12x07 - Ave Hestia

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[WATER RUNNING]

[PERSON SCREAMS]

[GROANING]

[SCREAMING]

[GROANS, BREATHING HEAVILY]

[QUIVERING]

[MUFFLED SCREAMING]

[INHALES SHARPLY]

[GRUNTING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GROANING]

[STUTTERS]

[IVY, BABY CRYING]

[LAUGHS, CRYING]

[INHALES SHARPLY] Ah!

[GROANING, CRYING]

[GRUNTING, GROANING]

[BABIES CRYING]

[IVY WHIMPERING]

Sonia.

Adeline.

My babies.

[SOBBING] My babies.

[CRYING STOPS]

[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]

[EXHALES]

[WHISPERING VOICES]
Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

Vivant liberi domini nostri

Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

Vivant liberi...

[GASPS]

- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- [BABIES GURGLING]

[PANTING]

Who are you?

Happy anniversary.

What the hell did you do?

- Well, I bought you a puppy. Duh.
- Dex.

Oh, his name is Oz, but we can
rename him if you want.

[STUTTERS] How are we
gonna take care of a puppy?

What do you mean?

I'm always at the restaurant.

Yeah, I can walk him.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You should have talked to me about this.

[CHUCKLES] I wanted to surprise you.

Yeah, but we're grown-ups.

You can't just, like, you know,

do things impulsively without...

[SIGHS]

I mean, come on.

You talk to me like I'm your child.

It feels that way sometimes.

I'm sorry.

[OZ WHINES]

I'm sorry. I just...

I really appreciate the gesture.

But?

[CHUCKLES] We're not ready.

You're 30.

And running my own f*cking business.

[SIGHS] Don't get all defensive.

I gotta get to work.

How are we ever gonna have kids
if you don't even want a dog?

I don't know if I want kids, Dex.

And I told you this.

And you said you wanted
to marry me anyway.

And it was the best
decision I ever made.

I love you.

More than I will ever love anyone.

Hey, Lino!

- [EMPLOYEE 1] Hey, Chef.
- Hi.

- [EMPLOYEE 2] Afternoon, Chef.
- Afternoon, Cristin. Nice boots.

[SIGHS] Always a legend, Nat. Thank you.

[CHATTERING]

- What do we got, Pauls?
- [PAULS] Hey, Chef.

Spring minestrone verde
with a pistachio lemon pistou.

Nice.

Well done.

Yeah, just give it a little salt.

- But excellent.
- You got it.

And over here I'm playing
with a royal trumpet paella

- with almonds and red pepper.
- All right.

[ADELINE] Remember,
I named this restaurant Hestia

because it means hearth.

Hestia is the Greek goddess
of the hearth,

home, hospitality.

And what we get to do here
is redefine domesticity.

Okay? We get to show
the world that it's possible

to be both soft and strong.

That the people who historically
tended our hearths

were, in fact, warriors.

- I know. I know. It's cheesy.
- [EMPLOYEES CHUCKLE]

But it's true.

Right? And it's important.

And...

And it is our responsibility

to carry on their age-old tradition

of matriarchal care

and nourishment with elegance and grace.

All right, let's do it.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

[ALL] Ave Hestia.

[CHUCKLING]

[CHATTERING]

Go home, Paula. [CHUCKLES]

You sure?

Hey, you've cleaned that spot,
what, six times now?

I'll walk you to the train.

I'm fine. I, uh,

just need some time alone.

Dex is driving me nuts right now.

- Night, Chef.
- Night.

[WHISPERING] Salve, o puer. Ave Hestia.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

Salve, o puer. Ave Hestia.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

[SNIFFS]

Oh, Jesus.

Hi, Addie.

Don't call me that.

You've done wonders with this place.

What do you want?

To see my sister.

Is that a crime?

Breaking into a restaurant is.

But I didn't break in.

I just appeared. You know that.

Just like I didn't turn
those knobs on the stove.

Cute how you told your chef to take off

so you can have alone time.

I mean, what could you say?

"Please leave so I can
confront my evil twin

who I pretend doesn't exist".

[CHUCKLES]

- Let's play.
- No.

