Brothers & Sisters s04e20 Episode Script

- Morning.
- Gonna wish me happy birthday? Happy birthday.
I'm going for a run.
What, running? Now? Why? I want to feel good for me and look good for you.
Oh, you look good for me.
Come here, I'll be your birthday workout.
Oh, that's tempting, but you might have to be my cooldown.
- Wait, didn't you go running last night? - No, I went to the gym last night.
- Isn't all this a little bit - Gay? - Frantic? - Well, I am aging fast.
You're 39.
I know.
I have a whole year to prepare for complete decrepitude.
Kevin, are you all right? I mean, you've been through a lot recently.
Every time I think that, I remember Aaron.
I realize I haven't been through anything.
- Have you talked to him again? - Yeah, that's what he wants to hear.
"I'm the guy who put you in a wheelchair, want to hang out?" - You didn't put him in a wheelchair, Kevin.
- All right.
Let's not adjudicate this again.
Accident or no accident, I hit him, he fell.
He's managed to move on, I'm trying to do the same.
All right.
Go running.
Breakfast will be waiting.
Great.
Hey, when I get back maybe we can call Michelle.
She's not gonna know anything yet.
Well, how long does it take to read a blood test? Why can't she just use one of those pregnancy strips? You know, a little pee and then five minutes later we know whether the stork's coming or not.
Well, this is a little more scientific, certain.
Oh, God, it's Mom.
Just answer it.
She just wants to wish you a happy birthday.
Yeah, and make sure I'm going to her party tonight.
- You haven't told her you're not going? - I'll send her an e-mail.
It's a little late for that.
If you don't tell her, she's gonna be cooking all day.
What part of "I don't want to talk to her" does she not understand? Kevin, she thought she was doing the right thing.
It is not totally her fault.
Okay, not telling me about Aaron was not a mistake.
She thought about it and executed it for over 25 years.
I'd say that's her fault.
This is something I have to work through myself.
Okay.
Just tell me what you wanna do today.
Well, I'm gonna have lunch with Justin and Tommy.
And then I thought tonight, maybe we can go out.
- Just you and me.
- Okay.
Hold that thought.
Okay, come on, guys.
Mrs.
Fowler's here.
- You know how she gets.
- Did you sign my permission slip? - There.
Did you get your math homework? - Yeah.
- Luc, did you give me cookies? - I wouldn't forget the cookies.
- Yes.
- Okay.
- Bye.
- Come on, get out of here.
- The bedroom? - No.
No time.
Oh, God, wait.
Oh, no.
- What? - No, I have a meeting in half an hour.
- Then we have half an hour.
- We don't have half an hour.
I'm not on Euro-time.
I have to go.
Saul and Holly called a meeting.
About Narrow Lake I think.
Hopefully they've got that geo survey back.
Yeah, Narrow Lake.
A funny name for a place without a lake.
Yeah, well, I just hope that there's something there.
Something worth a lot of money.
Because after everything that this company has put us through, it would be very nice to find a silver lining.
Or gold, right? Could we pick up where we left off tonight? I hope so.
Okay.
Where are my keys? Keys.
What's all this stuff? It's my winter jackets.
Why? What? You don't think you'll be back by winter? No, matter of fact I will be back even before I need a sweater.
I promise.
You don't know that, do you? God, Luc, you're gonna be gone in two weeks.
This is suddenly a little too real.
Look, they might even renew my visa.
You never know.
Don't say that.
You know, it's actually worse if I have hope.
My mother.
Again.
Twice already this morning.
It's Kevin's birthday, he's not talking to her.
I've known your family for awhile now.
Trust me, he'll come around.
You just don't give up, do you? You just have faith that everything is going to be fine.
I guess, yeah.
Okay, that is going to be my mantra for the day.
Everything is going to be fine.
Everything's gonna be fine.
- Everything's gonna be fine.
- I love you.
I love you more.
Everything's gonna be fine.
They're all ignoring me.
Who's that? Your brothers and sisters, that's who.
