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Dangerous Game
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00:00I see her.
00:02Karen invited me to the party, but she didn't say it was snake-themed.
00:09Probably just a fashion thing.
00:13Why did you show up dressed like you're trying to steal the whole night?
00:16Wait, what?
00:17Karen, I would never-
00:18Relax, I'm teasing. Honestly, you look amazing.
00:21Half the guys here can't stop staring.
00:23Karen brought a human again. Interesting.
00:25Do me a favor?
00:26Sure, of course.
00:27Find my dad. He just got back from a trip and he's hiding somewhere.
00:30Drag him out here, will you? I want to have a bit more fun before he shows up.
00:33Easy.
00:40Hi, Mr. Vaughn. Are you in here?
00:42What? Why does he look that good? There's no way he can be so hot.
00:46Careful.
00:48Something spilled on the floor.
00:50That was close, Sarah.
00:52He's twice my age. My best friend's father.
00:55So why did my heart just stop? And why is his skin cold when I suddenly feel so warm?
01:03Sorry, I spilled some wine earlier.
01:05She sent me to check on you. Said you might need a hand.
01:08You must be Karen's firecracker friend. I've heard about you.
01:14Whoa, what the hell?
01:16Whoa, what the hell?
01:23She's warm. Warmer than anyone I've touched in years.
01:26He's freezing. How is he this cold?
01:28Stop. Move your hand, Leo. Move it.
01:38Sorry, I am just afraid of the dark.
01:44It's dangerous for me to touch her.
01:46My snake nature could poison her.
01:58Zara.
02:00Oh, God. I didn't mean to.
02:02It's fine.
02:05Zara! Where are you?
02:07Girl, I thought you vanished. The outage scared everyone off. Come help me with my gifts.
02:11Why did I hug him like that? Why did I grab him like that? Why was his face so close
02:15and why didn't I...
02:16Hello? Earth to Zara?
02:20Sorry, I think I am hungry. That's why.
02:22Don't worry, come on. There's food at the garden.
02:24Oh, and have you seen my dad?
02:25Oh, yes. He is at the study room getting the drinks.
02:29I'm so like him.
02:32Speaking of my dad, you know the company you applied for internships?
02:36Harrow & Cross? Well, my dad was elected the new CEO of that company.
02:44Harrow & Cross doesn't take interns. They take legacy.
02:49Old money, old names, old blood.
02:52I applied on a scholarship and a portfolio I spent four months building.
02:59I have neither.
03:01Why is my skin still warm after she touched me? That's not supposed to happen.
03:05We're cold-blooded.
03:08She was terrified.
03:10Was she afraid of the dark? Or me?
03:13Did she sense something?
03:23Dad!
03:25Dad!
03:26Come help. You've been hiding all night.
03:28Just giving the spotlight to the birthday girl.
03:34Guess what?
03:36Zara made the shortlist for the internship at your company!
03:41Is that so?
03:44I suppose...
03:45We'll be seeing more of each other.
03:49Looks like it.
03:50She's so excited.
03:51I told her no one's gonna bully her with you in charge.
03:55As long as I'm there, no one will dare trouble her.
03:57Why did he say that?
04:03She looks so vulnerable.
04:13Good morning, sir. I wanted to talk to you before we start the day.
04:20Yes, is everything okay?
04:23About last night...
04:24I panicked.
04:28I've had a severe phobia of the dark since I was a child.
04:33I could tell.
04:38Tell me, Zara...
04:41Is that how you always respond when the lights go out?
04:45By throwing yourself into the nearest pair of arms?
04:50It's an involuntary reflex.
04:53It feels like the darkness...
04:56Is swallowing me whole.
04:57It never goes away.
04:59I can feel a freezing chill coming off him.
05:04Fear is just energy misdirected.
05:06There is a technique.
05:08A primitive magic of the mind.
05:10Therapists call it the butterfly hug.
05:12Tap your shoulders.
05:14Alternating.
05:15Left, then right.
05:17Like wings.
05:23Why do I feel so good when I'm around him?
05:31It grounds you.
05:34It pulls you out of the past and traps you right here.
05:39With me.
05:40Can you feel it, Zara?
05:49Am I interrupting?
05:54Claire, you're early.
05:56This is Zara, our new intern.
05:59Zara.
05:59This is Claire Vance. She runs PR.
06:02Nice to meet you, Miss Vance.
06:07Likewise, sweetheart.
06:09Try not to mess up.
06:10Take this.
06:12Turn this outline into a manuscript pitch.
06:17You have a week.
06:18You can go now.
06:21She's pretty.
06:23A bit fragile, though.
06:24Is she your new toy, Leo?
