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Star's Secret Keeper EP Hidden Love & Celebrity Scandal
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00:00:01You have no experience. Why are you here?
00:00:07What did you film, or were you planning to sell it to the media?
00:00:15Get out.
00:00:18I only have three days, or my brother won't make it.
00:00:21This is my last resort.
00:00:28You have no experience. Why are you here?
00:00:31You're too deep in character. Your micro-expressions are slipping.
00:00:41Say that again.
00:00:43You're about to crack.
00:00:44Stay. Let's see how long you can last.
00:00:51I have no way back.
00:00:57What gives you the right to analyze me?
00:01:00Because I need to survive.
00:01:01Mr. Thorne wants you to stay. Start now.
00:01:04Okay.
00:01:08Stand there. You said I'm too deep in character. Prove it.
00:01:14You're pressing the book too hard, suppressing an urge to strike.
00:01:17That smile? Your eyes didn't move.
00:01:20It's a threat.
00:01:22What gives you the right to analyze me?
00:01:24Because I need to survive.
00:01:32Too slow.
00:01:34Terrible. The temperature is off.
00:01:39If you're still not satisfied, I'll keep going.
00:01:44You said I can't hold it together.
00:01:46You better pray I do, or you'll be the first one to suffer.
00:01:51I'm not afraid of bad luck. I'm only afraid of being broke.
00:02:00This isn't just a job. I've just stepped into the abyss.
00:02:08I'm humiliating you. Not angry.
00:02:16How long did you sleep last night?
00:02:18Not enough.
00:02:20Feeling self-inspired?
00:02:24For the paycheck?
00:02:29What are you thinking?
00:02:32You want to drive me away?
00:02:34But for me, survival is enough.
00:02:41I'm humiliating you. Not angry.
00:02:45It's only humiliation if I accept it.
00:02:50Julian, your standards for assistance have dropped.
00:02:56How she is, is not for you to judge.
00:03:01One day left.
00:03:09Investigate her. I want to know what she's fighting for.
00:03:13Your mother needs immediate surgery. At least $300,000.
00:03:23Beverly Hills Cellar. 1990 Roman A. Conte. You go. Two hours. One minute late. Don't bother coming back.
00:03:40I have to get it. It's the only card I have left. Open up.
00:03:44Your mother needs immediate surgery. At least $300,000.
00:03:51On time.
00:03:55Are you insane?
00:03:58You'd risk your life for a bottle of wine.
00:04:04I won this round.
00:04:07But I'm one step closer to the edge.
00:04:12He's not just difficult. He's fighting something dangerous.
00:04:16You think this is a test.
00:04:19You could have said no.
00:04:20No.
00:04:21I need this job.
00:04:25You can take the day off. You can barely stand.
00:04:33I can still work. What's next?
00:04:42He's not just difficult. He's fighting something dangerous.
00:04:52Aria.
00:04:54Don't be late tomorrow. Don't die.
00:04:58Julian.
00:05:06Final 12 hours. Aria.
00:05:10I've stepped into the storm. I won't stop.
00:05:16I won't stop.
00:05:16I won't stop.
00:05:21Call an ambulance. Now.
00:05:24I told you not to die. Do you hear me?
00:05:32Three hours of sleep.
00:05:33Enough for you.
00:05:37Enough.
00:05:44This carpet costs a hundred thousand. Why didn't you just give up?
00:05:47Because I need the money.
00:05:49Don't bring filth inside. I get it.
00:05:57Can't fall. Or small. At least not here.
00:06:03Action.
00:06:04See you tomorrow.
00:06:09Action.
00:06:12See you tomorrow.
00:06:19Call an ambulance. Now.
00:06:24I told you not to die. Do you hear me?
00:06:30Don't move. If you want to die, don't do it on my carpet.
00:06:36Get a doctor now.
00:06:41You think you can stand? You're dying. Don't you get it?
00:06:46Who's debt? What makes you fight this hard?
00:07:00Sorry for slowing down the production.
00:07:03That's your first sentence?
00:07:05You really aren't afraid of dying.
00:07:09Don't move. If you want to die, don't do it on my carpet.
00:07:13I'll be back at work tomorrow.
00:07:24I can't stop. If I do, I'm truly finished.
00:07:31I didn't say handle it. Just track it. Shut up.
00:07:41Someone like you even sleeps with thorns.
00:07:54120,000. Is this what you're dying for?
00:08:01Stupid.
00:08:04Track a debt.
00:08:06Aria.
00:08:07Of course. Should I handle it?
