Chesapeake Shores (2016) s06e04 Episode Script

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Previously, on Chesapeake Shores
Uh, listen, I'm out of
that prescription you gave me.
You don't want to mess with opioids.
I don't prescribe 'em unless
they're absolutely necessary.
- What am I supposed to do until then?
- What's wrong?
Apparently, they won't have
my place cleaned up till tomorrow.
Where are you supposed to sleep?
Do you know what?
I can get you another pillow.
Thanks.
And, Kevin, I don't want
anyone else to know about this.
The thought of going over it
and over it again.
Sarah!
- We had a miscarriage.
- Oh, God.
How long have you been in pain?
Well, I had the accident a month ago.
I just got the cast off, but, um
I'm still feeling it.
What did your doctor prescribe?
Actually, I-I can't pronounce
it, so I wrote it down.
This is an opiate.
You have to be careful with these.
Oh, I am.
It's just that I've been traveling
and, uh, I ran out,
and I can't get in touch
with my regular physician.
- Where do you live?
- Vermont.
Originally from Maryland
Chesapeake Shores
But I've been living in Vermont
for years now.
Beautiful place.
And you're just visiting here?
Mm. My mother, bless her
Still going strong.
Well
I'll fill this one prescription.
But see your doctor when you get back.
And don't take any more
than you absolutely need.
No, no. Of course not.
Thank you, Doctor.
What did your doctor
in Vermont prescribe?
I can't pronounce it, but, uh
here, I wrote it down.
I love watching you hurry around.
I love watching you slurp your cereal.
I don't know any other way
to eat cereal.
Well, lucky for you, you're cute.
Oh, and tan.
I know. Wasn't that Maui sun great?
Yeah. I already miss it.
Now put your shirt on, mister,
or we both could end up late for work.
We should get going. I'm gonna hit the
bathroom, and then
we really need to roll.
Okay, but I want a rain check
on both of us being late sometime soon.
You got it.
All right.
Hey, little bro.
How goes it?
Yeah, Sarah and I wanted
to see if you and Margaret
a double date.
I don't know, Thai?
Hey. You almost ready?
We need to get going.
Yeah. Yeah, I'll be right out.
Oh, and Connor said
that they would be up for dinner
next week, okay?
Great.
Hey, Dad.
Hey, Kev. What's up?
Oh, just lost a bet at the firehouse
and had to grab everyone coffee.
- What, none for me?
- Uh, sorry.
You gotta stop betting on those Orioles.
They're just gonna break your heart.
Yeah, I know, but I'm loyal.
What can I say?
How was the airport?
That was today, right?
Gran made her flight?
Yeah, she did.
She should be landing in Galway
about 8:30.
Oh. You know, this really was
a great birthday present for her.
She never gets away.
Yeah, she hasn't seen
her cousin Nora for years.
She deserves it.
Want to drop by the firehouse,
say hi to everyone?
Oh, you know, I'd love to, but, um
I gotta meet Abby at a job site, and
I'm already late, but give 'em my best.
Yeah, I will.
- You owe me a coffee.
- I don't think so.
Hi! You're home.
Ooh, yeah, long day.
Hi, girls.
- Hi, Mom.
- Hi.
Gianni's Pizza?
We only have that for special occasions.
What's going on?
Oh, nothing.
I mean, I don't know. Do you wanna
do you want to tell 'em?
- No, you tell them.
- What?
Your daughter won
the Maryland Scholastic Art Award!
Really? That's great!
Oh, honey, I'm so proud of you! Oh!
That's amazing.
Here, show her the letter.
It came today.
I'd forgotten my teacher
submitted my portfolio.
Yeah, there's a big ceremony
in Annapolis and everything.
An artist in the O'Brien family
Congratulations, kiddo.
So, can we, like, start in on the pizza?
Yes, of course,
you've been very patient.
Here, you can have the first piece.
Thank you.
"Dear Ms. O'Brien,
we are pleased to inform you
that your portfolio
has received this year's
State Scholastic Art Award.
I have the great pleasure to inform
you that your submission claimed
the top state prize in your age group
"and includes $2,000
in classes and art supplies."
Honey, this is
- This is just incredible.
- I know!
So is this!
I forgot how amazing this pizza is.
