04x14 - School Ties

[bunniefuu]

So, we are back together. [CHUCKLES]

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

Previously on
"A Million Little Things"...

ROME: We're gonna walk up on the stage,

and I'm gonna tell them
that my film about racism

was inspired by their
poor excuse for a Dean.

I know when you were younger,

I could have done a better
job of protecting you.

I will never make that mistake again.

Nothing would make me happier
than us working together.

REGINA: I don't just want
your money. I want you.

I'm not sure how much
I want to have happen.

How about I just follow your lead?

I had feelings for you when
you asked me to homecoming.

I just didn't realize it at the time.

MAGGIE: Thank you for squeezing me in.

Is everything okay?

I wanted to talk to you about

me having a baby.

Um, I-I was able to
get pregnant last year,

uh, but the timing just wasn't
right for so many reasons.

As you know, it was
too close to my chemo,

and...

I just wasn't ready.

But now, I'm in a different place

with a different person.

Um... Uh, Gary, actually.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

That makes me so happy.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

I was always rooting for you two.

Really? Thanks.

Um, yeah.

So, pregnancy is something that
I'm starting to think about,

and I just...

I'm here because I
wanted to know if, um...

if this home could entertain guests.

Well, the short answer is yes.

Because your cancer
was estrogen negative,

I'm not worried about
pregnancy-related complications.

Okay.

No longer radioactive.

That's... That's great.

Yes, but even though you are
a healthy -year-old woman,

with all the chemotherapy
you've been through,

you may not have years
of ovulatory life left.

Simply put...

I'm running out of time.

REGINA: Grande iced Americano, soy milk,

two pumps of caramel, Splenda,

and an everything
bagel, lightly toasted.

That sounds delicious,

but I'm gonna hit the
dining hall at Sussex

before we screen our film today.

I'm telling you,

those prep schools have
the best tater tots.

Coffee ain't for you, playa.

An order that complicated
can only mean one thing.

My mom's coming over.

- Yeah.
- Oh.

I have to tell her that Dad and I

are officially in business together.

You might want to take
a preemptive Advil.

She practically lost her
mind when she walked in

on you and Flo cooking together,

- and Flo's just my dad's girlfriend.
- Yeah.

I had no idea your folks
hated each other that much.

Oh, yeah. It's one of the
main reasons they got divorced.

It didn't help that
a few months after they split,

he got together with Angie.

Which might explain
why Shelly Photoshopped

the two of them out of
all of our wedding photos.

Oh, that's cold.

And that's why I have to talk to her.

For too long, our family policy

has been to not discuss anything.

That has to change.

You know what? I don't know
what size that coffee is,

but might want to make it a venti.

[CHUCKLES] Good call.

Alright, have fun showing your movie.

[SMOOCHES]

Enjoy those tater tots.

Oh, you know I will.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Hey, read this.

What is it?

It's my speech for after the screening.

Dean Dennings won't know what hit him.

♪♪

What's the point of a reunion, anyway?

Oh, well, um, you know,
it's an opportunity

to show all your old classmates
how successful you are

and rub it in their faces.

[CHUCKLES]

So, somewhere around ,

I get to brag to Tommy Johnson

about being the first
surgeon on the moon?

Exactly.

And I think that astronaut doctors

have to know their fractions,

so get cracking on that homework.

JOO HEE: Come on, Theo.
Breakfast is ready.

You know, Randy Kwan's mother
say he'll be at reunion.

Mom, I barely knew Randy in high school.

Besides, Greta and I
have a-a bunch of people

we want to catch up with.

- Greta Strobe?
- -hmm.

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

No, Molly McCabe was a troublemaker.

She almost got expelled like five times.

Greta happens to be a very
in-demand tattoo artist.

I don't understand why someone
would ruin their body like that.

[SIGHS]

♪♪

GARY: Dan, what happened? Where's Colin?

You brought home the wrong dog!

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, right.

You are not getting me today.

Seriously? You two are
still playing Made-Ya-Look?

I thought you just did that with Theo,

when Eddie said he wasn't
allowed any more screen time.

Yeah, that's how it started.

Then I got Maggie, again...

- Mm-hmm...
- And again.

And now she's taking
it to another level.

