Sacramento (2024) Movie Script
1
Nice dick!
You can't see it from
all the way over there!
Hi.
I'm Tallie!
Hi!
I'm Rickey!
Hi, Rickey.
You know, I think it's
just us two out here.
I think so too.
You want to meet in the middle?
Like go swimming?
Sure.
Okay.
Ready?
Yeah.
Let's go.
Hey! Wait, wait, wait!
Dammit.
No, no, no. I don't want to.
I thought we had a deal.
I wasn't sure, I wasn't sure.
It's all right.
It's cold.
Okay, sorry.
Favorite number?
Okay. Three.
- Two. One.
- Two. One.
- 36.
- Five.
36?
- We need to pick,
we need to narrow the
category a little bit.
That was too
infinite of a choice.
It's vast.
Favorite "Friends" character.
Okay.
Three, two, one.
- Shally.
- Phoebe.
Shally?
I almost started
to say my name.
I was going to say, is
there a Shally in the show
that I'm not unaware of?
You know who
I'm talking about.
- One or the other.
- We have to do
still or sparkling.
- Still or sparkling.
- Three.
Two. One.
- Still.
- Sparkling.
I hate sparkling water.
I love sparkling.
No one hates it.
We have nothing in common.
So sad.
What if this is it?
We just formed a new colony.
You and I had 12 kids.
Started a new system
of government.
You think we'd survive?
Yeah.
I'd do it.
I think you would bail though.
Hmm?
Yeah.
Hmm.
Why do you say that?
It's all over your face.
Peekaboo.
Daddy face.
Hi, honey.
Oh, where am I?
Where am I? Where am I?
Here I am.
Okay.
Height feels right.
We're all tight back here.
Oh.
Huh.
Ooh.
Not crazy about that.
This.
Hmm.
Aagh!
Whew.
Hey. You're back early.
Why did you do that?
I regret it. It was a mistake.
Okay.
Do you want to talk about it?
Please. Yeah.
But there was a crick.
Okay.
It's making a sound?
Yeah. That's
important context.
And I kind of blacked out.
And then, you know,
you don't have to worry.
How was shopping?
You get some yummy stuff?
Your hands are shaking, honey.
No.
That's low blood sugar.
Yeah, I'll get a cracker.
Oh, that feels nice.
Yeah.
I thought so.
You feeling a little better?
Yeah.
Good.
'Cause I shouldn't
have to take care
of you right now, Glenn.
I don't want you to.
I don't want to.
Right.
You need me to chill.
Right.
Just gotta chill.
That's a good note.
No, it's a good note.
Yeah, no, thank you for that.
It's an actionable note.
Funny thing is, I
feel stressed talking
to you about it,
and I think it's
transferring to us somehow.
And so I need you to kind of
control your side of that.
Okay, I get it.
I mean, I love the way
you're wording all of that.
But you remember what
Dr. Mayer said, right?
Yeah, breathing
through the nose.
I'm doing it. I've
been doing it.
Yeah, the breathing, but also,
you know, if anything
happens with your job that
I can float us.
Yeah.
You'd be the
primary caregiver.
And in about a year, you
can look for another job.
And it's really no big deal.
No.
And you're cool with that?
As a cucumber.
Thank you.
As an actual cucumber.
Love you.
I'm meeting Clarissa,
I'll see you later.
Oh good, I love Clarissa.
Love you two as friends.
See you, babe.
I think, Sal,
that you were saying last
week that your father,
who's a psychiatrist, right?
Mm-hmm.
The hours he put
in at work really got to you.
Yeah?
Well, he worked hard.
He was a provider.
Hmm.
But you never told
him how you felt.
And you didn't confide in him
when you became very depressed
after your best friend's death.
No, I didn't.
Why not?
Rickey.
We talked about this, remember?
Yes, we did.
Sorry, doc.
I think though,
I do just want to
try something here
and it's a little
bit unconventional.
But Sal, why don't you look
over there at Mrs. Krenshaw?
Mrs. Krenshaw, do you mind?
Perfect.
Alright, Sal, look
over at Krenshaw.
Plant your feet.
Now pretend she's your dad.
Okay.
Sal, you don't
have to do this.
That's true.
Only if you want to, Sal.
No, I think I'd like to.
Okay.
Dad, how come you
worked late all the time?
Is it because you didn't
want to come home?
My patients needed me.
I needed you.
Good.
I'm sorry.
Who cares about your sorries?
It's too late for that now.
Okay.
Breathe, Sal.
Good. How do you feel?
I-I think I'm angry.
But you know what, Sal?
Anger is just sadness
with nowhere to go.
Why did you hate me?
Thanks
for hanging back.
Again, no problem, doc.
You know, I thought of
something in there today.
The work works.
Like a slogan or a catchphrase.
- Rickey, you know what?
- And was thinking
it could be so great if we
could put it on a poster
or like hang it from a banner
or something like that.
Kind of draped above the group.
Okay.
Look, um...
I'm here in a
volunteer capacity.
So I don't have the authority
to kick you out of group.
But you need to stop
coming to group.
Really?
Again, I can't kick you out.
That's not what's happening.
Why, though?
I mean, I feel like I-I
bring so much to the table.
I have a youthful energy and...
You do.
I-I thought maybe of starting
my own grief recovery group,
and I was going to pick
your brain about that.
That's something you
need to be educated for
and licensed for.
And do you guys provide
those services, or?
No, we're a convalescent home.
Look, Rickey, when
you first came to us,
you were a different person.
And the work you did with your
father was truly inspiring.
And recently, you've
done some beautiful,
beautiful work on yourself.
But, if you were
to stay any longer,
you'd be ignoring the obvious.
You have the tools
and now you can go
out and use them.
Where do I go?
Well, we usually suggest
staying with family
or in your case, a close friend.
Guess who just downloaded
the Headspace app?
Honestly, I feel better already.
I love that.
Did you meditate?
No.
No, but just knowing it's
there is so effective.
'Tchudoin'? Working?
Oh.
Sorry.
How we doing? How's our year?
We in the red? We in the black?
How are we looking?
Working.
Yeah.
Working momma.
Oh, I ordered a new crib.
Cool. Yeah.
All right, babe.
I'm just going
to watch some YouTube
work boot review videos,
and probably just
make pasta for dinner.
That sound good?
Just plain pasta.
Yeah. Yeah.
Plain buttered
noodles sounds great.
You want butter?
Yeah, you can do
that. It's easy.
Mother fuck me!
What?
It's Rickey.
Rickey's here.
What? Where?
Get back.
He's hiding in the Shamel ash.
I think he wants to
scare my fucking ass.
Just let him scare
you and bring him in.
I don't want him to
see you're pregnant.
What, you're not telling
him about the baby?
I'm phasing him out.
Why?
He's a grown man
who hides in trees.
And you're on the
floor hiding from him.
He disappears for
months at a time.
I don't trust him.
I don't enjoy his company.
I don't want to
associate with him.
He's your best friend.
Whoa, buddy!
We just talked about this.
I'm sorry.
I have this under control.
Give me all your money,
I'm the tree burglar!
Aagh!
Whoa, Rickey!
- Ow!
- What are you doing here?
Yep. I rolled it.
Aagh!
Aagh.
No call, no text.
Just trespassing.
Get some lunch?
Lunch? At noon?
Yeah.
Why you busy?
Kind of. Yeah.
I need, I gotta pop over
to Lowe's in a little bit.
Hey, well, let me
come say hi to Rosie.
No, she's taking a dump, dump.
It's not the right time.
I will say hi later.
Yeah, another time.
Hey, baby.
Hey.
Give me a kiss.
No.
- Come on.
- No, no, no.
- Kiss me.
- No, knock it off.
No, no, no.
Give me a kiss.
Knock it off, man.
Wow.
Good core strength.
Tight. Strong.
You working out?
A little.
How many pushups can you do?
What? In a row?
Yeah.
I don't know. 30.
- Nice.
- You?
We're getting lunch.
Come on.
Okay. Don't turn around.
Don't turn around.
Stay right there.
Don't turn around. Trust me.
Trust me, you do not
want to turn around yet.
Hold on.
Okay.
Turn around.
Aha.
No fucking way.
What?
Is that the original Betsy?
Sure is.
No way.
Uh-huh. Found her.
I thought she died.
Oh, she did.
But a little engine
work, a little body work.
She's back.
How much you spend?
I don't know.
Like five-something.
Thousand?
Yeah, something like that.
I paid 1,100 for
this car, 10 years ago.
Yeah.
But I mean, fucking Betsy.
How's Rosie?
Fine.
Healthy?
Yeah.
And there's nothing
else you want to tell me?
No.
You still work
at the Death Star?
Yeah.
I did read that they're
having some big layoffs.
Sure.
You good?
Not worried.
And even if they did let me go,
I have something else lined up.
Okay.
Better than okay.
Way better.
You all right, man?
What?
I don't know,
you're just like...
You're just all out
of whack right now.
You're all like pent up.
You haven't said anything funny.
Just loosen up.
You're just talking
to me, good old Rick.
I'm just checking in.
Like, what do you do?
Like, who do you hang out with?
Do you have any friends?
How do you blow off steam?
I have friends.
Why does everybody tell
me I don't have friends?
Okay, who are your friends?
Tom Umstead.
Your old roommate
from college?
We're very good friends.
Right.
When we get
together, it's like...
Oh, it's fun.
He's cool.
I could only imagine.
- Hi.
- Hello.
I took the liberty.
Thank you.
I don't want that.
Come on. Really?
Just a sip.
You don't have to
drink the whole thing.
Just have a sip.
I don't want it. Respect that.
Want to grab some coffee?
Why didn't you get one to go?
I forgot.
Fine. But then
I gotta get back.
Whatever
you say, pal.
Hey Glenn-O.
I'm good.
Have I done something
to offend you?
No.
Is it because I
showed up unannounced?
I'm sorry.
I really am.
It's just that you're
a very hard guy
to get ahold of sometime.
Phone's on silent.
I like to stay present.
And I-I can appreciate that.
It's just that, you
know, we're down
to one meal a year
at this point.
We're growing apart.
I get it. It's part of life.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
But can we just drive
around and have fun
for 15 fucking more minutes?
Hey, what do you say we open
this baby up a little bit?
See what she's made of.
Yeah?
Yeah.
See if she's got the old stuff.
Oh, she's got it.
Still got it.
What do you say?
You want to go to Sacramento?
Yeah, sure. Let's
go to Sacramento.
Really?
Yeah, fuck it.
You sure?
Yeah, let's go on an
unplanned, long-ass drive
to a city I know nothing about
and have no desire to be in.
Sounds fun!
I think so, too.
Alright.
Can't believe we're
really doing it.
Alrighty, my friend.
I got us a couple waters,
got us some beef
jerky, couple T-shirts,
all for our road
trip to Sacramento.
Meadow.
Okay. Uncle.
Fuck you.
Come again?
I say fuck you.
I give up. You win.
I don't want to go.
You're the big man
with the huge dick.
Can we go back to
Los Angeles now?
My dad died.
What?
Oh man.
I'm sorry.
When?
Last month.
Shit. I didn't know.
Yeah.
I gotta go to Sacramento.
Gotta scatter his ashes.
He loves it up there.
Loved.
I don't know why I didn't just
tell you in the first place.
I just...
Just thought it would be fun
to make it a dumb
fun thing, you know?
But...
You should have
said something.
