03x24 - A Little Faith

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Party of Five". Aired: September 12, 1994 – May 3, 2000.*
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After their parents die in a car accident, the five Salinger siblings are forced to live on their own, with oldest son Charlie appointed the guardian.
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03x24 - A Little Faith

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So, uh, Dave's parents

aren't renting a condo
in Vail too, are they?

Dave?

Dave,
the guy you're dating.

His name's...

Look, you know
what his name is.

Drew.

Yeah, Drew.
And he's going to Hawaii

with his family
over the break.

Hm. So let's do some
accounting here.

Sarah, Vail,

Drew, the big island.

Bailey,

-nowhere.
-Hey.

You know, maybe you could get
together with some friends,

and drive up to Tahoe
for a couple of days.

Skiing's a party scene.
I gotta steer clear of that.

I just wish I had more
to keep me busy. You know?

It's all this spare time
on my hands just makes
me kind of nervous.

Nervous you'll...

Oh, um...

You know, maybe
you could help out
Charlie at the restaurant.

You know,
make some extra money,
hang with the staff.

Yeah.

And try to ignore
the huge bar

stocked with every kind
of liquor known to man.

I'm sorry, I didn't...

Look, Bailey, I, I wish...

It's a, it's a family thing.

Otherwise...

No. No.

You're going. You're going,

and you're gonna have
a great time,

and you're not gonna worry
about me at all.

You can worry about me
a little if you want, but...

don't, like,
obsess about me or anything.

Okay.

Excuse me,
but I need your butt.

You wish.

Sit.

[giggles]

You will have a phone
up there, right?

[Griffin] Oh, come on,
why don't we just say

we're going to Oregon
or to the Grand Canyon or--

No. How fun is that?

This has gotta be, like,
totally random,

chance, fate,
the will of the Gods.

So just do it, and...
and no peeking.

Okay. Okay.

Uh, we are going to be
spending our spring break

in...

-Ow.
-Hm.

The Pacific Ocean

Yeah. Not unless
your motorcycle
doubles as a Jet Ski.

Yeah, well, you do it.
This is your idea.

Okay. Watch and learn.

[humming]

Carson City, Nevada,
and points beyond.

-Cool.
-Let's do it.

Let's hit the road.

Don't you want your map? No.

So, what if we get lost?
That's kind of the point.

[theme song playing]

♪ Everybody wants to live ♪

♪ Like they wanna live ♪

♪ And everybody wants to love ♪

♪ Like they wanna love ♪

♪ Everybody wants to be ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

♪ Closer to free ♪

So we're going live in about,
uh, 45 seconds. Okay?

I'm gonna, um,
do a quick intro,

and then I'll introduce you
and Grace.

Where's Grace?

I'll, uh...
Just give me a second.

Hey, you okay?

My stomach's a little...

Actually, you're
looking a little--

What?

I don't know.
Green.

Green?

Great, Charlie.

Just what a girl needs to hear
before she's being beamed

into households all over
the Bay area.

-I look green.
-That's not what I...

Good morning.
This is Gemma Rollins

coming to you live
from Golden Gate Park.

I'm here this morning
with Grace Wilcox,

contender for the new
city council seat.

Now, this race
is said to ride
on a few key issues.

One of them being...

Charlie, I need you
to fill in for me. What? What are you
talking about?

I, I think...

No, I know
I'm gonna be sick.

Sick? You mean,
like, sick sick?

Well, it's just a question
or two. You can't--

Now, Grace...

Uh, Charlie Salinger,

Miss Wilcox's campaign manager,
will fill us in.

Sure. Um, on...
on what exactly?

The parks?
Right, uh, the parks.

They can really do that?

Apparently, I'm paying
a fine or imprisonment.

[sighs]

How long
is the imprisonment?

Well, can't you
make an excuse?

I don't know,
write a note to the... You know,
the head of the jury duty,

and tell them
that you made a promise
to a 14-year-old orphan.

I'm sure the government
eats stuff like that up.

Claudia.

I'm just upset. Okay?

I mean, this is...

I was really
looking forward to this.

I mean, it's not like
it's been the greatest
year for me.

You know?

This is a big deal.

Can't you just miss the first
couple days of the trial?

It's not like I wouldn't
rather be in L.A.,

and listening to you play
than sitting in some
stupid jury box.

