Storyline. In the story of "The Gap Between Her Legs," Montreal born entrepreneur and bulimic girl Bella wants to escape her alcoholic mother, Mariel. Bella thus moves from Montreal to Vancouver. In Vancouver, Bella falls in love with an aspiring Vancouver Lawyer, named Ivanka.
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00:00:00Hey, how's it going?
00:00:07Yeah, perfect, $7.50, and whenever you're ready.
00:00:16Tina?
00:00:17Huh?
00:00:18Can you get me a regular coffee to go?
00:00:29Oh, yeah, sure.
00:00:30And a bagel with cream cheese.
00:00:31Sure.
00:00:32With cream cheese on the side in the bag.
00:00:33Okay, perfect.
00:00:34It's in the drawer.
00:00:35I knew that.
00:00:36Put that tea bag in.
00:00:37And then the water.
00:00:38Pour the water.
00:00:39Perfect.
00:00:40There you go.
00:00:41Nice.
00:00:42And just leave a little bit of room for cream.
00:00:43Sorry.
00:00:44That's fine.
00:00:45You got it.
00:00:46Thanks.
00:00:47Hey, how's it going?
00:00:48Doing all right.
00:00:49Yeah, perfect.
00:00:51One earl grey tea.
00:00:53Nice.
00:00:54Small cappuccino for here.
00:00:57Small cappuccino for here, okay.
00:01:02That's a really nice perfume you have.
00:01:22Yeah, you know, it's probably the smell of the quiche
00:01:24mixed in with the fragrance.
00:01:27It's fine.
00:01:28No, no, no, it's fine.
00:01:28It's just fine.
00:01:29Just pour another one.
00:01:30It's good.
00:01:31Okay, right, okay.
00:01:32Yeah, yeah.
00:01:33Why there's masks, why we mock.
00:01:34Right.
00:01:35Right?
00:01:35Hey, how's it go?
00:01:37Yeah.
00:01:38Anything else?
00:01:40Five dollars and whenever you're ready.
00:01:42Tina, can I get a medium earl grey tea?
00:01:50Okay.
00:01:51Thanks.
00:01:51Morning, Ivanka.
00:01:52Morning.
00:01:53Oh, Tina.
00:01:54Yeah?
00:01:55Let's just put the teabag in before the water.
00:01:59Oh, why?
00:01:59Just so it steeps a little bit better.
00:02:02Oh, okay.
00:02:02Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:02:03So just stuff the water in.
00:02:04Yeah, no.
00:02:05There you go.
00:02:06All right.
00:02:07Put the teabag in.
00:02:07And then the water.
00:02:08Before the water.
00:02:09Perfect.
00:02:10There you go, nice.
00:02:11And just leave a little bit of cream.
00:02:12Okay, Ivanka.
00:02:15You got it.
00:02:15Thanks.
00:02:16Hey, how's it going?
00:02:19Yeah, can I get the usual?
00:02:20Thanks.
00:02:21Caramel macchiato for Bella.
00:02:23Okay.
00:02:24So, I'm one step closer to purchasing
00:02:27that vintage shop two blocks down.
00:02:31You may be seeing me a little more often.
00:02:34Thank you for here.
00:02:42Thanks.
00:02:43Six dollars.
00:02:47Tina.
00:02:48Caramel macchiato for Bella.
00:02:50Okay, fine.
00:02:51Yeah?
00:02:52Macchiato.
00:02:53Just keep the change.
00:02:54Thanks.
00:03:01All right, okay.
00:03:02Have I shown you how to make pizza?
00:03:03Not yet, no.
00:03:04That's okay, that's okay.
00:03:05So, take a new cup.
00:03:06Okay, new cup.
00:03:07Two cups is enough.
00:03:08Okay.
00:03:10And then pour the milk in.
00:03:11That wasn't enough.
00:03:13No, I'll do it again.
00:03:14I'll do it again.
00:03:15Sorry.
00:03:17Okay.
00:03:18I can do this.
00:03:18And then the milk.
00:03:19And then the milk.
00:03:20And then the cream.
00:03:21Oh, the cream.
00:03:22Big scoop of foam.
00:03:23Okay.
00:03:23Cream's fine.
00:03:24Okay, big scoop of foam.
00:03:26Big scoop of foam, okay.
00:03:26And then pull the shots.
00:03:28Okay.
00:03:29Yeah?
00:03:30Yeah.
00:03:31That's fine.
00:03:32Perfect.
00:03:34By the way, it looks really good today.
00:03:36Right, caramel, sorry.
00:03:37Here you go.
00:03:57So, I've never been to Montreal, actually.
00:04:00I have been in Vancouver for a bit
00:04:03and just trying to catch up with some friends.
00:04:06Mm-hmm.
00:04:07I went to school in Harvard
00:04:10and I accrued all this debt there.
00:04:15But what I really want to do is just
00:04:17lay in a beach in Hawaii.
00:04:20Oh, you even have the bed ready for me.
00:04:23Yeah.
00:04:24I scented the sheets with a perfume.
00:04:29And I also, I put some clothes in the closet.
00:04:32They're from my shop.
00:04:34If you want to try.
00:04:36They're all high-end clothes.
00:04:39I'm not sure if Vancouver business women
00:04:41wear Montreal designers,
00:04:43but I do have some Vancouver designers as well.
00:04:51You have really good fashion sense.
00:04:54What did you say that you studied?
00:04:56Law.
00:04:58Law.
00:04:59You're spoiling me.
00:05:01Lawyer.
00:05:01Right.
00:05:02I intend to.
00:05:04I want to be a good host.
00:05:05Well, you don't need to do that.
00:05:08You've been so kind and generous.
00:05:18What?
00:05:23Ivanka.
00:05:25Bella.
00:05:30Where did you get this?
00:05:31This is, this looks very expensive.
00:05:34Does it matter where you got it?
00:05:37I can't take this.
00:05:39This is real pearls.
00:05:41Is it a family heirloom?
00:05:43Yeah, it was my mother's.
00:05:46Well, you said rent is $750,
00:05:48and I just don't have that money on me right now.
00:05:53That's probably worth even more.
00:05:57You want to try it on?
