Parenthood s05e12 Episode Script

I hated Afghanistan.
But at least there, everything makes sense.
I just feel out of sync here still.
Well, you're gonna have to decide which world you belong in.
I went back, and I reenlisted.
I have a buddy in advertising who hires photographers.
You would enjoy meeting him.
- Hi.
- This is my friend Sarah.
- Sarah.
- Yeah, Carl told me that your work is amazing.
I thought that I felt something from you.
That's what I thought.
I'm married.
Are you having an affair with Ed? No.
I heard they've been having an affair for months.
- Really? - Yeah, I mean, it makes sense.
They're on the sustainability committee together.
Do you think that was an accident? - No one picks that committee.
- I just don't get it.
Joel is the greatest husband ever.
He's so cute.
- He's so sweet.
- Shh, shh.
- Hi, Julia.
- Hey.
So Bye.
Bye, Victor.
Like, maybe she's just-- - Pardon me.
- That was awkward.
- Okay.
What do you want to know? About? I know you've been talking about me.
Heard all about it.
So what do you want to know? Julia, no.
We're just really, uh, um, sorry for everything that's been going on with you.
Nothing's been going on with me.
I'm not having an affair.
I'm not getting a divorce, so you can get a life, if you want to talk about maybe something else.
And don't tell me that you're sorry, because you're not.
Okay.
- Hi.
- Can I come in? Uh, can I pretend I'm not wearing pajamas? Can we pretend you're wearing nothing at all? Come in, Carl.
Uh, so you remember Alec from that party? Yeah.
He was asking about you for a job.
He wants to interview you.
- For what? - Surfsport.
- You ever heard of them? - Yes, I've heard of surfsport.
I don't live underground.
Well, you sort of do.
Anyway, Alec said it's some huge campaign.
I told him I thought your work was fantastic, and he wants to sit down with you.
I don't know if I can handle an account like surfsport.
- Why not? - Because they're huge.
I don't have the experience.
I don't have the equipment.
I think you'll figure it out.
I mean, the only reason you haven't done a job this big before is because you haven't done a job this big before, right? Can I give him your phone number, just have him call you? Sure.
- Good.
- Good.
See you.
Blue 41! Red dog! Hut, hut, hike! Hey, what are you doing in the house? Hey, hey, hey, hey, why is there a motorcycle in our driveway? Oh, that's Oliver.
Oh, man, I bet he's here to complain about the band.
They're bickering with one another.
Here, will you take her? Why is he coming here? He looks cool.
Hey.
What's up, Crosby? We got a bit of a problem, bro.
Mrs.
Crosby.
Hello.
- Spawn of Crosby.
- What's the problem? The band and I are in a huge fight.
- About what? - About them being jackasses.
And I'm not gonna play another song until-- Butt faces.
I will not finish recording this record until they apologize to me.
I mean, they're trying to get in my head, and there's only one person in this head most he time.
And so they kicked me out of the house, and I don't know anybody else in town 'Cause I've just been focusing on my art this whole time, so who am I gonna meet? I know you, and you can maybe let me crash for a couple days, and that would be awesome.
That would be so sweet.
Yeah, a few days is great.
- Oh, nice! - Just a couple of days.
That'll work, yeah.
A few, awesome.
That's it, and I got to get the rest of my stuff.
I couldn't fit it on my bike.
So, if you could take the minivan machine and we could just do a quick-- - you also need me to move.
Uh-huh.
Oh--all right.
You're all I got.
Dude! You and me--bunkmates.
- Eh, probably not bunkmates.
- I mean, flashlights under blankets and stuff? Yeah, sounds-- - no.
Hey.
Max? Max.
What's going on? You were supposed to meet me in the parking lot.
You all right? Yeah.
Where's the rest of the yearbook club? - I don't know.
- Don't know? What about Mr.
Carlson? Where is he? - I don't know.
- Okay.
Hey, look who's here.
What's up, Micah? What's going on, bud? Max, what was that all about? I don't know.
