Party of Five s05e12 Episode Script

1 Ned on machine: Julia, it's me.
you can't just keep not answering my messages.
I don't know how many times this makes, but I'll say it again, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry we had a fight, but you know, people fight.
if I wasn't so totally crazed thinking about you every second look, look, pick up.
I know you're there.
you're there.
you've got to be.
I'm coming over.
greetings, o Julia.
just had professor shapiro's Shakespeare.
don't you hate when teachers, like, do the parts? he got really into Ophelia.
hey, what'd you just erase? oh, don't worry.
it wasn't for you.
is your arm still hurting you? you know what, Maggie? I'm going home for a couple of days.
you're going to miss the finals review in French? so if anyone asks like ned? yeah, um, he's coming over, so you don't know where I've gone, ok? sure, of course.
if you don't want me to tell him, I won't.
thanks.
just like if you don't want to talk to me about what's going on, you don't have to.
with you and ned, I mean.
I can't.
I can't.
Everybody wants to live like they wanna live and everybody wants to love like they wanna love and everybody wants to be closer to free closer to free Ok, there we go.
can you imagine being that small? yeah.
I mean, no.
not--not that small.
neither can you.
you weren't even that small when you were born.
you remember? god yeah.
I was in high school.
I gave up a whole weekend, had 49ers tickets and everything, to babysit Bailey and Julia, 'cause dad had to keep running back and forth to the hospital.
Bailey was about 5.
he was the ultimate, ultimate brat to babysit.
ha ha.
What are you doing with those boxes? just putting them here for now.
Daphne left a bunch of stuff in here.
I've got to pack it up later.
I want it to be ready when she sends for it all.
well, how do you know? that she isn't just coming back, I mean.
claud, that's-- that's way over, me and Daphne.
end of story.
you know what? let me pack up her things for you.
it's got to be something that you hate doing.
claud, uh, thanks, but, you know, it's really not a big job, and I don't need any help.
do you think Diana knows something's happened to her? that her mother's left, and-- probably isn't a great question to be asking right now, huh? I've been thinking about it.
I don't think she realizes.
I mean, it's been a week, and she seems ok.
hey, how long you going to hang out? don't you have to get to school? (Diana fusses) ok, ok, ok.
all right.
Fine.
ok, bye, di.
Shh.
Shh.
Shh.
Oh, hey.
ow.
Hi.
hey.
Here, let me get those for you.
did you pull your shoulder or something? no, I mean, yeah, but, uh-- really? How? I had an accident on that service road behind the dorm-- let me see.
something happen to the car? no, Griffin, don't.
forget it.
why? I've worked on the old beast a million times.
it didn't--you can't even see it.
is it front or back? Griffin, would you stop-- stop trying to help with everything.
well, that's not easy.
Julia, hey.
hey you.
what are you doing home? oh, I was, um, just missing everybody.
where's ned? I don't want to talk about him, ok? but how are you? how's school? everything's ok.
Sorry, everybody.
sorry I'm late.
whoa.
she's beautiful.
is she yours, Mr.
s? nope.
Nope.
just found her on my doorstep.
Mr.
salinger.
Ms.
Walsh, we're, uh, just getting started here.
new student? (both laugh) extremely.
I can, uh, I can explain about bringing her to school with me.
I, uh, got my little sister at home, too.
my--my little sister and my little brother, and, uh-- and you're a single parent.
teacher's lounge.
people talk.
yeah.
way too much.
can I show you something? day care? used to be the music room.
couple of the single parents on the staff chipped in and set this up.
if you're interested, I can let you know your share.
great, but, uh, I'd rather not.
she's going through this weird thing right now.
doesn't want to be left with strangers, so I'd like to keep her in the classroom with me, if there aren't any rules against that.
rules, no, but the insurance situation might be kind of iffy.
see, this-- this day care stuff when you're a single parent, everybody figures that you need all kinds of help, when-- actually, I know.
he's mine.
Andy.
