Tell Me Lies (2022) s02e01 Episode Script

1
[LUCY]
Do you think I'm broken inside?
Someday, some guy's gonna
get so far under your skin,
he's gonna rot there.
You look really uncomfortable
in that dress.
- Who are you?
- I'm Stephen DeMarco.
- What's your name?
- Ah. I'm Lucy Albright.
[LUCY AND STEPHEN PANTING]
- [PIPPA] Who was that?
- [ALLIE] That's Stephen's girlfriend.
Ex-girlfriend.
I'm not sleeping with anyone else.
- Neither am I.
- [PANTING]
Just shit with Stephen.
I feel like I'm actually going crazy.
[MARIANNE] An issue has come up
with your short story
we workshopped in January.
Can you prove you wrote it?
Stephen, but there's a lot
of shit he's not telling me.
You're probably not imagining things.
Hey! I'm Macy. Are you my roommate?
[BREE]
Macy got in an accident last night.
- [CAR HONKING]
- [MACY] Watch out! [SCREAMS]
This other car came outta nowhere.
I didn't know it was Macy.
Drew was there the night Macy died.
- You cannot tell anyone.
- Really wish you didn't tell me this.
[LUCY]
It's a flower that you drew for Macy.
This other car came around
the corner really fast.
It was Drew.
Nobody knows that you were in that car.
Drew doesn't even know.
You should not be here.
- You wrote a letter to the dean about me.
- No.
- I swear I didn't
- Who else knows?
Just you and Stephen and her.
- [BLOWS LANDING]
- [CROWD GASPING]
- [WRIGLEY] Shit.
- [WOOD BREAKS]
- [SCREAMS]
- Wrigley!
Ah, fuck!
You know that I wouldn't do this.
I'm not gonna trust anything you say.
Can you please get out?
Do you think Stephen could've written it?
What? No, of course not.
You're fucking lucky I care enough
to keep it to myself.
If you tell people about me,
then you're also admitting
that you've been lying
to everyone all fucking year!
Have you really not noticed
how much I like you?
Did I tell you about my trip
with Evan's parents next month?
They seem really sweet.
You're gonna come
to the city this summer,
and you're gonna work for my dad's firm.
He's gonna make sure you get
into any law school you want.
Why do you still wanna help me?
Because I love you.
♪
[EVAN] What can I do?
Get drunk with me.
I just need to shut my brain off.
[SENSUAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
You know I'm really
happy for you, right?
Yeah, of course, I know that.
♪
[STEPHEN] I'm never gonna get
used to saying the word fiancée.
- Hi, Lydia.
- [GIGGLES]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUFFLED PARTY CHATTER]
[VOCALIZING]
[CHATTER CONTINUES]
And to Evan's parents, Valerie and Paul,
this has been such a beautiful day.
Thank you for hosting this.
[SOFT APPLAUSE]
- You're supposed to wait for the "cheers."
- Shit.
[BREE] And I have to thank
my best friends, Pippa and Lucy.
They're the ones who convinced me
to pursue Evan in college
after he initially tried
to friendzone me.
[LAUGHTER]
Yeah!
["HEADS WILL ROLL"
BY YEAH YEAH YEAH PLAYING]
[BREE] Yeah, yeah, you can laugh,
- but it's true.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [EVAN] [LAUGHS] No, it's not.
- [BREE] Yes, it is!
Off with your head ♪
Dance till you're dead ♪
Heads will roll, heads will roll ♪
Heads will roll on the floor ♪
Glitter on the wet streets ♪
Silver over everything ♪
The river's all wet ♪
You're all chrome ♪
- It's gotta go.
- Yeah, as a wedding gift to me, please.
Okay, fine!
Hey, are you sure you guys don't wanna
sleep here tonight?
It's such a long drive.
- No.
- No, I don't think so.
Max and I have some
stuff in the morning, so
When are you two
moving in together anyways?
Soon. Yeah, soon, for sure. Yeah.
Too bad he had to work today,
especially since it's a Saturday.
- And what about you?
- What about me?
You're seeing someone. It's obvious.
I am genuinely so single right now.
I think you're lying.
[SIGHS] I'm hanging out with this girl,
but we're not dating.
It's just sex,
and I'm not saying anything more about it.
[WRIGLEY]
Guys! We're cutting Stephen's hair!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Evan touches the clippers.
You don't fucking
touch the clippers, okay?
Okay.
As long as I get to trim your balls.
- [EVAN] I'll get the clippers.
- [WRIGLEY] Such beautiful hair.
- Lemme get just, like, an inch.
- I have to pee.
