Infinity Pool (2023)

1. Did you just say you can't feed yourself

2. with white-sand brain death?

3. What?

4. You said you can't feed yourself

5. with white-sand brain death.

6. What does that mean? I didn't say that.

7. You did. Maybe you were still asleep.

8. You know what, I asked if you wanted breakfast.

9. If we should get up and get some breakfast.

10. But I heard you...

11. Why are we here?

12. It isn't helping. You're so frozen these days

13. I can't even tell if you're sleeping or awake.

14. Hey, come here.

15. No. Let's get breakfast.

16. No, forget breakfast.

17. No, no, I don't want to miss the buffet.

18. Oh.

19. Come on. Maybe we can catch the omelet chef.

20. Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen.

21. May I have your attention for a moment, please?

22. As some of you may know,

23. we are approaching the rainy season

24. here in Li Tolqa.

25. For the locals, this period before the storms come

26. is known as "Umbramaq," or "The Summoning."

27. It is celebrated with traditional music,

28. and feasting, and of course, good company.

29. So, this morning, I would like to welcome you all

30. to Umbramaq and to anoint you with the "fet yegga" pigment

31. in the colors of the coast, because it signifies

32. that we are all bound by friendship

33. and we are closing out the season together.

34. Oh, and if any of you would like to purchase "ekki" masks,

35. they are still available at the gift shop.

36. Thank you! Thank you.

37. Thank you. Thank you.

38. Where are we?

39. This was your idea, remember?

40. Feeling inspired yet?

41. Oh, thank you. You didn't say you were hungry.

42. There's a boat tour

43. of the Tra-kla Island formations this afternoon.

44. I was thinking we could go on that,

45. and make reservations in town for dinner.

46. We could try the Chinese place.

47. I don't think I'd survive another dinner in town.

48. Even the idea of it.

49. Does anyone think it's a real town?

50. Why would they have a Chinese place?

51. Is it okay if I go? I'll meet you on the beach.

52. Yeah, sure.

53. Okay.

54. Oh, shit.

55. What's going on?

56. Someone's making a statement.

57. One of the locals, I'd guess.

58. What do you think he's trying to say?

59. He's saying that he wants to put a long knife

60. right through here.

61. And after you die, he'll hang your body

62. at the airport to scare off the other tourists.

63. Seems a bit extreme.

64. The Li Tolqans are a melodramatic people.

65. I loved your book.

66. Sorry?

67. You're James Foster. I loved your book.

68. Sorry, is that gauche?

69. - I don't mean to put you on the spot. - Oh, no.

70. No... Thank you. Thank you.

71. It's just, um, not a lot of people read my book.

72. I'm Gabi Bauer.

73. - Um, I'm James Foster. - James Foster.

74. Alban.

75. This is James Foster.

76. Hi, nice to meet you. Alban Bauer.

77. Alban. Pleasure.

78. He wrote a book that I love.

79. The Variable Sheath.

80. Oh. Oh, yeah, I remember.

81. I thought it was brilliant.

82. Yes.

83. James, do you think I could convince you

84. to join us for dinner this evening?

85. I've been seeing you around the resort

86. for a few days now and I would love to get to know you.

87. We have a reservation tonight at Yangs.

88. Yeah, it was a good, kind of...

89. learning experience, I would say.

90. All right.

91. Is there anything else I can get you?

92. Um, that's all, I think.

93. All right, everyone, please have a great meal.

94. - Thank you. - And let me know anytime

95. if I can make your experience even more enjoyable.

96. Interesting guy.

97. Yes.

98. This is what is labeled in the resort guide

99. as a multicultural dining experience.

100. Well, it certainly is an experience.

101. So, Alban, what is it you do for a living?

102. Oh, architecture, but I've mostly retired.

103. Now I run a journal out of Los Angeles called Glass Pane.

104. You're French?

105. Mm, oh, no. Swiss first, from Geneva.

106. Then Paris, then LA.

107. I'm from London first, then Paris.

108. - We met there. - That's how we met.