I'm one of those single parents that I mentioned.
even the vice principal needs all the help she can get.
we even have a support group.
support group's not exactly my cup of tea.
like day care.
so, is it going to be ok if I keep her in the room with me? I'll see if we can stretch a point.
ok, then.
I should, uh, I should get back, and, um, thanks, Ms.
Walsh.
Valerie.
ok.
Claud, what's up with this? it's for Owen.
he'll love it.
you know, now that he's this big camper.
man, I can barely fit in here anymore.
hey, char.
hey.
hey, claud.
hey, buddy.
who's the man? hey, cool.
can I play in there? You can sleep in here.
that's why I set it up.
Come on.
cool.
old times, huh? yeah.
Especially with Julia home.
Julia's home? is everything ok? why wouldn't it be? oh, no reason.
it's just, you know, we're getting ready to start finals, but you're probably on a different schedule than us.
oh, no.
Us, too, but, um, I'd just rather study here, that's all.
can I take the little beauty? yeah.
Hee hee.
Hi.
so, um, how's he been? well, we had a great time camping, and he's mostly over his cold.
that's not what I'm asking.
well, I'm not going to lie, you've got your work cut out for you.
he still mad that I didn't come get him? he'll get over that, right? but maybe we should make this regular, me taking him.
you know, weekends.
a week.
I mean, how many plates do you need spinning in the air? think I can't swing it? no, but do I think it would be better if you didn't have to? yes, I do.
I got it covered, bay.
Charlie Daphne left.
that's--whatever way it went down, you loved her, you had a baby with her, and it's ok for you to let it hurt, but I don't see you doing that, man.
I get that you're concerned, bay, but, uh but but let's just drop the whole subject, right? that's what I was trying to tell him.
look, Charlie just needs to think he can do it all.
I read about it in psych.
it's called the Superman complex.
yeah, well, it's also called he's got to cut himself some slack.
this won't take a second.
I just have to find the disk that Arthur put the accounts on.
then we can get out of here.
do you see it anywhere? no.
must be in the office.
just a sec.
Holy-- (sighs) hey, sar.
Sarah, you're not going to believe this.
somebody must've-- don't--don't move, man.
Bailey I'll hurt her, man.
I'll cut her.
you better not try anything.
no.
I'm not-- I'm not, ok? look, here, take anything you want.
Here.
here's money.
here's money.
take money.
put it on the bar.
put it on the bar.
ok.
ok.
Here.
My wallet.
here's my watch.
anything.
just, please.
get down on the ground.
get down on the ground! you think I'm playing with you? Get down! ok.
Please don't hurt her.
get down.
don't hurt her.
take everything, ok? get your face down.
put your face down.
get it down.
put it down.
put your face down to the ground, damn it.
put it down.
(sobs) give me this chain before I cut your neck.
it's all right.
it's ok.
(sobs) it's ok.
It's ok.
he's gone.
you're doing good.
you're remembering a lot.
if you could give me a little more on this description, it would help.
so far I have, "white, maybe hispanic, about 22.
" no.
He was older than that.
25, maybe.
no.
21 or 22.
That's all.
Sarah, put yourself there.
see it, if you know what I mean.
it'll come to you.
Is that where you were? good.
Sarah, try to visualize what he looked like.
um, he had a scar.
right here.
like a jagged one.
kind of short hair, right? short, dark hair.
skinny guy.
but he was strong.
I mean, he had really strong arms-- it's ok.
it's ok.
that's good.
you'll come down to the precinct later and look at some pictures.
I mean, you've seen how they do it in the movies, right? meantime, Sarah call this number.
he's a doctor.
you know, a shrink.
he works with us.
he does a trauma counseling thing for victims of violence.
thank you.
it would be great if you caught this guy.
he was like an animal, hiding around here in the dark.
you know, it wouldn't hurt if you called that number, too.
uh-huh, thanks.
think about it.
effects of something like this creep up-- I said thanks.
now just find this guy, ok? it's what we do.
officer, I need you to take this down for me.
that's great.
