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01x08 - Lee

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Dispatches from Elsewhere". Aired: March 1 – April 27, 2020.*
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The series, set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, follows "a group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life.

01x08 - Lee

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Welcome.

Please, make yourself

comfortable.

As you know,

this entertainment is called

"Dispatches from Somewhere,"

a title that I assure you

will have more significance

than we can --

Thank you.

Should I try it again?

Maybe this time with just

a touch more, uh, quiet longing?

I can't imagine

that would help.

- You blew it, Tom.

- [ Cellphone vibrates ]

We'll be in touch.

OCTAVIO PRIME:

Our cryptic conductor,

cloaked in secrecy

and pantsuits,

orchestrating her symphony

from the wings of the stage,

unseen and unknown.

[ Chuckles ]

Well, perhaps not entirely.

You may recall several brief

but intriguing appearances

earlier in our tale,

numbering,

by my count, no less than three,

but no more than five.

Shh.

You may have even guessed

at their significance,

correctly identifying

this mysterious madame

as no mere

background player.

If this is the case,

I applaud your deductive powers.

If not, take heart.

Her presence heretofore

has been carefully calibrated

to sustain

narrative coherence

without diminishing

the potential for a satisfying,

if not entirely shocking,

reveal.

MILKMAN: Chucks?

Chucks Dorp?

That can't be right.

So, who exactly is

this abstruse architect,

this enigmatic engineer?

Simply put, this is...

Lee!

OCTAVIO PRIME:

Think of her as you.

STAFFER #1: The liaison from

the mayor's office called.

We're good to go on

Rittenhouse Square Park,

but the whole Liberty Bell

thing's got them, "Eh!"

so we've got to go

with an alt.

Also, we've got an offer out

to Mackenzie for the Clara role,

but her mom-ager

wants three solos.

Oh,

and Linda and I agree

that this is the best

of the bunch.

Plus the printer needs approval

on these Jejune materials ASAP.

Okay,

nix the bell.

Two solos are our best

and final.

And for God's sake,

find a different color scheme.

I-It's too political.

We're trying to instill

a sense of wonder,

not remind people

they're trapped

in an overheating hellscape

on the verge

of ideological collapse.

Also, this 'Squatch looks like

something I hit with my car.

Ge--

We can do better.

- Okay, what's this?

- It's a flier...

for the dolphin

communication system testing.

It is?

Because

that is a porpoise.

And it's a porpoise

that's not even

wearing

a transmissions helmet,

which leads me to question

what system exactly

is facilitating

said communication.

And -- And did I or did I not

say I wanted pull tabs?

I said

I wanted pull tabs!

STAFFER #1:

While we're on the subject,

casting sent these over.

But I feel like

I should warn you

at least half of them

are porpoises.

[ Sighs ]

OCTAVIO PRIME: Lee is you

if you ever had a regret so big

you just couldn't shake it,

no matter

how hard you tried.

Lee is you if you finally have

the chance to make amends,

to put things right.

Only now, all you are...

[ Screams ]

OCTAVIO PRIME:...is afraid

that you're in over your head,

that you can't pull it off,

but afraid, most of all,

that even if you do,

it won't change anything.

[ Soft music plays ]

[ Powering up ]

[ Electricity crackles ]

BRITISH WOMAN: Welcome to

the Jejune Institute,

Philadelphia Induction Center.

Please have a seat

in the armchair

which has been

provided for you.

Orientation will begin in

five, four, three, two, one.

[ Whirring ]

Oh, dear.

Nod if you agree.

Uh, I-I really don't know

what I'm agreeing to,

but I like your suit.

Please.

The only possible answers

are nod yes, nod no,

nod yes then no...

Is this a cult?

...nod no then yes,

don't nod.

It sounds exciting.

So, exciting is good...

sort of.

Five pre-recorded responses,

and then press a button.

That's child's play.

I mean, it's kind of

fun and all,

but if it turns out there's

weird sex stuff involved,

I'm gonna be

so disappointed.

OCTAVIO: No, my friend.

Not you.

You don't belong here.

Come with me.

You belong with

the special ones.

[Peter crying]

PSYCHIATRIST:

And how has this week been?

You know, it's perfectly normal

to experience

an increase in anxiety

after a major life event.

Even the ones we're supposed

to celebrate.

You've spent years building that

division from the ground up.

I know.

I just thought...

I don't know, I just thought

I would feel different.

I've done everything

I was supposed to do.

Now I've got everything

I thought I wanted --

recognition, success,

more money than I even know

what to do with.