That was Micah, your best friend.
You guys just went by each other and didn't say anything.
- No, we're not friends anymore.
- Since when? Max, what happened? I don't know.
We have to get to Hank's.
Hey.
What are you doing here? You're 1/2 hour early.
Oh, sorry.
It's fine.
Uh, most of your stuff is in those boxes.
- Okay, thanks.
- You might want to do a double-check, like, around the bathroom or something, because, you know, there might be some stuff that I missed, so And if you could just leave the keys on the table, that would be great.
Yeah.
- All right.
- Are you leaving? Yeah, I am.
I'm leaving.
I wasn't even gonna be here, but you came 1/2 hour early, so Do you want to talk or anything? It's a little late to talk, isn't it? Go ahead, though, if you have something to say.
It's just-- I-I mean, I may not see you before I-- what--what's left? Forgive me 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 - Maybe he didn't see you guys.
- No, he saw us.
I said, "hey, Micah.
" I could see him seeing us out of the corner of his eye.
He just kept on rolling.
It doesn't make any sense.
It just doesn't.
When I asked Max about it all Max said was, "we're not friends anymore.
" I mean, he hasn't been over here in a long time, you know, but I figured they're still friends.
I just feel like this is my fault because I used to help facilitate the playdates and stuff, and he was coming over.
Since this election's been taking over our lives, it's like-- It might be your fault.
Adam.
Hopefully, it's something small and fixable.
What if I called his parents? What if I called them and just explained the situation? Maybe they know something we don't.
They're nice people.
Look, Max is a little old for us to be calling his friends' parents.
Well, he's not gonna tell us what's going on.
It's his only friend, Adam.
He might.
Give me a shot.
Let me think about it for a little while and I'll see if I can get to the bottom of it with Max, okay? All right.
Delicious, amazing.
Mmm.
It really was, honey, so good.
Jabbar, can you clear the table, please? - Yeah.
- God.
Family dinner-- this is what it's like.
- It's nice, right? - I longed for this my entire childhood.
This is, like, a melange of people, just from all over the world, different races, coming together eating chow.
Norman Rockwell, right? Breaking bread.
We're breaking bread with each other.
This is actually happening.
- Yeah, it's gluten-free.
- Even better, man.
This is inspiring.
This is, like, light bulb inspiration.
I need a piece of paper.
I need some paper.
- You want paper? - Paper, pen.
Paper, pen, please.
Yeah, honey, I think there's- hey, Oliver, not to interrupt your thought process here, but have you spoken to the rest of the band? What's going on with You know when somebody just doesn't get it? That's my band.
None of them get it.
I just look at them, and I'm like, "you're so immature.
You're so childish.
" They just think we're making a record.
We're just making a record.
It's not destiny.
It's not my life.
Now I'm depressed.
Well, I understand that.
But sometimes when I'm sad, I like to go down to the studio and let it out, you know, kind of like a release.
You know, it's kind of cathartic.
Yeah, I see what you're doing there.
- Yeah.
- What's that? I know you're not trying to smoke that in this house.
Oh, no, no, it's not pot.
It's just a little cigarette.
- Got ya.
- Now, this, my friend, is fine quality Bali shag.
Now, if you're gonna smoke, don't buy cigarettes.
You got to roll 'em just like our forefathers did.
- Okay.
- No, don't-- don't tell him that.
First of all, you're never gonna smoke.
Second of all, you're not smoking in this house, so take it outside.
But Crosby and I- - Crosby--what? - What does Crosby do? What are you talking about? Oh, nothing, nothing.
- Are you smoking? - No! What? No, no, no, I got to go anyways.
- What is he talking about? - I don't know.
It's okay, I got to go anyways.
I got to visit a young lady, tuck her into bed.
Mm, maybe you should stay there tonight.
I'm not giving that lady the wrong idea.
Come on.
Of course not.
Anyway, I'm gonna be late, so you don't want to lock the door or keep it unlocked, or else I'm gonna break in.
