see.

Look, I'm--

I'm going to talk to you about, uh, some news.

Mm-hmm?

I'm gonna sell the house.

What are you talking about?

I'm selling the house.

You're just out of the blue gonna sell our house?

It's not out of the blue. I've given it some thought.

Okay? I can't live there.

It's-- It's ridiculous.

It makes no sense for me to stay there. It's too big.

It's too big?

Yeah.

Could you just, like, not use all the rooms or something?

Maybe you could, like, I don't know,

cover up the furniture in some of the rooms with sheets, just don't go in there.

Wh-What, like I'm a countess?

I don't know. I just think this is hasty, you know?

We need to talk about this.

I grew up there. I don't want to just sell our house.

Dean...

[ringtone: electronic funk]

it...

Oh, my God. That's my phone.

That's my new phone. Sorry.

[ringtone continues]

Here we go.

Um, I'm-- I can't talk now. I'm with my son.

You see? I'm busy.

It can't see you. It's more of a voice thing.

Oh, it can't see me? Yeah, dream on.

They know what's going on at the other end of this thing.

There.

[shutter clicks]

I just took a picture of my sandwich. Okay, hang on, hang on.

Come on.

[ringtone stops]

Oh. Good.

Smooth.

You know, speaking of Tim, I really think you should give him another chance.

He's really helped me a lot.

I appreciate it, Dad.

But I'm more of, like, a self-help kind of guy

than the guidance and the exercises and the books and all that stuff.

It's just-- That doesn't help me.

Mm-hmm.

You know--

And Michelle, that's got nothing to do with losing your mom?

It's more complicated than that.

I always liked Michelle. You guys were good together.

Yeah, I know.

You should see us apart though. We're really great.

I don't need it back. I don't want it back. It's yours.

What am I supposed to do with it?

Do what you want with it.

You could put it on a bracelet maybe, like as a charm?

[laughs] Oh, wow.

Why don't we think of it as a keepsake?

Oh, yeah, that's a great idea.

"Oh, this? This is just

my former engagement ring.

Oh, well, see, when I got unproposed to, I decided to turn it into a charm

so I could always remember that time I didn't get married."

That's a really great idea.

I did not unpropose to you.

Our relationship kind of eroded over time.

Like...

Like a coastline or, like, some rocks.

So... I'm sand?

We both are...

if you think about it.

[Dean] Never speak of a woman in geological terms.

That was Brett's take-away from the whole relationship.

This was the kind of advice that comes from a man who had recently walked into scaffolding

because he was Googling himself on his new face gear.

Can you take those things off, by the way? I-I just-- I can't.

These?

Yeah.

Why?

They're so comfortable.

I feel like you're flying something. Just take them off.

[Dean] Miraculously, Brett is getting married, and I'm gonna be his best man.

Well, one of them.

The other one is Kevin, his new business partner,

who I guess needs a best friend or something 'cause he's moving in on mine.

Anyway, I'm really happy for Brett.

His fiancée's great, they're getting a new place on the Upper West Side

and, you know, his life is really coming together.

And me? Well, yesterday I drew this.

The truth is, I don't know if I've ever met anyone else who's quite like Michelle.

Maybe I made a mistake, you know?

Maybe we should give it another shot. I don't know.

What are you talking about?

We had a lot of good memories.

Hold it. Stop.

Look at me. Focus.

You need to take some time alone to deal with some things.

I am alone.

All the stuff you and your dad are going through right now?

The answer's not a woman, Dean. It's you.

Yeah.

You just read that off the Internet?

Yeah, just now. You like that?

Yeah, very wise.

Thank you very much. Yeah.

Wise guy.

[Robert] Ah. Uh, Patrick?

Yes, Robert.

Hi.

Yes. Good to meet you in person.

Hey, uh, and this is Carol.

Oh.

Sorry. I was just checking out your veranda.

Oh, good. Hi.

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Carol, it is?

Carol, yes.

Okay. Well, uh, this is it.

This is the whole-- This is the, uh, uh-- This is the family room.

Oh, uh...

Carol.

No, I--

Sometimes I react without--

But--

No, no.

[Carol] This is a great house.

I've-- I've kind of let it get away from me a bit.

Perhaps for the open house we could do with a little bit of staging.

Yeah, maybe a new sofa?

Oh.

Definitely a new sofa.

Okay.

Cat?

Oh, no, that's-- [chuckles]

That's my son. Son, yeah.

He's, uh-- He's an adult now.

At least numerically.

But-- And completely house-trained.

Oh. [laughs]

That's great.

It's like my-- my nephew.

My sister's got him on one of those leashes,

which I'm sure is not gonna add to any weird issues later on.

Oh, yeah.

But he's really good at chasing balls.

[chuckles]

[Patrick] Does he live nearby?

Uh...

Your son?

No-- Uh, yeah, he's in Brooklyn now.

But I work in the city, so I see him whenever he needs something.

So you live here alone?

Yes.

Uh, since my wife died, it's just me.

Oh. I'm sorry, Robert.

No, no, it's okay.

I've got a terrific therapist.

I'm reading all the books you're supposed to read, so...

Yeah. There you go.

Let me just, uh, show you the kitchen.

Uh, hold my calls.

This way.

[no audible dialogue]

[no audible dialogue]

[no audible dialogue]

[chattering, laughing]

[light jazz playing]

Man, I haven't seen you in a long time.

Yeah, I gotta fly all the way to Brett's wedding to see my friend?

What the hell is that?

I know.

You have got to be the oldest ring bearer I've ever seen in my life.

Yeah, I'm not the ring bearer. I'm the best man.

Sorry you didn't make the cut, buddy.

Pretty sure Kevin was the best man. Right?

Yeah, he's one of them. There are two of us, so it was kind of a tie.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

So you were the second-best man?

Okay.

No, I'm best-also.

Brett has two best men. We're both his best men.

It just looked like Kevin was standing closer to Brett.

Okay, dude, listen.

We're both--

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

Joking around. Just a bit.

Oh, okay.

Thank you.

Thanks, man.

You do bits now, huh?

Yeah.

Is that what they do in Hollywood? They do bits?

I don't live in Hollywood. I live in Echo Park.

Echo Park. That sounds very empty.

You don't know what you're missing, man. There are so many hot women.

And a lot of them are desperate, which is really nice.

You should come visit.

Yeah, I don't know.

This ad agency out there, they want to use my illustrations in one of their campaigns.

"We'll fly you out,

and you can do some concepting with our creatives."

But I can't do it.

That-- What? Are you too busy?

I just can't bring myself to work with people who call themselves "creatives."

Oh, you're a creative? Ah, you must be very creative.

I can tell by the name you gave yourself. It's very creative.

Hey, guys, photo. Come on.

Oh, yeah. Here we go.

Come on, get in here. All right.

Just the roommates. Ready?

Oh, and Kevin.

Kev! Get in here, man.

Nah, come on. Let's grab one.

Yeah.

[all chattering]

Come on, come on, come on. Ready?

Ready? One, two, three.

[all shouting, laughing]

Love these things.

Hi, guys.

Michelle, hey. Hey, how are you?

Good to see you.

