Dear Edward (2023) s01e01 Episode Script

[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Stay down, please.
Sir, down.
- Brace! Brace!
- [AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRRING]
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Stay down.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT 2] Sit
down. Stay down! Stay down!
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Stay down!
Brace! Brace!
Stop. Stay down.
Everyone down!
Brace.
B-Brace!
- [CHILD 1 PANTS]
- Come on. Pick up the pace.
- What are you doing? [PANTS]
- I'm trying to.
[CHUCKLES]
See ya, sucker.
- Hey! Hey, Eddie.
- [PANTS]
[CHILD 2 PANTS]
- See you, loser.
- Oh, my Hey! Walk your bike.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[GRUNTS, LAUGHS]
[GRUNTS] See that?
- [EDDIE] I can't believe you beat me.
- It's okay. You'll catch up one day.
- [EDDIE] I will?
- [CHILD 2] Probably not.
Hello, boys.
- [CHILD 2] Hey, Faakhir.
- Two falafel, extra tahina?
- Yeah, one with no radish the other with
- The other, no onions.
And two black cherry sodas.
Out of black cherry.
- What?
- Uh, black cherry on Wednesday.
- Wednesday's too late.
- It's okay.
- Two root beers.
- Jordan. Jordan. J Jordan.
This is literally our last falafel
before we leave New York forever.
And he's out of black
cherry. It's not the same.
Eddie, it's cool.
You think LA has decent falafels?
If they do, I'm sure
we'll find them, okay?
Hey, there's something I
need to talk to you about.
What?
Here you go, boys.
Two root beer.
And two of the best falafel in New York.
- [JORDAN] Thanks, Faakhir.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Thank you, Faakhir.
- Thank you. See you boys soon.
[EDDIE] Bye, Faakhir.
Hey, uh, what were you about to say?
[JORDAN] Nothing. Let's eat.
Don't forget to call ahead to the hotel.
Make sure they have my room ready.
- Last time they screwed up.
- I will.
- And tell Stuart that
- That he's running the meeting?
Just tell him to start the
meeting, and I'll call into it.
- Yeah.
- [STAMMERS] Is the flight delayed?
Uh, there's weather in the southwest,
but they don't think
it should delay takeoff.
Just what I need, a bumpy flight.
Okay.
[CONGRESSPERSON] Tell Cora
not to forget about the call.
Yeah.
- [CONGRESSPERSON] Will you text me my
- Your boarding pass. You should have it.
- Oh, okay.
- All right.
- I I'll be back on Thursday.
- [AIDE] I know.
Another LA fundraising trip. [CHUCKLES]
- Hey, listen, um, about the other night.
- Uh-huh.
- I really appreciate everything you said.
- Yea Uh-huh.
And so honored, really.
But, um, I've just been
thinking about it a little bit
- Uh-huh.
- and, um, I'm giving my notice.
What?
- Well, there's nothing you can say.
- Come on.
- Wait, but
- Come on.
[PERSON CRYING] Amanda, please.
[PARENT 1] Boys!
Would you please come back
here and help with the luggage?
- Geez, all right.
- [EDDIE] Right, sorry.
[PARENT 1] Thank you for
participating. We've raised animals.
- Did you bring the Switch?
- Yes.
- [JORDAN] And the charger?
- [PARENT 2] Of course.
You have everything?
- Do you have his, uh, workbooks?
- Yeah, they're in their backpacks.
We are actually doing this.
It'll be great.
- [PARENT 2] I'm dying for a coffee. Yeah.
- [PARENT 1] Coffee?
[PARENT 1] You guys hungry?
- [JORDAN] Eddie?
- [PARENT 2] What do you wanna get?
[JORDAN] Hey, why'd
you get the little bag?
- H-hey, hi. Do you mind?
- No, of course.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Hey, sorry, can you take this?
- Thank you. [GRUNTS]
- Okay.
[GRUNTS]
- Hi. Oh.
- Hi. [CHUCKLES, GROANS]
- My beautiful birthday baby.
- [CHUCKLES] Yeah.
What are you wearing?
Oh I You know, I
have a lot of schoolwork.
- It's I was working.
- Mmm. Okay. You're delicious.
- You're a twig. Did you lose more weight?
- [SCOFFS]
- I don't know, Mom. I don't know.
- Stop doing that.
- [SIGHS, GASPS] Thank you, Christopher.
- Hi.
- [CHRISTOPHER] Sure.
- Here's the birthday girl.
Well, one of the birthday
girls because we share.
Yeah. Which has caused a lot of trauma.
- [LAUGHS] She's so funny.
- [CHRISTOPHER CHUCKLES]
We've been coming here
since Zoe was five years old,
every year for our birthday.
