04x07 - The Wig Party

[bunniefuu]

Oh, come on. You gotta get up.

I've been trying to wake you up
since .

REBECCA: I don't wanna get up.
- All right.

Then I'm coming in.

- Oh, not now. I have a headache.
- You have a headache?

Can't you wait till we're married
for you to bust that one out?

- Some people get real headaches.
- Oh, really?

I don't know. Maybe I still have the flu.

You've been in bed for a week.

Do you wanna skip
my mom's benefit tonight?

God, no. I need to get out of the house.
I'm so bored.

Well, you wanna know
what Dr. Walker thinks?

- No.
- Oh, come on.

I'm taking Clinical Diagnosis.
Let me try. Let me try.

All right.

No fever.

Could it be Ojai food poisoning?

- Or idiopathic wedding planitus?
- Wedding planitus?

Don't you have to get to school
or something?

Oh, I do.

I love you.

All right, look, if you don't feel better,
call me, all right?

Get up.

They cut our line of credit in half? Why?

[PHONE VIBRATES]

Because everything else
in the neighborhood is selling for less,

so our place is less valuable.

God, I hate banks.
All they care about is money.

How much did they leave us?

Fifty thousand,
which is not enough to pay for this baby.

Just getting Michelle approved
as our surrogate,

and the screening alone
was close to grand.

Well, fine. I will... I'll cater more.

- Cater? We're talking , .
- Well, I'll cater a lot if I have to.

Well, what am I supposed to do,
steal campaign contributions?

- It'd be money better spent.
- If you think Robert's bad,

wait till you see this nut job
Barry Henderson

who's entering the primary today.

He'd cut our line of credit
just for being gay.

What are we supposed to do? We've
come this far. I don't wanna give up.

I will talk to another bank,

and I will get us this loan, I promise.

[GROANS]

Gotta run. My phone's been buzzing all
morning because of this Henderson dude.

- Did you just say "dude"?
- Oh, yeah. Sorry.

[SCREAMS]

Call the police!
There's an insane man outside!

- No, Kevin, that's Kluv the Crusader.
- Who?

It's my father wearing
his Kluv the Crusader costume.

- Kluv?
- From planet Kluvon.

Just let him in.

- Hi, Wally.
- Hi, Kevin.

Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you.

- Hi, Dad. Hey.
- Hi, son.

- Hey, I see the costume still fits.
- There's a comic convention in town,

so I thought I'd
get it out of the mothballs and go.

It was kind of a last-minute thing.

- Where's mom?
- Uh, she didn't wanna come.

Oh, yeah, well, she never loved Kluv
the way we did.

No, she didn't, but, uh...

Scotty, your mother left me.

KITTY: Mom?
NORA: Yeah?

Have you seen my keys?

I let Evan play with them,
and then they just seem to migrate.

And where my last-quarter
contribution report has migrated to,

I do not know.

- Oh, well, you can't blame Evan for that.
- Oh!

I'm gonna be late for my meeting
at the center

about tonight's benefit.

Oh, could I have picked a worse time
to be raising money?

Mom, did you know that perfectionists
have far more stress

- and conflict in their lives...?
- You're telling me.

I have convinced myself
no one's coming tonight. No one.

You need to lose the stress.

The stress is going to deplete
your adrenaline reserves.

Who needs adrenaline?
I'm practically spinning like a top.

Mom, the benefit is gonna be great,
okay? Now, relax.

Okay? Now, I will be home
in a couple of hours.

Kitty? Kitty?

Kitty, don't you have your appointment
with Dr. Avadon today?

Oh, you know what? I canceled it.
L... You know, I just...

I really want something new
for the benefit,

so I'm gonna go shopping.

Oh, well,
what day did you reschedule it for?

Maybe I could go with you.

You don't have to worry about it.
Besides, you know, I'm just not so keen

on Dr. Avadon anymore.

What did she do?
Do you wanna find another doctor?

No, no, no. It's not that.
She's great. It's just, um...

Well, I'm thinking about some alternatives
instead of doing any more chemo.

What?

Are you insane?
What are you talking about?

Mother, I really wish
you wouldn't freak out.

Well, how do you expect me to react?
Stopping chemo at this time

would be the worst possible thing
you could do.

- How do you know?
- Kitty, stop, please. You're frightening me.