Good to see you.

You look so handsome. You all do.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hey.

Hey.

[speakers,

new song: jazz]

How you holding up?

He's good, right?

I'm good, yeah.

[Dean] It's Michelle I'm more worried about.

[laughing]

She is beautiful, huh?

-[Kevin] ♪ Until one of them Gets fat, uhh! ♪ -[hip-hop playing, ends]

And that is how my boy Brett

bagged that hottie you see right next to him right now.

-They're one cute-ass couple, huh? No homo. -[guests laughing]

Dad, you know what I'm talking about.

Seriously though, man...

you're my best bud.

We're one and the same, mano a mano.

To Brett and Wendy.

May you have a long and happy marriage

-and an even longer and happier life. -[glasses clinking]

Ladies and gentlemen, your second-best man, aka the ring dropper.

[feedback]

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Whoa. [chuckles]

Excuse me.

Okay, okay. Hello. Test.

[clattering]

Thank you, Kevin, for that-- that heartfelt, uh--

toast-slash-rap, I guess that was?

Ha-ha!

By the way, I'm--

If anybody's the actual best man tonight, you know, it's me.

I've been friends with Brett for a long time. We go way back. We were roommates in college.

He's my best friend.

Um, he actually met his wife, Wendy,

through me and my ex, who's here tonight-- Michelle.

She's brought her friend. Hey, man. Cheers.

Uh, which I'm totally fine with.

Good-- Good seeing you guys.

Anyway, the point is, it's not a competition.

We're all here to have fun. Just wanted to clear the air a little bit. Um--

Jesus Christ. [scoffs]

Are we okay?

Are we? I don't know.

You did your thing, whatever that was, and...

Oh, yeah.

I'm gonna try to say something actually from the heart here.

-Wrap it up. -Yeah, wrap it up.

Is that with a "W" or an "R"?

What'd you just say?

It's a play on words. There's-- There's homonyms. Or homophones.

-Did you just call me a homophobe? -Hold on, hold on.

Hey, Kev.

-Hey. -Come on!

-Right now!

You want to go with me? -Come on, come on. Guys!

You want to go with me? You know what? Forget it. Forget it. Forget it.

I'm good.

I'm fine. Come on. It's a party. Let's have a good time.

[phone buzzing]

Hey, Dad.

I can't believe you picked up.

Yeah, what's going on?

Listen, we need to get rid of some things to make the house more sellable.

So I need you to come up and clear out some of your stuff from your room.

Wait. What are you talking about?

I've been asking you to clear that stuff out for years.

You know, your stuff, all your... detritus.

I think we should just talk about what we're gonna do with the house.

We haven't made a decision yet. Right?

We have to decide together.

How's Friday?

What, to decide?

Mm-hmm.

Oh. Yeah, I... I-I can't do Friday.

Why?

Because I'm swamped with my book.

In fact, I was just working on it now. I-I'm really busy.

Okay, no, no, no, just-- We'll just leave it like this,

and then you'll be happy to know it'll never be sold.

Dad, come on. That's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying let's talk about it and make a decision together.

-All right.

How about Saturday? -No, Saturday's bad too.

I'm... not available.

Okay.

Wh-Wh-What are you doing? If you don't mind my asking.

Um, I'm, uh...

I'm, uh...

[bell dings]

I'm going away, actually.

I'm going to California...

to meet with some creatives.

♪ If you want to go away ♪

♪ And find yourself ♪

♪ Who am I to stand In your way? ♪

♪ If it's something Deep inside ♪

♪ Needs to show itself ♪

♪ Then there's nothing

That I can do or say ♪

♪ And if you can't Find words ♪

♪ To express yourself ♪

♪ Just a feeling ♪

♪ That you must obey ♪

♪ Then I'll just sit here And console myself ♪

♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪

♪ That I can do or say ♪

♪ But "go away" ♪

♪ Go away, go away ♪

♪ Go away ♪

♪ Go away, go away ♪

♪ Go away ♪

Yep, it's all good.

It's all good.

All right, see ya.

Yes, I love it. Love you. Love it. All right.

Peace.

Sorry about that. Just makin' money.

There he is.

What up?

This is Chad. He's our co-creative director.

-What's up, brother? How are you? -How you doing?

-You want some

almond water, bro? -Uh, no, I'm allergic.

-You're allergic to water? -No, to almonds.

Huh. Nuts.

Yeah.

Okay, so I don't know how much you know about Appar@us.

Uh, a little bit. I checked out your website.

Appar@us is a creative company.

-What we're doing is

building a digital audience.

-[whirring, beeping]

Basically, we sprinkle our love of good storytelling

into brand management,

brand entertainment, loyalty branding.

What we're doing is building a digital audience.

We've won awards from Cannes, One Show, Best Show.

We won a couple Clios, OMMA Awards, Webbies,

and some from Ad Age, Digital Age, Digital Ad Age.

-[phones chime] -Oh. Uh-oh.

[Chad] Wow.

This is great.

[text alert chimes]

[whirring, beeping continues]

That moment you land a huge account.

-Congrats. That's awesome. -Thank you so much. Yeah, it's a blessing.

So let me cut to the chase. We like your drawings.

They're, um-- They're simple.

-It's like a kid did them. -It's insane.

Yeah, and we want to use your drawings for this new viral campaign that we've got.

-It's body spray. -It's gonna be epic.

Directly targeted at tween boys.

We're gonna use your drawings for our hero, so to speak,

although he's definitely not a hero.

-He's a nerd. -Total loser.

You know, no friends at all, spends all his time alone,

just drawing in his little notebook or whatever.

[chuckling] He's got his dick in his hand.

Yeah, but then-- Check this out.

With the help of Blade Boy Body Spray, he gets all these...

[rapping] ♪ Shorties on his jock Like flies on shit ♪

And he absolutely "transformifies."

And so... do his doodles.

We already hired this other dope artist

for those drawings that he was talking about, so that--

He's gonna do the badass ones when, like, the transformation takes place, okay?

-He's from Japan. -And those are gonna be insane. They're awesome.

-We already locked him up for those. -Can you excuse me for a second?

Just for one second. Thanks. Thank you.

Thanks. Sorry.

What's up?

All right, well, we'll just copy his style.

Cool. I'll just get Nick to do it. That's chill.

All right.

[electronic female voice] First voice message.

Dean, what up?

It's, uh, Eric. Love that you're in LA.

I can't hang out tonight 'cause I'm doing something with my roommate, Nicholas,

but I can definitely hang out tomorrow night, and we definitely should.

Love you, dude. I-I don't know why I said l--

[electronic female voice] Next message.

Hey, man, it's Paul.

Uh, got your message.

I'm out of town, unfortunately.

But let me know next time you're in LA.

[beeps]

[electronic female voice] Next saved message.

Hey, honey, it's Mom.

I love the drawings you sent,

and I know that it's-- it's a lot of work, but you'll get it done.

Call me if you need a pep talk, okay?

I miss you. Bye.

[beeps] Message saved.

