02x04 - Something Left to Love

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Previously on Graves...

I'm writing a book.
I'm having trouble remembering.

- Well, I'm sure if it...
- Remembering who I was back then.

- You okay ?
- Yeah. No. I don't know.

- My aunt just d*ed.
- Oh, my God.

- Jonathan Dalton is your daddy.
- You're not f*cking serious.

Dalton's ex-wife, Stephanie,
a very good friend of mine. It's true.

I grew up dirt ass poor.
I know what it's like to go without.

Do you know if you're gonna
have a boy or a girl ?

I don't really wanna know, actually.

She's going to just love this,
Mrs. Graves.

Well, it is Olivia.
She'll either love it

or we'll have to sedate her.

The perky blonde with all
the teeth is looking for you.

Take it back ! Take it back !
Take it back !

Katie ? You're not supposed
to be here today.

Campaigns don't take a day off,
or at least I don't.

So, quick question,
who is Bonnie Clegg ?

And just to clarify, Miss Clegg, you
claim that she is being inauthentic.

That Margaret Graves,
your cousin...

Oh, God. No, no, no, no. All right.

The gal that I am related to
is named Maggie Lynn Davis.

Back in the day we called her Peg,

back when Her Majesty
would actually take our calls.

Let me tell you, the truth is,
the minute that she walked

into that White House, she stopped
talking to her family. All right ?

She's ashamed about
where she come from.

She's ashamed about
how poor we all are.

Margaret Graves is not one of you.
She thinks she's better than you.

Oh, my God.

- How bad is this ?
- Well, it's not good.

But this isn't about her.
Jerry North's campaign is behind this.

Country Mouse just gave you
a serious image problem

that we need to deal with. I believe
your people say, "Lickety Split."

GRAVES
Season 2, episode 4

What are we doing here ?
What about golf ?

Change of plans.

You'll go back and help Maggie
with the baby shower, okay ?

Wait, hold on a second, President...

You know what ?

I'm not even gonna argue or worry.

And I'll pretend like I give a sh*t.

From the dawn of the 21st century,
Cold w*r fears of nuclear destruction

have evolved into localized
terror-att*ck anxiety.

We entrust each administration
to take care

of the nuclear power question.
Many have handled it responsibly.

But for every level-headed President,
we occasionally elect a cowboy

who thinks that even
with nuclear weapons,

you can sh**t first
and ask questions later.

Richard Graves Pre-Election
Campaign Ad 1983

Without President Graves,
who will keep America strong ?

Who will keep the world safe ? Beyond
our borders are threats to democracy.

We must protect our children
from this dangerous world.

Re-elect President Graves.

Doctor Scott, how does it feel
to know that you were married

to the President responsible for
building the last American nuke ?

To be honest, I've always wanted
to flip-off that cowboy

who played High Noon
with our lives.

And I guess today
might be my lucky day.

- Excuse me.
- Are you lost, sir ?

More than you could possibly know.

Wait, you banged a Kennedy,
like an actual Kennedy ?

No. It's like a Kennedy by marriage,
not by blood.

It's really just like Kennedy-adjacent.

Surprise !

Are you in on this ?

Oh, yeah, this looks exactly like
the kind of thing I'd be in on.

Oh, my God. You look so pretty,
even though you're really pregnant,

but you can't tell from behind.

Mazol, sometimes mistakes makes
the best babies. That's fine.

- Hi, mom.
- Hey.

- Can I talk to you for a minute ?
- Sure.

- What the hell is this ?
- It's your baby shower, darling.

Yeah. I know what a baby shower is.
I said I didn't want one.

I'm not sure you know
what you want right now.

I said that I didn't wanna go back
to that life and you invited

that life over for mini-quiche ?

Do not lead with negativity, Olivia.
I've already had enough of that today.

Besides they brought you
so many gifts. Try and enjoy today.

Okay. It's very pretty in here. And the
lavender's very on trend right now.

- I just love you so much, honey.
- I love you too.

- I guess I'll just go get changed.
- Okay.

- My room. Now.
- Yeah. Okay.

- Liv ?
- Oh, my God.

Geez, Becky Keegan ?
Holy sh*t. Becks, is that you ?

Hi, Liv.

My God. Sammy, Becky and I were, God,
best friends in high school, right ?

Totally. Basically joined at the hip.
You know, I thought about calling you

a bunch of times over the past
few years, but just never did.

- Oh, my God. I wish you had.
- Yeah. So much to talk about.

- Maybe we...
- Yeah. Becks, I'll find you later.

Okay. No problem.

What are you doing here, Ritchie ?
What's going on ?

I'm writing a book.

Ah. You're planning something
defamatory about me ?

Permission granted. Defame away.

The lies are more exciting
than the truth was, anyway.

I honestly can't remember

who I was back then, in those years.

Well, I'll tell you a bit.
I can fill you in.

Okay. Please do.

