The O.C. (2003) s04e01 Episode Script
The Avengers
Previously on The O.
C.
In a couple of hours, we're gonna be on that stage in our cap and gown.
I went back to my old office, it looked worse than ever.
You wanna go back.
Oh, my God, it's him.
- Kaitlin.
- Dr.
Roberts.
The older kids, they've graduated.
Now I can rule Harbor.
Oh, my God! Okay I'm gonna get him to pull the car over, so we can finish this.
"We are happy to announce that your application has been approved.
" I start in January.
I figured Brown was a little Vanity Fair for my taste.
Now I'm considering Sorbonne.
One more Cooper family hug.
Marissa.
No.
No.
I mean, you were the first person I met here.
Kind of like to be the last person to say goodbye.
Hello? Hey.
Right now? No.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
I'll be right there.
Is he here? Thank you, you've been very helpful.
Hey, Ryan, you there? I Just wanna talk to you for a minute.
Come on, we miss you.
We're worried about you.
Hey, Kaitlin, why aren't you in school? Because it's 8:00 at night and a Saturday.
Oh, that's nice.
Well, I guess I'm gonna get going.
Where are you going? You're not supposed to be driving at night anymore.
Great boots, baby.
Mom, maybe I should go with you.
Hey, Ryan.
Come on in.
So Friday morning, a little check in before the weekend.
I'm still here, kicking it Newport style.
Can't believe I Just said that.
But yeah, things are good.
Ryan's decision to defer college seems to be working out well.
He's got a new place, new Job, making some new friends.
Sandy Cohen is doing what he does best.
Fighting the man.
Sticking up for the little guy.
I don't care if a plea helps the Judge make his tea time.
Listen.
I gotta go, my kid's here.
All right.
Big news.
The other day, I went roast beef, he went turkey.
Roast beef wasn't as rare as I liked.
But he's really turned me on to the spicy mustard.
And my mom? She's more of a honey mustard gal which I discovered the other day when she invited me for a Newpsie luncheon.
They're actually not that bad if you get to know them.
And that Taryn? One of the great dry wits.
And I said, "Honey, that is not toothpaste.
" "It's not toothpaste.
" Tell us another.
Although she's not a fan of tuna.
But do you know who is? - This is the shot.
- Me and your dad have really bonded.
Been a lot of that, me and adults bonding.
No.
Big mistake.
Although I do see Kaitlin from time to time.
You'll never guess who she's befriended.
Brad and Eric Ward, Luke's twin brothers.
They seem to be a chip right off Luke's block.
Taylor sent me some pics from Paris.
Did you get them too? Her e-mail was in French.
I'm not quite sure what it said.
Maybe your French is better than mine.
Anyway, it was good to catch up.
Only a couple months till I'm at RISD and we're Your message has exceeded the recording time.
Main box is full.
Summer, we gotta get out in the quad.
This thing's going down, like, right now.
Che.
Hey, what are we protesting? - The chickens.
It's the chickens.
- Right.
Okay, Just give me a sec.
Every second that goes by, another chicken is caged.
- Then let's get out there.
- Yeah.
What? I'm sorry, maybe I didn't understand you correctly.
Did you seriously Just ask if there was a comic book based on the X-Men movie? Hey, sweetheart.
How's work? I'm worried, Mom.
I'm worried about the future of America.
Leon? - The whole world's going to hell.
- Hey, Leon.
I brought some Another care package for Ryan? Well, Just a few things.
Coffee, bagels, cereal.
I was hoping you could put in some comics, nothing dark.
Archie and Jughead will cheer him up.
- Seth.
- I don't know what you're expecting.
The guy's changed.
I will take the package over where it'll sit next to the others he hasn't opened.
- Why don't you invite him for dinner? - He didn't go to Marissa's funeral.
You really think he wants to come over for family dinner at the Cohens'? Julie! Julie! Julie, what on God's formerly green earth are you doing? Oh, hi, am I making too much noise? For the people in San Diego, no.
But for the rest of us, yes.
I was surveying the yard.
Ernesto's gotten sloppy with these shrubs.
Julie, stop it.
Julie, stop, stop.
Turn off Put that thing down.
Take off the goggles and talk to me.
That would also require you removing the kerchief around your mouth.
Thank you.
You wanna hire new landscapers? I'd be happy to do the interviews.
- That's a good idea, honey.
- Listen to me.
I know all this busybody business is your way of coping with an unspeakable grief.
You're either going 100 miles an hour at the bushes or catatonic in bed.
Oh, I'm Just so tired from all the yard work.
Julie, I'm not saying get over it.
I'm not telling you to move on.
I want you to take as long as you need.
But would you please Just let me in? Just let me help.
Okay.
You hire the landscapers.
I'm gonna go plug in my glue gun finish those seagrass placemats I started last night.
Thanks, hon.
Hey, Kaitlin, can I give you a ride to school? Oh, thanks.
You know, it's nothing personal.
She ignores me, too.
I Just kind of think it's a good thing.
Ryan? - Ryan? - Seth, go away, I'm sleeping.
You're sleeping and you're talking? Ryan, I don't even see how that's possible unless you're talking in your sleep.
Hey, look, you're awake.
- That from your mom? Thank you.
- Yeah.
Aren't you gonna invite me in? So the utility closet is the new pool house.
Things change.
- It's the Seth-Ryan time that counts.
- I'm tired, Seth.
I work nights.
Right.
