American Woman (2018) s01e11 Episode Script

I Will Survive

1 [DIANE COFFEE'S "TAMS UP".]
I just wanna be with you [DISTANT CLATTER.]
- I just wanna be with you - [SILVERWARE CLANKING.]
[DISTANT CHATTER.]
[HEAVY BREATHING.]
[MOANS.]
All right, close your eyes.
Once in a man's life, he creates the perfect pancake.
I think well, you be the judge.
[LAUGHS.]
Hey, hey.
Good morning, beautiful.
[KISSES.]
All right, girls.
Clear your plates.
Put them in the sink, please, for your mother.
Mom, Dad made chocolate chip pancakes.
- Yeah, the girls helped.
- I helped.
I did, too.
You kept putting your fingers in the batter.
- I was tasting it.
- Never underestimate the impact of a satisfied taster - on the morale of the chef.
- See? Oh, oh, I was just telling the girls.
I think we should all go to the country club tonight for dinner.
- Tonight? - Yeah.
What, do you have other plans? No, I just I didn't realize we were still members.
Oh, yeah, no.
We paid the annual dues in March.
So we're still good.
Dad, if you're gonna take us to school, - we should go.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
I promised I'd run the girls to school on my way to work.
All right, kids.
Come on.
Chop, chop, chop.
So I'll make a reservation tonight for four.
Like, 6:00? Yeah, that's great.
I just wanna be with you - [MOANS.]
- Hey, baby.
Mmm, good morning.
Last night was pretty unexpected.
Yes, it was.
Hmm.
[KISSES.]
I want us to be together.
Are you sure I'm what you want? I want us to get married in Ojai under that oak tree that you love.
I wanna buy a house in the Valley and have tons of kids.
I wanna grow old with you.
My grandma gave me this when I turned 21.
And I've been saving it for when I met the right woman.
[GENTLE MUSIC.]
[TATIANA OWENS' "TRIGGER".]
If we don't start playing soon, we're gonna lose the courts.
Just a couple more stretches.
So does your brand new job come with a brand new raise? Only if I had a brand new penis.
Pieces of you on the ground Kathleen, what's that on your finger? Oh, this? Greg asked me to marry him this morning.
And you said yes? Well, that's why I'm wearing the ring.
And this is Greg, like, homosexual Greg? - Don't call him that.
- Okay, fine.
Are you engaged to the Greg that likes to have sex - with other men? - We love each other.
Relationships are all about making sacrifices.
He's giving up men, and I'm giving up onion bagels and Mexican food.
I don't think that's the same thing.
Bonnie, can you help me out here? I don't really think I'm in a position to judge.
I slept with Steven last night.
I think that's great.
That's really great.
Your voice just went five octaves higher.
How did this happen? He came over to tell me that he's gonna sell his Jag so that I can keep the house.
And we were drinking and talking.
And it all just started to feel so familiar.
Like when you were married to him and he cheated on you.
The girls were so happy this morning.
You should have seen them.
Are the two of you getting back together? I pulled the trigger on the shotgun I me boom you don't have to stay here Well, come on.
Let's play.
I have a wedding to get in shape for.
Boom close the door behind you when you leave So, you should have everything you need.
But if you have any questions, you can ask Catherine.
Catherine? Your secretary.
Oh, right, yes.
Catherine.
Here we go.
[CALMING MUSIC.]
Is something wrong? I have a window.
[LAUGHS.]
I didn't know I was going to have a window.
Senior staff meetings start at 11:00.
And here's your key.
Look what I got.
Did you buy every bridal magazine in the city? Almost.
Let's order in and start talking about color schemes.
Oh, I'm supposed to have lunch with Dave Barnes.
- Dave Barnes? - He's an old friend of mine.
He's in development in Columbia.
Oh, well, we'll have plenty of time to go over all this.
Kathleen.
Dave's just a friend.
Why don't you join us? No, I'm sure you two have plenty to catch up on.
So, this real estate development we invested in isn't panning out.
I think we should pull the plug.
- It looks as though we - Figueroa Bank should drop this project, right? We all agree? - Great.
- Next up, corporate says complaints about our customer service have gone up.
Thoughts? That's 'cause the lines have gotten longer.
Most people just come to do withdrawals and deposits.
We should consider adding those automated teller machines.
Our customers can't operate a complex computer.
Actually, they're quite easy to use.
I tried one.
It's so simple, even I could use it.
[LAUGHTER.]
Maybe we can give it a shot.
Well, corporate might like that we're cutting edge.
Moving on.
I'd like to discuss interest rates for the quarter.
[GLASS ANIMALS' "GOOEY".]
