Soundtrack (2019) s01e07 Episode Script
Track 7: Sam and Frank
1 [brakes squeak.]
[Frank.]
Wow.
Why even go to a party in LA? It'll be over by the time they valet us.
Breathe.
Close your eyes.
[chuckles.]
Picture yourself already inside, charming everyone.
You don't think this is a little They invited me.
Us.
unprofessional or Some clients, they see you online at Coffee Bean, and they run out the door in tears, others they invite you on vacation with them.
Once.
Did you go? Barbados.
Stunning.
Oh! We're moving.
Yeah, one car, 75 to go.
Even better.
Just proves the need for your brilliant idea.
- Pitch it to me again.
- No.
Come on.
Okay.
Here we are, sitting in line, waiting for God knows how long, we're waiting to give our car keys to a total stranger, someone we know nothing about, someone not even whose employer for the night has properly vetted, who will do what? Ding your mirrors, scratch your finish, move your perfectly adjusted seat.
Or? Or it's Friday night, you're racing to your business dinner, you're late, you're frazzled, and worst of all, when you finally get there, no parking anywhere.
But now you're forced to drive 20, 30 minutes around the block, searching, while you should be sipping your martini and closing your deal.
But what if you could call ahead, and have a vetted, insured, validated valet, waiting just for you? - I could do that? - Oh, yes.
With InstaValet, you could.
You just call or text us ahead with your details, and one of our trusted valets will meet you at your location, whisk your car away until you're ready to be picked up.
You hand us the keys, we'll hand you peace of mind.
I love that part.
Best of all Don't sell past sold.
Let that be the follow-up email.
You're right.
[woman.]
And you're ready.
Nice work on the renovations, huh? Remember, once this takes off, I want my share.
You're a bloodsucker.
- That's right.
- [grunts.]
My Polly! My savior! You made it! [laughs.]
Well, we've discussed it so much, I just had to see what you'd done with it.
- This must be your man.
- Yes.
Well, I trust Polly's judgment on everything, don't you? I mean, you must, mustn't you? You must! I do.
Don't you? I absolutely, ab Show me the built-ins.
[whispers.]
Okay.
Go get 'em.
[indistinct chatter.]
[sighs.]
[dinging.]
[dinging.]
[snaps fingers.]
Hi, there! ["Big Time" playing.]
I'm on my way, I'm making it I've got to make it show, yeah Eh So much larger than life I'm going to watch it growing Oh, ah The place where I come from Is a small town They think so small They use small words But not me I'm smarter than that I worked it out I've been stretching my mouth To let those big words come right out I've had enough I'm getting out To the city The big, big city I'll be a big noise With all the big boys So much stuff I will own And I will pray to a big god As I kneel in the big church Big time I'm on my way, I'm making it Big time Oh, yes Big time I've got to make it show, yeah Big time Big time So much larger than life Big time I'm going to watch it growing Big time Big time My car is getting bigger Big time My house getting bigger Big time My eyes getting bigger Big time And my mouth Big time My belly's getting bigger Big time And my bank account Big time Look at my circumstance Big time And the bulge in my Big Big Big That's a crazy idea.
Crazy good, man.
I love it.
I want a seat on this rocket before it takes off.
Tell me about it.
Have you beta-tested? Anybody else on board? What's cooking? - Here's what I've done, look - [phone rings.]
Sorry, that's my daughter's ring.
All right, I guess we can talk another time? - [phone rings.]
- I wouldn't take this if it wasn't her.
Sorry.
That's okay.
I was leaving anyway.
Do you have a Great.
- Nice meeting you, man.
- You too.
- We'll talk.
- Yeah.
Hey, kiddo.
[man.]
Is this Frank O'Brien, the father of Eleanor O'Brien? Yeah, who's this? What she didn't know was that not only was her husband also coming to see me, but so was her father.
[everyone laughs.]
Oh, there he is! I was just telling everyone they had to hear your idea.
- We have to go.
- When he told me, I was shocked - no one's thought of it - Polly.
Nell.
There's been an accident.
We have to go.
Excuse me.
Did Did he say "accident?" ["Que Será, Será" by Sly and the Family Stone playing.]
When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me Que será, será Yeah Whatever will be Will be Will be Que será, será Whatever will be Will be Will be The future's not ours to see Mm, mm, hmm Que será Que será Que será - Now I have children - Well? of my own They ask their mother What will I be? Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I tell them tenderly Well, well, well, well Que será, será [vocalizing.]
Que será [woman.]
Mr.
Hughes? Come with me.
Your aunt's waiting inside.
Based on information we received from your family, your former case worker, and Barry's school, we will be doing a home visit on Monday, and I will be standing by with a warrant for his removal.
If I were you, I'd prepare.
[Sam.]
Okay, well how do you prepare for something like that? Be honest with your son.
Tell him you love him.
It's not going to feel good or right or normal to lose him, but you can make it feel okay for him.
And he is what matters.
[breathes deeply.]
- [Sam.]
This is all your fault.
- Mr.
Hughes - Oh, "Mr.
Hughes" now? - Sam Okay, so you made me think that I had a shot.
You made me believe that I had a chance to change all this.
I didn't make you do anything.
and I'm not the one who put a gun in your Yeah, well, neither am I! Okay? [exhales sharply.]
- I know what you're going through.
- Oh, you do? You know You've had your heart ripped out of your chest and you're still alive, but you don't know why? That's happened to you? I was going to say, I know what you're going through is awful, and I'm sorry.
- I shouldn't be talking to you.
- Why not? You know? I mean, you're just You're off my case now.
You're just a stranger.
You could be anyone, you know? Anyone who works here.
Anyone who could just happen to tell me what to do.
[crying.]
No one will talk to me.
Really talk to me, and you can't google this, because all you see is the ends to stories you don't want to see the ends to, and I just I need [sobs.]
I need someone to just [sobs.]
hold my string so I don't go floating off in [sighs.]
I can't advise you, not officially.
But I can help you, if you want.
[sniffles.]
I don't.
You have to right now.
Margot! Wait! I was really hoping I wouldn't have to see you today.
I know, I'm sorry, okay? Look, I'm sorry, all right? I messed up.
I can't believe you didn't tell me what happened, and I can't believe you put Barry in that kind of jeopardy.
I shouldn't even be talking to you without my attorney present.
I'll be immediately petitioning for full custody.
Unfortunately, Miss Weston, if the case is open, you won't be able to.
I'm sorry, who are you? Joanna Kassem, I'm a social worker here.
[Margot.]
Are you on the case? No, uh I'm I'm not.
Joanna? I heard your name before.
- I was the case worker.
- I heard your name from Barry.
At this moment, Sam needs your help with a contingency plan, not a permanent solution.
DCFS is recommending that Barry go into foster care.
They'll do a home visit on Monday, and the outcome is likely he'll be taken away.
Which means they will give him to strangers.
[Joanna.]
Strangers who are often very good at care-taking.
Yes, but sometimes they're just doing it for the money or worse.
Come with me to my attorney's office right now and we will end this whole thing.
Margot, I'm not giving him to you! He's still my son! You can't handle him, Sam! Look what happened! Look where we are! Maybe if you'd just given a little bit more help.
I offered both of you to come and live with me in my house.
Real help is not conditional! You both want what's best for Barry and that's what matters.
Sam has a new job.
He's no longer living next to his cousin.
Things are slowly starting to improve with his case, but the system isn't built on the assumption of improvement.
So right now, we need to ensure that if Barry is temporarily taken away from Sam on Monday, that he goes to you.
Then we can figure out our next step.
