Brothers & Sisters s03e11 Episode Script

Previously on Brothers & Sisters: We just need to, you know, knock out these two little wall things.
And you're gonna get an architect and a contractor.
Is Robert really gonna make you quit if you publish? Yeah.
And I happen to agree with him, Mother.
I mean, I certainly can't work with people that I wrote a book about.
I'd like you to consider replacing Kitty as my communications director.
- Welcome to politics.
- I'm seeing someone.
- You tell anyone, I'll never forgive you.
- I cross my heart.
- She's so pale.
Shh.
- We have to take her to ER, okay? - She's going to need a transplant.
- I'm not her biological father.
One of my brothers is the donor.
- We don't know which one.
- Kevin, it's you.
Hello? Hello? Oh, you're here.
Great.
What's for dinner? I told you, liver.
- Oh, sweet.
My favorite.
Guys, did you hear that? The baby? Hey, sleepyhead.
How are you feeling? - A little hot.
- Well, you look great, all shiny and mussy, like a wounded World War II soldier in a bombed-out French cathedral.
Male nurse, wounded soldier.
It's always kind of been a fantasy of mine.
Good.
He's up.
- Yep, he sure is.
Look at you, sweetie.
My goodness.
You're drenched in sweat.
Honey.
Let me take your temperature.
- Does he know where he is? Yeah.
I'm in my childhood bedroom with my mother and husband - talking about me as if I weren't here.
- Yeah, good.
It's normal.
- Kev.
Yeah.
Here we go.
Let's do this again.
All right? - Why are you here? - Oh, no.
Please, please.
Not the questions With liver donors, you have to look out for mental disorient Fine.
I am here because I gave part of my liver to Elizabeth.
- Who's Elizabeth? - She's my niece.
And Well, technically, she's my daughter because I gave sperm to Tommy and Julia.
- Do we have to do this now? - All right, all right.
Okay.
Yes.
Fine, fine, fine.
But look at this.
My God, Scotty.
You have every blanket in the house on him.
Yeah, well, I just thought we should try and keep him as warm as pos And now we have to change the sheets because they're soaked.
But that's okay.
It's fine.
For goodness sakes.
We have to get him hydrated.
- We need to get more fluids into him.
- I'll get him a drink.
Freeze.
I'd like you to go to the linen cupboard and get a fresh set of sheets.
I want the cream ones, not the striped ones.
And I'll get him something to drink because I have to get his pills anyway.
- Whatever works.
- And if you want anything, just speak out, because I put the baby monitor in last night.
I can hear everything you say.
French cathedral, huh? Yeah.
Hello.
Hey.
- Hey, Mom.
- Hi, Kitty.
Robert, hi.
- We just came to check on the patient.
- Yeah, how's he doing? Great, great.
Although he did just wake up from a nap drenched in sweat.
Scotty had just put way too many blankets on him.
Rookie mistake.
So go on up.
He's wide awake.
Oh, oh, oh, Robert.
The doctor did say he wanted him to have as little stress as possible.
Oh, no, I'm here to visit my brother-in-law, not my communications director.
Thank you.
Look at the way he places the windows, right? So that the sunlight comes streaming in and then it reflects right off that stone.
It's just absolutely inspired.
So why is a guy who's designed that helping with Mom's pet project? There's nothing pet about it.
Berkeley Goldschmidt staked $2 million in my foundation.
And every architect knows when a city is looking to build their next Louvre or Olympic stadium, charitable projects like mine look very good on their résumés.
- I found them hanging on your curtain rod.
- Awesome.
What's with the chest candy? What's the occasion? He's Cooper's show-and-tell.
You're looking at the person my nephew admires most.
- He's presenting me to his class today.
- He's a hero, like his brother upstairs.
Well, I don't wanna be late for first grade, - so I'll smell you later.
- Bye, honey.
- Well, I have great news.
- What? I found you your architect.
He's gonna be great.
He just did the art museum over on Grand.
- Who is he? - You have an appointment today.
- How'd you find him? - You remember the young guy who did the Ojai building? - No.
I'm not hiring Roger Grant.
