DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS MUSIC PEAKS, FADES ELECTRONIC MUSIC # DON'T GET TOO CLOSE TO ME. # I DON'T LOVE YOU. # HEARTS BREAK SO EASILY. # NOWHERE IS SAFE FOR YOU, HONEY. # FEED OFF MY ENERGY. # THAT'S AN ORDER. # STOP KISSING UP TO ME. # I DON'T REWARD GOOD BEHAVIOUR. # TRUTH IS UNFAIR. # I AM YOUR WEAKNESS, # DEADLIEST BITE. # TRY IF YOU DARE. # YOU'RE ALREADY MINE. # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # CALLING MY FANTASY. # OOH-HOO. # OPERATOR. # FLATLINING INTO ME. # PULL THE PLUG. SEE YOU LATER. # TRUTH IS UNFAIR. # I AM YOUR WEAKNESS, # DEADLIEST BITE. # TRY IF YOU DARE. # YOU'RE ALREADY MINE. # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT, WORK IT, WORK IT... # I AM YOUR WEAKNESS, # DEADLIEST BITE. # TRY IF YOU DARE. # WHOA, OH-OHHHH. # YOU'RE ALREADY MINE. # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. INTENSE ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # PRETTY GIRLS. # PRETTY GIRLS. # # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # PRETTY GIRLS. # PRETTY GIRLS. # # PRETTY GIRLS LEARN TO WORK IT EARLY. # CAR APPROACHES INDISTINCT CHATTER BRAKES WHINE ENGINE TURNS OFF INDISTINCT CHATTER CONTINUES THAT'S MY DORM CLELAND HALL. THIS CAMPUS IS HUGE, KATIE. HOW WILL YOU EVER GET AROUND? (CHUCKLES) THERE'S A SET OF WHEELS FOR YA. IT'S PROBABLY 60 GRAND, PLUS OPTIONS. AND ALL THAT ON TOP OF THE TUITION HERE. I GUESS SOME PARENTS HAVE MONEY GROWING ON TREES. (CHUCKLES) WELL, YOU'RE, UH, IN THE CLEAR, DAD, COS ALL MY LOANS WERE APPROVED, AND THE COLLEGE HAS A BIKE-SHARE PROGRAMME, SO I'M GOOD ON THE TRANSPORTATION FRONT. (GRUNTS) WE SHOULD HURRY, COS I HAVE TO GET TO THE BOOKSTORE BY 4. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET YOU SETTLED IN. IT'S ONLY 2. YOU'LL GET THERE. GRUNTS: OK. (SIGHS) THAT'S THE LAST OF IT. (SIGHS) THANKS, DAD. YEAH, SURE. (RUBS HANDS TOGETHER) MOM, I GOT IT ` REALLY. RIGHT. SOFT MUSIC WELL, WE SHOULD GET GOING BEFORE TRAFFIC HITS. SURE. UH, YOUR DAD'S GOT A BATHROOM INSTALLATION FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND... AND YOU HAVE SCHOOL. MM-HM. OK, WELL, UH, BYE, KATIE. BYE, DAD. (CLAPS HANDS) I, UH` I SHOULD PROBABLY MOVE THE TRUCK BEFORE THE, UH` THE METER MAN SHOWS UP. I'LL, UH` I'LL MEET YOU DOWN THERE. OK. SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT MY INTERIOR DESIGNER? WHO'LL HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT THE LA-Z-BOY WHEN THE NEW CURTAINS GO UP? YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I THINK THAT EYESORE BELONGS. IT'S YOUR DAD'S FAVOURITE CHAIR. IT'S HIS FAVOURITE THING IN THE WHOLE HOUSE. I CAN'T GET RID OF IT. I BEG TO DIFFER. (CHUCKLES) I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKED TO GET HERE, SO YOU MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME FUN, OK? YOU'VE EARNED IT. SOFT MUSIC BRIGHTENS (SMOOCHES) (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I LOVE YOU, MOM. I LOVE YOU TOO, BABY. DISTANT TRAFFIC HUMS CAR HORN BEEPS SO, HOW EXACTLY DO YOU MEET A SUGAR DADDY? IT'S JUST LIKE ONLINE DATING. YOU FILL OUT A FORM ABOUT YOURSELF, AND THEN YOU SAY WHAT KIND OF GUY YOU WANNA DATE. AND MEMBERSHIP IS FREE FOR GIRLS. DADDIES HAVE TO PAY. AGE RANGE FOR GUYS? NO OLDER THAN 35. WHAT IF HE'S REALLY RICH? YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THE PRO, ROCHELLE. (CHUCKLES) FINE. 40. TESSA. OLDER GUYS LIKE SOMETHING MORE STEADY, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO SUPPORT YOUR CAREER GOALS ` LIKE LEO; HE TOTALLY GETS MY MODELLING. LEO IS NOT 65. HE'S 40. HE'S A VERY MATURE 40. TAKE IT FROM ME. I'VE DONE THIS A LONG TIME. YOU'LL MEET SOME GUY IN HIS 30S WHO'S ALREADY MADE HIS FIRST $10 MILLION. HE'LL SWEET-TALK YOU INTO KINKY SEX ON YOUR FIRST DATE, THEN FLAME OUT. YOU'LL NEVER HEAR FROM HIM AGAIN. HEY, YOU SHOULD USE THAT PICTURE OF HERS ` THE CHEERLEADING ONE. (CHUCKLES) IT'S ADORABLE. UGH, REALLY? ME CHEERLEADING? OH YEAH. GUYS LOVE THAT. THEY'VE ALL GOT HIGH-SCHOOL FANTASIES. (LAUGHS) I FIND THAT A TAD DISTURBING. BUT THEY ALSO WANT GIRLS WITH AMBITION TOO. SO I'LL ADD THAT YOU'RE PHI BETA KAPPA TO YOUR PROFILE. ALERT CHIMES I DID NOT JUST GET A MESSAGE. ALREADY? (CHUCKLES) OH YES, YOU DID. UGH. YIKES. HMM. IF HE WERE SUCH A WEALTHY STUD, HE'D PAY TO GET HIS TEETH CAPPED. MM. IT'S A FULL-TIME JOB JUST WEEDING OUT THE GUYS ON THE SITE. YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. NOT TO MENTION HOW MANY DATES END UP BEING A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. YEAH, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU DATE A BUNCH OF GUYS AT ONCE, SASHA. (SCOFFS) NEVER MIND, YOU. GENTLE MUSIC HERE YOU GO. THANKS. YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK KEN COULD BE THE ONE. (SCOFFS) YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE? (CHUCKLES) INDISTINCT CHATTER RIGHT, COMES TO 470.52. YIKES. I WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE THAT MUCH. (CHUCKLES) DON'T YOU KNOW OUR SCHOOL MOTTO? 'WELCOME TO MONTLAKE. NOW, OPEN YOUR WALLET' (!) (CHUCKLES) UM, I GUESS SOME OF THESE ARE SUPPLEMENTAL, SO I DON'T NEED THEM. WELL, YOU COULD, UH, OPEN AN ACCOUNT. AND THEN YOU COULD PAY FOR WHAT YOU CAN NOW AND PUT THE REST ON CREDIT. I'M PRE-MED, SO I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. OK, THEN I'LL TAKE ALL OF THEM. COOL. AND THIS ONE TOO. COMPUTER BEEPS (TYPES) YOUR FIRST YEAR HERE? YEAH. BUT I'M A JUNIOR. JUST TRANSFERRED FROM WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY. WORTHINGTON. IT'S, UH... DRIVE EAST A LONG TIME. BOTH CHUCKLE ANYWAY, THERE'S NOT MUCH OF AN ART HISTORY DEPARTMENT THERE. ART HISTORY. WHAT DORM DID THEY PUT YOU IN? UM, CL-CLELAND HALL. I'M RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET ` FRAT HOUSE. OH. I'M, UH, SEAN, BY THE WAY. KATIE. BOY: CAN WE MOVE IT ALONG? GIRL: LET'S GO. YEAH, JUST, UH, SIGN IT. I'LL DO THE REST. YEAH, OK. (CHUCKLES) GREAT. THANK YOU. HEY, SEE YOU LATER. THANKS. HEY. MY FIRST WEEK, I HAD THREE OFFERS TO BE WHISKED AWAY FOR SPRING BREAK ` ONE TO ST BART'S, PARIS FOR SHOPPING, THE NEXT... OH, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER. BOTH CHUCKLE BUT IT ALL BEATS GETTING DRUNK WITH FRAT BOYS IN PALM SPRINGS. ALERT CHIMES OOH, CHECK OUT THIS GUY. HE DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD. MM, LET'S CHECK OUT HIS FINANCES. (INHALES DEEPLY) OH. NO, FORGET IT. HE HASN'T COMPLETELY FILLED OUT HIS FORM. HE'S A SCAMMER. CREEP. OH, TOO BAD, COS HE'S A CUTIE. CHUCKLING NOT TO WORRY. PLENTY OF SUGAR IN THE BOWL. ALERT CHIMES OOH. UGH. OH. PERV. POSER. ALERTS CHIME HMM. OOH, WHAT ABOUT THIS GUY? HE'S ANCIENT, BUT I LIKE THAT SUIT. LEO HAS ONE LIKE IT. WAIT. I` I KNOW HIM. OR I KNOW OF HIM. HE'S BRILLIANT ` RICHER THAN GOD. STARTED COUNTLESS BUSINESSES. YEAH, HE'S OLDER THAN GOD TOO. WELL, THAT'S OK, AS LONG AS... WAIT, DO ALL SUGAR DADDIES WANT SEX? (CHUCKLES) IN THE 14TH CENTURY, THE HIERARCHY OF VENICE DECIDED THEY NEEDED A BUILDING TO DEMONSTRATE THE CITY'S NEW WEALTH AND POWER. DOOR OPENS SO THIS STRUCTURE, THE DOGE PALACE, WAS BORN. DOOR CREAKS, SHUTS WHO CAN TELL ME WHAT'S UNEXPECTED ABOUT ITS DESIGN? OH, WELL, IT'S KATIE ` AGAIN. THE BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE RELATES MORE TO THEIR TRADING PARTNERS TO THE EAST THAN THE LATE MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE OF NORTHERN ITALY. VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT. LIGHT MUSIC SO, TELL ME, WHAT IS SAUL WILLIAMS DOING ON A SUGAR BABY WEBSITE? HOW DO YOU KNOW MY REAL NAME? I ALWAYS DO MY HOMEWORK, AND YOU SERIOUSLY UNDER-REPORTED YOUR NEY WORTH. THAT'S GOTTA BE A FIRST. WELL, THAT'S AN INTERESTING WAY TO START AN INITIAL MEETING. WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING? DOOR SHUTS STROKING YOUR EGO AND YES-ING YOU, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE YOU KNOW? YOU SOUND LIKE MY WIFE ` VERY FORTHRIGHT, JUST LIKE YOU. MARRIED SUGAR DADDIES ARE A DEAL-BREAKER, JUST SO YOU KNOW. SHE'S DIED THREE YEARS AGO. WHAT, YOU DIDN'T FIND THAT OUT IN YOUR RESEARCH? OH MY GOSH. I'M SO SORRY. SO AM I. OVARIAN CANCER. THAT'S SO TOUGH. AND PROOF POSITIVE THAT MONEY DOESN'T BUY EVERYTHING. I'M WELL FAMILIAR WITH THAT. NOW, BE SURE TO READ THE RELEVANT CHAPTERS IN YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT BEFORE NEXT CLASS. I UNDERSTAND THE BOOKSTORE RAN OUT OF COPIES. WHO`? WHO DOESN'T HAVE ONE? MURMURING UH, WELL, PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR CLASSMATES UNTIL THE BOOKSTORE STOCKS UP. INDISTINCT CHATTER HI. I'M KATIE. I ALREADY READ THE PAGES, IF YOU WANNA BORROW MY BOOK. OH. TESSA. THANKS. OH, WHEN DO YOU WANT IT BACK BY? UH, NEXT WEEK. OR MAYBE THE WEEKEND. I MAY WANNA REREAD THE PAGES. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY) I CAN COME BY YOUR DORM AND PICK IT UP. OH, I'M OFF-CAMPUS. PHONE RINGS THAT'S FINE TOO. PHONE BEEPS HEY, BABE. HOW WAS YOUR TRIP? WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE WITH YOU. SURE. COME BY ANY TIME. PHOTO SHOOT'S NOT TILL NEXT WEEK. (MOUTHS) GENTLE MUSIC FRIENDS HAVE ENCOURAGED ME TO DATE, BUT IT'S NOT EASY TO DO WHEN YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 40 YEARS. ON TOP OF THAT, I'M OUT OF TOWN THREE WEEKS OUT OF EVERY MONTH, AND THE FEW WOMEN THAT I HAVE BRIEFLY DATED WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THAT. THEY WANTED MORE COMMITMENT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M NOT PREPARED TO GIVE. LET ME BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU ` I'M NOT INTERESTED IN TRYING TO HOOK YOU. I DON'T WANNA BE SAUL WILLIAMS' TROPHY WIFE. I WANNA BE SAUL WILLIAMS. I SEE. I'M DOUBLE-MAJORING IN FINANCE AND BUSINESS. MY GOAL IS TO GRADUATE, GET MY MBA AND NOT END UP 250,000 IN THE HOLE. I DON'T HAVE RICH PARENTS TO PAY MY WAY. I WAS RAISED BY A SINGLE MOM. SO, WHAT EXACTLY WOULD I BE GETTING OUT OF THIS ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN US? A DATE WHO LOOKS GORGEOUS ON YOUR ARM AND KNOWS HOW TO TALK BUSINESS WITH YOUR CLIENTS. AND WHEN YOU NEED FEEDBACK ON A NEW PRODUCT, YOU WILL ALWAYS GET MY HONEST OPINION. AND THE ARRANGEMENT WILL ONLY COST YOU 3000 A MONTH. WOW, YOU'RE STARTING VERY LOW (!) I'M WELL AWARE I COULD BE CHARGING A WHOLE LOT MORE. I DON'T WANT DESIGNER PURSES OR MY HAIR DONE AT A CELEBRITY SALON. WHAT I WANT ARE MY BILLS PAID, AND 3000 A MONTH WILL COVER THAT. WHEN YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE THERE. IF YOU WANT SPACE, YOU CAN HAVE THAT TOO. AND I'M NOT GONNA HAVE SEX WITH YOU. PLEASE, IF YOU WANT SEX, YOU CAN AFFORD THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. SO ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT FOR $3000 A MONTH I DON'T EVEN GET A... STRIPTEASE? (CHUCKLES) COME ON, SAUL. DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY? MONEY CAN'T BUY EVERYTHING. (LAUGHS) KKATIE. OH, HI. HEY. I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION IN CLASS. HAVE YOU SPENT MUCH TIME IN ITALY? OH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN. I JUST TOOK A COUPLE COURSES AT WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST LIKE READING ABOUT IT. YEAH, RIGHT, I CAN SEE THAT. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE MONTLAKE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE? YES. I'M GOING TO APPLY. GLAD TO HEAR IT. USE ME AS A REFERENCE. REALLY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME ` VERY PRESTIGIOUS, A REAL CALLING CARD. THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD. GOING THERE WOULD BE A DREAM. GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M READY TO CLOSE ON THE FINANCING AND NOW YOU TELL ME THEY'RE ON THE FENCE? I'M LEVERAGED UP THE YIN-YANG. LOOK, I DON'T CARE WHAT TIME IT IS IN SHANGHAI. PLEASE JUST GET ON THE HORN AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN. LEO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHICH DRESS DO YOU THINK IS BETTER? THIS ONE OR THE BLUE ONE I HAD ON BEFORE? HMM? LEO. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I'M UP FOR A HUGE AD CAMPAIGN. WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK IS BETTER? GOD, YOU'RE GORGEOUS. (GIGGLES) YOU'RE GONNA TAKE BACK THE ONE YOU DON'T WEAR, RIGHT HMM, WELL, IF YOU LET ME KEEP THEM BOTH, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I BOUGHT FOR UNDERNEATH. (GROANS) (SMOOCHES) I GOTTA GET TO WORK, PUT OUT A FIRE. MMM, MY SEXY FIREMAN. (CHUCKLES) OH, YOU GOT A FRIEND THAT CAN JOIN US FOR DINNER TONIGHT? I'VE GOT A COLLEAGUE IN TOWN. HE COULD USE SOME COMPANY. HMM, WELL, ROCHELLE HAS A NEW SUGAR DADDY, SO SHE'S OUT. WHAT ABOUT SARAH? YOU MEAN SASHA? (CHUCKLES) RIGHT. SASHA. (CHUCKLES) WELL, SHE'S CUTE, GOOD AT A PARTY. MAYBE TOO GOOD. PLUS SHE'S GOT HER HANDS FULL WITH, LIKE, TWO GUYS AT THE MOMENT. NOT TO MENTION THAT HUNK, KEN, WHO'S HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HER. THAT'S TOO BAD. ANYONE ELSE? I THINK I MIGHT KNOW SOMEONE. (GIGGLES) (SMOOCHES) THAT'S MY GIRL. (GIGGLES) GO ON, GET OUTTA HERE. MM. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. (GIGGLES) HEY, KATIE. GIRLS CHAT INDISTINCTLY HI. HEY. I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU. I CAME HERE TO GIVE YOU ONE OF THESE. IT'S A KEG AT THE FRATS NIGHT. IT'S NOTHING SPECIAL. WE DO IT EVERY WEEKEND, BUT, UH, IF YOU WANTED TO COME BY, FEEL FREE TO. UM, YEAH, SURE. I` IT SOUNDS FUN. REALLY? I MEAN COOL. ALL RIGHT. I'LL, UH` I'LL SEE YOU THERE. (CHUCKLES) LIGHT MUSIC PHONE CHIMES PHONE CHIMES MUSIC CONTINUES PHONE CHIMES PHONE CHIMES LIGHT MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC CONTINUES HI. HI. I'M LOOKING FOR` I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU FOR HOURS. COSTAS SCREWED ON THE FINANCING. WE NEED A BACKUP PLAN. NO... SHOWER RUNS, DOOR SHUTS TESSA? IT'S KATIE. I'M JUST GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER! MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME. ARE YOU KIDDING? IT'S A VON HOFFMAN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY. THAT'S JUST WORTH, LIKE` (CLEARS THROAT) IT WAS A GIFT. I DON'T REALLY LOVE IT. SORRY. I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS ERA. I CAN SEE THAT. YOU WANT A DRINK? I'VE GOT VODKA, TEQUILA, BOTTLE OF WHITE WINE SOMEWHERE. NO, THANKS. I'M A LIGHTWEIGHT, AND IF I CRASH MY CRUISER, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH BIKE SHARE WILL CHARGE ME? (CHUCKLES) LIGHT MUSIC WOW. UH, THAT'S YOU ` ON THE COVER OF EURO COUTURE MAGAZINE? (CHUCKLES) COME ON. THAT PHOTO'S ANCIENT ` LIKE, SPRING TWO YEARS AGO. HEY, MY FRIEND WHO GAVE ME THOSE CHAIRS IS COMING OUT TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING DOWNTOWN. WANNA COME? OH, ACTUALLY, I, SORT OF, RSVP'D TO THIS FRAT THING. (CHUCKLES) I DIDN'T KNOW FRAT BOYS TOOK RSVPS. THIS ONE GUY INVITED ME. I, SORT OF, SAID I WOULD GO. PHONE RINGS OH. PHONE BEEPS HEY, BABE. MISS ME ALREADY? LIGHT MUSIC NO, NO DINNER TONIGHT. I HAVE A GO-SEE NEXT WEEK, AND I'M GETTING FAT. ROCK MUSIC PLAYS THANK YOU. BOY: IT'S BEST IF YOU DRINK IT FAST. HI. I'M CORY. HI. KATIE. LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED A REFILL. (CHUCKLES) I-I JUST GOT HERE. HAVE YOU SEEN SEAN? DANCE MUSIC BLARES YEAH. OVER THERE. THANKS. BOTTOMS UP. HI. KATIE! HEY. YOU MADE IT. UH... ARE YOU DOIN' OK? YEAH. YEAH, I'M GOOD. I'M BETTER NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE. LAUGHTER, DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES (CLEARS THROAT) HEY, UM, DO YOU, UH...? DO YOU...? (CLEARS THROAT) DO YOU WANNA GRAB A`? (RETCHES) (GASPS) BOYS: OHHHH! OH! EW! LAUGHTER, DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES (EXHALES SHARPLY) (SIGHS) EW. DANCE MUSIC PLAYS IN BACKGROUND EW. (INHALES SHARPLY) KNOCKING ON DOOR 'ONE SECOND,' I SAID! GIRL: GOD, HURRY UP! (GROANS) LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER IN BACKGROUND (DIALS NUMBER) (GROANS) COME ON! KNOCKING ON DOOR HELLO? HEY, TESSA. IT'S KATIE. WHAT'S UP? HEY, IS THE OFFER TO GO OUT WITH YOU STILL GOOD? SMOOTH LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYS WELCOME TO SKY HOUSE. