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00:00I'm just gonna drop her on the couch.
00:01Oh, okay.
00:03I'll pick her up tomorrow.
00:05You're not driving home until you have another cup of coffee?
00:07Hey, don't worry about whispering.
00:09She slept through everything.
00:11Jet engines, turbulence, bipolar flight attendants.
00:14I hate her so much. I hate you!
00:18No, I don't. I love you.
00:22I was in her youth.
00:25Coffee may not be the answer.
00:28How long has it been since you slept?
00:30Let's see. I didn't get any sleep at your parents.
00:33Both our flights were delayed.
00:36Some of you phoned in a bomb threat to the Taco Bell Express.
00:38They shut down the airport, so...
00:41487 hours?
00:45You need to lay down. Come on.
00:47Okay.
00:50Go away, boss.
00:52No, no, no, no, no.
00:53We don't sleep on pool tables anymore.
00:55We're parents now. Nothing fun or weird.
00:58Your mother's a bitch.
00:59Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:01Whoa.
01:02Where did that come from? I thought you liked her.
01:04Never did.
01:05Your dad, on the other hand, he's a flirt.
01:08Has he ever flirted with you?
01:09No, he only flirts the people he likes.
01:13Come on.
01:14Come on.
01:16Oh.
01:17Oh, my God.
01:20Oh, this is heaven.
01:23What are you doing in heaven?
01:24Part of an exchange program.
01:26Gandhi's down there at a strip club with Mussolini.
01:30Just sleep.
01:32Okay.
01:32Hey, you remember that time when I tried to trick you into getting me pregnant to save our marriage?
01:38What? No.
01:41Yeah.
01:42Sam was eight, and I stopped taking the pill and started sleeping naked.
01:47You don't remember?
01:48I remember the naked thing.
01:50I didn't think you wanted a baby.
01:52I thought you wanted a new car.
01:56But it's all right.
01:57We have the greatest kid ever, and you're a good dad.
02:02Good night.
02:03No, wait, wait, wait.
02:04Before you fall asleep, the time we went to Vegas and you told me you got robbed, did that really happen?
02:09No, I lost it all on blackjack.
02:12Remember?
02:13This is like a truth serum.
02:17Is it hard for you to find another guy because I set the bar too high?
02:20No.
02:21What do you know?
02:21You're half asleep.
02:26Nolan.
02:28Nolan.
02:30What do you think about the fact that Ed just called you a pussy?
02:34I didn't hear that.
02:35Ed?
02:36Pussy.
02:36That's probably right.
02:45Now, hold on.
02:47Before everybody leaves, I want to invite you all to take part in something that I am very excited about.
02:51Oh, I knew this day was coming to see the real estate or vitamins.
02:56No, Ed.
02:58A few nights ago, I had an experience that led me to believe that we could advance the frontiers of psychological study.
03:03Hey, I'm talking about stripping away your defenses to a point where inhibitions come down and truths come out.
03:09So, what, we're all going to get drunk?
03:13No.
03:14I'm talking about sleep deprivation therapy.
03:16Can I be drunk for that?
03:20No.
03:20Because sometimes when people get drunk, they grab a gun and shoot their boyfriends in the testicles.
03:26You're talking about me, aren't you?
03:27I thought that was abundantly clear.
03:29Now, I've done a lot of research on this.
03:33I think if we stay up long enough, we can get to a whole new level of honesty.
03:36That's the way my old associate, Nam, used to do it.
03:39You ought to bring Fultan Kwong in here.
03:42That old boy kept me awake 70 hours straight at the Hanoi Hilton, getting intel out of me.
03:49Seriously, you can get him.
03:51He's got a noodle shop down at the music center.
03:53He gives me 10% off because he tortured me.
03:58Yeah, a real sweetheart.
04:01It's your mistake for staying at a Hilton.
04:05Okay, I want you all here on Friday for a weekend workshop.
04:09Some of us might have plans this weekend.
04:12What were you planning to do?
04:14Call my friends and ask them why they never invite me anywhere on the weekends.
04:18I guess I could reschedule for next weekend.
04:21How are we going to stay up that long?
04:25The way Fultan kept us awake, he'd take the car battery and some jumper cables and clamp them onto our nipples.
04:32I think we'll start with coffee.
04:33Oh, Fultan used coffee, too.
04:35He'd boil up a big pot and then make us bend over.
04:37We're just going to drink it.
04:39We drank it.
04:40Anyway, so they make me empty my pockets with all my good luck terms in front of everybody, including Jake Slater.
04:53It's midterms.
04:54I had all my good luck stuff.
04:56My silver dollar, my dream catcher, my monopoly dog.
04:59Hey, at least you didn't have the pouch full of your baby teeth, right?
05:01Hmm.
05:02Oh, crap.
05:03You had the baby teeth.
05:04Well, I have to.