Before you say another word, remember
that you weren't the one sitting there

with a bag full of poison
dripping into your arm,

shivering and trying to get warm
from the chills,

and you weren't the one
who was so jacked up on prednisone

that you got up at in the morning
and cleaned the kitchen.

You were up all night?
I didn't know that.

[SIGHS]

- Well, that's because you were sleeping.
- Why didn't you tell me any of this?

Did you tell Robert?

- No, Mom. It doesn't make any difference.
- Yes, it does.

We need to know
what you're going through

- so we can help you.
- Mom, you don't get it.

The only one that can help me now
is me.

That's not true, Kitty. That's not...
Where are you going?

Kitty.

I am so sorry I'm late.

We got invaded
by a crazy man this morning.

Yeah? So was the Republican Party.

Barry Henderson officially entered
the primary for governor five minutes ago.

Yeah, I just heard him barking
on the radio.

"We have to preserve our way of life?

Return this great state to
the hard-working people who created it"?

I'm sure he's not talking
about Mexicans.

No, he's talking about
hard-working white people.

- What rock did he crawl out from under?
- Same one all these guys do.

Coded racial messages.

Yeah, it always works.
It's as old as Nixon.

Oh, he's sitting on the
unemployment symposium with you today.

Yeah. I'm gonna eviscerate him.
It's gonna be like cage fighting in Vegas.

You have to ignore him, okay?
I'm being serious.

You don't ignore a guy like that, Kevin.
You b*at him into submission.

Great, and I would love to see that,
but that is counterproductive.

You treat him like a thr*at,
he will become one.

- I know how to play him.
- I don't want you to play anything.

Let Kern take care of him, okay?
He's a bigger thr*at to her anyway.

He's a thr*at to the entire nation.

You att*ck him, you're gonna att*ck
a large part of the base.

They will make him their cause.
Take the high road.

- Ignoring a r*cist is taking the high road?
- It's practical.

Why are you so amped up, anyway?

Got a lot on my mind.

I understand.

So how do you think Kitty's doing?

As well as can be expected.

Yeah. Me too.

SARAH: So?
- Sarah, you can run these numbers

by me as often as you want.
I just don't think that this is gonna work.

Saul, we gotta do something.
The Ojai revenues are in free fall.

Okay? We create a second wine label.
We call it Diversification.

SAUL:
Call it Rotgut.

Do you know what's gonna happen?
You're gonna get drunk, have a hangover,

- and regret the whole thing.
- We're not drinking it, we're selling it.

Look, believe me, this is Holly's project.

As much as I'd like to say it's a bad move,
right now, it's our only move.

- Ooh.
- Wow.

- Come on, guys. Is this an indoor game?
- Yeah, well, only when you play it indoors.

Uh, clearly it is not an indoor game. Paige,
Cooper, you think I can keep this up

- all the way to the door?
PAIGE: Let's see.

LUC:
Ready?

PAIGE:
One.

- Maybe I should've left him at Mom's.
SAUL: What is all this trepidation about?

Everybody loves this guy.
The kids love him.

- Yeah, that's because he acts like a kid.
- Well, that's okay.

[PHONE RINGING]

SARAH:
We're not done.

Hi, Mom. Listen, I'm with Saul.
Can I call you back?

No, Sarah. Listen, I need your help.

Kitty says she might not do
her next round of chemo.

What did you say to her?

It doesn't matter what I say.
She won't listen to me.

And besides, I had to leave and go
to this meeting about the benefit tonight.

Sarah, please, please,
would you go over there and talk to her?

Of course I will.
I'll come over right now, okay?

Good. Don't leave the house

until you convince her
to go back to Dr. Avadon.

- I won't.
NORA: Okay. Thank you.

This is some kind of place, chef.
You've come a long way.

Well, you knew me
when I was sleeping in my car.

I knew you
when you were sleeping in your crib.

- Dad, I'm really sorry about Mom.
- I didn't mean to blurt it out like that.

I must've looked like such an idiot
in that outfit.

- Oh, stop it. You looked awesome.
- I brought my entire collection:

All the old Daredevil comics,
The Avengers, Captain America,

The Amazing Spider-Man.

I think I might sell them,
under the circumstances.

- Dad, tell me what happened.
- It's complicated, Scotty.

- This wasn't about me being gay, was it?
- No. No.

Well, I know Mom
can be very stubborn sometimes.

Look, we just started drifting apart,
that's all.

Sometimes these things can be a chance
for people to start over.

