Upstream Color

Close your eyes.

Close em.

See how many you gotta go through...

to get a good one?

Are you ready?

No.

You can see what?

Who's?

Not till Monday.

Whose is it?

I don't know a grip, a gaffer, somebody's foot, a shadow of it.

I can't, I can't... okay well

if I can see it then they can see it too.

If they can't do it,

I mean how many times are you going to go around this?

Hire a new team. What's the problem?

It has been a while.

I'm sorry about that but your work is just amazing.

When we saw your take on it

everyone instantly knew we'd gone to the right place.

I just have a few questions for you.

Taking the yellow soil.

This was my daily work.

What is it?

Do you have more?

My friends, though.

No, no.

Stay awake.

You feel refreshed?

Is there any food?

All the food is poisoned.

Your throat is parched.

Make a pitcher of ice water, bring a small glass.

You can leave the tile.

The rest of the floor will support your weight now.

I have to apologize.

I was born with a disfigurement where my head is made

of the same material as the sun.

It makes it impossible for you to look directly at me.

It has always been this way.

The water before you is somehow special.

When you drink it you feel revived and full of energy.

It is better than anything you've ever tasted.

Take a drink now.

There are two approaching armies, hunger and fatigue,

but a great wall keeps them at bay.

The wall extends to the sky and will stay

up until I say otherwise.

Each drink is better than the last,

leaving you with the desire to have one more.

Take a drink now.

The next drink must be earned and I'm going to tell you how.

Focus closely on my instructions.

I will ask you to repeat them from memory.

One one thousand, two one thousand,

three one thousand, four one thousand.

The water has lost its appeal.

It doesn't seem as enticing as before.

You have no craving for it.

Kris I just got a call.

It's your mother.

She says she's been taken by several men.

Oh no.

She says they won't let her go unless you pay them.

No...

Oh no. Do you have any money?

No I don't.

I'm sorry.

Can you think of anything?

She sounds brave but I think they're hurting her.

Mom...

I have the house.

You own the house?

I own part of it.

I could, maybe I could...

What's the equity?

$36,000.

Is that enough?

In coins?

Coins?

Five thousand.

Forty-five hundred.

Three thousand.

Weather is beautiful.

You feel like walking a bit so you park a block away.

Did I hand you back your card? There we are.

Current balance is at the bottom.

Please allow 3-4 business days for availability of funds.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

No thank you, that's it.

Thank you for stopping in Ms. Fischer, have a great...

Yes ma'am, how may I help you?

Who can I speak to about a home equity line of credit?

I can help you with that.

My name is Marie, please have a seat.

Oh I love your scarf.

Over...

and under, through and now you're white.

Crown me.

One one thousand, two one thousand,

three one thousand, four one thousand.

Kris, the wall has crumbled, fallen down.

It won't come out.

And did you try anybody else?

Because I spoke to Shelly

and she does not remember talking to you.

Yes, it was a voicemail, I left a voicemail.

Where's Roth today?

Why isn't he telling me himself?

He couldn't be here today and that's now what we're...

I had the flu, okay?

I had a 106 degree temperature.

That's not... that's not my signature.

I didn't... it's not...

And here's a deposit slip from September.

Yeah, that's my handwriting.

This is different obviously.

So we do all their printing and their literature.

It's just a small school district but,

this is the address right here,

so if you ever need any printing, signage,

just come in or call.

I don't need... I never in a million years would I ever...

I don't need any signage.

This is you, Kris?

Yeah, that's me.

Okay.

Umm...

I'll call.

I'm not going to call for signage though, right?

I don't need any signage.

Okay, Kris?

Okay, Jeff.

Uh, hey...

it was good meeting you.

I called you.

I can't do this every day. This makes me late for work.

You're four trains after me.

So you're going to have to answer if I call.

I'm going to call. Again.

I picked up an MBA.

That's what the, that's what the firm does.

It has a commercial half, the other side's personal wealth.

Where is it?

It's, you can actually see it.

It's a high rise.

The Palomar Building, C&L Crowne, that's us.

Why do you take the train?

Why do I take the train?

Yes, it's just everyone

that takes the train is either homeless

or had their license revoked or you know.

Do you want to see my driver's license?

No.

That's a gift for us.

See there's this path forward where I wait to tell you

and you either use it as an excuse

or maybe you don't but, I don't know.

I was diagnosed about a year ago and I take these

and I take those and it's fine.

It seems fine.

It seems fine to me.

So there's that, and...

I think I saved us both three to four weeks.

Alright.

Thank you.

I'm going to get the check and we can...

get out of here.

I'm sorry.

That was stupid.

I don't know what I'm meant to say to that.

What do I say to that?

I don't know.

Why don't I-I'll tell you something and then you,

you don't care at all do you?

It's not-yeah alright.

Before we pass this trash I'm going to tell you something.

Um...

I am divorced.

That's not good right?

It's not great.

Yeah.

Where's Michel?

We have clients with ten times this revenue

that don't have near the tax liability you do.

So we can have another conversation about

how screwed up the code is,

or you can take the charge against and solve it.

Does your wife take any medications?

No.

Does she have any health problems?

Asthma.

Just want to say that I hope today's better.

I made a list of the things I want to try harder at.

I love you.

Those are just words, they don't fix anything Jill.

It's not a short I'm going to the store to get some more.

Wait a second.

I'm on the way out the door.

I just want to tell you I hope today is better.