Parenthood s05e04 Episode Script

Knock on a girl's door.
Like that girl from the bathroom that you're so hot for.
- What, Natalie? - Yeah, Natalie.
Victor's reading skills are anywhere near where they should be.
And I think we need to hold him back.
And I disagree.
And, hey, Amber getting married.
How about that? I just don't want to see her make a big mistake.
Maybe Ryan isn't Seth.
Okay? What are you doing? I am working on Kristina's campaign budget.
Doesn't she have the woman that does that? Yeah, Heather.
But if I let her do this, we're gonna wind up bankrupt.
It's right up here.
- You wanna help back there? - No.
- You sure? - No, I got it.
I don't know how grandma Blanchie will do on these hills.
- But - She will be fine.
My buddies from my unit will escort her or carry her, if they need to.
- Okay.
- It's right over here.
Isn't this beautiful? Yeah, it's really pretty.
I think so too.
It's very pretty.
I'm winded.
Yeah.
Aah! Oh, God.
Just a spider.
It's okay, it's okay.
Oh, my God.
All right, let's take a breath.
We're good now.
Okay, okay.
- Wow.
- So-- - okay, so this is it.
This is the spot.
This is our lake.
Okay, right.
It's our special place.
Ryan took me here on one of our first dates.
Yeah, it was sort of a little special spot of mine beforehand, so it was a big deal to bring her here.
But I knew she was the one, even then.
- Aw.
- Honey.
I could tell.
I love you.
I love you.
So-- - it's gonna be perfect.
- It's perfect.
- Uh! I don't know if your mom likes it.
- What's going on over there? - I like it, I like it.
I just--I don't know where everybody's gonna sit.
It's not a lot of space for both families.
Well, I only have my buddies.
And they're gonna be my groomsmen.
And that's pretty much it.
Yeah.
What about your family? Oh, it's just my mom.
And she's not gonna be able to make it out.
Your mom's not gonna make it for your wedding? Mom, we don't-- oh, okay.
- It's okay.
- So, less people.
So, yes, I guess we do have the space.
Yeah, right? But, I mean, this isn't the only option, obviously.
We just love it.
But I really hope that you like it, 'cause it means a lot to us.
Like it? I love it.
Good, good.
All right, um, this is, like, sad, brooding, Drew song.
Okay.
- Whatever, I'll just play it.
- All right.
- Yeah, I dig this.
- Yeah? - I like it.
- Yeah, me too.
It's, like, sad, but-- I think music's, like- it's, like, um, it's like that one thing that lets you know if you're compatible with somebody, you know? Like, if you can't share your music with somebody, forget it, it's over.
That makes sense.
Like, cut your losses.
All right.
This is my, like, "I need to have a good cry" song.
- Great, yeah.
- Okay, it's a little bit old.
It's a little bit different.
But if you know this, we're officially soul mates, all right? All right.
Just before our love got lost you said anything? Wait, yeah, um-- - ugh.
Magic had to end somewhere.
It's a.
.
this is Joni Mitchell, right? - Yeah.
- Yeah, I love Joni Mitchell.
God.
People think I'm so weird for liking her.
- For Jo--no.
- But this song, I mean, like, it speaks to me.
I, like, worship Joni.
Her voice, it's so haunting, right? Yeah, I know.
Haunting--that's a good-- that's a good word, yeah.
- Yeah.
I've never met anybody who likes this song, like, let alone even knows this song.
Well, now you have.
Well, you know this seals the deal, right? There's no fighting fate.
Drew Holt, you are officially my best college friend.
Oh.
Yeah.
Right back atcha.
- All right, I'm off.
- Okeydoke.
- I'll see ya tonight.
- Ow! Seriously, go play in your room, leave! Mm, you go to work, okay? I got it.
Yeah? Okay.
Mm, you go to work, okay? I got it.
- You're gonna be late.
- All right.
- Just go.
- Good luck.
- Mom, he's bothering me! - Thank you.
Guys, come on.
We just need one big fish.
Kristina, we're doing great at the $10 to $25 level.
People are stepping up.
They believe in your campaign.
That's exciting.
That's not gonna pay the bills.
Come on, Adam, you own a music studio.
You must have some clients you could talk to about a donation.
I feel weird asking the clients for money.
Why? Because I don't want 'em to feel obligated.
Oh, that's exactly what I want them to feel.
What about your former clients, not your cli-- what about that mister-- - Yeah, yeah.
That guy, he hit it big.
You helped him out a lot.
He's a rapper, the mister-- - Mistah R.
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? - Mistah R.
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, mistah R.
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- He knows Mistah R.
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? - Yes.
He knows Mistah R.
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You're holding out Mistah R.
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on us? You know who he is? Mistah R.