You definitely won't do that.
We'll choose the unlocked option.
- See you, fam, love you! - Oliver Rome is so cool.
You know what I'm thinking for the holidays? - What? - He and your mother staying here all at once, bunk beds.
Yeah! - Hey.
- Hey.
- How's it going? - Good.
Can I come in? Yeah.
Thank you.
When you headed out? Wednesday.
Fort Lewis.
Oh.
Yeah.
- You're flying? - Driving.
Driving.
Well, it's crappy weather up there, all right.
Yeah.
It just rains all the time, just pisses all over you.
Yeah.
The reason I came by was to To tell you that I hope what I said the other night isn't the reason why you reenlisted.
- No.
No, it's-- - Because I don't want Amber to think that, you know, it was me that-- - no, Zeek, it wasn't.
And I'll find some way of making sure that she knows that.
The military is my life now.
You know, I wanted Amber to be my life and Berkeley and your whole family and You know I love her so much, but I don't, uh, know that I'm good for her.
How is she? You haven't talked to her? No.
No, she, uh, she's pretty mad.
Well, you're leaving.
Yeah, I know.
She doesn't want to talk to me.
That's sad.
I don't know.
Okay.
Hey, Zeek.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
You've done so much for me.
Godspeed, Ryan.
- Hey.
- Can you take a minute? Yeah.
You know, um I've been Pretty unhappy Since I left work.
And, uh, Ed was going through the same thing, so That's basically how we became friends.
You were so mad at me when Victor got held back, which I-I understand.
That didn't go down right.
But, you know, Ed and I talked about that too, and that's-- you saw all those texts.
That's what that was about.
We were just-- it was so rough on us.
Joel, um Ed got confused about the nature of our friendship, clearly, because He kissed me.
You know, and I stopped it, and he hasn't tried to do it again.
I thought you-- you said nothing happened.
Well, from my side of it, nothing happened, you know, from my-- So - For me.
- Where? Where was this? This was at his house.
I had gone-- You went to his house? When? I did.
This is- a couple weeks ago I went over there because I started to get the sense that he was misunderstanding.
So let me-let me just Let me get this straight.
You, uh You've been having, um, a-a An emotional relationship with--with Ed, some sort of emotional affair with Ed A friendship.
And then you go over to his house.
Clearly, he's separated from his wife, and you go over, and he kisses you - Yes.
- And when I ask you about anything happening-- I begged you.
I begged you to tell me if anything happened, and you said, "nothing.
" I said, "nothing," because from my point of view Why? It was nothing and because I didn't want to unnecessarily upset you.
Why would you think that that is nothing? For me, um, um-- from me to him, it was nothing.
I love the bird.
Oh, yeah, that was a great shot.
So, uh, tell me, Hank, any chance you surf? No.
I don't.
I tried it once and, uh, hated it.
Yeah.
But you don't need to go to the beach for this.
You know that, right? Because the beach ones-- you're gonna run into a lot of trouble with lens and sand and wind.
Sun's gonna go down--that's gonna be a big pain in the ass when the sun goes down.
Right, right, right.
So you wouldn't do surfing shots for surfsport? You don't--you don't do that for this kind of shoot.
I mean--you know, I mean, between me and you, it's-- you're not doing art here.
You're doing a brochure.
And you got a budget, and you're gonna want to be in the studio for this one.
Yeah, this is really good stuff, and we'll get back to you as soon as we know something.
Thank you.
Okay.
Hey.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- What are you doing here? Nice to see you too.
Yeah.
No, I'm-- what's up? I have an interview.
Where? - Uh, surfsport.
- Surfsp-- That's just where I was.
- Oh, my God! - You're interviewing there? I don't get it.
Yeah.
I don't have a chance now.
Seriously? - Yes, seriously.
- How did-- I mean-- - So surprised.
You're bringing your pictures of dogs, right? I don't-- - I have lots of different pictures, and I have an interview.
