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00:00:00Summer felt like a dream, but it's time to go back to reality.
00:00:07Oh look, it's our favorite charity case.
00:00:12How does it feel to have a free ride while the rest of us actually pay to be here?
00:00:18What class are you guys headed to?
00:00:20Like astronomy or something?
00:00:22Me too.
00:00:23Yay!
00:00:26No more distractions, just graduation on my mind.
00:00:36Oh my god, aren't you like way too hot to be a professor?
00:00:41No, I'm actually your TA.
00:00:44Hi Annie.
00:00:46You two know each other?
00:00:48No.
00:00:49You could say we're pretty familiar.
00:00:50The worst X of my life is the TA of my mandatory course.
00:00:54This literally can't get any worse.
00:01:01Oh my god.
00:01:04Take it back.
00:01:05It could be worse.
00:01:06A lot.
00:01:07My summer fling is my professor.
00:01:15Oh, look at that little kitty cat.
00:01:17I bet she can purr me out.
00:01:24Sitting all alone?
00:01:25That's sad.
00:01:26How about we buy you a drink?
00:01:28I'm okay, thank you.
00:01:30Oh, dependent woman.
00:01:32I like it.
00:01:33You want to get out of here and have some fun?
00:01:36I'm waiting on a friend.
00:01:37We can be friends.
00:01:38Ain't I a good friend?
00:01:39Yeah.
00:01:40Come on.
00:01:41A girl isn't dressed like that.
00:01:42You sit at the bar alone.
00:01:43Hey.
00:01:45She's not alone.
00:01:47Who the fuck are you?
00:01:48I'm a friend.
00:01:49No, you're not.
00:01:50Get your boy and get the fuck out.
00:01:53It's okay.
00:01:55You should stay here a while.
00:01:58Until your friend arrives.
00:02:00In case those guys come back.
00:02:01Oh.
00:02:02Just make me feel better.
00:02:23So, what's the occasion?
00:02:25Just hanging out.
00:02:28So this friend is getting kind of late.
00:02:34There is no friend.
00:02:37But you knew that, didn't you?
00:02:40Why did you offer to sit with me?
00:02:43Looks like you needed someone.
00:02:45Not those guys, obviously, but someone.
00:02:49I caught my boyfriend cheating on me.
00:02:52So I came here to...
00:02:55Get revenge.
00:02:57I wanted to feel good for once.
00:03:01Sometimes I just want to be touched to be close to someone.
00:03:09But it always gets complicated.
00:03:11I just...
00:03:12Why can't it be easy?
00:03:14Who says it can't be?
00:03:16How?
00:03:17No names.
00:03:19No personal information.
00:03:21No feelings.
00:03:25Screw it.
00:03:28Okay.
00:03:29Okay?
00:03:30I can't...
00:03:32I can't...
00:03:33Okay?
00:03:38Oh...
00:03:40I can't...
00:03:42I can't...
00:03:43I can't...
00:03:44I can't...
00:03:45astronomy is a battle of opposing forces binary stars locked in an endless gravitational dance
00:03:57that can last for over a billion years staying in perfect balance
00:04:01but sometimes one pulls too hard and the balance breaks
00:04:15one star becomes dominant the other collapses
00:04:21or worse it explodes
00:04:34not all binary stars end in disaster though some stand for retirement
00:04:45i don't share well nick you should know that by now
00:05:02some forces bring us together some tear us apart
00:05:06the key to this class and to life is knowing which is which
00:05:15i could just tell him i want to see where this goes
00:05:18hey i wanted to
00:05:24one second
00:05:27what i just wanted to hear your voice one last time
00:05:32ellie what the hell are you talking about
00:05:34i'm tired nick i don't want to do this anymore
00:05:37what did you fuck
00:05:41what happened
00:05:42i gotta go
00:05:43i have family
00:05:43do you want me to go with you
00:05:45no no no
00:05:46we'll talk later
00:05:47uh yeah sure
00:05:49ellie
00:05:57ellie come on talk to me
00:05:59just keep an eye on her for a couple of hours
00:06:07she should be fine
00:06:09i'll see you
00:06:11it didn't mean anything to me
00:06:27i never want to see you again
00:06:32it's over
00:06:43please don't bother me anymore
00:06:45annie
00:06:47and here we go
00:07:10yeah he's always he's always doing that
00:07:11he was the guy in the back of the bar
00:07:12what are you going to do with these kids
00:07:13let's finish this my office
00:07:14uh miss collins
00:07:15a moment
00:07:16thought you'd be in minneapolis
00:07:24not the clean break you wanted i guess
00:07:26i wanted
00:07:27okay like you said it meant nothing
00:07:30couldn't agree more
00:07:32oh
00:07:33are we interrupting something
00:07:36is that all miss collins
00:07:38yes thank you
00:07:42stay away from me
00:07:46good luck with that
00:07:48this semester is going to kill me
00:07:52have a nice day
00:08:05oh
00:08:06oh
00:08:06i'm so sorry
00:08:07i'm sorry my hands get a little shaky
00:08:11happens to me all the time
00:08:13um emily can i get another oat milk latte for miss thompson
00:08:16well here let me pay you
00:08:17no no you stay safe
00:08:19and we'll have that for you at the end of the bar