- What are you talking about? You haven't seen the man in 30 years.
Oh, my.
How time flies.
Look at this cute little thing I got for Elizabeth.
It plays music.
It'll keep her quiet until she gets better.
Okay, Nora, this guy is bigtime now.
He works out of London.
He has an office in L.
A.
He's a huge get, and you have to admit, he's aged very well.
- He's kind of cute, huh? - No.
Absolutely not.
I don't understand this.
I finally find you an architect, somebody who's talented and someone we know That's just it.
I know him.
I don't like him.
Didn't you hear us? We've been screaming into the monitor.
Kevin wants an orange popsicle.
I'm sorry, I turned it off because I couldn't stand the sound of the static.
- Oh, for God sakes.
I'm sorry.
Then who's on point in Espinoza's office? Espinoza? Yes.
He's the chair of the appropriations committee.
My husband is unbelievable.
I really don't appreciate you hitting me up for intel when I'm on bed rest.
What am I to do about the appointment? Cancel it.
So we have no idea what Espinoza's provisions are? His office dodged my calls Hey.
No, no, no.
No, no more of that.
- No, I was just having - I know what you were doing.
The place is bugged, remember? I just need some info on this immigration bill.
Robert, please.
Can you please move away from the patient? Kevin is off the clock.
I'm not suggesting he suit up and come into the office, but maybe a call so I know what I'm voting on.
- Look, you know what? You're Could I get a napkin, please? Yeah.
You're not gonna get what you need from Espinoza.
You know what you should do? You should call Dan Bicks.
Dan Bicks is an imbecile.
Yeah, he's an imbecile, but he has an assistant named Yelena who has a sister named Lauren who is dating Espinoza's legislative correspondent.
I don't even know, maybe Maybe for a year or something.
You know, that is definitely what you need to do.
You should call Yelena, and I bet you she can get you what you need.
You know what? I'll do it.
Good, because the vote's in two days, and I need to be briefed.
Okay, I'll brief you.
Until he recovers, I will be Kevin.
Okay.
Do you have time? Because you're starting your book promotion and you're gonna be on The View.
No, I can be Kevin for a week.
- Great.
Hey, Kev.
Do you mind? Oh, sorry.
The person I admire most in the world is my uncle, Justin Walker.
- Hello.
What's up, Justin? Hey.
- Now what do I do? Well, why don't you tell us why you admire your uncle so much? Um He was a doctor in the army.
And he went to Where'd you go? I went to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iraq and "Aganistan.
" I don't know where that is, but my mom and everyone was really happy when he came home.
And what's really cool is Justin gets to live with his mom.
And he doesn't even have a job.
And he doesn't have to go to school or anything.
He gets to hang out and play video games all day.
Okay.
Hey.
Okay.
Hey, guys.
Oh, tell them how you defeated the Piranha Plant as Mini Mario.
Okay.
Hello? - Bordeaux? - No.
He's not allowed to drink that.
- You said he needed fluids.
- He's not allowed to drink that.
You told me he needed fluids.
Okay.
Well, you're not backing this immigration bill.
Oh, did you talk to Jane who spoke to Kate who's engaged to Steve? Actually, I talked with Yelena who talked to Lauren who's engaged to Joe.
I did get what you want.
You're not supporting it.
Well, that's not exactly your call.
Well, Espinoza's added a whole section that completely stretches the terms of due process for arrested illegals.
Yes, well, there's something else going on.
Espinoza has got my back on the Landsman bill, and he's bringing Johnson and Lyle and Marshall.
Okay.
Well, you are just gonna have to get those votes elsewhere, because funding joint U.
S.
-Mexican smuggling patrols And offsetting 50 percent of the cost.
Why don't we send the money to the drug cartels? Or do you wanna talk about his other program? The temporary guest-worker program? It's amnesty.
The one that feeds the labor force that drives the California economy? It's an open-ended policy that just drives down wages.
I've missed this.
Me too.
So, what are we gonna tell her when she's older? The truth.
That she was a preemie, and that her liver wasn't working, and she needed a piece of a new one, right? And what about your brother? How are we gonna handle that? What's to handle? He'll always be Uncle Kev.
