1 00:00:10,593 --> 00:00:12,262 Okay, where are we? 2 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:15,306 Vinick got back from the Seychelles, and he wants an update. 3 00:00:15,974 --> 00:00:19,102 Unfortunately, all of our leads have come up empty. 4 00:00:19,185 --> 00:00:22,856 The pen, the threatening note, the leaks to the newspaper. 5 00:00:22,939 --> 00:00:24,399 All dead ends. 6 00:00:24,482 --> 00:00:27,318 So many questions and no answers. 7 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:30,196 Will Vinick give us his money? 8 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,115 Will Wheeler survive? 9 00:00:32,198 --> 00:00:34,784 Can I get my old job back at Hard Rock Cafe? 10 00:00:34,868 --> 00:00:38,371 I think it might be time to start looking at someone outside of the school. 11 00:00:38,455 --> 00:00:40,457 We already went down that road. 12 00:00:41,082 --> 00:00:43,001 No one else had access to the campus. 13 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,963 Except Vinick and Kelseigh. Take a look at this language. 14 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,882 "Vinick is a snake." 15 00:00:48,965 --> 00:00:51,176 "You take one dollar of his blood money." 16 00:00:51,259 --> 00:00:55,513 These words, they're filled with ego and hurt. 17 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:58,099 This is personal. 18 00:00:58,183 --> 00:01:00,560 Did Vinick's wife go with him to the Seychelles? 19 00:01:00,643 --> 00:01:02,729 No, no, no. They never travel together. 20 00:01:04,105 --> 00:01:07,108 -They're always cheating. -They're always cheating. 21 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:09,319 -Okay. Yes. -Wait, what does that mean? 22 00:01:09,402 --> 00:01:12,405 Let's imagine that Vinick's having an affair. 23 00:01:12,489 --> 00:01:13,865 -Of course. -He definitely is. 24 00:01:13,948 --> 00:01:17,327 Kelseigh discovers the illicit canoodling. 25 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:22,082 Enraged by his betrayal, she becomes bloodthirsty for revenge. 26 00:01:22,165 --> 00:01:26,628 She decides to humiliate him, to destroy his life. 27 00:01:26,711 --> 00:01:29,547 Was she at the meeting the night Berenger's laptop was stolen? 28 00:01:29,631 --> 00:01:32,133 She was. She was taking selfies, as usual. 29 00:01:33,176 --> 00:01:36,429 Tell Vinick we're close, but don't tell him who the target is. 30 00:01:36,513 --> 00:01:37,722 Okay. Copy that. 31 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:41,059 Hi. This is Holly Bodgemark. 32 00:01:41,142 --> 00:01:44,604 I worked at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco in 1982. 33 00:01:44,687 --> 00:01:46,856 Question… are you hiring? 34 00:01:57,033 --> 00:01:58,033 Hey, Mona. 35 00:01:58,076 --> 00:01:59,869 Sorry to call you out of the blue, 36 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:03,748 but I'm on my way to pick up a xylophone from my xylophone guy. 37 00:02:03,832 --> 00:02:05,959 -You have a xylophone guy? -I do. 38 00:02:06,042 --> 00:02:10,296 And I'm gonna have to get a new one because he overcharges me like crazy. 39 00:02:10,380 --> 00:02:15,009 Point is, his shop is right near your office. 40 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:19,139 So I asked your dad for your number to see if you wanna play hooky 41 00:02:19,222 --> 00:02:22,976 and come with me, and we'll get some food after. 42 00:02:23,059 --> 00:02:27,021 God, that sounds so nice, but I just have so much work to do. 43 00:02:27,105 --> 00:02:29,190 Do you think you have too much work to do 44 00:02:29,274 --> 00:02:32,193 because society says you should always have work to do 45 00:02:32,277 --> 00:02:34,529 because you're a prisoner of the system? 46 00:02:35,238 --> 00:02:36,489 I'm not a prisoner. 47 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:38,825 How many windows in your office? 48 00:02:38,908 --> 00:02:44,414 None. But this is a crappy temp office because my real office doesn't have heat. 49 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:46,958 So no heat and no windows. 50 00:02:47,041 --> 00:02:48,168 Interesting. 51 00:02:48,251 --> 00:02:52,380 And how many other human beings have you talked with today? 52 00:02:52,463 --> 00:02:53,631 One. 53 00:02:53,715 --> 00:02:55,592 The security guard. 54 00:02:55,675 --> 00:02:58,720 Okay, yeah, this is a prison. I'll meet you in the parking lot. 55 00:02:59,429 --> 00:03:01,264 Hello, everyone. 56 00:03:01,347 --> 00:03:03,141 A few brief announcements. 57 00:03:03,224 --> 00:03:07,645 First of all, the latest round of budget cuts has gone into effect, 58 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:09,981 and the college is no longer buying coffee pods 59 00:03:10,064 --> 00:03:11,566 for the communal coffee machines. 60 00:03:12,358 --> 00:03:17,780 However, Max Griffin has graciously lent the faculty lounge his pour-over station. 61 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:19,324 Whoa, whoa, whoa, Sue. 62 00:03:19,407 --> 00:03:20,825 If we rush the process, 63 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:22,827 the individual notes won't properly mature. 