PREVIOUSLY ON THE L WORD...
DID YOU KNOW THAT I'M AN EX-DRUNK?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRINKING, KIT.
YEAH, AND WHO DO I HAVE TO THANK FOR THAT?
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE YOU DANCING
THE OTHER NIGHT.
YOU SHOW ME RESPECT, YOU KNOW?
WHY'D YOU COME HERE?
I'M GOING BACK TO OREGON THIS AFTERNOON
AND I'M TAKING MY SON HOME WITH ME.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT HAVING A DINNER PARTY.
I REALLY WANT YOU
TO MEET SOME OF MY FRIENDS.
WOULD IT BE INTERESTING IF THEY WERE REALLY HAVING SEX?
WHAT? WHAT?
SHE'S REALLY SENSITIVE ABOUT THE MATERIAL.
SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYBODY TO MESS IT UP.
I MEAN, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
THAT'S WHAT LEZ GIRLS IS,
IS A MUSICAL.
* LOVELY
* LISSOME LADIES...
MY MOM DIED.
YOUR SISTER ASKED YOU
NOT TO GO TO THE FUNERAL?
PLAY POKER AND WIN.
YOU WON?
ONLY $150,000!
[GASPS]
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* INVEST IN MY LOVE
* INVEST IN MY LOVE...
[CATHERINE]: SO, IT'S OUT OF THE GATE FROM HERE...
AND AROUND THE TRACK.
WE SIT HERE AND DRINK CHAMPAGNE...
[HELENA CHUCKLES]
AS OUR HORSE CROSSES THE FINISH LINE...
HERE.
* ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN... *
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* GIRLS IN TIGHT DRESSES WHO DRAG WITH MUSTACHES *
* CHICKS DRIVING FAST INGENUES WITH LONG LASHES *
* WOMEN WHO LONG, LOVE, LUST WOMEN WHO GIVE *
* THIS IS THE WAY IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* TALKING, LAUGHING LOVING, BREATHING *
* FIGHTING, FUCKING CRYING, DRINKING *
* WRITING, WINNING LOSING, CHEATING *
* KISSING, THINKING, DREAMING
* THIS IS THE WAY...
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE
* AND LOVE
AND YOU'RE SURE ABOUT THIS?
I'VE NEVER GOTTEN
A BETTER TIP.
IN THE PINK'S TRAINER TOLD MILES
THEY WERE HOLDING HER BACK TO IMPROVE THE ODDS.
SO IT'S A SURE THING?
AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET.
IF YOU THINK POKER IS EXCITING,
THE HORSE RACES WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.
YOU COULD DOUBLE THE MONEY
YOU MADE IN MALLORCA.
SO...
ARE YOU IN?
[EXHALING]
YES.
I'M IN.
EXCELLENT.
HERE,
I BOOKED US A PRIVATE ROOM
IN THE RESTAURANT,
BUT WE SHOULD SPEND THE WHOLE DAY THERE.
SIT IN THE STANDS,
EXPERIENCE THE COLLECTIVE RUSH.
WHY DON'T YOU INVITE SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS?
WE CAN DO SOME BUSINESS ON THAT WEBSITE.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD ALICE I'M IN FOR 50 GRAND.
OH, AND INVITE THE LITTLE DARK, TWISTED ONE.
SHE AMUSES ME.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT GETTING A MONKEY.
OF COURSE SHE IS.
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YOU WERE KISSING A MOUSE ON THE LIPS?
YEAH, I FOUND IT UNDER THE HOUSE.
I LEANED IN TO KISS IT
AND THE LITTLE FUCKER BIT ME,
AND THE WHOLE WAY TO THE DOCTOR,
MY SISTER SIOBAN
KEPT TRYING TO TELL ME I HAD RABIES.
THAT'S SO MEAN.
SHE WAS TORTURING YOU.
WE DEFINITELY TORTURED EACH OTHER.
I USED TO KICK OPEN THE DOOR TO THE BATHROOM
AND TAKE POLAROIDS OF HER
TO PASS AROUND AT SCHOOL.
I WOULD'VE TORTURED YOU, TOO.
[RAIN PATTERING]
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THEM IN YEARS.
[EXHALES]
MAYBE THIS WASN'T THE BEST IDEA, GRACE.
THEY ARE YOUR FAMILY.
YEAH.
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[DOORBELL CHIMES]
[BETTE]: NO, IT'S NOT A CATERER,
IT'S JUST A COOK AND A SERVER,
THAT'S ALL.
I MEAN, I HAVEN'T HAD A DINNER PARTY
IN A LONG TIME,
AND I WANT IT TO BE NICE AND COMFORTABLE.
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT QUITE AS SMALL
AS I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
UH...
11 PEOPLE.
11 PEOPLE AT A DINNER PARTY
DOES NOT "A FORCE OF NATURE" MAKE.
AND I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE YOU.
OH, BUT THE ONE PROBLEM IS
I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK
FROM KIT.
YEAH.
I THINK SHE THINKS
I'M PROTECTING ANGUS.
NO, BETTE, PLEASE STAY.
FUCK YOU!
I FUCKING DID MY BEST!
YOU FUCKING FUCK!
GET OUT!
[INHALING DEEPLY]
[SIGHING SHAKILY]
REALLY JUST... TOO FAST FOR ME.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT WENT REALLY WELL.
