01x07 - Let the River Run

[bunniefuu]

["LET THE RIVER RUN" PLAYING]

[ALARM CLOCK RINGING]

[CHARLIE GRUNTS]

Aw, look at you.

[SYLVIA CHUCKLES]

I am so proud of you, baby.

- You are gonna knock it out of the park.
- Mmm. Thanks, boo.

[EXCLAIMS]

[CHARLIE] Hey. Doesn't Mom look good?

Okay. [CHUCKLES]

I am so proud of you, babe.

- You are gonna knock it out of the park.
- Aw. Thank you, baby.

Two hands, Simon! Two hands.
Thank you. Sorry, didn't mean...

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Oh, hi, hi, hi.
- Oh, hi.

- Okay. Bye, guys. Bye.
- Have a good day.

Bye, sweetie. [KISSES]

- Dang, LA Law! You look good!
- Mmm.

- Give me a turn. Give me a t...
- Mmm.

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

[BOTH SQUEAL]

- I'm really nervous. Is that silly?
- No! This is a really big deal.

I'm, like... I can't wait to just
have coworkers again, you know?

Like, inside jokes.

- Yeah, like, going to lunch.
- Like camaraderie, you know?

- Watercooler talk.
- Yeah. Mmm.

- Not having only me to talk to.
- No! No, but you know what I mean.

- Yeah. Uh-huh.
- This is the moment I've been dreaming of.

- Okay. [CHUCKLES]
- Hi. Angie, Angie!

- [ANGIE] Mmm.
- So sorry. Um, just quickly.

- I won't be at pickup today...
- Mmm.

... so my mother-in-law is
gonna pick up Maeve today.

Yes. I'm actually going...

- I'm going back to work today, so...
- Okay. Thanks, Sylvia.

Yeah. Thanks.

Yeah, you told... I mean, now she knows.

- She didn't know. I've been so busy...
- Yeah, yeah. She needs...

- You had to tell her. Right.
- ... and sh... I... Clearly.

- What should we go do now?
- I gotta go to work.

- sh*t.
- [SYLVIA] Yeah.

[BELL RINGS]

["SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY" PLAYING]

I'm just saying I have concerns.

- Like what?
- Hey, no knock on Sylvia.

She's a dynamo.

But she's gonna be
working as an associate.

Those people are in their s.

Sylvia has more energy than
anyone I know. She will be fine.

She doesn't have twentysomething
energy. None of us do anymore.

- Oh, don't be ridiculous.
- [SIGHS]

Daniels, get in here.

- How late were you here last night?
- Uh, until :.

- So you left early?
- I kept working from home.

- Are you on Adderall?
- No.

- Yes.
- Never admit that to the State Board.

- See?
- Yeah. I see.

- What are you still doing here?
- Sorry.

Great kid.

Sylvia will be fine.

If you say so.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

What are you doing?

You'll see soon enough, Omar.

That's not really an answer.

I'm making a new beer. The
f*ck do you think I'm doing?

I have been working nonstop, gentlemen.

And I present a blackberry sour
with the complexity of an IPA.

Most people don't try this kind of thing

'cause honestly, usually this
tastes pretty f*cking weird,

but I think I figured it out.

Enjoy.

- [BOTH] Mmm.
- Oh, this is good as f*ck. g*dd*mn.

- [WILL] Right?
- That's the sh*t right there.

- Right.
- That's the sh*t right there.

- How fast can you scale this up?
- I can in a few weeks.

How many barrels?

Best part. Twenty-four
bottles per month.

- What? That's it?
- Okay. Twenty-four? Uh.

Yes. It is not easy to produce,
and the ingredients are not cheap.

But think of this.

We market it as a limited edition beer.

It will sell out
instantaneously every time.

People will clamor for it.
There'll be legends about it.

Will, how much are the ingredients?

- This bottle cost $ to produce.
- [WHISTLES]

What the f*ck are you talking about?

That's $ a beer. Stop drinking it.

- That's $ a beer.
- Mmm.

- What's in it, diamonds?
- [OMAR] Whoa. Come on, guys.

You can't drink diamonds.
It'll cut up your guts.

