Everwood s03e01 Episode Script
For Every Action...
Previously on Everwood
You and your friends are at an age where you're deciding when or whether to have sex.
You can talk to me if you ever need to.
I really don't see that happening.
Regency Fidelity refused to reinstate my insurance coverage.
You can't practice without your insurance.
I have a number for you.
Tri-Gold Insurance.
They agreed to cover you as a new partner in a practice with good standing.
An equal partnership? Entirely.
Dear God, I will live to regret this, wont I? Youre it, Amy.
Youre the one I want to be with.
Theres no questioning it, theres no holding it back, theres no overanalyzing it.
It-It just is.
So youre staying? No.
I have to go to New York.
I have to go for lots of reasons.
But I want you to wait for me.
Im just not very good at the whole waiting thing.
Dr.
Brown? Madison.
Everything all right? Im late.
I-Ive been late.
Whatever you choose to do I will pay for it.
I will support you, but Ephram is not to know.
How? How could I do that? You go.
Dear Ephram, I know youre unfamiliar with the kind of mail that doesnt require a DSL connection, but let me reacquaint you with a relic from the past stationery.
So hows Juilliard? Things are going well here despite the obvious missing of you.
Dr.
Abbott is taking a bit longer to situate himself into the office than I anticipated, but Im sure things will return to normal any day now.
Then again normal is a strong word whenever Harold is involved.
Any progress, Doctor? Hardly.
These blue collared buffoons, theyre taking their sweet time.
Sorely miscalculating both the shelving space available as well as how much I plan to pay them in overtime.
But I see youve, uh, taken advantage of the hearing protection Ive provided.
Yes, well, Ive No.
No.
No need to thank me.
Here.
Take as many you need, Doctor.
I plan to match your generosity pound for pound.
In fact, I was thinking of asking the painters to touch up your office as long as theyre here.
Any-any specific color you prefer? Im good, thanks.
Im just wondering just how long you plan to ? Ah, back to work.
Uh, Bob Okay.
Try downloading the picture again.
I think I figured it out this time.
Even though I still dont fully understand the difference between a jpeg and a pdf.
If that worked Ill send you the others this afternoon.
I still cant believe it was only three days ago I was eating hotdogs in Central Park with you and now I have to go to Spanish class with Señora Soraya.
Summer school seems wrong.
Hola.
Me llamo Señora Soraya.
Everyone find their seats and well, uh, get started.
P.
S.
I found that Statue of Liberty penny in my jeans pocket so I guess I did take it.
Which means you were right proving there is a first time for everything.
Dude, you are not gonna believe this.
I just made 37 baskets in a row.
How hot is that? Dear Ephram, Ive been working on a new look since youve been gone.
Im telling you this because you might not recognize me when you come home next week.
My hair is longer and Im wearing it down a lot.
Not that one.
I still like it.
Eww.
Why? Oh and if you see Lindsay Lohan can you please get her autograph for me.
Brittany says she lives in New York part-time and youll probably see her.
Maybe you can get one for Brittany too.
P.
S.
Please come home before your sister hits puberty and burns the house down.
I cant believe your flight got delayed again.
Are you dying? Call me as soon as you get home no matter what time.
I still cant believe my dad let you pick me up instead of him.
How did you swing that? Wasnt so hard actually.
Your dad and I did quite a bit of bonding this summer.
What? You bonded with my father.
Why? Well, hes a lot funnier than you give him credit for.
And he always pays when we go out but mainly because hes the only person in town who didnt mind me talking about you 24-7.
This is way too weird to process.
Im picturing you and my dad splitting a Coke at Mama Joys.
Its freaking me out.
- One Coke, two straws.
- Stop it.
Okay, go.
Sleep.
Call me as soon as you get up in the morning.
Will do.
Welcome home, Ephram.
Hes all yours, Dr.
Brown.
Oh, come here.
Uh, alright, Dad.
Air.
How was your flight? You know, Delia tried to stay up but she just couldnt make it.
So how are you? Did you eat? Are you hungry? More tired than hungry.
God, you look older.
I am older.
Eight weeks older.
My wrinkles are starting to show.
Well, lets get you to bed.
You must be exhausted.
Well deal with the details tomorrow.
I got it.
You, uh, want me to wake you tomorrow or, uh You know what, just sleep in.
-Good night, Dad.
-Good night.
Hey, its good to be home, isnt it? "For Every Action " EPHRAM! Hey.
Youre wearing a dress.
Ive got more if you wanna to see.
Come on.
Youre home.
Hey, you.
So how was it? Did you have a great time? Sam, no soda.
- But, Mom, I wanna.
- Put it down.
Hello Hi, Amy.
Its Amy.
Hey, Amy.
Hey, can he call you right back? Everyones just getting up around here.
Hey? I cant get over your hair.
Its longer isnt it? A little bit.
Oh, it looks good.
I also like those things on the side of your face.
My hairs longer too.
Ok, 10 minutes.
Shell call you right back.
Everybody out.
Nina, youre taking Delia to Brittanys, right? Absolutely.
Lets hit it.
Come on you guys.
Okay.
Welcome home.
You okay? Delia was wearing a dress.
I know.
Its weird.
So listen, theres something I want to talk to you about.
And I want to hear everything, but first theres something important I want to talk to you about.
Come with me.
Wow You like it? Its, uh Whoa Everything is state of the art, I think.
I had a contractor sound proof the walls so you can play as late or as early as you want and, uh, I got a stereo guy to, uh, hook up a recording gadget so you can make your audition tapes come December.
So this is your new studio, what do you think? Uh Where are you gonna park your car? Oh, dont worry about that.
I sold it to pay for this.
This I-I mean I, uh Why did you do all of this? Because you deserve it.
You know I was just like you when I was your age.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do and I also knew how much work it was gonna be.
And everyday all I wanted was a place that call my own where I could do that work.
Where I could do all those things that you have to do when youre on your way to becoming great, which you are.
Yeah I dont know what to say.
Thank you.
Uh You needed two of those.
Thats it.
Okay.
Well, listen, I better run.
Uh, Dr.
Abbotts trying to implement a time card policy so Ill tell you all about it at dinner and you can tell me everything too.
Is, uh, six oclock okay? Ninas been planning your welcome home dinner since July.
Sure, Ill be there.
Are you hungry? Whos hungry, huh? Im sorry, Mr.
Jensen.
I simply dont believe that opening your own pilates studio is a fiscally sound move.
Previous experience tells me that such a forward thinking enterprise would last about as long on Main Street as oh say a bagel shop.
What about Tae Kwon Do? Again, no.
Im afraid I cannot in all good conscious lease you the space across the street.
Have a nice day, Mr.
Jensen.
Ten feet, Mother.
Those are the rules.
At least 10 feet away at all times.
Do we need to review the guidelines again? How much longer are you planning on keeping that space empty? Do you enjoy losing money or are you just plain stupid? Patience being a virtue you know nothing about, I dont expect you to understand, Mother.
But it does no good to nurture the dream of a simpleton with no business strategy whatsoever.
I am looking for someone with an actual plan of attack.
Someone with staying power so I dont find myself back in this situation come October.
And I will know that person the moment I meet him, Mother.
My instincts about people are never wrong.
Morning, everyone.
We have fish.
