Darker Shades Of Elise 2017
Darker Shades Of Elise 2017
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00:00It's fine, I will re-align it tonight
00:10What?
00:11What are you, what's that answer you like?
00:23Elise, what are you doing here? You didn't even call to say you were coming.
00:31Yeah, so I'd better be off preparing things for the Collins account tomorrow.
00:39So if we meet first thing and grab a coffee then we can review.
00:45You better make mine extra strong.
00:48As if I'd forget such a thing in the morning.
00:54So, what do you mean?
00:58Well, I just thought you said you were going to be on time this evening for dinner.
01:04And they needed me to stay late, so that's why I'm here.
01:08Do you know what day it is today?
01:13What's me?
01:15Third of March.
01:21Our anniversary.
01:24Fuck, Elise, I totally forgot.
01:26Yeah, I know.
01:30It's the work clothes that you put me in.
01:33I was completely snowed under here and...
01:35Yeah, you looked really busy when I walked in just then. Really busy.
01:44Now, I'll just...
01:56Hello?
01:58No, I can't right now.
02:02Okay, okay, yes, alright. Okay, I'll come and meet you now. Okay, bye.
02:11I have to go. Okay, it's an emergency.
02:16I have to go, okay?
02:18That was Simon.
02:20Rick, no, not tonight. It's our anniversary.
02:26Fuck.
02:57So, let me get this right, you actually forgot your anniversary?
03:00Yeah.
03:02And I was stood there in a corset.
03:06I was completely rejected.
03:11Oh, God, I feel like such a fucking idiot.
03:14You're going to need something stronger than that.
03:16Wait.
03:17Hold on.
03:22I'm sorry.
03:23Hold on.
03:27I mean, it's obvious what's been going on, though.
03:30I've known it for months.
03:31Go on.
03:33No, he's cheating on me.
03:34Probably one of those receptionists.
03:38Yeah.
03:40Yeah, he must be. In fact, I know he is.
03:42I mean, all these strange work houses, you know, having to suddenly leave in the middle of the night.
03:47No, he's cheating on me.
03:50You know what I would do?
03:51What?
03:52Go fuck every man in sight.
03:56Oh, what?
03:58Get him back.
04:00You know, and if he has a reason to dump you in the future for some other girl, then he has someone to throw in his face.
04:06No, no, no, I couldn't do anything like that.
04:08I mean, I'm married. I couldn't do that to him.
04:11Go have fun.
04:13Enjoy yourself. You deserve it.
04:15I couldn't do that to him.
04:17It's just wrong.
04:19You know.
04:23It's here.
04:25Who's here?
04:26It's here. Come on, you need to go.
04:28Wait, who's here?
04:30Raymond.
04:31Some guy I met online.
04:32Oh, no, no, don't you remember the last one?
04:35That guy. I can't remember what he was called.
04:38Charlie?
04:39Yeah, Charlie.
04:40Oh, he was hot.
04:41Got weird as fuck, you know.
04:43He wouldn't stop texting and calling me and stuff, but...
04:46Yeah, I had to get rid of him, but come on, you need to go.
04:48Okay.
04:49Just be careful with this one.
04:52He's cute.
04:53He's stout.
04:55And he's wahan.
04:57That makes me a bad friend in Soviet.
04:59But come on, you need to go.
05:01No, you're okay.
05:03God, ever since you left your marriage, you've been having so much fun.
05:06I have.
05:08And so should you.
05:10But don't be sorry about that.
05:11I'll get some fresh young meat.
05:14But come on, you need to go.
05:15Don't worry, okay?
05:16Have fun.
05:17Goodbye, Will.
05:21Bye.
05:51It's alright.
05:52It's alright.
05:54I can't forget.
05:55I love you.
05:58Oh, yeah, you're mine.
06:02Oh, it's alright.
06:06It's alright.
06:08I can't breathe.
06:10I can't move anymore.
06:12It's alright.
06:14It's alright.
06:16It's alright.
06:21It's alright.
06:26I'm sorry, I just don't have any notes of this being booked.
06:28It was for 3pm to meet up with Janet Waters.
06:30To take a few images for a client.
06:32I suppose.
06:33Felix.
06:35Ah, Janet.
06:37Nice to meet you.
06:38Yeah, um, we don't actually need you today.
06:40Why's that?
06:42Because we don't need a photographer.
06:44It must have slipped my mind.
