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00:00:00I don't know. Filing? Answering phones?
00:00:02So, uh, Monday's the first.
00:00:05Ooh, uh, spot me? I'm a little short.
00:00:08Grace, you're always short.
00:00:10Being an adult means paying your half of the expenses.
00:00:13Ugh, you sound like Mom.
00:00:15Look, I'm good for it, I promise.
00:00:17The agency said that this job could last two months.
00:00:20Could or would?
00:00:20Should, once I dazzle them with my skills.
00:00:23Hello?
00:00:24Of course. One moment while I connect to your call.
00:00:27Eh?
00:00:28Ooh, your buttons are off.
00:00:29Ugh.
00:00:30Look, I know tumping isn't ideal,
00:00:32but it gives me time to write and helps me pay my bills.
00:00:35And once I sell my book, I will be paying for your half of the expenses.
00:00:39Mm-hmm.
00:00:40Hey, uh, do we know a Michael?
00:00:43Michael who?
00:00:44I don't know. Uh, six feet tall, dark hair, handsome.
00:00:49Doesn't ring any bells.
00:00:50I've been dreaming about him. Every night for the last week.
00:00:53Dreaming about him?
00:00:54Yeah, like I'll be going for a walk in the park,
00:00:57or I'll be back in my junior year chemistry class and forgot we had a test.
00:01:01Classic.
00:01:02And then he's just there.
00:01:04What does he do?
00:01:05Well, we usually just talk. He's nice.
00:01:10Most of my recurring dreams involve Ryan Gosling.
00:01:14I need, uh, caffeine. I'm in court all day.
00:01:16Hey, what if we get coffee at Julia's?
00:01:20Thanks.
00:01:26What time did you get off work?
00:01:28Uh, five?
00:01:30My friend John's in town. You met him at my birthday last year?
00:01:34Uh, sure.
00:01:36Well, he remembered you, asked how you were, thought you two could go for drinks.
00:01:41I am not going on a blind date.
00:01:43It's not a date. Nor is it blind. Just old friends catching up.
00:01:48We exchanged two words.
00:01:50And they made an impression.
00:01:52I just think you should put yourself out there.
00:01:55When was the last time you went out with someone interesting?
00:01:58Well, I'll let him know. You'll meet him at six.
00:02:02Okay, maybe he goes to my gym.
00:02:04Who?
00:02:05Michael. Or maybe he works at the bank.
00:02:07Or maybe he's a figment of your imagination.
00:02:09No. I mean, I must have met him somewhere.
00:02:11Where else do dreams come from?
00:02:18Welcome to where dreams are made.
00:02:22Our staff is hard at work building tonight's dreams today.
00:02:26As newly hired Dream Associates, you will soon be working on this floor
00:02:30where you will have the awesome responsibility of creating the framework for dreams.
00:02:38Dreams can reveal deepest desires to the dreamer,
00:02:42unlock hidden inspiration.
00:02:44Some of you might be familiar with Otto Sandman.
00:02:48His most famous assignment?
00:02:49Sir Isaac Newton got the idea for gravity from a dream.
00:02:52Many credit the apple, but it was all Otto.
00:02:55Ah, one of our supervisors, Harvey.
00:02:57Any words of wisdom for our new recruits?
00:02:59No.
00:03:00Oops. Looks like we caught him before his morning coffee.
00:03:03Come on.
00:03:04All right. Right this way.
00:03:10Last stop on the tour.
00:03:12Hiya, Marge.
00:03:18You'll recognize these from your orientation.
00:03:20Dreams are built from?
00:03:22Memories.
00:03:23Every moment of a person's life is sent here to our library.
00:03:27Every second of every day of every person on earth
00:03:31logged and filed within the hour and ready to use for dream creation.
00:03:38Looks like we've got a request.
00:03:40Resource Center.
00:03:42McMahon. Is that M.C. or M.A.C.?
00:03:46What dates?
00:03:51Now, Marge, we'll pull the requested memories
00:03:53and send them off to one of our many dream associates
00:03:55who will use it to build the dream.
00:03:57How far back can we go?
00:03:59As far as you'd like.
00:04:00First day at a preschool, humiliating prom night.
00:04:03A whole life is at your disposal.
00:04:06And there's only one rule.
00:04:10A subject's dreams must be constructed
00:04:14from their memories and their memories alone.
00:04:17You cannot introduce people, places, or things
00:04:22to their dream that they have not encountered in life.
00:04:25Consequences would be... dire.
00:04:45Wow.
00:04:47Congrats.
00:04:56It's Kevin's birthday.
00:04:58We've got a card.
00:05:00Got a moment to add your John Hancock?
00:05:02Absolutely.
00:05:04How's it going?
00:05:06Learning curve can be pretty steep that first month.
00:05:09Not for me.
00:05:11Not for me.
00:05:13I've already scripted the next three nights
00:05:15for all of my assignments,
00:05:17with an extra dream ready to go in the event of an impromptu nap.
00:05:21I have a system.
00:05:23Make sure you're not biting off more than you can chew.
00:05:25I've always been underestimated,
00:05:27but I graduated top of my class,
00:05:29double major, lucid slumber, and whimsy.
00:05:31You've mentioned.
00:05:32I also minored in political science.
00:05:33Save the hard stuff for the dream council.
00:05:35Don't forget, your first performance review is this Friday.
00:05:42Oh, Harvey.
00:05:44Who do I call to request more Post-its?
00:05:56Hi, I'm looking for Edward.