Once again, great art brings
happiness to the masses.
- So true.
- Your sister's a regular Picasso.
Isn't that something?
Grandpa, please. She's a Frida Kahlo.
Yeah, girl!
I stand corrected.
Can I still have a slice of pizza?
- Of course. Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Actually, I'm going to have it.
- You're going to have it?
So the zoning case is settled,
and we won. Yay.
Yay.
But the Sherwoods say they can't pay us
until next month.
Boo.
Boo indeed.
Were we able to pay this month's bills?
Yes.
Any money left over?
No.
Hey, don't kill the messenger.
I kinda want to kiss the messenger.
That's better.
Yeah.
Is there any good news?
Yes. Sort of.
Do tell.
You remember the Crawfords?
They used to own the business
where the law office is?
Yeah. "Crawford's Pet Shop."
I grew up going to that place.
Rita and Leo, they're a great couple.
Well, they're getting a divorce.
Oh, that's too bad.
But they want to hire you
to draw up the papers
and act as a mediator.
Whoa. They need a mediator?
Rita says everything is pretty
much decided except one big issue.
What's that?
They're fighting over
the custody of their parrot.
Tiki?
That is the name of the bird.
I went to law school for this?
Is that a yes?
Oh!
Anything for Tiki.
Oh, and you also wanted me to remind you
that when you do come back
to the office full-time,
we'll need to hire a receptionist.
- Right.
- Mm-hmm.
Is that it?
That's it.
Thank goodness.
You know, I've decided
I really like your place.
Oh. Well, that's good,
because I was talking to my place,
and it really likes you being here.
- What?
- Mm-hmm.
So about the other night.
Yeah?
Well, I had a fantastic time.
Me too.
You know what's my favorite part?
What?
Is that we stayed up all night,
we talked for hours
and hours and hours
- Mm-hmm.
- and yet it went by like
that!
Just like that.
Yeah.
That was nice.
- It was.
- Mm-hmm.
That's good.
Sorry. Hello?
Hi, Master Amy.
What? The girls are still there?
No. No. My dad was supposed
to pick them up after class.
I'm so sorry.
Uh, tell them that I'll be there
right away to pick them up,
or my dad will be
Someone will be there to get them.
Okay. Thanks. Bye.
Leave a message.
Dad? Uh, hi, did we have
a miscommunication?
Because, last night, you said
you were gonna pick the girls up,
and you're not there,
so I'm leaving now to go get them.
Call me, please?
All right, gang, that's all for today,
but I want to commend most of you
Much more originality,
much more risk-taking
in last week's writing assignment.
Good job.
Remember what Oscar Wilde said
"Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken."
Take care, everybody. See you Thursday.
Hi!
Your ride is here.
Lucky me.
- How's your day?
- Much better, now that you're here.
Mm.
Come on.
I am quickly learning
that the downside of being a teacher
is that when you assign work,
you're actually giving yourself work.
Well, sounds like a vicious circle.
Yes, because I now have 25 writing
assignments to read and grade.
This could be torturous.
Wow!
Well
well, speaking of torturous,
guess what's going on
with my fabulous apartment?
They didn't fix the busted pipes?
No. Didn't have to.
When they started to, they found
black mold under the floorboards.
Oh, that's terrible!
Yeah.
Gonna have to move.
Oh!
Well, you know what?
Luke, honestly,
it might be for the best.
I mean, I've only been to
your place that one time, but
you know, I think you can do better.
What, you don't like
my Cool Hand Luke poster
and my little cactus plant?
No, actually, with everything
that that place is lacking,
I admire your attempt at decorating.
Yeah, well, it turns out the whole
apartment building may have mold.
Yeah, I think they're gonna have
to condemn the whole thing.
Moving is always a hassle. I'm sorry.
Yeah. Thanks.
I'll help you look for a new place.
Yeah? Will you?
Well, as long as I can bring
Cool Hand Luke poster
and my little cactus plant,
I'm already packed.
Okay.
Dad?
Dad!
Dad! Dad, wake up.
Oh, hey, Abby.
Are you okay?
Yeah. Fine. Why?
'Cause you were supposed to pick up
Carrie and Caitlyn at taekwondo class?
Oh, no.
What time is it?
Oh! Abby, I am so sorry.