Yes, its a 75 imperial gallon reef plenum system, which achieves its filtration through live rocks, sand, and protein skimming.
What do ya think? Oh, what do I think? Oh, I-I-I think its great.
Not quite as great as the monolithic espresso maker that, uh, I havent learned how to use yet, but better than the air purifying system that makes a humming sound all day.
See now that I find quiet noise has a soothing quality to it.
Give it time, Doctor.
So? Hows he look? Fantastic.
He grew 7 inches.
Seven inches in 8 weeks, not bad.
Nine oclocks here, Boss.
Lets get cracking.
Were slammed today.
Send her in.
So there I am.
One basket left to go.
I mean, the pressures on, cause if I dont make this, - Im down to my socks.
- This is so gross.
And if Gemma doesnt make it, were talking full frontal.
W- w-wait a minute, when did strip basketball become a sport? Was it in the Olympics? Did I miss something? So, uh, I take a beat.
Take a full step back.
Focus my shot.
Whoosh.
And it is on.
Its on or its in because Im confused.
All I know, dude, is summer rocks.
Especially, youll see, summer of your senior year, your parents let you do whatever you want cause they know you got to get out all the nasty before you go into the real world.
Speaking of which, when do classes start at ECC? Five, six days.
I dont know.
All I know is that I got at least a week left and nothing left to do; I plan to enjoy it.
And that cuddling thats my cue to go, its good to have you back, brother.
You know, I was thinking, we still have a few days before school starts too and, umm, maybe we could go on a little camping trip or something or, uh, Bright was talking about maybe driving up to Water World which is only a few hours north.
It could be fun.
What you dont like water parks? Well, Im not a huge fan of any activity that involves a bathing suit.
But, I-I guess I could make an exception for you.
Oh? You have to go? Uhhh, no, I just I-I-I told my dad that I would be, uh, ready for dinner by six and I havent practiced all day, so Practiced.
Juilliards over.
Take a break, crazy man.
Enjoy it.
Ill, uh, call you after dinner, okay? Okay? We still on for Saturday? Absolutely.
Hey, uh, Ninas here with Sam and not to freak you out or anything but I have no idea how she got in.
Well, I gave her a key this summer.
Seemed to make sense considering how much time she spends here.
Is that okay with you? Yeah.
I guess.
Anything else happen this summer you want to fill me in on? Nothing I can think of.
You alright? Fine.
Fine.
Im just Been a long day.
Alright.
Well, I, uh, I will see you down there.
Dear Dr.
Brown.
Ive decided that I cant take your money.
These last two months in Denver have been more difficult than I ever thought possible.
But Ive come to a decision about this baby and I need to move forward with it on my own.
You can no longer be a part of this.
There are so many things I wish I could undo, but most of all I know that I shouldve never come to you in the first place.
Id appreciate it if you wouldnt contact me anymore.
Madison.
Oh, good.
Youre here early.
That idiot offspring of mine wants us to go over these new magazine subscriptions, which apparently we need.
Why are you hitting your computer? Because it doesnt work and I hate it.
Are you sure its the computer that doesnt work? Mapquest is supposed to be sending me to Denver, but I think its trying to send me to Bob Denver.
A lot more questing here than mapping.
Who are you going to see in Denver? Madison? Is she okay? Well, thats what Im trying to find out.
She sent me this.
I tried calling her yesterday, but there was no answer so I figured Id just drive down there and see what was going on.
See if everythings okay.
Um, hmm And what part of do not contact me dont you understand? I just want to make sure that shes alright.
Thats a load of flap doodle.
You just want to know if shes still living there so you can see if that short leash you put on that girl is still intact.
Well, it is important that I know where she is.
Why? Listen, Andy, I know you think you did the right thing, but I did what I had to do.
Ephram would have never have been able to Lets Lets dont go down that road again.
You did what you did and its done.
I may not agree with it but I certainly dont judge you for it.
The fact remains keeping this secret is killing you and now that Ephram is home and you have to look him in the eye everyday.
Its only gonna get worse.
Well, even if I did regret the decision theres nothing I can do about it now.
Im already involved.
But you dont have to be any more.
Youve been given a second chance.
Madison is releasing you.
She did what you asked of her, Andy.
Show her the same respect.
Let her go.
Whatcha doing? Since when do you come into my room without knocking? The door was halfway open.
Do you want me to put a lock on it for you, because Id be happy to? Sorry.
So guess what, Counselor Polsen told me if I wanted to ride during the year - all I had to do - Alright, Delia.
Out.
Now.
You suck.
Uh, excuse me.
You, sir.
You there, uh.
I- Im afraid youll have to move that vehicle that -that space belongs to my partner.
Is something wrong? Well, although, we have yet to convince the city to mark these spaces as reserved rest assured they do belong to both myself and my partner, Dr.
Andrew Brown, perhaps youve heard of him.
World-renowned neurosurgeon.
Im Jake.
Hartman, by the way.
Dr.
Harold Abbott.
Now I-if you dont mind.
Wait, youre Dr.
Harold Abbott? Yes.
But youre so young.
Pardon me.
Well, a Dr.
Harold Abbott worked on my dads knee more 30 years ago, but you couldnt possibly be the same person.
Most likely that was the work of my father.
We share the same name and up until his death we shared a practice as well.
Get out.
This is unbelievable.
You have no idea how many times Ive heard about your father.
My dad worshiped him.
Really now? Wow, amazing.
Well, its a real pleasure to meet you, sir.
An honor.
Yeah, I was just on my way to grab a cup of coffee.
You care to join me? Id love to.
Should I move my car? No.
No, you can leave it.
I cant put my finger on it exactly.
I just know somethings off.
What are you blabbing about? You guys were all up in each others goo yesterday.
What more do you want? Yeah, but he wasnt completely with me.
I mean he was with me with me, but mentally he wasnt, yknow.
No.
No I dont.
Man, youre such a chick some times.
What does that suppose to mean? It means that you are a drama queen.
Amy, you, you thrive on the crazy, okay? Its like, youre life is going really well right now.
Y-You got a totally cool boyfriend whos totally into you and you are looking for problems.
Why? Im not looking for them.
Hes not mentally with you.
Well, what does that even mean? It means, its-its like Im crazy.
Thank you.
I am.
Im totally freaking out for no reason.
Why? Why would I do that? Oh, thats all right.
You know, your life has been such crap ass lately you probably forgot what it even feels like to be happy.
In fact, that whole weird feeling youre talking about probably just a good mood.
Youre right.
Thats probably what exactly it is.
Theres nothing wrong with me and Ephram.
I just have to sit back and enjoy the fact that I have a fantastic boyfriend whos finely home and were going to have the best senior year ever because we totally deserve it.
Okay, no need to bust out the pompoms.
The course in Vail is the best if youre talking scope and size, you just cant beat it.
Theyve got these double black diamond runs that are unreal.
Thats if youre into the like whole mondo resort theme, which Im not.
Uh huh.
Deer Valley is good, but they-theyve got this hate for snowboarders.
Now Im a pure net at heart, but every now and again you just want to jump on a board and get out there and just shred, yknow? I do.
I do.
I got to be near good powder.
Thats a big part of what drew me to Everwood here.
Do you realize that you live in the epicenter of all the greatest ski resorts in Colorado? I-I mapped it out.
Youre less than two hours away from six different spots all with the most amazing conditions.
