You’re not fighting over the cat. You’re fighting over who gets to keep the last soft thing. I know. I did the same thing with a poodle named Cordelia.
Arlo finally smiles.
I’m sorry about the knot.
A jaded divorce attorney, whose only healthy relationship is with his dog, is forced to pet-sit his estranged wife’s neurotic poodle, only to discover that untangling a “Knot” is harder in marriage than in rope.
– Arlo has a Zoom consultation with a new client, KAREN (50s, bitter). He tries to explain no-fault divorce. my-wife-knot-my-dog
Cordelia sneezes on him. He almost laughs. A storm. Thunder rattles the windows. Bruce is fine. Cordelia is not fine.
(glancing at Cordelia) Maybe he meant you care too much. Some people confuse a secure knot with a trap. You’re not fighting over the cat
But you untied this one.