Chesapeake Shores (2016) s03e06 Episode Script
Here and There
1 NARRATOR: Previously on Chesapeake Shores: JESS: David and I are over.
- It's not necessarily over.
- It is.
I'm not Martin.
Sending in your manuscript was a mistake.
KEVIN: You know what, I do.
- I love you.
- I love you.
It's great what you two are doing.
My parents still go out on dates too.
I don't know if you're still in the market for a cook.
I'd like to submit my application.
- Do you have references? - Just one.
I missed her more than anything.
[JESS SQUEALS.]
[.]
You gonna open that? I don't know.
Think I should? You went to all the trouble to bring it in.
It might be wise.
By consolidating eight scripts into seven I now only have to eliminate six more.
And my brain is mush.
On top of that, Seven-Draft Simon and I are hosting an authors' series.
Which means we are spending time together.
I don't know what that means.
If anybody wants to make me feel better, now would be a good time.
- Seven drafts is better than eight? - Wrong words.
Okay.
Hey, Gran, breakfast is fantastic.
I didn't do any baking today, because today is my flower face-off with the beloved Dorothy McNamara.
- You said "beloved" again.
- Oh, indeed I did.
And I meant every word.
But I did nothing with the breakfast.
Two fairies made this beautiful breakfast.
- What? - MEGAN: Morning.
- ABBY: You two made this? - Yeah.
- Mimi teach you how to make those? - No, but they look fantastic.
Dad's new girlfriend, Terri, did.
- Dad has a new girlfriend? - She's a really good cook.
And she's really fun.
And she has a daughter.
When did Dad start dating ? I ran out of food at my place.
Wow.
It smells delicious in here, Gran.
I had nothing to do with it.
And I need a ride to my flower show because I have to hold my beautiful flower entry.
Sorry, Gran, I can't.
I have so much research to do for this case we're litigating in Baltimore.
Give me 20 minutes, and I'll be ready.
Wha ? Did I just say yes? I thought I said no.
- That would be a "yes.
" - Oh.
Kevin, can you ? No, I'm doing a rotation in Chesapeake, so I can't.
- Mom? - Oh, no.
Mick, we're gonna talk about the mayor's assistant.
Kate Pragnell.
Right.
So Denver, San Jose and NYFD, New York's bravest.
At least you're getting closer to home.
Yeah, just not quite close enough.
- Wow.
This looks like a killer breakfast.
- ABBY: Oh! - Trace! - Trace, you're back.
MICK: How are you, man? TRACE: I missed you girls.
Ooh.
[.]
- When did you get back? - Late last night.
- Want some breakfast? The girls made it.
- Yes.
Definitely Plane ticket already paid I'm gone But I don't mean nothing I'm close even though I'm far away That's how I remember you Stuck here on the red-eye special I can't wait to see you again So don't think of me I've been around Just listen for the sweet, sweet sound Of the taxi pulling up the driveway I'm coming home soon I'm coming home soon Doo-da, da-da-da Da-da-da-da Doo-da, da-da-da Da-da-da Doo-da, da-da-da ê [.]
- DAVID: You have the coffee? - Made and poured.
- And the quiches are ? - In the oven.
Here you go.
- And the ? - Croissants ready in Ding.
Are you okay? It's great to have you back.
I'm not doing anything.
I'm following you.
I can't help.
Right.
Sorry.
I got used to doing everything on my own when you were gone.
I - You're doing great.
- Really? Thanks.
Here you go.
We can go back to the way things were, when you did everything.
I wouldn't want that.
Good.
I was about to tell you how I'm amazing, capable and doing everything.
[LAUGHS.]
Jess.
Right.
Sorry.
Um Why don't we divide responsibilities and share chores ? Would you like to go on a date with me to a restaurant? [.]
Like a real date? Yeah.
Are you annoyed Wes is involved with someone new or that he didn't tell you? You didn't go out of your way to let him know we were back together.
Okay, well, it is different with us because we have history.
I don't know anything about her.
Wes still had to come to terms that I'd be spending time with his daughters.
I know you probably think I'm overreacting but I just need to vent a little bit before I meet Wes' new girlfriend.
- You already called Wes? - Yeah.
I invited him and Terri to come out tonight.
I was hoping you could be there.
[CHUCKLES.]
As much as I would love to meet Terri I have a recording session in Baltimore this afternoon.
But I'll see you later.
I booked a last-minute gig.
Encore performance for two sisters, Return of the Snipes.
- Good luck.
They're a tough audience.
- You too.
- Let me know how it goes.
- I will.
Bye.
- I'll see you tonight.
- Yeah.
[SIGHS.]
[.]
[CHATTERING.]
Oh, that's nice.
Oh, this will be good.
Oh.
Oh, well.
If it isn't Nell O'Brien.
Oh-ho-ho.
And the beloved Dorothy McNamara.
Well, I can't even begin to describe how it makes me feel to see you again.
I bet you can't.
- [LAUGHS.]
- Your display is lovely.
[LAUGHS.]
- I'm sure that yours will be lovely also.
- Oh, well, I do try.
My late husband was always so proud of the way I kept our gardens - and the trophies I won here.
- Uh-huh.
You must've had trouble finding somewhere for your second-place ribbons.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CHUCKLES.]
Ah The things I do for you, Gran.
I have a law degree from NYU.
I called in to work and told them I'm gonna be late because I'm a spy.
Stop complaining and show me what she brought.
- You could've done this for yourself.
- What? And give her the satisfaction? - Oh, no.
No, no.
Never.
- Oh, hi.
- Oh.
Okay.
- I did some reconnaissance.
She's got delphinium, purple veronica.
There's nothing out of the ordinary here, except [GASPS.]
A grown man doing espionage for his grandma? Connor.
Why did you become a lawyer? I'm here to fight for truth, justice and the American way.
Good.
Because how if I told you that Miss Dorothy McNamara that she is a A cheat.
- Shh.
- Well, now how would that make you feel? Neither true, just nor American.
Good.
Because you're gonna help me fight for all three.
[.]
I think it's a mistake your school's allowing you to do a rotation in Chesapeake.
Why? Because there can be some negatives.
- Didn't the doctor clear you for full duty? - Yeah.
Clean bill of health.
I'm saying there's some negatives for you.
Lot of maintenance this week.
You'll be doing medical inventory on the trucks.
- It's okay.
- And trainees always cook.
So don't make your signature mac and cheese and meatballs.
I wasn't.
I learned how to make this fancy quiche thing at Jess' inn.
- Quiche thing? Wow.
- Yeah.
- Wait, what are the negatives? - You're gonna have to work with me.
That does sound horrible.
- I can be exacting when it comes to rules.
- I'm going to be able to figure it out.
- That's not the worst of it.
- MAN: Hey, hey.
- MEN: O'Brien! - Whoo! Welcome back.
- MAN: [CHUCKLES.]
- Yeah.
BREE: "For all their swinging and swaying their tired feet never left the ground.
" [CROWD APPLAUDING.]
Thank you, Bree.
That was lovely.
Simon, any thoughts? Honestly, I think that's some of Bree's very best work.
Thank you.
So, Bree, what prompted your move back to Chesapeake Shores from Chicago? Um, a number of reasons, really.
But, um, I had a story to tell.
- And Chicago just wasn't the place.
- Mm-hm.
And, oh, Simon? You are also pivoting from your Caroline novels with Dublin's Last Sunset.
- Could we hear an excerpt? - BREE: Ooh.
My pleasure.
This is our harrowed lovers' first parting in wartime Dublin.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
"He stood on the curb.
[IN IRISH ACCENT.]
