Parenthood s02e17 Episode Script

Hi Dad.
He's changed now.
I remember how things were at home.
It's really good for him, you know, to see his dad.
It really is.
Is it? I don't know.
I wrote this one with my ex-wife.
That's all I'm going to say about that.
I can't marry someone who will not let me make any decisions.
I'm starting to realize that you are very controlling.
You want this back? Why are you in the dog house? Apparently I'm I shouldn't be making any decisions.
She's your fiancee by the way.
Also I work here and I don't want to mess that up.
Hey everybody.
- Good job, Max.
- Who is ready for my famous pancakes? - Hey, Honey.
- Hey.
Hey, Mr.
Braverman.
Alex, how are you? How you doing? All right, Max, I got one more trick to show you but you got to say hi to your dad first.
Hey Dad.
Hi, Honey.
The trick is you got to lightly toss it and then pop it off your forearm.
It's a fake pass.
It's a trick.
It's like that.
That's it.
Exactly.
Thanks for going to the market.
He's here again.
Okay.
Honey, I mean he's been here every day this week and Sunday, you know it's my pancake making day.
It's family time.
You need to relax.
I'm sorry.
I'm relaxed.
Okay.
It's my fault.
I said it was okay that she wanted him to come over.
Oh, okay, so he's just going to be here now, all the time? I mean look at him.
Isn't he doing so great with Max? He's teaching him basketball tricks.
I don't know how to do that.
And they're enjoying each other.
Haddie's really happy.
He's in my chair.
That's not your chair and you know that.
He's been playing with him all morning.
I mean, this is amazing.
What if he joins a basketball team? That'd be great.
You're right.
Hasn't said one word about bugs all morning.
I feel like I've been let out of a really bad prison.
Hey, it's okay that Alex is here, right? Yeah, it's fine.
Okay.
Yeah.
Do you have that basketball game today? Yeah, I do.
Why? You could invite Alex.
To my basketball game? I mean Honey.
What? Anybody can play, right? And he's really good.
It'll be fun and you guys can like get to know each other.
Adam, you want to try it? Uh, no.
I'm good.
Okay.
I'm going to just say it because nobody else is, you know.
Where's Drew? Why did we let Drew go out to breakfast with that guy? That guy is your father.
They went to breakfast.
You weren't invited.
I don't want to go.
We're here bonding as a family, you know, and he's not here.
This is the first time I've ever heard you talk about family bonding time, no? I'm having a good time.
Are you going to make fun of me for it? - No, Honey.
I'm just saying, relax.
- I'm having a good time.
Everybody.
Hey.
Camille, I haven't seen you yet.
You look beautiful.
Hi, Seth.
Hey Seth, thanks for bringing him back.
No problem.
Hi, Sweetheart.
Drew told me how you kicked ass the other night at that songwriting thing, the open mic.
Amazing.
Please.
I wouldn't say that I, you know, kicked ass.
It was very good.
Everybody in the audience was a Braverman Those are the worst people to have in the audience.
That's not even true.
- It was pretty true.
- They're the worst.
Hey, Bravermans are tough critics.
Trust me.
Anyway, I got this for you.
What? Yeah, it's just an old, beat around guitar but it's got a great sound.
I put these really light strings on it so you can play all day.
It doesn't hurt your fingers.
Writes Writes great songs, this one.
Um Okay.
Cool.
Thanks.
Well, I'm going to do stuff upstairs so just call me when they're ready, okay? See ya.
All right.
She'll look at it later.
I'm sure she'll love it.
Yeah.
What's the matter, Bug? Yeah.
Why aren't you eating? Is this chicken? Mmm-hmm.
Is chicken meat? Yes.
Chicken is meat.
Well, then I can't eat it.
Why? I'm a vegetarian.
Um.
But you're not a vegetarian because you love chicken.
Love it.
I don't love it anymore.
Honey Meat is It has a lot of protein in it and humans need protein and you're human.
Sweetie, where did you get the idea to be a vegetarian? Ella, she's a vegetarian.
Her whole family is vegetarians.
I'm not going to eat chicken, it's unhealthy And meat.
Okay.
Well, Bug, I would like you to eat your chicken please.
