Its Presence Between Us (2026) Movie Script
1
(Jean huffing and puffing)
(ominous music)
(dramatic music)
(vinyl whirring)
I reach for you like I reach for a sta
Worshiping you from afar
Living with my silent love
I am like a flame
drying out in the rain
Only the ashes remain
Smoldering like my silent love
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(bright music)
- [Carmen] You call that dancing?
- Yes. - Brenny, you call
that dancing?
- [Brendan] Yes, I call that dancing.
- Oof! - Don't oof me.
- [Carmen] That's not dancing.
That's like the stiff nod
that a reincarnated corpse
would give to a necromancer
to let him know his ritual worked.
- [Brendan] That is so
oddly specific, what the hell?
- [Carmen] What happened to you?
Guy can't even pulsate his hips anymore.
- [Brendan] Please do
not talk about my hips.
- [Carmen] You know, she
told me you didn't even dance
at her aunt's wedding last month.
- [Brendan] Please do
not talk about my hips
with my girlfriend.
- [Carmen] We talk, you
can't stop us from talking.
- [Brendan] What did she tell you?
- [Carmen] Just drinks
more, that's your problem.
- What did she say?
- You been sipping that IPA
all night, it's time to graduate.
- Carmen. - Moons shining then.
- Carmen, seriously, what did she say?
- What do you think she said?
- Why she won't let me stay the night.
- What? - What? Nothing, no.
- You don't stay the night with her?
- No, I didn't say that.
- That's exactly what you said.
- Well, you baited me into that, so...
- I didn't bait you into anything, you..
You haven't...
Okay, maybe she would
let you stay the night
if you actually danced with her
instead of moving like
a reincarnated corpse.
- Okay. - All right, come here, just-
- No. - Liven that corpse up,
it's getting a new lease... I don't wann
- On life. - Liven up the corpse up.
I just wanna stick with
beer, that's disgusting.
- Grow hair on your chest. - Oh my God.
Seriously, I don't wanna get too fucked
- These are all your friends,
they've all seen you fucked up before.
- No, not...
Like, I don't...
I don't wanna get too rowdy
and not be there for her.
- First of all, you couldn't
be rowdy if you tried.
And second of all, you're
currently being there for her.
- No,
I don't know where this night will end.
So I...
I don't wanna get too fucked up.
- Oh.
So whiskey dick? - Carmen!
Things that are off
limits for us to talk about.
My pulsating hips, - - No.
- The hair on my chest. - Absolutely not
- And my dick.
- Okay, I concede that one.
- Excqueeze me.
Sorry.
Sorry, I don't want to break
up family bonding time.
Hey, Carmen.
- Hello Martin.
- You look nice.
- You look drunk.
- No, it's 'cause there's a party.
- Martin, there's like five people here.
- Carmen, I tried to get more.
- Yeah, and so what?
It's a party!
- Okay, Martin, not on me. - Come on.
- Please, don't. - Okay, wait, wait.
Do I look good?
- Yeah, you...
You look great bud.
- Freaking gay.
- Okay. - Got him.
- Pardon me?
- There's not a lot of girls here.
- You mean there's no drunk girls here?
- That's not what I meant.
- Mm, it's what you implied.
- Okay, goodbye Martin,
you guys have had enough.
We'll see ya, let's go, God bless.
Stop kissing at my sister, thank you.
- Inviting him to a celebration
for your girlfriend was a bold move.
- Yeah, inviting him to any
opposite sex celebration
is a bold move.
- Okay, can I just say one more thing?
She did tell me that she loves you.
Now go loosen up.
- Mm-mm. - Go dance.
- No, I'll stay. - Go unlock that Brando
from science camp.
- Don't.
- They're even more crazy than you so,
go (indistinct). - Oh my...
Carmen, come on. - All right,
well, if we Irish goodbye,
we'll see you Wednesday, yeah.
- Yeah. - Now go, come on.
It's easy, you've done it before.
You just go.
(Carmen vocalizing)
- Just like that.
(Carmen vocalizing)
Very good.
- [Bennett] Who's Sheldon Brie?
- [Heather] It's Brie.
- [Bennett] Is this Brie's house?
- [Jean] No, it's mine.
- [Heather] Jesus, sweetheart,
the management is Sheldon Brie.
- [Bennett] Oh,
and you work for them?
- I don't work for them,
they represent me now.
- And they represent
you now for this, right?
- Yeah, see?
Now we're all on the same page.
- All right,
Bennett just came to drink.
- Heather. - And dance.
- With Jean.
I was getting down and
dirty earlier on the dance floor
with the woman of the hour.
You missed it.
- Mm, what a shame.
- Time to say our
goodbyes, I've got our purses.
- What? What? What? What?
- Martin just opened another drink
so time to bid ado. - Wow.
He's a where's my hug
goodbye at kind of guy.
- Oh wow, that checks out.
- Congratulations, love.
We'll see you Wednesday.
- Oh, and the cabin.
- Yes. - My dad just needs
to make sure that the furnace is fixed.
- No, no, he's always tinkering.
So, I'll just text you the
cabin information manana.
But babe, me, you, outta here-
- Oh, okay, yep. - Before Martin shows u
- Okay, yep.
- I'll take that. - Congrats again thoug
- Aw.
- Brenny's gonna love it, all the best.
- Thank you so much.
- You are the best.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight. - Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- Okay, purse.
Ooh, it's hold out here.
- What's the deal with this one?
- What? What are talking about?
- It's different.
- Oh,
well, it's not that different.
- Mm, there's more going on.
It's more exciting.
- Well, more going on
doesn't necessarily mean more exciting.
- Oh, I think it's got a
clearer picture in it's dirtiness.
- Well, it's all me,
so...
- Well,
yeah, whose else would it be?
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go get another drink.
- Yep, yep. - Yeah, mm-hmm.
(footsteps tapping)
(background chatter)
(ominous music)
- Question, is it a massive turn on
that your boyfriend still hangs out
with all his high school buddies?
- There is nothing sexier to me
than a super senior. - Mm,
figured as much. - Especially one
of nine years.
I mean, that's so sexy.
- All right, easy now, it's eight.
Come on now.
- You know what is super sexy to me thou
- Hmm?
- A boyfriend who would
do all of this just for me.
- You're right, that is sexy. - Mm-hmm.
(Brendan chuckles) Okay,
it's my turn to ask a question.
- Mm.
- What were you in Carmen whispering abo
- Oh,
corpses resurrected by necromancers.
- Naturally. - Yep, mm-hmm.
- Care to expand on that or...
- No, I don't think so, no.
She did,
tell me something
really interesting though.
- She did?
- And,
I love you.
- I can't believe she told you that.
- Mm-hmm, yeah, she told me.
- I was gonna tell you that.
- Were you? Okay.
- I was gonna do it face to face.
- Ooh. - So much better.
- Oh, and so smooth.
- It would've been better than that.
(upbeat music)
I love you.
- You're right, that is so much cuter.
- It was, wasn't it?
- It's so smooth. - It's so much better.
Oh man.
- So you paid for the whole week?
- Tuesday through Sunday to decorate, ye
- You still want the sketches in the bac
and the paintings in the front?
- And near the entrance, yeah.
And you can still take off Friday
to help me decorate, right?
- Yeah, Martin's gonna
work a double to cover me.
So thank you Martin.
- And they threw in tomorrow and Monday.
I guess it's slow at the
gallery or something,
but I can just use those days to decorat
- That's awesome.
- I know.
I really thought they were
gonna tell me to shove it
when I was asking for extra days but...
But they didn't.
- No, it's a sign.
- What's a sign?
- Everything is falling into place.
You know, you booked the rep,
you got the gallery,
you got a discount.
Sheldon Brie is gonna come in.
They're probably... - Brie.
- Brie, Sheldon Brie is gonna come
and you're gonna wow them,
you'll be at the top of their roster.
- It's not a roster.
- What's a roster?
- I don't know.
Basketball. - Ooh.
- Baseball. - Ah!
- Something sporty.
- Sports, yuck.
- Ew, get it outta here. - Gross.
- Okay, I don't know about any signs,
but I think if I keep my
expectations glacially low,
then I might sail right past this.
- The evidence is all right there, Jean.
It's the universe
or the constellations.
- What the hell are you talking about?
You don't believe in the universe.
- No, I don't believe,
the universe never believed in Brendan.
- That's unfair. - Mm.
But,
I do believe in you.
- Gross.
- Gross?
That was so smooth.
(Brendan and Jean chuckle)
- That was a little mushy.
Aw.
(upbeat music)
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Hey, come here.
(upbeat music continues)
Take these off. - Oh, do...
Are you done?
- Well, no,
but,
I wanna make you feel good.
- Oh, do...
Do you mind if I just keep going?
- Do I mind if you keep eating me out?
I mean, no,
I wanna make you feel good too.
(Jean chuckles) (upbeat music continues)
(Jean huffing) (ominous music)
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(upbeat music)
(ominous music)
- So sorry.
- No, no, it's okay.
It's okay, don't be sorry.
Is there...
Is there something I can do?
- Oh, no, I...
I think I just need a moment.
- Okay. - Alright.
- Okay.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah,
yeah, I'm fine.
Yeah.
- Okay. - Come here.
- Okay, sorry.
No, sorry.
- No, it's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
- I don't know.
- Don't be sorry.
Seriously, don't be sorry.
- Can we just lay here for a bit?
- Yeah, of course we can. - Okay.
- Of course.
Hey,
it felt really good.
- Good.
Can I say the night?
(ominous music)
- No, not tonight.
I'm sorry, Brendan, I wanna
spend the night with you.
- Oh no, that's okay. - I really...
- I really do. - I didn't presume
or assume or whatever, I...
- You didn't?
I just...
I'm gonna be up all night
finishing another painting
so...
- Another one?
- Yeah.
- In a week?
- Yeah.
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- Okay, yeah.
I will go ahead and
get outta your hair then.
Okay.
- Hey Brendan, wait,
I just wanted to say thank
you again for organizing tonight.
It was...
It's really special, it meant a lot to m
- Well, I liked being here.
(dogs barking)
(background jazz music)
What's that?
- Night, Brendan?
- Wait. (door thuds)
I'm living with my
- Shit!
I'm like a flame dying out in the rain
Only the ashes remains
Smoldering like silent love
How I long to tell you all
the things I have planned
(ominous music)
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(tense music)
- Oh fuck!
Shit,
fucking hell Brendan,
fucking hell (indistinct) dude.
Hi,
late lunch.
I...
I was gonna drop this off for you.
I spilled some of the coffee.
There was a curb and I...
I tripped, a lot of it still there, but.
- Walking can be tough.
- Walking can be tough, Jean.
Yes it can.
- Do you wanna come in?
- Oh, are you sure?
I was just gonna leave this and text you
I didn't mean to interrupt or anything.
- Come on.
- Alright.
- You can just set that
stuff down right there.
And I'm gonna finish setting
up all of this nonsense.
And then I am gonna
sit down with you for a bit.
That's what I'm gonna do.
(ominous music)
- Wait, is this new?
- Mm-hmm.
- Like, this morning new?
- Mm-hmm.
- This is incredible, it's...
It's a lot like the other
one, but it's different.
I don't know,
I dig it, I love how these colors are
just kind of looking... - Actually,
can you bring the...
Could you bring the
coffee over here for me?
'Cause I want it. - Yeah, yeah.
- Thank you so much.
- Seems a new direction you're going in.
It's cool that you're,
I don't know, not staying...
Here.
- Thanks. - Not staying stale.
- Yeah.
- You good?
- Yeah.
Sorry, I think I'm just...
I think I'm worried,
Sheldon Brie signed me for my potential.
And I think I have potential
and I wanna show them that potential.
I just don't know if my potential is in.
Actually, I don't know
what I'm talking about.
- No, come on, hey, no, - - I can stop.
- No, no, no, finish the thought.
- No, I just dunno if my potential
is in the style that I'm painting right
or if I wanna experiment.
I do, I wanna experiment with other styl
I just don't...
Well, now is not the
time to shake things up,
so I don't know.
Sorry, actually, this is dumb.
- It's not dumb.
You're dumb for thinking it's dumb.
- It was a strong pep talk.
- Look, the...
The point is,
I don't know your world.
I don't know, you know, the terminology.
I don't know what makes
those breast strokes
better than the other breast strokes.
But I do know... - Brush strokes?
- What did I say?
- Breast strokes.
- Breast strokes. - I mean, -
- Breast strokes.
- I'll take a breast stroke
from you anytime. - No.
The point is,
I don't know your world but
when I look at that painting,
I don't think,
wow, this artist has no
idea what she's doing.
I think,
wow, this is a new
adventure that she's going on
and,
I'm excited to go on it with her.
Strictly speaking as a consumer of the a
- That was very sweet, Brendan.