Just once.

For old times' sake.

Leave me alone.

Okay, I will.

I promise.

If you can b*at me.

Ah. I start.

I like your accent, by the way.

I can't quite nail American.

I'm happy to see you doing so well.

I am.

Does your husband know?

Does your staff?

Your little best friend?

God, does anyone in your life?

I'm never coming back, Sonia.

sh*t.

[GRUNTS]

Your turn.

Addie, we need you.

You don't need anything.

You know that's not true.

What you need, you
take without permission.

But I already left. And I know
too much to ever go back.

Was it worth it?

Giving it all up to marry
some milquetoast man?

I left because our mission was wrong.

And I'm sure you're making a much more

significant difference with your
little vegan feminist utopia.

I don't need to make a difference.

I just want a simple life.

Nothing you do or say
can change who you are.

You can leave or not leave.
Come back or not come back.

You'll always be one of us.

You were born into it.

We don't have to stay where we're born.

Ah!

[GRUNTING]

You weren't always like this.

Wasn't I?

God, I can't remember.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GROANS, INHALES SHARPLY]

[GRUNTS]

[THUDS]

[IVY] What is the matter, dear?

[ADELINE] I can't do it, Mother.

I want to help people, not hurt them.

Who is to say what is helping
and what is hurting?

Lying is hurting.

And what if we are lying

for the greater good?

But what you're asking, Mother,
is not for the greater good.

It is only for her good.

[GRUNTS]

[ADELINE PANTING]

You deserved that, I'm afraid.

I did not, Mother.

[IVY BREATHES SHARPLY]

[SHOUTS] Do you dare contradict me...

[SOFTLY] ... darling?

[INHALES SHARPLY]

I'm sorry, Mother.

I cut myself open for you.
And your sister.

To enter this world.

Thank you, Mother.

I lay down my life. And
you repay me with what?

Insolence!

I do not want to create evil, Mother.

[LAUGHING] You stupid, stupid thing.

We cannot create anything.

We're women. We're not allowed to!

We can only choose
whether to be right, or happy.

And which are you, Mother?

I made the only choice.

[SNIFFLES]

[SIGHS] Now, finish the placenta, Sonia.

Really, Mother?

There will be more.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[MOANS]

[SLURPING, MOANING]

I'm so sorry I hurt you, dear.

[SOFTLY] Look.

Now we are the same.

Come here, dear.

Kneel.

Blood-bound.

Together.

Forever.

[WHISPERING] Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

[BOTH] Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

[CHANTING CONTINUES]

[DEX] I still don't understand
how this happened.

[TALIA] She must've tripped
when she was cleaning up, and...

[DEX] Yeah, I don't buy it.

What do you think happened?

[SIGHS] Uh, I don't know.

She... She keeps
talking about her sister.

I mean, I've heard her sister's sick,

but I don't think that she's
capable of something like this.

Adeline is traumatized by her.

Traumatized by her whole family.
They're all nightmares.

She won't even tell me their names.

[DEXTER] Well, I'm
sorry to hear that, Son.

[DEX] Yeah.

[DEXTER] I hope she heals quickly.

[DEX] All right, Dad. You take care.

You too.

No more.

[VIRGINIA] What do you mean?

[DEXTER] That boy's a mess.

So is that crazy wife of his.

She's not crazy.

[DEXTER] She's something.

Always in some sort of f*cking trouble.

Their life is chaos.

That's not true.

Because we've enabled
them all these years.

I don't think we've enabled them.

Don't you f*cking contradict me!

You insisted we buy that grotesque
death box of a condo for them.

And throw that gag-inducing wedding.

I thought it was nice.

[DEXTER] I'm calling Robbie tomorrow.

- Having him cut them off.
- Dexter.

Boy calls himself an artist.

He's a piece of sh*t, is what he is.

He's our only child.

What the hell did I just tell
you about contradicting me?

I just think we need
to be gentler with him.

[MUFFLED GRUNTS]

[ADELINE] Hmm, it's not very you.

No, I think not.

Um, here we have
our princess-cut diamonds.

Oh, God. Even the name
is so infantilizing.

