[alarm buzzing]
[alarm silences]
- Ugh...
[dogs distantly barking]
["Silver Threads and Golden Needles"]
♪
- ♪ I don't want your lonely mansion ♪
♪ With a tear in every room
♪ All I want's a lucky promise ♪
♪ Beneath a haloed moon
♪ But you think I should be happy ♪
♪ With your money and your name ♪
♪ And hide myself in sorrow
♪ While you play your cheating game ♪
♪ Silver threads and golden needles ♪
♪ Cannot win this heart of mine ♪
- How long have you and Mr. Nolan
been married, Mrs. Nolan?
- Um, almost 16 years.
- And is it your intent to file for divorce?
- I don't know.
I don't even know why he was arrested.
- Well, according to the complaint,
your husband has been charged with two counts of fraud
for selling nonexistent beachfront lots in Florida
for a company called, uh,
"Vera Cruz Estates."
Does that mean anything to you?
- No.
- Vera Cruz Estates is a fictitious holding company
for several thousand acres of worthless swamp land.
So it appears your husband
was involved in a pyramid scheme.
- I'm sorry. I don't know what that is.
- Uh, that's an illegal investment scam.
[voice fading] And that's why he now finds himself
in this situation that you are now in.
I'm not even sure if there's a way out.
[dramatic tone]
[distorted] Mrs. Nolan...
[normal] Mrs. Nolan?
Sorry to be the one to have to tell you this,
but you're bankrupt.
The only asset you have left is the house.
Your husband put it in your name,
probably to protect it from creditors,
but the mortgage hasn't been paid for four months,
and the bank intends to start foreclosure
in the next 30 days.
♪
- I should have been more involved
with our finances.
I don't even have a checking account,
because Steve said I couldn't handle money.
- Is there no money left?
- $126 in our joint checking account.
I took it out so Steven
couldn't spend it on his girlfriend.
- Ugh, men. They're built to cheat.
Every time they take their pants off,
they see that one-eyed monster hanging there,
just begging them to get in trouble.
- There's a visual I could have lived without.
- I have to figure out a way to pay off the mortgage.
- Oh, my God!
I'm so stupid.
I'll write a check for your mortgage.
- What? No, I can't take money from you.
- I'm happy to do it.
- Kathleen, that's very generous,
but that would just be a Band-Aid.
I need to figure out
a solution for the long-term.
Plus, money has a way of messing up relationships.
- You know, I could talk to my boss.
Maybe the bank could give you a home equity loan.
Now, that would buy you some time
until you figure out what to do next.
- Do you think I could get a loan?
- I don't see why not.
There has to be some equity in your house.
Not so fast.
I'll take a check. - What?
- I have no problem
taking money from friends.
You can make mine out to cash.
- [laughs] You're funny.
- If I could just have a moment to explain...
- I've heard everything I need to hear.
She's a soon-to-be single woman.
She has no assets. No assets means no collateral,
no collateral means no loan.
- The house is in her name.
I pulled the comps from other houses in the area
to get an idea of how much it would be worth.
There's substantial equity in the property.
More than enough to cover what she would need to borrow.
Bonnie is a very close friend of mine,
and it would mean a lot to me
if--if we could do something for her.
- Well, if she's a friend of yours,
I'm sure we can work something out.
Why don't you have her come by
tomorrow morning, first thing?
- Thank you, sir.
You will not be sorry.
Bonnie is a terrific person.
- Seems to be a sign of our times.
You know? More and more women like your friends
are out on their own these days.
It's important we consider
women like your friend Bonnie as potential clients.
It opens up a whole new market for us.
Well done, Diana.
- Thank you, sir.
- I encourage ambition in my employees.
We've never discussed what your long-term plans are
in regards to your career. I'd be interested to hear
what it is you'd like to achieve.
And if you're not busy,
maybe we could grab a drink and discuss it.
- It's a very generous offer,
but I'm going to respectfully decline.
- Why?
There's nothing inappropriate about two coworkers
getting together for a couple drinks.
- I'm sorry, sir. I think there is.
- Ambitious and feisty.
You're full of surprises, Diana.
See you in the morning.
- Yeah.
- Girls, I'm home!
[children shouting in distance]
Becca?
Jessica!
- Ready, set, go!
- Splashy, splashy!
Don't pull up...
