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One Kiss One Lie 1
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00:0030-something. Thank you, man.
00:02Until the night everything changed.
00:06Keep on moving, doggy.
00:11One kiss.
00:14One lie.
00:16How would you like to be my family?
00:18You want us to buy the treasure?
00:20Changes everything.
00:22That kiss nearly tanked my campaign.
00:25Feelings weren't part of the deal.
00:27I'm more dangerous than I love.
00:29Until she broke the only rule.
00:31I thought she was more than just a business deal to you, but I guess I was wrong.
00:41Oh, Walter's up five points.
00:44Okay, let's see what the press thinks of your strong independent woman campaign.
00:49Here we go.
00:50Nora West, a career politician with zero family experience telling us how to raise hours.
00:58Hashtag vote Walter Cain.
01:01Oh, this one's brutal.
01:02Okay, stop.
01:03Look, I get it.
01:05Feminism's dead.
01:06Nobody cares about policy.
01:08So, what are we going to do now?
01:10You want to win the Senate seat, right?
01:12Get a family.
01:14Or you can fake one.
01:15No, I'm not going to fake a family for votes.
01:19Then start writing your concession speech.
01:20Oh, boy.
01:24There's something different.
01:33Outlaid, sugar?
01:34Hi.
01:35Nora West, running for senator.
01:37I never fucked a senator before.
01:45Stop!
01:47Get off me!
01:48Get off!
01:49Let her go.
01:54Keep on moving, tough guy.
01:59You don't want to do that.
02:01Hell no.
02:18It's Mad Dog.
02:19Move!
02:20I'm fine.
02:40I'm so sorry.
02:42I have everything under patrol.
02:43I'm fine.
02:45That boy.
02:47Easy.
02:48You're all right.
02:49You kissed your hero?
03:01Was he hot?
03:03Eli, I was assaulted.
03:04Right.
03:05Sorry.
03:06We should file a police report.
03:09Walter!
03:10We love you, too!
03:12Oh, stop.
03:16Fantastic.
03:17There we go.
03:21Oh, my gosh.
03:22I love you so much.
03:23Let me use one of them.
03:25Well, Norwest.
03:29You know, most people with your numbers would have bowed out by now.
03:32I'm the only thing stopping you from selling out the people of California to your highest
03:39donors.
03:42The voters don't want the truth.
03:44They want fairy tales.
03:46Yeah.
03:46Smiles.
03:47Kissing babies.
03:48The whole shebang.
03:49And what are you offering?
03:51Angry.
03:5230-something.
03:53Can't keep a man.
03:54Forget politics.
04:01Make some money off your looks.
04:03Well, you still got them.
04:04Oh, no.
04:25Oh, no.
04:27Nora, what did you do?
04:28Get that taken down now.
04:35I can't.
04:36It's everywhere.
04:39You kissed a stranger in a dark alley?
04:43The voters are going to think that you're feral.
04:45You need a family angle to fix this now.
04:48Hey, Eli, I can't conjure a family out of thin air.
04:51That's it.
05:07You're lucky you're cute.
05:09I thought pink was your favorite color.
05:12We're on the clock, princess, huh?
05:14Got ten minutes.
05:15Let's go.
05:16I'll be right back, sunshine.
05:24Wait.
05:26He's not going to make you fight again, is he?
05:33No way.
05:35I pinky promise.
05:36I promise.
05:46I need a raise.
05:52Then get back in the ring and fight.
05:56You remember him?
05:58Huh?
06:00You were a king.
06:02Now look at you.
06:03Mopping piss and wearing, I don't know, what is that?
06:06Eyeliner?
06:08Don't you miss the rush?
06:09Rush?
06:09Now, get back to scrubbing toilets.
06:29Put up a damn sign next time, dumbass.
06:49Let me help.
06:51Uh, what about your math homework?
06:54It's done.
06:54It's done.
06:59I'll find you a family.
07:07For now, focus on optics.
07:09You need to look like you care about cardio.
07:11Okay, but I don't.
07:13Nobody does.
07:15Eli, I gotta call you back.
07:17Sweetheart?
07:19Hi.
07:19Why are you mopping the floor?
07:21Shouldn't you be in school?
07:22Oh, it's a Saturday.
07:23Where are your parents?
07:25Dad!
07:27Unbelievable!
07:27This is child labor.
07:30You're exploiting a little girl.
07:40You're all right?
07:45Hugh.
07:47Deja vu.
07:50Don't even think about kissing me again.
07:53Uh, you kissed me.
07:54That kiss nearly tanked my campaign.
07:56Wait, you two kissed?
