Parenthood s02e19 Episode Script

I'm not pregnant.
Okay.
I've been trying for four months.
When did it get so hard to get pregnant? You were up all night writing? I just started and it came out and I don't know what it is.
You might want to talk to my friend, Carly Barow.
Tell me why you're interested in going to Berkeley.
It's a great school.
Gaby has been working for us for over a year trying to gain Max's trust, and she quit because of Crosby.
What you did to me makes me makes me sick.
What you did to our family makes me sick.
I don't even want to look at you.
Okay, last bite, Syd.
We've got to go, hon.
- I already finished.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Hey, so? So So no.
So we can try again.
It's fine.
You know, I had an appointment last week and everything looked fine.
I know, honey.
But I mean it's supposed to take a while.
It's early in process.
We've just got to take it easy.
You know what? Maybe it's time to get you checked out, babe.
Just to be sure.
Be sure of what? How many fish you have and how fast they're swimming.
- We're getting a fish? - Ah Well, no, sweetie.
Maybe, uh I'm setting up an appointment for you, okay? Really? Because I'm pretty sure I got a tank full of really fast athletic swimmers.
I'm sure they are.
Ooh, so we're getting an aquarium? Ah No.
Maybe.
No.
Maybe.
We'll see.
We'll see.
Daddy, you forgot my backpack.
Yep.
Yep.
Thank you.
All right, come on.
My fish are fine.
Yep, here we go! I will talk to my husband and I will call you back.
No, thank you.
Okay.
Talk to me about what? Who's that? That was Max's school.
They want us to come in this afternoon for a parent conference.
Really? Why? I don't know.
They wouldn't say.
They just said they want to discuss it with us in person.
Did something happen? Not that I know of.
They said that Dr.
Robertson wants to see us.
The principal? That's not good.
Mmm-mmm.
The last time this happened was when Max got kicked out of school.
I know.
All right.
I'll clear my schedule this afternoon.
Okay.
Okay.
It'll be fine.
Yeah.
I don't know.
What do you think? It's either, you know, Aunt Julia impression, or it's, you know, a corny librarian.
Welcome to the corporate world, okay? Do you think they feel good in those suits and ties? I don't know.
Maybe.
I mean, it's a law firm.
What am I going talk to these people about? I'm completely out of my element.
Exactly.
It's a whole new experience.
You should thank Aunt Julia.
I mean, look at you.
Everything's happening.
This is an internship that could turn into a job.
You could do this during the summer.
I know.
It's like When you're off from Berkeley "When I'm off from Berkeley," because I'm going to Berkley.
I mean, Mom, we don't know yet.
Oh, Amber.
Can I just ask you a quick question? What if I don't get into Berkeley? Why don't you think about something positive? Why don't you imagine your life as it might be? It's just you're putting all this pressure on me.
What do you have in your pants, Dad? What kind of a question is that? Well, I was going to the bathroom and I was perusing your play.
Dad, are you kidding me? You took that in the bathroom? Gross! - A play? - What does that mean? It's not a play.
It's part of a play.
I just started it.
Your mother has written a play and it's fantastic.
You wrote a play? I wrote this thing.
It's not even done yet.
You shouldn't be reading this.
No one's supposed to read this yet! Am I in there? Was I in there? It's all about you.
Oh, hey.
You made it after all? Yeah.
Class ended early, so Thanks for coming for me.
Yeah.
No problem.
Okay, well, you can go.
No.
Jasmine, I know that you don't want to talk to me.
I don't.
But if you could see Mom, Dad, guess what? Hey.
Hey, buddy.
I'm star of the week.
Yeah.
Look.
Voilà.
Oh, cool.
That's great.
You need to put pictures on it and say things that you like.
And then your mom and dad get to come to class and talk about your family.
- All three of us together? - Yeah.
You guys can come, right? Yeah, of course.
Of course.
Yes.
I'm going to put a lot of pictures on it.
I'm going to put all the pictures that we have on it.
All about Jabbar.
Whoo! All about me.
Whoo-hoo.
So, buddy, how's school going? Everything good? You like your new friends? They're nice to you? Yeah.
How much farther are we going to go? Not too much farther.
We're out for a little walk, you know.
This is so weird.
We never go on walks.
It's kind of fun.
Yeah.
Spending time together.
No, not really.
Getting some fresh air.
I have to go to the bathroom.
What? Right now? Yes.
