Brothers & Sisters s04e18 Episode Script

There you are.
Make the call, son.
- Just keep him here.
Call into dispatch.
- Okay.
Mom, it's Tommy.
L I've been in an accident.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
Mom? Mom? Mom.
- Yes? Yes? - Do? Are you okay? You're staring at that tomato paste like it's gonna attack you.
No, I'm I'm just getting the paper plates and napkins, that's all.
Are you sure you're ready for this? We can just pretend it's a welcome home dinner and No, no, no, Tommy.
Now is the time.
Nora.
Nora? - Where are you? - Hey, Saul.
- Tommy.
Hey.
Come on.
- Hey, long time no see.
- Good to see you.
- You too.
So, what is this all about? I have no idea, but it should be interesting.
Hey.
Surprise, look who's here.
- Yeah.
I'm the mystery guest.
- Yeah.
- God, it's good to see you.
- You too.
I love the hair.
Well, thanks.
Thanks.
It's my own.
- Oh, my.
Tommy.
- Hey.
- How are you? - Hey.
Oh, my God.
You look so good.
Okay, what does everyone want to eat? Thai, Chinese, Indian? - Wait a minute.
- What? You're ordering takeout? Tommy? - Oh, hey, bro.
How are you? - Hey, guys.
I'm good.
How are you? - Good.
- Oh, look at you.
- You look great.
- So, what's going on? Well, Tommy is here, Mom is ordering takeout.
So welcome to Bizarro World.
We just got in.
I haven't had time to cook.
- See? I knew she went somewhere.
- Shut up.
Tommy had a few days off.
I just flew up to see him.
Don't worry.
I told her next time she goes away, you have to tell someone.
The only reason we didn't think you were abducted was the thermostat was turned down.
- Way to go, Columbo.
- Okay, Tommy, what's the occasion? - Are you engaged? - You've been arrested again? - You did? You did? You met someone? - No, no, no.
- What's with the 20 questions? - Just stop, okay? He's here for a visit.
Let's not harass him.
Well, maybe if you'd told us he was here, Mom, instead of calling the mysterious emergency meeting.
Oh, I swear, this family has more meetings than the mob.
I'm gonna tell you everything.
Let's decide what we wanna order first.
- Thai.
Thai, Thai, Thai.
So talk.
- Thai, yeah.
Okay, okay.
So as I think you all know, a company called Obstfeld tried - to buy Holly's shares of Ojai Foods.
- But Holly refused to sell them, right? That's right, she didn't sell.
Now they've come to us with an incredible offer - to buy our shares, and I was thinking - Wait I'm sorry.
You're seriously considering this? Sarah, I know what Ojai means to you.
What it really means to this whole family.
But it's also been an albatross around our necks.
The financial difficulties, the family disputes.
Well, we've worked through those.
Just thinking that maybe we don't need this baggage anymore.
You all have your own lives.
Maybe it's time.
Cash in, move on.
I can't even believe I'm hearing this.
A month ago you were telling me that Ojai was practically our family religion.
Sarah, they're offering us a lot of money.
So that's why you came down here? To help Mom lobby us to sell our shares? And you too, Saul? Sarah, honey, listen to me.
Think about it.
You've always had to be the breadwinner.
But this This would take the pressure off of you.
You could enjoy your kids and Luc.
And do what, Mom? Become a '50s housewife? - This is my career.
- You wouldn't have to juggle so much.
- I like to juggle.
- Wait.
Is this about Narrow Lake? - What's Narrow Lake? - Nothing.
Not what Holly says.
Holly says this is a piece of property that's worth a lot of money that apparently Ojai owns.
- How do I not know this? - What? - Because it's nothing.
- Obviously it's not nothing, Mom, if even Justin knows about it.
Holly has been looking into this for a month.
- What? - And there's nothing there.
Nothing.
But this offer is real.
I'm telling you, it's real.
Justin, you're in med school.
It's gonna be years before you can earn a living.
- Thanks, Mom.
- Kevin, you wanna be a father, you've already spent a fortune, you don't even have the baby yet.