109. Oh.

110. But I couldn't get work there, so I made Alban move with me.

111. And what do you do?

112. Well, I'm an actress, of course.

113. - Oh, really? - She's great.

114. - For commercials. - Okay.

115. I have a contract with an LA company.

116. They've been grooming me.

117. I specialize in failing naturally.

118. What does that mean? "Failing naturally"?

119. Finding a natural-seeming way to fail at any given task.

120. In each of the commercials that I'm in,

121. I'm the one who simply can't go on without the product.

122. It's ridiculous for me to not have the product.

123. Okay.

124. - Show them. - No.

125. - No, you should. - Yeah.

126. Please.

127. You wanna...? Do you wanna see it?

128. I wanna see. I wanna see.

129. Here.

130. She's amazing.

131. I just... I... I can't.

132. How— how can I— It's impossible.

133. No one can cut bread with a knife.

134. - No one. - No.

135. No one. I need the BunChop.

136. Yeah.

137. James, don't you need the BunChop?

138. Yeah, you need it.

139. Clearly.

140. And see, each act of failure

141. is a sort of mental and physical puzzle.

142. You know, I've been waiting six years for your second book.

143. That's true.

144. Is it coming out soon?

145. We'll— we'll see.

146. Did I say something wrong?

147. - Oh, no, no. It's just he— he hasn't been writing. - No, no.

148. No. I'm— I'm working on it.

149. Hm, writer's block?

150. Well, I'm starting to think it might be the lack of talent.

151. - No. No. - No.

152. Don't say that. Please.

153. I actually came here looking for inspiration.

154. To a— to a resort. It's quite pathetic.

155. So, what do you do for money then?

156. Do you teach, or?

157. - He married rich.

158. That's a good one.

159. Well, it's good for an artist to have a patron, isn't it?

160. - Yes... Yeah. - Oh, sure.

161. I'm in danger of becoming a charitable organization

162. at this point.

163. What's wrong?

164. No, I just...

165. I don't understand why we're doing this.

166. We barely know these people.

167. We spent last night with them.

168. You know what I mean.

169. We're not supposed to leave the resort strip.

170. It's a poor country. I know it's not their fault,

171. but they have a high crime rate,

172. and the guide says they target foreigners.

173. Well, maybe a little therapeutic mugging

174. could fix my back.

175. Come on.

176. I'm sure it's safe if the Bauers are going.

177. They come here every year.

178. You're just happy you found your fan club.

179. Well, Em, you knew it had to be somewhere.

180. All right? It's one day.

181. Let's mix things up a bit. It'll be fun.

182. And then now you have to be especially careful...

183. Hi!

184. - Hi. - Hi.

185. You made it.

186. - Yeah. - How are you?

187. - Good. - Good. Good.

188. Are you well? You slept well?

189. - Yeah. - Nice to see you.

190. This is Mr. Thresh.

191. He's been kind enough to rent us his car for the day.

192. down there.

193. Can I help you?

194. - Oh, thank you. - Yeah.

195. Isn't it beautiful?

196. Yes. Fuck off. It's very, very beautiful.

197. Baby, you need your umbrella?

198. Thanks, darling.

199. - Come on. - Take the wine.

200. - Take this? - Yeah, yeah. Sure. Thank you.

201. James...

202. do you want a buffalo sausage?

203. No, if I ate another sausage, I would vomit.

204. Can you vomit first and then eat one?

205. They're coming out perfectly.

206. Are you trying to kill me?

207. I'm just fattening you for dinner.

208. You will be our final course.

209. Once the oil starts coming out of your eyes,

210. I'll fry you with rosemary,

211. and Em can eat your balls like a real marriage.

212. How do you know I haven't already?

213. Look at him, he's too disobedient.

214. - Gab? - Hm?

