A Friend of the Family (2022) s01e05 Episode Script

1
You've been dancing with
a lot of women tonight.
You are unforgettable.
You remember that kid stuff?
Just help me out, brother.
Just this once.
This is a reminder of the mission.
Zada spoke to me.
They are going to be watching us.
They're gonna look like regular people.
All the doctors and experts say
Mr. Berchtold didn't do anything wrong.
Don't hang up. It's me.
Everything I did was to be with you.
To get closer to you.
I think I'm gonna go visit
my mother in Garland tomorrow.
I knew you'd come. I
may as well confess it.
You're the one I
wanted to run away with.
I love you.
And only you.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Ought to be used to that step by now.
I swear I don't know what's the matter
with me this morning.
You're probably just
just tired is all.
Like we got a whole
lot of sleep last night.
Oh, oh, oh. Hey.
You don't have to go so soon, do you?
I don't want to, but
I feel awful doing this to Bob.
I shouldn't have come here again.
- I think this might have to
- No, no. Hey, hey, hey.
Bob doesn't
He doesn't value what he has.
All right?
I don't know what I'd do without you.
Please, let's not make
this the last time.
I know.
But I think it might have to be.
No. Okay, you I know
you have your worries.
Of course you do, because
you are a good woman.
But they'll pass. They'll pass.
We've just gotta figure out a way
to make this trial go away
and we can really be together.
Okay?
Forever.
Get out of here, kid.
All right? See you soon.
Somewhere over the rainbow ♪
Skies are blue ♪
And the dreams that
you dare to dream ♪
Really do come true ♪
Someday I'll wish upon a star ♪
And wake up where the
clouds are far behind me ♪
Where troubles melt like lemon drops ♪
Away above the chimney tops ♪
That's where you'll find me ♪
Somewhere over the rainbow ♪
Bluebirds fly ♪
Birds fly over the rainbow ♪
Why then, oh, why can't I? ♪
No. I won't let him in this house.
And I won't let his
second-rate flowers either.
Mary Ann, would you
mind helping me out here?
A grown man should not be
getting a girl your age flowers.
- You're just mad because they're not from your store.
- Ah, ah, ah, ah.
It was a this was a beautiful evening
until he ruined it.
He's not even supposed
to be in Pocatello.
He's only here to see
his own boys in the play.
No!
Now, I will have more
to say, young lady,
- when I get back.
- Back?
Yeah, I'm going over
there to tell Berchtold
who is responsible for this family.
- Bob, I don't
- Because it is not him.
Forever.
Hi, Bob.
- What can I do you for?
- What you can do
is stay the hell away.
Go back to Ogden where you belong.
And do not contact Jan
or anyone from my family.
Your family?
Bob
Do you see your family
here? 'Cause I don't.
You're at my house and
you're making threats.
So
Maybe I ought to be the one
to smack you on the nose, Bob.
- You know?
- Now, you
you know damn well that
you should not have sent
Jan those flowers.
It's what you do on opening night.
Besides, it doesn't mean anything.
That's all just
just kid stuff.
Right, Bob?
Go home.
Go spend more time with your family.
Oh, Bob
Say hi to Mary Ann for me.
Jan Broberg,
your Earthly father has
threatened the mission.
Do not be sad if he is removed.
Do not think about him after he is gone.
Continue the mission, our special child.
Save our dying planet.
Who's gonna spend ♪
Good morning, Pocatello.
Now that you're awake on
this beautiful morning,
it's time for your news.
Last Tuesday at the Academy Awards,
Ellen Burstyn won best actress
For that I pray ♪
Crawl through the shadow ♪
And take down the thread ♪
All that now lay ♪
Before you ♪
Uh, I spoke with Mr. Roberts' daughter
last night before bed.
Do you want me to bring this to
straight to the chapel or
drop it around back or
- I'm so sorry. For who?
- The deceased.
Um, there's no deceased
Mr. Roberts here.
Uh, What do you mean
there's no Mr. Roberts?
I came in early.
Special order last night.
Sorry, sir.
Are are you sure?