Actually, I...

I have some pretty important news
to tell you about myself.

Kevin's pregnant, right?

No, but...

Actually, it's kind of crazy
you should say that.

We're trying to have a baby.

[SIGHS]

- How are you?
- Well, we're gonna go with a surrogate.

That is, if we can afford one.
It costs a fortune.

Wait a minute.

Which of you is gonna?
I mean, whose?

- Sperm are we going to use?
- Yeah.

- Dad, it isn't a competition.
- I know.

Can't a grandfather dream?

Yes, he can.

[DOOR OPENS]

- What are you doing?
- I'm unpacking a grocery bag.

Mom's right, you can't stop chemo.

KITTY: I never said
I was going to stop chemo, Sarah.

I just said that I was thinking
about going another way.

What is all this stuff?

- Flaxseed oil, herbs, vitamins.
- Oh, my God.

Should I light a scented candle
and put on some sitar music?

- Kitty, what is happening to you?
- I have lymphoma.

- That's what's happening.
- Exactly. And you did a lot of research,

and you chose the best doctor,
and you chose the best treatment.

Nobody knows
what the best treatment is.

So now you're gonna choose
to do nothing?

No, but chemo is not the only option.
I ran into Mary Wadsworth the other day.

She's this woman who did
a magazine profile on Robert and me.

And she was lymphoma type two.
And now she's in complete remission.

- And she stopped chemo?
- She did.

She thought
that it was poisoning her body,

and she decided to believe
in the power of her own mind,

in alternative treatments.
She didn't even lose her hair.

She's me: Type A, driven personality,
stressed out.

Wait. If you're blaming yourself
for getting sick...

Sarah, I'm not blaming myself,
I'm just taking responsibility.

And tell me,
what is so threatening about admitting

that there can, in fact, be a direct link

between certain personality types
and cancer?

Well, it's not threatening, Kitty.
It's just not true.

Most cancers are genetic.

Sarah, the only person who had cancer
in our family was Daisy.

You think Daisy the dog
gave herself cancer?

Well, she was a nervous,
type-A kind of dog.

Oh, come on.
Listen, picking out feelings in yourself

that match some cancer profile,

it's like looking up the horoscope
on the comics page.

- You know, it fits anybody.
- It fits me.

And if I somehow gave cancer
the opportunity to grow inside my body,

then I have a responsibility to change.

And maybe if I try really hard,
I can get rid of it.

Well...

Okay. Okay. Okay.

I don't understand

- why that means you can't continue...
- Sarah. Sarah.

I see you went shopping.
That's a pretty color.

Wanna help me choose a dress?

I'll make you a deal.
I'll help you choose a dress

if you reconsider
having another round of chemo.

Sarah, help if you wanna help,
but I'm not making any deals.

SIMON: I thought there were
more contributions this year.

GOLDBERG: Yes, but donations
are down percent.

Are you gonna have to send
any of the families home?

I hope not.

Obviously, the benefit tonight
won't cover all the shortfall, but...

Nora, did you get the final head count
for tonight?

- Nora?
- What?

Oh, I'm sorry. You know,
I'm gonna need to get some air.

I'll be back.
I'm just gonna get a little air.

You ran out of there pretty fast just now.
Anything I can do?

Have you got a cigarette?

I haven't smoked in years,
but I'd k*ll for one right now.

I can't help you with that, I'm afraid.

Simon Craig.

- Hi. I'm Nora Walker.
- I know. You founded the center.

I just started volunteering here.

I wish I'd never thought of the place.

- You don't mean that.
- Oh, yes, I do. I hate cancer.

I hate everything about cancer.

I hate it.
It's so depressing, you have no idea.

I kind of do. I'm an oncologist.
I do research now,

but I like keeping in touch
with the reason I'm doing it.

How do you stand it? I'm serious.
How do you stand it?

I compartmentalize. Self-defense.

Well, I hope you think about something
else when you go home at night.

- I try.
- Lucky you.

My daughter has lymphoma.

- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.

I come here and talk about cancer.
I go home and I talk about cancer.

Why didn't I try
to save the whales instead?

- I think you need to get away.
- I don't have time for a vacation.

No, no, no. I mean for an hour.
Clear your head.

You wanna go for a ride?

Why would I wanna go for a ride?

- On that?
- Yeah.

- Oh, no. I don't...
- Come on.

- I'm not getting on.
- Come on.

