EllaAnd here she is again returning home from yet another late night looking absolutely fabulous.
What are you doing here? I thought you had a client dinner.
Ella
Nope. Client cancelled. Anyway, I need all the deets on who you're getting dolled up for, so spill. Who's the lucky guy?
Believe me, there is no lucky guy. Just a lot of unlucky first dates.
Ella
You are being strangely secretive. You're not sleeping with a married man, are you? Or perhaps a married doctor?
Ella. No married man. Doctor or otherwise. Drop it.
Ella
You know, Lor, gossip may be my bread and butter at work, but off duty, I can actually keep a secret. So if you want to talk, the odds are high I've been through the same thing that you're dealing with, at least once.
I appreciate that. But my life's just not tabloid material.
Ella
[to Jessie Roberts] No more putting any of that crap up your nose. Otherwise, you're going to have to power lunch with River Phoenix. [Jessie gives Ella a clueless look] "Who's River Phoenix?" Oh, God, kill me now.
[comes into Jessie's room] I got a page. W... Ella.
Ella
Lauren. Hi. How is my favorite doctor?
Ella
Mm-hmm. I did. Come on, let's go chat. [Ella and Lauren go outside] Okay, listen, Lauren, I need a little favor.
Ella
Jessie Roberts is one of our biggest clients, okay? He is Zac Efron and the Jonas Brothers wrapped into one squeaky clean, heartthrobby package.
Squeaky clean? Ella, that kid had so many chemicals in his system, it's a miracle he woke up.
Ella
[holding an envelope of cash she found in Lauren's wardrobe] I was just going to ask you the same thing, pretty woman. The late nights. The amazing wardrobe. The mystery men. How did I not figure this out sooner?
Figure what out? My dad sent me that money for school.
Ella
Yeah, who's your dad, Tony Soprano? This is a brick of cold cash.
He won it playing poker. He's been playing every Wednesday night, ever since I was a kid.
Ella
Lor, it's the middle of the afternoon, and you're dressed like a million bucks. Which better be in the ballpark of what you're charging.
I was at a luncheon, okay? An interns special honors lunch. And I resent you interrogating me like I'm some kind of...
Ella
Prostitute? [Lauren yanks the envelope out of Ella's hand] You're right. I'm sorry. Having said that, if you help my client, maybe I can relieve you from some of your intern luncheons.
You're not seriously still trying to get me to change Jessie's hospital records?
Ella
Wow, Lauren. I'm confused. You refuse to screw the system just a little bit, but you have no problem at all screwing...
So I hope you're not sharing your ridiculous theories about me with the whole world.
Ella
No, I didn't say a word about my ridiculous theories, and I won't bring them up again... to anyone, including you. But if you're ready to talk about it, I'm here, and if you're never ready to talk about it, I will still be here.
Yeah, Ella... [pause] There's nothing to talk about.
Ella
Understood. Now, can we go watch some movies? How about a Julia Roberts marathon?
Okay, you make one more Pretty Woman joke, I will kill you.
Ella
Hey, I was going to say Steel Magnolias. Closest I come to that crying thing you people sometimes do.
What I need for you to do is take over the lunch meeting I was supposed to have with Franz Keppler. You do know who Franz Keppler is, right?
Ella
Yeah, the German wunderkind who makes indecipherable indie movies that I would rather pluck my eyes out than sit through.
I wouldn't open with that. You know, Franz is white-hot right now that he's about to start rolling on the Bruckheimer blockbuster. So, I need you to convince him that he needs WPK.
Ella
Right. Um, okay, a couple of problems. I know nothing about his movies, I speak zero German and lederhosen is not my style.
Ella
Always knew you were destined to win an Oscar someday, but I never thought it would be for acting. Bravo.
Well, I had to come up with a way to stop Franz from slipping you the Wiener schnitzel before salad was served.
Ella
I was talking about pretending to be a publicist.
Ella
Jonah, hi, it's me, Ella. You actually think some horny director would ever faze me? I deal with guys like that all the time in my sleep. I think that you put your arm around me and pretended to be my beau because secretly it's what you wanted since the day that we met.
You really are drunk. Aren't you?
