Grey Lady Page #5

Okay, good.

Excuse me.

Uh, would you like

to meet the artist?

Yeah, is he here?

Melissa?

This is the artist.

Melissa Reynolds.

This gentleman just bought

"the lady in the bath."

Oh. That's great.

Thank you.

It's one of my favorites.

I'm sorry.

I thought this was an opening

for Billy Macleod.

It is. That's me.

I'm Billy.

I'm a sculptor.

You saw my work coming in.

But it's also a group show.

Anyway, I like your painting.

Hey, listen, we're gonna go

celebrate after this.

You should come with us.

I can afford dinner now,

thanks to you.

Take credit?

Oh, we do.

Oh! Oh, my god!

Oh, my god, I am so, so sorry.

Oh, my god, whose is this?

It's mine, and it's $5,000.

No, she's messing with you.

Come here.

This is Clara.

She's my friend.

She's the artist.

- Please, you have to let me...

Don't worry, don't worry.

It was an accident.

Don't worry, but thank you.

I feel terrible.

It's ruined.

I'll tell you what.

We're going for a couple

of drinks afterwards.

How about you buy me

a couple of pints

and we're all set, okay?

Yeah, we're going over to crew

at the end of straight wharf.

Come on.

Join us.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I never bought

a painting before.

What was it about mine?

I liked it.

- Can I...?

- Sure.

Don't drop it.

I never make

the same mistake twice.

So, you got a girlfriend?

No.

I did.

She, uh...

Passed away.

So, I-i guess I still do.

Yeah.

I understand that.

It's hard to know what your life

would've been

if somebody had lived.

So, you just make it up,

and it's perfect.

But no one can compete with that

because it's impossible to find

somebody that good.

So you just end up alone.

You speak from experience?

I am well traveled.

How about you?

Grew up in Boston,

bounced around with my mother's

family various places...

Ireland.

Mm.

And then moved back,

joined the police force.

I'm well traveled for a cop.

You know, they say the real

journey lies within.

Hard for cops to be spiritual.

Really?

I would think

that's the only way

you could make sense, though.

This is so disgusting.

- Shall we?

- Yeah.

Tastes pretty good to me.

Absolutely.

Eli. Eli!

Eli, wait!

Wait!

Eli.

This is not

who you can be right now.

Hey.

Beth can't help us, okay?

Beth can't help us.

We need Eli.

Let me see.

I love you.

So, if I ask you to do something

like tonight,

it's not because

I'm not listening.

It's because it's important.

Hey.

No.

Come on.

Hurry, it's cold.

I know that tonight was hard,

but you did good.

Who was that woman

that he was talking to?

Melissa.

She has lots of friends,

and they could be useful.

Friendly fire,

just like the duchess.

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