04x10 - Nearlyweds

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Brothers & Sisters". Aired: September 24, 2006 –; May 8, 2011.*
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04x10 - Nearlyweds

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MAN: Hurricane Zelda,
now a Category storm,

continuing to head for the Hawaiian...

Oh, no. They just upgraded Zelda
to a Category .

I can't believe this is happening.
All our plans, all our preparations

for this wedding could be ruined
by a hurricane named Zelda?

- Mom, it still might turn around.
JUSTIN: It's a hurricane.

Even if it turns, Rebecca will be
walking down the aisle in hip waders.

- Not necessarily.
SAUL: Okay.

I'll call the hotel.
Maybe they can move it inside.

- You have the number?
- No, guys, I think we have to postpone.

No, just wait. Wait.
We can't give up hope yet.

Mom, we can't ask people to fly to Hawaii
to get a big fat slap in the face from Zelda.

- How long would you be postponing it?
- A few weeks, a month. Whatever works.

That's a shame.
I was looking forward to Hawaii.

Kevin, you'll still get to go to Hawaii,
just not tomorrow.

SARAH:
Let's all have a little faith.

- It might miss the island.
- I'm getting a busy signal at the hotel.

See? The whole world is canceling.
So should we.

Please wait.
Let's hear what Rebecca wants to do.

- around the Hawaiian islands
have been closed.

- Oh, no. They just closed the airport.
- Oh, no.

Well, that's that.

Holly and Rebecca
are going to be devastated.

Can we just stop acting like it's a big
tragedy, all right? It's a reboot, that's all.

I need another bagel.

- to update the situation
as Hurricane Zelda develops.

- Stay tuned with Storm Watch.
- I think it's a tragedy.

Should I call Justin?
He's at Nora's on hurricane watch.

Well, I'll call him for you,
but it'll take him minutes to get here.

- It's totally up to you, sweetie.
- I just...

I wasn't aware that we were doing
a sonogram today.

I'd like to confirm how far along you are
before you go on your honeymoon.

But if you wanna wait...

- No, I'm too excited, ha-ha.
- Me too, God! Ha-ha.

Ah, that's the gestational sac.

And there on the left is the head.

[BOTH GASPING]

- Wow!
- Oh, wow.

- Mom, look at that.
- I'm looking. It's amazing.

- Let's see if we can get a heartbeat, huh?
- Yeah.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[SONOGRAM MACHINE MURMURING]

[GASPS]

- Oh, my God.
- Oh!

It's getting strong. That puts you
at about eight weeks gestation.

HOLLY:
Oh.

[HOLLY SIGHS]

- Justin, you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

Talk to me. Come on.

[SIGHS]

[WHISPERING]
All right, to be honest, I...

I'm a little relieved.

You know, with everything that's been
coming at me lately, I just...

Oh, God, I feel like I could use
a little breathing room, you know?

Of course. I understand.

I want you to know that I haven't discussed
your problems at school with anyone.

- Thank you.
- And I gather that you haven't either?

No. I haven't told Rebecca
I'm failing yet.

Well, you know, there's time for that.

NORA:
Justin, Rebecca's here.

SAUL: Let's go.
- Yeah.

Okay, he's coming.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- You guys didn't tell her?
- Oh, no, no, no. We know. We know.

Oh, yeah, we heard the news
on the car radio.

REBECCA: Yeah.
NORA: Oh, you must be devastated.

- We're so sorry.
- No, no, no, guys. It's okay. It's okay.

I told you
she wouldn't mind rescheduling.

Well, no, I don't wanna reschedule.

You don't understand.
The airport's closed.

No, I know. I mean,
I don't wanna reschedule in Hawaii.

Mom and I were talking
on our way over here,

and, well, we wanted a beach wedding.
So I think that we should get married

on the beach, but in Malibu.

- Malibu?
NORA: Malibu?

- When?
- Well, this Saturday, like we planned.

I know it sounds crazy,
but it's what she wants.

Rebecca, you know,
I think we should talk about this...

Justin, I heard our baby's heartbeat
this morning.

Oh!

I wanna marry you.
I wanna be your wife.

And I have this beautiful dress
that still fits me, barely.

And we have the rings,
and all the people that we love around us.

I mean, what more do we need
for a wedding?