Do you have any idea how much it costs to raise a child in L.
A? Guys, this is a great offer.
Oh, my God, Mom, please, stop spinning.
I mean, I'm a pundit.
I can smell spin a mile a way.
- I am not spinning.
I mean this.
- But? - But nothing.
- Nora.
Nora, you're not telling them everything.
Okay, well, the only thing I haven't told you is that Obstfeld, the company, is owned by a guy named Dennis York, that's all.
- Dennis York? - Who's that? - He used to work for Dad.
- Wow, that's like calling a whore a date.
Oh, this guy was paid under the table to do God knows what.
You're making him sound like he was a hit man.
Dennis York was a problem solver, okay? Any union problems, your father would call him and they would be resolved.
So does this guy have anything on Dad? - Wait, Mom.
Is he trying to blackmail you? - No.
Hold up.
Guys, I think you should just talk to Holly about Narrow Lake.
Is this a way of covering something Dad did? - What did Dad do? - I have put the last five years of my life - into Ojai that - Yeah, but if there are a bodies buried - It's not about your campaign.
- I never said it was about my campaign.
Stop! There is no body buried.
No.
This is just an incredible opportunity for you, and that's why I brought it to you, so you could all have everything you want out of your lives.
This is the kind of opportunity that makes owning a family business worthwhile.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry if I shocked you.
That's why I thought we should order some food first.
Mom, I don't think food would have made this go down any easier.
Well, then, don't eat anything.
Just don't eat anything.
You were absolutely right.
Bizarro.
I don't understand how your mom could dismiss the possibility of Narrow Lake.
Because I was the one who said it.
I mean, when it comes to Ojai, I don't count.
And it started with my dad.
He never wanted me around that place.
I'm just not a part of it.
Well, I am.
It's where I work.
And it's my mom's company I gave her all of that money to invest in it.
She was just throwing it out there.
That doesn't mean I'm gonna do it.
But you know your mom.
She's gonna pressure you into it.
- We're gonna be caught in the middle.
- No.
Rebecca, you come first.
You're what's important to me, not Ojai.
So whatever you want me to do, I'll do.
I don't want you to sell.
Then I won't.
And all this family stuff, we've been through too much to let it matter.
I choose you.
I choose you too.
Come here.
Wow, I feel like we just won the lottery.
Well, we don't know what the offer is yet.
I'm not even sure we should take it.
What? Do the words "gift horse" mean anything to you? Look, Scotty, Ojai is our family business, okay? It's always been there.
It's like a safety net.
And I want that for our kids.
What kids? Kevin, right now, we have two frozen blasts and a lot of debt.
We're supposed to be positive.
I'm so positive.
I'm reading The Secret.
I'm putting good vibes into the universe.
But this is our last chance.
You know, if Monday's transfer doesn't work, that's it.
We're done.
A hundred thousand dollars down the tubes.
That's your version of staying positive? I just want us to have kids so badly.
If this doesn't take, we're gonna have to pay - for a whole other round and - Look, I would love the cash, okay? But I'm not gonna sign anything until I know the facts.
And, you know, there's something wrong here.
Why would your mother try to cover it up? You guys all know he wasn't exactly the most upstanding businessman.
- And, you know, besides, he's dead.
- What if this is about Tommy? What if he convinced Mom to sell the company so he could pay off his debts? - Not everything is Tommy's fault.
- I know.
Know what? I'm just not gonna be comfortable until we know the truth.
All right.
To a good transfer.
And an easy thaw.
I'm gonna get your little feet.
Do you wanna play peekaboo? Evan.
Where is Evan? - Peekaboo.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- How was dinner? Oh, you have no idea.
I was so deluded growing up.
I thought my father was the best father in the whole entire world.
Now, I have no idea what he did, but I know that it was really bad, because when I tell you - that my mother is spinning like a top - Tell them about your appointment? Honey, you were gonna tell them about your appointment.
Yes.
I just I didn't get a chance.
Tommy was there.
And then my mother drops this bombshell.
She wants everybody to sell their Ojai shares.
