02x06 - The Break Up

[bunniefuu]

Previously on The Arrangement...

"Technicolor Highway,"
we need to focus on that.

And the fact that your co-star
clearly has feelings for you.

You know that was just
about the work, right?

I never thought Lisbeth would just

bail on me at our wedding.

Did she ever explain herself?

Something about getting lost in my world.

Why are you following me?

I just wanna know why you left.

Was it Terence?

You can't separate them, it's impossible.

Why would you say that?

Whatever she's accessing,

it's pretty deep in the vault.

I don't wanna spend an entire weekend

pushing IHM on national TV.

He booked us on "Iris Holloway."

He wants you to do more press?

He also wants you to do it.

I can't watch Terence control Kyle anymore.

I'm ready to meet your friends.

Ten years ago, a girl
named Julie Wolfe joined IHM.

And then she just vanished.

There's a name... It
should be in the IHM system.

It's the last thing I'm gonna
ask you to do, I promise.

It was Monday.

I'm not sure why I remember that.

[DOOR CLICKS]

We were scheduled to attend
a fundraiser that night

for the Boys & Girls
Club of Los Angeles.

Hey, babe, you home?

Lis?

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

Hey, babe, you here?

♪

[PHONE RINGING]

This is Lisbeth. Leave a message.

[BEEP]

Just calling to check on you.

Everything all right?

Get back to me, okay?

Yeah, hey, what's going on?

You're not answering my phone calls.

Get back to me, please.

I'm... I'm starting to get
a little worried about you.


♪


She didn't tell you anything?

She knew the schedule. She
said she was fine with it.

[SIGHS] I don't know.

Her phone's going straight to voicemail.

DeAnn, I gotta call you back.

[DRAMATIC THUD]

I don't have it committed to memory,

but the basic message
of the note was that

she loved me,

and that she realized
my world was just

- too big for her.

She was getting lost, so she thought

the best thing for
her to do was leave.

♪

What did she mean by getting lost?

My life is very complex.
It's full of moving pieces.

Sometimes if I'm not careful,

things can get lost in the shuffle,

like intimacy.

Lost...

A word that isn't foreign to you.

You have had a lot of it
in your life, haven't you?

Loss?

Sure, my fair share.

Your mother d*ed of
cancer when you were little.

You lost your father in
a car accident soon after.

That's correct.

So, when Lisbeth left,

that must've revived a lot
of the childhood trauma.

No, no,

because Lisbeth wasn't dead.

Let's cut.

The suggestion of death is a metaphor.

I just wanna make it really clear

how high the emotional stakes
were for you when Lisbeth left.

Okay, then let's be
clear. Lisbeth didn't die.

I'm not interested in sensationalizing it.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, of course not.

It's just that I really wanna
dig a little bit deeper here

so we can leave death out of it.

Let's talk about abandonment.

I mean, that's part of your
history, wouldn't you say?

People that you depended on leaving you?

Yes.

So, would you be comfortable saying that

the breakup with Lisbeth played into that?

[SIGHS]

- Yeah, yeah, okay, sure.
- That's great.

That'll really tee us up
nicely for talking about

how IHM helped you get through all of that.

- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Okay.

And three, two...

Let's talk about loss.

[DRAMATIC ROCK MUSIC]

♪

Look, you knew the question was coming,

or did you not read the notes?

DeAnn usually gives us the
notes and walks us through.

Yeah, well, DeAnn's not here.
I expect you to read the notes.

I've got better things to do.

- Did you read the notes?
- Yeah, I read the notes.

Look, this isn't a
pleasant memory for any of us,

but it makes you look sympathetic.

And given the rumors out
there, that's not a bad thing.

This is all for the greater good.

Dress it up however you want, man,

but I'm up to my ears trying
to make this movie work

and me and my cast have been
spending the entire weekend

making an infomercial for IHM.

