01x10 - Light the Lights

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Previously on
Brothers and Sisters:

I just got a letter from the Army.

What does it say?

They want me back.

He has to report in two weeks
or they're going to arrest him.

Tell me you didn't
ask the senator for a favor.

Your father's account contains
shares of a holding company.

- Holding what?
- A -acre parcel near Firth, Nevada.

I have a brother who was
recently called back to serve in Iraq.

And I did the senator a favor
in the hope that he would do me one

and keep my brother home.

Upon Dad's death,
we can sell the land to the Army.

The land is worth over $ million.

I could use somebody like you
on my communications staff.

# Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

# Noel, Noel, Noel

He's been singing this song
the whole car ride home.

- Great.
- Yeah, that's the face I made at first.

Wait ten minutes.
Hey, how did you do with the lights?

Don't ask. Hey, Coop,
do you know any other songs?

- Yeah!
- Awesome!

# Jingle bells, Batman smells
Robin laid an egg

# Batmobile lost its wheel
And Joker got away, hey #

Awesome, dude!
Rocks. Go practice upstairs.

- Hey, babe.
- Hey, babe. How are you?

I'm good. And you?

- He's definitely your son.
- Yes, indeed, he is.

Hey, P, what's this?

A Christmas tree ornament.
We made them at school.

It's a Jewish star.
Hiroshi's has a Buddha on it.

Did you leave
your new insulin kit at school?

Yeah. Hey, Mom, today at lunch,
McKenzie Brillstein told me

that if your mother's Jewish,
you're Jewish. Is that true?

Uh, yes. Yes, it is true.

So why aren't we Jewish? Grandma's
Jewish, which means you're Jewish,

so I'm Jewish.
So why don't we celebrate Hanukkah?

That is a very good question, Paige.

I guess it's because Grandma
never taught us about it.

- But did she teach you about Christmas?
- No. Not really.

- But you had Christmas?
- Yeah. Yeah, every year.

But why? If we're Jewish,
we should be having Hanukkah

like McKenzie and Duncan and Moises.

That is a very,
very good question.

First, your grandfather
loved Christmas and he wasn't Jewish,

- so that's what we did.
- So you just stopped being Jewish?

Yes. No. No, no, no.
You can't do that.

But you can ethnically be Jewish,
but at the same time...

Santa is just so much fun.

As a symbolic holiday character who
represented... is a real, real person.

Not a symbol, but a magical man
in a red suit who brings presents.

But Hanukkah has a menorah
and candles and eight days of presents.

Is that why you want to be Jewish?
Because the loot's better?

You see? That's what religion does. It
equates spirituality with materialism.

I don't want to be Jewish.
I thought we are Jewish.

- We're secular humanists.
- Secu-what?

OK, Mrs. Sartre, that's enough. I'm
sending you the bills for the therapy.

Hey, Tommy, what's up?

The point is, Paige, religion
can often lead to zealotry and w*r.

What's happening in the Middle East, why
I don't believe in organized religion.

What I believe in is the ACLU
and I've already signed all you kids up.

Want to put some sprinkles on that one?
I'm gonna do a snowflake.

- What did you expect?
- That Mom would be happy

- torturing one generation.
- Unlikely.

She's glad Julia's pregnant
to have another mind to warp.

- This is serious.
- No, this is serious.

Oh, God. The look. I haven't seen it
since the audit of ' .

What is it?
I thought we were out of the doghouse.

I just got off the phone with Kevin.

He finished his review
of the real estate documents.

The Army's gonna
buy the land for mil?

Yeah, right. They will. As long
as all the owners of the land sign off.

- OK.
- Holly Harper is one of the owners.

It's right under the terms
of this trust your father set up.

She owns a non-divisible third
of the property.

That's why he left her out of the will.

- He'd already given her ten million.
- Are you kidding?

She's coming in for a meeting at : .

I'm not giving that woman ten million.

Let's buy out her third
before we sell to the Army.