But you don't work tonight, I checked with your boss.
Which is why I'm inviting you to dinner with us.
Just show up, eat some food.
Let my parents see you're still alive.
It would mean a lot to them and it would mean a lot to me.
- Yeah, okay, sure.
I'll see you tonight.
- Great.
Hey, what are you doing? I was gonna go get some ice cream or something Okay.
This barbaric assault on our brothers and sisters in nature must end and it won't stop until we stop it.
They're chickens.
They can't defend themselves.
What are they gonna do? Unionixe? Strike for better living conditions? It is up to us, man, to speak for them.
Give poultry a voice.
Chicken lovers of the world unite! I love chicken.
Nuggets are delicious.
It's people like you keeping the chickens from flying free.
Chickens can't fly.
Oh, who are you to say that chickens can't fly? All it takes is one brave chicken to spread his wings and fly into the abyss.
Yeah.
Thanks, Che.
- Hello? - Bonjour.
Taylor? Oh, my God.
I think you mean mon Dieu, Summer.
- Yes, c'est moi.
- How's Paris? You know, being an expat totally suits me except that I miss you.
You can only parler so much francais until you get nostalgic for the motherland.
- Summer! - One sec, Taylor.
The copy shop's about to close.
We gotta run off some more fliers.
Totally.
Tell them to use the recycled paper.
Taylor, you know what? I actually have to go.
It was great to talk to you.
Listen, don't be a stranger.
Have a great time in Paris.
Can I get a little more coffee? Thank you.
Okay, taste this and tell me if it's ready.
It's hot.
- It is so hot.
- Did I overcook it? It is definitely not undercooked.
Table's set for four.
Feels kind of weird.
Well, things have been weird here lately.
Tonight might not be any different.
We shouldn't expect miracles.
- No xippy one-liners? - Not a lot of smiles.
A few grunts, an occasional shrug.
- It'll be like old times.
- I'm looking forward to it.
Oh, he'll be here any minute.
So ready or not, the pasta is coming off the stove.
Oh, stand back, son.
She's ready to blow.
Because it's hot.
That's funny.
Hey, man.
Good to see you.
Heard you making plans, didn't think you were gonna show.
- I wouldn't miss it.
- All right, you drew that guy.
No, no, not tonight.
What about him? What, are you craxy? No, I'm good.
All right.
Well, I thought dinner was excellent.
Do you think anything happened to him? Ryan, it's Sandy again.
The microwave still works, if you feel like dropping by.
And even if you don't, please call, huh? Let us know you're okay.
- Should we call the police? Hospitals? - No, Mom, he's fine.
He's not, you know, fine.
But he's not coming.
Well, even if Ryan didn't wanna come, he would've called.
Ryan always calls.
Where are you going? I'm gonna try and talk to him.
No offense, I don't think he's in the mood for one of your pep talks as inspiring and motivational as they usually are.
I'll go.
Thanks for the compliment, however backhanded.
You sure? Do you want your father to go with you? No, I got it.
Dude, this place is crawling with security.
- Is it the best place to smoke up? - They're Just a bunch of rent-a-cops.
And this shwag you guys gave me is barely pot anyway.
- I might as well be smoking dirt.
- Sorry.
- The guy said that's all he had.
- Yeah, blame it on your lame dealer.
If I don't get an A in Chemistry, I've you two to blame.
So less whining, more lab reporting.
- Oh, no.
- What? Cops? No.
Who's that skank with Dr.
Bloberts? - I know that chick.
- Oh, yeah, that's Gloria.
Gloria? Why does that sound familiar? - She used to be friends with our mom.
- Before Dr.
Bloberts divorced her.
So that's the stepmonster? Hi, do you know a guy who lives here, the kid in the back, right? No? Okay.
Thanks.
I'm trying to hold it together here, but I'm sorry.
You're doing the college thing.
I know I'm supposed to give you space.
Just call when you can, okay? Dude, I hear that kid from the bar's gonna get his ass kicked.
Yeah, Just like last week.
That was brutal, man.
Brutal.
I didn't even think he was gonna get up.
- Yeah! Come on! - Come on! Hey, you probably can't hear your phone now because of all the noise at your awesome college party.
I hope it's awesome.
I realize it sounded sarcastic.
Genuinely, I hope you're having a good night.
I'm in some sketchy neighborhood trying to find Ryan.
Hey, it's your turn to Jam on the didge.
Okay, I'll Just be there in a sec, okay? Okay.
Is everything all right? Yeah.
It's Just when I left to move here, everything was kind of a mess at home.
It's about to get worse.
If polar ice caps keep melting at their rate Newport Beach's gonna be under water in 10 years.
Right.
Well, it's a little more than that.
Everyone hasn't really moved on like I have.
I think my friends need me.
Hey, Summer, wherever you go, there you are.
Not to sound like my mom, but I'm worried about him.
He could be in real trouble this time.
Hello? Julie, my God.
Are you all right? What happened? An earthquake I didn't feel? No.
Help me.
I was Just trying to rearrange some furniture.
I got some very helpful tips from HGTv.
Oh, great.
They suggested you try to move a built-in? - I didn't know it was a built-in.
- It's not anymore.
Mom, what are you doing? Rearranging the furniture? - It's a built-in.
- Yes, thank you.
Dr.
Roberts wasn't there to help you? Yeah, Neil, where have you been? I had a procedure.
Emergency tummy tuck.
