I TOLD YOU,
DON'T MOVE.
[ SOFT JAZZY MUSIC ]
LET YOUR--LET YOUR ARMS
FALL BY YOUR SIDES.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
[ ♪♪ ]
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC ]
♪ ♪
[ CAR HORN HONKING ]
GOD DAMN IT.
ALICE, I THOUGHT
YOU SET THE ALARM.
I DID.
YOU SNOOZED IT.
I'M LATE FOR MY FUCKING
DUMBASS JOB.
I'M SORRY.
DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE US COFFEE?
NO THANKS.
I'LL GET SOME
ON THE WAY.
SO ARE WE GOING TO
GET TOGETHER LATER,
OR WHAT?
I HAVE A SCREENING
WITH JOANIE...
BUT I'LL CALL YOU.
BYE.
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
HEY.
UM, COULD I SPEAK
TO YOU, PLEASE?
SURE, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
WAIT A MINUTE?
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
DO YOU WANT
SOME COFFEE?
NO. THANK YOU.
FINALLY, "THE FLAGELLATION"
BY DELMAS HOWE
DEALS WITH THE DICHOTOMY
BETWEEN MAN AS DIVINE
AND MAN AS CREATURE.
THE PAINTING,
WHICH IS LARGE IN SCALE
AND CLASSICAL IN ITS EXECUTION,
ATTEMPTS TO RECORD
THE ARTIST'S EXPERIENCES
THROUGH JUXTAPOSITION
AND NARRATIVE.
RICHARD MORRISSEY HAS CALLED
THIS PIECE "A REVELATION."
"PROVOCATIONS" IS INTENDED
TO DO JUST THAT...
PROVOKE.
IT IS DARING, IT IS INTENSE,
AND IT IS THE EDGE
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR,
AND WITH A LITTLE
FINESSING,
IT WILL BE THE CAC'S
SPRING EXHIBITION.
ISN'T THAT OUR SLOT
FOR THE IMPRESSIONISTS?
YES, BUT WE'VE SHOWN
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER"
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
IN A ROW.
I THOUGHT THIS YEAR
WE WOULD WOW THEM
WITH SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
WE CAN'T MOVE
THE IMPRESSIONISTS.
EVERYBODY LOVES
THE IMPRESSIONISTS.
WELL, THE IMPRESSIONISTS
NOTWITHSTANDING,
YOU HIRED ME TO
CREATE A NEW PROFILE
FOR THE CAC.
NOW, THE "PROVOCATIONS" EXHIBIT
WILL PUT US ON THE MAP.
IT PREMIERES AT MOMA
IN NEW YORK,
AND THEN AFTER THE CAC,
IT MOVES ON TO THE WALKER,
AND THEN TO LONDON'S
TATE MODERN.
OKAY, WELL, JUST
ASSUMING FOR A MOMENT
THAT WE WERE WILLING TO FOREGO
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER,"
DESPITE THE FACT
THAT IT'S OUR MOST POPULAR
EXHIBITION, BAR NONE,
FOR THIS...
CAUSE CELEBRE OUT OF NEW YORK,
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
YOU CAN PROCURE IT
FOR THE CAC?
WELL, I'VE SET UP A MEETING
WITH GINA FERRARA,
WHO IS THE CURATOR OF
THE PEGGY PEABODY COLLECTION.
NOW, I KNOW THAT BOTH MOCA
AND LACMA ARE AFTER IT,
BUT I'M COMPLETELY CONFIDENT
THAT I CAN--
BETTE, IT
IS OBVIOUS
THAT YOU HAVE GONE TO
A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE
TO PREPARE FOR
THIS PRESENTATION,
BUT IT ISN'T WORTH THE RISK.
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER" IS...
IS TOO IMPORTANT
TO US.
[ MURMURING AGREEMENT ]
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, FRANKLIN,
IF I'M NOT THE ONE
SELECTING THE SHOWS,
THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
TO DO WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE CAC.
I WOULD THINK
THAT WOULD BE FAIRLY OBVIOUS.
NOW, WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO
IS TO FOLLOW UP
WITH SHELDON TOMLIN
OVER AT HOYT AND IRON OUT
THE DETAILS.
WE WOULDN'T WANT
ONE OF OUR RIVALS
RUNNING OFF WITH IMPRESSIONS
BECAUSE WE WERE
A LITTLE SLOW ON THE UPTAKE,
NOW WOULD WE?
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
I'M SORRY.
FOLLOW UP?
YOU'VE BOOKED IT ALREADY?
I, UH, HAPPENED TO HAVE
LUNCH WITH SHELLY LAST WEEK,
AND I THOUGHT I'D
SAVE YOU THE TIME.
WELL, EVERYONE,
THANKS, AND HOW ABOUT
THANKING MS. PORTER
FOR ALL HER HARD WORK.
GREAT JOB.
COULD I, UH, SEE YOU
A LITTLE LATER?
DO YOU WANT TO GO
TO MY OFFICE?
NO, THIS IS JUST GOING
TO TAKE A MINUTE.
HEY...
HOW ARE YOU?
HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
HEY, JENNY.
CAN WE GO INTO YOUR OFFICE,
PLEASE?
YEAH, SURE.
THANK YOU. OKAY.
SHANE.
HEY, JENNY.
HOW ARE YOU?