If we had that cash,
this wouldn't be a problem.

They valued the land at one point two
million. We can afford a third of that.

- You mean screw Holly?
- Worked for Dad.

I'm very sorry, but no.

We're not asking for a discharge.

We're asking for an additional
three months so Justin can get better.

Your brother has been ordered
to report in two weeks.

The Army needs medics in Iraq,
not in California.

Justin has serious medical issues.
He recently...

Overdosed. It says so
right here on your petition.

Mr. Walker, this is the m*llitary.

Justin is not a civilian.
He is a soldier.

We decide what to do with our own,
not you. We're done.

- Yes, sir.
- I can assure you we're not. Thank you.

My advice, son, as a lawyer,

I wouldn't spend the next two weeks
running in circles with petitions.

Thank you, sir. We won't.

What did I tell you
would happen?

Come on.
Don't make me cheer you up.

I don't need cheering.
I fought the government before.

In traffic court? Kevin, I mean,
God, this is the United States Army.

Since when did you start listening
to authority figures?

You don't have to hide
that you're scared of going back.

I'm not hiding anything, OK?

I'm terrified. I'm sure that shows.
You know what?

I don't have time,
but I have Christmas.

I have surfing. I have you guys.

- I have surfing.
- Yeah.

Let's just enjoy
the time I have left, all right?

Five years ago, William bought
a piece of desert land in Nevada.

It was a bizarre investment,
to say the least.

It took our combined wit,
an accountant and a road trip,

but we discovered this great trust
that my father left for his wife

and kids... and his mistress.

I think the politically correct term
is "the other woman. "

Under the terms of the trust,

you're entitled to a one-third share
of the property

and we're prepared
to buy you outright, today.

Buy me out?

Yeah. You sign some papers,
deposit the check, and bang,

you've got $ ,
to do your Christmas shopping.

Well, I've... I've never been
bought out before. This is exciting.

Um...

What is the total value of the land?

It's been recently evaluated
at . million.

The paperwork's attached there.

But... I'm just a little
confused about something, Saul.

Yes, well, basically, the land
is being held as a tenancy...

No, what I'm confused about is why
William would leave me out of his will

and then make me a part-time owner of
some useless piece of land in Nevada.

Maybe he just wanted everyone he loved
to end up in the same place.

Well, you all seem a little anxious
to want to buy me out.

- No, just to get on with our lives.
- I understand the feeling.

I'm gonna think about this
for a while. Weigh my options.

Thank you warmly, Sarah.
It's been a pleasure, Tommy.

Saul, you're spectacular.

I'll be in touch.

That went well.

I'm really gonna miss you
if you get the a*, Kitty.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
No one here is getting fired.

Sure, except Kitty.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

You media-guzzling, apolitical
whore-monger! You used to be one of us.

All she did
was show some damn integrity.

But I guess that's
got no place on cable TV.

Relax, Jack. No one's getting fired.

Yet.

- Want to take a walk?
- Sure.

I'm gonna miss her so much, man.

We've received a lot of response
to your attempted bribery

- of Senator McCallister last week.
- Yeah.

Angry e-mails crashed our server,
not to mention stockholder reactions.

I expected it. I have a signed letter
of resignation ready to go.

I would take it.
But your apology generated

- more than , viewings on YouTube.
- You're kidding.

- Our ratings sh*t up percent.
- Wow.

So you don't want me to resign?

Hell, no. In fact, I want
to tailor the show to your strengths.

- I have strengths?
- Kitty, your range, your appeal,

you got it all.
Multitudes. Like Emily Dickinson.

- I think you mean Walt Whitman.
- See? You're smart.

An American woman
with vulnerability and guts.

No more banter, no more stunts.
Just you alone up there, every week.

Wait a minute.
Did you just say alone?

Warren's contract is up in a month.

And we're developing
a Jon Stewart-like vehicle for Jack.

Wow. Does Warren know any of this?