00:06:04Hi, Edward?
00:06:06Eddie.
00:06:07Grace, from the agency.
00:06:09We're replacing all the old monitors in the office.
00:06:12Replace, like...
00:06:14The old ones out, carry the new ones in, hook them up.
00:06:17Oh, I'm sorry, I was told you need someone for data entry.
00:06:20We do.
00:06:21Once we get all these up to the sixth floor,
00:06:23find you a chair, then you can start entering the data.
00:06:26Unfortunately, the elevators are out, so...
00:06:31Nice shoes.
00:06:39Mm-hmm.
00:07:04Benedict Literary Agency, how can I help you?
00:07:07Command for Tom Benedict?
00:07:10Grace, hi!
00:07:12How's Kalamazoo?
00:07:13Uh, can't complain.
00:07:15Well, I would if I was there.
00:07:17Kidding!
00:07:18I'm sure it's nice.
00:07:20Look, I was just calling to see if we'd heard anything back from the publishers yet.
00:07:24About my manuscript?
00:07:26No, nothing yet.
00:07:28Well, it's been a month.
00:07:29Yeah, these things take time.
00:07:31Publishers have stacks of submissions just like yours.
00:07:34Okay.
00:07:35Just sit tight.
00:07:36I'll call you the moment we hear anything, yeah?
00:07:38I gotta run.
00:07:39Okay, bye.
00:07:48Oh, no, no, no, no.
00:07:50No, Becky.
00:08:06No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
00:08:36you
00:09:06you
00:09:17into ballroom dancing
00:09:36you
00:10:06you
00:10:09So I said to him you can't move all of your money into crypto
00:10:13It's important to diversify your portfolio
00:10:17Of course, you have to do the cost-benefit analysis of high-risk versus low low-risk being CDs
00:10:25Howard hey, if you're willing to go high-risk, you can go stocks options futures
00:10:31I feel annuities get a bad rap
00:10:34Yeah, but actually
00:10:39Hi
00:10:42He seems nice that's cuz you're out of your shot
00:10:50You look so beautiful
00:10:53Thank you
00:10:55But I have to say I don't remember wearing this on my date
00:10:59Really?
00:11:01Yeah, I guess my subconscious had notes
00:11:04I
00:11:08Wore this to my spring formal
00:11:12In high school, I can't believe it still fits
00:11:16Well, it put me to shame
00:11:18You look very handsome
00:11:21Thanks, I
00:11:23Gotta tell you though. I'm starving everything on this menu is in French
00:11:27So I ordered a salad, but you know what this dream really needs what a cheeseburger
00:11:31With onions and extra pickles. Oh, that sounds so good. I would love a cheeseburger. Let me give you my pickles. Hey
00:11:40Thanks again for the safe
00:11:43Anytime I don't think I could have survived an encore of that date
00:11:48You want to dance I
00:11:51Don't think it's that kind of restaurant
00:11:53I
00:11:59Didn't see that before yes your subconscious
00:12:24You
00:12:49Do you work at a bank
00:12:51No, I'm just trying to figure out where I know you from you really don't know do you
00:13:00Know
00:13:02But I must know you from somewhere. Otherwise, otherwise where else would dreams come from? That's what I said
00:13:21You
00:13:37Well, whatever the reason
00:13:41I'm glad I'm here with you if we never met our paths never crossed
00:13:47A
00:13:49Part of me would always be looking for you. I wish this were real
00:13:53But I'm gonna wake up and you're gonna be gone
00:13:56So come find me
00:14:04What I can't hear you Michael
00:14:16I
00:14:47Oh
00:15:01Did you get olives because I like them
00:15:06How's the date last name
00:15:08You said it wasn't a date. I lied. How'd it go if I told you it was amazing
00:15:13Could I have a slice of pizza?
00:15:15Are you gonna see him again?
00:15:16All he did was talk about his investment portfolio. Oh, no a man with a retirement plan. How awful I just I didn't feel a spark
00:15:25You're too picky. Well, what's wrong with having standards when they're impossible to meet?
00:15:32He was there again last night
00:15:35Who Michael that's eight dreams in a row
00:15:38They're just dreams grace and they started the most amazing guy I've ever met. It's like I
00:15:43Can't explain it we have this connection and then
00:15:47look at me and
00:15:50What does this say about me that my dreams are my best part of my day that you need to get out more I
00:15:57just
00:15:58Never met anyone like him before, you know, he's
00:16:01Smart and funny and he loves old sci-fi novels and flea markets and he's just like me
00:16:07Please tell me this isn't the reason you're not seeing John again a man who's actually real
00:16:12Michael might be real. He told me his last name. Oh, yeah. What was it Michael Roy? Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome him to the stage
00:16:23Thanks so much everyone it's so nice to be back in Grand Rapids
00:16:30Sorry
00:16:33Well, listen if you like what you hear tell your friends I got another show tomorrow night eight o'clock
00:16:42I
00:16:45I
00:17:10Wait, this isn't right
00:17:14Oh
00:17:21Tapes are swapped
00:17:32Harvey I need to talk to you. I'm on break. You can't wait. I'm Nora
00:17:36I
00:17:39Would like to remind you that we are currently short-staffed at the resource desk and cannot accommodate your
00:17:47multiple requests a day
00:17:51Sorry
00:17:57Harvey wait, please. It's important if this is about adding accounts
00:18:01I told you ten is the limit until after your first review from the Dream Council
00:18:05I made a really big mistake
00:18:07How big you should probably put down that donut
00:18:18Hi Grace Tom Benedict, do you have a minute? Uh, yeah, of course
00:18:25So the publishers they got back to us about your book
00:18:29They're passing
00:18:32All of them they all said the same thing well-written but feels small
00:18:38small
00:18:40Lacked a wow factor played it too safe. I
00:18:43Look Tom. I worked really hard on this book. I mean, can't we bring it somewhere else?