00:08:10I didn't say handle it. Just track it. Shut up.
00:08:16What time is it? I can't be late.
00:08:31Even if I only have one breath left, I'll pay that money back.
00:08:43Hurry up. We're losing the light.
00:08:49Miss Aria. Deadline's up. No money? Then let's talk another way.
00:08:56Stay back.
00:08:57Shut up.
00:08:59Shut up.
00:09:06Let her go.
00:09:11Julian.
00:09:17Brave move, touching my person on my turf. Do I look like I listen to excuses?
00:09:24Hand them over to the cops.
00:09:27Are you actively trying to get killed carrying expired spray? Are you actively trying to get killed carrying expired spray?
00:09:37Don't get the wrong idea. If you're out, my production slows down.
00:09:42Get in.
00:09:46He broke the boundary. And so did I.
00:09:51Your level of incompetence isn't even a mistake anymore.
00:09:55I'll do better.
00:09:57Do you think I sent them to jail just to give them another shot at you?
00:10:02What you need to do isn't buying lunch.
00:10:04It's making sure you don't get dragged away again.
00:10:08It took you 30 minutes to get lunch.
00:10:13Your level of incompetence isn't even a mistake anymore.
00:10:17I'll do better.
00:10:20No time to eat or no money.
00:10:27Eat later.
00:10:33Arya, this is Mr. Thorn's lust overs. He wants you to dispose of it.
00:10:41In this abyss, he's actually the only light.
00:10:48Tomorrow is the final deadline.
00:10:52Whoever you are, what I owe you is no longer just about money.
00:10:58Mrs. Arya, all your debts have been cleared.
00:11:01The creditors have signed a termination agreement.
00:11:07Who did this?
00:11:11Miss Arya, we're sorry. The debt is settled. We won't bother you again.
00:11:19This kind of power, it can't just be some foundation.
00:11:27Did you happen to contact any charitable foundations?
00:11:31No.
00:11:43Letting a weed like you survive is far more interesting than crushing it.
00:11:55Whoever you are, what I owe you is no longer just about money.
00:12:03Don't come crawling to me when you can't take it anymore.
00:12:06I won't.
00:12:08I don't believe in luck.
00:12:10In my world, luck is just a more sophisticated scheme.
00:12:16My debt? Did you handle it?
00:12:20Do you honestly think I'd do something like that?
00:12:23No.
00:12:25Confirmation complete.
00:12:26I shouldn't rely on anyone.
00:12:33You want to eliminate variables, I am the biggest variable.
00:12:39Don't come crawling to me when you can't take it anymore.
00:12:42I won't.
00:12:52I won, so why am I not satisfied at all?
00:12:57For the first time, someone in the presence, and worse betached, someone actually stood in front of me.
00:13:07Sorry I'm late.
00:13:09Julian, it's been too long.
00:13:13Julian's standards really are hitting rock bottom these days.
00:13:17Seems like you haven't learned the rules yet.
00:13:20Like, never stand where you don't belong.
00:13:28Send convenience.
00:13:37What do you think you're doing?
00:13:39My hand slipped.
00:13:41Say that again.
00:13:43Who's direction did you slip in?
00:13:47Who's direction did you slip in?
00:13:50For the first time, someone in the presence, and worse betached, someone actually stood in front of me.
00:14:00She's mine.
00:14:02I'm the only one allowed to touch what's mine.
00:14:07Say that again.
00:14:08What exactly were you doing just now?
00:14:15I told you.
00:14:16My hand slipped.
00:14:19Stand still.
00:14:20Don't you dare move.
00:14:25Julian, you're overreacting.
00:14:27Julian, you're overreacting.
00:14:27She's just an assistant.
00:14:31She's mine.
00:14:34I'm the only one allowed to touch what's mine.
00:14:37Apologize.
00:14:38Now.
00:14:48Does it hurt?
00:14:49No blisters.
00:14:51You'll be fine.
00:14:53There's very little you don't know how to do.
00:14:58All right.
00:14:59Let's get ready for the next shot.
00:15:00Let's get ready for the next shot.
00:15:01He said I belong to him.
00:15:03Even if he used those harsh words.
00:15:09Interesting.
00:15:10A weed like this actually controlling the wind.
00:15:17Julian, these headlines are a coordinated hit.
00:15:20The whole internet is telling you to get out of the industry.
00:15:23Don't suppress it.
00:15:24Let them post.
00:15:27I have a way to flip the narrative.
00:15:30This picture is worth more than any explanation.