07:58No.
08:00So, mop floors by day, play vigilante by night?
08:03Oh, no.
08:04My dad's a professional fighter, but he promised he'd never fight again.
08:08Wait, you're her father?
08:09How is that even possible?
08:11Okay.
08:11When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much, they come together like the birds and the bees.
08:17Okay, stop.
08:17So, you're seriously letting your daughter mop the floors?
08:22You do understand that child labor is against the law.
08:24She's mopping the floors.
08:25She ain't laying bricks.
08:27So, is this part of your new strategy to collect votes?
08:30Harass the constituents?
08:32Excuse me?
08:34Yeah.
08:35I know who you are.
08:37Hey!
08:37Hey!
08:39What, floor?
08:40No sign?
08:42Uh, you're trying to get me soon, aren't you, huh?
08:45Get back to work.
08:52Wait.
08:54I have an offer.
08:57How would you like to be my family?
08:58Okay.
08:58I want you two to pretend to be my family, just until the election.
09:06It'll only be for show.
09:08Politics, optics, you know.
09:10Come on, kid.
09:12This lady's nuts.
09:15I'll pay.
09:17A lot.
09:20So, let me get this straight.
09:22You want us to lie to the country?
09:24It's not a lie.
09:25It's strategic storytelling.
09:27You'd be helping your daughter, helping me, help yourself.
09:30Here, at least, just take my card.
09:40I'll be my family, just until the election.
09:43It'll only be for show.
09:45Politics, optics, you know.
09:47Come on, kid.
09:48This lady's nuts.
09:51I'll pay.
09:53A lot.
09:57So, let me get this straight.
09:59You want us to lie to the country?
10:01It's not a lie.
10:02It's strategic storytelling.
10:04You'd be helping your daughter, helping me, help yourself.
10:07Here, at least, just take my card.
10:15Good luck with your optics.
10:16Thanks.
10:22Wait.
10:23Listen, you can't stay.
10:31Have new tenants in, right now.
10:33No, Mike, listen to me, okay?
10:34I'll have the money for you tomorrow morning, I swear to you.
10:36That's what you said last week, Maddox.
10:38I don't run a charity.
10:39Look, look, man.
10:40We got nowhere else to go, man.
10:43Don't make me call the cops.
10:45Mike.
10:46No, Mike.
10:47Mike.
10:47Mike, please.
10:48It's okay, Dad.
10:53A home isn't a place.
10:55It's you and me.
10:56I'm calling about your offer.
11:24I thought about what you said.
11:33And I need the money.
11:35Fast.
11:37For my daughter.
11:43There's a championship bout.
11:45Next month.
11:46I can't risk getting hurt.
11:49I'm the only family Sky has.
11:51Relax.
11:52It's staged.
11:53You take a fall in round five.
11:54No hits, no pain.
11:56Just lights, crowds, cash.
11:59You walk away rich.
12:00People will pay a lot of money to see the unbeatable Mad Dog go down.
12:07I have to think about it.
12:09Hey, you're the one who came to me, kid.
12:10Tell my friends you're interested, but don't take too long.
12:14They're not the patient type.
12:30Being brave means doing the hard thing.
12:32And who told you that?
12:34You did, Daddy.
12:34Keep your guard up.
12:44Uh, go get a snack in the locker room, honey, okay?
12:49Hey.
12:51No sweets.
12:53Are you sure?
12:53Yes, I'm sure.
12:57Go.
13:19Hello?
13:20We'll do it.
13:22But I've got conditions.
13:24No love, no feelings, no kissing, and no sex.
13:29And Sky's safety comes first above anything else.
13:32Always.
13:32You cross that line.
13:34And I'm out.
13:35Hi.
13:47I haven't been fully honest with the public.
13:51The man I kissed in that video wasn't a stranger.
13:55He was my daughter.
13:57He was my husband.
14:00And this, this is my daughter.
14:04My family.
14:07Kiss.
14:09Kiss.
14:11Kiss.
14:13Kiss.
14:13Kiss.
14:13Kiss.
14:31Well, well.
14:33A family woman now, huh?
14:38Uh-huh.
14:39Cute press conference.
14:40Shame it's all bullshit.
14:42Oh, please, Walter.
14:44You lied for a living.
14:45You wouldn't recognize the truth if it smacked you in the face.
14:48This is an adult house, sweetie.
14:51This is real politics.
14:53Little girls playing house like you don't belong here.
14:57I'm warning you.
14:58I'm going to chew you up and spit you out.
15:02Honey, is he bothering you?
15:07A little.
15:10Fine, fine.
15:12Why don't we make it official?