Yeah, I may have convinced
his barber to make him look

in the mirror after his haircut.

Trust between a man and his
barber should never be broken.

He shaves the back of
my neck with a blade

that could decapitate me.

Well, then you're lucky all
I had him do is make you look.

You know, it really concerns me that two

of the most important adults in my life

have nothing better
to do with their time

than to play a game
intended for children.

That's a loser's mindset, Dan.

It's like Maggie said, it's all
about getting the other person

to drop their guard so that you can...

Hey.

Is that a hickey?

Nice try, Mendez.

[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

Oh, hi, Cam. How are you?

Made ya look.

It's just too easy.

Hello?

Yo. Where are you rushing off to?

I want to get in an ab
workout before Milo and I go

to our friend Sarah's party,

which I still need a ride to.

Yeah, you know the deal.

First you gotta walk Colin six blocks.

I did.

Really?

You sure you wanna stick to that?

Because I put this locator on his collar

after he got out last time,

which means I just tracked
the whole half a block

that you walked him.

I'll still give you a ride to the party,

but if he takes a dump on that rug,

you're cleaning it up.

Deal.

Do you wanna join me for the ab workout?

I'd rather babysit Darcy's new kid.

By the way, she had the kid.

Awesome.

♪♪

"The fact that Sussex promoted
a man like Dean Dennings,

who turned a blind eye to such
an egregious r*cist incident

just confirms this institution stands

on a foundation of revisionist history."

Damn. I thought you just
wanted to call him out,

not burn the whole place down.

When I found that "Whites Only"
sign on the water fountain,

I went to that man for help.

He told me to forget
about it, "just let it go."

And the mere fact that
he's still at Sussex

all these years later
needs to be addressed.

'Cause until it is, it's
not just about Dennings.

It's about the entire institution.

Look, I get it.

I'm all for speaking truth to power,

but have you thought
about your friend, Dre,

and what it could do to the
Black students who go there?

I'm doing this for those kids.

And the kids who came
before me and after me

that went through the same
thing that I went through

with this place.

It's the right thing to do.

And is that why you
didn't mention it to Gina?

I didn't mention it to
Gina 'cause I don't need

people questioning me
like you are right now.

I'm not saying this because
I'm worried about Dennings.

I'm not even worried about the school.

I'm worried about you.

You've been going through a lot lately,

and I don't know that
this is gonna help.

Oh, so you're saying forget about it,

"Just... Just let it go."

No, that's not what I'm saying.

Good. Because we leave in a half-hour.

♪♪

GARY: Oh, there he is!

Still wearing the clothes
he had on yesterday,

doing the roll of shame.

I take it you and Anna
had quite the night.

- You got me.
- [CHUCKLES]

I'm gonna go sleep it off.

That's my boy.

Proud of you, man.

EDDIE: You're making it weird.

And where are you going?

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, like I'm telling you.

You are not gonna
Make-Me-Look out in the wild.

Wow.

She's just too smart for us, Colin.

[SIGHS]

Mm.

That's my Bloom.

Always one step ahead.

Always.

Oh, honey, I love this.

Right? At first, I was skeptical,

but this truck has everything I need.

And the best part is it
keeps my overhead down,

so I won't be struggling to
cover the rent every month

like I did at Someday.

Don't be fooled if you
think this is gonna be

less work than Someday.

You are gonna need more help.

Right.

So, uh, Mom...

that's not all I wanted
to talk to you about.

Uh, when I was down in Miami, I, uh...

- I saw Dad.
- Oh.

And he actually found time
for you between rounds of golf?

Sorry.

How are he and Angie?

Actually, Angie left him.

What?

Yeah.

And I think it's really changed him.

- [SCOFFS]
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

I'll believe that when I see it.

RONALD: Hey, baby.
I know we're supposed to meet later,

but my graphics guy
sent over the artwork,

- couldn't wait to share it with you.
- REGINA: Oh, Dad...

Shelly.

Artwork? What's he talking about?

- Well, I-I was about to...
- We're going into business together.

Oh.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

So, that's what this is all about.

The out-of-the-blue invitation,
the everything bagel,

the coffee that was almost perfect.

You were sweetening me up.

You thought I'd be upset
about you working with him,

and I have to say...