00:15:35Did you forget the rules?
00:15:37Whose fire are you trying to put out?
00:15:42Some people are fighting for their lives,
00:15:44while others are just making up stories.
00:15:54You're more than just an assistant, Arya.
00:15:57Tell me, what is it you're really after?
00:16:10Interesting.
00:16:11A weed like this actually controlling the wind.
00:16:18He's locked in.
00:16:20It's character erosion.
00:16:21No one can pull him back.
00:16:24Phone's in.
00:16:26For the next two weeks,
00:16:27this place is your entire world.
00:16:35Shut up!
00:16:37Stop talking in my head!
00:16:40He's not acting.
00:16:42He's being eaten alive by that monster.
00:16:49He's locked in with his character erosion.
00:16:52No one can pull him back.
00:16:56What do you think you're doing?
00:16:57Are you crazy?
00:16:59He won't recognize anyone.
00:17:00He won't lay a hand on me.
00:17:10Julian.
00:17:11It's me.
00:17:19You're not in that script.
00:17:21You're on set.
00:17:22You are Julian.
00:17:26You shouldn't be here.
00:17:28Get out!
00:17:40Look at me.
00:17:41You're not in that script.
00:17:43You're on set.
00:17:44You are Julian.
00:17:51Is it over?
00:17:58It's fine.
00:18:00Let him rest.
00:18:04So that's how you use your camera.
00:18:08My anchor.
00:18:13In this world full of lies, this moment of yours belongs to me.
00:18:22You're still here.
00:18:24Does this count as work too?
00:18:30It counts.
00:18:33Take a look.
00:18:36What are you looking at?
00:18:39You're always playing someone else.
00:18:41But in this, it's just you.
00:18:44You stand on the edge.
00:18:45That's why you can come back.
00:18:49Recording the moment I almost lost it.
00:18:53Recording that you didn't.
00:18:56Because you needed someone to be there.
00:19:04Arya, don't go.
00:19:19In this world full of lies, this moment of yours belongs to me.
00:19:28I'm not tired.
00:19:30I can't sleep.
00:19:35The desert doesn't allow precision.
00:19:37One gust of wind and everything changes.
00:19:40Including his fraying nerves.
00:19:46You haven't slept in two days.
00:19:50I'm not tired.
00:19:52I can't sleep.
00:20:01Don't stop.
00:20:02What?
00:20:03The typing.
00:20:05Keep going.
00:20:10So it turns out the only thing in this world that can calm him down is my sound.
00:20:23I'm more than just an assistant now.
00:20:25I'm his anchor in this wilderness.
00:20:30Julian.
00:20:32Am I, I ma'am, your husband?
00:20:35Do you think I'm here to play games with you?
00:20:39I saw her organizing things alone earlier.
00:20:42Maybe she just misplaced it?
00:20:46The script was taken.
00:20:47Julian.
00:20:47That means you failed to guard it.
00:20:53It's my responsibility.
00:20:58You have too much free time.
00:21:00Shut up.
00:21:02We're stopping for 15 minutes.
00:21:09Explain.
00:21:10Why was this in your assistant's bag?
00:21:15Julian.
00:21:16Or am I, I ma'am, your husband?
00:21:19Do you think I'm here to play games with you?
00:21:22Go away!
00:21:23Go away!
00:21:24Go away!
00:21:24Go away!
00:21:25Go away!
00:21:25Go away!
00:21:25Go away!
00:21:28Go away!
00:21:35Go away!
00:21:36Aria.
00:21:37Tomorrow's scene, stay close.
00:21:40Copy that.
00:21:43I'm sorry.
00:21:50Accepted.
00:21:56Weren't you afraid I'd misunderstand?
00:22:02No. Because you wouldn't.
00:22:07Listen up. I have no reason to doubt her. She's far above your pathetic little games.
00:22:29Aria. Tomorrow's scene. Stay close.
00:22:32Copy that.
00:22:37I'm no longer fighting alone. Standing in his light, I've become the light too.
00:22:46I've already broken. Don't leave, Aria. Don't leave.
00:22:56What are you doing up here? Stargazing? What's there to see?
00:23:01Nothing much. But it's quiet.
00:23:04You're not gonna ask who cleared that debt?
00:23:06I asked. No answer. I don't like owing people. I'll keep an account of this.
00:23:21Put it on. Don't trust yourself too much, thinking you can handle everything. People break.
00:23:27Do you break?
00:23:29I've already broken. Don't leave, Aria. Don't leave. Please. Don't.