But-but Los Angeles isnt all that far from Squaw Valley.
Im not that unfamiliar with Squaw.
Yeah, Im just so over L.
A.
Im just so burned out on the whole scene, yknow? People.
Traffic.
Its like we were talking about your dad.
Theres nobody like that out in Los Angeles.
Doctors arent making house calls unless its a silicone emergency.
And thats just not the way I want to spend the rest of my life.
I want to be around real people who are grounded who dont need to wear Kaballah bracelets in order to feel like theyre connected to something.
Im just ready to start the next chapter in my life.
Maybe meet a great woman to settle down with.
Start a family.
More coffee? Thank you.
Anyway, I know this all sounds a little crazy, but Oh, no, no.
Not at all.
No.
I certainly understand how the urban lifestyle can wear a man down.
Everwood would be a nice change for you.
- It would, right? - Yeah.
Now all I need to do is find a place to set up shop and Im in.
Is that so? So are you in the market for a piece of prime real estate? It doesnt even have to be prime.
So long as theres room to hang my skis and park my bike.
Well, you just might be in luck, Mr.
Hartman? Oh, please, call me Jake.
Jake, well I believe today may be a serendipitous opportunity for the both of us.
Yeah.
Excellent.
Yes.
So what do you think? I think that poor boys gonna faint when he sees you.
Really? Oh, I love you in that color.
You dont think the pink ones better.
No.
I still dont understand whats so important about this date.
You spent 10 days together in New York City what could be more romantic than that.
Yeah, but this is our first official date in Everwood.
I mean, this is the beginning of what could be the most important relationship I ever have, Mom.
Well, in that case, I think you probably need a new pair of shoes too.
Youre the best mom ever.
Oh my god, how weird is that? Look? What? Its like were always in the same place.
Isnt that fate or something? Well, it could be that theres only one main street in Everwood, but fates nice.
Im gonna call and say hi.
Cover me so he doesnt see my dress.
Well, maybe your number didnt come up.
Sometimes when I get one of those private calls I dont answer it either.
Dr.
Brown.
Mindy, I think we met once.
Madisons not here.
Are you guys moving? You shouldnt be here.
I know.
No you dont.
You dont get it.
She trusted you.
You were like a father to her.
I dont know if you know anything about Maddis family, but her dad took off when she was a kid and her moms kind of a religious zealot.
So as you could imagine how well she took the news about the pregnancy, which is why she came to you first.
I told her you wouldnt be the most objective person in the world but she defended you.
She said you were a good man.
She said you would help her.
I have tried to protect Madison from day one.
And Im going to continue doing that.
That is why Im here.
Thats not why youre here.
Youre here cause you want to know if she kept the baby or not.
Youre just trying to cover your ass and Im not gonna help you do it I told her to call Ephram.
I told her he deserved to know the truth about the pregnancy and about what kind of man his father really is.
Mindy? And I dont know if she did or not.
I just thought youd want to know.
Must be pretty bad, you barely even grazed your whipped cream.
Ill just take the check, Nin.
Hey, Dr.
Brown.
Can I talk to you for a minute? Nows not such a good time, Amy? Its about Ephram.
Whats the matter with Ephram? I dont know.
Do you know of anything that could be bothering him? Did something happen? What exactly is he doing? Its not what hes doing.
Its how hes being.
Hes all secretive and shut-off.
He acts like everythings fine but I can tell its just an act.
Ive know him too well.
Youre not getting any of this? Maybe.
A little.
What could be so big that we couldnt talk about it? We talk about everything.
Why dont you just ask him? It seems to be the only thing you can do right now, right? Or maybe I could just not bring it up and this whole thing will just disappear.
It happens sometimes, right? Sometimes.
Problem is things you try to bury have a way of digging themselves up again.
Naturally, all the floors in here are true hardwood.
Red oak, I believe.
Well, they look great.
Although, Im surprised you didnt upgrade to that Pergo laminate, its so easy to clean.
No.
No.
My father laid this floor with his own two hands back when Pergo was not an option.
Now, I-I do remember he considered carpeting at one point back in 1972 if I recall correctly.
He-he was feeling the need to modernize.
Luckily, I was able to talk him out of that nonsense or we might be standing on rust colored shag right about now.
Its a fantastic space.
Youve kept it up beautifully, I might add.
It might be due for a paint job.
Yeah, I was thinking that.
Of course, youll never be able to match this color exactly.
My-my father and I, we could never agree, you see.
He was loyal to ecru while I have always preferred eggshell.
A minute difference, of course, but a trained eye could always tell.
Anywho, I was prepared to yield to my fathers preference seeing as how I had only been a part of the practice for couldnt have been more than five years at that point.
But my father took great pride in being a man of compromise.
So he took me to the paint shop and had Lawrence there mix us up a batch of ecru- eggshell a winning combination, as Im sure youll agree.
Uh, like I said, it looks great.
Amazing.
All these years, it it really does look exactly the same.
Well, Im sold.
Sorry.
Its perfect.
I love it.
Where do I sign? Oh, right.
Perhaps, youd, uh, prefer to schedule an inspection before we do any formal signing.
I dont think thats necessary, its only a lease.
I trust you.
Thats-thats adorable.
But I really do thats for the best.
Uh, Ill call a few people, get some quotes and if you cant wait.
You cant wait.
I completely understand if you feel the need to take your business elsewhere.
Elsewhere, I just said I love it.
Right.
Right.
And thank you for stopping by.
Oh, there you are.
Ive been trying to reach you on your cell.
Ive got a lot of messages that I think we ought to go over before we What crawled up his butt? Good morning, Dr.
Abbott.
Mr.
McManus called he was wondering -if he could -Not now, Louise.
Are you okay? What the hell is this thing? Well, its-its ergonomic.
I took the liberty of replacing your old chair, which didnt seem to provide enough back support.
I-I thought youd appreciate it.
Appreciate it.
Do I look like I appreciate it? Not at the moment.
In fact, I dont appreciate any of the completely asinine changes you have made to my office.
I hate the magazines.
I hate the rugs.
I hate that thing you call a coffee maker and I hate fish.
Ill have you know that many of those fish were imported.
I went out of my way Who asked you to? I sure as hell didnt.
I didnt ask for any of this crap.
Well, forgive me for assuming that you might prefer a top of the line expresso machine to your five dollar garage sale Mr.
Coffeemaker.
And as for the rugs, oh well, there is only so much wood a man can take.
You can say that again.
What? Wha.
.
Oh, are you implying that Im wooden? Is that what youre saying? Wooden.
You are a two by four.
Well, I can see my attention to creating a positive work environment have been completely undervalued.
I apologize, Doctor, if I have made your office so unbearable.
I was merely trying to introduce some much needed efficiency into this barnyard you call a medical practice.
I WANT MY CHAIR BACK.
What? Hey, youve been in here all day.
I just want to make sure you were still alive.
You hiding from me or something? Its called practicing.
Its why you built this place.
Remember? Whats going on with you, Ephram? Youve had a major dose of attitude every since you got back here and I want to know why.
I dont have time for this.
Well, make time.
What is going on? You didnt say two words at dinner the other night.
Youre fighting with your sister.
Even Amy can tell youre upset with something.
Amy? You talked to Amy? Yes, of course, I talked to Amy.
