Once and Again (1999) s03e07 Episode Script

~ bufgelfly ~
Is the end coming?
That is the most digusting thing
I have ever seen.
We had a turkey sandwich yesterday.
Why does she always do this?
I was gonna wear this today.
I thought it might shrink
so I didn't put it in the dryer.
Thanks.
Why do always get such a huge one?
Because the best thing about
Thanksgiving dinner is the leftovers.
- What time cal you all be here today?
- I gotta get to work.
- We've got rehearsal.
- I'm available.
You know tonight it's pie night.
We make the pies the night before,
it's a tradition.
We can't not go, it's tech week.
- I'll be here.
- Don't change the deal just for us.
This is our first family
holiday together, and I want it to be--
- Perfect.
- No, special.
OK, Zoe and I will start making the pies
and you guys can help when you get back.
- OK.
- Sure.
Sounds good.
You guys
sure have a lot of traditions.
My mom generally wigs out from
Thanksgiving right on till New Year's.
I think it's from lack
of available sunlight.
How many pies
does she actually make?
We still have
leftovers from last year.
OK, sweetie,
why don't you wash your hands
we'll lay all the ingredients out
and I'll take you to school.
I love making pies with you, Mom.
No Oh, my God!
I realize it's the day
before Thanksgiving.
Why do you think I'm panicking?
Yeah, it looks like a gruel spill.
I've got nine people
coming for dinner.
It's the first time
we've all been together for holidays
since my husband and I got married.
Six months.
Four. He has two and I have two.
You do?
Oh, you can?
Do you think you could be here
before four o'clock?
Thank you so much.
Another one?
- Six pages.
- This guy is insane!
He's just got
too much time and money.
- Let's just fire him.
- Before he fires us, you mean?
What're you doing?
We're not finished,
you know he comes at seven.
What do you think I should do,
prepare for the meeting
or go and excoriated by
my soon-to-be, please-God, ex-wife.
Death by gun or knife?
Exactly.
You think the Pilgrims
ever got separated?
No, I think they were married for life,
had sex twice
- and were very, very thankful.
- Well, I'm thankful.
So am I.
You're more thankful than me,
though, aren't you?
I have a reason.
You got rid of Karen,
everything turned out well.
Yeah, my son's a pothead, my daughter's
anorexic, and so is my business.
- I'm a poster child for divorce.
- Lily's nicer than Karen.
That's why I married her.
I'll tell you, on any given day,
I have the adrenaline level of a man
chased by a herd of mastodons.
You think I could score some pot
from your son?
You know,
I am thankful.
In ways I never imagined.
I think it's important to
at least ask yourself if you're
where you wanna be at any given moment.
That's tough, I mean
Where do I wanna be? Fidji?
Let's start with Thanksgiving.
Why don't you come over?
- No, you've got your family.
- You're like family.
You're obnoxious, competitive.
Come, it'll be fun!
- Will Judy be there?
- Judy who?
It could be potentially weird.
Have you listened
to anything I've been saying?
It's just a day when
people eat too much.
Some sort of
OK, I'll think about it.
Where're you going?
Don't worry, I'll be back
in plenty of time to not finish
what we wouldn't have done
anyway for the meeting.
OK, people, people! Listen up!
The lighting board just blew up.
We're gonna have to wait
until they fix it.
Alright, you've all heard
about all latest debacle.
Which means we have to postpone
our tech run-through until tonight.
I don't have to remind you
that we open in exactly nine days,
so if you don't want to embarrass
yourself in front of your parents,
grand-parents and everyone
you've ever known on the planet,
may I suggest we get our
collective body parts in gear.
No pressure. Everybody just go home,
do your homework,
and get your butts back here
by seven o'clock tonight, in costume.
- Are you giving me a ride?
- Yeah, sure, in a minute, OK?
- So, what did he say?
- "Only if you do it first."
- How you doing?
- Good!
- You look great.
- Thanks.
Did your bellybutton start to hurt
in the last month?
Yeah, it did, actually.
It's so hard to tell what's normal,
especially for me.
Like, you think
pregnancy last nine months,
and then you actually get pregnant,
and they tell you it's forty weeks.
- Which is ten months.
