02x03 - The Sessions

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "The Arrangement"...

This is your lead actor. This is your star.

I thought it was more
important to focus on directing,

and let Megan carry the film.

And you... you honestly
think she can do that?

Oh, Megan's gonna blow everybody away.

I said don't look at me!

If you stay, we're talking about
a full-blown affair.

Yeah.

Please welcome the
incredible Xavier Hughes!

That's my boyfriend.

Have you ever acted before?

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

I need you,

'cause I'm gonna burn the whole thing down.

- It's not just stress.
- Are you okay?

My stomach.

Something else is going on,

and I think you and I should work together

until we figure out what it is.

[BRIGHT AMBIENT MUSIC]

♪

So describe how that felt.

It was strange.

It was, uh, strange.

It was also kinda cool.

Exhilarating.

You didn't feel self-conscious?

No.

Not really.

It was a relief.

A relief?

Explore that.

Not caring what other people think.

Working in this industry, it...

puts these standards,

this enormous pressure

on people, on... on women to...

Megan, don't externalize blame.

It's an escape from self-reflection.

Talk about you.

What do you feel?

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

♪

Sometimes, I...

♪

Sometimes, I find it difficult

to get out of bed in the morning.

♪

I just lie there,

waiting to be judged,

picked apart by a world
that doesn't know me,

and... and that's overwhelming.

Any stomach pains lately?

No. No, not since...

You were diagnosed with extreme stress.

Do you feel you've conquered that?

No.

But today helped.

♪

Okay, let's stop here.

'Kay.

There's a table read
coming up. I have to focus.

Our next session's in a couple of days.

I'll talk to Zach about the schedule...

Don't.

I'll talk to Zach.

I'd like to accelerate things.

- Accelerate?
- Yeah, our work together.

You have to stop bullshitting me.

T-Terence, I'm... I'm not...

Yes, you are. You're deflecting.

There's something else at
the core of your stress,

somewhere you don't wanna go.

But if you want my help
and you wanna get better,

then we have to go there.

And we will.

Time to dig deep.

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[DRAMATIC ROCK MUSIC]

♪

Wow. Thank you to everyone
who came out today

for the start of an
amazing adventure called

"Technicolor Highway."

Whoo!

[APPLAUSE]

I cannot wait to start sh**ting this thing

in three days.

It's all I can think about;
it's all I can talk about.

This one knows:

our leading lady and
my soon-to-be wife.

Thank you so much for putting up with me.

You're very welcome.

[APPLAUSE]

And a big thank you to DeAnn,
our fearless producer,

who has kept this train on its tracks.

- Not an easy gig, I know.
- [APPLAUSE]

[MOUTHS WORDS]

So let's dig into this thing, shall we?

Exterior: night, deserted country road.

That's not fair. You can't...

Can't what? Leave?

I don't owe you a damn thing.

You're in this with me now.

- We're in this, and I need you...
- Need?

You don't need anyone.

I don't even know you.

Everything you've told me is a lie,

so don't try and pretend
you give a sh*t about me!

Like you need me.

What do you want me to say?

Something... real?

Anything.

I don't know what real is anymore.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

It was just a table read.

She's gonna be incredible on the day.

Yes, she will,

because her director will
get her there if she isn't.

Now, what about our other problem?

Xavier?

Three days. I'll work with him.

- I'll get him down to earth.
- 'Kay.

How 'bout we set something up later today?

Oh, great.

Look, we've been over this a dozen times.

I'm getting sick and tired...

[SOFT, INQUISITIVE MUSIC]

I don't care.

If I have to get someone
else on this case, I will.

Do you understand me?

♪

Well, put more officers
on it, canvass the city.

Do something.

Listen to me, Dave,

this guy put a g*dd*mn g*n to my head,

and when he goes on a rampage,

I'll make sure the press knows exactly why.

♪

- Hey.
- Shaun, hi.

- Is everything okay?
- Yeah, fine.

♪

Terence?

Hey, how was Megan today?

I thought she was fine.

She was focused. Uh...

you know, a little cold,
but you'll get her there.

No, no, I mean your work with her.

Oh, come on, Kyle, you know that's private.

Fine. Just don't rattle her.

You know, we're three days out.
I need my lead actor on point.

You want her to get better, right?

- Yeah.
- All right.

Focus on prep. I'll
worry about Megan, okay?

