She Came to Me (2023)

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Mr. Lauddem... Mr. Lauddem.

I have the last one.

- Oh, hey!

- How are you?

- Hi.

- Fantastic.

... that put himself

out and down.

- ... I certainly can't.

- I seem to be blacklisted.

Oh, my goodness.

I wonder if I go to

her New Year's party...

Did you hear Sumera's story

about getting caught

on Shelter Island?

Yes, I know,

and it was horrifying

because there are absolutely

no charging stations.

Oh my God. I don't think

anyone really talks about it.

All these stories are coming

from that party.

You're terrible.

Steven?

Steven?

Steven?

St...

You're doing it again.

It relaxes me.

Steven,

Duftin Haverford is here.

You mean Dustin.

No, Duftin. Duftin Haverford.

He's the head of the board

of the Troika Opera Space.

I think you should say hello.

- I can't

Why? Just tell him

you're making progress.

I wanna go home.

Do you want to keep

the commission?

- Of course, I do.

- Mr. Haverford!

Eye contact.

Hello, so nice to meet you.

I'm Patricia Jessup-Lauddem

I just wanted to introduce

you to my husband.

- Steven Luaddem.

- Hello.

I was hoping

we'd see you here.

It's wonderful to meet you

at last. Duftin Haverford.

I've been a long-time

admirer of your work.

- Thank you.

- Uh, this is Frank Hall.

He's our newest board member.

- So nice to meet you.

- It's a pleasure to meet you.

- Yes, Frank.

How's the new opera

coming along?

- You know, okay.

- It's marvelous.

Pretty good. Great, great.

We had discussed

seeing a first draft

of the score in two weeks.

- Two weeks.

- That still all right?

That...

That should be okay, right?

Is he alright?

He had a total breakdown

after his last opera,

five years ago.

Disappeared.

Stopped being able to compose,

deep depression. Very deep.

Then...

well, if she was my therapist,

I'd marry her too.

I wonder if we'll look

different after...

I think I was in just

like complete auto pilot.

Oh, I'm doing this all wrong.

What? Bro you could

have called me.

- Ladies.

- Hey, Trey!

- Hi, Mr. Ruffa.

- Hi, Mr. Ruffa.

How was the battle?

It went very well.

Thanks for asking.

Oh, my God.

- Here we go.

- Who won?

Very funny.

You girls should join me

one of these days.

It'd behoove you

to learn some history.

I'll wear a bonnet,

I'm not proud.

They have free pie, right?

I'm not going unless

you give me a musket.

Ugh, the barrels of those

muskets were filthy today.

- Really?

- These new idiots

love to say they'd have been

that way historically...

whereas, in actual fact,

they were cleaned every night.

They're just lazy.

Pass the buns to the right.

Okay, but why?

You always pass

food to the right.

It avoids confusion.

Aren't you chilly in that?

- No.

- Put your sweatshirt on.

It's making me cold

just looking at you.

I need to be at the courthouse

early tomorrow.

Six forty-five AM departure.

That's fine.

Are you working tomorrow, babe?

I'll pack Tereza's

lunch tonight.

- Big case?

- Parental kidnapping.

Woman without custody absconded

with her son to Arkansas

and the... the father

pressed charges.

Looks like she's going down.

How did they find her?

Well... Once a serious

charge is made,

you'd be surprised how fast

we can lock down the roads.

Yes, yes, yes, yes...

and then I think the act break

is right after this scene.

What?

I can't do this.

What do you mean?

I can't get inside it.

Again?!

You loved this idea.

I wanted to love it.

That tears it.

Steven I have to tell

you something.

What?

I've had another offer.

From who?

- Raef Gundel.

- Rafe...

Raef Gundel!

Do you hate me?

Hey, Doc.

- Mm-hmm.

I know it's Thursday, but...

I was thinking tonight

could be a good night

for sex night. Possibly.

Ooh...

It is an interesting idea.

But you know...

Thursdays.

No, turn it back on.

On...

G flat.

- Morning, sweetie.

- Morning.

Has anybody moved this?

No honey, of course not.

It's definitely

closer to the window.

What is that?

Sort of a new take on passive

cooling and heating.

We adopted the idea

from a Sub-Saharan ant.

And they have these little

special hairs

so that they can deflect heat.

Super cool, but I don't

have time to explain.

- Amazing.

- Honey before you go,

I had an idea

about the Harvard essay.

- Oh, I'm not applying there.

- Since when?

I don't like the program.

Well, I...

I think that we should...

- Mom relax.

- I know, but...

I know what I'm doing.

- See you guys.

- What, no breakfast?

- No. I need to get there early.

- Okay.

How is he so decisive?

Well, he's a lot

like his father.

Douglas was decisive?

He was an ocular surgeon.

Okay honey, I have a patient.

- What's this one for?

I'm starting you on fish oil.

It's not gonna get me

fish burps, is it?

It says no fish burps!

Ooh...

Mom! Mom! I heard you.

I'm gonna put the AC unit in.

And it's gonna stay

in this time, okay.

I'm not gonna put it in

and take it out if it gets cold.

What?

Check this again.

Oh... Yeah. You're right.

If you just turn it off

and then when it gets hot,

you turn it back on again.

- See you later!

Bye-bye, Momma.

I know. I love you too.

I gotta go. I gotta go bye.

What you got there?

- Um, science project.

- That's it?

- Oh, no...

We have a Canva presentation,

and we have a model.

If you went

to Saint Athanasius,

you could sleep another hour

every morning,

and walk to school.

You know they wouldn't

let me skip any grades.

Maybe they were right.

You're gonna be

a baby in college now.

I'll be 17!

There's more than one kind

of smart, Tereza.

Book smart is good,

but you need to develop

a little suspicion about people.

I am suspicious.

What, you don't think

I'm suspicious?

Please remember

to check tissue supply

in office closet p--

Ah, God...

- Honey?

- Oh, my God.

Oh honey, what's the matter?

Anton just texted me

he's really gone. I'm finished.

