1 00:00:02,045 --> 00:00:05,005 [dramatic piano music] 2 00:00:05,048 --> 00:00:09,052 ♪ 3 00:00:09,096 --> 00:00:11,185 [bells ringing] 4 00:00:11,228 --> 00:00:14,057 ♪ 5 00:00:14,101 --> 00:00:17,060 - Well, hello there. 6 00:00:17,104 --> 00:00:18,670 Who are you? 7 00:00:18,714 --> 00:00:21,499 Based on your vibe, a student. 8 00:00:21,543 --> 00:00:24,067 Your blouse is loose. 9 00:00:24,111 --> 00:00:26,722 You're not here to be ogled, but those bracelets, 10 00:00:26,765 --> 00:00:28,419 they jangle. 11 00:00:28,463 --> 00:00:31,640 You like a little attention. Okay, I bite. 12 00:00:31,683 --> 00:00:33,468 You search the books. 13 00:00:33,511 --> 00:00:36,340 Uh, fiction. F through K. 14 00:00:36,384 --> 00:00:39,822 Now, hmm, you're not the standard insecure nymph 15 00:00:39,865 --> 00:00:42,825 hunting for Faulkner you'll never finish. 16 00:00:42,868 --> 00:00:45,045 Too sun-kissed for Stephen King. 17 00:00:45,088 --> 00:00:47,003 Who will you buy? 18 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,004 ♪ 19 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:49,788 - [gasps] Sorry. 20 00:00:49,832 --> 00:00:51,964 - You sound apologetic, 21 00:00:52,008 --> 00:00:54,619 like you're embarrassed to be a good girl. 22 00:00:54,663 --> 00:00:57,927 And you murmur your first word to me. 23 00:00:59,146 --> 00:01:00,930 - Hello. 24 00:01:00,973 --> 00:01:02,627 Do you work here? 25 00:01:02,671 --> 00:01:04,238 - Guilty. 26 00:01:04,281 --> 00:01:05,543 Can I help you find something? 27 00:01:05,587 --> 00:01:06,979 - Paula Fox? 28 00:01:07,023 --> 00:01:08,329 - That's a good choice. 29 00:01:08,372 --> 00:01:10,200 - Hmm, I feel weirdly validated. 30 00:01:10,244 --> 00:01:11,549 - [laughs] 31 00:01:11,593 --> 00:01:12,724 Follow me. 32 00:01:16,424 --> 00:01:18,121 She's gonna be in here. 33 00:01:18,165 --> 00:01:19,688 - Celebrity authors. 34 00:01:19,731 --> 00:01:21,385 I thought Fox was pretty obscure. 35 00:01:21,429 --> 00:01:24,693 - She is Courtney Love's maternal grandmother. 36 00:01:24,736 --> 00:01:26,042 You're not expected to know that. 37 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:27,826 - Good, I didn't. 38 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:29,524 - Mr. Mooney wants anyone in here 39 00:01:29,567 --> 00:01:31,003 who's even tangentially famous. 40 00:01:31,047 --> 00:01:32,396 He thinks it sells more books. 41 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,268 - That's sad-- people buying books 42 00:01:34,311 --> 00:01:36,270 because of what's popular, not because they want to be 43 00:01:36,313 --> 00:01:39,447 moved or changed in some way. 44 00:01:39,490 --> 00:01:42,014 - Yeah. It's an epidemic. 45 00:01:42,058 --> 00:01:43,146 - Hmm. 46 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:44,539 - Yeah, you see this guy, 47 00:01:44,582 --> 00:01:46,628 here with the glasses, behind you? 48 00:01:46,671 --> 00:01:49,979 He just grabbed Dan Brown's latest on the way in. 49 00:01:50,022 --> 00:01:52,416 So he's gonna wander around for another, like, 50 00:01:52,460 --> 00:01:54,418 five or ten minutes just to find something legitimate 51 00:01:54,462 --> 00:01:55,637 to buy with it. 52 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,029 - Oh, like the cereal guys buy 53 00:01:57,073 --> 00:01:58,335 when they're really there for condoms? 54 00:01:58,379 --> 00:01:59,771 Only makes it more conspicuous. 55 00:01:59,815 --> 00:02:01,425 Like, own your shit. 56 00:02:01,469 --> 00:02:04,124 If Dan Brown's your kink, then be out about it. 57 00:02:06,952 --> 00:02:08,519 At the end of the day, 58 00:02:08,563 --> 00:02:10,869 people really are disappointing, aren't they? 59 00:02:11,914 --> 00:02:14,090 - Sometimes they surprise you. 60 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:15,570 [soft music] 61 00:02:15,613 --> 00:02:17,572 Paula Fox, top shelf. Do you want me to... 62 00:02:17,615 --> 00:02:19,356 - Oh, no, I got it. 63 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,577 ♪ 64 00:02:22,620 --> 00:02:25,362 - Oh, are you not wearing a bra? 65 00:02:25,406 --> 00:02:27,103 And you want me to notice. 66 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,974 If this was a movie, 67 00:02:29,018 --> 00:02:33,196 I'd grab you and we'd go at it right in the stacks. 68 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,806 Have you read her fiction? 69 00:02:34,850 --> 00:02:36,721 "Desperate Characters" is her-- it's her best. 70 00:02:36,765 --> 00:02:38,375 - Oh, that's what I keep hearing. 71 00:02:38,419 --> 00:02:39,855 - You haven't read "Desperate Characters"? 72 00:02:39,898 --> 00:02:41,291 - I know. I know. 73 00:02:41,335 --> 00:02:42,597 I'm worried it's not gonna live up to the hype. 74 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:44,425 - I can safely say it is that good. 75 00:02:44,468 --> 00:02:45,948 - That's a high endorsement. 76 00:02:45,991 --> 00:02:48,211 And from a bookstore clerk, nonetheless. 77 00:02:48,255 --> 00:02:49,908 - Well, it's bookstore manager. 78 00:02:49,952 --> 00:02:52,172 - Hello? Anyone working here? 79 00:02:53,129 --> 00:02:54,217 - Asshole. 80 00:02:54,261 --> 00:02:55,653 - Oh. 81 00:02:55,697 --> 00:02:57,655 Whoa. - [laughs] 82 00:03:02,094 --> 00:03:03,661 - Do you mind? Uh, I'm in a hurry. 83 00:03:03,705 --> 00:03:05,533 - He's just pissed he's gotta buy Salinger 84 00:03:05,576 --> 00:03:07,404 to feel respectable when all he really wants to do 85 00:03:07,448 --> 00:03:09,754 is eat Cheetos and jerk it to iPorn 86 00:03:09,798 --> 00:03:14,063 before washing it all down with a Dan Brown chaser. 87 00:03:14,106 --> 00:03:15,369 Have a nice day, sir. 88 00:03:19,503 --> 00:03:21,679 - Okay, I'm going for it. 89 00:03:21,723 --> 00:03:23,159 - Good, you won't regret it. 90 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:24,291 - Better not. 91 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:26,206 - Paula Fox, nice. 92 00:03:26,249 --> 00:03:27,816 You know, she was, uh, Courtney Love's 93 00:03:27,859 --> 00:03:29,034 maternal grandmother. 94 00:03:29,078 --> 00:03:30,384 - That's why I'm buying it. 95 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:35,563 - You have enough cash to cover this, 96 00:03:35,606 --> 00:03:37,434 but you want me to know your name. 97 00:03:37,478 --> 00:03:38,870 Guinevere? 98 00:03:38,914 --> 00:03:40,350 - Yeah, my parents were assholes 99 00:03:40,394 --> 00:03:42,091 with the whole naming thing. 100 00:03:42,134 --> 00:03:45,442 But everyone just calls me Beck. 101 00:03:45,486 --> 00:03:47,836 And you're Joe? 102 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:49,925 - Goldberg. 103 00:03:49,968 --> 00:03:51,840 Everyone calls me Joe. 104 00:03:51,883 --> 00:03:53,450 - [laughs] 105 00:03:53,494 --> 00:03:56,105 ♪ 106 00:03:56,148 --> 00:03:57,889 - Aren't you gonna tell me to have a nice day? 107 00:03:57,933 --> 00:03:59,891 - You have a nice day, Beck. 108 00:03:59,935 --> 00:04:01,763 - You have one yourself, Joe. 109 00:04:01,806 --> 00:04:05,593 ♪ 110 00:04:05,636 --> 00:04:08,813 - You smiled, laughed at my jokes, 111 00:04:08,857 --> 00:04:12,687 told me your name, asked for mine. 112 00:04:12,730 --> 00:04:14,602 - She write her number on there? 113 00:04:14,645 --> 00:04:16,647 She was on you hard. 114 00:04:16,691 --> 00:04:18,475 - No, she was just being nice. 115 00:04:18,519 --> 00:04:20,347 - I'd be Googling the hell out of her right now. 116 00:04:20,390 --> 00:04:21,783 You know her full name. 117 00:04:21,826 --> 00:04:23,698 - That's pretty aggressive, Ethan. 118 00:04:23,741 --> 00:04:25,134 - What do I tell you? 119 00:04:25,177 --> 00:04:27,963 Always be closing that shit. 120 00:04:29,356 --> 00:04:30,661 If you need me... - If you need me... 121 00:04:30,705 --> 00:04:31,706 both: I'll be in cookbooks 122 00:04:31,749 --> 00:04:33,098 but for work, not for fun. 123 00:04:33,142 --> 00:04:34,752 I swear. 124 00:04:34,796 --> 00:04:36,624 - At the end of the day, 125 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:38,756 people are really just disappointing, aren't they? 126 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,759 [dramatic music] 127 00:04:41,803 --> 00:04:45,197 ♪ 128 00:04:45,241 --> 00:04:47,069 But are you, Beck? 129 00:04:47,112 --> 00:04:48,462 Are you? 130 00:04:48,505 --> 00:04:55,556 ♪ 131 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:04,260 [hip-hop music playing on car stereo] 132 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:06,436 ♪ 133 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,483 Yes, people find "the one." 134 00:05:09,526 --> 00:05:12,964 I believe that. I try to stay open. 135 00:05:13,008 --> 00:05:14,488 I was in love once. 136 00:05:14,531 --> 00:05:16,403 She broke my heart, Beck. 137 00:05:16,446 --> 00:05:19,319 Oh, she really did a number on me. 138 00:05:19,362 --> 00:05:21,146 I should have seen the signs. 139 00:05:21,190 --> 00:05:24,280 But we never do when we're in love. 140 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,369 Exhibit A: Claudia and Ron. 141 00:05:26,413 --> 00:05:28,153 - Went out for a couple of drinks. 142 00:05:28,197 --> 00:05:29,981 Get off my back, Claudia. - [yelling indistinctly] 143 00:05:30,025 --> 00:05:32,462 - Claudia's a nurse. Single parent. 144 00:05:32,506 --> 00:05:34,246 - It's every night! - It's not every night! 145 00:05:34,290 --> 00:05:35,900 - You think she knew Ron was a shitbag 146 00:05:35,944 --> 00:05:37,598 when she fell in love? 147 00:05:37,641 --> 00:05:39,817 No, she thought he was a prince. 