- I don't have a helmet. What a shame.
- I always carry a spare.

Any more excuses?

All right.

Look at this.

[SIGHS]

- Okay. Put your foot there.
- All right. There we go.

SIMON:
Cancer's a weird disease.

Sometimes the cure seems like
it'll k*ll you before the cancer.

Yeah.

But everyone threatens to quit chemo
at some point.

And almost everyone goes back.

I just want Kitty to be realistic
about all of this.

Well, what's realistic?

I once had a patient go into remission

after a shaman told her
to picture herself as a panther.

Oh, good God.

Look, I'm not advocating
your daughter quit chemo,

but I don't think there's anything wrong
with a little voodoo on the side.

- No, I like voodoo.
- Heh.

I think she just wants to believe
she has the power to change things.

Yeah, the power to change.
Oh, that would be so Kitty.

The power to change things.
She's in politics.

Now, if this were happening to Sarah,
my oldest daughter,

she would be the general,
and she would line up all of her options

and order them to charge.

Or Kevin, my middle son,
would argue them to death,

or sue them or some...
I told you he's the lawyer.

Yeah. You told me a lot
about your children.

Yeah.

I'm sorry. I'm... Do you have children?

No kids. No wife.

- Just a motorcycle.
- Just a motorcycle.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Okay, we'll go back.

- Yeah. Thank you. This...
- I'm glad you came.

Yeah, me too.

I'm fine. It was just flu leftovers.

- I just needed to get up and get going.
- Yeah, but what if it's not flu leftovers?

Rebecca, have you ever had
your thyroid checked?

- Hypothyroid...
- Is that the one where you gain weight?

- Are you saying I gained weight?
- I'm not saying you gained weight.

I'm trying to check every possibility. When
you say you're tired after you slept okay,

that could be Epstein-Barr.

Or your undefined muscle pain,
that could be fibromyalgia.

- Rebecca, that's what they say...
- Justin, I don't have cancer.

- Bec, look, I didn't say cancer.
- I know, but you were going to eventually.

I know that you're worried about Kitty,

and I know you're going to med school,
but I just had the flu.

I had the flu, and it knocked the wind
out of me, and now I'm fine. Okay?

Okay. Okay. All right. I'm sorry.
I'm just worried about you.

Well, stop worrying.

- No more headache?
- No more headache.

I can't believe he used the term
"reverse racism."

Yeah, dug his own grave.

[PHONE RINGING]

I would've liked
to have helped him.

- Hey, Sarah. What's up?
- Hey. Listen, I'm at Mom's with Kitty.

- You gotta talk to her.
ROBERT: Why? What's wrong?

- Is everything okay?
- Yes, she is now.

She's getting dolled up
for this benefit tonight.

You just... You gotta talk to her.
I think she's losing perspective.

- I don't understand. What about?
- Robert, can I have a word with you?

Okay, I have to go.

Um, tell her I'll be home at :
to pick her up.

Just take it easy.

You seemed a little flat in there.
Everything all right?

Everything's great.

I just wanna make sure
that you bring your A game.

Otherwise it wouldn't be much fun.

Well, it's a long race. I'm sure
you'll find out a way to have some fun.

HENDERSON: Are you sure you entered
the right race, Robert?

Because you might be more comfortable
in the Democrat primary.

KEVIN: Don't.
- You know, I said I'd be nice in there.

Not out here.

You know what's wrong with you,
Henderson?

You're scared.

Because all of the advantages
that you had,

they're all fallen by the wayside,
and the game's not fixed anymore.

I don't need any advantages.
I'm an extremely successful businessman.

It's your grandfather's company. He's
the one who built it from the ground up.

You don't know the first thing
about my grandfather.

I'm trying to preserve what he stood for.

What he stood for was hard work

and the ability
to make something of your life.

There are people like your grandfather
coming to this country every day,

dying to pick up the ball and run with it,

and all you're doing
is alienating every single one of them.

What I am doing is trying to preserve
the American way of life.

[ROBERT LAUGHS]

I love the way you throw that around.
"Preserve our way of life."

A phrase made infamous by the KKK,
by the way.

Why don't you try preserving the one that
starts with, "All men are created equal"?

My God, children have to listen to you.
My children.

Listen to your race-baiting,
xenophobic garbage.

Keep it up, pal.

You'll get my A game.

Still seem flat to you?

Wow.

