06x09 - Ties That Bind

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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06x09 - Ties That Bind

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I put together some numbers
so you guys could see
how much we owe the hospital

and how we can pay it back.

Hey. Sorry I'm late.
Had to help Will
with some moving stuff.

Yeah, nobody parallel parks
a panel truck
like your brother Bailey.

I couldn't spare him.
Hey, how's Griffin doing?

Oh, his head's gonna be okay,
and they took
the chest tube thing out,

but they... They're not
sure about his hand yet.

You know what, let me
take that downstairs,
leave you guys alone.

-Okay.
-You got it?

Yeah. See ya.

What is this?

Is this Griffin's
hospital bill?

This is how much
it's costing? How did it get
so expensive?

It's not just
the surgery, Claud.

-It's everything.
It's the room, it's the tests...
-What are these numbers here?

That's what the restaurant
took in last month

and the share
we each got.

Isn't that down
a little bit?

Well, it's a holiday time.
It'll come back soon.

So I figure we could each
give up a third of that

and pay it off
in about 15 months.

Fifteen months?

That's the most time
they'll give us.

I know it's harsh,
but as soon as
the hospital's paid off,

I'm gonna give up my share
and pay you guys back.

-No. No way.
-No.

Hey, we made
this decision together,

So that's how
we'll pay for it, too.

I just didn't realize
this is so much money.

Yeah, but we can definitely
swing this, you know.

I mean, there's
some work on the house

that we can
put off for now.

There's this thing
that Charlie and I've
been working on.

-I mean, we could postpone it.
-Well, there's other stuff, too.

I mean, um...
Like my truck.

I can rotate
the tires instead
of replacing them...

[Bailey] I've got these bonds
that I can sell off, too. [Claudia] Yeah,
and I have some money
saved up for college.

No. I don't want
anyone giving up
their savings.

We said we'd do this together,
Then... Then let's do that.

We'll each
chip in the same.

I feel really bad
about asking you guys
to do this.

Hey, Julia, Griffin's not
just your friend.
He's our friend, too.

And 30% off
our monthly budget...
How hard can that be?

[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 ♪

[doctor]
Okay, can you feel this?

-No.
-How about now?

-What do you feel?
-Not much.

-It's kind of numb.
-What does that mean?

We replaced a nerve
during the surgery

and the ends were clean,
but it may take some time
to regain function.

My head hurts like hell.
Does that count
for anything?

No helmet... You're lucky
you've got a head to hurt.

So, uh... So what now?

At some point you should
consider having an EMG,

but we can hold off
on that for now.

And maybe do it
as an outpatient
when he checks out.

Why hold off?

Um... Just his
insurance situation.

Whatever you need
to do, go ahead.

Wh... What
do you mean?

Who's gonna
pay for this?

Don't worry about it, Griffin.
You gotta work
on getting better...

So the nurse
said something about
occupational therapy

-and the sooner
the better, right?
-Mmm-hmm.

So if he were to start
this afternoon,
would that be possible?

It's a welcome aboard
thing, you know,
for the new 49ers interns.

But there's gonna be guys
from the organization there.

Have you noticed
that I'm selling
my blender here?

Look, don't try and tell me
you can't afford this, okay?

It's a couple of bucks
for parking.

Whatever.
I'm not in the mood.

Bailey, this is rubbing
elbows with NFL greatness.

Actual assistant coaches,
equipment managers,
groundskeepers, Bay.

This is why I moved on
from the whole wrestling thing,

to be a part of something
even more important.

Can't I say I don't feel
like a party right now?

You heard when I said it's
female interns, too, right?

This has no effect
on you at all?

Look, just shut up
and put on some pants, okay?

My sisters live here.

I can't.
They're all dirty.

You live
in the laundry room, Will.

You know what?
You sound as bad as my parents.
And don't change the subject.

You know what?
We've done all this.

The hound dog thing.
It's just...

It's pointless
and it's boring.

You know what? I hear
this alien language
that you speak sometimes,

and it's all just
beeps and clicks to me.

-It's boring?
-Yes.

Especially if it's just,

"Hey, how ya doing.
You're obviously not
the woman of my dreams,

So let's just have
some overpriced meals,

which is just a stall
until we can have sex

and then duck each
other's phone calls."

