Dear Edward (2023) s01e05 Episode Script

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Some of these images may be upsetting,
but if you see any property that
belonged to you or a loved one,
let me know, and we'll have it
shipped to you from NTSB in Washington.
No. No, no, no, no.
- Just take the ring until I come back.
- I'm not doing this.
- I can't. I can't.
- Amanda, please.
That's mine.
That's mine.
- I'll trade you pudding for your Cheetos.
- Uh, yeah, right.
Hey, watch it.
Chill. And they're the same color.
Respect the jacket.
I'm not the one who left
a bunch of trash in it.
Not gonna lie, your brother
was kind of a hoarder.
Hmm, but he had good taste in candy.
What is this?
Did your brother draw?
Not really.
Hmm.
Oh. There's a girl involved.
Dude, just put 'em back. Seriously,
put 'em back. Those aren't yours.
- Oh, my God. This is it.
- What?
The mystery girl is the artist,
and she was connected to your
brother. Deeply connected.
You're insane.
These are all from the same place.
"Central Park Deli and Juice
Bar. 405 Central Park West."
- Did your brother shop there?
- No.
Why does he have a
thousand receipts from there
with the mystery girl's doodles?
Mystery Girl was your brother's
girlfriend. Obvi. Case closed.
Cheeto?
Jordan didn't have a girlfriend.
Um, yeah, he did.
No, he didn't.
Well, who else would stalk you and
give you a random shrunken head?
A stalker?
These were in your brother's jacket.
If Jordan had a girlfriend,
I'd know about her.
Okay, yeah. But not if she
was a secret girlfriend.
We didn't have any secrets.
Her name is Shay. I
mean, they're both 12.
I'm sure it's totally innocent.
It's just that he he spends every
single night there. Every night.
I'm trying not to take it personally.
I know it's not about me. I know that.
And he's been through
so much. It's just
You want your boy home.
Yeah.
So tell him.
You're the parent. Kids need boundaries.
Hey. Hey.
I just wanted to check in.
Make sure it's still okay
with you that I'm in the group.
Yeah. Yeah, like I
said, we'll work it out.
Okay.
Hey. I thought you already left.
Oh, I took a later flight
so we can have lunch.
I hate leaving you right now.
- Hi.
- Hi. Um, yeah, I'ma let you two
No, please. You're in
the group with Steve?
Uh Uh, um, this is Amanda.
Amanda, this is my,
uh, my fiancée, Daphne.
Fiancée. Wow. Um, it's
so nice to meet you.
I'm so sorry for your
loss. Who Whoever it was.
- I don't want to pry.
- Oh. Yeah.
- Yeah, I, uh, I knew Brent.
- Um, sh-she knew Brent.
Brent, your Brent?
Uh, yeah, Amanda and Brent were engaged.
Brent was engaged?
I can't believe you
didn't tell me any of this.
I think it's pretty confidential.
I hate all the distance in the
family. I barely got to know Brent.
We just all need to heal.
Would you come to dinner?
- Oh.
- Daphne, that's um
You should know Steve. We
should all know each other.
- Yeah, that's so nice.
- How's Saturday night?
Saturday works.
- Amazing.
- Fantastic.
- That's great. Great. Great, great.
- Yeah.
Let's go. Okay.
This picture.
The whole city has just been
captivated by this beautiful image,
and you have become quite the celebrity.
I wouldn't call myself a celebrity.
Now, this photo was taken at the
First Dominion Church in Harlem
where the presiding
reverend is Eric Turner.
He's known for his community
activism and leadership.
Yes, it was.
And you two have been linked
in the past, romantically?
Uh Abby, the past is the past.
Fair enough. Let's talk
about the debate tomorrow.
There was no one better on the
debate stage than your grandmother.
Yeah.
I still remember when she
made Rush Limbaugh apologize.
She was a force.
But what are you hoping to get across?
Not as the congresswoman's
granddaughter,
but as you, Adriana Washington?
