Those People Page #5

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something permanent, Charlie.

To stay in one place.

And it's your chance

to do something for you,

to get away from...

New York.

[

O Holy Night

playing]

[song continues]

[guard radio chatter]

Merry Christmas.

You know I can't

play this in here.

I know.

It's just the cover.

[chuckles]

You remember?

Yeah,

Penzance

.

Our first

Gilbert and Sullivan together.

[sighs]

That was nice.

So you came here after

all this time to give me this?

No.

I came here to see you.

Well, I'm glad you did.

How's Charlie?

I don't know.

Look,

[clears throat]

I need to talk to you

about relaunching the fund.

What?

You're gonna have to be

in touch with your mother.

She knows the security codes

for all the offshore accounts.

So, I want you to get her

to wire twenty million

as seed money.

What are you talking about?

The other investors

will need to know

that we own

ten percent of the fund,

-then you'll s-

-Come on, stop.

And then you call-

you call Blankstein...

and you buy

twenty million and--

I'm not

re-launching anything.

Can we please talk

about anything else?

What do you want?

I want you to just be my dad.

That's uh,

[sighs]

that's what I need.

I was broke at your age.

I know how to fix this.

You do not

know how to fix this.

What are you

gonna do for money, huh?

Who's gonna hire you now?

I'll figure something out.

I did go to an

Ivy League school.

Right, after I

endowed a building.

You can live off

some of the money

from the offshore accounts.

I'm not gonna

take any of that money.

That money should go back

to the families and charities

that you've swindled.

We already

settled with them.

Oh, come on.

God, you always were

incredibly naive and selfish.

I'm the selfish one?

Do I need

to remind you why you-

why you're still out there,

and I'm stuck in here

for the rest of my goddamn life?

No.

I know you think that just

because you're a f*ggot

that you're different from me,

but you'll always

be a Blackworth.

Time's up!

You only get

one family, Sebastian.

Maybe.

But it sure as hell isn't you.

[Major General

playing]

[phone rings]

[clears throat]

Charlie?

Uh, no.

[clears throat]

Sorry. Yes, this is he...

[music continues]

I can't believe that his

mother didn't show up.

I can.

You okay?

Y'all, they don't even

have desk chairs.

We sit on bouncy balls.

[laughter]

Are you sure that you work

at an actual internet start-up

and not just

some hippie commune

that you accidentally

wandered into?

(Wyatt)

Uh, Ursula

has some news as well.

I don't.

No-no-no.

I'm proud of you.

Ursula is now the

Cultural Features Editor

at

Vogue's

website.

-Yay!

-That's amazing.

It's just digital,

so it's not--

I'm so proud of you.

So, Tim, how are things

at that ghastly old piano bar?

Hmm.

Well, I actually just got a job

at the San Francisco Orchestra.

Principal pianist.

Wow.

Oh my God.

Oh my God, dude.

That's great.

San Francisco?

[chuckles]

Congratulations.

Thanks, man.

Well, we'll be

sad to see you go.

Charlie,

you must be devastated.

Mm-hm.

Ooh, and after you learned

all that Gilbert and Sullivan.

[laughter]

Yeah, why all

that Gilbert and Sullivan?

Well, for one, it's right

in my vocal wheelhouse.

Mmm.

You don't have

a vocal wheelhouse.

Actually,

it was Sebastian's dad

that introduced us...

to it.

It's okay.

No, it's nice to

remember the good things.

Anyway,

I'm ready for a fresh start.

And I feel like having us

all here, finally, is--

[sighs]

I don't know, I feel like things

are really gonna be okay.

To...

new beginnings.

To new beginnings.

Hmm.

Cheers.

[glasses clink]

[sighs]

I'm also selling the apartment.

I'm selling everything,

actually.

And I'm gonna take the money,

and I'm gonna give it

to all the people uh--

You know.

I'm proud of you.

Me, too.

So I thought maybe I could

stay with you and your mom...

just for a little while

until I get on my feet.

What do you say?

Um, well,

it- it's just--

[sighs]

Um, you wanna-

you wanna

talk about this later?

Charlie, why?

What could you have to say

that you couldn't say

in front of everyone?

I mean,

we're all family, right?

Why don't I go get us

some more wine?

Is this about Halloween?

-Sebastian.

-What?

(Tim)

Halloween?

What?

You didn't tell him?

-Sebastian.

-What happened on Halloween?

Maybe you'd know, London,

if you weren't so quick

to abandon your friends.

Okay.

Sebastian, that's a conversation

that you and I should--

He's a fantastic kisser,

isn't he?

Sebastian.

(Wyatt)

Why don't we

put on some music?

(Ursula)

That is a great idea.

How about a little Mikado?

? Mikado!

Talk to me. Hey.

Sebastian, we are

here to investigate.

-Would you shut up, Ursula!

(Wyatt)

Hey!

Don't speak to her that way.

Look, whatever happened,

I don't care.

I know I've got you now, okay?

What does that mean?

[sighs]

I'm going with Tim.

(London)

What?

(Ursula)

Wait, what?

(Charlie)

I didn't want

to talk about this today.

(London)

Charlie, when?

Uh, after New Year's.

Is this really a good time

to bring this up right now?

(London)

Charlie, what about school?

(Charlie)

I'm working on my thesis,

and I- I can do that anywhere.

I know it's fast, but um,

I love him.

So, can someone

turn off the music?

What?

I think this is great!

Guys, look at him.

He's happy.

You know,

whenever you find love,

I think that you should uh,

dive right in, you know?

Look, uh, buddy,

if you need a place to stay,

you can stay at my place.

It's not much, but--

-Okay.

-Seba-

You guys, is he--

(Charlie)

Sh*t!

-Oh my God.

No, no.

You'll just make it worse.

Sebastian!

Sebastian, come down.

[breathing heavily]

Just get down.

Let's talk about this.

You were right to leave.

You found a way to be happy,

and it has

nothing to do with me.

No, that's not true.

Just- just get down,

Sebastian.

[sighs]

I knew about the transfers.

What?

I knew he was

moving customer money,

and I knew it was illegal,

and I- I--

[cries]

I didn't say anything.

I could have stopped him,

you know, and I didn't.

They're right to hate me.

No.

No.

I see you.

I know how good

and sensitive you are.

You're lying.

I'm just like him!

Sebastian!

Sebastian?

S- Sebastian,

how could you

be just like anybody

when you're more yourself

than anyone else I know?

You're- you're not your father.

[gasps]

You're everything.

You're everything, Sebastian.

-Wait.

-What?

You're right.

Let's do this.

It's you and me.

Come on,

let's go away together.

Se- Sebastian.

It's not like that.

You really love him.

What the f***

is your problem, man?

Tim! Stop!

-Hey-hey-hey-hey!

-No!

You spoiled f***ing child!

He didn't mean it!

What?

You took everyone's money,

and now you want

their boyfriends, too?

Stop!

Come on, man.

It's okay.

Come on, hit me.

Hit me.

I deserve it.

[sighs]

I'm sorry. Let's go.

Are you crazy?

Pushing him like that?

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