Brothers & Sisters s05e18 Episode Script

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All right, all right.
Lily, I love you to pieces, but you're the most high-maintenance dog ever.
Is that because your owner indulges you? There he is.
- Hi.
- Catch.
- It's the game ball from last night.
- Really? Is that heavenly smell breakfast? Because I've been driving all night on turkey jerky and cold coffee and this belly could use a real good meal.
Oh, yeah.
Actually, that Beautiful girl, you are a sight for these tired eyes.
Oh, yes.
I missed the hell out of you, girl.
Oh, yes.
I'll let the two of you get reacquainted.
- Hey, thanks for taking care of her.
- You're welcome.
It's great to see you.
I mean it.
If, you know If you're hungry, I could I could, you know, I - Are you okay? - Oh, yeah.
Yeah, absolutely.
You've been, you know, driving a long time.
- I bet you You'd like to, you know - Yeah.
- Have a shower.
- I was thinking that.
Yeah.
The water pressure in the RV isn't so hot.
- Come to think of it, neither is the water.
- All right.
So I've got showers.
A lot of Up there.
You know, you can use Kitty's room.
It's the first door on the right.
- Thanks.
- Yeah.
- I'll go get some clean clothes.
- Okay.
Yeah.
All right.
Lily.
Sarah, quick question, how long do you think it'll be until the auto industry introduces a flying car? Kevin, I do not have time to listen to you have a psychotic episode this morning.
Now that we officially have custody of Olivia, I'm healthy, thank you.
I've just been reading the "30 Things To Do By 30" list that Justin wrote when he was 15.
And number four: "Have sex in a flying car.
" I can't believe our little brother is turning 30.
Yeah, I don't think he can either.
I'm at his place now hoping this list will help.
You know he canceled his trip to Mammoth with Dan and his friends? I'm sure the ski bunnies and hot tubs will be devastated.
Yeah, I know, but we can't let Justin blow off his 30th birthday.
- Justin is blowing off his birthday? - Oh, hey, Luc.
Yeah.
God, I feel so old.
I can barely remember my 30th.
You don't remember because you were ripping tequila shots and then you threw up on Joe.
Okay, Kevin, it was my last hurrah before babies and breastfeeding.
"Number 14: Jump into the chocolate river at Hersheypark.
" I'm guessing somebody wasn't sober when he wrote that.
I'm gonna call Mom.
She'll know what to do.
Hold on.
- What? - You sound like you're in a good mood.
I'm in a fine mood.
What do you want? Justin canceled his ski trip and we've been left holding the birthday bag.
Any ideas? I don't know.
How about a dinner at my house? What? Another dinner party? Come on, Mom, start thinking outside the wine box.
And hello to you too, Kevin.
Since when is dinner at my house not good enough? - What about a dance party? - Oh, yeah, perfect.
Scotty could shut the restaurant.
We can get a DJ.
- What about a disco ball? Get disco ball.
- You're out of control.
Stop right there.
Justin hates dancing.
Look, honestly, I'll just do a fabulous dinner at my house.
Where are the towels? - Is somebody there? - No.
Never mind.
I found them.
- Is Brody back? - Yes.
How long is he staying? - I don't know.
Not long.
- That's it? You're just another doggy day care to him? That and a Laundromat.
- Oh, please tell me you're not doing his - Not doing his what, Sarah? His laundry? Don't be silly.
Why would I do his laundry? I gotta go.
Bye.
- Kevin? - Hey.
Hey.
- Who were you just talking to? - No one.
- We were planning your birthday party.
- No.
I don't want a birthday party.
- That's why I canceled the ski trip.
- You're just saying that.
No, I'm not just saying that.
All right? Turning 30 is gonna suck.
Kitty skipped her 40th, so I'm skipping this one.
Look, 30 freaks everyone out.
I developed a crippling self-tanning obsession just to cope with mine.
- It was a sad, orange time.
- I'm sure it was really sad.
I worked a night shift and I'm going to bed.
And please, don't break into my home.
It's creepy.
Wait, look, I have coffee and something I think will make you very happy.
What are you talking about? Oh, my God.
I gave this to you? Isn't it amazing? We're gonna do every item on this list.
You know someone with a flying car? Every item that doesn't require time travel.