- Well, actually, there is a lot to organize.
- Well, tell us what we can do.

- I'll call Scotty about the food.
- Call Scotty. We're gonna have to...

HOLLY: Who's gonna officiate?
KEVIN: Robert can...

SAUL: Excuse me.
HOLLY: We can do that? That's perfect.

Excuse me. Before we continue... Ho...
Somebody needs to call Tommy.

- I'm onto it.
HOLLY: Now, where were we?

NORA:
Are we gonna get tables and chairs?

How can you put tables and chairs?

I think I'm gonna do a little stealing
from Mr. Khalil Gibran.

Or do you think that
that is way too ' s?

Oh, I just can't believe that you are
officiating the wedding, Robert.

You should be worrying about
the climate bill.

Look, I've got the votes.

And if it gets close,
I'll get on the phone and work my magic.

- Are you hot? You feel hot.
- Honey, I'm drinking hot tea.

And, you know, you really don't have to
hold my hand for this test tomorrow.

I'm gonna be fine.
I mean, you should go to Washington,

and you can fly back
in time for the wedding.

All right, look, if you wanna pretend
that this MRI doesn't mean anything,

that's fine, but I need to know

that this t*rture that you've been
putting yourself through is working,

and what our options are
if the tumors aren't responding.

I need you to hold my hand.

All right.

My name is Justin, and I'm an addict.

ALL:
Hi, Justin.

I haven't been going to
too many meetings recently.

I've been sober for six days.

I wish I could say two years,

but I had a glass of champagne
at my bachelor party.

I tried to convince myself
it didn't mean anything, but...

All right, the truth is,

I'm getting married in two days,
and my fiancée is pregnant.

I feel like I'm losing control of my life,

and the champagne
was just my pathetic way

of trying to slow everything down.

See, I'm not ready to be a father,

and I'm not even sure
I'm ready to get married.

I love her.

You know, I wanna be with her. I...

[SIGHS]

I just wish I knew a way out of this.

[CHATTERING]

- David, I'm so sorry.
- What the hell is going on?

Do you know
how hard it was to hear that?

- Please listen to me.
- No, you listen to me.

The only reason
I'm not on the phone right now

is because I respect the anonymity
of these meetings.

- That's why I'm here.
- This is my daughter we're talking about.

I love her, okay?
But I don't wanna hurt her.

So, what do I do?
Do I hurt her now or later?

I don't want you to hurt her at all.
You can't go through with this

if you're not percent committed.
That's the worst kind of cowardice.

So you either tell her
that she's in this alone,

or you figure out some way
to believe in yourself as a husband

and as a father. You got it?

[DOOR CLOSES]

Ta-da!

Oh, Simon. Thank you.

- Oh, they're perfect.
- My pleasure.

Wow. I like that. Most women
would've just put them in water.

Well, Paige is our flower girl,
and she needs petals to strew.

How much do I owe you for these?

Oh, consider it my contribution
to the wedding.

Now that we're having
the ceremony in Malibu,

maybe you would like to
come to the wedding.

Would you come to the wedding?

Thank you, Nora. I would love to.
But I've gotta go to Portland tomorrow.

I'm trying to raise funds
for my Guatemala project.

Oh. Wow.

Trying to get charitable donations in
this economy is tough, I'm here to tell you.

Well, strictly speaking, it's not
just a charity, it's also an investment.

You know, I help fund
locally owned businesses in poor areas.

Local economies grow.

My investors make interest,
you know, just like a bank.

So you turn a profit?

Well, for me, it's strictly philanthropic.
Anything I earn,

I reinvest into other communities.
But I'll tell you, it's a win-win for everybody.

I thought doctors played golf
on their days off, not saved the world.

It's not like I'm Spider-Man.

I'll tell you, I can't accomplish anything
unless I find this money.

So unless you have
$ , lying around,

I'm afraid I'm off to Portland tomorrow.

Well, maybe I do.

- Nora, I was kidding. I don't want you...
- No, really. Really.

- Nora, wait.
- Wait for what?

I like this. I really do like it.

If you're serious, I'll get you a prospectus.
You can have your accountant look it over.

Yes.

I'll tell you what, in the meantime,

I'm gonna reschedule
some things up in Portland,

and I will be your date
at the wedding.

- How does that sound? Deal?
- Deal.