WHATEVER.
CAN WE HAVE HER TABLE?
YEAH.
YEAH?
DID YOU SEE THAT?
YOU CAN'T TELL ME,
RIGHT?
RIGHT, AL, I CAN'T TELL YOU.
WHAT'S ON YOUR
MIND, JENNY?
I CAN'T BE
AROUND YOU ANYMORE.
IT'S CONFUSING TO ME,
AND IT MAKES ME
FEEL INSANE.
YOU KNOW,
TIM HAS BEEN
SO WONDERFUL TO ME...
AND I THINK THAT THIS
IS THE VERY FIRST TIME
IN MY LIFE...
THAT I'VE ACTUALLY FELT SAFE.
DO YOU WANT TO BE SAFE?
[ SIGHS ]
I'M GOING TO MARRY TIM.
I CAN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE
WITHOUT HIM.
I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE
MY LIFE WITHOUT HIM.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
YES.
THAT IS WHAT I WANT.
THEN I WISH YOU WELL.
I'M GOING TO GET ANOTHER.
YOU OKAY?
♪ HEY GABBY, YOU'RE SO FINE ♪
♪ YOU'RE SO FINE
YOU BLOW MY MIND-- ♪
EASY WITH THE 80's POP
THIS EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
♪ HEY GABBY, HEY GABBY... ♪
TELL ME YOU DIDN'T.
OKAY, THINK WHAT YOU WILL,
SHE'S AMAZING.
SHE'S AMAZING LOOKING,
SHE'S AMAZINGLY SMART,
SHE'S AMAZING IN BED--
SHE TREATS YOU LIKE SHIT.
NO, SHE DOESN'T.
SHE DOES.
NO, NOT THIS TIME,
TOTALLY CHANGED.
I DON'T KNOW, AL.
SHE STILL SEEMS PRETTY
COLD IN THE STREETS TO ME.
COLD IN THE STREETS,
HOT IN THE SHEETS.
SHE'S HAPPIER.
SHE'S WRITING
HER LESBIAN COPS SCREENPLAY.
SHE'S A WHOLE NEW GABBY.
WHAT?
NOTHING.
NO, NO, NO, NOT SAYING "NOTHING"
WITH THAT FACE.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK.
LET'S SAY,
HYPOTHETICALLY,
THAT I SAW GABBY
ALL OVER NADIA MEIRTSCHIN
ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
WHERE?
MILK.
WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
UH...
I'D PREFER NOT TO GIVE YOU
THE DETAILS THIS TIME.
YOU GUYS, KEEP AN EYE
ON THE SAUCE.
HEY...
HEY!
AH!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD! I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
JESUS, YOU'RE DISFIGURED.
I'M NOT DISFIGURED.
BUT I COULD'VE KILLED YOU
WHEN YOU WERE, YOU KNOW...
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
SHOULD WE CALL A DOCTOR?
DANA!
SECOND-DEGREE BURN
FROM THE BECHAMEL SAUCE,
RUNAWAY
SHISH KEBOB,
AN ATTACK FROM A PARTICULARLY
HOSTILE LIVE LOBSTER,
AND, UM, ELECTRIC CAN OPENER.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?
YOU COULD KISS IT
AND MAKE IT BETTER.
UM...
I WAS WONDERING
IF MAYBE SOME--
I WOULD LOVE TO.
REALLY?
OKAY.
OKAY, IS THURSDAY NIGHT OKAY?
THURSDAY NIGHT IS GREAT.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?
ANYWHERE YOU'RE GOING.
YEAH, BUT YOU'RE
A FOOD PERSON,
SO I WANT TO TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE
REALLY GOOD, LIKE L'ORANGERIE.
NO, NO, NO,
THAT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.
I KNOW,
BUT I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT--
WE'RE NOT STARTING OUT
THAT WAY.
UM...THERE'S THIS LITTLE PLACE
IN KOREATOWN
THAT I'VE BEEN DYING
TO CHECK OUT.
DO I NEED TO MAKE
A RESERVATION?
HOW ABOUT IF I TAKE CARE
OF THAT PART,
AND YOU JUST PICK ME UP
AT 8:00?
OKAY.
OKAY, BYE.
HEY...
YEAH?
THANKS FOR ASKING ME OUT.
OH, YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
OOH!
SORRY.
YEAH, GINA FERRARA, PLEASE.
IT'S BETTE PORTER.
WE'RE HAVING DRINKS.
CAN YOU JUST LET HER KNOW
THAT I GOT HER MESSAGE?
AND THE FOUR SEASONS
IS FINE.
YOU BROUGHT DINNER.
YOU GOING OUT?
I HAVE A DRINKS
MEETING.
THE BOARD DIDN'T GO FOR IT.
WHAT?
HELLO. IS
GREG MASSEY IN?
YEAH, IT'S BETTE PORTER
FROM THE CAC.
YES, I'LL HOLD.
CAN YOU JUST HAVE HIM
CALL ME BACK, PLEASE?
THANKS.
I HATE THEM ALL.
THEY DIDN'T GO
FOR "PROVOCATIONS"?
YEAH, AND THEN,
TO POUR SALT ON THE WOUND,
FRANKLIN WENT BEHIND MY BACK
AND BOOKED
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER."
SO WHO'RE YOU HAVING
DRINKS WITH?
