Once and Again (1999) s03e01 Episode Script

~ bufgelfly ~
Four, five, six
Be careful
what you wish for, they always say.
And I haven't been careful.
Which is pretty radical
considering what a chicken I've been
about most things in my life.
So how did I get so lucky?
How can there be no cream cheese?
- I went to the store yesterday.
- I said whites.
- And you got cream cheese?
- These splats are white.
I exist to buy cream cheese.
You intentionally
forgot to buy cream cheese.
Maliciously.
Jess? Upper easy or sunny side up?
I'm just gonna
make myself a bagel.
Zoe, what are your posters
doing in the hallway?
What am I supposed to do
if there's no room for them?
Zoe, what posters?
I asked if I could put
some of my posters on the wall.
And I asked if I could put mine
under her bed.
There's no room under mine.
I don't think that's so much to ask.
Jess?
But I've already got
all of my stuff under my bed,
and she has the
entire closet to store stuff.
Good morning,
we have achieved bagels.
But no cream cheese.
You always have cream cheese.
I gave her two drawers
in the dresser.
Two small ones on the bottom.
The ones you asked for.
Girls!
Geez, we'll talk about it later.
- What're you doing here so early?
- I couldn't sleep.
Fine.
She can have the whole room.
- You have no idea.
- What's up?
Well, I got a call
last night from a guy in Boston
who owns three bookstores.
He read about Booklover's,
and you won't believe this.
- He wants to license the name.
- To do what?
To do the same thing in his
bookstores, he's gonna pay me,
real money, for my ridiculous idea!
Go Judy!
That is so amazing!
Boy, I got out
just in time, didn't I?
You can come back
anytime you want.
- Rick, I gotta go.
- Oh, yeah. Jess!
Zoe, time for school!
Have you seen your brother
this morning?
- That's amusing.
- He usually comes down about noon.
Bye Zoe, "goodbye Mum".
Bye Grace, bye Jessie.
- Bye, Richard.
- Bye Judy.
Want five eggs?
Good gracious.
I thought you were sleeping.
- I was. Did everybody already?
- About a half an hour ago.
Great.
Hello.
Coop, this is Lily.
Lily, this is Coop.
You guys had late night rehearsing?
- It's not too bad.
- We crashed at four.
Ah, okay.
Dude, that's your stepmum?
My God.
What's wrong? Did somebody die?
Christie died?
Lily! There you are.
Just like that?
They're closing us down?
Just like that.
Only it's been coming for a year.
- But Graham said
- Graham?
Graham is the new CFO
of Feltspar Communications.
Christie
I'm so sorry.
It serves me right for thinking
I could do something
different and creative
and committed.
It's not your fault it didn't work.
Yeah, it is.
When you believe in something,
you make it work.
If somebody writes a bad article,
that's my fault because
I didn't hire the right person.
When the server goes down,
that's my fault,
because why didn't I arrange
for a backup?
When the financing disappears
It's my fault.
Because why didn't
I go anywhere in the world
to find somebody that could believe
in this as much as I did?
Here.
Don't worry about me.
I've gotten three calls
already this morning.
I'm not worried about you.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
I guess I have to think
about that now.
I'm sorry, Lily.
But I guess I can
tell you the truth now.
You weren't much
of an assistant, but
you made one hell
of an older sister.
So, you're sleeping with
your mother's boyfriend.
Yes, I am, Jerry.
Why are you wearing
a wedding dress?
'Cause I'm getting
married here today. To him.
And there ain't a damn thing
anybody can do about it!
See, this is a family
where the daughter is sleeping
with the mother's boyfriend.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
No matter how bumped out you are,
you can always find people
worse off than you.
You're bumped out?
How's the job search going?
My mum's freaking out.
"How many people have you called?"
"What will you do about school?
About the rest of your life?"
I guess she figured
summer was one thing,
but now it's september
I'm still looking for work, OK?
I haven't been goofing off
all the time.
We practiced until 3 am.
I guess it's just hard
for her to understand
that finding work
isn't your priority.
I guess.
How come you're home so early?
Well, it looks like I'm gonna be
looking for work myself.
You got fired?
The whole magazine got fired.
Sorry.
So much for my career
in new media.
- Potato chip?
- Sure.
he'll sneak in my bedroom,
and we'll be having sex all night
when she's in the next room!
I'm home! Who else is?
- He did not say that.
- Those are the words.
How can you understand anything?
Forget the words, just listen.
How can I not?
Mum?