The night I met Tim, God, it was
like walking out of the house

and right into heaven.
Our eyes locked. It was crazy.

He literally said he was
born to be with me.

Oh, a Baby Bjorn.

One night our love-making fueled
by tacos and Seven-Eleven candy.

We just knew it was forever.
Wow, that looks heavy.

And then you get that call.

And your whole world as you know it,
as you always thought it would be,

suddenly has no meaning.
Except it does.

These are pricey.

Oh, a bear.

You've outdone yourself,
Mrs. Graves.

Not bad, huh ? You and Richard
already back from golf ?

Oh, President Graves
has his detail

so he thought I could be
more useful here. How can I help ?

Fantastic. You can go see Katie.
She loves delegating.

Yes, ma'am.

You were great to be around
back then. Yeah.

Not particularly idealistic,
definitely not political.

You were sweet, empathetic.

All you really cared about
was having a good time.

Come on.

Tell me what you need.
How can I help ?

There are things I need to understand.

- Like ?
- Why you left me.

Jeremy, sweetheart,
what a wonderful surprise.

I'm so happy you're here.

Listen, is there somewhere
we can go and talk ?

Oh, come on. You got to be
kidding me. Look at this.

My cousin Bonnie
went on national news.

- Cousin who ?
- Exactly. You don't even know her.

Every news outlet across the country
is airing this hate talk,

and you know what
the most upsetting thing is ?

I knew I would be dealt
low blows, right ?

But I never expected that it would
come from my own family.

- I'm gonna say hey to Olivia.
- Okay.

So, no one logged who the presents
were from as she was opening them ?

I'm just gonna say this,
what is wrong with people ?

I know. I know my OCD just
developed its own case of OCD.

Can you see the hives that
I feel happening right now ?

- You get hives, too ?
- Allergic to inefficiency.

- You need me to go in ?
- I don't see any other way.

All right.

I got this.

Okay, so your dad is either the former
President of The United States

or a billionaire.

Are you kidding me ? I don't know
who my f*cking father is !

Okay, you're right.
I'm sorry, just, I'm here. Go.

Okay, so if this guy Dalton
is my father,

then, you know, it makes
a lot of sense, right ?

I mean, to be honest with you,
when I first found out about it,

my immediate reaction
was almost like relief.

You know, it was like I had a 180-pound
man lifted off my shoulders.

Then I started having these
dreams a couple days later,

like every shrink and addiction
specialist

was lined up in a row nodding at me,
"We f*cking get it now, Jeremy."

Seriously, Liv. What the f*ck ?
You know, I'm losing my sh*t here.

Don't get ahead of yourself.
Why don't you just ask her ?

I tried that, but then my balls crawled
up in my throat, and I choked.

You were always such a mama's boy.

Sorry to interrupt, ladies,
we've been put in a unique position

where Olivia has been gifted
a set of Bamboobies Nursing Pads,

but we don't know by whom.

Bamboobies ? Anyone ?

Oh, I forgot how awful
these sandwiches are.

I watched you eat that same meal
every day for three years.

Well, my wife didn't cook.

I loved our life.

You in law school.
Me getting my master's...

That stupid little apartment
on Mesa Verde.

Yeah, Mesa Verde.
Yes, I remember now.

All we needed was a house
full of friends,

beer, and discussion out there
on the porch, remember ?

- On the little porch ?
- I remember it.

- We debated anything and everything.
- Yeah.

Noam Chomsky.
William Buckley.

But you...

You were always neutral.
It was all me.

I was the one who was encouraging you
to get into politics.

And it k*lled us.

I watched it happen.

Watched what happen ?

For Christ's sake,
it was the late sixties.

I was a liberal activist.
And you became a conservative lawyer.

You got co-opted, sweetie.
The other side wanted you

'cause they knew you were
a face they could sell.

And you... you just wanted
to be wanted by anyone.

Ritchie Graves always
needed to please.

You didn't give a sh*t
what they wanted you to peddle

one way or the other.
My passion became your problem.

You were working for the wrong side.

It was the right side for me.

After our divorce, you changed.

You became detached.

And all that empathy just,
you know, disappeared.

I saw it in your eyes on TV,
little by little.

More and more...

Ritchie was gone.

I'd like to make a toast.

I wanna thank all of y'all
for coming, first of all.

I know this means a lot to Olivia.
And I'm gonna make it short.

I love you, Olivia.
And I'm so excited.

- Thanks, Mom.
- Aw, sweetheart.

Okay, to life, to love,

to happiness for all, and to Olivia.

Cheers.

I am so blessed !

Mom ? Am I a bastard ?

My baby's having a baby.

- Hey, you !
- God. That's great.

There's always a little bit of pee left
in a pregnant bladder. You okay ?

Yeah, I was just hoping we could get
that teeny private moment ?

Seriously, Becks.

I mean, what part of hosting a party
here do you not understand ?