Okay? What do I have to do? We need to get you cleared to be his temporary guardian tonight.
Ooh, your actual birthday.
Gonna have to sign an NDA? I'm with CAA.
My passport doesn't even have my real birthday.
When they ask how you got cleared, you're gonna have to say that your lawyer knew and Shit.
She doesn't usually curse.
I mean, I've never heard her We use the Child Abuse Central Index to clear potential guardians and foster parents.
Any reports of child abuse or endangerment would make you ineligible to foster No, that's a mistake.
Of course Margot hasn't That was years ago.
During the divorce, Frank's attorney tried to intimidate me with a bogus charge of child endangerment.
When I didn't cave, he went ahead and he filed it.
Wait, on what grounds? [Margot.]
When I had Eleanor on that Spielberg set in Hawaii with me, she thought that a stunt was real, and she ran to protect me, and she fell.
And there were just a few cuts, but you know Frank, he blew it out of all proportion and he put it in his deposition.
My attorneys had it thrown out.
But not legally dismissed.
I got custody, full custody.
The system doesn't care.
All it sees is a red flag.
We're not gonna get you approved to take Barry.
- What about your divorce lawyer? - Marvin died years ago.
You know, can't we just schedule a hearing and get get a judge to dismiss it? We could pull every string imaginable, but it would take days.
It's Friday.
We need this by Monday.
Where is Frank now? No idea.
I mean, he left before El died.
What about your business managers? They must send him residuals.
I send him a check every month to a post office box in Santa Rosa.
- Sonoma County? - You send them yourself? - I wanted to know where he was.
- [Joanna.]
Do you have his number? Could you contact him? If we could get him to sign an affidavit saying the charge was a lie, we could clear you.
He got rid of his phone.
It's an active number.
It just goes straight to voicemail.
I have tried it, but he never responds.
Try again.
Leave a message, leave ten.
Yes, but don't tell him why we're calling.
Just say that we're gonna meet him tomorrow.
Oh, we're going to go see him? How and where? We're going to meet him here at four o'clock.
Call him.
[line ringing.]
Oh, God, please answer the phone.
She's in triage.
They said their admitting her, so The doctor's name is Fitch or something.
I don't know, maybe not.
Finch? Where is she? Did you say? She's Uh, Cedars.
Uh I'm gonna get my coat.
I don't know where my purse is.
Do you have Sam's number? I want to let him know.
I'll tell him.
Call if you get there first and tell me what's going on, okay? [Frank.]
Yeah, you do the same.
Hey.
Hi.
[Sam.]
Frank! Frank.
- Fuck.
- [Sam.]
They took her upstairs.
- Where is she? - They're not telling me anything.
- She went upstairs? Jesus Christ.
- I don't have my phone.
They gave me no information, and I think this is her blood on my shirt and there was a driver but the cops took her away - and they're not telling me - Somebody hit you? - Are you fucking kidding me? - She's not - She wasn't talking.
- You mean she couldn't talk? She wasn't.
She wasn't talking.
- Okay, hold on.
- [nurse.]
Sir.
- Excuse me.
No, I'm - You are not cleared to - Stay here.
Margot is coming - Second floor.
They won't tell me what room.
I'll find out whatever I find out, I'll come back.
- Did they call anybody for you? - I'm okay, just go.
Want to wait here? For what, permission? She doesn't own the hospital.
- Does she? - I don't know.
Give me a minute, okay? - Fine, I'll wait here.
- Thank you.
Hey.
Just, when can we see her? - This is her father, Francis.
- Where is she? She's in Radiology right now.
You can see her when she gets back.
- Nellie's down there alone or what? - I'm sorry, who's Nellie? Eleanor.
That's what he calls her.
[announcer over PA.]
Dr.
Fitch, call extension 316.
Radiology is on five and, no, she's got the technicians with her.
Look, I know you're anxious to see her, but if we could maybe get some answers to her medical history, - that would be helpful.
- We can only tell you what we know.
Does she have any preexisting medical conditions? - Stubbornness? - No.
Blood type? I don't know.
Type O-positive, same as me.
Any allergies or reactions to medications in the past? - No.
- Penicillin when she was younger, - but not anymore.
- Except penicillin.
Any recent surgeries? She recently terminated a pregnancy.
Surgically, last week.
You should probably consider donating some blood while you wait.
So she'll need surgery? I want to look at some of the scans first, but I think she's likely going to need some exploratory surgery to clear her of any internal bleeding, make sure there's no serious injuries.
We could wait and see if things - No.
Definitely don't wait.
- We don't wait.
Uh-uh.
Okay.
I'll come find you when she's back upstairs.
- You can wait for her in her room.
225A.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
I promise we will keep you posted.
Jesus Christ.
So Sam was driving? I thought they weren't talking.
What happened? I don't know, somebody hit him, he said.
The cops were down there.
He's banged up.
Good.
Well, maybe it wasn't his fault.
It seems like she'll be all right.
- The doctor is really It's impossible.
- Too young.
- Jesus Christ.
- Just impossible.
[Frank.]
Maybe we can ask for an older doctor.
She came You two are Why wouldn't we be? That's not what I meant.
I'm sorry.
- [Margot.]
Paula? - [Frank.]
Polly.
Polly.
Was a fool with my money And I lost every dime And the sun stopped shining And it rained all the time Did set me back some But I made it through But I'll never get over Losing you Do you know how much you mean to me? Should've told you 'Cause it's true I'd get over Losing anything But I'll never get over Losing you When you're young And there's time You forget the past You don't think that you will But you do But I know That I don't have time enough And I'll never get over Losing you I've been cold I've been hungry But not for a while I guess most of my dreams Have come true With it all here around me No peace do I find 'Cause I'll never get over Losing you No, I'll never get over Losing you [music ends.]
[Sam.]
Thank you.
[Frank.]
So they did scans.
She might need surgery.
Apparently, the procedure last week She's okay? She's I think she's going to be fine, yeah.
Uh, the procedure? [Frank.]
Come on.
Did you think she wouldn't tell me she was pregnant, Sam? Wait a minute, did you not know? You didn't know.
Wow.
I got to get back.
I I just found him.
You good, G? Do I look good, Carver? He seems a little banged up.
He seems a'ight, but you know Hey, did they give you X-rays yet? - Huh? - [Dante.]
Did you get X-rays? - Yeah.
- [Dante.]
See, you're looking good.
We haven't seen her yet.
I'll let you know.
- [Sam.]
Carver, could you wait outside? - It's cold.
[speaks Spanish.]
All right, mami.
[speaks Spanish.]
So Dee says this is the best place to be if you got money.
- You brought Carver? - Carv Yeah, he was with me when I got the call.
- He wanted to make sure - You shouldn't be hanging out with Carver.
Who should I be hanging out with? You? You're never around.
God How you doing? How you feeling? You okay? - How's Eleanor? Is she all right? - I don't know.
- She's probably going into surgery now.
- [Dante.]
Yeah? All right.
Apparently, she might've had an abortion last week and didn't tell me.
Shit! You think she's two-timing you? What? No.
If she had to get rid of it, it's somebody else's.
Fuck, are you high? So what? It's Friday.
No, it's Tuesday, D.
I lost all those days? You can't be high in a hospital.
There's cops everywhere.
They're not cops, they're security.
Listen to me, don't freak out.
Eleanor can do what she wants with her body without telling you.
De'Andra didn't tell me she took the morning-after pill for seven months.
- Women do things to protect themselves.
- [nurse.]
You're good to go, Mr.
Hughes.
I just need you to fill out this discharge paperwork - and you're a free man.
