Good Side of Bad (2023) Movie Script
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-[rattling]
-[spraying]
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[girl]
I'm Florence, the little one
in the yellow dress.
My big sister, Sara,
is holding me.
And there's my brother, Peter.
And that is our mother.
She was a semi-famous singer
on the road more than at home.
Mother didn't know
how to be a mother,
so Sara pretty much raised me.
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[panting]
No, no, no! Please stop, no!
[panting]
[grunting]
[gasping]
[splashes]
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[phone ringing]
[ringing continues]
Hello?
[doctor]
Well, the good news is
there's no physical trauma.
-Okay, and the bad news?
-We need to keep her here
on a 72-hour hold.
72 hours? Why?
It's a brief detention
to make sure
she doesn't harm
herself or others.
Can you tell me, has she been
anxious or depressed lately?
Well, she's always been anxious,
but she's seemed fine lately.
She's looking forward
to her photo show.
Alright, well,
I've ordered a full psych eval.
I-is that necessary?
Anxiety coupled
with a suicide attempt
is worrisome.
I'm glad she has family.
That's critical.
Okay.
Thank you.
Mm-hm.
[hospital chatter]
[sighs]
Listen to me, okay?
They were chasing me,
and-- and I had to get away.
Okay, who was chasing you?
-Hooded men.
-Hooded men?
Yes. Hooded men.
-[stammering]
-Okay, you know, I know
-exactly what that look is.
-Wh-what look?
When you think I'm making
shit up, and I'm not.
They were gonna kill me,
all right?
I had to jump.
I had to get away.
Okay, I believe you.
Are you sure?
Because I don't need you
to believe me.
I know I'm telling the truth.
I believe you, okay?
I will call the police
and we can put in a report.
Okay.
I'm here.
You're okay.
It was just scary.
I'm sorry.
Ticket, please.
Uh, oh, y-- sorry.
Just-- just a second, I...
[clattering]
If-- if you lost it,
it's 20 bucks.
I-- no, I-I have it.
-I never lose these things. I--
-Uh-huh.
-Look, $20, no exceptions.
-[shouting] I...
I have it, just--
-if you just give me a second.
-You can-- you can just go.
You can just go.
Okay. Thank you.
[phone ringing]
Yeah?
Peter, did you get
all of my messages?
[sighs]
I don't check my messages.
Oh, so, if I would've
texted you,
you would have gotten
the message that your sister
jumped off a bridge because
people were chasing her.
What-- wait, she did what?
Who-- who was chasing her?
I don't know.
She said hooded men.
Well, yeah, I know...
[chuckles]
You know I love her,
but that sounds crazy.
She's in a really bad place.
When is she in a good place?
Not helping.
Okay, well, wh-wh-what do
you want me to do about it?
-You know, nothing, Peter.
-Sara...
Oh, fuck.
[sighs]
Sara...
Ah, fuck.
[scoffs]
Fuck.
Why were you on the bridge?
I know you're--
I know you're exhausted,
but we have
to get through this.
So, you jumped off the bridge
to save yourself, correct?
I already told her this.
I can come back.
No, this is fine.
How many men were there?
I don't know.
It was-- [stammers]
It happened really fast,
so-so three, four, maybe.
-Good, good.
-I don't know.
And can you tell me, uh,
what they were wearing?
Or what they look like?
Tall, short, slim?
Florence, I understand
you've been through something
incredibly traumatic.
And don't worry.
It's okay if you don't
remember the details.
They were in hoods.
I know that.
-Okay.
-Black hoods.
If Florence remembers
anything else,
give me a call, okay?
-Okay. Thank you, Officer.
-You take care.
[phone ringing]
-Hey.
-Hi.
You need to tell Mother
about Florence.
She doesn't remember
what day it is,
much less who her daughter is.
Mother remembers Florence.
[sighs]
Okay, Sara, she's old.
Forgetful.
Are you saying
she's losing her mind?
I'm saying
she's already lost it.
You know, I don't know
if it's the dementia
or because she hasn't
been sober since 1978.
Please.
Fine,
I will waste my time trying.
Thank you.
I've got to go.
I'm baking cupcakes.
I'll come up for cupcakes.
[sighs]
Please remember to tell Mom.
So, the doctor said
you can't be alone right now.
That's fine, um, but I'm good.
Actually, um, I'm getting ready
for my show that's coming up.
And I just don't really have
time for other stuff right now.
And-and I just changed, like,
the whole theme
of it, basically.
And it's-it's really gonna be--
it's gonna be fucking awesome.
I'm not gonna lie,
I'm gonna--
probably gonna get,
like, a magazine deal out of it,
but, um, it's a lot of work.
And I'm really excited about it,
but, no, I don't have time
for other things
right now, so.
I understand
you have a show coming up,
but you need to take
care of yourself,
and we need to focus
on your health and well-being.
Okay, well, I can do both
of those at the same time.
Call me or text me
if you need anything.
-Yep, got it.
-Okay, bye.
-Love you.
-Bye.
See you later.
Maybe. I don't know.
Go home.
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Well, I hope
you brought a paintbrush.
[under breath]
Fuck.
I don't know why you just
didn't hire a handyman.
Are you kidding?
Do you know how much
it would cost me to hire
any of these locals to do it?
I can do it as good
as they can.
And you know what they want?
They want $80 an hour.
$80 an hour!
And I said, I can get
a lawyer cheaper than that.
[laughing]
Lawyers are $750 an hour, Mom.
Well, maybe you should
get out of this finance
and go into lawyering.
You know, I know
you're proud of me.
You just don't have
to keep reminding me
over and over and over.
[groaning]
These stupid shoes.
I had these pair from
JCPenney's for three years,
and I love them,
but they just don't hold up.
And you can't buy
the same ones anymore.
I like the way
things used to be.
You can say that again.
-Hey, you missed a spot.
-Well...
Here, your job is to take this
and edge in around
the corners for me.
And then I'll do what I do.
-Don't be lazy.
-Okay, Mom.
[mom humming]
So, uh...
Sara called me last night.
[humming]
Do you remember Florence?
[laughing]
Of course, I do.
I'm not around the bend yet.
Oh, well, do you wanna
go visit her with me?
What are you talking about?
My sister Florence
died ages ago.
No, no, Mom, I'm...
I'm not talking
about your sister.
I'm talking about
your daughter, Florence,
who you named
after your sister.
She tried to commit suicide.
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You know what?
Let's go to the kitchen.
I wanna talk to you about some
other stuff I wanna get done.
[sighs]
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[water sloshing lightly]
[gasps]
What are you doing?
-Close the door!
-Florence, it's the 5th.
-Turn-- close the door!
-It's the 5th!
-I need the rent.
-Oh, my God.
-What are you fucking doing?
-You didn't. I need
the rent now.
I told you that I was
gonna be a few days late.
-No, you didn't.
-Yeah, I did.
And I was--
don't touch that.
-That was two months ago.
-Can you--
No, stop. Wait, wait, wait.
Can you see this?
No, I can't.
And I can't look
at your photos anymore.
I can't do this drama, okay.
-I am done! I don't care!
-No! Don't touch them!
You need to get out,
like, now.
What the fuck is your problem?
I just asked if you
could see them.
My problem is that
I need the rent,
so I have to go
call my dad,
so he can cover my rent
until I find a new roommate.
You need to be gone
by the time I get back, okay?
[sighs]
Sara, I'm home.
-Hi.
-Hey.
[grunting]
Still have a spare key,
so you don't have to worry
about making another one.
Save a buck or two.
[grunting]
Wow, it's really
bright in here.
-Hi!
-Hi.
Yeah, this is
gonna be fun, you know?
Sisters having
PJ parties and stuff.
-It's gonna be great.
-I don't remember
-any PJ parties, or fun.
-Oh, yeah? I mean,
I guess I was still a kid
when you were a teenager.
-So, I had fun.
-Well, you're welcome to stay
-as long as you like.
-Oh, thanks.
Roommate kicked me out.
Look what I got you.
[singing fanfare]
You didn't have
to get me a present.
Well, it's not
really for you.
It's more for me
'cause I didn't wanna
look at your boring
clothes all day.
Because, you know,
clothing is really
for the people
looking at them, not really
for the people wearing them.
I don't have anyone
looking at me,
so I don't have
to worry about it.
I'm looking.
Am I nobody?
[scoffs]
You know
that's not what I meant.
Put it on.
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-Put it on.
-[chuckles]
See? There we go.
Now it's not gray anymore.
-Got some color on you.
-Gray?
Always gray.
Got your gray clothes.
Your skin is gray,
and your eyes are gray,
-and your gray hair.
-My brown-- I have brown hair.
Your hair is brown
on the outside,
but on the inside,
it's gray, okay?
-Florence...
-Look, you're so beautiful.
You need light and color.
Your blood is gray.
You need to make
red blood, okay?
You need to lift it,
and let it go down
and get into your face, okay?
It's really unhealthy
what you're doing to yourself.
When is your show?
Love to help you with it.
-Oh, show's canceled.
-Why?
'Cause the camera's broken.
Really, the shutter
is all fucked up.
But we can fix it.
What did you say?
I said we can...
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...fix it.
I'm gonna go pee.
I'll-I'll be right back.
[sighs]
[knocking]
-Okay to come in?
-Uh, come in, yeah.
Oh, I love that one.
Yeah, I know,
it's a bit messy,
but I'm working
from the inside out.
So, basically, what I'm doing is
I'm just taking everything out
and making it all messy, so then
I can just wipe it clean.
-[groaning]
-So, I just texted with Peter.
Brother from
another mother.
Got it.
No, we-we all have
the same mother, uh.
Anyway, he found the number
of someone you can talk to,
and he has availability
tomorrow.
-Shrink.
-More of a doctor.
Sounds like a shrink,
so absolutely not, thank you.
Just one visit,
and if you don't like him,
you can leave.
Why don't you go?
Here, hold that.
You're the one with
the insane control issues, so.
Sara, stop.
I see what you're doing,
you're pivoting
because you don't wanna
talk to the professional.
To the shrink.
Look, you just don't get it.
Stop, you don't get it.
Shrinks just pollute your mind.
And-and-and I don't need
that shit right now, okay?
I don't need it.
If you're gonna stay here,
I'm gonna have to insist.
So, what if I don't go,
you're just gonna throw me out?
Just one visit.
I'll even go with you.
Fine, okay.
One visit.
Okay.
Can I help you organize?
No, I'm good, thanks.
-Okay. All right.
-Thanks. Yep.
-Morning, ladies.
-Sorry I'm late.
That's okay.
It's best you go to class.
I know this is last minute,
but I have to leave
a little bit early today.
-My TA can cover my class.
-Okay.
Um, it's-it's not ideal,
but thanks for letting us know.
Thank you.
It won't happen again.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
Florence, is there anything
you'd like to share?
Was I supposed
to share something?
I thought maybe
you would like to elaborate
on the suicide attempt.
