[ominous music]
[woman sobbing]
-[faucet squeaks]
-[water running]
[music increasing]
[music continues]
[deep music rumble]
[music turns suspenseful]
[droplet echoes]
[music continues]
[music continues]
[music fades]
[woman on phone]
"Dirty Little Secret."
It's got a nice ring to it,
don't you think?
Maybe for a basic lingerie line.
-[woman] What's that?
-Uh, nothing. I love it.
[woman] Of course you do.
It's brilliant.
Look, not to
bring down the vibe,
but as your boss or like
an entrepreneur
slash, new friend
you aspire to be like.
I'm saying,
don't show up to set
if you aren't gonna be
professional or whatever.
Makes me nervous about
the Naughty Gal launch.
[woman 2] Professional?
[woman] My fans trust my brand
because
they want what they want.
And that's what I want.
And they know that I know
that I know what they want.
-If you don't understand that--
-[woman 2] I want what you want.
-[woman] You know, like
do you really--
-[woman 2] Yes.
[woman] And, like,
I don't get it. Why is
the model on this suit?
This is a model's dream.
[woman 2] Well, I don't know
why she didn't show, but I...
...identified the problem
and I found a solution.
[woman] There shouldn't have
been a problem to begin with.
Not those. Dark washed.
I said dark washed, not jeans.
You know what? Whatever.
Which one should we start
the carousel with?
-Well, between...
-[woman on phone speaks
indistinctly]
Like, all of them?
Uh, well, we took photos of her
in every color imaginable.
So posting really...
[woman] Okay. Your indecision
is super depressing.
You'll never be a BAB
with that attitude.
-A what?
-[woman scoffs]
Uh, boss a*s b*tch.
Oh, f*ck it. Okay.
Here's what I'm thinking.
Naughty Gal...
-"My Dirty Little Secret."
-[phone beeps]
-[inaudible scream]
-I need to make a big statement
that really sets me
apart from other brands.
[woman on phone continues
talking, indistinctly]
[sighs]
[woman on phone]
And, we need to silence them.
f*cking b*tch DZ
at the launch gala.
-[woman 2 groans] Mm-hmm.
-[woman] You know?
Hello?
Did you hear what I said?
-Charlie!
-[Charlie] Uh-- Uh, yep. Sorry.
You were on, uh, mute by
accident, but I heard you.
[Adriana] Okay. Well, don't
mute me while I'm talking.
That is seriously one of
my biggest
-pet peeves.
-[Charlie] Okay. Sorry.
[soft indie music on speakers]
[Adriana continues
speaking indistinctly]
...frosting with sugar.
Devil horns. Yes.
Or we could try something
more elegant and chic.
You know, uh, something that
highlights the line
versus the big show of it.
[Adriana]
But I like the big show of it.
-Is that not what
we're doing here?
-[Charlie] Right.
Yeah. No, definitely.
I can see why you
-think that would
be a good idea.
-[Adriana] Underwater mermaids.
Underwater mermaids?
Yeah, I can--
Totally doable.
[Adriana] Yeah... I'm good.
Okay. Can we finalize this
-in the morning, actually?
-[Adriana] Charlie,
you gotta grab life
by the ovaries.
No. Right. It's always better to
tackle things head on.
[Adriana] There's that
BAB mentality! Woo!
-Um... Ye--
-[Adriana indistinct] Okay.
Back to the carousel.
-I want every image
to communicate:
-Uh...
-"f*ck me. Take me.
-[phone beeps]
Tie me up."
What are-- What are you doing?
-Sprucing up a little.
-[phone beeps]
Uh, I actually think we should
take the social media layout
a different direction.
Uh, maybe go with
a theme that is
geared towards a more...
mature audience.
-[whispers indistinctly]
-[Adriana] But maturity
doesn't get you laid.
This is where it was before
we flipped the room.
Uh-- Yes, exactly. Maybe we can,
uh, exaggerate the colors
-uh, in a tone of
-[Adriana] Yes.
-black and white.
-[Adriana] Black and white?
I don't-- I-- I don't know what
you're pointing at.
No, no, no, no. Um,
you'll still see the color.
It'll just be matched
in grayscale,
um, so that every swimsuit
-looks different.
-Uh-- Charlie-- Okay.
-This is clearly not the time.
-[Adriana] I want this line...
-[phone beeps]
-Yeah, clearly this is not the
time to do this. So, let's go.
Okay. I was just waiting
for you to wrap up.
You had another
ten-minute conversation.
I just need a little bit of
patience from you right now.
[man] Okay.
-Eh-- Uh... Wait, um...
-[Adriana] You know what I mean?
-No, no, go back.
Yeah, wait, wait, wait. Uh--
-[Adriana] Charlie? Hello?
-Hello?
-Your phone's on mute.
-[Adriana] Are you listening?
-[Charlie] Damn it.
-[sighs, then phone beeps]
-[Adriana] Hello?
Yeah, um-- um,
I like that idea. I just...
-[Adriana] Did you have me
on mute again?
-Adriana. No, no, no.
-I-- I... didn't
-[Adriana] I literally...
-have you on mute again.
-I guess I'm on f*cking mute.
I-- I understand that.
[overlapping dialogue]
-Look, my...
-[overlapping dialogue
continues]
My phone service is
really shitty right now.
Can I please call you back?
-[Adriana] Seriously? What the
f*ck?
-f*ck.
That girl is insane.
And she makes you insane, and
she definitely makes me insane.
So, when we go to
this stupid thing tonight,
can we please not
bring insane with us?
-Yes, that's fine. Let's go.
-Okay.
Okay. Just wait. I--
Can I talk to you for a second?
Let's just-- Let's just
get out of here, alright? I--
I love you and I'm--
I'm sorry that I got riled up.
It's just, this girl is...
I-- I understand.
I love you too.
But you attacked me for
putting up a picture.
I mean, I--
I didn't attack you.
