Everwood s04e11 Episode Script

NARRATOR: Previously on Everwood: HARRY: So the book is rolling off the presses even as we speak? That's right.
After that I start my book tour.
Think you can play it out? Give it a shot.
Don't be afraid to break some keys.
And relax your damn shoulders for once.
I still want to help those children in the camps.
-You said you didn't wanna sponsor a child.
-I don't.
I want to adopt one.
AMY: I read all your postcards, Ephram.
It was like I saw you grow right before my eyes.
I want that.
I want my Europe.
-I still think you're my person.
-You do? I just don't think it's the right time right now.
Thank you.
Oh, yeah, B-plus.
Dude.
Career high.
-Congratulations.
BRlGHT: Yeah.
Thank you.
Ha.
Who puts the "stud" in "American Studies"? Bright Abbott.
I could do this professionally.
-You wanna be a historian? -ls that what that would make me? God, never mind.
What did you get? A D? Let me see that.
And "See me"? Oh, my God, that's never good, especially all capitalized like that.
I thought the point of the Constitution was that it was open to interpretation.
Uh, yeah, not the wrong interpretation.
-I've just been scattered lately.
-I know.
It's because of Amy.
I should not have told her how I felt so early.
Now I can't have the conversation again unless she brings it up.
-Which she won't.
-Yeah, I know.
Thank you for reminding me.
So now I have no idea what I'm doing here.
I live in a crawl space go to community college, get worse grades than you.
Don't be a hater, I got a B-plus.
Anything higher's pretty much an A.
I got nothing to get excited about.
Usually I had something to work towards, whether it was Juilliard or Amy.
-Now I got nothing.
-Well, dude, what makes you happy? And don't say Amy and don't say piano.
If Jennifer can get over Brad, you can get over my sister.
As far as piano, we've been down that road, so, like, mix it up a little bit.
I could go to Europe again.
I got $2000 saved up.
-But even that doesn't sound interesting.
-Uh, back it up just a second there.
Did you just tell me that you have $2000 saved up? -Did you rob a convenience store? -Piano lessons.
You made that teaching do-re-mi to toddlers? Rent's practically nothing, I get food at my dad's, and I don't have a girlfriend.
Take that $2000, turn it into a hot tub, and you will have a girlfriend.
Oh, quality women.
Or one of those endless pools with the current.
You can swim 250 miles.
It's like the size of a bathtub.
I don't know if you noticed, but I'm not a big swimmer.
It doesn't matter.
Bottom line, I'm gonna help you out, Ephram Brown.
You're gonna find you're happy.
I gotta run.
Don't you worry, I got your back.
Those statistics you showed us really freaked me out.
How can that be legal? You're not gonna deny a cancer patient her meds.
They're not denying Viagra to every man who wants it.
So men are allowed to have sex, but women shouldn't? Who are these men supposed to have sex with, anyways? [LAURlE LAUGHlNG.]
-I'm doing the ranting thing again.
Sorry.
-No, it's good.
-I'm all crazy from all the higher learning.
-I live for students like you.
Most kids just wanna get an A and go home and watch Laguna Beach a show, by the way, which is scarily instructive about gender roles.
College is for waking you up and for getting you involved.
Your class has totally done that for me.
I just signed up for the Women's Action Coalition.
I'm thinking about joining the Political Union.
I don't know what I did with my time before.
-You were in a relationship.
-Otherwise known as time suckage.
Ha, ha.
Speaking of which, how is the ex? Ephram? I don't know.
I'm trying to give him some space.
Don't wanna lose the friendship, but I don't wanna be misleading even though I miss him way more than I thought I would.
-See? Suckage.
-You'll figure it out.
In the meantime, I think you're doing the right thing.
Throwing yourself into your work is always the best cure.
And if you're looking for more distractions we always need people at Planned Parenthood.
-I work at the local affiliate.
-Really? I'm helping set up the new clinic.
I'd love to show you around.
-That would be awesome, thank you.
-Great.
See you later.
HARRY: And this, this is a drum that we procured in Kenya.
Now, I'm somewhat at a loss as to which four-legged mammal that it's made of.
The gentleman that we purchased it from kept referring to it as squeezle skin but I venture that that's goat.
Yes, well.
Or perhaps water buffalo.
Dear, I think Madeline probably has a few questions she would like to ask us.