[SIGHING]
I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU, MAX.
IT'S NOT THAT I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO COME.
IT'S JUST THAT I KNEW
IT WOULD FREAK EVERYONE OUT.
YOU KNOW HOW DAD FEELS...
ABOUT WHAT?
ABOUT QUEERS.
THOSE ARE HIS WORDS, ACTUALLY.
WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP,
HE WAS ALWAYS RANTING ON AND ON
ABOUT WOPS,
QUEERS, NIGGERS, FAGGOTS...
I MEAN, YOU NAME IT,
AND HE HAD A WORD FOR IT.
SOUNDS CHARMING.
HE'S NOT A BAD GUY.
HE'S JUST-- HE'S IGNORANT...
AND HE'S SHELTERED...
AND HE'S AFRAID OF ANYTHING
THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM HIM.
I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR HIM, MAGGIE.
I CAME HERE FOR MOM.
SHE'S MY MOM, TOO.
THEN WHY DID YOU DISAPPEAR?
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HER ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE GOING THROUGH?
I DIDN'T THINK SHE COULD HANDLE IT.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN TOO HARD FOR HER.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
YOU JUST ASSUME THAT EVERYONE'LL HATE YOU.
I DON'T HATE YOU.
YOU'VE CALLED ME TWICE
SINCE I TOLD YOU I WAS TRANSITIONING.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU CALLED ME?
[DOOR OPENS]
DAD.
I COULDN'T GET
THE MAHOGANY ONE, MAGGIE.
I HAD TO GO
WITH THE PLAIN PINE CASKET.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE
EXACTLY THE WAY SHE WANTED IT,
THE REST OF THE FUNERAL--
I'D LIKE TO PAY FOR THE MAHOGANY CASKET.
[CLEARING THROAT]
HI.
UM...
WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL,
AND JARED WAS TALKING ABOUT MISSING SHAY,
AND HE SAID,
"IF I MISS SHAY THIS MUCH,
SHANE MUST REALLY MISS HIM."
SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE AN IMPROMPTU HOLIDAY,
AND, UH...
HERE WE ARE.
HI, SHANE.
HEY, JARED.
GO ON, ASK HER.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M OKAY.
I'M SORRY FOR DISAPPEARING ON YOU.
I'M KIND OF...
GLAD THAT YOU SHOWED UP ON MY DOORSTEP.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
DO YOU MISS SHAY?
UH...
YEAH.
YEAH, I DO.
ME TOO.
MM-HMM.
IT'S... IT'S TOUGH.
WELL, WE WERE GOING TO GO TO BREAKFAST
AND WERE WONDERING
IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US.
NOW, IT'S A "JARED'S CHOICE DAY",
SO HE GETS TO PICK WHAT WE EAT.
ICE CREAM.
OOH...
MM.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON IN.
LET ME GET CHANGED.
I CAME TO PAY MY RESPECTS.
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
YOU RUN OFF,
AND YOU SHOW UP AFTER SHE'S DEAD,
LIKE THIS?
DAD, STOP.
YOU'RE FUCKING DISGUSTING.
SHUT UP, SIOBAN.
YOU SHAME ME.
YOU SHAME YOUR MOTHER'S MEMORY.
YOU AND YOUR FRIEND
NEED TO LEAVE NOW, MOIRA.
YEAH.
MOM TOLD ME ON HER DEATHBED
THAT SHE THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN BORN A BOY.
BUT LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE A FREAK NOW.
I'M GLAD SHE'S NOT ALIVE
TO ACTUALLY SEE IT.
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HOW'S THAT BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS?
I'M GLAD YOU CAME OUT WITH US.
YEAH, ME TOO.
LISTEN,
I'M SORRY I NEVER CALLED YOU BACK,
AND FOR THE WAY I SNAPPED AT YOU.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
I'VE MISSED YOU.
AND I'VE MISSED OUR, UM...
OUR...
STORY...TIME.
[CLEARING THROAT]: THAT ONE STORY
IN THE CAR...
THAT WAS THE BEST STORY
I HAVE EVER HEARD.
WELL, I, UH...
YOU KNOW, I--
I THOUGHT OF SOME NEW... STORIES...
IF YOU WANT ME TO READ 'EM TO YOU.
OF COURSE.
WILL YOU LISTEN TO SOME OF MINE, TOO?
YEAH.
YEAH, I'D LOVE TO.
LISTEN, UH,
BETTE'S HAVING THIS DINNER PARTY ON SUNDAY.
WOULD YOU COME WITH ME?
OF COURSE.
I'LL, UM...
JUST HAVE TO GET A SITTER
FOR THIS ONE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE THE SAME FLAVOR?
WHAT-- WHAT'D YOU GET?
IT'S GREEN APPLE.
THAT'S WHAT I GOT.
THE THING I REALLY CONNECTED TO
WAS THE FUCKING INTENSITY OF THE ROMANCE.
LIKE WHEN JESSIE MEETS KARINA FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME,
AND HOW OVERWHELMED SHE IS...
MM-HMM.
I SO REMEMBER THAT FEELING.
THAT MOMENT SHOULD JUST BE, LIKE, VISUALLY REALLY INTENSE.
