AMY DET_CARLUCCIO FRANK HOTEL_GUEST LEAH MAN MIKE NATALIE NURSE RACHEL SHERI TOM VANESSA WOMAN WOMAN_2 NATALIE What did I tell you? Hotel guests are not allowed a second set of towels. HOTEL GUEST I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Help me, help me please. NATALIE Do you want me to change her sheets again, do ya? Well, maybe that’s not responsibility. Maybe you should potty train your stupid kid. Oh, you want a late check out? I got your late check out. No, no, don’t touch me. No. No, no. No. LEAH Hi, I’m Leah Sterling and I created the Mind Body Fitness program for people just like you. It in today’s busy but unpredictable world, getting to the gym has become more of a chore than a release. That’s why at Mind Body Fitness, we are bringing the gym to you. Now anyone can take advantage of these Wi-Fi workouts anytime, from anywhere in the world. The elevate bike makes it feel like you’re right there in the gym with me. That’s it, Sabrina. Work that core. You feel that burn. Add a girl. Keep it up. You are doing great. Work out how you want, when you want, at your own pace. At Mind Body Fitness, we even work with you directly to create a workout schedule and regimen that’s tailored to your life in your specific needs. Are you ready to change your life? I hope so. Because you can have it all. You deserve to have it all. Be the best you that you can be. VANESSA The elevate contest is projecting bike sales to triple from last quarter. It’s a huge hit. LEAH Great, now we just have to worry about next quarter. VANESSA Or we could take a moment to celebrate our success before we worry about that. LEAH You mean like we all take a vacation? VANESSA Something like that. LEAH Tell that to the stockholders. No way. Oh, I edited the copy for the new ad. How soon can we make the changes and get it posted? VANESSA I’ll get the team on it now and make sure IT gets it up by this afternoon. RACHEL You have a 12:30 luncheon with Aqua Fitness at the Soho House. LEAH Fine. RACHEL And you also have a dinner with Tom at Camden’s at seven. LEAH A lunch and a dinner appointment? No, we should reschedule that. RACHEL Uh, which? LEAH Tom. RACHEL Again? That’s the third time. VANESSA No. Belay that order. LEAH That’s funny, I thought you worked for me. VANESSA I do. But before you hired me to run your company, which I do spectacularly I might add, I was your best friend, which I still am. And I want you to be happy. LEAH Vanessa, I am buried with work. VANESSA I don’t care. Look, I’m not about to let you lose another man, particularly one this great because you’re not making time in your life to be happy. LEAH There’s just too much to do. VANESSA Which is why you have me. And I have no life. And you have Rachel. Who doesn’t have one either. Leah, either you go out with Tom tonight or I’m calling him up and inviting him to my place for a little midnight special. LEAH You wouldn’t dare. VANESSA Try me. LEAH Rachel, can we have a minute? RACHEL Yeah. LEAH You think she bought it? VANESSA She bought it. SHERI How many jobs did you apply for this week? Natalie? NATALIE Three. None of them called me in for an interview. They asked about a criminal record. SHERI And there are a number of places that specifically hire people in your circumstance. NATALIE My circumstance. SHERI You’re still taking your meds, right? NATALIE They mess with my stomach. SHERI Uh. Okay, what’s with the attitude? NATALIE What? SHERI You want to go back to jail? NATALIE No. SHERI No. Well, you’re sure acting like it. Just say the word Natalie, because you see this here, I can fill out this report and in five minutes slam your butt back back on a bus to chinchilla this very afternoon. Hey. Look at me. The meds are conditioned to your parole. You have anger issues, anxiety. They help with that. You stop taking the meds, I have to report you. It’s that simple. So, what’s it going to be? I know you want to get better. Color me naïve, I think you got a shot at turning your life around. And to do that, you’re going to have to start believing in yourself. WOMAN NATALIE Shut the hell up. LEAH Welcome to Mind Body Fitness. I’m founder Leah Sterling. Are you ready to change your life? Then let me help you. Click below and enter our new Best You contest where you’ll be eligible to win an Elevate bike, delivered to your home, one-on-one remote training sessions with me, your personal trainer and a private lunch halfway through our training where will access your progress and focus on your goals. NATALIE Why not? It’s not like I’m going to win anyway. LEAH I’m so sorry. The contest is about to break. The new ads are coming out and I lost track of time. TOM Hi. LEAH Hi. TOM I ordered you a Chardonnay. LEAH Really, I’m so sorry. TOM No, it’s okay. I know how stressed you been lately. But like I keep saying, you hired a lot of good people who can help pick up the slack. If you let them. LEAH I know. It’s just not my style. TOM Trust me, I’m a lawyer. But you’re really sorry, why don’t you make it up to me? By agreeing to that vacation we keep not taking. Thinking Bora-Bora for a week. LEAH Mm. TOM One of those bungalows that sits over the water. LEAH That sounds amazing. TOM But. LEAH Work. The contest, the three new product lines I’m closing deals on. The book, I’m a month behind on. TOM Okay. I get it. I had to ask. Look, I have some time off soon and you know I’ve been itching to travel for a while now. So, I think I’m going to go away. LEAH By yourself? TOM Well, looks