Yes, I'm absolutely sure there's
no deceased Mr. Roberts here.
That is strange.
I'm sorry.
Thanks.
What's wrong, Broberg?
You scared?
You shouldn't be going
around making threats
if you can't back them up.
I have a gun!
Oh, Bob. Are you sure?
Are you okay?
He's behind it.
He wanted to get me here alone.
And he sent some of his low-life friends
to try and intimidate me.
This trial, it-it could be months away.
Hell, it could be next year.
But in the meantime, he is going to do
everything he can to try and scare us
and divide us and
make us lose our nerve.
We have to be strong.
And I'm
I'm gonna buy a gun.
Mary Ann,
he is trying to destroy us.
So if you are having any
contact with him,
it needs to stop.
Of course.
We'll be strong.
For Jan.
Hey.
I was just thinking about you.
From here on out,
nothing is coming
between me and my family.
What are you talking about?
You got a beautiful family.
That's for sure.
Don't make me beg, Mary Ann.
Hello, Brobergs.
Mary Ann, you can't keep ignoring me.
Hello, Brobergs.
Hello?
No one answered.
Hello, Brobergs.
Hello?
Come here. Come on.
Yahtzee!
Jan, come on.
Bob, can you get the lights?
And Karen, where are you? Come on.
Come on.
- All right.
- Everyone ready?
- We're ready.
- All right.
Happy birthday to you ♪
Happy birthday to you ♪
Happy birthday, dear Susie ♪
Happy birthday to you ♪
Yay.
- Happy birthday.
- Thanks, Jan.
You girls are growing up so fast.
All right. Who wants cake?
Want a piece of cake? Jan?
Heavenly father
It's been two years now
since Zada and Zethra
gave me my mission.
I just haven't heard
from them in months.
And I haven't really
been able to talk to B.
So I just ask thee humbly for a sign.
Any sign on how to fulfill my mission.
I just
I pray that you'll let them know
that I am sincerely trying
and that they won't
take Susan instead of me.
Please let them know
that I'm still here.
That Jan Broberg is still here.
I really shouldn't be here without Bob.
So whatever's so important,
say it quick, please.
Well, if you answered my calls
we wouldn't have to meet like this.
You've been keeping me at arms-length
- for too long, Mary Ann.
- The best thing you can do
for Bob is make sure this
trial doesn't go forward.
You've been doing that without my help
with all your legal
moves and whatever they are.
This'll be a very public trial.
We'll have to call your
husband to the stand.
If Bob here is gonna get
embarrassed in public,
it's only fair everyone
hears the full story.
If I'm under oath, I can't lie.
We did you guys a favor
by leaving it out at the hearing.
But at trial it'll come out
that Bob is a homosexual.
But he's not. He's not. You tricked him.
- Stop twisting everything
- Oh.
Why don't we work together
to make this go away?
I only came because I thought
you had a serious offer.
- Not more blackmail.
- Mary Ann.
Just a moment.
Do I have to do everything myself?
Mary Ann. Mary Ann.
Mary Ann. Mary Ann.
I am so sorry.
I did not know she was
gonna say any of that.
I hate what these lawyers
are putting us through.
We gotta figure out something
or it's gonna be real bad for all of us.
I agree. I just don't see how any
I just we can spare Jan the pain.
We can spare Bob the humiliation.
I don't want to cause more heartache.
Not for anyone.
Well, you think about the heartache
if I have to go to prison.
Come on, now.
Listen, all you gotta do
you testify that you gave
me permission to take Jan.
But I didn't.
You said it yourself.
If I'm under oath, I can't lie, can I?
Wait, Mary Ann. Hey. Hey.
W-what if I take a plea?
There's no trial.
And I'll I'll plead guilty.
I'll do that for you.
Well, if they're offering you a plea,
then yes, of course you should take it.
Right.
Then I'll just speak to Jan first.
Why?
So I can explain it to her.
Mary Ann, I owe her that.
How else is she gonna understand?
You bring her by Buckskin Road
tomorrow after school.
I can't bring Jan to see you, B.