♪ Before I go ♪

♪ Please let me mention ♪

♪ That a point has a place But no dimension ♪

♪ And a line has a length ♪

♪ But no breadth ♪

♪ And the line around a point ♪

♪ Is a circle ♪

♪ Now, you may wonder

What this has to do ♪

♪ With an ordinary fella ♪

♪ Such as you ♪

♪ Or with a poor ♪

♪ Hardworking office girl ♪

♪ Or a ticket puncher ♪

♪ At Waterloo ♪

♪ And the answer is ♪

♪ Nothing at all ♪

♪ But in my end ♪

♪ Is my beginning ♪

♪ In my end ♪

♪ Is my beginning ♪

♪ Let the sinners ♪

♪ Keep on sinnin' ♪

♪ It doesn't matter anyway ♪

[beeps]

Hey, Dean. Blast from the past. It's Becca.

I'm sorry I missed your call. I just got out of a pretty intense audition.

Give me a ring.

I'm so sorry to hear about you and Michelle.

That sucks.

Yeah, thanks.

That sucks, but I-- Actually, I totally relate to that.

I'm actually kind of going through something kind of similar.

I'm, like, still in the middle of it, actually.

Not to name any names, but give you a hint.

He's starring on a-- like, a ridiculously popular vampire series.

Well, that narrows it down quite a bit.

It's, like, all the rage right now.

Vampires are so in, and I just don't get it.

It's like, I would pick mummies if I had my way.

Yeah, he likes to, uh-- he likes to play with people.

But me, you know, I don't-- I don't play.

Never.

Do you like vampires?

Uh, no.

Okay.

[engine accelerating]

[tires squealing]

Needless to say, its been a whole shitload of drama.

But, you know, I think I've found something that is pretty amazing for me.

-Oh, yeah? -Improv.

-Comedy. -Ah.

-Improv comedy. -Right, that kind. Yeah.

[laughs]

[Becca] Improv comedy.

Oh, yeah.

It's, like, where you make stuff up off the top of your head

and just, like, say shit for no reason.

It's amazing.

Yeah.

"Yes, and" is, like, the... the philosophy, you know?

And it's starting to, like, open me up in auditions a lot.

And also I feel more open, like, in life.

Mmm.

You know? I don't know if you can tell how different I am.

Oh, yeah, I was gonna say back there you're very spontaneous.

Yes, yes. Exactly.

And also my hair. My hair's also different.

Yes. And lighter.

I just made it darker, actually.

There she is.

Oh, hey, vagsicles.

I am what I eat. [laughs]

He said as he quivered.

[laughs] These guys are in my improv troupe.

-Guys, this is Dean. -Dean?

The dean of the University of First Names.

[all laughing]

Look at his face.

You do have, like, a funny look, man.

[Becca] Funny in, like, a good way.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's good.

[Becca] It's, like, a hilarious face.

Thank you.

Yeah, it would work good on stage, I think.

Hmm.

[people chattering, faint]

Fine.

Get out of here.

We reserved this.

We reserved it for an hour.

Get out of here.

♪ Hey there ♪

♪ What you gonna do now? ♪

♪ You made yourself

Some new friends ♪

♪ Knocking around ♪

♪ With all

Those wild people ♪

♪ They make me nervous ♪

♪ All the things they say ♪

♪ Cut me like a knife ♪

♪ Do I still figure In your life? ♪

♪ Do I? ♪

♪ Do I still figure ♪

♪ In your life? ♪

[rock music playing, faint]

Hey there.

Hi.

Hi.

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

Are you talking about that?

Uh, yeah.

No, I just tripped. It's no big deal.

No, don't underplay it. You really ate it back there. I saw the whole thing.

Thank you. I appreciate you coming up to let me know.

Mm-hmm. Whoo! [imitates crash]

Yeah, that was me.

No, I was feeling a little too comfortable at the party,

and I saw you, so I figured, why don't I eat shit in the kitchen?

Oh, good save. So how do you know Tony?

Uh... Tony?

-The owner of the house. -Oh, uh, I saved his life a while back.

And after that we just kind of clicked.

Mmm.

I'm Dean, by the way.

-Hi. -Hey.

Uh, Todd's outside, and he's here with Jeremy.

I gotta go. Lovely meeting you.

Oh, yeah, you too. Those guys are here, so you should go. Yeah.

Hi!

I'm poor. You're rich.

We're all falling. Remember I saw your boobs?

We both saw your boobs.

I don't like you saying that when there's other-- They didn't see my--

This is a scene.

[Becca] We're doing improv.

We're doing scenes!

Hey, you didn't have to leave.

Just... call me later. Okay?

Bye.

Hey.

Hi.

Hey.

Hello.

You never told me your name.

Oh. Well, it starts with an "N," and it ends with "icky."

Hmm. You're very cryptic.

Like Sudoku.

I like to cultivate an air of mystery around myself.

I do something very similar with deodorant.

Hmm.

Not in a gross way.

I don't need to wear a lot of deodorant. I don't smell that bad or anything.

Mmm.

Good. Nice, huh?

Which part of Brooklyn are you from?

It's that obvious?

Yeah, you have a certain just-off-the-subway quality to you.

Thank you.

You could just say "immigrant." It's cool.

That's not what I meant.

You don't look lobotomized like the rest of the guys at this party.

Yeah, I saw a couple of walking head shots downstairs.

So where'd you grow up?

-Nicky, we gotta go. -Oh, okay.

Uh, Dean, this is Jill. Jill, Dean.

Jill. Hey, my best friend in high school was--

I'm sure it's a great story, uh, but we're late for a surprise party.

See you in the car.

Okay, well, you just told me, so...

Well, good luck in LA, Dean, and watch out for kitchen floors.

I will.

Hey. Um...

You wanna trade e-mails or something?

I'm gonna be in town just for a couple days, but--

Just give me your number.

Okay.

No, it's cool. I got a pen and paper.

I'll just write it out,

20th-century style.

Tiny little pad.

Yeah, for just little drawings or phone numbers.

It's, like, a mini pad.

As opposed to a maxi pad.

That was good, right?

That was good.

[Dean] Is this the way back to my hotel?

[Becca] I don't know. Is it?

So, where are we?

This is my place.

Oh.

Look, I know you want to come up and everything, but you can't. I'm sorry.

Oh, okay. I'm sorry if I gave you that impression.

Yeah, I have a boyfriend, so...

Yeah, I know. The-- The vampire.

Shh.

Look, what you think is gonna happen right now

is not gonna happen right now unless...

you can keep a secret.

I'm not good at keeping secrets.

Ow. That really hurt.

Don't pretend you didn't fucking love that.

I'm not pretending.

Come here.

Look at me.

Oh, my God, not like that. Don't look at me like that.

Okay, hey, Becca, you're scaring me.

I know. I'm scaring myself.

But you can't look at me like that, okay?

You don't get to look at me like that.

Okay. I won't.

But you... you're hurting my neck.

Oh, my God, it's part of it.

[sighs]

Ow.

You gotta go. Okay?

You just gotta go.

Yeah, I should get back.

Yeah. You need to leave.

Well, can I get a ride?

Get out of my car. No, you can't get a ride.

Okay. Okay.

After that, you want a ride?

Okay. Good seeing you.