Thank God you were there to prevent a tragedy.
- I have no feeling in my extremities.
- Sure you have a pill for that.
Back off, Neil.
I was almost Just killed by your heinous furniture.
It's mahogany.
It was original with the house.
Well, you do draw a crowd.
Guess no one's seen a human punching bag before.
- Here's your money.
You earned it.
- No, no, keep it.
Suit yourself.
How you gonna pay for your hospital bill? I'll see you.
Hey, man.
Saw your little performance.
It was very Fight Club.
Of course, at the end of that movie, it turns out Ed Norton's insane.
Sorry I missed dinner.
Well, not as sorry as my parents.
You wanna tell them about your new vocation or should I? I'm not gonna tell them about it, and neither are you.
It's all right.
Just forget it.
Well, I don't know, Sandy's got a really good memory.
It's not gonna be easy for him to forget the kid he adopted.
Mom's still fond of you I'm doing you guys a favor staying away.
- You're doing us a favor? - Man, I bring trouble.
Trey, volchok.
You and your family, you're better off without me.
It's not true.
It's not your fault.
Any of it.
I'm not gonna go anywhere until you come with me.
Yeah? What are you gonna do, fight me? Well, seeing as you don't fight back Just don't anymore, okay? - Pancakes extra fluffy.
- Bacon extra crispy.
So start talking.
If you think you can ply me with food you're right.
This bacon is delicious.
- Thank you.
- But I told you everything.
You gave us the facts.
He's working, busy, he forgot.
We're not buying it.
That's what he said.
What are you looking for? - Reading between the lines.
- Subtext? How'd he look? He's looked better, but he's looked worse.
You know, he might have cut himself shaving.
Maybe a few nicks here and there.
- He was bleeding? - The bleeding had stopped.
You know, they actually have coffee at work, which is where I'm going.
So thank you very much for breakfast.
If I hear of anything else, I will let you know.
And, you guys, probably best Just to give him a little more time.
How much more time until we can't reach him? I'm gonna check in on Ryan right after work.
Cohen! - I Just was looking for you.
- Summer, what are you doing here? I got your message.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to Well, sounded like an emergency.
Yeah, no, it kind of is.
Well, I'm here to help.
I'm so glad you came home for me.
- And for Ryan.
- Yeah, no, yeah, that's what I meant.
Right.
Hey, Kaitlin.
Didn't hear you come in.
Yeah, with your manly grunts, how could you? It's important to keep in shape.
They say sex is a good form of exercise.
Although I doubt you get any with Mom these days.
Our personal life is personal.
Well, let's talk about your personal life with those other than my mother.
Listen, young lady, I don't think I understand what you're talking about.
So if you'll excuse me.
So yesterday, when you said you were at work do you always do your consults down by the beach? With a leggy blonde? One you used to be married to? I don't know what you think you saw.
But adult relationships can be very complex.
I know, and that's why I was gonna ask my mother to explain.
Then I thought, with everything that's happened to her, to us - I didn't wanna upset her.
- That's a good instinct.
But then I was gonna ask her another question.
About these leather boots I saw down at the plaxa.
They're really cute, and really expensive.
I'm a seven and a half.
Hey, Brad.
Eric.
Hey, Mrs.
Cohen.
Oh, man, is she hot.
Smoking.
Hey, sweetheart.
How's your mother? She's recovering from an unfortunate accident with a wall unit.
Well, I told her it was a built-in.
She's in her room if you wanna go in.
It's not like she'll know you're there anyway.
Fifteen hundred dollars for a pair of boots? You know how many pencils that could buy Sudanese school children? Intro to Developing Nations is one of my favorite classes.
Yeah, I can see that.
It's very cool.
Followed closely by Environmental Studies.
This is a non-renewable resource.
I can't believe this doesn't have a recycling program.
- We should call our local councilman.
- Good idea.
- I was being sarcastic.
- Oh, I don't do sarcasm anymore.
- I'm post-ironic.
- You mean earnest? I'm not here to help the environment, okay? I'm here to help Ryan.
Except he doesn't want our help now, so Why don't I take you home? You can drop off your bag No, I'm gonna meet my dad for dinner and then come right back here, so - So you're not even going home? - No.
Yes, of course.
I don't know if we'll have time.
We've a lot of work to do.
Three thousand miles at 30,000 feet.
I had a lot of time to think.
Rally up your geek army.
I have a plan.
Julie, it's me.
- Kirsten? - Yeah.
Can I come in? - Today's not a good day.
- I know.
None of them are.
But hiding in your room won't make it better.
Thank God it's you.
I was starting to think you'd forgotten me.
We can sit outside and talk.
I'll make some tea.
Can I call you back? Kirsten, it's so thoughtful of you to stop by.
But as you can see, everything's fine.
- But you said it wasn't a good day.
- For visitors, because I'm so very busy.
Thanks for stopping by, Kiks.
Oh, love your top.
- Can we have a table for two? - One moment, sir.
My little girl is home.
Dad, I'm gonna use the bathroom, then I'll find you.
Okay.
Right this way.
- Excuse me.
- Yeah? Excuse me.
Would you please hurry up? To go means to go, implying in a hurry.
How long does it take to club a turkey? Should I put it on your family's tab? Considering I have no money other than Euros, yes.
Oh, my God.
Summer.
I Just talked to you.
You were in France.
And you were in Rhode Island.
It's Just amaxing the way this world works.