00:08:21thank you
00:08:22so sweet
00:08:23uh what the hell are you doing
00:08:32oh i was just
00:08:33oh you were just
00:08:34i'm sorry are we running a charity now
00:08:36i was helping a customer
00:08:38yeah well you know what having old people hanging around makes us look like a nursing home
00:08:42oh am i boring you
00:08:44and you're stealing now
00:08:46i just paid for it
00:08:48yeah sure
00:08:48this time next thing you know you're pocketing the cash slipping out extra pastries
00:08:53that's not
00:08:53yeah yeah yeah okay
00:08:55got my eyes on you
00:08:58you following me
00:09:07okay arrogant
00:09:09it's the only decent coffee shop on campus
00:09:12sure
00:09:13you gonna take my order
00:09:14what can i get for you
00:09:16americano
00:09:18with loads of cream and sugar
00:09:21you're no fun
00:09:29here
00:09:32oh god
00:09:40when i'm with you i don't want anything else
00:09:51but i can't afford to fall for you
00:09:53i'm going back to your nervous scene
00:09:57work
00:09:59what
00:10:01two weeks
00:10:03then i guess i'll have to make the most of it
00:10:09nick
00:10:11coffee first
00:10:13you'll have your coffee
00:10:16you'll have your coffee
00:10:28you'll have your coffee
00:10:44you'll have your coffee
00:10:46oh man
00:10:47oh no
00:10:48it's not perfect
00:10:49it's not realistic
00:10:50it's not easy
00:10:50you'll have a schwier
00:10:52and i guess i'll have one
00:10:52and i guess i'm like
00:10:54You'll need the energy.
00:10:58Too much?
00:11:14What?
00:11:16How much?
00:11:18Um, $4.50.
00:11:22Hang on.
00:11:22It's a change.
00:11:24It'll...
00:11:25Hello, what's up, bro?
00:11:27Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
00:11:29It'll...
00:11:30Hello, what's up, bro?
00:11:32Zoom.
00:11:33I, uh, need all those papers graded by tonight.
00:11:36Aye, aye, Captain.
00:11:39So, you work here, too.
00:11:42Wherever do you find the time?
00:11:44How'd you find me?
00:11:45Just wandering by.
00:11:47I think it's destiny.
00:11:48I don't think so.
00:11:49What can I get for you?
00:11:51Hmm, hmm.
00:11:53Let's do an iced almond milk matcha with two pumps of vanilla, extra cold foam, and light ice.
00:12:00Actually, make it extra ice.
00:12:02And oat milk instead of almond.
00:12:05Actually, make it all hot.
00:12:07Great.
00:12:08This place is kind of a dump.
00:12:10Oh.
00:12:12That's nice.
00:12:15You know, now that you work here, I think I'm gonna come back all the time.
00:12:20Please, please don't.
00:12:22Okay, so now that we know that, how did we first measure the mass of the earth?
00:12:27Victoria?
00:12:28Okay, uh, well, we started with the oceans, and-
00:12:34You sure did.
00:12:35Collins?
00:12:40Newton's law of universal gravitation.
00:12:42That's correct.
00:12:47Victoria, how did Newton first propose that?
00:12:51Uh, well, you know, naturally it would, um-
00:12:56Okay.
00:12:59Back to Collins.
00:13:00Newton posited that objects in free fall would fall closer to massive greater objects.
00:13:06That they would be pulled closer.
00:13:11Oh my god, uh, Annie, I am so sorry.
00:13:28It's fine.
00:13:31Oh, you totally got me to do that.
00:13:41You really think you're better than us, don't you?
00:13:46What?
00:13:47No.
00:13:48Maybe give someone else a chance to answer.
00:13:53He asks me.
00:13:54Daddy's a dream addict.
00:13:57Mommy ran away.
00:13:59No wonder you get all the awards.
00:14:03I won that research grant last year because of my project proposal.
00:14:06Not because I know that you have everyone else fooled.
00:14:13But not me.
00:14:15I can see that you are just white trash.
00:14:18Who needs attention?
00:14:21Sad.
00:14:30As you know, each semester I choose a student assistant for the class.
00:14:34Some of you put effort into your essays.
00:14:37Some of you definitely did not.
00:14:39But there was one that stood out the most.
00:14:43Annie Collins.
00:14:44I'm offering you the position.
00:14:49Any reason you can't accept it?
00:14:52No.
00:14:57Yeah, well, you could have said no.
00:14:59You put me on the spot.
00:15:01I'm on the short list for the Astro Scholarship.
00:15:06I can't afford any scandal.
00:15:08Well, I know some people on that scholarship committee.
00:15:11I put in a good word.
00:15:13I don't need your help.
00:15:19Did you get the essay job?
00:15:20Did you just...
00:15:21Can you talk with me?
00:15:22You're yourself.
00:15:32Annie, your essay was one of the best I've read in years.
00:15:35You have a 4.0 GPA, multiple awards, and every professor you've worked under has written you glowing recommendations.
00:15:41That's why I picked you.
00:15:43Now I can pick Troy, who misspelled astronomy three times.
00:15:48But your call.
00:15:49If anyone wrote a better essay, I'm not taking the job.
00:16:01Well, I wouldn't expect anything less.
00:16:03He was right.
00:16:15Either they didn't turn it in, or were not sincere.
