Party of Five s03e19 Episode Script

No way, Claud, 20's too many.
You gotta cut it down.
Cut what down? What are we talking about? P-A-R-T-Y list.
What party? Yeah, what party? Bailey.
He said "potty," O.
B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y, this Saturday.
Oh, right.
Man, I totally forgot.
I'm stunned.
CHARLIE: Is it too much to ask that we have an attitude-free dinner? Whatever you want.
You're the boss.
Okay, okay.
How is tomorrow for everyone? For what? Duh, P-A-R-T-Y's don't just plan themselves, you know.
I mean, first a C-A-K-E, and the bakery's next to a store where we can get the T-O-Y's and stuff.
Are you thinking we're gonna all do this together? Yeah.
It'll be fun.
It'll be like a-a family project.
But we have to be back by 3:00 to interview the C-L-O-W-N.
We have to interview the clown? Julia.
Ugh.
S-O-R-R-Y.
Grace has her day off tomorrow.
I told her we'd spend it together.
Why don't we just divvy up the jobs and do 'em all on our own time? I'm all over that.
No, no, no, no.
See, the point was for us to do this together.
I'll do the C-A-K-E.
I'll take the T-O-Y's and stuff.
That leaves you the C-L-O-W-N.
JULIA: That's fitting.
BAILEY: Shut up, Julia.
Here.
What's your problem? I just-- [THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FIVE" PLAYING.]
* Everybody wants to live * * Like they wanna live * * And everybody wants to love * * Like they wanna love * * Everybody wants to be * * Closer to free-ee-ee-ee * * Closer to free * [MACHINERY BUZZING, ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO.]
You know how in Henry James novels when a character hits maturity, he takes a grand tour of Europe? No.
But I'll take your word for it.
Well, I've been trying to figure out what I'm gonna do after I graduate, and I think-- Well, I think I'm gonna do that.
You're gonna take a grand tour? Well, more like a baby grand.
I'm gonna buy a backpack and a Eurail pass and travel till my money runs out.
How long is that? I don't know.
No more than 3 months.
What? Wait.
What about the stuff that we were gonna do together this summer? What stuff? Have we talked about doing stuff? Well, no, not-- Not, like, verbally, but that doesn't mean Man, three months without you.
That, um You know what? You should come.
[LAUGHS.]
What? To Europe? Yeah.
With you? Yeah, it's a great idea.
You, me, cafés, beaches.
Oh, Jule, uh-- Look, I-- I would love to, but this is a huge remodel I just started.
Oh, come on, remodel shmemodel.
Did you know there is a bridge in Venice, if you kiss underneath it, your love lasts forever? [LAUGHS.]
When did you wanna go? [GIGGLES.]
Excuse me, I-- I'm looking for, uh, sing-along tapes for kids.
Anything but Barney.
Ooh, Barney backlash.
Thanks.
If those tapes are for you, I am going to kill myself.
[CLAUDIA LAUGHS, AVERY GRUNTS.]
Avery, hi.
A birthday present for my little brother.
This is for me.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Oh, the Grieg.
Oh, yes, yes.
You will do very well with this.
You think? Yes, I do.
But I'll tell you what.
Don't buy it.
I will loan you my copy.
Really? Mm-hm.
Wow, great.
Thanks.
Maybe-- Maybe I could come pick it up right now.
You know, we could hang out.
Catch up.
Oh, I would love to.
But I'm actually spending the afternoon with my son.
Wait.
You have a son? I never knew that.
Well, I thought I-- Yeah.
Well-- Yeah, yeah.
Marcus.
He's 14.
He was living in L.
A.
with his mother.
And, well, things weren't working out, so Really? So, I mean, did he just get up here, like-- Like recently? Well, a month ago.
He's still settling in.
Why don't--? Why don't I show him around? I've lived here my whole life.
I know all the cool stuff to do.
You don't have do that.
No, no, no, no.
I want to.
I mean it.
I mean, I think it'd be fun.
I would be an excellent tour guide.
All right, you're hired.
[LAUGHS.]
Explain to me the logic of going all the way up a mountain and then turning around and coming right back down.
That's what hiking is, Charlie.
[LAUGHS.]
CHARLIE: Hey, Bay.