And Christopher is
up-and-coming in the theater
- [CHRISTOPHER CHUCKLES]
- working in Mmm
- Set design. Yes.
- Mom, can you let him work?
- Is she glomming? She gloms.
- [CHRISTOPHER] No, no. No, not at all.
May I get you something
to get started with?
Oh, yes. We always start with
the osetra caviar, please,
- and the foie gras. Sorry, ducks. [LAUGHS]
- [ZOE, CHRISTOPHER CHUCKLE]
[MOM] I'm salivating.
Are you salivating?
- And a bottle of Cristal, please.
- Yes, and a bottle of Cristal.
We've been sneaking it since she
was 18, and they don't mind here.
- I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.
- [MOM] Oh, no you didn't.
- I'll get that right out to you ladies.
- [CHUCKLES] Thank you.
- [SIGHS] He's so cute.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Oh, my God, I love him.
- Mom.
- You could date him.
- Are you Okay.
I mean, I don't know.
Do you think he's gay?
He works in the theater.
Or you're gay, I don't know.
I'm sorry, that's rude.
You can be gay, straight,
whatever. Honey, I don't care,
- you be whoever you want
- Okay, can we
- Yes, let's change the subject. Hi.
- Yeah.
- Hi. [CHUCKLES]
- Hi.
Happy birthday.
Can't believe Dad isn't here.
[SMACKS LIPS] I know. He's devastated.
He can't believe he's
missing it this year either.
You know what he did
though? The cutest thing.
He called Luis at Valentino
and made us an appointment
on the 3rd for
- Oh, my God.
- shopping spree.
[ZOE] Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
- Birthday.
- Wait, no. No, I I can't.
I-I have a paper due
tomorrow, Mom. I can't go.
- No. Oh, come on.
- No.
- This is our day.
- [SIGHS]
- It's really crazy.
- I sent an itinerary.
- I know.
- Do you read my texts?
It's hard to keep up with your
texts, Mom. You're very verbose.
Well, you're not very
good at responding,
- so I never know if you've read it
- [SIGHS] Hi.
- [GASPS] Oh, there it is.
- That's the one.
Actually, will you do us a favor?
- Sure.
- Would you take a quick pic of us?
- No. Um, no.
- Yes.
- I'm a mess. Mom, can we not?
- You're not a mess.
- Don't be a mess.
- I don't wanna take a picture.
Your father will literally
kill me if I don't document.
Well, I I Okay.
Okay, thank you so much.
That should be all set.
- To Christopher.
- Sorry. [CHUCKLES]
Look at this gorgeous creature.
- No. That's not happening right now.
- All right.
- Ready?
- Just a little
- Can you not touch my hair?
- It's just some
- Rebellious strands.
- Can you get off my fucking
Please don't touch my hair.
- A few rebellious strands.
- Get the fuck off my hair.
Oh, my God. [CHUCKLES]
- Okay, I think I got it.
- [MOM LAUGHS]
Oh, good. Thank you.
- It's horrifying.
- [LAUGHS]
Thank you, Christopher. I love it.
[TSA AGENT] All right,
you're good. Come on.
Keep moving. Come on. Hands up.
- You got your computer, honey?
- [PARENT 2] Yeah, it's right here.
[TSA AGENT] You're good to go.
[PARENT 1] Eddie, do you
have your boarding pass?
- [PARENT 2] I have his boarding pass.
- [TSA AGENT 2] Shoes off.
- Laptops out.
- [PARENT 2] I have yours.
If we keep going I'm
gonna miss my flight.
- Mmm, I'm okay with that.
- [CHUCKLES]
I don't wanna leave you.
Mmm, I know. But you have to.
I'm gonna be there so soon.
[CHUCKLES]
- I love you. [CHUCKLES]
- Love you too, mama.
[ANNOUNCER] Good afternoon.
Trinity Airways flight 1483
bound for Los Angeles
will be boarding shortly.
Trinity Airways flight 1483
bound for Los Angeles
What if we hate it in California?
Honey, you know your dad and I
would never make this decision
if we didn't think you
were gonna love it in LA.
- Right?
- Absolutely.
And we're only renting our New
York apartment for one year.
If it doesn't work out,
we can always come home.
But that's not the plan.
Right, not the plan. Not the plan.
We'll love LA. We will. Go Dodgers.
This is our gate.
Hey.
It's gonna be great, I promise.
Yeah.
[SIGHS] Okay.
Come on, sweetie.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
- [PERSON 1] Sweetie, you okay?
- [PERSON 2] Okay.
- Mm-hmm, yeah.
- Good.
[MOANS]
[LAUGHS]
Hey, I think that one took.
