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The Arrangement 2
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00:19you're awake you're safe now where am i uh angela we're in the hospital
00:28uh the plane it went down the plane yeah there's a mechanical problem on the jet we fell into the
00:39atlantic we were fine but you hit your head you've been in a coma for two days we were in
00:47a hospital
00:48in normandy but my father had us flown back home last night no i i don't understand
00:57you're awake now you're safe
01:04angela
01:08who are you
01:13doctor wait what's going on angela are you telling me that you don't know who i am no
01:20i'm your husband
01:25you have a case of retrograde amnesia not uncommon after severe head trauma
01:29what the hell is that it's a delayed mental reaction to events of extreme psychological
01:35or physical distress she can make new memories but for now it seems that she has forgotten
01:41everything that came before this moment will she get better will she remember there are
01:48no easy answers here i mean the brain is a delicate system and we still don't fully understand it
01:56there must be something well there are steps you can take but there is no guarantee you'll regain your memory
02:04what steps get back to your routines your father said you love running
02:10and spend time together savior remind angela of all the memories you've shared
02:14the reasons you fell in love in the first place
02:25so we're married
02:29yeah
02:33are we happy
02:37of course
02:40that was a long pause
02:42it's hard seeing you like this
02:46you're usually a very strong woman
02:52it's actually one of the things that i love most about you
02:55well just because i don't remember your name doesn't mean i'm not strong
02:59oh my god
03:06my name is xavier knight
03:09you are angela knight
03:14and you're my wife
03:20xavier
03:24xavier
03:26what is it
03:28i can tell i've said your name before
03:33it's hard to explain but there's an easiness to it
03:40like i can close my eyes and my lips will remember what to do
03:50thank you
03:51thank you
04:01she's okay dad
04:02she's at the hospital with her father
04:04yeah
04:13i'll have to call you back
04:20how'd you get in here
04:21thought you would have changed the locks by now
04:23it's like you wanted me to come back
04:26made myself a drink
04:27oh you don't mind
04:30thank god that you're okay
04:32when i heard the news i was hysterical
04:34i thought i lost you forever
04:37yeah we got lucky
04:39all things considered
04:42how is she
04:45she
04:47uh
04:49she doesn't remember me
04:54well isn't that awfully convenient
04:59how dare you
05:01she's in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury
05:03everyone would understand
05:06she's damaged goods
05:09i can't get you out of my head
05:12i don't want you out of my head
05:16i want all of you
05:18and all of me
05:36how'd you get in here
05:37thought you would have changed the locks by now
05:39it's like you wanted me to come back
05:41made myself a drink
05:43oh you don't mind
05:46thank god that you're okay
05:48when i heard the news
05:49i was hysterical
05:50i thought i lost you forever
05:53yeah we got lucky
05:55all things considered
05:58how is she
06:01she
06:03uh
06:05she doesn't remember me
06:10well isn't that awfully convenient
06:14how dare you
06:17she's in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury
06:19everyone would understand
06:22she's damaged goods
06:25i can't get you out of my head
06:28i don't want you out of my head
06:32i want all of you
06:34and all of me
06:50even with a traumatic brain injury you still beat me
06:53winning definitely felt familiar
06:58what if i don't ever remember you
07:03you will always be my daughter
07:07even if we have to start from the beginning
07:10i'll teach you how to ride a bike again if i have to
07:13it wasn't so long ago that i was the one in the hospital bed and
07:17you were taking care of me
07:20the least i could do is repay the favor
07:27would xavier come with me to visit you
07:30not until right before my surgery
07:34why's that
07:36you hadn't met yet
07:38it was very quick
07:40you you never even told me you were dating him and
07:43then he showed up one day and announced he was your fiance
07:47does that
07:49does that sound like me
07:51no
07:52you are not the impulsive type
07:55but
07:57love has made people do crazier things
08:02yeah
08:07i'm proud of you son
08:08for what
08:11not dying in a plane crash
08:13this is what marriage is really about
08:16in sickness and in health
08:19i don't know if i can do it again