You practically leapt
through the air.
I just don't think that we
should start a home project
that we should discuss
beforehand
five minutes
before we have to leave.
[man] I wasn't starting
a home project.
I-- I like the photo.
I miss the photo.
I miss...
...when that photo was taken.
And I like the reminder.
Well, I don't.
And I need you
to understand that.
Charlie...
...it's been months since I--
Stop.
Just don't.
Okay, trying to forget and
not talking about it
are two very different things.
I'm trying to forget about it
by not talking about it.
You had no problem talking
about it with everyone else.
What is that supposed to mean?
It means...
for the first couple months
you weren't supposed
to tell anyone
and you went and told everyone.
Is that something we discussed?
I got excited.
[tense music]
You know what? You wanna...
put up the photo?
Put up the f*cking photo.
You wanna change the room?
Change the f*cking room.
-[man] I wanna move forward.
-By moving back?
I just like the f*cking photo,
Charlie.
-Why?
-Because you look happy in it.
Because we didn't know
we were making memories.
We were just having fun.
[Charlie] Wow.
Which one of your favorite
dead artists said that, Atticus?
Winnie-the-Pooh.
I have your keys, by the way.
If you need me to drive,
but I'd rather not.
[notification chime]
[tense music]
[notification chime]
-[Atticus] The road!
-[tires screech]
-Jesus.
-[honking]
Do you need me to drive?
You said you didn't
wanna drive.
But I said I could
if you needed me to.
But I don't.
-[notification chime]
-Okay.
[notification chime]
I'm excited for the party.
I'm excited for the party.
[suspenseful music]
[loud traffic noise]
[hand break squeaks]
[music fades]
[soft thud]
We're gonna get through this?
I love celebrations.
No, you don't. You don't even
like celebrating your birthday.
That's because
I've crossed the threshold.
What threshold is that?
The one where you're no longer
curious about anything.
So, I'm in love with an old man.
That is truly very, very sad.
They say you're officially old
when you're no longer
curious about anything.
I remember when you used to be
curious about a lot of things.
Public places, sneaking in.
What are you doing?
Bathrooms, parking lots,
that old church.
Chiropractic bills, tickets.
Catholic guilt.
-[kiss]
-Should we go in?
[Atticus smacks lips]
I love celebrations.
One drink.
I'll hold your hand.
Promise?
[soft rattling]
[door closes]
[alarm beeps]
[in posh accent mockingly]
I thought there'd be lots and
lots and lots of fancy cars
that carried lots
and lots and lots
of Sebastian's fancy friends.
Sebastian isn't British.
But he does love his tea.
[in normal voice]
Tea's empty, though.
I miss the days
of picking on the DD.
Uber ruined everything.
[Atticus] I said I could drive.
Very funny.
[electric buzzing]
[piano playing faintly]
Is that a piano?
Those are the notes
from a piano, yes.
Party time.
You expect Biggie Smalls?
Is that a bad thing?
No, I guess you're right.
-Piano's a little--
-British?
-Atticus?
-Yeah.
[piano continues]
[piano stops]
[rapid footsteps]
-Charlie! [chuckles]
-[Charlie] Hi!
Hi, come on in.
Atticus.
[soft chuckle]
[moans softly]
Jackets. Cuff 'em up.
[gentle music]
How was traffic?
-Terrible.
-[Charlie] Fine.
[chuckles] Sebastian
will be thrilled to have
the old g*ng back together.
He flew in last night.
I don't know how he does it.
I'm... useless when
I'm jet-lagged.
Oh, he gets off on it, waking up
in different countries,
different beds.
Love what you guys have done.
New paintings, new couch.
[Sebastian] New photos.
-[Atticus] The man of the hour.
-Handsome.
[soft thuds]
-So glad you're here.
-[soft chuckles]
-Charlie.
-[Charlie] Hi.
[inhales sharply]
-The last one has arrived.
-[knife clinks]
-[knife clicks]
-"Penitence for your sins."
-Come again?
-Thought we were...
It's the title of
my new series.
...going to get into the photos
until after dinner.
Or after drinks.
After multiple drinks.
I've had two already,
so catch up.
[soft chuckle]
Want one?
Without question.
I spiked the tea
if you'd like.
I'm good with beer.
Well, you know where we keep it.
Single malt neat, is it?
-Good memory.
-[woman] Mmm. Still trapped.
Unfortunately, my memory
catalogs drink orders
rather than anything practical.
[chuckles]
[Atticus]
Well, practicality is overrated.
Tell that to Sebastian.
So, where is everyone?
[Sebastian] Everyone?
I thought you were
having a party.
I believe the word on the
invitation was "celebration."
[music continues]
Well, we're celebrating...
With the people
who make us happy.
[soft chuckle]
So, wait, I'm-- I'm sorry.
Is it just us?
Is that okay?
-[notification chime]
-Well, I have a--
[sighs]
An early morning, so I'm gonna
need a stronger drink.
[smacks lips] Coming right up.
[soft chuckle]
[soft moaning]
[music turns suspenseful]
[Sebastian] Beautiful, isn't it?
[music fades]
-Um...
-The painting.
Oh, yeah.
Naomi is a gifted woman.
That, she is.
[Sebastian smacks lips]
She changes as her art changes.
-[glasses clink]
-As her expressions
of that art change.
[music continues]
As her muses change.
As soon as she finds a subject,
she fixates on it.
She lets it consume her.
Eager...
...well, to bend it
into submission.
-You don't say.
-It's fascinating.
Incredibly.
[notification chime]
Working late again, are we?
Sorry, it's my job.
Well, it's... a person, if you
could even call them that.
A person?
[Charlie] Well, a person would
have to have feelings.
A person would have
to have goals unrelated
to the vapid validation
of millions of strangers.
And a person would have
to find the time
to stop doing so many drugs
so that person could sleep.
[Naomi] Or you could sleep.
I'm sorry.