The wedding industrial complex
has become akin to

planning a six-year-old's
birthday party.

Uh... I can show you our cushion cuts.

Or perhaps you may like...

Which is the most expensive?

[SALESPERSON] Sorry?

What sort of engagement rings

do newly minted billionaires buy?

Let me find our owner.

Talia.

I sold the company.

[ADELINE] What?

I sold my start-up.

Oh, my God.

I didn't know that you
were looking to sell.

Well, I wasn't. A buyer
came out of nowhere.

Offer no one could refuse.

For a billion dollars?

- 1.2 to be precise.
- [YELPS]

What? What are you gonna do now?

Mmm. Invest in Dex's gallery.

What gallery?

The gallery that's going to give
your husband an actual career.

He's a painter.

[CHUCKLES] Would you buy
one of his paintings

if you weren't married to him?

Exactly.

Wow.

It's really a generous
offer, Talia, but...

And didn't his father just cut off
his little monthly allowance?

What's your plan?

You're still in debt from
opening Hestia, darling.

We'll figure it out.
We'll sell the apartment.

Or... Or you could just tell
him if he grows some balls

and comes to work with me
I can make his dreams come true.

Why are you doing this?

Because I love you.

And I want you to have it all.

[CHUCKLING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Sorry to bother you, Chef.
Number 29 wants to speak to you.

Uh, nope.

She ordered the 2008 Patrimony Cab.

f*ck.

[CHUCKLES]

Excuse me.

I just wanted to give
compliments on the meal.

Leave me the f*ck alone. All of you.

I haven't even ordered dessert.

Get out of my restaurant.

Oh, you are going to regret saying that.

The only thing I regret
is not leaving sooner.

I know what it's like
out there, Adeline.

You're brave to try it. But you
don't have to fight anymore.

- Oh, I'm not.
- Oh, there's a much easier, softer way.

- That's bullshit.
- Hmm.

Are you even happy with him?

You don't even really love him, do you?

- Get out.
- One more thing.

Mmm. [CHUCKLES] They miss you.

Get those f*cking things away from me.

And they are growing up so fast.

You don't want to keep your
babies' teeth? As a keepsake?

Get out of my restaurant right now.

Such handsome little creatures
you grew in your own womb.

[PAULA] Chef.

[PAULA] We need you in the kitchen.

Right away.

I was just leaving.

Mmm.

I heard the dessert here is dry anyway.

[CHUCKLES] You know,

sometimes you just need a little dairy.

Will that be all?

[CHUCKLES]

[TOILET FLUSHING]

[DEX] Babe? You home?

I'll be right out.

f*ck.

[DEX] You okay?

Yeah.

I just got my period.

- Thank you, Talia.
- [TALIA CHUCKLES]

It took me a bit to come around to it,

but... [CHUCKLES] ... I'm excited
and extremely grateful.

Hmm. Me too.

I know nothing about art,
but it's high time I go into it.

Isn't that what you're supposed
to do when you're filthy rich?

[ALL CHUCKLE]

To Harding Gallery.

[DEX] Hear, hear.

Let me take a photo
of you two to celebrate.

Hmm. Lovely.

[ADELINE, THEO CHUCKLE]

[CRISTIN] Let me take a photo
of the four of you.

[THEO] Okay.

[ADELINE] Thanks, Cristin.

[CRISTIN] Wow.

Okay, this framing is a hate crime.

I... [CHUCKLES]

Let's take one at the bar.

[DEX] Okay.

- [DEX] Here? That's good.
- [TALIA] Yeah.

[TALIA] Dex in the middle.

- Oh, thank you! Thank you.
- [THEO] Hello.

Hey there, sweetheart.

- Hey.
- You next to me, darling.

- It's my good side.
- [DEX, TALIA CHUCKLE]

[CRISTIN] One more.

Beautiful.

What do you think?

- [THEO] It's so cute.
- I could take more if you'd like.

- [DEX] Love it.
- Let me see.

[TALIA] It's just wonderful.

I mean, you look so happy, young, fresh.

[THEO] Well...

[TALIA] I think we
really should be going.

I have my trainer at 4:00.