I think we might be back in the game.
[PERSON 1] I've gotta
get back on the decaf.
You know, you say that every day.
- [SIGHS]
- I'm gonna be home early tonight.
Before you leave for your shift.
- Cool.
- Mm-hmm.
It's the big day, right?
Did they get to the airport?
[INHALES DEEPLY]
- I I haven't heard. [SIGHS]
- Really?
Man, I can't believe
they're really doing it.
Yeah, I know.
Crazy.
Oh, babe.
God! Honey, this doorknob
is literally killing me.
Oh, yeah.
- I was meaning to take a look at that.
- It's a safety hazard.
Well, it's not. But, uh,
yeah, I'll tighten it up.
- Hey, listen, can we just, uh
- Thank you. Yeah?
Oh, morning, Shay.
Hi, Ms. Curtis.
Strange girl.
Yeah, I was thinking about,
uh, what Dr. Berkowitz
was saying the other day
Berkowitz is an asshole.
- Well, okay.
- Really, the hell with him. The audacity.
Yeah, I think maybe
he's just trying to
- Fuck fucking Berkowitz.
- you know, open I mean
I mean, you're
You're great, I'm great,
we're great, you know? Okay?
I love you. I gotta go.
- I love you too.
- Bye, Shay.
- [SHAY] Bye.
- Love to your mom. Whoo!
- [SHAY YELLS] I'm good.
- [PERSON 2] Good catch.
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
[PERSON 1] Nice.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
Thank you.
Mom, this is first
class. What are you doing?
Don't worry, it's okay.
- They're with me.
- Okay.
Guys, I have something to tell you.
We're not gonna get to fly together.
[JORDAN] What do you mean?
Uh, you know how the studio flew
me out? So, I'm in first class.
You're in first class?
You're just the writer.
- All the way down. Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Hi.
- Hi, good morning. Welcome aboard.
- Okay, straight down on your left.
- Thank you.
Anyway, I was gonna
try and change my seat,
so I could fly with you guys,
but I was so distracted
last week by the move.
So I'm just gonna sit up here
and get the script finished.
- Will you bring us dessert?
- Of course I will.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
Okay, Mom, we're gonna
be, like, 50 feet away.
[EDDIE] Enjoy your flight.
[PARENT 2] No hug? Nothing.
Okay.
- I told you they wouldn't be upset.
- Yeah, no big deal.
We're just moving across the
continent together for your job.
And I see no symbolism in the fact
that you're sitting
in a different class.
- Bruce.
- I'm kidding.
Is that a lie-back seat? It's very nice.
- Mmm. I hate you.
- I hate you too.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Good morning.
Welcome aboard. Hi, good morning.
- Can you get my bag?
- [JORDAN] Hey, Eddie.
- What?
- What are you doing? Window seat's mine.
No, when we went to Costa Rica,
we said next time we
flew, I'd get the window.
Yeah, that was like two years ago.
- So what?
- So, the window seat has my name on it.
You can have it when we
fly back to New York, okay?
- What if we never fly back to New York?
- [SIGHING]
Whatever. Stand up.
Rock, paper, scissors.
- Fine.
- Best two out of three.
Sure.
[BOTH] Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
[JORDAN SIGHS]
[BOTH] Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
- Paper covers rock.
- You suck.
- Yeah, these seats are way better.
- [PASSENGER 1] Till next Thursday?
Can I May I borrow
$30 till next Thursday?
[BRUCE] Yeah, yep.
- Let me help you. [GRUNTS]
- [GRUNTS]
- Right.
- [GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
- Thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
[WHISPERING] till next Thursday?
May I borrow $30 till next Thursday?
May I borrow $30 till next Thursday?
May I borrow $30 till next Thursday?
[PERSON 3] That is terrible.
Your acting has gotten very bad.
Who are you trying to play, Akua?
- I'm trying to sound like a heroin addict.
- Hey, hey, hey, listen, listen,
if you are playing a drug addict,
please use your American accent.
- Don't put that on us.
- Mm-mmm.
The part calls for a Ghanaian actress.
That's the whole reason
they're flying me out
to audition for Spike Jonze.
Eh, chale, Spike Jonze? That's
big time [SPEAKS AKAN]
See, Kojo? Even Albert gets it.
Why are you begging to
act in American movies?
Chale, come home and work for me.
[SMACKS LIPS] Renting
out porta-potties?
Ugh. [CHUCKLES]
[BOTH SPEAK AKAN, LAUGH]
Business is booming,
though. Albert, tell her.
- Me say, everyone wants
- [BOTH] Porta-potties yesterday.
You see that?
Sister, come home.
- Be part of the family empire.
- [SMACKS LIPS]
Kojo, this is my dream.