00:16:19Except victorious.
00:16:21But it's too well done, like...
00:16:23As if an AI wrote it.
00:16:33Trust me.
00:16:47Good girl.
00:17:00Tell me a secret.
00:17:02Um...
00:17:04I've never said I love you to anyone.
00:17:08Not even your mom or dad?
00:17:11They're...
00:17:13Gone.
00:17:15What happened?
00:17:18A car accident.
00:17:27I had an absolute...
00:17:31Don't stop.
00:17:32Don't stop.
00:17:33Let me tell her.
00:17:34Come on, Annie.
00:17:35You know I don't bite.
00:17:36Unless you want me to.
00:17:37Sam!
00:17:38You're a good one.
00:17:39How did you kiss?
00:17:40You're a good one.
00:17:41I'm so sorry.
00:17:42You're a good one.
00:17:44I just didn't go to me until you at home.
00:17:46Just look at it again.
00:17:48Be a bad one.
00:17:49Like you're good.
00:17:50I don't know...
00:17:51But Bedford, I'm so sorry.
00:17:54Oh, attention.
00:17:55You're a good one.
00:17:56So I'm so sorry.
00:17:57You're a good one.
00:17:58But you can't even know I think that you see me
00:17:59I don't bite. Unless you want me to.
00:18:02Sam!
00:18:05I need hard copies of every astronomy journal published last month, categorized by topic.
00:18:09Are you serious? I mean, that would take me all day.
00:18:11Can you have Annie do it?
00:18:13Annie needs to be in class.
00:18:20I need to get something from my office.
00:18:22Follow me.
00:18:29Did you date him?
00:18:32Why do you care?
00:18:34So that's your time.
00:18:36Clean-cut, all-American golden boys.
00:18:39Expect a better from you.
00:18:42Well, I slept with you, so not really, don't you think?
00:18:46And you don't get to ask about my personal life.
00:18:48I can do whatever I want.
00:18:50And you will answer.
00:18:55Because you belong to me.
00:18:59I should probably...
00:19:12Yeah, you should.
00:19:13Um, I'll set up the presentation. Was there anything you need me to bring?
00:19:17What?
00:19:18You said you needed something.
00:19:21Right. Uh, yeah. Thanks.
00:19:29Annie and Nick? Are they?
00:19:44Hey.
00:19:46I forgot my USB.
00:19:47Could I borrow yours really quick?
00:19:50I want to move something from Troy's to mine.
00:19:52Okay, just, I need it back for my presentation.
00:19:54Just, can you give it right back after, please?
00:20:01Thanks, babe.
00:20:02You're the best.
00:20:03Let's get started.
00:20:05Collins, you're up first.
00:20:11Thanks.
00:20:12Connie.
00:20:13Annie, you're looking kind of flushed. Have you been drinking?
00:20:29Collins, do you need a backup?
00:20:32do you need a backup no that was my only copy oh no i thought if you're an essay you'd be more
00:20:40prepared oh poor baby but i guess we should just move on then right no i i can try to do it without
00:20:50my slides up i'll do my best
00:21:02well done collins who would like to go next i'll go victoria since you're so confident
00:21:19why don't you present from memory as well um i'd need my notes well if you'd spent more time
00:21:28preparing and less time tearing others down you wouldn't need your notes
00:21:31everything feels weird and hazy sorry
00:21:43nick nick hey hottie how are you doing
00:21:50you want to do me because i would so be into that
00:21:56oh what the hell are you doing just missing you
00:22:03nick why why did you leave i thought
00:22:08we were so good together
00:22:11maybe you left me
00:22:26after ellie i told myself i'd never fall for anyone again it was easier that way but then you
00:22:37showed up and suddenly i want more i like you i like you too
00:22:43you were drooling
00:22:56sorry
00:22:58i didn't say anything weird did i no okay you just felt sad good so why were you drunk in my
00:23:13class
00:23:14so why were you drunk in my class
00:23:20i think someone put something in my drink
00:23:22i think you should report that
00:23:24oh it's fine
00:23:25are you kidding me
00:23:27i don't want to make a big deal out of anything plus i think i already know who did it
00:23:34eddie that's a terrible reason to not do anything you need to protect yourself
00:23:42i'm protecting myself
00:23:44yeah because ignoring bullies always gets them to stop
00:23:46no i'm picking my battles
00:23:48fine
00:23:49but if i find out who did it
00:23:51yeah
00:23:52yeah you go all big bad wolf
00:24:02what the hell am i doing
00:24:04he left me
00:24:05um
00:24:06i'm gonna go
00:24:09wait
00:24:10yeah
00:24:13you do that
00:24:23uh here is this bag for you and that'll be the end of the bar
00:24:27hi what can i get for you
00:24:29hi um sparkling water
00:24:32all right
00:24:33that'll be six dollars
00:24:38uh let me grab your change
00:24:40oh no
00:24:41keep it
00:24:42you look like you need it
00:24:43thanks
00:24:45i guess
00:24:46you follow me again
00:24:55your girl annie
00:24:57she's real charming and sweet isn't she
00:25:03your girl annie
00:25:05she's real charming and sweet isn't she
00:25:07but did you ever ask why she picked you
00:25:11because you were her golden ticket
00:25:14her dad's a junkie
00:25:17her mom walked out years ago
00:25:19i mean they're a fucking mess but
00:25:21you seem to think she just stumbled into your bed
00:25:24come on
00:25:26i don't believe you
00:25:28i don't believe you
00:25:29oh okay
00:25:30well see for yourself
00:25:31is that bag for you and your coffee will be the end of the bar
00:25:45didn't you just charge me three hundred dollars for an americano
00:25:54what the hell
00:25:55why was i charged two hundred bucks
00:25:57everyone checked their banking apps
00:25:59are they scamming us
00:26:00this is a scheme that's going around
00:26:02i can't believe you're one of them
00:26:04no i
00:26:07all right one second please
00:26:10explain this right now
00:26:11you've been stealing from customers this whole time haven't you
00:26:14that's why the books don't add up
00:26:15no i haven't i swear
00:26:17oh really
00:26:19we'll see about that
00:26:22stop it
00:26:23wait
00:26:24wait
00:26:31you're coming with me
00:26:33let go of me that hurts
00:26:34yeah you know what
00:26:35you're not going anywhere
00:26:36i'm calling the cops
00:26:38you're never going anywhere
00:26:44who the hell are you?