- [STEPHEN] Oh, my God
- [EVAN] Stop, Wrigley!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [DOOR SHUTS]
- [MUSIC BECOMES MUFFLED]
[SIGHS]
[DOOR OPENS]
Oh. Hey.
Hey!
Sorry. [NERVOUS LAUGH]
Did you need the bathroom?
No, no, I was just fixing my makeup.
Okay.
Hey, are y-you having fun?
Yeah.
Yeah, everyone's super nice, so
That's good.
[SIGHS] I can't do this.
I've been trying today for Stephen
'cause I know he wants
everyone to be cool, and
I just need you to know
I will never forgive you.
For any of it.
[DOOR OPENS]
- [DOOR SHUTS]
- [INHALES]
["HOLLABACK GIRL"
BY GWEN STEFANI PLAYING]
Ooh, that's my sh, that's my sh ♪
Ooh ♪
I heard that you were talking sh ♪
And you didn't think
that I would hear it ♪
People hear you talking like that,
getting everybody fired up ♪
So I'm ready to attack,
gonna lead the pack ♪
Gonna get a touchdown,
gonna take you out ♪
That's right, put your pom-poms down,
getting everybody fired up ♪
Few times, I been around that track ♪
So it's not just gonna
happen like that ♪
'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
- I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
- Hi.
If I just, like, chain you to a piece
of furniture, will you stay another day?
I wish. My classes start Monday.
No, I'm already having separation anxiety.
I know, I know.
I'm gonna miss you so much. [LAUGHS]
Thank you for taking care
of me all summer.
Of course.
Are you nervous about going back?
No.
Well, if that little gremlin even
looks in your direction, you call me.
[GIGGLE]
Same goes for his cunt girlfriend.
I'm not even worried about him.
Honestly, I was in some sort of
delusional state last year.
I mean, he was always bad.
I just ignored it, you know?
And Diana did me a favor.
- She did. He's rancid.
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Hey, Lydia!
Mom said the food's almost here.
Finished packing, Chris?
- Almost.
- You have to take care of him at school,
and please make sure
he doesn't date anyone lame.
I got you.
And I still can't believe
you chose Baird over Colgate.
Well, the girls are hotter at Baird.
[LAUGHTER]
[BLACKBERRY CHIMES]
[SOFT, DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
[VOCALIZING]
[LYDIA] They seem so happy.
- It's cute.
- [LUCY] So cute.
[VOCALIZING]
[MAN] The first week or so, there
might've been a bit of a learning curve,
but everyone at the firm
had positive feedback.
Thanks, Daddy.
This has been such a great summer.
- It really has. Thank you.
- You did good.
But none of that matters
unless you ace the LSAT.
I can get you a million
letters of recommendation.
If your LSAT scores aren't good,
you might as well not
even apply anywhere.
I'll be right back.
Just going to the restroom. [WEAK LAUGH]
[SNIFFS, SIGHS]
[QUIET RESTAURANT CHATTER]
Hey, uh, I-I just gotta tell you
I-I really appreciate
everything you've done for me this summer.
It means a lot.
A-And thank you so much for this iPhone.
I-I love it.
Listen, Stephen, you're a smart kid,
but I'm not blind.
I saw how you operated over the summer.
You're only honest when it serves you.
And you're a very skilled manipulator,
which is fine in moderation.
But I'm telling you now, if you are not
able to control that part of yourself,
it is gonna get you in a lot of trouble.
And I have no interest in my daughter
being anywhere near trouble.
I-I totally understand.
I completely understand.
I really do.
- Sorry about that. [GIGGLES]
- Not at all.
So? Senior year.
- [DIANA] Yeah. [GIGGLES]
- Mm? You excited?
♪
Oh, yeah. It's gonna be great.
["THE KIDS DON'T STAND A CHANCE"
BY VAMPIRE WEEKEND PLAYING]
A devastating backstroke ♪
All the way from France ♪
With shiny, shiny cufflinks ♪
A shirtsleeve to enhance ♪
The pinstriped men of morning ♪
Are coming forward to dance ♪
With pure Egyptian cotton ♪
- The kids don't stand a chance ♪
- [KNOCKING]
Hi!
Hi! Come here!
Oh, I missed you.
I missed you more!
[SONG CONTINUES]
I got you a coffee.
You didn't have to do that!
I wanted to!
Oh, my God,
I can't believe you got a single!
I know. I'm just so relieved
I'm across the hall from you guys again.
I don't know what I would do.
[GIGGLES] It's gonna be so fun.
- [PIPPA] My puswas!
- [GASPS]
- The pinstriped men of morning ♪
- [LAUGHING]
- Oh my God.
- Pippa!
- [GASPS] Hey! [SIGHS]
- Hi!
You look so different, but great!
You know, new things this year.
- I can I'm speechless.