215. Do you want a buffalo sausage, baby?

216. No.

217. Also disobedient,

218. and she doesn't even have balls for us.

219. So why this guy, if you don't mind?

220. He has no money. Why him?

221. I don't know.

222. Mm, I suppose it has to be daddy issues.

223. Daddy issues?

224. Well, my father hates him.

225. Oh, come on, be serious.

226. She is serious.

227. My— my father runs a publishing house,

228. and the one thing that he told me

229. was to never marry a writer.

230. Of course.

231. But my father was also a monster,

232. so I married the first broke writer

233. to spill coffee on me.

234. - Really? - Yeah.

235. Almost done.

236. I'm sleeping in the back with Em.

237. Fuck, I'm still drunk.

238. I can drive.

239. You sure?

240. Yeah, I'm good.

241. All right, thank you.

242. Okay.

243. Come on.

244. No!

245. What the fuck was that?

246. James?

247. Stay in the car.

248. What did you do?

249. Oh, my God!

250. Fuck, James. Fuck!

251. I didn't see him.

252. I couldn't see!

253. We have to call someone.

254. Call who?

255. Call the resort, they'll call our consulate.

256. Nobody will find us.

257. How do you call the police?

258. No police. Get back in the car.

259. We're not calling the police.

260. W— wait.

261. Do you know anything about jail in Li Tolqa?

262. This isn't a civilized country. It's brutal and it's filthy.

263. We're not getting picked up for this.

264. Get back in the car now!

265. It was an accident.

266. She's right. It's very dangerous for us now.

267. Oh, my God. James, we can't.

268. What do you think's gonna happen to you?

269. You'll be raped by police tonight

270. and tomorrow they'll find your body.

271. That's how it works with these animals. I'm not doing that.

272. You get back in the car, we drive, you go to bed.

273. Alban and I will deal with Mr. Thresh

274. directly in the morning. Now!

275. Now! Alban, drive!

276. Hello?

277. - Hey. - Hi, there.

278. Guys, we seem to be locked out.

279. And who are you?

280. Well, we're guests at the Pa Qlqa.

281. We're staying here but we got lost.

282. How did you get through the gate?

283. Excuse me, sir.

284. But we were just coming back from the disco,

285. and we seem to have found ourselves outside somehow.

286. We— we must have gone around. Here, look. My key card.

287. I'm sorry, I'm not sure what happened.

288. Maybe the fence is drunk tonight.

289. James, you have your key card?

290. Guests are not allowed

291. beyond the border of the compound.

292. Yeah, we know.

293. We're extremely sorry. It won't happen again.

294. Thank you.

295. You're okay, yeah? You're gonna be okay.

296. We'll see you at breakfast.

297. Yeah. I'm coming.

298. I'm coming!

299. Mr. James Foster?

300. Yeah?

301. You'll have to come with us.

302. Excuse me. Excuse me, where are we going?

303. No, no, no!

304. James!

305. We're together. We're together!

306. James!

307. I'll go— I'll go with her.

308. Em, I'll find you! I'll find you!

309. Hello?

310. Hello? Can you let me out of here, please?

311. Hello?

312. Sorry to keep you waiting.

313. Where's my wife?

314. Mrs. Foster is fine.

315. I was speaking with her in the other room,

316. just down the hall from here.

317. A lovely woman.

318. You must feel very lucky.

319. Smoke?

320. No, thank you.

321. My name is Detective Iral Thresh.

322. That surname will sound familiar,

323. as you met my uncle Dro Thresh,

324. who works at the Pa Qlqa Pearl Princess resort.

325. I'm told he rented you his car yesterday morning.

326. James, I'm going to ask if that's true,

327. but before you answer, I should explain that my uncle

328. will be in a great deal of trouble

329. if he rented you the car, so, for his benefits,

330. would you agree to answer that he did not rent it to you?

331. What would that change for me?

332. Nothing. It's just something I would appreciate,

333. given the situation.

