Elle Rose Series - Episode 2 - No More Secrets

(upbeat music)

I've been making some boss moves

Counting up the cost of things

I married my king

Now we got a family, we're running
some things

But I've been dreaming some dreams

Counting up the cost of things

There's a cost to be the boss, good God

There's a cost to be the boss, my Lord

There's a cost to be the boss, good God

There's a cost to be the boss, my Lord

There's a cost to be the boss, good God

There's a cost to be the boss, my Lord

There's a cost to be the boss, good God

There's a cost to be the boss, my Lord

(typing)

- What does Carter say about this?

Elle?
- Dad.

He says no to everything.

- Just trust me, okay?
I got this.

- So how does Noah feel about this?

- Okay, so he doesn't actually
know about the role yet.

- I just got a gym membership here.

I'm not stalking you, I promise.

- I did not mean it like that.

- Hey Ben, my good friend.

How did you make the doctor's
suicide so natural?

(hip-hop beat)

- Call me.

(hip-hop beat)

- Ben.

Interesting choice.
Not the usual M.O.

By hanging?

- We are in the states, after all.

Discretion is appreciated.

Who are you?

- I'm the delivery man.

You're not gonna count it?

- I trust you're a smart man.

- Very nice suit, special occassion?

- Something of a date.

- Got shot by cupid's arrow?

- I assure you delivery man,
I'm the better shot.

(hip-hop beat)

(baby cries)

- It's okay, mommy,
tsk, tsk, tsk.

Hi, this is Elle Rose Wright.

I'm calling because I have yet
to receive that fax.

Yeah, the number is 919
555-6217.

No, that's my office, the main
office fax number.

(sneaky music)

No, I uh, I should be fine.

My uh, my office stays locked.
No one ever goes in there

and uh, I should be fine.

(sneaky music)

(baby fusses)

Right, and what am I supposed
to do with you?

(baby squeals)

(sneaky music)

(strolling music)

(knocks on door)

Ooh, Jesus.

Hey!
- Hey, hey, hey.

- Thanks so much you are
a lifesaver.

There's the baby bag,
here's Ellie.

If you need me for anything,
give me a call, I love you.

- Elle, you did tell him right?

- Of course!

- Elle Rose.

- Dad, I gotta go, okay?
Okay, I really gotta go.

But thank you. We'll talk
later okay? I love you.

- Hey pumpkin. How's
Papa's baby, huh?

How's Papa's baby?
Oh, that's my little girl.

This my little princess.

Well, come on, let Papa
go ahead and spoil you, huh?

Come on, sweet pea.

(keys jingling)

- You're just the person I
wanted to see.

You have a moment?

- I have a multi-tasking moment.
Come on in.

- Great!

Health Cardinal, they're not completely
satisfied with their deployment.

- What do they want?

- More user-friendly employee
onboarding,

and a self-service portal.

I have here a complete list
of their qualms.

And my suggestions for changes.

I just want your approval
before I release the work

order to Arnold.

And, here's your proposal for the
product launch meeting today.

And the pull request
for Strata Health.

- God,

you're good at what you do.

You're an asset to any team.

- Trying telling my husband that.

- If he doesn't recognize that,
maybe he doesn't deserve you.

- Which is why the divorce proceedings
are already in progress.

(Peri sobs)

- I'm sorry.

- (sobs) No.

- I'm so sorry.

(dramatic music)

Here it is.

- Hey, big man, keys.
Keys to the conference room.

(dramatic music)

- I, uh, I should be fine.
My office stays locked.

No one ever goes in there,
and uh...

- "Whatever this is that we
have going on, I hate it.

"I want to be dated.
I want to be courted.

"I'm tired of feeling like
I'm your best kept secret."

- "You're my Achilles' heel.
You're my weak spot.

"If they knew that I love you,
they'd kill you."

- "Some things are worst
than death."

(Shecre sobs)

How was the sob?

A little too melodramatic,
or it's alright?

- Uh, it was okay.

- Alright, let's do it again.

(Shecre sobs)

Baby, read the lines.

"This is just how it is. This is
not how it'll always be."

(Shecre sobs)

- "He goes to comfort her.

"They kiss and make love on the couch."

- Yeah, uh, tsk, tsk. Let's rehearse
that part too.

You know what? I'm feeling a little
kinky, go get your camera.

- I don't like this.

- What the sob?

I knew it was a little too
melodramatic.

But I don't wanna keep rehearsing it

because I need it to be as natural
as possible when we shoot so--

- The last film you did, he had his
mouth on your nipple.

It was basically soft porn.

- Are we really having this
conversation right now?

- Yeah we are having this conversation,

and honestly, we should have
been had this conversation.

- I cannot believe this.

You're a cameraman.
You know this is art.

- Babe, even art has boundaries.

- No! Noah, I'm not gonna let you
do this to me.

Noah, I was acting before
there was ever us.

I worked my ass off to get to where
I'm at, and it wasn't by limiting

myself or my career.

And honestly, if you think for one second,
you're going to dim my light

because of your insecurities

there's the door.

- I'll be back to get my things.

- Uh.

(door closes)
Fine!