I'm thrilled.

Wait, what?

I'm glad you two are doing this.

I couldn't be happier.

Now, let's go see this food truck.

[CHUCKLES]

Um...

[DOOR OPENS]

♪♪

[INHALES DEEPLY]

God, it smells exactly
like it did years ago.

Like B.O. and desperation.

Some things never change.

Yeah. Like your mom
giving me the stink eye.

I'm really sorry about that.

Don't be. I have been
scandalizing parents

since the late ' s.

[CHUCKLES]

You know, I-I do plan
to tell her about me.

And us.

I'm just... working up to it.

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, believe me, I get it.

It took me a long time to work
up the nerve to tell my family.

You should take as
much time as you need.

Thank you.

Now let's go see if the cafeteria

still smells like Teen Spirit.

Dude, looks like she's
headed to Longwood.

Probably that big Target, right?

I can see it now... Maggie's
just going about her day.

"Ooh, what's that? Oh, that looks cool."

- _
- And then... bam!

Runs into a mannequin holding this.

That's cool.

Yeah. After you kidnap her,

throw her in your van,
can I get her apartment

so I don't have to
live with you anymore?

Wow.

Mean humor doesn't usually work for you,

but that was genuinely funny.

What's going on, Ed?

[SIGHS]

I-It's nothing.

Something happen with Anna?

It's more like what didn't happen.

Let's just say

that the train pulled out
of the station last night,

but wasn't able to
reach its destination.

Ah.

Train arrived early, huh?

No.

It didn't make it to the station at all.

You just said it left the station.

The first station.

Wait, there's two stations?

No wonder the train pulled out early.

No, the train didn't...

[INHALES SHARPLY]

I couldn't finish, okay?

Neither could she.

Ah.

You know, just when I think

I have finally adjusted
to my situation...

Did you talk to your doctor?

After the accident, she prescribed me...

you know...

Yeah.

But I never needed them with Katherine.

And last night, by the time I realized

I... needed a little
extra staying power,

it was too late.

How'd you leave things
with her this morning?

We had a lot of awkward conversation

over frozen waffles.

Then I left.

We're supposed to go to a
concert tonight, but now...

I don't even know.

Alright, in my experience...

Which, as you know, is vast...

I find that honesty is
a hell of an aphrodisiac.

So, why won't you talk to her, huh,

take one of your little
pills, see what happens?

I bet you'll be pitching
a tent just in time

for The J. Geils Band.

And he's back.

[CHUCKLES] Much like The J. Geils Band,

I never left.

Seriously, thank you.

It is nice to be able to have a
mature conversation about this.

Well, I am the epitome of maturity.

Ooh! Maggie's parking!

Okay. Alright.

I gotta go b*at my
girlfriend at Made-Ya-Look.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪

Wow.

It's a pretty good turnout.

Yeah.

- HI.
- WOMAN: Hi.

Oh, my God.

Wow. Someone grew up
and got their braces off.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I'm just saying, it's not
too late to change the speech.

Yeah, are you saying that
because it's what you believe,

or 'cause you just want
to be able to come back

and get more tater tots?

Why can't it be both?

Rome. Tyrell.

Hey, man. Thank you,
guys, for doing this.

Our kids are really looking
forward to seeing the film.

Man, we appreciate you setting this up.

Hey, Mr. Washington.

Kendra, this is Mr. Howard.
This is Tyrell.

Kendra will be introducing you.

- KENDRA: Hi.
- Hi, Dean Dennings.

Rome Howard.

It's not every day we get a
big-time Hollywood director

on campus.

- Can we get a few pictures?
- MAN: Of course. You got it.

You are a great example of
what a Sussex Prep education

can make happen.

Which is why we are
going to be featuring you

on the school's website
during Black History Month.

Our donors love this kinda stuff.

Let's go see the movie.

♪♪

Forget everything I said.
You need to take that guy down.

Rome.

Look, I wanna apologize for that.

I hope you know I didn't invite you here

to get more donations.

How do you come to work every day

knowing that guy's your boss?

Look, man, the fact is

these places are full
of guys like Dennings.

They're what's left of
institutions that are changing.

You keep saying this place is changing,

but I don't see it.