Only now I...

Do you ever worry that you're

not the hero of your own story?

Is this about Clara?

No.

Maybe.

I don't know.

It's just...

Sometimes I wonder.

What if it turns out that

I'm actually the villain?

[ Protestors chanting ]

And, scene.

Oh, man.

Did you see that?

That might just have been

the most ambiguously sinister

walk of my career.

I am hyped.

Hey, does anyone else see this

hardcore at my 9:00.

MAN: Copy that. You want us to

put security on him?

Forget it.

We're behind schedule

as it is.

What's the worst

he could do?

[ Trunk closes ]

Okay, call me crazy, but I think

it's possible that guy just...

- I know. He got in the trunk!

- ...got in the trunk.

Yeah.

[ Chanting continues ]

JANICE:

We're coming, Fredwynn!

Out of the way!

Out of the way!

LEE: Listen up.

There's been

a change in plans.

The audience plant

is out.

And Granny is in.

Who am I?!

Who am I?!

Can I even remember anymore?

Well, no more, my friends.

No more.

Now, I need a volunteer

for the demonstration.

- Crap.

- OCTAVIO: Raise your hands.

Come on, Janice.

Come on.

Let me see. Let me see.

Let me see.

- OCTAVIO: And...

- Pick me!

Yes!

That's what I'm talking about.

We are back on game,

people!

We are back on...

[ Knocks on door ]

Hello!

- Hi!

- Hi!

Miss Lee, come meet

my new friends!

Okay,

whose kid is this?

Sorry.

I'm so sorry.

The babysitter canceled

last minute.

I told you

not to bother Miss Lee.

But they're waiting

at the door.

Who's waiting

at the door?

The pretty lady

and the old lady

and the tall man

and the weird man.

Alright, come on.

- Right here.

- Oh, my God.

- Ohh!

- Nice job!

[ Zapping ]

Hey, I've got

the Sword Superior!

The good news is that team

finally found Clara's house.

The bad news is

they also found your house.

I thought I told you

to keep an eye on them.

I did.

That's how I know about

the whole house situation.

But don't worry.

I'm sure they won't

actually go there.

Sorry. I only said that

because I'm nervous.

They are definitely going there,

like, as we speak.

What?

sh*t!

sh*t! sh*t!

Aah! sh*t!

Why can't you just let me

give you a magical experience?!

God damn it!

[ Lamp shatters ]

OCTAVIO: Bad news, everyone.

They have Clara.

We need your help right now.

Bad news, everyone.

They have Clara.

We need your help right now.

[ Mirror shatters ]

Get them to the finale,

whatever it takes.

PETER: Stop the music!

Please, stop the music!

That's not Clara.

There is a real Clara.

That's not her.

But there is a real Clara,

and she is out there,

and she is in trouble.

Do you want us

to throw them out?

No. They deserve to stay,

maybe more than anyone.

Now I'm awake.

I'm awake, and I am pissed off.

I'm pissed off because

I want to know the truth.

There's one last thing

I think I have to do.

OCTAVIO: Calm yourself.

It's just a game, son.

The truth is that

Clara is dead,

and it's all my fault.

SIMONE: Thank you.

Lemme see that.

Ah.

FREDWYNN: T. Emerson.

So, last night

was pretty crazy.

The song

and the dolphin.

Good crazy, right?

I mean,

I'm not mad about it.

That means I liked it.

I know.

I did, too.

[ Soft music plays ]

PETER:

Hey. Any luck?

JANICE: No.

No T. Emerson anywhere.

FREDWYNN: T. Emerson,

where are you?

Damn it,

it could be anyone.

Peter,

you take the flower girl.

Janice,

the walking people.

- Try them.

- Okay.

Simone, see if those Goth kids

over there

have seen anyone

that could be our contact.

SIMONE:

Fredwynn, that's a funeral.

Guys.

Found it.

Oh!

[ Applause ]

[ Breathing shakily ]

[ Suspenseful music plays ]

[ Music continues ]

[ Door opens ]

[ Doors open ]

FREDWYNN: Over here.

Clara Torres.

March 15, 1979,

December 6, 1999.

[ Button clicks ]

CLARA: Hey. Clara here.

[ Chuckles]

Oh, man, I just got

stage fright,

and there's

no one else around.

SIMONE:

Oh, my God, it's her.

The real Clara.

CLARA:

Okay, so, there's something

I've been thinking about

a lot lately.

How I can't tell

which comes first --

feeling unhappy

or feeling alone.