Did you come up with that yourself?
'Cause it kind of sounds like Google.
- Yeah, I typed in how to
impress hot art girlfriend
so she doesn't leave me for Van Gogh bro
- Okay.
Okay, well, I don't know about any journ
but I sort of feel like...
(phone notification)
- You don't know about any journey but..
Jean,
you don't know...
Uh-oh, is that the Van Gogh bro?
- Sorry,
I actually have to go
pick up some paints today.
Will you come with me?
I'll make it fun, I promise.
- Ooh, if you promise,
lead on traveler. - Yes.
Yay!
Okay, come on.
You should have seen the fear in his eye
- [Brendan] Oh, he was not scared of her
- Actually, he absolutely
was afraid of her.
When Carmen came
over, Bennett got all scared.
- Well, it's probably 'cause, you know.
- Well, 'cause why?
- You know why?
- No, I really do not
know why. - 'Cause the...
The gays don't like the lesbians
and vice versa.
- What?
You did not just say that right now.
- What? - That is a total stereotype.
- Oh, I can stereotype
my sister and best friends.
- What about Martin?
- Oh, he stereotypes her all the time.
- No, isn't he your best friend?
- Ew, Martin is not my best friend.
Whoa, whoa. - Oh my God.
I'm so sorry, are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm good, are you?
- No!
- Oh my God.
- [Rory] Oh my God.
- Rory. - Oh my God, hi.
- Hi. - Come here.
- Oh, hi, this is Rory.
- Oh my gosh, how are you?
How've you been?
- I'm good, I'm good, I'm good.
This is Brendan, this is
my boyfriend Brendan.
- Boyfriend? Okay, yay.
Hi, hi, - - Hi.
- I'm Rory. - Okay, yeah, hi.
- Oh. - Thank you.
- [Rory] You didn't tell
me you had a boyfriend.
Do I follow you?
- Oh, no, there's no need.
I don't post anything
personal on there so...
- Are you still in the area?
I'm right down the block.
- Oh,
yeah, I...
Not much has changed since college.
I guess I'm kind of boring.
- You've went traveling
for a little bit though.
- Not unless you call a months internshi
in Washington travel, but...
- Well, I call walking from my couch
to the fridge travel so sure.
- Oh, you're a painter.
And that is how you do met.
- Oh, no,
I'm not intelligent enough for that scen
- Well, not intelligent enough to paint?
- Breast strokes. - Breast strokes.
- He's selling himself short.
He's actually very smart.
He would've been too
smart for me in school so...
- A nerd, we love nerds.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, no, no, not a nerd,
- A total nerd.
He went to science camp,
that's a peak nerd.
- [Rory] Science camp, that's cute.
- No, Jean, I didn't go to science camp.
- Martin told me everything,
the cat is out of the bag.
- Well, Martin's a liar so...
- Speaking of school,
guess who I saw last week?
- Oh, I really would have no idea.
I haven't talked to anyone since college
- Jackson.
I saw him at Fernie's last week.
- Wow.
- [Rory] Isn't that crazy?
It's like something's
never changed, you know?
I miss meeting you two there.
- Fernie's is the wine
bar off of Franklin, right?
- The vibe is so nice there.
I used to meet her in
Jackson there every Friday.
- Yeah, I don't know who Jackson is.
- No, it's nine bucks for a cab.
- Oh, he's an ex. - Its not cheap and...
- Your ex?
- No, oh my God, no.
(Rory chuckles)
- Oh.
Oh.
- We barely dated.
- [Rory] He was a weird
first love for you anyway.
- First love?
- We hardly dated.
- I mean, a year is
kind of a long time, but...
- Yeah, well, not when the
last six months were a nightmare
so...
- [Rory] So how long have
you two been together?
- [Jean] Four months.
- Great.
Have we met the family?
- Dinner with his sister.
- Oh, great.
We went up to Running Springs...
(ominous music drowning out speakers)
If you're not doing anything right now,
do you wanna get lunch?
- Oh, no, I'm sorry.
We're running around trying
to get ready for a little thing, so...
- Oh, a thing.
- Just a little thing.
- Bitch, do you have a showing?
- No, I...
It's not a showing. - Yes, you do.
I wanted tickets. - No,
nope, you can't get tickets
'cause it's not a showing
so, no.
- Okay, well,
I hope we run into each other again soon
I'm really glad that you
have a nice boyfriend now.
- Oh, yeah, that's me. - Yeah.
Yeah.
- Okay.
Bye loves. - All right, bye.
- Bye!
Ooh, wow, wild.
That was totally wild seeing her.
All right, let's go.
- Yeah.
(door thuds)
Jean, I am pretty sure you
could have carried all this yourself.
- Oh, but then I wouldn't
have had my buddy.
- Your buddy,
nice.
- [Jean] God, there is so
much booze left in here.
I really thought your friends
would've cleared all this out.
- Oh, well, gimme a few
days and I'll clear it out,
easy peasy.
Or we can bring some over
to Heather and Carmen's.
We'll gift a couple
tequilas and hard seltzers.
- Actually, we cannot do that.
'cause that is the least
classy thing I've ever in my life.
- Trust me, she won't care.
- Okay, but Heather will,
and I am so close to cracking that nut,
should have seen me at the party.
- Hey, sorry.
I want you to feel prepared for Saturday
I don't want to overload you.
We don't have to do dinner Wednesday.
- Actually, we do
because it's really important to me.
Carmen engages on all of my posts
and she is my number one buyer.
She's my only buyer, actually.
- No. - Well, you don't count.
- Rude. - And,
we've had this on the
schedule for way longer than,
you know, any talk of Sheldon Brie.
I just wanna respect that.
I wanna respect her so...
- Do I really not count the buyer?
- Doesn't count of the
buyer sleeping with me.
Or like, finger stuff counts too or like
Oh, what am I saying?
Oh my God, stop me.
- You're gonna sell more.
- I know.
(phone buzzing)
- You believe me?
- I believe
I will sell more print
sketches online eventually,
yes.
- That's not what I meant.
Jean, that's not what I meant.
- [Jean] Shit!
She followed me online.
- Rory?
- [Jean] Mm-hmm.
- Did...
Did anyone else?
(eerie music)
- [Jean] What?
- Nothing, nothing.
- Sorry, sorry, I'm...
I'm totally with you, I just...
I know I have to post
a lot about the showing
because then more people will show up
and more people means more impressive
and more impressive means,
Sheldon Brie thinks I'm impressive.
It's just...
It's like, I don't know.
I really didn't want her to know.
- 'Cause she'll invite Jackson?
- What? - Nope, nothing, no.
If they...
If they really are just
people from a bygone era,
all they can do is benefit you, right?
Like you said, the more people there,
the more impressive you
look in front of management.
Maybe some of them have fat stacks of ca
and they drop it on your painting.
We become millionaires.
- Oh, we become millionaires?
- Yes, and I'll make such
a good trophy husband.
- Oh, okay.
So,
you tell a guy you love him once,
and then he starts talking about
becoming a trophy husband.
- Say it again.
- You tell a guy you love him.
- Mm, one more time.
- That you love him.
(soft music)
- Ooh, okay.
(Jean chuckles)
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Sorry. - Oh,
no, it's okay.
Don't be sorry.
Is there anything I can do?
What would you like me to do?
- Oh, no, I think it just
needs a little bit of time.
- Okay. - Okay.
- Yeah, okay.
(soft music continues)
- Well,
sorry, you can...
If you can keep
touching it that'll be okay.
- Of course, okay, I'm sorry. - Okay.
- I'm sorry. - That's okay. That's okay.
Okay.
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(eerie music)
Sorry, sorry, I don't...
I don't know what's going on.
- No, that's okay.
You wanna use my mouth?
Maybe it's... - Oh, no, no, no.
I'm sure that would be lovely.
I don't mean to stop.
Ah, you know,
I think it might just be the paint fumes
- The paint fumes?
- Yeah.
Fuzzy brain or something, I...
- Okay.
- My head feels a little weird.
- Can I get you some more water?
- No, I got...
Already, yeah.
It's good.
- Hey,
you feel comfortable with me, right?
Or...
- Yeah, yeah.
- Like, I'm not pressuring you or anythi
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
That's not at all what's happening.
- Okay, then,
what is happening?
- I don't know, probably the paint fumes
- Okay.
- Jean, Jean,
sorry, I think...
I think I'm just tired.
You know, maybe we can
call it early and lay down.
- Yeah, let's lay down for a bit.
- Then tomorrow I can wake up early
and stop by my place before work
and grab whatever I need.
- Oh, wait, no, actually,
sorry,
we can definitely lie
down for a little bit,
but I don't think it's a good idea
to spend the night tonight.
- Oh, okay.
Yeah.
- It's that I'm gonna be up all night
finishing another painting so...
- Another one?
- Yeah.
- Beside...
Besides the one from last night?
- Yeah, that's why we
got the paints today, so...
- Oh,
yeah, that's...
That's why we got the
paint. Yeah, that checks out.
Okay.
- Okay.
Hey,
I love you.
- I love you.
(siren blaring)
- Okay.
(footsteps tapping)
(ominous music)
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I'm like a flame dying out in the rain
Only the ashes remain
(ominous music)
How I long to tel you all
the things I have planned
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- Roger approved your
request for Friday off.
Nice.
Brendan, yo.
- Yeah, hi, what's up?
- Nothing, nothing.
I'm just saying, I am gonna
be covering all your calls
on Friday.
(Martin chuckles)
- Oh, right, right. - Yeah.
- Thank you, thank you
once again for doing that.
- Your bump and grind.
- That's right.
- Oh, is that Jeans?
- Yes, yeah.
- Has she said anything about me
or...
Has she said anything about me?
- No.
- I like her art.
Freaking cool.
- Yeah, yeah. - Freaky,
you know.
I like a little freaky,
I'm sure you do too.
Can you tell her I like her art?
- What's going on?
- I got shit faced.
- Oh no.
- I got so shit aced.
- No, no more than normal.
Everyone was having a good time.
- Different for me, man.
- Nobody important was there, Martin,
it was all people that love you,
and my sister.
- I'm sure Jean hates me now, huh?
- No. - Probably fricking rags
on me to you all the time.
- No, she doesn't.
- Dunks on my ass.
- Just,
take it easy Saturday.
- I'm still invited?
- As long as you avoid
her management, yeah.
- Thanks.
- I threw up in her bathroom.
- I know, bud.
Yeah, we know.
- Oh my gosh, I tried
to get it all in the toilet.
- You did, you sure did. So
much of it was in the toilet.
- Did I ruin the night for everybody?
- No, no. - Kill the mood?
- No, not at all.
Not at all.
- So you guys like fucked or...
(ominous music)
I'm not drunk right now,
I'm sorry, I'm saying crazy
things like I'm a drunk,
but I'm not.
I am really high though.
Can you not tell Roger I said that, plea
- No, I'm not gonna tell Roger that.
- Thank you, I know you were the real on
Dude, you're like one of my best friends
You're probably my best friend,
you're my best friend.
- No, we didn't fuck.
- What?
But you threw that whole
congratulations party.
- Yeah, but that's not
the point of throwing
a congratulations party.
- Oh my God, she's a virgin.
- What? No, I...
Look, that's none of my business.
I don't know, I'm not, so it's not...
- I mean, it makes sense
like, that's why she would be nervous
- No, she is not the problem.
Everything is fine, everything is fine.
- I'm saying like, if it's your first ti
obviously there's like
a lot of emotional stuff.
- Ah! You know,
I think I saw your blunt in the bathroom
Did you leave it there? - Oh my God, wha
No, do you think Roger saw? - Yeah.
I don't know, you might want to go check
- Oh, but I took an edible, we're good.
Not mine.
(Martin chuckles)
- Yeah, I'm so sorry.
I meant the plastic wrapping of an edibl
- Oh God.
- Uh-huh.
(Brendan sighs)
(eerie music)
(Brendan knocking)
Hey,
hi.
- Hi.
What are you doing here?
- [Brendan] Are you okay?
- Am I okay?
- Yeah, I was calling and texting you,
but you weren't answering.
- Brendan, I have been
running back and forth
from the gallery and my house.
- Do you need help? - No,
I don't need help, I need time to focus.
- Because I don't...
I wanna be a good partner
and I don't want you to be stressed.
- I'm not stressed.
- [Brendan] Okay.
- Are you stressed?
- No.
- Brendan, what is happening right now?
(phone buzzes)
- Oh, okay, so I mean, it does work.
Sorry, that was...
Ah, that was dumb.
Who is it? - Brendan!
- Fuck! That was...
Okay,
you know, sorry,
I think I just need a
moment, no, that was...
Why? Why did I do that?
That was so dumb. - Okay.
- What the hell am I thinking?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, Brendan.
Whoa, stop, okay.
What's going on?