They sent me a copy
of the program in the mail.

"Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
presents its Fourth Annual
Young Soloist Series."

You think they invite you
again if you cancel
at the last minute?

You're not gonna cancel,
Claud, because of me.

Well, who else
is gonna bring me?

Not Charlie.

Why not Charlie?

I can't leave the restaurant
for four days like this
at the last minute.

I don't have anybody
to run the place.

-Plus I've got Owen.
-And Grace's campaign.

That is not
the reason, Claud.

We've gotta work
something out, Charlie.

They invite something like
four people a year.

Well, what about Julia?

Julia's gone.

She's off with Griffin
somewhere.

Okay. Then I'll call Joe.

He's down there since Franny got
the L.A.-New York route, right?

I'll fly down myself,
and I'm sure they'd
let me stay with them.

-Claud, I don't think--
-I'm gonna call.

-Claud, don't.
-Why not?

[Charlie] They got a tiny
little place.

Plus you can't ask 'em
to cancel their plans

at the last minute just to...
to baby-sit you.

That's too much to ask
even for Joe.

Why don't you
let me take her?

I'm on break.
It's, it's not a problem.

And I wanna do it.

Bailey, I don't know.

You don't trust me.

-Bailey--
-No.

No, I don't,
I don't blame you.

But... you know what?

You can trust me,

Charlie, because I got
more to prove
than anybody right now.

And, anyways, it's the only way
that Claud's gonna get to go.

And there's no way we can
say no, to this, Charlie.

She's been working on this piece
for, like, three months.

Four months.

I'm not gonna blow this.

No way.

[Julia]
Don't, don't, don't.

[she laughs]

[Griffin Chuckles]

[Julia] Wow. I bet you won't
find that in a AAA guidebook.

I can't believe
we did that.

What do you
call that anyway?

Yeah. There's the
mile-high club
if you do it in a plane.

But in two states at once,
what is that?

Uh, we're crossing
the state line?

Horizontally?

So we started
in California...

And ended up in Nevada.

Are you ready to roll?

Yeah.

[sighs]

Hey, you know what?

We should do it on every
state line that we hit.

How far to Utah?

Oh, about 10 minutes.

[giggles]

[engine sputters]

You still bad?

What? Oh, yeah.

All I can say is,
thank God for the bushes.

Oh, come on, Grace,
it's just the flu.

No, it's not.

Could be.

No, Charlie.
It isn't the flu.

What? Why are you being
so hard on yourself?

You don't have to be
superhuman, Grace.

You know, you're tired
and overworked and--

Late.

Huh?

I'm late, Charlie.

I'm usually so regular
you can set a clock by me.

What?

And this.

It's the third morning
in a row I've gotten sick.

But it couldn't.
I mean...

We were careful.
We were really careful.

Wow.

You sure it's not the flu?

[Woman on PA]
Ladies and gentlemen,
we've started our cocktail
and beverage service.

Cocktails are $4.
Beer and wine are $3.

[Claudia]
Do you think
I should sway more?

[sighs]

I mean, when I perform.

I always thought
it looked kind of goofy,

but audience eat
stuff like that up.

They think they're getting
like their money's worth

or something if you
give them a lot of.

Okay. Take
Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg.

Okay, technically,
she's really good.

But come on, what's the real
reason she cleans up
on the soloist circuit?

It's because
when she plays,

she looks like
she's sawing
a sequoia in half.

Am I right?

Huh? Huh?

Claud,

Could...
You wanna switch seats?

No way.

Come on, I want to look out
the window for a while. Forget it.
I called dibs in the car.

Right, you did.

Oh, you know the other thing
people are total suckers for?

When the horsehair
on your bow breaks.

Like that's a sign
that you're playing
really hard.

Please.

Hi. Can I get you
a drink?

Can I get an OJ?

Sure.

[orchestra playing
classic music]

A little more aggressive.
You know what I mean?

We don't want any
timid Bartok.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Grab something to drink.

We'll come back in five
and do the second movement.

[chatter]

Hey, Claud.

[he sighs]

That sounded great
up there.

How would you know?
The movement's in C,

and you were squeaking
back and forth in your
chair in B sharp.

Sorry. Sorry.

Anyway, the, um...

The conductor
seems like a nice guy.

Uh-huh. What were you
doing with your chair?

Oh, you noticed that?

I was just...

