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Eleanor is 37 and has recently left Los Angeles, where she worked as a television writer. She now lives—she hopes temporarily—with her mother in New Jersey. She’s gotten a new temp job working at Frank’s advertising agency. Eleanor and Frank get closer as the weeks go by because they share a sense of humor, and Eleanor develops a crush on Frank.
Eleanor gets in a fight with her mother about her future; Eleanor is adamant to find the love of her life and not live with her mother forever. After a big pitch meeting, Eleanor and Frank go out for drinks and Frank gets drunk. Eleanor puts him in a cab home. She notes that Frank seems genuine when he tells her that he’s a bad man.
Frank hosts his annual holiday party at the office. Eleanor gets dressed up. At the party, she gets drunk. She is taken aback by Cleo’s beauty.
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