148 00:05:39,861 --> 00:05:41,253 Hey, Paco. 149 00:05:41,297 --> 00:05:43,081 - What's up, Joe? 150 00:05:43,125 --> 00:05:45,780 - And now hers is not the only life she ruined. 151 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:49,697 - Leave me alone! I don't wanna talk to you! 152 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,089 - Is everything cool in there? 153 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:53,875 - Yeah, Mom and Ron are just talking. 154 00:05:53,918 --> 00:05:55,442 - No, man, this isn't your house-- 155 00:05:55,485 --> 00:05:58,619 - Wow, you are burning through that book, aren't you? 156 00:05:58,662 --> 00:06:00,011 - Reads quick. 157 00:06:00,055 --> 00:06:01,448 It's good. 158 00:06:01,491 --> 00:06:02,536 - Well, let me know when you finish. 159 00:06:02,579 --> 00:06:04,320 I'll--I'll get you another one. 160 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:08,498 - All right, well, I don't care about that! 161 00:06:08,542 --> 00:06:09,673 - Are you hungry? 162 00:06:09,717 --> 00:06:11,371 - [shouting indistinctly] 163 00:06:11,414 --> 00:06:12,981 - 'Cause, you know, I just got this meatball sub, 164 00:06:13,024 --> 00:06:15,375 but I remembered I have Thai from last night. 165 00:06:15,418 --> 00:06:17,072 - [shouting indistinctly] 166 00:06:17,115 --> 00:06:19,379 - No, my mom will just make me something later. 167 00:06:19,422 --> 00:06:20,945 - It's a shame. This won't keep. 168 00:06:20,989 --> 00:06:23,034 It's getting tossed. 169 00:06:23,078 --> 00:06:24,340 - You sure, Joe? 170 00:06:26,429 --> 00:06:28,431 - All for one and one for all. 171 00:06:41,313 --> 00:06:46,449 The point, Beck: love is tricky. 172 00:06:47,711 --> 00:06:50,671 - ♪ Shiny, shiny 173 00:06:50,714 --> 00:06:55,719 ♪ Shiny boots of leather 174 00:06:55,763 --> 00:07:01,769 ♪ Whiplash girl child in the dark ♪ 175 00:07:01,812 --> 00:07:05,425 ♪ 176 00:07:05,468 --> 00:07:07,862 - A guy needs to protect himself. 177 00:07:07,905 --> 00:07:10,517 I had to be sure you're safe. 178 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,520 And your name was a glorious place to start. 179 00:07:13,563 --> 00:07:16,479 Not a lot of Guinevere Becks. 180 00:07:16,523 --> 00:07:17,872 And there you were. 181 00:07:17,915 --> 00:07:19,613 Every account set to public. 182 00:07:19,656 --> 00:07:21,919 You want to be seen... 183 00:07:21,963 --> 00:07:24,182 heard, known. 184 00:07:24,226 --> 00:07:27,621 Of course, I obliged. 185 00:07:27,664 --> 00:07:30,928 Born and raised, Nantucket Island. 186 00:07:30,972 --> 00:07:33,844 A brother, Clyde, and sister, Anya. 187 00:07:33,888 --> 00:07:37,021 Your parents really were assholes about the names. 188 00:07:37,065 --> 00:07:39,459 Your folks split when you were 12. 189 00:07:39,502 --> 00:07:42,113 Your dad dropped out of the picture. 190 00:07:42,157 --> 00:07:44,333 Went to Brown, where you majored in lit, cool. 191 00:07:44,376 --> 00:07:46,596 And minored in douchebags, mm. 192 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,903 And then on to NYC to conquer an MFA 193 00:07:48,946 --> 00:07:50,557 and make your mark, presumably. 194 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,733 Now, you still write. Barely. 195 00:07:52,776 --> 00:07:54,299 Too busy living out moments you won't remember 196 00:07:54,343 --> 00:07:55,953 five years from now. 197 00:07:55,997 --> 00:07:58,260 I know this because you post about this life 198 00:07:58,303 --> 00:07:59,914 all the goddamn time. 199 00:07:59,957 --> 00:08:02,307 [indistinct chatter] 200 00:08:02,351 --> 00:08:04,222 Candidly, it's the least appealing thing 201 00:08:04,266 --> 00:08:05,920 about you, Beck. 202 00:08:05,963 --> 00:08:09,010 You posted this hours after our encounter. 203 00:08:09,053 --> 00:08:10,794 I was concerned. 204 00:08:10,838 --> 00:08:12,622 You didn't mention that cute guy in the bookstore. 205 00:08:12,666 --> 00:08:15,364 And then I realized, your online life isn't real. 206 00:08:15,407 --> 00:08:17,279 It's a--it's a collage. 207 00:08:17,322 --> 00:08:18,802 You paste this Beck up-- 208 00:08:18,846 --> 00:08:21,239 this, uh, together, lovable, cute, 209 00:08:21,283 --> 00:08:23,024 bendy little creature. 210 00:08:23,067 --> 00:08:24,895 If anything, the fact that you didn't share me 211 00:08:24,939 --> 00:08:27,855 with your followers only confirms we really connected. 212 00:08:27,898 --> 00:08:30,248 The next thing our little friend the Internet gave me 213 00:08:30,292 --> 00:08:31,772 was your address. 214 00:08:31,815 --> 00:08:35,384 ♪ 215 00:08:36,951 --> 00:08:39,344 There it is, with its big, 216 00:08:39,388 --> 00:08:41,259 naked windows. 217 00:08:41,303 --> 00:08:42,783 It's nice-- too nice. 218 00:08:42,826 --> 00:08:45,568 I'm thinking subsidized school housing. 219 00:08:45,612 --> 00:08:48,353 Jesus, it's like you've never seen a horror movie 220 00:08:48,397 --> 00:08:50,051 or the news. 221 00:08:50,094 --> 00:08:53,402 [soft dramatic music] 222 00:08:53,445 --> 00:08:54,403 [beep] 223 00:08:54,446 --> 00:08:57,580 ♪ 224 00:08:57,624 --> 00:09:00,191 But you want people to watch, don't you? 225 00:09:00,235 --> 00:09:01,932 You know, I plan on asking you about this quality 226 00:09:01,976 --> 00:09:03,630 when we get to know each other better. 227 00:09:03,673 --> 00:09:05,414 A proposal: 228 00:09:05,457 --> 00:09:06,981 why don't we spend the day together tomorrow, 229 00:09:07,024 --> 00:09:08,678 just you and me? 230 00:09:08,722 --> 00:09:10,419 - To everyone out there chasing their dreams, 231 00:09:10,462 --> 00:09:11,420 don't give up. 232 00:09:11,463 --> 00:09:12,682 And in the meantime, 233 00:09:12,726 --> 00:09:15,293 Mac N Cheese! 234 00:09:15,337 --> 00:09:16,381 - It's cute. 235 00:09:16,425 --> 00:09:18,514 Not deep, but cute. 236 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:20,516 Is there more to you? 237 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:21,996 Let's find out. 238 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:26,043 ♪ 239 00:09:26,087 --> 00:09:29,873 - ♪ You're mine 240 00:09:29,917 --> 00:09:32,659 ♪ And we belong together 241 00:09:32,702 --> 00:09:34,486 - Our day starts at the ass crack of dawn. 242 00:09:34,530 --> 00:09:36,271 I know from your posted schedule that you teach 243 00:09:36,314 --> 00:09:39,013 a 6:30 class called Get Up N Flow. 244 00:09:39,056 --> 00:09:41,668 You caress the sweaty backs of bulimic, 245 00:09:41,711 --> 00:09:43,757 dead-eyed Real Mommies of Soho... 246 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,237 - I am loving your form today, Tasha. 247 00:09:46,281 --> 00:09:48,631 - Offering smiles and lies of encouragement. 248 00:09:48,675 --> 00:09:50,459 ♪ 249 00:09:50,502 --> 00:09:53,593 By 10:00, you're at campus to TA a romantics class 250 00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:55,682 and play Vanna White to some shirt. 251 00:09:55,725 --> 00:09:57,422 - Good morning, Professor Leahy. 252 00:09:57,466 --> 00:09:59,337 - I told you, it's Paul. 253 00:09:59,381 --> 00:10:00,948 Are you ready for class? 254 00:10:00,991 --> 00:10:02,906 - Professor Obvious wants to fuck you. 255 00:10:02,950 --> 00:10:04,604 But you're smart. 256 00:10:04,647 --> 00:10:06,518 You--you let him think one day, he might. 257 00:10:06,562 --> 00:10:07,911 And what's the harm in that, right? 258 00:10:07,955 --> 00:10:09,652 - ♪ Together 259 00:10:09,696 --> 00:10:12,437 - After class, you head to your favorite cafe 260 00:10:12,481 --> 00:10:15,136 to write for the first time all day. 261 00:10:15,179 --> 00:10:16,659 [cell phone buzzes] 262 00:10:16,703 --> 00:10:18,922 But your life doesn't cooperate. 263 00:10:18,966 --> 00:10:21,185 Your wealthy girlfriends have just now woken up 264 00:10:21,229 --> 00:10:23,535 and have nothing better to do than plan their next 265 00:10:23,579 --> 00:10:26,016 pointless yet Instagrammable night. 266 00:10:26,060 --> 00:10:27,844 Can we get real for a second? 267 00:10:27,888 --> 00:10:29,324 You have questionable taste in friends, Beck... 268 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:32,849 - ♪ You've been holding back 269 00:10:32,893 --> 00:10:35,504 ♪ For a lifetime 270 00:10:35,547 --> 00:10:37,462 - Cheers! - Cheers! 271 00:10:37,506 --> 00:10:40,422 - Oh, yes, happy birthday! 272 00:10:40,465 --> 00:10:41,902 [laughter] 273 00:10:41,945 --> 00:10:44,426 - And expensive taste in lives. 274 00:10:44,469 --> 00:10:47,951 - Ready? - Thank you. 275 00:10:47,995 --> 00:10:49,692 [gasps] - Do you like it? 276 00:10:49,736 --> 00:10:51,346 - No, I hate it. 277 00:10:51,389 --> 00:10:53,000 Of course I love it! 278 00:10:53,043 --> 00:10:54,566 - Jason didn't even get her something that nice, 279 00:10:54,610 --> 00:10:56,481 and Annika finally let him do anal. 280 00:10:56,525 --> 00:10:59,136 [laughter] 281 00:10:59,180 --> 00:11:00,485 Please. 282 00:11:00,529 --> 00:11:01,661 Open my gift next and tell me 283 00:11:01,704 --> 00:11:03,184 how much you hate me then, lady. 284 00:11:03,227 --> 00:11:06,622 - ♪ I'm not going to let you go ♪ 285 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:08,493 - [gasps] 286 00:11:08,537 --> 00:11:09,886 A butterfly? 287 00:11:09,930 --> 00:11:11,192 It's my spirit animal for the year. 288 00:11:11,235 --> 00:11:12,759 You remembered? 289 00:11:12,802 --> 00:11:14,412 - Only 'cause you wouldn't shut up about it. 290 00:11:14,456 --> 00:11:16,850 - You want so badly to be one of them. 291 00:11:16,893 --> 00:11:18,547 - Happy birthday. - You guys are so beautiful. 