I saw her at Mama Joys.
We talked for five minutes.
I cannot believe you.
How many times do we have to have this fight before you figure it out? I dont know.
I dont even know what were fighting about? I dont want you having conversations with my girlfriend behind my back.
I-I dont want you trying to fix things for me when Im not around because newsflash whenever you think youre fixing things, youre actually making things worse or didnt you figure that out yet? You keep it, Ephram, and Ill take this place back - in a heartbeat.
- Go ahead, take it back.
I never asked for it.
I never asked for any of it.
What is this? How did we get here? I thought you were done throwing tantrums.
I thought we were starting to communicate again.
Communicate? I dont see you communicating with me.
In fact, if anybodys been acting weird around here its you.
A-All the hugging.
T-The big studio.
Whats it all about? Its a little hypocritical, dont you think? You expect me to tell you everything Im thinking when you dont tell me dick.
I tell you what I think is necessary.
Well, so do I.
What do you want me to tell you? I dont know, but you obviously have something to say.
Well, I guess we all have secrets.
Hootie.
Hootie.
Working weekends are we now or, uh, did I miss that memo? Im simply here to feed Hootie.
Ill be leaving now.
Well, dont.
Please.
Im sorry, Harold.
I, uh, I had no right to blow up at you like that yesterday.
I just want you to know, it isnt really about you or Hootie.
Andy, despite what you may think, I was not trying to change this office primarily for my benefit.
If anything it was a poor attempt on my part to show my gratitude for everything youve done for me.
Theres nothing to be grateful for.
Were partners now.
My moose is your moose.
In fact thats why I came here this morning I wanted to get this hung before the Monday morning rush.
Thank you, Andy.
Its very thoughtful.
But? Oh, I had no idea how difficult it would be to give up my practice.
Ive-Ive been turning down offers on that space for the past two months each rationalization making more sense than the next.
But now Im finally understanding its me.
Are you having second thoughts about the partnership? Its not the autonomy I miss, not really.
That office across the street, its been in my family since 1948.
My father and I worked side by side in that Theres a lot of memories there.
Its-Its hard to let go.
Well, you Well, you dont let go of your memories, Harold.
They-they live inside of you.
You take them with you wherever you go.
Whether its moving to an office across the street or to another state entirely.
Trust me they hang on.
All that wisdom inside, and yet the beard remains.
I just dont get it.
Well, I propose we hang this sign and get back to whatevers left of our Saturday, shall we? Why dont you do that? I think Ill just, uh, camp out here for awhile.
Troubles at home? Have you, uh, ever kept a secret from your children, Harold, or even from Rose for that matter? Im certain I have.
What if the secret in question involved them, I mean, directly? Well, if it involved them, I dont see how Id been able to keep it a secret for very long not in my household? Why? Eight weeks ago, I told Madison to leave town.
After finding out that she was pregnant.
Ephram? I told her not to tell him.
I also told her that I would take care of whatever she needed as long as she needed it, but now I-I dont know where she is.
I dont know if shes had an abortion or if shes decided to keep the baby.
I dont even know if shes told Ephram about any of this.
So you have no idea how to find her? No.
But you think shes been in contact with Ephram? Maybe.
Im not sure.
I know hes been fighting with me.
Hes been fighting with Amy.
Oh my God, do you think that hes told Amy? I dont know, but its possible.
So I talked to your camp counselor today, Mr.
, uh, Polsen.
He said if you wanted we could go visit your horse.
Delia, come on.
You cant do this any more.
Do what? Yell at people for no good reason and then pretend you didnt.
Im sorry, I yelled at you, okay? I dont care that youre sorry.
You still did it and I didnt do anything to you.
I know.
Im going through some pretty big stuff lately, so So what? So have I.
And you never asked me about me.
Not once.
I said I was sorry.
Why are you giving me such a hard time? Because I waited for you too.
Im so happy you changed your mind, Hal.
I was a little worried for a minute there.
Got a little freaky-deaky on me, but now that Im back in this space, I feel such a strong positive energy.
I know this is going to be the best decision I ever made.
I cant thank you enough.
Oh, youre more than welcome.
Alright, there you go.
Signed sealed and delivered.
I enclosed a cashiers check for first and last months rent plus security deposit and the insurance riders in there too.
Excellent.
Well, Im sure youll have many happy years here, Jake.
I hope so.
Youre a tough act to follow.
Well, thats kind of you to say, but Im sure that your business will be booming in no time.
I, for one, am looking forward to having a sporting goods store here on Main Street.
Im sorry.
Or will you be specializing in, uh, ski equipment.
Either way I - I think theres been some kind of misunderstanding.
Im not opening up a sporting goods store.
Oh, youre not.
No.
Oh.
Im a doctor.
A GP.
This is going be my medical practice.
Your-your what? How-How could ? Youre - youre 12 years old.
Youre sweet.
Ive got a kick ass dermatologist back home, hes actually gonna swing by a couple of times this year.
I could get an appointment for you if you want.
No.
No.
No.
This is lunacy.
I-I specifically remember you saying all you needed was a-was a place to hang your skis.
That clearly implies.
Figure of speech.
Yknow, a place to hang your hat.
Gosh I really thought, that we I talked about this.
Im-Im sorry for any miscommunication, but in any event, its all right there in the lease.
Look, I should really get back to the house.
God only knows what kind of damage the movers have caused by now.
Ill see you later, Hal.
ITS HAROLD.
DOCTOR HAROLD ABBOTT.
Hey, Dr.
Abbott.
Is Amy home? Hey.
Ill be upstairs if anyone needs me.
You look nice.
Youre breaking up with me, arent you? What? Just get it over with.
Please.
Fast.
What is this? Just read it.
Its from Juilliard.
Its my evaluation from the summer program.
Basically I failed.
What? How can you fail piano? Ah, apparently there are many, many ways.
But youre an unbelievable player.
Ive heard you, Ive seen you.
Please.
Please.
Dont.
I-I mean, I know you mean well, but it just makes me feel worse.
So this is whats been bothering you? Yeah, thats it.
You should have just told me, Ephram.
I mean I know what youre going through, my report card last year was terrible.
Its not a report card, Amy.
This is my entire life my whole plan an-and its all falling apart.
My dad redid the garage so I could live up to my genius potential, but as it turns out Im not a genius.
Im-Im average.
If I want to be anything other than average, Im gonna have to practice my ass off everyday from now until winter when the auditions come up again.
So thats what youll do? Yeah, so thats what Ill do.
But, wh.
.
Where does that leave us? What do you mean? I mean you want to do all this stuff.
You, yknow, you want to go camping and go to Water World and do all these things that we should be able to do together since were this new happy couple, but I-I just cant do it all.
I-I cant-I cant help Bright pick out all his classes for ECC.
I cant be there for Delia.
I cant sit down to the Brady Bunch family dinners with Nina.
So you are breaking up with me.
No.
No.
I dont-I dont know.
I-I dont I I just I I I just need some more time to figure it all out.
I-I-I just need more time.
Okay.
Okay? Okay.
Take some time.
Figure it out.
Call me when you know what you want.
Ill be here.
For a while anyway.
/Tom, get your plane right on time.
/ / I know youve been eager to fly now.
/ / Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine/ / Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da/ /Like it shines on me/ /The only living boy in New York,/ /The only living boy in New York.