05:05I had an elder protest.
05:06I'm a freak.
05:09No, you're not.
05:10I know tons of people who carry good luck charms.
05:13Here.
05:15My dad made this penny for me when we went to Carlsbad Caverns.
05:19It was the best day we ever had.
05:21Did I always carry this with you?
05:23Yeah.
05:24So, I guess I'm a freak, too.
05:26And if Jake Slater doesn't like you because you carry a pouch full of baby teeth, then we understand why, right?
05:32It's open.
05:38Hey, Charlie.
05:39Hey, Sam.
05:40Hi.
05:40Hey, Kate.
05:42I'm gonna go back.
05:45Why doesn't she like me?
05:47Do you think she knows we're sleeping together?
05:49Nobody knows.
05:50Maybe she's just intimidated by you.
05:52That's cool.
05:55So, why am I here?
05:57Because I want to ask you to help me with my sleep deprivation project.
05:59I need another psychologist there to supervise the group for a few hours while I rest so I can be fresh for the session.
06:04Well, I would, but you're not still going through with that, are you?
06:07Kate.
06:07Kate, this is breakthrough research and really positive for my patients.
06:11Breakthrough research?
06:12Somebody wants to get into the Journal of Applied Psychology.
06:15But my primary concern is my patients.
06:17Come on, Charlie.
06:18You're desperate for recognition.
06:19You can't play baseball anymore, so you're trying to get it in psychotherapy.
06:22So?
06:23What's wrong with wanting to be known as the best in your profession?
06:25Because you're experimenting on human beings and sleep deprivation is not a recognized therapeutic tool?
06:30God, you can be so stubborn.
06:32I am not being stubborn.
06:33I am laying the foundation for a new methodology.
06:36And for the record, you're a therapeutic tool.
06:39Drap.
06:40Outwitted.
06:43Hey, Charlie.
06:44Hey, Kate.
06:46Sam ready to go?
06:47She's upstairs grabbing her bag.
06:48Thanks again for taking her on my weekend.
06:50Oh, well, it's probably a good idea.
06:52She's not here for your crazy people stay up all night party.
06:55I mean, I'm not a professional, but it seemed to me that unstable people need as much sleep as possible.
07:01Right.
07:02Get some rest.
07:09You know, there's something I've been wanting to say to you for a long time.
07:13Yeah?
07:14It's really stupid, but for the longest time, I thought you and Charlie had the hots for each other.
07:20You're kidding.
07:22I know.
07:22It's crazy.
07:23I mean, you're gay, right?
07:24I mean, I'm not gay, gay.
07:32I mean, I like to live in the moment.
07:36You're so cool.
07:37We should hang out.
07:38Patrick, you're early.
07:47Didn't realize traffic was going to be so light.
07:50But since I'm the first person here for a no-sleepover, I'll just take the couch.
07:57Patrick, if you want the couch, just say you got here early to take the couch.
08:00Nobody's going to be petty enough to compete with you for the couch.
08:02Damn it.
08:03I wanted the couch.
08:08Oh, crap.
08:10The couch is gone.
08:11I told you if I let you pick me up, you had to be on time.
08:14I'm sorry.
08:15I've never been to your house before.
08:16Please.
08:17I've seen you parked outside my house for hours.
08:20Well, not daytime.
08:26Okay, guys.
08:26As you can see, I've set up a few cameras around to document the workshop.
08:29Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
08:31I did not agree to be filmed.
08:33Okay, then I'll make sure that no footage of you winds up in my presentation.
08:35Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
08:37Whoa, I did not agree not to be filmed.
08:39Okay, we've all been up for about 12 hours, but most sleep deprivation symptoms don't kick in until after 36.
08:46So we'll start the session tomorrow night.
08:48Until then, the only rule is to stay awake.
08:53Ed, wake up.
08:55Ed.
08:57Ed.
08:57Oh, my God, he's not breathing.
09:00Ah-ah!
09:02You hit your feet, you lose your seat.
09:04I think I can trace a lot of my anger back to the moment I found out my mother died.
09:14I was in the back of a cab with my brother.
09:17He hung up the phone.
09:19He turned to me and he said,
09:21Mom's dead.
09:25There was nothing in his eyes.
09:28It was like he didn't even care.
09:30I said, what's the matter with you?
09:32Our mother is dead!
09:33You know what, that stuff, dude.
09:38Patrick?
09:39Patrick, we're 24 hours in.
09:40You've been in front of the camera for half of that.
09:42So far, your mother has died in a cab, on a train, in a plane, in a boat.
09:46The only place she hasn't died is in a box with a fox.
09:49Stop rehearsing your breakthrough.
09:53Ed, what was that?
09:54Yeah, I was playing the video bowling game and the controller slipped out of my hand.
09:59I think I'm losing my muscle control.
10:02That's great.