Well? What do you think?
What do you think of the bubble skirt?

Well, it looks a little like
you're about to run off and join the circus.

Oh...

You're right. You're right.
I look like a giant tomato.

Oh, my God. Actually, you do.
You look like a big fat Ojai tomato.

But you know what? I like tomatoes.

Fruit and vegetables are my life.
You look great.

I thought about this one.
I think this one is really beautiful.

But I think
it makes me look flat-chested.

Oh, my God.
Do you remember that time

you ripped out the shoulder pads
from one of my jackets and stuffed them

- into the formal winter-dance dress?
- Mom would not let me buy a padded bra.

- Remember your date?
- No.

He hugged you, and they popped out.

- No, no, no. Stop, stop, stop.
- You were so embarrassed.

I'm not gonna think about that.
That is too much negative energy.

I'm just... I don't remember
going to those dances.

All I remember is getting ready with you.

Well, that was the only fun part.

And, Sarah, thank you so much
for doing this with me.

Oh...

Let's hope that this is the only thing
you remember when...

You know,
when you get through everything.

Yeah. Yeah. Do you wanna do facials?

Have I ever said no
to putting goop on my face? Come on.

[KITTY LAUGHS]

I have the best stuff.
I bought this incredible new stuff.

It's this new mud clay.
It's on the kitchen counter.

- Want me to get it? Okay.
- Yeah.

Hi.

What are you guys doing?

- We're just having fun.
- We're gonna do facials, Mom.

- With mud goop.
- Well, I love facials.

Okay, well, help yourself to some mud.

- Sarah, what happened up there?
- Well, I had a long talk with her, and l...

Is she gonna do
her second round of chemo?

I don't know.

Right now, she just wants to look pretty
and have a positive attitude.

Well, you know,
maybe there's nothing wrong with that.

Maybe she just needs
to feel in charge of her own recovery.

No, Mom. Stay strong. Look at me.

I'm mixing red clay from the Andes
with Mediterranean seaweed.

Don't you drink the Kool-Aid too.

Sarah, maybe we just need
to let her go through this.

It's delusional. She even thinks
that her hair's not gonna fall out

from the chemo she's already had.

She'll come around about all of this.

Maybe we should just give her
her "happy moment."

SARAH:
She's setting herself up for a fall.

I mean, it's like watching someone
just run off a cliff.

Oh, yes, by all means,
just let her have her happy moment,

and then she'll stupidly jump
off the cliff.

- Sweetie, that is not what we meant.
- If you wanna keep on laughing at me,

- if you wanna make fun of me, that's fine.
- No one's laughing.

SARAH: Come on.
- God, look at me.

You know, I'm shaking.
This is what I'm talking about.

I do not want this anger in my life.

So please just do me a favor
and leave me alone.

"'Those animals are busy,'
Logan thought. 'I wonder why.

I better ask Grandma.'
And he gave her another try.

This time, Logan's finger went:
Tip-tap. Tip-tip-tap.

'Hello? Is Grandma there? '

No, it's a crocodile."

Well, that's not a crocodile.

Hey, you guys. What are you doing, Evan?
Are you reading a book?

[SIGHS]

Do you wanna go to this tonight?

Of course I do.

Good. I'm just...
Gotta make sure that you're okay.

Uh-huh. Okay,
so which one of them called you?

You know I know better
than to burn a source.

Look, I'm...

I'm just trying to take care of myself.

I know.
I know they think I'm deranged, but...

I think they're just anxious.

Heh...

I know, but that's the point.
That's exactly what I'm trying not to be.

Well, there won't be any drama tonight,
because I got your back.

Okay.

It's really great.

I feel like I'm getting to know my dad
all over again.

Without my mom,
he's allowed to have an actual personality.

Well, that is great.

- Oh, he's over there.
- Oh, where?

With that attractive lady.

What's that supposed to mean?
He's friendly.

- He'll talk to anyone, even strangers.
- Pfft. I don't think they're strangers.

Oh, my God, he's sleeping with her.

SCOTTY: You're cut off.
KEVIN: I haven't started drinking yet.

SCOTTY: Kevin.
- Look at the way she's tilting her head

as he talks to her.
Look at the way he's staring at her.

SCOTTY: You're nuts, you know that?
KEVIN: I'm...

Uh-oh.

- Hey.
- Busted.

SCOTTY: Kevin, come on.
- What? My father was a philanderer.

