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The L Word - 01x04 Lies, Lies, Lies

1x04 Lies, Lies, Lies

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First Aired: Feb. 08, 2004 on Showtime
Summary: Jenny confides in her old college professor about her affair with Marina. Bette receives some delightful news. Dana's fears of being outed continue as she juggles between her tennis career and Lara. Alice's mother comes to stay with her daughter.

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Guest Stars

Peggy Peabody played by Holland Taylor
Lenore Pieszecki played by Anne Archer
Nick Barashkov played by Julian Sands
Lisa played by Devon Gummersall
Franklin Phillips played by Michael Tomlinson
Tess played by Audra Ricketts
Helen played by Camille Sullivan
Stacy played by Heidi Iro

Episode Quotes

Jenny: I'm sitting in the chair, writhing in agony. A demon, a minor demon, is pinning me there, fucking with my head. 'Abraxas', he says, 'I'm Abraxas, the demon of lies and deceit'.
Abraxas: So, what do you want to know about lies, my dear?
Jenny: I'm not a liar, I try again to get up. This time I'm flayed, splayed. I feel myself screaming.
Abraxas: I'll tell you about lies. There are white lies and black lies, and many shades of grey lies. Some lies are justified. Lies told out of kindness, lies that preserve dignity, lies that spare pain.

Abraxas: Everybody's a liar, dear.
Jenny: [to Marina] Every time I look at you, I feel so completely dismantled.
Alice: Look, why don't I just pay what my mom owes you so she can get her luggage out of her room and check herself out of here. Now, how much does she owe you?
Hotel Manager: Well, I have a printout of the bill right here. That will be $5,968.42.
Alice: [stunned] I'm sorry... could you repeat...
Hotel Manager: Five-thousand... nine-hundred... sixty-eight dollars... and forty-two cents. Will that be cash, check or credit card?
Alice: [grabs the bill and looks at it] What? This is outrageous! How can one person spend over five thousand dollars on a hotel room?
Hotel Manager: [points to the bill] Well, let's see. She stayed in the Super Star Suite, our most luxurious room. The suite is $950 a night, plus tax. She was here for five nights. She ordered room service five or six times a day, and she made a few phone calls.

Alice: [quietly to herself] Oh, Mother...