"Tell Mom what I really think of her"? Oh, yeah.
Remember? She confiscated your Discman.
Oh, yeah.
Wait, why You're doing this with me because? Because you're my brother and I love you.
You're lying to my face.
Okay, Scotty's mom is coming to stay and I have to be around her as little as humanly possible.
So, what about a little "Street Fighter" old-school style? - That's on the list? - "Beat 'Street Fighter' in one session.
" - You in? - Yes.
Let's do it.
Do you like this one? Yes.
I love it.
But how could I not? It's of me.
Okay, bag, phone, computer, keys.
- What are you doing? - Going to work.
What about Benoit? He's coming in a few minutes.
I just got a text.
I've got a situation I've gotta deal with.
Can we postpone? Hey, you are not the only one who's busy.
This is my first solo show in Los Angeles.
We need to focus.
We have a wedding to plan.
And Benoit is our only hope? - You told me this morning was okay.
- Yes.
I'm sorry.
I just This can't wait.
I can't believe you're leaving me here all alone to deal with this.
I'm a guy.
I don't know what I'm doing.
Just listen to his ideas and get the Benoit ball rolling.
- Fine.
- Thank you.
I love you for this.
I have a proposition.
No, I am not taking ballroom classes with you, Jonathan.
I had a horrendously humiliating experience with the waltz in junior high, so Speaking of junior high, it's my mother.
Mom, I'll talk to you later.
I swear I will never make you dance in public.
- This is about a house.
- A house? Don't worry, Saul.
I'm not asking you to move in with me.
I'm buying a house in Palm Springs.
It's beautiful, mid-century, great views.
It needs a lot of work, but - So you wanna restore a house? - Yeah, I thought we could do it together.
You know, go there on weekends whenever you want.
Holidays.
You could even invite your family.
You know what? Things are going along so well here with us.
I just don't wanna tempt fate.
You know, like my mother used to say, "Kein Ayin Hara.
" Beware of the envious evil eye.
Worried about the evil eye, I'm giving you fair warning.
My mother's coming in a matter of hours.
Maybe I have to call Ida back, so the two of them can entertain each other.
She called this morning and said she's popping by from Arizona.
You seem a little anxious.
No, this isn't anxiety, it's dread.
There's a big difference.
She's meeting Olivia for the first time.
- And where's Kevin? - Hiding.
What's with the tablecloth? Last time she was here she said our dining room table was too modern.
I didn't wanna spend the next couple of days discussing it.
Not that we ever discuss anything.
I say something - and she goes completely deaf.
- Well, just don't take the bait.
You know, I used to think it was all about me being gay, but I realized she doesn't approve of anything I've done, ever.
I can't wait to hear what she has to say about my parenting.
All right, wait a minute.
So she's judgmental, what's the big deal? If you had grown up with my mother, you would have learned very quickly that the only way to survive is to be proud of who you are.
That's easier said than done, Saul.
You still haven't told your mother you're gay.
Your mother doesn't know you're gay? Yeah, well Why would I tell her something like that? Because that's who you are.
No, it's nothing like that.
Anyway, it's too late now.
She's just She's not all there.
Well, neither are you if you're carrying around a secret like that.
Oh, thanks.
That shower felt good.
Well, you clean up nicely.
Hopefully, your clothes will do the same.
What do you do? Play in the dirt? Actually, I do.
That's my job.
What are you doing? Well, I'm planning a 30th birthday for Justin.
And then Sarah is getting married, so I How about dinner and a movie? It's the least I can do after you took care of It's my mother.
I was supposed to visit her and I didn't.
That's Ida? Don't tell her I'm here.
She always hated me.
I know.
Hi, Mom.
I see.
Could I call you back? No, I just need to call you back.
Good, thank you.
Bye.
Is everything all right? She died.
This morning.
She died? My mother died.
I guess I have to plan a funeral now too.
This is delicious.
- You should definitely go with the lemon.
- I don't know, Kevin.
- Wait, is that marzipan? - Yeah.
- Oh, good, you're all here.
- Yeah, we came as soon as we heard.
This won't take long.
I've gotta get back for a conference call.
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
Oh, my God.
Tell me that's dead.
No, it's synthetic.