Okay, look.
I'm not interested in Ojai right now.
I'm just thinking about you and this appointment and that you're gonna be great.
- Yeah.
- And Evan thinks so too.
Yeah.
Poor little guy.
He is so high on children's ibuprofen and teething gel that That he doesn't know what's going on.
Do you, baby? No.
He just knows he loves you.
I know, you know.
I just keep thinking that this is what cancer survivors do.
You go through your rounds of chemo, you get a clean bill of health, and then you go back for a checkup.
You know, it's like going to the dentist.
It doesn't mean that you have a cavity.
Exactly.
And I'm I'm gonna sell my shares.
I am.
My mother wants that, and l I think she's in some kind of trouble.
Hey, whatever's right.
Yeah.
- Sarah.
- Justin, what are you doing up? Why is Mama yelling? Oh, Mommy isn't yelling.
Mama's just talking really loudly.
Come on, let's go upstairs and get you back in bed.
Hey, it's me.
Are you doing anything? I couldn't hear what they were saying, but Mom was in the yard with Dennis and Dad.
And then she was yelling.
She was angry.
I've never seen her so angry.
I wish I knew what it was, but I don't.
Okay, but how is Mom involved in this? I don't know.
I swear to God, I don't know.
But whatever it is, it freaked out Mom so much, she hopped a plane to Seattle.
I don't know about you, but I don't wanna start digging up old bones.
So what? We just sell Ojai? Look, I know that you think saving the company is saving the family.
But the family will be fine without it.
Probably better off.
You need to focus on your life, Sarah.
If Mom is right, then there is an opportunity.
Hello, Nora.
They're not biting.
So, what's the game plan? I brought Tommy down.
I just need more time.
- You have until next week.
- Next week? I'm losing patience.
I've already wasted enough time trying to buy Holly's shares.
Oh, Dennis.
You know what? I never trusted you.
I used to say to William, "There's something off with that guy.
He's dead in the eyes.
" You know, I'm getting a little sick of this.
You insist on making me into this monster and we both know I was just following orders.
William's and yours.
Here.
Proof.
Copies of canceled checks.
Your signature is on every one.
There's nothing illegal about what we did.
I know.
But it's hardly what your children expect from you.
Get your kids to sign on the dotted line or I swear to God, Nora, I'm gonna destroy your family.
I have no choice.
Thanks.
So you're actually considering selling your shares? I don't know, Holly.
If my family can make a lot of money on this now and I don't have to deal with the crap my father left.
It's not your father's business any longer.
It's ours.
I'm not up for the challenge anymore.
If it's not the economy, it's some scandal or secret that gets dredged up from the past.
Like this Narrow Lake.
What's with that? Why didn't you come to me? Because your mother asked me not to.
Why do that? She's convinced there's nothing there.
Nothing there? I found a geological survey that your father did in '73 on this piece of property called Narrow Lake.
A month ago, Dennis York filed a Doing Business As under the same name.
- He did? - Yes.
Obviously this is complicated for you.
You've got a lot of family issues to consider.
But bottom line, this is business.
And you and I have been working our asses off to save this place.
And God knows I need the money more than anyone.
My personal assets have been wiped out.
But, God, Sarah, look around.
Look at this place.
It's incredible.
And we could make this a great business again.
We have come this far.
What are you gonna do, huh? - Just give up? - Well, I wouldn't be giving it up.
I'd be moving on.
As long as you can live with that.
- Hey.
- Hi, honey.
Thank you for stopping by.
I wanted to talk to you after last night.
Me too.
Sarah, I want you to know that this is This is completely your decision.
Oh, good.
I'm glad that you think so.
And I'm sorry how I acted last night.
This isn't easy for anyone.
I know how hard it would be for you to walk away.
Good.
Because I thought about it, Mom.
I really did.
And I talked to Tommy.
I know, he told me.
What he said made a lot of sense.
But then I just talked to Holly.
- To Holly? - Well, she's my business partner, Mom.
Well, I know she is, sweetheart.
But Holly has her own agenda.