I don't really like apologies.
[Charlie] Sorry?
Let mistakes float into the air
until they fall
to the ground and...
...walk all over them.
Well, thank you for walking
all over mine during that sh**t.
Oh, don't sweat it.
No, seriously, you saved me.
It was actually kind of fun.
[Sebastian]
What are your thoughts?
On the--
the-- the subject?
No, on the painting.
Right.
Um, well, it's...
[music continues]
-[sighs]
-It's personal?
-No, I--
-Erotic?
-No, I was--
-It's a combination of the two.
Blurred, yet...
...familiar.
It's as though
it's a photograph.
Well, it is abstract.
I still owe you some free merch
if you wanted any of that
Tastemaker crap.
-Nothing against your brand.
-Not my brand.
Um... Either way, it just seems
if you're gonna
strip down to a bikini,
why wear anything at all?
[Sebastian]
It's... musical, really.
Oh...
Like Johann Sebastian Bach,
the listener doesn't need
to be well-versed
in order to appreciate it.
Couldn't have said it better.
Well, cheers to that.
-[glasses clink]
-[notification chime]
[phone buzzing]
[Naomi] You... better ignore
that person.
Unless you want that person
to ignore you.
Modigliani said,
"When I know your soul,
I will paint your eyes."
With this piece,
the eyes are left out.
Seems to me
like she didn't
want the listener
to look too deeply
into that window.
Maybe she just wanted us
to see it for what it is.
[soft chuckle]
[Naomi] Choice is yours.
[notification chime]
Just...
Okay, boys.
That's enough.
-[message whoosh]
-Gawking is rude.
Dinner's almost ready, and I
need assistance in the kitchen.
[message whoosh]
[message whoosh]
You treat your cooking
like you treat your paint.
Whoever's on clean-up duty
is gonna be in trouble.
Not if they appreciate
a beautiful mess.
[both chuckle softly]
Who doesn't?
[soft chuckle]
[message whoosh]
[message whoosh]
He missed a spot.
He always does.
[soft chuckle]
[music continues]
Better?
Much.
I really do need some
extra hands in the kitchen.
[smacks lips] Um...
Let me grab one more drink,
and then I'm all yours.
[email whoosh]
[message whoosh]
-[glass thuds]
-Sorry, I'm just finishing
the last of this stupid post
for the new
Naughty Gal collection with
Adriana, and I'll be done.
-I thought we were gonna
hold hands.
-[Charlie] Atticus...
I knew this was gonna be
f*cking weird.
Why do you have
to be so f*cking negative?
It is exhausting being the only
person in this relationship
who tries to make
the most of it.
[notification chime]
I'll be in the kitchen.
[cellphone thuds]
[soft clink]
[intriguing music]
[soft grinding]
[sighs]
[grinding]
[soft thuds]
[sharp cutting]
[inhales deeply]
Something about this
makes me wanna pray.
I feel similar, but for a much
different reason.
[cutting continues]
[knife clinking]
Looks like the picture, though.
It looks like the picture.
[grinding]
[music continues softly]
[Naomi]
Would you like to arrange them?
Why did you ask me
to cook if you're just
gonna stand there
and judge it...
...in silence?
Would you prefer
I judged it carelessly?
I'd prefer to have just ordered
this from down the street.
[soft chuckle]
[music continues]
[thud]
[echoing sigh]
Do you remember our first date?
You cooked.
I cooked.
-After that first fight.
-[knife clinks]
You shared with me...
...what your mother taught you
when you were younger.
The most important ingredient
in a home-cooked meal is...
-...love
-Love.
Smells good.
-[music fades]
-It's the tea.
-It's the food. [chuckles]
-[knife clinks]
Sure.
[ominous music]
Wait, are you okay?
-What?
-Your neck.
Do you wanna see what
I was doing today?
I'd love to.
-Wow.
-[Naomi chuckles softly]
[Naomi]
Very apt in your descriptions.
[Atticus] It's so...
-...red.
-[Naomi chuckles]
-You don't disappoint, Atticus.
-[chuckles]
That is for sure.
Oh.
The paint.
It's cadmium.
Poison.
[Atticus] Oh.
Guess it makes sense
why the apple
in Snow White is so green.
[Naomi chuckles]
Well, that, my dear, would
probably be the arsenic.
I'm joking.
Okay.
My arsenic is tucked
safely away.
Don't worry.
-That's very funny.
-[chuckles]
Well, probably not
to some people.
[smacks lips] During the 1800s,
poison made
extremely vibrant colors.
Well, before they knew what
it would do you, of course.
Cadmium and reds and yellows and
oranges allowed artists to...
...paint scenes as rich as their
f*cked up imaginations.
The arsenic that made
green emerald and...
...ocean water blue
was used in wallpaper that...
...people hung in their homes,
believe it or not.
-[sighs]
-I do hate wallpaper.
Well, not that one,
you wouldn't.
[chuckles]
But you also wouldn't be around
very long to enjoy it.
[chuckles]
Well, I guess it remains
a waste for us all, then.
Mmm...
No matter how beautiful.
[smacks lips]
Come on.
Are you okay?
[music turns pensive]
Why are you asking?
I just...
Abstract art is...
...painful.
One would say those who were
interested in painting
more than just
a pretty picture were...
...depressed.
One would say, or you would say?
What artists, Atticus?
We're all depressed.
Now, let's eat.
Because I dared
to believe that hunger
is the worst passion
of them all.
And right now...
...I'm starving.
[music intensifying]
[sparkling]
[music turns somber Oriental]
Mmm...
[cellphone rings]
[whispering] Charles.
[phone clicks]
There's an obsession with food
in Japan that I've never seen
anywhere else in the world.
What you're looking at right
here is the very preparation
the Japanese believe
has kept aspects of
their cultural tradition alive.
Washoku.
Well, the word is formed by
two kanji characters.
Wa, meaning harmony,
and shoku, meaning...