Maybe it doesn't even matter

because, really,

they're both just symptoms

of the same disease --

the illusion that we're in

this things all by ourselves,

that our pain and our hopes

and our fears --

that they're ours

and ours alone.

And that gave me an idea.

See, I used to make art

because I wanted to show people

the magic all around us.

But I'm starting to think

I was missing the point.

I don't just want to make

beautiful things.

I want to create something

that floods people's systems,

that spins them around

so many times

that nothing

makes sense and all --

all they can hold onto,

all they can see is each other.

Because that's where

the real magic is.

It's in the connections.

So, yeah, that's my big idea.

Maybe it's crazy or stupid.

But then again,

maybe it's not.

Maybe it's up to me to find

a way to bring people together.

[Sighs]

I don't know how I'm gonna

do it, but I have to try.

After all, we only get

just a little bit of time

on this spinning rock, right?

Is it really so crazy

to want to change the world

in whatever time I have left?

According to this, um,

Clara sold her company

to Lee,

and sh--

she died six months later.

So, the whole thing, the game,

the craziness, all of it...

It was all for her.

Yeah.

For Clara.

Alright, I got milk, coffee,

hot tea with lemon,

- and a cran-apple...

- Yes, I --

...to support waste elimination,

which you didn't need

to tell me,

and yet here we are.

Now, let me see

if I got this straight.

The Architect,

AKA Lee,

is the real-life

Lady in Black.

And she felt so guilty

about convincing Clara

to sell out her ideas that she

created this whole crazy game

as a way to, like,

atone for her sins.

Then you guys took it

so seriously

that you almost

ruined everything.

But she felt bad

about that, too,

so she ended up making

a whole new ending just for you.

That's about the shape of it,

yes.

Hmm.

Well, I can say this much.

It has been a real trip

eavesdropping on you guys.

- I think I'm gonna miss you.

- Huh?

No, you don't have to miss us.

We'll keep coming back.

I mean, we're --

we're friends now,

and this is kind of

"our place," right?

- [ Cellphone rings ]

- Oh! Oh! Oh!

I'm sorry.

I...

Oh,

I-I've got to take this.

- Okay.

- Excuse me.

So, what are

you guys feeling?

I'm thinking pancakes.

Would you like to go out

with me, like, on a date?

I don't mean like a date.

I mean an actual literal date.

To be clear,

I'm talking to Simone.

Fredwynn, I think you're great,

but honest--

I'd love to.

- You would?

- Yeah.

That's, uh, definitely what

I was hoping you'd say.

Oh, great.

Janice, Simone and I

are gonna go on a date.

She said yes.

I asked her.

JANICE: Oh!

Well, it's about time.

I'm happy for you guys.

Look, I've got to go.

Duty calls.

- Would -- Would you --

- Oh, of course. Yes.

I want to hear all about

this date when next I see you.

- Okay.

- Bye.

Bye, Janice.

I am also gonna leave

this establishment

and return

to my residence.

- Oh, really?

- Yes.

Okay.

I haven't had a sleep burst

in 36 hours,

and that m*rder board

isn't gonna scrapbook itself.

- Okay. Hey, man.

- You got this?

- Yeah.

- Uh, no.

Alright.

Yeah, um, I'm...

pretty exhausted,

if I'm honest.

Besides, I think if I stayed

and ate with you now,

then legally, this would be

our first date, so...

Okay.

Yeah.

Case law is already settled

on that one, I think.

- Yeah.

- Mm-hmm.

- Until tonight?

- Until tonight.

I really

look forward to it.

Thank you.

[ Soft music plays ]

[ Laughter ]

[ Music continues ]

Simone.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Uh, I am so sorry

that I am so late.

I was gonna make up an excuse

about getting lost,

but honestly, I just couldn't

decide what to wear.

You look beautiful.

I mean, really.

Here, sit down.

This is your seat.

Oh.

Thank you.

Yeah, of course.

Scooch ya.

For...madame?

Uh...yeah, thank you.

Thank you.

I ordered that.

I heard that

that's a nice thing.

So...starter sips.

Oh!

Um, well,

- to starter sips.

- [ Chuckles ]

[ Glasses clink ]

So, tell me, slick,

you bring all the girls

to this here feed barn?

No, I-I've never

been here before.

I Googled, um,

"most romantic restaurants,"

and this had

the most stars.

And so,

I-I just picked it

because I really wanted this

to be nice.

- Oh, sh**t!

- Oh!

- Darn it. I did that.

- No, no, no, no, no.

It's okay. No, no, no.