What are you doing back in Newport? - Are you meeting your mom? - My mom? No.
My mom is in Cabo.
She won't be back for a few days.
Oh, my God, my mom.
You never saw me.
Ryan, it's Julie.
Can you meet me? It's important.
- What's this? - It's why I needed to see you.
You see, after it happened I hired a private investigator to find out where he went.
Volchok.
And now I know.
All the information is in this file.
I'm not giving it to the cops.
Jail's too good for him.
I'm giving it to you.
You're the only person who can understand how I feel.
And you can do with it With him, what you want.
- I don't want it.
- What? I don't care about him, I don't care about any of it.
And I don't want to start.
That's a lie, Ryan.
That's I know you.
Even if you didn't come to her funeral or never visit her grave, you still care.
You know, I don't usually refer to myself as a genius.
But I may have to make an exception.
Leon, how's the ink coming? Hey, am I the only one who's working here? Get off, mouth breather.
If you wanna go home, we can take it from here.
We can't.
I wanna go home and shower.
It's okay, I'll Just take a sponge bath in the ladies' room.
Really? Normally, you're pretty rigorous about your bathing.
And you have a nice I'm gonna go get Ryan.
Yeah, okay, great.
It's Just, I mean, you haven't even been home yet.
- You don't wanna drop off your bag? - What's the point? If the polar ice caps keep melting at this rate Newport will be under water in 10 years anyway.
- Summer.
- Hey, Atwood.
If you came here to talk You're not talking.
I got it.
It's great to see you too.
I really like what you've done with your whole face.
So I'm gonna need you to come with me now.
Can't do it.
Gotta work.
Right.
Running that germy rag across those filthy tables.
It's really important stuff.
Look, I Just flew 3000 miles I didn't ask you to.
No, Seth did.
He's worried about you.
So are the Cohens.
Look, I know you think that you're protecting them.
But you're not.
You're Just hurting them.
Besides, Seth keeps leaving me these endless, whiny messages.
They're totally clogging up my voicemail.
Ryan, come on.
Take a deep breath, and Just let me do what I do best.
- Which is what? - Giving orders.
Just do what I say, Atwood, one last time.
Did I see Kaitlin driving off in the Lexus? The silent treatment, huh? So I guess Kaitlin has talked to you.
Julie, I didn't mean for this to happen.
I Just needed somebody to talk to.
And at first, that's all it was.
Just talk.
But you're not even listening to me, are you? What? Nothing.
So why are we going to the comic book store? Because I said so, and you agreed to do what I said, so As I told Seth, I don't really wanna talk.
You don't have to talk.
You don't even have to listen.
All you have to do is watch.
Phillip, Leon, lights.
What's this? You made me a comic book? This is no ordinary comic book, my friend.
This is an origin story.
Now, you may never save the planet, but you did save us so this is our story.
Now, it's true when you showed up, I had a super power.
But it was one I didn't want.
Being invisible? Not as much fun as it sounds.
"The Ice Queen was surrounded by an impenetrable force field.
And her silver cell phone was her only link to the outside world.
" "The Litigator strained to hold up the weight of the world so burdened with the problems of others that he couldn't see those of his own family.
" "One day, the Litigator brought his work home with him.
Only this time, his work looked strangely like a young Russell Crowe.
" It's okay, Seth.
I can read.
- Well, here we are.
- Yeah.
That's it.
Thanks for taking the time, letting us make fools of ourselves.
It meant a lot to Seth and to Kirsten.
Not so much to me.
- I'm no softie.
- Yeah, I know.
You should probably get going.
You're late.
- I hope they don't fire me.
- I bet they got great benefits, huh? Good dental? The accommodations Yeah Yeah.
Actually, about that, I If I, you know, ever wanted to, you know once in a while, the pool house is probably filled with boxes, right? It's exactly the way you left it.
A little too empty, if you ask me.
Well, wouldn't take me too long to pack.
Kirsten's got some leftovers from last night.
Thanks.
Thank you.
You know, at the risk of saying too much being there with her when it happened you're never gonna get over it.
But you'll get used to it.
Just let yourself feel what you need to feel even if it hurts.
- Yeah, one step at a time, okay? - Okay.
I'm gonna shut up now.
Like giving these guys some notice.
- Pack up my toothbrush - Let me buy you a new toothbrush.
You got it.
See you at home.
Well, it seems like Ryan really went for it.
Seems like it.
I couldn't have done it without you.
Yeah, totally, since it was my idea and I got him to show up.
Sure, yeah, no, it's what I meant, so Thank you.
Yeah.
Why don't you go home, see if Ryan's there? - I wanna know what happened.
- Sure, okay.
Good idea.
I'll call you.
Okay.
Tomorrow, you wanna get breakfast at the diner like old times? Sure.
Hey, man.
Heard you were getting out of here.
Can't say I blame you.
Guy from last night, he's looking for another round if you're interested.
Hey, Cohen, it's me.
I really hope Ryan was there when you got back, because I won't be.
I totally forgot, there's this protest against seal poachers.
And Heather Mills McCartney's gonna be there.
I Just wanna see how she's doing, you know, with everything after the divorce and all, so Listen, I'm sorry, but Thanksgiving's only a few weeks away so Okay.
I love you.
Give a hoot, don't pollute.
Bye.
I was wondering when you'd finally come here.
Thanks for meeting me.
I'm here every day.