...food, or to eat.
So the very word washoku not
only signifies Japanese food,
but also symbolizes--
I just thought I would...
...share with those who have
never been to Japan...
...or...
...anywhere outside
of the country, right?
Well, Mexico doesn't count.
It counts.
-Does it?
-It kinda counts, honey.
I guess technically
speaking, yes.
You were saying?
[Sebastian] Yes. [grunts]
Charlie, thank you.
-[inhales deeply]
-[music fades]
The world...
...feels nothing but
complex and muddled.
Simplicity is key.
Which, and I'm sure
you all agree,
I have found to be the
mark of a great chef.
In Italy, the greatest
pasta dish,
spaghetti aglio e olio.
Spaghetti, garlic,
olive oil, nothing else.
Minimal ingredients used in
precise and
balanced proportions,
working together
in perfect harmony.
When do we ever get
to experience that?
Truly, when-- when
do we even come close?
[somber music]
Perfect harmony.
Japanese chefs understand
this balance,
and I have found that this
very deliberate and punctuated
confidence in one's work offers
everything to those
that are lucky enough
to devour it.
And, of course, I couldn't help
but allow this idea
to influence me, and...
...most of all,
if not everything,
with this showcase.
Well, we said
after dinner, right?
-[deep music rumble]
-Craftsmanship, to me...
...is working very hard
to make simple seem intricate.
Like the Kinbaku knots
that bind my subjects,
like the knots
that bind us all...
...in life.
[music turns suspenseful]
We all remember the
last time we were here.
[soft chuckle]
When we were...
together, we--
we transcended everything.
Disappeared who we are,
or who we thought we were.
Just all boiled down to...
[echoing moaning]
...this need for...
...a simple connection.
[music continues]
Deep...
...explorative connection.
-Deep.
-Of course.
Felt...
...rather shallow, I'll admit.
-Well, I wouldn't--
-Is this why we're here?
-Atticus--
-Did you know?
How would I know?
Are you seriously accusing me
of knowing that information
and saying absolutely nothing?
No one knew.
No one, okay?
[sighs]
Can I reach my point, please?
At least you came.
So that the guilty may
be proven innocent,
I would love for you
to reach your point.
I wanna capture that.
Capture what?
Connection.
[notification chime]
-Charlie...
-[Charlie] I--
I'm-- I'm sorry, it's--
I'm-- I'm turning--
I'm turning it off.
It's not the phone
that's the problem.
When was the last time
you felt...
...present?
[music continues]
I'm not making
a f*cking sex tape.
Atticus, please do not reduce
my work to a pornographic level.
[music ends abruptly]
Well, I didn't foresee any
of this being a problem.
I...
...shouldn't have
brought it up. I'm...
sorry, I got excited.
We...
[music restarts]
He wanted to toy with the idea
of two subjects
as the final
focal point in his last piece.
I thought the show was done.
So did I.
So this is why we're here.
-We're not models.
-Let alone nude models.
[scoffs] I mean...
-Could you imagine?
-[chuckles]
[chuckles] Wha--
[chuckles]
[laughing]
Could you imagine?
Y-- Yes.
Yes, I-- I have.
I did.
[music continues softly]
I wanna pull people out
of their every-day.
I want... anyone who
walks through
that hallway to stop and stare.
I want them at the end
of that long f*cking walk
to land on an
image of a real couple
in the throes of
a real relationship
bound both literally
and figuratively.
[loud thud]
No, you guys are not models.
Okay? Models are complicated.
Models are not complicated.
Real people doing real sh*t
are complicated.
Real people are simple.
You only feel complicated
because you aren't present.
I'm present.
[Sebastian] Mmm...
I'm here.
[sipping]
I'm present.
I...
...appreciate...
...your art.
But we aren't interested.
What does this entail, this--
this being present?
-Charlie.
-What?
-What are you doing?
-I'm not doing anything.
Are you serious?
The last time.
That was your idea back then,
remember?
Yeah, you don't let me forget.
[Naomi]
Look, this was a bad idea.
The presentation of it.
Like I had warned.
We love you guys.
You sparked something
in this artist's eye.
-And...
-I meant no offense.
-No, none taken. Um...
-[Sebastian] Is--
Oh, great.
Uh, it seems things got a little
-heated there for a minute.
-Mm-mm.
Fantastic.
[Naomi chuckles softly]
Well, great.
-[Naomi chuckles softly]
-Let's eat and forget.
Yes. [chuckles softly]
-[Sebastian] Eat and forget.
-[Naomi] Mmm.
[soft chuckle]
I'm in.
[music fades]
[dramatic music]
Can I talk to you for a second?
Now, please.
Excuse us.
[chair drag]
[soft thuds]
[sighs softly]
I'm gonna say this
as calmly as I can.
What the f*ck are you doing?
We aren't present.
-We?
-Yes, we.
-With each other.
-Please,
please do not let
what they said bother you.
We have lost something.
I feel like I'm suffocating.
Perhaps it's the turtleneck.
You know what, you're right.
You are an old man.
[whispering]
Oh, come on, Charlie.
Come on, do this with me.
-Again?
-No.
-No, not again. It's--
-It's gonna be different.
[soft suspenseful music]
I'm not old.
I'm a whale.
What?
[scoffs]
Whales don't die of old age.
They simply get
too tired to swim
to the surface and slowly drown.
So...
...you're drowning.
And I'm suffocating.
[Atticus] I guess.
[sobs softly]
Maybe I should lose the sweater.
[sighs]
[sighs]
[music fades]
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[inhales deeply]
[opera music on speakers]
[Sebastian] How is it?
Delicious.
As always.
[music increases]
[music fades echoing]
[kettle whistling]
[whistling increases,
then halts en echoes]
[piano playing]
[kettle whistling]
[whistling fades]
[dramatic music]
[droplet echoes]
[droplet echoes]
[music intensifies]
[piano keeps on playing]
[piano ends]
[music turns suspenseful]
-God, that is...
