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Dim the Fluorescents Page #6
I think the subway's closed.
[thunder crashing]
[rain pattering]
[floorboards creak]
[door opens and closes]
[cat meows]
[doorbell jingles]
So when you say...
I spent the night?
I hate my life.
It's ridiculously complex.
It's like this matrix
of emotions.
The three of us were,
like, interdependent.
[Marion] How do I
get these problems?
Do you have a preference?
Lillian. She just...
you know?
No.
Um, these two and a pack
of Camel Yellows, please.
You got some ID?
[knocking on door]
Come in, Charlotte.
Ms. Watkins. Hi.
Good morning.
They said you wanted
to see me. Penny said.
Water, Charlotte?
Should I?
- May I?
- Please.
Water, Charlotte?
"Pours herself some water."
Sit down.
Well, Penny said right.
- Water?
- No, thanks, I'm fine.
What is this
in reference to, exactly?
Is it the toner?
- Because all of my printing is...
- How are thing, Charlotte?
...work-related.
- What?
- Things at home.
Things domestic.
Things personal.
Things good?
Home life?
Home life.
Life at home.
- Sam's well?
- Yes.
Why?
Charlotte, you make it sound
like I have an agenda.
Well, and if I... If I did have a motive,
what might that be, do you think?
- Ask yourself.
- Tell me.
I think we've all
told you already.
We've all told you, and you just
don't want to hear it, do you?
Who's "we"?
All of us here in the office.
Charlene, Terry, the Veigls.
Everybody.
- We know you slept here.
- What?
I do not sleep here!
- Come on.
You slept here last night.
You sleep here often.
Teri saw you.
We know a lot of things.
The Robinson report
was two weeks late.
Fourteen days, Charlotte.
This isn't just a box company.
for dozens of people.
But it's more than that.
It's stability.
It's family.
- Don't jeopardize that.
- I'm sorry, I'm not following you.
The things that we make here,
the boxes,
they're a necessary outcome.
But our people?
They're our lifeblood.
Let me be frank, Charlotte.
You're becoming a liability.
A liability?
I am the hardest working...
I am the most
dedicated employee
this company has ever seen.
Success? That's a habit, yes.
You have been,
I'm not denying that...
You're denying reality.
I mean, I appreciate,
- but I don't have some kind of...
- Drinking problem.
- You do.
- That's the last thing I have.
People have come to me.
Come to you? About what?
Come to you.
You don't know me.
I do not have
a drinking problem.
I drink socially, like a normal person.
Like you.
How many bottles of gin in your
wastepaper basket, Charlotte?
Five.
That's right.
- [clears throat]
- You forgot to throw them out again.
- Admit it.
- I...
might have gone a little far.
Admit it, Charlotte.
It's excessive.
It's destructive.
How does Sam feel?
Sam's gone.
Cry, cry, cry.
We can get through this.
We can get
through this, because...
Because we care
about each other.
Say it with me.
"We care about each other."
We care about each other.
I wanna help you,
and I'm going to.
So all you have to do is...
[sighs]
Show me how to do that.
I don't know.
I can't lose you.
I...
I need you, too, and...
We need each other.
So take some time.
Take all the time
that you need.
I just need some time.
I'll be there for you.
Here.
I'm sorry.
I really am trying.
Me, too.
Are you okay?
She will be, Penny.
She will be.
I guess.
Great.
Yeah.
- [Audrey sobbing]
- [water running]
Hey. What's wrong?
Look at me, okay?
[Audrey sniffles]
Can I help?
If... If...
If we tighten the beginning...
I... I like the part where...
It's the same.
It's exactly the same.
It's a first draft, we can...
Nothing's changing.
It's just...
We can rewrite it.
Whatever you want.
It's f***ing crap.
It's f***ing...
- It's f***ing... [mumbles]
- Audrey!
Audrey!
This isn't good enough.
F***.
The way things are is fine
if you let things be fine.
If you take care of yourself.
I'm sorry, okay?
It's fine.
It's fine for me
to humiliate myself.
That's what we're doing.
That's what this is.
It's what we are.
It's who I am, and I'm...
I'm sick of being the...
Can't you see this?
I can't believe
you're doing this.
This is deliberate.
I don't know why
you're trying to hurt us.
But it needs to stop.
Where are you...
Where are you going? Where...
I'm taking a bath.
No, you're not.
I'm just gonna take a bath.
You're not going in there.
I don't know why
I can't take a bath.
Tell me why I can't.
[kettle whistling]
F*** you.
[Lillian] Stop what
you're doing.
Please. Please?
Stop. Talk to me.
Don't... [sobs]
Hey, a**hole. We have
an obligation. This is a job.
I quit!
I need you!
Get the f*** off me!
- [sighs]
- [door closes]
[kettle whistling]
Thanks.
Have I been mean to you?
Today?
In general.
I have.
I understand. I mean, hey.
You get saddled with this girl
you don't even know
for something you've been
working really hard on, too.
I get it.
It's a tough position.
F***.
What is it?
Green, like the color,
no "e" on the end.
[man] And when did you
see her last?
Around four o'clock.
Well, a person isn't
legally considered missing
until they've been gone
for at least 24 hours.
She doesn't have
her medication.
Honestly, there's [sighs]
nothing we can do yet.
- Medication?
- Prescription.
Anti-depressants.
Oh.
I... I'm sorry.
[sighs]
[Audrey over voicemail] Hi,
I'm sorry I can't take
your call right now...
[dialing]
Hi, you've reached
Audrey Green.
I'm sorry I can't take
your call right now, but if...
[dialing]
Hi, you've reached
Audrey Green.
I'm sorry I can't take
your call right now,
but if you leave a message, I'll
get back to you as soon as I can.
Thanks for calling
and have a great day.
[loud rustling]
[Lillian] Piper?
Piper!
Piper.
[gasps]
[doorbell rings]
Hello, I'm from the agency.
- May I come in?
- [Lillian] Of course.
How much do you know about her
circumstances prior to being rescued?
Not much, I'm afraid.
It's not a very happy story.
Oh?
Suffice it to say
it'll be a while
before she's able
No.
Yes, and that isn't to say
there isn't any hope.
There is.
But her progress
depends entirely on you.
It's absolutely crucial that you make
yourself available to her emotionally.
And, most important of all,
that you're patient with her.
You cannot rush her recovery.
This needs to be
a safe space for her.
The cat?
Yes, the cat.
I thought they had a tendency
to land on their feet.
It wouldn't have mattered
at this height.
I guess cats can't really judge
that sort of thing, can they?
Actually, their depth
perception is quite good.
She did it on purpose.
You mean, she jumped?
Did you give her space?
[gasps]
[exhales]
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