No, sorry.

What if you asked him to
take you back to the Facility?

Maybe next time...

I'll never get to see what you saw, Megan.

They won't let me.

And, besides,

I think I need to tap the
brakes a little with James.

I don't want Terence to get suspicious.

Yeah. Welcome to my life.

And I can't keep faking my
way through these sessions.

Terence is too sharp.

Maybe not as much as you think.

What do you mean?

I saw him on the phone just now.

He was pacing, upset.

He seemed distracted,

like, not like himself.

I'm telling you, Megan,

something is going on with him.

What's the most dangerous thing
you've ever done?

I hitchhiked from Hoboken
to Virginia Beach.

What's your greatest fear?

Maximum security prison.

Thoughts?

I'm being glib, defensive.

I see fear,

someone hiding real pain,

a pain you're still hiding.

No, that's...

I'm not.

I worked through all that.

We worked through that
together at the Facility.

Megan...

I worked through what I did to my brother.

I learned to cope with my anger,

my choice to go back.

Megan, our work at the
Facility isn't a cure,

it's a process,

and it doesn't stop the second you leave.

Something is... Is still triggering you,

and it's manifesting
itself in physical pain.

I told you, the stomach
pains are gone, and I don't...

I don't believe you.

Do you wanna get better?

Then you have to start
being honest with me.

Let's go back to your greatest fear.

Maximum security prison,
that was bullshit, wasn't it?

- The question is bullshit.
- Really? How so?

It's not about the answer.

It... it's about how you act.

It... it's about how you react when...

Ow. [GROANING]

Megan, you okay?

[SIGHS] I'm fine. I'm fine.

Okay, just breathe.

- Center yourself...
- [INHALES, EXHALES]

Let it pass through you.

Megan, the imperatives are only bullshit

if you want them to be,

but if you're open to
exposing your deepest self,

those answers can be
incredibly potent and revealing.

So tell me again,

what is your greatest fear?

Can we just take a break, please?

Don't think. Just speak. Say it.

[SIGHS]

Your biggest fear, what is it?

You.

You...

control every aspect of my life:

IHM, the contract...

Kyle.

I live in this constant fear

of disappointing you,

letting you down, and...

And watching it all just...

Watching it all go away.

And on top of that,

I have no idea who you really are.

So when I'm in the same room as you,

I find it hard to breathe,

let alone open up to you.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

[INHALES SLOWLY, SIGHS]

♪

Okay...

♪

Let's go confront your fear.

The fries here are really good.

Fries? Okay, noted.

[LIGHT MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

So...

how is this all gonna work?

Work?

I... I ask you questions,

and you tell me stuff.

Well, that's up to you.

This is your opportunity to get to know me,

- so ask me anything you want.
- Okay.

♪

What is your greatest fear?

♪

- Snakes.
- Snakes?

- Seriously?
- Yeah, snakes.

What, are you Indiana Jones?

- Maybe.
- No.

- You're deflecting.
- [CHUCKLES]

And it's not gonna work. Don't bullshit me.

What is your greatest fear?

[TENSE MUSIC]

- Don't look at me!
- I'm not looking at you!

- I said, don't look at me!
- [g*n CLICKS]

- [GRUNTS]
- Terence?

♪

You okay?

Yeah.

So you two ready to order?

Uh, yeah, I'll have the
burger, no lettuce, please.

♪

Club sandwich,

side of fries.

You took my recommendation.

You seemed pretty confident.

I love fries.

It was my favorite food as a little kid,

and there's a tidbit.

You as a child, somehow I...

I find that hard to
imagine. It seems impossible.

I used to eat them with butter.

Fries? Ew.

Eh, my mom agreed with you.

She, uh... she forbade it.

But I'd do it anyway.

Had issues with authority. [CHUCKLES]

Sound familiar?

♪

Somehow, she always knew
when I was sneaky, though.

Always.

She'd find me in the pantry
with my fries and my butter,

and she'd grab me by the ear

and drag me down the hall,
screaming into the kitchen,

and she'd sit me down,

put a stick of butter in front of me...

♪

And make you eat it?

The whole stick of butter?

A couple times.

I'm sorry.

Is that story supposed to
make me less scared of you?

[CHUCKLING]

And so I ran, dropped the g*n, and moved,

like something possessed me...

someone.