-[exhales]
...strong.
[coughs]
-Mmm.
-Must have been British
in a previous life.
[Sebastian] I might have.
Perhaps I was a king.
[music continues]
Mmm... But this is not
British tea, my darling.
This here is an
ancient Japanese blend.
So, I'm just gonna, uh,
come out and say it.
Are you gonna use
the ropes to, like...
...cover our bodies?
The ropes are used in many ways.
Like... covering
our bodies, for one?
-[Sebastian] Sure.
-'Cause I've never actually--
You will be nude.
But don't let this scare you.
Either of you.
This is an exploration.
And the first rule
to exploring is to remain
in the confines
of which you feel is safe.
[Atticus] I didn't know there
were rules to exploring.
But that first one
sounds made up.
Well, all rules are made up.
We're the ones
that give them power.
But fear not. Rules, whether
they're made up or not,
they're there for a reason.
I guess I'd like
to know the rules.
You get to make them.
But I will say...
...as artists, well,
as real artists...
...creation is only
found in the discomfort,
even if only slightly.
So I do
encourage you to find
that edge and flirt with it.
Real artists... get paid.
You'll be compensated.
[Naomi] Charlie.
Yeah?
You wanna come with me?
-Let's get you dolled up.
-[cup clinks]
[soft chuckle]
And I'll help you.
Well, I thought I was gonna
have to ask nicely.
[Naomi] Okay.
Hmm... Let's see.
[music turns ominous]
[echoing moans]
[moaning continues]
[breathing heavily, dry thuds]
-[echoing moan]
-[Naomi] Here.
Try this.
It's "Yomorio."
It's like lingerie,
but... with a little flair.
You like?
You can keep it if you want.
I've got way too many of them.
[scoffs]
Not sure if the cup size
will work for those, honey,
but, you know,
just get it altered.
[chuckles softly]
Who knows, might even have
enough lace there
for a second bra.
-[drawer closes]
-Oh,
[smacks lips] I, uh,
have a kimono, actually,
that'll go nicely.
Spice up the reveal.
Let's see.
[exhaling] Hmm...
You're rather quiet
this evening.
If it's any consolation...
...I'm jealous.
Of you.
If I were you...
...I'd dress like I was right
out of the 20s in Paris.
Braless. [moans softly]
Let the summer rain soak
right through my blouse.
[inhales deeply]
Well, try it on.
[clears throat]
These shoots can be...
...very revealing...
...for you and your partner.
[inhales deeply]
Take a breath and...
...take a chance.
[inhales deeply]
[exhales]
[soft gentle music]
[echoing rustle]
[Charlie] I thought our faces
wouldn't be in it.
[Naomi]
Oh, this isn't for the camera.
It's not?
-It's for you.
-[chuckles softly]
Sebastian has found,
and I agree,
well, although it really feels
more like I found
and Sebastian agrees,
but you know that story.
[chuckles]
The idea is that if you feel
yourself your best self,
-then...
-[chuckles nervously]
the camera finds
that side of you, too.
[soft chuckle]
-[clear throat]
-You hot?
-[chuckles nervously]
-Must be that liquor jacket.
-[chuckles]
-Feels more like a fur coat.
[scoffs]
Well, there's no need for a coat
-where we're going, honey.
-[chuckles]
-Now, stop sweating.
-Oh.
[lighter clicks]
[music intensifies lightly]
[music continues]
I better check on the boys.
[music turns suspenseful]
You're getting the hang of it...
...but we're gonna walk it back
to the right just a tinge.
[soft clatters]
Okay, split the
difference of that.
Just a tinge, Atticus, please.
A tinge it is.
[sliding]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Thank God.
[Sebastian] Lovely.
And where is our beauty queen?
Indisposed at the moment.
[Sebastian]
Well, shouldn't take too long to
transform our
little caterpillar.
-[Naomi] Mmm.
-[unzipping]
Well, you're right
about one thing.
If looks could k*ll.
[sighs]
Jesus, is it hot in here?
I do feel a bit toasty.
That's good.
I wanted to be warm in here.
I want your bodies to glisten.
Sweat is the best balance
in the world, my friend.
[shutter clicks]
[camera beeps]
[coughs]
[soft moan]
[both moan]
[both]
Tarp.
[speaker beeps]
[intense, dramatic music
on speakers]
[sighs]
[moaning]
[heavy breathing]
Naomi, darling...
Would you should be a doll
and tie up Atticus for me?
It would be my pleasure.
[music continues]
[soft rustling]
I'm gonna tie
your hands up first.
You ready?
Not even a little.
Perfect.
[moans softly] So...
...you want me to pull
your pants off, or...
Oh, um...
'Cause I can help you
with the belt.
[chuckles nervously]
[unzips]
Nothing we haven't seen.
[both chuckle]
[sighs]
[sighs]
-[rope tightens, echoing]
-[sighs]
[music slowing, muffling]
I feel wobbly.
Oh, it's the nerves.
Just relax.
[voice echoes]
-[door opens]
-[music continues normally]
[Sebastian]
Well, don't you look divine.
Naomi, same deal, would you?
Come here.
-As much as you love the robe.
-[door closes]
Oh, eh...
Oh, uh...
[music continues]
Um...
Atticus didn't seem to mind.
-Oh, well, okay, uh...
-Hey, hey, shh.
It's fine.
Mm... If that's her edge.
What about my edge?
[music ends abruptly]
[electric buzzing]
[deep rumble]
[suspenseful music]
No, no, Naomi,
I need them closer.
I need them
much closer together.
[thud]
Of course, darling.
Naomi, out.
[shutter clicks]
[slightly distorted]
That'll work.
[echoing]
How you doin'?
You know, just...
...hanging out.
[chuckling, echoing]
This is stupid.
[chuckles]
[normal voice]
Okay, beautiful people,
shall we do this?