No. I wanted to feel you out first.

So?

- What about this one?
- I want you to think carefully.

This is a very big decision.

- These trees smell funny.
- Oh, no! No.

They smell like winter and Christmas.

Oh! Oh, oh!

Oh, look at this. This could be it.

Oh! Yoo-hoo!

- Sir, we'd like to get this tree.
- Be right there.

Great, thanks!

- Grandma?
- Yeah.

Who does God like more,
Christians or Jews?

- He likes everybody equally.
- But who does he listen to more?

- You know, when they pray?
- He listens to everybody, sweetie.

He or She or whomever
or whatever God is...

I need God to listen.

Why? Why do you
need God to listen?

To make me better.

Oh, Paige.

Do you think God will cure
your diabetes if you were Jewish?

I've been praying
and I'm still not better.

Maybe it's because
I'm not Jewish enough.

Is that why you want
to celebrate Hanukkah?

Oh, honey. Honey.

I'm stunned, Sarah. You can live
comfortably with this deception?

Holly's well-being
against the future of this company?

Yeah. I'm comfortable. You would be
too if you weren't thinking with your...

I may be weakened by feelings,
but you're blinded.

This isn't more about
screwing your father's mistress

- than saving his company?
- It's about building a future.

- Screwing Holly is merely a perk.
- This plan isn't working, Sarah!

You're out of options.

Look...

Your father wanted her to have this.

You might even say it was his last wish.
Are you prepared to deny him that?

- You don't fight fair, Saul.
- No.

OK. Call her up. This should be fun.

She just stood there, a sobbing little
sad girl surrounded by Christmas trees.

So wait, we're not having Christmas?
Well, that sucks.

- Well...
- Justin.

We are having Christmas and Hanukkah.

Both. Bells, whistles, latkes,
ornaments, carols, the works.

It's great we're finally
embracing our multiculturalism.

Uncle Saul will be in heaven.

Wait a minute.
Martha Stewart has Hanukkah recipes?

I prefer Joy of Cooking.

There's something off about Martha's.
Can't put my finger on it.

But the point is, that little girl is in
the midst of a massive spiritual crisis.

Fried batter is gonna cheer her up?

And candles and songs and prayers.

We'll get a rabbi. We'll make a video.

Why don't we hire Neil Diamond
to come over and sing Hava Nagila?

Paige has had a horrible year.
If she wants to look for God,

then I will put aside my distaste
for empty religious ritual

and I will look with her. We all will.

I hate to be a killjoy,
but remember all those peace marches

that you took me to?
Do you see what happened?

Seems the only thing that has happened

is you've been offered your own TV show
to spout your nonsense.

So perhaps my methods
were not as foolish after all.

- Yeah, well, poor Warren.
- Poor Warren!

You're supposed to be on my side.
I feel bad enough as it is.

Would you please stop
chewing like a cow?

Where is everyone? I've got it.

What? Kevin, are you drunk?
What are you talking about?

We've been asking
for three more months.

We should have been arguing
you've already satisfied your obligation

and to recall you from
the readied reserves is unconscionable.

All right, explain this to me
as if I'm really slow.

- As if?
- Come on.

OK, look, say
I write up a contract that you sign,

saying I'll get you coffee,
in exchange,

you owe me five years of... labor.

That contract,
in a court of law, isn't valid.

The terms are so unfair,
to enforce it would be unconscionable.

That is what we're arguing.

Isn't this impossible
to get this to court in time?

Not with the recall hanging over us.

I can get a short order of notice.
It's no problem.

These things need more cinnamon.

- Mom.
- What?

Mom, we haven't even...
What are you doing?

You'll understand
if I don't want to get my hopes up.

I never thought of that.

- You think it's gonna work?
- I don't know.

I don't know.
It's a long sh*t, but it's a sh*t.

What do you say? You in?

All right, yeah, I'm in.

This would be
a lot easier if I were loaded.