Thank you.
Uh-uh.
No way.
This is a bad system.
It's not bad, Max, it's just different.
But with this, I have to do more chores and even if I do absolutely perfect, I still earn the same amount of TV time.
Max, you're going to make a great lawyer.
I think maybe we should still have A great lawyer.
The same amount of opportunities Okay, I'll think about it.
But have it five points like Daddy said.
Okay.
Max, Max Coming.
If you earn eight out of ten stickers over the week you will get Hi.
Hey.
Come in.
Thanks.
How are you? I'm good.
Good.
Good to see you.
I'm just working on Max's sticker system.
You'd have to go over that with your mom I just want to apologize.
I feel so terrible for missing Max's birthday party.
What do you mean? Jabbar was sick.
It's okay.
It's so not a big deal.
No.
He wasn't sick.
Oh.
It was because of what's going on between me and Crosby.
Is everything okay? Well, we had an argument and he's been staying on the boat.
I'm sorry.
What happened? I don't even know what happened and I don't know if it's like these huge issues or if we're just having cold feet.
I don't know - what's going on.
- I'm so sorry.
Gaby, why can't I discuss this with you? Because, Max, I'm not your mom.
It doesn't matter.
Well, okay, first of all, listen Okay.
I love you so much.
I love Jabbar.
Thank you.
You're family.
Okay? Thank you.
This is just a little hiccup, you know? You guys are having a hiccup.
It's no big deal.
I mean it's Gaby! Sorry.
Ah, ball! You all right? You sure? I'm good.
Menstrual cramps? Want your walker? Better run the floor, man.
Yeah.
The fever, y'all.
I'll take it.
Think you can try to focus a little bit more out there? Yeah.
I wasn't the one who got taken to school by Alex.
So you moved out, huh? Back in the house boat? Where'd you hear that? Jasmine talked to Kristina.
What's going on? Jasmine told Kristina? Yeah.
I thought we talked about all this the other day.
Yeah.
I just hate to see you throw away the very best thing that's ever happened to you in your life because you feel like she's a little bit controlling right now.
We need to take a little time out from your judgment.
I am not judging you, Crosby.
I am not judging you.
Yes, you are.
I'm looking out for you.
Yes, you are judging me.
No, I am not.
You always judge me, man! You're always looking at me like I'm an idiot that's always screwing up.
I'm sorry I'm not perfect like you, okay? It must be so frustrating.
Would you keep your voice down for a second? I am trying Heaven forbid I scream on the basketball court! Is that a mistake too? It's a part of growing up.
Seriously, you're going to leave? No.
I'm fake leaving.
Hey, Amber.
Can you please stop being so rude to Dad? Whoa.
Don't just come in here and say something like that to me.
It's true.
Every time he tries to talk to you you're so rude to him.
You don't even give him a chance whatsoever.
I'm so rude? Do you know what I think is rude? What? I think it's rude to leave your family.
I think it's rude to ditch them because you don't want to deal with it.
Okay, Amber.
And then rude to come back here and just act like everything's fine.
You're entitled to your opinion, okay? And so am I.
It's not an opinion! It's what actually happened and that's what I'm trying to tell you.
He left us! He didn't want to be with us anymore! I understand that! I get it! But he's here right now.
That's what I've been trying to tell you over and over again.
He's trying to be with us, he's trying to spend time with us.
Oh, he's really trying, isn't he? He's trying to make things better.
What? Yes.
Amber, he's trying.
And he bought this beautiful guitar.
Do you want to know how much this guitar is worth? Do you want to know? It doesn't matter how much it's worth.
Forty-two big ones.
That's how much it's worth.
Whatsoever! Yeah, it does because I'm going to sell it because I don't want it anymore! He's had that for twenty years and he gave that to you! I don't care! I don't want it in my house! I don't want to look at it! Amber, please.
Please.
Just don't push him away.
I'm not trying to push him away but He's going to leave.
He's going to leave again and you're going to get hurt.
I can handle myself.
Hey.
Hi.
Gaby.
Hi.
Um Are you okay? Yeah.
I'm sorry.
That's okay.
You all right? You need to come in and sit down? Um, I can't really stay long.
