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Imperfect Women S01E01 (2026)
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00:07it feels cheap to call it a friendship it was something else like a kinship from deep in our
00:17souls we could face anything that life would throw in our path as long as we had each other
00:24to come back to we were supposed to grow all together what we had was it was powerful
00:35and essential and it was supposed to last forever
00:46but that's not what happened
00:53when was the last time you saw the deceased
00:55um we had dinner last night you don't seem sure about that
01:01no i am i'm sorry i am i just um it doesn't seem possible that that was yesterday you know
01:08everything feels just so different now
01:16can i ask how
01:20what happened was she robbed was she raped
01:26oh that's not information we can share just now
01:30we're hoping you can help us
01:31yes however i can what what can i do
01:34you may have been the last person to talk to your friend before the assailant so
01:39you can tell us anything that you remember from last night
01:52okay okay okay okay okay here we go
02:00let's go thank you thank you thank you
02:04i would like to thank my co-workers on the south asian team for letting me win
02:10and i have to thank our fearless leader eleanor for the two most rewarding challenging years of my life
02:16may i say something of course
02:18so these somewhat ridiculous cornhole contests do serve a purpose
02:26and it's not just to bring some joy and levity to the really difficult
02:30but crucial work that all of you are doing all over the world
02:33these moments also mark passageways
02:37so kumal
02:38we raise our compostable cups to you today
02:41because we are so proud of everything that you have accomplished at rescue and relief
02:46and we are even more proud of all the work on your horizon
02:49thank you
02:50thank you
02:51to kumal
02:53everyone please eat i don't want to waste any food
03:01thank you
03:01good speech boss
03:04what
03:05i was just you know giving you a compliment
03:07well don't do that
03:10what's up
03:11do you have a second to talk
03:12i don't i'm i'm so sorry i don't but maybe we can find some time later
03:16yeah
03:17yeah i'll see you later
03:19okay
03:27do i have to do this
03:31it's tradition
03:32yes
03:32from college
03:33yes
03:34when we were young
03:34we had that taste
03:35el help me
03:36i do not make the rules
03:38happy birthday
03:43oh god
03:44no
03:45it's gotten worse
03:46yeah
03:46it's disgusting
03:47it's really bad
03:48okay honey
03:48how has the day been
03:49have you been adequately worshipped
03:52absolutely
03:53artemis woke up at 6 a.m. to start worshipping me
03:56why
03:56by demanding pancakes
03:57no they were so sweet the girls
03:59and howard had them write me little poems
04:01that is sweet
04:02yeah
04:03it's kind of cheap
04:03it's personal
04:05oh nancy
04:06she deserves to be showered with guests
04:08excuse me
04:09oh
04:09potato mini galettes with a tomato comping
04:12paired with champagne
04:13compliments of the chef
04:14oh thank you
04:15please thank porco for me
04:16will do miss boucher
04:17thank you
04:19amazing
04:19they look very nice
04:20i mean they're tater tots right
04:22no
04:22they are
04:23very fancy
04:24artisanal tater tots
04:26very rude
04:28i love it when you sleep with chefs
04:29oh how's it going with the um
04:31co-workers
04:31that's still
04:32yes
04:33we are still connecting
04:34here and there
04:36you know
04:37it's very casual though
04:39did you know that
04:39yes
04:40nancy
04:41you good
04:43what
04:43is everything okay
04:45yes
04:46ladies
04:46i
04:47wanted to say
04:48this is going to be long
04:49because i have to pee
04:50no
04:51i just wanted to say
04:53that i'm so happy to be here
04:55with the two people that i love most
04:56who i feel most loved by
04:58in our world
04:58we do love you
04:59there's an irish saying
05:01no god
05:01please no
05:02i'm just kidding
05:04happy birthday
05:04thank you
05:07all right i'll be right back
05:10we have your table ready
05:11oh fantastic thank you
05:13we don't have to grab that
05:17nancy what is going on
05:18are you okay
05:19yeah
05:19no
05:20um
05:21what's happening
05:22is that guy
05:24still happening
05:25what
05:26i thought you were breaking it off
05:28i've tried
05:28i know it's complicated
05:30what does that mean
05:32mary doesn't know
05:33can you not say anything
05:34i don't want to make her upset
05:38but it's okay for me to be upset
05:39well it's not like you're monogamous
05:43nancy
05:44if you were being honest with robert
05:47about what you were doing
