08x11 - When Bad Conversations Happen to Good People

[bunniefuu]

RABBI GLASS: Everybody
thinks they're a genius

when it comes to pizza.

What, uh, what's going on?

Everybody thinks their pizza

tastes better than
everyone else's.

And it can turn ugly.

Especially with those people

who are very deeply
religious, you know,

when they think that
their truth is the only way.

You know, I think
the first Crusades

were fought over deep
dish versus calzone.

What are you doing here, Rabbi?

And how?

Well, your-your-your
back door was unlocked.

You should lock all
your... all your doors.

What... what do you
want, some creepy crawler

to slither up your
stairs one night

and wind up in your bedroom?

Listen, I know

what happened
between you and Sarah.

(sighs)

Yeah, so it wasn't a bad dream.

You know, it's interesting.

Pizza is, uh...

is very much like life.

It's-it's-it's
circular, you know,

and, you know, where
we end, we begin.

And pizza, you know,
has many, many varieties.

You know, just like
life has its choices.

But pizza can get delivered.

In life, you have to go
out and get what you want.

You know what I'm saying?

No.

Ah, that's unfortunate.

I thought I was really

coming up with a
pretty great metaphor

at the last second.

What I'm trying to say

is that if you want Sarah
back, you have to go get her.

What did she tell you?

Not much... she just said

to me and Rosina
that it was over

and, uh, relatively begged
me not to get involved.

So...

why are you here?

Because I'm a liar.

No, I'm... no, I'm
not getting involved.

We're just talking.

Did you tell my folks?

No, that's-that's-that's
your business.

That's up to you.

You know, and by the
way, you know, after we...

after we talk, there might be
nothing to tell them anyway.

Listen, why don't you
just put some clothes on

and I'll buy you some breakfast.

All right, listen,
Rabbi, don't take this

the wrong way, but...
I'm just talking coffee.

And the truth is, you know,

what happens between
a man and a woman

is nobody else's business,
so if you don't talk to me, fine.

And if you do, that's okay, too.

Okay? Okay.

All right, great.

Come on.

Throw on some pants.

Let's get some

coffee, and then
you'll tell me all about it.

♪ th Heaven ♪

♪ When I see their happy faces ♪

♪ Smiling back at me ♪

♪ th Heaven ♪

♪ I know there's
no greater feeling ♪

♪ Than the love of family ♪

♪ Where can you go ♪

♪ When the world
don't treat you right? ♪

♪ The answer is home ♪

♪ That's the one
place that you'll find ♪

♪ th Heaven ♪

♪ Mmm, th Heaven ♪

♪ th Heaven. ♪

(barks)

(sighs)

(Annie whispers indistinctly)

Oh.

Thanks a lot.

Am I the only one who
has to be somewhere today?

We don't have to be anywhere.

Have you had breakfast?

Yes, we have our own food now.

We can make our own breakfast.

We could even
make you breakfast.

I'll pass.

Maybe you could
sneak into Matt's room

and wake him up and ask him

if he wants some breakfast.

Good idea.

There's no Matt.

Maybe he's in the bathroom.

Hey... where are

you guys going in such a hurry?

We're going to the bathroom.

Hey, do you have time

for me to make
breakfast for you?

I've got some pancake batter.

I'm making pancakes for Matt.

No, thanks... I'm gonna get

to school early so I
can go to the library.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything's fine.

Well, have a good day.

I will.

Matt's not in the bathroom.

Oh, he's probably sleeping.

No, he's not sleeping.

He's not here.

Wait, I-I can help.

That's okay, I'll clean up.

You have to get to
class, and I still have time.

But you've been
cleaning up every morning.

It's not fair.

I don't mind, I'd
do anything for you.

That's so sweet.

Do you need help taking
your things to the car?

No, it's just my
book bag, but thanks.

I'll stop by the market on my
way home if you need anything.

Toothpaste, but I can
stop by the market.

It's okay, I don't mind.

Have a nice day.