I just God, this is really hard but I wanted to tell you guys in person.
Something has come up, something personal and I'm not going to be able to work with Max anymore.
I'm really sorry.
I know it's really sudden and I made you guys a list of other aids.
Wait.
No, I'm sorry, Gaby, what happened? Something happened.
I just, I really can't Is this immediate? Unfortunately, yes it is.
And I'm really sorry.
Please forgive me.
I'm sorry.
Daddy's here.
Hey.
How are you? You ready to go to the movies? Yeah.
Grandma just got me a new baseball mitt.
Oh, cool.
I want to see.
Come here! Okay.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, Crosby, do you want to stay for a minute? I can make some coffee.
Uh, we're kind of late to the movie, so I think we should get going, but Look it.
Isn't it awesome? It's cool, yeah.
And I got a binoculars, too.
You got binoculars.
What are you going to look at? Hey, Crosby, I think that we should talk about what's going on.
Yeah, the silence thing isn't doing anyone any good.
Yeah.
Okay.
Good.
Uh, now? Yeah.
I'm just kind of in Jabbar mode and we've got like 20 minutes to get to the movies so Maybe we'll do it You ready, Buddy? Yeah, I'm ready.
I'm ready.
Give me a hug.
Give me a hug.
All right, have fun.
Okay.
So I'll call you and then we'll set up a time to talk? - Come on, Dad.
- All right.
Goodbye.
Smoothies? You're not listening.
I want to watch my shows and I'm missing Cash Cab.
Honey, it doesn't matter.
Hey.
You can't cash in your stickers until your homework is finished.
What? You didn't start the homework on time.
Gaby always did.
You're just dumber than Okay, Gaby's not here, Max.
We're doing my rules right now.
Your rules suck! Max, do not speak to your mother that way.
Thank you very much.
And do not turn on the television.
I'm not missing Cash Cab.
This has been going on for twenty minutes by the way.
I want you to think about whether or not this is worth it, Max.
It is worth it! I think you're going to find out that it's not.
I'm going to find out something that's not true because it is worth it.
Can I talk to you guys for one second? Crosby, it's not a good time, all right? I just want to say sorry about just blowing up.
Crosby, it's all fine, okay? Let it go.
I'm really stressed out about several things.
I cannot deal with this right now, okay? Gaby quit, he's having a meltdown.
Gaby Gaby quit? Yeah.
She gave no notice, just quit.
Well, why? I don't know.
She said personal reasons.
What'd she say? Three! - No! - That's it! You can't do that! I'm sorry.
That's unacceptable! No! No! Stop throwing things! Oh, my God! We need to settle this.
- Settle down.
- Settle down.
You quit? Oh, Crosby.
How could you quit? I was at the house and Jasmine came over and it's just too much.
Okay, well you got to go back and fix it.
Fix it? Yes.
All hell is breaking loose over there.
You've got to go back Listen, if Max suffers because of something we did, I'm never going to be able to forgive myself for that.
They'll find someone else, Crosby.
Okay, they're not going to find anyone else.
You have to go back and say it was a mistake.
I can't! Why? Because I like you.
Well, we can't.
Bye, Crosby.
Oh, hello.
Hey.
Ace babysitting company at your service.
Wow.
Look at you.
You look terrific.
Thanks.
Why the partners insist on taking the associates to dinner on a weeknight is beyond me but what is this, Mom? Is this lasagna that you made? Yeah.
Oh, my goodness.
I know how much Sydney loves it, so Oh, you're amazing, but she's not going to eat it.
What? What do you mean? Why? What? Okay.
It's her favorite.
I know.
Our daughter is a vegetarian.
She's a what? What? I know.
I should have called you.
I didn't realize you were going to cook.
Since when? Oh, come on.
Hey, now, that's ridiculous.
Dad, you know what? It is a valid choice and we are being supportive of it.
Really? Yes.
Hi, Grandma.
Hey, Granddaughter! There she is! How you doing? Good.
Hey, you're going to have some lasagna, aren't you? Um, not if it has meat.
Well, you see your grandmother, she slaved all day making your favorite meal for you.
It's just that I don't eat meat anymore.
Uh-huh.