334. Okay.

335. Thank you.

336. Mr. Foster, did a resort worker named Dro Thresh

337. rent you his car yesterday morning

338. at the Pa Qlqa Pearl Princess?

339. No.

340. Good.

341. The Bauer couple, Gabi and Alban,

342. have already explained that after stealing a car

343. from a man named Dro Thresh at the Pa Qlqa Pearl Princess,

344. you went on a joyride with your wife up the coast.

345. There you became intoxicated and hit a farmer

346. named Myro Myron, killing him instantly.

347. You fled the accident without contacting the police,

348. and Mr. Myron's body was found by his family

349. yesterday morning.

350. Your wife has confirmed this account.

351. Em— Em did?

352. Mm-hm.

353. She was quite forthcoming.

354. Under our federal law in Li Tolqa,

355. if you are responsible for the death of a man,

356. including in the case of an avoidable accident,

357. his eldest son should kill you to preserve the family's honor.

358. We do it here in the station, on Level B.

359. Wha...?

360. What... What'd you say?

361. In the case that there is no son,

362. the state will take on that role.

363. But luckily, Mr. Myron has two sons,

364. ages nine and 13.

365. But— but— but— but it's not... I'm sorry.

366. Please. Please. It— it—

367. James, it is unlikely that we will kill you.

368. Are you aware of the Revised Process of Doubles Act

369. for International Visitors and Diplomats?

370. Physical doubles.

371. This is the deal my government offers

372. to foreign visitors in your situation

373. as part of our longstanding tourism initiative.

374. For a significant sum, the state will build a double

375. to stand in for your execution.

376. Importantly, and this is key to our diplomatic agreement,

377. it will also maintain your memories,

378. and so will believe itself to be guilty of your crimes

379. at the time of death.

380. Do you, James William Foster, consent to be doubled,

381. and to the associated fee,

382. for the purposes of satisfying our legal proceedings?

383. I'm sorry. I— I— I don't quite understand.

384. Would you prefer to be executed?

385. Please sign.

386. No, no, no.

387. Gown, please.

388. Inside.

389. This, please.

390. Are you all right?

391. Em? Where am I?

392. We're still at the station. You're recovering.

393. Does it hurt?

394. My head is killing me.

395. They told me the double turned out correctly.

396. It's already finished.

397. The double?

398. The surrogate.

399. They're waiting for us downstairs.

400. Often, it takes a few attempts.

401. Even the smallest imperfection

402. is unacceptable to the language of the law.

403. But this one...

404. has turned out the first time.

405. But how...?

406. It's horrible.

407. It looks just like me.

408. You will both be present for the execution.

409. Oh, no. I don't want to see it.

410. This is non-negotiable.

411. Oh.

412. Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

413. Please... James.

414. No. No, no, no.

415. Please. Don't. I— I...

416. Please don't. I didn't...

417. Em, please. Em, please!

418. Em! Em!

419. Em, help me! Em!

420. Please help! Em!

421. Help me! Help, Em! Help!

422. No! Em, please!

423. This is the ashes for you to take.

424. Consider this a souvenir.

425. A car is waiting to bring you back to the resort.

426. Can you fucking help?

427. All right, there's a shuttle to the airport in 15 minutes.

428. James? James!

429. Yeah? Yeah.

430. What the fuck.

431. Where the...?

432. What?

433. My passport. I can't find my passport.

434. What do you mean?

435. I don't know. I always put it in my carry-on. It's not here.

436. What do you mean you can't find it?

437. I... I don't know where it is.

438. James, we have to leave.

439. Well, I know, I'm looking but it's not,

440. - I can't— I don't know— - We have to leave!

441. We have to leave! We have to leave!

442. - Fuck!

443. If you want to go without me, I'll understand.

444. I'll come home as soon as I can get on a flight.

445. Em?

446. It's really so disgusting.

447. What?

448. It's really so disgusting that you could just...

449. sit there

450. and watch it happen.