00:18:50Let me ask you a question, what did you do last week? I worked I had dinner with my sister I
00:18:57Watched a documentary about sharks
00:19:01You got to get out travel get into a little trouble
00:19:05Fill up your creative tag. I I feel like you have a lot of potential. You just you need to find a story worth telling
00:19:31You
00:19:50Is my life small
00:19:52Who said that?
00:19:55You know that lit agent that Nana introduced me to
00:19:58He said that all the publishers he submitted my book to passed
00:20:02I'm sorry, Grace. I'm the mechanic called me today. My car is not gonna be ready till Monday
00:20:07Do you mind giving me a ride to work tomorrow? Sure
00:20:11How much is that gonna be I don't know more than I have
00:20:17Do you think maybe it's time to look for something a little bit more permanent
00:20:24Just
00:20:25Let's study income
00:20:27Becky all I've ever wanted to be is a writer. I promised I'd give myself three years to make a go of it
00:20:34It's been four
00:20:39Hey, I think you're an amazing writer
00:20:42But what you're doing now, it's not sustainable
00:20:46And I think you know that
00:20:51Um
00:20:53Page 130
00:20:58Deciphering dreams I had time to kill before my deposition and he made it to page 130 200 just read
00:21:10According to Freud dreams are wish fulfillment your greatest desires realized
00:21:19You're dissatisfied with your life so you created the ultimate fantasy
00:21:24Oh
00:21:26You're you're right
00:21:29What am I doing? I'm hung up on some figment of my imagination
00:21:33Hey, it's it's just a rut grace, but the answer isn't to escape into some dream world
00:21:40It's to go out and have real and meaningful adventures of your own
00:21:46You can't go through life with your head in the clouds
00:21:48You gotta come join the rest of us down here sometime
00:22:18You
00:22:26Hello grace
00:22:29My name is Harvey and this is Allura
00:22:33Hi, we'd like a moment of your time do I know you
00:22:38Do you go to my gym? I assure you I do not we are from the land of dreams
00:22:43Oh, isn't that that ice cream place in Glen Park, it is a plane of existence above the one, you know
00:22:52Okay
00:22:54You know, I'm actually expecting someone so I'll have to catch you another time but it was nice to meet you
00:22:59You won't find him
00:23:01Michael
00:23:04He's not here, how do you know about Michael I know many things grace
00:23:09Who are you perhaps it's better if we show you
00:23:13Welcome to dream central
00:23:16The world's dreams are made
00:23:18so
00:23:20My dreams come from you Allura is your case manager
00:23:23I thought I was responsible for my dreams. You are all the dream associates do is set the scene
00:23:29They populate the dreams with familiar sights and sounds we set the pieces on the board you play the game
00:23:36We know that dream last week with a hot-air balloon, I loved it that was an all-timer. Thanks. I
00:23:41Double majored over confidence and giving me an ulcer
00:23:45Which brings us to why we're here right this way
00:23:53There has been a mix-up I'm afraid
00:23:57mix-up
00:23:59Allura put one of her other assignments in the back of the book
00:24:02Allura put one of her other assignments into your dreams. It could have happened to anyone and yet it didn't
00:24:11Michael Roy, he's a musician out of Portland, Maine, Oregon
00:24:16He's from Oregon regardless. He could be in Maine. He could be in Portland where he cannot be as your subconscious wait, so
00:24:26Michael is real that's irrelevant. You're not supposed to know him
00:24:30I think it's a little late for that not entirely
00:24:33While this mistake is rather unprecedented
00:24:37There is a remedy
00:24:39What's that we help you forget
00:24:51So
00:24:52You're just gonna take my memories of Michael. You have to agree to it. I do she does
00:24:59As I told you there is a protocol to all of this rules
00:25:03What if I don't want to forget?
00:25:05It's really simple. It's not painful and Michael will be gone
00:25:08But I like Michael if he's real I want to meet him. You can't meet him. I am hoping
00:25:14When you hear what we have to say and understand the gravity of this situation, you will accept the term
00:25:20We are talking about a disruption to the universal order the very fabric of existence
00:25:25He asked me to come find him he wasn't aware of the consequences, I'm sorry, it was my mistake, but you have to say yes
00:25:35Wake up
00:25:38I'm gonna give you a ride to work. We need to leave soon. Oh
00:25:42Because your cars in the shop
00:25:44Right. Are you okay?
00:25:49Yeah, I think so
00:25:56So then they took me to like this office in the sky, I mean I assume it was this guy
00:26:01They didn't specify but then they said that because I've been dreaming about this guy. I've doomed the universe
00:26:06How I don't know I woke up
00:26:14What you ever doing last night leftover pizza
00:26:16I can't eat anything spicy past 6 p.m. If I do bad dreams like clockwork. Hmm. I
00:26:24Mean I guess it did have pepperoni on it. I need more torque
00:26:54I
00:26:59See tomorrow tomorrow
00:27:02Today's your last day
00:27:04What I know?