And I think maybe she would manipulate you in such a way to service that agenda.
The stupid Narrow Lake thing.
Yeah, but it's not really stupid, is it, Mom? There's some pretty compelling evidence that there's something - Hey.
- Hello.
Hey.
- Oh, are we talking about Ojai? - Yeah.
Evidently, our friend Holly is trying to convince your sister not to sell.
No, Mom.
I actually thought it through myself.
Very carefully.
I've just realized that I can't sell Ojai until it's back to what it was.
Otherwise it's gonna feel like an enormous failure.
Is this about your pride now? What am I to say in a job interview? That I took my father's company, drove it into the ground, and then I walked away because somebody made a nice offer and it was the easiest thing to do? You can't ask me to do that.
But this is a family business, honey.
It's a family business.
Everybody has a vote.
What about you, Kitty? You're being uncharacteristically quiet here.
Yeah, come on, Kitty.
My career is on the line.
No, Sarah, that's not fair.
Please just let Kitty make her own decisions.
Okay, I think, you know, coming from somebody who is less emotionally entangled in I'm not emotionally entangled, Kitty.
I'm co-president.
Okay, okay, Sarah.
All I am saying is that - That you're on Mom's side.
- No, I'm not taking anybody's side, Sarah.
- Not about sides - I'm not selling.
I'm gonna make damn sure nobody else can either.
- Kitty, you're not selling.
- Stop it! God, Sarah, stop it.
Don't bully your sister.
God, when is the last time I ever asked you for anything? Never.
And I'm always there for you whenever you want.
If you need me to babysit or carpool your kids, or make you a dinner, be a shoulder for you to cry on, - I'm there.
- Oh, so the bill is due now? Instead of 13 bucks an hour, you want my career? This isn't a career, it's a job.
It's a job.
And I don't care what you say.
You're smart, you're talented, you could get a job anywhere.
You think I would ask you to do something like this if I didn't need to? My God, Sarah, I'm always there for you.
I come through for you every time, no questions asked.
And just this once, this one time, why can't you do the same for me? Dennis? Mom.
- Mom.
- Get in the car, Tommy.
I said get in the car.
They They both just left.
They seemed pretty upset.
Tommy, Sarah's not gonna do it.
Sarah's not gonna do it.
Mom, what is going on? If this were just about Dad, you wouldn't be doing all this stuff.
Look, you brought me down here, Mom.
What? What is it? I met with York again last night.
He gave me these.
I know your father told you everything was all right.
Oh, my God.
But it wasn't all right.
Have you been paying off the family? - Yes.
- No.
Mom What? You lied to me? For 25 years, you lied? He's hurt.
How bad? Mom.
How bad? He was paralyzed.
- He was paralyzed.
- Oh, God.
- Oh, God.
Mom - It was an accident, Tommy.
Your father made a deal with the family.
He sent them money every month.
And then when he died, I continued to do it.
No.
It was a very long time ago.
You were all just kids.
And at the time, I thought we were doing the right thing.
What do you mean flipped out? Okay.
There are two kinds of flip-outs, right? There's "Oh, my God, you all aren't coming over on Thanksgiving dinner" flip-out, and then there's the "Oh, my God, my husband has been cheating on me for the entire duration of my marriage" flip-out.
And it was definitely the latter.
And all I said was that I didn't wanna sell the company.
- It's not even like I agreed with you.
- You made your feelings clear.
I don't think we should do anything until we know what's going on.
- Thank you.
- What happens if Dad actually did something really bad? What if it's Tommy? He's already broken the law once, that we know of.
Look, this is probably nothing, but I keep going back to this memory.
Mom is yelling at York in the backyard.
Oh, my God, I remember that.
It was the night that you got me drunk.
- I got you drunk? - Yes, you did.
You got me drunk.
Oh, God, Sarah, don't you remember? - Sarah.
- What? Kitty, I'm right here.
Oh, hi.
- Who's Mom yelling at now? - It's Dad and this guy Dennis.
Did he throw up on Mom's sofa too? - Here.