Taking out a loan? No.
I need C-A-S-H for the C-L-O-W-N.
Gotta get to the bank.
Oh, um, Grace's parents called.
They said they were in the area, and they wanna take you guys to dinner tonight.
CHARLIE: Oh, great.
GRACE: What? Yeah.
Call them at your sister's to tell them when and where.
Oh, my God.
CHARLIE: Wait, I'm supposed to have Owen tonight.
I need you to cover.
What about Julia? Julia doesn't owe me.
You do.
No, Bailey.
It's okay, really.
Well, I am behind in a couple classes.
Probably do me good to stay in.
So when? 7? Cool.
Cool.
Not cool, Charlie, not cool at all.
[CHUCKLES.]
What's the problem? This will be fun.
Wow, I really haven't given you a clear picture of them, have I? Nothing I've done since I decided not to go to law school, nothing has been acceptable to them.
Not my jobs, not my apartments, and certainly not my boyfriends.
Maybe they were right about that.
Maybe everyone before me was a great big loser.
Don't take their side.
[CHUCKLES.]
Okay.
Parents in, sense of humor out.
I'm sorry.
It's-- It's just-- It's gonna be a nightmare.
Well, maybe not.
Maybe they just wanna see what kind of guy I am.
They already know.
The Not-Good- Enough-For-Their-Daughter kind.
[SIGHS.]
[DOOR OPENS, KEYS JINGLING.]
Marcus, hup-hup! I have a friend I would like you to meet.
Claudia, this is my son Marcus.
Hi.
Hey.
I'll be right back.
So, Marcus What school are you in? It's Mark.
Oh, I-- I thought he said-- He's the only one that calls me that.
How do you know him, anyway? I play the violin, so through that, kind of.
Do you play anything? Basketball.
But I got up here in the middle of the season.
I meant music.
An instrument? Oh.
No.
Do you wanna watch videos? Sure.
[MARCUS SIGHS.]
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER TV.]
Oh, why don't we turn that off, hm? It's not to Claudia's taste.
Oh, no.
It's okay.
[MUSIC STOPS.]
And while I'm thinking of it, why don't I get you that Grieg? It's around here somewhere.
Is this--? Wh-where is this from? AVERY: Well, that's the first time that your mother and I played in New York.
Wow, look-- Look how young you both were.
Mm, yeah, actually, I have a recording of that concert.
Would you like to hear it? Are you kidding? Sure.
All right, great.
It's in here.
[SIGHS.]
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING.]
OWEN: Bam! Oh, God, Owen.
I'm sorry.
He's usually so well-behaved in restaurants.
Must be way past his bedtime.
[OWEN SHOUTING.]
Uh, do you want a little pie, Owen? No.
So, um, back to your Russian trip.
What were we talking about? Uh, goulash, was it? Let go.
Put me down.
Ha-ha! Gulags.
Soviet political prisons.
[CHUCKLES.]
Of course.
Heh-heh! MARTIN: They usually don't let you anywhere near them.
But this fellow I knew back in D.
C.
is in the Embassy.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Louie, did Bailey call back yet? Uh, nope, not yet.
OWEN: I'm tired.
I'm sorry, go on.
Is that like him to not show up? No, no.
He's usually-- Heh-heh.
--very reliable.
But, uh, I don't know.
I'm sure there's nothing-- I'm-- I'm sure he's fine.
Ow! Owen, God.
I wanna go home.
Well, just sit tight, all right? He seems really tired, Charlie.
CHARLIE: No, he'll-- I wanna go home.
He'll settle down here in a minute.
Maybe we should save this story for another time.
Uh, waiter? Could we have the check, please? No, Martin, this is-- This is on the house.
Oh, no.
Mm-mm.
OWEN: Wanna go home.
I know how rough the restaurant business is.
I won't have you going belly-up because of me.
[BANGING.]
[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES.]
CHARLIE: Now, go put your p.
j.
's on, okay, O? [SIGHS.]
Bailey call? No.
[PHONE DIALING.]
What you looking up? [PHONE RINGING.]
France, Italy, Spain, Greece.
Term paper? Mm-mm.
A graduation present for myself, a trip to Europe.
Great idea.
Damn.
So who you gonna go with, Sarah? Oh, no way.