- - While my naked fool Fresh out of an icky gooey womb A woozy youth Dopes up on her silky smooth perfume Right my little pooh bear wanna take a chance Wanna sip the smooth air kick it in the sand I've been here I've done this all before I take your gloom Can we go say hi to Stephanie and Monica over there? Yes, just be back before dinner.
Okay, this calls for a celebratory drink.
- Um, I'd like a - Two martinis, dry.
[LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYING.]
Look who's back together.
I can't believe it.
Take it easy, Carol.
We're just having dinner.
I had a bet with Candy that you two would be back together before the summer.
So it looks like she owes me - lunch at Dan Tana's.
- So all the trouble I caused is worth it, then.
[LAUGHS.]
You two should join us for dinner.
We'd love to.
They've just hired a new chef.
He worked at Chasen's, and his coq au vin is to die for.
I mean, with the amount of butter he uses, you definitely don't want to think about the calories, but it is Heaven.
[DISTANT CHATTERING.]
[HEART BEATING.]
Bonnie.
You have to help me chair the St.
Ann's fundraiser again this year.
The theme is "Gone With The Wind.
" I'm a sucker for hoop skirts and southern accents.
- With a dash of slavery.
- [LAUGHS.]
Can you talk to your boss at the May Company and see if he'd throw in a gift certificate for the silent auction? Oh, uh, Bonnie's not working there anymore.
Oh.
- You must be so relieved.
- Not really.
I liked it.
Someone's been reading Ms.
Magazine.
[LAUGHS.]
Well, on the bright side, more time to shop.
- [SOFT CHUCKLE.]
- You and Becca should come with me and Hayley tomorrow.
She needs something for Cotillion, so I'm taking her to Neiman's.
I don't want to shop for lame over-priced dresses.
[LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYING.]
Come on, what girl doesn't like shopping? Are you sure she's your daughter? Oh, she's definitely my daughter.
Don't you wanna look as beautiful and stylish as your mother? If you did, I bet you'd have a boyfriend.
I'll go shopping with you, Mom.
That's my girl.
Can we start thinking about Cotillion dresses for me? [KISSES.]
Golf tomorrow? [INDISTINCT NEWSCASTER OVER RADIO.]
[COUGHS.]
[THE HOLLIES' "LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)".]
[LINE TRILLING.]
[GENTLE ROCK MUSIC.]
[KNOCKING.]
Mm.
[LOUDER KNOCKING.]
[MOANS.]
Hey.
- Are you okay? - I was fine, until somebody woke me up.
We were supposed to meet for drinks.
You remember? I must have lost track of time.
When did you start taking Valium? Since I started getting stressed out.
Kathleen.
Kathleen.
[TENSE MUSIC.]
Ah, I said good night to the girls.
Mmm.
Let's not go too fast, Steven.
It'll be too confusing for Becca and Jessica.
- I'll call you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Good night.
- Good night.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Hello? [PENSIVE MUSIC.]
You have to get it out of your system, sweetie.
I don't want to.
We're trying to help you.
Either puke, or we're going to make you puke.
I can't.
You have to do it.
Okay.
Get over the toilet.
- Sorry, Kathleen.
- [GROANS.]
Here we go.
[VOMITS.]
- Okay, good.
- [COUGHS.]
Okay.
We gotta do it again.
Get your fingers out of my mouth! I'm afraid you don't get to decide what goes in your mouth until you can make adult decisions.
Now get it out.
Come on.
[BOTH VOMITING.]
I'm sorry.
I don't like watching people vomit, or hearing it, or seeing it, or smelling it.
Anything associated with it.
- [VOMITS.]
- Okay, good, good, good.
- That's my cue.
- Good girl.
- It's coming out.
- [SPITS.]
Good.
That's okay.
I know.
I know.
[CRIES.]
[SOMBER MUSIC.]
I feel so stupid.
Sweetie, you don't have to feel stupid around us.
What were you trying to do? Kill yourself? Of course not.
It was an accident.
I just started worrying about the wedding and I guess I just took too many pills.
- It's okay.
- It's not okay.
What were you worried about? - I don't know.
- Yes, you do.
[GENTLE ROCK MUSIC.]
I've imagined my wedding since I was a little girl.
My bridesmaid's dresses are baby blue with empire waists.
The bouquet is white roses with gardenias.
And I'm marrying a tall, strong, and handsome man.
And when he hugs me I get lost in those big arms, and feel like I'm home.
And I'm afraid that's exactly the kind of man that Greg wants, too.
You don't have to go through with it.
I know I have to be strong, Bonnie, but I'm not like you.
I'm not strong.