I mean, really, man.
Spare me.

This is all about
that Holly chick, isn't it?
You... You're in pain.

-You're not thinking clearly.
-No.

I don't know.
Look, just change, okay?
Put on clothes.

I do not wanna look
at your trou anymore.

Because you know my family.
If we tell them
we're doing this,

they will insist
on finding a way to help.

They'll tighten their belts
even more than they
already have to.

And I don't wanna
burden them that way.

Neither do I.
But, Charlie,
We don't have the money.

Well, not all of it yet,
but we will.

I think maybe we should think
about taking a break,

-Taking a year or so off.
-A year?

-Kirsten, I thought
you wanted a baby...
-I do. God, you know that.

But if we take this time...
I mean, look
what that buys us.

I would actually have the hours
to take that drug trial
coordinator job.

And you... You would
have time to do

all that drafting
that you wanted to do.

You're five days into
your cycle already. Okay?

-I mean, that's hundreds
of dollars of hormones
already in you.
-I know.

So, we've... We've put
too much work into this, okay?
And we're almost there.

We're gonna have to cut out,
like, everything.

-Like no movies,
no restaurants.
-Done.

No more cable TV,
no magazines...

-Sounds good to me.
-We can't even...

-[man] Here you go.
$6.50, please?
-Wait.

Six fifty for two cups
of yogurt?

It's our last hurrah.

Hold on.

Three fifty.
Thank you very much.

Uh, excuse me.

How much is this?

-What are you doing here?
-Um, John was late
meeting me.

Lovely frame.
How much?

-Seventy five.
-Dollars?

-For this?
-Sentimental value. Sorry.

So why are you
selling it, then?

Because I need the money.
That's in mint condition.

You can plug it in
right over there
if you want.

What do you need it for?
Are you, uh, planning
on buying a wide-screen TV?

Actually, no.

A hot tub? A massage chair?
Oh, I know...
a trip to Reno?

It's to pay
for a friend's
operation.

Oh. The guy
in the hospital?

Didn't have
any insurance?

So you're selling all
your personal belongings
to help foot the bill?

Okay. Is there
a hole around here
that I can just crawl into?

You could ask your boyfriend.
He knows the neighborhood.

Okay, firstly, he is not
my boyfriend exactly.

And secondly, I feel
pretty horrible here.

I mean, you can
see that, can't you?

I wouldn't know.

Do you really
have to be so angry?

Yeah, I do.

Why?

Because I really
liked you, okay?
And you liked me.

And for no good
reason, you just
threw it away.

-Yeah, but, Bailey...
-No. You know what?
Forget it, forget it.

I don't want
to waste my time.

[violin music playing]

Oh, that's so nice,
Alexandra. Next time,
let's think about being

a little smoother
in your bow changes.

[playing classical music]

Claudia,
what a surprise.

-Hi. Missed me?
-Of course.
You know I did.

Oh, she's...
She's really good.

-[whispers] Yeah. Oh, sorry.
-Shh...

Alexandra's got
a lot of promise.

We're getting her
ready for Interlochen.

She remind you of anybody?

That's kind of
why I'm here.

Ross, I've been
thinking about it, and I have
some time on my hands.

Claudia, do you
want to play again?

I miss it.

I miss my music.
I really do.

So if you've got... If you
have time, if you have
any open slots, I'd...

So you want lessons?

I can't pay you
a lot right now.

But as soon
as I can... I mean,

As soon as I can
just get work,
you know, playing...

Don't worry,
I can give you
some lessons on credit.

Great, great.
What do you have today?

Today? Do you have
to start so soon?

Oh, I'd like to, yes.

Well, I've got
a cancellation at 2:00,

-but I was gonna go
watch Tess at ballet...
-I'll take it.

[laughs] What's the rush?

I mean,
don't you have school?

No. No, it's a free
period, actually.

[doorbell rings]

Hi. Listen, I hope
you don't mind,

but I called the hospital,
and I spoke to a couple
of doctors that I know

about your friend.
And there's this
pilot program...

Really cutting-edge rehab...
And I think I can help
get him into it.

Thank you.

Are you... Should I
not have done that?

What's going on here, Holly?
Why are you here?

I just told you.