06:45But anyway, we don't need you, so here's to you.
06:47Really nice way to run a business, lady.
06:49Really nice.
06:51Thank you for nothing.
06:54Cheers, thank you very much.
07:01Oh, and Liz, um, if you're looking for Rick,
07:04he's actually got a meeting with a client of ours.
07:07He and she have had the date booked in for a while.
07:21Cheers.
07:48Right, I'm off out.
07:50Don't bother with dinner.
07:56You off out somewhere?
07:59No.
08:00Well, just like that, then.
08:03OK, I'll see you later.
08:19Bye.
08:47Hey, do you mind?
08:49No, go ahead.
08:50Come on.
08:59You know, you could just go over there and talk to him.
09:02What do you mean?
09:04Whoever that guy is over there,
09:05you're pretty enough just to go over there.
09:07I'm sure he would not turn you away.
09:11No, no, it's nothing like that.
09:13What's it like?
09:19What's wrong?
09:20Man in black gone.
09:23What?
09:25Yeah, actually.
09:27Well...
09:30I'm not going anywhere.
09:42I don't know who that guy was over there,
09:43but he clearly doesn't deserve you.
09:45Wow, you sure do know how to flatter a girl.
09:47I flatter the ones I want, yeah.
09:49And the ones you don't?
09:51Why would that matter?
09:53You are not one of those.
09:59Oh, my God, it's you.
10:01The photographer from the office.
10:02Oh, my God, I'm sorry.
10:04Nice to see I made an impression.
10:06No, no, it's not that.
10:07I've had a lot on.
10:08But listen about Janet.
10:09Don't pay any attention to what she says.
10:11She can be a complete bitch sometimes.
10:13Your boss.
10:14No, no, she's not my boss.
10:15And I don't work there.
10:16I don't work there either, for the record.
10:17May I ask you what you do?
10:19Don't tell me your photographer as well
10:20has done my job for me.
10:22No, no.
10:23Are you?
10:24No, no, I'm not.
10:26I want to photograph you.
10:28My portfolio, just a one-time thing.
10:30No, my days of posing for the camera are long gone.
10:34Wait, you've posed before?
10:36Why don't you tell me?
10:37Yeah, I used to do some acting when I was younger.
10:40Why did you stop?
10:41Please, let me.
10:42You'll enjoy it.
10:47What do you say?
11:00Are you sure we should be doing the shoot inside?
11:06What?
11:10You don't like it?
11:12It's fine, I think.
11:13No, you.
11:15You look incredible.
11:19Have a seat.
11:22Anywhere you want.
11:23Pick it.
11:25Anywhere you want.
11:26Anywhere?
11:27Mm-hmm.
11:28Okay.
11:30I'm a bit nervous.
11:32Don't be.
11:34I'm just going to take a few test shots.
11:36I haven't done this for a while, so...
11:38You'll be fine.
11:39Just relax.
11:45So, do you live here with someone?
11:48Yeah, actually, yeah.
11:51My husband.
11:52Oh, really?
11:54And where's he?
11:56Embarrassingly, yeah.
11:59He was the guy who was spying on us.
12:01Really?
12:03Yeah, I know it's a bit weird, but...
12:05That is a little bit weird.
12:06Find my reason.
12:07No, I think it's actually quite hot.
12:10It's actually quite hot.
12:13It's not.
12:15How do these look?
12:16I'll show you in a minute.
12:18You're so impatient.
12:20I'm just curious.
12:25Oh, God.
12:36You've got a little bit of...
12:37Oh.
12:38Lipstick on your...
12:41My chin?
12:45You're perfect.
12:48I'm really not.
12:50What's your husband done to you?
12:54What do you mean?
12:55Well, to make you lose all your confidence.
13:04Come here.
13:06Give me your hand.
13:08Come on.
13:10Walk this way.
13:13What?
13:14Come with me.
13:17Sit down.
13:18Oh, gosh.
13:19Come on.
13:23Why are you doing it?
13:25Are you ready?
13:30That is what we call a mirror.
13:36Look at yourself.
13:38Keep your eyes on yourself.
13:46You're beautiful.
13:49You need to know that.
13:53Look at yourself.
13:55Nobody looks like that.
13:59Or feels like this.
14:01Take your dress off.
14:02Why?
14:03He just needs me.
14:30I love you.
15:00I love you, too.
15:15Can I get any of you guys a coffee?