Okay, how much are you trying
to sell this sh*t for, Will?

We sell it for five or
six dollars a bottle.

- [MUTTERS]
- [STAMMERING] You're k*lling me.

People will write about
it. We will win awards.

This will bring prestige to the bar.

[CHUCKLING] Prestige? I don't...
I'm looking for money, man.

[WILL] We'll make money eventually.

Think of this as, like, spending
money on advertising, you know?

Dude, I got it. I got it.

We'll make the beer, and then
we'll sell it for a $ a bottle.

- I'm not mad at that.
- [WILL] No!

- Come on. No.
- You may never know.

It's like a luxury item.

- You made a f*cking sick ass beer,
- Right.

and the customers are gonna
like it. Put luxury prices on it.

Think about it. It's like Cristal,
dawg. It's our Cristal, player.

No, that takes something cool,
and it makes it a gimmick.

Like one of those f*cking Salt
Bae cheeseburgers or some sh*t.

Okay. Dude, this is what we'll do.

We'll try it for a month. If the
customers don't like it, we do my way.

We can try my way?

- For a month, dawg.
- I'm down.

Thank you. Yes! You won't regret this.

People are gonna lose their
f*cking sh*t over this stuff, okay?

Dude, you k*lled it with this sh*t, man.

- For real.
- Thank you.

You, like, been grinding
for a long time for us, man.

I... I just wanna tell you,
as the investor of this place,

you should take a day
off 'cause this is wild.

- Really?
- Yeah, bro.

- Seriously. In celebration.
- [WILL] Okay. Thank you. Great.

- I have a barley shipment coming later.
- I've got that, man.

- Seriously, thanks.
- [WILL] Okay.

- [ANDY] Good stuff, Will.
- Thank you.

- [REGGIE] Appreciate you.
- [ANDY] Good work, bro.

- It was really good.
- Can I try it?

It is too expensive for you to try.

[CHUCKLES] You funny as f*ck, dawg.

So, the merger and acquisition group

is on the south end of the th floor.

Mm-hmm.

We have the best art
because Friedkin collects.

- [SYLVIA] Oh, gorgeous.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Uh, the associates are
gonna be down that way,

and all the partners have
the offices with windows.

Copy.

You'll mostly be working for Stern,

but any partner who
puts you on anything,

- you just say yes. Okay.
- Mm-hmm. Copy.

- Oh.
- Oh! Oh, it's... It's, uh... It's Kirk.

- Yeah. He...
- Is it Kirk? Hi. Kirk, hi!

- Hi, Kirk!
- [COLLEAGUE] Oh.

- It's Sylvia. Charlie's wife.
- Okay.

- Charlie Greeves's wife.
- [MOUTHS] On the phone.

It's my first day. [CHUCKLES] Hi!

- Okay, no. Don't talk to Kirk Friedkin.
- Oh, but I know him.

No, you don't. Okay?

- No, but I do.
- No, you don't. No, no. Just, no.

So right here are where
all the associates sit.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, everyone.

- Everyone, this is our new associate...
- [SYLVIA CHUCKLES]

... Sylvia Greeves.

- Oh, hi. Hi. Hi.
- [EMPLOYEES] Hi.

Wait, you're an associate?

Yes. I've-I've been out of
the game for a little bit.

[EMPLOYEES CHUCKLE]

Go about your business, kids. [CHUCKLES]

- Okay. Uh, you are actually right in here.
- Oh. Good.

That's your office. Yeah. Mm-hmm.

- So, this is your new home away from home.
- Oh.

Let me know if you have
any questions, okay?

- Thank you. Okay.
- Okay. Of course.

- [PHONE BEEPS]
- [SQUEAKS]

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hi.

Hey. I'm Josh Stern, junior partner

on the Starr Kibble and Suet Sweets M&A.

- Sylvia Greeves. Yes.
- I'm excited to have you on the team.

Nice to meet you. Live
close by? Did you... Oh.

So let's start here.
Just get up to speed,

and Levinson can fill you in on
any questions you have over lunch.

- Great. Thank you.
- All right.