like I’m going to have to. My travel partner’s unavailable. LEAH I’m sorry. TOM We should order. RACHEL Your book agent called wanting to know when she’ll see pages. LEAH Rachel, don’t lie to me. That’s not what she said. I’ve known Bonnie a long time. RACHEL You’re right. She said that you were five weeks late on delivery again. LEAH Trust me, I’m well aware. VANESSA The contest winners been chosen. LEAH Okay, great. VANESSA She happens to be local. What are the odds, right? LEAH Right. VANESSA So, I had an idea. NATALIE don’t touch me, no. NATALIE Do you have any idea what time it is? Ah, what is this? Get off my porch. LEAH Wait, wait, Natalie Clark? We’re sorry to bother you like this. We’re here with Mind Body Fitness and-- NATALIE You’re the woman from the video. LEAH That’s right. I’m Leah Sterling. And I’m here to inform you that you’re the lucky winner of the Mind-Body Fitness contest. NATALIE What? LEAH How is that possible? NATALIE You won. Congratulations. Can we come in? LEAH Um, my house is a really-- I mean, I wasn’t expecting company. NATALIE Here, bring the bike in here. The living room is fine. VANESSA Okay, just put her right here. Thank you, guys. NATALIE Wait, I didn’t order that. LEAH You won it, as a part of the contest. It’s your new Elevate bike. So, you can have one-on-one sessions with me for the next month. NATALIE What is this, a prank? Is that what this is? Who put you up to this? LEAH Natalie, I’m sorry we caught you off guard like this. You won. All of it. The Elevate bike, the private training sessions with me, the lunch. You won. NATALIE I never win anything. LEAH Looks like your luck is changing. Let me ask you, do you want to be the best you that you can be? NATALIE Yes, I-- I do. LEAH And I’m here to help you do that. Okay? Together. How does that sound? NATALIE That sounds freaking amazing. LEAH Yes. Good morning, Natalie. How do you feel today? NATALIE Okay, I guess. LEAH Are you ready to change your life? NATALIE Yes. LEAH That’s what I wanted to hear. Let’s go. Position one in the saddle. Ease into it, nice and steady. Arms slightly bent. Relax your shoulders. That’s it. Feel the rhythm. You’ve got this. Almost there. That’s right, girl. NATALIE I can’t, I’m sorry. I can’t. I can’t. I can’t do anymore. LEAH Natalie, hey, hey. Look at me. NATALIE I know I suck. LEAH You’re doing amazing. Change is hard. And sometimes painful. NATALIE It’s not hard for you. LEAH Because I’ve been doing this a long time. Today is your first day, right. Okay. So cut yourself some slack. NATALIE You just make it look so easy. LEAH You got on that bike because you wanted to make a better life for yourself, to be a better you. Most people don’t even get that far. Well, you might not believe this but a while ago I was in a much worse place than you are right now. My husband left me for someone else. I was alone. I was 30 pounds overweight. I was miserable at my job. I hit rock bottom. But you know what that gave me? Self- discipline. NATALIE Discipline, like when you put a collar on a dog and you can train them to do some amazing stuff. LEAH Well, not exactly. I had to rebuild my life and I did because I didn’t except that that’s all my life would be. And I know you haven’t either. You just have to ask yourself the same question I did. NATALIE What’s that? LEAH Do you want to be the best you that you can be? NATALIE Yes. LEAH Good answer. Now, how about we keep going to make that happen? Good job. All right, position two, out of the saddle. Keep your head up nice and tall, fingertips lightly balanced on the handlebar. Engage that core, keep you up right. Good girl. Almost done. Almost done. One, two, one, two. Three, two, one. Good job. Okay. Believe it or not, we’re not quite done. For homework, I want you to make an inspiration board. NATALIE I, I, I don’t think I can do that. LEAH Sure, you can. It’s easy. It’s basically a collection of things that’ll inspire you, that you will look at every day before and after your workout. Anything that reminds you of why you’re doing this and the person you’re forging yourself into. Think you can do that? NATALIE Yeah, I think so. LEAH Come on. You can give me better than that. NATALIE I can do it. LEAH Great. I don’t need to see it. It’s strictly for you to keep you inspired. Great work. I’ll see you sometime tomorrow. NATALIE Oh, okay. Well, I’ll-- bye. LEAH Any change that disappears after a short time is known as temporary change. For example, breathing due to exercise or pulse rate. But the true inspiration to make real change in your life can only be found-- VANESSA Hey. Brought you some groceries. LEAH Thank you. VANESSA How’s it going? LEAH Everything I write just feels false. VANESSA I was afraid of that but I saw it coming. LEAH What? VANESSA You. That’s why the books so late. When have you ever not met a deadline? You have helped so many people, why don’t you help yourself for a change? Put a little of that focus on you and make yourself happy. LEAH I am happy. VANESSA Really? Because I can’t remember the last time that I saw you smile. I mean, actually smile. Not pose for a camera. LEAH I’m happy. VANESSA No, you’re not. LEAH I am. VANESSA No, you’re not. LEAH When I have time for myself, I will. VANESSA You want to make real change, you have to make the time. Who said that again? Oh, right, you did. LEAH You got me. It’s basically a collection of things that’ll inspire you. Anything that reminds you of why you’re doing this and the person you’re forging