00:05:58Yeah.
00:05:59Here, let me help.
00:06:03Did you say you have a business meeting tomorrow?
00:06:06Mm-hmm.
00:06:09You get all confident when you wear jewelry.
00:06:11That's what I've noticed about you.
00:06:13Wow.
00:06:16Wow.
00:06:18Over $60,000.
00:06:21No.
00:06:25Sorry.
00:06:28Hello?
00:06:30Sweetheart, I'm just, I don't know,
00:06:32can I have a towel for a second?
00:06:35Oh, please, I mean, I'm just,
00:06:39please.
00:06:43Don't argue with me, okay?
00:06:50Yes, I got your roses.
00:06:53Yes, you sent them to the right address.
00:06:57Great.
00:06:59Great.
00:07:12He is intelligent, he is handsome.
00:07:17Oh, he's generous, he's kind, he's passionate.
00:07:23You don't even enjoy sex with him, Bella.
00:07:26I do, I do.
00:07:29All of the girls want him and I get to have him.
00:07:49What happens if we're honest?
00:07:52No.
00:07:53No, let's, no, I can't.
00:07:56Bella, we have the luxury of being honest with this.
00:08:02Is it because you've never been with another woman?
00:08:04Because I haven't either.
00:08:07Isn't it so much more honest?
00:08:26Yeah.
00:08:48Mm, oh my God, the sun's coming up.
00:08:51Look how beautiful it is.
00:08:53Looks like Sherbert ice cream.
00:08:56Oh my God, it's so beautiful.
00:08:58I know.
00:09:01I didn't even bring my phone out.
00:09:02We were supposed to go for one drink.
00:09:09Louis.
00:09:11How are you, my love?
00:09:14Oh, I'm surviving.
00:09:16How are you, my jealous fool?
00:09:21Now I have a wonderful friend, Ivanka.
00:09:24We're about to get married in Montreal.
00:09:25Where's your ring?
00:09:29I put it away, it was itching.
00:09:31Well, should we get you a new one?
00:09:33No.
00:09:34No.
00:09:37Hello there.
00:09:38Hi.
00:09:39Aren't you cute?
00:09:41I wasn't expecting you.
00:09:44I heard you just finished medical school.
00:09:46Yes, I know, I wasn't expecting me.
00:09:48How did you find me?
00:09:50Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.
00:09:54Talking to your friend here, who looks very frightened.
00:09:57No?
00:09:59No.
00:10:02Can I spend the night?
00:10:04What's the consensus, Iv?
00:10:09She met me at a cafe and she offered to pay for my rent.
00:10:12I mean, I will pay.
00:10:13I have paid.
00:10:16You're nervous too.
00:10:20Do you have enough money?
00:10:21You know mom is coming.
00:10:22I know, I know mom is coming.
00:10:23You keep telling me that.
00:10:25You can't just up and leave the city
00:10:26and expect nothing from us.
00:10:29I opened up a clothing shop here.
00:10:33Excuse me?
00:10:34Seriously?
00:10:38Yes.
00:10:39Bella, you opened up a clothing store?
00:10:41We're about to be married in Montreal
00:10:42and you just, are you out of your mind?
00:10:45Hey.
00:10:46No, Louis.
00:10:46Are you nervous?
00:10:47You have butterflies?
00:10:49My breath is very expensive.
00:10:51No, I can imagine it's very expensive to open up a shop.
00:10:53Louis.
00:10:54Here, Iv, can you?
00:10:55Louis, can we just please talk?
00:10:59You have money.
00:11:00Can we please talk about this later, okay?
00:11:02I'm not a gold digger, okay?
00:11:04I'm sorry.
00:11:05Can we just talk?
00:11:05We can talk later.
00:11:06We can talk later.
00:11:07We can talk later.
00:11:08We can talk later.
00:11:09I'm sorry.
00:11:10We can talk later.
00:11:11Okay.
00:11:12We can talk later.
00:11:12We can talk later.
00:11:13I'm not a gold digger.
00:11:15I'm just a girl trying to make it.
00:11:16I'm just a girl trying to make it on my own
00:11:18and I am trying my best.
00:11:24He has every intention of spoiling me too.
00:11:28He's full of surprises.
00:11:29Don't mind him.
00:11:30You're...
00:11:34You're full of surprises.
00:11:36What?
00:11:38Ooh, you're in the shape of a dove,
00:11:39just like you, well, kind of.
00:11:42I don't know what to give you
00:11:43if he keeps giving me jewelry.
00:12:01Oh.
00:12:02Oh.
00:12:03Oh.
00:12:04Oh.
00:12:04Oh.
00:12:05Oh.
00:12:06Oh.
00:12:07Oh.
00:12:08Oh.
00:12:09Oh.
00:12:09Oh.
00:12:10Oh.
00:12:11Oh.
00:12:12Oh.
00:12:14Oh.
00:12:15Oh.
00:12:16Oh.
00:12:16Oh.
00:12:17Oh.
00:12:18Oh.
00:12:19Oh.
00:12:20Oh.
00:12:20Oh.
00:12:21Oh.
00:12:24Oh.
00:12:25Oh.
00:12:31How long have you been sitting there?
00:12:42So I guess you heard everything, and I guess you were bound to find out.
00:12:49It's not the first time I've listened either.
00:13:00Sometimes I binge in the middle of the night and I throw it all out.
00:13:06Louis just snores away in the middle of the night.
00:13:10He misses everything, okay?
00:13:14I don't know, maybe that's why I'm not happy with him.
00:13:26God, there's something wrong with my eyes.
00:13:32I'm so red I can't appear in front of customers like this.
00:13:37I don't know, I don't know how this happened.
00:13:41Maybe if I put makeup on or something.
00:13:45Louis, he's a doctor, right?
00:13:47And he hasn't been able to help you with this?
00:13:50I need a psychiatrist.
00:13:52I made a mistake.
00:13:54I spent all this money on food.
00:14:01Your eyes look great, don't worry about it.
00:14:04You look beautiful.
00:14:08Do you have a baking pillow?
00:14:10No, no, no, I don't.
00:14:13No.
00:14:15Yes, I just like food.
00:14:19Okay, throw it all out.