00:26:45someone who can sue this place into the ground for falsely accusing an employee
00:26:49it's not false
00:26:51huh
00:26:52that's funny
00:26:53cause it's the exact same issue that's happened at a few other cafes this week
00:26:57almost like a scam is going around
00:26:58wait
00:26:59i think my friend got overcharged at a different place too
00:27:02same
00:27:04oh well
00:27:05you're fired anyway
00:27:07why?
00:27:08because i said so
00:27:09no
00:27:10she quits
00:27:12doesn't matter
00:27:13call in the police anyway
00:27:14go ahead
00:27:16i'll call my friend
00:27:17the owner of this place
00:27:19and i'll tell him exactly how you treat your employees
00:27:22you wouldn't
00:27:24apologize to her
00:27:25i'm sorry
00:27:34not to me
00:27:35to her
00:27:39i'm sorry
00:27:41look i'd really like to keep my job here if you'd let me
00:27:44sure
00:27:45okay i can i can get this all back up again just give me a second
00:27:52and what you
00:27:54you're not staying here we're leaving now
00:28:00outside
00:28:01now
00:28:02i didn't need saving
00:28:14i never said you did
00:28:15but why would you choose to keep this job
00:28:17because it works for me
00:28:19yeah thomas is a dick but the other part timers cover for me
00:28:22pay's good and the tips are good in this area and when thomas isn't around i can finally study
00:28:28but you come in and you throw your weight around and what you you quit my job for me
00:28:33and if it's money you need i can help you
00:28:35oh so you're gonna pay me now
00:28:37and what'll i give you in return i don't blow you in your office
00:28:40yes
00:28:42okay
00:28:44nick
00:28:46have you
00:28:47ever
00:28:49had to worry about
00:28:51thanks please
00:28:53i have to work
00:28:55nick
00:28:57i have to go to school because it's the only way to climb this
00:29:00ladder and i don't need some professor hanging around and ruining it
00:29:03okay i mean
00:29:05what if somebody saw us
00:29:06i'm trying to help you
00:29:07i don't need your help
00:29:10and what do you care
00:29:16you ended it and said it meant nothing so why the sudden interest in me
00:29:23what are you talking about
00:29:25whatever
00:29:34nick i won't let you go
00:29:37you're mine
00:29:40you're mine
00:29:43congratulations
00:29:45you've been nominated for researcher of the year
00:29:50comes with complete academic freedom
00:29:52more funding
00:29:53bigger difference in the department
00:29:55sounds like a dream
00:29:56that being said
00:29:57that being said there are still some on the selection committee that are concerned about your past
00:30:06that was clear
00:30:08officially sure but there are
00:30:10some who look at you as a wealthy well established professor who used his position to silence a girl
00:30:17i never even touched her
00:30:18i never even touched her
00:30:20you know that
00:30:21i know that but i don't write the checks
00:30:23they do
00:30:25if there's even a whisper of a scandal
00:30:28you're saying i need to behave
00:30:30i'm saying
00:30:32you need to be perfect
00:30:33perfect
00:30:34if this blows up they won't just come after me
00:30:37i can't let them do that to her
00:30:38maybe i was too harsh
00:30:42he didn't deserve that
00:30:44i'm trying to help you in
00:30:46i don't need your help
00:30:47i don't need your help
00:30:49uh, miss collins
00:30:51uh, miss collins
00:30:53can you drop those assignments off in my office?
00:30:55that's it?
00:30:57should there be something else?
00:30:59nope
00:31:01print them off and put them on your desk
00:31:03got it
00:31:05i don't need your help
00:31:07i don't need your help
00:31:09uh, miss collins
00:31:10uh, miss collins
00:31:12can you drop those assignments off in my office?
00:31:14that's it?
00:31:15what?
00:31:18anyway
00:31:19uh, we were thinking
00:31:27what an asshole
00:31:36serves him right for being a dick
00:31:45i was just...
00:31:58dropping these off
00:32:00right
00:32:02dropping them off
00:32:04you deserve it
00:32:06for?
00:32:08for treating you like...