Why-- No, I know, I know.
But how did you get it? I don't get it.
- Sarah.
- Who care-- hi! - Sarah, hi.
- Alec, nice to see you again.
- Good to see you.
Good to see you.
Uh, my brothers are so excited I'm here.
Well, I'm excited that you're here as well.
Thanks for coming in.
They are huge fans.
So, I mean, as you will see, we've made the adjustment for the step down from the living room into the kitchen, and-- but I think all it's done is just made this view even more spectacular.
- Love it.
- Oh, good.
Great.
Well, we've lost a tiny bit of space in the kitchen, but I think that between the sliding doors and all this sunlight, it's just going to feel even bigger.
How many square feet did we lose exactly? Uh Sorry.
But 6 useless square feet.
I mean, it was between the refrigerator and the breakfast bar.
I'm actually standing in it.
You just won't miss it.
And what's the budget change per unit? That's--sorry.
Uh I've got it.
Um Joel's numbers are totally off 'cause I asked him to change all the countertops, so I tell you what-- we'll get you a new breakdown and a new budget tonight.
Okay? Sure.
Good.
Okay.
Come, I want to show you upstairs.
It's so sexy, this house.
It is just magnificent.
Who is it? - It's me.
- Ugh.
How'd you get that interview? What is wrong with you? I'm just asking.
- What are you doing? - Can I come in? - You came over? Yes.
- I'm gonna come in, 'cause this is bothering me a little bit.
What about the phone? Just call me.
I'm just wondering how-- you know, I heard you say, "good to see you again.
" When did you see that guy? I could tell.
I could tell that you were upset when we were there.
I'm not upset.
I'm a friend.
I'm a friend.
I'm a photographer, fellow photographer, wondering how you got in that loop.
I was referred by a friend.
What friend knew him? Who? I don't get it.
Why do you care? Why does it matter? I've been doing this for a long time.
I'm just wondering how you are in the same circle--that's all.
I mean, I'm happy for you.
I just don't know how you got in there.
Carl, who you met the other night, was my friend who-- - tux guy? Mr.
tux? - Mr.
tux.
Really? Okay, all right, now I get it.
Oh, do you? What? Come on.
Okay, a-come on, what? Get it.
I'm not going out with Carl.
So you're qualified for that job, then? I think I am, yeah.
What kind of lens you use for a sunset? You don't--I don't have to pass your little tests, okay? What lens you gonna use? What kind of lens are you gonna use? Hank, I think it's time for you to maybe go.
You better be careful, all right? Careful with your "game show host" neighbor, all right? What are you warning me? He's not a game show host.
He's a doctor, if you must know.
Yeah, I know what kind of doctor he is.
Goodbye.
- Hey, what was that? - Sorry.
I'm so sorry.
It wasn't even a hard question.
It was a basic one.
I know.
I'm--I'm doing the report right now.
Joel, I've put a ton of faith in you.
You nearly screwed this up.
That is the prototype.
He doesn't like it, we have big problems.
Yes, yes, I know.
I'm sorry.
I just--I haven't been sleeping well lately and, uh, my--my marriage Right.
I hate to say it, but I don't care.
I don't care about your personal problems, Joel.
I don't.
This is your job, and it's a big one, so get it together, okay? Hey, Max.
Hey, that's a good picture.
I like that.
No, it's not.
It's all out of focus.
Otis ruined it.
Otis sucks.
We need a new dog.
Well, I think we're stuck with Otis, so Hey, listen I wanted to talk with you About you and Micah.
Why? Well, because Micah's your best friend.
No, Hank is.
All right, well, Hank's an adult, so - So? That's not relevant.
- It is relevant.
It's important for you to have friendships with people who are your own age.
And I know that you and Micah were really good friends, and something happened.
Did he do something? Did you maybe say something that upset him? Can you remember? Maybe it's because he was suddenly obsessed with basketball, and I told him basketball is stupid.
Okay, that could be.