yourself into. The person you’re forging yourself into. The person you’re forging yourself into. Person you’re forging yourself into. LEAH Good morning. You ready? I’m sorry, I didn’t hear that. NATALIE I’m ready. LEAH Good. Let’s tame this beast. All right, let’s get up out of the saddle. Mm-hmm, how bad do you want it? NATALIE Bad. LEAH Then go get it. We’re not even half way up the hill. Hit those glutes. Woo, yeah, I feel it too. SHERI Thank you. Ah. Wow, I hardly recognize you. This is amazing. NATALIE I’ve been inspired. My new trainer, Leah, she’s totally changed my life. SHERI I can see that. The work you put in is certainly paying off. NATALIE I’ve just never had anyone that inspires me like her. She believes in me. Unlike most people. SHERI That’s great to hear. Sounds like you found one of the good trainers. NATALIE Oh, we’re so much more than that. We’re friends. We’re best friends actually. I’m on my way to go meet her for lunch right now. I just thought I’d check in on my way. SHERI That’s terrific. I’m glad you have someone that’s just- - NATALIE When’s the last time you inspired somebody, SHERI Jackson? I mean, really. Change somebody’s life for the better? When have you ever done that? SHERI I do that every day. NATALIE Ha. I don’t believe you. You push paper. You collect your government check. You don’t do anything for anyone. I have someone in my life who built an empire with her own hands and she cares about me. She, she loves me. SHERI Does she know you try to turn a woman’s face into a bowl of marinara? NATALIE I have to go. SHERI Are you still taking your medication? NATALIE I just got to my lunch. Okay, bye. NATALIE Hi. LEAH Hey. NATALIE I’m sorry, was that okay? I’m just, I’m so nervous. LEAH It’s fine. NATALIE So good to see you again. I know we’ve only been working with each other for two weeks but I just feel like I’ve known you a lot longer. Like, like my whole life. LEAH That’s so great to hear. I want all my clients to feel special. NATALIE I ordered us a glass of wine. I hope Jordan is okay. LEAH It’s the middle of my workday and I only let myself cheat at night. You look great. Seems like the program is really working for you. NATALIE Oh, it is. This is the best I’ve felt in years. You’ve changed my life. LEAH No, you changed your life. I can encourage you all I want but I can’t make you do the work. You owe that all to yourself.2 NATALIE No one’s ever-- no one’s ever said anything like that to me. LEAH That can’t be true. Hey, hey, no tears. We’re here to celebrate, not cry. Now, let’s talk about your long- term goals. NATALIE That was so good. But now I feel a little guilty. LEAH Don’t worry, I’ll make you burn it off tomorrow. But it was definitely worth it. NATALIE Honestly, I can’t thank you enough. LEAH It looks like you’ve come a long way. And the more confident you feel about yourself, the more you will attract the things you deserve in your life like a new mate, a new job. NATALIE Actually, I would really love to work for you. You’re so inspiring. LEAH I, um, actually think we have an opening for an office assistant right now. NATALIE Really? Oh, that would be-- that would be amazing. LEAH Apply online and will make sure you come in for an interview. But I’m warning you, it’s not nearly as glamorous as you might think. NATALIE Just being around you all day would be so worth it. You can count me in. Wow. That was something. LEAH Oh, you get used to it. NATALIE Not me. I can’t imagine something like that happening to me. LEAH Well, you should. It’s all about confidence. Start believing in yourself and the world will, too. NATALIE So, so, is there like someone special in your life? LEAH His name is Tom. NATALIE Tom? LEAH Mm. NATALIE It’s a nice name. What’s he do? LEAH I’m sorry. I have another appointment to get to. NATALIE Right, of course. LEAH It was so good seeing you in person again. NATALIE Yes, it was. I mean, yeah, yeah, me too. Maybe we can do this again sometime. LEAH Well, I’ll certainly see you at our next training session. NATALIE Absolutely. LEAH And, don’t forget to get that application. NATALIE Right, yeah. Yeah, I will. I will. LEAH Okay, bye. NATALIE Believe in yourself and the world will too. Hi, I’m Natalie. FRANK I’m Frank. WOMAN What the hell? That’s my date, you bitch. NATALIE Lucky you. He’s a good kisser. WOMAN Ah. LEAH I’m sorry. I’ll put it down. I’m all yours now. Sorry. TOM So, how was your day? Must be nice to have the luncheon off your calendar. LEAH Oh, it was--. TOM It’s yours. LEAH Wait. Where you going? TOM Does it matter? You’re not here. Why should I be? LEAH It’s just, I’m running everything right now. TOM I run a company, too. Remember? Only I know when to set it aside and enjoy being with someone I care about. Someone I love. Can I ask you something? Are you enjoying it? LEAH Enjoying what? TOM Everything in your life. You once told me that working out used to be your release, your way of getting away from the stress of the day. Is this still? LEAH It’s different now. TOM That wasn’t the question. But it is the answer I expected. WOMAN 2 Hi, welcome to Mind Body Fitness. NATALIE Hi, I have a job interview with Leah. WOMAN 2 Perfect, just add your name to the sign in sheet and go have a seat over there. AMY Hi. I’m Amy. NATALIE Natalie. AMY Sorry, I talk when I get nervous. You’re here for the assistant job, too? NATALIE Are you? AMY For sure. Miss Sterling has been such an inspiration to so many people. Working for her would be an