- Yeah. I'll have this back to you pronto.
- Yeah.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SIGHS]

There we go. Okay.

[SIGHS]

- Hi. Thanks.
- Hey.

Hi. Sylvia. Nice to
meet you. Oh, thank you.

Hi. Sylvia. Oh, thank you. Oh.

Okay. What is it?

So he sends me this text
that's like, "How are you?"

- What's wrong with that?
- [LAUGHING]

It's weird. I mean, don't put it on
me to tell you about my whole week

- when I only met you once.
- Oh, come on.

You have a million friends in common.

It's not like he's
sending you a d*ck pic.

He just wants to say hi.

Adam, it sounds like you
wanna say hi to Britney.

- [ADAM CHUCKLES] Oh.
- I know.

For the record, Britney,
I like you but as a friend.

- With benefits. [LAUGHS]
- Aw. [LAUGHS]

I'm feeling some kind of chemistry,

and I don't know what's
going on. [CHUCKLES]

Okay. So, uh, Adam,

where would you like to
take Britney on a first date?

- [GASPS] To the beach, 'cause it's free.
- [CHUCKLES]

- [LAUGHING]
- On a time machine to date number three.

Three is the lucky number.

Dude, in law school,

- Adam asked out our torts professor.
- Dude.

- And how did that work out for him?
- Same way it always does, wipe out.

- [CHUCKLES]
- [LAUGHS] Okay. That was funny.

I bet Adam masturbates in the bathroom.

What?

What did you just say?

- I was just riffing with you guys. Just...
- I... I don't do that.

- Yeah. I know th... I know that.
- Who are you?

I'm Sylvia.

- Is she a temp?
- No, I'm a associate.

I was just part of the group, and I...

I just joined. I met you this morning.

Why would you say I
masturbate in the bathroom?

You don't even know me.

Yeah. It's, uh... It's, like,
an expression in Australia.

"Masturbate in the bathroom,"
means, like, you know...

It's, like, you have money, you know?
And you're... you've... you're...

like, into...

- You're laid-back. And just...
- [IN AUSTRALIAN ACCENT] I've never heard that.

I don't think that's true.

No, no, i... Uh... Oh, g'day. [CHUCKLES]

Um, you didn't hear that?

- No.
- It's true.

- No.
- Yeah, yeah. It's true.

- Can you use it in a sentence?
- Yeah, yeah. It's, like, um,

"I... You know, I was...

I masturbated in the bathroom,
and he-he gave me back my money."

Okay.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

- Hi, babe.
- [CHARLIE] Hey, babe.

Hey. How you doing?

Uh, g-good. How are you?

More importantly, how
are they treating you?

Good.

- Uh, yeah, they threw me in the deep end...
- Mm-hmm.

... but it's nothing I can't handle.

I just forgot how much work work is.

- Do you like the other associates?
- Pretty much. Um, I don't know.

Young people are so
sensitive these days.

Like, we were all joking around,
and I think I offended this guy.

- What did you say?
- Nothing.

That's the point. I mean, what
does it matter what I said, right?

I could've said, "You have kind eyes,"

and I would've been canceled, so...

Yeah, he sounds like a handful.

Oh, it's fine.

I have to go. I have a lot of work.

It's nice having to say it.

- Thank you.
- Yep. Bye. Love you.

[SIGHS]

[ASSOCIATES CHATTERING]

[YAWNS]

Can we, uh... Can we go home now?

Oh, uh, the partners leave now, but
the associates stay a little later.

Oh.

You can totally go home if you have
to take care of your kids though.

Oh, no. No, I'm good.
I'm... I'm in the zone.

I'm just grinding through, and I'll
grab some granola bars for dinner.

There are some in the
back that have protein.

Oh.

She was right. It's, um...
It's not an expression.

The other Aussie girl, she was right.

- Yeah, no sh*t.
- Yeah.

- [PARTNER] Thank you.
- Yeah, of course.

[YAWNS]

[COPIER WHIRRING]

Oh!

- [LEVINSON] Hey, you okay?
- Yeah. I just...

Stretching a little bit.
I'm so stiff from the chair.