GINA FERRARA,
THE CURATOR
OF THE PEGGY PEABODY COLLECTION.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THEY DIDN'T GO FOR IT.
I'M NOT ROLLING OVER.
RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING,
I CALLED SHELDON TOMLIN,
AND I UN-BOOKED
THE IMPRESSIONISTS SHOW,
AND NOW I'M GOING TO
PROSTRATE MYSELF
TO A WOMAN
WHO HATES MY GUTS.
WHY DOES GINA FERRARA
HATE YOU?
WE HAD A RUN-IN OVER AN ARTIST,
MEGAN FRIEDMAN,
WHEN WE WERE
BOTH GALLERISTS.
THAT SCULPTOR YOU SLEPT WITH?
AND SHE'S HATED ME
EVER SINCE.
SO GINA FERRARA'S
A LESBIAN?
NO...
BUT SHE WANTED THE SHOW,
I GOT IT, AND NOW
SHE HATES ME,
BUT I AM GOING TO KISS
HER ASS.
SHE'S LUCKY.
[ JAZZY CLUB MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
HEY, JEN. HEY, IT'S ME.
LISTEN.
I HAD A REALLY
SHITTY DAY.
MY 200-YARD FREE RELAY TEAM
ATE SOME BAD SUSHI.
THEY WERE UP ALL NIGHT PUKING,
AND TRISH IS NOW OFFICIALLY
ON ACADEMIC PROBATION,
SO IF YOU GET THE MESSAGE,
I'M AT THE PLANET.
I MISS YOU. I HOPE YOU JOIN.
BYE.
OOH.
HO HO HO.
SHE'S GOOD.
ANYONE ELSE?
NO, THANKS.
[ OVERLAPPING CHATTER ]
COME ON.
NO.
COME ON.
I'M OBVIOUSLY
NO MATCH FOR YOU.
WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW
UNTIL YOU TRY.
[ SIRENS WAILING ]
COME ON, HURRY UP.
YOU LOOK GREAT!
COME ON.
YOU WANNA GO OVER THERE?
YEAH.
[ CHATTER CONTINUES ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ BACKGROUND CHATTER ]
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
HEY.
HI.
OH.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU KNOW NADIA.
YEAH. HEY.
HEY.
OH, MY GOD.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
[ LAUGHING ]
LACEY...
LOOKS LIKE SHANE
FINALLY TANGLED
WITH THE WRONG
CRAZY BITCH.
HARSH. THERE'S, LIKE,
A WHOLE STACK OF THEM
OVER BY THE DOOR.
GABBY...
GABBY?
I WAS KIND OF HOPING
WE COULD BE ALONE.
WE CAN BE ALONE
WHEN WE'RE DEAD.
IS THAT FIONA
OVER THERE?
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'D EVEN
SHOW HER FACE IN HERE.
[ BALLS CLATTER ]
[ PHONE VIBRATING ]
TIM. TIM, YOUR PHONE
IS RINGING.
CAN YOU GET IT?
HELLO?
TIM?
UH, WHO IS THIS?
HI, JENNY.
IT'S MARINA.
WHERE'S TIM?
TIM IS PLAYING POOL, AND HE
ASKED ME TO ANSWER THE PHONE.
[ BEEP ]
I DON'T THINK SHE'S HAPPY.
JENNY?
SHE GOT CUT OFF.
I GUESS
SHE'LL CALL BACK.
YES!
DID YOU JUST HUSTLE ME?
YES!
[ SMOOTH DANCE MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
JEN, HEY!
YOU OKAY?
JENNY...
JEN, WHAT'S GOING ON?
JENNY, CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
JENNY, BABY,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
JEN...
CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?
EVERYBODY, GET BACK.
GIVE HER SOME AIR.
SHE'S COMING AROUND.
I'VE GOT TO GET HER
SOMETHING FOR HER HEAD.
JEN, HEY...
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY.
♪ YOU WOULD HURT ME SO BAD ♪
♪ IF IT WAS TRUE ♪
♪ I WOULDN'T WANT TO KNOW ♪
OKAY.
♪ JUST TO RUIN MY LIFE ♪
♪ SO I FAKE MY OWN ♪
♪ SENSE OF CONTROL ♪
♪ BLINDSIDED ♪
WHOA.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO HER?
SHE PASSED OUT.
WAS SHE DRINKING
OR SOMETHING?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT SOMEBODY ELSE WAS.
♪ BY YOU ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
YOU'RE KIDDING.
WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HER?
IT'S NOT MY PLACE.
HOW WAS YOUR MEETING?
THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT
ON LA CIENEGA.
I WAS 15 MINUTES LATE.
I GOT THERE,
SHE'D LEFT ALREADY.
OH, BABE, I'M SORRY.
WE'RE GOING TO
RESCHEDULE TOMORROW.
COME ON, LET'S GET
YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.
WELL, WE'RE DEFINITELY GETTING
YOU TO A DOCTOR TOMORROW.
IT'S LOW BLOOD SUGAR.
YOU SCARED ME, YOU KNOW.
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU
FUCKED EVERYTHING UP,
BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO GO
TO THE PLANET
WHILE I WAS MAKING YOU DINNER
AND GO AND FLIRT
WITH MARINA.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
WELL, WHAT WERE YOU DOING, TIM?
