We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire

Moira: Look at the state of this place,

it's like we're in a Mumbai-an slum.

A year ago we had a staff of twenty-five

working the grounds of our home,

and now we walk by a mattress on the side of the road,

without thinking twice about it.

Well, the good news is that mattress is covering up

- the cracked toilet seat. - Oh, John.

John, do you remember what Goldie Hawn told us

at that Amfar dinner?

I dunno.

"You are the life you accept for yourself."

Those are Goldie's words.

Or something someone said to her in India.

Or perhaps she read it.

In any case, it has always stayed with me.

John, I will not accept this life.

And neither should you!

Yeah.

I mean, would it kill someone to plant a few peonies?!

I have a feeling if you want peonies, Moira,

you're gonna have to plant them yourself.

These are dark times John, but not that dark.

I love how we can just be silent with each other.

Yeah.

I mean, I definitely feel like we used to talk more

at the beginning,

but um, it's good that we don't have to do that anymore.

Because now we can just express how we feel through silence.

- What? - Nothing.

What?

It's just, you're talking about how nice it is not to talk,

but you're still, talking about it.

I mean, yeah, I'm not a mute!

Well, that is an understatement.

Are we having some non-fight fight or something?

Because all I'm saying is that it's nice to not talk,

but apparently I'm not allowed to say that?!

No fight.

It's not a fight.

All I am saying is that you know,

you need to talk about everything,

and I... don't.

I don't need to talk about everything,

I'm just saying that, if I stopped talking,

then who knows when we're gonna start talking again.

You know?

- That way. - Thank you.

Are those my mannequins?

Yeah.

Well, where are they going?!

- Oh, I sold them on eBay. - Well, what do you mean?

But don't worry, I'm using the money to buy other mannequins,

ones that are a little less um...

- Fun? - Porn-y.

Uh, I also placed a few other orders.

Little things to scatter around the store,

to give the space a more directional feel.

Oh David, I saw some cute little knick-knacks

that I thought we could pair with the scarves.

- Where are the scarves? - Oh, I sold those, too.

Oh. Well, things are happening very quickly.

Now the candles, are they something that we would sell

at a blouse store?

No, those are just decorative.

Scent is a really important factor in defining a brand.

Alexander Wang once fired my friend over the smell

of his cologne.

To Alex's credit, "Curve Pour Hommes"

hasn't been the look since '97.

Well, the look and the smell here's very "woody",

very funky.

Now David, you don't have to sell all my things off.

You can use the company credit card.

Yeah, I used that, too.

Oh well then, save all the receipts,

because anything you buy for the store is a write off.

The candles, and the jewelry stands...

No jewelry stands.

- No jewelry... - Noooo!

No, David! Jewelry stands!

Moira: I have taken a moment out of my busy schedule,

because this poor town is sliding into disarray.

There is a filthy mattress just lying on the side of the road

a few blocks from here!

Oh no, that's Dick Sinson's mattress, he's giving it away.

Ray, I have always seen you as a sensitive,

cultured, man of the world.

- You have that striking accent. - Thank you.

And I'm sure your family wanted more for you

when they immigrated from...

- Winnipeg. - Winnipeg.

We deserve more, don't we, ray?

We deserve cleanliness, we deserve flower beds,

we deserve better lives!

- You make some very good points Mrs. Rose. - Thank you.

But can I ask why are you talking to me about this?

I'm hoping to take my complaint to council,

and I've been told you'd be the easiest one to crack.

Too kind. And I'd be happy to help.

Excellent!

But unfortunately, I'm no longer on the town council.

I resigned a few weeks ago,

too overwhelmed with my businesses.

But uh, you're more than welcome to take it

to council yourself, with my endorsement.

Which won't really help, since I resigned.

Um, and council wasn't too happy about it.

I'm surprised you didn't hear,

I talked about it extensively on my podcast.

I don't know how I missed that.

David, is that you?

- Huh? - Hey!

Look at us, son, a couple of working stiffs

back from the salt mines.

- What?! - Two men, back from the mines.

What mines? What's that mean?

It's a figure of speech.

Um, I don't get that.

The salt mines! Back from when people mined.

- Uh huh... - When miners worked in the, salt industry,

they'd come home, after digging... salt.

I don't know what it means!

Uh-huh, you know I just got back from a four-hour shift

that mostly consisted of me sampling luxury candles so...

Well, that's - that's a tough day.

Hmm.

Why don't you grab yourself a cold one?

You've earned it.

Working man. - Thank you.

- There's nothing in here. - Really?

- Yeah. - Oh, I must've taken the last one.

Okay.

You know, for what it's worth, son,

I just wanted to tell you uh...

- How proud of you I am. - Thank you.

I mean, you got this job all on your own,

nobody had to make a call, nobody got involved,

nobody had to... pay somebody off.

- What? - And you're looking very, very sharp.

- Well... - Is that a new sweater?

Uh, it is.

Well, word to the wise, son,

don't... spend all your money at once.

- I thought you weren't getting involved. - No, I'm not.

I'm not, I'm just saying, word to the wise, is all.

Okay, what does "word to the wise" even mean?

Word to the wise.

When you're... speaking to somebody wise,

you lis... you're cognizant of what they're saying.

A wise person telling you...

Anyway, just-just uh, keep that in mind, and um...

Keep up the good work.

Thanks so much. I'm just gonna use this now. So...

Mutt: Wake up sleepy head, nap time's over.

Honestly, honestly, I have no money,

and an empty purse from two seasons ago!

Alexis, it's me.

Oh my God! Your face!

Yes, you can see it now!

You shaved!

Are you-are you crying?

No!

No, um, when did you do this?

Just now, I felt like a change.

And you didn't talk to me about it.

About me shaving my beard?

- Yeah. - Okay, what would we have talked about?

It's my face.

Um...

You'd have said, uh,

"wow Alexis, I'm thinking about shaving my beard."

And then I would've said,

"hm, no mutt, I don't think that that's the right journey

for you at this point in time."

Well, then I would've said, "too bad."

I shave like, every six months.

Okay, you try growing a beard!

I was a beard for a very well known actor,

and I get it, it's uncomfortable.

But your beard is like, my favorite thing about you!

My beard is your favorite thing about me!

- I said one of my favorite things. - No, no, no, no.

You said, "favorite thing!"

I just woke up, and you have a different face.

So there's just a lot going on right now!

Yeah, tell me about it, I just found out

that my girlfriend's favorite thing about me

is the hair that grows out of my face!

I'm just saying...

That I think that that was a decision

that we needed to make as a couple.

Okay? We need to communicate more.

I really didn't think that "this" was a thing

we needed to talk about.

I thought we had a deeper thing goin' on.

That's not what this is about.

This is about me being left out of the loop.

I do need to talk.

And maybe if we had talked more,