He can't even play basketball.
He's in a wheelchair.
- You didn't say that, did you? - Yeah.
And then it was even more stupid, because he said he could play wheelchair basketball, which I told him was stupid because it's not real basketball.
Okay.
I think that may have hurt Micah's feelings.
So I think you should apologize to him.
And I got an idea-- why don't I get some tickets to a golden state warriors game, and you can invite him to go with us--what do you say? I don't want to go to the golden state warriors.
- Max, this is important.
- They're not even warriors, anyway, they're basketball players.
Warriors fight in wars It's just the name Of the team, Max--okay.
These guys just play basketball.
It doesn't make any sense.
For Micah and for me, I want you tell him you're sorry for saying those things and invite him to come to the basketball game-- can you do that? Fine.
Great.
I think that Micah's gonna be very excited about going to this basketball game.
That's good.
I like that.
All right, little dude.
Be close attention to the music right here, this part is pure genius.
Is that the shark? No, no, , she thinks the shark's there.
It's the music, man.
It's scaring you.
It's making everything hurt.
You're, like, "I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!" Is the shark gonna kill that guy? - What do you think? - Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing out of bed? And what are you watching? What is this? Jaws.
It's jaws.
Jaw-- TV off, you in bed.
Get up, and let's go.
I couldn't go to sleep! Well, you better try now.
Let's go.
- But he said it's a classic.
- I don't care what he said.
He's not your mother.
What's going on in here? And, you, he's ten years old.
You don't show him-- - it's not scary! - Oh.
You can't show the kid the horror movies.
What are you doing, man? Horror movies? Jawsis a horror movie? Yes, it's a scary- it's a scary movie, dude.
- Last time I checked, it was brilliant cinema.
Just the score that's freaking you out.
It's a great movie, but-- oh, boy.
You're in this part.
Oh, hey-- I said turn it off.
- Turn it off already! - Oh, no! Okay! How many times is she gonna ask? I got the job.
- You got the job.
- Yeah.
- Congrats.
That's amazing.
- Thanks.
It's a little too amazing.
How's that possible? Uh, did you have anything to do with this? Are you the reason I got it? I'm definitely not the reason you got it, but I don't think it hurt.
I mean, Alec's a friend.
This is great.
I was up against some really amazing photographers.
Even better.
It just feels like I don't deserve it.
Hey, don't--no, don't talk about deserving it, right? You went in, you won the job.
Now you're gonna go kill it.
What if I don't do a good job? Well, then you'll never work again, and it'll look bad for me.
Hey, you know what? Don't second-guess this.
You can do it.
I think go to the right, and I think there's-- - hey, come on, we got to go to school.
Where'd you get chips? Pantry, dude.
Hey, listen to me.
Go brush your teeth.
No, no, no-- we got to get to a save.
We got to get to a save.
- Oliver.
- Oh, good.
- What the hell? - Great.
Okay.
- Hey, what's up, jabbar? - Hey, Uncle Adam.
- Can you please turn that off? - No, just let me get to the end of this level here.
Okay, you know what? No more video games.
- No, no, no, no, no! Oh! - The slumber party's over.
It's time for you to get back in the studio and finish the album.
That's right.
What is this, like an intervention here? - Yeah.
- That's exactly right, 'cause you've got to get in the studio and finish that song today.
- It's not gonna happen, man.
- Yes, it is.
It has to.
No, look, I'm working with a bunch of douches over there.
I'm not gonna finish this record.
I don't care, man! You're the front man of the band! Un-douche 'em! We've put in time.
We put in money.
We've put an incredible amount of faith into ashes of Rome - That's right.
- And we both need you to be an adult, get back into the luncheonette, record that album.
You can't force creativity! Have you ever tried to make something from nothing? Have you? Listen to me.
You are contractually obligated to finish the album.
- "Contractually obligated.
" - Yes, unfortunately, you are.
You're putting out the big-kid words, aren't you? So you're gonna have to force it.