Can you hold it? No, Mom, this is serious.
I have to pee.
Honey, just hold it.
Okay, just for a little I can't.
I can't.
I'm going to go here.
You know what we can do? We go to the Lessings' house.
They're right around the corner.
Just take it Okay.
Take it down, okay? Hello.
I need to pee.
Hi.
Oh.
Kristina.
I'm so sorry to barge in on you like this.
I need to pee.
We were out for a walk and he needs to use the bathroom.
I would say normally it would be fine, except Mom, I really have to use the bathroom.
The guest bathroom is being remodeled.
Oh, that's wonderful.
Yeah.
Recently.
You know, I can use Noel's bathroom.
Max! Max! Max, please! Manners! My gosh! I'm sorry.
It's just were out walking and Hey, Gaby! Hey, Noel! Did he just say Gaby? Yes, he did.
So maybe one of you guys could explain to me what's going on right now because I'm totally confused.
I know, Kristina.
So you're working with Noel? Yes.
I was going to tell you.
You were going to tell me? You didn't tell her? I didn't.
Tell me what? Noel really needed somebody.
He was having bad problems.
I'm your best friend.
You could have called me and told me what's going on.
Kristina, I'm sorry.
I thought you knew.
You needed somebody.
No, I knew nothing, okay? You have no idea what Max is going through right now.
I understand you're upset, but Suze needed help fast.
What about Max? You left us high and dry, Gaby.
He just found out that he has Asperger's because of what you and Crosby did.
We have a meeting tonight at school where he's probably going to get kicked out.
We have no idea what to do about it.
You just left.
What happened? I don't know what happened because he won't tell me, okay? Max, honey, let's go.
- Coming! - I'm sorry.
Let's go, buddy.
I hope my brother-in-law was worth it because he's not only one you screwed here.
See you around.
Kristina.
Good luck on the remodel.
This is really nice.
I mean so successful.
You're like a real successful woman.
Well Why does everybody always talk about Uncle Adam? It's just like shoes only.
Please tell him that.
Oh, also, I just wanted to say thank you for this job.
It's really, really, really helpful.
I know it's not brain surgery or anything, but it's good.
It's great.
It's good experience.
And it's really going to help with the money for college.
Have you heard anything? No.
It's really stressful.
I understand.
It is brutal, but hang in there.
It's worth it.
Yeah.
Knock, knock.
Anybody home? Come on in.
This is my niece, Amber.
Say hello to Gary.
She's going to be a runner here starting today.
So, uh, are you in law school, or Do I look like I'm in law school? A little bit.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
I guess I do.
No, I'm not in law school.
Yet.
I don't know.
Maybe later.
I don't know.
Okay.
Well, here are your car keys.
I washed and waxed it and put it back in its spot.
I also took care of that body the trunk.
Uh-huh.
Thank you.
Get out.
Thank you.
Yes.
It's lovely meeting you.
Try not to screw anything up on your first day.
Funny.
It's your husband on line one.
Good.
Hi, babe.
Julia, this is insane.
I can't masturbate into a cup.
Uh, I'm Babe, I'm so sorry.
I actually have you on speaker and Amber is here.
- She's there? - Hey.
Hey.
How are you? How are you? I'm going to go.
Okay.
So what's happening? I can't do this, honey.
Why not? I don't even know where to start.
I mean, this room is freezing.
I've been sitting here.
They're playing Muzak.
People are walking by.
And they brought this stack of Playboys from the 1980s, and told me to give them a call when I'm finished.
It is so weird, honey.
I'm sorry.
Well, I mean, what you want me to do? Do you need my help? What do you what do you mean? You know, I mean, like phone sex.
You know how to do that? Well, yeah, I don't know.
Um Okay, give me a second.
Yeah.
Hold on.
Hang on.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
I I want to I want to Okay Good luck.
Thanks.
We wanted to discuss with you Max's academic performance.
Yeah.
What's going on? Is he falling behind? If he is falling behind, we just talked to him about his diagnosis, so that could be the reason.
He's been a little distracted.
Actually, it's just the opposite.
He is doing remarkably well, particularly in math and science.
Huh.
That's why we wanted to talk you.
We wanted to let you know that we're on top of it.
ADAM: Great.
And we are looking for ways to keep Max challenged in the classroom so it doesn't become an issue going forward.
All right.
Hmm.
Wow.
Something wrong? No.