Hi, Gracie.
What're you guys doing?
Listening to the new Vibe album.
Have you heard it?
Yeah.
I might join the Moody Blues.
He's not.
Mum, what're you doing home?
I got fired.
The Vibe.
I'm an expert.
How am I gonna get him off his ass?
You'll do it.
You're awfully philosophical
for someone who just lost your job.
Kinda weird, isn't it?
Maybe I'm getting more
mature in my old age.
I just figured it was denial.
Oh, yeah, that.
I could comfort you
with sensual administration.
How about you
if just jumped me instead?
No, no, no.
I don't hear anything, do you?
One, two, three.
Come in, Zoe!
I cannot sleep with a
computer screen in my face,
and you know that.
Zoe, honey
Jess, what's up?
Nothing's up,
I just have to finish my homework.
Zoe, Jessie is in 10th grade,
she has a lot of homework.
And I'm in 6th grade
and I need my sleep.
OK. I'll tell you what.
Jess, just for tonight,
can you please use this computer?
We'll figure this out tomorrow.
Yeah, I guess.
Zoe, come on.
I'm gonna get you settled down.
I wanna live at Mum's.
Sweetie, you're at Mum's
four nights a week as it is.
I don't like it here, Dad.
You're just gonna
have to give it a chance.
I'm sorry, Jess.
Eli, I need this,
this is my permission slip.
You don't wanna go
to that stupid field trip anyway.
How many times can you ride
that stupid submarine?
- I like the submarine.
- I wasn't scared.
That's because you're
scared of everything.
Oh, yeah.
Hey, quit messing around, OK?
Driving is very serious, OK? Stop!
Eli.
You know what?
That's Coop's jacket, OK?
Put it down.
Gee, I wouldn't wanna
hurt Coop's jacket.
Eli.
Shut up.
You guys OK?
What you are doing?
You stop like this,
with people who follow?
How I stop?
I'm sorry. There was a lady
in a wheelchair
Kids driving cause you all sorts
of problems. Look at my car!
Look, I have insurance.
Can't we just exchange
You know how much it
costs to fix a new car?
- Anybody injured?
- No, sir.
- Look at my car!
- You exchanged information?
First, he's weaving
all over the road
Then he stops just like this,
how am I supposed to know
Hey, calm down, hold on.
Have you been drinking?
Taking any medication?
Of course he hasn't!
Let me talk to him, OK?
I haven't. And I wasn't weaving
all over the road.
You have your license
and registration?
Yes, I do. Well, I have my license,
but this isn't my car.
It's my stepfather's car, sir.
The registration's in the
- ll just get it.
- Stop right there.
- Why don't you let me get it?
- But I know where it is.
Let me get it.
Step over there
and talk to my partner,
give him your name and information.
Go ahead, step over there.
Get your license and registration
and I'll talk to you in a minute.
Do you mind if I look in
the car for your registration?
No.
OK, wait here, don't move.
Sir, you just step back
this way, please.
Turn around.
Put your hands behind your back.
You're under arrest.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.
Jess.
There you are.
Dad, it was horrible.
They got no right
to search your car.
I'm so sorry, girls. Really.
Where's Eli?
Mum's already inside waiting.
Why don't you go?
Yeah. I'll go down and get 'em.
You guys
They said he's coming out.
I need to spend
a little time with him.
You can pick him up later.
No, we need to deal with this
right away. We can't be weak.
- They weren't even his drugs.
- We don't know that.
It's been four months
since he graduated.
He's lost, Rick, and we need to
help him or he's gonna get worse.
I know we have to help him.
But we all decided he could take the
summer off, and that would be OK.
What we decided's gotta change now.
He needs structure in his life.
A job, or school, or both.
I agree.
We need to be united.
It's gotta be different, Rick.
There's too much at stake.
Karen, can we just
not?
We don't have to go
to school now, do we?
- Yes.
- Mum, this has been traumatizing.
Why is Eli going with you?
Your dad will pick him up later.
We need to spend
a little time together.
Bye, sweetie.
I'm gonna go and pick
up my car from impound.
I'll come back and
pick you up after dinner.
OK.
- Eli.
- Mum.
You know,
things are gonna change now.
They weren't my drugs.
Are you telling that
you don't smoke pot?
It was Coop's coat.
That's not what I asked.
Do you understand that as a lawyer
I'm an officer of the court?
I can't knowingly
ignore illegal activity.
I can be made to testify against you,
even though you're my son.
