Emily in Paris (2020) s04e04 Episode Script

1
[romantic instrumental music playing]
[low chatter]
[cell phone pings]
- [music intensifies]
- [sizzling]
[Emily] Oh.
[both moaning]
- [Mindy] Wait!
- [both yelp]
Sorry. Just one second
before you take off his pants.
Oh, my God, Mindy, hi. Um
I thought you were supposed to be
at Nicolas' tonight?
Yeah, well [sighs]
Are you Are you okay?
Yeah, no, I'm fine.
I can cry in the stairwell.
Wait, what's going on?
[sighs] Nico and I had a huge fight and
[Mindy sniffles]
[sputters] I'll let you guys talk.
Um I'm I'm so sorry, Mindy. Uh
Thank you.
- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
[Mindy sighing]
- So, what happened?
- [sighs]
After the article about his skeezy father,
his family's been doing
this damage control,
and he wanted me
to go to some charity event
and be photographed with them,
and I said, "Are you crazy?"
I didn't want to be complicit,
and he asked,
"Do you think I'm complicit?"
And I said, "Well, a picture
with your father doesn't help."
Yeah. Well [inhales sharply]
you're not wrong there.
Right? [sighs] Thank you.
And
I'm so sorry about the cock block.
I mean, [scoffs]
are Camille and Sofia still at his place?
Sure are.
Are you okay with that?
Yeah, it's, you know,
it's a little crowded, but it's temporary.
Wow.
Bisexuals, baby mama drama.
- [chuckles]
- Being French looks good on you, Em.
Really good. [groans softly]
[mellow music playing]
- [Camille speaks indistinctly]
- Mmm.
[knocking at door]
[music fades]
- Bonjour.
- [in French] Are three people living here?
- Hmm?
- That is not permitted on the lease.
Je ne vois pas du tout
de quoi vous parlez.
Ah, désolée vous devez vous trom
I have seen this one coming and going.
Bonjour.
No, she's just a friend!
She's visiting us from Greece.
[Camille in English]
Good friend. Yeah?
[in French] Do you
want a slice of quiche?
Gabriel made it. It's excellent.
[woman] Mmm.
I wish you an excellent day.
Goodbye.
[upbeat music playing]
[Laurent] Yeah, that's it.
Goodbye.
[music fades]
That's it then. It's finished.
- JVMA pulled their money for the club.
- [Sylvie sighs]
Well, now we have to let everyone
know that the opening is cancelled.
I'm sorry, darling.
Don't be.
This whole deal
was tainted from the start.
But why didn't you tell me about Louis?
Because I wanted this club to happen.
No, before that.
I'm your husband.
You can talk to me about anything.
[sighs] Laurent, I'm not a victim.
I've worked hard to get where I am.
I wanted to write my story,
not be a part of his.
I understand.
And I'm proud of you for taking a stand.
[mutters]
[chuckles softly]
Anyway, I feel like I've been away
from St. Tropez for too long.
[upbeat music playing]
[in English] Ooh! There's my she-ro!
Who will not be silenced.
[sighs] Well, JVMA's investment
was contingent on me being quiet,
so Laurent G à Paris is dead.
[Emily] What?
But we're opening this weekend,
and people are flying in.
We have over 500 RSVPs.
Tell them "no." No location, no party.
We cannot give up that easily, okay?
There must be another venue that
Drop it, Emily.
[quirky, intriguing music playing]
[inhales]
[exhales sharply]
Allô, Maman.
[in French] Can you
meet me for lunch today?
[quirky, intriguing music continues]
[keyboard clacking rapidly]
[indistinct chatter]
[Luc whispers in English] This is bad.
Several meetings this week
have already been cancelled.
Seriously?
Agence Grateau is too controversial.
Clients want to see themselves
in the press, not their marketing firm.
Well, we still have one client today.
Huh? They must not be French.
[gasps]
[woman] And, as you know,
Augustinus Bader,
the legendary skincare line,
is an open secret among celebrities
from Victoria Beckham to Margot Robbie.
But now, we're planning
to revolutionize beauty
with a new shampoo specifically formulated
for women of a certain age.
Oh, wonderful. What can we do for you?
What we are looking for is an agency
to give us a new twist and a
Old hair.
No, not "old," "mature"?
