Inara montage, while Book sings over the top.
Inara is standing in a hallway of a large mansion on Persephone. A much older man takes her hand, and she smiles brightly at him. Her fake Companion smile. She is wearing a long black and gold dress and carrying a large bag. He has a whiff of Atherton Wing about him and he's not important enough for us to care what his name is.
"City girls just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a smile
A rich old man
And she won't have to worry
She'll dress up all in lace and go in style"
Inara is sat in her room with tears streaming down her face. We see her writing a letter in neat elegant handwriting. The camera sweeps over her shoulder and we can read 'Dear Mal' written at the top.
"Late at night a big old house gets lonely
I guess ev'ry form of refuge has its price
And it breaks her heart to think her love is
Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice
So she tells him she must go out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin'
She is headed for the cheatin' side of town"
We see her suitor staring out of the front door as she leaves, a long dark plain cloak over her fancy clothes, a sad look on his old face.
"You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes
On the other side of town a boy is waiting
with fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal
She drives on through the night anticipating
'Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel"
A low down dive of a bar, and sat in the darkest corner is Mal, alone, nursing a drink and trying to look inconspicuous. Inara enters the bar, cloak covering anything fancy. Mal stands and she sees him and runs to him. She hugs him tightly. Mal looks a little surprised but hugs her back. Then she kisses him completely out of the blue.
Finally they sit down and start to talk. We can only see their mouths moving. Mal clearly is saying, "I'll come back for you."
"She rushes to his arms,
They fall together
She whispers that it's only for awhile
She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile
You can't hid your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't now way to hide you lyin' eyes"
Inara is alone in her room in her suitor's house. She's sat at her desk again, staring out of the window. She is dressed for bed, and is pouring herself a shot of whisky into a glass.
"She gets up and pours herself a strong one
And stares out at the stars up in the sky
Another night, it's gonna be a long one
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry
She wonders how it ever got this crazy
She thinks about a boy she knew in school
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy?
She's so far gone she feels just like a fool
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things
You set it up so well, so carefully
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things
You're still the same old girl you used to be
You can't hide your lyin eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
Honey, you can't hide your lyin' eyes"
Inara covers her face and we hear her whisper, "I want to go home."
Blackout.