honor. NATALIE Leah and I are actually friends. Good ones. AMY O. M. G. So lucky. You’re in great shape. You work out? NATALIE Yeah, I do. AMY Awesome. Where? NATALIE Home. You? AMY Uh, Warrior Fitness. NATALIE Who? AMY Oh, my God, you haven’t heard of Warrior Fitness centers? I love their ellipticals. So, do you do keto or are you paleo? Or, wait, you might be old school. I bet your full-on Atkins, aren’t you? RACHEL Amy Tan? Hi, right this way. AMY Good luck. Positive energy. RACHEL Ah-- AMY Right? So funny. RACHEL That’s hilarious. Okay, well, we will be in touch as soon as our first round of interviews are over. AMY That sounds amazing. RACHEL Thank you. AMY Thank you so much. RACHEL No, thank you. Okay, bye. AMY Nice meeting you. And good luck. RACHEL Natalie Clark? Natalie? NATALIE Yeah, yeah, that’s me. RACHEL I see here that you went to Wentworth College for two years. Was that for your Associates degree? NATALIE Wasn’t a great environment for me so I left. Should we wait for Leah? RACHEL Miss Sterling is very busy which is why I’m conducting the interviews. NATALIE Of course, she’s busy. She runs an empire. When she built from scratch. It’s just, we’re friends. I won the contest for the Elevate bike. The other day at lunch, she said I should apply. Actually, she said I would be perfect for this job. RACHEL That’s good to know. And that’s what I am here to assess. There are a few years here with no work listed. Um, what were you doing during that time? NATALIE I took some time off. I went away to work on myself, um, and to help my mom. She was sick. RACHEL Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. NATALIE Thank you. I know that I can’t list caretaker as a real job but I, I managed her life every day. Pills, doctor’s appointments, all skills that I could use here for Leah. RACHEL I’ll take note of that. I noticed that you left the referral section blank. So, we will need that as well is a signature here for your background check. NATALIE Background check? Why would you need that? RACHEL Standard for all of our employees. Protects us against any legal trouble down the line and ensures that none of our employees have a criminal record. NATALIE I don’t have-- why would I have a criminal record? RACHEL No, no, I’m not, I’m not saying that you do. It’s just standard that we ensure that this is a safe working environment for our employees. NATALIE I understand that. I just, I thought this was a formality. She said that I would be perfect. RACHEL And I will certainly take that into consideration when reviewing your application. Once it’s done. So, when you get home, make sure that you fill out the referrals and then sign for the background check and I will put your application in with the others. Is there a problem with that, Miss Clark? Uh, Miss Clark? NATALIE No. Of course not. There’s no problem. RACHEL Oh, I rescheduled your 4 o’clock interview for Lifestyle magazine. LEAH Oh, thank God. How’s the search going for the new assistant? RACHEL Oh, I’ve interviewed several candidates. Some more promising than others. LEAH Par for the course. RACHEL Can I ask, that girl Natalie, the one that won the contest, what did you say to her? LEAH I just told her there was an open position and she should apply. Why? RACHEL She acted like you offered her the job. VANESSA You offered her a job? RACHEL No, I certainly did not. VANESSA I didn’t think you would. RACHEL Just something seemed off about her. VANESSA Off? What do you mean off? RACHEL She didn’t finish the application. She had no past referrals or any prior employment information and she seemed very frazzled as soon as I mentioned the background check. VANESSA It’s standard. RACHEL That’s what I told her but still she thought you gave LEAH I didn’t promise her anything. I just encouraged her to apply. VANESSA Well, sometimes your encouragement can work wonders on wackos. You need to watch that. I say we go with the other girl, Amy. RACHEL Mm-hmm. LEAH Sounds like the right call. NATALIE Dear Ms. Clark, thank you for your interest in employment at Mind Body Fitness. Unfortunately, we will not be needing your services at this time. No, no, no. No. No, no, no. No. MAN Call 911. Somebody call 911. LEAH Attacked? Oh, my God. RACHEL As of now, the police think it was a random mugging but they’re still looking into it. LEAH Is she going to be all right? RACHEL I mean, she broke both of her legs and she has a concussion but physical therapy, the doctor said that she’ll be up and back to normal in the next few months. VANESSA That poor girl. LEAH Make sure she knows her job will be waiting for her when she gets back on her feet. Oh, make sure her health benefits are all paid up. Treat her like she was a full-time employee. VANESSA And if her insurance company gives you any crap, let me know. RACHEL Will do. Should we consider hiring a temp for the time being? LEAH I’ll leave that up to you. RACHEL She’ll leave it up to me? She never leaves it up to me. VANESSA Okay, what’s going on? Who are you and what have you done with the real Leah? LEAH I’ve been thinking about what you said. And you’re right. I need to start delegating more. I need to trust that I have hired the right people to protect everything that I’ve built. I mean, why did I make all this if I can’t enjoy what it brings into my life? VANESSA I think that’s a great idea. And it sounds oddly familiar. LEAH So, I’m going to step back from the online classes for a bit and let you run things here while I finish the