/ Script: Rosmary, Luis Srt: Juanfran
You can talk to me if you ever need to.
I really don't see that happening.
Regency Fidelity refused to reinstate my insurance coverage.
You can't practice without your insurance.
I have a number for you.
Tri-Gold Insurance.
They agreed to cover you as a new partner in a practice with good standing.
An equal partnership? Entirely.
Dear God, I will live to regret this, wont I? Youre it, Amy.
Youre the one I want to be with.
Theres no questioning it, theres no holding it back, theres no overanalyzing it.
It-It just is.
So youre staying? No.
I have to go to New York.
I have to go for lots of reasons.
But I want you to wait for me.
Im just not very good at the whole waiting thing.
Dr.
Brown? Madison.
Everything all right? Im late.
I-Ive been late.
Whatever you choose to do I will pay for it.
I will support you, but Ephram is not to know.
How? How could I do that? You go.
Dear Ephram, I know youre unfamiliar with the kind of mail that doesnt require a DSL connection, but let me reacquaint you with a relic from the past stationery.
So hows Juilliard? Things are going well here despite the obvious missing of you.
Dr.
Abbott is taking a bit longer to situate himself into the office than I anticipated, but Im sure things will return to normal any day now.
Then again normal is a strong word whenever Harold is involved.
Any progress, Doctor? Hardly.
These blue collared buffoons, theyre taking their sweet time.
Sorely miscalculating both the shelving space available as well as how much I plan to pay them in overtime.
But I see youve, uh, taken advantage of the hearing protection Ive provided.
Yes, well, Ive No.
No.
No need to thank me.
Here.
Take as many you need, Doctor.
I plan to match your generosity pound for pound.
In fact, I was thinking of asking the painters to touch up your office as long as theyre here.
Any-any specific color you prefer? Im good, thanks.
Im just wondering just how long you plan to ? Ah, back to work.
Uh, Bob Okay.
Try downloading the picture again.
I think I figured it out this time.
Even though I still dont fully understand the difference between a jpeg and a pdf.
If that worked Ill send you the others this afternoon.
I still cant believe it was only three days ago I was eating hotdogs in Central Park with you and now I have to go to Spanish class with Señora Soraya.
Summer school seems wrong.
Hola.
Me llamo Señora Soraya.
Everyone find their seats and well, uh, get started.
P.
S.
I found that Statue of Liberty penny in my jeans pocket so I guess I did take it.
Which means you were right proving there is a first time for everything.
Dude, you are not gonna believe this.
I just made 37 baskets in a row.
How hot is that? Dear Ephram, Ive been working on a new look since youve been gone.
Im telling you this because you might not recognize me when you come home next week.
My hair is longer and Im wearing it down a lot.
Not that one.
I still like it.
Eww.
Why? Oh and if you see Lindsay Lohan can you please get her autograph for me.
Brittany says she lives in New York part-time and youll probably see her.
Maybe you can get one for Brittany too.
P.
S.
Please come home before your sister hits puberty and burns the house down.
I cant believe your flight got delayed again.
Are you dying? Call me as soon as you get home no matter what time.
I still cant believe my dad let you pick me up instead of him.
How did you swing that? Wasnt so hard actually.
Your dad and I did quite a bit of bonding this summer.
What? You bonded with my father.
Why? Well, hes a lot funnier than you give him credit for.
And he always pays when we go out but mainly because hes the only person in town who didnt mind me talking about you 24-7.
This is way too weird to process.
Im picturing you and my dad splitting a Coke at Mama Joys.
Its freaking me out.
- One Coke, two straws.
- Stop it.
Okay, go.
Sleep.
Call me as soon as you get up in the morning.
Will do.
Welcome home, Ephram.
Hes all yours, Dr.
Brown.
Oh, come here.
Uh, alright, Dad.
Air.
How was your flight? You know, Delia tried to stay up but she just couldnt make it.
So how are you? Did you eat? Are you hungry? More tired than hungry.
God, you look older.
I am older.
Eight weeks older.
My wrinkles are starting to show.
Well, lets get you to bed.
You must be exhausted.
Well deal with the details tomorrow.
I got it.
You, uh, want me to wake you tomorrow or, uh You know what, just sleep in.
-Good night, Dad.
-Good night.
Hey, its good to be home, isnt it? "For Every Action " EPHRAM! Hey.
Youre wearing a dress.
Ive got more if you wanna to see.
Come on.
Youre home.
Hey, you.
So how was it? Did you have a great time? Sam, no soda.
- But, Mom, I wanna.
- Put it down.
Hello Hi, Amy.
Its Amy.
Hey, Amy.
Hey, can he call you right back? Everyones just getting up around here.
Hey? I cant get over your hair.
Its longer isnt it? A little bit.
Oh, it looks good.
I also like those things on the side of your face.
My hairs longer too.
Ok, 10 minutes.
Shell call you right back.
Everybody out.
Nina, youre taking Delia to Brittanys, right? Absolutely.
Lets hit it.
Come on you guys.
Okay.
Welcome home.
You okay? Delia was wearing a dress.
I know.
Its weird.
So listen, theres something I want to talk to you about.
And I want to hear everything, but first theres something important I want to talk to you about.
Come with me.
Wow You like it? Its, uh Whoa Everything is state of the art, I think.
I had a contractor sound proof the walls so you can play as late or as early as you want and, uh, I got a stereo guy to, uh, hook up a recording gadget so you can make your audition tapes come December.
So this is your new studio, what do you think? Uh Where are you gonna park your car? Oh, dont worry about that.
I sold it to pay for this.
This I-I mean I, uh Why did you do all of this? Because you deserve it.
You know I was just like you when I was your age.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do and I also knew how much work it was gonna be.
And everyday all I wanted was a place that call my own where I could do that work.
Where I could do all those things that you have to do when youre on your way to becoming great, which you are.
Yeah I dont know what to say.
Thank you.
Uh You needed two of those.
Thats it.
Okay.
Well, listen, I better run.
Uh, Dr.
Abbotts trying to implement a time card policy so Ill tell you all about it at dinner and you can tell me everything too.
Is, uh, six oclock okay? Ninas been planning your welcome home dinner since July.
Sure, Ill be there.
Are you hungry? Whos hungry, huh? Im sorry, Mr.
Jensen.
I simply dont believe that opening your own pilates studio is a fiscally sound move.
Previous experience tells me that such a forward thinking enterprise would last about as long on Main Street as oh say a bagel shop.
What about Tae Kwon Do? Again, no.
Im afraid I cannot in all good conscious lease you the space across the street.
Have a nice day, Mr.
Jensen.
Ten feet, Mother.
Those are the rules.
At least 10 feet away at all times.
Do we need to review the guidelines again? How much longer are you planning on keeping that space empty? Do you enjoy losing money or are you just plain stupid? Patience being a virtue you know nothing about, I dont expect you to understand, Mother.
But it does no good to nurture the dream of a simpleton with no business strategy whatsoever.
I am looking for someone with an actual plan of attack.
Someone with staying power so I dont find myself back in this situation come October.
And I will know that person the moment I meet him, Mother.
My instincts about people are never wrong.
Morning, everyone.
We have fish.
Yes, its a 75 imperial gallon reef plenum system, which achieves its filtration through live rocks, sand, and protein skimming.