Now listen here, Granddaughter, your grandmother worked very hard, made it specially for you, now you don't want to hurt my wife's feelings now, do you? Dad.
Huh? Just go easy on my daughter.
Sure.
Right.
Guess what, once in Vietnam I ate dog.
- Dad! - Dog? Zeek.
That's Inappropriate.
Actual dog? No, not an actual dog.
Look at Please.
Hey, come on.
I was a guest.
I would have been rude not to.
I'm going to fix you whatever you parents want me to fix you.
I mean to go right there and get it! Hi.
Hey.
Thought I'd bring him back.
Um, come in if you want.
Zeek here? No.
He's babysitting for Julia.
You're safe.
What are you doing to the chicken? I have to go to work in a little and so I thought I'd make you guys dinner since Mom and Dad aren't here.
This doesn't look the same.
Well, I mean whatever, it's chicken.
I have to chop it one more time.
Watch this.
See, it's almost off.
Your mom is an excellent cook.
You're right.
They call her "Sarah Boyardee," right? You know what? I have a very, very big knife.
I'm trying something, to learn something new.
You mind if I give you a hand there? Speaking of excellent cooks.
I know my way around a chicken.
Son, come watch and learn.
Since when? Oh, I developed an interest in a few things, like cooking.
Really? Look at you developing interests in things.
Wow.
Do you guys want to Hey.
I'm making dinner, which you know, we could really use your help.
Dad knows how to cut the chicken, actually but, come help.
Come join us just for a minute.
No.
That's cool.
You just keep Poking that chicken, whatever you're doing.
Hey, um, Amber, Dad's taking me to Alcatraz on Friday.
I feel like you should come.
Oh.
I can't because Come on, Sweetheart, I know how much you love Alcatraz.
No, yeah.
No, you know what? You're right, maybe I will come because I love it.
How's the How's the guitar working out? Oh, the guitar, yes.
I meant to tell you the only thing is, is that it doesn't sound good.
And I don't want it, so If you want it, you should take it back or I'm going to sell it.
Amber.
Okay? You don't have to be rude.
And the other thing is I actually can't go to Alcatraz because I get sick on boats, which you know is something that everybody that knows me, knows.
Um, but you know I just forget that it's basically like we're strangers, so Sweetheart, I'm just trying to Stop calling me that.
I don't even know you.
You don't you don't know anything about me.
Amber.
You can't just waltz in here after all this time and act like everything is fine and just like buy us a burger and like give me a crappy guitar and everything's just going to be fine again.
You know and I guess it works.
I guess it works on everybody but me.
I guess I'm the only person that, you know, has a problem with it, but I'm sorry, but I can't forget the fact that you didn't come to my birthdays when you promised that you would.
And you didn't take me out all the times that you promised that you would.
And you were not there for me when I really needed you, and so I have trouble believing that you've changed because I've heard it all before and I'm sorry, but I look at you and I just see the same loser who let me down.
I'm sorry, Dad.
She just gets that way.
She goes off on us all the time too.
I shouldn't be here right now.
You don't have to go.
Buddy, I'll call you about Alcatraz.
Yeah.
Okay.
Look, Mom, you why did you just sit here and let her yell at him? All right, you didn't protect him whatsoever! I mean she don't even give him a chance.
He's trying! You don't like it, do you? Not very much.
I'll just have dessert.
Well, Young Lady, your grandmother has now prepared two dinners for you.
Try a little more of the seitan.
Satan? Seitan.
Oh.
No, thank you.
Granddaughter, you are going to have to eat one or the other or you're not going to get up from the table.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Hi.
Hey.
One sec.
Want a drink? Yes.
Pitcher of gin please.
Well, Amber kicked my ass.
Yeah, well you deserved it.
She's got your genes.
Listen, I got a change of plans.
This club up in Seattle, they offered us a very sweet deal on a gig and the band wants to take it.
Anyway, I got to back burner the whole Alcatraz trip.
Alcatraz.
Mm-hmm.
Well, I'm sure Drew will understand, you know? Maybe you guys could just hit the batting cages again, you know? Beat some people up for old time's sake.
We're going to leave in the morning because we want to get an early start.