00:23:43In this broken world, we've become each other's only coordinates.
00:23:50Mrs. Aria, your mother's condition is deteriorating. We need you here immediately.
00:23:55I need to leave. Now.
00:23:56You live too cleanly. Unlike me, I'm filthy to the core.
00:24:05Mrs. Aria, your mother's condition is deteriorating. Lee, we need you here immediately.
00:24:18I need to leave. Now. Can you please open the door?
00:24:23What a mess.
00:24:31Arrange a flight. To the hospital. Now.
00:24:41I know the price of this. But I have no way back now.
00:24:51I have no time. Every second determines whether my mother lives or dies.
00:25:01You're leaving now. Tomorrow is your key scene.
00:25:12Let her go. I said, let her go.
00:25:15I'll be back as soon as possible.
00:25:28Whatever.
00:25:30Prepare the plane. Nearest medical center. Now.
00:25:49I know the price of this. But I have no way back now.
00:25:57In this world, there's only one person who saves lives this ruthlessly.
00:26:02At least half a million dollars. A top tier team normally takes a week.
00:26:07You wait.
00:26:08But if you're in a rush, it'll cost more.
00:26:18This is the last thing I have. But if it saves her life, I can lose everything.
00:26:27Miss Arya, the full medical funding has been cleared. The expert T-Bird team arrives in one hour.
00:26:32Who are you? Who exactly sent you?
00:26:41To the hospital. Avoid all media.
00:26:47This isn't a miracle.
00:26:51In this world, there's only one person who saves lives this ruthlessly.
00:26:57You'll never know how heavy this debt truly is.
00:27:01Aria.
00:27:05I want the top three teams in the country.
00:27:08I don't want to hear a single word about protocol.
00:27:13A $50 million donation. One condition.
00:27:18The team arrives within 12 hours. You can refuse, but I'll pull the funding immediately.
00:27:27If the family finds out you spent $50 million on an assistant, that's a problem for later.
00:27:33Aria. Drive.
00:27:37You'll never know how heavy this debt truly is.
00:27:41Aria. Don't let me down.
00:27:48The world I want only turns when I command it.
00:27:55Everything free is just filled in another currency.
00:27:59Miss Aria, your mother was selected for our hospital's once-in-a-decade full-subsidite program.
00:28:06You're very lucky.
00:28:08Was there any human intervention in this?
00:28:15No.
00:28:21This isn't luck. It's a contract.
00:28:24In this world, everything free is just filled in another currency.
00:28:32Surgery was a success.
00:28:34All vitals are stable.
00:28:41Julian Thornan.
00:28:43You didn't say a word, but I know it's you.
00:28:46And this debt?
00:28:50I've marked it.
00:28:55Don't die.
00:28:57Don't die.
00:29:01Don't die.
00:29:06You think you can carry the whole world, but...
00:29:09You're lighter than anyone.
00:29:10I might won.
00:29:14Cheap persistence.
00:29:16Useless stubbornness.
00:29:21Don't die.
00:29:24Don't die.
00:29:35I can't save your soul, but I can buy your life.
00:29:41In this coldest winter night, I actually felt a warmth that shouldn't exist.
00:29:50You didn't say a word, but I know it's you.
00:29:57This isn't the hospital's coffee.
00:30:00This temperature, this scent, I've smelled it before.
00:30:06No one signed in last night.
00:30:09Security is tight here, no one gets past us.
00:30:16Except for the man who could buy this entire hospital.
00:30:20You didn't say a word, but I know it's you.
00:30:37Move.
00:30:43You snore.
00:30:45I replaced it just to get some peace and quiet.
00:30:48I don't snore.
00:30:55You're back.
00:30:57Can you handle tomorrow?
00:31:01Yes.
00:31:02I can.
00:31:04You're not working tonight.
00:31:06Go sleep.
00:31:07You're unstable, and I'm not wasting time.
00:31:12Understood.
00:31:16This isn't standard equipment.
00:31:23Things like this don't just appear out of nowhere.
00:31:30You snore.
00:31:32I replaced it just to get some peace and quiet.
00:31:35I don't snore.
00:31:36I think...
00:31:39What he gives me isn't tenderness, but another heavier kind of contract.
00:31:48Aria, you're annoying.
00:31:51But it works.
00:31:56You're spiraling.
00:31:58Come with me, or you're going to lose control again tonight.
00:32:07You brought me here.
00:32:08What's the point of a place like this?
00:32:15To help you live a little.
00:32:17I don't eat this.