You have to start somewhere.
[KOJO] But you can act here.
You can even become the next
What's that beautiful woman?
- A Uh Jackie Appiah.
- Jackie
Jackie Appiah. Uh-huh.
Mommy, can I watch a show?
No more screen time, boo-boo.
[SIGHS] I have to go.
You're not helping me anyway.
Wait a second, is that my Becks?
Hello, my darling.
Listen, tell your mother to
bring you home to Ghana, okay?
Say, "Hello, Uncle Kojo."
Hi, Uncle Kojo.
Hello, my niece.
[AKUA] Okay, gotta go. Love you.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT 3]
Please take your seat.
Fasten your seat belt, please.
Okay.
- [PASSENGER 2] Excuse me, ma'am?
- [SMACKS LIPS] Yeah, everything okay?
- Could I get a beer when you get a chance?
- I can bring it right after we take off?
- Great. Appreciate it.
- Course.
[BRUCE] I got something for ya. [GRUNTS]
Here you go, boys.
What?
You're seriously gonna make
us do school work on the plane?
It's a weekday.
And luckily, you have your teacher
right here on the plane with you.
That's depraved, Dad.
- You are actually a monster.
- It'll help pass the time.
[JORDAN GRUNTS]
- Oh, gosh, sorry.
- Sorry.
- Uh, this is me. Thank you.
- [AKUA] Sure.
[GROUND CONTROL] Okay,
this is Trinity 1483.
We are clear for takeoff. JFK 22-Left.
Takeoff check. Flaps are at two and two.
Remote control panel is
set. 220 heading. 4,000 feet.
Auto-throttle is armed.
We're clear for takeoff.
All right, I'm done. [SIGHS]
Can I go to the next one?
Just hold on. Your brother's
not quite finished yet.
Okay.
- [BRUCE] Take another look, hmm?
- [JORDAN SIGHS]
[BRUCE] See if you can figure
out where you went wrong.
- [SIGHS]
- You got it 90% correct.
Ninety's good. It's like an A-minus.
- Oh, shut up.
- Eddie, please.
You know this. We were
working on this all yesterday.
- Don't push him.
- He knows this.
- You forgot to isolate the X
- Oh, would you shut the fuck up, Eddie?
- Okay.
- [PARENT 2] Excuse me?
- Calm down.
- I was trying to help.
I asked you not to talk like that.
Oh, of course it's my
fault. It's never Eddie's.
- That's not what I was saying.
- It is.
- [EDDIE] I helped you.
- Thanks for the help.
Honey, your brother
was only trying to help.
He's three years younger than me,
Mom. He shouldn't be helping me.
- I understand [STAMMERS]
- And he's smarter than me, I get it.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
We take piano lessons.
I can barely get through a bar of music,
he ends up playing Carnegie Hall.
Once. It was a student recital.
[SCOFFS]
[INHALES SHAKILY]
I lay there every night and listen
to him practice his stupid piano.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
He never makes a mistake.
Not one slipup, ever.
Jordan.
When we get to Los Angeles, I
don't wanna be homeschooled anymore.
- Honey, you
- I'm enrolling in public school.
[STAMMERS] Why are we
even homeschooled, anyways?
You guys are so overprotective.
- It worked better for our family.
- [SIGHS] You mean, for Eddie.
- Your brother needs more support.
- [SIGHS]
He got bullied in second grade.
That was five years ago.
He can handle himself now.
I need my own life,
Mom. [INHALES DEEPLY]
[AKUA] Thank you.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Coming through.
- [BRUCE] Is that a giant potato?
- [JORDAN CHUCKLES] Yeah.
I just finished the ghost level.
- [JORDAN] You didn't. There's no way.
- Yeah, I did. Yeah, I did.
That was like a tutorial level.
That doesn't count anyways.
- Mm-hmm.
- Here you are, sir.
- [PASSENGER 3] Thank you.
- [PASSENGER 4] Okay. [CHUCKLES]
Ain't nothing but trouble.
- I already got enough problems.
- You looked like you was having fun.
- I had a good time.
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Put your tray down.
What would you like, sir?
Uh, can I get a, uh,
Jack and Coke, please.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Tray
table, please. Here you go.
Can I get you anything else?
- [ZOE] Mommy, look.
- [MOM] Oh, my God!
- [CHUCKLES] Right, I'm like [CHUCKLES]
- You are definitely getting that.
No, it's like a gajillion dollars.
Where am I ever gonna wear it?
- On dates.
- No, Mom, I don't date.
- Nobody dates. Don't say dates.
- All right, then when you hook up.
- I don't know.
- Ew! No, Mom.
All I know is your father is
getting you that for your birthday.