THE SOUND SHOULD JUST, LIKE, FADE AWAY,
SO IT'S ONLY THEM IN THE WORLD.
IT'S JUST JESSIE AND KARINA.
KIND OF LIKE THAT FEELING
WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE AND YOUR HEART BEGINS TO BEAT--
YOUR MOUTH GOES DRY...
AND THE BLOOD KIND OF RUSHES
FROM YOUR HANDS--
YES, IN FACT, WHAT YOU CAN DO
IS YOU CAN JUST FADE THE COLOR AWAY,
JUST BLOW IT OUT.
IN LAST MOVIE THAT I DID,
I JUST SLOWLY DRAINED THE COLOR--
[GASPING]: OH, MY GOD.
THAT SCENE,
IT WAS JUST SO VISUAL AND SO SENSUAL...
YEAH.
WHEN I SAW IT AT SUNDANCE, I WAS JUST...
GOD.
SHE WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD.
I SAW THE FILM, TINA.
IT WAS LIKE A BLUR.
I WAS SO NERVOUS.
WHO'S RELEASING PANDORA?
FOX 2000.
THAT'S FANTASTIC. YEAH.
I GOT REALLY LUCKY.
I GOT VERY LUCKY.
I MET A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE UP THERE,
AND-- AND, UH--
IT'S A STRUGGLE.
IT'S A STRUGGLE TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN--
AND TO STAY TRUERIGHT. TO YOUR VISION
WITH ALL THESE FUCKING HOLLYWOOD SUITS
TO PIGEONHOLE YOU. TOTALLY.
PRESENT HOLLYWOOD COMPANY EXCLUDED.
ALTHOUGH YOU WOULD LOOK
REALLY HOT IN A SUIT.
THANK YOU.
I WAS SO TURNED ON BY YOUR STORY,
BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW...
"THIS IS ME.
"THIS IS, UH,
"PEOPLE I KNOW,
PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH."
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ABOUT BULLSHIT.
I REALLY AM NOT THAT INTERESTED
IN MAKING PEOPLE FEEL FUCKING COMFORTABLE.
YOU KNOW?
SO, I WANT TO MAKE MOVIES THAT SAY SOMETHING.
I-I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO DIRECT THE FILM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK WE'VE FOUND OUR DIRECTOR.
BETTE...
[TELEPHONE RINGING IN BACKGROUND]
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
SEATING IS VERY IMPORTANT AT A DINNER PARTY.
IT IS.
IT'S JUST ALL A PART OF
MAKING IT FLOW BETTER, THAT'S ALL.
I KNOW.
I KNOW, I KNOW. I AM!
I'M RELAXED.
I JUST WANT IT TO BE PERFECT FOR YOU.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
NOT NOW, I'M BUSY.
[MAX]: I'M JUST SORRY I DRAGGED YOU HERE.
[GRACE]: I'M NOT.
EVERYONE NEEDS A WITNESS
TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THANKS FOR COMING, GRACE.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
YOUR MOTHER WANTED YOU TO HAVE THAT.
HER CHARM BRACELET.
SHE LOVED THAT THING.
HER PRIDE AND JOY.
ANY TIME ANYONE WENT ANYWHERE,
THEY'D BRING MY MOM BACK A CHARM FOR THIS THING.
SHE ALWAYS SAID THAT SHE WAS COLLECTING
MEMORIES THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE ONE DAY.
ALL THE PLACES SHE WANTED TO GO
AND I COULDN'T AFFORD TO TAKE HER.
I GUESS IT'S YOURS NOW.
THANKS.
UM...
I'M JUST GOING TO STEP OUTSIDE.
[DOOR OPENS]
WHAT SIOBAN SAID TODAY...
[SIGHING]
WHENEVER YOUR MOTHER AND I
TALKED ABOUT YOU,
WE'D END UP FIGHTING,
AND SO, AFTER A WHILE,
WE JUST STOPPED TALKING ABOUT YOU.
AND I...
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE FELT THAT WAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT--
I WANT TO SAY GOODBYE TO MOM,
AND I'D LIKE TO STAY FOR THE FUNERAL.
THERE'S A WAKE AT THE HOUSE TOMORROW.
YOU AND YOUR FRIEND CAN COME IF YOU WANT.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
I WANT YOU TO COME BY THE HORSE RACES TOMORROW.
IT'S THE BEST RUSH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW THAT SHIT MAKES ME FEEL, FOR REAL.
YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I'VE WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH.
JUST DON'T DROP TOO MUCH.
I KNOW HOW TO BET.
I PLAN TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY BEFORE I'M THROUGH.
[SIGHING]: WHAT?
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW,
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO KOCH
ABOUT DISTRIBUTING BAREBACK.
THEY'RE INTERESTED.
WELL, YOU REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
WELL, I'M DOING IT BECAUSE I WANT TO.
I ALSO GOT A COUPLE OF RADIO STATIONS
INTERESTED IN PICKING YOU UP.
THANKS.
THANK YOU.
WELL, I BELIEVE IN THE RECORD, AND...
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO GET YOU UP AND RUNNING.
I'VE BEEN UP AND RUNNING
SINCE YOU WERE BARE-ASSED, STREAKING THROUGH A SPRINKLER.
MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GIVE HIM A BREAK.
[SIGHS]
LET'S NOT GO THERE.
