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It's About the Fridge Door
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The premise
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Rachel finds evidence that William has been unfaithful, but their argument remains strangely restrained as he dismisses her concerns and her wish to start a family. Even her admission of a gambling problem barely raises the temperature. When William suspects that their real disagreement concerns a refrigerator left open, Rachel finally breaks down over the food she had to discard, and the couple reconcile around a very unusual order of priorities.
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She's very pretty, and I never thought you'd find out.
This is still about the fridge door, isn't it?
Script
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- 00:08
Rachel
William, have you been sleeping with Alice again? Have you been sleeping with Alice again?
- 00:13
William
Er, yes, I think so. Sorry.
- 00:16
Rachel
How many times do I have to tell you I don't like it when you sleep with other women?
- 00:20
William
Well, I'm sorry. We were at a conference. I wanted to have some sex. You weren't around.
- 00:25
Rachel
Yes, well, you've always got a good excuse, but still.
- 00:27
William
Still what? She's very pretty. And I never thought you'd find out.
- 00:32
Rachel
I don't like it.
- 00:35
William
Oh, come on, be reasonable, darling. darling. You've met Alice. She's taller than you. She's got bigger breasts. I was hardly going to turn down the chance to sleep with her.
- 00:47
William
It's not as if you're losing out on anything. I'm going to carry on sleeping with you, too.
- 00:51
Rachel
Yes, OK, fine.
- 00:53
William
Good.
- 00:55
Rachel
Oh, I meant to ask you the other day, can we start a family?
- 00:58
William
Er, no, better not.
- 01:00
Rachel
Why not?
- 01:01
William
Well, I don't like children. I never want to have any, and if I did, it wouldn't be with you.
- 01:07
Rachel
But I want to have a baby
- 01:08
William
well you know sorry
- 01:10
Rachel
did i tell you that i have a secret gambling problem
- 01:16
William
oh for heaven's sake rachel what's the matter with you are you trying to pick a fight with me or something
- 01:21
Rachel
no
- 01:21
William
yes you are you've been niggling away at me ever since you came in did you sleep with alice can we have a baby i'm a secret gambler blah blah blah
- 01:30
Rachel
i'm just talking
- 01:32
William
i know what this is really about
- 01:34
Rachel
it's not about anything
- 01:36
William
this is still about the fridge door isn't it
- 01:38
Rachel
it's got nothing to do with the fridge door
- 01:40
William
good because we have to move on
- 01:43
William
so it is about the fridge door I've said I'm sorry I'm so sorry I know I had had a moment of madness. I left the fridge open. I know you can never forget, but try to forgive.
- 02:12
Rachel
Well, I'm sorry I had these outbursts, but I am trying.
- 02:16
William
I understand. Give me a kiss.
- 02:21
All the better.
- 02:22
William
All better?
- 02:23
Rachel
All better, yes.
- 02:26
Rachel
Oh, and about Alice, you did use a condom, didn't you?
- 02:29
William
Oh!
- 02:29
Rachel
silly boy.
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