I'm so sorry.
Thanks, man.
I'll take you back.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
Well...
had some people up there?
He had some family or anything?
Yeah. Yeah.
No.
But I'll be good.
I'll go up with ya.
Come on.
Stop.
Really?
You were there for
me when my dad died.
Oh yeah.
Fun weekend.
Call Rosie.
Yeah, yeah. Give her a call.
Hey.
Hey hun.
He played the dead dad card.
I knew it.
I always knew he was going
to use that against me.
I mean, I don't know.
I think this is kind of
the perfect opportunity
for you guys to reconnect.
Are you going to be okay?
I think I'll survive.
You don't sound upset.
Are you kidding? I'm enraged.
I can barely stand it.
He's just so manipulative.
I mean, why wouldn't he tell
me this right off the bat?
Just go work it out.
Go up. Work it
out in Sacramento.
Oh, honey, don't.
Don't do that. Please.
Are you very mad?
I told you I'm very mad.
I'm so mad I can
barely talk to you.
I think you should just
get off the phone now
and get up there before
I change my mind.
Okay.
Sounds like you're
going to miss me.
I already do.
Me too.
Have some fun, okay?
Okay.
All right. Be strong.
Did you catch all that?
Yeah. That's your dad.
He's going away for the weekend,
which is pretty nice.
So we get to do
whatever we want.
Hey, sorry I missed you.
You know the drill.
Umstead.
Mullen.
Hey.
Sorry.
Sorry, man, I swallowed
some bad air there.
Got an anthill here.
How are you, man?
It's Glenn Mullen.
Been a while, motherfucker.
Just calling to say, hey.
Where are you right now?
Are you in Phoenix?
I don't even know
when we talked last,
but it's been too long, man.
It's always a good time, right?
It's always a blast.
Alright, so just give
me a shout, buddy.
And let's have one
of our fun lunches
whenever we're in the same place
and just have a good time, okay?
Love to you and yours, buddy.
Glenn Mullen.
See you later. Call me back.
Let's go.
Go louder, baby.
Are you taking the cans?
Here, let me get
on the six string.
There's something
about the weather
You back on that?
What are you taking?
You take the six string.
I got the cans.
They call it the
Indian spring
Hey, leave the
skins to me, Rick.
Hey, Rick.
I got the skins.
We shouldn't both do it.
You're in Sacramento,
a wonderful town
Sing, sing
Sing, din, din-din
Sacramento
This is a long fucking drive.
Six hours.
We are halfway there.
What was your dad's
connection to Sacramento?
He was from there.
Oh right.
But I thought your
family was Chicago?
They are.
His parents were
born in Sacramento.
He's from there.
Sac Boy. Sac Town for life.
Nice.
You want the ashes scattered
somewhere specific?
Off the cliffs.
Of Sacramento.
The bluffs. Into the Pacific.
Pacific...
Ocean?
I think so.
Is there access to the
ocean from Sacramento?
Sure.
It's just north of San Fran.
And inland I think.
- Maybe a little.
- It's well inland.
Huh.
Yeah, I think when
he meant cliffs,
he meant like overlooking the
lake or river or something.
Oh right.
The man loves the view.
He gave me pretty
broad discretion, so.
I'm sure it'll be obvious
when we get there.
Right, right.
Sometimes an
anthropologist will go in there
and spend time with them,
but what they're not
finding in those tribes
is type 2 diabetes.
And they're not finding IBS.
Industrialization has
kind of led to this
brand new group of diseases,
chronic diseases that all seem
to be stemming from
chronic issues.
That's right.
Hey now.
Woo!
Hey! Hey!
Sacramento!
Woo!
Yeow!
Good driving.
Mind if we make a
little pit stop?
Papa needs some provisions.
House full of memories
All the anniversaries
People come and go
"Dear Mr. Mullen:
We hope this finds you well.
This is the worst
part of my job.
We regret to inform you..."
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Find everything you need.
So weird. So fucking weird.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for Ben's
No Oil Hydrating Cream
with sunblock. SPF 50.
But all I'm finding here is
the no oil hydrating cream.
It would be there.
But it isn't.
I mean, I've been looking.
I've been looking,
looking, looking.
Then we don't have it.
Do you think maybe
you have it in the back?
It's not there.
You know that for certain?
Yep.
That's impressive.
That's impressive.
They do have the Reef
Friendly Sunscreen.
Get that shit back there.
Please just stay out of this.
This isn't your battle, okay?
Listen, I got no beef with you.
Okay?
All I need is protection.
That's why I come in here. Okay?
What's your problem with me?
I can't have that.
I don't have a
problem with you.
Well, you don't have a
customer anymore either.
Anymore.
Sorry about that.
I don't think these are
really my prescription.
I'm just kidding.
Just messing with you.
He's kind of stressed.
He's about to have a baby.
Hey.
- Hey.
- You good?
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
I just don't like
when people lie.
Burns my ass.
Mine too.
Yeah.
Get a nice little drink.
Yeah. Yeah.
Sound nice?
Sounds great.
Alright, I'm going
to hit the head.
Yeah.
Women, whiskey and wine
That's all you
got on your mind
Tommy. Glenn again.
Hey, listen, on my last message,
I forgot to give you
kind of a big update,
little update that we found
out about seven months ago.
My life is going to change.
I'm going to be a papa.
Yeah, man. Rosie's pregnant.
Yes. So it's pretty exciting.
I just, I just lost my job,
which throws a wrench into
our whole kind of plan
and our whole family
planning thing.
Yeah, but Rosie's down
to be the breadwinner
for a while, which is dope.
So it makes me a
stay-at-home dad.
Which is kind of
cool. I like it.
I mean, I'm still kind of trying
to figure out all my
feelings about it.
So I'd love to bounce
everything off of you
and just pick your brain.
That crazy fucking brain.
Okay, man. Give me a call.
And if I don't
pick up right away,
just try me back right away
'cause I keep the
phone on silent.
But I normally get
the second attempts.
See you later, man.
To your pop.
And to us.
Huh?
Good luck.
Oh!
Woo!
That one rung the bell.
There he is.
- Oh.
- He's back, baby.
He's back.
You happy?
Woo.
Oh boy.
I mean, yeah, he's fun.
No thanks.
Oh, come on.
They were just looking my way.
I can't, I can't help but be me.
You can do whatever you want.
You're a single guy.
And as long as they continue
to respect my boundaries,
then we're golden.
They're going to
respect your boundaries.
Okay?
What is it with you
and the boundaries?
What's happened to you?
I have a new set of
priorities in my life now.
And if I'm speaking honestly,
I regret my past behaviors.
I'm glad those
days are behind me.
Mm.
Something else is behind you.
There's two of us.
I'll handle this.
Oh, no, you went too soon.
I touched it though.
That counts, right?
That's something.
No, that's a scratch.
Come on.
It's bad mileage.
Gas. It eats up gas,
which is annoying.
You know, you gotta
refill it all the time.
And you know?
You know, cars need gas.
You know, what can you do?
I mean, it's like food for them.
It's fuel for them.
So, yeah, we
both used to fight
and now we just
train other fighters.
Wow.
So you must have a lot
of injuries and scars.
Yeah.
See, I only have one
and it's all on my ear. See?
I got three butterfly
stitches right there.
That little thing right there?
Ton of blood.
How long have
you been married?
Oh, no, I wasn't...
Four years. Yeah.
Four happy years.
Happily married.
Closed marriage.
Oh, that's too bad.
You know, here.
Pardon my reach here.
Oh, no. Go for it.
No. Just, you know?
See, it's all in
the elbow motion.
Okay.
And we still grazed it.
Yeah, you know,
being married comes
with responsibilities. You know?
And even, you know...?
I'm not saying we have like
this kinetic sexual energy.
Oh, we don't.
No, but whatever
energy there is...
None.
I've got to find somebody
To tell me what to do
Oh I'll melt away like ice
If I don't get no advice
Will there be anyone
To tell me where
I went wrong
There's got to be a way
And I know I must be strong
- Oh!
- Oh my God!
Wow.
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
Holy shit!
This is your place?
Oh, my God.
Glenn.
Holy shit!
Here we go.
Oh!
Oh, I should stop him.
Woo!
Come on.
Careful with the
ropes there, champ.
Here we go.
Watch and learn.
Come on. Do a move on me.
Oh. Likes to be
dominated, huh?
Oh. I've been a bad boy.
Oh, well then,
you deserve to be punished.
Can you actually
not cross those?
Because it can really
damage the equipment,
if the cord goes
over the wheels.
So if you could just...
If the cord does what?
Glenn-O!
Come on.
No thanks.
Don't even.
Remember the setup in
your dad's basement?
We taped air-mattresses
together.
I broke my wrist.
I remember.
Come on! Get your
ass up here, pal.
That's not our
property, my boy.
Oh. I mean, we don't care.
You can use it. It's filthy.
It's filthy.
Oh, stop containing
your excitement.
You! Glenn Mullen.
I am calling you out.
Come on!
Get your ass up
here and fight me.
Woo!
Tonight is the night
that it goes down.
Tonight is the night that best
friend become mortal enemies.
Woo!
Does that look like
a guy who's scared?
Get your ass in this
ring, Glenn Mullen.
Do I look like a guy?
Tonight is that night that
it's going down in Sac Town.
Woo!
One of us is going to
end up in the clinic.
Me and you. Glenn Mullen.
I had to leave the country
Let's go.
Though there was
some nice folk there
And now I don't
know where I'm going
All I know is I'll
hit the ground running
Bony cowboys and
Southern gentlemen
Bedding women
That'll never mend
They ride the roads
As they bend
I had to leave the country
Though there was
some nice folk there
Oh!
Holy...!
Nice. It's soft flooring.
I'm going to bed. Goodnight.
Goodnight.
Oh, wow. Does a baby live here?
No, these are my toys.
I play with them and
throw them everywhere.
Come.
Hmm?
- Come.
- Sh.
Goodnight, pal.
Thanks.
So, you're a mom.
I'm a mom, yes.
And the father is...?
A really cool guy.
Who's, I don't know,
probably off somewhere
being really cool.
Huh.
Oh. Just...
doing it all on your own.
You can, you
can take this off.
It makes you more comfortable.
Oh yeah.
Hmm.
What?
Nothing. I'm just...
You're so brave.
Good.
I can't imagine
what that's like.
Yeah, I'm...
I'm amazing. You know?
Thank you.
Strong.
You are. You're
physically strong.
Obviously, you're jacked,
but also like emotionally.
I have a question.
Holy shit. Yeah.
Do you have like
a support system,
like your parents or Jess?
Yeah.
Well, it's nice.
That must help a lot. I imagine.
You guys must be really close.
Yeah. I mean,
we live together.
She's my best friend.
Right, right. Well,
that makes sense.
Hey, Arielle.
Mm-hmm.
Do you think we can not...
have sex tonight?
Oh, really?
Oh fuck.
Dearest Glenn,
went to the farmers
market with the girls.
It was papa's fave.
I miss you, too.
You sound hungover.
Three Budweisers
and two tequila shots.
How would you feel?
I'm only a man.
Wow, so you
guys raged last night.
Never drinking again.
Oh. Did you hear
from your job?
No. No. No.
No. No.
Great. That's good, right?
That's really good news.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
My God, these women
live like animals.
What women?
You know what?
I refuse to lie.
Honey, there was some morally
ambiguous behavior last night.
Maritally speaking.