Put energy into IHM,

and IHM puts energy back into you,

- you know that.
- Right, right,

except I don't have
any more energy to give.

Sweetie, the movie's going well.

You're doing a great job.

We could afford to take the weekend off.

Did you miss me?

I am ready to sing some IHM praises,

if you're ready for me.

Amazing.

Would you actually sing?

Did you wanna take a
look at yesterday's scene?

The movie's not going well.

I'm sure you shouldn't
take that personally.

What was that about?

I don't exactly know,

but whatever's going on between them

seems to be getting worse.

Megan.

Iris doesn't need you for another hour.

Now might be a good time.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

How's it going?

Good.

So, Iris Holloway, huh?

Yeah,

a day of professing my love
for IHM on national television,

get myself back on Terence's
good side and get back to work.

Right.

So, I'm just checking in to see...

I know, nothing came up.

Nothing?

There is no record of Julie Wolfe anywhere.

I looked everywhere I could.

[SIGHS]

Why didn't you tell me?

I'm telling you now.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

And that doesn't seem bizarre to you?

What are you referring to?

That there's no record of her anywhere.

People remember her, Shaun.

Maybe these people are lying to you.

Or maybe Terence is trying to hide

whatever horrible sh*t he did to her.

Or maybe they're lying.

You don't wanna go any further with this.

Megan, you asked me to
do one more thing for you.

I did it, even though I told you before...

Okay, you're right.

Thanks for checking.

♪

[CARS HONKING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

What's that for?

Protection.

If it was for protection,

you would've used it on me back in Fresno.

You're not as dangerous as you think.

You don't know sh*t
about me or what I think.

But I'll tell you something I do know.

People don't carry g*ns unless
they're looking to use them,

so what the hell is your plan?

♪

[SIGHS]

♪

[SIGHS]

♪

So, let's talk about
your last few weeks.

You weren't in the Institute.

Your girlfriend Nasim Anand was.

You two have a very
expl*sive, public breakup,

and almost immediately afterwards,

you signed up for an introductory workshop.

The timing is weird, I'll give you that.

[CHUCKLES] But the truth is,

I've been interested
in IHM for weeks

since I met Kyle.

Why, exactly?

You are the choices you make...

In acting, in music, in
your relationships...

And I don't know anybody who makes

better choices than Kyle.

If IHM can give me the
tools to help me improve,

you better believe I'm signing up.

That's great... [LAUGHS]

I think we've got this, guys.

- Thank you, Iris.
- Terrific.

♪

Xavier, you're a natural.

Hey, not my first rodeo.

Let's find some time to talk.

I wanna hear how the workshop went.

Sure, thanks, man.

Oh, no, you set the bar high.

Terence should cut you a check.

Nah, I'm happy to do this...

Keeping my mind occupied
instead of dwelling.

Nasim?

She's part of it.

The bigger issue is Hooper.

- Your character?
- Yeah.

You know, when I make
music, I just follow my gut

and, I don't know, the
people, they like it.

But this is like I'm
playing to an audience of one

and he's never happy.

Kyle loves your work.

Just keep doing your thing
and take his suggestions.

Right, at the end of the
day, it's still Xavier Hughes

up on that screen making all the girls cry.

[CHUCKLES]

You ever thought about
leading a workshop around here?

Yeah, no, hard pass.

Hey,

just wanna give you guys a heads-up.

The schedule changed.

We have to reshoot scene on Monday.

The scene by the car? Why, what's wrong?

When you grab her, it's emotional,

but it also has to be compassionate.

Right now, every take
is reading like anger.

We're gonna lose the audience.

Well, yesterday you told me to play fear,

and then it was play love for the girl.

I've tried everything you've asked, Kyle.

It's never right.

It's because you're not getting it.

I don't know what "it" is.

How the hell do you grab
someone with compassion, man?

Like this.

And you look her in
the eye and you tell her

that she cannot make the
same mistakes that you did.

That reads like anger.