00:14:22Well, I'm scared.
00:14:26I'm just...
00:14:30I keep having nightmares about Louis abusing me.
00:14:34Well, you know, he's your fiancé and he's gentle.
00:14:39You're gentle?
00:14:41I just...
00:14:44I just keep picturing him hovering over me.
00:14:48I don't feel like I'm good enough for the people around me.
00:14:52Do you think that's going to change?
00:15:09I mean, how do you think I was able to get him?
00:15:12It's not easy having a body like this.
00:15:15Would you believe if I told you I used to be fat?
00:15:18Would you believe if I told you I used to be fat?
00:15:22I just... I look at you two and I think,
00:15:25what did you two do to me?
00:15:28And the only answer is nothing.
00:15:32I'm not the only one who knows. Louis knows.
00:15:35He does.
00:15:37He just doesn't know what to do about it.
00:15:39I don't know.
00:15:42I've seen you throw your food away.
00:15:45And I see you looking in the mirror at yourself all the time,
00:15:49comparing yourself to me.
00:15:54Ever since you got my Cadillac,
00:15:56I just feel your eyes on me all the time, non-stop.
00:16:04I'm glad you noticed.
00:16:07I do like the way I look.
00:16:11But I don't think I look the part for the job.
00:16:15And it makes me feel...
00:16:21I just don't feel confident.
00:16:25It's funny how we both think.
00:16:37I've been a bulimic for 11 years.
00:16:41How long?
00:16:4511 years.
00:17:1011 years.
00:17:41Here.
00:17:50You have to wake up.
00:18:11No.
00:18:30Sometimes a man can be so in love
00:18:32that he doesn't even realize the woman is not.
00:18:40I'm sorry.
00:18:59How's it going?
00:19:00Okay.
00:19:01Yeah. Anything else?
00:19:02Inside.
00:19:06Five dollars, and whenever you're ready.
00:19:10Okay.
00:19:19Hey, uh...
00:19:21You alright?
00:19:35Let me know if you need anything.
00:19:40Okay.
00:19:54Your mom looks good.
00:19:56I picked her up from the airport.
00:19:57I took her to a hotel, just like you asked.
00:20:06Louis, I don't know what to say.
00:20:09You don't know what to say.
00:20:12We can help you with that one.
00:20:15Hi, Louis.
00:20:16I'm sorry, I was...
00:20:18I'm a fucking bitch.
00:20:20What?
00:20:21Uh...
00:20:22Take 20 minutes?
00:20:2320 minutes.
00:20:24Yeah.
00:20:25Okay.
00:20:26Thanks.
00:20:27Do I have to?
00:20:29Bella, you threw our wedding ring down on the floor
00:20:31and you don't know what to say?
00:20:32I mean, nothing makes sense to me anymore.
00:20:34No.
00:20:35No, you don't have to fucking say that shit to me, Bella.
00:20:37Hey, you don't get to say that shit to me, okay?
00:20:40We don't even fucking know each other.
00:20:42Well, I learned that that doesn't matter.
00:20:44It doesn't matter?
00:20:45In our life in Montreal, that was...
00:20:47What was that?
00:20:48Were you...
00:20:49Were you not happy?
00:20:50Yes, I was happy.
00:20:54I was happy.
00:21:00You've been with this fucking whore the whole time?
00:21:03Louis, please.
00:21:04And you don't even know what to say?
00:21:07Call the police, Tina.
00:21:08Bella, what color are my eyes?
00:21:13Of course I know.
00:21:14What color are your fiancé's eyes?
00:21:17They're blue.
00:21:22Drop the teacup and call the police.
00:21:32You've never done that before.
00:21:33I already called the police.
00:21:36No.
00:21:45What about our marriage, huh?
00:21:48What does this mean?
00:21:49No, I'm not...
00:21:50I'm not doing anything.
00:21:53Here is a pawn shop a couple of blocks down.
00:21:55Why don't you fucking go pawn that?
00:21:57Leave her alone.
00:21:59Hey.
00:22:00I'm not...
00:22:01I'm not doing anything.
00:22:02I'm not doing anything here.
00:22:04It's not me.
00:22:05I don't know what to say, Louis.
00:22:07Because you can't just buy my attention all the time.
00:22:10You can't.
00:22:11I'm worth more than that.
00:22:19Fuck!
00:22:23When did you become such a fucking bitch?
00:22:25Shut up.
00:22:26Shut up, Louis.
00:22:27What are you thinking?
00:22:28I'm moving in with that slut.
00:22:32What? Have you been watching us?
00:22:33Do you follow me?
00:22:35Are you looking in the windows?
00:22:36Do you follow me from Montreal?
00:22:42I need you.
00:22:43Fuck you.
00:23:05Fuck you.
00:23:35Why did you come to Vancouver?
00:23:36You never really told me.
00:23:43Yeah, I did.
00:23:45To run away.
00:23:51So...
00:23:53I am providing legal counsel
00:23:56to this high-end fashion designer.
00:23:59Oh, that's great.
00:24:00And...
00:24:02I got
00:24:03a 25 cent raise at the coffee shop.
00:24:15Ivanka.
00:24:17Honey, this is a very expensive overseas conversation.
00:24:20Who do you think you are walking in like a...
00:24:22like a mangled puppy?
00:24:28Lift your hands behind your head and turn around in full circle.
00:24:34No.
00:24:35I'm not sure.
00:24:39You probably thought that was abuse I made you do, am I right?
00:24:42Your politeness will be the death of you.
00:24:43Sit down.
00:24:44No one turns their back to Miss Locke.
00:24:47Yes, I...
00:24:48I'm sorry, I'll call you right back.
00:24:51You work for free.
00:24:54How would I pay for my rent?
00:24:56You work for free.
00:24:57You work for free.
00:24:58You work for free.
00:24:59You work for free.
00:25:00You work for free.
00:25:01How would I pay for my rent?
00:25:06Do you have educational experience?
00:25:09Yes, I actually do.
00:25:12I have eight years of education.
00:25:18She doesn't really like me very much, but it doesn't matter, right?
00:25:21Hopefully, just in the beginning.
00:25:25But anyway, I just really wanted to thank you because...