00:27:06No, no, that can't be possible. I was told there's another three weeks
00:27:10I'm sorry, we're all done
00:27:13Okay. Well, thanks
00:27:16I
00:27:22Took the assignment because it was a guaranteed month. I mean, do you have another placement? I'll take anything
00:27:30No, I understand if something comes up hello
00:27:38Pick up a grace
00:27:40Yeah, oh
00:27:42Can I change my destination sure
00:27:45Where you looking go
00:27:55Like I'd always known you no surprise
00:27:58Feel it in my bones and I realized time to wake up from my fantasy
00:28:05Can I take you with me?
00:28:14Oh
00:28:20Hi, oh hi
00:28:24It's me grace
00:28:29Grace grace
00:28:31From the last two weeks from well, you know
00:28:36I'm sorry. Oh, were you at one of the Denver shows?
00:28:39No
00:28:46You really don't know who I am hey nice show. Oh, thanks so much. Thank you
00:29:10All good here. Hey, oh
00:29:16I
00:29:18Know that look
00:29:20Boyfriend trouble not exactly, you know, you need to get it off your chest. I'm all ears might make you feel better
00:29:28That's okay. Um, what are your specials? Come on, don't be shy
00:29:34I've heard it all before
00:29:39I've dreamt about the same guy for the last ten nights and it turns out that he was put into my
00:29:43subconscious because of some sort of cosmic clerical error and I came to Grand Rapids to see him for the dream police could erase
00:29:47him from my memory and it turns out he has no idea who I am so
00:29:52Yeah
00:29:55Yeah, we have tuna milk and meatloaf I'll just take a cheeseburger onions extra pickles
00:30:09I
00:30:13Go hey Liz menu. Yeah. Thanks
00:30:25Hey, hi, excuse me
00:30:30We meet again
00:30:32Sorry, I I don't want to interrupt your book. I
00:30:35I'm glad you did if you haven't ordered yet. I recommend getting the cheeseburger. Mm-hmm
00:30:44You know
00:30:45She could hear you better if you're sitting at the same table
00:31:05You
00:31:15Stay close, it's easy to get lost if you've never been down here
00:31:31And you shouldn't touch anything
00:31:36I
00:31:45Carrying this monitor down six flights of stairs and I finally get to the bottom and security stops me
00:31:50They think I'm robbing the place. Thank you. I know apparently they'd had some kind of theft issue
00:31:56So I say to the guy don't you think if I were robbing the place I would have chosen something more discreet and then he
00:32:00Tells me to empty my pockets
00:32:02Walked right into that one
00:32:05Yeah
00:32:07How long you've been temping for a
00:32:10Few years. It's all right. Not the most reliable
00:32:14kind of
00:32:15In between gigs right now
00:32:19What do you really want to do I want to be a writer I can see that
00:32:24Really yeah, you're a great storyteller. Thanks. So I I gotta ask
00:32:31What was that back there at the bar?
00:32:34A
00:32:36Mistake I I
00:32:39Thought you were someone I knew
00:32:41This might sound crazy
00:32:44But I really thought I knew you from somewhere too. It doesn't sound strange at all. And here we go. Thanks
00:32:53Have you two had a chance to check out the taste of summer what's that? It's a pop-up street fair
00:32:59You know what you should do as soon as you're done here you just walk on over there
00:33:03It's just a few blocks from here. Do they have churros? Well, it wouldn't be a street fair without them would it?
00:33:09enjoy
00:33:10What do you say sure great
00:33:15Okay pickles, sorry, I I don't know why I just assumed do you just want that
00:33:24Well you
00:33:27Assumed right
00:33:39Hello hi
00:33:41We're looking for grace. She's not in
00:33:44How do you know grace we go way back? She'd definitely be happy to see us and not at all alarmed
00:33:50Okay
00:33:53Do you know where we could find her it's really important I don't but I can tell her you drop by mister
00:34:00We'll try again later, but
00:34:03Have a nice night
00:34:04Yeah, you too
00:34:15Grace your friends are so weird. Why are we leaving?
00:34:19One thing you must understand about people is that they are naturally suspicious. Do we not look trustworthy?
00:34:25We're both wearing company-issued blazers. You have a pocket square. Yes. Well that aside she wasn't going to help us. Oh
00:34:33This is bad. It's really bad
00:34:37My performance reviews on Friday if the dream castle finds out about this I
00:34:42Can't go back to cataloging. We have a few days. Let's not panic
00:34:47Hey, you just need to find grace and make her see how important this is
00:34:51Before I'm cast out of dream central and lose the only job I've ever wanted
00:34:57That wasn't panic
00:34:58Hmm. Where do we look next if I had to guess she's gone to find Michael
00:35:04We told her not to another thing you must understand about people is that they are stubborn
00:35:10What happens if she finds him before we find her then you are free to panic?
00:35:17You
00:35:29So
00:35:30What's your book about?
00:35:31It's fiction based on a summer. I spent a sleepaway camp when I was 12 sort of a coming-of-age romance
00:35:39The romance part is fictional
00:35:41So no first kiss by the lake no, though I did get poison ivy at that like
00:35:49People wouldn't tell these stories at campfires that we did and one night
00:35:53I finally worked up the confidence to try and made one of my counselors laugh so hard he fell off his chair
00:35:58It was the best feeling in the world
00:36:05I'm not superstitious. I swear. Okay, maybe a little
00:36:12Ah my lucky penny
00:36:17Have you seen her
00:36:20maybe
00:36:21Who wants to know?