What do ya think? Oh, what do I think? Oh, I-I-I think its great.
Not quite as great as the monolithic espresso maker that, uh, I havent learned how to use yet, but better than the air purifying system that makes a humming sound all day.
See now that I find quiet noise has a soothing quality to it.
Give it time, Doctor.
So? Hows he look? Fantastic.
He grew 7 inches.
Seven inches in 8 weeks, not bad.
Nine oclocks here, Boss.
Lets get cracking.
Were slammed today.
Send her in.
So there I am.
One basket left to go.
I mean, the pressures on, cause if I dont make this, - Im down to my socks.
- This is so gross.
And if Gemma doesnt make it, were talking full frontal.
W- w-wait a minute, when did strip basketball become a sport? Was it in the Olympics? Did I miss something? So, uh, I take a beat.
Take a full step back.
Focus my shot.
Whoosh.
And it is on.
Its on or its in because Im confused.
All I know, dude, is summer rocks.
Especially, youll see, summer of your senior year, your parents let you do whatever you want cause they know you got to get out all the nasty before you go into the real world.
Speaking of which, when do classes start at ECC? Five, six days.
I dont know.
All I know is that I got at least a week left and nothing left to do; I plan to enjoy it.
And that cuddling thats my cue to go, its good to have you back, brother.
You know, I was thinking, we still have a few days before school starts too and, umm, maybe we could go on a little camping trip or something or, uh, Bright was talking about maybe driving up to Water World which is only a few hours north.
It could be fun.
What you dont like water parks? Well, Im not a huge fan of any activity that involves a bathing suit.
But, I-I guess I could make an exception for you.
Oh? You have to go? Uhhh, no, I just I-I-I told my dad that I would be, uh, ready for dinner by six and I havent practiced all day, so Practiced.
Juilliards over.
Take a break, crazy man.
Enjoy it.
Ill, uh, call you after dinner, okay? Okay? We still on for Saturday? Absolutely.
Hey, uh, Ninas here with Sam and not to freak you out or anything but I have no idea how she got in.
Well, I gave her a key this summer.
Seemed to make sense considering how much time she spends here.
Is that okay with you? Yeah.
I guess.
Anything else happen this summer you want to fill me in on? Nothing I can think of.
You alright? Fine.
Fine.
Im just Been a long day.
Alright.
Well, I, uh, I will see you down there.
Dear Dr.
Brown.
Ive decided that I cant take your money.
These last two months in Denver have been more difficult than I ever thought possible.
But Ive come to a decision about this baby and I need to move forward with it on my own.
You can no longer be a part of this.
There are so many things I wish I could undo, but most of all I know that I shouldve never come to you in the first place.
Id appreciate it if you wouldnt contact me anymore.
Madison.
Oh, good.
Youre here early.
That idiot offspring of mine wants us to go over these new magazine subscriptions, which apparently we need.
Why are you hitting your computer? Because it doesnt work and I hate it.
Are you sure its the computer that doesnt work? Mapquest is supposed to be sending me to Denver, but I think its trying to send me to Bob Denver.
A lot more questing here than mapping.
Who are you going to see in Denver? Madison? Is she okay? Well, thats what Im trying to find out.
She sent me this.
I tried calling her yesterday, but there was no answer so I figured Id just drive down there and see what was going on.
See if everythings okay.
Um, hmm And what part of do not contact me dont you understand? I just want to make sure that shes alright.
Thats a load of flap doodle.
You just want to know if shes still living there so you can see if that short leash you put on that girl is still intact.
Well, it is important that I know where she is.
Why? Listen, Andy, I know you think you did the right thing, but I did what I had to do.
Ephram would have never have been able to Lets Lets dont go down that road again.
You did what you did and its done.
I may not agree with it but I certainly dont judge you for it.
The fact remains keeping this secret is killing you and now that Ephram is home and you have to look him in the eye everyday.
Its only gonna get worse.
Well, even if I did regret the decision theres nothing I can do about it now.
Im already involved.
But you dont have to be any more.
Youve been given a second chance.
Madison is releasing you.
She did what you asked of her, Andy.
Show her the same respect.
Let her go.
Whatcha doing? Since when do you come into my room without knocking? The door was halfway open.
Do you want me to put a lock on it for you, because Id be happy to? Sorry.
So guess what, Counselor Polsen told me if I wanted to ride during the year - all I had to do - Alright, Delia.
Out.
Now.
You suck.
Uh, excuse me.
You, sir.
You there, uh.
I- Im afraid youll have to move that vehicle that -that space belongs to my partner.
Is something wrong? Well, although, we have yet to convince the city to mark these spaces as reserved rest assured they do belong to both myself and my partner, Dr.
Andrew Brown, perhaps youve heard of him.
World-renowned neurosurgeon.
Im Jake.
Hartman, by the way.
Dr.
Harold Abbott.
Now I-if you dont mind.
Wait, youre Dr.
Harold Abbott? Yes.
But youre so young.
Pardon me.
Well, a Dr.
Harold Abbott worked on my dads knee more 30 years ago, but you couldnt possibly be the same person.
Most likely that was the work of my father.
We share the same name and up until his death we shared a practice as well.
Get out.
This is unbelievable.
You have no idea how many times Ive heard about your father.
My dad worshiped him.
Really now? Wow, amazing.
Well, its a real pleasure to meet you, sir.
An honor.
Yeah, I was just on my way to grab a cup of coffee.
You care to join me? Id love to.
Should I move my car? No.
No, you can leave it.
I cant put my finger on it exactly.
I just know somethings off.
What are you blabbing about? You guys were all up in each others goo yesterday.
What more do you want? Yeah, but he wasnt completely with me.
I mean he was with me with me, but mentally he wasnt, yknow.
No.
No I dont.
Man, youre such a chick some times.
What does that suppose to mean? It means that you are a drama queen.
Amy, you, you thrive on the crazy, okay? Its like, youre life is going really well right now.
Y-You got a totally cool boyfriend whos totally into you and you are looking for problems.
Why? Im not looking for them.
Hes not mentally with you.
Well, what does that even mean? It means, its-its like Im crazy.
Thank you.
I am.
Im totally freaking out for no reason.
Why? Why would I do that? Oh, thats all right.
You know, your life has been such crap ass lately you probably forgot what it even feels like to be happy.
In fact, that whole weird feeling youre talking about probably just a good mood.
Youre right.
Thats probably what exactly it is.
Theres nothing wrong with me and Ephram.
I just have to sit back and enjoy the fact that I have a fantastic boyfriend whos finely home and were going to have the best senior year ever because we totally deserve it.
Okay, no need to bust out the pompoms.
The course in Vail is the best if youre talking scope and size, you just cant beat it.
Theyve got these double black diamond runs that are unreal.
Thats if youre into the like whole mondo resort theme, which Im not.
Uh huh.
Deer Valley is good, but they-theyve got this hate for snowboarders.
Now Im a pure net at heart, but every now and again you just want to jump on a board and get out there and just shred, yknow? I do.
I do.
I got to be near good powder.
Thats a big part of what drew me to Everwood here.
Do you realize that you live in the epicenter of all the greatest ski resorts in Colorado? I-I mapped it out.
Youre less than two hours away from six different spots all with the most amazing conditions.
But-but Los Angeles isnt all that far from Squaw Valley.