- You know, I think
I'm just feeling distant.
It's been four months and we've not been
We've not had sex.
- And I wanna have sex with you.
- No, I know, I know.
- I don't want you to
feel distant, I want...
I wanna have sex with you.
- You have, you've been very clear.
- I feel like I've been clear.
- No, you have, you've made
it very clear, that's not the...
Yeah, let's...
Let's have sex.
- Okay.
Are you sure?
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay, if you're sure,
then we can have sex.
We can make it really special.
We can...
We can light candles
and we can do it tomorrow night
and... - What about tonight?
- Okay, yeah, we can do tonight.
I can take a break and then...
- And then I can stay the night?
- No, you can't stay the night.
- Why not? - Because Brendan,
the knights aren't good for me right now
- No, they're never good for you.
They're never good for you. - I have
a huge gallery exhibit. - Uh-uh-uh.
Even before the exhibit.
Even before the exhibit, they weren't.
- Why do you want to so badly?
- Why do I wanna stay the night
with my girlfriend so badly?
- Oh, my God, come on,
Brendan, don't do that, you
know that's not what I meant.
- What are you hiding from me?
- What am I hiding from you?
- Is it like a mouth guard or something?
- Why would I be hiding a mouth guard?
- I don't know, you tell me.
- A mouth guard is a perfectly normal th
for a person to have.
- Well, then it's gotta
be something else, right?
- If you had a mouth guard,
I wouldn't be judging you.
- Why are you keeping me from you?
- I'm not keeping you from anything.
- What is wrong with me staying the nigh
- Nothing is wrong with you
spending the night, Brendan!
- Jean, what is wrong with me?
- Nothing is wrong with you,
I have a ghost!
- What?
So,
at 1:37 AM every night
this thing turns on,
you feel a weird, -
- Electricity.
- Electricity
and then it,
touches you?
- Yes.
- Like,
how? - Oh, Jesus, Brandon.
It's not like that. - Okay, okay.
- It's...
I don't know how to
describe it, I can just feel it.
It's sort of like I'm going into this ri
where I can focus
and be creative and flow.
- And that's how you've been able to fin
the last few paintings.
- Start and finish, yeah.
Oh, God, Brendan,
I don't know, I don't know.
I don't know, I don't
know what to tell you,
I don't know anything, I don't know.
Actually, I do know one thing,
it's that I'm a complete and total fraud
- Wait, how are you a fraud?
- Because it's not me.
I mean, it is me,
but it's not just me,
it's this thing too.
And what if the only paintings
that Sheldon Brie likes are the painting
that aren't fully me?
- Wait. - Then they're eventually
gonna find out that I'm plagiarizing.
And what if I'm not even
capable of painting anymore
without, - - Okay, hold on, let's just..
- A ghost.
If that's true, then I'm dependent.
And if I'm dependent,
then I'm completely fucked!
- Whoa, oh, yikes.
Hey, let's just take a second here.
- Oh my God,
you don't believe me.
- That there's a ghost?
I guess I'd have to see proof.
- Wow,
and my word isn't enough?
- Well, why don't I just stay
and experience it myself?
- No, no, no, no. - Oh, come on.
- [Jean] Look, I know that it sounds cra
- I'm not calling you crazy, Jean.
- I hope you're not calling me crazy.
- I'm not.
- Why are you being so specific?
Oh my God, are people gonna call me craz
- Whoa, Jean, whoa, whoa, whoa,
I'm not trying to say anything.
And I wanna believe you, but I...
A ghost?
- Yes, Brendan, a ghost.
Okay, I'm sorry, I know I
sound like an asshole right now,
but I'm feeling really weird
and I just wanna be alone right now
so I can process this.
- This?
- Oh my God, no.
Not this.
Me telling you and you now knowing.
- Okay, well,
do you still want to do dinner
with Heather and Carmen?
- Yes, of course,
yes.
- Okay,
I'll pick you up at five then.
Okay.
- Brendan wait,
can we not talk about this tomorrow at a
But can you promise me not to bring it u
- [Brendan] Do you
think it's a murder victim?
- No. - A dead murderer?
- [Jean] No.
- [Brendan] A Confederate soldier?
- No. - Oh God,
what if it's racist?
- It's not a racist.
- I mean, if it's wearing
a white sheet, Jean.
- Brendan,
you told me that we weren't
gonna talk about this tonight.
Actually, you promised me so...
- Yeah.
Well, I promised I wouldn't say anything
in front of Heather and Carmen, yes.
- Okay, so making fun
of me right beforehand
is totally fine?
- Oh, I'm not making fun of you.
I'm asking questions.
- You know what you're doing.
- Did it show up last night after I left
- Brendan, I am not
gonna talk to you about this
if this is how you're gonna be.
- Okay, all right.
Hey, you're right.
I'm sorry.
- Oh, God.
It's been four months,
you'd think the romance
would be dead by now.
- [Bradley] Okay.
- Come in.
Except don't get too
freaky around my kid, okay,
you little prev, come in.
- Romance isn't dead,
that's a good sign.
We survived four months too.
Ow, fuck.
- Yeah,
and then he was still up.
- Still? - Yeah.
10:45 and the little cretin
had the blanket over his head
with the flashlight on.
- Oh God, he thought
we couldn't see the light
through the fabric so...
- And she didn't even
know that he was still up?
- I mean, she did, but
what was she gonna do?
Right? - Yeah.
- Like, tell him to go to
bed for the seventh time,
or threaten to call us
as if we could ever put
the fear of God into him. - Nope.
- Oh, like mother, like son.
- What the hell's that mean?
- Well, no, you...
You used to build that fort around
the nightlight
and you'd read books while
we were supposed to be asleep.
- Bradley doesn't have my DNA, you moron
That's not how IVF works.
- It's not?
- I don't know, is it?
- Wait, is it?
- Yeah.
- Oh, okay, very good.
Picking on the one guy at the table.
Okay. - Is he this clueless
about female anatomy in all things, Jean
because I don't think dad got
to him and game the sex talk.
- Carmen! - Off limits.
Off limits. - Sorry man.
- So Bradley is three, right?
- Yep, three years
of pure infallible bliss.
- Mm, that's one way of putting it.
- Mm, what's another?
- Heaven. - Hell.
- Oh, wait... - And a little bit of hell
(Carmen chuckles)
- Having kids is so weird
because you willingly,
purposefully create something
that will not only challenge you,
but also like,
make you hate your partner sometimes.
- Jesus, Carmen, she's right there.
- I know, it's true.
And you go out into the world
and you put a smile on your face,
even though you know that
just moments prior you
were screaming at each other
while this little bundle
of flesh is running around
with shit,
you know, on his naked ass.
- Ah, that's nice.
- Like uncle, like nephew.
- Hmm.
- All right, well, I had no idea
that leaving Bradley was
gonna be such an ordeal.
So I wanna say,
seriously, thank you for
coming the other night.
I mean it.
- Thank you for being
an artist worth celebrating.
- And for an exciting new
partnership with Sheldon Brie.
- Brie - Brie.
- Mm-hmm.
- And honestly, your tenacity
for putting up with
Brendan's friends, so...
- [Heather] Oh yeah, that part.
- Mm-hmm.
- Actually, it was...
It was really sweet of him
to bring everyone out for me.
- Mm, what about you?
Do you have any faces you
wanna rub your success into?
- Oh, no,
no, no.
Actually it was...
It was funny, we ran into
someone the next day.
Remember? Yeah,
it's just like weird blast from the past
- Oh, I hate that.
- From where? College?
- Mm-hmm. - God,
they see the worst of us, don't they?
- Yeah, grappling with
new idea of student debt.
- Late to classes.
- Alcohol on your breath.
- Walks of shame.
- Yes, oh yeah. - Yes?
- Oh, if I had it my way,
I would never see anybody from my past-
- Were there a lot of walks... Ever agai
- or... - And then Brendan here
had to go stay friends
with all of them so...
- I mean, you're not your
full potential then, you know?
And they represent a part of me
that I am actively trying to shed.
- Yes, you emerged a butterfly
and they still see you as a caterpillar.
- Don't call our guest an insect, honey.
I like her. - Okay,
useful years but I don't
wanna remember those so...
- I mean, it kind of sounds
like you still remember them.
- What? - What?
- I slept with a guy sophomore year
because I thought...
Or he told me his stepbrother
was Anderson Pack.
- Well, I don't think
Jean's talking about sex.
- You did?
- Are you? - Was it good?
- [Carmen] Of course it
wasn't good, are you insane.
- [Heather] I mean, you
live and you learn, right?
- But the sad part is,
she actually believed it.
- Well, we all believe
weird things, don't we?
- I thought my first time was
gonna get me front row ticket.
- No, that's not what I meant.
- Well, you know what,
the first time with anyone,
it's always messy.
- You just didn't wanna look
like a fool fumbling around.
- Yeah, you fumble around for a little b
but eventually, you find your strategy.
- Okay, you find your strategy.
- Wait, no, I was...
Heather said it, I just...
- I dunno, it sounds like
somebody's got some tricks
up her sleave.
- Brendan, does she have
some tricks up her sleeve?
- What? No, no, no, I...
- Oh, Brenny.
- Ouch. - No, I didn't...
No, I didn't mean that
there's anything wrong.
- Okay, well, I haven't
gotten any complaints
from anyone else so... - I'm not saying
there are complaints.
- Oof. - Stop Oofing me.
- He doesn't wanna tell
us his secret, that's okay.
- Well, Heather and I
couldn't put it to use.
- No, I'm not trying to keep a secret, I
I have enough of her secrets as is.
- Brendan.
- No.
No, I didn't mean the ghost.
- The ghost? - Brendan.
- Wait.
What...
What ghost? What are you talking about?
What ghost?
- Hmm? Oh, I was gonna grab some...
- What ghost?
- I didn't say ghost.
- Oh my God.
Brendan and I...
- No, Jean, you don't have...
- Well, it's a little late
for that now, isn't it?
Brendan and I,
we had a disagreement.
- Because he was being a moron?
- Well, no.
No.
It's because,
I think that something
is haunting my apartment
- Like a ghost?
- Ooh. - Yes.
Well,
I think so.
Yes.
- Are you safe?
- Yeah, I'm definitely safe.
Yeah, it's not...
It's not trying to hurt me, not at all.
- Not at all?
- No, it's just that it's
not... It's not threatening.
It's...
It's... - Electric.
- Haven't you had enough? - Yep.
- Electrical how?
- It's sort of like energizing.
- Ooh.
- It's kind of exciting.
- Do you talk with it?
- No, I don't, I don't.
I don't talk to it, I...
- Do you see it?
- No, no, it doesn't...
It doesn't appear to me.
- Like in a reflection or something.
- No. - Wait,
so how do you know if
it's visiting you or not?
Like... - Actually, I'm so sorry.
Can we... Is there any
chance we could talk about,
like, anything else?
Just like...
- Yeah, of course. - Totally, yeah.
Oh my gosh, yeah. - Yes.
- Sorry. - No, yeah.
(Carmen chuckles)
So fun.
Babe, why don't we go get some more wine
- Yep, yep. - Why do you need help
with wine?
- Shut up and eat your food.
- Yeah.
- Just get that.
- [Heather] Okay.
- Oh, I feel bad. - That was interesting
Okay, we can fix it.
- [Carmen] It's Brendan's fault babe.
(indistinct crosstalk)
I think we should like do chair...
Like Sherry or something.
- [Heather] Okay.
(indistinct crosstalk)
- [Carmen] Wait, do you feel
like we should do something?
Like...
like I feel like she's feeling vulnerabl
so I think that maybe we need to...
- Plenty. - Plenty of this.
Great, yeah, let's do it.
- Okay,
some liquid courage here.
- Thanks.
- Okay.
Once I stole a bicycle
off my neighbor's porch
while she was out,
because my car battery died.
I had an interview I was late for it, I.
Okay, and afterwards
I threw it in a dumpster
because I didn't know how to get it back
on her porch without her seeing.
- And I...
I sometimes touch myself to Home Alone.
- Oh Jesus.
- I know Macaulay is a kid in it,
but he was like sort of
my sexual awakening.
And, I don't know, every time I watch it
I feel like an excited
little girl again so...
(Heather chuckles)
- I was in a mental hospital once.
- Jesus, I didn't know
we were gonna go there.
- Well, I thought that was the game.
It was only for two weeks.
And I don't even know if
they called him that anymore
but,
it was for anxiety.
I was young,
was high school
and,
mom told everyone that I was in-
- [Carmen] At science camp,
a science camp program.
- Science camp.
I don't know if anyone believed it.
- I sold it well.
You did forget the best part though.
- No.
- Please. - Mm-mm.
- [Carmel] It'll help lighten the mood.
So at the rehabilitation center,
they would organize
fun things for the kids,
like board games,
field trips
and,
talent shows.