Oh, I'm...

Ground floor

Please come in.

I'll be right down.

Do you know what you need?

- A librettist.

You need to take a walk.

C'mon, Doc,

I walked I walked Levi

15 minutes ago.

- I don't mean around the block,

you need to get lost, Steven.

- I hate getting lost.

- Okay, I don't mean get lost.

I mean meander.

You need to jolt your brain out

of its little rat pattern.

Interact with a stranger.

Alright?

- I don't like strangers.

C'mon. C'mon, boy.

I know what I'm doing.

Alright.

Well, how 'bout I wait,

then you can come with me?

Good boy. Oh, if I come,

I'll make all the decisions.

Good boy.

If you feel like turning left,

you can turn left.

If you feel like turning right,

you turn right.

I will be here with my phone on

in case of an emergency.

And...

It's good. You need this.

Have fun.

Okay.

- He doesn't...

- He want's to go. Go on. Go on.

Good Boy. Good boy.

There you go. Okay.

Bye.

We going that way?

I bet every one

of these people

has a story for

an opera in them, Levi.

So, our project is gonna be

on the Saharan silver ants.

And how we can use biomimicry

to improve solar panel design.

These ants have evolved

this very cool way

to be day foragers.

The ants use their

triangular shaped hairs

to reflect the heat

in multiple directions.

Using biomimicry,

we would have

this hyper reflective

material overlayed

which would decrease our need

for external cooling

like air conditioning.

I'm gonna love you

for the rest of my life.

Ugh... Okay, Levi,

I have to pee.

We can't all just go

wherever we want, you know.

You stay here. Be a good boy.

Five minutes. Five minutes.

Hi.

Hi. Uh. Whiskey water.

What kind? I got Jamesons,

Ballantine, Wild Turkey...

Jameson.

Uh, Ballantine. Uh...

Jameson.

Please.

It's warmer out.

Cold still, but it's...

I like the cold weather, though.

It keeps the mind sharp.

I eat more, though.

In the cold weather.

I eat more all year.

Oh yeah, what do you normally

have for breakfast?

Toast.

I just read you can get

Hepatitis from that.

What?

Communal nuts.

I... I didn't

see you there.

Well, here I am.

You off work?

Yeah, kind of.

Yeah you?

Yeah, got the day off.

so kickin' back.

That's good.

What do you do?

I operate a tugboat.

You operate a tugboat?

You thought they just putted

around by themselves?

Oh, no. I just didn't...

I wasn't expecting that.

Wow.

Where do you live?

On the boat.

Based in Baton Rouge

at the moment,

but I'm everywhere.

What brings you to Brooklyn?

Just towed a barge

from Jackson.

Oh, yeah?

What was on the barge?

Salt. Grit.

Airplane parts,

shower curtains.

Pretty much anything

you can point a finger at

has been on a barge

at one point or another.

And now I can relax

and take a day.

What...

What are you gonna do?

After this beer,

I'm going straight out

to buy some luxury shampoo.

Yeah.

What about you?

What are you doing in a bar

at 11 o'clock in the morning?

Oh, umm I'm...

I'm trying to break

some patterns.

It's a long story.

- I'm breaking patterns too.

- Oh, yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

Well, trying to.

- That's good.

- What do you do?

- Composer.

A composter?

No, composer.

Oh. What kind of music?

Opera.

Oh, you mean like... Ahh...

Yes.

Yes...

I'm suffering from a temporary

blockage at the moment, though.

That's too bad.

Ever since I was a little kid,

I wasn't good

at anything but music,

and now, I'm not even

good for that. So...

I teach composition too.

But I'm taking the semester off

while I... write.

How long you been a tug captain?

A long time.

Whad'ya gotta do

to become a tug captain?

My family was in tugs

growing up and then, um...

After my illness, I...

What? What... illness?

- Want to see my boat?

- No, thanks.

That's crazy. I can't do that.

Yeah, okay.

Here she is!

You gotta put this on.

I got him.

I got you.

I got you.

You want the royal treatment?

I grew up on this tug.

My dad rebuilt it.

Growing up, I was a deck hand,

But...

... hated living on the boat.

All I wanted to do

was live on dry land

and not smell like diesel.

Then my dad had an accident.

See this axe?

This is cut the line

in case of an emergency.

Axes all over the boat.

Little good it did him.

- Sorry.

- Can I show you around?

This is the galley.

Alright, we have to be

kind of quiet.

'Cause the crew's asleep.

How many people in your crew?

Ah... three to six, depending.

Right now there's the engineer,

that's Pete.

He was in jail for a stretch.

For what?

m*rder, but you'd

never know it.

He's the best.

And then there's Dess,

and there's Rory.

The mate and the... deckhand.

Shh! Shh! My God.

That's Aunt Moxie's.

That's my father's sister.

She cooks and all.

Isn't she a bombshell?

Want to see the wheel house?

You better tie up Levi.

Come here, bud.

Sorry, buddy.

It's right up here.

How long are the shifts?

Six hours on, six hours off.

Switch off with the mate.

But since I live here...

always doing something.

And you run

this whole thing, huh?

That's a responsibility.

Yeah... Yeah, you gotta

be on your game.

In the wrong hands,

this tug is a deadly w*apon.

It's 80 tons of steel.

Life or death.

I'm an owner-operator.

Katrina is not part

of a big corporation.

Let's say you need to get

some scrap metal to Texas.

You can't fly it,

you can't truck it.

You need a tug.

Sometimes I work

for the navy

hauling scrap.

My sister and me

shared this bunk.

But, um... it's double sized.

Three more berths for the crew.

If need be,

I could sleep up to 12.

I love vanilla.

It certainly is pungent.

I have to remember to rest.

And what exactly

are you recovering from?

If you don't mind my asking.

I'm addicted to romance.

Well, isn't everybody?

It's a recognized syndrome.

But isn't it considered

healthy these days

for women to rut like men?

No.

This isn't just sleeping

around. And...

It's pretty bad.