Feel the feathers.
Unbelievable.
Yeah, it's an inspirational piece.
But we'll have live ones at the wedding.
You're kidding.
- Okay, Benoit got a little carried away.
- You think? Bad timing.
- Kevin, what are you eating? - Cake samples.
This one's marzipan.
Would you please stop? I doubt that's appropriate at this time.
- What? I'm drowning my grief.
- In what? Icing? Okay, guys, can we please talk about this? How's Mom? I can't really tell.
I mean, she's thrown herself into organizing the funeral.
- Don't worry, it won't be on your birthday.
- I wasn't worried, Kevin.
You should get Mom to call Benoit.
He could hook her up with this baker.
What? People eat cakes at funerals.
Okay, listen, we've got some things to discuss and to decide.
Firstly, Tommy and Kitty won't be making the funeral.
- How do they get to get out of it? - Kitty's in Boston with Seth.
- That's lame.
- Agreed.
And Tommy can't get leave from his new job.
- Well, that's not right.
- It is what it is.
Anyway, Mom would like the rest of us to say something at the service.
- No way.
- Are you kidding me? No, Justin, I'm not kidding you, okay? Ida hated me.
She went out of her way to tell me what a disappointment I was.
Kevin, stop it.
All right? She was our grandmother, she died, show some respect.
Justin's right.
You have to put your differences aside now.
You know what? She didn't.
Okay, listen, whoever wants to say something, say something.
If you don't, please explain to Mom yourself.
- Fine.
- All right, next.
Somebody's gonna have to go to the nursing home and clean out Ida's stuff.
- I'm sorry, I do not have time in the next - I'll do it.
Justin, you want me to come with you? Yeah.
Sure, that'd be great.
Okay, good.
That's it.
I gotta get back.
Do you think we could get Benoit to get rid of all this stuff? Okay, Sarah.
I get it.
You don't want swans.
But you should definitely go with one of these cakes.
They're delicious.
Hi, Mom.
Good to see you.
Hi, honey.
It is much nicer up here than I expected.
I can't believe you live above the restaurant.
It must get noisy.
How does Olivia sleep? Well, it's a café.
It's not a nightclub.
I am just so grateful it hasn't closed yet.
Restaurants are such notoriously bad investments.
Actually, we've doubled our profits in the last six months.
Well, that's good.
Especially with Kevin doing the pro bono.
He must have a lot of time on his hands.
But that's nice.
He can be the stay-at-home mom.
Actually, it's stay-at-home dad.
And, you know, second, we share the parenting, so Mom, what is this? Oh, that's a gift for Olivia.
All the Mexican kids love piñatas.
Wow, you know, we just had a piñata at Evan's birthday party.
Maybe we should save this for later.
We wouldn't wanna spoil her.
Well, when's she gonna be home? I have so many things planned for us to do.
In a few hours.
Look, I should give you a heads-up, it's a bit of a weird time right now.
Kevin's grandmother just died.
Well, thank goodness I came.
You boys are gonna need all the help you can get.
- Well, actually, we're doing fine.
- Not to worry.
I'm here now.
I wasn't worried.
Until now.
I need the biggest room, I'm telling you.
All the children are speaking, as am I.
So I just simply need the bigger room.
Don't let there be a problem.
Just call me back.
All right.
Great.
- Who are you calling? - Saul.
Been trying him for two hours.
He doesn't pick up.
Nora, why don't you sit down for a second, okay? You've been running around like a housewife on meth.
Can't sit down.
I have too many things to do.
Nora.
Stop.
Your mom just died.
- It's okay to stop.
- I know that.
Okay, good.
So then talk to me.
How are you feeling? - I feel fine.
- Really? Look, it's tragic, but it was her time.
The circle of life.
God, did I just quote The Lion King? I don't know.
I never saw it.
Nora? Nora? Oh, this is gonna be hard.
Nora.
Where is he? - Hi.
Brody, I can't believe I recognize you.
- Saul, I need to talk to you.
- Saul - I was I know.
You were calling me because you wanted to tell me Brody was here.
He's here.
- Scotty's gone crazy.
- Saul! - What? - Saul, Mother died.
Mother died.
Six-thirty this morning.
A heart attack.
No.