'I'm not Brandon,' he said.
'I don't know Brandon.
If I was to meet Brandon '" "Brandon"? Excuse me? [.]
Oh, uh, I'm so sorry.
Uh It's You said "Brandon," like Martin Brandon? Like, the "if you were to meet him, you would hate him" Brandon? - [IN NORMAL VOICE.]
Yes, but - You said those exact words.
Right, but Brandon is my Brandon, my fictional Brandon.
Well, you substituted "Brandon" for "Martin," - which doesn't make fiction.
- Art imitates life.
- Okay, but that is not art.
- Is the name Brandon or Martin? - Brandon.
- Martin.
[CROWD CHUCKLING.]
MEGAN: Connor mentioned you've been spending time together.
MICK: A little bit, yeah.
That's unusual and pretty great.
Yeah, well, things change.
Mm-hm.
They do.
I am finally feeling all settled in my new house and my new job.
Oh, good.
How's it going with the kids? It's getting better.
Well, mostly.
"Getting better mostly" to the O'Briens is pretty good.
[CHUCKLES.]
You got a point.
When Jess was in high school, she wouldn't speak to me for a month because I hadn't noticed she cut her hair.
- Sure that was the only reason? - Probably not.
Things were so crazy, I don't think even she knew why.
- So, Mick - Hmm? is this a date? I don't know.
[.]
- Hey, Trace.
- Hey.
- I didn't know you played golf.
- I don't.
And I don't fish, bowl and assuming that mat there is for yoga, do that either.
[TRACE CHUCKLES.]
Mom asked me to stop by on my way to Baltimore.
She's, uh, afraid you're getting cold feet about selling the bank and finally retiring.
Trace, I built this business from the ground up, 43 years.
If I'm not running this bank, then who am I? Oh, I don't know.
Maybe a husband, a father.
A yogi.
- Very funny.
- [LAUGHS.]
But, Trace I was always there for you and your mother.
Anything you needed, this job made it possible.
You might have been there financially.
But you weren't always there emotionally.
- I needed a father, not a banker.
- Trace, this is who I am.
You don't have a family of your own yet, so you wouldn't understand.
It's not as easy as you think.
Well, I know Mom misses you.
I'll see you.
See you, son.
[.]
- You seem worried.
- I'm not worried.
I know worried, and you are worried.
- Is that why you're here? - Partially.
I don't really need David anymore.
As a boyfriend? No, as a cook, a chef, launderer, handyman.
[.]
CARRIE & CAITLYN: Dad.
Terri.
Hey, you guys.
What's going on, huh? - JESS: Oh.
- WES: Hey.
It's good to see you.
Muah.
Muah.
- I'm gonna go.
- No, please don't.
Nope.
You have fun with Mary Poppins.
I got a date with David.
See you.
- Hi.
- WES: What has been going on, huh? - You having fun? - CAITLYN: Yeah.
WES: Good.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- ABBY: Hi.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
[.]
Tambourines and maracas to catch snipes.
Nice touch.
- Never taken your kids snipe hunting? - JOHN: Not yet.
My kids are too little.
They'd would just start crying.
It's all about Freddie the Fish at our house.
- I'm gonna go check on those tracks.
- TRACE: Sounds good.
Thanks.
I can't believe I'm listening to the two of you talk about putting kids to bed.
- I can tell you a Freddie the Fish story.
- Pass.
What? That was funny.
You good? Yeah, yeah.
I just, uh I had a little thing with my dad earlier.
You and your old man have always had a complicated relationship.
I thought we were past it, but I guess we still have a few things to work out.
Hey, guys.
Sorry, but our computers just crashed and wiped out everything.
- We're gonna have to rerecord.
- LEIGH: What? TRACE: Can't we can reschedule? Maybe tomorrow? I'm off to California in the morning.
Mark Hall needs these tracks.
Guys, I gotta go.
I promised Abby's kids I'd see them tonight.
Trace, I don't think we have that choice, do we? All right.
Just, uh, let me make a call.
[SIGHS.]
Hey, Abby.
Looks like we're not gonna get out of here for a while.
Can you let the girls know I can't make it? Yeah, I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.
Sorry.
TERRI: Oh, um, ahem Your daughters, Abby, they're so smart.
They're really sweet and giving.
And they made Wes and me these amazing pancakes.
- Would you like one? - No.
Thank you.
I'd love your recipe.
Oh, uh, it's my mother's, probably.
But I'm sure she would love to give it to you.
Um Considering you work in Baltimore I can't imagine how tough it must be going back and forth.
Yeah, yeah, it is.
It is.
[LAUGHS.]
But you know what, it reminds me of this great quote that I read.
Um Have you heard of the Ms.
Marvel blog? [CHUCKLES.]
Wes, you don't understand.
It's a great blog.
All of my friends read it.
Every Anyways.
How does it go? Um "You put in the time.
You put in the hours.
You tend to the garden, and you always get flowers.
" - I think Terri knows that one too.
- Stop.
So, um, how long have you two known each other? We started dating just over six months ago.
Yeah.
We didn't want to complicate things until we were a couple.
So when Carrie and Caitlyn were with their dad, I stayed away.
CAITLYN: Terri, come see our fairy garden! Oh, excuse me.
I'll be right back.
The coffee is delicious.
Thank you, Abby.
[.]
- Well, she she seems nice.
- And just so you know, she's not a felon.
- Good.
- She runs a large blog from home.
Wow, that's cool.
I love blogs.
What's it called? Actually Terri is Ms.
Marvel.
- What? - [CHUCKLES.]
- Yeah.
- What? Yeah.
TERRI: What is this? - This is our fairy garden.
- TERRI: My goodness.
That's That's great.
And, uh I love her.
And I hope you like her too.
Because I'm gonna ask her to marry me.
Wow.
Wes, that's [.]
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Congratulations.
That's just So great.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES.]
Sorry.
[KEYPAD CLICKING.]
Ugh.
The Met just keeps asking me to curate this show for a hot, new young artist.
- I thought you were done curating? - I am.
- They just want me to do this one.
- You gonna do it? - I don't know.
- It would mean going to New York.
Yeah.
Sounds like a wonderful opportunity.
- Not trying to convince me, are you? - No, I just think it sounds interesting.
- Hmm.
It sounds like you are.
- Why would I do that? Because maybe I'd move back to New York.
Heh.
Megan, I'm the one who brought you here.
But you didn't intend for me to stay, did you? I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have said that.
I know you didn't mean that.
I, uh - Maybe I misunderstood.
- I think maybe you did.
- So how's the Trust development going? - Great.
Really great.
[CELL PHONE RINGS.]
- Hey, honey.
- ABBY: Hi, Dad.
I just wanted to let you know that I just offered to host a dinner tomorrow night for Wes and Terri and her daughter.
Okay.
And, um Wes is also getting engaged.
Wow.
- Are you okay with that? - Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just, uh processing.
But we will talk later.
- Wes is getting engaged.
- What? I'll tell your mother.
She'll probably wanna start cooking today.
Thank you.
Bye.
[.]
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE.]
[GIRLS GIGGLING.]
[.]
NELL: She's gone.
Look, Gran, no offense, but why does this matter? You've lost to Dorothy for, what, 15 years now? Well, I don't mind losing to Dorothy McNamara.
But I don't like losing to a cheat.
Rule 23-A says that all flowers and fauna has to be come from within the boundaries of Maryland.
Stop.
Oh, Connor, there it is.
The coast is clear.
Here.
NELL: Oh "The Middlemist camellia.
" There's only two.
One in New Zealand.
And the other is in a greenhouse in Britain.