I was staring up and,
and squinting.

You know how sometimes...

you can make
the ceiling feel like
it's moving in and out?

Go away, Bailey.

What?

You're bugging me.

Oh, okay.

Then, uh...
Then, I'll stop.

No. I want you to go
because you're bored
and you're annoying.

No, I'm not.
I'm not bored.

I'm not.
I'm interested.

Claud, I'm very interested.

And, anyway, I said I was
gonna look out for you, so...

You don't need to
look after me.

I'm in the middle
of rehearsal, and I'm fine.

So why don't you go out
and have a nice time.

I don't know. Claud,
I think I would just rather--

Go.

Pick me up at 6:30.

We'll go out
and have some dinner.

It'll be great 'cause
I've got a surprise for you.

[Griffin]
So, what do you think?

The guy in the little
town in Nevada says
it's the condenser but...

No. It's more likely
your coil, man.

That's what I tried
to tell him.

Either way,
he didn't have the part.

[Julia]
That's right.

We figured
we could fix it faster...

here at home and then just
sort of take off again.

Well, your
condenser's fine, man.

So it's definitely your coil.
You must've been
running her on--

One cylinder.
Yeah, I know.

Electric's kind of funky.
I was thinking about putting--

So anyway, can you fix it?

Because we already lost a day
waiting for a ride back,

and we're kind of in a rush.

Sure.

You know, I got a couple
of coils around here somewhere,

but every thing's
pretty much packed up.

Packed up? Why?

Oh, I'm selling
the shop. You know, moving on.

Hey, here they are, man.

Ever think about
electronic ignition,

because that would solve
a lot of problems.

Sweet.

Uh, maybe a Bonneville
head and some carbs?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait. We don't need a carb.

And we don't need any,
um, heads.

And we... What we really
need is uh...

-What do you call it?
-A coil.

A coil. Thank you.
We need a coil.
That's all we need.

We're kind of in a rush.

Okay.

Be done in the morning.

Excellent.

Oh, you know what?
Maybe we should sleeve...

-Concentric carb.
-Yeah.

I'm right there
with you, man.

A coil.
We just need a coil.

[speaking in Spanish]

[tv running in the background]

[man on TV] You're gonna
have to call me.

You guys get
a lot of attention, Joe.

And, uh...

And of course
there's some genetics
involved in it too, but...

[dialing]

Mrs. Reeves.
Hi, it's Bailey calling.

Great. Just great.

Yeah. I'm feeling real good.

Um, anyway, is,
is Sarah around?

Oh. Well, when do you
expect her back?

That late, huh?

Dennis. Hey, man,
it's Bailey.

Hey, is my brother around?

Okay, but he's working
the dinner shift tonight, right?

So he should be back--

Oh, with Grace.

Okay. Um...

Yeah. Yeah.

Could you if he checks in?

Uh...

No, it's not an emergency,
exactly, but...

But it's important.

Okay, man. Thanks.

Bye.

Mrs. Reeves, hi.
It's, it's Bailey again.

Hi. Um...

Look, I know, I know that
you and Mr. Reeves have been
kind of upset about

Sarah and I spending
time together since
the accident and everything.

And I, I didn't know
if you were so mad

that you would tell me
she wasn't there

if she actually was, because
if she is, I really do need to--

Oh, okay.

Right. Right.

Okay. I'm sorry
to bother you again.

Bye.

You okay?

No, I'm not okay. I mean, what are the odds?

A pregnancy test
either turns up white
or it turns up blue.

And what do I get? Plaid.

Maybe we shouldn't have
bought generic.

Could the timing
possibly be any worse?

I don't know.
Maybe not.

I mean, maybe
you're not even...

But I was wondering,
if you were, maybe
we should talk about--

Whatever I do, whatever I do,
this is a lose-lose situation.

Well, if you think
about it, I mean--

And the political fallout
from this is...

It's a disaster.
No matter what.

Not necessarily. And that's
what I was trying to--

And if I do something
about this and it gets out,

I mean, I lose
half the vote easy.

And if I decide to
have the baby
as a single mother,

I lose the family values vote.
So no matter what I decide--

What if we got married?

Excuse me?

Well, think about it.

I mean, yeah,
the timing is off and...

and we are making this up
as we go along.

But it's working out, right?

Us, I mean.

So...