And little Brenny here,
partook in one of those.
- [Heather] What was your talent?
- I...
I danced.
- Oof.
Sorry.
- What was the song?
- It doesn't...
It doesn't matter.
I remember there was a guy
there for anger management
and he was sitting in the front row
and he laughed hard.
(Brendan chuckles)
- [Carmen] Brendan,
couldn't have been that bad.
- It could have,
it was.
(ominous music)
- [Jean] Good night.
- [Brendan] Yeah, night.
(door thuds)
(phone buzzing)
(phone notification)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
I reach for you like I reach for a sta
(ominous music continues)
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(ominous music continues)
(indistinct whispers)
(ominous music continues)
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(ominous music continues)
- Whoa.
(phone rigs)
Hey.
- [Brendan] Hi, how are...
What's up?
- [Jean] Do you wanna
come over after work today?
- [Brendan] Do you
need me right now? Martin
can finish up my emails.
- [Martin] Is that Jean?
- [Brendan] Martin, dude, don't listen i
- [Martin] Will you tell her
that I'm not gonna drink
at her exhibit? - You're talking
so close to me right now.
- [Martin] Dude, will you tell her?
- [Jean] Just come by when you're off.
- [Brendan] Of course.
- You told her?
- You're standing right there.
You heard me not tell her.
- Jean, it's Martin.
I promise I'm not gonna... - Oh my God.
- You feel forced to share?
- No. - You promise?
- Yes.
- Why didn't you tell me?
- 'Cause it's not important.
- Brendan.
- It was so long ago.
- Would you tell me if
you were still feeling...
- Yes.
- Are you okay now?
- I'm great now.
It's a beautiful piece.
- Thanks.
- I like the breast strokes.
(Brendan and Jean chuckle)
- Yeah, you would.
- It's four new paintings now.
- Mm-hmm.
- How are things going at the gallery?
- It's almost all set up.
- Okay, well,
I'm all cleared for time off tomorrow,
so I'll be able to help you set up all d
- Nah.
- Nah?
- Nah.
- But I already talked to
Roger and got approved.
You said you needed help.
- Mm, well, I lied.
Wanna hear something else?
(plastic rustles)
(Jean vocalizing)
- What's this?
- A thank you, obviously.
- A thank you? - Mm-hmm.
You were really sweet
for everything you did to celebrate
such a silly little...
- It's not silly.
- Okay,
for Sheldon Brie.
And I wanted to do something
sweet for you in return.
So,
it's a little getaway.
(soft music)
- [Brendan] Heather's parents' place?
- [Jean] Uh-huh.
- [Brendan] Do we have time for this?
- [Jean] We have time for us.
- [Brendan] It's the
day before the gallery.
- [Jean] Yeah, it is.
And I'm gonna be insane
the whole day of the gallery,
and then I'm gonna be insane for like th
to five days afterwards
when I'm sitting around on
my ass just waiting to hear
what they thought about it.
So, ghost or not,
this is the least insane I'm gonna be
for a really long time.
So,
I think we better make it count.
What do you say?
- [Brendan] Count me in.
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Ah, fuck!
(ominous music continues)
- There you are.
Dude, I thought you were gonna be here.
It was embarrassing,
I got here on time and
there was like nobody here.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, nobody was here?
- Well, I mean, like a
couple people, but not much.
Her management, Sheldon Brie...
- Brie. - Her management,
Sheldon Brie is somewhere here, so...
- Okay, so, okay, they made it.
- Yeah, but I'm not talking to them.
- Okay, just walk around
and look impressed,
and talk Jean's art up with them.
- Dude, you literally told
me not to talk to anybody.
- Yeah, but the more
people they see enjoying it-
- Beat it, Martin.
- There more confident...
- Huh? Yeah, sure.
- Where's Heather?
- Oh, she had to stay late for work, sor
- Carmen. - Well,
like it's my fault, you're her boyfriend
- The hell is that supposed to mean?
- Why aren't there more people here?
- I don't know, she...
She posted as much as she could.
- Okay, well, I thought like
Bennett would show up with...
Dude, what happened to your arm?
- Nothing.
Will you just call him?
- Who? - Bennett, Stacy, I don't...
I don't know, get more people.
- No, Bennett doesn't like me,
he's like, scared of me. - Carmen,
Carmen, please, just call them.
- Okay, fine.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- It looks beautiful.
- Thanks.
Yeah, I put a lot of work into it.
- I like the breast strokes on this one.
(Brendan chuckles)
More people will come, it's just the sta
- Doors have been open for an hour so...
What happened to your arm?
- Martin told me that Sheldon Brie is he
- Yeah, one of them is.
Vanessa and Tyler and
three of her assistant came.
Only one is left,
I think she just stayed for the booze so
- Jean, it's not a bad turnout.
- I should have done
so much more like emails
and cold calls and all sorts of things.
- You did all that you could.
- No, I didn't.
I could have posted more online
and then I would've gotten more than Ror
and her college buddies to show up.
- Rory came?
- Yeah.
- She brought people?
- Yeah,
just a couple old faces,
I don't know.
Okay, I am gonna go get another drink.
- No, no, no, I got it.
- Actually, I need something to do
so I'm not just standing
around like an idiot.
- Hey Jean, you're not an idiot.
You're not an idiot.
I'm gonna walk around
and I'll grab you another drink soon.
And, you know, just network, right?
Networking, yeah.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Okay.
(ominous music continues)
- Hey, hi. - Oh, oh my God.
Hi Brendan. - Hi.
- You look so nice.
- Oh, thank you.
Thank you so much. - Yeah, no,
it's a beautiful little venue.
- Yeah, she's worked
hard on it, so it's nice to see.
Hi, I'm Brendan.
- Christina. - Yeah, it's kinda like
the best exhibit I've ever seen, honestl
- Hey man.
- Really? - Yeah.
- [Tyler] Name another.
- Well, last night I actually watched
the Van Gogh experience
walkthrough on YouTube.
So I think I know what I'm talking about
- Oh, look,
more people for you to talk
to while I go back over there.
- Well, sorry,
Tyler, right? You're with Sheldon Brie?
- I think it's Sheldon Brie?
- Nope Martin, stop.
- Okay, geez.
- I spoke with Vanessa earlier and,
your team came all the
way from New York, right?
How was the flight?
- A layover in Dallas is always a treat.
- God, I hate that.
I had to work in Brooklyn two months ago
and I got stuck in Atlanta for 16 hours.
- Oh really? What kind of work in Brookl
- I'm a photographer.
- Ah.
- Ah, no, no, no, not like that.
I'm actually... - He's really good.
- Thank you,
I actually do work for a studio there.
Works with Vogue and Magazine
and that's beside the point.
You're here for Jean's stuff?
- Yeah, we're...
We're here for Jean stuff, so...
- Oh, y'all work with her?
- Oh no, we went to college with her.
- She's incredible.
She used to pay me
these amazing landscapes.
- What?
- [Rory] They were gorgeous.
- They were gorgeous.
- She used to paint you stuff?
- Landscape work?
Does she have any of that here?
I'd love to check it out. - You know wha
I think I...
There's a number... - I'm Brendan, I'm..
I'm Brendan, I'm...
I'm the boyfriend.
I'm Jean's boyfriend.
- Yeah, and I'm the friend.
- Martin, do you wanna maybe
go get yourself another drink?
- Ah, no, I'm sticking with weed tonight
(Martin chuckles)
If that's okay with you.
- Oh, what? That you smoke weed?
- Do you hate me 'cause I smoke weed?
- Martin!
- You know what? I'm gonna
keep making my rounds.
It's a...
Oh, a sketch I wanna see over there,
but I'll see you again.
- Okay, bye.
Ciao. - Martin,
don't say that.
- I...
I don't know why she hated me so much.
I was nothing but charming. - What...
What were you saying to her?
- I was just offering her weed.
- You offered her weed?
Martin, she's my manager.
- No, no, no, he...
he didn't give her weed.
- No. - It was so well.
- She loves your stuff so much.
You can hear it in her
voice, she's like so impressed.
- Okay. - It shouldn't be...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, I...
Sorry, just...
I dunno...
I dunno if that's appropriate.
- What? - What?
- What? No, it is just a little weird.
- Why would that be weird?
- I'm sorry, have I offended you?
- No, it's just the...
The touching.
- Touching?
- Yeah, okay.
You know, maybe you and I
should have a conversation.
- Brandon, what the fuck are
you talking about right now?
- Hey, did you get a chance to
say goodbye to Sheldon Brie?
- What? No, why?
- [Carmen] I think she's leaving.
- What? - Do we have a problem?
- No, I mean, yes,
technically, fuck!
Sorry, you know what?
You guys may have, you
know, dated a few years ago,
but that's not like a big... - Who?
- Okay, don't be an ass about this.
- Okay, Brendan, please stop.
I'm begging you, just stop.
- Stop? What?
I'm...
I'm not doing anything.
- Hey man, if I did...
- No, don't fucking touch me man.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Please!
Nothing, nothing, just stop!
- Brendan,
what happened to your arm?
What did you do?
(ominous music)
- What?
This?
Oh, this is...
This is nothing.
It is nothing, I...
Oh, you...
You think I...
Stop, don't fucking look at me like that
- We're not looking at you.
- I'm fine, I...
I'm fine.
Okay, all right, here we go.
I'm fine.
I'm not the one showing up
to my old hookups art gallery
to try to rekindle an old flame.
- Nobody is doing that.
- Here we go, I'm not
high a narcotics all the time.
I'm not finger blasting
myself to little kid celebrities.
I...
Jesus fucking Christ.
I'm not the one thinking I'm
getting possessed by a ghost
and fucking it while
painting pictures of...
- Brendan!
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
- Jean, I...
- We have some things to figure out.
(tense music continues)
- Jean, I...
(door thuds)
(tense music continues)
I'm f...
I'm fine.
(tense music continues)
I'm fine.
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(footsteps tapping)
(door thuds)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(ominous music)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(indistinct whispers)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues) (punches thuddi
(somber music continues) (punches thuddi
(somber music continues)
(soft music)
(soft music continues)
(soft music continues)
(phone rings)
Jean?
- [Jean] Hi.
Hi, I didn't know if you would...
- [Brendan] Are you okay?
- [Jean] Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'm...
How are you?
(somber music continues)
- [Brendan] I am...
I'm good, yeah, I'm...
Wow, what's up?
- [Jean] Would you want to come over?
- [Brendan] Oh.
- [Jean] Not like anything
weird, I was just...
I was wanting to talk.
- [Brendan] Oh, okay, yeah,
of course, we...
We can talk.
(soft music continues)
You're moving?
- Yes,
I am.
I'm moving to Austin.
I got into a program there
that I think I'm a
really good fit for so...
- What about Sheldon Brie?
Sorry.
- I think this is gonna be a
really good change for me,
I do.
- When do you leave?
- Tomorrow.
- Oh. - Yeah.
The movers are coming
tomorrow to pick up the couch
and the furniture and,
the rest of the paints.
Everything else is just gonna...
It's a clean break.
- A really, really clean break.
- I packed my essentials
and I'm gonna sleep somewhere else tonig
- Where?
Are you...
Are you seeing someone?
- I left something for you.
It's in the fridge.
It's just some beer and dinner,
it's nothing special.
- Thank you.
- It's for something,
something I wanna ask of you.
Something that actually technically,
you asked of me a while ago,
so...
- okay.
- Just,
stay.
(soft music continues)
I'll be back tomorrow
morning to pick up my key
and all the rest of my stuff.
But I want you to stay here tonight.
- [Brendan] Why?
- Because I want to give you this.
(soft music continues)
I think it'll help you.
(soft music continues)
(soft music continues)
- Jean, I...
(door thuds)
(soft music continues)
(soft music continues)
(fridge buzzing)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
I reach for you like I reach for a sta
Worshiping you from afar
Living with my silent love
I'm like a flame dying out in the rain
Only the ashes remain
Smoldering like my silent love
How I long to tell you all
the things I have planned
(upbeat music)
Enjoy love until it disappears
Hold on to the night
Feel alive in your arms
Hold on, let's ride
Until the moon becomes the sunlight
No one will want your song
Yearns to be somebody now
Boy that wonders free
In the darkness
(eerie music)
Reach the
(ominous music)
- No, no, no!
(eerie music)
It can't.
(eerie music continues)
(Brendan screams)
You will not understand
You'll not long ever see me again
Loving somebody somewhere
Living me my silent love
- [Brendan] Hello, you
have reached Brendan.
Leave a message.
Thanks, bye.
- [Jean] Hey, I just
wanted to try you again.
I got to Austin okay, finally.
But you know, the place is...
The place is smaller
than I thought it would be.
But, who cares?
I don't know if you're gonna get this.
I don't know if you care.