- This is insane. Yeah.
- I Isn't this crazy?
Look, all of this
[STAMMERS] this is vintage.
You know, this if from the 70s.
So beautiful. So beautiful.
- [CLICKS TONGUE]
- Um, Mom, I've been wondering.
- Uh, is everything
- Yeah?
Like, has everything been, um, okay?
What do you mean?
Like, between you and Dad?
Course.
Like, your relationship.
Honey, we have a wonderful
relationship. You know that.
Okay, it just seems like
he's been away a lot lately.
Well, that is true. He's
been away on business.
You know, I mean, he is an
excellent provider for our family.
- So
- Yeah, I'm not saying he's not. I'm just
Well, he's always worked very hard.
I know. I'm just a
little worried about you.
[MOM CLICKS TONGUE]
Why?
Honey, I'm fine.
This was always the plan. Work hard.
And then the plan is when he retires,
we get to do all the fun things.
- We get to go on the Alaska cruise
- Right.
we get to go on the
bike ride across Scandinavia,
the river tour in Eur
- All the things.
- Yeah?
Don't worry about me. You know
what you should worry about?
I need shoes.
Well, I don't really
have time for shoes, Mom.
What do you mean?
Mani-pedis aren't till 3:00.
Hey, Dee Dee, I think this would
also look incredible on you.
- What do you think? Fantastic, right?
- Oh, my God.
Look at this. I'm trying this on.
- I'm trying this on, then we'll get shoes.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Luis, can you get me shoes?
- Will do.
- You look amazing, by the way.
- Thank you.
- You need to get that.
- [CHUCKLING]
I'm coming with the shoes, Dee Dee.
[AKUA, SOFTLY] Wait, wait, wait.
Why are you looking at me like
that? I have something to ask you
[CHUCKLES] Sorry, I have an audition.
Oh. [CHUCKLES] Good luck.
Most people don't drink gin
because they say gin makes you sin.
I've never found that
to be true, though.
- I'll be ready in 15 minutes.
- [EMPLOYEE] Thanks, Cora,
[AIDE] Yep. Okay. Got it.
- Need to get this approved, ASAP.
- Yep, on it.
Sorry, do you mind if I
place you on a brief hold?
Congresswoman Washington's office.
No, this is Adriana.
Yep, I'm her aide.
Okay, noted.
Congresswoman Washington's office.
Sir Sir, I'm gonna need you
to stop using that kind of
Congresswoman Washington's office.
No, the Congresswoman cares
about all constituents
Congresswoman Washington's office.
I understand you are frustrated.
Thank you for your call.
I'm so sorry. We will
look into that immediately.
Congresswoman Washington's office.
Yes, we are well aware of
that and we'll take care of it.
Angela, hi.
[PANTS] Hi, I'm Adriana from
Congresswoman Washington's office.
[INHALES DEEPLY] It's nice
to finally meet you in person.
Sorry I'm late.
Well, at least you showed up.
Come on.
There's no heat, no gas.
Landlord's trying to get everybody out.
[SMACKS LIPS] I wish I could
take him in, but I can't.
I got two kids I'm raising on
my own, and I work full-time.
Yeah.
My brother has a mental illness.
He needs support. He needs housing.
He's been on that waiting
list for over a year. I just
- Someone needs to help.
- Yeah.
He's not gonna make it much longer.
Byron, it's your sister.
I'm coming in.
Hi, Byron.
Byron, can you hear me?
[ANGELA] Byron, take
the damn headphones out,
you see the lady standing here.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Byron, my name is Adriana,
and I work for Congresswoman
Washington's office.
We're gonna get you help, okay?
We're gonna get you a place
to live with social services.
Does that sound good?
Byron, can you look at me,
so I know you can hear me?
Okay. It's gonna be okay.
[HUMMING]
- [PERSON 1] Hey, I'm on my way out.
- Cool. Have a good shift.
Okay.
Oh. Listen, um, your
sister might call later.
- So
- What?
After the flight, she wants to
catch up. She's worried, so
What did you say?
Nothing. Maybe she should
give you a call when she lands.
- Why?
- Because she's your sister.
Who I have an intensely
complicated relationship with,
- which you which you know.
- I just
Yeah. I just think maybe it could
be really good to to talk to her.
To talk to people.
I already talked to her. It didn't help.
And I don't love that you
two are conspiring against me.
It's not a conspiracy.
I just think that maybe, like,
this is too much for you to be
holding inside of yourself like this.
So you pass me off to my sister
while you go to your man cave?
- While I go to my job
- So you don't have to deal with it.
Listen [INHALES DEEPLY]
she didn't call me. I called her.