I've been arrested

for stalking.

Had to go to rehab.

And, uh...

I'm not supposed

to be doing this.

Going to a bar,

taking a guy back to the boat

is a real no no.

But I just really

couldn't help myself

because you're very handsome.

So you went to the bar today

specifically so you could...

- Meet someone.

- ... meet someone.

Well. It's been

a real revelation

meeting you today, Katrina. I...

- Oh...

- I should get out more often.

- That's what this--

- Why don't I make you

a cup of tea?

It's just one cup of tea.

Ah...

- Ah...

- Ah...

And then off with you.

Back to the opera

that you're not writing.

Sure, okay.

Okay, stay right there.

I'll bring it in.

Okay.

Uh, I usually have

a salami sandwich, by the way.

If you're interested.

- What?

For breakfast.

I heard you ask

the bartender.

Wow.

Oh, thank you.

What is that?

It's fennel.

Oh, yeah. Mm-hmm.

I love this cabin.

Sometimes I look around and I...

can't believe how lucky

I am to have this life.

You haven't looked at me yet.

- Yes, I have.

- Not in the eyes.

Wait.

Well, let's go back

to what we know.

Bruna got very upset

with me this morning.

She said I... hung up

my towel too crumpled.

Mmm.

How did that make you feel?

Guilty.

Angry.

I... I keep imagining

you naked.

I thought that was going

to go away eventually.

Transference comes and goes.

Is it... like,

if I'm seeing you naked

in an indoor setting versus

an outdoor setting in my mind.

I don't know if you want

to hear more details about...

these images.

- No.

- Okay.

That's fair.

- Thank you.

I'll just give it a minute.

Oh.

Okay, it passed.

Ahh...

Ooh...

You could stay with me on

the tug next time I dock here.

I don't think

that's a good idea.

What do you mean?

Um...

This is unrealistic.

Yeah.

If you're gonna get better,

I think you need to see things

as they really are.

Yeah.

- Oh yeah?

You know how you feel about me.

You just can't

admit it to yourself.

Hello.

- Hello.

- That's my dog.

Okay.

I can't believe that

actually happened, Levi!

I mean, she seduced me, right?

She's a witch!

Oh, my God!

I have to remember to rest

And what is your illness

I'm addicted to romance

I go to different cities

In my little boat

Okay, I... stop!

I know, I know, I know...

I know. Sorry.

Can we just take it back

from my little boat

and this time can you sing it

a bit more staccato?

Like my lit-le bo-oh-oh-oat!

Thank you.

In my lit-le bo-oh-oat

Oh, she's smudging

the syncopation.

I am not smudging

the syncopation!

Yeah.

Steven, if you could let her

get through the scene.

I know. I know.

It's just a part of me.

She isn't like that.

- Who isn't?

- Sandy. Your character.

She exists?

No, of course not,

I made her up.

Okay, so am I allowed

to interpret her?

Yes.

But you're playing her

far too obviously dangerous

when in fact, she has a sunny,

deadpan way of talking.

- Sunny but dead-pan.

- Yes, kind of sour.

But underneath, she's humorous.

She sees the world as absurd.

But she appreciates

the little things.

I thought she was

a crazed murderess

who lures men

into her tugboat

and kills them and eats them.

Yes,

she is a crazed murderess.

Absolutely. But she's also

all these other things.

She has a way

of seeing things that...

It's just not real.

But if you ever met her,

you'd just think

she was just a normal woman.

Okay, so why don't we

take it from bar 26?

Thanks, Steven. Thank you.

I go to different cities

In my lit-le bo-oh-oat

No! No! God, see...

No! No!

Ah... No. No boat.

Alright, I'm sorry.

I'm gonna sit. I'm gonna sit.

It's just...

When she hits that F,

it just needs to be

filled with longing.

Not like she's cleaning

a counter with germ k*ller!

- Susan.

- Yes, yes, yes.

Yes...

- I can't sing with him here.

- I know.

He's a very fragile person.

- I'm fragile too.

- I know.

I know and I'm gonna take

care of it. I promise.

Get some tea.

Steven, you have

to give her the room--

- I know.

- ...to find her way.

I know, I just...

I see so clearly

how it needs to sound.

And she's not getting it.

She's not hitting it.

Okay. Okay.

Listen, Steven, come with me.

Come with me.

Guys... everyone, take a break.

Listen, it's kind of amazing

we even got her for this.

I know. I know that.

Okay, you have to trust her, Steven.

And you have to trust me.

I do trust you.

What makes you think that

I don't trust you, Susan?

Here's the deal.

You have to stop coming

to rehearsals, Steven.

You wrote a brilliant opera.

Now let us put it on.

I know it hasn't been

very long but uh...

I just wanted

to let you know how happy

I am with how things are going.

Oh, uh... I'm giving away

everything in those

bags over there.

So, if you see anything

you like, feel free to take it.

Thank you Dr. Jessup-Lauddem,

I will look after work.

Please call me Patricia.

Oh, yes! Sorry. Patricia.

You are young

to have a son this age.

Uh, yeah.

Yes, he was a surprise

in my second year in med school.

But you didn't

leave the studies.

No, I just stopped sleeping

for a couple years.

But, you know...

We were lucky.

My parents didn't want, um...

Anyway, it doesn't matter now.

My grandmother was wonderful

and she took us in.

Me, Julian

and Julian's dad. And...

We um... got to...

Yeah.

She left me this house, actually.

- You were raised Catholic?

- Yes

Yeah, I was admiring

your madonna pendant.

It's sentimental.

My aunt, she gave me that.

I'm not so religious.

But I suppose when

you are raised Catholic,

it doesn't go away so easy.

My mother was Catholic,

my father was Jewish. And I...

I mean I was confirmed

and I-I went

to Catholic boarding school.

I used to love peeking

into the sisters' cells.

Talk about no clutter.

You know...

It's kind of funny.

For me,

the whole no clutter thing.

It's more than just...

neatness, it's like...

It's like a spiritual cleanliness.