♪

[SIGHS]

Do you really think we're
gonna lose the audience?

What exactly is the point of that question?

Look, I'm sorry, it...

You hired the guy because
you thought he would

bring something different to the part,

so why don't you just let him bring it?

Even if what he's doing is wrong?

Well, I don't think what he's doing

is necessarily wrong...

Is that what you're telling him?

That what he's doing is
right and that I'm wrong?

No, do you really think that I would

undermine you like that?

Don't make it sound so ridiculous, Megan.

The guy leans on you.

You obviously like what he's doing.

Why wouldn't you tell him that?

Because you're the
director, and I trust you.

What's going on?

Hello, beautiful people.

I'm sorry, Kyle, I need to
steal your lovely fiancée,

if you don't mind.

I'll just be one minute, okay?

I promise.

♪

Hey...

♪

I thought we got past all those rumors.

Why all of a sudden are you acting jealous?

I'm not acting jealous.

♪

Okay.

My mistake.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

[EXHALES]

♪

Lis?

- [DOOR CLICKS]
- Lis?

Hey, babe, you home?

Hey.

Hey.

Why haven't you answered my text?

Oh, I went to lunch with a girlfriend

and forgot my phone in the car.

A girlfriend.

Mm-hmm, yeah, Sarah.

Not Gavin?

Gavin?

Really, Kyle?

I know he called you a
week before the wedding.

Was it a last ditch effort to get you back?

Wow, well,

since you've apparently been
looking through my phone,

yeah, Gavin called me.

Twice.

One I ignored, and one I answered.

He wished me the best. That was it.

[LAUGHING] God, honestly,

I can't believe that I really have

to explain myself to you right now.

Oh, you can't?

Ever since we talked, you've been a ghost.

What do you expect me to think?

Kyle, our talk

happened one month before our wedding.

You dropped a b*mb on me, okay?

That is a lot to process!

Lis, the whole point is that I've changed.

Look, that's why I told you.

We should be honest with each other, okay,

about everything, no secrets.

Okay, honestly,

I don't feel safe with you,

but that doesn't mean I'm gonna run off

and have sex with somebody else.

That's what you did with me.

[LAUGHS] Right, right, I'm a slut.

That's the problem with this relationship.

No, that's not what I'm saying.

You're the problem, Kyle, you.

You tell me that you're not the man

that I thought I was marrying,

and now you want points for being honest?

I am the man you thought you were marrying.

No, you're not!

You are a self-obsessed, little...

Stop interrupting me!

[TENSE MUSIC]

[SHAKY BREATHING]

I'm sorry.

People don't change.

- Lis, please...
- Do not...

Do not come near me.

♪

[MOTORCYCLE REVS]

♪

[LAUGHTER]

Okay, now, as you know,

the rumors have been flying recently.

They say

you're having an affair with your co-star,

that your relationship with Kyle

is a business arrangement,

and that in exchange for fortune and fame,

you had to join IHM.

Mm, pretty juicy... [LAUGHS]

But all false.

Where do rumors like that come from?

Hollywood is a creative town,

but trust me,

Kyle would never turn his love life

into a business transaction.

He's actually a hopeless romantic.

So you never felt any pressure

to join the Institute?

Not from Kyle.

From who, then?

From myself.

[MELLOW MUSIC]

Here I was in love with
this huge movie star.

My life was suddenly
on constant display,

and I needed help to
mute the outside narrative

and focus on how I feel about
myself and my relationship.

And how exactly does the
Institute help you do that?

[SOFT LAUGH]

Well, Iris, you'll have to take

an introductory workshop and find out.

[CHUCKLES]

Not a chance.

- [LAUGH]
- We'll cut that.

You were spectacular.

Yeah, aww, thanks.

Do you ever not shine on camera?

Oh, come on, I appreciate that, though.

- Of course.
- Megan.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

You remember Isaac.

♪

Hi, Megan.

Hi.

Shall we?