- I know, it's a conspiracy.
I gotta get back to work. I've been
here three times already today.
- What do you guys do for Thanksgiving?
- Oh, you know
Right, Jake went to see his mom.
How's she doing?
OK. I guess. He doesn't
really like to talk about it.
Jake, not talk about it?
Thanksgiving's never really been
my favorite holiday.
It was always so hard for my mom
when we were growing up.
Except for one year,
we went and visited her at rehab,
and they made the best gravy,
everybody was so thankful.
Have dinner with us.
No, I can't,
you already threw me a baby shower
You don't have to keep
being so nice to me.
Just come, OK?
We would love it.
Great. What should I bring?
Nothing, it's gonna be very simple.
Three o'clock.
I'll come early and I'll help you!
Sometimes, it seems like
nobody even lives there.
Do you remember those weird birds
in Alice in Wonderland,
with brooms instead of tails?
It just seems like they swooped in
and erased everything.
Just swept it all away.
- Hey, honey!
- Hi, Mom.
What a nice surprise!
I didn't expect you.
Why do people always
wanna sue the city
the day before Thanksgiving?
It's dark in here.
- Some tea?
- Sure.
How's the play going?
We have our first
tech rehearsal tonight.
I swear, kids should not
be allowed to do Shakespeare.
Promise you won't come
to the first performance.
Excuse me? I'm your mother.
I'm coming to every
single performance.
- But it's gonna be so lame!
- I doubt that.
Honey, you're hungry.
I didn't really get to the market.
No, this is fine.
What are you doing for Thanksgiving?
I'm having dinner with friends.
You remember Deb and Steve?
I haven't seen them in such a long time.
Good.
Honey.
We've been doing this a long time,
trading off holidays.
Yeah, I know.
So, is Lily just
having the family or
I think Judy's coming too.
That'll be nice.
But it'll be weird.
Not Judy, just
- Grace hates me, for one thing.
- She doesn't hate you.
You and Eli fight all the time,
it doesn't mean--
Trust me, this is different.
Hey, why don't we do
something for your dinner?
How about we do our
famous mystery dessert?
Mm? The one with marshmallows?
Why the only thing adults
want to talk about is food?
Lily is like obsessed.
She has this thing, it's
I forgot, I'm supposed to be there.
It's pie night.
- Pie night?
- It's this really important tradition.
Apparently.
- So, can you give me a lift?
- Yes, sure.
- You're leaving already?
- I promised Shannon I'd pick her up.
We'll help with everything tomorrow,
I promise.
- Jessie, come on!
- I'm coming!
- What time will you be back?
- Ask Dimitri.
I haven't finished my geometry.
Can't you do it in the car?
What?
Alright, I'll finish my homework
at break, if you can wait 2 minutes.
Of course she can.
Right, Grace?
- You got everything, Jessie?
- Yes, but have you seen my sweater?
- Which one?
- One with the stars.
He's gonna kill us.
Forget it, I don't need it.
- Help.
- What's wrong?
Nothing.
- Are you alright?
- I'm fine.
A little blood gives a flavor.
What time are you coming home?
I still have to meet with Sam
and then,
- with Ian, Colin's evil henchman.
- You didn't answer my question.
Late.
But don't worry,
I will be there tomorrow.
- On dead bird day?
- Mom, plumber!
Who's there?
My secret lover. I gotta go.
Raoul, hi.
Thank you for coming.
We seem to have a little problem here.
Let me take a look,
I'll try not to get in your way here.
- Mom, can I help with the pies?
- Of course, cut the dough and I--
Anika.
- I see what's going on.
- Thank God. What is it?
Connections rusted through,
it's all galvanized under there.
Really?
- Copper's the way to go.
- OK, great.
- Costs more but it's worth it.
- Costs more?
I'm gonna replace the pipes.
When now?
- Cause I'm in the middle of--
- Making Thanksgiving dinner.
My sister started cooking on Monday.
If you can live with this, it's
perfectly safe, just a little dirty.
And loud.
You couldn't possibly finish
by tomorrow say three o'clock?
How many pounds is the bird?
- 18.
- What're you stuffing it with?
I like blood oranges and cloves.
I'm using garlic
and lemon and walnut.