451. Like a robot.

452. What's wrong with you?

453. I'm gonna go down to the front desk,

454. see if they can help.

455. Okay?

456. I'll be right back.

457. Yes, I understand.

458. Thank you. Thank you.

459. Thank you for your patience, Mr. Foster.

460. Would you like us to extend your room booking?

461. Mr. Foster?

462. Sorry. Um, is our room still available?

463. Yes, Mr. Foster.

464. Your room is still available

465. until we close down at the end of the month.

466. We have a number of free rooms now

467. with the rainy season coming up.

468. Okay. Well, let's say extend it by another week, to start with.

469. Uh, will this still be under Em Foster?

470. Yes.

471. Wonderful.

472. Is there anything else I can help you with today?

473. No. Thank you.

474. Are you leaving us?

475. As soon as I can.

476. That's a shame.

477. James, I'm sorry.

478. Come have a drink with me and let me explain.

479. Please.

480. The first year we came, Alban was working as

481. a consultant on the construction of a new resort.

482. The Bot Vre 2. Do you know it?

483. No.

484. It's just a few compounds over from here,

485. north up the beach.

486. They were installing an infinity pool,

487. one of Alban's designs.

488. A little pervy, with a glass bottom

489. that you could look up into from the bar.

490. But the plate split and fell off the crane,

491. and two workers were killed.

492. The owner of the Bot Vre put the blame on Alban

493. and so we were arrested. Penalty of death.

494. And we made a discovery then that you have now discovered.

495. A discovery.

496. Are you upset? Maybe think of it as a gift.

497. You said you were looking for inspiration.

498. There's something to the experience, isn't there?

499. You come out of it feeling...

500. it's hard to explain but I can see it in your eyes,

501. if you know what I mean.

502. Will you come to our villa tonight?

503. There are a few others we've encountered over the years

504. who share our little secret.

505. Oh, James. James, you made it.

506. You're completely transformed. You look so beautiful now.

507. I can see the beauty just pouring right out of you.

508. Here, quickly.

509. - Yes. - Quickly.

510. Yes, that's correct.

511. A little bit more. Here. Here. Come.

512. - Thank you. - Come, come, come, come.

513. Everyone, everyone.

514. This is the new friend I was telling you about.

515. James, this is Charles, Jennifer, Dr. Modan,

516. and the beautiful Bex.

517. Nice to meet you.

518. Do you know that Bex's father is a film producer?

519. Wow.

520. Maybe he'll turn your book into a movie.

521. So, you're a writer?

522. Sort of.

523. Sort of?

524. What does that mean?

525. James wrote a very brilliant book that I love.

526. Mm.

527. Okay.

528. So then, what is this book about?

529. Don't harass the man. He's just had a very bad day.

530. It's quite all right.

531. I'm just curious about our new zombie.

532. You don't have to be afraid, James.

533. We are all zombies here.

534. Well, you're certainly a flesh-eater.

535. - Oh, please. - Ladies.

536. Everyone here is a brother, James.

537. You don't understand Li Tolqa yet,

538. but they are very generous with discipline,

539. especially if they know you can pay.

540. Very conservative outside the resorts.

541. Very religious.

542. They will kill you for drugs, blasphemy, sodomy.

543. Can you guess which one of us was sodomy?

544. Honestly, it's amazing that anyone

545. is still alive in this country.

546. You know, James, I'm glad you could come tonight.

547. It's a great time to have you with us.

548. Dr. Modan is writing a paper

549. on the Li Tolqan doubling tradition.

550. It's Bob, please.

551. I was wondering if I could ask you a question

552. while you're still fresh, as they say.

553. Sure.

554. Do you worry they got the wrong man?

555. Oh, God.

556. Do— do you think, I mean, looking back on it,

557. that they killed the real James?