I just wasn't expecting this at all.
Yeah, me neither.
You know what? This is good news.
Absolutely.
We wanted to have this conversation, you know, in case you want to bring Max back.
We always have a running start.
Wait, I don't understand.
Why wouldn't we want to have Max come back? Max has definitely benefited from the program that we have at Footpath, socially.
And the last thing we want to do is talk ourselves out of having a fine family such as yours as part of our community.
However, you need to decide if Max would be better off at a school where he would meet his full potential, socially and academically.
- Hi.
- Hi.
How was it? Oh, you know it was fine.
It was a lot of, you know, filing and busy work.
Did you memo anything or fax anybody? No.
There's no faxes anymore, because it's not 1990, but Oh, they still have faxes, okay.
I don't think so.
Oh, my feet hurt.
Ow.
What's going on? Why are you You've got mail.
What? Great.
Look how skinny it is, okay? You don't know what that's going to say.
Let's see.
"I deeply regret that," you know, "we're unable to" No way.
Yeah.
Duh.
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
God, I really thought You know, that was my safety school.
I only applied to one other place.
I should have applied to more places.
No, well, I mean look, you only picked one safety school because of the whole Berkeley thing.
I know.
Berkeley.
I get it, Mom.
Berkeley, Berkeley, Berkeley.
No, I'm just saying it's You know, with the great interview, your relationship with Carly, that's why you applied to only one other place.
Mom.
I'm just saying.
It's just really stressful and lot of pressure.
Okay, don't free pressure.
Well, I do.
I'm just telling you it's going to be fine.
Okay, thank you.
I appreciate it.
This would be a good one.
Halloween.
I'm Evel Knievel.
Who are you? You're a guy in pajamas? I'm a Jedi.
I like that.
We should put This looks good, too.
Oh, bingo.
Here we go.
No.
No? Okay.
Remember the Japanese Gardens? The goldfish were cool.
Yeah.
Maybe.
Oh, remember when we ate your face? Hmm.
You don't remember that? How about this? Family jam session.
I was playing the piano and you were what? I was playing the bongos.
Yeah.
And then your mom was singing and dancing.
That was a lot of wasn't it? Yeah.
Maybe you should put that on your list.
You know what? That's a good idea.
Yeah.
Playing music with mom and dad.
Yeah, she's got a gift, I think for languages.
She's got a - Hi! - It's amazing stuff.
Honey, quick, get the hell in here.
I want you to meet somebody.
Hi.
I've been hearing only extraordinary Sarah tales all day.
Oh, thanks.
This is Gilliam T.
Blount.
Oh, having some martinis, are you? We're just having a good time.
Yeah.
Gin is timeless.
Gilliam and I served in the war together, and he happened to have produced the finest Death of a Salesman in Saigon.
It would have knocked your socks off.
Wow.
You're in the theater? And he played the greatest Biff you ever saw.
I should have been Willy.
Oh, give it up.
Well, very nice to meet you.
Sweetheart, you don't know this but you are standing in the presence of greatness.
Gilliam T.
Blount, if I may, happens to be one of finest Broadway producers to ever come along the pike.
Oh.
And guess what? He has agreed to read your play.
No.
Oh, God.
That's such a compliment.
That's amazing.
But, Dad, no.
Nobody's supposed to read it yet.
How come? It's not ready.
It's not ready.
We made copies.
They all say that.
They all say that.
I'm new at this and there is very personal stuff in there that I want to take out.
You are going to take out the personal stuff? What were you going to leave, the shallow stuff? Do you want to be a writer? Yes.
Yeah, she does.
Dad! Do you want to be a writer? Yes.
Are you afraid of hurting somebody? She's willing to hurt people.
Dad.
Sarah, this is obviously about your family.
I'm asking you, are you afraid of hurting their feelings? Yes.
Yeah.
Your father saved my life in the Vietnam War, and even before I stopped resenting him for it.
I realized that I owed him a lot.
I will leave here, and I will read your material.
Uh.
And I will tell you the brutal or celebratory truth.
I don't know what to I think the word you're struggling for is "thank you.
" Thank you.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Hey, honey? You really want to move Max to mainstream? Yes.
We've done the whole mainstream thing and it sucked.
Remember how badly it sucked? Kristina, he's been growing by leaps and bounds.
He's, you know, behaving better, he's better socially.
I think that he can handle going mainstream.