So if you are pregnant,
if that's what the doctor
says, then...

why not?

I mean, I could do that.

We could do it.

Charlie.

-Wow. Um...
-[door opens]

[Woman]
Grace Wilcox?

This way, please.

Just putting it out there
as an option.

That's all.

[footsteps approaching]

You still here?

Yeah. My brother's
a little late.

He probably just
got lost or something.

You want me
to give you a lift?

Oh, no. No.

He'll be here.

Hey. Forgot a few necessities
the first time around.

Would have been
brushing with a twig.

You just get back
from the shop?

Hey, what... what time does
he open in the morning?

What?
Uh, 7, I think.

Great. So we can get
an early start then.

You know how you, uh...
You were saying,

how you wanted to start
leaving more things
up to chance, or...

Fate. Yeah.

Yeah.

What exactly
did you mean by that?

Um, well, it's like
with our trip.

You know how we were gonna go
through Willits, right?

Well, I just called AAA,

and they told me
it's under a foot of water
because of the rains.

So if it hadn't been for
your bike, like, going dead...

Then we wouldn't have
ended up back here, right?

And I wouldn't have gone
to the bike shop,

and I never would have
met Carter.

Who wouldn't have fixed your
bike so we could take off
and steer clear of Willits.

See, fate.

Yeah. Well, sort of.

You see, uh, we, uh...

We can't take off.

What do you mean can't?

It's just that little
coil thingy, right?

I was thinking, you know,
you said that how...

how one thing leads to
the next for a reason, right?

Like, like this trip
being blown.

Well, it's not exactly
blown. It's--

Now I have this totally
amazing opportunity.

What opportunity?

I, I told Carter that I'd...
that I'd buy it, Jule.

The bike shop.

I'm gonna use my money...

to buy the bike shop.

[knocking on door]

-Hey, Bailey.
-Hey.

Joe, Franny,
what are you doing?

What are you doing here?

Are we gonna do this
through the door?

Bailey.

What are you...

[sighs]

I thought you were
on the wagon, Bailey?

I am.

I am. It's just...
I was...

What are you guys
doing here anyway?

Claudia invited us
to have dinner together.

Oh, my God,
what time is it?

It's 7 o' clock.

Oh, my God,

I was supposed to
pick her up a half hour ago.

[keys jingling]

[sighs]

Where is she?

She's at the Music Center.

Joe, don't...
Don't tell her. Okay?

I'm gonna have some coffee,
and I'll be fine

in a couple of minutes.
Just don't tell her.

Please, don't tell her.

[crickets chirping]

Hey, you guys.

-Hi, sweetie.
How's it going?
-Hey.

-Hi.
-Hey, Claud.

-I thought we were gonna--
-Here, let me take this.

Meet at the hotel?

-Yeah, we were.
-Well, you know,
we ran into Bailey

-because we got there
early and...
-Oh, you did?

-Yeah.
-You did? Because...

he was supposed
to pick me up,
like, forever ago.

No. That's our fault.

Our fault entirely.

I was pressing him for details
about you guys and...

And, uh, we just, uh,
lost track of time.

-Yeah.
-Is he parking or something?

No, no. He's, uh...

I talked him into letting us
take you out to dinner.

Just the three of us?

-Yup.
-Yeah.

And, and then we were thinking
maybe you'd like to spend
the night at our place.

-Yeah.
-How does that sound?

Okay. But...

Maybe, maybe I should
just check in with Bailey.

You know,
make sure he doesn't...

He doesn't feel like
I'm deserting him or something.

Oh, I wouldn't do that.

No. He was gonna go out.

What's going on?

Why isn't Bailey
going with us?

Well, like I said,
sweetie, he's...

Never mind. I know why.

He was drinking again,
wasn't he?

Wasn't he?

Look, it doesn't make it
any easier

when someone doesn't
tell you the truth.

It just makes that sick feeling
in your stomach worse.

He'd been drinking,
yes. He promised.

[Julia]
Do you realize how much
work this is gonna be?

Uh-huh. But I already
told him that I'd buy it, so...

That is an oral agreement
subject to inspection

and God knows what else.
That is totally non-binding.

You can get out of it.

I don't want to
get out of it.

Oh, yeah. Okay.

So why don't you
tell me, what his average
monthly net profit is.

He brings in three
or four grand easy.

That's gross.