At 20 minutes a pound,
you have to have it in by 8.
I can started right away and
bring the new pipes by in the morning.
You're telling me people are gonna have
to sit on surface while they check in?
Who says there has to
be a formal distinction between
the hotel bar and the registration?
The city bureau in charge
of granting our liquor license.
- They do?
- No kids within 500 feet
of any place serving alcohol
without food.
Then we'll serve food.
Rick, Lily is on 2.
What about room-service?
That's food.
Order a shrimp cocktail,
have it brought up with their luggage.
- You sound tense.
- We'll talk about it later.
Think you can find an all-night
market on your way home?
Sure, what do you need?
- Meeting's not going well, is it?
- We'll talk about it later.
I need sugar, cinnamon
and pippin apples.
For the pies?
I need two more.
You can invite Ian if it helps.
Actually, I invited Sam.
- You invited Sam?
- What's wrong?
We'll talk about it later.
Guys, Colin really
likes the open concept.
Perhaps you can rework the entrance
and still keep that homey feel?
I'm missing a dinner meeting.
Let's try this again tomorrow.
Noon-ish?
- Come up with something by then?
- Tomorrow's Thanksgiving.
Not for me.
I'm meeting Colin in New York tomorrow.
I don't want to face him
without a solution.
I'm sure Lily will understand.
Thy palm some moment keeps;
but now mine eyes, which
I've darted at thee, hurt thee not;
Nor, I am sure, there is no force
in eyes that do hurt.
O dear Phebe,
If ever, as that ever may be near,
you find in some fresh cheek
the power of fancy,
then shall you know
the wounds invisible
that love's keen arrows make.
Oh my God I'm totally blanking.
- Line.
- "Come not thou near me."
Come not thou near me;
and when that time comes, affect me--
Afflict me
- What's wrong with me?
- "Afflict me with thy mocks."
"Pity me not; as till that time
I shall not pity you."
Afflict me with thy mocks,
pity me not; as till that time
I shall not pity you.
And why, I pray you?
Who might be your mother,
that you insult, exult,
and all at once, over the wretched?
It's funny, everybody wrote the
same thing in my highschool yearbook.
"Don't ever change."
It's probably the worst thing
you could ever say to a person.
But what's really frightening is
I haven't changed.
Not really.
Hey, is your mom there?
Hey, Deb. How are you?
Good.
Oh, good!
Listen, about Thanksgiving
I'm so sorry,
I'm not gonna be able to make it.
I somehow
I've come down with this cold.
No, I'm just gonna
rest, I'll be fine.
No, I'm just gonna lay low.
Maybe I'll finally sort out
my underwear drawer. Yeah.
Thanks.
Give my love to Steve.
My hero, come save me!
OK, just don't force me
to make pies.
You used to love
to make pies with Mom.
No, that was you.
Remember how great
Mom's kitchen always smelled?
Mom never let me in the kitchen.
She called, by the way.
- Really?
- Yeah, I've never heard her happier.
She's working in a shelter tomorrow,
feeding the homeless.
- Geez!
- Yeah! They better like pie.
Did you ever notice that store-bought
stuff tastes just like home-made?
So, where are your elves?
Well, Grace and Jessie are at tech,
Eli's with his band,
Zoe's at a sleep-over,
and Rick and Sam are in a deadline.
Oh, on the Dreiser?
- How's that going?
- I don't know.
- It's gonna be an amazing space.
- Yeah, it is.
Have you seen any of the drawings?
- I've seen a few.
- Amazing, aren't they?
Amazing.
So, is he doing OK?
You know, I don't know.
I'm not obsessing, I was just--
- I really don't know!
- It's just a question.
You can ask him yourself, I suppose,
Rick has invited him for Thanksgiving.
He did?
- I weren't gonna tell you.
- Why not?
Cause I knew you'd be upset.
Which you obviously are.
What were you gonna do,
just have him show up?
He probably won't come anyway. But
I was gonna have Rick dis-invite him.
Why-- because I can't handle it?
Well, can you?
Mom, you're not gonna believe this.
- You girls hungry?
- No, I'm gonna go to bed.
- Grace, is she OK?
- None of us are.