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS PLACE IN MY SEATTLE GUIDE. YOU'RE A MEMBER HERE? (CHUCKLES) IT'S MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME. THANK YOU. INDISTINCT CHATTER, MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING I` I AM WAY UNDERDRESSED. OK, ALL THE GUYS ARE, LIKE, GQ TYPES, AND I'M IN JEANS AND` CHILL. YOUR ASS LOOKS GREAT IN JEANS. WHOA. BUT, STILL, INVEST IN AN LBD. LBD? A LITTLE BLACK DRESS. AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE, INVEST IN A PAIR OF STILETTOS ` THE HIGHER THE BETTER. SCRUNCHIES WENT OUT IN THE '90S. YOU SHOULD WEAR YOUR HAIR DOWN MORE ANYWAYS. AND THAT PLUM LIPSTICK IS TRYING WAY TOO HARD. HERE. PUT THIS ON. WOW. IT'S A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT. (CHUCKLES) YOU READY NOW? OK. LET'S DO THIS. (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHS) HEY. HI. YOJI, JUST ONE SECOND. OK. KATIE, SASHA. SASHA, KATIE. HI. (CHUCKLES) HEY. NEW GUYS? YEAH, WELL, KEN'S BEEN GIVING ME A HARD TIME, SO TOOK YOUR ADVICE, WENT BACK TO THE SUGAR BOWL. AND LOOK WHAT I LANDED. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) THESE GUYS ARE ALL RICHER THAN SIN. (CHUCKLES) TESSA'S AWESOME. YEAH. I GET THAT. COME ON. GLASSES CLINK (CHUCKLES) LEO. HI, BABE. HEY. MMM. LEO, THIS IS KATIE. KATIE, LEO. HI. HI, KATIE. HI. AND THIS MUST BE JAMES. PLEASURE, KATIE. IS THE CHAMPAGNE CHILLED? LIKE A GLACIER. HERE, TAKE THIS. IF I GIVE MY BUSINESS CARD TO SOMEONE, I DON'T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT WRITING THE NIGHT OFF AS AN EXPENSE. (CHUCKLES) EXCELLENT TAX ADVICE, LEO. (CHUCKLES) WOW, NICE CARDS. OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO IMPRESS YOU, KATIE. OH, YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN HER LOSE IT OVER MY CHAISE LOUNGE. THANK YOU. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? WORTHINGTON. IT'S A LONG, BORING RIDE FROM HERE. DON'T KNOW IT. KATIE IS IN MY ART HISTORY CLASS. YOU SHOW UP FOR CLASSES THIS TIME. (CHUCKLES) SCREW OFF, LEO. I CAN'T HELP IT IF ALL MY GO-SEES HAPPEN TO BE DURING THE DAY. SO, (CHUCKLES) UH, IS YOUR COMPANY, K2 DESIGN, BASED HERE? NO, UH, LONDON. BUT OUR CLIENTS, MOSTLY COMMERCIAL REAL-ESTATE DEVELOPERS LIKE LEO, ARE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. I'M WINDING UP THE FINANCING ON TWO PROPERTIES. MM-HM. THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. (GIGGLES) (CHUCKLES) SO YOU GET TO TRAVEL A LOT. THAT` THAT MUST BE NICE. FOR ME, YES. FOR MY WIFE, UM, IT WASN'T SO MUCH FUN, WHICH IS WHY SHE'S NOW MY EX. WHAT ABOUT YOU? OH, NO, I'M NOT MARRIED. I'LL LET YOU TWO GET ACQUAINTED. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. WHAT I MEANT WAS ` WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO FOR WORK? (CHUCKLES) I WANNA GET A JOB AT AN INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM, AND THEN ONCE I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE, OPEN UP MY OWN SHOP. OH, NO, NO, NO. I'M` I'M GOOD. COME ON. IT'S NOT A SCHOOL NIGHT. (CHUCKLES) OK. CHAMPAGNE POURS I LIKE HIM. (SIGHS) HE'S RIDICULOUSLY HOT. HE HAS THAT SEXY ENGLISH ACCENT, AND HE` HE GETS WHAT I WANNA DO WITH MY LIFE. OF COURSE I LIKE... BASH! AARGH! YOU ALL RIGHT OVER THERE? NO, I'M NOT. I HAD, LIKE TWO OR THREE GLASSES OF CHAMPAGNE. I TOLD YOU I'M A LIGHTWEIGHT. I'M GOING TO STAY OVER AT LEO'S TONIGHT. IS IT OK IF JAMES GIVES YOU A RIDE HOME? OH, I THINK I'LL MANAGE. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) CAR HORN BEEPS, TYRES SCREECH (GASPS) (CHUCKLES) THEY WERE REALLY GOING TOO FAST, OR MAYBE IT'S ALL THAT CHAMPAGNE. GENTLE PIANO MUSIC I SHOULD GET YOU HOME. WHY? IT'S NOT A SCHOOL NIGHT. I HAVE TO BE IN A CALL TO EUROPE IN AN HOUR. (SIGHS) YOU'RE SUCH A TEASE. NOT ALWAYS. YOU KNOW, I, UH` I ALWAYS STOP IN SEATTLE ON MY WAY TO ASIA. AND THAT'S A TRIP I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. MM, SUCH A BUSY BOY FROM LEEDS. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, KATIE, IS I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. AND I'M SAYING I WOULD LOVE THAT. MAGICAL MUSIC DOOR OPENS SO, TESSA, WHAT DO YOU THINK? LOOKS GREAT, IF YOU'RE GOING TO A FUNERAL, WHICH YOU MIGHT BE, GIVEN HOW OLD SIMON IS. SAUL. AND THIS IS THE ONLY THING OF YOURS THAT FITS ME, TESSA. WELL, IT LOOKS CONSERVATIVE. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT? HE INVITED ME TO AN ANGEL INVESTING PANEL AT THE FINANCE CONFERENCE THAT HE'S HOSTING. AND HE CATERED A DINNER FROM MORTON'S. ALL THAT AND A FEW DINNERS THIS MONTH? ARE YOU SURE HE DOESN'T EXPECT YOU TO PUT OUT? HE LIKES MY AMBITION ` THE FACT THAT I HAVE CAREER GOALS. UGH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. THIS MODEL IS EVERYWHERE. YOU'RE A MILLION TIMES PRETTIER. YEAH, BUT SHE'S, LIKE, 12. SHE HAS NO WRINKLES. TESSA, YOU DON'T HAVE WRINKLES. WHY ELSE WOULD THEY HIRE HER AGAIN FOR A SKIN PRODUCT? SHE JUST DID A HUGE VICTORIA MAKE-UP CAMPAIGN. YOU'LL LAND SOMETHING ELSE. YOU ALWAYS DO. I JUST NEED MORE EXPOSURE. FASHION WEEK'S COMING UP IN PARIS. YOU SHOULD GO. THE FRENCH LOVE YOU. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I WAS GONNA SKIP IT FOR SCHOOL, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT; THE FRENCH DO LOVE ME. BOTH GIGGLE GLASSES CLINK I'M GONNA NEED NEW HEADSHOTS. TILL TRINGS ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HEY. KATIE. HEY. UM, I WENT BY YOUR DORM THE OTHER DAY, BUT THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. LOOK, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THIS WEEKEND ` THE PARTY. I FEEL LIKE A ` I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY IT ` AN ASS? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, SERIOUSLY. OK. I MEAN, TRUTH IS I CAN'T REALLY TALK TO GIRLS THAT WELL WITHOUT TWO DRINKS IN ME. YOU'RE DOING OK NOW. (SIGHS) YOU'RE BEING REALLY COOL ABOUT ALL THIS. CAN I MAYBE MAKE IT UP TO YOU THIS WEEKEND? UM, I HAVE A FRIEND IN TOWN, SO... RIGHT. ...MAYBE ANOTHER TIME. YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD. DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THIS BOOK ON YOUR ACCOUNT? YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. I KNOW I OWE ANOTHER PAYMENT. COMPUTER BLEEPS ACTUALLY, ACCOUNT IS PAID FOR IN FULL. UH, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. I OWE $400. NO, CHECK IT OUT. LOOK. ZERO BALANCE. OH. SAYS THERE'S AN ENVELOPE HERE FOR YOU. HERE. MAGICAL MUSIC IT'S FROM MY RICH UNCLE. LUCKY YOU. (CHUCKLES) YEAH. MAGICAL MUSIC CONTINUES OH, HEY, DON'T FORGET YOUR... RIGHT. FOOTSTEPS RECEDE (SIGHS) WHY DID YOU TELL JAMES THAT I OWED MONEY TO THE BOOKSTORE? I DIDN'T. THEN HOW DID HE FIND OUT? LOOK, JAMES WANTED TO GIVE YOU A GIFT ` BUT SOMETHING PRACTICAL ` SOMETHING YOU'D REALLY LIKE. SO I TOLD HIM A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE ACCOUNTS AT THE BOOKSTORE. HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE GIVING ME GIFTS. WE JUST MET. IT'S WEIRD. WELL, HE WANTED TO. LIKE I SAID, I THOUGHT IT WOULD DO MORE FOR YOU THAN A DESIGNER HANDBAG. AND IT'S NOT WEIRD, KATIE ` JUST TWO PEOPLE WHO LIKE YOU. TESSA AND THIS GUY JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR YOU. (SIGHS) LOOK, KATIE, I DIDN'T MEAN TO OFFEND YOU. I WAS SURE HE SAID SOMETHING TO YOU ABOUT IT. ABOUT WHAT? THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH GETTING A LITTLE FINANCIAL HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT. YEAH, AND WE ALL NEED IT. WHY WOULD YOU NEED IT, TESSA? YOUR FATHER'S CHARLES BOUILLETTE. (INHALES DEEPLY, EXHALES SLOWLY) HE WATCHES ME LIKE A HAWK ` EVERY PENNY I SPEND, MY BANK ACCOUNTS, MY CREDIT CARDS. AND I'M TRYING TO LAUNCH A MODELLING CAREER, OK? I NEED NEW HEADSHOTS ALL THE TIME, CLOTHES, MAKE-UP. GUYS LIKE LEO AND JAMES, THEY GET IT. THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES, AND THEY DON'T MIND HELPING OUT. THEY WANT TO HELP. IT'S WHAT RICH GUYS DO. KEN SPOILS ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I IGNORE HIM. SO THEY HELP MY GIVING GIFTS? AND ALLOWANCES ARE PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT. ISN'T THAT HOOKING? (LAUGHS) WHAT?! HOOKING IS ABOUT SEX. HAVING AN ARRANGEMENT WITH A SUGAR DADDY IS ABOUT COMPANIONSHIP WITH A GUY YOU'D WANNA SPEND TIME WITH ANYWAYS ` SOPHISTICATED MEN WHO TAKE YOU PLACES AND SHOW YOU THINGS. AND EXPECT SEX IN RETURN. OH, SO YOU WOULDN'T WANNA HAVE SEX WITH JAMES? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. LOOK, KATIE, JAMES IS IMPORTANT TO LEO, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE INTRODUCED HIM TO JUST ANYONE. BUT YOU'RE PERFECT ` BRAINS AND BEAUTY ` THE WHOLE PACKAGE. IT'S TRUE. SHE WOULDN'T. THIS IS ALL REALLY CONFUSING. ACTUALLY, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. YOU'RE SMART, YOUR AMBITIOUS, YOU'RE GONNA GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE WITH A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF DEBT, AND, WHAT, TRY AND LAND AN INTERNSHIP? ...THAT DOESN'T PAY. (SCOFFS) WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT, KATIE. OK, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD'VE TOLD ME ALL THIS BEFORE THE BAR. WHY? SO YOU COULD ACT LIKE THIS? ALL JUDGEMENTAL AND HOLIER-THAN-THOU. IT'S JUST NOT ME. WHATEV. OK, WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY THAT HE GAVE THE BOOKSTORE? I SHOULD PAY HIM BACK. WITH WHAT? SOFTLY: UH... SOFT MUSIC DOOR OPENS INSECTS CHIRP SOFTLY THANKS SO MUCH FOR TODAY. IT WAS AMAZING SEEING YOU ON THE PANEL ` SAUL WILLIAMS IN ACTION. PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT, I'LL LET YOU SIT IN ON A BOARD MEETING. ONE DAY I WANNA BE UP THERE. YOU WILL. IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YA ` HOMEWORK. I NEED IT BACK ASAP. SAUL, I HAVE MIDTERMS ALL WEEK. WHAT, AND YOU'LL NEVER BE BUSY IN THE WORKING WORLD? NEVER HAVE TO MANAGE MORE THAN ONE OR TWO OR MAYBE MORE PROJECTS AT THE SAME TIME? LOOK, IT'S A BUSINESS PLAN I NEED EVALUATED. IT'S A SMALL START-UP. THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF APPS IN THEIR PORTFOLIO. ME, I LIKE TO TALK ON THE PHONE AND WRITE LETTERS, BUT THESE APPS ARE SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY LIKE YOU NEEDS TO EVALUATE. OK. YOU ASKED ME TO MENTOR YOU. AND, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, I'M GONNA GET MY MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF YOU. WEDNESDAY EARLY ENOUGH? PERFECT. TUESDAY WOULD BE BETTER. (SIGHS) (CHUCKLES) GENTLE MUSIC KATIE? HI. DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR A QUICK WORD? SURE. UH,... (SIGHS) WELL, I'M SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT YOU DIDN'T GET THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP. (SIGHS) DAMN. (CHUCKLES) WELL, IT WAS VERY COMPETITIVE, AND THEY JUST HAD TOO MANY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. YEAH. UM... WELL, UH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. G` NO, NO. HOLD ON, KATIE. FROM YOUR PERFORMANCE IN CLASS, IT'S OBVIOUS YOU DESERVE TO BE THERE, SO I DID SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE FOR ANY STUDENT BEFORE; I SPOKE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY, AND THEY'VE AGREED TO ADD AN EXTRA SPOT JUST FOR YOU. ARE YOU KIDDING? NO. WOW, THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT THE DOWNSIDE IS WHILE I GOT THE FELLOWSHIP TO PAY FOR THE COURSE, YOU HAVE TO COVER YOUR OWN FLIGHT AND ROOM AND BOARD. BUT YOU CAN GET A DEAL AT A PENSIONE AND INEXPENSIVE FOOD ON A MEAL PLAN. OK, UH, HOW MUCH WILL THAT RUN? AROUND $7000 FOR THE SUMMER. UH,... I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE. I'M ALREADY MAXED OUT ON LOANS. I LITERALLY HAVE $22 IN MY BANK ACCOUNT. CAN YOU TALK TO YOUR PARENTS? (SIGHS) THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH TAPPED OUT NOW, HELPING ME HOWEVER THEY CAN. LOOK, I KNOW IT'S TOUGH, BUT THIS PROGRAMME IS A FEEDER INTO THE TOP INTERIOR DESIGN FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY. BELIEVE ME, I` I KNOW. I REALLY WANNA DO IT. I'LL HOLD THEM OFF FOR A WEEK. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE IT WORK. K? HOPEFUL MUSIC OK. I NEED TWO NEW OUTFITS FOR MY NEW HEADSHOTS. YOU TELL ME WHICH ONES YOU LIKE BEST, AND I'LL LET YOU BORROW WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR YOUR NEXT DATE WITH SAUL. (CHUCKLES) BETTER GET STARTED ON MY TWO-WEEK JUICE FAST SO THEY'LL FIT. (SCOFFS) (CHUCKLES) HOLD UP THE BLUE ONE AGAIN. K. PHONE RINGS PHONE RINGS HI THERE, SWEETIE. HI, MOM. HOW'S EVERYTHING WITH YOU? OH, FINE ` EXCEPT YOUR DAD'S TRUCK BROKE DOWN. HE NEEDS A BRAND-NEW AXLE, AND HE'S WORRIED THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT, SO HE'S` WELL, YOU KNOW HOW HE GETS. YEAH. SO I GUESS I WON'T BE ASKING HIM TO REPLACE THE WATER HEATER ANY TIME SOON. (CHUCKLES) I'M SORRY. HERE I AM BABBLING ON. WHY DID YOU CALL? NO REASON. JUST TO SAY HI. THINGS ARE GOING WELL. GOOD. ART HISTORY STILL YOUR FAVOURITE? YEAH. THAT'LL NEVER CHANGE. YOU SOUND TIRED, HONEY. ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP? EVERYTHING'S FINE, MOM. I GOTTA GET BACK TO STUDYING, BUT I'LL CALL YOU THIS WEEKEND, OK? OK. LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU TOO. (SMOOCHES) PHONE BEEPS SOFT PIANO MUSIC BRIGHT MUSIC BUILDS (DIALS NUMBER) PHONE RINGS HELLO? JAMES. EXCITING MUSIC JAMES, ASKING YOU FOR THIS MONEY IS` IS REALLY EMBARRASSING FOR ME. THE 7000 WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I ONLY NEED HALF TO SECURE MY PLACE IN THE PROGRAMME. THE FINAL PAYMENT ISN'T DUE TILL AFTER THANKSGIVING. YOU'LL REST EASIER NOT WORRYING WHERE THE REST OF THE MONEY'S GONNA COME FROM. I'LL PAY YOU BACK AS SOON AS I CAN. STOP IT. YOU'RE NOT PAYING ME BACK. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT. I'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE I WAS 15 ` HELPING MY DAD, WAITRESSING, BABYSITTING. I'M SORRY. I REALLY DON'T MEAN TO COME OFF AS UNGRATEFUL. IT'S JUST` NO, I GET IT. YOU PRIDE YOURSELF ON YOUR INDEPENDENCE. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU. LISTEN TO ME, I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO DO EVERYTHING ON YOUR OWN. THIS PROGRAMME IN FLORENCE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. YOU SHOULDN'T MISS OUT. THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS MORE DEBT HANGING OVER YOUR HEAD. AND I WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS IF I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. SO... NO MORE TALKING ABOUT PAYING ME BACK. CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME? I WANT IT OUT OF YOUR MIND. IT'S OUT OF MY MIND. OK. LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN, SHALL WE? WARM MUSIC SWELLS COME ON. WHIRRING OH MY GOSH. THIS IS AMAZING. IT'S ONE OF THE PERKS OF BEING AN INVESTOR IN THE COMPANY ` (SIGHS) GET KEYS TO THE SHOWROOM AND TAKE PEOPLE ON PRIVATE TOURS. IT'S... IT'S THE` THE DETAIL AND... (SHRIEKS EXCITEDLY) WHERE'S THIS PIECE FROM? PICKED IT UP AT AN AUCTION IN HOLLAND. IT'S A COASTAL CONTEMPORARY PIECE BY ADELAIDE WILDER. IT'S EXQUISITE. CLIENT WANTED THAT COUCH, BUT I SAID I WANTED TO KEEP IT FOR MYSELF. DID YOU ALREADY PAY FOR IT? IT'S YOURS? YEAH, MINE. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? I THINK WE'D BETTER CHRISTEN IT. IS THAT RIGHT? JAZZY MUSIC (INHALES DEEPLY, MOANS SOFTLY) MUSIC CONTINUES THIS IS DEPICTION OF THE LADY ATTEMPTING TO SEDUCE THE MAN, WHO'S RESISTING HER ADVANCES. SO SHE'S A PROSTITUTE? NO, SHE'S NOT A PROSTITUTE. SHE'S A COURTESAN. (CHUCKLES) ALTHOUGH, I ADMIT, THESE DAYS THE DISTINCTION IS A LITTLE HARDER TO UNDERSTAND. PHONE RINGS PHONE BEEPS OWEN, HEY. (CHUCKLES) HEY, BABY BRO. HEY, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA BE IN TOWN TOMORROW. THOUGHT I'D TAKE YOU OUT TO DINNER. RIGHT ON. WHERE DO YOU WANNA GO? HEARD OF THIS PLACE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LOT OF HOT CHICKS. (CHUCKLES) WHERE'S THAT? I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. IT'S CALLED, UH, SKY HOUSE. WE COULD MEET THERE AROUND 7. IT'S CLASSY DRESS, THOUGH, SEAN. YOU GOT A JACKET? YEAH, YEAH, I THINK SO. WHERE'S THIS PLACE? UH, I'LL TEXT YOU THE ADDRESS WHEN I FIND IT. LATER, BRO. (SCOFFS) HEY, SEAN. HEY. UH, WHAT'S UP WITH YOU? I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY I GOT AN INTERNSHIP OVER THE WINTER BREAK. WOW, THAT'S COOL. DOING WHAT? IT'S A STUDY-WORK THING FOR PRE-MED STUDENTS. BASICALLY ASSIST A MEDICAL OUTREACH TEAM. ANYWAY, I'LL BE GOING AROUND VILLAGES, GIVING OUT VACCINES. WAIT, SEAN, VILLAGES? WHERE ARE YOU DOING THIS? CONGO, AFRICA. CONGO. WOW, THAT'S AMAZING. YEAH, TELL THAT TO MY PARENTS. THEY'RE PRETTY FREAKED. WELL, I CAN KINDA SEE WHY. IT'S REALLY FAR AWAY AND, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE KIND OF DANGEROUS. YEAH. HONESTLY, MY PARENTS WOULD FIND A REASON TO WORRY ABOUT ME EVEN IN THE NEXT TOWN, BUT THAT'S WHAT PARENTS DO. YEAH, SOUNDS FAMILIAR. YEAH. ANYWAY, WHAT ABOUT YOU, WITH THE GREAT ART HISTORY PROGRAMME? MM. HEAR HICKMAN'S A REAL