What suicide attempt?
I told the police
what Florence told me,
which was that hooded men
were chasing her.
And that's why
she jumped off the bridge.
It was to save herself.
-Hooded men.
-[Florence] Oh, for fuck's sake.
I was not trying
to kill myself, all right?
I was saving myself.
Why is nobody hearing that?
Seriously.
Florence, I-I'm sure that
was incredibly terrifying.
Mm.
Have you seen
these hooded men before?
Yeah, obviously.
They're everywhere, all right?
But Sara over here gave me
some pepper spray,
so I can protect myself
the next time it happens, so.
-Have you seen these men before?
-No. No, I have not.
I don't see really
why that matters.
Florence, your sister and I are
concerned about your well-being.
I think that
an inpatient observation
would be a great idea.
[clapping]
Well, that sounds like
a fucking terrible idea
to me, so no thanks.
Stop writing. Stop.
Okay, I see through
all of that shit.
-Florence, calm down.
-No, I'm done
answering these stupid
fucking questions, Sara.
Maybe he's the crazy one, hm?
Have we thought of that?
With his weird old
black-and-white badge thing
and the 1980s
coffee maker out there?
It's fucking weird.
You would get the best care
in psychiatric observation.
No, thanks.
I'll be in the car.
And your office smells weird,
by the way.
-I'm so sorry.
-No need to apologize.
-So, what should I do?
-All I can say
is that I've seen this thing
take off like wildfire.
You see what?
People not knowing
they're sick.
And the longer it's ignored,
the bigger it gets.
Okay.
-How much do I owe you?
-Nothing.
Your brother took care of it.
You have my number.
And if you can convince
Florence to get treatment,
I think we can help her.
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[sighs]
This is where I belong.
This is where I came from.
[chuckles]
And the blues
and the pinks are in me.
And I am the sky.
[laughing]
[exhales]
The grass is my home.
I'm back. I'm me.
This is real.
[ominous sounds]
I can't...
It's too heavy.
Stop. Stop.
[breathing heavily]
[moans]
Hi, Miss Berry.
This is Sara Worthington.
I'm good, thank you, um...
I'm not gonna be able
to come in to work tomorrow.
I'll call a sub.
Okay, thank you.
Bye-bye.
Text Peter.
Please come.
We need you.
I need you.
Morning, Florence.
Who's Florence?
I'm Shandra.
Oh, is that,
like, a nickname?
Nope.
It's my name-name.
Great.
So, you want me
to call you Shandra?
Uh, yeah.
Should've killed
Florence a long time ago.
So, is-- is it Florence
who jumped off the bridge?
No. I don't have
split personality,
Sara, I'm not crazy.
-[door opens]
-Hey, Florence.
Peter.
Florence-- Shandra,
look who came up to see you.
Shandra?
Yes, she's going
by Shandra now.
N-No.
Hi, Florence.
Nothing?
Great. Coffee?
-Sure.
-All right.
Talk to her, please.
You're looking well.
Shandra.
You doing all right?
How you been?
Heard about
your little mishap.
Could you just
fucking stop doing that?
Come on, I came
all the way from LA,
the least you could do
is talk to me,
say something, grunt.
I don't know.
Come on.
Hi, Peter.
-Jeez.
-There we go.
Say, I was wondering,
why'd you try to kill yourself?
Do you really wanna know
or you just asking to be polite?
-Neither.
-Okay.
Well, when you want to know,
you can ask Mother.
Mother's not here.
No, you're my mother.
I'm your sister.
Okay, if, uh, delusional
family fun time is done,
I'm gonna go back to LA.
Nope, nope.
Do not say that word.
What word?
Delusional.
Alright, how about crazy?
Nope.
Delusional means seeing
and hearing things
that aren't there.
If you say that,
then it can make it happen.
Okay, those words
go into my brain,
and my brain transmits them
and sends them
through the neurons in my body
making it delusional.
And I am not delusional.
Sara is my mom.
I'm your sister.
You fed me
and changed my diapers.
I think I would remember that.
Okay, you know what?
I'm living and you two are just
dead wood and cork inside.
She is right.
You did pretty much raise us.
[chuckles]
You wanna be
my brother again,
don't you?
I never stopped.
I beg to differ.
I came all the way
up here to see you.
You didn't come
when I wrecked my car
or when I burned
my hand in a fire
or when I swallowed a wasp.
Oh, well, at least
you're not keeping track.
Really, though,
why did you come?
I mean, honestly, what do you
hope to gain from all this?
You tried to kill yourself.
Helping you
is what I hope to gain.
Well, then, go home, okay?
My life is a mistake.
A miracle of highly
unlikely events.
Okay, and for your information,
I didn't try
and kill myself, okay?
I was being chased.
Well, congratulations.
You got my attention.
Is that what you were trying
to do, get my attention?
Oh, ding-ding-ding.
We have a winner, okay?
-You're still mad at me.
-Yes, I'm still mad at you!
You owe me $40,000.
Nope, nope, that was a gift.
You gave me that credit card.
A gift that you found in
my wallet while I was sleeping
-in the middle of the night.
-Enough! Enough.
You came here to help,
not fight.
You know,
you didn't even come when
I was almost killed by ravens.
I-I-I don't even know
what that means.
Okay, they had me up.
They had me by the beak,
and-and-and then they just
dropped me to the ground, okay?
But you know what,
it wasn't too bad
because I got to fly through
the air for a while, so.
You know what-- you know what?
I'm at a-- I'm at a loss.
This is ridiculous.
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How can you possibly
be baking right now?
It calms me.
Try drinking all day.
What are you, Mom now?
That's the worst thing
you've ever said to me.
[Florence panting]
It's-it's-it's--
it's owls,
and-and-and-and-and it's owls,
and horses, and-and eagles.
[grunting]
They got her!
[panting]
Just for one night,
just for one night.
A person can get inside the body
of an animal that they choose.
[screaming]
Shut up! Listen to me!
If you-- if you were
the owl, remember,
-like, you can see
the souls of men.
-[Sara] Oh, my God.
If-if-if, if you are the owl,
you can remember, like,
-you can see the souls of men!
-Florence?
Florence!
Please calm down.
No. No, listen,
listen, listen, listen.
-Florence, honey.
-Listen, she is the keeper.
-It's me. It's me.
-She is the moon.
There are no souls,
there are no snakes,
-there are just us.
-Okay, when an empty person
wakes in the morning,
she gives that person
the spirit of a dead person.
Florence! It's okay.
-It's me, I'm here.
-No.
-You are not listening to me!
-Souls to save.
-It's just us! It's just us!
-You are not listening to me!
I am the keeper of souls now.
Me.
And they are coming after me.
Okay?
I'm-- I'm scared.
-I'm just scared. God!
-Okay, we're gonna go
-to the doctor, okay?
-No, no, no, no, no, no.
No, it-it-it will just be us.
We will be with you.
-We will be with you.
-Yeah, we'll go to the doctor
-all together.
-No. No. No.
-Florence, please.
-You will leave me altogether.
Florence, honey.
It's me.
Look at me.
Look at me.
It's okay. It's me.
It's okay.
Come here.
-[Florence] Sorry, I'm scared.
-I know. I know.
You're gonna be okay.
We got you, okay?
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[Peter sighs]
Mm.
-For the flight.
-Oh, thanks.
-Yeah.
-Till the next crisis.
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[whispering]
I'm sorry.
Please.
Please, speak to me.
Hi.
God shows us what's gonna happen
at the end of the world.
And if you read it, if you
read the book of St. John...
then you'll know.
You'll know.
But-- but that's not--
that's not
-what this is about, okay?
-Uh, thank you, Joseph.
Um, I think it's time to let
someone else share.
Who's ready to go next?
Dennis, what's new?
Who else?
Florence?
Would you like to share?
Uh, no.
No, thank you.
Anybody else?
Sharon, yes?
The Bible is libel.
[doctor]
Thank you for sharing.
All right, well,
I wanna thank you guys
for another great session,
and remind you
that group therapy
is a safe space for all of us
to come and share anything
that we might be feeling.
And also, to remember
that we wanna be respectful
of other people's
thoughts and opinions
while we're in here.
Okay?
You all are awesome.
I will see you next week.
You're all dismissed.
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[sighs]
Do you mind
if I'm sitting with you?
I, uh, I snuck
an extra muffin.
If you, uh, if you want.
It's coffee cake.
-[knocking]
-Can I come in?
-Yeah, of course, yeah.
-Okay.
Sorry.
I just couldn't sleep.
Yeah, don't--
don't tell them that.
Mm.
[Dennis grunts]
-[sighs]
-What's wrong?
Um, just-- just my leg.
It-- it always hurts
where I got hit, so.
Was it scary?
I have nightmares.
But... I can't stand
the constant talk about PTSD.
Drives me crazy.
Like, we all have PTSD.
Move on.
Talking about it's
not gonna make it go away.
[groans]
Sorry.
Can I tell you something?
I-- I see things that
they say aren't there, but...
I can-- I also,
like, feel them.
And hear them, you know?
Hey. I believe you.
And if you listen,
you listen,
then you're gonna know
from the book of St. John.
[doctor]
Okay, thank you
for sharing, Joseph.
Who else?
Dennis.
There's nothing
to report here.
Yeah, I'm-- I'm not having
any nightmares,
and I'm sleeping
through the night.
Mm-hm, so.
Okay, well,
thank you for sharing.
Who's next?
What happened to the table
that was here?
-Why did the--
why was the table moved?
-Tom, the table--
This is supposed to be
a safe space.
-I understand that.
-You keep telling us
-that we're supposed to feel--
-I understand that.
Now, I understand that
the room has been rearranged.
But how are we supposed
to feel safe...
-[overlapping chatter]
-More important, more important.
I know it's not
there right now.
-Right, so then the table--
-But you tell us
that we're supposed
to feel safe to speak.
Okay, Tom,
I'm sorry about that.
-They came in.
-God tells us
-what's gonna happen.
-Yes, but with you all
-yelling like this, it's not--
-[overlapping shouting]
Hey, excuse me.
Excuse me!
Calm down for a minute.
I don't want another table.
That's supposed to be here.
Excuse me, Miss Berry.
I'm sorry to interrupt.
But my sister called
and she said that
she needs me.
Again?
My TA will be back
after lunch break.
Can you watch them
until then, please?
-Happy to help, if that's okay.
-No. Sara. Sara!
-[door closes]
-Go ahead.
I need to get outta here,
like, yesterday.
Okay, this place is killing me.
You're not gonna
be here for long.
-I promise.
-[scoffs]
I cannot handle
this anymore, Sara.
This place is killing me.
For your information,
there are other people in here
that hear voices
and see things,
and they're enlightened,
not crazy.
I know, Florence.
It's time for your meds.
Please say goodbye
to your sister.
Okay, Nurse Ratched.
Bye, Sara.
Florence, that's not nice.
I'm sorry.