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was, like, the soundtrack of my life.
His first album-- are you kidding me? What's he like? He's a very, uh, intimidating man.
And I'm terrified of him.
And I'm not gonna ask him for money.
- He loved you.
- He didn't love me, honey.
He was amused by me.
There's a big difference.
And I'm not gonna go call him or go to his house and ask him for $1,000.
Okay, so-- - of course you're not gonna ask him for $1,000.
A guy like that Thank you.
You go after way more.
May God bless and keep you always and may your wishes all come true may you always do for others and let others do for you may you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung and may you stay forever young may you grow up to be righteous may you grow up to be true may you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you may you always be courageous stand upright and be strong and may you stay forever young may you stay forever young You're in or you're out you're in or you're out are you in, are you out you're in or you're out and leave our bodies on the floor and leave our bodies on the floor Wow, I can actually hear the egotistical douchebaginess in his voice.
Yeah.
Well, I hope that's what your label's going for.
Because this is take 30, and it doesn't seem to be changing, so-- Yeah.
You're in or you're out you're in or you're out Thank you.
That's how you do that, fellas.
- Let's go again.
- What do you want? Uh, so that was really good, guys.
Do you wanna just try another take? Another take? Are you kidding, man? That was, like, magic.
Are you not pushing record or something? That was perfect.
That was, like, textbook.
Just tell him to sing it straight, you know.
Enough with the fancy theatrics.
What's he's saying? - We need a clean sound.
- Okay.
- Honestly, that was-- - Uh, so, hey, Oliver.
Your voice sounds awesome.
Yes.
The label's asking if maybe you could just do one just a little more pulled back this time.
On the next take.
Oh, pull it back? Hey, turn around! You want me to pull it back? Yeah, I'll pull it all the way back into your ass.
You know what? Let's just take five.
And then we'll all-- Yeah, yeah, let's take five.
I'm gonna take five right in there.
And you don't know rock and roll! Whoa, whoa, hey.
Come on, bud.
Listen, this place isn't even paid for yet, bud.
I don't even care.
I don't care about the piano.
I'm done with this crap just give him a few minutes.
He's gonna exhaust himself.
Look, he's already running out of breath.
We're out of here.
Get your stuff, man.
I'm not dealing with this.
Let's go, let's go.
Put the sticks down.
What are you waiting on? Hey, how'd everything go with the brats this morning? Oh, fantastic.
They're doing their punishment as we speak.
- Ah.
- Stop it! No, it's--stop! - You don't like it, huh? - Hey! Everything okay? It's kind of okay, but I told 'em they had to spend the afternoon cleaning.
Yours is all wet.
There's nothing in the house that's not clean.
Whose fault is that? Cleaning gives me a sense of calm.
Yes, of course.
You want me to give 'em something to do? I got it.
I got it, babe.
Hey, stop it.
Stop.
Set 'em down, on the ground.
Set 'em down.
Let's go.
We didn't do anything.
Now what we have here is a failure to communicate.
No, that's not the problem.
- She's the problem.
- Quiet, quiet, quiet.
Now your mother tells me there's been some fighting, some screaming and yelling, and disrespecting your elders, and a pronounced lack of good old American work ethic.
Don't look at her.
She's leaving.
She's not gonna be here.
She's gone.
You're just gonna leave us here? That's our punishment? Well, your grandpa has some chores he'd like you to help out with.
And his chores, they're gonna take a lot longer than my chores.
Oh, yeah.
You're right about that.
We'll see you at 1700 hours, all right? Right this way, troops.
All right.
Right? This is it, yeah.
This is an album right here, okay.
Joni knows how to lift you up and tear you down, all at once.
And we're gonna have to skip the song after this one, 'cause it makes me cry.
- Oh, seriously? - Yeah.
Listen, Drew, this music is powerful stuff.
And I guarantee you it is gonna take you to the next level with this girl, all right? - Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
I can't do it, man.
I can't do it, Adam.
I quit.
This Oliver Rome guy, he's defeated me.
With the pork pie hat and the Jethro Tull look, I can't do it.
Hang in there.
What is going on in here? Why are you guys listening to Joni Mitchell? Because she's a genius, first of all.
Okay? Oh, uhhuh.
And our nephew came in here for a little advice.
Not just on music, but on the female of the species.
And he came to me, not you.
So I'd appreciate it if-- Really? You wanted his advice? There's a girl I like who likes Joni Mitchell, so I'm trying to listen to it.
But I know this is stupid.
She's not gonna believe that I'm into this, obviously.
Drew, Drew, listen to me, okay.
You're at a critical juncture with this young lady, okay? Right now, she's see you as her friend, okay? You got a very small window to break through the friend zone and into the fun zone.
- In the layin' pipe zone.
- Okay.