HARD-ARSE, THOUGH. (CHUCKLES) YEAH. SHE'S MY FAVOURITE. (CHUCKLES) YEAH, I BET. WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? I'VE WORKED AT THAT BOOKSTORE FOR TWO YEARS. YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON THAT'S COME IN AND BOUGHT EVERY SINGLE SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT THERE IS. (LAUGHS) I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. DOOR SHUTS OH, HEY, THERE'S MY STUDY PARTNER. OH. COOL. I HAVE TO GO SOON ANYWAY. GREAT TALKING. YEAH, YOU TOO. HI. SEAN? BOTH: HEY. YOU OK TO STUDY? ME? YEAH. WHY? I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE YOU'RE A LITTLE DISTRACTED. LIGHT MUSIC (SIGHS) YEAH, DISTRACTED. GOING TO AN ESTATE SALE. GOT SOME CLIENT MONEY TO PLAY WITH. HERE'S THE BROCHURE. OH, MID-CENTURY MODERN. THAT'S MY FAVOURITE. (CHUCKLES) HAVE YOU EVER PLACED A BID BEFORE? SURE ` FOR $15 LAMPS ON EBAY. WELL, IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING. APART FROM THE THREE EXTRA ZEROS. GOT SOMETHING HERE FOR YOU. WHAT'S THIS? OPEN IT. MAGICAL MUSIC JAMES. OH, AND THIS AS WELL. I DIDN'T WANT IT TO GET LOST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX. IT'S FOR SHOES. I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF YOU WERE A SIX OR A SEVEN. AND A BAG, OF COURSE. I KNOW HOW LADIES LOVE TO ACCESSORISE. (SIGHS) JAMES, THIS... THIS IS ALL TOO MUCH. I C` I CAN'T TAKE ALL OF THIS. THE DRESS ALONE IS` IS WORTH A FORTUNE. PLEASE. YOU'VE HELPED ME SO MUCH ALREADY. WELL, IF IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, YOU'LL BE THE ONE HELPING ME OUT THIS TIME. I NEED A DATE FOR THE MUSEUM THIS SATURDAY. THERE'S A` THERE'S A GALA OPENING. FOR THE OPENING OF THE PICASSO EXHIBIT? (CHUCKLES) YOU KEEP SURPRISING ME WITH ALL THESE NICE THINGS. (SIGHS) YOU'RE SO APPRECIATIVE. I LIKE THAT. YOU DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED LIKE OTHER GIRLS. SO YOU DO THIS WITH OTHER GIRLS TOO? SORRY. I... JUST DON'T GET HOW THIS WHOLE THING IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. KATIE, I LIKE GIVING YOU THINGS. MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY. BUT IF IT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, I'LL STOP. NO ONE HAS EVER GIVEN ME SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. SAY THANK YOU, AND LET IT GO. WARM MUSIC SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYS LADIES. KATIE, THIS IS ROCHELLE, AND YOU KNOW SASHA. HI. NICE TO MEET YOU, ROCHELLE. HEY, SASHA. HEY. CHAMPAGNE? ALWAYS. HEARD YOU'RE A BRILLIANT INTERIOR DESIGNER, KATIE. OH, THAT'S JUST TESSA DOING MY PR. (CHUCKLES) SHE'S GOOD AT THAT. WELL, MY FRIENDS ARE FABULOUS, POWERFUL WOMEN WHO WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THEIR INDUSTRIES IN FIVE YEARS TOPS. ANYBODY ASKS, I SAID IT FIRST. KATIE CHUCKLES ROCHELLE IS THE BUSINESS MAJOR HERE. SHE'S WORKING ON GETTING HER MBA. AND THEN SHE'LL BE A CEO OF A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. MAKE THAT FORTUNE 50. CHUCKLING WE'RE OUT. OH, I'LL GET IT. ANOTHER BOTTLE OF VEUVE OU PLAT, PLEASE. RIGHT AWAY, MISS. DIPPING INTO YOUR ITALY INTERNSHIP BOND? (CHUCKLES) DON'T WORRY. YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK FOR MORE, SWEETIE. (SIGHS) AND SASHA. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE SASHA? (LAUGHS) A LABEL WHORE? WELL, DON'T YOU JUST LOVE MY NEW SHOES? ANOTHER PAIR? DAMN, GIRL, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE BEEN OVER THIS? YOU HAVE TO STOP SPENDING ALL YOUR MONEY. WHY? HER TUITION'S COVERED. WHAT'S SHE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT? AND I DIDN'T BUY THEM, OK? YOU REMEMBER KEN? NO. WELL, HE TOOK ME SHOPPING. SAID I JUST HAD TO HAVE THEM. EASE UP, SASHA. YOU'RE FREAKING KATIE OUT. TO KATIE. SASHA, ROCHELLE AND TESSA: TO KATIE. GLASSES CLINK SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYS SO, KATIE, WHAT KIND OF GUY IS YOUR TYPE? JAMES. JAMES IS MY TYPE. CHUCKLING OOH, WHO'S JAMES? LEO'S BUSINESS ASSOCIATE FROM LONDON. SPEAK OF THE DEVIL. HI, KATIE. OH, KATIE, YOU HIT THE JACKPOT. GIGGLING I TEXT YOU FROM THE LOBBY. OH. SORRY TO INTERRUPT, LADIES. I` I DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED IT. SORRY. NO WORRIES. JAMES, YOU KNOW TESSA. AND THIS IS ROCHELLE AND SASHA. JAMES. HELLO. HI. PULL UP A CHAIR, JAMES. STAY A WHILE. WE HAVE TO BE ACROSS TOWN BY 8. I THOUGHT IT STARTED AT 9. NO, I WAS WRONG. OK, WELL, WE BETTER GO. UM, SORRY TO DRINK AND RUN. ANY TIME. CHUCKLING WAS NICE MEETING ALL OF YOU. HAVE FUN AT THE GALA. MELANCHOLY MUSIC GIGGLING YOU LOOK STUNNING. THANK YOU. THEY'RE SO CUTE. ALL GIGGLE STIRRING PIANO MUSIC WAIT. KATIE, WE'RE LATE. I HAVE TO GIVE YOU THIS NOW, BECAUSE IF I DON'T, I'M GONNA END UP TELLING YOU WHAT IT IS. I'M HORRIBLE AT SURPRISES. IT'S A TIE CLIP. DARN IT. SORRY. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GET ME ANYTHING. I SAW IT, AND I WANTED IT FOR YOU. JUST BECAUSE. DO YOU LIKE IT? IT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL OF YOU. TESS? WHAT?! WHAT IS THIS? AN INQUISITION?! I JUST WANNA KNOW IF THE CHARGES ARE RIGHT. $1200 AT THE SKY HOUSE LAST THURSDAY. I WAS OUT WITH THE GIRLS. TWO NIGHTS AT THE BAYSIDE HOTEL, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, FINE. BUT AN $1800-A-NIGHT SUITE? WAS THAT WITH THE GIRLS TOO? THAT WAS FOR MY PHOTOGRAPHER, OK? HE DID MY HEADSHOTS THERE. WE TALKED ABOUT USING SOMEONE LOCAL THIS TIME. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I NEED THE TOP FASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE BUSINESS. THIS IS FOR PARIS FASHION WEEK. DON'T TELL ME ` I GET TO PAY FOR THAT TRIP TOO. WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO BEG FOR IT? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? THIS IS THE THIRD ROUND OF HEADSHOTS. DOES IT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? YOU NEED A NEW STRATEGY. YOU'RE RIGHT. I DO. (SIGHS) DRESS UNZIPS I'M SORRY. I'M MOVING TO NEW YORK, WHERE THE REAL MODELLING WORK IS. TESSA, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE BEEN THROUGH THIS? I CAN'T HAVE YOU 3000 MILES AWAY FROM ME. AND I CAN'T KEEP PUTTING MY LIFE ON HOLD FOR YOU. I'M 23 YEARS OLD. THERE ARE GIRLS 17 AND 18 GETTING BETTER MODELLING GIGS THAN ME. IT'S OVER, LEO. TESSA. WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING THERE?! GO! GET OUT! SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC PLEASE. BABE, I... I CAN'T LOSE YOU. WHATEVER YOU NEED, WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU WANT THAT NEW ELECTRIC CAR? I'LL GET YOU ONE. I LOVE YOU. THERE'S ONLY ONE SPOT IN THE GARAGE, LEO. SO I'LL GET YOU ANOTHER ONE. MUSIC SOFTENS I'LL GET YOU TWO. I'LL GET YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT. SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC SWELLS JUST PROMISE ME NO MORE TALK ABOUT NEW YORK. MAN: SAUL, WHEN THESE THINGS GO VIRAL, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. I AGREE, DON. THE APPS IN THE PORTFOLIO HAVE ENORMOUS POTENTIAL, BUT THE BUSINESS PLAN HAS SOME MAJOR HOLES IN IT. I HAD AN EXPERT LOOK AT IT. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOUR EXPERT, WALK HIM THROUGH OUR PROJECTIONS. IT'S A HER, DON, AND THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT. YOUR CLIENT WANTS ME TO INVEST, I HAVE TO PUT MY PEOPLE IN TO RUN THE SHOP. THAT'S MY BOTTOM LINE. THEY'LL NEVER AGREE TO IT. YOU'RE MISSING THE BOAT, SAUL. AH, BOATS SAIL EVERY DAY. I'LL TAKE THE NEXT ONE. BYE-BYE. HANGS UP I DIDN'T SAY YOU SHOULD PASS. EVEN IF THE PROJECTION'S ARE SHAKY, I STILL SAID THESE APPS ARE GONNA BE HUGE. YOU YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU HAVE NO PATIENCE. FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE. WELL, AN OLD MAN CAN MAKE MISTAKES. SOFT MUSIC PHONE RINGS YES, JUDY? DONALD SMITH ON LINE ONE, MR WILLIAMS. YES, DON? ALL RIGHT, SAUL, THEY'LL TAKE THE DEAL. GREAT. I'LL HAVE MY LAWYER DRAW UP THE PAPERS. THANKS, DON. WANNA CELEBRATE TONIGHT? (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) WARM MUSIC INSECTS CHIRP SOFTLY I MEANT TO GIVE YOU THIS, UH, LAST TIME I SAW YOU. I TOLD YOU BEFORE WE'RE UP TO DATE ON PAYMENTS. IT'S NOT A PAYMENT. WHAT IS IT? WELL, OPEN IT AND YOU'LL FIND OUT. GENTLE MUSIC A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL... AT MY NUMBER-ONE CHOICE. IT'S A FORMALITY, OR IT WILL BE WHEN I CALL THEM ON THE PHONE FOR YOU. I KNOW THE DEAN. WE SIT ON SEVERAL BOARDS TOGETHER. SAUL, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. IN MY ENTIRE CAREER, YOU KNOW HOW MANY LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION I'VE WRITTEN AND MEANT IT? THREE. AND TWO OF 'EM HAVE GONE ON TO RUN MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR COMPANIES, SO DON'T SCREW IT UP. IT'S A VERY HIGH BAR. THANK YOU... SO MUCH. (EXHALES) DINNER NEXT WEEK? ACTUALLY, I'LL BE IN BOSTON WITH MY SON AND GRANDKIDS. I;M LEAVING ON THE WEEKEND, AND I'LL BE GONE FOR A MONTH. SAUL WILLIAMS TAKING A WHOLE MONTH AWAY FROM THE OFFICE? (CHUCKLES) WELL, SOMETHING'S BEEN PULLING ME TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEM. BUT YOU WATCH ` I'LL BE THERE FOR THREE DAYS AND THEY'LL SEND ME HOME. GOOD. WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT YOU? I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO BEING A BORING COLLEGE STUDENT. I'LL SEE YOU AFTER THANKSGIVING. CAR DOOR OPENS GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS SOFTLY) DOOR SHUTS DID YOU GET MY TEXT? I WAS OUT SHOPPING ` MY BAD. WINE? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED A GLASS. MORE LIKE A BOTTLE. (LAUGHS) JAMES AND I HAD THIS AMAZING NIGHT AT THE GALA. MM-HM. THE NEXT MORNING, HE LEFT FOR EUROPE, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE. I GET IT. HE'S AT AUCTIONS, AND THERE'S A TIME DIFFERENCE, BUT HOW BUSY CAN HE BE TO NOT RESPOND TO AT LEAST ONE OF MY TEXTS? IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS. HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU TEXT HIM? I DON'T REMEMBER. MORE THAN FIVE? I` LESS THAN 10? LESS THAN 10. (SIGHS) ARE YOU TEXTING HIM AS A STAGE-ONE CLINGER, OR DO YOU NEED MONEY? I MENTIONED MONEY ONCE. I DIPPED INTO MY ITALY FUND AGAIN TO BUY MY DAD HIS BIRTHDAY GIFT. I'M SHORT $2000, AND I HAVE TO MAKE THE FINAL PAYMENT RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING. (SIGHS) KATIE, THERE ARE WAYS TO ASK A SUGAR DADDY. DROPPING IT INTO A TEXT IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I KNOW. IT WAS STUPID. I HATE THIS WHOLE MONEY RELATIONSHIP THING ANYWAY. IT'S SO CONFUSING AND STRESSFUL. (SIGHS) I LIKE HIM, TESSA ` FOR REAL. AND I THINK WHEN HE'S NOT CONSUMED WITH HIS WORK HE REALLY LIKES ME TOO. (SIGHS) I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HIS HEAD IS AT, IF THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. I BARELY KNOW JAMES. I MET HIM THE SAME NIGHT YOU DID. WHAT DO I DO? YOU HAVE TO TALK TO JAMES ABOUT IT. (SIGHS) REALLY? I HAVE TO HAVE THE TALK? (SCOFFS) WHAT OTHER CHOICE DO YOU HAVE? YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. BUT DO IT IN PERSON WHEN HE'S BACK IN TOWN. PHONE RINGS MM. HMM. THIS IS TESSA. WOMAN: MS BOUILLETTE? YES, TESSA BOUILLETTE. I'M CALLING IN REGARD TO PAST TWO PAYMENTS ON YOUR CAR LEASE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PAYMENTS WERE MADE ON MY CAR LAST. WELL, OUR RECORDS SHOW` I DON'T MAKE THEM. (CHUCKLES) CALL THE PERSON WHO DOES. AND WHO USUALLY MAKES THE PAYMENTS? LEO GRANGER. HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU HIS CELL. PLEASE HOLD, MA'AM. WHISPERS: LEO'S GONNA LOVE THIS (!) THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE. IT'S FINE. I'M RIDICULOUSLY BEHIND ON ALL MY CLASSES. MM, AND I HAVEN'T STARTED THE TERM PAPER THAT'S DUE TOMORROW, SO... (CHUCKLES) SEE YA. KATIE, TEXT JAMES AGAIN AND I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL CONFISCATE YOUR PHONE. SORRY, WAS THAT LEO RANGER? NO, GRANGER. G-R-A-N-G-E-R. OUR RECORDS SHOW THE PAYMENTS ARE PAST DUE. DOOR SHUTS SLOW JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS, GLASSES CLINK HI. I'M PETER, A FRIEND OF JAMES. UH, KATIE. ARE YOU WAITING FOR JAMES? HE WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET ME HERE 25 MINUTES AGO. ACTUALLY, HE GOT PULLED INTO A LATE MEETING, SO... COULD'VE TEXTED ME, SAVED YOU THE TROUBLE. WELL, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP A YALE BUDDY. COMPLIMENTS OF THE GENTLEMAN, MISS. AH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. NO, NO, NO, NO. THANK YOU, SIR. SO, CAN YOU, UH, JOIN ME FOR DINNER? THANK YOU, BUT I'VE GOTTA GET BACK TO STUDYING. FINALS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AT MONTLAKE, AND I'M WAY BEHIND ` LIKE, BORDERLINE TRAIN WRECK. BOTH LAUGH I KNOW YOU NEED $2000. REFLECTIVE MUSIC BUILDS SO THAT'S WHAT YALE BUDDIES DO FOR EACH OTHER? THEY PASS OFF THE GIRLS WHEN THEY'RE THROUGH WITH HER? (BREATHES SHAKILY) MUSIC CONTINUES TILL TRINGS PROVISIONS FOR MY ROAD TRIP. TELL ME YOU'RE NOT GONNA SPEND THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY STUDYING. (SIGHS) NO. MALLORY INVITED ME UP TO HER FAMILY'S PLACE FOR THE DAY. YOU'RE GONNA SCREW IN HER CHILDHOOD BEDROOM. (SIGHS) THAT'S SO HOT. WE'RE STUDY PARTNERS. THAT'S IT. I'VE SEEN THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT YOU. WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU, MAN? I DON'T TRY TO SCREW EVERYTHING THAT MOVES. (SUCKS TEETH) IT'S THAT OTHER GIRL, ISN'T IT? KATIE. (SIGHS) I CAN'T AFFORD KATIE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SHE RICH OR SOMETHING? SHE HANGS OUT AT SKY HOUSE. (CHUCKLES) REALLY? YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT COLLEGE GIRLS WHO HANG OUT THERE? I KNOW. DAMN. POP MUSIC PLAYS UGH, NO TIME FOR EXOTIC EXCURSIONS. I'M SPENDING THANKSGIVING GETTING A JUMP ON THE READING LIST FOR B SCHOOL. MM. WHEN IS SAUL COMING BACK? SUNDAY NIGHT. OOH. FOUR WEEKS, AS IT TURNS OUT, IS A VERY LONG TIME. I KIND OF MISSED HIM. (GIGGLES) MM, IS SOMEONE FINALLY GONNA GET SOME? MAYBE. AFTER ALL, CHRISTMAS IS COMING. POP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING IF ANYONE WANTS TO DO ISTANBUL, I'M IN. WHERE'S LEO GONNA BE? WHO KNOWS? SOMEWHERE WITH HIS WIFE. WHY IS LEO STILL WITH HER? IT MAKES NO SENSE. I MEAN, THEY DON'T HAVE KIDS, AND SHE KNOWS ABOUT YOU. HE'S WITH HER BECAUSE SHE BAILS HIM OUT EVERY TIME HIS FINANCES GO SOUTH. FINANCING MUST BE PRETTY BAD IF HE'S GONNA BE WITH HER FOR FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS. WHAT ABOUT YOU, KATIE? IS JAMES TAKING YOU SOMEWHERE FABULOUS? KATIE SCREWED UP. SHE MADE THE MISTAKE OF CONFUSING HER SUGAR DADDY WITH A RICH BOYFRIEND. STOP WITH ALL THE PRESSURE. IT'S OK. WE'RE GONNA FIND HER SOMEBODY NEW. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO GET RIGHT BACK ON THE HORSE. THERE'S LOTS OF GUYS WITH LOTS OF MONEY. GIVE HER TIME TO GRIEVE. POOL BALLS CRASH IT'S FINE. I ALREADY HAVE PLANS TO GO BACK TO WORTHINGTON. IT'S MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY, AND I PROMISED MY MOM I'D BE HOME FOR THANKSGIVING. AW. PHONE VIBRATES OH. OH, IT'S SAUL. I HAVE TO TAKE THIS. ROCHELLE, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUR NIGHT TOGETHER. NO DADDIES, REMEMBER? I'M TAKING CARE OF A COUPLE OF HIS CLIENTS WHILE HE'S AWAY. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I NEED A DRINK. POP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING CLATTERING I'M GONNA NEED ANOTHER FIVE TO TEN MINUTES WITH THIS TURKEY. NO PROBLEM. OK. I'LL GIVE DAD HIS BIRTHDAY PRESENT BEFORE WE EAT. SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL DAY. IT'S IN THE DEN, DAD. NOW, LISTEN, HAVING YOU HOME IS ENOUGH OF A PRESENT. UH-HUH. COME ON, DAD. ALL RIGHT. MOVE IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IN THE DEN. HURRY! WHOO! SHOULD I BE BLINDFOLDED? (LAUGHS) GO! HURRY UP. HURRY UP. HURRY UP. (GIGGLES) TA-DA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WAS THIS YOUR IDEA? ALL KATIE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT TILL THE DELIVERY MAN SHOWED UP. YOU KNOW HOW HARD THIS THING WAS TO HIDE IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM? UH... I KNOW THIS IS A BIG CHANGE, DAD, BUT I PROMISE IT'S JUST AS COMFORTABLE AS YOUR LA-Z-BOY. TENSE MUSIC THAT CHAIR COST $1500. BELIEVE ME, I DIDN'T PAY THAT MUCH. IT'S A KNOCK-OFF. WELL, IF I CAN'T MAKE A MORTGAGE PAYMENT, I GUESS I CAN ALWAYS SELL IT. YOU DO THAT, DAD. SWEETIE, YOUR DAD'S JUST WORRIED ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'RE SPENDING ON US. YOU'RE IN SCHOOL. WE DON'T WANT YOU GETTING FURTHER INTO DEBT. I'M NOT GETTING FURTHER INTO DEBT. I PICKED UP WORK ON THE SIDE. YOU MEAN WAITRESSING? NO. I-I'M CONSULTING. W-WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? I'M HELPING CLIENTS OUT WITH INTERIOR DESIGN. BUT WHAT DO YOU CARE? YOU'VE MADE UP YOUR MIND. YOU DON'T WANT IT. I KNOW. IT'S $1500. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES CRICKETS CHIRP WHAT YOU LOOKING FOR? YOUR STASH OF WINE. I DEFINITELY NEED SOME. HERE YOU GO, SWEETIE. BUT BE CAREFUL. YOU SURE DIDN'T EAT VERY MUCH AT DINNER. HEY. YOU OK? YOU'VE SEEMED REALLY ON EDGE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HOME. EVERYTHING'S FINE, MOM. JUST FORGET ABOUT IT. (EXHALES) PENSIVE PIANO MUSIC KATIE, I HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY. THANKS, MOM. PHONE CHIMES, VIBRATES PENSIVE PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) WHAT? DOOR OPENS MOM! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THAT'S PRIVATE? IS THAT WHERE ALL THIS STUFF IS FROM? THOSE MEN? KATIE, I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. NOTHING. IT'S JUST A DATING WEBSITE. TO FIND MEN WHO PROMISE TO DO WHAT? PAY YOUR RENT? THEY'RE NOT PAYING MY RENT. WELL, IT'S A WEBSITE WHERE MEN PAY WOMEN FOR SOMETHING. IT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, MOM. WELL, WHAT IS IT ABOUT, KATIE? IF A GUY GIVES YOU GIFTS AND` AND LIKES YOU, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? GIFTS? (SIGHS) OK, FINE. I WANTED TO GO TO ITALY. THERE'S THIS SUMMER-ABROAD THING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE. IT'S AN AMAZING PROGRAMME, AND I GOT IN, BUT IT COSTS $7000. FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, KATIE. WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL US, TALK TO US? I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO MUCH TO ASK, AND IT IS TOO MUCH TO ASK AFTER ALL YOU'VE DONE. IF ITALY WAS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU, I WOULD'VE SOLD GRANDMA'S JEWELLERY. MAYBE I DIDN'T WANNA MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD TO SELL GRANDMA'S JEWELLERY. PENSIVE PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) THAT YOU WOULD EVEN CONSIDER THIS AS AN OPTION... I'M CHOOSING A MAN WHO WILL SUPPORT MY DREAMS. MAYBE IF DAD HAD DONE THAT FOR YOU, YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN THAT GRADUATE DEGREE YOU ALWAYS WANTED IN FINE ART. YOUR DAD IS A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND FATHER. ARE THERE COMPROMISES I'VE MADE? YES, BUT I CAN LIVE WITH THEM. CAN YOU REALLY LIVE WITH YOURSELF IF YOU'RE SEEING MEN AND ACCEPTING GIFTS LIKE THIS? (SIGHS) THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. (SOBS) PENSIVE PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES (CRIES) ENGINE HUMS BOTH CHATTER BYE. PHONE CHIMES SEE YOU SOON. YEAH, RIGHT. ENGINE HUMS INTRIGUING MUSIC < DOOR OPENS MISS ROCHELLE. WELCOME BACK. HI. LOOK, DO YOU MIND IF WE GO FOR AN EARLY DINNER? I'M DYING FOR A STEAK. MY SON AND HIS WIFE ARE VEGANS. (CHUCKLES) DON'T TELL ME ` TOFURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING. GOD, IT WAS AWFUL. YOU HAVE NO IDEA. IS MORTON'S OK? I HAVE A BETTER IDEA ` ROOM SERVICE. INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES AS IN A HOTEL-ROOM SERVICE? I THOUGHT THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. (CHUCKLES) YOU OLD PEOPLE HAVE NO PATIENCE. BOTH CHUCKLE CLICK! CHANGE OF PLANS ` BAYSIDE HOTEL DOWNTOWN. YES, SIR. INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES HORNS HONK, KNOCK AT DOOR, SEAGULLS SQUAWK KNOCKING CONTINUES WHAT?! (SOBS) WHAT'S WRONG? TESSA. HEY, ARE YOU OK? BEEPING, PHONE DIALS WOMAN: THE MAILBOX IS` (SOBS) NOW HE BLOCKED ME? BASTARD! WHO BLOCKED YOU? LEO. HE GOT BACK INTO TOWN LAST NIGHT. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OVER, AND HE NEVER SHOWED UP. HE TOTALLY SCREWED ME OVER. OK, OK. (BREATHES SHAKILY) HEY, DRINK THIS. SLOW DOWN. TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED SLOWLY. APPARENTLY LEO HASN'T BEEN MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CONDO FOR TWO MONTHS. HE TOTALLY NEGLECTED OUR ARRANGEMENT AND DIDN'T TALK TO ME ABOUT IT. WHAT? WHY? I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING ABOUT MONEY TROUBLES. MAYBE HIS WIFE FINALLY PUT HER FOOT DOWN. THEY'RE GONNA TAKE EVERYTHING ` MY FURNITURE, PAINTINGS ` ALL OF IT. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? WELL, HE PAID FOR IT, SO I GUESS LEGALLY IT BELONGS TO HIM OR HIS BITCH WIFE. EITHER WAY, HE'S TAKING IT. IF I DON'T COME UP WITH MY $15,000 IN TWO WEEKS, I'M GONNA BE OUT ON THE STREET. OK, CAN'T YOUR DAD HELP YOU? I KNOW YOU DON'T WANNA TELL HIM SOME THINGS, BUT IN THIS SITUATION, HE'S GOTTA HELP. (SIGHS) IF MY DAD HAD ANY MONEY, HE'D PUT IT IN HIS ARM. WHAT? OK,... I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ISN'T YOUR FATHER`? HE'S NOT CHARLES BOUILLETTE, THE BILLIONAIRE. HE'S JOHN BOUILLETTE, THE DEADBEAT DAD WHO DROPPED ME AT MY GRANDMA'S WHEN MY MOM DIED. HE'S NEVER SENT ME A CHRISTMAS CARD OR CALLED ME ON MY BIRTHDAY. (SNIFFLES) AND WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, THOSE BITCHES WITH THE FANCY CLOTHES AND THE NICE CARS AND THEIR TUITION ALL PAID FOR, (CHUCKLES) THEY THOUGHT I WAS RELATED TO THE FAMOUSLY RICH BOUILLETTE, AND I LET THEM BELIEVE IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS HILARIOUS, THEM KISSING MY ASS, THE GIRL RAISED IN A TRAILER PARK. SOMBRE MUSIC THAT'S A BIG SECRET TO KEEP ALL THIS TIME. YOU KEEP SOME MONEY FOR SO LONG, IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE ANY MORE ` OR IF IT EVEN MATTERS. YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I'VE TOLD. I'M GLAD YOU DID. (SOBS) I SHOULD'VE DUMPED LEO MONTHS AGO FOR A SUGAR DADDY WHO WASN'T OVER-LEVERAGED OUT OF HIS ASS. I HAD OFFERS, LOADS OF OFFERS. MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER WAY. WHAT ABOUT MODELLING? YOU ARE SO GOOD AT THAT. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A PRINT AD PAYS UP HERE? NOTHING. THE REAL MODELLING WORK IS IN NEW YORK. ALL THAT TIME I WASTED WITH LEO... I SHOULD'VE MOVED SO LONG AGO. BEEP! (BREATHES SHAKILY) THERE WAS THIS GUY WHO CONTACTED ME. WHAT WAS HIS NAME? MARTIN, MICHAEL? HE WAS FOR REAL. HE WAS ONE OF THE FORBES 400. TESSA? TESSA? MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A BREAK. WHAT? THE LIFESTYLE, THE MONEY, IT'S LIKE AN ADDICTION. YOU TOOK THE MONEY JUST LIKE I DID. YOU'RE RIGHT, BUT IF I KEEP DOING IT, I'M AFRAID I'LL START BELIEVING THAT'S ALL THERE IS. I KNOW NOT EVERY RELATIONSHIP IS ABOUT LOVE. I GUESS I JUST WANNA BELIEVE THERE'S A POSSIBILITY. DON'T YOU? LOVE IS INVENTED FOR POOR PEOPLE. SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES I'M DROPPING MY MEMBERSHIP TO THE SITE. I JUST CAME TO TELL YOU THAT. ENGINE HUMS (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) SOFT MUSIC (SMOOCHES) (INHALES) EERIE MUSIC SAUL? SAUL? SAUL! EERIE MUSIC CONTINUES (BREATHES SHAKILY) (YELLS) (GROWLS) (YELLS) ALERT CHIMES (BREATHES SHAKILY) ALERT CHIMES (GASPS) DIALLING, RINGING TESSA, SAUL DIED. WHAT? HE'S DEAD, TESSA. WHAT HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. WE JUST STARTED DOING IT. WHERE ARE YOU? (BREATHES SHAKILY) IN A ROOM AT THE BAYSIDE. OK, YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN, DO YOU HEAR ME? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE CALM?! ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO CALL THE PARAMEDICS WHEN SOMEONE IS DEAD OR THE POLICE? NO, YOU CALL NO ONE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? YOU WANNA MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF IN THIS BUSINESS, DON'T YOU? YOU DON'T WANNA BE KNOWN AS THE GIRL THAT SOME FAMOUS, RICH GUY COLLAPSED ON. WHAT ABOUT HIS FAMILY? HE HAS A SON. HE HAS GRANDKIDS, TESSA. I SHOULD CALL HIM. AND SAY WHAT? 