She's Lost Control Page #2

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It's leaking again.

Landlord won't return my calls.

- Gerry, the super, he's useless.

- I know.

I can't wait to get out

of this shithole.

- So sorry.

- Yeah, me, too,

but I did due diligence, so...

devil may care, right?

This is really good.

Does it need salt?

No, it's delicious.

Thanks.

You know, I thought there was

this blond guy living here.

Kind of hot?

No.

You have a washer?

It's... actually was left here

by the previous tenant.

He sold it to me for 22 dollars.

That's my favorite number.

It is?

How come?

It's a long story

involving my 22nd birthday.

I just kind of arbitrarily ended

up at this bar called Love 22.

- I don't know that.

- Yeah, I don't think

it even exists anymore, but...

the bartender told me

that 22 is the love number

because if you add the numbers

on the phone that spell "love,"

they add up to 22, so...

just kind of stuck.

Okay.

So what do you do anyway?

I'm getting my Master's

in Behavioral Psychology.

I've just... I've done

a lot of social work.

I'm Applied Psychology.

I'm the PR liaison

for this start-up company.

We're working on an app

right now to help people

make up their minds.

Products, services,

pretty much anything

that can be liked.

Liked.

What?

I've seen that...

I've seen that on you before.

It's a Buddhist symbol.

A square in a circle.

It's from my mom.

Like, an old boyfriend

gave it to her or something.

I like it.

Thanks.

So I'm going to this gallery

opening tonight.

A friend of mine in the Village.

We're gonna go out afterwards.

- You got plans?

- Thank you.

I have this thing

in the morning, so...

- Totally.

- I can't drink.

That's fine, but thank you

for dinner.

You're welcome.

Thanks for coming over.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Okay.

Three deep breaths

while looking into

each other's eyes.

Less than 20 seconds.

Go.

I'm sorry.

I just had a f***ing great day.

Had a patient die on me.

It wasn't my fault, but...

Your fault?

He reminded me of my sister.

His legs...

Johnny, do you ever feel like

maybe taking care of her

is too much?

Like you can't do it anymore?

No.

I...

I couldn't...

I could never leave her.

You really love your sister?

Yeah.

That's a strange way to put it.

Don't you love your siblings?

You're an only child?

Why not?

How did you get into

this line of work?

Why are you asking me that?

I already know how to sleep

with women I don't know.

Do you not feel safe with me?

Now...

I want to strangle you.

Look.

In order for the work that we do

in this room to be effective,

I need you to trust

that when I'm here with you,

I am completely here.

Where I live, who I live with,

all of that stuff,

it really doesn't matter.

Can we agree on that?

Yeah.

Thanks.

You like looking at me?

Yeah.

Sorry.

Maybe this isn't a good idea.

I'm sorry about that.

You wanna talk about it?

I'll see you later.

Goodbye.

Alan, did you give my phone

number out to anybody?

No, of course not.

Are you sure?

100 percent. Why?

Why are you asking?

What's going on?

No, I'm just getting

these anonymous calls.

You can't caller ID it,

you can't track it?

No, it's, you know,

it's an unknown number.

Tell me what's going on.

What's going on?

I got it.

But something's getting to you.

Something's making you

feel uncomfortable.

What, I wonder?

I don't know,

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

if it's countertransference

or what.

But what's your experience

in the session?

I don't know,

there's something about him

that doesn't,

won't let me in, you know?

I mean, maybe in moments,

but it...

But those are few

and far between and...

I go in with a pretty

firm resolve and a tactic

with something that I feel like

I sort of learned

from the last session

and then I go

to apply it and he...

he sort of...

He shoots it down.

And, um, I see him

get triggered by me,

I try to let him know

that I'm here and available

and he... it... it's,

I don't know,

he thinks it's bullshit

or something and...

Well, remember that empathy

is more important than sympathy.

Right.

Did he talk to you about, um,

you know, reducing

his anxiety by drinking?

Yeah, we talked about it.

And I said that

if it eased his anxiety,

one drink prior to the session

was acceptable.

Two are not.

Is that okay with you?

Yeah, it's okay.

So,

how do you feel about him?

You want to continue?

I mean, how do you feel?

I got it.

I got it, I can handle it.

I don't wanna give up on him,

you know?

I don't... I don't wanna...

I wanna crack him.

Doctor, please.

Do you feel lightheaded at all?

We've got the magic number.

Twenty-three oocytes

were retrieved.

I'm guessing up to 20 of those

will be mature and suitable

for preservation.

That's almost twice

as much as last time.

You did great.

I think you're

perfectly safe now.

There's no need for you

to undergo another cycle.

Are you sure?

We got you.

Save your money.

Buy something else for yourself.

Tomorrow we should have

the definite results.

Just remember,

light daily activities

starting tomorrow.

No hard work, no hot baths,

no sauna for at least five days.

And no unprotected

sexual relations

until your next menstrual cycle.

Sounds good.

Someone driving you home?

I live nearby, I'll be fine.

The front desk will call

a cab for you.

I wanted to be a clinician,

too, you know,

when I was younger.

But then things just

took off on their own

and it was a different time,

early '80s.

But I think it's great

that you're getting

your master's degree.

It puts you in

a much better position,

also from a legal standpoint.

How many people

are in this class?

This year there's seven

plus the two of us.

Should be fun.

We get to spend some time

and come back.

Not bad.

Irene, can I ask you something?

Of course.

Spit it out.

So, I want to buy

an apartment in the city,

a place to have my own practice

in a couple of years

once I get my license

and all that.

And I was looking into

a no-doc mortgage,

which means that I wouldn't

have to disclose

any of my income,

just my credit score,

but I would need a cosigner.

It's...

...a big commitment.

An apartment, I mean...

I'd have to think about it.

I completely understand.

Hey, Alan, it's Ronah.

Did Johnny Hayes

cancel with you?

If you get this

within the next 15 minutes,

please give me a call back.

Hi.

Hi.

Long shift, my phone died,

and I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I'm not really

in the mood to talk.

I'm not either.

I'm putting your patience

to the test

I'm putting your body

on the line, for less

Didn't you know

there was a choice?

It's never yours

but someone else's voice

Selling your body

to the street

I'm selling your girlfriends

to the night, for cheap

Wearing a jacket

made of meat

Sealing a letter

made with horses' feet

And now you've heard that...

A violent cloud,

and that's the USA

Porn on the rise,

psycho in disguise

And I'm just trying to find

a mountain I can climb

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