I thought that...
I thought we would talk when I came back
but you weren't there, I guess.
I guess you didn't wanna talk to me.
Brendan, I wanted to help.
I thought that it could,
I thought it would...
Whatever it was,
I really thought it would help you.
What happened?
What happened?
Brendan, where did you go?
Wherever you are,
I hope you're okay.
I love you.
(phone beeps)
(Jean huffing and puffing)
(ominous music)
(dramatic music)
(vinyl whirring)
I reach for you like I reach for a sta
Worshiping you from afar
Living with my silent love
I am like a flame
drying out in the rain
Only the ashes remain
Smoldering like my silent love
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(bright music)
- [Carmen] You call that dancing?
- Yes. - Brenny, you call
that dancing?
- [Brendan] Yes, I call that dancing.
- Oof! - Don't oof me.
- [Carmen] That's not dancing.
That's like the stiff nod
that a reincarnated corpse
would give to a necromancer
to let him know his ritual worked.
- [Brendan] That is so
oddly specific, what the hell?
- [Carmen] What happened to you?
Guy can't even pulsate his hips anymore.
- [Brendan] Please do
not talk about my hips.
- [Carmen] You know, she
told me you didn't even dance
at her aunt's wedding last month.
- [Brendan] Please do
not talk about my hips
with my girlfriend.
- [Carmen] We talk, you
can't stop us from talking.
- [Brendan] What did she tell you?
- [Carmen] Just drinks
more, that's your problem.
- What did she say?
- You been sipping that IPA
all night, it's time to graduate.
- Carmen. - Moons shining then.
- Carmen, seriously, what did she say?
- What do you think she said?
- Why she won't let me stay the night.
- What? - What? Nothing, no.
- You don't stay the night with her?
- No, I didn't say that.
- That's exactly what you said.
- Well, you baited me into that, so...
- I didn't bait you into anything, you..
You haven't...
Okay, maybe she would
let you stay the night
if you actually danced with her
instead of moving like
a reincarnated corpse.
- Okay. - All right, come here, just-
- No. - Liven that corpse up,
it's getting a new lease... I don't wann
- On life. - Liven up the corpse up.
I just wanna stick with
beer, that's disgusting.
- Grow hair on your chest. - Oh my God.
Seriously, I don't wanna get too fucked
- These are all your friends,
they've all seen you fucked up before.
- No, not...
Like, I don't...
I don't wanna get too rowdy
and not be there for her.
- First of all, you couldn't
be rowdy if you tried.
And second of all, you're
currently being there for her.
- No,
I don't know where this night will end.
So I...
I don't wanna get too fucked up.
- Oh.
So whiskey dick? - Carmen!
Things that are off
limits for us to talk about.
My pulsating hips, - - No.
- The hair on my chest. - Absolutely not
- And my dick.
- Okay, I concede that one.
- Excqueeze me.
Sorry.
Sorry, I don't want to break
up family bonding time.
Hey, Carmen.
- Hello Martin.
- You look nice.
- You look drunk.
- No, it's 'cause there's a party.
- Martin, there's like five people here.
- Carmen, I tried to get more.
- Yeah, and so what?
It's a party!
- Okay, Martin, not on me. - Come on.
- Please, don't. - Okay, wait, wait.
Do I look good?
- Yeah, you...
You look great bud.
- Freaking gay.
- Okay. - Got him.
- Pardon me?
- There's not a lot of girls here.
- You mean there's no drunk girls here?
- That's not what I meant.
- Mm, it's what you implied.
- Okay, goodbye Martin,
you guys have had enough.
We'll see ya, let's go, God bless.
Stop kissing at my sister, thank you.
- Inviting him to a celebration
for your girlfriend was a bold move.
- Yeah, inviting him to any
opposite sex celebration
is a bold move.
- Okay, can I just say one more thing?
She did tell me that she loves you.
Now go loosen up.
- Mm-mm. - Go dance.
- No, I'll stay. - Go unlock that Brando
from science camp.
- Don't.
- They're even more crazy than you so,
go (indistinct). - Oh my...
Carmen, come on. - All right,
well, if we Irish goodbye,
we'll see you Wednesday, yeah.
- Yeah. - Now go, come on.
It's easy, you've done it before.
You just go.
(Carmen vocalizing)
- Just like that.
(Carmen vocalizing)
Very good.
- [Bennett] Who's Sheldon Brie?
- [Heather] It's Brie.
- [Bennett] Is this Brie's house?
- [Jean] No, it's mine.
- [Heather] Jesus, sweetheart,
the management is Sheldon Brie.
- [Bennett] Oh,
and you work for them?
- I don't work for them,
they represent me now.
- And they represent
you now for this, right?
- Yeah, see?
Now we're all on the same page.
- All right,
Bennett just came to drink.
- Heather. - And dance.
- With Jean.
I was getting down and
dirty earlier on the dance floor
with the woman of the hour.
You missed it.
- Mm, what a shame.
- Time to say our
goodbyes, I've got our purses.
- What? What? What? What?
- Martin just opened another drink
so time to bid ado. - Wow.
He's a where's my hug
goodbye at kind of guy.
- Oh wow, that checks out.
- Congratulations, love.
We'll see you Wednesday.
- Oh, and the cabin.
- Yes. - My dad just needs
to make sure that the furnace is fixed.
- No, no, he's always tinkering.
So, I'll just text you the
cabin information manana.
But babe, me, you, outta here-
- Oh, okay, yep. - Before Martin shows u
- Okay, yep.
- I'll take that. - Congrats again thoug
- Aw.
- Brenny's gonna love it, all the best.
- Thank you so much.
- You are the best.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight. - Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- Okay, purse.
Ooh, it's hold out here.
- What's the deal with this one?
- What? What are talking about?
- It's different.
- Oh,
well, it's not that different.
- Mm, there's more going on.
It's more exciting.
- Well, more going on
doesn't necessarily mean more exciting.
- Oh, I think it's got a
clearer picture in it's dirtiness.
- Well, it's all me,
so...
- Well,
yeah, whose else would it be?
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go get another drink.
- Yep, yep. - Yeah, mm-hmm.
(footsteps tapping)
(background chatter)
(ominous music)
- Question, is it a massive turn on
that your boyfriend still hangs out
with all his high school buddies?
- There is nothing sexier to me
than a super senior. - Mm,
figured as much. - Especially one
of nine years.
I mean, that's so sexy.
- All right, easy now, it's eight.
Come on now.
- You know what is super sexy to me thou
- Hmm?
- A boyfriend who would
do all of this just for me.
- You're right, that is sexy. - Mm-hmm.
(Brendan chuckles) Okay,
it's my turn to ask a question.
- Mm.
- What were you in Carmen whispering abo
- Oh,
corpses resurrected by necromancers.
- Naturally. - Yep, mm-hmm.
- Care to expand on that or...
- No, I don't think so, no.
She did,
tell me something
really interesting though.
- She did?
- And,
I love you.
- I can't believe she told you that.
- Mm-hmm, yeah, she told me.
- I was gonna tell you that.
- Were you? Okay.
- I was gonna do it face to face.
- Ooh. - So much better.
- Oh, and so smooth.
- It would've been better than that.
(upbeat music)
I love you.
- You're right, that is so much cuter.
- It was, wasn't it?
- It's so smooth. - It's so much better.
Oh man.
- So you paid for the whole week?
- Tuesday through Sunday to decorate, ye
- You still want the sketches in the bac
and the paintings in the front?
- And near the entrance, yeah.
And you can still take off Friday
to help me decorate, right?
- Yeah, Martin's gonna
work a double to cover me.
So thank you Martin.
- And they threw in tomorrow and Monday.
I guess it's slow at the
gallery or something,
but I can just use those days to decorat
- That's awesome.
- I know.
I really thought they were
gonna tell me to shove it
when I was asking for extra days but...
But they didn't.
- No, it's a sign.
- What's a sign?
- Everything is falling into place.
You know, you booked the rep,
you got the gallery,
you got a discount.
Sheldon Brie is gonna come in.
They're probably... - Brie.
- Brie, Sheldon Brie is gonna come
and you're gonna wow them,
you'll be at the top of their roster.
- It's not a roster.
- What's a roster?
- I don't know.
Basketball. - Ooh.
- Baseball. - Ah!
- Something sporty.
- Sports, yuck.
- Ew, get it outta here. - Gross.
- Okay, I don't know about any signs,
but I think if I keep my
expectations glacially low,
then I might sail right past this.
- The evidence is all right there, Jean.
It's the universe
or the constellations.
- What the hell are you talking about?
You don't believe in the universe.
- No, I don't believe,
the universe never believed in Brendan.
- That's unfair. - Mm.
But,
I do believe in you.
- Gross.
- Gross?
That was so smooth.
(Brendan and Jean chuckle)
- That was a little mushy.
Aw.
(upbeat music)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
Hey, come here.
(upbeat music continues)
Take these off. - Oh, do...
Are you done?
- Well, no,
but,
I wanna make you feel good.
- Oh, do...
Do you mind if I just keep going?
- Do I mind if you keep eating me out?
I mean, no,
I wanna make you feel good too.
(Jean chuckles) (upbeat music continues)
(Jean huffing) (ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(upbeat music)
(ominous music)
- So sorry.
- No, no, it's okay.
It's okay, don't be sorry.
Is there...
Is there something I can do?
- Oh, no, I...
I think I just need a moment.
- Okay. - Alright.
- Okay.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah,
yeah, I'm fine.
Yeah.
- Okay. - Come here.
- Okay, sorry.
No, sorry.
- No, it's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
- I don't know.
- Don't be sorry.
Seriously, don't be sorry.
- Can we just lay here for a bit?
- Yeah, of course we can. - Okay.
- Of course.
Hey,
it felt really good.
- Good.
Can I say the night?
(ominous music)
- No, not tonight.
I'm sorry, Brendan, I wanna
spend the night with you.
- Oh no, that's okay. - I really...
- I really do. - I didn't presume
or assume or whatever, I...
- You didn't?
I just...
I'm gonna be up all night
finishing another painting
so...
- Another one?
- Yeah.
- In a week?
- Yeah.
(ominous music continues)
- Okay, yeah.
I will go ahead and
get outta your hair then.
Okay.
- Hey Brendan, wait,
I just wanted to say thank
you again for organizing tonight.
It was...
It's really special, it meant a lot to m
- Well, I liked being here.
(dogs barking)
(background jazz music)
What's that?
- Night, Brendan?
- Wait. (door thuds)
I'm living with my
- Shit!
I'm like a flame dying out in the rain
Only the ashes remains
Smoldering like silent love
How I long to tell you all
the things I have planned
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(tense music)
- Oh fuck!
Shit,
fucking hell Brendan,
fucking hell (indistinct) dude.
Hi,
late lunch.
I...
I was gonna drop this off for you.
I spilled some of the coffee.
There was a curb and I...
I tripped, a lot of it still there, but.
- Walking can be tough.
- Walking can be tough, Jean.
Yes it can.
- Do you wanna come in?
- Oh, are you sure?
I was just gonna leave this and text you
I didn't mean to interrupt or anything.
- Come on.
- Alright.
- You can just set that
stuff down right there.
And I'm gonna finish setting
up all of this nonsense.
And then I am gonna
sit down with you for a bit.
That's what I'm gonna do.
(ominous music)
- Wait, is this new?
- Mm-hmm.
- Like, this morning new?
- Mm-hmm.
- This is incredible, it's...
It's a lot like the other
one, but it's different.
I don't know,
I dig it, I love how these colors are
just kind of looking... - Actually,
can you bring the...
Could you bring the
coffee over here for me?
'Cause I want it. - Yeah, yeah.
- Thank you so much.
- Seems a new direction you're going in.
It's cool that you're,
I don't know, not staying...
Here.
- Thanks. - Not staying stale.
- Yeah.
- You good?
- Yeah.
Sorry, I think I'm just...
I think I'm worried,
Sheldon Brie signed me for my potential.
And I think I have potential
and I wanna show them that potential.
I just don't know if my potential is in.
Actually, I don't know
what I'm talking about.
- No, come on, hey, no, - - I can stop.
- No, no, no, finish the thought.
- No, I just dunno if my potential
is in the style that I'm painting right
or if I wanna experiment.
I do, I wanna experiment with other styl
I just don't...
Well, now is not the
time to shake things up,
so I don't know.
Sorry, actually, this is dumb.
- It's not dumb.
You're dumb for thinking it's dumb.
- It was a strong pep talk.
- Look, the...
The point is,
I don't know your world.
I don't know, you know, the terminology.
I don't know what makes
those breast strokes
better than the other breast strokes.
But I do know... - Brush strokes?
- What did I say?
- Breast strokes.
- Breast strokes. - I mean, -
- Breast strokes.
- I'll take a breast stroke
from you anytime. - No.
