Platonic

- Hi! Hi, cutie. - Hey. Mom's home!

- I missed you. - Hi, Mom.

- How was it? - Yeah, good.

Amazing. And it only took you two days to get the hang of it.

- So, about that-- - Yeah.

Mommy, I have a surprise for you.

Sit down.

- Yeah, you gotta see it. - Okay.

We had to make a slideshow at school about our hero, and I chose you.

Wow.

- Oh, Mommy loves it. - It's so good. Thank you, sweetie.

Yeah. It's beautiful. It's really sweet, honey.

Hey, so tell us, how was day two?

It was-- it was good. It was just the same. Yeah.

You can't go wrong, baby. You look good in all of it.

- Hey. - Hey.

What are you doing here?

- I got fired. - You did?

Painting.

Oh, my God. They fired you for that?

- Did that just happen right now? - Yesterday.

Yesterday? Then why are you dressed like this?

You haven't told Charlie yet.

- You're pretending to have a job still. - Yeah.

- Why are you doing that? - I don't know. I--

I just am so embarrassed, and he got me the job.

- Yeah. - And he's so perfect. And he's fulfilled.

And I'm just-- I suck.

You don't suck. No, come on. That could have happened to anybody?

It happened. And you know what? Who cares?

He will-- He'll forgive you. He'll think it's funny, I bet.

- Yeah. - Those types of things,

that's why he fell in love with you in the first place.

- That spark. It's cute. - Yeah. Yes.

- I think it's funny. He'll laugh about it. - Yeah. Right?

I think he'll be proud of you. He'll totally understand.

- Yeah. - He'll be cool with it.

- You're right, he'll be fine. I'll just-- - Yes.

- I'll just go to his work today... - Yeah.

...and I'll tell him. And it's important to tell him in person.

Go right now and tell him in person.

- Right? I'll just-- Yeah. - Great.

Well, when he gets home from work tonight. In person.

- I'll tell him. - Okay. Tell him tonight. Just tell him.

- Yeah. - Want some coffee?

Yeah-- Actually, Will, he made me a coffee to go.

- Oh, great. - Yeah.

- You didn't tell him! - It wasn't an easy night.

The kids were crazy and it was hectic.

So, you were right. I'm not worried.

Charlie's so great. It'll be okay.

You have to tell him. Please. It's getting weird.

It's not getting weird.

It's quite weird, and I feel like I'm enabling you.

You have to tell him.

You are not allowed in this bar anymore unless you bring me a note from Charlie

that says he knows you've been fired, and he knows you're here.

A signed note?

Is this The Handmaid's Tale ?

Am I adhering to your patriarchal dictatorship?

Do you want to know when I'm menstruating?

Just tell him.

Fine.

No. Come on. You gotta be kidding me.

Oh, what is this? You got a fucking note? You got a note from Charlie?

"Will, I'm good with Sylvia hanging at the bar.

Let's go to another ball game, bro. Yours, Charlie. PS, go, Dodgers."

Dodgers spelled wrong.

A man did not write this.

Just tell him! Tell him!

- Tell him! - Fine, I'll tell him!

Just wanna finish my coffee first.

"From the desk of Charles Greeves."

Nice touch.

I have to tell you something,

and I don't know how to say it, so I'm just going to come out with it.

- I got fired. - Wha-- What happened?

I got--

It's such a stupid story.

So, I was just so tired

from all of the work-- so much more than I remembered--

and I was just really tired.

And I was in the hallway waiting for the photocopy machine,

and I fell asleep.

And then I fell through a painting and my elbow went through the canvas,

and it's this, like, really expensive painting of Kirk Friedkin.

- Wait, what? - I know, and I was embarrassed about it.

And I know I've been so lost these last few months,

and all you've tried to do is get me on a path of being productive,

and I-- You know, look at me.

- I'm such a failure. - No, no, no.

You are not a failure.

I mean, you fell through a painting?

Yeah. I'm so stupid. Thank you for understanding, baby.

Yeah. Yeah, I think-- I think-- I think I understand.

Yeah.

Look, I mean, you're-- you've been out of the game for a while.

- And there's a reason that, you know... - Yes.

