03x11 - Last dance

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The L Word - x - Last dance


SHANE: Previously on The L Word.

Dana? it's me.

It's Lara.

LARA: I was just calling to say I miss you, and I want to talk to you about coming home.

- So how's she doing?
- She's doing better, I think.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

I'll tell Dana to call you.

I would really love that.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

CARMEN: Those are her ashes?
ALICE: Yeah.

Hey.

She told me she wanted them scattered at her summer camp.

You know, they're putting her in a mausoleum.

It just sucks.

It does suck.

They suck. I mean, look at this.
This isn't Dana.

Why are we sitting all the way back here?

The front rows are reserved for family and close friends.

And we are?

Does it really matter, Tina?

Yes, I think it does, Bette.
It would matter to Dana.

Maybe we can put ourselves aside for once.

Guys, we are here for Dana.

That's what I was saying.

CARMEN: Hey.
ALICE: What?

Al, have you talked to Lara?

I think she's still in Paris.

I called and left her messages, but I don't even know that she knows.

(ORGAN PLAYING)

WOMAN: All rise.

(SINGING)

She was a champion, that much we all know.

We know that, through deep faith and rigorous discipline applied to her truly extraordinary and God-given gifts,

Dana outstripped most of us.

And when he chose her to join him, God knew that he was doing so before this beautiful girl ever got the chance to fulfill her other great longing, to find domestic happiness.

Dana longed for companionship, and she most certainly would have found it.

She did. She absolutely found that.

I know. it's okay.

If Dana had had more time on this worldly plane, why, a beautiful girl like Dana, she would have, could have easily found a love mate.

She found love.

We know that, Shane.
That's all that matters.

She would've settled down with a loving partner, someone to care for her.

A strong, devoted man.

A loving husband who could match her strength...

What are you talking about?

Dana was gay!

Excuse me.

(CROWD MURMURING)

So were we explicitly not invited back to the house?

Well, if you're considered "blood relations" and "family friends for more than years."

Why don't we just go anyway?

What do you think?

Why would you want to do that?

Because, you know, I just feel like I haven't said goodbye to her, and...

Well, I'm going to go home to be with my baby, especially since her other mother is taking her out this afternoon to be with her new man-friend.

- Will you be all right?
- Yeah.

Bye.

- What are we waiting for?
- MAX: Alice.

So, Max, what was the name of that...
The job that you applied for?

It's a place called lntech Mode.

Jenny thought it would be cool...

Oh, wait, but didn't you...

You already interviewed for that one or something, didn't you?

- No, Moira did.
- Oh.

And they were a bunch of sexist pigs, so I was going to write an article for it.

Oh, you think they'll give Max a job that they refused Moira?

It's a better job, actually.
It's the senior project manager.

They seemed to really like my résumé.
So...

Good for you, Max.

TINA: Here she comes.

You guys, look what I got.

Are those Dana's ashes?

- Oh, no, you didn't.
- I did.

You are my hero.

We're going to have our own memorial at Camp lmalahkaha.

CARMEN: So cool.

This group is working on expanding software development for the lntech server chip.

Pavel is the project leader.

Let me introduce you to the guys.

Say hello to Max Sweeney, everyone.

- Hey, Max.
- Hi.

- Hey, how's it going?
- Good.

Here we're looking at a key system strategy for lT managers.

So that must mean a dual-core mobile chip.

Yeah.

Hey.

Wow, you've sure got the hardware.

Assisted virtualization technology.

You know, Chaldene had a system set up like this for client platforms.

(CAR DOOR CLOSING)

What the...

Dylan.

HENRY: You've got to color in the lines.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Hey.

Henry, Mikey, this is...

This is Bette.
This is Angelica's other mother.

- Pleased to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Thanks for letting us hang with Angelica today.

It would've been a bummer to go to the aquarium without her.

Yeah, well, I've heard it's a great aquarium.

Oh, you haven't been?

Henry took the day off work so he could go after Dana's funeral.

I thought it would be a good antidote.

Yeah.

- Do you want to join us?
- I have a...

I have a meeting.

I'm being headhunted by Art College LA.

They want you to teach?

They're searching for a dean.

Congratulations. Sounds exciting.

- We should go.
- Yeah.

Come on, buddy.

Wait, I want to take a picture with my special camera.

Why don't we wait till we get to the aquarium to take a picture, dude?

Can you take it?

- You want me to take a picture?
- A family picture.

Thank you.

Okay, come on.

(DOOR CLOSES )

(SNIFFLING)

I'm giving you my footage, which you can throw away.
You can burn it if you want.

I hope instead that you use your passion and your resources to put this story forward.