Mum, it's pot, OK? I'm not a junkie
and I'm not a dealer.
Tell me, you haven't smoked pot?
Eli, do you understand that your dad
and I are worried about you?
That it's not about pot,
it's about your life?
I can take care of my life.
I'm not so sure you can.
What does that mean?
Some things have to change, Eli.
And I'm sorry.
Starting now, there's gonna be
structure in your life.
You decide.
Heavenstone Community or find a job.
Either one is fine.
But now, you're gonna do it.
We need to know where you are.
- Excuse me?
- And you'll be home by ten.
- I'm eighteen
- And you live in my house!
Look, after you get a job,
you can move out if you want to.
But until then, I am not about
to sit back and watch you
head down a path to destruction.
Now, one more thing.
And I'm sorry, Eli, but
No more music.
- Not right now, not until we
- What do you mean, no music?
What it sounds like.
No sessions, no gigs, no rehearsals.
Not until you put the rest
of your life together. Period.
Eli
Look.
I know what this sounds like.
But it's not a punishment, really.
We're your parents, we love you.
And this is the best way
we know how to show our love.
And you
You're just gonna
have to try to accept it.
How come you didn't get arrested?
Because the stuff
was in a boy's jacket.
Did Eli cry?
Zoe, he didn't cry.
They had no right
to search that car.
- That's not the point.
- It's unconstitutional.
How would you feel if some cop
didn't like your look
and searched your car?
- I don't have drugs in my car.
- Yeah, right.
And you're not black or a teenager,
so they wouldn't stop you.
It's called unlawful
search and seizure.
It's in the bill of rights.
Why didn't Eli just tell the police
that the drugs were Coop's?
And get Coop in trouble?
No, he just had to act
like he didn't know anything.
And of course
they didn't believe him.
Sarah Sounders smoked pot.
An eleven year-old? God.
Mum, eleven year-olds are
not smoking pot at Zoe's school.
Twelve year-olds, maybe, but
Shut up.
It's all around,
that's just the way it is.
If everyone around you was jumping
off a cliff, would you do the same?
Mum, pot doesn't kill you.
Are you saying you use it?
I don't know if I want
to answer that right now.
What do you mean?
Because it's very private.
If I said no, you'd think
I think it's wrong.
And I don't know
if I think it's wrong.
Frankly, I have to make
that decision, not you.
And if I said yes,
you'd just kill me.
Well, I haven't smoked pot.
Me neither.
Hey, we're in here.
Well, I'm starved.
Anything to eat?
I don't know
if I can have sex with you,
you raised a drug-addict.
And your daughter is his dealer.
One, two
Mum.
How's it going?
How do I know
which restaurant to call?
How about this?
Exactly.
I don't wanna be a waiter anyway.
What do you want?
I wanna play music.
But they won't let me.
How about a job
in the music business?
Like?
Like working in a guitar store.
Or for a music publisher.
Or a recording studio.
Recording studio?
They must need some
young people to exploit.
Recording studio. Yeah, OK.
If I need your car later,
can I borrow it?
If you do my errands for me.
I can take you
anywhere you need to go.
Thank you.
How did it go?
Well
I filled out a form
and she said they'd call me.
Did she say how many
other applicants there are?
No, she was too busy looking
at me like I was a snail.
They teach that at reception school.
When are they deciding?
Was I supposed to ask that?
Come with me.
Where?
Just come with me.
Hi, guys.
What's the name of your band?
Planet Suicide.
Oh, I saw you guys!
Didn't you play at Ground Zero?
Yeah. Last month.
You were amazing.
Thanks.
We sucked.
You saw them play at Ground Zero?
Absolutely. They were totally edgy.
That last song
"Eat my heart out"?
That was amazing.
- That didn't suck.
- Yeah, it sucked alright.
'Cause you sucked.
I always suck.
Stop flirting,
grab your sucky drumkit.
Here, let me help.
Let me help you out.
Watch out for the
Yes, I got it.
He's very helpful.
Look at him, he is.
What's your name?
Lily.
I'm Pedro.
Hi, Pedro.
OK, soup is out.
I could make pasta. Jess?
Pasta's OK.
I have pasta all the time.
There's nothing in this whole house
that you both will eat?
I have too much homework anyway.
Jess.
Hey, Lily got me a job.
No, I didn't get him a job.
He got himself a job.
What? Do tell!
"Your band is so edgy!"
- Shut up.
- She's like a total liar.
Just helping the situation along.
I couldn't believe it, I swear.