I reviewed the brief and had a thought.
Cyndi Lauper.
- [Sylvie] Mmm.
- Let your true colors shine through.
Ah, yeah.
Everyone loves that song.
[chuckles] Let me stop you right there.
Love Cyndi, but what we are looking for
is something deeper
that speaks to our clientele.
They're sophisticated,
accomplished, confident
And rich.
Okay, just give us a couple of days
and we'll come back to you
with some ideas.
Can't wait.
[whimsical music playing]
Oh.
Bonjour, madame. Can I help you?
Well, you can start by speaking French.
I'm here to see my daughter.
[in French] Ah! Bonjour, Héloise!
How are you? [laughs]
[in English] You know who this is?
This is Sylvie's mother.
La Reine de la Nuit.
The Queen of the Night?
Yeah.
She had one of the most famous nightclubs
in all of Paris.
Maman!
[sighs, in French]
What are you doing here?
You're supposed to meet me at the café.
You were late.
I'm not a person who waits in the street.
- [in English] Okay. [shoos]
- Allez. [whistles]
Oui.
That's Sylvie's mom?
She was everything in the '70s.
Rumor has it that she had an affair
with Mick Jagger
and Rod Stewart at the same time.
At the same time, or at the same time?
[whispers] Oui.
[upbeat music playing]
Okay.
[music fades]
[in French] You had to know
this would happen.
You never should have
spoken to that reporter.
You should have come to me.
I'm sure
you would have been a great support.
Well, what can I do
if I'm only ever wrong?
No, Maman, this isn't about you.
Or me. It's about Laurent.
What now?
I'm trying to salvage
Laurent's club opening.
And you have a space
that's been unoccupied for 20 years.
So I have to save your husband
a second time?
You never "saved" Laurent.
I gave him money
to open his club in St. Tropez.
And it was the best investment
you ever made. [chuckles]
If he doesn't launch his club,
he'll have no reason to stay in Paris.
Maman, can we use the venue or not?
Of course, darling.
What kind of a mother would I be
if I wasn't there for my daughter?
- Hmm?
- Thank you, Maman.
Of course
[Sylvie exhales]
I have a few conditions.
[upbeat music playing]
[in English] Welcome
and prepare yourself to witness
Gregory Dupree for Pierre Cadault.
Couture as you have never seen it before.
Great.
This better be good.
["Pourquoi pourquoi" by Corine playing]
[song stops]
What are those?
Those are dicks, Nick.
Gregory is reimagining formal wear
with a vision of, uh, what's underneath?
Are you crazy?
[scoffs softly]
Do you have any idea what kind of scrutiny
my father is under right now?
He was my inspiration.
Men can't keep their dicks in their pants.
Why should we pretend otherwise?
We are not doing penis pants.
You haven't even seen
the women's collection.
And I never will!
Shut it down.
[gasps]
- All of it!
- [shrieks, scoffs]
[Gregory laughing in disbelief]
[snaps fingers]
Prick
Julien, when you get back into the office,
my father would like to have a word.
If it's about the penis pants,
that was not my idea.
- I swear.
- [Nicolas] No.
It's about your former boss.
[groovy synth music playing]
[imperceptible]
[imperceptible]
Emily.
It was so great meeting your mom.
I spent all lunch googling her.
Is it true
that she really almost broke up ABBA?
[sighs]
- Was she the dancing queen?
- [Sylvie] Okay.
Clear your schedule
and your browsing history.
- I need you tonight. Laurent G is back on.
- Oh, great.
Um, I actually have something tonight
that I will now be late for.
- [Sylvie] Yep.
- Yep.
[upbeat music playing]
[sighs]
[music fades]
Et voilà.
What do you think?
I think it looks like a place
- that was hot in the '70s.
- [Sylvie sighs]
[Héloise] It's not about the place.
It's about the people.
We will resurrect the glory days of disco.
[upbeat disco music playing over speakers]
[Laurent chuckles]
It's very chic.
But Laurent G is a beach club.
[Emily] Yeah,
but maybe this can be one too.
Do you remember that Chanel fashion show
from the Spring/Summer collection
a few years ago?
- [music stops]
- They transformed the Grand Palais
into Chanel by the sea.
Yeah, very cool.
We've got sand and cabanas
from the old location.