64 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:27,707 More importantly, tonight is the annual James Joyce symposium, 65 00:03:27,790 --> 00:03:29,876 led by Dr. Benjamin Cole. 66 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:32,045 We hope to see you all there. 67 00:03:33,379 --> 00:03:35,465 Sorry, what's this all about? 68 00:03:35,548 --> 00:03:40,470 Every year I convene a symposium on the life and times of James Joyce. 69 00:03:40,553 --> 00:03:42,388 -Ah. -Let me back up. 70 00:03:42,472 --> 00:03:45,266 James Joyce was a famous novelist. 71 00:03:45,350 --> 00:03:47,435 Let me back up again. 72 00:03:47,518 --> 00:03:51,814 A novelist is a person who uses words to tell stories. 73 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:54,192 I know who James Joyce is. 74 00:03:54,275 --> 00:03:55,818 I'm an author. I wrote a book. 75 00:03:55,902 --> 00:04:00,490 Well, so did the creator of Mad Libs, but I wouldn't call him an author. 76 00:04:00,573 --> 00:04:02,909 Hey, Benjamin, be nice. 77 00:04:02,992 --> 00:04:05,328 All right. I'm sorry, Charles. 78 00:04:05,828 --> 00:04:09,707 You and the creator of Mad Libs are exactly the same. 79 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:12,377 Excuse me. 80 00:04:13,169 --> 00:04:14,045 Yeah. 81 00:04:14,128 --> 00:04:16,756 Guess what Kelseigh Vinick is doing today. 82 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,469 She is opening her new art exhibit at a fancy gallery. 83 00:04:21,552 --> 00:04:23,763 What's the exhibit? A bunch of her selfies? 84 00:04:23,846 --> 00:04:24,846 Yes. 85 00:04:25,390 --> 00:04:26,849 -Really? -Yes. 86 00:04:26,933 --> 00:04:32,272 It's called "Kel-See Me as I Kel-See My Selfie." 87 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:33,189 Wow. 88 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:36,734 And get this, according to the invitation, 89 00:04:36,818 --> 00:04:40,947 there's a discussion led by Betsy Muki of Wheeler College, 90 00:04:41,030 --> 00:04:44,158 followed by light refreshments and chemical peels. 91 00:04:44,242 --> 00:04:47,787 Apparently, this is yet another way the school is sucking up to Vinick. 92 00:04:47,870 --> 00:04:49,372 Okay. Keep me updated. 93 00:04:49,455 --> 00:04:53,543 I guess I'll go to Ben Cole's boring James Joyce symposium. 94 00:04:53,626 --> 00:04:55,003 You know, this stinks. 95 00:04:55,086 --> 00:04:57,422 You get to do fun stuff. I have to go to school? 96 00:04:57,505 --> 00:05:00,383 You're literally a teacher. 97 00:05:03,428 --> 00:05:07,974 Let's talk about some of the pieces in this… extraordinary exhibit. 98 00:05:08,057 --> 00:05:10,893 Like this one, in front of the Eiffel Tower. 99 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:13,730 Mm. So this is actually a really interesting story. 100 00:05:13,813 --> 00:05:18,609 I was in Paris, and I looked up, and I went, "Whoa, what is that?" 101 00:05:20,611 --> 00:05:26,576 Oh. Uh, well… to me, the colors, they evoke Seurat or even Chagall. 102 00:05:26,659 --> 00:05:29,245 Oh my God. I love Steven Chagall. Yes. 103 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:34,667 Let's talk about this piece, Selfie with Selfie. 104 00:05:34,751 --> 00:05:37,545 Mm. So for this one, I took a selfie. 105 00:05:37,628 --> 00:05:39,255 -Mm-hm. -And I printed it out. 106 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:42,425 And then I took a selfie of myself with that selfie. 107 00:05:42,508 --> 00:05:43,508 It's very meta. 108 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:45,219 Oh no, this one I put on Snapchat. 109 00:05:45,303 --> 00:05:46,929 Wait. I have an amazing idea. 110 00:06:05,656 --> 00:06:07,200 Charles, you made it. 111 00:06:07,283 --> 00:06:09,577 This is the James Joyce Symposium? 112 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:11,871 Mm-hm. Um, whiskey, neat. 113 00:06:11,954 --> 00:06:17,251 Years ago, Ben wrote a brilliant paper tracing the influence of Walt Whitman 114 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:21,339 on Ulysses and was awarded an annual stipend 115 00:06:21,422 --> 00:06:23,841 to honor the legacy of James Joyce. 116 00:06:23,925 --> 00:06:27,720 Hm. And given that Joyce was a legendary tippler, 117 00:06:27,804 --> 00:06:31,974 I decided the best way to honor his legacy was to throw a party 118 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:33,309 where we all get drunk. 119 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,978 Why didn't you just tell me it was a party? 120 00:06:36,062 --> 00:06:39,941 Well, if I told you it was a party, I was running the risk that you'd come. 121 00:06:40,983 --> 00:06:43,986 But since you did, you should enjoy yourself. 122 00:06:44,779 --> 00:06:45,822 Drink up. 123 00:06:47,281 --> 00:06:48,721 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 124 00:06:48,783 --> 00:06:49,909 Wow. 125 00:06:49,992 --> 00:06:51,702 I still can't believe I did this. 126 00:06:52,870 --> 00:06:56,791 What? Ditch work or have a fun day for yourself? 