- You're gonna contractually-- - Bye, guys.
Have a good day at school, jabbar.
- I'm driving you.
- Bye, Oliver.
- Later, dude.
- Bye, sweetie.
I hate to say this, but you can't stay here any longer unless you get to the studio.
Oh, just on your way out, you're gonna drop that.
Mrs.
Crosby, you're gonna let him-- - I'm not a part of this.
- Bye, Oliver! Look, we will see you in the studio today, okay? That's right.
You got to tear the band-aid off.
Sure.
I'll be right there.
Micah.
Micah.
Micah.
What's up, Max? I know you like basketball, and I'm sorry I called it stupid.
My dad and I are going to a golden state warriors game this Friday, and I was wondering if you wanted to come.
The seats are section 115, row "g," seats 4 through 6.
Also, there will be hot dogs.
I can't.
It's on Friday, and they'll be playing the San Antonio spurs, and there will be nachos too.
Ooh, nachos.
I don't want to go.
Sorry.
Is that? Because we're kind of busy.
Up and down.
This is the hat.
Hey, buddy.
Max.
What-- what happened? I don't know.
He won't talk to me.
I didn't get a word out of him all the way home.
Hey, bud, what's going on? - I'm going to Hank's.
- No, no, no.
You're not going to Hank's.
It's not your day, is it? - Hank doesn't care.
- Did something happen? I don't want to talk.
I just want to go to Hank's.
All right, stop.
Max, listen to me, okay? You can go if you just let us know what's going on.
Talk to your mother.
Yeah.
We're not going to the basketball game on Friday, because I asked Micah to go and he said no.
Well, why did he say no? Did you ask him the way that we talked about? - Yes.
- And you apologized to him? - Yes.
- Told him about the good seats? I told him the great seats.
I told him the nachos.
I told him hot dogs.
I told him everything.
And he doesn't want to be friends with me anymore, because he has new friends that play basketball, and they all think that I'm weird.
Now, I talked.
I'm going to Hank's.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Can I come in? Please.
Well, my gosh.
- What? - Well, I've just never been here before.
This is it, huh? Yeah, this is it.
This is all I've got.
- Can I sit down? - Please, yeah.
You want some water or anything? No.
Thank you.
Okay.
Uh, I stopped by and I saw Ryan yesterday.
Okay.
I don't want to talk about Ryan at all, so, please Yeah.
He's--he's pretty, uh, torn up.
That's terrible.
Do you know who else is torn up? Me.
'Cause I got broken up with.
I know That if you let this kid go and you don't say good-bye, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life.
You realize that I didn't ask him to leave, right? You realize he broke off our engagement.
He asked me to marry him, and then he took it back.
He left me.
But he deserves a good-bye.
What about what I deserve? What about what your granddaughter deserves after I did exactly what you told me to do, which was to be patient and kind and loving and open and try to stand by him through everything? And I did that.
And I know you have a weird military thing with him, but what about me? Amber.
Amber.
Here, give me your hand.
Sweetheart, do you love him? I don't know why you would ask me a question like that.
I don't know what you're trying to say, but I don't want to talk about this with you.
It's--it's-- it's not your business.
It's just not.
Okay.
And I didn't even want to go to the basketball game anyways.
- It's a dumb sport.
- Yeah, I agree.
It's boring.
And then the last three minutes take, like, an hour.
It's a waste of time.
And I also don't see why it was bad to say he can't play basketball because he's in a wheelchair.
It's a fact.
Yeah, hold on, hold on, hold on.
Hello.
Uh-huh.
Uh, yeah, okay.
Yeah.
No, it's all right.
All right, thank-- well, hold on.
Do you mind telling me who did get it? Yeah, yeah, that's what I thought.
Yeah.
All right, thank you.
Oh, you're aunt Sarah-- she's something.
I'm not allowed to talk about aunt Sarah while I'm here.
- What? - If you mention aunt Sarah, then I have to either change the subject or leave.
