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- It was the hottest day of the year
as I drove through the winding roads of Topanga Canyon.
The sun rose and disappeared over the crest
of the towering mountain ridge.
Again?
Just take a hot shower, baby. It'll relax you.
You okay?
I'm fine.
Same dream?
I'm sorry, baby. Hey, I'm here, I'm here.
- You didn't know what you were getting yourself into
when you asked me to marry you.
- I knew exactly what I was getting into,
and I love every bit of it.
Are you sure you're okay?
I am now.
- Good, because that's all I want.
- Are you sure that's all you want?
Hey.
Hey.
So I been thinking?
What?
- This idea of you finishing your father's novel.
Think it's a good idea?
- Dr. Gooden thinks it'll bring me closure.
- He was your father's psychiatrist, and now he's yours.
That's not weird?
- So now you have a problem with him?
- Not really, he digs my photography.
- That's the only reason you like him.
- You didn't even know him until your dad died.
And if he wasn't the executor of your father's will,
you still wouldn't know him.
That's a conflict of interest.
- And I've been seeing him for over a year, Drew.
So now you bring this up?
- I'm just worried all this is stressing you out.
Okay, your father just died.
Trying to finish this novel.
That's a lot, Zora.
Life is a lot.
I barely even knew my father.
You never even met him.
- We were together a few months before he passed.
Okay, you just met my parents a few months ago.
- That's because they lived in North Carolina, Drew.
My father lived in the same city.
Hopefully, he didn't blow all his money.
He handled his business.
- My father was a brilliant writer.
That's all I'm giving him.
I'm, uh, I'm meeting Dr. Gooden later.
He said he has some intel on the will.
We'll find out if he handled his business or not.
- Well, he left me all I need already.
What's that?
You.
You are so smooth.
Mm.
Let's have a late dinner.
- I'll be here. I have a photo shoot, so.
Behave yourself.
What's that supposed to mean?
Mm-hm.
So, same dream?
Nothing has changed? You don't notice anything different?
Well, like, uh, last night,
I think the corpse mighta been my father's.
Really?
Yeah.
- Zora, this may be a breakthrough.
Closure?
Perhaps, yes.
Closure to what?
There's nothing open to close.
- The conscious mind is far less impactful
than the subconscious mind.
We aren't as free as we think we are.
And we're certainly not in control of what we inherit.
Like schizophrenia?
Yes, like schizophrenia.
Now this is information on your father's estate.
Your father was very well taken care of by his handlers.
There are two things here.
First, the house in this photo.
That is the first asset to clear probate, so it's all yours.
Free and clear.
Free and clear.
So, maybe this will inspire you to finish his book.
- Is there a conflict of interest here?
Didn't the publisher pay you to see my father,
and now they're paying you to see me?
They also want me to finish his book.
- Your father requested that I be the executor of his will.
He trusted me.
The publisher introduced me to your father
to help him with his illness.
Your father paid me, and it is in his will to pay
for your sessions as need be, so no conflict of interest.
Now this is your father's file.
In his will, he left instructions to give you
this envelope on the one-year anniversary of his death.
This is where he died?
It is.
How are you feeling?
Nothing.
Nada.
I don't want to own my father's house.
Everything he gives to me turns to cash, post haste.
I understand.
I think if you read his file it will help you.
Why?
Hm?
The sooner I'm done with this, the better off I'll be.
Seems like he wanted more to do with me
posthumously than he did alive.
Zora, you're drinking?
I'm fine.
I have it under control.
It's very important
that you are cognizant of your disease.
Alcohol does not help.
It may trigger
psychotic episodes.
- I read all the warnings on the sides of my medications.
We all have our stressors, Doctor.
We all have our own comforts.
Ah.
Call Drew.
Calling Drew.
- Hey, you've reached Drew Long.
If this is about a photo shoot, please leave me a message.
Others, you know what to do.
- I wish you would stop leaving your phone on silent!
Oh my God that annoys me! What if I was stranded?
I just, uh,
I just don't know.
I guess I'll see you when I get home.
That's amazing.
Nice work, nice work.
Yes. That's great, Briana.
That's great, I love it.
Yes, that's sexy.
Great, great job, great job. That's amazing.
You look great.
Wow, those are amazing. You did great.
Okay, change outfits for me.
Bathroom's right over there, okay?
I'll just change right here.
What the fuck?
What the entire fuck, Drew?
Zora, relax.
It's okay, Briana, it's okay. It's just my fiancee.
Just your fiancee?
I come home to my house that I pay for,
and there's a half-naked bitch in front
of my fiance drinking wine.
I should probably go.
It's, no, it's okay.
Probably?
Zora, Zora.
What the fuck? Zora, she's a model!
They change in front of me all the time.
I bet they do, Drew.
The problem is I caught your sorry ass this time.
Zora.
Don't
fucking touch me.
Zora, Zora, Zora!
What the fuck?
You must be Zora Matthews.
Hello.
People call me Lorena.
Nice to meet you, Lorena.
And I'm Beatrice, her mother.
Hello, Beatrice.
You are just like your father.
Thank you.
I guess.
We should go.
I have things for my husband's bar.
You are just like your father.
Dr. Gooden.
- I got your message about Drew. I'm so sorry.
I had to leave.
I'm at my father's house, so please don't tell him.
- Listen, stress like this can cause more psychosis.
- No. I can't believe how inconsiderate and selfish he is.
Do you have your meds?
- Yes, I have my meds. I always have my meds.
You're taking them?
No.
Zora, listen to me.
I'm sorry you're going through this, I really am.
Yeah.
- But you have to take your meds.
- You're right. Yep, you're right.
I'll talk to you later.
Please take your meds.
Mm-hm.
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