- Do you know what this means? - I do.
I'm gonna call the police and have her arrested.
Dorothy will spend the rest of her days gardening in Alcatraz.
You don't take any of this seriously, do you? Gran, I am insulted.
The fate of the free world hinges on what happens here today.
Remember when you were only 8 years old? And you were so sick with the flu.
You looked up at me and said: "Gran, you'll always be there for me, won't you?" And I'll always be there for you.
" - And I said, "Do you mean it?" - "Do you mean it?" - And you said - Fine.
What do you want me to do? [CONNOR CHUCKLES.]
And I really wasn't thinking.
I just was very upset with your parents.
And I wanted to speak my mind, so I did.
It was great.
After I went back inside Alexandra was talking to them.
And when I found out what happened, I joined in.
You did? - I'm so sorry for what happened.
- No, it's okay.
You know, I think that they might have been sorry too.
Might be? They didn't deny that they were wrong which is about as close as it gets with my parents.
Were they upset when you left? I don't know.
They told Alexandra that she's running the company now.
And then, um before I said goodbye, I made them dinner, this six-course meal.
I pulled out all the stops.
And? And my dad got up.
And he walked away from the table.
And he didn't say a word.
I'm sorry.
- TRACE: How'd it go with Wes and Terri? - Uh, heh.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, uh have you heard me talk about Ms.
Marvel? Yeah, I think so.
It's like a cooking blog, right? Close.
It's about, uh, being the perfect single parent.
Okay.
Well, it turns out that Ms.
Marvel is Terri Ingram.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, and she's even more perfect in person.
And Wes is going to propose.
Wow.
I missed all that? Well, that had to be tough.
I'm sorry I wasn't there.
Yeah, it was.
But, uh, Terri is great, and the girls like her, so And that's what's most important, right? Right.
Come here.
[ABBY SIGHS.]
Hey.
Thanks for coming in so early, Mick.
I was hoping to get these loan documents signed and ready.
No problem.
So, um, how's your dad doing with the selling of the bank? I think he'll be okay.
He might take up yoga.
- That's something I'd like to see.
- [LAUGHS.]
Or maybe not.
He's a good man, your dad.
He spent more than half his life building up that bank.
That's quite an accomplishment.
Yeah, it is.
Yeah, but after 43 years - what's left to accomplish? - [CHUCKLES.]
I've asked myself that same question many times.
- Hey, Mick.
- Hmm? You ever regret missing stuff when your kids were growing up? Oh, yeah, all the time.
I used to tell myself that I needed to be away working building, being a provider.
And now? Now I realize that the measure of a man's success is not what he has but who he has to truly share it with.
You know, Mick, I like our little talks.
e Me too.
- There you go.
- I'll sign.
[LAUGHING.]
- CARRIE: Watch this.
- CAITLYN: [LAUGHS.]
- CARRIE: Look at me.
- ABBY: Whoo! Good job.
Hey, Mom, watch this.
I got a new twist on my handstand.
Ooh, that's good.
- I'm still working on it.
- ABBY: You'll get it.
I have no doubt.
- Terri's nice, isn't she? - Yeah, she likes to sing Beatles songs.
Wow.
What do you, um, think of her with Dad? It's okay.
- Dad already asked us that.
- What's that? If we were okay with him marrying Terri.
Oh.
Uh, what did you say? CARRIE: Sure.
Watch this.
Three, two, one.
Split.
Ta-da! ABBY: Whoa.
[ALL LAUGH.]
- That's really good.
[CHUCKLES.]
- CARRIE: [LAUGHS.]
I didn't write actual conversations replacing "Martin" with "Brandon.
" The fact is, the conversation didn't belong to you.
But it was our conversation.
I have 50 percent custody.
Okay, I have a question for you.
Your family members that read your book, they recognize themselves? - A few.
- Then what's the difference? Well I mean, Bree, we all write what we know.
That's what we do.
I turned you into a painter in Ireland and you turned me into Wallace a marine biologist with a flounder obsession.
It's my favorite fish.
Well, that is sweet.
But in real life, I happen to be terribly allergic to seafood of all varieties.
- One taste and I puff up like a blowfish.
- [CHUCKLES.]
Oh, that is so tragic and wonderfully ironic at the same time.
- I have to use that in my book.
- Well, thank you and you're welcome.
[BREE SIGHS.]
What are we doing? Simon, what are you really doing here? I suppose you won't completely buy me saying I'm a good Samaritan who helps novelists in distress.
No.
Because I'm not in distress.
I kind of want an answer without all the cleverness attached.
The truth is I wanted to come back, but I didn't know how to do it.
And I love your novel.
So volunteering to edit it was my lame excuse to see you.
Well, sometimes "lame" can be - Brilliant? - Not so lame.
[.]
Okay.
[CHATTERING.]
Now, how exactly did Gran get you to spy for her? - I'm guessing she brought up the flu? - The flu? - NELL: I say love.
Love works.
- CONNOR: Agreed.
I'm going with Gran.
That was why.
No, Connor had the most disgusting flu, and Gran took care of him.
And she's been working that guilt for 20 years.
[ALL LAUGH.]
- It was a really gross flu.
- Trace, can we go snipe hunting tonight? - I would love to, but - Girls, Trace has to, um, work.
He's got a gig in D.
C.
- Maybe we can go.
- CAITLYN: And we can send him a video.
- Yeah, send me a video.
- Sure.
You cannot write about any of this in your next book.
- I wouldn't dream of it.
- Hey, you're not writing about us too.
- Wait, wait, who's writing about who? - Not me.
I got to set the record straight, okay? I was not guilted into it.
Gran can attest.
I did it for truth, justice and the American way.
[ALL CHATTERING.]
- Hey.
Hey.
- Way to go, Superman.
Way to go.
Okay, is everybody here? I'd like to make a toast.
I'd just like to say that, um, over the years, this table has gotten larger it's gotten small.
Now it's large again.
That's a testament to this family and the love that we have for one another.
And tonight, we have some very special guests at the table.
And we'd like to, uh, pass that love on to you guys.
And so may you always be healthy.
And may your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.
- TRACE: Cheers.
- MICK: We love you.
Thanks.
- KEVIN: Cheers.
- Cheers.
MEGAN: Cheers.
CAITLYN: [LAUGHS.]
CARRIE: Come on.
When I was young, I decided to only read dead authors.
I love dead authors.
Yes, me too.
I read them because I knew once I'd consumed everything that they'd written I'd never have to worry about missing their next great work.
That seems logical.
- It's also kind of sad.
- Yeah.
Bree, I love your writing.
But more than that [SIGHS.]
I like you.
And I don't want to give that up.
[EXHALES.]
This feel like we're gonna have the, um Like, the "what are we" talk? Yeah.
Yeah, I need to ask the question.
Um You could just keep making excuses to come visit me.
You know, I think now is the moment I ask you not to be clever.
Yeah, it's easier to be clever than it is to be vulnerable.
Cleverly said.
Right.
[.]
Okay.
Okay, well, let's just, uh Let's talk.
Good.
- ABBY: I really want to dislike her.
- MEGAN: She's pretty hard to dislike.
I just never thought about having to share my children with anyone else.
And I know that Wes has had to accept Trace, but But you never thought about another woman raising your children.
Hmm.
No.
And what is wonderful and horrible, is that Carrie and Caitlyn are okay with it.
They're even happy.
- That's what I want for them, but - Of course you do.
That's the most important thing.
Even in my worst moments, I knew you had Gran.
And that was wonderful and horrible too.
Mom [.]
Yeah.
Ahem.
- CONNOR: Gran.