This will help settle your stomach.
- Okay.
Thanks.
- Sarah.
- Oh, Justin, what are you doing up? - Why is Mama yelling? - Oh, Mommy's not yelling.
That was the night I vowed I would never drink again.
- That lasted.
- Yeah.
Well, at least I don't drink wine coolers anymore.
- What was Mom yelling about? - I don't know.
- Couldn't hear through the window.
- Wait.
That was the night that you had that big party at Ojai.
Oh, my God.
- I did.
- Yeah.
Was that when I was dating Patrick Shuman? No.
No, you definitely weren't dating him, but he was there.
- I never got invited to anything.
- Oh, no, you were there.
Turned up with Tommy and crashed my party.
We do, Patrick.
We lose Nicaragua, there goes Central America.
Next thing you know, we got the Soviets positioning missiles in our backyard.
Okay, Kitty.
He gets enough poli-sci lectures in school.
No, it's rad.
I rarely meet other Republicans.
- You're a Republican? - See, I told you I wasn't the only one.
- Here, Kitty.
- Oh, I don't really drink.
Oh, stop being such a geek.
Hey, man.
Oh, look what just walked in.
Hey, Sarah.
Kit.
What are you doing here? Oh, he's showing off his new car.
Oh, you're just jealous.
Where's the keg? Tommy, this is a college party.
- Kitty's not in college.
- Kitty's a girl.
At any party with college guys, high school girls are invited.
And all of my classes are AP, which is basically college.
Oh, well, this is basically where I work, so as a responsible employee, I might have to call Dad, tell him his oldest daughter is throwing a kegger at his office.
Wait, wait, wait.
- Did you bring Kevin? - Hi, Sarah.
I love this song.
- What are you doing here? - I brought him.
Oh, cool, thanks a lot.
Thought high school girls were always allowed.
Yeah, his IQ's very low.
It's hard for him to distinguish genders.
Oh, guys, this is Aaron.
He's from Sharon.
- Hey.
- My God, that rhymes.
I'm just down here for the weekend.
Swim meet.
Yeah.
Yeah, he's one of the best divers in Cali.
Oh, my God.
What did Kitty do to her hair? I love it.
Oh, my God, Kevin.
Remember that boy that you brought? - Who, Aaron? - Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I used to see him at swim meets.
Lived up north.
- You were totally into him, weren't you? - It wouldn't have mattered.
- I wasn't out then.
- You never fooled around? - Actually, we had a fight that night.
- What about? I don't remember.
That was 25 years ago.
We were drinking wine coolers.
I thought he was very cute.
You thought everyone was cute that night, didn't you? Oh, I did not.
I'm just gonna ask you this one time.
Did you sleep with Patrick Shuman? - I did not sleep with Patrick.
- He was my boyfriend.
- I saw you making out.
- You never told me he I bet the only reason you didn't was because the party busted up.
Wait, wh? What happened? Did the police come? No.
It was Tommy.
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
No body parts on the copier.
Yo, Sarah.
Your brother's on the phone.
Patrick! - Sorry.
L - Hello? You what? Are you okay? Why did you do that? Okay.
Okay, okay.
What happened? Tommy's been in an accident.
He's on his way to the hospital.
- Oh, was he hurt badly? - I don't know.
He's with the paramedics, but told Dad that we're hanging out here.
We have to clear out this party.
Dad's on the way.
He totaled his brand-new car and he ruined the party.
- It's so Tommy.
- Oh, my God.
What? I remember this now.
- Okay, don't freak out.
- What? He wasn't the only one in the car.
Where are you going? - To get more beer.
- Tommy, you're drunk.
I had two drinks.
The liquor store is three blocks away.
That's what the kids in the film at school always say before they drive into a semi.
You are such a pain.
- You're like an ad for MADD.
- See? Tommy, you're drunk.
You're rhyming and you don't even realize it.
Come on, let's go.
Look, you need to stop worrying about me, Kevin, and start worrying about yourself.
I mean, look at you.
You have no friends.
Only reason Aaron's hanging out with you is because he's from a different school.