- Let's call it what it is.
- I've got this.
You actually are making a good point, shockingly.
Listen to me.
With track nine, I swear to you, anything is possible.
- All right.
- Anything.
- I'm holding my breath.
- Look.
I dated a girl for a year and pretended I was vegan, so I'm in no position to judge.
But, I do have a piece of advice.
I know.
If she doesn't like me for me, then what's the point? No, that would be terrible advice.
What I'm saying is, you have got to commit to this lie.
It doesn't have to be a lie.
You can't just listen to a couple of tracks off this album and think you're gonna pull it off.
You've gotta work for it.
You gotta read the liner notes.
You gotta know what that song-- - yo, yo, hey.
Oh, Joni.
Track nine-- bone zone, every time.
Um, we need you downstairs, 'cause you gotta push the red button or whatever.
I mean, I could probably do it, but I mean, you're the engineer, right? Is that how that works? Yeah, I'll You know, you should come do that.
Go pull them levers.
You know, whenever you're ready.
Come on.
And as for the bathrooms, if you must know, I was also looking up "deluxe porta potties" on the Internet.
That's not a category.
- It is, oh, yeah.
- No, no.
Very, very lush.
You'll see.
Oxymoron-- "deluxe porta potty.
" Listen, everything's gonna be fine, all right? Good.
What are you gonna wear? Oh, God.
I forgot about that.
Something billowy.
Something with room for my eating habits.
Hey, who's his best man gonna be? Um, I don't know.
We haven't really talked about it yet.
But I don't even know, honestly, how much of that stuff we're gonna really do, like, the traditional, you know-- - but you're--right, but you're having a wedding, so that's traditional, so-- Yeah.
And so none of his family is coming? Uh, I don't think so.
- Hm.
- Yeah, I don't-- - I was just looking forward to meeting-- I just--I don't feel like I know him that well.
I haven't met them either.
I don't know.
He's not close with them, you know.
I think there's some complicated issues there.
And I think it's probably not the healthiest relationship.
And I think he just wants to move away from that.
- Aren't you curious? - To be honest, it's kind of a sensitive subject with him.
And I just don't really wanna push it.
And I don't know, I trust him, you know.
I'm sure he will share with me the right things.
And not everybody's that close to their family.
And I think it's-- it makes sense, you know? If you don't have a good thing with him, you wouldn't want him there.
Right, or it would be an opportunity to-- anyway, I hear you.
- Mom, this is not therapy 101.
- I understand.
- Okay, got it, thank you.
Duly noted, your attitude about this whole thing.
Well, a wedding brings these questions up, doesn't it? Apparently.
- Made you some coffee.
- Thanks.
Are you just practicing being a wife? Yeah, just practicing.
Um Hey.
So, you know, um My dad is, like, really not the best.
He's, like, kind of the worst.
I don't even really like him as a person.
But, you know, he's my dad, and he's a big part of me.
And, you know, it's important to me that he's there on the biggest day of my life, you know? That's great.
I'm happy.
That's great.
I look forward to meeting him.
Okay.
I guess what I'm saying is that-- - I know what you're saying.
Okay, well, it feels important to me that, you know, your family knows me and that I know them, and-- - and I'm gonna introduce you to them at some point.
I just think our wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of our lives.
And if my step dad comes to that, it's not gonna be.
So they're not coming.
Okay, well, does that mean that-- that you mom can't come then, because of him? - Yeah, probably.
- Okay.
Well, what about your real dad? I mean-- - I told you, he's not around.
Okay, well, do you wanna at least, you know, let him know that you're getting married? No, he's, like-- he's dead.
He's not--he's not-- - honey, I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
I'm sorry.
I bet that was really awful for you.
Yeah, I'm sure it was really awful for me, but I'm-- look.
All that stuff is in the past.
And let's just leave it there.
Let's just move forward with our future.
I've never been happier, ever.
You're the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I love you.
We're getting married.
We're getting married.
Yeah, it reminds me of that song, Court and Spark.
- Court and Spark? - Yeah.
Um, no, who's that by? That's by Joni Mitchell.
Oh, you know, I really only know that one song that I played you.
It was from a movie.
Oh.
My mom digs it, so-- but I didn't know you were this, like, big Joni Mitchell super fan.
- I'm--yeah, I guess so.
- That's kinda cool.
How about I come by your room later? You can, like, play me more of her stuff.
- Cool, yeah.
- All right, I'll see ya.
How you coming, Victor? Good.
I think I got this thing cleaned pretty good.
You know what that thing is? That's a water pump.
What does it do? Well, it's the heart of the engine, that's what it does.
I mean, it cools everything, you know? You wanna scrub that really good.
You know, that's called the impeller there.
Get those bolts, 'cause those are tricky.