Did you forget something?

I forgot to tell you something.

Thanks for always
looking out for me.

You're a great husband, and
I love being married to you.

I was just in the neighborhood,
and I thought I'd drop by.

I figured you'd be getting
lonely without my mom around.

She just left this morning.

Yeah, but that was hours ago.

She'll be back tomorrow.

I sure hope so.

It's just a business trip.

Just a one-day business trip.

Is there any reason to believe

that she won't be
coming back tomorrow?

No.

Is there something
you want to tell me?

No, is there something
you want to tell me?

No.

Okay. (sighs)

The truth is,

I don't think she's
going on a business trip.

I thought maybe she was sneaking

away to see you...

so I was gonna drop by
here to see if you were here,

and if you weren't, I
was gonna assume

that the two of you were
sneaking away together,

which would be fine with me.

I don't think the three of us
have the kind of relationship

where your mother
and I need to lie to you.

And I don't think
your mother would lie

to me or you, do you?

No, not unless she had to.

Well, why would she have to?

I don't know.

All I know is that sometimes
parents lie to their kids,

and I just got a feeling
in my gut that she's lying.

I'll drive you to school.

I'll see you then.

Do you know that
Matt's not even here?

He must have gotten
up and left before we

even had a chance to see him.

Well, it's the first time

he's been home for a while.

He probably wanted to go out

and see the old neighborhood.

He-he'll be home. But he
looked so tired last night.

I thought he'd sleep till noon.

Our son's a doctor.

He can go without sleep.

He's not a doctor yet.

Gee, I... I hope everything's
okay with school.

Yeah, I'm sure it's fine.

Hey, guess who that
was on the phone.

You don't really think I'm
going to guess, do you?

It was... it was Martin's aunt.

She's gonna come
over to the church

this afternoon to meet me.

Well, it's about
time we met her.

Why can't she just
walk across the street

and knock on our door?

I don't know.

RABBI GLASS: You know, you
should really eat something, Matt.

I'm not hungry.

Well, come on, have
a little bit of my muffin.

Look, I... I left a lot here.

Look at this whole area here.

Look at... look at
this, I mean, it's...

it's like new, it's
like brand-new.

And you can...
look at... look at

all the boysenberries
that are left.

Come on, have a bite.

No, thanks.

Well, you're the doctor.

If anyone should know,
I mean, it would be you.

You know... what low blood
sugar can do to affect moods.

I mean, if you had a little bit
of muffin, maybe... You mean,

maybe if I had
a piece of muffin,

it would fix my marriage?

Rabbi, with all due respect,

this is a bad idea.

It's my marriage.

If I can't fix it, no one can.

I-I think

Sarah and Rosina were right.

You shouldn't have
gotten involved.

Do... do me a...
please, for a second?

Look, maybe you're right.

Maybe I shouldn't get involved,

but I am...

'cause when my daughter
is hurting, I'm involved.

I'm involved with my
heart, my soul and my body.

And I'll tell you
something else, Matt.

Whether I'm right or wrong
or whether I'm, you know,

overstepping some
parental limits or something,

or whether, from
your perspective,

maybe I'm acting a
little crazy, I don't care.

Because one day you're gonna

have children, okay?

And I pray it's
with my daughter,

and then you'll understand.

Look, I swear I've...

I've done everything
I could think of

to make her happy. I'm sure

you have, man.

I mean, everybody goes
through this in marriages.

Everybody.

Okay? I mean, it's no big deal.

It's nobody's fault,
but it can be fixed.

I wish that were true.

Listen, I'm going
to tell you something

that I've told few people.

I-I've never even
told this to Sarah.

When I first got
married to Rosina,

we had a big fight... A
big fight... and I walked.

It was horrible, and I'm walking

in the cold, and I'm thinking

to myself, is it over?

Should I end the marriage?

Should I stay married?

And I'm walking and I'm walking.

I'm thinking the same
stuff over and over again.

Should I stay, should
I leave, is it over?