The point is,
I don't know your world but
when I look at that painting,
I don't think,
wow, this artist has no
idea what she's doing.
I think,
wow, this is a new
adventure that she's going on
and,
I'm excited to go on it with her.
Strictly speaking as a consumer of the a
- That was very sweet, Brendan.
Did you come up with that yourself?
'Cause it kind of sounds like Google.
- Yeah, I typed in how to
impress hot art girlfriend
so she doesn't leave me for Van Gogh bro
- Okay.
Okay, well, I don't know about any journ
but I sort of feel like...
(phone notification)
- You don't know about any journey but..
Jean,
you don't know...
Uh-oh, is that the Van Gogh bro?
- Sorry,
I actually have to go
pick up some paints today.
Will you come with me?
I'll make it fun, I promise.
- Ooh, if you promise,
lead on traveler. - Yes.
Yay!
Okay, come on.
You should have seen the fear in his eye
- [Brendan] Oh, he was not scared of her
- Actually, he absolutely
was afraid of her.
When Carmen came
over, Bennett got all scared.
- Well, it's probably 'cause, you know.
- Well, 'cause why?
- You know why?
- No, I really do not
know why. - 'Cause the...
The gays don't like the lesbians
and vice versa.
- What?
You did not just say that right now.
- What? - That is a total stereotype.
- Oh, I can stereotype
my sister and best friends.
- What about Martin?
- Oh, he stereotypes her all the time.
- No, isn't he your best friend?
- Ew, Martin is not my best friend.
Whoa, whoa. - Oh my God.
I'm so sorry, are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm good, are you?
- No!
- Oh my God.
- [Rory] Oh my God.
- Rory. - Oh my God, hi.
- Hi. - Come here.
- Oh, hi, this is Rory.
- Oh my gosh, how are you?
How've you been?
- I'm good, I'm good, I'm good.
This is Brendan, this is
my boyfriend Brendan.
- Boyfriend? Okay, yay.
Hi, hi, - - Hi.
- I'm Rory. - Okay, yeah, hi.
- Oh. - Thank you.
- [Rory] You didn't tell
me you had a boyfriend.
Do I follow you?
- Oh, no, there's no need.
I don't post anything
personal on there so...
- Are you still in the area?
I'm right down the block.
- Oh,
yeah, I...
Not much has changed since college.
I guess I'm kind of boring.
- You've went traveling
for a little bit though.
- Not unless you call a months internshi
in Washington travel, but...
- Well, I call walking from my couch
to the fridge travel so sure.
- Oh, you're a painter.
And that is how you do met.
- Oh, no,
I'm not intelligent enough for that scen
- Well, not intelligent enough to paint?
- Breast strokes. - Breast strokes.
- He's selling himself short.
He's actually very smart.
He would've been too
smart for me in school so...
- A nerd, we love nerds.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, no, no, not a nerd,
- A total nerd.
He went to science camp,
that's a peak nerd.
- [Rory] Science camp, that's cute.
- No, Jean, I didn't go to science camp.
- Martin told me everything,
the cat is out of the bag.
- Well, Martin's a liar so...
- Speaking of school,
guess who I saw last week?
- Oh, I really would have no idea.
I haven't talked to anyone since college
- Jackson.
I saw him at Fernie's last week.
- Wow.
- [Rory] Isn't that crazy?
It's like something's
never changed, you know?
I miss meeting you two there.
- Fernie's is the wine
bar off of Franklin, right?
- The vibe is so nice there.
I used to meet her in
Jackson there every Friday.
- Yeah, I don't know who Jackson is.
- No, it's nine bucks for a cab.
- Oh, he's an ex. - Its not cheap and...
- Your ex?
- No, oh my God, no.
(Rory chuckles)
- Oh.
Oh.
- We barely dated.
- [Rory] He was a weird
first love for you anyway.
- First love?
- We hardly dated.
- I mean, a year is
kind of a long time, but...
- Yeah, well, not when the
last six months were a nightmare
so...
- [Rory] So how long have
you two been together?
- [Jean] Four months.
- Great.
Have we met the family?
- Dinner with his sister.
- Oh, great.
We went up to Running Springs...
(ominous music drowning out speakers)
If you're not doing anything right now,
do you wanna get lunch?
- Oh, no, I'm sorry.
We're running around trying
to get ready for a little thing, so...
- Oh, a thing.
- Just a little thing.
- Bitch, do you have a showing?
- No, I...
It's not a showing. - Yes, you do.
I wanted tickets. - No,
nope, you can't get tickets
'cause it's not a showing
so, no.
- Okay, well,
I hope we run into each other again soon
I'm really glad that you
have a nice boyfriend now.
- Oh, yeah, that's me. - Yeah.
Yeah.
- Okay.
Bye loves. - All right, bye.
- Bye!
Ooh, wow, wild.
That was totally wild seeing her.
All right, let's go.
- Yeah.
(door thuds)
Jean, I am pretty sure you
could have carried all this yourself.
- Oh, but then I wouldn't
have had my buddy.
- Your buddy,
nice.
- [Jean] God, there is so
much booze left in here.
I really thought your friends
would've cleared all this out.
- Oh, well, gimme a few
days and I'll clear it out,
easy peasy.
Or we can bring some over
to Heather and Carmen's.
We'll gift a couple
tequilas and hard seltzers.
- Actually, we cannot do that.
'cause that is the least
classy thing I've ever in my life.
- Trust me, she won't care.
- Okay, but Heather will,
and I am so close to cracking that nut,
should have seen me at the party.
- Hey, sorry.
I want you to feel prepared for Saturday
I don't want to overload you.
We don't have to do dinner Wednesday.
- Actually, we do
because it's really important to me.
Carmen engages on all of my posts
and she is my number one buyer.
She's my only buyer, actually.
- No. - Well, you don't count.
- Rude. - And,
we've had this on the
schedule for way longer than,
you know, any talk of Sheldon Brie.
I just wanna respect that.
I wanna respect her so...
- Do I really not count the buyer?
- Doesn't count of the
buyer sleeping with me.
Or like, finger stuff counts too or like
Oh, what am I saying?
Oh my God, stop me.
- You're gonna sell more.
- I know.
(phone buzzing)
- You believe me?
- I believe
I will sell more print
sketches online eventually,
yes.
- That's not what I meant.
Jean, that's not what I meant.
- [Jean] Shit!
She followed me online.
- Rory?
- [Jean] Mm-hmm.
- Did...
Did anyone else?
(eerie music)
- [Jean] What?
- Nothing, nothing.
- Sorry, sorry, I'm...
I'm totally with you, I just...
I know I have to post
a lot about the showing
because then more people will show up
and more people means more impressive
and more impressive means,
Sheldon Brie thinks I'm impressive.
It's just...
It's like, I don't know.
I really didn't want her to know.
- 'Cause she'll invite Jackson?
- What? - Nope, nothing, no.
If they...
If they really are just
people from a bygone era,
all they can do is benefit you, right?
Like you said, the more people there,
the more impressive you
look in front of management.
Maybe some of them have fat stacks of ca
and they drop it on your painting.
We become millionaires.
- Oh, we become millionaires?
- Yes, and I'll make such
a good trophy husband.
- Oh, okay.
So,
you tell a guy you love him once,
and then he starts talking about
becoming a trophy husband.
- Say it again.
- You tell a guy you love him.
- Mm, one more time.
- That you love him.
(soft music)
- Ooh, okay.
(Jean chuckles)
(soft music continues)
(soft music continues)
Sorry. - Oh,
no, it's okay.
Don't be sorry.
Is there anything I can do?
What would you like me to do?
- Oh, no, I think it just
needs a little bit of time.
- Okay. - Okay.
- Yeah, okay.
(soft music continues)
- Well,
sorry, you can...
If you can keep
touching it that'll be okay.
- Of course, okay, I'm sorry. - Okay.
- I'm sorry. - That's okay. That's okay.
Okay.
(soft music continues)
(eerie music)
Sorry, sorry, I don't...
I don't know what's going on.
- No, that's okay.
You wanna use my mouth?
Maybe it's... - Oh, no, no, no.
I'm sure that would be lovely.
I don't mean to stop.
Ah, you know,
I think it might just be the paint fumes
- The paint fumes?
- Yeah.
Fuzzy brain or something, I...
- Okay.
- My head feels a little weird.
- Can I get you some more water?
- No, I got...
Already, yeah.
It's good.
- Hey,
you feel comfortable with me, right?
Or...
- Yeah, yeah.
- Like, I'm not pressuring you or anythi
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
That's not at all what's happening.
- Okay, then,
what is happening?
- I don't know, probably the paint fumes
- Okay.
- Jean, Jean,
sorry, I think...
I think I'm just tired.
You know, maybe we can
call it early and lay down.
- Yeah, let's lay down for a bit.
- Then tomorrow I can wake up early
and stop by my place before work
and grab whatever I need.
- Oh, wait, no, actually,
sorry,
we can definitely lie
down for a little bit,
but I don't think it's a good idea
to spend the night tonight.
- Oh, okay.
Yeah.
- It's that I'm gonna be up all night
finishing another painting so...
- Another one?
- Yeah.
- Beside...
Besides the one from last night?
- Yeah, that's why we
got the paints today, so...
- Oh,
yeah, that's...
That's why we got the
paint. Yeah, that checks out.
Okay.
- Okay.
Hey,
I love you.
- I love you.
(siren blaring)
- Okay.
(footsteps tapping)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
I'm like a flame dying out in the rain
Only the ashes remain
(ominous music)
How I long to tel you all
the things I have planned
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
- Roger approved your
request for Friday off.
Nice.
Brendan, yo.
- Yeah, hi, what's up?
- Nothing, nothing.
I'm just saying, I am gonna
be covering all your calls
on Friday.
(Martin chuckles)
- Oh, right, right. - Yeah.
- Thank you, thank you
once again for doing that.
- Your bump and grind.
- That's right.
- Oh, is that Jeans?
- Yes, yeah.
- Has she said anything about me
or...
Has she said anything about me?
- No.
- I like her art.
Freaking cool.
- Yeah, yeah. - Freaky,
you know.
I like a little freaky,
I'm sure you do too.
Can you tell her I like her art?
- What's going on?
- I got shit faced.
- Oh no.
- I got so shit aced.
- No, no more than normal.
Everyone was having a good time.
- Different for me, man.
- Nobody important was there, Martin,
it was all people that love you,
and my sister.
- I'm sure Jean hates me now, huh?
- No. - Probably fricking rags
on me to you all the time.
- No, she doesn't.
- Dunks on my ass.
- Just,
take it easy Saturday.
- I'm still invited?
- As long as you avoid
her management, yeah.
- Thanks.
- I threw up in her bathroom.
- I know, bud.
Yeah, we know.
- Oh my gosh, I tried
to get it all in the toilet.
- You did, you sure did. So
much of it was in the toilet.
- Did I ruin the night for everybody?
- No, no. - Kill the mood?
- No, not at all.
Not at all.
- So you guys like fucked or...
(ominous music)
I'm not drunk right now,
I'm sorry, I'm saying crazy
things like I'm a drunk,
but I'm not.
I am really high though.
Can you not tell Roger I said that, plea
- No, I'm not gonna tell Roger that.
- Thank you, I know you were the real on
Dude, you're like one of my best friends
You're probably my best friend,
you're my best friend.
- No, we didn't fuck.
- What?
But you threw that whole
congratulations party.
- Yeah, but that's not
the point of throwing
a congratulations party.
- Oh my God, she's a virgin.
- What? No, I...
Look, that's none of my business.
I don't know, I'm not, so it's not...
- I mean, it makes sense
like, that's why she would be nervous
- No, she is not the problem.
Everything is fine, everything is fine.
- I'm saying like, if it's your first ti
obviously there's like
a lot of emotional stuff.
- Ah! You know,
I think I saw your blunt in the bathroom
Did you leave it there? - Oh my God, wha
No, do you think Roger saw? - Yeah.
I don't know, you might want to go check
- Oh, but I took an edible, we're good.
Not mine.
(Martin chuckles)
- Yeah, I'm so sorry.
I meant the plastic wrapping of an edibl
- Oh God.
- Uh-huh.
(Brendan sighs)
(eerie music)
(Brendan knocking)
Hey,
hi.
- Hi.
What are you doing here?
- [Brendan] Are you okay?
- Am I okay?
- Yeah, I was calling and texting you,
but you weren't answering.
- Brendan, I have been
running back and forth
from the gallery and my house.
- Do you need help? - No,
I don't need help, I need time to focus.
- Because I don't...
I wanna be a good partner
and I don't want you to be stressed.
- I'm not stressed.
- [Brendan] Okay.
- Are you stressed?
- No.
- Brendan, what is happening right now?
(phone buzzes)
- Oh, okay, so I mean, it does work.