00:36:23I'm her uncle. I thought we were supposed to meet I can't seem to locate her
00:36:27Well, maybe you should give her a call. She's not answering her phone. What is this? That's apple pie. You want a slice?
00:36:34I've never had it. You've never had apple pie
00:36:37Never had pie
00:36:39She's not from around here now about grace. Oh, yeah, they went to the street fair
00:36:44They is she left with that musician has been playing across the street. He's been in here every day this week. His name's Michael
00:36:50He's really sweet. He's a good tipper. We appreciate your help. Let's go
00:36:57Hold on
00:36:59I
00:37:11Bought my first guitar when I was 15, I
00:37:14Spent all summer mowing lawn so I could afford it
00:37:16Have you always wanted to be a musician? Yeah
00:37:20My mom was a singer
00:37:22She taught me how to play. Are you from the area? I'm from Kalamazoo
00:37:27So what brings you out to Grand Rapids? Well the truth did you grow up in Portland? How did you know I was from?
00:37:38You mentioned it earlier
00:37:41Yeah, I love Portland my grandmother lives there I was just there at Christmas with my sister
00:37:46Mom, I'm actually headed back. I gotta catch a train later
00:37:50I still have time
00:37:53I'd like to spend it with you
00:38:00Sorry, oh
00:38:04My sister now we just exactly yeah, okay
00:38:08Hello, where are you? I went out for dinner where he wouldn't know it
00:38:16No
00:38:17Okay, well your friends stopped by friends what friends I don't know they didn't give names an older guy
00:38:28Did they say what they wanted just that they needed to talk to you what seemed urgent
00:38:34You're not in some kind of trouble. Are you? No, of course not. Okay, because he can't afford my retainer
00:38:40Huh funny gotta go
00:38:43Hey
00:38:46Michael Roy
00:38:52Especially I've ever eaten
00:38:55Now now that she's actually met the young man, it's gonna be harder to convince her to give him up
00:39:00Maybe she won't like it. You think there's a chance they might not get along
00:39:04No, it's really nice
00:39:07certainly handsome
00:39:10Hmm
00:39:11I've always seen pie memories, but I never knew it could be so good. Why don't we have pie?
00:39:15You can put in a request when we get back
00:39:21This way
00:39:25Now boarding at 1145 to Portland I have a really nice time tonight. Yeah, me too
00:39:31I'm glad I got the chance to meet you. Even if it was a case of mistaken identity funny how that happens. Yeah
00:39:40Well, uh
00:39:42if you're ever in
00:39:44Portland if you're ever in Kalamazoo, yeah
00:39:48You know, uh, let me um, let me give you my number you can please
00:39:55Or and this is gonna sound crazy
00:40:01Take the rider with me
00:40:04What you can tell your grandma you're in her neck of the woods you're close, right?
00:40:09Yeah, we are but I mean I I can't just drop everything and get on a train why not your temp kicks over
00:40:16It'll be like an adventure. Yeah
00:40:20exactly
00:40:22Look I'm just
00:40:26I'm not ready for this night to end. Are you?
00:40:38Grace yes. Yes
00:40:53What are we gonna say to convince her we need to find her first
00:40:55Tickets, please. We're not travelers. We need to speak to the couple who just went through
00:40:59I can't let you on to the platform unless you have a ticket. You can purchase one at the window
00:41:02We don't have money. We accept all major credit cards Marsha
00:41:06What is your last name? You don't need my last name and you're from the area
00:41:11writing
00:41:15I
00:41:17Don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you're talking about
00:41:21I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you're talking about
00:41:24I
00:41:28You gonna complain to my manager, no, I will be reporting this to someone much higher up childhood fears
00:41:36Clowns perhaps No
00:41:53You
00:42:09Did you get in touch with your grandma I
00:42:13Did and she's excited I also texted my sister she's a little excited too. We just
00:42:20silenced that sorry
00:42:22But you're right Oh had a story idea jotting it down before I forget can I see sure
00:42:31Check this out
00:42:32Story ideas. Hopefully I don't love that. I keep a notebook on me when I feel inspired
00:42:39This is awesome
00:42:45Write my lyrics on napkins. Oh, yeah. Yeah works great till you lose a killer song to a coffee spell
00:42:52Are you working on anything at the moment?
00:42:55Yeah, yeah
00:42:58But it doesn't really matter. Why not? This is my last show
00:43:04The tour ever
00:43:07I'm gonna work for my dad at his distribution plant. One of his accountants just quit needs me to fill the position
00:43:14So it's just temporary until they hire someone
00:43:18No
00:43:20He's been trying to get me to join the family business for years and I try to fight it with my music
00:43:28but uh
00:43:30Nepotism one
00:43:33About your music
00:43:36Well, you know
00:43:39Road life's hard
00:43:43There's no money in it and
00:43:46And
00:43:48It's really lonely
00:43:52It's not the most practical, yeah
00:43:58You still love it though I
00:44:00Do
00:44:02Yeah
00:44:04but uh
00:44:05sometimes a
00:44:07dream just
00:44:09Isn't meant to be
00:44:11I
00:44:15Book was rejected
00:44:19I'm sorry. I
00:44:21worked really hard on it and
00:44:24everybody passed
00:44:26my sister wants me to get a real job, but I
00:44:30just I
00:44:32Don't want to spend my whole life wondering if I could have made it if I had just kept trying I
00:44:38I
00:44:40Don't think dreams are supposed to be easy
00:44:45They're supposed to be worth it
00:44:56Hey, here you go. Oh, thanks
00:45:00You
00:45:06We should probably try to get some sleep, huh
00:45:09Yeah, I'm not quite tired. I'm gonna read for a bit, but um sweet dreams
00:45:17What oh
00:45:19It's just um, I
00:45:22Don't dream
00:45:24Everyone dreams. Well if I do I don't remember them ever
00:45:30No
00:45:32That explains a lot
00:45:35What do you mean nothing?
