All language subtitles for This Life s02e04 Communion.eng

Um, look, I need... I
need to see your mother.

She doesn't want to see you!

He won't agree to my plans for
Matthew to take Emma and Romy.

Where do I come in?

Well, my lawyer says it
would help to hear from you.

It's not like he ever hit
us. I don't know what I'd say.

So, give me three words
to describe this look.

- Casual, cute...
- And fun?

I get that I didn't ace this,
but I really want this job.

Just tell me who you need me to be.

- Oh. Shannon, this is Maggie.
- The roommate.

Pretty sure he consummated our
marriage with some random last night.

- And you're okay with that?
- Yeah! Keeps things simple.

Just go back to trading
sex for rent! Okay?

Wow! You know what? Whoever hit you
should have hit you a lot harder.

This is yours then? It's
not half bad, you know.

It all hinges on the ending.

She has these plans for
who's going to take care of us

if she dies. Could I come live with you?

Romy needs structure,

not a struggling artist
with no stability.

Whatever it is you're
not saying, say it!

I don't want to do it. Sorry, Romy.

I never should have said yes.

- Uh, how about your wife?
- The last time I came home, she

- had changed the locks on my door.
- Kate's throwing him out.

You're thinking that I was
out there building another life

with another family?
Well, it wasn't like that.

I don't see how I could
ever trust you again!

I want to make things right.

[clattering, indistinct chatter]

Um... Nic?

Nic?

- Yes?
- People are back from church.

If you can carve a human heart,

you can manage the lamb roast.

If you're not there too...

What? People will know?

They already know.

Abby doesn't. This is all for her.

All the lying is exhausting.

You'll get used to it.

[indistinct conversations]

Hey! You look like you're hiding.

[chuckles]

I'm worried Mom is gonna ask
the priest to talk to me about

- the healing powers of prayer!
- [laughing]: Stop...

If I have to do this, so do you. Okay?

How are you holding up?

Uh, by the flimsiest of threads.

But cancelling would
have crushed Abby, so...

Well, at least Nicole's sister
was willing to host all of us.

Yeah, no. No, she'll take any
chance she can get to make me

feel incredibly uncomfortable, so...

Well, what about you? I know you're
going into court against David tomorrow?

Yeah. I just want all that behind me.

So then he loses any power he has over

- what happens to the kids, right?
- If I win.

Okay. Anything I can do
or say to help your case...

He'll even lie for you if you want.

Hey! Are you excited about
starting your new job tomorrow?

I wish I had started yesterday.

Okay.

Nice. Good luck out there!

So, what did you confess
in church today?

Not telling.

Why?

'Cause then it won't come true.

Just close your eyes
and think of England.

If only it was that easy.

Embarrassing me in front
of my sister? Seriously?

- Have you come to return the favour?
- Stop winding her up, Lizzy.

Oh, she was plenty wound
up when I got here.

OK, can we just get through this?

It's against the value
of the real estate.

I know what a home line of credit is.

I'm just saying, the place is
already worth more than I paid for it.

Because of all the work
you did fixing it up.

The neighbourhood's exploding.

- What do you need me for?
- The bank wants a co-signer.

Because you don't have
a source of income!

That's where the line
of credit comes in!

Oliver, a loan is not a job!

I know that, Dad. I'm
investing in my career.

- [Gerald sighs in frustration.]
- I need the freedom to focus!

Don't worry about it. Forget
I asked. It's not a big deal.

No, I'm not hungry, Mom.

Can I do anything?

Find your place card and take a seat.

Could you be any more checked out?

- Hey, I know this guy.
- He broke up your house party.

- He writes comics?
- Graphic novels.

He published this when he was only 17.

How old is he now?

Banished to the kiddie corner?

Everyone wants Maggie as far
away from Matthew as possible.

Yeah, okay, file that under things
I shouldn't have said out loud.

Well, believe me, you're the
smallest elephant in this room.

Uh, actually, everyone,

Could I just, um...

First, I wanna thank
Elizabeth for having us

and it really,

really does mean so much
that you could all be here.

I mean, you're the people we love.

And I just want to say

To our darling Abigail,
we are so proud of you,

and it brought us so much joy

watching you prepare for this day.

Abby! Your dress!

- I'm speaking to my family.
- Yeah? Which one?

Sorry I ruined my dress, Mama.