I've heard worse.
I'll...
I'll come by again soon, okay?
Sure.
[footsteps receding]
Sorry that took so long.
Principal Berg
wants to see you.
I'm just gonna keep this
as unemotional
and short as possible.
There have been major budget
cuts to the arts programs.
-Okay.
-So...
you're not gonna have any summer
school classes this year.
Oh, no.
And we're not going to be able
to bring you back in the fall.
I'm sorry.
Seriously?
I need this job.
I'm taking care of my sister.
I know.
We all know.
I'm sorry, my, my hands
are-- they're tied.
-Truly sorry.
-Okay.
I'm gonna need your key back,
if you don't mind.
[sniffling]
[phone ringing]
Hello, this is Sara.
Hi, Sara, this is
Dr. Richardson.
Hi.
I know this might
be hard to hear,
but we've diagnosed
Florence with schizophrenia.
My nurse will call you
to schedule a time
to discuss medication
and psychosocial
treatment options.
-Okay, thank you.
-Bye now.
[]
-Call Peter.
-[line ringing]
[Peter]
Yeah, what's up, Sara?
It's official.
It's schizophrenia.
Do we need to get
a second opinion?
I don't think so.
What did Mom say?
I'll let you know when I know.
Jesus Christ, Peter,
what are you waiting for?
She has a right to know that
her daughter is in the hospital.
Well, back off.
I'm on my way there now.
Mom, we need to talk
about Florence.
Let's just get out
of this drab kitchen, shall we?
-Okay.
-We'll go into the living room.
You could read to me.
You haven't read to me
in a long time.
Well, how are those new
reading glasses working out?
Honey, the--
by the time they get 'em
so that work for me,
they're thick,
and they're ugly,
and I won't wear 'em.
Well, that's why we got
Amelia to read for you.
Oh. I let her go.
She was a bad reader.
I mean, every time she
started, I was asleep.
[groans, sighs]
Well, you know,
we'll just, um...
we'll find you
somebody new, hm?
No, I want you
to read to me.
[sighs]
-Bam, mm.
-Okay.
All right, I got one
that'll blow your mind.
-[Dennis] Mm, okay.
-[Florence] Ooh.
-[Dennis] All right.
-[FLorence] Right there.
So, we got the double--
we got the double letter
and double word.
[both laughing]
It-- it's cool, it feels like
we're, like, normal people.
Like, we could be doing anything
right now on a Friday night.
Yeah.
Yeah, despite what
they say...
I feel normal.
Yeah, I felt normal
before I came here.
So, I'm going
to kick your butt.
Yeah, because I don't
know how to play.
Like, how many points?
-All right, so that's--
-This letter.
Double letters
of two, three.
[water rushing]
[ominous sounds]
[splashing]
[ominous sounds stop]
Hey. Are you okay?
You have another nightmare?
Yeah.
Every time they change my meds,
my dreams just
get worse and worse.
Yeah.
Yeah, same.
They just put me on
some new antipsychotic.
It's- it's one of those
that's all consonants.
Zyprexa.
Mm, three syllables.
Yeah, yeah-- yeah, it a--
it actually would be good
for Scrabble.
Uh, a "Z", a "Y",
and-- and even an "X".
[chuckles]
I'm gonna get 1,000 points.
[laughing]
There's my girl.
[]
Your nightmares...
are they about fighting or...
No.
Just faces.
Faces?
Women and children faces.
They always haunt me.
I'm so sorry.
Maybe I need to stop
lying to my therapist.
You don't have to lie, but...
you don't have to give
them all of yourself.
[woman over PA]
Dr. Green to the staff room.
Dr. Green to the staff room.
I should go.
Okay.
[door closes]
-You got two pillows?
-Yeah.
They only gave me one.
I requested it.
Florence,
it's important to share.
Your sister told me
you like photography.
Can you tell us about that?
I, um... I just
couldn't get it to work.
What couldn't
you get to work?
The man on the beach
wasn't in the picture.
When I shoot,
I always try
and find the-- the--
the still point.
The, um, the moment
where everything stops.
You know, the point
where, um, there's no past,
no future, it's just...
[exhales] right in the pocket.
But, um...
just stopped working.
And how did that
make you feel?
Well, uh, I don't really
feel anything anymore, um.
Literally dead inside, um.
I was alive before I came here,
but now I'm just dead and empty,
like a rotten log in a barren
forest in the dead of winter.
[]
Okay.
Thank you for sharing.
Anybody else
before we wrap today?
No?
Okay.
You all are awesome.
I will see you next week.
You're all dismissed.
Florence?
-Mm-hm.
-Please close that.
-So, how are you feeling today?
-[door closes]
Great. Much better.
Uh, where's Dr. Richardson?
Uh, I'm filling in
for him today.
So, it looks like
we're seeing some improvement
these past couple of weeks.
Yeah.
So, how have
the hallucinations been?
I haven't had any in a while.
-And the voices?
-Gone.
What about the nightmares?
[sputtering]
Vanished.
And what about
the hooded men?
-Nowhere to be seen.
-Great progress.
You can go.
Cool.
[]
I think my time
is about up here.
Don't think they can
keep me much longer.
That's-- that's great news.
Yeah.
I mean, all the voices
are gone, but...
But what?
I don't wanna leave you.
Hey.
They're letting me out
tomorrow.
What?
-Tomorrow?
-Yeah.
Why didn't you say anything?
Hmm.
I didn't wanna
ruin the night.
This is over, isn't it?
Whoa. Hey.
No.
No, like, you're--
you're my girl.
Always will be.
You're so strong.
You're going to beat this,
and find a balance between
the meds and your spirit.
And then,
we can be together.
Forever.
[chuckles]
-Yeah?
-Absolutely.
You're gonna beat this too.
[sighing]
Yeah, I know.
We both will.
It's gonna be great.
[chuckles]
And we'll be able to sleep.
With no nightmares.
Won't we?
Yeah, definitely.
You know...
you've kept me
alive in this place.
I can't-- I can't
thank you enough.
No.
Thank you.
You've been my angel.
[whispering]
I love you.
I love you too.
[]
[sirens wailing in distance]
[alarm blaring]
Dennis!
[]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
-Florence is fine.
-Okay.
However, her friend, Dennis
committed suicide this morning.
Suicide?
Yes, um, we're
dealing with it
inside the facility
right now.
I didn't even know
she had a friend in here.
And I think it's--
I think it's time
for her to come home.
Look, look, look, look,
Sara, I-I-I highly recommend
that we watch her
for another week.
It's not really
your decision, is it?
-So please take me to her.
-Okay.
Thank you.
[machine beeping]
Is she okay?
She doesn't look okay.
She's heavily sedated
from the events this morning.
Florence?
[muffled]
It's me.
We're gonna go home, okay?
[wind chimes jingling]
You want some company?
Okay then.
Hungry?
Let me know
if you need anything, okay?
[sighs]
[whispering]
Dennis.
I'm scared.
[]
Morning, sweet bird.
Hungry?
How about I wash your hair?
Remember how I used to do
that when you were little?
I don't know.
Do you wanna come downstairs
so we can eat together?
Okay.
I'm so sorry
about your friend.
If-- if you don't feel like
talking about it, I understand.
I loved him.
Sweetie, that must be so hard.
I'm so sorry.
Well, it's time
to take your meds.
Later.
I-- I think I'm just gonna
go back to bed, actually.
How about, uh,
we take an online yoga
class together today?
-I'm tired.
-I know,
but yoga always made
you feel better before.
Nothing makes me
feel anything anymore.
But if you try,
you might feel something.
If I do, will you please stop
asking me to do stuff?
Yes, absolutely.
Inhale.
Lift the right leg high.
Reach the fingertips
all the way up towards the sky
as you breathe in.
Quietly whisper to yourself,
"I am strong."
Big stretch.
Exhale, wiggle the fingertips.
Bend your knees,
forward fold.
Good, then send the hips
up high and back.
Downward facing dog.
Send the heels back,
shift it forward.
Inhale, lift it up.
Exhale to soften
all the way back down.
Just take a rest.
Inhale.
Lots of love in.
And exhale.
Lots of love out.
[]
Hey, it's time
for your medicine.
Okay.
[flushes]
[door creaking]
Stop it.
Stop it.
Go away.
Go away.
Go away!
[door slams]
[timer dings]
-[Peter] Oh, good!
-[gasps]
You're alive
and you're baking. Yes!
Oh, I purposely waited to eat.
What are you doing here?
[sighs] Imagine this.
It's Friday night. I'm enjoying
my favorite bottle of wine,
I'm listening to a jazz vinyl,
looking over the market.
"Ding!"
Oh, who is it?
I get a text.
Who could it be?
My sister Florence.
-Hooded men.
-Mm-hm.
Guess leaving the hospital
was a bad idea.
No, she's been
doing great here.
Oh, take--
I'd wait a minute.
It'll burn the roof
of your mouth.
[blowing]
You really didn't have to come.
-Florence is gonna be okay.
-[sighs]
You know, maybe I overreacted,
but that text
kind of freaked me out.
Florence, muffins are ready.
What? I'm stress eating.
So, I know this
might sound silly,
but I have to figure
something out
because my teaching
career has stalled.
You think I could--
I mean, [stammers]
maybe I could start
a little business
and sell these?
100%. I could even do
your business plan.
-Thank you.
-Mm-hm.
Florence, you don't wanna
miss out on these.
I wish Florence was still
our quirky, flaky sister.
[sighs] Will her life
ever be normal?
Name one life
that is normal, Peter,
-including yours and mine.
-My life is normal.
Hey, Florence.
You look great.
I look like shit.
And I feel like shit too.
Oh, I got you something.
It's the newest model.
It's got digital matrix control,
multiple exposure settings.
The water is wide,
I can't cross over
Nor have I wings to fly
Build me a boat,
Carries two
So, we'll row,
My love and I
-[humming melody]
-I forgot you sang like that.
[chuckles]
You sound just like Mother.
You know,
I'm-- I'm here all weekend.
We could do whatever you like.
I don't even remember
what I like.
Here, Florence,
have a muffin.
I'm not hungry.
Okay.
Just nothing tastes good.
Nothing tastes good,
nothing sounds good.
Nothing feels... anything.
You say you don't feel,
but I can--
I can see that you're sad.
[]
Florence?
What are you looking at?
Stop.
-Florence.
-No one.
God, stop it.
Stop it. Leave me--
no, leave me alone!
Stop!
You can't live like this.
I've got it.
[sighs]
-[phone ringing]
-[sighs]
Hello?
[]
Yeah, this is her son.
It's just an episode.
I think she's getting better.
I really do.
What's wrong?
Mom just had
a heart attack.
What?
Her cleaning lady found her
unconscious on the floor.
She's dead.
Yeah.
Yeah, I just--
I just saw her.
I was just with her.
Mom's dead?
Yeah.
What do we feel?
Numb.
