The Trio (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

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CONTAINS SCENES DEPICTING
SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE
THE TRIO
Why didn't it work out between us?
When did things start going downhill?
In Lund.
After Lund, everything went to shit.
- It's cozy.
- Yeah.
Oh, hi!
God! Oh, sweetie!
- Yeah
- Oh god, you must think I'm silly.
No. Hi. Thora.
- Rakel.
- Nice to meet you.
- Come on in.
- Yeah.
Yes Let's see, the bathroom is here.
You can use the green towel.
It's the biggest.
And here Oh, look at this.
I should have cleared this away.
No need, Mom.
I read quite a bit, as you can see.
- Me, too.
- Do you? That's great.
Feel free to take whatever you want.
I love to give away books.
And now for another room
This is
Hugo's room. Or it used to be.
- Cool.
- You said you would move in here, Mom.
I'm used to the sofa bed.
I thought we'd make a bed for you
out with me,
so you'll have some privacy.
Will that be okay?
Yes, but I think
we can both sleep in here.
- Right?
- Yeah.
Right I need to check on the bread.
She's a bit
or very unlike Aron and Laura.
She's nice. She's warm.
- Yeah.
- Sweetie?
- Be right back.
- Can you help me?
Really? That's great.
We read "Wuthering Heights."
How exciting. That's great.
Wonderful. What's it like living there?
In the big city? It's fine.
But what happened to your other friend?
August? He had to work,
so he couldn't come.
I got the impression
that he and Thora were a couple.
But maybe you and Thora are a couple?
No, no, we're just friends.
Yeah, yeah.
There you are, just in time.
I want to give Hugo his gift.
Here you go.
- Thanks.
- It's just something small.
Symbolic.
- I know.
- Mom
Come here.
- Only a Mother.
- Have you read it, Thora?
No, what's it about?
A woman's journey.
From a young girl's dreams
of tremendous love,
to a worn, poor mother
who lives for her children.
It read it to you when you were little.
At least a hundred times.
- A thousand times.
- Sweetie
Want to have a look?
- Is someone else coming?
- Yes.
Yes, he's coming.
Of course he doesn't want to miss
his son's 25th birthday.
Daddy is coming!
- Thanks.
- Have a seat.
Miss you guys, don't feel great
Happy 25th birthday!
The pitch is starting now.
Agge! Now!
Brand identity, unapologetically sharp,
inside and out.
Every frame carries a gaze
that commands attention.
A look that speaks self-assured style.
And this brand exists in the space
where clarity meets confidence
I was inspired by the Penrose triangle.
The
The impossible triangle.
The triangle is nature's most stable form.
By themselves, the parts aren't strong.
It's when they come together
Let's get some air.
I just want to say that only two sides
can be strong in a separate moment.
- August
- It's an optic illusion.
This can't really exist.
Let's get some air, August.
Come on, let's get some air.
Hi, you've reached Markus' voicemail.
I can't pick up, but leave a message
Voicemail.
Maybe his cell phone battery died.
- Mom, he's not coming.
- He said he would. Of course he will.
He's probably stuck in traffic.
Here.
I'll call him again.
"Sorry, something came up.
Sending some money. Congrats."
Thanks a lot. He does that every time.
He says he'll come, but never does.
And she believes him every time.
It's pathetic.
You seem angrier at her than at him.
Why won't he come?
He has his own life,
three young children to take care of.
That doesn't give him
the right to ignore you.
Forget about it.
Hugo! Hugo! Hugo! Hugo!
Congrats, man!
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Can I sit here?
- Yeah.
So, Stockholm?
- Yeah.
- What's it like there?
It's
It's fine. Is Anders coming?
- Hi. Thora.
- Bianca.
I don't know. He's uncertain for now.
Yeah, he really is. I don't know.
I wrote to him this afternoon,
but he hasn't replied.
- What? Have you talked to him?
- No, but he's
- He's lying!
- You think he's lying?
Yeah, he's lying about not seeing Sara.
I'll go buy something.
Forget about that. Tell us about her.
Are you dating a Stiller?
- Hi. A glass of white wine, please.
- White wine?
- Hi.
- Hi.
I'm sorry, just a question.
How long were you and Hugo together?
We were never really together,
but we saw each other for maybe two years.
- Okay.
- It's hard to get close to him.
I think he likes being a mystery.
He didn't say he was leaving.
He just left.
But maybe he's different with you.
Nice meeting you.
You, too.
I don't know. We'll see.
- I'll try calling him again.
- Yeah.
But Thora, you're studying, right?
- Yeah, that's right. Law.
- Exactly.
What kind of lawyer do you want to be?
I don't know, but I'm thinking
about international law.
- Like human rights.
- Okay
I'm sorry, but isn't that a contradiction?
I'm just curious,
wouldn't you feel like a hypocrite?
Don't mind him, he's just
I'm sorry.
Of course you can defend human rights
in countries Sweden
doesn't sell weapons to.
Thora can hardly be held responsible
for what the Stiller Group produces.
- No?
- Settle down a bit.
Thora, you can buy the next round,
and let's have some fun.
Yeah, yeah! You can afford it.
I don't think that's a good idea.
Wouldn't you feel like hypocrites
if you partied with my blood money?
"I'm just curious."
I like your girlfriend.
I'm not his girlfriend.
We're just friends that sleep together.
- Jens is an idiot. Don't listen to him.
- Do you think I care about Jens?
I knew you wouldn't like them.