I'm gonna let you see for
yourself tomorrow night.
Oh, that's great.
Your leg is getting so much stronger.
That's so good. Does it feel stronger?
- Yeah.
- That's great. That's so good.
You don't even need me anymore.
I mean, of course I'm here if
you if you do need anything.
But it's good to do stuff
on your own. Be independent.
Like learning to drive a
car when you're old enough,
- or mowing the lawn, or
- Mm-hmm.
sleeping in your own room.
Not that there's anything wrong
with sleeping in Shay's
room, temporarily.
But it's been a while, and it's
important to be with your family.
And your Uncle John and
I, we're your family.
And if this is gonna be your home,
you know, you gotta sleep at home.
Which is here.
In this house.
Is this, like, decided?
It is.
So, Lacey laid down the
law, and you just took it?
Yeah. I mean, what am I
supposed to do? I'm 12.
Did she get all "ramble-y"?
Yeah. Yeah, she did.
How'd How'd you know?
She once confronted my mom
about all the wind
chimes on our front porch.
It was a total legitimate complaint.
I mean, it looked like a
Buddhist temple out there.
But she got all, like, "ramble-y."
And she was like this, right?
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, no, if you got "ramble-y" Lacey,
she must be pretty serious about it.
Yeah. I think she is.
She's a serious lady.
Yeah.
I, um, googled the
address on those receipts.
It's, like, ten blocks away
from your family's apartment.
If we hurry out of early
dismissal on Friday,
- we can make it to
- I'm not going there.
I already told you. My brother
didn't have a girlfriend.
- Okay, yeah. So, what's your theory?
- I don't know. I don't have one.
This is my life, not yours.
Why are you so obsessed with my
life? It's, like, every little thing.
You know what? I was trying to help you.
- I didn't
- I have to practice.
- Shay, I didn't mean
- I'm serious. Go!
- Well, I'm just so happy you called.
- Yeah.
Feels so good to just
have a beautiful lunch
with my beautiful daughter.
So, how was LA?
Fine.
There's some financial
things I have to work out,
um, which I'll wanna talk to you
about at some point, actually.
Mm-hmm. Is everything okay?
It's It's okay. It's
fine. Nothing to worry about.
- I'm still figuring it out.
- Okay.
But I don't wanna think about that.
I wanna just savor this moment with you.
Yes, that's, l-like, exactly
what I've been thinking lately.
Just, like You have to just,
like, ignore all the bullshit,
and just, like, live
your life. You know?
- Mm-hmm. I agree. I agree.
- Yeah.
- Here's to more lunches together.
- Yeah.
Um, so, I've been thinking,
and I'm pretty sure I wanna travel.
- Oh, I love that. Me too.
- Yeah.
- Your father would love that for us.
- I know.
Maybe you and I together,
just the two of us,
could go on the Alaska cruise.
Definitely, yeah, at
some point. For sure.
But, um No, that's actually
that's not what I was, um
I'm just thinking
that I'll leave school,
and I'll travel, like, on my own.
- Um
- And here you are.
- Thank you. Oh, look at That's gorgeous.
- Yeah.
Oh, the Wagyu.
Um w you would leave school?
- Yeah.
- When?
Like, now. Like Like,
pretty much as soon as possible.
Uh mmm.
And wh And which
Uh, where would you go?
Around the world. Like, everywhere.
But, honey, you worked your
whole life to get to Barnard.
- Yeah, I know. Exactly.
- Ah.
Like, that's the bullshit
that I'm talking about.
- You know?
- Oh.
I was thinking about it the other day,
and I think that my earliest memory
is when you made me rehearse with you
before my preschool interview?
- I didn't do that.
- Yeah.
Well, I think I think
it's because you were so shy,
- and I was just I wanted you to shine
- Yeah.
- because I knew you
- But, Mom, it's, like it was preschool.
And it never stopped.
Like, extracurriculars,
SAT prep, college coaches.