PLAYING POOL.
WITH YOUR ARMS
AROUND EACH OTHER?
YOU KNOW,
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE WERE MAKING OUT,
RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE PLANET,
WHILE EVERYONE WAS WATCHING.
YOU NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP.
[ RELAXED ELECTRONIC MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
[ PHONE RINGING ]
BETTE PORTER'S OFFICE.
HI, JAMES.
YEAH, IT'S ME.
CAN YOU JUST, UH,
FORWARD MY CALLS TO MY CELL?
THANKS.
HEY, GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT.
MY GOD,
IT'S THE UNABOMBER.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LACEY IS ON SOME SORT
OF RAMPAGE.
SHE'S PUTTING THESE
ALL OVER TOWN--
GUYS, YOU GUYS...
THERE'S A GIANT BILLBOARD
OF SHANE ON SUNSET.
JUST KIDDING.
SO HOW'S YOUR
LADY FRIEND?
GOOD.
I HAVE MY DATE
TONIGHT.
OH, MY GOD,
DANA'S GOT A DATE.
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
UM, WELL, I WAS
THINKING I'D WEAR THAT--
THAT BLUE SUNDRESS, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE--
NO!
NO.
WHAT?
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO
TELL YOU, NO SUNDRESSES.
BUT I'M GOING TO
A NICE PLACE, YOU KNOW.
SOMEBODY MIGHT SEE ME.
ONE GUY
RECOGNIZES YOU,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'RE LIKE TIGER WOODS--
BITE MY HEAD OFF. GOD.
JESUS, AL,
IT'S NOT DANA'S FAULT
GABBY'S MACKING
ON NADIA MEIRTSCHIN.
OH, GOD,
NADIA MEIRTSCHIN?
I HATE THAT GIRL.
I'VE BEEN INTRODUCED TO HER,
LIKE, 24 TIMES,
SHE NEVER REMEMBERS
MY NAME.
DIDN'T SHE TRY
TO HIT UP ON YOU ONCE,
NADIA MEIRTSCHIN?
SHE WAS DRUNK.
STILL...
IT HAS TO END.
SERIOUSLY, ALICE.
YOU CAN'T LET GABBY CONTINUE
TO TREAT YOU THIS WAY.
YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW HER.
I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE
SHE'S TREATING ME LIKE SHIT,
BUT SHE'S JUST, YOU KNOW...
TREATING YOU LIKE SHIT, AL.
MAYBE. IT'S JUST--
NO "IT'S JUST."
YOU DESERVE BETTER.
I DO?
ALL RIGHT, I DO,
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE AT TIMES,
SHE'S, LIKE, SO RIGHT THERE,
AND I FEEL LIKE WE CONNECT,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE
ACTS LIKE I DON'T EVEN EXIST.
THAT'S BECAUSE
SHE'S AN EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE.
YEAH, EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE
SLASH NARCISSISTIC
PERSONALITY DISORDER.
AND THE NEXT TIME
SHE CALLS YOU,
YOU HAVE TO END IT.
I KNOW, IT'S JUST--
"IT'S JUST" NOTHING.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
WELL, I WAS GOING TO
ASK HER--
NO ASKING.
NO, YOU'RE GOING
TO TELL HER.
YOU'RE GOING TO SAY,
"GABBY, I REALLY ENJOYED
THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER,
"BUT IT IS
OBVIOUS TO ME
"THAT WE ARE IN DIFFERENT
PLACES IN OUR LIVES,
"AND WE WANT DIFFERENT THINGS
OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP,
"AND I RESPECT MYSELF
TOO MUCH
TO LET YOU CONTINUE
TO TREAT ME THIS WAY."
"IT'S CLEAR TO ME NOW
"THAT YOU ARE
AN EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE
WITHOUT ANY KIND OF CAPACITY
TO UNDERSTAND TRUE LOVE..."
"AND I'M NO LONGER
WILLING
TO WASTE MY VALUABLE TIME
ON YOU."
"SO STEP OFF, BITCH."
YOU CAN DO IT.
[ CELL PHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
GINA...HEY.
I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
I HOPE YOU GOT THE MESSAGE,
THERE WAS
THIS TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
YEAH, I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD
TO TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT "PROVOCATIONS."
I THINK THAT THE--
OH...
OH, REALLY?
WELL, IS THERE
ANY WAY
THAT I COULD GET YOU
TO RECONSIDER?
BECAUSE I THINK
THAT THE CAC--
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
NO. NO, NO, NO, NO.
THANK YOU.
BYE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
"PROVOCATIONS" WENT TO MOCA.
THAT'S WHERE GINA
WAS LAST NIGHT
WHEN I WAS SITTING ALONE
AT THE BAR AT THE FOUR SEASONS.
OH, BABY, I'M SO SORRY.
I KNEW GINA WOULD SCREW ME.
I AM SO FUCKED.
IS THERE ANYONE
WHO CAN OVERRULE HER?
JUST PEGGY PEABODY,
THE BILLIONAIRESS
RAVING LUNATIC.
PEGGY PEABODY,
UNIFIED STEEL
HEIRESS?
YEAH...
SHE'S IN TOWN, YOU KNOW.
SHE'S STAYING AT
THE LOS ALAMENDROS,
SANTA BARBARA.