All right, you know what? We won't call her aunt Sarah.
How about that? We'll just call her, um, "the competitor.
" Anyway, the competitor-- she stole a job from me, even though she's far less qualified.
Then how'd she get the job? She's very, um, charming.
That's not really the word I want to use.
Everybody likes her.
I like you better than aunt Sarah.
Well, you might be the only one.
- Everyone else sucks.
- Pretty much.
What's it mean, Mrs.
starfish? you're lonely like me oh, hello.
Oh, hey.
I'm out.
I'm out by the end of the day.
I know the drill.
I'm out.
Don't worry.
Did you go in today? Nope.
Nope.
Oh, there's the man right there.
This man is dedicated.
Did Crosby ever tell you that I was a professional dancer? - Really? - Yes.
That's hot.
Are we talking, like, jazzercise pants, or are we talking, like, exotic kind of vibe? None of the above.
You know, I started dancing when I was six, and I wanted to be a dancer when I grew up, but as I got older, I realized that there were There were a lot of girls with the same dream, and I wondered, like, why was I gonna make it? - I totally get that.
- You know? But I went for it anyway, because I knew if I didn't that for the rest of my life, I would wonder could I've made it.
I just had to know.
You think that might be why you don't want to go back to the studio? Because once you're done, it's over.
The album's gonna be out there, people are gonna judge it, and there's nothing you can do about it anymore.
Oh, I know.
I'm not afraid of sucking.
That's not what it's about.
I'm not afraid of that.
What I am afraid of is just being mediocre.
I just I just want it to be great.
You know? Mmhmm.
That great that you dreamed when you were a kid, you know? - Mm-hmm.
- Like, the real deal.
This is all I've ever known how to do.
This--I literally have no other skills.
It's not funny.
I'm serious.
No, I agree with you.
Look, Oliver, you got to get it out there.
Otherwise, you'll always wonder.
Oh, golly.
She's finally down.
Good.
She was feisty today, like her daddy.
What you doing? I was thinking about calling Micah's parents and begging them to have him go to this warriors game with Max.
Well, you know me-- I'm not above begging, especially when it comes to Max, but-- - I just don't know that it's gonna help what is really going on here.
Well, what do you think is really going on here? Max has lost his only friend at school.
The kids at school are starting to notice that Max has his Differences.
And he's all alone.
Honey, look, I mean, I want to fix things for Max all the time-- you know that I do.
But he's getting older, and we can't just jump in and solve his problems all the time.
He was humiliated, Kristina.
You should have seen him when he was walking back to the car from those kids.
I'm helpless.
And I hate it.
I just hate it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
This yours? Yeah.
I'm so mad at you.
I don't understand why you would do this.
I don't-- I don't understand why you would leave me.
I don't think I ever really will.
I think what makes me the angriest is that you would go somewhere that I can't know for sure that you're safe.
So just, please Take care of yourself, okay? - Yeah.
- And promise me that you'll come home safe, okay? Promise.
I'll be careful.
Okay.
Well, that's That's all I came here to say.
- Hi.
- Oh, look at this.
Sarah Leibovitz is in the building.
Nice.
Very good.
So you heard? - I did hear, yeah.
- Wow.
Listen, I have a question related to my new job, but I would like your assurance that're not gonna embarrass me or make me grovel.
I don't know if I can do that.
- Okay, I'll talk to you later.
- All right, all right, what? I won't make you-- I won't embarrass you or the other thing.
Grovel.
Do not make me grovel.
- All right, I won't.
Go.
- Okay.
Um, so I have this job for surfsport, and I've realized that I'm a little short on certain equipment, and I need studio space that I don't have.
And so I wondered if I could-- if we could, you know, do the job together.
- Just like we used to? - Except that I'm the boss.
I don't think so.
Okay.
I just-- - um, I mean, look, forget who's what.
How does that work money-wise? - Right to the deal making.
- Yeah, I mean, how we gonna-- - I'd pay you, of course.