00:32:10whatever
00:32:11whatever
00:32:12annie, i'm trying to keep our relationship professional
00:32:14don't you want that?
00:32:27i kept everything you gave me
00:32:28even the rappers?
00:32:36especially the rappers
00:32:41that sickness
00:32:43the northern cross
00:32:45ancient myth says it's
00:32:47orpheus
00:32:48looking over the underworld
00:32:49after losing your A to C
00:32:50you're ready to see but
00:32:54are you listening to me?
00:32:55i'm trying to be romantic here
00:32:59doesn't matter
00:33:00i'm getting laid anyway
00:33:02am i?
00:33:05give me your hand
00:33:09okay
00:33:13collect enough of them
00:33:14and you get a wish
00:33:15okay
00:33:16how many do i need?
00:33:21seventy-three
00:33:35i think i deserve a star for this
00:33:37you're becoming obsessed
00:33:41i'm a highly motivated person
00:33:43well keep rubbing like that
00:33:46and maybe
00:33:47i'll give you two
00:33:49i think i know a faster way
00:34:06professional
00:34:10that's good
00:34:12yes
00:34:13indeed
00:34:16ask me
00:34:17to stay
00:34:28stay
00:34:36are we making a mistake?
00:34:37i don't care
00:34:43i don't care
00:34:47i'm not
00:34:49i'm not
00:34:55i'm not
00:34:56i'm not
00:34:58i'm not
00:35:00oh
00:35:01What's stopping him from just leaving me again?
00:35:16He's just a horny guy.
00:35:19Move.
00:35:20We used to be so close, remember?
00:35:22I mean, we used to be so close.
00:35:25Now you're close to someone else.
00:35:28Like Nick.
00:35:31I don't know what you're talking about.
00:35:38Is Nick the reason why he won't go out with me?
00:35:42I don't want to believe you.
00:35:43You can't prove anything.
00:35:46Not yet.
00:35:47Hey, Amy, can you help me in the office with something?
00:36:08Gladly.
00:36:09Listen.
00:36:20After last time, I just need to know that you're serious.
00:36:23What do you mean?
00:36:26I saw you with Sam, okay?
00:36:28And look, I know I'm a lot of things.
00:36:30I know that.
00:36:31But I don't appreciate being treated like I'm nothing.
00:36:33Treated like nothing?
00:36:34First of all, no.
00:36:37Nothing is happening with Sam.
00:36:38And even if it was, you don't have a right to tell me who to be with.
00:36:41Well, I think after what just happened to me.
00:36:42It didn't matter last time.
00:36:44We spent an entire summer and you still ended it because apparently you don't care.
00:36:47Okay, hold on, hold on.
00:36:48Nothing matters.
00:36:49You keep saying I ended it.
00:36:51Why do you keep saying that?
00:36:52Because you did.
00:36:52You keep saying I ended it.
00:36:57Why do you keep saying that?
00:36:58Because you did.
00:36:59I ended it?
00:37:03What is that?
00:37:05You're really something else.
00:37:06You know that?
00:37:10It's over.
00:37:11Please don't bother me anymore.
00:37:13I didn't write this.
00:37:14What do you mean you didn't write it?
00:37:17I mean that that's not my handwriting.
00:37:19Okay, then why'd you block my number?
00:37:29It didn't mean anything to me.
00:37:36I never sent that.
00:37:38Well, unless somebody else had your phone.
00:37:47Ellie.
00:37:49I was at her apartment the other day.
00:38:02She's very mentally unwell.
00:38:08Pills everywhere.
00:38:10I lost track of my phone.
00:38:12So, you really do like me?
00:38:19Like you.
00:38:24Annie, I was starting your phone.
00:38:28Shit, I'm late for work.
00:38:29Shh.
00:38:33Love you.
00:38:37Any callers?
00:38:38Yeah.
00:38:40I didn't order anything.
00:38:43Okay.
00:38:43Holy shit.
00:39:05I got the scholarship.
00:39:06Congratulations.
00:39:14What did you do?
00:39:15Nothing.
00:39:16I swear.
00:39:18You deserved everything you worked for.
00:39:21I just, uh, got the news a little earlier.
00:39:24The dress?
00:39:25Well, that I couldn't resist.
00:39:30Annie.
00:39:30You should know I'm not a quitter.
00:39:33You'll slip up, and I'll take you back.
00:39:45Wait a minute.
00:39:46Wait.
00:39:46Whoa.
00:39:46Nice dress.
00:39:52Must have a good taste.
00:39:55You're not so bad yourself.
00:39:58Trying to impress somebody?
00:40:01Actually, yes.
00:40:01You're drinking a lot?
00:40:29You nervous?
00:40:29I'm human, so yes.
00:40:34I know a way to relax.
00:40:37Follow me.
00:40:38No way.
00:40:40Trust me.
00:40:51No way.
00:40:52What if somebody sees?
00:40:54You know the only thing I dragged you out here to hook up?
00:40:58Yeah.
00:40:58You still follow me.
00:41:03Interesting.
00:41:05Okay.
00:41:06Then how am I supposed to calm down?
00:41:16Okay.
00:41:20Just focus on your voice.
00:41:22No one else is here.
00:41:23Because that's not distracting at all.
00:41:31Is this part of the exercise, too?
00:41:36No.
00:41:36You're such an idiot.