Sorry, that was...
Ah, that was dumb.
Who is it? - Brendan!
- Fuck! That was...
Okay,
you know, sorry,
I think I just need a
moment, no, that was...
Why? Why did I do that?
That was so dumb. - Okay.
- What the hell am I thinking?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, Brendan.
Whoa, stop, okay.
What's going on?
- You know, I think
I'm just feeling distant.
It's been four months and we've not been
We've not had sex.
- And I wanna have sex with you.
- No, I know, I know.
- I don't want you to
feel distant, I want...
I wanna have sex with you.
- You have, you've been very clear.
- I feel like I've been clear.
- No, you have, you've made
it very clear, that's not the...
Yeah, let's...
Let's have sex.
- Okay.
Are you sure?
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay, if you're sure,
then we can have sex.
We can make it really special.
We can...
We can light candles
and we can do it tomorrow night
and... - What about tonight?
- Okay, yeah, we can do tonight.
I can take a break and then...
- And then I can stay the night?
- No, you can't stay the night.
- Why not? - Because Brendan,
the knights aren't good for me right now
- No, they're never good for you.
They're never good for you. - I have
a huge gallery exhibit. - Uh-uh-uh.
Even before the exhibit.
Even before the exhibit, they weren't.
- Why do you want to so badly?
- Why do I wanna stay the night
with my girlfriend so badly?
- Oh, my God, come on,
Brendan, don't do that, you
know that's not what I meant.
- What are you hiding from me?
- What am I hiding from you?
- Is it like a mouth guard or something?
- Why would I be hiding a mouth guard?
- I don't know, you tell me.
- A mouth guard is a perfectly normal th
for a person to have.
- Well, then it's gotta
be something else, right?
- If you had a mouth guard,
I wouldn't be judging you.
- Why are you keeping me from you?
- I'm not keeping you from anything.
- What is wrong with me staying the nigh
- Nothing is wrong with you
spending the night, Brendan!
- Jean, what is wrong with me?
- Nothing is wrong with you,
I have a ghost!
- What?
So,
at 1:37 AM every night
this thing turns on,
you feel a weird, -
- Electricity.
- Electricity
and then it,
touches you?
- Yes.
- Like,
how? - Oh, Jesus, Brandon.
It's not like that. - Okay, okay.
- It's...
I don't know how to
describe it, I can just feel it.
It's sort of like I'm going into this ri
where I can focus
and be creative and flow.
- And that's how you've been able to fin
the last few paintings.
- Start and finish, yeah.
Oh, God, Brendan,
I don't know, I don't know.
I don't know, I don't
know what to tell you,
I don't know anything, I don't know.
Actually, I do know one thing,
it's that I'm a complete and total fraud
- Wait, how are you a fraud?
- Because it's not me.
I mean, it is me,
but it's not just me,
it's this thing too.
And what if the only paintings
that Sheldon Brie likes are the painting
that aren't fully me?
- Wait. - Then they're eventually
gonna find out that I'm plagiarizing.
And what if I'm not even
capable of painting anymore
without, - - Okay, hold on, let's just..
- A ghost.
If that's true, then I'm dependent.
And if I'm dependent,
then I'm completely fucked!
- Whoa, oh, yikes.
Hey, let's just take a second here.
- Oh my God,
you don't believe me.
- That there's a ghost?
I guess I'd have to see proof.
- Wow,
and my word isn't enough?
- Well, why don't I just stay
and experience it myself?
- No, no, no, no. - Oh, come on.
- [Jean] Look, I know that it sounds cra
- I'm not calling you crazy, Jean.
- I hope you're not calling me crazy.
- I'm not.
- Why are you being so specific?
Oh my God, are people gonna call me craz
- Whoa, Jean, whoa, whoa, whoa,
I'm not trying to say anything.
And I wanna believe you, but I...
A ghost?
- Yes, Brendan, a ghost.
Okay, I'm sorry, I know I
sound like an asshole right now,
but I'm feeling really weird
and I just wanna be alone right now
so I can process this.
- This?
- Oh my God, no.
Not this.
Me telling you and you now knowing.
- Okay, well,
do you still want to do dinner
with Heather and Carmen?
- Yes, of course,
yes.
- Okay,
I'll pick you up at five then.
Okay.
- Brendan wait,
can we not talk about this tomorrow at a
But can you promise me not to bring it u
- [Brendan] Do you
think it's a murder victim?
- No. - A dead murderer?
- [Jean] No.
- [Brendan] A Confederate soldier?
- No. - Oh God,
what if it's racist?
- It's not a racist.
- I mean, if it's wearing
a white sheet, Jean.
- Brendan,
you told me that we weren't
gonna talk about this tonight.
Actually, you promised me so...
- Yeah.
Well, I promised I wouldn't say anything
in front of Heather and Carmen, yes.
- Okay, so making fun
of me right beforehand
is totally fine?
- Oh, I'm not making fun of you.
I'm asking questions.
- You know what you're doing.
- Did it show up last night after I left
- Brendan, I am not
gonna talk to you about this
if this is how you're gonna be.
- Okay, all right.
Hey, you're right.
I'm sorry.
- Oh, God.
It's been four months,
you'd think the romance
would be dead by now.
- [Bradley] Okay.
- Come in.
Except don't get too
freaky around my kid, okay,
you little prev, come in.
- Romance isn't dead,
that's a good sign.
We survived four months too.
Ow, fuck.
- Yeah,
and then he was still up.
- Still? - Yeah.
10:45 and the little cretin
had the blanket over his head
with the flashlight on.
- Oh God, he thought
we couldn't see the light
through the fabric so...
- And she didn't even
know that he was still up?
- I mean, she did, but
what was she gonna do?
Right? - Yeah.
- Like, tell him to go to
bed for the seventh time,
or threaten to call us
as if we could ever put
the fear of God into him. - Nope.
- Oh, like mother, like son.
- What the hell's that mean?
- Well, no, you...
You used to build that fort around
the nightlight
and you'd read books while
we were supposed to be asleep.
- Bradley doesn't have my DNA, you moron
That's not how IVF works.
- It's not?
- I don't know, is it?
- Wait, is it?
- Yeah.
- Oh, okay, very good.
Picking on the one guy at the table.
Okay. - Is he this clueless
about female anatomy in all things, Jean
because I don't think dad got
to him and game the sex talk.
- Carmen! - Off limits.
Off limits. - Sorry man.
- So Bradley is three, right?
- Yep, three years
of pure infallible bliss.
- Mm, that's one way of putting it.
- Mm, what's another?
- Heaven. - Hell.
- Oh, wait... - And a little bit of hell
(Carmen chuckles)
- Having kids is so weird
because you willingly,
purposefully create something
that will not only challenge you,
but also like,
make you hate your partner sometimes.
- Jesus, Carmen, she's right there.
- I know, it's true.
And you go out into the world
and you put a smile on your face,
even though you know that
just moments prior you
were screaming at each other
while this little bundle
of flesh is running around
with shit,
you know, on his naked ass.
- Ah, that's nice.
- Like uncle, like nephew.
- Hmm.
- All right, well, I had no idea
that leaving Bradley was
gonna be such an ordeal.
So I wanna say,
seriously, thank you for
coming the other night.
I mean it.
- Thank you for being
an artist worth celebrating.
- And for an exciting new
partnership with Sheldon Brie.
- Brie - Brie.
- Mm-hmm.
- And honestly, your tenacity
for putting up with
Brendan's friends, so...
- [Heather] Oh yeah, that part.
- Mm-hmm.
- Actually, it was...
It was really sweet of him
to bring everyone out for me.
- Mm, what about you?
Do you have any faces you
wanna rub your success into?
- Oh, no,
no, no.
Actually it was...
It was funny, we ran into
someone the next day.
Remember? Yeah,
it's just like weird blast from the past
- Oh, I hate that.
- From where? College?
- Mm-hmm. - God,
they see the worst of us, don't they?
- Yeah, grappling with
new idea of student debt.
- Late to classes.
- Alcohol on your breath.
- Walks of shame.
- Yes, oh yeah. - Yes?
- Oh, if I had it my way,
I would never see anybody from my past-
- Were there a lot of walks... Ever agai
- or... - And then Brendan here
had to go stay friends
with all of them so...
- I mean, you're not your
full potential then, you know?
And they represent a part of me
that I am actively trying to shed.
- Yes, you emerged a butterfly
and they still see you as a caterpillar.
- Don't call our guest an insect, honey.
I like her. - Okay,
useful years but I don't
wanna remember those so...
- I mean, it kind of sounds
like you still remember them.
- What? - What?
- I slept with a guy sophomore year
because I thought...
Or he told me his stepbrother
was Anderson Pack.
- Well, I don't think
Jean's talking about sex.
- You did?
- Are you? - Was it good?
- [Carmen] Of course it
wasn't good, are you insane.
- [Heather] I mean, you
live and you learn, right?
- But the sad part is,
she actually believed it.
- Well, we all believe
weird things, don't we?
- I thought my first time was
gonna get me front row ticket.
- No, that's not what I meant.
- Well, you know what,
the first time with anyone,
it's always messy.
- You just didn't wanna look
like a fool fumbling around.
- Yeah, you fumble around for a little b
but eventually, you find your strategy.
- Okay, you find your strategy.
- Wait, no, I was...
Heather said it, I just...
- I dunno, it sounds like
somebody's got some tricks
up her sleave.
- Brendan, does she have
some tricks up her sleeve?
- What? No, no, no, I...
- Oh, Brenny.
- Ouch. - No, I didn't...
No, I didn't mean that
there's anything wrong.
- Okay, well, I haven't
gotten any complaints
from anyone else so... - I'm not saying
there are complaints.
- Oof. - Stop Oofing me.
- He doesn't wanna tell
us his secret, that's okay.
- Well, Heather and I
couldn't put it to use.
- No, I'm not trying to keep a secret, I
I have enough of her secrets as is.
- Brendan.
- No.
No, I didn't mean the ghost.
- The ghost? - Brendan.
- Wait.
What...
What ghost? What are you talking about?
What ghost?
- Hmm? Oh, I was gonna grab some...
- What ghost?
- I didn't say ghost.
- Oh my God.
Brendan and I...
- No, Jean, you don't have...
- Well, it's a little late
for that now, isn't it?
Brendan and I,
we had a disagreement.
- Because he was being a moron?
- Well, no.
No.
It's because,
I think that something
is haunting my apartment
- Like a ghost?
- Ooh. - Yes.
Well,
I think so.
Yes.
- Are you safe?
- Yeah, I'm definitely safe.
Yeah, it's not...
It's not trying to hurt me, not at all.
- Not at all?
- No, it's just that it's
not... It's not threatening.
It's...
It's... - Electric.
- Haven't you had enough? - Yep.
- Electrical how?
- It's sort of like energizing.
- Ooh.
- It's kind of exciting.
- Do you talk with it?
- No, I don't, I don't.
I don't talk to it, I...
- Do you see it?
- No, no, it doesn't...
It doesn't appear to me.
- Like in a reflection or something.
- No. - Wait,
so how do you know if
it's visiting you or not?
Like... - Actually, I'm so sorry.
Can we... Is there any
chance we could talk about,
like, anything else?
Just like...
- Yeah, of course. - Totally, yeah.
Oh my gosh, yeah. - Yes.
- Sorry. - No, yeah.
(Carmen chuckles)
So fun.
Babe, why don't we go get some more wine
- Yep, yep. - Why do you need help
with wine?
- Shut up and eat your food.
- Yeah.
- Just get that.
- [Heather] Okay.
- Oh, I feel bad. - That was interesting
Okay, we can fix it.
- [Carmen] It's Brendan's fault babe.
(indistinct crosstalk)
I think we should like do chair...
Like Sherry or something.
- [Heather] Okay.
(indistinct crosstalk)
- [Carmen] Wait, do you feel
like we should do something?
Like...
like I feel like she's feeling vulnerabl
so I think that maybe we need to...
- Plenty. - Plenty of this.
Great, yeah, let's do it.
- Okay,
some liquid courage here.
- Thanks.
- Okay.
Once I stole a bicycle
off my neighbor's porch
while she was out,
because my car battery died.
I had an interview I was late for it, I.
Okay, and afterwards
I threw it in a dumpster
because I didn't know how to get it back
on her porch without her seeing.
- And I...
I sometimes touch myself to Home Alone.
- Oh Jesus.
- I know Macaulay is a kid in it,
but he was like sort of
my sexual awakening.
And, I don't know, every time I watch it
I feel like an excited
little girl again so...
(Heather chuckles)
- I was in a mental hospital once.
- Jesus, I didn't know
we were gonna go there.
- Well, I thought that was the game.
It was only for two weeks.
And I don't even know if
they called him that anymore
but,
it was for anxiety.