Okay, um...
well, uh, so we need to all
go back together, right?
Right, the three of us?
No, I'm going.
[sighs]
I mean, how are we gonna
get her down to LA?
She can't even stay sane
in your house.
What if she goes
crazy on a plane?
They'll throw us into jail.
What if they tase her?
We're driving.
Driving?
It's-- it's almost 18 hours.
-She has a right
to say goodbye to Mom.
-[sighs]
You know, this is so much
better than flying
because now I don't have
to worry about getting tased.
Jokes.
Burying our mom,
have you got jokes.
[Florence] Shotgun!
Excuse me.
-[Sara] Seatbelts.
-Yeah.
-Seatbelts, Peter.
-Got it.
[car starting]
[]
[Florence humming
"Amazing Grace"]
I think she would want us
to go to a bar.
Trust me, she's got
more booze in her house
than all the bars
in this town combined.
[Sara sighs]
-Bye, Ma.
-Bye, Mom.
Hey.
Found some photos.
What are we gonna do
with all these bills?
She's dead.
Let 'em try and collect.
[chuckles]
-But there's a lot.
-Okay.
What are you worried about?
All right, the worst
has happened.
Our sister has schizophrenia
and our mother is dead.
-But look at all these bills.
-You can't control this, Sara.
All right?
Just let it go, all right?
If some corporation wants to
collect, let 'em fucking try.
It's-- it's easy.
Watch.
Boom, done.
Boom, done.
You try.
Super easy.
Go, give it a shot. Here.
Go.
Rip it. Go.
Just fucking do--
do it again.
-[paper tearing]
-Yeah, all right? Yeah.
-Do it again.
-[paper tearing]
-You know what?
-That's fun.
You do you.
I'm starving.
-I'm gonna go wake her up.
-Okay.
[]
Uh...
-She's not in there, is she?
-No, she's not.
[camera clicking rapidly]
There she is, there she is,
there she is, there she is.
[brake clicks]
Yeah, there.
There, there.
Hey, Florence,
let's get something to eat.
Nope, nope. I am in
the middle of something.
I need to find the spot
where everything is quiet.
-Just let me do this.
-Florence, that's enough.
-I'm working here!
-Just give me the camera.
We're just gonna go
get some food.
-Come on.
-No, no, no, no.
Come on! Come on.
Stop.
-Get-- get in the car.
-Stop.
No, no, no, no.
It's all right.
It's all right.
Florence, are you
taking your meds?
Well, I can
answer that for you.
I know we're all grieving.
I would rather feel bad
than feel nothing.
Well, there's your answer.
Florence.
Fine. I'll take them.
-Jeez.
-Thank you.
[sighs]
See, I was always
a superhero.
-[gasps] Oh.
-Yeah.
So cute.
Look at that haircut, though.
I know, right?
Look at his hair.
Oh, my gosh.
It's so long.
Look, just like Mom.
You got a bottle in your hand.
[laughter]
Yeah, but I rocked those bangs.
[pills rattling]
[clearing throat]
Well, we'll never know.
What?
Did she care about us?
Mm.
Did she think I was successful?
Did she love me?
Hey.
[Florence chuckles lightly]
Haven't seen this one.
-I'll get the bags.
-[Sara] Okay.
-Do you want a hand?
-No.
I'm good, I got it.
Thanks.
Keys. Thank you.
[door opens]
[Sara sobbing]
[]
[sniffling]
[laughing]
[laughing]
[bird crying]
[panting]
[sobbing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
[water rushing]
[phone ringing]
Come on, Sara.
Pick up, pick up, pick up.
Pick up.
Pick up.
[phone ringing]
Hi, Peter.
Hey.
Uh...
[sighs]
I-I keep thinking
about Florence.
Standing on that edge,
just throwing herself
into the water.
I was so cavalier about it.
I'm sorry
I treated her so badly.
I...
I hated her.
Uh, not taking control of her
life or screwing up mine.
Didn't even occur to me that
it is not her fault.
It's a disease, and it's real,
and it's terrible,
and it's scary, and...
All three things,
maybe four things,
I don't know,
I can't think of another word.
How is she?
She's Florence.
Hey, have you looked
into a group home?
Yeah, I picked up
some brochures today, but...
no matter how terrible it is,
I-- I kinda like
having her here.
It's nice having someone
in the house.
Mm-hm, yeah.
A full house is nice.
Especially in poker.
Are you okay?
I feel like
I'm talking to Mom.
No, I'm okay.
I'm A-okay.
Peter.
Peter.
Hello?
[exhales]
[]
[inaudible conversation]
[]
[laughing]
[laughing]
[breathing heavily]
-[camera clicking]
-It's just not right.
It just isn't...
No.
-Sara, I need the other orange.
-I'm baking.
I need it now.
This is not right!
Come on.
-Here.
-Come on, come on.
Thank you.
Oh, yeah.
No, this-- yeah, this is good.
This is good. No.
No, this is broken!
Florence, can you
just stop for a second?
-[camera clicking]
-No, no, leave me alone.
Leave.
This is what the doctor
said would happen if you
stopped taking your meds again.
No, I--
no, I'm taking them.
I'm-I'm-I'm taking them.
I'm taking 'em, and taking 'em,
and taking them.
-Okay, it doesn't help to lie.
-I'm not lying!
-Okay, where are they?
-No, stop. Stop.
Stop, no, stop!
Stop, do not go in my room.
[grunts]
I just hate you.
Oh, if you hate me so much,
why don't you go live
in a group home?
No, no, no,
no, no, no, no, please.
Just-- I'm-I'm sorry.
-I'm-I'm taking them.
-Are you?
I'm taking them.
I'm taking them.
Okay, good.
I have orders to fill.
What?
I finally got hired to bake.
It's just not right.
It's just wrong.
It's just-- it's...
Okay, okay, okay.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[camera clicking]
[]
Florence, come on down.
Florence, come down.
-Florence.
-What?
-Busy.
-Are these new?
They're beautiful.
Oh, wow.
Look at you.
Huh, it's the dress!
How do I look?
I feel a little s-silly.
Y-you look good.
Where are you going?
You never go anywhere.
I have a date.
Shocking, I know.
With who?
The guy I met
at the, uh, lake.
Are you sleeping with him?
Florence, it's our first date.
Why don't you go outside
and take a walk?
It's beautiful.
Why don't you
stop telling me what to do?
Okay, I will stop telling you
what to do right now.
What's this?
Nothing.
Bullshit, it's not nothing.
Oh, my G-- you really
wanna send me away.
-No.
-No, you do.
This is just some kind of
coincidence that I found this?
Some kind of just,
like, fucking accident.
-No such thing.
-Florence, for your information,
that place looks lovely,
and they teach people
how to take care
of themselves.
Oh, bullshit.
I hate you.
-This is ridiculous.
-How could you hate me
after everything
I've done for you?
Because you're trying
to destroy me just like Peter.
Peter loves you
and wants you to get better.
No, no, I can't just
get better though.
-That's the thing, I can't--
-Well, we want you to get well.
No, I can't. I can't.
Just please don't send me away.
Please, please
don't send me away.
-Uh, I'm not--
-No, stop it.
-Stop, no! Stop, stop.
-Okay, Florence,
can we please
not do this right now?
No, no!
'Cause I wanna be free of me.
-[groaning]
-[yelling] Stop.
Take my picture.
I need you
to take my picture.
Take my picture right now.
-What?
-Now, take it now!
Take it, I need to see it.
Take my picture!
I need to see it.
I need to see.
Take it now, I need--
I just need to see.
I just need to see.
No, stop, stop.
You're gonna turn me
black and white forever.
Put it down!
Stop turning me
black and white forever.
-Stop! What are you doing?!
-Florence!
It's my life!
You're trying to steal me!
-Florence!
-You tried to turn me
black and white!
You're trying
to turn me gray!
I want my life back!
Give me my life back!
I want my marriage back!
I'm tired of feeling
sorry for you.
And I'm tired of
feeling sorry for myself.
I just want a normal
Friday night.
I want to go to dinner
like a regular person.
No. No, you can't leave.
You can't leave.
-Yes.
-Sara.
Wait, what? Sara.
-[door closes]
-Sara, you can't leave me.
Oh, no, no.
Stop, stop it, don't.
No, stop it.
Stop it, stop it, stop it,
stop it, stop.
No, no, no.
No, no. No, no.
[]
[inaudible]
[]
Florence, I'm...
[sighs]
Fuck.
[panting] Dennis?
[sighs]
[laughing]
What?
[sighs]
Uh, okay.
[sniffling]
[whimpering]
[]
No, I'm good.
Whoa.
No, what?
[sniffling, sobbing]
Peter?
Florence is gone.
We got into a fight
and her shit is gone,
but she left her phone.
[panicked breathing]
I don't know.
Dennis?
Dennis. Dennis!
[]
Dennis? Dennis?
Please.
Just keep talking to me.
Please, don't stop
talking to me.
[sobbing]
Please.
Please.
Please keep talking to me.
Florence?
Dennis?
Dennis?
[Sara] Florence!
Dennis!
Dennis, it's me.
It's me. I'm coming.
I'm awake, it's me.
I'm here.
Dennis, please.
It's okay, I'm awake.
I'm awake.
[grunting]
Florence?
[gasps]
[gasps]
Dennis, Dennis!
[exclaiming]
Florence?
Florence.
Florence, honey.
Florence.
Honey.
I wanna go home.
[]
[water rushing]
[camera clicking]
[bird chirping]
[camera clicking]
[Florence]
Water is wide
Can't cross over
Nor have I wings to fly
Bring me a boat,
Carries two
So, we'll row,
My love and I
You sound beautiful.
[chuckles]
Thank you.
Your family's here
to see you.
Okay.
Be there in a minute.
-[camera clicking]
-Sara, you look good.
Not so much.
-You look better.
-Get outta here.
Hold on, let's take one.
All right. Hold on.
-Okay, timer's on.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Everyone get close.
-Not that close.
-All right.
The timer!
Come on, smile.
[camera beeping, clicking]
[Florence]
I'm still Florence.
And Sara
is still my big sister.
And Peter
is my big brother.
Our mother is gone,
but we are here together.
The imperfect perfection
that is my family
helps me get through.
Maybe we're just here
to be here,
for and with each other.
["I Can't Ever Forget"
by beeRoyal playing]
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
They tell me
I should be dead
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head,
I wish it was you instead
And I can't ever
Forget her
Why be this way when
You can be so much more
The things you regret
List is down to the floor
I won't do it again,
Remember you swore
I know that you're rotting,
It's down to your core
At this point, I don't even
Know what to tell you
I was scared to walk alone
The more I grew
Even if the world
Was different
I know that you know
I still just can't live
In this body you view
[indistinct voices]
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
They tell me
I should be dead
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
I wish it was you instead
And I can't ever
Forget her
[indistinct voices continue]
[music fades]
[]
-[rattling]
-[spraying]
[]
[girl]
I'm Florence, the little one
in the yellow dress.