- Thank you.
Yeah, I'm not sure if that was racist.
I'm gonna go ask.
Hey! No, can you, uh Can you get me a pen, please? A pen? Okay, I'll get you a pen.
[Gigi.]
Can someone explain to me the point of having valet three buildings over from where you actually need to be? Oh, my God.
- Are you okay? - I was driving, but I'm fine.
Uh, did Margot call you? No, I found out from fucking Lourdes.
I obviously don't mean it like that.
I love Lourdes.
She came to our house to get Nellie clothes, and then she was packing silk pajamas instead of sweats, so I just did it myself.
Why isn't Nellie down here with you? I don't know, I was down here getting stitches, and Frank isn't really sharing information.
I'm calling Margot again.
[line ringing.]
Yo, Gi, what's up? That's not for Nellie, is it? Yeah, why? What, too subtle? She's not answering.
Where are you going? [Gigi.]
I mean, who takes no for an answer? [Dante grunts.]
Oh, hey.
I'm Gigi.
That's fine, there's more of you here.
What floor? I heard two.
[button clicks.]
You know, if you really want to know, you should just ask her.
Ask what? - She's a girl, she knows - [Sam.]
No, stop.
Fine, guys, can't hear you at all.
Sorry, I just Did El tell you about being pregnant? She's pregnant? She was.
- [elevator dings.]
- [door opens.]
- [Margot.]
Jean, Sam, what are you doing? - How is she? [Frank.]
She's going into surgery in 20 minutes.
They'll likely be removing her spleen and they'll be checking for other injuries.
Who are you? - That's Dante.
- That's my cousin.
- You've met? - You haven't? I would like to see her before she goes under.
She's going to be fine.
- I need to see her.
- Not gonna happen, Sam.
Just go home, Sam.
We'll keep you posted.
- [Frank.]
Margot.
- Like you did about the accident? I am sorry I didn't take time out of dealing with my daughter's emergency medical care to update you, Jean.
- Come on, we should get out of here.
- Yeah, no, that's a good idea.
Send Eleanor our best.
Okay? You coming? You guys know this isn't right.
I know what my daughter needs.
I'm her mother and that's my job.
Yeah, well, I know what she wants, okay? And it's not you speaking for her.
- [Margot.]
You know what she wants, Sam? - Yeah.
Is that why she spent the last ten days at my home avoiding your calls, terminating her pregnancy and not telling you? Is that why she went to meet you to ask for space or maybe even end things? Look, we protect, Nellie, not your feelings.
As far as we know she doesn't want to see you.
All right, yeah, so a month ago you two are at each other's throats, and now it's all "we"? [Frank.]
Sam, you're not a father.
You wouldn't understand, okay? Some stroke of luck this accident has been, huh, Frank? Are you accusing me of using all this for my benefit somehow? Is that any different than using her for her money? - Are you fucking kidding me? - Did she even tell you she was pregnant? - Sammo.
- You don't know me.
You don't know what my daughter tells me.
- Man, I don't need to know you to see you.
- Let's go.
Sam.
We took care of your medical bills.
You are free to go.
Are you kidding me? I don't need you to do that.
I wanted to.
Now please, just leave.
You're not a patient anymore, you're not immediate family, so bye-bye.
I just want to see her! Well, you can't.
You can't see her.
No! ["Bye, Bye, Love" by Ray Charles playing.]
[both.]
Ooh! Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, happiness Hello, loneliness I think I'm going to cry Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, sweet caress Hello, emptiness I think I'm going to die There goes my baby With someone new She sure looks happy And I'm so blue She was my baby Till he stepped in Goodbye to romance That might have been Bye-bye, love Well Bye-bye, happiness What you say Hello, loneliness I think I'm going to cry I'm through with romance I'm through with love I'm through with counting The stars above And that's the reason That I'm so free My loving baby Is through with me Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, sweet caress Hello, emptiness I think I'm going to die Yeah I think I'm going to die Well I think I'm going to die Well I think I'm going to die What you say - I think I'm going to die - One more time I think I'm going to die Yeah I think I'm going to die [music fades.]
[Sam sighs.]
Are you going to order something? If you leave the menu open, they won't bother you.
- But we should order something.
- I'm not hungry.
Maybe a coffee or It's the polite thing to I can make decisions on my own, Sam.
Now, if you want to eat or if you want a cup of coffee, have a cup of coffee.
[doorbell jingles.]
So how's this going to go? Are you going to talk or [Margot.]
Yes.
Like you talked to on the car ride up? I prefer to drive in silence.
- I love the peace and quiet.
- Oh, yeah.
Penny Marshall's entire audiobook was very quiet.
[Margot.]
I meant to read it when it came out.
It's so much better hearing her read it.
And the good thing is, if I missed any brash, hilarious detail, I can listen to it again whenever I want.
Well, I told you my phone stopped downloading things.
I am sorry if it inconvenienced you.
[doorbell jingles.]
[Sam sighs.]
You told him 4:00, right? He's always late, Sam.
All right.
What happened? I thought I had it under control.
None of us ever has it under control.
And yet all of us try and make it look like we do.
But the gun, hmm? My cousin makes really bad choices.
Yet you chose to live next to him.
Yeah, I chose to try and save money for my son.
- At what cost? - Oh, my God! Five hours up the 5 and you didn't say one word to me, and now five minutes before the most important meeting of my life, you decide to double down on me? As I've said again and again, it's not about you.
- You're the one who makes it about you.
- Yeah? Well, we have that in common.
Which side of this argument am I meant to be on? - We're not arguing.
- It's not a - Should I? - [Sam.]
Oh, yeah, no.
Just [Frank.]
Thanks.
How lovely.
Twist.
[Sam.]
Do you want to order something? I'm not staying.
Maybe get a coffee or He's concerned we're taking up space without paying.
I just I think it's a little rude if we're going to sit here and not - [server.]
What can I get you? - [both.]
Coffee, please.
- Anything to eat? - [Margot.]
No.
Can you just give us a minute, please? [waitress.]
Oh, sure.
So what's this about? Barry.
He's in trouble.
A five-year-old is in trouble? He's six.
Right.
Since you did miss his birthday, so you wouldn't know.
Is he ill? [Sam.]
No.
He get hurt? So who's really in trouble here is you.
- Yes.
- And me.
- Thanks.
- [waitress.]
Sure.
We need your help, Frank.
Sam lost his house in Echo Park.
He moved back to Watts couple months ago to live next to his aunt and cousins.
You remember Dante? I do.
[Margot.]
Well, he was released from prison around the same time, and there was an incident.
What kind of incident? Everyone's safe.
Don't worry.
The Department of Child and Family Services was called and a case was opened.
Dante moved out, but the ball has been rolling.
Yeah, what does any of this have to do with me? He's your grandson.
[Margot.]
There's going to be a decision on Monday as to whether or not Sam can retain custody.
In the event that he can't, I want Barry to come live with me.
You could've left all this on my voicemail.
[Margot.]
Yes, but see, Child and Family Services won't turn Barry over to me due to a charge of child endangerment on my record.
[laughing.]
I see.
Ah, it's good to see you too find it funny.
Wasn't funny at the time.
- [Margot.]
And it wasn't true either.
- Twelve stitches, Margot.
It was a ridiculous claim and you know it.
If Nellie was with me and needed 12 stitches, you would've done the exact same thing.
Well, she wasn't with you, was she? How could she be? You were with Sheila all the time.
She still wanted to live with me when it came down to it, didn't she? Maybe that's what she told you to make you happy.
- Oh, please.
- [Margot.]
