Surface (2022) s01e02 Episode Script

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[THERAPIST] Sophie,
are you ready to begin?
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Now, take me back.
You're getting to know your life,
your family, your husband.
Now the basics.
Coming home for the first time.
Hey, hey, hey. Let
me Let me take that.
[THERAPIST] Where were you before?
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- [NURSE] Look at me. It's okay.
- Okay, okay. Look at me.
- [GRUNTING, PANTING]
It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
You were in a coma.
Your name is Sophie Ellis. [SHUSHES]
[THERAPIST] And before that?
[MONITOR BEEPING]
- Excuse me, are you Mr. Ellis?
- Yeah.
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
Is she gonna be okay?
- Are you her husband?
- Yeah, I'm her fucking husband.
[THERAPIST] Try to remember
getting to the hospital.
[EMT 1] Why didn't
we take her to County?
[EMT 2] Did you see the
shirt I just cut off her?
Costs more than me
and you make in a week.
[EMT 1] Fucking bored rich people.
[THERAPIST] The rescue.
And the water.
You're falling.
You're falling.
Can you keep going?
Get back on that boat, Sophie.
Stay in it.
[GASPS, INHALES DEEPLY]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[THERAPIST] What did you see?
There was a man [BREATHES
HEAVILY] on the ferry.
Where on the ferry?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
On the edge.
And what does seeing
that man mean to you?
That maybe I didn't jump.
Maybe I was pushed.
[INHALES SHARPLY] I'd like
to be honest with you, Sophie.
- Is that all right?
- Of course.
The reason I'm asking is,
I don't think you're going
to like what I have to say.
I can't help but wonder
if the man you saw
is just a manifestation
of your subconscious.
Another way to avoid taking
responsibility for your own actions.
I think it's hard to take responsibility
for a decision you
don't remember making.
I know it is,
but continuing to deny
your own agency in this
It only disempowers you.
I saw him.
This wasn't some figment
of my imagination.
Isn't there something else we can
try? Some experimental treatment
- or new therapy? Something more extreme.
- I'm sorry, Sophie.
- There are no shortcuts
- [SIGHS]
no magic pill that's gonna fix this.
And any clinician that tells
you otherwise is a hack.
Okay, then what do you think my
subconscious is trying to tell me?
Let's say you're right.
A man pushed you from the ferry.
Who exactly do you think that man is?
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
I did a hypnotherapy session
with Hannah yesterday.
[JAMES] Really?
Hmm.
[GRUNTS] That doesn't seem like you.
Actually, it was my idea.
Revisiting the accident's supposed
to help me process my trauma.
What?
I mean, I-I just I
thought we were past this.
I-I don't understand why you keep
putting yourself through it, is all.
I mean, is-is it is it working?
Bringing up more questions than answers.
You have questions for me?
Go ahead.
Go ahead. I want to help.
Okay.
How long was I in the ICU?
[INHALES DEEPLY] Three weeks.
Okay, I was there every day.
Where were you when I
woke up in the hospital?
Well, the nurse sent me home to shower.
Uh, I was halfway there when they
called and said you'd woken up.
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
I ran a red light trying
to get back to you.
[LAUGHS] Nearly crashed
the car, actually.
- Sorry.
- No, please. Keep going.
What were you doing in Portland
the day of the accident?
What?
Was it a business trip or
No, it was a conference.
Yeah, I go every year.
What does my conference have
to do with your accident?
Just putting the pieces together.
I know it sounds random,
but every little bit gets
me closer to being whole.
Uh, well [INHALES SHARPLY]
like I said,
I'm here to help, okay?
I better get going.
- See you tonight for dinner?
- Yeah.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
[ENGINE STARTS]
Gloria. [SIGHS] How you
doing? When's that surgery?
Stupid doctor postponed it a week.
You got a haircut. It
must be a new girl, huh?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[GLORIA] To-go order.
Three bean baleadas.
Got it.
[BADEN] Julio. Julio. Julio.
If this is about what I said
to your boss, I was just joking.
Don't even worry about
it, man. It's all good.
Okay.
But I am gonna need a
favor from you though,
from your other job.
- Look, man, I don't want any trouble.
- Then you won't get any.
I I really need that job.
I make good tips over there.
Did I say I was asking?
[LINE RINGS]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[PHONE RINGS]
- James Ellis's office.
- [SOPHIE] Hi, Victoria.
It's Sophie.
Um, I am so sorry to bug you with this,
but I was just going through
all of our travel receipts,
and I seem to be missing
some. [INHALES SHARPLY]
Hold on. [EXHALES DEEPLY] Let me check.
[INHALES SHARPLY] Right,
that's it. Portland.
I think it was four or five months ago.
Ugh, I really don't want
to bother James with this.
- He's got so much on his plate.