Cleanliness is close

to Godliness!

Oh... I love cleaning.

Sometimes when my patients

are talking,

I imagine getting inside

their heads with a really big

bottle of disinfectant

and just scrubbing them down.

Can I leave these here for you?

- Yes.

Alright, I have a patient.

So, help yourself

to anything in the fridge.

Oh! She had to cancel.

Let's clean together.

Hi.

Hi, sweetheart.

Magdalena this is Tereza,

Julian's girlfriend.

Okay, well there is loads

of fruit cut up in the fridge.

And Tereza, I found your

favorite rice pudding.

Um...

Patricia, that's my mom.

What?

Yes, she's my daughter.

Oh...

Mom, this is Julian.

Hi.

Would anybody like some tea?

How does she know you so well?

She knows your favorite snack?

You call her Patricia?

And I don't even know

that you have a boyfriend?!

I was afraid to tell you.

I wonder why.

- Are you sleeping with

him already?

I didn't say that!

- I have to quit this job.

- No, you don't.

- I can't, we need the money.

- Trey has a job.

I will never become dependent

on a man again.

So tell me, how do I clean

this woman's toilet

when my daughter

is the girlfriend of her son?

Mom, I'm sorry.

I love Julian.

You don't know what you feel.

You are a child.

You can't tell me what I feel!

You're 16.

You think you are in love?

You're not doing

the same mistake I made.

I was the mistake you made.

You weren't the mistake, Tereza.

The mistake was that

I left my studies.

You cannot let anything

distract you from your work.

I'm not.

Is Julian sending you

to the college?

He is a decent boy I guess,

but his parents will pay

for his education.

You need a scholarship, Tereza.

Please. Don't be

so serious with him.

I was so much like you.

When you are young you think

all your promise is your right.

When you are talented,

the world will give you

what you deserve.

But it's not like that.

It's so easy that everything

gets taken away from you.

You have no idea.

So...

Not too long till you guys

hear out about colleges.

You nervous?

I think I b*rned

out my anxiety coil.

I'm just waiting.

What are you going

to major in, do you know?

Environmental engineering.

Julian and I

are gonna be futurists.

How's that?

We just...

Aim to collaborate on projects

that solve basic human problems,

like renewable sources

of energy.

Or engine design.

There will be a lot of jobs

of this kind of thing.

Maybe, maybe not.

There better be or else

the whole world will burn down.

Yeah.

I, uh, I never went

to college myself

and I make more

than most guys I know who did.

What do you do?

Here, today's paper.

I haven't looked at it

Read that as fast as you can.

Tereza...

- Mm-hmm.

Set the timer.

Go on. Fast as you can.

Looks like the fire department

is going to teach--

- Faster.

- ...a new dog some old tricks.

The FDNY announced on Monday

that they will add--

- Faster.

- ...three new robotic dogs

to search and rescue services.

The dogs created by

engineering firm PCL Dynamics

are controlled remotely

by a live operator.

They'll be implemented into

the force in the coming weeks.

The robotic K9's will also

be able to detect potential.

gas leaks and determine

structural integrity

of buildings during fires

or collapse.

So you're a stenographer?

Court reporter.

Same difference.

Aye, aye, aye.

- No mistakes.

- Wow.

How can we tell that

you haven't made

any mistakes, though?

We don't understand short hand.

I never lie.

That's how you tell.

I've never seen anyone

move their fingers that fast.

And I know just

about enough legaleze

to represent myself in court,

should the need arise.

Sometimes when

I'm typing in court,

it's all I can do

to stop myself

from saying to one

of the lawyers,

don't you want to object here?

You must see some

really interesting cases.

Some dark facts have

passed through these ears.

And I don't forget anything, unfortunately.

This cake is delicious.

- Have more.

- Sure.

We shouldn't have done

this on a school night, huh?

Now you'll have homework

deep into the night.

Guess I better get going. Um...

Can I help you with the dishes?

- No, no.

Okay, well, thank you.

It was nice meeting you.

- Nice to meet you too.

- Thank you for having me.

- Thank you, bye.

This way?

Need help with dinner?

I don't feel like cooking.

Pizza. Sandwiches.

I am not hungry.

What? What happened?

Maybe I shouldn't be

so upset, but...

I can't help it.

Am I being stupid?

How old is Julian?

Eighteen. He just

had his birthday.

I wish you hadn't have

shown me these, Magdalena.

I know it's hard

to see her like this.

We think of her

as a little girl.

You know what this is?

This could be probable cause.

What is "probable cause?"

Reasonable grounds

for pressing a charge.

A charge?

The definition

for statutory r*pe is,

"penetration, however slight".

But Tereza consented

to this sex.

A minor can't legally consent.

Trey,

I showed you this

as a partner.

This is a family problem.

And you expect me to stand by

and let a crime

be perpetrated

on my own daughter by that guy?

What does it mean, "that guy"?

You know what I mean.

She is not your daughter.

Oh, okay, so she's not

my daughter now.

I legally adopted her,

remember that little detail?

We may not be married,

but I am her father.

Come on, Trey.

Just pretend you didn't

see the photos.

Promise me.

They would never prosecute

such a case anyway.

It's boyfriend and girlfriend.

I recorded a case

just like this

three years ago

and the boy went to jail.

I have to remember to rest

And what is your illness

I'm addicted

To romance

I go to different cities

In my little bo-oh-oh-oat

And sometimes

I can't help myself

I go to bars and find men

and then bring them home

I thought I was cured

But you

You

You are irresistible

I must go

I have a family

Let me go

You are so lovely

Don't let me scare you

Just one cup of tea

Have a little cup of tea

Bravo!

Bravo!

The music! Oh, the music!

It's a female Sweeney Todd.

This is my wife, Maxine.

The demented tugboat captain

who lures men into her tugboat

and kills them and eats them!

I f*cking loved it.

She hates everything.

And she is a sex

and love addict?

From Baton Rouge?

How did you come up with that?

Uh, the character...

she came to me...

when I was taking a walk.