06:28Or just a little mouse you brought in?
06:30Enough, Claire.
06:32Keep your venom out of my office.
06:36Still mad at me about what happened?
06:39I'm not mad, Claire.
06:41I just prefer to work alone these days.
06:43Get out.
06:54Mom?
06:55I'm back.
06:57Are you home?
06:58Mom?
07:00Oh, my God. Mom?
07:03Mom!
07:04Wake up!
07:05Please!
07:08Your mother consumed a dangerous amount of alcohol and her body went into shock.
07:12We'll need to keep her under observation and psychiatric evaluation for 72 hours.
07:15Right.
07:17Okay.
07:19You should go home. You can't help her right now.
07:22Don't talk.
07:24I'm back.
07:39Where are you?
07:45Are you kidding me?
07:48Are you kidding me?
07:53anything sorry i didn't mean to disturb anyone
08:07you didn't i came down for water too
08:12that was my water
08:15you have it back his lips were just on this
08:19i just want to protect her from all this but i'm scared i'll freak her out
08:23especially if she sees what i really am
08:28how are you feeling karen told me i hope you're okay
08:32i'm fine
08:36zara they said she drank too much she promised me she'd stop drinking
08:41i just i don't know what to do anymore sometimes people hide their worst battles
08:46from the ones they love most especially parents they think shielding
08:50you as a form of love
08:53is it still love if it wrecks everything
08:55love doesn't always look the way it should
08:58but it's still love
08:59she doesn't deserve this
09:00and i'm sitting here stealing her warmth like it belongs to me
09:05if i touch you right now i'm your friend's father anymore
09:08i'm just a man who couldn't help it
09:13didn't realize it's already five i should head out for my run
09:16oh okay i better leave you to it
09:19you can always rely on me
09:26i'm already running late
09:30whoa there that's one way to make an entrance
09:33oh god i'm so sorry i wasn't looking
09:35zara collins the new girl
09:38you already look like trouble
09:39the good kind of trouble
09:41doesn't change the fact that you are trouble
09:49i wasn't aware interns had time to socialize with executives
09:53good morning i apologize i just bumped into mr
09:56elijah
09:57elijah stone
10:00you're karen's friend aren't you
10:03yes
10:04we've known each other for years
10:06how
10:08interesting
10:10mrs collins your mother left the hospital without being discharged
10:13security is trying to locate her now
10:14sorry i need to go
10:20should i be worried about
10:22why aren't you back here zara
10:32leaving early
10:34that's not your style
10:36i have somewhere to be
10:40i feel like there's something going on between him and that girl
10:44the hospital said she was last seen at reception
10:47i searched everywhere the pharmacy
10:49even the alley behind the liquor
10:51and now i'm drinking to stop the fear
10:53if only she hadn't run
10:59mom why did you do this
11:09what are you doing here
11:11a firecracker shouldn't be left out in the rain
11:23i want it too
11:24but i can't do that with her
11:28you are drunk
11:29how convenient
11:30you should have seen your face
11:32your lips
11:34how did you find me
11:36sir
11:36the rain's too heavy to drive back
11:38i'll get her a hotel room
11:39we'll come home tomorrow
11:40okay dad you take care
11:42thank you for looking out for her
11:46i just spoke to karen
11:47she knows that you are in safe hands now
11:50let's get you a place to crash
12:01i am really sorry for being a burden
12:08we want two rooms please
12:11here two rooms for you and the miss
12:14i think i have to watch over her
12:15she is drunk
12:16we would have one room
12:18i hate myself
12:19i hate her
12:20she made me like this
12:21i always hide because of her
12:23my dad left when i was 10
12:24and they never stopped fighting
12:26after that
12:27she was a mess
12:29drinking
12:29always drinking
12:30and i just
12:31i don't know anymore
12:33trust me
12:34i know what it's like
12:35coming from a broken home
12:36but i didn't let it define me
12:38but
12:40don't let it define you zara
12:42you are not her
12:43and you would never be
12:48your hand is so cold
12:53they usually are
12:55i almost kissed me when you are still nice to me
12:58why
13:00why do i feel this way
13:02if i kiss her now
13:05i won't stop
13:11if i stay on this bed
13:12one more second
13:13i'll do something
13:14i can't take back
13:15you could have kissed me earlier
13:16in the rain
13:17i wanted you to
13:18i know
13:23then why didn't you
13:30because i want you to remember our kiss
13:38i'll freshen up
13:39you can have the bed
13:40i will take the sofa
13:51last night i was drunk
13:52i'm not now
13:57so you can't tell me it wasn't real
14:02it's real
14:03that's exactly why we can't
14:07get dressed
14:07karen's waiting
14:11my love
14:12you are back