I absolutely said that I would do that.
Are they all right?
Uh, yeah.
But Master Amy had to call me,
and I had to leave the Ocean
Pines project to go get them.
Aw, man.
So
who's supervising the project
right now? Larry?
No, Larry's out with an impacted molar.
I had to leave Stuart in charge.
Stuart? He can't supervise!
He's afraid of his own shadow!
Why would
Well, you didn't leave me
much of a choice, did you?
Dad, what is going on?
You never forget stuff like this.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to snap at you.
I don't know what happened.
I haven't been sleeping well lately,
and my back and my arm hurt
from the accident, and I just
I just thought I'd get
a little shut-eye.
It's it's okay.
I just
I asked you if you could do it last
night at dinner, and you said yes.
I know, I know.
You never forget stuff like this.
You're always Mr. Reliable.
I still am.
Next time I say I'll be somewhere,
I will.
I promise.
Carter?
I already sent all the digital files to
Tess, and she signed off on them.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, while I'm here,
I'm gonna check out that artist
who lives
in Harrisonburg, Virginia, too.
I'll send you the details.
Hey, uh, I gotta go.
I will call you later. Okay?
Bye.
Hey!
I hope I wasn't interrupting anything.
No! Get over here. I want a hug. Oh!
So, how's the bi-coastal life
treating you?
- It's a bit hectic.
- Yeah?
But I heard that the Baltimore property
worked out for you.
I'm so happy that you and Mick
get to work together again like that.
Yeah! Who knew
that falling off a ridge in the woods
would bring us closer together?
I saw Mick's truck out front
Is he around?
Uh, no, he just left me his truck
in case I needed to run errands today.
He drove into work with Abby.
Oh, okay.
I left him a bunch of messages
and I never heard back.
Um, listen, I think the new blueprints
and the inspection report
for the Baltimore renovation
are in the truck. You mind if I look?
No, of course not. Here. Catch.
Hey, when you come back,
you want some coffee?
Desperately.
That was frustrating.
Yeah, apartment hunting is never fun.
I can't believe the way
that they treated you!
Like what?
Well, like, okay, um the one place
was so happy for you
to sign the rental agreement,
until you ticked that tiny box
that said that you had been
convicted of a felony,
and then all bets were off.
Yeah. For better or worse,
I'm used to it.
I mean, did you see the look
on that landlord's face?
It was just so full of judgment.
- I wanted to
- Yeah
Tell him off.
That's why I got us out of there.
You know? They just make it impossible
for you to turn your life around.
The most basic of human rights
A place to live, a roof over your head!
Preach, sister, preach.
I mean it!
I'm gonna keep looking, okay?
But thank you for going out
into the trenches with me today.
You're welcome. It's not a problem.
Well, since your place
is still uninhabitable,
you are more than welcome
to keep sleeping
on the old sofa bed
for another couple of days.
Well, that is very nice of you.
You know, you are
a very, very nice person,
Bree O'Brien
and I appreciate you very much,
but I'm gonna keep looking.
Okay. Well, it's not a problem.
I know, but
you've done so much already.
Well, the offer still stands
for your cactus plant to stay here.
Is that what this is about?
You have your eyes on my cactus plant?
Only because she's just about to flower.
It's so good to see you.
It's so nice to catch up.
All those photos
that you sent us from Maui
They were incredible.
You both just looked
so relaxed and happy, honey.
We were.
It was kind of hard at first,
but getting away
was just what we needed to do.
We
reconnected.
We recharged.
So what's the problem?
Problem?
Yeah.
There's a problem.
Uh
I'm pregnant.
Oh, Sarah.
It's great news, but
I'm also scared.
Of course you are.
I haven't even told Kevin yet.
Oh, honey.
I mean, what if I lose this one, too?
He can't go through that again.
I I can't go through that again.
Honey, look at me.
I understand your fear
but, sweetheart,
this is such wonderful news.
You have to tell him.
Together, you and Kevin
can handle anything.
Wow! That is beautiful.
The state of Maryland
is lucky to have you.
You know, they should give you
some kind of an award.
Hey, do you want to come shopping
for a dress for the ceremony?
Yes!
I'd love that.
Hey. Are you getting
a little bit sick of hearing
about all this art ceremony stuff?