...only twentysomethings can handle that kind of a workload.

And I got unfairly attacked by a painting.

Yeah. I mean, Kirk Friedkin, obviously, he has nothing against you personally,

but, you know, he has got a business to run.

And it's an unfortunate set of circumstances

that triangulated around you.

You know what? It is a tricky situation.

I can see both sides of it.

And then he says to me, "I can really see both sides, babe."

And I'm, like, all I need to hear is, "Fuck that job. Fuck Kirk Friedkin."

But instead, I get this whole, like, undecided voter analysis.

But weren't you the one that destroyed the painting?

Yes, I understand what I did was wrong, and I deserve to be fired.

But sometimes I just want Charlie to take my side, you know?

And not see all sides in an argument.

But it is kind of his job to see all sides.

- Oh, my God. - So I get where he's coming from.

Do I have to have another conversation today where I talk shit about you?

Oh, my God. Andy is so annoying.

He, like, won't stop texting me.

- Just out of nowhere for no reason. - Really?

He's like, "Babe, you're so beautiful. Baby, I miss you so much."

It's, like--

- Just so annoying, right? - Yeah.

You know what Charlie just texted me? "Need mayo."

Need mayo? Who n-- You don't need mayo.

- Anyway, back to my boyfriend. - You know?

He is very sweet, because out of the blue, last night,

he invited me to San Diego on a business trip.

It's so cute he wants me to be there.

Oh, wait. Is that for the bar?

Yeah. It's, like, a-- We're meeting some CEO, Johnny Vroom.

What?

- Yeah. - You get to meet Johnny Rev?

Yeah, that's him.

Why didn't Will invite me? I love Johnny Rev.

I don't think he's going.

I don't know. I have to go buy an outfit.

- Okay. All right. - Okay, bye.

- Johnny Rev. - Bye.

That's bullshit.

- Yo! - Hey.

Hey, how come Katie gets to meet Johnny Rev and I don't?

That's rubbish.

The San Diego thing? I'm not going on that.

Yeah, we are. Come on.

No, we're not. I'm not into this corporate shit.

Come on. You're the brewmaster.

You gotta take control of your business.

We'll go down. It'll be fun. Otherwise, they're gonna take all the credit.

And this is something you've poured your heart and soul into.

You just wanna meet Johnny Rev.

Well, so what?

Come on. It'll be fun. It doesn't mean it's not true.

You know what? You're actually right. I should go.

And I should prove how indispensable I am to this team.

And those guys will fucking regret

not cutting me into this kombucha thing they did.

You're buying the snacks.

Hey, when do you wanna start prepping that deposition?

Just give me a second.

I need to print out some photos for Maeve's birthday book.

Using the firm's photo printer?

You know it, dawg.

All right.

Okay, 2020. Check.

2021, check.

What's this?

When was this?

Are you finally ready to work?

Can you come to my office?

So, your wife was hanging out with her boyfriend.

We know this happens. What's the big deal?

It's a very big deal. It's a monumentally big deal.

Look at the date on the photo.

That's a whole day before she told me she was fired at Friedkin's firm.

Okay.

- So we know she was fired on Tuesday. - Yes. Tuesday. Late.

But she waited till Friday to tell me.

- And here she is on Thursday... - Yeah.

...horsing around with Will.

Meaning she told Will she was fired, but she hid it from her husband.

What else is she hiding from me?

They're on a trip together right now.

- Where to? - San Diego.

- What are they doing in San Diego? - It's a work thing.

- Are you sure? - I don't know.

I'm calling in the cavalry.

Jackie! Code green.

Hello.

- Sylvia! You made it! - Oh, my God, I'm so excited!

Of course, I wouldn't miss it.

Dude, what the frick are you doing here, man?

I thought it's important that I be here for these big decisions.

So that's why you wanna be here. You wanna fuck this up for us?

No, I don't wanna fuck it up. I just wanna help.

Honestly, I'm with Reggie.

You too much of a loose cannon. You be tripping.

Wait, but Sylvia can still come in, right?

I can come in. I'm not a loose cannon. I'm tight. I'm not a risk.

I don't care what you do, Sylvia.

Okay. Yes. Thank you.