10:03That's the third sign of sleep deprivation.
10:05What's the first one?
10:07Unsubstantiated euphoria.
10:08Yes!
10:11Kate should be here any minute to cover for me.
10:15I'm cold.
10:16Nolan, give me your blanket.
10:18Sure.
10:19Here you go.
10:20Hey, Patrick.
10:25What do you think about me and Lacey?
10:27I'm not a big fan.
10:30I mean, could you see us together?
10:32The only way that happens is if she's robbing a gas station and using you as a human shield.
10:36But you do see us together.
10:39Cool.
10:40Thank God you're here.
10:45I'm leaving.
10:46What?
10:46What do you mean you're leaving?
10:47I have to get some sleep before the session.
10:49I have a client who's having a breakdown.
10:51She's at the hospital.
10:52Okay, this may sound a little harsh, but can't they just strap her to a gurney, pump her full
10:55of drugs, and let her ride it out?
10:56You know, kicking an old school?
10:58I have to sign her in.
11:00So you'll be gone, what, a couple hours?
11:02The family's committing her.
11:03The paperwork takes forever.
11:04That's why we never did it with my mom.
11:05It was easier to just let her run around the house naked, covered in jam.
11:08Okay, I really can't process that right now.
11:13But if you're not back in time, I'll have to do the session on 36 hours of no sleep.
11:18I'm sorry, but your muscle coordination seems fine, your pupils are responsive, and you're
11:23showing no signs of unsubstantiated euphoria.
11:26Look, let me just go, and I will get back as fast as I can.
11:29You will?
11:29You will?
11:29Yay!
11:38Hey.
11:43Yeah?
11:44So it's been almost, uh, 36 hours.
11:47How you doing?
11:48Not good.
11:49I think I just texted a picture of my boobs to my dentist.
11:54Oh.
11:55What a coincidence.
11:56He wants me to come in tomorrow for a cleaning.
12:01So anyway, uh, I was thinking if you're not doing anything, I hear there's pizza in the
12:06kitchen.
12:06Do you want to go, or I could just bring you a piece?
12:10I don't want you touching my food.
12:11I'll get it myself.
12:13Great.
12:14It's a date.
12:18We got a great table.
12:21Only problem is, it's so close to the kitchen.
12:26Give me a Coke.
12:31Okay.
12:32Okay.
12:36This will be fine.
12:49That was funny.
12:51Thanks.
12:52I'm, uh, tired of them.
12:54That was really funny.
12:58Ork.
12:59Hey, guys.
13:04Want to make some more coffee?
13:05Uh.
13:06What's so funny?
13:07This fork was being, uh, hilarious.
13:11All right.
13:12Giddy and mildly delusional.
13:13I think we're getting real close to a session.
13:16Really?
13:17Already?
13:18I must have completely lost track of time.
13:22This was great.
13:23I hope we can do this again.
13:25I'm going to go splash some pee on my face.
13:29Face on my pee.
13:31I will see you later in a minute water.
13:45It's a crazy night, huh?
13:47You holding up okay?
13:48Oh, yeah.
13:49Mm-hmm.
13:51You've got something right there.
13:53I get it?
13:54Uh, no.
13:55Here.
13:55Let me.
13:56Lacey, you can't do that.
14:01Oh, I'm sorry.
14:02I'm sorry.
14:03I meant to do this.
14:06That's the same thing.
14:08Lacey, Lacey, you have to stop this.
14:11You're exhausted.
14:12What's going on right now is called transference.
14:14I'm going to get a tattoo of you somewhere special.
14:16And if you grow a little beard, it'll look perfect.
14:23You're having these emotions because you feel like I'm the only man in your life
14:26who listens to you and cares about you right now.
14:29Oh, my God.
14:31You're right.
14:32What am I doing?
14:33This is so embarrassing.
14:37It's okay.
14:38Sorry, nobody will know.
14:40You're tired.
14:41You don't know what you're doing.
14:42Yes, I do.
14:44Okay, you do it a little bit.
14:48You've clearly lost all your inhibitions.
14:50It's time to get started.
14:51Great.
14:52With the session.
14:53Okay.
14:56Okay, everyone.
14:58Time for the session.
14:59Let's do this.
15:01Ed, please turn off the bowling game.
15:02All right, fine.
15:08Okay.
15:10I think we're at a point now where
15:12we have the opportunity to
15:14get beneath the surface
15:16on some issues you want to wrestle with.
15:17Please, Ed, tell me you're still bowling.
15:26Would you like to start?
15:27I would.
15:28Two years ago, I was in New York.
15:30I was in the back of the cab,
15:31and my brother got a phone call.
15:33Does anybody have something real?
15:34I'd like to talk about something real.
15:38Okay, but remember,
15:39even though we're in therapy,
15:40there are some things
15:41that nobody wants to hear about.