No, it's you. You become a different
person with them. That's the problem.
Is that weird? Of course you
act differently with different people.
That's why I left this place.
I also act differently
with different people,
but my core self is still the same.
- My core self is still the same, got it?
- Yeah.
I think we mean the same thing.
You think so? You know what I think?
I think I don't know you at all,
that there's nothing behind this surface.
It's like I've fallen in love with a body.
Who said anything about love?
We just sleep together, right?
That's right. Good.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about
what I said.
I'm not in love with
this.
I'm in love with this.
I'm just gonna
I I love you.
I'm in love with you
Hi, Mom.
Did we wake you up?
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
Everything okay?
You're in love with her.
No, we We're just friends.
Hugo
Okay.
Yeah.
What do you think she sees in you?
I don't know.
A hopeless feeling, not being enough.
And Thora comes from a world
with completely different expectations.
I just worry about you.
I don't want you to end up like me.
I know.
It's not easy.
However wonderful love seems,
it's what ruined my life.
Sweetie
It's okay, Mom.
We only have each other.
I'm the only one who loves you.
For real.
Yeah. Yeah.
What are you thinking?
That I want to go back.
Relive my life.
I wish I would have told the truth.
And what was that?
I didn't just want to be friends with you.
I wanted to be your boyfriend.
I wanted that, too.
I wish that I hadn't pulled away.
So why did you?
I was a coward.
And still
a wreck.
That's life, right?
This will be our spot.
When are you gonna ask about her?
He's been hanging out with her
for a few weeks now.
- Who?
- Her name is Olivia.
She's 26.
She's from Finland.
Okay. And she's cute and uninteresting?
- I'm guessing?
- It doesn't seem very serious yet.
I think you two should talk.
He doesn't seem happy.
He's the one who wants to see others.
Not me.
And why is that?
You're crazy in love with him.
That doesn't mean
that we're right together.
It's not like you and me.
I got a new job.
I'm driving a forklift at a warehouse.
- Okay.
- Want to live with a warehouse worker?
Want? I don't know
- Can you?
- I can, and I don't really care.
- You don't?
- No.
Okay
Do you think we'll have children?
Yeah, why wouldn't we?
We'll grow old together.
- This is Thora.
- Hi. Olivia.
- Thora. Nice to meet you.
- We're in the same master's program.
I'm lodging with Thora's parents.
Yeah, you've mentioned that.
- I'll go have a look around.
- Okay.
Nice meeting you.
August said it was okay to invite her.
We're not a couple, we're just
Sleeping together a bit?
- Fucking?
- Thora
- It's fun. - Hey.
- Hi.
Are you happy with her?
- Well, I'm not unhappy.
- Good for you.
I can't love you
like you want to be loved, so
Or am I wrong?
I just like being with her.
It feels simple.
Okay.
Do you think
that we're good for each other?
What does being good for each other mean?
No conflicts, no friction, no emotions?
I don't want to live like that.
Life has to include emotion and pain.
If not, then what's the point of anything?
He's had his fun now.
Then straight back to her.
I think we're just pastimes for them.
Okay, sex fiends, tell me.
Who has given their partner an STD?
Oh, you're so hot!
What will you do to her?
What will she do to you?
Use a condom.
- Can I sit here?
- Of course.
Thora, can we talk?
- Can it wait until tomorrow?
- No. Come out, let's do it now.
- We'll do it tomorrow.
- No, now.
- Go home and sober up.
- Shut up.
What's going on? What are you doing?
What are you doing? Step out of the taxi.
I I love you.
- Can we get going?
- You say that you're kindred spirits.
You're gonna spend
the rest of your lives together.
So who am I?
How do I fit in that equation?
Know what I mean?
- Hey, I don't get
- Yeah, yeah, okay!
Step out of the car. It's my taxi.
- I don't fucking care.
- You can go. Go.
- Are you kidding?
- No.
Yeah, get out.
Okay, sort your shit out. Oh my god.
Hey
Tell me again.
We can take this taxi to my place.
- No, I can't.
- Yes.
- Let's go to my place.
- No, I can't.
- What?
- Fuck
Hugo!
Hugo?
- Hello?
- Hi.
How are you?
One second.
Yeah, hi.
- Hi.
- Sorry about yesterday, it was
I was really drunk, nothing more.
Can I see you?
There's something we need to talk about.
I hear you've talked to August.
I really wanted to tell you myself, but
What? Tell me what yourself?
That
I've been accepted
at Columbia in New York, so I
I'm moving.
I wanted to tell you yesterday, but
Don't go.
I'm doing us both a favor.
Hugo, I want you.
You don't know me.
How can you know that?
I just know.
It feels so That I have to beg you.
But I'm begging you,
please, give me a chance.
Don't I deserve it?
No one deserves to feel like this.
Okay.
Okay, good. Now I know.
What's your husband's name?
Marcel.
How long are you staying?
Just until the exhibition opening.
Will you be there?
You told me I couldn't.
I've changed my mind.
Why would it work this time?
What's changed?
I have.
Haven't you?
I don't know.
I want you to come.
But only if you're sure.
Are you?
- Sure?
- I've loved you for half a lifetime.
But I can't wait any longer
for you to find the nerve!
I don't know how to say goodbye,
because I don't know what this is.
Is it the start
or the last time we see each other?
Seeing you again is the best and
worst thing that's ever happened to me.
What do you mean?
It's all just so clear.
Everything I've missed out on.