00:45:38Good night. Good night
00:45:50She could be anywhere we're never gonna catch her now
00:45:54How
00:45:56How am I gonna face the dream Council
00:45:59I've been waiting my whole life to do this job. My father was a dream weaver my father's father
00:46:03I'm a legacy. I've been reluctant to suggest it, but we're going to have to go to plan B. What's plan B?
00:46:11right here
00:46:14These used to be on every corner
00:46:23You
00:46:33You've got Fred it's Harvey
00:46:37Harvey
00:46:38Where are you?
00:46:39Now we're grabbing lunch today. I've been detained. Well, you missed a great lasagna. I need you to get some memories for me
00:46:48Sure, I was heading over the resource desk. Anyway, what's the name? Grace McMahon?
00:46:52ID number Kilo Alpha Lima
00:46:569865
00:46:57five four five three five five four four
00:46:59I need the last 24 hours got it. I'll swing by your desk. It's not going to my desk Fred
00:47:07Where's it going Chicago?
00:47:13Must have misheard you I just said Chicago I did
00:47:23What are you doing down there I'm dealing with a code blue
00:47:27rogue nightmare
00:47:29unauthorized dream inhabitant
00:47:32Fred
00:47:33Are you still with me lost her? That's why you need the memories to find out what she's been
00:47:37Stay with me Fred
00:47:39Did you know how many rules this is breaking? I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important
00:47:47All right
00:47:49Give me an hour
00:47:52Oh
00:48:04Well, we got six hours to kill before our connecting train Oh six hours, what do you want to do
00:48:23Pick a hand
00:48:25One of the best parts about traveling is checking out all the obscure tourist attractions like the world's largest ball of yarn for lucky
00:48:34Come on
00:48:37Left
00:48:40So, where are we going
00:48:43You
00:48:50Best part of traveling, huh? Yeah, maybe we should get lunch. Yeah, let's do that
00:49:12Oh
00:49:34Can I help you friend Lisa on the first floor mentioned needing a tape
00:49:39Mm-hmm. Why didn't she put in a request? I know how stretched then you are. I have her to grab it
00:49:49Whose memories do you need?
00:49:55Madonna
00:49:59Madonna who she doesn't have a last name
00:50:09Like international pop star Madonna
00:50:20Are you hiding something
00:50:38Oh
00:50:52They're in Montana, hi folks, what can I help you with you can't thank you electronics sports memorabilia
00:50:58Now you look like a man that appreciates a nice watch. I'm not really in them. Oh my
00:51:03Try it on give her a spin that's genuine Swiss technology, by the way, but they're sporty
00:51:21My interest to you in a kayak just got it in
00:51:24Sure, what's a kayak?
00:51:27Do you believe in fate?
00:51:29like there's just certain things in life that are
00:51:32Inevitable, I'd like to decide my own future
00:51:39I'm glad you walked into that bar last night
00:51:43I'm glad you mistook me for your friend
00:51:46And that we both wound up at that tiner
00:51:50I'm glad that the waitress talked to some going to the street there. You beat me at ring toss
00:51:56I
00:52:00I'm glad you're here with me now
00:52:06I don't know what I explain it. It's like like
00:52:14If we never met if our paths never crossed
00:52:20Part of you would always be looking for me
00:52:23Yeah
00:52:26Me too
00:52:29That's great, can I use that?
00:52:34It's all yours
00:52:40We never met
00:52:48You know, I I realized I've never actually heard you play and I came when you were finishing your set well
00:52:56There's a song I've been working on and I don't know. I can't quite figure it out yet
00:53:04I'd love to hear it
00:53:06Yeah, yeah
00:53:09All right, well it's not finished so be nice
00:53:27I was always searching for something
00:53:31Never said live for anything less than what I was dreaming of
00:53:39Everyone tells you play it safe
00:53:46That's the I mean and then this is the part I'm kind of stuck on I
00:53:51Don't know. I'm sort of thinking it goes
00:53:57Oh
00:54:05What if it's
00:54:07We never met
00:54:09If we never met
00:54:12If our paths never crossed
00:54:15Part of me would always be looking for you part of me. Hi. Oh, thank you
00:54:26So sweet you said there was no money in this
00:54:32Sounds amazing. Thank you. You should finish it
00:54:38Buy you an ice cream
00:54:42Tell you
00:54:45Really sure how to say this
00:54:49There's a reason I thought I knew you at the bar and
00:54:53And the thing is I know how this is gonna sit
00:55:11Enjoying this you think it's still any good
00:55:23You
00:55:53I
00:56:01Was fast
00:56:07Are you another ice cream sure
00:56:10I
00:56:20Okay, how about I'll pick yours and you pick mine
00:56:27Deal
00:56:31All right, be nice I'll try
00:56:40Oh
00:56:50Look at you really brings out your eyes
00:57:10Hey, I got you something
00:57:22Where words fail music speaks when I saw it I thought of you
00:57:30I love it. Thank you. You're welcome
00:57:36Oh
00:57:39Hey, um, what was it you wanted to tell me earlier before the rain it sounded important
00:57:48You know, I don't remember
00:58:02What if we didn't find that
00:58:05Don't worry. She can't dodge us forever. No, I mean, what if we let her keep the memories?