Ella
You know... funny thing is, is that you and I as a couple—completely natural. I mean, Franz totally bought it.
Yeah, after drinking an entire vat of wine, I think he'd buy anything we sold him.
Oh, Anton was right. The schoolteacher's absolutely gorgeous. All right, look, whatever issues you have, just leave them at the door tonight. This launch party better go smoothly.
Ella
There is no place that I would rather be. Except for maybe Fallujah, getting my fingernails ripped out.
Ella, I'm serious. Being Riley's handler means she's within ten feet of you at all times. With Anton in Milan, it's our job to make sure Riley's story gets out there.
Ella
Caleb, Riley is an adult. Expertly potty-trained. Trust me, all I need to do is go and drink the free champagne.
You're doing this. Direct orders from New York.
Ella
Oh, well, you can tell New York that when we're looking for their opinion, we'll ask.
[shows up unexpectedly at the door] Why don't you tell New York yourself?
Amanda, um, I thought you weren't, uh, visiting for another two weeks.
You know how I love surprises. This LA branch is drowning in red like a steer in a slaughterhouse. Now, when I hired you to give this place a makeover, I didn't mean smear it with lipstick and turn it into a five-dollar hooker. This office is pathetic.
Uh, Amanda, you hired me to revamp this company from the ground up. I'm still establishing new client relationships. Anton V, for example. This could be a hugely successful campaign.
Anton V? More like Anton Y. As in, why are we spending so many man hours on a denim line? And I think we both know what I mean by man hours. You could have been a leader, Caleb, but your focus shifted from your client's assets to your client's ass. You're fired. Get out. Take your bat and balls with you.
What do you think you're doing?
Ella
Bringing you your wardrobe. And hi.
I just read the bio you sent me. Every word is a lie.
Wait. What are you talking about? What's going on?
"Raised by a single mother in a low-income household, Riley Richmond fought gang violence on the rough streets of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. Her dreams to teach brought her to LA, where Anton V discovered her on a playground and changed her life forever."
Ella... Riley's from Beacon Hill. Her dad's an attorney who argues in front of the Supreme Court, and her mom's an editor for The Boston Globe.
Ella
Exactly. The masses don't relate to private schools and brownstones.
Ella
Riley's punishment was not getting her ten grand. Why torture her? What does she matter to WPK?
She doesn't matter to WPK, at all. But she matters to you. So if you plan on staying around for more than a week, you need to show me that you are capable of putting your work above everything else, including your friendships. Call the school. Tell them what she did.
Ella
Ms. Woodward... if that's what it takes to be you, then... I'm sorry. I guess I'm not interested.
Ella
What's up with the harvest fest in my living room?
Ella
Just how super sweet and romantic you were. And some other stuff that I couldn't hear over the sound of my own gagging. David! When did you get cute?
Just a little dinner. It's not a big deal.
Ella
Uh-huh. Okay, fine. Play it cool, but I know that you're a cheese ball at heart.
Ella
I just clicked on this link David sent me, and now I have these pop-ups of naked women all over my desktop.
Oh, that sounds like a random malware installer. That's easy to get rid of.
Ella
I'm kidding. I never click on David's links. And since when are naked women a bad thing?
Um, I'll let you know as soon as I read a company handbook.
Ella
Yeah, I'm not sure if we have one of those, although I would not be surprised if Amanda put one out written in blood.
Wait, I thought you worshipped her.
Ella
I do, but apparently, the feeling is not mutual. Look, I am on such thin ice right now that I should be wearing a wetsuit under my dress.
Ella
Look, Jonah, I'm not like you. Okay, I'm not some jack-of-all-trades. I know how to do one thing and one thing only, and that's spin stories. I've been doing it since I was in pigtails.
Why does that not surprise me? You probably got so many freebies from the ice cream man.
Ella
[shows up when David and Lauren are kissing] Oh, geez. Please don't tell me you called me out here to be the "P" in PDA.
I texted you because I have an announcement to make.
Hey, what's going on, David?
Last night, the police arrested my father. He was the one who murdered Sydney. We all know that Auggie was innocent, and now with the right man in custody, it's only a matter of time before he's exonerated.
Ella
I hope there's a greeting card for "sorry we all thought you stabbed the landlord to death."
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