Good night.

[door closes]

[Robert] Carol?

Hey.

Oh. Hi.

I thought I was in the wrong house. It's...

Is it okay? Has everyone left?

Uh, yeah. Yeah. All gone. Coast is clear.

How did we do? Did any-- We did okay?

Yeah.

We do have two very serious potential buyers.

Wow.

Yeah.

I think your home is gonna sell a lot faster than I thought.

Well, great.

Yeah.

Well, it'll be thanks to you.

Where do you find all this stuff?

Do you and Patrick travel a lot?

Patrick?

Your husband?

No, um, he is not my husband. He's my colleague.

Oh, I'm sorry.

[laughs]

You thought, uh...

I assume everyone's married.

No. No, no, no, no, no.

If they're together. I'm stupid. Sorry.

No, it's-- No, it's fine.

Um, well, let's see if we got any more, uh, potential bidders.

Wait, wait, wait. What was that? That looked like you.

Uh, you don't want to-- That's embarrassing.

What is that?

My charming sister

decided to create an online dating profile for me,

and I spent, um, much of yesterday

trying to take a usable photo

to throw myself at strangers online.

I'm just curious. "I like listening to jazz." Sophisticated.

"Taking long walks. Forests."

One of your interests is forests.

I've-- Well, I like--

You're interested in forests?

I like nature and trees and being out in nature.

Oh, I see. Of course.

Does that sound weird?

No, I-- I just don't--

Should I just have said trees?

No, no, forest-- I see. I just didn't-- The wording.

You don't want to attract, like, a lumberjack or a hermit.

A lumberjack who's online dating?

I don't think I have to worry about that.

If you said, "I like taking long, shady walks," that implies forests.

That sounds threatening, like I'm a mugger or something.

I think I'm gonna sell your house

and leave the online dating to someone else.

I'm sorry.

Let me see if we got you any more offers or interests or calls.

Look, it was a free trip, so I sat through one meeting.

Exactly. Free day in LA. You've got me as your guide.

We're gonna do some cool shit. I got some plans.

Cool.

Have you, uh-- Have you had Smoothie King?

Huh?

-It's funny. It's always a king. -What?

You know, Smoothie King, Burger King, Mattress King.

If you're selling something, it has to be a king.

Smoothie Duke? Nope.

Burger Prime Minister? You can't do it.

What about Dairy Queen? That works.

Yeah, okay, that's one.

Hold up. I left my phone in the car.

So?

I wanna get my phone.

Yeah, we're going in here for, like, ten minutes.

Yeah, I want to get my phone.

I need it.

Great, great. Let's do that.

Thank you.

Heads up.

Thanks, asshole.

Would it kill you to be present for, like, 30 seconds?

Uh-huh.

Oh, there she is, coming back.

Waiting for party girl to call?

No.

It's not gonna happen, man. You screwed up.

She'll call me.

No, she won't.

Shithead.

You gave her your number instead of getting her number, so now she has all the power,

and she gets to mess with your head instead of you messing with her.

You're leaving tomorrow anyway, so who gives a shit?

You leave tomorrow anyways, so let's just put her aside.

You and me, tonight, we go out and I show you what you've missed in Brooklyn.

What's that? A bar? A club?

A club, yes.

I can't, man. I got plans.

Doing what?

I'm supposed to--

[loud dance music playing]

[chattering, shouting]

[loud dance music continues]

Hi.

Bye.

I like that shirt.

It's really brave.

[laughs] Brave? What does that mean?

It's just not the most flattering shirt on you,

but I think it's-- it's really cool that you don't care about that kind of thing.

It's awesome.

Yeah, it gives you bigger hips, a little bit.

[laughs] He's kidding. He's joking.

A joke.

Ha-ha.

[whispers] Shut up.

Wow.

Wow.

[laughs]

[both sigh]

Yeah. Oh, okay.

Hey.

Hi.

How are you?

Really good.

Cool.

Yeah.

Your hair looks a little weird.

Excuse me?

Excuse me.

My--

Has anybody ever told you that you look very attracted to me?

[laughs] No, not yet.

Well, they have now. Just did.

Yeah, you did.

Cheers.

Oh, cheers! Yeah!

What are you guys doing after this?

Um, I don't think--

I don't know.

After party at our place?

Who are you doing after this?

Who are you doing after this?

What?

What?

Nothing.

Listen, I just want to apologize again for...

What?

-You know, the ladies. -Oh, shut up. You're fine.

You're in a funk right now. I get it.

I've been there.

I can spot it.

Yeah.

And honestly, I think you're overthinking it.

You just gotta do something spontaneous. Be a spontaneous person.

Get out of it.

Okay, you know what?

-Let me make it up to you. -[slurping]

Why don't I take you out?

Okay.

Okay. Where do you want to go?

You know what we could do?

We could drive to Vegas right now.

Okay.

Yeah? You want to do this?

Yeah.

You're into going to Vegas?

Totally.

'Cause I'm down. I'm not-- I'm not saying it like, "Hey, let's just talk about it."

-I'm saying,

let's go and do it. -We're going to Vegas.

We're going to Vegas. We'll get there. I'll show you the ropes.

We're gonna lay it out there. You'll see what's going on.

-You know Vegas? -Of course I know Vegas. It's the best. I love it.

It's just such a hassle. I mean, it's four and a half hours away.

[Dean] Yeah.

Wanna get some sleep?

[Dean] Yeah.

Hey, man, it was great seeing you.

Cheers, buddy.

[Eric] Cheers.

[engine starts]

[bell dings]

[woman on PA] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.

[woman continues on PA, indistinct]

You going home or on a trip?

I'm going home.

Oh, me too. Thank God. You live in the city?

Brooklyn.

Good.

I'm on Dekalb and Washington.

I love it.

Yeah, I'm ready to get back.

I really love it though.

New York's the best. Period. No contest.

Even Queens.

Yeah.

I think I've seen enough of LA to last me for--

Oh.

I'm never going back to LA again.

No, no, no, I can't. For my health, I can't.

Okay. I'm gonna try to take a nap. I'm pretty tired.

Oh, yeah. Naomi.

I'm Naomi, by the way, before you, you know...

Good to meet you, Naomi. Gonna take a nap.

Your name would be?

I'm Dean.

Dean.

Put 'er there. Yeah.

Sleep tight. [chuckles]

Thanks.

[sighs] I should be sleeping. I'm exhausted.

I'm so wired from the anxiety, from the trauma of Los Angeles that I can't sleep.

I'm not myself.

So what do you do... for work?

I'm a...

speech therapist.

Oh.

Yeah.

-I work with animals. -Mmm.

Communication.

How to listen. How to communicate.

Reading signals.

Yeah.

'Cause they can speak. They can communicate.

[text message chimes]

It's been proven time and time again. They are communicating.

But we're so blocked. Animals. No subtlety.

It's crass.

You texting?

I am. Excuse me.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Get in these last moments while you can before she comes around, gets you.

[bell dings]

-Sir? -Yeah.

You have to turn that off.

Sir?