And I'm walking and I'm walking.

Let me tell you something, man,

those were the worst
four minutes of my life.

Thanks.

Your ex-wife?

I have an ex-wife.

Lucy knows about her.

I'm surprised
she didn't tell you.

Of course Lucy told me...

but she didn't tell
me she's in town

hoping to hear back
from you about dinner.

That's dinner with Lucy and me.

And I just haven't
gotten up the nerve

to ask Lucy if she'd
like to meet her.

I doubt Lucy is going
to want to meet your ex.

And what I doubt
even more is that

you're going to ask
Lucy to meet your ex.

As a matter of fact,

I doubt you're even going
to tell Lucy your ex called.

No, I'm definitely
going to tell her.

No, definitely not.

Yes, I will.

My money says you don't.

What are you guys betting on?

Kevin's ex-wife is in town

and I don't think Kevin's going
to tell Lucy anything about it.

MICHAELS: No need to.

Just say no to your
ex-wife and leave it at that.

(phone rings)

Hello?

Hi, it's Kevin.

Kevin!

I'm so excited about
meeting Lucy tonight.

What time are you
guys picking me up?

Uh, here's the thing:
I'm working on a case,

and I'm not sure
I'm going to be able

to get off work to go to dinner.

Hmm, I'm really disappointed,

but I'd still like to meet Lucy.

Maybe just the
two of us could go.

Should I call her?

I didn't get a chance
to talk to her yet.

I've been so busy, and Lucy
has classes this morning,

so she won't be home for hours,

but I'll call her, and
then I'll call you back.

Great.

(speaking quietly
and indistinctly)

(glass rattling)

(glass rattling)

Boys... is there anything
you want to tell me?

No.

Are you sure?

We're sure.

How is your aunt acting
funny... and be specific.

She asked for Reverend Camden's
telephone number this morning.

She wants his
help with something.

What does she
want his help with?

I don't know.

Why didn't you ask her?

Because if she wanted
to tell me, she would have.

Hope it's nothing bad.

If by bad, you mean that something
might have happened to my dad,

I got an e-mail from him
this morning... he's fine.

On the other hand, he might
have volunteered for another tour.

But he would tell you, right?

Right.

So whatever your aunt's talking
to Reverend Camden about

is probably something personal.

Watch again.

(sighs)

They're for good luck.

What do you think?

I do feel lucky.

Being married to
Annie... and everything.

Uh, we're about to become
grandparents, you know.

I put everything on them:

Cats, dogs, wedding bells,

those things you move
around the Monopoly board...

I've sold thousands of them.

Now I'm thinking about
moving on to underwear.

But that's what I wanted
to talk to you about.

Well, I couldn't really offer
you much advice on that.

(laughing)

You are so funny.

Heh... Where do you,
uh, sell your... creations?

In department stores
across the country.

Oh, but I could
give you a sample.

Well, thanks, but I
wouldn't really wear them.

No, I was thinking
about the little one.

What's her name?

Ruthie?

Oh, yeah, of course.

You... You know Ruthie?

I do. Sort of.

I mean, haven't met her
but I've heard a lot about her.

Those are in
honor of my brother.

All the money from
the sale of those

goes to a veterans' charity.

Oh, your brother's
in the m*llitary?

Didn't Martin tell you?

His dad's in the Marines.

In Iraq.

I'm sorry.

I thought...

you were the woman
who was dropping by

with some fund-raising ideas.

You're Martin's aunt?

Didn't I say that
when I came in?

Well, maybe I didn't.

I'm all nervous
and... (sighs deeply)

I've got to tell Martin that
we have to move to New York.

Actually...

I don't want to tell
him... I want you tell him.

Why me?

Well, I'm good at socks,

but I'm not so good
at communicating,

especially with a kid.

I have no experience.

What are you doing
home so early?

I'm not; Roxanne's in the car.

I just came by to see you.

That's so nice.

Why doesn't Roxanne come in?

No reason.

So, thanks.