Oh, okay. Yeah, no, I get it. Um, okay.

- Yeah. You good?
- Yeah, I'm good.

- You sure you're okay? Cool.
- Okay. Yeah, thank you.

Thanks. [YAWNS]

Oh, my God.

Oh, f*ck. f*ck!

God, no! [GROANS]

Oh, my God.

I really thought I fixed it. Ugh.

[LINE RINGING]

- [WILL] What up?
- Hey. Hey, I, uh, uh...

I'm at the office. Would
you mind coming here?

I've just messed up so bad. [SIGHS]

'Kay, 'kay, 'kay. [STAMMERS]

- Careful, careful, careful.
- Okay. I'm doing it.

- Just concentrate.
- Just...

Your vibe is making this
hard, okay? Just chill out.

- I'm going in.
- [SYLVIA] Okay.

- That's the wrong color.
- Hmm.

It's the color of his shirt.

- I...
- It looks worse.

- I don't know what to tell you.
- He look...

You gave me f*cking Wite-Out.

- He just looks like he's doing coke.
- Does look like he's doing coke.

- [SYLVIA] Ugh.
- Looks like he did too much coke,

- got a nosebleed, fell, cut his face open.
- Okay.

Look, I'm gonna smear it together.

Red and white will make pink.

- The color of this Caucasian man's skin.
- Okay. All right. Okay.

Here we go.

- Ooh, that is... Okay, that's worse.
- Worse. Just stop it, just stop it.

I don't know what the f*ck you
want from me. This is your fault.

Who falls asleep standing up?

- What are you, a f*cking camel?
- I'm exhausted!

Take nap! Drink a macchiato!

There's gotta be a Keurig
in this m*therf*cker.

Too much coffee makes me tired.

- Coffee does not make you tired.
- It does!

You always say it makes
you tired. That's not true!

- It is for me.
- Well,

I don't know what to
tell you. This is bad.

- You dragged me into this sh*t!
- I'm gonna get fired.

I'm gonna lose a job I've
had for one day. [CHUCKLES]

Okay. I know how to fix this,
but you're not gonna like it.

- What? How are you gonna do it?
- Audrey.

Audrey? She's a useless hipster.
She's an art "consultant."

We need a maverick.
A wild man. A genius.

- We need someone who can fix it.
- She knows a lot of people, okay?

She can fix this.

- Do you want her help or not?
- Yes. Are you guys talking?

- Yeah. You know. Re... rebuilding bridges.
- Oh. Oh.

- You f*cking?
- No! Do you want me to...

- Do you want her help or not?
- Sure. Sure. Okay, fine. Yes, sure.

[SIGHS] Good Lord.

- This is a nice neighborhood.
- Yeah.

- Must be a good school district.
- [SCOFFS] Don't be a snob.

There's a guy that sells lobster
rolls out of his apartment over there.

- Oh. Why?
- They're good. There's a waiting list.

Oh. Well, now I want one.

See? If you ever find yourself
in a Liam Neeson Taken scenario,

- come here.
- [CAR HORN HONKING]

Oh, my. Audrey has a Porsche now?

Since we got divorced, her life
just gets better and better.

She looks like Daniel Craig.

The villain in a Fast and Furious movie.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- How's it going?

- Wow.
- It's great.

- You look incredible.
- Thank you.

Thank you so much, Audrey.

- You're such a lifesaver. Thank you.
- Sylvia. Aw. Yeah, of course. [SIGHS]

So, what kind of art
restorer works at midnight?

Well, Gregory is super talented.

He just hasn't broken through
yet, so he restores paintings.

And even then, only as a favor.

Um, guess what I'm saying
is he can be a bit prickly.

Oh, duly noted.

Also, he goes by Lord Rotero.

- Oh, of course he does.
- [DOORBELL BUZZES]

- [LORD ROTERO] Yeah.
- [AUDREY] Hi, it's me.

You know, given Lord
Rotero's disposition,

maybe Sylvia should
stay out here and chill?

- Yes.
- Yeah. Maybe just chill out here.

What are you talking
about? This is my thing.

Look, I don't know how to say
this in a way that's not insulting.