My big sister, Sara,
is holding me.
And there's my brother, Peter.
And that is our mother.
She was a semi-famous singer
on the road more than at home.
Mother didn't know
how to be a mother,
so Sara pretty much raised me.
[]
[panting]
No, no, no! Please stop, no!
[panting]
[grunting]
[gasping]
[splashes]
[]
[phone ringing]
[ringing continues]
Hello?
[doctor]
Well, the good news is
there's no physical trauma.
-Okay, and the bad news?
-We need to keep her here
on a 72-hour hold.
72 hours? Why?
It's a brief detention
to make sure
she doesn't harm
herself or others.
Can you tell me, has she been
anxious or depressed lately?
Well, she's always been anxious,
but she's seemed fine lately.
She's looking forward
to her photo show.
Alright, well,
I've ordered a full psych eval.
I-is that necessary?
Anxiety coupled
with a suicide attempt
is worrisome.
I'm glad she has family.
That's critical.
Okay.
Thank you.
Mm-hm.
[hospital chatter]
[sighs]
Listen to me, okay?
They were chasing me,
and-- and I had to get away.
Okay, who was chasing you?
-Hooded men.
-Hooded men?
Yes. Hooded men.
-[stammering]
-Okay, you know, I know
-exactly what that look is.
-Wh-what look?
When you think I'm making
shit up, and I'm not.
They were gonna kill me,
all right?
I had to jump.
I had to get away.
Okay, I believe you.
Are you sure?
Because I don't need you
to believe me.
I know I'm telling the truth.
I believe you, okay?
I will call the police
and we can put in a report.
Okay.
I'm here.
You're okay.
It was just scary.
I'm sorry.
Ticket, please.
Uh, oh, y-- sorry.
Just-- just a second, I...
[clattering]
If-- if you lost it,
it's 20 bucks.
I-- no, I-I have it.
-I never lose these things. I--
-Uh-huh.
-Look, $20, no exceptions.
-[shouting] I...
I have it, just--
-if you just give me a second.
-You can-- you can just go.
You can just go.
Okay. Thank you.
[phone ringing]
Yeah?
Peter, did you get
all of my messages?
[sighs]
I don't check my messages.
Oh, so, if I would've
texted you,
you would have gotten
the message that your sister
jumped off a bridge because
people were chasing her.
What-- wait, she did what?
Who-- who was chasing her?
I don't know.
She said hooded men.
Well, yeah, I know...
[chuckles]
You know I love her,
but that sounds crazy.
She's in a really bad place.
When is she in a good place?
Not helping.
Okay, well, wh-wh-what do
you want me to do about it?
-You know, nothing, Peter.
-Sara...
Oh, fuck.
[sighs]
Sara...
Ah, fuck.
[scoffs]
Fuck.
Why were you on the bridge?
I know you're--
I know you're exhausted,
but we have
to get through this.
So, you jumped off the bridge
to save yourself, correct?
I already told her this.
I can come back.
No, this is fine.
How many men were there?
I don't know.
It was-- [stammers]
It happened really fast,
so-so three, four, maybe.
-Good, good.
-I don't know.
And can you tell me, uh,
what they were wearing?
Or what they look like?
Tall, short, slim?
Florence, I understand
you've been through something
incredibly traumatic.
And don't worry.
It's okay if you don't
remember the details.
They were in hoods.
I know that.
-Okay.
-Black hoods.
If Florence remembers
anything else,
give me a call, okay?
-Okay. Thank you, Officer.
-You take care.
[phone ringing]
-Hey.
-Hi.
You need to tell Mother
about Florence.
She doesn't remember
what day it is,
much less who her daughter is.
Mother remembers Florence.
[sighs]
Okay, Sara, she's old.
Forgetful.
Are you saying
she's losing her mind?
I'm saying
she's already lost it.
You know, I don't know
if it's the dementia
or because she hasn't
been sober since 1978.
Please.
Fine,
I will waste my time trying.
Thank you.
I've got to go.
I'm baking cupcakes.
I'll come up for cupcakes.
[sighs]
Please remember to tell Mom.
So, the doctor said
you can't be alone right now.
That's fine, um, but I'm good.
Actually, um, I'm getting ready
for my show that's coming up.
And I just don't really have
time for other stuff right now.
And-and I just changed, like,
the whole theme
of it, basically.
And it's-it's really gonna be--
it's gonna be fucking awesome.
I'm not gonna lie,
I'm gonna--
probably gonna get,
like, a magazine deal out of it,
but, um, it's a lot of work.
And I'm really excited about it,
but, no, I don't have time
for other things
right now, so.
I understand
you have a show coming up,
but you need to take
care of yourself,
and we need to focus
on your health and well-being.
Okay, well, I can do both
of those at the same time.
Call me or text me
if you need anything.
-Yep, got it.
-Okay, bye.
-Love you.
-Bye.
See you later.
Maybe. I don't know.
Go home.
[]
Well, I hope
you brought a paintbrush.
[under breath]
Fuck.
I don't know why you just
didn't hire a handyman.
Are you kidding?
Do you know how much
it would cost me to hire
any of these locals to do it?
I can do it as good
as they can.
And you know what they want?
They want $80 an hour.
$80 an hour!
And I said, I can get
a lawyer cheaper than that.
[laughing]
Lawyers are $750 an hour, Mom.
Well, maybe you should
get out of this finance
and go into lawyering.
You know, I know
you're proud of me.
You just don't have
to keep reminding me
over and over and over.
[groaning]
These stupid shoes.
I had these pair from
JCPenney's for three years,
and I love them,
but they just don't hold up.
And you can't buy
the same ones anymore.
I like the way
things used to be.
You can say that again.
-Hey, you missed a spot.
-Well...
Here, your job is to take this
and edge in around
the corners for me.
And then I'll do what I do.
-Don't be lazy.
-Okay, Mom.
[mom humming]
So, uh...
Sara called me last night.
[humming]
Do you remember Florence?
[laughing]
Of course, I do.
I'm not around the bend yet.
Oh, well, do you wanna
go visit her with me?
What are you talking about?
My sister Florence
died ages ago.
No, no, Mom, I'm...
I'm not talking
about your sister.
I'm talking about
your daughter, Florence,
who you named
after your sister.
She tried to commit suicide.
[]
You know what?
Let's go to the kitchen.
I wanna talk to you about some
other stuff I wanna get done.
[sighs]
[]
[water sloshing lightly]
[gasps]
What are you doing?
-Close the door!
-Florence, it's the 5th.
-Turn-- close the door!
-It's the 5th!
-I need the rent.
-Oh, my God.
-What are you fucking doing?
-You didn't. I need
the rent now.
I told you that I was
gonna be a few days late.
-No, you didn't.
-Yeah, I did.
And I was--
don't touch that.
-That was two months ago.
-Can you--
No, stop. Wait, wait, wait.
Can you see this?
No, I can't.
And I can't look
at your photos anymore.
I can't do this drama, okay.
-I am done! I don't care!
-No! Don't touch them!
You need to get out,
like, now.
What the fuck is your problem?
I just asked if you
could see them.
My problem is that
I need the rent,
so I have to go
call my dad,
so he can cover my rent
until I find a new roommate.
You need to be gone
by the time I get back, okay?
[sighs]
Sara, I'm home.
-Hi.
-Hey.
[grunting]
Still have a spare key,
so you don't have to worry
about making another one.
Save a buck or two.
[grunting]
Wow, it's really
bright in here.
-Hi!
-Hi.
Yeah, this is
gonna be fun, you know?
Sisters having
PJ parties and stuff.
-It's gonna be great.
-I don't remember
-any PJ parties, or fun.
-Oh, yeah? I mean,
I guess I was still a kid
when you were a teenager.
-So, I had fun.
-Well, you're welcome to stay
-as long as you like.
-Oh, thanks.
Roommate kicked me out.
Look what I got you.
[singing fanfare]
You didn't have
to get me a present.
Well, it's not
really for you.
It's more for me
'cause I didn't wanna
look at your boring
clothes all day.
Because, you know,
clothing is really
for the people
looking at them, not really
for the people wearing them.
I don't have anyone
looking at me,
so I don't have
to worry about it.
I'm looking.
Am I nobody?
[scoffs]
You know
that's not what I meant.
Put it on.
[]
-Put it on.
-[chuckles]
See? There we go.
Now it's not gray anymore.
-Got some color on you.
-Gray?
Always gray.
Got your gray clothes.
Your skin is gray,
and your eyes are gray,
-and your gray hair.
-My brown-- I have brown hair.
Your hair is brown
on the outside,
but on the inside,
it's gray, okay?
-Florence...
-Look, you're so beautiful.
You need light and color.
Your blood is gray.
You need to make
red blood, okay?
You need to lift it,
and let it go down
and get into your face, okay?
It's really unhealthy
what you're doing to yourself.
When is your show?
Love to help you with it.
-Oh, show's canceled.
-Why?
'Cause the camera's broken.
Really, the shutter
is all fucked up.
But we can fix it.
What did you say?
I said we can...
[]
...fix it.
I'm gonna go pee.
I'll-I'll be right back.
[sighs]
[knocking]
-Okay to come in?
-Uh, come in, yeah.
Oh, I love that one.
Yeah, I know,
it's a bit messy,
but I'm working
from the inside out.
So, basically, what I'm doing is
I'm just taking everything out
and making it all messy, so then
I can just wipe it clean.
-[groaning]
-So, I just texted with Peter.
Brother from
another mother.
Got it.
No, we-we all have
the same mother, uh.
Anyway, he found the number
of someone you can talk to,
and he has availability
tomorrow.
-Shrink.
-More of a doctor.
Sounds like a shrink,
so absolutely not, thank you.
Just one visit,
and if you don't like him,
you can leave.
Why don't you go?
Here, hold that.
You're the one with
the insane control issues, so.
Sara, stop.
I see what you're doing,
you're pivoting
because you don't wanna
talk to the professional.
To the shrink.
Look, you just don't get it.
Stop, you don't get it.
Shrinks just pollute your mind.
And-and-and I don't need
that shit right now, okay?
I don't need it.
If you're gonna stay here,
I'm gonna have to insist.
So, what if I don't go,
you're just gonna throw me out?
Just one visit.
I'll even go with you.
Fine, okay.
One visit.
Okay.
Can I help you organize?
No, I'm good, thanks.
-Okay. All right.
-Thanks. Yep.
-Morning, ladies.
-Sorry I'm late.
That's okay.
It's best you go to class.
I know this is last minute,
but I have to leave
a little bit early today.
-My TA can cover my class.
-Okay.
Um, it's-it's not ideal,
but thanks for letting us know.
Thank you.
It won't happen again.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
Florence, is there anything
you'd like to share?
Was I supposed
to share something?
I thought maybe
you would like to elaborate
on the suicide attempt.
What suicide attempt?