What are you talking about?
Mum got Eli a job.
They won't even talk to me.
So first, she's all over them,
just to get us to the front door.
- Band guys?
- They were very sweet.
They ask her
for her phone number.
So she starts talking to
the manager for about an hour
about this band she used to be in.
OK, so I went out with a guy
who played in a band, that counts.
Wait a minute,
you never told me about band guy.
She's talking about me
like I'm God or something.
Oh, yeah, sure.
He thinks I work for them.
And she's like
"no, why don't you hire him?"
Hey, Mum.
Yeah, Eli got a job.
Yeah, sure, hang on.
Eli, Mum wants to talk to you.
Hey, Mum.
What does Jessie mean,
you got a job?
I got a job, you don't have
to worry about me anymore.
What kind of job?
Mum, it's a job. It pays.
Eli, what kind of job?
It's in a recording studio.
But it's a perfectly good job.
You got a job in a recording studio
after we talked about music?
Eli
Whose idea was this?
Actually, it was Lily's.
Eli, I'm a defense attorney.
It's my job to believe
what the client tells me.
So I'll believe
this pot wasn't yours.
- It wasn't.
- Then I believe you.
But a judge won't.
Now, this amount of pot is
a class B misdemeanour in Illinois,
which carries a
maximum of six months.
But I'm presuming this
is your first offence, yes?
OK, good.
We can most certainly get
into a drug diversion programme.
You stay clean for two years,
and we can get the all case SOL.
Stricken Off Leave.
It means basically off your record.
Unless there's a second offence.
What happens then?
You go to jail.
And Eli, you do not wanna go to jail.
Yeah, I know.
OK, any questions?
Alright.
Well you'll have your
hearing in about four weeks,
we'll get you in a nice suit,
a nice job I hope,
or in a graduate program
in particle physics at Northwestern.
And we'll get you out of this.
Thank you.
Just watch who drops
what in your car next time.
Yeah, don't worry about it.
I just wanted to say that
I'll make this up to you guys.
E, make it up to yourself.
We're gonna have
to talk about this job.
You heard her, appearances count.
The music business is perceived
as filled with drugs.
- That's ridiculous.
- Excuse me, you're not a lawyer.
I stand before these judges three
times a week, I know how they think.
What do you want me to do?
You're gonna have to
at least look for another job.
No, you're gonna have
to find another job.
There must be plenty that don't put you
squarely on the path of temptation.
They weren't my drugs!
So you didn't use them?
Let me try to understand this.
He has to be up every morning
at 8 o'clock and on the phone by 9?
Yeah, and he has to make five phone
calls before he can take a break.
And you expect him to do it?
How are you gonna know he's
doing it when you're at your office?
Well, I guess you make sure he does.
Even though you and your
wife didn't ask me my opinion?
You are my wife.
But she's his mum, she's
freaked out. You'd be freaked out.
I wouldn't treat my child
like he's already doing time.
Making phone calls is not jail.
Have you ever watched him
make one of these phone calls?
Do you know how hard it is for him?
Have either of you given him
any guidance or help or reassurance
how to face all these mean
people on the other end of the line?
He's terrified, Rick.
You're making too big a deal of it.
Why, because I see
who he actually is?
You're saying I don't?
I don't see who my son is?
I don't know! I'm sorry.
Maybe you're both too close to it.
Lily. I beg you, please.
Let this be between Karen and me.
I don't know how I feel about
having to enforce this regime
when I don't agree with it.
I could just shoot myself now.
You should've married
some submissive little girl
who would do whatever you say
and not give you a hard time.
I thought that's who I was marrying.
I am the boss around here,
don't you forget it.
You're not the boss of me.
- Oh, yeah?
- I'm bigger than you are.
Thought I'd see how
the condemned is holding up.
Did your parents ever
ride you like this before?
Kind of. I just figured after
high school, I'd be out of danger.
Serves you right for
not going away to school.
I guess you could still
go away if you wanted to.
I'd have to get in somewhere,
unfortunately.
I like having you here anyway.
Thanks.
Hey, Grace.
I never got to thank you
for sticking up for me with the cop.
No problem.
It was cool.
- Zoe, get out of my desk!
- I know it's in here somewhere!
- What are you talking about?
- What did you do with it?
- Great.
- After you.
Where is my spiral notebook?
I gave it to you!
And I gave it back, like I said!
- No, you didn't!
- Yes, I did!
You stupid little baby,
I gave the damn notebook back!
Do you not understand english?