♪

Hey, you okay?

- Megan, do you have a second?
- Yeah.

Sorry, thank you.

That guy with Terence...

That's who drugged me at the facility.

What the hell is he doing here?

I don't know. I'm sorry, I can't find Kyle.

What?

They're almost ready
for his sit-down interview

and he's gone.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

The Megalithic Temples of Malta

have been there since BC.

Just a few miles away,

-year-old houses
are falling apart.

But the temples still stand.

[SIGHS]

So you wanna go there and drop acid?

I did that in college.

What I want is for you
to imagine the human body

having the same sort of longevity,

a world where death is
no longer inevitable.

Why?

Because science has caught
up with our imagination,

and with the proper funding...

Ah, that's where I come in.

Yes.

My lab has isolated a hormone called HM ,

which not only protects cells from damage,

but actually prevents cell death.

[INQUISITIVE MUSIC]

You're talking about immortality?

In a manner of speaking, yes,

relative to current life expectancy.

♪

What does that mean?

Another years on the
average lifespan to start.

Who knows? Maybe more.

- The possibility...
- No, I mean,

what does it mean to you?

I could retire at ,

spend the next few decades
becoming a concert pianist.

That's your plan?

I stopped taking lessons when I was .

I always regretted it.

Ah, there it is...

The end of regret,

and so much more time to fix things.

What's your biggest regret, Terence?

♪

Send me the research.

♪

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]

♪

[SNORTING]

[GASPS]

[TENSE MUSIC]

Come on, come on.

♪

[SIGHS]

♪

[PHONE BEEPING]

- [RINGING]
- Pick up, pick up.

This is Lisbeth. Leave a message.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[PHONE CLACKS]

[SCREAMS]

[SNORTS]

[PANTING]

Come on.

Come on!

[GRUNTING]

♪

[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]

♪

[PHONE BEEPING]

Hey, man.

You shouldn't be here.

Talk to me. What's going on?

Should've never told her.
I should've never told her.

I ruined everything.

You ruined everything.

[SNIFFS] She couldn't get past it

and now she's gone because
I am a piece of sh*t.

No, you're not.

I'm calling him. I'm calling Aaron.

Put that phone down.
You're not making that call.

Kyle.

You're not gonna decide this.

♪

[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]

I'm calling him. I'm calling Aaron.

- [BEEPING]
- We're sorry.

Your call cannot be
completed as dialed.

Please check the
number and dial again.

[SNIFFING]

[PHONE BEEPS]

Kyle, give me the g*n.

You're not gonna sh**t me.

I know you.

This is not who you are.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Kyle, Kyle, Kyle, Kyle,
you don't wanna do this.

I can't... [SOBS]

I can't get it out of me, man,

this... this monster.

Kyle, Kyle, it's an old story.

Let it go.

Focus on the right now.

We have been over this.

It doesn't work!

[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]

- Yes, it does.
- No, it doesn't!

It works. You have to trust me.

We can fix this.

[SOBBING]

I'm a fraud, man.

- I'm a fraud.
- No, you're not.

You deserve everything you
have worked so hard for.

And you deserve the love you didn't get

when you were a little boy.

You deserve to be loved.

Nobody can love me, man.

[CARS HONKING]

Once they see who I really am,

what I'm capable of... They can't love me.

I love you.

I love you, Kyle.

[TIRES SCREECH]

[SOBS]

[GENTLE MUSIC]

♪

Come here.

♪

Everyone's waiting for you to sh**t,
sweetie.

Could you please call me and
let me know what's going on?

[SIGHS]

[PHONE CLACKING]

Okay,

I left him some messages too, some texts.

Between me and Megan, he'll call.

- He always does.
- [SCOFFS] Right.

This piece won't work or air

without the sit-down.

- This isn't normal.
- You don't just disappear.

Kyle does.

Sometimes he just needs to clear his head.

I'm sure that's what he's doing right now.