- It's amazing!
It's like I have a computer in my pocket.
- What!? How's the camera?
- Yeah!
- Oh, my God. How's the camera. Watch this.
- [CLICKING]
Oh!
- [SHUTTER SNAPS]
- Oh Yeah.
[SOFT LAUGH]
- I'm adorable.
- I know.
Hey, I got that, I got that, I got that.
- What are you doing? I got it.
- It's heavy.
- Just
- I got it! I got it!
I-It's alright.
Are you gonna be this romantic all year?
Just don't want you to hurt your knee.
Thank you. I-I already hurt it.
I fell off a deck, remember?
Yeah, just go easy on it, please.
- Ow! [GROANING]
- [STEPHEN] Fuck, fuck!
What, what, what, what?
[GROANS] I'm fucking with you!
- [GENUINE LAUGH]
- [SARCASTIC LAUGH]
I'm sorry! Oh, wow, your face.
- Come on.
- [EVAN] Hey!
[WRIGLEY] Ah, Evan!
- [PATTING BACK]
- Such a handsome young man.
Good to see you, man.
- [STEPHEN] Hey, hey.
- Hey.
- What's up, man?
- [EVAN] What's up?
Missed you.
Yeah, you, too. [AWKWARD LAUGH]
H-How's the n-new spot? Good?
Yeah, it's great.
You guys gotta come by later.
How's the team?
You get cleared for anything?
Uh, yeah no. Uh,
Coach doesn't wanna risk
me getting hurt again.
Everyone's scared of getting sued.
- Yeah, sorry, man.
- No, it's fine.
I'm still gonna help out
with the team and,
you know, learn about
assistant coaching and whatnot,
so it's good. It's good. Um
Team's having a barbecue tomorrow.
You guys gotta come.
Yeah, sure. Lemme ask Bree,
make sure she's cool with it.
- Wait [LAUGHS]
- You need Bree's permission?
No, I don't need her permission,
but, you know, like
- Lame.
- [EVAN SCOFFS]
I'm just trying to be good.
But how's Drew?
- How's he doing?
- I don't know. He's not speaking to me.
I gotta shit.
[SMACKS DOORWAY]
Hey, man, it's
probably just better if we
don't ask about the
Drew stuff, you know?
Why, is it still that bad?
No, yeah, he, uh,
he's tried to fix things,
but Drew pretty much blames him
for everything still, you know.
Wrigley acts like he's fine,
but it really upsets him
when people ask him about it, so
- Wow. Yeah, okay.
- Yeah. Honestly,
last year was fucked in general, you know?
Probably better if
we just forget all of it.
Yeah. You're probably right.
Yeah.
♪
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
- [LAUGHTER]
- Smile!
Aw
[SHUTTER SNAPS]
- [GIGGLING]
- Oh!
Do you guys think I'm crazy
signing up for Marianne's class again?
I feel like she still thinks
I'm an absolute freak. [LAUGHS]
[PIPPA] [CUP IN MOUTH]
Then, why did you sign up?
To redeem myself.
I'm sure you'll be fine.
I hope so. She's hosting this
poetry thing at her house tomorrow,
and I really don't wanna go,
but I feel like I should show face.
I could sign up for
the class if you want.
So you don't have to go alone.
- Wait, are you serious? You would do that?
- [BREE] Yeah.
I need an English credit anyway.
I'll go to the registrar tomorrow.
- Oh, my God, you're such a good friend.
- [UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES]
How was Santa Barbara?
You've barely talked about it.
Are you and Evan, like, getting married?
[SCOFFS] Definitely not.
[MUFFLED OUTSIDE CHATTER]
It's just been kind of a weird summer.
Weird how?
[BREE] I don't know.
I guess Evan, he's been different.
Like he's uncomfortable all the time.
I don't know if it was being around
his parents or something I did
[INDISTINCT SINGING]
I don't
I don't think it's anything you did.
[PIPPA] Yeah, it's probably
just a different environment.
- I'm weird as fuck around my parents.
- [BREE] Hm.
I just miss how it used to be.
[INDISTINCT SINGING CONTINUES]
Hey, is Evan coming tonight?
[BREE] Yeah. He's gonna meet us there.
He's pre-gaming with Wrigley and Stephen.
[SIGHS]
Cool. Cool, cool, cool. Love that.
Have you spoken to Wrigley at all?
[PIPPA]
No. I'm not exactly his favorite person.
In fact, I think I am
his least favorite person.
- Sorry.
- [PIPPA] It is what it is.
I just hope we can be civil.
Stephen, on the other hand,
I will skin alive.
Agreed.
I still can't believe he did that to you
while you were wearing a coconut bra.
I mean, the disrespect is unparalleled.