But you better get back to work.

(sighing) Yeah, I better.

Look, I think there's
something I should tell you.

Tell me anything.

Here's the thing...

I might have to
work late tonight.

Aw, I'm sorry... I
think it's gonna be

the only night that Matt's
gonna be here for dinner.

Well, maybe I can
get out of it; I'll try.

You do whatever you have to do.

I'll see you when you get home.

(sighs deeply)

My ex-wife's in town and
she wants to have dinner.

With us.

The two of us. She
wants to meet you.

Did you just lie to me?

No, she really
wants to meet you.

Not... not about dinner;
about working late.

Were you just gonna
have dinner on your own,

with your ex-wife, and
not even tell me about it?

I was thinking about it,

and then I thought
it wouldn't be right.

You were thinking about it?

Wrong answer.

Wrong, wrong, wrong answer.

Wrong answer!

So you don't want to go?

Is your dad home?

No, but I can tell you this:
he's not out with his ex-wife.

Does Reverend
Camden have an ex-wife?

I don't think so.

Hi. Hi.

Hi.

Are you even listening to me?

I'm sorry.

It's just that I got
something on my mind.

Then you should tell me,

because you've had something
on your mind all day long.

What is it?

I don't know exactly.

I just got a bad feeling that
my mom isn't on a business trip.

And if she is...

I just hope she
comes back, that's all.

But why wouldn't she come home?

My dad didn't.

If you do something wrong,
you should always tell me,

because, sooner or later,
I'm going to find out anyway.

I ate some soap.

Me, too.

It didn't taste good.

Anything else?

I got a cookie under my pillow.

I already ate mine.

Why would you put a
cookie under your pillow?

Is it because there's
no place in the kitchen

to put your cookies?

No.

It's for emergencies.

We're home.

I'm gonna put Peter's
stuff in Simon's room.

Okay. How was your day?

Fine. Fine. How was your day?

Uh, not that great.

Why? What happened?

It's nothing.

I'll tell you about it later.

So I'm gonna ask you a question

and I want you to answer
me honestly, tell me the truth:

Did you break the cookie jar

and then hide it in your
food cabinet in the kitchen?

No. No.

Are you sure?

We're sure.

We have on two underwears.

(grunts)

Why?

We forgot to take off

last night's underwear.

And we put on new
underwear this morning.

Okay, well, tonight, put on a
new, clean pair of underwear.

Just one.

But the top pair is all clean.

Let's just put those in
the dirty clothes hamper

and start with new ones.

Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

Are you sure you didn't
break the cookie jar?

Because I'm not going to be
angry with you if you broke it.

I just want you to tell me

because I always want
you to tell me the truth,

and because, when you
break something like that,

you can cut yourself
picking up those little pieces,

and I don't want
you to get hurt.

We didn't break it.

Okay.

Well, you know...

think about it.

Thank you.

Uh, a friend.

Yeah.

(phone rings)

Hello?

Ruthie, it's Chandler.

I realize that it's
a school night,

but if you don't have
a lot of homework,

I'd be happy to
take you and Peter

out for a pizza tonight.

I have homework, but
you can still ask Peter.

It's Chandler.

Hello?

Hi. Why don't the two of
us go out for a pizza tonight

and talk?

Why? Do you know something
about my mom that I don't know?

No, no, I really don't.

But, uh, I'd love
to talk to you more

about what you said
on the way to school.

And besides, I'd
love for the two of us

to have some time together.

Okay, if it's okay
with the Camdens.

Well, I'll pick you up at : .

All right? Goodbye.

Bye.

Why don't you want to go?

I've got homework.

And besides, sooner or
later, I have to talk to my mom.

I finished my homework already.

I'm not surprised.

I'm going upstairs
to start on mine.

I'm gonna watch a little TV.

(TV playing)

Hi.

Hi. Hi.

MUSKETEER (on TV):
if only I had my sword!

How many did we get?

Oh, about eight.

Eight... Eight?!

Oh...!