Please tell me I just heard wrong

and you know exactly where Kyle is.

Terence, I'm really sorry...

How long has he been gone?

He left hours ago.

And what were you doing hours ago?

This isn't his fault.

Looking after Kyle is his job.

And I will find him.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Why are you scared of him?

Scared of who?

Terence.

I'm not scared of Terence.

When that Isaac dude showed up,

you froze.

Everything's fine.

It didn't seem fine.

This place is supposed
to be good for you, right?

So, what's up?

♪

Heyo.

Hey, where have you
been? I've been calling.

I, uh, needed some
fresh air so I took a ride.

I'm sorry if you were worried about me,

but I am all good.

Okay, well, Iris is kinda freaking out.

Okay, I'll smooth it over.

Hey, do you mind sticking around?

I'd love to chat with
you after the interview.

Yeah, sure.

Great.

Terence, do you got a second?

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪

I owe you an apology.

Well, you came back.
That's all that matters.

No, sometimes I forget
that you saved my life,

or maybe I try to forget.

I was at the right place at the right time.

You were also the one
person that could stop me,

the one person that I could trust.

♪

I need this... This place, this work

every day to remind me of that.

So, thank you.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

I love you.

♪

Iris Holloway, I am
sorry to keep you waiting.

♪

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

[SNIFFLING]

[STAMMERS] I can't do it anymore.

What happened?

I tried to talk to him.

He lost his sh*t.

He's so angry.

[SOBS]

Terence, I can't do it anymore, okay?

I-I can't.

I-I tried to let it go,
to be okay with it...

With, with what he did,

with everything that we
talked about in our sessions.

But he crossed a line tonight,

and I cannot undo that.

Let's just stop trying
to pretend like I can.

- Okay, okay.
- [SNIFFS]

Okay.

[SOFT MUSIC]

I'm glad you came to me.

♪

You're the only person who
makes me feel safe anymore.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Can I stay here with you tonight?

♪

Wait.

We are all alone here.

♪

So, off the record...

Your disappearing act.

What was that about?

Off the record,

the temper tantrum of an entitled,

self-obsessed movie star.

[CHUCKLES]

Just kidding, I, uh,

just needed a moment to clear the clutter.

I wanted to give you my best.

♪

Let's roll camera.

Iris, go when you're ready.

♪

This is beautiful, peaceful.

Not bad, huh?

I can understand why you like it here.

Love it, I love it here.

Just feels like I belong.

And every day I'm surrounded by

a group of people
that care about me,

support me.

I wish we could stay here forever...

[SOFT MUSIC]

This office floor,

right here in this moment.

Me too.

♪

So what happens next?

♪

[SIGHS] I don't know.

But I know one thing.

What's that?

I love you.

I have for some time.

[SIGHS]

I love hearing you say that.

♪

I wish it made it easier...

[SIGHS]

But it doesn't.

- It's very...
- Complicated.

I know.

Your wife, Kyle...

[SIGHS] I know that.

Where are you going?

I have to go check on him.

He's in pain.

He must be. I need to...

Yeah, no, it's okay.

I understand.

I'll be here.

[GENTLE MUSIC]

♪

Mmm.

♪

[FOOTSTEPS CLACKING]

Here, this'll help bring you down.

♪

[SIGHS]

♪

[SIGHS]

Sorry I pointed a g*n at you.

Yeah, it happens.

So, what's next?

We need to go to the facility.

Yeah, all right.

For how long?

As long as it takes for
you to love yourself again.

We'll spin your absence with the press.

I wish it was easier.

I just wish that I was stronger.

Kyle, you're one of the
strongest people I know.

You'll get through this.

Look, nobody's narrative is easy, man.

We all make choices that...

That complicate our path.

But healing...

Really healing isn't
about avoiding who you are.

It's about confronting who you are.

- [SHAKY EXHALE]
- And working through that,

and ultimately forgiving ourselves.

You're a good man.