Honestly, guys, Diana did me a favor.
I'm not even upset about it anymore.
It's like being away from him,
the hypnosis wore off.
[GIGGLES]
Honestly, Diana did me a favor.
You said that twice.
What?
Nothing. You seem really good.
Yeah, I just wanna focus
on school this semester.
- I don't even wanna talk to guys.
- [MAKEUP RATTLING]
Alright. I'm ready. Let's take a shot.
Are you gonna leave it like that?
Like what?
Your makeup. You only did one eye.
[SCOFFS] What?
No!
What the fuck? How did I even
- [MAKEUP CLATTERING]
- Oh!
- Fuck, I'm sorry, guys.
- It's okay.
I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
- [LAUGHS]
What the fuck? [LAUGHS]
How did I do that?
["WRAITH PINNED TO THE MIS
AND OTHER GAMES"' BY OF MONTREAL PLAYING]
- Let's have bizarre celebrations ♪
- [CHEERING]
Let's forget who forget
what forget where ♪
[PARTY CHATTER]
- Shots?
- [BOTH] Yes.
- I'll play the Satyr in Cypris ♪
- [GASPS]
- You the bride being stripped bare ♪
- [CHEERING, LAUGHING]
- [POURING]
- [PARTY CHATTER]
Let's pretend we're in Antarctica ♪
Is this line even moving?
That is unclear.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Those are Wrigley's teammates.
Let's have bizarre celebrations ♪
[LUCY]
I don't think he's here. Don't worry.
Yeah.
We'll have bizarre celebrations ♪
We'll play Tristan and Isolde ♪
[CHRIS] Lucy! Lucy, hey!
Chris! Hi!
- [CHRIS] How are you?
- I'm so happy you're here!
Guys, this is Lydia's brother.
This is Bree, Pippa.
- [BREE] Hi.
- Hello, Lydia's brother.
It's nice to meet you.
Uh, I lost my roommate somewhere,
so I'll find you guys later?
- Yes. Go, have fun.
- Alright.
Bye.
He's a freshman.
- [BREE LAUGHS]
- I said nothing.
- Hey! Yes.
- [BREE] Hi, you found me.
Maybe I'll never die ♪
- You look good.
- Thank you.
[PIPPA] Hey, say hi to us, too!
- [EVAN] Hi, Pippa.
- [PIPPA GIGGLES]
Now, it seems too lovely ♪
- Hey, Lucy.
- Hi.
- So, uh, how long you guys been here?
- We just got here.
[EVAN] I missed you.
[LEO] Evan!
- Hey!
- Oh, hey! Wow!
- You're back.
- Yeah, man. Did people miss me?
- [EVAN] Some people.
- Yeah? Yeah. Jesus.
Uh, this is Leo.
He was studying abroad last year.
This is my girlfriend, Bree.
- Hi.
- That's Pippa.
- Hey.
- And that's Lucy.
Hi.
Let's pretend ♪
Hey, nice to meet you guys.
Uh, I'm gonna go to play
some pool in Denmark.
Can you come find me later, yeah?
- Yeah. Sure.
- Alright, beautiful.
- Nice to meet you guys.
- Good to see you, man.
- Are you friends with him?
- Yeah, kinda.
Hey, there's a faster bar this way.
- Oh. Okay.
- Yeah, let's go.
- Okay.
- Hey, you wanna stay in this line?
I feel like I've really committed to it.
- Okay. Yep.
- 'Kay.
Let's pretend ♪
Hey, I really missed you.
Let's pretend we're in Antarctica ♪
- I missed you, too.
- [LUCY] Come here.
[BOTH GIGGLING]
Hey, you! Pippa! Out of the line!
- What?
- What? Are you serious?
Yep, no drinks for you.
Bye
Fuck off. Ew.
Come on, there's gotta be a keg somewhere.
These idiot football fucks.
Months later, and they're still on my ass.
I'm sorry.
- [MUSIC CONTINUES]
- [PARTY CHATTER CONTINUES]
Hey. That's gross.
- We're not gonna look at that, okay?
- Okay.
- We're just gonna gonna walk away.
- Mm-hmm.
- Are you okay? Mm-hmm?
- Mm-hmm.
- Hello!
- Lucy.
Hi! Did you find your roommate?
No, I didn't.
Kinda gave up on that, actually.
[LUCY LAUGHS]
- It's Pippa, right?
- Yeah.
Hey, I-I have to pee. Are you okay?
- Totally.
- [LAUGHS] Bye.
- [PARTY CHATTER CONTINUES]
- [DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
[INAUDIBLE]
[CHATTER CONTINUES]
- [DRINK SPLASHES]
- [GASPS] Fuck!
- Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
- It's fine, it's fine.
- Can I get you a napkin?
- No, no, no, it's fine.
- Are you sure?
- Oh, hey! Uh, Lucy, right?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, you're, uh, Evan's friend.
- His girlfriend's friend.
- Right.
Okay, that's a firm distinction there.
He's my friend, too. [AWKWARD LAUGH]
You were You were abroad last year?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, I was, uh, I was in Paris.
- Oh, nice.
- Yeah.
Was it kinda sad around here?
- B-Because you were gone? [LAUGHS]
- 'Cause I was gone in Paris.
- Yeah.
- It was.
Yeah. Oh, my God,
i-it's so nice to meet you.
You were the one that
I was crying about it.
You were crying? [LAUGHS]
So, do you speak French?
Uh, no. No, I speak English.
Very loudly, apparently.
Very loud in Paris,
according to French people.
I always felt like French people
were assholes. Is that true?
- Yeah. Yeah. They're I, uh
- Yeah? Knew it.
Yeah, they're the worst people
in the world.
Apart from Americans, they
They're just awful,
but you know what?
I bet they'd be nice to you.
Why is that?
Because you speak at
an appropriate volume.
[INDISTINCT SINGING]
- Hm.
- That was bad.
- That was bad.
- [GIGGLES]
[INAUDIBLE]
Hey, I'm, uh,
I'm gonna go find my friends.
- Alright.
- I'll see ya.
Bye, Lucy.
So, why does the whole
football team hate you?
I broke the quarterback's heart.
He's totally devastated, clearly.
Right, well, I'm sorry.
It's fine. It's totally normal
to have a group of 30 guys
just blindly hating you. [LAUGHS]
Well, you don't seem very hate-able.
- [INDISTINCT SINGING CONTINUES]
- [PARTY CHATTER CONTINUES]
♪
Hey, Evan? Can we
Can we talk for just a second?
Really don't think we need to.
Evan, please. Just give me two seconds,
and I will avoid you
for the rest of the year. Please.
[SIGHS] Come on, can you really not
even make eye contact with me?
I
I-I just wanna make sure
that you're not gonna
say anything to Bree.
Of course not.
I love Bree.
I-I do, too.
This feels great, doesn't it?
[PARTY MUSIC FADES OUT]
- [SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
- [SIGHS]
[VOCALIZING]
[MUFFLED PARTY CHATTER]
Sorry.
Excuse me.
- [PARTY CHATTER GETS LOUDER]
- [SONG STOPS ABRUPTLY]
Hi.
[QUIET PARTY MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi.
[INDISTINCT SINGING]
How are you?
I'm good. How are you?
I'm also good.
How was your summer?
It was good.
Yeah, I was in the Hamptons mostly.
Oh, that's nice.
I was working in the city.
Oh, good.
With Diana at her dad's law firm.
- Oh, at the firm? That's so great.
- Yeah.
You're doing a really good job
pretending not to hate me.
I'm not pretending.
Really?
Really.
That's surprising.
Look, we don't we don't have
to talk about any of it, okay?
I'm happy.
Y-You seem happy. It's
It's fine.
Well, good for you.
Finally found something
else to worry about.
[LAUGHS]
- Yeah. Yeah. Eh.
- Yeah.
Everyone makes mistakes freshman year.
It was good to see you.
Lucy!
I don't, uh, I don't buy it.
I bet you've been thinking about me.
All summer.
It doesn't work anymore, Stephen.
[INDISTINCT SINGING CONTINUES]
[PARTY CHATTER]
[QUIET CHATTER]
[DOOR SHUTS]
[STUDENT] It's just I had some issues
going on last year
that affected my work.
Well, what kind of issues exactly?
[STUDENT] Um, personal family stuff.
Did somebody die?
[STUDENT] No
Well, was there some
sort of severe injury?
[STUDENT] No, but
[PROFESSOR] Then, I'm afraid
I can't make an exception.
Families do tend to exist,
as do the issues that come with them,
but we need to get on
with things regardless.
So, last term's grade is final, alright?
I'll see you in class.
Look, I'm sorry, but the class is full.
You can sign up for next year.
But it's really important
that I take it this semester.
Well, then why didn't you sign up for it
over the summer when everyone else did?
- But it's really
- The class is full.
You can sign up for it next year.
[TYPING]
Y-You're right. I'm so sorry.
[STOPS TYPING]
I know this was really stupid of me,
but
my parents are going to kill me
if I don't take this class.
[SIGHS] I'm just, like, [SIGHS]
a total fucking disaster.
I mean, it's only the first day,
and I keep fucking everything up
Alright, fine.
I'll add you to the
class. Just keep track
of your deadlines from now on.