(TV continues
playing indistinctly)

(whimpers)

So, you didn't call.
Was she pretty?

W... I-I didn't get
a chance to call.

Chandler came in just as
Martin's aunt was leaving,

so I just came home.

Was she pretty?

Wh-What makes
you think she's pretty?

Because you're
grinning from ear to ear.

Are you aware

that our living room
is filled with children

who don't belong to us?

Don't change the subject.

She's pretty.

And she's tall.

And she designs these, uh,

like,

over-the-knee socks

that she modeled
for me in my office.

So that's why she
wanted to see you?

To model socks?

No...

She wants to move to New York,

and she wants me to tell Martin

that he has to move with her.

Let's cut to the chase.

He can have Simon's room

until she moves back or
his father comes home.

Well, I wasn't thinking that.

Okay, I was thinking that.

We were all thinking it.

How was your day?

Oh, fine, for a mother of twins

who are wearing two
sets of underpants

and lying about
breaking my cookie jar.

Of course, that's nothing.

I'm also a mother
of a medical student

who has two days,
just two days at home,

and has spent one
day out of our house

and away from our family.

Now, he wouldn't do that
unless something were wrong.

(sighs)

I mean, you-you
guys seem to be like

the most compatible
couple of all time.

I thought we were
compatible, too, in every way.

In every way?

What do you mean
in... every... way?

I don't know, what do
you mean "in every way"?

You're the one who
said in every way.

I mean, in every way...

I mean, to me in every
way it means, you know...

This is so stupid.
I mean, it's silly.

I mean, we're grown men.

I mean, uh...

we're-we're-we're
allowed to talk about,

uh, you know, it.

All right, I mean, we-we can...

We could discuss, uh, you know,

S-E-X.

I mean, we could talk
about everything, right?

Okay.

Uh, Sarah and I,
we're, we're fine.

In every way.

Except she moved out, so maybe
I don't know anything anymore.

Hey, listen, if Sarah moved
out, she can move back in.

I mean, we did
everything together.

We-We worked together,
we studied together...

Weekdays, weekends,
we were always together.

Wow.

Sounds intense.

What do you mean?

What do you mean,
what do I mean?

It sounds, you know, intense.

It sounds like you spent
a lot of time together.

That's all.

Too much time? Is
that what you're saying?

I didn't say that.

You-You mean that
two people living together

in a tiny apartment, spending
practically every minute

in the pressure cooker
of, of work and school

and both of us looking
at each other trying

to put on a brave face on it.

And even though
there was comfort

in doing it together,
there was also no break,

no relief, no balance.

You think something like that

could have an
affect on a marriage?

Is that what you're saying?

Wow, am I smart. Hmm?

(sighs)

Well, even if that's
what happened,

it's still over;
nothing's changed.

That's not true.

You're just focusing on
part of the relationship

that needs fixing.

Which, by the
way, gives me faith

to know that this thing
is all gonna work out.

And-And, by the way, I
think it was really great

that you decided, you know,
not to worry your parents

with all this in-between
stuff, you know?

Yeah, right.

Besides, maybe
it's too much along

with the news of I'm
dropping out of medical school.

I fixed everything.

You're working
through the next shift.

I can't.

You have no choice. You have to.

But I lied to Lucy.

About working tonight.

Now it isn't a lie.

But now she's not
gonna believe that.

But it's the truth.

Now you're working,

now you can't go out
to dinner with anyone.

You didn't actually
tell your ex-wife

you would meet her for dinner.

I certainly wasn't gonna tell
her that Lucy wouldn't let me.

So why didn't you just lie to
your ex-wife instead of Lucy?

I did. I told her I
might be working.

Then I decided I'd just go,

because there's no
reason I shouldn't.

I can think of one.

Lucy.

And if you need a second
one, you're working, my friend.

All night.

(sighs)

Dinner's almost ready.

I-I'm assuming
you're joining us.

Sure. We'd love to.

You think you could
give Annie a hand?