Um--

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know what I want ♪

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know how to get it ♪

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know what I know ♪

♪ What I know ♪

♪ Oh, I want you, girl ♪

♪ And I feel it ♪

♪ Through and through ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a gambler ♪

I'm a scientist.

♪ And I know what to do ♪

♪ And I touch you, girl ♪

♪ Well, I know what I know ♪

♪ What I know ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know when I can win ♪

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know

When my luck's in ♪

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know what I know ♪

♪ I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know what I know ♪

♪ What I know ♪

Hi.

Hey.

You are a little late, mister.

Yeah.

And you brought a suitcase.

Yeah, actually, I was on my plane, and I got your text.

You just, you know, hopped off the plane and ran straight over here?

I usually have that effect on people.

Yeah, yeah. No, I'm kidding.

Really, what's-- what's with the suitcase?

No, I was staying with my friend, Eric, and--

I'm gonna stay with Eric. I was staying at a hotel.

Going from my hotel to my friend Eric's place.

He's still at work, so I ended up with all my stuff. Kind of stranded.

-Oh. -Uh, volleyball gear, you know.

So, uh, is this yours?

Yeah.

Cool.

Are you fishing for a ride right now?

I'm not fishing, but now that you mention it, that would work for me.

Okay. All right. Sure.

Cool. Great. Awesome.

Um, you gonna drive?

No, I'm not gonna drive.

I was just, you know, being polite. Thanks.

♪ So I tell you, girl ♪

♪ Don't try to pin me down ♪

♪ Don't wind me up ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll get overwound ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a gambler ♪

♪ And I know my way around ♪

♪ Way around ♪

[Nicky] You want the story for real?

[Dean] Yeah, I'm curious.

All right. I was in college. I came up with this natural beauty product.

And I ended up dropping out

'cause I-- I was tinkering with it.

First I started giving it to my friends.

Then I started selling it, and then this big cosmetics brand actually bought it.

But that was a couple of years ago, so nothing really since.

Wow.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

Wow.

So you have, like, a patent and everything?

Yeah.

So you're an inventor?

I think of myself more of, like, a chef

'cause I came up with, you know, a few recipes that actually worked.

That's amazing.

[snorts]

Seriously, I've-- When I'm drawing,

sometimes I'll come up with an invention or something, and I'll just do a sketch.

Really? Like what?

But nothing like that.

Um, let's see.

So you're on a plane, right?

Mm-hmm.

This happens a lot. Plane's packed.

There's a baby that's crying super loud. It's bothering everybody.

How do you get that baby quiet?

Baby Silencer.

All right, it's a funnel.

Put it over the baby's nose and mouth with a tube,

like a little kind of tube,

and it goes to headphones that go to the baby's own ears,

so when the baby's crying, just like, "Wah, wah," really loud,

it's contained into the tubes,

and they're just like, "Ow, ow, that hurts. Hello? Wah.

Who is that? That's me. I should stop."

Baby's silenced. So what you have is something that will silence the baby

and also teach the baby about self-awareness and cause and effect, so--

You know, I would make sure that there's adequate breathing apparatus

and, you know, holes in it and stuff.

So I'm not gonna do anything crazy to the baby.

Do you think that that would actually work for adults

with helping them develop self-awareness?

Perhaps you could send the sound of them pitching an invention

straight into their own ears.

Like in a restaurant or something?

Yeah.

[chuckling]

[no audible dialogue]

-Thank you for dinner. -Oh, yeah, yeah. No.

It was my pleasure. That was fun.

Yeah.

I had a good time.

Me too.

And thanks for the ride.

You're welcome.

Um, okay, so just to be clear.

Mm-hmm?

Okay.

Okay.

I'll get my stuff. All right.

Okay.

Whoa, okay.

[unbuckles seat belt]

Hello.

All right.

There he is.

So, this is it.

Um, that's the couch. That's gonna be, uh, all yours.

-Wow. -Assuming that's okay with Tobes.

Totally. No problem.

-Heard you're here stalking some girl.

-What?

Yeah, my friend stalked a girl once.

She lived in China, so I'm not sure if it counted as stalking per se

'cause he was in San Diego.

I contended that it was more like keeping tabs on her from that distance.

-Yeah, I'm not stalking anybody. -That's exactly what he said.

-Yeah, but I'm not. -Agree to disagree.

Damn it.

What did you tell him?

What?

Don't worry about Toby. He's his own thing, man.

So tell me about this girl.

Oh, well, she drove me back from the--

Whoa. What the hell is this?

What?

[meows]

I have a cat.

You know that.

No, I did not know that.

I do now though, and I'll never forget it.

Yeah, I share my room with Nicholas.

He loves this shit.

[meows]

[chuckles] Anyways, the girl. What's going on?

Uh, yeah, so we, uh--

I'm sorry, I--

When did you get into cats?

All right, come on. Enough.

I have a cat. Let's move on.

Okay, okay.

Yeah, it went really well, and, uh, we're gonna get together on Tuesday.

That's great. Day or night?

Day.

Day. That's not good.

What?

Night. Night. You want nighttime, late.

Her defenses are down. She's kind of tired.

Okay, I don't want to kill her. I want to date her.

Date her?

Slow down, 1955, okay? Let's just try to sleep with her first.

Yeah, I mean, that too. That's what I meant.

[clicking tongue] Here, bud.

You okay, man?

Yeah.

Like, things are okay?

Yeah, things are great.

Okay.

[meows]

[man] ♪ Lovely ladies ♪

♪ Lovely ladies ♪

♪ Lovely ladies and things Make the world go round ♪

Hey, man, watch this.

Do a little bunny hop.

Ah!

Ah.

♪ Pretty faces ♪

-You all right? -Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.

I'll be honest. I didn't mean to fall.

But I did mean to take the risk, okay?

And that's how you ride.

You're the man.

♪ Pretty faces and things

Make the world go round ♪

I feel amazing.

Race?

Yeah, let's go.

♪ Come on, don't tell me You've never kissed A lovely lady ♪

♪ Come on, don't tell me You've never held

A pretty lady's hand ♪

♪ Lovely ladies ♪

♪ Lovely ladies ♪

♪ Lovely ladies and things ♪

♪ They make the world go round ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Pretty faces ♪

♪ Pretty faces ♪

[babbling]

♪ Pretty faces and things ♪

♪ Just make the world go round ♪

[buzzing]

-Hey, Dad. -Oh, you're there.

Are you back?

No, I'm still in LA.

I decided to stay a bit longer.

What are you doing out there?

Just working on my tan. I was gonna maybe get my chest waxed.

You are?

No, I'm just catching up with Eric

and just trying to take a little break since I'm out here.

A break from what?

You know, just everything at home. Things are kind of heavy.

I just want to get a little breather.

I see.

No, it's a good idea. Why don't you go on to Hawaii?

Okay, I'm not on vacation. I'm still working on my book.

You know, I can do that from here too.

I need to talk to you about the house.

Okay. Okay. Right, yeah. Let's talk about the house.

We had an open house and--

Whoa, wait, wait.

We were gonna make the decision about the house together.

Yeah, we did. I did.

Since you decided to run away.

Okay, I didn't run away.

I came out to meet those ad people.

Can we just not do anything with the house until I get back?