He's from a different city.
Look, Kev, I'm sorry.
I'll pick you up some grape Hubba Bubba and Hey, I told you I'd take you to see Platoon this weekend.
I will.
Hey, I'd rather see Top Gun again.
Okay.
Top Gun it is.
Okay.
And Tommy was drunk? You're sure? Yeah, I'm absolutely sure.
- Who was the other kid in the car? - I don't know.
Tommy had tons of friends.
Okay, listen.
Let's just step back from the edge here for a second.
Are we honestly thinking that Tommy? - God, it's him.
- What do we do? Everybody just act casual.
- Hey, Kev, Scotty said you'd be here.
- Yeah.
We were just talking about you.
- Yeah.
Just, you know, old times.
- Reminiscing.
Actually, Tommy, we figured out that memory I told you about, with Mom yelling.
Turns out that that was the same night that I threw the party at Ojai.
What party? You You had just gotten your first car.
So? That was 25 years ago.
Who cares? Well, if I remember, you actually totaled that car that night.
I can't believe this.
We're trying to figure out this whole York thing Yeah, right.
You think I did something, don't you? There was another kid in the car with you that night, right? Kevin, do not blame me for this.
Tommy, nobody's trying to blame you.
We're really - We're just trying to figure it out.
- Guys, drop it.
- Tommy.
- What? I'm out of here.
- Tommy.
- I'm not talking about this, Kevin.
- Who was in the car? - Unbelievable.
Is Mom covering for you? Is that what this? York's found out, now Mom's covering for you? Why is it the first thing you wanna do is blame me? I'm trying to help you, but I can't unless I know the truth.
You think you have the whole thing figured out.
Tommy, I was there.
I begged you not to get in that car.
Please, just please let me help you.
You know what? You're on your own.
You You always do that.
You always turn away from your problems.
You can't do it forever.
One day, you're gonna have to face yourself.
You'll be alone when you do.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Are you looking for the Kappa house? Or are you just gonna go ahead, roll on into first period? How's Evan? He's good.
He's with Mary at the park.
What? What happened last night? Oh, my God, Robert, it's so bad.
Tommy apparently was in a car accident when he was like 16 years old, and we think that he hurt somebody or worse.
And now we're starting to think that that's what York has on Mom.
And now Saul has called us back to the house for this big Kitty, Kitty, listen.
I know about the accident.
- What? - Well, yeah, I know about the accident, like I know that Kevin was late on his 'O2 taxes, that Sarah had a housekeeper for a summer that wasn't a citizen.
Oh, my God.
Of course, you ran for president, so Yeah.
I mean, they vetted my seventh-grade math teacher.
Okay.
So tell me what you know.
Sorry to have you all come over here again.
Well, it's not like we've been thinking about much else, Saul.
I have to meet Scotty soon, so can you say what you wanna say? I know it's hard, what your mother's asking us to do.
I've been at Ojai longer than any of you.
- So you wanna sell? - Sarah, please, let him finish.
Well, it doesn't make sense, Mom.
- It makes all the sense in the world.
- Why? All I need to know is she wants to do it.
I don't give a damn why.
Your father was involved in a lot of things.
And if she wants to clear his name, whatever is left of it, why won't you let her? Because I don't think it's his name she's trying to save.
Mom, I love you more than anything in the world, - but you've gotta tell us what is going on.
- Yeah.
Mom, Sarah's right.
It's over, Mom.
I can't keep doing this.
You have to tell him the truth.
I'm sorry, him? Who do you have to tell the truth to? It's Kitty.
Yeah? Robert knows all about Tommy's accident.
It was nothing.
Nobody was seriously hurt.
What are you talking about? Well, our whole family was investigated when Robert ran for president.
The kid who was in the car with Tommy, he's a teacher up in Santa Cruz now.
He's fine.
It Tommy wasn't the one who did anything.
Hello? Kevin? It wasn't Tommy that hurt a boy that night, was it? No.
Where did everybody go? I don't know, but looks like they left in a hurry.
Yeah.
Must've happened fast.