You have it? If you don't mind me asking, what changed your mind? I Just realixed I have to do this.
C.
In a couple of hours, we're gonna be on that stage in our cap and gown.
I went back to my old office, it looked worse than ever.
You wanna go back.
Oh, my God, it's him.
- Kaitlin.
- Dr.
Roberts.
The older kids, they've graduated.
Now I can rule Harbor.
Oh, my God! Okay I'm gonna get him to pull the car over, so we can finish this.
"We are happy to announce that your application has been approved.
" I start in January.
I figured Brown was a little Vanity Fair for my taste.
Now I'm considering Sorbonne.
One more Cooper family hug.
Marissa.
No.
No.
I mean, you were the first person I met here.
Kind of like to be the last person to say goodbye.
Hello? Hey.
Right now? No.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
I'll be right there.
Is he here? Thank you, you've been very helpful.
Hey, Ryan, you there? I Just wanna talk to you for a minute.
Come on, we miss you.
We're worried about you.
Hey, Kaitlin, why aren't you in school? Because it's 8:00 at night and a Saturday.
Oh, that's nice.
Well, I guess I'm gonna get going.
Where are you going? You're not supposed to be driving at night anymore.
Great boots, baby.
Mom, maybe I should go with you.
Hey, Ryan.
Come on in.
So Friday morning, a little check in before the weekend.
I'm still here, kicking it Newport style.
Can't believe I Just said that.
But yeah, things are good.
Ryan's decision to defer college seems to be working out well.
He's got a new place, new Job, making some new friends.
Sandy Cohen is doing what he does best.
Fighting the man.
Sticking up for the little guy.
I don't care if a plea helps the Judge make his tea time.
Listen.
I gotta go, my kid's here.
All right.
Big news.
The other day, I went roast beef, he went turkey.
Roast beef wasn't as rare as I liked.
But he's really turned me on to the spicy mustard.
And my mom? She's more of a honey mustard gal which I discovered the other day when she invited me for a Newpsie luncheon.
They're actually not that bad if you get to know them.
And that Taryn? One of the great dry wits.
And I said, "Honey, that is not toothpaste.
" "It's not toothpaste.
" Tell us another.
Although she's not a fan of tuna.
But do you know who is? - This is the shot.
- Me and your dad have really bonded.
Been a lot of that, me and adults bonding.
No.
Big mistake.
Although I do see Kaitlin from time to time.
You'll never guess who she's befriended.
Brad and Eric Ward, Luke's twin brothers.
They seem to be a chip right off Luke's block.
Taylor sent me some pics from Paris.
Did you get them too? Her e-mail was in French.
I'm not quite sure what it said.
Maybe your French is better than mine.
Anyway, it was good to catch up.
Only a couple months till I'm at RISD and we're Your message has exceeded the recording time.
Main box is full.
Summer, we gotta get out in the quad.
This thing's going down, like, right now.
Che.
Hey, what are we protesting? - The chickens.
It's the chickens.
- Right.
Okay, Just give me a sec.
Every second that goes by, another chicken is caged.
- Then let's get out there.
- Yeah.
What? I'm sorry, maybe I didn't understand you correctly.
Did you seriously Just ask if there was a comic book based on the X-Men movie? Hey, sweetheart.
How's work? I'm worried, Mom.
I'm worried about the future of America.
Leon? - The whole world's going to hell.
- Hey, Leon.
I brought some Another care package for Ryan? Well, Just a few things.
Coffee, bagels, cereal.
I was hoping you could put in some comics, nothing dark.
Archie and Jughead will cheer him up.
- Seth.
- I don't know what you're expecting.
The guy's changed.
I will take the package over where it'll sit next to the others he hasn't opened.
- Why don't you invite him for dinner? - He didn't go to Marissa's funeral.
You really think he wants to come over for family dinner at the Cohens'? Julie! Julie! Julie, what on God's formerly green earth are you doing? Oh, hi, am I making too much noise? For the people in San Diego, no.
But for the rest of us, yes.
I was surveying the yard.
Ernesto's gotten sloppy with these shrubs.
Julie, stop it.
Julie, stop, stop.
Turn off Put that thing down.
Take off the goggles and talk to me.
That would also require you removing the kerchief around your mouth.
Thank you.
You wanna hire new landscapers? I'd be happy to do the interviews.
- That's a good idea, honey.
- Listen to me.
I know all this busybody business is your way of coping with an unspeakable grief.
You're either going 100 miles an hour at the bushes or catatonic in bed.
Oh, I'm Just so tired from all the yard work.
Julie, I'm not saying get over it.
I'm not telling you to move on.
I want you to take as long as you need.
But would you please Just let me in? Just let me help.
Okay.
You hire the landscapers.
I'm gonna go plug in my glue gun finish those seagrass placemats I started last night.
Thanks, hon.
Hey, Kaitlin, can I give you a ride to school? Oh, thanks.
You know, it's nothing personal.
She ignores me, too.
I Just kind of think it's a good thing.
Ryan? - Ryan? - Seth, go away, I'm sleeping.
You're sleeping and you're talking? Ryan, I don't even see how that's possible unless you're talking in your sleep.
Hey, look, you're awake.
- That from your mom? Thank you.
- Yeah.
Aren't you gonna invite me in? So the utility closet is the new pool house.
Things change.
- It's the Seth-Ryan time that counts.
- I'm tired, Seth.
I work nights.
Right.
But you don't work tonight, I checked with your boss.