COME ON. HE MADE A MISTAKE, KIT.
FORGETTING TO SET YOUR ALARM CLOCK
IS A MISTAKE.
PUTTING SUGAR IN A SALT SHAKER,
THAT'S A MISTAKE.
WHAT HE DID WAS MORE THAN JUST A MISTAKE.
ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH HIM?
NO.
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I'M GOING TO SEE YOU ON MONDAY, OKAY?
MOMMY'S GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH,
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN.
IT WAS, UH,
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, JODI.
NICE TO SEE YOU TOO.
OKAY, BABY.
[WHISPERING]
[LAUGHS]
IS THAT A DINNER PARTY LIST?
I REMEMBER THAT.
OH, SHE'S DONE IT BEFORE?
UH, YEAH.
UH, WELL, ACTUALLY, WE ARE...
WE'RE HAVING A DINNER PARTY
TOMORROW NIGHT,
AND WE WOULD LOVE IT
IF YOU AND HENRY COULD COME.
THANK YOU.
UM, ACTUALLY, I ALREADY HAVE DINNER PLANS.
OH.
OH, WELL, TELL HENRY MAYBE SOME--
OH, IT'S NOT WITH HENRY.
MY DATE IS WITH, UH, KATE ARDEN.
SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF JENNY'S MOVIE.
KATE?
KATE ARDEN, THE FILM DIRECTOR.
YEAH, I SAW HER MOVIE IN NEW YORK.
PANDORA.
I LOVED IT.
IT'S GREAT, ISN'T IT?
SO YOU'RE GOING ON A... LIKE A "DATE" DATE?
[SCOFFING]: OH. NO.
I WISH.
SHE'S FANTASTIC.
SHE'S TALENTED AND INTELLIGENT.
OH, WE'RE SO LUCKY TO GET HER.
YOU'D LOVE HER.
I COULD BRING HER.
TO THE DINNER PARTY...
IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT.
UH, YEAH, SURE.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
GREAT.
YEAH, WE'LL JUST ADD HER TO THE LIST.
[STARTING BELL RINGS]
[ANNOUNCER]: AND THEY'RE OFF!
[CROWD ROARING]
OUT OF THE GATE,
WE HAVE VERMICELLO AND ABSINTHE BLUES
FOLLOWED BY ITSY BITSY.
DIAMONDBACK AND MIDNIGHT STAR
AND ROWLEY'S REVENGE
ARE IN FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH PLACE.
AND THAT'S ITSY BITSY BY A LENGTH,
WITH ABSINTHE BLUES PLACING SECOND
AND VERMICELLO FINISHING THIRD.
ALL RIGHT.
$20 TO WIN.
WHENEVER I'M IN A PUBLIC PLACE LIKE THIS
WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE AROUND,
I ALWAYS HAVE THIS COMPULSION TO TAKE OFF ALL MY CLOTHES.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
IS THERE, LIKE, A BOOBY PRIZE
FOR COMING IN LAST EVERY TIME?
ALICE,
YOU BET $2.
I MEAN, REALLY, HOW BAD CAN IT BE?
I LIKE WINNING.
WE ALL LIKE WINNING.
AW, YOU'RE A WINNER, BABY.
YEAH, LOOK AT
THE HOTTIE YOU SCORED.
I KNOW.
WE'RE IN A PUBLIC PLACE, ALICE.
PDAs AREN'T COOL FOR ME.
I TOLD YOU THAT.
SORRY.
HORSE RACES MAKE ME HOT.
THIS AIN'T YOUR GRANNY'S TACO, BUT...
OOH!
YEAH, THANK YOU.
HEY, YO, PAPI.
WHAT'S UP WITH THE REST OF US?
CATHERINE?
I DON'T DO CARBS.
I'LL HAVE SOME.
HELLO?
ONE FUCKING FRY YOU LEAVE ME?
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET. OKAY?
DON'T TALK TO ME.
ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO BETTE'S TOMORROW NIGHT?
MM. MM-HMM.
I WANT TO GO BECAUSE I WANT TO MEET JODI,
AND SO I'M GOING TO
FORGIVE MY SISTER HER SORRY ASS
FOR PROTECTING ANGUS.
JODI LOOKS COOL.
I GOOGLED HER LAST NIGHT. MM?
YEAH, YEAH, A BIG ARTIST. SHE'S HOT.
I WONDER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE WITH SOMEONE THAT'S DEAF.
PROBABLY REALLY INTENSE, YOU KNOW?
ONCE ONE SENSE IS GONE,
LIKE, THE OTHERS PUMP UP PROBABLY, RIGHT?
BUT BETTE SAID SHE CAN READ LIPS.
IS BETTE LEARNING HOW TO SIGN?
OH, I'M SURE SHE'S ALL OVER IT.
[ALICE]: I THINK SHE REALLY LIKES HER,
BECAUSE WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT HER,
SHE KIND OF GLOWS.
[ANNOUNCER]: 15 MINUTES...
OKAY, LADIES.
THAT'S OUR RACE. LET'S PLACE OUR BETS.
EXCUSE ME.
I JUST REPLACED
THE CARBURETOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT,
BUT I HAVEN'T WORKED ON IT
SINCE YOUR MOTHER GOT SICK.
WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT LICKED.
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU.
DID SHE SUFFER?