Yeah.
Hey.
I just thought you might like some chocolate chip cookies.
I got a stew going too, if you'd like to have a little dinner.
Well, thank you.
But I'm really not very hungry right now.
Okay.
How's the speech going? It's not.
I Googled eulogy and it said I should start out with an outline.
Put the person's name at the top and then just put down any thought that comes to my mind.
- What do you have so far? - Ida Holden.
Well, maybe the problem is not coming up with thoughts, it's you don't like the thoughts you're coming up with.
Obviously.
I'm speaking at a funeral though, not in a shrink's office.
What would you say if you were being honest? Well, I'd say, "Thank you all very much for coming.
My mother never really liked me.
"I was a constant disappointment to her.
" That's a start.
I like that.
Oh, Brody, stop.
You don't really live your life like that, do you? You just say whatever you want, you don't care what's right or what people think? I just don't wanna see you stuck trying to write a stirring tribute to a woman that we both know sometimes was not Thank you so much.
And when your mother dies, please feel free to write whatever you want.
This is my mother.
I I don't know.
I just would like to say something nice.
Be a little more appropriate.
Maybe you're too appropriate, Nora.
Look around you.
Everything's perfect.
Well, pardon me.
Maybe I should ride around in an RV and get other people to do my laundry.
No, just admit what you're feeling.
Take care of yourself for a change.
Well, that has clearly been your game plan, Brody.
Yeah, you just take care of yourself.
Follow your dreams.
That's what you did 40 years ago.
You went off to be a big league baseball star.
And how did that dream work out for you? Not very well.
But I can live with what I ended up with.
At least I tried.
Don't try to use my mother's life to indict mine.
You left mine a long time ago.
I'm sorry.
Just so you know, I'm still trying to follow my dreams.
That's what I'm doing here.
Goodbye.
Isn't this one beautiful? It's really lacy.
I'm just not sure if it's Olivia, though.
Nonsense.
You boys have no idea how to dress girls.
They want dresses and pretty shoes.
Show him your new shoes, honey.
Okay, well, you know what? Lunch is ready.
Let's eat.
Great.
Well, Liv and Gamma wanna sit next to each other, right, honey bunny? Oh, you know what would be so pretty? A French braid.
I could teach you.
Oh, well, maybe after lunch.
Actually, I was thinking Olivia and I could go to Griffith Park after lunch.
Maybe ride a pony? I don't like ponies.
Every little girl likes ponies.
Well, maybe not every little girl.
You know what? Olivia has a lot of homework, right, O? Yeah.
I have a huge math test to study for.
Yeah.
That's a big test.
- Yeah.
- May I please be excused from the table? - Of course.
- Sure.
You know, I got all As in math.
Maybe I should go and help Bertha, go to the movies.
You know, spend time with Scotty.
- Enjoy your vacation.
- I think what Kevin means is you need to stop trying so hard.
You're overwhelming her.
Well, excuse me for trying to spend time with my only grandchild - who lives a million miles away.
- Not what I mean.
I had to invite myself to even meet her.
Do you know how that makes me feel? We were gonna invite you once the adoption was finalized.
When did Nora meet her? I'm sorry.
I think I've lost my appetite.
Justin, are you okay? Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, start on the dresser.
I'll start over here.
You know what? Can we talk about something? - How are your paintings going? - Good.
It's going good.
Look, Luc, just work with me.
Talk about something else.
Okay.
Well, we are planning our wedding.
Well, I am.
Your sister, she wants me to plan everything.
But everything I plan, she hates.
I guess I have terrible taste or something.
I don't know.
- Oh, my God.
- What? What is it? I think this is my grandfather.
He looks just like you.
Yeah, I never met him.
He died before I was born.
- I'm sorry.
- I guess she never got over him.
What should I do with this? - What's this? - A letter.
To Saul.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- How's she doing? - The woman is a whirling dervish.
She hasn't stopped planning the funeral since the moment she got the call.
Where is she? She asked me to pick up the programs she designed for the service.
She's looking at grave stones with Saul.
He didn't want to go.
Jewish tradition doesn't have you place the thing for a year.
Well, at least they're doing it together.
I guess that's important.
Well, so is taking a breath.