00:25:29I never thought another girl could provide me with much confidence.
00:25:36I'll find a better job, Bella.
00:26:15What's that smell?
00:26:16Smell the roses.
00:26:22Oh, that's amazing.
00:26:24Yeah.
00:26:25Yeah, I have many secretaries now, and they like to decorate my second home.
00:26:31You, right?
00:26:33I remember you sitting behind me in math class,
00:26:35and you grabbed a string of my hair and just wrapped it around the pencil, and so forth.
00:26:41Maybe you should relax.
00:26:42You're all red.
00:26:44I kept reflecting since last time we saw each other how much you've changed.
00:26:48You look so different.
00:26:51Answer me, you mean?
00:26:53Please, it's just the hair and the business suit.
00:26:56In eight years' time, people can really change.
00:27:04Well, it's your Lawrence.
00:27:06David. Dave.
00:27:08All these awards and certificates on your wall.
00:27:11Must be hard to stay humble, huh?
00:27:14I, too, have a master's degree.
00:27:17Top percent of my class.
00:27:22A master's degree is useless, okay?
00:27:25I make ten times more money than anyone with a master's.
00:27:28Yeah, well, that's because you were set up by your dad.
00:27:32Yeah, okay.
00:27:33Well, you see all these awards?
00:27:36They were all earned.
00:27:38Now, I saw your CV before you came.
00:27:41It's impressive.
00:27:44Yeah, okay, I'll be honest with you.
00:27:46It's mediocre.
00:27:48A lot of people from the top schools come and...
00:27:52I'm bored.
00:27:54You, you need experience.
00:27:58That's what they all say.
00:28:00But I am looking for someone.
00:28:03Unique.
00:28:06I'm more interested in your face.
00:28:09What's wrong with my face?
00:28:15It's beautiful.
00:28:18So, who did you talk to about the assets that we had positioned?
00:28:23Well, I mean, like, I really do want to work here, and, like,
00:28:27I love doing all the other tasks, but just when I get those certain emails,
00:28:32I don't want to be involved in anything illegal, or that could get me in trouble, or...
00:28:37Oh, I understand.
00:28:38I can't do it.
00:28:39I understand, but you have to understand that this could put me in a position where I could lose my job,
00:28:46I could lose my house, I could lose my family.
00:28:49Oh, okay, so you're like an old boyfriend I used to know.
00:28:53Makes a man stumble.
00:28:56You'd make a gorgeous secretary.
00:28:59Secretary?
00:29:01But you said you had many.
00:29:05You have such a nice face.
00:29:08Why don't you stand up?
00:29:10I just don't know what to do, like, I just, I don't really want to be involved,
00:29:14but I still want to work here.
00:29:17Well, it's very cut and dry what you have to do, it's just a matter of keeping your mouth shut.
00:29:23Yeah.
00:29:24Do you understand me, Sophie?
00:29:25You're not going to say anything about that money we've been keeping tucked away, are you?
00:29:31Come on.
00:29:33Stand up.
00:29:37So, you're my boss, but it's, like, illegal.
00:29:41Well, do you want to continue working here, Sophie?
00:29:44I can't be involved in, I can't be involved in that, no.
00:29:47Is that so?
00:29:48Yeah, no, I can't, I'm sorry.
00:29:51This is going to be a problem.
00:29:54You're shaking.
00:29:56Am I overwhelming you?
00:30:00You know, in some countries, women's intelligence is deemed a threat.
00:30:04Why is that?
00:30:05Why is that?
00:30:08You're actually giving me a compelling idea.
00:30:11You would look great as the face of our company.
00:30:14You know, if I ran a series of ad campaigns, don't worry, you don't have to do anything,
00:30:19you just stand in the ad, we'll Photoshop the company logo next to you, you just, you just smile, right?
00:30:26We have so many images of powerful women, and you're a reflection of one.
00:30:32I'm sure we can work this out, you know, just, let's just forget about it for now, and maybe, yeah, just clean the slate.
00:30:41What do you think?
00:30:43I don't know if it's necessarily, like, I'd like to.
00:30:46It's okay, it's okay.
00:30:48You have very beautiful red lipstick on.
00:30:52So, what brought you to my office today, just to talk about silly things like that?
00:30:58You're not a fighter, are you?
00:31:00I guess you never were.
00:31:02What length did you go through to get a job?
00:31:07A woman of your intelligence.
00:31:08Desperation makes a person ignorant.
00:31:13Are you desperate?
00:31:17No.
00:31:19I'm sorry, I'm just thinking about the job offer.
00:31:23You can think about it all you want.
00:31:26I'm just interested in your lips.
00:31:29You're very shaky, what's wrong?
00:31:32Yeah, I don't think that's appropriate.
00:31:40What's inappropriate, the fact that I find you attractive, or the fact that I want to hire you as my assistant?
00:31:51You, stop, you gotta stop.
00:31:54Look, I, I have a boyfriend.
00:31:59Gosh, Ev, I've been talking to you the last five minutes, and he's looking at me like a nervous wreck, I mean, where's your spark?
00:32:11Yeah, I'm sure.
00:32:14And you're not gonna say anything about this to anybody?
00:32:17I mean, look.
00:32:19Come on, we were colleagues in high school, you always had a crush on me.
00:32:22It's all a dream, really.
00:32:24I don't, I don't really know what to do.
00:32:28Look, I find you beautiful.
00:32:30I want to marry a woman.
00:32:32What?
00:32:33I fell in love with a woman.
00:32:39Please stop.
00:32:47You're gonna get us both a lot of shit.
00:32:49Stop!
00:32:51Are you sure you don't want to stay here for a bit?
00:32:53No, no, I don't.
00:32:55Please stop.
00:32:58Please.
00:32:59Look, when you turn into a businessman, it's time to lose your integrity at times, okay?
00:33:07Stop.
00:33:08I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:33:09Stop.
00:33:10Help!
00:33:11Stop.
00:33:15Come on.
00:33:16Help, stop.
00:33:20I'm sorry.
00:33:23Get off!
00:33:24Fuck, fuck.
00:33:28Fuck.
00:33:32I said you're beautiful.
00:33:35What happened to you?