And you apologizing for
him is part of the problem.

These kids deserve to know
the truth about this place,

and as soon as this movie's
over, I'm gonna tell them.

You know, I-I guess we
both came back to Sussex

with an axe to grind.

I'm using mine to chop down the things

that are standing in
the way of progress.

You get to decide how to use yours.

Just make sure you're
not chopping down so much

that there's nothing left.

Alright, it's gotta be one of these two.

Hey, Shell?

- Yeah?
- Hit it.

Okay.

[ENGINE STARTS]

Whoo!

Oh, that sounds a lot better.

Knew I could fix it.

Ho!

You mean, "we" could fix it.

We could fix it. You're right.

We are still a pretty good team.

Remember when we "fixed" the shocks

in the Buick we had back in ' ?

[CHUCKLES]

You remember why they went
bad in the first place?

Mm. I plead the fifth on that one.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Are you alright, sweetie?

Hmm? Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Honestly, I am glad
you're so okay with this.

Of course I am.

I'm glad your dad's
here, finally helping you.

Whoa. W-What's that supposed to mean?

I always helped out as best I could.

Yeah. From a thousand miles away.

Almost as if you were trying

to get as far away from us as possible.

Well, we both know it wasn't Regina

that I had a problem with.

Mom. Hi.

Why don't I just show
you the deep fryer?

No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no.

Real mature, Ron.

Can't imagine why things didn't
work out between you and Ange.

Shelly, please, uh, remind me...

When is the last time
you had a relationship?

- Okay.
- Oh s...

Hey, hey, Mom, Dad, stop.

You know what?

I shouldn't have come.

I'm just gonna get my things and go.

Mom.

[SIGHS]

♪ Everywhere I go,
people stop and they see ♪

So, Katherine, I knew you would be here.

In fact, my mom texted me
three times today already.

Oh, I know. My mom's already

registering us at Bed Bath & Beyond.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah. It's weird to be back here, huh?

Oh, after the number of
times I got caught smoking pot

in the activities hall bathroom,

I was surprised they let me in.

You, uh, wouldn't happen to
have any on you, would you?

Randy Kwan.

I didn't know you had it in you.

Oh, I definitely have it in me.

Just ask this one. Greta was
at all my high school parties.

Yes, that's where some of my
favorite memories were made.

Do you remember when we went
pool hopping that one Halloween?

How could I forget?

I had my first kiss with Molly McCabe

running between my pool
and Paul Mastriani's.

Whatever happened to Molly McCabe?

Oh, you're not gonna believe this,

but she is a super successful
hedge fund manager now.

Molly McCabe manages a hedge fund?

The girl who put laxatives
in the principal's coffee?

Uh... uh, allegedly.

[CHUCKLES] High school her
would be so disappointed

she turned out to be such a square.

Oh, well, that's probably
true for all of us.

Remind me, Randy... How
many different "Amys"

did you hook up with at
your big post-prom party?

[SNORTS] Shh, shh, there's,
like, two of them here, okay? So...

You were there, right, Katherine?

Uh... no, I-I think I missed that one.

Ah, well, consider yourself lucky.

Mastriani puked all over
my Air Jordan collection.

Oh, my God. I totally remember that.

Yeah, you still wore those,
like, the rest of senior year.

[CHUCKLES] God, I miss high school.

- I'm gonna get a drink.
- Is that Paul Mastriani right there?

Is he wearing Air Jordans?

That's deliberate. He's...
He's messing with me, right?

♪♪

Your driver has arrived.

Where's Gary?

He is busy playing
peek-a-boo with Maggie,

so you're stuck with me.

The good news is I'm
a five-star driver.

Uh... yeah, I-I can't go anymore.

Turns out it's a pool party,

and I didn't think to pack my swimsuit.

Oh. We can hook you up.

I know for a fact that
Gary kept a few Speedos

from his "Borat" phase.

[AS BORAT] High five!

[NORMAL VOICE] I'm sure he
has some regular trunks, too.

Don't worry about it. I'm not going.

I also think we should
put our name here.

That way, anyone stuck behind
us in traffic will remember.

Great idea.

Gigi, I'm sorry things
got tense with your mother.

I should've kept my mouth shut.

Yeah.