Okay, I'm gonna have you
look at each other first.
Just look at
one another in the eyes.
Take in your partner.
It's uncomfortable
at first, but...
...relax into each other.
[dialogue echoes,
deepened, distorted]
I want you to picture her...
...as five-year-old Charlie.
Those eyes, they've seen a lot.
They've been through a lot.
I want you to look at Atticus...
...and see sweet little
five-year-old Atticus.
[dialogue echoes,
deepened, distorted]
You see him running around,
throwing the football.
Sweet and secure...
[music rumbles, then fades]
...Atticus.
Those eyes have seen a lot, too.
They've been lots of places.
Atticus...
...look at her.
Look at her in the eyes.
I want you to communicate
with her through those eyes.
[dramatic music]
Yeah.
Beautiful. Now I want you to--
I want you to send to her, okay?
-Communicate with her.
-[shutter clicks]
And Charlie,
I want you to take it.
I want you to take--
take all of it.
Take it.
Accept it.
Tonight we stay in
a state of acceptance.
Yeah, because
in order to feel safe...
[music turns suspenseful]
...we gotta trust
our partner, right?
[dialogue echoes,
deepened, distorted]
[shutter clicks]
Yes. Naomi, the paint, please.
-Alright.
-[shutter clicks]
Now, I want you to look at her,
and I want you to send, okay?
Send it to her.
No, no-- those feelings that
you're feeling right now.
I want you to
take those emotions,
and I want you
to send them to her.
-I'm sending!
-[shutter clicks]
-[Sebastian] I want you to
look at her now
-[shutter clicks]
and I want you to tell her
that you love her.
-What?
-Look at her, not me, and
tell her that you love her.
Come on, tell her
that you love her. Come on.
-I love you.
-Well, f-- Say it like
you mean it, Atticus.
-I do mean it.
-Well, then say it with
some passion!
Give me a little gusto.
-I--
-[overlapping dialogues]
Naomi, paint. Just say it!
Say it!
Look her in the eyes and
tell her that you love her.
Say it.
Naomi, paint.
-I love you.
-Louder!
-[Atticus shouting] I love you.
-Yes!
[voice echoes]
I love you, too.
[paint splashes]
[sighs]
[shutter clicks]
[Sebastian] Same deal.
Keep looking at each other.
[shutter clicks]
[soft moan]
[Naomi] God, this is so hot.
-[shutter clicks]
-You look so good.
-[Naomi whispers indistinctly]
-[shutter clicks]
I'm dying.
Use your hands.
Smear him.
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
-[shutter clicks]
-Use your hands.
Now, Naomi.
There you go.
Now, Charlie.
Charlie, look at him.
Look.
Look at her hands.
Look at his body.
[shutter clicks]
Charlie, don't look away.
Atticus, stay there.
-[echoing moans]
-Charlie. Look... at her.
Look at her hands.
Look at the way.
[deep indistinct
echoing voice]
[shutter clicks]
[echoing voice]
He's the only person
in the room.
[shutter clicks]
[echoing moans]
I-- I--
I'm done.
I'm done. I'm done.
I'm done.
[Sebastian] Done?
I need a break.
Uh-- A break, then.
[music continues softly]
[sighs]
-[clap]
-[chuckles] Nice.
How does that feel?
[sighs]
Can I just-- I--
Look, I know you guys
don't do this kind of thing,
but I-- I gotta tell you,
I've never
captured so much
raw emotion in one session.
[exhales]
You're like wild animals, truly.
-I seriously--
-I need water.
[smacks lips]
Right. Water, Naomi.
[soft groan]
Charlie.
[ominous music]
[echoing thud]
[glass clinks, echoes]
[sighs]
[sighs deeply]
[panting]
-You were beautiful in there.
-[Charlie] Oh.
Oh, whoa, whoa. Whoa.
-[Charlie sighs]
-Alright.
Seems we need to
take it easy on the water.
[Charlie chuckles]
I am so f*cking hot.
-[hisses]
-[Sebastian] Hmm...
Oh...
[sighs]
[soft clink]
[soft moan]
[ice rattles]
May I?
[music intensifying]
[moans]
[moans]
[moans]
Oh, you feel so good.
I mean, that, that...
...feels good.
Oh... [chuckles]
Gravity wins again.
[chuckles]
Oh...
[music continues]
[sighs]
[neck cracks]
[sharp inhale]
[deep exhale]
All right, up we go.
-[Charlie] Cool.
-[both grunt]
[sighs] Sebastian.
What?
A smart guy like you,
and all you can come up
with is what?
What works for me.
Well... not for me.
Hmm... Why?
I'm not surprised that's
your follow-up.
Oh, so it's not so much...
...the why,
rather the whom.
Naomi, I...
I told you,
I can't do this anymore.
[music continues]
It was one time.
Mmm...
What about Naomi?
You know what
intrigues me the most?
Is that your first thought is,
what about Naomi,
and not, what about Atticus?
So?
-[Charlie] So?
-[Sebastian] So what
about Atticus?
-[Charlie] We're fine.
-Yeah? Seems that way.
You know, I really,
really do not wanna
be talking about this.
[sighs]
See for yourself.
What'd you say?
I said, well... suit yourself.
[music turns suspenseful]
[music intensifying]
Naomi.
-Naomi, make me c*m.
-[moaning]
[Atticus moans]
[moaning echoes]
[high-pitched ring]
[deep echoing
indistinct voice]
[sobbing]
[groans]
[vomiting]
[music continues faintly]
[grunting, sobbing]
[sobbing]
[breathing heavily]
[sobbing]
You really were
beautiful in there.
[sighs]
[sniffles]
[sobbing]
And now...
If it were me, I'd say, use it.
You gotta use it.
I did.
[suspenseful music]
[sighs]
We've been open
for a while now...
...and it's worked
for the most part.
[sighs]
You know what they're
doing back there?
Assumptions have such a bad rep
for being right
every f*cking time.
