In Plain Sight S1 Ep 12: [2 Major Points]
| #1Jinx:I know you had a difficult night Mary:A “difficult” night? A “difficult” night?! Is that what you think I had?! Jinx:I’m sorry. Bad choice. Mary:That’s what you call getting drugged, getting kidnapped, coming this close (holding thumb and index finger millimeters apart) to getting raped? A “difficult” night? Jesus! Remind me never to go clubbing with you. Honestly! Jinx:Mary, oh sweetheart, I didn’t know. But, to be fair, you make it impossible for people to know. You-you come home and say you’re-you’re fine, you’re just a little tired, which is pretty much how you come home every night. How are people supposed to know what you’re going through? Mary:People aren’t. Why does everyone have to know what everyone else is going through? It seems intrusive. Jinx:Sharing the details of our lives is how we connect to the world. Mary:A world full of assholes. Why would I want to connect with that? Jinx:Oh, honey, you don’t have to open up to the whole world. You just have to open up with someone. (Long pause) Can you just tell me about what happened? Mary:(Long pause) Did you, Did you know that vaporized blood has a sweet smell? After Chuck got shot, there was this pink cloud. A fine mist of blood that hung in the air for several minutes. It coated the inside of my nose. And now I can’t get rid of it, this sickening, sweet smell. I don’t think it’s ever going away. (Long pause) I killed someone tonight, mom. Oh, Jesus. [ Mary runs out of the room, sprints into the kitchen, where she grabs the vodka from the cabinet and tilts it all the way up drinking right out of the bottle. She then bends over holding her stomachas her mom looks on, terrified with worry.] This conversation – or words of wisdom – between guest star (Jinx – Mary’s mom) and Main star (Mary) takes place after Mary returns home from being kidnapped, held prisoner, and then eventually killing her captor. It is all about communication – openness, vulnerability, trust – and the healing that takes place when we let out what’s troubling us within and build stronger connections with others. BASICALLY: ***Sharing our experiences and the feelings aroused by the incidents and events in our lives – especially those that were traumatic or terrifying – connects us in a much deeper and stronger way with others. Being open, vulnerable, and trusting not only heals us from within by allowing us to get out all of the things that are troubling us inside, but strengthens our bonds with those we are open with. It lets them know we trust and appreciate them enough to let them in to our total selves – the good, the bad, and the ugly, as well as gives them a chance to appreciate us more by knowing what we’ve been through and overcome – or are still struggling with – in the present moment. |