Well
Because, I have to tell you,
I was pretty sick of hearing
about Aunt Bree's big dumb novel
when it came out.
Oh, really?
Mm-hmm.
And when it hit
the best-seller list? Whoo!
I was fed up.
But then I realized that
we all have our own special skills
and we can still be
each other's champions,
because we're family.
I know what you're doing, Mom.
And thank you.
I love you.
I love you, too.
Oh! It was such a wonderful ceremony.
Okay.
Three cheers for Carrie!
- Hip-hip
- Hurray!
- Hip-hip?
- Hurray!
- Hip-hip!
- Hurray!
I got some great shots
of you receiving your plaque.
So did I. In fact, I think this event
is now more well-documented
than the Olympics.
No one took more pictures than Mimi.
You know it! 'Cause I'm so proud of you.
You want to see the one
with you and the Governor?
Really? The Crawfords
are getting divorced?
Yeah.
So I had them agree
to joint custody of the parrot.
- Oh
- And they agreed
Insisted, actually, that they both sign
a legal document
stating that they will not
teach Tiki to say bad things
about the other person.
You know, as a writer, I'm gonna
have to use that somewhere.
- You have my permission.
- Thank you.
Just change the names to protect Tiki.
Sure.
How are you, anyway?
Good. Aside from craving a bacon
cheeseburger every once in a while,
I'm adjusting to the diet pretty well.
Yeah? You look good.
I'm proud of you.
Thanks.
And caffeine. God! I miss caffeine!
Don't even talk about beer.
Wasn't going to.
- Gonna have one, though.
- Wha
Abby? You got a minute?
Sure. What's going on?
Um, I feel a bit awkward
bringing this up right here, but, uh
oh, come on.
Yeah?
I found these
in Mick's glove compartment.
Painkillers.
But Dr. Westphall is his doctor, right?
Mm-hmm.
So
who the hell is "Dr. Judd"?
Or this other guy, "Dr. Hopley"?
And why did he get this filled
at a pharmacy in Baltimore?
This one's from Annapolis,
that's more than an hour away.
I don't understand.
I think I do.
And it worries me.
I found him passed out
on his desk the other day.
And he forgot to pick up the girls.
What?
He never forgets stuff like that.
What do we do?
Hey.
What's with the whispers?
Yeah.
Why wouldn't he just see Dr. Westphall?
Maybe he did.
Maybe Dr. Westphall
wouldn't give him any more.
We need to talk to Mick.
Okay, hold on. We need to
make sure that we handle this right.
Yeah, Uncle Thomas,
let's not rush into anything.
This is Carrie's special day.
We don't want to cause a scene.
I'm not talking about making a scene,
but we can't just let this slide.
No one's saying that.
I'm gonna talk to Mick.
Brother to brother.
Looking for something?
Look, before you say anything,
I just want you to know,
I have this whole thing
- completely under
- No, no. Save it.
I know what this is
and I'm worried about you, Mick.
It's nothing! I just need
a little painkiller, that's all.
Really? Why?
Look. These These past
few weeks have been rough,
ever since the plane crash,
the pills, they just
they help me get through the day.
Mick, that's what every addict says.
Every what?
You've been doctor-shopping,
haven't you?
No, I haven't been doctor-shopping.
You just don't understand
what I've been going through!
Oh, now you're starting
to sound like the old man.
Oh, come on!
No, every time Mom tried
to get him to stop drinking,
he'd say "Oh, I'm fine,
oh, you just don't understand"
- "what I'm going through."
- This is nothing like
He was an alcoholic, Mick.
You knew it, I knew it,
everybody knew it, but him.
Think about it.
You're way off-base, Thomas.
I-I have this under control!
I see you got your denial from him, too.
Don't lecture me. Don't do it.
So, Harper,
why do you want to work here?
Well, it's a beautiful office.
I like that the two of you
are starting your own law firm
That's really cool.
Ah. Look at that. We're really cool.
Hey.
No, I said you starting
your own law firm's really cool.
I don't know yet if
the two of you are really cool.
That's yet to be seen.
Uh, so, no college?
Naw, not for me.
Look, I know you need a receptionist,
and I'm a good receptionist.
You can call my previous
employers about that.