'OH, HI. I WAS DOING YOUR DAD IN A HOTEL ROOM WHEN HE KEELED OVER AND DIED'? LISTEN TO ME, ROCHELLE. YOU DID NOTHING WRONG. OF ALL THE WAYS TO GO, THIS WOULD BE THE TOP OF ANY GUY'S LIST. YOU'RE NOT HIS WIFE. YOU'RE NOT HIS MISTRESS. YOU'RE NOT EVEN HIS GIRLFRIEND. YOU HAD AN ARRANGEMENT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL IT WAS. I KNOW. WALK AWAY. JUST WALK AWAY. SOMBRE MUSIC (SNIFFS) RINGING WOMAN: 911. WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY? IS SOMEONE THERE? HI. YES. (SNIFFS) MY, UM... MY FRIEND JUST DIED. WHAT'S YOUR LOCATION, PLEASE? REMEMBER, FINALS ARE NEXT WEEK. I'LL HAVE OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY. INDISTINCT CHATTER PROFESSOR, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO TO FLORENCE THIS SUMMER. IT'S JUST TOO MUCH OF A FINANCIAL STRETCH. WELL, I UNDERSTAND. I'LL CONTACT THE PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATOR AND LET HER KNOW. YOU SHOULD FOLLOW UP IN A FEW DAYS AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET A FULL REFUND. I'LL DO THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. I'M GONNA WORK REALLY HARD THIS SUMMER, SAVE UP, SEE IF MAYBE I CAN REAPPLY NEXT YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO GO TO BAT FOR YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GENTLE MUSIC GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES CRICKETS CHIRP SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS INDISTINCT CHATTER WOMAN: HI! (CHUCKLES) HI. HEY, SEAN. HEY, KATIE. SOMEONE IN YOUR FLAT BLANKETED MY DORM IN FLIERS. YEAH, THEY TEND TO DO THAT. > SO, WHERE'S THE KEG? UM, HERE. LET ME SHOW YOU. I NEED A REFILL MYSELF. K. THAT'S SO WEIRD. SEAN TOLD ME KATIE IS TOTALLY INTO THAT SUGAR BABY SCENE. WHAT? OH, HEY. WHAT? YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY SOMETHING DIRECTLY TO MY FACE? HEY. WHAT THE HELL? YOU TELLING PEOPLE? YOU'RE A JACKASS. HEY, KATIE. KATIE, WAIT. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? ABOUT? ABOUT PEOPLE CALLING ME A SUGAR BABY. MY ACCOUNT AT THE BOOKSTORE IS CONFIDENTIAL. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT` NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. HEY, LISTEN. WHAT? LOOK, I DON'T KNOW IF IT... OK. I SAW YOU AT SKY HOUSE THE OTHER NIGHT. OK? I MENTIONED IT TO CORY. THERE WERE RUMOURS FLYING AROUND ABOUT WHAT COLLEGE GIRLS WERE DOING IT. YOU SHOULD'VE HAD THE BALLS TO JUST ASK ME. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING, OK? YES, THERE WAS A GUY, OK? SOMEONE I FELL FOR. BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE YOU THINK. IT JUST ISN'T THAT WAY. (SOBS) CRICKETS CHIRP YOU DON'T OWE ME AN EXPLANATION. WOW. I GUESS YOUR LIFE DOESN'T GET COMPLICATED. THAT MUST BE NICE. WHY DON'T YOU ADMIT YOU'RE JUST AS JUDGEMENTAL AS THE REST OF THEM? I CAME AFTER YOU, DIDN'T I? YEAH, AND I BET NOW YOU WISH YOU HADN'T. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S MY FAULT. I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE WAITED TILL YOU WERE DRUNK, BECAUSE YOU DO BETTER WITH GIRLS THEN, RIGHT? SOMBRE MUSIC THE COPS JUST TOOK MY STATEMENT. THEY SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME LATER, BUT FOR NOW... YEAH. DID YOU EVER TALK TO ANY OF HIS FAMILY? THEY WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. YOU CALLED IT. (SIGHS) YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME, AND THAT, I DIDN'T CALL. I COULDN'T JUST WALK AWAY, TESSA. I MISS HIM. LIQUID POURS I UNDERSTAND, ROCHELLE. YOU FOUND SOMEBODY YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT. GENTLE MUSIC YEAH, LAST NIGHT BRUCE TOOK ME T` WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED TO KEN? THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW. (PUTS GLASS ON TABLE) ANYWAY, I WENT OUT WITH BRUCE, AND WE WERE AT THIS REALLY NICE RESTAURANT,... BUT ALL I COULD THINK WAS, 'THIS WOULD BE GREAT IF I COULD BE HERE WITH SOMEONE I REALLY LOVED.' WELL, THERE ARE LOTS OF MEN WITH LOTS OF MONEY, GIRLS, WHO WILL WHISK YOU AWAY. THREE COCKTAILS AND A SHIATSU MASSAGE AND YOU'LL FORGET ABOUT ALL YOUR TROUBLES. I'M GOING BACK TO BEING A STARVING STUDENT. AND, TESSA, YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON YOUR MODELLING. WE DON'T NEED THEM. GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES (CHUCKLES) MUSIC PEAKS, FADES (SIGHS) KNOCK AT DOOR > KATIE? DAD. (CHUCKLES) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I, UH` I` I TOOK THE DAY OFF. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. I TOLD MOM I WAS RENTING A U-HAUL TO GET ALL MY STUFF HOME. YEAH, I'M NOT` I'M NOT HERE TO HELP YOU MOVE. YOU DROVE SIX HOURS TO TELL ME THAT? (CHUCKLES) YOU REALLY COULD'VE CALLED. ALL RIGHT. OK. OK, LOOK, I` I WILL HELP YOU MOVE,... OK. ...BUT NOT UNTIL YOU GRADUATE. WAIT A SECOND. YOU WANT ME TO GRADUATE MONTLAKE? YOU NEVER WANTED ME TO COME TO THIS COLLEGE IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU'RE RIGHT. I, UH` I WAS WRONG. OK? I'M SORRY. SOFT MUSIC I CAN'T STAY HERE, DAD. PEOPLE,... THEY KNOW. OH, S-SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA RUN AWAY BOO-HOOING BECAUSE OF IT? YOU'RE JUST`? YOU'RE GONNA, WHAT, DROP OUT BEFORE YOU EVEN FINISH TAKING YOUR FINALS? I'VE MADE A MESS OF EVERYTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO TRANSFER TO MONTLAKE IN THE FIRST PLACE. WELL, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, MOST LOUDLY BY YOU, IS THAT THIS SCHOOL HAS THE BEST ART HISTORY DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY. BUT, NO, I` I GUESS YOU COULD ALWAYS SWITCH TO ACCOUNTING AT` AT WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY, TAKE OVER MY BOOKKEEPING. UNLESS YOU WANNA START CRAWLING UNDER PEOPLE'S HOUSES TO FIX THE SEWER LINE. I THINK YOU'RE FORGETTING I'VE BEEN IN A GRILL SPACE ON A HOT DAY. WASN'T THAT MY JOB ONE SUMMER? THAT'S RIGHT. IT WAS. IT WAS. I LIKE TO THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT TURNED YOU, UH, AWAY FROM PLUMBING AND TOWARDS ART HISTORY. SOFT MUSIC BUILDS I LOVE YOU, HONEY. DAD WAS RIGHT, AS USUAL. I DECIDED TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER WINTER BREAK, AND I WAS GLAD I DID. YES, THE WHISPERS AND STARES CONTINUED FOR A WHILE, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT, NOT JUST FOR MY STUDIES BUT TO RECONNECT WITH OLD FRIENDS. HEY, KATIE. OH, HI. HOW WAS YOUR BREAK? UH, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. HEY, HOW WAS THE CONGO? COMPLICATED. (SIGHS) OH, YEAH? YEAH. LIFE CAN GET THAT WAY SOMETIMES. SURE CAN. HEY, UM, LISTEN, YOU WERE RIGHT. I WAS PRETTY JUDGEMENTAL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT STUFF THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE BREAK. I GUESS BEING 10,000 MILES AWAY CAN KIND OF PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE A LITTLE BIT. THANKS FOR THAT. YEAH. HEY, UM, DO YOU WANNA GRAB A COFFEE SOMETIME OR...? FOR SURE. I WANNA HEAR MORE ABOUT AFRICA. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WHAT ABOUT NOW? UH, LET'S DO IT. (CHUCKLES) ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST GONNA STOP BY THE QUAD REALLY QUICK TO GET SOME MONEY FROM THE ATM. NO, IT'S MY TREAT. YOU SURE? YEP. THAT'S THE DEAL. I'M BUYING. ALL RIGHT. REFLECTIVE PIANO MUSIC I BUMPED INTO SOMEONE ELSE TOO A LITTLE LATER THAT SEMESTER. HEY. HEY. 'IT WAS A LITTLE TENSE AT FIRST. 'I HADN'T SEEN ANY OF THE SUGAR BABIES IN A LONG TIME, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE TESSA AGAIN. 'WE GOT CAUGHT UP ON A LOT OF THINGS, LIKE SASHA.' APPLAUSE, CHEERING AFTER ALL HER TIME IN THE SUGAR BOWL, SASHA FOUND HER ON-AGAIN, OF-AGAIN GUY, KEN, WAS NOW ON AGAIN. STRANGE, YES, BUT EVEN STRANGER WAS WHAT TESSA TOLD ME ABOUT ROCHELLE. SHE GOT CALLED TO A SPECIAL READING OF SAUL'S WILL, WHERE SHE FOUND OUT THAT SAUL LEFT HER A TINY NEST EGG ` ENOUGH TO PAY FOR HER MBA AND THEN SOME. AND AS FOR TESSA, SHE TOOK THE PLUNGE AND MOVED TO NEW YORK TO PURSUE MODELLING ` NOT THAT SHE GAVE UP HER SWEET TOOTH FOR THE SUGAR BABY LIFESTYLE. TESSA WAS, AND I GUESS STILL IS, SOMEONE WHO WILL ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE SUGAR BOWL FOR A NEW GUY. I HOPE SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GET WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS THAT WAY. I LOVE HER AND WISH HER THE BEST. THEN THERE'S ME. I'M FINALLY GOING TO FLORENCE ON A POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP THIS SUMMER. INDISTINCT CHATTER SEAN SAYS HE MAY COME VISIT, BUT EITHER WAY, I'LL BE LIVING MY DREAM, MY FANTASY, AND NOT PLAYING A PART IN SOMEONE ELSE'S. THE END. UPLIFTING MUSIC WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016