We could project the ocean on this wall,
and a boardwalk would lead us to the bar.
And maybe we can get a wave machine
to complete the entire illusion.
It'll be exactly what we had outdoors,
only in here.
Can this club handle water?
Oh, please.
Carla Bruni practically drowned
in a foam party here in the '80s.
- [Sylvie laughing]
- [Laurent chuckles]
[groovy jazz music playing]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Oh. I'm so sorry I'm late.
Oh, no worries. Join us.
[Emily] Oh.
- Hi, guys.
- [Camille] Hi.
Didn't know you were
joining us too. [chuckles]
Gabriel invited us.
Okay. [exhales]
I need as many opinions as possible.
I think we need this pastry chef
for a Michelin star.
Well, let's get tasting.
[Gabriel] Black truffle ice cream
paired with a highly concentrated
espelette chili chocolate gateau.
Okay.
[Camille] Mmm!
[groovy jazz music continues]
- Oh.
- Yeah?
- Wow.
- [Gabriel chuckles]
[Sofia and Camille] Mm-hmm.
Then we have a French classic,
Mont Blanc with a chocolate mousse bomb
in the center.
- [Emily] Mmm!
- [Gabriel] Dig in.
Incredible.
[Gabriel and Emily chuckle]
- Mmm!
- [Gabriel] Yeah?
Camille, what do you think? I thought
Mont Blanc was your favorite dessert?
[in French] No, it's fine.
We've had better.
That place in Megève, remember?
Yes, I remember your dad
wouldn't stop pouring vin chaud
[laughs]
and that we were very drunk.
- You wouldn't stop drinking it!
- Yes, it's true.
[Camille and Gabriel laughing]
English, please? [chuckles]
[in English] Oh! Sorry,
we're just reminiscing.
About what? We all want to be amused.
- [Emily chuckles]
- [Camille] Okay.
Enough of the past.
We'll stay in the present. In English.
Isn't this great?
I love the four of us together.
Mm-hmm. It's a real ménage à quatre.
We've zoomed right past trois.
- [all chuckle awkwardly]
- [Gabriel] Uh
Would you help me
with another dessert in the kitchen?
Yeah.
- [Gabriel] Sorry.
- [Emily] Yeah.
[Emily sighs]
I'm so sorry
I didn't tell you they were coming.
I know we haven't gotten
much alone time lately.
Yeah, no, I know. I get it.
What can you do, right?
Mindy's at mine, they're at yours.
I just I wish we had a place
for a ménage à deux.
I know. I just cannot wait
another night to be with you.
Maybe we should get a room somewhere.
Hmm, don't worry. I have a plan.
I'll be at your door in an hour.
[Emily chuckles softly] Mmm.
["Déshabillée" by Weekend Affair playing]
[knocking at door]
Sorry, she's asleep.
Mindy. Sorry, I'll go get my bag.
You won't be needing that tonight.
- Oh!
- Mmm!
Have fun, you two.
- [Emily] Hmm.
- [Gabriel] Oh.
We're not going down.
We're going up.
[Emily] Oh.
["J'ai oublié" by Pi Ja Ma playing]
[distant siren wailing]
[gasping]
Oh!
You did all of this?
It's amazing.
[Gabriel chuckles]
You're quite the romantic.
I just want to be with you.
Anywhere and everywhere.
[chuckles softly]
And I promise this situation is temporary.
[clicks tongue] Well,
if you keep getting creative,
I might be able to put up
with it for a little while longer.
Oh, you have no idea
how creative I can be.
[Mindy gasps]
You did not!
I had a little sexploit.
Emily Jane Cooper,
you are not sex on the roof girl,
you're sex on the bed,
with the lights off
- Well
- and a towel down.
- Maybe I'm more than one thing, you know?
- Mmm?
Maybe I'm a little more complex than that.
Oh! How complex.
Wanna talk about it in the shower?
- Want me to call your bluff?
- [gasps]
- Emily, who are you right now?
- [chuckles]
Someone who's living the question
instead of always
trying to find the right answer.
Oh, did you see that
on a billboard from the roof?
Ha-ha.
Everything doesn't always
have to be so black and white.
Mmm, sounds like you got on
some pretty rose-colored glasses.
[Mindy snickers]
Or gray.