I'm worried you're not cool
enough. You're gonna f*ck this up.

And somebody with the name
Lord Rotero is considered cool?

- Oh, yes. S... super cool. Very cool.
- Yes. Very.

- You know that I'm cool.
- Right now, you just...

- You don't look that cool.
- I'm cool.

- Okay, you're cool.
- You know what? I fit in anywhere.

- You're right. Super cool.
- He's gonna love me.

Do you wanna put the
top on your Porsche up?

- Why would I do that?
- Good question, you know.

[WILL] Wow. Oh, this is f*cking cool.

- Don't touch anything. Set it there.
- Wow. Amazing. Yeah.

Awesome. Wow.

[AUDREY] Lord Rotero. Hello!

- [GROANS] You look good.
- Oh.

[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] All right,
let's see what we dealing with.

- [LORD ROTERO SIGHS] Wow.
- [AUDREY] Mmm.

My expectations were low, but this
is a real piece of corporate crap.

- Hmm.
- Only thing I like about it is the damage.

- I did the Wite-Out. So, yeah, thanks.
- Mmm. [CHUCKLES]

So, uh, do you think you can help us?

[INHALES SHARPLY] Yeah. I know the
exact vibe of this type of thing.

When I was starting out,

I painted a mural in a lobby
of this fancy accounting firm

on the millionth floor in Century City.

[CHUCKLES] Made me physically ill.

[AUDREY] Of course it did.
Your body was rejecting

- the corporate poison.
- I totally feel you.

My business partners are always pushing

this f*cking corporate
agenda and it sucks.

So, yeah, man. I'm with you.

- My man.
- My man.

[ROTERO] My man.

- How much time do you think you'll need?
- About five hours.

- [MOUTHING WORDS] Five hours.
- One hour to paint the man's face.

Then four hours to take
the humanity out of him,

so he looks like a lawyer.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[ROTERO] Now that I'm looking at this,

I'm thinking, uh, maybe
I don't copy it exactly.

Maybe I make something that's
commenting on this painting.

An original Lord Rotero?
[GASPS] Oh, my God. Yes! Yes!

I'm thinking maybe I'll recreate it

but have his hands holding
cash or put him in a MAGA hat.

That's f*cking dope. Maybe
his teeth are b*ll*ts.

- Koalas.
- Well, I think that that... that sounds great

to hang in a gallery,

all due respect, but this,

we just really wanna replicate
the painting. That's it.

This could be kicking it up a notch.

I saw this Kusama
retrospective in Tokyo.

We could do an infinity
room with LED lights,

but just zoom in right on
this m*therf*cker's f...

- Face! My man.
- Yes, my man.

- I have a great lighting source...
- No! Guys!

- Yeah? Okay.
- Guys! Please, this is serious!

We just gotta make his
face look like his face!

I-I-I don't wanna lose my
job. That's why we're here.

Please just make his face look
like his face again. That's it.

She a narc.

I think you both should
just wait outside.

- Should we take it?
- Leave the painting. Just go outside.

I'm sorry. Audrey's smile just set
me off. She's just so condescending.

Yeah, her smile is
what made that go wrong.

Is this gonna be okay?

- What am I gonna do?
- I don't know if it'll be okay.

You did everything in your
power to make that not okay.

You weren't much help!

I wanted a Lord Rotero original.
That's sh*t's worth f*cking cash, yo!

I'm not cool. I'm sorry.

- You're right.
- You're not.

Not in this specific context,
but in some other contexts,

- you know, I am considered pretty cool.
- Hmm.

Okay. I settled him down,
and he's gonna do it.

- What did you do?
- It doesn't matter.

Wait, how did you do that?

- I didn't f*ck him. Jesus.
- Hey, I wasn't suggesting you did it.

If you did, that's your prerogative.

Thank you.

By the way, can you tell
Reggie that I'm sorry

- but I won't make it to the party tonight?
- What party?

- Oh, sh*t. You don't know, do you?
- What party?

[SIGHS] My brother can be
such an assh*le sometimes.

Stepbrother. Ew. What party?

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

What the f*ck is going on here, man?