I think I could clean it even better.
Yeah, that's good.
I'm done.
Let me see.
All right.
It's pretty good.
You grab that baby and start on that.
You're gonna have to use some more elbow grease now.
What is that? - What's what? - The elbow grease.
That's just when you scrub hard.
But most importantly, it is my wife's commitment to education that truly makes her the best candidate for mayor, and why you should feel confident donating money to her campaign.
I am urging you, as your friend and your brother, not to make that speech to mistah R.
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Crosby, I don't want to do this, okay? I promised Kristina, and now I just want to get it over with.
Well, that's the spirit.
I'm sure she'll appreciate the enthusiasm.
Oh, hey.
Hey.
- You guys ready? - Uh, actually, no.
I just came up here to say you guys have been great, better than Ashes of Rome deserves.
But today is the band's last day at the studio.
Hold on a second.
After putting up with all that, you're firing us? You're not the ones getting fired.
Mm.
I've got to tell the band that I'm dropping 'em.
Sorry for making your life so miserable the last couple of weeks.
Hopefully, we can send some better business your way in the future.
Oh, I would love that.
Thank you.
Soon.
All right.
Thanks for helping me through that.
Yes! Are you kidding me? What are you so happy about? We just lost business.
That was the worst experience of my life.
Do you know what kind of financial pressure I'm under right now with this campaign going on? Listen to me.
As the father of a newborn, life is too short for that.
Well, as the father of three children, I'm here to tell you that life is expensive.
So why don't you try to figure out how we're gonna fill our schedule while I go over to Mistah R.
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's house and beg him for some campaign money? - Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey, hey.
- What? - Don't forget these.
- Would you give me the-- - listen to me.
- Don't do that.
Listen, these are very valuable.
Crosby, knock it off.
I swear to God.
Okay.
Hey, yo.
Who this? Uh, hey, it's Adam Braverman.
I'm here to see Mistah R.
A.
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Uh, okay, I'll just come on in.
Thank you.
Adam Braverman.
What's goin' on, my ninja? - How are you? - How you doin'? I'm good.
Yo, so how's the little baby doin'? - Uh, good.
- Hey, yo.
So the first time I met this fool, we was sittin' on my couch talkin' business, and he didn't even know his wife was in labor.
Just havin' a baby, funny story.
Uh, she's good.
The little girl's good-- Nora.
And my wife is good too, which is a perfect segue to what I wanted to talk to about.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
Slow down, white boy.
Okay.
You're not gonna ask Mistah R.
A.
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how he doin'? Of course, I just-- I know you're a busy man, didn't want to take up a lot of your time.
But of course I want to know how Mistah R.
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's doin'.
I--how he doin'? Mistah R.
A.
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Is damn fine! Mistah R.
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Is livin' the dream! Yeah, right on! Okay.
Well, I'm just happy that that album you recorded at the Luncheonette was such a big success.
You're damn right.
Yo, look around.
Yo, this is what hard work and talent gets you.
Thank you, Jesus Christ.
- Hallelujah.
- Amen.
Amen to that.
And I just am real happy that the Luncheonette could play a small part in the success of that album.
I mean, a very small part, not obviously as large a part as your talent, your hard work, and, uh--and Jesus.
I'm gettin', like-- like, a little vibe from you right now.
I sense you're troubled, Adam.
Oh, well, I mean, we've had some troubles at work.
It's been a tough time.
Well, you can talk to me.
Whatever you need, you can talk to me.
Ah, it's--you know, just, we lost a client.
And, uh-- Oh, damn.
I'm sorry, man.
I know how it is.
Oh, no, no, no.
We lost a client, like, we lost their business.
They were dropped by their label.
We just lost their business.
Ah, that label bull, man.
Yeah, they're still alive.
Label crap, man They're good at ruining good music.
Yeah.
See, that's why I put a studio in here, 'cause Mistah R.
A.
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answers to nobody.
So you're not with a label, or you're with your own label? Yeah, I do my own thing, man.
We're takin' our music straight to the streets.
That's the future right there, bitch.
- You think? - Hell, yeah.
You don't want to work for the man.
You want to be the man.
Yo, that changed my life, Adam Braverman.
It changed my life.
- You know what I'm sayin'? - I think I do.
- So, what happened? - I don't know what happened.
We just got to talking about business, and then it was over.
And I was prepared.
I had note cards and everything.
I just--I feel like I let you down.
You know what? You didn't let me down, honey.
It's so awkward asking people for money, it's fine.
I chased after him, and they just took off.
You know what, you tried.
That's all that matters, is you tried, and I'm so grateful for that.
How'd you do? Ugh, not so hot.
I mean, I did okay I guess.
I talked to this really great retired school teacher.
She started teaching at Berkeley unified in 1948.