Uh... Aloha!

Tommy. Oh, you brought Elizabeth.

- Look. Hi. Oh, hi.
TOMMY: It's Grandma.

- Hey, Mom.
NORA: Look what a big girl you are.

Oh, I'm sorry.
This is Dr. Simon Craig, my friend.

- My son Tommy.
- How are you doing?

- Good. You?
- All right.

- That's your little girl, huh?
- That's her.

- Oh, she's beautiful.
- Thank you.

What's the count?

We lost Fischer,
and Sugarman's wavering.

- Oh, no. That's bad.
- No, no. I got it covered.

I hate to tell you this,
but you cannot do this with your thumbs.

You cannot do this over the phone.

If it's gonna come down to one vote,
you're gonna have to go to Washington.

I don't wanna talk about this right now.

Look, you know, I appreciate
that you're worried about me, but...

Oh, I'm not worried about you.
You are unflappable.

I, on the other hand, am flapped.

I just wish that they would hurry up.

I was thinking about
my wedding speech.

And I've, you know, spoken from the floor,
I've campaigned for president.

I don't think I've ever
given a speech about love.

Right. So, what do you have so far?

- I was gonna open with a joke.
- A joke?

Like, "I just flew in from Washington,
and, boy, are my arms tired"?

Well, I was gonna aim a little higher
than that, but keep them coming, Shecky.

L... No, I don't think
that you should start with a joke.

I think that you are there to provide
the official solemnity of the ceremony.

I think it might be better
if you start off with maybe, um...

...um, a metaphor.

"Love is like the sun on a cloudy day.

Even though you can't see it,
you still know that it's there"?

I think you should start with a joke.

[TENDER POP MUSIC PLAYING]

See, it's this.

It's just sitting here together
in a waiting room,

both of us trying to pretend
that we're not scared. That's love.

You know,

not being able to concentrate
writing a speech about the beauty of love,

because you're so scared
that you might lose it,

and nothing would ever be the same,

and realizing that the one place,
the one place,

that you feel most you

is when you are lying next to her
just breathing.

NURSE: Mrs. McCallister?
- Oh.

Yeah.

Here.

- Still not answering.
- Unreal.

JUSTIN: Hey.
KEVIN: Well, look who's here.

Thirty minutes late.
I was about to call Border Patrol.

- Where's my suit?
- It's in the dressing room.

But the tailor went to lunch.

He said
you didn't come in for your fitting.

JUSTIN: In case you missed it,
I've been a little busy.

Rumor has it
you've been busy making a baby.

- Was that on purpose?
- No, actually, it's not.

Did they not tell you how babies are made
in medical school?

Can you not pick on me
for like two seconds?

Not pick on you?
Kevin, can we do that?

Probably not.
Okay, these need to be taken in.

I can wear a belt.
You wanna just pin the bottoms?

I'm your best man,
not your seamstress.

- Okay, I'll do it.
- How?

- Whoa, whoa, whoa! All right. All right.
- What?

- I'll do it. I'll do it.
- What? What? Okay.

Kev, take your time.

It's not like I forgot to get the permit
at the beach and they close at .

Seems like you're forgetting
a lot of things these days.

- Are you having second thoughts?
- Is that your idea of giving me a break?

Tommy, I'm sorry I'm late.
I was at a meeting, all right?

- Would you stand still?
- Okay.

Okay, Mr. Sensitive.
Well, being the better

of your best men, I'm gonna make sure
you're starting to have fun.

- Don't you mean "uglier"?
- Guys, I'm having fun.

- I'm just... I'm a little nervous.
- Okay.

- Okay, you know what? That's great.
- What are you doing?

I need you, then, to wait here
for these pants to be done

because I parked in a tow-away zone,
and I forgot I gotta get my hair cut too.

Now you know
why he needs two best men.

All right. Okay.

I can't believe
how much she looks like Julia.

Yeah, she gets her blond hair from Julia,
and she gets her curls from...

- Don't say that.
- Curly.

You had to say it.

I'm really glad you and Julia
worked out your differences.

- We still have differences.
- Yeah, I know that.

But it wasn't that long ago
you had no visitation rights at all.

Now you're allowed to travel with her
all by yourself. That's pretty huge.

Yeah, I guess.

She does know Elizabeth is here, right?