00:42:20Hi.
00:42:25Uh, first of all, I'd love to thank everyone here today who made this possible.
00:42:36Sneaking out to see your little protege?
00:42:39Sneaking out to see your little protege?
00:42:41Out of my way, Elliot.
00:42:43You know, most people here see us as a unit.
00:42:46Our families, our history.
00:42:48I don't give a damn.
00:42:49I know what you did.
00:42:50Well, do tell.
00:42:52You played us.
00:42:54The goodbye note, the wrong text.
00:42:56It was only you.
00:42:58That's quite the acquisition.
00:43:00Do you have any proof?
00:43:02Yeah, I didn't think so.
00:43:05Well, the most important part is that she got the scholarship because I allowed it.
00:43:10No, she got it because she worked her ass off for it.
00:43:13And yet, one word for me, and she could lose it all.
00:43:23You should be nicer to me, Nicholas.
00:43:26You're right, Nicholas.
00:43:27Come on, Nicholas.
00:43:28Someone else should be able to come here.
00:43:29Come here.
00:43:30Come here, come here.
00:43:31Come here.
00:43:32Someone else should be able to come here.
00:43:33Come here.
00:43:34Come here, come here.
00:43:35Hi.
00:43:36I'm Ellie Astor.
00:43:37Hi, I'm Ellie Astor.
00:43:48I'm Ellie Astor.
00:43:50Mix X?
00:43:51As much as I want to tear her hair out,
00:43:53it's her name on the scholarship I just won.
00:43:55Astor, as in the Astor scholarship?
00:43:59Yeah, my family funds a lot of the university.
00:44:01Oh, I should probably say thank you.
00:44:04Oh, I'm sure you worked hard to get it.
00:44:07I, um, I saw you with Nick.
00:44:10I don't know what you're talking about.
00:44:13Look, sleeping your way to the top might work for some circles,
00:44:17but not mine.
00:44:19You're just a fling, Annie.
00:44:22Nick assured me I wasn't getting any preferential treatment.
00:44:26Oh.
00:44:27Did he ever tell you about the first student that he slept with?
00:44:31I don't believe you.
00:44:33You should talk to Nick about Nicole
00:44:35the next time you spread your likes for him.
00:44:37Cheers.
00:44:41Just so you know,
00:44:43Nick will be in my bed tonight, not yours.
00:44:46Rough night?
00:45:03How do you always find me?
00:45:05Unpredictable.
00:45:05Come on, Annie.
00:45:08Can you really say that Nick makes you happy?
00:45:11We're not together.
00:45:12How does he even fit into your life?
00:45:15I mean, you like stability.
00:45:17You want a future.
00:45:18Not some messy, self-destructive fling with a guy who has nothing real to offer you.
00:45:24You play it safe.
00:45:25You have a secure job.
00:45:28That free life.
00:45:30You don't like risks.
00:45:32You want something solid.
00:45:35And that's what Nick is.
00:45:38A risk.
00:45:39He's wrong.
00:45:44I do take risks.
00:45:45I took one the night I met Nick, and maybe it was stupid, maybe it was a mistake, but I never regretted it.
00:45:51If I walk away now, I'll never know if I was right about him.
00:45:54I don't need your advice, Sam.
00:46:02What the hell are we doing here?
00:46:04Who's Nicole?
00:46:06Don't lie to me.
00:46:07Nicole was just a student, okay?
00:46:09She had a crush on me, but Ellie saw an opportunity.
00:46:12What'd you do?
00:46:15When Ellie wanted out, she used Nicole.
00:46:19Nicole kissed me, Ellie got photos, that's it.
00:46:22How am I supposed to believe you when I don't even know you?
00:46:25Annie, you do know me.
00:46:26No, I don't.
00:46:26I know this sweet guy from the beach who made stupid jokes, knocked his professor, and attacks with an evil ex-wife, and scandal about to happen.
00:46:33Then why are you still here?
00:46:46Oh.
00:46:48Oh.
00:46:49Oh.
00:46:51Oh.
00:46:52Oh.
00:46:52Oh.
00:47:22Oh.
00:47:22Oh.