00:32:19I don't know what you do, uh.
00:32:28You need to.
00:32:31Aria, you're annoying.
00:32:34But...
00:32:34It works.
00:32:37In this moment, he's no longer a god.
00:32:41And I'm no longer his footnote.
00:32:45You make me relax.
00:32:47Without realizing it.
00:32:50That's dangerous for me.
00:33:00How old are you?
00:33:02Buying junk like this?
00:33:04Old enough to live.
00:33:06It's not about the taste.
00:33:07It's about the feeling.
00:33:09The feeling of being alive.
00:33:17You think this works?
00:33:20Do you still want to smash things?
00:33:23No?
00:33:24Then it works.
00:33:26You make me relax.
00:33:27Without realizing it.
00:33:30That's dangerous for me.
00:33:33But...
00:33:34What?
00:33:35I don't want to stay away.
00:33:37At this height, all the lies have lost their power.
00:33:42I don't depend on anyone.
00:33:44Never did.
00:33:45And I won't start now.
00:33:47Are you sure?
00:33:48Why do you think I need you?
00:33:50Because you've started to depend on me.
00:33:52You wouldn't let me stop the typing sound.
00:33:59I don't depend on anyone.
00:34:01Never did.
00:34:02And I won't start now.
00:34:04Are you sure?
00:34:05Fine.
00:34:06I'm used to you being there.
00:34:08And I have no intention of changing that.
00:34:13You could try being without me.
00:34:15I already have.
00:34:19When you weren't there.
00:34:25Once those words are out, there's no turning back.
00:34:33Arya.
00:34:34Are you an accident or are you my downfall?
00:34:37She doesn't need to drink.
00:34:41I said she's not drinking.
00:34:53That's enough.
00:34:55You're not clear-headed.
00:34:56I'm wrapping this up for you.
00:35:01You're making decisions for me now?
00:35:08This is the last time I'll take care of you as an assistant.
00:35:15Why did you take that hit from me?
00:35:17No.
00:35:19Because you'd get in trouble.
00:35:21Do you do this for everyone?
00:35:26Arya.
00:35:27Are you an accident or are you my downfall?
00:35:35Then you're quite suitable to burn in hell with me.
00:35:44Confirming that you're not work.
00:35:50But I'm not finished confirming yet.
00:35:58I'm losing control.
00:36:00I won't guarantee what happens next, but I won't regret it.
00:36:09Someone's there.
00:36:11They caught us.
00:36:20Tomorrow will be a nightmare.
00:36:22Are you afraid?
00:36:24This isn't the worst thing that could happen.
00:36:30Then you're quite suitable to burn in hell with me.
00:36:42You don't make that call.
00:36:44I'll write the statement.
00:36:45She stays.
00:36:47Movie star meets assistant.
00:36:48Intimate photos leaked.
00:36:50Slum assistant climbs to the top.
00:36:54Step one.
00:36:56Cut ties.
00:36:57Step two.
00:36:58Fire her.
00:36:59This is damage control.
00:37:00The public doesn't care about the truth.
00:37:11You don't make that call.
00:37:13I'll write the statement.
00:37:15She stays.
00:37:22Scared?
00:37:23No.
00:37:29Therefore, you must follow orders.
00:37:37Explain.
00:37:39She is your scandal now, not your assistant.
00:37:47Your commercial value is bound to the group.
00:37:50Therefore, you must follow orders.
00:37:53So, I'm just an asset.
00:38:03Here's a suggestion for you.
00:38:04Don't touch her.
00:38:05You're going to war with me over her.
00:38:08You're the one who used her as a bargaining chip.
00:38:25Since I can't move you, I'll go for the weak link.
00:38:31I've never lived on favoritism.
00:38:33You'll have your answer by morning.
00:38:36Aria VO, I knew tonight wouldn't be easy.
00:38:39In this city, the higher you go, the thinner the air becomes.
00:38:44Leave Julian.
00:38:48As the head of Thorne Pictures, I am ordering you to manage this risk.
00:38:57Money.
00:38:57Money.
00:39:01The condition is leaving his life.
00:39:05Don't mistake his favorism for your ability to change him.
00:39:14I've never lived on favoritism.
00:39:17You'll have your answer by morning.
00:39:19After tonight, I have to make the most painful choice.
00:39:25If I leave, will you let him go?
00:39:28As long as you leave cleanly, I won't touch him again.
00:39:34Five million.
00:39:39Disappear from his world, and this ends here.
00:39:46You're not living for yourself.
00:39:49You have debts.