- What an imagination you have.

- Holy sh*t, Steven.

- What a mind.

- Amazing!

You remember Raef Gundel?

- Oh, hello Raef.

- When you threw Anton out,

we all thought

you'd lost it again.

What? Threw him out.

I did not throw you out, exactly.

Oh, you most certainly did!

But, you snake, you f*ckin'

conquered it all by yourself.

You're hard core. Chapeau.

Steven.

- What?

- I can't believe it.

I was really...

angry at you

for leaving like that.

And now it turns out

I'm your muse?! I... just...

Oh, Steven,

I'll never leave you.

I mean, I know

you're a vulnerable person,

I know you're scared.

I am going to be

so gentle with you.

I know we have to go slow.

I'm based here now.

You're... you what?

I'm based in Brooklyn.

We can see each other

all the time.

Oh, God, okay.

Um...

Will you excuse me

for one moment?

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

I'm just so happy for him.

Mom, you have dirt

on your forehead.

Oh, no, no, no. Uh...

It's Ash Wednesday,

I went to church.

You went to church?

Yeah, I was just...

...an impulse. You know?

I used to go every year

when I was in Catholic school.

We would give up chocolate

for Lent,

and then we would just

gorge ourselves at Easter.

What'd you give up this year,

shopping for black

pencil skirts?

No, I should have

thought of that.

What? You don't eat sugar,

so it can't be chocolate.

Lying.

How much do you even lie?

Oh... Um...

Do you see Steven?

Okay, um...

Ah! Ha!

We never talked about how

you feel that Tereza's mother

is the new cleaning lady.

It's fine.

Why is everything "fine"

with you these days?

- I don't know.

- You know you don't have

to hide your feelings from me.

We used to talk

about everything.

Okay. It's...

bizarre

and embarrassing

that Tereza's mother

is our cleaning lady.

- What should I do?

- Nothing.

Two opposite things can be true

at the same time, Mom.

I mean, yes, it's weird,

but it's also fine,

because it's not gonna change

anything between me and Tereza.

See.

I like Tereza, so much but...

But your frontal lobe

doesn't fully develop

until you are 25.

That's the decision-making

part of your brain.

Just cause you messed up

your first love,

doesn't mean I'm going to.

I didn't mess it up,

Daddy d*ed.

He moved out, then he d*ed.

I think we would

have reconciled.

We had a very intense

physical relationship.

- Mom!

- Well, it's the truth.

Hi, honey.

Call me, okay?

I need to make sure you're okay.

Oh...

Steven?!

Steven?

It was a total triumph

and you ran away.

No standing ovation though.

It would have been nice

to blow 'em away.

Oh, honey, you did.

Well, I thought

it was beautiful.

- You did?

- Yeah, man, it was crazy good.

You should be really proud.

Night, guys.

Night, honey.

I just want you to get

some pleasure

out of your life, Steven.

You only have one, you know.

I know.

I had an anxiety att*ck.

Oh...

Oh, honey.

Oh, honey.

Why didn't you just

come and get me?

What's going on?

Did something happen?

I'm not sure.

You're not sure

if something happened?

Um, well...

Did someone say

something to upset you?

Um...

Well...

Okay. Here's what

we're gonna...

Oh!

Oh!

Damn it!

- Sorry, Doc!

- Steven!

- I'm sorry!

- C'mon!

- I...

Just c'mon!

It's the one thing. One thing!

- I'm sorry.

Hey.

What's the matter?

I was thinking...

When Julian graduates...

We could give away the house.

Okay.

Wait, why you want

to sell the house?

We could donate it

to the church. It could...

It could be a home

for mothers and children.

What? Where would...

Where would we live?

Some nice empty apartment.

Oh, hello. Hi.

- Oh, hello, Patricia.

Um, I have some more

things to donate.

Oh. Okay.

Thank you so much.

- They look new.

Okay.

Here, you can put them

down right here.

Of course, thank you.

Alright... anything else?

Can I help?

Why sure. Yeah, come help us

with the snacks. Okay.

What would you like?

What?

How did you get those?

Your mother found them.

And she was shocked.

Okay.

Yeah, we... Julian and I,

we have sex.

So what? It's not a big deal.

It's fine.

We use protection.

What more do you want?

You people are so weird.

You can go to your room now.

What was that?

Are you recording me?

- Too late.

- What the...

- The law is the law.

- What?

Same rules for everyone.

You're 16, he's 18.

- Right.

That's sexual misconduct.

Class A misdemeanor.

Case closed.

Are you trying

to get him arrested?

He made a big mistake.

Get out of my room.

I have nothing to say

to you right now.

I showed him the pictures...

because I was frightened

for you, and...

and angry, that you

had made such a step

without telling me.

My jewel.

You know, you love

to call me your jewel.

As if I'm some thing.

Like I'm some performing robot.

Who just gets A's

to make you feel better

about your wasted life.

I would never imagine

Trey would do this.

I guess you don't know him

very well then, either.

It will be over soon.

He will drop this.

No, he won't!

He's never admitted

he's been wrong about anything

in his entire life.

He's a pompous

little r*cist dictator,

and you're his deputy.

Don't speak to me like this!

Do you understand

that if this happens,

Julian will have to walk around

in every neighborhood

he lives in

for the rest of his life

explaining that

he's a child molester?

You'll have f*cking ruined him.

I will make this right, Tereza.

Really.

How?

Get out.

But could I still

be arrested?

I don't think

they'll make an arrest.

unless the girl comes in

and makes a victim statement.

Tereza would never do that.

But I don't like that

the step father

has probable cause

with that phone video recording

and the images.

They could keep the case open

for months if he knows people.

I can't believe it.

Your whole life,

we worry about the police,

and then you get framed

by a stenographer.

Well, technically,

he wasn't framed, he was caught.

Harry...

Are we sure the step father

won't just drop it?

- No.

Harry, this is not a strategy.

Julian is about

to go to college.

There has to be

something we can do

to nip this thing in the bud,

once and for all.