That's exactly what we need is some new age cop.
some animal holds a knife to my girlfriend's throat and he's running around out there free, and he wants me to get help.
Hey.
hi.
hi.
hi, you.
hi, beautiful.
how was school today, you two? aw, she was fine.
she flirted.
yeah.
Ha ha ha.
she did.
hey, honey.
so, uh, how are Bailey and Sarah? uh, little in shock, I think, but ok.
nobody got hurt.
mmm.
something like that sticks with you, though.
this your office? what are those? oh, um, (clears throat) well, they're, uh, sort of-- they'rewhat? Charlie, I have something really important to tell you.
I didn't want to until it was definite, but they're adoption papers.
Paul and I are going to have an adoption.
I mean, we're going to have a baby.
we're going to adopt.
Kirsten, that is-- that is great.
what happened? I thought Paul didn't want-- Paul wants me to be happy.
that's what Paul wants.
It was his idea, and Charlie, he's been amazing.
the baby's not even here yet, and already it's-- it's changing everything.
oh.
hey.
I'm sorry.
what? What are you sorry for? just going on about Paul and me.
I mean, I know how things are with you right now.
why is everybody so sure that I must be a mess without Daphne? Charlie, no, I didn't mean-- Diana and I got through it.
over is over, and we're a family.
why can't people just accept that? 'cause we care about you.
'cause we want to be sure.
well, we're fine.
we're fine.
Bailey.
Bailey, wake up.
did you hear something? what? shh.
Listen.
Sarah.
I'm sorry.
no, it's ok.
it's ok.
no, it's not.
no, it's not.
I can't sleep.
I can't--i couldn't even cross from dwinnell hall to the parking lot tonight.
I still can't believe any of this.
I can't even walk around campus without getting all freaked out inside.
I'm going to call that number the cop gave us.
I tell you who I'm calling I'm thinking of putting an armed security guy in the restaurant.
I don't care what it costs.
Bailey, what are you-- right here.
this is where-- you know what? there's nothing, ok? nothing you can see, anyway.
if that guy had hurt you I can't even think about what I would've done.
You want me to pick you up at school, so you won't have to walk around in the dark? I don't know.
I mean, thanks, but do you think it makes sense? I mean, it's my school, you know, my life.
I kind of have to get through without being scared all the time.
Ok.
I haven't done this in, like, forever, so, you know, bear with me and keep your comments to yourself.
here goes.
(guitar plays no tomorrow) ok, that wasn't me.
You know what? this used to put Owen right to sleep, so let me see.
(plays brahms' lullaby) (guitar plays no tomorrow) you know what? we'll just ignore it, huh, di? yeah.
We'll ignore it.
(resumes lullaby) oh, I know, I know.
it's ok.
Shh.
It's ok.
it's ok.
I'll-- let's see.
let's try, um-- let's try (plays no tomorrow) Yeah.
Well, that was intense.
fun.
Griffin, i-- I mean, I kind of remembered that you played, but-- i--i haven't that much.
not for a while.
well, me neither, but, man, you are still amazing.
so are you.
I got an idea.
it'll sound weird, but, I mean, some guys and I, we just--we put a band together, andyou should play with us.
me? in a band? yeah.
I don't know what to say.
say you'll be there.
comfort food.
like, the ultimate.
jelly-filled, regular glaze, honey glaze.
don't even think about which one's the most fattening, 'cause they all are.
I haven't really been eating that much since the other night.
then it's time you started.
Milk.
here.
I haven't really been sleeping much either.
that's bad.
it's just--something like this I don't--i don't know how to shake it off.
well, you talk about it.
that's one thing.
you just have to.
it's not easy, though.
I mean, I know that.
I think I'm going to see somebody, a counselor, to talk to.
'cause with Bailey, I can't.
he just starts going off on what he'd do to the guy if he found him.
maybe that works for him, gets him through it, you know? he's a guy.
they turn everything into the need to smash something or somebody.
but me what is it? the guy he did a terrible thing to me, and yet, I'm the one who feels dirty.
you know, like I did something wrong.
