Younger

Ah, good morning, Kelsey.

- Good morning, Liza. - Morning.

- Good morning, Charles. - Nice weather we're having.

Did you enjoy your walk to work?

I did.

I mean, I took a train.

But the walking part was, uh, really nice.

Sunny, but cold. I had a hat.

Uh, okay, then. See you in there.

- Okay. - Oh, my God.

Ever since you two pressed "pause,"

you're so damn polite to each other.

It's like... watching two butlers in love.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is next week,

and this year I've decided on a show of strength.

So Kelsey, Zane, Diana,

and Liza, get your passports in order.

Surely you don't need me to go.

I'll stay here and hold down the fort.

Liza can help me.

Nope. This is a full court press.

After the hit we took with the L.L. Moore scandal,

we have to be more visible than ever.

So Millennial, you got plenty to brag about this year.

But... Zane, this is a chance for Empirical to close the gap,

so work your contacts, set up some meetings.

A little, uh, in-house competition

is good for everyone.

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm in the minors?

"Millennial, you're great. Empirical, don't give up hope."

- I'm sure he didn't mean it... - Save it.

Wow, so I'm going to Frankfurt.

It's kind of exciting, right? Don't get too excited.

They found the most charmless city in Europe to host it.

It's like Buffalo, with dumplings.

Lovely language, German.

Like a thousand cats coughing.

So much for keeping your distance from Charles.

*YOUNGER* Season 05 Episode 11

*YOUNGER* Episode Title: "Fraudlein"

Synchronized by srjanapala

Really guarding that thing with your life, huh?

Oh, yeah. I got a money belt too for my traveler's checks.

- Ooh, they still make those? - They make me feel jet-setty.

You got your hat box and your steamer trunk too?

Diana.

Meine Babypuppe. Aw.

Are we ready to rock this town?

Cheryl Sussman, my liebchen.

My BFFF. Best Frankfurt Friend Forever.

Drinks later in the beer garden?

Oh, I have had such a day.

My pod in first class wouldn't... pod,

so I think I'm just gonna lay low tonight.

Nonsense, wingwoman.

We're gonna party like it's 1999.

Remember 1999?

You tried to take your pantyhose off over your head

at the Simon and Schuster party.

We were a lot younger.

Oh, come on, it's not how old you are,

it's how old you feel.

Or how old you say you are.

Hello, ladies. Cheryl Sussman.

Plaza Publishing.

Yeah, we've met.

Oh, uh, you remember my assistant, Liza?

Of course I remember. I remember everything.

- Hi. - Hi.

Frankfurt, baby.

Forgot you'd met Cheryl Sussman.

Uh, yeah, from my old life, back at Random House.

Oh, my God. She knows?

She plays dirty, Liza. I know.

Don't worry about it. It's handled.

Handled? What's been handled?

Never mind. I don't wanna know.

Yes.

I just... I can't believe I'm here.

Besides Ireland last year...

I mean, I've only been to Europe once,

and that was 20 years ago for my honey...

Suckle. Honeysuckle birthday.

You know, the thing where every, uh, birthday

is a flo... a flower?

Y... you... Seven is honeysuckle.

Eight is Daisy.

Ten is Tiger lily.

Yeah, I've hear of that.

- It's a New Jersey thing, right? - Yep.

Can we try to be more cosmopolitan?

We're in Frankfurt, not Trenton.

More weiner, frauleins?

We're gut.

Wow. Light on leder, heavy on hosen.

What's camel toe for a man?

Oh, eh... Elchknochel.

- Elchknochel. - Moose knuckle.

Moose knuckle.

- Elchknochel. - Elchknochel.

Um, you know wha... Uh, excuse me.

I'm gonna use the little fraulein's room.

Schnapps?

Already on my second.

Something wrong?

I wouldn't want anybody in the company to know about this,

but our trip here, it's a Hail Mary pass.

Wait, did Quinn Tyler say no to investing?

Uh... she seems so happy with the editing we're doing.

- I was hoping that... - No-no word yet.

But I... I can't put all my eggs in one basket,

so... I booked back-to-back meetings

with international investors, and three just cancelled.

And I have four more tomorrow, but...

I'm so sorry. I didn't know.

Been a tough year.

You're the one bright spot.

Except that you're two feet away from me, and I can't...

I know.

And it's... it's worse over here.

Am I crazy? But I think that Frankfurt's romantic.

Paris should look out.

I would love to take you there.

Right now.

Go to the train station, book a sleeper car,

and wake up in a different world.

I miss you.

I miss you too.

You're the only person I wanna talk to.

But the more we talk, the more I wanna hold you

or kiss you, and if we do that,

then... you'll be going back on your decision.

And you'll hate me.

I could never hate you, Charles.

This is temporary.

You'll get the company back on its feet.

I know you will.

And I hope so.

Wish me luck tomorrow.

You don't need it.

I do.

We have three months of operating expenses left.

If we don't get an investor,

Empirical, Millennial,

everything that we have all worked for

will just...

disappear.

Hello, fraud-lein.

Did you hear the D? 'Cause I put it in there.

"Fraud-lein"?

Great.

I've just heard from Karl Teuscher.

It's ours, the title.

- What's ours? - Oh, my God.

Okay, every year a book makes such a splash in Frankfurt,

that they call it the Book of the Fair.

This year there are two. Both of them ours.

"Marriage Vacation," and "Capital Letters."

- It has never happened before. - Oh, my gosh!

Oh, stretching. That's... that's better.

Yeah, no, I set up an impromptu press panel.

You know, I thought it'd be nice to have sort of a...

A sales... oh, my God. Oh, wow. Word must be out.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, uh, Diana, can you get me a pen?

- What? - I need a pen. Can you just...

Go on.

Um, can you, uh, just excuse me while I go get myself a pen?

I'll get you a pen, Liza.

Just remember this moment well.

I certainly will.

Hey, Trout.

So Millennial's the talk of the Fair.

What do those young girls have that we old gals don't?

Oh, I don't know. Of course, I have been

grooming Kelsey for years, but it wasn't till I loaned her

my assistant that things really took off.

- Oh. - You can't work for me

for long without absorbing

- some wisdom. - Right.

- That Lisa girl. - Liza. Yes.

- Mm. - I mentored her pretty hard.

God love her. She's so green.

She's basically doing it for the assistant salary I pay her.

Interesting. What are those?

- Oh, just the souvenirs. - Mm-hmm.

Oh, please.

It's not what we remember of Frankfurt, DiDi.

It's what Frankfurt remembers of us.

And it remembers 1999.

Standing ovation, I seem to recall.

I am afraid those days are over.

I've spoken to the band leader.

She's game if we are.

- You cannot be serious. - Oh, I'm dead serious.

I'll see you tonight.

Unless you're, like your company,

past your prime.

- Josh. - Hey.

Marlowe and Daughters had crown roast.