Of course, by all means.
Uh, we will get to the, uh, Tanzanian artifacts later.
The ostrich eggs are simply a wonder.
Well, first of all, I would like to say how impressed I am with your application.
It's wonderful when a couple like you decides to adopt.
Thank you.
We have given it a lot of thought, and we're very excited.
We plan to start studying Amharic or Swahili immediately.
I'm glad you are so open to learning the child's language.
Usually the cultural and more so the racial differences between parent and child is a huge challenge.
Well, that shouldn't be a problem for us.
In fact, I have a father who is African-American.
You do? Well, a stepfather, but we're very close.
That's wonderful.
Now, another challenge can be the child's health.
Often, we don't know the birth parent's medical history as well as any inherited diseases.
Sometimes we don't even know the true age of the child.
Really? Well, that.
I was not aware of that.
Would that matter to you? Just so I could put it in my notes.
-I'm sorry, would what matter? -The age.
For instance, would you consider an older child or perhaps one with special needs? Special needs.
No, of course.
I hadn't thought of that.
Well, to tell the truth, we hadn't even considered a lot of this.
I think we were both, um, envisioning a baby.
MADELlNE: Most people usually do.
The truth is, we rarely ever place infants.
Our youngest children are 2 to 3 years old, and even that's a little unusual.
ROSE: Oh, I see.
Well, obviously, we have a lot to discuss and think about here.
[RAP MUSlC PLAYlNG ON SPEAKERS.]
Are you kidding me? I hate this.
The partying, the drinking.
I'm not having fun.
No, I'm here for Ephram.
The guy needs some cheering up.
So, you know, I came here with him because that's what friends do.
Oh, yeah, we will.
We'll get someone sober to drive us.
Are you sure you don't wanna come? Okay, I'll call you later.
Love you.
Bye.
Come on, come on, come on.
There we go.
Get it.
So do you go to ECC? Because I haven't seen you around before.
Huh? Yeah.
So, uh, who do you know here? Hmm? Excuse us for one second, okay? Thank you.
Don't go anywhere, by the way.
What are you doing? I was up to banana.
What are you doing? There's a ridiculously hot girl all over you.
She's not my type.
You wanna find your joy? She's right there.
Go, man.
Some other guy's talking to her.
[SHOUTS.]
-Hey.
-Hey.
What's your name? Sandy.
Sandy.
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Some agencies.
Whoa! [COUGHlNG.]
Oh, no.
[BREATHlNG HEAVlLY.]
Hello? I need an ambulance.
[EDNA COUGHlNG.]
Well, Edna, you did not have a heart attack.
-Thank God.
-Oh, thank Lipitor.
Rapid heart rate, trembling, sweating, inability to catch your breath.
All are symptoms similar to what's experienced during a panic attack.
-Panic attack? DOCTOR: Yes.
Although there's no medical definition for a panic attack, so I can't say abso-- Malarkey.
I was shelled in Nam and didn't even break a sweat.
Why don't you let the doctor finish? Have you been under any sort of stress lately? Besides having tubes up my nose and being kept here all night? -Yes, other than that.
EDNA: No.
Okay, um, even though your tests were normal you should come back in the morning for an exercise stress test.
-I'm not coming back here, lady.
-I think it's a good idea.
I don't give a rat's hat what you think.
I'm perfectly fine.
ANDY: I'll look after her.
If anything changes, we'll let you know.
Thanks, doctor.
Sure.
-How old was that girl? Fifteen? -Have you called lrv? What, and tell him I had indigestion? Because it wasn't a panic attack.
He's your husband.
He might like to know you spent the night in the ER.
Irv is on his book tour.
He's got enough to think about.
I'm not gonna get him all riled and worried.
His blood pressure's already higher than mine.
And don't even think about calling him, or Junior and Dimples.
With those two hovering around, I will have an attack.
Fine, but you're having dinner at our house tomorrow night.
-I don't like you being all by yourself.
-I don't need a babysitter.
You want me to hire a nurse to take care of you? -I hate you, Brown.
-Perfect.
You'll fit right in with Delia.
I'll go talk to the doctor and get your release.
[MS.
PAC-MAN THEME PLAYlNG ON ARCADE GAME.]
-lt followed me home? RElD: Yeah, what's up with this, man? I'm in med school.