That's in five hours.

No rest for the wicked.

[THEO, TALIA CHUCKLES]

Thank you as always for
the only good vegan food

- I've ever had.
- [DEX] Thank you.

[THEO] Congratulations,
seriously. You are a genius.

- [DEX] Bye.
- See you, Dex.

- We'll have such fun.
- Yeah.

- I'll walk you to the door.
- [TALIA] Thank you.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You're not very convincing.

Darling, don't pry.

[THEO] Sorry.

- I'll see you at the engagement party.
- [THEO] Can't wait.

[DEX] Bye!

- You guys can take off. I got it.
- [DEX] Bye.

[TALIA] Goodbye!

[DEX] Well, I said it before,
I'll say it again, I'm sure,

a million times in our lifetime.

- You were right.
- [LAUGHS]

- You make a great team.
- Hmm.

And just because
you're opening a gallery,

doesn't mean you can't keep painting.

Oh, I was lousy at it anyway.

- Don't say that.
- No, it's true.

- You are the artist...
- Mmm.

... and I'm your loving and
deeply admiring husband.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You okay?

I have to tell you something.

What is it, babe?

I love you.

I'll see you at home?

No way.

I like finishing the night here alone.

You know that.

- Are you sure?
- Mm-hmm.

Adeline, I...

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

Love of my life.

[SIGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

[CLEARS THROAT]

[VOICE MAIL] You have reached Adeline.

I can't get to the phone right now.

[SIGHS]

[WHISPERED CHANTING]
Salve, o puer. Ave Hestia.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

[LAUGHING]

[LINE RINGING]

[BUSY TONE BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

[WHISPERED CHANTING]
Salve, o puer. Ave Hestia.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

[VOICES CHANTING]
Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

Vivant liberi domini nostri.

- [DEX] Hello?
- [CHANTING CONTINUES]

[DISTANT LAUGHTER]

Hello?

[DEXTER GRUNTING]

[GRUNTING CONTINUES]

[SHOUTING] This is how you were made.

[GRUNTING]

Ah!

[GRUNTS] Erase his memory.

Welcome...

Apostate.

Who's she?

[GASPS]

[PANTING]

Who is she?

You must guess.

Why do you hate me?

I love you.

- You're my sister.
- [ADELINE CRIES]

You can never escape your family.

You're not my family. I renounced you.

Don't you see, darling?

You have no power other
than what she gives you.

And takes away.

You did all this

to prove your loyalty to her?

[LAUGHS] You fool.

We did this to punish you.

[NICOLETTE] As if defecting
wasn't enough,

you married him to give
her the middle finger.

Who are you to speak?
You tried to leave too.

- Enough!
- [PANTING]

Who are you?

[BOTH] Guess.

[SOBBING]

I never wanted to betray you.

We live in a world that
wants to see me fail.

I didn't have a choice.

You sold your soul to sell your company?

Did you carry a creature?

She carried several.

Her womb is quite hospitable.

You never did seem curious

about those work trips she kept taking.

Hmm, she was very self-involved.

[WHISPERED CHANTING IN LATIN]

You're not partnering with him.

Oh, she's going to do more than that.

She's going to pair him
with his new wife.

[GROANING]

She will be the one to carry and birth

the purest product possible.

[CHANTING CONTINUES]

That's disgusting.

[IVY] Mmm.

[GASPING]

[SCREAMING, PANTING]

Motherhood is always a blessing.

Mother!

I really do love you, you know.

Nothing more fruitful for
the complexion than fetal fluid.

[SCREAMING, PANTING]

[PANTS]

Youth.

Beauty.

[WHISPERING] Take hold of me.

[MOANS]

Mother!

[IVY, NICOLETTE, SONIA CHANTING]
Youth. Beauty.

Youth. Beauty.

[WHISPERED CHANTING]
Vivant liberi domini nostri.

Salve, o puer. Ave Satanas.

- Vivant liberi domini nostri.
- [GRUNTS]

- [GROANS]
- [CHANTING IN LATIN CONTINUES]

[SCREAMING]

[PANTING]

[SCREAMING]

[CHANTING STOPS]