I'm the victim, and I feel ashamed.
god, actually ashamed.
does that even make sense? what do you mean? guys make great babysitters.
Julia.
oh, hey, Julia.
I think Diana here likes ned more than me.
ned.
come with me.
I want to talk to you.
um take him--her.
ok.
You hit me, ned.
nobody hits me.
hit you? hold on.
no, you hold on.
that doesn't happen.
that is not going to happen.
ok, so sometimes we don't understand each other.
like--like you tell me something, and I think maybe you're lying because I didn't know about Richie, and I didn't know about your problems with your dad, but we talked.
we talked it out.
I mean, at least that's what I thought we were doing.
but now, suddenly, when you don't get your way about some stupid apartment you hit me? I didn't hit you.
you didn't what? Julia, I didn't hit you.
that's not what happened.
ned, that is-- I heard you.
now are you going to hear me? no, I don't have to, ned.
not when you're going to say something totally insane.
like, you think I don't know what happened to me.
I got excited.
we got excited, ok? that happened, but that's all.
ok, I want you gone.
away from here.
away from Claudia and Diana.
do you have any idea how I felt seeing you sitting there with them? what did you think? that I was going to do something to your sister and the baby? come on.
I mean, I know you're mad, but are you actually nuts? me, nuts? ned, you're the one who went absolutely crazy.
I didn't-- I'm not-- do you hear me saying that what I did was right? don't you think I realize that I totally lost it? that I got so out of control I hate myself? I hate myself for making you feel like this.
what you did was you hit me.
no.
I told you, I lose control.
I get to where I'm scared I'm going to lose you.
I got that "stupid" apartment so that we could be together.
it was for us.
and I just got frustrated when you didn't understand that, and I thought that you didn't want it, and that you didn't want us as much as I do.
I mean (sighs) can't you see that's all I was trying-- ok, you said to listen, and I listened.
now leave.
no, i-- my arm, ned.
I'm sorry.
ok, just leave.
leave.
that's all that happened the other day.
same way.
you turned away, I grabbed you, to hold on, so I wouldn't lose you.
just like that.
How could you think I'd ever hit you? (Playing no tomorrow) (Mouthing silently) Hate it when that happens.
what's up with you, man? I, uh, I thought we were rehearsing here.
umoh, I'm sorry, Griffin.
umgriffin said-- Cody, Heath, this is Claudia.
she's gonna be, uh, she's gonna be joining us.
what, for, like, a song? for as long as she wants.
oh, cool.
string section.
yeah.
Claud and I worked this thing out we want to play for you guys.
whoa, griff, can I talk to you for a second, outside? yeah.
(Door closes) we never talked about having a chick in the band.
she's not a "chick," Cody.
right, right.
what, she's, like, ex-kid-sister-in-law or something? she's a musician.
as good a musician as any of us.
she's better than Heath.
she plays the violin, man.
rock bands don't have violinists.
that's right.
they have fiddle players.
ok.
i--i understand if you have to baby-sit her to earn your keep or whatever, ok? but make her a groupie or something, all right? or make her a roadie, for all I care.
but this is our band.
wrong.
this is my band.
and right now, I say that her fiddle is part of it.
is that so? well, let me tell you something.
if the chick stays, I go.
ok, then.
see ya.
Tell you frankly, I'm not happy with any of this.
these windows are a no-brainer for guys who know what they're doing.
8 stories up? the ledges are like ladders.
plus they aren't lit.
that's like an engraved invitation.
I can't believe you kids have never had a break-in, especially in this neighborhood.
nope.
we've never had a break-in.
Sarah.
hey.
Sarah, this is ray scopetta.
scopetta security.
Mr.
scopetta, um, we like this neighborhood.
it's a great neighborhood.
I mean, everybody wants to live south of market.
translation: it means you get a lot of yuppies-- no offense-- none taken.
we're not yuppies.
moving to what used to be the poor part of town.
meaning you get people with money right next to people with no money.
that adds up like 2 plus 2.
you get high crime.
and here are you two with no bars on the windows, no guard dog Bailey, why is Mr.
scopetta talking about guard dogs? he's making this place safe for us, Sarah.