new book. And enjoy some time with Tom. VANESSA Mm. Nice. MIKE Good morning. Are we ready to sweat? NATALIE What? No. Who are you? MIKE I’m Mike, your trainer. And I’ll be taking over. NATALIE No. Uh, Leah is my trainer. MIKE I’m subbing for Leah but don’t worry, I am more than qualified to make sure you get the same intensive cardio heavy fat burning workout that you’re used to. Now, let’s get started. NATALIE Look, Mike, I, I don’t care what you are or aren’t qualified to do. Leah is my trainer. That’s it. Now, go get her. MIKE As I said, I’m just subbing for Leah. But if you would be more comfortable with a female trainer, I can have one sent. NATALIE I don’t want a female. I want Leah. MIKE I’m sorry, but Leah has stepped away from her weekly client sessions for the time being. NATALIE I’m not just any client, Mike. I’m Natalie Clark. I’m the winner of the contest. And the contest clearly states that Leah will be my trainer. Now go get her. MIKE I don’t think you’re understanding. NATALIE No, Mike, you aren’t understanding. Do you want me to say it slower? Leah. Now, go, fetch. MIKE As I said, I would be happy to accommodate-- NATALIE No. I’m Natalie Clark. I’m the winner of your contest. I’m here to Celia Sterling. WOMAN Hi. Welcome to Mind Body Fitness. You can use this sheet to sign in. NATALIE Hey, are you listening? I said I want to see Leah. VANESSA Can I help you? NATALIE I’m Natalie Clark. I’m the winner of your contest. The one that said I would get a month of one-on-one sessions with Leah. Today I sign into my session and you’ve got some brain-dead jock trying to coach me. VANESSA Miss Sterling has stepped away from some of her extraneous activities for the time being. NATALIE You think I’m extraneous? VANESSA What I’m saying to you is, due to time constraints of her work, miss Sterling will not be coaching her private clients for the time being. NATALIE I’m not just any client. I’m the winner of the freaking contest. VANESSA I can see that you’re upset. To make amends, we’d be happy to assign you another trainer that you feel comfortable with. NATALIE I, I don’t want any of those losers. I want what I was promised. I want Leah. VANESSA As I said-- NATALIE I know my rights. I could sue you. VANESSA If you read the contest rules, you know that in the event Leah was not available another trainer would be assigned to you. NATALIE No. I deserve to be treated better than this. VANESSA I think it’s best you went home and thought about how you’d like to continue fulfilling your end of the contest. NATALIE No, that-- that’s-- this is not-- there’s still so much more Leah and I have to do. LEAH What’s going on out here? NATALIE Oh, thank God. Leah, I knew this was all a misunderstanding. These desk monkeys just don’t listen. LEAH It’s okay. Let’s talk. Okay? LEAH As they said, I’m stepping back from some of my responsibilities. And the one-on-one sessions had to be the first to go. NATALIE Okay, but I won the contest. We agreed to do a month of sessions together. You promised. LEAH I know. And I’m sorry. But I found I’ve just taken on too much. My book’s 3 months late. My personal life is crumbling. VANESSA Not that she needs to explain herself. NATALIE What if you stopped writing your book and all those other things but you still trained me? Because I won. LEAH We have many capable instructors. Most of whom I’ve personally trained who can help guide you through the rest of your sessions and get you the results you have been working so hard for. I’m proud of you. NATALIE I, I don’t understand. If I did something wrong, I’m sorry. LEAH Natalie, this has nothing to do with you. It’s something I have to do for me. Ah. And I really need to get back to work now. As Vanessa said, consider how you would like to proceed. NATALIE Was this her idea? LEAH I’m sorry? NATALIE I bet it was. You know why she’s saying that, don’t you? She’s jealous. She’s jealous of everything you built. LEAH I think it’s best if you go now. NATALIE I’m sorry, I didn’t-- I didn’t mean to-- I’m not really feeling like myself today. LEAH I understand. It’s been a very upsetting morning. Why don’t you go home and rest and tomorrow you’ll be more clear about things. NATALIE Maybe we can hang out like we did at lunch the other day as friends. LEAH Maybe. NATALIE Dinner tonight? LEAH I’m sorry. No, I have plans and I’m trying to be better about not breaking them. NATALIE With him? Tom? Mr. handsome? LEAH Goodbye, Natalie. NATALIE Your book is more important than me. TOM Knock knock. LEAH Perfect timing. I’m in the kitchen. TOM Making us lunch? What’s the occasion? LEAH Oh, nothing special. I just wanted to do something nice for you for change. TOM To say I’m surprised would be an understatement. LEAH Well, that was my intention. TOM You look beautiful. As always. LEAH You’re a great guy and-- TOM And here it comes. LEAH No. I’m going to say you’re a great guy and I haven’t been appreciating you enough. Any woman would be lucky to have you. And I do appreciate you. TOM How much have you had to drink? LEAH I haven’t been drinking at all. But I have been cluing in to what you have been saying. I need to delegate more come enjoy my life, get back to the things that make me happy. You’re one of those things. TOM I couldn’t agree more. That is a task you are not allowed to delegate. Ah. LEAH Sorry. TOM Take it. Hey, do you want one of your super healthy protein shakes? LEAH Yes, please. TOM All right. LEAH Hi, this is Leah. SHERI Miss Sterling, thank you for