SHE'S HERE ON SOME CRAZY
ART-BUYING SPREE,
SPENT, LIKE, 6.3 MILLION
BUCKS YESTERDAY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS?
I WAS EAVESDROPPING
AT "L.A." MAGAZINE.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW,
THEY WANT ME TO DO A STORY
ON THE 45-MINUTE ORGASM...
AS IF.
I MEAN, BY DEFINITION,
THEY'RE SHORT
AND INTENSE, RIGHT?
BETTE PORTER'S OFFICE.
HI, JAMES?
CAN YOU GET ME
DIRECTIONS
FOR THE LOS ALAMENDROS
IN SANTA BARBARA?
FRANKLIN FOUND OUT
YOU PASSED ON
"IMPRESSIONS IN WINTER."
WHAT ELSE?
WELL, HE'S IN A RAGE THAT--
THAT YOU LEFT THE OFFICE
IN A TIME OF CRISIS.
TELL HIM
TO BITE ME.
I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY THAT.
TELL HIM THAT ALL GREAT ART
IS A RESPONSE
TO SMALL-MINDED
CORPORATE FASCISTS
TRYING TO IMPOSE THEIR IGNORANCE
ON THE SHEEPLIKE MASSES.
WHY DON'T I JUST TELL HIM
YOU HAVE A DENTIST APPOINTMENT?
JUST TELL HIM IT'S
NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER.
OKAY, CALL ME BACK
WITH THE DIRECTIONS.
THANKS.
YOU'RE GOING
TO SANTA BARBARA?
GOOD LUCK!
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, WORD TO THE WISE,
WATCH OUT FOR THAT WOMAN.
MA'AM, HOW YOU DOING?
KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR DAUGHTER.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
HI. HEADS UP.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LEARNED PHOTOSHOP.
LACE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHATEVER I FEEL LIKE.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU DO?
ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH.
COME ON.
I THINK WE HAVE A BIG
MISUNDERSTANDING.
I MEAN, YOU AND ME
HAD A REALLY GREAT
TIME TOGETHER, BUT--
I KNOW.
THAT'S WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED.
BABE, NOTHING HAPPENED.
OKAY, IT'S JUST ABOUT
HAVING A GOOD TIME
AND ENJOYING
EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.
I KNOW, BUT THEN YOU WENT OFF
WITH THE OTHER GIRL.
YEAH...
I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
WITH THAT.
LOOK, LACE,
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL,
AND I LIKE YOU A LOT,
BUT I LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WHAT DOES SHE HAVE
THAT I DON'T HAVE?
NOTHING.
IT'S NOT ABOUT
HAVING SOMETHING
OR NOT HAVING
SOMETHING.
DID YOU LIKE
FUCKING HER BETTER?
NO.
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKED
FUCKING YOU.
YEAH, I LIKED
FUCKING YOU, TOO, LACE.
SO, THEN,
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
I DON'T DO RELATIONSHIPS.
I'M NOT ASKING
FOR A RELATIONSHIP.
LOO--LA--
LOOK, DON'T--
HEY, DON'T CRY.
I AM NOT CRYING.
YES, YOU ARE.
LOOK, I HATE IT
WHEN GIRLS CRY.
ALL RIGHT, COME HERE.
COME HERE.
I JUST REALLY LIKE YOU,
IS ALL.
YEAH,
I LIKE YOU, TOO.
I DO.
I GUESS I GOT CARRIED AWAY
WITH THE POSTERS
AND THE FLIERS
AND THE...BANNER.
WHAT, YOU MADE--
YOU MADE BANNERS?
JUST ONE, BUT THEY WOULDN'T
LET ME HANG IT AT GIRL BAR.
HONEY,
YOU HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS.
I KNOW, AND THEN YOU WENT OFF
WITH THE OTHER GIRL.
OH, NO, SHH, DON'T, LOOK.
PLEASE DON'T--DON'T.
FORGET ABOUT IT, OKAY?
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T WANT A RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU, I JUST--
I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU
ALL THE TIME.
OH. HEY, OH.
OH, I'M SO DUMB.
I AM ALWAYS DOING THIS.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY
EVERYBODY ALWAYS ABANDONS ME.
WAIT--
NO ONE'S ABANDONING YOU.
EVERYBODY LEAVES.
MY FATHER LEFT
WHEN I WAS FIVE.
MY MOM DIED...
AND MY SISTER...
WHAT HAPPENED
WITH YOUR SISTER?
SHE MOVED TO WEST COVINA.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, OKAY?
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
OKAY?
OKAY.
YEAH?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT?
AL, IT'S DANA.
AL...ALICE.
NO, DON'T WORRY,
I'M WEARING PANTS.
NO, THEY'RE NOT PATTERNED.
LOOK, I'LL CALL YOU AFTER, OKAY?
NO, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE--
HOLD ON.
JUST HOLD ON.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
OKAY, LOOK, SHE'S COMING.
I GOT TO GO.
HMM?
NO, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE SEX
WITH HER TONIGHT.
IT'S OUR FIRST DATE. GOD.
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
BYE.
HI!
I OVER-DRESSED.
NO, NO.
OH, GOD,
I FEEL LIKE SUCH A GEEK.
NO, NO.
MY FRIENDS
MADE ME WEAR THIS.
WHAT?