I'm titillated.
What, you don't think
I'm capable of infidelity?
I'm sure you
were a gentleman, honey.
I was.
Hey, you know,
I Facebooked Rickey's mom
just to offer our condolences.
And uh, you know, his
dad died like a year ago.
What? Are you sure?
Yeah.
Cancer.
It is really very sad.
A year ago?
He told me he died last month.
He fucking lied.
I don't know, I guess it
doesn't really matter though.
Well, scattering someone's
ashes a year after they die,
is that even legal?
What? Yeah.
Sure. What?
Well, it's highly unusual.
Doesn't make much sense to me.
I bet you his father wasn't
even from Sacramento.
He thought he was near
the fucking ocean.
Well, I don't know.
Everyone processes
their grief differently.
Maybe you should
just try and chill.
Be there for him, if you can.
Yeah.
Cherries
are my favorite.
- Yeah, they look nice.
- They're really good.
They look real nice.
The pits sometimes
get a little large.
Get a little stuck in my throat.
Hey.
Just be honest.
- I will.
- Really nice to meet you.
It was nice to meet you too.
Good luck with the garden.
Thanks.
Good luck with your gym.
Thanks.
- Okay.
- Okay.
See you, Jess.
Drive safe.
- Yeah.
- Hey, pal.
He was a big fan.
Agassi guy.
Well, you old man.
You were flawed.
But aren't we all?
You were a little
late to the game
in the parenting department,
but you made a strong comeback
at the end there and...
I'll always cherish the last
couple months we had together.
We didn't always see eye to eye.
I'm not just talking about
the height difference.
But you were stubborn.
Stubborn, old bastard.
Fare-thee-well, Pop.
I love you.
And also,
fuck you.
Amen.
Well, that's that.
Breakfast?
Hey, Rick.
You want to tell me something?
What do you mean?
Come here. Let's sit.
I know your dad
didn't die last month.
He died a year ago.
Also, all four of my
grandparents were cremated.
So I've seen the ashes
of human remains.
They don't have trash in them.
What's going on?
Okay, Glenn.
Cards on the table.
I didn't bring you up here
to scatter the ashes
of my dead father.
I know that. I
just told you that.
I brought you up to Sac
because I'm worried about you.
You're worried about me?
Rick-
- Okay, let me talk.
No, I'm not going to do that.
Just let me get this in.
I'm going to say
something first.
Okay, I'll let you
talk. I'll listen.
You are going
through something.
You need my help.
So instead of playing
all these games,
why don't you just tell
me what's going on?
Maybe I can help, maybe not.
But this is about you.
Glenn, you might not
like how this sounds,
but what you're doing right
now is textbook projecting.
Now, projecting is
when you're talking-
I know what projecting is.
I let you speak.
Okay, go ahead.
Projecting is when you're
talking about yourself,
but you think you're
talking about someone else.
And that's exactly
what you're doing.
Well, that would
suggest I'm right then.
But I'm not
projecting. You are.
That's just
called gaslighting.
Gaslighting.
- I know what gaslighting is
and you are the one
doing it, to me.
I see a lot of anger.
That's actually sympathy.
Let me in, Glenn.
You are in.
I've invited you in.
Make yourself comfortable
and tell me what's going on.
I'm worried about my friend.
So am I.
Hmm.
You get us a table.
I'll find us a spot.
Okay.
Breakfast, then back to LA.
You got it, pal.
Thank you.
Thank you so
much for your help.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you for your service.
Yep.
Shit.
Oh, I'm dead, I'm
dead, I'm dead.
Lost the juice, huh?
Ah.
Here we go.
Beautiful. Ah.
Thank you.
Dammit.
I should of got a half stack.
Holy mackerel.
Here, pal.
There we go.
Want some syrup?
There we go.
Oh crap, crap, crap!
- What?
- Crap, crap!
Are you serious?
What?
Closed?
Unbelievable.
Who's closed on a Sunday?
It's an impound.
They're all closed
on the weekends.
Then how do they
get the cars in there?
You can drive in the gate.
But they don't...
No one...
I don't want to talk about this.
Fuck!
Okay, you know what?
This is my bad.
I'm going to make this
up to you right now.
Okay? Let me get
you out of here.
Let me get you out of here.
I'll get you on the
first flight out.
Okay. Got a flight
here for 250 bucks.
Leaves at 7:15 PM.
Jesus. I don't know.
Where does it land?
Long Beach.
Gets you in about 9:00 PM.
Take a cab both ways.
About 400 bucks, give or take.
Or, option B.
We spend one more
night in Sacramento.
Do something fun.
This is your call. Up to you.
Your call. On my dime.
Um...
Rosie's calling.
Give it to me.
Hey hun, everything okay?
Yeah. Yeah, everything's fine.
I just got back
from the hospital.
What?
But we don't have
another appointment
until three weeks from now.
I know that, but
I had some bleeding.
And to be extra cautious,
they just told me to come in.
Okay.
You listened to your instinct,
and you did the right thing.
What did the doc say?
Is this common?
Give me the scoop.
It's not super common,
but it does happen.
It's when the placenta
covers the cervix.
So, apparently, it's not
a big deal, a huge deal.
My cousin had it, and it's fine.
But I'm going to probably
have a C-section now.
Cool.
What? They're going
to cut my girl.
Yeah, they're going
to cut your girl.
Okay. Okay.
Well, I'll let them cut
my girl just this once.
Okay.
You're a tough momma.
I love you very much.
I love you, too.
Wow!
What?
Nothing.
Just surprised by how
cool you're being.
I thought you were
going to freak out.
Yeah, well, panicking
never solved anything.
Alright? I want you
to remember that.
So sorry my phone died.
I mean, it's fine.
To be honest with you,
I didn't even call
you until I got home.
Oh.
I just thought
I had it handled.
And if I looped you in,
it would be another
complication.
You mean I would be.
Yeah.
You're not helpful in
situations like this.
You're kind of the
opposite of helpful.
Well, I'm going to
respectfully disagree
with you on that point.
I could provide some examples.
Well, and I want to hear them.
Why don't we earmark
this conversation
and we'll revisit it?
'Cause I do want to hear
you out on all that.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll talk to you
later. I love you.
Love you.
Bye.
Baby!
Wow.
Mazel!
I'm very angry.
It's called misplaced anger.
Stop telling me what
things are called.
Okay.
Aagh.
No. No.
Stop. Ow!
Glenn, Glenn.
Stop. Ow!
Stop it. Stop it.
Ow! Stop!
Ow!
Jesus! Glenn.
Holy shit!
You stop!
I'm going to take you down.
- No!
- I'm going to take you-
I'll take you!
Stop it, Glenn.
- You stop it!
- Stop it.
Stop it.
- Please stop it.
Alright, alright.
Let go of my hand.
Alright.
Are you done?
Are you happy?
Really? No.
No.
You're right.
I lied.
My dad died last year.
And he wasn't born
in Sacramento.
Actually, I don't think
he ever stepped foot
here in his entire life.
Why then?
Who's that?
Hey, Rickey.
It's Tallie.
Remember me?
Call me back whenever you can.
It's Tallie again.
Uh, you haven't called back,
so I'm not sure you
got the message.
Or just assuming you
don't want to talk
or hear from me, which is fine.
Something has come up
and I thought you
might want to know.
Or not.
Hey, so I am pregnant.
And you're definitely
the father.
So, yeah.
Anyway.
I'm going to have the baby.
So, you will be a dad.
Uh, congrats.
And uh, I'm not asking
you for anything.
Time, energy, money,
or really not
asking you to care.
I just thought you should know.
So, if you'd like to talk,
I'm available for the
next 9 to 10 months.
If not, that's okay too.
You're all good. Be well.
This is Tallie, by the way.
When I saw the crib
in the yard yesterday,
I just imagined us going
on this journey together.
I imagined our kids
becoming best friends.
I just thought these
babies could be the glue
to our broken relationship.
Glenn?
Glenn!
Please. Glenn.
Come on, Glenn!
I just need help. Okay?
Please help. Please.
What, you want
me to lie to her
like you lie to everyone?
No.
You don't even have
to say anything.
You just have to stand there.
Rickey, as a piece of
non-friendship objective advice,
I really think you
should reconsider.
This is just bad,
bad planning, bad idea.
It's not the right way
to start a relationship
with your child.
I know. Glenn.
Look.
You got stuck with me. Okay?
We got put in the same
lane at swim class,
but there was a connection.
You tried to drown me.
I'm a bad swimmer.
I swallowed a quart of water
and got chlorine poisoning.
They took me away
in an ambulance,
my mother thought I was dead.
Glenn.
Just this one last act
of friendship for me.
Please.
You'll never hear from me again.
Okay?
That'll be it.
Why do you need me there?
Because I can't do it alone.
And if you are there,
she won't think I'm a joke.
Remember me?
Yeah.
Mmm.
This is good coffee.
French press?
Uh, Keurig.
Hmm.
Not very good for
the environment.
What?
Nothing.
It's crazy you're here.
Well, there he is.
Yeah.
Do you want to...
hold?
If that's all right.
Yeah. Yeah.
Here.
Hey.
Whoa.
I kind of forgot
what you look like.
He looks like you.
Yeah, he kind of
does. Doesn't he?
Hey.
Glenn. Look.
My son.
I can see that.
I'm sorry. Who are you?
Glenn Mullen.
You mind if I plug in here?
Yeah. Go ahead, Glenn.
- Appreciate it.
- So, what is this?
What? Are you visiting?
Yes.
With...
With an option to extend.
I think, he's gotta go down
for a nap.
- Okay. I'm sorry.
It's okay. Come.
It's okay. Come here.
I know. I know.
Bye, Ray.
I don't love the bangs.
But the kid is...
Aren't you ashamed?
Where's your shame?
I don't know.
I thought it was
going pretty well.
It's a fucking disaster.
Okay.
So, uh...
what were you saying?
You want to move to Sacramento,
or you want to move in here?
Well. Only if
that's what you want.
Oh my God. Okay.
I'm just...
I'm going to stop
you right there.
I don't want you to
move in here with me.
Okay?
You heard my messages, right?
I mean, you didn't respond,
but do you remember what I said?
Mm-hmm.
I remember the gist.
Okay.
I called you to make you aware
of the decision I had made.
I wasn't asking you for help.
I don't, I don't need your help.
I-I didn't need your help then.
I really don't need
your help now, so...
I'm good.
Sure.
Not sure.
Absolutely.
I want you to listen
very carefully.
I do not need your help. Okay?
I don't need anyone's
help. I'm good.
Ray and I, we're doing great.
Like, I mean,
yes, there's times where it's
really, really miserable.
And I could just, you know,
cry thinking about it.
'Cause I don't sleep a lot,
and I don't even look
on the internet anymore.
But I'm good. I'm happy.
Don't fucking bring your
bullshit into my life.
I'm good. Okay?
Like, I don't need you.
We're good.
I get that.
I do.
Obviously, I get that.
Do you though?
I think I do.
Okay.
And let me just say that,
when you left those messages,
I didn't know what I wanted,
but I think I do now.
Okay. What do you want?
Well, I should
have called you back,
and I'm really
sorry that I didn't.
And I regret that now.
I sort of had an
emotional breakdown.
And my dad died.
And it sort of stirred
up a lot of shit in me.
I'm sorry. I don't care.
I do, I'm sorry about your dad.
I am.
I don't care.