127 00:06:56,874 --> 00:07:01,170 Both. I mean, I think it's fine. I've been at that job for like ten years. 128 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:03,506 At this point, I could do it in my sleep. 129 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:05,049 Do you like your job? 130 00:07:05,133 --> 00:07:07,510 It's fine. I mean, I used to like it a lot, 131 00:07:07,593 --> 00:07:10,304 but it's just not what I wanted to do. 132 00:07:10,388 --> 00:07:12,140 What did you want to do? 133 00:07:12,223 --> 00:07:14,851 Well, I took psychology courses at Wheeler, 134 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:17,270 and I thought I'd become a therapist. 135 00:07:17,353 --> 00:07:19,939 But, you know, life gets in the way. 136 00:07:20,022 --> 00:07:23,568 Life should not get in the way. You should be telling it where to go. 137 00:07:24,652 --> 00:07:27,697 Quit your job and go back to school. 138 00:07:28,823 --> 00:07:31,284 I mean, in theory, yes. 139 00:07:31,367 --> 00:07:34,912 But also, college and mortgage. 140 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:36,831 My grocery bill is insane. 141 00:07:36,914 --> 00:07:40,168 My kids eat three times a day, four times a day. 142 00:07:40,251 --> 00:07:43,045 There will always be reasons not to do something. 143 00:07:43,129 --> 00:07:45,381 We spend a third of our lives at work. 144 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:50,219 If you're not getting value out of your job, you should quit. 145 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,555 The rest will work itself out. 146 00:07:53,514 --> 00:07:54,557 You know what? 147 00:07:55,057 --> 00:07:56,184 You're right. 148 00:07:56,267 --> 00:07:59,187 I told Joel years ago that I wanted to go back to school, 149 00:07:59,270 --> 00:08:01,022 and he was super supportive. 150 00:08:03,441 --> 00:08:04,817 I'm gonna quit my job. 151 00:08:04,901 --> 00:08:05,943 Do it. 152 00:08:06,527 --> 00:08:07,570 Do it now. 153 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,655 -Really? -Yes. What else are we gonna do? 154 00:08:09,739 --> 00:08:11,324 The bread isn't even here yet. 155 00:08:11,407 --> 00:08:12,742 Okay. 156 00:08:13,826 --> 00:08:16,287 Yeah. I'm gonna quit my job. 157 00:08:16,370 --> 00:08:18,122 Okay. 158 00:08:18,206 --> 00:08:19,207 Uh… 159 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:21,918 Hi, Bill. This is Emily. 160 00:08:22,001 --> 00:08:24,045 Wondering if you might have time tomorrow. 161 00:08:24,128 --> 00:08:27,757 I'd like to have a discussion with you about my future. 162 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,300 Okay. Great. 163 00:08:29,383 --> 00:08:31,427 Yeah. I'll see you at nine. 164 00:08:32,678 --> 00:08:33,554 You did it! 165 00:08:33,638 --> 00:08:35,097 Oh, I feel wild! 166 00:08:36,390 --> 00:08:38,184 And the bread is here! 167 00:08:38,267 --> 00:08:40,686 Oh my God, this is the best day ever! 168 00:08:42,730 --> 00:08:46,984 So this one was taken in the big United States courthouse or something. 169 00:08:47,068 --> 00:08:49,946 That's Daniel Day-Lewis. They made a big, jumbo statue of him. 170 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:51,113 Ms. Vinick. 171 00:08:51,781 --> 00:08:54,825 I'm Julie, the private investigator working for Wheeler. 172 00:08:54,909 --> 00:08:56,369 Oh! Oh my God, hi! 173 00:08:56,452 --> 00:08:59,038 Wait, you're very pretty for someone with a job. 174 00:08:59,121 --> 00:09:00,122 What's up with that? 175 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:02,166 -Thank you. -Of course, girlie. 176 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:03,960 I'll take one of those, thank you. 177 00:09:04,043 --> 00:09:05,920 -And stay close. -Mm-hm. 178 00:09:06,003 --> 00:09:07,547 No, I'm good. 179 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:10,800 Oh my God! 180 00:09:10,883 --> 00:09:12,802 -Hey! -Mwah, mwah, mwah. 181 00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:14,929 Oh my God, you made it! Julie, this is Amber. 182 00:09:15,012 --> 00:09:17,348 She's a hot, sexy bitch, and she is my granddaughter. 183 00:09:17,431 --> 00:09:18,307 Mm-hm. 184 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:19,991 -Your what? -My granddaughter. 185 00:09:20,017 --> 00:09:22,103 Brad's granddaughter from his second marriage. 186 00:09:22,186 --> 00:09:24,397 We were in a sorority. That's how Brad and I met. 187 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,857 She was my big, and now she's my grandma. 188 00:09:26,941 --> 00:09:27,984 Aw. 189 00:09:28,067 --> 00:09:29,485 Look at us. Look at us. 190 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,988 I can see you. Yeah. What a sweet story. 191 00:09:32,071 --> 00:09:34,323 Where is Pop-Pop? Or, I mean, your husband. 192 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:37,577 Oh, yeah, I mean, well, he bailed. Classic. He said he had a meeting. 193 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:39,453 -Aw, bummer. -Yeah. 194 00:09:39,537 --> 00:09:40,913 Wait, wanna go to Dubai? 195 00:09:40,997 --> 00:09:42,957 Yes! Oh, but I can't. Tomorrow? 