Is this 'cause of good old Bob?
You know, you'd be sparing
him a lifetime of shame
if you made this trial go away.
Buckskin Road.
And you bring Jan.
Otherwise we go to court
and it all comes out.
And everyone loses, especially Bob.
Aw.
Hello. Hey.
- Did you miss me, Dolly?
- I sure did.
Say what you need to say.
Well, glad you both came.
Maybe we can finally
put all this behind us.
Dolly, I'm thinking of you.
You would suffer the most in a trial.
But don't worry.
You are doing everything right.
I fired my lawyer.
Mary Ann, after the way
she spoke to you, I
I don't need old Jennifer
Ferguson to make my decision.
Her opinion is not the one that matters.
What are you gonna do?
Dolly, could you love a jailbird?
Yes.
Aw, hell.
I'll take the plea for all of us.
Come here.
Oh, it's gonna be all right.
Hey.
It's okay.
Hi, Bob.
What's wrong?
I know.
Know what?
You met with B.
Is someone following me now?
Spencer told me.
He saw you.
And
and with Jan.
How could you do this to me, Mary Ann?
Do this to you?
I met with B for you, Bob.
Oh, that is a crock of nonsense.
Oh, yeah? Well, how about this?
Us being there got him to take a plea.
He was going to anyway.
He's just trying to
get ahold of Jan again.
I-I need to be able to to trust you,
for you to be able to protect my girls.
- Your girls?
- Why the crap did you bring Jan along with you?
Don't you have better sense?
I
I thought it was smarter.
Smarter?
I wanted to spare Jan
the burden of a trial.
So this is all about
you being a good mother
- and doing right by Jan?
- I didn't say
- didn't say that.
- No, you didn't need
to say it because that's
what you're implying.
I thought it was the
lesser of two evils.
Leave her the hell home and
don't choose either evil.
Oh, Bob, why are you picking on me?
It doesn't make sense.
Why would you do such a thing?
Why?
I think it's time I clear the air
and tell you the worst part.
What are you talking
about, "the worst part"?
Sit down, Bob.
Just say what you have to say.
I've
I've been unfaithful to you.
I've been unfaithful to you
with B.
I was never with him again
after the morning he
sent someone to your shop.
But he's been holding it
over my head ever since.
Bob?
Bob, hey.
You are exposing our
daughter to that devil!
Again!
He is a danger to Jan!
Who are you?
You know, sometimes
grown-ups have arguments
just like kids do.
But when you love each other,
even the really big ones blow over.
In time.
Bob?
I don't know where
you've been all night.
But I'm glad you're home.
I want to apologize.
I hate to do this, Mary
Ann, but it has to be done.
What is this?
Imminent danger?
Bob, what does this mean?
That is a legal notice
that you are an imminent
danger to our girls.
You need to be out of the house
before they come home from school.
Bob, don't do this.
The lawyer will follow up
with divorce papers.
Confessing your transgression
is admirable.
But it's just the first step
on your path to repentance.
You chose Bob as your eternal companion.
But you have shattered
the sacred covenant
that you and he made with God.
We have no choice but to
excommunicate you from the church.
If you desire to be reinstated someday,
you should continue to attend services.
But you cannot partake of the sacrament,
pray publicly, or visit the temple.
The blessings of your temple marriage
are also suspended.
If you should die in this sinful state,
you would be separated
from your eternal companion
and your children in the life to come.
Hey, sis.
I made up the back room for you.
Thanks, Mom.
Thanks.
Bonjour, tristesse ♪
Hello, sadness ♪
When is Mom coming home?
It's all over now ♪
C'est fini ♪
I don't think she is.
Is it our fault?
No. It is not your fault.
No one in this family is to blame.
Your mom still loves you.
You'll see her a lot.
We're just gonna have to do our share
and make up for the fact
that Mom's not gonna be here.
Jani, I'm gonna need
you to help your sisters
get home from school.
Every day.
And just
really help out.
Okay?
Really be a member of this family.
All right?
Jani?
Yeah. Okay.
Female companion.
Female companion.