We stunk so bad tonight he's
making us rehearse again tomorrow.
And he's right, because if we don't,
we're gonna make fools out of ourselves.
You have to rehearse
on Thanksgiving?
Who's this Dimitri person?
I can't believe this.
Why even bother to have holidays!
- It's only for a couple of hours.
- Who's gonna help me?
I gotta get going.
I'll be here to help tomorrow,
I promise.
Mom, I'm really tired.
I know you are, sweetie.
I'm sure the play is gonna be great.
- I'm sorry about not helping.
- That's OK.
I'm up.
- Sorry.
- How did it go?
Ian and Sam are locked
in some sort of
titanic macho-artist death struggle.
I seem to be the referee.
I got your cinnamon
and sugar, though
No pippin apples.
That's OK, I'll get them tomorrow.
It feels good.
You want to
Yeah, sure.
Lily?
Yeah? Sorry.
Did you set the alarm?
Why? Tomorrow's Thanksgiving.
I've got to get the turkey out
so it can be at room's temperature.
Eli's rehearsing and
the plumber's coming--
OK, what time do you want me
to set it for?
6.30.
You know what?
I will get up tomorrow morning,
and take the turkey out.
That's so incredibly sweet of you.
And I will let the plumber in.
I just completely love you.
And then I have to go to work.
I hate you.
Not for the whole day,
I'll be back in time for
- For what?
- Dinner.
You think I made this up
just to get out of helping you?
Do you have any idea
what this day means to me?
This is our first Thanksgiving
as a family!
I know.
No, you don't. You've been working every
single minute since you took this job.
You prefer when I was moping around,
wondering how to pay the mortgage?
Either we're a family or we're not,
and there's not much indication
that we're much more than
six strangers in a boardinghouse,
With a pretty stressed-out
short-order cook!
Sorry, but I--
Eli is never around,
Grace is gonna be gone in a year,
I want these kids to have
some connection to each other now,
or else they never will.
Give me a few minutes.
Coming!
My parents used to tell me
that when I was a little girl,
I used to wake up at dawn,
run outside naked to the porch swing.
They said they'd wake up,
and there I'd be,
happily singing and swinging away.
We lived in the country.
But
I don't have any memory
of what that felt like.
I'm totally into the no drugs thing,
I want to be able to tell the baby
everything about the birth.
My mom was so stoned when she had me
she could have switched me
with someone else, for all she knew.
You're young, you're in shape,
you'll have no problem.
Really, you think?
Tiffany, you don't have to do that.
Here, sit down.
Would you like something to drink?
- God, Raoul
- That'll be taken care of very shortly.
What time is it?
I have to baste the turkey.
How often do you baste it?
Some people say every half hour,
but I do it more often.
One suggestion: sage.
Add a sprig or two at the bottom
of the pan; flavors the all bird.
OK thank you.
No problem.
I brought pastry.
Are you cyring?
Might be. Hey, Tiffany.
Oh, it's OK, I'm OK.
Oh, my God.
I'll get that.
We'll be right back.
Sit.
Talk.
I don't think I can come to dinner.
Why not?
I should be able to handle this,
I thought I would be.
OK, I'm calling Rick.
You should be here. You're my sister.
Non, he's your husband,
and your husband's partner
- This is my problem.
- I'm not gonna have Sam here over you.
I'd just end up eating too much,
wanting to throw up.
Lily, I want you to have
the best Thanksgiving ever.
With all these kids in your house
and this new marriage,
and this beautiful meal.
You deserve to have the best day.
What?
I hate Thanksgiving.
- Rolls?
- Yes, please.
Did you have a good time
playing in the leaves?
Have I ever really been happy?
Or was I just making sure
that everyone else was happy?
- Hi, there.
- Mom? What are you doing here?
- You were
- At Steve and Debbie's, right.
I thought we could rehearse here.
Well, I just
had a terrible headache.
And so I thought--
Mom, I'm sorry.
We can't practice here.
I'll figure it out, we just can't.
- It's OK, we'll just
- I'm sorry, I didn't know.
No, it's OK.
I'll just get my guitar.
I've always felt so responsible
for everything.
I come from a long line
of professional worriers.
Si you didn't do your job, the sky would
fall down and the world would collapse.