- Hmm. Doesn't ring a bell.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
[INHALES SHARPLY] I
think it was a conference?
I forget the name, but he
said he goes every year.
- Maybe you have it?
- [TYPING]
Uh, weird. Nothing's coming up.
He might have used his personal Amex.
Oh, you can ask him yourself.
He just walked out of a meeting.
- Oh, it's okay, I don't need to
- Sophie.
Oh. Hey, Soph. What's up?
Babe?
[STAMMERS] You know what,
I think I just found
what I was looking for.
You sure?
Hey, you want to get takeout from
that Korean place on Geary tonight?
Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That sounds good.
I'll call in the order.
Okay, see you soon.
Okay, bye.
[SIGHS]
[TYPING]
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
You look nice today.
Oh, thanks.
[INHALES SHARPLY] I've been
meaning to get some new things
now that I'm getting out
of the house more, you know.
[INHALES DEEPLY] I tried to buy
something online today, actually.
Well, I mean, I can take you
shopping any time you want.
[CHUCKLES]
I was locked out of the accounts.
Amex, Chase, everything.
[SIGHS]
[EXHALES SHAKILY] Uh,
look I've, uh
I've been meaning to tell you.
I guess I just didn't really know how.
Tell me what?
After your accident
I had to file for conservatorship.
And doctors, they all
said the same thing.
It's a standard procedure
in a situation like ours.
And what kind of situation is that?
Sophie, you weren't capable of
making decisions on your own.
Medical, financial, or stuff like that.
I was trying to do the right thing.
It's not always so fucking
clear what that is these days.
[SOPHIE] I know.
But I'm better now.
Do you still think it's necessary?
It's not easy to unravel.
I mean, lawyers have to get involved.
The whole thing, it's [SIGHS]
It's a mess.
But if it's important to you
then we'll figure something out.
Okay?
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
Good.
I wait at the same light,
make the same right
turn every single day.
Sometimes I just feel like
I'm running in circles.
That sounds more honest.
I thought about what
you said, looking inward.
I've really been trying
hard to do that. [SIGHS]
I just want to feel like I belong.
I second-guess every decision I make
wondering if it's what
the old me would do.
[SIGHS]
Maybe I just need a change of scenery.
This whole fucking city's
surrounded by water.
Well, here's a thought. Why
don't you get out of the city?
You and James get
away. Break the routine.
I'd love that.
In my professional opinion,
it'll be good for both of you.
[SOPHIE] I saw Hannah today.
It was good.
She had some really good ideas.
I don't think I've ever heard you
describe a session as good before.
I feel like I've been
stuck in a rut lately.
My whole life basically takes
place in this house or in therapy.
I I didn't I didn't
realize you felt so isolated.
- I wish you would've told me.
- You already do so much for me.
I just feel like we're
both tired, you know?
Hmm.
Hannah thought a change of
scenery might be good for me.
[JAMES] Huh.
She suggested I take a
break, get out of town.
I thought I might do a
girls' trip with Caroline.
Just an overnight thing.
She said a break would
be good for you too.
I mean, y-you haven't
you haven't spent
a night away from home
since the accident.
Hannah says I'm making progress,
and you have no idea how hard it
is to get a compliment from her.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, what about our
vacation home in Marin?
You always liked it there. It's,
uh It's quiet and secluded.
It sounds perfect.
You know me so well.
[KISSES]
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Oh, fuck.
You'll have to go over the bridge.
It's worth it.
I have to face my fears someday, right?
Would you rather fresh air?
No, this is good.
Are you sure you want to do this?
'Cause I'll be just
as happy staying here.
- [CHUCKLES] I'm good. Promise.
- Okay.
Well, just so you know,
I've engaged the safety locks
just in case we decide to have a
little repeat performance today.
[CHUCKLES]
If me jumping out of
a cab on the freeway
is the worst thing that
driver's seen in San Francisco,
- he hasn't driven long enough.
- [CHUCKLES]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
[CAROLINE] Breathe.
- Just breathe.
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
["VALERIE" PLAYING]
[SCOFFS] You are not serious.
- [SOPHIE BLOWS]
- [SINGING "VALERIE"]
Oh, yeah, I'm serious.
And you better not
fucking leave me hanging.
[CHUCKLES]
[BOTH LAUGH]
[CONTINUES SINGING]
[MUMBLES]
[LAUGHS]
Oh, my God.
[SIGHS]
- Doing real good.
- [SMACKS LIPS] Thanks.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[SIGHS]
[LINE RINGS]
[SOPHIE] You've reached
Sophie Ellis. Leave a message.
[BEEP]
["CHOPSTIX" PLAYING]
- [MUSIC STOPS]
- [PAPER RUSTLING]
- Morning, sir.
- Thanks.