That That's maybe not true.
- You're coming tonight, right? - Mom, I'm staying here.
Well, look.
I know it's difficult right now between Kevin and me, but he is going to be here.
- I hope so.
- And it would be really helpful if you would all call him and tell him how excited you are about the party tonight.
Yeah, okay, Mom.
Look, I gotta get to Ojai.
You sure you don't want to come to this meeting? It's all about Narrow Lake.
It's not gonna change anything if I'm in the meeting.
And it's Kevin's birthday, I have to cook.
Yeah.
You might want to wait until Until what? The butcher's out of squab? I don't think so.
- You're making squab? - Squab, and I'm stuffing it.
- Tell them all that.
- Stuffing it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- How's mom? - Making squab.
Oh, my God.
She is unbelievable.
She's in so much denial.
She called me twice already this morning.
I know.
She kept calling Justin and me too.
And you didn't answer? - Did you? - No.
But come on, honestly.
Somebody has to tell her, in no uncertain terms, Kevin is not coming.
Hi.
Sorry we're late.
What's going on? Listen.
Saul and I talked to the bank and they're calling in our loan.
We're gonna be left with no operating capital.
And as of next week, the bank is gonna seize this land and the building.
Okay, we get a bridge loan and we start to reorganize.
Sarah, Holly and I have been on the phone all morning going over the financials with the loan broker.
As far as they're concerned, our company is not valuable enough.
Did you tell them about Narrow Lake? There's obviously value there or York would never have made such a ridiculous offer.
Sarah, listen to me.
They are not interested.
That's what I'm saying.
We have to take this deal on Wednesday.
If we don't, by the end of the week, York is gonna be able to buy Ojai from the receiver at pennies on the dollar, which means we will end up with nothing.
Yeah, but we can't sell to York before we know what it's worth.
No, Tommy.
We have to.
We all have to.
There's no time left.
I'm sorry, but I'm confused.
What happened to the $2 million I gave you to invest back in the company last month? - You did? - Yeah.
Rebecca, that is in a separate account where it is safe.
I didn't give it to you to be safe.
Two million dollars? That could keep us open for For what, Saul? Four months? Five months? - And then what? - Holly, that's probably all that we need.
Yeah, but it may not be.
We may still go broke.
- But I'm not gonna let her get wiped out.
- I can't believe this.
I cannot believe that I gave you a solution to this problem and you won't accept it.
- I mean, it - Rebecca, I know what I'm doing.
I can't believe that you didn't back me on this.
She just offered us a way to save ourselves.
For reasons I don't understand, you turned her down.
Well, I am not gonna use any of that money unless I am guaranteed that she will get a decent return.
I am trying to protect my family here.
This is a family business and we're all family now.
Yeah, come on.
Rebecca's obviously got faith in this company, Holly.
- Why don't you? - Enough.
This is between my daughter and me.
Pretend that that money doesn't exist, because as far as Ojai is concerned, it doesn't.
I'm not giving up.
I'm making some calls.
Roast squab with wild rice stuffing.
Mango chutney, with sage jus.
Yes, I know it's a bit ambitious for a home cook, but I really want to do it.
Well, Nora, if anyone can do it, you can.
But I don't think you should.
Kevin's not coming.
Well, I know that's what he's saying, but everyone else will be here.
But they don't want to.
No one wants to sit around waiting for Kevin to show up, - watching you get depressed.
- Look, Scotty, I'm no fool.
I know what's going on.
Maybe he'll change his mind and decide he wants to spend his birthday with his family.
Exactly the way he's done for the past 38 years in a row.
I just don't want you to go through all this trouble.
Look, I know what Kevin's doing is probably not healthy, but that's where he is right now.
And that's not gonna change in time for his birthday dinner.
Well, I'll just have to take that chance.
Look, if you don't have faith that the world will turn in your direction, then it just simply never will.
I love my son, no matter what he feels about me right now.
And as long as I live, he can count on me to do that.
Love him in any way I can.