558. That was my biggest fear after my own experience.

559. Because you wake up in that little room,

560. and for all you know, they could've just swapped you out.

561. Hard to say what happened while you were asleep.

562. So, what does it matter?

563. You have to let it go. I've let it go.

564. How can I?

565. I'll never know if I'm really myself,

566. for as long as I live.

567. Exactly, so who cares?

568. What do you think, James?

569. Do you fear you may have just witnessed your own demise?

570. I can only hope.

571. Are you feeling all right?

572. Ah, yeah, yeah.

573. Just, um... Maybe I had too much to drink.

574. I don't think that's it.

575. The first day is always difficult.

576. It's like a new skin working itself into place.

577. And in your case, I can see something special happening.

578. I have this...

579. pressure... in my head...

580. It will pass.

581. James...

582. Will you trust me tonight?

583. He got it from one of the cleaning staff.

584. It's fine. Come.

585. That was a great shot.

586. James. James, why don't you come over here for a moment.

587. I have a proposition for you.

588. Don't worry about this gun.

589. I hear you have a passport problem.

590. Is that right?

591. That can be a lot of trouble in a place like this.

592. I tell you what,

593. I will talk to my connections in immigration

594. and see if I can help

595. if you play a little game with us tonight.

596. Ooh.

597. We just have a little plan tonight, James.

598. Just a bit of fun.

599. Yes, tell him about the mission.

600. - The mission? - Yes.

601. Early this week, the owner of Bot Vre 2 resort,

602. he was awarded a medal for promoting Li Tolqan prosperity.

603. And there was a ceremony on the beach.

604. We found out the owner lives in a house

605. just up the hill.

606. So, we decided tonight we will go get the medal for ourselves.

607. Just a little game to play, for fun.

608. It's actually rather important to us, James.

609. I mean, after all, he did have us executed.

610. At a certain point, if you don't respond to an insult like that,

611. you're such a coward that you'll just fall to the ground

612. and never get up again.

613. What do you say?

614. Or maybe we just off you now

615. so you don't give us away.

616. A perfect likeness.

617. We found it!

618. Have you ever fired a gun before?

619. It would be so easy.

620. Not everybody gets this chance.

621. Hey, what are you kids up to in here?

622. Just playing chicken.

623. Oh. Have you seen what he has in this place?

624. James, you're going to want a drink,

625. and you're going to want a cigar.

626. You have beautiful taste, sir.

627. I'm really starting to like you.

628. Aaahhhhh!

629. We need to get him inside, right now.

630. Yes.

631. My building is just around the corner.

632. To the right.

633. It's okay, honey!

634. - I need some towels. - James, what's going on?

635. No, no, no, no!

636. They really should have water in here.

637. Charles, do you have any water on you?

638. They took my bag, sweetheart.

639. Why don't you be a gentleman and give Gabi your seat?

640. Because I'm old.

641. I went for a colonoscopy last month,

642. and it was like looking at a painting by Jackson Polyp.

643. James, do you know why the doubling tradition

644. is unique to Li Tolqa?

645. I'm starting to think it's just their poetic flair.

646. We've spent years trying to reproduce the process in the lab

647. but we're far too literal.

648. - We just never taken into account...

649. Uh, finally.

650. the transcend connection—

651. Hi.

652. We've been waiting in here for hours.

653. Do you feel you've been inconvenienced?

654. Well...

655. Our country is not a playground for foreign children.

656. It sometimes seems we have forgotten this.

657. But maybe not today.

658. You've tested the limits of our hospitality.

659. And today I'm feeling inspired to make a statement.

660. What do you say?

661. Yes, please.

662. - Hey, hey, hey! - Hey!

663. I can walk.

664. What's going on?

665. - Go now! - Okay.

666. Okay.

667. Okay.

668. Come on.

669. Where are we?

670. Detective, where are we going?

671. We're ready to pay now.

672. Alban!

673. Alban!

674. Leave her alone!

675. No!

676. Get away from me!

677. - Get away from me! - James!