196 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:44,667 -Call me. -Okay. 197 00:09:46,502 --> 00:09:48,462 -Bye! -Bye! Send that to me. 198 00:09:48,546 --> 00:09:49,672 Sorry about that. 199 00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:53,926 Grandkids, am I right? They're a handful. 200 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:56,304 ♪ Islands in the stream ♪ 201 00:09:56,387 --> 00:09:58,556 ♪ That is what we are ♪ 202 00:09:58,639 --> 00:10:00,891 ♪ No one in between ♪ 203 00:10:00,975 --> 00:10:02,602 ♪ How can we be wrong? ♪ 204 00:10:03,394 --> 00:10:04,729 ♪ Sail away with me… ♪ 205 00:10:04,812 --> 00:10:07,148 Andrea, you're leaving already? 206 00:10:07,231 --> 00:10:09,859 I'm sorry, Ben. I just have a meeting I can't get out of. 207 00:10:09,942 --> 00:10:11,235 But have a whiskey for me. 208 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:16,115 No. Wait. If you are leaving, we are doing the circle now. 209 00:10:16,198 --> 00:10:17,408 Oh. 210 00:10:17,491 --> 00:10:18,491 Okay. 211 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:22,955 -Gather round. -The circle? 212 00:10:23,039 --> 00:10:25,499 Oh, it's a Ben and Holly invention. 213 00:10:25,583 --> 00:10:26,667 Yeah, you'll see. 214 00:10:26,751 --> 00:10:31,005 It has come to my attention that Andrea is leaving early. 215 00:10:31,088 --> 00:10:33,215 Boo! 216 00:10:34,175 --> 00:10:36,844 Your boos are warranted. 217 00:10:36,927 --> 00:10:40,473 Life in academia can be thankless, 218 00:10:40,556 --> 00:10:42,433 even in the best of times. 219 00:10:42,516 --> 00:10:45,227 And these are not the best of times. 220 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:50,107 So we create a circle of praise 221 00:10:50,191 --> 00:10:52,568 to remind us who we are 222 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:55,071 and why we are here. 223 00:10:55,154 --> 00:10:58,074 And I'm going to start… with Holly. 224 00:10:58,157 --> 00:11:01,952 Holly Bodgemark, I owe you my career. 225 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:04,997 And I actually owe you my life. 226 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:08,000 Your job title is provost, 227 00:11:08,084 --> 00:11:11,087 but we all know what you really are. 228 00:11:11,587 --> 00:11:15,049 You are the glue that holds Wheeler College together. 229 00:11:16,592 --> 00:11:18,052 In praise of Holly. 230 00:11:18,135 --> 00:11:20,888 In praise of Holly! 231 00:11:20,971 --> 00:11:22,139 Thank you. 232 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:26,602 And I would like to praise Andrea so she can get out of here. 233 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:30,022 -Thank you. -I don't understand economics. 234 00:11:30,106 --> 00:11:34,151 But I do understand dedication and brilliance. 235 00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:35,403 And you have both. 236 00:11:35,486 --> 00:11:37,571 Well, I also still have that bra you lent me. 237 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:39,573 Well, I need that back. 238 00:11:39,657 --> 00:11:40,866 Yeah, I have it. 239 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:44,036 In praise of Andrea! 240 00:11:46,622 --> 00:11:49,166 You were right. This looks great. 241 00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:52,753 It really does. Cute. Cute. Cute. 242 00:11:53,462 --> 00:11:55,339 See, if you hadn't played hooky, 243 00:11:55,423 --> 00:11:58,050 you never would have found this cool outfit. 244 00:11:58,134 --> 00:12:00,594 It's so true. I'm gonna wear it at home. 245 00:12:00,678 --> 00:12:02,346 That sweater was holding me back. 246 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:04,765 I didn't want to say anything, but it really was. 247 00:12:05,349 --> 00:12:07,101 What a fun day. 248 00:12:07,184 --> 00:12:08,269 Thank you so much. 249 00:12:08,352 --> 00:12:10,271 My pleasure. 250 00:12:10,354 --> 00:12:13,816 My mom always used to say, "The world is a playground." 251 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:16,277 "Might as well get out there and enjoy it." 252 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:17,278 I love that. 253 00:12:17,361 --> 00:12:20,406 Oh my God. 254 00:12:21,073 --> 00:12:25,369 This would make a beautiful wedding dress, don't you think? 255 00:12:25,453 --> 00:12:27,037 Yeah, that is incredible. 256 00:12:27,121 --> 00:12:28,289 I'm gonna buy it. 257 00:12:28,372 --> 00:12:30,332 In case Charles asks me to marry him, 258 00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:32,960 or I ask him to marry me, you never know. 259 00:12:33,043 --> 00:12:39,258 Sorry, is… I… is marriage something that you and my dad were talking about? 260 00:12:39,341 --> 00:12:42,678 Oh, no, we've not talked about it at all. 261 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:44,972 But it's always a possibility, right? 