What falls apart starts coming
back together

Stars burn out and become new

Can't predict what people do
(knock on door)

- Hey Peri, wassup?

- Strata Health said yes.

BioMet said yes, and

Tri-Alpha said yes.

- But how, how did you?

Impressed is an understatement.
(phone rings)

- Oh, I want hold you up.

- No, hold on please.
Wait one second.

(phone rings)

(phone beeps)

About earlier, I JUST want to apologize.

- Yes, I understand the importance
of this meeting, I do.

Alright, I'm hanging up.
Alright, thank you.

Mrs. Wright!

Oh, it's so good to see you.

- See, uhm,

I'm gonna surprise Carter.

- Oh, okay. He's right upstairs.

Of course, you are.
Welcome back.

- Girl, it's so good to see you.

- When you're done with your
man, we're gonna catch up.

- Yeah, we'll catch up later.
- Okay.

(train horn blows)

- I just wanna apologize.

- No, no, it's fine.

I, you... You couldn't have known.

How could you when I hold
everything inside me?

It's just...

My husband, he is making this
divorce so ugly.

He's trying to take everything from me.

The house, our money.

I'm fine with that, I truly am.

But now, he's trying to take our son.

And it's killing me, Carter.

Everyday, I put my face on

and I carry the world on my shoulders.

I have no one here.

(dramatic music)

- What the hell is this?

- Excuse me.

- Yeah, excuse you.
What the hell?

- We need to talk.
- Yeah, we need to talk.

What the hell, Carter?

- What the hell is this?

- Okay, so you're not about
to change the subject--

- Sit down!

Cause you got a helluva lot to explain
and I got a helluva lot of time.

Let's go.

What the hell is this?

- So it's all on the paper.
I'm sure you read it.

I decided to make an executive decision

as the CEO of my company
- An executive,

an executive what?

The size of this contract alone
was enought to merit

a board meeting and you know that.

- I know, that's why I was
going to tell you.

- [Carter] When? When?
When the check was cut?

- [Elle Rose] Who was that?

- [Carter] Who was who?

- [Elle Rose]: Don't...

Don't play with me, Carter.

- That was Perizaad.

- So that was Peri.

- She had a moment.

- She doesn't get to have a moment
with my husband. You--

Oh, okay. Oh, okay, so that's
why you wanted me to stay

home longer with Ellie, so you
could have more time

in the office to be hugged
up with her.

- No.
- Yeah, yeah.

That's exactly what it was.

Carter, why...

We both know your past.

Why would you hire temptation?

- Perizaad is an asset.

- I bet she is.

- And that's why I hired her.

And I haven't given you
reason not to trust me.

Now if you could please remove yourself

from this office

because apparently, I still have
work to do

in your company.

- [Elle Rose] Fine!

Fine!

(door slams)

- "It's not... it's just how it is.
That's not how it'll always be."

(sad music)

- What did you think about
the conference man?

- I thought it was fantastic.
Did you see Tom Summers'

presentation on Interferon?
- It was awesome, I think it was.

- I think it was great.
- Excuse me.

Dr. Mueller?
- Muller.

- Muller!
- And you are?

- A big fan of your work, sir.
A big fan.

My momma died of cancer.

- Sorry to hear that.

- Oh, no condolences necessary.

Just keep doing what you're doing.
- Thank you.

- Awesome man. Awesome work.
This guy (chuckles).

- He's a great guy.
- Thank you.

- Who is he?

- I don't know, but he was a nice
guy wasn't he?

- He sure was. He must be
a popular guy.

- To popularity.

(hip-hop beat)

- Good stuff.
- Yeah.

- It's done.

And Falcon, if you ever send
someone else with my money

you'll have one fewer errand boy.

I don't like surprises.
Do we understand each other?

- Are you okay?

Doc, you okay, man?

Doc!

Doc!

Someone call 9-1-1. Doc!

Doc, come on, doc!

Someon call 9-1-1. Doc!
- I want to see you.

Meet me for a drink.

- Sure.

He took my hit.

(sirens)
(police radio chatter)

(gentle music)

- 18 years of marriage.

18 years of my life

wasted.

He didn't deserve me.

I shouldn't have married him.

- Hey mom.

Mom, will you read me a bedtime story?

- No, not tonight, sweetheart.

- But Mom, you said--
- No, Jo Jo, not tonight.

I'll read you 3 stories tomorrow, okay,
but not tonight. I promise.

- Goodnight, mom.

- I love you.
- I love you too.

(Carter signs)

- The problem is...

(Peri gasps)

You should've met me first.

(baby cries)

When I'm driving to your house

Everything starts making sense

When we're talking rest your head

We don't need the world if we got us

I just

want to be where you are

just

want to be where you are

I will sell the lights in the dark just

wanna be where you are my

heart is a billion stars I'm

floating inside these arms just

wanna be where you are just

wanna be where you are

You've been talking about

all these things making you doubt

but every thing starts making sense

when we're talking rest your head

we don't need the world
cause we got us

I just wannna be where you are just

wanna be where you I will

sell the lights in the dark just

wanna be where you are my

heart is a billion stars I'm