Pieces of a Woman

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[horn wailing]

Up!

Tommy, take it up!

He’s big-dealing the f*** out of every lift, Bob. You put him in.

If every pillar takes four days, you’re looking at a six-month delay.

That’s your guy.

[Robert] You need to calm down, brother.

I promised my daughter she’d be the first one to cross this bridge.

[Robert chuckles] The one who hasn’t even been born yet?

That’s the one.

– Go up!

[Robert laughing]

Why are you coming down again? Get him out, man.

– How is Martha?

Martha’s fine. She’s always fine.

– Hey, what time is it?

[Robert] Three.

Mark and Wendell are on break.

[Robert] All right.

[Robert] Hey, I need you to sign off on Jimmy’s time card tomorrow!

– Tomorrow!

[Robert] All right!

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

– [Martha] It’s low.

[woman] She kicking a lot?

[Martha] Is she… Yeah, um…

– Yeah. She’s moving around a lot now.

Top or bottom?

– [Martha] Sorry?

Is she mostly at the top or bottom?

[Martha] It’s late.

– It’s not exactly pleasant.

You’re so lucky.

[Martha] Aw, that’s really nice.

– Yeah.

Thank you. We’ll see how it goes.

[sighs in frustration] F***.

First, need you to…

sign right here.

[Martha] Mm-hmm.

Initial.

[Chris] Date.

You forgot down here.

Initial. Right next to…

If you guys are all set, I’m gonna take off.

– [Martha] Bye, sis.

Thank you.

– [Anita] Bye.

[Chris] See you later.

I love you. See you at home.

– All right.

[Anita] Good luck.

And then, for you…

I just need one on the bottom.

And then, you’re good. You got yourselves a car.

– Thank you, Chris.

[Chris] Of course. My pleasure.

You’re thanking him for his getting commission.

– Thank me, I’m buying it.

Thanks, Mom.

[Chris] Thank you.

Thank you for that.

Congrats. You got a car.

– [Elizabeth] I’m glad you made it.

Congrats. All set.

[Elizabeth] I’ve been meaning to ask,

how is it you can build a bridge when you can’t tell time?

[forced laughter]

That’s… that’s very good. Oh, that’s very funny.

In the back. I had them move it. So I’ll be there in a second.

– [Martha] Thanks.

[Elizabeth] Bye.

Just one last thing. I need your social security right here.

– What do you need my social security for?

Just like a credit thing.

– She likes you. She just can’t show it.

[Sean] No, she doesn’t.

– She did just buy us a car.

[Sean] She did.

But it was also a statement. She bought the car knowing I could buy it.

She wanted to minimize me. It’s not here. Next room.

That’s why she bought a minivan. She wants to emasculate me.

[horn honking]

That’s a good horn. Whoo!

– [continues honking]

The power.

– [roars]

Anita was so jealous.

Oh, my goodness. Who cares what Anita thinks? F*** her.

– What does it matter?

It doesn’t matter. It’s just…

It doesn’t matter at all. That’s what matters. Look at that thing.

[Sean cheering]

[Martha] Oh, my God!

And she got it gray like her soul. It’s wonderful.

– It’s her spirit color.

Whoa. This is us now.

Yeah, it is.

That’s what matters right there. Cloth seats matter.

– Oh!

Seat heaters matter, airbags matter.

– I think you’re gonna look good in this.

Oh, yeah, this is it for me.

[both chuckling]

– [Sean] Ooh!

Oh.

– The three of us matter.

Yeah.

It’s the tribe that matters. Who cares what she thinks?

You know what matters? This is what matters here.

Yeah.

– Well, I got us something.

Oh, my God.

That is so cute.

Hey.

Wait, is it…

– Is this the wrong way around?

It’s the right way around.

No, it’s upside down. [chuckles]

No, that’s how I did it. It was a choice. That’s my daughter.

Wonky, interesting, charming, intelligent.

– Modest.

Modest, humble.

– [Sean] Should I call her?

Yeah.

– Do you want some water or something?

No.

[Sean] We’re moving right along. Why don’t you sit down, baby?

– Yeah, I will after a little.

Huh?

Sit.

– [Martha breathing heavily]

[line ringing]

Of course, now she’s not picking up the phone.

Hey, Barbara, hi, it’s us again.

So we’re having six-minute contractions now.

It’s moving… We’re, uh, we’re moving.

We’re finding our pace, we’re getting a little bit of a rhythm going,

and we feel pretty good.

When?

Oh, really?

Yeah, I mean, it’s new, but, uh… what can you do?

Okay, well, just keep us up to speed. We’re on the phone.

Thank you.

Ah, okay. Remember we went to the prenatal meetings and they said,

“Listen. We’re gonna flip some cards. Maybe something might not go perfectly,

might not go according to plan, things might change.”

– We’re flipping cards.

In what way?

So, Barbara has… She’s in the middle of a heavy labor.

– [Martha] She’s in a labor?

Do you remember Eva?

I do, but I’m in my labor…

– We liked her very much…

Can you call her?

– Eva?

Yes. I want to talk… No, Barbara.

– I wanna talk to her myself.

She’s in the middle of a labor.

Well, so am I.

[exhales] Yeah.

[line ringing]

– [Sean] It’s nothing to freak out about.

I’m not freaking out.

– I just want her here.

[Sean] Okay.

Like, how long is it gonna take? Did she say?

[Sean] Eva’s coming now and Barbara’s gonna come when she can.

I’m not in control.

– I’m just relaying information.

No. Shh.

[Sean] She’ll be here when she can get here.

That’s what I’m saying. Just calm down.

Let’s do something else. How about that? Let’s dance.

– Come here.

[Martha] I don’t wanna dance.

Distract me with something.

[Sean] Distract you with something? Like… a joke or something?

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