[upbeat music playing]
We meet our ideal customer.
She's lived with the same dyed brown hair
her entire adult life.
But, with Augustinus Bader
shining through,
she can decide to be her authentic self.
EMBRACE THE GRAY AREA
This campaign
is not about age, it's about attitude.
What makes people sexy
is their openness to new experiences,
new types of relationships.
Our pitch is about
embracing the gray area.
Interesting, the gray area.
So, how do we show that?
Yes, Emily. What does this ad look like?
Well, picture our ideal client with a man.
You may think it's her husband,
but it's not.
Who is it?
Well, it's
It's not about him, it's about her.
She's done dying her hair,
and now she's just dying to live.
She takes that mystery man up
to the rooftop of her apartment,
and it's very unlike her, I might add,
and just, you know,
makes love to him right there.
[chuckling] Why the roof?
Maybe there's people
in her apartment, you know?
Or maybe she's in a throuple.
Or a polyamorous quad, you know?
But they just they just wanted
a moment alone together.
I like this woman with the gray hair.
[shushing]
Luc. Go on, Emily.
Look, all of this is to say
that, with Augustinus Bader,
going gray isn't giving up.
It's glowing up.
She's she's older, she's bolder,
she's she's living in the zone
between intimacy and exhibitionism.
She's living in the gray area.
I think you've nailed our customer.
I think everyone
will want to nail your customers
after they see this campaign.
Nice job in there.
I'm a little surprised though.
Why?
Americans can't tolerate ambiguity.
The simple girl
that walked in here from Chicago
could have never conceived that pitch.
I'm gonna take that as a compliment.
[chuckles softly]
I've been
living in the gray area all my life.
But honestly,
I didn't picture you embracing it.
I'm trying.
I'm really trying. [chuckles]
Do you realize how much sand
they're pouring into that club basement?
There are four dump trucks
blocking Rue de Rivoli.
This club
is either gonna be a smashing success
or the end of my marriage. Or both.
[whimsical music playing]
Or maybe just a giant litter box.
[upbeat music playing]
[switch clicks]
Okay. Merci.
- [Sylvie] Oh! [laughs]
- [Laurent] Oh! Excuse-moi.
Julien.
[in French] This looks magnificent.
Thank you.
Emily told me I could find you here.
Louis de Leon
is trying to retaliate for the article.
I know. That's why we have
to build a beach in a club.
It's worse than that.
He asked for dirt on you.
[scoffs]
[sighs] And what did you tell him?
"I quit."
[chuckles softly] So you have time?
What do you need?
[grunts] How are you with a shovel?
We have one night
to give Paris a party they won't forget.
[Julien sputtering]
[music fades]
[in English] Nicolas [sighs]
Come on, babe. Let's work this out.
Why don't you come tonight
to Laurent's club opening?
- You know I can't be seen there.
- [strumming guitar]
And you can't be performing
in a club associated with Sylvie.
It makes it look like
we're choosing sides.
I think right now
it's better to be Switzerland.
I am not asking you to choose a side,
I'm asking you to choose me.
[melancholic music playing]
[sighs]
Oh.
Hey, you two.
- Hey.
- How was your day?
Long. We've been apartment hunting.
Oh! How did it go?
Well, we we saw some prospects,
but, unfortunately,
Camille had problems with all of them.
You didn't like them all either.
No, I like the one with the artist studio.
[Camille] Yeah, you would,
but it's 45 minutes out of the city.
I'm not living in Paris
to not live in Paris.
[sighs] Okay, well,
there are nice apartments in Athens.
Oh, I bet.
I could never leave Paris.
My life is here.
I'll see you later.
Well, I guess
we'll just keep looking. [sighs]
[inhales]
[sighs]
[upbeat, whimsical music playing]
[doorbell buzzes]
[in French] It is late,
what is the problem?
Three people! In this apartment!
- What? What are you saying?
- [in English] Okay, um
Gabriel's apartment has a ménage à trois.
Okay, it's too many people.
Too many people.
C'est trop!
[in French] Three people! I knew it!
Thank you! I will deal with this.
["Running After Time (Jean Tonique
Club Edit)" by Tonique & Man playing]
[loud cheering]
[imperceptible]
Emily.
[in English] It's been a long time since
Paris has seen anything quite like this.