262 00:12:45,055 --> 00:12:50,936 Like, in the sum total of all the possible outcomes in the universe, 263 00:12:51,020 --> 00:12:53,063 us getting married is one. 264 00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:56,317 I'm gonna try it on, and if I like it, I'll buy it. 265 00:12:57,109 --> 00:12:59,695 Yay! 266 00:13:01,363 --> 00:13:04,575 So a lot of people think that taking selfies is easy, 267 00:13:04,658 --> 00:13:07,161 but actually, a lot of hard work goes into it. 268 00:13:07,244 --> 00:13:10,664 For example, if you accidentally forget to reverse the camera, 269 00:13:10,748 --> 00:13:12,625 you might accidentally take a not-selfie. 270 00:13:12,708 --> 00:13:14,543 -Thank you. -Is there a word for that? 271 00:13:14,627 --> 00:13:16,921 When the camera takes a photo that's of not you? 272 00:13:17,004 --> 00:13:18,130 Kelseigh… 273 00:13:18,756 --> 00:13:21,717 I came here tonight because I'm still working on the case 274 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,512 regarding your husband, and I could really use your help. 275 00:13:24,595 --> 00:13:26,305 Oh, for real? You want my help? 276 00:13:26,388 --> 00:13:27,890 -Yeah. -Okay, low-key flattered. 277 00:13:27,973 --> 00:13:29,558 But I know nothing about Brad. 278 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:31,769 I never see him. I never know what he's up to. 279 00:13:31,852 --> 00:13:32,937 That's what I wanted... 280 00:13:33,020 --> 00:13:35,523 He couldn't spare an hour to come to my gallery opening. 281 00:13:35,606 --> 00:13:39,026 This was supposed to be my night. But of course, it's always about him. 282 00:13:39,109 --> 00:13:40,402 You know what I mean? 283 00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:42,238 When is it ever gonna be about me? 284 00:13:44,532 --> 00:13:46,659 I'm sorry. 285 00:13:47,159 --> 00:13:49,328 I don't know why I'm so emotional. 286 00:13:50,204 --> 00:13:52,081 I think I might know. 287 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:54,041 You're not drinking wine. 288 00:13:54,124 --> 00:13:56,877 You're wearing an empire waist dress, 289 00:13:56,961 --> 00:13:59,213 and you've started to crop your selfies 290 00:13:59,296 --> 00:14:02,341 because you're trying to hide your belly. 291 00:14:02,424 --> 00:14:04,593 I know what you think. It's not that. 292 00:14:08,389 --> 00:14:09,640 I'm pregnant. 293 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:12,101 Yeah, that's what I… 294 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:14,770 -What did you think I meant? -I don't know. 295 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:16,397 I'm just flustered right now. 296 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,067 I'm sorry. I know I don't know you well, but I'm freaking out. 297 00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:22,820 Okay. All right. Let's get you out of here. 298 00:14:22,903 --> 00:14:24,780 -All right, I'll buy you a water. -Okay. 299 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:26,532 No, I'm not allowed to have water. 300 00:14:26,615 --> 00:14:27,616 I'm pregnant. 301 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:30,578 Oh no. You are always supposed to have water. 302 00:14:30,661 --> 00:14:33,080 As a carbon-based life form. 303 00:14:33,163 --> 00:14:34,540 -Wait, for real? -Yeah. 304 00:14:34,623 --> 00:14:37,459 I've been drinking Pedialyte. They said it was good for babies. 305 00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:40,671 -Oh God. -I'm already doing everything wrong. 306 00:14:41,922 --> 00:14:43,883 We're gonna get you some water right now. 307 00:14:43,966 --> 00:14:45,801 I'm so thirsty. 308 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:47,595 -You have no idea. -I know. 309 00:14:47,678 --> 00:14:48,804 Yeah. 310 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:53,642 Ben, you are haughty, arrogant, and borderline rude. 311 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,895 Now name my bad qualities. 312 00:14:57,688 --> 00:15:01,150 You are also the north star of the Wheeler faculty. 313 00:15:01,233 --> 00:15:04,653 Without you, we would all be adrift. 314 00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:08,032 -In praise of Ben! -In praise of Ben! 315 00:15:08,115 --> 00:15:12,870 Okay, now that we're done with that, we've come full circle. 316 00:15:12,953 --> 00:15:15,372 Which means, back to drinking. 317 00:15:15,456 --> 00:15:18,208 Wait. Charles didn't go. 318 00:15:18,709 --> 00:15:20,002 I'm okay. 319 00:15:20,085 --> 00:15:23,255 No, no, no. The rules are clear. 320 00:15:23,339 --> 00:15:25,883 Everyone has to praise someone. 321 00:15:25,966 --> 00:15:30,262 Okay, Charles, pick someone to praise. 322 00:15:30,346 --> 00:15:33,766 I guess that one person will have been praised twice. 323 00:15:33,849 --> 00:15:36,393 Congratulations. You really screwed this up. 324 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:39,730 How could I choose? 325 00:15:39,813 --> 00:15:44,026 You're all devoted to Wheeler College. 326 00:15:44,985 --> 00:15:48,906 Everything you say and do, you say and do with conviction. 327 00:15:49,448 --> 00:15:52,660 That's how I know, for example, that Ben can't stand me. 328 00:15:54,161 --> 00:15:57,206 But it's also how I know you're great teachers. 