Nip this in the bud?

Mom, this is not a rose bush.

This is the United States

Legal system

and now I'm in it.

- I wish you'd never met her.

- Stop it!

It's not Tereza's fault.

You told me

to tell you when I'm not fine!

Okay.

This is what

not fine looks like!

What if they got married?

Steven. What the...

Would that help?

Well, the crime would still

have been committed

before the marriage, but...

sure, in theory,

it would make it

much less likely to go to trial.

- Ah...

- But it's moot.

A 16-year-old girl

cannot legally marry

in the state of New York.

Wait, uh...

news and chart

of all the states

Marriage age is different

in different states.

Yeah, I see it.

New Hampshire. Fourteen.

No.

Look. You have to be pregnant.

Fourteen, wow...

New Hampshire.

Who knew?

Wait.

Look. Delaware.

You can get married in Delaware

at 16 with parental consent.

How am I supposed

to get parental consent?

I'm under house arrest.

Okay...

But let's say

we worked it out somehow.

Would you want to?

Totally.

Would you?

I mean,

statistically speaking,

we don't have much

of a chance of making it.

True.

But, statistically,

someone who gets married

at our age has to make it,

so...

Might as well be us.

If we're normal, and wait,

we'll probably break up.

Then meet new people,

and marry them,

when we're like

thirties or something.

Yeah, that's what happens.

But even if my wife

is really nice...

Yeah, I hate your nice wife.

She's such a fake.

Even... if I marry

someone else...

All my life, no matter

what I'm doing, I...

I don't think I'll ever

stop wondering where you are.

W-What are you doing?

What does it look

like I'm doing?

It looks like

you're following me.

I-I wish you wouldn't.

I have an important meeting.

Well, I wouldn't follow you

if you just calm down

and act like

a person for a change.

Look.

Art can come

from many different places.

And it can even

come from a mistake.

And that's, I'm sorry to say,

all we had together.

I made a mistake.

You are not my muse.

You alarm me.

Well, what about your show?

Would that have even been

possible without me?

- No.

- So why aren't I your muse?

Okay, you're my muse!

Oh! I knew I was your muse!

But it was just that one time,

it's nothing personal.

Nothing personal?

Ugh!

Katrina, Katrina, Katrina...

Yes, our time together

was an inspiration.

You gave me the character

I based my opera on.

But my imagination

came up with the story.

My talent wrote the music.

I mean, you don't k*ll men

and eat them, do you?

Well, I haven't yet.

Why can't you just admit

that I had a magic

affect on you?

Or that we had a magic

effect on each other.

I mean, what was that

if it wasn't magic?

I turned you from

a crusty composer...

with a blockage

to a virile artist

back on the rise.

Okay, you had affect on me.

But I think you need help.

You think I need help.

I think, yeah.

You know what? Your're right.

Bye.

Ground floor.

Uh, first door on the right,

please come in.

Hi.

- Hello.

- Hi.

Did you have trouble

finding the place?

No. Not at all. I... I...

I got... I gave myself

plenty of time.

I got here early.

I've just been...

circling the block.

Oh, you really wanted

to get here.

I sure did.

You're so pretty, huh...

Uh... Th-Thank you.

Well, why don't we

sit down and talk?

Why don't you tell me

why you're here?

I was in rehab for sex

and love addiction

and it didn't work.

Hmm.

How do you know it didn't work?

I'm in love.

Well...

Love isn't always a disease.

Sometimes it's really just...

...love.

Well... I mean, I'm obsessive.

I've been known

to stalk a little.

I'm not so interested

in past diagnoses.

I don't want to pre-judge.

Oh, that's so nice.

Tell me about your childhood.

Well, I grew up on a...

a very, uh...

confined space.

- Mmm.

- And...

I watched a lot

of romantic movies

where the man would come in

and sweep the woman

right off her feet.

One day, a movie was being sh*t

in a town that I was based in.

- Exciting.

- And the lead...

was someone I had seen

in a lot of these movies.

So, I thought it was my destiny

to be married to him.

Ah.

And...

one day,

I snuck into his trailer

and took off all my clothes

and waited for him

and he came in,

and he turned around

and he walked right back out

and he called the cops,

and I got arrested,

and the court said

that I had to go into rehab

for sex and love addiction.

And I did.

I went into treatment.

And the councilor said

that I shouldn't watch

romantic movies for a year.

Which I didn't.

And...

I thought I was cured.

And then I came

to New York for work.

Um, what do you do?

I'm a tug captain.

Doc!

Pat!

Pat!

Pat-ty!

Doc-ah, Doc-ah, Doc...

I got the commission.

That's nice.

Yeah.

They want something

about aliens. No Gravity!

And Anton is going

to write the story.

What the...?

What do you need?

I don't know.

Where's the kettle?

I'm giving it away.

- Why?

- I'm going to become a nun.

- A nun?

- Yes.

I've been curious

for a very long time

and I recently received

a vocation.

Oh...

Your tugboat captain

came to see me.

She's in love with you.

No. Not really.

I think she is, actually.

Um...

I think maybe I'll give up

on myself

as a human being and...

just go live in a room

somewhere and write music.

Okay.

Could you also

remove your piano?

Oh! Hi, Carl.

I let myself in.

You were so late,

and the door was open.

Uh-huh. Good.

I'm upset that you're late.

Uh-huh.

Reminds me of my mother.

My mother was late

for everything.

Alright...

And so is Bruna.

Carl...

Have I ever told you

the story of the kreplach?

What's the kreplach?

It's a sort of Jewish dumpling

with a little bit meat inside.

But it's in the shape

of a triangle.

Uh, okay, um...

no, you haven't.

No? Okay.

So there's this little boy,

and he is terrified of kreplach.

He only has

to see one at Shabat,

and he runs screaming

from the room.

So, his mother takes him

to a psychiatrist.

And she says

"Doctor, what am I gonna do?

What am I...

he's terrified of kreplach."

And the shrink says,

"It's very simple.