05:48that would be fine
05:50i mean open marriages are like open kitchens these days
05:52everybody's putting them in
05:53it's not exactly robert's style
05:55but this thing that you were doing
05:58it's not liberating you
06:00it's just making you miserable
06:01i know
06:02i know
06:03i
06:06it's just when i'm with him
06:07i feel powerless
06:11do you remember what you said to me
06:13about the difference between
06:15love and infatuation
06:18what did i say
06:20you said
06:21that love fills you up
06:23and infatuation depletes you
06:25are you sure i said that
06:26yes
06:26that sounds more like mary
06:27no you said it to me
06:28about robert
06:29the day that he proposed
06:33sometimes i think you see my life more clearly than i do
06:36no
06:37i just
06:38hi
06:38hi
06:39it's beautiful
06:40right
06:41what are we talking about
06:44just eleanor's entanglements
06:47well
06:48oh i was offered cocaine
06:50in the bathroom
06:50oh
06:51what
06:51i didn't take it
06:52but you know
06:53it's nice to be asked
06:53you still got it
06:55thank you
07:12hey
07:14eleanor
07:15eleanor
07:15it's robert
07:16sorry to bother you so late
07:17so early
07:19it's okay
07:19what's up
07:20well nancy didn't come home last night
07:22she's not answering her phone
07:23she didn't go home with you after dinner by any chance
07:28are you there
07:29you're good
07:30yeah
07:31yeah
07:31i'm sorry are you not alone
07:33no no um
07:34can you just give me a second
07:45okay
07:46okay so
07:48nancy has a come home yet
07:50no
07:50and i've left half a dozen messages and texts
07:52there's no response
07:53um
07:54very concerning
07:55yeah i don't
07:56i don't know
07:57robert i mean we ate
07:58and then
08:00she left
08:01and she told you she was coming home
08:04i mean she didn't say that exactly
08:06but i assumed
08:10that's it
08:11i'm calling the police
08:12no robert
08:13just don't
08:13don't do that
08:14okay so
08:16but you
08:17you do know where she is
08:18not exactly
08:20eleanor
08:21what the hell's going on
08:24um
08:25i'm gonna throw some clothes on and come to you
08:27that's not necessary
08:29if you could just tell me
08:30robert
08:30stop
08:30stop
08:31do not call the police
08:32until we talk
08:33okay please
08:35okay
08:35okay
08:36okay i'm on my way
08:38shit
08:42hey jordan
08:45can i take these jeans
08:47yeah
08:49you want to
08:50leave me already
08:51yeah
08:53it's fine
08:54because i was never here
08:56remember
08:56okay
09:10oh
09:18you
09:23yeah
09:24i mean
09:38I don't know.
09:59I don't know what she's thinking and she hasn't said that what Jesus said come on
10:05you came all the way over here you might as well just tell me she's seeing
10:07someone else I'm so sorry
10:18there it is I really don't want to be in the middle of all this
10:24so who is he she told me it was over but you know how Nancy is right like sometimes
10:29she's very clear and then another I need a name David David who I don't know she says
10:37that she met him through work the museum the ballet hospital where did she find this guy
10:42she hasn't told me so this dinner with you and Mary last night that's what her alibi no we had
10:53dinner we were celebrating Mary's birthday don't lie to me I lied to enough not by me I have never
11:00lied to you not once we all had dinner and then she left would you like a drink
11:10hey quick what when two weeks ago it was like a year did it for her
11:24is this new oh she's always moving the order around so it keeps things fresh
11:29she really got unhappy with me I know she shares everything with you and Mary
11:34don't do that Robert it's not you she is unhappy with herself
11:46thanks for coming but I need to get myself together
12:02can we ask you to sit sir
12:06rather stand a body was found early this morning that we have reason to believe is your wife's Nancy's
12:17how do you know it was her a wallet containing her identification was found with the body
12:23yeah
12:28where
12:39the evidence suggests there was an assault that killed her and unfortunately those are
12:45all the details we can tell you right now
12:51we will need someone from the family to identify the body
12:57I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry what did you just say
13:02we need someone to identify the body
13:28yes
13:29it's her
13:31it's her
13:35it's her
13:35it's her
13:36it's her
13:42it's Nancy
13:42yes
13:43Boucher
13:45yes Boucher
13:46i asked how long you and the deceased had known one another
13:51we've been best friends for 25 years with Mary
13:55oh god i i have to call Mary because she can't read about this
13:59You told Mr. Hennessey that she was seeing another man.