She was the kindest woman in the world.
She said she wanted to give me all of her extra money for this campaign, because she believed in me.
- That's great.
- 25 bucks.
I know, I know.
She was so sweet on the phone.
It was just heartbreaking.
It's like the people that don't have money are the ones that want me to be mayor.
I really--I feel like I let you down.
- You didn't let me down.
- Oh, tell me you got good news for me--please, people.
Check? Signed photo of Mistah R.
A.
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, anything? I forgot the photo, and it just-- it's not gonna happen.
- It's not gonna work.
What? Ah, damn it.
He tried so hard.
He did his thing.
Guys, what happened? It's just not gonna work.
I'm sorry.
That's all? It's just not gonna work? Okay.
Well, you're lucky I come bearing good news.
Really? What is it? I got you a meeting with Harry Lerner.
The developer? Don't say it like it's a dirty word, Kristina.
He's a millionaire, that means checks Good thing.
Okay, good.
Good, good.
- Donations.
- A lot of money.
How did you score that guy? Because I'm relentless, and I'm annoying, and I don't take no for an answer.
Does he know where we stand on the downtown loft project, though? We can be vague.
That's the beauty of a person-to-person meeting.
- I just-- - Face to face, you don't have to get into specifics, Kristina.
We guide the conversation.
We avoid what we don't want to talk about.
As long as we're clear that if I get elected, I'm not gonna support his endeavors.
All right.
If it comes up, we'll be very clear that you won't support it.
But we don't need to talk about it.
Go upstairs and get dressed.
I'm dressed.
No, you're not.
Upstairs, come on.
I really don't like that tone.
- I like her.
- Mm.
You know, I sat down with Bob Little the other day, and he's a smart kid.
And he gets it.
But I want to keep an open mind about everything, and that's why I'm here.
And to be honest, this one didn't give me much of a choice.
Yeah.
She's very persistent.
I respect that.
Well, thank you so much for sitting down with us and taking the time.
I know how busy you are.
Do you live in Berkeley? Or-- - no, I'm--uh, Mill Valley.
Oh, Mill Valley.
Wow.
It's pretty nice up there.
It's gorgeous.
Yeah, but I went to Cal.
So it's always been a dream of mine to see downtown Berkeley get revitalized 'cause it's, you know-- Wow, great.
And Kristina went to Cal too.
I went to Cal.
Yeah, that's where her passion for education began.
Mmhmm.
I saw a system that was broken, and that's why I'm putting my hat in the ring for mayor.
Okay, I don't know if you know about my loft project.
I'm creating a multi-use apartment complex downtown.
The ten-story one? Well, you know, it's eight or, you know, might only be able to get to do six because, you know, we don't really know how high we're gonna be able to go, because you really do have to jump through a lot of hoops to get anything approved here in Berkeley.
Berkeley citizens are pretty involved, you know.
With that project comes a lot of, like, construction and traffic and congestion-- - and what they need is a leader who can really explain to them the pros and cons of something like that.
You know, it could add jobs, it could boost the economy.
Exactly.
'Cause, frankly, look.
The projections are saying that the Lerner group is going to create over 100 new construction jobs.
Oh, that's great, construction.
Kristina's brother-in-law is a contractor.
So he's gonna love that.
Yeah, and 60% of those jobs are gonna be union.
But what I need is, I need to get by the zoning review board.
And the first time, it passed eight to zero.
But then it got kicked back up to the city council for further review.
I think the process takes a while.
Yeah, there's so much pork and fat in the government, and that's what Kristina wants to cut out.
That's good because, you know, I feel very strongly about this project, and there's no way that I'm gonna give it up.
- Good for you.
- I like that.
I admire your tenacity, and that's exactly why I'm running for mayor.
You know, my main focus is education, and I'm so passionate about that, so-- - and we definitely-- we're rooting for you.
We really want to see your project go through, right, Kristina? Yeah.
But, you know, my main focus is education.
Yeah.
Mom's here.
We're saved.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi, how'd it go? Please take me home now.
Mmmm.
No.
Well, officially, they still have ten more minutes on the clock.
You heard your grandpa.
Ten more minutes, Syd.
Awesome.
Grandpa, I think if we hurry up, we can still finish disassembling this water pump.
Yeah, I think you're right.
This one seems a little tight though, doesn't it? Yeah.
Okay.
I don't have my glasses here.
We're on step four.
Why don't you read it out there.
"It is p-possible "that some--some-- that some bolts--" come on, just let me do it.
We'll be here all day.
"It is possible that some bolts "take more effort to remove than others.
This possibly indicates improper torque.
" Hey.
Come on.
Give daddy a smile.
Smile for daddy.
Look at that.
Smile for daddy.
- Hey, Cros.