[scoffs]
What we do is risky.
Unforeseen circumstances
can unfold when you invite
the outside world into what
feels most sacred to you.
[Charlie] And it's not anymore?
Sacred?
No. No, it is...
The idea of it is.
I guess what
I'm trying to say is...
...boundaries are as invisible
as the air right
in front of you.
You trust that
they're there, but...
...you can never
really know for sure.
But the difference is,
without air...
...you die.
I'm really f*cking surprised,
because rules and boundaries
are something you and Naomi
live to f*cking push, don't you?
True.
But a man likes to know
that his bed's his own.
A woman likes to know that, too.
Some.
Some.
[music continues]
[inhales deeply]
[exhales]
Clean yourself up.
[panting]
[music fades]
[sniffles, then sighs]
[toilet flushes]
[dramatic music]
Let's finish this, shall we?
[cellphone buzzing]
[sighs softly]
[music turns suspenseful]
[shutter clicks]
Almost perfect.
[sighs]
[shutter clicks]
-Almost.
-[door slams]
Perfect.
Where do you want me?
[chair scraping]
[music continues]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
-[squeaking]
-[music intensifies]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
-[thud]
-[shutter clicks]
[belt jingling]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
-[loud moan]
-[dry thud]
-[shutter clicks]
-[dry thud]
-[grunts]
-[shutter clicks]
-[thud]
-[panting]
[shutter clicks]
[both moaning]
[shutter clicks]
[thuds continue]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[thuds, moaning continue]
[shutter clicks]
-[shutter clicks]
-[moaning]
[thuds continue]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[moaning, grunting]
[Sebastian grunts loudly]
[contained grunts]
[shutter clicks]
[both panting]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[panting]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[camera beeps]
[music continues]
Untie me right now!
Right f*cking now!
Se-- Sebastian, if you
don't cut me loose, I'll--
You'll what? Huh?
-[Naomi sobbing]
-[ropes straining]
[Naomi] No, please.
Sebastian, you're hurting me.
Mmm. I sincerely hope so.
How's the view, handsome?
Hmm?
Familiar?
I've always preferred her
from behind, too.
Especially now.
It's easier to avoid the
eyes of your betrayer.
[sighs]
They really do tell all,
don't they?
[ropes straining]
Right now, Naomi's thinking...
...she wants this to end.
[music fading]
I don't think so.
Not yet.
[panting]
[ropes straining]
That was pretty painful
to watch, huh?
[Naomi sobbing]
f*ck you, Sebastian!
Watching the way
the two of you interact,
knowing you've been f*cking,
is painful to watch.
Let me out!
-[suspenseful music]
-No, Naomi,
-I think I'm gonna keep you here
-[Naomi] Stop!
-Stop!
-until your f*cking limbs
fall off.
Stop.
Please, stop.
Please, please.
Would you have stopped
if I asked you?
[sighs] What-- What?
Suddenly, she's hard of hearing.
Would you have stopped?
[sniffles]
Silence is an answer, too.
[sobbing]
You love him.
[scoffs] Oh, are we not ready
to confess that yet?
No?
It's okay.
Is there anything else
you wanna confess?
[panting]
Go on, tell him the truth.
Atticus loves the truth.
Tell the f*cking truth for once.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
-Atticus, buddy,
how you feeling?
-[soft slaps]
[Naomi sobbing]
Hm?
[sobbing]
What's going on?
[Sebastian] Well, come on.
Fill him in.
I didn't know.
I didn't know it
would be like this.
I swear.
You have to believe that
I didn't know, okay?
I didn't know.
f*ck you, Sebastian!
You're f*cking crazy!
And you're a f*cking liar.
Come on.
Confession is good for the soul.
It was just--
It was just a night.
It was gonna be a lot easier
if-- if--
if-- if we were--
if we were relaxed,
if you were relaxed,
both of you.
It would be fun, and--
and it would bring us close.
And--
And what?
-What, Naomi?
-In order to do that,
I thought
you could use a little...
A little what?
-[Naomi sobbing] I've taken
this sh*t a--
-A little what?
-[Naomi] I've taken this sh*t
a million times.
-Are you f--
You f*cking dru--
You f*cking drugged me?
No, no. I--
It was just a warmth
in your stomach,
a tender touch,
nothing more. It's--
Doesn't feel all that tender...
[Naomi sobbing]
...if I'm being honest.
You f--
You drugged us.
[Naomi continues sobbing]
[ropes straining]
Atticus...
Atticus...
[continues sobbing]
[music increases, then halts]
Spin her.
-[music continues]
-[Naomi sobbing] Atticus...
-No!
-[ropes straining]
f*ck you, Sebastian!
[ropes straining]
[sighs]
[sobbing] Atticus...
[ropes creaking]
[continues sobbing]
I know you don't believe
in apologies.
[Naomi continues sobbing]
[sobbing]
I kind of admired that.
-I...
-[Atticus] Thought that was some
weakness I had,
that I saw you didn't.
I was so wrong.
I was so wrong.
[gruntingly]
I was so wrong!
Apologies aren't weak.
What's weak...
...are the people
who don't say them.
Spin her, again.
[Naomi continues sobbing]
Stop!
Please, stop!
-[ropes straining]
-[Naomi groaning]
Sebastian.
-[Naomi] No, please, no.
-What, you want it tight?
Well, Kinbaku means
tight binding, you know this.
[ropes straining]
You see, samurai
would use these knots
to restrain prisoners of w*r,
even display them publicly,
like you are now,
hog-tied for humiliation.
It required a--
well, a surrender of control,
so it's no surprise that over
the years it slowly evolved,
turned erotic. [sighs]
That surrender of control,
that--
that bondage...
...really is quite a radical
honesty, don't you think?
It just cuts right
through the bullshit.
[Naomi sobbing]
[grunts]
[sobbing continues]
Mmm. Consensually
giving yourself over
completely to someone else...