Oh, my God, thank you. Thank you!
You're such a lifesaver!
- [GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [VOCALIZING]
[SCOFFS]
[COFFEE POT CLATTERS]
[CAFETERIA CHATTER]
[INAUDIBLE]
I thought we were going to dinner.
That was the plan.
No, I know, but it's a favor for Lucy.
She needs me to go with her.
She's She's scared of her teacher.
It's a long story.
I don't get why this is such a big deal.
I can meet you afterwards.
It's fine.
[STEPHEN] Hey, guys.
Bree, what's up? How was your summer?
I'll see you later. I love you.
- Love you, too.
- Fuck you, Stephen.
Ah. What was the attitude about?
None of Lucy's friends like you, dude.
It's pretty inevitable.
No, not her attitude with me.
Her attitude with you.
Sense some friction.
Oh.
[SIGHS] Just a stupid argument.
I didn't think you two ever argued.
Yeah, well, she canceled plans.
- Are they important?
- [EVAN] That's not the point.
- It doesn't matter.
- You can still talk to me.
I'm your friend.
It's just part of a bigger thing.
It's been weird all summer.
Like I try and do something nice,
and she says I'm being weird
and trying too hard.
So I try and do something else,
and she says the same thing.
Well, why are you trying so hard?
I just want her to know I love her.
Okay, doesn't she already know
you love her?
Yeah, yeah, I guess
Never mind.
Oh, my God, you cheated.
What the fuck? Why would you say that?
What are you talking about?
- But you did, right Okay, alright.
- No! Jesus!
- What the fuck?
- [STEPHEN] Evan, you're a good guy,
but you are a terrible liar.
I know a guilty
conscience when I see one,
and you have been reeking of shame
ever since you stepped foot on campus.
What's going on?
- Okay, yeah, once. Beginning of summer.
- [STEPHEN] Alright.
I feel so sick, man. I've never
felt like this before. I just
It's alright. Hey, calm down.
This is This is okay. This happens.
No, it doesn't. Not to me.
Who was it?
Just some random girl. I was drunk.
I can't even look at Bree.
You know, she thinks I'm such a good guy.
[STEPHEN] You are a good guy.
You're such a good guy,
it grosses me out sometimes.
Just 'cause you did one shitty thing,
that doesn't make you bad, right?
Hey, college i-is when you do stupid shit.
You don't have to beat yourself up.
It's gonna be okay.
It really is.
♪
Alright, yeah, thanks.
- Thanks. I appreciate that.
- Yeah! Of course.
Now, stop being weird to your girlfriend.
Alright?
- That's all you gotta do.
- [LAUGHS]
- [GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [GUESTS CHATTERING]
I've never been in
a professor's home before.
- Me neither.
- Feels very prestigious of us.
- I know, it's so fancy.
- [GIGGLES]
- Thank you for coming with me.
- Of course.
Well, I think I hurt Evan's
feelings canceling on him.
I'm sorry.
Why are you sorry?
No, just that you canceled on him for me.
You should send him a cute text
or something.
- [INDISTINCT SINGING]
- [RUMMAGING IN PURSE]
That's Marianne.
- Wow, she's gorgeous.
- [LUCY] I know.
[INAUDIBLE]
That must be her husband.
You should go talk to her.
I'm gonna get a drink.
Okay.
[TYPING, SOFT BEEPING]
[INDISTINCT SINGING CONTINUES]
- Yeah Okay. [GIGGLES]
- Get some fresh air. You behave yourself.
Marianne?
- Hi.
- Lucy? Hi. Wow.
- Good to see you.
- Yeah, you, too.
Your house is gorgeous.
Thank you.
Yeah, I-I, um,
I just wanted to say thank you
for letting me in your
class this semester.
I know that I messed up last year, um,
but I-I've really worked through
a lotta shit, so Stuff, sorry.
And how are you doing now?
[LUCY] I'm doing really good.
- Good. Very happy to hear that.
- Yeah.
Just relax and have a glass of wine.
Okay.
I'll see you.
- [INDISTINCT SINGING CONTINUES]
- [PARTY CHATTER CONTINUES]
[PHONE BUZZING]
[BEEP]
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
[SHUTS PHONE]
Sorry,
I didn't realize anyone was out here.
Were you coming out to smoke?
I-I was. Yeah,
but I'll leave you alone.
No, no, if you wanna smoke, smoke.
I don't care.
Forgot my cigarettes.
Well, you can have one of mine.
[SIGHS]
Thanks.
[LIGHTER CLICKING]
- [GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [QUIET PARTY CHATTER]
I go insane ♪
[PUTS DOWN PLATE]
[PLATES RATTLING]
Well, I guess this was
gonna happen eventually.