I always, like, auditioning for life.
I was never, like, actually living it.
And I've turned into
that person in college.
I'm just seeking fucking
A's. I'm not learning shit.
And I'm gonna end up
miserable in my work
and in some stale fucking marriage.
And I just wanna get off of
the hamster wheel, like, now.
Okay, honey. But, you
know, this is your life.
This is your future.
And your father worked so hard so
that you could have an education,
and I intend to do the same
thing, no matter what it takes.
I want you to have
this education, honey.
If Dad were here, he
would support me in this.
That's rich.
Your father could never say no to you.
- Somebody had to be a parent.
- Yeah, because he believed in me, Mom.
I believe in you too.
I never went to college. It's
the biggest regret of my life.
- I want more for you.
- Then, Mom Then you go to college.
I would like for you to
finish out this semester
I don't know how to
finish this semester, Mom.
I can't think. I can't
sleep. I c I'm numb.
My friends have no idea
what I'm going through. I
I wish I could be like you.
I-I wish that I could just
get up and put my makeup on
and go through life
like nothing happened,
but I can't, okay? I-I can't.
I need to do this. I'm gonna
travel, and I need you to support me.
I don't think I just get
up and put my make up on
and go through my day.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean that.
Well, that's what you
said, and it was hurtful.
Please don't say that again.
Okay.
I think this is a mistake.
I don't think it's the right thing,
but I love you and I support
you, whatever you decide.
Yo.
Why aren't you at Shay's?
Aunt Lacey told me I
couldn't sleep over anymore.
Oh, right, right.
What are you doing up?
Sometimes I feel like the crash
is still sitting in that field.
And it's just It's
never gonna stop burning.
Yeah, that'll do it.
You know it's not though, right?
They cleaned it up.
It's just a field now.
I don't know. Maybe this is crazy,
but, like, what if I went to Colorado,
and then I could take
pictures of the field,
and you could see it's all clean.
Would that help?
You'd do that?
Of course.
I got you.
How did you find me?
Ah, Becks has trained me well.
I've gotten very good
at hide-and-seek. Here.
Oh, thank you.
No problem.
Wow.
So, you never got married?
You never had a person in your life?
I did, but it didn't work out.
Mmm. I'm sorry.
And you had the minister?
That's over.
- I see.
- Yeah.
Well you should get some
rest. Tomorrow's a big day.
Yeah, wanna go in my place?
Ah. I think people might notice.
- You are going to be great.
- Probably.
You were very impressive this morning.
You heard Abby.
People just think of me as
Congresswoman Washington's granddaughter.
And so?
So I don't know how to convince
'em of anything different.
I'm just bullshitting
my way through this.
That sounds like you
are a good politician.
Okay, I'm not a politician.
I'm not. I was basically
handed this opportunity.
I didn't earn it.
Not like she did.
- I just don't wanna disappoint her.
- Hey, hey, hey.
That is not going to happen.
- Well
- You are extraordinary.
Sorry.
You'll know what to say.
- You're going to Colorado?
- Uh-huh.
Today?
- To take a picture of a field?
- Yeah.
What am I missing here, John? Even
if we could afford this, it's crazy.
The kid needs something.
And we are not doing
anything to help him.
We're just hiding his letters,
and I, for one, am done
putting a pin in the thing.
- I'd like to help him.
- Okay.
This is my way of helping him.
I'll use miles. They're
expiring anyways.
I don't care about the miles.
I'm just trying to understand.
- Did he ask you to go?
- I don't know.
Did he ask you to stop
sleeping at Shay's?
Please don't tell me this
is because you're mad at me?
It's not. I'm just You know
where I stand on this thing. Right?
Let the kid sleep
where he wants to sleep.
He was gonna come home eventually.
And I don't agree with you.
Right, and so you pulled
the rug out from under him.
Which Did you even
ask him what he thinks?
It's not up to him. He's 12.
- One of us has to set boundaries for him
- He's He's not just some other kid.
