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Want to talk about Gertz?

Want to talk about the kids?

Want to talk about my...

stunning Olympic career?

(chuckling)

You know, it was my great-grandfather

who taught me how to... shoot.

- Oh.

- I didn't tell you, eh?

Yes, he was born in Greece

and he moved to Estonia,

and he had a farm

and I shot all sorts of things:

rocks or, you know, wood.

Not animals, you know,

unless we were going

to eat them. But...

Let's just, uh...

What?

Let's just not talk.

Is that okay?

- Okay.

(chatter on TV)

(snoring)

Ahem.

(whispering):
Good night, Mom.

(snoring)

(beeping)

Okay, ready?

- Yeah,

I just have one question.

Sure.

- Um. Do you think I'm more

like you or like Mom?

That's a big question.

That's a good question.

Uh... I mean...

Hang on. (beep) Okay.

Here's the thing, Luke.

Um...

Your play, Kitty Kat.

Borderline inappropriate,

but you're an artist, Luke,

and what I got from it

was you are at an age

where there's - pfft -

a lot of stuff

stirring up inside you,

a lot of energy,

a lot of sexual energy,

and, boy...

(whistling)

...that's a powerful force.

A force...

...that you can learn to use

to your own advantage.

Pay attention, son.

Uh, yeah, uh...

this is...

was known, often, uh...

often called...

erotic art.

Ready? Ahem.

- Yeah, uh, I, um,

I really don't want to do this.

- I know, I know,

but I want you to do is,

I want you to summon up

that energy.

I want you to harness

that energy,

I want you

to channel that force,

that sexual force inside you.

And I want you to just,

you know, release it into dance.

- Y-you want me to dance

my sexual emotion?

- Exactly. I want you to just, you

know, dance your sexual emotions.

Ahem. With you?

No... I mean... No, no. No.

But I've seen you dance... man.

Give it a try.

Who knows what's gonna happen.

To show the world what a woman

could be That's it, up you get.

Just really commit.

Commit to this.

I know it's a bit embarrassing,

but just really, come on!

Give it your all.

Not bad.

Think about these ladies.

This is good stuff.

Look at them.

Whoop. Hello.

Let it go!

Stop thinking about it. Just...

Music.

Lady.

Movement.

...people stop

and people stare

You know it fills my heart

with pride

Well, actually, I'm sorry, no.

Let's try it again, though. Come

on, come on. Come on, it's just me.

What? Luke? Luke? You're gonna do

this, son, one way or another. Come on.

This is science.

No one messes with science.

...they're talking about who's walking

about with an angel at his side...

You're probably

more like your mother.

Kids, could you stop that?

Your mother's sleeping!

Hey, you're up.

You feeling better?

- Yeah, a little bit.

- Yeah, well, you know,

you were riding the booze train

pretty hard last night, so...

Yeah, well...

- Yeah, well... what?

Hmm?

I mean, you attack our financier and

then you drink yourself half to death

and sleep in until - whoa! - three

in the f***ing afternoon. Wow!

We got a job to do here. Get your

sh*t together, Catherine, or...

(inhaling deeply)

Or what?

(soft music)

(creaking)

F***. F***.

F***! F***!

(kids laughing and chattering

in the distance)

Tsk.

(Catherine):
Thanks, Sammy. I'll

let you know when we're ready.

Hey.

- Sammy's driving me to the

doctor. I'm taking the kids with me.

- What's wrong?

- I've got chest pains. I can't breathe.

And this migraine's

not going away. Ahem.

- Just... sleep it off.

You'll feel better tomorrow.

- I'm going to the doctor.

End of story.

- Well,

I'll look after the kids...

if you want.

I don't trust you.

You f***ing the Ruskie?

(scoffing)

- Excuse me?

- Are... you...

f***ing the Ruskie?

That. Has. Got. To. Stop!

Catherine.

(kids bickering)

I just had to say...

a lot of these ex-athletes,

acute cases of gonorrhoea,

you know. Yep.

(Sammy):
Ciao, ciao!

Ciao, ciao. Dick.

(soft, quirky music)

- And how long

has this been going on?

A couple weeks.

- Has this happened before?

- No. Well...

Yeah, but... I mean, not really.

Uh...

When I was 18 years old,

I wvery sexually active.

Like... a voracious falcon.

It was such a great release

for me.

I was just living it up.

I mean, God!

Oh, what a crazy time.

And now, it's...

Well, it's different.

I'm-I'm immersed in my work.

Day in, day out, it's, like,

kids, work, kids, work.

I mean, I can't even really...

remember the last time

I had any fun.

I mean... real... fun.

(despairing chuckle)

Sorry.

I guess what I'm getting at is,

uh...

(whispering):
...my husband is driving

me absolutely bonkers right now.

I mean, he would hate it if I told

you this, he would kill me, but, uh...

...he likes me to dress up

as a thoroughbred.

I put on this little tail

and it's really...

it's very silly,

and I just want to be 18 again.

(sobbing):
I want to be free

like that falcon.

Am I making any sense?

- Can you take

some time off work?

Uh, maybe.

- A woman in your state

shouldn't be working.

You need to disconnect.

If I had a tranquilizer gun,

I'd shoot you with it right now,

and you'd thank me for it,

but I don't, so...

I'm gonna prescribe these...

You can up the dosage

as you see fit.

Okay. Thank you.

(Dorothy Scott's

Ride These Waves playing)

Sail me

Over

Your blue sea

Now anchor me away

Cast your

Spell of...

(sighing)

Cast it like a rock

Down in the sea

Ah, Balzac.

Cause you have landed

in the deeps

The deeps

(Maya):
The TV was stolen!

- How's your mother?

(Luke):
The diagnosis is vague.

(Maurice):
Dad,

where is all the food?

(Maya):
Where's the TV?

- It's gone!

(Maya):
Gone where?!

Where's my wife?

She went to bed.

She needs her rest.

(under his breath):

Commie sonofabitch.

(Maya):
Dad, seriously,

where's the TV?

- What happened? Hmm?

What did the doctor say?

(softly):
He said I needed

to take a break.

Okay, well, um... uh...

- Actually, I think

we could all use a break.

- Hmm?

- A real break,

like... like a trip.

You know? We could...

pack up the car

and go somewhere.

It's just not the right time.

- It's the perfect time.

Think about it.

We... could drive

down the coast.

Take the kids out of the lab.

Go into the real world.

Oh, God...

Oh, it could be so great.

Honey?

What the hell are these?

They're very, very strong...

...happy pills.

Get some rest, okay?

Oh, hey,

and I want to stop the experiments

until I'm feeling better.

I can't do that.

(chuckling)

Honey...

Oh, God... stop.

Ginger up...

Oh... don't bullshit me, Ben!

All I'm asking for

is a couple of days.

Fine.

Promise?

I promise.

Thank you.

(sighing)

Okay.

(narrator):

At that exact moment,

Ben felt he had lost.

But failure was

not an option.

This is good. Thank you.

Under no circumstances

would he yield

to the Portuguese.

Guys. Please. Eat up.

Is there anything else?

- Legumes offer

unparalleled nutrition.

That's something

we could all use right now.

Yes, your father's right.

All these beans make you strong.

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