Are you even in Marianne's class?
No, but I'm a fan of Jane Hirshfield.
Who?
Jane Hirshfield?
The poet doing the reading.
The reason this event is
happening in the first place.
I see.
[LAUGHS] Wow, that's nice.
Nice?
I-I'm sorry, wh-why do you think
that I owe you niceness?
[SIGHS]
Actually, the nicest thing
I could do right now
is walk away without
saying how I really feel.
Look, I'm sorry you got
your feelings hurt,
but Stephen and I have a long history
that you were never a part of.
And that's just what it is.
Deep down, you have to know
you two weren't right for each other.
I do know that.
I know a lot. Trust me.
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
That was quite a performance
you gave earlier.
With the registrar, your monologue.
Oh, uh [LAUGHS]
I'm not sure what that was. I
I was just really emotional today.
[EXHALES] No, you weren't.
Those weren't real tears. You were
putting it on, the whole crying bit.
Come on, be honest.
[SIGHS]
Well,
I really wanted him
to let me in the class,
and he was being a dick about it.
So, I figured
the easiest way to deal with him was
- [LAUGHS] to start crying.
- [EXHALES]
Is that a normal tactic for you then?
Acting more helpless
than you actually are?
Some men respond better to little girls.
[LAUGHS]
Oh.
[BOTH LAUGH]
That's very sick.
But probably true. [LAUGHS]
- So you're in my wife's class?
- [BREE] Yeah.
It was her class
I was trying so hard to join.
Oh, well, she'll be exceptionally
flattered to hear that.
Oh, God, no. Y-You can't
You can't tell her.
That would be so embarrassing.
Okay. I won't.
[GIGGLES]
[SIGHS] Well, I should get back in there.
It was very nice talking to you.
What's your name, by the way?
Bree.
I'm Oliver.
Hi.
Hi.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[BEEPING]
[PHONE CAMERA BEEPS]
[QUIET BIRDS CHIRPING OUTSIDE]
[BED RUSTLING]
- Mm.
- Morning.
Mm, good morning.
You were already asleep
when I got in last night.
[GRABS PHONE]
- [SOFT LAUGH]
- [TURNS ON PHONE]
You love that thing more than me.
Close, yeah.
No, I don't.
[DIANA GROANS]
I saw Lucy last night.
Oh. Did she say anything?
Nothing too interesting.
But, she did try to, like, warn me
or something.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
Warn you about what?
[SIGHS]
You.
She told me she knows a lot about you
or something.
I think it was her attempt
at being cryptic.
Oh yeah?
That sounds like the kind of
dramatic thing she would say.
How did it make you feel?
- [SIGHS]
- Turn you on?
Make me sound really mysterious?
So for your first few assignments,
I'll pick a universal theme
and ask you to do
whatever you like with it.
And for this first week,
I asked you to write about loss.
Would anyone like to
share their work out loud?
- I'll read mine.
- Yes, Caitie?
[INHALES]
"She couldn't forgive him for leaving
"because a million times before,
he told her he wouldn't.
"She'd left the door open
and said he could go.
"He could choose. The world or her.
"He always chose her,
"until his feathers began to fall.
"The sickness was spreading.
"Birds can't live forever.
"Her parakeet was splintering into pieces.
- [STIFLED LAUGH]
- "She left the door open to his cage,
"and he still chose her,
but his body was choosing to leave
- "one feather at a time.
- [GIGGLING]
- [WHISPER] Lucy.
- [CAITIE] "It was choosing to go.
"When he'd chosen mornings
as the sun came in,
"glittering green,
- "iridescent while he watched for her.
- [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
"When he'd chosen afternoons,
- "light as a feather against her skin.
- [VOCALIZING]
- And nights"
- Go on, Caitie.
[VOCALIZING CONTINUES]
[RAGGED BREATHING]
Oh, fuck.
- [BREE] Hey.
- Hey.
What happened in there?
I don't know. I don't know. I
D-Did Marianne seem weirded out?
- A little bit.
- Fuck.
[SIGHS]
I should talk to her. I should go
I'm gonna go talk to her.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- That's a good idea.
- Fuck.
- Thank you.
- Good luck.
[PAPERS RUSTLING]
Marianne?
I-I'm so sorry for running out like that.
I really don't wanna cause
any issues this year,
and I don't
I don't know what came over me,
but it's not gonna happen again.
- I promise.
- [SIGHS]
I'm sorry.
Lucy.
Yeah?
Come here.
- [SOBS]
- It's okay.
It's okay. Hm?
Now you've gotta be honest with me
and tell me what's going on with you.
- [GASPS, SNIFFLES]
- Listen to me.