Which is why I'm inviting you to dinner with us.
Just show up, eat some food.
Let my parents see you're still alive.
It would mean a lot to them and it would mean a lot to me.
- Yeah, okay, sure.
I'll see you tonight.
- Great.
Hey, what are you doing? I was gonna go get some ice cream or something Okay.
This barbaric assault on our brothers and sisters in nature must end and it won't stop until we stop it.
They're chickens.
They can't defend themselves.
What are they gonna do? Unionixe? Strike for better living conditions? It is up to us, man, to speak for them.
Give poultry a voice.
Chicken lovers of the world unite! I love chicken.
Nuggets are delicious.
It's people like you keeping the chickens from flying free.
Chickens can't fly.
Oh, who are you to say that chickens can't fly? All it takes is one brave chicken to spread his wings and fly into the abyss.
Yeah.
Thanks, Che.
- Hello? - Bonjour.
Taylor? Oh, my God.
I think you mean mon Dieu, Summer.
- Yes, c'est moi.
- How's Paris? You know, being an expat totally suits me except that I miss you.
You can only parler so much francais until you get nostalgic for the motherland.
- Summer! - One sec, Taylor.
The copy shop's about to close.
We gotta run off some more fliers.
Totally.
Tell them to use the recycled paper.
Taylor, you know what? I actually have to go.
It was great to talk to you.
Listen, don't be a stranger.
Have a great time in Paris.
Can I get a little more coffee? Thank you.
Okay, taste this and tell me if it's ready.
It's hot.
- It is so hot.
- Did I overcook it? It is definitely not undercooked.
Table's set for four.
Feels kind of weird.
Well, things have been weird here lately.
Tonight might not be any different.
We shouldn't expect miracles.
- No xippy one-liners? - Not a lot of smiles.
A few grunts, an occasional shrug.
- It'll be like old times.
- I'm looking forward to it.
Oh, he'll be here any minute.
So ready or not, the pasta is coming off the stove.
Oh, stand back, son.
She's ready to blow.
Because it's hot.
That's funny.
Hey, man.
Good to see you.
Heard you making plans, didn't think you were gonna show.
- I wouldn't miss it.
- All right, you drew that guy.
No, no, not tonight.
What about him? What, are you craxy? No, I'm good.
All right.
Well, I thought dinner was excellent.
Do you think anything happened to him? Ryan, it's Sandy again.
The microwave still works, if you feel like dropping by.
And even if you don't, please call, huh? Let us know you're okay.
- Should we call the police? Hospitals? - No, Mom, he's fine.
He's not, you know, fine.
But he's not coming.
Well, even if Ryan didn't wanna come, he would've called.
Ryan always calls.
Where are you going? I'm gonna try and talk to him.
No offense, I don't think he's in the mood for one of your pep talks as inspiring and motivational as they usually are.
I'll go.
Thanks for the compliment, however backhanded.
You sure? Do you want your father to go with you? No, I got it.
Dude, this place is crawling with security.
- Is it the best place to smoke up? - They're Just a bunch of rent-a-cops.
And this shwag you guys gave me is barely pot anyway.
- I might as well be smoking dirt.
- Sorry.
- The guy said that's all he had.
- Yeah, blame it on your lame dealer.
If I don't get an A in Chemistry, I've you two to blame.
So less whining, more lab reporting.
- Oh, no.
- What? Cops? No.
Who's that skank with Dr.
Bloberts? - I know that chick.
- Oh, yeah, that's Gloria.
Gloria? Why does that sound familiar? - She used to be friends with our mom.
- Before Dr.
Bloberts divorced her.
So that's the stepmonster? Hi, do you know a guy who lives here, the kid in the back, right? No? Okay.
Thanks.
I'm trying to hold it together here, but I'm sorry.
You're doing the college thing.
I know I'm supposed to give you space.
Just call when you can, okay? Dude, I hear that kid from the bar's gonna get his ass kicked.
Yeah, Just like last week.
That was brutal, man.
Brutal.
I didn't even think he was gonna get up.
- Yeah! Come on! - Come on! Hey, you probably can't hear your phone now because of all the noise at your awesome college party.
I hope it's awesome.
I realize it sounded sarcastic.
Genuinely, I hope you're having a good night.
I'm in some sketchy neighborhood trying to find Ryan.
Hey, it's your turn to Jam on the didge.
Okay, I'll Just be there in a sec, okay? Okay.
Is everything all right? Yeah.
It's Just when I left to move here, everything was kind of a mess at home.
It's about to get worse.
If polar ice caps keep melting at their rate Newport Beach's gonna be under water in 10 years.
Right.
Well, it's a little more than that.
Everyone hasn't really moved on like I have.
I think my friends need me.
Hey, Summer, wherever you go, there you are.
Not to sound like my mom, but I'm worried about him.
He could be in real trouble this time.
Hello? Julie, my God.
Are you all right? What happened? An earthquake I didn't feel? No.
Help me.
I was Just trying to rearrange some furniture.
I got some very helpful tips from HGTv.
Oh, great.
They suggested you try to move a built-in? - I didn't know it was a built-in.
- It's not anymore.
Mom, what are you doing? Rearranging the furniture? - It's a built-in.
- Yes, thank you.
Dr.
Roberts wasn't there to help you? Yeah, Neil, where have you been? I had a procedure.
Emergency tummy tuck.
Thank God you were there to prevent a tragedy.
