Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts

Phew!

-Very hot. - Yeah.

Yeah, wow.

- Very hot. - Uh-huh.

Uh, where-- where is she with the car?

This is the blue one, the BMW.

Oh, okay, all right.

Uh...

- Hello, Ben. - Oh, hi!

- Hi, I'm Priyanthi. - Hi!

I'm Suzanne's manager.

I have to send her now to finish up some business

for me.

I'm really very sorry, you know,

that she couldn't be here today,

but don't worry!

She'll be here tomorrow.

Um, would you like some tea?

Uh, no, thank you, I'm fine.

-Oh. -

Uh...

He's asking if you can speak Sinhala.

Oh.

Uh, no, uh, I can understand Tamil.

Ah!

Ah, a little bit.

You look India.

Uh...I am Indian.

Hello!

Hi, baybo!

How's the balance sheet looking?

It's...getting there.

There's still a little more work to be done.

Yes, yes.

As long as it's not below the reconciliation target.

We might be a little below target.

Oh...

Okay, I'll have a look at it tomorrow,

and then, we'll take it on from there.

Okay, thank you.

Is Ben there?

Yes, he is! He's here.

He claims he not hungry, but I don't trust it.

Would you like to speak with him?

Yes.

Okay! Ben?

Here!

Yrrrt!

Oh my God, I'm so sorry!

No, no, no, no! It's totally fine!

No, I should have been there!

It's-- it's fine.

You know, Priyanthi explained everything,

so what's another day, you know?

I tried calling you.

Yeah, my phone's been stuck on roaming.

Oh!

We'll get you a local SIM card.

Uh, yeah!

Maybe.

How was the flight?

Um...

I drank some complimentary wine

and caught up on my rom coms.

But honestly, I couldn't really do much of anything;

I just kept...

thinking about the moment

that I get to see you and, uh...

I'm so sorry that I couldn't

-be there. -No, it's--

I feel terrible.

It's fine! It's fine.

I just keep thinking about...

I don't know, seeing you and...

kissing you and...

holding you and...

ugh!

There's so much...

pent-up tenderness and...

Uh, we should--

we should probably get to sleep.

I can't wait to see you!

Yeah, same!

Um...

Get some good sleep.

I will see you in a few hours.

I can't wait...

though I suppose I'll have to!

Um...

Love you.

Love you too.

Are you done?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello, sir?

Hello?

Sir, Pettah bus stand.

Pettah bus stand, this one.

Okay, thank you.

Okay...

I-- oh!

I come bearing gifts, okay?

Um...

from America...

- - I bring you Takis.

- Mm-hm. - Um...

And from Sri Lanka, duty free...

-Toblerone. - My God!

It's a Toblerone.

- Is this a bit? -It's a bit.

This is highly impractical.

So do you, like...

always wear a mask now or...?

Oh! I didn't even notice.

I...

That's a lot of vacation reading.

Uh...

yeah!

Never know what'll strike your fancy!

You're not gonna read all of these.

It's okay if I don't ready any of them.

I brought them; that's the point.

I think the point is you reading them.

Oh, hey, lemme show you something.

condition of this book.

How would you describe its condition?

- Like new? -Practically mint.

"December 1996,

-uria cara, Suzanna..." - Oh...

"Suzanna," "Suzanne," right?

"...The woman with the serious eyes,

,

for conversations past, present,

and future, and difficulties yet to be faced and overcome,

here -- here -- another companion to take with us

along the way.

I am most grateful we met,

and glad, too, for the incidental torments.

With appreciation,

,"

and then there's a name here that I can't recognize

or make out.

That's nice!

I bought this book used, okay?

There's not a crease in the spine,

none of the pages are marked...

Mm-hm.

She didn't take her companion along with her,

she didn't even read the book!

She sold it to The Strand for 30 percent off the list price!

Maybe she prefers Elaine May!

Even if you don't read it, you gotta keep it.

Why?

Because it's meaningful.

It comes from the heart.

We don't know their relationship.

Why do you automatically take the side of this guy?

Okay, true, true.

I mean, it's way less romantic to think about it like that.

What is romantic about a textbook on a

-known misogynist? -

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! I don't...know about all that.

Dhamika has got your room ready,

and lunch is also ready.

Ready when you guys are.

Um...

We're not staying together?

It's not really okay for us to stay in the

same room.

But we're a couple.

But it's not proper.

Thank you.

[Priyanthi cautions Dhamika in Sinhala]

- Ah... - It looks great.

Papers? Here.

- Yes. - Okay.

-This is just rice? - This is just rice.

Yeah, this is just rice with a little bit of

-fried onions and stuff. - Oop!

It's okay, no worries,

no worries, don't worry about it.

Okay.

This was made very specially for you, Suzanne.

Aw, thank you, Priyanthi.

Am I, uh...

am I-- am I doing this right?

You really have to just mix it all in.

Oh!

So you take a little bit of rice first...

Mm-hm.

And then keep adding the curries one by one...

Okay.

And then just mix it together the way she's doing.

So, what are you plans?

What are you guys going to do now?

Uh, we really haven't had much chance to chat about it yet.

Didn't you look at the doc I sent you?