A Million Little Things (2018) s03e11 Episode Script
Redefine
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You played very well.
You hit all the right notes.
It just lacked passion.
Previously on "A Million Little Things" Hey, man.
She lost her dad last year.
There's a nicer way to do what you just did.
Why is Child Services looking for you? My mom wasn't born here.
ICE.
They took her.
We have a place, so you're staying with us tonight.
I have been taking pills.
I called Mission Treatment.
They can admit me tomorrow.
Why do I have to be the good wife? I want to do something because I feel like doing it.
You must be Rome.
Have we met before? No.
I'm Florence.
REGINA: Did he try to kiss you? SOPHIE: No.
Did he touch you? He just touched himself.
I care, I know it's not enough But we never seem to get it right TYRELL: The way you're driving, GPS has us getting there a week from Tuesday.
Just because I miss my mother doesn't mean you need to drive like her.
Wow.
Okay.
Well, the first thing I'm gonna say when we see her is that her son needs to work on his manners.
[SCOFFS.]
You think I'll get to see her? I mean, your lawyer friend said it was a long shot.
What Alan said was that it's up to the discretion of the detention center, which means you should ease up on your snark.
Hey, I'll ease up on the snark if you push down on the gas.
Oh.
It's Rome.
I bet he's calling with another theory about who Florence is.
Why doesn't he just admit that that's his dad's girlfriend? - Hey, babe.
- ROME: I figured it out.
The reason Florence was at my mom's grave is because she's an undertaker.
Right? 100%.
She's an undertaker that wants to bone your dad.
- Inappropriate.
- Me? Florence is the one that wants to have sex at work.
Will you stop? Babe, it's been three days.
Why don't you just call your dad and ask him about her? I did.
It went straight to voicemail, and his mailbox is full.
Probably with messages from Florence trying to plan their next hot makeout sesh.
Okay, I'm hanging up.
I gotta go put drywall over the door to the guest room.
- Bye, babe.
- Bye, hon! [LAUGHING.]
Bye.
DELILAH: I'm sorry, guys.
We couldn't get off the standby list.
Oh, I got it! That's it.
Check it out.
Uh, I got a flight from Boston to New York, one-hour layover, JFK to Heathrow, and then a quick pop over to Paris, which is where you're coming from.
Never mind.
Damn it.
Dan Dixon, take over, please.
On it.
And don't worry.
We won't put you on any airlines whose names make Gary giggle.
Aer Lingus.
MAGGIE: Okay, uh, I know you guys wanted bagels, but I just finished watching "The Crown," so [BRITISH ACCENT.]
you get scones.
You really expect us to believe it's 'cause you were "watching 'The Crown'"? [NORMAL VOICE.]
Okay, fine.
Jamie had a really good recipe.
Just shut up and eat one.
What'd I miss? - Hi, Maggie.
- Mom got booted from standby again.
Well, look, I'm just happy that you're coming home.
DELILAH: Eventually.
Yes.
Soph, I'm just so sorry I ca I can't make it back in time for your audition.
Hey, that's okay.
I'll be fine.
You just You've been through so much.
Maybe you should call MMI.
Maybe they can postpone.
That is, uh That is a great idea, D.
That's why you are the mom.
Also because you keep having babies.
Sweetie, Soph, you want to give them a call? And, Dan, shouldn't you be in class or something? I put a photo of myself in front of my computer camera and changed my name to "reconnecting," so, um, I've got time.
You know, showing you "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was not meant to be educational.
It's not my fault I'm a quick learner.
- Love you, Mom.
- I love you, Mom.
Bye.
Love you guys! MAGGIE: She's gone.
I feel so helpless not being there for her.
Thank you, guys, for everything you're doing.
Yeah.
Of course, D.
You just get home safely, okay? I'll do my best.
Bye.
You okay? Oh, yeah.
Listen, uh, Rome told me that you went over to Peter's house.
Ah, this friend group loves to chat.
Remember when you were just a girl that everyone was pissed I brought to Jon's funeral? I didn't do anything, okay? I sat in my car and I thought about all the things that I could do which is a pretty long list.
Well, Delilah's gonna talk to Sophie about filing a police report when she gets home.
But, Gary, it's really not a good idea for you to That's why I didn't.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
I can't believe that just when Justin was finally having a breakthrough in group about how the death of his father leads to his heroin use, Simone goes and makes it all about her again.
I know.
I mean, trying to one-up him by talking about her stepfather? - Where's the rehab program for that? - Uh, heads up.
Hi, Simone! Love the sweater! Probably bought it with the inheritance from her stepfather.
[CHUCKLES.]
So, you excited to see your family today? Uh I don't know if "excited" is the right word.
The only reason the center is letting me have visitors so soon is 'cause Theo's been acting out.
Well, I hope he's getting the therapy his father clearly never got as a child.
Trust me, we have already met the deductible on that one.
Ah, how you feeling about seeing Katherine? I miss her.
I mean, the last time we talked Well, we didn't really talk.
But at least she can't hang up on me in person, right? Mm.
I'm just worried I'm gonna say the wrong thing, make things worse than they already are.
Eh, you know what? You might.
But fixing your relationship's a process, just like everything else we're doing.
You don't have to be perfect, Eddie.
You just have to be honest.
Look what I got.
- Come here.
- [CAT PURRING.]
[SMOOCHING.]
Theo, don't feed the cat, okay? It'll never go away.
I don't want him to go away.
And stop calling him "the cat.
" I told you, his name is Scott.
We've been over this.
We can't have a ca a Scott, because you're allergic.
You never let me do what I want.
You didn't even want us to go see Dad today.
That's not true, T.
You know that we had to wait for the COVID test results to come back before we could visit, okay? So, please go upstairs, get ready for school.
Otherwise, you're gonna be late for your Zoom class.
Go on.
Get out of here.
[CAT MEOWS.]
Oh, what? You're gonna give me attitude, too? [CELLPHONE CHIMES.]
[CELLPHONE CLICKS.]
Here we go.
You know there are apples in there, too, right? And you know if you're a cop, you gotta tell me, right? - [CHUCKLES.]
- [CELLPHONE RINGS.]
- Oh.
Wait.
- [BEEP.]
Hey.
Alan.
Hi.
ALAN: Hey, have you guys left yet? Yeah, about a half hour ago, but we might have to stop to get Tyrell some more snacks.
I was hoping to catch you sooner.
I just got a message from my contact at the detention center.
Tyrell's mom's been deported.
Apparently, Martine was put on a deportation plane the same day she tried to call you.
I'm so sorry.
So, my mom's in Haiti now? I wish I had more information.
I'm trading calls with an aid organization in Port-au-Prince.
They help deportees get back on their feet.
I'm hoping they have more information on her whereabouts.
So, what are our options? Unfortunately, once you've been deported, you're subject to a 10-year bar from the United States.
I'm afraid we're all out of moves.
Well, I'm not.
I'm gonna get on a plane, go to this aid organization, - find my mom.
- REGINA: Tyrell [DOOR CLOSES.]
Regina, you can't let him do that.
Martine hasn't lived in Haiti in 20 years.
Unless she has connections, she's starting all over again completely.
Maybe Tyrell can help.