I have enough to care about.
I can't take care
of another person.
I have a full plate.
I have a literal
baby on a plate.
Ugh!
Shit. He's not sleeping.
I'm trying to train him.
Oh, is that like a thing?
Sometimes they don't?
Are you kidding?
Yeah.
Oh, you got a couple, uh...
Like a little...
It's my nips. They're leaking.
I have to pump.
Okay.
I just want to say...
Okay.
A little bloch tap,
a little bloch tap.
Okay.
So, there comes a time
in every person's life
where they have to
turn things around.
And I feel like I've
dealt with that.
And it's in the past.
And now, I'm ready
to help.
Not that you need it.
So you really,
really want to help.
Yes.
I really want to actually help.
I don't know you.
I don't, I mean...
You don't seem that reliable.
I certainly can't
argue with that.
I clearly have a ways to go,
but it's moments like this
and this trip that
really make you think.
Wrap it up.
In summation, I don't
want to run anymore.
Or lie.
It's harmful.
Not only to the people I lie to,
but it's harmful to me.
Hmm.
I have the tools
and I am ready.
It's wild.
I'm feeling a little
emotional here.
Okay.
Ahem.
Um...
So, what do you think?
I'm sorry, about what?
Me helping?
Oh.
Yeah. Sure.
Really?
Yes. Yeah.
I wasn't listening fully,
but I heard that
you're just here
and you're sticking around
and you're saying it
over and over again.
I hear that as free childcare.
So yeah. I'm good with it.
I'm tired.
Great. Great.
I mean.
Exactly. Whatever you want.
This just makes me happy.
Okay. Slow down, slow down.
Let's set some ground rules.
You mean I
shouldn't propose just yet?
Excuse me, Tallie.
Yeah.
Where's your restroom?
It's down the
hall, to the left.
Down this hall, to the left.
To the left.
Down the hall, to the left.
What's wrong with that guy?
I am racing.
I am racing.
Need a frigging Xanax.
Need a frigging Xanax.
Tommy Umstead! How
you doing, buddy?
Hey, Glenn.
Everything okay?
You sounded really
weird on your messages.
Weird?
No, I'm just trying
to catch up, man.
That's it. Just
trying to connect.
Get back into our
groove, you know?
How are you?
Glenn. I'll be honest.
Last time we had lunch,
it was very strange.
You were really quiet.
You didn't even want
to get coffee after.
Yeah, the move is to
get the coffee to go
from the restaurant,
bro, and take it away.
It saves time.
You sure you're okay?
You sound, I don't
know, pent up.
Tommy, you're punching
at shadows, man.
Nobody's against you. Alright?
This has always
been your problem.
You're like a paranoid freak.
Why are
you yelling at me?
I'm yelling at you now?
Dude, why don't we...?
Listen.
I think like we need
to chalk this up
to a weird conversation
and come back to
it another time.
Sure, man.
I don't know what's going on.
I don't understand
what just happened.
It's going to take me a minute
to get my head around it.
Maybe next time just
don't call a guy
when you're having a weird day.
Don't call a guy
back in that moment.
You still there?
I was right about
you, by the way.
You bailed.
Yeah.
You were pretty intuitive
to spot that one.
It's cute.
I don't blame you though.
Really?
I mean, I was mad at
you for a long time.
Like, I was really,
really mad at you.
I wanted to kill you.
She hasn't even read these.
Hey, Ray.
How about those ground rules?
Yes.
No kissing.
This isn't about us.
It's about Ray.
Great.
And definitely no sex.
Did you just wink at me?
No.
Okay.
If you ever bail
on me and Ray again,
don't ever come back.
Okay?
Okay.
Where's Glenn?
Where's my car?
The fucker!
- I'm really sorry about this.
- Oh my God!
He's a great guy.
He's actually about
to be a dad himself.
Where is my car?
I have a scooter. Here.
Okay. Start it!
Hold on, I have
to scan the code.
Oh my God.
Open it.
It's scanning. It's scanning.
Go!
Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
I hate to be the one
to break it to you, Ray.
But your mom is not
a capable guardian.
And your dad.
No.
No, no.
No, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
You can go.
Baby on board.
Go. Okay.
You go.
And then you come right through.
Go around.
Go around.
Go around. Baby on board.
Asshole.
Oh my God! Oh my God!
If you just slow down, I
can hop on there with you.
Where the fuck did he go?
I can hop on.
I gotta faster.
Fuck.
Which way? Which way?
Right or left?
Oh, gee.
This is the right thing, Ray.
You're in good hands now.
You know, you and
I are a lot alike.
My old man wasn't
around when I was a kid.
It really did a number on me.
See cashier?
Hang on, I can't leave
Baby Ray in the car.
What am I thinking about?
He's just a baby.
Hey, buddy!
Hey, I-I got a baby in the car.
I need 40 on four. Premium plus.
I got you.
There you go.
So, Ray, there's not
really a safe way
to get to Los Angeles.
And I'm sorry, Google Maps,
but I'm not going to take
a child on the highway.
Oh boy.
Ray!
We've been made.
Oh my God.
Oh my God. Oh my God.
Hi.
Hi, baby.
Hi.
Open the door
you piece of shit.
If you touch my baby, I
will fucking kill you.
I can't do it.
Fuck up! Now!
Glenn! No!
He'll be safe with me.
What?
He'll be safe with me.
Glenn. Glenn.
- Rick.
- What are you doing?
Open up, bud. Open up the door.
I'm doing what
needs to be done.
- No, no, no.
- What?
Glenn. Glenn.
You can get in a lot
of trouble for this.
Okay?
Think of your baby.
Think of Rosie.
She's not going to
be happy about this.
Open up, bud. Open up.
Open up.
- Good boy.
- It's okay, baby.
Mommy's not mad.
Everything's okay.
Okay.
Hi, pal.
Hi, baby.
You said a couple
smart things, so it
made a lot of sense.
Yeah.
The crib squeaks.
- What?
- It's a crick.
$400 crib.
What are you talking about?
I'm saying that...
I'm hot.
I mean, I don't know
what's going on.
How do you turn off the A/C?
I'm hot.
I think you're having
a panic attack, Glenn.
You're okay. I'm here.
I know. I know.
Take deep breaths.
In through your nose,
out through your mouth.
That's exactly what I'm doing.
I'm breathing now.
In through the nose.
That baby needs protecting.
Who's going to protect him? You?
Well, mostly Tallie.
But I don't know Tallie.
I do.
Tallie's great.
Tallie is an amazing mom.
It just takes one
thing to go wrong, Rick.
Just one thing and then, boom!
Yeah.
You're right.
Life is crazy,
and there's a lot
you can't control.
Chaos.
Confusion.
It's a hellscape of
unpredictability.
But...
But what?
I don't know. I don't know.
I thought you were
heading towards saying
something reassuring.
No, I-I think
that's just a fact
that we have to deal with.
Both of us. Everyone.
But it's okay.
It's okay.
'Cause that's what
it's all about.
We're ready.
You're ready.
I'm scared.
Yeah, me too.
I'm really scared.
I know, pal.
Well it's been a long
time since I've seen you
You're looking good
Can't begin to tell you
how much I've missed you
I wish I could
But I love what
you're wearing for me
And I can do things
For a little bit
of your sympathy
Don't expect for
it to last forever
It never does
But it sure beats talking
Please tell
Rosie I say hi.
It surely does
And I like what
you're singing to me
But it's better with a
little bit of harmony
Yeah
We should try to get
our love together
Once in a while, put
ourselves together
It's looking good, let's
get our shit together
Sure won't hurt you now
Hi.
Hey.
Sure won't hurt you now
I need help painting the crib.
I know.
You don't have
to do it right now.
Well it's been a long
time since I've seen you
You're looking good
Can't begin to tell you
how much I've missed you
I wish I could
But I love what
you're wearing for me
And I can do things
For a little bit
of your sympathy
Yeah
Why don't we try to
get our love together
Once in a while, let's
get our shit together
Once in a while
Together, together
Why don't we try
Together, together
Now, Bob, I'm going to just
take a shot in the dark here.
If I may be so bold.
I don't think this is
about the endless salads
and breadsticks at Olive Garden.
I think that this is
about the endless salads,
i.e. emotional nourishment,
and breadsticks, i.e.
physical affection,
that you were unable to
provide at your Olive Garden,
i.e. to your sons,
Connor and Jasper.
Am I close?
No.
You nailed it.
Give him a hand, guys.
Here you go, Bob.
Thank you.
That was brave as fuck, Bob.
Yeah.
Now, Steve, you were
talking about a work
that you had not too long ago.
And your father
who's a dentist...
How's school?
Good. Real good.
Just a few more credits,
and I'll be able to
charge for these things.
Good.
How's the gig?
It's great.
My boss poops his diapers,
and that's just
the way we like it.
Fantastic.
Hey dads.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How was it today?
Lot of tears.
The usual amount.
Good amount.
Yeah.
Hey Geoff.
Oh!
Hi, Baby Jeffy.
That Geoff.
Daddy's here.
Hi, Bubba.
Daddy time!
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hi, Jeffy.
I love you, my son.
Can you say, Uncle Rickey?
How are you, my love?
Can you say,
"Hi, Uncle Rickey?"
- Can you open the trunk?
How are you, Rosie?
Loving life.
By the way,
tears are a sign of strength.
Not weakness.
Oh.
Thank you.
Right, man.
Hey, actually that's a
pretty good one for the poster.
We can mock that up.
See if you like it.
Let's redo the poster.
No, only
if you have time.
Drive safe.
Going to be getting
in pretty late.
Six hours.
We're a lot closer
than you think.
Mm.
Did you get that?
I did.
We're a lot closer
than you think.
Mm.
Yeah.
You and I, I mean.
I got it.
It's a double meaning.
It happens a lot.
Huh.
I think I'm going to get in
the vehicle with my family.
- Drive safe.
- Great seeing you.
You too.
Alright. Bye, Rosie.
Bye, Rickey.
Great seeing you.
The tools are there for us.
Use them.
Every day.
Bye, Jeffy.
Oh.
Are you sure you don't want
to sit back there with him?
Just in case he cries.
No. He'll be fine.
He'll be fine.
I'm just going to touch
him on the shoulder.
Okay.
And he knows I'm here.
Okay.
If you'll give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
Why can't you see
that my love is true
Can't you see that I'm
still in love with you
I don't care
what's in the past
It's all over
It's all done
I don't care what people say
I know that you're
the one I love
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
If you let me try
I'll make you see
Oh, yes
The only man you'll
ever need in life is me
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
If you let me try
I'll make you see
Oh, yes
The only one you'll
ever need in life is me
All I need is one, if
you'll give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
That's all I need
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
Isn't there a saying
That you reel in
what you cast off
But I can't
Tell the difference
Between the real thing
And the sheepdog
I wish I could blame it
All on some stupid line
I should not have bought
Every now and again
I scaled
The big fence
By myself
For something new
The sky turned
Blue to hot pink
I did not think
About you
I thought about loyalty
It means make money
And fuck the rest
Every now and again
I get a heavy
feeling in my chest
I hope that you loved me
Before I was at my best
Sonny
I want to be alone
More than I want to
be alone with you
With love that's
already gone
Neither of us will
find the silver hair
But every now and again
I get a heavy
feeling in my chest
I hope that you loved me
Before I was at my best
Sonny
Tell me you loved me
Before I was at my best
Nice dick!