15:14Public dinner.
15:15All of us, tonight, at your place, where I'm sure you live like a happy family.
15:20We'd be delighted.
15:28Okay, we need to sell this fully, which means you're moving in tonight.
15:39Oh.
15:45We live here now?
15:50Wow.
15:54This place is huge.
15:56You like it?
15:58You live here all by yourself?
16:08Must get lonely.
16:11Did you bring what I asked?
16:13Yeah.
16:25Oh.
16:26Is that a photo of your wife?
16:29Uh, it used to be.
16:41Wow.
16:42My house is officially a mess.
16:45Welcome to the club.
16:46Oh, um, Miss Nora?
16:50Sweetie.
16:51So just remember, you're supposed to call me mom in public now, okay?
16:55Okay.
16:55Um, it's just your dress.
16:57Oh, shit.
16:59Oh, shit.
17:00I mean, I'm so sorry.
17:02Damn it.
17:02Fuck.
17:03I'm so sorry.
17:04I'm so sorry.
17:05I'm gonna go change, okay?
17:10Where do you think this should go?
17:15Nora?
17:15Nora?
17:15Yeah.
17:16Oh, my God.
17:31Oh, my God.
17:33I am so sorry.
17:34I was just, um, but I thought that, um, I'll just go.
17:38Wait.
17:42Hold on.
17:42Can you help me?
17:43I can't reach this, and we're way past the dignity line.
17:51Please.
17:51Thanks.
18:17Could you?
18:17Could you?
18:21Okay, you can go now, Luke.
18:24Right.
18:29Oh, my God.
18:42Dad, seriously, close your mouth.
18:45Okay, flashcard time.
18:46We need to be airtight.
18:48Walter's out for blood, and this covers our story of how we've met.
18:51First vacation.
18:52Sky's favorite color.
18:53Fake pet names.
18:57We met at a mutual friend's fundraiser.
19:00First date.
19:02Food truck and jazz in the park.
19:07Nicknames.
19:09No way.
19:11What is it?
19:13Say it with some conviction.
19:15Snuggle bear.
19:18Really?
19:18I tested both voters.
19:20He's here early.
19:25We have to improvise.
19:27Hey, Mr. Chase.
19:28Hey, Mr. Chase.
19:38Mr. Walter.
19:44Sir, I drew you a picture.
19:51Adorable.
19:57So, how did you two meet?
20:01Food truck and jazz in the park.
20:06And how long have you been together?
20:08Seven years.
20:11Well, I guess time flies when you're pretending.
20:14In which school does the little actress go to?
20:19Not you.
20:21I was asking your mommy.
20:23Okay.
20:27Oak Ridge Elementary.
20:29Hmm.
20:30Well, what do you say we double-check that, huh?
20:36Oh, Jesus.
20:38I'm so sorry.
20:39Jesus.
20:39I, uh, here.
20:40Oh, please.
20:47Oh.
20:48Oh.
20:49Well, I'm exhausted.
20:50I'm very tired.
20:52What a day.
20:53I think it's time we go to bed.
20:55Let's go, sweetheart.
20:59Good job.
21:00Let's skip the BS.
21:12We both know your husband acts fake.
21:14And whatever Nora's paying you, I'll double it.
21:17All you have to do is step outside and tell them the truth.
21:25This check could solve all of our problems.
21:43Well, that was a waste of a night.
21:46But before I go, I'll give you one last chance to confess and save face.
21:52I have nothing to confess.
21:56What about you, Mr. Nora West?
22:00Presses right outside.
22:05Apparently, there's all Walter and I.
22:08You know, I actually prefer it this way.
22:11More of a challenge.
22:14My mom always told me not to play with my food, but sometimes I just can't help myself.
22:18You and I, Nora, we both know there's a lot more going on than it meets the eye.
22:34You're really going to learn, do you?
22:36I'm going to take you down.
22:39I got this.
22:40You want to know why I'm doing this, Walter?
22:48Because men like you have always tried to control women.
22:52At home, in politics, behind office doors.
22:57Slapping your assistant's ass like it's all part of the job.
23:00But once I'm sworn in, that ends.
23:04Every lie, every threat.
23:07You'll answer for all of it.
23:10Everybody's having something, right?
23:12You chose this.
23:14And you're going down with the ship, lover boy.
23:16I'll take her home.
23:30No, don't be ridiculous.
23:31Just sit with me.
23:31No, you've already done way too much for us.
23:33No, it's fine.
23:34Just sleep.
23:35No, I can take her.
23:36Just sleep.
23:37Thank you for not taking the check.
23:52I don't break my word.