I told the police
what Florence told me,
which was that hooded men
were chasing her.
And that's why
she jumped off the bridge.
It was to save herself.
-Hooded men.
-[Florence] Oh, for fuck's sake.
I was not trying
to kill myself, all right?
I was saving myself.
Why is nobody hearing that?
Seriously.
Florence, I-I'm sure that
was incredibly terrifying.
Mm.
Have you seen
these hooded men before?
Yeah, obviously.
They're everywhere, all right?
But Sara over here gave me
some pepper spray,
so I can protect myself
the next time it happens, so.
-Have you seen these men before?
-No. No, I have not.
I don't see really
why that matters.
Florence, your sister and I are
concerned about your well-being.
I think that
an inpatient observation
would be a great idea.
[clapping]
Well, that sounds like
a fucking terrible idea
to me, so no thanks.
Stop writing. Stop.
Okay, I see through
all of that shit.
-Florence, calm down.
-No, I'm done
answering these stupid
fucking questions, Sara.
Maybe he's the crazy one, hm?
Have we thought of that?
With his weird old
black-and-white badge thing
and the 1980s
coffee maker out there?
It's fucking weird.
You would get the best care
in psychiatric observation.
No, thanks.
I'll be in the car.
And your office smells weird,
by the way.
-I'm so sorry.
-No need to apologize.
-So, what should I do?
-All I can say
is that I've seen this thing
take off like wildfire.
You see what?
People not knowing
they're sick.
And the longer it's ignored,
the bigger it gets.
Okay.
-How much do I owe you?
-Nothing.
Your brother took care of it.
You have my number.
And if you can convince
Florence to get treatment,
I think we can help her.
[]
[sighs]
This is where I belong.
This is where I came from.
[chuckles]
And the blues
and the pinks are in me.
And I am the sky.
[laughing]
[exhales]
The grass is my home.
I'm back. I'm me.
This is real.
[ominous sounds]
I can't...
It's too heavy.
Stop. Stop.
[breathing heavily]
[moans]
Hi, Miss Berry.
This is Sara Worthington.
I'm good, thank you, um...
I'm not gonna be able
to come in to work tomorrow.
I'll call a sub.
Okay, thank you.
Bye-bye.
Text Peter.
Please come.
We need you.
I need you.
Morning, Florence.
Who's Florence?
I'm Shandra.
Oh, is that,
like, a nickname?
Nope.
It's my name-name.
Great.
So, you want me
to call you Shandra?
Uh, yeah.
Should've killed
Florence a long time ago.
So, is-- is it Florence
who jumped off the bridge?
No. I don't have
split personality,
Sara, I'm not crazy.
-[door opens]
-Hey, Florence.
Peter.
Florence-- Shandra,
look who came up to see you.
Shandra?
Yes, she's going
by Shandra now.
N-No.
Hi, Florence.
Nothing?
Great. Coffee?
-Sure.
-All right.
Talk to her, please.
You're looking well.
Shandra.
You doing all right?
How you been?
Heard about
your little mishap.
Could you just
fucking stop doing that?
Come on, I came
all the way from LA,
the least you could do
is talk to me,
say something, grunt.
I don't know.
Come on.
Hi, Peter.
-Jeez.
-There we go.
Say, I was wondering,
why'd you try to kill yourself?
Do you really wanna know
or you just asking to be polite?
-Neither.
-Okay.
Well, when you want to know,
you can ask Mother.
Mother's not here.
No, you're my mother.
I'm your sister.
Okay, if, uh, delusional
family fun time is done,
I'm gonna go back to LA.
Nope, nope.
Do not say that word.
What word?
Delusional.
Alright, how about crazy?
Nope.
Delusional means seeing
and hearing things
that aren't there.
If you say that,
then it can make it happen.
Okay, those words
go into my brain,
and my brain transmits them
and sends them
through the neurons in my body
making it delusional.
And I am not delusional.
Sara is my mom.
I'm your sister.
You fed me
and changed my diapers.
I think I would remember that.
Okay, you know what?
I'm living and you two are just
dead wood and cork inside.
She is right.
You did pretty much raise us.
[chuckles]
You wanna be
my brother again,
don't you?
I never stopped.
I beg to differ.
I came all the way
up here to see you.
You didn't come
when I wrecked my car
or when I burned
my hand in a fire
or when I swallowed a wasp.
Oh, well, at least
you're not keeping track.
Really, though,
why did you come?
I mean, honestly, what do you
hope to gain from all this?
You tried to kill yourself.
Helping you
is what I hope to gain.
Well, then, go home, okay?
My life is a mistake.
A miracle of highly
unlikely events.
Okay, and for your information,
I didn't try
and kill myself, okay?
I was being chased.
Well, congratulations.
You got my attention.
Is that what you were trying
to do, get my attention?
Oh, ding-ding-ding.
We have a winner, okay?
-You're still mad at me.
-Yes, I'm still mad at you!
You owe me $40,000.
Nope, nope, that was a gift.
You gave me that credit card.
A gift that you found in
my wallet while I was sleeping
-in the middle of the night.
-Enough! Enough.
You came here to help,
not fight.
You know,
you didn't even come when
I was almost killed by ravens.
I-I-I don't even know
what that means.
Okay, they had me up.
They had me by the beak,
and-and-and then they just
dropped me to the ground, okay?
But you know what,
it wasn't too bad
because I got to fly through
the air for a while, so.
You know what-- you know what?
I'm at a-- I'm at a loss.
This is ridiculous.
[]
How can you possibly
be baking right now?
It calms me.
Try drinking all day.
What are you, Mom now?
That's the worst thing
you've ever said to me.
[Florence panting]
It's-it's-it's--
it's owls,
and-and-and-and-and it's owls,
and horses, and-and eagles.
[grunting]
They got her!
[panting]
Just for one night,
just for one night.
A person can get inside the body
of an animal that they choose.
[screaming]
Shut up! Listen to me!
If you-- if you were
the owl, remember,
-like, you can see
the souls of men.
-[Sara] Oh, my God.
If-if-if, if you are the owl,
you can remember, like,
-you can see the souls of men!
-Florence?
Florence!
Please calm down.
No. No, listen,
listen, listen, listen.
-Florence, honey.
-Listen, she is the keeper.
-It's me. It's me.
-She is the moon.
There are no souls,
there are no snakes,
-there are just us.
-Okay, when an empty person
wakes in the morning,
she gives that person
the spirit of a dead person.
Florence! It's okay.
-It's me, I'm here.
-No.
-You are not listening to me!
-Souls to save.
-It's just us! It's just us!
-You are not listening to me!
I am the keeper of souls now.
Me.
And they are coming after me.
Okay?
I'm-- I'm scared.
-I'm just scared. God!
-Okay, we're gonna go
-to the doctor, okay?
-No, no, no, no, no, no.
No, it-it-it will just be us.
We will be with you.
-We will be with you.
-Yeah, we'll go to the doctor
-all together.
-No. No. No.
-Florence, please.
-You will leave me altogether.
Florence, honey.
It's me.
Look at me.
Look at me.
It's okay. It's me.
It's okay.
Come here.
-[Florence] Sorry, I'm scared.
-I know. I know.
You're gonna be okay.
We got you, okay?
[]
[Peter sighs]
Mm.
-For the flight.
-Oh, thanks.
-Yeah.
-Till the next crisis.
[]
[whispering]
I'm sorry.
Please.
Please, speak to me.
Hi.
God shows us what's gonna happen
at the end of the world.
And if you read it, if you
read the book of St. John...
then you'll know.
You'll know.
But-- but that's not--
that's not
-what this is about, okay?
-Uh, thank you, Joseph.
Um, I think it's time to let
someone else share.
Who's ready to go next?
Dennis, what's new?
Who else?
Florence?
Would you like to share?
Uh, no.
No, thank you.
Anybody else?
Sharon, yes?
The Bible is libel.
[doctor]
Thank you for sharing.
All right, well,
I wanna thank you guys
for another great session,
and remind you
that group therapy
is a safe space for all of us
to come and share anything
that we might be feeling.
And also, to remember
that we wanna be respectful
of other people's
thoughts and opinions
while we're in here.
Okay?
You all are awesome.
I will see you next week.
You're all dismissed.
[]
[sighs]
Do you mind
if I'm sitting with you?
I, uh, I snuck
an extra muffin.
If you, uh, if you want.
It's coffee cake.
-[knocking]
-Can I come in?
-Yeah, of course, yeah.
-Okay.
Sorry.
I just couldn't sleep.
Yeah, don't--
don't tell them that.
Mm.
[Dennis grunts]
-[sighs]
-What's wrong?
Um, just-- just my leg.
It-- it always hurts
where I got hit, so.
Was it scary?
I have nightmares.
But... I can't stand
the constant talk about PTSD.
Drives me crazy.
Like, we all have PTSD.
Move on.
Talking about it's
not gonna make it go away.
[groans]
Sorry.
Can I tell you something?
I-- I see things that
they say aren't there, but...
I can-- I also,
like, feel them.
And hear them, you know?
Hey. I believe you.
And if you listen,
you listen,
then you're gonna know
from the book of St. John.
[doctor]
Okay, thank you
for sharing, Joseph.
Who else?
Dennis.
There's nothing
to report here.
Yeah, I'm-- I'm not having
any nightmares,
and I'm sleeping
through the night.
Mm-hm, so.
Okay, well,
thank you for sharing.
Who's next?
What happened to the table
that was here?
-Why did the--
why was the table moved?
-Tom, the table--
This is supposed to be
a safe space.
-I understand that.
-You keep telling us
-that we're supposed to feel--
-I understand that.
Now, I understand that
the room has been rearranged.
But how are we supposed
to feel safe...
-[overlapping chatter]
-More important, more important.
I know it's not
there right now.
-Right, so then the table--
-But you tell us
that we're supposed
to feel safe to speak.
Okay, Tom,
I'm sorry about that.
-They came in.
-God tells us
-what's gonna happen.
-Yes, but with you all
-yelling like this, it's not--
-[overlapping shouting]
Hey, excuse me.
Excuse me!
Calm down for a minute.
I don't want another table.
That's supposed to be here.
Excuse me, Miss Berry.
I'm sorry to interrupt.
But my sister called
and she said that
she needs me.
Again?
My TA will be back
after lunch break.
Can you watch them
until then, please?
-Happy to help, if that's okay.
-No. Sara. Sara!
-[door closes]
-Go ahead.
I need to get outta here,
like, yesterday.
Okay, this place is killing me.
You're not gonna
be here for long.
-I promise.
-[scoffs]
I cannot handle
this anymore, Sara.
This place is killing me.
For your information,
there are other people in here
that hear voices
and see things,
and they're enlightened,
not crazy.
I know, Florence.
It's time for your meds.
Please say goodbye
to your sister.
Okay, Nurse Ratched.
Bye, Sara.
Florence, that's not nice.
I'm sorry.
I've heard worse.