Even if he could find Martine Even if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic Having to raise her teenage son isn't gonna make things easier.
Rome.
What are you doing here? Don't you knock? Why would I need to knock? And why aren't you answering your phone? I've been calling you all day.
Must be dead.
Battery won't stay charged on that old thing.
Old? I bought you a new phone about a year ago.
Gave that one to your brother.
Why? Pop, I bought it for you.
Omar needed it more.
I'm getting you a new phone today.
I don't want a new phone.
I'm used to that one.
Well, that's great, Pop, but this one doesn't work.
It has all my stuff on it.
Oh, don't worry.
I'm gonna make sure that your girlfriend's contacts get transferred.
Girlfriend? What are you talking about? Well, I was visiting Mom's grave the other night when Florence introduced herself.
She seemed to know a lot about our family.
Flo's just a friend.
Her husband's a few spots over from Mom.
I saw her around a few times, then I was laid up with my hurt foot.
When I came back, someone had pulled all the weeds around Mom's headstone, even put a few fresh flowers in her vase.
Turns out it was Florence.
I went over to say thank you.
And we just kind of hit it off.
Hit it o W-What does that mean, "hit it off"? She's easy to talk to, that's all.
Sometimes she brings a thermos and we have a drink.
That's a date.
Pop, you just described a date.
You're making a big deal out of nothing.
You're always saying that Mom's watching us.
What do you think Mom's seeing when you're picking up a woman at her headstone? I'll be back in a couple hours with your new phone.
Hopefully, you can go that long without talking to Flo.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
- Alan.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- This new deep dish place is doing this buy one, get one A-a BOGO.
Alright, you caught me.
I wanted to check on you after Oh.
Uh, Theo's upstairs in school.
H-He can't hear us.
Okay, look, I-I'm sorry for just showing up like this, but when you didn't text me back, I got worried.
[EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I-I'm sorry.
I just Ah, I just made such an idiot out of myself.
- No, you didn't.
- So You got a lot going on, and I'm really just here because I want to be your friend.
A friend who sometimes brings you pizza to trick you into talking to me.
- Ah.
- Oh.
- Oh.
I didn't know you had a cat.
- We don't.
Um, we have to catch it because Theo's allergic.
Okay, here, don't worry.
I got this.
I come from a long line of cat herders.
- Here, kitty, kitty.
- His name is Scott.
- I thought he wasn't yours.
- He's not.
This is definitely the time to stop and talk about that.
Okay.
I got him.
Ugh! Come on.
Nice work, cat herder.
I'm just letting him think he has the upper hand.
It's called psychology.
I come from a long line of Cat psychologists.
We get it.
Now catch the cat.
Oh, here.
Cover me.
I'm going in.
By "cover," you mean stand here and do nothing? I'm on it.
- Got him.
- Okay.
What's the plan now? I didn't think I'd get this far.
Uh, no, I understand.
Okay.
Um L-Let me think about it, and I'll call you back.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS.]
GARY: Hey.
Was that MMI? Yeah.
Uh Apparently today and tomorrow are the last days they're taking auditions.
So if I don't do it now, I have to wait till next year to reapply.
What? Next year? No.
No way.
Unh-unh.
This is your dream, right? You can do this.
I don't know.
I haven't played since Come on.
I've seen how much work you've put into that song.
You've practiced it so many times, I could sing it.
Two, three, four.
If you saw me now Walking down the street Now you're picking, right? Could you hear me coming with my tiny feet? I don't know the words That's why you should be singing it.
Look, I know the timing isn't ideal, but I also know how damn talented you are.
You deserve this, okay? You have earned this opportunity.
Do not let that guy take this away from you, too.
Okay, I'll do it.
Yeah? Yeah.
That's what I'm talking about.
You do your thing, you get ready.
I'm gonna go change the Wi-Fi password so that Danny can't suck up all your bandwidth downloading photos of Timothée Chalamet.
[CHUCKLES.]
You're gonna crush this.
Can't crush it if you're standing in my room.
Yes.
Right.
I'm gonna go.
You crush.
Sophie Dixon! - KATHERINE: Nice.
- [SCOTT MEOWING.]
- ALAN: Nice and easy.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Alright.
How heavy is this cat? - Theo's been feeding it.
- Feeding it what? Another cat? Okay.
Watch your back.
Yeah.
Now set him down, nice and careful.
Yeah.
There we go.
- Okay.
- Okay.
[MEOWS.]
Okay.
Close it, close it, close it! Okay.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Told you I got this.
[TRUNK POPS.]
[CELLPHONE CHIMES.]
Wonder who those are from.
[SCOFFS.]
RENEE: Hello, dear.
It's your pampered bride of 45 years, calling from her spa day.
I'm sitting here waiting on my nails to dry, and I just wanted to say I love you.
Walter, it's me.
I've tried two pharmacies, and both are out of your medication, so I'm going to stop at one more.
Oh, and while I'm out, turn the oven to 350.
I'm making a new recipe for when Rome and Gina come over.
I know what you're gonna say.
"It's meatloaf night.
" But I want you to try new things.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
Aw, Pop.
[KNOCKS ON WINDOW.]
Got your order.
I'll just put it in the back.
- [SNIFFLES.]
- Have a great day.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
So it turns out the airport in Haiti's closed.
But I figured it out.
I'm gonna fly to the Dominican Republic and bus across the border.
The only problem is the ticket is $379.
50.
You think you guys could spot me? I'll pay you back with interest.
No, it's It's not about the money.
I think we need to take a beat and figure out the best way to help your mom.
What are you talking about? The best way for me to help her is to be with her.
I'm not sure that's true.
Look, you've never been to Haiti.
You don't speak the language.
We don't even know exactly where she is.
All we know is that she is dealing with a lot right now.
I think it's best that you wait to visit her until she figures things out.
Visit? I'm not going there to visit her.
She's my mom.
I'm going to live with her.
And you're wrong.
She needs me.
And if you won't help me I'll figure out how to get there myself.
[THERMOMETER BEEPING.]
- WOMAN: Perfect.
- Great.
- Dad! - [DOOR BEEPS.]
- Hi! - Hi! I missed you! - I missed you, too.
- [CHUCKLES.]
Hi.
Hi.
Aren't you gonna give Dad a hug? Of course I am.
GARY: And fluff.
If you get nervous, you can just do what I do in school and pretend your connection cu Hey! You don't brag about breaking out of prison in front of the warden.
Okay, I'll go back to my cell.
- Break a leg.
- [GARY EXHALES SHARPLY.]
Alright, I'll just I'll I'll leave you to it, then.
Oh, uh, actually, c-can you stay? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
It's Oh, wow.
I'll be right over here.
Out of the shot.
It's better.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
[SIGHS.]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[LAPTOP CHIMES.]
Hi.
DR.
REEVES: You must be Sophie.
I'm Dr.
Reeves, the Chair of Music Education here at MMI.
And these are my colleagues, Dr.
Wolman, our professor of classical and contemporary guitar, - and Professor Kennedy.
- DR.
WOLMAN: Hello.
It's so nice to meet you.
You, as well.
Your personal essay was very moving.
I see from your résumé you studied with Peter Benoit.
He put in a very strong recommendation for you.
He's a wonderful teacher.
