The Invitation Page #3

What's it about?

It's about communion.

Right, like Eden said,

she's just trying to show you

that there's nothing

to be afraid of.

Look at me. My pain had turned

me into some walking clich.

I was a coked-up,

out-of-control

record producer, for god's sake.

I was a slave to my own grief,

but not anymore.

Dr. Joseph

freed me from that.

I just...

Phew!

He gave me back

my center, you know?

I don't have to be

afraid anymore.

Amen, brother.

You know, we've all been

through horrible things,

but those things

don't have to define us.

What happened

to Eden and will...

No, don't. Don't!

David, don't.

Finding this saved my life.

I almost died after.

I almost

couldn't keep on living.

You know that, will.

But look at me now.

I'm great. I'm happy.

I'm not angry anymore.

And if anyone is gonna try

to take that away from me...

My god, look at the way

you're looking at me.

If anyone is gonna try

to say that this isn't...

Edie, I... Edie...

It's just you

don't think I know?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

- I know!

- Let's get a drink.

It's just that easy for you?

Come on. Come on.

Let's get a drink.

Yeah, we all are lost.

We can agree on that, right?

It's just...

It's too big.

It's too big

for any of us alone.

You got to...

That better be...

No, I've got it.

I've got it. I got it.

David.

Oh, sorry.

Excuse me for a second.

Hi there.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Are you okay?

I-I'm sorry.

No, not you.

I mean, I knew it was

gonna be heavy, but...

I was just... why CHOI and I were

supposed to be here together for you.

We have to make a better effort.

It's on us,

and I was trying

to give you space,

and I don't know if that came

across like I was checked out.

It's...

I think you should probably...

Okay, hello.

I don't...

You haven't heard

a word I said, have you?

I-I'm sorry, Gina.

Just a couple people

looking for a party on foot.

Good luck. They'll die

of dehydration.

Yeah.

Anyway, um, we can talk later.

I just... i wanted you

to know that...

I have been thinking about you.

- Yeah.

- All right?

- I love you...

- I love you, too.

And I miss you.

I miss you, too.

I'm gonna get a refill.

Get a... get a drink.

I feel like you guys

have to come to my house.

I... that's all I do.

Get ice cream and...

Are you gonna come and

join us at some point?

Will?

Can you tell me what that is?

It is a pill, will.

I found a bunch of it

in Eden's bedroom

- unlabeled...

- Wait. What are you...

Please just look at it.

It's phenobarbital, I think.

Is that dangerous?

Anything is dangerous if

you take too much of it.

It's a barbiturate.

I mean, it's old-school,

but it's...

Not unusual to find it

if you're rifling through

somebody's medicine cabinet.

Hey, hey, break up

your little clique.

Come talk to us.

Come on. Let's go.

Apparently V.I.P. Room

is in the kitchen.

Guys, guys, guys,

join us, please.

Just opened another bottle.

Oh, yes.

Probably needs

a little more air.

I mean it, Miguel. Just

keep it between us.

Okay, snoopy.

Ah, man.

Can you give this one to Miguel?

- Yeah.

- Gracias.

De nada.

Ah, smell that.

Okay.

Salud.

Salud.

Will thinks

you guys are on pills.

Figuratively.

You think we're crazy?

I never said that.

That's okay.

I'm not offended.

A lot of people

think we're crazy.

But I doubt they're

as happy as we are.

Where's the diet again?

Why?

No comprendo ingls.

- Thank you.

- De nada.

Or don't you guys think

this is a little bit weird?

Look, will, there is no way

that tonight wasn't gonna

feel a little strange...

Or sad.

Look, this is just

a long-overdue reunion

between old friends

with a couple of totally

frickin' friend weirdoes.

They're a little mansony.

- "Mansonian"?

- And that skinny girl...

Look, I'm not kidding.

Come on.

Hey, I got you.

Look at me.

Yeah, they're a little

weird, but this is L.A.

They're harmless.

Let's just get

through this night,

give them a break.

Let's steal some more

of this wine.

Oh, now that is something I

can get behind. Come on.

Hey, guys, listen!

I realize that some of you

might have found that video

a little disturbing

or off-putting,

and I apologize for that.

It's cool.

Nah, Gina, it's not.

Last thing I want

you guys to think

is that I'm trying

to force my ideas on you.

- Welcome back.

- Hey.

You know, it's just I

want you guys to know me.

There's this game we used to play

in Mexico at the end of group,

and I think we should try it.

What kind of game

are we talking about?

Like charades or something?

Ah, it'll be fun, and it'll give you

a sense of what we learned, right?

I'm in.

What is it?

Okay, it's kind of

like that game

we played in college,

"I never."

- Oh, yeah.

- I always lose that game.

Oh, I never do.

Except this time, it's "I want,"

so we take turns,

and everybody gets

to say what they want.

I want to hear

what Gina did in college.

You mean who she did.

The point is to be honest.

All right? To admit

your desires.

You know, because

anything is possible

once you strip away social

constraints and embarrassment

and those negative emotions

that, you know...

The things that hold us down.

So honesty, okay?

That's what it's about.

Want to give it a shot?

I'll go first.

Wonderful.

Okay. I want...

To tell you, Eden, and David...

Will and Kira and Gina,

Miguel...

Pack a lunch.

And Tommy...

There are so many.

Ben, Claire, Pruitt...

I want to tell you all

that I love you.

I know I haven't known

some of you for very long,

but tonight I feel love.

I do.

And a lot of people don't say that.

They're afraid.

But... so, I love you.

- Oh.

- Mm.

- Oh, sh*t.

- Oh, my.

Oh, my gosh.

This is...

Wow.

Hi there.

You got it?

Uh-huh.

All right.

Um...

I want...

Some of that coke

you used to do.

Done. I think

I might have some more.

You keep it in the house?

You're the worst

rehabber in the world.

No, David, don't.

I was kidding.

No, you weren't.

That's okay.

That's the point of the game.

Okay.

I wasn't kidding.

Bust that sh*t out.

There you go.

I like this game.

I want to tell you about

my wife Margaret.

We were married eight years,

would have been 15 next month.

She was a painter, oils.

First saw her work at this

artists retreat in Minneapolis.

I was in love with her

before I even met her.

These abstract,

energetic landscapes...

And then I saw her.

Wow. It was like

I'd hit the jackpot.

She was the most generous

spirit I'd ever seen,

and she was as bright

and gorgeous as...

The morning.

When you surprised her,

she had this... this laugh,

this joyous, guttural rumble

that came from

way down deep inside.

You knew you'd done

something good.

She was all light, all light.

During times like this, um,

nights like this night...

I think of her quite a bit.

Did she, uh, pass away?

Yes, she did.

We had been drinking.

I had been drinking.

We had just come

home from a dinner,

and we were in the kitchen.

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