292 00:11:18,590 --> 00:11:19,853 - They've got nothing to do after this, 293 00:11:19,896 --> 00:11:21,376 so yeah, they'll party till 5:00 294 00:11:21,419 --> 00:11:23,117 and scrape it together tomorrow. 295 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,423 But you can't. You have to work for a living. 296 00:11:25,467 --> 00:11:27,817 - A McQueen, Beck? 297 00:11:27,861 --> 00:11:29,079 How much was it? 298 00:11:29,123 --> 00:11:30,690 - [chuckles] It was on clearance. 299 00:11:30,733 --> 00:11:32,430 - They haven't put a McQueen scarf on clearance 300 00:11:32,474 --> 00:11:34,476 since he hung himself in 2010. 301 00:11:34,519 --> 00:11:36,521 It'd be too much even if she did deserve it, 302 00:11:36,565 --> 00:11:38,393 which she does not. 303 00:11:38,436 --> 00:11:40,700 - Hmm, not all your friends are dumb. 304 00:11:40,743 --> 00:11:42,266 - You always do this. 305 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:44,878 You make, like, a big gesture that you can't afford 306 00:11:44,921 --> 00:11:47,576 because, I'm sorry, you're too nice. 307 00:11:47,619 --> 00:11:48,708 - It's no big deal. 308 00:11:48,751 --> 00:11:51,972 I had, um, a gift card. 309 00:11:52,015 --> 00:11:53,538 - How broke are you? 310 00:11:55,540 --> 00:11:57,194 Just tell me what's up. 311 00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:59,501 - Actually sounds like she cares. 312 00:11:59,544 --> 00:12:01,198 - Look, I appreciate-- 313 00:12:01,242 --> 00:12:03,635 - Why don't you just let me loan you some cash, okay? 314 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:05,376 I keep telling you it's nothing. 315 00:12:05,420 --> 00:12:06,987 - Also sounds condescending. 316 00:12:07,030 --> 00:12:10,033 - You know I'd do anything for you. 317 00:12:10,077 --> 00:12:12,949 Don't forget that. 318 00:12:12,993 --> 00:12:14,821 Sure you can't come out with us? 319 00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:16,039 - I gotta write. 320 00:12:16,083 --> 00:12:17,867 - Virtuous. Catch you later. 321 00:12:17,911 --> 00:12:20,391 - ♪ There is nothing in this world ♪ 322 00:12:20,435 --> 00:12:22,872 ♪ That can keep me from loving you ♪ 323 00:12:22,916 --> 00:12:25,483 - Is that the best friend you've got? 324 00:12:25,527 --> 00:12:29,052 If so, Beck, you really are alone. 325 00:12:29,096 --> 00:12:33,404 - ♪ I'm gonna break down your walls ♪ 326 00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:41,021 - Your social media's a liar. 327 00:12:41,064 --> 00:12:44,764 It says you're a happy-go-lucky dilettante. 328 00:12:44,807 --> 00:12:48,289 But underneath it all, you seem like 329 00:12:48,332 --> 00:12:49,856 the genuine article. 330 00:12:49,899 --> 00:12:51,379 Stretched ADD thin, sure, 331 00:12:51,422 --> 00:12:52,946 but as soon as the door closes, 332 00:12:52,989 --> 00:12:54,556 you're back at the keyboard, 333 00:12:54,599 --> 00:12:55,818 trying to write. 334 00:12:57,602 --> 00:12:59,953 [cell phone buzzes] 335 00:12:59,996 --> 00:13:04,479 [dramatic music] 336 00:13:04,522 --> 00:13:06,089 - [sighs] 337 00:13:06,133 --> 00:13:13,183 ♪ 338 00:13:15,577 --> 00:13:16,883 - Thanks. 339 00:13:16,926 --> 00:13:19,842 ♪ 340 00:13:19,886 --> 00:13:21,235 Keep the change, man. 341 00:13:21,278 --> 00:13:24,542 ♪ 342 00:13:24,586 --> 00:13:26,631 Hey, let me up. 343 00:13:26,675 --> 00:13:30,070 - Uh, Beck, who the fuck is this? 344 00:13:34,683 --> 00:13:38,774 [dramatic music] 345 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,558 - My best friend walked in on you getting your dick sucked 346 00:13:40,602 --> 00:13:42,299 by some random woman in a bathroom 347 00:13:42,343 --> 00:13:44,867 at a party that I took you to. 348 00:13:44,911 --> 00:13:46,869 - I was wasted. I didn't even finish. 349 00:13:46,913 --> 00:13:48,566 - That's your apology? "I didn't come?" 350 00:13:48,610 --> 00:13:50,351 That's the one you're going with? 351 00:13:50,394 --> 00:13:51,787 - And I obviously shouldn't have gone in the bathroom 352 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,136 with any girl that wasn't you. 353 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:54,529 But she said she had good coke, 354 00:13:54,572 --> 00:13:56,574 and I've been seriously stressed. 355 00:13:58,054 --> 00:13:59,969 I thought when Johno and I started our line, 356 00:14:00,013 --> 00:14:01,753 it was gonna be, like, picking out flavors and shit. 357 00:14:01,797 --> 00:14:03,364 It turns out it's 16-hour lectures 358 00:14:03,407 --> 00:14:04,756 on microbial management. 359 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,454 And that's why no one starts their own 360 00:14:06,497 --> 00:14:08,456 artisanal soda company and why America has to keep 361 00:14:08,499 --> 00:14:10,414 drinking crap that's giving them cancer. 362 00:14:10,458 --> 00:14:12,895 - You actually managed to connect your illicit blow job 363 00:14:12,939 --> 00:14:15,115 to curing cancer. 364 00:14:15,158 --> 00:14:17,334 I'm genuinely impressed. 365 00:14:20,772 --> 00:14:22,078 - Beck, I-- 366 00:14:22,122 --> 00:14:25,429 - Seriously, I am drowning in work. 367 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:27,518 I don't have time to keep hooking up 368 00:14:27,562 --> 00:14:29,912 or whatever it is you're even capable of. 369 00:14:29,956 --> 00:14:33,394 - I know I've done some stupid shit. 370 00:14:33,437 --> 00:14:34,874 But I'm on it now. 371 00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:40,270 I don't wanna be just some guy that you sleep with. 372 00:14:43,056 --> 00:14:45,536 God, you make me insane. 373 00:14:45,580 --> 00:14:51,151 ♪ 374 00:14:51,194 --> 00:14:54,197 - Way to go, Beck. Looks like a catch. 375 00:14:54,241 --> 00:14:57,635 ♪ 376 00:14:57,679 --> 00:14:59,986 Benjamin J. Ashby III. Oh, there's three of them. 377 00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:01,901 Greenwich born, boarding school bred. 378 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:05,252 His father is the Ben Ashby of Ashby Brokerage. 379 00:15:05,295 --> 00:15:06,906 Two failed careers. 380 00:15:06,949 --> 00:15:08,081 Model--oh, boy. 381 00:15:08,124 --> 00:15:09,821 And cocreator of a dating app 382 00:15:09,865 --> 00:15:11,345 that connects people through musical tastes 383 00:15:11,388 --> 00:15:13,173 called LoveHooks. 384 00:15:13,216 --> 00:15:15,958 Current CEO of Home Soda Artisanal Beverages. 385 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:18,178 Motto: Drink Better by Hand, 386 00:15:18,221 --> 00:15:20,441 which makes no sense but evokes a homespun quality 387 00:15:20,484 --> 00:15:23,966 that lines up with a guy who wears $600 Japanese sneakers. 388 00:15:24,010 --> 00:15:25,359 The hair. 389 00:15:25,402 --> 00:15:27,274 The privilege he tries to hide 390 00:15:27,317 --> 00:15:29,406 with retweets of Black Lives Matter. 391 00:15:29,450 --> 00:15:31,321 Not to sound judgy, but this guy 392 00:15:31,365 --> 00:15:33,845 is everything wrong with America. 393 00:15:33,889 --> 00:15:35,978 ♪ 394 00:15:36,022 --> 00:15:37,762 See, this is why I do my research. 395 00:15:37,806 --> 00:15:40,156 You fall for the wrong men-- 396 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,375 bad men. 397 00:15:41,418 --> 00:15:42,724 You let them in. 398 00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:43,943 You let them hurt you. 399 00:15:43,986 --> 00:15:45,683 Too far away to know for sure, 400 00:15:45,727 --> 00:15:47,468 but my guess is, if he came anywhere close 401 00:15:47,511 --> 00:15:48,773 to making you come, you'd have made 402 00:15:48,817 --> 00:15:50,384 a Broadway show out of it. 403 00:15:50,427 --> 00:15:51,863 But you didn't... 404 00:15:51,907 --> 00:15:52,864 'cause he didn't. 405 00:15:52,908 --> 00:15:54,301 - [sighs] 406 00:15:58,305 --> 00:15:59,610 "Desperate Characters"? 407 00:15:59,654 --> 00:16:01,177 - Yeah, I just got it. 408 00:16:01,221 --> 00:16:02,570 You can borrow it when I'm done. 409 00:16:02,613 --> 00:16:03,875 It's supposed to be her best. 410 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:05,529 - Johno's consultant we brought in, 411 00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:06,878 she's been all over me about this kind of thing. 412 00:16:06,922 --> 00:16:09,490 Saged the crap out of the office. 413 00:16:09,533 --> 00:16:11,971 The book title has the word "desperate" in it. 414 00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:13,276 You don't wanna think of yourself 415 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,191 as a desperate character, Beck. 416 00:16:17,106 --> 00:16:19,848 'Cause you're the opposite, babe. 417 00:16:19,891 --> 00:16:23,460 You're the smartest girl I know. 418 00:16:23,504 --> 00:16:25,897 Honestly, you blow me away. 419 00:16:25,941 --> 00:16:28,857 [dramatic electronic music] 420 00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:30,598 [cell phone buzzing] 421 00:16:30,641 --> 00:16:32,121 Oh, shit. Gotta roll. 422 00:16:32,165 --> 00:16:33,731 Johno's blowing up my phone. 423 00:16:33,775 --> 00:16:35,907 Hey, you should come by the office, 424 00:16:35,951 --> 00:16:37,300 test out some new flavors. 425 00:16:37,344 --> 00:16:38,780 We're doing cumin. 426 00:16:38,823 --> 00:16:40,042 I know how much you like Indian food. 427 00:16:40,086 --> 00:16:42,523 - Sure. Sounds good. 428 00:16:42,566 --> 00:16:45,004 - Looks good on you, by the way. 429 00:16:45,047 --> 00:16:46,483 ♪ 430 00:16:46,527 --> 00:16:48,398 The extra weight. 