No, honey, it's fine.

Come on, sweetie. Let's clean it off.

Um...

[awkward throat clearing]

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[guitar]

Don't want to talk about it.

Caleb? I'm about to drop
the girls at the metro.

You sure you don't
want a lift down there?

- I'll meet you over there.
- Okay. The hearing's at 11.

I'll be there.

Have you reread your affidavit?

- I mean, I lived it.
- Okay. Well, your father's

lawyer is gonna try to poke
holes in our side of things

so... as long as you tell the truth,

everything will be fine.

- Got it. See you over there.
- Yeah. Good!

Your suit.

You look great!

Well, thanks for lending
me the money to, you know,

- invest in the store's aesthetic.
- You're welcome.

Pay to play? Nice business model.

Are you nervous?

A little. Are you?

A little.

Hey, I just want to be sure...

You guys are clear about why

I'm taking this route with your father?

You don't want him having
control over what happens to us.

Romy?

Is there anything you want to ask?

No.

And if Dad wins?

Well, we'll cross that
bridge if we come to it.

[knocking on door]

Hello?

Nic?

Nic?

Nic, uh, I let myself in.

- Nic.
- Jesus!

You can't just waltz in here
whenever you feel like it, Matthew!

I can't stop thinking about
the disaster that was yesterday.

[annoyed sigh]

- You're the one who started.
- I know! I know.

We should both be ashamed of ourselves.

Right.

We can't keep going on like this.

So let's stop.

Let's end this.

Tell Abby the truth and...

Before that,

come with me.

Just do one last thing with
me before you give up on us.

- Please.
- [annoyed sigh]

[classical music on the stereo]

[radio host]: If you could
use makeup or your phone

one last time, which one would you pick?

- Come on.
- Makeup or your phone?

Is this what you think
girls have trouble deciding?

[deep exhalation] Okay!

Oh man...

Come on! Ugh...

- Excuse me?
- Hmm?

This projection, it's not the
same artist as the sculpture?

No, it's a collaboration.

We know each other.

We do.

- I was in graduate school.
- You were writing

- about Montreal signage.
- Your murals were all over

the city. Your work was so tormented!

- Oliver Lawson.
- Where have you been?

Yeah! I was in, uh, Los
Angeles for a long time,

having every creative impulse
crushed right out of me.

Thank God! If you were
actually happy there,

I would never forgive you.

Well, I'm back! I bought
a studio in Mile-Ex.

I'm just... getting
a pulse of the scene.

- Are you working on something new?
- I have an installation

on the go that's been completely
absorbing me but, uh...

I'm just coming up for air.

Hmm.

Did you know I was curating
this place when you came in?

I might have read something like that.

Mm-hmm. Okay.

When can I see it?

Uh... soon! Yeah.

As soon as it's ready. Great!

- See you then!
- Great! Yeah!

See you!

Don't you keep your door closed?

Hey! Don't you have camp or something?

- Or something...
- Is anything up?

So, you're really going to
fight for us in court today?

Yeah. I'm fighting for my
legal right to be your dad.

Is there something specific that
you needed to know from me?

What happens if you lose?

[chuckle] I sure hope that I don't.

Yeah, but if you do, is this
the last time I'll ever see you?

No! Romy, no. Not at all.

That's not what this is about.

Listen. You know, uh... This is about
me having a say as your father.

Yeah, but don't you think

that's what Mom actually wants?
Us never seeing you again?

No. I don't think that. And
even she did, ultimately,

that wouldn't be up to her. Or me.

I mean, we are all at your
mercy. You and your sister's.

I don't think Mom sees it that way.

I know. But I do. You know, and I think

you should start thinking
about what it is you want.

Can I have 60 bucks?

You want 60 bucks? For what?

Whisky and women.

You're cute.

Purveyor of stimulation,
real and imagined.

Ah! Thank you! Now, we've
gotta go. Caleb's meeting us.

- Where?
- Down there.

He's testifying this morning.

We had this conversation.

You never said that it was
going to be in front of David.

Well, my lawyer believes
it's important for the

judge to hear directly
from one of the kids.

Hears what exactly?

I mean, David was there
and then he wasn't.

The weight...

of his abandonment.

OK, you're really asking him to dredge
this up with his father in the room?

He wants to do this! This is
about protecting the girls.