I'll...
I'll come by again soon, okay?
Sure.
[footsteps receding]
Sorry that took so long.
Principal Berg
wants to see you.
I'm just gonna keep this
as unemotional
and short as possible.
There have been major budget
cuts to the arts programs.
-Okay.
-So...
you're not gonna have any summer
school classes this year.
Oh, no.
And we're not going to be able
to bring you back in the fall.
I'm sorry.
Seriously?
I need this job.
I'm taking care of my sister.
I know.
We all know.
I'm sorry, my, my hands
are-- they're tied.
-Truly sorry.
-Okay.
I'm gonna need your key back,
if you don't mind.
[sniffling]
[phone ringing]
Hello, this is Sara.
Hi, Sara, this is
Dr. Richardson.
Hi.
I know this might
be hard to hear,
but we've diagnosed
Florence with schizophrenia.
My nurse will call you
to schedule a time
to discuss medication
and psychosocial
treatment options.
-Okay, thank you.
-Bye now.
[]
-Call Peter.
-[line ringing]
[Peter]
Yeah, what's up, Sara?
It's official.
It's schizophrenia.
Do we need to get
a second opinion?
I don't think so.
What did Mom say?
I'll let you know when I know.
Jesus Christ, Peter,
what are you waiting for?
She has a right to know that
her daughter is in the hospital.
Well, back off.
I'm on my way there now.
Mom, we need to talk
about Florence.
Let's just get out
of this drab kitchen, shall we?
-Okay.
-We'll go into the living room.
You could read to me.
You haven't read to me
in a long time.
Well, how are those new
reading glasses working out?
Honey, the--
by the time they get 'em
so that work for me,
they're thick,
and they're ugly,
and I won't wear 'em.
Well, that's why we got
Amelia to read for you.
Oh. I let her go.
She was a bad reader.
I mean, every time she
started, I was asleep.
[groans, sighs]
Well, you know,
we'll just, um...
we'll find you
somebody new, hm?
No, I want you
to read to me.
[sighs]
-Bam, mm.
-Okay.
All right, I got one
that'll blow your mind.
-[Dennis] Mm, okay.
-[Florence] Ooh.
-[Dennis] All right.
-[FLorence] Right there.
So, we got the double--
we got the double letter
and double word.
[both laughing]
It-- it's cool, it feels like
we're, like, normal people.
Like, we could be doing anything
right now on a Friday night.
Yeah.
Yeah, despite what
they say...
I feel normal.
Yeah, I felt normal
before I came here.
So, I'm going
to kick your butt.
Yeah, because I don't
know how to play.
Like, how many points?
-All right, so that's--
-This letter.
Double letters
of two, three.
[water rushing]
[ominous sounds]
[splashing]
[ominous sounds stop]
Hey. Are you okay?
You have another nightmare?
Yeah.
Every time they change my meds,
my dreams just
get worse and worse.
Yeah.
Yeah, same.
They just put me on
some new antipsychotic.
It's- it's one of those
that's all consonants.
Zyprexa.
Mm, three syllables.
Yeah, yeah-- yeah, it a--
it actually would be good
for Scrabble.
Uh, a "Z", a "Y",
and-- and even an "X".
[chuckles]
I'm gonna get 1,000 points.
[laughing]
There's my girl.
[]
Your nightmares...
are they about fighting or...
No.
Just faces.
Faces?
Women and children faces.
They always haunt me.
I'm so sorry.
Maybe I need to stop
lying to my therapist.
You don't have to lie, but...
you don't have to give
them all of yourself.
[woman over PA]
Dr. Green to the staff room.
Dr. Green to the staff room.
I should go.
Okay.
[door closes]
-You got two pillows?
-Yeah.
They only gave me one.
I requested it.
Florence,
it's important to share.
Your sister told me
you like photography.
Can you tell us about that?
I, um... I just
couldn't get it to work.
What couldn't
you get to work?
The man on the beach
wasn't in the picture.
When I shoot,
I always try
and find the-- the--
the still point.
The, um, the moment
where everything stops.
You know, the point
where, um, there's no past,
no future, it's just...
[exhales] right in the pocket.
But, um...
just stopped working.
And how did that
make you feel?
Well, uh, I don't really
feel anything anymore, um.
Literally dead inside, um.
I was alive before I came here,
but now I'm just dead and empty,
like a rotten log in a barren
forest in the dead of winter.
[]
Okay.
Thank you for sharing.
Anybody else
before we wrap today?
No?
Okay.
You all are awesome.
I will see you next week.
You're all dismissed.
Florence?
-Mm-hm.
-Please close that.
-So, how are you feeling today?
-[door closes]
Great. Much better.
Uh, where's Dr. Richardson?
Uh, I'm filling in
for him today.
So, it looks like
we're seeing some improvement
these past couple of weeks.
Yeah.
So, how have
the hallucinations been?
I haven't had any in a while.
-And the voices?
-Gone.
What about the nightmares?
[sputtering]
Vanished.
And what about
the hooded men?
-Nowhere to be seen.
-Great progress.
You can go.
Cool.
[]
I think my time
is about up here.
Don't think they can
keep me much longer.
That's-- that's great news.
Yeah.
I mean, all the voices
are gone, but...
But what?
I don't wanna leave you.
Hey.
They're letting me out
tomorrow.
What?
-Tomorrow?
-Yeah.
Why didn't you say anything?
Hmm.
I didn't wanna
ruin the night.
This is over, isn't it?
Whoa. Hey.
No.
No, like, you're--
you're my girl.
Always will be.
You're so strong.
You're going to beat this,
and find a balance between
the meds and your spirit.
And then,
we can be together.
Forever.
[chuckles]
-Yeah?
-Absolutely.
You're gonna beat this too.
[sighing]
Yeah, I know.
We both will.
It's gonna be great.
[chuckles]
And we'll be able to sleep.
With no nightmares.
Won't we?
Yeah, definitely.
You know...
you've kept me
alive in this place.
I can't-- I can't
thank you enough.
No.
Thank you.
You've been my angel.
[whispering]
I love you.
I love you too.
[]
[sirens wailing in distance]
[alarm blaring]
Dennis!
[]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
-Florence is fine.
-Okay.
However, her friend, Dennis
committed suicide this morning.
Suicide?
Yes, um, we're
dealing with it
inside the facility
right now.
I didn't even know
she had a friend in here.
And I think it's--
I think it's time
for her to come home.
Look, look, look, look,
Sara, I-I-I highly recommend
that we watch her
for another week.
It's not really
your decision, is it?
-So please take me to her.
-Okay.
Thank you.
[machine beeping]
Is she okay?
She doesn't look okay.
She's heavily sedated
from the events this morning.
Florence?
[muffled]
It's me.
We're gonna go home, okay?
[wind chimes jingling]
You want some company?
Okay then.
Hungry?
Let me know
if you need anything, okay?
[sighs]
[whispering]
Dennis.
I'm scared.
[]
Morning, sweet bird.
Hungry?
How about I wash your hair?
Remember how I used to do
that when you were little?
I don't know.
Do you wanna come downstairs
so we can eat together?
Okay.
I'm so sorry
about your friend.
If-- if you don't feel like
talking about it, I understand.
I loved him.
Sweetie, that must be so hard.
I'm so sorry.
Well, it's time
to take your meds.
Later.
I-- I think I'm just gonna
go back to bed, actually.
How about, uh,
we take an online yoga
class together today?
-I'm tired.
-I know,
but yoga always made
you feel better before.
Nothing makes me
feel anything anymore.
But if you try,
you might feel something.
If I do, will you please stop
asking me to do stuff?
Yes, absolutely.
Inhale.
Lift the right leg high.
Reach the fingertips
all the way up towards the sky
as you breathe in.
Quietly whisper to yourself,
"I am strong."
Big stretch.
Exhale, wiggle the fingertips.
Bend your knees,
forward fold.
Good, then send the hips
up high and back.
Downward facing dog.
Send the heels back,
shift it forward.
Inhale, lift it up.
Exhale to soften
all the way back down.
Just take a rest.
Inhale.
Lots of love in.
And exhale.
Lots of love out.
[]
Hey, it's time
for your medicine.
Okay.
[flushes]
[door creaking]
Stop it.
Stop it.
Go away.
Go away.
Go away!
[door slams]
[timer dings]
-[Peter] Oh, good!
-[gasps]
You're alive
and you're baking. Yes!
Oh, I purposely waited to eat.
What are you doing here?
[sighs] Imagine this.
It's Friday night. I'm enjoying
my favorite bottle of wine,
I'm listening to a jazz vinyl,
looking over the market.
"Ding!"
Oh, who is it?
I get a text.
Who could it be?
My sister Florence.
-Hooded men.
-Mm-hm.
Guess leaving the hospital
was a bad idea.
No, she's been
doing great here.
Oh, take--
I'd wait a minute.
It'll burn the roof
of your mouth.
[blowing]
You really didn't have to come.
-Florence is gonna be okay.
-[sighs]
You know, maybe I overreacted,
but that text
kind of freaked me out.
Florence, muffins are ready.
What? I'm stress eating.
So, I know this
might sound silly,
but I have to figure
something out
because my teaching
career has stalled.
You think I could--
I mean, [stammers]
maybe I could start
a little business
and sell these?
100%. I could even do
your business plan.
-Thank you.
-Mm-hm.
Florence, you don't wanna
miss out on these.
I wish Florence was still
our quirky, flaky sister.
[sighs] Will her life
ever be normal?
Name one life
that is normal, Peter,
-including yours and mine.
-My life is normal.
Hey, Florence.
You look great.
I look like shit.
And I feel like shit too.
Oh, I got you something.
It's the newest model.
It's got digital matrix control,
multiple exposure settings.
The water is wide,
I can't cross over
Nor have I wings to fly
Build me a boat,
Carries two
So, we'll row,
My love and I
-[humming melody]
-I forgot you sang like that.
[chuckles]
You sound just like Mother.
You know,
I'm-- I'm here all weekend.
We could do whatever you like.
I don't even remember
what I like.
Here, Florence,
have a muffin.
I'm not hungry.
Okay.
Just nothing tastes good.
Nothing tastes good,
nothing sounds good.
Nothing feels... anything.
You say you don't feel,
but I can--
I can see that you're sad.
[]
Florence?
What are you looking at?
Stop.
-Florence.
-No one.
God, stop it.
Stop it. Leave me--
no, leave me alone!
Stop!
You can't live like this.
I've got it.
[sighs]
-[phone ringing]
-[sighs]
Hello?
[]
Yeah, this is her son.
It's just an episode.
I think she's getting better.
I really do.
What's wrong?
Mom just had
a heart attack.
What?
Her cleaning lady found her
unconscious on the floor.
She's dead.
Yeah.
Yeah, I just--
I just saw her.
I was just with her.
Mom's dead?
Yeah.
What do we feel?
Numb.
Okay, um...
well, uh, so we need to all
go back together, right?