- It's my weekend, Kevin.
- Did you tell Julia

- you were coming to this wedding?
- I didn't know I was coming

- until this morning.
- Please tell me you're kidding.

- It's a two-hour flight.
- You have to call her right now.

Why? I'm supposed to drop her off
Monday morning, and that's what I'll do.

It doesn't matter what you do
or when you take her back,

because your custody agreement
forbids you to take her out of state.

You know what? I can't believe
you didn't talk to me first about...

Tommy, I'm a lawyer.

- What would you have said?
- I would say you kidnapped her.

SCOTTY: Do you think she'll find out?
- I don't know.

The lawyer side of my brain is saying,

"Do something
because she might press charges."

The brother side of my brain is saying,
"Maybe she won't find out.

It'll all blow over. And even if she does,
she's not the litigious type."

- Who's winning?
- My lawyer side

- did graduate third in his class.
- I'm leaning with the brother side,

- if that helps.
- Really?

- Yeah.
- Well, then maybe you're right.

Maybe she won't find out,
and it'll all be fine. I mean, how could...?

- Oh, my God.
- What?

Oh, my God. I'm so stupid.

Elizabeth's talking. She's like
the most verbal -year-old on the planet.

She's just gonna go home and tell Julia
what a wonderful time she had

at Grandma's house.

I still think Julia would be fine with it.

I can't take that chance. I'm gonna
have to convince her to be fine with it.

- What side of your brain is talking now?
- Both. I don't have a choice.

Okay, I just don't understand
how we can have a rehearsal dinner

without actually having a rehearsal.

It's called imagination. We're going to
pretend that the living room is the beach.

We're gonna do a run-through.
Then we're gonna eat.

- Is Tommy here?
- He's upstairs with Elizabeth.

- Is everything all right?
- Yeah, fine. I need to talk to him.

Oh, listen, I just wanna tell you guys,

since we're not going to Hawaii,
I invited Simon to come to the wedding.

- What?
- Are you kidding me?

Don't all jump up and down
at the same time.

No, I just mean...

You seem to be getting awfully serious.

Why? Because I invited him
to come tomorrow?

Well, if you're gonna stand next to him
at your son's wedding, I'd call that serious.

This is a family-only affair now.

Don't you think
you should at least speak to Justin?

Yes, yes, I will. But, my God,
you were the one that was pushing me

to take a chance on happiness
and all of that.

- I was, wasn't I?
- Yes.

Okay, Kevin and I are supportive
of Simon coming to the wedding.

- Aren't we, Kevin? Yeah?
- Yeah. I'll even call him Dad if you want.

Kevin, don't be weird.

You just couldn't resist
screwing this up for me.

- I didn't screw it up. I fixed it.
- There was nothing to fix.

- What is going on here?
- He called Julia,

told her that I kidnapped Elizabeth.

- What? Kevin, why would you do that?
- He took her across state lines

- without permission.
- No.

Everything was fine
until you picked up the phone.

I didn't have a choice.
Julia would've found out.

She was upset,
so I talked it through with her.

And I didn't use the word "kidnapping."

- Wait. So he didn't kidnap her?
- Of course not, Mom.

It doesn't matter. I took care of it.

You took care of it? Then why did Julia
just send me an irate e-mail?

- You're lucky that's all you got.
- Kevin, stay out of my business.

- Stop trying to interfere in Elizabeth's life.
SARAH: That's enough, Tommy. Shut up.

You and I are gonna go for a drive.
You're gonna calm down.

- We will figure this out.
- I'm calm. There is nothing to figure out.

You will always be a better lawyer
than you are a brother.

- That will never change.
- I'm sorry for trying to keep you out of jail

- a second time.
NORA: Stop it. Stop it. Stop.

Hey, what's up?

Oh. My shoes shrank.

That happened to my pants once
after I spent a month in Italy.

Yeah, but you were fat.
I am apparently retaining fluid.

My piggies are actually piggies.

If you're uncomfortable,
wear house slippers.

- It's your family. Nobody cares.
- No.

Because then everybody will spend
the entire night talking about my health,

and I want Justin and Rebecca to have
a -percent-cancer-free wedding.

[PHONE RINGING]

[SIGHS]

Hm, it's the doctor's office.

What if we just don't answer it?