00:33:36You used to be so humble.
00:33:59I'm sorry.
00:34:20I'm going.
00:34:29I've got, hold on.
00:34:46With my friend.
00:34:49Okay.
00:34:51With my friend, and he's the top CEO of the most prominent law firm in the city,
00:34:57so I can't, I can't, I can't report it.
00:35:00There's no way I can report it.
00:35:03What does he know about the law?
00:35:07Come on, chill out.
00:35:10Okay.
00:35:15Just...
00:35:17Just...
00:35:19It happened.
00:35:32Nothing like that's ever happened to me before.
00:35:35I still have such a crush on him.
00:35:38It shouldn't happen to you, if...
00:35:41You're my friend.
00:35:46Okay.
00:36:05Hi.
00:36:06I'm criminal defense lawyer, Brooke Taylor.
00:36:09Thank you for coming today.
00:36:17It took so long to try to get you here.
00:36:24Really long.
00:36:29Would you like, would you like some hot dogs?
00:36:35Never mind.
00:36:37So, um, Bella said you'd be wanting to see me for a while.
00:36:42I'm sorry I'm late.
00:36:43You'd be wanting to see me for a while.
00:36:45I'm sorry I haven't been so busy, so I'm keen on your offer.
00:36:49I've been busy.
00:36:51Kind of busy.
00:36:53You mean applying to other jobs?
00:36:56Chipping paint off the wall and burning down feminist propaganda.
00:37:05Just kidding.
00:37:07Chipping paint off the wall?
00:37:10I'm a friend of Bella's.
00:37:11She reminds me of my five-year-old daughter.
00:37:15She's such a smart girl.
00:37:18Anyway.
00:37:20Would you like to be my legal assistant?
00:37:23You would get to learn the conduct around the office.
00:37:27Oh, you mean be your poppy?
00:37:29Hardly.
00:37:30If...
00:37:32You are a beautiful woman, living in the 21st century.
00:37:35It's burnt up here.
00:37:37What's wrong with women helping one another?
00:37:39I mean, don't you trust Bella?
00:37:41My relationship with Bella is kept private.
00:37:45And it should never be talked about in any corporate setting or law firm.
00:37:49Any office or anything like that.
00:37:51No one should know about our relationship.
00:37:54It's hard to trust people.
00:37:58Excuse my intrusion, if...
00:38:02You act as if I'm here to adopt you like a second child.
00:38:05I know the men in this community.
00:38:07Over the years.
00:38:10It's a small community.
00:38:12And I know what Mr. Lawrence did to you.
00:38:14How do you know?
00:38:17Bella.
00:38:19Bella.
00:38:23You going to let that go?
00:38:27Let me help you.
00:38:31And we can formally sue him.
00:38:34Oh.
00:38:35Well, maybe you should set your sympathies aside and picture him hurting other women.
00:38:39When are you going to stand up for the women in your life?
00:38:57How does Bella feel about this?
00:39:02Look.
00:39:03If I'm your friend...
00:39:07Well, I heard you have the hope to start your own law firm.
00:39:28My mom's living in a hotel.
00:39:34She's looking for a one bedroom apartment.
00:39:47Bella.
00:39:51You look so faint.
00:39:55Why do you look so unhappy?
00:39:57What do you mean?
00:40:02Well, are you going to invite me in or would you like to come out?
00:40:04It's just such a nice day outside.
00:40:07Take my jacket, daughter.
00:40:09Yes, mama.
00:40:10Oh, and there's some suitcases outside.
00:40:27Bella.
00:40:32Bella.
00:40:34Didn't you remember something missing?
00:40:38You've made quite the name for yourself, Bella.
00:40:43What do you mean?
00:40:45I mean, look what you've done with the place.
00:40:48Close the door, it's somewhat chilly.
00:40:57Little girl wearing nothing but a woman's blouse.
00:41:00Bella.
00:41:02Do you know what it's like to lose the trust of your family?
00:41:08Everything looks and smells so clean.
00:41:13You were always such a messy little girl.
00:41:15Stuff flying around the house everywhere.
00:41:18Your bedroom, the kitchen, my bedroom, the garden.
00:41:22I can even remember you as a young girl trying on my clothes.
00:41:28Can you imagine that?
00:41:30A little girl wearing nothing but a woman's blouse.
00:41:34Do you remember?
00:41:36Mama, please.
00:41:39Bella.
00:41:41My sweet, sweet Bella.
00:41:43What a sad story.
00:41:45Didn't you ever wonder why neither Louis or I called the police after you went missing?
00:41:51I mean, we understood that you needed breathing space.
00:41:53But a man proposes to you.
00:41:56Please, take a seat.
00:41:57Oh, what was that?
00:41:58Please have a seat.
00:42:00And you run off with the first skinny brunette who sweeps you off your feet with a kiss.
00:42:04You do know I have every right to invite myself in.
00:42:13Oh dear.
00:42:15Looks like we have another woman in the picture.
00:42:18Well, hello, hello.
00:42:20Hi, I'm Marielle.
00:42:21Hi, I'm Marielle.
00:42:23Hi.
00:42:24You know, you have such beautiful eyes.
00:42:28I can tell from here.
00:42:31They're just so shiny and sparkly.
00:42:35Like chocolate fondue.
00:42:41Do you like chocolate fondue?
00:42:45I'm gonna make us some.
00:42:49Where's the kitchen?
00:42:50You know we have a joint checking account.
00:42:52You really, really needn't.
00:42:54I never touched a single penny in that joint account.
00:42:59We haven't had fondue in a long time.
00:43:02Do you think I liked living in that sack of a home back in Montreal?
00:43:08A retired waitress with hardly any savings?
00:43:21Oh my.
00:43:22She is a cutie.
00:43:24Such a sweet face.
00:43:26You sure picked the cutest girlfriends, Bella.
00:43:30Bella, your dad and I, when we were dating, he loved it when I wore this red nail polish.
00:43:35He said it brought out the sparkle in my eyes.
00:43:37Mom, please don't mention my father in front of my love, Eve.
00:43:44In front of your love, Eve.
00:43:46Okay, you know what?
00:43:47I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.
00:43:49You know, I got my hair done today.