And I knew I'd never be that person again,

that little kid that
ate peas one at a time...

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

And so I ran, dropped the...

sh*t! [BREATHES HEAVILY]

Xavier, breathe.

It's okay, all right?
Feel it, don't force it.

I'm trying.

The words, it's... it's like
they're dying in my mouth.

[CLEARS THROAT] Put the script down.

- What?
- Script, drop it.

Come over here.

[CLEARS THROAT]

What, we about to do trust falls?

- [LAUGHS]
- Ha, ha.

No, here. Take a seat.

All right, buddy, let's talk about you.

Forget the fact that you're about to star

in an amazing motion picture,

directed by a one-of-a-kind
true artistic force...

[CHUCKLES]

You're prepping for a big show:

concert, thousands of people.

How do you get yourself ready?

I get angry.

Angry?

Rage...

it fires me up.

It's the reason why I'm here.

It's the source of all my ambition,

my music, my art.

If I'm being honest...

Please, by all means.

I was bullied...

as a kid.

Group of older kids used to jump me

on my way home from school.

And I couldn't tell anybody,
'cause then I'd be a p*ssy,

so I had to...

internalize it...

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

Push that sh*t deep down.

And now...

it burns inside me.

♪

Hey, is something wrong?

Hm?

No. No, uh, but...

your music, it's... It's so sensitive.

I've never felt any of that rage.

I don't let it out.

I keep it just below the surface.

- And what if it comes out?
- It won't.

I'm in charge of it,

and it makes me feel confident.

♪

That's a dangerous game.

[CHUCKLES] I like a little danger.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

All right, pick up your
script; let's go again.

Remember, feel that anger, don't play it.

You got me?

Yeah.

[EXHALES SLOWLY]

[RELAXING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

Well?

That might just be the most revolting thing

- I've ever put in my mouth.
- [CHUCKLES]

- There's a joke there.
- Mm...

resist the urge.

So...

♪

You and your mom...

Me and my mom? Go ahead.

You still talk to her?

No, not really. She's dead, so...

- Sorry.
- No, don't be.

Last time I spoke to her in... in person,

I was .

I told her I wanted to be an actor,

and she... did not support that.

Yeah, Kyle told me that you used to act.

- Always blows my mind.
- [CHUCKLES] Why is that?

I don't know, you're
not the most emotive person

I've ever met.

Well, maybe that's why I'm not Kyle West.

Does that bother you,

not being Kyle West?

No, it doesn't.

Oh, come on, you must be a little jealous.

Why would you say that?

Being in the shadows your whole life,

that can't always be easy.

No, I... I embrace that.

Guiding people, helping them
fulfill their true potential,

that's my talent.

But once they reach that potential,

they get all the glory.

Well... it does take confidence

to stand next to someone like Kyle.

The heat around him can
get a little overwhelming,

but you certainly get that.

I'm getting married to it...

- the heat.
- [CHUCKLES]

- Wedding of the century.
- Yeah.

It's all been worth it, though,

existing in Kyle's orbit,

watching his... his journey, his rise.

It's one of the great joys of my life.

You really love him, don't you?

Yeah, I do very much.

He's... he's like a son to me.

All right, you're not that old.

[CHUCKLES]

You and DeAnn ever
thought about having one?

A child?

- Came up early on.
- And?

We, uh... we... we both agreed
it didn't really fit for us.

♪

You disapprove?

Mm.

We all have a choice to make.

We all aren't meant to be parents.

What about your own dad?

- What about him?
- Were you two close?

He d*ed also, when I was six.

You seem to be fixated on my childhood.

Why do you think that is?

We're talking about you, remember?

♪

Fine.

♪

I don't know, maybe...

♪

Maybe me pretending there's a little boy

sitting across from me

makes you less terrifying.

Okay, whatever helps.

It does...

'cause you're just a person,

scared as the rest of us.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Yes, that's true, but my fear, Megan,

I've worked very hard to control it,

to harness it.

- Have you, though?
- I have.

- I don't think so.
- Why is that?

'Cause you never answered my question.

- Which?
- Your greatest fear.

- Yes, I did.
- No, you didn't.

And when I pressed you,
I saw it; you got lost.

Like a little boy, you looked terrified.

What are you afraid of, Terence?

♪

- We should get the check.
- No, no, no, no, say it.

- Let go; be yourself.
- I am being myself.

