Lady of the House - A Night at the Fights
Genre :
Dark Comedy / Erotic / Thriller
Director :
François Ozon
Writer :
Chad Taylor
Cast: Linda
Cardellini, Ezra Miller, Alfred Molina, Vincent Kartheiser and Cristin Milioti
The episode starts as we see the process of how a book is printed. We follow it along until Otto’s first pulp novel, “Eyes in the Middle of the Night” is published and put on a store shelf and someone buys it. In his attic, Otto writes to his sister about this joyous occasion and he finally feels like he has made it in America - even if it is written under a pseudonym. He then tells her about how boxing is all the rage in America these days and he is going to see a fight later that night.
At the fights, Polly, Frank, Roy, and Victoria appear to be having a splendid time. Polly searches the crowd with her eyes before finding Otto. She excuses herself for a moment and they meet secretly in the women’s restroom (which is hardly used as they are the only women there). He is infuriated that she misled him and brought company with her. Not just Frank but the neighbors - who already saw him - too?! She tells him that she figured they should spice things up and sex in a public place might fulfill that. He smiles. Cut to Frank sitting in awkward silence with Roy and Victoria as the crowd surrounding them loudly cheer on the fight. Roy excuses himself to go to the restroom as Frank keeps a trained eye on him as he walks away.
Roy ends up walking in the wrong room - instead finding Polly getting dressed in a ladies room (but Otto has already left). Roy is frozen still, unable to say any words. He does find himself peaking at Polly’s unclothed body but quickly looks away. She tells him it is the next door on the left. He accepts her directions and nervously leaves the room while still avoiding any eye contact.
When Roy returns, Victoria then excuses herself. During this time, Frank asks Roy about their sex life but Roy is very coy - which only raises Frank’s suspicions. Frank, meanwhile, boasts about the great chemistry that he and Polly share in bed upon which Roy says “I bet”, commenting on how Polly looks a bit like Victoria, just more mature and confident. This prompts Frank to look at him sternly and Roy changing the subject. Meanwhile, Victoria crosses paths with Polly as she heads for the ladies room and they share a polite smile. When she returns to her seat, Polly asks what she missed before subtly flirting with Roy. Frank bites his tongue for now. Polly again looks into the crowd and matches eyes with Otto and they share a wink.
At home, Frank starts drinking and grows angry at Polly for flirting with Roy in front of him, making him look like a fool. Otto, back in his attic, listens through the floor and is frozen in place. Polly says she was just having some fun and he should calm down but Frank is having none of it. He throws her to the ground and is ready to rape her. Otto is in a panic and peaks over to the attic door. After ripping off her dress, Frank stops in his tracks and starts to laugh. He says he just figured out that Polly had sex with Roy at the boxing fight.
Polly, scared and crying, doesn’t say anything but shakes her head no. Frank says he saw them run off together and that he can just tell from the smell of her. She still denies his claims but he keeps laughing in disbelief Instead of raping her, he instead starts to violently punch her, telling her he has enough of her humiliating him. He goes the bedroom and grabs his revolver. When he gets back to Polly, a door is heard being opened in the background and loud thud - but Frank’s fit of rage prevents him from hearing. Slowly, Otto walks into the frame and yells Frank’s name, prompting him to turn around.
Frank, still in his rage-filled stupor, stares at Otto in pure amazement. “Otto Struber? From Milwaukee? What in the bloody hell are you doing here?” Otto doesn’t say anything, instead pointing Frank’s gun at him. Frank turns to a bloodied Polly and asks if she is seeing this or if he is only dreaming. Otto tells Frank to back away from Polly or else. Frank begins to creep towards Otto while monologuing about how he was his favorite worker in Milwaukee and the pain it caused him to lose him. From the ground, blood in her teeth, Polly says that he was here - with them - the entire time. It wasn’t Roy he had to worry about. It was Otto has been fucking her every day - in Milwaukee and L.A. All the while living in their attic. Frank momentarily breaks the tension by figuring out that there wasn’t a bat up there after all but he then snaps back into his anger and charges at Otto.
