A Christmas Frequency

Hey buddy, countdown to Christmas.

Oh! Uh, could you hold the door, please?

- Yeah, yeah. - Thank you.

-Here, here. Allow me. -Oh, thank you.

No problem.

-So, what floor? -Uh, eight.

-WKPC? My favorite station. -Mh-hm.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.

Thank you, again.

No problem, again.

We have matcha lattes now.

So corporate life? Fifteen percent better.

This is like, the furthest thing from a corporate job.

Whatever, you know what I mean.

So what's on deck for the show today?

Well, Brook is still improvising

and not really listening to anything that anyone says.

So, I really have no idea.

Yikes. She should just tell her

listeners about the separation.

-Maya! -What? No one's in here!

Brooke would fire me if she knew I told you that.

Well, good thing she won't find out.

Because my lips are sealed.

Seriously, this new lipstick I got? So sticky.

I need you to not say anything, seriously.

- I won't! I promise. - Promise?

Like, don't bring it up even to me again.

Never again.

You're here early.

Yeah, just wanted to get a start on the day

before my new feature comes out.

Oh, wait. Is that the place that opened up on Fourth?

The one you took Lucy to?

Well, how'd it go?

It was fine. It was fine.

Fine. Fine? She's a supermodel with a Ph.D.

who runs her own nonprofit.

Fine?

I don't know how to tell you

the chemistry just wasn't there.

You might actually be beyond help.

I don't need help, Liam. Thank you very much.

Whatever you say.

Anyway, I need your expenses report by end of day.

And I just think a full body cab, that just--

That just goes with just about absolutely anything.

My question was actually, what was your

favorite date night spot with you and your husband?

But your favorite one I guess is good, too.

- Oh, good. Thank you. - Hey.

Come by my office after the show, alright?

Okay. Yeah. Uh, is everything all right?

Yeah, yeah. I just wanna run something by you.

- Okay. Yeah, okay. Yeah. - All right.

Kenzie! Who's the next caller?

We have Tanya on line two.

She wants your tips for hosting a successful

girls day Christmas brunch.

Oh, I love a good girls brunch.

No, guys to ruin it.

Hey, Tanya, you're having Breakfast with Brooke.

Okay.

How are you doing, kiddo?

Good. Yeah.

I'm a little concerned that the station

manager is asking me how I'm doing.

But other than that, I'm good.

You want something to drink?

Coffee, water, wine from my vineyard?

I'm okay.

All right then, let's get down to it.

We need to lighten up Breakfast with Brooke.

What do you mean?

Show's not good right now.

It's stale, flat, boring.

I mean, Brooke used to actually connect

with her fans, give heartfelt advice.

You know, before Sheila and I were married.

I used to listen to

the guidance that Brooke gave her callers on the show,

and I would follow it to a tee, things like what

to say on a first date and how to charm a lady

or how to slay an anniversary.

Did I use that word right? Slay?

- Yeah, I guess. - And it worked!

People loved that Brooke.

Well, I think Brooke would be honored to know that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I get. I get it.

I mean, listen.

Brooke is Ann Arbor's number one morning talk show host.

-Yes, she is. -Yes.

But, she's been in a bad mood for about six months now.

She's tight lipped at content planning meetings.

She stopped giving genuine advice on air.

She doesn't show up to the company

get togethers anymore.

Do you have any idea what's going on with her?

-No. -No?

Mm-mm.

No, I don't.

Oh, well, you're her producer. I mean

don't you have access to her computer or keys to her house?

Can you find out?

Well, I appreciate that you just lowkey sort of

just ask me to trespass.

Which I should admit I'm not willing to do.

Fair enough. Fair enough.

But listen,

we need to fix whatever is going on here,

because, stat, you know, the suits

upstairs are breathing down my neck to get the show back

to where it was before the end of the Christmas season

or they might consider cutting.

Oh, no, no.

We are nowhere near cutting anything.

So I will, um, I will talk to Brooke

and I'll figure it out.

And then handle it?

And then handle it.

Okay, great. Great. Because,

I would hate to have to cut my two favorite colleagues

and my wife's favorite show,

that would be...

Not good.

Maybe I would love some wine.

Where are you going, speedy?

Uh, to save my boss's job.

- Wait, what? - Um, never mind.

What's up?

-It's Tuesday. -So?

So, we eat lunch at the cafe and watch the cuties from legal

eat salads and compete over who can be the most

-boring on Tuesdays. -Right. Yes.

I will meet you down there.

What? Don't leave me alone with hot, boring lawyers!

You know, that's my type.

-Hey! So-- -Knock next time.

Right. Yes, um.

So, Mark isn't

exactly thrilled with the state of the show.

Why?

Well, your numbers have been dropping

and you're not getting

the positive reviews that you're used to, so.

Well, I do not know what

would be the cause of that, because I'm--

Okay well, Brooke, he said that the suits upstairs

are taking notice of you acting differently.

And I don't want to be dramatic.

- Well, then don't be dramatic. - Because the suits

upstairs are taking notice and I think our show is in trouble.

- I'm sorry, our show? - Yes.

My show.

Well, I've been your producer for half a decade, so,

you know, I kind of think...

-Are you serious? -Yes.

I can't believe it's been that long.

Oh, you mean about the suits upstairs?

Yeah.

Um, yes, unfortunately.

But I told Mark that I would talk to you

and we would come up with a plan.

And why would you do that?

To save our jobs.

Our jobs are not in trouble, Kenzie. Trust me.

Brooke, I don't think you're hearing me.

The suits upstairs, I mean, this is serious.

I hear you loud and clear.

This is my show.

And if they don't like what I'm doing,

then we'll take the show somewhere else.

WGCC, they offered me a daytime spot.

Yes, but that was like a year ago, so.

Okay, so we'll just,

why don't you find out if the offer still stands?

Don't you think that's a little bit rash?

No.

You would rather leave the network

that you have been at for over a decade

instead of telling people that you and Todd split up.

Maybe.

Brooke.

Kenzie, we have gone over this a thousand times.

Okay. Well, I think we need to make it a thousand and one.

Go over it again.

Kenzie, I am not going to publicly announce

that my husband and I are separated.

Brooke, people separate all the time.

Yeah, but Brooke and Todd don't.

Don't you understand that people

come to me for relationship advice?

And you think that they wouldn't if they knew the truth?

Yeah, I think they wouldn't because they would think

I was a fraud.

No, Brooke, I really think that people would understand.

Kenzie, do not bring this up again.

I have made my decision.

-Okay? -Okay. How about this?

Let's just take lunch to think about it. Yeah?