No, you're being who
you think I need you to be,

which is very generous, but stop.

Rest.

Take a rest.

Tell me.

Greatest fear.

Do I have your word you
won't tell anyone else?

Of course.

- Not even Kyle?
- No, not even Kyle.

♪

Last week, someone tried to k*ll me.

What? Terence...

A man approached me in a parking lot,

he forced me down to the ground,

he pressed a g*n against my head,

and he pulled the trigger.

And in that moment,

I thought I was gonna die.

I was sure of it.

Have the police...

No, they... They can't find him.

They probably never will.
And there's nothing...

There's nothing I can do about it.

And that feeling...

that feeling

of... powerlessness...

♪

It's...

♪

How your mother made you feel.

♪

Every day.

♪

And he hasn't talked to anyone else?

- No...
- [SIGHS]

I think he's embarrassed.

If there's one takeaway from last night,

it's that Terence does
not like to be vulnerable.

But he was...

to me.

I'm taking him out for
drinks tomorrow night.

He's exposed...

and I need to take advantage.

- Megan...
- What?

- The guy is traumatized.
- Wh... what?

- PTSD. Maybe you shouldn't...
- Wh... the guy?

- This is Terence.
- [SIGHS SOFTLY]

Okay, fine.

No one should go through
something like that.

It's awful.

But this is not a good man.

Yeah. I know that.

No, I know. It's...

Just be careful.

I will.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

Xavier, we love your music!

Sorry. DeAnn's idea.

Hey, it's cool. We totally understand.

Yeah. Anyway...

physical stuff, daunting, for sure.

The emotional sh*t, though?
I can't freakin' wait.

I'm loving this newfound confidence.

Well, thank my director over there.

He's been working with me around the clock,

helping me dig into my performance,

turning me into an actor.

Oh, come on, man, you were born for this.

We're just bringing it out of you.

It's been really
exciting, though, you know?

Working these big emotional scenes

and finding the personal.

It's been super helpful.

You should join us.

Uh, yeah, that would be fantastic.

Oh, I... I don't wanna
break up a good thing.

What, this whole sausage-fest going on?

Wow, where did that come from?

[LIGHT LAUGHTER]

[UPBEAT POP MUSIC]

Big scene.

First up Monday: Hospital;

Clyde says good-bye to her sister.

I'm well aware.

I've been prepping the
hell out of that one.

You know, maybe you
could draw from the stuff,

uh, with your mother.

Yeah... Kyle.

That's a good idea.

♪

So then, suddenly, he's up,

and he's pacing literally
all over the room,

and I look over at Kyle,
and he looks so helpless.

[LAUGHS]

I wanted to laugh, because it was...

[SMOOTH INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Okay, I guess you really had to be there.

♪

I have to go back to Napa.

I thought you were planning
on staying through the month.

One of our major buyers
pulled out last night,

so it's a bit of a
all-hands-on-deck situation.

So when you're done with all that,

you can fly right back, though, right?

- It's not like slapping a Band
- Aid on a cut.

I'm needed there.

I'm sorry.

I guess I'm just...

not ready for you to leave yet.

Hey...

This has been amazing,

you, me existing in this...

This bubble,

this very fun and sexy bubble.

Please don't do that.

Please.

Don't diminish this, us.

I'm not.

Babe, I'm telling you I have to go.

I've been here for months, and my...

My business is suffering.

Or you just got scared.

Okay...

If you're gonna take this
personally and lash out...

Mason, of course it's personal.

This is what you do; this
is what you've always done.

We are closer than we've been in decades,

- so you run.
- I never ran.

- You made a choice back then.
- I made a choice?

N... no, you pushed me away.

You wanted Terence,

this career, this life,

so stop it with the
revisionist history crap.

♪

I have a life.

I built one.

My business, it matters to me.

I wish I could stay, but I can't.

♪

Guess I didn't realize that topic
was so off-limits.

My dead mom?

Yeah, not my favorite topic for happy hour.

Okay, point made. I'm
sorry. Can we please drop it?

It just seemed a little hostile,

the way you brought it up.

Well, that's not what I meant.

Or, I don't know, like you
were testing me or something.

We are two days out, Megan.

I just wanna make sure that you're ready.

Meaning you don't think I will be.

You seem distracted, okay?