♪

I'll have it patched up.

It's not up to me.

That's his decision.

You don't wanna stay here?

[SIGHS]

I wanna start fresh.

I want that for you too.

We could get a place together...

Little bungalow up in the hills,

hide away from the world,

see what we are,

without all of this,

without everyone else.

That's not gonna happen.

We're not gonna happen.

Wait, Terence.

- You said...
- I know what I said.

You love me, you said that,

and you feel it. I know that you feel it...

I have obligations, people who rely on me.

I have a wife.

Please, DeAnn? You don't love her.

My marriage is not your concern.

And this isn't about her.

This is about him.

Everything is always about him.

He needs me.

[TENSE MUSIC]

So do I.

Please, so do I.

Good-bye.

♪

I just have one more question.

Aww, that's it?

We're just starting
to have a good time.

Who is Kyle West?

I have been hanging out
with you all day, Iris.

If you still don't know
the answer to that question,

I think we have a problem.

I'm not interested in who I think you are.

Who do you think you are?

I'm, um,

I'm a loyal friend.

Loyal to the people that
really matter to me...

My caring fiancée,

someone who...

[TENSE MUSIC]

Kyle?

♪

I'm a good man.

Good person.

[SOLEMN PIANO MUSIC]

♪

[SHAKY BREATHS]

Sorry.

♪

But I'm also flawed.

♪

IHM has taught me

how to be my best self every day...

While I was confronting who I was,

who I am on my worst days,

my flaws.

Nobody's narrative is easy.

We all make choices that
complicate our path.

But healing is about
confronting who we are,

working through it...

♪

And learning to forgive ourselves.

♪

[TENSE MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

♪

Hey, man, let's chat.

All right.

♪

Thanks for hanging around and waiting.

Yeah, sure, that was...

You sure know how to give an interview.

Look, I have a bunch of my own sh*t

and I've been throwing it on you.

That's not right at all.

And that's got to change.

Good day for him.

And for IHM.

Two sides of the same coin.

You know what?

Great, I'm out.

What the hell just happened?

I fired him.

What?

And you were right.

I'm an actor.

I need to stop hiding from it.

Xavier, wait.

Xavier.

Xavier, please don't
leave. We could fix this.

The man just fired me.

I know that's what he said...

Oh, you think something
else is going on here?

Kyle West and his magical way of talking

where nothing means what
it's supposed to mean.

I just think if we calm down
and talk about this together...

He's calm, Megan.

He's the happiest I've seen him in weeks.

You're an amazing actor, Xavier,

and I love working with you.

We could figure this out.

I don't want to. I tried.

I tried joy, and I tried compassion,

and I even signed up for this place

to make the guy happy.

You did?

It's sad, right?

Even then, I knew nothing would change.

No more trying. I need
to go make some music.

Okay, don't try. Just don't leave.

I'll straighten things out with Kyle.

Let the rumors and the press die down,

and we'll just focus on making the movie.

It's a beautiful movie,

and we're making it together.

We were.

I love working with you.

I watch you dive deep every day...

No fear, looking for the most painful,

honest sh*t so you could turn it into art.

♪

That's why this movie's beautiful...

Because of you.

Now, I have no business saying this,

and I don't know what
situation you got yourself into

but whoever these people are,

whatever they mean to you,

you're way too good for them.

♪

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

I had the narrative all wrong.

I mean, after Lisbeth left, I used acting

to bury everything that I was ashamed of,

so I became ashamed of acting itself.

To be honest, that's the reason

I took myself out of the
movie in the first place.

I... it's basic principles.

Do the work.

Don't let the past corrupt the present.

I mean, you've been saying it all along.

Acting is a gift.

I need to use it to inspire people.

Well, that's... That's beautiful, Kyle.

But you know what the narrative

for the rest of the
world's gonna be, right?

The jealous fiancé.

It's not about that.

It's not about the rumors at all.