14:03Yes.
14:04What do you know about him?
14:07Not a lot.
14:08His name is David.
14:11They met at work?
14:13At work?
14:14Yes.
14:15Mr. Hennessey tells us she was a homemaker.
14:17Yes.
14:18She does a lot of philanthropic work.
14:20She sits on the board of several different organizations.
14:23I'm sure that Robert could give you a complete list.
14:25We're talking to you right now.
14:28Is there anything more that you can tell us about her lover?
14:33Hair color?
14:34Age?
14:35Race?
14:36Height?
14:37Weight?
14:37No.
14:38I'm sorry.
14:38I wish there were.
14:40My wife has a best friend from college.
14:43Can't get them off the phone with each other.
14:47Is that a question?
14:49It just seems she might have told you more than a first name.
14:55Well, she didn't.
14:56As it happens.
15:03Am I being held?
15:05Or am I free to go?
15:07Somewhere else you need to be?
15:09You are free to go.
15:10Just do us a favor and stay in town.
15:14Of course.
15:25You all are free to go.
15:44What's so good about that?
15:48Hi! Hey!
15:50I'm Ellie!
15:51I got a cat on my toe. It's infected.
15:54Whoa! I got a cat!
15:55She started feeding a cat. It's not hers.
15:57Yes, it is! No, it's not!
15:59Stop lying, you liar! Mom, tell her it's not her cat!
16:01This is a nice surprise.
16:02It is my cat. No, it's not.
16:04No, you don't. Yes, I do!
16:06Yes, I do! Yes, I do!
16:07It's not yours!
16:10Ellie and Mommy need some grown-up time.
16:15What is that?
16:19It's Nancy.
16:23What?
16:24Oh, Mary. What?
16:29She's gone.
16:31What do you mean she's gone?
16:33Mary, she's dead.
16:36What do you mean she's gone?
16:38What do you mean she's gone?
16:41When you saw her body, what was it?
16:46What did they do to her?
16:48The wound is on the back of her head.
16:52So, her face was still perfect.
17:00What the fuck was she doing in the arroyo?
17:03I don't know for sure.
17:05What?
17:06What do you mean for sure?
17:07Do you know anything else?
17:10She was meeting someone.
17:12What?
17:13What do you mean she was meeting someone?
17:15Somebody that she was seeing.
17:17Oh my god.
17:20Oh my god.
17:24Is this what you two were talking about last night when I came back from the bathroom?
17:27Yes.
17:29But Mary, she didn't...
17:30She barely told me anything.
17:32But you knew.
17:35Who was he?
17:36I don't know.
17:37I don't know much.
17:38I just know that he was texting her and she was upset and so...
17:42They must have still been seeing each other?
17:44And still?
17:45Yes.
17:46Still seeing each other?
17:47Yes.
17:49How long have you known about this?
17:52I don't know.
17:52Maybe a couple of weeks?
17:54My god.
17:55Jesus, Ellie.
17:56It wasn't my business to tell you.
17:58And I thought that she was gonna end it.
18:00I did not think it was gonna be a big deal.
18:01I did not think...
18:03She...
18:05Okay.
18:06Okay.
18:09Did she tell you anything else about him?
18:11She told me that his name is David and that they met at work.
18:16Did you tell the police?
18:18Yes, of course.
18:19I told him everything.
18:20Well...
18:20Yeah, but neither of you told me, so...
18:24What did you think I was gonna be judgmental?
18:26Is that what she thought?
18:27No, Mary.
18:28I think she...
18:29You know, you can be more judgmental than me sometimes.
18:32Okay?
18:33You know?
18:33Yes.
18:34Fine.
18:34Maybe that's why she told me, Mary.
18:36Because she knew that I would be harder on her.
18:38And I was.
18:39I am the one who told her that she had to break it off with him.
18:41And so she went to see him.