God, I wish I had a mother like you.
Well, I wish Kevin felt like that.
How is he? I miss him.
Well, you know, he says he's fine.
He actually hasn't stood still long enough for me to really know.
Actually we're both nervous.
Michelle gets her blood test today.
Really? She's pregnant.
I know it, I know it.
Oh, God, I hope you're right.
I'm so nervous I can hardly breathe.
I just keep trying to remind myself, "Try to stay positive.
Believe that it will be okay.
" Welcome to the club.
You know what, Nora? Maybe you are crazy, but I'm in.
If Kevin comes, we'll have a feast.
And if he doesn't, I'll take him out.
- Want me to bake the cake? - If you bake it, he will come.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Look who it is.
It's Daddy.
What does Daddy have on the agenda today? I have a couple things in L.
A.
That I need to pin down.
Things to pin down in L.
A.
Sounds like a Oh, my God.
It's my mother again.
You should answer, because I'm running late anyway.
No.
No, I'm not gonna answer it.
You know, she keeps on talking about this birthday dinner party and it's not gonna happen and I hate to be the one who has to break it to her.
Look.
I told you that I wouldn't keep anything from you.
So I think you should know I'm going to L.
A.
To talk about a job.
A job? Well, since when have you been looking for a job? And because of the nature of the job, I'm not gonna be able to discuss it.
Not even with your wife? Okay, so this is one of those where if you tell me then you'II, what, have to kill me? All right, you have to promise me one thing.
Just tell me that you're not gonna be in the Middle East.
No, no.
It's in D.
C.
- Oh, my God.
- But it's not a feta complete.
I mean, I have a pro forma physical I have to do in L.
A.
Today and then I have to fly back for a final meeting with State and then a run by to see the president.
Oh, he's gonna run by and see the president.
Look, you're gonna win your race, we're gonna be in D.
C.
Anyway when Congress is in session.
You know, maybe we should think about selling this place.
L You have to understand that I have to rearrange everything in my mind, okay? And this is gonna take a lot longer than five minutes for me to process.
And by the way, you are going to have to deal with the wrath of grandma.
I'm more worried about that than I am dealing with the president.
Okay, I'll see you tonight.
A bad burger and a tuna melt at a hospital cafeteria isn't exactly the special birthday lunch I had planned, but if you want to see Justin, this is how you do it.
It's exactly the birthday I had in mind.
I guess said birthday doesn't include going to see Mom tonight.
She's Tell her to stop.
Please, all right? - Hello, brothers.
- Wow, look at our little Justin.
What did you do, mug a doctor and steal his uniform? I'm gonna be a doctor.
What, and they let you practice on actual humans? Well, that is the general idea.
But you know what, guys? It's so good to see you, go ahead, mock me.
I love it.
As long as I'm not in a library.
- Now you've taken the fun out of it.
- Sorry to ruin your birthday.
Nothing to ruin.
Best birthday ever.
- Speaking of which, Mom - Don't tell me, she called? Yeah, four times.
- Did you answer? - No, I didn't answer.
I was with patients.
Why do I have to be the one to tell her that nobody's gonna come? It doesn't matter - You know Mom, she won't give up.
- Where does it come from? I don't know, but I think I inherited some of it.
- Sorry, you can't talk me into it.
- No, I'm over that.
Trust me.
I don't like giving up even when it's bad.
And things are as bad as they can get at Ojai.
So, what do you think you're gonna do? I made an appointment with Dennis York.
Den What are you gonna do, beat him up? I'm gonna do something we businessmen call "negotiate," Justin.
Were you seriously considering doing this without me? Kevin, it's Dennis York.
You have way too much emotional baggage - What do I do for a living? - Nothing.
You're unemployed.
- What's my profession? - A lawyer.
Exactly.
So I think I can control myself in a negotiation.
- I'm coming with you.
- If he's going, I'm going.
- Guys, this isn't a road trip.
- No, it's a business trip.
And Ojai's a family business, so let's let York see that.