He's sent us many talented students, so we're very excited.
Thank you.
Let's start with your prepared piece.
Whenever you're ready.
[PLAYING GUITAR.]
If you saw me now Walking down a street PETER: To be honest, it's sexy, which is good, because sex sells in this business.
[CRYSTALS CLINK.]
[GUITAR STOPS.]
Would you like to start again? I'm sorry.
I I can't do this.
Soph.
Soph, this is okay.
We'll call them back.
I'm sure they'll let you try again tomorrow.
Just stop, okay?! You don't get it! I'm not good enough! I was never good enough! That is not true.
Yes, it is, and And he knew it the whole time.
He didn't even accept me into his program.
When I first performed, he told me I was barely good enough to play in a church somewhere! That was the only honest thing he ever said to me! And he was right.
I was I was never gonna get into MMI.
He was just using me.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
I'm glad Mr.
Morrissey enjoyed your baking soda volcano.
I cannot believe Mom let you do that.
KATHERINE: Let him? No.
Found him in the middle of doing it and helped him clean up? Yes.
[CHUCKLES.]
You want to tell Dad about the other big development? Okay, before you say anything, pets have been proven to reduce stress, ease anxiety, and improve cardiovascular health.
So, really, it'd be crazy not to keep the cat.
The cat? Mom says I'm allergic, but I think I grew out of it.
Tell that to the rash on your arm.
It only itches when I touch it.
JACKIE: Hey, jawline, you owe me three bucks from our game last night.
And this is Jackie.
She is as good at cards as she is bad at social cues.
Oh, please.
I'm a delight.
You must be Katherine and Theo.
- Hi.
- I've heard great things.
And just so you know, I get what this looks like.
I don't have a gambling problem.
Drinking problem, yes.
Gambling problem, no.
I'll front him the money.
Thank you.
And believe me, I understand the irony of playing a game called Gin while I'm on my second stint in rehab.
C'mon, kiddo.
They just restocked the vending machine, and I got $3 burning a hole in my pocket.
Can I? - Of course.
- Thanks.
I kind of love her.
She's so - She's honest.
- Yeah.
Honesty's actually something I've been working on a lot since I got in here.
The stuff we talk about in group The stuff Jackie and I talk about It made me realize that I have never really been honest with myself about anything.
It's been that way my whole life.
Always sweeping the tough stuff under the rug.
Jackie, on the other hand, she pulls back that rug.
[CHUCKLES.]
I need to do that.
Can I ask you something? Anything.
What was it that made you have the affair with Delilah? TYRELL: For the low, low price of $10 to $20 No bill is too small or too large You get a 70% dark chocolate bar, I get to fly to Haiti to see my mom.
It's a win-win.
Nice try, but I've seen this scam before.
Well, you have a blessed day.
ROME: Hey, Tyrell.
Gina left me a message about your mom.
Dude, I'm so sorry.
Thanks.
What are you doing out here? I'm trying to sell enough of these so I can buy a plane ticket.
If I can just make it to the aid organization, I know I can find my mom.
How much you got so far? 9 bucks.
Doesn't help that my moneymaker's hidden behind this mask.
You think you could help me? You know I'm good for it.
I know you are.
Let me talk to Gina.
I'mma see if maybe Right.
Gotta check with the boss.
I get it.
Yeah.
Sorry, man.
It's just What's there to talk about? If you had the chance to be with your mom, wouldn't you do anything you could to make that happen? Yeah.
Actually, I would.
I think I have some airline miles you might be able to use.
Give me this box.
With Delilah I don't know, it just felt like a clean slate.
When she looked at me, she didn't look at me like I let her down.
She didn't see my failures as a husband and a father.
She just saw my potential.
She saw the guy that I desperately wanted to be.
She saw me the way you did when we first met.
And it was weak and it was selfish, but I just missed that feeling.
I get it.
You do? [EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I don't think I understood it before, but I do now.
THEO: Good news.
Jackie's a cat person.
Hey, uh, you about ready, Theo? We gotta get you home and get some real food in that stomach.
As long as it's not that deep dish Alan brought.
Pizza should be thin crust or not at all.
Everything else is just a casserole.
Amen, kid.
A-Alan brought over some lunch.
He knew I had my hands full with, uh, everything going on.
- That was nice of him.
- Yeah.
Well, if this Alan guy wants to deliver me a thin crust, tell him I like Hawaiian.
I will.
[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY.]
I-I mean, if, um, if I see him.
Okay.
You ready to go, T? Yep.
Bye, Jackie.
Thanks for the candy bar.
JACKIE: Hey, I'd split a candy bar with you anytime, kid.
- Tell Scott I said hi.
- Will do.
- It was nice to meet you, Katherine.
- KATHERINE: Bye.
- Bye-bye.
Love you.
- I love you, too.
[SMOOCHING.]
[SIGHS.]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
Hey.
How is she? Not great.
When I left, she was gonna postpone the audition.
- What happened? - She called them, and they told her if she didn't audition now, she'd have to wait till next year.
Okay.
So she auditions next year when she's had a chance to process everything that's happened.
Oh, great.
So after everything that Peter did, he gets to rob her of a year of her life? There's no way in hell I'm gonna let that happen.
Well, it's not up to you.
What Sophie needs right now is time to heal.
Why are you so intent on blowing past it? Because it's my fault.
Gary, no.
I mean, I know you feel responsible 'cause you were watching - the kids, but this could - No.
No.
You don't get it.
She auditioned for Peter and he said no, and that would have been it.
That should have been it, but I couldn't let it go.
So I went back in there - Gary, stop - I stepped to this dude.
No.
You said that he used her history to groom her.
I gave him that history.
I told him that she lost her father.
I told him how much she needed this program, and he never would have known any of that if it wasn't for me.
The only person to blame for what happened to Sophie is Peter, and you can't fix it.
Well, I'm sure as hell gonna try.
Yeah.
I know you are, because that's what you do.
When Jon died, you couldn't fix that, - and so you tried to fix me - If I hadn't tried to fix you, you wouldn't be standing there right now.
I know this is hard to hear, but you need to hear it.
What happened to Sophie is not about you.
It is about her.
I just don't want this to define her life.
It won't.
But it will redefine it.
The sooner you understand that, the sooner we can all start helping her through it.
So, just stop trying to fix it and start listening to what she needs.
That is the only way you're ever gonna help.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
So, T, it's pasta night.
What are we making? We haven't done ravioli in a while.
I'm not hungry.
I have a feeling a certain family-sized candy bar might be the culprit.
I hope you were nice to Dad.
What? You barely hugged him.
I thought you wanted him to get better.
All of this sucks! You know what? You're right.
This sucks.
It sucks for you, and it sucks for Dad.
But it also sucks for me.
I get that you need to be mad at someone, so fine.
I love you enough to be that person.
But Dad's not here right now, so I'm gonna drive us home, make ravioli because it's still pasta night.
We can even leave some out for Scott, if you want.
He's more of a tuna guy, but I'll talk him into it.
Why Why Scott, by the way? That's not exactly a traditional cat name.
It's the name of the club Dad was playing at when you two met.
Great Scott.
Remember? Yeah.
I love it.
[KNOCK ON DOOR.]