You can't see it from
all the way over there!
Hi.
I'm Tallie!
Hi!
I'm Rickey!
Hi, Rickey.
You know, I think it's
just us two out here.
I think so too.
You want to meet in the middle?
Like go swimming?
Sure.
Okay.
Ready?
Yeah.
Let's go.
Hey! Wait, wait, wait!
Dammit.
No, no, no. I don't want to.
I thought we had a deal.
I wasn't sure, I wasn't sure.
It's all right.
It's cold.
Okay, sorry.
Favorite number?
Okay. Three.
- Two. One.
- Two. One.
- 36.
- Five.
36?
- We need to pick,
we need to narrow the
category a little bit.
That was too
infinite of a choice.
It's vast.
Favorite "Friends" character.
Okay.
Three, two, one.
- Shally.
- Phoebe.
Shally?
I almost started
to say my name.
I was going to say, is
there a Shally in the show
that I'm not unaware of?
You know who
I'm talking about.
- One or the other.
- We have to do
still or sparkling.
- Still or sparkling.
- Three.
Two. One.
- Still.
- Sparkling.
I hate sparkling water.
I love sparkling.
No one hates it.
We have nothing in common.
So sad.
What if this is it?
We just formed a new colony.
You and I had 12 kids.
Started a new system
of government.
You think we'd survive?
Yeah.
I'd do it.
I think you would bail though.
Hmm?
Yeah.
Hmm.
Why do you say that?
It's all over your face.
Peekaboo.
Daddy face.
Hi, honey.
Oh, where am I?
Where am I? Where am I?
Here I am.
Okay.
Height feels right.
We're all tight back here.
Oh.
Huh.
Ooh.
Not crazy about that.
This.
Hmm.
Aagh!
Whew.
Hey. You're back early.
Why did you do that?
I regret it. It was a mistake.
Okay.
Do you want to talk about it?
Please. Yeah.
But there was a crick.
Okay.
It's making a sound?
Yeah. That's
important context.
And I kind of blacked out.
And then, you know,
you don't have to worry.
How was shopping?
You get some yummy stuff?
Your hands are shaking, honey.
No.
That's low blood sugar.
Yeah, I'll get a cracker.
Oh, that feels nice.
Yeah.
I thought so.
You feeling a little better?
Yeah.
Good.
'Cause I shouldn't
have to take care
of you right now, Glenn.
I don't want you to.
I don't want to.
Right.
You need me to chill.
Right.
Just gotta chill.
That's a good note.
No, it's a good note.
Yeah, no, thank you for that.
It's an actionable note.
Funny thing is, I
feel stressed talking
to you about it,
and I think it's
transferring to us somehow.
And so I need you to kind of
control your side of that.
Okay, I get it.
I mean, I love the way
you're wording all of that.
But you remember what
Dr. Mayer said, right?
Yeah, breathing
through the nose.
I'm doing it. I've
been doing it.
Yeah, the breathing, but also,
you know, if anything
happens with your job that
I can float us.
Yeah.
You'd be the
primary caregiver.
And in about a year, you
can look for another job.
And it's really no big deal.
No.
And you're cool with that?
As a cucumber.
Thank you.
As an actual cucumber.
Love you.
I'm meeting Clarissa,
I'll see you later.
Oh good, I love Clarissa.
Love you two as friends.
See you, babe.
I think, Sal,
that you were saying last
week that your father,
who's a psychiatrist, right?
Mm-hmm.
The hours he put
in at work really got to you.
Yeah?
Well, he worked hard.
He was a provider.
Hmm.
But you never told
him how you felt.
And you didn't confide in him
when you became very depressed
after your best friend's death.
No, I didn't.
Why not?
Rickey.
We talked about this, remember?
Yes, we did.
Sorry, doc.
I think though,
I do just want to
try something here
and it's a little
bit unconventional.
But Sal, why don't you look
over there at Mrs. Krenshaw?
Mrs. Krenshaw, do you mind?
Perfect.
Alright, Sal, look
over at Krenshaw.
Plant your feet.
Now pretend she's your dad.
Okay.
Sal, you don't
have to do this.
That's true.
Only if you want to, Sal.
No, I think I'd like to.
Okay.
Dad, how come you
worked late all the time?
Is it because you didn't
want to come home?
My patients needed me.
I needed you.
Good.
I'm sorry.
Who cares about your sorries?
It's too late for that now.
Okay.
Breathe, Sal.
Good. How do you feel?
I-I think I'm angry.
But you know what, Sal?
Anger is just sadness
with nowhere to go.
Why did you hate me?
Thanks
for hanging back.
Again, no problem, doc.
You know, I thought of
something in there today.
The work works.
Like a slogan or a catchphrase.
- Rickey, you know what?
- And was thinking
it could be so great if we
could put it on a poster
or like hang it from a banner
or something like that.
Kind of draped above the group.
Okay.
Look, um...
I'm here in a
volunteer capacity.
So I don't have the authority
to kick you out of group.
But you need to stop
coming to group.
Really?
Again, I can't kick you out.
That's not what's happening.
Why, though?
I mean, I feel like I-I
bring so much to the table.
I have a youthful energy and...
You do.
I-I thought maybe of starting
my own grief recovery group,
and I was going to pick
your brain about that.
That's something you
need to be educated for
and licensed for.
And do you guys provide
those services, or?
No, we're a convalescent home.
Look, Rickey, when
you first came to us,
you were a different person.
And the work you did with your
father was truly inspiring.
And recently, you've
done some beautiful,
beautiful work on yourself.
But, if you were
to stay any longer,
you'd be ignoring the obvious.
You have the tools
and now you can go
out and use them.
Where do I go?
Well, we usually suggest
staying with family
or in your case, a close friend.
Guess who just downloaded
the Headspace app?
Honestly, I feel better already.
I love that.
Did you meditate?
No.
No, but just knowing it's
there is so effective.
'Tchudoin'? Working?
Oh.
Sorry.
How we doing? How's our year?
We in the red? We in the black?
How are we looking?
Working.
Yeah.
Working momma.
Oh, I ordered a new crib.
Cool. Yeah.
All right, babe.
I'm just going
to watch some YouTube
work boot review videos,
and probably just
make pasta for dinner.
That sound good?
Just plain pasta.
Yeah. Yeah.
Plain buttered
noodles sounds great.
You want butter?
Yeah, you can do
that. It's easy.
Mother fuck me!
What?
It's Rickey.
Rickey's here.
What? Where?
Get back.
He's hiding in the Shamel ash.
I think he wants to
scare my fucking ass.
Just let him scare
you and bring him in.
I don't want him to
see you're pregnant.
What, you're not telling
him about the baby?
I'm phasing him out.
Why?
He's a grown man
who hides in trees.
And you're on the
floor hiding from him.
He disappears for
months at a time.
I don't trust him.
I don't enjoy his company.
I don't want to
associate with him.
He's your best friend.
Whoa, buddy!
We just talked about this.
I'm sorry.
I have this under control.
Give me all your money,
I'm the tree burglar!
Aagh!
Whoa, Rickey!
- Ow!
- What are you doing here?
Yep. I rolled it.
Aagh!
Aagh.
No call, no text.
Just trespassing.
Get some lunch?
Lunch? At noon?
Yeah.
Why you busy?
Kind of. Yeah.
I need, I gotta pop over
to Lowe's in a little bit.
Hey, well, let me
come say hi to Rosie.
No, she's taking a dump, dump.
It's not the right time.
I will say hi later.
Yeah, another time.
Hey, baby.
Hey.
Give me a kiss.
No.
- Come on.
- No, no, no.
- Kiss me.
- No, knock it off.
No, no, no.
Give me a kiss.
Knock it off, man.
Wow.
Good core strength.
Tight. Strong.
You working out?
A little.
How many pushups can you do?
What? In a row?
Yeah.
I don't know. 30.
- Nice.
- You?
We're getting lunch.
Come on.
Okay. Don't turn around.
Don't turn around.
Stay right there.
Don't turn around. Trust me.
Trust me, you do not
want to turn around yet.
Hold on.
Okay.
Turn around.
Aha.
No fucking way.
What?
Is that the original Betsy?
Sure is.
No way.
Uh-huh. Found her.
I thought she died.
Oh, she did.
But a little engine
work, a little body work.
She's back.
How much you spend?
I don't know.
Like five-something.
Thousand?
Yeah, something like that.
I paid 1,100 for
this car, 10 years ago.
Yeah.
But I mean, fucking Betsy.
How's Rosie?
Fine.
Healthy?
Yeah.
And there's nothing
else you want to tell me?
No.
You still work
at the Death Star?
Yeah.
I did read that they're
having some big layoffs.
Sure.
You good?
Not worried.
And even if they did let me go,
I have something else lined up.
Okay.
Better than okay.
Way better.
You all right, man?
What?
I don't know,
you're just like...
You're just all out
of whack right now.
You're all like pent up.
You haven't said anything funny.
Just loosen up.
You're just talking
to me, good old Rick.
I'm just checking in.
Like, what do you do?
Like, who do you hang out with?
Do you have any friends?
How do you blow off steam?
I have friends.
Why does everybody tell
me I don't have friends?
Okay, who are your friends?
Tom Umstead.
Your old roommate
from college?
We're very good friends.
Right.
When we get
together, it's like...
Oh, it's fun.
He's cool.
I could only imagine.
- Hi.
- Hello.
I took the liberty.
Thank you.
I don't want that.
Come on. Really?
Just a sip.
You don't have to
drink the whole thing.
Just have a sip.
I don't want it. Respect that.
Want to grab some coffee?
Why didn't you get one to go?
I forgot.
Fine. But then
I gotta get back.
Whatever
you say, pal.
Hey Glenn-O.
I'm good.
Have I done something
to offend you?
No.
Is it because I
showed up unannounced?
I'm sorry.
I really am.
It's just that you're
a very hard guy
to get ahold of sometime.
Phone's on silent.
I like to stay present.
And I-I can appreciate that.
It's just that, you
know, we're down
to one meal a year
at this point.
We're growing apart.
I get it. It's part of life.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
But can we just drive
around and have fun
for 15 fucking more minutes?
Hey, what do you say we open
this baby up a little bit?
See what she's made of.
Yeah?
Yeah.
See if she's got the old stuff.
Oh, she's got it.
Still got it.
What do you say?
You want to go to Sacramento?
Yeah, sure. Let's
go to Sacramento.
Really?
Yeah, fuck it.
You sure?
Yeah, let's go on an
unplanned, long-ass drive
to a city I know nothing about
and have no desire to be in.
Sounds fun!
I think so, too.
Alright.
Can't believe we're
really doing it.
Alrighty, my friend.
I got us a couple waters,
got us some beef
jerky, couple T-shirts,
all for our road
trip to Sacramento.
Meadow.
Okay. Uncle.
Fuck you.
Come again?
I say fuck you.
I give up. You win.
I don't want to go.
You're the big man
with the huge dick.
Can we go back to
Los Angeles now?
My dad died.
What?
Oh man.
I'm sorry.
When?
Last month.
Shit. I didn't know.
Yeah.
I gotta go to Sacramento.
Gotta scatter his ashes.
He loves it up there.
Loved.
I don't know why I didn't just
tell you in the first place.
I just...
Just thought it would be fun
to make it a dumb
fun thing, you know?
But...
You should have
said something.
I'm so sorry.
Thanks, man.