I just wish you could
be a little more patient.

You being back here
is... It's a lot for her.

Is it?

Dad, you left and replaced
her with another woman.

Is that what she told you?

No, she didn't have to.

You were with Angie less
than a year after leaving Mom.

It's not hard to do the math.

Alright, first of all,

I didn't even meet Angie until
after your mom and I split up.

And I left because...

Because what?

I'm not having this conversation.

I didn't want to hurt the relationship

with your mother then...

and I don't want to do it now.

Dad.

Please.

Tell me the truth.

- The truth?
- Yeah.

♪♪

The truth is I left because
your mother was having an affair.

♪♪

We need to talk.

I know.

I'm sorry I let your father get to me.

It's just... There's a reason
why we haven't spoken

all these years.

Does it have anything
to do with your affair?

Dad told me.

You let me believe my whole life

that Dad left us, that
he was the bad guy.

No. I never said that.

Maybe not, but you implied
it with your attitude

every time his name came up,

and all the while, you were
the one who was unfaithful.

Regina, it's not true.

I never cheated.

It's just what I let
your father believe.

What? Why?

Because at a certain
point in our marriage,

something changed with our...

physical relationship.

I-I stopped wanting to be intimate,

and at the time,

I didn't...

I didn't understand what was going on.

But with lots of therapy,

it finally made sense.

When you were, I don't know, about five,

uh, my brother, he moved back to Boston.

And his presence and
seeing him regularly

just... it just...

Of course, I...

I didn't put the two things together.

I-I just know that...
That after he came back,

the... the thought of
having sex with anyone

made me physically ill.

And the more your father
tried to figure it out,

about what was going on,
the more I felt trapped.

And I-I-I had no idea
how to talk about it.

And then, one morning after church,

he saw me laughing with Frank Harris.

The choir director?

And I hadn't laughed like
that with your father in ages,

and he got the wrong idea.

And that night, he...

He asked me if I was having an affair.

And... And you just went with it?

Honey, you have to understand,
we were just so unhappy.

And we were fighting every day,

and I just figured that it
was only a matter of time

before he left me for someone else.

Oh.

[SNIFFLES] I am so sorry, baby.

It's not your fault.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

But you know what, Mom?

It's not Dad's fault, either.

I made such a mess of it,

and I wish I could tell him
the truth about... all of it.

We'll do it together.

Oh.

I love you.

I love you, too.

[SNIFFLES] It's gonna be okay.

[CHUCKLES]

Got you now, Bloom.

[SIGHS]

You can run, but you can't hide.

- _
- ♪♪

[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

Hey-yo?

Hey, do you know what's
going on with Danny?

He just made up the flimsiest excuse

to bail on his friend's party.

What do I do?

Look, Ed, I gotta call you back, a'ight?

I'm... I'm kinda busy.

Can you focus on something
other than surprising

your girlfriend playing that dumb game?

Yeah, well, it turns out
the surprise is on me.

Maggie's at a fertility clinic.

That's great.

Is it?

I thought I wanted to be a dad,

but all the stuff that
happened with Sophie...

What if I'm just terrible at it?

Maybe that's why Maggie didn't
tell me where she was going.

For all I know, she's here to find out

about getting her tubes tied.

Okay, now you're spiraling.

I, an actual father, am calling you

to get advice about
how to talk to Danny.

Theo is an open book compared to him.

Dan's easy. Just challenge
him to whatever video game's

still in the console, and by
the end of the first level,

he'll let his guard
down and start talking.

And you're seriously worried
about your dad skills?

Come on, man. You got this.

♪♪

Gary, what are you doing here?

I, uh...

[CHUCKLES]

was, uh, trying to...

Make-You-Look.

And I-I realize now that, um, this...

Excuse me... might have
been a bit of an overstep.

So, I can hit the road right now,

if that's what you want.
Just say the word.

[SIGHS]

[PATS COUCH]

[SIGHS]

So, I went to go see my oncologist.

- What?
- No, everything's okay.

With that. He just got in my head

about how much "ovulatory life"
I have left after all the chemo.

And I know how much you want
to start a family eventually,

and I think I want that someday, too.

So, I'm just here to find out
if we have the green light.