- Then we'd never know.
- Would that be so terrible?

Kitty, pick up the phone.

- Hello?
MAN: May I speak

to Kitty McCallister, please?

Yes, this is she.

This is Dr. Stevens,
Dr. Avadon's partner.

She's in surgery all day,

but she asked me to let you know
that we have your MRI results,

and she wants to discuss them with you
first thing on Monday.

Okay. Okay. But can't you
just give me the results now?

Unfortunately, the tumors did not respond
to the chemotherapy the way we hoped.

In fact, there's been
some noticeable growth. I'm sorry.

Oh, oh. Oh, I see.

Okay, well, I will talk to Dr. Avadon
on Monday, then.

- Good. It's important.
- Thank you.

What'd they say?

[PHONE DISCONNECTS]

Uh... The... The computers are down.

And they won't be able to give me
my results until Monday.

Well, that's unacceptable.

They can't leave you hanging
all weekend.

No, no, no. Robert, it doesn't matter.
It was a technician.

Dr. Avadon is not even in the office.

You know, he was perfectly sweet
and apologetic.

And it just... It doesn't matter.

Honey, this way, we can just focus
on Rebecca and Justin's wedding.

- Well, I mean, if you're fine waiting...
- Yeah, I am.

Because I have to go get myself
some new shoes.

- You're amazing. Did you know that?
- Yeah. Yeah. I'm kind of amazing.

- Hey. How'd it go out there?
- Uh... Good.

I think I got everything. Aren't you
supposed to be at your mother's?

Yeah. I'm leaving in a couple minutes.

Oh, my God, it has been a crazy day.
I feel like we're on a reality show,

and there's some other family out there
racing us to the beach.

Uh-oh. You've got that
"I've got cranial nerves to memorize" look.

Oh, no, I'm fine.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah. I said I'm fine.

- Well, obviously you're not.
- Why am I under a freaking microscope

every single second?

Justin, I'm not leaving
until you talk to me.

- What's going on? What is going on?
- Okay, I'm on the verge

of flunking out of medical school.

- What are you talking about?
- That I've worked my ass off,

and I'm back on academic probation.

And I don't understand
how I could possibly work any harder.

To top it off, you're pregnant,
and we're getting married...

- I thought those were good things.
- So did I, but I don't know anymore.

You said that you were excited
about the baby.

Okay, what was I supposed to say?

By the time you told me,
you'd made the decision for us.

- Are you serious?
- You put me in an impossible situation.

- It's not like I wanna disappoint you.
- I can't believe this.

You asked me how I felt.
That's how I feel.

Can I just get a minute to think?

- Oh! The... l... The rings.
- You forgot the rings?

Yeah. Look, I'll get them, all right?
The jeweler closes in like an hour.

Bec, I'm sorry, okay? I...

See you at the house.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

- You look beautiful.
- Well, thank you.

- You can stick around if you want.
- No. Rehearsal dinners are for the family.

- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay. Okay. Sit down. Sit down.

- I wanna discuss something with you.
- Uh-oh.

Why do I feel like I'm about to be fired?

Not even close. Um...

I've been thinking a lot
about your business venture,

and I wanna be part of it.

- Nora...
- No, let me finish. Let me finish.

Your project really stirs my lefty, liberal,

female-empowering, hybrid-driving,
liberal heart,

and, well, the idea that I could be
making money at the same time,

it's just too good to pass up. So...

Here.

Nora.

I can't take that.

I knew you'd say that.

Nora, don't confuse our relationship
with a business proposition.

All right, I won't, I won't.

You're a businessman, I'm an investor.
Send me a monthly statement.

Okay.

But we're gonna have
further discussions about this.

I want you to be absolutely clear
on what you're getting into.

All right, fine.

- Meeting adjourned.
- Hey, you know,

you stir my lefty, liberal
bleeding heart too.

Although in a different way
than I think you meant.

No, I mean it that way too.

I spoke to Tommy for over an hour.

I think I finally convinced him

that Kevin talking to Julia
was the right thing to do.

Thank you, sweetheart.
I'm sure it will be fine.

I have a very good feeling about tonight.

- How many mai tais have you had?
- None.

HOLLY: Hello?
NORA: Here they are. Great. Hi.

REBECCA: Oh, this is so sweet.
HOLLY: Oh, what a great idea.