Just fill me in on, you know, the plan so I don't laugh in all the wrong places.
All right.
I'll suss it out, see how hard I can push him.
Good thing is he doesn't know we don't have a dime.
- Does he know I found out about Aaron? - I haven't told him.
- That's gonna be my first move.
- No, I should tell him.
Seeing me is your best tactic.
What's your second move? Well, I think he'll be interested to know that we found Narrow Lake.
It should give us enough time to restructure the deal.
I like it.
I like it.
- Let him think we're holding all the cards.
- Long enough to fix it so we do.
No, I've got the document right here.
Do? Can I get it messengered over to you? Okay.
So if we're approved, when could I expect the funds to come through? But it wouldn't really be a bridge loan if we had to wait till September, would it? I understand funds are tight.
Yeah.
No.
I understand completely.
Thank you.
Thanks again.
For nothing.
Damn it.
Babe, you okay? - Is that yours? - Yeah.
You want to keep it? No.
No, Luc, I don't want to keep it.
Your sweater, is that going in here? I bet your art stuff is going in the same box.
Let's pop it in.
- Sarah, stop.
Don't take it out on me.
- No, no, no, Luc.
I cannot watch you pack slowly one box at a time.
It's like Chinese water torture.
Let's get it over and done with, baby, because I can't stand it anymore.
Oh, really? I heard you guys were lending again.
No, no, no.
No, they called in the loans because of their internal problems, not because of ours.
If l Okay.
Bye.
- Well, that didn't sound good.
- No, it wasn't.
I have called so many people trying to get money to keep Ojai afloat, my thumbs hurt.
I've got one more long shot.
After that, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
- Oh, I'm sorry, Sarah.
- What's all this? Don't tell me Mom is still thinking about having this silly dinner tonight.
How does she put all of this stuff together without a recipe? Oh, she's like a blind musician.
She just feels the music.
- What are you doing here? - What are you doing here? Well, somebody's got to tell Mom that Kevin isn't coming to dinner.
Oh, God, are you gonna do that now? If you're here to tell me to quit, you're wasting your time.
Don't bother.
- Hi, Mom.
How are you? - Hi.
- How's it going? - Oh, you girls.
Don't play games with me.
I realize that neither of you had the guts to pick up my phone calls today and talk to me, so what do you have to say to me now? You know, Mom, here's the thing.
Sarah and I are pretty convinced that Kevin is not gonna be coming to dinner.
No, I don't think he is either.
But that's not gonna stop me.
Sarah, do you think Luc can join us tonight? No.
No, I don't think so.
And Mom, I don't think I can either.
Excuse me.
I've gotta take this call.
You know, Mom, I have a good idea.
Why don't we wait until next year? I mean, it's gonna be his 40th.
Well, on his 40th, I'll do it again.
I'm getting a text.
How exciting.
I'm getting a text.
"Pack your bags.
Job interview couldn't have gone better.
" From Robert? What the hell does that mean? Mom, that's my phone.
God, I'm sorry.
- What job interview? - I don't know.
I don't know.
He won't tell me yet.
Yeah, but he tells you to pack your bags.
What's going on? Why is it that no one will just say whatever it is they have to say? Go on, tell me the truth.
Well, because I don't know what it is yet.
I swear.
So where is this big secretive job? In Washington? Yes.
Oh, okay.
Well, so Robert has been a senator and he's worked there for years.
And if you win, then the both of you can fly back and forth.
And that means that Evan will have to stay with me more often.
- How's that? - Mom, put down the knife.
Put down the knife and listen to me.
If Robert gets this job, whatever this job is, then, yes.
We've agreed that Washington should be our home base.
I mean, it's not gonna be easy for me either.
But it's the right thing to do.
Okay.
Okay.
Mom, did you just hear what she said? Yes, yes.
I heard what she said.
Mom, what's wrong with you? Robert and Kitty might move to Washington and take your grandson with them.
Our family business is about to be sold off for a fire sale and I don't seem to be able to stop it.