Do you have another
place to rehearse?
- I'm sorry.
- No, it's not a problem.
Are you OK?
Yes, I'll be fine, really.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
You too.
Is the little fork on the outside of
the big fork, or the other way around?
Sorry, honey? No, you've got it right.
How are you doing in there, Raoul?
Baby's almost done.
I meant the sink.
Mom, it's a nightmare. They closed
the theater when we were only in act 3,
- they wouldn't even let us change.
that?
The janitor wanted to be
with his family or something.
Really. Where's Jessie?
She's coming with someone.
Mom, this is Josh, and this is Sue
And this is my
Tiffany. And
I'm the evil August Dimitri.
I'm so sorry for this inconvenience.
No, it's fine.
If we could just
use your living room?
And when you're ready to sit
down to dinner, just kick us out.
- Fine.
- Sure? Thank you.
How could you not make sure
that Jessie had a ride?
- What if she's stranded somwhere?
- She's fine.
I'm not the tour director
for her life, OK?
Sorry, we couldn't
find a place to
So, we'll be in the garage.
OK, isn't it my turn to baste?
I feel like I'm not doing anything.
This bird is almost cooked,
if you ask me.
Don't you need one of those
thermometer thingies?
I use my grandmother
leg-jiggling technique.
See how it moves?
Cool.
Mom, Raoul thinks it's time
to take out the turkey.
No, not yet,
Rick has to be here to carve it!
If he ever gets here.
I'm so sorry, did I burn you?
- It's nothing.
- Put that under cold water.
Butter works just as well.
We need you for just one scene,
Michael Schwarz had to leave.
- What?
- Then everyone's leaving, I swear.
.
- It's just a few lines.
You go, I'll do this.
- Are you sure?
- Go.
Don't let me forget the rolls!
Come on!
Act V, scene 4, big finish.
Lily, if you wouldn't mind reading Phebe
until Jessie gets here?
Right here. I'll be Orlando.
To you I give myself,
for I am yours.
If there be truth in sight,
you are my Rosalind.
If sight and shape be true,
Why then, my love adieu!
I'll have no father,
if you be not he;
I'll have no husband,
if you be not he;
Nor ne'er wed woman,
if you be not she.
And then hymen speech,
blah blah blah
And then, Phebe.
I will not eat my word,
nor thou art mine;
Now thou art mine.
Thy faith my fancy
to thee doth combine.
And off you go, Lily.
Thank you very much.
Jessie, glad you can join us.
?
- I walked.
You're kidding!
- Grace said she thought--
- It's OK, I'm here.
I said to Gary, "Frankly,
Bilbao's a museum, but this,
is a sport club. People don't
come here to look at paintings,
they come there
to look at themselves.
Everyone is a work of art,
they have abs like
the Vitruvian Man,
and torsos like
Michaelangelo's David.
- And if we--
- Ian.
- I'm leaving.
- You're what?
I'd love to hear the rest of your story,
but I'm late for dinner with my family.
You coming?
Ian hasn't finished the story.
Coming through! Excuse me.
Where's Rick?
Rick who?
Come on, we're not invited here.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
Thanks, Mrs. Sammler.
See, for me, it's Ringo.
I think you can tell
a lot about a person
based on
who their favorite Beatle is.
Hey there, big boy.
Hungry for Thanksgiving?
You OK?
I'm fine. Braxton Hicks, all gone.
Well, all done here.
Oh, that's so amazing.
- What time's your dinner?
- 7 o'clock.
Why don't you stay and eat with us too?
After all, you made half of it.
- No
- Yeah, come on!
Alright, I'll have a bite.
I'll go wash up.
Great.
OK kids, let's sit down.
Might as well start
before the turkey dries out entirely.
- Go ahead and sit there, Raoul.
- Thank you.
- May I say what a nice family you have.
- What's left of it.
- I was gonna sit there, Zoe.
sit where you want?
- I smell something.
- Because I was there first.
- Sit here, Jess.
- Zoe, just let her sit there.
When you're pregnant, you have
like these superhuman smelling powers.
- Never mind, I'll sit here.
- Girls.
What is your problem?
Stop it, right now!