I believe in it.

It's one of the few things I still believe in.

I'm so sorry, Helena.

I don't know what it was like for you, coming out of the closet.

I mean, we hardly know one another.

I never told you how I grew up or what Danny did for me.

How he...

...thing is, I don't even...

I don't even want to face myself.

Even now, I...

I just... I can't face the things about myself that I've been running away from.

They just...

They just caught up with me when I met you.

I really don't know how to face the fact that I love...

Wow, is that a Stinger?

Are you a powerboat enthusiast, Max?

I just love engines, and that's got the most beautiful twin SBCs.

Well, maybe I'll take you out for a spin after you get settled and get your project group up to speed.

Does that mean... Have I got the job?

Welcome aboard, Max.
Welcome to lntech Mode.

Wow. Thanks, man.

Whoa, that's exciting.

Would you marry me?

I know that you're probably surprised that I would come to you.

No. No, not at all.

If I were in your position, I'd come to me, too.

And what position is that?

The non-birth mother in a lesbian relationship that's breaking up.

How did you know that Tina and I are breaking up?

I'm a lesbian in Los Angeles.

Well, did you also know that she has a boyfriend?

Of course she does.

Well, the good news is, is that the law is on your side.

- Did you know that?
- No.

California law actually recognizes you as...

What's the kid's name?

- Angelica.
- Angelica.

You were Angelica's intended parent from conception.

You've actively co-parented her, and you and Tina filed the adoption petition at the time of her birth.

A California court would almost certainly grant the adoption and award you - joint custody.

That's not what I want. I don't want - joint custody.

Oh, please, don't tell me you're trying to get out of child support.

Because even if Tina has to raise this baby alone, you still have a financial obligation...

I want sole custody.

How do you figure that?

Tina may have given birth to her, but, really, Angelica is the mirror of me.

I mean, I know what she's going to experience as a biracial girl growing up in a divisive world.

I mean, let's face it, when Tina goes out in public with Angelica, people automatically assume that she's been adopted, but when they see me with Angelica, they see a mother and a daughter.

I'm the one who's going to be able to give her a sense of belonging.

Wow. Okay...

How do you think Tina will react to this?

Look, you know what? All I know is that when I saw Angelica about to go out the door today with Tina and Henry and little fair-haired Mikey, I just...

I just wanted to f*cking scream, you know?

Because I do not want my daughter growing up in a house where she feels like an outsider because everyone else is white and when she looks around she doesn't see another familiar face that looks like her own.

You know, she's gonna get that enough as it is in the world at large, and I know...

I know what that feels like.

Angelica belongs with me.

And what did the guy say when you told him that they passed on Moira for a lesser job with the exact same résumé and the same qualifications?

Do you know how much they're offering to pay me, Jenny?

- What did he say?
- Six figures.

I mean, that means we can get our own place.

And between the book, I mean, and this, it's like we're practically rolling in it.

Yeah, but you have to go back.

- You've got to go...
- Come on.

You've got to go back.

You've got to go confront their f*cking hypocrisy, that equal-opportunity bullshit.

You know, I spoke to my agent about it, and she was going to talk to
The New Yorker about writing a piece.

That's so uncool.
I mean, I told you, I don't want to do that.

So, what are you going to do now?

Are you going to sell out and start sleeping with the enemy?

If you think men are the enemy, then you and I have a problem.

(TINA AND HENRY LAUGHING)

HENRY: Yeah.

(DOORBELL RINGING)

What the f*ck?

No, I'll get it.

I'm so lonely, Kit.

I don't think I've ever been this lonely in my life.

I just, I can't...

I can't...

I can't bear it.

And I just... I never even got to say goodbye to her and...

You'll get to say goodbye to her tomorrow.

Dana knows.

She's waiting for us before she takes off on the big trip.

Go on. You two sleep in there.

- It's fine. I'll be fine, really.
- Please.

Please? Come on.

Angus?

Could you watch Angelica tomorrow while we scatter Dana's ashes?

Of course. Tina already called me.

Hey.

I'm your guy. Know that.

You got family here.

- Thanks.
- Go on.

You two get some rest.

Thanks, babe.

MAX: Her brother was saying it's a bit of a hike to the waterfall.

ALICE: Okay, I think there's two falls.

I think she's talking about that one.

BETTE: I think we take the Algonquin trail, through the Passamaquoddy...

But do we take Arapaho, or...

- I'm not sure.
- You guys, I got it.

We'll just take the Algonquin through the Passamaquoddy Pass.

Take a right at the Micmac Valley, and that third nature trail, the Narragansett, we'll take it to the fork in the road.

- That flows into the lkwe River.
- Great. Okay.