When I look back, the only things
I realize are the clues I missed.

We're talking about my father, not yours.
He doesn't have it in him, trust me.

- I'm not so sure about that. Hi.
- Hey.

- Are you guys early?
- Yeah. There was no traffic.

- So here we are.
- Ready for dinner?

[PHONE BEEPS]

Yeah. I made a reservation
at a great steak place. I know the chef.

- It's gonna be my treat.
- Oh, my God.

What?

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry,
I have to leave. I'm so sorry.

Robert's meltdown was caught
on camera. Now it's on YouTube.

I'm really sorry. Wally, forgive me.
I'll see you later?

- Yeah.
- Great. I'm so sorry.

Bye.

- Does he always rush off like that?
- Yeah.

WALLY:
Let's get a drink.

[PIANO PLAYING]

[CROWD CHATTERING]

KITTY:
Wow, this is really fancy.

- Yeah. She did a good job with all this.
- Oh, God.

Do you know you look fantastic?

You know, I never realized
how tense I was about these things

until I tried to stop being so tense
about these things.

ROBERT: Yeah. Well, you know what?
We'll just have a good time.

KITTY: Yeah.
- Oh, Kitty, it's the perfect dress.

- It's perfect.
- What'd I tell you?

I'm gonna go get a fizzy water.

You know, I just think
she's feeling a little vulnerable.

Yeah, I understand.

I knew I saw a cute biker chick
across the room.

Simon, hi. How are you?

- You all right?
- I'm fine.

I have a speech to give,
so I'm a little nervous.

I bet you'll be great.

JUSTIN: Oh, shrimp.
- Oh, no. Those smell weird.

Smell fine to me. Thanks.

- There's your mom.
- Yeah, I was gonna put them on...

- Who's she talking to?
- I don't know.

JUSTIN:
We know that guy?

- No, but do you think maybe...?
- Do I think?

No, I don't think anything.
I mean, that's my mom.

Thank you.

Right there. Right behind you.
Turn around.

That's my son Justin and his fiancée.

- Hi. He's the one...
- In medical school. Yeah, I know.

So, Nora, when are we gonna have
our second date?

Second? Was that a date?

What, you ride around on a bike
with every guy who asks you?

- Well, not a lot of guys ask me.
- Well, they should. I did.

I'm asking you again. What do you say?

- Well, I say thank you very much, but l...
- All right, wait. Just... Hold... Don't say no.

I'm gonna be right back
after you finish that glass of wine.

Right back.

- Hey, Nora.
- Hi, Mom.

- Hi.
- Who's the guy? He's cute.

Well, he's a doctor
who volunteers here at the center.

I met him yesterday.
He's very nice. It's Simon.

- Simon.
- Simon. Mm...

What? Stop it. He...

We took one little motorcycle ride
to get some air, that's all.

I'm sorry. Did you just say
you went on a motorcycle ride?

I'm sorry.
Rebecca, have you met my mother

who wouldn't let me within
a hundred yards of a motorcycle?

- Now you're on some hog with a Simon?
- Not a hog. I was on a motorcycle.

- What are you talking about?
- Did you wear leather?

- I did not wear leather. I had a little...
- What were you doing on...?

- Do you mind if I have a word with Mom?
- Sure. Yeah. Go right ahead.

Just ask her about biker boy.

- Biker boy?
- It's nothing.

- Listen.
- What?

Kitty just gave me the cold shoulder.

NORA:
Yes. Me too.

We just have to let her do
whatever it is she needs to do.

This is about her feelings, not ours.

I was thinking of wearing
my Kluv the Crusader outfit tomorrow,

but it's really just
a ratty old Halloween costume

compared to what kids wear these days.

It's a convention.
It doesn't matter what you look like.

- We should go. I'm hungry.
- Yeah.

Oh, damn.
I forgot my wallet in the room.

- Oh, I'll come with you.
- No, it's all right. Wait here.

- I'll be right back.
- I wanna see your comic books.

No, Scotty.
We're gonna do that tomorrow.

Dad, what's going on?

Oh! Oh, did you meet someone here?
Because, I mean, that's okay.

Is that the woman you were with?

Her name's Moira,
and I didn't meet her here.

I've been seeing her for a while.

I've been trying to find
the right time to tell you.

It's one of the reasons we came.

- She wanted to meet you.
- But that's why Mom left, isn't it?