[SOFT PIANO MUSIC]

[SIGHS] Not that I blame you.

We're planning a wedding,

you're about to star in a movie,

and on top of all that,

you're with Terence half the time,

- trying to explore your psyche.
- Terence?

I collapsed in public, Kyle,

and he's helping me to figure...

Yeah, I know, and I'm glad that he is,

but a lot's riding on your performance.

You're afraid I'm gonna suck.

[SIGHS] That's not what I said.

You implied it.

I wanted to rehearse with you weeks ago,

but you didn't think it was necessary.

Yeah, that was before you barely performed

at the table read.

The table read?

Wh... [SCOFFS] I was...

Flat, emotionless.

I was taking notes, finding moments.

I didn't think it was a live show.

Come on, Megan, don't be so naive.

You have never carried
a film before, all right?

There's a lot on the line.

I am well aware of the stakes,

but thank you so much for reminding me

over and over again.

♪

Don't you trust me?

It's kinda hard when you shut me out.

Stop putting this on me.

♪

We both know what this is about.

♪

- You're scared.
- [SCOFFS] Okay.

You're scared shitless that
you're gonna mess this up.

Hey, Megan, I am trying to help you here.

No, no, you are
projecting your fear onto me.

And I hate to break this to you,

but I am gonna be ready
in two days, prepared.

I am working on my sh*t with Terence,

so why don't you back the hell off

and go deal with yours?

[TENSE MUSIC]

[GASPS]

Good morning.

Morning.

You still mad?

I'm fine. Just, busy day.

Look...

we don't have to do
the whole apology thing.

We both said things last
night that we didn't mean.

Stressful time, right?

Yeah.

I do trust you.

[SOFT AMBIENT MUSIC]

You know that, right?

♪

Yeah.

I'll see you later.

♪

- [KNOCK ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS]
- Hey, Terence.

- Sorry to bother you.
- Not at all. Come in.

So...

I have some good news and some bad news.

Which do you want first?

Oh, come on, you're
better than that question.

Well... we closed the deal
with Scholastic Associates.

Good, finally.

However, the campus you scouted

for the First Life Initiative,

we've hit a bit of a snag.

A local environmental
group filed a complaint

to block the sale.

It's bullshit, and we'll fight it.

But these kinds of things can
get trapped in lower courts

for a long time... years.

We're trying to do something here,

help children explore,
nurture their better selves.

Why can't people see that? [SIGHS]

I see it.

[SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

I spent years... [CHUCKLES]

My entire career up until now,

feeling like what I was
doing had no purpose,

but now, working with you,

I feel like I have this focus.

And I saw what you do up at the Facility,

how you help people.

And now with First Life,

I just... I know I believe in this,

what we're doing.

I'm not giving up.

♪

I might have someone who can help us.

He's off the books, not IHM,

but he's someone I...

outsource certain problems to.

[CHUCKLES]

♪

We're not waiting years.

♪

[FOREBODING MUSIC]

♪

Hey, cut yourself a break.

If Nasim and I made a
movie together... [CHUCKLES]

it would not be pretty. [CHUCKLES]

Why's that?

Land mines... everywhere. [CHUCKLES]

Land mines...

No, I can't step on any land mines.

This movie is too important.

[UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING]

You know what you said earlier

about rage?

I get that.

I really get it.

♪

Kyle West has rage issues?

[SCOFFS] Come on.

Wh... what do you have
to be angry about, huh?

♪

Kyle freakin' West?

Holy sh*t.

I love you... You're so badass!

- Thanks, man.
- No doubt, no doubt.

Dude, can we hang?

Uh, sorry, we're having
a private conversation,

but thank you for the kind words.

- I appreciate it.
- Oh, come on, come on.

A drink, a selfie, a little sh*t.

What's a little something, something?

- Not today, boys. Sorry.
- Kyle, come on.

Get me in your next film?

Ah, all right, never mind, never mind.

Let's go.

What do you say? One more pitcher?

Eh, not today. Big day tomorrow.

You need to unwind.

You scared me a little just now.

♪

[ENGINE REVS]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[SIGHS]

Mason, it's me.

I'm sorry for how I acted the other night.

I don't wanna go back to once a year.

I can't.

I need more.

So I'm gonna clear my weekend,

and I'm gonna come up to Napa,

and we'll figure this out...

okay?

I'm in all night. Call me back.