[GRUNTS, SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
[MUSIC RESUMES]
[INHALES SHARPLY] You're late.
And you are hungover.
Ouch. Okay. We're, uh
We're touchy today, huh?
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- Sophie good?
- Yep.
She left for Marin this
morning with Caroline.
[CHUCKLES] Wait, what? Sophie
went to Marin without you?
Yeah. Her therapist thought
it'd be good for her, for us.
Well, fuck yeah. Doctor's right,
man. No, no, you deserve a break.
You've been at her beck
and call for months now.
Well, she's my wife.
Well, may not be my place
to say, but [SIGHS]
you've always been better to
her than she ever was to you, so
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- You're right. It's not your place to say.
Oh, fuck. I'm I'm sorry.
Just let me make it up to you.
Tonight. First round on me.
That disgusting Scotch you like
that tastes like the
bottom of a bonfire.
- We're getting that?
- No, thanks.
Come on. I know you're
psyched to have the night off.
You're not staying home. I'm
not taking no for an answer!
["DARK DAYS" PLAYING]
[SOPHIE SIGHS] It's so beautiful.
[CAROLINE] Hmm.
Hey, are there stables around here?
Um, yeah, probably.
Maybe we should go riding later.
On a horse?
Is that not something we do?
You and me, on horses?
[LAUGHS]
Mm-mmm. No.
We're more like, the, um
[SMACKS LIPS]
sit by the pool, drink rosé,
don't get the blowouts
wet kind of friends.
- That's why I like you.
- [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
- Welcome home, buttercup.
- [CHUCKLES]
[PHONE BUZZES]
[CAROLINE SIGHS]
[CAROLINE] Oh! I'm
sorry. You need the code.
Uh, code is "2448."
[DOOR WHIRS, CLICKS]
Well?
What do you think?
[SOPHIE] I love it.
[CAROLINE] Good. You always did.
Did I come here a lot?
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Mostly by yourself.
Said you could hear yourself think here.
[CAROLINE'S PHONE BUZZES]
Oh, my God. These nouveau riche types.
They keep coming to the
gallery looking for obscure art.
Who knew selling art meant
exclusively talking to people
who know nothing about art?
Um, okay.
I have to finish this deal. It
shouldn't take more than an hour.
Do you mind? And then I'm all yours.
Oh [STAMMERS] it's no problem.
I wanted to take a walk anyway.
[CAROLINE] Okay, good.
Enjoy.
[HORSE SNORTS, BLOWS]
Are you here to ride?
Yeah.
You have a horse I can take out today?
Yeah.
Hi.
[TRAIL GUIDE] Whenever you're ready.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Hey, look, you're a pro.
- [HORSE SNORTS]
- [TRAIL GUIDE CLICKING TONGUE]
[SOPHIE] Come on, boy. Let's go.
[HORSE SNORTING]
Tess!
[GASPS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[SIGHS]
["HEARTBROKEN, IN DISREPAIR" PLAYING]
- [SIGHS]
- [DOOR BELL RINGS REPEATEDLY]
[KNOCKING]
[SIGHS]
- Yes.
- Surprise.
You know I hate surprises, right?
[HARRISON] Yeah, I don't recall
you hating box seats, though?
- Wait, you got box seats?
- Warriors, Lakers, baby.
[CLICKS TONGUE] Steph. Bron-Bron.
You owe me big fucking time, man.
Fuck.
I haven't been anywhere in months.
Yeah. Exactly.
I was, uh just doing some work.
- Of course you were.
- [CHUCKLES]
Will you just go put on some
real clothes? We're going out.
["FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND TWICE
ON SUNDAY" PLAYING ON RADIO]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
[MUSIC STOPS]
[BADEN SIGHS]
Is that everything?
It's all there. GPS
coordinates, dates, times.
Everywhere he's been
for the last six months.
Hey, I put a little extra in
there for your mom's surgery.
Make sure she gets it, all right?
[ENGINE STARTS]
[CAROLINE] Sophie?
Oh, my God. Thank God!
Where have you been?
I just I lost track of time.
[CAROLINE] Wha What's
going on? Are you okay?
I rode a horse.
[CHUCKLES] Like, you just
decided to ride a horse?
I think I might have done it before.
Do you think that's possible?
[CAROLINE] I don't know. Do you?
Sometimes I have these dreams.
[STAMMERS] Maybe they're not dreams.
I don't know.
What else would they be? [CHUCKLES]
Memories?
[SIGHS]
Please don't be upset
with me. [CHUCKLES]
Oh, no. God, I'm not upset with you.
I'm just so happy you're okay.
I'm fine.
Look, let's just forget
about it and have a drink.
- [CAROLINE] Please? [CHUCKLES]
- Guess who found the wine cellar?
[CAROLINE] Ooh!