I know what you mean.
Those ladies over there
think the beach is topless
- Don't point, Emily.
- Well, they're pointing at me.
I just hope Laurent's happy.
Well, looks like your mother is.
Oh, that's not a good sign.
They rarely are at the same time.
Sylvie! You have to see
who's just arrived.
[crowd cheering]
["Pourquoi pourquoi" by Corine
playing over speakers]
The penis party is here!
[crowd cheering]
[in French] Okay, place yourselves.
Photographers!
- [Julien chuckles]
- What is that?
That is Pierre Cadault by Gregory Dupree.
JVMA tried to cancel the line,
but now these pictures
are going to be in every tabloid in Paris.
Louis is going to be so furious.
You're welcome.
["Don't Go Breaking My Heart" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[in English]
Don't go breaking my heart ♪
I couldn't if I tried ♪
Oh, honey, if I get restless ♪
Baby, you're not the kind ♪
Such a hot couple.
I hope she really doesn't break his heart.
No, no, no, it's just an act,
they're not actually together.
[chuckles]
Oh, honey, when you knock on my door ♪
Ooh, I gave you my key ♪
You can't fake
that kind of chemistry on stage.
Right from the start
I gave you my heart ♪
Oh-ho, I gave you my heart ♪
[in French] Now this feels like
Laurent G. [laughs]
That gives you a real reason
to be in Paris now.
I don't need this reason to stay.
[crowd cheering]
[cork pops]
I'm glad to see you two so happy.
We're happy to see you.
The Queen of the Night, in her place.
You're inseparable.
[Héloise] The Queen of the Night
retired 25 years ago.
Today, this is Laurent G à Paris.
If you want it to be.
That's very generous of you.
We'll discuss my terms later.
For now, just save me a cabana.
And a cut of the door.
We'll figure it out.
- Chin.
- [Héloise] Chin.
[in English] Right from the start
I gave you my heart ♪
[both] Oh-ho, I gave you my heart ♪
Don't go breaking my heart ♪
I won't go breaking your heart ♪
- I won't go breaking your heart ♪
- Won't go breaking your heart ♪
[loud cheering]
- Great job.
- Yeah, yeah, you too.
- [club music playing over speakers]
- [indistinct chatter]
Nico!
[hesitates] I can't believe you're here.
I wanted to see your performance,
but I heard I just missed it.
Oh, good. [chuckles nervously]
I I mean, it wasn't our best,
but what's important is that you came.
Mindy, I heard what you've been saying.
I told the board
that as long as my dad was still CEO,
I wouldn't be working for JVMA.
Oh, no. So they fired you?
No. They want my father to step down.
Oh, my God. What does this mean?
I don't know.
I'm so proud of you.
[club music continues over speakers]
Well, forget about the roof,
let's go to the beach.
Maybe that cabana over there?
Can I be honest with you?
That roof sex was a one-time thing.
Okay.
There are too many people
in this relationship.
I I thought I could live in
the gray area, and be cool with it,
and I pitched an entire campaign
based on how exciting it can be,
but the more I think about it [sighs]
It's just not me.
I need boundaries.
And, um, and order,
and a ceiling over my bed.
So I told the gardienne there were
three people living in your apartment.
So did I.
- What?
- [chuckles]
Emily, I don't want to lose you
or my apartment over this.
- I'm gonna get us some drinks at the bar.
- [chuckles]
Emily, hey.
Hi!
Oh. Sorry, I'm late.
The gardienne cornered us.
Apparently someone told her
that there were three people
in the apartment,
now we've to move out by tomorrow.
Who would do that?
Whoever it was did us a favor,
because she told us
there is a vacant apartment
right next door to Gabriel.
Can you believe it? It was right under
our nose the whole time.
[chuckles hesitantly]
I'm gonna tell Gabriel the good news.
Gabriel.
- Camille.
- Ça va?
Ça va. Tu ne sais pas la nouvelle?
[Gabriel and Camille
continue speaking indistinctly]
So did you hear?
We're going to be neighbors.
I did. Yeah. Talk about serendipity.
She's having his baby.
Did you really think that she was going
to move away from him?
[Camille speaks French, squeals]
["Bossa Supernova" by Napkey playing]
[song fades]
[upbeat instrumental music playing]