I called her 'cause I'm
really worried about you,
'cause I don't know how
to help you right now,
which is, like, really
terrifying for me, so I called
Worried about what?
Doctor Berkowitz said maybe it's time
- to consider adoption.
- Berkowitz is an asshole.
Yeah, he's our fertility doctor, and
he's concerned about the number
about the amount
about the number of, um [SIGHS]
The miscarriages?
[SCOFFS] You can say the word.
What if we just met
with the adoption agency?
Or, like, we just go explore
our options, you know?
And I'm not saying give
up. I just mean, like,
- simultaneously explore our options.
- That's not our plan, John.
We've designed this room three times
- That has never
- for three different children.
We've got three layers
of paint on the wall.
And I'm fucking scared because I
don't know what this is doing to you
or to your body, to
[STAMMERS] your soul, to us.
I think we can love a kid,
doesn't matter whose DNA it has.
- It's good to know how you feel.
- Oh, come on.
- Go to work, John.
- Come on. Talk to me.
Go to work, John.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Mmm. [BREATHES SHAKILY]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SNIFFLES, CRYING]
Mommy got a big audition.
Yay!
Yeah, really exciting.
It's for a really big movie.
The only thing is, it's in Los Angeles.
You're going to Los
Angeles again? Can I come?
Oh, not this time. But you get
to stay with Leeza and Odie.
[BECKS] How long?
One night.
Just one sleep apart,
and I'll be right here with
you before you know it. Okay?
- Pinky swear?
- [CLICKS TONGUE] Pinky swear.
Don't worry. Let's go.
Ladies and gentleman,
uh, from the flight deck,
this is Captain again.
I'm gonna go ahead and
turn on the seat belt sign,
as you can feel there's, uh,
some turbulence in the area.
We're also looking at
some rain showers up ahead.
We're gonna, uh, work
with air traffic control.
Disappointed that he still
hasn't opened an investigation.
I will tell him. [SIGHS]
And don't let him talk
circles around you either.
- You know me better than that. [CHUCKLES]
- [LAUGHS]
- [ROSE] It's not a good time.
- It's urgent. Please.
- One minute.
- Okay.
Byron Williams.
He's a mentally-disabled suicide
risk living in unsafe conditions.
I found a good situation for him, okay?
Subsidized housing with support
services, but it's taking too long.
If you were to just make one call
- You know the protocol in this office.
- I know.
And I would never dream of taking
advantage of our relationship.
Well, what are you doing right now?
I know that your time
is incredibly precious,
and the work you do
every day, it's essential.
[CHUCKLES] I appreciate the suck up.
Your job is extremely difficult,
but you are doing everything right.
Then why don't I feel like
I'm doing anything right?
Sorry. It's just, I make
endless calls every day,
and I feel like I'm getting
nothing accomplished.
He's not gonna make it much longer.
One call.
Please.
Give me the number.
[SIGHS] Okay.
Thank you.
And get us a table at
the Rooster tonight.
You need a drink, girl.
[ADRIANA] I know what you're gonna say.
I should just toughen up. Deal with it.
I hate to break it to you,
but you're a public
servant if I ever saw one.
My sympathies.
- [PERSON] Hi, Congresswoman.
- Hi. How you doing?
- Grandma.
- Don't call me that.
- We're not in the office.
- This is still work. We need clear lines.
Madame Congresswoman.
Much better.
You're a goddamn icon.
I see people and when they look at
you, they think [INHALES SHARPLY]
"That's who I wanna be. That's
who I want my daughter to be."
I will never do what you've done.
[INHALES SHARPLY, CLICKS TONGUE] Okay.
I may have helped pave
the way for women of color,
but without powerful young women
like you to take it further,
we've accomplished nothing.
I know.
That's why I want you
to run for my seat.
What?
[CLICKS TONGUE] When I'm done,
that is. I'm not dead yet.
I N I can't.
You think I'm someone I'm not.
I see exactly who you are. You
just haven't figured it out yet.
[INHALES SHARPLY] I figured
one more term for me.
Then 2026.
[CLICKS TONGUE] Has a nice
ring to it. Doesn't it?
I don't know what to say.
[ROSE CHUCKLES]
Now I'll be your Grandma.
When your boss offers you
her job, take it, dumbass.
[AIRPLANE RATTLES]
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Ladies and
gentlemen, as the captain said,
we are experiencing turbulence.
Please fasten your seat belts
and take your seats immediately.
[ADRIANA] Yes, this is great news.
Yes, he definitely wants the
placement. I will tell them right now.
Yeah, I will call you
first thing in the morning.
Okay. Bye.
Hi, it's Adriana with
Congresswoman Washington's office.
I have some really good news about
your brother's placement. I would
What?