NOT TOO BAD.
SHE WENT PRETTY FAST WHEN IT CAME BACK,
AND I HAD HER AT HOME, SO...
SHE DID GET...
WELL, THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
SHE WAS PRETTY OUT OF IT.
I HAD TO KEEP HER IN DIAPERS.
JESUS.
JESUS, DAD. I'M SORRY.
[TOOL RATTLING]
I DIDN'T MIND.
I WAS GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
I MEAN, GOD KNOWS
SHE LOOKED AFTER ME FOR YEARS,
AND I NEVER THANKED HER.
LET'S TAKE HER FOR A RIDE, SON.
SHE GOES PRETTY DAMN FAST.
[MAGGIE]: DAD?
FATHER O'SHEA'S HERE.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY HELLO?
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100,000 ON IN THE PINK.
TO WIN.
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[COUNTER WHIRRING]
THAT'S 100,000 ON IN THE PINK TO WIN.
I'LL HAVE A $10 TRIFECTA-- BOX TWO, THREE, SIX.
THAT'S $60. THERE YOU GO...
DAVE
YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WELL, I USED TO COME TO THE TRACK BACK IN THE DAY.
KIT... KIT, KIT.
DID YOU SEE
HOW MUCH MONEY CATHERINE PULLED
OUT OF THAT BRIEFCASE?
YEAH, BUT HELENA SAID IT WAS A SURE THING.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SURE THING.
DAMN STRAIGHT.
MA'AM?
PRIVATE BROWN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING TO YOU.
YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON I EXPECTED TO SEE
AT THE RACES.
SHE'S NEVER BEEN TO A RACE BEFORE.
HI. I'M ALICE.
I'M JUST HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS.
WILL YOU LADIES BE JOINING US
IN THE SKY BOX?
NO, I THINK WE MIGHT STAY DOWN HERE
AND HANG OUT WITH THE PEOPLE.
[PAPI]: YEAH, I'M WITH KIT.
I WANT TO SMELL MY HORSE WIN.
OUR RACE IS PROBABLY STARTING,
SO WE SHOULD GET GOING.
YEAH, I'VE GOT TO GRAB MY WIFE A HOT DOG.
RELISH AND ONIONS.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH PREGNANT WOMEN.
YEAH. WOMEN.
[LAUGHS]
MA'AM.
[SIGHS]: SHIT.
WHAT?
HE'S NOT COOL.
HE WAS TOTALLY RESPECTFUL.
NO, HE'S A BORN-AGAIN HOMOPHOBE
WHO THINKS HE SHOULD HAVE MY JOB.
OH, PLEASE, HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
WE WEREN'T EVEN TOUCHING.
COME ON, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO WATCH THE RACE, OKAY?
I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, BON.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS FIONA.
THANKS, CONNIE.
YOU KNOW FATHER, UM--
O'SHEA. YES.
AND THIS IS MAX.
FIONA'S COUSIN'S SON FROM CALIFORNIA.
MAX?
HI, CONNIE.
HI.
[O'SHEA]: ARE SIOBAN AND THE BOYS
COMING BY LATER, BON?
THE FUNERAL TOMORROW.
AND ANY WORD YET
FROM YOUR OTHER DAUGHTER?
MOIRA?
NO.
TO IN THE PINK.
IN THE PINK.
[CLINK]
[CROWD BUZZING]
[EXHALES]
[MOANS LIGHTLY]
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[ANNOUNCER]: AND THEY'RE OUT OF THE GATE!
THEY'RE IN THE CLEAR ON THE OUTSIDE THIRD.
NOT FAR BEHIND
IS TOO MUCH FUN,
AND EDMUND STEER IS RUNNING ALONG IN FOURTH,
AND THEY'RE FOLLOWED BY ROYAL BEAN
AND IN THE PINK...
RUN, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!
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SHIT!
SHE'S RUNNING COLD.
SHE'S GOING TO WIN.
[ANNOUNCER]: ROCK HARD TEN IS PRESSING HIM
FROM THE INSIDE.
EDMUND STEER IS WORKING HARD
TO STAY WITHIN TWO LENGTHS OF THE LEAD.
IN THE PINK COMMENCES A RALLY.
SHE'S SIX LENGTHS FROM THE FRONT.
TOO MUCH FUN HAS NOTHING LEFT.
FARTHER BACK IS ROYAL BEAN.
HERE SHE COMES.
THEY'RE COMING
TO THE TOP OF THE STRETCH.
EDMUND STEER
IS UP A FOUR-LENGTH LEAD.
IN THE PINK IS MOVING TO BE SECOND ON THE OUTSIDE.
ROCK HARD TEN IS MOVING BACK
TO BE THIRD. SHE'S GOING TO WIN!
THE WHIP IS OUT ON EDMUND STEER!
[CROWD CHEERING]
JUST ONE FURLONG AWAY.
THEY'RE COMING DOWN TO THE FINISH!
RUN, YOU FUCKER, RUN!
HERE COMES IN THE PINK!
COME ON, GIRL, COME ON!
IN THE PINK TAKING THE LEAD,
BUT EDMUND STEER IS KEEPING IT UP.
THEY'RE NECK-AND-NECK!
IT'S IN THE PINK BY A NOSE!