23:54You let me know if he tries anything else.
23:57Do you want to sleep in the bed?
24:00The guest room.
24:03Private bed.
24:03Alone.
24:04Separate.
24:04Not together.
24:05Toilets won't clean themselves, right?
24:19I'm so sorry.
24:23Would you look after Skye while I'm gone?
24:25Yeah, sure.
24:26Oh, my God.
24:33I am an idiot.
24:34I don't want you to feel lonely anymore.
24:44Blanket.
24:54It's a bit cozy.
24:56Yeah.
24:57Yeah.
25:05One, one, two.
25:06Oh, five.
25:07Nice.
25:08All right, give me ten more reps.
25:09Nice.
25:09Good job.
25:10Easy.
25:11Easy.
25:26You're all right.
25:28Focus.
25:29Focus.
25:31She's the client.
25:32You're on the clock, not on a date.
25:34You're on the clock.
25:48What?
25:48You're on the clock.
25:48I'm a girl.
25:49I'm a girl.
25:50It's a good job.
25:53I'm sorry.
25:55I'm a girl.
25:56I'm a girl.
25:57You're on the clock.
25:58I'm a girl.
25:59You're on the clock.
26:00forget it Nora
26:09you're okay
26:11he has his life
26:13you have yours
26:14you've got an election to win
26:30if you wake Skye
26:53and she hears us
26:54what the
26:58Miss West
27:01everything okay
27:02yes
27:04shampoo bottle just fell
27:06real slippery one
27:10uh okay
27:12I'll be on in a minute
27:15oh can you ask dad
27:19if we can have pancakes for breakfast
27:20after he picks up the shampoo bottle
27:22yeah sure kiddo
27:25yeah pancakes coming right up
27:27there's not a shampoo explosion in there is there
27:47no no no no
27:49on the side
27:50he's fine
27:51thank you
27:57thank you
28:01yeah
28:02so any cute boys at school
28:12maybe
28:15since when
28:17okay
28:18what's his name
28:19is he cute
28:20Jeff
28:21yeah
28:22I mean
28:23he shares his snacks with me
28:24okay now that
28:26that is true love
28:28yeah
28:28you have her my dead body
28:29fooling Walter
28:32that was the easy part
28:33the real fight
28:34is gonna be convincing
28:35the entire state
28:36spoken like a true politician
28:39but let's worry about
28:42not just guys at school
28:43I'll take her today
28:45I owe you
28:46I was thinking like
28:50oh my gosh
28:51poor kid
28:53looks like those clothes
28:54came straight from a dumpster
28:55oh I wouldn't be surprised
28:57if we get a life snow this next week
28:59I mean her dad sleeps in a locker room
29:01she's
29:06no longer allowed to attend school here
29:08I'm sorry what
29:10excuse me what's going on here
29:14I'm sorry
29:14but Skye can't come inside today
29:16her account is still unpaid
29:18seriously
29:19we've reached out numerous times
29:21I'm sorry
29:24but there's nothing I can do
29:26until the balance has been cleared
29:27poor kid
29:28I knew something was off
29:29it's the dad isn't it
29:31it's rubbed off on them
29:32you two want to run your mouth
29:35somewhere else
29:35excuse me
29:36you say one more word
29:38about my daughter
29:39or her father
29:40and I promise
29:41you'll regret it
29:42alright
29:44what's the damage
29:46it's ten thousand
29:47great
29:49handled
29:50are we done
29:55wait a minute
29:59I recognize you
30:01I recognize you from TV
30:02you're running for senator
30:05Nora West
30:07Skye's mother
30:08hi
30:19wait
30:20how about we do something fun today
30:24skip school
30:25and don't tell dad
30:26I mean I could write an entire book
30:29about stuff my dad doesn't know about
30:31so
30:31let's add it to the book
30:32oh my god
30:34oh my god
30:47thank you so much
30:50thank you so much
31:01honestly
31:03that was the most fun I've had
31:04in probably forever
31:06me too
31:07what's your favorite dress
31:08this one of course
31:09so pretty
31:10okay
31:12so tell me
31:14what is your dad really like
31:16what do you want to know
31:18you know
31:20people think he's all grumpy and tough
31:22but he's actually kind of hilarious
31:24he used to be this like
31:26big fighter
31:27like posters on the wall famous
31:29until mom passed
31:30I'm so sorry sweetie
31:33that must have been so much for you
31:35I mean
31:36I was really little
31:37I don't even remember that much
31:39just what he tells me
31:41his friends say he was loaded back then
31:43when mom got sick
31:47we sold everything
31:48the house
31:49car
31:50we traveled all over
31:53trying every doctor we could find