That's the end of the story.
Yeah, he'll always be her uncle, but, Tommy, I keep thinking about that day when she's 6, and we're at your mom's house swimming, and she notices she has the same scar as Kevin, or, God forbid, someone lets something slip.
I just know she's gonna have questions, and I wanna know what our answers are gonna be.
I know.
Look, come here.
Let's enjoy this.
Just the three of us, okay? Right? Okay.
- Ow! - Shh! Your mother will think I'm hurting you.
You are.
And don't worry.
I yanked the plug on that monitor like an hour ago.
Remind me why we're here and not in our nice apartment.
Because your mother offered and you accepted.
- I did? - Yes.
You have to admit, she does have the Ph.
D.
In tending to us kids.
She won't let me forget.
Bet you 20 bucks she comments on how I dress your wound.
Scotty, I didn't know you were gonna change the bandage.
Oh, you've got so much ointment on there.
The tape is never gonna stick.
Well, it seems pretty secure to me.
Cha-ching.
You know what? It doesn't really matter, because we're gonna have to redo it all anyway after the shower.
- What shower? - Doctor says you get to take a shower today.
Let's get him up.
- I don't feel like taking a shower.
- Make you feel clean.
Yeah, I know what a shower is.
I just don't feel like taking one.
- Just take his shirt off.
- I'll get it, Nora.
- No, no, no.
- Don't lift his arm up like that, Scotty.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
- You have to put your hand Like that.
- Please.
- Lift your butt up.
I'll take your pants off.
Lift your butt up.
Lift it up.
Come on.
Come on.
You know what? Why don't you start the shower? I'll get the pants.
Scotty, don't be silly.
It's nothing I haven't seen before.
Something you haven't seen in a long time? - I'll close my eyes.
I'Il - Stop, stop.
Both of you.
- The doctor wants you to take a shower.
- I don't care what the doctor said.
I just want the two of you to leave me alone right now.
- Okay - Right now.
Pain pills make him so grumpy.
Yeah, it's the pain pills.
- Is it hot in here? - Not really.
But it could be.
Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to scare you.
I was just coming to see how you were doing.
Were you having a bad dream about me? No.
No.
No.
Why? Why? - You said my name.
- No, I didn't.
What? Well, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I did, because I saw you because you were here.
- You're lying.
- I heard a scream.
- Kevin had a bad dream.
- No, I didn't.
It's still nap time.
What are you doing up? You know what? I'm gonna take that shower now.
- I thought you didn't want a shower.
I didn't.
Now I do.
- Here, let me help.
- No, I'm fine.
Thank you so much, both of you.
- I'm just gonna take a - Are you? You're okay? I'll be fine.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Don't worry about me.
I'll be fi Oh, wow.
Yeah.
That was That was nice, doing that again.
Again? I think you must be confusing me with a former boss, because I don't recall us ever having sex in the office before.
I was talking about the part before the sex.
Oh, discussing immigration reform.
Well, not the topic, but the spirited - Exchange of ideas.
- Verbal wrangling.
- Fervent cogitation.
- Brain sex.
- Brain sex.
- Mm-hm.
I like it.
You know, you're right.
It has been a long time.
Probably since I worked here.
You know, I should just fire Kevin.
Oh, yeah.
Now, that's a good idea.
- Know what? You should get on that.
- I'm serious.
Robert, you can't hire me just so you can have more sex.
Okay, but how about because you're qualified, you know the ropes, and I can have more sex, cerebral and otherwise? Right.
And what about the book? You know, the book, the reason that I don't work here anymore? Been four months.
People will say you got your wrist slapped.
- Robert, we're having a baby.
- Cross that bridge when we come to it.
This is crazy.
I mean, what if it doesn't work? - I've fired you before.
- True.
Hi, Janet.
How are you? Hey, Justin.
What happened to you? Coop and I stayed around looking for you, but you obviously went somewhere.
Listen, I hope that you didn't freak out about, you know, what Coop said about you living with Mom and playing video games all day, because I mean, you know Coop.
He was playing to his audience.
