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I would love to,

but we have to perform

our own plays.

And I don't think my body

would physically allow for that.

Won't you regret it

if you don't do it?

It sounds like

a great opportunity.

Yeah, but I get sort

of anxious, you know?

Just sometimes.

It's on and off and

the cause is unknown,

but it may be related to an

imbalance of natural chemicals

between the nerve cells

in the brain. Says WebMD.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Uh...

Sorry, I should take this.

We'll get back to that.

Hello?

JASON G:
George, Jason Green

from WCA. How you doin'?

Hi! I'm great, thanks.

What's up?

I have good news!

There's this thriller I think

we told you about in our meeting.

They're looking for someone

to do a new pass on the script.

I sent over your writing

samples and they loved them.

Loved. Can I set up a meeting?

Wow, I'm flattered.

They used the word

loved? Really?

No, but you can just tell.

Oh, is that

the other Jason?

JASON A:
Hi, yes,

I justjumped on.

Oh, hi.

Yeah, can I discuss with the

guys and then I'll let you know?

George, it wouldn't be the

worst thing in the world for you

to put your name out there on

your own and make some money.

JASON A:
We gotta jump.

I'll set it up, okay?

It's good, I promise.

See ya.

Will you let me

think about it?

Hello? Jason?

Other Jason?

That sounds pretty cool.

Yeah. Yeah,

it does, right?

I don't know. I just don't know

if I'm ready to go out on my own.

Won't you regret it

if you don't do it?

Sounds like

a great opportunity.

I like what you did there.

That was good. (CHUCKLES)

Mmm-hmm.

ALICE:
Okay, so we're gonna

redo the whole playroom.

You want it a little

more age-appropriate.

You want to keep bright

colors, but tone down the pink.

A teepee would be cool.

Maybe some beanbag chairs...

Hey, hi, girls.

Sorry to interrupt.

(GROWLS)

Hey, Dexter, hi, honey!

Alice, can I borrow

you for a second? Sure.

So I was supposed to be at

this event like 15 minutes ago

and then my nanny calls me and

tells me she's in brutal traffic.

She's not gonna be

here for another hour.

So, look, I wouldn't

normally do this.

But could you please stay

until she gets here?

Well, I mean,

it's 5:
15, and I can't...

I know. I mean, obviously, I

would pay you for your time.

I just don't know

what else to do.

Well, you wouldn't

have to pay me.

You're so sweet.

Thank you so much.

Well, I...

Hey, G!

Alice is gonna babysit for you

until Idalia gets here, okay, honey?

I love you.

And could you just give her

a bath, just a quick one?

And then let Dexter

out before you go, okay?

Thank you!

Okay.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

AUSTEN:
When were

you gonna tell me

that three strangers were

living in your house?

I'm sorry. I know

that I should have.

I mean, are you

Airbnb'ing the house?

What? No, of course not.

So where did you

meet them, then?

I met them at a...

You know what? Look, it's

really not that big of a deal.

They're just gonna stay in

the guesthouse for a few days.

It was actually

my mother's idea.

Well, Isabel told me that one of

them drove her to her guitar class.

I don't want your houseguests

hanging out with the girls, okay?

I feel weird enough

about not being there.

Well, then why don't

you come here?

What, you don't think

I'm not dying to see them?

But I just can't right now.

There's this new guy

I'm tryin' to sign.

And his concert's

this weekend in Miami.

He's supposed to be

the next Sam Smith.

Really.

Yeah.

But I'll come out

soon though, I promise.

Don't shake your head.

I wasn't.

I gotta go, Austen.

You'll get here when

you get here. See you.

(SIGHS)

Hey, you're home.

Hi, Mom.

ALICE:
Hey.

I'm home and I'm starving.

It smells so good in here.

Yeah, when you were working,

I thought I'd just...

I'd make a little dinner,

if that's cool.

Yeah, that's cool.

I never thought of that.

I think it's

absolutely brilliant.

Hola.

Hey.

Isabel, I think

someone needs a marg.

ALICE:
Uh-oh.

Thank you, now

please unlearn that.

Hey, guys, dinner's ready.

Let's do this.

Should we take

the plates outside?

Mmm-hmm.

Mmm-hmm.

What's outside?

You'll see.

Come on.

Where are we going?

I can't tell you.

(GASPS)

MAN:
(IN MOVIE) I feel like

I know you from somewhere.

WOMAN:
Me?

I just moved here.

MAN:
Where from?

WOMAN:
I just moved last week.

Okay, okay, check this out.

This is my favorite part.

It's when the two...

It's just perfect.

You see, that's how I

want all my movies to be.

Wow.

Hey.

Hey.

Can I help?

Sure.

Thank you for

tonight, Harry.

Are you kidding?

I should be thanking you.

No, seriously.

My kids haven't seen that

many of my dad's movies.

So it was really special.

Well, they are so cool,

by the way. Job well done.

Thanks.

Mm-hmm.

They're really

taking to you guys.

I think they're happy to have

some male energy around here.

It is very pink

in this house.

(CHUCKLES)

You seem to have aced the

single parent thing, though,

really aced it.

I mean, yeah, look, I assume

it's not as easy as it looks.

Well, you have an "I've

got this" thing about you

and it's super impressive.

And personally, look, I think

it's pretty brave what you did,

starting over.

I don't know your ex.

But, uh, he must be

some kind of maniac

to have let you slip

through his hands.

Where does this go?

Uh, it goes over there.

(CHUCKLES)

(CABINET DOOR RATTLING)

You know this cabinet

is broken, right?

Okay. You gotta

stop blushing.

Your face is too cute when

you blush, I can't handle it.

(SNICKERS)

You got a screwdriver?

Thanks.

That cabinet has been broken

for so long, you have no idea.

Anything else

I can do for you?

Got anything from IKEA

I can assemble, or...

(SOFTLY) I thought

we agreed not to.

I know, I know.

But I fixed your cabinet.

Hey, you know

I'm 40, right?

I knew that.

Like ballpark.

Okay, good.

I don't know if

you'd ever gone out

with somebody

my age who has...

Two kids.

And the girls come in at

6:
30 in the morning sometimes,

so you can't be

in there then...

That's fine.

And then sometimes they come

in in the middle of the night,

so you can't be

in there then either.

Not a problem.

And also...

Mmm-hmm.

Alice?

Yeah?

You're makin'

me nervous.

You don't seem nervous.

I don't wanna

fight with you.

(EXHALES)

So, guys, thank you so much

for coming out on a Saturday.

I appreciate that.

I'm heading off

to Shanghai tomorrow

so I'm glad

we could get this goin'.

Can I get you guys

anything else?

No, thanks, Maya,

this looks fantastic.

Okay great, enjoy.

Thanks, yeah.

So I'm not gonna

pull any punches here.

I get it.

I'm the horror guy.

It's all basically

anybody ever sends me.

So when WCA sent me your

short, and nobody died in it

or turned into a zombie

or something

I thought, "All right.

You know, this is fantastic."

Thank you so much.

We're so glad you liked it.

But if I'm gonna go

out of my wheelhouse

there are basically three kinds of movies

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