Right, the three of us?
No, I'm going.
[sighs]
I mean, how are we gonna
get her down to LA?
She can't even stay sane
in your house.
What if she goes
crazy on a plane?
They'll throw us into jail.
What if they tase her?
We're driving.
Driving?
It's-- it's almost 18 hours.
-She has a right
to say goodbye to Mom.
-[sighs]
You know, this is so much
better than flying
because now I don't have
to worry about getting tased.
Jokes.
Burying our mom,
have you got jokes.
[Florence] Shotgun!
Excuse me.
-[Sara] Seatbelts.
-Yeah.
-Seatbelts, Peter.
-Got it.
[car starting]
[]
[Florence humming
"Amazing Grace"]
I think she would want us
to go to a bar.
Trust me, she's got
more booze in her house
than all the bars
in this town combined.
[Sara sighs]
-Bye, Ma.
-Bye, Mom.
Hey.
Found some photos.
What are we gonna do
with all these bills?
She's dead.
Let 'em try and collect.
[chuckles]
-But there's a lot.
-Okay.
What are you worried about?
All right, the worst
has happened.
Our sister has schizophrenia
and our mother is dead.
-But look at all these bills.
-You can't control this, Sara.
All right?
Just let it go, all right?
If some corporation wants to
collect, let 'em fucking try.
It's-- it's easy.
Watch.
Boom, done.
Boom, done.
You try.
Super easy.
Go, give it a shot. Here.
Go.
Rip it. Go.
Just fucking do--
do it again.
-[paper tearing]
-Yeah, all right? Yeah.
-Do it again.
-[paper tearing]
-You know what?
-That's fun.
You do you.
I'm starving.
-I'm gonna go wake her up.
-Okay.
[]
Uh...
-She's not in there, is she?
-No, she's not.
[camera clicking rapidly]
There she is, there she is,
there she is, there she is.
[brake clicks]
Yeah, there.
There, there.
Hey, Florence,
let's get something to eat.
Nope, nope. I am in
the middle of something.
I need to find the spot
where everything is quiet.
-Just let me do this.
-Florence, that's enough.
-I'm working here!
-Just give me the camera.
We're just gonna go
get some food.
-Come on.
-No, no, no, no.
Come on! Come on.
Stop.
-Get-- get in the car.
-Stop.
No, no, no, no.
It's all right.
It's all right.
Florence, are you
taking your meds?
Well, I can
answer that for you.
I know we're all grieving.
I would rather feel bad
than feel nothing.
Well, there's your answer.
Florence.
Fine. I'll take them.
-Jeez.
-Thank you.
[sighs]
See, I was always
a superhero.
-[gasps] Oh.
-Yeah.
So cute.
Look at that haircut, though.
I know, right?
Look at his hair.
Oh, my gosh.
It's so long.
Look, just like Mom.
You got a bottle in your hand.
[laughter]
Yeah, but I rocked those bangs.
[pills rattling]
[clearing throat]
Well, we'll never know.
What?
Did she care about us?
Mm.
Did she think I was successful?
Did she love me?
Hey.
[Florence chuckles lightly]
Haven't seen this one.
-I'll get the bags.
-[Sara] Okay.
-Do you want a hand?
-No.
I'm good, I got it.
Thanks.
Keys. Thank you.
[door opens]
[Sara sobbing]
[]
[sniffling]
[laughing]
[laughing]
[bird crying]
[panting]
[sobbing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
[water rushing]
[phone ringing]
Come on, Sara.
Pick up, pick up, pick up.
Pick up.
Pick up.
[phone ringing]
Hi, Peter.
Hey.
Uh...
[sighs]
I-I keep thinking
about Florence.
Standing on that edge,
just throwing herself
into the water.
I was so cavalier about it.
I'm sorry
I treated her so badly.
I...
I hated her.
Uh, not taking control of her
life or screwing up mine.
Didn't even occur to me that
it is not her fault.
It's a disease, and it's real,
and it's terrible,
and it's scary, and...
All three things,
maybe four things,
I don't know,
I can't think of another word.
How is she?
She's Florence.
Hey, have you looked
into a group home?
Yeah, I picked up
some brochures today, but...
no matter how terrible it is,
I-- I kinda like
having her here.
It's nice having someone
in the house.
Mm-hm, yeah.
A full house is nice.
Especially in poker.
Are you okay?
I feel like
I'm talking to Mom.
No, I'm okay.
I'm A-okay.
Peter.
Peter.
Hello?
[exhales]
[]
[inaudible conversation]
[]
[laughing]
[laughing]
[breathing heavily]
-[camera clicking]
-It's just not right.
It just isn't...
No.
-Sara, I need the other orange.
-I'm baking.
I need it now.
This is not right!
Come on.
-Here.
-Come on, come on.
Thank you.
Oh, yeah.
No, this-- yeah, this is good.
This is good. No.
No, this is broken!
Florence, can you
just stop for a second?
-[camera clicking]
-No, no, leave me alone.
Leave.
This is what the doctor
said would happen if you
stopped taking your meds again.
No, I--
no, I'm taking them.
I'm-I'm-I'm taking them.
I'm taking 'em, and taking 'em,
and taking them.
-Okay, it doesn't help to lie.
-I'm not lying!
-Okay, where are they?
-No, stop. Stop.
Stop, no, stop!
Stop, do not go in my room.
[grunts]
I just hate you.
Oh, if you hate me so much,
why don't you go live
in a group home?
No, no, no,
no, no, no, no, please.
Just-- I'm-I'm sorry.
-I'm-I'm taking them.
-Are you?
I'm taking them.
I'm taking them.
Okay, good.
I have orders to fill.
What?
I finally got hired to bake.
It's just not right.
It's just wrong.
It's just-- it's...
Okay, okay, okay.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[camera clicking]
[]
Florence, come on down.
Florence, come down.
-Florence.
-What?
-Busy.
-Are these new?
They're beautiful.
Oh, wow.
Look at you.
Huh, it's the dress!
How do I look?
I feel a little s-silly.
Y-you look good.
Where are you going?
You never go anywhere.
I have a date.
Shocking, I know.
With who?
The guy I met
at the, uh, lake.
Are you sleeping with him?
Florence, it's our first date.
Why don't you go outside
and take a walk?
It's beautiful.
Why don't you
stop telling me what to do?
Okay, I will stop telling you
what to do right now.
What's this?
Nothing.
Bullshit, it's not nothing.
Oh, my G-- you really
wanna send me away.
-No.
-No, you do.
This is just some kind of
coincidence that I found this?
Some kind of just,
like, fucking accident.
-No such thing.
-Florence, for your information,
that place looks lovely,
and they teach people
how to take care
of themselves.
Oh, bullshit.
I hate you.
-This is ridiculous.
-How could you hate me
after everything
I've done for you?
Because you're trying
to destroy me just like Peter.
Peter loves you
and wants you to get better.
No, no, I can't just
get better though.
-That's the thing, I can't--
-Well, we want you to get well.
No, I can't. I can't.
Just please don't send me away.
Please, please
don't send me away.
-Uh, I'm not--
-No, stop it.
-Stop, no! Stop, stop.
-Okay, Florence,
can we please
not do this right now?
No, no!
'Cause I wanna be free of me.
-[groaning]
-[yelling] Stop.
Take my picture.
I need you
to take my picture.
Take my picture right now.
-What?
-Now, take it now!
Take it, I need to see it.
Take my picture!
I need to see it.
I need to see.
Take it now, I need--
I just need to see.
I just need to see.
No, stop, stop.
You're gonna turn me
black and white forever.
Put it down!
Stop turning me
black and white forever.
-Stop! What are you doing?!
-Florence!
It's my life!
You're trying to steal me!
-Florence!
-You tried to turn me
black and white!
You're trying
to turn me gray!
I want my life back!
Give me my life back!
I want my marriage back!
I'm tired of feeling
sorry for you.
And I'm tired of
feeling sorry for myself.
I just want a normal
Friday night.
I want to go to dinner
like a regular person.
No. No, you can't leave.
You can't leave.
-Yes.
-Sara.
Wait, what? Sara.
-[door closes]
-Sara, you can't leave me.
Oh, no, no.
Stop, stop it, don't.
No, stop it.
Stop it, stop it, stop it,
stop it, stop.
No, no, no.
No, no. No, no.
[]
[inaudible]
[]
Florence, I'm...
[sighs]
Fuck.
[panting] Dennis?
[sighs]
[laughing]
What?
[sighs]
Uh, okay.
[sniffling]
[whimpering]
[]
No, I'm good.
Whoa.
No, what?
[sniffling, sobbing]
Peter?
Florence is gone.
We got into a fight
and her shit is gone,
but she left her phone.
[panicked breathing]
I don't know.
Dennis?
Dennis. Dennis!
[]
Dennis? Dennis?
Please.
Just keep talking to me.
Please, don't stop
talking to me.
[sobbing]
Please.
Please.
Please keep talking to me.
Florence?
Dennis?
Dennis?
[Sara] Florence!
Dennis!
Dennis, it's me.
It's me. I'm coming.
I'm awake, it's me.
I'm here.
Dennis, please.
It's okay, I'm awake.
I'm awake.
[grunting]
Florence?
[gasps]
[gasps]
Dennis, Dennis!
[exclaiming]
Florence?
Florence.
Florence, honey.
Florence.
Honey.
I wanna go home.
[]
[water rushing]
[camera clicking]
[bird chirping]
[camera clicking]
[Florence]
Water is wide
Can't cross over
Nor have I wings to fly
Bring me a boat,
Carries two
So, we'll row,
My love and I
You sound beautiful.
[chuckles]
Thank you.
Your family's here
to see you.
Okay.
Be there in a minute.
-[camera clicking]
-Sara, you look good.
Not so much.
-You look better.
-Get outta here.
Hold on, let's take one.
All right. Hold on.
-Okay, timer's on.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Everyone get close.
-Not that close.
-All right.
The timer!
Come on, smile.
[camera beeping, clicking]
[Florence]
I'm still Florence.
And Sara
is still my big sister.
And Peter
is my big brother.
Our mother is gone,
but we are here together.
The imperfect perfection
that is my family
helps me get through.
Maybe we're just here
to be here,
for and with each other.
["I Can't Ever Forget"
by beeRoyal playing]
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
They tell me
I should be dead
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head,
I wish it was you instead
And I can't ever
Forget her
Why be this way when
You can be so much more
The things you regret
List is down to the floor
I won't do it again,
Remember you swore
I know that you're rotting,
It's down to your core
At this point, I don't even
Know what to tell you
I was scared to walk alone
The more I grew
Even if the world
Was different
I know that you know
I still just can't live
In this body you view
[indistinct voices]
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
They tell me
I should be dead
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
And now they're
Under my bed
And I can't ever
Forget her
Hear voices in my head
I wish it was you instead
And I can't ever
Forget her
[indistinct voices continue]
[music fades]