I-I'd like to speak with Martin,

if you don't mind.

I don't mind at all.

We were just waiting on you

to ask to speak to him.

How did you like my aunt?

She's very interesting.

As much as I didn't want to
move and have to change schools

and friends and all that,

it's worked out really well.

So what'd she want?

Um...

She's not

having a problem
with me, is she?

No, no, no, nothing like that.

No, the thing is

she is such a... creative person

and, you know,
doing so well with...

Over-the-knee socks.

Anyway, uh...

she's been presented

with an opportunity
to go to New York

to work, and she'd very much

like you to go with her.

How do you feel about that?

Martin?

I'll tell you how I feel.

I feel...

I feel betrayed and, and angry.

I have to go.

Well, let's-let's,
let's talk about this.

I mean, let's see if we can
figure out some alternatives.

Like what? New Jersey?

No, like...

staying with us until

she decides if she
wants to make this move

to New York permanent. What?

I mean, I'd want
to talk to your dad,

but I'm assuming you've talked
to him about us before and...

well, we've certainly
got room for you.

Wow. Really?

Hey, we're ready for dinner.

I set the table.

Is there anything else I can do?

You can take the
boys down for Mom,

because I need to talk to her.

Do you want to see
our two underwears?

(laughing) They're just so...

Oh, they, they are
something else.

You know what they did today.

They broke my cookie jar,

they put it in a paper
bag and then they hid it

in their cabinet.

Now, when I
questioned them about it,

they confessed
to a list of things

that I didn't even know
about, like eating soap,

stashing cookies, wearing
two pairs of underwear,

but they won't fess
up to the cookie jar.

I'm sorry.

I was distracted.

What do you want to talk about?

Oh, it's Peter.

For some reason,

he thinks his mom
isn't on a business trip

and that she's leaving
him or something,

and it's just one
of those things

that I thought you'd be
best talking to him about.

Unless Chandler
talks to him about it.

They went out for pizza.

On second thought,

maybe Peter doesn't
want you to know.

Just forget I said anything.

(phone rings)

Don't even bother apologizing
to me, Kevin Kinkirk!

LUCY'S VOICE: You've
reached Kevin and Lucy.

Please leave a message. (beep)

Hi, it's me, Mindy. I went

to a movie and turned
my cell phone off,

and I just picked up a message

at the hotel that says
Kevin has to work tonight.

I was wondering if
Lucy could still meet me.

Where'd you get this number?

Uh... Information.

Oh.

Lucy?

Feeling better?

Yeah, a little bit.

Yeah, we'll both feel better

once we hear from your mom.

It's just so scary

when you only have one parent

and you think about losing 'em.

I'd be an orphan

if anything were to
happen to my mom.

What? I would.

Look...

I don't know if it's too soon to
discuss this with you, Peter...

I haven't even discussed
it with your mother yet.

(nervous laugh) But, uh,

what would you
think if, someday,

not anytime soon, but just...

what would you think if...

your mother and I
were to get married,

some distant time in the future?

I mean, I wouldn't try to be
your dad or anything like that,

but, uh... just do you
think there's any possibility

that you and your mother
and me could someday...

That we could be a family?

I don't even know

how your mother feels about it.

I'm not saying it's gonna
happen anytime soon.

It's just... I love you, Peter.

(busy signal)

(busy signal)

(busy signal)

You ready to roll?

Think we could stop by my house?

No, I don't.

Detective Michaels?

(beep)

Hi, it's Mr. Camden. Eric.

Um, I just wanted
to let you know,

that I talked to Martin
and I talked to my wife,

and we were wondering
what you would think

of Martin staying here

while you're checking
out New York,

and, and trying out
your new underwear...

Business venture.

Uh, I'll be home

if-if-if you want to
call or-or drop by.

Thanks.

Hi.

Hi yourself.

You know, I've known
this family a lot longer

than Martin's
known this family...

months and days.

But I don't guess
you're keeping track.