431 00:16:48,442 --> 00:16:51,140 ♪ 432 00:16:51,184 --> 00:16:53,577 Yeah, hey, I'm on my way, bro. 433 00:16:53,621 --> 00:16:55,318 You guys ordering pizzas? 434 00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:56,624 Yeah, don't dick me over like last time. 435 00:16:56,667 --> 00:16:57,668 Gluten-free crust. 436 00:16:57,712 --> 00:16:59,061 Not from that vegan place. 437 00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:00,758 Vegan cheese tastes like asshole. 438 00:17:00,802 --> 00:17:02,630 [door closes] 439 00:17:02,673 --> 00:17:09,637 ♪ 440 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:10,986 [door opens] 441 00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:13,032 I'm talking French gourmet shit. 442 00:17:13,075 --> 00:17:14,294 [door closes] 443 00:17:14,337 --> 00:17:16,905 No, Johno, Johno, listen to me. 444 00:17:16,948 --> 00:17:19,342 They can't do half gluten-free 'cause of the dough. 445 00:17:19,386 --> 00:17:21,127 They have to use a spelt dough. 446 00:17:21,170 --> 00:17:22,911 ♪ 447 00:17:25,827 --> 00:17:28,830 - [sighs] 448 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:39,014 [Rob Simonsen's "Night Drive"] 449 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:44,106 ♪ 450 00:17:44,150 --> 00:17:46,978 - ♪ Ah, ah, ooh 451 00:17:47,022 --> 00:17:49,111 ♪ Ooh 452 00:17:49,155 --> 00:17:51,026 - So you didn't finish. 453 00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:52,027 ♪ 454 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:53,072 - ♪ Ooh 455 00:17:53,115 --> 00:17:55,509 - ♪ Ah, ah 456 00:17:55,552 --> 00:17:59,339 ♪ Ah, ah - ♪ Oh, oh 457 00:17:59,382 --> 00:18:00,949 - [moans softly] 458 00:18:00,992 --> 00:18:03,560 - ♪ Ah, ah - ♪ Oh, oh 459 00:18:03,604 --> 00:18:04,866 - [gasps] 460 00:18:04,909 --> 00:18:06,650 - ♪ Ah, ah 461 00:18:06,694 --> 00:18:09,566 - ♪ Oh, oh 462 00:18:09,610 --> 00:18:14,354 - ♪ Ah, ah - ♪ Oh, oh 463 00:18:14,397 --> 00:18:18,793 - ♪ Ah, ah - ♪ Oh, oh 464 00:18:18,836 --> 00:18:23,232 - ♪ Ah, ah - ♪ Oh, oh 465 00:18:23,276 --> 00:18:24,494 - ♪ Ah, ah 466 00:18:24,538 --> 00:18:27,758 - Just like that. [moans] 467 00:18:27,802 --> 00:18:29,586 - ♪ Ah, ah 468 00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:31,893 [door opens] 469 00:18:36,419 --> 00:18:38,247 - [clears throat] Here. 470 00:18:38,291 --> 00:18:40,597 - Oh, thank you. 471 00:18:40,641 --> 00:18:42,512 You're so kind. 472 00:18:42,556 --> 00:18:45,559 I don't suppose you can help me get a cab, can you? 473 00:18:45,602 --> 00:18:46,734 - Of course. 474 00:18:46,777 --> 00:18:48,127 - Thanks. - Yeah. 475 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:51,130 [dramatic music] 476 00:18:51,173 --> 00:18:58,180 ♪ 477 00:19:04,012 --> 00:19:06,797 - [moaning] 478 00:19:06,841 --> 00:19:09,844 - Wow, don't tell me you're finished already. 479 00:19:09,887 --> 00:19:11,150 - Almost. 480 00:19:11,193 --> 00:19:12,934 It's so good. 481 00:19:12,977 --> 00:19:14,631 Sometimes the dialogue's weird, though, 482 00:19:14,675 --> 00:19:16,198 like when they're killing each other 483 00:19:16,242 --> 00:19:17,460 and still all nice about it. 484 00:19:17,504 --> 00:19:18,809 - Well, it was the 19th century. 485 00:19:18,853 --> 00:19:20,507 People still had manners. 486 00:19:21,943 --> 00:19:24,163 - I was hoping we could go get another one. 487 00:19:25,816 --> 00:19:27,427 - Ooh, I mean, it's pretty late, Pac. 488 00:19:27,470 --> 00:19:29,168 I don't know. 489 00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:32,214 - [moaning] Oh, yeah. Oh, I want you to come. 490 00:19:32,258 --> 00:19:34,085 - Ugh, something's in the air tonight, Beck, 491 00:19:34,129 --> 00:19:37,828 'cause everyone but me is getting action. 492 00:19:37,872 --> 00:19:39,613 Even the lovebirds made up. 493 00:19:39,656 --> 00:19:41,963 Yeah. Yeah, why not? 494 00:19:42,006 --> 00:19:43,921 ♪ 495 00:19:43,965 --> 00:19:46,010 - Did you know Dumas was a black dude? 496 00:19:46,054 --> 00:19:47,098 I Googled him. 497 00:19:47,142 --> 00:19:48,448 His grandmother was a slave, 498 00:19:48,491 --> 00:19:50,319 and his dad was a brigadier general. 499 00:19:50,363 --> 00:19:52,974 He killed, like, half a battalion. 500 00:19:53,017 --> 00:19:55,803 You probably knew that since you work at a bookstore. 501 00:19:55,846 --> 00:19:57,239 - I didn't. 502 00:19:57,283 --> 00:19:58,284 - How'd you get to work here, anyway? 503 00:19:58,327 --> 00:19:59,720 - Mr. Mooney gave me a job 504 00:19:59,763 --> 00:20:00,721 when I was just a little older than you. 505 00:20:00,764 --> 00:20:01,852 He sort of took me in. 506 00:20:01,896 --> 00:20:03,245 - He seems nice. 507 00:20:03,289 --> 00:20:06,379 - He was a dick. But he loved books. 508 00:20:06,422 --> 00:20:07,815 And he taught me to love them too. 509 00:20:07,858 --> 00:20:09,860 - I never see him around here. 510 00:20:09,904 --> 00:20:11,122 Is he dead? 511 00:20:11,166 --> 00:20:12,472 - No, he's just old. 512 00:20:12,515 --> 00:20:14,256 I'm sorry, Pac. 513 00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:15,301 I had one back here for you, 514 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:16,476 but Ethan must have sold it. 515 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:17,477 - Sold what? 516 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,261 - Your next read. 517 00:20:19,305 --> 00:20:20,697 Come on, I'll show you where we keep the good stuff. 518 00:20:20,741 --> 00:20:27,791 ♪ 519 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,280 - Freaky. 520 00:20:38,324 --> 00:20:43,894 ♪ 521 00:20:43,938 --> 00:20:46,288 - It's the cage. 522 00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:48,725 It's where we keep early editions and collectibles. 523 00:20:48,769 --> 00:20:49,726 - It's cold. 524 00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:52,120 - 65 degrees for the books. 525 00:20:52,163 --> 00:20:55,776 - If the zombies come, this is where I'm hiding. 526 00:20:55,819 --> 00:20:58,387 - Why don't you set that milk shake down? 527 00:20:58,431 --> 00:21:03,566 ♪ 528 00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:05,525 [door whooshes] 529 00:21:05,568 --> 00:21:12,619 ♪ 530 00:21:17,885 --> 00:21:19,669 - Careful, Joseph. 531 00:21:19,713 --> 00:21:21,584 When it comes to the value of a book, 532 00:21:21,628 --> 00:21:23,543 it's all about condition. 533 00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:24,892 I'll show you. 534 00:21:24,935 --> 00:21:27,329 - It's always 65 degrees, humidity 40%. 535 00:21:27,373 --> 00:21:30,506 Too moist, the pages can mildew. 536 00:21:30,550 --> 00:21:32,334 - Too dry, they get brittle. 537 00:21:32,378 --> 00:21:35,772 Always keep books upright so the spines don't become 538 00:21:35,816 --> 00:21:38,209 rolled or warped or what we call cocked. 539 00:21:38,253 --> 00:21:40,864 - And we never want to fold or crease the pages. 540 00:21:40,908 --> 00:21:43,780 And we dust the covers with a chemical-free duster. 541 00:21:43,824 --> 00:21:45,695 - Always towards the spine. 542 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:47,654 - Under no circumstances is there any sunlight 543 00:21:47,697 --> 00:21:49,133 in this room. 544 00:21:49,177 --> 00:21:51,614 - Sunlight can ruin a book as fast as fire. 545 00:21:51,658 --> 00:21:53,050 - Faster. 546 00:21:53,094 --> 00:21:54,530 - It's a lot of stuff to remember 547 00:21:54,574 --> 00:21:56,706 just to take care of some old books. 548 00:21:56,750 --> 00:21:59,361 - The most valuable things in life 549 00:21:59,405 --> 00:22:03,104 are usually the most helpless. 550 00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:07,630 So they need people like us to protect them. 551 00:22:07,674 --> 00:22:08,849 You know? 552 00:22:14,637 --> 00:22:16,160 - "Don Quicks-oat"? 553 00:22:16,204 --> 00:22:17,597 - "Quixote." 554 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:19,163 It's about a guy who believes in chivalry, 555 00:22:19,207 --> 00:22:20,817 so he decides to be an old-school knight. 556 00:22:20,861 --> 00:22:22,253 - What's chivalry? 557 00:22:22,297 --> 00:22:23,298 - It's treating people with respect, 558 00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:24,299 especially women-- 559 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:25,953 like men should. 560 00:22:25,996 --> 00:22:28,042 It's good. It's one of my favorites. 561 00:22:28,085 --> 00:22:29,870 - I probably shouldn't take this home. 562 00:22:29,913 --> 00:22:31,393 - It's not a first edition. It's just an old one. 563 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,134 Besides, I trust you. 564 00:22:33,177 --> 00:22:40,228 ♪ 565 00:22:50,673 --> 00:22:51,892 - Where you been, Paco? 566 00:22:51,935 --> 00:22:53,328 - We just grabbed some milk shakes. 567 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:55,069 - You just walk off with strangers? 568 00:22:55,112 --> 00:22:56,810 - Joe's not a stranger. 569 00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:59,378 - Yes, he is. Inside, now. 570 00:22:59,421 --> 00:23:01,380 Okay? All right. 571 00:23:06,602 --> 00:23:08,474 ♪ 572 00:23:08,517 --> 00:23:09,779 Keep away from my girlfriend's kid. 573 00:23:09,823 --> 00:23:11,477 - Look, I'm sorry. 574 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,870 But he was out here and he could hear everything in there. 575 00:23:13,914 --> 00:23:16,307 - Don't you tell me how to parent. 