The Leftovers

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Come with me.

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Hey.

This is Susan.

I told her it was safe here.

Hi, Susan.

I'm Laurie.

Would you like to join us?

So there's a bathroom down the hall.

It's not locked,

but as long as you're in there after 9:00,

you probably won't see anyone.

I need to go across the street to get some of my things,

but if it's okay, I'd like to come back

and sleep here for the next few nights

so you're not alone.

Is that okay?

These are for you.

Oh, and...

my number is the only one programmed in there,

so if you need anything ever, you just call me.

The phone can't text, so you'll have to talk.

You married?

Kids?

Me, too.

Tommy, the one that brought you out,

he's my son.

If you let me, I will help you come back.

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You can.

I did.

But I am grateful for it.

And I don't need to know how it works.

I just need to know that the world...

is in decay.

And I can feel your pain coming off you

in hot, throbbing waves.

And I can take it.

I can take it from you.

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Who wants a hug?

What time is it?

It's almost midnight.

Go sleep in my bed.

I'm gonna go back over there, be with her.

You want me to make you a sandwich?

No.

You find the next hive yet?

Don't call them that.

Why?

Because they're people, Tommy, not insects.

I know they're people.

I did hear of a house in Hackensack.

It's got almost 30 members.

You know, you just got to give yourself a few days,

get yourself back.

Myself back?

I'm worried about you.

They know your face now.

Maybe you should try something else.

They don't know shit.

Chapters are spread all over.

They don't talk to each other.

Jesus, they don't talk at all.

It only works from the inside.

It's the only way for me to get them to trust me.

The only way for me to get them to trust you.

Fuck Hackensack.

You go get 'em, kiddo.

You ever miss it?

- What? - The quiet.

No.

What is that?

Sorry?

What are you writing?

Oh, it's a book.

What's it about?

It's about us.

There she is. Dr. Ruth.

Hey, good morning, Viktor.

- You got a light? - I quit.

Really? Me, too. Here, let me get this for you.

So how's the counseling business?

- So far so good. - Really?

If you need anything else in the space,

I got a guy who can rent you out some furniture.

No, we're okay. We're okay.

And, hey, I know... I know it's a little late,

but I'll have the check for you on Friday, okay?

Yeah, all right. No problems.

That's great. Yeah, uh, Laurie?

It's gonna be an extra 200 here on out, okay?

Why?

Because this is a commercial building

and you got people living there.

No, no, sometimes I work late.

Yeah, well, you know, these toilets,

they can handle day poops, not night poops.

Okay, look... I'm writing a book.

It's going really well,

but, you know, money's just a little tight right now.

Yeah, well, see if you can shake some loose.

Okay.

Are those bagels?

Oh.

Everybody walks around like nothing happened.

They don't even think about it.

Like they just had it erased or something.

The stuff they care about just feels so stupid sometimes.

What do you care about?

My family.

Was that a question? 'Cause your voice kind of went up at the end.

Oh.

We were eating dinner, it was nice.

And then my husband said something, I said something back.

And while I'm talking I'm thinking,

"This is so fake.

You're in someone else's movie and you're just saying lines."

I felt...

outside.

Beats the fuck out of inside.

You are not welcome here.

- How'd they find us? - Doesn't matter.

They can't hurt you now.

They're cowards.

You leave.

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And then after a while, he asked me if I wanted to come in.

What did you talk about?

How Kyle was doing.

Glenn got him a tutor over the summer.

And then he asked me if I was coming home.

Sounds like you're surprised.

I didn't think he'd want me to.

But he does.

Maybe.

You don't believe him?

He was just so nice.

I mean, I was just gone

for almost two months

and it was just like water under the bridge.

Because I know he's angry.

You don't know that. Maybe he just wants you home.

Yeah, but he's angry, too.

Like you.

I'm not angry.

Okay.

Susan...

your family doesn't want to hit you.

They want to forgive you.

This is Howard.

I told him it was safe here.

Hello, Howard.

I'm Laurie.

Would you like to join us?

Resurrection?

That's the claim from Australia

as witnesses describe a man previously believed dead

emerging from a cave in Wanneroo

outside the city of Perth.

Walked out covered in mozzie bites,

saying he'd just been in a hotel.

The man, identified as David Burton...

I made you a grilled cheese.

Jill texted you.

You went through my phone?

It was lying right there and it buzzed,

and I couldn't help it.

You two are meeting tomorrow?

Can I drive you?

She's not ready yet, Mom.

If I wrote her a note, would you give it to her?

Okay.

Can I drive you?

I promise, she won't even see me.

It'll be like I'm not even there.

Okay.

What are you doing?

Nothing. There was a... It's nothing.

Jill's happy.

- Did she take my letter? - Yeah.

Yeah, she did.

- What's going on? - The door's padlocked.

They threw us out. They put all the stuff in the hallway.

- No. - Where am I gonna stay?

It's okay. We can meet at our apartment. We'll figure this out, okay?

- Has anybody seen my laptop? - Are you sure it was in there, Mom?

Yes, Tom. I was writing here this morning.

And this is everything? This was everything in the hallway?

Mom, Mom, calm down.

My book was on it and I don't have a backup.

You didn't email it to yourself?

That motherfucker took it.