I'll do it, though.

You shouldn't have

to do any work.

Don't worry about it.

Um...

I think I'm probably

very nervous.

SIMONE:

Hey, I-I am, too.

Contrary to what

you might think,

I don't spend a lot

of time fine-dining

with extremely tall

and handsome gentlemen.

Extremely handsome,

huh?

Well, technically,

I said "extremely tall."

Got it.

Hey, for the record, I am

really glad we're doing this.

I am, too.

Yeah.

Big time.

I'm really bummed

it's over.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.

Like, everywhere I look,

I think, "Is it back?"

There was a-a guy in

my apartment today, for example.

He had

this mischievous look.

And I was looking at him

like I was sure

something fun was gonna happen,

and then, yeah.

And then

just nothing happened.

I feel like there's beauty

withdrawal or something.

That's exactly what it is.

But you know,

we have real life.

Yeah.

SIMONE: I want to

get to know you.

Real-life Peter --

What is he all about?

Totally.

What do you

want to know?

SIMONE: Well,

all I know about you

is that you used to work

in music data

and that you live

in the same building

as a guy

with a mischievous grin.

So, let's go with...

anything.

- Big or small.

- Right.

You know, just say the first

thing that pops into your head.

I mean, it's --

it's just a lot of choices.

SIMONE: Yeah.

I mean, don't think.

Just, like, say the --

I get --

I get nosebleeds.

I get nosebleeds.

Okay. Yeah, no.

That's interesting.

- It is.

- Oh, good.

Yeah.

I don't get them

so much anymore.

I got them a lot

when I was young.

- SIMONE: Uh-huh.

- Gushers.

Uh-huh.

When I was young, um, my mom

took me to get an MRI

to get to the bottom of what

was happening, and it turns out

I have something called

a brain-nub in the back, but --

but you can't see it anymore

but it's there.

Um,

it doesn't do anything.

It just causes

my nose to bleed.

It doesn't give me

any extra processing power

or anything like that.

So...

- Huh.

- PETER: Yeah.

And, so,

what happened?

One day, the nose--

nosebleeds just s-stopped?

I wish.

They slowed down a lot.

Um,

I assume that my --

like, the skull grew

to accommodate the nub.

SIMONE: Probably.

So it took some pressure

off of it.

Yeah.

I get them sometimes if I'm

feeling really stressed or sad.

Simone, I just want

to interject.

I haven't had to talk

about myself

in a really, really,

really long time.

And, uh, I'm finding that

I don't know what to say.

Everyone around here

is so charming,

and I wish

that I was charming.

But I don't --

I don't feel charming.

You want to

get out of here?

So much.

Please.

PETER: Hey.

SIMONE: Hey.

PETER:

Alright, I did it.

- SIMONE: Ready?

- PETER: Yes.

I can't believe neither of us

have ever done this before.

I know.

Okay.

- What do you think?

- Wow.

Pretty sure they both taste

the same.

Hmm.

That was fun.

Yeah.

But we didn't really have

to talk much

'cause our mouths

were full.

Yeah.

So, let's start

with something easy.

What's your favorite movie?

That's not easy.

"What's your favorite movie?"

There's so many.

Um...

I don't know.

What's yours?

"The Secret of NIMH."

The cartoon

about the rats?

Well, when you say it like that,

it's sort of embarrassing.

No, it's not. There's nothing

to be embarrassed about.

That -- That's awesome.

I can't top that.

You don't have to top it,

Peter.

Cake or pie?

I like

both of those things.

Fight or flight?

Uh, freeze.

I learned on "SVU" that there's

a third one -- freeze.

W-What about you?

First fight,

then flight.

I didn't

see that coming.

Hi.

Hey.

What's -- What's up?

Peter.

Before you say anything,

can I say something?

- Please?

- Sure.

I know I'm not doing very good

on this date.

But I'm --

I'm gonna try really hard.

I'm --

I'm getting better.

Are you, though?

Not yet,

but I'm...gonna.

Can I be honest

with you?

Not yet.

Don't do this yet.

No, I...

Look, um...

I think you're an incredibly

kind person.

But I just worry

that we're not --

No, you know?

Um...

I'm gonna be honest.

I don't think you're ready

for this.

Like, I mean, have you

ever thought about

how complicated

it would be if we were...

...you know, dating?

I've thought about

being happy.

A lot.

That's a really sweet thing

to say,

but I-I just think

that you're only

just now getting to

know yourself,

and that's --

like, that's wonderful.