- I know that, John.
- Do you?
Because he is here one night,
he starts having these god-awful
nightmares about the crash.
So that's my fault?
No.
Of course it's not your fault. I just
Oh, man, this is so hard.
There's no playbook for this.
I gotta go.
I'm sorry. I'm just I'm
a little messed up right now.
Yeah, no shit.
This is a good program, okay?
And it's really good and
I'm gonna work the steps,
I'm gonna go to more meetings,
and it's gonna be fine, okay?
- I can't. I can't.
- Amanda. Plea No!
Hey, Shay.
Hi, Ms. Curtis.
Everything okay?
Yeah, um, can I have a ride
today? My leg's kinda hurting.
Sure.
You want a ride, Shay?
No thanks, Ms. Curtis.
Everything okay with you and Shay?
- Oh, yeah.
- Mmm.
Your uncle told me about your nightmare.
I'm so sorry.
If you ever wanna talk about
anything or, you know
- A are you going to the city today?
- Yeah. Yeah, I have my group.
Do you want me to get you
some cookies from the van again
- or anything like that?
- Ca-Can I go with you?
You have school.
Yeah, I just really wanna
be in the city today.
Okay, okay. I'll call you in sick.
You can come and do your homework
while you're waiting for me.
- I'm sure we can find you a space there.
- Can't I just go to Central Park?
- Edward.
- I know it like the back of my hand.
I really just don't like the idea
of you being in the park alone.
You said I should do
more stuff on my own.
Be independent.
Please?
Okay.
Okay, so, been given very
specific instructions.
You are only to spot clean this one
I'm not sure red's your color.
Are those for me?
Is Adriana here? I just came
by to wish her good luck.
No, she's not.
- I can give those to her.
- Oh, your hands are pretty full.
I'll leave them
downstairs. I've got a key.
You two
You are close?
Look, I'm sorry to hear about
your sister. I'm hurting too.
Rose basically raised me.
- Congresswoman Washington?
- Yeah.
Taught me how to ride
a bike. Looked after me.
Hmm.
She sounds like she was a special woman.
She was.
- I hear you're going back to Ghana soon.
- Yes.
Yes, I have to get back to my business.
- Oh, what do you do?
- Oh, I just, uh
I run the biggest portable
toilet company in all of West Africa.
- Impressive.
- Yeah, thank you.
Well, I know some people
at the State Department,
so I'd be happy to make
some calls, speed things up.
You are a very generous man.
Sure. You never know, one day
I might need a porta-potty.
How y'all doing?
Pickup for Adriana Washington.
Ah, yes, uh, be sure
to spot clean this one.
Have a good day. Thank you.
Oh, take this too.
You going in or what?
Uh I don't think
I have it in me today.
Is everything okay?
No.
Anything I can do?
I could really use a drink.
- Just, like, right here.
- Here?
- Yeah.
- All right.
So, I'll see you at 4:30?
- Yeah.
- Cool. Okay, I'm just gonna drop a pin.
- Okay.
- And you call me or text me
if you need anything, all right?
Okay. 4:30. Got it. Okay.
- Name?
- Um, Adler. Number 204.
- There you go. No problem.
- Okay. Thank you.
Can I help you?
Did you know my brother?
- Eddie.
- Did you?
Mahira, is everything all right?
Uh, yes, Uncle! I'll clean it up!
Oh, Mahira. That's your name?
What, were you his girlfriend?
- Keep your voice down.
- Were you?
- Ask about the oranges.
- What?
The oranges are very
fresh. They just came in.
I'll I'll pick some out for you.
I don't care about oranges. I
don't want your stupid oranges.
I'll explain. Just be quiet, okay?
Why do I have to be quiet?
What's with all of the secrets?
- What the hell is going on?
- Okay, please just shut up!
I'm sorry.
Why did you come to the supermarket?
- Mahira, is everything all right?
- Uh, coming, Uncle!