- Hmm.
- I found what you're looking for.
- The smoking gun? - More like a flowering one.
- [LAUGHS.]
I canvassed some flower stores.
And I managed to find out Don't ask.
that Dorothy has been importing flowers including one Middlemist camellia from England.
I knew she was cheating.
She's been doing it for years.
Here is what I couldn't figure out.
She's paying for them in installments.
Some of them are still outstanding.
What do you mean installments? Dorothy's well-off.
That's what I thought, so I did a little research.
And it turns out, after Dorothy's husband died she hasn't had a stable place to live or a place to grow her own flowers.
- What? - Gran, I think that the The facade of the flower show it might be pretty much all she has left.
Facade, indeed.
Well, I mean, cheating is cheating, but at least now we know.
[.]
When I hang out with your family, I think about how How crazy we are.
I was gonna say how wonderful you are.
I guess we're kind of wonderful too, sometimes.
Your dad and Connor are talking again.
That's really nice.
Yeah.
I guess it is.
I just mean you guys seem to get over things quickly.
Only when we throw them under the rug.
But you and Alexandra, you guys seem okay.
Yeah.
My family excels at seeming.
But we're never even close to being okay.
[.]
You having fun yet? Uh, actually, yeah.
[LAUGHS.]
No one got hurt.
All that's left is cooking dinner.
Good thing you're a paramedic, because your cooking might kill us all.
What? - Nothing.
- No, there's something.
When you stop smiling, there's always something.
All right, it's just I've only gotten three job offers so far.
- Denver, San Jose and New York.
- Oh.
I've applied to every department within a hundred miles of here but so far, nothing close by.
Well, I'm sure you'll hear something soon.
I just, uh I like being here with you.
Yeah, it's been okay.
Come on.
If you're nice, I'll let you help me roll up the hoses.
I've been thinking about yesterday.
At Sally's? Yeah, me too.
It felt, um - familiar.
- Mm-hm.
Unfortunately.
I guess we haven't changed as much as we thought we had.
Hmm.
Do you ever wonder what might've happened ? If? Yeah, if.
We had some good times.
Yes, we did.
I'm just not sure I'm over the other stuff.
Same here.
It's kind of like so much water under the bridge that maybe the bridge has washed away.
Think there's any chance we could rebuild it? I think that maybe this is a chance for us to build something different.
- [.]
- Like that old boat you're building? - Ah.
So you know about that, huh? - Mm-hm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
I'm just glad that you found something that makes you so happy, Mick.
Well, thank you, Megan.
So am I.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES.]
[BEEPING.]
CARRIE [ON VIDEO.]
: Hi, Trace.
We're looking for snipes.
Dad saw one, but it got away.
We miss you.
Wish you were here.
[.]
And second place goes to Nell O'Brien for her traditional mass display, "Summertime Fugue.
" Love you, Gran.
Thank you so much.
Appreciate you.
Okay.
And first place, for the 16th year in a row goes to Dorothy McNamara for "Gilded Lilies.
" Come on up, Dorothy.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[CAMERA CLICKS.]
Dorothy, could I talk to you for just a minute? Of course.
I always have time for you, my dear Nell.
Listen, I was thinking that we might go and have lunch together.
Because after 16 years heh, maybe it's time, you know? It's not the trophies or the ribbons it's the friendships that are the true rewards.
[.]
I can't agree more.
You can go to work now.
Huh.
[.]
The last three days have been the best of my life.
We really didn't do anything special.
It's just that it wasn't special.
It was just - the way that I thought it would feel.
- For me too.
Which is why I just don't want it to end.
Yeah.
[.]
- JESS: I'll do the scones.
- I'll do the quiche.
- JESS: I love your quiche.
- I love your scones.
- And you wash.
I'll dry.
- And we'll both fold.
- Deal.
See? We make a great team.
- Yes, we do.
- I always knew I wanted to be a writer.
- Not me.
I always fancied myself a rock star.
Hmm.
You realize by saying things like "fancied myself" you could never, ever become a rock star.
Yeah.
Not to mention the fact that I'm tone deaf.
But you know what? I still haven't given up hope.
- Still think about it.
- Ha.
Really? Yeah, sadly.
That and American football.
Quarterback.
I still hope that one day, I'll finally be discovered.
So you are a tone-deaf, failed rock-star quarterback who's afraid of flounder.
Yeah, pretty much.
Which is why I became a novelist.
It's far easier to pretend to be someone else.
This "pretend" you, um has he ever sold cars? I don't understand.
Well, as you may recall, I'm in the market for a new one.
Right.
- Maybe British.
- Okay.
Maybe a muscle car.
Something adaptable to all kinds of terrain and can fit a few spirited family members.
Ah.
Interesting.
I don't suppose you'd be willing to give up one, two items on your wish list? Heh.
I don't know.
I, uh, haven't decided yet.
Well, when you do finally decide to purchase a slightly used British car give me a call.
- You're going? - I have a talk at UCLA next week.
I either intend to talk about contemporary fiction or the state of the British automobile industry.
You are way too clever for your own good.
- Bree? - Yeah.
I like you.
And there's really only one clever thing left to do.
And it doesn't involve words.
[.]
BREE: Mm-hm.
Mm-hm.
Ahem.
Cheerio.
Mom said you were still here.
Last day.
Which I'm okay with.
I think it's time.
Not sure the banking industry really needs me anymore.
Maybe not.
I wanted you to know I understand how hard this must be for you.
There's a baseball game coming up.
I thought maybe we could go together.
They're on the third baseline.
The Nationals have a good team this year.
Yeah, they do.
You know, you were right.
I don't know exactly what it means to be a father.
But I'm trying to figure it out.
[.]
I think you'll be okay.
- Wanna give me a hand with this stuff? - Sure.
Thanks.
[SIGHS.]
MEGAN: Hello, sailor.
- Hey.
- Hey.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
- Permission to come aboard, sir? - Granted.
Thank you.
Oh, wow.
Mick.
I love her.
[BELL DINGS, THEN MEGAN LAUGHS.]
This is where you've been bringing Connor.
He's been helping me put her back together.
- Thank you for inviting me to meet her.
- I just, uh I wanted to share this with you.
It's an old Roman tradition.
When you step the mast on a sailboat, you slide a coin underneath it for good luck and protection.
So tomorrow I've got a crane coming to re-step the mast.
So So is there a ceremony, or special toast? Or some obscure words of wisdom? No.
This is it.
Just a way to share the boat with those that you've sailed with before.
Hm - I'll drink to that.
- Me too.
- Come on.
I'll show you the boat.
- I can't wait.
MICK: Watch your step, watch your drink.
[MEGAN LAUGHS.]
- GIRL: Okay, let's go.
- CARRIE: [LAUGHS.]
GIRL: Come on.
Wes, the girls have gymnastics Wednesday and Friday.
I know.
And Terri has it written down.
[TERRI & ABBY CHUCKLE.]
Thank you for coming.
I'm glad we were able to meet.
Me too.
Abby, I I don't think this is supposed to be easy.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
No.
No, it's It's not, but we'll see how it goes.
[LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
Uh [ABBY CHUCKLES.]
- Okay.
- Bye.
Bye.
[.]
- Have fun at Dad's, girls.
- CARRIE & CAITLYN: Bye, Mom.
[.]
[.]
NARRATOR: Next week on Chesapeake Shores: You've been running this in absentia.
Now we do it my way.
- Mom and Dad should encourage you.
- They're setting me to fail.
- We'll be accepting your resignation.
- My what? DANIELLE: You don't have a case.
- This doesn't sound like you.