But, um, you're --

you're like



I don't understand

what's happening right now.

Didn't you notice

those guys back there?

No.

Exactly.

Well, they were looking at us,

and they were --

They were probably looking at

you because you're pretty.

No, Peter.

They were not looking at me

because I am pretty.

They were looking at us,

and they were thinking,

"What is that guy doing

with that trans woman?"

And they thought that

if there was,

I don't know, maybe less people

around or something,

that they would come

and beat us up, or worse,

because

that is my reality.

I just -- I'm --

I'm only now getting

strong enough

to share that

with someone.

And I really thought

it could be you.

But I-I think that I need

someone who can be there for me,

and you don't even know

if you like cake or pie better.

And that's a simple question.

And -- And there's --

I think that we're getting

ahead of ourselves.

No, Peter, I'm not

getting ahead of myself.

I'm not.

I'm just...

[ Sighs ]

I'm just ahead of you,

and that...

...breaks my heart,

but that's -- that is the truth.

[ Sighs ]

PETER: Can I be honest with you

about something?

Yeah, yeah, ple--

I...

I think you've been thinking

about this

for a really long time

before I showed up,

and it has nothing

to do with me.

I un--

I understand,

but I do think

that there is another way

to look

at this whole situation

and that maybe you

and I could decide --

just listen to me,

please.

Just decide what we want

this world to be like for us,

and maybe it doesn't have to be

as scary as it is in your head.

Our story can be our own,

if we just, like,

try to

figure it out together.

Well, I think that

you are really lucky

that you have the luxury of

looking at the world that way.

PETER: I don't want this --

I don't want this fight.

Well, this is it.

This is...

- PETER: Hey.

- ...what we're doing.

- We're not in the game anymore.

- What do you want to do?

You want to go back to

just being strangers?

This is -- This is the flight

part that you told me about?

Maybe you should call me

when you get to the bottom

of the cake-or-pie

debate.

You don't have to

mock me.

You don't have to

mock me.

I know

who you want to be.

I can see him.

He's wonderful.

You're just not there yet,

Peter.

It takes years.

It takes a lifetime.

And until you're further

on that path, I just --

I don't think we stand

a chance, Peter.

I'm sorry.

How many years?

You're being

too literal again.

How many years?

I don't know.

One?

Sure.

Okay.

Take care of yourself,

Petri Dish.

[ Soft music plays ]

PETER: I mean, we're --

we're friends now,

and this is kind of

"our place," right?

- [ Cellphone rings ]

- JANICE: Oh! Oh! Oh!

I'm sorry.

I...

Oh,

I-I've got to take this.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Oh.

...on a date?

I don't mean like a date.

- PETER: I mean an actual...

- Okay.

Um, where is he now?

I'm on my way.

Janice, Simone and I

are gonna go on a date.

She said yes.

I asked her.

Oh, well,

it's about time.

And I'm happy

for you guys.

Look, I've --

I've got to go.

Duty calls.

- Would -- Would you?

- Oh, of course. Yes.

Next time I see you,

I want to hear about this date.

- See you later.

- PETER: See you, Janice.

[ Elevator dings ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

You, with the clipboard,

are a "nurse"?

- Yes, I'm a nurse.

- Lev Foster.

He was admitted here earlier

today for what I'm assuming,

based on his medical history,

was another stroke.

I'm sorry, what's

your relationship

- to the patient again?

- I'm his wife's game partner.

- NURSE: Excuse me, sir.

- I'm sorry, Janice.

I know I'm not the best

with boundaries,

but I could tell something

was wrong at the diner,

and I didn't know

what to do.

It's okay. It's okay.

He -- He's with me.

Doctor, I so appreciate all

your help over the last months.

I guess I-I just need

a moment to think.

DR. PHILLIPS: Of course, Janice.

Take all the time you need.

Thank you.

[ Sighs ]

What can I do?

Nothing.

Nothing anyone can do,

except me.

I have to let him go,

Fredwynn.

Let him be at peace.

I have to do that.

Has there been a directive

regarding POLST?

If you don't know,

that means

Physician Order for Life

Sustaining --

I know what that is.

I...

Fredwynn, um,

I have to --

I have to

make a phone call,

so I'm gonna step out

in the hallway...

- Fine.

- ...for a few minutes.

I-I'll be right back.

Thank you, Fredwynn,

for coming to find me.

FREDWYNN: Yes. Yes.

Make your phone call.

Take your time.

JANICE: Okay.

Should I --

Should I talk to him?

They say it's good for them,

to -- to talk.