Somehow, all of you seem to think
that Thanksgiving dinner
just magically happens!
show up.
I'll go play my guitar, I'll rehearse
and I'll stay at work,
and we'll see what happens then.
I am through pretending
that slaving away in that kitchen
for the past 2 days has been fun!
And certainly not sitting here
listening to you bickering
if you don't even wanna be here!
- Wasn't bickering.
- We had stuff we had to do.
Acting like a family
is something you have to do, too.
In case you haven't noticed,
we aren't one big happy family.
I'll say!
If you weren't so busy
being cheerful--
- I'm not cheerful!
- Mom, come on!
make the pies?"
- Enough, Grace.
- I did!
- I definitely smell something.
Is it too much to ask to--
What is that smell?
Smoke!
Everybody get back.
Call 911!
We're having a fire!
714 Kent Road.
Watch out!
- Mr. Manning?
- Yeah? I mean no, Sammler.
It's OK. They pretty much put it out
before we got here.
- Happens more often than you think.
- Everyone's alright?
Yeah, maybe just a little hungry.
- What happened?
- Oh, I burned down the kitchen.
OK, Ma'am,
here are your kitchen safety brochures.
Take a look at those.
You folks have a good night.
Thank you so much.
- Are you alright?
- Depends how you define alright.
Hi Tiffany, what--
Happy Thanksgiving!
Well, thank you
Have you met Raoul?
No, hi.
- I'm Rick.
- Nice to meet you.
So where are the kids?
They're upstairs, changing.
I'm never gonna do this again.
Honey, I'm so sorry I wasn't here.
It doesn't matter, because
it was stupid to think
this was even possible.
But it is.
I don't think so.
Even if the kitchen
hadn't caught on fire,
Grace and Jessie are at each other's
want to be here,
and Judy is just more concerned
about her stupid non-boyfriend
than about being with us, so
And you thought one family dinner
would change all that?
I don't know what I thought.
Life just
just goes by, Rick.
Even when we're not looking,
it just goes by.
We can't let it.
I'll be down in a minute.
So, what time did
Mom say she'd be back?
Actually,
I went over there and I saw her.
What do you mean?
I don't know,
I guess she didn't go anywhere.
But that's not
possible.
How's she doing?
Upset. Geesh
Just a tinsy bit late
and you guys
We turned everything
into a nightmare.
Well, I mean
all holiday have kind of a nightmarish
aspect, when you think about it.
I'm so hungry. Is everyone
else hungry or is it just me?
I'm starving.
Did you have it without me?
No, sweetie,
we wouldn't dream of it.
Alright,
you ingrates, look alive, huh?
Let's see what we can find
around here in the way of sustenance.
Some cold turkey and spilled wine.
I have a bottle of champagne in my
truck I was gonna bring to my sister's.
- And a jar of pickles.
- Can we make this desserty thing?
Why not.
I love leftovers!
I was just gonna
But you know, I could instead.
- Or I could.
- No, you definitely shouldn't.
Good, cause I wasn't planning to.
Hi, Judy.
Let's just grow up.
You first.
- Is there any turkey left?
- I thought you were a vegetarian.
It's time for my second dinner.
Say hello to your sister for us.
It'll be good food,
but not nearly as action-packed.
I hope you have a wonderful birth.
And if you ever have any plumbing
or household needs
Thanks, Raoul.
Have a happy turkey day, guys.
- What is it you call this?
- Marshmallow surprise.
Wow, I like this,
is this a new tradition?
This is very nice, very
Alice's Restaurant.
Care to join us?
I'd love to.
Thank you.
I think this is my
favorite holiday again.
Would it break the mood if I
said grace?
What?
I mean, a prayer.
Sure, go for it, Mom.
We all know we have so much
to be grateful for right now.
Just to all be here together.
All of us live our lives so
locked away in ourselves,
locked away in our thoughts,
locked away in our hearts
all alone.
When you go through something
like we've gone through
this past year,
I think we need to
come out of ourselves
and reach out to each other.
Because none of us really knows
what will happen tomorrow.
We don't even really know
if we have a tomorrow.
All we have is today,
this moment,
to say what needs to be said.
I'm so thankful
that we have each other.
I love you.
I love you very much.