Will you just shut up
and leave me alone!
Mom, can I have the orange juice?
OK, that's enough.
We're gonna sit with Rick
tonight and figure this all out.
Good morning, all girls.
How's everyone this morning?
Excuse me?
We're all just wonderful.
How are you?
I'm pretty wonderful myself.
You hear from the bank?
I always hear from the bank.
You don't have a hundred
thousand lying around, do you?
Jake.
It will work out, it always does.
They're taking it over?
Hey, there's the daddy I know.
Let's get out of here. Please.
Why don't you go round
up the twisted sisters?
Zoe, Jessie!
You were telling me
the bank was taking it over.
I figure I have another
month before the ax falls.
American Plumber.
Waterlife.
It's waterlife.
A plancton magazine?
These people are making
a magazine about jellyfish?
They are jellyfish.
They have the brains
of a small mollusc.
What about jellyfish?
Nothing.
Just reading about all these weird
magazines people apparently buy.
Is any of them hiring?
No, I'm narrowing down a list.
Sure, sure.
Deciding who to call.
You chicken,
and I can't believe it.
Who are you to talk?
What progress have you made?
I don't know.
Every job looks totally boring.
Except the recording studio.
I can't believe she's taking
the stupid stand on this.
What is your dad saying?
He always takes her side.
What do you think would
happen if I actually took the job?
- I don't know.
- She'd probably kill me.
You're kinda bigger than she is.
What would you do?
Oh, no. I don't wanna go there.
- Come on. Why not?
- Because she's your mother, I'm not.
You're my stepmother.
Eli, don't put me in the middle.
If you were my mother, you
You know, I don't think it would
matter if I were your mother or not.
Finally you'd have
to make your own decisions.
That's what being a parent is about.
You want your child to
grow up and think for himself.
Right?
Yes, I don't know how
to help you and I'm so sorry.
Just to tell you that
you have to be patient.
I don't see why I can't
just sleep here with you.
You're lonely anyway.
Because your dad and
I have a legal agreement.
And in short of an emergency,
I just can't change that.
I thought we had
an understanding.
That's an interesting term.
No music until you have a job.
I have a job.
You found a job?
I already had a job. I told you.
The recording studio?
Mum, it's a real job. A real place.
- We talked about this.
- No, you talked about this.
Sorry, but I have my own opinions.
Can you understand
that the decisions you make now
will have an effect on your future?
Yes, my future.
Not the future that
you want me to have.
Come on, when Dad was 20,
he joined the merchant marine.
For a month! He hated it!
Yes, but that was his decision.
When Lily was 19, she left school
to hitch-hike around Europe.
Eli. Lily was very nice
to help you find this job.
But she had no idea what
your dad and I had talked about.
Well, she knows now.
And she thinks I'm right.
I'm sorry.
I'll try to succomb to the influences
of the evil world of music.
Bye, Mum.
Honey, would you ask your dad
to come out for a second?
Just a second,
I wanna ask him something.
Sure.
- What's up?
- Did you know he took the job?
No.
Well, he did.
Because Lily told him to.
That's ridiculous.
Maybe you need to ask her.
Karen, Lily wouldn't tell him
to do that
without talking to me about it.
Obviously, this is a very
uncomfortable situation.
But I've been thinking.
For the time being,
Eli should stay with me full-time.
- What're you talking about?
- He needs supervision, Rick.
And you don't think
he's getting any here?
Karen, I totally resent that.
This isn't about
what you resent, this is
Hi Karen, how're you doing?
I'm fine, thank you.
OK, well, I just wanted to say hello.
Lily?
Can I ask you
Did you tell Eli
Did you advise Eli to take
the job at the music studio?
No, I didn't, actually.
Because he told me that
you told him to take the job.
I told him that eventually he'll
have to make his own decisions.
I have a feeling that
he interpreted that as
I don't know,
a permission to take the job.
But that's not what you're saying.
Are you asking if I thought
he should take the job?
His father and I decided
that he shouldn't.
I know.
Then I'm confused
why you would say that.
That eventually he'll
have to make his own decisions?
It's true, isn't it?
We're talking about a
boy who's looking for any way
to avoid facing his responsibilities.
Just seems to me he's also a boy
who has a very real passion
for something.
Look.
This is complicated.
I understand your
wanting to help him.
But I think under the circumstances,
another adult's voice
is gonna confuse him further.
You want me
to keep my mouth shut?
What? No.
You want me to leave this to you
and Rick because you're his parents.