I'm not as strong as you think I am.
That's not true.
We are all stronger than we think we are.
I'm real sorry I scared y'all like this.
Ugh, just promise me you'll never stick your finger down my throat again.
Oh, Kathleen.
You know I can't make that promise.
[ALL LAUGH.]
I come bearing donuts.
[CHUCKLES.]
- Are the girls up yet? - They're still asleep.
I left Marsha.
- You what? - I left her.
I want to come home.
I want us all to be together.
Oh.
[LAUGHS.]
That's not exactly the response I was expecting.
I don't want to be together.
I don't want the life that we had.
I don't want any of it.
Then what the hell have you been doing the last few days? I've been trying to convince myself that I could do this again.
Oh, my God.
Well, try harder.
I I like my life without you.
[SOMBER MUSIC.]
I hate the club and all those people, and I hate that you don't ask me what I want to drink.
This is about you and me.
We don't work anymore.
You can't do this without me.
I'll find a way to take care of us.
Okay.
Don't come crawling back to me when it all falls apart.
Don't worry.
I won't.
As I said, get rid of the courtyards.
You can fit another six units in the same sized plot.
Or we could invest in mini malls.
Why on Earth would we want to do that? People aren't gonna go to mini malls when they can go to Rodeo Drive.
Now, these apartment buildings will provide cash flow which Excuse me.
I wasn't finished.
Not everybody has time to go to Rodeo Drive.
These developers are buying these abandoned gas stations and they're turning them into retail centers.
This is something I think we should get in on.
Do you know anyone who works in commercial real estate? Actually, I do.
- I'd be happy to reach out.
- Good idea, Diana.
[CHEERFUL MUSIC.]
Let's move on, shall we? I'd like to move on to loan page four.
- What's going on? - I wanted to tell you and Jessica that your father and I are not getting back together.
We're getting a divorce.
- I thought you were - I know.
It's been very confusing these last couple days, hasn't it? Not really.
You and Dad kind of suck together.
Yeah, that's what I realized, too.
- What about Adam? - Mmm I think it should probably just be the three of us for a little while.
That's good.
You and Adam kind of suck, too.
[LAUGHS.]
Are we gonna have to move out of our house? Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Can I paint my new room orange? You can paint your room whatever color you want.
Ooh! [KISSES.]
Yes, come here.
- Come here.
- Mom, okay.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
- Mmm.
- [LAUGHS AND KISSES.]
We can't do this.
We can't get married.
What? Why? I will always care about you.
And I want to keep working with you.
But I need to share my life with somebody that I can trust.
Who I know wants to be with me in every possible way.
I want that to be me.
Baby, you need to let yourself want more.
You deserve to be swept off your feet by a handsome man who's a cross between Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
And you know what? So do I.
[GENTLE SOMBER MUSIC.]
[INTERCOM BUZZES.]
- Yes? - Ms.
Vaughn? Your doctor is on line two.
Thank you.
Hello? Yes, this is she.
What? [SOMBER MUSIC.]
How many weeks along am I? I see.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
I think this is yours.
Oh, I don't think I dropped one.
Well, then, I guess I'll have to find another way to talk to you.
I could drop my racket.
You free for dinner tonight? No sporting equipment needed.
Really? How do you feel about Mexican food? I love Mexican food.
[UPBEAT MUSIC.]
Bonnie.
Did Randall finally come to his senses? - He will.
- Well, you came back at the right time.
Rumor is we're getting some new mannequins with bigger bustlines this afternoon.
I missed the always exciting world of high-end retail.
- Well, I missed you, too.
- [LAUGHS.]
Mrs.
Nolan.
What do you think you're doing? It's called work, Randall.
I'm aware of the concept.
Why are you doing it here? I am the best saleswoman you have.
- No offense, Louise.
- None taken.
And you made a huge mistake - letting me go.
- Oh See the woman over there looking at that $100 wrap-around dress? I'll get her to buy a $300 Halsten in under five minutes.
[LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYING.]
- Denise, how are you? - Hi.
Shopping for the LACMA fundraiser this weekend? - Of course.
- Just a warning.
Theresa Marshall bought this exact dress.
But this one We just got it in today.
It would look stunning on you.
Oh, it's a bit more than I was planning to spend.
I'm not supposed to do this, but if you buy it today, I'll make sure no one else does before Saturday.
You'll be the only one wearing it.
You can do that? For you, I can.
Let's get you set up in a dressing room.
[ROLLING STONES' "YOU CAN' ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT".]
Hmm.
[CHUCKLES.]
I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you might find You get what you need Ah yeah [SOFT ROCK MUSIC.]

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