Okay?

Okay.

[Carol] Well, you know, you had a really good Realtor.

Yes, well done.

To full asking price.

Oh, full asking price, yes.

Now how do I break the news to my son?

Mmm.

Well, we could ask for some extra time before closing.

People are understanding about that.

He's just been at loose ends.

Kind of, you know, missing in action for a while.

Now he's in LA.

I don't know what he's doing.

I keep thinking he's gonna come home with a Mohawk and face piercings.

People still get Mohawks?

Oh, if Dean thought it would help him not get a job, he'd get two Mohawks.

How do you-- How do you get two Mohawks?

I-- [laughing]

You put two Mohawks together, and you--

I don't know. It would be sort of an "X," look like a heliport.

Maybe he's just trying to figure himself out.

Yeah, he's been trying for a while.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't be talking about this.

I don't want to cross any lines.

Don't be silly.

You've already crossed those lines, and that's okay.

Okay.

Mmm. Why don't I look for some listings,

and we'll maybe look at some places later this week?

All right. Sounds good.

Yeah?

It's-It's a date.

Hi.

Hey.

-Hi! -How are you?

It's good to see you.

Hi. You too.

You remember my friend Jill from the party the other night?

Yeah. Hey, Jill.

Hey.

Hey. Okay.

Uh, she wanted to see the show too, so...

Cool. So...

You were wearing that same outfit the last time I saw you.

Yes, I was. Thank you for pointing that out. I appreciate that.

We need to find a restroom, like, right now.

Oh, yeah. Uh, number one only.

[phone chimes]

[toy squeaking]

Hey.

Hi.

So I'm gonna go.

Okay, bye.

Yeah, I gotta go.

Really? That's the game you're gonna play?

Oh, I'm not playing a game.

Oh, aren't you?

I can stay for a few.

Thanks.

So, okay, the artist.

[Jill] Nicky, come look at this.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

[bell jingling]

Oh, yeah, hey, uh-- Just a sec.

Yeah, I can be there in, like, ten minutes. Yeah, totally.

[ringtone chiming]

Weird reception out here.

Yeah, in your face so hard.

I was just doing a bit.

Are you gonna stay, or are you gonna go?

Um, I'll stay.

Whew, what a relief.

Yeah.

Uh-- So Jill's, like, your best friend? Is that the deal?

Mm-hmm, yeah.

And you guys just do everything together?

A lot of stuff.

You show up everywhere with her?

That's normal?

Do you have a best friend?

Um, kind of. Former, I'd say.

He ditched you?

He got married.

But we weren't romantic. It's not like that.

No, I get it.

Yeah.

But you're a little sad about it.

Mmm, no, I think I'm--

[Jill] Nicky.

Look at this one.

Isn't his work powerful?

I want to put it above my bed.

Dean?

Hey.

[Nicky] Is that that guy from that vampire show?

-That's Dean, huh? -Yeah.

Hey, Becca.

Hi.

I thought you went back to New York.

I extended my trip a little bit.

Why don't you just get back to New York now?

Yeah.

I'm pretty sure she doesn't want to see you ever again.

I don't.

Just so you know, we're done.

-Done. -Me and you?

Mm-hmm.

Okay, yeah, I'm pretty sure we never started.

Oh, my God.

Let's make things real simple here, okay?

Why don't you just end whatever you had going on and just agree to never talk to her again?

-Okay. -Don't say another word to her starting now.

Okay.

[whispers] Not one more word.

-He got it. -I'm sorry.

[gasps]

What was that?

-Just heard something. -Let's go.

You want the other side of the face?

You're in an art gallery.

No--

I think he's really sorry, and he's not gonna say another word.

Hey, look at me.

What?

Come here. Look at me.

Yeah?

Oh, my God. I'm-- Oh, yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Are you okay?

I am, thank you. Thanks.

I appreciate that. That fake vampire, he's just lucky I didn't lose my shit.

Could kill a man, you know?

Oh.

I took kendo in high school, so...

Is that-- Does that require sticks?

Not the way I do it.

By the way, Becca-- I mean, there's nothing there. I don't know what she's--

Oh, you don't have to explain anything to me.

No, I know, I know. I just-- I figured I'd just let you know.

You know, it's not like we're--

Yeah, I mean, we're just--

Yeah, we're hanging out. It's fine, yeah.

I mean, you're visiting.

Yeah, yeah.

And I'm going out of town this weekend, so it's not even like I'm-- I'm around.

You going out of town?

Yeah.

Jill and I are gonna drive up to San Francisco.

Cool. That's nice, yeah.

It's funny. My friend Eric and I were actually gonna head out of town this weekend.

He was gonna show me the Bay Area.

Really?

Yeah, some of the sights.

Oh.

Hmm.

Well, I mean, I guess the four of us could--

Yeah.

go together.

If that's not too weird.

No, no.

I think that's cool if it's cool with you guys.

I mean, it was gonna be a guys' trip, but, um, I'll check with him.

Hey, Jill, this is Eric, Dean's friend.

Uh, well, actually, Dean's my friend.

I'm kind of, like, the main dude, I guess.

Right. We got it.

Oh, yeah? Well, okay, cool.

Are you guys doing good?

Jill, you okay?

Excuse me?

I just, you know-- I don't know.

It seems like you're kind of upset or maybe stressed out about something, you know?

No.

Oh. Are you one of those pickup artist dudes?

Like you're gonna take me down a peg and then say some--

Like, "Oh, that's so cool how you're comfortable being fat" or something.

Then I'll feel bad about myself and sleep with you or something stupid.

Uh--

No, he's on the spectrum, actually.

He's-- He's got Asperger's.

He's not that great at reading other people, so...

Asper-- Do I?

He can't even read himself actually.

It's okay, man. Sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to just attack you like that.

I'm just-- I'm really sick of guys

trying to "insecurize" me into sleeping with them, so I just--

Yeah. I hear you.

Yeah.

Cool.

Remember to make eye contact if you can.

Thanks.

Sure.

[engine starts]

♪ Do-do, do-do-do ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Do-do, do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Someone to understand ♪

♪ Someone to hold my hand ♪

♪ Someone to hold me tight ♪

♪ Someone to kiss good night ♪

♪ I need a girl of my own ♪

♪ So I won't have

To sit at home ♪

♪ Playing records

And doing things ♪

♪ Waiting for

The phone to ring ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey, do-do, do-do-do ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Do-do, do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

All right.

♪ Hey ♪

So this is nature.

[Jill] Mm-hmm.

All right, so let's talk about our game plan.

All right. Um, I think we're gonna go on a hike.

So, what does that entail?

Um, walking along this trail?

[phone buzzing]

Uh, yeah, now I can feel it.

Hey, Toby. What?

Well, what happened? Oh, Jesus.

God.

Toby knocked a bookshelf on top of Nicholas,

and he's in critical condition.

Oh, my God.

-Who's Nicholas? -It's his cat.

-He's not just a cat, okay? -Okay.

You know he's not just a cat.

All right.

Look, I'm sorry. I have to go to the airport right now, okay?

I'm sorry.

Eric.