18:43And now she's dead.
18:44Are you blaming yourself?
18:46I don't...
18:46You cannot do that.
18:48What happened?
18:50Hey, Marcus.
18:51Hi sweetheart.
18:52Hey.
18:52How was it with your caseworker this morning?
18:54I'm an actual person now.
18:56You can talk to me.
18:59What's going on?
19:04Um...
19:07Okay.
19:10Um...
19:11You're...
19:13You're...
19:13Nancy was killed last night.
19:16They found her.
19:18Oh my God.
19:19I'm sorry.
19:22Oh my God.
19:23I'm so sorry.
19:24I'm...
19:25I'm...
19:26It's okay, sweetheart.
19:28It's okay.
19:28I'm sorry.
19:31I'm...
19:32I'm...
19:32I'm okay, sweetheart.
19:34I'm okay.
19:49I'm okay.
19:51Um...
19:55You're on your Ones Hoje
20:03Um...
20:05Oh my God...
20:07Oh my God...
20:07Are you out for me too?
20:13Would you look out for me too?
20:35The victim's husband is Robert Hennessey, whose father is the founder of Hedge Grove
20:42Capital.
20:43Tributes poured in today on social media where Mrs. Hennessey amassed thousands of followers
20:47do they really think this will help it might might make people care about her
20:54oh come on be honest if all you saw was this highlight reel of her life don't you
21:00think you would hate her might's an ugly word
21:07envy maybe that's all i saw this wasn't even the real her
21:13yeah it was ellie just wasn't the whole her
21:23have you seen cora no not yet
21:50i don't even know my mom owned any black clothes
21:52she used to have this gorgeous black leather jumpsuit that she wore when we went to the club
21:58and i can't picture that at all she always wanted to take me shopping and have her letter
22:05i get that mothers and daughters it's very complicated
22:10i know but i would roast her for all the shopping she did now i'm like
22:15digging through her clothes trying to find something to wear to her funeral
22:19cora
22:21if this feels like too much
22:24we don't have to do this right now
22:27i can't feel anything ellie
22:30i think you might be in shock
22:32is that what it is because i feel like something's wrong with me
22:35nothing is wrong with you okay
22:39i remember being in this room with your mom when you were just an infant
22:45and she was holding you in her arms and she was so in love with you
22:53nothing made her happier than being your mom
22:57and all i did was push her away oh
23:00and it's too late now
23:06it's okay oh i'm here
23:13would you stay with us really i don't want to be alone with my dad
23:24i know that he struggles with his emotions but trust me i have known him since i was barely older
23:32than
23:32you it's not just the emotions i don't feel safe with them right now
23:44i don't need a publicist i need them to find out who killed my wife
23:50it's a crisis from robert
23:53and daddy just wants to make the introduction that's it
23:57ultimately it's your choice
24:00have you given me more thought to the idea of a reward
24:04i know no one wants to put any pressure on you but at this point it's just about controlling the
24:11narrative i mean we're in oh eleanor no you were here sorry to interrupt oh come on in
24:18come on in you've been such a good friend to uh be here with the family for this long
24:26uh i was just headed to the kitchen does anyone else need a drink no thank you
24:36is it cold in here my sister's just trying to help oh finish all the alcohol in the house yes
24:42i think
24:43she's doing that
24:46core asked me if i would stay with you guys for a while okay so how do you feel about
24:53that it's not
24:54about how i feel it's about figuring out what's best for cora if i would thank you for everything
25:01that you're doing don't do that please robert no it's something i forget to do or i can be a
25:08real
25:08asshole like that sometimes just taking everyone around me for granted
25:13i'm the core scene to you
25:18she's scared of me she didn't use the word scared exactly
25:25yeah it can't be easy losing her mother seeing them treat me like a suspect they're not calling
25:32you a suspect are they that's where this is headed you know i have no alibi i was home alone
25:37that night
25:38until i spoke to you sorry i can understand having you around like make her a little more comfortable
25:45right now i'm gonna come by as often as i can but i i don't think it's a good idea
25:53for me to stay
25:54here yeah okay okay thank you
26:08good afternoon hey mr j oh sam you changed your hair i like it thank you hey hi we didn't
26:16think
26:16you'd be coming in yet we would have gotten more prepared uh i'm just coming in to grab a few
26:20things
26:20i didn't want to disrupt the flow hi you're the boss you can do whatever you want thank you i
26:24just
26:25thought you might want some more time i don't want to make a big deal of it here at the
26:28office
26:28i am so deeply deeply sorry for your loss i can't even imagine thank you there are no words no
26:35words
26:36you've said it let me up
26:40thank you for that
26:43some detectives were here earlier asking a few questions about the timing of that night
26:49i told them i was already gone by then so i couldn't help them yeah they're just taking
26:53boxes trying to establish their timeline all right we will have to postpone the middle east trip of
26:59course there's too much going on right now for you to worry about that they don't want me to leave
27:03town
27:08if there's anything i need to know you would tell me right yes
27:24hey hey i'm trying to reach you yeah it's not a great time
27:30you're going somewhere you're not like leaving right no i'm just grabbing stuff in case i have to
27:37work from home i might maybe going to my friends to help who's helping you what i said who's helping
27:44you
27:47this is your loss too okay jordan i think what would be most helpful right now is your discretion
28:00okay yeah sure okay thank you
28:21so
28:29so
28:31so
28:59Oh, man.