31:55but
31:55nothing worked
31:57he never really let anybody in after that
32:01I mean until now
32:03you mean me
32:04duh
32:05I mean we're not like
32:07so obvious
32:07hold on
32:11it's okay
32:11Eli
32:14what's going on
32:14you need to come back now
32:16it's about Luke
32:17and his wife
32:18you're gonna want to sit
32:26give it to me straight
32:27his name
32:29used to be everywhere
32:30undefeated
32:31the press called him
32:32a storm in gloves
32:34Luke
32:34mad dog Maddox
32:36then
32:36one day
32:37he just vanished
32:38no last match
32:39no press conference
32:41he just
32:41walked away
32:42at the height of it all
32:43oh my god
32:45so his wife got sick
32:47and then he left the ring behind
32:48forever to take care of her
32:49she needed advanced treatment
32:51costly
32:52he filed for coverage
32:53and the insurance company
32:54denied the claim
32:55what company
32:56care of her
32:57she needed advanced treatment
32:59costly
33:00he filed for coverage
33:01and the insurance company
33:02denied the claim
33:03what company
33:04Tenway Health
33:06you did contract compliance
33:08for them before you ran
33:09for city council
33:09that's inhumane
33:11who signed the denial
33:12it was you
33:14you need to tell him
33:22I will
33:25tonight
33:26no
33:26you are running out of time
33:27okay
33:28if he hears this
33:29from somebody else
33:30oh I'm not interrupting
33:31I just came to invite you
33:34to a friendly debate
33:35how charming
33:37Eli
33:38call security
33:39I'm not someone
33:44who can be brushed off
33:45let go of me
33:47this one
34:00wow
34:00where'd the fashion show come from
34:04maybe a fairy law mother
34:19maybe not
34:20I like that pink one
34:23it's beautiful
34:23I know
34:24I like the purple one too though
34:25alright kiddo
34:30show's over
34:31go do your homework
34:33uh Luke
34:43I have to tell you something
34:45uh Luke
34:45I have to tell you something
34:47there you are
34:48everything you've done
34:50for Sky today
34:51everything that you've done
34:52for us
34:53I just
34:53I wanted to say thank you
34:55and uh
34:56will you go out with me
34:59like
35:02like a real date
35:03that's the idea
35:05yeah
35:07I'd like that
35:08what are you hiding
35:13behind your back
35:14what are you hiding
35:20who did this
35:28it's
35:29it's nothing
35:30I probably caught it
35:31on a door frame
35:31or something
35:32it was Walter
35:33I'll take care of him
35:36no
35:36if you lay a finger
35:38on him
35:39he'll destroy your life
35:40I don't care
35:41and what about me
35:43the husband
35:44of his opponent
35:45assaults a future senator
35:46fine
35:47then come with me
35:50oh my god
36:08wow
36:09so this is your idea
36:11of a romantic night out
36:13look
36:14I can't always be there
36:15to protect you
36:16you need to know
36:17how to defend yourself
36:18especially from men
36:19like him
36:19here
36:31oh
36:33I've never started
36:34to punch in my life
36:35it's all about the breath
36:40in the control
36:43fist
36:45good
36:49why don't wish you
36:55what happens
36:56if we both
36:57stopped holding back
36:58let's take this further
37:04oh
37:10of course
37:11that is exactly
37:12the type of further
37:13I was expecting
37:15oh
37:18oh my god
37:19alright
37:24step one
37:25balance
37:26uh
37:29okay
37:29um
37:30left leg forward
37:31okay
37:32right leg back
37:33remember
37:33and twist
37:34good
37:35guard up
37:36jab with your left
37:38remember
37:39jab left
37:40jab
37:41and twist
37:42okay
37:42I think I got it
37:44yeah
37:45yeah
37:45we'll see
37:46try to knock me out
37:47balance
37:47no
37:50not like that
37:51use your whole body
37:52momentum
37:53a muscle
37:54try again
37:55wow
38:02uh
38:02not bad
38:04I'm more dangerous
38:05than I look
38:06now
38:11your turn
38:13wow
38:19uh
38:20not bad
38:21I'm more dangerous
38:22than I look
38:23now
38:28your turn
38:30what the hell
38:56am I thinking
38:56his wife died
38:58because of me
38:59what's wrong
39:02nothing
39:03hey
39:05talk to me
39:07why'd you stop
39:09fighting
39:09what's wrong
39:12what's wrong
39:13how'd you stop
39:14yourself
39:15what's wrong
39:15how'd you stop
39:15can't
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