It's very simple.

You just show him

each and every step

to making a kreplach...

He won't be afraid it anymore.

So she takes

the little boy home.

She mixes up the dough with him.

She rolls out the dough.

She says,

"See? I'm rolling

out the dough. Okay?"

The boy says "No problem, Mama."

Then she cuts the dough

into a triangle shape.

Says, "Okay?"

He's fine with it.

She puts in the little

knob of meat.

"See?" She says, little meat

I'm putting in. Okay?"

The boy says, "Fine."

Then...

she folds over

the first corner of dough.

"Okay?"

"Okay." Another corner.

"Okay?"

"Okay."

Everything fine.

She folds over

the last corner of the dough

to complete the dumpling,

and the boy...

screams!

"Kreplach!"

Sister, thank you for coming.

Pat is anxious to see you.

Of course.

She's had a hard day.

Let's go in the other room.

Okay.

I didn't know how much

pressure she'd been under.

Yeah.

But she'll be okay.

She'll be okay.

I talked to her psychiatrist.

And, uh... he thinks

that she needs treatment

and rest for a few weeks,

and then she'll be fine.

And you know, of course,

I'll do everything I can

to help you.

But I'm sorry to say this...

I don't think your mom and I

are going to make it.

You're leaving?

No... No.

I just, I can't blame Pat

for throwing me out.

You know?

It's all wrong, son.

Wow... it's good timing.

I'm sorry.

Sorry I haven't been more

of a step father for you.

What do you mean?

You were good.

No... Was I?

Yeah, man. Sweet.

All those piano lessons.

- Ah.

You hated those.

- I did.

But now I'm glad I had them.

And... you taught me

how to fail.

- Oh, great.

- I mean,

I mean, you taught me perseverance.

Oh, okay.

I like that.

I always felt like

some sort of silent partner

when it came to you,

compared to your mother.

Silence can be pretty loud.

Tthen we have lunch,

we go back to work.

Got vespers at five o'clock,

we have our dinner and--

- Please excuse me.

Hey.

How do you feel?

I feel so much love

for everyone.

It's wonderful.

I know that...

I know that my having

a nervous breakdown

might make it seem like

I don't have a vocation.

But once I get better,

I-I'm sure I'll still want

to join the sisters.

See how you feel in a year.

Okay.

Oh, Magdalena,

thank you. Would you...

Would you please sit down

for a moment?

Thank you so much.

Now...

What is going to happen

with Julian?

You meant it that you

would help any way at all?

Yes. Yes.

Me too. Whatever you need,

I will do it.

Okay.

We're allowed to get married

in Delaware,

if one of Tereza's

parent signs in person.

I will sign.

I'm just sorry

I'm not going to be there.

Mom.

I'll drive you.

Right now, all of you.

I'll drive you right now.

- I'm...

I am worried about driving

out of state with Tereza.

- Why?

- Trey...

he has become obsessed

with Julian, and the situation.

I think he would do anything

to catch us.

He has a lot of friends

in the police.

And...

I am not citizen yet.

Is Katrina on board?

She took the afternoon off.

- Can I talk to you for--

- Oh, you stalking me now?

Can I talk to you

for a moment?

- Helmut.

- Helmut. Steven.

Please, I just need

to talk to you in private.

Just tell me what it is.

Stay right there.

I'll be right back.

What is it?

Who is that guy?

What difference does it make?

Don't look at me like--

- Katrina,

please, I wouldn't ask,

but it's about my son.

I need your help.

He's in... He's in real danger.

Time to get in the car,

young lady.

No, it's fine, I'm gonna

go meet my friends

on the subway anyway. No!

- Get in the car.

Okay!

Tereza, get in the car!

God...

Welcome to the new regime.

From here on in,

you get picked up from school,

you get dropped off at school,

and everything in between,

you're grounded.

You went off the deep end,

Tereza, and I blame myself.

Mom. What are you wearing?

Oh my God, you guys have got

to be kidding me right now.

You're about to have a whole

new kind of fun, young lady!

This is a two day event.

What?

Today is the Incident

at Bushy Glen,

just a skirmish, really.

They'll be setting up.

Tomorrow is the big battle.

Don't worry,

I brought your toothbrush.

Nothing like living history

to teach you about discipline.

But it's a lot more

than that, it's fun.

I've never let either of you

in on this,

I guess I've felt

kind of shy...

but what you go for

in the hobby,

the reason why

we're all so addictive to it

is something called

a "period rush".

It's the feeling of...

actually going back in time.

We'll stop on

the way so you can change.

Cell phones in the lock box.

I didn't bring mine.

So you're a confederate now?

Cody Herlbutt is retiring,

and I have been asked

to personify Colonel Picket

in his place.

I don whichever uniform

is needed on the day.

My commitment is to history.

This is not about ego here.

Colonel Picket!

Colonel Desmond.

Congratulations, Pard.

The camp is ready

for your inspection.

- Elodie.

- Colonel Picket.

You recollect Elodie,

she's going to take you

over to the mess tent.

- Hello again.

- Great to see you.

Off to your feet.

Prepare for inspection!

- Looking good soldier.

- This is of course

what the men have to do.

But you wouldn't believe

the wonderful time...

- Boots.

- ...that we have here

in the mess tent.

Of course, your husband

is incredibly

well respected, but on our own,

we have quite a party.

- Tent is a mess,

but I hear you play

a good fiddle.

Hopefully, that'll

make up for it.

Cup a noodles?!

Really? Cup a noodles?!

- Really shameful.

This is Colonel Picket's

family.

It's their first time.

She can help you.

Oh, wonderful.

If you're good

with vegetables...

Let's see what we have

planned for today.

So, my skirmishers...

are going to come down the road,

driving your forces

until we capture the crossroads.

- Excellent.

And then I will maneuver my men

and we will get ready to push

you back here

to fish pond field.

But I thought I...

I thought the action

started at the crossroads.

No. No. No, the O.R.

say that the action...