- We'll cross the bridge.
- All right, let's go.

Okay.

Guys, first, we have to find her cabin, though, because it was really important to her, you know.

She talked about it in our first meeting.

(ALL CHATTERING)

All right, guys, here's the cabins.

- Which one did Dana stay in?
- It was called Hinaata.

I'm pretty sure.

Here it is. Hinaata.

I can't believe it's still here.
Come on, we got to go in.

CARMEN: This is the first place Dana got it on with a girl?

And why do you know this?

I was writing for this girls' sports magazine, if you can believe that, me writing for sports, but I was given an assignment to interview this tennis player.

Okay.

Dana.

- I'm excited about this interview.
- Oh, good.

Did you have a special person, like a mentor, you know, someone who inspired you?

Yeah.

Well, I was a senior camper at Camp lmalahkaha, and I was in Hinaata, and Hinaata means leader, and there was this...

I had a bunkmate who was just sort of like the leader of all of us leaders, and she was...

Oh.

She was just really mature and together and strong. She was really funny.

And she always knew that she was gonna be a professional tennis player.

- Oh.
- So...

(CLEARS THROAT)

So, I guess, yeah.

She was sort of the first person I really looked up to in that way.

- Right.
- But she was always an amazing athlete, you know, and she was beautiful, too.

I mean, she had long blonde hair, and really incredible muscles, and she was always really tanned.

She was just...

- Wow.
- Yeah.

So it's kind of like, I mean, if...

Is it fair to say maybe you were infatuated, or...

Like, you had in-love feelings for her?

No.

No.

But, I mean, you must have, you know, had, like, a crush, or you know...

You know, not to say that she was a d*ke or that you are, but that...

What are you talking about?

Well, girl athlete, long blonde hair, big muscles...

You know, I'm sorry. I just... I can't do this interview.

I've heard about this kind of thing happening before,

I just never really expected it from a reputable publication like yours.

I... I'm...

I have to go.

You'll be hearing from my lawyer.

HELENA: So how did you two end up being friends after she got you fired?

She didn't get me fired.

I mean, they canned the story, and they never hired me again, but whatever.

So, one day I'm hanging out at Fred Segal, right, and I look up, and I see there she is, Dana Fairbanks with her mother.

So I was sitting at this table with a bunch of people.

Gabby Deveaux was with me.

And she kept staring at me, and she really couldn't take her eyes off me, right?

So afterwards, I went to the florist. I was buying Gabby tulips, and she was cheating on me already.

Anyway, I bought her tulips, and I came out, and I just went up to her car to talk to her.

- Nice wheels.
- Oh, hi!

- Hey.
- Hi.

Thanks.

Where'd your friend go?

- Oh, that's my mother.
- Oh.

Yeah.

Did you guys eat here?

Yeah.

Like, you know, Fred Segal Café is the biggest l*zzie hangout in West Hollywood.

No, I didn't know that.

Yeah.

Hey...

Maybe sometime you and I can go for lunch or...

Really?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

- Really?
- Sure.

Oh, cool.

- Great.
- Okay.

Maybe Wednesday?

- Yeah, okay.
- Great.

Cool.

Maybe we'll go to Fred Segal Café.

Maybe Fred Segal Café.

Really?

Yeah.

Hey, off the record.

- Swear.
- Okay.

Camp Hinaata?

- Yeah?
- You and that girl, you got it on, right?

- Off the record?
- Yeah.

I'll see you Wednesday.

ALICE: So this is where it happened.

With the tennis player.
I mean, it could've been on this bed.

And it took her years to tell me.

She was really deep in that closet.

And then right after you met her, you brought her to our millennium Y K party.

- Remember that?
- Where we partied like it was ?

- Oh, my God, that party of yours.
- Oh, yeah.

I mean, that party was just f*cking insane.

Do you remember that girl in the box?

- Yeah, that performance artist.
- Yeah.

- Oh, right.
- She would write on the glass.

ALICE: You do weights?

DANA: I do a lot of free-weights, and then I do a lot of cardie.

- You lift weights?
- Yeah.

- What do you bench?
- I don't bench. I use free-weights.

Hey, Kit.

This is Dana Fairbanks.

- Hey.
- She's a pro tennis player.

- Get out! No sh*t?
- Yeah.

That's totally...

Kit Porter.
She's a sister of one of the hostesses.

Oh, cool. it's nice to meet you.

Oh, this is my boyfriend, Harrison.

Hey, how you doing?

- What's up, fool?
- Ow.

- That's your boyfriend?
- Yeah.

- Isn't he cute?
- Yeah, he's cute, all right.