I'm great on the phone,
I have a sharp memory, and I'm reliable.
I haven't worked at a law firm yet,
but I, uh, answered phones
at a bail bonds place,
so I certainly know about
dealing with anxious people.
Oh. That's, uh, that's good to know.
Okay, Harper, uh, do you have
any questions for us?
Just one.
Were you two a couple first
and then joined up professionally,
or the other way around?
What?
Excuse me?
Aren't you a couple?
Because the vibe is, like
impressive.
The aura, connection
You name it, you two have it,
and I just want to say it's
pretty incredible to be around.
It's like having a big ol' energy drink.
I love it.
Congratulations.
Well
okay, then.
Sorry if I said too much.
But you'll learn this about me
I call 'em like I see 'em.
I'm honest.
My sister says I'm too honest.
Well, honesty is good. We like honesty.
But seriously, we're just friends.
Good friends. And colleagues.
- And colleagues.
- Mm.
Ah, si, "colegas".
You speak Spanish?
Sólo lo suficiente. Just enough.
Okay, good to know.
Hmm. Well
okay, Harper, well,
thank you for coming in.
We'll get back to you very soon.
- Great, thanks!
- Yeah.
Nice meeting you.
So, what do you think?
I think the fact that she stayed when
we said what we could
afford to pay her is a huge plus.
That's true.
I mean, that guy who laughed in our face
and walked out
when we told him the salary.
Yeah.
Hey, you doing all right?
I know this was a big deal
to come into the office today
for these interviews.
Thanks. I'm doing okay.
I might go home soon and rest.
Well, I'll give you a lift.
On your bike?
I like Harper. I say we give her a go.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
Even though she was so off
about that whole "vibe" thing?
Oh, so far off.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Hey, this is probably
gonna come up again
in conversation with others.
True.
So?
Are we
officially a couple?
I think we are.
Then I'll have the papers drawn up.
Mm. Okay.
Oh, man.
Hey, Kev. Thanks for coming.
Yeah, no problem.
I came as soon as I got your message.
I tried calling you,
but you didn't answer.
Yeah, my phone's dead.
There's no power.
Your phone died?
Yeah, I left the charging wire
at the office.
That's not like you.
Yeah, well, just one of those mornings.
Yeah, I'd say so.
You can't drive your truck, huh?
No, no. The front end
is jammed up against the tire.
Parked car came out of nowhere?
No. I was
I was reaching for the radio,
to change it,
and, uh, swerved a little bit,
and the next thing I know, bam.
Could you, uh, call a tow truck,
since my phone has no juice?
Yeah. Sure.
Uh, number for Lawson Towing
No, no. Call Miley's, okay?
They know
how to mind their own business.
What?
Steve Lawson is a gossip.
Dad, you hit a parked car
Kevin, just do it. Okay?
Would you please just do it?
Please.
Yeah.
Sure.
Look, why don't you
just go sit in my car,
and write up a note Name, number
And we'll put it
on the windshield of this car, okay?
Okay.
- Yeah.
- All right.
I'll do that. I'll do that.
All right.
Yeah, Uncle Thomas?
We need to talk.
All I'm saying
is we have to proceed very carefully.
I understand that. And all I'm
saying is, we have to do something.
Yes, we do!
But if we do this wrong,
we could just push him
right over the edge.
Mom I think he's already there.
Shouldn't we try to get
ahold of Jess for this?
Uh, no, Jess and David took
his sister and mom out of town
to just get away from everything.
And I don't think Connor needs
the stress of all of this.
Let him focus on his own recovery.
Who we have here is fine.
Okay, but I just
I think that it's important
that Dad feels like getting help
was his idea.
Exactly, Bree.
He's stubborn.
We can't make him feel
like we're ganging up on him.
Enough.
He has never babied us,
and we cannot baby him.
He's lucky that he only
hit a parked car today.
I'll say.
Okay, so we confront him. Agreed?
We do this.
Addiction's addiction, and yes, we need
to do something about this right now.
Dad, have a seat.
I think I'll stand.
Mick,
everyone in this room loves you
with all their might,
and that's why we can't just
hold our tongues and watch you
go down this slippery slope
that has destroyed so many lives.
Dad, we're not here haphazardly.
We are all concerned.