Even if it hurts Caleb in the process?

Look! You've made your point.

Which you're completely ignoring.

Maggie. I don't want
your opinion right now.

I want your support.

And you're gonna have to get
behind this when Caleb shows up.

I don't think I can.

Well, then maybe you
shouldn't be coming with me.

Fine.

Fine.

First, I'll submit the
sworn in declarations,

then give the judge a
bird's eye view of our case.

Then, we'll call on Caleb to testify.

You didn't tell me he
was arrested this year,

after a physical altercation
with a girlfriend?

Why would I?

David had nothing to do with that.

His lawyers could raise
it to discredit him,

make his whole testimony moot.

We need to get out in front of it,

argue how David's abandonment
created anger issues.

No! Caleb is not like that.

It was one incident and...

no, I won't have it raised
unless they bring it up first.

Natalie, we've been over this.

The whole point of
Caleb's testimony is to see

the consequences of
David's failure as a parent.

If we can't,

well, we don't have a case.

- Bee?
- Matthew!

Hi. I'm sorry to do this, but
I knew you had the week off

and... and I...

What's going on?

Remember how we talked about getting
everything out in the open?

Yeah...

Well, that's... that's happening.

Uh, now.

Hey. I need validation.

[Oliver]: Now's not a good time.

Did you know that Natalie asked Caleb

to testify against David
in court this morning?

- Cool.
- Cool? No! No, it's terrible.

She wouldn't listen to
reason, so I didn't go

and now I feel terrible
for abandoning her.

Aren't you the one who warned me
against messing with her plans?

You mean with Romy? Is that
why things were so weird

- with you guys yesterday?
- Look, I really gotta go.

You told her she can't live with you?

Maggie, I don't wanna talk about this

Sure. Fine! Whatever.

I'll call you later.

That hangs.

- Oh! Thanks.
- I'll do it.

[knocking on door]
Is everything okay in there?

[door clinking]

That's never a good sign.

- What is this?
- Ugh!

I hate every last one of them.

At least she left her face
behind for the police sketch.

Oh, you can throw that
out. It's last week's.

God, I would give my left
leg to be in Cabo right now.

I was just in the Bahamas.

It's not the worst.

You're like, not even tan.

It's so bad for you! I'd
prefer to live, thanks!

I know. This isn't... this
isn't fair to either of you,

but keeping you apart,
that wasn't working either.

Um... And you,

you're always looking at me
like I pulled off some big con,

like I've been playing man of the house

in two families for years.
Well, I haven't been.

It's true. He's barely seen us.

You might have considered
that before having a child

- with another woman's husband.
- No, it wasn't with me, honey.

It's just... it... it's via me.

Ha! You're asking me...
to believe you haven't been

involved in an emotional
affair this whole time?

I haven't! I haven't. I don't love her.

Can you please tell her?

I don't love you.

We were never in love.

I meant with your child.

With the human being you created
with someone else and hid from me.

Look,
I think you should know

that we didn't tell Julian the
truth about Matthew until...

- Ah!
- Until what?

What?

I was just coming...
I was coming to this.

- This is why we're here.
- Don't speak.

Until what?

Until after you knew everything.

[dumbfounded laugh]

So your son knows now?

I wanted to tell you. I did.

I didn't know how.

You wouldn't have heard
this any other way. Honey...

I thought that if you met them,

that maybe you would also
see that I am trying

to do the right thing
here, for everybody.

I feel sick. Where's the bathroom?

It's just down the hallway.

[humming]

[muffled music from headphones]

Yes?

I'm sorry. Am I bothering you?

What are you doing?

This thing is driving me nuts.

You know, it does nothing.

If it's gonna be in here, it
should serve a purpose, no?

[slamming sound]

You want to tell me what's going on?

I'm so tired of people looking
at me like I'm a problem.

Hmm...

- Like that! Exactly like that.
- Maggie.

No, it's like the pillars of my family

all decided to implode
at the exact same moment

and here I am trying to step up,

but nobody wants my opinion,
and even when they accidentally

manage to hear it, somehow
I'm still the asshole.

Do you want my honest response?

Please.

You sound unbelievably self-absorbed.

I mean, your sister could be dying.

From what I know of your older brother,

it sounds like his
marriage is crumbling.

And all you seem to care about
is what people think of you.

Why am I not allowed their respect?