[PHONE BEEPS]

[LIVELY MUSIC]

To your recovery.

To both our recoveries.

[GLASSES CLINK]

♪

How's that going, your recovery?

Fine. You don't have to worry about me.

Someone has to.

I can worry about myself.

That sounds lonely.

No. It's better that way.

It's easier to...

Easier to what?

To protect the people that need me,

the ones I make sacrifices for.

I've gotta be strong for them.

♪

Not tonight.

♪

Lourdes, two more.

You said that tot he director?

On your first film? First feature-length.

I did a couple student shorts,

but, you know, pretentious
black-and-white bullshit.

Man, you have balls.

"We can't move on until we have it.

Do you think we have it?"

[BOTH LAUGH]

Ky-le! I mean... [CACKLES]... I mean Kyle.

- Mr. West!
- [SNORTS]

Mr. West-Kyle-West-Kyle-West-Kyle-West!

Kyle West, you so pretty.
Like, what the hell?

Oh, Kyle... Kyle, can you
autograph my napkin, please?

Kyle West, sir?

With your d*ck?

[LAUGHTER]

That's a good one, man. You are clever!

Xavier, hey, it's not worth it.

- What'd you say to me?
- Hey, take it easy, man.

- You heard me.
- Xavier, hey, take it easy.

No, I didn't hear you, see,

'cause the... the sound
quality in this place is sh*t.

Okay, here you go: You are clever.

Now sit down in that chair, assh*le.

Oh, I'm the assh*le?
You're dead, little p*ssy.

- Hit me.
- Jesus, Xavier.

[GRUNTING]

[BILLIARD BALLS RATTLE]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What do you think you're
doing, you jackass?

Xavier, you okay?

- Yeah.
- Let go!

Come on, let's get out of here.

[GRUNTS ANGRILY]

[INTENSE PANTING]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[LIVELY MUSIC]

♪

[LAUGHS] You're not a bad dancer.

Ha-ha, stop lying. It's regressive.

[LAUGHS]

[SLOW, SMOOTH INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

[WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

♪

What you said before

about not wanting to
compromise anyone else,

what did you mean?

Nothing in particular.

It didn't feel that way.

♪

Just certain things I've done,

choices that I have to live with.

- That you regret?
- Oh, we all have regret.

You said that yourself
back at the Facility.

Yes, I did,

and that's why I opened
up about my regrets.

And in doing that,
exploring what I had done,

talking, it freed me.

Then why are we here?

- Because, you needed to...
- No, no, we're here

because you collapsed at a public event.

How's that free?

Okay, but your choices...

Why are you so interested in me?

I'm just trying to help you.

I thought I was your greatest fear.

Remind me why that is again.

- Because you...
- Because I'm an enigma, right?

'Cause I control every aspect of your life.

♪

But I'm starting to think

that's just a projection, isn't it?

Your fear of me.

I'm just a stand-in.

I'm just a stand-in for the
true enigma in your life:

the person who abandoned you

when you were a baby,

left you and your mother,

because he wanted nothing to do with you.

♪

Wait, what are you...

Are you talking about my father?

That's not why he left.

No?

No.

Then why did he?

♪

You don't know, do you?

[SOFTLY] You don't know.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

My father abandoned me too.

He dropped dead of a heart
att*ck when he was ,

and I hated him.

I hated him for leaving me

with that woman who controlled me,

and that experience, that hate,

it dictated every choice
I made from that moment on.

It defined me.

It's who I am.

And I think your father
leaving has defined you.

It's who you are,

or at least who you think you are.

You are a person

that other people leave, isn't that right?

[BREATHES HEAVILY] I need to get some air.

♪

Your mother abandoned you too, didn't she?

And after she d*ed, what's
the first thing you did?

I can't... I can't talk...

I can't...

♪

You traveled across the world

to confront the
step-brother who abused you,

and then also left you.

And what kind of a person
agrees to a contract marriage?

Enough!

A person who needs it,

who feels worthless,

who hates herself.

Megan, you're so angry,

and you've been running away

from that anger your entire life,

but it's catching up to you,

and if you don't turn
around and confront it

and take control of it,

it will keep eating you up from the inside.

Trust me...

I know, Megan...

because you and I...

are the same.

- Yeah, I'm good.
- Huh?