Saul took it pretty hard, but your mom's just powering through, knocking off one task after the next.
- Yeah, that's her m.
o.
- Yeah.
- How are you doing? - Me? Oh, I'm fine.
Ida and I were not close.
I'm beginning to see a pattern here.
Yeah, she wasn't the easiest woman in the world.
Well, I think Nora's trying to make up for bad times.
She's got quite a send-off planned.
What is it about weddings and funerals that makes us all want to put on such a big show? We're planning our wedding.
Or Benoit of Beverly Hills is.
It's my second marriage.
To be honest with you, I'd be happy at the courthouse.
My second marriage was in Vegas.
It's the courthouse but with cocktails.
That sounds like fun.
If only the marriage was.
- Oh, really? - Oh, please.
Okay, I won't ask.
Are you taking off? Yeah.
I think it's time for me to go.
Brody, you can't just show up here, drop your dog off, come back, and then leave, and pretend that nothing is happening.
I think it's best if I just get out of her hair.
All right, listen to me.
She may not be able to express this, but she needs you.
Her mom just died.
Fine, leave if you want, but don't pretend you're doing it for her.
Sarah, I'm telling you, I don't know how to help her.
Then figure it out.
I barely even recognize her looking like that.
Happy.
By the time we met her, she really didn't have much to be happy about.
- No.
- Here.
Oh, come on, seriously? We're not even religious.
Grandma was, so everyone here is gonna wear one.
I gave that letter to Saul.
I think he's scared to open it.
You find anything else in that room? No, not much.
Just an old picture of Grandpa.
Grandpa Bernie? I didn't think they were exactly the perfect couple.
Well, they weren't, but she never found anyone else.
She had plenty of time to find someone else.
You know what, Kevin? Not everyone's as lucky as you are.
I mean, if you hadn't met Scotty, you'd be some corporate lawyer hooking up with a guy every night.
Wow, is that what you think of me? Look, all I'm saying is I know what she went through.
All right, when my marriage ended it felt like my life stopped.
You're nothing like Ida.
How do you know? I'm about to be 30 years old and I'm a single divorcé, Kevin.
Look what you've achieved.
Served your country three times, you beat addiction, you save lives Kevin, I don't care what I've achieved, I'm alone.
Just like Grandma.
And she ended up in a sad empty room with an old photograph.
Not everyone gets the life they want.
- Welcome.
Thank you for coming.
- Of course, dear.
You're still here.
I'm very glad.
I came to pay my respects.
Why did Mom book the big room? There's hardly anyone here.
- That's your mom.
- Hello.
- Oh, you must be the lucky French guy.
- Nice to meet you.
How's the wedding going? Well, right now we're stuck somewhere between the royal wedding and Vegas, baby.
Vegas? That's new.
- Now you want to elope? - No, I was kidding.
You've been kidding quite a bit about this wedding.
- Luc.
- You skipped Benoit's meeting.
You mock everything I bring home.
No, I only mocked the swan.
Guys, maybe we should take our seats.
- Luc.
- You know what? I don't wanna talk about this now.
Well, I don't wanna go into a funeral angry.
And I don't want you to go into a wedding unhappy.
- Do you even wanna get married? - Luc, that is ridiculous.
I'm sorry if I've been cracking jokes, but I don't care about a big wedding.
It's my second marriage.
I don't wanna put on some overpriced dress and pretend I'm a princess.
It doesn't mean anything.
Like this.
You think a big sendoff's going to change how any of us felt about Ida? Sarah, maybe it doesn't mean anything to you, but this is my first wedding.
This will be my only marriage.
I'm not trying to change how I feel about you, Sarah.
Just trying to celebrate it.
Saul? I think they're ready to start.
Thanks, Scotty.
What's the letter say? I don't know.
Don't you wanna read it? No, Scotty, I don't wanna read it.
My mother told me a while ago that she wanted to write me about She couldn't even say it out loud.
Neither of us could.
So she finally gets to say it.
What she wanted to say.
That she's ashamed of me for being gay.
And I don't wanna read it.
- Come on, let's go inside.
- Okay.
Today, of course, is a celebration of the life of Ida Holden.
Beloved mother and grandmother.
Her family would like to share some of their memories now.
Please.
Go.
Hello, everyone.
