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a lunch at Phil's.

It was for $12.77.

We can file that

under entertainment.

[chuckles] This is perfect.

And this one

is for printer ink.

- It was $37.99.

- Mmm-hmm.

- That can be filed under office supplies.

- Mmm.

[Audrey sighs]

And this one here is for

that Kingston production

of Memory Card at The Jupiter.

- We can file that under research.

- Hmm.

So much paper.

- This one's for that wig from April.

- Hmm.

New stapler. $6.99.

Guess office supplies, again.

So many lunches.

So many.

[water running]

It's become a significant

source of income for us

and now I'm wondering, you know,

because we have all these expenses,

rent, lunches with potential

clients, business cards...

Have you seen the business

cards, by the way?

It's very nice.

Anyway, I'm wondering if now isn't

the time for us to incorporate.

Okay, wonderful.

Can I assume that your company

will clear over $60,000 this year?

How much do you anticipate

you'll make this year?

Let me buy you lunch.

You okay for money?

You know, a few thousand wouldn't

make much difference to me.

- Dad, please.

- Hmm.

[Audrey on voicemail] Hi,

you've reached Audrey Green.

I'm sorry I can't take

your call right now,

but if you leave a message I'll

get back to you as soon as I can.

- Thanks for calling and have a great day.

- [sobbing]

- [voicemail tone beeps]

- [woman] Hello, this is a message for Audrey Green.

Hi, Audrey, thank you for

auditioning for A Different Trench.

- Unfortunately...

- [sobbing intensifies]

Can I give you some advice

as your accountant?

[cell phone ringing]

I have to take this.

- Hello?

- [Audrey] I didn't get it.

- Meet me at the place?

- Twenty minutes.

There were, like, 500 other people

there who are going to get it.

They're gonna give the part to

500 other people and not me.

The producer was nice.

Don't get waggy on me this early.

I thought you said it was fine.

Well my "fine"

is terrible, probably.

- Shut up, please.

- Will do, Chief.

[indistinct chatter]

- Can it have blood?

- Have you asked about that before?

No, actually.

What if we just saw the bereaved

family and felt the absence?

Like an empty chair

at the breakfast table.

- I have my reservations.

- Okay.

The more I think about it,

the more I think we need to divorce

the images from feeling and emotion

and just show, like,

blood and destruction

and not give people the chance to

feel sadness or that sense of loss.

Instead, they're just met

with violence.

We need to explain

the accident.

Do we? Do we?

[Audrey] Okay.

Can you help me with this?

[Lillian] Just a minute,

I gotta finish this.

- This is important.

- [Lillian] This is important.

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