Well, how did
When did this happen?
I've just been thinking
about it a little bit
- Uh-huh.
- and, um, I'm giving my notice.
- What?
- [ADRIANA] Angela
- Come on.
- I'm so sorry.
I'm so, so sorry.
[AIRPORT SECURITY] All
right, you're good. Come on.
Shoes off.
Laptops out.
I don't wanna leave you.
I know.
You did everything you
could for that young man.
I'm leaving, Grandma.
I'm leaving your office.
And I'm leaving politics.
And my last official act
as your constituent aide
will be attending Byron
Williams's funeral this afternoon.
He took his own life, Grandma.
I can't do it anymore.
Honey, I love you.
And I accept your resignation.
But baby, you have to stop
telling yourself you can't.
- I'll see you soon.
- See ya.
Excuse me.
- Oh, sorry.
- That's okay.
[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRRING]
[CAPTAIN] I'm looking at a
pretty big storm up ahead.
Extends for about, uh, 40 miles.
Uh, we're gonna have to deviate
right off course, about 30 degrees.
Uh, roger.
Understand approved 30 degree
deviations, uh, Trinity 1483.
Eddie, I need to talk to you.
- [CAPTAIN] Please return to your seats
- Eddie.
[SIGHS] What?
I've also called the flight
attendants and asked them
Listen, don't freak out, all right?
What?
[SIGHS]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
When we get to LA, I decided
I'm going to public school.
[BREATHES SHAKILY] What?
I don't know. I I
just [INHALES DEEPLY]
You know, we're moving, and
I wanted to make a change.
You know, it's normal, Eddie.
People go to school.
[STAMMERS] It's normal.
Jordan, public schools suck.
You've told me that a million times.
We're getting a much better education.
[SCOFFS] But we can't be
together every single day
for the rest of our lives, Eddie.
- So it's about girls?
- What? No.
- Real smart being led around by your dick.
- Come on, Ed
Nice timing, Jordan.
You're telling me now?
[STAMMERS] I've been trying to tell you.
- It's Eddie, Eddie, come on
- [SIGHS]
- Eddie, stop. Calm down.
- Can I get past you?
- No. Eddie, you're my brother.
- [BRUCE] Hey.
- We're always gonna be Eddie!
- Move!
- [BRUCE] What's going on? Eddie! Eddie!
- [CAPTAIN] Ladies and gentlemen,
this is Captain speaking,
uh, as you can, uh, tell
Mom! Mom!
What's going on, sweetie?
Jordan said he's going
to public high school.
Hey, honey.
So you knew?
You're my mom, and you knew about
this, and you didn't tell me.
- Honey.
- So you're letting him do it?
Public schools suck.
- Isn't that what Dad always told us?
- I know that this is a lot.
- I'm sorry, he can't be up here right now.
- We just need one minute.
The pilot's made an announcement,
- and the seat belt sign is on.
- Mom. Mom.
Okay, it's my son. Please.
All right, one minute.
- Mom.
- I know this is a lot of change at once.
Everything was good the way it
was. Why does it all have to change?
Your brother just
needs some independence.
It's a natural thing. I know
it doesn't make sense right now,
but in a couple of years, you're
gonna want that independence too.
- And I know it hurts.
- [THUNDER RUMBLING]
I-I know how hard it hurts, but you
guys will always have each other.
- I promise you, okay?
- [THUNDER RUMBLES]
- We're moving to LA for your job.
- Flight attendants, this is the captain.
- Jordan is going to public school.
- Please take your jump seats.
[EDDIE] I never wanted to move. I
never wanted things to be different.
- Sweetie, I understand, okay? I do. I do.
- No, you don't.
No, you don't. You should've told me
- before I got on this plane.
- You need to get back to your seat.
[EDDIE] I hate change!
- I hate your stupid TV writing
- Now!
- and I hate you!
- Please, don't say that!
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Fasten your seat belt.
- Eddie. Eddie, I love you!
Everyone needs to put
their laptops away.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT 2] Tables up.
We're experiencing turbulence.
I need to take all service items now.
Tray tables up. Tray tables
up. Collect all service items.
Thank you so much.
- Everything's okay.
- [PASSENGER] Is everything okay?
Oh, it's fine. Everything's
gonna be okay. Thank you.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT 3]
Flight attendants will now
demonstrate the brace position.
Lean forward as far as you
can and grab your arms tightly.
[BLOWING]
Hmm?
[CLICKS TONGUE] Oh, it's your father.
I wonder if he got our silly pictures.
[ZOE] "Lonely pilgrim"?
What is he talking about?
Well, he loves us.
Yeah, or he had one too many cocktails.