08:23i don't know if she'd want to
08:26life is about showing up xavier
08:29it's about committing
08:31even when it's hard
08:34the paris team sold their technology to another company
08:38so
08:40we have to find a new way for the board to see your commitment
08:45i was thinking of the night summer gala
08:47i'm not in the mood to go to some party at your house dad
08:49no
08:50this year we'll do it at yours
08:52so the board can see you're ready to take over for your old man
08:55i should be spending my time with angela
08:58i want her there too
08:59a united front
09:01husband and wife loyal to each other and to the company
09:06i don't know if you've been reading up on the news dad
09:08we were just in a plane crash
09:10maybe this can wait
09:13you have a month before the gala
09:15to focus on angela and her recovery
09:18do this for me xavier
09:21and i'll announce you as ceo
09:37it feels familiar
09:40being with you
09:42i'm glad to hear it
09:50it's nice to finally get some facetime xavier
09:52you've never seemed too interested in meeting me
09:54just accusing me of seducing angela
09:57so you've heard some stories
10:00what do you know about how angela and i met
10:02nothing really
10:03just that your father recruited angela for a contract marriage
10:06and you bullied her cheated on her and never loved her
10:10that's not true
10:15okay the first of is true
10:18and the middle stuff
10:20but i do love her
10:24just please don't tell her about the arrangement
10:27why haven't you told her
10:29i'm afraid i'll scare her away
10:31with the truth
10:33i know
10:37i'm just afraid of losing her
10:40can't you believe that
10:43like i will tell her
10:45i swear
10:48just let me do it on my own time
10:50listen
10:51i'm leaving for a month
10:53by the time i come back
10:54she better know
10:57or i'll tell her everything
11:26so this is where we live
11:28yeah
11:30you like it
11:33it's beautiful
11:35you hate it
11:38maybe i expected something a little
11:42homeier
11:45but i'm just so happy to be back from the hospital
11:49well
11:51get some rest
11:52and i will be here for you
11:54if you need anything at all
11:55today
12:02that's i have a home
12:03i haven't
12:10please
12:11thank you
12:16i am
12:17coming to you
12:18and you
12:18don't know
12:18first
12:18and me
12:18and you
12:19could be
12:24and we
12:58Crazy coincidence. Both of our moms are buried at the same place.
13:30Was there another woman?
13:34No. No, no. I mean, yes, before you.
13:42But she means nothing to me now.
13:46You just keep a locket with a picture in it next to our bed.
13:50You were sleeping in the other room, so I put it in there to forget.
13:55Why were we sleeping in separate rooms?
13:58I was a very different man before I met you.
14:05But you changed me. You made me better.
14:12But I don't think you ever really believed that I changed.
14:19So how am I supposed to believe you now?
14:22There was love between us. Really.
14:27And maybe a fresh start's what we needed.
14:32You know, just start over.
14:34Start over?
14:35Yeah.
14:36As in?
14:37Forget the past. Date.
14:42You can take me for a test drive.
14:44It's what you think.
14:46Well.
14:48I don't have a lot going on these days.
14:50Or if I do, I don't remember.
14:55I could go for a date.
14:58You free Saturday?
15:10Finally, I was beginning to think you forgot about me.
15:14Listen to me.
15:15Look at me.
15:18It's over, Claudia.
15:22Seriously?
15:24Because of her?
15:25No, regardless of her.
15:28Okay?
15:29It's over.
15:31You're not right for me.
15:32You're not what I want.
15:35You're starting to sound like your father.
15:41Oh my God.
15:43It's your father, isn't it?
15:45Who else could convince you into making a decision this predictable?
15:50Look, tell yourself whatever you need, okay, Claudia?
15:53As long as I never see you around here again.
16:03And for what it's worth, I love her.
16:12I'll get to the bottom of this, Xavier.
16:14I know you.
16:16I see you.
16:19And you remember that it doesn't get any better than me.
16:44Angela?
16:46Angela?
16:47Angela Carter?
16:49Angela Carter?
16:51I got in a bad accident recently, and my memories, it hasn't been the best.
16:58Of course. Your plane crash was all over the news.
17:02I'm Jacques. We were in school together.
17:06Professor Hardy's anthro class at Harvard.
17:11I went to Harvard?
17:13Oh, you really did lose your memory.
17:16I'm so sorry. That must be so confusing.
17:19It is. I mean, mostly I'm meeting everybody for the first time.
17:25Including my mother.
17:27I'm sorry to hear that.
17:32Who are you here for?
17:34My aunt.