576 00:23:16,351 --> 00:23:17,526 Look, this whole nice-guy act, 577 00:23:17,570 --> 00:23:19,441 this might work on other people. 578 00:23:19,485 --> 00:23:21,312 I'm a parole officer 15 years, and I can see what you are. 579 00:23:21,356 --> 00:23:23,619 - Well, you're an alcoholic shitbag who beats women, 580 00:23:23,663 --> 00:23:26,013 so, please, enlighten me. 581 00:23:26,056 --> 00:23:27,449 ♪ 582 00:23:27,493 --> 00:23:29,930 - You're a freak. 583 00:23:29,973 --> 00:23:31,148 So stay away from Paco, because if you don't, 584 00:23:31,192 --> 00:23:32,628 I'm gonna grab a steak knife 585 00:23:32,672 --> 00:23:33,803 and I'm gonna cut those freak eyes out. 586 00:23:33,847 --> 00:23:36,240 ♪ 587 00:23:36,284 --> 00:23:38,547 - There are scary people in the world, Beck. 588 00:23:38,591 --> 00:23:40,288 That's why it's important to be safe. 589 00:23:40,331 --> 00:23:44,640 ♪ 590 00:23:44,684 --> 00:23:45,772 [door closes] 591 00:23:45,815 --> 00:23:47,121 And why I have to do 592 00:23:47,164 --> 00:23:48,862 what I'm about to do. 593 00:23:55,782 --> 00:23:58,785 - Fun fact: did you know the law 594 00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:01,352 requires gas leaks to be investigated? 595 00:24:01,396 --> 00:24:03,006 I've been learning a lot since I met you. 596 00:24:03,050 --> 00:24:04,834 Hey, Beck, you left the door open again. 597 00:24:04,878 --> 00:24:07,228 I thought we said we weren't gonna do that anymore. 598 00:24:07,271 --> 00:24:08,969 I was careful to call the gas company 599 00:24:09,012 --> 00:24:10,492 on a day when you had a full schedule. 600 00:24:10,536 --> 00:24:11,711 Wouldn't want to scare you. 601 00:24:11,754 --> 00:24:13,626 Hey, is Beck here? 602 00:24:13,669 --> 00:24:14,670 - Nope, super let me in. 603 00:24:14,714 --> 00:24:16,063 Someone reported a leak. 604 00:24:16,106 --> 00:24:17,064 - Right, yeah, she mentioned that. 605 00:24:17,107 --> 00:24:18,065 Is everything okay? 606 00:24:18,108 --> 00:24:19,327 - Yeah, all clear. 607 00:24:19,370 --> 00:24:20,763 Tell your girlfriend there's no leak. 608 00:24:20,807 --> 00:24:22,330 I'm done, so... 609 00:24:22,373 --> 00:24:25,942 - Okay, thanks. Well, I can just lock up. 610 00:24:25,986 --> 00:24:26,943 [door closes] 611 00:24:26,987 --> 00:24:29,119 [dramatic music] 612 00:24:29,163 --> 00:24:31,557 I just need to know who you really are, 613 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,951 besides a broke poetry student in a subsidized apartment 614 00:24:34,995 --> 00:24:36,736 you could never afford. 615 00:24:36,779 --> 00:24:38,999 Where is it, Beck? 616 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:41,523 When we live together, your place won't be a pigsty. 617 00:24:41,567 --> 00:24:44,004 I'll clean for us. 618 00:24:44,047 --> 00:24:45,614 And you won't eat all this frozen shit. 619 00:24:45,658 --> 00:24:47,660 I'll cook for you every day. 620 00:24:47,703 --> 00:24:48,748 I promise. 621 00:24:48,791 --> 00:24:54,536 ♪ 622 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:56,016 I'll even do your laundry... 623 00:24:56,059 --> 00:24:58,322 ♪ 624 00:24:58,366 --> 00:25:00,194 And take care of your favorite books. 625 00:25:00,237 --> 00:25:02,892 ♪ 626 00:25:02,936 --> 00:25:06,026 I'll make our bed every morning. 627 00:25:06,069 --> 00:25:08,289 Oh, there it is. 628 00:25:08,332 --> 00:25:10,334 No matter how hard you fight me, 629 00:25:10,378 --> 00:25:13,816 I will always make sure you password protect your devices. 630 00:25:13,860 --> 00:25:18,255 ♪ 631 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:21,084 - "One day, you won't need love anymore. 632 00:25:21,128 --> 00:25:23,130 "One day, you won't walk through the world 633 00:25:23,173 --> 00:25:25,611 "as though it was your job to hold everything up. 634 00:25:25,654 --> 00:25:30,137 The sun, the sky, the hard part of the night." 635 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:32,574 It's good. 636 00:25:32,618 --> 00:25:34,707 It's quite good. 637 00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:36,273 But, Beck, where's the rest? 638 00:25:36,317 --> 00:25:38,319 You owe me 20 more pages. 639 00:25:39,015 --> 00:25:42,410 - I've been honestly working every day and grading papers. 640 00:25:42,453 --> 00:25:44,064 - If the schedule is too rigorous, 641 00:25:44,107 --> 00:25:45,239 drop back to part-time. 642 00:25:45,282 --> 00:25:46,762 - But then I won't qualify to TA. 643 00:25:46,806 --> 00:25:49,112 I-I need the cash, the housing. I'd lose my place. 644 00:25:49,156 --> 00:25:50,505 - I'm sure you'll figure it out. 645 00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:51,898 You're smart, or you wouldn't be here. 646 00:25:51,941 --> 00:25:54,553 - Please, Professor Leahy-- - Paul. 647 00:25:54,596 --> 00:25:56,163 - Paul. 648 00:25:56,206 --> 00:25:57,860 I'll get you the pages by the end of the week. 649 00:25:57,904 --> 00:26:00,602 I-I can't go to part-time. 650 00:26:00,646 --> 00:26:01,864 Okay? 651 00:26:04,650 --> 00:26:06,739 - I'm rooting for you. 652 00:26:06,782 --> 00:26:09,350 You just need to keep up. 653 00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:11,308 Happy to discuss further, 654 00:26:11,352 --> 00:26:13,223 after class some evening. 655 00:26:13,267 --> 00:26:14,790 If we're gonna seriously discuss poetry, 656 00:26:14,834 --> 00:26:16,096 it should be over a drink. 657 00:26:16,139 --> 00:26:18,489 There's a little gastropub I love. 658 00:26:18,533 --> 00:26:20,579 - I would love that, Paul. 659 00:26:20,622 --> 00:26:23,712 Just, uh, how would your wife feel about you-- 660 00:26:23,756 --> 00:26:25,671 - About me helping out an aspiring writer? 661 00:26:25,714 --> 00:26:28,717 She's--she's used to my generosity. 662 00:26:28,761 --> 00:26:29,979 - [laughs] 663 00:26:30,023 --> 00:26:31,415 - So Thursday night, then? 664 00:26:31,459 --> 00:26:33,504 ♪ 665 00:26:33,548 --> 00:26:35,289 - Thursday night it is. 666 00:26:35,332 --> 00:26:36,769 - Excellent. 667 00:26:36,812 --> 00:26:38,031 And don't worry about the next few days. 668 00:26:38,074 --> 00:26:40,686 Just go home and get caught up. 669 00:26:40,729 --> 00:26:47,780 ♪ 670 00:26:51,305 --> 00:26:53,524 - Need to see you tonight. 671 00:26:53,568 --> 00:26:56,440 ♪ 672 00:26:56,484 --> 00:26:57,572 - Well, if I can, babe. 673 00:26:57,616 --> 00:26:59,226 Working late. 674 00:26:59,269 --> 00:27:02,664 PS, I can still smell you on my fingers. 675 00:27:02,708 --> 00:27:04,361 - I learned two definitive things 676 00:27:04,405 --> 00:27:06,189 by scouring your computer. 677 00:27:06,233 --> 00:27:08,539 First, there are no recent pictures of your dad 678 00:27:08,583 --> 00:27:10,280 because he's dead. 679 00:27:10,324 --> 00:27:12,979 He OD'd, and you were the one that found him. 680 00:27:13,022 --> 00:27:15,242 You've started a few poems about that day, 681 00:27:15,285 --> 00:27:16,896 but you never finish them. 682 00:27:16,939 --> 00:27:18,985 I'm so sorry, Beck. 683 00:27:19,028 --> 00:27:21,204 But none of this matters because of my second 684 00:27:21,248 --> 00:27:23,206 and greatest discovery. 685 00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:26,340 11:06 a.m., an hour after our encounter at the bookstore, 686 00:27:26,383 --> 00:27:27,950 amidst a group text on the merits 687 00:27:27,994 --> 00:27:30,910 of, uh, vaginal detoxing, you wrote... 688 00:27:30,953 --> 00:27:34,522 - Wow. Just met a human male who actually reads. 689 00:27:34,565 --> 00:27:36,089 Alert the media. 690 00:27:36,132 --> 00:27:37,612 What if it's finally time for me 691 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:39,092 to date someone good for me? 692 00:27:39,135 --> 00:27:40,789 - Thank you for letting me know 693 00:27:40,833 --> 00:27:42,095 I wasn't crazy after all. 694 00:27:42,138 --> 00:27:43,531 [door opens] No! 695 00:27:43,574 --> 00:27:44,706 - Yes. 696 00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:45,794 I remember what you said 697 00:27:45,838 --> 00:27:48,057 when you sent money last. 698 00:27:48,101 --> 00:27:49,929 Yes, I'm grateful. 699 00:27:49,972 --> 00:27:51,408 ♪ 700 00:27:51,452 --> 00:27:53,541 [laughs] I'm working constantly. 701 00:27:53,584 --> 00:27:56,718 There's no place cheaper to live. 702 00:27:56,762 --> 00:27:58,111 I did. 703 00:27:58,154 --> 00:28:01,810 He basically offered to sleep with me. 704 00:28:01,854 --> 00:28:03,812 No, I can't report him. That's not how it works. 705 00:28:03,856 --> 00:28:05,466 - I'm not worried. 706 00:28:05,509 --> 00:28:07,250 I've seen enough romantic comedies to know 707 00:28:07,294 --> 00:28:09,078 guys like me are always getting in jams like this. 708 00:28:09,122 --> 00:28:10,558 - Not the school, the world. 709 00:28:10,601 --> 00:28:12,168 That's not how the world works. 710 00:28:12,212 --> 00:28:13,604 ♪ 711 00:28:13,648 --> 00:28:15,215 I know how much you helped me. 712 00:28:15,258 --> 00:28:17,608 It's just, it's hard here, Mom. 713 00:28:17,652 --> 00:28:19,654 ♪ 714 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:20,699 [sighs] 715 00:28:21,874 --> 00:28:24,833 Okay. I'll figure it out. 716 00:28:24,877 --> 00:28:26,792 All right, love you too. 717 00:28:26,835 --> 00:28:28,010 Bye, Mom. 718 00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:33,799 [crying] 719 00:28:39,021 --> 00:28:40,675 - It's okay, Beck. 720 00:28:41,676 --> 00:28:43,112 - [crying] 721 00:28:45,636 --> 00:28:47,073 [cell phone rings] 722 00:28:47,116 --> 00:28:48,552 [groans] 723 00:28:50,119 --> 00:28:52,861 - Hi, Becks! - Hey, bitch, where you at? 724 00:28:52,905 --> 00:28:54,297 Come play! 725 00:28:54,341 --> 00:28:56,473 - Oh, I can't. I just had the worst day. 726 00:28:56,517 --> 00:28:58,345 - Aww, Beckalicious, whatever it is, 727 00:28:58,388 --> 00:29:00,042 there's nothing that we can't fix, okay? 728 00:29:00,086 --> 00:29:02,088 - Yes, us and copious amounts of alcohol. 