The Trio (2026) s01e06 Episode Script

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Hi. I thought you were at Carl's place.
For that luncheon or something.
I had some work that I
Nah.
I'm really just hiding.
Okay.
Well
- Off you go.
- Yes.
- Thanks for everything.
- Thank you.
We've really enjoyed having you here.
Well Are you totally sure about this?
I don't know.
When did you know for sure
When were you
When did you know
that you'd found the right place in life?
Good question.
I mean
Nothing is written in stone.
You can always redefine your life.
How are you, Thora? You're awfully quiet.
She's just sad
about her boyfriend moving out today.
- Hugo isn't my boyfriend.
- What about that guy August?
They're not together.
Is he still seeing a psychologist?
We're just worried about you, sweetie.
Being with someone miserable
is a trap for women.
People are miserable sometimes.
What's so bad about needing someone?
You don't know this yet,
but these years are important, Thora.
They determine
what the rest of your life will be like.
Right, Mom? - We want you to be happy.
We want you to meet someone stable.
Maybe someone devoid of emotions
who doesn't need me at all?
What's up with you? You're so irritable.
I didn't say that.
You were the same
during that time of the month.
I'm not having my period, I'm pregnant.
Oh, Thora
What? What week are you in?
- It's early.
- Good.
What, you were my age when you had me.
There's a difference. I was married.
I'd finished my studies.
Your life has only just started.
Who's the father?
THE TRIO
Hi, sweetie! Dad's here.
Let's bring you out to Mom.
A FEW YEARS LATER
You play great.
The dog goes in there.
- I want to call him.
- So do it.
Can't we all have dinner together?
- We can eat here at the hotel.
- I won't have it in me tonight.
Can't we just hang out, like old times?
It won't be like old times.
Mommy's such a boring realist.
Do whatever you want.
Frances and I are staying here.
Do you feel good about the exhibition?
Have you finished everything?
Yes, almost.
It's part of the reason why I came here.
I'm giving a speech
at the exhibition opening.
Introducing Dad's life's work.
But I don't know who he was.
I sometimes get angry at him.
Because he died on me.
I know I'm not supposed to,
but I can't do anything about it.
So what's he like, your mom's new husband?
- Marcel?
- Yeah, Marcel.
He's very French.
Hasn't he been like a dad to you?
Yeah, maybe.
But I was 14 when they met.
So he missed everything important.
Like what?
- My rabbit.
- Your rabbit?
Yes. Bitty.
And my first day at school.
My first bestie, and my first love.
He was too late, simply put.
Of course.
- I know it's weird.
- No, not at all.
I love curry. I always add curry.
- Really?
- Yes.
I'd love some. I've never met anyone
who's gotten what the deal is.
Listen
- Do you want to know something nice?
- Yeah.
You were the only thing
your dad dreamed about.
August wasn't sure about anything,
where to live or what to become.
But he knew he wanted children.
Thanks.
- More water?
- Yes, please.
- There.
- Thanks.
Art exhibition in New York, that's huge.
It's not as big a deal as you think.
It's a small gallery,
and a multi-artist exhibition.
Yeah, but you support yourself
through your art.
You've become an artist, August.
That's huge.
- Congrats.
- Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
- Answer it if you need to.
- No, it's nothing important.
- Is that her?
- Yeah. Isn't she adorable? Frances.
She looks like Thora.
That little nose
You should hear her laughter.
It makes you melt.
I can imagine.
You haven't changed your mind?
About having children?
No, I think
I think I was meant to live alone.
- You think so?
- Yeah.
Will you go home when you're done here?
No, I
- I love this city.
- What do you love about it?
There's a kind of anonymity here
that I love.
I could pack my bags and leave tomorrow,
and there's no one who would miss me.
What's good about that?
I don't understand a thing.
We've always been a bit different, but
I think it's nice.
What happened to us, Hugo?
What happened to our trio?
We loved each other so much.
She misses you.
I miss her, too.
Do you have a bathroom I can use?
Yeah, at the end of the hallway
and to the right.
- Will you come to the exhibition opening?
- Yes, of course.
August, of course I'll be there.
Can you do me a favor?
Yeah, anything you want.
Take care of Thora and Frances
if I'm no longer around.
What?
You don't know it yet,
but you'd be an amazing dad.
You'd be good together.
I'm not gonna kill myself. It's not that.
I'm just
going through some 30-year crisis.
It makes you think about stuff like that.
Yeah
"My children have opened a window
to death, which will never be closed."
Sara Stridsberg wrote that.
So I open up my heart
and you respond with literature?
I'm hopeless. I didn't mean to do it.
Weird.
You're sweet, Hugo.
You smell like Hugo.
Is that good or bad?
Nostalgic.
I didn't say anything.
There wasn't a good time.
We'll talk tomorrow.
Do you think he's coming tomorrow?
Yes, he's coming.
I have something for you.
An invitation to the exhibition opening.