Listen, Soph, I just just want to say that I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing you to do that audition.
I just thought I just thought I was doing what was best for you, but but now, what I would really love is to hear what you want.
[BREATHES SHARPLY.]
Uh actually, there is one thing.
REGINA: Uh, what's going on here? I told you, I'm gonna see my mom.
What do you mean? H-How are you gonna pay for the ticket? Rome said he'd give me miles.
Yo, these are dope.
I can't believe we only use these on airplanes.
You know how many places you could sleep standing up Church, DMV What'd I miss? You offered to help him with his ticket after I told him he couldn't go? That's funny how you left out the part about Gina already saying no.
All due respect, Gina, you're not my mom.
You don't get to tell me no.
I'm gonna go pack up the rest of my stuff.
"All due respect.
" [SCOFFS.]
I can't believe you told him you'd give him money for the ticket without talking to me first.
I did not know you'd already told him no, which you apparently did without talking to me first.
Rome, we can't let him leave.
It's not that crazy for him to go.
He's not a kid.
He's 17.
Which means he's not 18.
He's still a child.
But he's not our child.
His mother risked her life to come to this country.
Do you really think that after everything that she's been through, she would want her son to drop out of high school, give up his future to end up in a place that she worked so hard to leave? Alan says that she is starting from scratch.
She has nothing right now.
- Do you want that for him? - Of course not.
But we're not his parents.
We don't get to make that call.
A-And what's the plan if he doesn't go? What? He's gonna stay here forever? CPS is looking for that kid.
They want to put him in a group home.
You think that's better for him? Maybe he could stay here.
We put our adoption on hold because of everything going on.
This is so far from our plan.
We had a plan.
Babe, look at the way the world is right now.
There is no plan.
We have to make it up as we go.
[LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS.]
REGINA: Tyrell? Is everything okay? [CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS.]
Uh my mom just called.
She's at the aid organization in Haiti, but she she doesn't want me to come.
Come here.
I tried so hard.
- [SOBBING.]
I don't get it.
- It's okay, sweetie.
I'm so sorry.
Why wouldn't she want me there? Look, we know what's happening with your mom is hard, but she just wants what's best for you.
And so do we.
Which is why Rome and I have been talking, and we want to foster you.
You mean, like, have me live here? Like, live here, live here? Only if it's okay with you and your mom.
And we promise, when the time is right for you to be with her again, we'll help make that happen, too.
I would really like that.
[CHUCKLES.]
Great.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well now that we got that settled, you are grounded.
For two weeks.
And the next time you try to play us against each other, it'll be for a month.
With all due respect.
[CHUCKLES.]
JACKIE: Your turn.
Your move, slick.
Edward.
[EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I can't do this.
We could try "Uno" again, but you'll have to wrestle the cards away from Leonard.
No, I can't be here while Katherine is out with I was wondering when we'd get to Mr.
Deep Dish.
I gotta get out of here.
I gotta get home.
No.
No, you don't.
I'm gonna lose her, aren't I? You might.
But if you don't finish your treatment, you definitely will.
REGINA: You still working on your dad's new phone? ROME: Yeah, I was kind of a jerk to him earlier.
A lot of that going around today.
Hey, Tyrell didn't mean it.
He just was doing what he thought was best for his mom.
I know.
At least he's not going.
I guess he just needed to hear it from her.
Yeah, he did.
- What? - You just gave me an idea about how to talk to my dad.
- THEO: Here you go, Scott.
- [MEOWS.]
[SNEEZES.]
Bless you.
[MEOWS.]
Excuse me.
[SCOTT MEOWS.]
[SIGHS.]
- And everything's still on here? - Everything, Pop.
Including Mom's voicemails.
Sometimes it helps to hear her voice.
I know.
And, listen, about you and Florence I'm not gonna see her anymore.
You were right.
It's disrespectful.
No, no.
Dad, Dad, it's not.
You're not doing anything wrong.
It's just that over the last couple of weeks, you and I texting back and forth at 2:00 in the morning, I thought I was getting to know you for the first time.
And then to find out that you had this whole other life I just took it hard.
But I think it's good that you have someone.
Really.
And I'm not the only one who thinks that.
I made you a message from Mom I think she'd want you to have.
RENEE: Hello, dear.
I just wanted you to know that I miss you.
I know you're set in your ways, but I want you to try new things.
I want you to take care of yourself.
It's okay for you to be happy.
I love you.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
You put her voicemails together? She'd want you to be happy, Pop.
And I want that, too.
What do you say we take a drive? MARTINE: Okay, baby, and while you're staying with them, you respect their rules, okay? - I know, Mom.
- I'll give you guys some privacy.
Actually, Gina, she wants to talk to you.
Oh.
Okay.
Regina, it's so nice to finally meet you.
Thank you for not letting him get on that plane, and for everything else you've done.
This is This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
So it helps to know he's with good people.
We'll treat him like he's our own.
It sounds like you already have.
You know, I don't think you've ever gone this long without talking.
You okay? It's kinda nice, actually.
I know I make it look easy, but it's a lot of work, being this funny all the time.
Uh, listen, Soph, I, uh I know we haven't talked about what happened, and we don't have to, but if you want to just know that I'm here.
Always.
You know, when I was playing in front of those judges and everything, I just kept thinking would he think I'm stupid? - What? - For falling for it? Would Dad think I'm stupid? I mean, I should've seen it coming.
[SIGHS.]
You are not stupid.
And if your dad could see you today, he would see exactly what I see, and that is a human being who, despite all the challenges that she has faced in the last two-and-a-half years And I know it's been a lot Just keeps coming out stronger.
And if you really want to know what I think I think he does see you.
I believe that he is up there, looking down all the time.
And he's very proud of you.
I was a little girl - Thank you.
- Alone in my little world Who dreamed of As much as I'd love to sit here with you and get screamed at by a rent-a-cop on a Segway, you got a flight to catch.
I played pretend between the trees And fed my houseguests bark and leaves WALTER: Hey, Florence? Walter? I wasn't sure you were gonna be here.
You didn't return my calls.
I had an issue with my phone.
That was on me.
Took his phone to get it fixed.
Yeah, he he got me a brand-new one.
Oh.
Omar's gonna be jealous.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
Florence, we really didn't get a chance to talk the other night, but my dad has told me a lot about you.
And it is really nice to meet you.
I asked God who I'm supposed to be - How you doing? - I'm good.
How are you? I'm all right.
Oh.
Thank you.
The stars smiled down on me God answered in silent Florence? Dad? Unh-unh.
- You're driving.
- [CHUCKLES.]
Give me some of that.
Thank you.
Cheers.
[SIGHS.]
Alright.
You sure about this? Yeah.
I just need to get out of Boston for a while.
I miss my mom.
And if she can't get to me, I'll go to her.
I get it.
I mean, I'm cool, you know? I'm fun, I got the beard, but sometimes, you just You need a real parent.
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING.]
[SIGHS.]
Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Now, uh, the rules of the Commonwealth of Gary still apply at 30,000 feet and do not feel free to get up and move about the cabin.
[CHUCKLES.]
Thank you.
- Fly safe, huh? - Yeah.
[SNIFFLES.]
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING.]
I'm so sorry, Jon.