Closet r*cist with a flop on his hands...

Fires the black guy.

[LAUGHING] r*cist? Oh, come on.

I'm just telling you
how it's gonna go, man.

It's not very inspiring.

It'll blow over.

Big picture, I thought you'd
be a little happier about this.

It won't just blow over.
It never just blows over.

And yes, we will change
the g*dd*mn narrative,

but you know what? It's work.

It's work, and guess what, it's a sh*t job.

And I get tired of it.

And not to mention DeAnn.

Not to mention DeAnn,
who's got to figure out

how to throw away an entire month's work.

Enjoy that phone call,
'cause I'm not making it.

Fine, I'll call DeAnn.
I'll explain everything.

[SIGHS]

Look, man, I'm...

I'm sorry for any time that

I've made your life more difficult.

But before you know it,

everything is gonna be right again.

Look, man, you are gonna be happy

that I did this, I promise.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Xavier okay?

He's working on it.

I know he doesn't get
it, but this isn't personal.

Can we just go home? We'll
talk about this later.

Sure, I just wanna say
thank you to Iris first.

You happy?

- No, I'm not.
- Really?

Kyle's the star again.
That's what you always wanted.

Listen, I don't know
what the hell you think,

but Kyle made this decision on his own.

He has your voice in his head, Terence,

and you have told him over

and over not to rely on me.

And now here we are at g*dd*mn
square one of this movie

that means so much to us,

to him, and that's on you.

Yeah, every story needs a bad actor.

What is that supposed to mean?

Someone whose sole
purpose is to screw you over,

so when things don't go your way,

you have someone to blame...

Better me than Kyle,

better than thinking he doesn't
trust you with this movie.

You have been trying to push
me aside since the beginning.

No, that's your reality.

In my reality, the world
doesn't revolve around you,

and you're not that important.

[TENSE MUSIC]

- Hey, I was just speaking...
- I'm done for the day.

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Okay. Look, let me know what they say.

We always have other options.

You think jealousy had
something to do with it?

There's nothing to be jealous of.

Well, maybe the rumors got to him.

I mean, it's not like you and
Xavier don't have chemistry.

Look,

Kyle was miserable.

He disappeared and he came back
a completely different person.

I don't know what happened,
but Terence did something.

And there's no way that
Julie Wolfe doesn't exist.

Terence definitely had those records wiped.

Well, that's one possibility.

What else would it be?

♪

Shaun's lying about what she found.

♪

So, I told DeAnn what's going on.

- How'd that go?
- She's furious.

Reshooting all of Xavier's
scenes is gonna cost us

a ton of money that we don't have,

and in the press' eyes, I am now seen as

"a fragile egomaniac making
a flaming tower of sh*t."

Her words.

But we're gonna make the movie

that we all originally imagined,

and she couldn't deny that.

And now, I need to know how you're doing.

[SOFT LAUGH]

I'm just trying to make
sense of this whole thing,

I know...

[SIGHS]

I told you if we were gonna
make the movie we wanted,

I couldn't be in it,

and now I'm telling you the opposite.

Did you lose trust in me for some reason?

No, never.

And this had nothing to do
with you and Xavier, either.

This whole thing happened
because I lost trust in myself

and the principles that got me here.

What principles?

The principles I learned at IHM.

No, what got you here

was talent and hard work.

It was you.

The person I connected with
in that first audition was you.

In two minutes, I could
see everything about you

that was beautiful and
flawed and vulnerable,

and that...

That is who I fell in love with,

not whatever Terence put in your head.

Whatever Terence put in my head

is the only reason that I'm here today.

I've been to the darkest places,

and IHM is the only
thing that pulled me back.

It is my lifeline, and
when I forget that...

Let me be your lifeline.

I love you.

That's not how it works.

You can't save me from myself.

But Terence can?

No, I have to do it.

But I have used the tools
that he gave me every day.

It's the only thing that works.

And I love you too.

[TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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