Handle it? I don't want him to have to handle anything.
I want him to flourish and grow and be good where he is.
And he is right now at Footpath.
I feel like you're saying that maintaining these social skills is more important than having him be challenged academically.
I think it's both.
I think that you have this idea that mainstreaming is some magical cure, and it's not, Adam.
No, I don't.
No, I don't.
Yes, you do.
Yes, you do.
He's doing so great.
They said so.
If they want to give him more work to challenge him, they can.
There's no reason to rock the boat.
Okay, I hear you and I get your point.
Okay, but can we agree to talk about this some more later? Okay.
Fair? That's fair.
Okay.
Okay.
Bye.
Hey, Amber, it's Carly Barow.
I spoke to the Dean of Admissions at Berkeley.
So, um, give me a call when you have a chance.
Thanks, sweetie.
If you're ordering pizza, I like mushroom.
That's not very funny.
Gary? You're Gary.
Gary.
I knew it.
I was just kidding.
Mmm-hmm.
So a few of us are going for happy hour a little later if you're interested.
Really? Yeah, you know, no big deal.
Just grab a few beers, hang out, whatnot.
Casual, okay.
Yeah.
Uh, it sounds fun, but I I can't.
Ah-ha.
Oh, you know what, I get it.
You're one of the upstairs people.
Actually, I just I have some stuff that I have to do.
But I would love to take a rain check.
Well, I will hold you to a rain check.
Okay.
All right.
Have a good night.
Bye.
Are you sure you're okay to drive? Oh, yeah.
I mean, this is a big piece of iron here.
I am very careful.
Tiny country roads.
Thank you.
- Sarah? - Yes.
When you investigate me on the worldwide web, which I would do if I were you, you're going to come across some oddities or two.
Try not to do what other people do so easily nowadays, and don't prematurely compartmentalize me.
I won't if you won't.
You got it.
Ah.
You know that's a mailbox.
Watch the mailbox.
Dad, what did he mean, "oddities"? Oddities? Well, there was a 10-year period of time, and now it's kind of a mystery.
Dad, who is this guy? Who'd you give my play to? Remember when we were in New York? And remember at Halloween? Mmm-hmm.
And this is from the football game when you scored all those touchdowns.
I didn't score that many.
Uh-huh.
Daddy said you were the star.
He did, did he? Yeah.
Oh, and this one.
Daddy said to ask you what song he was playing.
He said it was your favorite.
Oh, okay, well, it's, uh, it's Kansas City, and it's actually not my favorite, it's actually Grandma Renee's favorite.
But I think that's why he learned it.
Hey, I got an idea.
All this is great and I love everything.
But how about we add some things that you and I like to do together? Like watching television.
Yeah, that's good, but I was kind of thinking more like when we roast the marshmallows in the fireplace and make s'mores.
Oh, yeah, that's a good one.
Remember that? Yeah.
Let's do that.
When's daddy's boat going to be fixed? I don't know, sweetie.
Why? I want him to live here again.
We haven't played Nerf wars in a long time.
How do spell "s'mores"? Hello? Hey, Carly, it's Amber.
I'm just returning your call.
I got your message.
I was calling to let you know that I spoke to the Dean of Admissions today, and I'm afraid it's not good news.
You didn't get in.
I'm sorry, honey.
Oh, okay.
The letters don't actually go out until the end of the week, but if it was me, I figure I'd to know, so I called.
I hope that was okay.
Yeah, I'm I appreciate it.
Thanks.
Listen, Amber, you are a terrific young girl and you're going to have so many opportunities.
Trust me.
Okay.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
All right, all right, here we go.
No, Syd, don't just drop your bag.
Pick it up and put it in your room, honey.
Not a hotel.
It's so far.
Hello? Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Awesome.
Awesome.
Thank you so much.
Yeah, baby! My boys can swim.
Woo! Swim? Are we getting fish? Uh, no, no, honey.
Daddy just, uh, did really well on a test.
So when are we getting the aquarium? I'm not sure.
Can I just I'm going to call your mom real quick.
Can you go over there? Thank you.
Great news.
See, I don't understand.
I distinctly remember him doing Inherit the Wind at the Royale in the late-70s.
Dad.
What? This is the late-70s, the way you're looking this up, okay.
Don't do it by the play just do this.
Well, here, you sit down and do it, then.
Um, just put his name in.
There you go.
You keep doing that, yes.
Well, that's him.