The last thing I need is another distraction.
Can we maybe make that a little less annoying? Turn the volume down or something? -Rough night? -Yeah.
Tried to find salvation in the bottom of a keg.
-Failed miserably.
-Yeah, I've looked there once or twice too.
Never seems to be there.
-So where did this thing come from? -That's a good question.
I went to a party with Bright last night.
I vaguely remember writing a che-- Oh, my God.
-I think I paid $2000 for that.
-Whoa, whoa, wait.
You spent 2 grand on this? -Can you return it? -I don't even know who I bought it from.
-You're, uh, all kinds of messed up, huh? -No, I'm fine.
Look, dude, all right.
I know we got off on the wrong foot.
But I figured me not seeing Amy would've at least scored me some points.
Like one? Sorry about the whole Amy drama.
I never should've asked you to do that.
It's cool.
Plus, Amy seems like the kind of girl I could fall for which is the last thing I need right now since I'm on the verge of failing school.
Seriously? Kind of, yeah.
My dad said medical school was the fifth ring of hell.
Or maybe it was the seventh.
I can't remember.
I always tuned him out.
If you remember anything he said about how he made it through, I'd pay for that.
Why you wanna be a doctor, anyway? My brother.
He's got, uh, bipolar disorder.
You mean he's manic-depressive? Yeah.
Danny's been through like a dozen doctors but most of them just left him worse off than he was before.
Then he had this one amazing psychiatrist, Dr.
Lewen.
Big Texan, with the accent and everything.
Anyways, he really helped him.
You know, really cared.
I couldn't believe one person could make that much of a difference.
When Doctor Lewen retired a few years ago, I realized that I wanna be that doctor for Danny someday.
What about you, huh? What do you wanna do? I don't know.
That's the problem.
-lsn't piano your thing? -No.
It was, but not anymore.
There was this whole saga.
The only part that's important is the end.
Basically, the last time I played piano, I felt physically ill.
It was weird.
I'd never felt that way before.
And so I haven't played since.
-I can see why.
-But it's more than that.
It's like.
If I don't play I can pretend piano's the one thing that makes me happy.
If I do play and I'm wrong I couldn't deal with that.
I'd have nothing.
[DOOR OPENS.]
Oh, yeah, baby, hey.
I missed you.
Who's got a quarter? -It's beautiful.
-I know.
I can't believe my mom bought me a Mercury Milan.
-What's for graduation, a house? -I don't know.
I love the headlights.
-Aren't they the coolest shape ever? -Yes, very stylish.
Yes.
My God, I have to tell you what Laurie told me today.
She is so cool.
This class is changing my life.
You seem excited about it.
Okay, so did you know that in Pakistan women are executed for adultery? And if you get raped, they throw you into jail until you can prove it, and in order to prove you've been raped you need four male witnesses to testify on your behalf.
Is that not just mind-blowing? Remind me not to take that class.
It would give me nightmares.
Hannah, don't you care what's going on in the world around you? Of course I care, yeah.
I mean, I think it's horrible.
But horrible things happen every day.
I mean, we're fighting a war in lraq and there are homeless people here in the United States.
No, I know, I know.
There's so much of it everywhere.
It's hard to take in.
Which is why I'm gonna volunteer at Planned Parenthood.
-You are? -Yeah.
That way I can make a difference, or try to make a difference locally, at least.
You should do it with me.
It'd be so much more fun if we did it together.
Um, I don't know.
Oh, you so should, Hannah, especially since you inspired all of this.
I did? How? You encouraged me to get out there and experience college.
Remember? I was wasting all my time worrying about boys and obsessing about Ephram and whether or not we should be together.
Have you thought more about that? About you and Ephram, I mean? No, not really.
I'm sort of purposely trying not to.
That's the great thing about Laurie and this class.
It's helping me keep my mind off of him.
She's been so supportive.
Wait, you told your teacher about Ephram? Yeah.
She's not really a teacher, though, more of a mentor.
She said the best way to get over a breakup even though we didn't technically break up, is to concentrate on your work, so.
Well, maybe, but maybe you shouldn't be getting over Ephram.
What? I mean, think about it.
You're the one who decided not to see him and now you have to come up with all this stuff to do to get over it? Maybe you shouldn't be over it.
Maybe this means you guys should get back together.
I don't think that's necessarily true.