Yes,

that would be very nice.

Thank you.

FREDWYNN:

Oh. One follow-up.

How much does he know

about subliminal advertising?

Almost nothing.

Okay.

[ Chair scrapes ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Monitors beeping ]

Does the name Edward Bernays

mean anything to you?

Ben, it's Mom.

This is the second time

I've called.

Please call me back.

It's about Dad.

I need to talk to you.

[ Sighs ]

So, that's it, then?

You're just giving up.

You heard

what the doctor said.

He's gone.

Lev is not coming back.

Keeping him alive

with these machines

is not what

he would have wanted.

You won't do it.

You can't do it.

Wife, mother --

That's all you are.

Now your son's a grown man

and he doesn't need you anymore

and if you lose Lev,

then what are you?

Nothing.

Please don't do this.

I can't lose him!

You're not losing him.

I am.

You'll live your whole life

with him.

And at the end, it will

be up to you to let him go.

That's part of the deal,

too.

That's part of

loving someone.

Please, you can't!

Yes, I can.

Trust me.

We'll be okay.

Listen.

I have

more life to live,

and I have to learn

to do it without him.

But I can't do it

without you.

Please don't go.

Don't stop

pestering me.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Ben.

Hello.

I know.

I'm so sorry, honey.

I'm so sorry.

To be clear, I'm not saying

the Earth is hollow.

That would be absurd.

But do I think

there's a reason

the government is working

so hard to discredit

the theory's

most vocal proponents?

The answer is yes.

Yes, I do.

DR. PHILLIPS:

I just need you to sign here.

I'm sorry we never got a chance

to meet, Lev.

Janice is a special one.

Person, I mean.

[ Soft music plays ]

I don't know what I should

be doing or saying.

Maybe I should leave.

Or maybe I should stay.

Maybe I should just

stop talking.

I'd like you to stay,

but I understand --

I'll stay.

I'm with you, sweetheart.

I'm holding your hand.

Ben is here with you, too,

in his heart.

Your son wants you to know

that he loves you,

and he's holding

your other hand.

I hope

you can feel us both.

[ Flatline ]

JANICE: Hello.

Um, thank you all for coming.

Many of you I haven't seen

in such a long time.

Lev would -- I would...

Oh, I'm not good at this.

Lev was such

a wonderful speaker.

I think you all know that.

He was good at things

I could just never do.

I don't know.

Maybe I was good at things

that he could never do.

Maybe I don't know

what I could do

because he was so damn good

at everything.

Maybe.

I know one thing.

I will love and miss him

all the rest of my life.

That I can do.

That I can do.

Hey.

Hey.

Hi.

Oh, here's Janice.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Thank you

so much for coming.

It means so much to me.

Simone.

That was a really

beautiful service.

Thanks.

I'm very sorry

for your loss.

- Thank you.

- Yes.

It was very moving.

Fredwynn.

I, too,

enjoyed the event.

Also, I brought

everyone's game file.

For the record,

I considered waiting

for an organic segue

to present itself,

but after running

several mental simulations,

I chose now,

and abruptly.

Anyway, I felt like

you would want them.

I haven't looked at them.

Okay, I skimmed them

a little bit,

but I felt like you

would want to have them,

to keep them, to laminate them,

burn them, whatever.

The point is

they're yours.

That's so thoughtful

of you.

Listen, I-I'm gonna have to go,

okay?

- Yes, of course.

- Okay, I'll talk to you later.

- Bye, Janice.

- Okay. Bye.

[ Soft music plays ]

LEE: Name -- Janice Foster.

Age 28.

Marital status -- single.

Very single.

General -- mistakes numbness

for safety.

Efforts to protect himself

with routine

have trapped him in a prison

of his own making.

Terrified of

her own vulnerability.

Doesn't seem to realize

that strength and weakness

are not mutually exclusive.

Worries she's given the best

pieces of herself away

and fails to see what's

grown back in their place.

Their talents and flaws

align and conflict

so completely it is

almost impossible to imagine

this team not having a

meaningful impact on each other.

Whether it be for the better

or the worse remains to be seen.

And one final note

about this "Fredwynn."

At first, I thought he was blind

to his own obsessions,

the effect they have

on the people he loves most.

But he knows

what it does to them.

He knows what it does to him.

He knows he should

just let things go.

And yet...

And yet...

And yet...

He just can't seem

to help himself

because he's always so sure

that there's more,

that he, and he alone,

has figured out the truth.

Of course, in this case,

it turns out he's right.

[ Suspenseful music plays ]