That's him, okay.
Um, his credits He did Prisoner of Second Avenue.
Hey, there's a lot of Broadway.
Yeah, well, that's what I was telling you.
That's really cool.
Wow.
Look, Championship Season, The Lion in Winter.
That's in the 70s, Dad.
Look in the 80s.
Pickle Juice.
What is that? That's off-Broadway, but it's still legit.
The Old Globe Theatre.
Nothing since 2000.
Dad, nothing since 2000.
Yeah, mostly he took some time off there.
He directed some great stuff, and produced some great stuff, and he wants to read my thing.
It's not a thing, honey, it's a play.
Dad, it's an incomplete play, and Look, Sarah, Gilliam T.
Blount is going to make a comeback.
And he's going to make a comeback producing and maybe directing Sarah Tracy Braverman's play featuring Zeke Braverman in the role of Barry.
See you.
What? Oh, never mind, just a thought.
Just a thought, honey.
Oh, my God.
Hey.
Hey, how about that rain check? - Hi.
- Bingo.
Hey.
What are you doing here? Raiding mom's photo stash.
For what? Well, it's "All About Jabbar" week at school, so I'm trying to get some fun-time family memories.
"All About Jabbar" week.
Mmm-hmm.
That's awesome.
It's a celebration of Jabbar at school.
And Jasmine and I go and, you know, he makes a collage of photos.
Um, remember this? Yeah.
Touchdown at the Turkey Bowl.
The touchdown.
Mmm.
It's pretty nice.
Are you kind of hoping these family memories make Jasmine remember the good times? You trying to win her back? Is it that obvious? It is.
I don't know what else to do.
I think it's definitely going work.
I think it's totally going to work.
Thank you.
Let's find some good ones.
Hey, honey.
Hi, honey.
So glad there's food.
I'm starving.
Hey, honey? I got a call from the admissions director from Sycamore Charter wanting to set up an appointment for Max.
Do you know anything about that? Wow, they already called? That was fast.
Adam, what are you doing? I'm not doing anything.
You can't make this decision by yourself.
We talked about this.
Look, I think it's a good school.
Jabbar goes there.
Sydney goes there.
Mmm-hmm.
They both go there.
I think we should check it out.
Okay, but we need to be on the same page about this.
You just jumped the gun and did this by yourself.
Well, we can't afford to wait, honey.
We've got to get the deposit in to Footpath by the end of week, so if we want to look into mainstreaming Max, we've got to do it now.
Wait a second, there's no way that we're not making that deposit.
We will lose Max's spot.
Do you know how long the waitlist is for Footpath? Do you have any idea? Do you know how much that deposit is? I do know how much the deposit is.
It's expensive.
But we can't make this decision in a week.
Look, he's too smart for Footpath.
That's what they said at the conference.
They told us they could change up his curriculum and make it a little bit more challenging for him.
Challenge him.
I know they did, but I think that Max needs a more vigorous academic setting.
Max needs, or you need? What? I know that you want our son be a normal kid at a normal school.
I do too, Adam.
Believe me, and it's just Kristina, I know my son has Asperger's, okay? I know that he has issues.
I want him to go to a school where he can learn, where he can grow, where he can have the best opportunities for a bright future.
Right.
I get it.
What if he's the only kid in class without any friends? Are you forgetting where we came from, Adam? I'm not forgetting anything, okay.
I know it's a risk.
It's a huge risk.
Come on, Kristina.
We're not there anymore.
He's not there anymore.
You know what, Kristina? Listen to me.
I want what's best for our son, okay? And I don't want to make a decision based on fear.
I'm not afraid.
Kristina, it's okay to be afraid.
I'm afraid.
I'm afraid of what might happen, but I think it's a risk worth taking.
You're wrong.
Okay.
So that's my favorite part about dancing is that you get to move your body.
And Jabbar likes it.
You want to? Show them.
Show them what you got.
Yeah.
Pretty good.
How did you and Mr.
Crosby meet? Uh Well You know, I'll take this.
Well, it was a It was a very dark and stormy night.
And I was riding my trusty steed through the forest when yonder I spied a beautiful princess.
No.
No.
What really happened was I was at a wedding in New York at the boathouse in Central Park.
And there were all these important people there.
And you could tell they were important because they were really, really boring.
So I went outside and I saw this lady kneeling down on the ground next to a chair digging.