-I wanted to help
with your friend,
and I thought...
-But why are you here?

You could have
just called me.

You know what? I tried,
but you obviously
don't want to see me.

No, no, no.
I just don't want
to play games.

Be honest with me.
I've been honest with you.

Come on, you don't have to keep
That upper lip
so stiff, you know.

All right.

I wanted to see you.

Satisfied?

No. Say you're sorry.

-For what?
-For thinking you knew me.

For judging my whole life
unfairly based
on one single event.

All right. Fine.

-I'm sorry.
-Good. Now say
you'll see me again.

-I'll see you again.
-Very soon.

When I have time.

And you'll wear
the same skirt, the one
that you wore before.

All right.
Now you are really
pushing your luck.

[both laughing]

I know, I know,
they're white lilies.

They're the flowers of death.
But, you know,

Victor's cousin owns
this funeral parlor
around the corner,

so I figured...
Hospital, depressing,

Beauty from nature...

Better than nothing.

Thanks, Daphne.

Griffin, I'm so, so sorry
for what I did to you.

Oh, don't be. Come on.

The cops told me
what happened.
It's not your fault.

Yeah, but I had no business,
you know, being on that bike
in the first place.

I mean, what's my problem
anyway, right?

Look, you don't owe me
an explanation
for anything, okay?

Thanks.

So, hey, when they let you
out of here, you know,

maybe you can let me treat you
to some real healing place,
like, uh, Calistoga?

We could vege out
in some mud.

-I don't know.
-No, I didn't mean...

Griffin, I get it.
You don't owe me
anything either.

Listen, uh,
can I ask you
something? Can't seem to get
an honest answer
around here.

What?

Who's paying for all this?
I don't have insurance.

I don't know...
I... I don't actually
really know.

Come on, Daphne,
you must have
heard something.

Who's paying
for all of this?

Well, you know, I...
you know, I think they are.

The Salingers, probably.

Griffin, what are you doing?

No. You get back
into bed right now.

Griffin, what are you doing?

I'm saving money.

-[knocking on door]
-[Julia] Griffin?

[knocking on door]

Griffin, open the door.

I know you're in there,
Griffin. Come on.

[knocking continues]

[groans] All right!

Okay, I understand you
not wanting to stay
at the hospital,

I really do, but how could you
take off without saying
something, at least to me?

Good timing.
I just nuked some dinner.

No. Griffin,
don't act like this
is nothing.

The doctor never
even signed you out.

You are putting
your entire recovery at risk, Not just with your hand,
but with your head, too.

Peas are
an underrated vegetable,
don't you think?

-Griffin.
-What?

You're mad at me
because I didn't call you
and let you know I was
coming home from the hospital?

You didn't even bother
letting me know that you were
paying for me.

You were in trouble,
Griffin.

You could have sent me
to county. They would have
fixed me for free.

It's not the same hospital.

What if they had
messed up your hand?
The doctors who worked on you

-are the best in the city.
-I don't care.

It wasn't
your decision to make.

Nobody even bothered
asking me,

And now all of a sudden
I owe a fortune.

Wait. Who said
you owed anything?

What... I'm not gonna
let you guys pay for me.

Look, Griffin, please,
just come back
to the hospital.

Your hand could be infected.
The doctor should check it
to make sure it's okay.

-I'm not going back to her.
-Why not?

Because every time I do,
It costs me money
that I don't have

and more money
that I'll owe you.

God, Griffin,
forget about the money, okay?

Oh, will you
just listen to me?

Now you're acting
like this is normal,

like... Like you paying
for me makes sense.

But I'm not even
your family anymore.

So all this money
that you've spent,
it's mine to pay back.

It's gonna take a couple
of years, but I'm gonna
pay it back, every penny of it.

[playing classical music]

[groans]
I can't concentrate.

Thurber, stop snoring.

That's better, Claud.

Actually, it's a lot better.
How much have you
been practicing?

I don't know,
like five or six hours
last night, Ross,

but I just...
My fingering,
it feels wrong.

I mean, I feel
like I'm underwater
or something.

You're fine.
Just relax your bow
arm and try this.

What is the matter with me?

You just started
playing again, Claud.

You can't expect
to jump in
where you left off.

Well, I know that, Ross.