[GLASS SHATTERS.]
You hit all the right notes.
It just lacked passion.
Previously on "A Million Little Things" Hey, man.
She lost her dad last year.
There's a nicer way to do what you just did.
Why is Child Services looking for you? My mom wasn't born here.
ICE.
They took her.
We have a place, so you're staying with us tonight.
I have been taking pills.
I called Mission Treatment.
They can admit me tomorrow.
Why do I have to be the good wife? I want to do something because I feel like doing it.
You must be Rome.
Have we met before? No.
I'm Florence.
REGINA: Did he try to kiss you? SOPHIE: No.
Did he touch you? He just touched himself.
I care, I know it's not enough But we never seem to get it right TYRELL: The way you're driving, GPS has us getting there a week from Tuesday.
Just because I miss my mother doesn't mean you need to drive like her.
Wow.
Okay.
Well, the first thing I'm gonna say when we see her is that her son needs to work on his manners.
[SCOFFS.]
You think I'll get to see her? I mean, your lawyer friend said it was a long shot.
What Alan said was that it's up to the discretion of the detention center, which means you should ease up on your snark.
Hey, I'll ease up on the snark if you push down on the gas.
Oh.
It's Rome.
I bet he's calling with another theory about who Florence is.
Why doesn't he just admit that that's his dad's girlfriend? - Hey, babe.
- ROME: I figured it out.
The reason Florence was at my mom's grave is because she's an undertaker.
Right? 100%.
She's an undertaker that wants to bone your dad.
- Inappropriate.
- Me? Florence is the one that wants to have sex at work.
Will you stop? Babe, it's been three days.
Why don't you just call your dad and ask him about her? I did.
It went straight to voicemail, and his mailbox is full.
Probably with messages from Florence trying to plan their next hot makeout sesh.
Okay, I'm hanging up.
I gotta go put drywall over the door to the guest room.
- Bye, babe.
- Bye, hon! [LAUGHING.]
Bye.
DELILAH: I'm sorry, guys.
We couldn't get off the standby list.
Oh, I got it! That's it.
Check it out.
Uh, I got a flight from Boston to New York, one-hour layover, JFK to Heathrow, and then a quick pop over to Paris, which is where you're coming from.
Never mind.
Damn it.
Dan Dixon, take over, please.
On it.
And don't worry.
We won't put you on any airlines whose names make Gary giggle.
Aer Lingus.
MAGGIE: Okay, uh, I know you guys wanted bagels, but I just finished watching "The Crown," so [BRITISH ACCENT.]
you get scones.
You really expect us to believe it's 'cause you were "watching 'The Crown'"? [NORMAL VOICE.]
Okay, fine.
Jamie had a really good recipe.
Just shut up and eat one.
What'd I miss? - Hi, Maggie.
- Mom got booted from standby again.
Well, look, I'm just happy that you're coming home.
DELILAH: Eventually.
Yes.
Soph, I'm just so sorry I ca I can't make it back in time for your audition.
Hey, that's okay.
I'll be fine.
You just You've been through so much.
Maybe you should call MMI.
Maybe they can postpone.
That is, uh That is a great idea, D.
That's why you are the mom.
Also because you keep having babies.
Sweetie, Soph, you want to give them a call? And, Dan, shouldn't you be in class or something? I put a photo of myself in front of my computer camera and changed my name to "reconnecting," so, um, I've got time.
You know, showing you "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was not meant to be educational.
It's not my fault I'm a quick learner.
- Love you, Mom.
- I love you, Mom.
Bye.
Love you guys! MAGGIE: She's gone.
I feel so helpless not being there for her.
Thank you, guys, for everything you're doing.
Yeah.
Of course, D.
You just get home safely, okay? I'll do my best.
Bye.
You okay? Oh, yeah.
Listen, uh, Rome told me that you went over to Peter's house.
Ah, this friend group loves to chat.
Remember when you were just a girl that everyone was pissed I brought to Jon's funeral? I didn't do anything, okay? I sat in my car and I thought about all the things that I could do which is a pretty long list.
Well, Delilah's gonna talk to Sophie about filing a police report when she gets home.
But, Gary, it's really not a good idea for you to That's why I didn't.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
I can't believe that just when Justin was finally having a breakthrough in group about how the death of his father leads to his heroin use, Simone goes and makes it all about her again.
I know.
I mean, trying to one-up him by talking about her stepfather? - Where's the rehab program for that? - Uh, heads up.
Hi, Simone! Love the sweater! Probably bought it with the inheritance from her stepfather.
[CHUCKLES.]
So, you excited to see your family today? Uh I don't know if "excited" is the right word.
The only reason the center is letting me have visitors so soon is 'cause Theo's been acting out.
Well, I hope he's getting the therapy his father clearly never got as a child.
Trust me, we have already met the deductible on that one.
Ah, how you feeling about seeing Katherine? I miss her.
I mean, the last time we talked Well, we didn't really talk.
But at least she can't hang up on me in person, right? Mm.
I'm just worried I'm gonna say the wrong thing, make things worse than they already are.
Eh, you know what? You might.
But fixing your relationship's a process, just like everything else we're doing.
You don't have to be perfect, Eddie.
You just have to be honest.
Look what I got.
- Come here.
- [CAT PURRING.]
[SMOOCHING.]
Theo, don't feed the cat, okay? It'll never go away.
I don't want him to go away.
And stop calling him "the cat.
" I told you, his name is Scott.
We've been over this.
We can't have a ca a Scott, because you're allergic.
You never let me do what I want.
You didn't even want us to go see Dad today.
That's not true, T.
You know that we had to wait for the COVID test results to come back before we could visit, okay? So, please go upstairs, get ready for school.
Otherwise, you're gonna be late for your Zoom class.
Go on.
Get out of here.
[CAT MEOWS.]
Oh, what? You're gonna give me attitude, too? [CELLPHONE CHIMES.]
[CELLPHONE CLICKS.]
Here we go.
You know there are apples in there, too, right? And you know if you're a cop, you gotta tell me, right? - [CHUCKLES.]
- [CELLPHONE RINGS.]
- Oh.
Wait.
- [BEEP.]
Hey.
Alan.
Hi.
ALAN: Hey, have you guys left yet? Yeah, about a half hour ago, but we might have to stop to get Tyrell some more snacks.
I was hoping to catch you sooner.
I just got a message from my contact at the detention center.
Tyrell's mom's been deported.
Apparently, Martine was put on a deportation plane the same day she tried to call you.
I'm so sorry.
So, my mom's in Haiti now? I wish I had more information.
I'm trading calls with an aid organization in Port-au-Prince.
They help deportees get back on their feet.
I'm hoping they have more information on her whereabouts.
So, what are our options? Unfortunately, once you've been deported, you're subject to a 10-year bar from the United States.
I'm afraid we're all out of moves.
Well, I'm not.
I'm gonna get on a plane, go to this aid organization, - find my mom.
- REGINA: Tyrell [DOOR CLOSES.]
Regina, you can't let him do that.
Martine hasn't lived in Haiti in 20 years.
Unless she has connections, she's starting all over again completely.
Maybe Tyrell can help.
Even if he could find Martine Even if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic Having to raise her teenage son isn't gonna make things easier.