You and I sat in my office last semester,
listening to your mother giving
a very detailed summary of her sex life,
which in my 20 years of teaching
was a first.
So I think we've been through
enough awkward moments, you and I.
You can cut the bullshit
and tell me what's going on with you.
Last year was weird. [SNIFFLES]
It was.
There's just someone who
really pissed me off last year,
and I promised myself that
I wouldn't let him get to me.
And I was so happy just not to think of it
at all this summer.
But, now that I'm back, it's just
it's just not as easy.
And I-I'm trying to just
rise above it all, I guess.
You can't rise above something
if it's eating you up inside, Lucy.
What do you mean?
I mean that sometimes taking
the high road is overrated.
Especially if it means
bottling everything up
and driving yourself crazy. Look at you.
Yeah. I just wanna throw myself into work.
I-I'm so embarrassed about
how I did last year.
Are you looking for some extra credit?
Yeah, of course.
Well, I might have something for you.
- Okay.
- I'm writing a book.
- Oh, wow.
- [LAUGHS] Yeah.
It's all very, very exciting for me,
but, you know,
I'm one of those bizarre people
who prefer to write everything long-hand.
I just I don't know.
I just think it's not the same,
being at a keyboard. So,
I need someone to transcribe it for me.
Would you be interested?
- Yes. Yeah, that would be amazing.
- Really?
- Great!
- Okay.
So, you had a meltdown,
and she offered you extra credit?
I mean, I managed to laugh
and cry within the same 15 seconds,
so she was probably very impressed.
Or just felt extremely sorry for me.
[PIPPA] Yep, probably that.
Let's go sit with the hot guy.
For you guys, not for me.
[PIPPA] [WHISPERS] Bree!
[BREE] Hi!
- Could we sit with you?
- Hi.
Uh, yeah, sure. Hey. Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi.
How's your guys' day?
[GROUP GIGGLING]
Are you high? Are you guys high?
No, no, I j-just had a little bit
of a psychotic break.
- Oh, just a little In the first week?
- Yeah, I move quick.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[CAFETERIA CHATTER]
[DISHES CLINKING]
[INDISTINCT]
[GROUP GIGGLING]
[STEPHEN] Hey, guys.
Leo, back from China?
Uh, no, France.
Lucy, I've been thinking
about you a lot lately,
and, uh, I realized
I-I owe you an apology.
Okay, I'm really sorry for
hurting you so badly last year.
I embarrassed you, like,
over and over and over again,
and then you kept forgiving me
no matter what.
I'm sure that made you feel
terrible about yourself.
I probably eroded any sense
of dignity you had.
Th-That's my fault.
- [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
- And I own that.
The thing is I knew that
I was still in love with Diana,
and it was so fucking wrong
of me to use you like that.
So deeply shitty of me.
So anyway, I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
Okay, see you around.
[SOFT INDISTINCT SINGING]
♪
[TREADMILL WHIRRING]
[MACHINE BEEPING]
- [MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY]
- [PANTING]
[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]
[OBJECT CLATTERS]
[CAMPUS CHATTER]
[QUIET CHATTER]
[PANTING]
- Oh, fuck
- What the
- What the fuck!?
- You're right. I am still mad.
And I know you probably love that,
but I swear to God, Stephen,
if you keep fucking with me,
I will destroy your life.
And you can go tell everyone
I wrote the letter.
I don't give a fuck.
I will tell everyone
what you did in the car that night,
starting with Diana,
and I will do it so happily.
Fuck off.
I remember when ♪
I remember when I lost my mind ♪
There was something so
pleasant about that place ♪
Even my emotions had an echo ♪
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- In so much space ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
And when you're out there without care ♪
I was out of touch ♪
Hey, I'm gonna head out, okay?
Okay. I love you. Thank you for coming.
I'm gonna go, too, actually, yeah.
- [BREE] Okay.
- Okay, congratulations.
You guys are both okay, right?
- Definitely.
- Of course.
- I love you.
- [BREE] Love you.
- Okay, bye.
- Bye!
Does that make me crazy? ♪
Does that make me crazy? ♪
Does that make me crazy? ♪
- [KEYS CLATTERING]
- Possibly ♪
Mm ♪
And I hope that you are having ♪
The time of your life ♪
[INAUDIBLE]
But think twice ♪
That's my only advice ♪
And who do you ♪
Who do you think you are? ♪
[DOOR SHUTS]
Bless your soul ♪
[PIPPA] You still up?
You really think you're in control? ♪
[WOMAN] Hey.
Hey.
[GIGGLES]
- So, was he there?
- [PIPPA] Yeah.
They were both there.
Well, I think you're crazy ♪
I think you're crazy ♪
I think you're crazy ♪
Just like me ♪