00:43:52Do you like it?
00:43:54Does it make me look younger?
00:43:56Do you think it makes me look younger?
00:43:58Oh, how would you know?
00:43:59We've never met before.
00:44:00I looked older, trust me.
00:44:02But as soon as I saw my Bella's face at the door, my face went backwards.
00:44:08I mean, I got younger looking.
00:44:11See, Bella?
00:44:12Mommy does make an effort to look pretty.
00:44:15Of course, it's all wrecked from the damp and the cold outside, so...
00:44:19What is beauty, Bella?
00:44:21We've talked about it so many times.
00:44:23I don't know.
00:44:25It's so many things.
00:44:27Not even this beautiful vase of red roses,
00:44:30which your ex-fiancé gave to you, I assume?
00:44:35It's Eve's smile when she wakes up first thing in the morning.
00:44:40It's a gift.
00:44:41She wakes up first thing in the morning.
00:44:45It's her smile right now.
00:44:46You know, Lewis thought you had a lot of artistic talent.
00:44:55Oh, sweet.
00:44:58You're holding hands.
00:45:07I'm gonna make us some tea.
00:45:11Okay.
00:45:18Are you gonna do that all the time?
00:45:21Do what?
00:45:22Nothing.
00:45:24Cheers.
00:45:37And you?
00:45:39What do you do?
00:45:40I'm a lawyer.
00:45:43Honey, you are way too emotional and sensitive to be a lawyer,
00:45:47especially if you live with Bella.
00:45:50She has a gift for making people's knees buckle.
00:45:52It's true. There's so much you can say about Bella.
00:45:56It's overwhelming, actually.
00:45:59Do you make any money off of what you do?
00:46:01I'm actually in debt from years of education.
00:46:03Well, people don't pay attention.
00:46:05I've been going out for job interviews for months now,
00:46:08and I'm actually thinking of maybe going back to school.
00:46:14So you're not a lawyer?
00:46:16Well, last time I shadowed someone.
00:46:19He kept staring at my butt.
00:46:23And I wasn't even wearing a short skirt.
00:46:26I mean, I was wearing a skirt, but it went down to my...
00:46:29Anyway...
00:46:30She has eight years of education under her belt. Eight.
00:46:33It doesn't seem to matter.
00:46:35I mean, people...
00:46:37What matters is if you can feed their ego.
00:46:40And if you can suck up to them.
00:46:43And then I said, what is it worth?
00:46:45Some people are okay wearing masks to earn their pennies,
00:46:49but that's not me.
00:46:50So you're unemployed.
00:46:52Then how did the two of you expect me to believe
00:46:54that you can even live here
00:46:56with these golden teacups,
00:46:58fancy draperies,
00:47:00leather couches,
00:47:02and a pink Cadillac?
00:47:05God.
00:47:06So much talent in this room and nobody seems to give a shit?
00:47:11How much did you spend, Bella?
00:47:15How much did you spend on that vintage car outside?
00:47:18Oh yeah, I saw it.
00:47:19Don't expect me to believe you own a single thing in here.
00:47:23I didn't think so.
00:47:25Do you have a job?
00:47:28I guess I'm spoiled.
00:47:31Have you been eating, or should I say overeating?
00:47:34Mom, shut up.
00:47:36Exercise, I'm sorry.
00:47:38Yes, yes, I exercise.
00:47:41Every morning.
00:47:43I'm managing a clothing shop on Main Street.
00:47:47I'm trying to.
00:47:51I offer clothes to women of all different sizes,
00:47:53and I...
00:47:55I want women to feel confident in their beauty.
00:47:58We have our rent cut in half.
00:48:02You've had your rent cut in half?
00:48:06Lucy.
00:48:07A lovely landlady.
00:48:09I need the money to keep the shop on Main Street open.
00:48:12I believe in it, and...
00:48:14and I want you to believe in me too.
00:48:16You need the money to run the shop on Main Street.
00:48:20What if the clothes don't sell?
00:48:23Why can't you live with me, Bella?
00:48:25Why don't you just come back to Montreal with me
00:48:27I... I can't.
00:48:29What is so unbearable about me?
00:48:31And did you buy this girl off the streets too?
00:48:34What?
00:48:36I don't know how we're going to live together, Eve.
00:48:38You heard me.
00:48:40Three people in the same house.
00:48:45What are you doing with her?
00:48:47I love her.
00:48:57I love you too.
00:49:27I love you too.
00:49:58Did you drive the cat down last night?
00:50:03Maybe.
00:50:09Well, you're going to have to take a bite of it.
00:50:13I don't like cat food.
00:50:15I don't like cat food.
00:50:17I don't like cat food.
00:50:21I don't like cat food.
00:50:23I don't like cat food.
00:50:26Why?
00:50:27Because I have to sell it. It's vintage.
00:50:29We can get a lot of money from it.
00:50:33We have so many fun memories in that car.
00:50:40Driving around the city and...
00:50:44I mean, you got to know the city through that car.
00:50:49Can we... can we, like, think about it?
00:50:51No, we don't have time to think about it.
00:50:55You can be so cruel sometimes.
00:51:13And I say don't raise your voice at me.
00:51:16I have to sometimes!
00:51:18Jesus Christ!
00:51:20Like, I don't see you right now.
00:51:22Where have you been these days?
00:51:26Like, mentally you're not here.
00:51:29I'm right here.
00:51:33That CEO, I think maybe we should go talk to him.
00:51:36What's his name again? Ralph?
00:51:40Dave.
00:51:41Dave, yeah. Dave, yes! We're going to go meet Dave.
00:51:45Don't raise your voice at me.
00:51:47Why? Why should I not? Why?
00:51:49Why?
00:51:54Why are you so concerned about my health?
00:51:58Because, Ev!
00:52:00You've lost so much weight since the sexual assault.
00:52:03Not weight.
00:52:05Just my soul.
00:52:11I'm going to sell the shop.
00:52:14I'm going to sell the shop. I'm going to sell the Cadillac.
00:52:17I'm going to sell everything to get us out of debt.
00:52:20And yes, I want to talk to David.
00:52:22I want to talk to him in just like a friendly conversation.