729 00:29:02,131 --> 00:29:03,089 - Oh, my God. There's a sale. 730 00:29:03,132 --> 00:29:04,612 - [laughs] 731 00:29:04,655 --> 00:29:06,092 [groans] 732 00:29:06,135 --> 00:29:07,789 You guys love me? 733 00:29:07,833 --> 00:29:09,225 - Of course! - Why would you even say that? 734 00:29:09,269 --> 00:29:11,924 - Okay, then. Meet me in Greenpoint. 735 00:29:11,967 --> 00:29:13,795 - Look, why don't you come here, okay? 736 00:29:13,839 --> 00:29:15,101 Come here. - It's actually really fun 737 00:29:15,144 --> 00:29:16,102 where we are. I promise. 738 00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:17,625 - Yeah. 739 00:29:17,668 --> 00:29:19,670 - There's something I need to do for myself. 740 00:29:19,714 --> 00:29:20,889 I'll text you on my way. 741 00:29:20,933 --> 00:29:22,586 - See you soon. - Bye. 742 00:29:22,630 --> 00:29:23,587 [cell phone beeps] 743 00:29:23,631 --> 00:29:29,332 ♪ 744 00:29:29,376 --> 00:29:31,595 - I guess we're going to Greenpoint, Beck. 745 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:38,515 - ♪ So tired of feeling this way ♪ 746 00:29:38,559 --> 00:29:40,822 ♪ Feeling like I can't go on 747 00:29:40,866 --> 00:29:42,389 - I never go to Greenpoint. 748 00:29:42,432 --> 00:29:45,696 But the things you do for love, right? 749 00:29:45,740 --> 00:29:47,742 - Hi, um, okay, so we're gonna get 750 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:48,874 a few more drinks. 751 00:29:48,917 --> 00:29:50,266 Hold on one second. 752 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:52,181 Guys? 753 00:29:52,225 --> 00:29:54,531 - What is she thinking? Open mics are for 754 00:29:54,575 --> 00:29:56,838 models/ singer-songwriters/vegans. 755 00:29:56,882 --> 00:29:58,622 I mean, these people don't wanna hear some wannabe 756 00:29:58,666 --> 00:30:01,016 read a poem about the bleakness of life or whatever. 757 00:30:01,060 --> 00:30:03,149 - Your friends are disloyal. 758 00:30:03,192 --> 00:30:06,587 And that Peach is the worst. 759 00:30:06,630 --> 00:30:09,068 [laughter] 760 00:30:09,111 --> 00:30:10,852 - Another round of picklebacks. 761 00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:13,942 - Beckish, do we think now is the night? 762 00:30:13,986 --> 00:30:15,465 - Positive. 763 00:30:15,509 --> 00:30:17,380 All my life lately has been about surviving. 764 00:30:17,424 --> 00:30:20,601 I need to remind myself why I came here in the first place. 765 00:30:20,644 --> 00:30:21,907 - Yes! - Yeah. 766 00:30:21,950 --> 00:30:23,343 - You go. - Who do you keep texting? 767 00:30:23,386 --> 00:30:25,693 - I invited Benji. - Beck. 768 00:30:25,736 --> 00:30:27,869 - What? He likes poetry. 769 00:30:27,913 --> 00:30:29,610 - For sure. - And he texted he was coming? 770 00:30:29,653 --> 00:30:33,222 - He texted a row of smile emojis, like, 771 00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:34,920 45 minutes ago. 772 00:30:34,963 --> 00:30:36,138 - Some guys are assholes, 773 00:30:36,182 --> 00:30:37,400 and you just have to realize that. 774 00:30:37,444 --> 00:30:39,098 - I get it, Peach. 775 00:30:39,141 --> 00:30:40,403 - No, you're the one who told me to keep reminding you 776 00:30:40,447 --> 00:30:41,883 he's a bastard. 777 00:30:41,927 --> 00:30:44,930 - Up next, we have Guinevere Beck. 778 00:30:44,973 --> 00:30:46,279 - Whoo! 779 00:30:46,322 --> 00:30:47,671 - All right. - All right. 780 00:30:47,715 --> 00:30:50,413 - To vulnerability and shit. 781 00:30:50,457 --> 00:30:51,501 - Yeah. 782 00:30:51,545 --> 00:30:52,938 Cheers. - Okay. 783 00:30:52,981 --> 00:30:54,853 - Okay. - Okay. 784 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:56,028 - Kill it, Beck. 785 00:30:57,507 --> 00:31:00,815 - Hey, everyone, um, I'm Beck, 786 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:03,687 and I'm--not to sound like, you know, whatever, 787 00:31:03,731 --> 00:31:06,777 but just-- I'm a--I'm a poet. 788 00:31:06,821 --> 00:31:08,518 - Yeah, you are! 789 00:31:08,562 --> 00:31:09,911 Whoo! 790 00:31:09,955 --> 00:31:11,130 - Yeah, you are! 791 00:31:12,566 --> 00:31:16,091 - One day, you won't need love anymore. 792 00:31:16,135 --> 00:31:18,615 One day, you won't walk through the world 793 00:31:18,659 --> 00:31:21,836 as though it was your job to hold everything up. 794 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,361 The sun, the hard part of the night, 795 00:31:25,405 --> 00:31:28,408 the secret time when you wake to the sound of beating, 796 00:31:28,451 --> 00:31:31,237 rise to answer the door, but he's not there 797 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,717 because that sound is coming from inside you. 798 00:31:33,761 --> 00:31:37,156 And you cannot answer it no matter how far in you go. 799 00:31:37,199 --> 00:31:40,072 - Wrap it up! 800 00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:43,031 [dramatic music] 801 00:31:43,075 --> 00:31:44,163 - Whoo! 802 00:31:44,206 --> 00:31:45,904 - You loved him the way 803 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:49,211 fragile kids love gorgeous bullies. 804 00:31:49,255 --> 00:31:53,172 You wrote songs about him-- uh, I mean... 805 00:31:53,215 --> 00:31:56,349 [laughs] You wrote poems about him. 806 00:31:56,392 --> 00:31:58,960 You still write poems about him. 807 00:31:59,004 --> 00:32:01,093 You're writing one right now. 808 00:32:01,136 --> 00:32:02,964 - Why are you so sad? 809 00:32:03,008 --> 00:32:04,966 Just so sad. 810 00:32:05,010 --> 00:32:08,317 Just something happier for a change might be nice. 811 00:32:08,361 --> 00:32:10,450 I think everyone agrees. 812 00:32:10,493 --> 00:32:11,930 Can we get the singer back? 813 00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:12,931 She was-- 814 00:32:12,974 --> 00:32:14,410 - Sorry, I, uh-- 815 00:32:14,454 --> 00:32:16,108 I just, um--I lost my place. 816 00:32:16,151 --> 00:32:18,284 It'll just take a second to find where I was. 817 00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:19,807 - I can't stand seeing this. 818 00:32:19,850 --> 00:32:22,418 I'm sorry. I-I just can't. 819 00:32:22,462 --> 00:32:23,811 It's obvious what you are. 820 00:32:23,854 --> 00:32:25,247 You're blind with love. 821 00:32:25,291 --> 00:32:27,119 And what you love-- writing, 822 00:32:27,162 --> 00:32:28,598 this city, your friends, 823 00:32:28,642 --> 00:32:30,078 most of all, men like Benji-- 824 00:32:30,122 --> 00:32:31,732 what all those have in common is, 825 00:32:31,775 --> 00:32:33,647 they will never love you back, 826 00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:35,127 while you give everything. 827 00:32:35,170 --> 00:32:36,476 ♪ 828 00:32:36,519 --> 00:32:37,738 It's crazy, the lengths we go. 829 00:32:37,781 --> 00:32:40,045 We're a lot alike, Beck. 830 00:32:40,088 --> 00:32:41,916 Last of the true romantics. 831 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,223 ♪ 832 00:32:44,266 --> 00:32:48,140 - ♪ Engine number nine 833 00:32:48,183 --> 00:32:52,013 ♪ On the New York Transit line 834 00:32:52,057 --> 00:32:53,710 ♪ If my train... 835 00:32:53,754 --> 00:32:55,190 - I was considering this with my new friend, 836 00:32:55,234 --> 00:32:57,062 Mr. Batshit Homeless Guy, 837 00:32:57,105 --> 00:32:59,629 when the second luckiest thing this week happened. 838 00:32:59,673 --> 00:33:01,892 ♪ 839 00:33:01,936 --> 00:33:03,677 Could it really be? 840 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,940 It feels like I'm dreaming. 841 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:08,769 - ♪ Pick it up 842 00:33:08,812 --> 00:33:11,206 - I'm not. - ♪ Pick it up 843 00:33:11,250 --> 00:33:13,208 - Beck, you're too drunk to be alone. 844 00:33:13,252 --> 00:33:16,081 What if some sicko had followed you down here? 845 00:33:16,124 --> 00:33:17,691 And you're too wasted to be standing so close 846 00:33:17,734 --> 00:33:19,301 to the tracks. Beck! 847 00:33:19,345 --> 00:33:21,477 Beck, stop texting that arrogant club soda 848 00:33:21,521 --> 00:33:23,349 no-show dickhead. 849 00:33:23,392 --> 00:33:26,004 - ♪ New York line 850 00:33:26,047 --> 00:33:30,443 ♪ If my train jump off the track ♪ 851 00:33:30,486 --> 00:33:32,053 - You want Benji. 852 00:33:32,097 --> 00:33:34,751 - ♪ Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up ♪ 853 00:33:34,795 --> 00:33:36,231 - You need Benji. 854 00:33:36,275 --> 00:33:38,059 You hold that phone like it is Benji 855 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:40,409 'cause it's your only means to stay connected. 856 00:33:40,453 --> 00:33:42,672 Forget Benji. 857 00:33:42,716 --> 00:33:43,891 [cell phone buzzes] 858 00:33:43,934 --> 00:33:46,372 And to hell with that phone! 859 00:33:46,415 --> 00:33:48,809 - [grunts] - Pick it up. Pick it up. 860 00:33:48,852 --> 00:33:51,377 Pick it up. Pick it up. - [coughing] 861 00:33:51,420 --> 00:33:54,771 - ♪ Engine, engine number nine 862 00:33:54,815 --> 00:33:56,251 - [gasping] 863 00:33:56,295 --> 00:33:59,428 - ♪ On the New York Transit line ♪ 864 00:33:59,472 --> 00:34:00,864 - Hey, hey, hey! 865 00:34:00,908 --> 00:34:02,083 You okay? 866 00:34:02,127 --> 00:34:03,650 Are you all right? Can you stand up? 867 00:34:03,693 --> 00:34:05,391 Just stay still. 