I don't wanna hear it.
Hey, guys, want some tea? I'm boiling water.
Julia's going to Europe with Sam.
You're kidding.
No.
Why is that so unbelievable? You mean, aside from the fact that he's 24 and you're a minor? That's actually illegal, isn't it? I'll be 18 by then.
And why are you even in this conversation? You're not a member of this family.
Look, Charlie addressed me, so-- Well, he shouldn't have.
My plans are not your business.
You know what, Charlie? They aren't yours either.
[KETTLE WHISTLING.]
[RINGING.]
[LAUGHTER.]
BOY: You got your brewskies? Yeah? Oh, hi, Charlie.
Uh, no, uh-uh.
He's not.
[BOTTLES CLINKING.]
Hey, could you grab me one? Um, yeah, sure.
I'll tell him, but, uh, it might be kinda late, though.
'Cause I just left him at this party, and he seemed like he was having a pretty good time.
[LAUGHS.]
CHARLIE: All right, thanks anyway.
[BEEPS OFF.]
[SIGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
I don't wanna see you.
Look, I know you're pissed.
I don't wanna hear it.
And I don't care what your excuse is.
I don't have one.
I screwed up, period.
And I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
I just thought that I would-- I would stop by this party, and when I got there, I kinda spaced it.
And I swear, if-- If I could do it again-- You can't.
I know, I know.
I-I know I can't.
I'm a jerk.
I'm an-- I'm an idiot.
No argument here.
And what kills me is that I know how important last night was to you, and I really wanted to help you.
And I just.
.
God, I just-- I just blew it.
Well, look, Bay, maybe you should, you know-- Instead of beating yourself up over this, maybe you should just learn from it.
You know? Think of it as a-- As a wake-up call.
Well, that's what it is, man, bigtime.
I'm awake.
[SIGHS.]
Drink this.
[GLASS CLINKING.]
You look like hell.
I swear, if I say "stop" he'll automatically say "go" just to disagree with me.
What do you want me to say? You know how I feel about him.
You're on my-- Then he lets Grace in on the conversation like she's some member of the family, like she gets a vote.
Yeah? What'd she say? She said it would be illegal for us to travel together.
Illegal.
Can you believe that? She doesn't even know when my birthday is.
You gotta admit, if there's one thing those people know about, it's the ins and outs of the legal system.
What? You ready to go? I'm gonna be late.
Uh, okay.
Yeah, sure.
Is this some sort of clown joke or something? What could you possibly do in two hours that's worth 250 bucks? Plenty.
I juggle.
I do magic tricks, balloon animals.
Oh, new friend? Callie, Coco.
Coco, Callie.
How you doing? [SIGHS.]
Okay, what if we bag the balloon animals? What does that save us? Twenty-five bucks.
Well, then what if we go without magic tricks? Bad idea.
The kids like the magic.
Okay, but what if? Another 25, I guess.
That's not good enough.
Look, I'm a businessman, and I got another job to get to.
Come on, Coco, work with me here.
I got 80 bucks.
Eighty bucks? For 80 bucks you can go rent your own damn clown suit.
I gotta go.
[SIGHS.]
Now, that was a pitiful display.
What? I'm in a bind here.
Isn't this, like, a family thing? Why can't they just give you money? They did.
Remember that round I bought at the bar last night for, like, 12 people? You bought a round with your brother's clown money? Hey, how was I supposed to know clowns were so expensive? Yeah, I need a clown for under 80 bucks.
Talk to me.
[JULIA SIGHS.]
"Those people.
" He actually said "those people.
" Well, wait.
I mean, how exactly did he say it? I was complaining about Grace saying that our trip might be illegal.
And he said something like, "Those people know a lot about the legal system.
" Those people mean blacks, right? Like, a blacks and crime thing? Well, no, not necessarily.
You know, maybe-- Maybe he meant, like-- Like homeless advocates.
You know, people who do her kind of work.
I don't think so.
He was snickering like it was a joke.
People don't joke about homeless advocates.
WOMAN: There you are.
"Happy anniversary, Leo and Ted?" Not you? Try "Happy birthday, Owen.
" Owen, okay.
You know, I-I just think there's gotta be another explanation.