14:14you had me so worried
14:18let's give her a breather
14:19she is still recovering from everything
14:21let me get some water for you to drink
14:27i'm sorry about last night
14:28i was drunk
14:29and
14:29you were drunk
14:30forget it
14:30it happens
14:32if there are any consequences
14:33i'll accept them
14:35zara
14:37don't bring up last night again
14:39it was a mistake
14:40you weren't yourself
14:43is everything okay dad
14:46is everything okay
14:50zara had too much to drink last night
14:51she didn't want to worry you
14:53i didn't want you to think
14:54i was turning into her
14:56i feel so ashamed
14:59i never lie to carrie
15:01why now
15:07we have found mrs collins
15:08and we are taking her home now
15:09she looks quite sober
15:10okay i would inform her daughter now
15:12just ask the boys to watch her at home
15:13boss
15:13next time you wake your best friend at night
15:15for a favor
15:15at least say thank you
15:16do me one last favor
15:18come and pick her up
15:20your mother's been found
15:22don't worry
15:23freshen up
15:24i've sent someone to bring
15:34is this my ride
15:39you
15:42the universe keeps throwing us together
15:44maybe it's a sign
15:44we've only met twice
15:45why would an executive pick me up
15:47because your boss is my best friend
15:48and i owe him a favor
15:55see you again new girl
16:00my beautiful baby
16:01i have missed you
16:03the only thing worse than a sad drunken mom
16:05is a happy drunken one
16:06and this does not look good
16:10mom we need to talk
16:12i think you have to go back to rehab
16:13i'm fine
16:14i just passed out from being tired
16:15let's talk about your rich friends instead
16:17you have been hiding them from me
16:18i'm not hiding anything
16:19i just want you to be okay
16:21that is the only important thing right now
16:23you selfish brat
16:24money is the only thing that will fix me
16:26stop hiding your rich friends from me
16:31tell me that you called them
16:32i'm sorry mom but i had to
16:34they will help you
16:37no no you ungrateful little
16:40you will regret this
16:41i wish you were never born
16:54Karen they took her to rehab
16:56i feel awful but i know it's for the best
16:58why don't you move in with us for now
17:00my dad won't mind
17:01i really don't know what i would do without you
17:13i feel so awkward about agreeing to leave my mom and move away
17:19i feel especially guilty that i want to be close to him
17:23my best friend's dad
17:29he's just a man
17:32but why does he make it so hard to breathe
17:37oh my god what am i doing
17:43wait
17:46what is that
17:49zara
17:50you should turn around zara
17:51run
17:52why are you still standing here
18:06what's wrong with your skin
18:12what's wrong with your skin
18:23dad i just wanted to tell you that breakfast is ready
18:26okay honey i'll be right down
18:31you didn't have to pull me in here like that
18:32would you rather karen found you staring at me half naked
18:38you think this is funny
18:39yes zara
18:40i think it's funny my daughter's best friend was spying on you
18:43i was just passing by
18:44i really didn't mean to
18:45what are you doing zara
18:47first the attempted kiss now this
18:49you're crossing boundaries zara
18:51and i need to stop this before it goes any further
18:54i think i have feelings for you
19:05i think you need to leave my room zara
19:08wait what
19:10i need you to leave now
19:12before i say something i'll regret
19:17so
19:19it doesn't matter what i feel
19:22it does
19:23too much
19:24that's the problem
19:25but this
19:26this isn't real
19:27and i won't be part of it
19:31forget i said anything
19:41fuck
19:42she saw my skin
19:52now i have two concerns
19:54him rejecting me
19:55and whatever is wrong with him
19:59she's doing it on purpose leo
20:02don't let her get to you
20:04damn
20:06she could kill with that outfit
20:08watch your mouth elijah
20:11there it is
20:14i know that look
20:17trust me
20:18this is different
20:22i'm your best friend
20:23you know when i'm serious
20:24and when i'm not
20:25you're right
20:25i know you
20:26but when it comes to women
20:27you're unpredictable
20:30my manuscript pitch
20:32you said a week
20:33it's day six
20:36you could have emailed it
20:37i wanted to watch you read it
20:43she's not chasing anymore leo
20:44that's worse for you isn't it
20:46i have no right to this feeling
20:49why does it feel like something is being taken from me
20:53be honest
20:54are you drawn to the warmth of her body
21:05hello
21:05i asked you a question
21:08it's not her warmth i'm afraid of
21:11it's that i can't stop wanting it
21:15the intern's scent is all over your office leo
21:18and yours
21:20on her
21:23she saw my skin
21:25then we've got a problem
21:27bigger
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