868 00:34:05,434 --> 00:34:07,132 Half that shit down there can electrocute you, all right? 869 00:34:07,175 --> 00:34:08,698 So just give me your hand. 870 00:34:08,742 --> 00:34:10,222 - Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up. 871 00:34:10,265 --> 00:34:11,223 Pick it up. Pick it up! 872 00:34:11,266 --> 00:34:12,659 - Sir, please shut up! 873 00:34:12,702 --> 00:34:13,790 - Pick it up! - Give me your hand. 874 00:34:13,834 --> 00:34:15,531 - The train's coming. 875 00:34:15,575 --> 00:34:17,185 - Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up. 876 00:34:17,229 --> 00:34:18,491 Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up. 877 00:34:18,534 --> 00:34:21,407 [train clacking] 878 00:34:21,450 --> 00:34:22,973 - Your hand, now! 879 00:34:23,017 --> 00:34:24,105 - Pick it up! 880 00:34:24,149 --> 00:34:25,759 - [grunts] - Pick it up! 881 00:34:25,802 --> 00:34:27,587 [train whistle blows] 882 00:34:27,630 --> 00:34:30,590 [dramatic music] 883 00:34:30,633 --> 00:34:36,074 ♪ 884 00:34:36,117 --> 00:34:37,118 - [vomits] 885 00:34:43,472 --> 00:34:44,517 - [groans] 886 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:46,475 - Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 887 00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:47,737 - Whoo! - I am so sorry. 888 00:34:47,781 --> 00:34:48,999 - No, it's fine. It's fine. 889 00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:52,177 I, uh--I hated-- I hated this jacket. 890 00:34:52,220 --> 00:34:54,570 - I really am sorry. 891 00:34:54,614 --> 00:34:56,094 - It's okay. 892 00:34:56,137 --> 00:34:57,182 - Do you mind? 893 00:34:58,574 --> 00:34:59,532 [sighs] 894 00:34:59,575 --> 00:35:00,968 - Sure, um... 895 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,234 You know what? Let's get you in a cab, all right? 896 00:35:09,194 --> 00:35:11,239 - I'm not always like this. 897 00:35:13,981 --> 00:35:16,070 - I figured you had some kinda night. 898 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,116 - Some kinda... 899 00:35:20,553 --> 00:35:23,425 Hey, I don't wanna sound like a stalker, but... 900 00:35:24,861 --> 00:35:26,515 I think I know you. 901 00:35:26,559 --> 00:35:28,256 Paula Fox? 902 00:35:29,431 --> 00:35:30,780 - Oh, right, right! 903 00:35:30,824 --> 00:35:31,912 Of course. 904 00:35:31,955 --> 00:35:34,219 I remember. I'm sorry. 905 00:35:34,262 --> 00:35:36,569 - This is what I look like when I'm sober 906 00:35:36,612 --> 00:35:37,744 and have my hair up. 907 00:35:37,787 --> 00:35:40,181 - Yeah, no, I remember. 908 00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:43,358 - It's okay. I have a pretty bland face. 909 00:35:43,402 --> 00:35:44,577 - No, you don't. 910 00:35:47,319 --> 00:35:49,016 Yeah, uh, "Desperate Characters." 911 00:35:49,059 --> 00:35:50,844 I remember. 912 00:35:50,887 --> 00:35:52,411 - Yeah. 913 00:35:53,238 --> 00:35:54,326 - Where you headed? 914 00:35:54,369 --> 00:35:55,631 - Village. 915 00:35:55,675 --> 00:35:57,459 Are you anywhere close? 916 00:35:57,503 --> 00:35:58,678 Ride with me. 917 00:35:58,721 --> 00:36:00,375 It's the least I can do. 918 00:36:00,419 --> 00:36:02,638 [dramatic music] 919 00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:03,639 - Okay. 920 00:36:03,683 --> 00:36:10,733 ♪ 921 00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:18,045 - Did you move here to be something? 922 00:36:18,088 --> 00:36:19,742 I did, but it's not working out, 923 00:36:19,786 --> 00:36:21,831 and I'm just running around 18 hours a day. 924 00:36:21,875 --> 00:36:23,093 Why? 925 00:36:23,137 --> 00:36:25,487 ♪ 926 00:36:25,531 --> 00:36:27,576 Oh, God, never mind. Sorry. 927 00:36:27,620 --> 00:36:29,404 - No, please. 928 00:36:29,448 --> 00:36:31,928 I feel the same way sometimes. 929 00:36:31,972 --> 00:36:34,366 This guy I know, he owns the bookstore. 930 00:36:34,409 --> 00:36:36,672 He once told me that all books 931 00:36:36,716 --> 00:36:40,937 add up to one essential truth, 932 00:36:40,981 --> 00:36:43,766 which is, if your IQ is above a certain number... 933 00:36:43,810 --> 00:36:45,638 ♪ 934 00:36:45,681 --> 00:36:47,248 Life is pretty much unbearable. 935 00:36:47,292 --> 00:36:49,511 And the number is not even that high. 936 00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:51,644 ♪ 937 00:36:51,687 --> 00:36:54,864 - I do think I'd be happier if I was stupider. 938 00:36:54,908 --> 00:36:56,431 - [laughs] 939 00:36:56,475 --> 00:36:58,259 But then the world wouldn't know your poetry. 940 00:36:58,303 --> 00:37:00,435 - How'd you know I write poetry? 941 00:37:00,479 --> 00:37:03,395 ♪ 942 00:37:03,438 --> 00:37:06,398 - Doesn't every young writer in New York? 943 00:37:06,441 --> 00:37:08,051 I mean, I read a lot of poetry. 944 00:37:08,095 --> 00:37:10,663 ♪ 945 00:37:10,706 --> 00:37:12,839 - Who do you like? 946 00:37:12,882 --> 00:37:15,450 - Strand, Sexton, Merrill. 947 00:37:15,494 --> 00:37:18,192 - You're describing my nightstand. 948 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:21,326 - Well, if you read them to get to sleep every night, 949 00:37:21,369 --> 00:37:23,415 then you definitely belong here. 950 00:37:23,458 --> 00:37:25,286 - [chuckles] 951 00:37:25,330 --> 00:37:27,288 What was your last name again? 952 00:37:27,332 --> 00:37:28,507 - Goldberg. 953 00:37:28,550 --> 00:37:30,030 ♪ 954 00:37:30,073 --> 00:37:32,946 - Where did you come from, Joe Goldberg? 955 00:37:32,989 --> 00:37:34,426 - I grew up here. 956 00:37:34,469 --> 00:37:36,471 ♪ 957 00:37:36,515 --> 00:37:38,299 I left for a little while, 958 00:37:38,343 --> 00:37:39,474 chasing a girl. 959 00:37:39,518 --> 00:37:41,520 - Mm, but you came back? 960 00:37:41,563 --> 00:37:43,913 - Yeah, I missed it. 961 00:37:43,957 --> 00:37:45,567 And I'm not a good chaser. 962 00:37:45,611 --> 00:37:48,048 - Hmm, me neither. 963 00:37:48,091 --> 00:37:55,142 ♪ 964 00:38:05,500 --> 00:38:06,849 Oh. 965 00:38:08,721 --> 00:38:11,637 Oh, this is, uh... this is me. 966 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,248 - Mm, it's not bad. 967 00:38:14,292 --> 00:38:17,338 - Thank you for sobering me up. 968 00:38:17,382 --> 00:38:19,122 And for saving my life. 969 00:38:19,166 --> 00:38:21,560 - No, I didn't-- I didn't save your life. 970 00:38:21,603 --> 00:38:22,778 - Yeah, you did. 971 00:38:22,822 --> 00:38:29,872 ♪ 972 00:38:30,351 --> 00:38:32,658 [knocking] 973 00:38:32,701 --> 00:38:34,442 Oh, God. 974 00:38:34,486 --> 00:38:36,401 - Of course. 975 00:38:36,444 --> 00:38:38,185 Benji. - Hi. 976 00:38:38,228 --> 00:38:39,969 Um, this is Joe. 977 00:38:40,013 --> 00:38:42,624 He literally saved my life tonight. 978 00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:44,496 I-I fell on the tracks. 979 00:38:44,539 --> 00:38:45,975 It was crazy. 980 00:38:46,019 --> 00:38:49,283 - Babe, I told you, people are basically good. 981 00:38:49,327 --> 00:38:50,632 It's a great job, bro. 982 00:38:50,676 --> 00:38:53,374 - Bro? You waste of hair. 983 00:38:53,418 --> 00:38:55,985 - Okay, Beck, it's freezing out here. 984 00:39:00,425 --> 00:39:03,253 - Wait, uh, maybe I can get your info. 985 00:39:03,297 --> 00:39:05,560 - Yeah, um... 986 00:39:09,129 --> 00:39:12,959 Shit, my phone. 987 00:39:14,177 --> 00:39:15,657 I must have dropped it in the subway. 988 00:39:15,701 --> 00:39:17,485 - Oh. 989 00:39:17,529 --> 00:39:20,749 Oh, okay, well, um, just maybe give me your number 990 00:39:20,793 --> 00:39:22,664 for when you get a replacement? 991 00:39:22,708 --> 00:39:25,188 - I'm basically enslaved to email. 992 00:39:25,232 --> 00:39:27,060 - I get it. Smart. 993 00:39:27,103 --> 00:39:29,149 I'm practically a stranger. Can't be too careful. 994 00:39:29,192 --> 00:39:30,411 Okay. 995 00:39:30,455 --> 00:39:34,110 - It's beckinreallife@gmail.com. 996 00:39:34,154 --> 00:39:35,677 - All right. 997 00:39:35,721 --> 00:39:37,549 ♪ 998 00:39:37,592 --> 00:39:39,246 Beck in real life. 999 00:39:39,289 --> 00:39:40,682 - Thank you. 1000 00:39:40,726 --> 00:39:44,686 ♪ 1001 00:39:44,730 --> 00:39:46,209 - So here's what I learned this week. 1002 00:39:46,253 --> 00:39:47,646 - I'm sorry I didn't make it. You know. 1003 00:39:47,689 --> 00:39:49,822 - You are special. You're talented. 1004 00:39:49,865 --> 00:39:52,215 You're passionate. 1005 00:39:52,259 --> 00:39:53,434 You're smart... 1006 00:39:53,478 --> 00:39:56,176 ♪ 1007 00:39:56,219 --> 00:39:58,700 Except in the ways you're really not, 1008 00:39:58,744 --> 00:40:00,441 like not locking your phone 1009 00:40:00,485 --> 00:40:02,443 and falling for men like Benji. 1010 00:40:02,487 --> 00:40:05,925 You know better, but you can't stop because... 1011 00:40:05,968 --> 00:40:07,796 well, because everyone needs someone. 1012 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:09,668 What you really need is someone to save you. 1013 00:40:09,711 --> 00:40:11,800 I can help, Beck. 1014 00:40:11,844 --> 00:40:12,888 Let me help you. 1015 00:40:19,242 --> 00:40:20,374 - Joe. 1016 00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:23,246 [dramatic music] 1017 00:40:23,290 --> 00:40:24,857 - Pac, hey. 1018 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:26,685 What's going on? What are you doing out here? 1019 00:40:26,728 --> 00:40:29,252 - It's Ron. 1020 00:40:29,296 --> 00:40:31,777 He came home drunk. 1021 00:40:31,820 --> 00:40:33,779 He started yelling, 1022 00:40:33,822 --> 00:40:35,476 saying I thought I was smart, 1023 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,913 reading my books and looking at him like he's dumb. 1024 00:40:37,957 --> 00:40:39,698 - What--what happened? 