329 00:15:58,415 --> 00:16:00,793 And it's just one of the many reasons that 330 00:16:01,418 --> 00:16:03,379 Wheeler is so special. 331 00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:08,550 So, I would like to praise each of you… individually. 332 00:16:09,134 --> 00:16:11,720 And all of you… together. 333 00:16:12,221 --> 00:16:13,806 In praise of Wheeler. 334 00:16:13,889 --> 00:16:16,350 In praise of Wheeler! 335 00:16:16,433 --> 00:16:21,021 ♪ Time to take a breath once more ♪ 336 00:16:21,105 --> 00:16:23,941 ♪ Before the hammer blow ♪ 337 00:16:24,441 --> 00:16:27,987 ♪ Wrap myself around the veil ♪ 338 00:16:29,571 --> 00:16:32,950 -Yeah. Be right with you. -Um… 339 00:16:33,033 --> 00:16:38,622 I'm forced to admit that you strung together a few nice sentences. 340 00:16:38,706 --> 00:16:40,958 That almost sounds like a compliment. 341 00:16:41,041 --> 00:16:43,877 Call it a begrudging acknowledgment. 342 00:16:44,628 --> 00:16:46,213 Hey, what… 343 00:16:46,922 --> 00:16:51,301 What did you mean when you said that you owe Holly your career? 344 00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:52,386 Mm… 345 00:16:52,469 --> 00:16:54,221 Forty-some years ago… 346 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:58,100 I was teaching at Dover University in Delaware. 347 00:16:58,934 --> 00:17:00,561 The school was fine. 348 00:17:00,644 --> 00:17:02,896 The people were fine. 349 00:17:02,980 --> 00:17:05,691 It was sort of the Delaware of universities. 350 00:17:06,984 --> 00:17:11,071 One day, a young administrator knocked on my door. 351 00:17:11,155 --> 00:17:15,659 And she had seen me deliver a paper on Lord Byron. 352 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:19,705 Asked whether I'd ever heard of Wheeler College. 353 00:17:19,788 --> 00:17:21,582 She saw something in you. 354 00:17:21,665 --> 00:17:23,625 A kindred spirit. 355 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:25,461 -It's my story, Charles. -Sorry. 356 00:17:26,253 --> 00:17:31,383 She said that her gut told her that I would be perfect for Wheeler. 357 00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:34,428 And that Wheeler would be perfect for me. 358 00:17:35,262 --> 00:17:38,891 I packed my bags, and I headed west. 359 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,061 That's a real leap of faith you took. 360 00:17:42,144 --> 00:17:46,690 The way she spoke about Wheeler College, she was so full of passion. 361 00:17:46,774 --> 00:17:50,152 And passion is the only thing that matters 362 00:17:50,235 --> 00:17:53,447 in this corroded spittoon of a world. 363 00:17:55,824 --> 00:18:00,370 But even passion can't stop time. 364 00:18:00,454 --> 00:18:05,250 The way the winds are blowing, soon I'll be forced to leave my post. 365 00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:08,253 I take it you don't dream of retirement. 366 00:18:08,337 --> 00:18:11,298 Oh God, no. I don't play golf, Charles. 367 00:18:11,381 --> 00:18:14,301 I don't hike. I don't fish. 368 00:18:14,384 --> 00:18:19,765 What I do is read books I love and teach others how to love them too. 369 00:18:19,848 --> 00:18:23,519 It gives shape to my days and purpose to my years. 370 00:18:24,269 --> 00:18:27,106 I've had 40 years of purpose here. 371 00:18:27,189 --> 00:18:32,361 And… for me, life without Wheeler College is… 372 00:18:33,153 --> 00:18:36,115 it would not be life at all. 373 00:18:37,157 --> 00:18:39,284 Mm. 374 00:18:40,744 --> 00:18:43,372 I felt the same when I retired. 375 00:18:43,997 --> 00:18:45,958 And after my wife passed. 376 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:49,002 I was wrong. 377 00:18:49,503 --> 00:18:51,380 Well, I'm glad for you. 378 00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:54,591 I doubt I'll feel the same when they send me packing. 379 00:18:55,092 --> 00:18:58,387 "Better pass boldly into that other world 380 00:18:58,470 --> 00:19:01,515 in the full glory of some passion 381 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:05,978 "than fade and wither dismally with age." 382 00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:09,189 That's Joyce, right? From "The Dead"? 383 00:19:11,316 --> 00:19:13,527 You've read Dubliners. 384 00:19:15,195 --> 00:19:18,198 Yes, Ben. I read books. 385 00:19:18,699 --> 00:19:22,411 I admit I also do Mad Libs with my grandkids. 386 00:19:22,911 --> 00:19:26,540 But in my spare time, I read literature. 387 00:19:28,959 --> 00:19:29,960 Enjoy. 388 00:19:44,766 --> 00:19:45,601 Hey there. 389 00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:49,646 Why didn't you tell me it was a fun, boozy party? 390 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:52,774 More fun if it's a surprise. How was it? 391 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:54,693 I really had a great time. 392 00:19:54,776 --> 00:19:56,987 I think Ben likes me. 393 00:19:57,070 --> 00:20:01,867 Or at least, his contempt for me is simmering instead of boiling. 394 00:20:02,367 --> 00:20:05,162 Oh. How was your day with Emily? 