We're concerned, we're
we're scared,
and you know, we
we just want to help you,
like you would, if it was one of us.
Maybe I'll sit.
You know, Dad,
as a paramedic,
I see painkiller overdoses all the time.
Just last week, there was a mother
hooked on Vicodin, she OD'ed.
She's gone
and she left three little kids behind.
There's over 100,000 of these
kinds of overdoses every single year.
Dad, just
try and be honest with yourself.
Mick O'Brien passed out at his desk
in the middle of the day?
Forgetting to pick up
his granddaughters,
who he loves more than anything?
I already tried
to explain to you exac
And the thought
that you might have somehow
managed to come to,
made it there, and driven them high
yet you still won't admit
that you have a problem?
That tells me that you are not
in your right frame of mind.
Honey, Kevin said
that you hit a parked car
and had to be towed.
That can happen to anyone!
It does happen to anyone,
all the damn time!
I just reached down to change the
Dad Problems with painkillers,
it happens to all kinds
of different people.
Athletes, C.E.O.s,
ministers, doctors, it's
I'm not them!
I am not them! Do you understand?
That's not me!
I appreciate w-what
you're all trying to do, I do,
all of you, but
enough!
I've had enough of this.
I don't want to hear it.
- Dad.
- Dad, come on.
You can't just walk out and
think that that's gonna the end of it.
I can't believe my two oldest
kids aren't standing by me.
Of course, we're standing by you!
Then call off the wolves!
"Wolves"?
Those people in there
love you and care about you
more than anything in the world.
Are you really that blind?
- Just take it down a notch.
- No, you know what? No.
You did not raise me
You didn't raise any of us
To pamper or beat around the bush.
If I was doing what you're doing,
you wouldn't put up
with it for a second!
And if you're not gonna do it for us,
then at least think about
your grandchildren.
Dad I know this isn't easy.
Okay?
Two of my Army buddies
came back from the war
with terrible wounds,
and they both got hooked on pain pills.
But they both got help,
and now they're doing great.
Look, I'm happy for them, okay?
And I appreciate the concern,
but I've only been taking the
painkillers for a couple of weeks
Doesn't matter! It was two days!
It took my friend, Greg,
two days to get hooked.
Dad.
All we're trying to do
is help you get the help that you need.
I don't need any help!
What I need is everybody
to just leave me alone.
That is what I need.
All right?
Hey.
Hey.
Ahem.
You, um
You had a drinking problem, didn't you?
Yes, I did.
Mm-hmm.
How did you know
you had a drinking problem?
I didn't.
Not until I hit rock-bottom.
But
you went to a support group?
Yep.
Did it help?
It saved me.
I don't know.
Hey
I mean it.
It saved me.
I think my family
just did one of those, uh
intervention things on me.
Yeah that can be rough.
Yeah.
I stormed out.
Yeah, so did I.
You did?
Yup.
Only I was in the cell block,
so I-I couldn't go that far.
Oh, man! Oh, man.
Mick
Mick, it doesn't matter
if it's booze or pills or whatever.
Addiction can break
the strongest people.
Addiction?
My sponsor,
he told me something
that has always stayed with me.
"Addiction is the only prison
that I know
where the locks are on the inside."
So that's good.
Luke just texted that Dad's with him.
I've never seen him like that before.
It was like no matter what we said,
Dad just wasn't hearing it.
So what's next?
Well, Luke's in A.A.,
he's been sober for three years,
so, hopefully, he can
convince Dad to go to a meeting.
I hope he can.
You okay?
Yeah. I'm okay.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I miss Maui.
Oh, I loved Maui.
Yeah.
I loved us in Maui.
One of the best parts of the trip
was how we really took
the time to talk to each other,
agreeing to always
tell each other the truth.
I agree with the agreeing.
I've also come to realize that
sometimes there just
isn't the "right time"
to share certain news, you know?
Okay.
Is this good news?
I'm pregnant.
What?
You are?
Yeah.
Oh, then I really love Maui!
But we have to promise each other
that we'll just move forward,
be positive, and hope for the best.
I am determined not to be
terrified or stressed
by the "what ifs".
This is a blessing.
An absolute blessing.
I am so so happy, Sarah.
Me, too.
I love you.
I love you, too.
You ready for this?