And I've been through

a lot with the Camdens.

Engagements, weddings,

more weddings, car accidents,

a baby on the way.

And do I get invited
to stay here? No.

He gets invited to stay here.

And I get dinner
and a ride home,

and not even a ride home,
because I drove here.

Do you have

any idea how many people

would like to be in this family?

Do you?

Cecilia, we-we love you,
but you have a family.

You have a mom and a dad.

Yeah, well, they go away,
too, you know, from time to time,

and you've never
asked if I wanted to stay

until they get back.

Well, the next time
they go out of town,

you're more than
welcome to stay with us.

Great.

Well, that's more like it.

(door shuts)

ERIC: Hello there.

Is this what you've been

doing all day, sneaking
around with Richard?

Sneaking?

Who's, who... did
you say sneaking?

Who's sneaking?

We-We happen to be tiptoeing

up the stairs as to
not wake anybody up.

Thank you.

At : ?

Yeah, I mean,
that's when I thought

everybody has-has to be in
bed before, uh, before sundown.

I mean it's a, it's
a religious custom,

uh, particular to
the Protestants.

You don't know that?
What's going on?

Uh, we better talk...
You and Mom and me.

(clears throat)

And him. And-And-And me.

All of us, the four of us.

I mean, five, you
know, with Sarah here.

And six with Rosina,

and how many more
with your beautiful children

and their spouses
were here, what,

another quarter of a million?

You have to add on,
but you know what?

Right now, we'll settle

just for the four of
us; you know why?

Because we're family
and I'm sure we all

want to continue to be a family.

Huh, not all of us.

It seems that with all

the pressure of being married

and going to school and working

that I've been feeling
completely exhausted

and defeated and depressed.

And I have to make
some changes in my life.

The first was not my
decision, the second is.

I'd start with the second.

(sighs) Fine.

Um...

I'm dropping out
of medical school.

GLASS: Hey, look,

you know, I mean,
he can always go back.

He can, I mean,
it's not a permanent

decision; I mean,

they will let you back in,
though, if you decide to...

I didn't come to
this decision lightly.

I'm not planning on going back.

What happened?

Sarah left me.

Again, you know, this is
something that is not like

a permanent change, either.

They could, they
could work this out.

You have to work it out.

I mean, you have
to work this out.

I mean, you can't lose Sarah

and Sarah can't lose you.

Because I don't... I
don't want to lose them.

GLASS: I know we're family.

This is the Gentile
family that I never had.

You know, I think

you three need to talk alone.

You know? Really.

Yeah, so I'll... yeah,
that's what I should do.

Hey, listen,

I want you to know something.

We love

your son, and we want him

to go back to school,
and stay in school

and become a doctor.

But more important than that,

we want Sarah to
let him come back.

Just thought you should know.

Sarah left you?

When?

After Hanukkah.

She got another apartment.

She wants time alone.

She's exhausted,
too, and she feels

defeated, too, and
depressed, too.

So she left and I want her back.

But I think I have
a better chance

if we're not both
in school together,

because the competition
is really, really ugly,

and I don't want to
compete with my wife.

ERIC: I'm glad you finally

told us.

Maybe we can

help you think this
through a little more.

Or maybe I can say what I think.

Although I'll withhold
judgment of Sarah.

Please do.

I know that your heart is broken

and that you're feeling lower

than you ever
thought you could be.

But you know what's
going to make you feel

more defeated, more depressed?

Is if you do anything
less than what you can do

and what you want to do.

Oh, if you want to be

a doctor, then just
learn to be a doctor,

no matter what
challenges face you.

And if you want to be married

while you're
learning to be doctor,

then make sure that
Sarah knows that.

And that she knows
how much you love her.

Because even though
the competition's

getting ugly and that
the pressures of school

may be getting to you both,

eventually that's
going to be over.

And you'll have the rest
of your lives together.

Of course, Sarah
needs to learn...

I'm sorry.

I'll hold my judgment.

Tomorrow,

I want you to go back to school.