taking my call. My name is SHERI Jackson and I’m doing a routine checkup on Natalie Clark. I wanted to see how she’s performing at her job. She is your new employee. LEAH I’m sorry, um, but you’re mistaken. Natalie doesn’t work for me. She was a client, a contest winner, but that’s it. NATALIE Damn book. I am more important than you. SHERI Is that so? That’s not how she phrased it. LEAH Honestly, that doesn’t surprise me. Uh, you said this was a routine checkup. Why do you need that? SHERI I’m Natalie’s parole officer. LEAH Her parole officer? SHERI I’m sure it came up in her background check. LEAH Actually, no, because we never did one. Natalie applied for a job but we went with someone else and frankly, I’m glad we did. SHERI Why do you say that? LEAH Because when we assigned her a new instructor, she barged into the office and basically had a meltdown. SHERI When did this happen? LEAH Last week, Wednesday. What exactly is Natalie on parole for? SHERI I’m afraid I can’t divulge that. LEAH But I’m expected to tell you everything I know? That hardly seems fair. SHERI True, but only one of us is wearing a badge. LEAH She came into my office and screamed at my staff. I think I’m entitled to know if she’s dangerous or not. SHERI Thank you for talking with me. LEAH You’re hanging up? SHERI Have a nice day. LEAH Hey. LEAH You all right? Tom? Are you okay? What happened? Oh, my God. Baby, oh my God. Tom. Oh, where’s-- 911 OPERATOR 911, what’s your emergency? LEAH Yes, I, I need an ambulance. VANESSA I’m so sorry. LEAH They induced a coma to help get the swelling down. What if it’s too late? What if I waited too long? VANESSA Hey, hey, no, stop it, right now. Okay? He’s strong. He’s going to come out of this and you two are going to live a life you dreamt of together. You hear me? DET CARLUCCIO Leah Sterling? LEAH Yes. DET CARLUCCIO I’m Detective Carluccio. I just came from your home and wanted to ask you a few questions about the break-in and assault this afternoon. Forensics tells us that only your laptop was stolen. VANESSA The laptop? The one with the book you’re overdue on? LEAH Yes. I think we-- Tom interrupted them. DET CARLUCCIO that’s what I’m curious about. The intensity of Mr. Lundin’s attack, it’s not what you normally see in a B & E. VANESSA What do you mean? DET CARLUCCIO Well, normally, when a burglar breaks into someone’s home, they take off or they strike someone just long enough to get away. But this, it’s more than that. The repeated blows, it’s brutal. Targeted. Almost personal. LEAH You think someone targeted him. DET CARLUCCIO Or you. One of your employees, and Amy Tan was also recently attacked. LEAH Yes, she had just been hired. DET CARLUCCIO A similar MO. And similar in the fact that it was more brutal than your normal snatch and grab. Now, doctors tell us that she’s starting to get her memory back. And she’s not sure but she thinks her, her attacker was a woman. LEAH A woman. DET CARLUCCIO She recalls seeing someone. It was quick but it’s something. Now, you had two people in your orbit attacked in recent weeks. Now if you can think of anyone who could be the common denominator it can really help us. An ex- boyfriend, a disgruntled employee, maybe an obsessive fan. Can you think of anyone? LEAH Her name is Natalie Clark. DET CARLUCCIO Natalie Clark? NATALIE Who are you? DET CARLUCCIO I’m Detective Carluccio. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions. NATALIE Questions? About what? DET CARLUCCIO Just trying to tie up some loose ends on recent events. You’re acquainted with Leah Sterling, yes? NATALIE Yes, we’re frien-- she’s my trainer. I want to contest and she started coaching me. You actually caught me in the middle of my workout. DET CARLUCCIO I promise not to stay too long. May I? You live here by yourself? NATALIE Yes, I like my privacy. DET CARLUCCIO Yeah, me too. Probably should’ve known that before I got married. NATALIE You have questions about something? DET CARLUCCIO When’s the last time you saw Miss Sterling? NATALIE Leah? Um, last week. We spoke. And, uh, she, she just had gotten so busy that she couldn’t continue our training. DET CARLUCCIO Must be frustrating. I mean, to be promised something and then have someone renege. That’d make me angry. NATALIE I was at first. But I get it. We all get busy. Life is unpredictable, right? DET CARLUCCIO It certainly is. Do you know a woman by the name of Amy Tan? NATALIE Amy Tan? I don’t know anybody by that name. DET CARLUCCIO Oh, according to the sign in sheet at Mind Body Fitness, you and Amy interviewed for the same job just minutes apart. You didn’t meet her in the waiting room, didn’t talk to her? NATALIE No, I-- I don’t think so. DET CARLUCCIO Oh, she was recently employed by Miss Sterling, or would have been before her assault. NATALIE Assault? That’s awful. She going to be okay? DET CARLUCCIO Oh, she will be. It’s just a matter of time. NATALIE That’s good to hear. Do they know who attacked her? DET CARLUCCIO Not yet. Can you tell me your whereabouts the night of May 28th? That’s the night Amy was attacked. NATALIE Am I a suspect or something? I don’t really go out at night. I was probably home. DET CARLUCCIO What about yesterday afternoon between the hours of three and four? NATALIE I was home working out. DET CARLUCCIO Mm-hmm. Ah, this must be your inspiration board. I see you’re a big fan of Miss Sterling. NATALIE She changed my life. DET CARLUCCIO Mm. are these photos from magazines? NATALIE I wish you wouldn’t destroy