The man I love is going to France, I don't know if he's ever coming back.
And guess what, Mom? Your son is not coming to dinner tonight, so for God's sake, would you just stop chopping the carrots? Carrots are not important right now.
I just remembered.
I have something I need to do upstairs.
I'll be back.
Well, call me as soon as you hear anything.
Yeah.
You have my cell number, right? No, I understand, but patience isn't an option for me right now.
It's like watching paint dry, waiting for this geological report.
Here's the thing.
I just got a thank you call from Ardilla and Company.
It appears that we are no longer behind on our shipping invoices.
- What? - Yeah.
- Where did they get the money? - Holly.
Come on.
Oh, God.
You don't think she Oh, my God.
Rebecca transferred $2 million into Ojai's cash account.
- Damn it.
- What are you doing? Holly, come on.
We need to talk about this.
No, there's nothing to talk about.
It feels like you killed the tooth fairy.
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
I leave for ten minutes to get macadamia nuts and it's like you take away her will to live.
Do you think she's ever gonna come downstairs again? Maybe after we leave.
Well, not without a drink.
Open that up.
You know, if there is an argument to make that forcing somebody to see the truth of their lives, no matter how bleak, is good Make it.
I'll get the wine glasses.
Sarah, put that down.
No one is allowed to drink my wine until everything is in the oven.
And right now we're behind schedule.
And Sarah, you're wrong.
You have to care about the carrots.
It's the carrots and onions and celery that ground us.
Nothing is more basic than that.
When the whole world is shifting and changing, you've got to hold onto your carrots.
And right now I'm gonna chop these and nothing on Earth is gonna stop me.
And if you don't want to help me, get out of my way.
Girls, in or out? Okay, Mom.
I'll live in your fantasy for awhile.
- It sure beats my reality, hands down.
- Yeah.
Reality is all perception anyway.
And I'm I'm in.
Open the booze.
You need to relax.
You can't think this is an ambush.
The guy's a lying lowlife.
Who cares? Justin, watch the attitude.
We need a deal, not a fist fight.
Well, lucky for you, in legal circles, I was known as the Greaser.
- They called you that to your face? - God, no.
Lawyers aren't great with nicknames.
Point is, when a deal got hung up, I'd be called in to smooth it out and make it work.
Maybe when you didn't have a personal grudge going in.
- That's when I was at my best.
- Fine.
- Be the Greaser.
- I will.
- What is this, an ambush? - Mr.
York.
- Hi, I'm Kevin Walker.
- I know who you are.
I've known you since the day you were born.
I just didn't expect to see you here, that's all.
I bet.
Your father was a shrewd businessman.
He and I hatched a lot of plans in this room.
If these walls could talk.
If they could talk, he would have followed me to prison.
Tell me why we're here.
I thought we already had a deal.
Well, the situation has changed since you spoke with our mother and Holly.
Thank you.
Now we know why Justin's here.
Oh, that's hilarious.
It's interesting to see you here, Kevin.
I know about Aaron, if that's what you're looking for.
Your threats against our mother didn't work.
She's fine.
We're all fine.
Thank you.
Is that your way of telling me the deal is off? Or did you just want me to know that therapy is doing well? It's our way of telling you, you've lost your leverage.
- And we're on equal footing with you.
- And why is that? Because we're not selling you the company.
That's right.
And you have nothing left to blackmail us with.
We found Narrow Lake.
Well, well, well.
Was it worth all the hoo-hah? Obviously for you and eventually we'll find out, but you could save us a lot of time and money.
We're willing to offer you based on what the land will ultimately be worth.
All we want in exchange In exchange is for me to tell you what it is.
Yeah.
And it's a win-win.
Well, let's see how that works.
Let's just say that I'm interested.
Twenty percent seems Well, it strikes me as low.
That's all right, we're not inflexible.
We can move up maybe two points.
Well Before we go any further with this, what is it that you want to see? Me walking out of here with my tail between my legs after handing you the key to a fortune? You can walk out of here any way you want.