She cared more for others than she did for herself, but maybe you don't remember that, because you always believed that you deserved to be happy, and couldn't see it was killing her until it did.
We're talking about what killed Nellie? Wanna talk about it? - [thumps table.]
- This is about Barry! You may not remember him, you may not even care about him, but he is your grandson, Frank.
My son.
The only part of your daughter that is still alive.
Do not let your anger or your resentment or your disappointment at your lack of control over the end of Eleanor's life cloud that fact.
This is about Barry.
He's six years old and he can lose his home and what is left of his family, through some misjudgments and mistakes that I take full responsibility over.
- Hey, yeah.
- [Sam sighs.]
But isn't it entirely possible that Family Services is correct in this case? - Frank.
- You know what? Fuck this.
Let's get out of here before they drag me off.
Are you threatening me? Is that really wise in your position, Sam? You know, I keep forgetting.
You never knew what it was like to do everything you could for your You don't know a goddamn thing about me.
- [waitress.]
Whenever you're ready.
- Thank you.
I've got this.
How much? It says right there, $4.
07.
Ten thousand? - $10,000? - [Margot.]
Mm.
Is that all your grandson's worth? Sorry, I don't know your going rate these days.
Well, it isn't ten grand.
- Twenty then.
Is that what you're asking? - Margot, are you sure about this? That's a good question, Sam.
Is she sure? Well, I always knew what you really thought of me, but now I have tangible proof.
I should frame that.
You can't buy me, Mar.
Frank You could never buy me.
But I do enjoy watching you try.
You two, you don't get it.
You know why I moved up here? Because I could no longer look at either of you without seeing the choice you made about my daughter.
It's on me.
I would say I'm sorry about what you got yourself into, but you got yourself into it.
[doorbell jingles.]
[keys rattle.]
[slow piano music playing.]
[heart monitor beeping.]
[murmurs.]
[groans.]
[groans.]
Dad? Hey.
- Hey, kiddo.
Hey.
- Oh, my God.
- I was in an accident? - Yeah.
Yes, you were.
- Am I okay? - You are okay, yeah.
- You're okay.
- My God.
You You had some surgery.
Your spleen was messed up so they took it out.
They took out my sp What? - Yes.
- My spleen? But you actually can live without it, they said.
I don't know why we have a spleen.
Oh, my God.
- Sam, is he okay? - He's fine.
He's totally fine.
Where is he? He went home.
Oh.
Uh You've been in that chair all night? Mm-hmm.
I tried to book a room, but they have a patients-only policy, so it's outrageous.
[laughs.]
Ow.
Don't make me laugh.
Oh well, you didn't have to stay.
Well, it's nicer than my apartment.
- That's true.
- It's bigger than my apartment.
- That's true, too.
- Listen, I'm going to get your mom, okay? I promised her I'd sound the alarm as soon as you twitched.
No, wait, don't.
Just stay for a second.
Okay.
You could have told me about the money you got from Mom.
- Nell - I thought we were on the same side.
I thought you trusted me.
It's not about that.
Dad Dad It wasn't that much.
Okay.
It wasn't enough.
That's 'cause you buy all the rounds for everybody at Hank's, and you probably buy Polly's dinner too, even when she wants to, I bet.
[murmurs.]
You got it all figured out.
Yeah.
Forever.
Just don't lie to me again.
Okay? Your mom told me what you went through last week.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I made it so you couldn't come to me.
[whimpers.]
[crying.]
Sam just left? He went home? - That's right.
- And why would he do that? - [crying.]
It doesn't seem like him.
- Well Ow.
I'm gonna get your mom, okay? [whimpers.]
[Frank.]
Thanks.
[clears throat.]
["I Will Not Stop Fighting" playing.]
Oh, and I can see The sadness in your eyes Well, you shouldn't ever Have to cry Oh, I will put you back On your feet again If you'll let me try Oh, I will not stop fighting for you Until the day I die Oh, they know How to shatter your dreams But this time they've really gone To extremes They just don't give a damn About you and me, baby But we will not stop dreaming Until they set us free Oh, well, a change of heart Leads to a change of time We shouldn't be here wishing For a change of mind I remember When we were just starting out Your world was lonely, needed mine So I will not stop Fighting for you Until I run out of time [music continues.]
Oh, but I want to Stay this close to you And I don't want it to stop, no Until you feel happy too No one else will understand What we're going through But I will not stop fighting Until you stop fighting too [music ends.]
I am so sorry.
I should have seen it coming and I didn't - What? Sam, don't, no.
- I should've been paying more attention.
Honestly, you probably had a worse night than I did dealing with my parents.
[whispers.]
Sorry.
At least I have drugs.
I know about the abortion.
Sorry, I should have told you.
It's all right.
It's, you know It's your choice.
No, yeah, definitely my choice.
Maybe a few months ago, not now.
I was just scared to tell you 'cause I was just afraid that What, that I would want it? No, more.
That you'd want to keep it because I'd want to keep it.
[sighs.]
El Yeah? [clicks tongue.]
I love you.
I love us.
But I'm just now starting to figure out how I'm gonna love myself.
I've been doing what everybody else has wanted me to do for so long, and now that I finally am doing things that I want to be doing You meet me.
- Yes.
- [Sam chuckles.]
If you need, um space or time just take it, okay? - Hmm? - I'm not gonna go anywhere.
I'm gonna I'll wait for you.
All right? I know it's the thing that people say and it's completely stupid and insane, but it's true.
I will I will do it.
I will just wait for you.
And then No, I don't want I don't want I don't want to wait.
- I no, I - Then I just want I just want it to work.
I've been so worried that if things aren't perfect that it's it's not gonna be worth it for you.
So you're just gonna leave before things get messy? Yeah.
That's my thing, okay? I don't even I don't believe in perfect anymore.
Okay? I don't.
I want a mess and complications and balance and you only get that with the good and the bad.
[sighs.]
Look.
Things are gonna happen.
That's what they do, right? They will just They'll keep happening.
I just want to be next to you when they do.
[Sam grunts.]
[footsteps approaching.]
Oh, sorry to barge in, but you get to go home tomorrow.
So I have to make plans.
I already have Lourdes prepping a room.
I was thinking the ground floor guest bedroom, so you don't have to go up and down all the stairs, but you tell me.
I'm gonna move in with Sam.
Okay.
Sam, she's going to need wound care and post-op doctors' visits.
I'll arrange transportation to her doctor.
[knocking on door.]
Dad, go get the door.
- [knocking continues.]
- [Barry grunts.]
- Hmm.
- [knocking continues.]
[Barry grunts.]
- [knocking continues.]
- [Joanna.]
Sam, are you there? - [knocking on door.]
- [Joanna.]
Sam.
Frank called Margot's lawyers and signed the affidavit.
The DCFS is processing her application for temporary guardianship now.
[sighs.]
Your caseworker will be here in an hour and begin the transfer process.
[Sam.]
Oh! [Joanna sighs.]
[Sam chuckles.]
Hey.
Hey.
When did they say she'd be better? [Sam.]
The doctor said full recovery in two to four weeks.
Oh.
Then she can come home.
We're actually moving in together.
Oh.
Uh, that makes sense, yeah.
Well, you know, you'll finally have the place to yourself, and we'll be out of your hair.
- I mean, that's good, right? - Yeah.
Uh - [sighs.]
- She hates those.
No, I've seen her wear 'em.
You know what she likes.
Hey.
You gonna be okay? Uh, yeah.
[laughs.]
I'm me, I'm always okay.
Night, Gigi.
[Gigi.]
Night.