And her shoe was stuck in the grass, so I reached down, and I pulled her heel out from the mud and I handed to her.
And for the first time, she looked up at me.
And in that tiny moment, my heart just stopped.
Because she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen in my life.
So I said, "Hi, I'm Crosby.
" And she said, "Hi, I'm Jasmine.
" And then it took me a little while for my brain to realize it, Because I'm kind of slow like that.
But my heart knew in that moment that she was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.
- The end.
- The end.
I'm sorry, it's probably none of my business, but when she was gone for so long I asked Edward to check.
And he said that she was down here.
That's totally fine.
You did the right thing.
Gary, where is she? What the hell are you doing? I'm I was Because, um Amber, this is my boss' car! What? Okay, uh Are you high? I'm High.
You're high.
Okay.
I'm freaking out.
Okay, okay, okay.
Oh, my God.
I'm sorry, you're mad.
Yeah.
This is bad.
This is really bad.
Amber, this is not behind the gym at your high school or something.
I vouched for you.
I work here.
Yeah.
What is happening? I didn't get into college.
Like anywhere.
And I just found out, like, a few days ago, and I've so embarrassed and confused and upset.
And I don't know what I'm going to do and I just I didn't have anybody to talk to about it, you know? And I Oh, jeez.
I just was holding it in.
I just did something like this.
I thought it would make me feel better, but I just feel weird.
And I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry that I did this here at your work, it's like You know, you have to talk to your mom.
She's going to be so mad at me.
She's not going to be mad at you.
She's going to be supportive of you, okay? You're building this up in your mind, okay? She loves you so much.
All right? And you're just going to feel better once you tell her.
Okay.
Okey dokey.
Now, this.
Okay, I want to do this.
Yeah.
You liked it? Mmm-hmm.
Dad.
I liked it a lot.
I mean, I don't like what's here right now.
I like what's struggling to get out of it.
But, you know, the rest of it is kind of trashy.
But what's hidden in here is genius.
So do you like it or you don't it? I can't tell.
Well, there's a lot of silly stuff that surrounds some really, really brilliant observations about this family.
Can you be more specific? I mean Well, like, Barry's speech, for instance.
Okay.
I love Barry's speech.
Well, I think Barry's speech sucks on every level.
How can you say that? It doesn't suck.
It's the culmination of the whole first act.
You're absolutely right.
I apologize.
It's just terrible.
How is it terrible? He's a simple man.
He's speaking simply from the heart.
So let's, let's I got a great idea.
Should we have a toast? Should we a toast? Dad.
No.
We're not celebrating.
We're workshopping.
There's no such thing as a simple guy.
Or is Marty a simple butcher? Or is Stanley a simple truck driver? Everyone in the theater speaks.
All right, look.
"I have lived all these years and never really understood "it was you.
You were there all along, but I see it now.
" And that's not enough.
Is this a bad time? Hi, sorry.
No.
Hey, guess what? I get it, I get it.
Your mom's getting her play produced.
- Well, we don't - Really? We're just at the beginning of talking.
Hi.
AMBER: Hi.
I'd like you to meet Amber, my granddaughter.
This is Gilliam T.
Blount.
You're the dark, uh, shadowy short, little short guy.
Yes, that's exactly what I am.
I didn't describe you that way, just so you know.
Yeah, I couldn't have said it better myself.
- But I'm just I'm tired, so, um - Terrifying.
You got me.
I'm going to go.
Are you okay? It was nice to meet you.
I'm going to go upstairs.
Honey, I'll come up in a minute, okay? It's fine.
No, no.
Enjoy.
Take your time.
And my lovely, talented daughter, Sarah.
Thank you, yes.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Okay.
Now we're talking.
Hi.
Hi.
I know I'm not supposed to be here, but I just came by to see how the meeting went with Footpath.
Why? You're not Max's aid anymore.
No, I know, it's just I've thinking about it ever since you told me, and I just thought I would just check in, I guess.
Well, it actually went really well.
Really, really well.
They were very happy, so Okay.
Actually, we're thinking about mainstreaming Max.
Really? Yeah, it's a little bit crazy, but, um No, that's That's great.
I'm I don't know.
I'm a little concerned.
You can come in if you want.
I'm just putting this stuff away.
Okay.
You want some coffee? I have some on from earlier today.
Sure.
You can have a seat if you want to.
So what school are you guys thinking about? Sycamore.
That's a great school.