This is me gunning for a partnership.
What would you say if I took a job in Philadelphia? What?
- It's not necessarily over.
- It is.
I'm not Martin.
Sending in your manuscript was a mistake.
KEVIN: You know what, I do.
- I love you.
- I love you.
It's great what you two are doing.
My parents still go out on dates too.
I don't know if you're still in the market for a cook.
I'd like to submit my application.
- Do you have references? - Just one.
I missed her more than anything.
[JESS SQUEALS.]
[.]
You gonna open that? I don't know.
Think I should? You went to all the trouble to bring it in.
It might be wise.
By consolidating eight scripts into seven I now only have to eliminate six more.
And my brain is mush.
On top of that, Seven-Draft Simon and I are hosting an authors' series.
Which means we are spending time together.
I don't know what that means.
If anybody wants to make me feel better, now would be a good time.
- Seven drafts is better than eight? - Wrong words.
Okay.
Hey, Gran, breakfast is fantastic.
I didn't do any baking today, because today is my flower face-off with the beloved Dorothy McNamara.
- You said "beloved" again.
- Oh, indeed I did.
And I meant every word.
But I did nothing with the breakfast.
Two fairies made this beautiful breakfast.
- What? - MEGAN: Morning.
- ABBY: You two made this? - Yeah.
- Mimi teach you how to make those? - No, but they look fantastic.
Dad's new girlfriend, Terri, did.
- Dad has a new girlfriend? - She's a really good cook.
And she's really fun.
And she has a daughter.
When did Dad start dating ? I ran out of food at my place.
Wow.
It smells delicious in here, Gran.
I had nothing to do with it.
And I need a ride to my flower show because I have to hold my beautiful flower entry.
Sorry, Gran, I can't.
I have so much research to do for this case we're litigating in Baltimore.
Give me 20 minutes, and I'll be ready.
Wha ? Did I just say yes? I thought I said no.
- That would be a "yes.
" - Oh.
Kevin, can you ? No, I'm doing a rotation in Chesapeake, so I can't.
- Mom? - Oh, no.
Mick, we're gonna talk about the mayor's assistant.
Kate Pragnell.
Right.
So Denver, San Jose and NYFD, New York's bravest.
At least you're getting closer to home.
Yeah, just not quite close enough.
- Wow.
This looks like a killer breakfast.
- ABBY: Oh! - Trace! - Trace, you're back.
MICK: How are you, man? TRACE: I missed you girls.
Ooh.
[.]
- When did you get back? - Late last night.
- Want some breakfast? The girls made it.
- Yes.
Definitely Plane ticket already paid I'm gone But I don't mean nothing I'm close even though I'm far away That's how I remember you Stuck here on the red-eye special I can't wait to see you again So don't think of me I've been around Just listen for the sweet, sweet sound Of the taxi pulling up the driveway I'm coming home soon I'm coming home soon Doo-da, da-da-da Da-da-da-da Doo-da, da-da-da Da-da-da Doo-da, da-da-da ê [.]
- DAVID: You have the coffee? - Made and poured.
- And the quiches are ? - In the oven.
Here you go.
- And the ? - Croissants ready in Ding.
Are you okay? It's great to have you back.
I'm not doing anything.
I'm following you.
I can't help.
Right.
Sorry.
I got used to doing everything on my own when you were gone.
I - You're doing great.
- Really? Thanks.
Here you go.
We can go back to the way things were, when you did everything.
I wouldn't want that.
Good.
I was about to tell you how I'm amazing, capable and doing everything.
[LAUGHS.]
Jess.
Right.
Sorry.
Um Why don't we divide responsibilities and share chores ? Would you like to go on a date with me to a restaurant? [.]
Like a real date? Yeah.
Are you annoyed Wes is involved with someone new or that he didn't tell you? You didn't go out of your way to let him know we were back together.
Okay, well, it is different with us because we have history.
I don't know anything about her.
Wes still had to come to terms that I'd be spending time with his daughters.
I know you probably think I'm overreacting but I just need to vent a little bit before I meet Wes' new girlfriend.
- You already called Wes? - Yeah.
I invited him and Terri to come out tonight.
I was hoping you could be there.
[CHUCKLES.]
As much as I would love to meet Terri I have a recording session in Baltimore this afternoon.
But I'll see you later.
I booked a last-minute gig.
Encore performance for two sisters, Return of the Snipes.
- Good luck.
They're a tough audience.
- You too.
- Let me know how it goes.
- I will.
Bye.
- I'll see you tonight.
- Yeah.
[SIGHS.]
[.]
[CHATTERING.]
Oh, that's nice.
Oh, this will be good.
Oh.
Oh, well.
If it isn't Nell O'Brien.
Oh-ho-ho.
And the beloved Dorothy McNamara.
Well, I can't even begin to describe how it makes me feel to see you again.
I bet you can't.
- [LAUGHS.]
- Your display is lovely.
[LAUGHS.]
- I'm sure that yours will be lovely also.
- Oh, well, I do try.
My late husband was always so proud of the way I kept our gardens - and the trophies I won here.
- Uh-huh.
You must've had trouble finding somewhere for your second-place ribbons.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CHUCKLES.]
Ah The things I do for you, Gran.
I have a law degree from NYU.
I called in to work and told them I'm gonna be late because I'm a spy.
Stop complaining and show me what she brought.
- You could've done this for yourself.
- What? And give her the satisfaction? - Oh, no.
No, no.
Never.
- Oh, hi.
- Oh.
Okay.
- I did some reconnaissance.
She's got delphinium, purple veronica.
There's nothing out of the ordinary here, except [GASPS.]
A grown man doing espionage for his grandma? Connor.
Why did you become a lawyer? I'm here to fight for truth, justice and the American way.
Good.
Because how if I told you that Miss Dorothy McNamara that she is a A cheat.
- Shh.
- Well, now how would that make you feel? Neither true, just nor American.
Good.
Because you're gonna help me fight for all three.
[.]
I think it's a mistake your school's allowing you to do a rotation in Chesapeake.
Why? Because there can be some negatives.
- Didn't the doctor clear you for full duty? - Yeah.
Clean bill of health.
I'm saying there's some negatives for you.
Lot of maintenance this week.
You'll be doing medical inventory on the trucks.
- It's okay.
- And trainees always cook.
So don't make your signature mac and cheese and meatballs.
I wasn't.
I learned how to make this fancy quiche thing at Jess' inn.
- Quiche thing? Wow.
- Yeah.
- Wait, what are the negatives? - You're gonna have to work with me.
That does sound horrible.
- I can be exacting when it comes to rules.
- I'm going to be able to figure it out.
- That's not the worst of it.
- MAN: Hey, hey.
- MEN: O'Brien! - Whoo! Welcome back.
- MAN: [CHUCKLES.]
- Yeah.
BREE: "For all their swinging and swaying their tired feet never left the ground.
" [CROWD APPLAUDING.]
Thank you, Bree.
That was lovely.
Simon, any thoughts? Honestly, I think that's some of Bree's very best work.
Thank you.
So, Bree, what prompted your move back to Chesapeake Shores from Chicago? Um, a number of reasons, really.
But, um, I had a story to tell.
- And Chicago just wasn't the place.
- Mm-hm.
And, oh, Simon? You are also pivoting from your Caroline novels with Dublin's Last Sunset.
- Could we hear an excerpt? - BREE: Ooh.
My pleasure.
This is our harrowed lovers' first parting in wartime Dublin.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
"He stood on the curb.
[IN IRISH ACCENT.]
'I'm not Brandon,' he said.
'I don't know Brandon.