Scotty did it all.
He even made a pupu platter.

Oh, we have mai tais
and Chi Chis in the kitchen.

- God, that sounded so gay, didn't it?
- Thank you so much for everything.

- I wanna make you something.
- Okay.


- What can I do to help?
- Nothing. Nothing. Scotty has done it all.

I think you and I deserve to relax
and have fun.

- Oh, I like your attitude, Nora.
- It's the new me.

- Okay?
- Oh, that's the door.

Aloha!

Welcome to
Weeki-Wacki Walker World.

KEVIN: Hi.
- You look beautiful. Hey.

ROBERT: Thank you.
- So how's Tommy?

- He's agreed to a truce. But don't push it.
- Fine.

[KITTY COUGHING]
SARAH: Oh.

- Are you okay?
KITTY: Yeah.

- Yeah. I think it's the pollen.
- Did Justin come with you guys?

No. We just got here.
But I'm sure he's on the way.

Wow, didn't seem very happy.

JUSTIN [ON RECORDING]:
Hey. What's going on? This is Justin.

Keep it brief,
and I'll probably call you back.

Hey. It's me.

Listen, I know that you're overwhelmed
by everything right now,

but we'll get through it.
I mean, we love each other.

Okay, I'll see you soon?
I love you, Justin.

[CAR ZOOMING]

[HORN HONKS, TIRES SQUEAL]

[CAR CRASHES]

WOMAN: I didn't see him.
JUSTIN: Call .

WOMAN: I swear.
JUSTIN: Call .

Hey, buddy. Hey, you okay?
You're gonna be okay.

- Hey, do me a favor. Can you look at me?
SETH: Yeah.

I'm gonna stay here with you,
but just don't move.

I'm gonna wrap this little thing
around your leg,

and you're gonna feel a little pressure.
I know, I know, I know. I'm sorry it hurts.

I know. I'm sorry it hurts.
What's your name?

Oh, easy on the rum. Saul's already got
an orchid behind his ear.

Oh, well, that's a very good idea.

- How's this?
- It looks much better on you.

Justin better hurry up.
There'll be no more coconut shrimp.

What is he thinking?
He's minutes late already.

- Julia.
- Oh, my God.

Julia.

I'm so glad to see you.
I had no idea you were coming.

I didn't either.

Could you please ask Tommy
to come in here?

Well, Kevin said he talked to you,
that he worked it all out.

I know. I thought I could do this.
I thought I could let it go. But I can't.

Please tell Kevin I'm sorry.

Listen, Julia, the whole family's here
for the rehearsal dinner.

Elizabeth is having such a wonderful time
playing with her cousins.

I'm sorry, Nora.
I need to speak to Tommy now.

Okay.

And can you bring Elizabeth too?

Yeah.

SARAH:
Oh, God.

Listen, Julia, I know that you're furious.
I would be too. But it's been so long, and...

Sarah, my baby was supposed to be
playing in the park across from my house.

What if something happened to her
while she was down here,

and I couldn't get to her in time?

Hey. Can you guys...?
Can you leave us alone?

No, Tommy.
There's nothing we need to talk about.

I just wanted my daughter
to be at my brother's wedding.

Tommy, please.
I'm trying not to ruin Justin's party.

You're punishing me
for what I did last year, and I get it.

I do.

I just...
I want her to know her whole family.

Please don't take this out on her.

- I need to see her now.
- What are you gonna do at this hour?

Go to a hotel. We're booked on a flight
first thing in the morning.

Don't do that. You can stay with us.
I'll take you to the airport in the morning.

Hi, sweetie.

Mommy, look what I got.

- I'm gonna give you a big hug.
- Okay.

So I have her jacket and her flowers,
and I've got her little pig here.

- We're gonna go home now, okay?
- Okay.

Will you say bye to Daddy?

- Bye, baby.
- Bye.

I love you. See you soon, okay?

NORA:
Bye, sugar pie. I love you to pieces.

JULIA:
Okay.

Come on, sweetie.

Please tell Justin and Rebecca
I said congratulations.

SARAH:
Oh, Mom.

- Mom, I don't think he's coming.
- Of course he's coming.

You don't understand.
We had an argument earlier.

- I didn't wanna make a big deal about it.
- All couples fight before the wedding.