Bitch.

You got something
on your mind, Becks ?

Well, okay. We're doing this now.

You, Olivia Graves, are a bitch.

That felt good. It felt so good, I'm
worried I'm not gonna be able to stop.

Bitch !

My God, who yells at a pregnant lady
and at her baby shower ?

Someone who's been waiting
over a decade to do it.

You were horrible to me
in high school, Olivia.

You bullied me so badly,
I had to change schools.

I was terrified of you !

Look, the only reason I'm here
is because my therapist said

standing up to my bully and getting
some closure was important,

so I'm here standing up.

I simply will not
tolerate a bully.

Let me make this really clear.
I have no quarrel with Bonnie Clegg.

The bone I'm here to pick
is with my opponent, Jerry North.

Mrs. Graves, you feel that Mr. North
is behind all of this ?

Oh, I know he is.
It's exactly his style.

The man is a mudslinger,
and I will not play his game.

I will always stand up, not
just for me, but for everyone.

A race to watch. Mrs. Graves,
thank you very much.

- Margaret Graves.
- Thank you.

Perfect, I mean,
this was such a good idea,

hitting back right away,
and you nailed it.

It's Sachs, excuse me.

Ah ! Honey ! Did you get
to hear any of that ?

Your mama ain't gonna
take sh*t from anybody !

- What's the matter ?
- We need to talk.

- That was beautiful.
- Stop.

- No, seriously, Sammy.
- Stop.

You gotta get your music out there.

- I mean, you sound amazing.
- So what's up ?

I saw you that you left, so I wanted
to check in and see if you were okay.

Oh, yeah, I'm good. I guess baby
showers aren't really my scene.

I don't think the Graves
are anybody's scene.

No, I... I just... It's not them.

It's just... It's like that.
It's all that.

I don't know, Is, things
have just been weird lately.

- My aunt just recently d*ed, and...
- Oh, my God.

No, it's okay. It's just that she was
literally my last living relative.

So maybe it's just moments like these,
like weddings and baby showers

and things where you're
celebrating what's to come,

I just can't help but fixate on what
I don't have and what's gone.

Isaiah. Oh, hey. Sorry.

Um, cake time.
Can I get a little help, Isaiah ?

- Yeah, sure. I'll be right there.
- Okay.

I'm gonna go.

- Thank you for checking on me.
- Yeah.

And by the way, that girl is totally
into you and you should ask her out.

- What ? No. That's not...
- Yes, okay. I'll see you later.

Oh, will you tell Olivia to call me ?
Okay.

And ask that girl for her number. I
swear she will say yes. I promise you.

Thank you for today.

I know you don't owe me
a damn thing.

I've been watching what
you've been doing lately,

speaking out against
your mistakes as president.

I like to think that there's still
a little of me in you somewhere.

Well, I've gone quiet now.
Maggie's running for Senate.

My passion became her problem.

Oh, that's too bad.

Stop fracking now !
Guest speaker Prof. Diana Scott

President Graves, what do you
think we're doing here ?

You could do some good like you
say you've been wanting to,

righting your wrongs,
and fracking is one hell of a wrong.

And it was your administration
that laid the groundwork

by deregulating the whole thing.
So if you came up onstage next to me,

the symbolism of it
could go a long way.

Oh, God, when I said a baby
cake, I didn't know...

It would be so literal ?

Where do you cut it and not be
a m*rder*r ? Right ? Right ?

By the way, thank you for the help
today with the gifts.

It's refreshing
how detail-oriented you are.

You know, I...
I wanted to ask you, actually,

if I could get... if I could, uh...
if I could get your phone...

Your phone number !

- Yes.
- Yes ?

Would be fun.

Okay, now you're starting
to scare me. What is wrong ?

Is Jonathan Dalton my father ?

My God. What kind
of question is that ?

Mom, is Jonathan Dalton
my father, yes or no ?

No. Of course not.

Where the hell did you hear this ?

I'm not gonna say
anything to Dad, okay ?

But if I find out something different,
I don't know what I'm going to do.

- Jeremy, help me cut this cake.
- Sorry, sis, I'm out.

Uncle Jeremy, get over here and
help me cut this creepy baby cake.

Okay, then.

That ?

How's this, hmm ?

- Jesus !
- Oh, my Lord.

Wow ! Congrats, sis !

It's a girl ! Mazel tov.

I didn't... I didn't want
to know that.

- Wait, how did you know that ?
- The doctor is a friend of mine.

Okay, by round of applause,
who knew that I wanted to keep

the baby's gender a surprise ?

Okay, Olivia, how could I know
what you want

or what you don't want
if you never tell me anything ?

Well, we almost did it, Mother.

We almost made a nice day
out of this nightmare.

This party's over.

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This is important !

Tonight all your voices are heard !

This is important !

Stand up !

Who is with me ?

- No fracking !
- No fracking !

- No fracking !
- No fracking !