Oh, you're gonna love this.
Miss Mitchell asked about you.
Yeah.
I mean, I told her that you were, you know, taken, but I thought you would be flattered to hear that she God, I am a terrible liar, Justin.
I know you're somewhere feeling humiliated.
It was very painful to watch, so I can't imagine how it felt for you.
I'm worried about you.
Call me.
Shoot.
Coming.
Yes, it works.
Well.
Nora Walker.
- Roger.
- The years have been good to you, Nora.
You look wonderful.
- I come bearing gifts.
- A gift? For me? About you? I knew you'd call.
I just didn't think it would take 30 years.
Why are you here? I thought that meeting got canceled.
Is that Roger? Roger.
How are you? Oh, it's good to see you.
It's good to see you too, Saul.
- Don't you look well? Thank you.
According to Nora, there's been some misunderstanding.
Yes, apparently there has been.
Well, no.
I just wanted to get Roger's take on the project.
That's all.
Well, then fine.
You two go ahead.
I have a son upstairs who needs his lunch.
I'd put a hold on that.
Kevin's decided to take a shower after all.
- Hi, I'm Scotty.
- Roger Grant.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Here, I'll take that to the kitchen for you.
Looks like you're available to join us.
Good to see you.
Great.
Justin.
Justin.
Jus Justin.
Ju Open the door.
Does Mom know you're wandering around like an escaped mental patient? - Are you coming or going? - I'm going nowhere, dude.
- Good.
You can give me a ride.
- Aren't you supposed to be in bed? I cannot take it anymore, okay? I have to get out of here.
- What about your nurses up there? - They think I'm taking a shower.
Let's go.
That's your plan? Turn on the water and take off? I didn't turn it on.
Well, please tell me you locked the bathroom door.
Kevin, this is like amateur hour.
No wonder you didn't have a life in school.
- Can you just shut up and drive? - Kevin, I can't.
You just had surgery.
- In good conscience, I can't - Spare me the Hippocratic oath.
If your sperm got there first, this would've been you.
Let's go.
Well, you have your pills, right? You don't have your I hate you.
At least I'm good for something.
Ah! And another skyscraper.
Look at that.
It's amazing.
It's a concert of color and light.
It's heart-stopping, Roger.
It's just It's such beautiful work.
Thank you.
What is that? - That's an obelisk.
- An obelisk.
Mm-hm.
Justin.
- Hey.
How was it having all those little kids look up to you? It was It was amazing.
I'm gonna - I thought your son was in the shower.
- Her other son.
Oh.
So all of your children are still living at home.
Interesting.
No, not all of them, and not interesting, and not any of your business.
Okay.
Bathroom.
I'm gonna kill him.
Pills - Hey.
- Hey.
- I was checking on our boy in there.
- Yeah.
Still grumpy? Yeah.
He's the worst.
I mean But don't take it personally.
He's always been sort of a terrible patient, you know? He had chicken pox, and it was like code red in this house.
I can take these.
Just Yeah, don't worry.
Are you looking for something? Yeah.
Yeah.
- My trumpet.
Here it is.
- Oh, you play? - No.
- But you played growing up? No.
You know, I wouldn't go in there.
I mean, he You know, he needs some space.
He's in his mood, you know? Good to see you.
Bye.
Nora, come on.
Yeah, I am listening.
I am listening.
I'm going to go in here now.
I just have to heat up my son's lunch.
I will be back.
For God sakes, I don't know why the two of them just don't shack up and get it over with.
I can't believe I have to sit there and listen to this pompous nonsense just because Saul wants a boyfriend.
- What? - Mom, you're actually way off base about Saul.
Oh, really? Well, you should see him in there, fawning all over Roger.
Mom, I have something to tell you.
It's gossip.
I just need you to make sure Saul's not coming in here.
It's about him.
What? What? What? Saul's got a boyfriend.
He told me a couple weeks ago.
- Well, why didn't he tell me? - I don't know.
I don't have any details.
- Listen, you cannot tell Saul.
- I won't.
- Told me on the q.
t.
- I won't.
- We're gonna keep it on the down low.