Daddy, watch me!
- I didn't mean to hurt you.
- Then why did you?
- I don't know.
No, I know that's not a good enough answer.
But I want my life back.
I want to be with you and the girls.
Besides, you can't raise them on your own.
What are you going to do for money?
- Thought I'd dabble in Florida real estate.
- If we do this together,
we can make it work.
I know we can.
- The girls miss you.
- Yeah. I miss them.
And I--
I don't want to lose any more time.
I couldn't even believe
how much Jess had grown in two weeks.
You know, it feels like yesterday
that she was born.
Do you remember that cocktail party
we had for the Bensons?
When you told me you were pregnant?
- Of course I remember.
I thought you were going to fall over.
- Yeah.
Well, the doctor said we probably couldn't have one.
I mean, we were both
just so over the moon.
- Yeah.
Well, it's been a rough road lately.
But it wasn't all bad, was it?
- No. It wasn't.
- I miss you.
I want you to give me another chance.
We had a good life and we can put it back together.
Oh, and I...
[sighs]
I have this court date coming up.
And I want you there.
- In court? - Yeah.
I've never been in trouble before,
and my lawyer thinks, you know,
judge will go easy on me.
Especially if he sees that I'm a family guy.
- I see.
- Well, I might not have to go to jail.
Maybe just...
you know, probation, fine.
- I'm not going to court with you.
You should leave.
- Wait, you're mad at me because I need your help?
Say something.
- You always need me to do something, Steven.
That's what our whole marriage was about.
You needed me to do something.
You needed me to take care of the girls, or make small talk
with other wives at business dinners,
but when did you stop needing me?
Steven? Just me? - Well, I do need you--
I do need you.
- No, you don't.
Don't lie.
- Why don't you have any goddamn gratitude?
This life that you have:
I gave it to you.
All of it.
You know, when we were together,
you never had to worry about anything.
- Maybe that was the problem.
[tense guitar music]
♪
- This is a nice office. - Yeah.
Is it sad that one of my career goals
is to have a door?
- [laughs]
- Oh, no, no, no. Those are just for him.
- How is he going to know?
Does an alarm go off or something?
- I'm serious. He fired a janitor
for taking some without asking.
- [scoffs]
- Uh, Mr. Bishop.
This is Bonnie Nolan.
- Hello, Mrs. Nolan.
- Very nice to meet you. - Mm.
I normally discourage employees
having friends come by the bank,
Mrs. Nolan, but in this case,
I'm willing to make an exception.
Especially when they're as attractive as you are.
Ah. Now.
What can I do for you?
- She's here to discuss the loan.
- I'm sorry, I don't understand.
We talked about this yesterday,
and I said we couldn't help with that.
- No, sir, I--I think there was some confusion.
- There's no confusion. I told you
there's nothing we could do.
Well, I am sorry
you came all this way for nothing,
Mrs. Nolan.
- Please, don't give it another thought.
You don't mind, do you?
[jaunty '70s-era music]
[excessive rustling]
♪
Mm!
These are delicious.
♪
♪ If you don't like my
- Honey. Honey, do you think this is a good idea?
- Oh, this?
Mm. Oh, yeah. A great idea.
- Oh, honey, listen to me.
Tomorrow is going to be huge. It's our first day.
I just... [sighs]
I think I'm a little nervous.
So I think--
I think we should get a good night's sleep.
Don't you?
- [slightly miffed] Yes.
I mean, I guess so.
- We are going to set this town on fire.
You'll see.
♪
Good night.
- ♪ You don't like the way I do it ♪
- Good night.
♪
- What's wrong?
- Does it bother you that
I have money and you don't?
- What?
- Bonnie said that
money sometimes can mess up a relationship,
and I'm starting to think that she might be right.
- Oh, my God, no.
Not at all. Baby, that has nothing to do with it.
- I wanna feel close to you.
- I... [sighs]
- And our sex life is...
well, it's a little lacking.
- [sighs]
Baby...I'm sorry.
Let's just...
let's get through our first day.
Once we get that under our belt,
I'm sure that
all this anxiety I'm having is going to go away.
- Think so? - I know it.
- Set this town on fire?
- Good night.
[smooth rock]
♪
[sirens blaring]
- ♪ Listen to me, baby
♪ It's time to go
[police siren chirps]
♪ And that is all I know
♪ No, no, hey, no more games ♪
♪ I have no time to play you
♪ Anyway-ay-ay
- Oh, God.