- Give me a little smile.
Can I talk to you for a second? - Uh-oh, Uncle boss is here.
- Hey, Jasmine.
My mom was here all morning, so she's a little tired.
Honey, tickle her or something.
I want to see a little smile before I hang up.
Jasmine, how you doin'? We just got a little business conversation here-- oh, look at that smile! That's great.
- You got your smile.
- That's not a smile.
- Okay, bye Jasmine.
- No, no, no, don't turn it.
Five minutes of your time, you can call 'em back in five minutes--important business.
When I took my job here, I was promised a family-friendly environment.
This is so family-friendly, it's gonna get even better.
Take a look at this.
You know what that is? No, what is it? - That's our future.
- It's a bunch of numbers.
Our future is a bunch of math and numbers? Just forget about the numbers for right now, okay? Okay.
All that is to say, it's time for us to start our own label.
You want to start our own label? Yeah.
You're the only person left in America that doesn't know that the music industry is dying? - Oh, it's not dying.
- You're the last one? All right.
It's d.
I.
Y.
You know what that means? Do it yourself.
So forget about the old business model, okay? Uhhuh.
We are gonna be a one-stop shop.
The bands that we sign are gonna be recorded by us, produced by us, and their music is gonna be distributed by us.
Mm.
And then who pays us? Well, that's all in the numbers here, and I can explain it in detail if you want.
I don't need this explained to me.
I need to know who's gonna pay us.
All you need to know is that real profitability is a real possibility.
It is time for you and I to take it to the next level and truly start working for ourselves.
We already work for ourselves.
- No, no, we don't.
- Yeah, we already-- - no, we don't.
We're still beholden to the labels and the producers.
Look, if you don't want work for the man, you got to be the man.
- Wow, that is inspirational.
- Listen to me-- - how are we going to get this amazing talent? 'Cause no band worth its salt is gonna sign with an unproven label-- it's not gonna happen.
Well, they would if they just got dropped by their label.
You want Ashes of Rome to come back here.
- Boom, you got it.
Exactly.
- That's your plan? You want to sign those idiots? We're gonna sign those idiots.
Let's put aside for a second that I think the lead singer is repugnant, and focus on the fact that the only good thing about that band is their songs, which they don't own anymore.
They're owned by their ex-label.
Oh, you have a look of confusion on your face.
This business, which you claim to know so much about, works that way.
Well, that's not right.
It's not right, but that's the reality of the situation.
That is really not right, Cros.
- Yeah, that's how it works.
- You know what? This is just another reason why we have to do this: To right that wrong.
We're gonna get those songs back.
Let's do it.
How are we gonna get the songs back? I don't know, but I'm gonna figure it out.
I tell you what.
I will get back in the control room with Oliver Rome if you can get those songs back.
- I'm on it.
- Good luck to you.
- You've got to trust me.
- This is-- - all right? - Yeah.
I'm not too nervous about this happening, as you can see.
But now they only block the sun the rain and snow on everyone I don't know.
I mean, maybe it's not as good as I remember.
No, I love it.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
Play me something else.
Okay, um I--I can't.
I'm sorry, I can't do it.
Why? Why not? Joni Mitchell is-- I don't know.
I kind of-- I pretended to like her just 'cause I knew that you liked her.
Why would you do that? I think it's because I like you.
Like, more than just friends.
Oh.
Um-- - it's also cool if you don't, you know, like me back.
I'm not saying that-- I won't be weird or anything.
I just couldn't-- I couldn't keep playing Joni Mitchell and pretending.
I just couldn't do it.
It's fine, really.
Um Well, now I know.
Here, I'll play Beach House or something.
Great.
Well, now, do you have enough food there? This is for Joel, so I don't have to cook him dinner.
Well, I don't think there's anything left for me.
Come on.
Guys, let's go.
Thank you so much for doing this, by the way, dad.
This is-- Oh, come on.
It's fun.
It really is, and it's nice to be needed.
You are that.
Uh, yeah.
Well, you know, I don't want to, you know, pry or stick my nose in where it doesn't belong, sweetheart.
His reading's really bad.
- Boy.
Tsk.
- I know.
I'm working with him at night, you know, but the book reports are torture.
Mm-hmm.
Well, what do the teachers say? They say that it's bad.
Actually, they wanted to hold him back a year, make him do fourth grade again.
- That's tough.
- I know.
And they said it was our choice, so we said no.
But now, he's falling behind day by day, I can see it.
Joel says I'm overreacting, but I can see it, you know.
I don't mean to drag you into this.
I just feel kind of alone with it.
Well, hey, listen.
I got your back, okay.
Whatever I can do.
Thank you.
Here, you can do that.
Thank you.
Are you sure you need all of this? Honey? Yeah? - Hey.