- I promise.
- All right.
I love you.
I love you.
- Okay.
Love you.
Yeah.
Why is there a trumpet in here? Take longer next time.
You can't ask me to be your getaway driver - and then bitch about it.
Here.
- Where's the other one? There's two.
- Just saw one in the kitchen.
- This is the antibiotic.
I need painkillers.
All right, you know what? This one will keep you from going septic.
Unless you want to go back in the house, then man up.
I'm not going back in there.
Ow.
What's your problem? What's not? Nora Walker, what are you doing? What does it look like I'm doing? I am making a liver-friendly, high-carb, low-protein snack for my darling son.
Nora, Roger is out there waiting for you.
I am no way, no how, never, ever going to hire Roger Grant for this project.
What about I donate my services? I think it's a tremendous project.
Well, thank you so much, but I'm really not a charity case.
I'm sorry.
What have I done to offend you? We haven't seen each other for 30 years, and somehow This is not about what happened at that tacky luau party, now, is it? - It's nothing to be embarrassed about.
- What happened? - Your sister hit on me.
- I most certainly did not.
Roger, this project calls for someone to create a warm and nurturing environment where families can come in and Right.
You want to build a womb, like this home, a maternal space incapable of expelling its progeny.
Oh, dear.
- My progeny are here by choice.
I'm not holding them hostage.
Kevin escaped.
He left a note, but it doesn't say where he went.
Oh, my.
So the cycle of life continues.
Hope you enjoy those $20 nuts.
Yeah, well, I'm not the one who checked into the nicest room on the beach.
So much for crying poor these days.
Know what? I gave up part of my liver.
I've earned it.
Hi, yeah.
I just wanted to know if I have a refill left or whether or not I have to call my doctor.
- Walker, Kevin.
- Kevin, I can't pick up your pills, not today.
- I'm not asking you to.
- Yeah, great.
And what time do you close? Okay, thank you.
If that's Mom again, just tell her we're okay.
- She's not gonna come after you.
- I think I can handle this.
Hey.
There you are.
Are you with Justin? Maybe.
Why? What's up? Mom said you fled the premises, and given your recent surgery, I figured you must have had some help.
Aren't you a regular Nancy Drew? - Well, does he seem okay to you? - Yeah.
A little crabby, maybe.
Why? He had a disastrous morning.
He was painted a total loser by a class of first graders.
I wish that seemed weirder.
- So where are you guys? - That's top secret.
But don't worry.
I am fi Actually, I'm in excruciating pain.
But you could help me.
This is about Justin.
We have to talk to him.
He's been humiliated.
He's vulnerable.
This is a perfect moment for us to put our collective foot in his ass - about getting his act together.
- Great.
I'm in.
I think that's a brilliant idea.
But before I tell you where we are, do you know that new pharmacy on Colorado? What do you want? So, Kitty, tell us how you got interested in politics.
Right, right.
Well, that is That's actually a very, very funny story, and, uh Snooze-a-roo.
See, I can't do this.
I mean, I can blabber on and on about policy, but when it comes to talking about my life Just say you got into politics because you thought Reagan was cute.
Okay, that is a good one.
That is a good one.
What's going on in here? We're just doing a mock interview for The View.
I'm Barbara Walters.
Of course you are.
- Can I talk to you for a second? - Sure.
This is highly un-Kevin of you.
Well, I'm taking a break.
I'm being Kitty, and I have to come up with some very funny personal anecdotes, you know, in case Whoopi wants to ask me a question.
I have a question.
When am I getting my Espinoza briefing? - I need to prep.
- Well, so do I.
Show's tomorrow.
- Committee's tomorrow.
- Want brain sex or not? - Yes, I do.
- Then this is part of the deal.
Now, don't worry.
I will brief you, but right now, I've gotta come up with a few more anecdotes.
But when you have the coconut I'll show you a few things.
Okay.
Now, when you slice You don't suppose that's Mom, do you? No.
It's probably housekeeping.
Go check.
coconut open, I have taken a hammer Yes, ma'am.
- Tommy.
- I brought reinforcements.
