Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: A+ | 154 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT When You're Weak
By Jacob Clifton | Season 5 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.01.2013
Q: "This manipulation, in your opinion would this constitute undue influence?"
A: "Unfortunately I think it did."
Any other day, he'd know better than to let her say this out loud, on record. Any other day, any other witness, any other woman: He'd see it. But he wants so badly to make her weak. He wants the story -- the horrible story that broke him, again, last night -- to be true. Because it is bitter, and because it's his heart.
Q: "And can I rule out anyone else being involved with this manipulation?"
A: "David Lee."
Q: "David Lee was involved with this will?"
A: "No, bitch. The other one."
He doesn't like it when she's weak. But he doesn't like her winning, either. For a moment he's a creature; squatting, bestial.
Cary: "Uh, I will go ahead and handle the motherfucking cross, if I may."
Dunaway: "Oh yeah, this is the coolest thing I've seen all year. Hit it."
The rest, but for Will's slowly crumpling face and the war between St. Alicia and the actual woman over whether to glory in this -- in overcoming the absolute insult of this, over and above his petty man anger, that he would bother to compare himself to Matthew Ashbaugh, the hideous things that says about them both -- is already written: Alicia cops to manipulating Matthew into writing the will that names his widow, and now that's a matter of record.
"Mr. Ashbaugh was delaying. Mr. Lee asked me to... prime the pump, I believe were his words."
She's wearing a black suit, the cleanest lines, the freshest makeup. Her eyes betray nothing at all. With Matthew as your stalking horse, she would say. You betray yourself.
I don't like you when you're weak.
TOWNCAR
Peter: "Donna! You are the best. You know that Eli over there thinks this is about 2016."
Donna: "Kind of, but in the vaguest possible terms. I want to know what you think."
(Ring-ring.)
Peter: "It's just my mom, NBD."
Donna: "I am a black lady. Answer your phone immediately."
Eli: "She's not a 'mom' like you're thinking. She is a monster."
Donna: "Nevertheless."
Peter: "Mom, what's up... Oh, crap. I didn't realize this had become about you. Fine."
Donna: "Clearly you have other stuff going on..."
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