You'll come, right?
I'll try, but I have some work that
I'd love to have you there.
We're leaving tomorrow.
What do you think? Dress or suit?
Wear whatever you want.
I invited Hugo tonight.
- Do you have a problem with that?
- No, not at all.
Do you have time for lunch?
I thought we could talk.
I've already eaten.
- Okay.
- Anything special on your mind?
No, I just want to check how you
feel about tonight, if you're nervous.
I miss him too much.
That's why it's hard for me
to talk about him.
I want you to have
a bright and positive view of him.
That's how he was.
But is that really true, Mom?
Grandma said he was depressed,
and that he tried to
kill himself several times.
Why haven't you told me that?
You're better off not knowing some things.
It's not up to you to decide
what I should know.
If he hadn't gotten cancer
would he have killed himself?
No.
August had his ups and downs growing up,
but you
saved him.
You gave him meaning.
Let me see you throw.
Oh, you dropped it!
Hello?
Yes, I'm sorry, I missed the call.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yes.
Yeah
Okay. We'll talk tomorrow.
What did she say?
She doesn't recommend surgery.
What are you thinking?
I'm thinking I knew it.
What are you thinking?
That it's unfair.
It's life.
Mom!
- Hi.
- Hi, girl.
Sweetie
- Want to rest?
- Yeah.
Can't you stay here?
I'll go home for treatment
and you and Frances stay here.
With Hugo.
What kind of weird idea is that?
Maybe this is where you belong.
Where you should be.
You're my home.
Sometimes I think that I've
lived so intensely that I'm done.
There are no more beautiful things to see.
Mom!
Yeah
Where's Dad?
Lately I've been very inspired,
and that's fantastic.
Hi, Dad's here.
Dad's here.
This is my daughter, Frances.
She's a little bit tired.
Hi.
- Hi. Good of you to come.
- Yeah, of course.
- Hi there.
- Want to say hi?
- Want to hold her?
- No, I'm good.
- Take her.
- No.
- She won't break.
- You never know.
Hi.
Hi.
- How are you?
- I'm fine.
That's good.
Imagine all this. You must be very proud.
Yeah. Well, I've always been proud,
but definitely.
So how are you doing?
Are you a lawyer by now?
No. I dropped out when I got pregnant.
We'll see if I pick it back up,
but maybe I don't really
want to be a lawyer.
Oh, do you know
what you want to be instead?
No, I'm pretty happy with life as it is.
Maybe you can be someone
even without a fancy job title.
Of course.
You're a mom, that's as big as it gets.
Was her name Frances? Frances Stiller.
- No, her name's not Stiller.
- Oh?
We took August's name when we got married.
Oh?
I assumed you knew that we're married.
- Didn't August invite you to the wedding?
- Yeah, it was just
I was busy at school, but I'm more
surprised that you didn't go with Stiller.
Surprised is better than appalled.
Apparently I'm ruining a family tradition
that dates back for centuries.
- You're brave.
- No, it's not brave.
It's brave to go against
all expectations
- Thora, I'm leaving now.
- Okay.
- Thanks a lot. It was really lovely.
- Thanks for coming.
Hugo? Great to see you.
Did you just get here?
- Yeah, that's right.
- Too bad, I'm just leaving.
- But you live here now, right?
- Yeah.
We have to get together
for coffee or a glass of wine.
- Thora has my number. Give me a call.
- Yeah.
Bye, August.
Take care.
Who was that?
That's Lydia. My cousin.
You met her in Paris.
Oh, right! Wow. Okay.
- She's changed somewhat.
- Yeah.
- Is Julian also here?
- God no, she's married to a stock broker,
and lives in a fancy townhouse
here on Manhattan.
- For real?
- Yeah.
Like Grandma likes to say, no matter how
much we resist turning into our parents,
we eventually will anyway,
and that's really true for Lydia.
I think I was so scared of becoming my mom
that I didn't notice that I became my dad.
I think it's true for me as well.
She's very cute.
She looks a lot like her mother.
She
She looks a lot like her dad as well.
Can we?
What was I supposed to do?
I don't know, you could have
told me that you were pregnant.
With my child.
No. I was thinking of Frances.
You can't handle being needed
or having things required of you
It's not your decision to make, Thora.
No, but I didn't want my child
to have a dad who's not there.
That's why I chose August.
He wants to have children and be there.
Did I make the wrong choice?
I don't know.
August doesn't know about this.
So please, if you decide to
waltz into his life and turn it
upside-down, be really sure about it.
Where did you find that?
I've been looking for it.
At Hugo's.
Did August know that Hugo is my dad?
We never talked about it.
You were always ours.
Should we go?
He's probably stuck in traffic.
We have to go now. He's not coming.
Yes. He's coming. He promised he'd come.
He's coming.
It's the unhappy endings you remember.
That's just how it is.
Then I hope that our story
will be really boring.
Do you really think it will be?