that. DET CARLUCCIO Leah Sterling’s a big inspiration for you. Isn’t she? NATALIE Is there a law against admiring your mentor? DET CARLUCCIO Not that I know of. What’s that? NATALIE That’s a reminder. The bike lets me know when it’s time to resume my workout. DET CARLUCCIO Then I should let you get back to it. Thank you for your time. DET CARLUCCIO I couldn’t legally look around without a warrant. And if I did find anything it would be admissible, which means she’d be out on the streets in 24 hours and very pissed off. But between us, my gut tells me this is our girl. LEAH And there’s nothing you can do? DET CARLUCCIO I need more time. Or proof. Listen, is there somewhere you can go, somewhere no one else knows about where you can get away for a little while? LEAH I’m not leaving Tom. DET CARLUCCIO Look, I can post a cop right outside that door 24/7. In fact, I’ll call right now. And unless you can magically reduce brain swelling, you can’t help him, which means you’re only putting yourself in danger. LEAH I’m not going to be scared away. DET CARLUCCIO I’m going to talk as a man right now not as a cop. But if I were Tom, the last thing I would want is to wake up from a coma to discover my girlfriend is now in a coma or worse, thanks to the very same attacker. Yeah, this is Carluccio. I need a 24-hour uniform outside a hospital room. LEAH Tom, is that you? TOM Yeah. Yeah, it’s me. LEAH Oh, you’re awake. You’re okay. What did the doctor say? TOM Uh, he said the swelling came down. I’m going to be all right. LEAH Thank God. TOM I gotta be here a couple more days. Where are you? LEAH At grandpa Charlie’s cabin. Oh, baby, I’m so sorry I’m not there. I should be there. I should be with you. I love you so much. What’s so funny? Why are you laughing? TOM It took me getting clobbered halfway to hell but you finally say you love me so whatever works. LEAH I do. I love you so much. TOM You’re a tough get, Leah Sterling. LEAH Well, you got me. You got me forever. TOM I like the sound of that. LEAH I’m going to drive back right now. TOM Ah, before you do, there’s something you should know. It was the contest winner. LEAH She’s the one who attacked you. You saw her face? TOM Yeah, I remember her from the, from the video you showed me. LEAH Is there a cop outside your room? TOM Yeah. Yeah, he’s right here. LEAH I’m on my way. You get some rest. I’ll be there in about-- TOM You still there? Hello? You okay? What’s going on? Must be a bad connection. Look, I don’t know if you can still hear me but I, I need to sleep. So, I’ll see you when you get here. LEAH Ah. NATALIE Hey, coach. You’re just in time. I got the bike all set up. How are you feeling? LEAH What is this thing on my neck? What the hell is going on here? NATALIE Why don’t you go take a seat? I’ll explain. LEAH I’m getting the hell out of here. help. Help me. NATALIE Scream all you want. Nobody can hear you. We’re in the middle of absolute nowhere. Um, if I were you, I would get back inside. Leah, come back inside, the pain will stop. I’m sorry about the collar. I had to make sure you’d cooperate. It’s made for animals, obviously. But it works on people, too. LEAH Take this thing off right now. NATALIE I disabled the safety on the device so it packs a lot of punch. FYI, I installed transmitter wire along the perimeter of the cabin walls so the moment you step outside, the collar will automatically trigger. Stay inside the cabin and obey me, no pain. Try to run like you just did, well, bzzt. Lots of pain. And don’t try to disconnect the power because I got that locked up, too. LEAH So, what is this? You kidnapping me? NATALIE I’m not kidnapping really. I’m just making sure that you hold up your end of the bargain. LEAH My end. NATALIE I’m just getting what you promised me. We had weeks left in our program. A program that I agreed to because of your motivation, that I’m entitled to because I won. So, the way I see it, you still only those weeks. If you’re looking for some kind of weapon, you’re not going to find anything. I packed up everything sharp or dangerous and got it out of the house. Come on, it’s not that bad. I just want you to coach me like you said you would. Let’s go, Leah. Coach me. TOM When I was talking to her on the phone, I heard her yell and then there was some wrestling and then the line went dead. And at first, I thought maybe there was a bad connection. But it doesn’t feel right. Listen, I’ve tried to call her a couple of times since then, she isn’t answering. DET CARLUCCIO Well, it’s a remote cabin. So, maybe the receptions bad. TOM I think you should check on her. DET CARLUCCIO Tom, except for you and me, no one else knows she’s there. She’s not in any danger. TOM Have you arrested Natalie Clark? DET CARLUCCIO We’re going to. TOM That means you can’t locate her. You went to her house. She wasn’t there, was she? DET CARLUCCIO She’ll show up. We’ll get her. TOM Well, since you don’t know where the hell Natalie is could you at least check on Leah, please? I would if I could but they’re not going to let me out of here. DET CARLUCCIO I’ll try to get her on the phone again. All right? I’m not driving out to Ojai. Leah is okay. TOM She’s not okay. Do I look okay? That woman almost killed me. DET CARLUCCIO Nurse, could you? TOM Natalie Clark is obsessed with Leah. You said so yourself. Now I’m sorry-- NURSE Sir, sir, sir I need you to calm down, okay. TOM What are you doing? No, don’t you dare give me a sedative. NURSE Everything’s going to be okay, sir. TOM