Even if I have to hold
your hand and go with you.

Which I will be
very happy to do.

(door closes)

She would, you know.

I know.

How many days have
you missed already?

Two. But you can still

go back if you want?

Probably. I'm sorry we didn't

know this sooner, Matt.

We love you and
we'll support you,

no matter what you decide to do.

Is there anything we can do?

No.

It's a lot, you know...

A new marriage,
medical school, work...

But I don't think dropping out

will help your marriage.

You know, it might even make

Sarah feel guilty
or angry on top

of what she's already feeling.

Maybe.

So am I wrong,

or are you going to need
a little help financially?

You know, the...

the rent, bills...

No.

Okay.

Maybe.

Yes. Thank you.

Hey, it's going to be fine.

Whatever happens, you know...

in the end...

everything's gonna be fine.

Oh, well,

accidents happen.

Funny you should mention that.

I dropped the potato on
purpose to make a point.

Oh. What point?

I wish you had just told me
that you broke the cookie jar.

Yes, I love it, and
yes, I've had it since

Dad and I were married,
but I love you more.

And I love that we have
an honest relationship.

And I want to keep
that relationship honest,

especially during
the coming years.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry I broke
the cookie jar,

and I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

And sorry I let you
think it was the boys.

I didn't mean for it to
seem like it was them,

it was just the cabinet
was the closet place to put it

when I heard you
coming down the stairs.

I accept whatever

punishment you want to hand out.

I think no baked potato
for dinner should do it.

I love you, Mom.

What, no kiss?

Oh!

So that's how you knew.

Mothers and daughters sometimes

pull away from each other
during the teenage years.

And I've seen that
happening with us, so, yes,

that's how I knew.

But I hope that you won't let

that keep you from
giving me a kiss

now and then, anyway.

I'm technically on
a bathroom break.

We have to talk.
I'm really sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry you felt that you
had to lie to me... again.

But I-I totally understand,
considering my past jealousy

over your ex-wife.

I'm meeting her for dinner.

She sounds really nice.

You better get back to work.

Go. We'll be fine without you.

It'll give us a chance to
get to know one another.

And I'll get to hear about
your high school days.

And about the girl you
gave a promise ring

to before Mindy.

And the girl you went
steady with before that,

and the one before that.

Bye.

Great, that's great.

You two have a good time.

I love you!

Hope you still love
me when you get home.

I got it from here.
But, wait, uh,

I just wanted you
to know that, uh,

since your mother and I
haven't really talked about,

uh, marriage, and I don't really
know how she feels about it,

maybe you should let me have

that conversation
with her, you know?

When the time is right.

No problem.

But now you know
how I feel about it, right?

Right.

You're a great
kid, you know that?

Good night.

Let me know when
you hear from Mom.

I will.

(doorbell chimes) Good night.

Who said anything

about my nephew
living with you?!

You were supposed to tell him

to go with me to New York!

Well, I was thinking... No.

You weren't. You
weren't thinking.

You were assuming
that I was trying

to dumping him off on you!

I love that kid.

And I love my brother.

Oh, and who's to say
that my brother would ever,

ever let Martin live with you?

No... stay... no, no, no, just
stay here until you decide

if New York is gonna
work for you, that's all.

I mean, you said

you had to find an
apartment and you didn't know

if you were ready
to sell your house,

and you're absolutely right.

I wasn't thinking.

I should have asked you first.

I'm, I'm so sorry.

Really, I am.

What do you want me to do?

Well, I want you to let
him stay here, of course.

I just wanted to be asked.

Of course.

Again, I'm sorry.

So, dinner?

Oh, sure.

Everyone's gathering
in the kitchen.

She's very pretty.

Do you think Matt will make it

through medical
school and stay married?

(sighing deeply) I
hope so, but, boy...

they got a long
road ahead of them.

I know, but if he
can just talk with her

the way he talked to us tonight,

I think they'll make it,

and I think he'll get through
school... I know he will.