- It's just jitters.
- No, you should've seen his face.

It was like the walls
were closing in on him.

I mean, he can't face this,
or me, or any of it.

I just tried calling his cell phone.
He's not answering.

[SCOFFS]

Sweetie, listen to me. Listen.

Justin loves you. I know he does.

[PENSIVE POP MUSIC PLAYING]

I can't do this anymore.

Do you think somebody should go out
and start looking for him

or something?

You don't have to. He's not coming.

- What? Why not?
- Um, I was, uh...

I didn't wanna tell you this earlier.

I was sort of hoping
that he would change his mind.

Change his mind about what, sweetheart?
What's happened?

He doesn't wanna get married.

I keep trying to make this work,
but it's not.

I love you guys so much,
and I'm really sorry to put you through this,

but I have to call the wedding off.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[LINE RINGING]

He's not picking up.

He's probably not ready
to talk to anybody yet.

I just wish he would stop listening
to that voice in his head.

Why is he so hard on himself?

He should listen to me.

I think he does listen to you,
more than anybody else in his life.

But there's some things
he's gonna have to work out on his own.

Yeah.

Who do you listen to
more than anybody else in the world?

- You.
- Okay.

So now that the wedding is canceled,

you really don't have an excuse
not to go to Washington.

- Oh, I walked right into that one.
- Yes, you did.

Yeah.

No, I'm way ahead of you.
I leave first thing in the morning.

[LAUGHING]

I'm still shaking. I'm sure
the whole family must hate me now.

Nobody hates you.

I wanna trust Tommy. I do.

It's just, every time I let him in,
even a little bit, I end up getting hurt.

Julia, you and I have a lot in common.

There should be a support group
for people who marry Walkers.

Gee, thanks.

I'm just saying,
they can seem like a force of nature.

But, Julia, let's face it,
you are just as strong as Tommy.

And right now, you're stronger.
I mean, you have a job. You have a life.

The only reason he's in Seattle
is because of you.

So, what are you saying?

Maybe it's time
you realize you can live without him.

Maybe it's time you forgive him.

- Maybe we better do this tomorrow.
- No, I have to see Rebecca.

- I know, but she is really upset and...
- I know. I can explain.

- What are you doing? You can't be here.
- Don't. That's not gonna help anything.

- Leave her alone.
- I'm not gonna leave till I talk to her.

- Let him talk to her.
- Why?

Because he is the father of our grandchild.
He is going to be in her life forever.

He is going to be in our life forever.

- Where were you?
- Hey.

Is that blood?

- Yeah. It's not mine.
- What happened?

There was an accident. A kid was hit
on a bike, and I went to the hospital.

- But he's gonna be okay.
- Why didn't you call?

In the chaos, I left my phone in the car.
And by the time I got to a phone,

you weren't picking up.

Wait. So, what are you saying?

That this wasn't because
you didn't wanna get married?

No.

I mean, yeah.

Rebecca, the truth is,
I had huge doubts tonight.

But not doubts about you,
doubts about myself.

About becoming a husband.
About becoming a father.

But the ridiculous part is,

is I'm completely capable
of taking care of other people.

I had no problems
taking care of that kid tonight.

It seems like the only person
I can't take care of is myself.

Rebecca, I know
I can be a good husband to you,

and I know
I can be a good father to our baby.

I can't promise
that I won't doubt myself ever again,

but I will never doubt us.

Give me a second chance,

and marry me tomorrow.

Okay.

I gotta head out.
Uncle Saul's coming to get me.

But I think my button is loose.

- Will you fix it real quick?
- Yes, yes, yes. I'll fix it. Don't panic.

- Fix it. I've got this... Here.
- Yeah, it's right here.

Oh, yeah, it's about to fall off.
Okay. All right. I'll fix...

- What?
- Look at you.

You look so handsome.

Oh, no, no.
I was gonna get a haircut and...

Every time I've seen you
over the past few months,

you've looked so worried and stressed,
and now you look practically serene.

You look pretty serene yourself.

- I do?
- Yeah.

Oh.

Wait. Does this have anything to do
with Dr. Handsome?

Um... Well, yes.

Mom, you're totally into this guy,
aren't you?

I'm... Yeah, I'm...
All right, I'm totally into him.