17:36But I think you might need these more.
17:45So how exactly did we know each other, besides the anthropology class?
17:51Well, Angela.
17:56We dated.
18:01Oh.
18:02But don't worry. You dumped me very quickly.
18:06Oh, I'm sorry.
18:08It's alright.
18:10I was hoping I'd see you again.
18:12But it seems I'm a little too late.
18:15Xavier Knight?
18:18Ah, yes.
18:20Xavier Knight.
18:21How's that going?
18:23Good.
18:26Confusing.
18:27I'm not surprised.
18:29I mean, it doesn't exactly seem like your type.
18:33What exactly is my type?
18:38Take my number.
18:40See me next week.
18:41And I'll tell you...
18:43everything that I remember about you.
18:47About us.
18:50Okay, Jacques.
19:08I was going to say the same thing.
19:19I was going to say the same thing.
19:24My dad says hello.
19:27He's excited to see you at the gala.
19:29Oh, my God.
19:30I almost let myself forget about that.
19:33Did we do this kind of thing a lot before?
19:40Honestly, no.
19:44But I'm trying to be more romantic.
19:50Is it working?
19:53Well, as handsome as you are,
19:57the music's a little loud.
20:00I hate roses.
20:03And I don't know what to say to you.
20:23Now, what was that?
20:26About me being handsome?
20:30Well, at least you're open to feedback.
20:33More than you know.
20:36Let's start with getting to know you first.
20:39Then I can start on fixing you up.
20:47Oh, I ran into a friend from college
20:49at the cemetery today.
20:51Oh, yeah?
20:51Yeah, yeah.
20:52It was really nice to see him, actually.
20:54Seems like he can help me fill in some blanks.
20:57He?
20:58He?
21:03It might not be safest
21:06to get close to strangers.
21:09Well, he's not a stranger.
21:12Still, I mean, you're pretty vulnerable.
21:16Someone could take advantage of you.
21:18Maybe tell you something that isn't true.
21:24Like what?
21:26I have no idea.
21:31I just thought we agreed
21:33that we were forgetting the past.
21:37But that doesn't include everyone in my past.
21:45Are you normally this jealous?
21:47I'm not jealous.
21:49So, no.
21:50I don't want you seeing that man again.
21:53And I don't want you telling me what to do.
22:06I mean, you were too nice.
22:08I mean, he was hanging upside down
22:09for an hour before you made me cut him down.
22:12An hour?
22:13Yeah.
22:13Oh!
22:14I mean, hey, it was good for him, right?
22:16Like, keep the circulation flowing.
22:18And plus, come on, he deserved it
22:20for the way he was touching you like that.
22:21Well, you are just a knight in shining armor.
22:24More like a knight in a crimson hoodie.
22:27But I'll take it.
22:29So why did we break up?
22:34I just wasn't ready to handle you.
22:38Oh?
22:40You were so put together.
22:42I mean, you were so perfect.
22:44I just, I couldn't keep up.
22:46Plus, I mean, I can't believe you got with Xavier freaking Knight.
22:52Why?
22:53Come on.
22:54Xavier Knight?
22:55The man responsible for turning that charity poker event
22:57into a strip poker?
22:59Wait, what?
23:02I, I, I, uh, I had no idea that, that must have been a while ago.
23:09Ah, yes.
23:10The deep past of six months ago.
23:17You know he was engaged before, right?
23:20Right.
23:21Yeah, that, um, Claudia lady.
23:24But he says he hasn't seen her since she left him at the altar.
23:30Angela, it was all over the tabloid.
23:35What?
23:37Claudia was at your wedding.
23:40She was there with you both.
23:42Right before your accident.
23:55Am I interrupting something?
23:57No, would you like to join?
23:59This is Jacques, my friend from college.
24:02Uh, I was actually just leaving.
24:03No, you weren't.
24:05No, no, no, it, it's fine.
24:06Angela, it was really great seeing you.
24:09Xavier, nice to meet you.
24:21Uh, is there something you want to tell me?
24:26Like?
24:27Like why you're drinking wine with a man in my home?
24:32Our home.
24:37Right.
24:39You're right.
24:44You're right.
24:45You're always right, huh?
24:50You've been lying to me.
24:52What do you mean?
24:53Claudia?
24:55She was at our wedding.