This is a business transaction.
Nothing more, nothing less.
You no longer have the power to tear our family apart.
Just for the record, I was only a middle man on that thing with the kid.
- Your father called the shots.
- I understand you were his stooge, but it was always about William Walker and nothing else.
He sold me out just to protect himself and his investments.
Your father didn't tell you because you were weak.
Because you were too fragile, Kevin.
He was afraid you'd fall apart.
Okay, you know what, kids? I'm not having fun anymore.
The deal is off.
I only came here to see what you clowns could possibly have to say.
You think that I would buy anything without knowing the liabilities? I know about your debt.
- Then you'd know we were out of it.
- For now.
So maybe you don't go broke this week.
It will happen next month or maybe six months from now.
The odds are against you.
I'll bet on you to fail.
See you at the fire sale.
- What the hell are you doing? - Plumping pillows.
- What are you doing here? - I can't believe you went through with this.
Oh, tell me about it.
Mom still believes that Kevin is coming, so here we are Kevin? What are you talking about? - What are you talking about? - The $2 million.
- What? - You talked my daughter into signing all her money over to Ojai.
Holly, I would never do that.
- You don't know what I'm talking about? - No.
Rebecca transferred all her money into the accessible accounts.
Half of it is gone already.
- Oh, my God.
She's trying to buy us time.
- Hello.
She's hiding out here? Rebecca, I can't believe - that you transferred all your money - Not now.
I've got the geological survey.
- It came through? - Yes.
- Let's look at it.
- Open it up.
- We have to read it first.
- Let's look at it.
What's the wireless password? - William.
- Mom, you really should change that.
All right.
Well, whatever.
Okay.
- There you go.
There it is.
- Fourteen pages? E-mail it to me, I'll print it up in my office.
- Okay, I'm gonna get my glasses.
- Okay.
Okay.
Okay, Scotty, I'm not exactly a cake person, but aren't you using excessive force with whatever that stuff is in the bowl? No, it's like your mother said.
When the world is shifting, you hold your ground.
She chops, and I beat butter and sugar into submission.
Who am I kidding? I'm freaking out waiting for Michelle's call.
You know, freaking out is all part of the deal.
And believe me, I know how hard it is, because I've been through it.
The first time when it didn't work out, I knew we had a second chance.
But this is it.
We have no more embryos and no more money.
- What if it doesn't work? - Oh, it will.
Or it won't.
And, you know, whatever happens, I know that you and Kevin are gonna be okay.
Oh, I'm sorry.
It's Robert.
Hey, how did it go? Oh, come on.
Come on, Robert, please.
Just can't you come over here? No.
No, there's like enough food for what, 20 people.
No, no, okay.
It's fine.
I get it.
Robert wants me to go down to his office.
Is everything okay? I don't know, but can you tell my mother that I had to go? Yeah.
And I know that the next phone call is gonna be for you.
And I know that it's gonna be good.
So you need to keep the faith.
Thanks.
"Quaternary sedimentary rock.
" There's some of that there.
What is that? Is that good or bad? Well, it depends.
It can be good for grapevines, but we don't need any of those.
I called the company, they can't walk us through this until tomorrow.
Well, sadly, I don't think that it is confusing.
There is no oil, no natural gas, no gold, no tin.
But there's 14 pages of it.
There's a lot more to consider.
Look, right here.
"Groundwater indicated.
" What does that mean? "Fractured carbonate rock suggests greater porosity at depths beyond the scope of this survey.
Further study employing electromagnetic induction recommended.
" I guess they don't know yet.
Okay, but what does that mean, electromagnetic induction? It's obviously the study that we did not commission.
And how much is that gonna cost? There's nothing here that's gonna help us.
Nothing.
- Tommy, hi.
- Hey.
- What's that? - The geological survey.
Don't get excited.
We don't have good news.
Yeah, me either.
We just met with York.
- York? Why? - What? - We tried to make a deal.
- Wait.