You have to re-learn
some stuff,
and that's okay.

-We can pick this up slowly.
-No, we can't.

I signed up for the Bauer.

And the Bach,
it's gotta be at least as good
as it used to be.

If I want to do well,
it has to be perfect.

You signed up to compete?

-The Bauer, it's...
-Yeah, it's soon,
I realize that.

It's a serious competition.

So then let's
stop wasting time
and get back to work.

[continues playing]

It's just a little further.

Oh, it better be.

All this meandering
has made me feel
kind of nauseous.

Hang on, hang on,
it's right up here.

Okay, just wait,
wait right here.

-Can I take this
off now, please?
-No, wait, wait, wait.
Wait right here, okay?

Okay, now!

I can't take
the bloody thing off.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god!

I can't speak.

I... How did you?

This is so... I...

How did you pay
for all of this?

-It's no biggie.
-No biggie?

You've rented a stadium?

I mean, look at this banquet.
No biggie?

Yesterday you were
selling your heirlooms
for pocket change.

Holly, I own a restaurant,
and my friend works
for the 49ers,
so it's no big deal.

-Yeah.
-No. Let me take
this, and relax,

and let me get you
something to eat.

-I mean, you have to let me help
pay for it, at least.
-Holly, stop. I mean it, okay?

You're worth it,
whatever it cost.

-Wow.
-It's the truth.

I don't know what
brought you to me,

whether it was fate
or whatever else, but...

I'm not gonna
waste the chance I got.

Aren't you worried
of scaring me away
using words like that?

I don't know.
I can't help it.

-Picnic's going to get ruined.
-Whatever.

Care to dance around
with me in the rain
like a fool?

Don't mind if I do.

[laughing]

Okay, well, I've maxed out
the credit cards and emptied
the bank account,

And... This is
what we've got.

-That's it?
-Yep, that's everything.

That's not enough.

That's not enough
for the rest of the dr*gs.

Well, not necessarily.

Not necessarily?
Charlie, they cost
what they cost.

And why is this light on?
You have a candle.

Well, today I remembered
this conversation
that I overheard

between some guys
in the waiting room.

And they were talking
about a place where you can
buy all the dr*gs really cheap.

What, like a discount pharmacy?

Well, no, no,
more like, uh...

There's a guy who's made
a deal with nurses
from various clinics,

and they funnel him dr*gs
from women who get pregnant

and don't need them anymore.
I mean, they're the same dr*gs,

They're just...
Half the price.

-Charlie.
-And, yeah, I mean,
it's a teeny bit illegal.

A teeny bit illegal?

But how often do we
complain about this?

How it costs too much?

How people like us
can't afford to have
babies this way?

I mean, it would be
a chance for us
to even the score.

Or go to jail.

They're hormones, Kirst.
We're not buying heroin.

Are we really
that desperate?

We're dining on unidentified
5-month-old frozen food,

and we've turned off
the lights and heat.

So, yes.

[groans in pain]

[groaning]

Damn it!

[panting]

This is the actual
locker room.

Wow. So this is
what the 49ers smell like.

Here, here.

I can't believe
I'm actually getting to see
the inner sanctum.

Listen to you.
You're freezing.

No, it's okay.
I'm fine.

You know what?
You should get under
a hot shower and warm up.

Here.

Uh... Here.
You come on.

I'll just...
Take your time.

Well, you're
shivering, too.

-I'm all right,
I'm all right.
-Come on.

-There. That better?
-Yeah.

You all right?

Sorry. I couldn't help myself.

-That beats
an alarm clock any day.
-Yep.

Uh-huh.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah. I'm great.
Fantastic.

Oh, you need
to know this.

This never happens.
I never do this.

What, have sex?

Have sex 20 times
on the very first date.

Okay, well, about
your math there.

Technically, this
is date number two.

And about
the 20 times thing...

Oh, god! Uh...

No, you don't
understand, okay?

I'm gonna try
something here.

I mean, no offense, this...
Um, American thing

of telling the world
how you feel

and wearing
your heart on your sleeve.

You don't have to...
You really...
You don't have to.

Yeah, I do. I mean,
it's only fair if you can,
then I can, too.

You keep on saying
that this thing
is destiny. Us.

That it's fate
or whatever.