Frank, breathing heavily, momentarily falters and drops to one knee, holding his chest. In a panic, he asks where his heart medicine is but Polly does not answer - instead telling Otto to hold his ground. It turns out to be a momentary reprieve as he gets back up and takes a deep breath. This time, Otto charges at him as they wrestle for the gun. Frank fights him on the ground until Otto eventually reaches the gun and shoots Frank in the chest. He lays flat on his back, bleeding to death.
At the fights, Polly, Frank, Roy, and Victoria appear to be having a splendid time. Polly searches the crowd with her eyes before finding Otto. She excuses herself for a moment and they meet secretly in the women’s restroom (which is hardly used as they are the only women there). He is infuriated that she misled him and brought company with her. Not just Frank but the neighbors - who already saw him - too?! She tells him that she figured they should spice things up and sex in a public place might fulfill that. He smiles. Cut to Frank sitting in awkward silence with Roy and Victoria as the crowd surrounding them loudly cheer on the fight. Roy excuses himself to go to the restroom as Frank keeps a trained eye on him as he walks away.
Roy ends up walking in the wrong room - instead finding Polly getting dressed in a ladies room (but Otto has already left). Roy is frozen still, unable to say any words. He does find himself peaking at Polly’s unclothed body but quickly looks away. She tells him it is the next door on the left. He accepts her directions and nervously leaves the room while still avoiding any eye contact.
When Roy returns, Victoria then excuses herself. During this time, Frank asks Roy about their sex life but Roy is very coy - which only raises Frank’s suspicions. Frank, meanwhile, boasts about the great chemistry that he and Polly share in bed upon which Roy says “I bet”, commenting on how Polly looks a bit like Victoria, just more mature and confident. This prompts Frank to look at him sternly and Roy changing the subject. Meanwhile, Victoria crosses paths with Polly as she heads for the ladies room and they share a polite smile. When she returns to her seat, Polly asks what she missed before subtly flirting with Roy. Frank bites his tongue for now. Polly again looks into the crowd and matches eyes with Otto and they share a wink.
At home, Frank starts drinking and grows angry at Polly for flirting with Roy in front of him, making him look like a fool. Otto, back in his attic, listens through the floor and is frozen in place. Polly says she was just having some fun and he should calm down but Frank is having none of it. He throws her to the ground and is ready to rape her. Otto is in a panic and peaks over to the attic door. After ripping off her dress, Frank stops in his tracks and starts to laugh. He says he just figured out that Polly had sex with Roy at the boxing fight.
Polly, scared and crying, doesn’t say anything but shakes her head no. Frank says he saw them run off together and that he can just tell from the smell of her. She still denies his claims but he keeps laughing in disbelief Instead of raping her, he instead starts to violently punch her, telling her he has enough of her humiliating him. He goes the bedroom and grabs his revolver. When he gets back to Polly, a door is heard being opened in the background and loud thud - but Frank’s fit of rage prevents him from hearing. Slowly, Otto walks into the frame and yells Frank’s name, prompting him to turn around.
Frank, still in his rage-filled stupor, stares at Otto in pure amazement. “Otto Struber? From Milwaukee? What in the bloody hell are you doing here?” Otto doesn’t say anything, instead pointing Frank’s gun at him. Frank turns to a bloodied Polly and asks if she is seeing this or if he is only dreaming. Otto tells Frank to back away from Polly or else. Frank begins to creep towards Otto while monologuing about how he was his favorite worker in Milwaukee and the pain it caused him to lose him. From the ground, blood in her teeth, Polly says that he was here - with them - the entire time. It wasn’t Roy he had to worry about. It was Otto has been fucking her every day - in Milwaukee and L.A. All the while living in their attic. Frank momentarily breaks the tension by figuring out that there wasn’t a bat up there after all but he then snaps back into his anger and charges at Otto.
Frank, breathing heavily, momentarily falters and drops to one knee, holding his chest. In a panic, he asks where his heart medicine is but Polly does not answer - instead telling Otto to hold his ground. It turns out to be a momentary reprieve as he gets back up and takes a deep breath. This time, Otto charges at him as they wrestle for the gun. Frank fights him on the ground until Otto eventually reaches the gun and shoots Frank in the chest. He lays flat on his back, bleeding to death.
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