Well, I'll tell you what.
When you come up with it, you let me know.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Thanks.
I'm carrying like 40 pounds of sugar and lard here.
[GRUNTS.]
Where you going? I thought we were cleaning the yard together? [DOORBELL RINGS.]
Yeah, like I'm dying to listen to you guys fight more.
Oh, we already have a religion, thank you.
Oh, no, no.
[CHUCKLES.]
We're, um-- Mom, Dad, what are you doing here? We came to see where you live, honey.
Okay.
Well, this is it.
And, yes, it's always this messy.
This is a beautiful house.
Spare me the niceties, Dad.
Just cut to the chase.
I'm making a huge mistake.
This one's as bad as all the others.
Blah, blah.
You know what? I don't care what you think.
Grace, honey, relax.
We like Charlie.
He seems like a great guy.
But even more important, you look great.
Like you finally realized you don't have to suffer to be happy.
CHARLIE: Grace! Have you seen my--? Oh.
ROSE: Hi.
Rose, Martin.
My wife and I decided to, uh, forget our manners and drop in unannounced.
No problem.
Um, listen, I'm sorry about last night.
It was, uh-- No apologies necessary.
We have three children.
We have been there.
[ALL LAUGHING.]
Um, did Grace show you around already? Um, no, but-- Well, let me give you the 5 cent tour.
Okay.
CHARLIE: It's kinda messy.
Hey, at least there aren't any bullet holes in the door like her last place.
There weren't-- ROSE: We're glad to have her out of that neighborhood.
See? I'm not the only one.
This is the living room.
MARTIN: It's nice, huh? So, what needs doing out here? You could mow the lawn.
Hey, Julia, hang on a second.
I gotta ask you something.
I'm going nuts with this clown thing.
Turns out they're way more expensive than Charlie thought.
How stupid do you think I am? What? I already loaned you 50 bucks.
Remember? And tried to help you get a job and you completely blew it.
So if you think you can just waltz in here scot-free and-- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Now, hold it, hold it, hang on.
I don't.
Look, I know how I handled the Sam job thing was bad.
It's just that he came at me with all these crazy accusations, but-- But I know, I handled it wrong.
So I'm sorry.
You should be.
And the truth is I've handled a lot of stuff wrong lately.
I've just been-- Well, you and Sarah were right.
I've been kinda out of control.
Really? You--? You think that? 'Cause-- I know.
I know.
I was really defensive when you guys brought it up, but I've been thinking about it, and-- And yeah.
Yeah, way too much partying.
So I'm gonna pull myself together and not drink for a while.
'Cause-- 'Cause I was getting pretty sloppy there.
Hm.
I'mreally glad to hear you say that, Bay, 'cause it kinda felt like you were disappearing.
Well, yeah, but that's you.
You do that.
You take one little bad thing and blow it up into some major syndrome.
Hm.
I do do that, don't I? Get judgmental really quickly.
It's okay.
Keeps you human.
Hey, Bay, um, how much was it you needed? I'm not interrupting anything, am I? No, Marcus and I were just talking about dinner.
Okay, I know it's late notice.
But, Ross, he has tickets to a chamber music series.
And he couldn't use them, so he gave them to me.
He only had two, but I called and they still have seats.
Oh, what a great idea.
We can go to the concert, then we can go to dinner.
There's this cool Japanese restaurant right by the theater where the sushi floats by you on little boats.
I know that place.
It's terrific.
Marcus, what do you think? I don't really like sushi.
Oh, well, we don't have to go there.
I mean, there are plenty of other places.
No, it's okay.
I don't wanna go to the concert either.
So you go.
Marcus, don't be sullen.
This is a very nice offer.
I'm not.
I just can't go.
I-I-- I told Mom that I'd call her tonight.
You go.
Well, uh, wh-what'll you do about dinner? I'm 14, Dad.
I can make my own dinner.
Uh I-I'll get my coat.
SAM: The thing I said earlier? You know, I said a lot of things earlier.
You're gonna have to be more specific.
Well, I don't remember word for word, but-- This is good.
Aluminum frame.
You could lug this around for a few months, right? I-- I was whining about Grace, and you said something like: "Those people know a lot about the legal system.
" Oh, right.
Yeah, that was a joke.
