The Lost Princess

- -Ah!

Mama!

Go protect your mother. Go, go!

El comandante Alvarez Rodriguez,

...we are here to pacify

any reluctant hideouts between Morocco and Spain,

choose your son and heir,

or your wife who can bear you more heirs.

Take me and spare them.

Mátale.

-How are you doing? -Good.

So I was told that we'd be able to find happiness,

I'm not feeling too happy after that.

Hmm. Expectations.

Expectations.

I was talking about the bliss that comes from being

free from attachments and expectations.

People who live their life with the goal of the pursuit of

happiness seldom ever find it.

There is great conflict within you,

and peace is the absence of conflict.

So what? Become a pacifist?

Pacifism is nonsense.

Sometimes you must engage in conflict in order to end it.

Everyone else already seems to be in such a peaceful state,

is something wrong with me?

Discord is not uncommon for those who are not aligned

or disconnected from their roots.

Do you understand that?

But you said detachment was essential.

Meaning, letting go of material things that bind you

to one space and one time.

But disconnection is like the lonely astronaut with

the cut cord floating forever through empty space.

It is worse than attachment.

Look, I came here to make connections to the more subtle

things and the higher planes of consciousness, right?

Look, any of my achievements,

my wealth, the influence I've gained,

none of it means anything to me anymore. Why?

This is not a packaged tour where you can ask

for your money back if you don't discover inner peace.

People come here for an orientation of the soul,

and that would appear to be exactly what you've lost.

I cannot answer the questions

that you do not already know the answer to.

I am simply a gatekeeper,

opening a door for you to walk through.

But it is you who has to walk through that door.

So wherever your vision takes you

is a real place with real answers.

You must go there.

Trace your roots.

A vision cannot be a place that you have never been.

Well, I've never been to a castle in the Moroccan desert.

Well, maybe not in this lifetime.

You'll have to go further back than that.

Come.

The gate is now open.

This will not be your last vision.

This is simply your subconscious mind guiding you

in the direction of what you see.

Happiness is the occasional accidental byproduct

of the correct pursuit of peace.

Never forget that.

Hey, I know you guys were going to make a move

on Siduri Energies.

I would have called my broker. You know, next time, give me

-a heads up on that, huh? -Oh, so...

I don't think I can do this anymore.

What?

Nothing. What do you think?

Good evening, Senator.

Thank you so much for coming.

Beautiful piece, right?

NAME Beauty? Is that what you see?

To be honest, I got this collection at an art Basel

last year, but I don't know who the artist is.

And why would you describe it as beautiful?

Well, these men's bodies, they're contorted.

Like they're under some kind of weight or constraint.

Their faces have known joy in a very specific kind of a way.

Like, almost like they know of love,

but have none.

And you find that beautiful?

Well, perhaps compelling is a better word.

Hmm. Mahi Binebine.

Alec Touati.

No, the artist. His name is Mahi Binebine.

-He's from Morocco. - Alec.

I was just having a...

Just having a good conversation with this guy about painting.

Do you know the artist, Moroccan?

There he is, the boss,

the friend that made us a lot of money.

Alec Touati.

How are we doing today?

Amazing.

So, I know that we've barely had a moment to bask

in the glory of our latest conquest.

But as we know, our brand is now being sandbagged

in the press by environmentalists.

Look, we got Siduri Energies for a song because gas and oil

is the least publicly supported sector

of the entire economy.

And, yes, that includes arms and pharma.

So, Laura...

I've decided that we should pivot and put

all of our profits into solar.

I know, I know.

Not very profitable in the short term,

but ten years from now.

Just look at the data.

Thank you.

-Too soon? -Yeah.

Come with me.

We just brought in a billion dollars on a deal that is

the opposite of what you just presented.

How can we sell this to the shareholders?

Well, our shareholders aren't the only shareholders

in the world, okay?

Besides, most of them are still living in the 80s like

nothing has any consequences.

Whose kid is that?

Alec, this is serious right now.

If you can't get them behind me on this, I'm out.

What the hell are you talking about?

Drama is not really your strong suit.

-Put it to a vote. -No way.

You lose.

You lose.

My parachute is one third, remember?

I can do this on my own if I wanted to.

Put it to a vote.

Make them commit to a position.

We don't need to drag things out.

He's here. Okay.

Thank you, Steve. I'll call you back.

I quit today.

No more douchey rich guys

talking about money or the stocks or...

Alec!

I'm in trouble.

You quit? Just like that?

Well, it's been on my mind since the retreat, if I'm honest.

Without telling me?

I'm talking to you.

Look, my heart wasn't in it anymore, okay?

You mean more time for you doing things behind my back?

Oh, come on, Nina.

Do you have any idea how relationships work?

I don't understand what's going on with you.

You're completely distant since you came back

from this ayahuasca retreat.

I hope you find whatever you're looking for.

-Hi. -Hello, sir.

Alec Touati, are you going to check me in?

Welcome to the memory apartment.

Thanks.

[song continues at the bar]

How are you doing?

Can I get like a nice scotch or something?

Thanks.

Hello, buddy. You good?

I'm fine, I'm fine. I just...

I'm fine.

Don't die on us, man.

Right before I lost control of the buggy, I saw...

I saw a castle.

-Why is it on your tour? - Castle?

There is no castle around here.

It was a castle. It was on the edge of the dunes, but...

-I saw it. -I assure you.

If there were a castle,

I would happily add it to the tour.

Yeah, this is...

That's what I saw.

Who gave you this?