I'll take you back.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
Well...
had some people up there?
He had some family or anything?
Yeah. Yeah.
No.
But I'll be good.
I'll go up with ya.
Come on.
Stop.
Really?
You were there for
me when my dad died.
Oh yeah.
Fun weekend.
Call Rosie.
Yeah, yeah. Give her a call.
Hey.
Hey hun.
He played the dead dad card.
I knew it.
I always knew he was going
to use that against me.
I mean, I don't know.
I think this is kind of
the perfect opportunity
for you guys to reconnect.
Are you going to be okay?
I think I'll survive.
You don't sound upset.
Are you kidding? I'm enraged.
I can barely stand it.
He's just so manipulative.
I mean, why wouldn't he tell
me this right off the bat?
Just go work it out.
Go up. Work it
out in Sacramento.
Oh, honey, don't.
Don't do that. Please.
Are you very mad?
I told you I'm very mad.
I'm so mad I can
barely talk to you.
I think you should just
get off the phone now
and get up there before
I change my mind.
Okay.
Sounds like you're
going to miss me.
I already do.
Me too.
Have some fun, okay?
Okay.
All right. Be strong.
Did you catch all that?
Yeah. That's your dad.
He's going away for the weekend,
which is pretty nice.
So we get to do
whatever we want.
Hey, sorry I missed you.
You know the drill.
Umstead.
Mullen.
Hey.
Sorry.
Sorry, man, I swallowed
some bad air there.
Got an anthill here.
How are you, man?
It's Glenn Mullen.
Been a while, motherfucker.
Just calling to say, hey.
Where are you right now?
Are you in Phoenix?
I don't even know
when we talked last,
but it's been too long, man.
It's always a good time, right?
It's always a blast.
Alright, so just give
me a shout, buddy.
And let's have one
of our fun lunches
whenever we're in the same place
and just have a good time, okay?
Love to you and yours, buddy.
Glenn Mullen.
See you later. Call me back.
Let's go.
Go louder, baby.
Are you taking the cans?
Here, let me get
on the six string.
There's something
about the weather
You back on that?
What are you taking?
You take the six string.
I got the cans.
They call it the
Indian spring
Hey, leave the
skins to me, Rick.
Hey, Rick.
I got the skins.
We shouldn't both do it.
You're in Sacramento,
a wonderful town
Sing, sing
Sing, din, din-din
Sacramento
This is a long fucking drive.
Six hours.
We are halfway there.
What was your dad's
connection to Sacramento?
He was from there.
Oh right.
But I thought your
family was Chicago?
They are.
His parents were
born in Sacramento.
He's from there.
Sac Boy. Sac Town for life.
Nice.
You want the ashes scattered
somewhere specific?
Off the cliffs.
Of Sacramento.
The bluffs. Into the Pacific.
Pacific...
Ocean?
I think so.
Is there access to the
ocean from Sacramento?
Sure.
It's just north of San Fran.
And inland I think.
- Maybe a little.
- It's well inland.
Huh.
Yeah, I think when
he meant cliffs,
he meant like overlooking the
lake or river or something.
Oh right.
The man loves the view.
He gave me pretty
broad discretion, so.
I'm sure it'll be obvious
when we get there.
Right, right.
Sometimes an
anthropologist will go in there
and spend time with them,
but what they're not
finding in those tribes
is type 2 diabetes.
And they're not finding IBS.
Industrialization has
kind of led to this
brand new group of diseases,
chronic diseases that all seem
to be stemming from
chronic issues.
That's right.
Hey now.
Woo!
Hey! Hey!
Sacramento!
Woo!
Yeow!
Good driving.
Mind if we make a
little pit stop?
Papa needs some provisions.
House full of memories
All the anniversaries
People come and go
"Dear Mr. Mullen:
We hope this finds you well.
This is the worst
part of my job.
We regret to inform you..."
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Find everything you need.
So weird. So fucking weird.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for Ben's
No Oil Hydrating Cream
with sunblock. SPF 50.
But all I'm finding here is
the no oil hydrating cream.
It would be there.
But it isn't.
I mean, I've been looking.
I've been looking,
looking, looking.
Then we don't have it.
Do you think maybe
you have it in the back?
It's not there.
You know that for certain?
Yep.
That's impressive.
That's impressive.
They do have the Reef
Friendly Sunscreen.
Get that shit back there.
Please just stay out of this.
This isn't your battle, okay?
Listen, I got no beef with you.
Okay?
All I need is protection.
That's why I come in here. Okay?
What's your problem with me?
I can't have that.
I don't have a
problem with you.
Well, you don't have a
customer anymore either.
Anymore.
Sorry about that.
I don't think these are
really my prescription.
I'm just kidding.
Just messing with you.
He's kind of stressed.
He's about to have a baby.
Hey.
- Hey.
- You good?
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
I just don't like
when people lie.
Burns my ass.
Mine too.
Yeah.
Get a nice little drink.
Yeah. Yeah.
Sound nice?
Sounds great.
Alright, I'm going
to hit the head.
Yeah.
Women, whiskey and wine
That's all you
got on your mind
Tommy. Glenn again.
Hey, listen, on my last message,
I forgot to give you
kind of a big update,
little update that we found
out about seven months ago.
My life is going to change.
I'm going to be a papa.
Yeah, man. Rosie's pregnant.
Yes. So it's pretty exciting.
I just, I just lost my job,
which throws a wrench into
our whole kind of plan
and our whole family
planning thing.
Yeah, but Rosie's down
to be the breadwinner
for a while, which is dope.
So it makes me a
stay-at-home dad.
Which is kind of
cool. I like it.
I mean, I'm still kind of trying
to figure out all my
feelings about it.
So I'd love to bounce
everything off of you
and just pick your brain.
That crazy fucking brain.
Okay, man. Give me a call.
And if I don't
pick up right away,
just try me back right away
'cause I keep the
phone on silent.
But I normally get
the second attempts.
See you later, man.
To your pop.
And to us.
Huh?
Good luck.
Oh!
Woo!
That one rung the bell.
There he is.
- Oh.
- He's back, baby.
He's back.
You happy?
Woo.
Oh boy.
I mean, yeah, he's fun.
No thanks.
Oh, come on.
They were just looking my way.
I can't, I can't help but be me.
You can do whatever you want.
You're a single guy.
And as long as they continue
to respect my boundaries,
then we're golden.
They're going to
respect your boundaries.
Okay?
What is it with you
and the boundaries?
What's happened to you?
I have a new set of
priorities in my life now.
And if I'm speaking honestly,
I regret my past behaviors.
I'm glad those
days are behind me.
Mm.
Something else is behind you.
There's two of us.
I'll handle this.
Oh, no, you went too soon.
I touched it though.
That counts, right?
That's something.
No, that's a scratch.
Come on.
It's bad mileage.
Gas. It eats up gas,
which is annoying.
You know, you gotta
refill it all the time.
And you know?
You know, cars need gas.
You know, what can you do?
I mean, it's like food for them.
It's fuel for them.
So, yeah, we
both used to fight
and now we just
train other fighters.
Wow.
So you must have a lot
of injuries and scars.
Yeah.
See, I only have one
and it's all on my ear. See?
I got three butterfly
stitches right there.
That little thing right there?
Ton of blood.
How long have
you been married?
Oh, no, I wasn't...
Four years. Yeah.
Four happy years.
Happily married.
Closed marriage.
Oh, that's too bad.
You know, here.
Pardon my reach here.
Oh, no. Go for it.
No. Just, you know?
See, it's all in
the elbow motion.
Okay.
And we still grazed it.
Yeah, you know,
being married comes
with responsibilities. You know?
And even, you know...?
I'm not saying we have like
this kinetic sexual energy.
Oh, we don't.
No, but whatever
energy there is...
None.
I've got to find somebody
To tell me what to do
Oh I'll melt away like ice
If I don't get no advice
Will there be anyone
To tell me where
I went wrong
There's got to be a way
And I know I must be strong
- Oh!
- Oh my God!
Wow.
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la
Holy shit!
This is your place?
Oh, my God.
Glenn.
Holy shit!
Here we go.
Oh!
Oh, I should stop him.
Woo!
Come on.
Careful with the
ropes there, champ.
Here we go.
Watch and learn.
Come on. Do a move on me.
Oh. Likes to be
dominated, huh?
Oh. I've been a bad boy.
Oh, well then,
you deserve to be punished.
Can you actually
not cross those?
Because it can really
damage the equipment,
if the cord goes
over the wheels.
So if you could just...
If the cord does what?
Glenn-O!
Come on.
No thanks.
Don't even.
Remember the setup in
your dad's basement?
We taped air-mattresses
together.
I broke my wrist.
I remember.
Come on! Get your
ass up here, pal.
That's not our
property, my boy.
Oh. I mean, we don't care.
You can use it. It's filthy.
It's filthy.
Oh, stop containing
your excitement.
You! Glenn Mullen.
I am calling you out.
Come on!
Get your ass up
here and fight me.
Woo!
Tonight is the night
that it goes down.
Tonight is the night that best
friend become mortal enemies.
Woo!
Does that look like
a guy who's scared?
Get your ass in this
ring, Glenn Mullen.
Do I look like a guy?
Tonight is that night that
it's going down in Sac Town.
Woo!
One of us is going to
end up in the clinic.
Me and you. Glenn Mullen.
I had to leave the country
Let's go.
Though there was
some nice folk there
And now I don't
know where I'm going
All I know is I'll
hit the ground running
Bony cowboys and
Southern gentlemen
Bedding women
That'll never mend
They ride the roads
As they bend
I had to leave the country
Though there was
some nice folk there
Oh!
Holy...!
Nice. It's soft flooring.
I'm going to bed. Goodnight.
Goodnight.
Oh, wow. Does a baby live here?
No, these are my toys.
I play with them and
throw them everywhere.
Come.
Hmm?
- Come.
- Sh.
Goodnight, pal.
Thanks.
So, you're a mom.
I'm a mom, yes.
And the father is...?
A really cool guy.
Who's, I don't know,
probably off somewhere
being really cool.
Huh.
Oh. Just...
doing it all on your own.
You can, you
can take this off.
It makes you more comfortable.
Oh yeah.
Hmm.
What?
Nothing. I'm just...
You're so brave.
Good.
I can't imagine
what that's like.
Yeah, I'm...
I'm amazing. You know?
Thank you.
Strong.
You are. You're
physically strong.
Obviously, you're jacked,
but also like emotionally.
I have a question.
Holy shit. Yeah.
Do you have like
a support system,
like your parents or Jess?
Yeah.
Well, it's nice.
That must help a lot. I imagine.
You guys must be really close.
Yeah. I mean,
we live together.
She's my best friend.
Right, right. Well,
that makes sense.
Hey, Arielle.
Mm-hmm.
Do you think we can not...
have sex tonight?
Oh, really?
Oh fuck.
Dearest Glenn,
went to the farmers
market with the girls.
It was papa's fave.
I miss you, too.
You sound hungover.
Three Budweisers
and two tequila shots.
How would you feel?
I'm only a man.
Wow, so you
guys raged last night.
Never drinking again.
Oh. Did you hear
from your job?
No. No. No.
No. No.
Great. That's good, right?
That's really good news.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
My God, these women
live like animals.
What women?
You know what?
I refuse to lie.
Honey, there was some morally
ambiguous behavior last night.
Maritally speaking.
I'm titillated.
What, you don't think
I'm capable of infidelity?