And I didn't tell you because...

just what if it's too late?

[SIGHS]

Listen to me,

whether we have the green
light or the red light

or a purple disco light,

we have each other.

And I need you to know that no
matter what's said in there...

all that really matters to me is you.

♪♪

NURSE: Maggie Bloom?

Hi.

Come in with me?

Yes, I will.

[SIGHS]

NYA: There is this armor
that we have to wear

just to get through the day,

and every time another
innocent Black person is k*lled,

that armor gets heavier and heavier.

But I've seen what can happen
if we just keep showing up.

- WOMAN: Black Lives!
- CROWD: Matter!

- Black Lives!
- Matter!

♪♪

NYA: Things can change.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

Wow.

That was incredible.

This is just the movie I needed to see.

When Ms. Garnes spoke about
the complexion for rejection,

I felt that in my spirit.

But I just didn't have the
words for it, until now.

It's a kind of weight that I've
been silently dragging with me,

like some inherent
responsibility for being Black.

This weight is our reality,

but with a film like this,

I have hope things can change.

Please welcome our special guest,

director Rome Howard.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

ROME: Thank you.

I spent a lot of time thinking about

what I wanted to say today.

Agonizing over the words

that I thought would
have the most impact.

My truth.

And that truth is,

I'm here because of one person.

Someone who was here when
I sat in these very seats.

Someone who's been elevated
to a position of leadership

and has had a profound
impact on my life.

And that person is...

Vice Principal Dre Washington.

[APPLAUSE]

♪♪

Dre not only gave me the opportunity

to screen my documentary,

but he also gave me a chance
to learn something about change.

Before we can make change in the world,

we must be willing to
make changes in ourselves.

♪♪

_

There you are. I've been
looking all over for you.

What's this?

The President's Award.

Hmm.

Is this a bad time to
tell you I have no idea

what the President's Award is?

I got it our senior
year at the big assembly?

Is this a bad time to tell
you I skipped the assemblies?

Of course you did.

You were too busy having
the time of your life

with Randy and Molly,

while I was trying to
be the model student.

So I could get this.

And you did it. That's amazing.

My mom was really proud of me.

You know, to her, it meant
that I'd really been accepted.

I spent four years here, and
I have nothing to show for it.

You're right.

Your thriving law
practice is a total waste.

[SCOFFS]

Hey.

Everything you are and
everything you've been through,

they're the reasons I've
fallen for you all over again.

That's really sweet.

But I feel like I can't
leave high school

until I do at least one bad thing.

Okay.

Cover me.

Wait, what are you doing?

I'm taking this with me.

I don't think that's a good idea.

- Come on!
- Katherine...

Oh, my God.

GRETA: Be careful.

Let's get out of here! Come on!

It's a pool party, and I don't want Milo

and everyone else to
see me with my shirt off.

The guy Milo kissed?
He's totally ripped.

He has, like, a -pack, you know?

And then there's me.

I've been working out like crazy,

but how can I possibly compete?

You can't.

When is Gary getting home?

[CHUCKLES] Hear me out.

This isn't a competition.

This is about how you
feel about yourself.

Well, right now, I feel
pretty bad about myself.

Alright, I get that.

And to be honest, I'm going
through something similar

with Anna right now.

But I think what you and
I both need to realize

is that the most attractive
thing in the world

is being comfortable with who you are.

Oh. Oh, yeah. Sure.

Easy peasy.

Okay, hold up.

When I look at you,

I see a kid who has an
excellent sense of humor,

who absolutely crushed it
as Danny Zuko in "Grease,"

and who dropped everything
to be there for his mom

when she needed him.

Now, can that other
knucklehead compete with that?

Huh?

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

I'll go get my suit.

[SIGHS]

DR. ANDERSON: Okay, see
this area right here?

It looks like a spooky
game of wack-a-mole.

Or the, uh, negative
image of Swiss cheese.

[CHUCKLES] Well, I'm very happy

to report that these
are actually your eggs.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Yeah, and this month, you have nine.

A perfectly normal count for your age.

So the party's still raging in there?

[CHUCKLES] It is.

[LAUGHTER]

But when is, um... When's last call?

From what I'm seeing,
you don't need to rush.