24:57I thought you weren't in touch with her anymore.
24:59No, we weren't.
25:01Okay, she showed up to our wedding like a maniac.
25:03I told her to leave.
25:04She made a move on me, and you saw.
25:07I tried to explain, but you were so hurt.
25:11You wouldn't believe that the only thing I was thinking about that day
25:15was how happy I was to be married to you.
25:21Angela, look into my eyes.
25:24Can't you see that I'm telling you the truth?
25:30Honestly, Xavier?
25:32I think you're only telling me part of it.
25:41I'm so sorry about the other day.
25:45Oh, not at all.
25:46It's fine.
25:48Is everything all right between the two of you?
25:50I don't know.
25:52I mean, I can't tell if I'm losing my memory or my mind.
25:57Well, are you remembering anything yet?
26:02Sometimes I have these flashes.
26:06Like little photographs.
26:08My dad in the hospital.
26:11Walking in this park.
26:15Xavier.
26:17Are they triggered by anything in particular?
26:23Maybe, um, when I go to familiar places.
26:27Or moments of intense emotion or when I'm running.
26:30I, I mean, I don't know.
26:31It's kind of hard to predict.
26:36Well, maybe we can try to trigger them.
26:40See if you remember me.
26:47Angela.
26:56Uh, Jacques, thank you.
26:58I, uh...
27:00You're married.
27:02Yeah.
27:03Yeah, I guess I am.
27:07And even though I don't remember it,
27:08I don't think I'm ready to give it up.
27:13I'm sorry if I overstepped.
27:16I hope I didn't ruin anything.
27:18I would still love to be friends, though.
27:19So would I.
27:24Well, I gotta get going.
27:26Xavier says he has something planned for us tonight.
27:28Hey, well, enjoy.
27:51I think she's starting to like me.
28:10Xavier says he has something planned for us tonight.
28:14I think she's going to teach us how to dance.
28:15Uh, Xavier, no, I really need to talk to you.
28:20And I, I can't dance, so...
28:23Uh, that's what Kiki's here for.
28:28Just give me a sec, Kiki.
28:34Angela, I know I fucked up.
28:37But the gala's in a few days,
28:39and we have to dance together there,
28:40so I thought maybe...
28:42this could be fun.
28:43We really need to talk.
28:46I saw Zrak today, and...
28:49What did he tell you?
28:50He didn't tell me anything, but...
28:53Enough talking.
28:55Let's dance.
28:58Dancing is about letting your bodies talk to each other.
29:02Xavier, put your hand on Angela's waist.
29:05Now take her hand.
29:09Good.
29:14Your bodies are saying strangers,
29:17not husband and wife.
29:19Pull her in closer, Xavier.
29:23Yes.
29:26Now.
29:49Bright eyes, big smile.
29:51Okay, I can't do this.
29:53Dancing is about trust.
29:55Angela, you have to let your partner lead.
29:59I'm finding it kind of difficult.
30:04Angela, I'm sorry about the Claudia thing.
30:06I should have told you.
30:09Please, just trust me.
30:14Just try.
30:19Surrender.
30:21I've got you, Angela.
30:29That's it.
30:32Now, one, two, three.
30:48¶¶
31:28Great! I'd say we are on the mark.
31:32I'm gonna let you two lovebirds get to it.
31:41I'm sorry, Angela.
31:44I haven't always been a good man.
31:48I'm sorry about how I handled the jock thing,
31:50and I'm sorry about Claudia.
31:51I'm sorry about all of it.
31:55This is not a simple marriage.
31:58I'm not a simple man.
32:01No, you are not a simple man.
32:07There is something between us.
32:11And with you, I can be better.
32:16I have been better.
32:18Is it over with that woman?
32:22With Claudia?
32:24Yes.
32:25Forever?
32:27Yeah.
32:32It's just you.
32:51It's over here.
32:56I'm sorry.
33:42I'll get it.
33:46Don't move.
34:08What are you doing here?
34:10I just came to check on Angela.
34:14Check on her?
34:15Who the fuck do you think you are?
34:17Look, I just heard a little something that I think she should know.
34:21Oh yeah?
34:22What's that?
34:23Well, I heard a little rumor that your father brokered an arrangement between the two of you.
34:33I don't know what you're talking about.