No, just stay with him, okay? I'm on my way.

[phone buzzing]

Guys, ser-- I gotta go now.

I'm sorry.

All right, all right, all right, all right.

Hey, you've reached Dean. I can't come to my phone right now.

Thank you.

But here's my best robot impression.

[beeps]

Hi, it's your dad.

Um, please call me.

It's important.

I have some news.

Whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on.

What? What?

Just take a breath.

He's gonna be okay.

[exhales]

It's okay. He's gonna be fine.

I don't know what I'm gonna do if he dies, okay?

He's not gonna die.

All right? Cats are resilient.

Yeah, you're right. Especially Nicholas. He's got such a strong spirit.

Yeah, yeah, I-I got that from him.

What about you?

Um, you know, I haven't gotten to know Nicholas that well, but yeah.

No, no, I mean you and her.

Nicky?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

All right, just be slow and be cool, okay?

Yeah.

All right?

Yeah, I'll be cool.

All right, come here.

All right. Take care of yourself, man.

Sorry that you can't crash with us.

Jill's mom is really weird about having guys over.

No, it's fine. I wouldn't want me over there anyway.

Oh, yeah? Why's that?

I'm a bed wetter.

Really?

Yeah. I don't pee in the bed.

It's more into it from a short distance, but it's kind of the same thing.

You're such a dork.

I thought that was funny.

It was okay.

[horn honks]

Thank you, Jill. Thank you for that.

Drive safely.

I'll be thinking of you as I pee into my bed tonight.

[car door closes]

Ladies.

[line ringing]

Hello, you have reached Robert.

Sorry I missed your call.

Please leave a message, and I'll do my best to return it as soon as I can.

[beeps]

[knocking]

Yes?

-Hey. -Hi.

What are you doing here?

Well, I was on my way to Jill's, and I realized that I forgot something.

You forgot something?

Sorry, I'm not very good at improv.

No, it was really sexy.

Come on in.

Okay.

Oh, look at this disgusting place.

Pretty gross, huh?

What about that play? What'd you think?

It was so great.

Wasn't it?

Thank you. Yeah, it was--

It was, uh--

Very complex and interesting.

The performances were amazing. Wow.

Great performances.

Yup, yup.

Good production.

Worth that money.

[laughs] Yeah.

Okay, I have a confession to make.

I didn't understand most of what we saw in that theater.

I'm sorry.

Oh.

I looked over at you, and you looked like you were utterly engrossed.

I know. I'm sorry. I just-- I didn't get it.

I--

Well, just--

Well, I didn't understand a thing.

Really?

Not a thing.

What?

I mean, what-- Were they--

What was that?

Was it about time travel?

No, that-- Those, I think, were flashbacks.

That was her as a younger woman.

That was the same--

Yes, that was the same woman.

Ah, that doesn't help.

It was fun. I'm glad we went.

It was an incredible production of just a--

Of a-- Of a crazy, crazy-ass play.

terrible, terrible play.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Well...

Okay.

Well, good night.

Would you like to come up for coffee?

Yes.

I'd love to.

Oh, man.

Okay, you're not allowed to judge my apartment.

I didn't know you were coming,

and there's papers all over the table, so...

Sure.

[bell dings]

I-- I'm sorry. I, um...

I'm sort of stuck here. I don't think I can do--

I shouldn't have, uh, made the first move.

I think I was too forward.

No, no, no, no, no. I don't know what it is.

But it's--

I really like you.

No, and...

But?

Well, truth is...

I-I don't quite know who I am...

you know, since...

since my-- my wife, uh--

Oh.

Do you understand?

I mean--

It's okay.

It seemed like such a good idea.

Of course.

Um...

I get it.

Um...

That is just my luck, man.

I finally meet a guy I really like...

and turns out he's married.

I guess that's it, yeah.

Good night, Robert.

Darn.

[sighs]

Nicky?

Hmm?

You awake?

Mm-hmm-hmm.

Oh, okay.

Hey.

I was just realizing that I, um--

I forgot to mention something to you

that I probably should have told you.

What?

Um...

I was engaged.

Yeah, not anymore.

We broke up a few months ago.

But I realized I never said anything to you about it,

so I figured I should tell you, you know.

My mom was sick, and I guess I wanted her to know

that I found my person,

so, I think if my mom hadn't gotten sick,

then Michelle and I probably wouldn't have even gotten engaged.

We probably would have broken up a while ago.

But I thought I should just tell you.

Is your mom okay now?

Uh... no.

No, she's not, but...

I'm so sorry.

Oh, no, no, it's--

I'm fine, thanks. I appreciate it.

Yeah, I haven't really wanted to talk about it so much since she died,

but... I don't know.

I feel like I can talk to you.

It's funny. I didn't even want to come out to California.

And then I met you,

and now I feel like it kind of makes sense,

like why I ended up out here in the first place.

I'm glad I met you.

You know, while we're talking,

I probably should tell you one other thing.

I'm pretty sure I'm falling in love with you.

What?

I said-- I mean...

I think you're great.

Uh--

Okay, well, thank you. That's--

Sure.

That's a really-- That's a really lovely thing to say, I think.

Good night.

Good night.

[traffic noises]

[phone chimes]

[phone: bell rings]

Okay. You ready?

Yeah.

Good.

How do I look?

Um, you look a little stiff.

It's okay. Just take a deep breath.

Yeah. Thanks.

Take a deep breath, okay?

[sighs]

Okay. Well, my mom's gonna be really excited.

Yeah.

My dad says she's having a good day today.

I thought I heard voices.

Hello.

Hey.

Hi. You need a haircut.

Oh, Michelle brought your favorite flowers.

And she's got something on her finger.

Yep.

All right, let's--

[laughs]

Hi.

Hello.

Happy birthday.

How are you?

[elevator bell dinging]

Sir? You have a note.

Thanks.

[Nicky's voice] Dear Dean, I didn't want to wake you up this morning,

so I thought I'd leave you a note, 20th-century style.

I realized I haven't been completely honest with you either.

Last night, when we were talking in bed,

there was something I should have told you.

The truth is... I'm married.

It looks weird even writing it because we're separated

and have been for some time,

but it's still something we're trying to figure out.

The night that I met you, my husband, Jeremy,

actually came to that party.

Todd's outside and he's here with Jeremy.

I'm sorry. I gotta go. It was lovely meeting you.

Yeah, those-- those guys are here, so you should go.

I enjoyed hanging out with you

and didn't think much beyond that,

and then things just happened.

Along the way, Jill kept telling me I should talk to you.

She felt like I was leading you on,

but I couldn't find the right moment to bring it up.

For what it's worth, I thought we were just having fun.

I guess I was trying to run away from all the heaviness in my life.

I hope that makes sense.

I just have a lot I still need to deal with.

Maybe we both do.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Let me know when you do.

Maybe we'll be on the same road by then.

Either way, I'm still glad I met you.

Take care of yourself. Nicky.