..can... build trust...
....and respect...
[deep inhale]
...and overall strengthen
that bond of intimacy.
You're br--
You're breaking the rules.
[scoffs]
-[ropes straining]
-Well...
like you say, Naomi,
rules, whether they're
made up or not...
...are there for a reason.
[sniffs]
You no longer have my consent.
[chuckles]
You didn't have mine.
[Naomi sobbing]
Let me out! Stop!
-Please, stop!
-What about you, hot shot? Huh?
You love her?
-[Charlie] Sebastian!
-Huh?
Sebastian!
Shut up, Charlie!
You're a f*cking mop,
a tool to help me
clean up this Godforsaken mess.
And you've played
your role perfectly.
Now, go on,
back to the way you've
always existed in this life.
Shut your f*cking mouth
and sleep it off.
Besides, there's beauty
in her suffering.
I don't remember the last time
I found you beautiful.
[panting]
[sobs softly]
Do you love him?
[breathing heavily]
Yes.
f*ck you.
[sobs]
[sobbing]
I love you.
[music turns pensive]
[Charlie] We're leaving.
[music turning suspenseful]
-[ropes straining]
-[sighs]
-[Charlie grunts]
-Look out!
[breathing heavily]
[ropes straining]
[grunts]
[music intensifying]
[music fading]
-[intriguing music]
-[muffled breathing]
[muffled humming]
[muffled breathing continues]
[muffled grunting]
[heavy breathing in mask]
[indistinct groan]
[groaning]
[ropes straining]
[paint bottle thuds]
[groaning]
[panting]
-[grunting]
-[ropes straining]
[music intensifying]
[knife clinks]
[wet cut]
[gurgling, gasping for air]
[blood splashing]
[sobbing]
[music continues]
[groans]
[muffled grunting]
[muffled screams]
[sighs]
[muffled screams continue]
[shouts]
[chuckles]
[inhales sharply]
[panting]
[sobbing]
[Charlie sobbing]
[Atticus panting]
[muffled shouting]
[grunting]
[grunting continues]
[breathing shakily]
[mask thuds]
I'm gonna ask you something,
and I want you
to be honest with me.
Can you do that?
Do you think people are gonna
appreciate my art more now,
knowing...
...that a m*ssacre
took place here tonight?
Wha-- What?
-[grunts]
-[ropes straining]
A m*ssacre?
If we're not willing
to plead for it...
-...what's the point?
-[knife clinks]
[sobs]
-[screams]
-[thud]
-[grunting]
-[knife clinking]
[music increases]
[thuds]
[grunting]
[grunting continues]
[gasping for air]
-[grunts]
-[men grunting]
[screams]
[both grunting]
[grunts]
[grunts continue]
[knife clanking]
[wet thuds]
[groans]
[grunting]
[Charlie grunts]
-[wet thuds]
-[grunting]
[rope rattling]
[Atticus] f*ck!
[grunts]
[scream]
[both grunting]
-[rope squeaking]
-[grunting]
[grunts loudly]
[rope squeaking, tightening]
[grunts]
[panting]
-[rope squeaks]
-[thuds]
[Atticus panting]
[music fades lightly]
[Charlie sobbing]
[continues panting]
[Charlie sobbing]
[breathing shakily]
[continues panting]
[sniffles]
[continues panting]
[door clanking]
[loud clanking]
[tools clattering]
[clattering thuds]
[loud clanking]
[chains clanking]
[suspenseful music]
[paper rustles]
You were nothing
but wallpaper, Sebastian.
[music turns dark, pulsating]
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
[rope cutting echoes]
[music continues]
[plastic rustle]
[rope squeaks]
[camera beeping]
-[handle squeaks]
-[music ends abruptly]
[sobbing softly]
[breathing heavily]
[music restarting slowly]
[sobbing]
[water continues running]
[music continues]
[music ends]
[birds chirping]
[music restarts]
[moaning]
[belt jingling]
[both breathing heavily]
[soft rattling]
[music continues]
[moaning]
[loud moaning]
[car honks]
[car honks]
[music fades lightly]
[music continues
faintly on speakers]
Beautiful.
Me or the paintings?
-The paintings.
-[chuckles]
No, but you too.
I'm proud of you.
-[shutter clicks]
-[Sebastian] Oh, yes.
Y'all look fantastic.
Now, when are we due?
[muffled dialogue]
Well, I'm heading into that
final trimester,
so I have a bigger belly, even
more exhaustion, and...
[voice goes back to normal]
some random karate kicks
to look forward to.
[soft chuckles] Well, I see
you've read the books.
A long time ago.
-Light bathroom reading.
-Mmm.
Well, congratulations
on both of your show.
Must have a good publicist.
-Uh... [chuckles]
-I try.
[electronic music on speakers]
[sighs]
I like you in this turtleneck.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
[both chuckle]
[indistinct whisper]
Okay. [clears throat]
-[clears throat]
-[microphone feedback]
Excuse me.
Hi. Uh...
Could you just turn down
the music for a second?
This'll just take
a moment of your time.
Thank you.
Thank you all
so much for coming,
-and welcome to my show.
-Welcome to my show.
[both speaking]
"Penitence for our sins"
is a representation
of what came before, a purging
of what haunts us most,
and the ties that bind us.
[suspenseful music]
[clears throat] I-- I'd like to
take a-- a brief moment
to thank...
-...my muse...
-Naomi.
...my wife, Charlie...
Whom without
none of this would be possible.
[Atticus] Just a round
of applause, everyone.
Thank you.
[clapping, cheering]
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[indistinct chatter]
[soft music]
[sirens wailing at a distance]
[music continues]
-[music intensifying]
-[sirens continue]
[sirens intensify]
[music continues]
[music ends]
[soft music]
[music ends]
-[pulsations]
-[indistinct chatter]
[music fades]
[fire crackling]
[gentle music]
[music fades]
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