395 00:20:05,245 --> 00:20:08,081 We had so much fun. 396 00:20:08,165 --> 00:20:13,378 Your daughter is so lovely and funny and just a great hang. 397 00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:14,838 Oh, that's so wonderful. 398 00:20:14,922 --> 00:20:16,757 Yeah, we got along famously. 399 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,301 Honestly, the whole day was fabulous. 400 00:20:19,384 --> 00:20:20,969 We totally meshed. 401 00:20:22,137 --> 00:20:23,138 Mona scares me. 402 00:20:23,639 --> 00:20:24,765 Really? 403 00:20:24,848 --> 00:20:29,519 Yeah. I mean, she's smart and cool and funny and nice. 404 00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:31,230 But, ah… She is wild. 405 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:33,774 I mean, she just says whatever pops into her head. 406 00:20:33,857 --> 00:20:36,902 And she is very cavalier about, like, huge life decisions. 407 00:20:36,985 --> 00:20:40,113 Oh, I know. At Thanksgiving, she came up to me and she said, 408 00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:41,698 "Should I buy this racehorse?" 409 00:20:41,782 --> 00:20:43,659 I was like, "I don't know you, lady." 410 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:47,162 Well, earlier today, she convinced me to quit my job. 411 00:20:48,205 --> 00:20:49,081 What? 412 00:20:49,164 --> 00:20:52,000 Yeah. I made an appointment to meet with Bill tomorrow 413 00:20:52,084 --> 00:20:54,962 and was fully intending on quitting. 414 00:20:55,545 --> 00:20:56,380 Why? 415 00:20:56,463 --> 00:21:01,051 I was telling her some… you know, true things about how I'm unsatisfied, 416 00:21:01,134 --> 00:21:03,887 and I want to go get my master's and become a psychologist. 417 00:21:03,971 --> 00:21:05,222 Huh. 418 00:21:05,305 --> 00:21:08,225 You're back there again. Well, why didn't you tell me? 419 00:21:08,308 --> 00:21:12,312 To be honest, I didn't even know I was back there till she and I started talking. 420 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:17,442 I mean… her confidence is intoxicating. If we'd hung out for 30 more minutes, 421 00:21:17,526 --> 00:21:21,446 we'd probably be Thelma and Louise-ing it across the country by now. 422 00:21:21,530 --> 00:21:23,073 Well, you're dressed for it, so… 423 00:21:25,158 --> 00:21:26,743 I'm just worried about my dad. 424 00:21:27,494 --> 00:21:31,039 I mean, is it safe for him to be with someone who just so, like, 425 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:33,875 casually tosses out sticks of dynamite? 426 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:35,752 It's fair to be worried. 427 00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:39,381 But… you clearly do want to go back to school, 428 00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:42,217 and it seems like you wouldn't have realized it 429 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:45,512 unless this dynamite thrower was throwing some dynamite. 430 00:21:45,595 --> 00:21:49,141 So… maybe your dad likes that about her? 431 00:21:51,685 --> 00:21:54,062 You should quit your job and become a psychologist. 432 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:55,939 -Oh, I already quit. -Oh. 433 00:21:56,023 --> 00:22:00,819 Mona and I are going splitsies on that racehorse, so we're gonna be rich. 434 00:22:00,902 --> 00:22:03,947 Hey! We'll get you one of these suits too. 435 00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:06,908 -Aw. But I don't want one of those. -I already ordered it. 436 00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:08,493 -No. -Yeah, it's on its way. 437 00:22:11,955 --> 00:22:13,248 Thank you. 438 00:22:16,710 --> 00:22:18,879 So things aren't great between you and Brad? 439 00:22:18,962 --> 00:22:20,964 I mean, he's not nice to me. 440 00:22:21,048 --> 00:22:23,800 And he's definitely always cheating on me, so… no. 441 00:22:23,884 --> 00:22:25,594 Do you know who it is? 442 00:22:25,677 --> 00:22:27,429 Mm… Probably someone from Wheeler. 443 00:22:27,512 --> 00:22:29,848 He's, like, obsessed with that grimy school. 444 00:22:29,931 --> 00:22:33,060 I hear him talking on the phone all the time to someone named Aurora. 445 00:22:33,143 --> 00:22:35,354 "Aurora." Such a dope name, right? 446 00:22:36,396 --> 00:22:37,731 You're not upset? 447 00:22:37,814 --> 00:22:39,066 About the cheating? 448 00:22:39,149 --> 00:22:42,694 No. Look, everyone thinks I'm an idiot, but I know what I signed up for. 449 00:22:43,278 --> 00:22:45,739 I'm just, like, so freaked out about being a mom. 450 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:49,159 Well, no one is ever ready to be a mom. 451 00:22:49,242 --> 00:22:51,161 I'm not just gonna be a mom. 452 00:22:51,244 --> 00:22:53,872 I turn 30 in a week. 453 00:22:53,955 --> 00:22:55,874 Don't tell anyone. Swear to God? 454 00:22:55,957 --> 00:22:58,752 So Brad's either gonna leave me for the new girl he's dating, 455 00:22:58,835 --> 00:23:00,712 or he's gonna, like… drop dead. 456 00:23:00,796 --> 00:23:04,174 I don't know. Either way, I'm gonna be a single mom. 457 00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:07,302 Well, I was raised by a single mom. 458 00:23:07,886 --> 00:23:11,014 It was just her, me, and my older sister, and… 459 00:23:11,807 --> 00:23:15,852 Yeah, it was really tough sometimes, but… it was also pretty great. 