15:43Oh, you'll want to hear this.
15:46I've had a lot of boyfriends
15:47break up with me
15:48because they say I'm too sexual.
15:51Well, stuff happens.
15:54Nolan, you've been quiet.
15:55Actually, I really want to hear
15:57what Lacey has to say.
15:59Me too.
16:00Dang it.
16:05When I want someone,
16:07I just have to have them,
16:09and I tell them,
16:10nothing's off limits.
16:12You can't hurt me.
16:14Is that unusual, Charlie?
16:16Is there something wrong with me?
16:21You've seen what I'm seeing.
16:23That is an unusual way to sit.
16:25Okay, Lacey,
16:31let's get into this.
16:33Your sexually provocative behavior
16:34is probably just you
16:35trying to fill an emotional void
16:36left behind from your childhood.
16:38Wow, void.
16:39Someone likes to talk dirty
16:41with people watching.
16:44She's a complete slut.
16:47I could have told you that
16:47from the shoes.
16:51I'm going to go get some pizza.
16:54You remember pizza?
16:55It looks like your ship's
17:01taking on water, Captain.
17:03Not helping, Ed.
17:04People are just getting
17:05into some more difficult truths.
17:07Lacey is this close to realizing
17:08she doesn't need to use sex
17:09to get love.
17:10I use love to get sex.
17:11Love is empty and meaningless,
17:13and sex lasts forever.
17:14Two down, two to go.
17:19Time to call in a mayday.
17:21Ed, please.
17:22Everyone's experiencing emotions but me.
17:24Why can't I feel anything real?
17:25This isn't even real.
17:29You just hit the iceberg, boy.
17:31This whole thing's going down.
17:33If I were you, I'd call in a mayday.
17:35I know what I'm doing.
17:36The hell you do.
17:37Shut up, Dad!
17:43I apologize for shut up.
17:45I'm going to need a few minutes
17:46in the kitchen to figure out Dad.
17:48You okay?
17:57I tried to be objective,
17:58but I wound up yelling at a patient.
18:00Oh, come on, Charlie.
18:01Wake up!
18:04Look what happened here.
18:05You called one of your patients' dad.
18:08Freud would be creaming his jeans over that.
18:10Freud didn't wear jeans.
18:11He wore a slip.
18:12A Freudian slip.
18:15I'm so tired.
18:18But your hypothesis was correct.
18:20The inhibitions came down
18:22and the truth came out.
18:23Yeah, for me.
18:24Nobody else had a breakthrough?
18:26Lacey cried, Nolan yelled,
18:27and Patrick realized
18:28he's avoiding his real emotions.
18:29That is huge!
18:31And what did you realize about your dad?
18:34I don't know.
18:35What did I realize?
18:36Wake up!
18:37Hey, Ed, he's on my ass.
18:40He's like my dad's been my whole life.
18:41I've never been good enough for him.
18:43And?
18:44And?
18:45Wake up!
18:48Now it's just about hitting me, isn't it?
18:53Why did you do this study?
18:55Who do you want recognition from?
18:57Have you asked yourself even one of these questions?
18:59Well, not yet.
18:59Someone's been slapping the crap out of me.
19:01Okay, okay, okay.
19:03I'm still trying to make my dad proud.
19:05That's what this whole thing was about.
19:08Why can't I be a normal person?
19:09I just want to have sex with my mom.
19:11Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.
19:19Except it's eggables and tofaken.
19:25Ed, I'm very sorry about last night.
19:27I was really burnt.
19:29Good.
19:29Because I was afraid you were going to come over here
19:31and ask me to take your fish in or something.
19:33If you don't want to go to a strip club, I'd be up for that.
19:40Here's your blanket.
19:42Keep it.
19:43Someday when you're lying in your bed with it wrapped around you,
19:46I want you to think about what could have been.
19:49Just take your stupid blanket.
19:50You okay?
19:59Yeah.
19:59Whatever I did last night, don't take it seriously.
20:01I was crazy.
20:02We all got a little crazy last night.
20:05I was thinking about what you said,
20:07and I may have some anger stuff from when I was a kid.
20:12Stuff from my dad leaving or whatever.
20:14Welcome to the club.
20:16This is a penny my dad made for me at Carlsbad Caverns.
20:20It's actually the last great time I remember us ever having together.
20:25I keep it for good luck.
20:28So it reminds you that even though you have issues with your parents,
20:32you can move past them?
20:33Exactly.
20:35Thanks.
20:36Hope it works.
20:41Isn't that the coin you've been carrying around for 35 years?
20:45Yeah.
20:48Did you mean to give it to her?
20:50No.
20:56How are you feeling?
20:58Sad.
21:03Do you want me to take you to Carlsbad Caverns?
21:07Is that a euphemism for something else?
21:09Yes.
21:11Then yes.
21:11I'm going to kidnap 1.
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