34:37Does she know?
34:39You better stop talking.
34:41She deserves to know the truth.
34:42Stop talking.
34:45Zaker, stop!
34:48You're too good for him.
34:51Get the fuck out of my house.
34:53Go, Jacques.
34:55I'll see you at the gala.
35:03You invited him?
35:05You told me I could invite anyone I wanted.
35:11So he told you about the kiss?
35:18What kiss?
35:23Oh.
35:27Okay, he kissed me today.
35:28But that's what I was trying to tell you before I got kikied.
35:31Okay, but I stopped it.
35:32It meant nothing.
35:33And he understands we are just friends.
35:34Friends?
35:36You want to be friends with him after that?
35:39Well, he understands parts of my life I'm trying to remember.
35:44I need to take a walk.
35:47No, please don't go just because it's hard.
35:50Stay with me.
35:51Tell me what you're feeling.
35:55I'm feeling like I can't stand the thought of another man's hands on you.
36:01Another man's lips.
36:02I'm feeling like I need all of you.
36:08Right now.
36:12Then take me.
36:15I'm all yours.
36:42I can't believe I forgot this.
36:47I'm going to give you a night you'll never forget.
37:09The gal is tonight.
37:11Feeling up for it?
37:12Yeah, I think I can handle it.
37:16We'll go.
37:17We'll dance.
37:19And then I'm bringing you right back to bed.
37:22Got it?
37:24Got it.
37:48Hi, everybody.
37:49How's it going?
37:50All right.
37:55Angela, nice to meet you.
38:03Nice to meet you.
38:05Nice to meet you.
38:06Hi.
38:10Nice to meet you.
38:10Thanks.
38:16Dustin?
38:16Oh, my gosh.
38:18I didn't know you were coming tonight.
38:19When did you get back?
38:20This morning.
38:21I just wanted to check on you,
38:23make sure you're feeling all right.
38:24She's doing great.
38:25I really am.
38:26And, uh, how's the memory?
38:29It comes in flashes, but it's much more frequent now.
38:32But I'm really just so grateful to this life I've woken up to.
38:35I mean, to you, my dad, Xavier.
38:38We all love you, Angela.
38:39And we're rooting for a full recovery.
38:44Mom.
38:48I'll be right back.
38:52Can I talk to you for a second?
38:57She doesn't know?
38:59No.
39:01I'm gonna tell her.
39:03Right now.
39:06Wait, Dustin.
39:09The thing is, do we have to tell her?
39:14I mean, she's so happy.
39:16You heard her.
39:17Why do you stabilize her like this?
39:19Why not let her believe in a reality where things are good and pure?
39:23You mean a reality where you are good and pure.
39:26You can't rewrite history, Xavier.
39:30You have to tell her tonight.
39:31Or I will.
39:35Xavier.
39:36It's time for a quick photo op.
39:37Then the dance.
39:38Yeah.
39:39Coming.
39:41Just let me get through this.
39:46Anything for the company.
39:48Right?
40:00How are you holding up?
40:02I think I'm okay.
40:04You're doing great.
40:07For you, my dear?
40:08Oh, good.
40:09I needed this.
40:11Cheers.
40:21Hey, is something wrong?
40:26I'm not sure.
40:28Oh, the photographer's ready for us.
40:30Oh, wonderful.
40:36You look so beautiful.
40:40You look beautiful.
40:43A gold digger.
40:49Hey, are you okay?
40:52Hello again, Mr. and Mrs. Knight.
40:54This is perfect.
40:54Just stand right there.
40:58Sorry, we're just gonna do a couple more.
41:03Let's get you a little bit closer together.
41:13I don't know who you are.
41:17I don't know what you want.
41:22But I'm going to ruin your life.
41:34I remember.
41:38Angela, what are you talking about?
41:42This wasn't real.
41:44This was an arrangement.
41:47Angela, Angela, Angela, wait, wait.
41:58Oh, my God.
42:00How could he not tell me?
42:02How could I agree to this?
42:03I mean, what kind of person lies like that?
42:05What kind of person treats another like that?
42:08I know. I know.
42:10I remember it all.
42:11I remember Harvard.
42:12I remember engineering.
42:18But I don't remember anthropology.
42:26I don't remember you.
42:32Where did she go?