Detective, please-- DET CARLUCCIO You need to relax. TOM You got to get out there. DET CARLUCCIO All right, Leah is just fine. TOM Send a patrol car or something but you got to get out there. DET CARLUCCIO You need to trust me. TOM Oh. You got to get out there. LEAH If I coach you, will you take off this collar? NATALIE I’ll take off the collar when you can prove to me that you’re my best friend, that I can trust you. LEAH All right, Natalie. Let’s get busy. NATALIE Yes. LEAH Position one, in the saddle. Ease into it. Nice and steady. Arms slightly bent. Relax your shoulders. That’s it. Feel the rhythm. NATALIE Uh-uh, get back in front where I can see you, please. LEAH Position two, out of the saddle. Keep your head up, nice and tall. Fingertips lightly balanced on the handlebars. Engage that court to keep you upright. NATALIE Love it. LEAH Position three, hands on the end of the handlebars. And point your butt towards the back wheel. NATALIE Yes. LEAH Back to two. Breathing in through your nose, out through your mouth. How are you doing, Natalie? NATALIE Good. LEAH I can’t hear you. NATALIE Good. LEAH Okay. Let’s get this went on. Let’s pick the pace up. Push it, Natalie. Faster. Get up that hill, come on. You can do it. Catch that beat and push it. Hit, hit, hit. Oh, come on, what is that you’re showing me? You’ve got better than that. Be the best you that you can be. NATALIE Why would you do that? You’re my trainer. You’re supposed to-- you’re supposed to take care of me and you-- you tricked me. Why? LEAH I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I just, I just want to take this collar off. NATALIE I told you, I will take the collar off when you prove to me that you can be my best friend and I can trust you. LEAH Prove it to you how? NATALIE Get rid of everything in your life that takes you away from me. LEAH Okay. I’ll sell the company. I want to see Tom anymore. NATALIE More. I need more than that. LEAH Like what? LEAH Vanessa. What did you do to her? NATALIE Take that. Choke her to death. You want to prove that you’re my best friend? You got to get rid of your best friend. LEAH I’m not going to do that. NATALIE Oh, yes, you will. Your best friend, your company, all of it will be gone when she’s gone. It’s the perfect plan. LEAH I’m not going to hurt her. NATALIE Are you going to do it now? LEAH Please, Natalie, I-- I can’t. I can’t hurt my friend. NATALIE Yes, yes, you can. I know you can. Be the best you that you can be. LEAH Then let me rephrase it, you bitch. I won’t do that. NATALIE Either you kill Vanessa right now or I will go to your assistant Rachel’s house on the corner of Fifth and Edgemont, and I will kill her. And then we’ll go to your mother’s house on Van Owen and I will kill her. And your sister in San Francisco, Maple Drive, I will kill her too. I will kill everyone who is near and dear to you unless you do what I say. NATALIE Tighter. Pull it tighter. LEAH I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Forgive me. LEAH Nice work, Leah. I didn’t think you had it in you. DET CARLUCCIO Miss Sterling? Detective Carluccio. LEAH Help. Help me. DET CARLUCCIO What’s going on in there? Are you by yourself? VANESSA do you think she bought it? LEAH She bought it all right. Best performance ever. We got to find the key to this freaking collar. DET CARLUCCIO Ah. LEAH I think I got it. VANESSA I don’t think it’s the right one. LEAH Just keep trying. NATALIE Leah, wake up. It’s okay. I took care of the problem outside. Leah. Hey, wake up. Hey, Leah. Leah. Wake up. Leah, hey, hey, Leah, wake up. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m-- I’m so sorry. I’m sorry. Leah, oh, God, no, no.Not you. I didn’t-- I didn’t mean to kill you. You’re my trainer. You’re my-- you’re my hero. I love you, Leah. I love you. I am so sorry. I didn’t-- I didn’t-- I didn’t- - I didn’t mean to hurt you. I didn’t mean to hurt you. Please wake up. Please wake up. I’m so sorry, Leah. I didn’t mean to hurt you. Leah, please wake up. I didn’t mean to kill you. o. No, no, no. No. No, please, no. Please don’t do this. No. VANESSA I got her. NATALIE No. No, please don’t. No. No. stop. No. LEAH All right, that’s enough. I’ll watch her. Go get the cop. Go. VANESSA Are you okay? DET CARLUCCIO Not really. Need an ambulance. VANESSA She took my phone. DET CARLUCCIO She threw mine over there. VANESSA Okay. DET CARLUCCIO Ah. NATALIE So, I guess this means class is over? LEAH Class is over. LEAH Hello, I’m Leah Sterling and I created the Mind Body Fitness program for people just like you. NATALIE Hi, Leah. I’m Natalie. LEAH Hi, Natalie. Welcome. Are you ready to change your life? NATALIE I’m so ready to change my life. Wait, wait, wait, don’t say it. I know it. Because in today’s busy and unpredictable world getting to the gym can become more of a chore than a release. Did I get it right, Leah? I did? I’m a good student, aren’t I? What’s that? I’m your best student? I wouldn’t go that far. But, you’re the trainer. DET CARLUCCIO Oh. NATALIE Yes, we need an ambulance. The address is 52822 Loma Verde St. in Ojai, yes. NATALIE Oh, you can say that again. That’s why at Mind- Body Fitness you bring the gym to me. Am I ready to change my life? You bet. You bet I am. Because I can have it all. I deserve to have it all. What’s our motto? Be the best you that you can be. Be the best you that you can be. Be the best you that you can be. Be the best you that you can be. Be the best you that you can be. Be the best you you can be.