Here, you gotta try it on to see.
So when you said "those people," you meant blacks? Right.
So it was a joke about how blacks are criminals? Oh, it's not like I think all blacks are criminals.
I'm sure lots aren't.
Most.
Most aren't.
Whatever.
Most.
It's a big difference.
Fine.
What--? What is your point? That I'm a racist? 'Cause I'm not.
I got, like, three black guys working for me, so-- Look, I'm not attacking you.
I just wanna know how you feel.
'Cause for me, I don't think that race should be an issue.
You don't think there's any difference between blacks and whites? No.
So when you're driving through the tenderloin at night and you lock your doors, what's that about? That's not because it's a black neighborhood.
It's because it's an unsafe neighborhood.
Oh, so you lock your doors in unsafe white neighborhoods too? Hard to say, right? It's 'cause there aren't any.
[SCOFFS.]
That is not true.
And besides, it's more complicated than that.
Oh, of course it is.
Look, this is a stupid thing to fight about.
I-I-- I'm sorry if the joke made you uncomfortable.
I won't make jokes like that anymore.
Okay? Hey, check it out.
Daypack inserts.
We should get some of those.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
[COINS JINGLING.]
[COIN DROPS.]
[***.]
[SHOWER RUNNING, CALLIE GIGGLES.]
CALLIE: You know, you wouldn't have believed this party last night.
I mean, it was pretty normal, you know, and then for some weird reason, Chris Isaak shows up.
You know, the singer? And someone had a guitar.
So Chris Isaak borrows it, and he starts singing camp songs, you know? Like, um-- Like-- Like"John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.
" And then-- And then someone dug up chocolate and marshmallows.
So at 3 a.
m.
, okay? We're sitting in the kitchen making s'mores, singing "B-I-N-G-O" with Chris Isaak.
It was so fun.
You totally should have come.
What were you doing, anyway? Working? [BAILEY SIGHS.]
How do your parents take their coffee? With milk, both of them, why? What the hell are they doing here? They called to see if we needed any help with the party.
We don't.
You said last night we have everything under control.
I know.
But they're just trying to be nice, so-- No, they're not.
They're casing the joint.
[LAUGHS.]
Look, just you watch.
In a week, my mother will send fabric swatches offering to make new curtains for the living room.
No, thanks.
No, hang on.
What are you doing? I'm telling them to leave.
Whoa! No, look, I-- I shouldn't have said they could stop by without asking you.
But you can't kick them out.
I kick them out of my place all the time.
It's the only way to get them to leave.
No, uh-uh, look, I-- I like them, so-- You don't even know them.
And they don't know you.
This whole liking each other thing-- You do know you're sounding insane, right? Forget it.
Bring them coffee.
Throw in a cookie or two.
Kiss their butts, whatever.
[CHATTERING, SHOUTING, CHILDREN'S MUSIC PLAYING.]
Oh, careful there.
Boo-- Oh.
[HUMMING.]
[LAUGHS.]
JULIA: Okay, well, if he gets home tell him that he and a clown were due here an hour ago.
[PHONE BEEPS OFF.]
He'll be here.
I had a long talk with him yesterday.
It'll be fine.
[DOORBELL RINGS.]
Finally.
Oh, you're not a clown.
Glad you think so.
But I--? I thought you had to work? Remodel, shmemodel.
They're gonna beep me if they need me.
Give me a kiss.
Twist, twist, twist.
[BLOWS.]
It's gone.
[CHILDREN CHEERING.]
He used to do that for our girls when they were little.
I bet Grace was adorable as a kid.
Oh, you said the magic words.
Really? Bring 'em on.
Heh-heh! [CHUCKLES.]
Oh.
Oh, she was about 5 years old there.
Beautiful.
Yeah.
You know what? Every summer Martin and I take a place in Carmel.
You and Grace should come up and visit us for a week.
That sounds like fun, Rose.
We'll see if we can swing it.
Good.
Heh-heh! Um, Rose, I'll-- I'll be back in one second.
Okay? Okay.
What'd I do wrong? Am I being too nice? Is that it? You think I'm kissing up to them? No, you're not.
That's the problem.
You're just being you.
Right.
Okay, that's the problem.
I'll just start being someone else.
