Nine Perfect Strangers

‐ This is going to be yours.

I want you to document all of the events

that you see today.

Why, what's about to happen?

‐ We have a slightly higher dose.

You don't have to take it, but it is safe.

‐ L'Chaim.

You came to this retreat

because I had an affair with your husband.

When I woke up this morning, you know what I thought about?

Painting my house.

Maybe getting a dog.

Definitely taking you out to dinner.

I think she's with him.

‐ I want you to tell me why.

‐ You know why, Mom.

‐ What do you want?

‐ I just want my son back.

‐ I can arrange that.

Mom.

Mom.

Mama.

Lillian.

Lillian!

It's not enough you steal him?

You steal my kids, too?

You take them to Italy! ‐ Carmel. Carmel.

‐ You make them love you and call you mom?

I am their mother! ‐ Carmel!

‐ I am their mother!

I am their mother! Carmel, stop! Carmel!

‐ I am their‐‐ I am their mother!

I am their mother! Do you hear me?

‐ Careful. Careful with her.

I was confused.

I thought you were Lillian.

I made a mistake.

I'm sorry.

I don't‐‐ I don't‐‐ it was‐‐

I saw something, and I‐‐ ‐ Jesus.

I don't know what to say.

I'm sorry.

Taking a fucking drug to bring Zach back?

She's done it before.

She did it with me. You saw it.

‐ Yeah. What I saw was terrifying.

I'm not okay.

The prospect of me ever...

being okay without him is...

Now, if Masha can give me a world with Zach in it‐‐

‐ But it would be a delusional world.

‐ I know. But I‐‐

if I could feel him,

if I could be with him sometimes,

I can go on.

I can be me.

‐ Dad, come‐‐ please help me out.

Please.

‐ I'm not sure she's wrong. ‐ What?

Well, it's like she says,

if we could feel him, be with him,

the four of us all together again,

I mean, wouldn't that...

Even if it's an illusion.

Also‐‐ ‐ Also what?

‐ I think in order for this family to have a chance,

I'm going to need to be able to forgive your mother,

and I'm not sure that I can‐‐

can do that right now.

Maybe your brother can help me with that.

‐ You can't blame her. Be reasonable.

Yeah, well, Zoe,

reason is no match for pain.

And I'm definitely not any match for mine.

Not even close.

‐ You both need help.

I do. I need help.

This can't be the way.

‐ I've tried everything else.

I thought you were her.

Lillian.

Mm‐hmm. ‐ I saw these...

horrible, horrible...

images.

I'm sorry. ‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ I'm so sorry. ‐ It's okay.

It's okay, right? Yeah. Yes.

‐ It's not okay. It's not okay.

I'm strapped to a gurney like I'm in a fucking insane asylum!

Maybe that's where I belong.

Oh, God. What is happening to me?

I'm a nice person.

I promise. ‐ Yeah. Lapochka.

‐ Don't call me that. Don't you fucking...

Okay. ‐ ...call me lapochka!

I don't even know what it means.

I shouldn't be on this stuff.

I'm on‐‐ I'm on psychotropics.

This is a bad mix.

It's a bad mix. No, you're all right.

‐ I have to go. I have to go to my daughters.

I have to go to my daughters.

‐ Your daughters? Yes. My daughters.

'Cause they're my daughters. You fucking bitch!

They're my daughters, Lillian!

I fucking hate you! ‐ Carmel.

Carmel. Carmel. ‐ I hate you!

How did she look?

‐ She looked like she was strapped to a gurney.

I mean, I just feel like everything is starting

to slide sideways.

‐ I'm gonna go and find her.

‐ I'm just feeling very odd.

And I don't mean just high.

I mean, like very, very weird

in a new kind of way.

Is that just me? ‐ I feel tingly.

‐ Yeah, yesterday I was on all fours looking for my nose.

You might have gotten off easy

'cause I'm starting to see myself with no head.

What do you mean no head?

I think it's a version of something

that used to happen when I was a kid.

I had migraines. I took this very strong medication,

and sometimes I thought I saw people without a head.

And now I'm seeing myself with no head.

‐ Hey.

What do you say we get out of here?

Paint that house.

Get that dog.

You like Labradoodles?

‐ Yes, I do. They're hypoallergenic.

Look, I know you've been burned before,

but this is different.

I'm real. This is real.

I wanna wake up beside you every morning

and fall asleep beside you every night.

I wanna know you. All of you.

Your smell,

you secrets, your desires.

Now and forever,

my sweet, sweet Francesca.

‐ Those were my words. It was from my first book.

I've never had anyone quote me back to me.

That's‐‐ yes, Tony.

Yes. A thousand times, yes.

‐ Why are you holding my hand?

Fuck. I can't remember if I had my smoothie.

I haven't had my smoothie. Did you guys have your smoothie?

Fuck these fucking smoothies.

What‐‐ what‐‐ are you okay?

‐ Yeah. I'm just gonna go check on something.

‐ It's okay. ‐ I should have predicted this.

‐ Masha. Masha, she tried to strangle you to death.

It's not something you can predict.

‐ I will adjust her dosage.

‐ This was really violent.

What should we do with her?

‐ Well, I think...

we'll have to put her in, uh, confinement

and let her settle down, and then we'll evaluate her.

And the Marconis, what's the game plan there?

‐ Masha. ‐ Exactly the same.

‐ Hey. Lars.

Um, I need you to leave, please.

‐ If I'm writing this story, I need full access

to everything that's going on here.

‐ It's fine.

As long as you promise to behave yourself.

You sedated her?

‐ For her own safety,

because she is under the delusion

that I am her ex‐husband's new wife.

We mis‐dosed. It will be corrected.

‐ You've mis‐dosed before.

‐ That doesn't sound like a question.

‐ I know a guest died last year.

His wife thinks you killed him.

‐ Hm.

You're an excellent reporter, Lars.

‐ Thank you.

‐ You wanna tell me everything you know?

‐ I know that Aaron Connolly died right here on the premises.

‐ Yes. He had too many cheeseburgers.

Had a heart attack.

‐ Well, his wife disagrees.

‐ You're here on her behalf?

‐ The magazine and mine.

I mean, good story's a good story.

Made better by you.

I need some straight answers here.