LOUIS enters the office with anger in his eyes. He heads straight for a utility closet and gets a baseball bat.

PAUL is right behind him.

PAUL

Hey, hey! I thought you were calm!

LOUIS

I need to beat the fuck out of something, ok?

PAUL

Your method of coping with events is talking!

LOUIS

FUCK talking! Hulk smash!

LOUIS runs to the kitchen with the bat. PAUL follows at a slow pace, sighing loudly to himself. RANDY emerges from his office, since it is not really that late there.

RANDY

What's going on?

PAUL
He's having a psychotic break? Him and Curly had a fight. He says that the two of them just need to cool down and they'll be alright, but he's gone fucking mad.

Sounds of bat hitting wood and glass. PAUL and RANDY run into the kitchen. LOUIS is smashing cups against the counter.

LOUIS, crying

I never should've brought him into this life. Of staying inside, of hiding who you are. What kind of fucking role model am I to him?

PAUL

He's a big boy, Louis. He's probably never once thought about hiding who he is because of you and what you do.

LOUIS

Is that really the image I give off then? Rather than whatever bullshit I preach?

Another cup is smashed. And another.

LOUIS

He hopped a flight back to London.

RANDY

Please, Louis, calm down.

PAUL attempts to grab the bat, and LOUIS steps away from him with a glare.

LOUIS

Should I just let him leave? And never come back into this world? Am I trapping you guys too?

RANDY and PAUL don't know what to do. LOUIS returns to smashing cups.

RANDY

Hey, wanna hear a funny story, Louis?

LOUIS

Not really.

Smash.

RANDY

I had a crush on you when I first started working for you. All those years ago, like Harry did. And I didn't even know what you looked like until recently.

LOUIS

You're an idiot. Like Harry is.

PAUL

That was the worst thing you could say. Ever.

RANDY

I thought it would lighten the mood. We could laugh about it.

PAUL watches RANDY watching LOUIS and realizes that the crush probably never went away. That RANDY really cares for his boss in a way that will never be requited.

PAUL, to RANDY

You're jealous of Harry.

Smash.

RANDY, laughs

What drugs are you on?

PAUL takes RANDY out of the room.

PAUL

I'm a pretty smart guy, Randy. And you're not going to be helpful to him calming down if you're enjoying this.

RANDY

Fuck you then.

RANDY goes back into his office with a glare at PAUL. The smashing noises have stopped and LOUIS has moved into the studio, where he has his microphone pressed to his chest. PAUL enters.

LOUIS

The box is starting to get claustrophobic for the first time.

PAUL

If I'd known you wanted to come here to break all the cups, I wouldn't have taken you. Come on, I'll take you back to your apartment.

LOUIS

You're the only friend I have.

PAUL

Shush now. You'll feel better when you sleep, I promise.

LOUIS walks over and lets PAUL hug him. He is no longer crying.

PAUL

It's just one bad night. I promise.

LOUIS

Yeah?

PAUL

I promise, Louis.