Well I guess since you put
it that way, for the moment, yes.
Then consider it shut.
You can't go back to Mum's.
Think it's my decision?
I'm serious, Eli.
You can't leave me here by myself.
- You have Dad, idiot.
- He's no help.
It's strange here, Eli,
you know that.
Jess, you understand
what I'm up against, right now?
Take the money from the new job
and get your own appartment.
Fine.
Just don't have the money yet.
Besides
How would that help you?
Can we talk about this for a minute?
A minute? Is that
how long you think it'll take?
You know that's not what I meant.
I promised the girls we'd talk to them
about their problem.
I would if I joined an ashram.
Jessie stays here with you.
What are we gonna do
with you two?
Who wants to go first?
Jess?
We can talk about this,
but I don't think there's a solution.
That's optimistic.
What about you, Zoe?
I think there's a solution.
Is Eli really moving back
to his mum's?
I don't know,
we're still thinking about it.
For a little while,
he is moving, yes.
Then why doesn't Jessie move up
to the attic while he's gone?
Fine.
Can't.
You look like you're about
to burst into flames.
It's wrong,
and you know it's wrong.
Lily
I don't know much of anything
right now, to tell the truth.
You don't know your son.
I don't know if this is a real
emergency in his life.
Maybe it is,
maybe we have to treat it as such.
Do you think it's good or bad for Eli
to move to his mother's right now?
It's complicated either way.
Do you think it's a good
or bad idea for Eli
to wake up every morning and have
his mother map out his day?
- She's not doing that.
- Tell him where to go,
- who to talk to
- You're being ridiculous.
It's wrong, Rick.
It's wrong for Eli.
Yes, he needs limits, but she wants
to treat him like he's five.
- He's acting like he's five.
- No.
He's acting like a scared
eighteen year-old
who needs some help and guidance,
who should follow his passion.
- He doesn't need a jailer.
- He almost went to jail!
You're Eli, Rick.
You're living in that house with
all these rules, tell me how you feel.
I didn't get busted for dope.
No, you just drank yourself silly.
What are you saying to me?
You know exactly what I'm saying
but you don't wanna admit it,
because if you did,
you'd have to stand up to her.
Excuse me, I divorced her.
She is his mother, Rick,
but she's wrong.
And I am his stepmother.
And I don't know what that means.
I don't know what the relation
is supposed to be like,
and I may be messing it up.
But I will not keep my mouth shut
to spare you and her
a little discomfort,
because there is too much
at stake for that boy.
I despise you.
You're welcome.
Alright.
Stay here for a minute, will you?
I gotta talk to your mum.
Karen.
Listen, I've decided Eli should
be allowed to take the job.
I can't believe this.
Living arrangements
should stay the same.
I hope you understand it's
This comes from Lily.
- No, it does not.
- Come on, Rick.
I'm sorry if this puts you
in the middle, but I'm his mother.
And I am his father
and this is what I believe.
You didn't believe it
until she said it.
We have made every decisions
regarding these kids mutually,
and we're gonna do that now.
No, now apparently it's a democracy
and I'm outvoted 2 to 1.
Don't "Karen" me!
This is my son!
He is our son! Our son!
The custody stays the same.
If you wanna
take that to court,
then take it to court.
It isn't about court, Rick.
He's eighteen.
But he is still my baby.
And he's falling off a cliff,
and there's gonna be
nobody there to catch him.
Are you saying that I'm not
gonna be there to catch him?
Karen?
Look he's gonna be fine.
Really.
He's going to be just fine.
Sorry to interrupt this summet meeting,
but I really have to use the
Eli.
Your dad and I have decided to keep
the living arrangements
the way they've been.
OK.
Do I stay at Lily's house
tonight, or here?
No, why don't you stay here tonight?
With Mum?
Sure.
Come on, I'll take you to a movie.
What movie are you
gonna take me to?
I'm sure I'll find
something you hate.
Why can't she and Eli
just stay in the attic?
Zoe, they're not gonna do that.
They'd probably be
happier that way.
- Hey, Jess.
- Hi, Grace.
We should continue this conversation
about living conditions in this house.
Alright. Eli and I
are gonna fix up the garage.
And Eli's gonna move in there.
- Really?
- That's a good idea.
- Thanks, Mum.
- It was Rick's idea.
Alright you kids, not waiting
anymore. Let's go!
Wait, did you know that you were
moving into the garage?
Yes, it was my idea.
Let's go.
Thanks.
Anytime.