460 00:23:15,936 --> 00:23:17,729 She was always busy… 461 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:20,357 Working, 462 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,944 so when she spent time with us, she was really with us. 463 00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:28,240 Every Friday, we would make a frozen pizza and watch TV. 464 00:23:29,991 --> 00:23:32,160 Fridays used to be my favorite night. 465 00:23:32,869 --> 00:23:34,329 What do you do on Fridays now? 466 00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:36,038 I work. 467 00:23:37,707 --> 00:23:39,793 Hey, I think you're gonna be a great mom. 468 00:23:39,876 --> 00:23:44,840 And maybe you're wrong. Maybe Brad and Aurora are just coworkers. 469 00:23:44,923 --> 00:23:47,551 "Maybe Brad and Aurora are just coworkers." 470 00:23:47,634 --> 00:23:51,138 You're so funny, so cute. I love you. I'm obsessed with you. You're adorable. 471 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:54,117 No, he lied to me tonight. He said he was going to the city for a meeting. 472 00:23:54,141 --> 00:23:55,434 But, like, he's still on campus. 473 00:23:55,517 --> 00:23:56,685 Probably with her. 474 00:23:56,768 --> 00:23:59,646 I've been tracking his location since we got married. 475 00:23:59,729 --> 00:24:00,897 Does he know that? 476 00:24:00,981 --> 00:24:02,691 Girl, no. He's like 110. 477 00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:05,152 He still probably uses those rotisserie phones. 478 00:24:05,235 --> 00:24:07,946 Hey, can I run some baby names by you? 479 00:24:08,029 --> 00:24:10,323 I'm thinking Chimelia or Skyrizi. 480 00:24:10,407 --> 00:24:11,825 And if it's a girl… 481 00:24:12,534 --> 00:24:13,702 Malaria? 482 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:51,531 Julie, I just saw the mystery woman get out of Vinick's car. 483 00:24:51,615 --> 00:24:53,867 It's Andrea Yi. What do I do? 484 00:24:53,950 --> 00:24:56,453 -Sit tight. I'm on my way. -No, but she… 485 00:24:56,536 --> 00:24:57,954 She's walking away. 486 00:24:58,038 --> 00:24:59,164 Follow her. 487 00:24:59,247 --> 00:25:03,418 Copy that. Full disclosure, I got a pretty good buzz going. 488 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:04,878 Why would you tell me? 489 00:25:04,961 --> 00:25:06,254 For full disclosure. 490 00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:07,464 Go! 491 00:25:38,995 --> 00:25:39,996 Uh-oh. 492 00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:46,545 Oh my God. Oh. 493 00:25:48,171 --> 00:25:50,340 -Charles? -Oh! 494 00:25:50,423 --> 00:25:51,841 Are you okay? 495 00:25:51,925 --> 00:25:53,218 Oh, I'm fine, yes. 496 00:25:53,301 --> 00:25:56,763 I just… I had a little too much whiskey, I guess. 497 00:25:56,846 --> 00:26:01,560 Oh, you… This exact thing happened to Tshibili last year. 498 00:26:01,643 --> 00:26:02,686 -Ah! -So… 499 00:26:03,186 --> 00:26:05,438 If you're okay, I should… I should run. 500 00:26:05,522 --> 00:26:08,525 -Yeah. I'm so sorry to ask, but... -Actually. Yeah. 501 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,612 -But can you help me out here, please? -Yes, of course. Yes. 502 00:26:12,696 --> 00:26:13,780 Oh. 503 00:26:13,863 --> 00:26:15,282 -Thank you. -Sure. 504 00:26:16,783 --> 00:26:18,618 -Oh, thank you. Thanks. -Okay. 505 00:26:18,702 --> 00:26:20,161 -Appreciate it. -Yeah. 506 00:26:20,245 --> 00:26:21,705 Julie Kovalenko. 507 00:26:21,788 --> 00:26:24,165 -How nice to see you. -Professor Nieuwendyk. 508 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:26,918 There is a turtle hanging from your jacket. 509 00:26:28,962 --> 00:26:31,423 Oh, look at that. 510 00:26:32,215 --> 00:26:33,425 Okay, here we go. 511 00:26:33,925 --> 00:26:35,677 There you go, little buddy. 512 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,014 Can I have a minute alone with Professor Yi? 513 00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,599 Yes, of course. 514 00:26:41,641 --> 00:26:43,101 Good night, ladies. 515 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:50,150 Can I help you, Detective? 516 00:26:50,233 --> 00:26:52,611 I hope so, Aurora. 517 00:26:54,571 --> 00:26:56,072 How do you know that name? 518 00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:59,367 Mrs. Vinick's been tracking her husband's whereabouts. 519 00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:03,079 She believes he's having an affair with someone at Wheeler named Aurora. 520 00:27:03,163 --> 00:27:06,791 And since you are the woman that just exited his car at midnight, 521 00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,209 I'm inclined to agree. 522 00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:10,378 There is no affair. 523 00:27:11,171 --> 00:27:13,298 Aurora isn't a person. 524 00:27:13,381 --> 00:27:14,924 It's a plan. 525 00:27:15,008 --> 00:27:17,844 And it's going to destroy Wheeler College.