- I have no feeling in my extremities.
- Sure you have a pill for that.
Back off, Neil.
I was almost Just killed by your heinous furniture.
It's mahogany.
It was original with the house.
Well, you do draw a crowd.
Guess no one's seen a human punching bag before.
- Here's your money.
You earned it.
- No, no, keep it.
Suit yourself.
How you gonna pay for your hospital bill? I'll see you.
Hey, man.
Saw your little performance.
It was very Fight Club.
Of course, at the end of that movie, it turns out Ed Norton's insane.
Sorry I missed dinner.
Well, not as sorry as my parents.
You wanna tell them about your new vocation or should I? I'm not gonna tell them about it, and neither are you.
It's all right.
Just forget it.
Well, I don't know, Sandy's got a really good memory.
It's not gonna be easy for him to forget the kid he adopted.
Mom's still fond of you I'm doing you guys a favor staying away.
- You're doing us a favor? - Man, I bring trouble.
Trey, volchok.
You and your family, you're better off without me.
It's not true.
It's not your fault.
Any of it.
I'm not gonna go anywhere until you come with me.
Yeah? What are you gonna do, fight me? Well, seeing as you don't fight back Just don't anymore, okay? - Pancakes extra fluffy.
- Bacon extra crispy.
So start talking.
If you think you can ply me with food you're right.
This bacon is delicious.
- Thank you.
- But I told you everything.
You gave us the facts.
He's working, busy, he forgot.
We're not buying it.
That's what he said.
What are you looking for? - Reading between the lines.
- Subtext? How'd he look? He's looked better, but he's looked worse.
You know, he might have cut himself shaving.
Maybe a few nicks here and there.
- He was bleeding? - The bleeding had stopped.
You know, they actually have coffee at work, which is where I'm going.
So thank you very much for breakfast.
If I hear of anything else, I will let you know.
And, you guys, probably best Just to give him a little more time.
How much more time until we can't reach him? I'm gonna check in on Ryan right after work.
Cohen! - I Just was looking for you.
- Summer, what are you doing here? I got your message.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to Well, sounded like an emergency.
Yeah, no, it kind of is.
Well, I'm here to help.
I'm so glad you came home for me.
- And for Ryan.
- Yeah, no, yeah, that's what I meant.
Right.
Hey, Kaitlin.
Didn't hear you come in.
Yeah, with your manly grunts, how could you? It's important to keep in shape.
They say sex is a good form of exercise.
Although I doubt you get any with Mom these days.
Our personal life is personal.
Well, let's talk about your personal life with those other than my mother.
Listen, young lady, I don't think I understand what you're talking about.
So if you'll excuse me.
So yesterday, when you said you were at work do you always do your consults down by the beach? With a leggy blonde? One you used to be married to? I don't know what you think you saw.
But adult relationships can be very complex.
I know, and that's why I was gonna ask my mother to explain.
Then I thought, with everything that's happened to her, to us - I didn't wanna upset her.
- That's a good instinct.
But then I was gonna ask her another question.
About these leather boots I saw down at the plaxa.
They're really cute, and really expensive.
I'm a seven and a half.
Hey, Brad.
Eric.
Hey, Mrs.
Cohen.
Oh, man, is she hot.
Smoking.
Hey, sweetheart.
How's your mother? She's recovering from an unfortunate accident with a wall unit.
Well, I told her it was a built-in.
She's in her room if you wanna go in.
It's not like she'll know you're there anyway.
Fifteen hundred dollars for a pair of boots? You know how many pencils that could buy Sudanese school children? Intro to Developing Nations is one of my favorite classes.
Yeah, I can see that.
It's very cool.
Followed closely by Environmental Studies.
This is a non-renewable resource.
I can't believe this doesn't have a recycling program.
- We should call our local councilman.
- Good idea.
- I was being sarcastic.
- Oh, I don't do sarcasm anymore.
- I'm post-ironic.
- You mean earnest? I'm not here to help the environment, okay? I'm here to help Ryan.
Except he doesn't want our help now, so Why don't I take you home? You can drop off your bag No, I'm gonna meet my dad for dinner and then come right back here, so - So you're not even going home? - No.
Yes, of course.
I don't know if we'll have time.
We've a lot of work to do.
Three thousand miles at 30,000 feet.
I had a lot of time to think.
Rally up your geek army.
I have a plan.
Julie, it's me.
- Kirsten? - Yeah.
Can I come in? - Today's not a good day.
- I know.
None of them are.
But hiding in your room won't make it better.
Thank God it's you.
I was starting to think you'd forgotten me.
We can sit outside and talk.
I'll make some tea.
Can I call you back? Kirsten, it's so thoughtful of you to stop by.
But as you can see, everything's fine.
- But you said it wasn't a good day.
- For visitors, because I'm so very busy.
Thanks for stopping by, Kiks.
Oh, love your top.
- Can we have a table for two? - One moment, sir.
My little girl is home.
Dad, I'm gonna use the bathroom, then I'll find you.
Okay.
Right this way.
- Excuse me.
- Yeah? Excuse me.
Would you please hurry up? To go means to go, implying in a hurry.
How long does it take to club a turkey? Should I put it on your family's tab? Considering I have no money other than Euros, yes.
Oh, my God.
Summer.
I Just talked to you.
You were in France.
And you were in Rhode Island.
It's Just amaxing the way this world works.
What are you doing back in Newport? - Are you meeting your mom? - My mom? No.