NOW EDMUND STEER TAKES OVER!
THEY'RE INTO THE FINISH!
THEY'RE SIDE-BY-SIDE, NECK-AND-NECK!
EDMUND STEER SURGES PAST!
EDMUND STEER WINS BY A NOSE!
OH, FUCK.
IN THE PINK COMES IN SECOND,
WITH ROCK HARD TEN FINISHING THIRD.
OH, MY GOD!
[CROWD CHEERING]
FUCKING FUCK. FUCK ME.
I JUST WON.
[ALICE]: YOU BET ON EDMUND STEER?
YEAH. WHAT?
YEAH, I LIKED THE NAME.
YOU SAT THERE STONE-FACED,
NO EMOTION, AND YOU WON.
HEY.
GUYS, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M GOING TO COLLECT MY $300.
LET'S GO.
BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE.
I'M GOING TO GO GET THE MONEY.
BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE.
THAT WAS EXCITING, RIGHT?
ACTUALLY, HELENA LOST A LOT OF MONEY.
I'M SORRY. IT...
WHY ARE YOU SORRY?
WHAT ARE YOU SORRY ABOUT?
WELL, YOU SAW IT, ALICE.
IN THE PINK LOST THE RACE,
AND YOU LOST YOUR INVESTMENT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A SURE THING.
[SIGHS]
IT'S A MOMENTARY SETBACK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE.
I THOUGHT YOU CAME TO GO TO THE FUNERAL.
I CAME TO PAY MY LAST RESPECTS TO MOM...
AND WHEN I SAW HOW CONNIE REACTED, I...
I REALIZED THAT TOMORROW SHOULD BE ABOUT MOM,
NOT ABOUT ME.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THE THING THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT
AT HER FUNERAL.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I CAN'T JUST COME OUT AND TELL EVERYONE WHO YOU ARE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO, DAD.
I KNOW WHO I AM.
I'M MAX SWEENEY,
WHO USED TO BE MOIRA--
BON AND FIONA'S DAUGHTER.
OKAY, HOW'S THIS?
WHAT?
[LAUGHS]
I JUST-- I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU CAN SEE EVERYBODY'S MOUTH
FROM WHERE YOU'RE SITTING.
BETTE. WHAT?
I'M GOING TO MISS THINGS.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN I'M AROUND HEARING PEOPLE.
THEY ALL KNOW I'M DEAF, RIGHT?
YEAH. OKAY.
WHAT, SHOULD I HAVE NOT TOLD THEM?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I AM DEAF.
IT'S OKAY TO TELL PEOPLE.
OF COURSE. IT'S A REALITY.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
OKAY. SO CAN WE HANG THE LIGHTS NOW?
I'M GOING TO JUST... FROM THE TREE.
I WANT YOU TO MEET MY FRIENDS IN NEW YORK SOMETIME.
WE'LL DO A DINNER PARTY,
AND I'LL COOK.
I WANT TO BE A MUCH MORE FLUENT SIGNER
BEFORE I MEET YOUR FRIENDS.
THEY'RE NOT ALL DEAF.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN--
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. IT'S OKAY.
THE LIGHTS.
CAN WE DO IT TOMORROW?
WE DON'T HAVE TIME.
OKAY, WE HAVE TO GET THE CATERERS GOING,
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE BAR IS STOCKED.
STOCKED.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE BAR IS STOCKED...
AND I STILL DON'T HAVE PLACE SETTINGS.
ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING THAT I MIGHT DO
JUST LITTLE PLACE CARDS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PLACE CARDS?
YEAH. JUST SUBTLE, SMALL.
YEAH.
[CHUCKLING]
WHAT?
[LAUGHING]: OH, MY GOD.
[SIGHING]
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
COME HERE.
MM.
WHAT?
YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU LOVE ME.
[PAPER RUSTLES]
YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH,
AND THERE'S REALLY NO TIME AT ALL.
[LAUGHING]: THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
OH, NO.
[PAPER CRUMPLES]
COME GET IT.
I HAVE COPIES.
[LAUGHING]
[FATHER O'SHEA]: IN SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE
OF THE RESURRECTION TO ETERNAL LIFE
THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
WE COMMEND TO ALMIGHTY GOD FIONA BRIDGET SWEENEY,
AND WE COMMIT HER BODY TO THE GROUND--
EARTH TO EARTH,
ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST.
THE LORD BLESS AND KEEP HER,
THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE
TO SHINE UPON HER
AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO HER AND GIVE HER PEACE.
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DO YOU WANT RED OR WHITE?
SPARKLING WATER.
THEY BET, LIKE, A HUNDRED GRAND
AND LOST IT IN, LIKE, THREE MINUTES.
IT WAS SO INSANE.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S INSANE
IS THEY'RE GAMBLING AGAIN TONIGHT,
AND HELENA'S NOT HERE WITH HER FRIENDS.
WELL, THEY OBVIOUSLY GET OFF ON IT.
I MEAN, WHAT THOSE TWO
WERE DOING UP IN THE SKY BOX...
WHAT WERE THEY DOING
IN THAT SKY BOX?
KIT, THEY WERE FUCKING.
THEY WERE.
THEY'RE, LIKE, TWISTED TOGETHER.
BY THE WAY, WHERE WERE YOU GUYS?
FOR THE...