Continue the mission
with male companion.
The time is near for you.
Now go to him.
Continue the mission.
Continue the mission.
Continue the mission.
So now I gotta retake the science test.
It's a real bummer.
Dolly.
You know, I hate science
except for the anatomy parts.
- Dolly.
- Hey, we're still gonna watch
TV at your house later, right?
Caroline, I'll be right back.
Do they talk to you guys too?
Are you from their planet?
Jan.
Everything okay?
You know, I've gotta head home early.
Will you tell Karen to walk Susan home?
Do you still want to watch
TV at your house later?
Jan, where are you going?
Thanks.
Nice to know my perfect sister
is not so perfect after all.
I'll be all right.
The truth is, divorce
is really, really hard.
Bob will find someone else right away.
Men always do.
It's harder for a woman
who's getting older.
And with the morality issue,
it'll be hard to get custody.
I'm not being mean. I'm
telling you how it is.
You're about to see how
hard life is without a man.
And, sis
Bob was a good one.
Go right on in, little lady.
Hi. I knew you'd make it.
Now, we just have a
few minutes, all right?
But I just I had to see you.
Just back here.
Zada and Zethra need
me to make some money
so I can keep going.
I gotta go up to Wyoming,
see in Jackson Hole
see about a fun center up there.
It's it's a place for kids.
And there's just all kinds
of games and all that.
And just every new
thing you ever heard of.
But I I wanted to tell you in person,
'cause I'm gonna be so
far away for a while.
And I'm scared about the mission too
and us being apart for so long.
To tell you the truth, Dolly,
I'm also just gonna
be lonely without you.
You are my whole heart.
You're my whole heart, too.
I know.
I know.
Well, it's a shame. You'd
just love it up there.
There's a theater right
next to the fun center.
They put on plays every weekend.
But
Well, maybe, you know, I could come
and work for you there this summer.
Like how I worked at the freight outlet.
You know, Dolly, I
hadn't thought of that.
You might have just
solved all our problems.
Now, when you get home,
I want you to start to work on old Bob.
All right? You don't
worry about Mary Ann.
I'll take care of her.
Come on, you worked before.
Why won't it work for me?
You gotta be a rocket scientist
to figure this machine out.
Did you hear it? You
have to hear it click.
Then it'll start.
Thanks, Jani.
Dad, well, I was thinking
you know, maybe I could get a job
up in Jackson Hole this summer.
What? Wyoming?
Well, yeah.
There's, like, a ton of jobs up there.
Way more than here.
And I bet that I could even find
a really nice Mormon
family for me to stay with.
You're too young.
Besides, I need your help
around here this summer.
Remember?
Hey, hi.
I'm glad you came.
Early, even.
Um, hey, sit.
Uh, yeah.
It's good timing,
though. I just got back.
There we go.
Oh, boy.
What's got you worked up?
What's that long face for?
Life isn't working
out the way I planned.
Well, hey, you know what they say.
It's
life's what happens when
you're making other plans.
Think about it this way, no Bob?
This is what we've always talked about.
What if we'd met first? Huh?
You think of what our
life would be like?
It'd solve all our problems.
- Would it?
- Sure.
We move to Jackson
Hole. We bring the kids.
We'd be like the Brady Bunch.
Hey.
I want you to marry me, Mary Ann.
When the happiness train
comes, you gotta jump on it
or you miss it.
And I don't want to miss it.
But you gotta come with me.
You and the girls.
better, and we know
we have a responsibility,
each of us, with our thoughts, emotions,
attitudes, and words.
Hey.
individual family members.
All too often, we leave family members
to assume how we feel towards
Hi, Bob.
But so often, we could
have communicated better
had we known how they
really felt about
Bob, I feel like such a fool.
I was
I was so blind.
But no more.
I love you.
Not him.
Can you ever forgive me?
Can I sit?
How are the girls?
They miss their mother.
I miss them too.
And their father.
I can't live without my family.
Mom?
- Hey.
- Mom?
- Mom!
- You're really here.
Mom, you came back. Oh.
Jan.
It's so good to see you.