Get out of here, Eddie. Okay? I mean it.
Eddie, wait.
Uh, we still have a few
minutes left. Any takers?
I I'll g I'll go today.
My husband lied to me.
He lost his job. He lost all our
money. Never told me about it.
The shame of it, I guess.
But it's-it's really, um
it's not about the money,
'cause I I know I can
work that out. Um
He had another life.
Uh, he had an apartment in LA, and
I don't know, um, what
else was going on there.
We were together since, um, 17.
Wow, 17.
Uh, so I don't know how to
piece it all together, you kn
The grief
and the humiliation.
And the rage.
It's too much. It's too
fucking much! It's
I lost my husband. I
lost my best friend.
I'm still in love with him.
But I feel like he stole my life away.
Oh, I just wish I didn't know.
I wish I didn't know.
Yeah, that's fine. Next
Tuesday I'll be available.
Hey, I'll have to call you right back.
Come in.
Thank you for the
flowers. They're beautiful.
Of course.
Um, listen, about the other
day, um, it's an emotional time.
I was vulnerable and
it felt good to see you.
But I don't want you to
think the wrong thing.
'Cause it's not happening.
- Got it.
- Cool.
So, you came all the way over here,
90 minutes before you go on stage
for the biggest night of your life,
to tell me that you don't
want to kiss me again?
Uh-huh.
Kick ass tonight, Dri.
Yeah, thanks.
Dee Dee. Dee Dee. I just
- That was really brave what you just said.
- Oh, God. Are my eyes a mess?
- No.
- Shouldn't cry during the day at my age.
- No, you look amazing.
- Geez. Aw.
Um, how was lunch with Zoe?
Oh it was lovely.
- Good.
- Thank you for asking.
Anyway, I have, um, I have an
ultrasound appointment coming up.
- Oh, you're gonna see the baby?
- Yeah, but it's, um, the anatomy scan.
- It's, like, kinda the scary one.
- Uh-huh.
- You know, where they check the heart
- Oh. Oh, yeah, yeah.
and bones and everything.
My roommate was gonna come
but she, um, got, like, called
in last minute for a shift.
And I know that you're
probably really busy.
- But I just wanted to, like
- Yeah.
- put that out there.
- Yeah. I'm sorry.
I just
I'm sorry, Linda. I
just can't be your mom.
- Oh, my God. I'm sorry. No.
- And I didn't I don't mean that that's
- what you were
- Yeah, I I'm
- For me, I just feel Just
- No, it's not It's not a problem at all.
Don't even Don't think
twice about it, honestly.
- Okay. I mean, sorry.
- No.
But you're gonna be great.
And that baby's gonna be great.
Thanks.
- What'll it be?
- Uh, Coors Light.
- Hey, can I ask you a question?
- Shoot.
Do you know where that plane
went down a few months ago?
The one from New York.
No. Sorry.
Thanks.
You guys know how to, uh,
find the crash site, do you?
You a podcaster?
A podcast No.
Um, I just came for a friend.
How about you respect
us and respect the dead?
We've had hundreds of
people coming through here,
and there's nothing to see. Go home.
Yeah. Sorry.
What you wanna go there for?
Um, my nephew survived the crash.
I'll take you.
I'll take you.
Come on.
Hey, now, uh, you can't
make it there in that.
It's You come with me.
Come on.
- So, you're engaged?
- Mm-hmm. I am.
And you don't have to
have dinner with us.
- Sh she just wants to help.
- Yeah, she's gorgeous.
Congratulations.
- Bet you're excited about the wedding.
- I Yeah, I
I mean, I'm not the bride, so
- All the planning is driving me nuts.
- Mmm.
But, you know, my mom's all into it.
It's good for her after
everything she's been through.
- What? Say it.
- Nothing.
Um, this whole thing, from
what Brent told me about you,
just seems really on-brand.
On What's that supposed to mean?
I don't know. You know, the
whole golden child, mama's boy,
doing-everything-to-please-your-parents
thing.