Man, I'm good! [GROANS]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

- Everybody back up now!
- _

I know, we never should've been
in that bar in the first place.

Enough!

[CHUCKLES]

What, that's it?

Where's my lecture?

[SIGHS] Not in the mood.

[SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

_

[GASPS] Ta-da! [LAUGHS]

Oh, my God, you didn't have to...

I wanted to. This is a big deal.

- Thank you.
- Congrats on your first day.

[GIGGLES]

Uh, could you, uh, hold these?

Yeah, I'll... I'll just be a second.

So how'd it go last night?

What happened? You okay?

I'm fine. I'm just...

I'm regretting the whole thing.

I... I stayed out really
late, and now I feel off.

- And...
- Megan...

Big day.

- You ready?
- I am.

Great.

By the way, our little
problem's been taken care of.

Okay. That's a relief.

What problem? What is he talking about?

Nothing important.

- I gotta get to work.
- Okay.

- You are gonna be great.
- Thank you.

[GIGGLES]

- All right, bye.
- Bye.

Okay, picture's up! Final touches.

You heard her.

That's / . It's good.

Quiet on the set!

Hey. 'Kay, um...

[INDISTINCT]

- Does it look okay?
- Mm-hmm.

- Thanks.
- Where's that mic I want?

Thank you.

'Kay.

Good.

Thanks.

You all good? Good.

Let's put this up.

- Here you go.
- Second team, stand by!

- Ready to go, guys!
- [EXHALES SLOWLY] Hey.

[SOFT AMBIENT MUSIC]

- Bell up!
- [BELL RINGS]

And roll sound.

♪

, take one. A and B calling mark.

♪

- [SOFTLY] Hey, okay...
- [CLEARS THROAT]

Is this... am I in the right frame? Okay.

You're great right there, Megan.

♪

All right.

And... action!

I'm here.

It's me, Clyde.

Randi, I know I... I haven't
called in a long time,

and that's on me.

That's something that I'll...

I'll have to carry with me. I'll always...

I'm sorry, can we roll back?

Uh, do you wanna cut or...

No. Back to one.

All right.

And... action!

I'm here.

It's me, Clyde.

Randi, I know we haven't...

spoken in a long time,

and that's on me.

That's something I'll always carry with me.

I'll always carry it with me.

[SOMBERLY] I missed...

We missed so many years,

and I wish I could get that back,

that time.

But we both know that...

That isn't...

♪

We can't.

- And cut!
- [BELL RINGS]

[LIGHT CHATTER]

That was...

amazing.

Now do it again, more times.

[LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE]

[PERCUSSIVE MUSIC]

♪

Hey, you set the bar high, overachiever.

[LAUGHS]

- Good job.
- [LAUGHS]

I don't think I can do this.

Clyde, listen to me, you
don't have to be perfect.

Just talk to her.

- Cut!
- [BELL RINGS]

All right, that's a wrap!

First day of "Technicolor
Highway" in the can!

- All right.
- [PEOPLE APPLAUDING]

- Congratulations.
- [SMOOCHES]

- Thank you so much.
- You did great.

I have Adam from the studio.

Tell him we just wrapped
and I'll get back to him...

He says it's important.

"The k*ll Plan" test numbers just came in.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

♪

Adam, hey.

So the news is not good.

Okay...

Amazing. I'm so... be proud...

- That's a good start.
- Thank you.

♪

Strong first day.

Thank you.

- What's this?
- A gift.

He lives in Lompoc,
couple hours north of here.

He's a painter, lives
alone. Twice divorced.

No kids.

No other kids.

[SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

Our work together's done,

but now your real work begins.

♪

I think it's great. Thank you.

'Kay.

♪

You look quite pleased with yourself.

[CHUCKLES, INHALES SLOWLY]

[SIGHS] I'm starting to wonder

if we didn't sell
ourselves short back then.

What do we do for a living?

We help people, right?

We guide them to do their best work,

achieve their better selves.

And I just think that...

we would make amazing parents,

and maybe it's time to
reopen that conversation.

♪

[SIGHS SOFTLY]

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

Uh, hi. Uh, is Mason there?

♪

Oh, hi, Wes. I'm a friend of your mom's.

I've been trying to get
a hold of her. Is she...

♪

What?

♪

When?

♪

Hey.

[SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

You did great today.

♪

Back at ya.

♪

You okay?

♪

Yeah.