But I really don't
believe in that.

I believe
that two people meet

and they fall for each other
for very specific reasons.

Oh, okay.
Okay, so, then, we...

We just take our time
and have fun and...
And look for the reasons. Yeah, except for...
You got me thinking
maybe I'm wrong.

You know, because...

[whispering]
God, I can't believe this.

I'm feeling all this stuff,

and, you know,
it's kind of intense,

and I don't seem to be needing
any reasons.

And it's all a little
bit fast and...
And scary, you know?

Oh, god, that was awful,
wasn't it? I completely
botched that...

No, no, no, no, no.
No, that was good.

That was fine.

Yeah, look, Mom,
I did, uh...
I already talked to Dad.

He's in Germany.
He can't help me.

No. No, I'm not married
to her anymore.

I'm not gonna
lean on them.

Yeah, I know
that you have to work.
I, I don't need much space.

Just... The couch
and the garage or just...

I was talking about
a couple of weeks.

Yeah, you... You know what?
Just forget about it, all right

All right,
don't worry about me.

I'll be fine, okay?
I mean, I always am, right?

[sighs]

Yeah, yeah, me, too.

Yeah, I miss you, too.

[classical music
on violin playing]

I need to rehearse again.
I'm not ready.

There isn't time, Claud.

Listen to her.
I mean, listen to her.
She's amazing.

You're gonna do fine.

Really, you've
worked so hard.

You're playing
way better
than I expected.

But I won't win, will I?

I mean, I won't even place
in the top three.

Just take a deep breath
and relax.

You're gonna do...

Yeah, but what's he saying?
I do not understand a word.

Nobody understands a word.
It's Brando.


-So?
-[imitates Marlon Brando]
I coulda been a contendah.

You what?

I coulda been a contendah.

"I put a pig
in my blender"?

-Okay, so it's not
the queen's English, I'm sorry.
-I know.

-[doorbell rings]
-Ah-ah, Chinese food.

-I got it.
-No, no, no, no.

You got the last one.
This is on me.

[John] What's going on?

[Holly] We never said
that we were
gonna be, you know...

-Exclusive?
-Yeah.

Yeah, I know that, but...

I didn't think
you'd actually
see other people.

Yeah, well, me neither.
It's not like I planned this.

Wait, what's going on?

You're actually
into this person?

-Well...
-Holly, look at yourself.

You're, like, you're blushing.
You're...wait.

You slept with him,
didn't you?

John...

Is this serious?

I don't...
I don't know.

What does that mean?
Am I history here?

Wait. You're falling
in love with this guy?

-I don't know.
-Wow.

No. You know what?

Why don't you call me
whenever you're ready.
I won't hold my breath.

Sorry about that.
It was just
my crazy neighbor.

She thought I was
hiding her cat.

-No Chinese, huh?
-Nope. Not yet.

You want to hear
my philosophy of life?

This is definitely
the right address?

-Yep. That's the store
right there.
-Are you sure about this?

Let's just
give it a look.

-If we don't like it,
we can always leave. Okay?
-Okay.

Hello?

Is anybody here?

Yeah?

Hi. Uh, we're looking for, um...

Bob. I think
Mark Poole called you?

Right. Come on back.

Could I see
your prescription?

Uh, sure.

But, um, you're not
an actual pharmacist,
are you?

No. I just need
to check out your dosage.

-All right, thanks.
-Okay.

Why do you keep it
in the fridge?

Oh, they last a lot longer
that way.

Drug companies don't say that
'cause they'd rather
sell you more dr*gs.

No kidding.

My wife and I
went through this, too.

Makes you see
how medicine works
in this country.

It's all about money.

That'll be 600 dollars.

Claudia, wait.
Come on.

Don't do this.

This is not gonna work.
I can't compete.

That's not true.
You're very good.

But compared
to my age group?

I mean, compared
to the best 16-year-olds?
Be honest.

If I work incredibly hard
and practice
every free minute,

could I ever be
as competitive
as I was before?

I mean, do I even
stand a sh*t?

No, of course not,
Claud, but you knew that.

I don't understand
why this suddenly
matters so much.

I mean, what happened?

You said I'd play
Carnegie hall one day.

You told me that.