00:58:10That's not an option, but you know, we're running out of time
00:58:14We have to finish this. I
00:58:17Need you to focus
00:58:20Okay
00:58:22Hey well
00:58:35I
00:58:42Want to take you to dinner
00:58:44Yeah, I'm thinking table
00:58:47chairs
00:58:49cutlery
00:58:51Indoors Wow tables and chairs. I see
00:58:56This is really cute place downtown called Fauna
00:59:00How about tonight I'd love to yeah. Yeah
00:59:05cool
00:59:06How about eight o'clock? Yeah, I'll be there
00:59:18Five okay. Yeah. Bye
00:59:36Oh
00:59:38There she is
00:59:41Sweetheart, I miss you too. Oh, look at you. Yeah, you look fabulous. Oh, come on
00:59:50The world's largest spider sculpture. I know it sounds crazy, but it was so cool
00:59:55And then we went to this beautiful park and he sang me this song and we got caught in a downpour and had to run
01:00:01For cover it was the best. Oh, well, you've been so busy
01:00:06Tell me have you heard back from any of those publishers?
01:00:11Um
01:00:13They all passed on my book. Oh
01:00:17Sorry to hear that
01:00:20Do you think I'm wasting my time? Mm-hmm the pursuit of a dream is never a waste of time
01:00:25No, Becky thinks so. Well, she's just trying to protect you
01:00:30But if all you've ever gotten is rejection don't you eventually have to throw in the towel grace
01:00:37What is it that you want to do? I want to write
01:00:46The publishers said that
01:00:49my world is small and
01:00:52You know what
01:00:54Maybe they're right. You know, what do I really have to say? Well sounds to me
01:01:00That you have had quite an adventure over the last two days
01:01:03Well, I have sort of started working on a new story, but it's rough, you know
01:01:10I'm not really sure if it's anything yet grab your stuff. There is only one way to find out
01:01:17Come with me, okay
01:01:20I will make us some lunch and when you have something to share
01:01:26We'll read it together. Oh
01:01:29There are extra pencils in the left drawer
01:01:51We'll start you off in bookkeeping until you get caught up in operations I
01:01:55Can't tell you how glad I am to have you home Mike. Yeah
01:01:59It's good steady work and you'll have lots of time for your hobby. It's not a hobby dad
01:02:06look I
01:02:08Know this isn't how you pictured your life, but you could build a career here ten years. You're running the place
01:02:17It's a smart play
01:02:24You
01:02:39Grace I
01:02:41Need to talk to you. I'm not gonna forget him and you can't make me I know
01:02:46I'm here to help you. Harvey will be right behind me. We need to go before he gets here
01:02:49I'm supposed to meet Michael if we stay it won't matter
01:02:55Please
01:03:06Where are we going? I haven't really thought that far ahead. Well, then why are we doing this? I thought you wanted me to forget
01:03:17You know, you were my first ever dream
01:03:20really
01:03:21They give you ten assignments when you start I was really nervous
01:03:26but then I started watching your memories and
01:03:30Felt like I knew you
01:03:33And an inspiration just hit me I found this old memory of your driver's test wait the driver's test dream that was you
01:03:39Yeah. Oh, I loved that dream. That was a great dream
01:03:43I wrote 13 pages of a story after that dream see that's what every dream weaver hopes for that their work helps the dreamer
01:03:50Figure something out make a breakthrough
01:03:54We build a dream you live it if we build a great dream
01:03:59You make a real difference in your life
01:04:03Being down here it just made me realize how little I really know
01:04:07But the world people like what does it feel like to swim in the ocean fall in love?
01:04:13How often are you supposed to exfoliate twice a week? I think see I
01:04:18Never would have guessed
01:04:22Everything I know about this world I know through other people's memories your memories
01:04:30But since I've been down here, I felt rain and the breeze on my face. I pet a cat
01:04:38It's pretty awesome, right?
01:04:40Best
01:04:42look
01:04:43Laura, I think you are doing an amazing job. I mean all of my dreams lately have been
01:04:50Incredible
01:04:52Really? You're not just saying that. Oh, yeah
01:04:54I mean the dream the other night when I was wearing the spring formal dress great Paul. I love that dress me, too
01:05:03Laura
01:05:06I'm really grateful for you
01:05:08And I am so so glad that you are my dream weaver
01:05:38You
01:05:58They said this was lemon meringue
01:06:02You really don't have pie in dreamland
01:06:04No
01:06:06We do have some things from down here
01:06:08But it's a whole process you got to submit a request to the council. It's a lot of paperwork
01:06:15Well, if things can change in dreamland, maybe you can change the rule about meeting someone in a dream
01:06:20maybe
01:06:22Seems like a bigger ask than pie
01:06:26Yeah
01:06:29I'm sorry, Grace. I never meant for any of this to happen. You don't need to apologize. Of course I do
01:06:35This is all my fault
01:06:37No
01:06:38These have been the best two days of my life. I mean it
01:06:43I've been sort of lost
01:06:46sleepwalking for my days and
01:06:48This sort of forced me to take some real chances
01:06:53Okay, it's gonna happen to you I don't know probably sanctioned definitely fired
01:07:01I'll be okay. Maybe I'll get a job at the Department of Weather
01:07:05There's a Department of Weather. Yeah, what's it do the weather right?