If you could've seen Ephram's face when he asked me to stay for you.
He cares about you so much, Amy, and I know you still have feelings for him.
I never said I didn't have feelings for him.
All I'm saying is, you know, just think about it.
Ephram's a good guy, and he really loves you.
What's so wrong about that? You wanna see the cup holders? They're really fancy.
-How's that bat mitzvah coming? -Pretty good.
I like my rabbi teacher a lot.
He gives less homework than regular teachers.
-Always a plus.
ANDY: So how you feeling, Edna? -Everything okay at work for you today? -Lay off, doc.
And wipe that look off your face.
You're making me nervous.
DELlA: So, Dad, guess what.
Brittany's family is going on a ski trip over spring break and invited me.
That's nice.
We can talk about this later.
-Why? -Well, because we have company.
I doubt Edna wants to be regaled with the details of Brittany's family's ski trip.
EDNA: I've heard worse.
Junior whimpering about the outlook for petunia season.
-I told Brittany I'd tell her after dinner.
-Brittany can wait until tomorrow.
-Her parents need to know tonight.
EDNA: I'm gonna give you a minute.
If I don't tell her, she'll ask someone else.
She needs to know now.
Fine, if you need to have an answer now, then the answer is no.
DELlA: Why? I haven't spent time with Brittany's parents, I know nothing about the place and I don't appreciate the influence Brittany's been having over you.
So? I don't care if you hate my friends.
-What I hate is your attitude.
-Now, simmer down.
I don't appreciate your asking in front of company.
-I know what you're trying to pull.
-You don't know anything.
I hate you.
You're ruining my life.
Sorry about that.
I'm sure it does wonders for your blood pressure.
It's no big deal.
However, I think I'll beat a hasty retreat before round two starts.
Hey, hey.
You all right? Think I need to sit down.
I'm gonna get you some water.
You're staying with us tonight.
Yeah, I got all your messages, Cindy.
Sorry.
Sandy.
No, I can't.
I really can't.
I'm trying to focus on my work right now.
I had a bitchen time as well.
Okay, I'll tell you what.
I'll call you, all right? [PHONE RlNGS.]
Look, I don't mean to be mean, but I can't-- Yeah, this is him.
Oh, my God.
When did he die? When was the last time you talked to Will? Oh, I don't know, a couple months ago.
-He seemed fine.
-Do you know how it happened? No, his son said that, uh-- That he went in his sleep.
I didn't even know that he had a son.
-Are you okay? -Yeah.
No, I'm fine, it's just.
This guy changed my life.
Not just the way I play piano, but, uh, you know, the way I thought about it.
I wish you guys could've seen his face when he was listening to a piece he loved.
It's like he was in a completely different world.
I've never seen anybody that could be so happy just by putting on a record.
You sure you wanna go in? You don't have to if you're not ready.
No, I wanna go in and say goodbye.
I should warn you, there probably, uh, won't be a lot of people.
Will didn't have very many friends, so, uh.
Go in, pay our respects, and then we can take off.
Hey, take your time.
Ahem.
We have nowhere to go.
Yeah, do whatever you need to do.
We're totally here for you.
[JAZZ MUSlC PLAYlNG ON SPEAKER.]
Thanks for the bunk, sarge.
Pajamas are on the bed.
-Anytime.
Hey, you want a cup of coffee? -Sure, why not? I got no place to be.
So I've been thinking about last night.
-I'm trying to understand what brought on-- -Don't say panic attack.
Okay, what might have brought on that period of time when you got really dizzy and almost passed out in my living room.
-Any thoughts? -Nope.
Just came out of nowhere.
What were you thinking about when you got dizzy? I was thinking how screwed up you and Delia are.
-You really need help.
-After that.
Look, whatever's causing these episodes, periods, whatever they're gonna happen until we figure out what's triggering them.
-lf it's not physiological-- -Don't say psychological.
Look, maybe you should just give me a list of words to avoid.
Edna, I happen to be worried about you, and you can't control my worry, lady.
I own my worry.
So come on.
I mean it.
Give it up.
I wasn't thinking anything in particular.
Just going home, house being empty, lrv not there.
-He's away for another week and a half.
-So you miss him.
Of course, but people don't get rushed to a hospital because they miss someone.
Don't underestimate the power of an empty house.