00:47:22there now you can go back out there like this everyone should know
00:47:36annie collins is ruining something that belongs to me and i know you've been watching her
00:47:48what exactly do you want from us i want her drowning in the universe paranoid isolated questioning
00:47:59her own reality right do what you do best and don't disappoint me
00:48:07why did you bring me here no just trust me
00:48:18you deserve something beautiful today and i wanted to say something even more
00:48:36you've under the stars that's really corny i think it worked
00:48:45what does space sound like
00:48:59it's silent because it's a vacuum there's no air for sound to travel through
00:49:07good
00:49:08because i want you to pay attention to me
00:49:16oh my god did you see the pictures
00:49:31i always knew she looked sketchy
00:49:38before you tell me to fuck off i'm here for business
00:50:01ellie our business is over well you might want to take a look at that
00:50:05what the fuck is that
00:50:07evidence receipts proof that your little annie isn't some doe-eyed innocent
00:50:13go on
00:50:16this is what she does she finds vulnerable men warms her way in and bleeds them dry
00:50:28okay even if she has made some mistakes that's not who she is now
00:50:33she lost her parents and she's doing the best she can on her own
00:50:36oh sweetheart she didn't lose her parents they're alive and well in minneapolis just two junkies running
00:50:46a scam she really didn't tell you any of this
00:50:50wow something to think about
00:50:54oh and congratulations on researcher of the year
00:51:00i know it's not official yet but they'll make the announcement at the event
00:51:04i'll see you there
00:51:07i knew something was off
00:51:17i had no idea you were so talented
00:51:23and here i thought you were struggling with tuition
00:51:28all right
00:51:30let's start
00:51:33so i had a chance to look through all your papers
00:51:38there was one that stood out great structure
00:51:42perfect example of what i'm looking for
00:51:44well done collins
00:51:51that's hers no way
00:51:54um professor
00:51:56this entire essay has already been uploaded to google scholar
00:52:00yeah word for word
00:52:06she stole it
00:52:09that's not true
00:52:12thank you damien
00:52:14i'll look into it
00:52:15is it true
00:52:16i said i'll look into it
00:52:18nick you don't believe me
00:52:19first an escort and now a cheater
00:52:29what's next
00:52:32leave it open
00:52:38nick none of this is true
00:52:42which one
00:52:43photos
00:52:46plagiarism
00:52:47did your parents really pass away
00:52:50they're in minneapolis
00:52:57why'd you lie
00:53:02because i was ashamed
00:53:05was anything you said real
00:53:08you actually believe that those are real
00:53:12what am i supposed to believe
00:53:13you're supposed to trust me like i trusted you
00:53:22you know what's funny
00:53:24i actually thought you were different
00:53:32or is it
00:53:36what do you think i saw
00:53:37that they didn't make it
00:53:39don't know
00:53:40you think they don't believe much
00:53:41because it must have been
00:53:42there
00:53:43you know
00:53:43but people don't feel free
00:53:44to locations
00:53:44people don't want to love
00:53:45to have completely
00:53:46you know
00:53:47a littleASE
00:53:47but it could be
00:53:48your old
00:53:48and that never
00:53:49don't want to matter
00:53:50don't know
00:53:50do they want to be
00:53:51or have any limit
00:53:52assuming
00:53:53don't know
00:53:53even
00:53:54that can
00:53:55what would be
00:53:56just
00:53:56and
00:53:57you know
00:53:59will
00:53:59do
00:54:00You must be feeling pretty hopeless right now, huh?
00:54:07How did you get this number?
00:54:09There are very little things that I don't have access to.
00:54:14It was you.
00:54:17The photos, my scholarship.
00:54:20You ruined my life!
00:54:21Oh, no, darling.
00:54:23You ruined your own life the moment you thought you could play me.
00:54:27What do you want?
00:54:29Walk away.
00:54:31Drop out, disappear, and live your little life somewhere else.
00:54:37And if I don't?
00:54:39Then I'll make sure you have nothing left.
00:54:41Step out, battering the steamer to learn things you take off the air, in the air.
00:54:48Step out!
00:54:49Step out, turn up our ngà y!
00:54:52Step four to hacer a full-on break!
00:54:55Step out, swear to God, that'll happen!
00:54:57Step five to 3
00:54:59Step the way?
00:55:00Step one!
00:55:01Step one!
00:55:04Step two!
00:55:05Step one!
00:55:06Step the way!
00:55:07Step one!
00:55:07Biking accident.
00:55:33I fell into a ditch when I was 10.
00:55:37It's fake.
00:55:50Annie, I'm outside your apartment.
00:55:52I heard about Damien and your essay.
00:55:54I'm just here to help.
00:56:03I'm sure it was so disappointing when Nick abandoned you.
00:56:07Yeah.
00:56:08Sure.
00:56:09I don't know how Damien figured it out.
00:56:12No one wrote about my topic.
00:56:14It's like someone told him.
00:56:16Or it was just bad luck.
00:56:19No, Damien just knew.
00:56:23Well, maybe someone tipped him off.
00:56:26Yeah.
00:56:28The question is who?
00:56:35Annie.
00:56:36You are such a smart girl, but you're a little late, I'm afraid.
00:56:42Hey.
00:56:43Annie.
00:56:44You are such a smart girl.
00:56:49You are such a smart girl, but you're a little late, I'm afraid.
00:57:02Hey.
00:57:03Annie?
00:57:04You should have been more careful.
00:57:09Don't you know I'm not a quitter?
00:57:23I'm kind of a problems.
00:57:34I wouldn't have anything to do.