Nice five-star retreat.
Thanks.
How's Elizabeth? She's good.
Good.
So have I been disowned? Yeah, by me.
Thanks for letting me be the one to tell Mom that she was suffocating you.
Appreciate that.
Wow, Mom sent the cavalry.
You must be in deep trouble.
A coconut explosion.
Exactly right.
Actually, we're here for you.
- What? - First graders can be pretty tough.
You told him.
Thank you, Sarah.
Yeah, and thank you for returning my calls.
You know, the two of you have a very unique way of expressing your love for the people who care about you.
Look, it's no big deal, all right? It's a bunch of kids.
- You seemed pretty upset to me.
- So what? Coop said it like it is.
I mean, I have no life.
You can get a job tomorrow if you want one.
What, are you gonna hire me, sorting avocados? Oh, I have an idea.
Maybe I could be Rebecca's secretary.
Justin, you're in a rut.
Seriously, what do you see yourself doing I don't know.
If I knew, I'd be doing it.
Guys, seriously, what is this, like, a career intervention? Look, Justin, there's nothing wrong with not having that, you know, long-term plan per se But playing "Super Mario Bros.
" all day long probably shouldn't be your life goal.
You know what? I really appreciate what you guys are trying to do, but I'm not in the mood, okay? This room is getting crowded - Where you going? - I'm going home, Kevin.
Oh, my God.
That's it.
- Of course.
- Right.
Why didn't we think of that? Home.
We've gotta No, no, no.
Justin, we've gotta talk about this.
You're not gonna let me leave, Sarah? Mm-mm.
Sit down.
- This family is unbelievable.
Mm-hm.
Saul said you talked to Sarah? Kevin is with Justin.
I don't know where.
- Oh, he's okay? - So she said.
I'm sorry.
Are you mad at me? No.
No, you were just trying to help.
But not actually helping.
All I know is, according to Sarah, Kevin felt suffocated Okay, you know what? I am sorry I put too many blankets on his bed, that I use too much ointment on his wound, that I don't know how to take his shirt off.
But he's my husband.
I should be the one taking care of him.
Then someone should have made that clear to me.
I just assumed when you came to this house you wanted me to take care of him.
God, sometimes it's so impossible for me to understand - what people actually want from me.
- Okay, you know what? I'm sorry I got in your hair.
I'll get out of it.
Fine.
Living in that house is like living in quicksand.
- You get stuck.
- It was hard for all of us to get out.
- Well, not me.
What? You FedExed your laundry home all through college.
And billed it to the Ojai account.
Look who's talking.
You took six months to get your stuff out.
That's right.
Every week, you'd remember something you'd left there.
- Dad did your term papers for you.
- He was editing them.
Not like I'm planning on staying forever.
I'm just there until I have a plan, all right? And I also have no place to go to.
But you're not gonna get a plan as long as you're holed up there.
Yeah.
You need to have some ramen, bounce some rent checks, let life suck a little bit.
And trust me, you will be motivated to figure it out.
Yeah, then you won't wanna go near the place.
- I mean, look at me.
- Right.
Oh, my God.
Scotty, look, I can explain everything.
Great.
How about explaining to me what part of "in sickness and in health" means leaving me at home with your mother? I really had no choice.
You had plenty of choices.
You just made the wrong ones.
I mean, the least you could have done was told us we're being overbearing.
- No, it's not you.
- Fine.
Your mother was overbearing.
Look, neither of you are overbearing, okay? - It was me and these stupid dreams.
What dreams? I mean, what dreams could be so bad that you flee without explanation? They're about Elizabeth, okay? I'm really sorry.
- I'm just trying to figure a few things out.
- What's to figure out? Well, I know we're all meant to pretend like it never happened - Excuse me? What? - But I am her biological father, Tommy.
- Oh, my God.
I'm out of here, man.
What? Don't.
Come Yeah, actually, we've gotta, Yeah, I think You know, look at the rental list and It's a great room.
I don't know.
Sometimes it's just hard for Mama Bear to be on the sidelines.
Nora? - In the pantry.