With Ephram gone and Delia always with her friends, I feel like I live alone.
I did live alone, when lrv and I were separated.
-lt was awful, but it didn't feel like this.
-Well, how's it different? Because I knew the old bugger was as miserable as I was and that was comforting.
But now he's having the time of his life.
Every time I talk to him on the phone, he's so happy I wanna break his neck.
-Because he's happy? -No, because I'm not part of it.
I don't know.
Maybe he doesn't need me as much as I thought he did.
Maybe he's not planning to come back.
-Oh, that's so crazy.
You gotta talk to him.
-I can't.
If I told him this stuff, he'd stop touring just to make me happy.
That's not fair.
I just have to wait out this book hullabaloo and see what happens to us.
[CAR HORN HONKlNG.]
-Morning, honey.
Wait, I'll make you lunch.
DELlA: It's okay.
I'm buying today.
If I'm not losing one, it's the other.
Loosen the reins a little.
Let her grow up.
You wouldn't want her not to.
She'll come back to you.
Yeah? I'm gonna hold you to that.
[CHUCKLES.]
Sorry about the mess.
We're just moving in.
Come this way, I'll show you around.
Just come through here.
As you can see, this is one of our exam rooms.
Guess that's obvious, right? And, uh, in here, this is a clinicians' station where they dispense medication and birth control.
And here is another exam room.
Wow, I wish I would've known about this place when I wanted to go on the pill.
I had to go to my ex-boyfriend's father, although he wasn't my ex at the time.
He wasn't even my boyfriend yet.
That was a long time ago.
Anyway, uh, most of our patients come here for routine exams, birth control and STl testing.
Once in a while, a patient will come for an abortion.
-Less than 9 percent are coming in for that.
-Really? I thought that that's what this place was all about.
Most people do.
That's what makes headlines.
-Are you feeling okay? -Yeah.
Well, talk to me.
Tell me what's going on in there.
I think l was just trying to find stuff to keep my mind off of Ephram but this is so real.
Well, if this doesn't feel right there's plenty of other places you could volunteer.
Think about it.
You don't have to act sad, you didn't even know the guy.
Although it does look good.
I'm not pretending to mourn, Bright.
Who does that? I don't know, polite people? I'm just thinking about Amy.
There's something off with us.
I feel like we never hang out anymore.
-You just saw her yesterday.
-But it was weird.
I feel like I'm losing her.
Well, if you feel like, you know, you guys haven't talked, then talk.
You never let me off the hook when I'm spacing out on us.
-You shouldn't let her do it either.
-You think I'm a ballbuster, huh? If you can't even say "ballbuster" without blushing, then probably not.
But you are very, very cute.
Then he held it up like it was a dead rat and I thought he was gonna smash it against the house.
My father did not take too kindly to me playing guitar.
-Electric, no less.
-I'm surprised he didn't disown you.
[CHUCKLES.]
Before I forget.
Art Tatum.
He said they'd, uh.
Well, they'd mean something to you.
Thanks.
Thank you very much.
WOMAN: Hey, Jameson, here's a plate.
-Thanks.
-Uh, I'm gonna get going.
JAMESON: Oh, no, no, no.
You ain't walking out till we hear something.
All my dad ever said about you was what a genius you are, how you, uh.
Well, how you play like an angel come down to Earth.
Yeah, well, I don't really play-- No, that false modesty's not gonna work with me.
Everybody, this is Ephram Brown, my, uh, dad's prize pupil.
Think he needs a little convincing to play us a song, huh? [CROWD APPLAUDlNG.]
-Yeah, Ephram.
-Come on, Ephram.
Uh.
Well, I guess I'll, uh-- I'll play something of Will's.
This one's called, uh, "Bella Ray.
" [PLAYlNG PlANO.]
Yeah.
You didn't say much at dinner.
Wanna talk about it now or later? -It's a lot to take in, Rose.
-Oh, I agree.
-She definitely surprised me.
-Oh, well, that's an understatement.
I guess we've both been a little naive about the realities.
I mean, the medical issues, we always knew that could be a concern.
Not to this extent.
Not knowing any of the child's medical history, even how old he or she is? How would we handle such a thing? I haven't the faintest idea.
I know.
I keep thinking about all the things we knew about Amy and Bright's personalities by the time they were 9 months old, let alone their medical records.
Exactly.