UM...
WHAT WERE WE DOING?
YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST, UH...
WE WERE, UM-- AHEM--
READING-- READING STORIES.
OH. STORIES.
ALL DAY?
YEAH, IT WAS KIND OF
A WHOLE BOX SET OF-- OF-- OF STORIES, RIGHT?
THAT'S SO SWEET,
YOU READING STORIES TO PAIGE'S SON.
[ALICE]: REALLY SWEET, YOU GUYS.
SHE'S VERY SWEET.
[DOORBELL CHIMES]
[LAUGHING]
HI. HI!
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
OH, THANKS.
THIS IS KATE ARDEN. HI.
NICE TO MEET YOU. THE FAMOUS BETTE.
I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
WE USUALLY JUST TAKE THE TOP OFF IN BROOKLYN
AND THROW IT AWAY
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARTY.
[BETTE]: OH, GREAT.
TEQUILA-- MAYBE WE'LL GET TO THAT
SOMETIME LATER IN THE EVENING.
OH. WELL, SURE.
WELCOME.
[JENNY]: HI.
HI, JENNY.
KATE, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE COMING.
HERE I AM.
HELLO, TINA.
[TINA]: HI, JENNY.
[JENNY]: LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE LOVELY JODI LERNER.
HI.
IT'S VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
I LOVE YOUR MOVIE.
OH, REALLY?
OH, WOW, THAT'S GREAT.
AND I LOVE YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DO YOU SIGN?
NO, I DON'T.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW HOW TO SAY.
THAT, AND...
"WHERE ARE THE PORTA-JANES?"
[LAUGHING]
[QUIETLY]: HAVE YOU SEEN HER FILM?
UH-UH.
IT'S SO PRETENTIOUS.
MY FIRST SHORT FILM SHOWED
AT THE MICHIGAN WOMYN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL.
HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?
NO.
YOU SHOULD GO THERE.
YOU WOULD LOVE IT.
THEY INTERPRET EVERYTHING
FOR THE DEAF.
YEAH, EVERY SONG,
EVERY PERFORMANCE, EVEN THE STAND-UP.
THE, UM... THE HAND THING?
LIKE, LOOK AT YOUR HANDS.
AND...
NOW, IF YOU'RE A DYKE,
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT YOUR NAILS
LIKE THIS,
AND IF YOU'RE STRAIGHT... FOOLPROOF.
OH, THAT'S... WOW.
I FEEL SO...
[LAUGHING]
OF COURSE.[JENNY]: I HAVE ONE.
HERE'S MY THEORY.
GAY GIRLS WANT MONKEYS AS CHILDREN,
AND STRAIGHT GIRLS
WANT HORSES.
WHAT? PLEASE.
MAKE THAT UP? NO, I GOT IT--
HORSES?
YES, THE PETS.
THEY WANT, LIKE, THE FANTASY PET.
I MEAN, I WANTED A MONKEY, BUT IT'S BECAUSE
I SAW THAT MOVIE WITH SIGOURNEY WEAVER--
GORILLAS IN THE MIST.
RIGHT. THE APE ONE.
I'M GOING TO GO HELP IN THERE.
NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU STAY.
NO, STAY.
MY FRIENDS ARE HERE FOR YOU.
STAY.
[OTHERS LAUGHING AND TALKING]
WHAT DID YOU WANT?
OH, I THINK I GOT TO SAY A MONKEY.
HORSE. I WANTED A HORSE.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
SEE?
[SHANE]: I THINK YOUR THEORY'S BULLSHIT.
I DON'T KNOW IF PAIGE IS GAY.
[ALL GASPING]
OH, DRAMA!
DRAMA!
[SHANE]: WELL, I HOPE SHE IS.
[LAUGHTER]
WHAT ABOUT YOU, JODI?
JODI?
WHAT DID YOU WANT?
I'M SORRY?
OH, UM...
SHE ASKED
IF, WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL,
DID YOU WANT A MONKEY OR A HORSE?
JENNY HAS THIS FANTASTIC THEORY...
GIRLS THAT GROW UP WANTING HORSES ARE STRAIGHT,
AND GIRLS THAT GROW UP
WANTING MONKEYS AS PETS
ARE GAY.
[LAUGHING]
I DIDN'T WANT EITHER.
I WANTED TO DRIVE RACE CARS.
AH...
NOW, THAT'S A BONA FIDE DYKE FOR YOU.
BEAT YOUR THEORY OUT OF THE WATER.
MY GIRLFRIENDS,
WE USED TO GO TO THE STOCK CAR RACES.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT THAT.
WE SHOULD DO THAT-- A GIRL'S CONTEMPORARY
COMING-OF-AGE STORY.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE
A MOVIE ABOUT THAT.
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD MOVIE,
BECAUSE YOU ONLY SEE, LIKE, GUYS'--
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH--
SEXUALITY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU NEVER GET TO SEE
ANYTHING ABOUT GIRLS' SEXUALITY.
YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, THE MOVIE--
WELL, THIS MOVIE I DID, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT--
BUT THAT SCENE WHERE
EMMA FINGER-FUCKS JUSTINE
UNDER THE DESK--
OH, MY GOD.
THE AUDIENCE LOVED THAT.
THEY JUST WENT NUTS FOR IT.