I mean, I barely know you, but
if I had to guess, it's probably

because you do things like
whimsically marry strangers.

- Yeah, well, so do you!
- But I'm not asking my family

to accept me for it.

You know what? They want me

at the kids' table? That's fine.
I can do seen and not heard.

Good talk!

You did exactly what
you said you wouldn't do.

Throw Julian under the
bus to save your marriage.

I just thought if Nicole
could see the kind of father

- I was trying to be to him...
- After insisting repeatedly

that your heart is with her,

how is she supposed to
reconcile those two things?

You're a mess!

I'm not giving up on my son.

I just hope that doesn't
mean losing my wife.

You better get yourself
together in a hurry

or you're gonna lose everybody.

Hi.

- What are you watching?
- Arthur.

My daughter likes that one too.

[relieved]: Caleb!

Where've you been?

What happened to your suit?

I can't do it, Mom.

Caleb, I can't do this without you.

Yeah, but what if he doesn't deserve it?

Hey, you know better
than anyone that he does.

Whatever feelings I have

about what Dad did or didn't
do, those belong to me.

This is about the girls, okay?

They can end up having to live with him!

Their father?

He's our father!

I'm sorry. I can't.

Hey, Mike! I finished it.

I even paid to have it properly printed.

- Do I know you?
- You read this and you liked it.

- Remember?
- Oh yeah! Good for you.

Don't you want to know how it ends?

- What are you, stalking me?
- Don't tag your location

if you don't want people
to know where you are.

Look, good luck with your book
but I got somewhere to be, okay?

- What are you doing?
- I'm following you.

- Why?
- I know you published

your first graphic novel. I
need to know how you did it.

Well, let's see...

I published it through a
vanity press who I paid $5,000

to edit and package the thing
and who now owns the edition

and collects all
royalties when it sells,

which it hardly ever does. Happy?

Look, I'm nobody, okay?

There's nothing to see here.

- What do I do now?
- Write another!

Or go to law school. I don't
know who you think I am,

but I can't help you.

Here ends the lesson.

Good luck.

I've spoken to your ex-husband's lawyer.

What now?

Our strategy won't work anymore.

I'll ask for a postponement

and we'll have to rethink our position.

You know, it is amazing
what boys will do to avoid

running a comb through their hair...

- put on a clean t-shirt.
- Tell me about it!

I'm sorry about what
happened back there.

Ha! Yeah. Right.

- Natalie, I'm serious.
- Okay.

Is that all?

Well, I was... I was...

thinking that maybe you'd
wanna give me a ride home?

You're unbelievable!

You actually think I want to
get in a car with you right now?

Look, don't you think we
should at least try talking?

Run away? Away from all of this?

Please?

Get in.

I'm surprised you kept the house.

Yeah.

There's stuff in there
for you and the kids

- she wanted me to give to you.
- When she died 8 years ago?

You know that, uh... that
tin? Butter cookies are still

hanging around in
there if you're hungry.

It was always crammed
with soya sauce packets.

If you're thirsty, then.

[office hustle and bustle]

You really don't have
anywhere else to be?

No. What is this place?

It's a collective. We take
freelance gigs to support

products we actually care
about. And we're not hiring.

I don't want money.

I can't do anything for you, okay?

I don't want you to.
Everyone who says they will

ends up failing me.

I have to learn to do things for myself.

Just please,

let me stay here and learn what I can.

There's nowhere for you to sit.

I'll stand.

There. No talking.

Oh my God!

I thought that bonglord down
the street had jacked this.

Wow!

Welcome back, buddy.

So,

Jacques Cousteau signed this.

She wanted Caleb to have it.

And then, this here,

this is for the girls.

I think that's it.

It got even harder
with her after you left.

Yeah, well, I don't think she
felt so welcome around you.

Wow, really? You're
gonna put that on me?

I tried.

Anyway,

families are supposed
to fight to be together,

not sit around and
wait for an invitation.

Yeah. Just hopefully not in court.

You're smug for someone whose

- second marriage is failing.
- [chortle]

Yeah, no, I figured Matthew
wouldn't hold that back from ya.

You say you're running to your kids

because they need you.
Hm-hm. I think you're running

from another failure and
you're the one who needs them.

I'm gonna get some water.

[sigh]

Oh, hey! This is, uh, for you.

She never forgave me for
walking out on you guys.

