The Split

I'm sorry, Nina. I'm sorry.

I gave him my money, Ma.

I really... I really wanted it to be right this time.

Please just get it over with. Say I'm fired.

You're going to just have to wait because what you've done...

.. you don't get to just resign.

- I can pick up the girls later. - Oh, no, it's fine.

It's not like I'm not grateful,

I just don't want them getting too attached.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Shit.

Lennie, no-one can say which way life will fall,

but there are some decisions that you can control.

The end of your life doesn't mean the end of your marriage.

I don't want to miss life.

I want to marry you, Ronnie.

Come here, Ruth.

How do we do this?

I don't know.

I've missed him so much, Ma.

It's never too late.

Don't forget about New York.

I love you, Hannah Defoe.

Ball's in your court.

Do you love her?

Yes.

Over the last few months here at LoveCast,

I've had the privilege to dig deep

and delve into that age-old question...

.. can there ever be the good divorce?

A laying down of arms and sanguine recognition

that not all divorce is failure.

Simply, some marriages are finite.

And why do we place so much weight on the idea that things must last?

Surely what constitutes a successful relationship

is knowing when it's over,

being brave enough to call time.

The desire of two people who have spent their lives together,

good lives together, who are not willing to throw it all away

for a few months of pain.

Isn't that what also constitutes a good divorce?

One where memories are left to exist untainted,

where children are guided through the storm,

where two people can say, "We did it well,

"we took care of one another,"

even if the marriage is no more.

I tell my clients, "Be brave,

"don't be afraid.

"Who knows what you might find on the other side?"

You know I'm OK, right?

You know you don't need to stay with me?

Where else am I going to go?

Er, home.

- I'm going to a meeting. - Good.

Thank you for pushing me on,

making me get back out there.

- I know what you're doing. - You need to get back out there, too.

You need to go home.

Maybe meet the family, Rose.

What have you got to lose?

Huh?

The worst's already happened.

Remember, James's heart is still beating.

Your 11 o'clock's here.

Thanks.

Goldie?

Back for another round.

Boxing promoter.

He's half her age.

- Wow. - I know.

Well, "look at the diamonds" is all I'm saying.

That woman is doing something very right.

You're not doing so bad yourself.

There she is.

So?

- Wow. - Uh-huh.

18-carat, white gold, the rock is...

Congratulations.

Not married yet.

Shall we?

Oh, yeah.

I am ready to sign.

OK, so I've tried to protect you as best I can in this prenup,

- but Mr Mukherjee is undoubtedly... - Loaded.

Yes.

- And on his... - Third marriage.

- Surprising for someone so... - Short. Yeah.

Young.

- He's coming up to...? - 29.

Mm-hm.

And we have put in an infidelity penalty clause,

though it should be noted that these are... they're unorthodox

and they're rarely upheld in court.

Bitten once, not twice.

I don't need his money, and he doesn't need mine.

How's Davey?

Heart attack.

Poor guy.

Wow.

Go on, say it.

He's too young, you're too old, it'll never last.

Yeah, you won't be the first or the last, but...

.. he makes me feel fantastic.

You, however...

.. never got over him getting caught with his pants down.

It's a little bit more complicated than that.

Give it time.

- Goldie... - A very good family lawyer told me that once.

Mm-hm.

I was broken after Davey, humiliated.

You help me fight to get my life back.

You said to me, "Everything you once thought you were,

"everything you thought you knew,

"that's all in the past," and you were right.

So now it is time to get back in the ring

and give life a few more rounds.

Change is coming.

Don't be afraid of the change.

Come to my bridal shower.

You need to let your hair down for a night.

Hannah?

Have you seen Hannah?

Nathan, wh-what are you doing here?

- Hannah! - What's wrong?

I think I'm having a heart attack.

I've got this...

- I've got this, er... - It's fine.

- Nathan, slow down. - I've got a pain right here.

- Do you want me to call an ambulance? - He's fine.

Take a breath.

It's like a... a belt across my chest.

And I know it's... I should stand up, really.

Breathe.

You're being ridiculous. It's not a heart attack.

John Candy, Luther Vandross, Chairman Mao,

I'm in a pretty nonexclusive club.

Don't be so dramatic. You're hyperventilating.

- It's a panic attack. - Feels like a bloody heart attack.

Just sit down.

OK.

- Take some deep breaths. - OK.

Try and relax.

I'm really busy.

Can I get back to my work now?

I talked to Kate.

Right. And?

It didn't go very well.

She does know there's nothing going on between you and me?

She does know that we... did not sleep together?

Yeah, not exactly. She fled on her bike

before I could finish my train of thought.

Oh, God, where are you going with this?

I may... I may have said that my feelings for you are...

.. complex.

Be-Because they are complex for you.

I have complex feelings for you. Don't you?

No.

Yes.

Yeah.

Like I have complex feelings for many things, like veganism

and disproportionate amount of time

that Tilly's spending on social media.

That... That doesn't mean...

I have also said that...

.. I still...

.. love you.

Not still. Not still. I always...

.. will love you.

You still love me.

What am I meant to do with that, Nathan?

You're having a baby with Kate.

If I was to say from today...

.. you will never see her again.

How does that make you feel?

I don't get your question.

If this had never happened, if you'd never met Kate,

if she'd never come into your life,

one word.

Sad.

Hmm.

Doesn't that answer your question, Nathan?

- Hannah. - I have to go.

No, we have to talk.

Isn't that what lawyers are for?

Incidentally, you want to talk to yours.

She counter-fired with a pretty blistering attack.

Hannah, wait.

I don't want to do this.

I don't want to get divorced.

What if we're making a mistake?

Hannah.

You're fighting.

You're just frightened.

I get that.

But don't confuse that with believing that you and I...

- I'm not. - Nathan.

We can't fix this, Nathan.

Thank you.

Hi there, I've got Mr Stern at reception.

Tell him that I'm not in for the rest of the day.