Yeah, well,
maybe you would have,

but you made
another choice.

And you know what?
As much as I thought
you let me down then,

I think you were right.
You wanted to be a kid.

A normal kid,
and you got that,
Claud. Right?

You got to stay young.

That wasn't so bad, was it?
He seemed
like an okay guy.

Charlie...

-These hormones,
we can't use them.
-What?

He showed us the one box
that wasn't expired.

The rest of these,
they all went bad last year.

-No, no, no, no,
but he said that...
-It's locked.

Hey! Open up!

Jeez.

Come on,
please tell me this
is not happening.

Charlie, he totally
ripped us off.

I mean, look,
he's not even in there.

Charlie... Oh, no.

Wait. Wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Oh, come on,
give me a break.

Come on.
I was parked here
for like 45 seconds.

Sorry.

I mean, can't you just
give me a ticket?
Why do I need the boot?

You have several
outstanding tickets
already, sir.

We can't take the boot off
till you get that
taken care of.

But I just had the last
of my money...

-What?
-Nothing, nothing.

Just... Please, could you
please not do this?

I don't have the money
to pay for this.
Please, I'm begging you.

Sorry.

Okay, I know you
don't want my help,

but I thought it might be hard
for you to change that
dressing yourself.

So, uh...
What are you doing?

Moving out of the shed.

-What?
-I can't work, Jules.

If I can't work,
I can't pay rent,

which means
I can't stay here.

Okay, Griffin, if you
want to pay us back,
that's your choice.

But who said we need
the money now?

I took an ad out
in the classifieds,

so most of this stuff
should sell
pretty quick.

I'll be out of here
by this weekend.

And the rest
of this month's rent
is for you guys.

Just take it out
of what I owe you, okay?

Griffin, relax.
We're not some bank.

I, uh, think I'm gonna
be leaving town for a while.

This hauler in Stockton needs
some backroom help, so...

As far as
the rest of the money
that I owe you guys...

Okay, Griffin, stop,
all right?

You're talking like
this is some kind
of business relationship here.

Like you owe this money
because we're some strangers

who decided to pitch in
for no reason.

Well, you know what?

You had no reason
to help my little sister

when she was unhappy
at boarding school.

Or me,
when I was with Ned.

So it's too late,
it's too late to say you're not
a part of this family.

'Cause if you didn't want us
to take care of you,

you shouldn't
have taken care of us.

You want some
of this kung pao?

Actually looks pretty good.
Not too gelatinous.

Can I ask you something, Bailey?
It's just you've been
a little quiet.

Well, I was just...
I was just really
into that movie.

Did I freak you out
with that "How I feel
about you" speech?

Not at all. Not at all.

'Cause I want you to know
that I am entirely capable
of taking things slowly.

It's my specialty.

I'm actually dating
dozens of guys
at this very moment

just so none of you
feel too crowded.

-Holly.
-I know, you think
I'm bonkers.

It's okay. I loved
what you said, okay?

-Really?
-Yes, really.

You sure?

God, look at what
you've done to me.

I used to be
such a cool and
detached Brit.

-[cellphone rings]
-That's me.

-Hello?
-[Charlie] Hey, Bay, it's me.

-Charlie, hey, what's up?
-My truck got booted,
we're stranded.

-You're kidding me.
Where?
-Listen, I hate to ask,

but our credit cards
are all maxed out.

No... Don't worry about it.
Just tell me where you are.

North Beach Precinct,
but you don't have
to come down here.

Just tell the clerk
your credit card number
over the phone.

-Okay, I'll be right there.
-You don't have
to do that, Bailey.

Bailey?

-What's wrong?
-Charlie got his car booted.

I gotta go down there
and pay for it.

-All right. Let's go.
-Well, actually,
you know what?

Um, I'm just gonna
have to drive him around
all night, you know?

So, uh, the best thing...

Why don't you stay here?

And then I'll, uh,
I'll just call you
when I'm done, okay?

Actually, it's kind
of late already.

Why don't...
I'll just call you tomorrow.

That be okay?

Yeah. It's fine.

Wait a minute. A baby?

You guys,
that's so great!

We know. We know that.

Why didn't you tell me
about this sooner?

That's exactly why I got
those savings bonds...
For stuff like this.