[CROWD CHEERING THROUGH TELEVISION]
[HARRISON] Nice! We're up by three.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
[MOUTH FULL] I paid,
like, $1,600 for this box.
[JAMES SIGHS]
[MOUTH FULL] James fucking Wiseman
is on pace for a triple-double.
But I guess your phone is just
way more interesting. [CHUCKLES]
What are you eating?
Oh, there's like a butler with a
whole cart of desserts out there.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[HARRISON] Oh, come on! Are you serious?
[PHONE BUZZES]
[JAMES] Hey, what happened to no phones?
Shut up. It's from the office.
Wow, looks like it was
sent to all the partners.
[JAMES] What about?
Huh. Internal auditing department
has found a major discrepancy.
Big chunk of the firm's money went out,
and now it's unaccounted for. [CHUCKLES]
Wait, that doesn't make sense.
We've received the quarterly
financial statements
from every company we've
invested in this year.
But investments reported
don't match our books.
Total's off. [CHUCKLES]
[EXHALES SHARPLY] By how much?
Uh, millions.
Huh.
They wanna see everybody in
the morning, for a meeting.
Good.
- You know what?
- Hmm?
I bet it's one of
fucking Todd's clients.
[CHUCKLES]
Remember last time? The
guy's a fucking idiot.
- [HARRISON] They'll figure it out.
- [BUZZER SOUNDS]
Oh, fuck!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
I feel awful saying it, but [SIGHS]
I'm more relaxed here
than I've ever been with him.
[CAROLINE] Mmm.
He has these expectations.
That I should act the
same way I did before.
Mmm.
But I don't know who
that is. What she's like.
[CAROLINE] Hmm.
So instead, I'm just walking
on eggshells the whole time.
Mmm, yeah. I get it. I
mean, sort of, you know.
I can't spend a week with the
same guy, never mind five months.
And a lifetime? Please. [CHUCKLES]
[INHALES SHARPLY] Can I
ask you a question now?
You're my best friend, right?
Sophie, of course.
So what was I really like? Before.
Um, you were interesting.
You were skeptical and complicated.
Complicated?
Well, you just didn't
really open up a lot.
Like, you preferred hearing
other people's stories.
I think it took me a year or two
before you really gave
me the time of day.
- What?
- [CHUCKLES]
You are the one who's
supposed to know me best,
and you're saying you didn't
really know me at all. [CHUCKLES]
No, no, no. That's not what I'm saying.
I'm just saying, you didn't
talk about deep things.
Your feelings. And neither did I.
And you know what?
Maybe we should've.
[CHUCKLES]
Sorry, I should just stop talking.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
No, I'm a big girl. I
can handle it. [CHUCKLES]
Okay.
[SIGHS] What do you wanna know?
Me and James.
What was the connection?
He was loyal and stable and devoted.
And it seemed like those
things meant a lot to you.
And our marriage?
We were happy?
Um
[STAMMERS, CHUCKLES] No, I Um
I don't really know how to answer that.
[LAUGHS]
I I must've said something.
Yeah, n Your marriage was
multifaceted. It just had layers.
Meaning, we had secrets?
No, no, no. That's not what I'm saying.
Just every marriage has issues.
But you know something.
No, I don't. You should ask him.
I'm asking you.
Well, you know, one time, I
thought that you were maybe
seeing someone else.
But, even if you did, I
wouldn't have judged you.
We all make mistakes.
Did James think I was
having an affair too?
I have no idea.
And even if I did, I never
would have discussed it with him.
I was your friend.
If he did know, what would
he have done about it?
Listen, I [SIGHS]
Okay, I never thought
that James was perfect.
But I know he loves you.
More than anything.
[BEEPS]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
[SIGHS]
How was it?
We had fun.
What about you?
[INHALES DEEPLY] Honestly, um [SIGHS]
the house felt
very empty without you.
So [CHUCKLES]
[FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
[SIGHS] Come on, James.
Where the fuck are you? [SIGHS]
Not in Portland.
[SIGHS]
[PANTING]
- Caroline?
- Upstairs.
Okay.
[CAROLINE] No, you don't get it.
She's been acting weird, James.
No, you're not listening.
She's remembering things.
She's starting to ask
questions I can't answer.
No.
[SCOFFS] James, I'm telling you.
We have to get our
stories straight here.
- [KNOCKING ON WINDOW]
- [BADEN] Jesus.
I told you to leave me alone.
Look, it's not like that, okay?
I saw you, camping outside
my house. Following me.
I know. I wanted you to know
I was there, just in case.
You were right.
I can't trust anyone.
Your husband's alibi is a lie.
He was never in Portland.
I know. [SNIFFS]
Where the fuck was he?
[SIGHS]
Come with me.
I'll tell you everything I know.
[ENGINE STARTS]