I was young,
was high school
and,
mom told everyone that I was in-
- [Carmen] At science camp,
a science camp program.
- Science camp.
I don't know if anyone believed it.
- I sold it well.
You did forget the best part though.
- No.
- Please. - Mm-mm.
- [Carmel] It'll help lighten the mood.
So at the rehabilitation center,
they would organize
fun things for the kids,
like board games,
field trips
and,
talent shows.
And little Brenny here,
partook in one of those.
- [Heather] What was your talent?
- I...
I danced.
- Oof.
Sorry.
- What was the song?
- It doesn't...
It doesn't matter.
I remember there was a guy
there for anger management
and he was sitting in the front row
and he laughed hard.
(Brendan chuckles)
- [Carmen] Brendan,
couldn't have been that bad.
- It could have,
it was.
(ominous music)
- [Jean] Good night.
- [Brendan] Yeah, night.
(door thuds)
(phone buzzing)
(phone notification)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
I reach for you like I reach for a sta
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(indistinct whispers)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
- Whoa.
(phone rigs)
Hey.
- [Brendan] Hi, how are...
What's up?
- [Jean] Do you wanna
come over after work today?
- [Brendan] Do you
need me right now? Martin
can finish up my emails.
- [Martin] Is that Jean?
- [Brendan] Martin, dude, don't listen i
- [Martin] Will you tell her
that I'm not gonna drink
at her exhibit? - You're talking
so close to me right now.
- [Martin] Dude, will you tell her?
- [Jean] Just come by when you're off.
- [Brendan] Of course.
- You told her?
- You're standing right there.
You heard me not tell her.
- Jean, it's Martin.
I promise I'm not gonna... - Oh my God.
- You feel forced to share?
- No. - You promise?
- Yes.
- Why didn't you tell me?
- 'Cause it's not important.
- Brendan.
- It was so long ago.
- Would you tell me if
you were still feeling...
- Yes.
- Are you okay now?
- I'm great now.
It's a beautiful piece.
- Thanks.
- I like the breast strokes.
(Brendan and Jean chuckle)
- Yeah, you would.
- It's four new paintings now.
- Mm-hmm.
- How are things going at the gallery?
- It's almost all set up.
- Okay, well,
I'm all cleared for time off tomorrow,
so I'll be able to help you set up all d
- Nah.
- Nah?
- Nah.
- But I already talked to
Roger and got approved.
You said you needed help.
- Mm, well, I lied.
Wanna hear something else?
(plastic rustles)
(Jean vocalizing)
- What's this?
- A thank you, obviously.
- A thank you? - Mm-hmm.
You were really sweet
for everything you did to celebrate
such a silly little...
- It's not silly.
- Okay,
for Sheldon Brie.
And I wanted to do something
sweet for you in return.
So,
it's a little getaway.
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- [Brendan] Heather's parents' place?
- [Jean] Uh-huh.
- [Brendan] Do we have time for this?
- [Jean] We have time for us.
- [Brendan] It's the
day before the gallery.
- [Jean] Yeah, it is.
And I'm gonna be insane
the whole day of the gallery,
and then I'm gonna be insane for like th
to five days afterwards
when I'm sitting around on
my ass just waiting to hear
what they thought about it.
So, ghost or not,
this is the least insane I'm gonna be
for a really long time.
So,
I think we better make it count.
What do you say?
- [Brendan] Count me in.
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Ah, fuck!
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- There you are.
Dude, I thought you were gonna be here.
It was embarrassing,
I got here on time and
there was like nobody here.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, nobody was here?
- Well, I mean, like a
couple people, but not much.
Her management, Sheldon Brie...
- Brie. - Her management,
Sheldon Brie is somewhere here, so...
- Okay, so, okay, they made it.
- Yeah, but I'm not talking to them.
- Okay, just walk around
and look impressed,
and talk Jean's art up with them.
- Dude, you literally told
me not to talk to anybody.
- Yeah, but the more
people they see enjoying it-
- Beat it, Martin.
- There more confident...
- Huh? Yeah, sure.
- Where's Heather?
- Oh, she had to stay late for work, sor
- Carmen. - Well,
like it's my fault, you're her boyfriend
- The hell is that supposed to mean?
- Why aren't there more people here?
- I don't know, she...
She posted as much as she could.
- Okay, well, I thought like
Bennett would show up with...
Dude, what happened to your arm?
- Nothing.
Will you just call him?
- Who? - Bennett, Stacy, I don't...
I don't know, get more people.
- No, Bennett doesn't like me,
he's like, scared of me. - Carmen,
Carmen, please, just call them.
- Okay, fine.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- It looks beautiful.
- Thanks.
Yeah, I put a lot of work into it.
- I like the breast strokes on this one.
(Brendan chuckles)
More people will come, it's just the sta
- Doors have been open for an hour so...
What happened to your arm?
- Martin told me that Sheldon Brie is he
- Yeah, one of them is.
Vanessa and Tyler and
three of her assistant came.
Only one is left,
I think she just stayed for the booze so
- Jean, it's not a bad turnout.
- I should have done
so much more like emails
and cold calls and all sorts of things.
- You did all that you could.
- No, I didn't.
I could have posted more online
and then I would've gotten more than Ror
and her college buddies to show up.
- Rory came?
- Yeah.
- She brought people?
- Yeah,
just a couple old faces,
I don't know.
Okay, I am gonna go get another drink.
- No, no, no, I got it.
- Actually, I need something to do
so I'm not just standing
around like an idiot.
- Hey Jean, you're not an idiot.
You're not an idiot.
I'm gonna walk around
and I'll grab you another drink soon.
And, you know, just network, right?
Networking, yeah.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Okay.
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- Hey, hi. - Oh, oh my God.
Hi Brendan. - Hi.
- You look so nice.
- Oh, thank you.
Thank you so much. - Yeah, no,
it's a beautiful little venue.
- Yeah, she's worked
hard on it, so it's nice to see.
Hi, I'm Brendan.
- Christina. - Yeah, it's kinda like
the best exhibit I've ever seen, honestl
- Hey man.
- Really? - Yeah.
- [Tyler] Name another.
- Well, last night I actually watched
the Van Gogh experience
walkthrough on YouTube.
So I think I know what I'm talking about
- Oh, look,
more people for you to talk
to while I go back over there.
- Well, sorry,
Tyler, right? You're with Sheldon Brie?
- I think it's Sheldon Brie?
- Nope Martin, stop.
- Okay, geez.
- I spoke with Vanessa earlier and,
your team came all the
way from New York, right?
How was the flight?
- A layover in Dallas is always a treat.
- God, I hate that.
I had to work in Brooklyn two months ago
and I got stuck in Atlanta for 16 hours.
- Oh really? What kind of work in Brookl
- I'm a photographer.
- Ah.
- Ah, no, no, no, not like that.
I'm actually... - He's really good.
- Thank you,
I actually do work for a studio there.
Works with Vogue and Magazine
and that's beside the point.
You're here for Jean's stuff?
- Yeah, we're...
We're here for Jean stuff, so...
- Oh, y'all work with her?
- Oh no, we went to college with her.
- She's incredible.
She used to pay me
these amazing landscapes.
- What?
- [Rory] They were gorgeous.
- They were gorgeous.
- She used to paint you stuff?
- Landscape work?
Does she have any of that here?
I'd love to check it out. - You know wha
I think I...
There's a number... - I'm Brendan, I'm..
I'm Brendan, I'm...
I'm the boyfriend.
I'm Jean's boyfriend.
- Yeah, and I'm the friend.
- Martin, do you wanna maybe
go get yourself another drink?
- Ah, no, I'm sticking with weed tonight
(Martin chuckles)
If that's okay with you.
- Oh, what? That you smoke weed?
- Do you hate me 'cause I smoke weed?
- Martin!
- You know what? I'm gonna
keep making my rounds.
It's a...
Oh, a sketch I wanna see over there,
but I'll see you again.
- Okay, bye.
Ciao. - Martin,
don't say that.
- I...
I don't know why she hated me so much.
I was nothing but charming. - What...
What were you saying to her?
- I was just offering her weed.
- You offered her weed?
Martin, she's my manager.
- No, no, no, he...
he didn't give her weed.
- No. - It was so well.
- She loves your stuff so much.
You can hear it in her
voice, she's like so impressed.
- Okay. - It shouldn't be...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, I...
Sorry, just...
I dunno...
I dunno if that's appropriate.
- What? - What?
- What? No, it is just a little weird.
- Why would that be weird?
- I'm sorry, have I offended you?
- No, it's just the...
The touching.
- Touching?
- Yeah, okay.
You know, maybe you and I
should have a conversation.
- Brandon, what the fuck are
you talking about right now?
- Hey, did you get a chance to
say goodbye to Sheldon Brie?
- What? No, why?
- [Carmen] I think she's leaving.
- What? - Do we have a problem?
- No, I mean, yes,
technically, fuck!
Sorry, you know what?
You guys may have, you
know, dated a few years ago,
but that's not like a big... - Who?
- Okay, don't be an ass about this.
- Okay, Brendan, please stop.
I'm begging you, just stop.
- Stop? What?
I'm...
I'm not doing anything.
- Hey man, if I did...
- No, don't fucking touch me man.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Please!
Nothing, nothing, just stop!
- Brendan,
what happened to your arm?
What did you do?
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- What?
This?
Oh, this is...
This is nothing.
It is nothing, I...
Oh, you...
You think I...
Stop, don't fucking look at me like that
- We're not looking at you.
- I'm fine, I...
I'm fine.
Okay, all right, here we go.
I'm fine.
I'm not the one showing up
to my old hookups art gallery
to try to rekindle an old flame.
- Nobody is doing that.
- Here we go, I'm not
high a narcotics all the time.
I'm not finger blasting
myself to little kid celebrities.
I...
Jesus fucking Christ.
I'm not the one thinking I'm
getting possessed by a ghost
and fucking it while
painting pictures of...
- Brendan!
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- Jean, I...
- We have some things to figure out.
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- Jean, I...
(door thuds)
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I'm f...
I'm fine.
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I'm fine.
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(phone rings)
Jean?
- [Jean] Hi.
Hi, I didn't know if you would...
- [Brendan] Are you okay?
- [Jean] Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'm...
How are you?
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- [Brendan] I am...
I'm good, yeah, I'm...
Wow, what's up?
- [Jean] Would you want to come over?
- [Brendan] Oh.
- [Jean] Not like anything
weird, I was just...
I was wanting to talk.
- [Brendan] Oh, okay, yeah,
of course, we...
We can talk.
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You're moving?
- Yes,
I am.
I'm moving to Austin.
I got into a program there
that I think I'm a
really good fit for so...
- What about Sheldon Brie?
Sorry.
- I think this is gonna be a
really good change for me,
I do.
- When do you leave?
- Tomorrow.
- Oh. - Yeah.
The movers are coming
tomorrow to pick up the couch
and the furniture and,
the rest of the paints.
Everything else is just gonna...
It's a clean break.
- A really, really clean break.
- I packed my essentials
and I'm gonna sleep somewhere else tonig
- Where?
Are you...
Are you seeing someone?
- I left something for you.
It's in the fridge.
It's just some beer and dinner,
it's nothing special.
- Thank you.
- It's for something,
something I wanna ask of you.
Something that actually technically,
you asked of me a while ago,
so...
- okay.
- Just,
stay.
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I'll be back tomorrow
morning to pick up my key
and all the rest of my stuff.
But I want you to stay here tonight.
- [Brendan] Why?
- Because I want to give you this.
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I think it'll help you.
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- Jean, I...
(door thuds)
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I reach for you like I reach for a sta
Worshiping you from afar
Living with my silent love
I'm like a flame dying out in the rain
Only the ashes remain
Smoldering like my silent love
How I long to tell you all
the things I have planned
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Enjoy love until it disappears
Hold on to the night
Feel alive in your arms
Hold on, let's ride
Until the moon becomes the sunlight
No one will want your song
Yearns to be somebody now
Boy that wonders free
In the darkness
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Reach the
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- No, no, no!
(eerie music)
It can't.
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(Brendan screams)
You will not understand
You'll not long ever see me again
Loving somebody somewhere
Living me my silent love
- [Brendan] Hello, you
have reached Brendan.
Leave a message.
Thanks, bye.
- [Jean] Hey, I just
wanted to try you again.
I got to Austin okay, finally.
But you know, the place is...
The place is smaller
than I thought it would be.
But, who cares?
I don't know if you're gonna get this.
I don't know if you care.
I thought that...
I thought we would talk when I came back
but you weren't there, I guess.
I guess you didn't wanna talk to me.
Brendan, I wanted to help.
I thought that it could,
I thought it would...
Whatever it was,
I really thought it would help you.
What happened?
What happened?
Brendan, where did you go?
Wherever you are,
I hope you're okay.
I love you.
(phone beeps)