42:33She went to go talk to Jacques.
42:37He's probably licking her wounds.
42:39Who?
42:41Jacques.
42:43Her college friend.
42:46There's no Jacques in college.
42:57Who are you?
42:58You don't know him?
42:59I've never seen him in my life.
43:02Oh, my God.
43:03Who are you? Why would you do this?
43:05To get you away from him?
43:07Why?
43:08It wasn't my idea.
43:10And whose idea was it?
43:12Tell me right now, or I will make sure that you have no career, no future, not even a pot
43:17to piss in for the rest of your life.
43:20I will ruin you.
43:25Claudia.
43:26It was Claudia.
43:29She hired me.
43:31Said she would make it worth my while if I got her away from you.
43:34And you were bad news for her anyway.
43:36I should have known that she would try something.
43:38I'm gonna get this guy out of here.
43:46Why didn't you tell me about this?
43:48Why didn't you just tell me this was an arrangement?
43:51Because by the time of the accident, it wasn't just an arrangement to me anymore.
43:55The feelings were real.
43:56And I wanted to live in a world where maybe they could be real for you too.
43:59Like maybe...
44:01Maybe we were meant to be together.
44:03I don't know what to say.
44:06Do you love me?
44:07I don't know, Xavier.
44:09Who are you?
44:11You know me.
44:13Angela, you know the real me.
44:17You're the only person in the world who does.
44:25We have a problem.
44:31And I said, Xavier, who is this Angela Carter who's about to receive an outsized investment in my enterprises?
44:38And he tells me, oh, you know, she went to Harvard.
44:43Harvard.
44:44Well, good for her, but that hardly makes her capable of supporting the leader of one of the largest Fortune
44:50500 companies.
44:51I mean, does she even know what that means?
44:53And then, on and on, he keeps talking, but I can feel something mysterious is going on.
45:01You know the little minx he is.
45:03And that's when I realized, poor girl, dad is sick.
45:09Wild boy, dad is rich.
45:12A perfect match.
45:13Claudia.
45:16You don't know what you're talking about.
45:18Don't I?
45:20You're telling me that you loved your wife from the moment you met her?
45:24You just knew she was the one and had to be married within a month.
45:28Claudia, you need to stop talking.
45:31Or you will regret it.
45:35Grow up, Xavier.
45:37I don't know who you think you are, but you need to leave my home.
45:41Oh!
45:42She speaks!
45:43So, you deny it?
45:46You deny on the record that your marriage was a setup to make Xavier look good?
45:53I haven't denied anything.
45:59Yes, our marriage was an arrangement.
46:02At first, it was a disaster, just like we thought it would be.
46:06But then slowly, as our expectations faded,
46:11the image we had of the other was replaced by the real person.
46:14And we couldn't help but fall in love.
46:18Xavier and I have had our ups and downs, just like any other couple.
46:20But the truth is, I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
46:26Arranged or not.
46:29And even though he can be the most frustrating man on the planet sometimes,
46:33he has a good heart and a good soul.
46:35And he is trying, trying so hard for you guys to see that.
46:38He has a vision for this company and for this world, and he is worth listening to.
46:45One more thing.
46:48If you come near my husband or mess with my life one more time,
46:52I will make sure you are wiped from all living memory.
46:56I will turn you into a ghost.
47:01Now leave.
47:11And on that note, I have one more announcement.
47:15My son, Xavier Knight, will be taking over as the CEO of Knight Enterprises.
47:23Oh my gosh.
47:29I am so proud of you.
47:37May I have his dance?
47:39I am so proud of you, my friend.
48:10Hey.
48:12Hey.
48:18You didn't have to do what you did tonight.
48:21But I would understand if you didn't want to stay in this house.
48:26Do you want me to leave?
48:28No.
48:29Of course not.
48:34Then I think I'd like to stay for a while.
49:08You're awake.
49:16Who are you?
49:21I'm kidding.
49:21I'm kidding.
49:23I'm kidding.
49:24It's too soon.
49:27Who knew you were such a tease?
49:29Well, let me show you how big of a tease I can be.
49:51That's weird.
49:51My uncle never calls me.
49:54Uncle Bobby, hey.
49:59What hospital?
50:04Okay.
50:05I'm coming.
50:08It's my dad.
50:15He had a heart attack.
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