Lie of You

- -

Max, shut up!

Kathy, can you get the dog, please?

- Hey,Max. -

- -

- Your phone is ringing. - Yes, thank you.

- Hi. - Out! Out!

No, it's okay, I understand.

Um, that's fine.

Just get here as soon as you possibly can.

Thank you, thank you.

Okay.

- Was that Fran? - Yeah, it was Fran.

She got a jump start and she's gonna be here in 25.

Oh, thank God. Okay. Crisis averted.

I was supposed to be at work an hour ago, and...

not exactly the tone I wanted to set on my first day back.

- - I know. I just--

Sorry, I gotta take it, it's Tom.

Hey, Tom, is everything okay?

What? Well--

Yeah. No, I can be at the site in 20 minutes.

I'll see you there.

No. Nuh-uh. Where do you think you're going?

I gotta get down to the building site. The inspectors are early.

If we don't get the sign-off today, the whole thing will be held up.

- What?! - I'm sorry, but what do you want me to do?

- This inspection is important. - And my job isn't?

Mark, I'm trying to show them that I'm ready to go back to work.

Being two hours late on my first day is not the greatest of starts.

You know, Philip kept on the woman that he hired to cover my maternity leave.

It's like he wants a backup plan in case I crash and burn.

Okay, Kathy, you're overreacting. Philip loves you.

I'm sure Aisha will cover for you. But I gotta go.

Bye-bye.

Look, I'll call you this afternoon, okay?

What time are you gonna be back?

Well, I'll be here for lunch, but then... I-I don't know.

What time were you home last night?

Late.

Look, we're gonna get better at this.

- When? - I don't know,

maybe around our third kid, fourth kid?

Get out of here.

See you tonight.

[office chatter, phones ringing]

Ah! Good morning. All right, so here are the proofs

you asked me to get for your approval.

- And the new hire portfolios? - All on your desk.

You're a star. Did Philip notice that I'm not in yet?

No. No, he hasn't said anything.

He and Hannah only just got back from their breakfast debrief,

- so I wouldn't worry. - Thank God.

Hey. Welcome back.

Thank you.

So, how's little Billy, anyway?

Isn't he just the best thing ever?

Well, he's...

he's pretty amazing, actually.

Oh, God, I want one.

Yeah, in ten years when I'm married

and have my first million and I can just hire a nanny

to take care of all the gross stuff.

Smart girl.

What's going on in there?

Monday morning stand-up. It's another Hannah thing.

- What's she like? - She's...nice.

- Yeah? - Yeah, she's good, smart, has a good eye.

- And you hate her? - Yeah, well, she's not you.

Thank you. Needed that.

I take it she drives a convertible?

Yes. Yes, she's....

- In my spot, isn't she? - In your spot, yeah.

You want me to have it towed?

- - No.

No, I should meet her before I start sabotaging her.

Well, you're a better woman than I am.

All right, have a good morning.

Gentlemen, thank you for waiting.

Speak of the devil. This is my partner, Tom Cooper.

- Nice meeting you. - Nice to meet you.

So...how we looking?

Few small items.

Some extra fire extinguishers, exit lighting,

and I'd like to see some sturdier railings installed.

But otherwise, you're good to go.

That's fantastic news!

I'll get all this typed up

and have the official report over to you this afternoon.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

What have we gotten ourselves into?

Hey, Mark, this is a good thing.

All we gotta do is turn a billion-year-old office building

into modern luxury apartments-- how hard could it be?

Yeah, those famous last words.

Sure you can't make it out with the client tonight?

I told Kathy I'd be home early.

Mark, it's your designs they fell in love with, bro.

I'm just a number cruncher. They don't wanna hang with me.

Besides, you went home early yesterday.

Well, you know how wives are.

My wife's cool. It's my girlfriend who's got trust issues.

Will you settle for a celebration drink in the show apartment?

You know I always love drinkin' on the job, baby.

Maybe we can operate some heavy machinery after.

Okay, so any questions

about what's on everyone's plate for this week?

No? Great.

And one more time, just thank you so much

for your long hours on the McCarthy campaign.

They were thrilled.

And thank you to Philip, our fearless leader.

- - And also a big thank you to Hannah,

who has done a great job as our interim COO

whilst Kathy Hartman has--

Well, how about that for timing?

Whilst our beloved Kathy

has been away starting her family.

Welcome back, young lady.

Thank you. I don't want to interrupt.

No, no, no, no, we were just wrapping up.

Unless you wanted to add anything?

Uh, no.

Uh, hi!

Except that, uh,

I'm thrilled to be back and I can't wait to see

what we all come up with.

- Then I guess we're done. - Yep.

- Back to work, guys. - Thanks, everyone.

- - No problem.

I wasn't planning on coming in. It's so good to see you, too.

- I'll see you in a minute. - Hi!

- So nice to finally meet you! - Oh, you too! It's lovely to meet you.

So, tell me everything about your baby.

- Oh. - I want pictures.

My baby is called Billy,

and, uh...you want pictures?

He's terrific.

- Philip? - Yeah?

Kathy's showing me some pictures of her baby!

You gotta come see.

Oh, my God, he's grown so much!

I know, I know!

Now, listen, guys, can we get to my office?

We got a lot of work to catch up.

Yeah? I mean now. Scoot.

Thank you.

[TV playing in background]

Yeah. Oh. Oh, it's okay.

- Hey, Mark. -

I didn't know if you were coming home for lunch today,

so I just went ahead and gave Billy his bottle.

Don't worry about it. I can take it from here.

- I can take you from here. -

- Hey, buddy. - Here, he might need this.

Okay, thank you.

- Daddy's home. - Is Kathy still mad at me?

Oh, trust me, she wasn't mad at you.

Oh. Okay.

Here we go.

Everything okay with you two?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, we're good, we're good.

How was your, uh, audition last week?

Ohh. The worst.

A hundred other actresses who look just like me

all competing for a crappy scene with one line.

I'm getting kind of sick of it, to be honest.

Makes me want to move to New York.

We're not gonna lose you, are we?

Of course not!

I wouldn't abandon my little guy.

Oh! Ah, careful. You have to hold it up

or else the air gets in.

Actually, here, why don't you finish up here.

I gotta get back to work in a minute. If I rush this,

you're gonna be the one left dealing with a gassy baby.

Oh. Okay, um, see you tomorrow?

Yeah, yeah, of course, yeah.

Hey. Hey, Billy.

It's great having you back.

We really missed you.

At the same time, having Hannah here

these last few months has been invaluable for the team.

- The marketplace is changing. - Sure.

And we needed

to shake things up.

Let me just cut to the chase.

We need new business if we're gonna survive-- big accounts.

And to help manage that,

I've asked Hannah here to stay on.

I don't, uh-- In what capacity?

Well, you're the COO.

I told Philip I wouldn't agree

to work here if it was any other way.

I'm sorry, I think that I must be missing something.

No, I-I've asked Hannah to be the CSO.

Chief Strategy Officer.

The two of you can collaborate,

challenge each other,

and find new deep-pocket clients.