- I should've told you this sooner.
- You lied.

You let me blame Mom when you've been
screwing around with another woman?

- I'm sorry, Scotty, but it's not like l...
- But what?

- Can we just talk about this, please?
- I have nothing to say to you.

Enjoy the rest of your trip.

Hey. Can I get a water, please?

So I hope you put a helmet
on my mother

when you took her
on that hog of yours, doc.

You must be Justin,
the one in medical school.

- Don't get cocky. She tells everyone.
- I bet.

So how are your classes?

Great, if you're up for memorizing
a thousand different diseases

- that start with a stomach ache.
- Clinical Diagnostics, huh?

How do you figure out what's wrong with
people if there's hundreds of possibilities?

When I was an intern,

a woman came in with a rash
all over her body. Total mystery.

Did a biopsy. Gave her cortisone.
Thought she had some exotic melanoma.

Well, did she?

No. Turns out she was allergic
to her laundry detergent.

That was the simplest explanation.
When you hear hoof beats...

You think horses, not zebras.

Will you excuse me for a second?

Hello.

[CROWD APPLAUDING]

NORA:
Hello.

Hello.

Thank you so much for coming,

and welcome to the second annual
fundraiser for Open Doors.

The idea for Open Doors was simple:
To help families with children

visiting Los Angeles
for cancer treatments.

And while we can't diminish
the seriousness

of what their children are going through,
we can ease their financial burden a bit

and give them a friendly,
safe place to stay.

I hope you will all have the opportunity

to look at the literature
that's scattered about,

and then you can learn more about us.

There have been
so many exciting new treatments

discovered over the past few years,
but we can't forget this:

There's no substitute for hope.

And when families stick together,
hope stays strong.

Fighting cancer requires medicine
and faith.

Faith, believing in something deeply
and certainly without a single doubt.

The fear of losing control
is as dangerous as the disease itself.

Fear keeps us doubting instead of hoping,
looking down instead of up.

And this evening is all about looking up.

So look down only long enough
to fill out your contribution form.

And have a wonderful evening tonight.
Have a good time. Thank you so much.

Kitty?

- Kitty, are you in here?
KITTY: Yeah.

Yeah, I'm here, Mom.
I'll be out in a minute.

- Are you okay?
KITTY: Yeah, I'm fine.

Just let me be, okay?

Well, honey, please come out.

Mom, please.
I don't want anybody to see me.

Why?

[CRYING]

Look at me.

- Oh, honey.
- Look at my hair.

- Oh, honey.
- No, Mom.

Why can't I understand this?

- Why did this have to happen to me?
- Oh, honey.

[SOBBING]

I don't know.

I don't know, honey.

REBECCA:
Really? No, but...

- Rebecca, hey. Excuse me.
- Oh, hey. Sorry.

What's up?

Are you pregnant?

[LAUGHS]

Are you serious?
Why would you ask me that? That's crazy.

That's the first question I should ask
a woman in her s with those symptoms.

You're tired. You're queasy. You didn't
eat the shrimp. You love shrimp.

No. Look, it's fine. See?
Delicious. Thanks.

No big deal.

What? It's fine.
I'm not pregnant, Justin.

Okay.

ROBERT [ON RECORDING]:by the way.
Why don't you try preserving?

This is where you call him a race-baiting,
xenophobic purveyor of garbage.

- He is.
- Yeah, well,

not to the millions of right-wing Americans
who are now gunning for you.

Robert, it's gonna be like a fatwa.
Checks will fly.

You just bankrolled
his entire campaign.

You now have Henderson and Kern
both breathing down your neck,

so we need to strategize.

- You don't expect me to disavow this?
- Not at all.

Just step back, clarify, and do not lose
a primary over something like this.

The point is the general election,
so let's look to the future.

- That's the point.
- It's not about the future.

Not now. Not here.

Nobody knows if they're even
gonna be around tomorrow.

What if my son never knew
how I felt about guys like Henderson?

Okay, now you're just making me feel
like a cheap, tawdry...

No, that's your job.

Just gotta pick your battles.

This one happens to be mine.

Who's Mary Wadsworth?

She's a cancer-free,
type-A person just like me

who quit chemo
and didn't lose her hair.

Well, screw Mary Wadsworth.

There are models who eat fried chicken
every day, and they still lose weight.

- These people are freaks of nature.
- Well, why can't I be a freak of nature?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Out of order. Go away.