- I'm crazy mad for him, yes.
- Mom.

Yeah, but this is your day.
This is completely your day.

So we're not gonna talk about him,
we're gonna talk about you.

And may I give you some advice?

Mom, it's my wedding day.
I'm pretty sure it's required.

All right.

Sometimes the things
that you are most afraid of

are the things
that make you the happiest.

- You're just figuring that out?
- You knew that?

I'm here. Hey, Nora. So this is the plan.

I'm gonna make a few brief remarks,

- and then I'll recite the vows.
- Since when do you have the power

- to marry people?
- Since Robert flew to D.C.,

and I got ordained this morning
on my computer. Don't tell my rabbi.

Justin, come on.
Nora, are you coming with us,

- or is what's-his-name picking you up?
- He's meeting me there.

- I have a car full of stuff I have to take.
- Okay. Come on, Justin.

I love you.

- I love you.
- Thank you.

- I won't let you go.
- You're gonna have to, Ma.

You're gonna have to.
I gotta get married.

- All right, I'll see you there.
- I know.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Hi, Simon. I'm almost packed up here.
Are you on your way to the beach?

Oh.

Well, I thought you said
you could move things around, reorganize.

No. Of course. Of course. I understand.

Well, when will you be back?

Ah.

Well, will you call me when you land
so I don't worry?

Okay, great. Bye.

[HOLLY LAUGHS]

- Aunt Rebecca, you look beautiful.
- Oh, I like the sound of that.

- "Aunt Rebecca." You look beautiful too.
- Thanks.

Hey, Mom, can I wear lip gloss?

Maybe Aunt Rebecca has something
in a light pink with sparkles.

Hey, honey. It's me.
I just... I just wanted to call and say hi.

I'm sure you're on the senate floor,
saving the planet,

but I wanted to let you know
that the wedding is still on,

and it seems like all the storms
have blown over.

Oh, my gosh, I have to go.
I'm gonna start crying.

I love you, and I miss you,
and I will see you soon, okay?

HOLLY: Oh, yes.
- Bye.

HOLLY:
He's never been to a wedding before.

Kitty, don't start. If you start, I'll start.

I know. I'm sorry.

- Aunt Kitty, what do you think?
- Oh, Paige, yeah.

You look so beautiful.

HOLLY: Ha-ha-ha.
Sweetie, you have to get dressed.

We gotta meet them at the beach
in less than an hour.

My God, Mom, this is it.
I'm getting married.

[ALL LAUGHING]

HOLLY: Okay, let's do it.
REBECCA: Let's go.

SARAH:
Shoes.

All right, Cooper,
I want you to stay with Uncle Tommy

so he can help you with the ring
when the time comes.

Are they gonna kiss
when they get married?

- Oh, yeah. Major lip-Iock.
- Ew!

[UPLIFTING POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Tommy, you'll fill Kevin in
on all of this, okay?

You know, maybe you should do that.

- He and I aren't really...
- There he is.

Elizabeth.

Hi, babe.

Hi.

Come here.

Oh, my God. Who's that?

Let me see that.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Hi.

- Look at you.
- Yeah.

Oh, my God. I can't believe it.
Okay, I've got your boutonniere.

Is this the official duty
of the matron of honor?

No, this is the official duty
of the big sister.

Wow.

[WHOOPS]

So here we are. Welcome, finally,

to the wedding
of Justin and Rebecca.

It's a cliché at this moment
to say, "Dearly beloved."

I'm sure at most weddings
those words don't apply to all the guests.

But in this instance, with this family,

whose love can vanquish
any problem that comes its way,

those words have never been more true.

So I begin this wedding
with the words, "Dearly beloved."

Justin has asked Kitty to recite a poem
by E. E. Cummings.

I carry your heart with me

I carry it in my heart

I am never without it

Anywhere I go you go, my dear

And whatever is done by only me

Is your doing, my darling

I fear no fate

For you are my fate, my sweet

- Kitty. Kitty!
- Kitty! Kitty!

SARAH:
Kitty!

JUSTIN: She's not breathing.
NORA: She's not breathing. My God.

Hey, we're at Leo Carrillo Beach.
We need an ambulance now.

NORA: Is she breathing? Is she breathing?
- Oh, Kitty, come on.

- Nothing.
NORA: Oh, Kitty!
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