No, wait.
Look, it's [SIGHS.]
In my whole life I've been struggling to find a me that's different than them.
Honestly, it's like My meter for making decisions: If they object, do it.
Then all of a sudden, I fall in love with you.
And outta nowhere, they decide it's the best idea they've ever heard.
So? So they're out there right now thinking they've won.
Thinking I've stepped in line and I've decided to behave or something.
It's just [SIGHS.]
Look, I know that's not what's going on here, and you know it.
What's the harm in letting them think that they've won just this once? Well, the harm is The harm is The harm is it bugs me.
Look, I know I'm being a baby about this.
But can't you just let me do that just this once? Just this once.
Cake time.
Cake time.
[SLURRING.]
Hey, I'm in here.
Bailey, what are you--? I thought you were hiring a clown.
Clowns are expensive.
And very hard to book at the last minute.
"Nope, I can't do it.
" "Sorry, I'm busy.
" Jerks.
Are you okay? Maybe you should-- You know what, Grace? You tell too many people what to do.
Maybe if you were less of a bitch, more people would like you.
There.
You see? You can't even see it.
SAM: Right.
That's one punch and one soda.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
[PAGER BEEPS.]
Whoops.
Oh, that's the site.
I'd love to stay and talk, but I gotta get back to work.
ROSE: Oh, that's okay.
You have your own business.
Right, which means instead of working a 40-hour week for someone else, I work a 100-hour week for myself.
[MARTIN CHUCKLES.]
SAM: It's crazy, huh? Well, it was nice meeting you both.
You too.
Bye-bye.
We should have Grace's mom take a picture of all five of us, since Well, we haven't had our picture taken together in a while, so Hee! Bailey.
Hey, what the hell--? Every clown was booked.
[LAUGHS.]
This whole thing's been a major hassle, and I don't need to hear about it from either of you.
Sorry.
Give me this.
[SHOES SQUEAKING.]
[CLAUDIA LAUGHS.]
So you feeling better? About what? Oh, man, you didn't see? I was a saint to those people.
I brought 'em drinks, chatted with 'em.
[SIGHS.]
I'll try and swing by after work, okay? CROWD: * Happy birthday to you * * Happy birthday to you * * Happy birthday, dear Owen * * Happy birthday to you * [ALL CHEERING.]
Well, that pretty much sucked.
[BLOWING.]
WOMAN: Blow it out Yeah! [CHEERING.]
Whoa! Bailey.
Who the hell put that there? What's going on? CHARLIE: He's ripped.
Oh, my God.
He--? He's what? Drunk.
Really drunk.
Okay, so it's a little messed up, but it's more fun that way, right? Hey, what did you expect?! I never done this before.
You expect a first-time clown not to make any mistakes? Huh?! [SOBBING.]
I want my mom.
Oh, God, don't cry.
He's crying! Bay, come on, let's get outta here.
I'm talking to my friend, here.
I'm teaching him how to be a man.
CHARLIE: Bay, I said, come on.
BAILEY: I said, I'm talking! Charlie.
Oh, my God.
[***.]
Charlie, are you okay? I'm fine.
It was-- He pushed It was an accident.
The hell with all you.
WOMAN: I think it's time to go.
MAN: I think that's a good idea.
Bay? Are--? Are you gonna be okay? Get out.
Come on, Bay, please.
Please don't be like this.
Y-you're just up-- Upset or something.
I'm not upset.
I just don't wanna hear your stupid whiny voice! Now get the hell out! [INHALES SHARPLY.]
[***.]
I put him in Owen's room.
He's out.
They'll be talking about this one at the sandbox, huh? [***.]
Oh, man.
Wake up, Bailey.
Look at my new hat.
Wake up.
Wake up.
Well, I'm really sorry about all this.
You've got nothing to apologize for, Charlie.
You know, Charlie, my sister-in-law had this problem.
I did a lot of research into treatment.
Treatment? For alcoholism.
[CHUCKLES LIGHTLY.]
Look, Bay's-- He's not a-- He's just a He's a kid in college.
I don't think so, Charlie.
Okay.
Look, you've just met him.
I've known him his whole life, so Um Well, drive carefully.
Sarah.
Oh, Julia, I didn't see you.