Tomorrow morning? Yeah.
So, could you tell the kids for me? Sure.
Thank you.
Excuse me, Bartender, another beer! Looks like you're pretty busy, so, I had a great time.
It's good to see you.
Mm-hmm.
You take care.
And um I'll see you later.
Hey! I have spent so much of my life blaming you, Seth.
I have blamed you for the fact that I'm almost forty years old and I still tend bar, and I could even tell you all the reasons and explain to you exactly why it's your fault.
When Drew sits up in his room, doesn't say a word to me for weeks, just hides away, I blame you.
And I shouldn't.
I really shouldn't.
It does no one any good.
But I can blame you for going to Seattle without saying goodbye to your children yourself.
I can blame you for that and I will.
I will blame you for years.
And sadly, part of me gets off on it.
I love having something to blame you for because then it lets me off the hook.
And I don't want to be let off the hook.
Not anymore.
So you will be there tomorrow morning before they go to school to say goodbye to your children.
You will be there.
They leave at 8:00.
Don't be late.
It's really hard for me to apologize.
You don't have to apologize.
Yeah, I do.
For keeping Jabbar from that party.
Jasmine, you didn't do anything.
I did.
I'm sorry, Crosby.
You don't owe me an apology, okay? I do.
I was so stupid.
You don't have to say sorry to me.
Why do you think you were stupid? What do you mean by What do you Why do you You know I've been drinking tonight so I don't This might not be the best time for us to Have this conversation right now.
Hey, Crosby? Look at me.
You can't even look at me? Why do you think you were stupid? What did you do? I made a mistake.
What kind of mistake? I don't know.
You don't know? Don't lie to me.
I slept with someone.
It was Stupid and, you know, I don't have an excuse other than this happened while we were going through our thing and I just kind of collapsed emotionally and then the worst thing Who was it? It's not important.
It's not important? So why did you do it? Sweetie, listen, it was one time and it will never happen again.
I swear.
I will never do anything like that again.
Okay, I am so sorry.
You have to please Get off of me.
I just need to know that you're not Hold on.
Listen.
Get off of me, you asshole! That's how you Jasmine! You're such an idiot! Okay, you know what? Hey, please don't walk out of here.
No.
Don't tell me what to do.
You know what? You don't deserve anything good in your life.
Nothing! I'll never forgive you for this! Hello.
Hey, Honey, how you doing? Well.
How are you? Good.
Good, so thanks again for watching Syd.
No problem.
I'll tell you that little girl is a pip.
Yes, she is.
So, did everything go okay? Yeah.
Yeah? Why? Did she say something? Yes.
She might have mentioned something about how you tried to force her to eat meat.
Oh, please.
That's not how it went down.
Well, how did it go down? Well, I told her she couldn't get up from the table unless she had something to eat and I didn't care if it was lasagna or that Satan crapola.
But rules are rules.
Dad, I have to say I really wish you hadn't done that.
Well, Honey, I got to tell you, you know she's got to learn that there's a set of rules that everybody has to follow.
Well, I don't want to squelch her spirit.
She wants to attempt this vegetarianism thing Well come on, Sweetheart, squelch her spirit? I mean my God, she's six years old, you can't let her run the show.
Okay, I just I feel that when you do something like that it undermines me as a parent.
Oh, jeez, you know, maybe Hold on, Julia, you know your father doesn't always make the best choices but he does what he does out of love.
No one is trying to squelch anyone's spirit.
We love Sydney to pieces.
I know.
You know that? Yeah.
But your father's right.
You can't let her feel like she has all the power.
It's backwards.
And it's not doing her any good.
I love you so much that's why I'm here.
I know that I can be overbearing and I keep going over in my head how many times I've second guessed you about Max's curriculum and I am so sorry and I'm wrong.
No, no.
No, no, it's true.
It's only because Because you love Max so much.
Yeah.
And I do too.
I love your son.
I do.
Then, I don't understand why you're leaving.
I mean you're not moving away, right? You're not quitting this business.
I mean if there's something going on in your personal life, I can help you figure it out, Gaby.
You know? I'm here for you.
If you need to take a break or just take a little leave of absence, but it's just It's so You've helped my son so much and I'm I'm at a loss.