00:57:45this feels wrong why because everything you do for victoria is legal quit the commentary
00:58:06and do what i say okay
00:58:09nick's not right for you i am let me go
00:58:16come on i'm just trying to make you see
00:58:22are you okay
00:58:27don't worry you try your moves on the fellas
00:58:39in the slam yeah they're gonna love you pretty boy
00:58:45i should have been there
00:58:49you were telling me the truth this whole time and i didn't believe you it's too late nick
00:58:55it's too late nick
00:59:01eddie i want to start over okay you can't
00:59:10look i'm not saying this to hurt you but i mean i know why you did what you did
00:59:14then why can't we start over
00:59:22over the summer i didn't know who you were
00:59:26and you didn't know who i was when we were lying we worked
00:59:33but not now isn't that telling that we don't work when we know each other
00:59:43annie that's not true you know that isn't it
00:59:45you said it yourself some things pull us together others tear us apart
00:59:54you know uh for what it's worth the summer we had together in this
01:00:17shit storm of a semester it's the best time of my life
01:00:33not now i thought you'd say that but you might want to hear this
01:00:47what do you want ella
01:00:49i didn't know how to tell you but congratulations you're gonna be a dad
01:00:55i'm pregnant excuse me a couple months ago i had our embryo implanted and i i didn't say anything
01:01:02because i wasn't sure if it was gonna take but it did nick you did that without telling me
01:01:08i wanted it to be a surprise i know it's a lot to process but just just think about it
01:01:16i know you wouldn't want your child growing up without a father
01:01:18this doesn't change anything no this changes everything
01:01:37not now it's me
01:01:55you look like hell why are you even here okay i'll make this click i guess
01:02:02um what if we just started over like you said no lies no games just jesus christ danny now
01:02:18you're asking me that now we can't but it was just the other day when you said
01:02:24i mean you think this goes back to a summer fling on the beach
01:02:26i mean find someone your own age why did you even say yes to me because i care about you and
01:02:34since what have you cared about how old you are if we try you'll be tied to ellie too
01:02:42you should go i'm letting you go
01:02:56who's this
01:03:13hi this is solange from westbridge fertility center we're calling about an outstanding balance from the
01:03:20recent embryo transfer
01:03:23the transfer yes the procedure was last month we haven't received a final payment in the uh
01:03:31the pregnancy oh i'm sorry sir the transfer was unsuccessful you're sure yes we sent the results weeks ago
01:03:42okay okay thank you miserable desperate liar
01:03:56hello hello and comments you applied for the event server position yes that's me we had someone cancel last minute can you work tonight
01:04:25five hundred for the event yeah yes yes i'll take it great i'll text you the details wait
01:04:33what do i need to wear oh we provide the uniform just show up on time
01:04:39uh this does not seem like your usual wait staff attire uh it's a special event you go and have fun and you're making atmosphere i thought i was serving drinks if you're feeling uncomfortable you can always pass
01:04:45no no no i'll do it
01:04:59big night my man you look great
01:05:13big night
01:05:23what the hell is going on proud of yourself you've heard this
01:05:25big night and now the award for outstanding researcher of the year
01:05:33the recipient is professor nicholas tucker
01:05:39you probably think i'm standing here because i'm a great academic
01:05:56but in academia you can't just be a great scholar
01:05:59you have to be a great educator
01:06:04and i failed at that
01:06:06and i failed at that
01:06:07i watched as one of my students lives got torn apart by lies
01:06:15saw her get bullied
01:06:15humiliated
01:06:17humiliated
01:06:18and robbed of her scholarship
01:06:19i let her take the fall for a scandal that wasn't even real
01:06:23i let the world believe the worst of her
01:06:25because that was easier than admitting the truth that i had failed
01:06:30i was too much of a coward to stand up for her when it mattered the most
01:06:35but i won't make that mistake again
01:06:39what the fuck was that do you realize how much you just humiliated yourself are you really
01:06:46pregnant of course i am
01:06:50that's interesting because the clinic called me earlier transfer failed there is no pregnancy ellie
01:06:57give it up
01:07:02jesus nick you're so fucking gullible
01:07:08why are you doing this because she was taking what's mine and i don't like to share
01:07:13so you bribe the scholarship board got victoria page and troy to ruin annie's life
01:07:18that girl need to be put in place she was crossing the line
01:07:22let's be honest nicholas she never needed to be here in the first place
01:07:27and those scholarships they're just a tax write-off a pure stunt
01:07:34i mean look those kids maybe they'll make some more money than their parents but
01:07:40they'll never be in the same circle as us and neither will your girl annie
01:07:50you're right i know
01:07:56let's go back in i don't apologize
01:08:07i should be more careful next time
01:08:17i should be more careful next time
01:08:28i can't reach you
01:08:41and i can't reach you
01:08:45Look, I couldn't reach you, and I knew you were going to come here on your own, so I did have the manager hire you.
01:09:02I'm sorry.
01:09:04What do you want, Nick?
01:09:06I love you.
01:09:09Can we start over?
01:09:15Nick, you love me when it's easy, when it's fun, but when it got hard, you ran.
01:09:23I fucked up.
01:09:24Yeah, you did.
01:09:26And you weren't just a flick to me.
01:09:28Then why did you treat me like one?
01:09:30Because I was afraid.
01:09:32Kelly told me she was pregnant, and I thought letting you go was the best thing I could do for you.
01:09:39Nick, you don't get to decide that for me.
01:09:42I also didn't trust myself enough to fight for you.
01:09:48And now?
01:09:49Now I lose everything just to have you.
01:09:53I mean, you did just nuke your entire career for me.
01:10:00Seemed fair.
01:10:02I mean, you almost lost everything for me.
01:10:07Can you forgive me?
01:10:12When we're back, then we'll talk.
01:10:33You know, I hate waking up alone.
01:10:35I mean, you never really gave me an answer.
01:10:48Are we starting over?
01:10:50I'm literally at your house right now.
01:10:52We had sex two hours ago.
01:10:56Do you need to ask?
01:10:58I still want to hear it.
01:11:00No.
01:11:00But we can keep going.
01:11:04Oh, my God.
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