Here, this is for Owen.
I figured if I came by late that, you know, the odds of my running into Bailey were significantly diminished, so Hey, are you crying? Yeah.
What--? What happened? Everything is just so screwed up.
Okay, can--? Can you be, like, a little more specific? Bailey.
He ruined Owen's party.
It was just awful.
My God.
Was he drunk? You know, for five minutes yesterday he was himself.
And then he drinks, and he just turns into this [***.]
God, Sarah.
It's really bad, isn't it? Is he still here? Yeah, he's passed out.
He was right-- He must have woken up.
Charlie! Damn it.
What? His jeep is gone.
He's gone.
[SIGHS.]
Hi, Marcus.
Mark.
I was just-- He's not here.
Oh.
Well, is he gonna be back soon? He's just out, okay? Do you have to know his whole schedule? I'll I'll come back later.
Oh, great.
Why don't you come back when it's just him and me so he'll have someone interesting to talk to? I didn't mean to intrude.
Wow.
You do it without even trying.
You must be one of those gifted kids.
No wonder he likes you so much.
[CRYING.]
Oh, God.
Don't.
L-look [SIGHS.]
I'm sorry.
I'm not crying about you, you stupid idiot.
I couldn't care less about you.
It's just my whole family, it's-- They're falling apart, and I-- I don't know what [INHALES SHARPLY.]
What am I supposed to do? There's a Tricky Rock Block playing.
Do you wanna come in and watch? Hey, is, uh, Julia around? Yeah, she's out back.
Hi.
What's the matter? Did I do something? Yeah, you-- You did.
And I know that you probably think that you-- You didn't.
I know you-- It was probably just another joke or something.
Oh, man, not this again.
God, Julia, there is nothing wrong with joking a little.
I-I know you think that.
And I-I can't convince you that-- That how you are or-- Or how you think, that-- That it's bad.
It's just for me, I know it is.
And I don't know how to be with someone who thinks that way.
So Hey, wait.
Jule-- No, I-I feel sick, Sam.
When I let the things that you said run around in my head, I feel ill.
S-so what? Are you ending this? 'Cause that-- That-- That's insane.
Julia, to just casually end a relationship-- You think this is casual? You did so much for me, Sam.
You, like, walked into my life, and you-- You turned it into something better, and that's-- That is an amazing thing to do for someone.
And then, just by being this way, how you are, who you are, y-you took that away.
I think you should go.
This is This is not us here.
This is an argument about a stupid moral or ethical-- I-I don't know, a political thing.
It is nothing.
I just told you that I care about this.
Don't call it nothing.
Julia-- I-I really-- I really think you should go.
[***.]
Sam left? Yeah.
I told him to.
Why? You mean because of? So is it--? Is that it? I'm sorry.
[***.]
You know, if there's-- There's something so awful in someone, something you know you can't live with, it should erase all the good things.
Yeah, I know.
It should make it easy to walk away.
[DISHES CLINKING.]
You and I are gonna write notes to all your friends and thank them for the presents, 'cause that's what you do when someone does something nice for you.
Thank you.
Just like that.
[IMITATING MOTOR.]
When did you get back? Just.
I dropped them off at the station.
Mom took more pictures.
Dad cried.
The whole routine.
I see what you were saying now about them.
About how they stick their noses in when they don't belong.
[SCOFFS.]
Man, your dad.
Who did he think he was going on about Bailey like that? Yeah.
None of his business.
But, um for the record, I'm sorry, but I think he's right.
[SCOFFS.]
Are you kidding me? Grace, he-- He's in college.
He's a freshman.
He's got, like, crappy judgment and all that, but he's not a He's exactly like I was then.
Did you ever hit anyone in your family? 'Cause he hit you.
Look, all I know is that I've been out of control like that.
I was like that.
He's just-- He's just doing what I did.
JULIA: No.
Charlie, he's different.
You drank, a lot, but you were always you.
[SIGHS.]
[PHONE RINGS.]
[PHONE BEEPS.]
Bailey? Okay.
Thanks for calling back.
[PHONE BEEPS OFF.]
It was Callie.
She hasn't seen him.
And his car's not there either.
But, uh, she's gonna have him call us as soon as he gets in.
[***.]
He'll call.
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