678. No! Go! Aah!

679. James!

680. Bravo! Bravo!

681. Well done, James!

682. I didn't think you had it in you!

683. Beautiful.

684. Em?

685. What's wrong with you?

686. With me?

687. I'm leaving.

688. I don't have a passport.

689. Well then, I guess you get to stay.

690. They told me I've already paid.

691. Is this a dream?

692. It would make more sense.

693. You've gone wrong around the eyes,

694. like one of those crabs at the dump.

695. Go on, then.

696. Run back to Daddy.

697. Wait...

698. Em left today.

699. That may be for the best.

700. We've been together ten years.

701. It's none of my business

702. but I don't really think she suits you.

703. Men are trained by women like Em

704. to see themselves as weak.

705. It can take some work to undo.

706. It can take some blood.

707. I don't know about that.

708. The rainy season is coming.

709. Will you walk with me?

710. What's that?

711. It's called the ekki gate.

712. It's a traditional Li Tolqan root drug.

713. I got it from one of the guards.

714. What does it do?

715. It's a hallucinogen.

716. Also an aphrodisiac.

717. Drug use is heavily restricted in the modern state,

718. but this is considered to be religious.

719. I want you to show me how strong you are.

720. It's horrible.

721. You'll come to like it.

722. How long does it take for it to work?

723. Come on.

724. Pathetic.

725. Ooh.

726. Not so loud.

727. You know, James,

728. I spoke to my son-in-law about your passport.

729. About what?

730. Your new— your new passport.

731. He said it's Thresh who is the problem, the detective.

732. Thresh is holding you back from leaving.

733. Probably hoping to bring you in again

734. and fill up his pretty police piggy bank.

735. The Li Tolqans only understand one thing.

736. You need to show him that you're the dominant in this conflict.

737. Yeah.

738. They're like baboons.

739. Like baboons, but we think we know

740. just the thing to help.

741. Oh, yeah?

742. Trigeminal neuralgia, James.

743. It seems the detective is due for a glycerol injection tonight

744. at Li Tolqa Brain and Spine.

745. Hey, James. James.

746. Why don't you stand down?

747. We're gonna be fast.

748. Any trouble?

749. There was a police van...

750. Almost ran me down.

751. Oh. They just sold out their boss.

752. Probably had to get drunk first.

753. Oh.

754. Show him your strength, James.

755. Yeah, I like that. I like that. - Attaboy, James.

756. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.

757. Oh!

758. Oh!

759. Aaaaahhh!

760. Whooh!

761. James.

762. James, come on. You aren't really upset, are you?

763. It's just a little joke.

764. We paid the detective to make another double

765. just to have a little fun with you.

766. James, open up.

767. Maybe I'll bring the double here and you can both fuck me.

768. Have you ever tried that?

769. Don't be pathetic tonight, James.

770. It's so unattractive.

771. Hi.

772. James!

773. James!

774. Come out, James!

775. What are you doing in there, James? Huh?

776. Where do you think you're going, you little baby!

777. Jaaaaaaaaames!

778. Members of the bus!

779. Give us the coward James Foster, or I will come in shooting!

780. He is a spineless worm and a bedwetter

781. and he'd sell his own mother for horse meat to save himself!

782. Yeah. Jamesy!

783. Come on. Come on, little baby.

784. Come on, James. Come on. Come.

785. You're so pathetic, James.

786. A real sucky baby.

787. I can always pick out a sucky baby for us.

788. What a joke.

789. This whole time, we've been laughing at you.

790. You're just a bit of fun for us on our vacation.

791. And such a terrible driver!

792. I can't believe you ran that guy over, James.

793. Do you remember that?

794. We thought we'd have to get you into trouble,

795. turns out you're such an idiot you did it yourself.