[door shuts.]
[soft synth music playing.]
[Frank.]
Wow.
Why even go to a party in LA? It'll be over by the time they valet us.
Breathe.
Close your eyes.
[chuckles.]
Picture yourself already inside, charming everyone.
You don't think this is a little They invited me.
Us.
unprofessional or Some clients, they see you online at Coffee Bean, and they run out the door in tears, others they invite you on vacation with them.
Once.
Did you go? Barbados.
Stunning.
Oh! We're moving.
Yeah, one car, 75 to go.
Even better.
Just proves the need for your brilliant idea.
- Pitch it to me again.
- No.
Come on.
Okay.
Here we are, sitting in line, waiting for God knows how long, we're waiting to give our car keys to a total stranger, someone we know nothing about, someone not even whose employer for the night has properly vetted, who will do what? Ding your mirrors, scratch your finish, move your perfectly adjusted seat.
Or? Or it's Friday night, you're racing to your business dinner, you're late, you're frazzled, and worst of all, when you finally get there, no parking anywhere.
But now you're forced to drive 20, 30 minutes around the block, searching, while you should be sipping your martini and closing your deal.
But what if you could call ahead, and have a vetted, insured, validated valet, waiting just for you? - I could do that? - Oh, yes.
With InstaValet, you could.
You just call or text us ahead with your details, and one of our trusted valets will meet you at your location, whisk your car away until you're ready to be picked up.
You hand us the keys, we'll hand you peace of mind.
I love that part.
Best of all Don't sell past sold.
Let that be the follow-up email.
You're right.
[woman.]
And you're ready.
Nice work on the renovations, huh? Remember, once this takes off, I want my share.
You're a bloodsucker.
- That's right.
- [grunts.]
My Polly! My savior! You made it! [laughs.]
Well, we've discussed it so much, I just had to see what you'd done with it.
- This must be your man.
- Yes.
Well, I trust Polly's judgment on everything, don't you? I mean, you must, mustn't you? You must! I do.
Don't you? I absolutely, ab Show me the built-ins.
[whispers.]
Okay.
Go get 'em.
[indistinct chatter.]
[sighs.]
[dinging.]
[dinging.]
[snaps fingers.]
Hi, there! ["Big Time" playing.]
I'm on my way, I'm making it I've got to make it show, yeah Eh So much larger than life I'm going to watch it growing Oh, ah The place where I come from Is a small town They think so small They use small words But not me I'm smarter than that I worked it out I've been stretching my mouth To let those big words come right out I've had enough I'm getting out To the city The big, big city I'll be a big noise With all the big boys So much stuff I will own And I will pray to a big god As I kneel in the big church Big time I'm on my way, I'm making it Big time Oh, yes Big time I've got to make it show, yeah Big time Big time So much larger than life Big time I'm going to watch it growing Big time Big time My car is getting bigger Big time My house getting bigger Big time My eyes getting bigger Big time And my mouth Big time My belly's getting bigger Big time And my bank account Big time Look at my circumstance Big time And the bulge in my Big Big Big That's a crazy idea.
Crazy good, man.
I love it.
I want a seat on this rocket before it takes off.
Tell me about it.
Have you beta-tested? Anybody else on board? What's cooking? - Here's what I've done, look - [phone rings.]
Sorry, that's my daughter's ring.
All right, I guess we can talk another time? - [phone rings.]
- I wouldn't take this if it wasn't her.
Sorry.
That's okay.
I was leaving anyway.
Do you have a Great.
- Nice meeting you, man.
- You too.
- We'll talk.
- Yeah.
Hey, kiddo.
[man.]
Is this Frank O'Brien, the father of Eleanor O'Brien? Yeah, who's this? What she didn't know was that not only was her husband also coming to see me, but so was her father.
[everyone laughs.]
Oh, there he is! I was just telling everyone they had to hear your idea.
- We have to go.
- When he told me, I was shocked - no one's thought of it - Polly.
Nell.
There's been an accident.
We have to go.
Excuse me.
Did Did he say "accident?" ["Que Será, Será" by Sly and the Family Stone playing.]
When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me Que será, será Yeah Whatever will be Will be Will be Que será, será Whatever will be Will be Will be The future's not ours to see Mm, mm, hmm Que será Que será Que será - Now I have children - Well? of my own They ask their mother What will I be? Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I tell them tenderly Well, well, well, well Que será, será [vocalizing.]
Que será [woman.]
Mr.
Hughes? Come with me.
Your aunt's waiting inside.
Based on information we received from your family, your former case worker, and Barry's school, we will be doing a home visit on Monday, and I will be standing by with a warrant for his removal.
If I were you, I'd prepare.
[Sam.]
Okay, well how do you prepare for something like that? Be honest with your son.
Tell him you love him.
It's not going to feel good or right or normal to lose him, but you can make it feel okay for him.
And he is what matters.
[breathes deeply.]
- [Sam.]
This is all your fault.
- Mr.
Hughes - Oh, "Mr.
Hughes" now? - Sam Okay, so you made me think that I had a shot.
You made me believe that I had a chance to change all this.
I didn't make you do anything.
and I'm not the one who put a gun in your Yeah, well, neither am I! Okay? [exhales sharply.]
- I know what you're going through.
- Oh, you do? You know You've had your heart ripped out of your chest and you're still alive, but you don't know why? That's happened to you? I was going to say, I know what you're going through is awful, and I'm sorry.
- I shouldn't be talking to you.
- Why not? You know? I mean, you're just You're off my case now.
You're just a stranger.
You could be anyone, you know? Anyone who works here.
Anyone who could just happen to tell me what to do.
[crying.]
No one will talk to me.
Really talk to me, and you can't google this, because all you see is the ends to stories you don't want to see the ends to, and I just I need [sobs.]
I need someone to just [sobs.]
hold my string so I don't go floating off in [sighs.]
I can't advise you, not officially.
But I can help you, if you want.
[sniffles.]
I don't.
You have to right now.
Margot! Wait! I was really hoping I wouldn't have to see you today.
I know, I'm sorry, okay? Look, I'm sorry, all right? I messed up.
I can't believe you didn't tell me what happened, and I can't believe you put Barry in that kind of jeopardy.
I shouldn't even be talking to you without my attorney present.
I'll be immediately petitioning for full custody.
Unfortunately, Miss Weston, if the case is open, you won't be able to.
I'm sorry, who are you? Joanna Kassem, I'm a social worker here.
[Margot.]
Are you on the case? No, uh I'm I'm not.
Joanna? I heard your name before.
- I was the case worker.
- I heard your name from Barry.
At this moment, Sam needs your help with a contingency plan, not a permanent solution.
DCFS is recommending that Barry go into foster care.
They'll do a home visit on Monday, and the outcome is likely he'll be taken away.
Which means they will give him to strangers.
[Joanna.]
Strangers who are often very good at care-taking.
Yes, but sometimes they're just doing it for the money or worse.
Come with me to my attorney's office right now and we will end this whole thing.
Margot, I'm not giving him to you! He's still my son! You can't handle him, Sam! Look what happened! Look where we are! Maybe if you'd just given a little bit more help.
I offered both of you to come and live with me in my house.
Real help is not conditional! You both want what's best for Barry and that's what matters.
Sam has a new job.
He's no longer living next to his cousin.
Things are slowly starting to improve with his case, but the system isn't built on the assumption of improvement.
So right now, we need to ensure that if Barry is temporarily taken away from Sam on Monday, that he goes to you.
Then we can figure out our next step.
Okay? What do I have to do? We need to get you cleared to be his temporary guardian tonight.