My mom is in Cabo.
She won't be back for a few days.
Oh, my God, my mom.
You never saw me.
Ryan, it's Julie.
Can you meet me? It's important.
- What's this? - It's why I needed to see you.
You see, after it happened I hired a private investigator to find out where he went.
Volchok.
And now I know.
All the information is in this file.
I'm not giving it to the cops.
Jail's too good for him.
I'm giving it to you.
You're the only person who can understand how I feel.
And you can do with it With him, what you want.
- I don't want it.
- What? I don't care about him, I don't care about any of it.
And I don't want to start.
That's a lie, Ryan.
That's I know you.
Even if you didn't come to her funeral or never visit her grave, you still care.
You know, I don't usually refer to myself as a genius.
But I may have to make an exception.
Leon, how's the ink coming? Hey, am I the only one who's working here? Get off, mouth breather.
If you wanna go home, we can take it from here.
We can't.
I wanna go home and shower.
It's okay, I'll Just take a sponge bath in the ladies' room.
Really? Normally, you're pretty rigorous about your bathing.
And you have a nice I'm gonna go get Ryan.
Yeah, okay, great.
It's Just, I mean, you haven't even been home yet.
- You don't wanna drop off your bag? - What's the point? If the polar ice caps keep melting at this rate Newport will be under water in 10 years anyway.
- Summer.
- Hey, Atwood.
If you came here to talk You're not talking.
I got it.
It's great to see you too.
I really like what you've done with your whole face.
So I'm gonna need you to come with me now.
Can't do it.
Gotta work.
Right.
Running that germy rag across those filthy tables.
It's really important stuff.
Look, I Just flew 3000 miles I didn't ask you to.
No, Seth did.
He's worried about you.
So are the Cohens.
Look, I know you think that you're protecting them.
But you're not.
You're Just hurting them.
Besides, Seth keeps leaving me these endless, whiny messages.
They're totally clogging up my voicemail.
Ryan, come on.
Take a deep breath, and Just let me do what I do best.
- Which is what? - Giving orders.
Just do what I say, Atwood, one last time.
Did I see Kaitlin driving off in the Lexus? The silent treatment, huh? So I guess Kaitlin has talked to you.
Julie, I didn't mean for this to happen.
I Just needed somebody to talk to.
And at first, that's all it was.
Just talk.
But you're not even listening to me, are you? What? Nothing.
So why are we going to the comic book store? Because I said so, and you agreed to do what I said, so As I told Seth, I don't really wanna talk.
You don't have to talk.
You don't even have to listen.
All you have to do is watch.
Phillip, Leon, lights.
What's this? You made me a comic book? This is no ordinary comic book, my friend.
This is an origin story.
Now, you may never save the planet, but you did save us so this is our story.
Now, it's true when you showed up, I had a super power.
But it was one I didn't want.
Being invisible? Not as much fun as it sounds.
"The Ice Queen was surrounded by an impenetrable force field.
And her silver cell phone was her only link to the outside world.
" "The Litigator strained to hold up the weight of the world so burdened with the problems of others that he couldn't see those of his own family.
" "One day, the Litigator brought his work home with him.
Only this time, his work looked strangely like a young Russell Crowe.
" It's okay, Seth.
I can read.
- Well, here we are.
- Yeah.
That's it.
Thanks for taking the time, letting us make fools of ourselves.
It meant a lot to Seth and to Kirsten.
Not so much to me.
- I'm no softie.
- Yeah, I know.
You should probably get going.
You're late.
- I hope they don't fire me.
- I bet they got great benefits, huh? Good dental? The accommodations Yeah Yeah.
Actually, about that, I If I, you know, ever wanted to, you know once in a while, the pool house is probably filled with boxes, right? It's exactly the way you left it.
A little too empty, if you ask me.
Well, wouldn't take me too long to pack.
Kirsten's got some leftovers from last night.
Thanks.
Thank you.
You know, at the risk of saying too much being there with her when it happened you're never gonna get over it.
But you'll get used to it.
Just let yourself feel what you need to feel even if it hurts.
- Yeah, one step at a time, okay? - Okay.
I'm gonna shut up now.
Like giving these guys some notice.
- Pack up my toothbrush - Let me buy you a new toothbrush.
You got it.
See you at home.
Well, it seems like Ryan really went for it.
Seems like it.
I couldn't have done it without you.
Yeah, totally, since it was my idea and I got him to show up.
Sure, yeah, no, it's what I meant, so Thank you.
Yeah.
Why don't you go home, see if Ryan's there? - I wanna know what happened.
- Sure, okay.
Good idea.
I'll call you.
Okay.
Tomorrow, you wanna get breakfast at the diner like old times? Sure.
Hey, man.
Heard you were getting out of here.
Can't say I blame you.
Guy from last night, he's looking for another round if you're interested.
Hey, Cohen, it's me.
I really hope Ryan was there when you got back, because I won't be.
I totally forgot, there's this protest against seal poachers.
And Heather Mills McCartney's gonna be there.
I Just wanna see how she's doing, you know, with everything after the divorce and all, so Listen, I'm sorry, but Thanksgiving's only a few weeks away so Okay.
I love you.
Give a hoot, don't pollute.
Bye.
I was wondering when you'd finally come here.
Thanks for meeting me.
I'm here every day.
You have it? If you don't mind me asking, what changed your mind? I Just realixed I have to do this.