796. Faster!

797. I never read your book.

798. Did you believe that?

799. I'm a good actress.

800. It was hard to look you up.

801. One shitty book six years ago that nobody read.

802. Bad reviews.

803. You're so vain, James,

804. to actually believe that we read it.

805. It's sort of funny,

806. but really more than anything, it's depressing.

807. Mm.

808. I do have a review with me, Jamesy.

809. Have you read this one?

810. "The Variable Sheath: As Bad as Its Title.

811. Seeming to recognize his own lack of talent,

812. newcomer James W. Foster overcompensates with pretension,

813. failed posturing that only serves to emphasize

814. how truly terrible this debut really is.

815. Sheathis a book that has nothing to say

816. and lacks the words to say it.

817. One can't help but wonder whether its very existence

818. is owed to Foster's powerful father-in-law,

819. media mogul Edward Servek.

820. Maurice Tate is an overwritten urologist

821. whose unconvincing marital struggles therein—"

822. Ah. Oh, no. Alban, my wine.

823. - Oh, Jamesy! Oh, no. Oh, no.

824. James. What are you doing?

825. James!

826. No! No!

827. No! No! No!

828. Oh, no! James!

829. Come on.

830. Come on.

831. James.

832. Ah!

833. James!

834. Help...

835. No, don't—

836. Help me, Em.

837. Em, please help me.

838. Hello?

839. Hello?

840. He emerges! Back from the dead!

841. Hey. James, here.

842. Come. It's okay.

843. It's okay. Come forward.

844. Today we're going to fix you, James.

845. I know it's been hard, but believe me when I say

846. that we are on a mission of mercy.

847. It's time for you to shed that disgusting larval mind of yours

848. and find out what kind of a creature you really are.

849. Bring the dog.

850. Come on.

851. The dog is here for you to complete your transformation.

852. Only through blood can you release your past.

853. Sacrifice the dog, James.

854. Kill the dog.

855. Fuck you. Fuck all of you.

856. Pick up the knife, James.

857. It's for your own good.

858. You pick it up.

859. Go on.

860. Go fetch!

861. Come here. It's okay.

862. Yeah.

863. Mm-hm.

864. Mm.

865. Well, I'll land at ten,

866. so I'll be home around 11, 11:30.

867. I'm so sorry, baby.

868. Really am.

869. Yeah.

870. I miss you.

871. Okay.

872. Okay, but, I should probably get going

873. so I don't miss the shuttle.

874. But I'll see you very soon.

875. All right?

876. I love you. Bye.

877. Thank you.

878. Thanks.

879. There you go.

880. Oh, Charles, did you remind Stacy

881. I have a spare key under the planter?

882. I spoke to her yesterday.

883. I swear it's in one ear

884. and out the other with that girl.

885. Gabi, what are you two doing when you go back to LA?

886. Oh, well, Alban is going straight back to work,

887. aren't you?

888. Oh, yes, unfortunately.

889. The spring issue of the journal is coming up fast,

890. and I'm behind.

891. Which means I'll be eating alone

892. and rearranging the house again.

893. Please don't.

894. Whenever I'm bored, I rearrange the house

895. and it drives Alban crazy.

896. You don't.

897. You and Bex must be related.

898. I like to repaint the walls as well.

899. Don't give her any idea.

900. Alban, that actually reminds me

901. that we need to pay Jonas for the work he did on the garage.

902. I paid him last month.

903. You did? He just sent me an invoice before we left.

904. This is a pre-boarding call

905. for passengers traveling on flight LT 907 to Los Angeles.

906. Those passengers requiring assistance boarding,

907. those with small children, and passengers flying with us

908. in business class today, please proceed to Gate C.

909. That's us.

910. James, great to meet you.

911. Hopefully we'll see you again next year.

912. Have a good flight.

913. You too.

914. This is the final boarding call

915. for flight LT 606 to Melbourne.

916. All remaining passengers proceed to Gate One.

917. I repeat, this is the final boarding call for flight LT 606.