Ooh, your actual birthday.
Gonna have to sign an NDA? I'm with CAA.
My passport doesn't even have my real birthday.
When they ask how you got cleared, you're gonna have to say that your lawyer knew and Shit.
She doesn't usually curse.
I mean, I've never heard her We use the Child Abuse Central Index to clear potential guardians and foster parents.
Any reports of child abuse or endangerment would make you ineligible to foster No, that's a mistake.
Of course Margot hasn't That was years ago.
During the divorce, Frank's attorney tried to intimidate me with a bogus charge of child endangerment.
When I didn't cave, he went ahead and he filed it.
Wait, on what grounds? [Margot.]
When I had Eleanor on that Spielberg set in Hawaii with me, she thought that a stunt was real, and she ran to protect me, and she fell.
And there were just a few cuts, but you know Frank, he blew it out of all proportion and he put it in his deposition.
My attorneys had it thrown out.
But not legally dismissed.
I got custody, full custody.
The system doesn't care.
All it sees is a red flag.
We're not gonna get you approved to take Barry.
- What about your divorce lawyer? - Marvin died years ago.
You know, can't we just schedule a hearing and get get a judge to dismiss it? We could pull every string imaginable, but it would take days.
It's Friday.
We need this by Monday.
Where is Frank now? No idea.
I mean, he left before El died.
What about your business managers? They must send him residuals.
I send him a check every month to a post office box in Santa Rosa.
- Sonoma County? - You send them yourself? - I wanted to know where he was.
- [Joanna.]
Do you have his number? Could you contact him? If we could get him to sign an affidavit saying the charge was a lie, we could clear you.
He got rid of his phone.
It's an active number.
It just goes straight to voicemail.
I have tried it, but he never responds.
Try again.
Leave a message, leave ten.
Yes, but don't tell him why we're calling.
Just say that we're gonna meet him tomorrow.
Oh, we're going to go see him? How and where? We're going to meet him here at four o'clock.
Call him.
[line ringing.]
Oh, God, please answer the phone.
She's in triage.
They said their admitting her, so The doctor's name is Fitch or something.
I don't know, maybe not.
Finch? Where is she? Did you say? She's Uh, Cedars.
Uh I'm gonna get my coat.
I don't know where my purse is.
Do you have Sam's number? I want to let him know.
I'll tell him.
Call if you get there first and tell me what's going on, okay? [Frank.]
Yeah, you do the same.
Hey.
Hi.
[Sam.]
Frank! Frank.
- Fuck.
- [Sam.]
They took her upstairs.
- Where is she? - They're not telling me anything.
- She went upstairs? Jesus Christ.
- I don't have my phone.
They gave me no information, and I think this is her blood on my shirt and there was a driver but the cops took her away - and they're not telling me - Somebody hit you? - Are you fucking kidding me? - She's not - She wasn't talking.
- You mean she couldn't talk? She wasn't.
She wasn't talking.
- Okay, hold on.
- [nurse.]
Sir.
- Excuse me.
No, I'm - You are not cleared to - Stay here.
Margot is coming - Second floor.
They won't tell me what room.
I'll find out whatever I find out, I'll come back.
- Did they call anybody for you? - I'm okay, just go.
Want to wait here? For what, permission? She doesn't own the hospital.
- Does she? - I don't know.
Give me a minute, okay? - Fine, I'll wait here.
- Thank you.
Hey.
Just, when can we see her? - This is her father, Francis.
- Where is she? She's in Radiology right now.
You can see her when she gets back.
- Nellie's down there alone or what? - I'm sorry, who's Nellie? Eleanor.
That's what he calls her.
[announcer over PA.]
Dr.
Fitch, call extension 316.
Radiology is on five and, no, she's got the technicians with her.
Look, I know you're anxious to see her, but if we could maybe get some answers to her medical history, - that would be helpful.
- We can only tell you what we know.
Does she have any preexisting medical conditions? - Stubbornness? - No.
Blood type? I don't know.
Type O-positive, same as me.
Any allergies or reactions to medications in the past? - No.
- Penicillin when she was younger, - but not anymore.
- Except penicillin.
Any recent surgeries? She recently terminated a pregnancy.
Surgically, last week.
You should probably consider donating some blood while you wait.
So she'll need surgery? I want to look at some of the scans first, but I think she's likely going to need some exploratory surgery to clear her of any internal bleeding, make sure there's no serious injuries.
We could wait and see if things - No.
Definitely don't wait.
- We don't wait.
Uh-uh.
Okay.
I'll come find you when she's back upstairs.
- You can wait for her in her room.
225A.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
I promise we will keep you posted.
Jesus Christ.
So Sam was driving? I thought they weren't talking.
What happened? I don't know, somebody hit him, he said.
The cops were down there.
He's banged up.
Good.
Well, maybe it wasn't his fault.
It seems like she'll be all right.
- The doctor is really It's impossible.
- Too young.
- Jesus Christ.
- Just impossible.
[Frank.]
Maybe we can ask for an older doctor.
She came You two are Why wouldn't we be? That's not what I meant.
I'm sorry.
- [Margot.]
Paula? - [Frank.]
Polly.
Polly.
Was a fool with my money And I lost every dime And the sun stopped shining And it rained all the time Did set me back some But I made it through But I'll never get over Losing you Do you know how much you mean to me? Should've told you 'Cause it's true I'd get over Losing anything But I'll never get over Losing you When you're young And there's time You forget the past You don't think that you will But you do But I know That I don't have time enough And I'll never get over Losing you I've been cold I've been hungry But not for a while I guess most of my dreams Have come true With it all here around me No peace do I find 'Cause I'll never get over Losing you No, I'll never get over Losing you [music ends.]
[Sam.]
Thank you.
[Frank.]
So they did scans.
She might need surgery.
Apparently, the procedure last week She's okay? She's I think she's going to be fine, yeah.
Uh, the procedure? [Frank.]
Come on.
Did you think she wouldn't tell me she was pregnant, Sam? Wait a minute, did you not know? You didn't know.
Wow.
I got to get back.
I I just found him.
You good, G? Do I look good, Carver? He seems a little banged up.
He seems a'ight, but you know Hey, did they give you X-rays yet? - Huh? - [Dante.]
Did you get X-rays? - Yeah.
- [Dante.]
See, you're looking good.
We haven't seen her yet.
I'll let you know.
- [Sam.]
Carver, could you wait outside? - It's cold.
[speaks Spanish.]
All right, mami.
[speaks Spanish.]
So Dee says this is the best place to be if you got money.
- You brought Carver? - Carv Yeah, he was with me when I got the call.
- He wanted to make sure - You shouldn't be hanging out with Carver.
Who should I be hanging out with? You? You're never around.
God How you doing? How you feeling? You okay? - How's Eleanor? Is she all right? - I don't know.
- She's probably going into surgery now.
- [Dante.]
Yeah? All right.
Apparently, she might've had an abortion last week and didn't tell me.
Shit! You think she's two-timing you? What? No.
If she had to get rid of it, it's somebody else's.
Fuck, are you high? So what? It's Friday.
No, it's Tuesday, D.
I lost all those days? You can't be high in a hospital.
There's cops everywhere.
They're not cops, they're security.
Listen to me, don't freak out.
Eleanor can do what she wants with her body without telling you.
De'Andra didn't tell me she took the morning-after pill for seven months.
- Women do things to protect themselves.
- [nurse.]
You're good to go, Mr.
Hughes.
I just need you to fill out this discharge paperwork - and you're a free man.
- Thank you.
Yeah, I'm not sure if that was racist.
