A Woman, a Part

Hey, 6:30.

I'll be right down.

- Leslie wants you to call her before the interview.

And about the script, she sent over a few more

she thinks you should consider.

I booked my flight for a Thursday.

We got almost 40 emails.

I mean, I guess it is

a rent-stabilized apartment in Brooklyn.

Also, Madeline wanted me to remind you about her brunch.

She says you really shouldn't miss it,

'cause he is really cute and sweet,

and it's time for you to, Anna?

- Yup, I've been reading them all week.

You know, I'd rather wait.

I just want to give them a little more thought.

Okay, Leslie, I gotta go, I'm late, I'm late.

Okay, bye.

You're an angel.

Are you ready?

You got to go, or you're gonna be late.

Okay.

Where are my keys?

- Oh, I thought maybe I would just come with you today

and hang out and watch the scene.

- No, absolutely not, you're supposed to be writing today.

Take your pen, wield it.

I'm fine.

- Approximately 2,500 people are believed to have died

or gone missing trying to reach Europe so far this year.

On Sunday, 37 people died when a boat capsized

off the Libyan coast.

This came just days after another boat capsized

off the Libyan coast, killing more than 200 people.

Meanwhile investigators in Hungary

and Austrian authorities are continuing to probe the deaths

of 71 people who were found abandoned last week

inside a truck on the main highway between--

Hello.

Yes, I'll hold.

Hi, Dan, how are you?

Okay.

Sure.

Well, I just wanted to talk to you about his one beat

that's been, I don't know.

It's just sort of been bothering me.

I think we've seen this coffee spilling thing,

this stumble thing a few times, and I'm just wondering

about playing that jealousy over and over again.

I feel like it diminishes the character.

She's an award-winning journalist.

Fine, blogger.

All right.

These labs are looking great.

This is good news.

But it could come back?

- Listen, these autoimmune diseases are tricky.

The chemo and steroids are tough on the body,

but it does look like you're taking too long

to build up your adrenals.

We could put you back on steroids,

but I prefer you just try to slow down.

Are you sleeping?

Not so much.

- Looks like you need a refill for the Wellbutrin.

How's it working for you?

You know, I'm not sure.

- Your wife on line two.

Have her hold on for a moment.

Why don't we up the dose

and see how you feel in a few weeks?

- Oh, and I need a refill on the Ritalin.

Oh we talked about this.

Just 'til we wrap.

I'm sorry.

Honey, what's up?

I'm with a patient.

Oh.

- The interview's 90 minutes.

You have that fitting, the luncheon thing,

oh, sorry, we canceled that.

This Thursday, Leslie's coming over at 10.

She has a hard out at noon.

She wanted to make sure

you finished reading all the scripts.

She's being really Leslie about it.

Plus that call with with Paula to do your social media.

The car is coming at eight.

I'll be there by six, and Isaac called again.

You still there?

No!

Anna, let me in.

Come on!

Out!

You know, I would just like to be heard out

on some of these creative decisions.

- I can't call a summit every time you have a problem

with the scene.

Anna, the whole crew is on set waiting for you.

- I was thinking it might be interesting.

What if we just reversed it?

Please, just let it go.

It's just who she is.

What does that mean?

How do we even know what she is?

I mean, she's just somebody who gets shit dumped on her.

The way she's been written this season,

she's become a cipher.

I mean, does she care about anything besides him.

Yes, we get it.

She's a workaholic.

She has no personal life.

Her friends are text messages.

She's not a real person.

She's like a profession.

- I know it may be a stretch for you,

but I'm sure you can find something

in her you can relate to.

You got your coffee spill in.

And there's a shitload of typos in there.

Yeah, all right.

Because you are brilliant

and charming and incredibly annoying

and frustratingly attractive,

and if you just get out of your own damn way,

and let me, let us help you,

we can do this.

You can do this.

You can do this!

You can do this!

My sources tell me my team in Arabia is ready to go.

You bastard!

You know me Sam, and you know I won't let this happen

on my watch.

You know, what's that book we're all supposed to get

when our husbands dump us?

I mean, he didn't (laughs), he didn't dump me.

I dumped him.

Promise me he'll go to college.

In my top drawer, wait 'til I'm gone,

but promise me,

no, promise me, you'll be good to your father.

He sent the secretaries home.

I knew the moment I saw you.

You're the worst mistake I've ever made,

and I'll make it every chance I get.

- You're gonna cover his fall semester,

and I'm gonna pay for the spring.

Well, John, that isn't my problem anymore, now, is it?

Hold on a minute.

Uh huh, well, has she ever done this before?

No, and did you get your shot?

And how much coverage did you really need

on a fucking coffee spill?

You have a brilliant, multiple Emmy award-winning actress.

You might want to think--

Wait a minute, uh uh, I have piles of offers for her.

So if you can't respect her process...

Oh.

Look, how 'bout after the hiatus,

we get together with the studio,

and we discuss the direction

of her character for the second half of the season?

All right.

It looks worse than it is.

What would they do, hypothetically, if I broke my contract?

We're doing this again?

Could they sue me?

You know I've been phoning it in for months?

- Everybody phones it in, sooner or later.

It's normal.

This is not normal.

- What you really need is just sit down

and think about what you really, really want,

because you walked off set.

And I don't even know what to do with all this.

Honey, you could have fucked yourself up.

I can't.

- You're not supposed to drink coffee.

You're,

you're really special.

And I know how hard you've worked for me.