You don't have anything better to do?
- ♪ Something inside of me
♪ Is ready to blow
♪ I can't buy me
♪ It took this long to let go ♪
♪
[cell door slams]
[distant chatter]
[woman sobbing]
- Bonnie Nolan?
- It's humiliating. They take all of your things.
My entire life
fits in this one envelope.
That is the most depressing thing I've ever heard.
My life is shit.
- Don't say that. - Why?
I don't have anymoney.
I'm gonna lose this house and live on food stamps.
I'm going to have to get one of those horrible apartments
on Pico with bars on the window.
My life is shit.
- There's nice parts of Pico.
- Well, I won't be living there,
because I can only afford the shit part.
[melancholy guitar music]
♪
- ♪ Do do do do do
♪ Do do do do do
♪ Do do do do do ♪
♪ Do do do do do
♪
[clerk counting cash]
- Thank you very much.
- Hey, lady, hang on a second.
If you change your mind,
wanna come back, get your stuff,
you're gonna need your ticket.
- I won't be coming back.
[shop bell rings]
[distant chatter]
- You're officially caught up on your mortgage.
- I can't believe this is my life.
- No one's gonna help me.
- Hey.
That's not true.
- [sighs] I know, thank you.
You and Kathleen have been wonderful.
But I have to put food on the table.
The girls and I wouldn't do well on the streets.
- They're lucky to have a mom like you.
You...
have $643 left.
- I'd like to open a checking account
in my own name, please.
- All right.
[uplifting guitar music]
♪
- Okay, Eric, so this is for a soap opera,
so dialogue is a little over the top,
but that's what those lonely housewives want,
so have fun with it.
- Got it. - Ready?
"It's over, Michael. I can't live like this.
It's all a lie."
- "You're wrong. It's not a lie.
"When we kiss and your soft, warm lips meet mine,
"that's not a lie.
"When my hand touches your perfect body,
"softly, barely there, yet impossible to ignore,
"that's not a lie.
"When we're together in our bed,
"the ecstasy of our love, so passionate
"it might consume us, that's not a lie.
"Because I can feel it all now. Here.
"As real as I can feel my own body,
"flesh, bone, blood, and the heart that pumps it.
"And that heart is not a lie,
because it beats for you."
That's it.
- What? Oh, is it?
Oh, it is.
- What did you think?
Would you like me to try something different?
- Hmm? No.
Will you excuse me for a minute?
That was terrific.
[woman singing in French]
Kathleen.
- Greg, what's wrong?
You all right?
- ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
♪
Hey. [laughs]
♪
- I left some folders on my desk.
Make sure you photocopy them before you leave.
Diana...I'm going to give you a piece of advice,
and I really hope you'll take this.
You're a smart girl. Anybody can see that.
But if you want to get ahead in this job,
you better learn how to be a team player.
- You had no intention of helping her.
Isn't that right, sir?
It wouldn't have mattered
if I had gone to drinks with you or not.
Isn't that the case?
The answer still would've been no.
- What's this?
- Just a little gift we picked out for you.
I'm surprised I found the time.
Greg and I were getting down to it all afternoon.
- Really?
- At work! On our brand-new sofa!
- Open it.
["Ladies Don't Play Guitar" by Tennis]
- Oh, my...
It's beautiful.
- We couldn't stand the idea of you not having any jewelry.
♪
- I hope I didn't get you in trouble
with your boss.
- Oh, God, no. No, everything's fine.
He's always going to be a giant asshole,
but I stood up to him.
In a very small way, but...
I did it.
- I think things are changing for the better.
- I love it.
Look, how sweet.
I could put the girls' pictures in there.
- We were actually thinking our pictures.
- But that works too, I guess.
- [laughs]
- ♪ Tell me what can I give
♪ If all my work is bleak and abstracted ♪
♪ Try to build a legacy
♪ That will not complicate
♪ The future of your own progeny ♪
♪
♪ Ladies just need your love
♪ Don't you know we are all caught up in it ♪
♪ Baby, I've been listening
♪ I can be the archetype
♪ Of whatever you're feeling
♪ What you're feeling
[typewriter dings]
[mellow guitar music]
♪
[vocalizing]
♪