I'm gonna go ask.
Hey! No, can you, uh Can you get me a pen, please? A pen? Okay, I'll get you a pen.
[Gigi.]
Can someone explain to me the point of having valet three buildings over from where you actually need to be? Oh, my God.
- Are you okay? - I was driving, but I'm fine.
Uh, did Margot call you? No, I found out from fucking Lourdes.
I obviously don't mean it like that.
I love Lourdes.
She came to our house to get Nellie clothes, and then she was packing silk pajamas instead of sweats, so I just did it myself.
Why isn't Nellie down here with you? I don't know, I was down here getting stitches, and Frank isn't really sharing information.
I'm calling Margot again.
[line ringing.]
Yo, Gi, what's up? That's not for Nellie, is it? Yeah, why? What, too subtle? She's not answering.
Where are you going? [Gigi.]
I mean, who takes no for an answer? [Dante grunts.]
Oh, hey.
I'm Gigi.
That's fine, there's more of you here.
What floor? I heard two.
[button clicks.]
You know, if you really want to know, you should just ask her.
Ask what? - She's a girl, she knows - [Sam.]
No, stop.
Fine, guys, can't hear you at all.
Sorry, I just Did El tell you about being pregnant? She's pregnant? She was.
- [elevator dings.]
- [door opens.]
- [Margot.]
Jean, Sam, what are you doing? - How is she? [Frank.]
She's going into surgery in 20 minutes.
They'll likely be removing her spleen and they'll be checking for other injuries.
Who are you? - That's Dante.
- That's my cousin.
- You've met? - You haven't? I would like to see her before she goes under.
She's going to be fine.
- I need to see her.
- Not gonna happen, Sam.
Just go home, Sam.
We'll keep you posted.
- [Frank.]
Margot.
- Like you did about the accident? I am sorry I didn't take time out of dealing with my daughter's emergency medical care to update you, Jean.
- Come on, we should get out of here.
- Yeah, no, that's a good idea.
Send Eleanor our best.
Okay? You coming? You guys know this isn't right.
I know what my daughter needs.
I'm her mother and that's my job.
Yeah, well, I know what she wants, okay? And it's not you speaking for her.
- [Margot.]
You know what she wants, Sam? - Yeah.
Is that why she spent the last ten days at my home avoiding your calls, terminating her pregnancy and not telling you? Is that why she went to meet you to ask for space or maybe even end things? Look, we protect, Nellie, not your feelings.
As far as we know she doesn't want to see you.
All right, yeah, so a month ago you two are at each other's throats, and now it's all "we"? [Frank.]
Sam, you're not a father.
You wouldn't understand, okay? Some stroke of luck this accident has been, huh, Frank? Are you accusing me of using all this for my benefit somehow? Is that any different than using her for her money? - Are you fucking kidding me? - Did she even tell you she was pregnant? - Sammo.
- You don't know me.
You don't know what my daughter tells me.
- Man, I don't need to know you to see you.
- Let's go.
Sam.
We took care of your medical bills.
You are free to go.
Are you kidding me? I don't need you to do that.
I wanted to.
Now please, just leave.
You're not a patient anymore, you're not immediate family, so bye-bye.
I just want to see her! Well, you can't.
You can't see her.
No! ["Bye, Bye, Love" by Ray Charles playing.]
[both.]
Ooh! Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, happiness Hello, loneliness I think I'm going to cry Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, sweet caress Hello, emptiness I think I'm going to die There goes my baby With someone new She sure looks happy And I'm so blue She was my baby Till he stepped in Goodbye to romance That might have been Bye-bye, love Well Bye-bye, happiness What you say Hello, loneliness I think I'm going to cry I'm through with romance I'm through with love I'm through with counting The stars above And that's the reason That I'm so free My loving baby Is through with me Bye-bye, love Bye-bye, sweet caress Hello, emptiness I think I'm going to die Yeah I think I'm going to die Well I think I'm going to die Well I think I'm going to die What you say - I think I'm going to die - One more time I think I'm going to die Yeah I think I'm going to die [music fades.]
[Sam sighs.]
Are you going to order something? If you leave the menu open, they won't bother you.
- But we should order something.
- I'm not hungry.
Maybe a coffee or It's the polite thing to I can make decisions on my own, Sam.
Now, if you want to eat or if you want a cup of coffee, have a cup of coffee.
[doorbell jingles.]
So how's this going to go? Are you going to talk or [Margot.]
Yes.
Like you talked to on the car ride up? I prefer to drive in silence.
- I love the peace and quiet.
- Oh, yeah.
Penny Marshall's entire audiobook was very quiet.
[Margot.]
I meant to read it when it came out.
It's so much better hearing her read it.
And the good thing is, if I missed any brash, hilarious detail, I can listen to it again whenever I want.
Well, I told you my phone stopped downloading things.
I am sorry if it inconvenienced you.
[doorbell jingles.]
[Sam sighs.]
You told him 4:00, right? He's always late, Sam.
All right.
What happened? I thought I had it under control.
None of us ever has it under control.
And yet all of us try and make it look like we do.
But the gun, hmm? My cousin makes really bad choices.
Yet you chose to live next to him.
Yeah, I chose to try and save money for my son.
- At what cost? - Oh, my God! Five hours up the 5 and you didn't say one word to me, and now five minutes before the most important meeting of my life, you decide to double down on me? As I've said again and again, it's not about you.
- You're the one who makes it about you.
- Yeah? Well, we have that in common.
Which side of this argument am I meant to be on? - We're not arguing.
- It's not a - Should I? - [Sam.]
Oh, yeah, no.
Just [Frank.]
Thanks.
How lovely.
Twist.
[Sam.]
Do you want to order something? I'm not staying.
Maybe get a coffee or He's concerned we're taking up space without paying.
I just I think it's a little rude if we're going to sit here and not - [server.]
What can I get you? - [both.]
Coffee, please.
- Anything to eat? - [Margot.]
No.
Can you just give us a minute, please? [waitress.]
Oh, sure.
So what's this about? Barry.
He's in trouble.
A five-year-old is in trouble? He's six.
Right.
Since you did miss his birthday, so you wouldn't know.
Is he ill? [Sam.]
No.
He get hurt? So who's really in trouble here is you.
- Yes.
- And me.
- Thanks.
- [waitress.]
Sure.
We need your help, Frank.
Sam lost his house in Echo Park.
He moved back to Watts couple months ago to live next to his aunt and cousins.
You remember Dante? I do.
[Margot.]
Well, he was released from prison around the same time, and there was an incident.
What kind of incident? Everyone's safe.
Don't worry.
The Department of Child and Family Services was called and a case was opened.
Dante moved out, but the ball has been rolling.
Yeah, what does any of this have to do with me? He's your grandson.
[Margot.]
There's going to be a decision on Monday as to whether or not Sam can retain custody.
In the event that he can't, I want Barry to come live with me.
You could've left all this on my voicemail.
[Margot.]
Yes, but see, Child and Family Services won't turn Barry over to me due to a charge of child endangerment on my record.
[laughing.]
I see.
Ah, it's good to see you too find it funny.
Wasn't funny at the time.
- [Margot.]
And it wasn't true either.
- Twelve stitches, Margot.
It was a ridiculous claim and you know it.
If Nellie was with me and needed 12 stitches, you would've done the exact same thing.
Well, she wasn't with you, was she? How could she be? You were with Sheila all the time.
She still wanted to live with me when it came down to it, didn't she? Maybe that's what she told you to make you happy.
- Oh, please.
- [Margot.]
