Donny attempts to set boundaries with his stalker, Martha, by framing their toxic dynamic as a 'break-up' to appeal to her delusions. The scene captures the desperate psychological manipulation Donny employs to regain his sense of safety while Martha oscillates between infantile vulnerability and intense obsession.
DONNY: We need to talk, okay--?
MARTHA: ... why?
DONNY: Because you’re only there because my house is one-hundred yards away--
MARTHA: You live next door to my friend.
DONNY: Then, why are you there and not next door at your friend’s--?
DONNY: Please, Martha-- don’t do this-- my home in London means
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