If I was to meet Brandon '" "Brandon"? Excuse me? [.]
Oh, uh, I'm so sorry.
Uh It's You said "Brandon," like Martin Brandon? Like, the "if you were to meet him, you would hate him" Brandon? - [IN NORMAL VOICE.]
Yes, but - You said those exact words.
Right, but Brandon is my Brandon, my fictional Brandon.
Well, you substituted "Brandon" for "Martin," - which doesn't make fiction.
- Art imitates life.
- Okay, but that is not art.
- Is the name Brandon or Martin? - Brandon.
- Martin.
[CROWD CHUCKLING.]
MEGAN: Connor mentioned you've been spending time together.
MICK: A little bit, yeah.
That's unusual and pretty great.
Yeah, well, things change.
Mm-hm.
They do.
I am finally feeling all settled in my new house and my new job.
Oh, good.
How's it going with the kids? It's getting better.
Well, mostly.
"Getting better mostly" to the O'Briens is pretty good.
[CHUCKLES.]
You got a point.
When Jess was in high school, she wouldn't speak to me for a month because I hadn't noticed she cut her hair.
- Sure that was the only reason? - Probably not.
Things were so crazy, I don't think even she knew why.
- So, Mick - Hmm? is this a date? I don't know.
[.]
- Hey, Trace.
- Hey.
- I didn't know you played golf.
- I don't.
And I don't fish, bowl and assuming that mat there is for yoga, do that either.
[TRACE CHUCKLES.]
Mom asked me to stop by on my way to Baltimore.
She's, uh, afraid you're getting cold feet about selling the bank and finally retiring.
Trace, I built this business from the ground up, 43 years.
If I'm not running this bank, then who am I? Oh, I don't know.
Maybe a husband, a father.
A yogi.
- Very funny.
- [LAUGHS.]
But, Trace I was always there for you and your mother.
Anything you needed, this job made it possible.
You might have been there financially.
But you weren't always there emotionally.
- I needed a father, not a banker.
- Trace, this is who I am.
You don't have a family of your own yet, so you wouldn't understand.
It's not as easy as you think.
Well, I know Mom misses you.
I'll see you.
See you, son.
[.]
- You seem worried.
- I'm not worried.
I know worried, and you are worried.
- Is that why you're here? - Partially.
I don't really need David anymore.
As a boyfriend? No, as a cook, a chef, launderer, handyman.
[.]
CARRIE & CAITLYN: Dad.
Terri.
Hey, you guys.
What's going on, huh? - JESS: Oh.
- WES: Hey.
It's good to see you.
Muah.
Muah.
- I'm gonna go.
- No, please don't.
Nope.
You have fun with Mary Poppins.
I got a date with David.
See you.
- Hi.
- WES: What has been going on, huh? - You having fun? - CAITLYN: Yeah.
WES: Good.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- ABBY: Hi.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
[.]
Tambourines and maracas to catch snipes.
Nice touch.
- Never taken your kids snipe hunting? - JOHN: Not yet.
My kids are too little.
They'd would just start crying.
It's all about Freddie the Fish at our house.
- I'm gonna go check on those tracks.
- TRACE: Sounds good.
Thanks.
I can't believe I'm listening to the two of you talk about putting kids to bed.
- I can tell you a Freddie the Fish story.
- Pass.
What? That was funny.
You good? Yeah, yeah.
I just, uh I had a little thing with my dad earlier.
You and your old man have always had a complicated relationship.
I thought we were past it, but I guess we still have a few things to work out.
Hey, guys.
Sorry, but our computers just crashed and wiped out everything.
- We're gonna have to rerecord.
- LEIGH: What? TRACE: Can't we can reschedule? Maybe tomorrow? I'm off to California in the morning.
Mark Hall needs these tracks.
Guys, I gotta go.
I promised Abby's kids I'd see them tonight.
Trace, I don't think we have that choice, do we? All right.
Just, uh, let me make a call.
[SIGHS.]
Hey, Abby.
Looks like we're not gonna get out of here for a while.
Can you let the girls know I can't make it? Yeah, I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.
Sorry.
TERRI: Oh, um, ahem Your daughters, Abby, they're so smart.
They're really sweet and giving.
And they made Wes and me these amazing pancakes.
- Would you like one? - No.
Thank you.
I'd love your recipe.
Oh, uh, it's my mother's, probably.
But I'm sure she would love to give it to you.
Um Considering you work in Baltimore I can't imagine how tough it must be going back and forth.
Yeah, yeah, it is.
It is.
[LAUGHS.]
But you know what, it reminds me of this great quote that I read.
Um Have you heard of the Ms.
Marvel blog? [CHUCKLES.]
Wes, you don't understand.
It's a great blog.
All of my friends read it.
Every Anyways.
How does it go? Um "You put in the time.
You put in the hours.
You tend to the garden, and you always get flowers.
" - I think Terri knows that one too.
- Stop.
So, um, how long have you two known each other? We started dating just over six months ago.
Yeah.
We didn't want to complicate things until we were a couple.
So when Carrie and Caitlyn were with their dad, I stayed away.
CAITLYN: Terri, come see our fairy garden! Oh, excuse me.
I'll be right back.
The coffee is delicious.
Thank you, Abby.
[.]
- Well, she she seems nice.
- And just so you know, she's not a felon.
- Good.
- She runs a large blog from home.
Wow, that's cool.
I love blogs.
What's it called? Actually Terri is Ms.
Marvel.
- What? - [CHUCKLES.]
- Yeah.
- What? Yeah.
TERRI: What is this? - This is our fairy garden.
- TERRI: My goodness.
That's That's great.
And, uh I love her.
And I hope you like her too.
Because I'm gonna ask her to marry me.
Wow.
Wes, that's [.]
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Congratulations.
That's just So great.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES.]
Sorry.
[KEYPAD CLICKING.]
Ugh.
The Met just keeps asking me to curate this show for a hot, new young artist.
- I thought you were done curating? - I am.
- They just want me to do this one.
- You gonna do it? - I don't know.
- It would mean going to New York.
Yeah.
Sounds like a wonderful opportunity.
- Not trying to convince me, are you? - No, I just think it sounds interesting.
- Hmm.
It sounds like you are.
- Why would I do that? Because maybe I'd move back to New York.
Heh.
Megan, I'm the one who brought you here.
But you didn't intend for me to stay, did you? I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have said that.
I know you didn't mean that.
I, uh - Maybe I misunderstood.
- I think maybe you did.
- So how's the Trust development going? - Great.
Really great.
[CELL PHONE RINGS.]
- Hey, honey.
- ABBY: Hi, Dad.
I just wanted to let you know that I just offered to host a dinner tomorrow night for Wes and Terri and her daughter.
Okay.
And, um Wes is also getting engaged.
Wow.
- Are you okay with that? - Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just, uh processing.
But we will talk later.
- Wes is getting engaged.
- What? I'll tell your mother.
She'll probably wanna start cooking today.
Thank you.
Bye.
[.]
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE.]
[GIRLS GIGGLING.]
[.]
NELL: She's gone.
Look, Gran, no offense, but why does this matter? You've lost to Dorothy for, what, 15 years now? Well, I don't mind losing to Dorothy McNamara.
But I don't like losing to a cheat.
Rule 23-A says that all flowers and fauna has to be come from within the boundaries of Maryland.
Stop.
Oh, Connor, there it is.
The coast is clear.
Here.
NELL: Oh "The Middlemist camellia.
" There's only two.
One in New Zealand.
And the other is in a greenhouse in Britain.
- Do you know what this means? - I do.
I'm gonna call the police and have her arrested.