- We already had a deal.
- Yeah, that's what we thought.
Look, he knows Ojai is about to go under.
- He knows about your money.
- What? And he thinks it's only a matter of time before we fail.
Yeah, he says he'll be there to pick up the pieces.
He pulled the offer.
- Forget it.
Forget it.
Just forget it.
- Mom - No, forget it.
- Mom.
- Holly.
- No.
Mom, wait.
You said, "We went to make a deal.
" Who's we? Yeah, me, Justin and Kevin.
Justin went to see a patient.
Where's Kevin? - I don't know.
- Is he all right? No, Mom.
He's not coming.
What do you want us to do, Mom? Should we stay or? No.
He's not gonna come.
Just go do whatever it is you have to do, Sarah.
Thanks, Tommy.
- Mom? - What are you doing here? I don't want to talk.
Well, I'm sorry.
You have to.
You might want to stop driving like a psycho.
- Didn't you hear me honking at you? - You know, Rebecca, this is not funny.
It is the worst-case scenario.
Do you understand that you may never see a penny of that money again? I wish I had never accepted it.
Mom, I wanted to do this.
This is my problem.
- It's not your problem.
- You just got married.
You and Justin are gonna want to have kids, - you're gonna want to buy things - What are you talking about? The future.
You are gonna look back and you're gonna think, "How the hell could my mom - have been so irresponsible?" - Mom, that is ridiculous.
I'm not 10 years old.
I understand consequences.
If something goes wrong, it will be my responsibility.
I'm not going to blame you.
If I lose you again Mom.
You remember you used to hold me like this and you would tell me that you'd always be there for me? Right.
Well, now it's my turn to tell you that.
Don't worry.
I guess I missed the party.
I understand.
Do you want me to get the Scotch or will that be enough? Let's see how it goes.
- You know I saw York.
- Yes, I know.
Are you all right? I don't know how I feel right now.
I was out there driving around, not knowing where to go.
So, what do I do? I come to the last person I want to see.
So you tell me, what does that say? I'm gonna ask you something now and you have to tell me the truth.
Did Dad think I was weak? Is that why you didn't tell me? Kevin, you were Sensitive.
You were tender.
Not weak.
I think he was afraid of you.
He never knew who he was, and you were so there, on the surface.
So ready, willing and wanting to know yourself.
I didn't know myself, Mom.
Do you know why I hit Aaron that night? Because he tried to kiss me.
And I wanted to kiss him back, but I was so scared the way I was feeling.
I didn't want anyone to know.
I knew.
I knew you were gay.
I think I always knew.
I was just waiting for you to find out.
And then Aaron came along and your face would light up when you talked about him.
And you always talked about him.
And I thought you were in love with him.
Is that why you didn't tell me? Because you thought I loved him? No.
I was afraid for you.
The world was different then.
It was a lot less tolerant and I had just knew your life would be harder than your brothers and sisters.
I didn't want you to have to deal with anything before you were ready to deal with it.
It's funny.
We were both scared of the same thing: Me.
And we didn't need to be.
- Look at you - Don't.
You're so brave.
Thank you for being brave enough to talk to me tonight.
I wish I had been brave enough to tell you about Aaron a long time ago.
But I wasn't.
So now, what can I do? How can I help you? It's gonna take a long time for me to deal with this.
But I want to talk about it.
I do.
Then that's what we'll do.
We'll talk.
Sarah.
- Hi.
- Luc.
- What are you doing here? - Well, I'm here for Kevin's birthday party.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to torture you with boxes.
I unpacked them all.
- Everything is back where it was.
- No.
Listen, you're still leaving.
You're just gonna have to pack them again.
No.
I'm leaving everything here.
When I leave, it's without luggage.
- That way I won't have to bring it all back.
- No, Luc.
You cannot get on a plane with a one-way ticket and no luggage.
They're gonna think you're a terrorist.
Not if I buy a round-trip ticket.
Sarah, I'm I'm coming home.
Okay? - Hello.