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT--
THEY THOUGHT THAT YOU
WOULD THINK I WAS A GEEK
IF, YOU KNOW,
IF I WORE A DRESS.
SO I AM A GEEK.
NO, I'M A GEEK
FOR LETTING MY FRIENDS
TELL ME WHAT TO WEAR.
WELL, I COULD GO CHANGE,
SO YOU DON'T FEEL SO GEEKY.
NO, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
OH, GOD.
SEE, THAT WAS
TOTALLY...
JUST A TOTAL GEEK.
I'M JUST...
SHALL WE GO?
YEAH.
THANK YOU, SIR.
[ LOBBY PIANO MUSIC ]
HELLO, AND WELCOME
TO LOS ALAMENDROS.
HOW MAY I HELP YOU?
YES, I'M HERE TO SEE
MRS. PEABODY.
THE CODE WORD?
YOU NEED
A SECRET CODE
TO SEE PEGGY PEABODY?
THAT'S CORRECT.
SHAZAM.
HMM...
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE
TO LEAVE A NOTE?
[ SMALL DOG BARKING ]
THAT'S HER, ISN'T IT?
RIGHT?
MRS. PEABODY?
MRS. PEABODY...
HI.
[ BARKING ]
[ SIGHS ]
WELL...
MY DRIVER WAS LATE.
THAT'S MY EXCUSE.
AND IT'S GOING TO
HAVE TO STAND.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC
IN THIS INFERNAL CITY.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU STAND IT.
YOU KIND OF GET
USED TO IT, ACTUALLY.
ABSURD.
PENTHOUSE.
COME HERE.
HOLD HIM FOR ME,
WOULD YOU?
HERE WE GO.
[ DOG CONTINUES BARKING ]
GOOD DOG.
THERE, GO AWAY.
DON'T COME BACK.
I LET JOSE OFF.
JOSE?
WELL, HE'S MY HELPER.
HE'S IN LOVE
WITH THIS GIRL
WHO WORKS
FOR THE WEINTRAUBS--
OR IS IT THE FLEISHMANS,
I'M NOT CERTAIN--
MAD, OBSESSIVE LOVE.
I TOLD HIM, "GO! BE IN LOVE!
TAKE THE NIGHT!
SHOW HER THE SEA!"
I THINK PEOPLE IN LOVE
SHOULD SEE THE SEA.
MRS. PEABODY, I--
CALL ME PEGGY.
I DON'T LIKE "MRS."
IT'S SO FRUMPY,
LIKE I'M AN OLD MARE.
PEGGY...
YOU'RE HERE
ABOUT THE KANDINSKY.
KANDINSKY?
WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING?
NOTHING. I'M FINE.
NONSENSE.
I HAD THIS RIDICULOUS DRINK
THE OTHER NIGHT.
JOSE MADE IT FOR ME--
MANGO JUICE AND VODKA, I THINK.
JUST RIDICULOUS.
JOSE!
I THINK JOSE IS OUT...
AT THE SEA.
OH, OF COURSE.
HE'S IN LOVE.
RIGHT.
NOW, THIS DRINK...
HAS A VERY SALUTARY EFFECT.
IT'S CALLED
A "ROAD KILL."
LET'S SEE IF YOU LIKE IT.
YUM.
MM. DELICIOUS.
SO...WHEN CAN I SEE IT?
SEE WHAT?
THE KANDINSKY.
YOU HAVE A REPUTATION
FOR DRIVING
A VERY HARD BARGAIN,
MISS REYNOLDS...
I THINK YOU HAVE ME
CONFUSED WITH--
BUT I WILL HAVE IT.
I'M AFRAID
THAT YOU HAVE ME CONFUSED--
HOW DOES THIS
DAMN THING WORK?
UGH, NASTY LITTLE MACHINE.
THIS IS
MS. PEABODY'S ROOM.
LEAVE A MESSAGE
AT THE TONE.
[ BEEP ]
HI, PEGGY...
THIS IS ABBY REYNOLDS.
I'M SO SORRY,
BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL
ON OUR APPOINTMENT
THIS EVENING.
LET'S RESCHEDULE
THE TALK ABOUT THE KANDINSKY.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.
I'M...
I'M BETTE PORTER,
AND I AM THE DIRECTOR
OF THE CALIFORNIA ART CENTER.
CALIFORNIA--OH.
OH, YES.
THAT LITTLE MUSEUM
IN BERGAMOT STATION.
RIGHT.
OBSCURE.
AND THAT
WILL ALL CHANGE SOON,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU,
IN YOUR INFINITE WISDOM,
DECIDE THAT THE "PROVOCATIONS"
EXHIBIT SHOULD GO--
YOU'RE THE LESBIAN.
EXCUSE ME?
THE LESBIAN MUSEUM DIRECTOR.
I'M SORRY?
I WAS A LESBIAN IN 1974.
JUST 1974?
JUST 1974.
THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
THAT IS WHAT WE REFER TO
AS A "HAS-BIAN."
[ CHUCKLES ]
A HAS-BIAN...
THAT'S HILARIOUS!
I MUST TELL JOANNE
THAT ONE.
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
I'M JUST FAMISHED.
WHY DON'T YOU
ORDER US SOMETHING?
THERE'S A MENU IN HERE
SOMEWHERE.
THANK YOU.