That's not what I'm doing. That's
not why I'm getting married.
Well, if it was, it's noble in a way.
Well, it's not.
Okay. Sorry.
What about you? Hmm?
How you holding up?
Yeah, I'd say I am not great.
Yeah.
Me neither.
Hey, what was up earlier?
NTSB found this in the wreckage.
- That's
- My engagement ring.
Ah.
You know, Brent and I had an epic fight
the day I dropped him
off at the airport.
I was really fucking cruel.
Well, I'm sure it wasn't that bad.
You don't understand.
I said so many things.
And all he wanted me to do is to
wear this ring until he got back.
Well, we all say stupid shit.
Yeah, but I ended it.
I broke up with him.
Then he fucking died.
He always liked to have the last word.
- Shut up.
- Motherfucker.
What?
Just You have his eyes.
Oh?
Our next question is for Ms. Washington.
Tomas says he's lived in
Harlem for the past 40 years,
and his landlord is trying to evict him.
With the area becoming
more and more gentrified,
what are you going to do
about the rising cost of rent?
Thank you
uh, and I'd like to
thank Tomas for the question.
I've seen a lot of our
neighbors pushed out,
so this is an issue I'm actually
very passionate about, because
It takes more than
passion to get things done.
- Uh
- As a real estate developer,
I know exactly what Tomas should do.
I've had a lot of experience
in housing, actually.
With all due respect,
my opponent was an aide.
She's never worked
another job in her life.
The only experience she
has is answering phones.
- Let's stick to the rules.
- I, on the other hand,
was Congresswoman Washington's
chief of staff for 14 years.
She's right.
I answered phones.
And I did it damn well.
And it's true.
My grandmother gave
me a job out of college
and put a roof over my head.
But that meant that for my entire
life, I had a front-row seat
on how to advocate for this district.
Every morning at 5:00 a.m,
she'd get me out of bed
to bounce ideas off of me,
whether I liked it or not.
And you don't wanna
see me before coffee.
So, yeah, on paper I was just an aide.
But I learned from the best.
And I was raised by the woman
you elected for 36
years straight in Harlem,
where she was raised too.
She taught me how to fight for you.
She taught me how to
stand up for what is right,
and in her words,
"how to get shit done."
My grandmother paved the way
for me to stand here today.
And there is no one on
this stage more committed
to carrying on her legacy than I am.
Thank you.
You all right?
All those lives
And all those people, they just fell.
If I was praying, would you
be would you pray with me?
I'm not really religious.
Yeah, me either. I just
don't know how to start.
Our Father, who art in heaven
- hallowed be thy name.
- Be thy name.
- Thy kingdom come.
- Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done.
On Earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom
and the power and the
glory forever and ever.
Amen.
Oh! Hey!
How was your day?
Did you ever get mad at my mom?
Mmm.
All the time.
All the time.
Yeah, right now, I'm just
really mad at Jordan.
I'm just
I'm just mad at him.
You know, you can be mad at Jordan
and love him at the same time.
You can hold both those things at once.
I-I know I do.
Thanks.
I think the reason I
wanted to s-sleep at Shay's
is 'cause my entire life,
I shared a room with Jordan.
I just
I just wanted to be around another kid.
I didn't want to upset you.
Edward.
You can sleep wherever
the hell you wanna sleep.
Okay?
Thanks.
Stay with me, buddy.
I'm doing homework.
What was with the text of the boat?
Uh, just something I do sometimes.
My family owned a boat.
You have to be a member of the club.
I didn't know if it would still
be there after what happened.
And it was.
Well, that explains little.
I was at 405 Central Park West.
Oh, shit, did you meet her?
- Catch.
- Ow! What the hell, Edward?
Look.
Tell me everything.
So her uncle was there and, um, she
got really mad when I was in there.
- Of course.
- So she pushed me out and then she, um
- What did she do?
- Yeah, then I got really mad at her.