Thank you so much for coming.
I'm Nora Walker.
Ida Holden was my mother.
My mother My mother was The truth is I can accept the things that she was.
It's the things It's the things she wasn't that breaks my heart.
And I I can't do this.
I have nothing to say.
I can't do this.
I can't do this.
Nora.
Come on.
Let's go home.
It's okay.
Why can't I say anything? Hey.
Thank you.
- What is that? - Bourbon.
I thought I asked for tea.
You looked like you needed something a little stronger.
Thanks for driving me home, Brody.
I just didn't feel like talking to anyone.
Well, I don't know why.
I thought you were fantastic.
For once you weren't perfect.
Great.
Thanks.
Brody.
I'd like to say something to you.
Am I gonna need my own mug of bourbon? No, just listen.
I did try to live a good life.
I tried to make this house a home.
And in many ways I succeeded and in many ways I failed.
You don't have to do this.
No, my marriage was a failure.
It was built on lie after lie.
And I never wanted to see it.
I tried so hard to just look away.
When you showed up on my doorstep it was deeply upsetting because I remembered.
I had a choice back then.
You.
And I never told you how I felt because I didn't think it was right.
And now I am the way I am and you are the way you are.
And so just keep going, Brody.
Get back into that trusty old RV and never look back.
I got fired.
- What? - The game ball I gave you? It was my last one.
I benched our star player after I caught him taking steroids.
And after I got the old boot, I headed straight here.
I didn't come back just to get my dog.
I came back to get you.
The future's wide open.
For both of us.
To do what? Just close our eyes and jump.
Hi, Mom.
How's Olivia? Sleeping like an angel.
Oh, great.
Look, thank you so much for watching her.
I don't think she's quite ready for the Walker grief parade.
And she never met the woman.
Seems like there's a lot of family you've kept away from her.
That's enough.
I told you, we just got custody.
I can't listen to this.
I'm going downstairs.
Well, I think I'll probably be leaving tomorrow.
- No, you don't have to do that.
- It's pretty clear I do.
- No, you just need to learn to zip it.
- Excuse me? Bertha, Olivia is our child.
And we're gonna make mistakes, but you have to let us make them.
You know, Scotty and I, it has never worked with us.
It's like everything I say comes out wrong.
Well, then say something else.
Because he wants you guys to have a good relationship as much as you do.
When I came here, I think I felt if I could be the perfect grandmother, somehow I could heal Scotty and me.
It's idiotic, I know.
Bertha, I buried my grandmother today.
She doesn't have the chance to fix what was wrong with us, much less her own children.
You still do.
You look like you could use a refill.
- I don't wanna fight anymore.
- Me neither.
Look, you can wear whatever you want.
A black dress, a white dress, one of Kitty's pantsuits.
I don't care.
Why do I feel like I'd be robbing you of some childhood dream? There's a picture in Paige's room of you at your first wedding, and you were glowing.
It looks perfect.
I guess I was trying to compete.
Oh, God, Luc.
You don't have to compete.
My wedding was far from perfect.
But more importantly, my marriage was far from perfect.
And you've got that beat and we haven't even said "I do.
" So, what are we gonna do about a wedding? You know what we're not gonna do? Princess dresses, bridesmaids in matching taffeta, - and live animals.
- Okay.
Agreed.
But the guest list is 200.
I am not negotiating.
- One hundred.
- One-fifty.
- Deal.
- Done.
- No more demands.
- Just one.
- Which one? - Fire Benoit.
- Done.
- Deal.
We need another case of red.
I'm glad to see things getting back to normal with the Walkers.
Well, the Irish drown their sorrows in whiskey, the Walkers prefer a full-bodied Cab.
Well, it's not just our family, you know? Those old ladies out there? They're doing just fine.
How about you, Saul? How many sheets to the wind do you need to be before you read that letter? I don't know.
At least a few.
You know, the longer you wait the harder it gets.
Why don't you just rip it off like a Band-Aid? Okay, here we go.
- Read, Scotty.
- Me? Yeah, I don't have my glasses.
Just read it, please.
Okay.
"My Dear Saul.
" It breaks my heart to write this letter.
"I've known since you were a young man that you've been keeping a secret.
" Okay.