We're starting a hard kombucha
line called Daa Booch, probably.

- Still workshopping that.
- "We"?

- Reggie and I are.
- Cool.

I do not understand

why the f*ck you would do something
like this without telling me, man.

Why wouldn't you cut me into this?

Hard kombucha's not
your area of expertise.

It is nobody's area of
expertise because it's stupid.

Gut health for people
who like to get f*cked up?

- Those are two different crowds, okay?
- True.

Also, I have a degree
in fermentation science.

If this is anyone's area, it's mine.

Yo, Will, what's up? You look good.

- Oh, great. Omar's here. Fantastic.
- Of course I'm here.

Wouldn't be very professional of me

to miss my own launch party. [CHUCKLES]

- You brought him in?
- [OMAR] Hey.

What can I say? I love all fermentation.

- Omar. Omar. Omar.
- [OMAR] Unlike some people.

Specifically you.

- Take a walk.
- Yep.

Look, I am very sorry you
found out this way, okay? I am.

This is shitty. But I promise you,
dude, it's just business, okay?

- It ain't nothing personal.
- It feels very personal.

Okay. Well, it's not, Will.

However, if it was,

maybe it's because you
sh*t on every opportunity

that comes our way, okay?

You're only excited about some
f*cking limited edition beer

that no one's gonna care
about except for beer snobs.

You said you liked it.

Of course I did! You're an artist.

That's not the point. We'd
lose $ a bottle, Will.

That's f*cking insane. I don't know
what you're trying to do anymore.

I'm just trying to make good beer.

Unlike Reggie, who's
trying to turn this place

into a f*cking EDM Hooters.

Reggie's not that bad, bruh.

[REGGIE] The devil wears Boochy, baby.

[ALL CHEERING]

Okay. Okay.

He is the worst, but that little
sh*t knows how to make money,

and that's all this is
about. It's just money, okay?

- Hey, babe. We need more cold Booch.
- Hey, baby. Okay.

- We'll get Booch. We'll get you some.
- [KATIE] Okay.

Katie?

[GASPS] Hi!

What in... What are you doing here?

- Uh, um...
- Are you guys together?

I mean, I don't know. I guess ask him.

I don't know either. It
just feels really good.

- It feels so good.
- So f*cking good.

How did this happen?

- Pheromones. [CHUCKLES]
- [CHUCKLES] Good one.

- I'm having sex again.
- Okay. Okay. I get it.

You wanna try Daa Booch?

What the f*ck are you doing here?

She's my pal. I told you
that. You don't listen.

Yeah, and I needed a job,
since I'm no longer babysitting.

- And you broke up with me on my birthday.
- Oh, that's messed up.

- [KATIE] Wow.
- Kids miss you. They really do.

Yeah, we should do a...
We'll do a FaceTime.

Yeah! I miss them!

[SIGHS] So cute.

What is happening right now?

[STAMMERS] I can't believe
they would do this to me.

And... [STAMMERS] ... in my own bar?

- I can't believe they would do this to us.
- What do you mean "us"?

I mean your business partners not
telling you about a new project.

My best friend started a new
relationship without telling me.

Not the same thing.

Yeah. I'm sorry. You're
right. You're right.

That sucks. I'm sorry. I get it.

- Don't worry. I took care of it.
- What do you mean?

It's taken care of.

What's that?

[FIREMAN] Everyone out
right now! Pronto! Pronto!

- What did you do?
- [ALARM WAILING]

There was a gas leak.

- You called in a f*cking gas leak?
- I'm a good citizen. What can I say?

- Holy f*ck.
- [SYLVIA CHUCKLES]

- You're a good friend.
- I... Yes. Yes, I am.

Let's go now! Gas leak! This
whole place could explode!

- [WILL] Oh, no.
- [SYLVIA] No.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

So, yeah.

A lot of those ideas we
were talking about were

pretty derivative takes on capitalism.

So, um, I just did what you
wanted, with one tiny tweak.

The tweak being you
put a d*ck on his nose?

- You see it?
- I do.

Where are the balls?

Mmm.