If you weren't here,

you'd be working Mom's Hanukkah
brainwashing brigade.

Believe me, this is easier.

I can wipe the floor
with this guy using his own beret.

Listen, I really appreciate what
you're doing for me. Truly. Thank you.

I haven't done it yet.
Don't go in there resigned.

I need you confident.
In the right. OK?

Let's do it.

- And how is it being home?
- It's hard.

I mean, really hard.

I guess you can say I'm home,
but I never really made it... back.

- Back from Afghanistan?
- Yes.

- It's been kind of hard readjusting.
- And is that why you turned to dr*gs?

The dr*gs are good because...

They help blur the lines
between here and there.

And... I want to be here.

In this world. Here.

Have you sought treatment
for your addiction?

I'm looking into some rehab programs.

And I have the most
amazing family supporting me.

You tried to rob me.

No, a mistake was made
and we're fixing it before...

Before you got caught!

Getting cold feet halfway in the middle
of committing a crime isn't a mistake.

Holly, invoking criminal law is unduly
harsh, not to mention counterproductive.

Well, we'll see
if my attorney agrees with you.

I don't think righteous indignation's
the way to go now.

My affair with your father does not
give you the right to steal from me.

A few months is an affair.
Twenty years? That's a career.

Holly. Just sign the papers,
take your money and walk away.

Do you think that your dad fell in love
with the village idiot?

I mean, I know that your business is in
trouble and you need to sell this land

to save your company. So you
need control of my share. I get it.

- I don't see what...
- Maybe I don't want

to sign my share over to you.

Maybe I think there's more money
that you're hiding from me.

Maybe you should stop thinking
about yourself and think about Rebecca.

Don't you ever say her name again.

My daughter has nothing to do with this.

Enjoy your bankruptcy.

Jeez.

Had you ever used dr*gs
prior to your enlistment?

- Yes, sir.
- Which ones?

- I smoked pot.
- Any other dr*gs?

- Ecstasy.
- Any others?

No, I was too stoned to remember.

Sorry.

What about while you were stationed in
Afghanistan? Did you consume dr*gs?

- No, sir.
- Weren't you a medic?

Objection. Relevance?

As a medic,
Corporal Walker would have access

to a virtual smorgasbord of narcotics.

Objection sustained.
I think you've made your point, major.

Well, corporal, I am confused.

You had experience
with dr*gs prior to enlisting.

You had access to them
during your tour.

So, what was stopping you from using
while you were in Afghanistan?

I don't know.

Fear for your personal safety?

- No. I didn't care about that.
- Was it fear of being caught?

- No.
- We've ruled out self-preservation

and lack of access. I wonder
what's left to explain your sobriety.

Since you seem to know, major,
maybe you could spare us the suspense.

It was the uniform, Your Honor.
It was the m*llitary.

In short, it was the discipline
the Army provided.

Isn't that right, son?

I don't know. Maybe.

No further questions.

Why? Why would you do that to me?

It's not like you
haven't kept matters a secret.

You mean Rebecca? I never told anyone
who her father was. Not even her.

And if that was wrong, I was
at least protecting a human being.

You were protecting a bank balance!

No, I was protecting my family.

And in that regard, our deceptions
are more alike than you realize.

I never tried to screw you
out of ten million dollars.

I have had a lot of regrets in my life.
But my feelings have been real.

I, at least, have had that.

And my feelings for you were real.

And mine for you, Holly.

- You have to believe me.
- No, I don't.

I don't have to believe you.
And how could I ever trust you again?

- This...
- You ruined this, Saul.

Please leave.

"When the Lord, your God,
has cut off before you

the nations whom you are about
to enter to dispossess them... "

Can't we play dreidels?

Paige, this is the Book of Maccabees.

The original history of Hanukkah.

Don't you want to learn every detail
of why we celebrate?

Do you know one of the most
important Jewish principles?

- Bagels on Sunday?
- No.

Knowledge is light.
And we are seeking knowledge.