Im not that unfamiliar with Squaw.
Yeah, Im just so over L.
A.
Im just so burned out on the whole scene, yknow? People.
Traffic.
Its like we were talking about your dad.
Theres nobody like that out in Los Angeles.
Doctors arent making house calls unless its a silicone emergency.
And thats just not the way I want to spend the rest of my life.
I want to be around real people who are grounded who dont need to wear Kaballah bracelets in order to feel like theyre connected to something.
Im just ready to start the next chapter in my life.
Maybe meet a great woman to settle down with.
Start a family.
More coffee? Thank you.
Anyway, I know this all sounds a little crazy, but Oh, no, no.
Not at all.
No.
I certainly understand how the urban lifestyle can wear a man down.
Everwood would be a nice change for you.
- It would, right? - Yeah.
Now all I need to do is find a place to set up shop and Im in.
Is that so? So are you in the market for a piece of prime real estate? It doesnt even have to be prime.
So long as theres room to hang my skis and park my bike.
Well, you just might be in luck, Mr.
Hartman? Oh, please, call me Jake.
Jake, well I believe today may be a serendipitous opportunity for the both of us.
Yeah.
Excellent.
Yes.
So what do you think? I think that poor boys gonna faint when he sees you.
Really? Oh, I love you in that color.
You dont think the pink ones better.
No.
I still dont understand whats so important about this date.
You spent 10 days together in New York City what could be more romantic than that.
Yeah, but this is our first official date in Everwood.
I mean, this is the beginning of what could be the most important relationship I ever have, Mom.
Well, in that case, I think you probably need a new pair of shoes too.
Youre the best mom ever.
Oh my god, how weird is that? Look? What? Its like were always in the same place.
Isnt that fate or something? Well, it could be that theres only one main street in Everwood, but fates nice.
Im gonna call and say hi.
Cover me so he doesnt see my dress.
Well, maybe your number didnt come up.
Sometimes when I get one of those private calls I dont answer it either.
Dr.
Brown.
Mindy, I think we met once.
Madisons not here.
Are you guys moving? You shouldnt be here.
I know.
No you dont.
You dont get it.
She trusted you.
You were like a father to her.
I dont know if you know anything about Maddis family, but her dad took off when she was a kid and her moms kind of a religious zealot.
So as you could imagine how well she took the news about the pregnancy, which is why she came to you first.
I told her you wouldnt be the most objective person in the world but she defended you.
She said you were a good man.
She said you would help her.
I have tried to protect Madison from day one.
And Im going to continue doing that.
That is why Im here.
Thats not why youre here.
Youre here cause you want to know if she kept the baby or not.
Youre just trying to cover your ass and Im not gonna help you do it I told her to call Ephram.
I told her he deserved to know the truth about the pregnancy and about what kind of man his father really is.
Mindy? And I dont know if she did or not.
I just thought youd want to know.
Must be pretty bad, you barely even grazed your whipped cream.
Ill just take the check, Nin.
Hey, Dr.
Brown.
Can I talk to you for a minute? Nows not such a good time, Amy? Its about Ephram.
Whats the matter with Ephram? I dont know.
Do you know of anything that could be bothering him? Did something happen? What exactly is he doing? Its not what hes doing.
Its how hes being.
Hes all secretive and shut-off.
He acts like everythings fine but I can tell its just an act.
Ive know him too well.
Youre not getting any of this? Maybe.
A little.
What could be so big that we couldnt talk about it? We talk about everything.
Why dont you just ask him? It seems to be the only thing you can do right now, right? Or maybe I could just not bring it up and this whole thing will just disappear.
It happens sometimes, right? Sometimes.
Problem is things you try to bury have a way of digging themselves up again.
Naturally, all the floors in here are true hardwood.
Red oak, I believe.
Well, they look great.
Although, Im surprised you didnt upgrade to that Pergo laminate, its so easy to clean.
No.
No.
My father laid this floor with his own two hands back when Pergo was not an option.
Now, I-I do remember he considered carpeting at one point back in 1972 if I recall correctly.
He-he was feeling the need to modernize.
Luckily, I was able to talk him out of that nonsense or we might be standing on rust colored shag right about now.
Its a fantastic space.
Youve kept it up beautifully, I might add.
It might be due for a paint job.
Yeah, I was thinking that.
Of course, youll never be able to match this color exactly.
My-my father and I, we could never agree, you see.
He was loyal to ecru while I have always preferred eggshell.
A minute difference, of course, but a trained eye could always tell.
Anywho, I was prepared to yield to my fathers preference seeing as how I had only been a part of the practice for couldnt have been more than five years at that point.
But my father took great pride in being a man of compromise.
So he took me to the paint shop and had Lawrence there mix us up a batch of ecru- eggshell a winning combination, as Im sure youll agree.
Uh, like I said, it looks great.
Amazing.
All these years, it it really does look exactly the same.
Well, Im sold.
Sorry.
Its perfect.
I love it.
Where do I sign? Oh, right.
Perhaps, youd, uh, prefer to schedule an inspection before we do any formal signing.
I dont think thats necessary, its only a lease.
I trust you.
Thats-thats adorable.
But I really do thats for the best.
Uh, Ill call a few people, get some quotes and if you cant wait.
You cant wait.
I completely understand if you feel the need to take your business elsewhere.
Elsewhere, I just said I love it.
Right.
Right.
And thank you for stopping by.
Oh, there you are.
Ive been trying to reach you on your cell.
Ive got a lot of messages that I think we ought to go over before we What crawled up his butt? Good morning, Dr.
Abbott.
Mr.
McManus called he was wondering -if he could -Not now, Louise.
Are you okay? What the hell is this thing? Well, its-its ergonomic.
I took the liberty of replacing your old chair, which didnt seem to provide enough back support.
I-I thought youd appreciate it.
Appreciate it.
Do I look like I appreciate it? Not at the moment.
In fact, I dont appreciate any of the completely asinine changes you have made to my office.
I hate the magazines.
I hate the rugs.
I hate that thing you call a coffee maker and I hate fish.
Ill have you know that many of those fish were imported.
I went out of my way Who asked you to? I sure as hell didnt.
I didnt ask for any of this crap.
Well, forgive me for assuming that you might prefer a top of the line expresso machine to your five dollar garage sale Mr.
Coffeemaker.
And as for the rugs, oh well, there is only so much wood a man can take.
You can say that again.
What? Wha.
.
Oh, are you implying that Im wooden? Is that what youre saying? Wooden.
You are a two by four.
Well, I can see my attention to creating a positive work environment have been completely undervalued.
I apologize, Doctor, if I have made your office so unbearable.
I was merely trying to introduce some much needed efficiency into this barnyard you call a medical practice.
I WANT MY CHAIR BACK.
What? Hey, youve been in here all day.
I just want to make sure you were still alive.
You hiding from me or something? Its called practicing.
Its why you built this place.
Remember? Whats going on with you, Ephram? Youve had a major dose of attitude every since you got back here and I want to know why.
I dont have time for this.
Well, make time.
What is going on? You didnt say two words at dinner the other night.
Youre fighting with your sister.
Even Amy can tell youre upset with something.
Amy? You talked to Amy? Yes, of course, I talked to Amy.
I saw her at Mama Joys.
We talked for five minutes.
I cannot believe you.