I don't know where you and Kevin are, but I want you to know that if you ever need a roomy house, I promise that I will let you be the one to undress your husband.
- What are you doing, Nora? - Don't talk to me like our mother.
Grab a glass and park yourself.
Anyway, Scotty, I'm just sorry, and I love you.
Okay.
Bye.
Okay.
This is nice and cozy, safe.
It's a womb.
A womb within a womb.
He was right.
Roger.
I'm nothing but a womb keeper, just a selfish, stubborn, smothering mother hen.
I don't know what you're talking about, Nora.
I blamed Scotty for Kevin leaving.
I can't get out of the way.
And then he He waltzes in here, This Roger, this After 30-some-odd years Just wait a minute.
Just What am I missing? What is it with the two of you, hm? Eh.
Well - There was a party.
- The luau.
The luau, yes.
I guess I had more than my share of piña coladas, and William was his usual charming, funny self.
And he chatted up everybody and Everybody except me.
And then I met Roger, and he talked to me all night.
And you hit on him? Nora? I flirted.
I just wanted William to see that another man was attracted to me.
God.
So pathetic.
No, I don't think it's pathetic, not if it worked.
- Did it work? - No.
But that night, when I got home, I sat in the girls' room for a long time and just watched them sleep, and For a while, - that was enough.
- Why are you mad at Roger? God.
Because I look at him and I see this pathetic, insecure woman that I was, and I hate her.
And I hate that that's how he remembers me.
Nora, come on.
That's crazy.
You can't let some silly little incident from the past define who you are today.
Really.
And you were so busy being insecure, you didn't even notice that he was trying to impress you.
Why else do you think he offered to do this job for free, hm? And you can't get a better architect than Roger.
Okay, so I'm gonna reschedule your appointment.
Yes? Good.
Then can we please get out of this womb? Because my butt is killing me.
No.
We are not going anywhere until you tell me about your boyfriend.
Oh, God.
- Yeah.
Okay.
Come on.
Start talking.
- Well, all right.
Daddy, Sarah was so mean.
They were all so mean.
Well, I'm sorry, Lizzie.
Can we just go home? Sure.
How about we get some ice cream first? Okay, I just got a three-sheets-to-the-wind apology from your mother that I will be making a CD of and putting in everybody's stocking come Christmas.
Oh, did you nod off? Have another dream? Mm.
But it was okay.
I'll get that.
- Hey.
- Hey, man.
Hey, Kev, we need to talk.
Yeah, I know.
Your briefing on Espinoza was dead-on.
He's coming in on Tuesday to discuss.
Oh, Tuesday.
- What, that's not good? - No, I've got a bunch of phoners that day.
I've got the Times, the Tribune, The Star-Ledger.
Oh, wow.
They're really getting you out there.
That's great.
We'll just We'll push it to Wednesday.
Mm-mm.
Robert, you gotta look at this.
I'm basically on a dog-and-pony show for the next four months, not to mention that we are about to, you know, have a baby.
I'll do Espinoza without you.
Robert, I don't quite understand what you're not getting about this.
Your chief strategist cannot be part-time.
You're quitting.
Yes, I'm quitting.
It's not gonna work.
It's not working already.
But the brain sex was good.
Well, yeah.
Yeah, that was That was pretty good.
- That was good.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, it's got good natural light.
It's better than the other place.
- Sarah, this place is a dump.
- Yeah, but it'll be your dump.
What? It's Mom, isn't it? Listen, she will take a little while, then one day, she will turn up with With a whole basket of fresh linens.
That's how you'll know that she's finally worked through the fact you're no longer at home.
Look, I'm not worried about Mom, Sarah, okay? I mean, you know, she did more than just cook for me.
She did more than just do the laundry.
- She was She was there.
- Oh, she still will be.
I'm talking about my using, Sarah.
In case you missed it, the last time I lived alone, I OD'd.
Do you think I wanna live with Mom? I mean, do you think I'm happy? No.
I know I have to get out of there.
- If you're not ready for this - No, it's not that I'm not ready.
I am ready.
I think I'm ready.
I don't know, Sarah.
I'm terrified.
I know you guys want me to let life suck for a bit.