What's gross about it?

-That's good money.
-No. Gross income.

Total. You have to subtract
the expenses to get the net.

Net profit, you know?

After payroll, parts,
insurance, mortgage, taxes.

Oh, I don't know.

Griffin, you're buying
a business here,

not deodorant.
Didn't you ask him anything?

Yes. Yeah, sure,
I asked him.

I asked him things like, uh,

I don't know.
How much business he gets.

He says that he stays busy
all the time, so...

There was no one in there
the other day.

We were, like, it.

It was, like,
2 o' clock on a weekday. On a Saturday you can't even
get near that place.

I know, I've been there.

Okay. Okay.

So does he own
or rent the building?

Because if he rents, you need
to know the terms of the lease.

If he owns, you need to
know the market value
of the property.

Look, I'm gonna have
Arnie take care of all
that stuff. All right?

What's with you anyway?

You know, this is
a good thing.

You should be excited for me.

I am.

I am. It's just...

What do you know
about running a business?

I know that I can do it.

God, I just feel like
a 300-pound weight

has been lifted
off my shoulders.

Yeah. I bet you would.

I mean, Dr. Siegel was right
about the stress

causing a hormonal imbalance.

Of course the test results
were wacky.

I mean, look at
my life right now.

Anyway, what a relief, huh?

Relief? Yeah.

And all I could think about
was what if, you know?

And I kept trying
to put it out of my mind.

But I'm doing
these interviews,

and lobbying
with possible donors.

And it was like this thing
hanging over my head

the whole time.
I mean, God, can you imagine?

Oh, and, Charlie,
yesterday at the doctor's,

the fact that you would...
You were great.

You were just great.

I mean it. Thank you.

[sighs]

Anyway, thank God
it's not an issue, right?

We should celebrate.

Oh, did I tell you
Dr. Siegel's putting me
on the pill?

Some new dosage,
low estrogen or something.

So this will never
happen again.

Yeah, you mentioned that.

Can you just clear away
the coffee and stuff?

Do you need me
to order you some more?

No.

Oh. Wait, wait, wait.

Here is the key
to the mini-bar.

We... We won't be
needing it anymore.

And if one of us calls
to get the bar restocked,

can you just make sure
that no one does that?

Uh, sure.

You think you
embarrassed me enough?

No.

Okay. Come on, sweetheart.
You better get ready.

That picture-taking thing
is in less than an hour.

I'm not going.

I canceled.

Claudia.

What? Like we're
really gonna go?

It's a whole reception,
Bailey.

Okay? There'll probably be
beer there. Okay? And wine.

Well, then,
I won't go in with you.

I'll just drop you off.

Oh, right. That's a lot better.
I'll have a great time

while worrying if you're
somewhere in L.A. getting drunk.

I'm not gonna
go get drunk, Claudia.

Look, I slipped up. Okay?

People slip up,
but it's not like...

At least I'm admitting it.
Right?


And that's like the most
important thing right now,

because I'm definitely not
kidding myself anymore.

And you know what?

This is actually...

This is probably the best thing
that could've happened to me.

Because here I am
for the past two weeks,

and all I can think about
is I need a drink.

I gotta have a drink.
Because if I have a drink,

then everything that is wrong,

and everything
that is making me
feel bad will go away.

Well, I had a drink,

and it wasn't that great.

And it didn't make me
feel better. So now I know that.

And...

maybe I needed
to go through that so...

Claudia.

[door opens]

[door slams shut]

So I, I was thinking,
there's still, like,

four days left
of spring break.

And I figured it'd be totally
stupid to just stay here and waste the entire
vacation. You know?

Mm-hm.

So I think...
Well, more like
I've, I've decided.

Um...
I'm gonna go.

I'm just gonna get in
my car and drive.

Do it the way we planned, you
know, no reservations, no maps.

Yeah. Okay.

Okay?

So, so wait.
You don't mind?

Well, no.

I mean, what's the point
of you hanging around here?

I mean, this stuff's gotta be
totally boring to you, right?

You might as well go out
and have some fun.

That's funny. I kind of
thought I was supposed to be
having fun with you.

It's only one road trip,
Julia.

Is that all?

Griffin, this isn't...

This isn't what I expected.

And, and I don't
just mean the trip.

I mean, this is...
this is a preview, isn't it?

Of how things
are gonna be for us.

