Nine Perfect Strangers

I just want my son back.

I can arrange that.

Zoe. You're the dominant player here.

Your ability to see him facilitates everyone's.

I thought you were her.

I saw these horrible images.

‐When someone seems so nice and good,

it turns out I'm always wrong.

Well, it's not the worst thing anyone has ever said to me,

but it's pretty close.

That little girl who was riding the bike,

that wasn't me. That was...

She was my daughter.

She might be going to the police.

‐ Why would she do this to us?

Well, the last time you dosed a guest

with this mixture, he died, Masha.

To show you that it is safe,

I am gonna take the journey with you.

You can't leave us now. We can make you well.

It's not safe to be around you.

What now, lapochka?

I didn't go there to shoot you that day.

I did mean to terrorize you...

to put the fear of God in you.

Do you remember what you said?

You dismissed me.

You want money?

Five hundred, cash.

Take it.

Fuck off.

First, you fuck my husband,

and then you dismissed me.

I don't remember pulling the trigger, but I remember that.

‐ Is that why you came here? To scare me again?

It was you with the texts?

Carmel... I...

I wanted you to feel what it was like to‐‐ to...

to lose control.

‐ You succeeded. You never...

you never dreamed it could be me who shot you, did you?

I was a pretty good makeup artist, actually.

I was‐‐ I was...

I was good at a lot of things before him.

Before... you.

‐ You didn't come here just to scare me.

You came here so I could fix you.

‐ But you haven't.

You failed.

Hey, I‐‐ I‐‐ I want you to call the police.

I want you to tell them what I did.

That I'm a dangerous person,

and... and that I need to go away.

‐ This whole place is because of you, Carmel,

because of my near‐death experience.

Because you showed me this whole place exists.

This is because of you.

Do not pity me.

I don't pity you.

I forgive you.

‐ But I... I don't forgive myself.

‐ You give me nine to fourteen hours

and we are finally gonna heal, lapochka.

‐ Don't call me‐‐ ‐ Lapochka.

‐ Don't call me that. ‐ Lapochka. Lapochka.

Lapochka. Lapochka. Lapochka.

Um, I don't wanna disturb

what you're doing.

‐ I'm social distancing.

Remember? First time I saw you in the pool, you said to me?

‐ Yeah. Yep. I do. I do.

Um, look, I was just with Masha.

We had kind of a whole moment,

and then she got a call from Delilah, and...

and then she just kept repeating the word, uh, "lockdown."

You know, in kind of a elevated, not panicked, but elevated tone.

And just hearing the word "lockdown," you know,

said repeatedly like that did not exactly fill me

with confidence, so I just thought

you would maybe want to know that. Um...

so that's why I'm telling you.

I know I said stupid things in the sauna.

I tend to babble when I'm nervous.

I tend to babble when I'm not nervous.

So any way you slice that cake, I'm babbling.

The fact that you seem to be‐‐ not seem to be,

that you are really...

Being a lovely guy, it just set off

every panic bell, whistle, and flag

that I've been carefully constructing for the better part

of 40 years.

‐ I thought you were 50.

‐ Let's just say "40 plus."

‐ Plus 10.

‐ Okay.

Deserve that. That's accurate.

The stuff I said in there, it was‐‐ I was doubting me,

not...

So, I'm...

I'm really sorry for what I said in the sauna.

‐ For the record...

I don't think you're wrong.

I think your... your instinct that we don't have a chance

in hell is probably correct.

‐ Okay.

But there's a Four Seasons a few miles down the road.

What do you say we get the fuck out of here right now,

go have some dinner together?

‐ Do you own any actual trousers?

‐ I do not. ‐ I'd love to.

Mm‐hmm.

‐ The dose is starting to work, isn't it?

It's time for us to set our intentions.

Let's do it, yes?

I feel...

What is it? What's wrong?

‐ Well, actually, Lars has been filling us in some.

You, uh, kinda left out a few things, didn't you?

‐ Like the girl on the bike was your daughter.

And that you want to cross a divide and reconnect with her,

and you're using us as test pilots.

‐ I... no. This is...

Lars is mistaken.

‐ Why didn't you just tell us about your daughter?

‐ It's not acceptable for a therapist to be‐‐

to be talking about her own life,

telling you stories.

‐ It's time to cut out the malarkey, all right?

HEATHER You practically demanded

that we share our pain with you,

telling us that you had all the answers.

I mean, what kind of person does that?

Who are you?

‐ Who am I, Heather?

I am a person who had somebody who was at their center,

and when I lost her, I lost me.

I am a person who is living her life defined

by grief and pain and loss.

I am you.

I am you.

I am you.

‐ So, all that talk about your near‐death experience...

Mm‐hmm. ‐ ...changing your life.

‐ Oh, it did. It did. Because I felt her.

I felt my daughter.

When that happened, I felt her, I saw her,

and I knew now and forever I must go. I must find her.

I must find that feeling again that you had.

‐ Is that why you dosed?

‐ I dosed so I could keep you safe.

So I could show you this is safe.

I am going to take you on this journey now.

I will do it.

You are a family who is stuck.

I am stuck.

I am stuck.

So we have set and setting.

Let's meditate, hmm?

Is that hers? ‐ Yes. This is.

So we must meditate. Sit.

They are out there waiting for us.

We will find them. Let's go together.

Yeah. Come on. Let's find them.

Tati...

‐ Zach. Yeah.

‐ Let's find Zach.

‐ Where am I?

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Listen, Masha scheduled a self‐care day, okay?

You're currently in our sensory deprivation tank.

‐ How did I get in here?

Well, you walked, Carmel.

‐ I... I did? Yeah.

What is this place?

It's lightproof, soundproof,

and the water is heated to the exact temperature

of your skin.

There's also enough dissolved salts in there

so you'll float effortlessly on the surface.

Should feel like just being in the womb.

‐ No, no. No, no. She wants you to purge, Carmel.

This is your chance to start anew.

‐ No, I don't‐‐ I don't wanna be back in the womb!

I don't like small spaces!

Let me out, please. Please let me out!

Yo. You ready?

You two leaving already?

‐ Uh, yeah.

Yeah. You know, uh, you guys did such a good job,

you know, so we're already fixed.

‐ Where's Carmel?

‐ Oh, Masha just scheduled her a treatment.

‐ Oh, so she's‐‐ she's feeling better?

‐ Yeah. She's doing great.

‐ Oh, that's great. ‐ Good. Yeah.

‐ All right. Well, hey, namaste.

‐ Namaste.

Masha strongly recommends you complete your stay.

‐ It's food for thought, isn't it?

Shit is getting weird.