- Pay me what? - Your fee.
- My hourly fee? - Yes.
- You--you would go broke.
- No, no, not that hourly fee.
The hourly fee that you get after, you know, we-- - I don't have that.
- After the--after-- - see do what I do, okay? There's-- you can't afford that.
- Oh, my God.
Okay, fine, then we'll split it 70/30.
- 50/50? - We're using my equipment.
We're doing my thing.
Come on.
You told me you would not make me grovel.
This is embarrassing.
I didn't know you were talking about money.
Okay.
All right, but hold on.
But first, I just want-- - oh, my God, what else? - No, I just want one thing.
I just want you to say it's not really about the equipment or the time or the thing or-- it's about the talent and the fact that you are in a little bit over your head.
Say it, boss.
All right, buddy, are you super excited about this game? This is stupid.
I don't even want to go.
It's not stupid, and your dad's totally looking forward to it.
You're gonna have so much fun! - Okay! Who - Yay! Is ready to rumble? - I'm ready to rumble.
- Huh? There you go.
Oh, you just gave me the finger.
- I did.
- Thank you.
- What is this? - It's a foam finger for cheering.
- It looks stupid.
- That's the point.
Whoop, whoop! Whoop, whoop! All right, I have one question for you, Max, before we go.
Are you ready to rumble yes.
Can you please stop asking that question? No.
I can't hear you.
Oh, I think I must have a little wax in my ear.
I'm ready to rumble.
Are you ready to rumble? Yes! I'm ready to rumble! - Whoo! - All right, there we go! High one! - Yes.
Yes.
- I'm excited.
Let's go.
Oh.
Whoo.
- You ready? - I'm ready.
All right.
Okay, Max.
Whoo! All righty.
And that is all she wrote.
I'm out of your hair.
- Well, we made it.
- Yay.
I just want to say, like, living with you guys the last couple of days has been life-changing, seriously.
And, Jasmine, if I ever get married, and I'm talking years from now, way down the road - Mm-hmm.
- I want a chick that's just, like, a younger version of you.
But that's not-- you know, fine wine, like ageless beauty-- - yeah, I got it.
Thank you, Oliver.
Anyway, I'm just trying to say thank you, and so I wrote you a song.
- Oh.
- Really? It's called Jasmine all the time.
I'm seriously not trying to move in on your wife here, but I can play it for you if you want.
I mean-- - no, no, you don't have to do that right now.
- Yeah! - I want to hear it, yeah.
Yeah? All right, all right, all right.
It's gonna be good.
He's good.
This could end up on the album.
All right.
Jasmine all the time.
It's just, like, a piece.
All right.
Just throw away the clocks for now it's Jasmine all the time it keeps Jasmine on my mind and I'm picking up the pieces with every song I write it's ja-a-a Jasmine Jasmine all the time I'm really sorry.
Yeah, I know.
But it's gonna be okay.
Is it? Hey, look, if I say it's gonna be okay, it's gonna be okay, okay? Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
I feel its presence still enough it's beautiful but it changes it's beautiful Hey, Joel, I want to talk to you about something.
I was thinking that we should try and see a marriage counselor.
I called around today, and a couple of them can take us this week.
No.
No, this week doesn't work for you, or-- - no, I don't want to see a marriage counselor because the marriage is not the problem.
The problem is you.
Joel, I don't-- I don't know what you're trying-- this is why I didn't want to tell you about Ed.
You didn't want to tell me about Ed-- - because you're making it a bigger deal than it is.
It's a pretty big deal.
- Okay.
- It's a pretty big deal.
It's not even just Ed.
It's like ever since you left your job, I don't even know-- I don't even know who you are.
- I want to fix it.
- I've been wandering around this house for the past couple of days trying to figure out why I'm-- I'm here, why I'm doing this, and I just think it's 'cause of those two.
I am so Joel, don't you think somebody can help us? You want to fix it, and I don't think-- I don't think it can be fixed.