I believe you. But...
That's the whole point.
We didn't want that.

We didn't want to make
this your problem.

My problem? Charlie,
you're not my problem,
you're my brother.

Look, this is exactly
the conversation
I didn't want to be having.

-Well, it's too late.
You're having it now.
-No, we're not.

We're not having it,
Bailey. I don't want
to talk about this.

[Bailey] Oh, okay.

I'm sorry.

-You guys sit tight.
I'll get the car.
-Okay.

-Kirsten...
-We are gonna
do this, okay?

Eventually we will, Charlie.

I hope so.

-I mean, I really,
really want this.
-I know.

Me, too.

But you know what?

Remember what you said to me
at the hospital?

On your birthday?

You said
you trusted fate.

So maybe that's what this is.

Maybe this is fate telling us
that we're supposed
to do something else first...

Like work.
Your work, my work.
Stuff for ourselves.

-I don't know.
-You're not supposed to,
Charlie.

I mean, isn't that
how fate works?

-Hey.
-Hey.

I've been calling you.

Sorry. I just...

I didn't really
feel like talking.

Claud, look. I...
I know what it's like...

To have been
the best for a while
and have that change.

But that doesn't mean
you can't still be good.

I guess.

There are a lot of great things
you can do with your music.

-You can play in chamber groups.
You can teach.
-That's not what I want.

Ross, you don't understand
what it meant...

I mean, to have something
that I could
completely count on.

Knowing that if I worked
hard enough and I practiced
and practiced,

I knew what
was going to happen.

I mean, I knew
that I could win.

If I can't have that...

I mean, if I can't be
the way I was...

Then I don't want to play.

Great. Okay, you lost me there.
Your problem with holly is...
There's no problem?

Exactly.

Right. Right, because
she's got a boyfriend.

Uh-uh. She broke up
with the boyfriend.

So... You like her,
and she likes you,

and she dumped
her boyfriend to be with you,
and that's what's wrong.

Yeah. I hate
when that happens.

Well, come on, man,
think about it.

I've been broken up
with Sarah for less
than a month,

and I'm just getting ready
to start dating again,
and wham...

-I meet this amazing person...
-You know what?

I must've had
too much sex
in a previous life,

-and you must've been,
like, a nun.
-No.

There is nothing
about this girl

that makes me think
it could go south.

I don't see anything
that could break us up, Will.

Nope. Sorry.
Still no clue.

I'm a couple of dates
and some pillow talk
away from a big-time commitment.

Commitment.
Think about that.

Okay, yeah. That's a little
bit scary. Right.

But... Don't... Don't you have
a choice in the matter?

I mean, can't you put
the brakes on at all?

I'm trying, but I...
I gotta tell you, man,
I don't really think I want to.

I want to be with her...
All the time. So that's why you
wanted to hang out,
give it a little space?

So, tell me some more about...
About 3com.

Right. Well, uh, apparently, San Francisco has all
these little micro-climates,

and if you'll look off
the end of the stadium,
you see those flags there.

Sorry. I just remembered.

Holly and I
were gonna see a movie,
and I never confirmed.

But keep goin'. Keep goin'.
I'm interested in this.

Uh... So...
A lot of times,

the flags fly straight
at each other in op...
In opposite directions.

Hey. It's me.

Hi. That's why I'm calling.

So what do you think?
You still up
for seeing the movie?

So this is how it'll work.
Now, I want to keep
my shop in the shed.

I got this buddy
who owes me a favor,

so he'll help me out
until I get back to normal.

And I worked out
a payment plan,
300 dollars a month,

and double that
whenever I go back
full-time.

All right. And when...
when my hand gets better,

I'm gonna work
on the house for you guys,
do whatever else you need.

All right?

'Cause... I... I don't want
to be a burden, Julia.

That's not why I'm here.

-Griffin, you don't have to...
-Look... So, I can't...

I can't explain it. I just...

Askin' for your help...

Or your brothers
or your sister...

It's, like, I'd...
Rather ask anybody else...

I mean, my parents...
A stranger... Anybody.

Why? Griffin, we want
to help you. So much.

Maybe that's why.

Look, I'm... Um...
I'm not very good at...
You know, sayin' this stuff.

So if I don't...
Seem thankful...

I am.
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