00:39:50A past.
00:39:54And he is your only leverage.
00:39:58If I leave, will you let him go?
00:40:02As long as you leave cleanly, I won't touch him again.
00:40:13I understand.
00:40:14I'll take care of the rest.
00:40:22Half of this is over.
00:40:25The other half will be finished.
00:40:29At the most painful point.
00:40:34I don't belong in this position, nor do I belong in his life.
00:40:45I don't need the light.
00:40:47In the dark, I can see the true cost of those five million dollars.
00:40:53I don't belong in this position, nor do I belong in his life.
00:41:10Disconnecting.
00:41:11It only takes a second.
00:41:13Take my tools.
00:41:17Leave his favor-pism behind.
00:41:21I'm not coming back.
00:41:29I won't look back.
00:41:33Aria, did you really think you could just leave?
00:41:40Resigning effective immediately.
00:41:42I am not suitable to stay by your side.
00:41:48Aria, did you really think you could just leave?
00:41:52Who authorized her to leave?
00:41:54There was no record whose car took her.
00:41:57It was Mrs. Thorn's.
00:42:05Not suitable.
00:42:07Aria.
00:42:14You certainly have a flare for timing.
00:42:36You met with her, didn't you?
00:42:40What did she say to you?
00:42:42I thought walking into the rain would wash away the choice.
00:42:46I was wrong.
00:42:48The rain only makes the cost heavier.
00:43:01Where the hell are you going?
00:43:04Away.
00:43:06Are you overestimating yourself?
00:43:08Come back with me.
00:43:09Now.
00:43:09And I'm no.
00:43:11So that's with Drielitz.
00:43:12I'm not looking back in Smelly's.
00:43:17I'm not looking back.
00:43:29You're not going anywhere.
00:43:31You met with her, didn't you?
00:43:35What did she say to you?
00:43:40The truth.
00:43:43You can't let me drag you down.
00:43:50Fine.
00:43:51Then leave.
00:44:01Don't move.
00:44:04What is it that you actually want?
00:44:07I want my own life.
00:44:13I'm tired of being your shadow, constantly waiting to catch you.
00:44:24Fine.
00:44:25Then leave.
00:44:34The umbrella is warm, but the rain is cold.
00:44:42The last thing he gave me was a back that never turned around.
00:44:50Arya, V.O.
00:44:51This time, there's no one to block the rain for me.
00:44:57What exactly did she say to you?
00:44:59Nothing.
00:45:01You just overestimated my sincerity.
00:45:05I handed him a blade, thinking it would kill his hope.
00:45:08I didn't expect him to bring the edge right back to me.
00:45:11You're lying.
00:45:15What?
00:45:17You aren't the kind of person who quits just to live some normal life.
00:45:28What exactly did she say to you?
00:45:30Nothing.
00:45:32You just overestimated my sincerity.
00:45:50But I can't hire you.
00:45:52I have a business to keep alive.
00:45:53You're that assistant from the photos.
00:45:58Sorry, we're not a good fit here.
00:46:02In this industry, disappearing isn't just about not showing up.
00:46:06It's when everyone's memory becomes a mandate of exclusion.
00:46:13I get it.
00:46:14I do.
00:46:15But I can't hire you.
00:46:16I have a business to keep alive.
00:46:28I know I've finally become a threat to you.
00:46:34It's not over.
00:46:35This silence is just the preenangle to the explosion.
00:46:41This isn't a lifeline.
00:46:44Three days, Aria.
00:46:46That's all you've got.
00:46:56We want to hire you as lead creative director.
00:46:59Start date is tomorrow, 9 a.m. sharp.
00:47:05This isn't a lifeline.
00:47:08It's a chain.
00:47:13I refuse to be defined by it.
00:47:20They thought they could erase me in a corner.
00:47:25I was just waiting for my path to open.
00:47:27I accept.
00:47:33How far she gets depends on her talent.
00:47:37Sever all direct contact.
00:47:43Jin.
00:47:44The lockout is lifted.
00:47:46A&J Studios funding was funneled through offshore trusts.
00:47:49The path is untraceable as the post-continent crestists.
00:47:52The path is untraceable.
00:47:54Anyone who rejects her loses our resources.
00:47:57Who will they choose?
00:47:59The price of this man adverse.
00:48:01And is the loan.
00:48:07They will choose profit.
00:48:11Don't hide it.
00:48:13Let her dig.
00:48:16How far she gets depends on her talent.
00:48:20Sever all direct contact.
00:48:31Don't fall.