We weren't in the warehouse that long.
Yeah.
Yeah, we kind of were.
Oh, God.
Look, I'm so sorry.
I mean, I probably didn't have to show you how they package every kind of produce.
No, it was cool.
Yeah.
But, you know, what about a ride home? How are we gonna get there? I don't know, but I'm not in any rush.
And, hey, we even got refreshments.
Yeah.
It's nice out here.
Yeah.
Did I hear something? I think everybody left.
It's okay.
I didn't hear a thing.
What the hell was that? Oh, God.
What did I do? Kevin.
- Get in the car.
- Dad, I Get in the car now! I didn't - I didn't mean to.
I didn't mean to.
I'm sorry.
Hey, Kev.
I thought you might be here.
Why? I asked you a question.
How did you know I was here? Let's go talk to Mom.
This is about Aaron.
Look, let me just take you home.
You can talk to Mom.
No.
Because you're here and you know something.
There was a fight, right? Yeah.
And Dad told me he was fine.
So why don't you tell me what happened? Look, all I know is after my accident, I called Mom.
- Yeah.
- Dad picked up the phone, I told him we were at Ojai hanging out.
I guess he must have come down here to see what was going on.
And then when I was leaving the hospital I saw Aaron.
- Fifty over sixty.
- Okay.
He was on a gurney.
They were rushing him in.
And Dennis York was there too.
Tommy, if you know what happened to Aaron, you have to tell me now.
He was paralyzed.
- Oh, my God.
- I'm sorry.
- You You knew all this time? - No.
No, no, no.
Mom just told me.
I mean, that night, they said he was fine.
I swear, I thought that was the truth.
Kevin.
Kevin, this is not your fault.
It's okay.
No, Tommy, this is not okay.
This is not okay.
God, he's not picking up.
I can't just stand here and do nothing.
I don't know what to say, Mom.
I wanted to protect him.
I thought of him differently than I thought of you.
Hello? Yeah.
I told him, Mom.
I had to.
Okay.
What have I done? - It was an accident.
- He was a swimmer.
Did you know that? You didn't mean to hurt him.
What did Dad tell you he saw that night? A fight.
Just Just a fight.
Two teenage kids stupidly swinging at each other, and then Aaron stumbled off the platform.
That's all he saw? Us fighting? Yes.
When he got home, he told me your friend had been hurt.
He had fallen off the platform.
He didn't know how badly at first.
He told me he called York, and it was York that went with Aaron to the hospital.
Why did you tell me he was fine when he wasn't? I wanted to protect you.
You were a sweet, insecure 14-year-old boy.
I was afraid that it would destroy you, and l I'm a 38-year-old man.
I know.
It was never a right time.
You were struggling to come out, and then law school - Law school? - When was the right time to tell you? And the longer I waited, the harder it got.
Did Dad pay them off? Yes.
But the family agreed.
No one was pressured.
I didn't know, Mom.
I didn't know.
I know.
I know.
I wanted to protect you.
I thought that's what parents were supposed to do.
I don't need protecting.
Everything you've said, it's all about you.
What you wanted to do, how you felt, how you were gonna protect me.
You were only protecting yourself.
- Kevin.
- Do not follow me! Okay.
Okay.
Come on.
Let me sign your cast.
Don't let her.
She's gonna write "Reagan rocks.
" I don't care what it says.
Nobody's gonna see it anyway.
- I'm grounded forever.
- Well, it serves you right.
- I guess that means no Top Gun, right? - You too.
- You totally ruined that party.
- Hey.
- Why do you always hit me? - Right.
Mom? Is? Is everything okay? I remember when they all got home that night.
Kevin asked me if everything was gonna be okay.
God, I wish it had been.
Oh, William.
Damn you.
If you hadn't bought that lake, none of them would've found out about any of this.
And now I don't know if he'll ever forgive me.
If any of them will.
And I don't know why I'm standing here talking to you.
I hate you, William.
I hate how much you hurt this family.
But I'm gonna repair this if it's the last thing I ever do.
And then I am never coming back here again.