Knowledge from this book.

The holiday's not
just about presents. No.

Hanukkah is about religious persecution.

Maybe we could sing the songs.

Come, come, come, come.
Now, Paige, you wanted Hanukkah,

and we're going to have it.
So where was I?

- "If anyone... "
- Paige?

- Hi, Dad!
- Hey, sweet pea!

Hi, Joe. You're just in time.

We learned the Greek king of Syria
outlawed Jewish rituals

and ordered Jews to worship
gods like Zeus. That's outrageous!

- Listen to this.
- Can we go now? Please, Daddy.

Yeah, sure. Grandma needs
to get going to Mommy's work.

I don't know what it is.
She needs to talk.

- Bye, Grandma!
- Bye!

- I don't know what to say, Mom.
- Ten million dollars.

It never ends, does it?

I'm hoping Holly's share of the land
is the last surprise.

- What does this mean?
- Without Holly, we can't sell,

can't get the money
and can't replenish the fund.

Oh, Sarah.
Why did you try to lie to her?

I don't know.

Bitterness, I guess.

Anger.

When Dad cheated on you,
he betrayed all of us.

Sugar...

- It's just so much.
- What is?

Her share. What he gave her.
What he wanted her to have.

He cared about her.

He really cared about her.

Hi. How are you? Good to see you.

- Warren. Hi. Please, come on in.
- Thank you, Nora.

- I wasn't expecting you.
- What's going on in here?

- It's Hanukkah.
- You're Jewish?

Yes, I am. We are Jewish.

Well, I'm sorry to bother you.
Is Kitty here?

Hey.

Hey.

You left the Christmas party.

Well, yeah, I...
I just wasn't in the mood anymore.

Well, did he do it?
Did... did Whit fire you?

No, he didn't.

He'll probably just wait and
not pick up your option. What a coward.

Yeah.

I'm gonna walk if they let you go.

No.

That's craz... What? That's... No.

- Yes.
- No.

Just forget
about everything between us.

I don't want to just stare down
any right-wing lunatic.

Not when I've had the pleasure
of embarrassing you.

- It just wouldn't be the same.
- Look, Warren, you know what? I...

It's not just them, it's me.

I mean, I don't know,
I just feel like maybe I should find

a more direct way.
I don't know, you know,

maybe working for somebody
that I can believe in.

I mean, do you believe in those guys?

- Wait.
- What?

It's McCallister, isn't it?

- He's the guy you believe in.
- Please.

Do you know where Paige is?
I can't find her.

- Yeah, she's upstairs with Joe.
- Oh.

Actually, I don't think
she wants to come down.

- She's a bit intimidated by all this.
- By all what?

By tonight, Nora.

I couldn't be more Jewish,

and I'm overwhelmed by your intensity.

Where's Paige? Is she OK?

Yeah. She's just upstairs watching TV.

All of this is for her.
Let's go get her.

Nora, let her be.

We have to light candles,
do prayers, recite the blessing.

She's overwhelmed.
Just let her watch cartoons.

But this whole night is so Paige can
have Hanukkah. She insisted upon it.

She's a girl and she wanted
to explore her heritage.

She didn't enroll
in a seminar in Judaism.

- Honey.
- Hey, P.

Everyone's fighting. It's all my fault.
I've ruined Hanukkah.

- You what?
- Ruined Hanukkah? Is that what I heard?

You didn't ruin Hanukkah.
You come with me.

You can't ruin anything.
Excuse us, please.

I want to thank you all for joining us
in celebrating the Miracle of the Oil.

This is not a traditional Hanukkah.
But anyway, who cares, right?

So we're here tonight because of Paige.

Because this little girl
is searching for a miracle.

A lot has been taken away
from her this year.

A lot has been taken away
from all of us.

We lost William.

We lost a perfect bill of health.

We lost relationships.

We can lose everything.

Judaism teaches us to accept whatever
obstacles are placed in front of us.