[ KNOCKING ]
HEY, STRANGER.
YOU RAN OUT THE OTHER NIGHT.
YEAH, WELL, 12'S A CROWD.
I KNOW,
AND I'M SO SORRY.
I MEAN,
IT WAS JUST THAT I MISSED
CLARISSA'S BIRTHDAY
THE OTHER NIGHT,
AND THEN NADIA CALLED,
AND THEN
BEFORE I KNEW IT,
IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE BIG,
YOU KNOW...
I KNOW ABOUT YOU AND NADIA.
THERE'S NOTHING TO KNOW.
HALF OF HOLLYWOOD
SAW YOU GUYS
MAKING OUT, SO...
THAT WAS NOTHING.
ALICE, IT MEANT
NOTHING TO ME.
OKAY, HERE'S YOU,
AND HERE'S THE LIES
YOU'RE TELLING ME.
OKAY, I WON'T SEE HER ANYMORE.
I SWEAR.
IT'S JUST--
YOU AND ME
ARE REALLY GOOD TOGETHER.
WE'RE BOTH WRITERS.
WE'RE ON
AN INTELLECTUAL PAR.
I CAN'T HAVE THE SAME
KIND OF CONVERSATIONS
I HAVE WITH NADIA
THAT I HAVE WITH YOU.
GABBY...
I'VE REALLY ENJOYED
THE TIME
WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER,
BUT IT'S OBVIOUS
YOU AND I
ARE ON TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS,
AND WE REALLY WANT
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP.
I RESPECT MYSELF TOO MUCH
TO LET YOU TREAT ME
LIKE THIS.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
AND IT'S PRETTY CLEAR,
YOU'RE, LIKE, SOME SORT OF
EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE
WITHOUT THE CAPACITY
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND
TRUE LOVE,
AND I, UH...
I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU
WASTE MY VALUABLE TIME, AND...
STEP OFF, BITCH.
"EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE"?
WHERE'D YOU GET THAT,
DR. PHIL?
WHY DON'T YOU
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE?
WHATEV.
SUIT YOURSELF, BUT I THINK
YOU SHOULD KNOW, ALICE,
THIS IS NOT A GOOD MOVE
FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU.
EVERYONE KNOWS
YOU'RE DESPERATE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
BOUNCE BACK FROM THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
OH, HEY.
HEY.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE
HOW YOU WERE DOING.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
ARE YOU WORKING?
I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU
IF YOU'RE WORKING.
NO, NO, I HAVEN'T REALLY
BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS,
BUT I'M DOING GOOD.
NO MORE DIZZINESS?
MM-MM, NO.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED.
I WAS JUST
SORT OF STANDING THERE,
WATCHING TIM AND...
MARINA.
YOU KNOW, JENNY,
I KNOW IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
BUT I WANTED
TO TELL YOU
THAT IF YOU WANT
TO TALK TO SOMEONE
ABOUT ANYTHING,
YOU CAN TALK TO ME
IF YOU WANT TO.
I KNOW
HOW INTENSE THIS CAN BE.
KEEPING IT PENT UP
CAN MAKE IT WORSE.
IT'S NO WONDER YOU PASSED OUT.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
OKAY...I'M SORRY.
UM...
HEY, DID, UH...
DID MARINA
SAY SOMETHING TO YOU?
NO.
SHE DIDN'T.
LOOK, I KNOW IT DOESN'T
SEEM THIS WAY,
BUT THIS CAN BE A SMALL TOWN.
SOMETIMES IT'S--
OKAY, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WHATEVER YOU HEARD,
IT'S JUST, LIKE...
IT'S A LIE, YOU KNOW.
IT'S JUST A RUMOR.
THE LESBIAN COMMUNITY,
IT JUST CAN BE
A HOTBED OF RUMOR
AND INNUENDO.
I MEAN,
YOU COULD LOOK AT SOMEONE,
AND 25 PEOPLE
WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT
WITHIN AN HOUR.
IF MARINA
CONFIDED IN SOMEONE,
I'M SURE
IT WAS JUST AS SIMPLE
AS HER SAYING
SHE WAS ATTRACTED TO YOU...
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE DID THAT, YOU KNOW?
I DIDN'T SAY SHE DID.
LOOK, THANK YOU.
I'M JUST SAYING, WORD TRAVELS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ PLEASANT PIANO MUSIC ]
PHOTOGRAPHY
IS MY NEW PASSION.
I BOUGHT A SALVADOR DALI
ETCHING THIS WEEK,
AND A DUCHAMPS,
BUT MY FAVORITE PURCHASE BY FAR
IS MY NEW CARLA MARIE FREED.
OH, GOD.
SHE WAS BRILLIANT.
SHE WAS COMPLETELY BRILLIANT.
POOR, WRETCHED ADDICT.
[ ♪♪ ]
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
CARLA MARIE FREED PHOTOGRAPH?
THAT'S JUST...
THAT'S SO DIFFICULT.
OH, PLEASE,
DON'T BE SUCH A PUSSY.
FAVORITE CARLA MARIE FREED
PHOTOGRAPH, POST HASTE!
UM...
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY,
IT'S THE LAST TIME I AND YOU.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
THE ORIGINAL.
I MEAN, SHE DESTROYED
ALL OF HER NEGS, YOU KNOW.