Ray's already working on the restaurant.
he's wired an alarm behind the bar that goes straight to the police station.
that's not a terrible idea for this place either.
uh, no.
I mean, you can do whatever you want to the restaurant, but I am not gonna live here as if it were a-- you're gonna say armed fortress, right? I can always hear that one coming, and it's usually the woman, which is a funny thing because it's usually the woman that, god forbid, gets hurt.
wait.
guns? Bailey.
Sarah, ray just brought those.
no, no.
I just wanted Mr.
salinger to be able to see some different options.
I'm looking into whatever's going to keep us safe.
like buying a gun? you know what? Uh I've given you a couple different ways to go.
uh, why don't you two talk? ok.
Thanks.
I'll see you at the restaurant.
mm-hmm.
That's great.
thank you-- thank you so much.
ok.
We'll see you then.
hi.
mmm.
ohh how was your day? not as tough as yours by the looks of it.
I know.
I'm sorry.
but the good news is, we have an adoption agency pre-screen first thing Wednesday, and then there'll be an at-home visit--what? what's wrong? uh honey, I'm sorry.
it just--i can't.
you-- you can't? no.
I-- no, wait.
it's ok.
you know what? it's--it's--it's ok.
no, it is.
it's-- it's good that you're telling me now.
that's what I figured.
because this is-- this is huge.
this is a huge part of both of our lives.
ok, it was your idea.
you said let's adopt.
but that was you trying-- trying to make me happy because you love me.
even though it wasn't really what you wanted, and now you realize it's just something that you can't do.
Paul, what? Kirsten-- I'm going to be ok with this, really.
I can't on Wednesday.
I have surgery.
oh.
ohh! but Thursday would be perfect.
really.
really? (laughs) Claud.
hey.
is Diana asleep? huh? yeah, she's she's out cold.
listen, I called Bailey, you know, to check on him.
he says he's ok, but I don't know.
I mean, being robbed like that just-- it seems so you want to tell me what you're doing? these are, uh, these are Daphne's things.
I'm well aware of that.
I just thought, well, you know, didn't have anything else but homework to do, so might as well make myself useful.
well, useful would be listening to what I say and respecting that.
I said this wasn't a big job, and I don't need any help.
it's not about being a big job, Charlie.
it's about you having to look at her things.
I mean, that's that's got to be tough.
I got it covered, all right? yeah.
so you can just ok.
um, just see, now, I was putting, like, jeans and shirts kind of in this box-- I've got it.
I've got it.
Hey.
hey.
you don't actually think we're going to be able to go to sleep without talking about this, do you? who said I'm gonna sleep? I don't even know what that's like anymore.
I just sort of shut my eyes and see things that I don't want to see.
me, too.
you're not the only one that was scared out of their mind the other night, Sarah.
I had to stand there, feeling completely helpless, like there wasn't anything I could do to help you-- not one thing.
and I never want to feel that way ever again.
so I want to do something about it.
well, I'm doing something.
I saw that counselor today, like I wish you would.
no.
That's not what I meant.
what I meant is, something practical.
like something to make us feel safer here in the loft.
do you think buying a gun is gonna make us feel safer? Sarah, you've said so yourself-- sometimes you feel scared walking around here.
no, not sometimes.
all the time.
since the other night, Bailey, all the time, but what do you want me to do about it? do you want me to put up walls between us and the people who live around us? well, all I'm saying is, it's irresponsible.
it's irresponsible of me to live down here, south of market, with you coming and going at all hours, and not have the means to protect ourselves.
we've got to be adult about this.
if you think buying a gun is going to make you an adult or responsible, then I don't know what happened to you or who you've become.
I haven't become anything.
listen to me.
Bailey-- that night, if we had gone by the restaurant an hour earlier, and we could have, Sarah, we'd have had Owen with us.
have you thought about that? have you thought about what might have happened? (Telephone rings) hello.
yes, this is he.
you what? you did? that's great.