1025 00:40:39,741 --> 00:40:41,395 Did he hurt you? 1026 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:43,179 - No, he didn't touch me. 1027 00:40:43,223 --> 00:40:50,273 ♪ 1028 00:40:53,102 --> 00:40:55,061 I tried to stop him. 1029 00:40:55,104 --> 00:40:56,497 I'm sorry. 1030 00:40:56,541 --> 00:40:59,761 - Paco, Paco, it's okay. 1031 00:40:59,805 --> 00:41:01,110 Really, it's okay. 1032 00:41:01,154 --> 00:41:02,460 You know what? Come with me. 1033 00:41:02,503 --> 00:41:04,157 We can fix this together, all right? 1034 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:10,380 ♪ 1035 00:41:10,424 --> 00:41:12,121 So, you know, the first step to fixing something 1036 00:41:12,165 --> 00:41:15,255 is to know no matter how destroyed it seems, 1037 00:41:15,298 --> 00:41:16,909 it can always be saved. 1038 00:41:18,171 --> 00:41:20,739 Books are no exception. 1039 00:41:20,782 --> 00:41:21,783 You got it? 1040 00:41:21,827 --> 00:41:23,176 - Got it. 1041 00:41:23,219 --> 00:41:25,570 - So what we have here is a line press. 1042 00:41:25,613 --> 00:41:27,572 Basically just a huge clamp. 1043 00:41:27,615 --> 00:41:31,271 Polyvinyl acetate glue means no acid to burn the pages. 1044 00:41:31,314 --> 00:41:34,796 Got your needle, thread, and finally-- 1045 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:37,625 right out of "Bugs Bunny"-- 1046 00:41:37,669 --> 00:41:38,626 a trusty mallet. 1047 00:41:38,670 --> 00:41:40,585 [dark music] 1048 00:41:40,628 --> 00:41:41,586 You see this? 1049 00:41:41,629 --> 00:41:43,283 ♪ 1050 00:41:43,326 --> 00:41:44,589 [book rips] 1051 00:41:44,632 --> 00:41:45,720 We don't need this. 1052 00:41:45,764 --> 00:41:49,942 ♪ 1053 00:41:49,985 --> 00:41:51,639 - Johno, listen to this! 1054 00:41:51,683 --> 00:41:53,815 "Dear Benji, heard about your soda. 1055 00:41:53,859 --> 00:41:55,121 "I'm interested in including you 1056 00:41:55,164 --> 00:41:56,731 "on my fall list of must-tries. 1057 00:41:56,775 --> 00:41:58,385 "Would love to discuss, perhaps even try some. 1058 00:41:58,428 --> 00:41:59,865 Jeff Pevensey." 1059 00:41:59,908 --> 00:42:01,388 - That's the dude you're always retweeting? 1060 00:42:01,431 --> 00:42:03,521 - It's the culture guy from "New York" magazine. 1061 00:42:03,564 --> 00:42:05,261 ♪ 1062 00:42:05,305 --> 00:42:07,089 - Hit him back, bro. 1063 00:42:07,133 --> 00:42:08,526 - No shit. 1064 00:42:08,569 --> 00:42:10,049 Back off while I think. 1065 00:42:10,092 --> 00:42:12,051 Jeff, comma, 1066 00:42:12,094 --> 00:42:14,619 so nice to hear from you, bud, period. 1067 00:42:14,662 --> 00:42:16,838 Yeah, our sodas are legit, period. 1068 00:42:16,882 --> 00:42:18,231 I would love to meet up 1069 00:42:18,274 --> 00:42:20,973 to have you try the goods, period. 1070 00:42:21,016 --> 00:42:22,278 Let's set something up. 1071 00:42:22,322 --> 00:42:27,022 ♪ 1072 00:42:27,066 --> 00:42:29,808 - Scrape carefully along the spine. 1073 00:42:29,851 --> 00:42:32,114 Of course, you gotta watch your fingers. 1074 00:42:32,158 --> 00:42:34,552 ♪ 1075 00:42:34,595 --> 00:42:36,510 [cell phone buzzes] 1076 00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:38,164 ♪ 1077 00:42:38,207 --> 00:42:40,035 - "Sounds great. I can call between meetings 1078 00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:41,863 to see if you're available." 1079 00:42:41,907 --> 00:42:44,518 - This is gonna take us next level. 1080 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:45,693 What time you think we'll meet? 1081 00:42:45,737 --> 00:42:47,913 ♪ 1082 00:42:47,956 --> 00:42:50,480 - No offense. We discussed this. 1083 00:42:50,524 --> 00:42:52,700 It's best if the product has one clear face 1084 00:42:52,744 --> 00:42:53,875 at the beginning. 1085 00:42:53,919 --> 00:42:55,616 That's just more me. 1086 00:42:55,660 --> 00:42:58,619 ♪ 1087 00:42:58,663 --> 00:43:00,403 - Okay, the spine is sewn. 1088 00:43:00,447 --> 00:43:01,622 So take this. 1089 00:43:01,666 --> 00:43:02,754 Pull it as tight as you can that way. 1090 00:43:02,797 --> 00:43:04,103 ♪ 1091 00:43:04,146 --> 00:43:06,061 Yeah, that's it. 1092 00:43:06,105 --> 00:43:13,155 ♪ 1093 00:43:14,679 --> 00:43:16,202 - Jeff! 1094 00:43:16,245 --> 00:43:19,205 - The glue is set. We've applied the binder. 1095 00:43:19,248 --> 00:43:20,598 Now... 1096 00:43:20,641 --> 00:43:22,295 ♪ 1097 00:43:22,338 --> 00:43:24,340 You gotta be precise 1098 00:43:24,384 --> 00:43:26,647 and use exactly the force needed. 1099 00:43:26,691 --> 00:43:30,695 ♪ 1100 00:43:30,738 --> 00:43:33,698 [tapping] 1101 00:43:35,961 --> 00:43:38,528 [pounding] 1102 00:43:38,572 --> 00:43:39,529 Hey! 1103 00:43:39,573 --> 00:43:41,488 ♪ 1104 00:43:41,531 --> 00:43:42,794 - Nice to meet you, man. 1105 00:43:42,837 --> 00:43:44,230 - Nice to meet you too. 1106 00:43:44,273 --> 00:43:45,884 Have you-- have you been here before? 1107 00:43:45,927 --> 00:43:48,669 It's, uh--not a lot of people know about it yet. 1108 00:43:48,713 --> 00:43:52,107 It's an incredible after hours. Very exclusive. 1109 00:43:52,151 --> 00:43:54,632 - Yeah, I've been here a couple of times. 1110 00:43:54,675 --> 00:43:55,937 - Yeah? - Mm. 1111 00:43:55,981 --> 00:43:58,940 - Huh. Well, good. 1112 00:43:58,984 --> 00:44:01,203 So you'll feel right at home, then. 1113 00:44:01,247 --> 00:44:08,167 ♪ 1114 00:44:08,210 --> 00:44:11,039 Please, after you. 1115 00:44:11,083 --> 00:44:13,302 - All right. [chuckles] 1116 00:44:13,346 --> 00:44:16,871 ♪ 1117 00:44:16,915 --> 00:44:19,744 - It's just down to the left. 1118 00:44:19,787 --> 00:44:26,838 ♪ 1119 00:44:32,974 --> 00:44:35,890 - Hey, man, I'm thinking maybe-- 1120 00:44:35,934 --> 00:44:36,891 [thwack] 1121 00:44:36,935 --> 00:44:38,632 [bottles shatter] 1122 00:44:38,676 --> 00:44:45,683 ♪ 1123 00:44:53,734 --> 00:44:56,694 [soft music] 1124 00:44:56,737 --> 00:44:58,217 ♪ 1125 00:44:58,260 --> 00:45:00,001 - It's 2:00 p.m. when the door chimes, 1126 00:45:00,045 --> 00:45:01,916 and I'm ready. 1127 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:03,657 - [speaking indistinctly] 1128 00:45:03,701 --> 00:45:05,528 - You told your girlfriends you'd come by. 1129 00:45:05,572 --> 00:45:07,574 I know this because I have your phone. 1130 00:45:07,617 --> 00:45:09,663 - I'll be in back. - Okay. 1131 00:45:09,707 --> 00:45:11,012 - Hey. 1132 00:45:11,056 --> 00:45:12,361 Remember me? 1133 00:45:12,405 --> 00:45:15,538 Almost dying on the train tracks? 1134 00:45:15,582 --> 00:45:17,627 - Uh, it rings a bell. 1135 00:45:17,671 --> 00:45:19,064 Hang on. Hang on. - [laughs] 1136 00:45:19,107 --> 00:45:21,631 Well, I wanted to say thank you. 1137 00:45:21,675 --> 00:45:23,459 - No, you already did that. 1138 00:45:23,503 --> 00:45:26,549 - Well, uh, thanks again. [laughs] 1139 00:45:26,593 --> 00:45:30,466 And I'm sorry for, uh, running off the other night. 1140 00:45:31,163 --> 00:45:32,251 - You had a guest. 1141 00:45:32,294 --> 00:45:33,339 - Hardly. 1142 00:45:34,862 --> 00:45:37,604 So I got you a present. 1143 00:45:37,647 --> 00:45:38,953 - No, no, no, please. 1144 00:45:38,997 --> 00:45:39,998 You don't have to get me anything. 1145 00:45:40,041 --> 00:45:41,782 - Shut up and just look at it. 1146 00:45:43,436 --> 00:45:47,179 [dramatic music] 1147 00:45:47,222 --> 00:45:49,790 - "Engine, engine number nine on the New York Transit line. 1148 00:45:49,834 --> 00:45:51,966 "If your girl falls on the track, 1149 00:45:52,010 --> 00:45:53,446 pick her up, pick her up, pick her up." 1150 00:45:53,489 --> 00:45:55,796 We already have in jokes. 1151 00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:59,191 - So... 1152 00:45:59,234 --> 00:46:01,802 anyway, that, and I'd better-- 1153 00:46:01,846 --> 00:46:05,632 - Maybe if you're not too busy, 1154 00:46:05,675 --> 00:46:07,765 we could get a drink sometime? 1155 00:46:07,808 --> 00:46:09,854 - Sure. 1156 00:46:09,897 --> 00:46:12,117 Oh, but I still can't find my phone. 1157 00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:15,076 - I know. Email. 1158 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:16,469 - That's right. 1159 00:46:16,512 --> 00:46:20,125 ♪ 1160 00:46:20,168 --> 00:46:21,822 See you, Joe. 1161 00:46:21,866 --> 00:46:24,390 - See you soon, Beck. 1162 00:46:24,433 --> 00:46:31,266 ♪ 1163 00:46:31,310 --> 00:46:34,139 - Well played, sir. 1164 00:46:34,182 --> 00:46:36,097 Well played. 1165 00:46:37,403 --> 00:46:38,752 - I'm not always right. 1166 00:46:38,796 --> 00:46:40,058 I'm human. I make mistakes. 1167 00:46:40,101 --> 00:46:41,581 You'll see. 1168 00:46:41,624 --> 00:46:43,539 I have to check on a shipment downstairs. 1169 00:46:43,583 --> 00:46:45,150 Can you--um, can you watch the register? 1170 00:46:45,193 --> 00:46:46,151 - Yeah. 1171 00:46:46,194 --> 00:46:47,761 [door opens] 1172 00:46:47,805 --> 00:46:51,112 - Hell, maybe I'm just a fool in love. 1173 00:46:51,156 --> 00:46:53,158 But I'm right about you. 1174 00:46:53,201 --> 00:46:56,204 And I'm going to help you get the life you deserve, Beck. 1175 00:46:56,248 --> 00:47:01,079 ♪ 1176 00:47:01,122 --> 00:47:02,384 - [groans] 1177 00:47:02,428 --> 00:47:05,387 [gasping] 1178 00:47:05,431 --> 00:47:11,524 ♪ 1179 00:47:11,567 --> 00:47:15,702 Please, whatever you think I did, 1180 00:47:15,745 --> 00:47:17,530 you got the wrong guy. 1181 00:47:17,573 --> 00:47:20,620 - No... 1182 00:47:20,663 --> 00:47:22,230 I don't. 1183 00:47:22,274 --> 00:47:25,233 [tense music] 1184 00:47:25,277 --> 00:47:26,321 ♪