I'd say as long as you start trying

in the next three to five
years, you'll be fine.

Okay. Yeah.

If I could give you
one piece of advice...

Sure.

Pressure never helps
anyone get pregnant.

So, start trying before
you have to start trying

so you can just have some fun.

Did you hear that?

The doc here is prescribing fun.

[CHUCKLES]

Um, there is just one more
thing I should show you.

- Boom! Made-Ya-Look!
- No way.

- Oh!
- That's not even poss...

I did...

I'm not even mad. I'm impressed.

You're just... You're that good.

- I know.
- And you, Doctor, accomplice.

Did you even go to medical school?

I promise you, I'm a real doctor.

After what he just did to me,
he better be.

Mr. Howard.

Congratulations on the film.

It was impressive.

Thank you.

You know, I'd like to
think in some small way,

I can take some credit for your success.

You don't get to take
credit for my success.

I succeeded in spite of this place,

not because of it.

Let me ask you a question.

My senior year,

what happened with the water fountain?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Let me be more clear.

What happened with the water fountain?

The kids should never
have put the sign up.

But that was a long time ago.

It wasn't just the sign.

It was what you did after.

I tried to help you.

Blowing that incident out of proportion

would have only put
a target on your back.

Kids pranked each other
all the time back then.

I didn't want you to
be the one singled out

because you couldn't take a joke.

Nothing about a "whites only" sign

on a water fountain is funny.

It's r*cist.

And you have no idea how hard
you actually made it for me.

It's one thing for a couple
of stupid teenagers

to do what they did,
but it is another thing

for a grown man to tell me to turn away,

as if that is the way
I should live my life.

As if what they did wasn't wrong.

I've been fighting that suggestion

for the last years.

So, any self-celebrating you do

about how you've made
a difference in kids' lives,

know that you have.

And you should be ashamed of yourself.

♪♪

♪♪

[KNOCK ON WINDOW]

- Hi.
- Hey.

Ah.

You look great.

Oh. Thank you.

Thank you. So do you.

Ah.

I'm really glad that we're doing this.

You know, to be honest, I wasn't sure

that you were gonna come tonight.

[SIGHS]

No. No, no, no. No.

It's okay. [CHUCKLES]

I actually wanted to
talk to you about last night.

Look, ever since my injury,

my, um... functionality
has been different,

and it's something that
I'm still getting used to.

I should have been more
communicative about that.

But I guess in the
moment, I was nervous.

[SIGHS]

Thank you for saying that,
because, Eddie, I was...

I was really nervous, too,

and I didn't know what to say or do.

How could you?

I didn't speak up
because I was embarrassed.

After last night, I did
some research of my own,

and I read that for
some guys with injuries,

it's totally normal to use...

These?

Those.

Maybe we skip the concert?

[LAUGHS]

I cannot believe after all that,

you almost left this in the cab.

- I know.
- I am a hero.

[SPEAKS KOREAN]

Oh, Mom.

Sorry. Uh, we lost track of time.

What is that?

Oh? This is...

On your wrist.

Did she make you do that?

Greta didn't make me do anything, Mom.

I wanted to do it.

And I want to do this, too.

That day, you made an assumption
about me and Frank Harris,

and I let you.

Because I had to.

Well, what do you mean, "you had to"?

Dad, just hear her out.

I was going through
something I didn't understand.

When I was a child...

Neil did things to me.

Your brother?

Mm-hmm.

And it lasted several years,

and I blocked it out.

But it was always under the surface.

Always there.

And then when he moved back to town,

it broke something in me.

Shelly...

I thought he was a great guy.

He wasn't, Dad. He was a monster.

And I-I know that
because he hurt me, too.

- What?
- Ron, I know this is a lot.

No. No, no.

You knew what this man was capable of

- and you let him around our daughter?
- Dad, please...

For years, I struggled,

thinking I wasn't
there enough for Regina,

thinking I was the bad parent.

Turns out, that was you!

No.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Mm.

I'm really... really
digging your new doctor.

Oh, me, too.

And I am available to "have fun"

up to three times a day as needed.

Please don't ruin this.

Alright.

Mm.

Mm.

[SIGHS]

What? You alright?

Uh...

I think I felt a lump.

Please say "made ya look."