Okay.
All right.
Give it to me.
I'll read it.
I don't need my glasses.
Maybe.
Okay, keeping a secret.
"But I know there was a reason.
At first, you probably didn't even want to admit it to yourself.
" Good, Mom.
"And I never thought that I could be the one to ask you.
" So now, I can only hope that you've had a beautiful life and someone to share it with, even if you didn't share that part of it with me.
You deserve all the happiness in the world my Saul.
I trust you found it.
Love "Mother.
" I told you I shouldn't read it.
That was beautiful, Saul.
What was beautiful? Nothing she wanted for me happened.
I've spent all of my life alone.
It's funny, the only thing I was able to hide from my mother was my loneliness.
But you're not.
You're not alone.
I'm sorry it's too late for you to tell her that, but it's not too late for you and Jonathan.
- Hey.
- Are you coming inside? Yeah, yeah.
In a minute.
Do you really think I got here because of luck? No, I do not and I apologize for saying that.
Thank you.
Because I've worked very hard to be good enough for someone like Scotty.
And you know who gave me the hope to do that? Oh, God, Kevin.
Please, please do not say me.
You guys do this all the time.
It's insulting.
- It's Justin was such a screwup, look - Okay.
Let me put it like this.
You're right, life isn't fair.
Sometimes good people live sad lives.
You're not gonna be one of them, okay? Because any kid who writes a list like this is not gonna - Kevin, give me the list.
- No.
- Kevin, it's It's my list.
- Listen.
I know.
Listen to this: "Ride a wave on Bell's Beach.
Go streaking.
Have a threesome.
" You can check one of those off the list.
- How big was the wave? - Not big enough.
You're a dreamer, Justin.
And you still are.
Yeah, most of this list is impossible, but you have more determination than anyone I know.
Luck didn't get you here.
You did.
So write another list.
Come on.
"Dye my hair"? What was I thinking? It was the '90s.
Bleached blond was in.
Thanks, Mom.
He did what? What? You told him so many incredible things about her.
- I can't believe everyone else is gone.
- Who? Who are you talking about? Come on, Mom.
They were all pretty old.
I think they had to get home to the retirement village before lockdown.
- Is the wedding still on? - Oh, yes.
Yes.
It's going to be quite a party.
- But no swans.
- No swans.
What are you gonna do about the cake? Going with marzipan? Listen to him.
Kevin, you should plan our wedding.
I'd love to.
- Are you serious? - Yeah.
- You're on.
- Great.
You know what? I happen to know a florist who is available.
She's short, kind of older, but she works hard.
- Wait.
Who's doing the bachelor party? - Oh, we are.
- No.
Excuse me, we are.
- Us? Yeah.
We are.
In Palm Springs.
- Yes, we're gonna buy a house there.
- We are? That's incredible.
That would be brilliant.
Brody could drive you all down in his RV.
- Oh, really? - That's good.
I mean, if you're still around.
Are you gonna be around, Brody? I might be.
That could happen.
Actually, I'd like to make a toast, if I could.
Ida never really liked me very much.
I'll say.
She didn't think I was good enough for her daughter.
She was probably right.
But I have to say this.
People do change.
I never thought I'd see the day where I'd be sitting around this family's table, a family that Ida helped create.
So come on, here's to Ida.
To Ida.
I guess, you know, it's my turn.
Mother.
Mother, I'd like you to meet the love of my life.
- What? - Jonathan.
Sweetheart.
Never say never.
Okay, wait, wait.
It's my turn.
Guys, I'm turning 30.
- Oh, my God! - Your birthday.
- Honey, we forgot! - Stop it, stop it, stop it.
I don't want anything from anyone.
But there is something that I have to do by the time it's 12:00, which is soon.
My lovely brother, Kevin, informed me that I had made a list many, many years ago of things that I wanted to accomplish by now.
And at the top of the list is: "Tell Mom what I really think of her.
" The first thing I wanna say is I'm really pissed you took my Discman.
- What? - Mom.
I love you.
And we all do.
And you did a great job today.
And that's all I wanted to say.
- To Mom.
- To my sister.
- You're awesome, Mom.
- Hear, hear.
No, no, no.
- To Ida.
- Hear, hear.
To Ida.