Rome.
What are you doing here? Don't you knock? Why would I need to knock? And why aren't you answering your phone? I've been calling you all day.
Must be dead.
Battery won't stay charged on that old thing.
Old? I bought you a new phone about a year ago.
Gave that one to your brother.
Why? Pop, I bought it for you.
Omar needed it more.
I'm getting you a new phone today.
I don't want a new phone.
I'm used to that one.
Well, that's great, Pop, but this one doesn't work.
It has all my stuff on it.
Oh, don't worry.
I'm gonna make sure that your girlfriend's contacts get transferred.
Girlfriend? What are you talking about? Well, I was visiting Mom's grave the other night when Florence introduced herself.
She seemed to know a lot about our family.
Flo's just a friend.
Her husband's a few spots over from Mom.
I saw her around a few times, then I was laid up with my hurt foot.
When I came back, someone had pulled all the weeds around Mom's headstone, even put a few fresh flowers in her vase.
Turns out it was Florence.
I went over to say thank you.
And we just kind of hit it off.
Hit it o W-What does that mean, "hit it off"? She's easy to talk to, that's all.
Sometimes she brings a thermos and we have a drink.
That's a date.
Pop, you just described a date.
You're making a big deal out of nothing.
You're always saying that Mom's watching us.
What do you think Mom's seeing when you're picking up a woman at her headstone? I'll be back in a couple hours with your new phone.
Hopefully, you can go that long without talking to Flo.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
- Alan.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- This new deep dish place is doing this buy one, get one A-a BOGO.
Alright, you caught me.
I wanted to check on you after Oh.
Uh, Theo's upstairs in school.
H-He can't hear us.
Okay, look, I-I'm sorry for just showing up like this, but when you didn't text me back, I got worried.
[EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I-I'm sorry.
I just Ah, I just made such an idiot out of myself.
- No, you didn't.
- So You got a lot going on, and I'm really just here because I want to be your friend.
A friend who sometimes brings you pizza to trick you into talking to me.
- Ah.
- Oh.
- Oh.
I didn't know you had a cat.
- We don't.
Um, we have to catch it because Theo's allergic.
Okay, here, don't worry.
I got this.
I come from a long line of cat herders.
- Here, kitty, kitty.
- His name is Scott.
- I thought he wasn't yours.
- He's not.
This is definitely the time to stop and talk about that.
Okay.
I got him.
Ugh! Come on.
Nice work, cat herder.
I'm just letting him think he has the upper hand.
It's called psychology.
I come from a long line of Cat psychologists.
We get it.
Now catch the cat.
Oh, here.
Cover me.
I'm going in.
By "cover," you mean stand here and do nothing? I'm on it.
- Got him.
- Okay.
What's the plan now? I didn't think I'd get this far.
Uh, no, I understand.
Okay.
Um L-Let me think about it, and I'll call you back.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS.]
GARY: Hey.
Was that MMI? Yeah.
Uh Apparently today and tomorrow are the last days they're taking auditions.
So if I don't do it now, I have to wait till next year to reapply.
What? Next year? No.
No way.
Unh-unh.
This is your dream, right? You can do this.
I don't know.
I haven't played since Come on.
I've seen how much work you've put into that song.
You've practiced it so many times, I could sing it.
Two, three, four.
If you saw me now Walking down the street Now you're picking, right? Could you hear me coming with my tiny feet? I don't know the words That's why you should be singing it.
Look, I know the timing isn't ideal, but I also know how damn talented you are.
You deserve this, okay? You have earned this opportunity.
Do not let that guy take this away from you, too.
Okay, I'll do it.
Yeah? Yeah.
That's what I'm talking about.
You do your thing, you get ready.
I'm gonna go change the Wi-Fi password so that Danny can't suck up all your bandwidth downloading photos of Timothée Chalamet.
[CHUCKLES.]
You're gonna crush this.
Can't crush it if you're standing in my room.
Yes.
Right.
I'm gonna go.
You crush.
Sophie Dixon! - KATHERINE: Nice.
- [SCOTT MEOWING.]
- ALAN: Nice and easy.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Alright.
How heavy is this cat? - Theo's been feeding it.
- Feeding it what? Another cat? Okay.
Watch your back.
Yeah.
Now set him down, nice and careful.
Yeah.
There we go.
- Okay.
- Okay.
[MEOWS.]
Okay.
Close it, close it, close it! Okay.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Told you I got this.
[TRUNK POPS.]
[CELLPHONE CHIMES.]
Wonder who those are from.
[SCOFFS.]
RENEE: Hello, dear.
It's your pampered bride of 45 years, calling from her spa day.
I'm sitting here waiting on my nails to dry, and I just wanted to say I love you.
Walter, it's me.
I've tried two pharmacies, and both are out of your medication, so I'm going to stop at one more.
Oh, and while I'm out, turn the oven to 350.
I'm making a new recipe for when Rome and Gina come over.
I know what you're gonna say.
"It's meatloaf night.
" But I want you to try new things.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
Aw, Pop.
[KNOCKS ON WINDOW.]
Got your order.
I'll just put it in the back.
- [SNIFFLES.]
- Have a great day.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
So it turns out the airport in Haiti's closed.
But I figured it out.
I'm gonna fly to the Dominican Republic and bus across the border.
The only problem is the ticket is $379.
50.
You think you guys could spot me? I'll pay you back with interest.
No, it's It's not about the money.
I think we need to take a beat and figure out the best way to help your mom.
What are you talking about? The best way for me to help her is to be with her.
I'm not sure that's true.
Look, you've never been to Haiti.
You don't speak the language.
We don't even know exactly where she is.
All we know is that she is dealing with a lot right now.
I think it's best that you wait to visit her until she figures things out.
Visit? I'm not going there to visit her.
She's my mom.
I'm going to live with her.
And you're wrong.
She needs me.
And if you won't help me I'll figure out how to get there myself.
[THERMOMETER BEEPING.]
- WOMAN: Perfect.
- Great.
- Dad! - [DOOR BEEPS.]
- Hi! - Hi! I missed you! - I missed you, too.
- [CHUCKLES.]
Hi.
Hi.
Aren't you gonna give Dad a hug? Of course I am.
GARY: And fluff.
If you get nervous, you can just do what I do in school and pretend your connection cu Hey! You don't brag about breaking out of prison in front of the warden.
Okay, I'll go back to my cell.
- Break a leg.
- [GARY EXHALES SHARPLY.]
Alright, I'll just I'll I'll leave you to it, then.
Oh, uh, actually, c-can you stay? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
It's Oh, wow.
I'll be right over here.
Out of the shot.
It's better.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
[SIGHS.]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[LAPTOP CHIMES.]
Hi.
DR.
REEVES: You must be Sophie.
I'm Dr.
Reeves, the Chair of Music Education here at MMI.
And these are my colleagues, Dr.
Wolman, our professor of classical and contemporary guitar, - and Professor Kennedy.
- DR.
WOLMAN: Hello.
It's so nice to meet you.
You, as well.
Your personal essay was very moving.
I see from your résumé you studied with Peter Benoit.
He put in a very strong recommendation for you.
He's a wonderful teacher.
He's sent us many talented students, so we're very excited.