And sometimes they
are seemingly insurmountable.

But if we have faith...

...and not just faith in God,
but faith in family,

in learning...

...faith in each other,

faith in ourselves,

if we have that, then we can live.

No matter what has come before.

And that, Paige,
is the miracle of this evening.

It is a miracle of faith,

that the oil will burn,
no matter what.

And so, Paige, you are going to...

...light the first candle.
You're going to light the light.

- Thirty-eight.
- Thirty-eight?

That's how many people
I treated on the b*ttlefield.

And every one got a heart
to take home.

I know you're not gonna get anything
for doing this for me which is why I...

- You don't have to say anything...
- Look, come on, let me finish, OK?

OK.

I guess what I'm trying to say

is I know you think you need
to fix this, and fix me, but you can't.

- It's not that I'm trying...
- Look, you can't.

Because no one did this to me.

I need to make it right.

And that's what I'm gonna do.

I love you.

You're so gay.

Happy holidays.

If you've come here to bully me out
of something that is legally mine...

There will be no bullying tonight. At
least not from me. I'm not in the mood.

I brought you an almond pavlova
with lemon curd and strawberries.

I made it for Hanukkah.

You're Jewish again?
Now that William's gone?

My granddaughter wanted
to celebrate Hanukkah.

- We just had a lovely little party.
- How do I know it's not poisoned?

Holly, please. There are
some things I want to say to you

and I don't want to forget what they
are, so if I could speak with you.

Sure. Come on in.

Uh, I... I came here...

...to forgive you.

From the bottom of my heart.

William was a strong
and generous man

and he always took care
of the people he loved.

The thing is, he loved two women.

It's as simple as that.

For so long, I tried to convince myself
what he had with you had no depth,

that it wasn't real.

It wasn't a big happy family
like you had,

but it was real, Nora.

Yes. I know that.

But I was not
his ball and chain either.

No, you weren't.

That land, it's yours.
He left it for you.

And if you want to keep it for whatever
reason, then you have to keep it.

But if there's any way,

any place in your heart,

we really need it. We need... you.

We... need your help.

Just... please consider it,

for my family.

I appreciate you coming here. I do.

Thank you for listening to me.
I'm sorry.

- You're sorry?
- For both of us.

Your Honor, Major Guinness and I
actually agree on a few things.

Now Justin was a good soldier
and a fine medic.

But he came back damaged.

He came back damaged and he turned
to dr*gs for numbness or escape.

And the dr*gs did what dr*gs do.

They steal the best parts of yourself
from you and your family

and they leave a shell,

an addict,

who could possibly die of his addiction
unless something changes.

Justin pulled countless men
and women out of the field under fire.

He saved dozens of lives and was fully
prepared to go back and do it all again.

In three months time.

That is why we're here.

He asked for three months
to get clean and sober.

Major Guinness sh*t that down.
"No," he said. "He signed a contract. "

Well, I'm sorry.
Something has gone very, very wrong.

When the United States Army cannot
recognize the exhaustion and depletion

of one of its own, well,
then its contract becomes pernicious,

reckless, ruthless and limitless,

and therefore unconscionable.

That is our contention here today.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Little chicken, now that you've had
your first night of Jewishness,

what have you learned?

That God blesses
every family regardless of religion?

And that Hanukkah
can be as much fun as Christmas,

- which is my favorite holiday again.
- Oh, is that right?

Now is that because it's coming up soon?

Maybe.

Mom?

Why did I get diabetes? Was I bad?

Oh, no. No, baby.
It doesn't work like that.

Bad things happen,

but we have each other
and we always will.

- You have to have faith.
- I have faith that I'll get better.

Babe, it'll get easier, but you're
always gonna have diabetes.

But I promise you, you will fight
through it and you will get stronger.

You'll see the magic you have that your
daddy and I have seen your whole life.

I love you more
than anything else in the world.

- Even more than Cooper?
- Oh...