SARAH: I know. It's me.
Come on, let me in. Come on, Kitty.

What is going on in here?

Hmm?

My God.

- You see? I told you it was noticeable.
- Just... Just a little bit.

Sarah, you nearly gasped.

Oh, Kitty.

- It was bound to happen.
- No, I know, I know.

It's just that I hate this.

You know, at least before, when I felt sick,
nobody knew I had cancer,

- but now everybody's gonna know.
- Kitty, everyone who loves you,

when they look at you,
all they see is you.

- Yeah. You're not alone. You know that.
- We're here for you. We're right here.

I know. You're sitting on my hand.

Oh, for God's sakes.

- Why didn't you say something?
- No, it's okay. I'm not complaining.

I just...

We should really go back.
Robert's worried about you.

- Oh, God.
- What?

Oh, no, I can't. I can't.
How am I gonna go out like this?

- Look at me.
- Honey, no. Wait a second.

Just wait a second here.

- Look, hold on. We'll just...
- Okay.

We'll take this little piece right here.

- We'll put it right there.
- That's good.

- We'll puff it up a little bit.
- Oh, Mom,

- don't make it too puffy.
- It's not too puffy. It's not too...

You look beautiful.

I need to go home.

Got your back.

Come on. Let's go for a walk.

You've been lying on this couch
all morning.

Do you know what's weird?

I don't even care that he had an affair.

I mean,
he was never happy with my mom.

So, what's going on?

All my life, I kept wishing
he would stand up to her.

I mean, even when he was on my side,
he would never let her know.

- She's a pretty tough cookie, your mom.
- I just...

I wish he could've learned
to take care of himself sooner, you know?

My father took care of himself
every chance he got.

It didn't make things better.

And there's no way
he would've told the truth last night.

He would've lied and lied, and you
wouldn't have known the difference.

At least you can make peace with him
while he's still alive.

I never had that chance.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

Oh, God, that's him.
That's gotta be him.

[DOOR OPENS]

KEVIN:
Oh, hi. Thanks.

It's for you.

[SIGHS]

What is it?

It's his Captain America comic book
from the ' s.

What does the note say?

"Scotty, here's something
to help you guys...

Here's something to help you guys
pay for the baby.

Call me when you're ready.

I love you. Dad."

How much is it worth?

This is worth a lot, Kevin.

This is worth a lot.

[SOMBER POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Do you think she needs our help?

Mom, if she needed our help,
she would've asked for it.

Just, come on. Sit down.
Let's change the subject.

Okay.

I'm just relieved
she's gonna go back into chemo.

Mom, not a new subject.

Biker boy. Oh, I made Justin tell me.

Now, come on, when are you guys
going on your next wild ride?

Never. For goodness...
He's way too young for me.

- Way too young.
- No.

- You're blushing.
- I'm not.

- Yeah, you are.
- No.

- Yeah.
- No.

- You want it.
- Oh!

SARAH:
You gotta pull out all stops, okay?

Just, you know,
get a new hot look going,

and just slither right up to him and say,

"Doctor,

[LAUGHS]

- I need an examination."
- Sarah.

Stop it. You're being ridiculous.

SARAH: How can you tell Kitty to risk
and do scary things if you're not prepared

- to take risks yourself?
- He's way too young for me.

I'm just sensible, that's all.

SARAH: Well, maybe
this isn't the right time to be sensible.

- I look like an Ojai peach.
- Oh, no, it's fantastic.

Oh, my God.

- Can I?
- Mm-hm.

- Oh, it's so soft.
- I know, it's weird.

- It's weird, huh? No? It...?
- No. It's great.

- It's beautiful.
- What do you think?

I think you have
the most beautifully shaped head.

No. No, I don't.

- Yes, you do.
- You do. You do. You really do.

But you can keep saying that
and saying that and saying that every day.

REBECCA: Hey.
- Hey.

- So about last night...
- Oh, no.

Look, before you say anything,
I want to apologize. All right? I...

I have intern's disease. They start
teaching you about these symptoms,

and all of a sudden, I have everything,
and you have everything,

and now I'm a hypochondriac.

Besides, I could not imagine
having a baby right now,

with work, and school,
and planning a wedding,

and Kitty being sick.
No wonder why your head hurts.

I'm sorry, okay?

I love you.

- I gotta run to the library.
- Yeah. Love you.

[SIGHS]