Jodie brings the party

for when the day

goes on a bit long

if you'd like to there.

- Thank you. But can I try this?

- Oh, yes.

- This is bread?

Oh yes that's Mary Ann's

personal recipe.

It is time period appropriate,

it has molasses in there.

- Well...

I actually took the liberty

of starting the action

at the crossroads.

Why would you do that?

It's incredibly nourishing.

There's some mutton

and rosemary in there.

You need more firewood.

- Oh.

- Can I bring you more?

That would be wonderful,

thank you.

We've got firewood over there.

- Okay. Thank you.

Yeah. Thank you.

Tereza...

Tereza, come with me...

Fire wood!

- Let's not fight two wars here.

We are here for the tindall

preservation of it all.

We are going

to follow the plan.

Something that I've worked

hand in glove

with the Bushy Glen Foundation.

Mom?

Mom, what is going on?

If I have to choose between

you and him, I choose you.

There you are.

Let's go. C'mon.

Des, throw the lines off.

Stow them away.

Yes, cap.

Two females, blonde,

one 16, one 36.

both of them wearing

19th century garb.

Yes, both of them.

I don't know

what kind of vehicle,

he must have picked them up.

John, you need

to put out a roadblock!

This is my daughter

we're talking about here.

Welcome, welcome.

Okay. Hello.

- Hello. Here's a towel.

- Thank you.

Moxie. I'm Katrina.

- Magdalena, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

Okay. Kids and Magdalena,

you are straight ahead.

- Hi, honey, here's a towel.

You're bunk is straight ahead.

Julian already

brought your luggage.

- Thank you.

- How are you?

- There you go.

Good to see ya.

Uh, you're upstairs with Des.

Great. Thank you.

Uh, yep.

Vessel Katrina leaving

New York harbor,

heading for the narrows.

Light tug.

Thank you, Moxie,

for doing all of this.

Are you sure

I cannot help you? I--

Yeah, you have

Katrina to thank.

You know there is no limit

to her goodness.

Some assh*le could come in here

like a virus and wipe

her right out.

Really think

she's that fragile?

She's just a genuinely

good person.

And I don't want to see

her be hurt

any more than she

already has been.

Gee.

sh*t in a Dixie cup.

- Alright, I'm going...

- You go.

- Seven red. You?

- Uh, 17 black.

No, no.

- Always red. Always red.

- Alright.

Wait,

who's driving the boat?

If you're with us?

Des is at it. He's up there.

My mate.

- Rule 17

Just came to get

a little something to eat.

So are we gonna

go by Atlantic City?

We're going to go

down the Jersey coast,

around Cape May,

up the Delaware,

right to the Port of Wilmington.

You'll be there tomorrow.

Depends on the current.

Aren't boat captains

allowed to marry people?

Only in the movies.

I have to be ordained.

My mom had a friend who was

ordained in like 24 hours.

Yeah, you can do it online.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Sign me up.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

- Yeah?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, Universal Life Church.

- Oh... Oh boy

- It only takes 24 hours.

Uh, what's your last name?

Excuse me... Trento.

T-R-E-N-T-O.

Trento.

- That's what I thought.

We still need you

to sign in Delaware

at family court.

Don't worry, I'll sign.

- I know that one.

- Really?

- Yup.

- Alright.

Of course, I do.

You know that song?

- Yeah

- That's amazing.

Oh!

Whoa!

There's a dark

and a troubled side of life

There's a bright

and a sunny side, too

Though we meet

with the darkness

The sunny side

we also may view

Keep on the sunny side

Always on the sunny side

Keep on the sunny

side of life

- Hows it going?

- Hey, Cap, quiet night.

- We've got no oncoming traffic.

- Okay

Just got the weather.

We're all clear for Delaware.

- Okay, good night.

- Good night, Cap.

Keep on the sunny

side of life

Keep on the sunny side

Always on the sunny side

Keep on the sunny

side of life

It will help us every day

It will brighten all the way

If we keep on

the sunny side of life

I'm a little scared.

We don't have to do this, Rez.

No, that's not what I mean.

I'm scared we'll grow up,

and forget who we are now.

Then we'll just have to keep

reminding each other.

We're in Delaware!

I... brought you some coffee.

Thanks.

Moxie said you like

a lot of creamer.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, you can

just put it over there.

It's... it's...

beautiful what you're doing.

No. I was going down

the river anyway.

And you know I can't

resist a romantic story.

Even if I'm not in it.

Sorry about everything.

No. Don't worry about it.

Do you mind if I hide

up here for a minute?

Uh... Okay.

Steve on the one whistle.

Roger, Captain.

Thanks, Cap.

Katrina.

What?

You are a mighty woman.

Not really.

I was an idiot.

And I was cruel. I see that now.

I just couldn't...

I don't know. I wasn't prepared.

You came out of nowhere.

I shouldn't have bothered you.

No. No, no.

No. This was really

a-a big mistake.

I see it now.

I see I jumped on a married man

and then... And...

now your wife...

She's in a place.

What happened to Pat

is not your fault.

No.

You were right the first time,

I need help.

I can't trust my own feelings.

So I don't want

to hurt anybody.

I don't wanna feel

like this myself.

So I would just want to say

let's have bygones be bygones.

It's not bygone for me.

It's not gone. It's here.

And it's real.

For the first time in my life,

I've found true happiness.

I've found it.

And I'm going to act on it.

Two lovers

Who were not supposed

to fall in love

Have done so

From different planets

do they hail

And who does like it

None so

Hurry, hurry, marry, marry

The alien's father

will be here soon

Hurry, hurry, marry, marry

The alien's father

holds her dear

Clareza and Julio

Beings from enemy planets

I risk my life

to bind you now

Do you dare take this vow

We do

Marry us quickly

Yes we do

You are married now

Like a fish thrown

back into the universe

Space will swallow you whole

What's done is undone

What's done is not undone

My love

My love, my love

Love

My child, my child

You will recover

I must bring you home

To your mother

Yay! Okay, okay.

We got it!