Yes, Adam is very, very excited about it.
And you're not? Actually, no, I'm not.
I'm really kind of worried about him getting bullied.
He's so safe where he is, so I don't want to pull out of that environment and just throw him into this.
You know how it is having to go through that, and explaining to other parents why your kid's a little bit different, and why he doesn't want to go to sleepovers or play sports.
It's like, I've done it all, I've explained myself.
I don't want to go there again ever.
It just sounds pathetic and horrible and I'm horrible person for saying it.
No, it's okay.
No, it's true.
But it's like Adam says this, he's, like, "What if Max is the next math genius, or science prodigy," or whatever it is? And it's, like, I'm holding him back because I'm so concerned about keeping him safe.
If that's the case then I won't be able to live with myself.
But I'm just I don't want him getting hurt.
Kristina.
Kristina.
You're having a hard time with it and that's normal.
All right? If you weren't struggling with it, I would be worried.
And also should know that Max's awareness of his Asperger's is a much bigger deal to you than it is to him.
The only uncertain variable is his behavior, and that can be supported.
If you ask me, I think Max could do extremely well in a mainstream setting.
I just want to make sure that he's going to be okay.
I wish that there were guarantees, but you know there aren't.
Not with Max or any other kid.
What would you do if it were your boy? If it were your child what would you do? I hate that question.
I would do it.
I think that Max is ready, so I would do it.
You would do it.
I'm sorry about before.
Kristina, I've lost so much sleep over this.
I'm so I let you down, I let Max down.
I'm just I'm so sorry.
It's okay.
Come here.
Hey, honey.
Hey.
Sorry I'm late.
I hate to take Cory to pick up his car.
It took forever.
Cory? Hey, kids.
Hey, Max, you got to do your homework before you watch television, buddy.
I finished it an hour ago.
Good man.
Got some Chinese Haddie, how was your day? Hey, uh I saw Gaby today.
You did? I did.
How'd that go? Well, it was a little awkward I can imagine kind of uncomfortable, you know, with what happened over at the Lessings' house.
But it was actually, it turned well.
Mmm-hmm? And I think we should look into mainstreaming Max next year.
I think it's a good idea.
She gave me valid points and I'm on board.
Really? Yes.
All right.
Yeah.
Listen, honey, I don't want to move forward with this unless you're 100%.
Yes.
I just think that, you know, it took a lot of effort and things like that to fill out this registration.
We do know that at Footpath, the waiting list is very long, and we could lose his spot, so We do know that.
You're 100%? All right.
What Russian president of the 90s lost a thumb in a childhood grenade accident? Oh, Boris Yeltsin.
MAN ON TV: We're going to say Gorbachev.
Oh, no.
Strike one.
Yes! - All right, Max.
- Oh, wow.
How'd they get this wrong? Both Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz Calculus! Calculus! We're going to go with Physics.
Oh no, strike two.
They got it wrong.
They got it wrong.
How could get that wrong? None of us care.
It's the right thing to do.
I'd win so much money if I was on Cash Cab.
I'd win, like, $5000.
Yes, you would.
If I went on Cash Cab.
Hey.
Hey.
You told some beautiful stories.
And showed some cute photos.
And for a while I was thinking, "Yeah, that's what it could be like.
"The three of us as a family.
" We are a family.
Yeah.
But then I remembered, oh yeah, you know, that all sounds great, but except for one thing, you slept with another woman while we were engaged.
Sweetie, I'm so sorry.
I'm ashamed of what I did.
But I will do anything to get you to forgive me.
I swear.
I'm not ready to forgive you, Crosby.
And I don't know if I ever will be.
I think I need to move on.
I'm sorry.
Oh, you're home early.
Yep.
I got dinner.
I'm just going go grab Syd and then Um, I have to tell you something.
Um What is it? All right, I don't want to freak you out.
I just got off the phone with Dr.
Sarris.
They got lab results back from my tests and, um, there is a problem.
It's not cancer.
That's the first thing she said, so don't worry about that.
Okay.
What is it? Um It's something called intrauterine scarring.
What does that mean? It's just that it makes it really, really hard to get pregnant.
And, um Well, it's just really unlikely.
I'm sorry.
You can't apologize to me for something like that.
I'm so I made you go to the doctor.
It wasn't even you, it was me.
Honey, all that matters right now is that you're okay.
Okay.
I really wanted to have another baby.
I know.