The first two years of a child's development are critical.
Oh, we don't have to adopt a 6-year-old.
I mean, we could always wait for the child that's right for us.
A toddler.
I just don't know what I was thinking fantasizing about holding a newborn, trying out new swaddling techniques.
-lt just seems so absurd now.
-I think you're just rewriting history a little.
Remember how many times we said we wished Amy had arrived already 1? You're right.
You're exactly right.
I spent all these years boasting about my parenting skills brimming with hubris.
It finally dawns on me what credentials do I think that I have that any father of two doesn't have? You are a wonderful father.
You don't need any other credentials.
I'm sorry, sweetheart.
The last thing I wanna do is disappoint you, but l.
I just don't know that I can go through with this.
I just.
I don't know.
What's up? She's gone.
-She who? -Ms.
Pac-Man.
How did this happen? Was there a break-in? You already call 91 1? I sold her.
You sold her? How--? How could you do that? -Needed the money.
-You couldn't donate blood? Thank God you sold that.
It was killing my GPA.
I don't get this.
What could be more important than Ms.
Pac-Man? There was just something I needed.
I can't believe she's gone.
Okay, I'm gonna leave you to your grieving.
I gotta go to the library, rewrite that paper.
I'll go with you.
I didn't have a chance to say goodbye.
Oh, something smells awful in here.
What the--? I thought I wasn't gonna see you for two weeks.
-You weren't.
-Why did they cut the tour short? They didn't do anything.
I cut the tour short.
-Why would you do something like that? -Because I missed you too damn much.
You did? Oh, the publishers were screaming holy hell, but I couldn't take it anymore.
Every time I fell asleep in one of those damn hotel beds I couldn't get comfortable.
-I missed my spoon.
-I missed you too.
[lRV LAUGHlNG.]
It got so bad, I had to go to Andy's for dinner.
Boy, that place is a nuthouse.
Only thing is, I've gotta be in Chicago next week for six days.
Well, that's great.
You're going with me, and I don't wanna hear any excuses.
-You got that? -No excuses, not one.
Ha, ha.
I swear, Hannah, if you would've seen that girl.
-Sounds so horrible.
-lt wasn't horrible, it was just eye-opening.
It's a good thing you tried it.
I mean, now you know.
You never have to do anything that makes you uncomfortable.
Well, it might make me uncomfortable for a while, but I'm still gonna work there.
-Why? -Because it's interesting and important.
This clinic helps so many people.
You should come next time.
I'm not gonna work in an organization that I don't even fully support, Amy.
Wait, seriously? How could you not support something like this? Well, because for one thing I don't think we should be handing out condoms to whoever wants them.
Not just handing out condoms, they educate people on sex, pregnancy.
-What about not having sex? -They teach abstinence.
But they're still willing to give birth control to a 14-year-old girl if she wants it? Look, I obviously think that 14 is too young to be having sex too but if a girl decides she's gonna have sex, don't you think she should be protected? But it's a mixed message, Amy.
Giving kids birth control, it's like encouraging them to have sex.
If they get pregnant, they can just fix that too, pretty convenient.
Did you say "fix that"? Do you mean--? I don't wanna talk about this.
I don't wanna have this conversation.
-Are you saying that you're pro--? -I'm serious, Amy, l-- Let's just drop it.
[SlGHS.]
Why don't we talk about something else? Something fun.
Okay.
-Have you talked to Ephram lately? -No.
-Are you guys not talking now? -Hannah, I just.
I told him I don't wanna get back together.
I doubt he wants to spend time with me.
I know, but, you know, eventually-- Hannah, I know you want us to get back together.
I wasn't gonna say that, but, I mean, would it be so bad? You've always been happier with Ephram than without.
Ephram and I are not getting back together.
We're not gonna have a double wedding.
Guess what, maybe you and Bright won't even get married.
Don't attack me and Bright just because you're not happy.
That's not what I'm doing, and I'm not unhappy.
Just because I'm not with Ephram, doesn't mean I'm not happy.
-Happy people aren't usually this defensive.
-Oh, my God.
Hannah, it's like you have this idea that you and Bright and Ephram and l are the Four Musketeers or something.
But the world is a bigger than that.
You meet new people, experience new things.
I told you that, remember? Okay, I'm sorry, but what's making me unhappy right now is this.
So I'll call you later.