I'm sure you
were a gentleman, honey.
I was.
Hey, you know,
I Facebooked Rickey's mom
just to offer our condolences.
And uh, you know, his
dad died like a year ago.
What? Are you sure?
Yeah.
Cancer.
It is really very sad.
A year ago?
He told me he died last month.
He fucking lied.
I don't know, I guess it
doesn't really matter though.
Well, scattering someone's
ashes a year after they die,
is that even legal?
What? Yeah.
Sure. What?
Well, it's highly unusual.
Doesn't make much sense to me.
I bet you his father wasn't
even from Sacramento.
He thought he was near
the fucking ocean.
Well, I don't know.
Everyone processes
their grief differently.
Maybe you should
just try and chill.
Be there for him, if you can.
Yeah.
Cherries
are my favorite.
- Yeah, they look nice.
- They're really good.
They look real nice.
The pits sometimes
get a little large.
Get a little stuck in my throat.
Hey.
Just be honest.
- I will.
- Really nice to meet you.
It was nice to meet you too.
Good luck with the garden.
Thanks.
Good luck with your gym.
Thanks.
- Okay.
- Okay.
See you, Jess.
Drive safe.
- Yeah.
- Hey, pal.
He was a big fan.
Agassi guy.
Well, you old man.
You were flawed.
But aren't we all?
You were a little
late to the game
in the parenting department,
but you made a strong comeback
at the end there and...
I'll always cherish the last
couple months we had together.
We didn't always see eye to eye.
I'm not just talking about
the height difference.
But you were stubborn.
Stubborn, old bastard.
Fare-thee-well, Pop.
I love you.
And also,
fuck you.
Amen.
Well, that's that.
Breakfast?
Hey, Rick.
You want to tell me something?
What do you mean?
Come here. Let's sit.
I know your dad
didn't die last month.
He died a year ago.
Also, all four of my
grandparents were cremated.
So I've seen the ashes
of human remains.
They don't have trash in them.
What's going on?
Okay, Glenn.
Cards on the table.
I didn't bring you up here
to scatter the ashes
of my dead father.
I know that. I
just told you that.
I brought you up to Sac
because I'm worried about you.
You're worried about me?
Rick-
- Okay, let me talk.
No, I'm not going to do that.
Just let me get this in.
I'm going to say
something first.
Okay, I'll let you
talk. I'll listen.
You are going
through something.
You need my help.
So instead of playing
all these games,
why don't you just tell
me what's going on?
Maybe I can help, maybe not.
But this is about you.
Glenn, you might not
like how this sounds,
but what you're doing right
now is textbook projecting.
Now, projecting is
when you're talking-
I know what projecting is.
I let you speak.
Okay, go ahead.
Projecting is when you're
talking about yourself,
but you think you're
talking about someone else.
And that's exactly
what you're doing.
Well, that would
suggest I'm right then.
But I'm not
projecting. You are.
That's just
called gaslighting.
Gaslighting.
- I know what gaslighting is
and you are the one
doing it, to me.
I see a lot of anger.
That's actually sympathy.
Let me in, Glenn.
You are in.
I've invited you in.
Make yourself comfortable
and tell me what's going on.
I'm worried about my friend.
So am I.
Hmm.
You get us a table.
I'll find us a spot.
Okay.
Breakfast, then back to LA.
You got it, pal.
Thank you.
Thank you so
much for your help.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you for your service.
Yep.
Shit.
Oh, I'm dead, I'm
dead, I'm dead.
Lost the juice, huh?
Ah.
Here we go.
Beautiful. Ah.
Thank you.
Dammit.
I should of got a half stack.
Holy mackerel.
Here, pal.
There we go.
Want some syrup?
There we go.
Oh crap, crap, crap!
- What?
- Crap, crap!
Are you serious?
What?
Closed?
Unbelievable.
Who's closed on a Sunday?
It's an impound.
They're all closed
on the weekends.
Then how do they
get the cars in there?
You can drive in the gate.
But they don't...
No one...
I don't want to talk about this.
Fuck!
Okay, you know what?
This is my bad.
I'm going to make this
up to you right now.
Okay? Let me get
you out of here.
Let me get you out of here.
I'll get you on the
first flight out.
Okay. Got a flight
here for 250 bucks.
Leaves at 7:15 PM.
Jesus. I don't know.
Where does it land?
Long Beach.
Gets you in about 9:00 PM.
Take a cab both ways.
About 400 bucks, give or take.
Or, option B.
We spend one more
night in Sacramento.
Do something fun.
This is your call. Up to you.
Your call. On my dime.
Um...
Rosie's calling.
Give it to me.
Hey hun, everything okay?
Yeah. Yeah, everything's fine.
I just got back
from the hospital.
What?
But we don't have
another appointment
until three weeks from now.
I know that, but
I had some bleeding.
And to be extra cautious,
they just told me to come in.
Okay.
You listened to your instinct,
and you did the right thing.
What did the doc say?
Is this common?
Give me the scoop.
It's not super common,
but it does happen.
It's when the placenta
covers the cervix.
So, apparently, it's not
a big deal, a huge deal.
My cousin had it, and it's fine.
But I'm going to probably
have a C-section now.
Cool.
What? They're going
to cut my girl.
Yeah, they're going
to cut your girl.
Okay. Okay.
Well, I'll let them cut
my girl just this once.
Okay.
You're a tough momma.
I love you very much.
I love you, too.
Wow!
What?
Nothing.
Just surprised by how
cool you're being.
I thought you were
going to freak out.
Yeah, well, panicking
never solved anything.
Alright? I want you
to remember that.
So sorry my phone died.
I mean, it's fine.
To be honest with you,
I didn't even call
you until I got home.
Oh.
I just thought
I had it handled.
And if I looped you in,
it would be another
complication.
You mean I would be.
Yeah.
You're not helpful in
situations like this.
You're kind of the
opposite of helpful.
Well, I'm going to
respectfully disagree
with you on that point.
I could provide some examples.
Well, and I want to hear them.
Why don't we earmark
this conversation
and we'll revisit it?
'Cause I do want to hear
you out on all that.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll talk to you
later. I love you.
Love you.
Bye.
Baby!
Wow.
Mazel!
I'm very angry.
It's called misplaced anger.
Stop telling me what
things are called.
Okay.
Aagh.
No. No.
Stop. Ow!
Glenn, Glenn.
Stop. Ow!
Stop it. Stop it.
Ow! Stop!
Ow!
Jesus! Glenn.
Holy shit!
You stop!
I'm going to take you down.
- No!
- I'm going to take you-
I'll take you!
Stop it, Glenn.
- You stop it!
- Stop it.
Stop it.
- Please stop it.
Alright, alright.
Let go of my hand.
Alright.
Are you done?
Are you happy?
Really? No.
No.
You're right.
I lied.
My dad died last year.
And he wasn't born
in Sacramento.
Actually, I don't think
he ever stepped foot
here in his entire life.
Why then?
Who's that?
Hey, Rickey.
It's Tallie.
Remember me?
Call me back whenever you can.
It's Tallie again.
Uh, you haven't called back,
so I'm not sure you
got the message.
Or just assuming you
don't want to talk
or hear from me, which is fine.
Something has come up
and I thought you
might want to know.
Or not.
Hey, so I am pregnant.
And you're definitely
the father.
So, yeah.
Anyway.
I'm going to have the baby.
So, you will be a dad.
Uh, congrats.
And uh, I'm not asking
you for anything.
Time, energy, money,
or really not
asking you to care.
I just thought you should know.
So, if you'd like to talk,
I'm available for the
next 9 to 10 months.
If not, that's okay too.
You're all good. Be well.
This is Tallie, by the way.
When I saw the crib
in the yard yesterday,
I just imagined us going
on this journey together.
I imagined our kids
becoming best friends.
I just thought these
babies could be the glue
to our broken relationship.
Glenn?
Glenn!
Please. Glenn.
Come on, Glenn!
I just need help. Okay?
Please help. Please.
What, you want
me to lie to her
like you lie to everyone?
No.
You don't even have
to say anything.
You just have to stand there.
Rickey, as a piece of
non-friendship objective advice,
I really think you
should reconsider.
This is just bad,
bad planning, bad idea.
It's not the right way
to start a relationship
with your child.
I know. Glenn.
Look.
You got stuck with me. Okay?
We got put in the same
lane at swim class,
but there was a connection.
You tried to drown me.
I'm a bad swimmer.
I swallowed a quart of water
and got chlorine poisoning.
They took me away
in an ambulance,
my mother thought I was dead.
Glenn.
Just this one last act
of friendship for me.
Please.
You'll never hear from me again.
Okay?
That'll be it.
Why do you need me there?
Because I can't do it alone.
And if you are there,
she won't think I'm a joke.
Remember me?
Yeah.
Mmm.
This is good coffee.
French press?
Uh, Keurig.
Hmm.
Not very good for
the environment.
What?
Nothing.
It's crazy you're here.
Well, there he is.
Yeah.
Do you want to...
hold?
If that's all right.
Yeah. Yeah.
Here.
Hey.
Whoa.
I kind of forgot
what you look like.
He looks like you.
Yeah, he kind of
does. Doesn't he?
Hey.
Glenn. Look.
My son.
I can see that.
I'm sorry. Who are you?
Glenn Mullen.
You mind if I plug in here?
Yeah. Go ahead, Glenn.
- Appreciate it.
- So, what is this?
What? Are you visiting?
Yes.
With...
With an option to extend.
I think, he's gotta go down
for a nap.
- Okay. I'm sorry.
It's okay. Come.
It's okay. Come here.
I know. I know.
Bye, Ray.
I don't love the bangs.
But the kid is...
Aren't you ashamed?
Where's your shame?
I don't know.
I thought it was
going pretty well.
It's a fucking disaster.
Okay.
So, uh...
what were you saying?
You want to move to Sacramento,
or you want to move in here?
Well. Only if
that's what you want.
Oh my God. Okay.
I'm just...
I'm going to stop
you right there.
I don't want you to
move in here with me.
Okay?
You heard my messages, right?
I mean, you didn't respond,
but do you remember what I said?
Mm-hmm.
I remember the gist.
Okay.
I called you to make you aware
of the decision I had made.
I wasn't asking you for help.
I don't, I don't need your help.
I-I didn't need your help then.
I really don't need
your help now, so...
I'm good.
Sure.
Not sure.
Absolutely.
I want you to listen
very carefully.
I do not need your help. Okay?
I don't need anyone's
help. I'm good.
Ray and I, we're doing great.
Like, I mean,
yes, there's times where it's
really, really miserable.
And I could just, you know,
cry thinking about it.
'Cause I don't sleep a lot,
and I don't even look
on the internet anymore.
But I'm good. I'm happy.
Don't fucking bring your
bullshit into my life.
I'm good. Okay?
Like, I don't need you.
We're good.
I get that.
I do.
Obviously, I get that.
Do you though?
I think I do.
Okay.
And let me just say that,
when you left those messages,
I didn't know what I wanted,
but I think I do now.
Okay. What do you want?
Well, I should
have called you back,
and I'm really
sorry that I didn't.
And I regret that now.
I sort of had an
emotional breakdown.
And my dad died.
And it sort of stirred
up a lot of shit in me.
I'm sorry. I don't care.
I do, I'm sorry about your dad.
I am.
I don't care.
I have enough to care about.
I can't take care
of another person.
I have a full plate.