29:02Are you smoking again?
29:05Yes. It's not a cigarette. It's an emotional crutch.
29:10I don't understand why we had to have this memorial so quickly.
29:13Because Robert wanted to get it over with, I think.
29:17Here they come.
29:18Will you just hold this one? What?
29:19Please, please, please. Hold it. Hold it.
29:22Hey, guys.
29:23Ellie, you're smoking?
29:27It's a bad habit, but it doesn't make her a bad person.
29:30Oh, thank you, Howard.
29:32Well, uh, we'll save two seats for you.
29:39Now they think I smoke.
29:41Oh, I'm sorry, but I don't think we should have brought them.
29:43Howard said we shouldn't shield them from grief.
29:45Oh, well, Robert's family planned this, so there's not going to be a lot of grief.
29:49We'll get elegance and waspy denial.
30:05When does the bride come out?
30:07It's not a wedding. It's a funeral.
30:09Actually, it's a memorial.
30:11Because there's a body.
30:13We don't believe in shielding them from grief.
30:16Yes, I heard.
30:19Isn't that crazy? Does it smell like something?
30:23It's rose pulp.
30:25We had the paper made from linen and rose petals from Nancy's garden.
30:29That's so lovely.
30:31You just smashed up her roses and...
30:34Yes, of course.
30:36You are so kind to come.
30:38Of course, please.
30:40You're such beautiful little girls.
30:43I'm so sorry you couldn't find childcare on such short notice.
31:14No.
31:16No.
31:18You're up.
31:19No.
31:20No.
31:51We're fun.
31:51Yes.
31:52She walks in beauty...
31:55Like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies.
31:59And all that's best of dark and bright meet in her aspect and her eyes.
32:07thus mellowed to that tender light
32:13which heaven to gaudy day denies
32:17one shade the more
32:20one ray the less
32:29it was lovely don't get me wrong it just wasn't her
32:34yeah
32:36okay it runs a tight ship you know she made me send her that byron poem for
32:41approval and then she told me no jokes no tears
32:46yeah did you see that guy in the denim jacket
32:49at the church yesterday no i don't think i saw him why
32:56you don't think anybody from nancy's family would have come
32:58right no ellie they wouldn't have teared
33:04right
33:07hey so um
33:09well howard had this thought
33:11it was a favor really to ask
33:13okay we wanted
33:15to know if it was possible maybe marcus
33:17could volunteer with you
33:18because we thought if he saw some real
33:21suffering in the world he could maybe get
33:23some perspective and then yes yes yes yes i will find something for him if he's willing
33:28thank you so much ellie that is very
33:30marries they found him
33:33breaking footage of david haji boyette also known as dh boyette
33:38there he is
33:39which we can confirm has been officially made no fucking way
33:42that's the guy
33:43murder of nancy's
33:44yeah that's what they're saying
33:47you don't
33:47how would i know him
33:51why did you ask me that
33:54i'm sorry i shouldn't assume
33:56no i have never met this person
33:58mom's listed on his website as one of his patrons
34:01you know she supported artists
34:04he is a painter
34:05dh boyette also known as david
34:09there's chipper i don't shoot
34:12do you think this is the guy
34:13i think we need to be very careful to not rush to judgment
34:17let's let them talk to him
34:18oh my god
34:23what
34:25what
34:26oh my god
34:27what
34:28ellie
34:32oh
34:33shit
34:33oh
34:34dh boyette she just put this one up didn't she
34:37right before she died that's him
34:39is that mom
34:47hey hey robert
34:48dad what are you doing
34:50dad what are you doing
34:52dad ellie
34:53stop
34:54stop
34:54please
34:56robert
34:56dad
34:57where are you going
35:00dad
35:01stop
35:01dad
35:02dad
35:02stay here please
35:03stop it robert
35:04stop it
35:05oh my god
35:05robert you have to stop you have to take a beat
35:10robert