00:48:37I want you to stand at the very top.
00:48:38And then find your own way back.
00:48:41I thank to Nan Wee who sent C-Panch on the cheeses.
00:48:44Yin-Rud-Zay-Gal true the Hey-An-Stay.
00:48:51Is her state stable?
00:48:53More stable than expected.
00:48:56Don't act.
00:48:59Wild Earth's okay.
00:49:02Dial back the eyes.
00:49:04Let it go.
00:49:07She's improving.
00:49:12Is her state stable?
00:49:14More stable than expected.
00:49:19She's pushing hard.
00:49:24Arya, what are you really looking at through their eyes?
00:49:28Don't push yourself too hard.
00:49:31Will you listen?
00:49:33No, you won't.
00:49:35I won't look back.
00:49:38I can only walk.
00:49:42She hasn't gone far.
00:49:43Keep digging.
00:49:46Again.
00:49:53This lighting is brutal.
00:49:54We're looking at a new top tier talent.
00:50:12Prep the next set.
00:50:13Now.
00:50:15The lead has been confirmed.
00:50:17It's Arya.
00:50:17She hasn't gone far.
00:50:19Keep digging.
00:50:21Again.
00:50:27It's her.
00:50:29Prep the chute.
00:50:35Mr. Thorne, you're our presenter tonight.
00:50:37I know.
00:50:39You're finally back.
00:50:52Tonight, I want the whole world to see.
00:50:57Three years.
00:50:59I am no longer anyone's shadow.
00:51:02I am the light itself.
00:51:05I am the light itself.
00:51:09Mr. Thorne, you're our presenter tonight.
00:51:12I know.
00:51:24Who is that?
00:51:25The lead of A&J.
00:51:27Her presence.
00:51:28It's overwhelming.
00:51:34You're on.
00:51:36Yeah.
00:51:44Your lighting is different, Arya.
00:51:46It's got a brutal edge.
00:51:49Like it's trying to consume the viewer.
00:51:57This is the most debated work of the year.
00:52:00Because it captures a certain kind of genuine fear.
00:52:22Next up, the Visual Art Award of the Year.
00:52:26Next up, the Visual Art Award of the Year.
00:52:42You won.
00:52:44Yet sharper than any glow.
00:52:46I never expected to see her here.
00:52:54Aria VO, the next part isn't a workplace.
00:52:57It's a social battlefield.
00:52:59Before I open that door, I must find my mask again.
00:53:03Memorize the faces, the connections, the leverage.
00:53:07That is all I need to do right now.
00:53:10That is all I need to do right now.
00:53:19There she is.
00:53:20Half turned from the light, yet sharper than any glow.
00:53:24I never expected to see her here.
00:53:28Long time no see.
00:53:31Your work was impressive.
00:53:33You handled yourself steadier than I imagined.
00:53:38We've worked together.
00:53:41It's ancient history.
00:53:48If it's war you want, you've got one.
00:54:01I didn't expect to see you still lingering in this circle.
00:54:04Neither did I.
00:54:06I didn't expect to make it all the way here.
00:54:09Someone must be pushing you from the shadows.
00:54:13These resources, they look quite tainted.
00:54:18Mother.
00:54:19Mother, is this conversation about my business, or yours?
00:54:24She is the most exceptional photographer I've ever collaborated with.
00:54:28Don't you put not, Dida, go flussed.
00:54:33If it's war you want, you've got one.
00:54:44You've finally learned how to defy me for an outsider.
00:54:52How does a little assistant suddenly afford all this?
00:54:59Who is the sugar lad lurking in your shadows?
00:55:06Mom.
00:55:10That investor is me.
00:55:14You're publicly challenging the Thorn family for her.
00:55:17You're publicly giving the Thorn family she all their stay.
00:55:20I'm simply, I'm simply giving her back the path she earned.
00:55:25I'm simming her back by family, it's dirty.
00:55:28She was never dirty.
00:55:34You've finally learned how to defy me for an outsider.
00:55:40She is not an outsider.
00:55:54Secrets in the light can never be hidden again.
00:56:01Now, I have no use for this.
00:56:10You must realize the cost of this admission.
00:56:13Your inheritance, it's all on the line.
00:56:20Three years ago, all trusts were transferred to Aria Miller.
00:56:26I don't need that position anymore.
00:56:34Now, I have no use for this.
00:56:43You shouldn't have made this decision for me.
00:56:48This is the first time I've ever made a decision for myself.
00:57:00A pawn?
