Physical

Okay, everybody. Let's breathe. Just breathe.

That's right. In through the nose. Out through the mouth.

Okay, you've already done the hard part. You didn't press that snooze button.

You got out of bed to be here. Early.

Okay, everybody, let's move.

Whoo.

Up on our steps.

Four, five, six. Five, six, seven, eight. And punch. Punch.

Who do you wanna punch, huh? I know who I wanna punch.

And punch. Punch.

Last one. Punch. And punch.

Jump off our steps.

Four, five, six, seven... And stomp. Did I say "stomp"? I meant, "Step."

Whoo. Step.

Two more. Step.

Whoo. Last one. Step.

Stretch it out. Swing. That's it. Whoo.

Stretch it out. Swing. And step. Three, two, one.

Let's switch. Three, two, one.

- Okay, everybody. Whoo. -

I saw you in there.

Your heels were really planted for those step-dip lunges.

You have a great base. It's so much better for your knees.

Aw, thanks. Um, so, Ernie wants to have a meeting.

I'm trying some modifications on the Step after the joint doctor

- we spoke to mentioned that... - He's really serious about it.

Oh. And before I forget,

remind me to tell you what I'm thinking about that we need for the infomercial.

- We'll have to test it out first, but... - Oh, Lord. The T word.

...it's a green-screen backdrop, so we can put it up in the studio,

and you can make it look like you're anywhere.

- So we can try different backgrounds. - Yeah.

Snowcapped mountains, pink sand beaches in Bermuda,

- a yacht. I mean... - Sheila, stop.

Just... Sorry. Just, Ernie wants to meet.

He insists, in fact, that we convene the board.

Convene?

It's the official terminology.

Look, I've used every excuse in the book. He's not backing off.

- This is my company. - Our company.

- Yes, of course. I was just... - That we started together with Ernie too.

And Ernie's best friend: Ernie's money.

Very well. We shall convene the board.

Thank you.

I still don't understand what Ernie's big problem is.

With launching a product that somebody else just launched,

and that somebody is the famous star of a television show?

It's a challenge.

And it's one that I am choosing to meet with gratitude and excitement.

That's when the police start in, shooting rubber bullets,

which sounds like a kid's toy. Let me tell you right now, it's not.

They hurt like shit.

Comrade of ours actually took one to the face.

Son of a bitch was lodged in his cheek.

So blood is everywhere, and I'm doing what I do.

I'm looking around. "How can I help? What can I find?"

- - And all I've got is my bandana.

No good. I need it. So I don't breathe in the tear gas.

So that's what I would call a tough spot or a difficult position.

- I'm from Orange County. - I'm sorry?

I had asked where you were from before you started talking.

Right. Yeah, well... And, you know, I'm just a little out of, uh,

practice of meeting people since the, uh... ...the divorce.

- What? I didn't catch that. - My divorce.

- Sorry? - Are you joking?

- You are. All right. -

- Yeah, okay, you are. -

I like jokes. I like stuff like that.

I can laugh at myself and the stigma and the shame.

Another drink helps.

We're just making small talk.

Yes. Yes, we are all skimming the surface here.

You're right. So you are Lisa,

- from Orange County. - Right.

And you're Mary. From?

- Ohio. - Ohio.

Weather's a lot better out here, I can tell you that.

Yeah. Okay, so, Mary from Ohio, we're gonna talk about the weather.

And, Lisa, we're gonna have another drink.

Now you're getting the hang of it.

Oh, hey, that goes straight to the ocean. You know that, right?

You should take a second and think about which receptacle it goes in

before you pitch it in the garbage.

Today was a good day.

Hair-wise and work-wise.

You did good things, and nothing bad.

You were gentle on yourself and others.

Okay.

One, two, three, four.

- Sweetie? -

What are you doing up? It's past your bedtime.

I'm watching Kelly Kilmartin.

And pull.

Reach and pull. 'Cause we don't want to pull any muscles, do we, Johnny?

Reach and pull.

Just like you're climbing up a banana tree.

