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and got you some dinner.

It's that shrimp thing you like.

Okay, I'm gonna leave it right here,

in case you haven't eaten.

Hey, don't keep leaving the food there.

He doesn't eat it.

Oh, I'm... I'm sorry.

And he's late on his rent again.

He doesn't answer his door,

and I don't have a working number for him.

Yeah, he doesn't have a phone anymore.

(SIGHS) Um, how much does he owe?

I'll write you a check.

SUPER:
If that's what you want to do.

And, uh, if you're not doing anything

with that shrimp...

Broccoli rabe last week was delicious.

(HORN HONKING)

(HORN HONKING)

(FESTIVE MUSIC PLAYING)

Here he is.

Hey, where's your stuff?

I wanted to text you,

but Mom said I had to call.

Text me about what?

But then Barry said

I had to tell you in person.

Are we taking life advice from Barry now?

What are...

What are you trying to tell me?

I'm not coming to stay with you.

I'm going with Barry and Mom

to the Bahamas.

No, no. Wait, wait, wait.

Hi.

How you doing?

Can I get, like, five minutes,

maybe a couple feet

just to have this conversation

with my daughter?

Thanks.

Honey, I got...

I got all kinds of stuff planned.

I got a Christmas tree for us.

Then sucks for you.

I got us tickets to Hamilton.

Then sucks for Hamilton.

That's a tough ticket, Allison.

I've already seen it.

(STAMMERS) You did?

You saw that with Mom and Barry?

And Odell Beckham Jr.

And Odell Beckham?

Yeah.

He's one of Barry's friends.

Why?

Why don't you want to spend

the holiday with me?

I miss you.

Because I hate you.

Because you're a philanthropist.

Because you broke Mom's heart.

- (STAMMERS) Philanderer.

- ALLISON:
What?

The word you're looking for

is philanderer, not philanthropist.

They have a slightly different meaning.

Well, you would know.

Mmm-hmm.

Look, I agreed to tell you in person,

and now I have.

Hey,

have a good Christmas.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

Hold it.

Hey.

(ELEVATOR BUTTON CLICKS)

So, rapid fire round while I got you?

Cavs are in town.

Christmas showdown at the Garden.

I never give your seat away.

I just go solo, but we could go.

Don't even have to talk.

Don't even have to look at each other.

We can do just what we're doing right now

and just watch the game.

Be like old times.

Right, number two.

We're gonna lose the Danworth account

because that's always been

your relationship.

And they're not feeling the love,

as you might imagine.

So that's gonna happen.

Whatever though,

because we've got an offer

from Omnicom, and it's real.

17 bucks a share.

Please consider it, because...

Yeah, yeah.

Because they leave total creative control

and they let everybody keep their jobs,

which I know you care about,

because you love these people.

Good talk.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

The Beijing boys are here.

Oh, God. No one wants Chinese coffee.

Well, we're selling it.

The Manchurian macchiato. Mmm.

What are we casting?

- Cruise line.

- Now, see, that's good copy.

"Shed your skin, find your life."

Sorry, it's

"Life is found when you shed your skin."

- Does it really matter?

- Yes, because I wrote it.

Oh, well, my way's better.

- Really? How?

- AMY:
Yeah.

Well... Wait, what is your way?

BOTH:
"Life is found

when you shed your skin."

Which, you know, kind of hits you here.

"Shed your skin, find your life."

Hits you here.

That does hit me here.

Right?

You can have it for free.

Just, wait. Wait.

Wait.

- Hey, Frankel.

- Yeah?

"Shed your skin, find your life."

"Shed your skin, find your life."

Everybody, okay?

Got it.

She made it better.

WHIT:
Hey!

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

No, no, no.

Hey, hey!

(HORN HONKING)

- (TIRES SCREECHING)

- (HORN HONKING)

BRIGITTE:
"And you talk to me

in such tones

"as if it wasn't the breath in my lungs

that gave you life."

- You're late.

- AMY:
Sorry.

"As if it wasn't a spark in my mind

"that gave that life meaning."

"Oh, you move your tongue,

you mouth syllables,

"you echo sentiment.

"But you do not breathe."

"You speak of spark?

"That is richness.

"For you deny the spark between us all.

"A spark that is more a sun

than the cold fire you claim.

"And you have called me

a temporary madness.

"A vicious soul.

"Well,

"then ask if you will see me

just one more time."

Hello?

Hi.

So sorry. I literally just wandered in,

and I caught the tail end of that, and...

Can I just say that was beautiful?

What is... What is it?

It's just something

we're trying to put together.

I just... I love theater. I see everything.

So when's opening night? I'll be there.

There is no opening night

until we get this money together.

- You rich?

- Divorced.

You followed me from the casting session.

- WHIT:
Absolutely, I did. Yes.

- Yeah.

WHIT:
I almost lost you,

but the red hat helped.

Hey, um, I'm gonna say something

a little impulsive here,

maybe a little crazy,

but, you know, uh, I have something

about to happen for me.

I'm in the middle of a deal

that if it all comes together,

I'd be in a position to help.

Well, now wouldn't that be lovely?

WHIT:
It would. Be great.

And you, you know, you fixed it.

So, we should get you back into casting

if you want the gig. I mean...

Sorry, I don't even...

I don't know your name.

- Amy.

- WHIT:
Amy.

Okay. Well,

I'll be back, Amy. I'll be back.

Mmm. And I'll be...

Hmm. Sorry.

(CHUCKLING) I was on the stage!

I'll be back.

You're good.

Well done, you.

(DOGS BARKING)

(INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO

CHATTER ON TV)

Apartment next door is vacant,

but the guy down the hall

says he didn't hear anything.

Ditto the manager.

Wait, they have a CSI: Cleveland now?

- MAN:
Neighborhood like this...

- It's a new show.

Minding their own business.

WOMAN:
What's a respectable

neurosurgeon doing in a crack house?

MAN:
I don't know.

The werewolves,

they're meeting out front

all hours of the night.

(DOGS BARKING)

I heard them. Yeah.

I think they're...

I think they're voting

on a new head of the syndicate.

But

I got a raccoon friend.

He's on the task force.

He put a bug out there for me

by the trash cans.

We're gonna tape everything they say

and we'll bust them on a RICO statute.

I don't know anything about that.

Hey, I'm your son.

(CHUCKLING) I know that!

Good.

I'll be right back.

Okay, I have kind of a wild idea.

And I know you're gonna laugh at me,

but remember that we're desperate

and hear me out.

So, my mom hasn't been totally

in her right mind since her stroke, right?

And I'm always trying to remind her

what's actually going on

and correct the, sort of,

daffy things that she says.

And it upsets her,

and it really stresses me out.

And it was pretty much just awful

for a while.

And then, someone said something

very, very wise to me.

They said, "Maybe you should stop

trying to force your reality on her

"and just...

Just go into her reality."

I thought you couldn't

afford therapy anymore.

- I can't. It was my Uber driver.

- Oh.

And he was totally right.

Totally right!

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