Bailey, what is it? yes, of course we can do that.
10 A.
M.
and thank you.
thank you.
they found him.
Wait until they're all in, taken their places.
all right, Henry, line them up.
and separate those last two.
you know what to do, gentlemen.
now, we have all day, so don't speak until you're sure.
I don't have to take all day.
that's him.
you sure? number? 4 is him.
each of you, separately and distinctly? yeah, it's 4.
all right.
thank you both.
hold 4.
dismiss the rest.
you're finished.
there's some paperwork.
I'll get it ready.
look at him.
he knows he's cooked.
you are cooked, guy! Come on.
Hey.
hey.
it's gonna be better now.
you know? it'll be better.
yeah, we said that, didn't we? that we were gonna feel better when they found him.
yeah, we did.
You busy? hey.
oh, hey.
come on in.
I want to play something for you.
wait.
Before you, uh, before you start Griffin, I I don't know.
I just-- I don't think this whole band thing is gonna work out for me.
what? why not? first of all, we definitely have different sensibilities.
I mean, everybody knows that rock bands, they don't exactly have violinists.
Cody tell you that? no.
ok, maybe I overheard you guys a little, but you know, I really don't want to break up the band, Griffin.
you guys, you really have something together, and Cody is well, he's a good bass player.
he's a great bass player, actually.
as much as I love playing with you, I Griffin, if you're doing this 'cause you feel like you have to baby-sit me wh I'm not.
that's not it.
then I don't get it.
I mean, why? why would you kick Cody out of the band instead of me? I like the way you play the violin.
you mean the fiddle.
oh, yeah.
I mean the fiddle.
(laughs) (crashing and banging) (loud crash) (Crashing and banging) (crashing and banging) hello? who's down there? it's ok.
it's just me.
Charlie, what are you-- are you all right? just go back to bed.
I'm ok.
I'm coming down, Charlie.
Charlie.
when you want people to stay, then they leave you.
when you want people to go away yeah, life's funny.
Charlie, you're scaring me.
how how can a mother just walk out on her baby, jule? how could somebody do that? I don't know.
I can't answer that.
ok, I mean, I know it's hard to take care of people, even when you love them.
god, do I know that.
but you don't just-- you don't just leave! you see, you wouldn't know, 'cause you don't leave.
that's not who you are.
Julia-- but Daphne is Daphne, and maybe when she thinks about it, then-- no.
Daphne is gone.
(sighs) I'm sorry.
you're apologizing? what are you apologizing for? I just lost it.
'cause it, you know, hit me that that I'm alone.
it's ok, Charlie.
Ok, she-she's gone.
so then, now you've got to think about what's important.
Diana is important.
(sniffles) and you.
your life-- Charlie, god, it you gotta remember, you almost weren't here.
be important to yourself, Charlie.
I mean, wh-where would we be? and you're not alone.
you're never alone, ok? ok.
ok.
The telephone rings like a silent call I watch your ship crash on the rocks below I guess I knew deep down inside of my soul that days like these are you gonna tell me what's happening with you guys? are you just going through something, or is it over I don't know.
I thought I knew, but I don't.
So, we'll get the new hook-ups on all the windows and the door.
nothing fancy.
you know, just new locks.
Sarah.
are you listening to me? so, they've arrested this one guy.
no.
no.
he has a name now.
Albert Terry.
and detective danner said there's at least 3 other crimes they're looking at him for.
so we're suddenly safer? is that what that's supposed to mean? it means that the person that hurt you that person can't hurt you-- or anyone-- for a long time.
and we'll go to court like the detective said and see to that.
it means we're not helpless.
and that's a good feeling right there, you know? that's just it, Bailey.
I don't know.
I look out the window-- whether there's locks on them or not you know, whether there's an Albert Terry out there or not, and I don't see the same world anymore.
you're shaking.
yeah, look at that.
Come on.
let's go to bed.
they come and go like secrets between enemies they come and go and sometimes it takes so long that I just don't know