Thank you.
Let's start with your prepared piece.
Whenever you're ready.
[PLAYING GUITAR.]
If you saw me now Walking down a street PETER: To be honest, it's sexy, which is good, because sex sells in this business.
[CRYSTALS CLINK.]
[GUITAR STOPS.]
Would you like to start again? I'm sorry.
I I can't do this.
Soph.
Soph, this is okay.
We'll call them back.
I'm sure they'll let you try again tomorrow.
Just stop, okay?! You don't get it! I'm not good enough! I was never good enough! That is not true.
Yes, it is, and And he knew it the whole time.
He didn't even accept me into his program.
When I first performed, he told me I was barely good enough to play in a church somewhere! That was the only honest thing he ever said to me! And he was right.
I was I was never gonna get into MMI.
He was just using me.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
I'm glad Mr.
Morrissey enjoyed your baking soda volcano.
I cannot believe Mom let you do that.
KATHERINE: Let him? No.
Found him in the middle of doing it and helped him clean up? Yes.
[CHUCKLES.]
You want to tell Dad about the other big development? Okay, before you say anything, pets have been proven to reduce stress, ease anxiety, and improve cardiovascular health.
So, really, it'd be crazy not to keep the cat.
The cat? Mom says I'm allergic, but I think I grew out of it.
Tell that to the rash on your arm.
It only itches when I touch it.
JACKIE: Hey, jawline, you owe me three bucks from our game last night.
And this is Jackie.
She is as good at cards as she is bad at social cues.
Oh, please.
I'm a delight.
You must be Katherine and Theo.
- Hi.
- I've heard great things.
And just so you know, I get what this looks like.
I don't have a gambling problem.
Drinking problem, yes.
Gambling problem, no.
I'll front him the money.
Thank you.
And believe me, I understand the irony of playing a game called Gin while I'm on my second stint in rehab.
C'mon, kiddo.
They just restocked the vending machine, and I got $3 burning a hole in my pocket.
Can I? - Of course.
- Thanks.
I kind of love her.
She's so - She's honest.
- Yeah.
Honesty's actually something I've been working on a lot since I got in here.
The stuff we talk about in group The stuff Jackie and I talk about It made me realize that I have never really been honest with myself about anything.
It's been that way my whole life.
Always sweeping the tough stuff under the rug.
Jackie, on the other hand, she pulls back that rug.
[CHUCKLES.]
I need to do that.
Can I ask you something? Anything.
What was it that made you have the affair with Delilah? TYRELL: For the low, low price of $10 to $20 No bill is too small or too large You get a 70% dark chocolate bar, I get to fly to Haiti to see my mom.
It's a win-win.
Nice try, but I've seen this scam before.
Well, you have a blessed day.
ROME: Hey, Tyrell.
Gina left me a message about your mom.
Dude, I'm so sorry.
Thanks.
What are you doing out here? I'm trying to sell enough of these so I can buy a plane ticket.
If I can just make it to the aid organization, I know I can find my mom.
How much you got so far? 9 bucks.
Doesn't help that my moneymaker's hidden behind this mask.
You think you could help me? You know I'm good for it.
I know you are.
Let me talk to Gina.
I'mma see if maybe Right.
Gotta check with the boss.
I get it.
Yeah.
Sorry, man.
It's just What's there to talk about? If you had the chance to be with your mom, wouldn't you do anything you could to make that happen? Yeah.
Actually, I would.
I think I have some airline miles you might be able to use.
Give me this box.
With Delilah I don't know, it just felt like a clean slate.
When she looked at me, she didn't look at me like I let her down.
She didn't see my failures as a husband and a father.
She just saw my potential.
She saw the guy that I desperately wanted to be.
She saw me the way you did when we first met.
And it was weak and it was selfish, but I just missed that feeling.
I get it.
You do? [EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I don't think I understood it before, but I do now.
THEO: Good news.
Jackie's a cat person.
Hey, uh, you about ready, Theo? We gotta get you home and get some real food in that stomach.
As long as it's not that deep dish Alan brought.
Pizza should be thin crust or not at all.
Everything else is just a casserole.
Amen, kid.
A-Alan brought over some lunch.
He knew I had my hands full with, uh, everything going on.
- That was nice of him.
- Yeah.
Well, if this Alan guy wants to deliver me a thin crust, tell him I like Hawaiian.
I will.
[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY.]
I-I mean, if, um, if I see him.
Okay.
You ready to go, T? Yep.
Bye, Jackie.
Thanks for the candy bar.
JACKIE: Hey, I'd split a candy bar with you anytime, kid.
- Tell Scott I said hi.
- Will do.
- It was nice to meet you, Katherine.
- KATHERINE: Bye.
- Bye-bye.
Love you.
- I love you, too.
[SMOOCHING.]
[SIGHS.]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
Hey.
How is she? Not great.
When I left, she was gonna postpone the audition.
- What happened? - She called them, and they told her if she didn't audition now, she'd have to wait till next year.
Okay.
So she auditions next year when she's had a chance to process everything that's happened.
Oh, great.
So after everything that Peter did, he gets to rob her of a year of her life? There's no way in hell I'm gonna let that happen.
Well, it's not up to you.
What Sophie needs right now is time to heal.
Why are you so intent on blowing past it? Because it's my fault.
Gary, no.
I mean, I know you feel responsible 'cause you were watching - the kids, but this could - No.
No.
You don't get it.
She auditioned for Peter and he said no, and that would have been it.
That should have been it, but I couldn't let it go.
So I went back in there - Gary, stop - I stepped to this dude.
No.
You said that he used her history to groom her.
I gave him that history.
I told him that she lost her father.
I told him how much she needed this program, and he never would have known any of that if it wasn't for me.
The only person to blame for what happened to Sophie is Peter, and you can't fix it.
Well, I'm sure as hell gonna try.
Yeah.
I know you are, because that's what you do.
When Jon died, you couldn't fix that, - and so you tried to fix me - If I hadn't tried to fix you, you wouldn't be standing there right now.
I know this is hard to hear, but you need to hear it.
What happened to Sophie is not about you.
It is about her.
I just don't want this to define her life.
It won't.
But it will redefine it.
The sooner you understand that, the sooner we can all start helping her through it.
So, just stop trying to fix it and start listening to what she needs.
That is the only way you're ever gonna help.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
So, T, it's pasta night.
What are we making? We haven't done ravioli in a while.
I'm not hungry.
I have a feeling a certain family-sized candy bar might be the culprit.
I hope you were nice to Dad.
What? You barely hugged him.
I thought you wanted him to get better.
All of this sucks! You know what? You're right.
This sucks.
It sucks for you, and it sucks for Dad.
But it also sucks for me.
I get that you need to be mad at someone, so fine.
I love you enough to be that person.
But Dad's not here right now, so I'm gonna drive us home, make ravioli because it's still pasta night.
We can even leave some out for Scott, if you want.
He's more of a tuna guy, but I'll talk him into it.
Why Why Scott, by the way? That's not exactly a traditional cat name.
It's the name of the club Dad was playing at when you two met.
Great Scott.
Remember? Yeah.
I love it.
[KNOCK ON DOOR.]
Listen, Soph, I just just want to say that I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing you to do that audition.