- Hi.
- You working away? - I am.
- How are you? - Good, how are you? How was work? Good.
It was good.
Wow, look at that.
$20,000, the Lerner group came through.
That's great, huh? They sure did, right? Congratulations, right? Yeah, sort of.
I mean, it took Heather less than seven minutes to sell me out in the meeting.
Uhoh.
I mean she was great, wonderful.
And she made him feel heard without making any overt promises.
So that was all wonderful, but-- - well, it's all good then, isn't it? I don't know.
I just feel, like, gross.
Everyone's gonna know that all of my fundraising came from a developer.
You know what I mean? It's like-- - look, as long as you do the right thing with the money, nobody's gonna care where it came from.
But I do.
I care.
I just want to feel good about where I'm getting the money for my campaign.
And this check, it just doesn't make me feel good, you know? You know what? Then don't take it.
But if I don't take it, then the campaign is over.
I know, it's a tough call.
It's 20 grand.
What would you do? No, what would you do? Don't put this on me Kristina.
I'm not putting in on you.
I'm just asking you, what would you do? I think that, in the world of politics, this is business as usual.
Cash the check? It's a tough call.
It's 6:00 P.
M.
dinner should be on the table.
Where is it? I feel like I'm going crazy.
You are correct, sir.
Let's go to Burger and Pie.
Let's get out of here.
It's on TV that they brought back their torpedo burger.
Yes, Burger and Pie.
I could use a break.
Okay.
Go grab mom's purse, babe.
I'm gonna get Nora, okay? Honey, please go get your bag.
Here, give it to-- okay.
Max? - Okay.
- Oh, boy.
See it like you've never seen it before.
It's incredible, wow.
Forget that you've been here having food fights with your cousins.
I mean, I'm just saying the price is right and the bathrooms work, so I don't know.
No, I mean it's great, it is.
It's great.
I love it so much.
Obviously, I-- Really? Of course.
I love the idea of getting married here.
I don't know.
Just-- isn't it just gonna be exactly like Uncle Crosby and Jasmine's wedding? No, no.
Picture your wedding.
We--we'll make it different, you know? You think? I don't know.
What if-- I don't know.
Look, it's up to you, okay? I just-- I'm here to support you.
I just wanted you to consider it.
Uh-huh.
I almost believed you that time.
I was very close.
No, really, really.
I don't know.
Oh, also I--I talked to Ryan about his family.
And he's--they're definitely not coming, so-- - Aww.
- I don't know.
It's very stressful, his past, and he just kind of wants to build a new life with me and-- - if only it were that easy.
I mean, your past is what makes you who you are.
It's what you bring to a marriage, you know? If only we could leave the past behind us, right? Yeah.
- What? - I just don't-- I just--look, I've been where you are in terms of being young and being hopeful.
Here we go, here we go.
This is the part that I knew I was gonna come.
- The part where I tell you-- - Yeah.
That you acted like my marriage is the same as yours.
No, no, no.
I've had experiences that I'm trying to help you-- - but you act as if you can even possibly relate to my situation.
I can relate to your situation.
- No, you can't! - I can relate directly to your situation You can't.
Because I married someone when there were lots of warning signs, and that's all I'm saying.
Are you saying there's a lot of warning signs with Ryan? You said there's a lot of warning signs.
He's not like dad, you know.
He's different, and he's very dependable.
And he's solid.
And he wants this-- dependable? Amber.
I mean, he's beaten people up.
He crashed your car.
You came to me last year when you broke up to say that you-- you were afraid you'd be his caretaker the rest of-- - this is what you've been saving up this whole time, so that this is what-- I'm not saving it up! I'm just saying, open your eyes and be clear on what you're doing.
I don't want you to make the mistakes I made.
You think that my situation is gonna be like yours and dad's, and it's just not at all.
It's completely different.
And it's frustrating to me that you think that it would ever be similar, because I'm not you.
And Ryan's not dad.
I'm gonna go.
Okay? I'm gonna get married at the lake.
I decided already, okay? So I hope that you come.
I hope that you like it.
Man, you are the worst pool player ever.
Man, whatever, we'll put up a "g" then.
I'll put up two gs, you ain't sayin' nothin'.
White boy's back.
- Yo, Adam, what up, fool? - Hey.
I see you thought about what we talked about - the other day, huh? - I did.
And, uh, I found it very inspirational, so I spoke to my brother about it.
But that's--that's not why I'm here, uh-- - no problem, have a seat, man.
No, I-I'd rather stand.
My wife is running for mayor of Berkeley, and I'm very proud of her.
So you're here because you want my vote? See, I got this little prison situation that kind of makes me, uh, ineligible.
I see.
Well, my wife would've loved your vote.
But what she really needs right now is money for her campaign.
