Under Spanish Skies

Shh.

Tio.

Tio, my phone is going to die, but I'm coming to you.

Today.

No, Alix.

Yeah?

- Is this everything? - I don't know.

It never ends.

Thank you, Andres.

You're welcome.

Should I get anything from town?

More wine.

And anything that looks good at the market.

You remember my niece, Alix?

Yeah.

I think she's coming here.

When?

Tonight. I'm sorry, I just found out.

I can take her to Cordoba for the week.

No, no, no, no, no.

I don't mind.

Yes, but your friends and.

It's fine. We'll be fine.

And I want you to join us for dinner.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Okay.

Okay.

How did Neil find this place?

You know, some bankrupt rancher he met in a bar in Madrid.

Sold it him for a duffel bag full of cash.

So, when did you see him last?

Last, last spring, I think.

Yeah, he finagled tickets to Hamilton. God knows how.

- Yeah, I heard about that. - How?

He told you?

Well, he flew to LA right after.

Oh, right.

So, you saw him last.

Mm-hm.

What else did you guys talk about?

Usual stuff.

Talked about his deals up and down Africa, Asia.

Old school stories.

And Leah, of course.

Of course.

Leah.

What is it?

Hitchhiker.

What are you doing?

I'm gonna pick her up.

Great idea, Greg.

We're going to console our friend who's grieving

and you're gonna stop for some random young woman?

- Hi. - Hi.

Oh, you really can't turn it off, can you?

See? This is why we...

That is not why we broke up.

Fuck you!

That must be the eco warrior.

Why do women always do that for other women?

'Cause we actually notice?

Oh, my god. It's Noah's Ark here.

Allergies.

You know the six words that scare me the most?

What?

"Daddy, let's go to the zoo."

I'm so bad with grief.

I guess we're just there for her, right?

Yeah.

Hey!

You made it.

Oh, Leah, you haven't changed.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Oh, Beth.

Welcome to Andalusia.

Are you bent set on a vacation?

No, it's not a vacation.

Oh, I called at the office.

They said you're at Lake Tahoe or somethin'.

- What? - Lake Tahoe.

- No, I'm in Spain. - Oh.

A friend of mine asked me to come.

Her partner passed away recently.

Oh, that's sad. How's she doing?

Must be terrible for her.

Yeah.

She's very upset.

What's going on with him?

Okay, Barry, I've gotta go. Listen to me very.

She wants a divorce.

- Why? - Yeah.

I guess she had enough of his fun and games.

His drinks, the snacks.

- You understand? - Full custody.

You sure you wanna do that?

Yeah.

Yeah, and I want you to communicate that,

to that vampire lawyer of hers.

All right.

Neil wanted kids.

I always wondered about that.

Yeah?

Was it medical?

If it was a choice, does that make me selfish?

How about you? Did you want kids?

Couldn't.

You know, after we moved here,

I stopped reading the newspaper, watching television.

I refused to look at the internet, I just didn't want

to hear about the horrors of the world anymore.

And I definitely didn't want to bring a kid into it.

Well, what did Neil have to say about it?

He didn't say anything.

I'm not speaking fucking Spanish.

Hm?

Hm?

Why?

Why? You wanna know why?

Because it's the language of your fanatic,

religious bitch of a sister, that's why.

What happened?

I go home to Turo for holidays

and I bring my girlfriend with me.

She throws the fucking Bible at me.

She lectures me about Sodom and Gomorrah and sins

and all of that fucking bullshit.

But you know, Alix, you cannot provoke her like that.

If she can't accept it, she can fuck off.

Where is your girlfriend now?

We had a fight in Barcelona.

She left.

So you came here?

I'm completely broke. Where else is there to go?

Of course.

Where else could you go?

- There you go. - Oh, yes.

And you're not drinking?

No, it doesn't mix with the Valium.

Valium?

Well, being a doctor has its perks.

Can you write me a prescription for cyanide?

Just asking for a friend.

Please.

Alix!

Aww.

The last time I saw you, you were this high.

What a nice surprise.

I found her on the side of the road.

I wanted to run her over, but uh...

Come, meet my friends.

This is Beth, my uh, BFF.

And this is my old pal Gregory.

Sorry about earlier. It was her fault.

He's right. Sorry, it's...

I just didn't-Yeah, no problem.

I'm Gregory. Heard so much about you from Neil.

You're the amazing eco engineer.

I miss him.

Neil and Andres had a very special connection.

She wants to say we enjoyed a drink.

Well, then we have something in common.

I used to like to drink with Neil, too.

Then you will enjoy my homemade anise.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

You know, I uh...

Should I take her to town? - I can drive her.

No, no. I want her here.

Hello?

The reception here is shit!

To Neil.

To Neil.

- To Neil. - To Neil, yes.

Yes, indeed.

I do wanna say something here.

A little secret I've been keeping from you all.

Or almost all.

Neil and I had bought a little apartment in Marrakesh,

about 10 years ago.

We liked the feeling of freedom we had there.

Could take a ferry to a train and in a few hours,

be in a different world.

There's a square there.

A vast,

strange, polygon of a square.

The Jemaa el-Fnaa.

Some people think it means "The assembly of death".

Which,

is funny, really, because,

it's really the opposite of that.

Every day, it fills with all kinds of life.

Snake charmers.

Magicians.

Water sellers, scribes.

Prostitutes.

Tourists.

In the old days, they had executions there.

So, people would go there to die.

Neil and I spent a lot of time apart, as you know, but,