She cared more for others than she did for herself, but maybe you don't remember that, because you always believed that you deserved to be happy, and couldn't see it was killing her until it did.
We're talking about what killed Nellie? Wanna talk about it? - [thumps table.]
- This is about Barry! You may not remember him, you may not even care about him, but he is your grandson, Frank.
My son.
The only part of your daughter that is still alive.
Do not let your anger or your resentment or your disappointment at your lack of control over the end of Eleanor's life cloud that fact.
This is about Barry.
He's six years old and he can lose his home and what is left of his family, through some misjudgments and mistakes that I take full responsibility over.
- Hey, yeah.
- [Sam sighs.]
But isn't it entirely possible that Family Services is correct in this case? - Frank.
- You know what? Fuck this.
Let's get out of here before they drag me off.
Are you threatening me? Is that really wise in your position, Sam? You know, I keep forgetting.
You never knew what it was like to do everything you could for your You don't know a goddamn thing about me.
- [waitress.]
Whenever you're ready.
- Thank you.
I've got this.
How much? It says right there, $4.
07.
Ten thousand? - $10,000? - [Margot.]
Mm.
Is that all your grandson's worth? Sorry, I don't know your going rate these days.
Well, it isn't ten grand.
- Twenty then.
Is that what you're asking? - Margot, are you sure about this? That's a good question, Sam.
Is she sure? Well, I always knew what you really thought of me, but now I have tangible proof.
I should frame that.
You can't buy me, Mar.
Frank You could never buy me.
But I do enjoy watching you try.
You two, you don't get it.
You know why I moved up here? Because I could no longer look at either of you without seeing the choice you made about my daughter.
It's on me.
I would say I'm sorry about what you got yourself into, but you got yourself into it.
[doorbell jingles.]
[keys rattle.]
[slow piano music playing.]
[heart monitor beeping.]
[murmurs.]
[groans.]
[groans.]
Dad? Hey.
- Hey, kiddo.
Hey.
- Oh, my God.
- I was in an accident? - Yeah.
Yes, you were.
- Am I okay? - You are okay, yeah.
- You're okay.
- My God.
You You had some surgery.
Your spleen was messed up so they took it out.
They took out my sp What? - Yes.
- My spleen? But you actually can live without it, they said.
I don't know why we have a spleen.
Oh, my God.
- Sam, is he okay? - He's fine.
He's totally fine.
Where is he? He went home.
Oh.
Uh You've been in that chair all night? Mm-hmm.
I tried to book a room, but they have a patients-only policy, so it's outrageous.
[laughs.]
Ow.
Don't make me laugh.
Oh well, you didn't have to stay.
Well, it's nicer than my apartment.
- That's true.
- It's bigger than my apartment.
- That's true, too.
- Listen, I'm going to get your mom, okay? I promised her I'd sound the alarm as soon as you twitched.
No, wait, don't.
Just stay for a second.
Okay.
You could have told me about the money you got from Mom.
- Nell - I thought we were on the same side.
I thought you trusted me.
It's not about that.
Dad Dad It wasn't that much.
Okay.
It wasn't enough.
That's 'cause you buy all the rounds for everybody at Hank's, and you probably buy Polly's dinner too, even when she wants to, I bet.
[murmurs.]
You got it all figured out.
Yeah.
Forever.
Just don't lie to me again.
Okay? Your mom told me what you went through last week.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I made it so you couldn't come to me.
[whimpers.]
[crying.]
Sam just left? He went home? - That's right.
- And why would he do that? - [crying.]
It doesn't seem like him.
- Well Ow.
I'm gonna get your mom, okay? [whimpers.]
[Frank.]
Thanks.
[clears throat.]
["I Will Not Stop Fighting" playing.]
Oh, and I can see The sadness in your eyes Well, you shouldn't ever Have to cry Oh, I will put you back On your feet again If you'll let me try Oh, I will not stop fighting for you Until the day I die Oh, they know How to shatter your dreams But this time they've really gone To extremes They just don't give a damn About you and me, baby But we will not stop dreaming Until they set us free Oh, well, a change of heart Leads to a change of time We shouldn't be here wishing For a change of mind I remember When we were just starting out Your world was lonely, needed mine So I will not stop Fighting for you Until I run out of time [music continues.]
Oh, but I want to Stay this close to you And I don't want it to stop, no Until you feel happy too No one else will understand What we're going through But I will not stop fighting Until you stop fighting too [music ends.]
I am so sorry.
I should have seen it coming and I didn't - What? Sam, don't, no.
- I should've been paying more attention.
Honestly, you probably had a worse night than I did dealing with my parents.
[whispers.]
Sorry.
At least I have drugs.
I know about the abortion.
Sorry, I should have told you.
It's all right.
It's, you know It's your choice.
No, yeah, definitely my choice.
Maybe a few months ago, not now.
I was just scared to tell you 'cause I was just afraid that What, that I would want it? No, more.
That you'd want to keep it because I'd want to keep it.
[sighs.]
El Yeah? [clicks tongue.]
I love you.
I love us.
But I'm just now starting to figure out how I'm gonna love myself.
I've been doing what everybody else has wanted me to do for so long, and now that I finally am doing things that I want to be doing You meet me.
- Yes.
- [Sam chuckles.]
If you need, um space or time just take it, okay? - Hmm? - I'm not gonna go anywhere.
I'm gonna I'll wait for you.
All right? I know it's the thing that people say and it's completely stupid and insane, but it's true.
I will I will do it.
I will just wait for you.
And then No, I don't want I don't want I don't want to wait.
- I no, I - Then I just want I just want it to work.
I've been so worried that if things aren't perfect that it's it's not gonna be worth it for you.
So you're just gonna leave before things get messy? Yeah.
That's my thing, okay? I don't even I don't believe in perfect anymore.
Okay? I don't.
I want a mess and complications and balance and you only get that with the good and the bad.
[sighs.]
Look.
Things are gonna happen.
That's what they do, right? They will just They'll keep happening.
I just want to be next to you when they do.
[Sam grunts.]
[footsteps approaching.]
Oh, sorry to barge in, but you get to go home tomorrow.
So I have to make plans.
I already have Lourdes prepping a room.
I was thinking the ground floor guest bedroom, so you don't have to go up and down all the stairs, but you tell me.
I'm gonna move in with Sam.
Okay.
Sam, she's going to need wound care and post-op doctors' visits.
I'll arrange transportation to her doctor.
[knocking on door.]
Dad, go get the door.
- [knocking continues.]
- [Barry grunts.]
- Hmm.
- [knocking continues.]
[Barry grunts.]
- [knocking continues.]
- [Joanna.]
Sam, are you there? - [knocking on door.]
- [Joanna.]
Sam.
Frank called Margot's lawyers and signed the affidavit.
The DCFS is processing her application for temporary guardianship now.
[sighs.]
Your caseworker will be here in an hour and begin the transfer process.
[Sam.]
Oh! [Joanna sighs.]
[Sam chuckles.]
Hey.
Hey.
When did they say she'd be better? [Sam.]
The doctor said full recovery in two to four weeks.
Oh.
Then she can come home.
We're actually moving in together.
Oh.
Uh, that makes sense, yeah.
Well, you know, you'll finally have the place to yourself, and we'll be out of your hair.
- I mean, that's good, right? - Yeah.
Uh - [sighs.]
- She hates those.
No, I've seen her wear 'em.
You know what she likes.
Hey.
You gonna be okay? Uh, yeah.
[laughs.]
I'm me, I'm always okay.
Night, Gigi.
[Gigi.]
Night.
[door shuts.]
[soft synth music playing.]