EVEN THE REPRODUCTIONS
ARE JUST...
I MEAN, SHE PHOTOGRAPHED
THE SAME WOMAN
FOR 12 YEARS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE
THAT ACT OF LOOKING?
LOOKING, AND SEEING,
AND THEN RE-SEEING,
JUST TO TRY TO GET
TO THE TRUTH OF SOMEONE.
I MEAN, THERE IS INCREDIBLE
MYSTERY AND PASSION
IN THAT WORK, YOU KNOW?
I MET HER
JUST BEFORE SHE DIED.
YEAH, IT WAS IN
SOME LITTLE BISTRO IN NEW YORK.
SHE WAS HIGH AS A KITE,
AND, YOU KNOW,
I WAS INTRODUCED TO HER,
AND SHE TOLD ME
TO GO FUCK MYSELF.
I TOTALLY
LOVED HER.
OH, THAT'S FUNNY.
JUST LOVED HER.
I LOVED HER.
COME HERE. FOLLOW ME.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
KEEP THEM CLOSED.
OPEN THEM.
[ SIREN BLARES PAST ]
♪ YOU KNOW ♪
I'M SO HAPPY.
♪ I HAVE TO WALK AWAY ♪
♪ YOU KNOW ♪
♪ I WILL NEVER STAY ♪
♪ I'M NOT LIKE YOU ♪
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
♪ I'LL NEVER BE LIKE YOU ♪
♪ I'M NOT LIKE YOU ♪
♪ I'LL NEVER BE LIKE YOU ♪
YOU PROMISED.
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ TIME ♪
ALL RIGHT.
♪ TIME TO WALK ♪
SEE YOU.
♪ TIME TO WALK AWAY ♪
BE GOOD, OKAY?
♪ WALK AWAY ♪
♪ TIME ♪
♪ TIME TO WALK ♪
♪ TIME TO WALK AWAY ♪
♪ WALK AWAY ♪
[ ♪♪ ]
YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
HOW JEALOUS I AM
OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
YOU'VE BEEN WAITING
TO BURST INTO TEARS AND MAKE
A COMPLETE FOOL
OF YOURSELF?
YOU KNOW STENDHAL?
THE FRENCH ART CRITIC.
HE WENT TO FLORENCE,
HE SAW THE CARAVAGGIO.
AND HE BURST INTO TEARS,
AND THEN HE FAINTED.
THE WORK OF ART
WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND MOVING,
HE COULDN'T WITHSTAND
THE IMPACT.
THE STENDHAL SYNDROME...
"MY HEAD THROWN BACK,
"I LET MY GAZE
DWELL ON THE CEILING.
"I UNDERWENT THE PROFOUNDEST
EXPERIENCE OF ECSTASY
I HAD EVER ENCOUNTERED."
"I HAD ATTAINED THAT SUPREME
DEGREE OF SENSIBILITY
"WHERE THE DIVINE INTIMATIONS
OF ART
MERGE WITH THE IMPASSIONED
SENSUALITY OF EMOTION..."
YOU HAVE UTTERLY EXHAUSTED ME.
I HAVE TO GO TO SLEEP.
MRS. PEABODY...
PEGGY.
"PROVOCATIONS"?
IS THERE ANY WAY
THAT I COULD
PERSUADE YOU TO...
I HIRED GINA FERRARA
TO DO THAT JOB.
I KNOW YOU WOULD HATE IT
IF YOUR EMPLOYERS
INTERFERED WITH YOUR AUTONOMY
RUNNING YOUR LITTLE MUSEUM.
[ ♪♪ ]
WHY WOULD...
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
ARE YOU TRYING
TO HURT ME?
HOW DID I HURT YOU, JENNY?
BECAUSE YOU TOLD SOMEONE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS.
SOME PEOPLE GUESSED
FROM THE WAY YOU WERE BEHAVING.
LISTEN...
I CAN'T HURT TIM, OKAY?
I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
EVERY TIME
I LOOK AT YOU, I...
I FEEL SO COMPLETELY
DISMANTLED.
[ ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC ]
[ ♪♪ ]
♪ NOT A SINGLE DAY CRAWLS BY ♪
♪ HARD AS I TRY NOT TO ♪
♪ I STILL CARE ABOUT YOU ♪
♪ BABY, YOU KNOW I DO ♪
♪ WITH EACH TEAR FALLING ♪
♪ I'M AFRAID I MIGHT DROWN ♪
♪ IN OCEANS OF SORROW ♪
♪ IF YOU'RE GONE ♪
♪ JUST WHEN YOU KNOW ♪
♪ YOU JUST DON'T KNOW A THING ♪
♪ NO ONE CAN TELL YOU ♪
♪ EITHER WAY ♪
♪ BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL ♪
♪ ACCIDENT HAPPENING ♪
♪ BUT WHEN YOU LET GO ♪
♪ EVERYTHING'S OKAY ♪
♪ YOU JUST LET GO ♪
♪ AND EVERYTHING'S OKAY ♪
♪ WITH YOU TO THE VERY END ♪
♪ MY LOVER AND MY FRIEND ♪
♪ SOMEHOW ♪
♪ YOU CAN READ MY MIND ♪
♪ JUST WHEN YOU KNOW ♪
♪ YOU JUST DON'T KNOW A THING ♪