- Hey.
- Thanks for meeting me at the office.
- Well, you're welcome.
How was Kevin's party? Was it a complete disaster? No.
No, actually, it was an incomplete disaster.
What exactly are we doing here, darling? Are you a spy now or is this a covert op? I didn't get the job.
Sorry.
I'm really sorry.
I didn't get it because of my heart.
The arrhythmia.
My resting heart rate exceeds their criteria.
- Is there anything that you can do? - No.
It is what it is.
You should answer that.
Hi, Mom.
Really? Yes, yes.
We will We will try.
Okay.
Bye.
- What is it? - Well, Kevin's at my mom's house.
Apparently the dinner is back on and everybody's going back over there.
But we do not have to go.
I think that we should just go home.
No, we should go.
I mean, I don't want to think about what we didn't get.
I mean, we've got a lot.
It's just a job, so let's go.
Let's be happy.
Okay.
Okay, let's go.
Let's go and - Be happy.
- Yeah.
Here we are.
I want to make a toast.
I'm spilling the wine.
Oh, dear.
We can't even hold onto a glass of wine.
Excuse me, we held on to Ojai Foods, huh? - Not that we wanted to.
- I wanted to.
- Well, only after you didn't.
- I didn't know that she really wanted to.
No, I know what it is.
She felt like she had to not want to.
I'm sorry, but I'm not keeping track of what is "have to" - and what is "want to.
" - Luc, Luc, Luc.
That is a distinction that no one at this dinner party is able to make right now.
Yeah, don't feel bad.
Nobody can keep track.
- No.
- In fact the logic is like a racetrack.
- It just goes round and round.
- And I know where it ends up.
Narrow Lake.
It means "Nora Walker.
" Nora Walker.
So wait, wait, wait.
While we're up here, let's make our official toast.
No, no, no.
Let me, let me, let me.
Everybody, to the worst birthday of my life.
Cheers.
- Well - No, no, no.
To the very worst investment ever.
Oh, come on.
There's been worse investments than Narrow Lake.
- Nothing is worse than Narrow Lake.
- Oh, no.
- I bet you I can beat it.
- All right.
Okay, the love of my life is going back to France and he may never ever be able to come back.
That's bad.
However, I can top that.
I can top that.
- I'm 70 years old, right? - Yeah.
- Okay, I come out of the closet.
- Yeah.
I might as well turn around and go right back in.
You should.
You got some great clothes in there.
Wait, wait, wait.
Scotty has made the most beautiful cake.
- Let's get the cake.
- Let's eat the cake.
- Cake.
- Yeah.
- Cake.
Cake.
Cake.
- We only just started eating.
Why are we having cake now? What's up? It's Michelle.
Hey.
- Hey, Mom.
- Justin, I'm so glad you're here.
Look, I need you to listen to me real quick.
So you're completely right in having this party.
- You have to fix this with Kevin.
- Justin, you know what? I have - Where's Scotty? - Look who's here.
What? - Did Michelle call you too? - Yes.
I mean, she still has to have another blood test.
Right.
She has to wait to see if her HCG doubles.
Right, but halfway pregnant? - So we can be happy? - Halfway happy? - All the way happy? - All the way happy.
- Oh, my - Oh, my God.
- Does that mean it worked, Mom? - I don't know.
- I'm gonna say yes.
- Yes.
Well, what do we do? - Light the candles.
Get the candles.
- Light the candles.
Okay, here we go.
Okay.
Okay.
We just heard that you were pregnant out there.
- Halfway pregnant.
- Halfway pregnant.
- You guys, you can't be halfway pregnant.
- No, no.
You can, you can.
You have to have a blood test and another one to be sure.
- Come on.
They're glowing.
- Look at them.
They're beaming.
- Congratulations.
- Yeah.
- No congratulations yet.
- Yeah, we can't celebrate.
Oh, yes, we can celebrate, because it's Kevin's birthday.
Happy birthday, Kev.
Thank you, Mom.
Make a wish.