00:52:25So whenever you're ready you can give me the number.
00:52:28He's still my friend.
00:52:30No! I was thinking about what he did to you in that office.
00:52:34I was imagining it.
00:52:36But, Ivanka, this is not just a slap in the face.
00:52:41I'm going to get a job.
00:52:43Oh!
00:52:46You keep saying that.
00:52:48I am.
00:52:49You're not going to get a job!
00:52:51You're not going to get a job fast enough!
00:52:53Like, look at this city! This city is so cruel!
00:52:56To young people like you and me, just because you're educated
00:52:59doesn't mean you're going to get hired.
00:53:01You live in a fucking bubble!
00:53:04We don't always get the attention that we deserve.
00:53:08We don't always get the attention that we need, that we want.
00:53:16What are you saying? That I'm not going to get a job?
00:53:19Yes, I am saying that you are not going to get a job.
00:53:24You're not going to get a job fast enough.
00:53:29God, look at us!
00:53:31Look at us!
00:53:33It's been like, what, six or seven months since we met
00:53:36and we're going to get evicted?
00:53:39If.
00:53:41If we're going to get evicted.
00:53:44If.
00:53:47They always want more money.
00:53:50I'm going to miss the car.
00:53:53And our landlady, Lucy, is not exactly happy right now.
00:54:01We don't have enough for next month!
00:54:05We don't.
00:54:06If.
00:54:07If.
00:54:08If.
00:54:09I'm sorry.
00:54:11I'm sorry that I couldn't be a better host.
00:54:13And that I couldn't be a better friend.
00:54:18Here, let me help you make this ad.
00:54:24That's the least I can do for you.
00:54:28So you want to sell it quick, right?
00:54:32So it's got to be a cheaper price.
00:54:36What do you have in mind?
00:54:38Five, ten, fifteen thousand.
00:54:42Okay.
00:54:45Bella.
00:54:48Come here.
00:54:52I've never been able to do this with anyone before.
00:55:00And we're going to make it.
00:55:04We're going to have a fresh start.
00:55:07We're going to make it.
00:55:09Start.
00:55:11And we're going to make it.
00:55:13Okay? We're going to make it.
00:55:14I want to have a baby with you.
00:55:17I'll go sell your shop.
00:55:19I'm going to take care of the ad.
00:55:22And I will...
00:55:24Yeah, you know, I'll get all the phone calls.
00:55:26I'll get all the phone calls and the numbers.
00:55:29I'm a really good negotiator.
00:55:31So, yeah.
00:55:36So we'll have one month left in Vancouver and I'll close the shop properly.
00:55:45There's a buyer actually.
00:55:46So if he buys it, I'll use some of that money to go towards the shop death.
00:55:51I had so much hope for that shop.
00:56:22Bella.
00:56:23Can you come to the kitchen for a second?
00:56:26Yeah?
00:56:27Yeah. Come. Come.
00:56:29Come to the kitchen. Please sit down.
00:56:33So I went to the doctor.
00:56:35And the doctor said that I'm anorexic.
00:56:39Are you serious?
00:56:45Really?
00:56:46Don't be silly.
00:56:48No.
00:56:50No, I mean, what is anorexia?
00:56:52It's some problem that models have.
00:56:57I mean, it's probably not that big of a deal, right?
00:57:00Well, I hope not.
00:57:02Come here.
00:57:05Why is it that we haven't had sex lately?
00:57:12When you're around me, I do feel this...
00:57:16When you're around me, I do feel this sense of warmth, but...
00:57:21It reminds me that I'm still in love.
00:57:23I want you to answer me honestly.
00:57:32Do you like the way you look?
00:57:42What did the doctor say?
00:57:44Exactly.
00:57:47I mean, what if this gets serious?
00:57:55I don't care. I don't care about myself anymore.
00:58:00Or if I die.
00:58:06I can't bear the thought of losing you.
00:58:10I'm jobless.
00:58:12I'm almost bankrupt, and I am still standing.
00:58:20Stand up for yourself!
00:58:27Okay, you know what?
00:58:29There's no more questions.
00:58:31You're going.
00:58:33You're going to go as soon as you can.
00:58:35I'm going to help you pack up.
00:58:37We're going to halt Montreal.
00:58:40Just for a bit.
00:58:41I'm going to wait for you, however long that takes for you to heal.
00:58:45Two, three months.
00:58:49I'm going to get a temporary job.
00:58:51I can come visit you every day.
00:58:55That's very sweet, Bella.
00:58:59Well, aren't you going to help me pack?
00:59:01You've never lost anyone.
00:59:03I have.
00:59:05You've never lost anyone, I have.
00:59:07That's your problem.
00:59:09You don't get it.
00:59:20Hiya.
00:59:21Oh, hi.
00:59:22Can I come in?
00:59:23Yeah. Oh, um, of course.
00:59:26How are you?
00:59:28Okay, I'm glad you asked.
00:59:30I'm, um, I'm perfect.
00:59:34Just perfect.
00:59:36Perfect.
00:59:38And stunning, like you.
00:59:40I just feel like a crazy woman.
00:59:42I was actually standing in front of your door for like five minutes.
00:59:46My heart was beating so fast.
00:59:48Before I could get the courage to knock on the door.
00:59:51I thought it was a squeaky little mouse out there.
00:59:54I'm, um, I'm a little concerned about my relationship with Bella.
01:00:00And, uh, can I ask you for a favor?
01:00:04Can I please have a hug?
01:00:18You have to understand.
01:00:20Bella was always scared to be intimate with a man.
01:00:24When she gets involved in a secret love affair.
01:00:28Marielle.
01:00:30And she is engaged to a man.
01:00:35Uh, Bella and I, well, we're thinking of having a baby.
01:00:43What?
01:00:45Yeah.
01:00:47You're serious?
01:00:49Yeah.
01:00:52Okay, can I give you a hug?
01:00:56I feel really alone at home.
01:00:59Bella.
01:01:01She keeps arguing with me.
01:01:04About going to the hospital.
01:01:07Why?
01:01:09Why do I have to go to the hospital?
01:01:13Let's always talk about the hospital.
01:01:16I mean, come on, you can take care of yourself.