I'll get that water.

- What do you need?
- Do we have this one in extra-small?

Top shelf.

Ha! You're actually going up there?

Usually I just tell people
that we're out of stock.

- Maybe not on my first day.
- At least take your time.

It's practically the
only break that we get.

Ugh, they could not pay
me enough to take this job.

But I borrowed my dad's
car and totaled it, so...

You work here as punishment?

Do you have a better excuse?

I was offered a modelling job, actually,

but I didn't want to subject
myself to that kind of scrutiny.

You know, the male gaze and all.

Some of those girls make like,
30 grand an Instagram post.

Ew, but the comments! Strangers
pretending to know you.

My dad threatens to homicide
every guy who looks at me twice

- when we go out to dinner.
- Yeah, mine too!

"The male gaze." That's
like, super well put.

Mm-hmm!

[knocking on door]

[doorknob clicking]
Oliver, you in there?

I'm sorry if I pushed you into
whatever happened with Romy.

Also, I'm retired from giving my
opinion on other people's lives,

so you'll never hear from
me on the subject again.

Hey, well, the door's
open. I'm coming in.

[alt-rock music on the stereo]

Oliver?

[loud alt-rock music]

I didn't know you and
your mother were...

Estranged? After I
left, we barely spoke.

Was it really because of us?

Well, you know, a mother's
intense disappointment has

a way of taking the
stuffing out of a guy.

I just hope that ten years down
the line, Jesse isn't in court

having to testify what
a terrible father I am.

Hey, look. Natalie.

If you really feel

that Caleb and the girls
are better off without me,

then I guess I... I can't stop you.

- Oh my God!
- What? "Oh my God" what?

Oh my God!

You asked me here to
have a frank conversation,

and yet all you've actually done

is choreograph this entire
thing to manipulate me.

- That's not what I'm doing.
- Oh, I know you! That's exactly

what you've done. You've thought this
entire thing out down to every word

- like it's one of you lectures.
- Okay. What about you?

- What ab... What about me?
- You're dragging me to court

to take away my parental
rights. Are you nuts?

That's vindictive, Natalie,
and I think you know that.

You came back here because I'm sick,

and then you threatened
all of my custody plans

just so you can have more
access with the girls.

That's not the way I
wanted it to go! Natalie,

you wouldn't talk to me!

Because I can't trust you.

I'm not giving away my rights.

I can't. Alright? So you and I,

we're gonna have to figure
out some way to work this out.

You know what? You don't want

all your children thinking
you're a terrible father?

Why don't you stop
being a terrible father?

I will if you let me!

And you don't get custody
just because your mother

left me a tablecloth.

[birds chirping]

He's your boy.

Just tell me what we can do.

Nothing.

I'll never be able to do this with you.

But you have to.

Hey.

Hey, Caleb! Hi.

[birds chirping]

I would've told them what
you did really wrecked me.

Why didn't you?

Because...

I'm done blaming you.

And maybe I'm no better than you.

No. That's not true.

You spent years picking up my slack.

What if I don't wanna do that anymore?

Hey...

Here.

I remember you let me
wear this when I was a kid.

It was heavier than my wrist, though.

You know, I bought that with the...

the fellowship that
I won in grad school.

Sell it if you want, it's worth good money.

Hey! You're just getting back now?

Didn't you get my text? I
was running late from school.

Oh...

Good day?

Yeah, actually, I learned a lot.

Hi!

Well, don't keep us in suspense.

It went well.

Primed to sell overpriced
clothes to the latte crowd?

I'm crawling my way
up the learning curve.

My little girl in the big wide world!

How'd it go in court today?

It didn't. That's over.

Dad gave me wine.

Will that help?

What? When?

He invited me over for
lunch and gave me wine.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you before.

Doesn't matter.

I've decided not to fight him in court.

He hasn't won, but...

...we need to talk about
plans for the future.

And if it comes to it,

it will make a big difference
what the both of you want.

- So, $500, right?
- Yeah, yeah.

Easy, hey, hey! I want
to get home tonight.

These limbs, they
come on and off, right?

Sure. Knock yourself out, buddy!

[giggling]

[knocking on door]

Caleb?

You sure it's cool if I crash
here until I get my own place?

Yeah, man. No problem.

Caleb, it's Mom.

I'm sorry.

Call me.

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