The Cleanse Page #4

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like...

...right now?

Well, I mean,

they're calm now.

I mean, yeah. Yeah.

I figured, you know,

we can finally talk.

Okay.

The acting thing,

are you still doing that?

[SIGHS]

I'm sorry, I really don't

wanna talk about that.

Okay.

- Yeah.

- [GRUNTING]

If you'd like to know

what I used to do

for a living,

I could tell you.

Well, I worked for this start-up

called Buzzy Brain.

It's... It's a huge

software company,

and I was there

from the beginning,

ever since It's Monkey Time.

It's Monkey Time?

Oh, it was one

of our first apps.

If you had a kid,

you would know it.

The kids went nuts for it.

It was a good job.

It really was.

And what happened?

With It's Monkey Time?

With your job.

Well...

That was... It kind of...

Around the same time

as the whole...

fiance-stood-me-up-

at-the-altar incident and... I--

[PAUL'S CREATURE GROANING]

Let's not talk

about my old job.

I know you don't wanna talk

about it, the acting thing,

but I think it's great that you

have dreams you wanna pursue.

No, it's not.

It's the worst thing

in the world.

You just

end up getting...

...disappointed.

[MAGGIE'S CREATURE COOING]

I wish I was like you.

I wish I had no dreams at all.

I didn't say

I have no dreams. I...

I have dreams.

[PAUL'S CREATURE GROWLING]

[GROANING LOUDLY]

Jeez.

- [GROANING]

- Hey, hey.

Chill out, buddy.

There you go.

Getting jealous or something?

- [CHOMP]

- Aah.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

[MOANING]

- Are you sure you're okay?

- Yeah. Uh-huh.

Fine.

It just nipped me a little,

that's all.

[]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[MAGGIE SNORING LIGHTLY]

[SNIFFS]

[BOTH COOING]

Maggie.

Psst. Maggie. Quit snoring

and check this out.

[GROANS]

Look, they didn't get

any bigger overnight.

I found them like this

when I woke up.

Told you they weren't

gonna hurt each other.

[KNOCK]

LILY:

Amazing, isn't it?

There are anywhere from...

50 to 75 trillion blood cells

in the human body.

Each cell

has its own life span.

Red blood cells last

for maybe four months.

White blood cells last for

approximately a year and a half.

[SNIFFS]

Our bodies

are constantly changing.

It's comforting, isn't it?

To know that nothing's

permanent?

Mr. Roberts would like

to see you now.

He's here?

Oh, yes. He'd like to see

you both. And...

...you can bring them

with you.

He can help you finish.

[]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

ROBERTS:

And you double-cleansed.

You drank

someone else's cleanses.

It's important to know

it is a violation.

It's a simple action. You just

gotta follow through. Okay?

Paul? Maggie?

So great to finally see you

in the flesh.

Eric's just having a little

setback here, but...

Don't let the flames

put you off.

Come on. Let me get

a better look at you.

[LAUGHS] You're

better-looking in person.

Oh. How are you doing?

I know this can be

a scary process,

but all things considered,

you look like you're doing

pretty good. How's it going?

Talk to me.

What's on your mind?

Paul?

Well...

I really appreciate

what you're trying to do

here, Mr. Roberts, but...

...these things

that came out of us,

you didn't

tell us about that.

You lied to us. Well,

you didn't lie, but you...

didn't tell us

the whole story here.

Fantastic. It's unbelievable

that you could tell me that.

Maggie, do you mind if I...

...just had

a moment with Paul?

You know, you and I...

We actually have a lot more

in common than you think.

I was laughed out

of the medical community.

And it really hurt.

I mean, it hurt...

Are you listening to me?

- Yeah.

- What'd I just say?

Well, you said

that we're a lot alike.

Right.

Because we're human beings

in a lot of pain.

I'm really thrilled you're

becoming more aware of yours.

And I wanna ask you

a question.

I know that

your ex-fiance hurt you,

and that's not your fault...

But is there anything

you're doing wrong?

Relationship-wise.

People sometimes say

I suffocate them.

Do you?

It's okay, we all

have our stuff.

Hey, Maggie?

Come on over here a second.

I'm gonna do a bit

more work with Eric.

Then we'll move on to

the final stage of our program.

You're in a really good place.

I'm excited about it.

Okay? So just

give me a second.

What did he say to you?

Uh...

- Did he make you cry?

- No.

No.

You look like

you were crying.

I wasn't crying.

[]

Do we really have to wear

these blindfolds?

ROBERTS:
You're a tough

cookie, aren't you, Maggie?

We like to think

that...

...if you're trying

to look inward,

it just helps to remove

distractions,

so we can look into

our own void and face it.

Does that make sense?

Is that

satisfactory?

Yes.

Good.

Now, normally, I wouldn't

have you two together

at this part

of the process,

but Paul seems

a little uncertain

about my methods, so...

But I don't think

you'll have...

...any more doubts once you see

what we're about to do here.

So, Maggie, tell me. Why...?

Why did you come

to this retreat?

Well, I was married, and...

I'm just gonna stop you there.

I know that that was a story

that you fabricated

during the selection process.

Bu... I'm not angry at you,

but I just want to encourage you

to be honest with yourself.

You never had a husband, right?

MAGGIE:

Yeah. Don't remind me.

So why are you here?

I wanted to lose some weight,

okay? Is that satisfactory?

- Why'd you say it like that?

- What?

"Is that satisfactory?"

You're distancing yourself

from the process with sarcasm.

Don't you wanna get better?

Maggie? I asked you a question.

[WHISPERS]

Don't you wanna get better?

Yeah.

Then respect the process, okay?

- Okay.

- Thank you.

[IN NORMAL VOICE]

So...

why are you here?

I don't like the way I look.

Sometimes.

Sometimes?

I could lose some weight.

So you lied about having

a husband,

and the act of suicide,

because you wanna

lose some weight?

- Yup.

- But why?

Because I went on an audition,

and the director said

I wasn't thin enough.

It couldn't be something

as superficial

as appearance

or going on an audition.

I hadn't been on one

in a long time.

I really wanted the part.

And he said

I had a stomach...

Maggie, there's no more time

for posturing.

Stop f***ing around!

Why are you here?

You know what? F*** you.

[SIGHS]

I've been f***ed

around a lot, okay?

I put myself out there

for so long,

and I just thought, "F*** it,

f*** it, that's it. I...

I give up."

[SIGHS] And I'm getting older

now, and I don't know if...

...anyone could....

Or I would...

And I've been with

a lot of guys, okay?

They all just...

[CRYING]

[]

[MAGGIE'S CREATURE COOING]

Thank you.

[GASPING]

[CONTINUES COOING]

Okay, Maggie, we're gonna

finish what we started.

The cleanse you drank

has expelled all the negativity

from your life,

and put it into what you

see before you.

You've reached the final stage

of our program.

All right, I want you

to think about

everything you just told me...

...and pick up that knife...

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