I'm so sorry I left
without saying goodbye.
Are you home now for good?
Uh, your mother's
gonna stay for a while.
Then we'll see.
Let the record reflect
this is a closed proceeding.
And the defendant has
entered a guilty plea,
throwing himself at
the mercy of the court.
Robert Berchtold, please rise.
Having considered all the evidence
as well as your plea,
I sentence you to a term
of five years in prison.
However, since this is a first offense
and you have shown remorse,
all but 45 days of that sentence
will be suspended only to be
reinforced if you reoffend.
You're hereby ordered to
report by the end of September
to serve the remainder of your sentence
which with timed served will be
15 days.
15 days?
I can't believe it either.
What can we do?
Nothing. It's over.
Pete, he had her in
Mexico longer than 15 days.
I mean, does this seem fair to you?
At least there's the suspended
sentence looming over him.
Anywhere he tries to go,
I'll let them know about him.
I'm sorry.
Oh, great. Mom, Dad,
just the folks I needed to talk to.
What is it, Jani?
Well, there's this amazing theater.
It's wonderful.
And they've got professional
actors and everything.
I could be an important part of it.
I hear they're doing a
production of "Bye, Bye, Birdie."
And maybe I could get
cast in the ensemble.
Start off in summer stock
to get more experience.
It could be the start of
what I've always dreamed of.
That's nice, Jan.
Uh, w-where is this?
You can you bike to it?
Well, it's not it's
not really in town.
It's in Jackson Hole.
No.
Well, I'd be doing this for you too.
What's that supposed to mean?
Financially.
Dad's income can't really
give us the life we want.
Jan, that is a terrible thing to say.
You apologize to your father.
Why? It's true.
We do not need you to
contribute financially.
- You are a child.
- I'm almost 14.
You're not going to Jackson Hole.
You know, you never
let me do what I want.
You're terrible parents.
- You don't care about my dreams.
- Okay, calm down, all right?
No, you calm down.
God, I hate you!
- You're so damn stupid!
- Jan.
Young lady, go to your room.
You're grounded.
Dolly, I've written you so many letters
I'm not sure what I've told you
and what I haven't. Never give up.
Always remember the mission we share.
I know it will be hard.
Zada and Zethra and
all the dying children
are counting on us.
Always remember I am
Don't lose focus.
I had this dream
You're in college by
now, I can come visit.
and our problems are over.
And all we have is each other,
and one day we will be together.
Watching us.
Only you and me and love. B.
Jan, I'm going to the store.
Keep an eye on your sisters.
Jan!
- I will.
- Promise?
Mm-hmm.
Don't run across the street.
Always remember our mission.
Zada and Zethra and all
the dying children
Not it. Oh, wait, no.
No, wait, I forgot.
Susan, one. Susan.
If I point at the moon ♪
Will you look at my finger? ♪
If I read you a text ♪
Will you read 'tween the lines? ♪
If I sing you a song ♪
Will the melody linger? ♪
And will you dance with
the sound in your mind? ♪
Girls, what's going on?
- Karen, what happened?
- I'm sorry, Mom.
What happened?
Baby, what happened?
Karen?
Susie fell off her bike.
I think her arm might be broken.
- Where's Jan?
- I'm really sorry, Mom.
Karen I'm so sorry, honey.
Karen, look at me.
Where is Jan?
- Where is she?
- She got into a taxi.
I couldn't stop her.
Mom.
Mom. Mom.
Do not move.
My arm.
It really
TWA flight 136 is now
Where's Jan?
Mom, where's Jan?
Somewhere over the rainbow ♪
Way up high ♪
There's a land that I heard of ♪
Once in a lullaby ♪
Somewhere over the rainbow ♪
Skies are blue ♪
And the dreams that
you dare to dream ♪
Really do come true ♪
Someday I'll wish upon a star ♪
And wake up where the
clouds are far behind me ♪
Where troubles melt like lemon drops ♪
Away above the chimney tops ♪
That's where you'll find me ♪
Somewhere over the rainbow ♪
Bluebirds fly ♪