YEAH?
IT WAS SUCH A-- WOW.
DID YOU LIKE THAT SCENE?
TINA DOESN'T REALLY LIKE
SEX SCENES IN MOVIES.
I DON'T?
WELL, YOU JUST TOLD ME THAT YOU DIDN'T.
MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?
YOU DON'T REMEMBER?
I ACTUALLY LIKE
THE SEX SCENE IN YOUR FILM.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, YOU GUYS USED TO BE LOVERS, RIGHT?
A LONG TIME AGO.
OKAY.
ALL THE WAY FROM NEW YORK--
THAT IS A VERY LONG LESBIAN PHONE TREE CORD.
ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T HEAR IT
ON THE GRAPEVINE.
I GOOGLED TINA.
REALLY?
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT HER?
I FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR SOME OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES,
AND THAT MADE ME WANT TO WORK WITH HER.
AND HER PICTURE WAS HOT.
[TINA]: WHAT?
WHAT PICTURE?
SOME PREMIERE,
AND YOU HAD A TURQUOISE DRESS ON.
[TINA]: OH, MY GOD, I REMEMBER THAT.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE PICTURE--
[CLINKING GLASS]
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A TOAST.
I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE IN MY HOME
TO MEET SOMEONE
WHO IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.
TO JODI.
[ALL AGREEING]
CHEERS.
IT'S NICE TO FINALLY
MEET YOU, JODI.
TO MEETING ALL OF YOU.
[SHANE]: YEAH, IT'S ABOUT TIME.
I HAD TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS GOING TO STICK.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S UP?
KIT, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?
UM...
MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
BETTE, DON'T.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, OKAY?
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. MY SISTER SHOULDN'T BE DRINKING.
I KNOW.
HAS SHE BEEN DRINKING ALL NIGHT?
YEAH, A LITTLE. WHY?
BECAUSE MY SISTER'S A FUCKING ALCOHOLIC, THAT'S WHY.
PAPI DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW, BETTE,
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY NOT YOUR PLACE
TO TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO AND WHAT I SHOULDN'T DO.
UNDERSTAND?
MATTER OF FACT, A DOUBLE.
MMM!
HEY, JODI.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU ALL RIGHT, GIRL.
COME ON, PAPI.
TAKE ME ON HOME.
WE'RE GOING TO ROLL ON OUT OF HERE.
FUCKING KIT.
THAT WAS HARD.
YEAH, IT WAS HARD BECAUSE OF MY SISTER.
NO, BECAUSE OF YOU
INTERPRETING FOR ME...
WHEN I ASKED YOU NOT TO.
SO, PLEASE, DON'T DO IT AGAIN.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
BETTE, IF I WANTED AN INTERPRETER AT THE PARTY,
I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT TOM.
YOU KNOW THAT.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.
I WANTED YOU TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
WERE YOU?
OR WERE YOU TRYING TO CONTROL EVERYTHING
AND INTERPRET
WHAT YOU WANTED ME TO HEAR AND TO KNOW?
THAT IS COMPLETE AND UTTER BULLSHIT.
NOT TO MENTION FUCKING INSULTING.
YOU'RE INSULTED?
WHAT ABOUT ME?
THE WHOLE EVENING WAS FOR YOU.
I MEAN, I THREW A DINNER PARTY FOR YOU.
I BENT OVER BACKWARDS
TO MAKE SURE IT WENT SMOOTHLY FOR YOU.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT.
I CAN'T HANDLE WHAT?
THAT COMMUNICATION IS DIFFERENT WITH ME.
THAT IT ISN'T EXACTLY HOW YOU WANT IT TO BE.
WELL, NO, IT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW I WANT IT TO BE.
I FEEL FUCKING INCOMPETENT AT EVERY TURN,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THAT I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD
TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU,
AND I THINK THAT WE DO PRETTY WELL.
I JUST... I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE HARD
WITH MY FRIENDS TONIGHT.
OH, I'M SO SORRY IT WAS HARD FOR YOU.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I SAID...
HUH?
I WANT TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH ME.
[SIGHING]
BETTE...
YOU WANT TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR YOU.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?
I SAW YOU TONIGHT.
YOU TRY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING.
[SIGHING]
I MEAN, YOU WANTED TO-- YOU TRIED TO CONTROL TINA.
YOU TRIED TO CONTROL
WHAT SHE SAID TO THE DIRECTOR.
YOU TRIED TO CONTROL KIT.
AND YOU WANT TO BE MY INTERPRETER
AND CONTROL HOW I TALK TO EVERYONE.
FUCK YOU.
FUCK YOU!
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR ME?
YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON
HALF OF THE TIME.
YOU WEREN'T THERE.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO BE ENGAGED.
OH, REALLY?
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW?
ARE YOU HAVING MY EXPERIENCE?
ARE YOU FUCKING DEAF?
OH... JESUS.
I HAD NO IDEA YOU FELT SO FUCKING PERSECUTED.
IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SAD FOR YOU.
I THINK, THOUGH, FOR ONE MINUTE,
YOU SHOULD JUST ASK YOURSELF, WHAT AM I EXPERIENCING?
WHAT IS MY FUCKING EXPERIENCE?
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* I FEEL IN THE AIR
* LIKE DUST TO THE EARTH...
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YEAH.