Always Woodstock

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My dad would always say,

"Never sell out.

Always put love first.

And if all else fails,

there's always Woodstock."

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Did you come?

- Oh, God.

- Oh...

Oh, God.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

I just always want to

feel so close to you

but I'm really not.

Hmm...

Like you love me and...

like you're listening to me...

- and listening to my bo... my body.

- Mm-hmm.

I feel like I'm hurting you,

but you're just letting me

hurt you,

and it's so so sweet!

It's so nice!

I don't want to hurt you,

though.

I mean, I also do, you know?

Yeah, I know.

I pray for sound...

Ever feel like you're

staring at the life you want...

but from too far away

to actually live it,

like you're the plagiarized

version of yourself?

My parents died too early

for me to know them.

It's not as tragic as it sounds.

I was fine.

I am... fine.

Why did that war have no heroes?

Because we were too wild and jovial

to know the brutal truths of the fight.

That is my fianc,

Garret Brener.

He is an actor.

He is really good.

He told me himself.

I work here, Abundant Records,

where every song sounds better

with a beat.

If you're signed here,

you have a real shot at making it,

a shot at being her,

Jody Sinclair.

My best friend Ryan

is the PR brains behind

the highly grossing Jody brand.

She got me this gig to get my foot

in the proverbial music door.

She knows how to handle talent.

And this is me,

Catherine Brown.

The real me is a songwriter.

The real me

is signed at Abundant Records.

The real me wouldn't be

planning a wedding

because she hates weddings,

and anyone who takes them

seriously

is a ridiculous person,

but this me,

the me that is actually

living my life...

Oh, no, it's so good.

This me is stuck...

stuck at home, stuck at work...

and stuck with this damn song.

Oh, yeah.

Lately, I've been doing that.

I don't really know why.

I think it makes me feel better.

Hey, at least I'm not a cutter.

Oh, sh*t!

Garrett, I am late,

and I molested that little marble man

for a full minute.

That marble man is a De Fontana.

It's worth a fortune.

Oh, God, my eyes are so blue.

You want to do lunch at noon?

My Eyes...

Uh, no, I can't.

I can't today.

Sorry, babe, therapist.

On a Monday?

Uh-huh.

Twice a week, digging deep.

Have a good morning, Pete.

Thank you, Cath.

You're the best.

Alex Calucas

wants to see you upstairs.

Thanks, Sally.

Turner, hey, um, Turner,

do you know why they want

to see me upstairs?

No, no clue.

- Well, how was the shoot?

- Flipped her sh*t.

And then she threw

a muffin at Ryan.

What the hell?

What a crazy ass.

And you know how

I feel about carbs.

Okay, she is only

in town for two more days,

just... breathe.

The little b*tch

doesn't even sing...

Well, yeah, she spins.

Picks a song and presses play.

- And that wins you a Grammy?

- What can you do?

People are into post-Internet

scene kids and robot dub-step.

Why does Alex

want to see me upstairs?

Maybe they finally listened

to your demo.

- Right.

- Makin' big money.

Absolutely.

- Caitlin!

- Catherine.

Catherine, come on in.

Come on in.

Please, have a seat.

We have some

exciting news for you.

Important and exciting.

You are about to win at life.

- You're gonna be a life winner.

- Listen...

we would like for you

to shadow Jody Sinclair.

You're gonna be

her new wrangler.

Wrangler.

- Are you excited?

- You excited?

- Yeah!

- I told you. Great.

See, I love her.

- Great.

- All right, thank you.

Okay. bye-bye-

Um, sorry, um...

what do you mean by wrangle?

I can't go out there.

One minute.

Do you want to talk about it?

How can we talk about the pain

that's in the world right now?

You know, like,

it's just so much.

Sometimes you just don't

know what to do,

and when there's that much pain,

it really gives no meaning

to me spinning

my amazing records.

- Yeah.

- And I'm really good.

And I wish I could help them.

Let me help you out.

Here we go.

It's gonna be okay.

- No...

- Yeah, well,

- I don't want to go.

- Oh, you're not going, okay.

Oh, I'm gonna get you

on the floor then.

Let's just get on the stage

and then we can keep...

. Drag me gently.

- Okay.

This is a vintage McQueen.

I'm sorry

if it's gonna get torn.

I don't really want to mess up

your clothes.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- This is... kind of romantic.

My dad produced that album

and my mother sang

some of the vocals.

I walk by this store front

every day,

and I think about that drive

and that Woodstock house,

and the box

with my mom's wedding dress...

and my dad's lucky quill

that I buried

under the fourth tree

from the porch.

Can you believe this?

Thank you.

- Catherine.

- Sally.

They want to see you

upstairs again.

Oh, probably getting a bonus.

Fired?!

We never said

to physically assault her.

Yeah, "wrangle" wasn't literal.

I was pulling, not assaulting,

pulling.

Pulling, assaulting,

who knows the difference?

She felt violated.

She said it was either you

or her.

Yeah, and we chose her,

obviously.

Wait, I got her there

just like you said.

Your actions jeopardized

the biggest client

we have at this label.

Your bad decisions

almost made me almost fire Ron.

What?

It's clear-your-desk time,

Catherine.

I want to thank you

for this opportunity

and let you know

that I have a bruise on my hip

because of

last night's assignment,

and I was the one assaulted,

and I was the one abused,

but I will be fine,

because that is just what I do

when things are not... fine.

I just-I... make them fine.

Were you...

were you really going to fire me?

- No.

- Yeah.

Garret?

. Baby, the way

you look at me...

Hey.

Catherine... um...

Bonjour.

Bonjour? Wh..

This is...

this is not what it looks like.

- Yeah?

- I know it looks really bad,

and it's a version of what

it looks like, but it's not this.

- It's much more innocent than...

- Therapist, Garret?

Well, I should have known

that "digging deep" was literal.

Uh, this is Sylvia.

She's my... she's my dialect coach.

And she... she was helping me

with some vowel sounds

the director said

that I needed help on.

- Vowel sounds?

- Okay, Catherine,

just listen to me

for one second.

She showed me

a scar that she has on her leg

from a horseback riding accident

when she was five,

and she said it makes her

feel ugly,

and so all I was trying to do

is convince this broken girl

that she was okay.

What am I supposed to do?

Anyway, the point is

I don't know how I got here.

I really don't know I got here.

Why are you here?

Why aren't you at work?

I...

was...

fired!

Ooh! God!

Oh, she got me right...

Baby, when you touch me

Ooh, ooh, ooh

I lose all sense of time

Is he dead, is it love?

Taste your lips upon me, girl

Ooh, ooh, ooh...

Feel your skin next to mi...

Really,

this song is about um...

it's about this... the monster

that was living

under my bed as a child.

You're joking.

No, I'm not...

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