Peep World Page #2

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Ah, don't do that!

How can you read this

before you go to bed?

No wonder you have

trouble sleeping.

There you go.

Thank you.

Your brother's on TV again.

How does he look?

Smug

Our next guest

is causing quite a stir

with his first novel,

Peep World,

the number one

best-selling novel.

Welcome, Nathan Meyerwitz.

It's a pleasure to be here.

That is one disturbing novel.

And that family... Whoo.

So will he be gracing us

with his presence tonight?

Yeah.

I wonder if it's too late

to sit him at another table.

My own life experience.

So I'm taking a mirror,

and I'm putting it up

to all families, and I'm saying,

"Take a look at yourself.

Take a good, hard look."

Ooh, he kicked.

So it's safe to say

that Peep World is at least...

somewhat autobiographical?

- Yes.

- Oh, yes, of course.

What time is it?

I've got an appointment.

I better get in the shower.

Save some hot water for me.

Okay.

Dysfunctional family.

And your own family?

How do they feel about

the incredible

attention that

Peep World is getting?

They love it.

They're excited.

- No.

- Yeah.

- Wow.

- Yeah.

Your brother's supposed

to protect you.

Your brother isn't supposed

to betray you.

Christ was betrayed too.

Yeah, that's true.

Cheri sought solace

in her friend Ephraim,

who would patiently listen

to her in hopes that one day,

Cheri would sleep with him.

They've been seeing each other

for eight years.

You know it is

a sad commentary

on our society indeed

that we allow someone

to use a trusting relationship

for their own material gain.

And he made a fortune

on that book.

And that's before the movie.

And now I walk

out of my apartment,

and I step straight

into Peep World.

It's like rape.

It feels like rape.

Yeah, and by your own brother.

Oh, I went to an audition

the other day.

All the director

could talk about

was Peep World and Peep World

and can I introduce him

to Nathan,

like he's a goddamn deity

or something, no offense.

None taken.

He's had it in for me ever

since he was born,

literally since he was born.

I used to be the favorite.

I was the youngest.

Now Nathan's the youngest.

He was a mistake.

You know he was

a mistake baby?

- No, no, I didn't know that.

- I didn't tell you that?

- Is this clean?

- Yeah, all washed.

It was Jack, uh, Joel, me,

all two years apart,

and then seven years later,

Nathan.

Nobody wanted him.

I should have done

everybody a favor

and put a plastic bag

in his crib.

No, no. That's one

of the seven dead lies

I will be civil tonight

at Daddy's birthday.

I will be civil,

but he better watch himself,

because I have f***ing had it.

Cheri, I will be standing

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