See, she's running on an education platform.
She really wants to get schools here in Berkeley on the right track.
And she's gonna do it, if she's elected.
You know, she's the most tenacious, selfless person you'll ever meet.
And her platform is education, so she has a tough time raising money.
We've got a lot of small donations, but we need one big donation to help us really compete in this race.
And that's why I'm here.
How much you lookin' for? Uh, $20,000.
You think she got what it takes? I do.
I know she does.
- What you think? - You already know what I think.
Man, it's for the kids, fool.
It's only 20 gs.
What you talkin' about? Here.
Here.
Uh, hold on a second.
Mistah R.
A.
Y.
, I-I don't think I can accept cash.
- Little Ray! - Yeah, dad? - Bring daddy his checkbook.
- Okay, where is it? - It's on my desk.
- Okay.
I didn't--I didn't know you had a son.
Yeah, that's why I do what I do.
Yeah.
Say hi to Mr.
Braverman.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Look, the schools in this city are a joke.
Make sure she makes them better, all right? She will.
That's what she's gonna do.
Oh, yeah, and tell your wife there's a speed bump at the end of my street.
I don't like it.
When she gets elected, I want it gone.
Oh, it's gone.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Hey, babe.
What are you doing home so early? Are you fixing the chair? - Yeah.
- Yay.
Trying to earn my keep around here.
Finally.
Hi.
Your mom called, like, two or three times.
What did she say? She just left a message, said to call her back.
She's annoying.
- No.
- Mm-hmm.
- She's a mom.
- She's the worst.
Hmm.
Hey, I got some good news.
What? I have decided that I would officially like to marry you at the lake.
- Really? - Mm-hmm.
- Wow.
- Are you happy? Yeah.
- Are you sure? - I'm positive.
It's magical, and there's Nowhere else I'd rather become your wife.
Where you--where we going? To show my appreciation, like - Finally.
- In a special way.
I thought my punishment was over.
Well, jeez, I thought you liked working on the car.
Well, I don't care whether you like it or not.
I got--Victor, I mean, heck, you know, I can't do this on my own, you know? How come Sydney doesn't have to help? Well, you know, Sydney, to be honest with you, is pretty useless around anything mechanical.
- 'Cause she's a girl? - No, no, no.
Not because she's a girl.
Your aunt Sarah was an ace mechanic.
I mean, your sister-- I mean, Sydney-- I mean, jiminy Christmas, you've seen her work.
She was pretty bad.
I mean, my parts were way cleaner than hers.
And I figured out how to put the water pump back inside the car.
Yeah.
So I mean, what do you say? Will you help me out here? - Okay.
- Great.
- Okay.
- Now, here's the deal.
See, now it's gonna be hard work.
I mean, we're gonna get stuck sometimes.
We won't even know what we're doing.
And, uh, well, that means we're gonna have to read the manual to help us out.
I'm not good at reading.
Well, here we go.
See, my eyes are old.
And, uh, the print is really small.
I can't do this on my own.
It's, uh-- it's up to you, kid.
I read really slow.
Well, where the heck do you think I'm goin'? I got nothin' else to do.
My gosh, we've got to get those gaskets in.
So, know what? Just start right there.
What's that say? "Remove front adjuster--adjusters.
" Oh, my gosh.
That means we've got to take the engine out and the transmission.
That's a week's work.
I'm makin' a beautiful day gonna drive my car Hey, buddy.
Dad told me that you passed up on a big campaign donation, and you're really upset, so I shouldn't bug you about dinner.
- Well, that's true.
- I don't understand why you would pass up on money, but he said that it's really cool that you did.
That was very nice of him to say.
Did he explain to you why I passed up on the money? He said you didn't want to be in bed with Harry Lerner.
And then I said that I wouldn't want Harry Lerner in my bed either.
And then he said that was supposed to be a metaphor, and then told me to go play video games.
Yeah, you know, politics can be pretty complicated sometimes.
I know.
I was president.
That's true, you were president.
A very good president.
At that.
Are you gonna drop out of the race? I don't want to drop out of the race, but, you know, with-- without money, it's kind of hard to run for mayor.
So I-I don't know.
You'd probably make a good mayor, though.
Better than Bob Little.
Thanks, buddy, that means a lot.
I'm gonna support your campaign, I think, until I can conduct more research.
And then I'm gonna decide between the two of you once I have more information on the other candidate.
Well, I so appreciate you giving me the benefit of the doubt, I do.
What's this? Where did you get this? Hank told me that I could have $20 if I could shut up for one full hour.
And then I did.
I don't think you should drop out of the race.
And that's gonna be my beautiful day oh, oh-oh-oh my, my I'm learning to fly hey, hey what's that you say? Let's not forget we're alive we're alive