[man] ♪ She said ♪

♪ That love never ends ♪

♪ And lovers ♪

♪ Are also friends ♪

♪ And I knew that I ♪

♪ Believed her ♪

♪ From the moment ♪

♪ I looked into her eyes ♪

♪ To be loved ♪

♪ To be loved by her ♪

♪ Is proof enough ♪

♪ To be loved ♪

♪ To be loved by her ♪

♪ Is proof enough ♪

[chuckles] I just don't know what you're doing.

I--

Wh-- What am I supposed to be doing?

I just took a trip, and now I'm here.

Even when you're here, you're not here.

Wherever you are, I need you to come back.

Okay. Um, to where?

Should I come home maybe? Oh, I forgot.

You sold our house. You sold Mom's house while I was away, so that's gone.

Oh, I see. I get it.

I see the problem. Wh-What exactly did you want me to do?

Just go on living there alone?

No, I don't know what I want you to do.

I just-- I want to stop living under this cloud.

I want to stop talking about life and death and how I'm not grieving right.

We're not helping each other, so why don't we just stop?

Okay.

No, I think that sounds very healthy.

I'm glad we had this talk.

Listen, I wanted to apologize for my performance at your wedding.

-Oh, dude, stop. -No, I feel like I was a little out of control there.

Seeing Michelle kind of threw me, and I don't know.

I'm sorry.

Thanks.

Don't worry about it.

Hey, how's your dad doing?

He's okay, I guess. We don't talk much these days.

But, you know, he's got his therapist, so I guess he's fine.

Yeah, I remember after my dad died.

My whole family practically, you know, disintegrated,

and I was just--

I think a year after was somehow harder than right after.

Yeah, definitely.

You know, people, they don't think about it when they see you.

Don't ask how you're doing or think that you might actually feel worse now

than you did then.

You realize the world just keeps on going.

It doesn't really care.

What about now?

I don't know. I mean, it was so long ago now.

Sometimes I fantasize about it, you know?

What would it be like if he hadn't died?

We're never gonna not miss them, you know?

First big thing in your life that you're never gonna get over.

It sucks.

It sucks.

Yeah.

Look, man, whatever's going on with you and your dad,

just... remember to go easy on each other, okay?

You hungry?

Not really.

Yeah, me neither.

Want to eat?

Yeah.

Okay, let's go.

[voice mail beeps]

[electronic female voice] Next saved message.

Hey, honey. Mom here.

I just got your message, and I-- I just want to say don't worry.

Take a deep breath. I know you can do it.

Oh, and don't forget to eat.

Okay, love you.

[Dean] So have you met your neighbors?

No, not officially,

but, uh, a lot of their dogs have become acquainted with my crotch.

I always liked that picture of you and Mom.

Yeah, me too.

Nice view.

Yeah. Yeah, and if you put your cheek against the window, you can see Central Park.

Yeah.

That's nice.

Yeah, leaves'll be changing soon.

Uh, Dad, I wanted to talk to you.

About the house?

No.

You were right.

I disappeared there for a while.

It's okay. You don't need to apologize.

No, I do. I was running, and I'm sorry.

I just...

You know, I think about Mom every day.

I'll pass that bookstore where we used to meet up or...

smell her perfume or just--

It's just--

She's everywhere, you know?

No matter what I do, I just keep thinking about her every day...

even when I try not to.

So many things remind me of her.

And, Dad, I can't even imagine what you've been going through.

[murmurs]

I'm sorry.

It's okay. It's okay. I know. I know.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

No. No, no.

[sniffles]

Sit down.

I'm worried about you.

I know you are.

But don't worry about me. I'm gonna be fine.

I'm not sure when, but I'm sure I'm gonna be fine.

Yeah.

I-I miss your mom... a lot.

That's not gonna stop.

But... I can't tell you how lucky I feel

that I got to be with her as long as I did.

Yeah.

And how lucky I feel that we had you.

It's good to have you back.

Don't you disappear on me, okay?

I won't.

You too.

Oh, I'm not gonna disappear.

Okay.

You know where to find me.

I'm here. It's a deal.

Okay, Dad.

And, um,

let me share something with you.

[continues, faint]

[Dean's voice] Dear Eric,

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I know Nicholas was more than a cat.

He was a good friend, and he offered you great support.

Losing him probably feels like losing a part of yourself.

I've been there.

In the coming months, you might feel more lost than you do now.

You might feel like you need to run away from all the heaviness for a while.

Maybe you'll fly across the country to escape the pain,

and maybe while you're away, your dad will go and sell all of your cat furniture,

the last real link you thought you had to Nicholas.

It might be hard to understand now,

but maybe your dad did it because he just needed to do it to move forward.

I wish there was something I could say that would make you feel better,

but the hard truth is that Nicholas is gone,

and there's nothing that will bring him back--

not old cat furniture, personal belongings

or even voice messages from him that you've carefully saved.

Nothing can replace him,

but that doesn't mean you won't be okay again.

You know, when you lose someone,

it can make you feel so alone.

But there's one thing I've learned.

If you really love them, you never lose them...

especially if they had a strong spirit.

Anyway, here's a copy of my new book.

I can't say it holds any answers,

but maybe it'll give you a laugh, and that's worth something.

Take care of yourself, buddy.

Your friend, Dean.

[man] ♪ If I give to you ♪

♪ More than famous words ♪

♪ Is that proof enough ♪

♪ Of intentions that I hold? ♪

♪ I've lived like a beggar ♪

♪ But I've loved you Like a kid ♪

♪ I can't wait until I'm home ♪

♪ So light your light ♪

♪ Tell me you're ready

Tell me you're ready ♪

♪ Tell me you're ready ♪

[man] ♪ Arise, Sir Henry ♪

♪ From your Christmas pudding ♪

♪ Go and bring some wood in ♪

♪ Put it on the fire ♪

♪ The snow is snowing ♪

♪ They're singing In the chapel ♪

♪ Sleeping in the graveyards ♪

♪ While the flames grow higher ♪

♪ Arise, Sir Thomas ♪

♪ From your Christmas cracker ♪

♪ Your armor's in the cupboard ♪

♪ Preserved in oil ♪

♪ We have all been waiting ♪

♪ For 90 generations ♪

♪ Till you woke up

From your slumber ♪

♪ To this mortal coil ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ With your sword in your hand ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ So that we may understand ♪

♪ Arise, King Rudolph ♪

♪ So that we can see you ♪

♪ Our eyes are dim because ♪

♪ It's been a long, long time ♪

♪ Smile, St. Mary ♪

♪ We know that you are with us ♪

♪ We hope that you forgive us ♪

♪ Stepping out of line ♪

♪ And go forth, go forth ♪

♪ With your sword in your hand ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ And show it through the land ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ With your sword in your hand ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ So that we may understand ♪

♪ Arise, King Rudolph ♪

♪ So that we can see you ♪

♪ Our eyes are dim because ♪

♪ It's been a long, long time ♪

♪ Smile, St. Mary ♪

♪ We know that you are with us ♪

♪ We hope

That you'll forgive us ♪

♪ Stepping out of line ♪

♪ And go forth, go forth ♪

♪ With your sword in your hand ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ And show it through the land ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ With your sword in your hand ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ So that we may understand ♪

♪ Go forth, go forth ♪

♪ And show it through the land ♪

♪ We are watching you ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