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in Washington state

back in 1980.

It's literally a piece of disaster.

I mean, can you imagine?

Where were you

last night?

Up there.

On a red-eye.

Why don't you go

set the table?

We'll have lunch

outside, yeah?

Sure.

(DOOR OPENS)

Who were you

with before Ethan?

- Alice.

- What?

Come on.

It's fine.

- No one, really.

- No one?

No, I wasn't really

the boyfriend type.

And then, I met Ethan.

Do you have

your own place?

No, I travel a lot for work,

so, I just stay here.

What about your stuff? Where

do you keep all your stuff?

I don't really

have a lot of stuff.

Can we just have a normal

f***ing conversation, please?

Did Ethan tell you

about what's happening?

No.

You sure you don't know

what I'm talking about?

Yes.

(WHISPERING)

Hey, stop acting weird.

ALICE:
Ethan.

You're the same as me.

We need to stick together.

ETHAN:
You tore us apart.

That's why

I'm back now, okay?

She was awful to me, Misty.

- Truly awful to me.

- Who?

Mother.

That's why I ran away.

No, you ran away

because you...

- Because what?

- Nothing.

- What?

- Nothing.

After I f***ed her husband, she

just walked into the ocean.

Just walked and kept walking until...

(IMITATES WAVES)

The tide took her away.

There's no proof.

They never found her body.

She had a secret life.

ALICE:
After everything

we just talked about,

she's gonna sit

by the f***ing pool.

She has no stuff. She

grew up here and there.

- She has no past.

- She told us her past.

Where'd you meet her?

- I told you. Up here, on the movie.

- Really?

Why is that so weird?

She got into my head,

then yours.

What? I don't...

What do you mean?

She lives here,

yet, I don't see, or feel the

energy of another woman.

I don't know why not.

I don't understand. You're

acting like she has an agenda.

No. She's the one

acting, Ethan.

She picked me.

Now, she wants you.

What are you

talking about?

It's not fair.

She's gonna

take you away.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm really sorry

I tore things apart.

Alice...

- Sorry.

- Alice.

That's all in

the past. Okay?

We can move forward.

Looks great on you.

Sorry about earlier.

It's all right.

You don't think I'm terrible?

Everybody makes mistakes.

- What's Ethan's book about?

- I don't know.

He's not going to show it

to me until it's finished.

Are you in love, Misty?

Yes.

Both of you?

Well, I would assume.

- That's funny.

- Why's that?

I guess I didn't get

that vibe from him.

Why? What did he say?

Nothing. Just that

you were casual.

He didn't exactly

use the word, "love,"

but he was probably

just nervous to tell me.

Love is a big word.

Do you think

I'm a child, Alice?

No.

So, don't lie to me like one.

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