I mean, I, I thought
with you coming back

and me not going to college
we were gonna do this thing
together. You know?

We are.

Are we?

Are we? Because now...

Now this feels like we're,
we're stuck here.

I never said you had to stay.

Then I won't.

It's not...
Julia...

I don't get it.

I don't,
I don't get you.

You're the one
that said that...

that it's not enough
for me just to want you.

Well, now, I want this.

[sighs]

I don't know about you,
but I am gonna sleep
like a baby.

Grace.

Yeah?

Look,
I know this is, um...

I wanna ask you
something.

I think I should
probably ask you.

Do you ever
see it happening with us?

Kids, I mean.

What?

Oh, Charlie, God.

I mean,

I totally understand where
you're coming from.

I was, I was relieved too,
when you told me.

But,

I don't know,
I wasn't nearly
as relieved as you were.

Charlie, come on,
why are we talking
about this?

It's too soon to be
talking about this.

Yeah. I know it is.

It's not like I'm looking
to have kids right now.

But,

I don't know.
This thing sort of came up
and, and now I'm wondering.

You seem so...

Like your mind is made up
about it. Is that...

Is that a now thing,
or is that more like
a forever thing?

Charlie,

I don't wanna
have children.

That's just not part
of my game plan.

Well, how do you know that?

I mean, maybe you just
haven't met the right guy.

I mean, until now.

Look,

when I was little
and I used to play with dolls,

sometimes I'd be the teacher
and they'd be my students.

And sometimes
I'd be Diana Ross

and they'd be my Supremes.

But they were never
my babies, Charlie.

I just didn't think
that way.

Not then and not now.

But maybe--

Charlie, you asked
and I'm being
honest with you.

I'm...

I don't wanna have children.

And that's...

That's just kind of
who I am.

[elevator dings]

Hey. I know you said
you didn't want me
to be here,

but, wow, Claud,
you were incredible.

The couple next to me,
they were clapping
so hard for you.

If you didn't do an encore,
I think they would have
ended up in the hospital.

So you wanna
do something?

You wanna get some dessert
and celebrate?

Or we can
check out Melrose?

Just... Just cut
it out. Okay?

Cut what out?

Being all nice and concerned
and "What do you want, Claud?"

You're only doing it
because you screwed up.

Claudia.

Look, Claudia,
what do you want me to say?

I'm sorry.

You're always sorry,
and I'm just getting
sick of of it. Okay?

-Well--
-Because all I do
is worry about you,
Bailey, and...

What happened to you
worrying about me?

Of course I worry
about you, Claud.

Do you?

Do you know
what a big deal tonight was?

Do you really know
how scary it is to stand
in front of a thousand people

who have heard the Bartok
a zillion times, only...

only played by Itzhak Perlman
or, or Isaac Stern?

It's... it's hard to
breathe, and...

and your fingers, they,
they feel all thick and you...

you feel...

You feel...

What?

Alone.

I felt alone.

I can't count on you
anymore, Bailey.

And I can't go to you
to make me feel better
because you're...

All of a sudden
I'm the one taking
care of you,

cleaning up after you,
watching out for you,

and it's not fair.

Why not?
Why isn't that fair?

Because I'm older
than you?

Because you need
taking care of and I don't?

Will you stop?

Listen, Claudia,
I wish more than anything

that you didn't have to
watch me fight this
the way I am.

But you do.

Now, I am sorry,
but that is just
the way it is.

Great.

Hey, you know what?

You know what?
You're not a baby anymore.

And you're not gonna be a kid
for that much longer either.

So maybe...

Maybe you could
come through for me.

Hey.

I thought you guys were
heading out of town?

Yeah,
I thought so too.

Is something going on?

Hm?

Oh. No, I was just
in the mood for an early lunch.

Yeah? It's 9:30.

Charlie,

do you think I'm selfish?

Incredibly. Why?

No, I...
I mean it.

Okay. Selfish in what way?

Well, Griffin is buying
a motorcycle shop

with the money he got.

And it's, like,
this really great opportunity
for him. You know?

And that's bad because?

No.

No. It's good.
Good for Griffin.

But not for you?

Well,

yeah.

Yeah. Because now
we can't do any of the stuff

I thought we were
gonna do together, and...

I don't know.

It's just everything
is going great.

And I, I thought
we wanted the same things.