01:01:19You know when I was diagnosed in the hospital.
01:01:22The doctors and nurses around me would weep.
01:01:25People I don't even know telling me to eat.
01:01:29How humiliating.
01:01:32You know what the doctor told me?
01:01:36He actually said.
01:01:39Your heart can stop beating at any moment.
01:01:45Even after you start eating.
01:01:47Now, how do I say this to Bella?
01:01:51I mean, is it like we have any money or anything?
01:01:55I mean, going to the hospital is free.
01:01:57We have so many other issues we need to look at right now.
01:02:01Do you need money?
01:02:02No.
01:02:03Please, because once I move back to Montreal.
01:02:05I won't be paying for two spaces.
01:02:07Stop talking about money.
01:02:08We have money.
01:02:11It's like I took Bella's confidence away growing up.
01:02:17I mean, don't get me wrong.
01:02:20But is it worth being so physically close to Bella?
01:02:24When all I was trying to do is silence my guilt.
01:02:29But it still follows me.
01:02:32And you know that girl?
01:02:34She thinks she's above everything.
01:02:38She thinks she's above everyone.
01:02:41Well, sometimes I think I'm above everyone too.
01:02:44Yeah.
01:02:45When I walk out on the street and everyone's looking at me.
01:02:52That's not why I came.
01:02:55I needed you to tell me the truth.
01:02:58I needed you to honestly tell me.
01:03:03Am I ugly?
01:03:04You know, people, they haven't been hiring me.
01:03:08They tell you all these nice things.
01:03:10You know, you're beautiful, you're stunning.
01:03:15But I don't really think they mean it.
01:03:20I can't trust myself right now.
01:03:22Okay, okay.
01:03:25This is so unlike Bella to seek medical attention.
01:03:29She hasn't done so in years.
01:03:32Am I supposed to be proud?
01:03:37I didn't even know the two of you had the courage to approach a doctor.
01:03:41I guess a mother can't know all of her daughter's secrets.
01:03:44You know, if you're ugly.
01:03:49And what am I?
01:03:53You're the one.
01:03:56You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
01:04:05You know, when I was young,
01:04:09I wanted to be a tall fashion model.
01:04:16You're doing the same thing that Bella does.
01:04:21Why?
01:04:23Just tell me why.
01:04:24Why are you avoiding every part of my body except for my eyes?
01:04:30I need people to understand.
01:04:34This is not a girl's fault.
01:04:39I did not choose to be like this.
01:04:42I admire you.
01:04:44And now everyone is looking at me like I'm sick or something.
01:04:52You taught me to let go of my jealousies.
01:04:58And learned to love the woman in my life.
01:05:01I remember kissing Bella on the cheek.
01:05:11When she was young, about five years old,
01:05:16every time I would kiss her on the cheek,
01:05:21she would tell me a new love story.
01:05:27There was so much passion and compassion at her at such a young age.
01:05:32So much fire and sparkle in those eyes.
01:05:38She doesn't seem to remember those stories these days.
01:05:46I guess the memories seem to fade.
01:05:50But I, the two of you, are going to make it.
01:05:53If I could only just instill some more courage in you.
01:06:13Bella? Bella? Bella?
01:06:15Why are you so excited?
01:06:16I got here as fast as I could.
01:06:18I have extraordinary news.
01:06:20So extraordinary that I had to leave work early?
01:06:22Yes.
01:06:23I mean, I had to take transit. Where's the car?
01:06:25Sit down. Sit down.
01:06:28Sit.
01:06:30Close your eyes.
01:06:35Open.
01:06:44What?
01:06:46Bella, we sold the car.
01:06:48What?
01:06:49You sold the car.
01:06:50What?
01:06:51Yes.
01:06:52Oh my God.
01:06:53This is amazing.
01:06:54What did he say?
01:06:55What did he say?
01:06:56Did he like it?
01:06:57Of course he liked it.
01:06:58He liked it. He loved it.
01:06:59Oh my God.
01:07:00So five thousand?
01:07:02Fifteen.
01:07:03Fifteen thousand dollars.
01:07:04What?
01:07:05No.
01:07:06You're lying.
01:07:07Bullshit.
01:07:08You lie.
01:07:09You're lying.
01:07:10I don't lie to you.
01:07:12Bella.
01:07:13Fifteen thousand.
01:07:15He loved it.
01:07:16He was so nice.
01:07:18And so generous.
01:07:21And you know what?
01:07:22He just loved it.
01:07:24So I could tell him if you really like it,
01:07:27you gotta fork out a little bit more.
01:07:29Right?
01:07:30And a little bit more.
01:07:33Girl.
01:07:34Okay.
01:07:35You did good work.
01:07:36No way the car is sold.
01:07:39Way girl.
01:07:42Are you proud?
01:07:45Can you tell?
01:08:12I want to tell you something.
01:08:17I had the most wonderful dream last night.
01:08:24Do you want to hear it?
01:08:29I dreamt that we were dancing in all those Vancouver pubs.
01:08:38Not giving a shit what anybody thought.
01:08:42About anything.
01:08:44It was amazing.
01:08:52Do you remember how we used to go to all the pubs in the city in a single night?
01:08:59All the guys thought we were flirting.
01:09:03Yeah, you do.
01:09:07The thing is, we weren't flirting with them.
01:09:12We were flirting with each other.
01:09:15Bella, we have the luxury of being honest.
01:09:22I don't want to do that again.
01:09:25What happens if we're honest?
01:09:29No.
01:09:30No.
01:09:31No, I can't.
01:09:34In one single night?
01:09:36That is a lot of pubs.
01:09:42Is it because you've never been with another woman?
01:09:44Because I haven't either.
01:10:04Come here.
01:10:09We used to dance on the sidewalk.
01:10:12And lick our lollipops and pop our bubble gum.
01:10:17And all the men used to whistle and sing.
01:10:24I always say, we should have a threesome.
01:10:29Hey baby.
01:10:31What?
01:10:42Men are crazy.
01:10:48Isn't that alluring?
01:10:52I don't know.
01:11:00Ev, stop teasing.
01:11:21I don't know.
01:11:51I don't know.
01:12:21I don't know.