Probably. Probably that too.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[CAPTAIN] I need you to run
the dual engine checklist.
We have a red emergency. We've
had a dual engine failure.
We're gonna try a restart.
At this point, I need you to prepare
the cabin for a potential ditching.
[PASSENGERS EXCLAIMING]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
[PHONE DINGS, VIBRATES]
[PASSENGERS CLAMORING]
[BREATHES HEAVILY] I-I need
to go be with my family.
We'll be okay.
Yeah. Yes, we will.
Hey! Hey! You all right?
- We're okay. We're okay.
- [BREATHES HEAVILY] Okay. Okay.
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Ma'am!
- Everyone's okay.
- Back to your seat.
- This is my wife.
This is my family.
- I I need to stay with my family, please.
- Ma'am.
I'm so sorry, the captain
has made it very clear
everyone must remain seated.
[PARENT 2] These are my kids.
- I need to stay with my kids.
- [BRUCE] She's their mother!
Ma'am, please don't make me repeat
myself. Get back to your seat!
[BRUCE] It's okay.
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Now! Now, ma'am!
- Jane. It's okay.
- You're gonna be okay, you guys.
- [BRUCE] Jane!
- It's okay.
- [JANE] Yeah. Okay.
- We'll see you when we land.
- We're gonna be fine.
- Okay, bye.
- [JORDAN] Love you, Mom.
- Mom!
- See you.
It's okay.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
- Mom!
- [PASSENGERS SHOUTING]
[BRUCE] It's okay,
Eddie. It's gonna be fine.
It's just some bad turbulence.
This is Captain speaking.
We are going to make,
uh, an emergency landing,
uh, short of our destination
at Denver International
[INDISTINCT] Thank you.
[BRUCE] Hey, hold my hand.
- [JORDAN BREATHES SHAKILY]
- I gotcha. I gotcha.
Eddie, you all right?
- [BREATHES HEAVILY]
- [BRUCE] It's all right.
[JORDAN] Hey, Eddie.
It's okay. Look at me.
I checked, there's a bus that
goes to the beach in Santa Monica.
Tomorrow we can go swimming
in the ocean together. Okay?
- Okay, just me and you.
- [PASSENGERS SHOUTING]
- Okay.
- It's gonna be okay.
I'm really scared, Jordan.
I'm really goddamn scared.
[JORDAN] I know. Just
think about the beach. Okay?
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
forgive us our trespasses,
- as we forgive those who trespass against us.
- [BABY CRYING]
[WASHINGTON] Lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil
the kingdom and
power and the glory
[CRIES]
[SCREAMING]
Hey.
- [BABY CRYING]
- [CHUCKLES]
[CRIES]
[ALARM BLARING]
[COPILOT] Ah! Fuck!
- It's coming.
- Oh, my God!
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Brace!
Brace! Stop! Stay down!
[JANE] Eddie!
- Eddie! Jordan!
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Brace! Brace!
Heads down!
Okay, let's go. We gotta brace now.
Listen to me, put your head down
- in between your legs right now
- Dad, I'm scared.
right now, head down, head down.
- Come on.
- [JANE] God help us.
I'm here with you. I'm here with you.
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Stay down, everybody!
[BRUCE] Head down. Head down.
[EDDIE] I love you, dad.
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Stay down!
- [BABY CRIES]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[JORDAN] I love you guys. I love you.
[ROSE] Though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I fear no evil,
for thy rod and thy
staff, they comfort me
- You're okay, Eddie. You're okay.
- I love you, Dad.
[JORDAN CRYING]
- [ENGINE WHIRRING]
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Stay down!
[BRUCE] I love you, guys.
[JORDAN] Love you, Dad.
[ALARM BLARING]
[ALARM BLARING]
- [BLOWS]
- [CELL PHONE BUZZING]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[GRUNTS]
Hello?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll be ready.
It's just not a look.
- Okay. Well, I understand.
- You know it. You of all people.
- Oh. I don't wanna say goodbye.
- I know. I know. But I gotta go.
- You do?
- I do, yeah. I do.
I love you.
Okay. Okay.
- Happy birthday. Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday. Bye.
- [DEE DEE] I love you.
- I love you.
[GRUNTS]
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
[GASPS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[EDDIE] Here.
Here.
Oh, my God. [BREATHES HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS, GRUNTS]
[EDDIE BREATHES SHAKILY] I'm here.
I'm here. [BREATHES SHAKILY]
Okay.
- Okay. I gotcha. Come here.
- [BREATHES HEAVILY]
- [BREATHES HEAVILY] You're gonna be okay.
- [EDDIE BREATHES HEAVILY]
[BREATHES HEAVILY] I'm right here.
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
I'm here.