35:10what are you doing
35:13can we talk about this inside i just want you to take a beat i want you to take a
35:17breath
35:21please please stop it i always wanted to be all mine but he never was there was always a piece
35:27of her that wouldn't be i always fucking knew it i think they have people watching
35:32i understand that you're angry you need to calm down hey don't tell me how i should feel
35:41jesus christ you don't know everything all right she's my fucking wife
36:00does he have an alibi david yeah the guy she was sleeping with kind of he was maybe at this
36:07art
36:08event of some sort but he left early honestly they don't have a lot of information i just
36:12i don't think it's him she only told you his first name we have nothing to go on it could
36:16absolutely be him she would have told me if he was black she hardly told you anything i know but
36:22i
36:22am her best and only black friend this would have come up okay
36:31i gave the police the name david what if it's not the stubby person when we still don't know who
36:35killed our best friend
36:40i've never seen robert that angry oh he he has a temper especially when he drinks
36:47when he's jealous no he you know he loved her more than anything anger isn't the opposite of love
36:55sometimes it's the truest expression of it you can't see it because robert is your my what
37:04my friend he's your friend you and robert have a connection yes her name is nancy outside of nancy
37:15and nancy knew it too
37:19what are you saying
37:22you're not the only person she confided in
37:28that's all
37:47oh come on sorry i'm gonna frighten you
37:51how did you get in here
37:52someone propped up the door i should have texted
37:55yes
38:19i owe you an apology
38:22whether i was behaving what i said was cruel
38:27she was my wife but uh
38:31i know you guys were everything to each other
38:36i'm sorry
38:40thank you
38:45i don't think i realized how much i needed to hear that from you
38:49are you gonna tell me why you're so dressed up
38:53this is dressed up to you this is how i leave the house after sunday
38:59where are you going
39:00you know how nazi loves the ballet and how i don't you hate it i don't hate it i just
39:08i find it what's that french expression it's fucking boring and that's not french my legs don't fit in the
39:16seats what
39:20anyways we're supposed to go to the opening tonight
39:25i don't know what to do i'm just banging around in the big empty house alone i can't sleep i'm
39:31just walking around looking for her but she's not there so i was thinking that i don't know maybe at
39:40the ballet i could you could feel her with you yeah
39:48yeah
39:49exactly do you think that's possible
39:53i don't know what's possible anymore
39:57she was just here
40:02you know we were all just here playing stupid fucking card games and now she's just gone forever it's like
40:11i can't
40:14it doesn't make any sense so why shouldn't i be able to go to a place that she loved
40:19so much and feel her
40:23i think you have to try
40:28will you try with me
40:34you want me to go
40:36yeah
40:38no
40:38why not
40:41uh i can't i just can't i mean the optics
40:45fuck the optics who cares about the optics i do you should we can't just get dressed up and have
40:52a night out on the town together
40:54i'm sorry
40:57i'm sorry
40:59it's
41:01it's a stupid idea
41:03i'm sorry
41:25i'm sorry
41:28i'm sorry
42:30Sometimes I hid it so well, I couldn't even see it myself.
42:42That's a bouche.
42:44But you were worried about the optics?
42:47I was.
42:47But then I remembered that French expression, fuck the optics.
42:54Right.
42:55Shall we?
43:21I hope this isn't inappropriate.
43:23But the boss's daughter cleans up real nice.
43:28Just try to give me a usable shot this time, okay?
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