I just thought I just thought I was doing what was best for you, but but now, what I would really love is to hear what you want.
[BREATHES SHARPLY.]
Uh actually, there is one thing.
REGINA: Uh, what's going on here? I told you, I'm gonna see my mom.
What do you mean? H-How are you gonna pay for the ticket? Rome said he'd give me miles.
Yo, these are dope.
I can't believe we only use these on airplanes.
You know how many places you could sleep standing up Church, DMV What'd I miss? You offered to help him with his ticket after I told him he couldn't go? That's funny how you left out the part about Gina already saying no.
All due respect, Gina, you're not my mom.
You don't get to tell me no.
I'm gonna go pack up the rest of my stuff.
"All due respect.
" [SCOFFS.]
I can't believe you told him you'd give him money for the ticket without talking to me first.
I did not know you'd already told him no, which you apparently did without talking to me first.
Rome, we can't let him leave.
It's not that crazy for him to go.
He's not a kid.
He's 17.
Which means he's not 18.
He's still a child.
But he's not our child.
His mother risked her life to come to this country.
Do you really think that after everything that she's been through, she would want her son to drop out of high school, give up his future to end up in a place that she worked so hard to leave? Alan says that she is starting from scratch.
She has nothing right now.
- Do you want that for him? - Of course not.
But we're not his parents.
We don't get to make that call.
A-And what's the plan if he doesn't go? What? He's gonna stay here forever? CPS is looking for that kid.
They want to put him in a group home.
You think that's better for him? Maybe he could stay here.
We put our adoption on hold because of everything going on.
This is so far from our plan.
We had a plan.
Babe, look at the way the world is right now.
There is no plan.
We have to make it up as we go.
[LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS.]
REGINA: Tyrell? Is everything okay? [CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLICKS.]
Uh my mom just called.
She's at the aid organization in Haiti, but she she doesn't want me to come.
Come here.
I tried so hard.
- [SOBBING.]
I don't get it.
- It's okay, sweetie.
I'm so sorry.
Why wouldn't she want me there? Look, we know what's happening with your mom is hard, but she just wants what's best for you.
And so do we.
Which is why Rome and I have been talking, and we want to foster you.
You mean, like, have me live here? Like, live here, live here? Only if it's okay with you and your mom.
And we promise, when the time is right for you to be with her again, we'll help make that happen, too.
I would really like that.
[CHUCKLES.]
Great.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well now that we got that settled, you are grounded.
For two weeks.
And the next time you try to play us against each other, it'll be for a month.
With all due respect.
[CHUCKLES.]
JACKIE: Your turn.
Your move, slick.
Edward.
[EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I can't do this.
We could try "Uno" again, but you'll have to wrestle the cards away from Leonard.
No, I can't be here while Katherine is out with I was wondering when we'd get to Mr.
Deep Dish.
I gotta get out of here.
I gotta get home.
No.
No, you don't.
I'm gonna lose her, aren't I? You might.
But if you don't finish your treatment, you definitely will.
REGINA: You still working on your dad's new phone? ROME: Yeah, I was kind of a jerk to him earlier.
A lot of that going around today.
Hey, Tyrell didn't mean it.
He just was doing what he thought was best for his mom.
I know.
At least he's not going.
I guess he just needed to hear it from her.
Yeah, he did.
- What? - You just gave me an idea about how to talk to my dad.
- THEO: Here you go, Scott.
- [MEOWS.]
[SNEEZES.]
Bless you.
[MEOWS.]
Excuse me.
[SCOTT MEOWS.]
[SIGHS.]
- And everything's still on here? - Everything, Pop.
Including Mom's voicemails.
Sometimes it helps to hear her voice.
I know.
And, listen, about you and Florence I'm not gonna see her anymore.
You were right.
It's disrespectful.
No, no.
Dad, Dad, it's not.
You're not doing anything wrong.
It's just that over the last couple of weeks, you and I texting back and forth at 2:00 in the morning, I thought I was getting to know you for the first time.
And then to find out that you had this whole other life I just took it hard.
But I think it's good that you have someone.
Really.
And I'm not the only one who thinks that.
I made you a message from Mom I think she'd want you to have.
RENEE: Hello, dear.
I just wanted you to know that I miss you.
I know you're set in your ways, but I want you to try new things.
I want you to take care of yourself.
It's okay for you to be happy.
I love you.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
You put her voicemails together? She'd want you to be happy, Pop.
And I want that, too.
What do you say we take a drive? MARTINE: Okay, baby, and while you're staying with them, you respect their rules, okay? - I know, Mom.
- I'll give you guys some privacy.
Actually, Gina, she wants to talk to you.
Oh.
Okay.
Regina, it's so nice to finally meet you.
Thank you for not letting him get on that plane, and for everything else you've done.
This is This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
So it helps to know he's with good people.
We'll treat him like he's our own.
It sounds like you already have.
You know, I don't think you've ever gone this long without talking.
You okay? It's kinda nice, actually.
I know I make it look easy, but it's a lot of work, being this funny all the time.
Uh, listen, Soph, I, uh I know we haven't talked about what happened, and we don't have to, but if you want to just know that I'm here.
Always.
You know, when I was playing in front of those judges and everything, I just kept thinking would he think I'm stupid? - What? - For falling for it? Would Dad think I'm stupid? I mean, I should've seen it coming.
[SIGHS.]
You are not stupid.
And if your dad could see you today, he would see exactly what I see, and that is a human being who, despite all the challenges that she has faced in the last two-and-a-half years And I know it's been a lot Just keeps coming out stronger.
And if you really want to know what I think I think he does see you.
I believe that he is up there, looking down all the time.
And he's very proud of you.
I was a little girl - Thank you.
- Alone in my little world Who dreamed of As much as I'd love to sit here with you and get screamed at by a rent-a-cop on a Segway, you got a flight to catch.
I played pretend between the trees And fed my houseguests bark and leaves WALTER: Hey, Florence? Walter? I wasn't sure you were gonna be here.
You didn't return my calls.
I had an issue with my phone.
That was on me.
Took his phone to get it fixed.
Yeah, he he got me a brand-new one.
Oh.
Omar's gonna be jealous.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
Florence, we really didn't get a chance to talk the other night, but my dad has told me a lot about you.
And it is really nice to meet you.
I asked God who I'm supposed to be - How you doing? - I'm good.
How are you? I'm all right.
Oh.
Thank you.
The stars smiled down on me God answered in silent Florence? Dad? Unh-unh.
- You're driving.
- [CHUCKLES.]
Give me some of that.
Thank you.
Cheers.
[SIGHS.]
Alright.
You sure about this? Yeah.
I just need to get out of Boston for a while.
I miss my mom.
And if she can't get to me, I'll go to her.
I get it.
I mean, I'm cool, you know? I'm fun, I got the beard, but sometimes, you just You need a real parent.
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING.]
[SIGHS.]
Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Now, uh, the rules of the Commonwealth of Gary still apply at 30,000 feet and do not feel free to get up and move about the cabin.
[CHUCKLES.]
Thank you.
- Fly safe, huh? - Yeah.
[SNIFFLES.]
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING.]
I'm so sorry, Jon.
[GLASS SHATTERS.]