How many times do we have to have this fight before you figure it out? I dont know.
I dont even know what were fighting about? I dont want you having conversations with my girlfriend behind my back.
I-I dont want you trying to fix things for me when Im not around because newsflash whenever you think youre fixing things, youre actually making things worse or didnt you figure that out yet? You keep it, Ephram, and Ill take this place back - in a heartbeat.
- Go ahead, take it back.
I never asked for it.
I never asked for any of it.
What is this? How did we get here? I thought you were done throwing tantrums.
I thought we were starting to communicate again.
Communicate? I dont see you communicating with me.
In fact, if anybodys been acting weird around here its you.
A-All the hugging.
T-The big studio.
Whats it all about? Its a little hypocritical, dont you think? You expect me to tell you everything Im thinking when you dont tell me dick.
I tell you what I think is necessary.
Well, so do I.
What do you want me to tell you? I dont know, but you obviously have something to say.
Well, I guess we all have secrets.
Hootie.
Hootie.
Working weekends are we now or, uh, did I miss that memo? Im simply here to feed Hootie.
Ill be leaving now.
Well, dont.
Please.
Im sorry, Harold.
I, uh, I had no right to blow up at you like that yesterday.
I just want you to know, it isnt really about you or Hootie.
Andy, despite what you may think, I was not trying to change this office primarily for my benefit.
If anything it was a poor attempt on my part to show my gratitude for everything youve done for me.
Theres nothing to be grateful for.
Were partners now.
My moose is your moose.
In fact thats why I came here this morning I wanted to get this hung before the Monday morning rush.
Thank you, Andy.
Its very thoughtful.
But? Oh, I had no idea how difficult it would be to give up my practice.
Ive-Ive been turning down offers on that space for the past two months each rationalization making more sense than the next.
But now Im finally understanding its me.
Are you having second thoughts about the partnership? Its not the autonomy I miss, not really.
That office across the street, its been in my family since 1948.
My father and I worked side by side in that Theres a lot of memories there.
Its-Its hard to let go.
Well, you Well, you dont let go of your memories, Harold.
They-they live inside of you.
You take them with you wherever you go.
Whether its moving to an office across the street or to another state entirely.
Trust me they hang on.
All that wisdom inside, and yet the beard remains.
I just dont get it.
Well, I propose we hang this sign and get back to whatevers left of our Saturday, shall we? Why dont you do that? I think Ill just, uh, camp out here for awhile.
Troubles at home? Have you, uh, ever kept a secret from your children, Harold, or even from Rose for that matter? Im certain I have.
What if the secret in question involved them, I mean, directly? Well, if it involved them, I dont see how Id been able to keep it a secret for very long not in my household? Why? Eight weeks ago, I told Madison to leave town.
After finding out that she was pregnant.
Ephram? I told her not to tell him.
I also told her that I would take care of whatever she needed as long as she needed it, but now I-I dont know where she is.
I dont know if shes had an abortion or if shes decided to keep the baby.
I dont even know if shes told Ephram about any of this.
So you have no idea how to find her? No.
But you think shes been in contact with Ephram? Maybe.
Im not sure.
I know hes been fighting with me.
Hes been fighting with Amy.
Oh my God, do you think that hes told Amy? I dont know, but its possible.
So I talked to your camp counselor today, Mr.
, uh, Polsen.
He said if you wanted we could go visit your horse.
Delia, come on.
You cant do this any more.
Do what? Yell at people for no good reason and then pretend you didnt.
Im sorry, I yelled at you, okay? I dont care that youre sorry.
You still did it and I didnt do anything to you.
I know.
Im going through some pretty big stuff lately, so So what? So have I.
And you never asked me about me.
Not once.
I said I was sorry.
Why are you giving me such a hard time? Because I waited for you too.
Im so happy you changed your mind, Hal.
I was a little worried for a minute there.
Got a little freaky-deaky on me, but now that Im back in this space, I feel such a strong positive energy.
I know this is going to be the best decision I ever made.
I cant thank you enough.
Oh, youre more than welcome.
Alright, there you go.
Signed sealed and delivered.
I enclosed a cashiers check for first and last months rent plus security deposit and the insurance riders in there too.
Excellent.
Well, Im sure youll have many happy years here, Jake.
I hope so.
Youre a tough act to follow.
Well, thats kind of you to say, but Im sure that your business will be booming in no time.
I, for one, am looking forward to having a sporting goods store here on Main Street.
Im sorry.
Or will you be specializing in, uh, ski equipment.
Either way I - I think theres been some kind of misunderstanding.
Im not opening up a sporting goods store.
Oh, youre not.
No.
Oh.
Im a doctor.
A GP.
This is going be my medical practice.
Your-your what? How-How could ? Youre - youre 12 years old.
Youre sweet.
Ive got a kick ass dermatologist back home, hes actually gonna swing by a couple of times this year.
I could get an appointment for you if you want.
No.
No.
No.
This is lunacy.
I-I specifically remember you saying all you needed was a-was a place to hang your skis.
That clearly implies.
Figure of speech.
Yknow, a place to hang your hat.
Gosh I really thought, that we I talked about this.
Im-Im sorry for any miscommunication, but in any event, its all right there in the lease.
Look, I should really get back to the house.
God only knows what kind of damage the movers have caused by now.
Ill see you later, Hal.
ITS HAROLD.
DOCTOR HAROLD ABBOTT.
Hey, Dr.
Abbott.
Is Amy home? Hey.
Ill be upstairs if anyone needs me.
You look nice.
Youre breaking up with me, arent you? What? Just get it over with.
Please.
Fast.
What is this? Just read it.
Its from Juilliard.
Its my evaluation from the summer program.
Basically I failed.
What? How can you fail piano? Ah, apparently there are many, many ways.
But youre an unbelievable player.
Ive heard you, Ive seen you.
Please.
Please.
Dont.
I-I mean, I know you mean well, but it just makes me feel worse.
So this is whats been bothering you? Yeah, thats it.
You should have just told me, Ephram.
I mean I know what youre going through, my report card last year was terrible.
Its not a report card, Amy.
This is my entire life my whole plan an-and its all falling apart.
My dad redid the garage so I could live up to my genius potential, but as it turns out Im not a genius.
Im-Im average.
If I want to be anything other than average, Im gonna have to practice my ass off everyday from now until winter when the auditions come up again.
So thats what youll do? Yeah, so thats what Ill do.
But, wh.
.
Where does that leave us? What do you mean? I mean you want to do all this stuff.
You, yknow, you want to go camping and go to Water World and do all these things that we should be able to do together since were this new happy couple, but I-I just cant do it all.
I-I cant-I cant help Bright pick out all his classes for ECC.
I cant be there for Delia.
I cant sit down to the Brady Bunch family dinners with Nina.
So you are breaking up with me.
No.
No.
I dont-I dont know.
I-I dont I I just I I I just need some more time to figure it all out.
I-I-I just need more time.
Okay.
Okay? Okay.
Take some time.
Figure it out.
Call me when you know what you want.
Ill be here.
For a while anyway.
/Tom, get your plane right on time.
/ / I know youve been eager to fly now.
/ / Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine/ / Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da/ /Like it shines on me/ /The only living boy in New York,/ /The only living boy in New York.
/ Script: Rosmary, Luis Srt: Juanfran