Dorothy will spend the rest of her days gardening in Alcatraz.
You don't take any of this seriously, do you? Gran, I am insulted.
The fate of the free world hinges on what happens here today.
Remember when you were only 8 years old? And you were so sick with the flu.
You looked up at me and said: "Gran, you'll always be there for me, won't you?" And I'll always be there for you.
" - And I said, "Do you mean it?" - "Do you mean it?" - And you said - Fine.
What do you want me to do? [CONNOR CHUCKLES.]
And I really wasn't thinking.
I just was very upset with your parents.
And I wanted to speak my mind, so I did.
It was great.
After I went back inside Alexandra was talking to them.
And when I found out what happened, I joined in.
You did? - I'm so sorry for what happened.
- No, it's okay.
You know, I think that they might have been sorry too.
Might be? They didn't deny that they were wrong which is about as close as it gets with my parents.
Were they upset when you left? I don't know.
They told Alexandra that she's running the company now.
And then, um before I said goodbye, I made them dinner, this six-course meal.
I pulled out all the stops.
And? And my dad got up.
And he walked away from the table.
And he didn't say a word.
I'm sorry.
- TRACE: How'd it go with Wes and Terri? - Uh, heh.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, uh have you heard me talk about Ms.
Marvel? Yeah, I think so.
It's like a cooking blog, right? Close.
It's about, uh, being the perfect single parent.
Okay.
Well, it turns out that Ms.
Marvel is Terri Ingram.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, and she's even more perfect in person.
And Wes is going to propose.
Wow.
I missed all that? Well, that had to be tough.
I'm sorry I wasn't there.
Yeah, it was.
But, uh, Terri is great, and the girls like her, so And that's what's most important, right? Right.
Come here.
[ABBY SIGHS.]
Hey.
Thanks for coming in so early, Mick.
I was hoping to get these loan documents signed and ready.
No problem.
So, um, how's your dad doing with the selling of the bank? I think he'll be okay.
He might take up yoga.
- That's something I'd like to see.
- [LAUGHS.]
Or maybe not.
He's a good man, your dad.
He spent more than half his life building up that bank.
That's quite an accomplishment.
Yeah, it is.
Yeah, but after 43 years - what's left to accomplish? - [CHUCKLES.]
I've asked myself that same question many times.
- Hey, Mick.
- Hmm? You ever regret missing stuff when your kids were growing up? Oh, yeah, all the time.
I used to tell myself that I needed to be away working building, being a provider.
And now? Now I realize that the measure of a man's success is not what he has but who he has to truly share it with.
You know, Mick, I like our little talks.
e Me too.
- There you go.
- I'll sign.
[LAUGHING.]
- CARRIE: Watch this.
- CAITLYN: [LAUGHS.]
- CARRIE: Look at me.
- ABBY: Whoo! Good job.
Hey, Mom, watch this.
I got a new twist on my handstand.
Ooh, that's good.
- I'm still working on it.
- ABBY: You'll get it.
I have no doubt.
- Terri's nice, isn't she? - Yeah, she likes to sing Beatles songs.
Wow.
What do you, um, think of her with Dad? It's okay.
- Dad already asked us that.
- What's that? If we were okay with him marrying Terri.
Oh.
Uh, what did you say? CARRIE: Sure.
Watch this.
Three, two, one.
Split.
Ta-da! ABBY: Whoa.
[ALL LAUGH.]
- That's really good.
[CHUCKLES.]
- CARRIE: [LAUGHS.]
I didn't write actual conversations replacing "Martin" with "Brandon.
" The fact is, the conversation didn't belong to you.
But it was our conversation.
I have 50 percent custody.
Okay, I have a question for you.
Your family members that read your book, they recognize themselves? - A few.
- Then what's the difference? Well I mean, Bree, we all write what we know.
That's what we do.
I turned you into a painter in Ireland and you turned me into Wallace a marine biologist with a flounder obsession.
It's my favorite fish.
Well, that is sweet.
But in real life, I happen to be terribly allergic to seafood of all varieties.
- One taste and I puff up like a blowfish.
- [CHUCKLES.]
Oh, that is so tragic and wonderfully ironic at the same time.
- I have to use that in my book.
- Well, thank you and you're welcome.
[BREE SIGHS.]
What are we doing? Simon, what are you really doing here? I suppose you won't completely buy me saying I'm a good Samaritan who helps novelists in distress.
No.
Because I'm not in distress.
I kind of want an answer without all the cleverness attached.
The truth is I wanted to come back, but I didn't know how to do it.
And I love your novel.
So volunteering to edit it was my lame excuse to see you.
Well, sometimes "lame" can be - Brilliant? - Not so lame.
[.]
Okay.
[CHATTERING.]
Now, how exactly did Gran get you to spy for her? - I'm guessing she brought up the flu? - The flu? - NELL: I say love.
Love works.
- CONNOR: Agreed.
I'm going with Gran.
That was why.
No, Connor had the most disgusting flu, and Gran took care of him.
And she's been working that guilt for 20 years.
[ALL LAUGH.]
- It was a really gross flu.
- Trace, can we go snipe hunting tonight? - I would love to, but - Girls, Trace has to, um, work.
He's got a gig in D.
C.
- Maybe we can go.
- CAITLYN: And we can send him a video.
- Yeah, send me a video.
- Sure.
You cannot write about any of this in your next book.
- I wouldn't dream of it.
- Hey, you're not writing about us too.
- Wait, wait, who's writing about who? - Not me.
I got to set the record straight, okay? I was not guilted into it.
Gran can attest.
I did it for truth, justice and the American way.
[ALL CHATTERING.]
- Hey.
Hey.
- Way to go, Superman.
Way to go.
Okay, is everybody here? I'd like to make a toast.
I'd just like to say that, um, over the years, this table has gotten larger it's gotten small.
Now it's large again.
That's a testament to this family and the love that we have for one another.
And tonight, we have some very special guests at the table.
And we'd like to, uh, pass that love on to you guys.
And so may you always be healthy.
And may your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.
- TRACE: Cheers.
- MICK: We love you.
Thanks.
- KEVIN: Cheers.
- Cheers.
MEGAN: Cheers.
CAITLYN: [LAUGHS.]
CARRIE: Come on.
When I was young, I decided to only read dead authors.
I love dead authors.
Yes, me too.
I read them because I knew once I'd consumed everything that they'd written I'd never have to worry about missing their next great work.
That seems logical.
- It's also kind of sad.
- Yeah.
Bree, I love your writing.
But more than that [SIGHS.]
I like you.
And I don't want to give that up.
[EXHALES.]
This feel like we're gonna have the, um Like, the "what are we" talk? Yeah.
Yeah, I need to ask the question.
Um You could just keep making excuses to come visit me.
You know, I think now is the moment I ask you not to be clever.
Yeah, it's easier to be clever than it is to be vulnerable.
Cleverly said.
Right.
[.]
Okay.
Okay, well, let's just, uh Let's talk.
Good.
- ABBY: I really want to dislike her.
- MEGAN: She's pretty hard to dislike.
I just never thought about having to share my children with anyone else.
And I know that Wes has had to accept Trace, but But you never thought about another woman raising your children.
Hmm.
No.
And what is wonderful and horrible, is that Carrie and Caitlyn are okay with it.
They're even happy.
- That's what I want for them, but - Of course you do.
That's the most important thing.
Even in my worst moments, I knew you had Gran.
And that was wonderful and horrible too.
Mom [.]
Yeah.
Ahem.
- CONNOR: Gran.
- Hmm.
- I found what you're looking for.
- The smoking gun? - More like a flowering one.