15:25We're fine, thank you.
15:27So sorry.
15:30Give me a kiss then.
15:37Um, Rick, actually, um, before you go, um, I just need you to look at this floor plan.
15:52I've had them drawn up for a while, but I just need you to approve them.
15:56What is this?
15:57Mind me.
15:59It's the floor plan for the stairs.
16:02Remember?
16:03I was thinking we should have it over in this corner.
16:05Wait, wait, wait, wait.
16:06It would make more sense.
16:08Tessa, we can have some time to go over this.
16:11Yeah.
16:12Give, uh, Elyse some help.
16:14I'm more than capable of doing this myself.
16:16Elyse, you're doing the first thing about this stuff.
16:19Okay?
16:20Tessa, it's next week.
16:22Okay?
16:23Yeah, yeah, that's okay.
16:53Listen, I know I haven't been around that much, and I've been absent in our relationship.
17:04Yeah.
17:05But I want this to work.
17:08I want us to get back what we had again.
17:13Why?
17:14Why haven't you been there?
17:17Work has just completely taken over.
17:22And after what happened, I think I used it as a big cover-up.
17:27And I delved deeper into it to avoid the realities of life.
17:33But I should have been there for you.
17:39I shouldn't have left you on your own to go.
17:44I'm sorry, Elyse.
17:51Please, please, please don't, don't tell Rick.
17:56Tell him what, Elyse?
18:02Look, if you ever need to talk, I'm here.
18:04Okay?
18:10Bye.
18:22So, he told me that he loved me, but then he made me say it back.
18:28You don't know, do you?
18:30No, no, of course not.
18:32No, are you sure?
18:33Yeah, I think so.
18:35So, what's he like?
18:38Oh, he's amazing.
18:40Yeah.
18:41I mean, he's not really your type, but he's, uh, well-built, very kind.
18:47You've made the same fool of yourself.
18:53You know, I was, um, I was thinking about taking up my acting career again.
19:00Oh, yeah?
19:02Well, be careful this time, okay?
19:07You got hurt really bad last time.
19:10I don't want you to get hurt again, I really care about you.
19:15Yeah.
19:17You're right, yeah.
19:22So, um, we're experimenting this weekend.
19:25While Rick's away.
19:27Yeah, tell me more.
19:35Why are you sleeping with me?
19:40It's a long story.
19:43Tell me about your time.
19:45Um, well, I moved to London when I was 16, um, for my acting career.
19:59I was doing, like, really cool shoots all over the world and stuff.
20:04And I met Rick here in London at a networking event.
20:09He was a little bit older than me, but he was a banker and he had a great job.
20:14And he was so charming.
20:17Um, the age difference didn't really matter to me.
20:22It was just something about him made me, I just wanted him.
20:29Felt like I needed him.
20:31We had great sex.
20:34Just like this.
20:35Just like this?
20:36Just like this.
20:38And we had a great relationship based on great sex.
20:42And, um, I don't know.
20:46After a while, I felt pregnant.
20:50And then what happened?
20:55Well, I was in differ about the pregnancy.
21:00But Rick, he wanted the baby.
21:04Seven months into the pregnancy, I, um, I lost it.
21:12I lost the baby.
21:16I'm sorry.
21:17No, don't be.
21:18It's, um, it's stuff that happens, isn't it?
21:23Can't be helped.
21:24And now?
21:26Now?
21:27Mm-hmm.
21:28Um, now, okay, now I'm no longer a model.
21:32No longer have a career.
21:33No longer having fun.
21:34No longer.
21:35No, no, no, no, no.
21:36No longer in love.
21:38Oh.
21:42You know that day we met in the cafe?
21:45How could I forget?
21:48I was following him to the woman he's been sleeping with.
21:52Yeah.
21:54I planned to confront him that day.
22:00What stopped you?
22:03I didn't have the facts.
22:07Would you have left him?
22:09Yeah, I was thinking about it.
22:14You deserve everything.
22:18Including this strawberry.
22:21Open.
22:22Why are you so messy?
22:23Open.
22:25Bite it.
22:26Oh, I bit it.
22:28Oh, my God.
22:32Do you want to try something else?
22:34Huh?
22:35What, now?
22:36Do you want to?
22:37Now?
22:38Yeah.
22:39Stay here.
22:40Wait, no, no, no, I don't think I'm ready for anymore.
22:41Felix!