I have more love

than both of you will ever need.

- Hey.
- Hey, come on in. Sit down.

So, Whit, I... I have been thinking
about your job offer.

Anything you want to suggest.
It's a whole new ball game.

Red, White & Blue isn't me.
It's Warren.

Don't say no to me.
Go back out there and start this over.

Warren believes in the show.
He can carry it.

He has a strong back. He doesn't need
a foil. He doesn't need talking points.

He has this incredible integrity and...

- He's gotten smug.
- Politicians have gotten smug.

Politics has gotten smug.
It's just... the times we live in.

- It's not the messenger.
- Say that on TV.

Don't waste that on me.

Listen to you.
The power to elevate the discussion.

- Look, I agree. We have to change.
- Whit.

- What?
- Just give it to Warren.

He earned it. I didn't.
You don't want to convince me.

Everyone wants me to convince them.

Then you'll turn around
and you'll have to fire me in a month

and that... Just let me go,
so we can still love each other.

I've stopped loving you.

Hell.

Kitty, do something unexpected...

...would you? Out there in the world.

So this is my proposal.

I'll sell you my share
for half its value, in cash.

And?

I want the other half
in Ojai Food stock.

That's ridiculous. No way.

Can I ask why?

I watched William
build this company too.

It was a part of my life. A big one.

I want to be a part of this business.

I was kept on the outside,
looking in, for over years.

How could I not grow to care
about what he was building here?

- OK, that's enough. Please.
- Those are my terms.

I presume you know
absolutely nothing about business.

And I find your desire
for a half-posthumous work relationship

with my father a little... creepy.

So the ball is in your court.

Let me know.

All rise.

Please be seated.

Your Honor,
I'd like to say something.

Go ahead, corporal.

I think I've given the wrong impression,
and I want to clear something up.

I'm proud of what I've done.

I'm proud to say
I fought next to my friends.

But what I'm not proud of
is what I've done since.

You see, my whole life, my family
has been trying to help me.

But the truth is,
is I didn't want to be helped.

And for the first time in my life,
I want help.

I want to fix myself.

I don't want special attention.

I have to face my responsibilities
and accept them.

I'm working on it.

It's a work in progress.

Well, I guess that's it.

I'm gonna sit down.

Thank you, corporal.

This court sympathizes
with Corporal Walker's situation.

Unfortunately, that is immaterial.

This is a m*llitary matter,
and we find in favor

of the Department of Defense.

Plaintiff's motion is denied. Corporal
Walker, you are to report as ordered.

Court is adjourned.

All rise.

I'm so sorry, bro. I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Justin.

- I'm Brigadier General Hendricks.
- Hello, sir.

Even though I disagreed
with your conclusions, Mr. Walker,

I found your arguments...
very interesting.

- Very... impassioned.
- Thank you.

I'm giving you six months.

- I'm sorry, sir?
- You have six months to report.

Get well.
Spend the time with your family.

And when you report,
be at peace with it.

Thank you, sir.
I don't know what to say.

And we certainly don't want
to change your mind, sir,

but why now?

Let's just say...

...I had a brother too, counselor.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas, sir.

Tell me that just happened.

Yeah, it did.

This will be brief. We're going
to buy our Christmas ornaments.

- I thought you did Hanukkah this year.
- We're doing both.

You got yourself a deal.
You'll get a check for half in a month,

and you'll be officially
a shareholder in Ojai Foods.

This is not what my father wanted.

If he'd wanted you to be part of the
company, he'd have left you a share.

I will be civil, but I won't pretend.

And your daughter never learns
the identity of her father.

Be smart, Sarah.

Why would I tell her?

OK. I don't know
how my mom's gonna deal with this.

You don't give her enough credit.

Welcome to the family business.

You do the scruff.
That's what I need to do.

Oh, here we go.

We're going to light the lights.
There it is. Ready? OK.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- How did it go? What happened?
- We got six more months.

Six months, huh?