I have a literal
baby on a plate.
Ugh!
Shit. He's not sleeping.
I'm trying to train him.
Oh, is that like a thing?
Sometimes they don't?
Are you kidding?
Yeah.
Oh, you got a couple, uh...
Like a little...
It's my nips. They're leaking.
I have to pump.
Okay.
I just want to say...
Okay.
A little bloch tap,
a little bloch tap.
Okay.
So, there comes a time
in every person's life
where they have to
turn things around.
And I feel like I've
dealt with that.
And it's in the past.
And now, I'm ready
to help.
Not that you need it.
So you really,
really want to help.
Yes.
I really want to actually help.
I don't know you.
I don't, I mean...
You don't seem that reliable.
I certainly can't
argue with that.
I clearly have a ways to go,
but it's moments like this
and this trip that
really make you think.
Wrap it up.
In summation, I don't
want to run anymore.
Or lie.
It's harmful.
Not only to the people I lie to,
but it's harmful to me.
Hmm.
I have the tools
and I am ready.
It's wild.
I'm feeling a little
emotional here.
Okay.
Ahem.
Um...
So, what do you think?
I'm sorry, about what?
Me helping?
Oh.
Yeah. Sure.
Really?
Yes. Yeah.
I wasn't listening fully,
but I heard that
you're just here
and you're sticking around
and you're saying it
over and over again.
I hear that as free childcare.
So yeah. I'm good with it.
I'm tired.
Great. Great.
I mean.
Exactly. Whatever you want.
This just makes me happy.
Okay. Slow down, slow down.
Let's set some ground rules.
You mean I
shouldn't propose just yet?
Excuse me, Tallie.
Yeah.
Where's your restroom?
It's down the
hall, to the left.
Down this hall, to the left.
To the left.
Down the hall, to the left.
What's wrong with that guy?
I am racing.
I am racing.
Need a frigging Xanax.
Need a frigging Xanax.
Tommy Umstead! How
you doing, buddy?
Hey, Glenn.
Everything okay?
You sounded really
weird on your messages.
Weird?
No, I'm just trying
to catch up, man.
That's it. Just
trying to connect.
Get back into our
groove, you know?
How are you?
Glenn. I'll be honest.
Last time we had lunch,
it was very strange.
You were really quiet.
You didn't even want
to get coffee after.
Yeah, the move is to
get the coffee to go
from the restaurant,
bro, and take it away.
It saves time.
You sure you're okay?
You sound, I don't
know, pent up.
Tommy, you're punching
at shadows, man.
Nobody's against you. Alright?
This has always
been your problem.
You're like a paranoid freak.
Why are
you yelling at me?
I'm yelling at you now?
Dude, why don't we...?
Listen.
I think like we need
to chalk this up
to a weird conversation
and come back to
it another time.
Sure, man.
I don't know what's going on.
I don't understand
what just happened.
It's going to take me a minute
to get my head around it.
Maybe next time just
don't call a guy
when you're having a weird day.
Don't call a guy
back in that moment.
You still there?
I was right about
you, by the way.
You bailed.
Yeah.
You were pretty intuitive
to spot that one.
It's cute.
I don't blame you though.
Really?
I mean, I was mad at
you for a long time.
Like, I was really,
really mad at you.
I wanted to kill you.
She hasn't even read these.
Hey, Ray.
How about those ground rules?
Yes.
No kissing.
This isn't about us.
It's about Ray.
Great.
And definitely no sex.
Did you just wink at me?
No.
Okay.
If you ever bail
on me and Ray again,
don't ever come back.
Okay?
Okay.
Where's Glenn?
Where's my car?
The fucker!
- I'm really sorry about this.
- Oh my God!
He's a great guy.
He's actually about
to be a dad himself.
Where is my car?
I have a scooter. Here.
Okay. Start it!
Hold on, I have
to scan the code.
Oh my God.
Open it.
It's scanning. It's scanning.
Go!
Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
I hate to be the one
to break it to you, Ray.
But your mom is not
a capable guardian.
And your dad.
No.
No, no.
No, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
You can go.
Baby on board.
Go. Okay.
You go.
And then you come right through.
Go around.
Go around.
Go around. Baby on board.
Asshole.
Oh my God! Oh my God!
If you just slow down, I
can hop on there with you.
Where the fuck did he go?
I can hop on.
I gotta faster.
Fuck.
Which way? Which way?
Right or left?
Oh, gee.
This is the right thing, Ray.
You're in good hands now.
You know, you and
I are a lot alike.
My old man wasn't
around when I was a kid.
It really did a number on me.
See cashier?
Hang on, I can't leave
Baby Ray in the car.
What am I thinking about?
He's just a baby.
Hey, buddy!
Hey, I-I got a baby in the car.
I need 40 on four. Premium plus.
I got you.
There you go.
So, Ray, there's not
really a safe way
to get to Los Angeles.
And I'm sorry, Google Maps,
but I'm not going to take
a child on the highway.
Oh boy.
Ray!
We've been made.
Oh my God.
Oh my God. Oh my God.
Hi.
Hi, baby.
Hi.
Open the door
you piece of shit.
If you touch my baby, I
will fucking kill you.
I can't do it.
Fuck up! Now!
Glenn! No!
He'll be safe with me.
What?
He'll be safe with me.
Glenn. Glenn.
- Rick.
- What are you doing?
Open up, bud. Open up the door.
I'm doing what
needs to be done.
- No, no, no.
- What?
Glenn. Glenn.
You can get in a lot
of trouble for this.
Okay?
Think of your baby.
Think of Rosie.
She's not going to
be happy about this.
Open up, bud. Open up.
Open up.
- Good boy.
- It's okay, baby.
Mommy's not mad.
Everything's okay.
Okay.
Hi, pal.
Hi, baby.
You said a couple
smart things, so it
made a lot of sense.
Yeah.
The crib squeaks.
- What?
- It's a crick.
$400 crib.
What are you talking about?
I'm saying that...
I'm hot.
I mean, I don't know
what's going on.
How do you turn off the A/C?
I'm hot.
I think you're having
a panic attack, Glenn.
You're okay. I'm here.
I know. I know.
Take deep breaths.
In through your nose,
out through your mouth.
That's exactly what I'm doing.
I'm breathing now.
In through the nose.
That baby needs protecting.
Who's going to protect him? You?
Well, mostly Tallie.
But I don't know Tallie.
I do.
Tallie's great.
Tallie is an amazing mom.
It just takes one
thing to go wrong, Rick.
Just one thing and then, boom!
Yeah.
You're right.
Life is crazy,
and there's a lot
you can't control.
Chaos.
Confusion.
It's a hellscape of
unpredictability.
But...
But what?
I don't know. I don't know.
I thought you were
heading towards saying
something reassuring.
No, I-I think
that's just a fact
that we have to deal with.
Both of us. Everyone.
But it's okay.
It's okay.
'Cause that's what
it's all about.
We're ready.
You're ready.
I'm scared.
Yeah, me too.
I'm really scared.
I know, pal.
Well it's been a long
time since I've seen you
You're looking good
Can't begin to tell you
how much I've missed you
I wish I could
But I love what
you're wearing for me
And I can do things
For a little bit
of your sympathy
Don't expect for
it to last forever
It never does
But it sure beats talking
Please tell
Rosie I say hi.
It surely does
And I like what
you're singing to me
But it's better with a
little bit of harmony
Yeah
We should try to get
our love together
Once in a while, put
ourselves together
It's looking good, let's
get our shit together
Sure won't hurt you now
Hi.
Hey.
Sure won't hurt you now
I need help painting the crib.
I know.
You don't have
to do it right now.
Well it's been a long
time since I've seen you
You're looking good
Can't begin to tell you
how much I've missed you
I wish I could
But I love what
you're wearing for me
And I can do things
For a little bit
of your sympathy
Yeah
Why don't we try to
get our love together
Once in a while, let's
get our shit together
Once in a while
Together, together
Why don't we try
Together, together
Now, Bob, I'm going to just
take a shot in the dark here.
If I may be so bold.
I don't think this is
about the endless salads
and breadsticks at Olive Garden.
I think that this is
about the endless salads,
i.e. emotional nourishment,
and breadsticks, i.e.
physical affection,
that you were unable to
provide at your Olive Garden,
i.e. to your sons,
Connor and Jasper.
Am I close?
No.
You nailed it.
Give him a hand, guys.
Here you go, Bob.
Thank you.
That was brave as fuck, Bob.
Yeah.
Now, Steve, you were
talking about a work
that you had not too long ago.
And your father
who's a dentist...
How's school?
Good. Real good.
Just a few more credits,
and I'll be able to
charge for these things.
Good.
How's the gig?
It's great.
My boss poops his diapers,
and that's just
the way we like it.
Fantastic.
Hey dads.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How was it today?
Lot of tears.
The usual amount.
Good amount.
Yeah.
Hey Geoff.
Oh!
Hi, Baby Jeffy.
That Geoff.
Daddy's here.
Hi, Bubba.
Daddy time!
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hi, Jeffy.
I love you, my son.
Can you say, Uncle Rickey?
How are you, my love?
Can you say,
"Hi, Uncle Rickey?"
- Can you open the trunk?
How are you, Rosie?
Loving life.
By the way,
tears are a sign of strength.
Not weakness.
Oh.
Thank you.
Right, man.
Hey, actually that's a
pretty good one for the poster.
We can mock that up.
See if you like it.
Let's redo the poster.
No, only
if you have time.
Drive safe.
Going to be getting
in pretty late.
Six hours.
We're a lot closer
than you think.
Mm.
Did you get that?
I did.
We're a lot closer
than you think.
Mm.
Yeah.
You and I, I mean.
I got it.
It's a double meaning.
It happens a lot.
Huh.
I think I'm going to get in
the vehicle with my family.
- Drive safe.
- Great seeing you.
You too.
Alright. Bye, Rosie.
Bye, Rickey.
Great seeing you.
The tools are there for us.
Use them.
Every day.
Bye, Jeffy.
Oh.
Are you sure you don't want
to sit back there with him?
Just in case he cries.
No. He'll be fine.
He'll be fine.
I'm just going to touch
him on the shoulder.
Okay.
And he knows I'm here.
Okay.
If you'll give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
Why can't you see
that my love is true
Can't you see that I'm
still in love with you
I don't care
what's in the past
It's all over
It's all done
I don't care what people say
I know that you're
the one I love
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
If you let me try
I'll make you see
Oh, yes
The only man you'll
ever need in life is me
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
If you let me try
I'll make you see
Oh, yes
The only one you'll
ever need in life is me
All I need is one, if
you'll give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
That's all I need
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
Won't you give him one
Just one more chance
That's all he needs
Is one more chance
Isn't there a saying
That you reel in
what you cast off
But I can't
Tell the difference
Between the real thing
And the sheepdog
I wish I could blame it
All on some stupid line
I should not have bought
Every now and again
I scaled
The big fence
By myself
For something new
The sky turned
Blue to hot pink
I did not think
About you
I thought about loyalty
It means make money
And fuck the rest
Every now and again
I get a heavy
feeling in my chest
I hope that you loved me
Before I was at my best
Sonny
I want to be alone
More than I want to
be alone with you
With love that's
already gone
Neither of us will
find the silver hair
But every now and again
I get a heavy
feeling in my chest
I hope that you loved me
Before I was at my best
Sonny
Tell me you loved me
Before I was at my best