How long have you guys been dating?

HARRISON: Well, it's been a little while.

I'm not sure of the date, exactly.

Dates, I mean, who knows dates, really?

Dates, I never keep track of them.

Probably, it's been a couple of months.

Oh.

HARRISON: I can't remember exactly.

Do you know, honey?

- ALICE: So it's a new, fresh romance.
- Yeah, it's new.

Yeah, it's new.

Y'all couldn't wait to out her out of that closet.

Yeah, like you were so innocent about that.

Well, she was suffocating in there.

You had to bring her out.

She couldn't breathe. She needed to live.

What? Am I wrong?

Kit, you were shitfaced.

Not too shitfaced to know that that boy was gay as the day is long.

I don't get it.

It's a man, right?

- Definitely.
- Well, then, where's the...

I think he has it, like, tucked between his legs.

Harrison.

Oh, my God, who are they kidding?

Yeah, like they're going to be doing the funky monkey tonight.

Yeah, right.

Do you know what? I've got to go.

But...

ALICE: Hey, Dana.

Come here.

Come here.

Hi.

Hi.

Do you guys know that Dana and I fooled around once?

- Excuse me? You and Dana?
- Yes. Yes.

- Are you kidding me?
- Totally kidding.

- Why?
- Are you f*cking kidding?

No!

You're just saying this to get attention again.

No, I'm not saying it to get... Shane, say it.
It's true.

It's true. She did.

Okay, Jenny, details.

We...

I was at The Palms, and she came, and we bumped into each other, and we started talking, and whatever, and then she came back to the shed, and we proceeded to have the worst sex ever in history.

How did you recover after that?

Well, we said that we should just stop before it just got totally out of hand and just like two crazy people, and then, I don't know, she asked me if I wanted to learn how to dance.

Because she was a really good dancer, wasn't she?

Yes.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

You don't bring it together. It's sort of like this.

There it is, yeah.

Want me to teach you?

I like this.

Back, across.

Back, one, two. Back, one, two.

I'm doing the Charleston.

Okay, wait, now I can't remember.

Let's see.

One, two.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

SHANE: Remember when her and Lara broke up?

I don't think I'd seen her that devastated in a long time, so I took her to the Tegan and Sara concert.

You fucker.
You were supposed to take me...

I know, I'm sorry. I just wanted to do something to cheer her up. I mean...

I mean, she was in the worst place, but, anyways, I...

I don't know why, but I brought acid.

(ALL LAUGHING)

SHANE: And I think Dana had an epiphany that night.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

You know, you don't have to if you don't want to.

No, I want to.

Just, what's it going to do to me?

Well, it depends.

Well, I don't know. I find that it makes me floaty, and I see trails and colors sometimes.
It's...

Expect that.

But is that fun?

I think it's a blast.

I don't know.

Will it set me free?

(LAUGHS )

You know what? it'll give you the illusion that it sets you free, and that's just as good.

(SINGING)

How do you feel?

I don't feel anything.

You will.

Do you know who's a lesbian?

Dana Fairbanks.

I am not!

What?

Huh?

Come on, Dana, come out of that closet.

(LAUGHING)

(DANA LAUGHING)

SHANE: She danced her ass off, too.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Yeah, a crazy dancer.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

And she was the best kisser.

And an incredible lover.

Yeah, and a trusting, trustworthy friend.

All that and so much more.

- Yup.
- Absolutely.

- We love you, Dana.
- Dana.

We love you, love you, love you, Dana.

Who's going to drink mine?

We will.

I asked Carmen to marry me.

Losing someone you love as much as you love Dana can really make you think about the rest of your life, you know?

SHANE: The worst part is that we're estranged from her family.

I'd love to repair that.

I'd love to ask for their blessing.

She hasn't even said yes yet.

I can hear the waterfall, so we must be getting close.

KIT: Dana, we are not all athletes like you!

MAX: Come on, Kit.

You can make it.

You want an arm?

JENNY: Hey, you guys!

Look at the waterfall.

Dana, you don't know how much we're going to miss you.

But we know that everything is fine and you're in a peaceful place, and everything is okay.

SHANE: No, it's not.

Of course it's not.

It's not for us, but Dana is in a peaceful place.

- She is. Her spirit is...
- No.

No. No, I don't buy that f*cking spiritual bullshit.

And I'm not gonna sit here and pretend that it's okay, because it's not!

And she didn't die peacefully.

She d*ed alone.

And I'm not going to sit here and put this in a box with a ribbon just to make everyone feel better, because it's not the truth.

It's not.

Shane?

Shane.

(CRYING)

(SNIFFLING)

Yes.

Yes.

I do love you.