- [LAUGHS.]
I canvassed some flower stores.
And I managed to find out Don't ask.
that Dorothy has been importing flowers including one Middlemist camellia from England.
I knew she was cheating.
She's been doing it for years.
Here is what I couldn't figure out.
She's paying for them in installments.
Some of them are still outstanding.
What do you mean installments? Dorothy's well-off.
That's what I thought, so I did a little research.
And it turns out, after Dorothy's husband died she hasn't had a stable place to live or a place to grow her own flowers.
- What? - Gran, I think that the The facade of the flower show it might be pretty much all she has left.
Facade, indeed.
Well, I mean, cheating is cheating, but at least now we know.
[.]
When I hang out with your family, I think about how How crazy we are.
I was gonna say how wonderful you are.
I guess we're kind of wonderful too, sometimes.
Your dad and Connor are talking again.
That's really nice.
Yeah.
I guess it is.
I just mean you guys seem to get over things quickly.
Only when we throw them under the rug.
But you and Alexandra, you guys seem okay.
Yeah.
My family excels at seeming.
But we're never even close to being okay.
[.]
You having fun yet? Uh, actually, yeah.
[LAUGHS.]
No one got hurt.
All that's left is cooking dinner.
Good thing you're a paramedic, because your cooking might kill us all.
What? - Nothing.
- No, there's something.
When you stop smiling, there's always something.
All right, it's just I've only gotten three job offers so far.
- Denver, San Jose and New York.
- Oh.
I've applied to every department within a hundred miles of here but so far, nothing close by.
Well, I'm sure you'll hear something soon.
I just, uh I like being here with you.
Yeah, it's been okay.
Come on.
If you're nice, I'll let you help me roll up the hoses.
I've been thinking about yesterday.
At Sally's? Yeah, me too.
It felt, um - familiar.
- Mm-hm.
Unfortunately.
I guess we haven't changed as much as we thought we had.
Hmm.
Do you ever wonder what might've happened ? If? Yeah, if.
We had some good times.
Yes, we did.
I'm just not sure I'm over the other stuff.
Same here.
It's kind of like so much water under the bridge that maybe the bridge has washed away.
Think there's any chance we could rebuild it? I think that maybe this is a chance for us to build something different.
- [.]
- Like that old boat you're building? - Ah.
So you know about that, huh? - Mm-hm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
I'm just glad that you found something that makes you so happy, Mick.
Well, thank you, Megan.
So am I.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES.]
[BEEPING.]
CARRIE [ON VIDEO.]
: Hi, Trace.
We're looking for snipes.
Dad saw one, but it got away.
We miss you.
Wish you were here.
[.]
And second place goes to Nell O'Brien for her traditional mass display, "Summertime Fugue.
" Love you, Gran.
Thank you so much.
Appreciate you.
Okay.
And first place, for the 16th year in a row goes to Dorothy McNamara for "Gilded Lilies.
" Come on up, Dorothy.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[CAMERA CLICKS.]
Dorothy, could I talk to you for just a minute? Of course.
I always have time for you, my dear Nell.
Listen, I was thinking that we might go and have lunch together.
Because after 16 years heh, maybe it's time, you know? It's not the trophies or the ribbons it's the friendships that are the true rewards.
[.]
I can't agree more.
You can go to work now.
Huh.
[.]
The last three days have been the best of my life.
We really didn't do anything special.
It's just that it wasn't special.
It was just - the way that I thought it would feel.
- For me too.
Which is why I just don't want it to end.
Yeah.
[.]
- JESS: I'll do the scones.
- I'll do the quiche.
- JESS: I love your quiche.
- I love your scones.
- And you wash.
I'll dry.
- And we'll both fold.
- Deal.
See? We make a great team.
- Yes, we do.
- I always knew I wanted to be a writer.
- Not me.
I always fancied myself a rock star.
Hmm.
You realize by saying things like "fancied myself" you could never, ever become a rock star.
Yeah.
Not to mention the fact that I'm tone deaf.
But you know what? I still haven't given up hope.
- Still think about it.
- Ha.
Really? Yeah, sadly.
That and American football.
Quarterback.
I still hope that one day, I'll finally be discovered.
So you are a tone-deaf, failed rock-star quarterback who's afraid of flounder.
Yeah, pretty much.
Which is why I became a novelist.
It's far easier to pretend to be someone else.
This "pretend" you, um has he ever sold cars? I don't understand.
Well, as you may recall, I'm in the market for a new one.
Right.
- Maybe British.
- Okay.
Maybe a muscle car.
Something adaptable to all kinds of terrain and can fit a few spirited family members.
Ah.
Interesting.
I don't suppose you'd be willing to give up one, two items on your wish list? Heh.
I don't know.
I, uh, haven't decided yet.
Well, when you do finally decide to purchase a slightly used British car give me a call.
- You're going? - I have a talk at UCLA next week.
I either intend to talk about contemporary fiction or the state of the British automobile industry.
You are way too clever for your own good.
- Bree? - Yeah.
I like you.
And there's really only one clever thing left to do.
And it doesn't involve words.
[.]
BREE: Mm-hm.
Mm-hm.
Ahem.
Cheerio.
Mom said you were still here.
Last day.
Which I'm okay with.
I think it's time.
Not sure the banking industry really needs me anymore.
Maybe not.
I wanted you to know I understand how hard this must be for you.
There's a baseball game coming up.
I thought maybe we could go together.
They're on the third baseline.
The Nationals have a good team this year.
Yeah, they do.
You know, you were right.
I don't know exactly what it means to be a father.
But I'm trying to figure it out.
[.]
I think you'll be okay.
- Wanna give me a hand with this stuff? - Sure.
Thanks.
[SIGHS.]
MEGAN: Hello, sailor.
- Hey.
- Hey.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
- Permission to come aboard, sir? - Granted.
Thank you.
Oh, wow.
Mick.
I love her.
[BELL DINGS, THEN MEGAN LAUGHS.]
This is where you've been bringing Connor.
He's been helping me put her back together.
- Thank you for inviting me to meet her.
- I just, uh I wanted to share this with you.
It's an old Roman tradition.
When you step the mast on a sailboat, you slide a coin underneath it for good luck and protection.
So tomorrow I've got a crane coming to re-step the mast.
So So is there a ceremony, or special toast? Or some obscure words of wisdom? No.
This is it.
Just a way to share the boat with those that you've sailed with before.
Hm - I'll drink to that.
- Me too.
- Come on.
I'll show you the boat.
- I can't wait.
MICK: Watch your step, watch your drink.
[MEGAN LAUGHS.]
- GIRL: Okay, let's go.
- CARRIE: [LAUGHS.]
GIRL: Come on.
Wes, the girls have gymnastics Wednesday and Friday.
I know.
And Terri has it written down.
[TERRI & ABBY CHUCKLE.]
Thank you for coming.
I'm glad we were able to meet.
Me too.
Abby, I I don't think this is supposed to be easy.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
No.
No, it's It's not, but we'll see how it goes.
[LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
Uh [ABBY CHUCKLES.]
- Okay.
- Bye.
Bye.
[.]
- Have fun at Dad's, girls.
- CARRIE & CAITLYN: Bye, Mom.
[.]
[.]
NARRATOR: Next week on Chesapeake Shores: You've been running this in absentia.
Now we do it my way.
- Mom and Dad should encourage you.
- They're setting me to fail.
- We'll be accepting your resignation.
- My what? DANIELLE: You don't have a case.
- This doesn't sound like you.
This is me gunning for a partnership.
What would you say if I took a job in Philadelphia? What?