I just can't handle it sucking like it did last time.
There's I can't go through that again, and I We don't want that either, Justin.
Come on.
You have been to rock bottom.
You don't wanna go back there.
Those first graders, they can't possibly understand what you did, what you've been through.
God, I can't.
But I do know that if anyone knows how to be brave, it's you.
I'm scared.
"I agree that I will under no circumstance advise Elizabeth Walker as to her true parentage"? You really want me to sign this? Look, Julia's been asking how this is gonna go.
- This was always the plan.
- Plan? Tommy, there was never a plan.
You and I jumped into this with blinders on.
For there to have been a plan, we would have to have talked about it, - which we've never done.
- What's to discuss? - I'm trying to do what's best for Elizabeth.
- Yeah, but this is as if I don't exist.
- What, you wanna be her father? - No, that's not what I'm saying.
Come on.
- Not gonna happen.
- Doesn't have to be like this.
Kevin, I'm her father.
Whatever dreams or feelings you're having, deal with them.
That's it.
Here you are.
Not too light.
Not too dark.
Just right.
Thanks, Mom.
Can I talk to you for a second? Sure.
I'm not sure how to say this to you.
I'm moving out, Mom.
Oh, God.
You too? I am an overbearing mother.
No, Mom.
You've been amazing, all right? And you've been incredibly patient and you opened up your house, which has been a safe zone for me, and I needed it, Mom.
So you chose to be here, right? A hundred percent.
I totally did.
I totally did.
I just You know, I need to figure some stuff out, Mom, and Are you smiling or are you crying? I'm proud of you.
I'm so proud of you.
Yes, it is time, and I want you to know, I have loved every single second of having you here.
Me too.
So do you have a place? Yeah.
Yeah.
I do.
I do.
You know, I know where I can get some great linens on sale.
- Should I pick them up for you? - Yes, please.
- Really? Good.
Eat your waffle.
- Yes, Mom.
Wow, these robes are like wearing heaven.
How much do you think they'd charge if we stole one? We already did last time we were here.
How do you think I found you? - I was wondering about that.
- Yeah.
Was that when that kid peed in the planter by the pool? Oh, my God.
Sammy the Sprinkler.
You complained to his dad, and somehow you became the bad guy.
I was the bad guy.
He was just being a kid.
Come on.
If he was mine, I'd do exactly the same.
Do you think we'll ever have kids of our own? Yeah.
Yeah, definitely.
I'd love kids someday.
It's weird.
I grew up thinking I'd never be a dad.
Well, it's not that weird.
I mean, you're gay.
No, no, no, it's not that.
It's just, I wasn't sure if I'd be any good at it, you know, putting somebody else's needs first all the time.
It's these dreams In the last one, she was crying, and I knew she really needed me and that I had to be there.
But the weird thing is, it didn't feel like a burden anymore.
It just felt amazing.
It's like that famous line: "In dreams begin " "Begin responsibility.
" - Yeah.
- Yeah.
Whenever we decide, I'm ready.
I think you would make an incredible father.
Okay.
Let's put this on you.
There you go, honey.
Elizabeth, you have a visitor.
- Look.
It's Uncle Kev.
Oh, wow.
Don't let Uncle Scotty see you in that princess nightgown.
- He'll want that for himself.
- I'm gonna go make Elizabeth a bottle.
Okay.
I'm just gonna put on her diaper a little bit better.
- Lie down, honey.
- You want a hand with that? No, no.
I got it.
Good, because I'd have no idea what to do.
Look, with everything going on right now, the one thing I am sure of is that you're her father.
So I'll defer to you.
You'll always be a part of her life.
Good.
As long as I can be the crazy uncle who buys her tons of presents, gives her a place to crash when Mom and Dad fight.
All right.
Look, I'm gonna go help Mommy.
You stay with Uncle Kevin, okay? - Careful.
- Got her.
Hey.
Hey, pretty lady.
Hey, pretty lady.
How are you doing? I've been thinking a lot about you recently.
What's with all this drooling? You gotta quit that by the time you get into boys.
Or girls.
One never knows.