[GROANS]

- G'day.
- [INHALES SHARPLY] G'day.

All right. Stern, why don't
you give us an update on Dobson?

Uh, yes. Okay.

Uh, first of all, we need to make
sure that we are all on the same page

about the arbitration
provision in section . H.

Uh, specifically whether, in
the event of a disagreement

about whether an amendment to the
company disclosure is, uh, required.

Any dispute will be
governed by an arbitrator

with eight or, uh,
ten years of experience

in complex merger transactions.

And we've, uh...

- [MOUTHING] Sorry.
- ... heard from the due diligence team...

Hey. Uh, Jessica from
HR is looking for you.

- Oh, uh, what about?
- Uh-oh.

Hey, have you seen the
d*ck-face painting? [CHUCKLES]

[ASSOCIATES CHUCKLING] Did you see
that? Oh, no. What? That's huge.

Oh, hi. Hi.

- [CHUCKLES] You wanted to see me?
- [JESSICA] Mm-hmm.

Everything's been going so well.
Everyone's been so welcoming and...

Did we talk about my children's lizard

having almost exactly
the same name as you?

Jessipa. [CHUCKLES]

Um, Sylvia,

do you have any idea what happened
to the portrait of Mr. Friedkin

that was hanging outside the copy room?

Ooh. That's a lovely
painting, by the way. Gorgeous.

It's lovely colors,
and the composition...

So, do you have any
idea what happened to it?

No. What happened to it?

[CHUCKLES] Well...

Just very weird prank, I have to say.

I...

It's...

That's impossible.
That-That can't be me.

It's literally you.

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
I just... I c... [SIGHS]

I was... I was so tired,

and I just fell into the
painting, and it just crashed.

And then I went to this
place to try to fix it,

and they couldn't help me.

And then I was... I was desperately
trying to bring it back in,

and I've just been so tired, you know?

Like, the work is so much harder
at my age. And I'm just, like...

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I
totally screwed up, and I just...

- I'm so sorry.
- I get it. [CHUCKLES] You know?

Sylvia, I... I get it. [SIGHS]

It can be really intimidating
around here, you know?

I remember, when I first
started, I felt the same way,

and I'm actually a mom too, so...

- You are?
- Yeah. I'm...

- I mean, it was unintentional, Jessica.
- Yeah.

It really was. It was the
last thing I was trying to do.

- I am horrified.
- It's all right. You know what?

- Water under the bridge. Okay?
- Okay.

- Let's hug it out. Okay?
- Yes! Oh.

- Sylvia. Thanks for coming in.
- Oh, my goodness. I am so fond of you.

- You've been terrific. Thank you so much.
- Aw. All right.

- Whew. Phew! [CHUCKLES]
- [JESSICA CHUCKLES]

- Leave it open?
- You can leave it open.

- Okay.
- That's all right. Thank you.

- What are you doing here?
- Hey, you.

Uh, just working on that contract
for Levinson. You know how he is.

No. You were fired. Y-You have to go.

I... But we just had that
conversation where you were, like...

What? I can't be fired. I've
only been here for a day. I...

I've been waiting for this for years.

I mean, it can't be over
that quickly. [CHUCKLES]

- [JESSICA] I don't know what to tell you.
- Well, just tell me that I can stay.

Or don't tell me anything and
just continue on to the kitchen

or wherever you were going. [CHUCKLES]

Please, please, please,
Jessica. Please let me stay.

I'm gonna stay. I'll stay.

- Listen.
- I'm gonna stay.

Sylvia, it's not up to me, okay?

But you know what? Feel
free to take it up with Kirk.

[SIGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS] Don't worry about it.

Okay. That's what I thought.

- All right. Well, it won't take me long.
- Great.

- You're gonna stay there the whole time?
- I am.

- [SIGHS] I see what you're doing.
- Hmm?

You're moving slowly. It's not funny.

[SCOFFS]

This is so childish.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS] Proud of yourself?

- [SYLVIA GRUNTS]
- You know...

Just leave, please.

Okay. Okay. You know what? I'm
gonna have to call security.

Um... [CLEARS THROAT] ... Jesus Christ.

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