-May I join you? -Of course you may.
So I've been searching the lnternet for information on adoption.
I came across this profile of a child with some difficulties and I thought if we went through it, we could see if we could handle this.
All right.
Okay.
So this girl has a history of mental illness on her mother's side of the family and the girl herself was eventually diagnosed with depression and became a runaway.
She wound up taking drugs and has shown signs of borderline obsessive-compulsive disorder.
There, you've gone and proven my point.
I wouldn't know how to handle any of that.
You already did.
The girl's name is Amy Abbott, and we have raised her beautifully.
Well, aren't you the clever little wench? Although I would argue Amy's dabble with narcotics hardly qualifies as substance abuse.
-As for moving in with her grandmother-- -Oh, so I took a little poetic license.
But we also thought Bright was dyslexic when he was in elementary school.
-Remember that? -Oh, indeed.
We were searching for any excuse for his grades.
Never did find one.
And he grew up to be an underaged drunk driver and sued for sexual harassment.
Oh, please, you're making it sound far worse than it was.
I know, but it's true.
If we had to list all our children's problems on paper, no one would want them.
Yes, that's abundantly clear.
I'm not trying to pressure you, sweetheart.
I know this is an incredibly important decision and we both have to want to do this.
[SlGHS.]
And if you decide that you don't I will understand, and I will completely support you.
-You would? -Of course I would.
The whole point is for us to be happy.
That's why we wanted to adopt in the first place.
I just feel that we can do anything as long as we're together.
Oh, Rose.
I don't know what I did to deserve you, I truly don't.
Well, lucky for you, we did the whole "till death do us part" thing so you got me for life no questions asked.
[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR.]
[POP MUSlC PLAYlNG ON COMPUTER.]
I can't talk to you right now.
You don't have to, but I wanna talk to you, Delia.
I know I've been crowding you, but giving me the silent treatment isn't helping me figure out what it is I'm doing wrong.
Like this, like right now, this isn't helping.
-I'm gonna let you go skiing with Brittany.
-It's too late, Brittany already invited Thalia.
Okay, well, I'm sorry about that.
Is there anything I can do for you? Look, how many times do I have to apologize for reading your e-mail? I'm not mad about that, and the ski trip doesn't matter either.
I don't know how to ski.
Brittany would've made fun of me.
-Well, I'm sure that's not true.
-You don't know Brittany.
-lf it is true, maybe she's not such a good-- -Please, don't, Dad.
I know what you're gonna say, but it's not that, so just don't say it.
I'm not saying she's a bad person.
I know it's very hard when you start in with new friends, especially the popular girls.
But you just have to be yourself, and if people make fun of you-- Please, please stop.
I know you're trying to be nice, but you're not helping.
You just don't get it, and I can't explain it to you.
I just wanna be alone right now.
I'm not mad at you, I just wanna be alone.
WOMAN [SlNGlNG ON COMPUTER.]
: Need your love Like I never needed anyone You're everything to me Need your love Don't let my heart break Life together needs no reason Now you're driving me insane Only you can make it right Love will take away my pain -Hey, how's it going? -Oh, good.
Um, I'm trying to figure out this filing system.
You know, it would be much easier if your patients' records were computerized.
Ha, ha.
Welcome to nonprofit, land of low tech and even lower pay.
-Just yell if you have any questions.
-Okay.
Okay.
Crap.
Oh, no.
[EPHRAM PLAYlNG PlANO.]
I hope you don't mind.
There was no room for this in the crawl space.
No, no, it looks good there.
It saves me from buying a ficus or something.
-Where did you get it? -I bought it.
Had some extra cash.
I figured I should get something that made me happy.
-I thought you weren't playing anymore.
-I wasn't.
It's weird how things work out sometimes.
-Will died.
-Oh, no.
When? A couple of days ago.
Went to, uh, his family's house to pay my respects.
-You know he had a son? -No, I didn't.
I'm sorry, Ephram, I know how much he meant to you.
It's funny, even though he's gone, he's still bringing me back to the piano.
I swear to God, that guy is relentless.
I'm taking requests.
Well, I kind of like what you were doing just now.
Hey, is it cool if, uh, I'll be around a little bit more? I need to sort of brush up on my piano.
I'm getting a little rusty.
Any time you want.
[ENGLlSH - US - SDH.]