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by that time the flames had risen

all the way to the upper floors.

And the ceiling came

down on Mr. Smith.

Hmm.

And where was Mrs. Smith

at this time?

She was working.

She worked nights

at the local diner.

Okay, um...

Fire Marshal's report states

that the fire

started in the kitchen.

But no one was

in the kitchen. Correct?

I don't know about that.

Okay.

Okay.

That's all I have. Thank you.

Mrs. Clark, I mean...

I'm sorry, Mrs. Wright.

Wright.

One more thing.

Your medical history.

Yes?

There's some indication that you suffer

from some severe sleep disorder.

I used to.

But not anymore?

Yes, that's right.

That's all.

Um, you have my card,

so if you remember anything else,

feel free to give me a call.

I'll show myself out.

Michael?

Mr. Haynes.

Update me.

On the Kohler Project.

Well, you'll be happy to know the

Kohler Project is all but done.

The designs look absolutely

amazing and, uh,

I think the client will

be pleased.

You have a good team

under you?

I have a great team, sir,

actually.

They are great

because of you.

Wars are fought by soldiers.

But they are won by thinkers.

Thank you, sir.

That means a lot.

The firm is downsizing a bit.

To cut costs and

bolster efficiency.

We're trimming the fat, so to speak.

Becoming more lean.

Okay.

I want you to cut your team

to two.

Sir, you're asking me to

let go of three people?

I thought the company, though,

was doing pretty good.

Three of Bill's clients have

declared bankruptcy.

And the Donner building

never got its funding.

We all have to sacrifice.

And I know I can

count on you.

Of course, sir.

Absolutely.

Additionally,

I would like you to mentor

my nephew

who I think has

great potential.

These are partner level

decisions, Michael.

A man's character is

revealed in famine.

Not in feast.

Babe, I'm home.

- What you smiling about?

- Mmm.

- Go wash up for dinner.

I knew I married you

for a good reason.

Babe, can you tell me how

these idiots expect me to do

the same amount of work

with less people?

Well, companies are

cutting back all over, honey.

It's all over the news.

Yeah, but, babe, we're already

understaffed as a company.

Doesn't make any sense.

Maybe it's a test.

And, I mean, I already handle

the most important projects.

You know, I handle all the most

complex designs. All of that's me.

And then he did that thing again where

he dangles the partnership over me.

He think that scares me

or something?

Horrible.

Michael.

It's a game.

Play to win.

- What would I do without you?

- You like that, babe?

- I like that.

Yeah, I like that.

Want anything?

No, thanks.

Oh, before I forget.

Remember we have dinner

tomorrow with Bill from the firm.

8:
00, babe.

Oh!

So, Catherine,

I have to tell you I cannot get

Mike to shut up talking about you.

And why should he?

You know, if you ask me, a man

should be singing the praises

- of his wife every chance he gets.

- Absolutely.

- Good.

- I'll say.

Michael is incredibly blessed

to have a woman put her dreams

on hold,

stay home and see to

his every need.

- Mike's gotta be pulling in the big bucks.

- I know.

Yeah. Okay, I wish.

It is not that easy in

today's economy.

How do you feel, Catherine?

Uh, about?

About not working, of course.

I work every day.

I cook, I clean, I

manage the household expenses.

Oh, that's right. Now that's

the real work, honey.

What do you do, Cheryl?

- She's a blood-sucking attorney.

- Oh, Bill.

I wish I could get her to stay at

home, but it's not gonna happen.

- Uh-uh. Never, never gonna happen.

- Never?

So, Bill, I'm curious.

How many...

How many they make you let go

of on the team?

- None.

- Really?

Yeah, I mean, why?

Because Mr. Haynes said all the

teams were downsizing, so...

You have a team.

First I've heard of it,

really.

But, guess you're gonna have to get back to

work sooner than you thought, Catherine.

- It's all over.

- Okay, enough about work, Bill.

So, Catherine,

that dress is so nice.

- Uh, your...

- Check, please.

You think I'm a burden?

What?

I can get a job, Michael.

You want a job?

I want a baby.

- Catherine.

- I want a baby.

We talked about this.

We said we would wait two years,

it has not been two years.

It's just, I'm ready now.

I've spent a year waiting.

Well, I don't think I'm ready

for that, babe.

Michael.

I'm serious.

I got loads of stress at work.

We just talked about it at dinner.

The company is downsizing.

They're not looking out for me

and babies cost money.

We gotta be smart about this.

It's not just your decision.

Well, it's the last thing I wanna

talk about right now, okay?

Catherine?

Baby!

Catherine?

Baby, you hear me?

Catherine?

Catherine!

Where is she?

Catherine?

Where is this woman?

Baby!

Catherine, I'm calling you!

Catherine!

Catherine!

Catherine, get off the street!

Babe.

Babe, are you all right?

It's okay. It's all right.

It's okay.

Let me get you a towel.

Okay, come on. Gotta get

you out of those wet clothes.

There you go.

Oh, babe.

What happened, babe?

I don't know.

I don't want to talk about it.

Okay.

But you gotta talk

about it, baby.

You have to.

You were in the middle of the

street, babe, in the pouring rain.

You could have been killed.

And I could have been killed.

You're gonna have to talk

about it.

I have a sleep disorder.

Like, what do you...

It only happens when

I'm under a lot of stress.

It's embarrassing.

It's not embarrassing.

It's dangerous.

It's not embarrassing.

You have to be able

to talk to me.

I'm gonna get you

another towel, okay?

Thank you for waiting.

So, uh,

please help me understand

what's happening.

Yes, of course.

There are several stages

of sleep.

One, which is a light sleep,

which you drift in and out of.

And then REM sleep, which is

your deepest state of sleeping.

Sigmund Freud believed

that dreams were safety valves

for our subconscious desires.

In other words, it allows us to

act out things in our dream world

that wouldn't be safe to do

in the real world.

You see we have pons

in our brain that send signals

that cut off neurons

to our spinal cord,

which is why you normally

can't move when you dream.

A sort of temporary paralysis.

I was standing in the rain.

I mean, why wouldn't I wake up?

Yes, well, sleep and dreams are just

recently being researched effectively.

But what we do know is that whatever

you subconsciously believe to be real

when you dream, is.

I'm prescribing something

stronger for you.

And it should help you

to sleep, and stay calm.

Are there any side effects?

A little drowsiness from time to time, but

other than that, you should be perfectly fine.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Good luck.

What's up, little girl?

- Hi, George.

- Hey.

So, what happened?

What'd he say?

He just prescribed

stronger medicine.

That's cool.

If you actually take it

this time.

I know.

Hey, you got everything

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