00:57:02Or just a tool to prove your freedom?
00:57:05When that ring hit the floor,
00:57:08I didn't hear the sound of metal.
00:57:12I heard the sound of him tearing down his own godhead.
00:57:19You've left yourself with no way back.
00:57:21Why?
00:57:23Because you are standing here.
00:57:32For me, that is the only outcome.
00:57:36What am I to you?
00:57:40What am I to you?
00:57:42A pawn?
00:57:43Or just a tool to prove your freedom?
00:57:52This.
00:57:55But what I wanted
00:57:57was to be standing here.
00:58:00Not because of you.
00:58:04The crown has fallen,
00:58:06but we are both shattered.
00:58:11I'm not running.
00:58:13I'm waiting for you to catch up.
00:58:16And the winner for visual art piece of the year is...
00:58:23Gaze into the abyss.
00:58:25Aria Miller.
00:58:29I'd also like to thank one person.
00:58:32Someone who once held an umbrella for me on a rainy night.
00:58:36I knew at that moment...
00:58:38I knew at that moment...
00:58:41I didn't fall.
00:58:46So, this photograph...
00:58:49belongs to him.
00:59:01Why are you running?
00:59:03I'm not running.
00:59:04I'm waiting for you to catch up.
00:59:09Julian, you absolute madman.
00:59:13Three years ago,
00:59:15I thought this was charity.
00:59:18Neza Pering and Ney Binglunk the family wages.
00:59:22Now I realize it was the shackle he broke for me.
00:59:33I can't stop.
00:59:34If I do,
00:59:35I'll no longer be able to pretend that I don't need him.
00:59:50Don't you dare leave me behind again, Aria.
01:00:00Julian, you absolute madman.
01:00:10He's here.
01:00:13Now, it's your turn to decide.
01:00:16Do you want this ring?
01:00:17Or do you want me?
01:00:19I know he's there.
01:00:22This distance?
01:00:25I've waited three years for this.
01:00:33How long do you plan on running?
01:00:36You shouldn't have chased me.
01:00:38You have nothing left now.
01:00:46These last three years,
01:00:47did you ever regret leaving?
01:00:50Yes.
01:00:52Every time I felt like breaking,
01:00:53I wanted to turn back.
01:00:55But I knew if I did,
01:00:56I'd lose everything.
01:01:07Now, it's your turn to decide.
01:01:10Do you want this ring?
01:01:11Or do you want me?
01:01:16You're no longer anyone's shadow, right?
01:01:18I am just me.
01:01:28It's good.
01:01:29Now, I'm just Julian.
01:01:38Three years ago,
01:01:40I ran away to survive.
01:01:41Now,
01:01:42I come back to live as myself.
01:01:56You're still here.
01:01:58You came back too.
01:02:10You're no longer anyone's shadow, right?
01:02:12I am just me.
01:02:14We are both standing in the light now.
01:02:20We need an assistant.
01:02:22Room and board,
01:02:22no salary.
01:02:23Sounds like a deal.
01:02:25The sun rises as usual,
01:02:27but this morning,
01:02:28there are no titles attached to our names.
01:02:34House sold,
01:02:36company gone.
01:02:39I have nothing left.
01:02:41So,
01:02:42you're unemployed?
01:02:44Totally.
01:02:48A and J studio.
01:02:49We need an assistant.
01:02:51Room and board,
01:02:52no salary.
01:02:53Sounds like a deal.
01:02:54I won't say no.
01:02:56How long is the probation?
01:02:58How are slaty?
01:02:59I'll give you smitly
01:03:00kind of feather promise.
01:03:02We're going to boutsa.
01:03:05For life.
01:03:12No freeloaders today.
01:03:15Go get my camera.
01:03:18Probation period.
01:03:20For life.
01:03:21No resigning.
01:03:29I used to think light
01:03:31was for illuminating characters.
01:03:33Now I know
01:03:34light is for illuminating the exit.
01:03:44What's my job?
01:03:45First,
01:03:46learn how to stay out of my shot.
01:03:48Copy that, boss.
01:03:57Do you still have insomnia?
01:04:00Only when you're not around.
01:04:04Probation period.
01:04:06For life.
01:04:07No resigning.
01:04:11Deal.
01:04:13All these words
01:04:15I've kept inside.
01:04:18I want to tell you everything.
01:04:22But I'm afraid
01:04:24I'll say too much.
01:04:27I'm afraid you'll be
01:04:28This isn't the end.
01:04:30This,
01:04:31this is only the beginning.
01:04:32You
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