And now all of a sudden, he
wants something that is, like,

totally different.

And I just...

I don't know
where to put that.

You know what I mean?

Yeah. I sort of do.

I guess the question
you gotta ask yourself is...

which is more important?

Griffin or all that
stuff you want.

[Charlie's voice]
Is it something
you can work out?

I mean,
is it worth working out?

[Julia's voice]
Yeah, I think so.

Well, then your
problem's solved.

[Julia's voice]
Right.

Problem solved.

So where'd you guys
disappear to this morning?

Claudia took me backstage
at the Music Center,

and we watched this incredible
string quartet rehearse,

and, um...
And we talked.

I told him about
Walter Alcott...

and all that stuff.

Oh, yeah?

It just goes from
bad to worse, huh?

Things can turn around.
You never know.

Yeah.

Hey, I'm talking
from experience here.

I mean, you're looking at a guy
whose doctor said to him,

"If you keep doing the one thing
that you really love to do,

if you keep working
your restaurant,

you're gonna k*ll yourself."

I was 50 years old.
I had no job, no family.

Do you think I went wandering
around the world for fun?

I was lost.

I was lost.

And then I met this woman.

Yeah, well, that's great.

You're a lucky guy.

It's not luck.

It's not luck.

I don't know. Maybe
it's because I'm getting older,

and I need to start
making sense of this world,

but I kind of like to think that
it was God looking out for me.

It was God saying,
"I'm not gonna let you go."

Okay.

I know what this is about.

This is about me and God and not
wanting to go to AA, right?

Everybody needs something
to believe in, Bailey,

besides themselves. Not me.

I don't.

I hate to break it to you,
Joe,but...

we're all pretty much
on our own here.

And there's nobody
looking out for any of us.

Just cut it out, Bailey.

Don't say stuff like that.

[Joe]
Somebody was
looking out for me.

Somebody was looking out
for your father when he
stopped drinking.

Yeah, well,
it wasn't God. Okay?

Look, you believe whatever
you want to believe in, Joe.

If you're afraid of dying,
and you need to believe in God,

then that's your business.

I'm just saying that
I don't see him in my life.

How about in the fact that
your father's inside of you?

-Come on.
-I'm serious.

Your father is in you,

and this is the proof,
and it means nothing to you.

Really?

The fact that I got
this disease from him?

It means plenty to me, Joe.

Why do you insist on
always looking at the
bad stuff, Bailey?

You really think
I showed up at your house,

and told you about
your dad's drinking

because I wanted to
make things worse for you?

I told you because I thought
it would give you a little hope.

Yeah. You got what made
your father start drinking.

But if you just look for it,
you got what made him stop too.

You know what...

Why not?
Why isn't it possible?

Maybe you got all the stuff
that made us love him,

and made Mom love him.

Maybe you got all of him.

No, I don't.

What does this have to do
with God anyway?

Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me?

Your father didn't disappear.
He's inside of you.

And that doesn't
just happen.

If the world were random
and mean, the way
you think it is...

I think that it's proof
that there's someone

or something
looking out for us.

-I don't know.
-It's not a curse, Bailey.

It's a gift.

You just gotta
look at it that way.

Every time you fight
the urge to drink,

every time you b*at
the urge to drink,

you feel him.

And you know
he didn't really
leave you when he d*ed.

He's still here.

You're not alone,
Bailey.

Hey.

I thought you left town.

No.

I brought this for...

[soft rock music
playing on stereo]

I thought it might help
brighten up the place.

Carter in his office?

No. He went home.

Gave me my own set of keys.

Why didn't you go?

Because you're not there.

[growls]

I'm sorry.

It's just it seems like
everyone else knows what they...

what they want.

But maybe...

so do I.

Did I tell you
what I got Owen?

Uh-uh.

It's a snow globe
of an earthquake.
The big one.

You shake it, and all the
buildings kind of fly around.

Huh.

That's...

That sounds cheery.

Yeah.

I'm sure he'll love it.

Yeah.

You know what?
They said they're
gonna, um...

They said they're gonna
send me a copy
of the performance.

Really?

Well, that's great,
Claud.

That's...

What's...

It's, uh...
It's a meeting.

It's an AA meeting.

I can get home
by myself, Bailey.

You sure?

Go.

You don't have to wait up.

I'll wait up.
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