01:07:11Ladies
01:07:15Harvey we can't take her memories. I've told you it's not our decision to make I'll explain everything to the council
01:07:22I'll take all the blame. There is an order to things a Providence
01:07:27It is not our place to interfere already have we're not just talking about one life
01:07:33We're talking thousands of fates thrown off course
01:07:37Every little change causes a ripple effect. What do you mean?
01:07:42Every person has their own trajectory a destiny
01:07:48Your friend Michael for example is meant to go on to a very successful music career
01:07:54One that brings his life meaning and fulfillment
01:07:58Are you saying that
01:08:00If I keep my memories of him
01:08:04That doesn't happen
01:08:06fate is a delicate thing grace as
01:08:09I've tried to explain if you alter the course of things it is unclear if they will ever come to be
01:08:17Harvey
01:08:19Please
01:08:21I
01:08:30Agree
01:08:32grace
01:08:33home
01:08:35Michael was born to play music. It's what makes him happy. I can't ruin that
01:08:40But he lives here grace
01:08:43The chances you'd ever cross paths again are almost zero
01:08:47If you do this
01:08:52You'll never see him again
01:08:56I know
01:08:58It's okay. This is my choice
01:09:03Thank you for all the help
01:09:17You
01:09:24What do I have to do just close your eyes
01:09:47Oh
01:09:58I thought I missed you. Sorry. I'm late. I
01:10:02Tried to call you, but then I realized I didn't have your number
01:10:06I'm sorry. Do I know you one sec?
01:10:10What do you mean? I think you might have me confused with someone else. Did I did?
01:10:17I do something look. I'm really sorry. I've got a flight to catch but I hope you find who you're looking for
01:10:35What just happened
01:10:41Michael
01:10:44I'm so sorry
01:10:47I think I can shed some light on that
01:10:52If you come with me I can explain everything
01:11:06How you doing kiddo
01:11:11It's not fair you're so happy
01:11:17They'll go back to their lives
01:11:20Neither will know they've lost anything. I'll know it might not seem like it, but we did the right thing
01:11:29What is meant to be will always be
01:11:47You
01:11:57Sorry what a nightmare my flight was delayed for six hours in Portland
01:12:01I still can't believe you went to Portland on a whim no notice. Well, I texted you
01:12:07from the train
01:12:08Well, you were the one that told me to get out of my comfort zone
01:12:11So if you really think about it, I was just taking your advice nice try. Okay. Look, I'm sorry
01:12:16I didn't text you sooner, but it was so inspiring and I wrote this story that I'm really proud of
01:12:22look, I know you think this is a mistake, but
01:12:26Writing is what I was meant to do. I owe it to myself to try
01:12:30So does that mean back to temping?
01:12:34for now
01:12:36You sure I am
01:12:39Let's go get some pizza. You can tell me all about your story. No olives. No olives
01:12:46By the way, whatever happened your dream, man, who?
01:12:50You
01:13:13For your first review the council has evaluated your work performance
01:13:18Including quality control and dream output and compliance with all required regulations
01:13:25We've also taken into consideration
01:13:27assessments from your superiors
01:13:32You have achieved strong marks across the board will be increasing your caseload to 30 assignments
01:13:41You don't seem pleased with your review
01:13:43I
01:13:45Know I mean, yes. Yes, I am
01:13:49Congratulations, Elora
01:13:51You have a bright future ahead of you at dream central
01:14:03Francis a million steel. How can I help you? Of course one moment while I connect you
01:14:09I
01:14:19Hello the New Yorker loves your story loves it. They want it for their October issue
01:14:25I mean, it's great stuff dream police a honky musician. Where do you come up with this stuff?
01:14:33Honestly, I I don't know well I've set up some meetings for you
01:14:37This is just the beginning. We'll definitely be in touch
01:15:07Oh
01:15:22Michael and Grace are in the same place
01:15:38I need graceful man's memories from us
01:15:43Please
01:16:06To my sister the author
01:16:09It's just one short story, that's how it all starts I'm proud of you. Thanks
01:16:18Hey, this is a celebration
01:16:21What's with the look? I know I am happy. I am you know, this is everything I've ever wanted. I just I
01:16:29Don't know. I can't shake the feeling that there's something
01:16:32missing
01:16:35I'm Michael Roy. How's everyone else doing?
01:16:39Yeah, yeah good to hear good to hear this is a new one I've been working on
01:16:58I was always searching for something
01:17:03Never settle in for anything less than what I was dreaming of
01:17:09Everyone tells you play it safe
01:17:13Kept hearing a voice. She said
01:17:16Have grace have faith
01:17:19Just hearing a voice. She said
01:17:21Have grace have faith if we never met if our paths never crossed
01:17:29Part of me would always be looking for you part of you would always be looking we never met
01:17:36If a story got lost
01:17:40Part of me would always be looking for you part of you would always be looking part of me
01:17:47It's part of you
01:17:56Life is a delicate delicate thing sleepwalking ignoring keep your hands
01:18:04Yeah
01:18:06Everyone tells you play it safe
01:18:10Kept hearing a voice. She said
01:18:13Have grace have faith
01:18:15Kept hearing a voice. She said
01:18:18Have grace have faith
01:18:21Kept hearing a voice. She said
01:18:24Have faith
01:18:27Find grace
01:18:33My god
01:18:48Oh, you're back, okay
01:19:03You
01:19:33You