You really like this, don't you?

You gentlemen are doing great. Okay.

- Are you ready? Just bend over for me. - You've got a bigger vine than I do.

Bend over and pull.

Bend and pull. Doing great. That's right. Yeah.

- - Pull and tug. Okay.

- Yeah. - You need to go to bed, sweetie.

Pull and tug.

- Are you watching? - Yeah.

I'm watching.

- You and 20 million other Americans. - And now we're gonna stay down.

- Okay? Wiggle. - Sure you're not nervous?

I'm Greta. I love your, um... your top.

Thank you.

Loretta is going to hand you the files

she's assembled for me over the last few weeks.

- Why did it take so long? - It didn't.

We ask that you keep this process confidential.

- Thank you. - I think you'll be pleased.

So this is all very James Bond... ...which is super exciting.

But I can't do anything... ...quasi-legal. Or illegal.

Not without talking to my husband first.

We don't engage in any illegal activity.

We just call in favors from our fellow parishioners.

Discovery in the pursuit of understanding is, by nature, virtuous.

Amen.

She's beautiful.

Oh, is that your baby?

Mm-hmm.

Is that... Okay. Great. Mmm.

Jesus.

Objectively speaking, these are smoking hot nudie pics.

Of a very different Kelly Kilmartin than America knows and loves.

Okay, but let's just walk this down the road a little bit, shall we?

- Holy Moses. - Whoa.

Okay, we sell these beaver shots to, what, the National Enquirer? Yeah?

They publish them,

and she loses a couple of endorsement deals.

Something like that. I don't know.

W-Where does that leave us?

In the lead, which is where we wanna be.

No. It leaves us with, A:

a guilty conscience for bashing another woman's healthy sexual appetite.

That's one way to put it.

And, B: no better off than we were before.

I don't see it like that.

Who's to say taking her down means you automatically take her place?

She's a TV star. You're...

not.

What's in the other file?

- Sheils? - What?

Oh, um, while they were digging,

I just had them look up some stuff on Danny, you know.

Just in case. It's no big deal.

You said you and Danny had settled things.

You didn't wanna spend any more of your energy fighting.

I don't, exactly.

But it doesn't hurt to also have an insurance policy.

Right, but isn't one of the steps in your recovery integrity?

Recovery's a long road.

And while I have made many strides, I still have many more to go.

And while we obviously would have preferred

Kelly Kilmartin not have the head start that she does,

I'm still choosing to see it as a positive

- and something we can learn from. - And therein lies the problem.

Excuse me?

You don't get to choose. Reality is what it is.

She beat you to the punch.

Choosing to see that as something good is...

delusional.

It's allowed us to fine-tune our understanding

of what exactly the customer wants, which, I believe, is actually

- what we're trying to sell. - The customer wants a product, okay?

And you don't have any customers because you seem...

almost pathologically hell-bent on not putting out a product.

I'm not sure you're qualified to diagnose me, Ernie.

How long did it take to develop the Step product?

- It took three months. - And in that time,

we paid for how many prototypes until you were happy?

Seven.

So you're opposed to innovation? To new ideas? Just...

We no longer have the time nor the money for new ideas.

We're going with what we got, okay?

That's not okay.

The rest of the board is in full agreement.

Decision is final. The Step is going to market.

End of meeting. Thanks, everyone.

Actually, um, I would like to speak, Ernie,

on behalf of the mother of my child.

- Mother Earth. - Jesus Christ, Danny.

- - What?

This Step product, like so many plastics, contains artificial material,

that when broken down and allowed to contaminate our oceans and rivers,

cause irreparable damage to billions of microorganisms

that are the foundation of our food pyramid.

Here I have some, uh,

supporting literature compiled and published by Ocean Advocates.

My new gig. Consulting. Part-time. That's my choice.

They want me there all the time. I can't do that.

I want to... ...offer to the group

the idea that we maybe have our customers...

Today I am celebrating 60 days without any intrusive critical voices

- or binges to shut them out. - That's great.

- - Thank you.