I didn't leave because of you or Max, who I do love.
Then why? Why did you leave? It's okay.
I left the birthday party the other night with Crosby and it got complicated.
Crosby.
Complicated.
Oh.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
We got a couple dates in the Midwest and Wyoming and Montana.
It's turned into like a little mini-tour.
Yeah, it sounds cool.
Well, next time I'm in town? Of course.
I mean because we were going to do the Alcatraz thing and I know.
That got It was fantastic.
I had the best time.
Me too.
You're a great young man.
I'm really proud of you, Son.
And Amber, I Look, just like about what I said, I wasn't trying No.
Everything you said was true.
You had every right to say that.
And I'm sorry.
You're beautiful.
And maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to hear your beautiful voice.
Guess we'll see, right? Don't forget the light gauge strings on the guitar, the tens because they play all night.
So, how was that? It was good.
Thank you.
I was thinking about you all last night.
All the things that you haven't gotten to do or that you haven't done yet and it doesn't matter because you're the talent.
You're like magic.
And I remember all those songs that we wrote together.
They're my best ones.
Yeah.
Because they're the deepest.
And I'm just I'm just a guitar player.
You're the artist.
So don't let yourself get in the way of that, okay? Okay.
I'm glad you came.
Thanks.
Our kids are beautiful.
Mmm-hmm.
That's all you.
You did all that.
You took on that burden.
It's not always a burden.
Sometimes it's more like a privilege.
What? You know what felt really good? What? You having my back before.
Well, you were You were sort of right.
Thank you.
I'm going to kiss you now, Millie.
Okay.
Hey, Honey.
Oh, I'm sorry I'm late.
Corey dragged me into the office for a creative meeting.
I am starving.
Hey, you okay? I need to tell you something.
What is it? Yeah.
Hey.
I'm sorry that I pushed dad away.
I I didn't have to yell at him or say those things.
I know that it was important to you to have a relationship with him and you tried to talk to me and I didn't listen.
And I'm sorry.
Hey, Amber, if he was a real dad nothing you did could have made him leave.
I know it's not your fault.
We'll always have mom.
Yeah.
We'll always have each other.
Yeah.
Hey, do you want to know something? What? I learned that song that dad played at the show.
No way.
Yeah.
Do you want to hear it? # Small fingers, small toes # Your forehead # My nose # I see you # No matter how far away you are from me tonight.
# It's all right.
# Small wonder, small lips.
# Your hands on my hips.
# I see you # no matter how far away you are from me # tonight.
# It's all right.
# Well, listen Honey, I've got to do something about this.
I'm going over there.
What is that going to solve? It's going to solve my desire to punch my brother in the face, that's what it's going to solve.
I can't believe that he would do this.
It's wrong.
He's the most selfish person I've ever met in my life.
I know, but I think we need to calm down, take a minute.
Can I talk to you guys? You know what, Crosby, I don't think this is a good time right now.
Okay? You want to have a talk? Go ahead, talk.
Honey.
Go ahead, what the hell is wrong with you? Why would you do this? Adam.
So you already know? Oh, God.
I'm so sorry.
I did not mean You know what, get out of my house, Honey.
Before I do something I'm going to regret later.
I'm sorry.
I did not mean for any of this to happen.
Well, you never do, do you? That's not fair.
I've changed over the last year and I proved that I'm not How have you changed? I don't give a damn what you think you've proven about yourself over the last year.
You're selfish, Crosby.
That's what you've proven time and time again.
You don't think about anybody but yourself.
I was upset about Jasmine.
I'm sorry I had a connection with Gaby.
I did not plan Oh, yeah, you had a connection with Gaby.
It's the same connection you have with every woman! It's just sex! Okay, you know what? Number one, you're wrong.
Number two, I know you're worried about losing your babysitter, but I lost my fiance, okay? And I may have lost my son, so I didn't come out unscathed.
She's not a babysitter, Crosby.
She's not a babysitter, she's a behavioral aid for your nephew.
He's got Aspergers.
What don't you get about that? Get it through your thick skull, your nephew has Aspergers! I have Aspergers? What is Aspergers?